Cisco Ramon walked through the halls of Star Labs muttering to himself and studying a tablet. The screen illuminated his face as he tapped a few items. He walked into his lab, the lights flickering on as he sat the tablet down and noticed a new box sitting on his table.
"Well hello," He said to himself. "What do we have here."
He opened the box and pulled the top covering up off of it. The motley sculpture revealed itself and blinked a dim light.
"It's not reaching the correct wavelength." Came Jacobs voice from a corner
Cisco nearly jumped out of his skin, knocking over the chair closest to him and shooing a blast of energy right above his head.
"Dude cant you cough or something?!" He exclaimed, clutching his chest and laughing.
Jacob stood up and walked over to Cisco, laughing.
"Did you build this?" Cisco asked, looking over the machinery.
"Yea," he shrugged. "I picked up a few things from the Cisco on my earth."
"It's...interesting…" Cisco muttered, standing back and scanning over it. "Not reaching the correct wavelength for what?"
"Trying to reach something pretty far away, both in time and space."
Cisco shot him a quizitorial look before spinning around the machine.
"Looks like you need a wavelength oscillator then.." He started, digging through a few bins.
"Ramon, i need your help with…" Harrison Wells butted in, walking through the door holding a tablet. He looked up and stopped when he saw Jacob.
"Who's this?" He asked, nodding to Jacob. "How'd you get in here?"
"Thats a good point," Cisco agreed, looking from Harry to Jacob. "How did you get in here?"
"I grew up here," Jacob laughed, grinning. "I know all the ins and outs of this place, plus youre security could use an upgrade."
"See!" Cisco shouted at Harry and waving his hands in the air, Harry rolled his eyes in response.
"What do you mean you grew up here? I've never seen you around here…" Harry asked, glaring at Jacob.
"I…" Jacob started before Cisco cut in.
"Dude," Cisco cut short. "He's from another Earth, long story."
"I see." Harry grunted, eyes coming to the machinery on the table in front of them both. "Signal amplifier, Frequency generator and what looks like a miniaturized quantum computer."
"Yea, its not reaching the wavelength im aiming for." Jacob replied, stepping back.
"You need an Oscillator…." Harry started.
"Already ahead of you," Cisco finished, pulling out the piece he was looking for out of the bin.
"Did you also tell him about changing the couplers to avoid EM interference?" Harry asked Cisco, walking up to it and pointing out the problem.
"I was about to before you barged in." Cisco shot back.
"What about the general elasticity of this wiring…"
"I'm working on that!"
Jacob stood back and smiled, watching the two bicker back and forth.
"I'll leave you two to it then," He laughed, taking a few more steps back. They ignored him, spinning the machinery around and arguing further.
Jacob laughed to himself, walking out of the workshop and into the hallway. Lights flickered on, lighting the place as he went. After a few minutes of wandering, he made his way to the Cortex. The center console light up, startup programs wiring to life as the rest of the room started turning on as well. A metal screen slid into the wall, revealing The Flash suit.
He walked up to it, lightly touching the lightning bolt emblem on the chest. The suit was slightly different then he remembered; the shoulders not as broad, the red a deeper hue, the lightning on the cowl stood seemed shorter. The material itself seemed a bit better designed, giving it a more textured look than the smooth he remembered. He sighed, walking away and into the med lab area.
Now the med lab was exactly the same. Everywhere he looked, a memory stood out to him. The gurney where he sat as a child, Caitlin applying first aid to a scraped knee. The full body scanner where Wally laid the day after getting his speedster abilities. The speedmil where he watched Wally test his abilities. He touched the doorframe, remembering where she would record all three children's height throughout their growth. Sadness and longing shown on his face.
"Are you alright?" Caitlins voice whispered.
He looked up to see her standing just inside the cortex main doorway, holding a coffee cup and smiling.
"Jessi was the tallest till about 5th grade," He muttered, looking down at the clean doorway. "Then Wally and i shot up. She got so mad." He smiled sadly.
"Must be a lot of memories here for you," She whispered sweetly, walking towards him.
"Yea," he sighed. "There are."
He stepped back, allowing her to walk into the med bay. She sat her coffee cup down on the counter and shrugged off her sweater, grabbing a lab coat.
"Well," she said, brushing her hair back so it drifted over shoulders. "What brings you here?"
"You made a housecall last time," He laughed. "Figured it was my turn to come to you."
She blushed and smiled at him.
"You did say about a follow up exam," He pointed out, leaning against the gurney.
"So i did." She agreed. "Well, take your shirt off and lets see."
"If you say so doc," He laughed, making her blush even deeper.
She pulled on a pair of white surgical gloves with a snap, and stood up. He lifted his shirt up over his shoulders and let it crumple onto the gurney. She slowly removed the bandages and discarded them. With a light touch, she inspected his wounds.
"Where does it hurt?" she asked, turning him around and removing the bandages from his back and shoulders.
"It doesn't actually," he admitted, closing his eyes and enjoying her touch.
She brushed her fingers close to a set of stitches causing him to wince.
"Really now?" she teased looking around at his face to see him grinning sheepishly.
"It's just tender is all," he replied.
She had him turn back around to face her as she inspected his wounds further.
"Are you experiencing any muscle pain or limited motion?" she asked, lightly prodding his lower abdomen.
"Not especially," he grimaced as she did so. "But I'm not about to go jumping off any buildings anytime soon."
She frowned at him before continuing with his exam. Her hands drifted down to his waistline and stopped, comparing the muscle elasticity.
Do it, she thought to herself, Just do it Caitlin. Killer Frost would. Her mind began swirling around lustful thoughts, staring at his muscular torso and imagining what lay in wait below.
"Problem doc?" Jacob asked, looking down at her with a grin.
She just shook her head in response before continuing back up his chest.
"You're healing up nicely," she said brushing a thumb over the most recent set of stitches. "Remarkably so in fact."
She looked up and met his eyes. Silence filled the room.
Ah hell, she thought right be for standing up on her tiptoes and kissing him full on the lips. His whole body stiffened, before a wave of calm spread back through. He place a hand on the small of her back and another on her cheek, brushing her chestnut hair away from her face. He pulled her closer, deepening the kiss.
"Caitlin i…." came a female voice accompanied by the clack of high heels.
The two jumped apart, Jacob grabbing his shirt and attempting to pull it on. Caitlin took a step back, scratching her head in frustration before turning to face the voice.
Iris West Allen stood in the doorway to the cortex, one hand holding a coffee cup, the other a tablet. She had a look of frustration mixed with confusion on her face, looking from Caitlin to Jacobs torso.
Dammit Iris, Caitlin thought, mentally pouting. Soon as I get the courage to do it, you butt in.
"Hey Iris," she replied, faking a smile and her cheery voice. "What did you need?"
"It's not important now…" Iris stammered as she peeled her eyes off of Jacob. "Who's this?"
"Jacob is a special patient of mine," she replied biting her lip. "I was just doing a follow up exam…"
"Is that what you were doing?" Iris laughed raising an eyebrow.
Jacob turned around, smoothing out the wrinkles in his shirt.
"Where are my manners," he said stepping forward and extending his hand towards Iris. "Jacob Lance. Pleased to meet you….again…"
"Iris West-Allen," she replied with a smile , setting her tablet down and shaking his hand. She noticed he had a firm grip before raising an eyebrow. "Did you say Lance?"
"Yes, mam" he affirmed. "Laurel Lance was my mother."
"Laurel was your...wait how is that possible? What do you mean, again? She asked looking to Caitlin for answers.
"Jacob is from another earth." Caitlin replied, smiling. "It's a long story."
"Oh. Are you by chance from the same earth as Kara?" She asked, looking him over skeptically. "You dont look like an alien."
"No mam," he laughed. "Earth 119."
"119?" she asked confused. "I thought there were only 35?"
"That's because there are only 35 known versions of earth, 119 doesn't exist." Harry butted in, walking through the cortex with Cisco on his heels.
"Dude, multiverse theory," Cisco interjected. "Infinite versions."
"I can assure you," Jacob insisted. "It did exist."
"Then why can't Cisco vibe you?" Harry grumbled, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose and crossing his arms over his chest.
"Do I look like a breacher to you?" Jacob shot back. "No offense, Cisco."
"None taken…." he paused. "That gives me an idea."
He grabbed a piece of paper and scratched something down before crumpling it up and opening a breach. With a quick toss, the paper disappeared through the breach.
"It's like you're in high school again," Iris laughed.
"Don't mock it," Cisco retorted. "It works."
Harry rubbed his forehead, turning away to hide the fact that a smile was creeping towards his face.
They waited a few minutes before another breach opened and Gypsy appeared.
"Hey guys," she said smiling and giving a little wave before turning and grinning happily at Cisco. "Hey schmoopsy."
"Hey you," He cooed in response, greeting her with a kiss.
Harry rolled his eyes while Iris made a silent gagging noise at the couple; Caitlin giggled into her hand. Jacob laughed at the two and smiled in nostalgia.
"Whos this?" she asked, tearing away from Cisco and staring at Jacob.
"This is Jacob," Caitlin answered her, running her hand across Jacobs shoulder. "Jacob, this is Gypsy."
He smiled and nodded at her, she giving a quick smile in response.
"Settle something for us," Cisco said to Gypsy. "How many earths are there?"
"That I've been to?" she asked, pausing to think. "Id say, mid sixties? My father's been to a lot more."
"Ever been to earth 119?" Harry cut in, ignoring Cisco's look shot his way.
"119?" She asked frowning. "I think….peaceful place for the most part. Had a weird religion, bigger group than what you guys have. Strange timeline though, almost like it was accelerated."
Jacob shot Harry a look and grinned.
"Why?" Gypsy asked Cisco, looking to each of them with a puzzled look on her face.
"Your abilities work on the same principle as Ramons, yes?" Harry asked ignoring her question.
"Well yea but," She started.
"Good," He cut her off again, grabbing Jacob by the shoulders and pushing him closer to Gypsy. "Vibe him."
She stepped back and looked at Cisco, confused and slightly startled.
"Humor him," Cisco said rubbing his forehead in frustration.
She sighed, and reached out to touch Jacob on the arm. Closing her eyes to focus, she grabbed a hold of his arm.
Red waves of energy began emitting from her hands and raced up Jacobs arms. Harry let out a grunt in surprise and released his shoulder, stepping back. Jacobs whole body shook violently as his eyes lit up with the red energy. Gypsy grabbed his other shoulder with her free hand and tried to stabilize him. A red breach began opening between the two, small at first and started to grow. Cisco raised his hands and shot a wave of blue energy at them both, knocking them both apart and the red breach blinked out of existence. They both hit the floor with an audible thud and didn't move.
"What the hell is going on?" Joe asked walking into the Cortex doorway.
Caitlin ran to Jacobs side, grabbing him by the shoulders and trying to sit him up as Cisco ran to Gypsys side and started shaking her.
"Wake up!" he shouted at her. "Come on Cynthia wake up!"
"He doesn't have a pulse…" Caitlin breathed, terror spreading to her face. "Joe i need you to carry him."
He nodded firmly and scooped Jacob up, carrying him over to the med bay and laying him gently on the bed.
"Can someone tell me what the hell is going on already?" Joe shouted, spinning around to face Iris and looking terrified.
"Dad, not now." She sighed, grabbing his hand and trying to calm him.
"Harry, i need a hand," Caitlin commanded, waving him over.
"Flip that switch," she said pointing to a set of defibrillators. "Turn the dial to three hundred and hand them here."
She grabbed a syringe out of the drawer and injected its contents into Jacobs neck as Harry did as she commanded, handing the paddles to her
"Clear!" she shouted, everyone taking a step back as she shocked his chest.
Jacobs body arched up for a second from the sudden shock of electricity and Caitlin pressed his her fingers to his neck.
"Still nothing," She muttered. "Harry, again."
He flipped the switch again, and a small whine emitted from the machine, followed by a beep a few seconds later. Caitlin touched the paddles to Jacobs chest again, body arching.
"You didn't say clear…" Joe muttered under his breath as Harry shot him a dirty look.
"Harry, turn the dial to 400," She commanded.
He obeyed wordlessly before nodding to her, the whine and beep echoing again. She touched the paddles to Jacobs chest one more time, his body arching. This time when he fell back to the bed, he gasped for air. His eyes shot open and his face paled, before he sank back. Caitlin dropped the paddles and touched his neck, this time finding a steady pulse.
A quiet groan came from Gypsy as her eyes fluttered open.
"Cisco…" she breathed shakily, clutching his arms. "It's gone…..its just….gone…"
"Shh, hey" he cooed, brushing her hair from her face. "Its ok. Calm down."
She collapsed into his arms, tears starting to roll down her cheeks.
"I've never seen you cry…." Cisco whispered, clutching her tighter.
"Can someone please tell me what's going on now?" Joe asked quietly as Caitlin unbuttoned Jacobs shirt farther and attached the electrodes for a heart monitor to his chest.
"Dad, come on." Iris said to him as she tugged at his arm. "I'll explain what i can."
"What about…" Joe asked, waving at Jacob on the bed.
"He'll be alright, Caitlin knows what she's doing." Iris replied, tugging at his arm a little harder.
Caitlin gave Joe a sympathetic smile before he begrudgingly allowed Iris to pull him away. Harry tried to say something before picking up the paddles and setting them back down on the machine, pushing it back to where it sat and walking out of the medbay silently.
Caitlin brushed away the hair from Jacobs forehead, planting a gentle kiss on it.
"Don't worry," she whispered, caressing his cheek. "I'm here."
The heart monitor increased its sound for a split second in response.