Little Heart has reached 30 followers! I'm so happy! To celebrate, here comes my longest and most thrilling chapter jet. Enjoy!

Answer to Grace Ellingson's review: Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts, I literally jumped up-and-down with joy! I agree with you, as well :) I like Iris and Barry together. We'll just have to wait and see what happens...

I put the mug to my mouth.

"Aow!"

"I told you it was hot."

"Well, I thought my lips could handle it." I said.

Barry smiled on the other side of the cornered table. Caitlin had asked us to meet her at Jitters but she didn't say why.

"Clearly, your powers doesn't make you immune to heat." Iris pointed out.

I sat silently and played with the spoon until Cisco jumped at me from behind. He laughed and I gave him a friendly punch in the stomach.

"Sorry I'm late!" he said. "The curls were not co-operating this morning."

Two minutes later, Caitlin's showed herself outside the window. She waved and hurried to the door.

"Good morning, everyone!" she greeted and gave me a quick hug. "How are you?"

Everyone seemed fine. I looked up at Caitlin's happy face, her eyes glistened behind the light mascara. It made me smile.

"What's going on with you?"

"Ronnie and I are getting married!"

Our chins dropped. I clapped my hands together, jumped out of the chair and hugged her hard. We laughed together and then she told us about his second proposal.

"We were talking about the future after dinner, how our lives have changed so drastically and that our relationship has taken…" She sighed. "Impossible turns! Then he asked me if I still wanted to marry him!"

"That's so great, Caitlin!" Barry added.

I put my hand on hers.

"I am so happy for you."

"Gosh! Olivia, we'll get to arrange a bachelorette party!" Iris exclaimed.

Caitlin snorted.

"Can we all agree that there will be no strip club?"

Cisco smiled kind of creepy. Caitlin noticed.

"Not for Ronnie either!"

"Oh, you're no fun!"

The wedding will take place next week, at a beach house on the outskirts of town. I like the idea of an impulsive wedding, then only people who are important in your life right now will be there.

"Well, I didn't just gather us here to talk about my wedding. It's been uncommonly quiet this past month and, to be honest, I don't want to get too accustomed to it… Olivia?"

I knew what she was after. During lunch last week I'd told her about my theories.

"Right, I'm getting restless too!" I began. "And in my restlessness I've been thinking."

"About...?" Barry wondered.

"Turbulent Bull. But be prepared, cause it'll sound crazy!"

"We're getting more used to that every day." Iris assured.

I told them what we know about the monster/cup-relationship so far: The cyclops tried to steal it and Turbulent Bull successfully stole it from S.T.A.R. Labs.

"There has to be something special about it! It's just a theory, but if these monsters are walking-myths then maybe the cup comes from that world too."

"You mean, like King Arthur's Holy Grail?" Barry asked.

If that's the case, the cup probably has the ability to keep people from dying.

There was an awkward silence around the table. For a moment I felt like a neglected child.

"Go on."

Cisco took a sip of his coffee. I smiled vaguely.

"And I also think Turbulent Bull is part-time human."

"That makes sense." said Barry right away. "You and I actually saw the harpy-woman transform outside the bank vault."

Caitlin nodded.

"The ability to change appearance would explain why they disappear so easily."

Suddenly, Cisco got an idea!

"Hang on!" he exclaimed. "Remember Dr. Kirsch's family tree? We only have information about his male ancestors, past the generations… If the minotaur is immortal and can take on the appearance of a human, then…"

"He could be all of them!" I followed up. "Kirsch is Turbulent Bull!"

The others hushed me and I lowered my head.

"Wait, that's why we know nothing about the women? Because there were none?" Iris wondered. "He's just pretended to be his own father, grandfather, great-great grandfather and so on?"

Everyone nodded in unity.

"And that makes Jonathan Kirsch…" Barry began.

"One old man!" Cisco finished.

"If what you say is true, Oz," Barry continued after a second's thought. "then us having the cup is the only way to stop him."

"From what?"

He waited for me to explain.

"Jonathan Kirsch is suspicious alright, but it still feels like he has good in him. I can sense it! Maybe this is a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-thing, where he needs our help more than our hostility?"

Barry sighed.

"Last time we all got the impression that this creature is highly aggressive." he explained, like someone better knowing. "If we have to stop him, and he can't die because he has the cup, we need to take it."

A few hours later, we got company at S.T.A.R. Labs! I was on my way back upstairs after having "powdered my nose" (how delicately put!) when they entered the main entrance:

A woman with long, golden brown hair wearing a purple dress under a dark jacket and a man with short hair and goggle-glasses. They were carrying one massive gun each! I stared at them in wonder. The man took off his goggles and smirked cunningly at me.

"Hello, beautiful."

"Do I know you?"

"No and I don't intend for you to get to know me either." he muttered. "Lisa, let's get this over with."

They knew the way up to the main lab and I simply followed them. When the others saw them, they didn't look pleased. Barry lashed at the man but not before a gun was aimed and fired something blue on his leg. An icy substance clung to it and Barry cried out as he kneeled.

"What are you doing here, Snart?!"

"Nice to see you too, Flash. Barry. It's been too many months."

"Answer the question!"

Cisco twirled his face into a guilty smile. Caitlin asked if he knew anything about this.

"I figured we could use some help to break into Kirsch's house."

"You contacted them!?" Barry shouted.

The woman, Lisa, walked up to Cisco.

"He just gave me a call. You don't have to be mad."

Leonard and Lisa Snart are siblings-in-crime, apparently. Leonard and Barry have a history of being frenemies. (Enemies, most recently.) Snart was responsible for letting all the metahuman-villains go.

I sat down next to my friend and conjured a flame between my palms.

"Tell me if it hurts."

In seconds the ice covering Barry's leg melted. Snart observed me intriguingly.

"Well, well… Here we have the newest little superhero. Little Heart, what kind of name is that?"

"The one I chose. What's yours?"

"You may call me Captain Cold."

I stared into his trickster eyes. Barry leaned on my shoulder as he stood up.

"We don't need your help!"

Snart gave me a crooked smile.

"I can see that. Nonetheless, I'm good at what I do and want a piece of the cake."

Caitlin, Iris and Barry stared at Cisco.

"How much did you tell her?"

"Only the important bits!" Snart answered. "Something about a shimmering mug that gives the drinker a very long life. If it's real, that's payment enough!"

Iris got angry.

"There's the catch!"

Caitlin too.

"Is there anything you care about except yourself?"

Snart's smile faded.

"Yeah. Money." He turned to Barry. "We got a deal?"

Barry stood on his own feet now and gently pushed me out of his way.

"NO!"

Snart raised his cold-gun again.

"That's not what I wanted to hear."

I knew what Barry was thinking in that moment: He could try to disarm Snart, but not without risking the lives of the rest standing in the room. There was no telling who the ice-beam would hit...

"Don't be stupid, Lenny!" Lisa said.

That's when I approached Snart from the side. In one smooth move, I let my fingertips touch his right cheek. He was taken aback first but he relaxed in a matter of seconds… I could feel the sadness and frustration inside him… A loveless lifetime of submission to darkness. My heart shone brightly and as he met my gaze, a flickering light showed in his eyes.

"What happened?" Lisa asked out loud. "What did she do?"

"I just wanted to try something." I answered and gave her a friendly smile.

When I looked back at his face, he was smiling.

"If you want to help us, fair play is your only requirement."

"I guess I owe Barry one favor."

Next, he and I laughed!

"Hey, hey, hey!" Barry exclaimed in a state of panic. "You have to tell me exactly what's going on here!"

"You've changed your mind, Lenny?"

Snart held the cold-gun over his shoulder and turned to the others.

"Yeah!"

Snart was still Snart. My powers had only taken away most of his frustration, leaving a pretty nice man willing to assist us.

Jonathan Kirsch's home reminds me of The Cullen's residents in Twilight, only smaller and more square-shaped. (Not my cup of tea!) Barry and Cisco had checked it out earlier:

"Our scanners detected a hollow in the ground and it turns out there's another building hidden underneath the property!" Cisco explained and pointed at the computer.

I was baffled.

"Like, a very big sellar?"

"That's probably where he puts everything he doesn't want ordinary people to see." Snart continued. "Like that precious drink keeping him alive."

When Iris interviewed Dr. Kirsch, he said that he enjoys spending his weekends hikinging with his wife.

"So that means no one's home?" I wondered.

Barry crossed his arms.

"We can't count on it, but this opportunity is as good as any."
"Yes, Barry!" Snart exclaimed. "Well said. This is how we do it: You, Little Heart and myself enter the underground while Lisa and Cisco keep close as stand-by. The girlfriend and Caitlin will manage things from here and if complications occur… Let's hope they don't."

He reached out his hand to Barry and did a snap-handshake. Barry's gaze froze (haha!) as we walked towards the door.

"Did I just do a funny handshake with Leonard Snart?"

It was dark by the time we sneaked onto the wet grass. I couldn't light a fireball, cause we didn't want anyone to see Little Heart, The Flash and Captain Cold conducting a crime. I stumbled and felt more like Goofy than a superhero.

"Cisco, you're breathing is really loud." I said.

Cisco apologized in my ear and Caitlin ordered us to stop on top of the hill. Snart cleared his throat and handed Barry a shovel.

"Work your magic."

Barry used his speed to dig all the way down to the roof of the hidden house. It was made of metal. I forced a dussin hot flames on it.

"Guys, stop." Cisco said. "He just turned on the lights."

"Damn!" I exclaimed. "What now?"

Snart grinned.

"We'll stall him, of course!"

Since I'm sort of acquainted to Jonathan Kirsch, the task to stall him was laid on me. He looked genuinely happy when he opened the front door.

"Miss Zoe! What gives me this great pleasure?"

Before I knocked, I'd run to the car and changed clothes with Lisa. (Purple is not my color, but rather that than my Little Heart-suit.)

"I hope you don't think I'm rude. I've been in the neighbourhood with some friends and thought I'd stop by!"

He was wearing a white shirt and a towel over his shoulders. His hair was slightly wet. The image made me think of Colin Firth's Mr. Darcy.

"It was a spontaneous move!" I confessed.

"Well, don't just stand there! Come in!"

From now on I'll use italics to distinct what the team is saying in my ear from everything else.

Barry: We're inside, Olivia! I assume you are too.

Snart: You know she's not supposed to say anything back? Anyway, Heart, we're in a large corridor and I'll let you know once we've found what we came for.

The interior feel of Kirsch's home was much more my taste, colorful and cozy. He had lots of art books and a giant movie-shelf. A crystal lamp brought light to the kitchen, which was also the dining room.

"We haven't bumped into each other in a while." he said and turned on the coffee-maker. "How are you?"

Barry: Wow, this guy's got so many old stuff! Look at this 18th century wig! This must be a walking closet … Here's a library! … A telescope!

"Oh… Just fine, thanks!" I smiled. "Trying to enjoy the semester…"

Barry: Sorry, Oz. Wait, is this really what I think it is?

Snart: What?

Barry: An original Pythagoras text!

"Have you found it difficult?"

I returned my focus to the handsome doctor sitting opposite me.

"No." I said, raptly. "It's fine."

I looked at a picture frame by the window. Kirsch was holding his arms around the woman we know to be a harpy.

"Is that your wife?"

He nodded.

"Her name's Harper."

Cisco: That's a terrible alias for a harpy!

Lisa: Shut up… Cisco.

Cisco: Hey, look Lisa! You're still Captain Cold's evil sister, even if he's gone temporarily good...

Caitlin: Just be quiet! Olivia must focus.

"... She's an astronomer and out looking at the stars as we speak." Kirsch told me and presented a coffee tray. "Do you want milk in yours?"

The longer I sat there, the more I began to doubt that he was Turbulent Bull. How can someone so kind be anything else?

"When did you meet her?"

"Oh, what feels like ages ago!" His smile disappeared as he browsed through his memories.

Barry: Here's a room that's completely trashed.

Snart: Are those horn marks?

"... we were two lost souls, misunderstood by the world. You see, Miss Zoe, my father never loved me. To him, I was nothing but a spot of dirt in his perfectly clean life. Harper had gone through the same hardships… And we lived through them together."

Pain. Anger. Sorrow. My chest and stomach turned into heavy lumps and my vision got clouded by what seemed like black air. I tried to blink it away, without succeeding. Kirsch didn't notice, cause he was still deep inside his own mind. I wonder if he would've stopped boosting negativity if he knew it was killing me?

Barry: We've looked everywhere, Oz. The cup isn't here!

[SOUND LIKE HE HIT SOMETHING]

Snart: Take it easy, Flash! Don't grow all frustrated, we just need to think.

I tried to think happy thoughts and closed my eyes for a bit.

Snart: Where's the best place to hide something?

"Where everyone can see it." I heard myself answer.

I opened my eyes and saw the golden cup on a shelf behind Kirsch. I stood up quickly and my light exploded from within! As the coffee was drained out on the floor, my strength returned!

"YOU!" Kirsch exclaimed in a state of rage. "You've been her all along! I TRUSTED YOU!"

Barry: Olivia?

Snart: Heart, what's going on?

"You are just like the rest of them! Wish to see me dead! I HATE YOU!"

Horns grew out of his skull and he became much taller than his human self. Fists in the size of bowling balls smashed the table in half and the transforming minotaur screamed. Suddenly, a streak of red and yellow entered the room.

"Snart, go to Cisco and get out of here!" Barry ordered through the intercon.

"The cup is there."

I pointed and in a second Barry was standing next to me with the cup in his hand. He took a firm hold of my arm, but I hesitated.

"We have to go, Olivia!"

There was barely anything left of Kirsch. His brown eyes were now red. I was afraid for his sake and didn't want to leave. But I had to. I allowed Barry to sweep me off my feet and we speeded out of the house. The screams of Turbulent Bull echoed behind us.

Olivia Zoe

3rd of July, 2015

This was such an intense chapter to write! The last passages left me out of breath! I hope you like it, dear reader, and are curious about what's coming next :) Feel free to leave a review with your thoughts/suggestions!