Harrison Wells' Human Shield

Things You Can't Outrun [Final]

Barry grabbed his cell phone and tried to call Joe but got no response. He called Eddie. "Eddie, do you know where Joe went? He's not picking up his cell. Eddie, it's really important I speak to him. I need to know where he went," he hung up with a look of distress.

"Barry." Caitlin handed Barry an injector. "I reverse-engineered an antidote for the toxin. I hope you don't need it,"

***

"Barry, I pulled up the specs on Iron Heights Prison," Cisco reported.

"Don't think he's going to need it," Clara pointed out.

"Don't bother," Barry said over the comms. "I've been figuring out how to break into that place since I was 11,"

"Told you," Clara whispered.

"You're going somewhere you can't hurt anyone ever again," Barry told Nimbus over the comms.

"Wrong,"

Clara bit her lip. "Cisco, how far..."

"Clara..." Dr. Wells scolded.

"He used the antidote on Joe. What can speed do against gas? I can do this, Dad,"

"And if you can't?"

"Won't know unless I try, you taught me that,"

Dr. Wells nodded, and Clara quickly took off.

***

"You need to stay away from him, Barry," Caitlin said over the comms. "Do not breathe him in,"

"I'm not sure how that helps me, guys," Barry argued as Nimbus's gas form moved closer.

"Not without help," Clara said as she stepped off her motorcycle.

"Clara?! No, you need to go back. It's too..."

"I can contain him," Clara argued

"Gas is the least stable form of matter." Dr. Wells said over the comms, "This meta-human will not be able to stay in his mist form for long. His particles will need to reform. Clara, you need to contain him long enough for that change to happen and let Barry take care of the rest,"

"Copy that," Clara looked at Barry. "You ready?"

Barry nodded.

Clara looked forward as Nimbus came at them and raised her hands, imagining a bubble around Nimbus. She grunted as she was pushed back. "Maybe I should've started smaller,"

"You can do this, Clara," Dr. Wells assured. "Just focus and breathe,"

Clara took a deep breath and pushed back against Nimbus. "I don't think..."

"Don't think feel, you can do this, just don't listen to doubt,"

Clara closed her eyes to recenter but felt the forcefield flicker. "Barry!"

Barry zoomed past her, and she saw Nimbus fall unconscious.

Clara fell to the ground as she got her breath.

"Clara. Clara." Dr. Wells called over the comms. "Barry,"

Clara looked up as Barry held his hand for her to grab and helped her.

Barry patted her shoulder as he answered the comm "We win,"

Clara nodded to her motorcycle. "Race you back?"

***

Clara stood with the team as they watched Nimbus yell inside his new cell inside the particle accelerator. "Will it hold?"

"The barrier is powered by an 8.3 tesla superconducting electromagnet, which is about 100,000 times the strength of Earth's magnetic field," Cisco explained.

"In other words, yes," Dr. Wells simplified for his daughter. "Well, good night," he pressed a button, and the door to the particle accelerator sealed shut.

"So we're just supposed to get used to working a makeshift prison housing evil people with superpowers," Caitlin voiced.

"You'd be surprised what you can get used to, Caitlin."