Vixen S0.5E03: Breakout Meta

**Issue 3: Breakout Meta** is the third comic book-styled episode of the Vixen Season 0.5 series. It started production on May 20. It centers around Mari McCabe meeting the S.T.A.R. Labs team of Barry Allen, who are at a loss for losing Eddie Thawn against the Reverse Flash, but when an old villain resurfaces in Central City, Mari and Barry must step up their game once again.

## Summary

**Central City -**Mari McCabe and Barry Allen enter S.T.A.R. Labs, where Barry introduces Mari to Caitlyn Snow, Cisco Ramon and Ronnie Raymond. Caitlyn, Barry and Cisco argue why they bring in a stranger to the Labs, after what happened but Ronnie welcomes Mari, asking her about the Metahuman she fought twice. Mari relays her story to the group and where she comes from, when Cisco blurts out he heard about an attack on a temple in Zambesi. Mari is confident Diabullet is locked away safely. Barry and Caitlyn are less certain and relay why. Barry resorts to call Joe West informing him of the possible breakout of Diabullet. Joe intensifies security around the cell of Diabullet. Barry and Cisco give Mari a tour of the facility while Caitlyn and Ronny discuss their new friend.

A prisoner bus is toppled in the middle of Central City, its tires frozen. The doors are blasted open, revealing Heatwave to be inside. His saviors are a group of thugs using cold guns, revealing to be in league with Captain Cold. The thugs inform Heatwave they have a very specific target in mind to set free now and they require his help, showing the picture of Diabullet. Heatwave and the thugs meet up with Captain Cold, who thanks Mick for coming. He reveals a set of blue prints of the CCPD headquarters, saying they got it from a friend on the inside. Arriving in front of the CCPD building, they are obviously noted by Joe, who immediately places a call to Barry. Taking Mari with him, Barry arrives in front of the CCPD building where thugs are holding watch.

Mari and Barry both take down the thugs and Barry tells Mari to go after Diabullet while he secures Joe and Captain Singh. While she gets into the CCPD precinct, she comes past a couple of innocent bystanders that are threatened by one of Cold's goons. She quickly takes out the goon and the bystander thanks her, saying if she ever needs something she just calls Noah Drake. She gets to late to the cells, where Diabullet is revealed to have already been taken by Captain Cold. The Flash catches up with her and Mari gets angry. Barry alerts her on the fact that Captain Cold may need Diabullet for his gift, Mari tells him she only has 70 hours more before the Elders in Zambesi will force her to come back.

Diabullet is brought before Captain Cold and Heat Wave, who sarcastically thanks them for their help and Captain Cold says they need him to give up the location of the gold chest he stole in Washington. Diabullet, Cold and Heat Wave are at odds here. Realizing they must make a quick escape from Central City, Cold arranges for them to be transported to the rail station, where they hide away on a train towards Gemcore City. Having tracked Cold, Heat Wave and Diabullet to the train station, Barry and Mari deduce they are going to Gemcore City and Ronnie says Professor Stein is staying there at the moment, offering to come with them in case they need Firestorm. Ronnie, Mari and Barry leave for the train station to take the next train to Gemcore City.

## Trivia

* This issue features the highest number of characters reintroduced to the universe since the start of this series.