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Christmas again. A year ago it would be Danielle's favorite time of the year, this year, it was different. It didn't feel the same. Just the other night she had been able to free herself from Zoom's claws, but Jesse was still left behind. Something inside her head kept reminding her about it, causing a big emptiness on her stomach where she knew something was not going to turn right.
"You seem bothered by something." Harrison pointed out as she made her way to the kitchen. "If you don't want me here, just say it and I'll be gone."
"Something tells me it's not that simple with you." She responded, her eyes narrowed at him before sighing. "Have you ever felt like something is going to happen, something bad?"
Harrison was silent for a minute before sipping his coffee. "I have that feeling ever since I arrived here."
"Yeah, well I'm getting that feeling right now and whenever I get it is because something bad will happen." Her hand moved through her hair, glancing at the clock. "I better get going."
"Where?"
"It's Christmas Eve and I need to make sure my family is safe." Danielle grabbed her coat from the entrance, placed it on and then looked back at him. "Want to come?"
"I don't think it will be a good idea. Besides, it wouldn't feel right to celebrate without my daughter." His voice and face showed obvious sadness, but he was trying to hide them all.
"If you change your mind, you know where to find us. I'm sure you'll be welcomed."
After saying that, Danielle stepped outside the house and to her vehicle. It felt bad leaving him behind to spend the evening alone, but she was not going to spend another Christmas without her family, especially since she hasn't call to tell them she's back.
The lights outside Joe's house were shinning bright, cars parked outside along with a STAR Labs van. She had to park on the house in front, where no one lived. It was cold and wearing a dress was maybe not the best of her ideas, but she wanted to look elegant for tonight.
"Coming!" Barry's voice called from the other side of the door after she knocked twice.
His face light up when seeing his sister standing in front of him. No one said anything as Danielle wrapped her arms around him to bring him into a tight hug. Everyone on the back looked surprised as well, but gave the siblings some time first.
"You were dying. He showed me the things people recorded and how badly he beat you up. I thought I was not going to see you again." Danielle was the first one to speak once they broke apart.
"It took me some time to heal, but I'm here now. And you're here. What happened? How did you get back?"
Before Danielle could start speaking, Joe, who was coming out of the kitchen and saw her didn't think twice to embrace her in a hug. "Stop going away from us." He said and Danielle chuckled a bit.
"It seems that trouble always find me."
Jay was the next one to get close, making Joe step to the side as he embraced her into a tight hug. None of them said a thing, Danielle's face hidden on his chest. "I think I speak on behalf of everyone else that we want to know what happened." Jay finally said as they walked to sit on the couch.
Danielle didn't want to ruin the good mood there was around, but she knew that they were going to eventually ask her about it. "There's not really much to tell. I was stuck on a chair with my arms and legs strapped to it. He didn't torture me, he didn't harm me in any physical way but he kept reminding me about Barry and how bad he was injured. I…I lost my powers just like Jay here, but they tried to fight their way back and I was in pain."
"So that's how you were able to come back?" Cisco interrupted, curious to know.
"Zoom came here and I thought it was the perfect opportunity to escape. It wasn't about me anymore, it was about getting Jesse out of there alive. So I somehow was able to get my powers to work even if I was weak. I broke free and then Jesse, but he came back. I trapped him, told Jesse to run while I distracted him. It was almost working until Jesse came back to help me and he broke free. He trapped Jesse once again but he carried me into the breach and threw me back here."
Everyone was silent, Barry upset about how he wasn't able to help her or be there for her. "Where is he now? Where is Zoom?" Iris was the one to ask.
"Back to his Earth, I suppose. After throwing me here, he sped back inside the breach and disappeared."
Joe got up from the couch and walked to pour some wine in a new glass and then took it to Danielle. "You are fine and free from that man. It's Christmas Eve, we're all together so let's celebrate that. There will be enough time later to catch up."
The night was going amazing. Danielle happy to be with her family once again, even Patty, who she got to know a little more since the first time they met. Now and then she noticed the stares Jay and Caitlin would give each other and how affectionate they were acting. She tried to be calm, though, but she was curious to know what was going on.
"Hey." She greeted Jay once again while being on the kitchen serving some eggnog. "Having some fun?"
"It's been a while since I had the opportunity to spend time with people who I care for, so yeah." He said and Danielle smiled at him.
"I see you and Caitlin are getting alone very much." Her tone was not a jealous tone, even if inside, she kind of felt that way.
"Yeah, about that." Jay looked away from her, his hand scratching the back of his neck but Danielle just shook her head.
"Jay, you don't have to explain it. It's okay, you're allowed to have a life even if it's not your Earth, I'm not going to stop you."
"So you're okay with it?"
Danielle gave him a smile and placed her hand on his shoulder. "If you're happy, then I'm fine. Don't worry about me."
Jay returned the smile and placed a kiss on her cheek before taking the glass and walking out of the kitchen. Danielle sighed, and for a moment, her vision became blurry. Her head began to spin, like if she was dizzy or someone spun her many times. Without full control of her actions, her right hand reached out for a knife on the drawer next to her before walking to the living room, where everybody was just talking and hanging around the tree.
Her hand with the knife lifted up the moment she saw Barry as she walked to him. When she was close enough, Danielle was about to swing the knife through his neck when Jay's hand grabbed her wrist, stopping her from doing so.
"Danielle, what are you doing?" Joe asked when Jay stopped her and she was struggling to free her hand.
"Must get the Flash's speed." Her voice didn't sound normal, like if she was not the one talking. Everyone around shared a look as Joe helped Jay retrieve the knife from her hand. "I must kill the Flash."
"No, Danielle, stop it." Jay struggled as she fought back, her eyes glowing bright purple before Jay was sent back into the ground, letting her free to swing the knife but Barry avoided it fast.
"She's being controlled." Caitlin suggested as she examined the woman's face, staying at a considerable distance. "Someone is controlling her into killing Barry."
"Zoom." Barry finally spoke, running to retrieve a rope and trapping her from moving. "Forgive me for this, sister." Once said that, he applied some pressure on her neck until she was left unconscious and Joe was finally able to get the knife back. Barry's hands moved through his hair. Zoom made something to her.
"That's why he freed her, to kill you." Jay spoke this time, carrying Danielle's body on his shoulder.
"Barry, if that is true, she can't be trusted. We should take a look at her at STAR Labs, but we can't let her free to do this again."
Barry stopped his walking and turned to Caitlin, shaking his head. "I'm not locking her on the pipeline. She doesn't belong there."
"Son, it's the only way to keep you and even her safe." Even if it didn't feel right, Joe agreed with Caitlin's suggestion. It was for the best.
Barry said nothing else as he nodded, opening the door for Jay to step outside as he retrieved the car keys from the place she usually hangs them. Behind them, the rest of the team followed, leaving Joe and Iris alone in the house.
When they arrived to STAR Labs, Caitlin hurried to set the things to scan Danielle as Jay carefully placed her on the nursing bed. Everyone was so tensed up, not liking the idea of the young Doctor being locked up on the pipeline like if she was some kind of villain.
"Her brain is showing a normal stats for her." Caitlin was the first one to say a thing after doing a general check on her friend. "But there's something unusual on her brain x-ray."
The brunette placed the x-ray on the illuminator and just as she said, there was a tiny metal piece on her frontal lobe. "What's that?" Barry asked.
"That's a microchip." Jay was the one to speak, recognizing the little piece. "I've never seen one that's able to control someone else."
"This technology is not easy to find or get. Zoom must've stole it."
Barry looked at Cisco then at his sister. "I know someone who can help us." Everyone turned their attention to him and he just shrugged. "Harry. Who better than him to know about this?"
"He comes here until tomorrow and we can't risk it, Barry." Once again, Caitlin persisted, but this time, Barry agreed.
"We should leave her on the pipeline for the night. She'll be safe there."
Jay grabbed the still unconscious Danielle on his arms again and carefully walked to the pipeline. Meanwhile, Cisco brought a pillow and a blanket to at least keep her comfortable during her stay. So when the cell was brought to them, Jay placed her on the floor and Barry made sure she was covered in the blanket. The others left for the night, since it was already late and they wanted some rest after the busy day with Mardon and James.
It took Danielle about other 15 minutes to wake up from the sudden nap she took. Her eyes opened and looked around the small space. She stood up almost immediately and looked through the glass to see Barry leaned against the door.
"Barry? What happened? Why am I here?"
Barry walked closer to the cell, his arms crossed. "You tried to kill me."
"What? No I didn't, why would I do that?"
"You did. But you were not in control of your body." He began to explain. "We believe Zoom injected you some kind of microchip on the brain that made you do what you did back at Joe's house."
"But—how is that even possible? He never did surgery on me or injected me." Confused, Danielle paced around the cell, one of her hands on her waist and the other moving through her hair.
"That's what we are trying to figure out. We can't let you out, it's for your own good. We'll see what we can do tomorrow when Harry is here, he can help."
The redhead sighed, her head against the glassed door. "I'm sorry, Bar, I didn't mean to hurt you."
"It's okay, sis." Barry gave her a nod before walking back to the door. "Rest for now, tomorrow can be a very long day."
With that, Barry disappeared from the pipeline as the door slid closed and Danielle's cell moved to the back of the room to join the others. She was confused and scared, not to mention sad. Sad about the fact that she wanted to hurt Barry, that she didn't even noticed when Zoom injected that chip on her.
"It's going to be okay, Danielle. Everything will be fine." She reminded herself while trying to stay calm.
Hello, everyone, and welcome back.
So I finally moved to the new city and already started university, so I'm not sure how much will it take me to write and upload the next chapters from now on. I promise to try and make it fast.
What did you guys think of the newest episode? Personally, I think it wasn't that awesome, but they're just getting back and the previews we got were very promising. Can't really wait for the next episode with the original Eobar Thawne, it's going to be awesome.
Anyway, this chapter is not that good or long, sorry, but I wanted to upload something before taking more time than the one I was taking.
Remember that reviews are always welcomed. x
darniece.- Thank you, and sure, expect more flashback of that soon. I can make a small flashback of that episode, since it was the time Danielle revealed being pregnant to Harrison, so maybe I can add more.
Guest.- Thank you! I'm looking forward to that as well.
Bryon12.- I know, right? But Jesse wanted to make sure Danielle was okay. And sure, expect more flashbacks like that soon!
CharmFelicis.- Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying it! I'll make sure to stop by. Thanks for reading. :-)