Short on Time

Chapter 70

"Ginger," Barry said drawing my attention away from the window outside and back to him. I was looking at the stars and sky, the skyline around us in case it was the last time I could.

"You know what I'd love right now?" I asked Barry smiling as I looked at him.

"Anything you want," Barry said.

"Caviar," I whispered.

"Caviar?" Barry asked confused.

"Mm-hmm," I said blinking at Barry.

"Okay, your cravings are getting weirder. Well, it's just a little late, so it might be hard for me to find a place that's open that has it, but I'll find an assortment," Barry said.

"Thank you," I said smiling.

"Just stay with me, okay? The whole team's working on this. And we can accomplish a lot in 24 hours," Barry said kissing me gently.

"I know we can. I'm fine, Barry. Really," I told him.

"Get some caviar," Barry whispered as he sat up. "Those kids are going to be a handful, I hope they won't be baby speedsters." Barry blazed away shortly after that, and I scooted over to his side of the bed and grabbed my phone.

I took a deep breath as I turned on the recorder, "Hi, Barry. There's something that I need to say to you."

~*~

"Are you serious?" Joe asked in disbelief as Barry explained how the meeting with Lyla went.

"Yeah. Yeah, if Lyla won't let us have the Dominators' tech, then we are gonna break into ARGUS, and we're gonna steal it. Wally and I will phase through the walls. We'll be in and out of there before anyone even gets off a shot," Barry said making Iris and I share a glance of shock.

"Uh, hello? No, you won't," Cisco said.

"What is that?" HR asked as we looked at the computer screen.

"That is a meta-human power dampener. And it's all over the building, so you can't use your powers inside," Cisco explained.

"Can we use anything else to power this Speed Force gun?" Joe asked.

"Speed Force bazooka," HR corrected.

"Nothing else. Manipulating extra-dimensional energy requires, well, a ridiculous of energy, and other than Ginger who can't because she's pregnant with some very demanding twins, the Dominator tech's the only thing that can do that," Cisco said.

"Hey, I have I have an idea, gang. What if we just put you, put Ginger on a plane to Paris, or in this meta-human power dampener?" HR asked.

"No," Barry said shaking his head.

"Or somewhere far away?" HR asked.

"There's nowhere on Earth that Savitar wouldn't find her, and without her powers, her ability to keep the cancer away would fade and she would still die," Barry said sadly grabbing my hand.

"Guys. Stealing this Dominators' tech is our only option, all right?" Barry asked.

"Barry, ARGUS is more secure than the pentagon," I reminded him.

"If your powers don't work in there, how are you gonna get past security?" Iris added.

"Okay. This is what we're dealing with: surveillance cameras," Cisco said.

"I'm out," HR commented.

"Eye scans."

"Nope!"