So now the angsty stuff beginnssssssss :D :D :D Wait why am I happy about that? XD

Oh that's right - I'm a fanfiction author. ITS PART OF THE DEAL - AS AN AUTHOR YOU MUST WRITE ANGST SOMETIME. XD Forgive me guys I'm random

"I-I can't... I can't change back..."

Frost heard the panic in Caity's poor, tiny voice, and she felt it start to hit her too.

"Caity... Caity can't come out," Frost said, panicking.

"What do you mean? Can you still hear her?" asked Barry, now growing severely more worried by the second for the status of his doctor best friend.

"Y-Yes... she just can't take over..." Frost said shakily. "I-Its like she's stuck."

"Oh no... oh no," Barry muttered quietly, putting his hand over his mouth.

Suddenly, his worst fear came true - Cisco and Nora came rushing over. "Auntie Frosty? Are you okay?" Nora asked.

Frost was now breathing heavily, not knowing what to do. Caitlin, from her mind, was telling her to calm down, but she couldn't help it - it was almost like she was having a panic attack.

"She can't change back into Caitlin," Barry said. "Sh-she's having a panic attack... Cisco, Cisco, open a breach back! Hurry!"

"On it!" Cisco yelled.

He turned around on his heels, and Barry swept Frost up bridal-style and hurried through. Nora followed quickly behind, never once removing her hand from Frost's shoulder. She would make sure her auntie, whether it be Caitlin or Frost in control, was never left alone. Granted, she was in Barry's arms, but it wouldn't hurt to provide some extra assistance.

When they got back, Sherloque didn't yet understand the severity of the situation, and was still his slightly snarky self. "Terrible performance! Lackluster, if I say so myself, and we didn't even catch-"

"NOT THE TIME DUDE!" yelled Cisco, running for a shock blanket in one of the cabinets in the med-lab.

Barry and Nora followed, and the detective followed as well, slowly beginning to understand that this was a very serious situation.

"Frost? Frost? Its okay, its okay," Caitlin said from in her head. "You're gonna be fine, its gonna be okay; listen to my voice."

But Frost still panicked - her breathing was sporadic, and her eyes darted across the room as she inhaled oxygen and immediately exhaled it back out way too quickly.

"Snowflake, Snowflake," Barry said, rubbing Frost's shoulder as he called her by her special pet name, "I'm here, we're all here; we're gonna get Cait back, okay?"

"Auntie Frosty, you're doing so good!" Nora reassured her, not leaving her side either.

Frost could feel a bit of calm coming over her, but this also meant she was regaining full control of her senses... and slowly, all of the possibilities of what could happen from here poured out like a bowl over her.

It was too much for her...

She was so overwhelmed that her first breath was immediately followed by a sob. Tears slowly crept out of her eyes and down her cheeks, but Barry and Nora were on drying duty as soon as they spotted the first tear.

"Hey, don't cry Snowflake," Barry said quietly, still firmly holding her hand. "We're gonna fix this, don't worry! Okay?"

"I-I could never be this brave," Nora said, also overcome with emotion at her aunt's ability to have held herself together for this long.

Frost then finally spoke up, "W-What if w-we c-can't?"

"Don't you start that, young lady," Caitlin said, meaning it in the most comforting and reassuring way possible. "Barry and the gang will find a way out of this."

The ice queen finally was able to breathe normally after Cisco helped her with the crash cart, and after breathing into an oxygen mask for a few minutes, she finally felt a bit more level headed.

"W-We're going to get Auntie Cait back," Nora said.

But the tremble in her voice only seemed to add to the fear that everyone else was dreading themselves...

What if Cicada had done it?

What if...

What if this was finally how they lost one of their own?

And no less to, arguably, the most pathetic of their main villains. Eobard may have done the most damage to the team as a whole; Zoom may have been the most easily hated and despised among them all; Savitar... well, even after it all, he was still Barry - and Caitlin had seen that; and DeVoe was at least smart up until the end, thanks to Marlize turning on him.

But Cicada... all he had was a high body count. Probably no where near the first two villains listed, though. They had figured out who he was so quickly, yet somehow, they couldn't bring him down...

But as Barry held the hand of the quivering and crying Frost, without a doubt the strongest woman he knew...

He knew what he would be doing.

He would be getting Caitlin back...

And Orlin Dwyer would be behind bars before the week was out.

No. Matter. What.

Sooooo a bit of angst... And yes there is more. Don't panic - we just got a fresh shipment! :D

Barry, Cisco, and Nora will all have their hurt/comfort moments with Frost - and interestingly enough, for the first time, I'll be welcoming Cecile into one of my stories! I've never actually written her so I think this'll be a cool opportunity. :D She'll be handy in bringing down Cicada...

But you'll have to stay tuned to see what happens... ;) In the meantime, CAITLIN LIVES ON! SCREW YOU ORLIN! And I love you guys see you soon! :D