Chapter Four
Clarissa's POV
Star Labs was in a flurry of activity. Caitlin was working on the skeleton-growth serum, and Cisco was working on the "Firefly" suit. The cop from before, I've discovered his name is Joe, came to take Barry home, who was really not looking good. If only I could have defrosted him faster. If only none of this had happened. Suddenly, I felt as if someone was staring at me. I whirled around to see the man who scolded Barry about taking a break from being the Flash.
"Do you have a problem?" I questioned.
"I'm sorry, you just… reminded me of someone," he said.
"Who are you anyway?" I asked.
"Dr. Harrison Wells," he replied.
"Wait, aren't you supposed to be dead?" I asked.
"I am from another dimension, I am not dead," he stated harshly.
"So, not to be nosy, but who did you remind me of? I know you probably don't wanna talk about it, but sometimes it can help to tell someone," I said meekly. He remained silent.
"Let's just drop the subject," I said. He again said nothing. Caitilin burst into the cortex just in time.
"Are you ready?" she asked, holding a syringe.
"As I'll ever be," I said shakily. I was not a fan of needles, but I really had no choice.
"You might wanna sit down, it might make you pass out," Caitlin said, guiding me to a chair in the lab. That didn't fill me with comfort. Before I even knew it, Caitlin injected the serum.
"It will take a minute to settle in, but at the moment, do you feel any different?" she asked.
"My arm feels kinda tingly," I said.
"That's a good sign," Caitlin said.
"How long will this take?" I asked.
"Well… it could either take six minutes or six hours," she said. Suddenly, I felt a burning in my arm. It was a burning more intense than my own fire. I groaned, cradling my right arm.
"What's wrong?" Caitlin asked.
"Arm is… burning… hurts like hell," I said through the pain.
"Okay, good news, your bones will heal within minutes, but there is a lot of pain. I'll work on that," she said. Great, now I'm a science project. Although, Caitlin was right, and the pain was gone soon. I took off the sling, and Caitlin carefully took off the cast. I cautiously flexed my arm and fingers.
"Feels good," I said.
"It worked," Caitlin said.
"You'll have to be careful, it's newly healed, your arm could easily be broken again," Caitlin warned.
"I'll be careful," I promised. I'm pretty sure Caitlin was older than me by only a few years, but she reminded me of my Mom a lot. They both really cared about people, although my Mom was just a nurse, and not a doctor. They both had a warm smile, well, when Caitlin DID smile, that is.
"Firefly, it's time we tested out this suit," Cisco said, shaking me out of my thoughts. I followed him to his lab, where he had a black and orange version of Barry's suit. Instead of a cowl, there was a black helmet with an orange visor. There was also a belt with an orange fire symbol.
"Check this out," Cisco said, touching the fire symbol on the belt. The suit seemed to disappear into the belt. Soon, all that was left was the belt.
"Woah, how did you do that?" I asked.
"I reverse-engineered this ring from the Reverse-Flash. I was planning to use it for Barry, but you get to test it out first," he said, showing me a ring with a lightning bolt.
"Neat," I said. Cisco handed me the belt. I put it on and pressed the fire symbol. Suddenly, I was wearing the suit.
"Wait, won't these gloves restrict my fire?" I asked.
"Nope, they should actually amplify your fire," Cisco said.
"What else does this suit do?" I asked.
"For that, we need to go outside," Cisco said, practically pushing me out the door. He was like a four year old kid who had just gotten a new toy to play with. I smiled in spite of myself. Soon the entire group was outside.
"Alright now, push the button to the left of your fire symbol," Cisco said. I pushed the button. I heard a soft mechanical whirring. I glanced behind my shoulder to see giant orange wings unfolding.
"These wings are controlled by a 'neurotransmitter' in your helmet. In short, the wings are controlled by your thoughts. If for some reason it malfunctions, the button to the right of your fire symbol will reboot the system," Cisco explained.
"Got it," I said. Let's see if I can hover. Sure enough, my wings fluttered and I was lifted a few feet off the ground.
"Not bad, I'm gonna send out a drone, see if you can hit it," Cisco shouted. He tapped at something on his tablet. A drone flew out from inside the garage. I flew higher and summoned my fire. Cisco was right, my fire seemed to be stronger than ever. I shot a blast at the drone, and it fell down in a crumpled metal heap. Suddenly, there was a loud beeping coming from Cisco's tablet. I flew down towards them.
"There's a jewelry robbery in progress nearby, I'll send you coordinates. We'll keep in contact from the communicator in your helmet," Cisco said.
"Got it, I'm on my way," I said, taking off. The coordinates showed up in my visor. Apparently it acted as a screen too.
"Are you sure you're ready for this?" Caitlin asked through the communicator in my helmet.
"Trust me, this Firefly is ready to fly," I replied confidently.
A/N: Heyo! I've been working on making my chapters longer, and I know this is only a little longer than what I usually write, but it's a work in progress. I apologize for my notoriously short chapters. Anyway, hope you enjoyed! Please review/follow/favorite, it makes me smile! Byee!
~ Hannah :)