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"Come on, Gideon, give me something worth my time."
"As you wish, Dr. Allen."
Danielle took a deep breath, standing in the middle of the room and preparing herself as Gideon prepared the virtual thug. This one was a man about 6'4 inch, a black hoodie covering his face and a pipe on his hands. Danielle held both of her fists in front of her face as the man took a swing at her, making her dodge. Her right fist connected with the man's face, but it seemed that his skin was made of steel since her fist was the one to almost break.
"Hey, I told you I just want to practice my fight skills, not my powers." She told the artificial consciousness as the thug remained in one place.
"Fighting skills, eh?" A third voice sounded on the entrance of the room. Jay walked inside while placing his bag on the floor. "Maybe I can help you with that."
"Aren't you supposed to be at the treadmill running as Caitlin take on your vitals?" She asked before walking to get her bottle of water and drinking from it.
"She went out with Cisco and your brother to have coffee, I think she said." Jay walked to the center of the place, just where Danielle had been standing. "Besides, it's better to train with other human instead of virtual thugs."
Danielle rolled her eyes at his words and eventually walked to him, both taking a defensive position. "I'll go easy on you, Garrick. Don't want to heal you after this."
"You wish."
Danielle took the first swing at him, Jay blocking her with both his hands and twisting her arm, making her unable to move. Surprised by his strength, Danielle gasped and Jay let her go.
"Maybe I'll be the one patching you up." He said in a mocking tone.
But Danielle took a hold of one of his arms and ducked to be able to flip Jay, his back hitting the floor. "Spoke too early."
Jay frowned a bit before grabbing Danielle by her waist and turning both of them around, pinning the redhead to the ground. Her wrist were held up above her head as Jay didn't let her move. "That's playing dirty." She told him.
But Jay said nothing as his hand moved to Danielle's cheek, leaving her hands free. His heart was beating faster than before as he leaned close enough to feel her lips almost touching his. Danielle's own hand moved to the back of Jay's head as their lips finally connected. It was a sweet kiss that Jay had been wanting ever since he had first laid eyes on Danielle.
"Jay." Danielle was the one to break the kiss. Both stared at each other for a while before Danielle eventually free herself. "I'm sorry, I can't do this."
After saying those words, she grabbed her bottle of water and walked outside the training room. She felt bad for leaving Jay in there, but truth is, she wasn't ready for a new commitment with someone.
"Danielle?" A female voice called out for her as she walked past the Cortex, not realizing the team was there. "Is it really you?"
"Lisa, what are you doing here?" Danielle walked to her and both shared a hug.
"She's here because she needs our help to find her brother." Caitlin said while narrowing her eyes at the woman and Danielle raised an eyebrow at her attitude. "But guess what? The Flash found him and Snart attacked him."
"Find Lenny?" Danielle asked confused but before she could say anything else, Barry arrived at the scene.
"You can start explaining, Lisa." Barry said while walking over to Lisa.
Danielle said nothing as she walked to Cisco, sitting down next to him. Her eyes were on both Barry and Lisa and she could see their mouths moving but nothing came out of them. Her head began to hurt, it felt like if she was spinning around, so she closed her eyes.
Suddenly, when opening her eyes, she found herself no longer at the Cortex in STAR Labs, she was somewhere else. She looked around the place, it was all destroyed. From the distance, she caught a glance of a figure trying to stand up from the floor, it was Jay. He was calling for someone, but once again, there was no sound.
Her eyes met someone on the ground near where she was. Her heart stopped for a moment when seeing her same face on that woman. Danielle took some steps back as Jay arrived to the woman on the ground, desperately trying to free her from the rocks she was trapped in. Their mouths moved, they were talking to each other until the woman stopped breathing, dying in the arms of Jay.
But just like that, everything was back to normal. She was back at STAR Labs with Barry, Caitlin, and Cisco beside her, who was shaking her to bring her back to reality. "Danielle, Danielle?"
"W-what happened?" She asked in almost a whisper.
"You were gone for a minute." Cisco explained. Apparently, he was the only one that noticed her odd behavior because Barry and Caitlin were still talking about what happened with Lisa and Leonard. "Are you okay?"
Danielle looked at him then at his hand on her shoulder. That's when it hit her. "Cisco, were you touching me this whole time?"
"Uh, yeah. I was trying to bring you back."
"I think I just had a vision like the ones you have." She said this in a whispering tone. "It was kind of freaky."
"Wait, how is that even possible?" He asked but Danielle just shrugged.
"I have a plan, but we need your help, Dan." Barry suddenly said, dragging both their attentions to him. "Lisa claims that Snart would never get involved with their father. The only way to know what's really going on is if someone talks to him."
"Why me? Why not you?" Danielle said while standing up.
"Because we all know he has a soft spot for you and you can read his mind if needed." Cait explained but Danielle just sighed.
"Fine. Find where Snart is while I change clothes."
As the team worked on locating their target, Danielle walked to the main office where she left her things. Her mind replayed that one memory with Jay and what looked like her other self from Earth-2. Maybe the reason why Jay never talked about it was because he was the one to witness her death. Whatever the reason was, she needed to talk to him soon.
So once done changing, Danielle walked to Barry, who told her where Snart could possibly be at and to her own luck, he indeed was in that place. She casually walked to the booth he was sitting at, eating on his own.
"Mind if I join?" She asked and Snart looked up but simply motioned her to sit. "You know I wouldn't be here if it wasn't important."
"Shame, I thought you were finally here to be by my side."
"Don't get any crazy ideas, Snart." She said while leaning back on the booth and crossing one leg above the other. "Lisa is worried about you."
"She shouldn't be, like I told your brother. I'm fine, there's nothing to be worried about."
"Lenny, you're working with your father. The man who hurt you and Lisa for many years. The man who would rather buy himself booze than give his own kids food. The man you've hated for so many years." Snart's hand holding the fork turned into a fist, Danielle knew she was hitting a nerve. "Now you tell me, should your sister be worried about you or not?"
"I know what he has done. This is something I didn't want to do but I have to if I want to keep Lisa safe." She noticed the hate on his words, the disgust and more than that, the regret.
"Safe from what, Lenny? From you, from him, from Mick?" She asked while leaning close to the table and get a better look at him. "Tell me, Snart, from what are you trying to keep Lisa safe?"
Snart took a glance at her before standing up from his seat and storming away. The waitress came around but Danielle managed to make her believe that the food was on the house as she hurried outside with Snart, who was leaning against the wall.
"Leonard, you don't have to do this alone. Tell me what's going on so I can help you."
"A bomb." He simply said while finally looking at her. "He placed a bomb in her and if I don't help him, he will detonate it."
Danielle was taken by surprise by his words, but she was already expecting something as big as that for an answer. "Alright. I should warn the guys about it." She told him and Snart said nothing as he began to walk away. "Snart? I'll make sure nothing happens to Lisa."
It took her about ten minutes to arrive at Joe's house, figuring Barry should be there already. Lucky for Danielle, both were there, sitting on the couch with some photo albums over the table.
"Hey, what are you guys doing?" She asked while kissing Joe's cheek and sitting down on the couch armrest.
"Something came up last night." Joe started and Barry nodded. "Iris' mother is alive and here at Central City."
"Oh?" Danielle looked at Joe with an eyebrow raised, confused over his words. "I thought she died."
"Apparently, she didn't and she wants to see Iris." Barry was the one to speak this time.
"Have you talked to her?"
"No. I still don't know if I want to do this." Joe confessed, his hands covering his face. "She will think I'm a liar and probably won't want to talk to me."
"Hey, why do you think that? Iris will understand it, Joe, she loves you too much to hate you for something like that." Danielle tried to cheer him up and placed a hand on his back. "For now, you should rest. You look like you haven't slept for days."
"I will. Good night, kids." Both Barry and Danielle smiled at their adoptive father remembering when they were younger and Joe would say his goodbye by saying those words.
So once Joe was gone upstairs, Danielle began to look at the pictures on the albums. Pictures of Iris as a baby and her mother holding her in arms. "Did you talk to Snart?" Barry asked.
"Yeah, I did." Danielle answered and placed the album down on the box, looking over at her brother. "He's not working with his father because he wants to, it's because he has to. Lewis placed a bomb on Lisa's brain and if Leonard doesn't do as said, he will detonate it."
"I suppose Lisa doesn't know?"
"No." She said as Barry moved a hand through his hair. "Look, I know Snart's father from when we were younge and he doesn't care for them, not one a bit. They only have each other to rely on and Leonard won't give up until knowing Lisa is safe."
"Don't worry, I'll make sure to tell the guys about it tomorrow and hope nothing big happens during the night." Danielle nodded at her brother while standing up and making her way to the door. "Dan? Thanks for helping us."
"Lisa is my friend and I'm done losing people I care about."
Once said that, Danielle walked outside and to her car. She drove toward her house, unsure on what to do if finding Jay in there already since her mind would still play that 'vision' she had about him and her other Earth self.
The lights of the kitchen were on, meaning he was indeed there. After leaving her things on the usual spot, she walked to the living room and noticed Jay standing outside on the garden. She took a breath in and finally stepped outside, standing next to him.
"Hey."
"Hey." Jay greeted her back but didn't turn to her.
There was a silence no one dared to break. The stars were shinning brighter than other days and Danielle felt a sudden relaxation upon seeing them.
"I'm sorry about earlier." Jay finally said. "It was something I shouldn't have done."
"Jay," Danielle began. She wanted to tell him about what she saw with Cisco and look for answers but instead, she sighed. "You don't have to apologize. It felt…nice. It's just that I don't think I'm ready for a relationship now. I just lost my son and my husband and it doesn't feel right."
Jay finally turned to look at her. "It's okay, I understand it." He said with a nod and turned again to look at the sky. "My Earth Danielle and you are the same yet so different. We met when we were on second grade. She was the shy girl who sat at the end of the room and was always reading some new book every week. I wasn't a popular kid as well, so I decided to talk to her. At the beginning it was awkward but we got along just fine.
We became great friends after that, almost inseparable for the next years until she met the man who became her husband. At first I was happy for her, finally found a man she loved and cared for. But when they decided to take the next step of their relationship, I knew something was off with the man. He was few years older than her and she was blinded by the love she had for him.
It wasn't until months after their wedding I started to notice Danielle acting weird. I asked her but she said that everything was fine, that I shouldn't worry, but I did. Her husband was building a new empire, something new to the city and he started to pay less attention to her. When Danielle tried to talk to him, he ignored her and they were constantly fighting over the small things.
Then, during a recover, Danielle found out she was pregnant. She was scared to tell her husband, scared that the child could bring more problems to them and be a distraction to him. Of course, she was happy about the news. I tried to be happy for her but she was getting deeper into something she wasn't going to be able to escape from. But as her friend, I was there for her no matter what.
She eventually named me the godfather even if her husband wasn't happy about it. We never got along just fine, I hated the man and he hated me. But Danielle didn't see the hate, she was just happy about the child and about her husband finally paying more attention to them.
Within the years, problems became stronger but Danielle didn't dare to leave him for the sake of their child. She wanted the kid to have a good life even if Danielle's life was based on a lie. Everyone thought they were the perfect family with a hardworking man, a child who grew to be the best of the class and her, the wife everyone would dream to have. But I knew better than anybody else how much she suffered in silence.
All my attempts to convince her to run away with me, all those times her husband and I got into fights, they were for nothing. Nothing would convince Danielle to leave the man and live a happy life away from him.
When she realized that she wasted her life being unhappy, it was too late. An accident in the city left her trapped under heavy rocks and a pipe across her chest. I was the only one in there, trying to help her, trying to keep her alive until I was able to get some help. But time we had none and she eventually died in my arms."
Jay was no longer looking at the sky, he was looking at the ground and Danielle could see a tear falling down his cheek, but he tried to hide it. She felt horrible about the situation, not being even able to say a word. But what she did was wrap her arms around Jay's neck and bring him into a hug.
"I'm so sorry you had to witness my other me die. I know how it feels looking at the ones you love die and not be able to do something about it. It's probably the worst feeling a person can experiment." Danielle broke the hug a bit just to look at Jay and wipe his tears. "It wasn't my intention to bring that up but thanks for sharing."
"You deserved to know the truth even if it's not an enjoyable one." He said with a nod and Danielle just gave him a small smile.
"Well, you should know your Earth Danielle and me aren't so different after all. Just that in this Earth, it was me who survived and have to live with the pain of making the wrong choices."
"We're humans, we make mistakes and we learn from them."
"Yeah, I guess." She sighed, starting to feel cold. "We should go inside and rest, it's already late."
Both walked inside and Danielle placed the alarm before walking to her bedroom. "We should make this training something constant." Jay said before she closed the door. "You still have a lot to learn."
"I'll be the one telling you that once I beat you up." Danielle told him with a smirk and Jay just chuckled.
"Good night."
…
The next day went by normal. Jay left, like always, early for STAR Labs to continue working on the breach beneath the building. Meanwhile, Danielle decided to stop by Jitters to say her goodbyes to Lisa now that she was safe from her father and from the bomb.
"So that's how it feels walking into someone." Danielle said as Cisco and Lisa were sharing a kiss. Both quickly turned to her and Cisco cleared his throat.
"I was leaving already." He gave Lisa a last nod before hurrying inside the café. Danielle couldn't help but chuckle.
"You and Cisco, huh?"
"We might have a small story." Lisa answered and Danielle smiled. "Thanks for your help, it was nice to see you again."
"I was just helping a friend, that's all. I would say I'm sorry for Lenny ending in jail but we both know he will eventually find a way to escape." Danielle said and Lisa nodded, both sharing another hug. "If you ever need me, you know where to find me."
"I know. See you around, Dan."
After saying that, Lisa got on her motorcycle and took off. Danielle then got inside of the shop, spotting Barry on the line talking to a woman as Cisco was already receiving his drink.
"Who's that?" She asked to Cisco as they walked to a table to wait.
"Patty Spivot, Joe's new partner to stop meta-humans." He explained while taking a sip. "Possible love interest to Barry."
Danielle raised an eyebrow at Cisco before walking to them. "Hi." She said, grabbing both their attention.
"Dan, hey." Barry said in a nervous tone. "Uh, this is Patty, Patty this is my sister, Danielle."
"Hi, nice to meet you." The blonde woman said while holding her hand up for a shake. "I've been waiting to meet you. Barry talks so much about you."
"Really?" She asked while eyeing her brother. "Well, I hope they were good things"
"Don't worry, they were." Patty said with a smile before checking her watch. "Looks like it's time for me to go, work calls. Stopping meta-humans is not easy."
"You tell me about it." Danielle said and Barry elbowed her.
"It was nice meeting you." Patty waved at both sibling before stepping out of the café.
Once Patty was away, Barry and Danielle walked to sit with Cisco. "So, new girlfriend?"
"What? No, I, maybe. I don't know."
Cisco and Danielle looked at each other and Danielle couldn't help but smirk at how nervous Barry looked. "She seems nice. Stopping meta-humans? That seems like a risky job for someone like her."
"She's a tough one." Barry said before they all stood up and walked out. "Jay told us about your trainings. Are you finally putting on your costume and help us stop the meta-humans?"
"Come on, Dan, we're all waiting for you to do it." Cisco pushed and Danielle's face became serious.
"No. If you ever need my help, I'll be there, but I won't go out and make myself known. The city already has a superhero and that's you, Barry. They don't need another." She said and both Cisco and Barry shared a disappointed look.
"I was already thinking of a name." Cisco said and Danielle raised an eyebrow. "What? We all know that's my thing."
"Yeah? And what is it?" She asked rather curious.
"Psychica."
Hello, everyone, and welcome back!
Finally, new chapter. I tried to upload earlier but since I'm moving from my city, I've been rather busy doing a lot of trips. But here it is. I was excited for this chapter because of Jay finally revealing Danielle about him and Earth-2 Danielle and see a little of her relationship with that not so mysterious man.
I will be skipping next episode, which is the Firestorm one, since I'm not a big fan of him or Stein so next chapter will be based on The Darkness and the Light, if that's okay with you guys. I want Earth-2 Harrison to be here already! And I know you guys want it too.
I also already gave Danielle a code name already, let's see if with it, she starts wearing the costume again. I hope you guys like it since I wanted something different and original.
Anyway, thanks for the follow and favourites. Reviews are always welcomed. See you on the next chapter!
Jem Juliette Jewels Jade.- Next chapter! And yes, but she doesn't like to use it so she sticks to Dr. Allen, like it has always been.
darnice.- Your answers will come on the next chapter. ;-)
Guest.- Yeah, it felt real to her. And no, she's keeping the suit on the ring for now. It will come handy soon.
