Chapter 3: new reality

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Avenger's Tower, med bay

Morning

Barry groaned as he regained consciousness. Barry started to sit up but hissed as a pain shot through his chest.

"Easy son, you almost died. Give it some time." A male voice that vaguely familiar spoke up.

Barry looked over and saw Mr. America, now dressed in a black T-shirt, brown leather jacket, and jeans, sitting in a chair by his bedside. In the doorway, Barry could see a man in suit with dark hair and a beard watching them, more specifically Barry, as though waiting for Barry to jump up and attack.

"Where am I? What happened?" Barry asked and noticed his throat was scratchy, as though he hadn't had water for several days.

"Here, have a drink," Mr. America handed him a glass of water and Barry quickly gulped it all down, "before I answer your questions, I have a few of mine, if you don't mind."

"Go ahead." Barry said after finishing the glass and Mr. America took it, setting it on a dresser next to Barry's bed.

"Now, Clint tells me you have no idea who we are but that there's an explanation for that. I'd sure like to hear it." Mr. America said and Barry nodded.

"Have you heard of the multiple universe theory?" Barry asked.

"Can't say I have." Mr. America said.

"I have," the man in the doorway finally spoke up, "its the theory that there are an infinite number of universes, of earths, that all exist in the same reality."

"Well, it's a bit more than a theory," Barry said and was met with two puzzled looks, "these other universes, other earths all exit in the same place but vibrate at a different frequency. But if you can manipulate the energies of the multiverse or, in my case, move fast enough to go through them, you create what is called a breach, a portal between these different earths."

"And let me guess, you're from one of these other earths?" The man by the doorway asked and Barry nodded.

"Yeah, I honestly got here by accident. I was running and the portal opened up and I couldn't stop in time." Barry explained and Mr. America nodded.

"Well, I speak for my team when I say that we are glad you did. Things may have turned out a lot worse if you hadn't. My name is Steve Rogers and this is my friend and collogue Tony Stark." Steve introduced himself and the memory of racing to the archer and boy came back.

"The archer and the boy, Pietro, are they...?" Barry trailed off.

"Clint, the archer, is just fine, so's the boy. Pietro...well, that's another story," Steve sighed and Barry's blood ran cold, "he's alive, but he's in a coma."

"My god." Barry put a hand to his face, hating that he wasn't able to do anything for his fellow speedster.

"Don't beat yourself up, you being there may have saved his life." Steve assured him and Barry sighed.

"so, is there any chance he'll wake up?" Barry asked hesitantly.

"Don't know," Tony said as he finally walked in, "could be six weeks, could be six years. The doctors are hopeful he'll wake up one day though."

"You got lucky Barry," Steve told him, "the chest plate on your chest took most of the damage."

"Chest plate?" Barry asked paling.

"Yeah, it protected you from the brunt of the blast. If not, you'd be dead kid. Although I am curious about the device under it." Tony said curiously.

"Is, is repairable?" Barry asked lowly and the two looked at him curiously. "The device."

"Kid, that thing was blown to pieces. You'd have a better chance trying to drain the Atlantic with a straw." Tony said and Steve began to notice something was wrong.

"Barry, what is it? Steve asked concerned.

"That device...it's what made me fast enough to travel through the different earth's." Barry said lowly and suddenly, the two Avengers understood Barry's dilemma.

"And without it, you can't get home." Steve said and Barry nodded.

"Well, I can take a look at the parts, see if we can build a new one." Tony offered but Barry shook his head.

"Without a specific component, it won't have the same effects. I'm trapped here...I can't get home." Barry said, falling back into the bed in pure despair.

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