Harrison Wells' Human Shield

Fastest Man Alive

"Barry?" Cisco called over the comms as he watched Barry's GPS signal.

Clara rolled her eyes. "Barry!"

"What? Did I miss it?"

Clara snorted. "You overshot by about six blocks,"

"My bad," Barry sighed.

"You think he's there yet?" Cisco voiced.

Clara rolled her eyes.

"What are you doing?" Caitlin demanded.

Clara squeaked at hearing Caitlin's voice and disappeared; the only thing revealing where she was standing was her clothes.

"Woos," Cisco muttered, earning a head slap from the girl.

"Who were you talking to?"

"Cici,"

"Are you talking to Barry?"

"Who?"

Clara facepalmed, even though no one could see except for her shirt sleeve moving.

"Barry Allen?" Caitlin continued to interrogate. "Struck by lightning? Was in a coma for nine months? Woke up being able to run faster than the speed of sound? Ring a bell?"

"No," Cisco claimed.

"Haven't talked to him," Clara stated as she tried to focus on reappearing.

"Cisco, there's fire everywhere!" Barry exclaimed over the comms.

Clara immediately disappeared again and tried to sneak out, but Caitlin grabbed her by the sleeve.

"Clara, are you guys still there?"

Clara let out a nervous laugh.

"Everybody's out." Barry reported, "What else you got for me, Cisco,"

Clara huffed when Caitlin sat her in one of the chairs as she moved to the comm microphone.

"Barry, it's Caitlin,"

"Hey, Caitlin. How's your day?"

"Get back to STAR Labs. Now,"

"On my way,"

***

"Have you three lost your minds?" Caitlin argued, "Who do you think you are?"

"Well, I'm the eyes, Cici the ears, and he's the feet," Cisco reasoned.

"Why am I the ears?" Clara questioned.

"This isn't funny," Caitlin said.

Clara sunk into the chair.

"You could have gotten yourself killed." Caitlin chastised Barry. "You can't be running around the city like some supersonic fireman,"

"I mean, the suit was made for firemen," Clara pointed out, disappearing when Caitlin glared at her.

"Why not?" Barry voiced. "This is what we talked about: me using my speed to do good,"

"We talked about you helping us contain other people who might have been affected by the particle accelerator explosion. Meta-humans. And aside from Clyde Mardon, we haven't found any,"

"People in this city still need help," Barry noted. "And I can help them,"

"We can help them," Clara chirped, moving behind Cisco when Caitlin glared once again in her direction.

"Will you please say something?"

"Tattletale," Clara muttered when her father rolled in.

"I think what Caitlin is saying, in her spectacularly angry way, is that we are just beginning to understand what your body is capable of. Not to sound like a broken record, Mr. Allen...I do caution restraint,"

"Dr. Wells..." Barry began. "I doubt restraint is how you got to be the man you are today,"

"Uh oh," Clara whispered.

"In a wheelchair and a pariah." Dr. Wells reminded "Lack of restraint is what made me these things. Know your limits,"

Caitlin moved in front of Barry. "Don't expect me to patch you up every time you break something,"

Cisco waited for Caitlin to leave before talking to Barry "Hey, uh...anything happen out there today? The sensors in the suit were kicking back some weird telemetry like your vitals spiked for a few seconds,"

Barry shook his head. "Never felt better,"

Clara handed Barry his phone when it vibrated in her pocket.

"Hey, Joe, everything all right?" Barry asked as he answered the call. "I'll be right there." he looked at Clara. "My day job beckons,"

Clara watched the door as Barry zoomed out. "When do you think he'll realize he didn't take his clothes?"