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"How the hell did you do that?" Iris demanded as Patty managed a strike as they were playing bowling.
"Guess I got a good swing." Patty chuckled.
"Just wait, I'm gonna crush you." Iris challenged as she picked her ball. She threw it and managed to take down just few pins but as she threw another ball, she scored a spare as Iris cheered.
"Oh, nice!" Eddie praised before his and Patty's phones went off. "Patty, we gotta go. Emergency at the morgue."
"Bye." Iris said.
"See you at home." Eddie said. "Patty, Barry, come on."
Barry and Patty picked their jackets as they followed Eddie out.
Central City
Patty sped through the city but to his surprise, he saw himself right next to him as he stopped in the middle of a plaza, looking around to see a dog barking and a woman calling a taxi cab before he ran into the morgue.
"What's going on? What do you see?" Cisco asked.
"A dead body." Barry said.
"Barry, you're in a morgue. You're gonna have to be a bit more specific than that." Cisco said.
"The coroner. He's dead." Barry said as he saw the dead coroner on the floor and pieces of ice melting.
The police was making the morgue a crime scene as the forensics were taking photos and examining evidence.
"Mayor's made this high priority." Singh said.
"Copy that, captain." Joe said.
Singh paced down before he bumped into Barry, who just entered, spilling his coffee on his coat and Barry's jacket. "Allen. My fiancé just bought me this."
"Yeah. I'm so sorry, Captain—"
"Just help Joe and Patty find out who did this." Singh snapped at Barry.
Barry nodded as Patty chuckled and shook her head, while Joe looked around. "What's with all the water? Did the sprinkler system go off or something?"
"No, I checked all the sprinklers. They're all intact." Barry said.
"And it's not pipe leak either." Patty added.
"But look at this." Barry knelt towards the dead coroner and picked a piece of ice with pliers.
"What is that, ice?" Joe inquired.
"Yeah." Patty nodded.
"The coroner has multiple impact bruises on his torso, all the size of a tennis ball." Barry said.
"And considering how much of the ice and water is around here, it seems he was killed by hail." Patty deduced.
"Hail. In here?" Joe asked, skeptical.
"Yeah." Barry nodded.
"You think this was Snart?" Joe wondered.
"No, his cold gun couldn't have done this." Barry shook his head.
"Joe, Patty, we got something." Eddie entered with a recorder. "The coroner's office just installed an automated dictation system. Listen to this."
He turned on the recorder as they listened to the coroner's frightened voice. "Please. No more."
"I'll stop when you tell me." The other man said as Joe and Patty recognized the voice.
"Stop."
"Who killed him?"
"Oh, my God…" Patty paled.
"I know that voice. That's Mardon." Joe said.
"I want a name." Mardon said.
"Clyde Mardon's dead." Eddie protested.
"No, not him." Patty shook her head. "It's Mark Mardon. His brother."
"It was Detective Spivot. She shot him. Detective Patty Spivot killed your brother." The coroner said.
"And she will pay for what she did." Mardon said.
"No." The coroner begged before they heard what seemed to be a blizzard as the coroner screamed in pain.
Later, S.T.A.R. Labs
"So Clyde Mardon has a brother?" Caitlin asked as they saw the profiles on the screen.
"And both brothers survived the plane crash and then the dark matter released from the particle accelerator explosion affects them both in virtually the same way." Wells said.
"Yeah, only Mark's powers seem to be a lot more precise." Barry said. "To be able to control the weather like that indoors..."
"…you'd have to be a Weather Wizard. Ooh." Cisco quipped. "Been waiting since week one to use that one. Mm!" He took a sip from his drink before groaning.
"Trigeminal headache?" Caitlin asked.
"What?" Cisco asked, confused.
"Trigeminal headache. Brain freeze." Caitlin said.
"Then why didn't you just call it 'brain freeze'?" Cisco snapped.
"So it's too much to hope that running around a tornado in the opposite direction is going to work this time?" Patty asked, as they noticed how bitter her tone was.
"I just remembered, during our run-in with Mardon, Clyde Mardon, I was tinkering with something to help attract unbound atmospheric electrons." Cisco said.
"Like a grounding mechanism?" Barry asked.
"Yes." Cisco nodded. "Because the only way Mardon can control the weather is if he can tap into the atmosphere's natural electrical circuit."
"Take away that circuit, no more lightning and skies are clear." Patty said. "Good. It'll make putting him down much easier."
"Patty, no." Joe intervened as he and Barry turned to her.
"Whatever happens, you need to keep a clear head." Barry cautioned, leaving Cisco, Caitlin and Wells confused.
"You seem a little more angry than usual. What's going on, Patty?" Caitlin asked.
"It's nothing. I just want to stop him as soon as possible before more innocent people get hurt." Patty said, dodging the subject.
"Patty, they deserve to know and frankly, you need to take it easy." Barry said.
"Someone care to fill us in?" Cisco asked.
"I think you're a little more invested in this case than in others. What's going on, Patty?" Wells asked, folding his arms.
"If you don't tell them, we will." Joe warned as Patty sighed, clearly uncomfortable as she took a breath.
"Mark Mardon killed my Dad." Patty said as they all felt sympathetic towards her.
"Patty…" Cisco trailed off.
"I'm so sorry." Caitlin said, holding her shoulder, remembering Patty being sad the other night and remembering her father. "Mardon's the one, who mugged your Dad?"
"Hey. We're going to take him down. I promise." Barry assured her before Joe's and Patty's phones went off.
"Singh's checking in." Joe said.
"We gotta go." Patty said as they picked their coats.
"Yeah, I'll meet you at the station." Barry said.
"We'll find Mardon. Don't worry." Wells assured. "Joe, Patty, be careful."
"It's not us you should worry about." Patty said as Barry looked at her, concerned.
"She's not thinking clearly." Barry sighed as Wells nodded.
"Well, Detective Spivot has an axe to grind and Joe's taking being targeted by a revenge-seeking metahuman rather well, I must say." Wells said before seeing how worried Barry was. "Don't worry, Barry. Patty and Joe will be fine. I promise."
"Yeah. No, I know. I actually wanted to talk to you about something else." Barry said, rubbing his head as Wells nodded. "Um, look, last night, on my way to the morgue, I saw something."
"What did you see?" Wells asked.
"I was running and I turned and I saw myself. Or, I don't know, another Flash. Running beside me." Barry said as Wells turned to him, intrigued.
"Interesting." Wells mused.
"Yeah. What do you think it was?" Barry asked.
"Could be an illusion, a mirroring effect caused by wind shear and light. A speed mirage, if you will." Wells said.
"It didn't seem like that." Barry shook his head. "It was... he seemed real."
"I'll tell you what, let's focus on finding Mardon and once he's safely contained in the Pipeline, we'll investigate this." Wells said as Barry nodded.
Later, CCPD
"Where are we at with Mardon?" Singh asked, putting on his coat.
"No one at the morgue saw anything." Eddie said.
"We're canvassing known associates, seeing if he reached out to anybody." Joe said. "Maybe we can get a lead on where he is."
"Why don't we let Thawne do that?" Singh said.
"Captain, Joe and I know the Mardon brothers better than anyone on the force." Patty protested. "I've researched them for years and Chyre and Joe spent a long time hunting them down. I know how they think."
"Which is why Joe should coordinate the investigation from here and you need to keep your distance from this case, Patty." Singh ordered as Patty pouted.
"Captain—"
"Patty, I understand you want to take him down because of what he did to your father but your personal connection to this case is why I need you to stay back." Singh said.
Patty glared before she went out.
"Patty…" Eddie held her by her shoulder. "Look, I get that you want to take this guy down but considering what he's capable of, I think it might be best if you stay back. All I'm saying is that you need to be careful."
"He's right." Barry said as Patty sighed.
"You can't ask me to sit on my butt and do nothing, while he—"
"We'll find a way to stop him but you heard Singh." Joe said before he spotted Iris as they turned to her. "As far as she's concerned, she doesn't hear about any of this." He said and they nodded as Iris entered. "Hey, sweetheart."
"Hey, Dad." Iris hugged him as she looked at Joe, Patty and Barry, while Eddie left. "So, what are you guys working on? You got any good leads for an honest reporter?"
"Uh, things are actually pretty quiet around here right now." Barry lied as Iris turned to Patty.
"Are you OK, Patty? You seem a bit… mad." Iris said.
"It's nothing. Really." Patty lied.
Later, Central City
"Barry, when you faced Clyde, he was able to control wind and you beat him by running around, right?" Patty asked and he nodded, while she was driving down the road. "Any suggestions on how to stop a guy controlling clouds?"
"Patty, if we find Mardon, are you going to kill him?" Barry asked and Patty was silent. "You're better than this."
"He's a metahuman with powers and it's not the first one that we had to put down." Patty snapped.
"You're not a murderer, Patty." Barry pleaded. "You're a good person. And taking a life, it's going to change you, forever. And you're going to second-guess every decision you make after that."
Patty stared before sighing. "I just can't live knowing he's alive and breathing, even if we lock him up. I just don't see how can I find comfort in that. How am I supposed to be fine with him alive, even if he's in a cell, knowing he killed my Dad?"
"If you're looking for an easy answer, I don't think there is one." Barry said as it started to rain and Patty turned on the windshield wipers. "Look, Patty, I just… I don't want to see you do something you're going to regret for the rest of your life."
"It's coming down today, huh?" Patty noted about the rain before she turned on the radio.
"It's another beautiful day here in Central City. Not a cloud..."
Patty stopped the car as it hit her and Barry. "Mardon."
Barry nodded and they turned around to see Mardon in his car before from above struck down lightning and Barry managed to get Patty out just in time as the lightning blew up her car as they stared.
Later, CCPD
"You're confined to the precinct until Mardon's caught." Singh ordered as Patty and Barry returned to the precinct.
"Captain, he killed my father and Chyre." Patty protested.
"And I'm not gonna lose you the way I lost Fred Chyre." Singh said. "Look, I can't stop you from being pissed, Patty. But I can keep you safe." He waved towards Joe as he neared them. "Joe, Allen, make sure she doesn't go anywhere."
"Like hell if I'm going to just sit here and wait." Patty snapped as she was about to walk off.
"Patty, you're not thinking straight." Joe warned.
"Joe and I took down Clyde. We can take down his good-for-nothing brother too." Patty snapped.
"Not, if it means you get yourself killed." Barry said.
"Look, Barry, make sure S.T.A.R. Labs figures out a way to stop Mardon, fast." Joe ordered as they noticed how on edge Patty was.
"Just don't do anything stupid and reckless. Please." Barry insisted and after a moment Patty nodded before Barry's phone went off and he answered the call. "Yeah, Iris?"
Later, CC Jitters
"So, it sounded like something was bothering you on the phone. Is everything all right?" Barry asked Iris.
"Yeah, it's fine." Iris assured. "So the other night was fun, right?"
"Yeah. Eddie have a good time?" Barry asked.
"Yeah. Patty?" Iris asked.
"Sure." Barry nodded, taking a sip from his mug. "So, why did you call me here?"
"So the reason that I called you was because my sort-of-advisor at the paper is always teaching me lessons, tricks of the trade, how to get a good story." Iris said as they sat down. "And one of the things he's repeatedly telling me is to follow your hunch. See where it leads."
"Sounds like good advice." Barry nodded.
"Yeah, it is." Iris said before looking concerned. "Except, in this instance, that hunch involves you."
"Uh... Well, you can ask me anything, Iris." Barry said as she took a breath.
"It's about Harrison Wells." Iris explained, much to Barry's surprise.
"What about him?"
"I mean, a lot of strange things have been happening in Central City this past year. The Flash. The Burning Man. People going missing." She showed Barry a photo of Wells in Simon Stagg's office. "He was there at Stagg's office the night that Stagg went missing."
"And you think that Dr. Wells is what, responsible?" Barry inquired, uncertain.
"I mean, I don't really know him. But you and your friends do." Iris pointed out and Barry nodded. "Barry, in your heart of hearts, do you think it's possible there's more to Harrison than people have been led to believe?"
"Harrison Wells is a good man. If you're looking for a story, then you're not gonna find one with him." Barry said firmly.
S.T.A.R Labs
Cisco showed Barry, Caitlin and Wells a metallic stick he had built. "I call it the Wizard's Wand."
"Subtle. How does it work?" Caitlin asked.
"Just think of it like an active lightning rod. Just point it at the sky and it'll suck up whatever energy's floating around it like a sponge." Cisco explained.
"And it'll stop Mardon?" Barry questioned.
"It'll certainly slow him down. If there's no atmospheric electrons available to him, there's no way to control the weather." Wells said. "Good work, Cisco. As always." Barry was handing Cisco back the wand as Wells drove away. "Excuse me. I'm gonna go stretch my legs."
Caitlin noticed how apprehensively was Barry eying Wells. "You OK? You seem a little off."
"Yeah, uh, somebody at Picture News got it into Iris' head..." Barry glanced at the exit towards which Wells had gone. "...that something suspicious is going on with Dr. Wells."
"Like what?" Caitlin asked, confused.
"That he knows what happened to Simon Stagg. Apparently, nobody has heard from him or seen him since the night I stopped Danton Black." Barry explained.
"What did you tell her?" Cisco asked
"That she's wrong. And she is." Barry said.
Later, CCPD
Cisco put the wand on a desk as he showed it to Patty and Joe.
"Keep this handy. It'll protect you from Mardon's powers." Cisco said.
"Just wave it at him and no more tornados or blizzards, that's it?" Patty asked.
"Yeah." Cisco nodded before changing the subject. "Hey, Joe. Um, I know you got a lot going on right now but you mentioned Dr. Wells might've had something to do with Barry's mother's murder. Why did you think that?"
"Doesn't matter. I was wrong." Joe said.
"But you seemed really sure of it." Cisco argued.
"Cisco, can we talk about this later, please?" Patty asked as she and Joe left.
Cisco sighed and entered the elevator before noticing that Mark Mardon had gone out as he dialed Barry's number.
"I heard you were looking for me." Mardon said as Patty and Joe stared. "Here I am."
"Mardon." Joe said dryly.
"Detective Joe West." Mardon smiled before turning to Patty. "And you must be Patty. I can call you Patty, can't I? Figured we don't gotta be too formal, seeing as you put two bullets in my brother's chest."
Patty glared. "Must suck, when someone puts a bullet into someone from your family that you care about, right? Now you know how I feel."
"Have I done something to you?" Mardon raised his brows.
"Patty, easy." Joe cautioned, raising his hand as Patty was inching for her gun.
"I don't expect you to remember. You mugged and killed my father for a couple of dollars four years ago." Patty sneered.
"I see." Mardon smirked. "Yeah, Clyde and I were no saints, but he was family. And if you can't protect your family, the least you can do is avenge them. Come on. Do it. Take a shot." He taunted.
Patty pulled out her gun, aiming at him.
"Patty, no!" Joe ordered as Patty was inching to pull the trigger, glaring. "Listen, Mardon, nobody needs to get hurt."
"But they are gonna get hurt." Mardon said.
Joe reached for the wand but Mardon threw him and Patty back as he summoned the wind by raising his hand.
"Joe! Patty!" Eddie cried out.
"I'm not gonna be so easy to put down." Mardon gloated.
"Take him down!" Eddie ordered as he, Singh and other policemen drew their guns.
"No, run!" Joe ordered as Mardon summoned a gust of wind, smashing windows and blowing papers away.
Mardon then summoned lightning, about to strike Patty down before Singh tackled her out of the way, getting hit by the lightning. The Flash suddenly sped in with the wand as it absorbed the storm Mardon was summoning, forcing him to run.
"Captain! David." Joe cried out as he, Eddie and Patty neared Singh's unconscious form before the Flash sped him to the hospital.
Later, S.T.A.R. Labs
"All right, Cisco, I'm heading home." Caitlin said, putting on her coat but Cisco seemed to be too focused on his work. "Cisco? All right, fine, I will watch every episode of 'The Walking Dead' with you." She held his shoulder. "Hey. You couldn't have stopped Mardon from attacking the police station. It's not your fault."
"No, that's not it." Cisco shook his head. "What do you think of Dr. Wells?"
"What do you mean?" Caitlin asked, confused.
"I mean, do you think he's capable of doing something bad?" Cisco asked.
"Is this because of what Barry said he heard? Ever since the accelerator exploded, there's always someone who's got it in for Dr. Wells." Caitlin argued.
"No, no, it's more than that." Cisco said, returning to the Cortex as he sat at the computer. "Joe said that maybe Dr. Wells was somehow involved in Barry's mother's death. In her murder."
"That's absurd." Caitlin protested.
"Yeah, I know." Cisco nodded. "And that's what I said. And we proved that that wasn't the case, but... I'm just saying, some things aren't adding up."
"Like what, for example?" Caitlin asked.
"Come here. Look at this." Cisco showed Caitlin the readings on the computer. "The night that we trapped the Reverse-Flash in the force field, he escaped because the containment system failed but I checked that data three times and the super-capacitors were still fully charged when he got out. The numbers don't add up, Caitlin. There's no reason that the containment system should have failed."
"I'm sure there's a perfectly good explanation." Caitlin said.
"One perfectly good explanation is that Wells did something to the trap." Cisco said.
"Are you suggesting that Dr. Wells is in league with the man in the yellow suit? I mean, we all saw that thing nearly kill him that night." Caitlin pointed out.
"Yeah. Nearly." Cisco argued.
Caitlin sighed. "Cisco, what you're saying doesn't make any sense. That's crazy."
Cisco got up, nearing Caitlin with an imploring look. "Can you keep Wells out of S.T.A.R. Labs tomorrow morning?"
Caitlin took a breath before she gave in.
Later, Central City General
Barry handed Singh's fiancé Rob a cup of coffee as they were outside Singh's room. "Thank you, Barry." Rob said.
"Yeah." Barry nodded.
"This isn't how I thought I'd finally meet David's coworkers." Rob said, smiling nervously "He speaks very highly of you."
"Really?" Barry asked.
"David's all bark. A very loud bark. Heh." Rob assured before a doctor went out.
"How is he, doctor?" Joe asked.
"We're stabilizing him. He's experiencing some paralysis in his lower extremities." The doctor said.
"Oh, my God." Joe whispered.
"The hardest thing to gauge right now is the extent of his neurocognitive deficits. So he may not be the same person you remember." The doctor said.
"Can I see him?" Rob asked.
"I am sorry. Visitation's for family only." The doctor shook her head.
"Being his fiancé makes him family, doctor." Joe said as the doctor nodded.
"Ah. Sure." She let Rob into Singh's room.
"Is he going to be able to go back into the force?" Patty asked.
"I'm actually not sure he'll be able to walk again." The doctor said as Barry, Joe and Patty looked sad before Patty walked off.
"Patty, no. Mardon said he was going to avenge his brother. That goes beyond you." Joe said.
"He's after me. How many people are going to get caught in the crossfire in the meantime?" Patty snapped.
"That doesn't mean you can take him on alone." Barry said. "Look at what he did to Singh What if he does worse to you?"
"Barry, make sure Patty doesn't leave your side." Joe ordered.
Later, CCPN
"Barry, you of all people should understand how I feel." Patty said.
"I know. I understand how you feel, believe me." Barry gave her an understanding look. "But the difference is that you don't have powers." He turned to one of the reporters. "Hey, have you seen Iris West?"
"She went to see her dad." Mason Bridge said, approaching Barry. "You're Barry Allen, right?"
"Yeah." Barry nodded.
"Her friend/brother. Or is that brother/friend?" Mason asked as he shook his hand.
"Friend is fine." Barry said.
"And you're…" Mason turned to Patty.
"Detective Patty Spivot." Patty said. "You're the one, that claims that Harrison Wells is a crazy genius or something like that?"
"Oh, no, no, no. I never said he was crazy. He's a sociopath and a liar, for sure." Mason said before noticing Barry's and Patty's skeptical looks. "Really? You don't see it? All the time you two spend together?"
"Excuse me?" Barry blinked.
"Sometimes when I'm bored, I follow him around." Mason said.
"You do know that stalking can lead to a restraining order, do you?" Patty said.
"For the most part, he keeps to himself, except when he's meeting with you, which he does a lot." Mason continued, as if Patty had not interrupted him, while they followed him. "And then, one time, he met up with Simon Stagg. And then, poof, no more Simon Stagg."
"So you're saying Wells knows where Stagg is?" Barry questioned.
"No, I'm saying Wells killed him." Mason said.
"Aha." Barry and Patty nodded.
"First of all, that is a serious accusation. Second of all, Harrison Wells is on a wheelchair. How could he have killed a man and get away with it?" Patty argued.
"I have evidence in a secure digital file that will explain everything." Mason said.
"What evidence?" Barry wondered, him and Patty intrigued.
"Well, you'll just have to read about it in the Sunday paper, like everybody else." Mason said, leaving Barry and Patty confused.
S.T.A.R. Labs
Cisco was making adjustments to the trap, trying to see what had gone wrong with it but to his surprise, it was working perfectly.
"What? I don't understand." Cisco said, puzzled. He tried to check the calibrations before much to his surprise, he saw the Reverse-Flash inside the trap.
Central City
"What did he mean by that?" Barry wondered.
"I'm not sure." Patty admitted as they went down the alley before facing Mardon as they paled.
"Hello, Patty. It's nice to see you again." Mardon smirked.
Patty pulled out her gun but Mardon blew her up onto the rooftop with wind before blowing Barry away as Mardon flew up and Patty groaned.
"Patty!" Barry exclaimed as he tried to follow them but Mardon had managed to fly away with Patty. "No!"
As Patty came to, she was cuffed and had a broken leg as she glared at Mardon.
"Small miracle you only broke the one leg, Patty." Mardon said. "The night I got sucked out of my plane, I broke almost every bone in my body." He put his hand on Patty's leg as she groaned in pain. "That was excruciating. At least you got a small taste of what that felt like. Still, I guess you'll never know what it really feels like to be God."
"Funny, your brother told me the same thing. Right before I shot him." Patty sneered.
Mardon glared before punching Patty. "I don't need these powers to end your life."
"All it takes is a gun. Just like, when you mugged my father for a couple of hundreds of dollars." Patty sneered. "What was so important my father had to lose his life?"
Mardon chuckled as he knelt down. "So, eye for an eye, huh? You've taken the one person that was most dear to me. Who do you care about, I wonder? That pretty guy who was with you?" He picked Patty's phone before finding Barry's number.
CC Jitters
"I often forget how important it is to step away from my ever-present routine. Thank you." Wells said, taking coffee with Caitlin. "This morning has been a refreshing change of pace."
"You can have more than two hard-boiled eggs for breakfast, Dr. Wells." Caitlin promised.
"What can I say? I guess I'm a creature of habit." Wells shrugged. "Sorry, I believe these were to go."
"Actually, I thought we could sit here and enjoy them." Caitlin said, trying to stall him.
Wells considered for a moment. "Why not?"
CCPD
"You all know what's Mardon capable of. But don't forget, he's not invincible. He's still a man. At best, a criminal." Joe said.
"We're going to find Patty, Barry. I promise." Eddie assured him.
"Do you think she's going to be OK?" Iris asked.
"I need to hope." Barry breathed out as he walked out and his phone went off. "Hello?"
"Mr. Allen. I assume it's you. That pretty boy who was with Patty earlier today." Mardon said.
Barry's blood boiled. "I swear, if she dies—"
"She's a little broken, but still alive." Mardon said. "If you want her to stay that way, come to the waterfront, south side. Oh, and, Barry. You tell Joe or anyone else from the police, Patty's dead."
Barry hung up as he panted out.
"Barry, what is it?" Joe asked.
"It's Mardon." Barry said. "He's got Patty. He wants me at the waterfront, alone or he's going to kill her."
"I'm coming with you." Joe said.
"He said—"
"Like hell if I let you come alone!" Joe snapped.
CC Jitters
"You know, Dr. Wells, I just… I wanna thank you again for all that you've done for Ronnie." Caitlin said.
"One thank-you will suffice, I'm sure." Wells smiled, putting down his glasses. "You know, Caitlin, if Cisco were to adjust the radial velocity parameters of the S.T.A.R. Labs satellite, we might be able to better detect the vortex of a storm. If we could detect those air updrafts, no matter where they originate, no matter how small…" He put the glasses back on. "...we might be able to locate Mark Mardon."
"That's a great idea." Caitlin smiled.
"So why don't we go to S.T.A.R. Labs and alert Cisco?" Wells said.
"Let me just get these to go." Caitlin picked the mugs and approached the counter. "Hi. Could I get these in to-go cups?"
"Sure, just a second." The waiter said. As Caitlin turned around, much to her shock, Wells had disappeared from his wheelchair.
S.T.A.R. Labs
"My goals are beyond your understanding." The Reverse-Flash said, repeating the same words he said the night they caught him as Cisco typed away, wondering what was going on. "Dr. Wells, we meet at last. My goals are beyond your understanding."
"I can't believe this." Cisco neared the containment field, realizing it was a holographic recording.
"Oh, I'm not like the Flash at all." The Reverse-Flash said.
"Some would say I'm the reverse." Wells said as Cisco turned around, shocked to see him on his feet.
Central City
"Your boyfriend is here accepted my invitation, Patty, that's good." Mardon said as he observed Barry with his goggles, while Patty had goggles in her hand too. "Front-row seats to watch everyone and everything you ever loved destroyed." He neared Patty, who had tears in her eyes.
"Don't do this, please. They're innocent people." Patty begged.
"You're no innocent, girl. You killed my brother." Mardon sneered.
"And you murdered my father." Patty glared.
"You think this makes us even?" Mardon snorted before putting a tape on Patty's mouth. "Far from it. You've taken away everything from me. I'm gonna take away everything from you." He got up, summoning storm as Patty stared desperately.
S.T.A.R. Labs
"You're incredibly clever, Cisco. I've always said so." Wells said.
"You're him. The Reverse-Flash." Cisco realized, staring at Wells in betrayal.
"You and I have never been truly properly introduced. I am Eobard Thawne." He said.
"Thawne… like Eddie." Cisco noted as Thawne smirked.
"Let's call him a distant relative." Thawne said.
"The night that we trapped the Reverse-Flash..." Cisco pointed at the trap. "...you almost died." Thawne nodded and smirked. "There were two of you." He realized.
Thawne wagged his finger and seemed to vibrate before there were suddenly two of him in the room.
"It's an afterimage. A speed mirage, if you will." Thawne said as the second Thawne faded.
Cisco seemed to have a small panic attack, putting his hands on either side of his face and breathed heavily. "Joe was right." He said, recovering as he lowered his hands and turned to look at Thawne. "You were there that night, fifteen years ago, in Barry's house. You killed Nora Allen."
"It was never my intention to kill Nora. I was there to kill Barry." Thawne revealed.
"But why? You're his friend, you've been teaching him how to…"
"Go faster." Thawne interrupted Cisco, pacing around him, while Cisco was filled with shock and betrayal and disbelief. "I know. A means to an end. And I'll tell you why: Because I have been stuck here, marooned here in this place for fifteen long years. And the Flash and the Flash's speed is the key to my returning to my world. To my time. And no one is going to prevent that from happening." He said as he turned to Cisco.
"I can help you." Cisco said, trying to plead for his life.
"You're smart, Cisco." Thawne said as he raised his hand, which began to vibrate as Cisco seemed to be on breakdown. "But you're not that smart. Do you know how hard it has been to keep all this from you, especially from you?" He neared Cisco, whose eyes were getting wet. "Because the truth is, I've grown quite fond of you. And in many ways, you have shown me what it is like to have a son."
Cisco was crying as Thawne stared at him before Thawne plunged a hand through his chest.
"Forgive me. But to me, you've been dead for centuries." Thawne said before he pulled away and Cisco fell down on the floor, dead as Thawne walked away.
Central City
Barry rushed towards the waterfront with Joe.
"How are we gonna find him?" Joe demanded.
"I think he's gonna find us." Barry said.
"Barry…" Joe pointed at the sea as the tide was beginning to rise.
"Joe, get out of here, get out of here, now!" Barry ordered as Joe ran away before Barry dialed Caitlin's number. "Caitlin."
S.T.A.R. Labs
"Barry, I need to talk to you. It's Dr. Wells. He's..."
"Wait, wait, wait, there's no time for that right now, all right?" Barry interrupted Caitlin as she entered the Cortex. "There is a tsunami heading for the city. How do I stop it?"
"Theoretically, if you can create a vortex barrier along the coastline, a wall of wind, that would be able to sap the tidal wave of its energy before it hits the city." Caitlin said.
"By running back and forth. How fast?" Barry asked.
"I don't know if you can run that fast." Caitlin said.
Central City
Barry put on his suit and started to run from one end of the coast to the other and back, trying to create a wall of wind to stop the tsunami, running faster than he ever has as Patty stared, while Mardon roared, trying to bury the city under the tsunami wave.
Barry screamed before suddenly, he was in the middle of Central City in the middle of the night as he stopped, ending up at the plaza he was last night, heading towards the coroner's office, noticing he was reliving the same day as he saw a dog barking and a woman calling for a taxi.
"Oh, boy." Barry groaned.
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