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.

21. Chapter 21

Hello, and welcome to the next chapter!

DocSlendy; I know, she's a crazy girl huh.

Haro654; Indeed, she's been using Grodd to do her bidding, sort of. At least for now Grodd is following her orders.

hellspam; Thanks very much! Yeah, it shows how much they are friends, how close they are. Here's the next chapter!

bigfan22; Well, I am glad that you are liking him, he's going through some character growth, and in turn is growing the others around him too. Yup and they do this chapter, it is mostly about Matt, and the gangs attempts to get Jean and Ronnie while touching upon what is going on with the others. You've got a point, perhaps he didn't want to live in the place of the guy who was manipulating him, he could have sold the apartment for money maybe...yeah it is kind of strange now thinking about it.

ShadowUzumaki55; He surely is, he's growing strong, and is changing in ways, many might not expect. Hmmm, could be, we'll soon discover what it is. For a little while longer, then he'll come back from time to time, a Rogue. They do, and yeah, Caitlin really wasn't happy, she gave him the slap hehe. He is yeah, he's growing and maturing into a better person, though he's still Hartley, so he'll come out with some comments now and again, mostly with Iris and Cisco. She is yeah, she's very twisted huh. Those are cool, thanks for the suggestions!

Ragna; Oh yeah, I think I remember that, yeah that sounds like a cool villain for Matt to fight.

Guest 1; Hehe, that would be a funny slice of life moment, he goes to support his daughter, and most of her classmates, and their mom's hit on him, it could lead into some funny moments.

Guest 2; Thanks very much! I always try my best to make it interesting and such~ Yeah, I don't see why not, a fully evil Matt could be an interesting concept, showing what truly could be if Matt ever gave into his evil side, and allowed it full control. Funny that you mention that, as I do have plans for Matt's brother doubleganger for next season, I can't say what yet, but it is going to be fun to see him and Matt interact. Aah, that could be fun to do, and yeah, it would allow the others to see and not just hear on what's happened to him in his past, it would give then new perspective on him, and what he could do. I can't say what, but yes, I can say that there will be something on the future newspaper about Matt and Caitlin. That could be cool for like half a season, kinda like how Arrow is doing right now, where each member of team Arrow has their own villains (I think that's what they are going for) I could do the same for Matt, and his team. And yeah, teaming up with other heroes would be awesome, I do plan to have a Matt and Kara/Supergirl teamup that hasn't got anything to do with Flash or the gang, and the same for Legends when we get there. Mister Negative could be interesting, he would be quite a cool villain. Changling could be awesome too, I do like that suggestion! Ooh wow, that does give me a good idea, it could be when Frankie, and or Hartley become Matt's true sidekicks (before Killer Frost comes around) and yeah, I do think they'd be cool too. Well, thank you very much! I'll try my best!

Guest 3; That sounds like a cool idea, I do want to do a RWBY story in the future, as I've gotten really into it in the past year or so. And those girls are cool, I like them all. Yeah, I don't think we did.

YeTianshi; Seems like you really love Rachael huh lol joke, Well, Caitlin doesn't know Rachael has Metahuman powers, and she wasn't sure if Rachael in her disguise called her a whore, she just thought that she did. Ah, just wait until they find out, it is going to be, something between the two of them when they go at it. Well, I am glad that you did! Indeed, it did bring those two closer together, showing how they can rely on the other for support, emotional or otherwise. It did yeah, they do have a somewhat close relationship. Well...I can't say what is going to happen with that, but let's say that whatever happens, it is going to build Caitlin and Matt up together and make them a stronger couple. Yeah, he had a bad deal in the series, he's been kinda forgotten about really, when I thought he could bring quite a bit to the table, so he's kinda like Matt's Cisco, like Cisco is to Barry, the brains and tech guy, and even support sometimes in the battlefield, as we'll see this chapter. Well, Rachael wont want to come across evil Matt when they discover what she's been doing. And yeah, it is the ultimate form of betrayal.

AlphaOmega; He is yeah, and we'll see some more of his telepathic powers in this chapter. No, it wasn't Mentalist, it was something else, can't say what yet though, would give it away. Seems like Rachael has her own plans to mess with Matt, and the gang, even using Grodd to attack his sister mentally. Yeah, they have been together for nearly a year, and things have happened. And yeah, she is uncomfortable because of Stein being there too, and in this chapter, we'll see the why she is, at least it will be heavily implied. Hehe, that was a fun part to right~ He could and in the future will, right now he just doesn't want her to be brought into the life that he does, with good reason, but that's apart of Frankie's character arc this season, and her link to Matt too. Yeah, they have proven to be friends.

Thanatos; That idea seems very well, thank you for suggesting it! And yeah, Ruby would be a cool pairing for the oc.

Lightwave; Yeah, he seems to be helping people left and right huh, and bringing them together, he sees good in people as he said to Harrison, he doesn't lock away good people. It was a good thing from Caitlin huh. Firefly keeps causing problems for the team, but he wont be doing that forever, we'll soon see the fight between him and Matt. Aah, that will come into play later on, and what Harrison Wells has been doing to Matt, it will all circle around from the very first chapter. That's Rachael for ya, she's supposed to be like that, of course she's no Reverse Flash or anything, but she is important to the development of the characters this season.

guest 2; I'd have to go back and watch the episodes and see if he did anything truly relevant that Matt just couldn't do before being 'killed' to see what is going on with that, though the only thing I truly remember is him teaching Barry to throw lightning, and some minor stuff, so yeah, I suppose that Matt could do yeah. Aah, he did do some horrid things to the pair, but with Matt around, he wont be able to do what he did to Caitlin, I can't say what is going to happen, but I can say that Caitlin and 'Jay' aren't going to have a romantic relationship, since Caitlin has Matt and they'll be having an arc in that season, she wouldn't want to go with 'Jay' at that time. Well, I can't say what yet, but I can confirm that Flashpoint is going to affect Matt, and if he'll be angry or understanding to Barry...hehe, that would be giving it away.

Neonlight01; He surely does, he nearly nuked the entire city. Yup, Team Psyche kicked some butt together, and this chapter we'll be seeing more of that. Yup, Hartley dropped the ball on that and then Caitlin delivered a hard slap. Yeah, he hasn't had that, but now that he does with Matt, he'll be Hartley's family now. Hehe, they surely have, and have been getting a little, up close and personal~ Thanks! Yeah, those seem cool to me, thanks for the suggestions!

Guest 4; Funny that you should say that as pretty soon, Frankie is going to have her time to shine and show what she can do, as we've got some plot points coming up, and we'll need Frankie to survive it.

Well, with those lovely reviews out of the way, it is time to start the chapter!

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Crazy for you!

Evil Matt, thanks to Peekaboo bringing him out, stood before Peekaboo as she looked at him seriously. His arms were folded, and he could see others that he had collected around him, he even saw Blackout looking towards him questioningly.

Shawna looked on as eyes fell upon her. She could feel most of the eyes of the gang on her, and she felt slightly intimated by what was going on, especially due to the fact that there were some strong Metahuman's around as well.

"Mentalist, can I speak with you?"

"One second." His eyes gave off a spark, and he smiled. "Awww, I hope that becomes true."

"What becomes true?"

Mentalist's eyes turned to Peekaboo.

"Thanks to my powers connecting me to everything, I can remotely view different futures, what could be in this reality. The closer they are, I can see them better, but further, and they are more difficult to see. Like, I can see a persons future if they turn, left, or right at a bypass or something. I've got like thousands of different possibilities running through my head, and I just saw...well, I'll keep that to myself. So, my Peeks, what's going on?"

He asked as kindly as he could.

Shawna explained her case to him, he listened intently.

"Ooh Peekaboo, you really want your boyfriend back, don't you?"

"Yeah, I really do. Come on, please. I've done as you ask, I've been by your side this whole time. Please, help me break my boyfriend out of prison. I wouldn't ask if it was really important to me, which this is. It really is important to me, please help me."

The way she said it caused Matt to cock his head to the side slowly.

"Peekaboo, you know you're my right hand woman, so I might as well break it to you."

Shawna shrewdly observed his face, as she didn't know what he was talking about.

"What do you mean?"

"Peeks, the thing is, your boyfriend doesn't care about you. Your love for him is wonderful, but his for you, is less than what you'd expect. At best, he cares slightly for you, and you know how brutal I can be. I am only saying this as a friend, as your mentor, as your boss. I don't want my Peeks to be hurt, you're like family to me Peeks."

That seemed to be so hard of the truth that Shawna actually felt like her heart had been ripped out at that moment, and she didn't know if she was going to recover. Her boyfriend, not caring about her. Did it really seem like it was like that at all?

"T-That can't be true. No he, does love me. He has to love me. We've been through too much together. He even said if he got out, he'd stand by me, and wouldn't leave me. I'm sorry boss, but he really does love me."

Shawna was sure about that, but Mentalist broke it to her.

"It is true that he doesn't. Remember, I can read emotions. When I read his emotions, I went to see him once, and he didn't seem to care that much about you. I mentioned your name, and there was hardly a blip on the radar. Of course, do as you like, if you want to try and break him out, go right ahead, but I can tell you that as soon as he is out, he'll go right back to his old ways, and finding out about your powers, he's only going to use you." Mentalist raised a hand to her forehead, and ran his fingers down her face, surprisingly soothingly, her face turning slightly red at the touch. "Peeks, I'm not telling this to hurt you, you're important to me, and my plans, and I don't want anything bad to happen to you. I especially don't want that damn Flash interfering with you. So, I'm telling you for your own heart right now. But, if you wish to go and break him out, then I'll assign a Meta or two to help you in your efforts. But, don't expect it to end well for you."

Surprisingly, it sounded like evil Matt was being kind and considerate for her.

"Let me decide that then, and I'll do what I can and get my boyfriend, he'll even be a great asset to you, I know it."

Evil Matt didn't exactly believe her, and rolled his eyes.

"Private life, and business here aren't to be intercepted. I'd appreciate if you didn't tell him about me or this organisation."

His tone was cold, and harsh.

"Y-Yeah, sure, if that's what you want, I can do that."

"Good, then I'll assign some Metahuman's that can help you out. Though knowing team knobhead's back at S.T.A.R Labs, excluding my cute Cait, they'll figure out your teleportation due to the residue you leave behind. I can't help with that, but even if they figure out you, it wont be detrimental to my plan, it wont change a thing. Go, and have some fun my Peekaboo, and enjoy your time, but remember what I said."

"Thank you, boss."

She went to leave, but Matt held her back.

"Remember what I said Peeks, he's going to leave you."

"I don't think so, boss. I really don't think he will. He and I have a special kind of love, we really do boss. I love him, and he loves me, we love one another."

Matt shrugged his shoulders.

"If that's what you think, I wont stop you. But, heed my warning's, and when they come true, don't feel bad about it, you're my Peeks after all. You always have a place here by my side, couldn't do it without you Peeks."

Shawna contemplated what he said as she walked away.

As she did, Farooq walked closer towards him, leaning his arm on the table. Matt looked up at him.

"What?"

"You're really gonna help her?"

From the way he spoke, it was quite damaging to hear, Matt though didn't seem to care.

"What can I say? I have a soft spot for Peeks, she was some of the first to join my ranks. Of course, I know how it is going to end, but in the meantime, lets let Peeks have her own fun. Hey, everyone wants to be warm at night." Matt looked at Farooq, then chuckled. "Though that's not a problem for you, is it Farooq? Hahaha."

Farooq didn't look exactly thrilled on such a matter.

"Funny, but helping her? It's going to be a liabil-"

Just as he was speaking, Matt thrusted a blade of psionic energy by Farooq's face, cutting his cheek at speeds that even Farooq didn't expect from the Meta blonde. Farooq pulled slightly away from the young man, as his eyes blazed red.

"Peeks is a valuable member of my group, and I wont have people speak badly about her. Now, Blackout, why don't you be a good boy, and round up some Metahuman's for me? Remember, I saved your life, don't make me regret it."

Farooq blinked in surprise, then nodded his head.

"Sure, a-anything you say."

"Good lightning man, that's all I ask. For this, it shouldn't be so hard, just some low level Meta's will do, I have some in mind, they'll help Peeks get in and out rather easily, taking down securities and such, should be fine."

Farooq nodded his head, and left the scene as Matt placed a hand on his forehead.

He breathed out a sigh.

"Sometimes, people really are complicated. It's easier when you just kill. Speaking of, I have to go and kill that idiot for crossing me...well, what can you do?"

Matt folded his arms, and stood up, looking at the budding organization that he had going on there.

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"Slam it to the left...and then kick at the back of the third from the rights leg, at five o'clock."

Matt murmured, as he stood on top of a building, looking down and saw Laurel, dressed in her Black Canaries outfit, slamming her elbow to the left and then kicked one of the men in the right leg, at five o'clock, Matt nodding his head seeing Laurel following his commands.

Matt looked on, seeing that there were around three thugs.

"Shimmy to the right." Laurel seemed to be doing the same thing he was saying, and that was because she had an earpiece in, with him giving her commands over them. "Jump on the dumpster, fake left, but go right with your foot for a sweeping kick, then finish off with wrapping your leg around his neck while he's recoiling, pulling him to the dumpster, the force should knock him out, and if not, he should be in a daze, so jump down and slam his head on the dumpster with the force you will build with gravity of your body moving downwards."

As he spoke, she did what he asked, and worked out successfully.

Matt was quite happy with how she was learning pretty good, and he smiled at the sight of the young woman doing what she was doing.

He then continued telling her how and what to do, and she followed quite well, putting what he taught her to good use.

However, there was going to be one to stab her from behind, but Matt put his hand outwards, sending a telekinetic blast right out of his hand, hitting him in the side, knocking him with the force of a truck, and knocked him out.

Laurel looked up, and then brushed her hair out of her eyes, Matt seeing that there was no one left, jumped off the building.

Laurel bit her lower lip, as he fell down, and landed on the ground, or rather, hovered just above it.

"Geez, each time you do that, I literally die a little inside."

Matt chuckled, patting her shoulder.

"Don't worry about me Black Canary or whatever you call yourself. You're doing very well, I really like your fighting skills, they have improved."

She smiled thankfully.

"I had a great teacher. But, you don't have to keep coming, it must be a trip, even with flying."

"Naaaah, it's fine, I promised myself for Sara I'd look out for you, and that's what I'm doing. You're doing amazing Laurel, you're picking up my style quickly, even Sara didn't do it this fast...though to be fair, she usually rather would jump on my hips rather than trying to take down my ass."

"Hmmmm...too much info, but thanks regardless."

Matt tilted his head.

"Is everything going well with that what's his name?"

"For now, he's got away, but we're on it."

Matt slowly nodded his head.

"Well, if you need help, let me know."

Laurel gave a thankful nod.

She truly was glad that he did come, and to see him fight, was pretty cool in her eyes, and to see her fight, he was proud of her.

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"Dad, please, will you listen to me now?"

"No Frankie, I'm not going to put you in danger like that, I can't do that."

Matt denied as he and Frankie sat at the breakfast table the next morning.

It was the same song that Frankie had been playing for a while now. She, wanted to use her powers to help Matt out during the field, and fight Metahuman's, and Matt, he was less than receptive to the idea of it all.

He didn't want to place her in that kind of danger, he couldn't. It would be terrible if she went through that all, and then had to deal with her death...no, he couldn't handle it. He couldn't place her in such a situation at all.

"Well, listen to me. I mean, you do it."

"Because I'm an adult, and you have studies to do Frankie, you know? I mean, don't you have a book report due today?"

Frankie gained a sheepish face, this is what Matt didn't like about being a parent. He was the fun loving parent, Caitlin was more strict, and he loved that dynamic, but here he was, dealing with this right now.

"W-Well, I did it..."

"You rushed last night. You don't need to focus on this crap, this superhero stuff. Just leave that to me and Barry, and the others that help us. You, just live your normal life, Frankie, and then we can be all happy, and healthy."

Frankie put on a cute pouty expression, but Matt was adamant.

"Dad..."

"Frankie, it's very dangerous, I can't have you in danger like that. You have powers, yeah. But, that doesn't mean you have to use them. Use them for some day to day activities, you don't need to go out there, and put your life at risk." As he said that, Caitlin came walking in, and sat down. "Tell her Cait."

Caitlin looked towards Frankie, and saw that her eyes were brimming with expectation and hope at the same time.

"Frankie, it is dangerous going out there to fight others with powers. We don't even know the full scope of your powers, we don't know if you have a healing factor..." Matt gave her a dry look. "T-The point is, your Dad is right, we don't know whats going on with your powers, we can't suddenly ask you to go and fight Metahuman's, we're only trying to protect you."

"See? Listen to Caitlin, she's awesome, and she knows what's going on, and what isn't going on as well. Right Cait?"

Caitlin nodded as she brought a hand to his mouth, casually wiping away a stray bit of food that was there.

"Right, he's right Frankie, we are only trying to keep you safe, after all."

Frankie didn't like that, and stood up.

"Excuse me. I need to get ready for school."

Frankie walked out of the room, disappointed, and went into her bedroom.

Matt turned towards Caitlin who latched onto his hand.

"I'm doing the right thing, aren't I?"

"Yeah, it's too dangerous for Frankie to go and crime fight. She'll understand in time that we're only trying to protect her."

"I hope so, because I don't want Frankie to feel sad like this. I know she wants to help, but she doesn't understand. Being a superhero might be cool, but I'm nearly killed every single day, and I don't want that for Frankie."

"Me neither."

"Then again...maybe I'm being hypocritical. I mean, at her age, I was technically kicking peoples asses day and night, and she only wants to do the same."

Cailtin's hand went over his face soothingly.

"Difference is, she doesn't have to Matthew, you are doing the right thing."

Matt's head fell against Caitlin's shoulder, and he let out a small whine as she petted the back of his head.

"Aah, I don't like it Cait, I really don't. Baaah, I wanna be the fun parent, you can be the depressing and broody one that makes all the rules."

A tick mark appeared right above Caitlin's left eyebrow.

"I'm not broody or depressing. I'm just doing the stuff you wont."

"Yeah, you are." Matt leaned off her shoulder, and kissed her cheek as a small smile crept onto her face. "And I thank you for that. You've been really great for Frankie. Hey, if she ever called you like, Mum or something, would that be bad by you? I know when she first called me Dad, I was shocked, so I don't know what you're thinking about right now."

Caitlin widened her eyes, she hadn't thought about that before, and honestly didn't know what to even think about it either.

"W-Well, I don't know what I would think...I suppose if she wanted to, then I guess that we could as well...y-yeah, I guess it would be fine."

"Awww, you're cute when I put you on the spot like that." Matt added while smiling. "Ooh by the way Cait, I hope you don't mind Hartley staying..."

"No, I don't-"

"Good morning Matthew, negligible."

Caitlin gritted her teeth as Hartley entered the room, and took some food. He then walked out of the room silently, something that Caitlin really felt annoyed by.

"He's still a very challenging person, and I want to break his neck in the future."

"Aah, he is. But, still, he is my...he's my Hartley, and I am gonna keep an eye on him, sorry if it means that we're not gonna be able to spend alone time together. Speaking of alone time, what you did the other night..."

He didn't know how to finish as her cheeks turned slightly red.

"I enjoyed it too."

Matt put his head against Caitlin's as she hugged his arm.

"Ooh Cait is the cutest ever~ But, today, Cait….erm, you know, Ronnie, and Jean and all..." Caitlin looked down, so Matt waved his hand. "Aah it's nothing really." He covered, as she climbed onto his lap, and hugged around his neck. "I love hugging you like this Cait."

"Me too. So, need any assistance for your group today?"

He did, but he didn't want to end up upsetting Caitlin if it didn't pan out. If he couldn't do that, if he couldn't find them, he didn't want to bring her hopes up. Though, parts of him wondered if it would be okay if he did find them? His sister, and Ronnie, there was a reason why she was with him, he wanted to find out, and keep her safe.

"Eeh, we're still looking for Firefly, and we have some ideas where he could be. I'll call if I need you my sweet Cait. Otherwise, not much going on."

"I see, but remember, I am here for you as well, as S.T.A.R Labs gang, as you so frequently call us."

"I know baby, I know. I'm here for you too."

Caitlin laid her lips against Matt's own, and then she fell against his shoulder with her head.

Matt wondered, if this was going to be one of the last times that they'd do this.

Soon, he knew that there was a real chance that he could find Ronnie, and help him back to normal. If that was the case...he didn't know what he was going to do about this anymore.

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Matt, Hartley, and Iris gathered in the HQ for Matt's team, so under his club. Iris had been somewhat caught up on what was going on. Since they were a team, they were going to do this together. Though Matt couldn't deny that he wished he could do this with Caitlin as well, but she seemed like she didn't want to, and he wasn't sure why that was yet.

"So, Hartley, dish on what you know."

Matt began as they looked between one another.

"Right. First of all, I'll start with your sister, Matthew. Your sister, died the night of the accelerator, or rather, the night afterwards."

"She...I saw her though. She's not dead."

Matt strongly stated, Iris nodding her head.

"Hartley, she's alive, why say that she died?"

"Because she did." He revealed. "She died the night after the accelerator. I have collected witness reports, details from the area, and the crime scene, and also, eye witness reports. I'm sure you did the same thing Matthew?"

Matt nodded his head.

"Of course I did, but it didn't make sense to me. She couldn't of died though because she wasn't there, I didn't even know what to think about it."

"Yes, and for me, it took sometime to work out. She was, registered as dead on the heart monitor, she was legally dead. But, it was like, her heart started beating on its own, or perhaps, her powers kicked in and saved her life. Perhaps, she has a rapid healing power like The Flash does."

"You're not wrong...or maybe you are...how did she even die anyway?"

That was the question on Iris' mind, but none of them knew how to answer that.

"There's also something interesting that I found a week ago, after Christmas." Hartley walked over to the monitor, and brought up a video file. "Here, this is what I have found."

Matt looked on with Iris, as they watched the video.

The video shows a blurry Jean walking along, with Ronnie, down a street. But, rather than the feral looking Jean that he had met, this one seemed, more like the normal Jean that he remembered and loved.

She walked hand in hand with Ronnie, then half way across the street, she seemed to feel weak, so he ended up carrying her. Unlike the usual time that they saw one another, the pair on the screen seemed to be normal, and even laughing together.

Matt, didn't know why that was, Matt didn't know at all. He couldn't even guess, since they weren't like that last time.

"Wait, I thought you said that she was feral, Matt?"

Iris brought up, Matt furrowing his eyes.

"She is...or she was. She...when was this recorded?"

"Right, here."

Hartley brought up the time index, as Matt cocked his head to the side.

"That's, around the same time that Rachael, and I broke up. I remember the date, that seems around that time. So...she was okay then? It wasn't that long ago, maybe two months ago or something like that? No, even longer...but, why is she like that there, yet she went all Jason Voorhees on me?"

"It seems so, and I am not sure how to answer that. Though there aren't any sounds, from the facial expressions, and the way they are walking, it doesn't seem like she is in a feral state. So, whatever happened to her, it was after this date. Unfortunately, I do not know what happened to her for her to enter such a feral state, and why she sees you as the enemy."

Hartley explained, as Matt looked at the ground, trying to wrap his head around what was going on.

"So...she had her mind when...but, why didn't she come back to me…? Why has she been hiding from me…?"

Iris walked closer to Matt, placing a hand on his back.

"I don't know yet Matt, but we'll find out. Maybe she had her reasons, we'll find out." She looked towards Hartley. "Anything else that you have for us, or is this it?"

Hartley rolled his eyes, and turned towards Matt.

"Also, Matthew, Iris, the fireman and the wind girl, that are in Iris' blogs, are the same people we are searching for. But to understand all of this, we have to go to the place where this started."

"Where this started?"

Matt asked directly, wanting some answers.

"To find out what happened to Ronnie Raymond, and Jean Stone, we have to go to S.T.A.R Labs."

Matt, and Iris looked at one another, and were about to nod, when the door opened.

They all looked, and saw that it was Bette who appeared.

"Bette, what are you..."

"Just heard you are going to S.T.A.R Labs, and are searching for Jean, and Ronnie, is it?" Matt nodded. "I'll help you then."

"But, what are you doing here?"

"I was passing through the city, picking up something for my parents, and decided to visit, I was gonna spend sometime with Cisco, but it seems like this is important, and if it is to find your sister Matt, count me in. If it is Jean, then leave it to me."

Matt nodded his head.

"Great, lets work together then."

Matt stood up, with his group, and walked around the area they were in.

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Matt, Iris, and Hartley along with Bette walked around the outside of the building known as S.T.A.R Labs, and looked around, it wasn't that impressive. Matt could see that there was, something there, some kind of pull was there, but he wasn't so sure.

"Hartley, Ronnie died inside of the building, not out here."

"Even I know that."

Bette added, Hartley scrunching up his nose at her.

"No, you're missing the point. Yes, Ronnie was inside during the blast, but he wasn't always inside, and there was also someone else here that night."

"Who?"

Iris called him out, as Hartley walked down a few steps.

"A man known as Professor Stein."

At the name, Matt furrowed his eyebrows.

"Stein...where have I heard that before…."

As he was thinking about it, Bette saw something on the side of the building. She walked towards it, and ran her fingers across the dirt that looked to be in the shape of a man, that had been burnt against the wall.

"I've seen this before…."

"Bomb shadow." Hartley spoke in Japanese, Iris looking clueless. "It's Japanese Iron."

Iris glared right back towards Hartley, and was tempted to stick up her middle finger, but she controlled herself for the moment.

"How can you speak so many languages and sound like a little dick in every one of them?"

Bette snorted, as Matt rolled his eyes, walking closer to the shadow on the wall, as he spoke for Hartley.

"It means bomb shadow."

Hartley turned towards Matt, impressed. Even Iris was impressed that he knew that, Bette though seemed to be quite fine with him knowing something like that.

"I didn't realize you knew Japanese Matthew? A hidden talent I see. You surely are always surprising me."

Matt gained a sheepish smile as he looked at the shadowed wall.

"I watch a lot of anime with sub titles, and I've been to Japan before, nice people, lovely anime, and I love their language, a bitch to learn, but it is a lovely, and beautiful language if you can learn it, that's how I feel about it anyway..."

Iris was flabbergasted, she didn't expect Matt to watch anime. Hartley moved closer, and closer, leaning over his shoulder.

"They found these all over Hiroshima after the first atomic bomb was dropped."

"He's right, I've seen this kind of thing before in the army, I remember, it was quite horrid." Bette added. "So, the explosion did this to Stein then."

"You're right and wrong, Miss Souci. This shadow belonged to Martin Stein indeed, key word, belonged there." That name, flickered within Matt's mind, as he thought about it more. Seeing his face, Hartley leaned even closer towards the young boy. "Matthew, something on your mind? You seem to be thinking about something intently."

"No...it's just the name, Martin Stein seems so familiar to me...damn, where have I heard that before…?"

Iris continued looking at the shadow before her, shaking her head and then turned towards Hartley.

"The accelerator explosion did this to him?"

"No, Iron. It didn't. Haven't you been listening to anything I've said at all?"

"For God sake, you're so full of shit! What happened to being nice to me!?"

"I am being nice to you. This is nice for me, unless you're Matthew or Frankie who I have to try harder."

Bette looked between the two of them, then rolled her head to the side.

"Mr Rathaway, instead of antagonizing Iris, how about telling us whats going on?"

"I shall, but first, we need to go somewhere else entirely, and that's the place where we see what happened to Martin Stein, and Ronnie Raymond that night. Matthew, once we do this, you'll know the truth, do you want to know the truth? The truth, you might not like it, and there's no coming back from it."

Matt turned towards Hartley, nodding his head.

"Yeah, I wanna know the truth."

"Even if it means..."

Matt nodded his head once again, though this time Hartley noticed the look in his eyes, and felt sorrow for him.

"Yeah, I need to know the truth Hartley, and we all need to help Ronnie, and Jean."

"Then, follow me. Though Iris, we'll need a free room at the CCPD to do so, can you handle that?"

"Leave that to me."

She said as she got out her phone, walking up the stairs. Hartley followed after her, as Matt looked at the shadow once more. Bette stood close by, then walked closer towards him, and brushed against his arm.

"Hey you, what are you thinking? And don't say nothing, I know you better than that."

Matt chuckled hollowly, as he looked at the shadow.

"It seems the further we find out what's going on, the least likely I want to know what's going on."

"Because there's a good chance that Caitlin and Ronnie will be reunited and you'll be pushed out of the picture."

Matt didn't say anything, but Bette understood.

She moved closer, placing a gloved hand on his back.

"Hey now, don't worry about such things. I know that it is a real possibility...but, you're not stopping, are you?"

It wasn't a question, or even her telling him what to do, it was a statement.

"No, I'm not. I have to. Even not with me, I want Cait to be happy, and I also want...to have my sister back. Bette, why do you think Jean didn't come back to me? She has powers, yeah...but, when watching that tape from beforehand, she didn't seem like she was feral, she looked like she had her facilities, why didn't she come back to me? I would've protected her, I would've been with her, right by her side...so, why?"

He had been playing it in his head, again and again.

But, he couldn't come to a good conclusion.

Why didn't she go to Matt?

Why did she run away?

Why didn't she just go to him, when he would've done everything to help her?

He didn't know the answer, and honestly, he wasn't sure if he wanted to know either.

"I can't answer that, but she knows...she knows you'd be there for her. Maybe, she felt like she couldn't come to you. Maybe, she felt like it would've been a burden...maybe because she thought she was a freak now."

"I would never-"

"I know." Bette followed up, rubbing his back. "But, you know Jean, she doesn't like burdening you with her problems. She realizes everything you've had to sacrifice for her, give up to make her smile. Maybe, she just didn't want to have you have this problem either."

"Maybe so, but I would've done everything I could...ugh, that girl. It's been over a year, and she's still causing me problems."

Bette adopted a bright smile.

"Better drag her back home then huh."

"Yeah, gotta get her back. I'm not giving up until she's right beside me again, even if I have to yell at her harshly, that girl will understand what has happened, and she'll also understand what she's put me through, that Jean."

Matt chuckled out at the end, Bette doing the same.

"Always a troublemaker she was. Causing her elder brother to be so worried, just what is that girl thinking?"

"I thought that was us the troublemakers?"

Bette shrugged her shoulders, as she wrapped her arms around his.

"Let's get them back. This time, you're not facing them on your own. We've got you, me, Iris, and Hartley. You don't have to worry, we'll get them back, then we'll sort out what's going on with them, we've got the brightest minds here so why the hell not, right?"

"Sure...I missed you, you always know what to say."

"Hehe, don't worry, I'm not going anywhere until we've got Jean back, I'll stick around for that."

Matt gave her a small look.

"Don't you wanna see Cisco too?"

Bette waved a hand at him casually.

"Ooh I'll see him quite soon. This is more important right now. I'll catch up with Cisco later on, don't worry about that now, let's just worry about your sister, and this Ronnie Raymond."

"Yeah, it is. We'll get this sorted out now."

Bette, and Matt walked to catch up to the others, and they walked off together.

---

The place they had ended up was inside of the police station, and Matt along with Iris sat down at the computers, Bette sitting behind him. Hartley stood to the side as Matt was bringing up the footage that Hartley had spoken about.

"Okay. CCPD confiscated everything from S.T.A.R Labs after the explosion. Video, audio, traffic cam footage."

"Okay, so?"

Iris asked Hartley, the young man sighing.

"I saw Martin Stein the night S.T.A.R Labs went boom. He walked right past me. You see, Stein specialized in transmutation."

"I know what that is!"

Matt cheered, remembering what he read inside of the computer together with Frankie.

"Oh? What is it?"

Bette begged for the answer, surprised her friend knew something like that.

"It is molecular transmography. Quantum splicing. I remembered that from various things. Yay, I am learning things~"

Iris looked lost, so Hartley leaned ever closer towards her in a condescending manner.

"Taking two things and making them one."

"You're so full of it, aren't you? Don't speak down to me like that."

Hartley enjoyed making Iris feel pissed off as she was, but Matt just rolled his eyes.

"Let's go to the videotape, shall we?"

The pair nodded, and all four watched the video.

It was of an older man, perhaps in his sixties, standing on the streets. They watched it for a few moments, then Hartley placed a hand on Matt's shoulder.

"Okay, stop." He did as he was asked, stopping on the image. "Now zoom in a few clicks." Matt once again did just that, showing a close up on the man, Matt's eyes opening with realization. "Matthew, something wrong?"

"I know who that is now. Yeah, that's Jean's old Professor."

"Professor?"

Matt nodded at Bette's inquiry.

"I remember meeting him a few times, when I went to see my sister. Yeah, he seemed to be a lovely old man...damn, that name should've clicked before. I always just called him Professor, never mind anything like Martin Stein. But yeah, that's Professor Stein."

Bette snorted as Iris grinned from ear to ear….

But, then, Iris paused, and her eyes moved in a flickering motion.

"Wait, if you say they know one another...maybe that's why they are together...but, she's with Ronnie, not Stein so..."

Hartley rolled his eyes, moving closer to Matt.

"Now advance it, frame by frame."

Matt did just did that, and advanced it frame by frame. As he did, Stein's head fell backwards, with a box in his hands. The box held a fiery looking content, Matt looking at it with some suspicion at the same time.

However, after advancing a few frames, Matt saw something, as did the others. It was a mass of energy that was slowly creeping in.

"His eyes."

Matt heard Iris speak, as the boy himself looked on in amazement.

"They turned white, just like Ronnie's."

Matt continued advancing the frames, and then after a few seconds, Hartley squeezed his shoulder as the energy showed a face, a face that Matt recognized at the same time.

"Now, stop there. In the mass of energy. Looks like…"

"Ronnie."

Matt breathed out, as he got the gist of it now.

Iris herself also got it now.

"And Professor Stein."

Hartley nodded and explained.

"The dark matter merged them together. Explains why Ronnie hasn't seemed quite himself lately. Because he's not. He's Martin Stein."

"So, wait. Hold on. The man that Matt met...was Martin Stein?"

Hartley nodded towards Bette.

"It seems like that from what I can tell. There's a battle going on inside of Ronnie's body for supremacy, and the one who won was Professor Stein. It seems, like that they became the best of both. The youthful body of Ronnie, and the intelligence of Stein, it's simple when thinking about it because that's what usually happens during this kind of thing, taking the best of both and making them one."

"But, I don't get...if this is Martin Stein, why did he attack Matt exactly? If he was Jean's Professor, and he must've met Matt, at least to the point of recognizing him on sight, why did he try and straight up murder Matt when he was first come onto the scene?"

Hartley was going to answer….but, he paused, and then shrugged.

"At this time, I cannot be sure. There could be a number of theories..."

"Other words, you don't know."

Iris' dry voice made Hartley scrunch up his nose.

"Yes, I don't know."

"How do we change them back, Hartley? Can we change them back?"

At Matt's question, Hartley folded his arms.

"There's, methods that could help. Quantum splicing would be one of them. However, a device like that could be tricky to make, and there's no guarantee that it would work. Also, there's also...a risk with anything we do with the pair of them."

Iris furrowed her eyebrows.

"What's the risk?"

"He's a living nuclear bomb. If he detonates-"

"Goodbye Central City."

Bette finished off, Hartley inclining his head.

"Yes, that's the gist of it."

"So, there's no way to help them without them exploding?"

Hartley furrowed his brows towards Matt.

"Not necessarily. However, the key wouldn't be a piece of technology, it would be a set of sibling's, if I am correct about the female's abilities anyway. I already know half of the equation from the male, but if the female has the abilities I believe she has, then yes, there theoretically, would be a way to separate them without, everything becoming contaminated with nuclear energy, but there could be an explosion."

"Who are these sibling's you are talking about?"

Hartley looked towards Iris, smirked briefly, irritating her to no end, then she turned towards Matt and scowled, Matt patting Iris' shoulder.

"Well, we'll soon see that, wont we?"

"I hate you..."

Iris growled out, only for Matt to fold his arms.

"Okay, we've got two people...three people that need help, we've got Jean, and the old and young guy merged...yeah, that makes sense in this world apparently." Bette giggled, as did Iris, even Hartley released a small chuckle. "We need to find them before, Ronnie explodes...is there a chance he'll explode Hartley? I mean, if we didn't do anything with him, if we didn't try and separate them, then could there be a chance that there could be...will he explode on his own is what I want to ask?"

Hartley quickly flew through some calculations in his head, and then nodded a minute later.

"I'd say there's an 80 percent chance of it yes. That's only basing it off second hand footage, I'd have to see him in person to make an accurate account for such a thing. But, yes, I do say that there could be a high chance of doing it yeah."

"Great. So we need to find them, and make sure that they don't do that. More than just getting them back, Central City is in danger and we can't have that happen to us either. We live here, barring Bette, but still, if they explode, thousand's of lives are gonna be lost."

"Firefly?"

Iris questioned, knowing they have their other villain to deal with.

"If we hear anything, we'll get him, and I have tabs on the Rathaway's just in case. But, other than that, Ronnie, Stein and Jean are our priorities right now. We need to find them, and ways to stop them, and make sure he doesn't explode. Last time I fought them both, I couldn't beat them."

"This time, you wont be alone."

Bette brought up, showing a smile.

"Bette..."

"Matt, we're not gonna let you fight them on your own. Besides, this is your sister, I doubt you could ever truly try and disable her. I'll do that if necessary. I love Jean like she's my own sister, but she's not my sister, so I can make that choice. Besides, they have two Metahuman's, now we do."

"Make that three, Matthew."

Hartley brought up, as Matt glanced at him.

"Hartley…"

"Look, I don't pretend to understand what must be going through your mind right now, I've never cared about anyone enough before like you do for your sister, besides my feelings for you of course. But, if this means a lot to you, which I think it does, then it means a lot to me, so I'll go with you to confront Jean and Ronnie, and stop them. I might not be able to use psionic powers, nor can I blow things up with a touch, but I do have my mind, and my gloves, I'll do everything I can to help you."

"Ooh Hartley..."

Matt smiled towards the young man, as Iris nodded her head.

"I'll also do everything I can Matt. You're not alone, we're here with you. We are a team after all, the best team."

Matt looked between the three of them, how willing they really were to help him.

He truly felt blessed. All of them were there for him, to help him, to bring his sister back to him.

"Right...right, okay, yeah. We're right here. Okay, let's get to work. I've got something's to do, I've got some leads to follow up, and I need to pay a visit to S.T.A.R Labs. Iris, collect all your data that you have on the burning man and his wind girl companion."

"Roger."

Matt nodded thankfully, then turned to Hartley.

"Hartley-"

"I know. Write an algorithm to extrapolate the most likely places Ronnie, and Jean could be with the information that Iris is going to give me. In the meantime, I am going to make some battle plans as Iris gathers from her sources. With Ronnie, and Jean together, they are a very dangerous opponents alone, together they are scary to even think about, I'm sure not even Flash would be able to take them out by himself."

Matt couldn't agree more, he knew this was going to be tricky.

"True enough, even with superspeed, these two together were stronger than I have ever encountered. God knows what kind of powers they could use together...scary thought is, what if they have learned how to truly use their powers in combinations?"

"Well, Matt, we've also got some cool combinations as well, they can't underestimate us either. I've even been able to use my powers thanks to my...friend."

She didn't want to say Cisco, because Matt told her that Cisco 'didn't' know anything, and Iris couldn't find that out.

"Yeah, you're right. Anyway, we should be getting to it, I'm gonna go to S.T.A.R Labs, left something there. Until we've found something Bette, go and visit Cisco, spend some time with him, be with your guy. We'll call when we need you."

Bette gave a small smile.

"Yes, thanks Matt."

"Then, let's get to it team!"

[Yeah!]

Matt smiled at the three that cheered. Even Hartley did, Matt could see that he was slowly changing his attitude. There was a way to go, but he was changing. And he was glad, though he had to wonder what was going on with the others, and he knew that he would have to go to Caitlin as well and see what's going on.

---

Matt walked into S.T.A.R Labs, and saw Caitlin working away at her lab.

He smiled towards her, he always found her sexy when she was doing her thing.

Did he understand it?

No, he didn't.

But, she loved it, and he loved that she loved it.

"Hey Cait, you okay?"

Matt called, as he walked towards her.

She turned towards him with a smile.

"Hey yourself." She kissed him on the lips, and hugged him as he did the same thing. "I was analysing the particulates that Clay Parker and Shawna Baez left behind, and I found something very interesting."

Matt blinked at the names.

"Who?"

Matt couldn't recall them...though the name Shawna seemed to be familiar to him, and he wasn't sure why that was either.

"Oh right, you don't know. It's a case we're working on. Short version is, a woman named Shawna busted out her boyfriend, and we suspect...no, I think that I have found out how she does it. Take a look at that." Matt peered over her shoulder, and looked deeply into the tablet that she had. "When Clay's cells come into contact with Shawna's, they adopt her properties."

"Adopt...like Shawna's cells and Clay's cells were the same, and did the same thing?"

"Yes, that's right. I told Barry as he speeded out of here to find them. Got some info on them just before."

"Aah, maybe I should go and help Barry..."

Caitlin shook her head.

"I don't think Barry needs help. If he does, then he'll call us. No need to go out now, stay with me."

Matt nodded, as Matt saw that she was biting her lower lip.

Whenever she did that, Matt knew there was a reason for it, and he couldn't hold back when seeing her like that.

"Alright baby, what's going on?"

"Why would you ask that?"

She countered, as Matt leaned closer, placing a hand on the small of her back.

"You're doing that biting your lower lip thing that you do when something's bothering you."

"I'm fine." Caitlin lied, only for Matt to give her an interrogating look. Caitlin twitched her eyebrows, then gave in. "Okay. Cisco says I don't have a life."

Matt chuckled, rubbing her back.

"You don't, do you?"

"I do! I cook and I eat and I read and I help you, and sleep next to you and we do things...one that we did the other night, and we look after Frankie and other things..."

She blushed at the end of that, just thinking about what happened made her weak in the knees.

"So, what you're saying is, you do everything that has nothing to do with having a life, besides the parts that we do together."

"You don't have to be rude about it."

She grumbled out, as Matt wrapped his arm around her.

"Hey, I'm not doing any better than you. My social life consists of flying around, fighting crime, doing two jobs, raising a daughter, keeping eyes on Starling City along with Laurel, and Netflix. And you as well my Caitlin. You and Frankie are my favourite pair. But for a normal twenty something year old, yeah I'm not doing the best right now."

Caitlin brushed Matt's arm as he did the same thing.

"We are quite the pair, Mr Stone."

"Yes we are, Dr Snow." Matt answered her back, then sharpened her eyes. "Wait, why are we always just staying in? We can go out...hell, now that I think about it, have we ever even been on a date with one another?"

Caitlin thought about what he said, and came to a conclusion that shocked her.

"No...we've never been on a date before. Well, unless you count when we went to the movie's. But we haven't..."

"Well, why don't we?" Matt proposed. "Besides, this could be one of the last times I could even be with her like this...yeah, this will be good." Matt added in his thoughts, then spoke right towards her. "So, what do you say Cait? Why don't we go on a date? I'll show you the best time ever! We'll go to dinner, and then we'll..."

"Well, since you're asking me..." She was about to say yes, when she thought of something. "Matthew we can't. Who's going to watch Frankie? And don't say Hartley, I don't trust him with her yet."

Matt lowered his brows, as he folded his arms.

"Barry?"

Matt brought up, Caitlin moving closer.

"Barry, and Frankie? I think Barry said he was going to be going over some reports with Iris tonight. He's going back down the Iris love line, even though we've said...well, we can't tell Barry what to do, and I am sure that they wouldn't want Frankie hanging around, not that she'd cause trouble..."

"I would suggest leaving her alone, but she's been on the Metahuman fighting thing lately, I don't want her to think that she can go and fight them while we're not there. I know she wants to do good, but I still think...it is dangerous."

Caitlin understood. She more than understood. She agreed with it, she didn't want Frankie to go and fight Metahuman's either.

"So...not Hartley, Barry's busy with Iris, and all...so, who's left..."

"Not Wells."

Matt argued, he didn't and never would like Wells, no matter what.

"No, not Dr Wells, I agree, I'll slap him again."

"I'd pay to see you do that."

Caitlin smiled as did Matt.

"So, no Hartley, no Barry, no Iris….hmmm, I believe Mr West said he was busy tonight as is Eddie, so...hmmmmm, who else do we know that knows things about this type of thing anyway…? We..."

"Cisco!"

Caitlin gave him a look.

"Cisco?"

He nodded his head.

"Cisco, and Bette's with him...if they aren't busy that is. Yeah...ugh, maybe they wouldn't, due to the fact that they don't get to spend much time together….hmmmm, even then, asking them would be fine, don't you think so Caitlin?"

Caitlin nodded her head, smiling to her boyfriend.

"Yes, I do believe that would be for the best. Cisco's somewhat responsible, and with Bette around, I am sure those two would be able to look after her quite well, so we don't have to worry about something like that."

As they were making plans for the night out with one another, Barry came speeding into the lab, with a dejected look on his face.

Both Matt, and Caitlin turned towards him, and saw that he didn't look pleased.

"Barry? Something happen?"

Matt walked closer as Barry sighed.

"Shawna, she got away."

Barry let out a sigh as he showed the wound on his neck. Caitlin walked closer towards him, and eyed up the wound on his neck, Matt standing close by, watching his doctor do the work that she loved.

"This is a bullet wound. You're lucky it just barely broke the skin."

Barry chuckled, glad that he didn't get killed or something like that. It would be terrible if something like that happened.

"Guess I'm a lot faster than a speeding bullet. Shawna Baez. She can teleport."

"As in...Beam me up, Shawna?"

Matt had to ask, to which Barry nodded his head. Caitlin held onto Matt's side as she looked intrigued.

"Every time I got close, she'd disappear."

"It was like you were playing a game of Peek-a-boo." As she said that, a flash went through Matt's mind. Caitlin looked at the other two males casually glanced towards her. "Come on. Can't I name one?"

Matt patted Caitlin on the back.

"Of course you can baby, you name anyone you want. Don't worry about Cisco, I love your name, Peekaboo is a good thing indeed."

Caitlin's head fell against Matt's shoulder. Barry noted the closeness, wishing that he had that with Iris.

"How am I supposed to catch her if I don't know where she's gonna be?"

"Well, she must have a limit Barry. If she didn't, why wouldn't she just teleport out of there easily. Now we know her powers, we'll just have to find her limits, what she's able to do, and then make her not be able to use her powers like that ever again, it would be the best way to go about it, right Caitlin?"

"He's right Barry, focus on that, we'll tell Dr Wells, and Cisco, wherever he is."

Barry nodded, as he stood up.

"All right. Let me know. I'm gonna change. I gotta go help Iris."

Barry walked out of the lab, as Matt glanced towards Caitlin.

"So, ready for our date night then?"

"Hey, yeah, I'm ready...no, I'm not. I need to go and get ready. Tell me where to meet you, I'll go and get changed...ooh Cisco, and Frankie..."

Matt placed his hands on Caitlin's shoulders, and rubbed gently as she sunk backwards.

"Hey, leave that to me. Go and get dressed, I'll take care of everything."

"Okay."

She whirled around, captured his lips briefly, then walked out of the lab. Matt admired her as she walked away, Matt smiling to himself as she did go, he really did care about her very much, and this was an amazing way to deal with it.

---

Matt waited within his club an hour later.

Caitlin said she didn't want to go to dinner or anything, she wanted to go to a club, so he thought why not. Since it was his own club, he could get free drinks, it was a little cheap sure, but he did own the club, and he wasn't going to waste time either.

He was dressed, rather well. He wore a shirt with the colour open, and jeans, his hair was gelled upwards, and was a little spiky.

He waited for her, wondering what she was going to be wearing, what he was going to be doing with her.

What was going to happen, Matt didn't know.

But, he felt unexpectedly nervous.

Though he had slept next to Caitlin, though he had kissed her…

This was different.

A date.

He couldn't even remember the last time he had been on a date.

Sure, he went out with Caitlin once upon a time before they got together, but this was, different.

As he was thinking about it, Caitlin came walking into the club, dressed in a dress that the usual Caitlin wouldn't be caught dead in. It was a tight black dress that came up to her thigh, showed off plenty of her body, and her sheepish expression made her look all the more cute.

Matt felt her presence, so he looked up, and when he did…

He was gob-smacked.

Seeing Caitlin like that, was very...he couldn't even begin to describe how he was feeling at this moment.

"Hey Matthew." She greeted, as Matt continued to stare at her with wide eyes, his eyes running over her form. "What? What?"

Matt shook his head, as he stood up, awkwardly holding some flowers.

"Nothing. Uh, well, you look really nice, beautiful even. V-Very beautiful."

"I don't always dress like a high school principal, and you look quite handsome yourself." Caitlin giggled out, as Matt just stared at her. "What's wrong Matthew? You've got a strange face right now." Her eyes went towards the flowers in his hands. "Awww, are they for me?"

"Y-Yeah, snow lilies. J-Just like your last name."

Caitlin took the flowers from Matt, and held them to her face, smelling them. A smile came over her face, as she sat down beside Matt. She took Matt's hand, and saw his nervous expression, something that she hadn't really seen before.

"Matthew...you're not nervous, are you?"

"A-Ah, well..."

Caitlin leaned closer towards him, her hand resting on his thigh. His breath hitched in his throat, as Caitlin's hand slid across his leg, a smile being on her face.

"You don't have to be nervous with me."

"I'm...afraid I'm gonna mess up."

He spoke honestly, he really did feel nervous about all of this. He didn't know what to even say about this kind of situation. But, he definitely could see Caitlin in a new light, she looked truly beautiful, and Matt couldn't help the smile that graced his lips.

"Well, you don't have to worry about messing up Matthew, just relax, and let's have a good time." As she said that, Matt handed her a drink, her favourite. "You really know me, don't you? My favourite drink, these flowers, trying to whoo me huh."

"Something like that."

"Well, here's to liquid courage."

Matt and Caitlin clinked glasses with one another, and downed the alcohol. Matt was surprised that she did it so fast, the way that she did it as well, was a fun sight to be seen.

"Very fast Cait."

Matt gained a bright smile as Caitlin leaned closer.

"Since this is a date, let's do dately things. Tell me more about yourself Matthew. Tell me, something interesting."

"Interesting huh...hmmm, well, I used to be apart of a ninja group, something like that anyway. But you knew that I guess..."

Caitlin blinked.

"I knew that yeah. But, how did you even get out of that life? I knew you were one, but how did you leave anyway? You never told me how you left."

Matt looked to the side with a longing look.

"If it wasn't for her, then I'd probably still be a member."

Matt seemed to be slightly defeated as he said that, like he longed for that life again.

"Because of who?"

"Rachael."

Caitlin gasped at the name, she didn't think Rachael would be a member. She knew she could fight, at least a little, but still, hearing that she was a former member, it was surprising.

"She was a member too?"

Caitlin let out a surprised gasp as she sipped on her liquor.

"Yeah, she was, she was one and I met her, and well...things happened, and we kinda became involved, and then during the League and all, she did something, and I had to protect her, but Ra's let me go, due to some favour's I, and a few others had done, he let us go, but sometimes I kinda wish I was still there, it makes more sense than it does in this 'real world'."

"Real world huh...Matthew, during your time in this League, what did you even do? I mean, did you do...missions I guess?"

"Yeah, I did missions. Never assassination, but I did missions with Sara….aah, Sara, Nyssa and I were all great friends."

"Nyssa...that woman from that time huh."

"Nyssa Al Ghul. Ra's daughter, one of anyway. Nyssa and Sara became lovers, and I...well, that's a story for another day. They were cool girls, some of my best friends...and..."

"Wait, you and Sara were...lovers, right?"

Matt chuckled awkwardly, not sure how to tell his current girlfriend about an ex of his.

"Well...that's far in the past, not now, well she is gone and all...so yeah. She was a great fighter, so was Nyssa, they both were great at doing what they did, it was always fun when we got together, and fought one another. Aaaah, so fun~"

Caitlin saw the expression on his face, pure delight.

She hadn't seen him quite like that before, not even with her. And she had to wonder, what it was that he found about these women that he might not about her?

"So...you like strong women huh..."

Caitlin had to wonder, just what kind of women he had dated in the past.

Just who it was that attracted Matt.

She wasn't a fighter by any stretch of the word.

"Well, I suppose. But, I actually find intelligent women really sexy."

Caitlin blinked rapidly.

"Really?"

"Yeah. Dunno why, I always love a woman who is very intelligent, makes me wonder why I ended up dating Rachael for as long as I did. Like you, you're amazing. You're highly intelligent, kind, loving to everyone, willing to look past the obvious and get underneath at the problem and the person who hides behind their outer layers. That's why I like you Cait, because you're so kind, so smart, you're way smarter than I am, and most of all, I love how caring you were to me during the whole time I was going crazed. Sara was great, she was. But, she wasn't for me, I and Sara didn't have a future together, beyond being friends. You're the first person who...has ever truly liked me, for me. Caitlin, you're the only girl that's in my sights, I don't want anyone else, other than you. Because, you treated me like a man, a true man, and I feel secure with you, loved by you, and that's what makes me lov...I really care about you because you've introduced many different concepts to me, and made me happy."

Caitlin adopted a wide smile, moving closer towards him. Matt looked on as she pressed against him, and hugged his arm. Using her finger, she dragged his face towards her own, and peered into his eyes, the sensational emotions between them caused Matt to feel differently than normal.

"Matthew, you're a good man, and no way unintelligent. You're very smart. I've seen it before."

"Thanks. So, tell me about you. I've given you some info, time to dish the dirt."

"Hmmmm, about me huh...well, my father, he died when I was young."

The way she said it, Matt felt sorry for her. More than just the words themselves, the tone she used, made him truly believe that she did love her father.

"Oh Cait, I'm sorry...I didn't know."

"It's okay." She said, knowing she could trust Matt enough to tell him. "Yeah, both of my parents were intellects, doctors in fact like me, and I always wanted to be one. I even practiced the Hippocratic Oath everyday as a child, so nerdy, huh."

Being intrigued of his girlfriend, he moved his head closer.

"Awww, I bet you were cute when you did that. Little Dr Snow, I would've loved to meet you as a child, I bet you were adorable."

"Hehe, I suppose so. I always loved it though, life. I even stopped people stepping on bugs. Weird or what?"

"Yeah, but that's adorable, I could totally see you doing that Cait, you're that cute. Now tell me more Cait. Like, I don't know, anything fun. I wanna know more, and more about you. I'm so fascinated about you, you've got some good stories from before, and I am sure you'll have more, because you're so fun Cait."

"Hmmmm, fun huh. Well, I remember the first time I met Cisco. He was with Hartley actually. They were having a debate, about something, I can't remember, Hartley being his usual...self, and then that was the one year..."

"One year?"

Matt pressed, as Caitlin looked down.

"No, it doesn't matter. It was just an important day is all. Hartley wanting things that he couldn't have and all that. But yes, Cisco meeting. It was rather brief actually."

"How did you meet Wells anyway?"

"Dr Wells, I applied to work in S.T.A.R Labs, and met Dr Wells then. I had been a long time fan of his research and his genius, and I got the job through hard work, and effort. Doesn't seem to mean much though nowadays with my career in ruins and-"

Matt placed a hand on her own hand, and gave it a gentle rub.

"Hey, you're the best doctor around, no matter what. Even if you aren't shown to be the best doctor, you're the best doctor to me."

"You have to say that because you're my boyfriend."

Matt teasingly pulled her closer.

"No, I don't have to say it. It would make me a pretty great boyfriend if I did, but I don't have to. Cait, just because S.T.A.R Labs didn't go the right way, doesn't mean that your career is over with. You help out us all the time, I wouldn't want anyone else by my side, other than you. Besides, you've saved my life more than I have yours, you're my lovey Dr Snow."

Caitlin smiled, as she took a sip of her drink.

"Matthew..."

"Yeah?"

She shook her head, not wanting to say what she was going to say.

"What I really want to know, is about you Matthew."

"Ah...well, ask away~ Ask me anything~"

"Okay then. How about...first crush. Tell me, who was that?"

Matt chuckled, as they ordered more drinks from a passing waitress.

"My first crush...Claire, she was my first crush...but I don't really wanna talk about her, things happened and she...well, it doesn't matter. There was Jenna though. I really liked her, but she was quite, a horrible person. At first, she was sweet, and cute, and paid attention to me, I couldn't quite believe it. But, then she showed her true colours, and it wasn't that pleasant. So in the end I just stepped away from that."

"You just seem to love to pick bad people huh."

"I got a good one with you though~"

He sang out, as Caitlin smiled brightly.

"I did as well. So toned, so cute."

As they were speaking, the mic became free for singers to go and sing.

Though it seemed like some people hadn't or didn't want to do it. Something about it seemed frightening to them, but to Caitlin, she could only see Matt and wanted him to sing.

"Matthew, why don't you go and sing?"

"A-Ah, I couldn't..."

Caitlin let out a cute whine, and stroked his leg. As she did that, Matt felt a pull on his heart strings.

"For me, Matthew? I want to hear your beautiful voice. You think you don't have one, but you do. I want to hear it, for me. I thought that it would be pretty good, if you sung. You could even sing to me if you'd like?"

Hearing that from Caitlin, he couldn't deny her, she was so cute, and adorable that he had to do.

He stood up, and walked towards the stage, and picked up the mic. He put on one of the songs, that he wanted, and looked directly towards Caitlin as others looked on towards him, he felt embarrassed about doing something like this.

"H-Hey everyone, I own this club, and I've been...asked to sing so, I'm gonna sing, let's do this everyone!"

Matt chuckled awkwardly once more, he didn't like everyone's eyes on him. He'd prefer to be in the League than this right now.

But, he steeled himself, and put his best foot forward, as the songs backing beat came on.

"The whispers in the morning ~ Of lovers sleeping tight~ Are rolling by like thunder now~ As I look in your eyes ~ I hold on to your body~ And feel each move you make~ Your voice is warm and tender~ A love that I could not forsake~ Cause you are my lady~ And I am your man~ Whenever you reach for me~ I'll do all that I can~"

Matt began singing the song, and Caitlin, was entranced by his voice.

The lighting, the setting, the way he looked, the way the light bounced off his hair, and the way he sung into the mic, so powerful, yet tender, and caring, loving, and sweet, and the best thing was, he was looking right at her when singing.

She felt so drawn in that she ignored all the other sounds around, and focused on him alone.

"Lost is how I'm feeling~ Lying in your arms~ When the world outside's too much to take~ That all ends when I'm with you~" As he sang that, Caitlin felt her heart skip a beat. "Even though there may be times~ It seems I'm far away~ Never wonder where I am~ 'cause I am always by your side~"

Those words reached her, having more meaning than she thought they would.

It was like he was directly speaking towards.

As he sung, her lips curled upwards, and felt good deep within herself, she loved his voice, and the way he sang right towards her, made her feel all the more better, it was like life was changing, twisting, it was like she was being suckered in by the ocean of blue that was Matt's eyes.

"We're heading for something~ Somewhere I've never been~ Sometimes I am frightened~ But I'm ready to learn~ 'Bout the power of love~"

Caitlin once again felt her heart skip a beat as he sung that.

It was like, the words were directed right towards her.

They serenaded her, they connected with her on a deep level.

A woman beside her, folded her arms, and spoke "I wonder who that is..." as she didn't know, she only just came in, but Caitlin smiled fondly at the young blonde on the stage.

"The man I love..."

She didn't regret saying it.

Though there was Ronnie.

She couldn't deny that she did.

She loved Matt.

She just didn't know if she had the courage to tell him.

She didn't know what was going to happen with Ronnie.

In ways, she didn't want to cross that bridge.

Once Matt finished the song, he bowed his head.

"T-Thank you very much everyone!"

[Yahoooo!]

"He's amazing!"

"Such a lovely voice!"

"Damn, he's got a professional voice!"

Caitlin, listening to that, raised her hand happily.

"He's my boyfriend! I get to sleep with him!" She cheered, as several women looked devastated, but she didn't care, and rushed Matt, and hugged onto him. "Damn Matthew, you've very sexy when you sing. Hey, can that be our song?"

"What? The Power of Love by Air Supply? A little on the nose, isn't it?"

Caitlin shrugged in an uncaring manner.

"I love it, you sung the song like it was made for you."

"Well, I had great inspiration to sing for."

Matt glanced over Caitlin as she smiled and then kissed him on the lips.

As they were talking, Caitlin suddenly shot to the stage. Matt watched her, entranced by her form. She took the mic, and looked towards Matt, giving a cheery wink towards him, but she looked a little drunk...no, she was quite drunk at this point.

"Mr Matthew Stone! Come on down! Or up here!" Caitlin giggled out, as Matt looked at her with a blank expression, feeling the alcohol in his system. "Come up here with me. Oh, come show 'em what you got. Come on baby, come up here, and sing, with me! Let's kill it together!"

Matt still looked resisted her, but she clapped to herself.

Matt looked on as Caitlin giggled.

"Matthew! Matthew! Matthew!"

[Matthew! Matthew! Matthew! Matthew! Matthew! Matthew!]

Matt rushed to the stage as she, and the others chanted his name, as Caitlin hugged onto his side.

"Ooh, look at him go. It's like he flew to the stage!" She blurted out, as Matt chuckled, Caitlin putting her finger to her lips. "Ooh, shh!"

"A-Ah, Cait..."

"You know I'm not much of a singer."

"And you're not much of a drinker apparently."

Caitlin didn't care, as she raised her hands up to the sky.

"We are gonna bring this place down!"

"Y-Yeah..."

As he said that, Summer Loving came over the stereos.

"Get ready baby." Caitlin spoke like an excited child, as the song came on. "Summer Lovin~ Had me a blast~ Summer Lovin happened so fast~"

Caitlin...wasn't the best singer.

Either due to the alcohol or not, wasn't known.

But, Matt quite liked it regardless, he found it to be a cute thing to hear from her.

"I met a girl, crazy for me~"

Caitlin glanced at Matt's face, as his voice sounded, quite angelic to her ears. Her face dropped as she compared the voices between her, and Matt. But, then she continued on, while swaying around in a drunken manner.

"I-I met a boy, cute as can be~"

"Summers days, drifting away to uh~"

Matt rolled his hand for her to become involved.

""Oh those summer night, uh well-a well-a well-a huh!""

They sang the song together, Matt genuinely had a good time, as Caitlin danced around happily.

He hadn't seen her so relaxed when in public. In private, sure. But right now, she was letting her hair down, and taking charge of the world.

When the song finished, Caitlin and Matt came off the stage, and went to the bar.

"Damn Matthew, you've got pipes on you. So, sexy."

"A-Ah, thanks Cait, you're very, great yourself. The dancing, perfection."

Caitlin began laughing, but then she felt her stomach feeling funny.

"I need to go to the bathroom."

"Want to-"

"No! There's something's I don't want you to see, and that's me throwing up!"

She rushed away as Matt was left at the bar.

As he waited, a woman came over towards him, and sat beside him.

"Hey handsome."

She greeted casually, as Caitlin came back into the area. She paused, when she saw Matt turn towards the girl, a slight smile on his face.

"H-Hey."

He tried his best to sound kind, but he didn't really want to speak to anyone.

"Matthew, nice singing."

"How did you..."

She put her hands together, and shook them around.

"Matthew, Matthew, Matthew."

She chanted, it becoming clear as Caitlin looked on, Matt not realizing she was there due to the fact that he was basically drunk at this point, his powers having been dampened due to that.

"Aah, that, yeah..."

"So, that girl, and you up there, is she...your girlfriend?"

"She is yeah. My lovely girlfriend."

Caitlin was in ear distance, and heard that, smiling to herself.

A dejected look came over the young woman's face.

"Oh...that's too bad. You know, I always had a thing for...natural blondes, and cute ones. Damn, you have quite big muscles." The woman placed her hands on Matt's arms as he tried to politely push her off him, Caitlin in her drunken mode, showed a jealous look. "Wow, so strong, firm. I wouldn't mind being wrapped up in your arms."

Matt chuckled awkward, pushing the woman away gently.

"Sorry, I've got a girlfriend, and I don't want to really...eeh, you know..."

"Awww..." She attempted to touch his lips with her fingers, but Matt stopped her. "Ooh baby, you don't have to push me away. Don't worry about your girlfriend, let me take care of you now sweet baby..."

"Look, I have a girlfriend, and I lo...I care for her...I really do, so could you, please stop?"

Caitlin, seeing that the woman wasn't stopping, stormed over in her drunkened mess, and pulled the woman away from Matt, almost falling in the process, but Matt caught her body, and held her up as she pointed towards the young woman.

"Look you...this boy, is mine." She directed her finger up and down Matt's body. "See this? Mine. His body, his abs, his cute butt, his penis which is great by the way~ All of it, mine. All mine...not that he's my possession, but he's my boyfriend, so back the hell away from my baby, right now or I'll get physical, I'm a doctor, I know where to hurt people."

The woman looked shocked at Caitlin's aggression, and pulled away from her.

Caitlin then turned towards Matt, thrusting her fist into the air in triumphant.

"I defended you from the naughty bar girl."

Matt chuckled awkwardly.

"Yeah, you did. My personal heroine."

"Did you just call me heroin?"

Matt in his drunken mode, chuckled, shaking his head.

"Heroine, the female of hero." Caitlin gained an understanding face. "So, get it all out of your system?"

Caitlin was about to nod, when she felt her stomach feel churning.

"Ooh God no..."

"Come on, let's get you back to the toilets, I'll hold your hair back."

"No...I don't want you to see me throwing up, it would be unattractive..."

Matt placed a soothing hand on Caitlin's back.

"Hey, a relationship is through the good, and the bad parts. Come on, I'll hold your hair back."

"You're a good man." She gripped her stomach. "Ooh crap..."

Matt picked her up, bridal style, and rushed to the bathroom while yelling "MOVE OUT OF THE WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!" as Caitlin bounced in his arms, trying to not throw up.

---

As Caitlin and Matt were on their date, Frankie sat down on the couch of Cisco's, watching Bette, and Cisco speaking with one another, and she was on her phone.

While she liked the pair of them, she didn't think that she needed a babysitter, she was a teenager after all. But, she wasn't so stupid as to understand why Caitlin and Matt had asked the pair of them to look after her.

Even then, she wished that she didn't have to do something like that.

As she sat there on her phone, Bette called towards her.

"Frankie, do you, want anything to eat maybe?"

Frankie turned her kind eyes towards Bette, shaking her head.

"No, I'm okay thank you." She started, then looked towards Cisco. "H-Hey Cisco, you helped Barry with his powers, right? And my Dad too, right? You helped them get a handle on their powers, didn't you?"

Cisco smugly looked on as the young woman continued to nod her head slowly.

"Well, yeah, I suppose I did-"

"Then, will you help me with my own powers too?"

Frankie leaned forward, a cute expectation look on her face.

Cisco didn't look comfortable with answering.

"W-Well, the thing is, Frankie. You're quite young and-"

"I'm a Metahuman. Isn't it an injustice that I don't know how to use my powers to their full effects?"

"Well, you've got a point..." Bette elbowed Cisco. "A-Ah, yeah, but Frankie, I don't wanna piss off your parents. I mean, just look at them. Caitlin's got that icy stare, she might be Killer Frost for all we know as she calls herself now...and Matt...well, he could skewer me with a sword, or leave me a vegetable if he wanted."

Frankie looked down at the ground as Bette, who was somewhat understanding of the young girls situation, got off the seat she sat on, and sat on the chair that Frankie sat on, sitting on the arm chair so she could be near Frankie.

"Frankie, sweetheart, tell me why you want to develop your powers so badly? You've seen the kind of life Barry, and Matt lead, and your Dad, he has a point when he says he doesn't want that for you. Just look what happened to his sister, he doesn't want that to happen to you Frankie, and neither do I. I just want to understand, why do you want to develop your powers?"

Frankie continued looking on at the person before her, Bette that was.

She thought of the reasons why she really wanted to do it.

Why she wanted to use her powers, and how she could benefit others with her powers.

"Because I want to protect my Dad, and Caitlin. They've done a lot for me, and I want to help them. What if, one day, Barry, and Dad are down and out, and Bette isn't around? I want to be able to use my powers to protect, like my Dad, and Barry does. They always save people, they protect people, and I can't do that right now. Dad wont let me, he's afraid that I'd be hurt. But, I wouldn't if I was properly trained, right? If I could use my powers, then I would be able to help out my Dad, and protect them both."

Hearing that, Bette could understand a little more why she was doing what she was doing now, it made sense to her.

But even then, she knew Matt would be worried if she did.

Though for Cisco, he also understood.

"Frankie, it must be nice, wanting to protect your adopted Dad, right?"

"Yeah...Cisco, please, help me get stronger, help me control these powers of mine."

"The thing is...I'm very terrified of your Dad, when he becomes angry, he's very scary, and I don't wanna mess with that..."

Bette could understand that part, even she would be frightened if Matt said something like that, and if he knew he heard something that Frankie was doing with her powers, Matt wouldn't be pleased for even a second.

"But, we don't have to tell him...please, Cisco, Bette. Please, help me use my powers. I want to protect my Dad, and Caitlin and everyone. Please help me become strong Cisco, Bette. I'll do my best, I just want...to save my parents one day...please."

Cisco, and Bette looked at one another, and didn't know how to respond.

---

After their date ended, Matt took Caitlin home. While he was pretty inebriated, she was flat-out drunk. They ended up going towards Matt's apartment since it was closer, though they had clothes at one another's place anyway.

"Damn. Are we still flying?"

She slurred out as she curled up in his arms.

"No *hick*, we are here."

He hiccuped as he said it, and he moved towards the bedroom, carrying Caitlin. Though he was staggering, he was able to walk as best as he could, while Caitlin was in a daze, her eyes rolled everywhere.

"So...wanna do it?"

Matt blinked in surprise at Caitlin's suggestive tone. It was so unlike Caitlin yet so inviting at the same time. He couldn't even do something like that, Matt still thought about, and looked right at the woman in his arms.

"Cait..."

"Matthew..." She giggled out, as her fingers ran across his face. "You're so sexy, your body is delicious, and all mine~ Hartley, and Iris want you, but they can't get you~ You're all mine, not theirs~"

She spoke like a child that was holding onto her possessions no matter what the object was.

"W-Well, thanks *hick* Cait. You're very beautiful hehehe..."

He chuckled out with the effects of the vodka on full circle in his system.

Matt staggered into the room, and placed Caitlin on the bed. Immediately, the young girl looked up at him with one of the cutest expressions on her face, something Matt was even more surprised to see, more than ever.

"So, that girl from before flirted with you."

"Oh, her. W-What about her?"

"She tried to give you herself."

Caitlin whined out, as Matt blinked to try and keep his eyes open.

"Yeah, but I didn't want her. I r-rejected her."

"W-Why?"

"Because I have you silly. Why would I want anyone else?"

Even drunk Matt knew that, he only wanted to be with Caitlin, even if that reality isn't going to happen. Caitlin's head turned to the side with a sad expression on her face.

"Heh, wouldn't blame you if you did. I'm not exactly the best girlfriend, when I keep speaking about my former dead now alive ex fiancée, I'm surprised you haven't run for the hills."

"I wouldn't run, it's...normal to think like that, and y-you've been the best girlfriend I've had." He spoke while looking downwards, then placed a hand on her shoulder. "Come on, no more thoughts like that, let's get into bed-"

"For sex?"

She giggled out rather perversely, Matt rolling his eyes.

"No, not drunk sex. Our first time should be good and not drunk sex."

Caitlin's fingers lazily ran across Matt's face again and again, and slid down his chest.

"You're so good...not taking advantage of me...now strip me and get me into bed before I hurl. I'll strip you with my teeth."

Matt actually blushed at that as she bit his earlobe seductively, nibbling sensationally. Matt let out a groan, as she climbed onto his lap, her fingers trying to undo his shirt, but she failed due to not being able to see properly.

"S-Sure, I'll help you."

Matt used his telekinetic powers to unzip her dress as he stood her up. She kicked off her shoes, as Matt took her dress off, looking away to protect her modesty, something Caitlin bit her bottom lip in a sexy manner.

"There you go again, saving me from that evil dress~"

"I'll always save you. Now raise your arms, I'll slip the dress on you."

Matt said without looking, taking a nightdress

"You can look at my goods, you deserve to look at the girls after everything you've done for me. I've seen and played with your erection~ Wanna play with my boobies~?"

Matt couldn't believe the words that were coming out of her mouth. He was drunk sure, but he wasn't all that different. She seemed to be unleashing her sexual desires onto him, even with the sultry way she was acting, not that he wasn't bothered, he actually found this side of Caitlin rather fascinating.

"Aah...later would be fun~ When you're not drunk~ Now, let's get you into bed."

"You're dressed." She whined, as she ran her finger up and down his form. "Take it off. I wanna see your body, with its chiseled abs that you could grate cheese on, a cute tight butt, and you're naturally blonde, how adorable is that…? Hey, here's a thought Matthew. Have you ever thought of stripping? You'd be great at stripping, your body alone is...ooh God, it's...I wanna eat things off you..."

Caitlin seemed to be getting more, and more lustful, she even showed it on her face. Matt couldn't hold his surprise at her forwardness, and wondered what she truly held back if she was like this when she was drunk.

Matt leaned closer towards her, gently guiding her to the bed. Matt himself took his clothes, save his underwear, off his body, and climbed in next to her.

"Ngggh, too far."

She whined, so he moved closer.

Her head fell against his head, as her hand rested on his crotch. Using her slim fingers, they ran up and down, as Matt hitched his breath, a smirk on the drunk Caitlin's face, she couldn't be more happier, yet sadder at the same time.

"Tonight was amazing, a great date...I sang."

She let out the cutest noise ever when she said that.

The way she said it, was like she overtook a road block, and continued rubbing her hand across his crotch.

"The date was...amazing. Cait, it was...amazing, I loved every part of it."

"Even when I was throwing up?"

Matt chuckled, and held her closer.

"Even when you were throwing up."

"Matthew...you're a good man...I..." She turned her eyes upwards, and adopted a sad expression, as he looked down at her. "Some part of me, wishes you wouldn't try and find Ronnie."

"W-What? Why…?"

He couldn't understand it.

Why didn't she want that?

Didn't she love Ronnie?

Matt didn't understand it at all.

"Because...I don't want to lose you." She began, as her eyes began to water. "It's so confusing, Ronnie is...I love Ronnie...but, I didn't expect...I didn't know I was going to...L word you either, and this much...I didn't know Matthew...I didn't…"

Matt leaned down towards her, kissing the top of her head, and held her tightly.

"I didn't expect to either."

"That's why...why are you doing this…? I don't understand Matthew...why do you want to find Ronnie...even though it could hurt you…?"

"Because it would make you happy. I know...as soon as Ronnie comes back, things will...be different, things will change...I know that, I'm not a fool...and I know your love for Ronnie is...but, I want you to be happy Cait, no matter what. I'm finding him, for your happiness. The chance to be with a loved one again? Who wouldn't take that chance? Even if...even if it breaks me...all I care about is you, and your happiness...even if I'm not happy..."

Caitlin looked deeply within his eyes, and saw no hint of deceit, but she did see sadness. It was to be expected if one thought about it, even Matt would feel depressed. But, the very fact that he was so willing to give up his own happiness for her own, Caitlin truly did feel deeply for him.

"T...That's what I'm afraid of..."

"A-Afraid of?"

She shook her head.

"Matthew...I love you..." She whispered so quietly, Matt wasn't sure he heard it or not, he wasn't sure exactly what she said. But, he leaned closer, and kissed her on the lips, which she reciprocated, their lips meshing together again and again, blending into their love. "I'm afraid, what he said...he'd really break for me...why...why does it sound like he's going to...do anything to make me and Ronnie happy even if it broke him...I don't want to lose Matthew...Ronnie is...no, Matthew...I don't know..."

She was glad that she could see his telepathy blocking necklace so he couldn't hear her thoughts for a change, as she couldn't express them.

---

The next morning, Matt groaned as he woke up in his bed, looking around and tried to think of what happened last night.

While he had a slight headache, he didn't have a hangover.

He looked at the girl next to him, seeing her hair clinging to her face, and the way that she laid on his chest, made him smile.

Though he couldn't remember much of what happened after he got home, he still had Caitlin right next to him, and it caused him to smile widely, he loved the fact that she was like this with him now, and wondered what was going on.

"Owww..."

Caitlin let out a cute whine, and lifted her head up.

Her eyes met with Matt's, and a smile crept onto his lips.

"Morning Cait..."

"Ugh, my head hurts...and everything is too loud..."

"It's called a hangover my baby."

"You don't look bad..."

She felt slightly jealous that unlike her, he wasn't showing signs that he was hungover either. It wasn't fair in her eyes, not that she'd want Matt to suffer though.

"I own a club, Cait. I drink most nights, so hangovers don't bother me all that much. But, since you're so bothered, Cait, come here, I'll help you." Matt took off his pendant, and held her closer and closer, stroking her hair, as his hand ran across her forehead. "Though I can't take it away, I can make you feel better."

"Aaaah...you're a good man. I love it when you take care of me."

She sank into him, as she rubbed his chest with her fingers.

"Hey Cait...do you remember what happened last night…?"

Caitlin groaned, as she continued rubbing his chest, and then kissed his chest.

"Erm...I remember drinking, you singing, and most of the date...I don't know how we got home… Matthew, how did we get home?"

She genuinely didn't remember, but she felt the pain going away, as she held onto Matt's body.

"Eeh...I don't remember Cait, I really don't remember. But, we got home. We're alive, and not dead, so that's always a plus. But, I remember singing alone, and together with you."

"Ooh yeah...I sung too...ooh Matthew, I sung...I really sung, Matthew..."

Matt chuckled at the girls mortified look.

"You did very well, I remember that."

"Heh, I remember you doing very well. I might have a few talents, singing isn't one of them. You've got a lovely voice, Matthew, and you're good...I remember you taking care of me and not taking advantage of me, Matthew. You always take care of me. That's why I care about you."

Caitlin continued to fall against his chest, and sunk it.

Though she couldn't remember what happened, she felt like Matt took care of her, and that was the best feeling.

---

That day, as they entered S.T.A.R Labs, Matt and Caitlin saw Barry, Hartley, Bette, Cisco, Frankie, and Harrison all looking at them. They didn't have expressions, they had nothing but their eyes like thunder on the pair.

They looked at one another, not sure why they were being looked at like that.

"H-Hey guys, what's going on?"

Matt bravely said as Wells put his head down.

"Mr Stone, Dr Snow. How did your evening go last night?"

"Why are you asking Dr Wells?"

Caitlin was wary, and waited for the answer.

Wells held up his phone, and pressed a button.

[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!]

Matt and Caitlin jumped at the screaming coming from the phone. They recognized the voices as the other, but they didn't remember doing it.

"At around three in the morning, I received this phone call, and left me this voice mail of people, screaming down the phone."

Caitlin and Matt looked at one another.

""It was Barry and Iris. They are the culprits in this.""

They deflected as Barry glared though everyone had to admire how in sync they were when lying.

"Hey! Don't blame me! Or Iris! I was at a bar last night and met...someone, but I didn't drunk dial people! I can't get drunk! I-I got a weird voice mail as well."

Caitlin slapped herself in the head as Matt chuckled awkwardly.

Barry took out his phone, and played the message.

[Heeeey Barry~]

Caitlin's voice came on as Matt chuckled, but stopped when his came on.

[Barry, guess what we're doing right now~? We're kissing one another~ Wanna hea-]

Before it could continue, Matt used his telekinesis to stop the voice mail, Caitlin being thankful.

"So...we rang all of you then..."

All of them nodded as Caitlin felt ashamed. Matt didn't really care all that much honestly.

"You called me and said that I'd never have Matthew, Caitlin. You went on a tangent for about three to five minutes, listing ways of why you and Matthew are great for one another, and how I wouldn't be able to have him while making suggestive sucking noises down the phone, and I wanna know how you got my number."

Hartley accused with a glare, Caitlin scrunching up her nose.

"Doesn't make it any less true, he is my Matthew, not yours."

"Well, I still believe that I am a better partner for Matthew than you are."

"You would Hartley, you would."

Hartley shook his head.

"Anyway, Matthew. That project I've been working on, with the others, we have some promising leads."

Wells ears perked up at that.

"Oh? You two have a project-"

"Nope." Matt denied it as Caitlin looked on, quite interested in what was going on. "Okay then, Frankie. I'll drop you off at school, and then I'll be at the club."

"I'll go with Hartley."

Bette spoke up, Matt giving a thankful smile.

"Okay, come on Frankie."

Frankie walked closer to Matt, and stood beside him.

"By the way Dad, just what did you and Caitlin get up to last night."

Matt's face turned slightly shy.

"T-That's not your concern dear daughter. Come on, school time. You can tell me what fun you had with Cisco and Bette while we go."

"Okay, don't tell me. I'll just have to come to my own conclusions. So, can I presume a brother or sister might be in order?"

""Pft!""

Both Matt, and Caitlin coughed violently as Matt led out Frankie. Bette and Hartley also left with one another, leaving the four S.T.A.R Labs members alone with one another, Caitlin couldn't look at them like they were.

She felt embarrassed, but she felt like she was missing something. She wished that she could remember what was going on last night. She knew she must have said something, important, but she didn't know what that thing was.

---

Later on during that day, Shawna and her boyfriend Clay were making their move. While Shawna didn't see the need to rob a small time car that held some money, she was doing this for her boyfriend.

She didn't like it, she didn't even think it was a useful way of using her powers…

That's why, she kept thinking about Mentalist, and the group.

She hadn't told Clay about them, she didn't want to piss off Mentalist for one.

However, there was, something deep within her that, told her that she didn't know Clay anymore.

She didn't feel like she could even understand him anymore.

Even with the darkness of the night becoming more and more upon them, and she looked at the car before her, it didn't matter. She didn't think it mattered. She loved her boyfriend, but he was, off with her, not like the others were.

A place she felt accepted, a place that she felt like she would be the best.

Clay, was just using her for money. She could see that more and more and could see that the Mentalist was right. They had plenty of chances to leave, but he wouldn't take them. He wouldn't even leave with her at all.

Shawna brought out her binoculars, and looked ahead.

Using that, she could see within the van itself.

She nodded to herself, and teleported away into the van.

Once getting in their, there was a shift in the weight at the back which was noticeable to the others in said van. One of armed men in the front looked back behind the mesh to see Shawna picking up a sack of money.

She looked right towards him with a smirk, then turned towards the car behind again, where her boyfriend was.

Using her binoculars, she teleported away with the contents of the bag she held, and reappeared in the front seat of her boyfriends car. She looked towards him, and she also smirked, though she felt off about this.

"Let's go."

Shawna advised and they turned the corner.

However, what they didn't know was, Flash was on their heels.

He came speeding down, he had found out the information in a pretty heavy handed way. But, he got it, and now he chased down the car.

Soon, he zoomed past the car doors, reappearing in front of them, near a tunnel.

"I got this."

Shawna announced, teleporting out of the car to in front of Flash.

She looked at him in the illuminated area of the tunnel, and he glanced right back at her.

"Why the hell do you care what we do? Are you a cop or something?"

Shawna demanded, wishing that her boss was there right now.

She hadn't really thought about fighting Flash. She did it once, but a full on fight with her, she didn't know what to do.

"Something."

"Come on then!"

Flash went in fast, towards her front. But, she teleported behind him, and whacked him in the back of the leg. Flash reacted with a groan, and turned to deliver a punch, but she teleported once again, and took out her rubberduck, shooting off a blast of lightning at him, forcing him against the wall.

"Owww! W-Where did you get that?"

Barry demanded, standing up, but felt a little frazzled.

"My boss gave it me."

Shawna critically revealed, as she teleported behind him.

She went to shoot lightning at him, but he got wise, and brought up his body to the right hand side, the lightning shooting just past his body, so Shawna used her handheld binocular to whack him in the leg, bringing him down to the ground.

"Thought you were supposed to be fast?"

Shawna taunted, so Barry swept her across the legs, and she fell down to the ground. She let out a groan as Flash got on top of her, pinning her down to the ground. Shawna looked up at him, and he looked right down at her.

"Shawna, what boss do you have?"

"Sorry, can't tell you."

BANG!

"Aaaaah!"

She kneed Flash right in the testicles, bringing him down to the ground.

She stood up and aimed the weapon right at him. Flash rolled on the ground, gripping his groin, pain swelling deep within him, something Shawna thought was funny.

"Sorry Flash, got to go now."

She sent a bolt of pure lightning right towards him, giving him a shock. She smirked down at him, then moved closer, and kicked him in the side, Barry releasing a howl in pain, lightning and kicks, really didn't mix with him that well.

"Shawna, stop..."

Barry groaned, Shawna snickering.

"No, my boss wouldn't think highly of me if I gave up just like that. Because, you're on his list too, and he'll soon be the one who rules this city, and that isn't going to be you either, Flash, and that's too freaking bad, isn't it?"

Barry didn't like that, so he rushed off the ground and wrapped his arms around her body.

Shawna tried to get free, but she couldn't, and she was captured.

She looked around, and saw a worker on a lift, so she teleported herself, along with Barry up there.

While still being held, she kicked outwards, knocking him down from the lift.

"Aaaagh!"

He let out a scream, so Barry rushed off the lift to grab him.

Shawna used this chance to teleport away, and teleported higher onto a nearby truck.

Barry looked on, then rushed her.

She looked away, and was about to teleport, when Barry grabbed her, and rushed off the truck, and to its side.

He threw her against the truck, only for Shawna to teleport higher, and land on top of him, bringing them both down to the ground.

"Haah!"

Shawna shocked him with another blast of lightning from her duck, then brought up her stick like weapon, hitting Barry across the face with a twirl. She tried to hit his leg, but he pulled away, and punched forward.

Shawna teleported behind him, kicked him in the back of the leg, then spun around with her weapon, hitting him in the back of the head. Clay started the car, so Shawna teleported into it, and drove forward.

Barry rolled his eyes, recovering from the hit, and rushed to the side to avoid the car.

It span down the tunnel, Barry looking on with annoyance.

[Barry, remember. She cannot teleport if she cannot see. Limit her field of vision.]

Wells said over the comm's as Clay and Shawna sped off down the tunnel.

Barry looked around for another that could help him...and saw a wrench.

Seeing that, he grabbed both, and rushed after the car.

As he did, he ran up the walls, smashing the lights again and again. Breaking them down, Shawna looked out the window of the car, and realized what he was doing, something that she wouldn't be able to fight against.

"No!"

She let out a cry, seeing the lights being smashed again and again.

Soon, total darkness set in, and they were in the darkness.

Flash came rushing from ahead, and jumped onto the hood of the car, breaking the headlights at the same time.

He rushed off the end of the car, and kept going a little bit.

He stopped a few seconds later, and turned back.

He shot for the car, and opened Shawna's door, seeing her dejected look.

Her eyes were wet, and she felt alone, so alone.

"He left me. Just like the boss said, he left me...why didn't I listen?"

She felt like she had nothing now.

Nothing was coming for her, no one was going to save her. She was so alone, she didn't even know what she was going to do now.

Barry felt some sympathy for her…

But then he was shocked when music started playing.

Barry and Shawna both looked around for the song Let it Rock from Kevin Rudolph, and couldn't find out where it was coming from.

"Flash, are you picking on my Peeks?"

Shawna's heart fluttered, Barry couldn't recognize the voice.

Walking forward, a masked man walked closer, and closer.

Using his fingers, he shot orbs of light around the area, shining light within the area.

"Who are you…?"

The man walked closer to Barry, giving off a little smile.

"Oh Barry, for shame, you don't recognize my voice." The man removed his mask, revealing himself to be Matt, with red eyes. "It's me, The Mentalist."

Barry's eyes flew open, and put his hand to his comm's.

"Guys, Matt's gone evil!" Though he called, there was no answer. "G-Guys?" Again, no answer. "H-Hey, guys, why aren't you answering!?"

Matt chuckled hollowly, walking closer.

"Silly Flash, did you think I would be revealing myself just yet? I hacked the shit out of that comm's of yours, it was child's play for me. They wont be able to get through my encryption's, you'll be alone here, no one to hear your cries."

Mentalist taunted, only for Barry to look between them.

"Matt..."

"Sorry, he's not here right now. You've been hurting my Peeks and I don't like that. She's apart of my group, and I don't like it when my group are hunted like this. Farooq."

Barry's eyes widened at the name, and then felt a blast of lightning come from behind him, hitting him on the back and sent him down to the ground. Farooq walked out, as Matt walked closer to Barry, and smirked.

"Why…? We're friends..."

"Don't be silly. I'm not your friend. Matt's your friend, not me. The only people we mutually care about is Frankie, Jean and Caitlin. You, I don't give a shit about." He looked at the car, and ripped off the door with telekinesis, grabbing the sacks of money. "Ooh, a treat. Well done Peeks, we can use this for extravaganzas."

"You're stealing!?"

Barry was baffled, Matt snickering.

"I'm a bad guy, this is what we do. And this is the thing you're surprised about? I've threatened to kill you, several times while stabbing you, and you're bewildered by me stealing?" Barry was baffled, Matt bending his neck towards him. "Now, be a good boy, and stay still while I remove some memories."

Barry went to stand up, but Farooq sent some more lightning at him, keeping him pinned.

"There boss, do what you need, I've got some."

Matt nodded, slamming his foot into Barry's face, hitting his head against the floor. Barry's eyes whirled.

Matt took off his necklace, and went to touch Barry when he paused.

"Oh, seems like we have an uninvited guest."

Barry didn't know what Mentalist was talking about...

Until he heard footsteps.

Looking, he saw Joe coming in, with his gun cocked, pointing at Matt and the others, though he couldn't see their faces.

"Get on the ground, now!"

Matt turned towards him, and smirked, Barry's eyes widening.

"Matt, don't please! Don't hurt Joe! Please!"

"Silly Barry, you don't make the rules." Mentalist walked forward, revealing himself to Joe. "Well, hello Joe. You seem, spry. What can I do for you?"

Joe saw Matt's eyes, he didn't put his gun down.

"I will shoot you."

"I know you will, that's why I like you Joe. You're the father I never had, but I can't have you getting in my way...but, I don't wanna hurt you, so controlling you would be fun." Matt's eyes glowed bright red, and a blast came from them. It travelled at a good speed, but not as fast as other techniques Matt uses. Joe was stunned when it hit his mind, and then he stood there, not moving. "Joe, be a good boy, and put down the gun."

Joe heard that repeatedly in his mind, and dropped the gun to the ground like a zombie, no nothing about him.

"Joe...y-you're mind controlling him..."

Matt chuckled, turning to Barry.

"Yes I am. You see, my eyes can shoot out these, blasts of telepathic energy, infecting the host like my Dad used to call me, an infection on this world, and allowing me to mind control them. Though Metahuman's are a bitch to control and is quite hard and stressing so I don't bother, beating them up is easier, humans are much easier to control, maybe it is biology, or the dark matter in their systems or something for Metahuman's, might mess with my powers. But you saw the speed, it can be dodged, Joe just didn't, he was probably scared." He turned back to Joe. "Tell Barry he's a naughty man."

Joe's eyes gave off a red glow, turning to Barry.

"You're a naughty man Barry."

"Joe..."

"Come here Joe."

Joe followed Mentalist's command, walking over.

Making it, he stood before Mentalist, and Mentalist smiled.

"Joe, tell Barry he's going to have his memories wiped."

Joe's eyes went to Barry again.

"Your memories will be wiped."

Barry's eyes lowered, as Matt focused his eyes on Joe. Pain erupted in Joe's mind, so much pain that he dropped to the ground. Within a minute, he was knocked out, unconscious.

Barry's eyes turned towards Mentalist.

"Why...?"

Matt placed a hand on Joe's head, and began using his powers to erase the memories of what happened, and replace them with new ones, though it was stressing.

"Because, I can't be caught yet Barry and I was cursed with these powers, might as well use them."

"But..."

Matt finished off Joe's mind, patting Barry on the face.

"Let me give you something to think about...for the next few seconds anyway. You know, if I didn't exist, the Matt you know, would be evil, would be nuts. If I didn't exist, he wouldn't of been able to deal with all of the abuse, tragic events in his life, no normal person would have, so in a way, I saved him."

"Y-You don't have to be evil..."

"What else can I be Barry? Tell me, what can something like me, be? A hero?"

"Y-Yeah, you could...you've got amazing powers, you could help people, like Matt does."

"What if I don't want to help people? Look at what helping people is doing to my life. And then there's the whole trying to rescue Ronnie thing, personally I'd let him die, he's going to be a pain in my side, and lets face it, wouldn't it be better if he stayed gone? Hehe, does that sound like a hero to you Barry?" Barry didn't have an answer, Matt's hand moving closer. "You see Barry, I'm that part of Matt, who truly believes what dear Daddy said, what dear Mommy said. After all, I am what they made me, wouldn't they be so proud to see me like this? A vile, disgusting, evil loveless bastard. No one could love something like me, so why would I want to be a hero? Being bad is what makes me feel...it makes me feel."

He touched Barry's forehead as Farooq stopped the lightning.

Matt used his powers to eliminate Barry's memories of what transpired there, he wasn't ready to reveal himself just yet to Barry and the others, and erased his mind, implanting new memories of Shawna beating him down.

Though it was difficult to do it to Barry's mind, even his nose bled a little bit, Matt was able to do it, erased his memories, and implant new memories, but it was a tiring ability to do, and he felt the mental stress on his mind.

Once it was done, Matt pulled his head up, and put the necklace back on.

He turned his head towards Shawna, who looked to be on the verge of crying.

"Peeks, what's going on? I see tears, why?"

"You were right...he left me, he didn't love me..."

Mentalist walked closer, and brought her up to her feet.

"Ooh Peeks, don't worry now. You're with me now, my Peeks. Come to me."

Peekaboo hugged him around his neck, and he hugged her right back. Her eyes watered a little bit, continuing to hold onto him tightly.

"I'm sorry Mentalist, I really am sorry. I should've listened to you, I didn't think that this would happen. He really left me, I didn't...I couldn't even think correctly, it wasn't right, I am sorry, Mentalist, please forgive me."

Matt patted the back of her head, and stroked her hair.

"Don't worry about such things sweetheart, you're my Peeks, you're going to be with me now. You don't have to worry about anything now. You're with me now Peeks. We're a family now Peeks."

Shawna continued to look up at him, and looked depressed, so Matt continued hugging her.

"Mentalist...we're going to be able to be okay, right? You don't hate me?"

Matt shook his head.

"No, come on, lets get going."

"What about him? And the cop?"

Farooq asked as they began walking away, gesturing to the Flash.

"We need him yet, he'll be fine. For now, leave him, and once he's served a purpose, he can die for all I care. And I like Joe, I'm not gonna kill Joe, might kill Iris though, she pisses me off sometimes."

Farooq nodded his head, and together, the three of them left.

---

The time had come.

Finally, Hartley, Iris, Bette, and Matt all walked towards an area that was under a bridge. The very fact that it looked like places homeless people would be, didn't exactly thrill Matt, he didn't want to see his sister in a place like that.

Matt had his costume on, Bette was in combat gear, and Hartley even was in his hood as well with his sonic gloves on his hands. Iris wore her usual clothing, but she held Matt's weather gun in her hand. Since she was the only one without a weapon, she decided to take the newly fixed gun.

All four of them walked closely together, like a team.

Matt wanted to tell Caitlin...but, he didn't want to fail her.

If he couldn't get Ronnie, he didn't want to be the reason that she was sad.

So, he kept it to himself, and did what he could to bring her back Ronnie. Even though he knew it was going to hurt him.

"So, Matthew. This is it, according to the data, and the witness reports, people matching Ronnie's, and Jean's descriptions should be here. Are you ready? Even though it is your sister, are you ready to fight her and Ronnie as well?"

Hartley's words sounded like a warning and a worry at the same time.

Matt understood why, even he didn't want to do this right now, he wanted to run away and hide at the prospect of what was happening, and what could happen. Matt didn't want to fight Ronnie, or Jean, but he knew that he would have to if it meant getting his sister back.

"Yeah, I'm ready to fight now, I have to be."

Though Matt didn't want to fight his own sister, he would have to fight her so he could get her back, it was something that he would have to do. But, the thought of it, was distressing to say the least, even though he was going to do his best.

"I'm right beside you Matt, right here to help you."

Matt thanked Bette with a kind smile, then turned towards the underpass of the bridge.

Matt took off his necklace, and he used the ability he used when the fire was burning down the building. Using his powers, he saw beyond what he normally could see by using his psionic energy, and looked.

What he saw, was Ronnie, sat on the ground, and Jean looking around with a wild look on her face.

Matt gritted his teeth as he deactivated the power, putting the necklace back on.

"Okay, they are there. It seems like they don't know we're here. Come on, lets go."

They followed after Matt, who went down the small hill.

Getting to the bottom, Matt saw both Ronnie, and Jean, unaware of his presence, along with the others.

"Ronnie, Jean!"

Ronnie stood up immediately, as a growl escaped Jean's lips. Her feral looking eyes turned towards Matt, and the others stood there ground.

Ronnie stepped forward, placing a hand on the young girls shoulder, pulling her backwards.

"I told you to not follow us again, get out of here, or face the consequences."

"That's my sister, did you think I was going to give up? Ronnie, or Professor Stein, that's you, isn't it?"

Ronnie's eyes narrowed dangerously.

"You don't know anything, now leave, or I will be forced to burn you down to ashes."

Ronnie, or Stein in Ronnie's body, threatened Matt but he didn't back down for even a second.

"I'm done with you threatening me. Professor Stein, Ronnie, we're here to help you, both you and Jean. We can help you, we really can. Please, listen to me Professor Stein, we want to help you separate from Ronnie, give both you and Ronnie another chance again, okay?"

"You're lying, you've come to hurt this girl, I wont let you. Burn."

With a cold reply, Matt watched Ronnie's hands burn up, and then thrust his hand forward. A flame sphere shot from his hand, and went towards Matt. Matt stuck his hand out, and raised a barrier, blocking the flames from touching them as Iris held up the gun.

"Eat ice."

Iris shot a blast of ice towards Ronnie.

Before it could touch him, Jean in her feral state, thrusted her hands outwards, blasting winds right towards the ice, clashing against it. Ronnie used this chance to shoot upwards, and flew right towards Matt, who took to the air as well.

"Don't make me fight you Ronnie."

"Sorry, but I can't have you hurting her!"

Ronnie sent a few blasts of fire towards Matt. Matt stuck out his hands and took them blow for blow with his telekinetic energy, destroying both of them on impact, surprising that of Ronnie himself, he didn't expect him to actually be able to match him blow for blow.

"I'm her brother, I know you protected my sister, but she's my sister, I want to have my sister back with me Professor, Ronnie, whoever it is that I am talking to right now. Ronnie, Stein, please don't make me fight you."

Matt pleaded once more.

He didn't want to fight him at all.

But, Ronnie or Stein, didn't listen, summoning fire right to his hands, setting the world ablaze with his powers.

Ronnie sent forth very powerful wave of flames, each one more deadly than the last.

Rather than take them, Matt flew to the side, and avoided all the attacks as Bette took out a marble, and threw it at Ronnie, Matt using his telekinesis to force it right towards Ronnie, combining their powers to make it more effective.

Ronnie tried to fly out of the way, but the marble exploded, causing Ronnie to be flung backwards.

"Have this!"

Matt also sent a wave of telekinetic energy towards Ronnie, knocking him back into the bridge, causing him to hit his head, and fall down to the ground in a daze.

"Ronnie...Ronnie, Ronnie!"

Jean let out a bellowing cry as she swung her arms from side to side, sending blades of winds towards Matt. Matt, using his flying abilities, dodged out of the way of most of them, however at one of them, he wasn't fast enough, receiving a gash to the arm.

"Damn it."

Matt growled as another wind blade went towards him.

"Miss Souci, please keep your eyes on Ronnie Raymond, I will continue thinking of weaknesses that could be exploited, while studying them and seeing what I can do and what you guys can do."

Hartley instructed as Matt flew around the area, avoiding the blasts, as Bette took out a marble, throwing it at a blade of wind that was going to touch Matt, but the marble exploded, dissipating the winds from touching him.

"Don't worry Matt, I got your back."

Matt smiled at Bette as she turned towards Ronnie. He got up, and ignited his hands once again. Bette took out a few marbles, and launched them, using her powers at the same time. Due to that, Ronnie flew around the area, and avoided all of them.

"Stay still!"

Iris turned the ice aspect of the gun of Ronnie, shooting off a beam of ice. Ronnie stuck his hand forward, shooting forth a wave of flames, colliding with the ice. The two had a beam struggle of sorts, Iris seeing that the gun couldn't truly compete with the flaming Ronnie.

"Miss Souci!"

Hartley shouted, as Matt scooped up Iris, just as the beam struggle failed, burning the ground Iris was. At the same time, Bette launched a rock that was on the ground right at Ronnie, exploding it as it touched him, sending him colliding with his chest.

Ronnie let out a cry, as Hartley also sent a wave of sonic waves towards Ronnie, squarely hitting him in the chest, smashing him against the wall, and down onto the ground. Matt winced at the sight of that, but knew it was necessary.

"Ronnie!" Jean let out a sob. "Ronnie! No, Ronnie!"

The girl let out a cry, and waved her hands around, manipulating the winds around her, sending blasts of winds all around them. It was slowly twisting around her, and was growing more, and more wild as it went on.

Matt flew towards the others, raising a barrier to protect them from the heavy winds. Hartley analysed what was going on, and thought of a way for them to get out of it, seeing the winds increasing heavier, and heavier.

"Hartley! W-We have to do something, these winds are powerful!"

Matt complained, seeing the winds increasing. It was creating a tornado around Jean, and that wasn't something that Matt could deal with. The winds were even cutting around the area, cutting deep within the ground, even cutting the bridge.

Hartley placed a hand to his chin, and thought about it deeply.

"That's got to be going at least 200 mph. No, maybe even above 500 mph."

Bette commented, wishing she could do more.

"Bette, can't you detonate it?"

"I can't touch the winds and detonate it. And even if I could, the explosion would be huge, we'd be caught in it, Iris, and I don't think we'd be walking away from that kind of explosion. Not even the gun you're using right now would work, those are some heavy winds….and if I did, I could hurt Jean, and we're trying to not do that."

"We have to do something, if she continues doing that, she's going to end up destroying the bridge, there are a lot of people up there." Iris countered, as she turned to Hartley. "Hartley, do you have a plan or not? We're going to die if this continues."

Hartley waved off Iris, then turned towards Matt.

"Okay. Matthew, I've got it. Using your telekinesis, you have to change the air flow around the winds themselves. Making them go in the opposite direction, and with the ones closest to her body, and them colliding, it will cancel the other out."

"You so dumbed that down for me."

"I did."

"I really appreciate that." Hartley smiled, but Matt frowned. "I've never done anything like that before Hartley, I've never controlled the wind."

"You haven't, yet, but Matthew, you know, telekinesis, is very strong, it can control many things, it's a broad term for different things it can do, your psionic powers have many applications that we haven't seen yet, and this is one of them. Everything is at your fingertips. The winds might be very fine, and a hard substance to control, due to the shifting molecules all of the time. But, you can do this Matthew, I know that you can, so don't think, and just do it."

Matt looked between them, and saw them all nodding.

"I'd have to drop the barrier."

"Do it, we'll get behind that burnt out car."

Bette explained, so Matt nodded his head.

"Then, ready...let's go!"

Matt dropped the barrier, as the winds swept around them. Iris almost fell down to the ground, but Bette grabbed her with her gloves on, and rushed to the car.

Hartley paused, genuinely concerned for Matt, but the boy turned towards Hartley, and smiled.

"Hartley, you said I can do it, and you're usually right, so, let me do this now, just get to safety."

"Got it. I've got confidence in you."

Hartley rushed away, as the winds swept around dangerously.

Matt put his hand forward, and concentrated.

At the same time, blue lights appeared around Matt's hands.

He concentrated, and put as much energy as he could into the control of the wind.

But, it was highly dangerous for him to do this, he didn't even know he could do this.

But, he was putting his best efforts forward, and he was trying his best to control, the winds.

The winds themselves seemed to be picking up speed.

Matt ground his teeth together as he put all of his energy into this.

He didn't waste a single bit, and put it all in front of him, grasping anything he could with his telekinesis…

And that's when he did.

Through share force of will, he used his powers to start bending the winds to his liking, and turned them anti-clockwise, where they were going clockwise with Jean's control.

Matt thrusted his hands to the side, and the winds responded, forcing them to go the opposite direction.

Ronnie, or Stein, looked on at the display, seeing his power, and was shocked to say the least. But, he also felt, something off. The look of pure determination on Matt's face, even when his face was cutting cut from the amount of winds going around, even when they appeared on his body, it wasn't something that Ronnie or Stein were used to seeing.

"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

With a final burst, Matt forced the winds to collide with Jean's, and an explosion of winds erupted, disrupting the air flow, knocking both of them back. Jean's body slammed against the bridges wall, and Matt's body bounced of the burnt out car, and landed on the other side of it.

"Matt!"

Bette was the first to respond, and rushed to the side of him. Hartley, and Iris also went to the side of him, and helped him to his feet.

"Owww..."

"Matthew, are you okay?"

Hartley was concerned, and Matt nodded his head slowly.

"Yeah...I'm okay Hartley, thanks for that, and you saved the day again."

Matt stood up while groaning, and all of them came out of hiding.

They walked towards the down Jean, and Ronnie.

Ronnie looked between them, and then stood up, standing between Jean and them.

"I don't care who you are, you've hurt this girl. She's an innocent, and I cannot for the life of me let you have her."

"She's my sister, and yeah, she's innocent. I don't get why you want to fight me."

"You did this to her in the first place!"

He argued, Matt and the others not knowing what that meant.

"What do you mean? I didn't do this to Jean."

"Yes you did, she was having trouble controlling herself yes but you pushed her past the edge, I saw you with my own eyes. I tried to stop you, but you didn't, and you did this to her. How dare you even call yourself her brother by doing that to her?"

"Doing what?! The first time I saw Jean, was when in that parking lot. Before that, it had been a year since I saw her! I don't know what you think you know, but that's my sister, and I want her back now. I want you both to come with me!"

"I'm not going anywhere with you!"

Ronnie, using his powers, fired two concentrated blasts of fire towards Matt.

Matt went to raise his hands, but before he could, Hartley, and Iris, using their respective weapons, fired a sonic, and ice beam right towards the attacks, blocking them off, and had a double beam struggle, Matt smiling in appreciation.

"Have this!"

Using her chance, Bette took out a marble, and launched it right at Ronnie, blowing him backwards in the chest. Ronnie let out a howl of pain, hitting the wall, and sent him dizzy.

Jean looked on, saw Ronnie getting hurt, and cried.

"Ronnie!"

Jean, in her panting state, swung her arm downwards, and sent a blade of wind at Matt.

"Iris, use the cold aspect of the gun to freeze the air blades she's sending towards Matthew. It should freeze them solid."

Matt went to raise a barrier though he was low on energy to say the least right now, but before it could, on Hartley's instructions, Iris shot a cold wave at the blade of wind, freezing the molecules until it became a solid structure, and it fell down to the ground, shattering the ice.

Jean's feral eyes glared towards Iris, Hartley, and Bette who grimaced.

"Ronnie...Ronnie!"

She thrusted her hands on the ground, where she started to manipulate it.

The ground became like water, and waved around like the ocean. Iris and the others tried to stand on it, but it was becoming increasingly difficult.

"Jean! Jean! Please, stop this now!"

Jean snapped her eyes towards Matt which were bright red, a deranged anguish on her face.

"Sorry Matthew, I have to do this now."

Hartley used this chance to stick out his hands, sending a wave of sonic towards Jean. Jean didn't expect it, and was hit in the side, knocking her down. Hartley saw the pained look on Matt's face when Hartley did that, but Hartley knew that he would have to do it.

Matt walked closer to Jean as she panted.

Due to beating her back, and Ronnie stopping for the moment, Matt knew he could reach her.

He would have to.

He wouldn't lose his sister now.

"Jean...it's me, your brother. Remember Jean? I don't know what happened to you, but you don't have to worry, I am here now. You don't have to worry about anything at all, Jean, I am going to be here for you."

"Ronnie!"

She let out a bellowing cry and went to hit Matt with her fist, but he caught her hand and held it tightly. She went for her other fist, but he caught that and held it to his chest, as Jean looked on with her red eyes.

"Jean, please snap out of it now. Please, I know you're in there. You're my little sister. I know you're in there, somewhere. I know you are, please come back to me now, please come back Jean. I need you, please. Remember, all the times we were together? When I worked so late, that it past one in the morning, and you tried staying awake, but you passed out on the couch, and when you saw me eventually, you whispered "I'm here~" and that always made my day, no matter how long I was working, no matter how tired I was, just hearing your voice, made me continue on. So please, just this once, I want this happy ending, I don't ever get them, but please let you be my happy ending."

Her red eyes wavered slightly, and she looked right towards her.

He could feel it now.

The anger deep within her.

The anger, pain and loss.

He didn't know how it got there, but he knew it was there, so he removed his necklace, and placed his forehead to her own forehead.

By using his powers over emotions, he used it to release the anger, in a similar manner he did with Barry, and Oliver when they were anger induced.

Jean struggled, trying to get away, but Matt wouldn't let her.

He wouldn't let go of her now, he was going to keep her with him, and wouldn't let her go.

She struggled, she tried her best to get away, but she couldn't and Matt released her anger.

Due to releasing her anger and unknowingly breaking through Grodd's mind control, Jean's eyes slowly turned from red, to their natural colour.

As it slipped away, she came to her senses, and looked towards Matt who looked right back at her.

"Jean..."

Jean blinked, her eyes on her elder brother.

"Matt…?"

Matt's smile widened as Jean began crying.

"Jean, it's me! Y-Your brother...y-you remember me..."

"Matt...my brother...y-you came for me...Matt, I'm so sorry...for everything, I couldn't help it, I'm so sorry Matt..."

"Shh now, it's alright, everything is going to be okay from now on, you're here with me now. I'm never letting you go again."

Matt wrapped his arms around her and she did the same.

They collapsed to the ground and began crying with one another. Tears like rain fell from their eyes, at the long awaited reunion, holding one another very tightly, and wouldn't let the other go either, they kept their arms around the other.

Hartley, Iris, and Bette all looked on with kind and bright smiles that it was almost unbelievable.

Ronnie looked on, and his eyes, went towards the ground.

Was he wrong in his assumptions?

Even though Jean was feral, and he saw what he saw…

But here they were, holding one another like no tomorrow.

It wasn't like the person who attacked him and her, to make her like this.

It wasn't like that at all.

Ronnie, now knew that Matt wasn't out to hurt Jean.

He wasn't a monster.

He was only trying to be with his sister, and that's what the feeling he got from her as well as Matt himself.

A pair of siblings that didn't want to be separate from one another.

Knowing he could leave Jean with Matt, he strolled backwards, and put his hands to his side, gathering flames.

As if sensing it, Jean stopped hugging Matt, and turned towards Ronnie's body.

"Ronnie! Professor Stein! Please wait, we don't have to run anymore, please! My brother, and his friends can help you, help us! I promise, we'll get help, just please come with me now, okay!? Please Ronnie, Professor, please come with me and us now!"

Ronnie stopped, and looked towards Jean as she shed tears.

"You're with your brother now, stay with him. You were worried about him not accepting you, from where I am standing, no one goes through all of this for someone if they weren't going to accept them. Jean, stay with your brother. Stein was wrong, I knew he wasn't a bad guy."

"Ronnie...that's you isn't it?"

Ronnie nodded.

"Briefly, like this, I can take control. Thank you, Jean. you've made me smile again, thank you Jean. If it wasn't for you, I think I would've stayed buried under Stein, you helped me be me for times, and you have helped me keep myself safe, and you. Thank you Jean. For now, stay with your brother."

"W-Wait, please Ronnie! We can help you too...my brother, and his friends, and myself, we can help you...please..."

Ronnie smiled towards her.

"No, it's better if you stay away Jean, be with your brother, be happy, for me."

Because Ronnie hadn't exerted as nearly enough energy as the others had, Ronnie took to the sky, and flew away.

Jean looked on as Matt went to her side. She turned towards him, and began crying again.

"I-In the end...he flew away..."

"Hey now, don't worry about it, I'm here now, and I'm never letting you go now. Don't worry about him, we'll track him down and now he's not with you, we'll have an easier time capturing him, once we're at full power. We'll save him, I swear to you that we will."

Matt hugged his sister tightly, holding her closer and closer to him, and wouldn't let her go, he had finally got his sister back.

"Bro..."

"Shhh now Jean, everything's okay, I love you Jean."

Jean lightly pulled away, staring at him incredulously, because she knew how difficult it was for him to say it, so to hear it now, made her world.

"I love you too..."

She sank into his body, never letting go.

She wouldn't let go, and she couldn't let go either.

She loved her brother, and while she was scared for Ronnie, she loved that she could be embraced by the man that had cared for her for most of her life.

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End chapter!

Whoa, we got quite a bit this time. We got Matt, Iris, Hartley, and Bette (who returned and is gonna be sticking around for a few chapters) vs Ronnie, and Jean. We got Barry vs Shawna with a quick evil Matt, and Blackout assist, and we got the date from Matt and Caitlin, showing...well, they are quite fun drunks, and play prank phone calls on people, but also showed something's that they wouldn't admit if they weren't hammered. We even got more on the Frankie storyline with her powers, and Matt, and Caitlin not wanting her to use her powers, understandably due to the dangers, thought Frankie herself does make a few good points. And now, Jean is back with Matt! After so long, he finally got his sister back after a hard battle! We even delved more into Mentalist, and what he really feels, more to be expanded upon later, though he showed a trick so he can mind control people, given how he could do it.

Next chapter, we're gonna be seeing the siblings combine their powers together for the first time, while fighting Firefly! So, until then!

Also, hope you all had a good Christmas, and hope you have a Happy New Year as well!