I'll Be There in a Flash

12

When we get to S.T.A.R. Labs, I was standing next to Barry holding his hand, and Joe was on Barry's left. We were just letting Dr. Wells, Cisco, and Caitlin speak. "Fascinating. A metahuman that can manipulate poison gas." Dr. Wells says in amazement. "Is it just poisonous gas or can he control all aerated substances?" Cisco asks as he walks in. "And how is he able to formulate the connection? Is it physiological or psychological?" Caitlin asks and my head hurts with all these science words. I look over to Joe, and that he's confused about what's going on. "This individual can create a mental nexus using gaseous substances." Dr. Wells says. "You mean, connect with gases on molecular level? That's ridiculously cool." Cisco says and Dr. Wells answers yes and I smile at Cisco.

"They get really excited about this stuff." Barry says to Joe and I nod.

"The only thing I'm excited about is putting criminals behind bars. Except, Iron Heights isn't exactly equipped to handle meta-humans." Joe says.

"Well, I guess it's fortunate that the ones you've encountered so far are no longer with us." Dr. Wells says.

"Well, unless we're planning on executing every super-criminal we stop you geniuses are gonna have to come up with some place to hold them." Joe says and I nod in agreement.

It's true that all the meta-humans that Barry fought had died, but if they didn't die or if we caught them, where would we put them? "A meta-human prison. Sweet." Cisco says and I laugh at his comment. "Until we figure out a way to remove their powers." Dr. Wells says and all eyes were on him. "There is one place here that might hold them." Cisco says and I look at him in confusion. "You can't be serious." Caitlin says and I just didn't know what they were talking about. "I mean, we haven't been down there since-" Caitlin cuts herself off. "It's cordoned off." she says to him. "Cisco's right." Dr. Wells says and my eyes turned to his. "It could be modified to act as a makeshift prison." he says and I look at Barry in confusion. "What could?" Barry asks the question that was on my mind.

"The particle accelerator." Wells says and me, Barry, and Joe look at him in shock.

I wasn't paying attention to what Wells was saying. I remember that night, like the back of my hand. The night me and Barry got our powers. No one knows that I have my powers yet, but just thinking of the particle accelerator being a prison for meta-humans was still shocking. "Actually, Dr. Wells, I could use Caitlin's help identifying the poison gas." Barry says snapping me out of my trance. Dr. Wells nods and I look at Caitlin, "If that's ok with you?" Barry asks her. "Let's go." she says and he nods. Barry grabs my hand and the three of us leave S.T.A.R. Labs and head over to the police department.

*~*~

When we get to the department we walk in and Barry says, "Welcome to the C.C.P.D.". "So this is your day job?" she asks him and he nods. "Wow." she says and I smile at her as she looks around the department in amazement. "I'm gonna rip your hearts out and eat them for lunch." a crazy criminal says and I hide behind Barry as he wraps a protective arm around me. "Delightful." Caitlin says and we all look in the direction the cops took the criminal. "Lab rats, I need prints off this gun, pronto." Darcie says and I look at her angrily that she actually treated my boyfriend like that. "Allen! Where the hell is the fiber analysis on the Orloff case?" the captain asks and I come out from behind Barry and stand next to him grabbing his hand. "Upstairs. It's all finished. I can just run up and bring it down." Barry says to the captain and starts to walk away letting go of my hand. "With you, that could take three days. I'll go with you. Who are you? Gomez, who is this?" the captain asks me.

"She's a friend of mine and Barry's. She's a scientists and she's gonna help Barry with a case. Oh, and Barry's personal physician." I say to him.

"Dr. Caitlin Snow." Caitlin says.