Vanished

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4 years after the crisis, Barry vanished. :

2023:

She sat in the cortex, arms folded, tapping her foot like a madwoman.

"Come on Barry. I'll find you, soon, I promise. Just don't give up on me" she clutched at the tiny piece of cloth (or whatever his suit is made of?) from his suit.

"I know you're still there" she looked at the cloth then back at the mannequin his suit once laid on.

She took a deep breath and walked out of the cortex.

She stopped at the hall and slammed her back against it, sliding down on her knees before putting her face into her hands. Tears strolled down her cheek as her eyes quickly switched from white to hazel.

"No, no, no, no" she muttered to herself. "STOP!" she screamed before an icicle formed on her hand. She looked down and cried at the sight of her hands.

Her hair started changing its color, starting from the top. It went from it's natural gingery color, to a smooth, slick, and shiny gray. "Hey" she heard a voice behind her. "Cisco, what are you-" she quickly got cut off by another voice behind her.

"Snow" she looked behind Cisco, to see Harry, tipping his glasses at her. "Go home" he instructed, while Cisco helped her off the floor. "Yeah, how long have you been here?" Cisco asked while looking around.

S.T.A.R labs had gotten pretty beaten up on the day of the crisis. When Barry disappeared, when he vanished. The walls were dented, metal poles on the floor ( IDK), and wires almost everywhere.

"I haven't been here for some time" Cisco said while looking around. To that, Caitlin just rolled her eyes. "I'm fine, you two can leave" she pushed past them and walked into the time vault. "Ah, this cursed shit" Cisco exclaimed, while walking into it alongside Harry.

"Snow, take a break, how long have you been in this place" Harry questioned, squinting his eyes while looking around the time vault, it was also a bit beat up. "Ever since he..." she motioned to the news article they were standing in front of.

"Yeah, I know" Cisco looked down to his feet. "Hey, Caitlin," he put a hand on her shoulder "I think its time to accept that-" he started before quickly being cut off.

"Accept what!" she screamed, startling them both. "That what! He's just- just gone! When we first figured out the time article changed, we said we would save him!" she screamed, holding in a sob.

"And now, he's god knows where, doing god knows what!" she continued, before letting out a sob. "I promised. That I'd do something" she said before wiping her face, them massaging her temples. "Cisco, I'm not giving up on him." she finished, shaking her head.

"Alright" Cisco started. "At least let me help you" he said, while rubbing her shoulders. "Because, we all know that you're pulling a Barry Allen right now," he said, before a huge smile made its way onto his face.

Harry shook his head before standing next to Caitlin. "Yeah, a Barry Allen" he muttered before grinning also.

"What?" Caitlin asked, she was confused, what was that supposed to mean? "For starters, " Cisco started, " You made a promise you weren't even sure you could keep" he said while smiling.

"Then," Harry continued. "When you fail to keep it" he turns to Cisco. "You blame everything on yourself" they both said in unison.

"You guys I can't just-" she started.

"Just move on" Cisco cut off.

"I know, none of us have" he continued.

"Yeah, were all still sore from what happened four years ago, I mean, we can't all be West." Harry said before sitting on a wheelchair in the time vault, as Caitlin and Cisco gave him a glare before he got up, putting his hands in defense.