Frozen Flashpoint

Chapter 30: City Hall

Summary: Barry considers their plan to counter DeVoe, and the floating madman makes his appearance.

Barry was sitting in the mayor's chair looking at his computer screen which displayed multiple camera feeds that covered the entire perimeter of City Hall. The sun was setting outside, and soon DeVoe would begin his attack.

All the computers and sensors in the building and close houses were hacked (with permission from the owners) to make them look like someone was using them currently. This was the team's way to fool DeVoe into thinking that everything was normal, and no one was expecting his attack.

Barry could feel his heart beating faster than usual. In the coming attack, DeVoe was the only known variable they could be certain about. Marlize had a list on her phone of about 40 metas that DeVoe could use; she didn't believe he would bring all of them with him because he would prefer to keep a few hidden for when he searched the city after them.

Fortunately, they knew that the four they fought the last time were locked in Iron Heights. DeVoe apparently didn't take kindly to repeat failure and now he allows them to rot. Barry was grateful for that because it would allow Lyra to keep a level head in the coming battle.

DeVoe's plans were becoming more and more dangerous; he was learning how to overcome the team's advantages each time, and by this point, Lyra's knowledge of the future became useless. But the worst thing was that DeVoe cared less and less about the lives of innocent people or keeping himself a secret.

His current plan proves he is willing to step out of the shadows and begin to use force to get what he wants, no matter what the cost to others, including his own wife.

Barry and his team have to stop DeVoe today. This has to be their last battle because if he manages to escape this time, the result of his next plan could be catastrophic, and they have no more leads to follow.

With him in the building were two people: Frost and Harry. Why?

Flashback

After they went through the entire list of metas Marlize gave them, Cisco began the conversation. "So we need to decide who will be inside City Hall... the best chance to counter most of the abilities on the list will be..."

But before Cisco could finish, Harry cut him off. "No. The three that should wait for him are obvious."

Cisco froze, raised his finger as if to argue, but his face was quick to turn into a confused one and he asked, "They are?"

Wally then scratched the back of his head. "And umm... only three? I mean, shouldn't at least half of the team wait for DeVoe?"

Harry shook his head. "With the numbers DeVoe could muster, facing him head on with most of our members would be extremely stupid."

Cisco nodded before asking, "So who do we have waiting for the crazy floating man?"

Harry leaned back in his chair and pointed at Barry. "He would surely expect the Flash, so there is no going about it without Allen making an appearance."

He then pointed at Frost, but before he could say anything, Jesse spoke up. "Frost? But she's our trump card against DeVoe. Shouldn't we keep her for a surprise attack?"

Harry sighed. "It would have worked if we hadn't used this tactic before. DeVoe will see it coming and will keep his guard up, which will make a successful surprise impossible. But if he sees Frost in front of him, he will drop his guard at least slightly, which will allow someone else to get a hit in."

Everyone smiled at this, until Lyra raised her hand and asked, "And with me it makes three?"

This got a few chuckles from most of the people in the room. But Harry just smirked a little and pointed at himself. "No, I will be the third one."