In A Flash

Chapter 43

Barry's POV

I pace back and forth in Star Labs as I explain what happened to Cisco, Caitlyn, and Dr. Wells. "...So what do I do?" I sigh and rub my forehead with my hands.

"So let me get this straight. Megan was kidnapped by... the invisible man?" Cisco raises a brow, trying not to smile at his nickname.

"Are you sure she 'disappeared?' It was raining and you could barely see in front of you. You could've just missed her," Dr. Wells tells me his theory.

I examine Wells, not sure if I even did the right thing by telling him the situation. He could be behind this. And he already attempted to kill my fiancé, I'm sure.

"She vanished in thin air! Who can do that? Do we know any meta humans that can teleport or something?" I ask more questions and search for any possible answers.

"Not at the moment," said Caitlyn. "But do you know anyone who would take her?"

"No."

"Think harder. There's got to be someone," Caitlyn insists.

I go back to the past week, remembering any people who could be suspects to Megan's kidnapping. Then it hit me. "His name's Jacob. Search for a man named Jacob," I urge Cisco, who runs to the computer and types in the name.

"Do you know his last name?" He asks, as everyone gathers around the computer monitors.

"Neither he nor Megan said anything about his last name. He probably never told her."

Cisco continues to enter something into the computer system, and the results were narrowed down to three Jacobs. Above each name was a picture of the person.

"Let's see, there's Jacob Sanchez," Cisco shows me the first picture.

I shake my head, "Not him."

"How about Jacob De Angelo?"

"Not him either," I'm to the point of ripping my own hair out. This is so frustrating!

"This is the only one left. Is it Jacob Diaz?" Cisco pulls up a picture of the man that was Joseph.

"It's him!"

Cisco grunts. "This guy's trouble. If you don't find Megan soon, she's screwed."

"Thanks for the encouragement," I mutter.

Cisco begins to read the man's description and ignores my sarcastic remark. "Jacob is 35 ye-"

"What?! He looks twenty!"

"Huh, well he's quite the charmer. He's been arrested a couple times for a few years because he assaulted a lot of women. Weird, he's only been assaulting girls like Megan..." Cisco leans forward and squints at the computer.

My heart rate increases as he continues. Only girls like Megan? What's that mean?

Cisco looks over to me like he read my mind and explains, "It means he's going after pretty girls who have a lover, who aren't at all attracted to him," then he scans Jacob's report further. "He escaped prison a couple months ago and hasn't been seen since. Looks like Megan found him."

"Where could he be now? Is he a meta human? Did he take her?" I bombard everyone with questions as my anxiety levels heighten.

"Barry, I'm going to be honest with you. We have no way to track either of them down," Caitlyn verbally slaps me with reality.

Not wanting anyone to see my disappointment, hurt, or frustration on my face, I immediately run out of the room. I'm going to find her. It's not too late. It never is. It can't be. And I won't let her down.
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Megan's POV