When Ice And Lightning Align - Snowbarry

Chapter 8: With You Always

"Seems like a screw you from the speedforce." Frost said then simply closed the pipeline door as Thawne chewed his tongue in irritation, her and Cisco heading to the Cortex.

"That is freaky." Cisco muttered, feigning a series of chills to execute his point. "Even though its not really him, seeing Barry act evil is just something I never wanted to experience again, not after Savitar."

"There has to be a way to bring Barry back and get Thawne out of his body." Frost spoke, racking her brain to find a solution as she took a deep breath.

"Like what, an exorcism?" Cisco spoke absentmindedly, chuckling to himself. He only stopped his motions when he saw Frost eyeing him. "Really, are you serious?'

"Do you have any better ideas?' The icy woman questioned with a quirk of her eyebrows.

An hour later Caitlin was pacing back and forth as Cisco finished putting the final touches on the device he had constructed. She chewed on her nail nervously as she looked over the unconscious Barry Allen laid out on the gurney. "Relax, were going to get Barry back." Cisco said, but Caitlin continued chewing on her nail. "What we think of as Thawne is actually just a horde of negative tachyons that have somehow forced their way inside of Barry. So, we have to hit him with positive tachyons to force Thawne out. That's where this bad boy comes in!" He spoke in signature Ramon fashion, patting the device with his hand with a proud smile.

"What is it?" Caitlin asked inquisitively.

"The Positive Tachyon Emitter." Cisco explained, adjusting a few of the mechanics of the device. "And You," Cisco began, pointing to Cecile. "Are gonna be our Thawne detector. I need you to pyshichally monitor Barry and tell me when we've rid him of Thawnes influence." He looked to Caitlin for conformation, turning on the machine after she gave a nod.

"Ahh!" Cecile gasped, clutching onto the gurney for support as she tried to find her balance. "Pain, grief, loss, shame, fear, guilt, it's like a hurricane in his mind, then I feel something else entirely clawing at the surface, like raw hatred." Caitlin looked over to Cisco, seeing the worry etched on his face.

"I don't understand, I've set the PTEs to full power but Thawne's influence is only growing stronger." Cisco explained. "If we don't figure out a solution soon then we might lose Barry forever." The engineer jumped in surprise as 'Barry' shot up with crimson eyes, his entire body vibrating so fast he was nothing but a blur. Caitlin quickly slapped a pair of meta dampening cuffs on him while Cisco gave him a very strong sedative to knock him out for a little while longer.

"What the hell just happened?!" Cecile exclaimed.

"Thawne just connected to his speedforce through Barry's body, he almost has full control." Cisco said, running a hand through his hair in order to tame it as he took a deep breath.

Cecile groaned in pain yet again as Barry's body thrashed violently. "I'm seeing flashes, pieces of memories I think. I see Nora, Crisis, and so much more."

"Thawne's created a personal hell for him, an amalgamation of Barry's most painful memories." Caitlin said in remorse, running her fingers over Barry's, jolting away when she feels lightning crackle between their fingers. She feels it again, that odd sensation throughout her whole body just like when she woke up at the hospital. "Wait!" Caitlin ran out of the room, returning moments later with several devices in her hand.

"The M.A.D 2.0!" Cisco said, understading where she was going with this. "We can use this to go inside of Barry's mind and help him force Thawne out."

They each attached a device to their forehead before taking a seat next to the gurney. Caitlin and Cisco each took one of Cecile's hand, readying for their journey into the Scarlet Speedster's mindscape. "Here we go." Cecile said before Cisco and Caitlin felt a wave of horrific emotions wash over them, presumably Barry's, and they found themselves standing inside a strange environment.