What Brings Us Together (A Ralph Dibny/ The Flash Fan-Fiction)

Chapter Nineteen: #Feminism

"You're lucky she didn't kill you, Wilson." Frost told me as we walked into STAR Labs again.

"I hate to break this to you, but I'm a Meta too, and I can take care of myself. I'm a big girl." I shot back. "Who was that, anyway?"

"That was Amunet Black."

"Of the underground market?" Ceceile asked.

"Oh, I'm guess this chick has a criminal record." Felicity stated.

"Yeah, she's been linked to the Meta-human black market, selling stolen technology, but we've never been able to nail her down."

"And how do you know her?" Iris asked.

"Through Caitlin. Six months ago, Caitlin thought she had everything under control."

"Can't keep a good bad side down for long, am I right?" Felicity said.

"She felt me becoming much stronger. She found out that Amunet had some tech that would let her stay in charge. She got desperate, so she decided to use it. But it came with a price tag."

"Which was?" I asked.

"Being her muscle."

"Did you kill anyone?!" Ceceile quesitoned.

"Some people lost their fingers and their toes, but...no. No one died."

"And how are you here now?" Iris asked.

"While Caitlin sleeps, I am awake."

"Oh my gosh, you'e like the Incredible Hulk! That's-" Felicity stopped talking once Killer Frost looked at her. "I said that with way too much chutzpah."

"Yeah." Iris agreed.

"Dialing it back."

"So, what are Amunet's plans for The Weeper?" I questioned.

"Not my problem."

"He was on that bus, and we had a hand in creating him, so we have to save him."

"No, I need to leave and escape Amunet."

"And you're just gonna run away?" Ceceile asked.

"Listen, there's a reason the CCPD has not caught her, and that you idiots just realized there's a major crime lord living under your noses for the past three years. She's too powerful. We can't stop her." She walked out of the room.

"Guys, we have a responsibility to The Weeper and to this city." Iris pointed out.

"What do you suggest we do?" Ceceile asked.

"We are not doing anything. I will go after Amunet and stop The Weeper." I said.

"No, Laura you're not doing this alone." Iris said.

"Iris, you heard Frost! This chick is dangerous, and you three don't have Meta abilities of your own to protect you. You're pregnant, and you're getting married soon and I'm not gonna be the cause of either of you dying before that happens." I told her.

"We have to do something. So maybe the fighting part is more your domain,but Ceceile can get info on Amunet, Felicity can find blueprints to the club, and I can develop a game plan. You don't have to do all of it on your own." I sighed, but nodded.

"Ok, fine."

"We got this. We're strong women."

"Yeah. #Feminism." Ceceile said.

"#Feminism." Iris agreed, putting her hand in the middle with Ceceile's.

"#Feminism." Felicity joined in. They all looked at me.

"I think saying #Feminism a fouth time gives a new mean to the word redundant, so I'm just gonna let you three do your thing." I tried to walk away, but Felicity grabbed my wrist, pulling my hand in with theirs. I sighed. "Fine. #Feminism."

~~~

"These tears are more than just water." Felicity told us. So, I guess Killer Frost had gone to meet up with someone who would Breach her to another world. Amunet intercepted him, and we got back a rather beaten up Caitlin with no memory of what happened. So, we have Caitlin back, long story short. "When ingested, the Dark matter inside it alters the brain function like that of a psychoactive drug."

"So it's like what, an opioid?" Iris asked.

"It's like a love drug. From tears."

"If this spreads, Central City's gonna have a drug problem on its hands." Ceceile pointed out.

"Ok, so we're just going to have to stop her and rescue the Weeper before that happens." I turned to Caitlin. "How do we find her?"

"I don't know. She's smart. Off the grid, always on the move, never leaves a trail."

"Ok, well what about her powers, the metal she controls, do you know what it is?" Iris asked.

"Some kind of alnico alloy."

"Do you think you could use our satellites to track it?" 

"You mean run a geological scan of the city for small-scale signatures of aluminum, nickel, and cobalt?" Felicity asked. "Girl, please." I smiled before walking over to Caitlin while Felicity searched.

"When we came and met you in that bar...I had no idea..."

"It's not your fault. You couldn't have known." She told me. I shook my head.

"I really wish you had told me. Told any of us. We could've helped." She shrugged.

"I didn't know who to talk to." 

"You could've talked to me. You know that I would definetly understand having more than I can handle. " She nodded.

"Yeah...I know."

"We love you, Cait. You're our friend. You do so much for us, so if you need help, from now on, you've gotta let us know, ok?" She nodded and I wrapped my arms around her neck, hugging her.

"There. She's headed to Lawrence hills. "That's-That's all industrial out there. That's Steel Mills, Docks, Warehouses."

"We need to stop her." Iris said as we all started for the door.

"Guys, I can't go with you." We all stopped, turning and looking at Caitlin. "If I lose control, I could become a liability. I'm sorry Iris, I can't go."

"You don't have to." I told her.

"We got this," Iris chimed in, "Ok?"

~~~

"No, no no! That's a terrible idea, you're not coming in!' I argued as we drove the STAR Labs van to Amunet's location.

"We'll have guns, so we'll have protection. You take care of Amunet, we'll take care of anyone else who might show up. It will be fine." I shook my head.

"Barry and Joe are going to kill me!" 

"We will be fine! We are strong and independent women." i sighed.

"If you die, then I'm going to resurrect you and kill you again before your dad and fiance kill me!"

~~~

So, Ceceile ran survelliance from the van, while Iris, Felicity, and I took the inside.

"Ladies, what's your status?" Ceceile asked.

"We're in position." Iris replied.

"Oh boy. Ok...on my count we move." I told them.

"Ok."

"One...two..."

"Three." Suddenly, the barrel of a gun was pointed into our backs.

"Crap."