Author's Note: Hi! It's me (Write-To-You) again.

I give full credit to my sister... well, no, not full credit, I still wrote it, but she came up with the idea.

The idea started because they were bored. It was an unusual phenomenon, them being bored, considering all of the meta humans and social drama that was constantly invading their lives.

But it was a nice day, and Caitlin, Barry and Cisco didn't know what to do with it. As fun as going for drinks was, no one wanted to go in the morning, and their meager paychecks didn't allow for going out to eat much. That got them on the topic of free entertainment.

Caitlin suggested a hike. Barry reinforced the idea, and Cisco... well, Cisco just shrugged and went off to get some snacks, because everyone one knew that if Caitlin brought them, it would be lame stuff like tasteless protein bars and fruit.

Caitlin bounced off as well, calling over her shoulder that she would pick them both up in an hour, so they should figure out where they were going to go for the hike.

As planned, an hour later Caitlin had driven to Barry and Cisco's respective houses. She drove down the highway until they reached a more country area (with Barry complaining all the while that it would have been faster for him just to run them there), and pulled up at Cloudy Mountain. It was tall, and steep, and looked dangerous and fun- exactly what they wanted.

Caitlin hopped out of the car first, and rummaged in the trunk as the boys collected their items. When she came around the side of the vehicle, Barry dropped his backpack.

"Who are you, and what did you do with Caitlin?" Cisco demanded, only half joking.

She had traded out her usual heels for a pair of high endurance hiking boots, and her usually long, curled hair was stuffed under a baseball cap, in a messy ponytail. Caitlin only smiled at him. "Oh, come on Cisco, you didn't really think I would climb a mountain in my work shoes, did you?"

Her friend turned red, and inspected his own shoes, which were Doctor Who sneakers. Barry snickered, and hoisted his backpack higher. "We ready?"

"Wait!" Caitlin disappeared back into the trunk of the car again, and came out with an enormous backpack.

"Jeeze, Caitlin!" Cisco exclaimed. "Did you pack HR in there or something?"

She wrinkled her nose at him. "No, but I did bring snacks, water, a first aid kit, sunscreen, bug spray, a rain poncho, an emergency space blanket, matches, a headlamp, some calorie bars for Barry, an emergency flare, and a few other things."

"What, no tent?" Cisco said dryly.

There was the "I will kill you with my eyes" glare. Barry sighed. "Let's go, guys. Caitlin can bring what she wants."

"Thank you, Barry." Caitlin beamed at him, and set off toward the hike entrance.

The next 15 minutes were spent in silence, Barry watching as Caitlin expertly maneuvered up the hill, never stopping, never hesitating. Cisco went sluggishly behind them, panting.

"I didn't know you were a hiker, Caitlin." Barry commented after awhile.

"Ronnie and I used to do a lot of mountain climbing together." Caitlin shook her head with a faint smile. "He had a weird idea of what was considered a date."

Cisco laughed breathlessly. "That sounds like Ronnie." He tripped over a root and collapsed into a sitting position. "Hey, you may be on the line to win the Fittest Female of 2017 award, but I'm not, so can we take a break?"

Caitlin laughed, and shook her head at him. "All you had to do was ask, Cisco."

He dragged himself weakly to a rock and grabbed the water bottle Caitlin handed him. She tossed one to Barry as well, and he gulped at it.

"So!" Caitlin bounced lightly on the balls of her feet, taking a few sips out of her bottle. "Which path are we going to take? Hard, or harder?"

"Easy." Cisco groaned.

"Sorry, man, wrong mountain." Barry snickered. "I vote harder. I'm in the mood for some good climbing."

"Perfect!" Caitlin nodded once, and tucked her water bottle away. "Then harder it is."

Cisco threw himself back on his rock and moaned.

TEAM LEGENDS! WAIT, NO, THAT'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW.

They stopped for another quick break 10 minutes later, and continued in that fashion, slowly up the mountain. It got steeper as they went, and in a few places they had to actually rock climb. Barry was impressed- Caitlin didn't once complain about her huge backpack, or let Barry take it for awhile. "I brought it, I carry it, even if we don't end up needing anyof it."

About 2 hours into their walk, Cisco looked up. "Either it is a whole heck of a lot later then I thought it was, or those clouds are telling us this was a bad idea. Or," He tilted his head, considering. "Mark Mardin is somewhere on this mountain."

Caitlin tilted her head up as well, and Barry followed suit. There were dark, dangerous looking clouds swirling in from what seemed like every directions, and everywhere around them was getting steadily darker.

"I'm dreading the answer..." Cisco said. "But did anyone actually check the weather before we left?"

Caitlin and Barry exchanged glances. "I didn't really think about it..." Caitlin bit her lip nervously, but straightened up. "We have to get to some sort of shelter."

As soon as she said it, it began to pour. Caitlin squeaked, and ran to find a temporary block under a conifer. She dug into her backpack and pulled out a slightly crushed rain poncho.

"Now I'm regretting teasing her about that backpack." Cisco muttered to Barry.

He chuckled. "Because if anyone can hold a dangerously vengeful grudge, it's Caitlin.

She glanced over. "We need to see if we can get off of this path. The mountain's going to be too slippery to climb down, and it's too open going up. If this turns into a thunder storm, we need to be near trees."

"When did you get so good?" Cisco asked in awe.

She smiled proudly. "I've done some reading, just in case."

"I'll go check out how the woods look." Barry offered, and flashed off before she could stop him.

Not even a second past before they heard crashing in the woods, and saw him falling down the hill. Caitlin snatched up her backpack, and ran into the thicket of trees, Cisco calling after her.

"Barry?" Caitlin yelled, peering through the sheet of rain, barely broken by the trees. "Barry, can you here me?"

"I'm over here..." Came a moan.

Caitlin changed direction, slipping for a moment on some leaves, but she grabbed a branch and pulled herself the rest of the way to where Barry was lying.

Caitlin tossed her backpack to the wet ground, and wiped her hair out of her face to get a closer look at his injuries. "Alright, what hurts?"

"Everything..." Barry groaned theatrically.

She frowned at him. "As much as I wish there was a big band aid I could put over your entire body, there isn't one. So that wasn't very helpful."

He gave her a blank look, and she restated. "So tell me what hurts!"

TEAM SUPERGIRL! WAIT, NO THAT'S SUPERGIRL.

12 minutes of complaining and agonizing slipping later, they had gotten back to Cisco, and mostly patched Barry up. He was ok, but being very dramatic about it all, and Caitlin's head was starting to hurt from rolling her eyes so much.

"What now?" Cisco groaned. He was cold, sore, and soaked through.

Caitlin ran a hand through her hair, now limp and wet, and took a deep breath. "Lets see if we can find a cave. Anywhere that's closed off and dry, where we can regroup and figure out our plan, and maybe even dry off a little."

They spread out over the woods, and Barry only used his speed a tiny bit, after a long lecture from Caitlin. 5 minutes into their search, Cisco yelled. "Guys! Over here!"

Barry and Caitlin tromped over. He had found, not a cave, but a overhang, that was at least drier then their current surroundings. They three of them practically dove into it, and Caitlin threw down her backpack. She leaned against the wall, and let out a breath. "Alright. First thing's first. Barry: Do you need food?"

He blinked at her. "What?"

"Do you need food?" She repeated. "You used your speed, and I was wondering if you're hungry."

Caitlin didn't wait for his answer this time, she just pulled out a calorie bar and thrust it into his limp hand. "Ok, you eat this. Cisco, I brought these for you." She tossed him a bag of potato chips.

Cisco looked at it as though it was a million dollar diamond, then back at his friend. "You are literally the most awesome person ever."

Caitlin took it in stride. "Thank you." She grabbed a bag of almonds, and munched on a few, before taking a moment to squeeze out her hair. It made a small puddle on the ground by her side, and she let out a sigh. "Now what?"

"Hey, you're the one who's all wilderness smart. Don't look at me." Cisco held up his hands, and ate another chip, before offering the bag around.

"We should try and make a fire." Caitlin decided. "Dry out our clothes a little, so we don't get sick. None of us want hypothermia to climb down a mountain."

Barry stared at her. "You going to make a fire. In the rain."

"Yes." Caitlin said. "Good thing I brought matches!"

TEAM ARROW! WAIT, NO, THAT'S THE ARROW.

Caitlin was elected as, "most likely to get the best materials" by both the boys, so she wrapped her poncho around herself, pulled up the gigantic hood, and set out into the steadily darkening woods.

It was chillier then it had been when they had arrived, even when it started raining. Caitlin shivered in her soaked hiking pants, and began to desperately search for some sort of dry wood and tinder. She found a few sticks underneath a pine tree, and a sort of dry leaf. That was about it.

Caitlin pushed her hair back once again and looked around. It was time to think creatively. What had Ronnie always said? "If you can't find it on the ground, there's usually something higher up."

She looked above her, ignoring the water splashing into her eyes, and located a thick hemlock, with numerous branches spiraling down it's center. Perfect.

Trying not to slip, Caitlin ran toward the tree, and carefully hoisted herself up. Three points of contact. Hand, foot, foot. Keep going. There were a few sticks to her right, and she broke them off, tucking them into her pocket. A few more pulls, and some whispies (tiny sticks perfect for catching a flame) came into view.

On her way back down, she made her first mistake. Caitlin put both her feet onto one branch, and it cracked down the side.

With a scream, Caitlin tumbled down the tree, just barely catching herself on a wider branch before she could smash to the forest floor. She pulled herself over it, voice ragged, panting.

Then she slipped, and the ground came up beneath her, fast and hard.

Barry and Cisco both came running. "Caitlin!" Cisco yelled.

Caitlin groaned in response, trying to sit up. Her ankle throbbed. Cisco crouched beside her and supported her back with his hand, helping her up. She gritted her teeth. "I think my I broke my ankle."

Barry ran a hand though his hair, looking upset. "What are we going to do?"

"I got wood." Caitlin said weakly, patting her pockets. "And I have an Ace Bandage in the first aid kit. Just help me get to our cave, and we'll figure things out from there."

"While you got wood, Barry and I tried calling for help." Cisco told her as the boys helped her to her feet and let her lean on them as they moved toward their shelter.

"And?" Caitlin glanced up excitedly. "Did it work?"

"No." Cisco said glumly. "I guess we really should have gotten T-Mobile." The other two gave him a blank look. "You know, like in the commercial? They put their towers everywhere, so that people can watch football games in apple orchards and- you know what? Never mind."

Caitlin giggled, and her friends set her down on the damp rock underneath their overhang. She leaned against the wall, and grabbed her backpack.

Barry attempted to light a match while Caitlin painfully set, then wrapped her ankle. It was already getting swollen, and now she wasn't sure if she would be able to fit it in her boot for the climb down.

The small teepee flickered to life, and Caitlin's whispies caught and blazed. Barry grinned. "Finally, something goes right."

"I know." Cisco rolled his eyes and held his hand over the small flame. They steamed as they dried. "I think this outing is more cursed then any meta fight that Barry's ever been in."

"Ugh, don't mention metas." Caitlin groaned, head lolling unto Barry's shoulder as she warmed her own fingers. "One will probably appear and kill all of us if you do."

Barry shook his head bemusedly, and glanced down at her ankle. "Do you need us to get you something? Pain meds, maybe?"

"They always make me drowsy." Caitlin sighed. "I can't afford to be drowsy right now."

Cisco nudged her shoulder. "Take something for your ankle and sleep. It's not like you can really go look for more wood or something in that state."

She smiled at him, and reached into the first aid kit once again. There was a small bottle of pills, and she took two, before re-closing the bottle and leaning against Barry again. He brushed her hair back. "Alright, so we can call anyone, the wood supply is limited, and it's still raining."

Caitlin sat up a little, and focused her gaze on Cisco. "Hey, you should see if you can find more sticks, and we can dry them by the fire before it burns out, so that we have more wood."

He nodded, and hopped to his feet. "I'll see what I can do, but no promises."

"And no trees!" Barry called after him.

Caitlin laughed and blinked sleepily. Barry shivered, and she looked up at him. "I've got a space blanket in my bag." She reminded him.

He smiled down at her. "You should take it. You're the one that got hurt."

"Yeah, but I'm not cold." He raised an eyebrow. "Seriously, Barry! I'm wearing, like, 8 layers on my top."

He snorted with laughed, but reached into her bag and pulled out the blanket. It was still and shiny, but she knew it would keep him warm. "You know, I'm never teasing you for over-preparing again." Barry mused.

"Good." Caitlin yawned, and closed her eyes. She vaguely heard Cisco come in and place more logs on the fire, but then the hike, the stress, and the meds all got to her, and she slipped of to sleep.

TEAM FLASH! YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT!

When Caitlin woke up, it was morning in their overhang. She felt a heavy blanket resting on her shoulders, and someone was curled up next to her, their backs pressed. She blinked and looked over her shoulder, barely avoiding getting a mouthful of Cisco's long, dark hair.

The rain had stopped, and now the sun was out, sparkling against all of the leaves on the ground and still left in the trees.

Caitlin sat up, remembered her ankle, and bit back a cry of pain. It woke Barry up anyway, and he blinked heavy eyes in her direction. "Man... what time is it?"

Caitlin reached over to her bag and pulled out her phone to check the time. While she was digging through, she realized how hungry she was. Barry's stomach growled, too, as if on cue. She tossed him a bar.

Her phone was nearly dead, but she could still get the time. "It's 4:10." She whispered, trying not to wake Cisco up, even though he slept like a rock most days.

He did wake up this time, probably because he was sleeping on a rock, instead of like one. "Man... what time is it?"

Caitlin and Barry bit their lips to keep from laughing. "Couldn't have said it better myself, Cisco." Barry snickered.

"Actually, he didn't." Caitlin added.

Cisco gave them both blank looks. "Dudes, it's too early for your inside jokes. Anyway, mine and Caitlin's inside jokes are way better. Like that time with the-"

"Yes, yes, we don't need to go into detail." Caitlin's face turned red, and Barry looked at them both quizzically. They didn't bother to elaborate.

Cisco yawned, and grabbed Caitlin phone to look at the time. "Check your own." She huffed.

"Yours was closer." Cisco grunted, reached for the granola bar that was discarded on the floor. He inspected it, and then looked up at Caitlin. "Seriously? 1 gram of sugar?"

"And 10 of protein."

"You mean 10 grams of tasteless lumps." Cisco wrinkled his nose, but opened it up anyway. "I don't see how you eat this stuff."

Caitlin only sighed, and check on her foot. It was about twice it's normal size, even though the medication probably helped with the swelling, and a cacophony of different colors. She bit her lip as she thought about what she should do. "I don't know if I'm going to be able to walk back down the mountain with this."

Barry frowned in concern, but, knowing she hated fondling, didn't say much other then, "We'll figure something out."

They ate a "tasteless" breakfast of "tasteless" granola bars, and finished off the water that Caitlin had brought. Both the boys thanked her repeatedly for being so paranoid and over prepared, and, even though it was a backhanded compliment, it was sweet of them.

After they had packed up, Cisco traded bag's with Caitlin, and Barry supported her, hoping on one leg, to the trail. It was slippery, because of the rain, and Caitlin really didn't see how they were supposed to do this.

Barry slung his arm under her leg and picked her up, bridal style. She blinked at him. "It's going to be easier for both of us." He smiled. "Though I might have to take a few breaks."

She felt awful, being such a (literal) burden, but Barry and Cisco said over and over that she was no such thing, and that they would all probably be in very bad shape without her there.

They got a little ways down the mountain, going very slowly and carefully, trying to avoid steep rocks and slippery areas. Barry was getting tired fast, his arms not used to being the ones having to do the work. Cisco could pick her up, though, so they just had to wait until he was rested enough to continue every time they stopped.

Caitlin's ankle was throbbing horribly from all of the unintentional jarring that the climb was giving it. She had taken more pain meds, and even rewrapped it, which helped a little, but her hands were trembling too badly to reset the bone, so she would just have to wait until they got to a hospital.

They finally -finally- got to a parking lot; thankfully with no further disasters. Barry was breathing heavily, and just about collapsed into the car. Caitlin was out of water, and all she could offer him was an apple.

Cisco checked his phone and found the connection was still not great, so Barry loaded Caitlin into the back of her car, and they all drove to the nearest convenience store. It was closed. "For real?" Barry leaned his forehead against the steering wheel briefly, and Caitlin tried not to cry.

Now it was Cisco's turn to be the cool headed one. "Alright, team! We are just going to drive on down to the nearest hospital. Caitlin can get checked out, Barry can call Joe... it will all work out." He reached into the backseat and rubbed Caitlin's knee. "We're gonna get through this."

The 'nearest hospital' turned out to be two hours away. Barry was shaky with hunger by the time they arrived, and Caitlin was dozing fitfully in the backseat.

Cisco ran in first, after Barry pulled up outside, and returned with a few nurses and a stretcher. They loaded Caitlin on and took her to an x-ray machine, even as she tried to convince them she was a doctor and knew what a broken ankle was.

It was actually a worst break then she had thought- her ankle had completely shattered in a few places from the fall, but the nurses were good, and they put her under as they set and fixed the bone. She came out of her hospital room to meet her friends with a frown and a complaint about the crutches. The frown quickly changed to a smile when both of her boys jumped up and squished her in their arms.

"I called Joe." Barry informed her as she hobbled out of the clinic. "He ordered pizza, and also you guys are going to stay the night."

"Sounds good to me!" Cisco chirped. Now that they were out of the woods (both literally and figuratively) he seemed as chipper and perky as ever. "Pizza is always a bonus, in my opinion."

Barry laughed, and clapped a hand on his back. "Hey, we can do this more often. You're just going to have to pay."

"Let me reiterate." Cisco said quickly. "Free pizza is always a bonus."

Caitlin laughed, and let Barry help her back into her seat in the car. This time Cisco got in the driver's side, and they took the highway to Joe's house.

Joe hugged them all when he saw them, seeming very relieved, and ushered them through the front door. Not that they needed much convincing, especially when the smell of fresh pizza hit their hungry selves.

They spent the next hour stuffing themselves, arguing over movies and doting over Caitlin's ankle. She realized how much she had missed the three of them together- just them, no Wells, no Eddie or Iris or Harry or Jesse or Wally or any of the many people who had infiltrated into their team. It was good to be back together.

Though she could do without the broken ankle.

Author's Note: THERE YOU GO! Man, that was fun and long! Hopefully there wasn't anything that seemed romantic in there... I really did try my hardest- it's tough for me, though, being a hardcore Snowbarry shipper.