"Cisco why do all the metas decide to rob banks?" Barry asked as he ran rapidly through the city in a rush of wind and lightning.

"I don't know man, cause they're idiots who think they can outrun the Flash" Cisco laughed through com system in Barry's ear.

"Luckily for them they're always wrong" Barry grinned.

"Lucky for you, you mean. I'd hate to be on the wrong end of your lighting toss" Cisco replied.

"Yeah...wait I'm here!" Barry yelled as he used all his strength to stop himself on the pavement. "Ok Cisco what am I dealing with?" He asked.

"You know I'm here too" Caitlyn's voice now spoke.

"Sorry Cait. Ok one of you, what...who am I dealing with?" He asked. Barry had been at CCPD trying to get through a particularly difficult case when his meta human alarm app went off and Julian promised to cover for him. He had instantly began running to the address that popped up on his phone when Cisco spoke into his ear piece, but he had never told him who/what he was trying to stop.

"Well...we don't exactly know" Caitlyn said awkwardly.

"The security feeds just show a masked hooded figure walking into the bank. His or her face was covered-"

"Nope" Cisco cut in. "It was definitely a man".

"Fine. It didn't show HIS face. He appeared to be holding a large black bag and witnesses outside the bank swore they heard gunshots. The police have been contacted but we knew you'd get there quicker. We don't even know if it's a meta to be honest" Caitlyn replied.

"Really guys? This is what you call me out of work for? The regular cops could've handled this. And I was almost at my lunch break" Barry said sadly. "Whatever I'm going in".

The bank was eerily quiet. Too quiet that Barry could clearly hear his own footsteps perfectly against the marble floor. Nothing looked broken in this place, it didn't even look like any fight had taken place. But that's when Barry walked into the main circular room of the bank and blood could be seen everywhere. About twenty bodies lay across the filthy and no longer sparkling marble. Each and everyone of them had a bullet in their head and as an experienced forensic scientist Barry could tell that they all must of died instantly from a wound like that.

Quickly Barry turned around looking for the shooter, the one who killed all of these people but their was no one there.

"Cisco" Barry said pressing the button on his coms. "Hey there's no meta here, but there are a ton of dead bodies and the police will be here any second I think I'm gonna go" but it occurred to him that he hadn't heard Cisco or Caitlyn since he walked in the bank.

"Running away so soon Flash?" A voice said behind. Barry quickly turned around. Here before him stood just as Caitlyn had described a man with a black hood and mask covering his entire face except his eyes which were a strangely bright blue.

"Who are you?" Barry asked.

"That doesn't matter. You know I could've gotten away a long time ago. I've already stolen all the gold I could've ever want in my life but I stayed, to meet you" the man said.

"You killed all these people why?"

"I haven't killed anyone" the man replied and he gestured his hand out towards all the dead bodies.

At first Barry thought this was just a sick joke when he realized something he hadn't seen before. All of the men and women that lay dead upon the floor had something in common and it wasn't the bullet hole in their skulls. It was the shotguns that were still held in their limp hands. They had all shot themselves.

"What?..." Barry said. Looking back up to the man who had began to walk straight towards the exit. Using his speed Barry ran in front of him, blocking his path.

"Wow you are persistent. Just always have to be the hero, don't you?" The hooded man asked. "Well this has been fun, but I look forward to being at your funeral. I'm sure it will be dreadful" then Barry felt himself being knocked back against the wall and the room temperature dropping to what felt like absolute zero. A great darkness washed over him, and Barry Allen felt no more.