Hey guys! It's been a long while since I've last uploaded anything whether that be a story or a chapter but I'm back! With my first Flash fic nonetheless! Enjoy and please leave a review!

It's nearly 10:00 in Central City and Team Flash is fighting a very powerful Meta. He's weakening. Barry can sense this. Just when he's about to collapse, defeated, he whistles for backup. His apparent partner in crime comes running and hits Barry with a blast of energy. Barry flies backwards, Iris running after him. Cisco looks around, almost hopelessly. He shoots a vibe blast at the first man, holds it, and waits until he's defeated for good, letting Joe handle him. While his back is turned, the partner fires energy at Cisco. Cisco takes a dive and hits the ground hard, but brushes himself off and stands up, prepared to face his opponent. He shoots a vibe blast at the guy, ducking when he makes another move. He spins around and a fires at him once more. Cisco ducks and rolls behind the man. From behind him, Cisco holds him still, his blast slowly draining him. The sidekick eventually goes from his knees to his stomach, now unconscious.

Cisco cheers a bit before that cheer turns to daze and confusion. The world around begins to swim. He reaches to his nose and feels wetness coming from it. Darkness is poking at the corners of his eyes, threatening to invade his vision once and for all. Eventually he realizes that this is normal for him and that he can't stop it, so he lets it happen. He lets his body go limp and collapses to the ground, his goggles skidding across the pavement of the street.

"Cisco!" Barry calls, noticing what had happened, Iris letting go of his arm. "Hey, Cisco," he repeats, gently shaking him and looking disappointed but not surprised when there's no response.

Barry looks at Joe and then to Joe's car. Joe already knows exactly what's happening and nods. Barry loads Cisco into the back and sits with him while Iris rides shotgun. Barry texts Caitlin, On our way back. Prepare med bay. Caitlin shoots him back a slightly confused but certain text: Sure, Barry.

When they arrive back at Star Labs, Barry places Cisco onto the cot. Caitlin checks his vitals and pupils and declares that Cisco should be completely fine and that he just needs to rest. Next, she gets to work on his nose, wiping away the blood and keeping a tissue handy in case it decided to bleed some more.

The next morning, Cisco awakens with a start. This startles Barry who immediately stands up and pushes Cisco back down. Barry clears his throat. "Morning," he says.

Cisco groans. "My head is killing me," he complains.

"Nice to see you too," Barry laughs. He picks up the extra strength Tylenol and shakes it.

"Oh thank god," Cisco praises.

"Caitlin says to rest," Barry informs Cisco.

"Of course she does," Cisco chuckles. "Thanks, Barr."

"Any time, bro."

With that, Cisco knocks back the Tylenol and some water. He feels himself drifting back off to sleep and smiles nonetheless because he knows that there people in the world that truly care about him.

P.S. Big thank you to SenseiGrace for helping me find the confidence to post this! Love you!