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*Caitlin's POV*
Something felt off the next morning, Natalie was being strangely quiet but she didn't sleep at all last night. Had a nightmare about an hour into the night and stayed up coloring after tossing and turning for a while. Of course she didn't tell us this till we walked into her room to wake her up. I watched her as she tiredly ate her cereal.
"Natalie, are you sure you're okay?" Barry asked catching her head before it fell into her bowl.
"I'm fine Daddy" She mumbled. Barry looked alarmed as he put his hand to her forehead again.
"Caitlin, she's warm" He said concern lacing his tone.
"What?" I asked putting my hand to her forehead, she is warm. Natalie shouldn't be warm.
"Okay, should she not be warm?" Joe asked coming to stand next to us.
"No, she shouldn't. Natalie once told us that if she ever felt like she has a normal temperature then something is very wrong" I answered standing up and lifting Natalie into my arms.
"Where are you taking her?" Joe asked
"To STAR Labs, I need to take a look at her with my equipment" I answered grabbing my purse before walking with Barry towards my car.
"No time for cars, Cait", Barry said picking me up then turning back to Joe, "I'll call you when we know something". With a rush of wind, the three of us were in the med bay of STAR Labs.
"Barry, can you get an ice bath going then call Cisco", he nodded and flashed away. I set Natalie down on the bed and put my hand on her forehead, she's still too warm.
"Mommy" I looked down at Natalie whose little cheeks were bright red.
"Yes, sweetie?" I asked gently pushing her hair away from her face.
"I'm sorry" she whispered a tear falling down her cheek. My heart ached at seeing her like this, how did this happen? We did everything right.
"You don't have to be sorry for anything. You did nothing wrong" I said speaking with conviction as I took her temperature and vitals. Everything seemed normal except for her increasing temperature. It was ticking up slowly, a big jump from what it was when she first got here.
"It's supposed to be 65" Natalie spoke sitting up, "My temperature is supposed to be between 65 and 70 to be considered normal". I glanced at the screen to see 75 degrees staring back at me. If she reaches 80, she'll die. 75 is already pushing it.
"I got the bath ready and Cisco is on his way" Barry said flashing to Natalie's bedside looking down at her worriedly.
"We need to get her in it now, if she reaches 80 degrees, she will die" I said with urgency, Barry nodded and picked her up. He flashed her to the locker room and I grabbed some equipment to monitor her while she was in the bath then ran to the locker room. Barry was crouched down holding her hand and pushing her auburn hair form her face. I stood there trying to calm myself down, once I did I set Natalie up, her temperature was the same but we probably had to let the ice take its course first.
"No, Daddy it's too cold" Natalie whined opening her eyes again.
"I know, baby and I'm sorry but this is the only way to keep your temperature down" Barry soothed then kissed her forehead. We sat in silence listening to Natalie's heartbeat on the monitor, it was slow but at least her heart was still beating. I watched the numbers on her temperature, holding onto my breath until it beeped and went down to 72.
"Oh thank god" I breathed out and Barry smiled at me slightly.
"It's working, Cait its working" Barry said happily and kissed me quickly. We both laughed and smiled.
"Hey guys, I came as soon as I could. How's Nat?" Cisco said running in while breathing heavily.
"She's stable for now" I answered standing up, "Did yo- "I stopped short when I saw someone behind him.
"Lisa Snart?" Barry asked in shock, "This is who you're seeing Cisco?". My mouth fell open in shock, not that I'm that surprised that she's his girlfriend but more so that he would bring her here.
"yeah, look she was with me when you called and wanted to help", Cisco defended putting his hands up.
"Look, I come in peace" Lisa said solemnly. Barry stood up in anger.
"You told her about Natalie! How could you Cisco?" Barry yelled getting into his face.
"Look dude, I'm sorry but did you want me to lie to her?" Cisco said back.
"Yes! You were the one who said it could mess up everything if people knew! You put my daughter at risk telling Lisa Snart, do you not remember who her brother is? You are putting Natalie in danger if she tells anyone?". Barry was right and Cisco knew it by the guilt on his face.
"I'm sorry man, I wasn't thinking" Cisco mumbled, "but she wouldn't do that, she's different now"
"I've changed Barry, is that so hard to believe?" Lisa drawled taking a step forward.
"Yes," I answered coming to stand by Barry, "after all you've done to us, you expect us to trust you especially with our daughter". Lisa turned her eyes to the floor with a frown.
"I told you they weren't ready, Cisco. I'm going to head home"
"Lisa, you don't have to" Cisco stammered, grabbing her hands.
"Yes I do" She answered letting go of his hands then turned to leave, "And I won't tell anyone about Natalie".
"Okay, do we know why this happened?" Cisco asked turning back towards us.
"I don't know she was fine last night at the pier" I replied crossing my arms as I glanced down at Natalie who was shivering but sleeping soundly. I wanted to take her out and wrap her into a blanket.
"Yeah, up until…up until we ran into that guy" Barry said, a light bulb seemingly going off in his head.
"You mean the one who touched Natalie's shoulder?" I asked remembering our night on the pier. The guy had run into Barry and touched her shoulder before apologizing and walking off.
"I knew he looked familiar, it was Melto Man. God, why didn't I see it before?" Barry exclaimed running his hands through his hair.
"This is not your fault, Barry" I said putting my hand on his shoulder and turning him to me, "neither of us could have known". He grimaced but pulled me in for a hug.
"I'm going to go find this guy" he pulled away and placed his hands on my face, "I love you". I smiled slightly and pecked his lips.
"I love you too. Please be careful", he grinned in response.
"I'm always careful", I snorted and released him. He kissed my forehead then walked towards the tub. Natalie's eyes opened as Barry put his hand on her cheek.
"Hi Daddy, can I get out of the bathtub now?" She croaked smiling up at him.
"Not yet honey, your temperature is still too high". Natalie scrunched her nose is reply.
"Fine, but how much longer?" She asked leaning her hand into Barry's with a yawn.
"Just a bit longer but I got to go to the station so I can catch this guy. I'll be back as soon as I can. I love you, Natalie. Don't forget that". She glanced up at him and nodded.
"I love you too, Daddy. Be careful", Barry kissed her forehead lingering for a minute before standing up and walking past Cisco and I. I heard the whoosh of air and knew he had gone to the station to tell Joe and Eddie what was going on.
"So, what now?" Cisco asked scratching the back of his head.
"We need to refill the ice, some of its starting to melt. Would you go to the breakroom and get some more?" I asked still pretty angry at Cisco for telling Lisa about Natalie. He nodded.
"Yeah, for sure. I'll be right back" I turned back to Natalie just to be called by Cisco, "I am sorry Cait".
"I know" I replied then took a seat by Natalie again. I heard Cisco sigh then his footsteps as he walked away.
"Mommy, where'd Uncle Cisco go?" Natalie asked yawning again.
"To get more ice for the bath" I answered, laughing slightly as she scrunched up her nose in disgust.
"Will you sing our song Mommy?" She whispered looking up at me with those big green eyes.
"Of course but remember you asked to hear me sing", Natalie giggled at that and closed her eyes to listen.
"Summer loving had me a blast
Summer loving happened so fast
I met a girl crazy for me
Met a boy cute as can be
Summer days drifting away to oh oh the summer nights"
A rush of air made me stop and look around. Barry shouldn't be back so quickly. Maybe it's Cisco.
"Cisco is that you?" I called as I stood up and walked slowly to the door. The footsteps became louder as they walked towards the door, I swung it open and there was…Barry. Except it didn't look quite like the Barry that was here a few minutes ago. This Barry was in the Flash suit and had more facial hair. He looked like he hadn't slept in days.
"Caitlin" He breathed out as his eyes found mine.
*Future Barry's POV*
Once I made it through to this time period, I flashed to STAR Labs after getting new memories of where Natalie would be. The last set I got was when she was feeling warm in Joe's kitchen. Melto Man had touched her. One shot from the cold gun should fix her though. What if I see Caitlin? What am I going to do about that? She knows her future now and I've missed her so damn much. To hold her in my arms or kiss her would make everything feel better. Maybe I could get the chance to actually say goodbye to her this time. Cut it out Barry, now is not the time to get distracted, where did they take Natalie after getting to STAR Labs. The locker rooms.
"Cisco is that you?" I heard an all too familiar voice call. Caitlin. It's really her. I walked quickly to the door but stopped at the entrance, was I even ready for this. Before I could decide to run or not, it seemed that Caitlin made the choice for me and swung the door open.
"Caitlin" I breathed out, my eyes finding hers. Oh god those eyes, those beautiful brown eyes. I felt like crying and laughing all at the same time as I stared at my wife. The wife that was killed 6 months ago, the wife that gave me a beautiful scarlet angel. My snow angel. My Doctor Snow-Allen. My Caitlin. Unable to hold it in anymore I pressed my lips to hers. God how I missed her lips. I felt her freeze then kiss me back, deciding it was better to end the kiss here I pulled away and just stared at her trying to memorize her face.
"You must be Barry from the future" Caitlin said her face flushed from the intensity I'd put into the kiss. Whoops, I guess I made her pretty out of it.
"Yeah, that's me. Where's my past self?" I asked still holding her face in my hands.
"With Joe, tracking down Melto Man" She answered, still in her stupor. Remembering the reason, I was here, I looked around for Natalie.
"Where's Natalie?" I pressed urgently. Caitlin seemed to snap out of it and turned around to point at the tub. Sure enough, there she was.
"Natalie" I breathed out, relief flooding through my body, all the tension leaving me as I flashed to her side. Her eyes opened and I felt the tears falling down my cheeks from the happiness of seeing my little girl.
"Daddy" she said happily and put her small hand on my cheek, "I knew you'd come for me. Don't cry Daddy". I laughed and pulled her into my arms. Natalie began to shake in my arms, softly letting a few tears go just like I was doing.
"I'm so happy you're okay. I was losing my mind without you" I confessed holding her safely in my arms. When I pulled back, I noticed the red streaks falling from her eyes. Her eyes rolled to the back of her head and she fell limp in my arms.
"Natalie!" Caitlin and I both screamed.
"Woah, what the frack man? Barry is that you, like future Barry?' Cisco said dropping the ice on the ground.
"No time to explain" Caitlin said running to the ice then ripping it open and throwing it in the tub. This won't be enough; we need the cold gun. I flashed to the weapon holding room and grabbed the gun.
"Stand back" I yelled as I flashed back. Once they both moved I shot Natalie with it and prayed to whatever God was out there that she would be okay.
Dun dun dun…..will Natalie survive? Will Barry and her make it back to 2025? The last few chapters are coming people. Be ready. I hope you enjoyed that chapter and I apologize again for the lateness. More soon!