Flicker ? Barry Allen [1]

"...And comfort us today with the word of your promise as we return our brother to the earth, and leave us with the hope that, one day, we'll meet again." The priest finishes, nodding respectfully to Barry and Joe before leaving the graveside.

I was silent. I could not speak. 

Barry steps up to speak, but does not remove my arm from around his. I could feel him leaning on me for support, but knew that I, myself, wasn't a good support at this time. 

I had never been to a funeral. My parents had not received one, and if they had, I would not have gone. My sister has not gotten a funeral, either. I was to be leaving tomorrow to go to Gotham to give her a proper burial. Barry had insisted that I give it more time, give me time to get out of this grief before I enter another one. He said it would consume me. I told him not to worry.

"Um my father's..." He struggled to find the right words. "I can't do this right now. I'm sorry."

I rubbed his arm. I didn't trust my voice, so Iris told him, reassuringly, that it was okay.

 Joe instead took Barry's place.

 "Henry Allen. Henry suffered two great losses in his life. He lost his wife, Nora, and he lost Barry. He suffered guilt, embarrassment, ridicule, shame, and everything that comes with being blamed for a crime he didn't commit. Henry Allen was proof that love can get you through the darkest of days, and that love will keep him alive in all of our hearts."

Barry leaves my side to grab a red rose and set it on his coffin, bending down to whisper something. I didn't try to listen, out of respect.

After the funeral service, we all went back to Joe's house. Barry was standing by the window, when Wally walked up to talk to him. I nodded at Wally, rubbed Barry's arm, and went over to Iris and the others.

A few minutes later, they returned to the rest of us, and Barry took a deep breath.

"Guys, Zoom's still out there. We need to come up with a plan." Barry said.  

Cisco then went into how we also needed to find out what his vibes from the future meant.

Barry then sighed and said he needed some air, leaving quickly.

As soon as he was outside, everyone looked at me. I simply turned to the left of me.

"Iris." I pleaded.

"I got it." Iris nodded, going out the door.

He needed his best friend, not his girlfriend.

~

Later, the team meets up at STAR Labs after Zoom pays a visit to Barry.

"He wants to race you?" Cisco questioned.

"Yes. And he said if I didn't, he'd go after Rory." Barry said.

"Let me race him." I said.

Barry stared at me. "No. Absolutely not. This race can't be everything he wants. He won't leave it alone if you race in my place."

"It isn't all he wants. This Magnetar that's being developed by Mercury Labs? Turns out, it can act as a pulsar." Caitlin says, looking down at her tablet.

"Whoa." Cisco said.

"What is a pulsar?" Joe asks, clearly confused.

"It's a power amplifier with a highly magnetized, dense rotating core that can be easily weaponized." I explained.

"That's what happens to Earth-2." Cisco says in realization. "What happens in my vibes is because of this machine."
"That thing is powerful enough to destroy a planet?" Joe asked.