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I ran into the last warehouse, turning on the lights, shouting out for Zee, running around the entire warehouse.

My feet and screaming come to a stop when I see Zee in a glass cage, similar to what we were trapped in on Earth Two.

"No-" I whisper, noticing her slowly sinking and not moving, my hands touching the glass as I tried to phase through it, but it didn't work.

"No-" My voice got louder, as I hit the glass with my fist with all the power I had in me, touching my comm, practically screaming into it, "Cisco- I cant phase through it!"

"It must have a dampener on it-" Caitlin said in my ear, and within a few seconds, Cisco had breached right next to me, holding some sort of gun.

"Wait- wait-" I say out of breath, "Will it hurt her- if you shoot at the glass?"

"Got any other ideas?" Cisco looks at me with wide eyes, before stepping back, I following his footsteps. He aims at the top of the glass, shooting into the glass, the glass shattering, Zee's body moving out with the water, washing out onto the ground.

I ran to her, falling onto my knees, pulling her onto my lap, tears easily filling my eyes, as I moved her hair out of her face, "Hey- hey-"

She stays silent, not responding, water practically pouring out of her soaked hair, her clothes as soaked as her hair, the necklace I had given her hanging on the side of her neck, instead of the lightning bolt being on the center as it always was. Her heels weren't on her feet, and were spread around the floor, along with the shards of glass.

"Hey-" I laid her flat on the floor, pulling off my mask, dusting off the pieces of glass that had fell onto her when she fell to the ground, the tears in my eyes slipping accidentally, as I pushed my hands against her twice, trying to get her to cough up the water she had probably swallowed.

A few seconds later of trying, her eyes squeeze shut as she coughs up some water, gasping for air, her eyes snapping open, her coughs continuing.

I help her sit up, rubbing her back, as she coughs up some more water, before slowly starting to calm down, the tears that were slipping down my cheeks not stopping, as she turns her head and looks at me.

She coughs lightly, her voice coming out quiet and weak, "Barry-"

I pull her into my chest, holding her as tight as I could, a sniffle leaving me, as I held her for dear life, "You're okay. You're okay-"

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Barry and I were the only ones at Star Labs. Everyone else had went home, after checking me up and engulfing me in a few hugs. I walked  around Star Labs in just a pair of socks, due to being lazy to put my converse on, wearing a pair of sweatpants and Barry's Star Laboratories sweatshirt, a blanket wrapped around my shoulders, my damp hair let down. I walked into the room Barry was seated in, sitting in a chair next to him.

My eyes land onto the monitor screen that showed Wally trapped in the pipeline. My eyes furrow in confusion, "I missed a lot, didn't I?"

"Not so much. But I can catch you up on what you missed." Barry speaks, "Wally's practically convinced he's destined to be a superhero- which you already know. And we decided to lock him up in the pipeline- just in case Alchemy shows up."

"That's smart-" I start, staring at the screen.

"But?" He continues, as if he could sense what I was saying next already.

"But," I trail off, "He looks trapped."

"Maybe because he is trapped?" Barry raises a brow at me, pursing his lips to hold back a small laugh.

"That's not what I meant." I groan lightly, "I mean- he is trapped literally. But, by the way he's been acting it's almost like he feels trapped, you know? Watching everyone- like you- Cisco- and sometimes even me- with these meta abilities and doing things to help save people's lives and, he's on the sidelines."

"What are you trying to say?" He questions, folding his hands together.

"That it's hard being a witness- a bystander sometimes. I mean- clearly all he wants to do is help people. And now- that he could have the opportunity to- having meta abilities just like yours- he wants to see it in a more positive way than we all do." I run a hand through my damp hair.

Barry goes quiet for a minute, before speaking up, his gaze fixed on me, "You don't feel that way too, do you?"

My head snaps in his direction, my eyes making eye contact with his, "Considering I have these abilities- I shouldn't. But, sometimes- there's times where I don't listen to you and just go out there to help you- when you need it. I'm only there when you really need it- and my abilities aren't being put to good use, ya know? I feel useless sometimes." I lightly shrug, "But- I'm completely fine with how you don't want me to go out there- because you want to keep me safe. I completely understand that. It's just a feeling that washes over me sometimes- but with Wally it's a completely different story."

Barry stays silent, waiting for me to continue, "I mean, come on. I don't know science. I'm never out on the field with you. I don't know how to help you when you're in trouble- I go out there blind. And it always ends up in the worst ways. It's either- I get hurt- you get hurt- or the meta gets away- because Zee decided to jump in and tried to save the day." I scoff lightly to myself, as I sat up, "I don't know how to- ."

"I couldn't do this without you." Barry admits to me, not daring to break our eye contact.

"Oh, come on." I shot him a look, staring at him in disbelief, "That isn't true. You don't need me."

"It is true." Barry told me, "Whether you realize it or not, there is no Flash without Zee Young."

"Barry-" I began.

He cuts me off, sitting up from his slouched position, "Zee, I'm serious. Even when you didn't know that I was The Flash, you were in the Labs with me as The Flash every single day. You were- and still are the reason I get up and keep going. I'm not The Flash without you."

I let out a sigh, looking down for a few seconds, before I look back up at him, a small smile on my face.

He holds his arms out, as I stood up, seating myself on his lap, as he rested a arm on my thighs, wrapping the other one around me.

"Whatever you say, Barry Allen." I simply whisper, pressing a kiss to his cheek before leaning my head against his.

He smiles, holding onto me, as we sat in silence for a while.

I broke the silence, my voice coming out in a whisper, "I'm tired of getting kidnapped."

"I'm tired of you getting kidnapped." He repeated what I had just said, but more of his perspective.

I wrap my arms around his neck, moving my head away, looking at him, "I like where I am right now. I like being with you- I hate it when I get kidnapped. It's starting to irritate me."

"Is that so?" Barry looks at me, amusement filled in his eyes.

"I just want the bad guys to go away-" I dragged out my last word, throwing my head back, a chuckle leaving Barry's lips.