Jesse was preparing to submit her thesis for the Ph d, not that she actually expected to get it, since she had been studying extra dimensional energies, particularly how a person could potentially harness the energies of super luminal particles, also called tachyons, to move faster than the speed of sound. Just like how her brother had become a CSI to prove their father's innocence, Jesse had become a scientist with the same intent. She knew that before anyone would really listen to what she and Barry had been saying about the man in the yellow suit, first she'd need to prove that what happened was actually possible. Though she couldn't believe that she'd have to, considering they lived in a world where aliens existed, but then again, in the scientific community, just like in police investigations, proof was everything.

Anyways, she was driven from her thoughts when she heard someone walk up behind her.

"So, I wake up from a coma and my little sister can't be bothered to pull her head out of her notes and come and visit?" Barry asked with a smile as he entered her lab.

Jesse smiled as she whirled around and hugged her brother.

"I'm sorry I haven't been able to come down sooner, but I'm a bit busy preparing to submit my thesis for my Phd. Not that I expect to get it. Until I find actual proof of extra dimensional energies being harnessed to allow human beings to be able to move at super speeds, the doctorate committee won't give me my Ph. D." Jesse said angrily.

"Well, I might know a way that you can prove it." Barry said.

"Really, how?" Jesse asked eagerly.

"Can you turn off the surveillance cameras for a minute?" Barry asked and Jesse nodded, confused about why her brother would ask her to do that, but did it nonetheless.

"Okay, what's going on?" Jesse asked.

"It turns out when a person is struck by lightning created by a storm cloud caused by a particle accelerator explosion, they can do this." Barry said as he sped around the lab, much to Jesse's shock.

"Whoa, how?" Jesse asked when he came to a stop in front of her.

"When I was struck by that lightning, it gave me a connection to exactly what you've been studying. This thing is called the speed force. It's an extra dimensional realm of energy that exists outside of space and time." Barry said.

"That's incredible." Jesse said, thinking about how her research could be impacted knowing that it was right.

"Well, don't get your hopes up, because something is causing the speed force to deteriorate and if it does, my powers will fade." Barry said.

"What? Barry, those powers are incredible. And they could be the key to getting dad out of prison." Jesse said.

"I know. But that's why I'm here." Barry said.

"What?" Jesse asked.

"I've been working with Dr. Wells, Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon at Star Labs to control my speed. Dr. Wells and Cisco are working on developing a new energy source for me to draw my powers from and Dr. Wells asked me to ask you to help because of your research." Barry said.

"Absolutely." Jesse said as she pulled out her phone.

"Who are you calling?" Barry asked.

"The thesis committee, I'm going to put my Ph. D on hold, since if I can help create a speed force, then I'll finally have the proof I need for my research." Jesse said.

"Jesse, you can't tell anyone about this. The only people who know are you, Harrison Wells, Caitlin, Cisco, Joe and Iris." Barry said.

"Right, secret identities, but still, with Dr. Wells' help, I'm sure I can prove my thesis while also helping you out." Jesse said and Barry nodded.

"Okay. Let me know when you're ready to head to star labs." Barry said.

"I'll meet you there, since no offense, but I really don't want to risk any of my clothes burning off from the speed you run at." Jesse said.

"That's fair." Barry said as he sped out of the lab.

A week later, Jesse had ended up arranging to finish school at home so she could help create the artificial speed force with Wells and Cisco. So far she'd used her research to find a temporary solution for Barry's speed problem, that being her tachyon research, since she'd discovered that if Barry's cells were supercharged by tachyons, it would temporarily slow the deterioration of the speed force in his system and buy them more time to create a speed force for him.

In the meantime, Barry was having to get used to going slower, since Caitlin's tests showed that the speed force was nearly dead and Barry needed to store what speed he had left until they could create a new speed force. However, that did make it easier for him to keep Thawne in the dark about what had happened.

Anyways, Barry was staring at his Flash suit, since while Cisco had completed it, Barry refused to put it on until he could truly be the Flash, with unlimited speed.

"Hey babe." Iris said as she walked up to him.

"Hey." Barry said.

"You know, Cisco didn't make that suit just to collect dust." Iris said.

"I can't put that suit on. Not yet." Barry said and Iris sighed.

"Barry, your speed doesn't make you the Flash." Iris said and Barry sighed.

"You know Kara told me something very similar to that? I guess I'm just having a hard time accepting it." Barry said sadly as Iris rubbed his shoulders.

"Barry, the Flash is not the only way you can help people and I didn't fall in love with the Flash. I fell in love with Barry Allen. And that will never change, with or without your speed." Iris said as she kissed him.

"I know. It's just, after having it for so long, it's hard to imagine living without it." Barry said.

"You won't have to. Thawne and Cisco and Jesse are working around the clock to create a new speed force and they will. I'm pretty sure the only reason it's taking Thawne so long is because he's working with more rudimentary tools than he did when he created the negative speed force." Iris said.

"We are never letting Nora anywhere near this time around." Barry said and Iris nodded her agreement, right as Jesse entered the room.

"Barry, come to the cortex, I think we have found a solution." Jesse said eagerly as Barry immediately shot up as he headed towards the cortex with Iris and Jesse on his heels.