The Psychic

by makoto x chelia

When an ordinary night turns out wrong, and ends up with the world around him opening up, Matt has to learn how to channel his powers, all the while fighting off Metahumans, and other things that are from his, checkered past.

11. Chapter 11

Hello, and welcome to the next chapter!

hellspam; Yeah, let's see how it goes from here huh! Yeah, she's like his anchor, she can help him get back to his normal self. Well, I can't spoil much yet, but let's say things are gonna go down between them, and it won't be all that long from this chapter. Yeah, Rachael is quite the bitch huh, doing that to mess with his already breaking mind. Ooh with Matt, she'll be coming more and more out of her shell, and showing her more confident side. Yeah, they could do something like that, Matt, and Barry are gonna have some interesting techniques together.

DocSlendy; Indeed.

ShadowUzumaki55; Yeah, it really went to the extreme huh. Though Harrison unleashed him, and that's what he wanted, for some reason that he hasn't disclosed yet. Yeah, she will do eventually. He did yeah, there could be some seeds sowed there. She does yeah, briefly she can reach him which shall be the deciding factor in this. Well, he does need her for something, it shall be revealed as we go forward what that thing is. Aah, she will do soon enough.

pyrojack25; Yeah, he's got some good weapons, that we'll see throughout the chapters. He could be very dangerous yeah. But, he's quite cunning it seems. Yeah, Matt doesn't like it either hehe~

Ragna; That would be funny/disturbing for Matt's mind alone.

Anime PJ; Thanks very much! Yeah, he really is. Everything he's felt, whether it is a minor or major thing going down inside Matt, as seen with all of the things he said. It is yeah, it gets him to play with the dark side, realizing how dark that side really is, and helps him grow as a character. Ooh yeah, that aspect is quite interesting, even showing it in this chapter as well how, dynamic they have their relationship. Yeah it's gonna be interesting!

AlphaOmega; He is yeah, he's got some plans, that extend past this chapter. He's gonna be doing some nefarious things. As you said, he just wants to prepare, he's a realistic, and believes what could happen, might happen, and he wants to plan for every eventuality. Aah yeah, she will be as we go on. Yeah, they better had do, not just for this chapter, but Matt ain't happy, and evil Matt wants blood. Yeah, while the telepathy might not get them, he can mentally torture them.

Lightwave; He has, and he can, with his friends, and especially Caitlin's help as we see this chapter. He did yeah, he has a deeper meaning for this, partly to see his powers, to develop them, but for another sinister reason as well. Right now, he won't be doing that, but let's say that Matt's revenge hasn't come yet, and it will do so as we move down the story lines. Yeah, he is frightened at the end of the day, and wanted to write that, for the sake of it to make sure others got what he wanted them to get.

Neonlight01; She is yeah, it makes sense with the life that she had led until this point. Ooh, let's say that Matt won't be happy when he finds out about her, and such, it is gonna be, something. Yeah, he's a practical person, and he isn't stupid, as seen by previous, and future chapters as well. He might not be super brainy, but he isn't an idiot, as even evil Matt shows that this chapter, and he knows what is what, and what could happen to him. They did yeah, they went too far on him, and pushed him past breaking points, and yeah, he's gonna be showing some more powers based on his telepathic, and telekinetic abilities, even good Matt show's a skill this chapter. Ooh let's say evil Matt isn't going to be happy when he finds out who he is, and he is, gonna go quite on a rampage as well. Yeah, let's see if he can or not~

Well, with those reviews out of the way, it's time to start the chapter!

---

Dark sides part two

Inside of S.T.A.R Labs, Caitlin, Joe, and Cisco waited for Barry to return. While they did, Cisco was beefing up the security in the place just in case Matt decided to be all hacktivist on them, and hack their systems.

"I'm sorry about all of this, Dr Snow. I know how close you and Matt were with one another."

Joe offered his condolences, realizing how close, Matt, and Caitlin had gotten over the months.

"Thanks…but, I know I can get through to him. When he was last here, I saw it, he even asked me to kill him to stop his other self from hurting people. Whatever has affected him, it's messing with his brain chemistry, and made him develop this other side, where his hate, sorrow, anger, and negative emotions have taken on a life of their own. This…thing isn't Matthew, it isn't the one that I know, and have grown to…care for."

"Yeah, I'm sure we'll get him back somehow…speaking of, scientists, how are you going to get him back?"

While tapping away on the keyboard, Cisco continued on.

"We're hoping to be able to snap him back to reality with some good old fashioned force."

"Cisco, we never agreed to…"

"Caitlin, we have to stop him before he hurts someone. You heard the good one yourself, he doesn't want to hurt anyone. If we have to, we need to devise a way to put him down…I don't want it to come to that, of course I don't. But if he grows to a place where we can't contain him, then we have to do something against him, we have to stop him Caitlin."

"No, Cisco. We're not gonna kill him. I don't care if we can't contain him, none of this is his fault. He's being controlled, and it wouldn't of happened if the accelerator didn't explode in the first place. Matthew isn't to blame, he shouldn't be put to death because of something he can't control."

"Have you got any ideas then?"

Cisco said while continuing to tap away.

"Yes, actually. His brain chemistry is out of…as you'd say, whack. I've been developing a treatment for him that, should be able to suppress the other side of him, to keep the other Matthew at bay. All I need is Matthew, the good one, to take control again, so I can use this to suppress the other side. As it is now, it would only suppress the good Matthew since the evil one is in control."

"Do you know how we're going to get through to the good Matt? Because the last time he was here, he was pretty adamant that he was going to kill us if we didn't give up Dr Wells."

"I don't know yet Cisco, but I'm not giving up on him. I can't give up on him, Matthew doesn't deserve any of this to happen to him. I've seen his life pretty much breaking before his eyes since this all happened. The accelerator blowing up, has destroyed his life Cisco. Barry got super speed, and at most, suffers from hunger, but that's it. Matthew, suffers from his mind going into overload, crying to the point where he can't even form words, and passing out from so much pain. He's not slept since this began really, he sleeps at most, an hour a night, and that's a very painful sleep. He's been going through Hell since that damn accelerator exploded, and he needs us, because this is kind of our fault as well, all of ours."

Cisco was surprised that she sounded so passionate. He hadn't heard her like that since Ronnie. He had to wonder…was Caitlin in love with Matt without even realizing it? He couldn't ask directly, but the way she spoke, seemed more than mere friendship, and if that was the case, then Cisco was happy for her.

"Okay Caitlin, we'll help him. I don't know how yet, but I'll help him too. After all, we're all friends, and he did help us with Meta's when Barry was down and out, so he deserves us helping him out as well."

Caitlin nodded thankfully, glad that Cisco saw it from her perspective.

"Yeah, he's right Dr Snow, we'll do anything we can to bring Matt to the good side again."

"Thank you Mr West."

Caitlin went into the lab again, and began mixing the serum that she needed for Matt. All she needed now was a way to get through to him.

---

A little while later, Barry arrived back at the labs, so Caitlin and Joe gathered around him together with Cisco.

"Anything?"

Cisco began as Barry returned back to S.T.A.R Labs, with Caitlin and Joe looking on with worry. Barry unfortunately had some bad news, and while he didn't like saying it, there wasn't a way to sugar coat it.

"No, whatever his endgame was, he had already done it by the time I arrived. By the time I got there, he was already gone. Though that man…Rex Solman seemed to have suffered a beating and is currently in hospital. The strange thing was, just before it happened, right after Joe went in, the cameras went down."

"That's got to be him. He's a hacker, a polices network would be child's play to him."

Cisco reminded everyone, Joe showing an unpleasant face.

"Excuse the police then."

Joe murmured with an annoyed expression on his face.

"I didn't mean it in a bad way, but he's like a hacker, better at it than I am. He's quite a genius in that department, I am doubling the security in S.T.A.R Labs though thanks to Felicity for sending over some upgrades over, it should be able to protect us so he can't hack into here, and listen into the conversation. Even then, I can't get access to the stuff he looked at before."

"That's a good idea, at least he won't be able to tell what's going on from a far anyway. Though if he gets closer, what about his telepathy? How's that gadget coming along Cisco?"

"I'm making it as fast as I can, but it isn't a 100 percent guarantee that it is going to work."

"Anything will help. So far, we've not faced a Meta like Matt. He can know our thoughts, and manipulate them to a degree, he could even blast us, and throw things at us as well. We have to be careful or-"

"Guys, are you in here?"

Iris' voice could be heard, so Barry quickly changed into his normal clothes, and saw Iris walking through the entryway soon after.

"I-Iris, why are you here?"

Joe asked with a nervous face.

"Oh, Dad, you're here too." Iris offered up her best smile as Matt came walking right next to Iris' side, everyone's eyes lighting up in fear. "Here Matt, don't worry, I'll make sure that I tell them off for you."

"Thanks Iris. You're the best."

They all looked on fearful for what he could do to Iris. Especially the way that he smirked, it was very scary.

"Iris, get away from him."

Barry warned, as Matt placed a hand on Iris' shoulder.

"Barry? Why would I do that? I'm his friend, and from the sounds of it, you've been saying a few hurtful things, and I'm not happy about it."

"You see Iris? They've been bullying me, and they won't stop hurting me. Please make them stop hurting me."

Iris turned to face him, as the others narrowed their eyes at him.

"I know, don't worry, I'll make sure that they don't."

"Awww, you're the best sweetie~"

Matt hugged Iris from behind, his arms around her neck in a friendly way.

Iris sunk back, not realizing the potential danger she was in right now.

The tension in the air was thick. Barry and the others were frightened on what was going to happen to Iris. Matt could do anything to her right now, and they wouldn't have a chance to stop it at all, and Barry wasn't going to hold back if something happened to Iris because of this.

"Don't worry Dr Snow, you're my number one girl."

Caitlin jumped at the voice, and looked towards Matt who winked.

Caitlin furrowed her eyes…but then realized, that he projected his thoughts into her, broadcasting them. Rather than just hear others thoughts, she also received his thoughts.

"Now, Barry, and Cisco. I've heard that you've been bullying Matt over his sister, who has disappeared. I mean, Barry, I didn't expect you to be like that with Matt here. He's nothing but a kind guy, and you're saying horrible things? For shame."

Matt smirked from Iris' shoulder.

This…hurt more than if Matt was firing his energy blasts at him.

"W-Well, you see, it's not exactly like that…"

"Then, what is it Barry? I mean, I understand that you've been in a coma for nine months, and it worried me a lot, but to just carelessly say that his missing sister doesn't mean anything, and that Dr Wells is right when he says that there's no point in searching."

"I never said that!" Barry defended, and then looked at Matt who was whistling earnestly. "J-Just what have you been telling her?"

He almost sounded like a frightened child, and when under Iris' gaze, he did feel worried that he had pissed her off.

"The truth, streaky boy."

Barry's eyes shot open nervously, wondering what he had said to Iris about his, powers, and wondering if she knew about Matt's powers. Joe was getting increasingly agitated with Matt being around his daughter, he didn't know what Matt was going to do to Iris, no matter what it was, it was a terrifying experience.

"And Cisco Ramundo."

"Ramon."

Cisco corrected her with a whine.

"Okay then, Cisco Ramon, I also heard you ganged up on poor Matt as well. I'm not having this from either of you. So, please apologize, and make up with Matt right away, I'm not having my friend being bullied."

""But-""

"Now boys!"

Cisco, and Barry held their heads down in shame, Caitlin didn't know what the hell was going on now. Was this a game to evil Matt? It didn't make sense to her. Unless he wanted to mess with them, it didn't make sense.

""I'm sorry Matt.""

Iris nodded and turned to Matt who smiled down at her.

"I told you I'd make them apologize. Are you feeling better now? No sadness?"

"No sadness, you made me very happy Iris, love you."

"Awww, I love you too."

Matt and Iris hugged one another very tightly, and wouldn't let go either, showing the affection for one another.

Iris and Matt pulled away, and Iris looked at the time.

"Wow, look at the time. I need to go."

"Oh, can't stick around Iris? That's too bad."

"I know, early shift tomorrow, need to be up early. Well, see you later guys."

Matt and the others waved. Joe walked closer.

"I'm gonna make sure she gets home alright."

Joe walked closer and closer to Matt. Matt's eyes were on his form, and Joe's on Matt's as well.

"Good detective, you never know what kinda crazy people are out there. I might even be one of them."

Joe felt unnerved with a smile Matt had on, it was something you'd see on a horror movie character, very terrifying.

Joe briskly walked past him, and then went down the corridor, Matt waving like a child.

As soon as he was gone, Matt turned back to the others.

"What did you do-"

"My name is Barry Allen, and I am, arguably, The Fasted Man alive." They all looked on as Matt winked. "When I was a child I saw my mother killed by something impossible. My father went to prison for her murder. Then an accident made me the impossible. To the outside world I am an ordinary forensic scientist, but secretly I use my speed to fight crime and find others like me. And one day, I'll find who killed my mother and get justice for my father. I am The Flash."

Cisco looked on bewildered, then nodded his head.

"It's catchy." Barry and Caitlin gave Cisco a WTF face. "It is though..."

"I thought about that while on the way here with Iris, I thought it fitted you Barry."

"I'm not named the Flash though...it is catchy..."

"You will be named Flash, in the future."

Matt foretold, the others looking on with a weird expression.

"How do you know...c-can you see the future?"

Matt shrugged his shoulders at Barry's question, not revealing yes or no, ignoring it and went onto something else.

"Awww, you should've seen your adorable faces. Wondering if I was going to hurt Iris or not. The answer to that is, no. I wouldn't of hurt Iris."

"Why did you do that then?"

Barry spat out, wanting to know what was going on.

"Simply, to see your frightened faces, it makes me feel good, I am evil after all, and that's what evil people do, right? But, it seems like you have the knowledge to hide Wells. Very good Team Barry, you've done well for now. But, I will find him one way or another, and when I do, I will be killing him slowly, and painfully."

"Matt, please stop this, you're in there, aren't you? Don't let this…person take over you."

Barry pleaded, but evil Matt just snickered.

"That's sweet, trying to rescue a friend. Not had a good friend in a while, if you don't count Bette though. Speaking of, should team up with her, just think of the potential dangers we could cause together. How thrilling, right guys?" Matt looked over each of them, then smirked. "Give me Harrison Wells right now. I'm getting pissed off, and you wouldn't like me pissed off."

"You know we wouldn't do that dude. We're not gonna help this evil you kill someone, good you told us not to let you kill, we wouldn't betray our friend."

Cisco said while looking right into his eyes.

"That's a very naughty thing to say Cisco. Alright then, let me put it another way. Give me Wells within twelve hours, or I'm gonna go on a killing spree."

"You don't need to do that for Dr Wells!"

Barry snapped, trying to keep his rage at bay.

"I don't wanna hurt anyone Barry, well besides Wells, and some other people that deserve it for hurting children, especially those asshole's that call themselves my parents. So, it's up to you Barry really. You're a hero. Sacrifice one for the many? Or let the one live, and sacrifice the many for the one? Classic good vs evil here, right Cisco?"

"You can't ask him to do that Mentalist."

"Mentalist, love it Cisco, love it."

"I thought of it a little while ago, and I like it for your dark side of the force." Matt smirked as Cisco folded his arms. "But as I said, we can't decide something like that."

Mentalist rolled his eyes, then looked towards Barry.

"Barry, I'm a monster, but I have morals. I don't want to kill innocent people. But people like Wells, my parents, and all the other evils in this world can't keep going on. I am willing to do a trade with you, if you like?"

"Trade?"

Mentalist nodded his head.

"Right. If you give me Wells, I can break your Dad out of prison, and change everyone's memories around so it will seem like their idea, what about that? Do you want dear old Daddy back home?"

Barry was…stunned.

For such an offer to come his way, he didn't exactly expect it.

To have his Dad on the outside, it wasn't a weird concept to even think about.

"W-What are you saying…you can do that?"

"Barry!"

Cisco chastised, but Mentalist continued on.

"I can, and will, if you give me Wells. It was clever, giving his location to the only mans mind I cannot read. That's pretty good. So, this offer is exclusive to Barry Allen. Not Cisco. Not Caitlin. What do you say Barry? Want dear old Dad out of jail and by your side? He's been wrongfully imprisoned after all, I can change that. He can be out in mere moments, if you give me Wells. What do you say? Your Dad, for Wells. It's a fair trade. Your Dad, isn't a bad person, Wells is evil. Giving a good man a second chance, over allowing a killer to be killed by me. I don't think there's an option really. So, Barry Allen, your choice if you please."

The choice, was hard for Barry.

Of course he'd want to have his Dad beside him. But now, to give up Wells? He couldn't do something like that. He couldn't do that, yet he wanted to do something like that, so he could have his Dad. He didn't even know what was going to happen. Barry, was having a very difficult time in deciding what he would want to have.

"H-How can you offer me something like that? I'd love my Dad out of prison without a worry, but if I have to sacrifice someone, that's not a choice I can make! You can't ask me to do something like that Matt!"

Mentalist turned his head to the left, and then gained an evil look on his face.

"I see, then you don't want your Dad then. Someone who's been locked away for…how long now? Is it 15 or so years? You're going to choose a murderer over your own Father….well, that's shocking Barry. Can't say that I blame you though, I suppose for a goody good like you, you wouldn't even allow a murderer to go to his death. Well, okay. I tried the hard way." Matt's hand began giving off an eerie red mist, and it soon formed into two knife like energy blades. "Then let's do it the easy way!"

Matt threw the blades with such a precision that only Barry could dodge, and he did.

The first one went by his face, mere inches from his face. The second one was going for his chest, so he had to bend his body right back, the knife going overhead.

"Hah!"

Because Barry was focused on the knife's, Barry didn't notice Matt coming closer until it was too late. He swept under his leg, knocking him down onto the ground. Then, by telekinetically enhancing his strength, Matt grabbed Barry by the leg, and threw him towards the cortex, his back hitting the wall with the large sheet of glass shaking.

Barry shook his body and stood up, saw a few scalpels on the table nearby, so he grabbed them with super speed, and threw them towards Matt. Matt put his hand out, and just before the scalpels could touch him, he stopped their movements.

"You know, for a bunch of intelligent people, you make dumb decisions. Did you forget that I am telekinetic? Shall I run down what that means?" Barry gritted his teeth as Matt turned the blades around towards Barry's direction. "It means, I can control objects with my mind. Throwing things at me, really?"

Matt thrusted his hand forward, and launched the blades. Barry rushed out of the way as the blades followed him in a stabbing motion. One by one, Matt attempted to get Barry, but he was just fast enough to dodge all of the blades, which pierced the wall.

"Matthew, please don't do this, this isn't you."

Matt ignored Caitlin's plea, and telekinetically put his hand to his hip.

From his hip, a round device lifted up and spun around.

"What's that?"

Cisco didn't even know what that was, but Matt smirked.

"Francisco, this is a device that I based on your cold gun. And if I know speedsters, which I do thanks to hanging around with you people, they are very weak to the cold, and this is very, very cold. So I would suggest staying away from it."

Cisco's eyes widened as did Caitlin's, and Barry's. Barry went to run away, but Matt focused his eyes onto his mind, and pain erupted within Barry's mind, bringing him down to his knees. Matt shrugged his shoulders, and motioned his hand in a throwing motion, and the device like bomb responded.

"Caitlin! Get down!"

Cisco rushed into the cortex to avoid the blast, and Caitlin was about to go, when Matt appeared next to her, erecting a barrier around the pair of them, as the device went off, an eruption of cold mist surrounding the area, freezing most of the things in Barry's area. Even Matt's barrier was frozen as well, but it kept both Matt and Caitlin safe.

"Didn't think I'd hurt you, did you Caitlin? After all, you're the one who kept Matt sane, as much as you could anyway. Gotta thank you for that."

"Matthew..."

Caitlin just looked at him as he released a pulse from him, breaking down the ice barrier, and revealed Barry, ice growing all over his body. He wasn't frozen solid, but he had ice around his body, clinging to him.

"Well, look who's frozen, let it go, right Barry? Shall we call Elsa?"

Barry shivered as Matt thrusted his hand forward, a blast of energy hitting Barry in the chest, knocking him backwards, into the wall.

Matt walked forward, and his hands glowed, as did the ice. Using his telekinetic abilities, he wrapped the ice around Barry like a blanket, so Barry couldn't run away.

"I knew that catching you would be a bitch Barry, I knew it would be difficult, but your weakness is coldness, and I made a cold bomb, essentially. You can thank Cisco's intelligence boosting my own for that little device, it seems to have worked a treat, huh."

Matt thrusted his hand forward again and again, sending wave after wave of telekinetic energy right at Barry, blasting him in the chest, and knocked him back again and again. The wall behind him began cracking from the pressure, Barry looking to be in more pain than ever.

"I can't let you do this man!"

Cisco bravely jumped in front of Matt to stop him, but Matt just snickered.

"Okay, this is interesting." Matt thrusted his head forward, smashing it against Cisco's, and knocked him out. "Or maybe it wasn't." He turned his attention to Barry, and his hands gathered energy. "Barry, last chance."

"I can't give you Dr Wells."

He said while he was shivering.

"That's too bad then."

Matt thrusted his hand back, ready to thrust it forward. The energy of red looked strong, and it looked like it could do something dangerous as well. It looked like it might be able to even smash Barry apart if it was unleashed. Mentalist was truly gathering steam.

But, suddenly, Caitlin jumped in the way, and stopped him.

"Matthew, you need to stop now. This isn't you at all. You're hurting the people that care about you! Cisco, Barry and…and me, you need to stop this right now Matthew."

"I told you, Matthew's dead, now get out of my way or suffer the consequences. And stop calling me Matthew, I'm not Matthew. I'm not him. I'm strong, I'm not weak anymore."

"Matthew, please stop this. This isn't you, you're not a killer. You might hate Dr Wells, but Barry's your friend, Cisco's your friend, I'm your friend. We…you don't have to do this. I know Dr Wells has hurt you a lot, and I know that you're not a killer. Remember when you had to kill Mardon? I saw how upset that made you, it tore you up inside to do that, and if you kill Barry, then you'll regret it. You're not a murderer, you're a nice, gentle person. And Dr Wells is-"

"A murderer. I'm giving you a pass here Caitlin, you best get out of my way. I don't wanna hurt you. Even when you used me as a Ronnie replacement-" Caitlin lowered her eyes. "-you still cared enough about me to help me. It's more, than anyone else ever did for me in my life. So, I'm giving you a pass. Leave, right now, and you don't have to witness Barry's death. Hey, I don't wanna kill anyone, I don't even want to hurt Barry. But, he's leaving me no choice."

"There's always a choice, and this isn't the choice you'd make." Caitlin grabbed Matt's hand, Matt's eyes flickering from red to blue. "Matthew, please stop now. I don't know why your…evil side has come out, but this isn't the way. You don't have to hurt anyone anymore, just let me and the others help you now."

Matt's eyes continued going to blue, Caitlin seeing that and began to feel relieved.

"Caitlin…" Suddenly, Barry rushed forward towards the left, shoulder barging Matt back into the wall. "Aagh!"

"Barry! I was getting through to him!"

Caitlin cried out as Matt's eyes turned fully red again, shaking his head with some pain entering his skull.

"I'm sorry Caitlin, but I have to stop him."

"I was stopping him."

Caitlin spoke strongly, seeing Matt's eyes tighten close, and a tear or two dancing between the lids, only guessing that the headaches were becoming overwhelming. It was, a weakness of his, and even though she didn't like it…she knew the others might exploit that.

"He could've been tricking you Caitlin, you don't know how sadistic, and twisted this other Matt really is. We don't know what kind of powers he has, he could have taken advantage of your kindness and affection for him, and was going to hurt you."

Caitlin didn't believe that for even a second.

Matt, wouldn't need to even play along with that.

He was more powerful than Caitlin was.

If he wanted, he could've just shoved her aside, and stepped through and hurt Barry more.

But he didn't.

He stopped, and he was stopping, until Barry got involved again.

If he didn't, Caitlin truly believed that she could've snapped back Matt into his normal gentle persona. But now…she didn't know how she was going to get through to him.

"Well, Mr Allen, you've got a little spark in your step. I was sure that the ice would've affected you more…guess I shouldn't of held back on the strength level. Next time, I'll make it stronger so you won't be moving for a little longer. How about that Barry?" Matt chuckled out, then poked his chest provocatively. "Go ahead Barry, I'll give you a free shot, kill me. Become a killer Barry, do it."

"I'm not going to kill you."

Mentalist stood up, and wiped his brow, a pant coming from him. Caitlin noticed that he was wincing at the same time, and she remembered he only did that when he was concealing the pain from the headaches he suffers.

"You're pathetic. Because of your inaction, I could kill someone, that will be on your head. You know for a hero, sometimes you have to stop the villain anyway that you can, and you're not doing a very good job. I might have your friends face, but I'm not Matt. I'm something completely different to the person you knew. And for your weakness, you're going to have to die for it."

Barry's eyes changed, and he went to rush forward, but Matt sent out a blast of energy that hit him dead on, knocking him back.

Matt then took to the sky, and flew out of the building, leaving behind a devastated Caitlin.

---

A little while later, hours later, Barry had taken Caitlin and Cisco to Harrison Wells, blindfolding them just in case Matt could read their minds from a far, or he telepathically tracked them somehow. Cisco was recovering from the headache Matt had given him, and continued building the tech for Barry while Caitlin just sat down and thought about many things.

She couldn't believe that this was happening.

She didn't think in her wildest nightmares that she was going to be put in a position like this again, or ever. She knew she was getting through to Matt, and now, she could hear them discussing ways to take down a boy that she had grown to have, affections for.

She wasn't afraid to admit it that she did like him. She couldn't say it aloud yet, and she couldn't admit it to Matt either, but she did like him. She just didn't know what to do because of her conflicting feelings of guilt when it concerned Ronnie. Liking someone else wasn't on her plans. But she did, and now her potential new love has been taken over by something evil, some kind of force that he can't control, and hearing the others speaking sounded like they were going to kill him.

"Ugh, my head feels like it's pounding."

Cisco complained as he continued working on the headband.

"Well, try and have a mental attack on your mind, it really isn't pleasant Cisco. All you did was get hit once, I got multiple things thrown at me, punched, blasted, frozen-"

"Okay, I get it Barry. You don't have to keep telling me."

Barry scowled slightly, still having to warm up from the freezing that Matt gave him before.

"Anyway Cisco, how's that headband coming along?"

"It should be ready for tomorrow if I work on it during the night." Cisco responded. "But, how are we gonna deal with Mentalist? He's got some pretty cool powers, and he's certainly not afraid to use them."

Harrison looked between them all, and then nodded to himself.

"I've come up with a way to stop him." He began, and pulled out a device that he secretly used on Matt before. "This, should be able to stop him if you get it on him Barry."

"What is that thing?"

Caitlin suspiciously asked, not wanting to give Matt too much pain.

"It's a device that will tap into his mind and its powers of mind reading, and amplify the affects."

"Meaning?"

Barry asked strongly, so Harrison gave the explanation.

"Simply, it will overwhelm his mind with at least half of the cities thoughts all at once. With that amount of stress, it should be enough to knock him out, and if not, we can increase it until he is knocked out."

"That could kill him." Caitlin brought up angrily. "Or, it could permanently damage his brain. Dr Wells, what are you trying to do to Matthew?"

"Stop him by any means necessary Dr Snow."

Was his cold, and callous reply, making Caitlin feel a little disgusted.

"Yeah, we need to stop him, without trying to kill him. If we do this, it could permanently damage him or worse Dr Wells."

"We have to stop him by any means necessary Dr Snow. He's a very powerful Meta, and like he is, he's a danger to everyone in the city. We have to stop him by any means necessary Dr Snow, and sometimes, it means we have to use force. And if he dies…then, we'll have to deal with that."

She couldn't believe that Wells was saying this.

It just seemed so cold, so detached, after everything that had happened.

It didn't seem right…

No, it wasn't right.

It wasn't right at all.

She couldn't accept it. She didn't want to accept it either.

"N-No." Caitlin stuttered, looking at the others who held their heads down. "You can't be serious, Barry, Cisco?"

"Caitlin, he's, dangerous. And if he kills someone then…"

"It's not his fault Cisco." Caitlin brought up once more, as she stared at him. "If I recall, you were pushing for him to do this hero business. You and you Dr Wells also forced him to use his powers by basically guilt tripping him into doing it, even when he was suffering, he still did it. Even when his bones were breaking, even when he had punctured lungs, and bruised organs, he still helped us, fix a mistake, he didn't have to. You could say Barry did and does the same thing, and yes he does, and I'm proud of both of them, but unlike Barry who's got super speed, Matthew had mind reading powers, fighting people that could melt his skin, turn their arms into blades to slash him apart, stab him repeatedly with thorns, and other Meta's, and that's before Barry even woke up, yet he still did it anyway, when his life was crumbling, and now that he needs our help…you're thinking of killing him? Really?"

Cisco felt bad now that she had said it like that, and couldn't forget all that he had done, and sacrificed for them all, even when he shouldn't of had to sacrifice himself like that, and now, it did sound like they were turning their backs on him.

She then looked towards Wells, and for this time, she did hold a glare.

"And you, Dr Wells. You listen to me and listen good. Evil Matthew got one thing right...we did this to him. You, me, Cisco, we all did this to him. If we didn't make that accelerator, then he wouldn't have had to suffer for ten plus months of his life, and most likely wouldn't have lost his sister. We have been destroying that man to the point that he's losing his mind, and I am not going to hear any negativity saying that you can't or won't help Matthew. We've got some time, I suggest using it to find away to save Matthew without causing permanent damage."

Everyone was surprised by Caitlin's forwardness, just wondering, how much affection did she really have for Matt, and how far she was going to go? But, Cisco, and Barry had to agree with what she was saying.

"Dr Snow..."

"I said, we're saving him, we're not going to kill him, or are we going to permanently damage him either. So, tweak that device, and make sure it won't damage him anymore than we already have. I am not losing that man because of this, do you hear me Dr Wells?"

Caitlin truly showed her strong side, she wasn't messing around anymore. She, wasn't going to lose Matt. She already lost someone she cared for, she won't be doing it again, and she did agree with one part of what both Matt's said, that it was the accelerators fault that caused this to happen, and in part, their fault too, so she was going to do everything she could, and make sure they did as well, to save him.

Wells scrunched up his eyebrows, simply nodding his head.

He wheeled himself off as Cisco chimed in.

"Don't worry Caitlin, we'll get the good Matt back soon enough. With this baby, he shouldn't be able to mentally cripple Barry, and therefore, we would be safe as well. Then, we'll think about what to do next. And, if he tries to go into S.T.A.R Labs, I've set up a field around it, so if anyone tries to walk past it, then an alarm will set off."

"It's as you said Caitlin, he is suffering, and we'll save him, you have my word...though, I might have to fight him."

"When you do, I'm going with you, and I will make sure he doesn't suffer anymore."

Though she said that, she looked out of the window, sighing deeply.

---

Meanwhile, as that was going down, Matt and Shawna arrived at S.T.A.R Labs.

"Heh, I knew they'd do that."

Matt looked at the faint electrical signals that his device was giving off, and saw that around the perimeter, there was a field, and he knew what it would be about.

He looked towards Shawna.

"Your turn Peekaboo. This is why I kept you out of the way of them."

She nodded, using a handheld telescope to look into the doorway. She grabbed Matt's hand, and then teleported inside.

Once inside, Matt snickered, seeing the field hadn't been disrupted.

"Cisco's so smart, but he couldn't account for me having you. Plans, always so effective, aren't they?"

"Yeah, so what are we gonna do here?"

"I need to get to the computers in the lab, I need you to look around the notes of the labs for medical data on what she plans to do, and I have some knowledge on it, stole some before but it wont last long, though if I know what she's doing, I should be able to make a plan. I know Caitlin kept some on the system, but she wrote some down as well. So, go and look around in her lab, I'm gonna hack the shit out of this system and require the data that I need, just in case~ It's gonna be fun~"

Matt let out a happy sound as he and Shawna went to the lab.

Getting there, Shawna went into the labs, while Matt hacked the systems as much as he could do.

"So, Matt, what are you hoping to find?"

"Hehe, the others think I was after info about Rex Solman alone, but that was just a pretense, I'm looking for the schematics on the headband Cisco is gonna make. I might not be an expert right now, but, I do know about frequencies, and such, and I'll need the exact frequency, and with a push of a button that I made beforehand, it is gonna be very, scary to be Barry."

"And these notes?"

"Backup plan."

Matt responded happily, and continued hacking into the systems, getting what he needed.

As he did, and was looking through some information, Matt looked to the side, and saw there was a picture of him, Barry, Cisco, and Caitlin together, smiling together.

Matt's eyes flashed to blue, smiling at it fondly.

But then his eyes turned to red, shaking his head, and continued hacking as much as he could.

As he did, he got what he wanted, as Shawna did as well.

"I found most of the notes that you said she'd leave behind."

Matt nodded.

"Good, then I'm gonna have to go and see a scientist about it after the intelligence of this leaves my mind, so I can ask her to make something for me."

"You know one?"

"Yeah, I do. She works at Mercury Labs, we go back a while, she'll help me, given the right incentive."

Shawna was intrigued, as Matt chuckled darkly.

---

Matt, using his powers cast an illusion over his eyes so they couldn't be seen as red, showing blue, as he walked into Mercury Labs, a special kind of lab that was somewhat like S.T.A.R Labs, and he walked into the labs. There, he saw a woman sat at a desk, looking through different types of samples, and Matt smiled to himself.

The woman sat at the desk, then heard the song No Scrubs coming from a certain direction, her lips turning upwards.

"I know that song, and I know who plays it. That's our song, Matt."

The young woman's eyes lit up happily, raising her head.

"Eliza baby, you don't call, you don't write."

The young woman with chocolate hair down to her shoulders, and bright white skin, turned her smile towards Matt who smiled right back.

"Matt, it's been a while. You still stalking S.T.A.R Labs? Last I heard, you went there after you stopped coming to me for some, as you called it, brain medication. How have you been since then? I was worried."

The young man chuckled as he walked closer, giving her a hug.

"Yeah, been hanging out with those guys. And sorry about that, my life's been, kinda busy for the moment. But, I kinda need your help now."

"Help? With what?"

Matt walked closer, and gained a gentle smile.

"You see, you're like one of the best scientists ever, and I, kinda need a, hand in becoming, angry. A, something-something that would cause, anger to come out of someone, I believe from what I have read, it could be possible, right? In small doses might be fine. I'm no expert and I did some research on the subject, but I'm sure someone like you could make something for me? Could you, help me maybe, I don't know, raise the anger in someone's brain for a little while?"

Eliza looked towards the papers, then looked back towards Matt.

"You sure? Why do you need it?"

"Just someone I know, is trying to drug someone, and causing them to, not be them anymore, but, I do believe this will work. And I'd consider it a personal favour for me, Eliza. Please, for me? For old times sake?"

Eliza looked towards the young man, as his gentle smile reached her.

"Well...I suppose I could make something that induces anger quickly, but it would only be in small bursts."

"Thanks Eliza, you're a peach."

Eliza smiled right towards him, giggling to herself.

"No problem. After you helped me, sure, I'd do almost anything for you."

"Thanks again Eliza. I actually have to go, but I'll be back later on."

"I'll finish this quickly then get on with it."

Matt chuckled sensually, causing Eliza to slightly blush.

"Thanks, Eliza. It was great seeing you again."

Matt turned, and walked away. Eliza looked on, admiring him as he did walk away, giggling to herself, unknowingly becoming a willing pawn in evil Matt's game.

---

A few hours later, with the others, Caitlin was working on the serum that she needed to use to get Matt back, unknowingly the boy, having planned something against that.

She could see Barry and Cisco talking about subduing Matt, and what could happen when they fight.

Caitlin didn't like the more violent ones that they were going to do to Matt, she couldn't believe that this happened.

But, in the midst of that...she felt, a pulling.

She couldn't describe it well, but she felt something, pulling her.

It was like her eyes were getting heavy without her permission.

"I'm going to go and lie down for a little while."

Caitlin got up from the seat she sat on, and went next door. Because they were in what appeared to be a hotel, though she didn't know where that was, because she couldn't know or Matt might be able to find them, they didn't know what was going to happen.

Caitlin saw the bed, and got on to it.

She was tired, more than she thought that she was.

She laid her head down onto the bed, and began to feel her eyelids becoming heavier, and heavier.

But it didn't matter right now, she wanted to stay awake, but she couldn't.

In the end, she couldn't stay awake, and she ended up falling asleep.

---

Caitlin, found herself in another place entirely.

She didn't know where it was exactly.

All she could see was a dock, with a large lake standing there. It didn't move, not really. It stayed still, it didn't even move even an inch.

Caitlin knew this was a dream…

She didn't know how she knew, but she knew it was a dream.

She walked forward, trying to get her surrounding correct.

As she walked, she saw that there was a figure standing on the docks, dressed in white.

She felt the breeze brushing her skin, and she felt the dress she wore waving in the winds. It was surreal, it was such a real dream that she could mistake it for being a real life event, and even if it was, she didn't mind.

When she got down to the dock, the man turned around and it was shown that it was Matt himself standing there.

"Matthew…"

"Hey, Cait."

He spoke as she walked closer.

"This is a dream…"

"Doesn't mean it's not real."

Caitlin's eyes fluttered as she moved closer. Matt just stood there, as she walked closer and closer.

"Are…you saying, you're real…but how is that possible?"

"My mind to your mind, I guess. Don't ask me the technical stuff, all I know is I came to your dream, and can speak with you like this. Evil me, Mentalist Cisco is calling him, doesn't know about this, he doesn't understand this kind of power. But I, I just knew I could do it, and I needed to say goodbye before, I'm gone."

"G-Gone? You're not going anywhere, we're going to help you."

Matt sat on the end of the dock, and dipped his feet into the water.

"It's nice here, your dream is really nice. I wish I could stay here."

Caitlin walked beside him, grabbing his hand.

"I'm not going to give up on you."

His eyes looked towards hers, and he smiled gently.

"It seems weird, you're saying that to me. I, haven't had someone say that to me since…Jean, I haven't felt so…calm since with her. But, Caitlin, you and I both know that evil me is too dangerous to let him be around, and he's stronger than me. He's going to kill someone, and I can't live with that. People are in danger, because of my powers, whether it's me in control or not, it's still my body, my powers, and I could hurt, or kill someone."

"You have to fight him."

"I can't, he's too strong. Cait, you have to stop him, and have Barry stop him. Before…he does anything else. Caitlin, I'm so happy that I got to meet you while I could, at the end, I think that my existence wasn't so bad. I got to help people in the end, Jean would be so proud. My big bro would be so proud of me. In the end…I wasn't a monster like my parents said I was…I saved people's lives."

To her, it sounded like he was giving up, and she didn't like it.

"Don't speak like that, you're stronger than you know. I know that you can do it Matthew, you have to fight it, we'll help you. I'm not giving up on you. I won't let you give up on yourself either. You've fought for so long…just a little longer. I can't lose you as well. After Ronnie, I didn't think that I would be able to…feel like this again, I didn't think I would be able to find…something new again, but Matthew you're…"

Caitlin couldn't finish, she didn't know how to finish the sentence. But Matt didn't mind, he guessed what she was going to say, and it filled him up with much happiness.

"It's okay, you don't have to finish." He bequeathed her a smile. "Thank you for everything Caitlin, you really don't know how much your kindness has touched me. I would've given up long ago if you hadn't been beside me. I've never felt…quite like this before. Not with Rach, not with anyone else…damn you, I had to begin liking a girl that had a fiancée and still loved him. Story of my life, always go for the unattainable girl."

Caitlin tightened her hand over his own, and then reached up with her other hand. Using that hand, she cupped the back of his head, and brought his head closer and closer to her own. He looked stunned, he didn't know what to even think.

"I'm not as unattainable as you might think, and my heart can love once again."

"Caitlin I-"

He couldn't finish as she pressed her lips against his own.

Even in a dream world, she didn't even know it could be so…good.

Not since Ronnie, had she felt like this.

The softness of his lips, yet the manly hand that was in her own hand. The feeling of his presence near her, the presence of her presence near him, twisted, and bent around them, as the water moved beneath them.

The emotions running through her, and his at the same time was quite, powerful. Neither had felt like this for such a long time. Neither had felt so good and loved the very feeling, of the closeness that they both craved, yet never even thought about it.

Caitlin pulled away from Matt's red face, holding a red face herself.

"Don't give up, I'll bring you back."

Matt put on a smile, leaned closer, brushing her forehead with his own.

"Sometimes, you really are very bossy."

"Well, someone has to be. Now, Matthew Lee Stone, are you going to try your best?"

Matt's lips curled upwards, using his arms to hug her tightly.

"Why do you care so much about me? What happens to me?"

"Because I've seen how strong you are, I admire that about you. And…you're goofy, weird, and you're my spirit and I'm your mind, remember?"

Matt started chuckling deeply.

"You're so silly. But now, you've got to wake up."

Caitlin's world then flashed around her, and Matt was gone.

---

"Matthew!"

Caitlin shot out of the bed, surprised to see Barry staring down at her.

"Caitlin, are you okay?"

Caitlin looked around the place that she was in, and found that she was in the hotel like before. The dream she had, lingered in her mind, and the thoughts that she had, truly, did make her feel warm inside, yet worried for Matt all the same.

"Barry I…Barry, Matthew he…"

She couldn't form words, she was quite disbelieving that he could enter her dreams.

But he did.

That was Matt, she knew that it was, even if the scientist in her didn't want to believe that he could do that.

"We're triangulating his location now. Cisco, and Dr Wells have figured out a way to track the emissions that his brain gives off. Apparently, it is a very different signature to others brains, unique, and they can track it with satellites. Soon, we'll stop him."

Caitlin didn't like that it was coming to this. But, she knew that she had to do something, she couldn't stand back and do nothing. This time, she had to go and do something.

"Barry we have to help him. I just…no, he was in my dreams, the good Matthew. He was there, and he needs us Barry. We have to help him, and when you get the chance, I'm going with you. You have to take me with you."

"Caitlin, it's going to be dangerous…"

Barry tried to warn her, but Caitlin wasn't having any of it.

"Matthew wouldn't hurt me. He's had plenty of chances, even this evil version of Matthew hasn't hurt me. He's had chances to, he could've brushed past me back at the labs, but he didn't do it Barry. He didn't hurt me. I can get through to him, I know that I can get through to him. You've got to let me try."

Barry sighed, but nodded his head, he couldn't fight her.

"Okay, you can come with me."

Caitlin nodded, and got off the bed.

She walked into the other room with Barry, seeing Cisco, and Wells at work trying to track down Matt. Caitlin had to steel herself, as she worked on her own cure for Matt, and what she could do for him now.

"While you were asleep Dr Snow, I went over the scans you had done of Mr Stones brain, and my own tests, and found that there is a way to modify the device without causing permanent damage to young Mr Stone. It should be able to increase the pain, but it wouldn't kill him or cause him to suffer damage of a long lasting effect."

Caitlin was relieved about that, yet she couldn't help but wonder why it wasn't looked at in the first place, considering Matt was supposed to be their friend, their ally. It didn't make sense to her at all why they didn't consider these things in the first place.

"Good…I'm glad, Barry also said that you have managed to track him down?"

"We've figured out a special method, yes. His brainwaves are different to everyone on this planet, and give off a certain, field. Cisco, and I have been working together to track these down, and when he begins using his powers, we should be able to triangulate his position."

Harrison answered Caitlin's worries.

She went over to a certain part of the room, and continued doing her research on how to make sure evil Matt didn't show up. Though she was confident that she would be able to suppress him, all she had to do now was get good Matt to take control.

---

Soon however, they managed to get a hit as day broke.

"Got him!"

Cisco called, drawing Barry and the others to them.

"Where is he Cisco?"

Barry asked, suiting up for the ready.

Caitlin grabbed a few things she thought that she might need for the adventure ahead. To say that she was nervous would be an understatement. The very fact that she was going to have to go and face off against Mentalist, was a hard concept to swallow.

"According to this, he's outside…the police station?"

"Why would he be there?"

Barry didn't understand why Matt would even think about going there, it didn't make sense to him.

"We can save guesses for later, Barry. We have to go and make sure that he is stopped before anyone else is hurt. The device is ready, you have to make sure that you get it onto the back of his neck, and when it is on, tell us, and we'll activate it."

Barry took the device that Wells had, and held it tightly within his hand. He also put on the headband that Cisco had made, switching it on so Matt couldn't telepathically hurt him. Taking a breath, Barry was ready to go and fight anything that Matt was going to throw at him, he knew that he would have to do that now.

"Right, I'm-"

"Not without me." Caitlin got close to Barry and held out her hand once taking out the drug she made. "You're not going without me."

"Alright then, let's go."

Barry took Caitlin's hand, and then they dashed out of there.

---

At the same time, Matt, who stood outside of the police station, looked on at the building. He had his face covered, so no one could know that it was him. Though he didn't mind either way. Matt just wanted answers, and he wanted Harrison Wells, and this was how the evil Matt was going to get it.

"Hello fellers! Who wants to rock!"

Matt put his hand outwards, and activated his telekinetic powers. His hands glowed red, and the building was enveloped in a red aura. Matt tightened his hand, and the aura became tighter, shaking the building around. He even made sure the security cameras in the area didn't work, so he could fight to his heart content, and just in case this backfired, he wouldn't be caught.

Because of the shaking, cops began running out of the building, and saw Matt cloaked and hidden, and saw that he was doing it. Putting two and two together, the police got out their guns, and directed towards Matt himself. Matt even saw Joe, and Eddie were there. Joe looked absolutely shocked to see Matt there, and contemplated calling Barry, but he didn't have time, as he knew Matt was highly dangerous, and whatever he did, he would need to do it soon. Though, the only reason he knew it was Matt was because of the energy within his hands, he had a mask on to cover his identity, a skull mask at that, which was creepy in Joe's eyes, but, it did protect his identity, so Joe was thankful for that.

"You have to stop right now, put your hands down, or we'll be forced to shoot."

One of the police said, but Matt didn't care, and stopped shaking the building. He looked towards them, and then snickered.

"Awww, police man gonna shoot me?" Matt swung his arms left and right, the guns all flying out of their hands. "Well, looks like you can't rely on those naughty guns of yours. Maybe you could try and hit me, but let's face it, you people can't stand up to someone like me. Come and get me policemen."

Matt charged forward and dove into the sea of cops.

They tried to fight him with their fists, but Matt used his years of training and enhanced strength to beat them back. Each one that tried to attack, Matt danced around their fists, and beat them down with his strength and skills alone.

Joe was surprised that he could dance, and fight at the same time.

It truly was an art-form to be admired.

He was also frightened that he wouldn't be able to even get close, and wished Barry would come. He couldn't run away and call, Eddie would've been suspicious, and he couldn't have that, and he didn't want to exactly leave evil Matt to his own devices either, it wouldn't be right at all.

Joe didn't know what to do, he knew Matt was skilled, and even fighting him directly wouldn't be good.

"Joe, we've got to do something about this…thing."

"Yeah, but he's dangerous Eddie, we can't just foolishly-"

"Charge in, right detective?"

Matt finished as he punched a cop in the face, knocking him down.

"N-Now look, you don't want to hurt anyone."

"Ooh, but I do detective." Evil Matt spat out, hugging his upper body. "I wanna hurt people, that's what evil people do, right? And I'm evil, always been evil. That's what they always said to me, I am a horrible person, and now, I really am one. So, get in my way and you'll die."

Matt, as he said that, felt Barry coming and Caitlin as well. He was sensing their brainwaves approaching.

So, he turned around and gathered an energy knife from psychic energy in his hand, and fired it low towards the place he suspected Barry would be, not wanting to ignore Caitlin.

Barry stopped just short of the knife, it piercing the ground, even Joe winced.

Eddie looked on as Barry put down Caitlin, and stood before Matt.

"Why, why did you attack here?"

"Thought it would lure you out, no other reason really. Here, Jitter's, didn't matter to me, just as long as I could force you out of your little hiding game."

Barry twitched his brows, Matt smirking devilishly.

"Are we really going to do this?"

Barry held a sombre expression, but Matt opened his arms wide, as Eddie moved to try and take him down, against Joe's protests.

"Come on, this is a huge deal for me. I get to take down the hopes of the city, what bigger honour would-" Matt thrusted his hand back, smashing it against Eddie's face, knocking him out. "-silly Eddie, I could hear his plan a million miles away." He turned back to Barry as mist gathered in his hand, energy mist, forming blades of energy, knives at that, taking off his mask to show his face for Barry. "Now Barry, where were we again? Were you trying to stop me with words?"

"I don't want to hurt you Matt, Mentalist, whatever you call yourself now. You're not a bad person, I thought you and I were friends."

"Ooh, Matt considered you a friend, I don't to be honest. I kinda am annoyed by you sometimes. The way that you speak about Joe sometimes, it makes me sick."

Barry didn't know what that meant. Caitlin went to the side, knowing a fight was going to break out soon. Joe did his best to get Eddie away from Matt without him turning his blades on him, he couldn't have it happening.

"What are you talking about?"

"Like when you were arguing with him, and said that he wasn't your Father. It is disgusting to not see what you've got in front of you. You know, I sympathize with the dead Mother part, as I have a dead…no, two now, dead family members in my life, died tragically, and who got accused of it, wasn't something that should've happened. But when I hear you speak about Joe like he wasn't your Father…do you know how many people would kill for a Joe in their life? Do you know how many people would crave to have someone, anyone love them without any conditions attached? You really don't know how lucky you are. Iris, Joe, they love you, and when I hear you complain about things that shouldn't even be a matter of questioning, it makes me sick. I wish I had a Joe in my life when I was growing up."

"Matt, what happened to you…"

"Don't call me Matt!" Mentalist snapped, his eyes blazing red. "My name, as Cisco called me, is The Mentalist, and I am going to kill The Streak, then I'm going for Harrison Wells, and I'm gonna make sure that he suffers for what he's done. For all of the lives he's wrecked…for what he's done to me, he's going to pay."

"Why do you want to kill him? He caused these powers yeah but Matt…Mentalist, whatever you're calling yourself, you don't have to kill him…"

Mentalist shook his head as he rolled his eyes.

"Hmph, you know, I thought you'd be on my side. Harrison Wells, is a murderer. Don't you realize that? Doing the particle accelerator, and it exploding, people died because of him. He caused lightning to hit you, and put you in a coma for nine months. Nine months of your life, gone. Think about all of the times you missed with Iris, with Joe, with your life. He caused that. And he did this to me. These powers, he caused me to have them. And Mardon, and the others as well. Just think about it. He makes a mistake, and we're left behind to pick up the pieces for everything he's done! We risk our lives day in and day out against Metahuman's that could end up killing us, or the ones we love, and he gets a free pass because, he feels a little bad? Has he ever apologized to you properly for what he's done to you? To me? To everyone? Mardon might've been a prick beforehand, but even he didn't deserve to have those powers, and he wouldn't of been able to kill as effectively either. If he never built that damn thing, then people would be alive! He's killed people and he's not paying for it!"

Joe didn't want to admit it…but he did agree to a certain extent with what Mentalist was saying, and could see the logic. Even Caitlin could see the logic behind his words, and it did make sense what he was doing.

"Mentalist…Matt, these powers, are making you sick. They're messing with your brain, we can help you."

"I'm not sick Barry…I'm broken, and sometimes, you can't put things back together." Those words, were so powerful, Joe, Caitlin and Barry all felt pity for him. "I've lost, everything that ever meant, anything to me, and it has destroyed me Barry. My sister, died because of him, and I did as well. She's gone, because of that damn accelerator, and I've been driven to the brink of madness because of him with these fucking powers. And others have suffered endlessly because of him. He needs to pay for his crimes. He needs to die for killing my sister. She was barely starting her life, and now she's dead, because of him. He's wrecked everyone's lives, and all he does is sit there, ordering you around like he's got a leash on you. You'll realize one day, he's using you Barry. It's obvious. He's using you Barry, and he's been using me too to clean up his mistakes. That's what kind of person he is. He's a master manipulator, but I can see through his deceit, he's a monster Barry, and if you want to defend that, then I'll have to go through you!"

Thrusting his hands forward, Matt fired off blades of telekinetic energy.

Barry rushed to the side, so Matt followed after him, firing the blades.

Barry ducked, and jumped some of the blades that Matt fired off, each of them missing by mere inches.

"Guys! He's getting closer and closer to hitting me here!"

Barry narrowly missed another blade going for him. So Matt stuck out his hand to the side, and brought up a dumpster, launching it right at Barry. Barry grimaced at the sight, and had to jump to the side, barely avoiding the dumpster that smashed into the police department.

[He's probably using his abilities to predict where you're going. Even with the headband on, it seems like he can sense you with his psychic powers. Barry you have to get closer somehow, and make sure that you attach the device to the back of his neck.]

"How am I going to get close to him when he's firing blades at me and flinging dumpsters at me!?"

The line fell silent as Matt summoned two knives to his hands, firing them off at Barry. Barry avoided the blades, only for Matt to send a wave of telekinetic energy towards him. Barry rushed to the side, but he got clipped on the shoulder, bring him down to the ground.

"My, Mr Allen, seems like you're not looking too hot." Matt made a katana of telekinetic energy appear in his hand moving closer to the downed Barry. "Well, this is it Barry, send regards to my sister in heaven for me, I'll be there soon enough."

Matt got near Barry, and held the blade up high, the pointy end directed down towards him.

Caitlin looked on with horror as Matt's smirk turned sadistic.

"Matthew! Remember, you've got to be strong! Fight it, fight him Matthew! I know you're stronger than he is! Please, for me!"

Matt's eyes briefly snapped towards her, and blue shone rather than red.

"Caitlin…it's strong, I can't-"

Barry used the time that Caitlin gave him to get up, and slam his body against Matt's knocking him backwards.

Matt's eyes turned red again, as Barry closed in with his speed. Matt put his hands together, and erected a barrier around himself, just in time for Barry to bounce off it.

While distracted, Matt converted the barriers energy into a pulse, sent it towards Barry, flinging him through the air, and he hit a nearby tree, Barry crying out in pain.

"Damn Caitlin, you really do have an affect with your words, don't you?" His eyes went towards Barry as he struggled to get up. "Ooh Mr Allen, look at you, all hurt, how...hmmm, what's a good way to describe this scene before me?"

Matt briefly paused, as Caitlin noticed that he was panting a little bit.

Seeing that, she deduced that he was draining, his powers were draining. From how he seemed, sweat drenched his brow, even Matt had to have a limit, and this was it. He had been using his powers for a while now, even from the first day, and she knew it put stress on him.

Caitlin rushed towards Barry as Matt slowly strode on.

Because he moved slowly, possibly to build up horror, Caitlin made it first, and bent down to Barry's level.

"Barry. You just have to outlast him. His powers are draining. He might have powerful abilities, but they take a lot more effort than your own powers Barry. All you have to do is wait until he's weakened to get your chance."

Barry panted as he got off the ground.

"Got it…but, how long is it going to take for him to drain? If he keeps coming at me before they drain, then he's gonna kill me. No matter how fast I am, he's gonna be able to catch me sooner or later."

Barry brought up a good point, even Caitlin wasn't sure.

"I don't know…but, Barry, challenge him to a race, this Matthew…Mentalist is so arrogant unlike the real good Matthew who knows his limits, even knowing my thoughts, he'd still want to race you. Maybe, if you can outrun him, and lead him back here, then it might drain his powers faster."

Barry nodded as he stepped forward.

"Mentalist, you already know what I am gonna ask, don't you?"

"Weakened, strong, it doesn't bother me. Wanna see who's faster Barry?"

"Let's!"

Matt summoned a blade, launching it at Barry, who ran, and went down the street.

Matt kicked his heels together, taking to the air with his powers.

"This is gonna be fun!"

Using his telekinetic abilities, he launched himself forward, chasing down Barry.

Barry rushed through the streets like there was no tomorrow, Matt on his heels. They moved so fast that no one could see them. Barry, obviously was faster, but Matt wasn't slow either, he could fly at a good speed, enough to at least keep Barry within his sights, which was saying something since Barry's powers revolved around speed.

Though he couldn't catch Barry due to his speed, he used some of his powers to try and slow down the fastest man alive, summoning a blade to his hand.

"Don't run away Streak, I won't hurt you, much."

"Somehow I don't believe you!"

"Good choice."

While cars filled the area, Matt launched several knifes of telekinetic energy towards Barry.

Barry used his excellent dexterity to avoid all of the blades that Matt launched at him, and went to turn the corner.

Seeing that, Matt stuck out his hand, and brought a nearby truck right into his path.

"Damn it!"

Barry stopped for even less than a second, changing his direction upwards and ran up the truck, and jumped off the other side, avoiding a blast of telekinetic energy from Matt which dented the ground itself.

"My, this makes me feel so…damn happy. Streak, you're giving me a thrill!"

Matt continued following after Barry, who launched several blasts at him.

The first one came so Barry dodged to the left, and then he ran to the right to avoid another blast. He couldn't deny that Matt was giving him a challenge. By now means was Matt ever gonna catch him in a normal speed race. But, with him using his telekinetic abilities, he managed to slow him down enough to keep up with him for moments in time.

As they ran and flew through the city, Barry minded Matt in the fact that he could chuck objects with people in them. But, to his credit, Matt didn't even try and use cars as weapons, Barry praying that was because the good Matt was fighting him deep down somewhere.

Eventually, they came back to the police station, where Barry was ahead.

Matt brought up his hand, and gathered energy. Using a thrusting strike, Matt sent off a wave of energy towards Barry, and knocked him off balance, sending him crashing down towards the ground, skidding so he ended up near the frightened Joe.

Matt came a few seconds later, landing on the ground, and panted.

"Fastest Man Alive. Should change it to Fastest Liar Alive."

Matt felt the effects of the face, and bent over while panting.

Barry gritted his teeth, seeing his chance, and rushed forward once taking out the device.

Because he was a little tired, he didn't notice Barry until the last second.

"Sorry Mentalist!"

Barry tackled Matt to the ground, getting on top of him, and tried reaching around the back of his neck, while struggling with Matt.

"Get off me super prick!"

Just managing to put it onto the back of Matt's neck, as Matt kicked Barry off him, using his telekinetic abilities to enhance his strength.

"Barry!"

Barry flew through the air, and hit the wall of the police station, Joe rushing over to check on him, Matt standing up.

"Now guys!"

Matt didn't know what he was talking about…

But then he felt it coming to his head.

"Aaaaaaaaaaagh! W-What have you done to me!?"

Matt gripped his head, intense pain coming through, by this time, he could barely pluck out thoughts from anyone, so he didn't see this coming at all. The thoughts had increased, and he could remember when this happened last. Though it wasn't as painful as it was back then, but still caused him to suffer from a massive headache.

"Matthew…"

She couldn't bear seeing him in such pain, the way tears formed in his eyes, she prayed this wasn't going to hurt him more than it should. She knew it was for his benefit, she knew that it was going to be for his benefit…but she couldn't stand seeing him in such pain, it was too painful to watch.

"Sorry Matt, but this is the end for you."

Barry rushed over, and reeled his fist back. Matt looked up with pain on his face, and then Barry slammed it across Matt's face, sending him down to the ground. Matt winced at the fists pain, but he stood back up, and readied his own fist.

"We settling this with fists? Fine, let's do it!"

Matt punched Barry with his fist, forcing his body back. Then, he delivered a few swift punches and kicks to Barry's upper body, and legs, Barry crying out in pain. The last one, a sharp punch to the stomach, forced Barry off his feet, his stomach being violently beat him made him feel sick.

But, he looked up at Matt, seeing that the pain was still hurting him and ordered more.

"Guys! Increase it even more! I can't beat him like this, more!"

Caitlin didn't like Barry ordering that, already seeing the pain on his face.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!"

Matt grabbed his head in more pain, tears running from his eyes, barely able to concentrate.

Barry recovered, and punched Matt again. He stumbled, and fell backwards, landing on his butt.

Barry walked closer, gripping Matt by the shirt, as he gritted his teeth.

"Sorry about this!"

Barry repeatedly punched Matt in the face as more and more pain erupted within his mind. Barry knew that in a normal fight, if it was no powers, and just hand to hand, Matt would win. But now, a de-powered Matt, and a tiring Barry, Barry was winning.

Each blow dealt to him, Caitlin could see blood coming from him. His nose, his mouth. He gained black eyes thanks to Barry, and she cried because she couldn't stand this.

Caitlin couldn't stand seeing him like this. She cared too much about him to see him being in such pain.

"Barry, stop…please, stop."

Caitlin begged as she walked closer.

Barry looked at the bloodied mess before him, pulling his fist back, and let go of Matt's shirt.

"I'm sorry about that Matt, I had to stop you. I had to make you stop. I hope you understand somewhere Matt, I have to stop you before you kill anyone."

Without Barry or Caitlin seeing, a dagger of Matt's remaining energy was formed, and a smirk came to his bloody lips.

"Oh, don't be sorry Barry, I received way worse beating's in my life. I'm just sorry I have to do this now."

STAB!

"Aaaargh!"

Matt pierced Barry's thigh with his knife, and kicked Barry off him as he removed the dagger. Matt turned the tables, getting on top of Barry and held the knife towards Barry's chest. A deranged smile graced the swollen lips of Matt's, running the dagger across Barry's chest. Joe and Caitlin both opened their eyes wide as Matt brought the dagger up.

"I told you, get in my way, and I'll kill you. Hear that Wells? Because of you, I have to kill Barry. If only you came out in the first place, and faced your punishment like a man. Hmph, well, that's not something you'd do because you're a coward. Sorry Barry, gotta go now!"

Matt went to plunge the knife down as Barry tried to move in time.

"Matthew no please!"

Matt snapped, back into his blue eyes mode, good Matt, and looked down at Barry. Realizing what he was doing, he chucked the knife away and got off Barry.

But, his eyes soon changed to red, and he growled in discontent.

"Damn it all, fucking hell."

He panted, and panted more as Matt grabbed Barry by the neck, and began choking him.

"Stop it!"

Joe cried, only for Matt to snicker, but then, something happened.

As he did, Matt felt...something run between them.

He felt, something, like electricity passing through him.

Matt was attempting to drain his energy or siphoning it off...but, something else happened all together.

Matt felt something new, powerful running through his body and brain, and his eyes sparked a little bit at the same time.

He fell backwards, as sparks ran through his eyes.

"...The power...Sp...Fo..."

He couldn't be heard what he said at the end, but it was something, powerful, but it drained him at the same time, he didn't know what it was but it was, something alright.

Joe walked closer. He grabbed a baton from a down officer, and moved closer. This was his chance, and he was going to take it. He liked Matt sure, but Barry was his kid, even if not biologically, and if he could, he was going to stop Matt from hurting him anymore.

Caitlin however came between them, and stood in defence of Matt.

"Dr Snow, please move, I can stop him if he's not got any powers left to use, and he can barely move."

"No, Mr West. Let me handle him now."

Caitlin turned towards Matt, and walked closer.

Matt himself faced Caitlin, gritting his teeth.

"Come to kick me while I'm down Caitlin? I guess you were right with the arrogance, should've listened to you. Maybe next time, I'll bring out the heavy artillery against him. I thought you were my doctor. Not very doctorly of you, is it?"

"I'm not your doctor." She stated, as Matt looked down. "I'm Matthew's doctor, and you're not Matthew, you're not my Matthew."

"I already told you-"

"Matthew's not dead. No matter how many times you say it, he's not dead because he stopped you from killing Barry." She cut him off, as his eyes briefly flashed blue. "I know my Matthew is in there, somewhere, and you're not him. I'm sorry about what happened to you, clearly you were born because something terrible must've happened to you in your past, but you're not supposed to be here. Matthew is."

"You don't know anything about me."

He spat out, Caitlin's resolve not wavering.

"No, I don't. I don't know a single thing about you. But, I know a lot about Matthew."

"You don't-"

"His favourite food is fish and chips with fried banana, beans, and garlic sauce which makes me nauseous but he's very weird like that." Mentalist just glared as Caitlin continued. "His favourite colour is blue like the sky, and his eyes. He loves keeping children safe. He loves it when he can help people. He's got a big heart, he helps people he doesn't even know. He's protected me with his life, he nearly…no, he died for me. He went to the ends of the world for his friend Bette, even though he knew it would cause him more suffering. Because, that's the kind of guy he really is. He doesn't want to hurt people, even the thought of hurting people makes him feel complicated. And if you truly love Jean, Matthew's sister, then you'd know she'd never want him to hurt anyone else."

"You've never met her! You don't know what she wants or needs!"

"I haven't met her no, but I know how good she is." Matt's eyes changed blue once again, for a longer period. "But the way Matthew has talked about her, I know that she's a good person, and she wouldn't want to see her big brother like this. I don't know why you think she would want him to kill, but she wouldn't want anyone to be hurt. Do you really want to become a killer Mentalist? Do you want to hurt your sister like that?"

"S-She said that she needed me to kill Harrison Wells for what he did…I have to kill him…"

His resolve wavered, and his eyes changed from red to blue interchangeably, like flashing lights.

"I don't know what you think you saw, but your sister, wouldn't do that. Even if she was suffering, even if she was sad, she wouldn't send her big brother to hurt someone, I know this because Matthew always told me that she was a gentle soul, and didn't want pain to come to anyone, and she wouldn't want to see her big brother like this now. And I need you now too, please Matthew. I know you're strong enough, I know. Now, come back to me. You said that you don't have anyone...but, that's not true. You have me, Iris, Barry, Cisco, and others that care about you. I know it's a hard battle inside of you Matthew, but you're strong. You said to me the other night that it wasn't manly to feel scared, but you were wrong. It's very manly to feel scared, because I've seen your strength, and I know you're stronger than him. Just take control now, and we'll stop Mentalist, together."

Matt desperately was trying to break through, but it was so hard.

Caitlin could see his eyes going off like flashlights between red, and blue.

So, she thought of something else that could help, conveying the way she felt to him.

"Do you remember when you threw me Ronnie Appreciation Day? Do you remember that? That day, meant so much to me, not only because of Ronnie, but because, I truly saw who you were that day. I saw your kindness, I saw your strength, and even in the middle of your suffering, you came to my side, and took away my own sadness, just to make me smile, and remember, we slept on the floor, and that day, I knew that I was beginning to feel, deeply for you, how I felt about Ronnie, and now, you. You're Matthew Lee Stone, the man that I am falling for. Please, give me Matthew back, so I can help him. You helped me in ways, you don't even truly understand yet, so let me help you now, Matthew. Underneath all that grief, anger, and pain, is the Matthew I have grown affections for, the kind man I know who would even sacrifice himself if it meant others would be happy. Even when you couldn't control your powers, you went to face Metahuman's for us, even before Barry came along, and that side of you, I truly admire, and think that is exactly who you are. A kind, loyal and loving man, and that's who I want back now. So, Matthew, come back to me now."

That was what Matt needed to hear, and the evil lost control, allowing Matt to take control again.

His blue eyes met Caitlin's eyes, tears springing forth, as she hugged him tightly, and didn't let him go.

"Caitlin, I'm so sorry…I'm so, so sorry…I never wanted to hurt you…or Barry, or anyone…I didn't…"

"It's okay now, you didn't kill anyone, you didn't hurt anyone…seriously anyway. It's going to be okay now." She reached back him, taking off the device to the wide eyed Barry and Joe. But she knew he wouldn't cause a problem now, as she took out a syringe, and injected Matt with the drug she had been working on, hoping that it would work. "It's all going to be okay now."

He just sobbed into her chest, until the pain came too much, and he passed out once again, Caitlin's arms never leaving his body, always keeping him close to her.

---

A day later, Matt laid down in the cortex of S.T.A.R Labs, with only Caitlin looking over him. The others had come, and gone, and come and gone again. Even Iris (without knowing the full details) came and gone, and came again, and now all of them waited for Matt to wake up.

There was…something hanging from Matt's neck, a pendant. It gave off a weird glow, and seemed to be doing, something.

Barry had given Matt a pretty bad beating in the form of his fists, his bruises still were healing, his swollen lip had gone down, but still was noticeable. Caitlin guessed that it was because he had exhausted his powers, and the natural healing potential they had on his body lessened.

Caitlin, hadn't left his side since it happened, and she wouldn't either.

She wouldn't leave his side, she couldn't leave his side. She was too worried about leaving his side, she couldn't turn away from him, she wouldn't be able to do that.

"Ngh…owwww…"

Matt stirred awake, Caitlin going to his side immediately.

"Hey there, sleepy head."

Matt blinked as he looked towards Caitlin.

He looked around and something was different…

He couldn't hear voices.

For so many months now, he had heard voices…

Now he wasn't hearing anything.

No voices.

"Caitlin…?"

Caitlin turned towards Matt, then she developed a sadistic smirk.

"Don't call me that. I've always hated the name, Caitlin."

Matt blinked, confused.

"W-What?"

Caitlin picked up a scalpel, walking over. Matt looked on, as she went to his side.

With the scalpel, she ran the dull side across his face, scaring him.

"C-Caitlin..."

"Caitlin? My name isn't Caitlin, call me the Ice Queen."

Matt's heart stopped right there and then, as Caitlin stared into his eyes, giggling evilly.

"Holy shit! Someone, help! Caitlin, snap out of it! Please don't be evil! Please! Please don't become evil Elsa...unless you wanna sing let it go then I'm all for that, but beyond that, don't become evil Elsa! I'm frightened right now!"

He cried, as Caitlin leaned down towards him.

He attempted to pull away, but Caitlin gently ran the cold steel across his face, showing him that she was still there and ready to hurt.

When she got within distance, her lips turned from sadistic, to her trying to not crack up.

Matt was more confused, as Caitlin burst into a fit of laughter.

"You should've seen your face! You're cute when you're scared."

Matt's face dropped, then he breathed in and out, hard.

"That's not even funny! Y-You were faking it!?"

"I'm sorry, I couldn't resist."

She pulled away as he playfully tapped her arm.

She peered into his eyes, as he looked like he had questions.

"Caitlin..."

"Yeah?"

"…What's going on…? I can't hear…anything…my powers? Are they gone? Am I dead? And you're not Ice Queen are you?"

It almost sounded like hope was within him.

Caitlin hated to burst his bubble.

"No, they aren't sweetheart, and fortunately, you're not dead, and I'm not Ice Queen, though I could go for some ice-cream." Matt's eyes dragged themselves down, as Caitlin put a hand to his chin and brought his face up to meet hers. "However, no more voices now, this pendant will make sure of that."

Matt looked down as Caitlin showed him the pendant.

"What is that?"

"It's dampening your telepathic abilities, or more like, it's making sure your telepathy doesn't always affect you. Thanks to my tests, Dr Wells brilliance, and Cisco's ingenuity, we were able to make that for you, to block off your telepathy. Your telekinetic abilities should be okay, you should be able to do that still. These…that telepathy of yours, developed at a too rapid rate, and didn't allow your brain to truly adjust. With time, Dr Wells, and Cisco, along with me, believe that we'll be able to pull back the effects of the dampener, and allow you to control your telepathy. For now, this is going to act as a stop gap so it can't affect you anymore."

Matt put a hand to his head, and began laughing while shedding tears at the same time. Caitlin could see how much this really meant to him, and how happy she was for him, this is what she wanted all along, doing true good. This was better than capturing any Metahuman. Because, she could see the gratitude in his eyes.

"Ooh my God…it's really stopped, I can't hear anything…I can hear my thoughts again…so quiet…"

"You might have some residual pain, purely because of how much strain was placed on your mind, and the period of time it had been done. However, with a few treatments I've devised, you'll soon be rid of the headaches for good. And, I even managed to make a serum to stop evil Matthew coming out. But, don't get too angry or he might come out. It just makes him, buried under…for a lack of a better term, drugs. It, restores the balance you had, but stronger on your side. But still, keep the anger in check."

Matt's eyes went towards Caitlin in appreciation.

"Caitlin…you really are…you really have done your best for me, and you've only gone and cured me…how can I ever thank you for everything you've done for me…? You've given me my life back Cait…you've given me my life again."

"You don't have to thank me. Just seeing you like this, makes me so happy."

"I do…I have to, because…Caitlin is amazing after all. I always knew you would be amazing, since I first met you. And even when you were upset, and alone, you still came to help me, and saved my life. Thank you, Caitlin."

Caitlin smiled, sitting down on the bed. Using one of her hands, she brushed over his bruised face, seeing that he winced.

"Seems like these wounds are healing now that your powers are returning. It might be sore for a little while though."

"I don't care right now, I am just so happy…no more voices."

"No more voices." Caitlin bequeathed a smile, while using one of her fingers to brush over his bruised face. "Still so cute." Matt chuckled as Caitlin moved closer. "Matthew, I need to ask about…how, did evil you come out?"

"I…I remember, I was talking with Wells, when doing the tests…then, I remember he left, and I felt so much pain…kinda like when you and Barry did whatever it was, to me, it felt like I was dying, I felt like my head was going to explode…then I saw Jean."

"Jean…y-you mean in S.T.A.R Labs?"

He confirmed it with a nod while looking right into her eyes.

"I can't it explain it either, but she was there…I saw her face, it was her Cait, it really was. Yet…I couldn't hear her thoughts, like Wells…exactly like that actually. I don't pretend to understand, but she told me that Wells was hurting her, and he was going to hurt Iris, and you, and I couldn't control the…thing inside of me, I had to do something against it Cait, and I know that you might hate me now…"

Caitlin shook her head, taking his hand in her own.

"I don't hate you, and I couldn't hate you Matthew. You're too important for me to hate. Matthew, when you went evil…that wasn't your fault." Matt tried to pull away, but she leaned even closer. "It wasn't your fault. It might've hijacked your body and powers, but it wasn't you. You didn't and couldn't hurt anyone like that."

"The others aren't going to see it that way Cait."

Caitlin pressed forward, Matt's head falling gently onto the pillow as she hovered above him.

"They know it wasn't you. Matthew, you can't blame yourself for what Mentalist did. You are now and forever will you be different people. You're not a bad person Matthew, you're a lovely person that I…care much about."

Matt wasn't so sure, but Caitlin gave him a reassuring look and made a cute smile appear on her face.

Matt couldn't understand…why she was so forgiving of him.

"I…he did terrible things. I attacked Barry, Cisco, Joe, Eddie, and many others. I hurt people…it can't be okay to just get off with it…"

"And that's exactly why you're different." Confusion came over him. "The evil you, didn't care what he wrecked. Peoples lives, murder seems fine to him, and playing mind games. You, you're very different Matthew. That's why, you're the better one, you're a kinder person than he'll never be."

"It's always going to be inside of me."

"Everyone has a bad side. Even the kindest people have a bit of it in them, and yours was born because of the accelerator. As I said, none of this is your fault Matthew, everyone knows that, and if you want to make anything up…then, do it in your own way. You don't have to pay for the crimes that evil you did. All you have to do is make sure that you keep living as you are. And…I'm sorry about what happened to you as a kid."

Matt looked gobsmacked that she said that, he didn't know what she was going to think of him now.

"How did you…"

"I don't know the full details, but I can guess what happened. If you ever want to tell me, I'd happily listen and comfort you. My theory was right though."

"Theory?"

"The dark side of you, was born because of all of the…pain must've been put through, and how you must've had to repress it. For it to be as…dark as it was, I couldn't even begin to imagine the horrors you must've had to deal with as a child."

Matt took in a breath, sniffling to try and keep whatever was trying to come out from his eyes in.

"Yeah…it wasn't pleasant."

"I know, and I'm here for you now. I remember the other one of you said that you didn't have love…that's not necessarily true." Matt's eyes went up, only to realize how close Caitlin's mouth was to his own. "You've got Iris, Barry, Cisco, and me."

Seeing where she was going with this, Matt pulled away.

"What about Ronnie…? I know you still love him, and I don't want to make you feel…I don't know, guilty, or like this is going too fast…I don't want you to feel sadness or anything because of…whatever is going on between us…"

"Ronnie's gone Matthew, and he's not coming back, but I think it's time to just…take things slowly with someone else. I'll always love Ronnie, but I've been holding back for too long now…and I don't want to do that…anymore…"

Caitlin pressed her lips against his own, shocking him more than ever. But then he winced "Aaah." as he felt his lip throbbing a little bit.

Caitlin looked, and saw where the pain was, a cut on his lip.

"Must've been from when Barry repeatedly punched you." Caitlin ran her finger over the cut, seeing him wince even more. "I'm sorry about that, I did protest for a more humane way of doing it."

"It's okay, I…Mentalist deserved it, he was a prick."

"He was, but you're not."

Matt smiled, and kissed Caitlin once more, despite the pain to his lip. Feelings, he didn't even realize he had until as of late, but feelings he'd wish to explore even more than ever, the feelings that he had wanted for so long, was in front of him.

When he broke away from her, they continued holding one another's hands.

"I'm gonna have to thank Wells for this pendant aren't I?"

"It would be very grown up to do."

"Baaah, I don't wanna be a grown up."

He made a childlike pout appear on his face, Caitlin snickering to herself.

"Matthew Lee Stone."

"Uu…sorry dear, I'll be a grown up, and thank him…and apologize for trying to kill him."

Caitlin was caught by surprise.

"I didn't think you would."

"Hey, I might dislike the guy, and think he's dodgy, but I know when I was in the wrong…at least my body anyway is in the wrong…mind….eh, this is confusing. Evil me, Mentalist…Cisco calling me mental, I suppose…he kinda was. So, I'm gonna be grown up, apologize, and then go home so I can sleep…I need to catch up on sleep…on everything again. Hahaha, I really have my mind back, no more screaming."

Caitlin reached up, kissing the top of his head, and then stood up herself, never letting go of his hand.

"No more screaming."

"Then let's go."

Matt stood up, not caring that he was only in a hospital nightgown. Caitlin didn't care though, she liked admiring him like this.

They walked towards the main lab, to see Barry, Cisco, and Wells there. Matt briefly glanced at Wells, then inhaled a breath as they all looked on with a slightly worried look on their faces, not that he blamed them.

"I'm…I don't know how to start this…I mean, I caused so much trouble for you all. Barry the most probably. I froze him, stabbed him, punched him, kicked him maybe can't remember, flung knives at him, tried to hit him with dumpsters, and blasted him with energy. I tried to murder you, Dr Wells, and I knocked Cisco out with a headbutt. I did many things to all of you, I don't really deserve forgiveness, and I'm not going to ask for it. The Mentalist-"

"Wasn't you."

Barry confirmed it while walking closer.

"Barry I…"

"It wasn't you, we all understand. Your powers…messed with your mind, and created, something else, and that isn't you. We understand. Just as he said, it might've been your face, but it wasn't you, it was something completely different, and you stopped yourself from killing me, and others. You stopped him."

"I guess…but I don't think I can ever truly make up for what he tried to do to you all. And Dr Wells…I am sorry for trying to kill you. I might not like what you did…but, I shouldn't of tried to kill you, I shouldn't of tried to hurt others to kill you…it was wrong of me, and Caitlin told me how you, Cisco, and her made this pendant for me. I, am sorry for everything he did when he hijacked my body."

Wells blinked then a smile crept onto his lips.

"I understand, Mr Stone. We all do."

Cisco nodded, rubbing his forehead.

"Gotta say, you displayed some awesome powers when you were The Mentalist. Like flying, energy weapons, stealing intelligence, that cold bomb was pretty awesome by the way." Barry frowned. "T-To science I mean, not to you personally." Barry looked on warily. "But yeah, some awesome powers! Do you remember any of it? Can you do any of it?"

Matt furrowed his eyebrows, then clicked his heels together. The others watched on as he hovered in place, Cisco's eyes lighting up. Barry looked surprised as well as did Caitlin, Wells didn't say anything but held a smile on his lips.

"I think I remember most of what he did yeah, I understand the mechanics behind how he did what he did, and I am confident that I could replicate most of it. Though right now, my energies aren't at their best, so I can only levitate like this."

"You can do all of it…" Barry walked closer. "About what…Mentalist said about my Dad, I know it's a long shot but-"

"I'm sorry Barry, but I can't do that." Barry's hopes dashed before his eyes. "Maybe, in the future, when I grow stronger…but right now, erasing peoples memories, and planting new ones, would be very difficult to do to one person, but to do it to like, the entire world, at least this part of the world, I couldn't do it."

"I thought so…I just wanted to check."

Matt could understand that, and felt sorry for him, gripping the mans arm, and pulled it towards him.

"I am sorry Barry, it wasn't fair for him to mess with you like that. But…have you got a really good memory of you, your Mom, and Dad together?"

He said as he took off the pendant so he could use his telepathic powers, he would endure the pain for Barry this time.

"I do, why?"

"Think of it strongly for me." Barry looked hesitant, so Matt smiled. "Trust me, I know I can do it. If Mentalist can use his powers for evil, I wanna use my powers for good. And I couldn't think of a better person to use this power on."

Caitlin and the others didn't know what he was doing. But Barry did it anyway, Matt placing a hand on his forehead.

As soon as he did, Barry's eyes closed naturally, a bluish glow running from his fingers into Barry's brain.

For a few seconds, nothing happened…

But then, Barry's lips curled upwards, more and more.

Barry's lips turned into a childlike grin. He laughed like a child would that couldn't be happier.

"What are you doing Matt?"

Cisco carefully asked, as Matt smiled.

"I'm giving Barry a good time viewing his Mother, and Father. I can see the memory right like it is playing before me, and Barry is enjoying seeing his Mother, and Father again. I can't bring his Father out of jail, but I can at least allow Barry to see his parents together again like it was happening before his eyes."

Cisco smiled as did Caitlin, watching Barry.

Wells was intrigued by this ability, and leaned ever forward.

A few seconds later, Matt broke contact from Barry's head, ending the memory, leaving a smiling Barry who had tears in his eyes, as Matt placed the pendant back on, enjoying the quiet.

"Thank you…I saw them, like they were next to me. My Mom, and my Dad, and me…together. I've not felt so good since…that was beautiful…so real, I felt my Mother's hand on my skin, like she was truly touching me…and my Dad's wide grin, I saw it all."

"It's the least I can do after everything Mentalist did to you, and to me, and to everyone."

"It was a great gift, thank you."

Matt gently smiled, then stretched.

"Ooh I'm tired, I'm gonna…wait, I can go to sleep now, without pain…ooh my God, I'm gonna sleep for like a week."

"You can't sleep for a week."

Caitlin told him, but Matt snickered.

"I feel like I can. Well, I'm gonna go, see you all later. Thanks again for saving me, not killing me, and for…I don't know, everything I guess, my life is back to normal now, so thanks everyone for doing that for me. I'm always here for you all, if you need me...ooh God, no voices..."

Barry, Cisco, and Caitlin all smiled at the expression on his face.

Pure joy, and relief.

"Ooh, could you, tell Iris I didn't pick on you...she's already mad because I told her to stop her blog..."

Matt nodded towards Barry.

"I'm sorry about that, I'll smooth that over with Iris. For both you and Cisco."

Barry looked relieved, as did Cisco, Iris could be frightening when she wanted to be.

He then turned to Cisco.

"Ooh Cisco, sorry for headbutting you. Free drinks for a year at the club and the entire series of Star Trek on DVD?"

Cisco's bottom lip quivered, then he hugged Matt tightly.

"All is forgiven."

Matt awkwardly hugged Cisco, Caitlin rolling her eyes.

Breaking it off, Matt told Cisco how to get rid of the virus on the computer.

"Damn boy, I couldn't figure out what you had done, but yeah...okay, that should bring back the systems."

"Yeah, well, I am gonna go. As I said, sorry, and I'll make it up to you all, Barry especially, I'll do that memory viewing anytime you want."

"Thanks dude."

He shook his head at the speedster.

He turned, and went to walk away…

But Caitlin wrapped her arms around his own, resting her head on his shoulder.

"Caitlin..."

"Let's go to your place for a little while, okay?"

He looked at her briefly, then walked out together with her.

---

The place Matt and Caitlin ended up at was his apartment indeed, and they were in bed together. Caitlin had her night dress on and Matt was n his underwear only, and he was positioned right next to her, resting on one of his elbows, looking down at the doctor, smiling to himself, as she runs a finger across his toned chest.

"Are you sure you want to be in bed with me? After everything Mentalist did, aren't you scared of me? I saw it in Cisco's, and Barry's eyes-"

"Do you see it in my eyes?"

He carefully looked, but saw no hint of worry within her.

"No."

"Then there's your answer. I'm not frightened of you, as I told Mentalist, you'd never hurt me, you protected me from him, so why would I be frightened now? I'm not scared of you, I feel safe with you."

That made the world of difference for the young man, as he slowly ran his finger through her long hair.

Caitlin though had another thought on her mind.

"Matthew, about the man in yellow..."

"You're thinking it could be the person who killed Barry's mother? I was thinking the same."

Caitlin nodded slowly, as she used her entire hand to slowly caress his abs.

"Yeah, that person was...the killer type, and he certainly was a speedster. And he said..."

"I'm not going to let him hurt you."

Caitlin leaned up towards his lips, briefly capturing said lips, then wrapped an arm around his neck, pulling him closer.

"I know, but we can't tell Barry or the others."

"Yeah, I know, he's very dangerous. We'll have to keep it to ourselves for now, and find out things on our own."

"I hate keeping secrets."

She whined, only for Matt to lightly press his lips against her forehead comfortingly, then stroke her long hair.

"Me too...and in the interest of being truthful...I believe that I have met him before, when I was evil Matt." Caitlin gasped, as he continued. "I thought they were dreams at first, and some are hazy, and some aren't. But, Ronnie Appreciation Day, I remember dreaming that I had a fight with him. I can't remember what was said, but it was serious. He's, after something, and it isn't just me...he could be after Barry. We'll have to do something."

"Without the others knowing."

Matt nodded slowly.

"Yeah, I'm sorry, it's because of me that you have to keep this secret. I swear to God, I'm gonna get him, no one threatens you and gets away with it..."

Caitlin placed a hand on his face, stroking slowly.

"Remember, keep that anger in check, we don't want another Mentalist performance."

Matt inhaled a few breaths, calming himself down.

"Yeah, you're right. I'll not become angry, I'll just get even with him. This is my secret-"

Caitlin shook her head, pulling him even closer.

"No, this is our secret, we'll deal with it somehow, together. I'm just glad he didn't kill you."

"I'll become stronger, and stop him Cait. Me and Barry together, we'll stop this bastard. For now, I'll become stronger, and do my best."

"I know you will, we'll do it together. We are now, right?"

Matt began chuckling as she giggled right towards him.

"All I know is that I don't wanna leave this bed for at least two days. Wanna stay with me?"

Caitlin smiled at the proposition.

"Hmmm, I suppose we could. Yeah, after the past few days, lets stay here and not get up...besides for the obvious. But, I'm not letting you go now, I already lost you once, I'm not doing it again."

"Good, because I don't want to be anywhere, other than with you." Matt smiled, but then became slightly serious. "You never gave up on me." He softly spoke, peering right at her. "Even though I went mad, threatened you, and almost killed people, you never gave up on me."

"I knew it wasn't you, no matter what the others said, I knew you were in their somewhere, fighting, and I brought you back. Didn't I say that I would? You should've just listened to me."

Matt chuckled, then went into the draw, and pulled out the will he made just before he went evil.

"Speaking of listening to you." Matt mercilessly ripped it apart, showing his growth, and also trust in Caitlin as she giggled. "I don't wanna think about wills until I'm like really old, or dying for real. I just got my life back, I don't wanna be morbid. I wanna look to the future, a future I actually have now, thanks to you, and the others."

"That's good, because I spent a lot of time being depressed, and I don't want to do that anymore. Let's move forward together this time, okay?"

"Definitely."

Matt, in a passion he felt for her, captured her lips in a ferocious kiss, Caitlin returning it, and was glad that at least this, gave them the push they needed to share their feelings like this, helping them both move forward, together.

---

"Shit…"

Harrison cursed, as he, and Rachael looked around the room they were in. Sometime had passed since Matt had gone, Rachael rolling her eyes as she saw Harrison looking truly pissed off like he was.

"Ooh baby, what's wrong? Is it because Matt didn't stay evil?"

"I didn't think Dr Snow would get through to him. And I had to keep up pretense's or right now, Mr Stone would've killed Barry or killed himself, and I can't have Barry nor Mr Stone dead yet. He's still needed, as is Mr Stone…to think that she snapped him back to normal, clearly these 'feelings' are stronger than indicated."

Harrison spat out hatefully.

"Seems like you underestimated their feelings for one another. Hmph, bitch always stole my thunder. I saw it before even Matt did, he was falling for her while we were together."

"I'd use that term loosely if I were you, Rachael. You weren't exactly faithful either."

Rachael uncrossed her legs, and walked towards Harrison in his wheelchair.

"Baby, please don't be so sad, I wouldn't ever do that to you, you're too important to me. It isn't like I'd tell your secrets."

Harrison snapped his head towards her.

"Don't say such things."

"Awww, don't worry Harry baby, I wouldn't tell a soul your secrets." She got onto his lap, and hugged around his neck. "Your plan didn't work, it's okay, you've still got me, and we'll still continue your sexy plan for the future one day named Flash, and also for Matt too. Don't worry Harrison, we'll make sure that it goes through, you sexy hunk you."

Rachael teased a kiss, only to pull away at the last second.

"You're a tease, but useful."

"Hmmmm, baby, I don't think that Caitlin should live."

"That's just your hate for her. I still have my uses for Dr Snow."

"Awww, does that mean I can't kill her? I've been itching to kill her for you baby, and for me. She made me upset."

Harrison raised a hand to her face, brushing her skin gently.

"Not yet. Don't worry Rachael, I'll let you have your revenge in the future. For now, I need Dr Snow alive. And even if Mr Stone is still good, his powers will act as a good backup plan should my main plan somehow fail. For now Rachael, I've got some assignments for you."

Rachael rolled her head as her long hair fell down, straddling Harrison. He gripped her by the waist, holding her tightly.

"Oh, what do you need me to do?"

"Just need some spy work done, with your abilities, it wouldn't be so hard. Especially after I had asked you to kill Stagg for me."

Rachael's lips curled upwards.

"My first mission from you, and that was a good way to show my loyalty, I killed the fucker and no one knows it was me. But, if I am going to do a mission for you baby, then I expect something in return."

Harrison smirked, as he stood up from the chair, holding Rachael by her hips.

"You really are a needy girl."

"I'm always needy when it comes to you, can't resist a future man now."

Rachael leaned closer to Harrison, but he held out his finger, pushing her away. Rachael sighed about that, he didn't usually share 'affection' with her like this.

---

During the night, Caitlin slept in Matt's arms for the first time in a long time, Matt sleeping that was.

He couldn't even remember the last time he had done this, just sleeping. He always felt the pain but now...he didn't anymore.

However, unbeknownst to Caitlin, Shawna was outside of the room, using a telescope to look inside.

Using her powers, she teleported inside, and walked closer to Matt.

She took out a syringe with a strange liquid inside, and then silently injected Matt with the serum inside.

She waited for a few moments, before shaking his body.

As soon as she did, his eyes opened, and his red eyed mode prevailed, Matt smirking as he looked towards Shawna.

She smiled, so he did as well, getting out of Caitlin's arms.

They walked into the living room silently, and stood opposite one another.

"Thanks Peekaboo, seems like it worked. I was a little worried it wouldn't."

"This was your plan all along."

He nodded, folding his arms.

"This was my backup plan yeah. I knew that those guys working together could stop me, and good me, would break through, his desire to be with Caitlin is strong. So, I made sure that I understood that serum she made, and I know how to activate myself, with the serum you used thanks to Eliza as well. Stimulating the anger centre's of the brain, allows me to come out, like this. But, it won't be for long, for now. And Peekaboo, that means we won't be able to contact one another like this for a while. But don't worry, I've got my other plan to make sure that we're...well, I'll reveal in the future. But, you've got your assignments from me, and I need them done."

She nodded slowly.

"What about the data on that headband, why didn't you use it?"

"Caitlin was right about one thing, I was overconfident, but not again. Next time, I'll use it, because they'll be overconfident now that it 'worked' for them. By the time I realized it, it was too late, and I wouldn't of been able to win, so I decided to let them win this time. I also am saving my 'special' equipment for them and that fucking speedster."

"About him...that guy in yellow, and Wells as well."

Evil Matt continued to chuckle.

"Ooh I got what I needed, and I believe I'm so close to figuring out who Harrison Wells really is, I know he's got a connection to that speedster, because, he and that speedster, have similar emotional patterns, and besides, I believe that there's a connection there, and I will expose his lies, and then, he'll die, and then it will be our turn to fuck things up."

Shawna felt her lips curl upwards.

"I really do love it when you speak like that."

Matt tightened his fist.

"In time, they'll come to fear Mentalist, and rue the day they fucked with me, and you. This was just a test for me, and could be said to be the calm before the storm. I have a good idea on my abilities now, and I know my limits, and unwillingly, Matt is gonna be raising our strength, our level of powers. So, we can last longer in fights, which also plays to my benefit, so I don't have to be on the run, these fools can help me become stronger, and then when I am, I can take Caitlin, and she'll become my Queen of this desolate world, and you'll be right beside me, along with the worthy."

Shawna liked the idea of that, hugging herself tightly.

"And my boyfriend?"

He petted her head.

"Don't you worry about a thing Peekaboo, you'll be with him again. Just help me for a little bit longer, and we're gonna be solid. We'll have to gather some more allies in the coming days, just in case Team Barry Allen wanna fight. Say, we could be called a Rogue's gallery, what about that? But who's would we be...either way, we'll not be defeated by these scummy bastards."

"I like the sound of that."

"Good, Peekaboo. I'll need you as we go forward."

"Then I'll do as you ask, and see you soon. But, what should I do about...him?"

Matt smirked devilishly.

"Don't you worry about him, he'll comply with me, if he knows what's good for him, and if he doesn't, then he'll learn the meaning of pain. Now, go Peekaboo, and do as I ask, and there will be rewards for you. You're my right hand woman after all."

"I like the sound of that. Now, bye-bye, enjoy your night with, Caitlin."

She said it with some disdain and other things.

"Do I detect a hint of jealousy Peekaboo?"

"No, nothing like that." She denied, but Matt rolled his eyes, instantly knowing the truth. "W-Well, I've got to go, bye."

Shawna nodded, and she teleported out of there, he was thankful to have found her, he couldn't of done it without her.

Matt walked over to the bed once more, and got in it next to Caitlin.

He willingly let himself go into the subconscious world, allowing the normal Matt out.

As he came out, Caitlin stirred in the bed, and then her eyes cracked open towards his own.

"Matthew..."

"Yeah, I'm here. I'm not going anywhere."

In her sleepy state, she laid her head against his chest, then peered up towards him.

"Good, don't go anywhere again."

Matt chuckled, nodding his head.

"Yeah, I'm not going anywhere at all. Now, lets sleep."

"Yeah, you as well. Sleep Matthew, that's an order."

"Is that how it works between us?"

Caitlin gave him a faint but surprisingly playful smile.

"Yup."

Matt leaned down, kissing the top of her head, causing Caitlin to hug him even tighter.

"I don't mind that, my savior."

Caitlin ran her hand across his chest, looking for his hand. He responded by grabbing her hand, holding it tightly, and he watched her drift off to sleep again.

He continued to look at her lovingly for a few moments, even kissing the top of her head, which she smiled at in her own sleep state, then he fell asleep himself, enjoying the peaceful night between them.

---

A few days later, Matt walked towards the classroom that he taught at, thankful that he could do that again.

As he walked, he noticed Frankie was already stood outside of the classroom.

Smiling, he walked over towards her, and unlocked the door, while speaking towards her.

"You're here early."

"Eager I guess."

She admitted sheepishly, so Matt smiled, nodding his head.

"Half an hour early you know?"

"You're here that early."

She shot back as Matt walked into the room, offering Frankie a road to come in as well.

"I'm the teacher, and I finally had some free time to come early. I thought I could get some stuff set up before the others come."

Frankie walked to the centre of the room, and peered towards her teacher.

"Matt..."

"Yeah, Frankie?"

He looked towards her, as she looked down to the ground.

"Can I, ask you something?"

"Sure, what's that then?"

He pulled up a chair, and she did as well, sitting opposite one another.

"You once said, your family didn't appreciate your work."

"Yeah, they didn't."

Matt retorted as Frankie hung her head down.

"Was it, hard when you were my age?"

"Life's always hard Frankie. Old, young, my age, your age, it is very hard."

"Yeah...it is very hard. Sometimes, it's too hard Matt...I can't see things sometimes, I don't know where my life is going, it's scary. I don't have...anyone who gets me, to rely on, to understand me, and no one...seems to care that much. i just feel, so alone sometimes, and I don't like, being alone."

Matt could see that there was something more to this than she was telling, so he chose to share something with her.

Matt leaned closer, giving her a pat on the shoulder.

"Recently, my life has been, terrible. I, lost someone very important to me nearly a year ago, and when she disappeared, I couldn't even breathe. I, protected her, I even raised her at one point, well as much as a teen could raise another teen that was. I, sacrificed a lot for her, I even got in with a bad crowd, so she could have the best life, as long as she lived happily, I didn't care what happened to me because I only had her...but then, it was ripped away, and all there was, was this emptiness, I felt like I had died that day, and from then on, I was just a shell, moving, never stopping, but nothing touched me, nothing and no one understood me, I felt numb. Physical pain, didn't stop me, even the mental stress, I endured it and just kept moving forward, and never looked back...because if I did, then I'd remember, she was gone, and I'd break, and I couldn't deal with that."

"I feel like that a lot...there's so many things that are so...hard..."

Matt placed a hand on top of her hand, causing her to look up.

"But, then I met, a few people. I met Iris, that girl you saw, I met friends like Barry, and Cisco, who are very odd people, but I care about them all the same. And then, I met this girl, who understood my pain too, someone that I've grown to really care for, who saved me from myself. Then, I focused on helping others, even though, my own grief was always on my mind...but, that's the main thing, Frankie. I had, new people to help me over my grief, and while I still mourn the loss of my...of her, I could, begin moving again, and not as a shell. Even though, I did terrible things, they still accepted me, and stood beside me, and saved me. And Frankie, here's where you come in."

"Huh?"

Matt gained a bright smile, giving her the best smile he could.

"The hardest thing in this world, is living in it. I realized that over this past year because I didn't want to live in this world anymore once she disappeared, but there are people, that make it easier. Be it friend, family, lover, or what have you. And, you said you were scared and felt alone, so tell me, okay? If you're ever scared, alone, or feel like there's no escape, come to me, and I'll offer you support, because you think I don't know, but I do know Frankie. I know what it is like, for parents to not get you, to yell at you, and others just closing in around you, and it feels like the world is trying to get you. And you're not alone Frankie, I'll make damn sure you understand that, because you got a super cool teacher like me to talk to...that wasn't super cool, was it?"

Frankie ran her fingers below her eyes, Matt truly did get it, giggling at his super cool thing, it was amusing to her.

"Matt, everyone always...I'm always...it feels like no one understands, everyone always has, homes...and mine is...I don't have a home..."

"Frankie, you don't have to worry, because, you can come to me. Heck, let's make that a deal between us. When you're sad, frightened, or anything like that, you come to me, and I'll support you in anyway that I could. How about that? And you said you don't have a home huh. That's not true. Home, is where you want it to be. My apartment, isn't my home. My home, is where my loved ones are."

"My loved ones..."

Matt nodded, as Frankie looked towards him.

The only adult to ever...care about her.

She couldn't ever speak so openly with any other adult, yet here was Matt, taking care of her, and always making sure that she was okay.

Slowly...no, maybe it had already been cemented that Matt, truly was someone she could readily say she trusted more than most.

"Matt...you said that you couldn't move on from your pain...but what about now?"

"Well, I can't move on, because I don't personally think anyone truly moves on, and people might think they do, and that's their thoughts on the matter, and I respect that, but that's my personal thoughts. But, I am going to move forward, and live as much as I can, and live as I like with everyone, even Caitlin...she really is the best. And that also means, teaching this class, something I really love. Speaking of, got the game designs?"

Frankie turned her lips upwards.

"Yeah, got plenty of ideas for games."

"Good, good, because I think we'll make an awesome game, several! So Frankie, ready to get on with the day?"

"Yeah, I'm definitely ready."

Matt stood up, and turned around, walking towards the desk.

Frankie looked on for a few moments, then she got up, and walked towards the desk.

"Matt?"

Matt turned towards her.

"Yeah?"

Frankie shook her head.

"I'm glad you're my teacher, you're the best ever."

"Awwww, thank you Frankie. Well, you're like one of my best students ever."

The pair smiled at one another, reaching a certain understanding with one another.

---

End chapter!

So, that's the end of it! Matt, evil Matt that is, showed quite a few skills, using cool powers, and such, revealing things, the good Matt wouldn't, and he kissed Caitlin! They shared their first kiss…in a dream world, but then their second in the real world! She even managed to snap him back to his senses, and he's good again…for the moment anyway though thanks indirectly to Eliza (a canon character, and someone indirectly mentioned in chapter 2) and Shawna, evil Matt can come back, though he won't have as much prominence for a little while, though he is still doing things thanks to Shawna, and a character eluded to this chapter as well, he still has a plan, what could that be? He's quite devious though huh, and is quite the strategist it seems, and for those wondering if he remembers Peekaboo as he seemed to have some memories of him going evil, let's say that he has some memories of her, but he doesn't know evil Matt's grand scheme.

Eobard/Harrison's relationship with Rachael is…well, you read it for yourself, along with Caitlin and Matt sharing some personal time in bed (not 'that' yet, but in the future, yeah, if people want me to write a lemon, I could do that in the future) and came to the conclusion about Reverse Flash, keeping it to themselves for now for obvious reasons. But it also seems Frankie, and Matt came to a certain understanding, and we're slowly building towards the Frankie main chapter, I can't wait for that one. Oh and for those wishing for an evil Matt, or Matt in general vs Reverse Flash (not gonna spoil which version fights him) it is gonna happen in the future.

And now, Matt and Caitlin are, somewhat seeing one another, though it is gonna be a fun ride with highs and lows like any couple, though no unnecessary drama which these shows tend to throw in for, whatever reason, and the pair will even have plenty of story lines between the two of them which is gonna be fun to write so don't worry about that, these two are gonna have some good story lines. There's also the stuff with Ronnie gonna go down in a few chapters and how Matt's gonna deal with that, that's gonna be fun/tear jerking (at least I think so) moments to write.

For next episode, we're going onto episode six of the first season, and we'll finally have Iris revealing to Matt she knows about his superpowers, and then, well, let's say she'll be quite, enthusiastic about them becoming a team. And now, Matt can use some more abilities, like flying, telekinetic blasts, and such, and don't worry about the telepathy. He'll still be using that throughout the story, but to the place where he isn't going mad over it.

And that's it, so thanks for reading, hoped you liked the chapter, and until next time!