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It was a quiet Friday night in the Snow household. Caitlin was sitting on her bed, looking at the cold smoke coming out of her hand. She has been struggling to control her "powers" since she first discovered them. So far, all she knows is that it definitely came from the particle accelerator explosion. She did some tests to know the extent of her powers. Aside from turning anything she touches into ice at will, she can make constructs out of ice, and she can create cold smoke from her own breath.
Her phone rings. It was Cisco.
"Hello?" she answers.
"Barry needs his doctor," said Cisco.
"On my way," said Caitlin.
Later, at S.T.A.R. Labs, Caitlin was treating Barry's three bruised ribs.
"What happened?" asked Caitlin.
"The man who murdered my mother. A man in a yellow suit. I found him," said Barry. "Well, more like he found me. We had a race and then a fist fight. I lost both."
"First, this man in yellow steals tachyons from Mercury Labs and now comes face-to-face with the Flash," said Wells.
"I have to stop him," said Barry. "Before anyone else gets hurt or killed."
"But this man in yellow is obviously faster than you are," said Cisco.
"Cisco's right. You can't beat him one-on-one. We need a plan," said Wells.
"If this guy is looking for tachyons, we can use that as bait," said Cisco.
"You're gonna build a trap?" asked Barry.
"Oh, yeah," replied Cisco. "Dr. Wells, maybe we can get started right now?"
"Don't you have science project to do?" asked Wells.
"Pff. It's just science. It's my thing," said Cisco. "Plus, I got like 48 hours of the weekend to make room."
Meanwhile, in the Glades, Wally West and Jesse Wells were running from a biker gang, who were really angry. They were both running as fast as they could. Jesse was running so fast that the gap between her and Wally was increasing every second.
"Hey, wait up!" said Wally.
"Me, wait up? How about you speed up," replied Jesse playfully.
Wally and Jesse run towards an alley. They jumped over crates and pipes, but they get blocked by a metal gate. The biker gang catches up with them and corner them.
"Nowhere to run," said one biker.
"Hey!"
Everyone turns their heads to the person who yelled. It was Roy Harper, accompanied by Thea and another teenage girl named Sin.
"Leave them alone," said Roy.
"Or what, boy?" asked a biker, clearly not threatened.
"You don't know who I am, do you?" asked Roy.
"I know who you are," said one biker. "You're that runt, Roy Harper. My cousin lives here in the Glades and you stole from him."
"C'mon, guys, this doesn't have to get ugly," said Jesse.
"You damaged our rides," reminded one biker. "And you're gonna pay for that."
"It was an accident," said Jesse.
One biker stepped forward and grabbed Jesse by the hair.
"Hey! Let her go," insisted Wally.
"And if I don't?" dared the biker.
Wally punches the biker in the face, knocking him towards a pile of empty glass bottles.
"Nice punch," said Jesse.
The rest of the bikers get into their fighting stances.
"I guess this has to get ugly," said Jesse.
And so, the bikers and the kids fought. The bikers were big and strong, but the kids were fast. Thanks to his experience on the streets, Roy uses the environment as his weapon. He hits one in the head with a lead pipe. He hits another with a glass bottle. There was a plank resting on top of an oil drum. Roy puts weight on one end so the other end smacks one biker in the face.
Thea founds an arrow lying around and threw it at a biker, impaling his shoulder. Sin was throwing her punches. Jesse was living up to her nickname and decides to just be "quick", dodging every punch at her. Wally was duking it out with the biker gang's leader. They traded punches back and forth. What Wally lacks in size and strength, he makes up for it with reflexes and smarts. Wally takes out the gang leader by throwing a rotten pie at his face and then trips him to the ground.
The fight was over and the kids were all still standing.
"That was intense," said Thea.
"Hey, where did the arrow come from?" asked Sin.
"Guessing The Hood was here before," said Thea.
Meanwhile, Jesse immediately pulled Wally into a kiss. Whether it was the adrenaline pumping or heart pounding, Jesse thought this was the right time. Wally seemed to think so too as he kissed back.
"BG-GF alert," joked Sin. "We got a couple of lovebirds in the house."
"Oh, let them have their fun," said Thea.
However, the romantic moment ends when police sirens. Detective Joe West and a few officers had their guns up as they forced the kids to put their hands in the air.
"Wally?" Joe was surprised to see him.
"Hi, dad," greeted Wally with a sheepish, nervous smile.
"Detective Joe West is your dad?" asked a surprised Roy.
The next evening, Barry and his friends at S.T.A.R. Labs were ready to spring a trap for the "Man in the Yellow Suit". Barry was in his Flash suit, ready for action. Cisco and Harrison Wells created a platform that emits a shield that will prevent speedsters from coming in or out.
"Are you sure this is gonna work?" asked a worried Caitlin.
"It will," said Cisco. "We did a test earlier while you were out. Barry tried to run into the shield. He got pushed back."
"And don't worry. I didn't break anything," added Barry.
Caitlin looks away from Barry and hangs her head. Barry knows what she was thinking.
"Hey, I'll be alright," he assured her. "The trap is our weapon against the Man in Yellow, not me."
Caitlin looks at Barry again. "Just don't die."
"You really care don't you?"
Barry and Caitlin both looked at Cisco, who asked the question.
"What? Are you implying I don't care?" accused Caitlin.
"No offense, but ever since Ronnie died, you've been giving everyone the cold shoulder," said Cisco. "I haven't seen you spend time with Barry outside of patching him up."
"Cisco, I'm still human. I still know how to care," said Caitlin.
"If you two can save this conversation for another time, we may want to focus," said Wells. "Barry, you know what to do?"
"I do," said Barry.
Barry puts on his mask and runs out of S.T.A.R. Labs.
Out in the streets, the Flash ran as he searched for the Man in Yellow. He stopped for a moment when he noticed a robbery at Redwood United Bank being stopped by Supergirl. He was gonna stay and watch, until he got swept up by a red streak. It was the Man in Yellow. He dragged the Flash across the city and throws him hard to a brick wall.
"Looking for me?" started the Man in Yellow.
"Actually, yes," said the Flash.
"Well, I don't have time," said the Man in Yellow. "I have an errand to take care of."
The Man in Yellow runs away. Flash followed him. The Man in Yellow made it to S.T.A.R. Labs and tried to grab the tachyons, but once he stepped foot on the platform, he ends up trapped inside a barrier. Flash arrived in the room not too soon after. As the Man in Yellow struggled to get out of the shield, Flash just teased him with a smile and a wave.
...
"Boo-yah!" celebrated Cisco, who was monitoring the events from the cortex.
"You got that off a comic book, didn't you?" guessed Caitlin.
"Always the cold-hearted killjoy, aren't you?" replied Cisco.
...
Dr. Wells wheels into the lab and stopped next to Flash, looking at the man in yellow.
"Harrison Wells. We meet at last," started the Man in Yellow.
"Likewise," replied Wells. "What do you want with the tachyon particles?"
"My goals are beyond your understanding," said the Man in Yellow.
"Why did you kill my mother?" asked Barry, demanding an answer.
"A confession will get you nowhere, Flash," said the Man in Yellow.
"I must say I am intrigued by you," said Wells. "The speed. The rapid healing. The exact abilities as the Flash."
"Oh, I'm not like the Flash at all," said the Man in Yellow. "Some would say I'm the reverse."
...
"The containment field is fluctuating," said Cisco, monitoring the barrier's stability.
"They need to get out of there now," panicked Caitlin.
Cisco turns on the P.A. system and says, "Barry, you need to get Dr. Wells out of there, now!"
...
All of a sudden, the Man in Yellow gets out of the barrier, drags Harrison Wells out of his wheelchair, and into the barrier with him. He then started pummeling Wells brutally. Flash tried to save Wells, but the barrier pushed him back.
"Cisco, shut down the barrier!" shouted Barry.
"But if I do, that guy's gonna get out," said Cisco.
"Cisco, he's gonna kill Dr. Wells!" yelled Barry.
And so, Cisco shuts off the barrier. In doing so, the Man in Yellow escapes with the tachyon particles.
Flash chased the Man in Yellow outside of S.T.A.R. Labs. Cisco and Caitlin head outside to keep an eye on Barry.
The Man in Yellow runs up the wall, but Flash catches him and drags him back to the ground. However, the Man in Yellow throws Flash towards the hood of a car, causing his head to smash on the car window. Seeing Caitlin and Cisco, the Man in Yellow runs towards them. Flash intercepts him and tries to punch him to the ground, but the Man in Yellow was too fast. He runs circles around Barry and punches him left and right before pounding him to the ground.
"Too slow, Flash," taunted the Man in Yellow.
"We'll see about that," said Flash, not willing to give up.
Flash speed-punches the Man in Yellow, but the latter quickly catches the former's fist and flips him to the ground. He repeatedly punches Flash in the face. Flash couldn't react fast enough to either dodge or block an attack. The Man in Yellow unleashes a deadly uppercut that knocks Barry back a few feet.
For some reason, Caitlin runs towards Flash and stands in between him and the Man in Yellow.
"Stop!" she begged. "No more."
Before the Reverse Flash can make another, he gets punched to the wall by Supergirl, who flew in at high speed.
"You hurt my friend, you hurt me," said Supergirl.
"You got lucky, Flash," said the Man in Yellow.
Knowing he's outnumbered, the Man in Yellow decided to run away. Supergirl looks down at the Flash and offers him a hand. The Flash accepts the offer and allows Supergirl to help him stand up.
"Who was that?" asked Supergirl.
"A speedster," answered Flash.
"I know that. I meant, who is he?" asked Supergirl. "Got a codename, at least?"
"Oo, I have one," said Cisco. "The Reverse Flash."
Everyone looks at Cisco, not sure about the name he chose.
"What? He said it, not me," said Cisco, referring to the Man in Yellow. "And he's right. Yellow suit. Red lightning. Evil. The reverse of the Flash."
"Meh," replied Caitlin.
Flash looks at Supergirl and tells her, "Thanks."
"No problem," said Supergirl.
"Guess this means I'm no longer the fastest man alive," said Flash.
"To me, you'll always be," said Supergirl.
Flash smiled. Supergirl smiled back.
"Oh my god. Just kiss already. Ugh, the thirst is real," complained Cisco, sensing the romantic tension.
"I apologize for my friend," said Caitlin.
Supergirl looks back at the Flash. "Should we?"
"I... don't think this is the moment," replied Flash. Realizing how that sounds, he says, "Not that I'm saying I'm into you, which I'm not... or I am... I mean..."
"Okay, I think you should stop," interrupted Caitlin.
"I think it's adorable," said Supergirl. Unexpectedly, she gives Flash a kiss on the cheek. "Take care."
"You too," replied Flash.
Supergirl takes off and flies to parts unknown.
"She's cute, isn't she?" said Cisco.
"She sure is," said Flash.
"Oh, god," complained Caitlin. Suddenly, she remembered something. "Dr. Wells."
Caitlin rushes back inside to look for her boss.
Later that evening, everyone has gone back home, except for Caitlin and Cisco. Cisco was just about to leave, but he stayed to talk to Caitlin about something.
"Hey, that was pretty brave thing to do," said Cisco.
"What?" asked Caitlin.
"Protecting Barry," said Cisco. "I guess you do care."
Caitlin rolls her eyes, but she smiled, admitting to Cisco that she does care.
"Well, see you tomorrow," said Cisco.
After Cisco left, Caitlin started doing private tests on herself, trying to see if there's a way to cure herself of her powers. So far, she only ends up freezing every piece of equipment she touches due to anxiety. Luckily, she learned how to thaw her own ice.
"Ah!" she screamed.
Suddenly, Caitlin felt something inside her that didn't feel right. She looked at a reflective surface and saw her eyes glowing. She runs to the hallway and tried to calm down. When she placed her hand on the wall, something happened. She seemed to have activated a panel and opened a secret door. The teenage girl backed away in surprise.
"What's this?" she wondered.
She enters the door and what she found inside shocked her. She found a display of what appears to be the suit of the "Reverse Flash".
"What the hell?" Caitlin was confused. "W-Why would the Man in Yellow hide right here in S.T.A.R. Labs?"
Caitlin has discovered the Time Vault. Will she discover who the Reverse Flash is? Will she turn into Killer Frost? Stay tuned and find out.