Cisco
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After the intial freakout, Cisco was just curious.
There'd been reports of a meta human messing with people, making them disappear anywhere from a week to three. Their things left in a pile randomly about the city.
All the victims were found unharmed, if a little twitchy.
So of course, they had to investigate. Only Barry went missing.
For two weeks.
All they had found was his, ok their, suit lying in the back of some alley. After several hours of nothing, the team caved and informed Joe his foster daughter was missing.
He went with Caitlin and Jay as they went to CCPD, wanting to tell Joe in person.
In Cisco's opinion, the CCPD had gone ballistic at the news. One second everything was business as usual, then bam! The moment the words "Barry is just gone" it was like everything froze, then there was yelling and more than one thing got dropped.
More than half of those at the station volunteered to go look for the young scientists. And that includes some of the people there that weren't cops.
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The CCPD still kept looking for their CSI even after statistics said otherwise. Which made it all the more shocking when Barry, dressed in mens clothes two sizes too big, walked into the precinct after two weeks like nothing happened.
Cisco watched gobsmacked as she had headed straight for the Captain's office. People didn't take notice until she had already walked past.
More than one person had gathered close to the door in hopes of hearing what Barry had to say. Try as they might, no one heard a thing of the 20 minute conversation between Barry and Captain Singh.
Everyone scattered once the door opened. But anyone could tell that they were just waiting for the go ahead to swarm Barry.
With a smile, Barry waved and walked back out of the station. It was only Captain Singh's disapproving eye that keep everyone in line and let her leave without being bombarded with questions.
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"Barry, what happened?" Caitlin asked as she checked over Barry the second she walked in. "One moment you were talking to us and the next your vitals went haywire, then they were just gone."
"I ran into that meta that's making people disappear," Barry offered sheepishly. "It's not what we thought."
"So people aren't going poof?" Cisco checked over the output on the screen that monitered Barry's everything.
"Nope," she popped the 'p', smug smile in place.
"Well?" Cisco and Iris ask in unison.
"Molecular transformation."
"What does that mean?" Joe questioned as he and the others returned with food.
"Meow?" Barry couldn't resist, smiling.
Confused looks abound, except with Harry and Jay. They looked to each other then back to Barry.
"You turned into a cat?" Jay asked with a completely straight face.
"Yep," she popped the 'p' again.
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Cisco still couldn't believe it. A meta human with the ability to turn people into animals. And Barry got to experience it firsthand.
He had so many questions. What kind of cat did she turn into? Where did she go? How did she survive two weeks without apposable thumbs? What was it like?
But the only thing she'd say about it was that it had been an accident. Barry had been chasing after a group of thieves targeting small time stores. After dropping them off at the station, she'd gone down the alley to head back, and literally ran into someone.
The meta's power was an instinctive reflex. A form of self defense more than anything.
It would explain why there was no rhyme or reason between the victims and where they disappeared.
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He could not believe this. All he'd wanted was a snack, to fill a sudden craving for coconut. And here he was trying not to trip over his new stubby little legs.
Cisco was a corgi. Not something cool like as golden retriever or german shepherd, no a fricking corgi.
He'd straggered straight for any reflective surface once he realized what had happened.
At least he wouldn't be stuck out here for long. Ever since the meta first showed up, everyone at STAR Labs had taken to calling whenever they left for more than an hour. What happened with Barry just reinforced this to the point that if he didn't call within the next 20 minutes, his friends would start looking for him.
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She could not believe some people. Why would anyone ever want to abandon such a cute little dog. Those perky ears, big brown eyes, and dainty little paws.
Lisa's free hand kept reaching over to rub the pads of the corgi's paws. And everytime, it would make this cute noise. A chuffing sound, like it was laughing.
'who knew dogs could be ticklish?'
"We're gonna get you something to eat as so as we get to Lenny's," she pulled the little guy closer, nuzzling his neck. "I think he still was some leftover ham, if he didn't feed it all to that cat."
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Cisco was having a slight meltdown.
If he hadn't been so distracted, he would be back at the lab right now instead of in Captain Cold's apartment being scrutinized by the man himself.
"Stop scaring the little guy," Lisa gave her brother a look before heading to the kitchen.
Snart didn't break eye contact. Cisco couldn't help the flinch when the man smirked.
"Let me guess, you were walking along not paying attention and you bumped into something. Next thing you know, you're on all fours, everything looks huge, smells weird, and the colors are off?"
He knew. He knew. Leonard Snart knew he wasn't really a dog. 'oh god! oh god! what do i do?'
"Relax, I'm not going to tell. If," Snart drawled. "If you follow my rules."
Cisco shook his head yes hard enough to fall forward on the couch.
"First off, no peeping. You do not follow her into the bathroom, ever. If she starts changing, you immediately look away and leave the room. Understand?" Snart didn't wait for a response, "Second, you sleep out here on the couch, not her room. If she carries you in, you walk right back out. Third, you are house broken or I will shove you're face in it. Four, behave and you'll eat what we eat. Don't and you'll having the cheapest dog food I can find until this is over. If you want to stay here you'll agree."
Cisco just kept shaking his head in agreement. He did not want to try getting back to the lab went he barely even a foot tall.
"Oh, and when you change back I suggest you leave before I see your face." Snart tapped the cold gun that had been sitting on the coffee table, "Or I'm going to have to use this."
'oh god! i'm gonna die!'
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