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A sonic boom explodes outward. Barry phases through it, but the shockwave sends him crashing through a bus stop. Kordell flees, leaving a trail of cracked asphalt. STAR LABS – EVENING Iris interviews a sound engineer who suggests the meta’s powers are tied to emotional resonance—fear and rage amplify his output. Meanwhile, Joe brings news: Kordell’s mother is in a coma after an accident caused by a drunk driver. The driver’s heartbeat— thump-thump, thump-thump —has been tormenting Kordell for weeks.

He closes his eyes. Remembers Iris’s voice. Joe’s laugh. The sound of rain on the roof of his childhood home. He taps into the Speed Force not as velocity, but as vibration —the fundamental frequency of motion itself.

Barry sees Kordell unconscious nearby, silver light still pulsing from his chest. If Kordell wakes up in panic, the entire block goes up. the flash season 8 episode 17

“Kordell. I’m not here to fight. I’m here to listen.”

In the real world, Kordell wakes up, calm. He focuses his power and releases a directed pulse that shatters Echo’s device—and sends Echo flying into a support pillar, unconscious. STAR LABS – NIGHT Kordell agrees to let Cisco build him a dampening collar so he can control his abilities. He sits with a new saxophone, playing a soft, melodic tune. A sonic boom explodes outward

Barry watches Iris arrive. She hugs him tight.

“Boom. Literally. Bridges shake apart, buildings crumble.” STAR LABS – EVENING Iris interviews a sound

“You didn’t outrun him. You listened to him.”