Stuck in the Past

Chapter 30

POV CAITLIN:

As soon as we knew there was a bomb involved, we stopped being just concerned citizens and started to see the case through the eyes of superheroes. We know perfectly well that this is not a case of metahuman, but there is a bomb involved and the police just benefit from our help, so after we went to a place where we knew that no one saw us, we went back to STAR Labs and went to get equipped .

When we returned to the place where the assault was taking place, we went to the hostage negotiator and offered our help, which he gladly accepted, since the situation had become complicated and the man seemed a little unstable.

- Cisco we needed you to access the store's surveillance cameras and tell us what's going on inside.

- Just a second ... From what I see there are two robbers, one is at the back of the store and the other is with the hostages.

- And can you see where the bomb is?

- Negative!

- Keep looking, any news please let us know.

I used my powers to freeze the lock and we managed to open the door to get in. The man seemed surprised to see us, but not for long, as he tried to hit us with his pistol.

- Not one more step, look I'm not afraid to press this button - said the assailant.

- You know that if you do that, it's not just us dying, you and your partner behind there will also die, - said Barry.

- We are perfectly aware of this, but we are prepared to die for the cause.

- But what cause? I still don't understand why two idiots decided to rob a store that just opened. I mean, there are a lot of places in Central City that have more capital ... Why this particular store? - I asked looking around us.

- Let's say it's an old account adjustment.

- I'm not for this ...- I said and froze the command the man had in his hand that was "free", but he just smiled and looked at his colleague.

We heard a click and when we looked at the counter we saw that the person who was there had a concerned look and we assumed it was where the bomb was.

- His freak friend activated the bomb. This prick was a distraction, "I said unnerved.

- Cisco can you see the bomb and how can we disable it?

"I can't, the camera can't cover that area," said Cisco over the intercom.

"We have a big problem, folks," Ralph said. "We have ten seconds to get out of here before it goes Boom. What we do?"

"We don't have time to take it anywhere," said Barry.

- Barry, you keep the people out there, they are very close to the store. Ralf, you take the hostages from here and then come to get these two idiots and don't take them out of your sight. I'll try to find a way to contain the damage from the bomb, "I said, taking charge of the situation.

- We only have six seconds.

Time was running out and I still had two hostages inside with me, an elderly woman and Amy, who had stayed behind to untie the elderly woman. My process was to freeze the entire store and coat the bomb with a few layers of ice. It could not help anything, but it shouldn't hurt either.

As it was too late to get out of the store before the bomb went off, I took the old woman and Amy to the back of the store and made a kind of ice box around us. Two seconds later the explosion was heard and I could only pray that we could get out of here alive.

HENRY POV:

Fifteen minutes after my parents and Uncle Ralph entered that store, I saw that they both left, along with the assailants and some of the hostages, but there were no signs of either my mother or Amy. My father started to drive people whho were closed to the store's entrance,  to a more safety distance and before he could do anything else, the explosion was heard.

In front of us we could only see small blocks of ice coming onto the street and smoke and honestly I was not understanding what the hell was going on. Fortunately the damage done by the bomb was not very great, however the store was completely destroyed.

Seconds passed and there were no signs of either my mother or Amy and at this point I was terrified because what if they couldn't get out of there? I just thought that they could be seriously injured or worse ... dead and my heart couldn't take it.

It was then that a lady who had approached to see the damage noticed that in the back there was a box made of ice and warned the rest of the staff. We saw the box break completely, and my mother, Amy, and an elderly woman, who looked like she was hurt by a wrist, came out from the inside.

My mother took them to the ambulance for the paramedics to check that everything was fine and then my mother went to my father and Ralph and the three went to the hostage negotiator and the police officers.

I was so relieved that they were fine ... It felt like a weight had lifted inside my heart and it was at this very moment that I finally realized what was in front of my eyes .... I like Amy! I like her a lot ... I can't wait any longer, I have to tell her.

She and the elderly woman ended up having to go to the hospital due to possible wrist fractures and before leaving for the hospital, I went to my mother to see how she was and to thank her for saving the girl I love .

- You could have seriously hurt yourself, or worst, you could have died.- said my father.

- But I didn't die, did I? I'm only here with a few scratches, but I'm alive.

"Mom, are you all right?" I asked, hugging her.

- Don't worry about me, my angel.

- Thank you for saving her ...

- Do me a favor and go to the hospital with her. And invite her to dinner tonight, because I want to spend time with my future daughter-in-law.

There was no need to say anything else as soon as I heard those words I ran to the hospital.