"So it seems like it was caused by some sort of meta-human. None of the witnesses even knew what they were doing or why." Barry explained. They looked at Caitlin who had withdrawn to her medical bay.
"It's like they were all overcome with pure emotion, which made them react in the way that they did. Look at her," Cisco said sadly, referring to Caitlin.
"I'm surprised that you weren't affected… did you remember seeing anything at all?" Barry asked Cisco.
"I thought I saw a glimmer of purple in his eyes. But that was it. nothing!" He replied.
"I'm going to follow up with CCPD. Will Caitlin be okay, here?" Barry asked him.
"Yeah of course, where did Astrid leave to? She should know what's going on." Cisco wondered.
"She said something about doing a few jobs and then going to wash off the thought of Eddie." Barry replied, with a laugh. He took one last glimpse at Caitlin. Barry felt the need to help her, but knew it would be best if he found out what the hell was going on first.
Astrid climbed out of the shower in the ladies' restroom on the 97th floor. She wrapped her towel around her and dried her hair with the second towel. She thought that she had heard the door open, but she knew that all her friends had left already, so she ignored it.
It wasn't until she saw the reflection of Cisco, in the mirror, that she jumped. "Cisco, this is the ladies room… whatever it is, can it wait? Give me ten minute's tops to get dressed, and then I'll be out there…"
But he didn't leave, instead he grabbed her by the waist and held her against the wall ready to kiss her.
"Cisco, what are you doing? we shouldn't be doing this!" she told him, confused.
"Read my mind, you already know. I'm just tired of this 'will they - won't they' 'Ross and Rachel' tension, I love you and you know that I love you, so what's stopping us from being together?" he asked her.
"Cisco, you're my best friend and, um…" she really couldn't think of any reasons. She knew how she felt about him and here he was, the feeling clearly mutual. So she gave in. She wrapped her arms around him and kissed him.
Barry arrived at CCPD where the station was all a bustle. "Barry, where were you? We've been getting reports that the entire city has been affected by an overwhelming wave of emotions, so far fear, anger, passion, sadness and even nausea, and my bets are on another meta human!" Captain Singh barked at Barry on his entrance.
"I'm sorry Captain. What do we know?" Barry asked him.
"Well it started over at Central City National bank, then there was a repeat at the art gallery… It's spreading like some sort of virus!"
"Why are you thinking meta-human?" Barry asked, just in time for Joe and Eddie to enter the office.
"Because of this footage that was taken over at the bank earlier." Eddie said handing him a picture of a man who had some sort of glint in his eyes. It reminded Barry of what Cisco had told him.
"Do we have a name?" Barry asked.
"He goes by the name of Roy G. Bivolo," Joe said, "Word has it, he was a failed artist due to color blindness. His father made him some sort of high-tech glasses that allowed him to see colors… Roy went missing just after the meteor shower and this is the first, that we have heard from him since."
"So, you're saying the glasses must have merged with him during the time of the meteor shower?" Barry suggested. "It doesn't explain the color emotion manipulation."
"Actually, it does." Eddie added, "that meteor shower has been known to affect numerous people in many different ways… and after I did a little investigation, this afternoon, I found out that Roy was actually a patient of Astrid's. The man is highly emotionally unstable. That would be the emotional link."
"Good police work, Eddie." Captain Singh replied, "if you keep this up I might actually approve your request for the meta-human task force…"
"Task force?" Barry repeated, as Singh bypassed them to round up the other officers. Eddie nodded, "do you want in? The Flash is on the top of my list."
Barry was about to protest, when there was a report of another art gallery being targeted. He slipped away, only noticed by Joe, and left to take care of the crime, as The Flash.
Barry reached the art gallery in time to see the chaos. He ran through the crowds, looking for the man known as Roy. When alas, he saw him. Fortunately, the man hadn't yet seen Barry.
The Flash knocked him to the ground, and brought out a set of meta-human cuffs. One of Roy's victims shot a bullet at Barry's legs, it just grazed him.
The Flash grimaced in pain, just in time for Roy to get to his feet and knock Barry to the floor. Roy looked directly into The Flash's eyes. Barry saw the color red, and within an instant was overcome with such anger and hatred. He noticed Eddie enter the art gallery.
The remainder of the officers were apprehending the crowds of people, but Eddie's full attention was on The Flash and Roy. Roy looked over at Eddie, who also saw the color red.
"Eddie… shoot Roy!" Barry yelled, his tone full of anger. But as Eddie pulled the trigger, his weapon was not drawn at Roy, but on the Flash.
Barry ran at Eddie, forgetting about Roy and throwing Eddie to the floor. "You manipulated my friends!" Barry yelled at him, who continued to shoot at the red speedster.
"And you're nothing but a power hungry vigilante… a coward who has to hide his face behind a mask!" Eddie yelled back. Every time Eddie went to shoot at Barry, the speedster would duck and dodge. It was clear that he was indeed faster than a bullet.
Eddie knew that if he could touch the speedster's skin, the talisman that he was wearing would allow him to absorb that speed. It would make him just as fast as the scarlet speedster himself.
He tried to read his mind, but he could not get a reading. Then, as a stroke of luck, the Flash came at him again, this time punching Eddie.
Eddie continued to receive the knocks. But then he took notice of the man's mouth and his eyes. He knew those features too well. "Barry." Eddie mouthed, softly.
He brought his hand up to the Flash's face and immediately felt the rush that had overcome him. The talisman's powers had worked again. He had absorbed the Flash's speed.
Along with the anger that coursed through Eddie's veins, he had the speed to rival the red speedster himself. He punched at the masked man, over and over, knowing with his whole heart that it was his brother. Eddie's only objective was to kill him where he stood with every last hit.
But then he heard a voice call out. "Eddie! Stand down!" It was Joe, he was holding a gun aimed at the detective's head.
The Flash stared at Eddie and then looked over at Joe. Then, as if something had clicked inside of him, he disappeared.