Remember Abra Kadabra from 3x18? Well, I'm bringing him here to my story. Instead of the identity of Savitar (since he's gone in my story), he will offer another piece of information (or not). Enjoy.
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"The fever, the rage, the feeling of powerlessness, it turns good men cruel." - Jeremy Irons, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
Stagg Industries has been decreasing in popularity since the "disappearance" of CEO Simon Stagg. The current owners of the place were thinking of selling the place. Two cops were discussing about getting a new job during their evening patrol. They were looking at a hi-tech chamber when a middle-aged man with white hair reveals himself. He said something about absconding with some of the tech. Specifically, he wants something with the chamber. The cops take out their guns and aim them at him.
"How did you get in here?" asked one cop.
"Believe me, that's the least impressive of my tricks," said the intruder.
Suddenly, the man disappears in a light of blue only to pop up inside the chamber a second later, like magic. The cops shoot, but the glass of the chamber was bullet-proof. The man takes a piece of tech from the chamber before waving his hand, "magically" switching places with the two cops. The man leaves and snaps his fingers, "magically" causing water to fill up the chamber, threatening to drown the cops.
At CC Jitters, Barry and Iris were having coffee with Joe and Cecile.
"So, Joe told me you two got back together," started Cecile.
"Yeah, everything's great," said Iris, smiling at Barry.
"What exactly happened with you two?" asked Cecile.
"I, uh... don't really want to talk about it," said Barry. "All that matters is that Iris and I settled our problems with each other."
"How?" asked Cecile, interested to know.
Iris answers. "Well, we met at our 'special spot', Barry sang to me, and we danced a little."
"Oh my god, Barry, that's so romantic," said Cecile, touched. "You sing?"
An embarrassed Barry replies with, "Not as good as Joe."
Joe almost choked on his coffee, surprised at what Barry said. "Shut up, Barry."
Barry and Iris smiled in a teasing fashion while Cecile looked at Joe with interest.
"Are you ever gonna show me?" Cecile asked Joe.
"I don't know, Cecile," said Joe, unsure if he can sing.
Cecile turns back to the happy couple. "Hey, I was wondering. Where's that girl... Kara, is it?"
"Oh, she... skipped town," said Barry.
"Too bad. I would've loved to meet her," said Cecile. "From what Joe told me, she's sounds like a really nice girl."
"Yeah, she is," agreed Barry. "You should hear her sing. She has a beautiful voice."
"Oh, that reminds me. My sister has four tickets that she can't use. To Hamilton," said Cecile. "On the house. I thought we could make it a double if you guys were interested."
"Yeah, we're interested," said Iris. "When?"
"First week of July," answered Cecile.
"That's gonna be a grueling wait," commented Barry. "But we'll be there. All of us."
Joe gets a message on his phone.
"Is it work?" asked Iris.
"Yup. Robbery at Stagg Industries," said Joe. "Sorry, I gotta go."
"Don't worry. It's your job," said Cecile.
Joe and Cecile share a quick kiss before Joe left. Barry and Iris smiled at the sight, very happy for Joe.
Later, Barry and Iris return to S.T.A.R. Labs. They found Cisco alone in the lab underneath.
"Hey, Cisco," greeted Barry.
"Hi," greeted Cisco. "So, how's the progess with Joe and Cecile?"
"They're doing great," said Iris.
"Then you should get ready to call Cecile 'mom'," said Cisco.
Iris laughed a little.
"Hey, uh, where're Wally and Jesse?" asked Barry.
"Looking up on places where they can move," answered Cisco.
"Wow. They're moving really fast," said Iris.
"Well, they're both speedsters. They're supposed to move fast," joked Cisco. "I wouldn't be surprised if Wally proposes three months from now."
Barry and Iris laughed, amused.
"What about you two?" asked Cisco. "Planning on moving in together some time?"
"I'd rather not rush things," said Barry.
"You slept with Patty after just a month of being together," reminded Iris.
"In my defense, that was her idea, not mine," said Barry.
"Barry, I don't mind if we move fast. We've lived together for most of our lives. I don't care if you decided to propose soon," said Iris.
"Then you better buy a ring already, Romeo," joked Cisco, referring to Barry.
Barry blushed, embarrassed by the topic of the conversation.
"I'll think about it," promised Barry.
Barry's phone rang. It was Joe. He answers.
"Hey, Joe," greeted Barry. "What's up?"
"Barry, I need you to get here to Stagg Industries right now," said Joe.
Barry arrives at Stagg Industries, dressed as The Flash, in super speed.
"Great," complained Julian.
"Greetings, Mr. Albert," greeted Flash, trying to hide the fact that he's not happy to see his obnoxious ex-co-worker. "Detective, what's the situation?"
Joe gestured to the two body bags.
"They were cops," said Joe. He points at the chamber and says, "They got trapped in that thing. It filled up with water and drowned them."
"And that's the puzzling part," said Julian. "There's no sprinkler inside the chamber or anywhere in this wing."
"Julian didn't find any fingerprints or DNA," said Joe. "We were hoping you could know something."
"Well, if it's a meta, then it's someone new," said Flash. "What about the stolen tech?"
"No one is saying anything. Everyone is incredibly tight-lipped about it," said Julian.
Joe was not surprised. "Alright, I'm gonna make some calls and try to pry those lips open."
"I'll keep working on it," said Julian.
"And I'll keep an eye out," said Flash.
Flash leaves the company in super speed.
"Remind me again why we let him infiltrate crime scenes?" questioned Julian.
"Because he's done too much for this city to just arrest him," said Joe. "You should be glad he's around."
"Yeah, I feel better, alright," said Julian sarcastically.
Joe rolls his eyes.
Flash was on his way back to S.T.A.R. Labs, until he gets a call from Cisco.
"Robbery in progress over at Kord Industries," said Cisco.
"On it," said Flash.
At Kord Industries, the white-haired man was walking downstairs with a piece of tech in his hand, ready to leave. His exit was interrupted by the arrival of the Flash.
"I don't think that's yours, pal," started the speedster.
"Flash," said the man, sounding surprised.
"You didn't think I'd wanna come meet the newest resident of Iron Heights?" joked Flash.
"No, I assumed you'd show. I just didn't expect you to be so young," said the man. "Barry Allen."
"How did you know my name?" asked Flash, surprised.
"I'm from the future," answered the man, taking out a handkerchief from his pocket. "You don't believe me? Let's see... 2017, hmmm... How are things going with your special girlfriend, Iris West?" He covers the piece of tech with the handkerchief and makes it disappear, as if by magic. "Or your greatest foe... Killer Frost."
"You know Caitlin?" asked Flash.
"I know everything about her and you," said the man.
The intruder was about to rush upstairs. Flash speeds over and grabs him arm, only to pull off his fake arm.
"What the hell?" Flash was confused.
The intruder snaps his fingers and temporarily blinds the Flash with a spark of light before making a run for the exit.
A breach opens. Gypsy jumps out of it and fires a concussive blast at the intruder, knocking him down.
"Gypsy? Still seeking revenge, I see?" said the man.
"I'm gonna get it this time," said Gypsy with anger.
The white-haired man takes out some playing cards and then "magically" throws a hailstorm of cards at the speedster and the Earth-19 visitor. The Flash runs his way through the storm of cards, only to see that the man has escaped.
Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, Gypsy explains to Team Flash who the mysterious criminal is.
"He calls himself Abra Kadabra," she said.
"Like... hocus pocus?" asked Iris.
"Well, he's certainly got a lot of tricks," said Barry.
"We think he has some sort of nanotechnology built into his body, allows him to do all sorts of extraordinary feats," said Gypsy. "Teleportation. Telekinesis. You name it. Believe me, I have seen it all."
"So, that card trick he played on Barry, the water tank at Stagg's, that's all some futuristic tech that he's masking his magic?" asked Iris.
"You can say that," replied Gypsy.
"Before you showed, he said he was from the future," said Barry.
"The future?" asked a surprised Joe.
"He is. 64th Century," said Gypsy.
"Great. Another criminal from the future. Haven't we had our fill with these guys?" complained Iris.
Joe asks Gypsy, "What exactly are you after him for?"
After a short silence, Gypsy answers. "He's at the top of the collector's most wanted list. He showed up a few years ago, did a string of robberies that ended with a lot of people losing their lives. Showed up again a couple weeks ago, looted some tech companies, then came here."
"To do the same thing, why?" asked Iris.
"He must've needed our Earth's tech for something," guessed Joe.
"Well, whatever it is, we can help you figure it out," said Cisco to Gypsy. "Because... I don't know about you guys... but I've been looking forward to some Gypsy-Vibe action." He backed up the last few words with some gestures, trying to look cool.
"That's way too much," said Joe, responding to Cisco's attempts of flirting.
"Embarrassing," added Iris.
"I just want to catch him so I bring him back to Earth-19 and bring him down," said Gypsy, determined.
Cisco and Gypsy left to work on locating Abra Kadabra. Cisco jokingly asked Gypsy, "need a hand", because he's holding Abra Kadabra's fake arm. No one found it amusing, especially Gypsy.
Iris turns to Barry and notices a look on his face.
"I know that look. What's going on in that head of yours?" asked Iris.
"This guys knew what was going on with you and me, and Caitlin," answered Barry.
Iris realizes something. "If he knows something about Caitlin, then..."
"He might be the key to stopping and saving her," finished Barry.
"But, guys, what about Gypsy? If she gets her hands on him, she's gonna take him back to Earth-19," said Iris.
In the lab, Cisco tried to vibe Kadabra's location, but is unable to do so. Gypsy tells him that Kadabra does something that renders him invisible to those who can vibe. Cisco decided to search for Abra Kadabra by adding search parameters into S.T.A.R. Labs satellite to located anymore vibrating at a different frequency than people from Earth-1.
"I wish we had a satellite that can do that on my Earth," said Gypsy. "I wish I had a bunch of this stuff."
Cisco comes up with an idea. "I can hook you up, girl. How about this? I spend a few days on Earth-19, set you up with something state-of-the-art? The only thing is I need a place to crash..."
Knowing what Cisco is thinking, Gypsy tried to protest, but Cisco interrupted.
"That kiss wasn't an 'I'll see you around' thing," said Cisco, referring to their kiss after the battle against Grodd. "That was like... it needs to happen again, real soon."
When Gypsy kept her distance, Cisco asks, "Or did I misread that?"
"It's just... I've been preoccupied..." Gypsy paused.
Suddenly, the computer sounded an alarm.
"Great timing," complained Cisco sarcastically. He looks at the computer. "Looks like 'David Copperfield' is not too far from us. He's at one of Mercury Labs' satellite offices."
"Let's grab the speedsters and go," said Gypsy, heading out.
Flash, Kid Flash, Jesse Quick, Vibe, and Gypsy engage Abra Kadabra at Mercury Labs. They trapped him in a room by surrounding him. When Vibe and Gypsy fired vibrational blasts at Kadabra at the same time, they went right through him. It was just a hologram.
Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, Kadabra arrives at the cortex and attacks Joe and Iris. Joe takes out his gun, but Kadabra turns his bullets into water. The magician then causes an explosion, prompting the two to run. They head to the lab where Joe grabbed a replica of Harry's energy rifle. He fired it at Kadabra, but the magician teleported before he got hit. He knocks out Joe with a punch and steals the rifle.
"Now, I can get what I came for," he said, pointing the rifle at Iris.
In the blink of an eye, Flash shows up, disarms Kadabra, and cuffs him.
"Magic or tech, it doesn't matter. You're not getting out of these," said Flash.
"Maybe not," admitted Kadabra. "You let me go, I will tell you Killer Frost's secret, the key to defeating her, the key to stopping her."
"What secret?" asked Flash.
"I know what she's planning," said Abra Kadabra.
Gypsy shows up and says, "Hand him over."
Instead, Flash knocks out Kadabra with a punch to the face.
Flash locks up Abra Kadabra in the pipeline. Gypsy heads there to see all of Team Flash.
"Why'd you lock him up?" asked Gypsy. "I need to take him back to my Earth."
"Okay, but I need to take to him first," said Barry.
"Fine," said Gypsy. "Get what you need from him, but when you're done, he's mine."
Gypsy walks closer towards the cell and looks at Abra Kadabra.
"You are going to die for all the things you've done," she said angrily. "I cannot wait to see you be put to death."
Abra Kadabra simply mocks her with a smug smile. Gypsy walks away.
"I'm gonna talk to her," said Cisco, following the Earth-19 collector. "Gypsy, darling..."
Wally and Jesse silently giggled, amused with Cisco. Everyone turned back to Abra Kadabra.
"You said you know what Caitlin's planning," started Barry.
"I know everything about the Queen of Ice," said Abra Kadabra. "Including her plans."
"Like what?" asked Iris.
"That she was once an ordinary biochemist, until you..." Kadabra pointed at Barry. "... created Flashpoint and turned her into a metahuman. You defeat her, but not until after she took everything away from you."
"Tell us what she's planning now!" yelled Jesse.
"I don't think so," refused Abra Kadabra.
Jesse continued to stare at Kadabra with anger.
"It's frustrating isn't it? To lose your dear father and not get your revenge unless I give the Flash what he wants," said Abra Kadabra. He looks at the Scarlet Speedster and says, "All that power, all that speed, and yet, you're still too slow."
"This isn't a game or trick, this is about our city and the lives of the people who live in," said Joe.
"And it's my life if you hand me over to that collector," said Abra Kadabra. "It's simple. Let me out and I'll tell you what Killer Frost's big plan is. Give me to Gypsy and all of you die at the Ice Queen's hand. The decision lies with you, Barry."
Wally closes the cell entrance, not wanting to hear any more from Abra Kadabra.
"Guys, we can't let Gypsy take him before we find out what Caitlin has planned for the city," said Iris.
"Damn right, we can't," said Jesse, still angry.
"What are we supposed to do?" asked Wally.
"I don't know," said Barry.
Cisco talks to Gypsy about why she's hell-bent on taking Abra Kadabra back to Earth-19.
"He killed people a lot of people on my Earth," said Gypsy.
"He's killed people here, too," said Cisco.
"No one you know or care about," retorted Gypsy.
Cisco finally realizes what the problem is.
"Did he take someone from you?" asked Cisco. "Is that what this is about?"
"What this is about, Cisco, is that he needs to be brought to justice, and I am not going to let anything or anyone prevent me from doing that," said Gypsy, refusing to answer his first question.
Meanwhile, Jesse was at the medical bay, sitting down, thinking. Wally found her.
"Hey," he greeted.
"Leave me alone," said Jesse.
"I just think we need to talk," said Wally.
"We can pick our place after we finish this magic show," said Jesse, saying "magic show" with sarcasm.
"It's not about that," said Wally. "It's about you. You still want revenge on Caitlin?"
"Barry should've let me kill her," said Jesse. "Would've saved us a lot of trouble."
"Jesse, do you even hear yourself? That doesn't sound like you," said Wally
"Well, I'm sorry if I'm just too angry at Caitlin for taking away the most important person in my life," said Jesse angrily and sarcastically.
"Jesse, I know you miss him, but revenge is not what you need to move on," said Wally.
"You don't know that," said Jesse. "You don't know how I feel."
"I miss him, too," said Wally.
"But not enough to make the person who took him away from us pay," retorted Jesse.
Wally didn't know what to say.
"Look, Jesse, just promise me you're not gonna do something stupid," said Wally before walking away.
Back at the West household, Barry was looking at the family pictures of him, Iris, and Joe. He didn't know how he was gonna live his life if he lost them.
"We're gonna figure this out, Barry," said Iris, giving Barry a cup of coffee she made for him.
"A guy like Kadabra. He should have no saying on who lives or dies," said Barry.
"How do we even know if he's telling the truth?" said Iris. "I mean he's done nothing but tricks since he got here. Maybe this is one of them."
"It's not," said Barry.
"So, what, you want to let him go?" asked Iris.
"I mean it just feels like our only move," said Barry.
"He's a murderer," argued Iris.
"I know he's a murderer, but how many murderers have we put in prison? How many bad guys have we taken down?" questioned Barry. "I mean don't we deserve one win after everything we've done?"
Barry sits down on the couch.
"Life doesn't keep score, Barry," said Iris, sitting next to him. "You should know that better than anyone. Look, even if Kadabra hadn't shown up, we'd still be in the same place we are right now."
"But he did," said Barry. "And if he knows what's Caitlin's end-game, he's gonna tell us."
"Trust me, I want to save Caitlin just as badly as you do," said Iris. "But I don't want someone who's caused so much pain walk free just so we can succeed. Deep down, I know you don't want that either."
Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, someone visits Abra Kadabra in the pipeline. The criminal had his back turned, but he knew who came.
"I know you'd come," he said, turning around to see Jesse. "You have a thirst for vengeance to quench."
"What do you want?" asked Jesse with a stoic look on her face.
"To be set free," answered Abra Kadabra.
"Murdering people. Stealing our tech. You're here for something," guessed Jesse.
"What I have planned is beyond your understanding," said Abra Kadabra.
"I just want justice for my father. It's as simple as that for me," said Jesse. "Tell me what Caitlin's plan is and I'll let you go. If you don't, you're going with Gypsy."
"Leap of faith for us both, then," replied Abra Kadabra. "Open the door."
"If you take one step before you tell me..." Jesse shows him her vibrating hand. "... this goes through you. Understand?"
Abra Kadabra nods.
Jesse opens the cell and made sure to keep her vibrating hand close to him.
...
At the lab, Cisco and Gypsy were still discussing about Abra Kadabra when an alarm went off, interrupting them again.
"Great timing!" complained Cisco.
Cisco checks the security camera at Abra Kadabra's cell. They can see that Jesse released Abra Kadabra.
"No!" cried Gypsy.
Gypsy opens a breach to the pipeline.
...
"Tell me the plan," demanded Jesse. "What is she planning?!"
Abra Kadabra starts. "Her plan is..."
"No! What the hell are you doing?!" yelled Gypsy.
Jesse turned around, which gave Abra Kadabra the time to disappear.
"He was about to tell me what Caitlin was planning," said Jesse.
"Damn it," cursed Gypsy.
Gypsy opens a breach and jumps into it.
...
Cisco turns on the PA system.
"Kadabra's on the move! He's somewhere in the building!"
...
Abra Kadabra had a little piece of tech in his hand, directing him to the technology he needs. It leads him to Eobard Thawne's Time Vault. He opens a secret cabinet and takes what appears to be a small glowing sphere.
...
Cisco tracks Kadabra's head signature.
"Jesse, he's headed for the elevator," said Cisco through he PA system.
...
Abra Kadabra was only a few feet away from the elevator. Jesse was running towards him at super speed. She was about to pound him, but thanks to Kadabra's magic, she passed through him like a hologram and ends up running into the elevator doors, hurting herself.
"We had a deal. Your freedom for Caitlin's plans," reminded Jesse.
"I've altered the terms of our agreement," said Abra Kadabra. "It appears you have, as well."
Wally and Joe show up just as Abra Kadabra reveals a small explosive device on his hand.
"Move!" shouted Jesse.
Abra Kadabra detonates the device and disappears, leaving the explosion to do the work. Joe and Jesse get blown towards walls. A metal structure comes down on Wally. Joe and Jesse pick themselves up and rush towards Wally.
"Are you okay?" asked Jesse.
"I don't know," said Wally, grunting in pain.
"Oh my god," said Joe when he saw the source of Wally's pain.
There was a broken pipe sticking out of Wally's abdomen.
Later, Barry and Iris help Wally to the medical bay and set him down on a bed.
"Hand me the X-ray machine," said Jesse.
Barry fetches the X-ray machine for Jesse. Jesse uses the machine to see the damage within Wally's wound?
"How bad is it?" asked Wally.
"It's really bad," said Jesse. "There's a few pieces of shrapnel inside you and they look deep enough to pierce the kidney if not removed immediately."
"Guys, we have to get him to a hospital," said a worried Iris.
"Cisco," said Barry.
"I'm on it," replied Cisco, knowing what he has to do.
Cisco opens a breach to a hospital. He and Iris help Wally stand up and walk into the breach.
Jesse heads to the cortex to wallow in guilt. She feels responsible for what happened to Wally. She was confronted by the still-angry Gypsy.
"What the hell were you thinking?!" yelled Gypsy.
"Now is not the time, Gypsy," said Jesse.
"You know you got a messed up sense of justice for a superhero," criticized Gypsy.
"Killer Frost took my father from me. I only want to avenge his death," said Jesse.
"That was my prisoner," said Gypsy.
"He was my prisoner, too. He has information that can save my friends' lives, so I don't give a damn," retorted Jesse. "It's because of you, he's on the loose."
"Because of me? No, because of you. You opened the door. You let him out. That is on you, your spoiled child!" yelled Gypsy.
Jesse glares at Gypsy for a few seconds before leaving the cortex. Gypsy turns around only to see Cisco.
"How much of that did you hear?" asked Gypsy.
"I heard enough," answered Cisco. "That was my friend. She just lost a father. I mean wouldn't you do that for someone you care about?"
"I am doing that, you idiot," replied Gypsy.
"Okay, what does that mean? Who? Who are you talking about?" asked Cisco.
Gypsy decided it's time to tell the truth. "I used to have a partner."
"Like a partner or... like a 'partner'?" asked Cisco.
"Both," answered Gypsy. "It was a long time ago, Cisco. It's not like I'm burning a candle for the guy, but he did mean something to me. It's been 3 years since Abra Kadabra shot him dead."
"I'm sorry," said Cisco, sincerely sorry for her.
"I have been searching for him ever since and he finally showed back up. Ten minutes ago, I had him dead to rights, and then your friend messed it all up," said Gypsy. "So, yes, I do know what it's like to care about someone, so much that you break the rules. That's why I have to find this guy, no matter what. When I do, he's gonna pay for what he did."
Meanwhile, Abra Kadabra, holding the tech he stole from the Time Vault, enters an abandoned warehouse and approaches what appears to be a futuristic ship. He goes inside and places the sphere in the spot where the ship's power source is supposed to be placed. The ship is powered up and fully operational.
"Presto," said Abra Kadabra, preparing to drive the ship.
Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, after taking Wally to a hospital, Team Flash (minus Iris, who stayed at the hospital) takes a look at the security footage of Abra Kadabra stealing something from the Vault.
"What is that in his hand?" asked Jesse.
"Everything Kadabra has been sealing... these are the exact components I used to build Evil Wells' Time Sphere 2 years ago, but I could never figure out what he used for a power source," said Cisco. "I think this is it."
"So, that's what he took from the Time Vault? A power source?" asked Jesse.
"Last thing he needs to return to 64th Century," realized Gypsy.
"We need to find this buffoon before he pulls another disappearing act," said Joe.
"If Kadabra's plan is to Marty McFly himself back to the future..." started Cisco.
"He's gonna have to open a temporal wormhole first," finished Barry. "And we he does..."
"We can nail him," finished Cisco.
"No," said Gypsy.
Everyone looks at the Earth-19 metahuman.
"He's mine," said Gypsy. "I look forward to show him the same mercy he showed my partner."
Gypsy was about to leave, but Barry interrupted.
"Hey, Gypsy, you can't go after him alone," he said.
"Sure, I can," said a stubborn Gypsy.
"You want justice for all those people he's hurt, for your partner, right?" asked Barry. "Right now, I'm trying to prevent all the people I love from getting hurt, but I can't do that without your help."
"I don't trust you guys, anymore," said Gypsy.
Jesse looks away from Gypsy.
"Kadabra's already given us both the slip. He does it again through time, I don't think we get this opportunity back," said Barry. "Only way we catch him is together."
Meanwhile, Abra Kadabra's ship is flying through the city. He opens a temporal wormhole and prepares to cross it.
...
Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, Team Flash detected the presence of the wormhole.
"Guys, Abra Kadabra is heading South and 9th," said Joe, looking at the map on the computer. "I think he's opened a wormhole."
Barry looks at Gypsy. "What do you say?"
...
Flash and Jesse Quick head to the streets, getting in between Kadabra's ship and the wormhole.
"We can't let him get past us," said Jesse Quick.
"We're not gonna do that," said Flash.
"Catch me if you can," dared Abra Kadabra.
Abra Kadabra takes a left turn to another street. Flash and Jesse Quick give chase.
...
"Where's he at?" asked Flash.
"He's at State and Main," answered Joe.
...
Vibe and Gypsy opened a breach and land ahead of Abra Kadabra. They can see his ship approaching.
"You! Shall! Not! Pass!" shouted Vibe.
Vibe and Gypsy fired concussive blasts at the ship simultaneously. However, Abra Kadabra teleports himself to another street.
...
Flash and Jesse Quick try to get closer to Abra Kadabra by running up buildings. When they got to the top of a building, Abra Kadabra started firing his ship's energy blasts. Jesse Quick gets hit and falls off the building. Vibe opens a breach and catches him. He opens another breach and drops Jesse on the road unharmed.
"Now he's on Thermo and 8th," said Joe.
Flash attempts to intercept Kadabra, but the ship's blasters causes him to run zigzag to dodge the blasts, giving Kadabra time to make a turn.
"He's on 7th and he's moving fast," said Joe.
Kadabra took another right turn and started flying above buildings. Flash stays close by running up buildings. Kadabra opens another wormhole and was only seconds away from entering it. Flash runs as fast as he could until he managed to overtake the ship. He runs up a building and jumps off the wall, diving towards the ship. He vibrates his molecules so he can phase through. He grabs Kadabra from the driver's seat and phases both of them out of the ship.
"So much for your disappearing act," joked Flash.
"No," growled Abra Kadabra.
Kadabra's ship enters the breach, returning to 64th Century with him.
Gypsy takes Abra Kadabra and cuffs him. "By the laws of Earth-19, I hereby collect for the crime of mass murder."
"Let her take me," said Abra Kadabra to Flash. "You'll never find out what I know and everyone you love dies."
Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, as Gypsy prepares to take Abra Kadabra back to Earth-19, everyone was wallowing in sorrow.
Barry was sitting inside the track at the Speed Lab, feeling blue. Without the information he needs from Abra Kadabra, he can't stop Caitlin from killing everyone he loves.
Joe was sitting down next to Abra Kadabra's cell in the pipeline. Iris and the recovering Wally were sitting in the elevator, not even bothering to walk out. Cisco was sitting on a table in the lab. Jesse was at the cortex, looking at her costume on display with a frown on her face. They were all thinking the same thing. If Abra Kadabra won't give anything up, they were doomed. They didn't care if they were going to die. What they care about is how their deaths will affect Barry.
...
Team Flash, minus Jesse, gathers in the lab. Gypsy had just arrived with Abra Kadabra.
"You've come to see me off. I'm really touched," joked Abra Kadabra.
"What are we gonna do here?" asked Gypsy.
Barry looks at Abra Kadabra and says, "You're going with her. I'm not gonna stop her."
"Then you'll never find out what you want to know," said Abra Kadabra.
"I have nothing to offer you," said Barry. "No reprieve. No escape for what you're facing. You've done some terrible things. But you are still a man. You have a family, friends, people you care about. Somewhere inside you, there must be a glimmer of light. Hope. It's that part of you I'm asking, I'm begging... help me save them."
"The Flash begging..." Abra Kadabra just laughs. "See, in the future, you and I have been enemies for years. There have been others. Of course, there's Thawne, Zoom, Savitar, DeVoe, but none of them hurt you like Killer Frost. She truly broke you. I have to be honest, I was always a little bit jealous, but at least now, I can take comfort in the fact that you're the cause of your own misery."
No one could say a word. All they can do is stay silent while Barry glares at Abra Kadabra.
"Now, if you'll excuse me, I have my execution to attend," said Abra Kadabra.
Barry steps aside, allowing Gypsy to proceed.
Gypsy looks at Cisco. "Where does this leave us?"
"I don't know," replied Cisco.
"Cisco, I..." Gypsy paused.
Gypsy opens a breach to Earth-19. She walks through it along with Abra Kadabra.
The room was filled with silence and hopelessness. No one could crack a smile and every single person in the room feels bad for Cisco. Every person in the room has found someone special, except for him.
"I'm sorry it didn't work out between you two," said Barry.
"If two metas from two different universes with the same vibrational powers can't make it work, what hope is there?" said Cisco, losing hope of ever finding someone special.
Just when the room was about to return to a state of gloomy silence, a certain someone's entrance distracts everyone from their moment of despair.
"There you guys are. I've been looking all over for you." It was HR. "Uh, Wallace, why are you..." He gestured to his bandage.
"It's a long story," said Wally.
"I have a long story," said HR.
"How about telling us where you've been," suggested an exasperated Cisco.
"Her name was Ronda," started HR. "She's in a new position, so..."
"Okay, oh my god, stop talking," interrupted Cisco, really annoyed. "You gotta let somebody know next time you decide to go on a 2-day love run."
"Oh, who was worried about me? He was," said HR, gesturing to Cisco.
Everyone in the room smiled, amused.
"I'm touched," said HR, putting his hands on Cisco's shoulders in a friendly manner.
"You'll be touched in the face with a hammer next time you pull something like this," said Cisco, removing HR's hand from his shoulders, fully expressing how annoyed he is.
"Guys, please stop. If I laugh, I'll break my stitches," said Wally, holding onto the bandage covering his wound, trying hard not to laugh.
HR gasps when he saw what Wally was eating. "Is that lime jello?"
"Gift from the nurse," said Wally. "You can have it, HR."
Wally gives HR his jello. HR wasted no time popping a spoonful in his mouth.
"I love the lime," said HR with his mouth full.
Everyone was disgusted, especially Cisco since HR is next to him. HR pats Cisco in the chest before leaving the lab.
"I love the lime!" shouted HR, loving the lime jello.
As soon as HR was out of sight, everyone looks at Cisco.
"You were really worried about him, weren't you?" asked Barry.
"Just promise you'll never ever tell him," said Cisco.
"Cross my heart and hope to die," said Wally, doing the "cross my heart" gesture.
"I think you should avoid using the 'd' word, considering what you just been through," said Iris.
"Relax. I'm okay," assured Wally.
Later, Wally, still recovering from his wound, heads to the cortex, only to see Jesse suiting up.
"Where are you going?" asked Wally.
"I'm going to find Caitlin on my own," said Jesse.
"What?" asked Wally, confused.
"Wally, I can't be here," said Jesse. "Look at you. You almost died because of my selfish decision."
"You did what you thought you had to," said Wally.
"All I want is justice for my father, but my pursuit of that, it's gonna hurt the people close to me," said Jesse.
"Jesse, please, don't leave," pleaded Wally.
"I have to," said Jesse. "I'm gonna find Caitlin, I'm gonna make her pay, and then I'm gonna come back home alright. I promise you."
Wally was about to protest, but stopped himself and hanged his head. knowing there's nothing he can say to change her mind.
Jesse puts her finger on his chin and lifts his head so his eyes can look at hers.
"I love you, Wally," she said.
"I love you, too," said Wally.
Wally and Jesse share a tender kiss. After it was over, Jesse left S.T.A.R. Labs using her super speed, leaving Wally to stand in the middle of the cortex, thinking about what's gonna happen next.
His loneliness ends when Barry entered.
"Hey," greeted Barry. "How're you feeling?"
"I heal fast, remember?" reminded Wally. "Jesse left... to find Caitlin on her own."
"She feels responsible for what happened to you," guessed Barry.
Wally nods.
"Don't worry. She'll be fine. I'm gonna bring her back home," promised Barry.
The computer gets a video call from Team Arrow. Barry answers. On the screen, he and Wally can see Oliver.
"Barry, can you hear me?" he asked.
"Loud and clear," replied Barry.
"The money that Caitlin transferred to Prometheus. We figured out what he's using it for," said Oliver.
"What is it?" asked Barry.
"He's rebuilding the Markov Device," answered Oliver.
"The device that created an earthquake that destroyed the Glades?" asked Barry.
"He's not just going to level the Glades. He's going to unleash an earthquake that will destroy all of Star City," said Oliver.
"And you want me there," guessed Barry.
"You told me to call you if Prometheus is using the money for something bad. Well, Barry, this is beyond bad," said Oliver.
"I'm on my way," said Barry before ending the call. He looks at Wally. "Can I trust you to keep my city safe, Kid Flash?"
"You know you can always count on me, Flash," replied Wally.
Looks like it's time for the "big one" in Star City. Are you wondering how Oliver discovered what the money was being used for? Well, you're gonna have to find out in the next chapter. Until then, you can leave a review and tell me what you think of this rewrite of Flash 3x18. Sure, the ending is still the same (Abra Kadabra wouldn't give up anything), but I still added my own stuff on it.
