Killer Frost

A Chilling Start

As much as I would "love" to start with Caitlin's turn dealing with our personality, my story starts on Earth-2, four years ago. I had grown up with a rough life, my father was gone, mother was never around enough. I had gotten to the point where I ran from home and went to the streets instead. With my new life, I was no longer trapped by my mothers' walls and rules. I knew that she could no longer "try to fix me" whatever that was supposed to mean. My first day out on the streets, I ran into Ronnie Raymond, an old friend of mine from before I left home. People say that some couples are like fire and ice, after the explosion, well you know what I mean. A few weeks after I ran off, Ronnie followed and we started going out. Even before the explosion, we were the best thieves in the streets, I'd charm and sneak things away while he got rid of the talkers. Sadly after a year on the streets, the two of us were starting to lose our luck. Thankfully this was the night the particle accelerator exploded, the night everything changed. "So what are we gonna do about those cops?" Ronnie asked me. "They're getting too close now." He had a point, the last few weeks had been a bit rough for us. "Don't worry babe, we'll figure something out." I assured him. I kissed him and then made us a plan for our next heist. "We need to be ready for tonight, the accelerator will give us a lot of targets to take from." I told him as he looked at me. "We're really crashing a snooze fest?" He asked. I wasn't interested in the event either, even if I was a science girl. "Relax, we're not staying." I said. "Just walking in, sneaking a few bucks or something to trade, and we get out before anyone has a chance to bust us." In other words, pretty much what we always did, only with a larger crowd. More people make it harder to see what happens unless someone close by sees. "Yo, Raymond!" A mans' voice shouted from outside. Ronnie opened the door to see a group of other street people. "You got my money?" The man asked. Ronnie shook his head. "No, I think that you mean the other way around." He said to him. The man shook his head and dragged Ronnie outside the door, pushing him to the ground. He was about to punch Ronnie when I stepped over. "If you want a piece of him, you need a piece of me first." I told him. I had been on the streets long enough to know how this man's mind worked. He had a different idea of taking a piece of me, which is what I wanted him to believe that I meant. He walked towards me and I put one of my hands on his shoulder, stopping him. "Sorry, not those pieces." I said smiling at him. With my other hand I swung and punched him hard in the nose. He walked backwards and then started to attack me, but I kicked him in the gut. "Now if you'll excuse us, we've got places to be." I said as me and Ronnie left them. "Nice work." Ronnie told me. "You should do that more often." I agreed with him, and we both laughed about it. A few hours later that night, me and Ronnie arrived at Star Labs with a massive amount of people. "I'll take the right, you take the left." I said to him. Ronnie agreed and walked off, I left a few minutes after. Harrison Wells talked for so long, I almost wanted to just run out then and now. Thankfully the people were strangely interested in the so called "fascinating" information about what the machine was supposed to do. I was able to get about $50 along with some necklaces for trade. As the big talker announced that the accelerator was going to be turned on, me and Ronnie met up and left. Ronnie had grabbed about $32 and grabbed some bracelets and a black choker. "Nice work babe." I said as we walked down the streets. Ronnie grabbed the choker and held it in front of me. I thanked him and put the choker around my neck. "How do I look?" I asked him. Before Ronnie could say anything, a loud bang cracked the sky, coming from Star Labs. The particle accelerator had exploded and we were quickly running for cover. The Dark Matter from the explosion hit the two of us, knocking us to the ground. I laid on the ground in so much pain, breathing heavily. I started to feel colder and colder by the second. It wasn't even a freezing cold day, but I could see my breath in the air. "Cait!" I heard Ronnie repeating, his voice slowly fading. I wanted to call out to him, but I started to and everything suddenly went black. After this, everything changed.