"Tala, thank you for meeting me," Joe said, passing the coffee to the assassin. She accepted it with a smile and followed him to a booth in the corner. "I need some advice, on a delicate matter."

"Of course, Joe, I'm always here to help," Tala said, holding the coffee mug tightly, trying to steal some of its warmth. "You're not in any kind of trouble, are you?"

"No, well, not yet," Joe took a deep breath, staring at his coffee. "Iris' mother is in town. She wants to see her."

"I thought Iris' mother was dead," Tala said, looking at the Detective sharply. "Iris told me that she died in a fire. Is that not true?"

"My wife had a drug problem. It was getting out of control, one night she was passed out from an overdose and there was a fire, but she didn't die," Joe explained. "Francine just left, no word, nothing. I told Iris she had died because I didn't want her to think she had been abandoned."

"And now that Francine is back, she wants to see Iris," Tala deduced. "Iris deserves to know her mother was alive. Don't force her into seeing Francine, but leave it as an option. If I were to discover my mother was alive after all this time thinking her dead, I'd probably be overjoyed. Let her decide to meet Francine, Iris is strong."

"Thank you," Joe said, smiling. "You're rather bundled up, are you getting sick?"

"No, it's just too freaking cold outside," Tala said, glaring out the window. "I just can't deal with the cold. Not since the Gambit went down."

"You never talk about it," Joe commented. "The accident, or the five years you spent away."

"As much as I loved my time at Nanda Parbat, it wasn't a summer camp, with campfires and marshmallows, Joe," Tala said pensively. "It was training, and learning and fighting and killing. It was making different poisons and taking them to learn the effects and how to treat yourself. It was fighting in showings for Ra's al Ghul, and knowing that if you didn't win you would probably die at someone's hand. It's just best not to talk about it when death is such an extreme here."

Joe nodded and they sat quietly, each thinking about different things, but each coming back to family, and who their families were.

"Pretty amazing, isn't it?" Barry asked as they walked into the room with the breach.

"I still can't believe what I'm looking at," Jay said. "Tala, how didn't you feel this?"

"It feels like silk," Tala said, walking toward it with wide eyes. "Like smooth caramel and butterscotch candies."

"Fifty two breaches in Central City, and the biggest one just happens to be in our basement," Barry said, shaking his head.

"We need a name for it," Cisco said. Tala giggled slightly.

"It's not a pet, Cisco," Caitlin scolded.

"No, it's a wormhole," Martin said as he entered the room. Tala didn't turn, staring at the breach. Tendrils of her power flowed around her, some reaching out to touch the breach, others just floating, twisting like the breach was doing.

"Professor Stein, what are you doing?" Caitlin demanded, turning to face the remaining half of Firestorm. "Your blood pressure is one forty seven over eighty two! You could pass out again!"

"Oh, it's merely a few points above the one forty average for someone my age," Martin replied. "And Tala would catch me again if I did. Besides, I have some ideas I would like to contribute to this discussion, Doctor Snow."

"And I want to hear them," Jay said. "This isn't just a wormhole. It's my way home."

"Back to Earth Two," Caitlin said, a sadness creeping into her voice.

"Jay, you really think that we can use... This as some kind of bridge from your world to ours?" Barry asked.

"Zoom uses the breaches, why can't we?" Jay responded. He turned and looked at the breach, then at Tala who was still staring at it. "Is she supposed to react that way?"

Cisco turned and saw Tala looking up at the breach. Her eyes were blue again, and her nails had lengthened and turned to silver points, the way they hadn't since the Singularity.

"Tala?" Cisco asked, walking over to her. He tapped her on the shoulder and frowned when she didn't respond. Cisco sighed and grabbed her shoulders, pulling her away from the breach. "Tala!"

"It feels so good!" Tala said, looking at Cisco with wide blue eyes. "Can't you feel it?"

Cisco shook his head, smiling at her drunken excitement. He led her away from the breach, standing her next to Jay. Tala blinked rapidly and shuddered, her powers fading as she shook her head.

"That thing is intoxicating. Maybe we should keep me away from breaches. I would stand there and let the world burn just to feel that energy around me," Tala said rubbing her head. "But in response to you, Garrick, we don't know how to use the breaches. Everything Cisco tried to put through just bounced back. My powers got through, but I think they actually melted into the breach, rather than going through it."

"If Zoom's using these breaches to transport people from Earth Two, maybe it takes a speedster." Barry shrugged and ran out of the room.

"He's not gonna..." Tala and Cisco said, looking at each other with exasperation.

"Yeah, he is," Jay said, nodding. Barry ran back into the room, aiming for the breach. As he passed, Tala threw up the same netting she used when she expected him to fall off the treadmill at super speeds. She caught him as he flew back, causing energy to bounce all over the room.

"Maybe I'm not fast enough," Barry said, smiling on the ground. Tala snorted and started laughing quietly.

"I don't believe your speed is the entirety of the issue, Barry," Martin said as Jay walked over to pull Barry to his feet. The moment Jay was more than five feet away from Tala, her powers came back out and her eyes turned blue again. Cisco rolled his eyes and shoved her farther away from the breach, watching as her powers receded again. "It might be the breach's stability, or lack thereof.

"He's right. We need to think of the breach as a door," Jay said, standing next to Tala. "And on Earth Two, there's another door. In between we have a hallway. But the hallway's constantly shifting, twisting, collapsing upon itself."

"So the doors keep moving with it," Barry said.

"So, we stabilize the door, we stabilize the hallway," Cisco elaborated.

"And then I can jump through it," Barry exclaimed.

"Exactly. It would serve as a kind of a cannon," Jay said, his eyes lighting up.

"A speed cannon," Tala and Jay said together, smiling at each other before turning to Cisco.

"Mmmh, we should hang out more," Cisco said, gesturing to Jay and himself. Tala smiled; glad they had accepted Jay as part of the group. Especially because his sandpapery energy was keeping her from fawning over the breach.

"All right," Martin said loudly. "No more tests today. All of you are leaving now, as am I. Cherish the gift of youth, as I will go cherish my much-needed nap. Clarissa's already on her way to pick me up."

"Jitters is reopening, you all game?" Tala asked, leading the way out of the Breach Room, nodding to Jay over Cisco's shoulder. "Cody is in the garage, and Caity won't stop blowing up my phone over it. She is so excited about this new drink they have, called Haven. It's blue. Literally blue coffee, how dope is that?"

"Of course you're excited over it being blue, miss blue hair. But, why is it blue?" Barry asked, leaning forward.

"They put two new drinks on the menu, Flash and Haven. Flash is coffee with an extra shot, and Haven is a double shot cappuccino that's blue, topped with blue whipped cream," Tala explained as Cody drove them to Jitters. "Flash is to and I quote, Keep you running all day, and Haven was probably designed for me by Caity who probably thinks I'm Haven because of my obsession with blue. I'm not going to complain, I'm just going to drink seven of them."

Tala, Cisco and Cait went to sit at a table, Barry trailing behind, looking around at all the Flash and Haven themed decorations. Tala waved at Caity, signaling to her that she needed drinks for all of them. Caity nodded and started working on them, as Iris joined them at the table. When they were done, Barry went to grab them, bumping into Patty on his way back to the table.

"I wonder what Metacrap we'll deal with this week. Or maybe Zoom is taking a vacation, somewhere tropical I hope," Tala muttered, glaring at the windows, pulling her leather jacket tighter around her.

"Alright, five Flashes and two Havens, courtesy of Tala's fangirl, Caity," Barry said, setting the drinks down on the table. "Be careful, Tala did say they are super-caffeinated."

"Just the way I like it," Tala said, starting on the Flash right away. "Mmh, Barry, you taste good."

Barry and Tala looked at each other with wide eyes, realizing what she said. Cisco snorted, cracking up, causing Tala to do the same, laughing into her coffee.

"Can we pretend that never happened?" Barry asked, biting his lip.

"I think that's for the best," Iris said, laughing too.

"First we have a day named after us, now we have drinks," Tala said. "I like this city so much better than Star City. I get so much more love here!"

"Well, all the things you two do, rebuilding this place, protecting people, everyone's appreciative, right?" Iris asked. "In Star City, all you did was put arrows in people."

"Mmhmm, I'll drink to that," Cisco said, holding up his Flash and his Haven drink, tapping them against everyone else's glasses.

"Hey, you guys think Professor Stein is okay, right? I mean, Clarissa would call if there was anything wrong?" Caitlin asked. Tala and Iris nodded. "Alright. I'm just gonna call and check in, I'll be back."

"I don't see that call going well," Barry said. Tala held up her empty Flash cup in agreement. She grabbed Haven and took a sip. She sighed and appeared to melt into her cup, a happy, weightless smile on her face.

"Young lady," Cisco imitated Martin, causing Tala to start laughing again. "These repeated intrusions are interrupting what should be a speedy -oh! I'm so sorry."

The girl that bumped into Cisco stopped and turned around to face the group.

"Don't apologize. You can bump into me any day, Cisco," Lisa Snart said. Tala groaned and hit her head against the table with a thump.

"Lisa Snart, you here to double-cross us again or are you and your big bro holding up coffee shops now?"

"I need your help," Lisa pouted. Tala sat up and turned to face her incredulously.

"In your dreams Sister Cold. You know Tala's here. Or I could call The Flash, he'd be here in, like, two seconds, probably one," Cisco said, glancing at Barry.

"Call him," Lisa demanded. Cisco pulled out his phone and Tala subtly pulled up a wall so Barry could escape and reappear in red.

"Oh, okay, I'mma call him!" Cisco said, dialing Barry's number. "You really want me to call The Flash?"

"I need his help, too," Lisa said.

"What's wrong Lisa? Why didn't Len just call me?" Tala asked, concern filling her voice as she faced the girl. "I know he has my number."

"My brother's been kidnapped," Lisa said. Tala sighed and stood up, wrapping her arm around Lisa protectively. She waved to Caity, who walked over with two Havens to go.

"Barry, Iris, we'll talk with you later, we have Flash stuff to deal with," Tala said, smiling to her friends, winking at Barry. "Lisa, you come with me and Cisco, we're going to Star Labs. Cisco, once we're in the car, call Flash and have him meet us there."

Tala finished her mug and grabbed her to-go cup, pushing Lisa out the doors to Jitters. Cisco followed, pressing call once they were clear of the doors.

"Flash, it's Cisco, can you meet us at Star Labs?" Cisco asked. Tala opened the doors to the car and motioned for the Golden Glider to get in.

"Cody, Star Labs, we have a rogue to rescue apparently," Tala said, rolling her eyes as Cisco climbed in and shut the door.

"Right away Miss Merlyn," Cody said, sending her a concerned look in the mirror. She shook her head, telling him not to worry. "Oh, and you asked me to remind you two about the upcoming board meeting. Kevin will be in town again for it, so good luck."

"I was hoping he would forget about it," Tala groaned. "I hate board meetings."

"No, you love board meetings," Cisco corrected. "You hate the fact that Cynthia likes shoving you in skirts and dresses for board meetings."

Tala nodded in agreement as Cisco climbed out of the car, holding his hand out to help Tala get out of the car. They lead Lisa up to the Cortex, where Barry was waiting in the Flash suit with Caitlin. Tala idly wondered where Jay was.

"All right, so you really want us to just believe that Captain Cold was kidnapped?" Barry asked.

"I saw it happen!" Lisa said defensively. "Last night, Lenny, me, and Mick were knocking over the cashier's cage at Central City Racetrack."

"Does it physically pain your family to not rob people?" Caitlin asked. Tala chuckled, remembering some of the things she would do when she was bored, both in Star City and at Nanda Parbat.

"I never finished the job," Lisa defended. "Well, after Mick torched through the side entrance, I looked back for Lenny, and saw him getting thrown into the back of a van."

"And you and Mick didn't follow? What the hell Lisa!" Tala scolded, glaring at the younger Snart. "And why didn't you call me sooner! I'd have been there."

"I would have! Someone hit me from behind and knocked me out," Lisa explained. "When I came to, Lenny was gone and Mick already made off with the cash."

"How do we know this isn't some kind of a trap?" Caitlin asked skeptically.

"If Lenny wanted the Flash dead, he would've let Mardon, Simmons, and Bivolo take that honor, remember?" Lisa asked, reminding them of their failure to land the Metas on Lian Yu before the accelerator went fully active.

"Yeah, we remember," Barry said, annoyed.

"Good. Then you'll recall that you owe Lenny a favor for saving your life," Lisa said, smiling at Barry. "Time to make good on that debt, Flash."

"I do not like her," Caitlin said, turning to Tala.

"Yeah, but she makes a point," Cisco said. Tala and Caitlin turned to face him, surprise etched on their faces. "What? We should at least hear her out. Right?"

"Even if we wanted to help, how are we supposed to find him?" Barry asked. Tala rolled her shoulders and pulled her armor on.

"Not a problem," Cisco said, walking over to the computers. "See, when I rebuilt the cold gun, I didn't have time to place a tracker on it. So I devised a method of locating it by borrowing some military technology. See, the gun works the same as thermal imaging."

"Except instead of looking for an infrared heat signature, you're looking for an ultraviolet cold signature. You're amazing," Tala said fondly.

"There we go. The gun's UV thermal reading was last picked up at Fifth and Hoyt, eight minutes ago," Cisco said.

Tala walked over and wrapped her arm around Barry's waist, holding on to him in preparation for the run.

"Alright, let's see if you're a liar," Barry said. He grabbed hold of Tala and ran them to Fifth and Hoyt, an office building. They looked around, Tala sending her powers out to feel for energies.

"I feel Leonard's energy, he's here somewhere, but there's someone else here too," Tala whispered. Barry ran them to the other side of the room.

"Snart!" He whispered, catching sight of the rogue.

"Hey Len," Tala greeted, smiling under her hood.

"Barry, Killer," Leonard greeted. He seemed surprised to see them, but didn't show it. Only the stuttering of his energy gave him away. Tala reached for his energy, feeling it, wondering why it felt so weird.

"Are you okay?" Barry asked. Leonard thought for a moment, then shrugged.

"Peachy!"

"Okay, well, um, we're supposed to be here to rescue you..." Tala said, following after the rogue as he walked away.

"I appreciate it, but it's not necessary, Little Killer. You two can speed along now," Leonard said, setting a roll of blueprints down on the desk in front of him.

"Look, Snart, if these guys are making you do this..." Barry trailed off.

"No one makes me do anything," Len said, turning to face the two Metas.

"Then why does Lisa think you've been kidnapped? She tracked down me and Cisco to ask for help," Tala explained. She and Barry turned as a door slammed shut on the opposite end of the floor. Leonard pulled out his gun and froze the Flash and Haven from the chest down. Tala's lips turned blue, and her teeth started chattering.

"What's taking so long?" The man asked.

"I got held up," Len said, shooting Tala an apologetic look.

"Always the excuse with you... Well, look at that. I didn't think you had it in you, son," The man said, looking at Barry and Tala, whose breathing was labored from the cold.

"Thanks, Dad," Snart said sarcastically.

"Come on, we're behind schedule," Lewis Snart said, walking away.

"You know what they say. Live fast, die young," Len said as he walked away.

"Talk to me! Tala, what's going on, your telemetry is all over the place," Cisco's worried voice came through comms.

"Cisco! Len hit us with his cold gun. Please tell me you got that working!" Tala begged, shivering. "I can't break the ice."

"Their vitals are bottoming out!" Caitlin's voice said in a panic.

"That's it, I'm bringing the heat right now!" Cisco said. Tala relaxed when she felt the thermal threading in her suit start heating up, melting the ice and warming her up.

"The suit. What's happening?" Barry asked, looking around as his emblem started glowing, melting the ice off of him.

"Therma-threading, baby! It's a little something I added for situations exactly like this one," Cisco explained. "And Tala hates the cold, so hers has settings for when you two are kicking ass in the winter. Please... Please tell me it's working."

"Yeah, it worked. But I'm gonna need a blanket and another coffee when I get back though," Tala said, shivering still.

"Good news, Cody just pulled back into the garage, and has food and coffee," Caitlin said, glancing at security feed of the garage.

"Len's gone. And Lisa has a lot of explaining to do," Tala said, nodding to Barry, letting him know she was ready to get back to the Labs. He picked her up and ran them back to Star Labs, where Tala pushed away her armor and dropped into a chair, grabbing the Jitters cup from Cody, who set a bag of Big Belly Burger in front of her.

"Lisa, Len wasn't kidnapped. He was pulling a job," Tala said, still shivering. "With your father."

"What?" Lisa asked. Tala could feel that her energy was genuinely confused. "No, Lenny would never do that."

"Oh, just like he would never try to kill the Flash with his cold gun?" Caitlin asked. "Or, like he would never attack Tala?"

"Are you sure it was my dad?" Lisa asked.

"He called Len, son, and Len called the man dad. It even kinda looked like Lewis," Tala said. Cisco pulled up Lewis' mug shots on the monitors. "Yeah, that's him. Sorry Lisa."

"Lewis Snart. Convicted of larceny, armed robbery, aggravated assault, assault with a deadly weapon..." Caitlin read off.

"You have to believe me, Lenny would never work with him," Lisa protested. "He's a bad guy."

"You and your entire family are criminals. Why should we trust anything you say?" Caitlin asked. Tala stood and walked over, standing next to Lisa feeling defensive; her father was a criminal, as well as half of her chosen family. Lisa pulled over her jacket, showing a scar.

"I didn't get this scar being a criminal. I got it being a daughter," Lisa said before she walked off. Tala grabbed her food before following her. The assassin paused at the door to the cortex.

"I believe her. I felt Len's energy when Lewis walked into the room. Len hates the man," Tala said looking at her friends. Tala chased after Lisa, following her to Cisco's lab. She heard Cisco following behind her.

"Want some fries?" Tala asked, holding up the bag. "They're not half bad for something with more grease than potato."

"I see she found our hiding spot," Cisco said as he entered. He reached around Tala and pulled a burger from the fast food bag. "This is usually where I come to, you know, get away. Tala prefers her gym so she can hit things."

"First time my father came after me, I was seven. Second time, I was eight," Lisa said, picking up the container of curly fries. "That's when I learned that a bottle hurts worse than a fist. He used to say he was trying to teach us lessons. I must've been a slow learner because the lessons never stopped."

Tala reached over and took one of Lisa's hands as Cisco walked over to her other side.

"I wasn't raised by my parents," Tala said. "I was sent away to avoid the spotlight. I didn't hear from my father until I was ten. I didn't know my mother died until I started middle school. All that time, I only had one friend. Now, I have a family that loves me and accepts me for who I am. You have that too Lisa, with Len and me. Cisco too."

"I'm sorry Lisa, for all you've suffered," Cisco said, taking Lisa's other hand.

"Lenny practically raised me," Lisa said, letting Tala lean against her. "If it weren't for him, I would've turned out a lot worse. I know, how could I be any worse."

"I didn't say that," Cisco said.

"You could be blonde," Tala chuckled. "I didn't care for you in that wig, I like this color better."

"You didn't have to, Cisco," Lisa said. "But believe me, there is worse. And look, he may be a jerk brother, but he's the only jerk brother I've got. He protected me. Now it's my turn. If he's with my dad, he is in serious trouble. Please, you've gotta find out what's going on."

"We will, but for now, let's get some sleep, yeah? It's late, and there's nothing we can do to save Len if he's in bed," Tala said. "We've got a spare room you can crash in if you'd like."

Tala answered her phone, a call from Barry. She listened before staring at the phone uncomprehendingly as Barry ended the call.

"What do you... Huh?" Tala said. "I'm so not okay with this, Cisco, get Caitlin up here, now! I am not putting another name on my memorial, so please?"

"Hey, Caitlin. We need you up here, like, right now," Cisco said into the PA system. Tala guided their human bomb into a chair while Cisco set up a piece of ultrasound equipment.

"Oh, Allah preserve us," Tala muttered, staring at the monitor.

"What is it?" Lisa asked, looking over at Caitlin and Tala. Tala walked over and took her hand.

"Lisa, there are traces of thermite on your skin," Caitlin said.

"Thermite? Like an explosive?" Lisa asked.

"Not like an explosive..." Caitlin trailed off.

"It's a bomb," Cisco and Tala said together, looking at Lisa with worry in their eyes. Cisco took over the explanation. "When you were knocked out, your dad must have injected you with it."

"This is freaking Task Force X all over again!" Tala groaned, rubbing her forehead. "I'll call Lyla, see if she has any advice on getting it out."

Tala walked out of the Cortex, dialing Lyla's number. Thankfully, Lyla answered on the third ring.

"Tala? What's wrong?" Lyla answered, concern in her voice.

"Let's say on of your Task Force X people gets out, how do you get the bomb out of their head?" Tala asked bluntly, annoyed.

"We don't, they're implanted in their spines, why?"

"I have a friend here, whose father is essentially holding them hostage by implanting a thermite bomb in their head to get her brother to work a job with him," Tala explained. "I need to get this thing out of her so Barry and I can stop the job from going down."

"Just, don't use magnets, and don't let it touch oxygen, if it's truly implanted in her neck, it's concentrated, and it'll go off," Lyla said. Tala groaned and thanked Lyla, ending the call and walking back into the cortex, where Barry was holding a magnet to Lisa's neck.

"The micro-bomb casing must be made of some kind of a ferromagnetic material," Barry said to Caitlin.

"Once you hold it steady with the magnet, I can surgically excise it," Caitlin said.

"Put the magnet down!" Tala shouted, staring at them with wide eyes, panic written in her body language. "This is a really concentrated bomb. It's gonna combust if it's exposed to a magnetic friction and an oxidant."

Barry and Caitlin took a step back, looking sheepish and worried. Lisa looked between the abashed superhero and doctor, before looking at Cisco.

"What is she talking about?" Lisa asked.

"Air," Barry replied. "Uh, the, the bomb will explode if it comes in contact with air."

"Don't worry, Lisa. We're gonna find another way to get it out," Cisco promised. Tala nodded.

"And then, I'm gonna put an arrow in your father's eye," Tala said cheerfully, her eyes flashing blue. "Scientific minds, can we confer, please?"

"What if the Flash speed-extracts it?" Caitlin asked. Tala and Cisco shook their heads.

"No, it's too risky. I'm gonna find a way to get it out, I just need a little time," Cisco said, wringing his hands nervously.

"Well, we need to keep track of Lewis, until you figure out how to disarm the bomb," Barry said.

"I wish we knew what he was gonna steal next. And when," Caitlin said wistfully.

"I can go, I still have the armor I used when I helped them pull a job the last time," Tala offered, reaching her hand out and pulling the dark armor into existence. "Lewis might recognize me from news reports."

"No, I need you here, just in case things go bad," Cisco said, grabbing Tala's arm. She could feel his panic and worry over Lisa's condition. It mimicked her own.

"Maybe I can get them to tell me," Barry said. Tala looked at him in bemusement. "Their tech guy is dead, so I'm betting they're gonna need a new one. I'm saying I'm gonna infiltrate Lewis' crew."

"You're gonna pretend to be a criminal?" Caitlin and Tala asked, looking at Barry. The speedster shrugged.

"How hard can it be?" Barry asked. Tala dropped her head into her hands, groaning slightly. He ran off before anyone could answer.

"Cisco, go magic up a solution to this thing before Lewis gets trigger happy. I'm gonna go look at Lisa's neck and see if I can't figure out a 3D model to help us out," Tala said, walking back into the cortex and pulling a chair next to Lisa. "I'm gonna take a look at you here, see what we're working with, alright? Cisco and the Flash are doing what they can to make sure Lewis can't mess up that pretty face of yours."

"I thought you hated me," Lisa said, tilting her head to Tala felt around her neck gently. "Last time we worked together you were dragged out of the room by that detective."

"I didn't like the way Cisco feels about you," Tala said, feeling for the vibrations of the explosive. "But as long as he doesn't hate me, I'm happy with it. I just want him to smile, he deserves that much at least."

"Tala, I'm scared," Lisa said, turning to look at the Metahuman.

"I know. But I won't let anything happen to you, Lisa. Your brother would be heart broken, and that's not something I can allow. I care for him a lot," Tala said, smiling gently. "Besides, you're not that bad."

"I knew there was something going on between you and Lenny," Lisa said. "He just calls you a..."

"A what if. If I didn't have Cisco, maybe if Rip Hunter had grabbed me sooner, I'd have gone with them," Tala said.

"Who is Rip Hunter?" Lisa asked.

"An ass, and a hero, or he will be, one day," Tala said. She turned as Cisco walked over, holding up a really big gun.

"What are you going to do to me with that thing?" Lisa asked nervously.

"Operating pressure on this thing is over a thousand PSI," Cisco explained. "This will easily suck the micro-bomb out of your neck and into the barrel of this with one high-powered shot. There is one slight risk."

"Besides shooting a high-powered weapon directly against my neck?" Lisa asked.

"The gun does use compressed air," Cisco said sheepishly. Tala rolled her eyes, but smiled when she saw Lisa take Cisco's arm.

"I trust you, Cisco," She said, smiling up at the engineer. Tala pushed her powers around Lisa as best as she could, leaving a bare strip of skin for Cisco to extract the bomb. She flicked her wrist and covered Cisco too, just in case the bomb went off in the gun. Caitlin walked over to the desk, keeping her distance as to not distract them from their task.

"How do you feel?" Cisco asked Lisa.

"Like we should've put down some plastic," Lisa said glibly. Tala snorted, pushing her hands out, covering the room in her powers, making them visible to Lisa.

"That's not funny," Cisco said after laughing.

"Yeah, but I like it when you smile," Lisa said. Tala was torn between jealousy and happiness that someone else wanted her Kitten to smile too.

"Okay, ready?" Cisco asked. Lisa reached over and took Tala's hand, nodding slightly.

"Shoot me, Cisco," Lisa said, turning to stare straight ahead. Cisco lined up the shot, trying to keep his hands steady, just as the computers started beeping. Caitlin jumped and gasped, freaking out the three people sitting around the bomb.

"It's the Flash!" Caitlin stuttered.

"Cisco, how you doing with Lisa?" He asked.

"Uh, kinda in the middle of it right now, buddy," Cisco said irritably, glaring at the speakers in the ceiling.

"Alright, we need that bomb out. The heist is going down right now," Barry said.

"I'm on comms, I'll let you know when it's safe," Tala said, tapping the button on her choker that connected her to Barry. Cisco relined up his shot.

"Only place you're going is back to Iron Heights, Lewis," Barry said, his voice echoing around the room.

"Do you wanna bet?" Lewis asked.

"Do I wanna bet?" Barry asked.

"Do not bet! Give us a minute!" Tala muttered into the microphone, squeezing Lisa's hand reassuringly. "Stall, Sarie, you need to stall."

"Tell me this, what kind of man puts a bomb in his own daughter?" Barry asked Lewis.

"A very rich man," Lewis responded.

"I'm rich, I ain't putting bombs in people's heads," Tala scoffed, making Lisa smile and relax a little.

"Shoot him son," Lewis said to Len. "Kill him or you'll never see your sister alive."

"Do it, Cisco," Lisa ordered, tightening her grip on Tala's hands. He pulled the trigger.

"I got the bomb out!" Cisco shouted. Lisa and Tala slumped in their seats, as Caitlin jumped in the air in celebration.

"Sarie, we're clear," Tala said into her comms.

"Lisa's safe," Barry said to Leonard. Caitlin turned off the comms connection as Barry raced back into the Cortex, running into Tala's barrier, which she lowered with a sheepish grin.

"Lisa said we should put down some plastic. I improvised. Come on girl, let's get you checked over, make sure there's nothing else wrong with you."

"You, are not who I expected to see on that side of the glass," Leonard said, staring at the girl sitting opposite him.

"Expecting Barry perhaps? I know he was already here. That's why I waited a bit to come," Tala explained, grinning at the felon. "I have something for you, you should get it soon."

"You gonna get me out of here?" Leonard asked, looking at the assassin expectantly. "Or just drop a million in my commissary?"

"They don't let you have that much money. There is a few grand there though," Tala winked, smiling at his stunned expression. "And no, I'm not gonna get you out, though we will see each other over Hanukkah. And I might come by every once in awhile."

"Your pet getting too boring? Or just not good enough where it counts?" Snart asked, making Tala chuckle darkly.

"He's going to start focusing on this woman, Kendra, here soon," Tala said. Only her eyes betrayed the sadness she felt. "Leaves me free to explore different options."

"Well it will have to wait until I'm out of here," Snart said, gesturing to his handcuffs. "Conjugals are only for married couples, and they don't exist here at Iron Heights."

Tala grinned, showing all her teeth, the look in her eyes predatory. The guard standing behind Leonard took a step away, leaning out of her direct gaze in fear.

"Are you proposing to me, Lenny? I didn't know you cared so much," Tala giggled, watching the confusion and slight amount of worry flit across his normally expressionless face. "Don't worry about that my dearest Ice King, I've got everything under control."

Tala stood and turned, walking out of Iron Heights and heading back to Central City to meet back up with Cisco. Behind her, Leonard Snart watched the assassin with a small amount of wariness, wondering what she was planning and how she knew about it. He wondered why she never seemed afraid of him, and why she never cared about him knowing her identity. Leonard let the guard lead him back to his cell, and uncuff him. When he turned to face his bunk, he saw a small wrapped package sitting on his pillow.

Leonard cautiously pulled the brown paper away from whatever it was that was sitting there. It was a book, the cover of which was blue and there was no title. He cautiously opened the book, as if expecting it to explode on contact.

Something to keep you occupied until you get out of this box. See you soon, Cold.

Leonard leaned against the wall and turned to the first page.

"Michael Scofield sat in his chair while his Lawyer stood up in protest. He adjusted his suit jacket and watched idly while his Lawyer tried to convince the judge he was pleading innocent on the bank robbery charge. 'Your honor, I would like to plead no contest,' Scofield said, glancing up at the judge. It was the only way he was going to get his brother out of Death Row."

Tala sat on the roof, watching Cisco say goodbye to Lisa. She wasn't surprised when Lisa kissed Cisco, but Tala was surprised when she didn't feel jealous. She knew what the future held for her, and for Cisco. He would be hers. Tala smiled as Lisa rode off and Cisco stood there, smiling. She jumped off the short two-story building, landing behind Cisco.

"If you're done making out with the bad guys?" Tala asked, making Cisco flinch slightly and pull his knife out of his wrist holster and point it at Tala. She laughed as he relaxed and blushed. "Come on, Lady Killer, let's get back to the Labs. I think Jay is finished with the speed cannon."

"You're terrifying sometimes, you know that?" Cisco asked, following her to the car. Cody handed them each a stack of paperwork, causing them to frown as they drove back to the labs, coffee in hand.

They left the papers in the car, but took their coffee as they went down to the breach room, Tala's eyes instantly turning blue as they walked in the room. Cisco guided her over to Jay.

"Ta-da! The speed cannon!" Caitlin said as Barry and Martin walked in.

"Dude, this is dope," Tala said, patting Jay on the back.

"Wow, look at that," Cisco said, shedding his coat. "You actually built the thing."

"Mister Garrick, I am... I am quite impressed by what you've accomplished during my recent wellness hiatus." Martin said, looking at the thing in awe.

"I can still feel the energy, but it's definitely more stable, and still intoxicating," Tala said, looking toward the breach longingly. "Have you tested it out yet?"

"Not yet," Jay said. "Wanna do the honors?"

Cisco grinned and ran over to the table, grabbing a soda can.

"No, no, please. Now that I am back to optimal health, please, allow me," Martin said, causing Cisco to freeze. Martin grabbed the blood pressure monitor and threw it into the breach. Tala gasped at the rush of energy it gave off, causing her to sway as her eyes glowed a brighter blue.

"Excelsior!" Martin cheered.

"How did you stabilize it?" Barry asked.

"CFL quark matter," Jay said proudly.

"Of course! Negative energy density with positive surface pressure," Tala and Cisco said, looking at each other. "It's genius!"

"You created CFL quark matter?" Barry asked.

"It's something we perfected on my Earth, but actually, it was Tala. Her reaction to the breach got me wondering if her powers were control over the same thing, and it is," Jay explained.

"We always thought it was Dark Matter," Tala said, pulling a tendril into existence. "You're telling me the breaches are made of the same stuff I have control over?"

"Probably," Jay said. "I can show you all the process behind it if you want."

"You mean, sometime in the next few minutes?" Martin asked. Tala smiled sadly at Jay, before walking over to Cisco, standing far enough away from the breach to not get too drunk off it.

"Oh, yeah, I guess this is it, huh?" Jay said "Time for me to go back home."

"Right now? I mean, we still need your help with the breachers," Caitlin said.

"My first priority is Zoom," Jay said. "I need to find out what he's up to. How he stole my speed."

"But you can do that here," Caitlin tried. Tala smiled, thinking that her doctor had a crush on the Earth Two speedster. "And, you know, if you go back, then we can't get in touch with you when we need your help, or with Zoom, or whatever else."

"It would be nice to be able to pick your brain every once in awhile," Barry added, smiling at Jay. "Get some more speedster tips."

"And you think you know what this matter I control is, if we can figure out if you're right or not, I could learn more things about it," Tala said excitedly.

"Okay. Once we take care of Zoom, I'm going home," Jay said, causing Cait to smile.

"That's fair," Cait said.

"Good," Jay laughed. "'Cause I could use a shower and a shave, and some sunlight. I'll uh, see you all later."

Tala handed him her credit card as he walked past, before turning to face the Professor.

"So, Professor Stein, how are you feeling?" Cait asked.

"Well, uh, it appears that a little rest heals all maladies," Martin said, smiling genially around the room. Tala felt his energy shift as he started stuttering. She looked at him and noticed his eyes had turned white, like they did when he was Firestorm.

"Get back!" Tala shouted, pushing her powers around Martin, encasing him in a barrier. "Now, all of you!"

Martin burst into flames, before he started shaking. Tala thickened the barrier around her and stepped closer to him, taking his hand. She flinched backwards as his eyes turned black and his flames turned white, before they went out and Martin passed out again. Tala caught him just before he hit the floor.

"Professor Stein? Professor Stein, can you hear me?" Caitlin shouted, running over to them.

"What happened to him?" Barry asked, looking at Tala. "He, he went up like Firestorm, but the flame, why was it blue?"

"I don't know. This isn't good. We need to stabilize him fast," Caitlin said. "Tala can you bring him up to the medbay?"

Tala stood up, carrying Martin. She nodded, signaling for her and Barry to go on ahead of her and Cisco. She carried him up to the cortex, careful not to jar him as she walked.

"I'm suddenly glad I wore sneakers instead of heels," Tala said as they walked into the cortex. She laid Martin down on the bed and sat down next to him, holding his hand worriedly.

"Here, I made you some coffee," Cisco said, handing her a Star Labs mug. "Are you sure you don't wanna go home?"

"Cisco, you didn't feel his energy. It was comparable to when he and Ronnie went nuclear," Tala said standing and stretching. She frowned in confusion when her phone rang.

"Dad? What's up?" Tala asked, patching the call through comms. "Do I need to come to Nanda Parbat?"

"No, though you might want to consider returning to Star City to visit your sister and her friend Laurel," Malcolm Merlyn said.

"Why? Did Thea hurt Laurel in a bloodlust?" Tala asked, worried. The Lazarus Pit's bloodlusts were a frenzy where anyone was a foe, and no one could stop them until it was sated. She had gone into a few herself.

"Not quiet. Laurel and Thea came here, so Thea could control her bloodlust..."

"You just sent two assassins to her room at night for her to kill, didn't you?" Tala asked bluntly.

"Yes, but Laurel came to hold me accountable for my past actions, concerning Sara," Malcolm said. Tala stumbled and leaned heavily on Cisco, shaking. "She was revived using the Lazarus Pit."

Tala ended the call and instantly called Laurel, who picked up on the second ring.

"What the hell were you thinking?" Tala demanded, shouting at the ADA for Star City. "Were you even thinking? That isn't Sara anymore! It may look like her, but her soul is gone, it has moved onto another plane. The woman you now call your sister is a demon who will never be able to sate her bloodlust unless she kills the one who killed her. Do you understand that? Sara is going to be targeting Thea, and if she can't get at Thea, she will go for those that look like her."

"Tala, please, I couldn't just-"

"You should have! She was at peace, and now she is a crazed killer, Laurel! I loved her just as much as you did, and this pains me in ways her death did not," Tala's voice broke as tears started to fall. "I knew you would try and do this, but I thought you would've had more sense than to actually bring her back. If you thought Thea was bad with her bloodlust, imagine how bad Sara's will be when she has been dead for over a year. You better find a way to cure her of her bloodlust before she goes on a killing spree that makes me look tame."

Tala ended the call and fell into a chair, shaking and crying, barely able to breathe.

"What happened?" Cisco asked, kneeling down to face Tala.

"Laurel brought Sara back to life, using the Lazarus Pit. It was stupid and selfish, and now there is a soulless Sara Lance running around Star City," Tala hiccoughed. "Maybe we should just go home. I need today to be over."

Cisco helped her stand up and lead her to the garage, where they took a Star Labs van home.