Frozen Flashpoint

Chapter 21: Starting Line

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Summary: The path through the past, where relationships grow and hard choices are made.

Barry turned to Caitlin and asked with a raised eyebrow, "Okay, clearly I'm missing something. Want to let me in?"

Caitlin giggled, a much nicer look on her than the dark satisfaction she had before, and said, "Oh, Barry, you were always hopeless when it came to noticing romantic interest."

Barry's jaw dropped, and he was about to say something—he wasn't even sure what—when suddenly they found themselves inside a new scene.

Lyra was the same age as she was now, wearing casual clothes and standing next to a female dressed in a suit similar to the Green Arrow's, but hers was a deep blue color.

In front of the two girls, a battle was going on. Barry couldn't recognize the place, but he did recognize one of the buildings in the background as the former Queen Industries HQ.

On the battlefield were dozens of metas as well as common armed criminals. Frost was fighting alongside the entire Arrow team.

Lyra and Mia were hiding behind a building, trying to catch a glimpse of the fight. Lyra clenched her fists and hissed to herself, "I should be there helping."

Mia took one of Lyra's fists in her gloved hands and said softly, "We can't risk them finding out about your speed, Sweetness."

Lyra had no reply to that, so both of them leaned forward again, trying to catch another glimpse of the fight. That was when they noticed a familiar blonde man advancing toward them.

Mia pushed Lyra back without a second thought and hissed lowly, "Stay hidden. I'll draw him away."

Lyra's eyes widened, and she tried to call quietly, "No, Mia..."

But Mia was already holding her bow, reaching for an arrow while jumping onto a wall behind them. She began running in the opposite direction of Lyra, drew her bow, and launched an arrow at the hot-headed man.

Bran used his explosion to quickly jump away from where he stood, causing the arrow to hit the asphalt next to him. The pyromaniac's smirk turned into a scowl when, after a moment, the arrow exploded, and his legs were stuck to the ground with ice.

Then the comms came to life, and Lyra could hear Oliver's voice: "Ice, what are you doing?"

Mia grumbled before answering, "Exploder was close to finding Sweetness. Had to draw him away."

Oliver cursed through the comms before saying firmly, "Be careful. We have our hands full right here."

Bran growled and blew the ice apart before using another explosion to launch himself at Mia.

Mia reached for another arrow while jumping off the wall, spinning in the air to gently land on the ground the very moment she released the arrow.

Bran turned midair as well, sending an explosion toward the arrow, but the arrow exploded in midair before it reached him, releasing cold air and depriving Bran of his powers for about a minute.

Without wasting a moment, Mia ran forward, preparing a punch, but Bran was quicker and uppercut her the moment she was within reach, catching her off guard.

The punch sent Mia back a few steps, causing her to lose her grip on her bow. The weapon slipped from her hands and fell out of reach.

She tried to grab another arrow, but Bran launched himself again, using the shockwave of his explosion to knock Mia to the ground.