Although, we could always use 'I' if you were to prefer it that way.

Y/N: And who would you be?

?: I know you may not recognize us, but I have been with you for a long time now, Y/N. Since your journey began. I have watched over you, provided for you, given you strength and the guidance to move forward. You never knew about me, though, until Mr. Allen from Earth-1 told you my name.

Y/N looked at the imposter Wells. He squinted his eyes and raised his brow in a curious but also surprised manner.

Y/N: Are you... the Speed Force?

The figure nodded their head, conforming his suspicion.

Y/N: But... that's impossible. I mean, isn't that like talking to God or something?

Speed Force: In a sense. But if a man with abilities such as yourself were to appear to the Ancient Romans, would he not also be labeled as a god?

Y/N: Are you saying Mercury was a Speed Force conduit?

The figure of Wells stood up. It adjusted Judy so that she didn't fall over and allowed her to continue resting on the couch. It walked over to Y/N and stood before him.

Speed Force: I'm glad you came here, Y/N. In all honesty, I've been meaning to commune with you for some time. But I needed to test you first. In my own way.

Y/N nodded in understanding.

Y/N: Those memories. You made me relive the most painful moments in my life.

Speed Force: Yes, and you passed the test. I would say I'm surprised, but I mean, come on... This is why you're the Flash.

Y/N: I'm the Flash because I choose to be.

Speed Force: And that is exactly the kind of mindset I was looking for.

Y/N: So what is this, then? I don't remember this place.

Speed Force: No, you wouldn't. You relived your memories. To make this place more comforting, though, I decided to pull from hers.

The figure indicated towards the sleeping Judy.

Y/N: This is her childhood home? 

Speed Force: Her past, your future.

Y/N: So you can see the future?

Speed Force: Yes and no.

Y/N paused for a moment.

Y/N: Why did you want to talk to me?

Speed Force: Because you and I have a common enemy, Y/N. One who's made a jigsaw puzzle out of the history of your world.

Y/N: Zoom.

Speed Force: Yes. You see, he has always tried to connect with me in some way, but I've never allowed it. However, someone else did.

Y/N: Who?

The Wells figure paced, walking around Y/N as they spoke.

Speed Force: You have given me the name of a 'Force'. Tell me, what is Newton's third law of motion?

Y/N: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Speed Force: Exactly. For me, so long as I exist, there are some forces that are equal, and some that are opposite. The latter of which is known as the Negative Speed Force. It taps into a speedster's anger and aggression, switching the polarity of their tachyons. 

Y/N: Exactly what Hunter Zolomon's using.

The Speed Force sighed.

Speed Force: The Negative Speed Force is not as all encompassing, though. It can't just generate speed. It needs to act as a parasite, feeding off of and changing what I already provide. It was never on this Earth to begin with, though. That was until you brought it over. Or rather, your counterpart did.

Y/N thought back and realized what they were implying.

Y/N: The Flash from Earth-27.

Speed Force: He gave you a little boost to help you get back home. Little did he know what else he'd unintentionally be unleashing. Now the Negative Speed Force has found its new host in Zolomon.

Y/N: But why him? Why not just try another speedster?

Speed Force: Because there are few on this Earth. It would have to waist until the 23rd century where I would have originally chosen another conduit. Hunter Zolomon provided all the time and anger that it needed. 

The figure paused. It then turned and looked into Y/N's eyes.

Speed Force: I need your help, Flash.

Y/N: Me? Why do you need me?

The Speed Force brought up its hand. The television screen flickered. Y/N looked at it. It changed to an image of the streets. Standing in the middle of it was Zoom. Hunter began to vibrate quickly. There was a sudden flash of light and a duplicate of himself appeared next to him.

There was another flash of light followed by another. More duplicates started to appear. They spread across the street, forming a small army. Y/N felt something sink in the pit of his stomach.

Speed Force: Hunter Zolomon has found a way to not only make time remnants of himself, but to vibrate so frequently between the same points in time that they are near exact copies of him. With every remnant added, the Negative Speed Force increases in strength.

Y/N: So what do you need me for? How can I stop this? Why can't you?

Speed Force: My time wraiths have tried to hunt down Zolomon since his initial disruption to the timeline, but he has always managed to outrun them. With this, he is becoming too spread out. They cannot take him all at once. I need your help, Flash. I entrusted you to defeat Zoom once before. I am doing so again. 

Y/N looked at the screen then back up at the figure identical to Harrison. He listened carefully before realizing something.

Y/N: You said you've been chasing Zoom since he changed the timeline the first time when he made me the Flash of this Earth. His goal was to make Barry the Flash, but he got me instead. Is that why you chose me? To stop him? Did you see my future and know what I could become?

Speed Force: Yes and no.

The figure exhaled before continuing.

Speed Force: A thing many do not realize about the future is how varied it is. The past follows a single line, but can be altered incorrectly as Zolomon has done. But the future is much more different. I do not just see the one future for you, Y/N. I see all of them. Every branch, every pathway that you travel down. I saw what you could become as a speedster. I saw both the good and the bad. So, when I chose you to be the Flash over Allen, I did not know everything. I did not know which future path you would be on until you made your decisions. I just made a conscious decision to select a speedster Zolomon had not seen before. I did not choose you because I saw your future. I saw its possibility. I put all my eggs in one basket and hoped for the best.

Y/N nodded. He had an idea of what the being meant. He could have very easily ended up like Zoom or even his Earth-27 counterpart if things had gone differently. The Speed Force approached Y/N. They put their hand on his shoulder and gently squeezed.

Speed Force: I had to make sure you were still on the right path, the one you chose starting out. You temporarily tapped into the Negative Speed Force before when you fought Zoom. That is why I needed to test you. I needed to make sure you were really the man who started out on this journey, the man who could move past his fallings.

Y/N bit his lip. He looked over at the sleeping image of his daughter on the couch. She looked peaceful and calm, letting sleep calm her overworked brain. Y/N smiled a bit watching her sleep.

Y/N: I'm done with my trauma. The past is in the past. I have the future to worry about now. I have something else to protect.

The Speed Force nodded.

Speed Force: I only saw what you could become. But your journey, your actions, and your future, are all written by you. Like you said, you were not destined to become the Flash. You chose to be.

Y/N nodded. He put his head down for a moment. This was a lot to take in. This super force that had been with him for years and now looked like his lost friend had told him everything. However, through it all, he was glad. He was glad he had this conversation and was able to see his failings one last time. He had to move beyond them.

Judy stirred a bit on the couch. Y/N backed away from the Speed Force and approached her. She stretched and yawned. Y/N bent down and put a hand on her shoulder.

Y/N: Hey, sleepyhead. You alright?

Judy's eyes softly opened. She looked straight ahead. She saw her father looking before her and was relieved.

Judy: Dad? Dad!

The young girl brought her arms out and embraced her father. Y/N wrapped his own arms around her and held her tight. The two hugged one another with Y/N running his hand along her back. After a moment, they separated. Judy looked around the room and stopped to question their current location.

Judy: Are we... home?

Y/N: Yes and no.

He smiled lovingly at her. Judy looked over her father's shoulder and gasped. She saw the image of Harrison Wells. She pointed to him in disbelief.

Judy: Dad, is that...?

Y/N looked back at the other man and shook his head.

Y/N: No, but it's someone who wants to help. Judy, this is the Speed Force.

Judy looked at the image of Wells with wide eyes. The Speed Force grinned and waved back at her. Judy tried to stand up, but found her legs to be wobbly. Y/N helped to steady her to her feet while she continued to stare at the Speed Force.

Judy: The Speed Force? But isn't that like-

Y/N: Like talking to God? I know. Weird, right? But yes, this is the Speed Force.

The Speed Force approached the two of them and beamed with a smile.

Speed Force: Hello, Boom. I must say, Misses L/N, you are just as impressive as your father. It is a pleasure to finally get to speak with you.

Judy: I-I... well... yeah. The p-pleasure is all mine.

Judy was still in shock. Y/N smiled at her and patted her shoulder. He then turned to face the Speed Force.

Y/N: We will help you. We need to end this now.

The Speed Force nodded.

Speed Force: I can provide you with the guidance that you need, but all that transpires will be up to you. 

Y/N nodded. The Speed Force snapped its fingers and motioned towards a nearby closet door. The wooden door flung open and emitted a bright light from within. Inside the closet was a swirling blue vortex. Lightning flashed inside of it. It was the way out.

Y/N and Judy looked towards the vortex. Both were somewhat hesitant to enter the storm, but agreed on doing so. The two held each other's hands as they approached.

Y/N: Stay by my side and we'll see this through together.

Judy: Yes, sir.

Y/N looked at his little girl. He paused for a moment. Many of Judy's features she seemed to inherit from her mother. However, there was something about her eyes. It was faint, but Y/N could make out the smallest details near the corners of them. They reminded him of his own mother.

Judy: What? What is it?

Y/N: Nothing. I'm just... I love you, Judy.

Judy smiled.

Judy: I love you too, Dad.

The two nodded while smiling. They then stepped forward and entered the raging storm. The wind picked up and was soon covered by a flash of white light. 

Caitlin was pacing as she came back into the cortex chamber.

Caitlin: I don't like this. They've been gone an hour now.

Barry: Maybe they made it in.

Patty: Cisco, is there any way you can track them?

Cisco: I'm sorry. Do you happen to have an interdimensional tracker capable of locating two people outside the known universe? 'Cause I don't.

Joe: Well they can't have just blown up.

Suddenly, there was a blinding flash as a bolt of white lightning hit the ground before everyone. When the flash died down, both Y/N and Judy were standing in the middle of the room. Caitlin ran over to them and ensnared both in her arms.

Caitlin: Thank God, you're both safe.

She let go then slugged Y/N in the arm.

Caitlin: Stop making me worry about you like that.

Y/N: Alright, geez. I'll leave a note next time. Maybe a status update.

The rest of the team came over to the two speedsters.

Cisco: How'd it go? Did you get your speed back?

Judy: Kinda.

Y/N: We just had a quick chat with an all powerful being that encompasses the forces around us.

Barry: What?

Just then, another explosion of light occurred. This one came forth with lightning bolts of various different colors. The bolts converged and formed an outline of a figure. The figure formed and took shape as the bolts vanished. The roll of thunder could be heard as the being presented itself. Everyone looked at the person with shock. Caitlin covered her mouth while Cisco's jaw dropped wide open.

Joe: Harrison?

Y/N: Uh, no.

Y/N walked over to the formed figure.

Y/N: Everyone, this is the Speed Force. They've agreed to aid us in this fight.

The Speed Force held up its hand in a wave.

Speed Force: Hello.

Everyone looked on with confused faces. Some were in too much shock to speak. The man they literally saw die and placed in the morgue downstairs was standing right before them, only it wasn't him.

Joe: Why does the Speed Force looked like Dr. Wells?

Speed Force: I chose this form because I saw it as the best fit for all of you in this current moment. One last happy face to help guide you all through this mess.

Cisco: I'm sorry, but the Speed Force can choose its own wishy washy, Gozer the traveler, Biollante, form and it chooses our dead friend?

Y/N: Look, I know it's confusing, but right now we need to work with this and stop Hunter.

Speed Force: Yes. With every moment we speak, Zolomon comes closer to unleashing chaos upon the natural order.

Y/N and the Speed Force quickly gave everyone the rundown on the situation.

Speed Force: With Zolomon's aid, the Negative Speed Force will continue to feed and grow until it has consumed everything.

Patty: Can't you stop it?

Speed Force: It's a parasite. The stronger it gets, the weaker I become. That is one of the reasons I reached out to you all.

Y/N: Which is why we need to stop this here and now. If we can strip Hunter of his speed, drain it all out of him...

Judy: ...then the Negative Speed Force would have no foothold on this Earth.

Patty: So we do what he's been doing to you guys. We cut him off. Use his tech against him.

Y/N: Exactly. We still have one of his old devices. Cisco, you think you can reverse engineer that thing?

Cisco: Man, you're talking to the right guy.

The Speed Force turned to Y/N and Judy.

Speed Force: I can give you guys a temporary boost in speed that will allow you to help regain your own from Zoom. If that's okay with you all.

Y/N and Judy looked between one another and nodded in agreement.

Judy: Yeah. We're cool with that.

Speed Force: Good. Because for this fight, we're going to need ALL L/Ns to be fast. Past, present, and future.

The Speed Force brought its hand up and snapped its fingers. Orange and purple lightning started to surround both Y/N and Judy respectively. The two looked down at one another and grinned.

Y/N: Nice. 

Judy: This feels great.

Caitlin: Ummm, guys.

The two looked over at Caitlin and paused. She looked down at herself. Cait was being surrounded by her own steaks of lightning. They were colored a light shade of blue and white, almost like ice. Same as the other two, it zipped around her before fading.

Y/N and Judy smiled uncontrollably at seeing her with her own lightning. Caitlin thought for a moment. She bent forward and tried to run. She shot off across the room, bumping into a cart. She was followed by a trail of blue and white lightning. Cait stumbled and turned around, running back towards the others. Y/N caught her as she fell down and nearly hit the ground. Caitlin brushed her hair out from her face and tried to pull herself up on shaky legs.

Caitlin: Holy, moly! What a rush.

Y/N: Ha, ha! Yes! The family's in action!

Caitlin looked down at herself and brought up her hands in shock. She could feel the energy coursing through her. It was unbelievable, like a buzzing sensation all through her body. Y/N looked over at the Speed Force and grinned.

Speed Force: Good luck.

With that, the Speed Force vanished in a flash of lightning. Y/N looked around at everyone. He still held onto Caitlin while Judy placed her hand on her mom's shoulder.

Y/N: Let's get to work.

The lab was bustling with activity. Everyone was around, collecting what they needed and preparing for the fight. Y/N, Caitlin, and Judy were up on the track in the speed lab. Cait was now wearing tennis shoes and a sweatshirt over yoga pants. Y/N and Judy were trying to help her learn how to control her newfound speed.

Y/N: Just breathe. Let it wash over you and guide you to where you need to go. Ride the lightning.

Caitlin: You guys make this look a lot easier than it is.

Judy: You're gonna do great, Mom.

Caitlin took a deep breath. She tried to focused.

Y/N: Think of it like when you were with Frost. Use your emotions to your advantage. Use them to guide you. Don't let them overtake you, but allow yourself to feel them and the power that comes with those feelings.

Caitlin closed her eyes. She bent down into a runner's position. When she reopened her eyes, her irises crackled with blue bolts of energy. She then took off. The blue blur ran around the track at high speeds. Y/N and Judy watched with glee.

Caitlin felt exhilarated. Her legs were pumping a thousand miles an hour, the wind picking up her hair. She felt unleashed and alive.

Caitlin: Ha,