"Cait, aren't you heading out?" Cisco asked that night as he finished the rough plans for Barry's suit before heading out.
"Not yet. You know I've developed a habit of working late." Caitlin said and Cisco nodded, since he knew that ever since the explosion, Caitlin had started looking for excuses not to go back to her apartment yet, not that he could blame her.
"I'm going out for drinks if you want to join?" Cisco offered.
"Thanks, but I'd rather focus on this project." Caitlin said and Cisco nodded in defeat before walking out of the building.
"Finally." Caitlin said once she was sure he was gone before turning off the security cameras. What she was working on was not something she wanted people to know about yet.
Ever since the particle accelerator exploded, Caitlin had been feeling cold. Physically freezing from the inside. Then she began hearing another voice in her head, one that sounded like a warped version of her own. And recently, she had begun to experience brief moments where she felt like was just a passenger in her body.
"What the hell is going on with me?" Caitlin asked herself.
Sweetie, you already know the answer to that. Stop denying the truth and save us both a headache. The voice said.
"Who are you?" Caitlin asked.
You already know the answer to that Caity. I've been with you for years, but you've kept me buried deep down. So deep that you forgot about me. But now I've finally found my way back to the surface and I promise you will never forget about me again. The voice said.
"I don't know who you are." Caitlin insisted.
You will. Soon everyone will. The voice said in her mind.
Caitlin honestly thought that she'd just had some kind of psychotic break, when suddenly, she felt her eyes flash and icy steam floated up from her hand.
"No." Caitlin said in disbelief as she managed to retake control of her body and then proceeded to take a blood sample from herself, since she needed to confirm her new suspicions of what was happening to her.
"I'm a meta." Caitlin said as she looked at the results of the tests.
Yes you are. Or rather, I am. The voice said.
"I'll find a way to contain you." Caitlin said.
You can't contain me. I am you. Give in to me now and I promise I won't bury like you did me. The voice said.
"No." Caitlin said as she now knew that if she was going to beat whatever it was that was happening to her, she'd need help and since they were already helping Barry learn to control his powers, maybe this new team could help her learn to control hers as well.
The next day, Barry walked into Star Labs, eager to begin his training, since the sooner he relearned everything he already knew, the sooner he could put Thawne in a hole. He just hadn't decided what kind of hole to put him in yet.
Anyways, once the team, minus Iris, who had work, arrived at Star Labs, they began to get ready to start Barry's training.
"So, where do we begin?" Barry asked.
"Follow me." Wells said as he and Jay led the others into a room with a familiar looking treadmill.
"Wells and I used the data from my speedster days, Wells and I modified this treadmill to be able to move as fast as you can." Jay said.
"Let's get started." Barry said and Wells smiled.
"Actually, before you begin, there's something I need to tell you guys." Caitlin said.
"What?" Wells asked.
"Cisco, Dr. Wells, I'm sure you guys have noticed that I've been working late and it's not for the reasons you guys think." Caitlin said.
"Really, then why?" Wells asked.
"Because of this." Caitlin said as her eyes flashed silver and Barry knew what was coming next as an icy mist poured out of her hands.
"You're a meta." Jay said.
"So, now we have two metahumans to train." Cisco said.
"It's not that simple. My powers, it's like they're another person and she's fighting with me for control." Caitlin said.
"Then don't fight her." Barry said simply.
"What?" Caitlin asked.
"Caitlin, fighting with essentially yourself won't end well. You need to accept your other half. She's a part of you, but you're also a part of her." Barry said.
"That actually makes sense. You two are essentially two halves of one whole. The only way either of you will be able to live in peace is if you accept each other." Wells agreed.
"You make it sound easy. She hates me." Caitlin said, clearly terrified of letting her new other half out.
"Well then maybe we should try talking to her." Barry said.
"Are you sure about this. If I let her out, I may not be able to take control from her." Caitlin said.
"We need to get her on the same page as the rest of us and the only way we can do that is if we actually talk to her." Wells.
"Okay. Are you sure." Caitlin aske.d
"Nothing like on the job training." Barry said and Caitlin nodded before she finally gave into her other half as her skin went pale, her eyes turned silver and her hair turned white.
"Time for some fun." the voice of Frost said and the others looked at each other, hoping they could pull this off.
