Bette woke up slowly, shivering in a back bedroom. Her eyelashes batted a few times before her eyes came to focus.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTmCXVu4W0
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It reminded her of the days of scraping what little sleep she could have on her lumpy cot in off times of combat. But now her paranoia wasn't a top priority anymore; unfortunately it was still there.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzvj1VSHzP
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She took a few long moments to realize she was not on the bunk beds near the battle fields, but inside S.T.A.R. Labs. Looking down her body she felt the cushion of a navy blue sweater with the S.T.A.R. Labs logo nearly touch the top of her chin. She was still wearing her purple shirt underneath. Her leather jacket was removed and placed over the metal chair in the corner of the room.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXP1ytJ3Fg
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Somebody must have taken it off and put the sweater over her top half. She bit her voice back as she rose from the bed, groaning as her neck was the last feeling that took a while to spring back to life.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjIKcaHarN
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She dreamed of nothing. Again. Ever since returning back from her mission her dreams had been non-existent or just were blatant nightmares. She heard a soft knock and numbly wiped away a tear that desperately wanted to slide down her face.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzb2L24HB5h
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Bette sighed in relief as Caitlin Snow, dressed in her usual form-fitting attire peeked inside the room as if she were checking something.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyVRyRCVdU
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"Good morning, how are you feeling Bette?" Caitlin asked her, moving further inside the room so Bette could make out her figure.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPthv4YcrQ
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Bette composed herself, confirming she was okay to the doctor. For Bette, putting on some emotion was going to be hard all over again but she was going to try. She had a strong second chance, she reminded herself of that.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxABVhhNSM
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Bette's face stiffly smiled when Caitlin amicably returned a smile. She looked at Caitlin for a moment before clearing her throat, "Where's Barry and Cisco? Dr. Wells?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wj1txWFqM
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Caitlin firmly invited herself inside, shut the door behind and sat on the chair near the bed.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eQPdsPc0s
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"For now it's just you and me. Do you want some breakfast?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHBc50F5fG
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Bette reluctantly agreed and stood up slowly from the bed, pulling the sweater she wore as she looked on it with curious eyes. Caitlin looked at her and slightly smiled.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwe45YLI7en
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"Barry saw that you were cold and he stayed with you until you fell asleep. I came in to wake him up and noticed he put a sweater on you. I'm sorry it was so cold in here. I wish there was a way you go back to home. Dr. Wells just wants you to be safe. General Eiling is a very unpredictable man. Plus we don’t know anything about him yet. Maybe Harrison could help us find out more."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJf6oIhRbBS
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Caitlin observed her reactions and twitched her mouth.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnoWgnQDlx
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"Did you sleep well?" Caitlin asked.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtMdzkTFkQ
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Bette bit her lip, looking away, nodding knowingly. "Sometimes I don't even fall asleep. And if I do, I stay awake most of the night. I don't know how I stayed asleep last night."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzEXAtSmps
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Caitlin nodded, attempting to understand her hardships. Both of them have been through a lot of trauma in their lives but on fairly different levels. Caitlin felt sympathetic to Bette; she wanted to know her better. Maybe they could become friends.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdux9VGrWr
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"I'm sorry."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrdCLqeIgF
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Bette shrugged slightly as if it was routine, and in a way, it was. "I guess I thought my PTSD would stay with me for a long time."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNyOmEJkz7
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Caitlin made a mental note; maybe Barry had something to do with that. "I suppose then it was good to have Barry around."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4xQf5Sfac
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Bette wanted to smile but held back, her lips held tightly together and she almost broke down again but willed the last bit of emotional stamina she had left to dissipate everything.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqhBLisNyc
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She composed herself and pushed her strawberry blonde hair out of her eyes, clearing her throat of residual emotion. "Umm, you mentioned breakfast?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zgEE4Ys0k
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"Follow me." Caitlin replied, leading the way out of the room toward another room that looked as if it was barely used.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKliaG78HR
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Caitlin walked to the counter, grabbed a couple of paper bags and placed them on the table in the center.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtl5UmgyHYt
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Bette just stood there, watching aimlessly. It had been forever and a day since she sat down to properly eat. Most of the meals served in the army commissary were timed and soldiers barely socialized nor did they make eye contact with each other. If they did, it was for a very good reason.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkH10ThgQJ
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Caitlin moved abruptly and Bette woke out of her trance as the doctor placed clear, plastic gloves on the table. She looked at Bette.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6suELQMBj
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"You can sit down, you don't need to wait, its OK." Caitlin said, looking at Bette with warm eyes.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJPGqHinq9
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Bette calmly and carefully took a seat across from Caitlin's and patiently watched as she had sat down too.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7nULtojQI
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The two girls sat in silence for a few moments. The room was almost desolate. It looked like the lunch room of a cubicle office but with more stationed advanced cookery.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7C5v57mzCJ
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Caitlin handed Bette a warm wrapper on a paper plate and placed a couple napkins next to her. Near it were a couple of juice cartons.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpNHNaHG5d
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"It's a breakfast bagel and some OJ. Cisco and I eat this all the time when we're on the go. You can start if you want." Caitlin slightly urged, pushing the plastic gloves more in front of her.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cgCQI9stT
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"Thank you. I...I'm sorry if I'm...quiet."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XB7xXKgDA
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Caitlin smiled and drank a long sip from her cup. "It's alright. I would prefer a little silence in this place anyway. It's gotten more chaotic than I can keep up with sometimes. Assisting Barry fight crime isn't exactly a trip to the library. I'm always on call."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnb9tWjdc9
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Things were quiet for a few seconds until Bette remembered more bits from yesterday.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeSMz98cpd
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"Thank you, for what you, Cisco and Barry did for me yesterday. I don't think my body could have survived those treatments if you didn't do what you did." She said sincerely.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sNse6s3ZR
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Caitlin gingerly offered a comforting smile. "We couldn't do that to you. I just knew there was another way to help you. You're welcome."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvj0O9wTFB
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Bette looked down at her lap, her bare hands were shaking and she decided to slip on the plastic gloves.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTtyP7xyGa
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She wanted to know something but it was hard for her to come out with it. "Barry uses his abilities to, um, help others?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWpOMnUquM
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Caitlin bit from her bagel and wiped her hands on the napkin. "He's supposed to. Least that's what he wants to do with them. We're helping him realize that."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7Lyp3JiDh
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Bette took in what she said. "He must be really special then. I'm starting to get used to the idea that there is someone else out there like me."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PSUrChVGM
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The doctor chewed a couple bites before replying.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhSFUNKGji
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"There are many." Caitlin said, finishing the last bit of her bagel.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu58ZqZzMWK
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"Many?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0suKAoEzE
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"Meta-humans, like you, and like Barry. We just haven't discovered them yet."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NyV2qTM5w
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“I didn’t think there were more. I thought I was alone.”768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡae1mlInvEk
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Caitlin was about to answer but stopped when she looked at Bette not touching her food.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnyYHp7QG0
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"Were you hungry or...?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJliY30aLO
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Bette's body held still, she realized she'd not properly eaten for days and her stomach began rumbling.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQDY7uClul
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"Sorry…I guess I could eat something."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWm4NYi534
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Bette started nibbling on her food while Caitlin looked on.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lowTQNvyo
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"You know, you and I have some things in common."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOiPQXQCxN
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Bette put down the bagel to pick up her drink and looked at Caitlin.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3s9pWf7I8
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"I'm serious. I know it's probably uncomfortable living now the way you do. You've been through a lot of things that you can't relive again. The pain? Your pain, I know what it feels like."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wgrUr0FFe
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Bette was silent as she took a huge bite from her food and nearly choke on what she bit.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKnimwE4ux
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What Caitlin was saying rang true, only one thing didn't make sense.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Sqf0NpyEz
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"What makes you think you and I have been through the exact same things?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIrPoNnpSQ
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Caitlin stood up to throw away her trash and sat back down, looking at Bette calmly. "I know what it's like to feel helpless in a situation. Knowing I could have done more."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGosIp99Usz
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Bette swallowed hard as she drank some juice to coat the dryness in her throat. "Maybe, maybe that's true."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuEujvy3RM
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The soldier finished her breakfast and they washed their hands before returning back to the main foyer. Bette had flashed back to last night as she remembered how Barry was with her. She couldn't believe someone stayed with her all night until she slept. It seemed unreal and almost out of character for someone to be so selfless. She hadn’t known that side of a human for a long time.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7HJgUo18T
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"Hmm, well I guess he's not here. Dr. Wells will be coming in soon. Cisco is always kind of late anyway. And Barry..." Caitlin trailed off looking at some paperwork on her desk.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SBgAlQwnA
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"Where is Barry?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZ9ZIRSSHR
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Caitlin almost thought of making something up on the spot but Bette was already told Barry exercised his abilities to help people.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3HurTCyNr
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"Risking his life to save everyone. If you ask me he's in way over his head. He is a forensic scientist and an intelligent man. I’ve been around those guys and I know how they operate. He should not be eager to jump into Central City's chaos so abruptly, especially without evaluating the situation. Strategy and then execution, you know? Of course he doesn't have a habit of listening to me, or anyone for that matter. I can’t decide if he's being brave or reckless."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFa7ArMwsNs
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Bette listened as she flashed back to the moment Barry told her he was using his gifts to help others. She watched as he almost sullenly expressed his need to use everything he had in his power to help, not questioning how dangerous it can be for him in the long run.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZUx0C3wXa
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"Barry is stubborn then. I guess I can relate to that. My foster parents didn't want me volunteering for Iraq. I only wanted to make a difference and mean more than I was to people, which wasn't a lot anyway..." Bette said, looking as Caitlin sat down and began typing something into her computer.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhu7lcBtQl
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She sighed and flicked her eyes between Bette and the computer screen. "Barry reminds me of how Ronnie was...he, well they are really similar. Ronnie was my fiancé 10 months ago. We were going to start our lives together and then when the particle accelerator malfunctioned, exploded, Ronnie thought he could fix it and he..."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4sfEfXv1e
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Bette's brows slightly tensed; Caitlin suddenly looked vulnerable, almost like Bette had right before she broke down yesterday.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76Az9vHPhY
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"He saved us all." Caitlin concluded and began typing furiously while placing self-restraint on her emotions.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBM9LypKvN
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The corner of Bette's lips curved, "Back where I come from, he would have been honored. Soldiers in combat sacrifice their lives for the greater good, it's the bravest honor I've seen any of my comrades do. They are all heroes."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqbtPIqiSp
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Caitlin swallowed, hearing this a second time was getting easier, she had to stop fighting herself when it came to Ronnie. It was in the past; it was time to move on.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Fg3lG05RS
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"Barry said the same thing. You and he are quite similar." Caitlin said, typing one last key, sitting back in her chair looking at Bette fidgeting.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJDvVtFBZs
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Bette caught herself and stopped as she took the seat next to a desk to what looked like a bunch of venting machine snacks surrounding a computer screen.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRR3NbUx97
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"We're forced to be brave and not show emotions in the heat of the battle. I've gotten so used to being this way I don't know any other way to be. Barry, he's, he saved me, but I saw something in his eyes, when he looked at me for a moment. It wasn't a look I'd seen my comrades gave me when we save lives. Barry has compassion, his eyes have so much emotion, and he uses that when he fights. I use my anger and the last time I did I failed."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSy77zazhP
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Caitlin and Bette shared a strong look.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXeAd0HL15
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"So I guess maybe, we aren't that similar."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4kHKWTrQx
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"Somehow I doubt that. Only you know what it feels like to be a meta-human. If only there was a way for you to understand it better."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4CQ5iFjql
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Bette was unsure. "You diagnosed the issue. Apparently I'm stuck with it forever. There's no way to fix it unless I had control over this. But I don't."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYGgnH85Uy
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There was an uncomfortable silence that smothered the room. Neither Caitlin nor Bette were sure what to say and even if they did it'd be negated by the simple fact that it was going to take a miracle to solve this.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3bq2kDRZ8
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"Wait!" Caitlin exclaimed, startling Bette.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIK2WdZFW8i
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"Sorry, I mean, what did you say before about controlling your powers?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLVRMC4Oli
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Bette reiterated. "That I couldn't. There was no way I could. My PTSD makes it difficult to control anything." She added while Caitlin's face almost lit up.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVonZf9gDp
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"So this is a psychological prognosis, of course. Hold on." She grabbed her phone and sent out a quick message on it then turned back to Bette.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVqoXZ9cdi
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"PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder is a brain infraction...the personal affects stem only inside of the brain and can't be removed by sheer will. They have to actually be--I got it!" Caitlin nearly yelled and Bette was left scratching her head.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDnzLD9Ga1w
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Caitlin's cell phone rang before Bette could ask any questions. "Yes, get down here immediately, I have something that may actually be plausible to Bette's issue."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcbm1MCl51
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Bette cleared her throat when she noticed Caitlin looked to be in another realm. "I don't understand, what's going on?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApL0AALBXK
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The doors to the headquarters' entrance opened suddenly and in rolled Dr. Harrison Wells with Cisco following behind him. Barry was nowhere in sight again.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpffQQ7leiw
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Bette almost wanted to escape for the second time, Dr. Wells was an ominous man and she didn't like it. Usually eerie individuals weren't to be trusted and in most cases were eliminated to protect the public from further destruction. Army mentality was still strong inside of her. Wells was holding her gaze but shifted his expression into a more professional welcome.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPGqDp5zSd
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"Ms. Souci, pleasure to see you again." Dr. Wells said, looking at her just like he had when he told her to put a bullet in Eiling's brain.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrfho4GvG5
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This can't be the same guy who now wanted her best interest at heart.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaBHD6K451
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His eyes went sharply from Bette's over to Caitlin frantically writing something down, "Caitlin, give me what you have and let all of us review it before acting."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBk28vSR7jM
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Cisco hopped over his desk and grabbed something wrapped off from it. "Uh, I don't mean to be a jerk but guys, isn't Barry part of this decision too? Like, shouldn't we wait for the dude?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNPusUorzf
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Bette shared a soft look with Cisco; clearly he remembered Barry cared more about Bette than anyone else she knew in this room. The thought alone made her feel uncomfortable. She didn’t know if it was because Dr. Wells seemed to be ignoring Cisco or the fact that Barry cared as much as he did.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUD4TejTlLb
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"Guys? What's going on? Is it Bette? Give me an update? Is she OK?" Barry yelled through the system. "Guys, answer me!"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYTozOQrHP
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Bette almost rushed over but Caitlin pushed the button before she could move an inch.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cAVvhdzBP
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Barry groaned on the other end and they suddenly got cut through the transmission.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrzKSunveF
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Caitlin's wide eyes glared, she worried for the worst. "Oh god, Barry, what is going on?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7HRCK3Jph
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She fiddled with the controls, pushing reset again. "Cisco, reboot, Barry lost us."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92nP4GOCA4
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Cisco followed instructions swiftly while Dr. Wells looked from the corner of his eye to Bette.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeacc8Baea
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Bette was uncomfortable, she didn't like the way Dr. Wells periodically looked at her as if something was her fault. In this case, how could it be? She didn't blow anything up with her abilities. This one wasn't on her. Why was he still looking at her like it was?768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDIEwkZdbc
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She wanted to help Caitlin and Cisco but she kept behind the controls, pacing nervously until something sounded right on the feedback end.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnemhorGUSq
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Suddenly, all the papers in the room flew up and a coughing Barry was lying in the center of the room, trying to stand up.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ya30FWKUj
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Barry picked up his head, attempting to regain his senses again. His face was bruised and his lip had a cut on the corner of it. His eyes focused around the room, trying to find Bette. She was ok, he collapsed as Caitlin and Cisco came to his aid.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG04cHuLsVp
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Bette almost rushed to help them but held back when she felt her hands heat up. It was a sign she could render anything explosive. Bette turned around and ran back to the room she slept in, shutting the door.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzef4Lth5j8
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She was useless and every bit of her felt that way. How was she going to survive anything when she couldn't control her powers? Barry made a mistake in saving her.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9HwmaUr12
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There was a knock on the door and before she could open it the door swung open slowly.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuubbZNY47t
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"Bette, what are you doing in here?" Cisco said, opening the door all the way. "We need you."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStlSthmEk9
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“Is Barry OK?” She asked, her voice shaking.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaZotaFB9T
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“He is, Caitlin is with him and Dr. Wells is standing by. Are you alright?” Cisco asked; his concern for her imminent. 768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnOBgENLLk
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“He can heal fast. It’s part of who he is.” Caitlin said from a distance.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtBgMV1a64
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Bette took a deep breath and stood up upon hearing this. She had to see for herself.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTxdPSsMfM
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Bette followed Cisco back into the room as Caitlin began cleaning off Barry's cuts and scrapes. She didn't notice Bette come in and came out of it when Cisco cleared his throat. Bette felt her gloved hands, looking at Caitlin applying the alcohol to Barry's face, helping him onto the medical bed. He looked like he’d been through a brutal school yard fight. Bette hoped he didn’t suffer emotional trauma despite his fast healing.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXLoscjNcx
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Bette felt eyes on her and reluctantly looked to Harrison Wells staring her way as if he was trying to figure her out. She felt like a lab rat, she didn't see how these people could help her. She could have just killed Eiling and left for good. Would it have been that easy?768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjj8zor548g
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“Ms. Souci, Caitlin brought into the picture something that may be the cure to what you’re seeking.”768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJywaiiOhr1
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She nodded emotionless. “She said that before. Does she know what you told me to do?”768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCudtnj72D
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Dr. Wells’ jaw clenched, it seemed like the soldier he was sure he knew well had a conscious. Barry could have something to do with this sudden change in character. But it was no matter to the doctor. He wasn’t guilty of anything reprimanding. He was going to let her believe whatever she wanted to believe.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGm3WZHGdwL
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“I only showed you the door Bette. I did not make you walk through it.”768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvhpWMKvod
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“Barry said I am better than that.” Bette said, her confidence growing with each second. “I’m starting to believe him. I am not a killer Dr. Wells and you aren’t going to turn me into one. I’m smarter than I was in combat. Barry believes in me.”768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBVYsrD71u
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Dr. Wells wasn't phased. "It would appear he is of an influence to you." 768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgft7A5qjRg
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Bette's eyes glowed a strong purple, she looked at Wells slowly drinking his cup and watched it explode out of his hand upon his second drink.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkmPmjUu9u
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"What the hell happened?" Cisco asked as he scrambled to put out the small blast of fire.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjv2K4Vqg57
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Cisco's face softened when he looked at Bette.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2m5cDUH5v
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"I'm sorry. What can I say...." Bette started to say, "it was out of my control."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPz6ajoyhv
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Dr. Wells titled his head back knowing full well she was lying. "Accidents happen." His piercing blue eyes pinned her down, almost challenging her to say what she said again about his subtle threats. "Right, Ms. Souci?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjpf2qfJ6C
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Bette felt everyone's eyes on her as she shook inside her body. Barry looked at her with suspicion. He wondered what was going on between Bette and Dr. Wells when Caitlin finished patching up his bruises with the remainder of gauze she held.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7cb8y5Knz
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"Bette?" Barry asked, trying to get up to her but Caitlin's arm calmly held him in place as she tended to his wounds.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBLvhWltTL
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"Why..." She said, pausing to look at Wells' face. "Why am I here?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0MaUnWBLY
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Wells turned his eyes on Caitlin, then almost sarcastically back on Bette. "Caitlin, what did you configure on Ms. Souci?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWNZ3lA9TE
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Barry sharply looked at Caitlin, while keeping his attention on Bette. "Guys, what's going on?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSU8mNc8fps
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Caitlin came around the desk, she wanted Bette to be calm when she told her what she was about to tell her.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhW7rb3fOMd
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"Bette, do you trust us?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIn4QLe9ryq
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Bette notice Barry looking at her, his eyes nearly piercing her but softening when they became more understanding than judgmental.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSED5AY1y79
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"Yes, I do." She said blankly.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyKAPlSZBL
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Caitlin cleared her throat, now or never, "Your problem is interior, it requires...an internal solution. The only one that has a chance to work."768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4KpGG7Zw0
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Bette forced herself to calm down and took a deep breath. "What does that mean?"768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGWQW13kdl
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"Doing something dangerous. It's risky; there are ramifications." Caitlin said, while pulling the status document from her desk and handing it to Bette.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9CJIRTMnh
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Bette took several seconds before she rose her head, before she could cry the paper burst into flames as it dropped to the ground.768Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlCo5MwbRe