Ch - 75 Incidents taking place?

After arriving at S.T.A.R. Labs, the team began to speculate why the man in the yellow suit targeted Mercury Labs and killed those people.

As they discussed, Barry provided more details about the crime scene. "The crime scene at Mercury Labs was on a floor with highly secured vaults, and the witness said the man in yellow seemed to be looking for something."

Eobard Thawne, the man in the yellow suit disguised as Harrison Wells, couldn't reveal that he was the one who committed the crime. Instead, he subtly guided the conversation. "Whatever it was, he wanted it badly enough to kill for it."

Joe, intrigued by this, turned to Harrison and asked, "Doctor, what do you know about Mercury Labs?"

Feeling a sense of control over the situation, Eobard (as Wells) maintained his composure and replied, "Mercury Labs was one of S.T.A.R. Labs' major contributors until our little setback. Then it catapulted to the forefront under Dr. Cristina McGee. She's brilliant but a bit egocentric."

Upon hearing the name, Cisco quickly gathered more information. "It says here, Dr. McGee secured half a billion dollars in private funding to develop, and I quote, 'the technology of the future.'"

Feigning realization, Eobard commented, "Tina must be working with tachyons."

Joe, unfamiliar with the term, asked, "What are tachyons?"

Harrison explained, "Superluminal particles."

Still unsure, Joe asked, "So what could someone do with one of those things?"

Eobard answered, "In theory, one could become invincible. If you could create a stable matrix to harness their power, you could travel faster than light."

Barry, sensitive to anything related to the man in yellow, quickly jumped in. "He's going to try to get them again. We need to get what Mercury Labs has and use it as bait."

Harrison, eager to keep suspicions at bay, agreed with Barry's plan and instructed Cisco to design a trap for the man in yellow.

Cisco, though realizing the difficulty of the task, saw it as a challenge and began working on the trap.

Meanwhile, Caitlin, still troubled by her encounter with someone she thought was her ex-boyfriend Ronnie, decided to search for him. She went to CC Jitters to talk with Iris, hoping to gather information. Swayam, keeping his promise not to pressure Caitlin, allowed her to go alone but still worried about her.

Barry, Harrison, and Swayam visited CCPD to meet Dr. Tina McGee. However, the meeting didn't go as Barry hoped, as McGee was as egocentric as Harrison had described.

While they were occupied, Caitlin and Cisco used a device Cisco had built to track high heat signatures across Central City in the hope of locating Ronnie. Their search led them to an abandoned factory.

As they ventured deeper into the factory, the device started malfunctioning due to high levels of ionized particles. Just as they were about to voice their concerns, they noticed a figure emerging from the shadows—a man with long, messy hair wearing a black shirt and jacket.

When the man stepped into the light, Cisco recognized him as Ronnie. In excitement, he called out, "Ronnie! It's really you! I didn't believe Caitlin at first, but you're alive! We've missed you, man!"

Caitlin, her emotions in turmoil, addressed him gently, "Ronnie, it's us—Caitlin and Cisco. Don't you remember us? We're here to help. You were in an accident. Do you remember?"

The man, irritated by the mention of the name "Ronnie," glared at them and responded angrily, "I'm not Ronnie. I'm Firestorm. Now get away from me." His body ignited in flames, burning his clothes as he fled, leaving both of them with confused and complicated looks on their faces behind.

When Caitlin and Cisco returned to S.T.A.R. Labs, they found Barry looking beaten and bruised. Concerned, they asked him who had done that to him. Barry, still shaken from the encounter, informed them that he had faced off one-on-one with the man in the yellow suit.

He recounted the events that had transpired: "I was in my lab at CCPD when I happened to glance out the window, and there he was—the man in yellow, standing on the roof of the building across from CCPD. He was looking directly at me. The second he realized I'd spotted him, he took off running. As soon as I saw him flee, anger surged through me, and I started chasing after him."

Barry paused, taking a deep breath before continuing, "I followed him for a while until he finally stopped. I confronted him—asked why he killed my mother. But instead of answering, he only fueled my anger by telling me that if I wanted answers, I'd have to catch him first. Then he ran, taunting me. I chased him all the way to a stadium where we fought."

Caitlin and Cisco listened closely as Barry described the confrontation. "No matter how fast I pushed myself, no matter how hard I tried, the man in yellow was always just ahead of me. He kept taunting me, saying, 'You're too slow, Barry,' in this arrogant, mocking tone. I gave it everything I had, drew on every bit of speed I could muster, but just when I thought I was getting close, he vanished in a blur of yellow lightning. Then, out of nowhere, I felt a punch slam into my side, and I went flying. I tried to catch up to him, but he was just too fast, and he easily overpowered me."

Barry's frustration was palpable as he finished the story, the weight of his defeat hanging heavily in the air. Everyone could see the toll the encounter had taken on him, both physically and emotionally.

After calming his emotions, Barry added, "The man in yellow acted like he knew me, like we've done this before."

Joe, who had been silently listening to Barry recount the encounter, thought that the man in yellow was simply trying to rile Barry up. He voiced his thoughts, trying to reassure Barry, "That man in yellow was antagonizing you, Barry. He wanted to mess with your head."

Barry, still visibly angry and frustrated, responded sharply, "I would get close, and he'd pull away. This was just some sick game to him."

Eobard Thawne, the man in yellow, disguised as Harrison Wells, felt a surge of delight inside. This was exactly what he wanted: to push Barry to his limits emotionally and mentally. However, outwardly, Thawne wore a mask of concern and reassurance. "Barry, you'll catch him. We'll help you."

If Swayam hadn't known about Harrison Wells' true identity, even he would've been fooled by Thawne's act. But at that moment, Swayam's mind wasn't focused on Wells' deceit. He was deep in thought, trying to figure out when exactly Wells, as the man in yellow, had confronted Barry. The timeline had already started to shift from what Swayam remembered from the show, so he questioned whether he should reveal the truth to Barry.

Swayam knew that the future wasn't set in stone, and things were already changing. Should he tell Barry that Harrison Wells was actually Eobard Thawne, a time traveler who came back to kill young Barry Allen? Should he reveal that Eobard Thawne lost his connection to the negative speed force after altering the timeline by killing Barry's mother, trapping him in the past and forcing him to disguise himself as Wells?

The dilemma Swayam faced wasn't just about sharing this dangerous information—it was also about the inevitable questions that would follow. If Barry or the others asked how he knew all of this, what would he say? Could he tell them that he had seen all of this happen in a TV show called *The Flash* and that they were all fictional characters? That explanation seemed impossible, especially when Swayam himself wasn't even sure of his own existence in this strange reality.