Chapter 7
Barry's POV
"Clarissa!" Cisco shouted. Clarissa was collapsed on the ground, a large gash in the side of her head from being thrown into the wall. Zoom loomed over her, and tore off her helmet.
"This is the best you've got? Against me?" Zoom scoffed. I ran towards Zoom, not caring how lightheaded I was. The good news was, I took him by surprise by attacking him. The bad news was that I was out of energy, and I collapsed to the ground. Zoom laughed.
"At least that girl did something right. You're practically powerless," he said, his voice distorted. I tried sitting up, but Zoom kicked me in the gut, causing me to roll away. He kicked me again, and I heard a sickening crack. I groaned in pain. Suddenly, a blast of fire knocked Zoom down. Despite the blood trickling down her forehead, Clarissa was up and fighting, her hands ablaze, as well as her hair and eyes. She activated her wings and flew up, while hurling fireballs at Zoom.
"Barry! I've got an idea!" Cisco said through the communicator. I scrambled to my feet.
"What's your plan?" I asked.
"You know that lightning trick you have?" Cisco asked.
"That doesn't work on Zoom, you know that," I protested.
"But if you and Clarissa combine lightning and fire," Cisco started.
"It'll supercharge and explode," I realized.
"Let's try it," Clarissa joined in. I started running in circles around Zoom.
"Don't you remember? That old trick doesn't hurt me, Flash," Zoom taunted. I ignored him while building up speed.
"You ready?" I asked.
"As ever," she replied.
"Now!" I shouted. She fired a blast of fire, and I hit it with my lightning. I grabbed Clarissa from midair, and got us away from the blast. Zoom was knocked down. He glared at me one final time before running off.
"We did it!" Clarissa shouted, hugging me.
"Ow.." I said, wincing.
"Sorry," she said sheepishly.
"Let's get you two back to the lab before you break anything else," Caitlin said. We walked back to the lab, put Celina in the pipeline, and got all bandaged up. I could already feel my bones mending. Clarissa had a mild concussion, and seemed to be doing fine. Cisco started to work on fixing Clarissa's helmet, muttering something about a stronger alloy as he walked of to his lab.
"I can't believe my sister would work with someone like that," Clarissa said.
"Maybe your sister didn't have much of a choice to work with him,"Caitlin said.
"What do you mean?" Clarissa asked.
"Usually, when Zoom sends a meta after us, he threatens them and forces them to work for him. Most often, he keeps metas from their home dimension until I'm gotten rid of," I said.
"Celina and I aren't from another dimension, so how could he convince her?" she asked, starting to sound a little panicked.
"Why don't we ask her, she's in the pipeline right now," I pointed out.
"Let's go then," Clarissa said. We walked down to the pipeline, and I opened the circular door. Celina raised her head up when the door opened. She saw Clarissa and her mouth twisted into a grimace, looking away from her.
"Remember when you used to smile at me? I miss that," Clarissa said.
"You don't understand," Celina said resentfully.
"Then help me understand. Why on earth would you work for a monster like that?" Clarissa pleaded.
"Zoom promised the name of our parents' murderer in exchange for helping him bring down the Flash," Celina said cooly. Clarissa's face went white.
What?" Clarissa asked shakily.
"Hold on just a minute, how do you know that he's not lying?" I questioned.
"I don't. This is the only lead I have gotten and I can't risk passing it up. Besides, look what my powers did to you, they can do the same to him," Celina said, gesturing towards me.
"I know what it's like to to be hunting a murderer, but this is isn't the way to do it. Help us defeat Zoom and we will help you and Clarissa find the man who murdered your parents and bring them to justice," I said.
"Please Celina, I miss my twin," Clarissa pleaded. Celina's icy blue eyes seemed to melt for a moment. Then she noticed the bandage wrapped around Clarissa's head.
"Wait, what happened to your head?" Celina asked, her voice laced with worry.
"Zoom happened. He doesn't care who gets hurt on his rampage. All he cares about is power," I said, trying to help Celina come to her senses. Celina didn't reply, but realization crept over her features.
"We both know he's right," Clarissa said quietly.
"Then I will help you defeat Zoom, even if he is telling the truth," she said boldly.
A/N: Heyo! It's Hannah, and I'm back! I have been dealing with a lot of things lately, but now I'm on Spring Break and I finally have time to write! I have also decided that I am going to update one of my stories every Friday! I might update on any other random day, but Friday is going to be a constant (hopefully). Anyway, thank you so much for reading and I'll talk to you next time! Byee!
~Hannah :)