Chapter Four
"Two jewelry stores and a bank," Snart said through the coms.
"What?" Caitlin asked.
"I just passed two jewelry stores and a bank," Snart said.
Caitlin rolled her eyes and Cisco was about to say something sarcastic when Barry said, "Good job. I'm proud of you, man."
Caitlin and Cisco looked at Barry as if he just sprouted another head.
"What?" Barry asked. "I'm just being encouraging."
"Sure you are," Cisco replied and returned his attention to his computer screen.
Snart reached the bank just in time to see a metahuman blast his way out of the bank with green fire.
"Now, Snart, you gotta be careful. He can eject that fire faster than you think," Barry said helpfully.
"Yeah, yeah, I got it," Snart said, swirling around the metahuman.
The metahuman growled angrily and hurled a ball of the emerald fire at Snart. Snart rolled out of the way and snatched the money from the metahuman's hands. He raced away before the meta could torch him with his green flames. Snart looked down at the money in his hands as he ran and knew he could make off with it and no one could stop him.
"Snart!" Barry said. "You backing out on me?"
"Wouldn't dream of it," he replied and streaked back towards the metahuman and clobbered him with the bags full of money.
This only upset the metahuman even more and he roared angrily. Flames erupted from his hands and his eyes burned with an unearthly green glow. The meta stomped towards Snart and shot hot, powerful, jade-colored flames at him. Snart dropped the money bags and easily evaded the flames, but the surrounding area caught fire and everything was awash in a lime-ish glow.
Snart charged towards the metahuman and managed to land a punch to the meta's face. The meta laughed.
"Is that all you got, Flash?" he asked sarcastically in a low, grating voice.
The metahuman attempted to grab Snart, but Snart managed to slip away.
"I'm open to suggestions," Snart said.
"He seems to be drawing power from your energy," Caitlin said.
"What?" Snart asked.
"Basically," Cisco explained. "The faster you go, the more powerful he becomes."
"That's just great," Snart said. "I'm stuck in the Flash's body, but I can't go fast."
"C'mon, Snart. This isn't too bad. I've seen you take down guys this size without having powers," Barry encouraged.
Caitlin and Cisco gave Barry another strange look.
"Encouragement, guys," Barry reminded. "Your encouragement always helps me."
"Yeah," Cisco said. "I don't think it's working with him."
"You guys know I can hear everything you're saying, right?" Snart said through the coms.
"Just focus on taking out the meta, okay?" Cisco said shortly.
Snart returned his attention to the meta. They stood at opposite sides of the street, staring menacingly at each other.
"What's wrong, Flash?" the metahuman taunted. "Can't take the heat?"
Snart ran as fast as he could towards the meta, but stopped a few feet away, "Well, come on!" he challenged.
The metahuman smiled and charged at Snart. Snart easily sidestepped him and kneed him in the stomach. The metahuman doubled over, and Snart kicked the back of his knees, causing the metahuman to fall completely to the ground. The metahuman quickly turned over and shot a vibrant, green fireball at Snart. Snart barely avoided the fire, and his suit singed a little.
"Hey!" Cisco said. "What did I tell you about the suit?"
"I'm just keeping things interesting," Snart replied.
"Well," Caitlin said. "You're actually doing great. His fire seems weaker."
The metahuman stood up and blasted a continuous stream of fire in Snart's direction. Snart rolled out of the way and took cover behind a nearby car. The meta howled in anger and ran with thundering footsteps at Snart. Snart quickly ran out from behind the car just in time to see the metahuman pick up the car and throw it.
"Whoa!" Cisco exclaimed. "I had no idea he could do that!"
"But his power levels are greatly decreasing," Caitlin said.
"Yeah," Barry agreed. "All you need to do is outlast him."
Before Snart could make a cheeky reply, the metahuman threw another fireball at him. This one was much less powerful than the last. Snart approached the meta at a normal, human jog, dodging the fireballs that came his way.
"Why aren't you running?!" the meta exclaimed angrily as he threw one last small fireball.
Snart easily avoided the small, fizzy fireball by rolling out of the way and coming up a few feet in front to the meta. Snart feigned a left punch, and caught the metahuman in the face with a solid right hook. The meta clutched his face, and Snart delivered one last punch to his nose, knocking the metahuman out cold.
A/N: Thank you guys for reading! I also need a name for this metahuman if any of you have any ideas. I love reading your ideas for the mad scientist's name as well! You guys are great!