Leaves erupted from a gust of wind as he ran along the black asphalt road. Before he arrived at his house, Barry stumbled along the road almost falling on his face. It was as if the energy had suddenly been drained from him. Getting back up on his feet Barry proceed to his house. It looked the same only thing that was different but still noticeable was the change of color.
Something he didn't mind. It was good that even small things like that had changed. It meant that the past he remembered was no more. Once he got to the door he tried the key he still had in his pocket. It didn't fit which meant the locks were changed.
He could call his parents, but that would run the risk of them seeing him in The Flash costume which was not a good idea for anyone. What he should do now was to vibrate through the door. Barry calmed his self and focus all his energy on moving forward. But when he peek to see if he had made any progress he realized that he didn't even move a muscle.
Barry took off his mask and ran his fingers through the hair unable to thing about what to do next. In a split second he had the dumbest but quite logic idea, to try the knob and hope the door wasn't locked.
He tried it and in no time he was inside the house going up the stairs, each step he took he could hear the floor boards creek. Once he was inside his room Barry changed from his costume to anything else he could find and laid in bed ready for what was to come tomorrow.
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The sunlight crept along the window and into the room Illuminating it presence among the furniture. Barry awoke from a deep slumber quite happy with the ambiance of his surrounding. He looked around the room and saw what would have been every fourteen year old nerds dream.
On one wall there was a picture of his idol/enemy and earth 2 doctor wells. He wonder what which one of them was in this timeline now. Among the other things in his room was Scientific posters that were about atoms and matter, and blown up pictures of hot babes around his computer desk. This was definitely the man cave he wanted in his teen years.
Barry laid in bed, too lazy to move or do anything at the moment. He yawn and stressed rolling around on his bed. That's when he felt a body under his sheet. He jumped up in fright and fell of the bed. Quickly searching for something to defend himself with. He took up a baseball bat and started poking at the sheet.
A red haired woman emerged from the sheets quite confused as to what is going on.
"What are you doing honey ?" She said
"Honey...? That's me right ? " He asked.
"Are you okay and what's with the bat"
"Oh this old thing, i...was using it as a cane"
"A cane ?"
"Yea look like it works perfectly well see ." Barry gestured to her.
"Okay,what time is it ? "She glanced at the clock without out waiting for an answer.
"Oh shit , I'm late for work. You were suppose to wake me Allen " She said jumping out of bed with the sheet wrapped around her.
She rushed into the bathroom and came out a minute later "Can't shower now, your dad probably used up all the hot water"
She approach him and gentle planted a kiss on his lips. "I'll rush back to my place and shower there, I'll see you later Mister."
And just like that she was gone without no explanation as to who she was, she disappear. But it seemed that she was his girlfriend right now or maybe a booty call. He looked around his room more closely to see any evidence of this relationship.
On his bedside table he saw picture frames with photos of both of them. one at the
Beach and one on a boat. That official meant he had a girlfriend and apparently it was really serious Barry noticed when he also spotted Ballet tickets on the floor.
He rummaged through his draw to see if there was anything in specific that would alert him about the changes to his new life. With the containments consisting of pens , paper and his under wear collection he knew that wasn't going to much of help.
He saw a phone on the bedside table which he was assumed would be his. The same password on this phone like his other one. It seemed that Barry 3.0 still have things in common with this Barry. he checked his contact to see if by some chance he had maintain contact with anyone from his past life .
Contact list (Recently contacted)
Brittany
Daphne (Honey bear)
Edmister
Sharon
Kelly
Zane
Karen
Clarke
Floyd
Carrie
None of the names looked or felt familiar, he was not in contact with Joe , Iris , Cisco or Caitlin. The objective on his list was to go to work and find iris and the gang from the CCPD database
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The aroma drew Barry away from his room and into the kitchen. There he spotted his mother busily making breakfast while his father sat at the table sipping coffee and reading the local paper.
On the front Reads :
"Central Hero to get key to the city"
He stared at them for a while not wanting to break up such a perfect scene. It didn't take too long for his mother to notice Barry.
"Good morning sleepy head"
"Morning mom, morning dad"
"Morning Barry" Henry said .
"What are you doing up this early doesn't your shift starts at night "
"My shift.. Doctor Shift ?"
"That's funny, whatever you kids called bartending this day"
"I'm a bartender "
"Since the day you drop out of M.I.T " Henry said
"Henry !"
"What ? Am not the only one who thinks that he's Squandering his talent, he wasn't born to just pour drink "
"It's his choice"
"A wrong one !" Henry snapped
"Dad chill, bartending is only a part time thing and mom's right you can not make my choices "
"I'm sorry " Henry apologized.
"Have you heard anything from Joe west "
"Now why would i want to talk to that man " Henry said
Barry raised his eyebrows in confusion.
"Are you okay Barry" his mother ask.
"I'm fine, i just need to go,I'll be back later "
"Okay, the key will be under the mat and when you see Daphne tell her that the girl's brunch was changed to 3"
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Barry rushed out of the house with speed quite normal for a human. For a moment he stopped to take in all he just learned. He dropped out of MIT, he's now a bartender and his dad is disappointed in him for taking that road plus he hates Joe West.
Well things aren't that bad their workable. Barry continue walking when he noticed something or someone moving closer behind him. Barry duck towards the alley to see if this person would come. In no time the unknown person emerged as a speedster moving right towards where Barry was.
"Hey i don't know what your deal is , but it shouldn't be me, I've left that life behind"
The speedster proceeded towards him. Barry looked around searching for something to fight with since he does have his powers. Aiming it high as the attacker plunged after him.
Out of no where Barry saw a man emerged from the entrance of the alley. The man placed his hands on the ground and it erupted under their feet. Barry struggled to hold on to the wall while the speedster fell on his face. The man came closer and emitted shock waves at the speedster sending him flying a few feet in the air. Once the ground stopped shaking Barry had a chance to fully look at the man that saved him.
He wore goggles and his hair was cornrow and he was dress in a dark blue costume.
"Cisco is that you ?"
"The name's Vibe " The man replied.