Barry returns to S.T.A.R. Labs to find his team frantically running around, trying to extract the readings they got from Barry's suit.
Barry stops right in the middle of the cortex, sending most of the papers flying.
"What happened out there, Mr. Allen?" Dr. Wells asks, rolling closer to him.
The whole team then looks at him for an explanation, Barry begins telling them everything that happened.
After a few minutes, Caitlin approaches Barry and checks the wound on his neck. There is not even a mark left behind. No one would believe that Barry was just shot at. The only proof is the hole in his suit.
"You won't believe this." Cisco suddenly walks in with a tablet in his hand.
He then transfers the content of the tablet to a larger screen. "The bullets that were fired at you were traveling at Mach 6," Cisco says with an excited smile.
"Mach 6? Is there a gun out there that can shoot a bullet at that speed?" Barry asks.
"None, meaning the gun used to shoot you was a custom one," Cisco says.
"But the most impressive thing that happened today was not the speed of the bullet, but you. Your hands moved 14 times the speed of sound to stop the bullet, just as it was about to penetrate your skin," Cisco says with even more excitement.
"Well, running and moving my hands at that speed are two completely different things," Barry says.
"If you say it that way, then it doesn't sound that impressive," Cisco says as the smile on his face fades.
"But it's still the fastest you have ever moved. It's progress," Dr. Wells says, but the thoughts inside his head are something else.
'He is getting too fast, too quick. I need to make my move soon,' Dr. Wells thinks.
"What I am more curious about is how someone managed to shoot at me while I was running at super speed," Barry questions the team.
"There could be multiple factors," Dr. Wells says.
"Maybe this shooter has enhanced vision," Cisco says.
"It's possible. It also explains why you couldn't find him. He must have been much farther away. The shooter could have seen you and predicted where you would be before shooting. Whoever this shooter is, he is dangerous. You need to be careful, Mr. Allen," Dr. Wells says.
Caitlin and Cisco get worried as they hear Dr. Well's warning.
"But why me? Is this shooter related to tonight's robbery?" Barry asks.
"We will need to figure it out. You should start tomorrow, Mr. Allen," Dr. Wells says.
Barry nods and bids farewell to his team and heads home.
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The next morning, he arrives at CCPD and finds Joe.
"So those car thieves last night? Were they the regular suspects?" Barry asks.
"Yes, they are quite a notorious group who have built a reputation for dodging the authorities until they met the Flash," Joe says, smiling at Barry.
"Would you look at that? Looks like I have a fan in front of me," Barry teases Joe.
"Don't get over your head," Joe says, dismissing Barry's comment while still smiling.
"Is there anything else they are involved in or just grand theft auto?" Barry asks.
"Why, is there anything I don't know about?" Joe asks.
"No... Just asking," Barry says.
"Come on, Barry, I know when you are trying to hide something from me. So out with it," Joe says, giving him that questioning look.
"Well, I suspect a Meta was involved with the robbery last night. I just wanted to make sure," Barry says.
"A Meta? What is it this time?" Joe asks.
"I don't know. That is what we are trying to figure out," Barry says.
He is not sure if this assassin of his is a meta or not, but it's better to tell Joe it's a Meta so that he cooperates with him.
"Well, there was something weird about last night's robbery," Joe says as he recalls the scene of the robbery.
"What is it?" Barry asks.
"Those cars belong to some rich elite who had hired the best re-locators in the business. The security was extremely tight. So it was quite surprising that the thieves from last night managed to get their hands on those cars.
They are good, but they are just thieves. They had never killed people before. But last night, it was carnage. Every security personnel was killed. Shot right between their eyebrows. Someone took out the security personnel before the thieves got there," Joe says.
"Do you know the type of gun that was used?" Barry asks.
"Some kind of high-powered sniper rifle. Every bullet went in and came out from the other end," Joe says.
'It's him,' Barry thinks.
"Do you know who this shooter is?" Barry asks.
"No idea. We believe the thieves hired this killer to take out the security for them. We need to investigate further. I will let you know when I find out more," Joe says.
"Thank you," Barry thanks him and heads to his lab.
He can now only hope that Joe can find something for him. His super speed is not going to help him regarding integration.