Bette woke up slowly, shivering in a back bedroom. Her eyelashes batted a few times before her eyes came to focus.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkPnaUg9uy
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKx4YwLsipF
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6x3SRreber
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuJay4TyvN
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNzFRwE43C
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqStimk1h4
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lVOfqnxTB
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bV8k6t6Hx
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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?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEAUsjDvLe
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Caitlin firmly invited herself inside, shut the door behind and sat on the chair near the bed.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XrDB8CDP3
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"For now it's just you and me. Do you want some breakfast?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXBjYlp2B2
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPER56HYuf
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzzG0i5N1h
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Caitlin observed her reactions and twitched her mouth.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhX70x98wD1
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"Did you sleep well?" Caitlin asked.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ojC9cK1or
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CNuPAmWla
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Aq1fuEO3Q
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"I'm sorry."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtl5PK8p57k
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaU0HKD1esI
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqmWe2FDoB
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtUIAVOkiq
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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?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUExkMq1cE
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaxwyGUvHY
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Caitlin walked to the counter, grabbed a couple of paper bags and placed them on the table in the center.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr93wB3n6Kn
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdVUBEadBN
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDVUT4Lz2a
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"You can sit down, you don't need to wait, its OK." Caitlin said, looking at Bette with warm eyes.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlrDzDF4xs
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Bette calmly and carefully took a seat across from Caitlin's and patiently watched as she had sat down too.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcoxzC7Zsz
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWoWoNKkNV
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdwQSp6n4u
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVylhUuqgK
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"Thank you. I...I'm sorry if I'm...quiet."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ka9MT57D8
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHyN2QfNz8
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Things were quiet for a few seconds until Bette remembered more bits from yesterday.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy91qFXkolW
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt59IdkmJl2
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQy89AfNG0M
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Bette looked down at her lap, her bare hands were shaking and she decided to slip on the plastic gloves.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp78it6b2er
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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?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgI6lYOmcR
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IlMJs4PW6
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMB6r5CtqT
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The doctor chewed a couple bites before replying.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKiaIxu1RE
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"There are many." Caitlin said, finishing the last bit of her bagel.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QsAhDJl43
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"Many?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8y1CgVq2Vf
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"Meta-humans, like you, and like Barry. We just haven't discovered them yet."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5haqJjpBin
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“I didn’t think there were more. I thought I was alone.”765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg99QhooRFg
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Caitlin was about to answer but stopped when she looked at Bette not touching her food.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqihemKOuMe
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"Were you hungry or...?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZePj4dyao0
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Bette's body held still, she realized she'd not properly eaten for days and her stomach began rumbling.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHasA2kcvQU
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"Sorry…I guess I could eat something."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAbt3gw9rR
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Bette started nibbling on her food while Caitlin looked on.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8794ZTabU
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"You know, you and I have some things in common."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofA8mBXA5w
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Bette put down the bagel to pick up her drink and looked at Caitlin.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32F4aOoZT0
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIznoVeR5Se
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Bette was silent as she took a huge bite from her food and nearly choke on what she bit.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFaQitxHPd
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What Caitlin was saying rang true, only one thing didn't make sense.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgyFLEgpdr
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"What makes you think you and I have been through the exact same things?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBlIwJkANG
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvj842KBGzM
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Bette swallowed hard as she drank some juice to coat the dryness in her throat. "Maybe, maybe that's true."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreniJbgdw0
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa22iQTmrBG
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0SB2yzk9r
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"Where is Barry?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsIHuFEues
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFrUnnsoSZ
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxm8GyS7vh
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWgRYD25jE
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUi4NyrzMx1
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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..."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJCUwIg5hO
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Bette's brows slightly tensed; Caitlin suddenly looked vulnerable, almost like Bette had right before she broke down yesterday.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWoH2VTFkv
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"He saved us all." Caitlin concluded and began typing furiously while placing self-restraint on her emotions.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBnSmFnPrT
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaiNZxnyJFx
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6eq6fDysR
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOXaq1psy2
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kvk8EbOoR
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3pv33RKlN
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Caitlin and Bette shared a strong look.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOEKx7tBWA
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"So I guess maybe, we aren't that similar."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfrHGbiAJA
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mgJxC3DKA
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9GmGnJk2Q
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAc1zQ1cpSZ
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"Wait!" Caitlin exclaimed, startling Bette.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2P7b5Prw9
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"Sorry, I mean, what did you say before about controlling your powers?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlI6yHlnq4
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIufWgwp2g
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dWtdfE5b2
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTK36YDsec
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvD3UWtCbRO
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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?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzixkfPB0x
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouVR5n4MSp
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8KUwLAuAG
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVza50IcR8g
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This can't be the same guy who now wanted her best interest at heart.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7zl6VB2zI
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOo2JLz7nV
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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?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZluFVgUyo
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3DQ2GnOOoQ
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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!"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxIwvyTLzT
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Bette almost rushed over but Caitlin pushed the button before she could move an inch.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuBKFucY1S
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Barry groaned on the other end and they suddenly got cut through the transmission.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnYIHCnJMj
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Caitlin's wide eyes glared, she worried for the worst. "Oh god, Barry, what is going on?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AOo7Ztipg
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She fiddled with the controls, pushing reset again. "Cisco, reboot, Barry lost us."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVTvJn6Ajd
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Cisco followed instructions swiftly while Dr. Wells looked from the corner of his eye to Bette.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOTcn3KxUZ
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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?765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmFZLB6RE9
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKIiUEM7xQ
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4sVTgkOQd
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvh897YcyB
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLEMdOgNmI
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEhQ2sbZna
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There was a knock on the door and before she could open it the door swung open slowly.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJbxN6vG9Y
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"Bette, what are you doing in here?" Cisco said, opening the door all the way. "We need you."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKUFA0XFm7
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“Is Barry OK?” She asked, her voice shaking.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMWXOakTx0
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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. 765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGq4kVRKF20
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“He can heal fast. It’s part of who he is.” Caitlin said from a distance.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwArOdYzlk
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Bette took a deep breath and stood up upon hearing this. She had to see for herself.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIScHH1gzr
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7CJcb2Pdz
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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?765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFlZnUezm5
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“Ms. Souci, Caitlin brought into the picture something that may be the cure to what you’re seeking.”765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznNVNeJnxT
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She nodded emotionless. “She said that before. Does she know what you told me to do?”765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gA9n51Qjx
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOBWhtqWmS
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“I only showed you the door Bette. I did not make you walk through it.”765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7A68RqfqNe
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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.”765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxz6kBmnpP
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Dr. Wells wasn't phased. "It would appear he is of an influence to you." 765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW632ggLiRb
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyfRDorCny
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"What the hell happened?" Cisco asked as he scrambled to put out the small blast of fire.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg05dHJDC1P
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Cisco's face softened when he looked at Bette.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡin97NYQH8g
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"I'm sorry. What can I say...." Bette started to say, "it was out of my control."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyt9dYF0i4F
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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?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNwP28DpkJ
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oqRIKJl7P
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLd2I3QyKVG
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"Why..." She said, pausing to look at Wells' face. "Why am I here?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6ODdaLkRR
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Wells turned his eyes on Caitlin, then almost sarcastically back on Bette. "Caitlin, what did you configure on Ms. Souci?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTS5a1FH838
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Barry sharply looked at Caitlin, while keeping his attention on Bette. "Guys, what's going on?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpR84AsqAW
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCs5A7N5vu0
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"Bette, do you trust us?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTF5R5MWWOZ
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Bette notice Barry looking at her, his eyes nearly piercing her but softening when they became more understanding than judgmental.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIN6kko8JW
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"Yes, I do." She said blankly.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jOezzw7HW
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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."765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxHI9Fg7fC
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Bette forced herself to calm down and took a deep breath. "What does that mean?"765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbSBhYHkQL
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeznNFyAKTg
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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.765Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtiAu7C41F