FREEZE.

Did that just frakking happen?? That twisted son-of-a troll Zoom literally clawed through Jay’s heart and mercilessly body-snatched him through the breach. If my chest feels tight, I can’t imagine what Caitlin is going through. This is Ronnie all over again.

Deep pranayama… Jay. Gone. Dragged to that monster’s lair…or worse. Is Zoom flaunting Jay’s body as a trophy, parading through the streets to instill fear? The people of Earth-2 must be suffering something fierce… Gary Jules’s Mad World is playing in my head on loop now and it’s not making this any easier. Deeper pranayama… I need to memorialize Jay for Caitlin’s sake – I don’t think she’ll be feeling too hot after this. Ooh, that’s how I will harness the force; remembering Jay will fuel my rage against Zoom for targeting Jay—Barry too—and devastating Caitlin. I’ll stake my claim in defeating that evil speedster for good. Let me engage with the inner workings of my noggin for a minute here to compile my thoughts…

Oh, Jay. What can I say about my brother from another Universe? He was a brilliant scientist for sure, and he channeled the Cary Grant style really well those 1950’s movie star looks and swagger. A hunky geek – no wonder Caitlin got all flushed and jello-legged whenever they were together. I’m gonna miss embarrassing them as a witness to their awkward love affair. Jay won me over pretty quick, too, with just two words: Speed Cannon. He designed that contraption real quick and was able to stabilize the S.T.A.R. Labs breach within hours so that Barry could test it out. He was so determined to catch Zoom after losing his speed to that monster—and eager to help Barry and the rest of us—that he frakking left his world to find us! But besides being a fellow science nerd on a mission that led him to a different Earth… Hrmm… Caitlin mentioned his doppelgänger had a different name here on Earth-1. Not sure if she caught it, though…

Huh. Turns out I don’t really know a whole lot about this Jay guy. I have no idea where he lived on Earth-2 or if he had any living relatives, who his friends were or even what his favorite snack was… I must focus, as Mr. Miyagi and Yoda and countless other wise masters have preached – I’ll replace the persistent, depressing song in my head with the power of remembering Jay. I’ll write it all down, and…oh! Get it published so that the words are permanent and impossible to forget, so that my whole Earth is in on it. I mean, Jay risked his life to warn The Flash—Central City’s beloved hero—about Zoom. Iris will make sure the paper runs my tribute. Definitely gotta remember to ask Caitlin the name of Jay’s doppelgänger. May he be as wholesome and heroic as our Jay Garrick.