I Am A Monster

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Cisco's POV

So we are all in the cortex and I can't help but think something is wrong with Barry. Nobody knows we are dating let alone either of us are gay. "Hey Barry you ok." Iris asks. Apparently she was thinking the same thing. The something is wrong thing not the whole relationship thing. "Yeah just tired. Singh has worked me like a dog all week and I have to work tomorrow." He says. "Again." I ask. "Yep. He says it is all hands on deck. I just want sleep. I can never get a break I guess." He says. "What did you mean again Cisco." Joe asks raising an eyebrow. I look at Barry who shrugs. "I don't give a shit whether they find out about me. It is more so you I was worried about because for one your parents, for two I don't trust Joe for reasons we will not discuss, for three it is safer." He says. "So are you two a thing." Caitlin says. "Yes. We are." I say sighing. "And I meant again Joe because Barry has worked 3 weeks and has had to work on Sunday's which are supposed to be his days off along with Saturday's which he has had to work both of those for the past 3 weeks. If he is working Sunday to and not just tomorrow make that 3 weeks 4 weeks. Not only is Singh keeping him on his days off but you have to think. This is supposed to be an 8 hour shift. He goes in at 5:30 am every morning now and is supposed to get off at 2:15 pm which is 8 hours after you take out the thirty minute break but I mean he isn't getting off till 6 pm which is over 12 hour shifts. Then take into account that he is the Flash and does have other things to do in life. So it is 12 am before he even is home and he is killed out." I say. I notice Barry is drifting in and out of sleep setting up. "Barry go lay down in the med bay before you pass out setting up." I say. "I'm good." He says. "No your not. You are running on 3 and a half hours of sleep just go get some sleep while there is no meta or criminal attacking the city. And if there is I can go. Wally you look offended by that. Why. You know how your last mission ended with Caitlin having to stitch you up and do a little physical therapy on your shoulder which is still not healed completely. Don't feel bad. We have had to bench Barry on multiple occasions." I say. "Don't trust him when he says he will bench you. He locked me in the pipeline. Fully knowing I hate small spaces." Barry says. I throw a pencil at him which he catches without his speed. "How did you..." I go to say but he cuts me off. "I lived in a house with 11 temperamental females who all had their periods around the same time a month. Why do think I hardly ever left Dalton. But there was a loophole in July and somehow none of the had their monthly bleeding that month. So you can imagine my joy when July came around. I have learnt to catch things being thrown at me with my eyes closed. Then I also tend to piss people off by accident. And things tend to be thrown at me. One woman threw a shoe at my head. I was in ICU for 2 days." He says. I chuckle. "So is that why you know how to deal with Iris when she is moody." Joe says. Iris slaps him. "I am never moody." She says. "Tell that to Eddie. I had to foster the poor man because you kicked him out." Barry says. "Ok fine. I can be moody sometimes. Leave me alone." She says. Barry chuckles. 

Caitlin's POV

I chuckle as everyone is bickering and goofing off together. I walk over to Barry and place my hand on his neck and put pressure and I can feel it pop all the way down. "Oh I felt that in the tips of my fingers." He says. "You need to let me pop your back." I say. Everyone else is still in their own little world talking away while me and Barry are over here arguing over whether I can pop his back or not. "But..." He goes to say. I set down in front of him. "You don't want to do it because it is for you. Barry you need to take time for yourself. You shouldn't always put your personal health aside for everyone else when all everyone does to you is walk over you and leave you in the dust when you need them most. You know it is true and do not tell me differently." I say. "Caitlin it is just life. Life isn't butterflies and flowers. Everyone comes and goes. I know you guys will too. Not a clue when. Well maybe I do have a clue." He says ringing his fingers together. "What do you mean Barry. We would never leave you. We aren't like everyone else." Iris says. Cisco pales. Barry flinches. Oh shit. "Wrong thing to say! Damn it! Barry she didn't mean it like that. Iris really does care. We all do. I know what he did to you was wrong. Look at me for example in this situation. I have known you since we were 2." Cisco quickly says. "Sure, you may not be like him yet. None of you are yet. Just give it time." Barry says. "Barry please...." Eddie tries to say something but Barry cuts him off. "Savitar is me. And I am Savitar." He says. Multiple gasps fill the room. Cisco's eyes fill with tears. Then I see why. Barry has blood pouring from his side. "See. You all are frightened. I saw it flash through your eyes. I also saw guilt flash in your Wally, I saw pity in yours Joe, hate in your Iris fear in your Cait, blame in your Cisco, blame in yours as well Harry, fear in yours Jesse, and hate in yours as well Julian, HR I saw guilt in yours as well, Tracey I saw blame in yours. All those emotions triggered by two little sentences. Now your probably thinking of what to do right now. Or why I am bleeding. Think about this. Savitar is a version of me. He is a rouge time remnant who wants revenge. I made him. He is my flesh and blood. I feel the pain he feels. The day I made a time remnant to fight Zoom why do you think I collapsed. I feel their pain. I felt the pain he was feeling as he was being disintegrated into thin air. Thank god I only experience minor injuries that appear on my body because if not I would have been long dead by now. Oh shit." He says muttering the last part as he collapses. "The hell has the man got himself into this time. Dammit! Fuck! Why! Ah!" He says yelling the last part out in pain. Cisco runs to his side not being able to hold out any longer. I run to his side as well. "Cisco can you...." I go to ask if Cisco can carry him to the med bay but he rolls his eyes and picks Barry up bridal style easily. "He only weighs like a 123 pounds. He doesn't weigh that much." He says laying Barry on the bed. "Cisco take his shirt off and put pressure on the would with it. Here is scissors to cut his under shirt if needed.... I'm so sorry Barry. Oh shit that is... I don't know what to think of that." I say trailing off a time or two at Barry's screams of pain. All of a sudden Savitar arrives in the cortex. "Dammit!" He yells. I don't know how to deal with this type of wound. Savitar who isn't in his suit for once pushes me and Cisco out of the way and he puts on a pair of gloves. "Remind me to slap myself after this is done." He mutters making something emit from his hands. "Do not give me that look sparky. I have to freeze it over before it gets infected. Use Cisco to squeeze the hell out of when I do it. No offense. But he may break Caitlin's hand." He says. He places his hand on the wound and Barry screams out in pain. "I am so sorry. Dr. Snow grab him something to bite down on." He says. I reach Barry a wad gauze and put it in his mouth. "He has lost to much blood. Would you start up a blood transfusion. Oh god I can't believe I am telling you to do this because I am you and have done this a time or two. It is so hard to snap out of it. But turn it off." He says. Barry looks confused. "Are you fucking crazy!" Cisco yells. "Depends on the time and situation. Now you heard me. Turn. It. Off" He says again. Barry closes his eyes and he opens them and they appear to be emotionless. "Good job. Now let's hope and pray that nobody needs saving." Savitar says. After a few minutes he finishes patching Barry up and Barry is unconscious. "Explain. Now." I demand shutting the door. He sighs and sets down in a chair beside the bed after taking the gloves off. "I might have forgotten he felt the pain all of his time remnants felt and created a time remnant when I was about to be killed. The time remnant is dead. He is just suffering the pain it felt." He says. "Why do you keep calling him an it." I say. "Because that was it's pronouns. It/It's was it's pronouns." He says. "Okay you don't seem that bad." I say. "I'm not. I just wanted revenge. In the future when everyone found out Barry was me they all abandoned him like they did me. You guys came and found me. It was just you, Caitlin, and Barry. We separated Cait and Frost and ditched everyone else. Made our own base that wasn't Star Labs. We created our own team Flash. We got a few new team members as well. Jessica who is our sister who can manipulate water, Hartley with his sound waves and vibrations, Amara who can hack better than Felicity, Nathan who is our second doctor, and Emily who is an engineer. Just us against the world. Me, Barry, Frost, Jessica, Hartley, and Cisco will go out there and fight crime. Nathan is back prepping the hospital wing to check us all over when we get back. Amara is hacking the cameras to keep some eyes on us. Caitlin is keeping an eye on our vitals. Emily is checking all of the weapons and stuff built into our suits. We are well known to the world. Team Flash fell apart after you guys left. Barry quit his job as a CSI and pretty much changed back into Sebastian Smythe. Me and Barry also mange financial problems and public problems seeing as the world knows who we are. Our identities aren't secrets anymore. We are known as the league of heroes." He explains. We nod as he continues to explain more. Wow. This is crazy. Everything is wild.

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