Part 5
Barry followed Cisco into Caitlin's room. It was small but he could tell it belonged to his friend.
"I know it's not much. But right now it's Caitlin's home." Said Cisco
"Her whole apartment can't be here." Said Barry
"It's not most of her stuff is hidden at the Tannhouser black site her dad was locked up at. She only brought her most special keepsakes here."
Cisco picked up a sweater off the bed and focused on Caitlin. He came out of the vibe and looked at Barry.
"What you see?" asked Barry
"She is alive. Locked in a cell a lot like the cells in the pipeline. A bit bigger and she has a cot. Lyla, Dinah and Laurel are there. So are Peekaboo and Top. I could feel what Caitlin is feeling."
"What is she feeling?"
"Anger, fear and surprise. I don't know it's like she is going to have to do something. Something she doesn't want to do."
"Cisco is there anyway these people could possibly force her to work with them? Use her mom or something?"
"Her mom went into hiding a long time ago. None of us know where Dr. Tannhouser is. But I have an idea. Some people that were dead in the old reality are alive in this one. Let's go see Barbara she is an even better hacker than Felicity Smoak ever will be."
"Where is Felicity?"
"Don't know. We haven't spent much time looking for her."
Barry just nodded as they headed for the command center.
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Iris watch the feed of the cell that Caitlin was locked in. She could tell that the ice meta was trying to make it look like she was sleeping. But she knew better. In fact she wouldn't be surprised if Cisco was trying to vibe the ice meta. She turned to her tech expert.
"Have you gotten into the their computer yet Felicity?" asked Iris
"No. I told you before Oracle is the best there is. Not even Caden James would be able to break her code. Why do you think Batman has used her for years?"
"Keep at it. I want to know the Super Friends plans."
"I really hope that they take you down. You changed Iris and not for the better."
"Just do as you are told or your mother dies."
Iris walked out leaving Felicity alone again. Once she was sure she was alone she opened a chat window and began typing.
Oracle they are going to use Ronnie Raymond to force Caitlin to work for them.
(Who is Ronnie Raymond?)
Ask Flash and Vibe. They know who he is and how important he once was to Caitlin.
(Overwatch, is Caitlin ok?)
I think she would be better if she knew Supergirl got Flash to safety.
(He is fine. So is Jesse Quick.)
I will let her know. I will be outfitting her with coms. I will send you the code to hack them one sided. So you can hear and talk to her but no one hear can hear you.
(Thanks be careful.)
Always am.
Felicity logged out of the chat and smiled. Iris may think she was smart but she really wasn't.
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"Barbara, can you do a search for someone. To see if they exist on Earth Prime?" asked Cisco as he and Barry entered the command center.
"Of course. Who do you want me to look for?" asked Barbara shifting in her chair.
"Ronnie Raymond. You might need to look for him as Ronald." Said Barry
"Barry why is it important to find this Ronnie?" asked Barbara
"In our old reality the one before crisis Caitlin was very much in love with him. She was even married to him for a few hours before he sacrificed himself to close a singularity. Even if he is not the same Ronnie she knew she would do what she has to, to protect him."
"Then I should tell you I am in touch with MARA's computer expert. She can't tell me much but she did tell me they are going to use Ronnie to force Caitlin to do what they want." Said Barbara
"How do you know that we can trust her?" asked Barry
"Because it's Felicity Smoak. She is being forced to work with them or her mother dies."
"Who is in charge of this group?" asked Barry
"That is one thing Felicity hasn't told me. But she will outfit Caitlin with a com I can hack. So I can talk to her untraced and I can hear everything she has to say."
"So Cait is ok?" asked Barry
"For being caged like an animal yes. She is going to be forced to fight her friends. She will be sent to bring in or even kill metas or even some aliens. Barry, Caitlin has become one of the most powerful metas on earth. Do you even know how her powers work?" said Barbara
"No."
"If Caitlin is anything like her counterpart from my old earth, then it is by absorbing the heat around her. The reason that Killer Frost could be close to Deathstorm and not kill him is because he had more heat then she could safely absorb without killing herself. Remember when Frost tried to cool that nuke when we were in flashtime?" said Jesse walking in.
"Yeah. She got over heated. Making her dizzy." Said Barry
"Right. What she needs to be powerful is also what makes her weaker if she takes in too much." Said Jesse
"How do you know so much about that psycho Caitlin?" asked Cisco
"Because she survived Zoom's attempt to kill her. He stabbed her with her own icicle. She got it out and it took time but she did heal. She even looked more Caitlin once she healed. I mean her eyes did glow when she used her powers. Her hair was only streaked with the white. Her personality was still cold but she stopped killing mostly. My dad was helping her." Said Jesse
"So she was changing." Said Barry
"Yeah she was. So as far as we know I am the only one from Earth-2 left?" asked Jesse
"Well, King Shark is still here or at least was. We have a Gorilla City. Uh then there is who you knew as Black Siren. She is here and been her since the antimatter wave wiped out your former home. She changed and become a hero." Said Cisco
"So there is a chance my dad is here?"
"I don't think so Jesse. When Oliver Queen became the Spector and used those abilities he brought together some of the greatest heroes on one earth. If there is a Harrison Wells here other than the one that goes by Nash there has been no sign of him. I regularly run facial recognition programs looking for doppelganger of both heroes and villains." Said Barbara
"But you will keep looking?"
"Of course."
"Thank you. Now is there somewhere other then a medical room for me to rest and maybe clean up?"
"Of course. Come on I'll show you to an vacant room in the women's dorm." Said Barry