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I woke up to the sound snoring behind me and as I looked at the clock at the bedside table I knew there was definitely something wrong with the scene. Shifting on the other side of the bed I opened my eyes to find Barry deep in sleep. Although this was usually the time Barry woke up he didn't have the luxury of waiting till the last second to leave for work.
"Barry wake up." I muttered still in the process of waking up myself. Barry only groaned "No Barry. You have to wake up or you're already late for work."
"Not again." Barry groaned as he rolled off the bed and rushing into the bathroom. Forcing myself to do the same I sat up from the bed pushing the covers off of me knowing I had to help Barry get ready. The last thing we needed at the moment was Barry getting fired from work for his bad habit of being late.
Sliding the closet doors open I began to pull out some of Barry's clothes, so that they could be ready for him when he came out of the bathroom. This whole morning routine was something that was very new to me, and something that I would have never imagined doing. But Barry was still struggling to get by not using his powers to do regular things, so he definitely needed the help.
A few seconds later Barry rushed out of the bathroom nearing tripping over the carpet on his way back into the room. He sighed in relief as began to pull on the clothing that I left for him. "Thanks." He muttered but there was a look of frustration on his face.
"Here." I said as I tossed him my car keys once he was fully dressed. Barry looked down at them for a moment before shaking his head.
"No, how will your get to S.T.A.R Lab..."
"Don't worry about me I'll just ask Cisco for a ride." I assured him, not wanting to stay on this subject any longer. "Anyways, I really don't want to keep hearing you complain about how horrible the bus is when we get home later."
Barry simply nodded as he picked up his sweater that was thrown on one of the chairs before leaving the room in a hurry. Hearing the front door close I sighed as I let myself fall over on there bed. Only a few moments later I heard it open again causing me look around for anything Barry could have possible forgotten.
"Sorry I forgot." Barry muttered as he walked over placing a soft kiss on my lips. And just like him I had forgotten we had started a routine where even though we were always together we weren't at the same time. Everyone was feeling the weight of the world on their shoulders and it was starting to effect us in ways that we didn't even realize. "I love you."
"Things will get better." I told him for once feeling the roles being reversed. This time I was the one being hopeful while Barry seemed to have lost it. I was still trying to get over losing Laurel, but that feeling was starting to numb down. Like it always does, what Barry felt however was something completely different. Because in his eyes he lost what he thinks makes him a hero. "They have too."
"I hope your right. I'll see you later at S.T.A.R Labs. Okay?"
***
Later that afternoon we all found ourselves in the middle of the Cortex discussing what our next plan of action against Zoom was going to be. We had many problem piling up, but we had to focus on getting Caitlin back. We just couldn't lose anyone else.
"I really wish we didn't have to keep Jay's helmet around." Cisco commented as he looked down at the helmet in his hands in disgust. "I hate this thing. Just want to put a dent in it." It took a moment but we knew that Cisco was able to successfully vibe when a distant look came over his face. "Zoom's got her in his lair. She's scared, but she's okay."
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Hearing this there was some tension released from the room and we could relax even if it was just a little. "All right, we need to get her back." Barry stated knowing that we had to act now except it was easier said then done.
"I know. But without your speed, there's no way any of us can get through that breach that Cisco found at the hospital." Joe reminded us although it was a fact that we were all very aware of but were just trying to keep in the back of our minds. Even if Caitlin was okay for now, we didn't know what Zoom's plans were. But one thing was for sure an that was that he was coming back and we are incredibly unprepared. "I just don't think there's anything we can do right now."
"He's right. And it's thanks to you, Allen." Harrison claimed as he entered the room. For the past couple of days Harrison made it perfectly clear that he blamed Barry for everything that was going on, and that he currently felt resentment towards everybody in the room.
"We're all suffering here."
"That's right. That's right, Detective. We're all suffering. We've lost Snow, you've lost your speed, and now now Zoom can come through that breach anytime he wants." He continued to exclaim before facing Barry who had his head down during the whole discussion. "And that, Allen that's on you."
"That's enough Harrison." I snapped having heard enough of what he had to say. "You're not making this situation any better."
"No Crock, don't you understand? We are at the mercy of Zoom. Without Allen's speed we stand no chance. Snow can be dead at any moment, and even you aren't in this a hundred percent."
"Hey, that's on all of us, okay? We made these decisions as a team." Iris defended, I could understand that Harrison was upset with this situation we all are. However he was only making the situation worse by tying to place blame.
"No we didn't." Harrison immediately countered as he headed out of the Cortex.
"Where are you going?" I questioned knowing that even with his current attitude we all needed to figure this out together.
"I'm gonna go find Jesse before Zoom does again."
"Wait, you found her? How?" Cisco asked intrigued by how suddenly Harrison located his daughter after weeks of searching that only lead to dead ends.
"Cellular dead zones, remote People from my Earth vibrate at a different frequency than people from your Earth." Harrison reluctantly explained. "They leave cellular dead zones wherever they go."
"That's why I'm always dropping calls around you?"
Harrison didn't seem the slightest bit amused by Cisco's comment but continued to explain to us what his plan was. "I track the dead zones created by Jesse since she got here and I follow the trail. It's easy."
"What, so you think you're gonna need that gun to convince her to leave with you?" Iris questioned looking down at the weapon that he had brought back from his Earth.
"You're full of questions today, aren't you, West?" Harrison asked with clear irritation that was clearly only building up the longer he was staring in or t of us. "The gun is not for my daughter. She's not the only person from a different Earth, hiding out on this one If I run into them, I'm gonna need this."
"Okay, but you're also gonna need some help."
"Really? You know anyone with the speed to help me, Ramon?" He questioned as he looked around at everyone in the room. But we all remained quiet accepting that he was right, no one in this room could go against Zoom and have a fighting chance. "Wow. Great. I'll be in my workshop."
With those final words Harrison exited the room leaving a whole new layer of tension for us to deal with as we all stood in silence for a moment attempting to process this ourselves.
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