Hi all! Sorry is been so long since I updated. Here we go!

Also, just to clarify, in this story Caitlin's powers and origins are quite different from E1 Caitlin's. One because this is a parallel universe, and two because this story was written/planned quite a while before some of the recent developments.

Anyway hope you guys enjoy. :D

NO," A furious scream ripped through Barry's throat,

Zoom laughed, the sound deep and guttural.

On impulse, Barry raised his rifle and aimed it directly at Zoom's head. He clamped down on the trigger, fully intending to empty the entire clip. However, their was a flash of black and a gust of wind. Suddenly, the pulse rifle was no longer in his hands, but on the ground several feet away. Zoom just stood there, acting as if it were the most casual thing in the world.

"You son of bitch," Barry grit out.

"Son of soldier, actually." Zoom corrected. "Dad never really came back from the war."

"You killed her," he yelled, tears clouding his vision.

"Twice. actually," he only shrugged. "Let's hope it sticks this time."

Barry leveled his gaze with the speedsters, his fists involuntarily clenching. He eyed the discarded rifle, wondering if there any way he could get to it in time.

"It won't hurt me," Zoom stated, as if he could read Barry's mind. "But this will," he added, a smile in his voice.

Zoom pulled a small object from one of his pockets and tossed it across the roof. Barry reached out and snatched it from the air, nearly dropping it in the process. His eyes widened as he stared down at the familiar syringe.

"You forgot something, didn't you." the speedster chimed. "Clever, I'll admit. That much paralytic might actually kill me."

"What is this?" Barry demanded, an uneasiness to his tone.

"A free shot," Zoom replied, calmly.

Suddenly, Zoom was only inches way, his black eyes staring into Barry's. The scientist's arm was now outstretched, the needle pressed against his exposed throat. Barry jumped back a little at the sudden movement, but Zoom caught his arm, holding it in place.

"Go ahead, Barry," Zoom challenged, "Kill me."

Barry drew on a few unsteady breaths, thoughts racing through his mind. His gaze shifted to the speedsters neck, his grip tightening around the syringe. He wanted to, he wanted to so badly. He wanted nothing more that to stab the needle into him, to watch his body go rigid and the life drain from his eyes.

"KILL ME," Zoom screeched, but Barry barely registered it. He was too caught up in his own mind, his own internal battle.

A part of him just wanted to do, to end the demonic speedster's life. But another part of him screamed that this was wrong and that this was a trick of some kind. It didn't make any sense. However, Barry wasn't sure he care even if it was, Zoom had taken everything from him. His wife, his family...even Caitlin. He wanted him dead, he wanted to make him suffer like he had made Barry suffer.

He dug the needle deeper into Zoom's neck, leveling his gaze.

Then suddenly, a black clad fist thrust through Zoom's chest. Barry jumped back in shock, the syringe slipping from his grasp and shattering on the concrete roof. Zoom fell to the ground only to reveal, well...Zoom.

Barry looked down at the dead speedster, his body seeming to evaporate. Zoom let out a thunderous laugh.

"So close, Barry," Zoom taunted, "So close to becoming like me."

"I'm nothing like you," Barry shot back, a tremble in his words. "You're a monster."

"And you're a hairs breath from becoming one."

She was falling. Falling so fast it was dizzying. She wished the world was moving in slow motion, wished had more time to think, to try figure something out. But she didn't, this was it. Caitlin Snow was going to die, for real this time. Entire stories flew by in second, the wind whipping past her face. All the while her heart pounded relentlessly in her chest.

She found herself running through all her options, tried to gauge if there was anyway she could survive the fall. The prognosis wasn't good. Not even her healing factor could save her from this one. There was nothing she could do but fall. She was moving faster now, gaining momentum as she hurled towards concrete parking lot.

There was nothing to grab into, no one to save her this time...

Caitlin's thoughts were halted in a instant, an idea popping into her head. It certainly wasn't ideal, but it just might work. She turned her attention to ground below, and shakily reached out her hand. She let out a blast directly beneath her, creating a ramp of ice. Then Caitlin aimed herself as best she could and braced for impact. She hit the ice so hard that it took a breath away and a shockwave of pain spread through her.

The momentum sent Frost rolling the rest of the way down, before finally hitting the pavement. She rolled onto her back with a pained gasp, the concrete cold and wet beneath her. It had been a far cry from a soft landing, but she had survived. Caitlin let out a few shaky and almost, relieved breaths.

She stayed and gathered her strength for a few moments, eyes fixed on the angry clouds above. The rain had slowed a bit now, leaving small puddles and damp spots in its wake.

Then Caitlin saw a flash of blue lightening above, she knew she needed to get up. Barry was still up there. Alone.

She quickly got to her feet, ignoring the pain that flared in her knee. Briefly, Caitlin thought to run inside and get to the stairs, but the building had over 50 floors. She needed to be back on the roof 30 seconds ago. Then something surfaced from he dark recesses of her mind, something Killer Frost has always wanted to try.

"No," Caitlin muttered under her breath.

Yes.

No.

Do you want to get to Barry in time or not?

"Fine," she whispered.

Caitlin took a fortifying breath before turning her attention skyward, gauging the distance between the ground and the roof. Then ice flared in her palms as she got into position. Frost let out two powerful blasts of ice, effectively propelling herself upward. Caitlin was a bit unsteady at first, but she soon fond her bearing. The wind blew her platinum hair back as she sped forward, clearing entire floors in matter of seconds. Caitlin couldn't help but smile, a feeling of exhilaration washing over her.

She soon make it to the top of the building, an odd sight there to greet her. Zoom stood above a fallen version of himself, his hand a blur of black leather. Barry was less than a foot away, a look of horror etched onto his features.

She knew she had the element of surprise and she wasted no time in utilizing it. Frost leapt from the remains of her ice bridge and slammed into the speedster with all her weight. Zoom fell back, caught off guard by the sudden impact. They tumbled across the concrete roof, Caitlin shifting her weight at the last moment. She landed on top of him, an icicle forming on her hand instinctively. Violently, Frost thrust it downward and rammed the shard through his chest. The speedster let out a pained howl, blood slowly beginning to ooze from the wound.

"That was for Ronnie," she spoke through gritted teeth.

Frost then grasped the icicle and twisted it, driving it in deeper like a screw.

"That was for me," she added.

Suddenly, there was a crackle of lightening and their positions where reversed. Zoom was now above her, hands firmly clamped around her neck. Caitlin gasped for air, simultaneously attempting to shove him off. She grabbed wrist and attempted to freeze them, but he paid it no never mind. Then all at once, it stopped. Something impacted the the speedster, sending him flying several feet through the air and smashing into a concrete ledge. Caitlin inhaled sharply, welcome of the air the flood her lungs.

Cisco was now back on his feet, blood dripping from his temple. "I said leave her alone," he hissed.

Zoom pushed himself onto his knees, an angry growl escaping his throat. "Just couldn't stay dead, could you!"

He was back in front of them in a blink, his hand now imbedded in Cisco's chest. The other meta-human only smirked, unaffected by the speedster's touch of death.

"What can I say. It's a talent," Reverb remarked.

Because of the mask, was no real way of knowing Zoom's expression, but Caitlin could've sworn his eyes held fear in them. Then Cisco's hand shot out and he flattened his palm against Zoom's chest. He released a bone shattering blast and was Zoom was sent reeling back. His knees gave way and he fell to the ground, gasping for air.

"That was for Dante," Cisco spoke on a low tone, moving to stand above him. "Try getting back up with a shattered nervous system."

And try he did. But the moment he got to his knees he was rewarded by a pulse of blue energy, directly to the face. Barry stood a few feet away, rifle in hand.

"That was for my family," were Barry's only words as he moved to stand next to Cisco and Caitlin.

At that moment there was a gust of wind and Jay slid to a stop several feet behind them. Barry glanced back at him, a questioning look in her eyes. He nodded on affirmation. Zoom drew in a few ragged gasps, his chest heaving violently. The three of them now stood above him, the speedster immobilized on the ground.

"Your done," Barry stated firmly, "it's over."

Zoom somehow mustered a laugh, grinning wickedly through his torn mask.

"You think you're heroes? You're not," he said condescendingly. "You're not and you never will be."

"That doesn't matter," Caitlin replied, "What matters is that you're never going to hurt anyone ever again."

"Come on, Frosty. You know you can't kill me. And there's no prison on this Earth that can hold me either," Zoom taunted.

"Maybe not," Jay spoke up, "but the people on this Earth aren't the only one's you've upset, are they? You've broken the rules of the Speed Force too many times, Zoom."

"There are consequences," he added, an edge to voice. "Ones that you can't run from anymore."

No sooner had he spoken did a swirling portal appeared in sky above them.

"Reverb, what the hell?" Caitlin questioned, gaze shifting skywards.

"That's not me," he replied, yelling over the loud wind that swept over the area.

Two gnarled creatures emerged from the portal, a thick grey spoke rolling off them as they moved. They circled the rooftop a few times, shrieking and honing in on their target.

"Get back," Jay ordered, a warning in his tone.

Barry was the first to react, springing forward and grabbed Cisco and Caitlin. He backed away quickly, tearing them both from the dreadful sight. Zoom was now back on his feet, a look pure terror marring his partially exposed features. "No," he yelled, his tone unsteady, "No!"

The creatures began to circle him, sparks of blue lightening snaking around him and slowly morphing to that of red. Zoom screamed as his flesh began to change, to age and decay. He screamed until his voice was noting more than an unearthly shriek and his body no longer resembled a human's.

After the transformation was complete, the two creatures grabbed him by the arms and hoisted him off the ground. They went back from whence they came, dragging the speedster along with him. Then the portal flickered out of existence, closing, as if it had never happened at all. The small group could only stand there for several moments, trying to process what they had just witnessed.

"W...what just happened," Cisco was the first to speak, "that was some Harry Potter looking crap right there."

"They were Time Wraiths," Jay answered. "They're agents of the Speed Force, they hunt down any speedster that breaks the rules. And Zoom broke a lot of them."

"What's the Speed Force?" Barry asked, briefly glancing at the spot that Zoom had been just moments prior.

"It's an energy of some kind, almost a place. It's where our power...our speed comes from," he explained, absently watching as his hand began to vibrate.

"What's going to happen to Zoom now?" Caitlin inquired, the white in her hair slowly beginning to ebb away.

"No one knows," Jay replied lowly, "That's why speedsters are so afraid of the Wraiths."

"Oh yeah, that not creepy at all," Cisco mumbled.

Jay cracked a slight smile, before turning to address them all once more. "It's been a pleasure, but I'm afraid have to get back to my Earth now. I've already been gone too long."

Cisco nodded, raising his hand to open a breach.

"Thank you for all your help," Barry spoke earnestly, reaching forward to shake Jay's hand.

Caitlin could tell by his demeanor, by the look in his eyes, that Barry wanted to do more. He wanted to hug him, to say a proper goodbye and maybe tell him much he cared for him or missed him. But he couldn't, this was not his father, not his family. This was a man that had his face and maybe a bit of his personality...but not his memories.

Jay reached forward and shook Barry's, a surprisingly warm look on his elderly features. "No, thank you."

"Thank you all," he added, turning to Caitlin and Cisco as well. "Without you I'd probably still be rotting in that glass cell."

"It was the right thing to do," Cisco admitted, casting a knowing glance at Caitlin and Barry.

Jay nodded wordlessly and Cisco opened the breach to Earth 3.

"You keep that up," he spoke to all three of them, an easy smile tugging at his lips. "And you'll be heroes before you know it."

Jay gave one last tip of his winged helmet, before disappearing into the swirling mass of blue. The breach closed behind him and the roof settled into a peaceful silence. Caitlin looked at Barry, silently assessing if he was alright. He simply stared at the spot Jay had just been, wearing look of sadness, yet acceptance.

Cisco huffed out an exhausted breath, taking off his glasses. He then made his way to one of the exposed edges of the roof and plopped down. Barry followed suit, taking only a moment warily regard the drop below. Caitlin was the last to join, taking a seat between them.

The storm clouds were gone, leaving only open and clear sky. The sun was beginning to rise a well, the stars slowly fading into hues of peach and blue. Caitlin exhaled slowly, feeling strangely at peace.

"Now what," Barry spoke to no one in particular. "Where do we go from here?"

"To sleep," Cisco answered, letting out yawn.

"I mean after that," Barry correctly, amused.

"I gotta get a job," Caitlin quipped lightly, producing a slight chuckle from Barry.

"What are going to do?" Caitlin asked quietly, meeting his emerald gaze.

Barry sighed thoughtfully, "I don't know, try to adjust I guess. Maybe help some people along the way."

"Whatever I do, I wanna keep doing the right thing," he added quietly, an unreadably look on his features.

"I do too," Caitlin smiled softly, a hope and resolution in her heart.

There was silence for a beat, the only sound behind the distant rush of early morning traffic.

"And you?" Caitlin inquired, turning her head to face Cisco. "Off to another Earth?"

"No," Cisco let out a quiet scoff, running his hand over the back of his neck. "No, I can't. I can't just run. I have to stay and help."

"Like it or not, Zoom was the only thing keeping the organized crime in this city in check," he added, his tone low. "Once the other meta's figure out he's gone, it's gonna he chaos. A mad rush for territory. I gotta stay and face that."

"As Reverb?" Caitlin replied, absently swinging her legs back forth.

"Nah, Reverb died," he stated, a ghost of a smile on his lips. "I'll be Vibe."

"It's catchy," Barry admitted, leaning forward slightly to look at him.

"Thanks," Cisco smirked, "it feels right."

"If you'll have me," Caitlin began, slowly and carefully, "I'd like to help," she spoke with a sincere look in her eyes.

Cisco thought it over for a moments before coming to a decision, "Welcoming aboard, Elsa."

"That's gonna get old, fast," she laughed quietly, shaking her head.

"You know," Barry began after taking a moment to think, "if you guys are interested, I might know a good place you could set up shop," he offered.

"I am not working from your basement," Cisco said, his tone teasing.

"Haha," Barry muttered, rolling his eyes. "I'm serious."

"Okay," Cisco agreed, "but after sleep."

"After sleep," Barry echoed.

"No," Caitlin cut in, rising to a standing position, "after the infirmary. We need to clean up that gash." She gestured to the dried blood on his forehead.

"But," Cisco spoke in exasperation.

"No buts," Caitlin cut him off, "you too," she turned to Barry, taking his hand and helping him to his feet. "I wanna make sure you don't have any injuries."

Cisco let out another dramatic sigh before getting up as well. Together the three of them set out in search of the infirmary.

As the sun slowly rose, a new era dawned on Central City. One without Zoom. There was a time when no one stood up against the villains, when no one fought for what was right.

That time was no more.