I think it's time for Killer Frost's Firestorm arc to take center stage.
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I'd like to thank slytherclaw16, Chevalier Lecteur, Reven of Darkness, CallMeMiles, NeoTyson, hi, Guest, FanWriter2400, LazySpeedster, Articunomaster, Potatoeprincess, and Aragorn II Elessar for the recent reviews.
To CallMeMiles: Yeah, I'm sorry about the lack of "You have failed this city" parts. I'll try to do that more often.
To FanWriter2400: No, it won't, unfortunately. I prefer to leave Superman out of my Arrowverse stories. Unlike most fans, I prefer to leave Superman in the sidelines, because I, for one, understand that the Arrowverse is for the B-list superheroes to shine.
To Articunomaster: Probably
Ronnie, a.k.a. The Burning Man. was looting through garbage once again, looking for something to eat. Two charred bodies were nearby, meaning there was a fight.
"Martin."
The Burning Man turns around at the sound of the voice. Standing right there is Clarissa Stein.
"Clarissa?"
"Is that you in there, Martin?" asked Clarissa.
"Yes, it's me," said The Burning Man. "But how did you know?"
"I'm sorry about this, Martin," said Clarissa, tearing up.
"About what?" asked The Burning Man.
Suddenly, a dart comes out of nowhere and hits the Burning Man on the neck. He drops on his knees as the serum in the dart does its work on his system. His fires go out and he falls to unconsciousness. The one who fired the dart was none other than Killer Frost, who finally comes out of into the open.
"Is he gonna be okay?" asked Clarissa.
"He'll be fine," said Killer Frost.
"Now what?" asked Clarissa.
"Now, I ask help from the man who did this to him," said Killer Frost as she gave Clarissa more darts with the same serum. "Just be sure to give this to him every three hours. If he so much as gains consciousness, he'll catch fire."
"Okay," said Clarissa fearfully.
"Remember. If you tell anyone about me, your husband becomes a widower," threatened Killer Frost, holding her frosted finger in front of Clarissa's eye.
Harrison Wells was in the Time Vault, watching Barry Allen through the security cameras he planted in Silverstone High. The Scarlet Speedster was currently engaged in his boxing lessons with Oliver and Kara. Wells thinks this is good for him. Hand-to-hand combat skills will surely help Barry fight him better next time. He loves the challenge. It may be all about speed, but he and the Flash from the future more often than not get into evenly-matched fist fights.
"Harrison Wells!"
Wells' attention was caught by the sound of a familiar voice. The security camera outside of S.T.A.R. Labs showed him that Caitlin Snow, a.k.a. Killer Frost, is here.
"I don't want a fight. I just want to talk," said Killer Frost.
Wells gets back on his wheelchair and meets Killer Frost outside.
"Shouldn't you be at school, Caitlin?" asked Wells.
"Don't call me that," growled Killer Frost. "Also, it's lunch break. I have time."
"What do you want?" asked Wells.
"Ronnie is alive," said Killer Frost. "The particle accelerator merged him and Professor Martin Stein into one. He's the one the media calls the Burning Man. It may look like Ronnie, but it's Stein's mind that dominating the body."
"Fascinating," said Wells.
"We just have to work on separating Ronnie and Martin," said Killer Frost.
"Well, I think I have the technology for that," said Wells. "I just need Cisco to help me, which means it'll have to wait until after school. Speaking of school, you might want to go back before someone finds out you're ditching."
"Remember. I know who you are. I can tell anyone. Don't even think about crossing me," threatened Killer Frost.
"Believe it or not, Caitlin, I've always been fond of Ronnie, as I am of you and Cisco," said Wells.
"You have a funny way of showing us that," retorted Killer Frost.
After school, Barry and Cisco head to S.T.A.R. Labs after Wells called them. When they entered the cortex, they were shocked to see an unexpected guest there. Caitlin. She was wearing her suit, but her hair and lips were normal.
"Any chances you're back on Team Flash?" hoped Cisco.
"Afraid not," said Caitlin.
"Then what are you doing here?" asked Barry.
Caitlin shows Barry and Cisco the footage of one of the cells in the pipeline. Ronnie was in there, still unconscious. Cisco was shocked.
"I thought he was dead," said Cisco.
"We all did," said Wells.
Catilin and Harrison explain to Barry and Cisco about what happened to Martin Stein and Ronnie Raymond. They were both fascinated and worried about it.
"So, how do we split them up?" asked Barry.
"With this," said Wells, gesturing a device on the table. "It's a quantum splicer. All we need is to finish it. That's where you come in, Cisco."
"I may be 15 years old, but I got magic in these fingers," said Cisco, waving all ten fingers in preparation to finish the splicer.
While Cisco and Wells work on the splicer, Barry stares at Caitlin, still surprised to see her in S.T.A.R. Labs.
"You like what you see, Allen?" teased Caitlin. "I can take off the suit if you like."
"I'm just happy to see you," said Barry. "Coming to us for help, that couldn't have been easy."
"I'm still working on my engineering skills, Barry. I'm a biochemist, after all," said Caitlin.
"Cait, I'm running out of ways to ask you come back to us. What do I have to do to convince you to come back to us?" begged Barry.
"Helping me get Ronnie back enough for now," said Caitlin.
"I'd love to meet him," said Barry.
"And I'm sure he'd love to meet The Flash," said Caitlin.
"Are you planning on rekindling with him?" asked Barry.
"It's complicated, Barry," said Caitlin. "If he finds out who I am, he'll be horrified."
"I guess just saying, 'Hey, I'm Killer Frost and I kill people,' is not easy," commented Barry.
Caitlin glares at Barry.
"Sorry," apologized Barry.
Caitlin leaves the cortex and heads to the pipeline.
Martin Stein, in Ronnie's body, regains consciousness just as he sees Caitlin, only she has disguised herself as Killer Frost. Her hair is white, her lips are blue, and her icy mask was on her face.
"You're the one who darted me," said Martin. "You used my wife against me?"
"You wouldn't let me come close, Professor Stein, so I had to find someone you actually want to see," said Caitlin.
"You didn't hurt her, did you?" asked Martin.
"I didn't," said Caitlin. "She's waiting for you at home."
"You want to fix me?" asked Martin.
"The man you see in the mirror, he means the world to me," said Caitlin. "I don't care whether you and your wife live happily ever after or not. I just want 'him' back."
"And you will."
Caitlin turns around to see Wells, just sitting on his wheelchair in the shadows. What is this? A horror movie?
Barry and Cisco came a few seconds later with the quantum splicer in hand.
"It's ready," said Cisco.
Caitlin faces Stein and says, "Now, here's what we're gonna do. I'm gonna open the cell and you're gonna walk towards me quietly. We'll attach the quantum splicer to your body and it will separate you and Ronnie."
"A quantum splicer? That's dangerous," said Martin.
"Trust us, Professor. It'll work," said Barry.
Martin slowly walks out of the cell and lets Cisco attach the the quantum splicer to him. Just when it seemed like it was going to work, Martin started to overload. Fire comes out of his body and builds up at a fast rate. Everyone stood back as he screamed in pain, unable to hold in all the energy inside him.
"He's gonna blow," said Wells.
"Then lock him back in the pipeline," said Barry.
"No, that won't be enough," said Cisco. "The energy, it's too much for the cell to contain."
"Then I have to get him out of the city," said Barry.
Barry grabs his suit and then carries Martin outside. However, the fire burned through his suit and singed his skin. The Flash slips and brakes as he and Martin both tumble across the road. Martin continues to scream as the fire around him grows bigger.
"Just keep it together, Professor," pleaded Flash.
Martin gets back up and flies out of the city, keeping himself away from everyone in Silverstone City. Flash was about to run after him, until...
"Wait!"
It was Caitlin.
Flash carries Caitlin bridal style, knowing she'd want to see "him" if it works, and chases Stein to the Badlands outside Silverstone City. Stein begins to fall until he crash-lands. Flash was about to reach him, until the Burning Man explodes due to overload. The blast literally blows Flash and Caitlin away. They lie on the ground for a minute before they managed to pick themselves up.
"No," muttered Caitlin, scared that Ronnie could be dead for real.
"Cisco, can you pick a heat signature?" asked Flash through his comm-link.
"I found two," said Cisco.
"I meant other than me and Caitlin," said Flash.
"I know that, and I'm saying there's two heat signatures where the explosion went off," said Cisco.
"Caitlin, he's alive," said Flash.
Flash carries Caitlin again and carries her to the spot where the Burning Man released an explosion. Lying in the middle of the crater is not only Ronnie Raymond but Martin Stein, now separated from the teenage boy. Caitlin melts the mask off her face and turns her hair back to its original color as she runs towards Ronnie. She immediately hugs him, happy to see him.
"It's really you," she said happily.
"I guess I am," said Ronnie jokingly.
Caitlin then kisses Ronnie, and he happily kissed her back.
Flash helps Martin stand up.
"It's good to meet you in the flesh, Professor Stein," said Flash.
"And you must be The Flash," said Martin. "A man who can travel faster than sound. Astonishing."
"I look forward to discussing my powers with you, as is Dr. Harrison Wells," said Flash.
"But first, I could use a cup of tea with my wife," said Martin.
Meanwhile, Wally and Jesse sneak out of their houses to meet up with Sin at the clock tower in the Glades.
"Our dads our gonna kill us if they find out we're here," said Wally, nervous.
"C'mon, West. We're teenagers. We rebel against our folks for a living," said Jesse.
"At least I'm out here with you," said Wally, smiling at Jesse.
"As long as we're together, we're safe," said Jesse, holding Wally's hand.
Suddenly, Wally and Jesse are taken by a blur, dropping them at an alleyway. The two lie on the ground and look up to see a man dressed in a yellow body suit. He was vibrating. His eyes glowed red. His face is hidden with a blur.
"Who the heck are you?" asked Jesse.
"They call me the Reverse Flash," said the man in yellow.
"So, you're another one of the bad guys?" asked Wally.
"You can say that," said Reverse Flash.
"My father will have your head if he finds out you've hurt me," said Jesse.
"I'm not here for you. I'm here for 'him,'" said Reverse Flash, looking at Wally. "You will send a message to your sister for me."
Reverse Flash takes out a phone and puts it on the ground.
"Tell your father, he will die," threatened Reverse Flash.
The yellow-suited speedster runs away, leaving the two teens to take a look at the phone. There was a video saved. They played the video and see Eddie Thawne. He looked like he was trapped somewhere, exhausted and afraid.
"Iris, if you're watching this, help me," said Eddie, begging for help.
The plot thickens. Firestorm is finally split up. Reverse Flash has kidnapped Eddie.
Bear in mind that updates will come very slowly from this point and forward. I have other stories I'm more interested in working on, so I'm sorry.