You get another chapter? Three in one week? This really is a special treat!

Previously

"I'll help you send the Imposter back to his universe as long as you don't try to take the gems away from us when we're done," Snart said. Oh, well that's not too bad, Wally thought. He was about to say 'deal' when Snart added, "And release any Rogues currently incarcerated.

"You know I can't do that Snart—"

"You can if you want the 'Flash' to get back to his own universe," Snart smiled as he watched the Flash think about his proposal. He knew he had the Speedster between a rock and a hard place. Finally the Flash huffed, Still just a kid, Snart thought. He held out his hand. The Flash took it.

"Fine," he muttered, "But we send the Flash home first."

Now

"No!"

"Iris, come on—"

"No! I am not letting you make a deal with these…criminals!"

"We prefer to be called Rogues," Iris whips around to see Leonard Snart, Mick Rory, and a now sober Sam Scudder walking into the Cortex. All the crime fighters in the room had their cowls or masks on, "Hello again, Miss Allen-West."

Iris glared at him and turned back toward Wally, "I really hope you know what you're doing," Wally, clad in his Flash costume, pulled Iris in for a hug.

"I'm doing what I have to to get Barry back to his Earth," Wally looked at Iris. The determination in his eyes was evident. She was about to ask if there was a better way, but she knew Wally would have thought of it. She sighed and nodded. Wally gave one last smile to Iris, then moved past her, approaching the Rogues.

"Let's get this over with," Wally said, holding out his hand in front of Scudder. He didn't make any move, "Scudder, give me the gun."

"Look, Flash, we may be helping you out, but no one touches my gun except me," Scudder lightly slapped the Flash's hand away. The Flash looked at Snart who only shrugged. Flash glared at them both, then gestured for them to follow him. They all began the walk down to the remains of the Particle Accelerator.

—

The mirrors were being set up by Wells and Barry. As Barry clicked the last clamp into place, he looked at their work. The mirrors were only five feet apart, plenty of room for Barry to run in between them. Barry glanced over to Wells, who was calculating the numbers.

"Do you think this is going to work?" Barry wondered. He was still concerned about the concept of creating another singularity. Wells on the other hand looked slightly excited.

"Wally's theory is sound," He began, "Once you get to the correct speed, we will activate the mirror gun and it will create a singularity. Although, this one will be much smaller than the one from your universe. It will act, as Wally put it, a Speed Cannon, that will catapult you, hopefully, back to your own universe."

"As long as I'm vibrating at the right frequency, right?" Barry asked.

"That's correct, Mr. Allen," Wells looked satisfied with his calculations and put away his tablet. He noticed the worried look behind Barry's cowl and put a comforting hand on his shoulder. To his surprise, the speedster didn't flinch or get defensive, he simply turned to look at Wells, "I know you can do this, Barry."

Barry gave a small smile to Wells. He decided this universe's Wells is the way he wanted to remember his friend. Not as his enemy in disguise. They heard footsteps approaching behind them and they turned around. Entering the Accelerator was Wally in his Flash costume, followed by the Rogues and Iris. Barry immediately noticed the disapproving look on Iris' face. Ironically, it made Barry smile. That's my Iris.

Wally led Scudder to the mirrors to explain his plan while Snart walked up to Barry. He looked the younger man up and down with a scrutinizing gaze. Barry stood his ground as he looked back Snart. He finally noticed that this version of Snart was also much older. It wasn't surprising, but it made Barry think. Would they be doing this forever? Would he be fighting the Rogues of his universe as long as he was the Flash?

"You do look like him," Snart finally said, bringing Barry back to the situation at hand, "You're an amateur compared to him, that's for certain."

"If I'm so hopeless, why are you helping us?" Barry's curiosity got the better of him, because he needed to know.

"Well apart from the fact that I get my Rogues released from prison and we get to keep our score, there is something I'm certain of," Snart looked over to where they would open up the portal, "Captain Cold, the one from your universe, needs the Flash."

Barry's eyes went wide. Start thinks he needs me?

"The only reason I became the best, was because I had someone to challenge me," Snart looked back at Barry, "So go give him a challenge."

Barry smiled and shook his head, at least Captain Cold is the same in this universe. He then walked over to Iris. She was watching Wally when he entered her peripheral vision. She smiled at him as he approached, but Barry could see it was a bitter sweet smile.

"Promise me you'll go easy on him," Iris gave Barry a confused look after hearing this. He continued, "You know, when he gets back." Iris took in a deep breath and gave Barry a somber look.

"Oh Barry…" She was searching for a way to respond, but he could tell she was having trouble.

"If he loves you as much as I love my Iris, I know he has probably spent every second trying to get back to you," Iris had since turned away, her eyes threatening to overflow with months of unshed tears. Barry gently held her shoulders and turned her toward him again. She looked at him and he could see all the emotions flowing across her features. He saw grief, he saw joy, but most importantly he saw hope, "So, cut him some slack, because he's worked really hard to get back."

Iris immediately enveloped Barry in a hug. They stayed like that for a moment. Barry suddenly realized how much he missed Iris. He hadn't been gone long, but it still felt like an eternity. He was ready to go home.

The two separated and looked at each other only for a dry voice to shatter the fragile moment, "Are you two finished? Or should we grab popcorn?" Iris turned and shot a glare at Leonard Snart who brushed it off, turning back to his Rogues. Iris turned back to Barry.

"Guess it's time to send you home."

—

"B-uh-Flash?" Wells' voice echoed over the loud speakers. He and the rest of the team would monitor the singularity from the Cortex while Wally, Scudder, and Barry stood in the particle accelerator. Barry stood at his mark in a running position as Wells continued, "You are going to need to reach a speed of at least mach 3. Once you hit that speed, Mr. Scudder will fire a blast at each mirror. Once the singularity forms, run between the mirrors through the portal. Just remember, you need to vibrate at your universe's frequency."

Barry held a thumbs up as he got ready. He closed his eyes and took in a deep breath. He wasn't worried about going fast enough, but he wasn't confident that he could vibrate at the correct frequency. He had never done anything like this before. He pushed those thoughts from his mind as he felt the Speed Force within him. He felt the flow of it, how alive it was. He also felt a certain longing from it. He didn't know if it was coming from the Speed Force, or if it was reverberating with his own desire to go home. He didn't care which it was, he was ready to go home.

And with that, he took off, lighting crackling around him. A sonic boom echoed throughout the accelerator as he ran. He pumped his arms a hard as he could, his legs moved faster and faster. He felt his speed level out, just under mach 2. His self doubt rose within him. It was almost as if something was stopping him from going any faster.

"You got this Flash," Barry heard Wally cheer. Barry grew determined, he took in a deep breath and focused on the Speed Force. He focused on his friends, Cisco, Caitlin, Ronnie, Stein. He focused on his new friends, Harrison Wells and Wally. Finally he focused on Iris. He wanted to see her so bad.

As his focus grew, his speed did as well. He felt himself fly past mach 3. He vaguely heard Wells tell Scudder to activate the gun. As the portals appeared, a small tear grew between them. Barry knew it was now or never. He sped straight for the tear. In the next nanosecond, he shot a proud look at Wally as entered the tear.

—

Wally paused for the slightest of moments after Barry entered the singularity. If he hadn't had super speed, he would have missed the look Barry had given him. Despite him being from another universe, that looks was so familiar and so comforting, it gave him hope. He was finally brought back to reality by the warning alarms going off. He quickly ran to the mirrors, shattering them both. The singularity was sustained for a moment before it collapsed in on itself.

As Wally finished, he noticed the others come back from the Cortex to check on the status of the singularity. Wally walked past them and looked back to where he last saw Barry. He heard footsteps approach him and he turned to see Snart standing next to him.

"Thanks," Wally muttered. Start smirked at the young speedster.

"Well you still have your side of the bargain to hold up to," Wally groaned as he was reminded of the illegal activity he would have to partake in. They stood there in silence for a moment, when Snart spoke again…

"Do you think he'll ever come back?"

Wally knew he wasn't talking about the Barry that had just left. He knew because he had just been thinking the same thing. Will their Barry ever come back?

"Yeah, well, you know him," Wally shrugged as he turned to walk back to the rest of his team. He glanced over his shoulder at Snart, "He was on time for anything. He's just running a bit late."

Wally didn't know for sure if the words he had said were true, but he hoped they were. And that hope was enough to keep him going.

—

"Warning! Warning! Speed Force energy detected! Warning! Warning!"

A man was startled by the sudden alarms whining to life. He pulled up a monitor, searching through every sector of the laboratory to find the source of the disturbance. The security cameras finally caught movement coming from the center of the particle accelerator. A swirling vortex opened up as trail of yellow lighting catapulted out of it. The vortex collapsed as soon as the blur exited the swirling mass. A man dressed in a red costume adorned with lighting bolts slowed to a stop, looking around.

The man looking at the monitors leaned forward. He used a keypad to zoom and enhance the picture. As he studied the man in the suit, his heart began to race.

"It can't be…"

The man in the red grabbed his mask and pulled it down, revealing the face of a young brunette. He looked around, calling out words that were unheard by the monitor. He sped out of the room to another. The man observing the monitors followed the red man's trail through the lab. An elated grin broke across his face.

"The Flash…Finally."