Within Seconds: Sylas & Allen

Variations of the Angry Face

"Okay, how are we doing this?" Parker asked. The two were lingering outside of the Accelerator Ring door. "Good cop/bad cop, right? You're the good cop."

"We're not doing good cop/bad cop," Barry whispered back. "You're talking to Gideon, I'm talking to Light."

"I already know Gideon's side of the story. What we're going to do is get Light's story, ensure they fit, and if they don't, then we can talk to Gideon," Parker said.

Over the speaker, Cisco said, "I second that plan."

With one approval, Parker slid her hands sideways, opening the motion censored doors. She rolled through in her wheelchair.

Barry watched her program Light's cell to the opening of the door. He furrowed his brow. "Wait, why can't I be the bad cop?"

"Doctor Light," Parker chose to say instead. She crossed her arms over her chest. "Good morning."

Barry wanted to prove he had the ability to be the bad cop. He sauntered to the door, asking in a hard tone, "You know what we're here for, don't you?"

"You have questions," Light said.

"And we will receive answers," Parker predicted.

"Just let me go," Light said with an eye roll.

"Doctor Light.." Parker sang, clicking her tongue in shame. "Clearly, you don't know a thing about me."

"That was Gideon's job."

"Here at S.T.A.R. Labs, Parker is in charge of this building," Barry set up.

"And that means I'm in charge of our meta prison. Or, as I like to call it, our meta torture chamber."

Doctor Light stared at her. "You don't scare me."

Parker furrowed her eyebrows, the remote with a single red button burning a hole in her back pocket. She revealed it, flipping it up in the air, then catching it.

Light narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "What is that?"

"One way or another, I get my answers," Parker said. "It's up to you to decide how that process goes."

"You won't do a thing to me," Light said, trying to play it cool. Parker lowered her finger on the button, which temped the prisoner to speak. "Zoom sent me here to kill you. I didn't want to."

Barry nodded at Parker proudly, before he turned to Light. "But you were fine with killing Linda Park?"

"It was the best bad idea I could come up with. Gideon was going for her doppelganger. Why couldn't I go for mine? Leave her body for Zoom to find, he'd think I was dead, and I'd be free."

"How was he supposed to know where to find her body?"

"Just let me.." Linda stopped trying to plead for her release when she saw Parker's finger lower on the button. "I was supposed to get something-- something I could only get if you were dead-- and throw it through the breech as proof."

"Keep going, Light," Parker ordered.

"Zoom would come for us. He would confirm the kill, then bring me and Gideon home. Why do you want to know?"

"Because I want to find him," Barry said.

"You really don't."

"He's gonna keep coming for me. He's going to keep kidnapping people like you, forcing them to do what he wants.. I have to stop him, before more people die."

Linda shook her head hopelessly. "You can't stop Zoom."

"I can. I will," Barry said. "But I need your help."