Earth 17

Partners in Crime

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Snart wasn't a big fan of The Flash. He never had been and probably never would be, but when the young hero asked Snart for his help in transporting dangerous Metas, a grand opportunity presented itself. Trick the speedster, free the metas, and then all those metas would be indebted to him. It was a perfect plan and with Lisa and Mick backing him up he had no doubt it would work out.

Transport was easy enough, he'd pulled enough smuggling jobs to know he could count on a pretty standard operation. Lisa drove the truck while he and Mick provided security. When the right opportunity presented itself they struck, disabling the truck's main systems and freeing the prisoners from their specially designed cells. They were grateful to him, some grudgingly so. He had to stop one of them from killing The Flash (just because he had double crossed him, doesn't mean he was about to go back on their prior agreement) and the rest towed the line, getting out of there as soon as they could.

Something struck Leonard as odd, however, especially when Barry made no move to stop the prisoners and instead looked almost anxious to see Leonard, Lisa and Mick off. It was Cisco that gave it away; his eyes darting to the opened truck, in what Leonard assumed he thought was a subtle gesture. Lisa seemed to notice as well, and she back tracked to the tailgate, peering inside.

"One of the cells didn't open." she called out to him and he smirked as Barry tensed. "Must have been on a separate system." she continued. "The windows are tinted too, you can't see inside."

"I'm impressed Flash, that's pretty sneaky even for you." Leonard told him taking in the clench of his jaw and the hardness in his eyes. Whoever this was truly frightened Barry or else he wouldn't have taken the extra precautions. It made him pause for a moment considering in all actuality that if this person frightened "The Fastest Man Alive" so badly, perhaps they should walk away and leave them to whatever fate had in store. Of course on the other hand, his curiosity was getting the better of him. He never saw the cell being loaded with the others which meant that they didn't want him to know it was there. Perhaps, whoever this was, was only a danger to The Flash.

With that thought, his mind was made up and he gave Mick the signal to short circuit the truck entirely. Barry fliched, ready to take off and stop Mick, but he was still injured from the blow Leonard's cold gun had dealt so he got about as far as one leg could get him, which wasn't more than a few steps.

They heard the cell open with an ominous thunk and not for the first time, Leonard wondered if this was the right decision. The sound of footsteps started moments later; the intentful gate of someone walking with purpose toward the open tailgate. Leonard stepped back, coming into sight of the open doors, Lisa and Mick flanking him on either side.

What emerged from the shadows what not at all what Leonard had pictured.

A young woman with long blonde hair, clad in form fitting black leather. Her eyes were a deep blue, highlighted by the black grease pant and domino mask covering her features. Her lips were pouty, her eyes hard and she walked with the kind of threatening power he could only describe as a murderous strut. She came to a stop at the edge of the trailer, her eyes never leaving his as she hopped down, landing solidly on her booted feet.

"We're all gonna die." he heard Cisco mutter to himself and yet again Leonard considered that this might have been a bad idea. He pushed any trepidation aside and stepped toward her.

"The names Leonard Snart, they call me Captain Cold." he greeted and he watched curiously as she took in her surroundings, seemingly ignoring him. "My crew and I are the ones who freed you. All I ask in return is a favor at a later date." he continued not deterred by her disinterest. The last part seemed to grab her attention, and he suddenly found himself somewhat nervous with her dark gaze on him.

He resisted the urge to back away as she stepped closer until they were toe to toe. She looked up at him and the stern, hard look was gone, this time replaced with an amused smirk. He diverted his thoughts from how beautiful she was up close when she began to speak.

"How about I let you and your crew live and we'll call it even?" she counter offered. Leonard could feel the raw power radiating off of her with her body so close to his. His fight or flight instincts were screaming at him to run away; don't show her your back, don't show her weakness. She was a deadly predator and he was her prey, caught in her sights and primed for the kill.

"Seems fair." he finally replied managing to just barely put out his snarky reply. She smirked and he knew then she could see right through him. She took a step back and gave him a thorough up and down before turning her attention on Barry and his team. Joe and Eddie had their guns drawn pointed right at her and her smirk widened. He had to admit he found it amusing when she winked at them before turning and walking away, no fear that they would shoot her in the back.

When she was gone Barry forced himself to his feet, turning a fierce glare on Leonard. Before he could try to scold him, Lisa interrupted.

"Who was that?" she asked.

"They call her The Canary." Caitlin explained. "She was Damien Dahrk's right hand before we stopped him and his other assassins."

"It took everything we had to capture her, and every precaution we could think of to keep her there." Cisco added rather bitter. Leonard felt a little bad for the kid, they had put him through a lot of crap in the last year, this included. He supposed it might make him feel better to know that Lisa wasn't just playing him earlier, but he sure as hell wasn't going to be the one to tell him.

"Well that's too bad." Leonard smirked. "I'm sure it will be impossible the second time around." he continued rather smugly.

Leonard could admit he found the young assassin intriguing, though she wasn't really the type he'd choose to work with for obvious reasons. Perhaps he could make an exception once and see where things went, someone with her skills could be very useful.

Leonard turned on his heels and began leading his crew away when Barry called out to him.

"Snart!" he exclaimed and Leonard turned slightly to look back at him. "If she kills any innocent people, I'm holding you responsible. You can tell the world whatever you want, but I will take you down."

Leonard tossed him a challenging look before turning his back on the speedster and letting a dark scowl grace his features.