"I bet she likes this song."
"How do you know?"
"I looked at his social media profile... He can hear, right?"
"Hearing is indeed the last sense to fade."
In S.T.A.R. Labs, Dr. Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon were adjusting the vital sign monitoring equipment while chatting.
Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" was playing in the lab at the moment, which was indeed Barry Allen's favorite song.
But it was also... quite old.
When Dante and Harley walked in together, they thought it was some kind of nostalgic concert.
"Wow! Agent Dante, Agent Harley!" Cisco immediately came up to them. "We met a week ago when you brought Barry Allen in."
"Of course, I remember you two, thank you for taking care of Barry during this time."
Dante smiled and shook hands with the two mainstays of S.T.A.R. Labs.
That's right, a week had passed since the Carnage Joker incident ended.
Originally, Barry was brought back to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's medical department, but the medical experts, led by Dr. Stephen Strange, were completely helpless with Barry.
None of them had ever seen a heart rate so fast it couldn't be detected.
And the environment in the Sandbox was not suitable either.
So Dante thought of S.T.A.R. Labs.
After all, in the original story, Barry gained Speed Force after their particle accelerator exploded, and they took care of Barry for nine months.
Of course, due to Savitar's appearance and sacrifice, Barry did not awaken Speed Force through conventional means, so the time it would take to transform his body while in a coma became unfixed.
After Dante handed Barry over to them, this was the first time he had come to see him.
After all, there were still many follow-up matters to deal with from the Carnage Joker incident.
For example, repairing Los Angeles's underground waterways.
For example, silencing the LAPD and giving the public a reasonable explanation.
For example, the evaluation of Chloe and dealing with the complaining Lucifer.
Of course, for more than half of this week, Dante was trying to deal with Lucifer, this big mischievous boy.
Especially after Chloe's evaluation was completed and she officially became a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Los Angeles branch.
He insisted on pestering Dante to give him and Maizi positions as Federal Bureau of Investigation consultants.
When Dante reported this position to Fury, Fury's expression was incredibly amusing.
Dante also felt a tiny bit guilty, after all, it was a position he had made up on the fly.
However, he still underestimated Fury's lack of integrity.
He actually invited Tony, Bruce, Clark, and Elsa to serve as Federal Bureau of Investigation consultants.
Dante couldn't help but give him the middle finger.
The older the ginger, the spicier it is.
The older the person, the more shameless.
A position without even a salary, yet he managed to tie people to his war chariot.
After that, Dante finally had time to see the poor little Barry, who they had almost forgotten.
"It's what we should do, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has provided a lot of convenience in the development of our S.T.A.R. Labs," Caitlin said with a smile.
Dante nodded, and then the few of them went together to Barry's bedside.
At this time, Barry was connected to a large number of vital sign monitoring devices. To accurately obtain data, Barry had been completely naked for the entire week.
Fortunately, there was still a blanket, maintaining the boy's last bit of dignity.
But the blanket only covered his abdomen, his entire chest was exposed.
Dante found that Barry's body had changed a lot under the transformation of the Speed Force.
The original Barry was basically a defenseless bottom.
But now, looking at him, his pectoral muscles were already very obvious, and the muscle lines of his shoulders and arms were as stunning as if carved by a knife and axe.
Even Dante, a straight man, couldn't help but exclaim.
"Tsk, don't tell me, this kid Barry is really white! Whiter than Teacher Yu."
But Barry seemed unable to tolerate Dante's evaluation of him, so he immediately sat up!
"Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?"
Everyone present was startled.
"Oh my god!"
"He woke up!"
However, they were all highly professional.
Dante and Harley immediately began to comfort the suddenly awakened Barry.
While Caitlin and Cisco immediately began to check Barry's physical condition.
"Pulse one hundred twenty, both pupils react to light."
"Hearing normal, touch normal, knee-jerk reflex present."
"Dr. Wells, the person is awake, please come to the lower lab quickly."
And Barry had already calmed down from his initial panic because he saw Dante and Harley's faces.
One was the agent he most respected and admired, and the other was the psychologist who helped him let go of many mental burdens.
Now, the two people he trusted most were these two in front of him.
"Officer, how long have I been in a coma?"
"Alas... Barry, you've been in a coma for twenty years."
"Wh-what!?"
Looking at Barry's bewildered eyes, Dante smiled and ruffled his hair.
"Of course, I'm joking. You've only been in a coma for a week."
Barry almost choked.
At least at this moment, Dante was no longer the agent he most admired.
However, after Caitlin finished checking his physical indicators, Barry struggled to get up.
Completely forgetting that he was currently naked and exposed.
However, Dante's hand was fast enough. Before Barry could escape the blanket's seal, he had already covered Harley's eyes.
Meanwhile, Caitlin, who was beside him, didn't care at all and instead held a plastic container in front of the naked Barry.
"I need your urine sample now."
"Now is not the time!" Cisco interrupted Caitlin's ruthless attending physician behavior. "Let him calm down."
Barry's small head was filled with big questions.
"Where is this place? What happened?"
"Dude, you were struck by lightning."
Barry looked bewildered.
What the heck?
He was struck by lightning?
Although he was slow to move, he wasn't stupid.
He was struck by lightning, and he's fine after only a week?
So he subconsciously looked around.
But he saw his entire body's muscles in the monitor screen. Although not obtrusive, they appeared incredibly strong.
"So... the lightning gave me abs?"
Harley, whose eyes were still covered by Dante, nudged Dante's waist with her elbow.
"Pudding, I want to see your abs too."
"Be a good girl, Harley, let's not talk about this now. I'll let you see enough when we get back."
(To be continued.)
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