Wally remained asleep, he did not stir, he did not blink. It was as if he was in a coma, truth be told he most likely was. Whatever had hit him during his meeting with Joe had done this, and so they kept an eye on him at Star Labs, but there was nothing more they could do for him. Barry couldn't stand being there and not being able to help, that was why he had jumped at the opportunity to deal with a new threat, the return of serial thief Sam Scudder back from the dead, and with some new powers as well. As he races towards Scudder and his girlfriend, Barry knows that they might need to have a backup plan, if the mirror capabilities are true. He stops before the two of them and says. "You really couldn't stay away? I thought you'd have learned by now."
Scudder looks unimpressed. "Keep talking Flash." With that he runs towards a mirror and disappears, as Barry flashes toward it, Scudder's girlfriend says something and the ground shakes beneath his feet, causing him to stumble. Scudder appears and hits him sending him sprawling. "Come now Flash, you didn't think I'd make it easy for you, did you?" The man disappears again, and Barry races around the mirrors breaking each one of them, but before he can break the last one, Scudder grabs his girlfriend and disappears.
Barry presses a finger to his comms and asks. "Guys where's he going?"
Cisco does a quick search on the computer and says. "Central Tower, Thirty Third and Lex."
Barry nods, and then races off, his heart hammering in his chest. If Scudder's girlfriend is also a meta, he's going to need some help, he thinks about saying this to Cisco as he races off, but before he can say anything he's at Central Tower, and Scudder stands there waiting and watching. "Thinking about catching me Flash? I'd reconsider that." Scudder says, just as his girlfriend, who Barry hears Cisco name Top, does that thing she did before. The ground shakes underneath him he staggers forward, but he is not quick enough, he falls, Scudder disappears, then reappears, a whisper before Barry is dragged into the Mirror Universe. He watches Scudder disappear, and tries to flash out of it, but he can't. Phasing doesn't work either, he stands there and yells, though he cannot hear his own yell.
Cisco hammers out some instructions on his computer and says to Caitlin and Iris. "He's stuck inside the mirrors that Scudder uses, we need to get a mirror in here fast, before he gets sucked in properly." He watches as they hurry off to bring in one of those large mirrors he used to see in his grandmother's house as a child. He stands there and places his hands in front of the mirror, vibing, or that's what he thinks he's doing, he's not really sure. Still, he breathes a sigh of relief when Barry appears. They can't hear what he's saying, but eventually, it clicks, different frequency, frequency modulator is brought forward and Barry talks.
"I've tried phasing out of here, I've tried flashing out. There's nothing that seems to work." Barry says.
Caitlin stands there, watching her boyfriend's face shape into one of pain, and her heart lurches. She could free him she thinks, using her new powers, but she's scared. If she uses them now, will she become like her doppelganger? They try breaking the mirror, they try shaking it all to no avail, she sees Barry's despondency grow. Eventually, she decides enough is enough. "Can I try something?" she asks, sensing that they're all wondering what she will be able to do, that narks her a little, but she puts that to the side. Raising her hands, ice comes out of them, and soon enough Barry is able to phase out. She sees the look of surprise on her boyfriend's face, the looks of surprise and consternation on the others' faces, but she ignores them, she runs forward and hugs Barry, whispering into his chest. "I'm sorry."
Barry is not sure what to feel, his girlfriend has the same powers as her doppelganger, but she's nothing like her. He hears her whisper her apologies into his chest, but kisses her hair and whispers. "Thank you." Then the computer beeps and they find Scudder and his girlfriend near a bank, with lots of mirrors. An idea forms in Barry's head. "I think we need to get Scudder into the mirror there, and destroy the others, we then need his girlfriend to do the thing she does that makes the ground shake, that will destroy the mirror and force Scudder to exit or be trapped. If Joe and Eddie can be there waiting, we should be fine."
"How will you get Top to do her thing?" Caitlin asks curiously.
"I need Cisco with me." Barry says, at his friend's exclamation he hurriedly explains. "You can hit her whilst I deal with Scudder, she needs to be pushed into that light, otherwise we're finished."
Reluctantly Cisco agrees, and in the time, it takes him to get ready, they run through the plan once more. Soon enough, he stands stock still, thinking of the bank, and the portal opens, he and Barry race through it, arriving there.
"Scudder." Barry calls out. "Your time is done."
"Time is a funny thing. I think the time has run out for you." Scudder says, before running into the mirror.
Barry flashes breaking all the mirrors, as Scudder moves, trapping him in one, Cisco meanwhile hits Top with his blasts of power, causing her to roll back and scream in agony, the sound is a disconcerting one, but eventually she does what they hoped she would. The ground shakes, trapped in only one mirror, Scudder staggers out cut and bleeding, straight into police cuffs. A job well done, they celebrate, but when that is all done, Barry returns to Star Labs, hugs Caitlin and whispers. "It'll be alright. I promise you."
