"The end of surprise would be the end of science. To this extent, the scientist must constantly seek and hope for surprise." ~ Robert Fridel

He'd checked with Gideon and he still wasn't pleased. The Flash was on track as far as the future was concerned, but it wasn't just The Flash that he looked for. There were other key players that needed to be alive. Harrison Wells was in this for the long haul. There were people, assets, that he needed to be in place in the past, present, and the future and right now…Felicity wasn't coming up on Gideon's radar. She'd been missing for three years and right now they knew she was still alive. He just hoped that they could find a tangible clue soon.

"Doctor Wells?"

"Ah, Caitlin," Wells said as he turned his chair around to face her. A smile on his face. "What can I do to assist you?"

Doctor Caitlin Snow was a part of his plan as much as Barry Allen and Cisco Ramon were. They all played their parts. Some were long term players and some…well, he didn't care if they made it past the end of the year or not. There were others that he kept tabs on, as well, other people that he used to his advantage. They were all pawns in his chess game of life.

"I just was hoping that you could look at the notes that I have… I keep going over them, hoping that there's something that's going to lead us closer to Felicity, but—"

He could tell that Caitlin was worried and upset. She and Felicity had become friends and Wells knew that locating Felicity was becoming a priority. It was something that he very much approved of. "You know that I'll do anything that I can to help."

She seemed suddenly relieved. "I couldn't sleep last night… I kept thinking about her and all the worst case scenarios of what could have happened over these last three years to her."

"She's strong," Wells told Caitlin. "Felicity will be found. She's going to be okay. We WILL find her. Together. All of us."

Caitlin nodded. "You're right," she whispered. "I just feel like we missed something…or somehow…we could have figured something out earlier…to help, I mean."

"No one blames you, Caitlin."

"I know, it's just—"

"You feel helpless in this situation."

Caitlin nodded again. "I just… I need to do something."

For all he knew, the pieces that they'd been collecting. Everything that they knew about the visions, maybe he and Caitlin could somehow connect something. Maybe they would be able to bring Felicity home in time for dinner. Anything was possible. "Let's get to work then."

Harrison Wells looked over from what he'd been working on to find Caitlin Snow completely passed out at the keyboard of her computer. Sighing, he moved away from her as quietly as possible. They obviously weren't getting anywhere. He had fed the notes to Gideon in the past, but he hadn't put in all three years' worth. Maybe it was time to give it a try. Felicity Smoak had to be found.

"Mr. Allen, your wife is asleep… I think it's about time you take her home," Wells announced as he wheeled up to where Barry was talking with Cisco.

"Still nothing new?" Barry questioned.

"I'm afraid not."

"It's not like we're the only ones looking into this," Cisco spoke up. "Felicity has Team Arrow AND Team Flash looking into this plus ARGUS AND Ray Palmer. Palmer even put out that sweet reward for ANYTHING that could lead us to her…and we still got nothing. That's a lot of smart people, money, and technology…and three years later…we've come up with nothing."

"You sound like you've given up, Mr. Ramon."

Cisco was quiet at first. "Hey, I love Felicity… She's great. I just… I guess I just get tired of seeing you all so down when we come up with nothing. Caitlin takes everything so hard… It just sucks whenever we all get our hopes up only to come up with nothing."

"Things are going to change this time," Harrison said before turning his wheelchair around and heading away and towards his secret room. He needed to talk to Gideon. Cisco was right, right, thinking about how many resources that had been tasked to look for Felicity…they should have found her right away.

Bigger powers were at play here.

Felicity was important to the future.

They were going to find her.

He was going to ensure it.

Even if that meant using the Speed Force to find her.

TBC…