500 Gems = Bonus Chapter
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Star Labs.
The main hall, from where all the control of the building and all the laboratories is conducted. The room where the main meetings of the newly created team, under the unusual name of Team Flash, were held. At the entrance to this room was a table where the main computer was located. It served as the control center for Star Labs and was also the computer that displayed all of Barry Allen's stats. There was a girl with an attractive face and brown hair working at it now, and a short man with black hair standing next to her.
The guy sighed and said:
«Caitlin, how's it going in there? Were you able to find anything?
The girl shook her head:
«No, his DNA isn't in any database, there's no way to know who he is.
*♪ B-z-z ♪ ♪ Vshuh ♪
Suddenly, an orange flash flashed abruptly and a tall man with dark hair and an athletic figure appeared in the room. He grinned and asked:
«How's it going? Anything new?
Cisco shook his head:
«No, nothing on him, what about you?
Barry hummed:
«Here's something, our friend the ogre left another trail. - Barry then took out a flask and handed it to Caitlin. She took it and asked:
«What's that?
«Another trace of him, saliva again, left it on a flask he'd broken or lost, it didn't matter. - Barry grinned and continued:
«And you wouldn't believe what was in it....
«What? The brain again? - Ramon asked with a half-smile.
Flash hummed:
«Almost guessed, but an unusual brain, and the bone marrow, and someone special....
«Who? Just say it." Caitlin insisted.
«Danton Black.
The girl frowned and asked:
«Are you sure about this?
Barry got nervous and the smile came off his face, then he said:
«I'm sure I checked the brain cells as well as our new friend's saliva. It's a perfect match, it's definitely them. Something wrong?
Caitlin's face changed and she sighed:
«That's not good...
«Why? - Barry didn't understand.
At that moment, an older man with glasses in a wheelchair came into the room. He looked at Allen and said:
«Caitlin thinks he's an unusual man.
«You mean... - Barry's eyes widened.
Wells nodded:
«Yeah, he's probably a meta-human... A meta-human who now has the bone marrow of another meta-human. We don't know why he ate part of a normal person's brain and why he would want the other person's bone marrow. But it's definitely not something good...
Cisco became enthusiastic and muttered:
«He seems to be interested in more than just brains, so calling him a zombie is already delusional.
«He ate a piece of flesh, too. - Barry added.
Cisco scratched his chin and said:
«Well, ogre, still doesn't sound very.... Hmm, I'll think of something later.
«Instead of thinking about silly things, they'd better catch him. - The dark-skinned man said as he entered the main hall.
«Oh, Joe, what are you doing here? - Allen asked.
«We got another case, let's go.
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As I listened to the flush team talk, I was a little surprised at how fast they were working. They'd already realized I was a meta-human, and Barry had matched my DNA from the broken test tube to my past. I'm not surprised he did that; after all, my DNA is still in the database, so a match was inevitable. But the vial was smashed pretty far away and they still found it. Probably the local cops aren't as clueless as I thought, and the flush team can still get the job done....
Well, they're scientists, why am I surprised, I guess it wasn't hard to figure out I was meth. But what am I supposed to do about it? Intervene? Hmm, maybe I should, but it's not a threat to me yet, so I can refrain, temporarily of course....
In about a week, Flash will be hunting for a new meta that controlled fog. His powers aren't bad, I wouldn't mind getting one of those, but it's almost impossible right now. First of all, I won't be able to defeat him. Second, even if Barry defeats him, I can't take the marrow from under his nose. Foggy's locked up in one of Star Labs cells, so I can't get to him now. And third and foremost, I have absolutely no idea what his power will do to my body. I've been able to get multiplex powers, but in a severely weakened state. So I'm not sure about the fog powers at all, what would the weakened version be like? It's probably worth a shot, but when I get a chance, Thawne is in Star Labs now, so I can't get in. There will probably be a new opportunity soon, just worth the wait...
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After another week, an event happened that I had forgotten about, but after it happened I remembered some details. Snard, aka Captain Cold, decided to play his games in Central City, but was stopped by a flush. But this is temporary, Snard is no fool, pretty soon he will catch Barry off guard and he will suffer big time, and this is not a bad opportunity to make a name for himself. I won't harm or manipulate, so I don't think Thawne will take me seriously, and neither will Captain Cold. He'll probably see me as just another meta to help the flush grow, so he won't kill me, just keep my cool and don't hurt the flush yet. I wanted to start playing big, but at the same time without hurting Barry. If I'd hurt him a week ago and killed Mist, there was no telling how Toon would take it. But if I show up and act all pathetic, it might help me down the road. Plus, I should have gotten to know each other a long time ago, because I've been in this world for almost a year and no one knows anything about me. Hunger makes me impulsive and unrestrained, so I'm just dying of boredom, I can finally have some fun tomorrow.
A day later, I waited until evening and moved out to the railroad tracks. The approximate location of Captain Cold and Flash's battle. I calculated the approximate route of the electric train and waited. I didn't know exactly where the crash was going to happen, but when it did, I'd be close by, so I had to get there in time.
At the place I waited for a couple of hours, and it finally happened. The train passed by me, and after a dozen meters it abruptly started to slow down and one of the cars started to be covered with ice. Well then, the cars started flipping over, and a couple seconds later an orange flash started blinking on and off. Barry was probably pulling regular people out of the wagons, it was pretty fast and exciting. But then... He stumbled and Snard came toward him with quick steps and then fired a shot from the Cryo Cannon.
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Barry was pinned down with no way to escape.
Captain Cold walked up to Flash and spoke up, pointing his gun at him:
«You're a pretty fast kid, but that's not enough....
I sat on a building not far away and watched the unfolding scene with curiosity, still seeing it in real life is a very different feeling.
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