Professor Martin Stein, even after nearly a year of control, was not used to a young body. So agile, so strong were the arms that helped him sit up, now strengthened further by the atomic power flowing through the body of Detective Edward Thawne. 'Its Eddie', the younger man constantly reminded him, even right now at the moment a beautiful brunette checked his pulse and took a quick physical.

"May I know who I'm talking to"? she asked, politely and courteously.

"Professor Martin Stein".

"Professor, how long have you been like this"?

"What is today's date"?

"November 10th, 2014".

"My god, what about Clarissa? Where is my wife"?

"Calm down professor Stein, "Dr. Wells said from behind, "Your wife is safe at home. What I want to know now is, who else is in that head with you besides Mr. Thawne"?

'Don't tell them the truth'

'Why not Ronald'?

'Because...I don't want Caitlin to know, not unless I don't have a choice'. Prof. Stein nodded, then noticed the young man on his own staring at him.

''That young man, I've seen him in your memories'.

'I only know his first name is Barry, but he was in the field the night we saved Eddie's fiancee. And he's Eddie's adopted brother'.

'He IS my brother', the detective reminded them.

"I don't know", Prof. Stein said out loud, "He refuses to say.

"Is my brother in there"? Barry asked, approaching the group.

"Yes. Would you like to speak to him"?

Barry thought for a moment. Ever since he had woken up he had wanted nothing more. But now, that the moment was here, ehat would he say?

"Yes I would". Nodding his head, Prof. Stein closed his eyes and waited. He had never done this before, but now he felt oddly out of body as Eddie took over control.

Eddie Thawne opened his eyes for the first time in almost a year. He nearly collapsed as he felt his legs again. As he fell two strong arms held him, and then embraced him. looking through his own eyes once more he saw the face of the only man he would ever love.

"Barry"? Barry didn't hold back his tears.

"Yeah... it's me Eddie. You're you right"?

"If I'm not this is going to be awkward at Thanksgiving this year", He joked, pulling Barry into a tighter hug. Finally, for the first time since the explosion, he was home.

000000000000000000000000000000000

The West family's dining room was littered with boxes and loose papers as Iris, Kara and Tobi searched through recent police records, courtesy of Dinah Drake and the favor she owed Iris.

"This is going to take longer than we've got bto sift through everything", Tobi said, stretching her fingers.

"Hey, I've got an idea", Kara said, looking around, "but, I've got to trust yall to keep quiet about this".

"Okay", the two women said in unison.

"No, seriously, no one can know about this. If anyone finds out my cousin will kill me".

Again, both women agreed. Kara sighed and then began sifting through the piles of papers and boxes at superspeed. In a matter of seconds she had collexted every piece of paper that geld any sort of reference to beings with unique abilities.

Iris and Tobi stared in shock at Kara who just stood there holding a stack of papers.

"You're... you're one of them"? Iris asked, slowly moving towards Kara as if she were afraid she would disappear at any moment. Kara shuffled and looked at both women.

"Not exactly".

000000000000000000000000000000000

"BARRY!! WE NEED YOU IN THE LAB. NOW!!!!". Caitlin's frantic voice sent a shock of panic through Barry as he left Dr. Wells and Cisco in the pipeline and ran to the Cortex/lab. What he saw scared him beyond belief. There was Eddie, flames dancing about him as he held his head, screaming in agony. The glass walls that separated the Cortex into individual rooms was warped and melting from the intense heat.

"BARRY"!!!! Behind the door of the room that held the treadmill came Caitlin's small voice, scared and lonely. She was safe in the room, but not for much longer. Running as fast as he could he ran and grabbed his suit off the mannequin and ran back to the hallway, only to fall down in pain as he looked at the blistering burns all over his body. With a final shout of pain Eddie flew through the hallways of the building and off into the night sky.

000000000000000000000000000000000

"So besides superspeed, you can fly, have superstrength, can shoot lasers out of your eyes and have x-ray vision"? Iris was rattling off question after question as Kara did her best to take each one in stride.

"And I'm pretty much indestructible".

"Wow. So, your cousin also has these powerpowers"?

"And more that I haven't discovered for myself yet. I'm stronger, but I've never been able to take him in a fair fight".

It was a cool night and the women were walking around the city park, Iris and Tobi intrigued by Kara's recent revelation to think of sleep, and Kara, to her credit, was dealing with her newfound personal freedom with all the grace she could.

They had just come to a clearing when all of a sudden the Burning Man fell from the sky and set the ground ablaze. Though this was her second time seeing him like this it still hurt Iris to see that his eyes held no recognition of who she was.

"Get behind me", Kara yelled, taking a readied stance. Clark had always told her, 'Dont go around looking for a fight you can win, win the fights worth fighting'. For her, it was worth fighting for her friends.

Running at superspeed Kara grabbed the man and tried to restrain him, but to her surprise he broke her grip and grabbed her, throwing her to the ground. Stunned for a moment she stood, tearing off her burning clothes, revealing a dark blue undersuit, and charged the man again, but once again the man surprised her by becoming intangible. Never before had she been in a fight where she started out on the losing end, but she was determined not to be there for long.

00000000000Across Town000000000000

Alex Benton sat on her hotel bed crying as her favorite character on her favorite soap opera was dying, for the second time. As she cried the tv suddenly changed channels and a news flash came on. Quickly composing herself she changed and flew off into the night

00000000000Central City Park000000000

The night was bright as the park raged with fire. Iris West and Tobi Raines had long since fled the inferno. The Burning Man and Kara Kent were locked in a ferocious battle. While Kara was tiring faster than the man who radiated anger she was not willing to give in.

As she was knocked down for the umpteenth time the man finally spoke.

"I've heard about Superman. You wear his colors and wield his powers. Let's see if you share his weakness". Stooping down he picked up a broken bit of tree branch and before her eyes Kara saw it transform from a harmless piece of wood into a sharp piece of Kryptonite. She tried to fly away but the man was faster. He grabbed her around the neck and shoved the Kryptonite into her side. The scream that came was not Kara's. Before the Burning man could react a pair of green hands grabbed his head and before he knew it he was lost inside his own minds.

00000000Inside Firestorm000000000000

A'lx was saddened as she looked at the three broken men in front of her. The blonde appeared to be weaker than the other two. It was, after all his body and his mind that hosted the other two. The old man was craddling a metal box with the acronym F.I.R.E.S.T.O.R.M. on it. The youngest, a dark haired man, was holding a snowflake pendant that swayed to and fro from a chain. These were the men she needed to save. But first she had to give them a deep, peaceful sleep, and then she needed to help save a friend's life.

000000000000000000000000000000000

YAY!!!!!! We finally get to meet Miss Martian. Was it a surprise or did you see it coming? Either way I hope you all enjoyed reading this chapter. Please review and let me know what you think, wether you enjoyed it or not please let me know.

Sincerely

Ficmaniac12