Chapter 7 is here and things got going to heat up even more than before!
Secret base:
DeVoe was finally awake and the first thing he saw was Marlize working on the computer which had a familiar device next to her. The intelligent Metahuman walked towards the device then picked it up to have a close look, Marlize turned around with a smile.
"A gift from Eobard Thawne: something that you can use without the use of host body." Marlize explained which impressed the genius. "Would you like to use it, my love?" Marlize asked, DeVoe nodded then used Killgore's powers to send his intelligence along with all his Metahuman powers into the belt; causing a body to be formed and it resembled Barry's Type Speed form but all the red was gold with dark red visors and the torso didn't have a tire on it.
"Reverse Flash did an excellent job," DeVoe spoke in his original voice which made Marlize smile. "Gold Drive; a more superior version of the original!" DeVoe shouted as he started laughing, he walked to Amulet's unconscious body then teleported her away.
"The Enlightenment is on schedule." Marlize informed her husband and that made DeVoe happy, he walked over to the console and used his new powers to go through what they needed.
"All we need to do is collect something from… Vandermeer Steel." DeVoe told his wife and with that, he turned around to see that Marlize was now sat in the Thinker's Chair. "Marlize, what are you doing?" DeVoe asked as he walked towards her but was deflected back due to the shields.
"I'm leaving you, Clifford." Marlize told him which made DeVoe punch the floor hard then he stood back up. "And remember: nothing can get in or out of this shield. I should know as I created it." Marlize reminded her husband, DeVoe then started punching the shield as hard as he could.
"You dare orchestrate an exodus on the eve of humanity's greatest reckoning?" DeVoe shouted as he hit the shield for the last time, Marlize turned her head as if she was looking at an ugly and terrifying monster. "You made a vow, remember?" DeVoe asked as he looked at her but Marlize smacked the arm of the chair and looked at Gold Drive.
"To my husband!" Marlize shouted as the chair started to rise above Gold Drive. "But my husband is dead. The Thinker's or Gold Drive's first victim." Marlize told him as a tear rolled down her face.
"You do know that the Enlightenment will come after you too, Marlize?" Gold Drive chuckled as he leant against the computer. "And at the end, I'll be that remains." Gold Drive told his wife, Marlize looked down at the floor then looked back up with a smile.
"Oh Clifford, you are nothing without me." Marlized taunted him as the chair started to back away. Gold Drive's hand started to glow black, yellow and red then blasted the shield but Marlize and the chair teleported away.
The Loft:
Barry was packing his stuff as he was moving out and leaving the loft to Iris, he had realized that they had drifted apart during the past months. Ralph was able to help him get an apartment opposite the P.I agency which he thought was great as now he didn't have far to go to get to work. Krim was however concerned that Barry and Caitlin had grown apart as Frost spent more time in the driver's seat instead of Caitlin.
"Barry, when are you going to talk to Frost?" Krim asked as he turned around thanks to Hooking Wrecking turning him. "Do you know why she won't let you talk to Caitlin?" Krim asked as Barry had finished packing his last box, he nodded then looked at his partner.
"Frost is afraid I'll hurt Caitlin," Barry answered which puzzled the scientist. "Frost had seen the emotional breakdown Caitlin had gone through with her past love interests. She thinks I'll do the same thing so I'm giving them space." Barry explained which made Krim's digital face change to a sad face.
"Barry, if you truly love someone then you must do everything in your power to get them back." Krim told him as Barry took a slip from his water bottle. Barry knew that Krim was nodded, he smiled then looked at the belt as he picked it up.
"No wonder you're the genius scientist," Barry exclaimed which made Krim smile. "You can see the chemistry when no one else can." Krim and Barry started laughing at Barry's science joke, they were about to leave when Barry's phone started ringing.
"Barry, we've got an idea what DeVoe is planning!" Cisco said with confidence in his voice which made Barry smile, he ran off on the loft and towards the Tridoron.
S.T.A.R Labs:
Barry ran into the Cortex with his belt around his waist, he saw Harry and Cisco at the front of the room on the computer with Caitlin stood by the big screen. Cisco ran over to his friend and gave Barry a hug, Barry was caught off guard then hugged his best friend.
"It's so good to see you back on your feet again, man!" Cisco exclaimed, Barry smiled then nodded as he patted down his jacket.
"It feels good to be back on my feet," Barry smiled and Krim chuckled. "You said that you might have something?" Barry asked as he walked over to Cisco and Harry.
"Us three were up all night running through the different algorithms to think of involving the satellite tech DeVoe stole." Caitlin started explaining which impressed both Barry and Krim.
"We think that Mister Body Hopper plans to place his five satellites at specifically calculated points around the globe." Cisco took over explaining as he showed an image of Earths and the possible locations of DeVoe's satellites.
"And when the quantum computers in each one link up…" Caitlin paused and just as Cisco was about to speak, Krim jumped in.
"He'll use that network to emit a series of Dark Matter bursts that will reboot the pre-frontal cortex of everyone on the planet." Krim explained, Caitlin and Cisco nodded at the belt as he was right.
"We can't let DeVoe launch those satellites," Barry told them then he turned around and smacked the desk behind him. "But how are we supposed to find them?" Barry asked as he wanted to end this one and for all.
"Your right. We haven't been able to register his pocket dimension for days." Krim spoke then he just thought of something. "Since he doesn't have his gravity powers thanks to Chase, we might be able to stop him!" Krim shouted as he smiled, Barry nodded then looked at the team.
"We shoot them down with the Formula Cannon," Barry suggested then he looked at Cisco. "Cisco, could you find a way to prevent Killgore's powers from affecting any of our gear: the Zenrin Shooter, Formula Cannon and everything else?" Barry asked and Cisco nodded, he then ran to his workshop to start working on a solution.
"He could still affect the tech in the satellite." Joe brought up and Barry nodded, he and Krim then both smiled.
"We combine our tech with something extra," Krim suggested, everyone was confused about their idea. "And there's something else: Since DeVoe can activate these whenever, he could've done it already or come after us. So why hasn't he?" Krim asked, Barry nodded as he was thinking about the same thing.
"I got it!" Caitlin shouted which got everyone's attention. "Not to why DeVoe has fired the satellites but to how to stop them. We don't need something, but someone like…" Caitlin pressed a few buttons on the computer next to her which showed an image of the one person they hated.
"Amulet Black? You know that DeVoe has her, right?" Cisco reminded her but they were interrupted by the sound of footsteps behind them: it was Chase.
"Not anymore." Chase spoke as he handed a photograph of Amulet Black to Barry. "Amulet Black has been on the streets and it's like she's acting her normal self." Chase updated everyone then Krim spoke.
"While she isn't the most ideal person but her physic metal shards are deadly powerful and no trace of tech." Krim smiled and Caitlin nodded then Barry spoke.
"She kidnapped you twice and now you want us to work with Amulet?" Barry asked as he was horrified by the idea. "When I was The Flash, she tried to sell me into Meta Slavery. We can't partner up with her." Barry told the team then walked off, leaving Krim on the desk with the team.
Garage:
Barry had walked off and decided to sit in the Tridoron to think about the idea of working with Amulet and hated the thought. Barry was alone until the passenger door opened and when Barry looked to see who it was, it turned out to be Caitlin.
"So, this is where you go now to think? Nice." Caitlin tried to joke but Barry wasn't laughing. "Barry, I know we haven't spoken for a week since Frost told you off but there's more to you not working with Amulet because she's a criminal. What is it?" Caitlin asked as she turned around and looked at Barry who had his head leant against the window.
"I heard from Chase that Amulet used to hit you when Frost didn't do what she was told," Barry spoke which surprised Caitlin. "Chase went undercover as a Cybernetic hunter called Machine Chaser and never showed anyone who was. He told me and Krim Amulet almost killed you so he got involved and his cover was blown." Barry explained, Caitlin remembered a black figure with purple armor, an engine shaped helmet with half a visor and silver tubing covering the body.
"So you don't want to team up with Amulet because of what she did to me?" Caitlin asked, she looked at Barry who nodded whilst looking out the window. Caitlin gently placed a hand on Barry's face then turned him around and kissed him on the lips. "I appreciate the concern but thanks to the feelings I have for you, I feel even stronger and powerful than before." Caitlin told him which made Barry realize that he had to let Caitlin be who she wanted to be and fight DeVoe.
"I'm done thinking about it!" Barry exclaimed then he looked at Caitlin. "If we can partner up with Leonard Snart and Killer Frost, we can partner up with Amulet. Let's go save the world and stop DeVoe." Barry shouted as he got out of the Tridoron, he and Caitlin then ran back into S.T.A.R Labs and towards the Cortex.
Underground:
Tridoron pulled up in an alleyway then followed by the Ride Chaser with Kamen Rider Chaser on it. The doors of Tridoron opened up and outstepped Caitlin with Drive in his Type Speed form then they followed Caitlin who led the two Riders into an underground bunker. They first saw two female boxers practicing which surprised them, they looked around until they heard footsteps followed by armed men.
"This is what I thought Amulet's hideout to look like." Drive spoke as he and Chaser stood ready for a fight, then the men stepped to the side for another man to step forward.
"I might've made a few changes." The man spoke and before his men could open fire, several bolts flew past and hit their guns: Mach had showed up.
"You should always keep a guard be entrance in case of backup!" Mach shouted as he kept his Zenrin Shooter pointed at them while walking towards his teammates.
"Where's Amulet?" Caitlin asked as she looked at the man leading the others. "Norvock, tell us where she is and we'll let you go." Caitlin offered, Norvock chuckled then looked at the three Riders.
"These your new bosses, Caity?" Norvock asked as he stepped closer but was stopped when Chaser and Mach pointed their guns directly at him. "Fine. No one's heard from her since she went missing but for all I know, she's dead." Norvock answered then Mach and Chaser slowly lowered their guns and they left.
Streets:
On the way back to S.T.A.R Labs, Caitlin was trying to think of more places that Amulet could be and Krim was helping while Barry was still in his Drive form.
"Caitlin, did Amulet ever share any personal details with you?" Barry asked as he changed gear, Caitlin looked at the roof and started thinking.
"I don't know much." Caitlin answered as she kept thinking. "Amulet has always been a secretive person and unpredictable." Caitlin's eyes then widened as she remembered something. "There is something! When she kidnapped me during Christmas, Amulet said she used to be a flight attendant. I think she was on a plane the night that the Particle Accelerator exploded." Caitlin exclaimed so Krim started going through all information he had on flights during the Particle Accelerator explosion.
"Seems like there were 35 flights that night," Krim explained as he showed the information thanks to Colourful Commercial using his holographic tech. "Combine with the flight manifest, the cruise credentials and facial recognition and we should get a name." Justice Hunter parked next to Colourful Commercial and gave the Shift Car the extra information, the pair then got a name.
"Her name is Leslie Jocoy. There's a possibility that she could be using her real name to hide." Barry suggested so Krim sent all the Shift Cars to search for Leslie while he searched the database for any places that she owned.
"Seems like Leslie Jocoy had several prior work addresses, I'll inform the Shift Cars to check them." Krim told the pair while Barry drove towards the most recent address.
Backroom:
In the backroom of a hardware store, the three Riders were about to walk in when Chaser stopped them and powered down his form. Drive and Mach were confused as to what Chase was doing.
"Amulet won't talk or work with you two," Chase told them bluntly as he took out his Break Gunner. "Leave it to us." Chase told them and they nodded so they ran to the back of the store while Chase and Caitlin walked inside and straight to the backroom. They saw that it was an illegal poker ring and while Caitlin stayed as herself, Chase took out his Break Gunner and fired a shot towards a short haired blonde woman but the blast hit the boxes behind.
"Who do you think you are?" One of the players asked as he pulled out a gun, Chase pushed the barrel of the Break Gunner then let go.
"Break Up!" Chase then transformed into Machine Chaser, he then looked at the card player who dropped his gun. Machine Chaser then fired shots everywhere and all the poker tables broke into several pieces.
"Leslie Jocoy!" Machine Chaser shouted as he pointed his gun at the woman, she slowly looked up to reveal that it was Amulet. "Is it Leslie Jocoy or DeVoe?" Chase shouted as he stepped forward, Leslie held up her hands.
"Amulet, please. Leslie made me feel like I work at a supermarket!" Amulet shouted, Chase then lowered his gun. "Look, I was trying to make an honest living but you know, a cheetah never changes his spots." Amulet's right arm then became covered in metal and she was about to fire when Chase fired several blasts which turned them to dust.
"We don't want to fight, we need your help to DeVoe." Caitlin told her former friend, Amulet then lowered her arm and smiled.
"Well, why didn't you say so." Amulet shouted as she was feeling happy. "I want to end that jerk for taking control over me!" Amulet told the pair, they were happy to have Amulet helping them.
Trainyard:
After Chase had changed into his rider form, the group went to a deserted trainyard so Amulet could collect more of metal stash. Mach and Chaser walked at the back while Drive was in the front but as they arrived at a lone cargo train, they could see that the side door was open.
"There's something here by the door," Drive pointed out as he had a closer look while Chaser and Mach walked round to search for clues. Caitlin opened up a forensic kit so Drive could find out what it was. "It looks like some kind of substance on the lockpin; applied it so they could gain entrance." Drive explained as Caitlin handed him the kit.
"Might I say, you're better than that CSI the CCPD had." Amulet complimented, Drive then nodded as he started trying to find out what the substance was. He used a swab stick to collect a small amount of the unknown liquid then placed it into a vial with a clear chemical.
"What is it? Acid? Cyanide? Anthrax?" Amulet asked as her smile grew bigger and bigger. Caitlin shook her head as she showed the vial as the colour changed to amber.
"It's Hematoxic Venom." Caitlin answered as she looked at Amulet who looked angry just as Mach and Chaser walked over.
"I'm guessing she knows who stole her stash?" Drive asked as he was confused, Caitlin nodded then she looked at the three Riders.
"We know all who know stole it," Caitlin told them then the three knew who it was. "Norvock." Caitlin told them, they then watched as Amulet's right arm was covered in metal then she punched a train.
This is the ending of Chapter 7 but there is still a lot more to come. Will Marlize help the team stop her husband? Did DeVoe regain all his lost powers or did Marlize do something to alter that effect?
See you all next time!