Barry looks at Caitlin once again and sees that she is genuinely afraid. Her face becomes pale by just thinking about that night. 'Must be trauma from that day,' Barry thinks and is worried for her.
"Let's go down the Accelerator ring and check it out," Dr. Wells says. "Caitlin," he calls for her, but she doesn't answer. She seems to be lost in her own head.
"Caitlin," he calls her again, this time getting her attention. "Did you hear me? We're going down to the accelerator ring," Dr. Wells says.
He still doesn't get an answer.
"Actually, Dr. Wells, I could use Caitlin's help identifying the poison gas," Barry comes to her rescue. Dr. Wells looks at him and nods. "Okay," he says.
"If that's okay with you?" Barry asks Caitlin. "Let's go," Caitlin says smiling at Barry. She is extremely glad that Barry stepped up for her.
She gets up from her chair and grabs her coat before joining Barry as they walk out of S.T.A.R. Labs.
When they get outside, Barry stops and look at Caitlin. "What?" She asks.
"Do you want to experience what it feels like to travel at super speed?" Barry asks.
"What, now? I thought we were taking my car," Caitlin says.
"Cars are too slow. Come on, it will be fun. Plus, aren't you even a little curious about what it feels like?" Barry asks.
Caitlin looks at Barry, thinking it over, and finally gives in. Ever since she saw Barry run faster than humanly possible, she wanted to know what it felt like.
"Great, come closer," Barry says. Caitlin looks at him a little nervously and steps up close.
"Now put your hands around my neck," Barry instructs. Caitlin steps a little closer and wraps her hands around Barry's neck. Now their faces are right next to each other.
Barry places his hand on her back and locks eyes with her. Caitlin gets a little flushed and her heart starts beating faster, having Barry's face so up close.
"Now I am going to lift you, get ready," Barry says and brings his other hand down, putting them behind her legs and then he lifts her entirely off the ground in a princess carry.
"Ah!" Caitlin yelps and tightens her hands around Barry's neck. "Don't worry, I got you," Barry reassured her. Cailin looks up at Barry's face and finds herself drawn to him.
"You ready?" Barry asks.
Caitlin takes a deep breath and nods her head. "I'm ready," She says letting out her breath.
Barry smiles and enters Super Speed. The world around him slows down again. He looks down at Caitlin and sees her face frozen in anticipation.
'Too bad she can't experience Super Speed the way I do,' Barry thinks, His power makes him see the world slow down when he moves fast, because not only does he have super speed, but he perceives times at super speed as well.
A normal human can't do that. So Barry decides to keep his speed within human limits.
Lightning flashes around Barry as he feels it coursing through his entire being, and then suddenly, something happens.
"Um, Barry," he hears Caitlin call for him. Taken by surprise, Barry looks down at Caitlin and sees that she is moving along with him in Super Speed.
"Barry, what's going on?" Caitlin asks as she sees the world around her frozen in place.
She sees white lightning flashing around her and Barry.
"You are moving as fast as me..." Barry says, bewildered. He didn't expect something like this to happen.
"How is this even possible?" Caitlin asks, as she is fascinated by everything that is happening around her, or not happening around her. It's a little scary how they are the only ones moving right now.
"Is this what you see every time you run?" Caitlin asks.
"Yes, it's cool, isn't it?" Barry asks. "How are you doing this?" Caitlin asks.
"I don't know, I was thinking how you won't be able to experience the world the same way I do even if I run you as fast as possible, when suddenly this happened," Barry says.
"It's like you bestowed your powers on me...
This opens up a whole new wormhole of possibilities. Are you the only one who can do this? Are there other Metas who can bestow their powers onto others?" Caitlin begins coming up with multiple theories.
"Hey calm down, we can theorize all about it later. Let's head to my lab for now. So, you ready?" Barry asks.
Caitlin looks at the frozen world around her and nods her head with a smile. "I'm read," Barry smiles back and begins moving.
Since Caitlin is somehow being influenced by his power, he doesn't have to hold back anymore. He runs and immediately breaks the sound barrier with Caitlin in his hands.
Caitlin sees everything just zoom past her even though her perception of time has increased a lot from Barry's powers, but she still manages to see everything during those split seconds, the visual feelings being expressed on people's faces, the color of clothing they have on their body, moments caught in time that normal people never get to see.
She even sees some bugs getting zapped by Barry's lighting and turning into dust as he runs into them.
The feeling is exhilarating, and before she even knows it, they are at a back alley next to the CCPD.
Barry stops, puts Caitlin down, and exits Super Speed. Caitlin returns to normal as well.
As her foot touches the ground, she gets dizzy and almost falls, but Barry holds onto her by her waist.
"You okay?" Barry asks.
"I'm fine. My body is not meant to handle Super Speed like yours," Caitlin concludes as she feels light-headed. Once she regains her footing, she begins smiling from ear to ear with excitement.
"That was amazing!" she says laughing as she looks at Barry.
"I know, right," Barry says smiling back.
"No wonder you run everywhere you go. It must be addicting," Caitlin says, staring into Barry's eyes.
"Yeah..." Barry says staring back into hers. They look at each other in silence for a few seconds, almost lost amongst themselves. "We should head to your lab," Caitlin suddenly speaks up getting out of her trance and backing away a little, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Yeah!... let's go..." Barry too comes back from his trance and is slightly embarrassed.