Rocky Raymond //Book Five// - COMPLETED

Chapter 7 - News Flash

MacKenzie's POV

I walk into the lounge with Caitlin and Barry immediately starts staring at me

I look down, evading his glance as I tighten my grip on my textbook in my hand. I was doing homework in the medbay earlier while Caitlin went through scans

"So there was some weird activity with your scan, but everything looks fine." Caitlin says, walking in with a tablet and showing Barry's scan

"Hmm." Barry says, pulling his attention back to Caitlin

"What's the last thing you remember?" Iris asks

"Standing outside CCPN with Nora." Barry says. "Next thing I know, I'm in Vegas."

"That's exactly what happened to me and Officer Jones." Nora says

"So maybe the abnormal activity was some sort of hypnotic induction?" Caitlin suggests

"I don't know." Barry says. "I mean, I feel like one of us would've noticed somebody trying to hypnotize me."

"Yeah, and why would someone hypnotize us to save people?" Nora asks

"Publicity." Iris says. "Spencer Young wants to get famous by making you famous."

"You don't know that." Nora says

"She admitted it when we talked." Iris says

"Why would you go talk to her?" Nora asks

Iris pulls up the article on the big screen

"Hold on, look at the timestamp on the post." Barry says. "7:52 pm? Nora and I were still with Jonesy, and the fire at CCPN hadn't even been reported yet."

"I guess you'll always be the first one to the scoop if you're the one making it." Iris says

"So she's some sort of early edition meta who creates stories?" Caitlin asks

"Fake news taken to a whole new level." Iris says

"Maybe she's some kind of meta psychic who predicts the news." Barry says

"That still doesn't mean she hypnotized us." Nora says

"Yeah." Barry whispers. "Caitlin, can you download the cortical biometrics from Nora's suit and run it against my scans?"

"On it." Caitlin says

***

"That's unusual." Caitlin whispers

"What is it?" I ask, standing up and going over to her

Caitlin types on the computer and I watch the screen

"Dr. Snow." A deep voice says from behind

"Aah!" Caitlin and I scream, turning around

I shoot my hands out to quake but Sherloque ducks down

I drop my hands as Sherloque takes the mask off his face

"Oh, Dr. Snow. I have frightened you, Dr. Snow." Sherloque says. "And my wildcard, I am sorry." He tells me

"I assume you came here for some other reason than murdering me?" Caitlin says

"Oof." Sherloque says and then he speaks in french."If I was to murder you, Dr. Snow and Wildcard, I would not do it in such an obvious fashion. Look, I have a theory on the identity of Cicada. I request your assistance."

Caitlin and I share a look

"Uh, okay. I was just finishing up." Caitlin says

"Not your expertise, your assistance." Sherloque says. "I need you to punch me in the chest."