The Multiform was far more impatient than anyone had expected. By the following night, an alarm had already gone off at Stagg Tower, picked up by Cisco through the satellite.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa... Barry! The Flash, GO, GO, GO! Stagg Tower!"
Cisco shouted excitedly. The clash of superpowers, the showdown between heroes and villains—it thrilled him.
Joe and Caitlin looked at Cisco as though he were insane, watching his eyes shine with excitement. Caitlin said, "Can you act normal?"
Cisco was baffled by Caitlin's silence and calmness. Hey, this was a superpowered battle. It could go on until the sky darkened and the earth was destroyed. How could she stay so calm? Everyone should get hyped together.
"Can you stop being so calm? How can anyone stay calm? This is a showdown between superpowered people. Something this incredible only happens a few times in decades, yet you can stay this calm?"
Cisco could not understand it. No earthling could stay calm in the face of something this cool.
Caitlin rolled her eyes at him. "This is just a criminal and someone stopping a criminal."
She snatched the microphone in front of Cisco and switched it to the broadcast channel.
"Lin Li, prepare to head to Stagg. The Multiform has appeared. The Multiform has appeared."
Lin Li, who had been working on the magnetic gravity device in the lab, helplessly put down what he was doing, put in his comm earpiece, and headed for the underground garage.
As he walked, Lin Li said, "I haven't gotten my driver's license yet. Cisco, can I ride the Lightning Rider?"
Caitlin said, "It's an emergency. I think breaking the rules once or twice will only mean a small fine."
Cisco said, "It's not that simple. If he gets caught, they'll impound the