Frozen Flashpoint

Chapter 27: Turning Point

A/N: Sorry for the delay with this chapter! I was out of the house all day yesterday. I hope you still enjoy it, even if it's a little late!

Summary: Team Flash is lacking information and can think of only one source to get it. Caitlin takes her shot.

Barry stood still, staring at the screen with Cisco, Harry, Jesse, and Wally in the room. It was hard to believe—a drug that could make any meta stronger without any drawbacks is something that could be both amazing and catastrophic.

Barry remembered the temptation he felt to use Velocity 6 so he could be faster than Zoom. The idea of the drug making him faster kept occupying his mind for weeks, the only thing stopping him from trying was Caitlin's constant reminder of the price the drug takes.

When Caitlin was taken, Barry was willing to give up his life and use the damned speed drug so he could run there and save her. The only thing that prevented him that time was the fact Caitlin was the only one who knew how to create it, and it wasn't like she left any spare vials lying around.

Of course, this new drug does have one significant disadvantage compared to V6. The speed drug would have given powers even to ordinary humans—Caitlin's friend came to mind—while this new drug would kill any non-meta and enhance any meta beyond their ordinary limit.

But with DeVoe as their big bad this year, Barry couldn't feel the temptation to use said drug on himself. After all, what would more speed gain him when he goes against a meta like DeVoe or his minions that can negate speedsters' abilities?

This time the fight is not about who is faster like it was with Thawne and Zoom; instead, it's a battle of the minds, and DeVoe has enough brain power to compete with the combined efforts of Barry, Harry, Cisco, Caitlin, Jesse, and Wally.

"So does anyone have any ideas?" Wally's question broke Barry from his musing and diverted his attention back to the people in the room.

Jesse shrugged and said, "I mean, we can ask Caitlin's mother to let us hang around in case one of DeVoe's minions shows up."

Wally tilted his head and asked carefully, "Umm... But what if more than one shows up, or even DeVoe himself? Just one of us won't be able to hold him long enough to gather everyone. It's kind of stupid."

Barry winced internally. Oh Wally, that was a poor choice of words—just wait for it.

And as Barry predicted, Jesse's fists rested on her hips. She leaned forward with a blank face and a raised eyebrow, asking in a flat voice, "Stupid, huh?"

Barry noticed Harry trying to hide a smirk, while Cisco tried to busy himself with the keyboard in front of him while saying under his breath, "Bold, man. Bold."

Wally seemed to at least catch up quickly on his mistake. His face going pale and he began waving his arms frantically in front of himself, shouting, "Wait, I didn't mean it like that! I promise! I can..."

Before he could finish, Lyra flashed into the cortex, took a moment to read the room, and with a small smirk of her own asked, "Did Uncle Wally say something stupid to Auntie Jesse again?"

Jesse turned to Lyra and asked in a dry voice that sent shivers down all the males' spines, "Oh, he does it often, does he?"

Lyra shrugged lightly and answered in an uninterested kind of way, "Every now and then, I suppose."

There was a tense silence after that where everyone waited to see what Jesse's reaction would be, especially Wally who began to shake and sweat visibly.

Finally, the tension was broken when Lyra said between giggles, "Okay, Auntie Jess, you should stop messing with him. He's about to pass out."

Everyone blinked as Jesse chuckled and said lightly, "Sorry, Wally, but I couldn't help it."