Catastrophe-2

Just Give In

This was a fun chapter to write. I hope you all like the twist I wrote.

Anna's POV

"What happened?" Barry asks as we rush into the medical bay at the lab seeing Ralph writhing on the table.

"Give us a hand." Frost says.

"Ramsey." Cisco says.

"Come on, Coach, we still gotta go on that road trip, right?" Frost tries to keep Ralph with us, but his vitals keep dropping. "He's gonna die.

"Frost, how do we save him?" I ask her.

"I don't know!"

"I can't fix this. Uh, maybe Caitlin can." Frost changes back into Caitlin. She turns to the monitor. "Ralph's elastic cells aren't mending like they used to. Ramsey must be getting stronger." She tells us.

"So Ralph can't heal himself?" Cisco asks.

"No, but maybe you can." She points to me.

"Me?"

"Yes, your healing abilities far surpass any of ours. Your blood could heal Ralph." Caitlin says to me.

"Is it safe for...for her and the baby?" Barry asks.

"Anna is just in the beginning of her second trimester. It would be better if it was done a few weeks earlier, but there is no risk to her or the baby." Caitlin explains.

"Anna..."

"I'll do it." I say without hesitation.

"Guys, Ralph is elastic. No needle can puncture through his skin." Cisco reminds us.

"I can phase him." Barry says.

"Will that work?" Cisco asks Caitlin. She shrugs her shoulders. "Do it." Barry quickly gets me set up and phases the needle into Ralph, and the transfusion begins.

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"Anna, how are you feeling?" Caitlin asks me.

"A little lightheaded, but... I'm fine." I assure her.

"Caitlin said I'm all good." I tell Barry, who hasn't left Ralph's side.

"You...you could have put yourself and our baby at risk." He says to me.

"Our friend was in danger, Barry."

"But what about you and the baby?"

"Caitlin assured us that we would be safe, and she's right. I'm fine, Barry."

"But something could...Ralph could have died and...I thought I prepared the team enough and..."

"Barry."

"No, this is...I am supposed to lead them into a life without me and...you..."

"I weighed the risk, Barry, and I was fine taking the chance."

"Our child..."

"Our future is murky enough with Crisis coming, Barry. This is...I knew what I was doing when I decided to give Ralph that transfusion. I knew the risk, and I took it. Our friend is alive because of it." I remind him.

"I don't know what I would do if something happened to you or our baby. I...I don't know what I would do."

"You would move on."

"How could you say that?" He snaps at me.

"Because that's what I'm telling myself. We have days before Crisis, and nothing has changed. Either you're going to vanish or...die or...all I know is I won't have you." I start to cry. "I am telling myself that I will move on. I will... that's what I'm telling myself."