Crossfire

Chapter 13

"Why would it be okay for me to fight and not okay for her?" Barry asks, confused.

"Guys, what's going on?" Cisco asks.

"I can't tell them because of doctor-patient confidentiality. It's up to you, Amanda." Kaitlin says, leaving the room. Now everyone is staring at me.

"I'm pregnant." I say, as casually as possible.

"Wait, you knew you were pregnant and you stepped in front of a man with a gun?!" Barry asks in disbelief. I nod.

"You don't look pregnant." Dr. Wells states. I mutter the incantation silently. The illusion drops and so do their jaws.

"I can't believe I threw a sharp object at a pregnant lady. By the way, how did you do that?" Cisco asks.

"I don't know but it's very helpful." I say, quietly. Barry just walks off without a word and the other two follow him.

I just lie on the hospital bed that's there and take a nap but the sounds of footsteps wakes me up immediately.

"Kaitlin? What are you doing?" I ask.

"I'm isolating a sample of Black's blood from Barry's suit to see if I can trigger the multiplication process and learn how Black multiplies. So, I'm about to expose the target cells to a protein gel." She explains. I go over just as she adds the gel and the most unexpected thing happens, it grows into a person. Danton Black to be precise.

"Ahhh!" I let out a high pitched scream.

"Calm down!" She yells, also freaking out. After she runs a few tests, I pull out my phone and call Barry.

"What do you want?" He asks.

"You need to get to S.T.A.R. Labs, right now!" I accidentally scream again.

"Amanda?! What's wrong?!" He asks, panicking. I hang up for dramatic effect.

"Was that necessary?" Dr. Wells asks.

"Yes." I reply. He runs in and stand in front of us facing the clone.

"Barry, it's okay." Kaitlin says, in an attempt to calm him down.

"It is not okay! Black is here and he's just...standing there. This isn't him, is it?" He asks.

"It's one of his replicates." Dr. Wells cuts in.

"Actually, I grew him." Kaitlin buts in.

"Why isn't it doing anything?" Barry asks.

"We did a brain scan. Involuntary motor functions are active, little else." Dr. Wells informs him.

"We think he's acting as a receiver." Cisco tells Barry.

"I'm going to head home since there's nothing I can do here." I announce leave the lab. As I was getting outside, I heard someone yelling for me to wait up.

"Hey, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry about the way I reacted earlier." Barry says, sincerely.

"Apology accepted and if you go after this guy, do me a favor and not die." I say, walking away.

The next couple weeks were relatively normal for me, and I discovered that I can do witch magic. Ariana has been helping with controlling it, and from what it looks like, I'm about as powerful as she is. Personally, I think the magic is coming from the babies but I don't know.

I spent most of the day exploring the city, but when I passed but the mall I noticed the police cars outside. Walking as fast as I can, I got to S.T.A.R. Labs.

"Guys, what's happening this time?" I ask.

"Meta human that can turn into poisonous gas, and Barry's vitals just dropped." Kaitlin says at the exact moment Barry decides to make an appearance.

"Can't...breathe." Barry says, gasping for air.

"He needs oxygen. Get the crash cart!" Dr. Wells orders.

We get him on the bed.

"Cut me open, the poison is still in me." Barry says.

"He brought us a sample. Kaitlin, we need to do a pulmonary biopsy, extract an active portion of that gas." Dr. Wells concludes.

"It's a small needle he might not even feel it." Cisco says.

"He's definitely going to feel it." Kaitlin mumbles, sticking the needle into his chest.