Running Out of Time {Barry Allen/The Flash}

Chapter 17

"Why? What were you thinking? You know how dangerous he is." Barry says as he starts getting angry.

"Hartley said he knew what happened to Ronnie." Cisco says, as he bobs his head.

"I told you to let it go. I didn't want you looking into that for me." Caitlin says as she takes off her glasses.

"I wasn't doing it for you. I-" He starts, then sighs. "I sealed Ronnie into the accelerator before it blew. He told me to wait two minutes, and I waited, but he didn't come back. And I can't stop thinking, ten, twenty seconds Ronnie wouldn't be like he is right now. I've wanted to tell you so many times. I'm so sorry." Cisco

"So you carried that around this whole time? Do you know what Ronnie would say if he was here? He would say that you did the right thing. It wasn't your fault. What happened that night wasn't anybody's fault. Come on. Don't we have a teleporter to catch?" Caitlin says as she walks over next to Cisco. I look over at Barry, not daring to move.

"We do have a teleporter to catch. And fortunately, we do have a promising theory. Take a look at this. Now, this is the normal behavior of the particulate that Shawna left behind. Watch what happens when we remove light. Shawna can only become entangled with something she can see. Take away her ability to do that-" Wells explains to us.

"She can't teleport." Cisco says.

"Exactly." Wells replies.

"So, we just need to get her into a dark space." Caitlin says matter-of-factly. Then Barry's phone starts to ring. "How do we do that?" She asks, ignoring Barry's phone.

"It's a valid question." Wells says.

"Hello? What? Yeah, I'll be right there. All right." Barry says into the phone.

"What's wrong?" Wells asks. I look over at Barry, his face looking worried.

"M-my dad. He's been stabbed." Barry says before running off.

***

I walk into the room with Wells, Caitlin, and Cisco in it.

"Where were you?" Caitlin asks.

"I was urinating." I reply sarcastically. I don't get a response, I just get to see the back of Cisco's, Caitlin's, and Wells' head. I wait almost a full minute before speaking again. "Who's Barry's dad? Why was he stabbed?" I ask. The all slowly turn around except for Wells.

"Henry Allen... He's in prison." Caitlin says.

"Why?" I ask, shocked as how Barry's father could be a criminal.

"He was accused of murdering Nora Allen, Barry's mother." Caitlin responds.

"Accused? So did he do it?" I ask.

"Barry says he didn't do it." Cisco responds.

"Do you think-" I start but get cut off.

"We have work to do." Wells says.

***

I rush to get my suit on. I struggle to get the zipper on my coat zipped up because of my fidgeting hands. Nervousness surrounds me. I sigh before I just stop time.

I take a few breaths.

In then out. In then out.

Then I just pull the zipper up on my jacket. I quickly pull on my pants that are almost like skinny jeans. I slip into my blue boots. I continue time again as I run out of the room. I quickly walk past Cisco.

"Suit is can resist intense temperature and abrasion resistance." Cisco says.

"Made from the same material as Barry's." I say.

"Yes, and here's the cool part: It has a cooling system built in. Oh and you can control some other features from the mask. Oh, almost forgot. Put your mask on." He says handing me the mask.

"Whoa." I say in amazement. I look into the screen of my goggles.

"It only turns on like that if you're the one wearing it. It is formated to your face. If you break, or take off your mask. You lose connection with us, so don't take it off." Cisco says. I look at the holographic system. I can see my body condition, the time, who's talking to me through a mic, and I see the controlling system. 

"Why do I need the time if I always know it?" I ask.

"Looks." He says plainly.

"Stay safe." Caitlin says.

"We'll help you." Wells says. I take a deep breath before stopping time and running off.

The shock of me going on an actual mission fills my head.