Part 39

Eddie and Joe walked into the hospital parking lot and over to where Caitlin's car was taped off with crime scene tape. Patty was already gathering evidence.

"Found anything yet Patty?" asked Joe

"Caitlin's purse and phone. Battery is dead so I need to charge it to see if there is anything on it. Screen is broken like it was dropped. One of the security guards has the footage from the security cameras already downloaded onto a flash drive. But will only hand it over to one of you two. Apparently the guard that was suppose to walk Caitlin to her car didn't and wasn't even where he should have been when the abduction took place." Said Patty

"He told you all of that?" asked Eddie

"Yep he is one of your old football buddies. One of the ones that Caitlin tutored. He was the one that found her car still here and her purse and phone on the ground. He called it in and looked for the footage because of something he saw on the car window. Now it has been in the forties at night. But that is not cold enough to form frost on a car. He took a picture and sent it to my phone. There is a message in the frost. Or more accurately the frost is written in a message."

Patty pulled up the photo and showed it to the two detectives.

CARSON

"How is this possible?" asked Joe

Eddie and Patty exchanged a look. They knew they had to reveal Caitlin's secret.

"Caitlin is a meta. She has ice powers. But only recently found out. These ice powers come with an alternate personality. That personality is just now breaking free after being suppressed since she was a kid." Said Eddie

"So she isn't defenseless in fighting him." Said Joe

"If she can get Frost as her mom cause her to come out to play." Said Eddie

"Any idea if she can?" asked Joe

"That is the million dollar question. The other is if Frost does will she kill Carson." Said Patty

Joe nodded and head to get the security footage. Patty looked at Eddie.

"Eddie, I am worried about Caitlin. How do we tell Crystal that her mom has been kidnapped?" asked Patty

"I am more worried about Charlie. He made me promise to keep Caitlin safe. He is going to want to kill Carson if he hurts Caitlin."

"Honey, he knows you can't be with her all the time. We will find Caitlin and Carson will go to prison for a very long time."

"I hope so. Joe is going to inform Dr. Tannhouser that Caitlin has been kidnapped."

"That is not going to go over well."

"Just glad it's not me."

Caitlin woke with a groan. Her head was pounding when she tried to reach up to rub her forehead she found that her hands were locked behind her back. She could tell that her hands were restrained by a pair of standard police issue handcuffs. Which meant if she could get Frost to fully wake and knock down the last bit of the wall between them.

Frost can you hear me?

So you finally want to talk Caity?

Look I am sorry. But I never asked to have you. So I haven't figured out how to deal with hearing you give me your thoughts. But do you have any ideas on how to finish breaking free?

I might. But we need to be clear on one thing. Once I am free I get to spend time in the world. Not saying all the time. Like I am not going to go to work for you. But I do want to get out sometimes. Maybe get to know that cutie you have the hots for.

We will work that out. Just promise me that you aren't going to go all super villain on me. I would rather not end up locked up in Iron Heights.

That is the last place I want to go Caity. Besides we got a little snowflake growing inside our body.

True. Just Be careful.

I will. Now all we need to a good jolt of adrenaline. You got to get that on your own.

Caitlin sighed not sure how she was going to get enough adrenaline to let Frost break free. She also wasn't sure what Frost was going to do to get free. She was broken out of her thoughts when she heard a door slam and a light was turned on. She looked to see Richard holding a bag of food.

"You're awake. Good. I noticed that you are pregnant with my kid. A son hopefully. Cause a girl would only be good to cook and clean. Though I might be willing to let her go work at the only job women are good for. Pleasing men. Not that you are that good at it. But then again you only have spread your legs for that loser CSI before me." Said Richard placing the bag down on a table.

"Let me go Richard. I don't want anything to do with you." Said Caitlin

"You are never leaving me again. Well not until I say you can anyway."

"Richard, I have people who care about me. People that love me. They are going to look for me."

"I will kill anyone who gets in my way. The only reason you are still alive is the fact that I knocked you up. Guess you got lucky that I always wear a rubber when I screwed whores."

Caitlin wasn't surprised that he had cheated on her. The way he treated her she would have been more surprised if he hadn't.

"Richard just let me go. My daughter needs me."

"Let the brat's daddy take care of her. Oh wait he is as good as dead."

"Barry is not going to die!"

"Go ahead and believe that. Not that it matters. You will never see him again."

"I hope you burn in hell bastard."

Richard growled at her and then punched her in her face breaking her nose. But that was just the push Frost needed. When Caitlin looked at Richard her eyes had turned to a frosty blue with inhuman glow. In the next moment she was able to freeze the handcuffs causing them to break like glass. As she stood up her hair turned white, skin paled and lips turned a purplish blue. For the first ever Richard looked scared. He went to grab his gun but Frost was faster sending an ice blast at it sealing it in a block of ice.

"By the look on your face you didn't know that Caitlin is a meta. Don't feel bad she didn't know either until recently. Mommy didn't tell her. But here is the thing. While Caity never fought back when you hit her. I will. But don't worry I am not going to kill you. But I am going to hurt you. Then have you shipped off to Iron Heights where you will no longer have any power. Instead you will be powerless and have you ass kicked by the big boys." Said Frost

"Stay away from me you freak!" said Richard

"What's the matter Dickie? Scared of little old me? Good."

Richard tried to run but didn't even reach the door before he was hit with an ice blast knocking him to the floor. Frost formed an icicle with a very sharp point as she walked over to him and drove it into his leg severing multiple ligaments. He screamed out in pain. Frost then covered her knuckles with ice and punched him hard enough to knock him out. Once he was unconscious she retreated letting Caitlin take over. Caitlin took one look at the man laying on the floor and went over to the phone and called the police.