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The next day, we were all stood in the cortex, listening to Jesse's story. Jesse had come here from Earth Two, seeking help. Harry had gotten invited to Gorilla City, to speak with the- well gorillas. Harry had lead an expedition there, and had been gone for two weeks. Eventually, a search party was sent in after them, and every one of the other members was found dead, Harrison Wells still missing.

We were now stood in the speed lab, Barry pointing right at the sentence that was written by HR Wells in white marker, "This headline from the future: the city's still recovering from a gorilla attack."

Joe crosses his arms, "So you're thinking this headline, and Harry being taken is tied together?"

"I mean, it can't be a coincidence, right?" Barry puts his hands on his hips.

I run a hand through my hair, "Barry's right. Harry getting lured to Gorilla City and being kidnapped, while everyone else was killed off? Grodd must be planning something."

"Seems like he's trying to come back to this Earth." Caitlin implies.

Cisco sits up slightly, "And not alone by the sound of it."

"If we rescue Harry, maybe that stops whatever Grodd's planning here and maybe that could change the future." Barry spoke.

Iris speaks up, "Which would change my future."

"Mhm." Joe hums, wrapping an arm around his daughter, "We save Harry, we save Iris. But, you're not sure."

"No," Barry shook his head, "But, I'm going either way. Harry's my friend. And I'm not going to abandon him. I'm going back to Earth Two."

"And I suppose you're gonna want somebody to come with you that's gonna open those breaches for you?" Cisco asks, practically reading Barry's mind.

"We had so much fun the last time." Barry reasoned, a slight hint of hesitation in his voice from saying this.

"Fun-ish." Cisco grins lightly, "I'm in."

"I'm gonna come too." Caitlin moves next to me, "I have a special connection with Grodd. Maybe, we can use that to get through to him."

Barry nods at the both of them, as I quickly and quietly blurt out, leaning against Caitlin, "Can I come too?"

Barry looks at me, almost already denying it as always, "Zee, this isn't safe-"

"." I shot him a look, reasoning with him the best I could, "Do we really have to do this? I mean, usually I never listen to you and eventually find a way to convince you into letting me come with. And recently, I've been actually helping instead of screwing things up."

"Fine." Barry sighs lightly in defeat, "But, you have to stay by me at all times."

"That was the plan." I shrug lightly.

"Great, yeah, I'm coming too." Jesse spoke up.

"No. Jesse, no, I'm sorry. but your dad would kill me if I let you come along." Barry shook his head at her lightly.

"Look, I didn't come all the way here to let you take all the risk." Jesse fought back, "I'm a speedster now, okay? I can take care of myself."

"I know, which is exactly why I need you to stay here. I mean, this city needs protecting while we're gone." Barry spoke, "Plus, maybe you could teach Wally a thing or two."

"Wait, what is he talking about?" Jesse asks, looking at Wally. Wally reveals his speed to her by vibrating his hand, Jesse not having the reaction that he had expected. Jesse seemed a little off to him, due to her not being as excited as he thought she would be when he showed her his speed, but we all just shrugged it off.

-We all stood in the breach room, ready to leave. Barry and I were stood on the platform where Cisco would create and open a breach for us to go through, my face pushed up against Barry's chest, Barry's arms wrapped around me, him dressed in his suit. I was dressed in a pair of jeans, a black t shirt tucked into it, and one of Barry's bomber jackets I had found in our closet, my feet wearing a pair of heeled black ankle boots. My hair was down as per usual, but was slightly wavy due to the bun I had it in earlier, many hair ties still around my wrist.

"I can't believe we're leaving the city to go fight a bunch of gorillas." I mumble into Barry's chest, before looking up at him, pressing my chin where my face was previously pushed against, leaning into him still.

Barry lightly chuckles, pressing a short kiss to my lips, "To save a friend of ours."

In walks Julian Albert, dressed in the what we all thought was the most hilarious attire. Julian greets Joe, as Joe continued to laugh at his appearance.

"Indiana Jones much?" Cisco chuckles at Julian.

"Cisco, my friend this is not my first expedition and believe me, this is the perfect attire." Julian told him.

My head turns, confusion falling over my features, "That doesn't look like the proper attire for sitting in a CSI lab all day."

Barry is quick to cover my mouth with his hand, hints of a small smile on his lips, looking at Julian, "Hey, Julian, what's going on? I thought you were gonna cover for me."

"I spoke to Captain Singh, and he thinks we're at a morphology conference up in Bludhaven." Julian informs, looking at Joe, "And I believe- you're going to be covering for Zee, Detective?"Joe simply nods, Julian continuing, "So, if it's all the same to you?"

"All right." Barry says, removing his hand from my mouth.

"Well, if you were gonna come, you could've at least dressed for the modern ages." I remarked, "Not like someone picked you up from an Indiana Jones movie."

Barry purses his lips tightly, trying his best to hold in a laugh, wrapping his arms around my neck, pulling my into his chest, forcing my mouth shut through that.

"You could've at least dressed for the journey, Detective." Julian told me, ignoring my remark, "Those boots will kill you on the walk."

I purse my lips shut, ignoring his comment, as Caitlin spoke, "You don't need to come Julian, you don't even know Harry."

Julian chuckles, "A chance to travel to another dimension, I wasn't going to miss that."

"We're not sight-seeing, Julian." Caitlin told him.

Julian pulls out the gun he owned, "Neither am I."

"Well, damn." Cisco nods, walking over to Barry and I.

"All right, Jesse, Wally, make sure this city's safe while I'm gone." Barry gives them a geninue smile.

"We will." Wally smiles.

"Hey, Barry." Jesse calls out, "If you see my dad- just tell him-"

"You'll see him real soon, Jesse." Barry reassured her, "Speedster's honor."

"That's a thing?" I look at him, as Julian and Caitlin come by us also, "I've never heard you say that before."

"Oh shush." Barry puts a hand on my lower back.

"Earth Two." Cisco spoke, placing on his goggles, opening a breach, "Here we come."

We all jump through the breach, a flash of blue shining before us, before we all land on our feet on Earth Two. We were in Gorilla City. Cisco smiles at Julian, "How was that?"