Short on Time

Chapter 109

"Kira May, Dwayne Geist, Carl Bork," Iris said. "All three metas who were killed by Cicada last night."

"So Cicada's killed almost as many people in the last twelve-hours as he has in the last eight months?" Nora asked.

I sighed as I looked at the crime scene and fought back a wave a nausea, "and it doesn't look like he's slowing down anytime soon."

"Well, we need to stop him before he hurts anyone else," Barry said.

"Sherloque, do you have any ideas on what to do about that?" Nora asked.

"Not at the moment, but any time I run into a road block in an investigation, I do what I always do," Sherloque said. "I just pursue a different avenue. We'll find him. Something will bring him to us. Something like-"

"Speak of the devil," I muttered.

"Satellites picking up dark matter flare," Iris said. "It's him."

"Something like that," Sherloque said.

"Suit up," Barry said. "We don't have a lot of time."

"You got the twins?" I asked Iris.

"Yes, now go!" Iris said.

"Not without precautions," Ralph said as he tossed me a weapon and then grabbed another one, "for Killer Frost."

"She doesn't need a weapon," Caitlin said. "Killer Frost is the weapon."

~*~

"Powers or no powers, I will mess you up," I heard a woman say.

"Don't get too close if you can avoid it," Caitlin warned before turning into Killer Frost. I followed after the others as Barry threw a blast of lightning at Cicada as he tried to kill a woman.

"Negate this!" Ralph said as he blasted at Cicada. I joined him as I blasted Cicada with light long enough to distract him as Frost iced him to a wall.

"Help!" Nora cried out. I ran to Nora and the young woman in concern, I looked at Barry worriedly.

"We need Caitlin," Barry told Frost.

Caitlin was by our side in a moment, "we need to get her to a hospital."

"Here, come with me," I said helping up the woman.

"Woah, nellie!" Ralph said, and that was all the warning we had before we were all knocked to the ground. I groaned as I rolled onto my back in time to see Cicada pick up Nora.

"No!" I screamed at the same time Barry did.

Nora screamed in pain as Cicada punched her in the back. A blast of light suddenly appeared and kept Cicada from hurting Nora more. I turned around to see a young woman with red hair standing with a furious look on her face.

"Stay away from her!" The woman shouted angrily as I ran to Nora's side. Frost stood next to the woman and attacked Cicada, but he jumped away before it hit.

"Nora," I said gently as Barry joined me.

"Hey, Nora, Nora?" Barry asked in a panic.

"Frost," I said as she nodded as Caitlin appeared again. The red-headed woman didn't leave this time either. "We need to get her back to STAR labs," I told Barry as he tried to get Nora to wake up.

Barry looked at me, and I felt my heart break when I saw his face. "She's going to be okay," I said gently.

"Nora?" Barry asked gently, but she still wouldn't respond.