Authors note: So I know haven't updated in awhile, but I had a bit of writers block for this chapter, but after some snowbarry crack videos and time to actually sit down and write I finally popped this chapter out! Thank you for all the favorites, follows, and reviews. Honestly didn't think this story would get this kind of reception! So I hope you all enjoy this next chapter!
Caitlin pulled on a pair of latex gloves just as Joe and Barry brought in the latest patients. Her head was still ringing from Haley's outburst and a knot of stress began form in the pit of her stomach, making her nauseous. The baby was kicking her in response to the overwhelming terror that was pulsing throughout her body. In the darkest part of her mind, she could hear Killer Frost mentally chastising her. 'Get a hold of yourself Snow,' the doctor scolded herself as she squeezed her eyes shut. Placing a hand over her abdomen, she took several deep breaths trying to calm herself. Her friends needed her to push all emotions and distractions aside so she could help them.
"Cait are you okay?" Barry's gentle voice punctured through her inner turmoil. Opening her eyes, she found him standing right in front of her, his face a mixture of concern and fear. Peering around him, she could see both Haley and Wally were already laid out on the crisp white beds set up in the room. Caitlin felt a warm hand cover her own on her stomach, drawing her attention back to man in front of her. "Are you okay?" he asked again.
Gazing into his eyes she saw every emotion she felt and more. The Flash was just as terrified as she was, but he was also determined, ready to protect those he loves at all cost. So, she took his strength as her own and pushed everything aside. "I'm okay." She finally replied, her voice firm and resolute.
Iris and Cisco had join the group and everybody was staring at Dr. Snow and Barry waiting for plan. She gave a small smile to her personal hero, then stepped around him, "Iris if you don't mind I could use a hand. Joe, I promise I will do everything in my power to make sure Wally is okay."
"What about Haley? What if she wakes up and has another melt down?" Cisco asked worriedly, turning their attention to the unconscious psychic.
"I'm going to sedate her until I can determine if she's going to cause any more harm." Dr. Snow replied.
"Until then we need to lock this place down and listen to every channel possible to see if the hunters caught any wind of what just occurred. We need to call Oliver and Captain Singh, give them a heads up." Barry instructed, taking charge of the rest of their situation.
Cisco hesitated for a moment then nodded, "Okay but I require an aspirin first. Dr. Psi gave me one hell of a headache." Everyone gave the engineer a side glance, "Yes I finally came up with a kickass name for Haley. Just hope she'll get to use it."
Caitlin rolled her eyes, but had to agree it was a kickass name and suited her fellow doctor very well. "Iris and I will take great care of Kid Flash and Dr. Psi. Just make sure we're still safe." She said.
Bending down Barry gave her peck on the cheek, "You go this." He whispered before leaving the medical room with Cisco. Joe lingered for a short moment, saying a few quiet words to his son and gave a quick hug to Iris before following the boys.
With the room less crowded, Caitlin went to work, instructing Iris along the way. Within a few minutes they had both patients hooked up to the monitors, Haley was given a sedative and Wally was lined up for a brain scan. Picking up a tablet, Dr. Snow began to look over their vitals. "Heart-rate and blood pressure look normal for them." She stated, tapping through the difference screens, but halted when she came to their EEGs. "That's not normal."
"What's not normal?" Iris asked, coming over to the bioengineer's side. She peered down at the tablet in her hands. "Is that their brain waves?" Caitlin nodded, "But Wally has two sets and Haley's are off the charts."
"That's because Haley is still linked with Wally and I'm betting with everyone else in the building. Wally's lighting strike gave her a power boost and that piercing wail we heard was her connecting her mind to ours. Your brother was the closest to the blast and his mind was completely over powered by the additional brain waves she was admitting." She tapped on the psychic's EEG, enlarging the image, "Since being hit by the wave of dark matter, Haley's brain waves have been stronger than the average person. She uses that boost to basically take over another person's mind, controlling actions, thoughts, and so on. But when Wally hit her with his lighting, it was like her brain getting an upgrade."
"Expanding her range."
"And giving her the ability of telekinesis. Haley is more powerful than ever and her mental facets may not be able to handle it." Caitlin stated worriedly, looking over at Iris, "And she might have lost all control."
Skidding to halt in the cortex, Barry pulled back the cowl of his suit. It was small risk, taking a quick perimeter run, but the area around S.T.A.R. labs was lifeless. "The building is secure and I didn't find anyone nearby. We may have caught a lucky break." He stated slightly optimistic.
Cisco, who was sitting in front of several monitors, looked up at him, "So far there's just silence on the meta-human alert channels and there's no chatter on police radio of a sudden earthquake. But it's only been a few minutes. We should stay on our toes for a couple of hours."
"Well in a few hours, Oliver and the others should be here. They've been updated on our latest situation?" Barry asked crossing his arms.
The engineer nodded, "Mr. Diggle was informed to 'step-on it' by Oliver. So, they'll probably be here in half the time if I know that man's driving."
"According to Captain Singh, we are still in the clear. Not a single tip has come in about an earthquake or piercing wale near S.T.A.R. You may be right son. We may have finally caught a break." Joe stated coming in from the hallway, "But just in case, is everything still ready for Plan V?" he asked.
The Flash's stomach immediately dropped from his stomach, with dread filling the empty space, "Yes." he said solemnly. Plan V was their very last option and involved Barry being separated from Caitlin and their child. They set up a sealed room months ago in the middle of the particle accelerator and there was only one in, vibrating. The plan was simple, if they felt they had no way out and capture by the Organization was imminent, Barry and Wally would vibrate Caitlin and Iris into the room. If no one came for them in an hour, they would escape through a secure tunnel that led to safe house set up by Captain Singh. Curtis from Team Arrow would join them and hide out with them until the baby was born. Mr. Terrific would return to Star City with the baby, giving Barry and Caitlin's child a chance at a real life.
Barry prayed they would never have to use it. Back when they came up with Plan V, the Organization was in the dark about Caitlin's pregnancy and everyone believed that by this time they would all be back in their homes. But months had passed and here they were still in hiding, with the risk of being captured raising every day and a baby due in just a few short weeks. Even if they weren't caught and could hide out until Caitlin gave birth, he knew they would still have to send their child away to Star City. If they didn't come up with a plan, didn't find a way to fight, Barry and Caitlin's child would grow up without them.
"Are we sure that's even still possible? The Organization knows about Caitlin's pregnancy and it takes simple math to figure out when the baby would be born. As soon as Curtis gets to the border- "
"Cisco stop!" Joe cut the engineer off, but it was too late. They both watched as Barry drop to ground, defeated. Keeping the pregnancy secret was the only way they could keep the baby out of harm's way, but now it was out and every plan they had to send the child away was ruined. As Cisco clearly began to point out.
Tears began to form as he squeezed his eyes shut and his head fell into his chest, "They're taking everything and I have done nothing to stop it. All we've done is prolong the inevitable." His words were empty, without any hope.
He felt a warm hand on his shoulder, "Son, you can't think like that." His adoptive father said gently. Barry looked up at the man who raised him, "Oliver and his friends are on their way and together we will take these men down. Because that's all they are, men with an empty cause. They don't fight for love, for family, for an innocent life. Not like you and me. Not like Caitlin. They may have twisted the views of the world, but we all still see the simple truth. We are still heroes and the Organization, just another bad guy trying to take what is good in this world. And what have we done with guys like that in past?"
"We took them down, together." Barry answered, his dwindling hope beginning to build from Joe's belief.
"I know your scared, we all are, but we can't let that discourage us. You have to believe that together we are going to take down the Organization and its hunters. You have to believe that you and Caitlin will both be there to welcome and raise your child. Fight for that future, Barry. Run as fast and hard as you can towards it and don't ever lose hope." Joe finished his speech and it was exactly what the Flash needed.
Leaning over, Barry gave his father a hug, "Thank you Joe. You're going to be the best grandpa." he told the man, then pulled back with a large smile across his face.
"Damn Joe. Even I was inspired by that and it also gave me an idea." Cisco stated with enthusiasm and began to clicked away at the keyboard.
Joe and Barry both came to their feet and walked over to the desk, "Glad I could help, but what did I say that gave you a light bulb?" Joe asked in confusion.
"You stated it yourself, the views of world are twisted right now. We're seen as the bad guys, even though we aren't and the Organization is the big hero. They twisted the cities view of good and bad and turned them against us. How?" he looked up at Barry and Joe, a huge grin across his face.
Barry was lost and from the look his Joe's face, so was he, "Um… the used Killer Frost's attack?" he answered, unsure of where Cisco was trying to lead them.
"Yes, and it was perfectly timed. The city was revved up from the pot being stirred with reminders of the damage from S.T.A.R. labs. Every other meta-human seen was bad and what should happen when one of their heroes' turns evil?" the man continued to push.
And it hit the Flash like ton of bricks, "They used Caitlin as a patsy. They knew who and what she was before all of this began."
"Exactly!" Cisco shouted, "And with some good press on their end and bad press on ours, their message becomes clear. Hero or not, metas are dangerous and the only people who can help, the Organization and their hunters. Central Cities view become twisted."
"So we just need to get the entire city back on our side…. I tried that when Killer Frost attacked the city, no one listened. How are we going to do it now that were all in hiding and the most wanted metas out there?" Barry asked trying to understand.
"We use their own technique against them. Spill their secrets. Take them down from the inside and the outside."
"Turn the city against them by boiling the pot once more." Joe stated.
"But we don't have a patsy to start it all. They inform the public of everything that occurs, constant updates on metas and work for their so-called cure." Barry pointed out.
"Pfft. We know that's a front and once we crack that vault, we'll show the world, but that only take us so far. What we need is major sympathy points and we'll use the very same patsy." Cisco gave Barry a sly look.
"You want to use Caitlin?" Barry ask wearily.
"Well Caitlin and the baby." He responded. Barry raised an eyebrow, waiting for an explanation, "I read the recent reports released to public and went over Singh's report as well. Nobody outside the Organization knows about the hunter's latest mission. They haven't released any information on Killer Frost carrying a child to the public or the police force."
"How did Captain Singh get this information?" Joe asked.
"We we're all so distracted by the fact that our greatest secret was exposed to the organization, we failed to notice how this information came into the Captain's hands. Some stupid hunter left his phone at the Captain's desk and with subtle snooping, he found the gruesome news."
"The Organization is trying to keep Central City in the dark about putting all forces on Caitlin, a woman who is carrying a child. Holy crap Cisco you are brilliant!" Barry shouted in excitement, finally catching on to the engineer's plan. He raised his hand in the air for a high five, retuned quickly by Cisco. "When we leak to the public that the Organizing is hunting an unborn child who might not even be a meta-human…"
"It's begins to turn their support against them. Even a half-decent person would question the man-hunt of an unborn-baby. They'll be distracted trying to put the fire, to find the leak, all we do is slip someone through on the inside and reveal every dirty secret." Cisco finished a huge grin across his face.
"We're going to bring the Organization down and free us all." Barry stated and for the first time in a while, he could see the light at the end of a very dark tunnel, "I have to talk to Caitlin." Then flashed out the Cortex and into the medical bay.
He was welcomed by complete chaos. The monitors were blaring out in warning and the room looked like a tornado came flying through, with every piece of equipment knocked over and strewn throughout. Iris was sprawled out nearby-by, unconscious, while a very conscious Wally was trying to console Haley who was awake and crying out 'I'm sorry' over and over again.
Then he felt a chill go down his spine. Turning he came face to face with a full fledge Killer Frost. "Hello Flash, we need to talk."
I love killer frost, so next chapter will be a mixture of her perspective and Caitlin's. I want to show that inner battle a bit more. But hey we have a plan! And Team Arrow here soon as well! I will try my best to update again soon, but I have 3 test next week so fingers crossed. As always, favorite, follows, and reviews are welcome. They help inspire me so!