"Barry!" Iris West threw her arms around him, her tears soaking his clothes.
"Iris?" The Flash went rigid.
The younger Iris West's mouth twitched. She had known this would happen, but seeing it still felt so strange.
"Boohoo—Barry, I missed you so much!" Iris West sobbed.
"Ahem, let's talk about Bart instead," the younger Iris West said. This was her boyfriend. A hug was fine, but why was this dragging on forever?
"Ah, Bart—his life is slipping away, but Earth's government doesn't care!"
"But I care, and with my parents' help, I tried to take Bart to someone who could save him—"
"It was a desperate gamble, but we entered the timestream together anyway."
"I went through so much trying to save him—"
"Only to lose him."
"Iris—" The Flash suddenly remembered what his other-world self had told him.
"I bear three sins."
"I failed to prove my father's innocence, leaving him to die unjustly in prison."
"I snapped Reverse-Flash's neck and was charged with murder."
"I lived with Iris, yet couldn't give her peace or someone to rely on."
At that thought, the Flash told Iris, "I'll save Bart, even if it costs me my life—maybe that's what my death is meant for."
"Barry, what are you saying!" Iris said angrily.
"I—" The Flash wanted to say something, but after thinking it over, he closed his mouth.
"I'll head outside and leave you two alone," the older Iris West said, dragging Wally out with her. "Aunt Iris, what are you doing?" Wally was utterly bewildered. Why did everyone seem so weird today?
"Shh, be quiet." Iris West grabbed Wally and headed outside. "Don't bother them. Your aunt's taking you to meet a pretty girl."
"Huh?" Wally froze as Iris West pulled him away. "Aunt Iris, when did you get