500 Gems = Bonus Chapter
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«Thank you. - Snard said, still pointing his weapon at Flash.
«For what? - Asked Barry unable to move because of the freezing cold.
Snard grinned:
«You've taken me to a new level... And not just in equipment, but in the way I look at things, I've learned a lot.
While Captain Cold was talking, Cisco, Caitlin, and Felicity came up behind him rather quietly, holding a rather strange thing with a bunch of lights and buttons.
«Drop it. - Ramon said, pointing what he called the "New Cryo Cannon" at Snard.
«It's four times bigger and four times stronger. - Cisco continued to brag. But as far as I remember, he wasn't bragging, he was just bluffing.
Snard looked at Cisco, then turned to Barry and grinned:
«And here I was wondering who you were talking to.
«Hey, if you don't want to be frozen, I suggest you get away from him. - Ramon threatened.
The cold captain cast a glance at him and muttered:
«Your hands are trembling, you've never killed before....
Cissoy frowned and said:
«There's a first time for everything, Captain Cold.
Snard smiled cheerfully at his words, seemingly amused by his new nickname. I jumped down from the roof and started walking toward them.
«I'll shoot. - Cisco continued to threaten.
But at that point I got closer and started clapping:
*♪ Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap ♪
«Not bad, but the one I like out of the three of you is you, Cisco. - I said with amusement in my voice as I stepped closer to the crowd.
Everyone turned their eyes to me and Flash asked:
«Who are you?
I hesitated and began to curl my fingers.....
«No, that doesn't sound good... - I started to choose a good nickname for myself and couldn't think of anything interesting.
«Shit and why didn't I think of a cool name before.... - I sighed unhappily, then it hit me, and turning back to the others I said proudly:
«I'm Hunger.
«Famine? What kind of hunger? - Cisco asked.
«Come on, that sounds a lot better than ogre or zombie. - I answered grudgingly.
«So it's you?! - Barry Caitlin and Cisco exclaimed in unison.
Felicity didn't understand anything, so she asked:
«Who is he? Do you know him?
«Uh, I'll tell you later. - Said Caitlin.
Snard was standing under the muzzle of the vacuum cleaner and didn't know what to do, on the one hand he was smiling, but on the other hand I could see on his face that he was getting stressed out. So I pulled out my gun and pointed it at him, and then I said:
«Put the gun down.
«So are you with them? - Snard asked and sighed: - Should have guessed...
I shook my head:
«I don't think so, I eat people, we're not on the same page, but I owe Flash a debt of gratitude.
Snard hummed:
«Okay, then what are we gonna do?
I looked at Cisco and said:
«Cisco, put down your vacuum cleaner, don't embarrass yourself.
«Huh? How did you know? - The boy was surprised.
I sighed:
«Never mind, just put it down, it's useless and you.... - I looked at Snard and said:
«Go away, solve your problems later.
Snar looked at me first and nodded, then at Barry and said to the latter:
«I'll see you later, kid, see ya... - Krio lowered his gun and started to walk away.
«Hey, what about the diamond? - Ciska threw it after him.
«Don't be insolent. - Snard waved it away.
That's how the five of us stayed next to the overturned cars. I didn't lower the gun, but turned it to Barry and began to walk slowly toward him.
«What are you going to do? - Ramon asked.
«Nothing, just for backup.... - As I approached Barry, I mouthed:
«So, you're gonna catch me?
Barry frowned and replied:
«Of course, you're hurting people.
I grinned:
«Then why didn't you catch Wells?
«What do you mean? - Flash didn't understand.
I hummed:
«It's simple, because of his mistake I have to eat people, I can't eat anything else. If I stop eating, I'll die, so he hurt me, so why do you want to catch me and not him?
After my words, Barry hovered slightly, and I continued:
«You want to catch me, catch me. But don't forget, once I'm behind bars, I won't last long and I'll just die. I'm not the gas guy, I need living flesh to keep me alive. It'll be fun to see what you do, catch me and let me die, or catch me and feed me?
I grinned and lowered the gun:
«Okay, now that I've repaid my debt to Black, it's time for me to go.
I turned around and waved, then took quick steps away from there, but not far....
Hiding behind one of the buildings I began to watch and listen.
«What do we do? - Asked Caitlin worriedly.
Cisco helped Barry up, then said:
«Let's get out of here first.
That was the end of it and they quickly left the place. Well, since nothing interesting had happened, I headed back to my base as well.
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When I got home, I made myself comfortable on the couch and turned on my laptop, and then I connected to Star Labs and started listening. After about ten minutes, a conversation started between the entire Flash team.
«Okay, your team is good, but I have to get back to mine.... - Felicity said with a smile as she said goodbye to Barry and the others.
After everyone had said goodbye to Felicity, Caitlin asked:
«What do we do? With this. Hunger?
Wells hesitated for a moment, then said afterward:
-Apparently, his changes were too great, and his very nature changed. We humans are omnivores, but he ...
Caitlin nodded:
«Yes, he said he needed fresh flesh to live, so no wonder he had to get sustenance that way.
Cisco hummed:
«You mean hunt people?
Caitlin sighed:
«It's not his fault, if he didn't lie, his situation is horrible, imagine what it's like for him.
Cisco remained silent, and Barry asked:
«Then, uh. What do we do? We can't catch him, then he'll--
Wells grinned:
«Then we won't, it does more good than harm.
«How's that? - Barry was surprised.
«It's simple, you may not have wondered who he killed and how he managed to last so long, but I managed to find some information. - After these words Wells went to the computer and displayed all the information on the big screen. There was a long list of names, Cisco widened his eyes and said:
«Could it be the ones he...
Wells nodded:
«Every single one of them criminals, most of them murderers, and the rest rapists or worse. More often than not, several at a time, and most were in different gangs. I'm not sure if he killed them, but it's very likely. All of these people have gone missing in the last six months. That's not surprising for Central City, but it's not usually this many, and even if it is, it's just ordinary people with no violent past. But this time, they're all gangsters and criminals. Just like the headless guy he left in the alley.
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