Cisco had insisted on staying with Barry until he woke up, much to Caitlin's protests. Cisco was having none of that. The last time they spoke to each other Barry had sacrificed himself, so he'll be damned if he doesn't clear the air with Barry. When Caitlin realized that Cisco wasn't budging she sighs.
"Okay. You can stay with him tonight." She sighs. After making sure that Barry was stable for the night, Caitlin goes home. Cisco sits next to Barry, sighing with relief. As he looks at Barry, his mind drifts back to that day.
"This isn't up for debate. It's not even a close call. I mean, I turn myself over to the Dominators, and they leave the rest of the world alone. It's simple." Barry speaks, and that's when he notices just how broken his voice sounded. He'd done it, he'd broken his best friend.
"No, it's not simple!" Felicity shouted.
"Barry, it doesn't matter what you've done. You can't do this." Diggle spoke.
"It's been an honor to know all of you, to fight alongside all of you. Now it's up to you to keep our home safe." Barry spoke, slowly walking towards the door. Tears poured down his eyes as he walks towards the door.
"Barry! I'm not letting you leave!" Oliver protested.
"Let me go." Barry pleaded, sobbing at this point. Cisco's heart broke into a million pieces at this point. He'd made his best friend cry.
"Listen, Red. I don't like you. But when you got a crew, you don't take a hit for the rest." Mick stated, trying to get through to him. Barry scoffs at that statement. No, he couldn't let Barry leave! He needed to make it up to him, he needed to do something!
"We're not letting you sacrifice yourself. There's no way. I don't care if that's what it means to be a hero. You're not a hero to me, you're my friend." Cisco had said that day.
"This is for the best, I'm sorry." Barry spoke, and that's when Cisco watched him run for the ship. After blaming Barry for months, he was finally ready to make it up to his friend, and now he couldn't, because Barry was gone.
Tears poured from his eyes as he thought of that day. As long as Cisco lives, he'll never forgive himself for the way that he had treated Barry.
"Msfra faas na! M kas beh na aund ouut ov thha befo eskra eba skree mj!" Barry says in his sleep. Cisco blinks in confusion. What language was that?
"Barry?" He calls, trying not to scare him.
"Ma! Wee fra tow kaag! Sicowkaksin iis strega threysha! Wee fra toe kaag fro mas! Msra nar liinsa! Ma!" Barry pleads. Cisco frowns.
"Hey, Barry. Wake up." He calls, gently shaking his shoulder. When Barry wakes up, he expects to see the walls of a spaceship staring back at him, before he remembers that he'd been rescued. Barry looks up at him and asks was I screaming? But what came out instead was," Was M skeeshresha?".
"Barry, I'm sorry, I don't understand a word you're saying." Cisco apologizes. As Cisco thinks about it, it finally dawns on him: Barry must be speaking an alien language. He'd been on a spaceship for a week, so undoubtedly, he would have picked up an alien tongue. Barry blinks, trying to remember how to speak his native tongue.
"Was I screaming?" He finally asks.
"You, um… you were crying out in a foreign language. I didn't really understand what you were saying, and then it dawned on me that you were probably speaking an alien language." Cisco answers. He then looks at Barry.
"Will you tell me about it? The ship?" He asks. Barry nods.
"The walls glowed green. The ship had a quiet hum, which was rather relaxing. They have an alien housing quarters, which simulates the environments of the species' planet that's on the ship. They also had a universal language translator which came in handy." Barry recalls.
"What was that language you were speaking earlier?" Cisco asks.
"It's called Astrok. It's from a series of planets known as KristoTokiaAzarae, WareenAzarae, and JarginAzarae." Barry answers.
"Who's your friend?" Cisco asks, pointing to Sicowkaksin.
"Oh, that's Sandra Connors, though her real name is Sicowkaksin Lynsatre. She comes from JarginAzarae. Oh, and did you know that her species is a humanoid Gecko species? It's crazy!" Barry asks. Cisco just chuckles. It's nice seeing Barry smile. Eventually Sandra opens her eyes.
"Morning, or well, evening." Cisco greets.
"Do you guys have any insects? I'm starving." Sandra asks.
"Uh, no, that's gross." Cisco answers. Barry snorts.
"Dude, she's really a Gecko remember? That's what they eat." He laughs.
"I know, but still!" Cisco complains.
"Don't worry, I'll get the insects." Barry chuckles as he goes down to the local pet store. When Barry gets there, he walks up to the counter.
"Hey, what kind of insects would you recommend for a Gecko?" He asks.
"Uh, it depends on the type of Gecko really. Anything from Spiders, Caterpillars, Locusts, Beetles, that kind of thing." The person answers.
"Thanks. Do you have those here?" Barry asks.
"Aisle eight." The person answers and that's when Barry walks over to the aisle.
"You're a new owner huh?" The person asks. Barry chuckles.
"You could say that." He laughs.
"Well, let me know if you have anymore questions." The person insists.
"Thanks, I will." Barry smiles. After purchasing different types of insects for Sicowkaksin, he pays for them, returning to Star Labs about ten minutes later.
"Here you go. I didn't know what to get you, so I just grabbed a bunch of stuff." Barry says as he hands her bags of different types of insects. Sandra's eyes widened.
"Oh, hell yes! You are the best!" She exclaims as she tears open the bags. This was the best meal ever! Cisco watched her eat the bugs, still grossed out by the fact that she was eating insects. Barry snorts.
Astrok Translations:
Msfra faas na! M kas beh na aund ouut ov thha befo eskra eba skree mj! =
I'm fast now! I can be in and out of there before they even see me!
Ma! Wee fra tow kaag! Sicowkaksin iis strega threysha! Wee fra toe kaag fro mas! Msra nar liinsa! Ma! = No! We have to go back! Sicowkaksin is still there! We have to go back for her! I'm not leaving! No!
Was M skeeshresha? = Was I screaming?