impossible | barry allen

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"What's happening?" I ran into the Med Lab with Barry as Ralph was trembling uncontrollably on the bed, Killer Frost and Cisco struggling to keep him held down.

Killer Frost looks up at us, "Give us a hand!-"

"What happened?" Barry questioned as him and I joined, trying our best to hold our friend down.

Cisco looks at us, exhaling deeply, "Ramsey."

"Come on, Coach, we- we still gotta go on that road trip, right?" Killer Frost's voice shook and varied.

Killer Frost stares at Ralph with eyes filled with horror, "He's gonna die."

Barry looks up at her, "Frost, how do we save him?"

"I don't know! I can't fix this." Killer Frost bursts, then steps back, breathing heavily, "Uh, maybe Caitlin can."

Slowly, her hair fades back along with her eyes, Frost disappearing while Caitlin appeared.

"Welcome back." I pushed Ralph's leg down as it kicked up at me, "What do we do?"

Caitlin got right to work, looking at the screen behind her, "Ralph's elastic cells aren't mending like they used to, Ramsey must be getting stronger."

Cisco looks back at her, "So- Ralph can't heal himself?"

"No-" Caitlin faces us and points at Barry, "But, maybe you can."

Barry was confused, "What?"

"Your speed healing is the only thing we've seen that can repair damage this severe." Caitlin came up with a theory, "Maybe if we gave him a blood transfusion, that would fix him."

"What are you saying?" Barry stammers, "I- I could give Ralph my speed healing?"

"Theoretically, temporarily, yes." Caitlin nods, "I don't know, we're sort of in uncharted medical territory here."

Caitlin then adds in, "But- your blood type is O-negative, so you're a universal donor."

I looked between them all in alert, "Whatever it is- just do it before we lose him!"

"Guys, Ralph is elastic." Cisco reminds us, "No needle can puncture through his skin!"

Barry looks up in thought, "I can phase him."

"Will that work?" Cisco looked at Caitlin for confirmation as she nodded, "Do it."

-

I walked into the Med Lab the next morning after just going home to change, seeing Barry asleep on the chair next to Ralph's bed.

He refused to leave his side.

I had changed into a pair of medium ripped skinny jeans, a black cropped t shirt that ended where my jeans began, wearing one of Barry's flannel's overtop, leaving it unbuttoned, my hair straight as I wore a white beanie over it and white sneakers.

I held two coffees, setting mine down as I ran a hand through Barry's hair gently, staring at him admiringly.

Barry's eyes open, sitting up from the slouched position he was in, a small smile on his face when he saw me, then looked at Ralph, "Hey- how is he?"

"He's stable, thanks to you." I handed him the coffee, looking at Ralph as I placed my hands on my hips, "We contacted ARGUS and they're gonna move Ralph to a secure medical facility for recovery."

"Cisco and Caitlin are prepping for transport right now." I told him as he set the coffee down, staring at the ground with a worried expression on his face.