You Can't Wake Up (this is not a dream)

All We Do Is Drive

("Drive" by Halsey)

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  Jessie watched Wally in his cell with a slight frown.

  He's Confusion.... But how?

  Her thoughts were interrupted by Wally groaning awake. He blinked blearily, and then his eyes shot open in panic and surprise.

  "What the-?" Wally yelped. "Why am I in the pipeline? Jess, what's going on?"

  "I'll tell everyone you're awake. We'll explain everything then." Jessie replied, her heart breaking a bit when he called her Jess. She refused to meet his gaze, and walked out of the tunnel towards the cortex where all of "Team Flash" was (and had been, since this morning) waiting for Wally to wake up. All she needed was a short "He's awake" to get everyone to the tunnel.

  When they arrived, Wally was standing up, pacing. "Thank god. What's going on? Why am I in a cell?"

  Barry sighed. "Well, Wally, it's a long story..."

  Wally raised an eyebrow. "I'm locked in a cell, Bar. I think we got plenty of time.

  A while later, Wally was caught up on everything that had happened last night.

  He rubbed his ribs with a wince. "Jess pounded me. That's why my ribs hurt."

  Caitlin grimaced. "Let's get you checked out, Wally. If you're afraid of weird-ing out, I'll have Harry check you out with Joe in the room."

  Jessie frowned. "Why not have you check him out and have Barry and I watch him?" 

  Caitlin raised an eyebrow. "Leaving a potentially dangerous power-sucker with multiple powered people isn't the best idea, Jessie." Wally winced at the mention of "potentially dangerous;" he was still mildly guilty.

  Jessie nodded, still not looking at Wally. "Right. Sorry."

  Harry checked and patched Wally up with no freak-outs. They sent him back into the pipeline and took turns watching him until it was so late that the only people watching him were Caitlin, Cisco, Harry, and Jessie.

  It was Jessie's turn when Wally started to wince every minute or so.

  Now, he was groaning, clutching at his head and unable to talk or move from a mild fetal position.

  "Caitlin!" Jessie screamed. "Something's wrong!"

  Caitlin ran to the tunnel, and opened the cell, dragging Wally out to the med bay.

  Halfway there, Wally's eyes shot open, and he grabbed Caitlin's hand and flipped her over his shoulder.

  Jessie skidded to a halt behind them, eyes wide as Wally (no, Confusion) stepped closer and closer until she was backed against the wall.

  He narrowed his eyes at her, his eyes so painfully Wally's that her gut twisted and clenched in anxiety. 

  "What do you want?" She hissed, spitting in Confusion's face.

  He smirked. "You," he replied, and then her vision went black and she felt her body droop forward.

  Confusion draped her body across his shoulder and sped off.

  When Harry and Cisco found Caitlin unconscious, Jessie gone, and Wally's cell opened, Barry and The Wests were called immediately.

  Barry ran all around the city looking for them, Cisco tracked satellite footage, Joe checked traffic and city cameras; nothing showed up of the two teens.

  Caitlin was guilty, Harry and Joe were distraught, Barry and Iris hugged as they murmured their disbeliefs.

  Confusion hadn't just taken hostage of Wally; with Jessie in his hands (one of the people he card about the most)...

  He had just taken control.