Episode 30 - Flash Fanfiction - Dr Psycho

Chapter 3

"I've been looking everywhere and I can't find a single trace of him." Cisco said, "DR Psycho just doesn't want to be found!"

"It looks like we actually need help!" Caitlin said, "Barry. Did you get in contact with Joe? Surely CCPD can lend us a hand."

"I did, they already have everyone out on the force looking for them." Barry replied.

"I might know a guy," Harry said, "He's a PI. I might have helped him get his job back and now he owes me one."

"A PI?" Barry asked, "You're not talking about Ralph Dibny are you? How the hell did you meet him? He's a crook!"

"I'd rather not say. Dibny might be our best chance at tracking someone who doesn't want to be found, and right now I'm willing to bet that we will stop at nothing to get Astrid and Iris back safely. Even working with someone that you consider to be a crook." DR Wells said.

"Alright, call him!" Cisco said, "Do whatever it takes!"

"Even calling a criminal?" Barry asked.

"People can change, Barry." Caitlin said, "Look at Captain Cold and Heatwave."

"Right, okay Harry. Call him... but if he betrays us, don't say I didn't warn you!" Barry said defeated.

Astrid was covered in deep cuts all over her face and body. They were all still bleeding, making her feel nothing but pain and dizziness. Fortunately the wounds were not severely deep. Though, the dagger had pierced through her suit, so much for being impenetrable. But she had not screamed nor cried, once. She had focused all her energy on keeping her composure. She had remembered all that she had seen while she was in her coma, as if she were back there.

The doctor had left them, leaving Iris in a trance state sitting on the floor untied. He had compelled Iris to stay. She was not bound nor tied, she could free Astrid and they could escape, but she lacked the mental willpower to overcome the man's compulsion.

"Astrid. I want to help you! I'm so sorry for what I've done! He made me do it!" Iris cried.

"Iris, Don't cry. That's what he wants. Remember, he targeted you for your reporting skills. His goal is to break women, don't let him! Overcome this, be a powerful female reporter. Don't let anything get in the way of that!" Astrid told her.

"He's angry that you haven't broken yet. He wants me to kill you." Iris said.

Astrid groaned, "You won't do it, Iris... and if you do, I'll know that it wasn't your fault. That he compelled you to do it and then you'll tell Central City my last words. The Flash will come and Captain Singh will know that you weren't the one responsible."

"How will he know?" Iris asked.

"Because Singh is one of the few who know who I really am. And I need you to promise me, that you will keep it that way. Even if I die. People can't know that I am Mind Marvel. I need you to promise me."

"I promise," Iris said between sobs.

Astrid sighed, she knew that she was beginning to break, "But that won't happen Iris. The Flash will come! He will save us! We can't lose hope! Right now, I know that he is working with my friends to find a way!"

"You mean Cisco, Caitlin... and Barry?" Iris asked.

"Barry? Why Barry?" Astrid was unsure as to where Iris was going.

"Because he has to know something about the Flash. I know that he knows him. And you guys are always so close." Iris said, "I wouldn't be a good reporter if I didn't know that."

Astrid nodded, but said nothing.

"If I don't survive, Astrid. Please, tell Barry that I'm sorry that I picked my career over him. I regret hurting him every day! But the truth is, that I would make that same choice again."

Shock ran over Astrid. What would Caitlin and Barry do if they knew this?

"Don't think like that, Iris! We're not going to die!" Astrid snapped, she knew that they were both slowly losing hope, "Screw waiting for someone to come save us. We're getting the hell out of here!"

"Do you have an idea?" Iris asked "I can't even move! It's like I have some sort of weight on my entire body!"

"Not an idea... but a theory. The next time he tries to compel you, I need you to think of a thick wall... don't let him into your head. Use all your will power! All that willpower that made you turn down Barry, for your career, use it. Because if it makes the smallest of distractions, we know that we have a chance to fight against this creep."

"Is that how you do it?" Iris asked her.

"More or less... I let my emotions fuel me. Think about everything you have left to offer. Think about becoming that amazing reporter that I know you are..." Astrid was trying to motivate her with her words. It seemed to be working.

Iris smiled, "I was right when I wrote what I did in my article, while everyone thought you were this CEO villainess. You really were hiding behind a mask. I know you don't want people to know that you are Mind Marvel, but Astrid Sutherland really is a hero."

"So, what do you say that we get the hell out of here and take Central City by storm. Who needs the Flash to get us out of this one? We can do it ourselves."

The door slammed open and DR Edgar Cizko had returned.

"Remember, Iris. One thick wall!" Astrid said. Iris nodded and the psychopath approached her.