Rocky Raymond //Book Seven//

Chapter 15 - The People vs. Killer Frost

MacKenzie's POV

We're back in the courtroom. "Captain West, you're here to make a statement on behalf of the Defendant." Cecile says, bringing Joe to the stand. "If you please?"

"I admit, under oath, that Frost hasn't always been on the right side of the law." Joe says. "But I can also say that she has put her life on the line countless times to save others."

"How so, Captain?" Cecile asks

"Frost has fought alongside Earth's greatest heroes to save the world, which means that she's saved every person in this room including those who want to lock her up for being who she was." Joe says. "Not for who she is today. And, Your Honor... I don't understand how this court can force Frost to take that cure without sacrificing what it stands for... Justice."

"Thank you, Captain West." The judge says. "Your word goes a long way in this court. In fact, I believe I'm ready to deliver my verdict."

"Your Honor." Counselor Strong says, standing. "We have a new update regarding a relevant incident that could affect your ruling. If it pleases the court."

"Proceed." The judge allows

"Earlier today, the meta-human cure supply at CCPD was rendered inert." Strong says. "It is now completely unusable. The State suspects foul play by the only person with motive for such bold treachery... Killer Frost."

"No, I didn't do it!" Frost exclaims, standing. "It wasn't me, I have not been to CCPD. I've been here!"

"Let me handle this, please." Cecile tells Frost. "Objection. Your Honor, this is speculative nonsense."

"Sustained. Prosecutor, do you have evidence for your accusations?" The judge asks

"Yes, Your Honor." Strong says. "CCPD security cameras were hacked at the exact moment the cure was destroyed. We wouldn't have found out if not for Ms. Kramer's expertise in military intelligence. She uncovered the hack herself."

"It was me, Your Honor." Caitlin says, standing up. "I did it, not Frost. And I acted alone."

"She's lying, Your Honor." Strong says. "Killer Frost is clearly behind this crime, because her criminal past is the same as her criminal present."

"I am not a criminal!" Frost argues

"Order. I said order!" The judge demands. "Everybody sit down. Now, Ms. Strong, considering the cure isn't a viable option, can the court assume the State is no longer seeking it as a punishment?"

"On the contrary." Strong says, her assistant opening a briefcase with another cure

"And where exactly did you get that?" The judge asks

"My colleague Ms. Kramer knows the magnitude of the meta-criminal we are dealing with." Strong says. "So, she contacted A.R.G.U.S. on behalf of the State and had them replicate the cure based on CCPD samples. We should have 100 vials ready by nightfall. All we need is your decision, Your Honor."

"Very well." The judge says. "I'll retire to my chambers and make my decision. Court is adjourned."

"This is for your own good." Kramer tells Frost

"What just happened?" Frost asks

"We just lost." Cecile says

"Babe?" Joe asks Cecile as she thinks. "Please, tell us you know a way out of this."

"I'm sorry, but... I don't." Cecile whispers and I chew on my thumb nail, listening. "I don't know... I don't know how we're gonna keep Frost from being forced to take the cure."

"What's Kramer's deal, anyway?" Allegra asks

"Kramer's had it out for me since before I was arrested." Frost says

"My gut tells me she's still hiding something." Joe says

"We need a miracle, and fast." Cisco says

"No, we don't!" Caitlin exclaims. "Because we are Team Flash, and we have more than enough resources to figure this out."

"Caitlin, we already went that route, remember?" Cisco says. "And all we did was make things worse."

"Okay, well I can't just sit here and do nothing, okay? Because Frost is my sister, and I have to do everything I can to protect her!" Caitlin yells

"Guys, I need to talk to Caitlin. Alone." Frost says and we all leave the room

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"It's been quite the long day, but before I render my verdict, I understand the defendant would like to make a statement." The judge says as we all sit in the courtroom again

"You ready for this?" Cecile asks and Frost nods, standing and taking the stand

"Here's the deal." Frost says. "Taking away a meta-human's powers isn't the same thing as taking away a g*n from a criminal. Erasing our powers is erasing our identity. It's saying, 'Hey, you were made bad, change that.' But shouldn't justice be about changing the way a person acts, not the way they were born? I get it. You fear us because we're different. You'd feel safer if we were the same. But different can't be cured. It's here to stay. We're here to stay. Some of you only think of me as the criminal I used to be. Back then, I was only interested in protecting myself. But, then, I found someone else worth protecting. And protecting that person led me to protecting a whole city. And slowly I changed. I learned how... I learned how to be selfless instead of selfish. I learned that I'm my best self when I'm protecting other people. So, with the help of someone close to me, I've made a decision. I am submitting a request for life in prison without parole." And with that, people in the courtroom gasp

"She know what's she's doing right?" I whisper to Caitlin

"Yes." Caitlin whispers back, putting her arm around me. "She knows what she's doing."

"Your Honor, prison time is not the punishment the State is requesting." Kramer argues

"Correction, Your Honor." Cecile defends. "The State's own words made very clear that their only goal was, and I quote, 'to ensure this extremely dangerous criminal no longer threatens our good citizens.'"

"Are those your words, Counselor?" The judge asks

"Yes, Your Honor." Strong says

"Then I'll remind Ms. Kramer she isn't Counsel, and kindly ask her to sit down." The judge says. "The court would like to ask the defendant if she's fully aware of what she's proposing."

"Yes. I am." Frost confirms

"As am I that my judgement will set a precedent." The judge says. "A ruling for the cure sets it as a viable punishment. A ruling against it takes it off the table. Like my old law professor used to say, in order for justice to be blind, sometimes she must open her eyes to ugly truths. Therefore, I hereby sentence the meta-human criminal known as Frost, to life in prison without the possibility of parole."

The court is adjourned 

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