Time for the "Rogues" to come out of high school and onto the streets.
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At the Snart household, Leonard and Lisa were in the basement working on their "secret" projects.
"You think these are ready to go by tomorrow?" asked Lisa.
"I'm sure, sis," said Leonard. "We'll give The Flash a run for his money, literally."
"What about Mick's new toy?" asked Lisa. "Big boy's gonna grind you into paste for not inviting him."
"Once we confirm these weapons are a success, ol' Mick can have his turn," said Leonard.
Leonard finishes the wiring on his "toy" and closes the panel.
"There. Done," he said.
Leonard picks up what appears to be a makeshift blaster. He aims it at an oil barrel and fires. An ice beam comes out of the gun and freezes the barrel.
"Cool," reacted Lisa. "Literally."
"Alright, sis, your turn," said Leonard.
Lisa picks up her makeshift gun and fires what seems to be a beam of gold at a tin can, coating it in gold.
"Works like a charm," said Lisa.
"Let's see how The Flash can match against these bad boys," said Leonard, eager to try out his new gun on the red-clad superhero.
At Silverstone High the following morning...
Science class had just finished. Barry was explaining the recent lesson to Iris as they walked towards the cafeteria.
"... and so magma rises from the mantle, goes up through the gap, and hardens into solid rock, creating a new crust on the ruptures of the plates," finished Barry.
"I'm still trying to wrap my head around this," said Iris.
"I've been helping you with your science homework since I moved in with you and Joe, yet, you still can't get this?" questioned Barry.
"Well, not all of us are science enthusiasts," said Iris.
"So, I heard you're running for Student Council Secretary," mentioned Barry.
"I thought it could help learn a little bit of responsibility," said Iris.
"Well, you have my vote," said Barry. "I think you'll do great."
"What about you? Planning on running for class representative?" asked Iris.
"No," said Barry. "I'm sticking with the Science Club."
"Typical Barry Allen," commented Iris.
Barry laughed a little.
"Hey, Eddie and I are going to see that new Hotel Transylvania movie tonight. Wanna come?" asked Iris.
"It just so happens that Cisco bought three tickets to that exact same movie," said Barry.
"Well, I suppose it's time I get to know the people who saved you more," said Iris.
"Yeah, but Caitlin doesn't want to go," said Barry.
"Maybe you should ask someone to go out with us," suggested Iris.
"And by 'us', you mean 'me'," guessed Barry.
"C'mon, Barry. At least try it this one time," said Iris.
"Look, Iris, I know you want me to get on this dating game, but I'm just not interested," said Barry.
"At least just this once," said Iris. "Remember Linda Park? The girl I work with on the school newspaper? I can tell she's interested in you. She thinks you're cute. Maybe you can do her a favor and let her spend an evening with you."
Barry sighs. "Alright, I'll give it a go."
The final bell rings. It was time for all students to go home. Barry was still thinking about what Iris told him to do. After taking a deep breath, he runs out the door and approaches a certain someone.
"Hey, Linda," he called.
Linda turns around.
"Oh, hi. You're Barry Allen, right? Iris' adopted brother?" asked Linda.
"Not legally, but yes," replied Barry. "So, uh, my friend has three tickets to the new Hotel Transylvania movie tonight. Our friend, Caitlin, didn't want to go so..." He paused, scratching the back of his head.
"Sure, I'd love to go," said Linda, knowing what he was gonna ask.
"Really?" asked Barry.
"Yeah," said Linda. "When do we meet?"
"I can have Joe pick you up at 7," replied Barry.
"Sounds great," said Linda. "Well, see ya later."
Linda enters her parents' car. Barry celebrates silently, pumping his fist.
It was almost 7 in the evening. Joe was driving Barry to Linda's place.
"So, how does it feel, Bar?" asked Joe. "Your first date?"
"Nervous," answered Barry honestly. "I've never been on a date since Becky Cooper."
"Don't even mention that girl. She's a nightmare," said Joe, dreading the memory of meeting her. "I really hope this girl is different."
"She is. Trust me," said Barry.
Joe arrives at the Park household. Linda was waiting by the sidewalk, dressed in a beautiful black and white short dress. Barry opens the door for her and she walks into the car.
"Name?" asked Joe.
"Linda. Linda Park," answered Linda. "I'm a friend of Iris."
"Ever been arrested? Broke any rules at school?" Clearly, Joe wanted to make sure Barry's date is no trouble.
"Joe, please, just drive," pleaded Barry. He looks at Linda and says, "Sorry. He's a cop."
Joe drops Barry and Linda off at the Vogue Theatre, where Iris, Eddie, and Cisco are waiting.
"Don't get into trouble," said Joe.
"We won't," promised Barry.
Joe drives off.
"Hey, guys," greeted Iris.
"Hey, Iris," greeted Linda.
"Wow, Barry. I expected that intern from CatCo, but nice job," complimented Eddie.
"You guys talk about that girl like she's the biggest catch in school," replied Barry.
"Try seeing her without her glasses. She's a real beauty," said Linda.
"So, people, shall we?" asked Cisco, ready to watch the movie.
Just as everyone was ready to sit down and watch the movie, Barry gets a call from his cell phone. It was Wells. He gets some distance from the others before answering.
"Barry, I hate to interrupt movie night, but we got trouble," said Wells.
"What is it?" asked Barry.
"Two masked criminals are tearing the city apart using specialized guns," answered Wells. "They're just seven blocks from the theater."
"But I can't just ditch Linda," said Barry.
"Just tell them you're going to the bathroom, and take 'em down fast," said Wells.
Barry hangs up. He tells the others, "Bathroom break."
He runs off.
While running towards the location where the two criminal are, Flash asks Wells, "What kind of guns are they using?"
"One shoots ice. The other shoots gold," answered Wells. "Does that sound too crazy?"
"Considering that a man can run at super sped, not really," replied Flash.
Flash arrives at the street where Wells instructed him to go. He can see two masked individuals standing in the middle of the road. One was a young man with a buzz cut wearing a blue coat. The other was a young woman with long brown hair wearing a black jacket with gold linings. Flash can't help but feel that they look familiar.
"Well, look who finally showed up," said the young man.
"And who might you be?" asked Flash.
"Call me Cold," said the young man.
"Call me Gold," said the young woman.
"Guess it fits with the weapons you're using," commented Flash. "What do you want?"
"You dead," answered Cold. "These streets belong to us, and we can't have you interfering with our fun."
"Is that what you call murdering innocent people? Fun?" criticized Flash.
"Enough talk. Let's do this," said Cold.
Cold fires his Cold Gun. Flash started running. Cold followed the yellow lightning up a building and kept on firing. Flash runs down and was about to attack Cold, until Gold fired her Gold Gun, causing his to duck and trip himself. He ends crashing to the side of a car. Cold fires his gun and hits Flash in the chest, freezing his emblem.
"Time to die, Flash," said Cold.
Cold fired his gun again, but Flash ran and hid behind another car.
"Wells, my heart's freezing," he said through the comm-link.
"Start vibrating. You'll warm up," said Wells.
Flash vibrates until his body warmed up.
"What do I do?" asked Flash. "I can't get close to them."
"You have to get them to cross beams," answered Wells. "The cold beam will freeze the gold beam at the same time the gold beam will solidify the cold beam."
"They'll cancel each other out," finished Flash. "Okay."
Flash comes out from behind the car and runs towards the two masked criminals. They started firing their guns. Flash zigzags around the beams until he ran in between past the two, tricking them into crossing their beams. Gold's gold beam coats the Cold Gun in gold, while Cold's cold beam froze the Gold Gun's muzzle shut.
Flash disarms the two and knocks them out with two speed punches.
"Well, that wasn't what I had planned," said a disappointed Cold.
"You two are going to jail," said Flash. "Maybe you'll learn your lesson while you're in there."
"Not today, Flash," said Cold, pushing a detonator.
Suddenly, an explosion occurs at a nearby building, starting a fire.
"Us or them, Flash. Make your choice," said Cold.
Cold and Gold run away, while Flash ran towards the building to save all the citizens inside.
Back in the theater...
"Man, Barry's been in the bathroom for a long time," said Linda.
On cue, Barry returns.
"How much water did you drink before we got here?" questioned Cisco.
"Sorry," apologized Barry.
He sits down next to Linda as the movie started.
After the movie was finished, the teenagers left the theatre.
"Wow. That was a fun movie," said Cisco. "Guess Adam Sandler found his rebound game."
Linda asks Barry, "So, you wanna do somethin' else tonight?"
"Uh..." Barry didn't know what to say. "Does dinner at Big Belly Burger sound okay?"
"It does," replied Linda.
Iris tells Barry, "You're learning."
"Well, we'll let you two have fun," said Eddie, walking away with Iris.
Cisco tells Barry, "Don't mess this up, man. You got something special going on here."
Cisco walks away, leaving Barry with Linda.
"You got some great friends," said Linda.
"I'm lucky to have them," said Barry.
Linda puts her arm around Barry's as the two walked towards Big Belly Burger.
Barry and Linda. No harm in that, huh? Hope this was an okay chapter.