24 Chapter 24

When I arrived at the warehouse, I looked around, or rather checked for suspicious sounds and smells. After absorbing the powers of the two METAS, I had long since surpassed human capabilities, so my hearing and sense of smell had already surpassed human capabilities, as well as my vision and other indicators. I could hear a heartbeat a few meters away, distinguish the smells of people and animals. You can say that I have become a real predator, so hunting other people is no longer a problem. I think if I practice, one day I'll be able to tell if someone is lying to me or trying to hide something.

There were no sounds, and no people in the area, just Caitlin. She had a nice smell, I like it, it's worth remembering, no matter how strange it sounds…

I opened the warehouse and went inside, moving slowly toward the fast-beating heart. I knew that there was an explosive somewhere, and it also made a faint sound. But it wasn't dangerous because, as far as I remember, there is a stretch, so I looked at my feet and took my time.

When I got close enough, the stretch was easily noticed, as was the back of the bound girl.

I chuckled, but made no sound, crept slowly up and passed the stretched line. The girl hadn't noticed me yet, and that's what I wanted.

Then I slowly ran my hand through her hair and grinned:

- Who's that here?-

After I touched her and spoke, the girl started and screamed. But since her mouth was closed, the sound was very muffled.

I grinned again and walked around the chair where she was sitting, stood in front of her, and said:

- Hi Caitlin, I see your situation is a little...- I looked around the chair and stopped at the explosives, then said with a grin:

- Dangerous…-

The girl tried to say something, but I couldn't make out anything in her mumbling, although I could tell by the look in her eyes that she wasn't very happy to see me.

I sighed and took out my knife. After that, the girl panicked and started twitching in the chair, I just smiled at it. Of course, she couldn't see my smile, but the knife that was rapidly approaching her made her even more panicked.

*Vsuch*

I cut the rope that was covering her mouth and asked:

- What? You thought I'd eat you?- I looked around at her and grinned:

- I wouldn't mind, I think your meat is quite tender…-

The girl ignored my words and said:

- What do you want? Are you working with Snard?-

I sat down on the floor opposite her and asked:

- Do I look like Snard's friend?-

-You let him go last time.-

I nodded:

- There was a case, but I did it out of the kindness of my heart, I didn't want to spoil the psyche of Flash. The kid is still a sissy, although I don't think it will be for long, with his job.-

The girl frowned and asked:

- Then… Then what do you need?-

- So you can help me.-

The girl chuckled:

- Help you? Are you kidding?-

I chuckled:

- I'll help you escape, why don't you help me?-

- I will be saved, so when Flash defeats Snard, I will be pulled out and I will be free, so I don't need your help.-

I sighed:

- You're right, Cisco will be here soon to get you out. I can't change that, and it's useless to hurt you. But I still need your help, and in return, I will share information about Firestorm with you.-

After my words, the girl froze, and then asked:

- What do you know about Firestorm?-

I chuckled:

- That's enough, I know a lot more about Firestorm than the guy from the cafe you were talking to not so long ago. I know a lot about your "dead" fiance, including what happens to him. If you want to find him and find out what's going on with him, I can help you.-

The girl was silent for a long time, apparently digesting the information.

After a while Caitlin finally spoke:

- What do you want?-

- Study yourself and your abilities, you are a bioengineer, so your help will be invaluable. In addition, you have experience in studying unusual people.-

Caitlin thought for a moment, then nodded reluctantly:

-Okay, I'll help you with that.-

I frowned and said coldly:

- I really hope so, because if you tell anyone about what we've done and someone finds out about me, you'll pay a heavy price.-

I could threaten her with revealing information about Barry, but I don't want to go that far just yet. I really need her help, even if it's a risk worth taking. Besides, I will try to control all her actions, and she will not know my real identity. Even if she told everyone about her dealings with the Famine, it wouldn't be so dangerous. It will be more dangerous to sit and not study your abilities.

The girl agreed to my terms and promised to keep her mouth shut, so I set up a meeting with her in a couple of days near here, we will discuss some details of our cooperation. When I freed it and got rid of the explosives, I quickly left the warehouse and left…

***

Everything was quite predictable, Flash defeated Captain Cold and Heat Wave, so they were taken to Iron heights. If I remember correctly, they won't get there, they'll be released, and they'll start their business again. But I didn't care, I was more worried about other things right now…

First, it's the Piper. Not a bad specimen, if I can get some of its powers, it might help in some way. His ability was hurting him, but if I got a severely weakened version of his power, it probably wouldn't happen to me. In any case, I'm not really interested in his powers, but rather in him. He's just the perfect candidate to be a test subject. I need to study people's meta, and if I can catch him, he'll be the first person I'll test my guesses on. He helped Caitlin find out information about Ronnie Raymond, but I'll do it for him, so he's completely useless. If that's the case, I can take him in and do some research.

The second case, of course, was Caitlin, which I wasn't particularly worried about, but I still didn't want to fall into the trap of who knows if she might decide to set me up. I doubt it, of course, but just in case I got ready and took a weapon. I also brought my own blood with me, so I think it might be useful for some research.

When everything was ready, I went to the meeting place, it was necessary to finish everything quickly, soon there will be things to do…