I am so sorry for the delay! My charger for my laptop broke, and I couldn't buy a new one until recently! I had hoped that I would be able to post a notice form my phone but fanfiction, unfortunately, doesn't allow that! For the delay, I will be posting two chapters at once, this one and Chapter eight, I hope you enjoy! Please tell me what you think in the reviews, I love feedback.
Chapter Seven: Salvation
Killer Frost tried one last time to freeze Barry's prison, only to fail again. She glared at the wall with disgust, not liking that it wasn't breaking to her will.
This was going nowhere fast, and they were running out of time.
Barry looked over to Harrison panicked and wanting the scientist help. If anyone is going to figure out what is stopping Killer Frost powers it's going to be Dr. Harrison Wells.
Harrison looked over the prison, the gears in his head turning.
"Carbyne," Harrison said, "It's made of some form of Carbyne. That's why it's not freezing."
"You can't phase out of there?" Cisco asked scared.
Krida looked to her Speedster Friend worried as he shook his head no.
Time was dwindling down faster and faster. If they were to get Barry out, they need to do something-
"Just go," Barry finally said.
Krida looked at Barry like he had turned into a Cactun beast.
"That's not an option," Krida said, glaring at Barry, scolding him for even suggesting such a thing.
"We're not leaving you here," Cisco agreed with Krida.
Barry looked over at his two friends, a look of defeat across his face.
That only made Krida glare harder.
Barry knew, deep down, that Krida wasn't mad at him. She was mad at Zoom and the cage that was created. It didn't stop the little bit of hurt to crawl into Barry's chest, a little monster whispering in his ear that he failed his alien friend.
Barry should have figured he wouldn't be able to phase out so easily. He had seen the scorch marks on the ceiling. It was a safe guess that Krida had been in there first, and had tried to use her powers to get out. That guess became fact when Barry couldn't get out.
"I'm not fast enough to get out of this," Barry spoke everyone's fear, "You need to go before Zoom comes back."
Cisco looked around at everyone, trying to get someone else to speak up. Silently begging for someone, anyone, to talk some sense into his best friend.
No one spoke up, no one knew what to say.
This couldn't be real.
Barry had risked his life to try and help save Jesse for Harrison. He kept Iris-Two safe from Deathstorms fire.
Someone had to have something to say!
Cisco honestly wasn't expecting Barry-Two to be the one to step up.
"Do you know what we did to get here Barry?" Barry-Two questioned, walking up to Barry's prison.
Barry stood straight at his doppelgangers advance.
"We convinced her, Killer Frost," Barry-Two pointed to the metahuman, "To show us the way. Then, we climbed some, insanely, steep cliffs outside, on foot holes made of ice, ice!" Barry-Two licked his lips to gain his composure back,
"All of us risked our lives, knowing Zoom was after us, to rescue Jesse," Barry-Two glanced at the young woman, "And your friend Krida," he turned his look over to the battered woman clinging to Cisco's side.
Barry followed Barry-Two's gaze, his heart starting to swell at the doppelgangers speech.
How could he forget all that?
"And you," Barry turned his attention back to Barry-Two, "Now I don't know you, and you don't know me, But I can tell you today, I," Barry-Two licked his lips again and took in a deep breath, "I did things I never thought possible. Because I needed to prove to my wife and myself that I could. Now if I can do the impossible today, so can you," Barry-Two finished, a small smile of timid confidence pulling at the corner of his lip.
Krida's glare slowly disappeared as a soft smile curled on her lips seeing that spark in Barry's eyes again. It was the spark she saw before he raced off to defend the helpless and fight off the wicked. Just like heroes of a story would.
Krida gently squeezed Cisco's arm, hope flooding into her heart.
"I'm just Barry Allen," Barry-Two added quickly, "But you, you're The Flash. If you tell yourself you can phase out of there, you'll do it."
Barry took in a deep breath, looking down at his hand. The appendage started to vibrate at high speed; slowly Barry lifted it toward the glass. He was hesitant, and if he was being completely honest, Barry was a little scared.
What if this didn't work?
Glancing around at everyone, Barry's eyes stopped on Cisco and Krida. They were smiling at him, waiting patiently for their friend to escape.
Returning the smile, Barry took in another deep breath.
Iris-Two walked over to her husband and pulled him to the side. Giving Barry space he would need to run out.
Slowly, Barry pushed his hand against the glass. The second his hand was through his whole body followed through. Like someone had grabbed and pulled him, some force telling him he didn't belong in a cage.
Relief spread around the room in a wave, lifting an invisible weight from everyone.
"Alright, let's go," Cisco said, ready to leave.
Krida put weight on Cisco's shoulder, preventing him from walking any further.
"We can't leave him here," Barry said, pointing to the man with the metal mask.
"Barry, we don't have time, let's go!" Harrison said impatiently.
Zoom could be back any second. They already were pushing it after trying to convince Barry to get out. There was no time to waste saving someone else.
Especially, someone, they don't know!
"He's not going anywhere," the sound of Zoom's voice made Cisco push Kirda behind him and face the demon with everyone else (weapons were drawn), "And neither are any of you."
Even with three guns pointed at him, Zoom wasn't the least bit scared. His black eyes shined with twisted mirth. Everything was going just the way he hoped it would; everyone he needed alive, and wants dead, all in one room.
Why wouldn't he be happy?
"You did a good job," Zoom congratulated, turning his head to Killer Frost, "Bringing them here to me."
Krida's heart dropped into her stomach, her pale blue eyes looking to the ice Metahuman in anger.
Killer Frost meet Krida's eyes, pale blue to ice blue, and turned her eyebrows down in anger. She was not going to let herself be intimidated by some alien. Especially not some knock-off Princess Warrior.
"You betrayed us?" Cisco snapped, sending Killer Frost an angered look, "Even though he killed Ronnie?!"
Killer Frost turned her gaze over to Cisco and shrugged.
"Guess my heart is as cold as you thought," Killer Frost said, turning her lips up into a small smirk.
Keeping her emotions at bay, Killer Frost felt colder, seeing how Cisco took an extra step to stand more protectively in front of Krida. A small spark of sorrow ignited in her chest. Quickly, she froze that emotion o death, reminding herself who Zoom was and what Zoom could do.
Cisco charged up his gun, the engines inside reeling to life, starting up the fire inside of it; Barry and Harrison took steps forward.
Between Barry's speed and Harrison's gun; hopefully, they could defend the group long enough for at least one person to escape.
"Let them go," Barry demanded.
"All you need is me and Barry," Harrison reminded.
Maybe they could convince Zoom with words to let the others go. Save some energy to figure out their own escape if the others are set free.
Krida saw that look in Zoom's eye. It was the look that said he had an idea.
Something beautiful.
For him.
Slowly, Krida reached a hand into her holster, gripping one of her karambit knives.
"You're right, I can't kill you two just yet," Zoom agreed, his haunting voice sending sickening chills down everyone's spine.
Slowly Zoom turned his head away from Barry and Harrison, "But I can kill them."
Before anyone could blink, Zoom stood behind everyone. His hand wrapped around Jesse's neck.
"No!" Harrison yelled.
Jesse started crying; begging Zoom to let her go. Jesse's eyes pleading with her father to save her again.
"I told you, I would kill you in front of your father" Zoom purred to Jesse.
Krida pulled her karambit out, ready to throw it at Zoom's throat; only to stop when ice blasted Zoom in the chest.
The Speed Demon, not expecting the attack, released Jesse when he was thrown back.
Krida didn't waste the opportunity and ran for Jesse, ignoring the pain that shot through her nerves. While Krida pulled Jesse away from their captor, Killer Frost advanced on Zoom. With each step Killer Frost threw ice blast after ice blast, preventing the demon from standing.
"I believe now is the time to leave!" Krida snapped, dragging Jesse with her to the exit.
Iris-Two and Barry-Two followed close behind.
Krida ignored the burning in her chest, the screams of her limbs, begging her to stop running. She had to get Jesse to safety first, the young woman spent enough time in this prison, Jesse didn't need to spend another second here.
Halfway towards the exit, Krida looked over her shoulder, and almost paused not seeing Cisco, Barry or Harrison following. A hard thump of worry took over the pain she was feeling in her chest.
Handing Jesse over to Iris-Two, Krida ordered the detective to watch over Jesse. The detective nodded, not going to argue with the alien, and took off with her husband.
Grabbing her other karambit, Krida quickly made her way back to the holding cells.
Now was not a moment to waste time. They needed to leave now. Killer Frost was strong, her ice powers were impressive. But she would only be able to hold Zoom back for so long.
Rounding a corner, Krida was surprised when she saw Cisco running in her direction.
Thankfully, instead of crashing into her, Cisco just grabbed Krida by the arm and took off with her.
"What about Bartholomew and Harrison?" Krida asked worriedly.
"Right behind us, we gotta go!" Cisco promised.
Holstering her knives, Krida held onto Cisco's hand tight. Picking up the pace a little to match his. Making her legs run with adrenaline was getting harder and harder, but Krida pushed on, ignoring the pain. Locking it away in the back of her mind.
There was no time to worry about injuries.
As Cisco and Krida turned another corner, arms wrapped around their waists. Secured in a tight grip, the two were taken off at a speed they could never reach.
That's when the panic finally kicked in for Krida.
Killer Frost wasn't strong enough. Zoom defeated her and came back for Krida. He was going to kill her finally, fulfilling his promise: He was going to snap every bone in her arms and legs before snapping her neck. Zoom wanted the alien to suffer before falling to death.
Would Krida go to Elysium? Would she go to her Elysium or her dopplegangers Elysium?
Solid ground touching her feet, Krida yanked her knives out again. Spinning them around before resting them in her palms, Krida let out a warrior's cry; looking around the room she was in with wild, glowing, eyes.
Cisco, Jesse, Harrison, Barry, Iris-Two, and Barry-Two jumped away from the alien woman.
Her yell and the crouched position Krida took was one waiting for an attack. Ready to kill if the enemy approached her.
Jesse saw the fear in Krida's eyes as the alien looked around her father's' lab, lost. It hadn't processed in Krida's head yet that she wasn't in Zoom's lair any longer.
"Krida, you're safe," Jesse said quickly before Krida could strike at someone, "Barry's the one that grabbed us."
Krida looked to Jesse, the glow in her eyes slowly dying. Her breathing still coming in and out quickly through her teeth.
Turning her gaze from Jesse over to the remaining five in the room, the rage in her eyes fading to calm. Slowly standing up straight, Krida turned her eyes down to her hands.
She flinched at the sight of the burns wrapped around her wrists; Krida put the panic of WHY she had them to the side. Now wasn't the time, it might never be the time to sort out this emotion until Zoom was good and dead.
Tucking her karambits into her holster, Krida took in a deep calming breaths. Digging the balls of her hands into her eyes.
She needed to calm down.
"Krida-"
"I'm fine," Krida interrupted, dropping her hands and looking to Cisco, "Please, let's just get home."
Cisco's heart broke at Krida's pleading voice. She kept it hidden well; forbidding weakness to be shown. It couldn't be masked from Cisco. The engineer could read Krida like a book, and it came in hand sometimes.
Krida knew this and wished that this one time, he couldn't see that she was scared.