Sometimes even the heroes need saving.

[beer_and_fire]

Dark PSL with chosenbylightning

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[beer_and_fire]

Mick is drinking at his apartment when he gets a phone call. He ignores it. He knows it's not Len because he's down the hall, he knows it's not Lisa because she would call Len, and if it's Barry he has no desire to talk to him. They'd had a fight a few days before and all of Micks calls had gone unanswered so he was petulantly now planning on ignoring the speedster who might be calling him in return.

He lets it stop ringing then almost instantly it starts ringing again. The pattern repeats several more times before Mick is angry enough to throw the phone against the wall. Before he does though he actually looks to make sure it's barry. He frowns. It's not Barry but it's local and the along with the now 6 missed calls he has 6 voice mails. So when the phone rings again he just answers it.

"What?!" He demands before taking a sip of his beer.

"Is Barry with you!?" A Frantic voice comes out of the receiver.

"What?!" Mick questions, he's not really following what's going on. "Who is this?!"

"It's Cisco...from STAR Labs. Is Barry with you!? He's missing, we haven't heard from him in days. He went out on patrol and we haven't been able to find him. Please...do you know where he is?"

"Haven't seen him in a week." Mick says nonchalance. "Did you check Starling? He seems to have a thing for the archer over there." Yeah, he was jealous...so sue him.

"NO! No Mick! Mick Listen to me! We cannot find Barry, he's missing. So someone must have taken him somewhere. Please...do you think you can help us find him?" Cisco is practically begging him, okay, maybe it is more serious than he thought it was.

"I'll be in touch." Mick grumps before hanging up the phone. He sits there for a moment trying to wrap his head around everything before calling Barry once more. If his lover was really somewhere pouting he would be pissed..but on the other hand...if something really was wrong.

He gets up and walks down the hall to Len's room and knocks. When he's allowed entry he looks at Len with an odd look on his face. "The geek squad think Barry's missing. Wanna do a round with me and see if anyone knows anything?"

[old_school]

"Already planning to," the answer is smooth and easy, Leonard in his parka with his gun strapped to his thigh. Cisco had been frantically calling anyone and everyone that might be trusted with knowing about Barry's disappearance.

.. he's a little concerned that it took Mick this long to join the search but whatever. He's not here to judge.

"Grab your gun Mick. We've got work to do."

So yeah.
He'll help find his best friend's mate. Even if the big lummox hasn't figured that out yet.

[beer_and_fire]

"They call you too?" Mick asks as he takes in Len whos already ready for a fight. "Huh...maybe it's not him off pouting then." Mick says suddenly now a little more concerned. If they were calling everyone then it was obviously bad.

There was a knock on the door and Mick left to answer it only to see Lisa there looking a little frantic. "Cisco said the speedster is missing, you two heading out to look too?"

"They dragged you into this as well?!" Mick grabbed his coat and his gun and was out the door in seconds really, Lisa and Len on his tail. They had a hero to find and he was going to destroy whoever it was that took him.

[old_school]

"Pouting?" A meaningful look to his partner as Leonard admits both him and his sister to the safehouse. So maybe he's already got a chart built to try and find out where Barry might have vanished.

It's just professional concern, that's all.

Really.

[beer_and_fire]

Mick calls the geek squad so that they can all hear what exactly it is they know. The more Mick pays attention to what they are saying the more the worry begins to fill him. Barry really was in trouble from the sound of things and they had tried everything they could think of to find him. They'd even called in favors with other heroes in other cities to no avail.

After breaking things down and listening to Len's plan Mick and Lisa head out to try and see what they can find out. Mick looks around and talks to people for hours, the suns coming up when he finally relents and realizes he needs to sleep and probably eat something. He's found nothing. No one has seen anything, no one has heard anything. They'd started where the CCTV cams last saw Barry, where the monitors and the suit last picked him up. Nothing. He's vanished.

[old_school]

Barry Allen was gone. Missing. No one knew where he was and it was a safe bet that no one at STAR Labs knew where the Omega speedster was.

He wouldn't abandon Mick, that was obvious.
So the safe bet was that someone had taken the young man.

His money was on Thawne. Wells. Whatever.

But for now he's going to let Mick sleep as he crafts a real and genuine plan. They're going to rescue the Flash tomorrow.

[beer_and_fire]

Mick gets up the next morning and pads into the main room of the safe house. Len is there planing, thinking, making notes. Mick sags into a chair and looks at him.

"The last thing I said to Barry was that I hated him. I was jealous....fucking jealous of how he looked at Queen. I'll never forgive myself if..." He couldn't even say it. It hurt him to think it.

"We have to find him today Lenny. We have too." Mick says eventually.

[old_school]

"We'll find him Mick." Not just an empty reassurance but a promise. A vow. Mick had found himself an Omega and Leonard would move heaven and Earth to give his partner back the man that he loved.

"We will."

[beer_and_fire]

They do find him. It's late in the evening but they manage to find him. Thanks to some satellite voodoo team Flash had managed to pull and do and Leonard's vast knowledge of the city they had managed to find Barry and who was keeping him. They waited for Thawne to leave before Cisco breached them into the facility and the sight that greeted them would leave them all scarred in different ways.

Mick hesitated slightly before kneeling next to his omega..his beautiful omega who was obviously terrified and hurt and naked. He would kill Thawne with his bare hands for this.

"Red?" He says softly. "Barry?"

[chosenbylightning]

It was all his fault.
The whole stupid fight, all of it. Barry had been so sick with guilt, so distracted that he didn't even realize Thawne had him until it was too late. The metahuman dampening collar around his neck meant that he couldn't speed away. He was at Thawne's mercy.

How long had it been?
Days? Weeks? It was one long blur of agony and humiliation and all Barry could think about was that he was never going to see Mick again. His Alpha. Never be able to tell him how much he loved him. He wouldn't see those soft smiles that were only reserved for him, or that peek of dimple when he laughed.

He's always cold now, half-starved and shivering as he waits for Thawne to come back. To brutalize him again. To taunt him. Remind him that without his speed he's nothing but a useless Omega. Worthless. Because that's why no one had found him right? Because no one wanted him.

Everyone leaves.
Even Mick.

Both of his legs are broken, blood and semen painting his back and thighs, his body covered in bruises, the collar chafing him raw. He's alone, blinking in a daze at the flash of light. The voices have him shrinking away however, whimpering in terror. No. No he can't be back so soon. Not with other people to see him like this.

A sob tears free at that voice, his eyes blurry with tears. Alpha. His Alpha. "M-m-mick??"

[beer_and_fire]

Mick takes in the broken and trembling form of his lover, of his precious omega and his entire being aches with guilt and anger at the man who'd done this to him. He could smell what happened, he didn't need the visual going with it to know Barry had been violated in the worst ways possible. His precious Barry. His scarlet speedster was rank with fear and pain.

He knew he would hurt him if he touched him but he also knew they didn't have time for field medicine. They didn't even have time to get the collar off of him before they moved him.

"I am so sorry, Red, this is going to hurt." He whispers in what he hopes is a reassuring and comforting tone. Len hands over his own parka and Mick wraps Barry in the large coat, it practically swallows him up. Then even in spite of his lovers protests, he picks him up and cradles him close. He knows that his legs and lower body have to be in agony but he also knows Thawne will realize they are there and they have to be gone before he returns.

Cisco opens a breach and they are through it in moments landing in the medical wing of STAR Labs. Cisco, Ralph, and the others quickly go to try and make sure Thawne didn't randomly show up to either kill them all or take Barry back..or both.

Caitlin moves to Barry where Mick was placing him on a gurney and immediately goes into doctor mode. Mick stands back, but close enough to take his lovers hand in support if wanted. He's covered in Barry's blood, semen, dirt, and who knows what else. He doesn't care though, all he cares about is the man before him. "I'm here, Barry. I'm so sorry...I'm right here." He whispers and reaches to run his fingers through his lovers hair in a familiar gesture trying to sooth and calm him.

[chosenbylightning]

"No. No. Nonono. Mick he said he'd kill you please.." his sobs turn into a scream as he's touched, as he's wrapped up in something warm and soft and everything hurts so much. But he's not strong enough to do more than weakly struggle as Mick brings them through the breach and back to the blindingly bright lights of STAR Labs.

Caitlin moves quickly, assessing injuries as well as the device around his neck, the collar Barry is weakly pawing at.

"Mick," she says softly. "Calm him down. If we leave the collar on I can give him pain medication while we set his legs and treat him. If I take it off now he'll be in agony."

Barry is only distantly aware of the voices above him, turning his head towards the familiar touch and sobbing in mingled relief and shame.
Some hero.
He couldn't even save himself.

[beer_and_fire]

Mick leans as close as he can given the bed being in the way so Barry can scent him and hopefully calm down even more. He continued to try and sooth him and whispering soft words of encouragement and love while Caitlin worked. Len reappeared in the room the help the doctor with the literal heavy lifting. She would need help to reset his leg bones. They were in horrible shape. Mick vaguely worried she might not be able to do it all at once...because he knew if they weren't completely set and the removed the power dampener his legs would heal incorrectly and that would be even worse.

Mick isn't going anywhere anytime soon. If he has his way about it he's never leaving Barry's side again. Ever.

[chosenbylightning]

Barry is still sobbing as Mick leans in, his voice a soft and soothing rumble that cuts through the terror and the pain and the fear. He knows Caitlin is trying to help but more hands on his skin only serve to trigger further panic, desperation to try and get away again.

"No. Nonono please don't.. please Mick.. please don't let him hurt me," he begs.

"Barry it's all right," Caitlin soothes. "I'm just giving you something for the pain. Easy."

[beer_and_fire]

"It's just Doc Snow and Lenny. Just try and relax Barry. Do you want me to get Joe? I can bring him in here too and we can both make sure you're safe." Mick offers gently trying to use everything he can think of to help Barry calm down and stop moving while Caitlin is working.

Mick looks over at Caitlin with concern on his face. He didn't know what to do really other than what he already was doing. It was painful in his chest to see Barry so stressed and panicked.

[chosenbylightning]

"No don't leave me," he begs, twisting his hand weakly in his shirt. "Please don't Mick. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Don't go." His words begin to slur and fade as the sedative hits his system and his eyes begin to slip closed.

"Mick we have to hurry," Caitlin warns him. "I don't know how long this will last, even with the inhibitor blocking his healing. I'm going to need your help."

[beer_and_fire]

Mick waits till Barry is completely under and then he is exactly where Caitlin tells him to be. He works with Len and the Doc to make sure Barry's bones are set. They are by far the worst of his physical injuries. Mick is almost sick to his stomach when Caitlin starts listing how many bones are broken, how they were likely broken...systematically..with precision...on purpose. He was going to kill Thawne...slowly. Painfully. He would take him apart piece by piece until there was absolutely nothing left of him for anyone to find. Then he would burn those bits left.

[chosenbylightning]

He's not the only one judging by the expressions of the others as Caitlin itemizes his injuries. Shattered bones. Compound fractures. Legs. Ankles. His right wrist.

"If it weren't for his meta abilities, even with the dampener on, he'd be dead."

Joe looks ill, Cisco and Iris sickened. Leonard is quiet and resolved. They will find Thawne and kill him together.

Once the collar comes off, Caitlin increases the number of IV bags to help speed Barry's recovery. "He needs to sleep now. For as long as he can."

Which, as it turns out, isn't long. Three hours later and he wakes screaming, a blur across the Cortex until he collapses in pain, huddling into a ball.

[beer_and_fire]

Mick crouches down before him, his body language as nonthreatening as he can make it and says Barry's name trying to get his attention. Everyone else thankfully stays back, they seem to be realizing that even if they don't like it, Barry might actually respond best to Mick alone. He hopes that's what it is anyway.

"Red come here, lets get back in bed okay. I'll hold you, I'll keep you safe." Mick says gently trying to coax him into letting himself be maneuvered by the alpha.

[chosenbylightning]

Barry curls into his arms, burying his face in his neck. "Hurts," he mumbles as he's lifted and taken back to bed. "It hurts so much Mick."

[beer_and_fire]

"I know, I wish I could take it all away." Mick says softly as he lays in the bed and positions Barry in a way that he could easily pull away if he wanted too and that he can easily see Mick if he opens his eyes. The last thing he wanted to do was accidentally trigger a panic attack in his omega because he felt someone touching him but couldnt see them.

"Is there anything at all you can do for his pain?" Mick asks Caitlin with wide concern filled eyes. No one outside of Len had surely ever seen this look on Mick Rory's face before. He is so worried about Barry he doesn't care, all he cares about is making sure his love is okay.

[chosenbylightning]

Barry curls in to the protective scent of his Mick, of the Alpha that saved him and brought him home. He isn't held too tightly, just gentle. Soft. He whimpers, closing his eyes.

"I'll do what I can," she promises, her hand cool and firm on his arm for a moment. "It won't last long, but it should help take the edge off."

"Said.. said he was gonna keep me locked up until he could breed me. Make me have his .." a soft sob. "Mick.. oh god Mick.."

[beer_and_fire]

"You're safe, Red. You're safe here in my arms." Mick presses a kiss against his head and holds him close. "When you're better we'll talk more about this okay, just rest for now..try and rest while you heal." He encourages knowing Barry will probably have nightmares, but he needs to rest. It would help with his pain levels and allow his body a chance to heal quicker

[chosenbylightning]

Barry closes his eyes, clinging to Mick, to his Alpha. "Please don't leave me Mick. Don't leave me," he begs softly as the sedatives hit his system.

It isn't long before Barry goes still and limp against Mick. Sleeping as his healing finally kicks in and mends the last of his injuries. With his Alpha close Barry finally lies still and quiet for a few hours.

[beer_and_fire]

"Never leaving you again, Barry. Never." Mick whispers into his skin as his lover slowly goes limp and falls asleep.

"Get West in here, I wanna talk to him." Mick says to Caitlin once Barry is out and breathing easily. Then he turns to Len and looks him dead in the eyes. "If I say I'm out, you gonna shoot me?"