Short on Time

Chapter 90

"What is all this?" I questioned as Harry brought in not one, but two different boards.

"This is gonna give us the edge we finally need to be smarter than DeVoe. Or me to be smarter than DeVoe, actually. Take a look at this," Harry said.

"What is that?" Cisco asked.

"This is an intelligence booster. You put this thing on Dibny here, and even he would be able to understand the point source construction. You put it on a real genius, I'll finally be able to outthink the Thinker," Harry said.

"You know what, I'm not sure this thinking cap is the best idea you've ever had," Cisco said.

"It's an intelligence booster," Harry said.

"It looks like a thinking cap," Cisco repeated.

"You don't like it, blame yourself. You gave me the idea," Harry said.

"What?"

"You're the one that said DeVoe planned all this just like Thawne in order to stop Barry. And you said that DeVoe became the Thinker the same night you became the Flash, and so I hacked into security footage of that night to see how he did it," Harry said and disturbing footage appeared on a screen.

"That looks painful," I said.

"This is why he's so smart. DeVoe boosted his intelligence with neurochemical engineering powered by the dark energy from the particle accelerator explosion. And if we build our own, we can do the exact same," Harry said.

"Wait, you wanna blast your brain with ten-billion joules of dark energy?" I demanded.

"I've harnessed energy from the particle accelerator explosion before, and I can do it again," Harry said.

"Yeah, but Harry, reengineering your brain's neurochemistry, that's-" Caitlin began.

"DeVoe did it. So can I. How many more metas have to die before we finally stop DeVoe?" Harry asked.

"Uh, not... Not me. I mean I say we go for it. Right? Right, guys?" Ralph said.

"What do you think?" Barry asked.

"I say we explore it," Iris shrugged.

"Yeah, I agree," Caitlin said.

Barry gave me a look, " it doesn't hurt to explore. But if for a moment it looks like it will hurt Harry, I refuse to take that chance."

"Ramon," Harry said.

"No, this is way too risky," Cisco said.

"Of course it's risky, but if we succeed, we will save the lives of the four remaining bus metas, including a member of our team," Harry said.

"You're talking about intense amounts of dark energy going right into your brain, right into that cap, that turned a mac and cheese loving pacifist into a homicidal maniac. You put that cap on, what's it gonna do to you?" Cisco asked.

"He has a point," I said.

"I've run the numbers dozens of times. The math and the chemistry check out. I can do this," Harry said.

"I don't think you can," Cisco said.

"I can with your help," Harry said.

"Not this time. All right, let's keep coming up with more ways to solve this," Cisco said walking out.

Barry looked at me and I glared at him, "I have to go nurse the twins. I am not trying to talk to Cisco when I agree more with him than Harry."

"Just so I'm clear on this, someone finally came up with a way to stop this La-Z-Boy riding lunatic and we just might not do it?" Ralph asked.