Caitlin's POV

I hear Cisco shout somewhere in the distance and feel the dry heat of fire coming towards me. Yet instead of feeling hot I feel cold. So cold. The Slushy in my hand is making it worse. I realise and drop it. A blue puddle forms around my feet, and I notice the room feels unfamiliar. It resembles some sort of intensive care chamber. Probably another of Eobard's secret projects.

I'd never been one to experiment with science without calculating the risks first, and something was clearly wrong with this room. No emergency exit, no windows, not even a thermostat. I'm freezing now, and remember that the best way to keep warm is to exercise. I attempt to move but my frozen limbs don't respond and I stumble against the wall. I slide down it, my shoulder hitting a button and curl up on the floor, involuntarily shuddering every few seconds. The button triggers some sort of alarm, and glass doors slide down trapping me. Air vents I had not previously noticed on the ceiling suck out whatever warmth remained. My lungs feel as though they are about to freeze solid and crystals form in the air every time I exhale. Finally I accept this is the end and rest my head on the ground.

That's when everything changes. I open my eyes and the room looks sharper than before. The agonizing cold has gone, leaving a sharp drive for heat. The blood has frozen in my veins and my hair changes too. All the heat is sucked out of it. I need more. I place my hands on the glass panel separating me from the world and pull. It gets weaker and weaker until it shatters. Shards rain down around me as I walk towards the heat.

I step directly into the fire and the heat flows through me. It's like a breath of fresh air. It reinvigorates me but only for a second before it goes out. I step forwards, searching for more, then I see it. A human. I can feel the heat radiating off it and reach out, when it speaks.

"Caitlin?"

Instinct takes over and I feel a name spring to my lips. My voice sounds unfamiliar and hollow. "Cisco?"

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