A/N: Before you get into this fic, you should know that it takes place in an alternate universe, on Earth-19. Much of the canon has been changed. If that kind of thing offends you, then don't read this fic. Also, The Flash is owned by The CW.
Barry Allen's childhood was normal. He had a mom, and a dad. He had a best friend, and he was happy. That all changed when he turned eleven. Little Barry woke to see the water in his fish tank floating in the air. In the background, he could hear yelling, and that's when he decides to walk downstairs.
"Nora! Nora!" Henry's voice calls. He was sitting on the floor, and a trail of red and yellow lightning was twirling around him.
"Dad! Dad!" Barry calls.
"Barry, don't!" His dad calls, motioning for him to stop.
"Get back!" Henry warns.
"Dad!" Little Barry calls, crying out in fear.
"Dad!" He calls, sobbing now. Henry screams.
"Dad!" Barry cries. Suddenly Nora was in front of her son.
"Stay back!" She shouts.
"Henry, hold on!" Nora pleads.
"Run, Barry. Run!" Nora calls, pushing her son. Suddenly a figure dressed in red grabs Barry, running him out of the house faster than was humanly possible down the street.
"Dad? Mom?" Little Barry calls, looking around in confusion. After that, he starts running back home. It was this night that Nora Allen was found in her house, holding a bloody knife that was used to stab Henry Allen in the heart. It was that day that Nora Allen was sent to prison, accused of murdering her husband in cold blood. Her son, Barry Allen, found his father's corpse, lying in the very living room that he used to live in.
That year Joe West and his wife Francine decided to take Barry in, as their foster child. When Barry was twelve, Francine developed a drug addiction. One night, Barry wakes up from a nightmare, going into her room where he finds her passed out on the bed, an empty pill bottle in her hand. Barry wakes Joe up, and that's when she was rushed to the hospital. When Barry was a freshman in college, working on becoming a Forensic Scientist, he receives a call. Francine had MacGregor's Syndrome. Barry drops out of college immediately after that. He can't get his mother out of prison, but he can be there for his dying foster mother.
At that time, Barry's foster brother Wally had started doing illegal drag races to help pay for Francine's medical bills. Joe had joined up with a gang of criminals, who helped him go on heists to help pay for her bills. Barry felt helpless. He wasn't a criminal, he can't do anything but be there for her. He wants to help pay for her expenses, but he doesn't have that kind of money. Years later, Francine was barely holding on. The doctors said that she only has a few months to live, at best. Barry needed a break. Tonight, the Star Labs particle accelerator turns on. Wally, Iris, and Barry decided to go to Big Belly Burger for a well needed break.
"Wally, what is so important about this particle accelerator anyway?" Barry asks.
"Harrison Wells' work in quantum theory is light-years ahead of anything they're doing at Cern." Wally smiles.
"You're doing that thing where you're not speaking English." Iris chuckles.
"Yeah man, you know I don't understand all that nerdy shit." Barry agrees. Wally rolls his eyes.
"Okay. Just imagine that that dot is everything the human race has ever learned until this moment." Wally explains, drawing on the napkins.
"Does that include twerking?" Iris chuckles.
"That is, everything we could learn from the particle accelerator. It's a whole new way of looking at physics. It will literally change the way that we think about everything." Wally explains.
"No offense bro, but you have got to get yourself a girlfriend." Barry chuckles.
"Hey, leave him alone, it's his dream. His sad, little nerdy dream." Iris chuckles.
"Besides, I canceled a date for this." She adds.
"Well, we'd better go. This thing turns on in two hours, and I do not want to be stuck in line." Barry states, paying for their food as Iris drives to Star Labs.
"Hey, no, I want food to take with us if we're going to be camping out!" Wally protests. Suddenly they're at the supermarket, grabbing pillows, blankets and food. Forty minutes later, they're camped outside Star Labs, waiting for the lines to open. An hour later, the line is camped out to the end of the street.
"Man, people really want to see your little nerdy device." Barry chuckles. Wally holds up his middle finger. Finally, the lines start moving, and they all get up. Wally, Barry, and Iris got to stand in the front row. Soon, everyone starts cheering, and clapping.
"Thank you. My name is Harrison Wells. Tonight, the future begins. The work my team and I will do here will change our understanding of physics. We'll bring about advancements in power, advancements in medicine, and trust me, that future will be here faster than you think." Harrison speaks into the microphone. Suddenly, it starts storming.
"Not to worry folks, we are completely safe inside this building. The particle accelerator will still happen." Harrison chuckles. Soon enough, the device turns on, and that's when it all goes wrong. The device explodes, breaking the skylight as lightning crashes inside, striking several people, including Barry.
"Barry! Oh my God!" Wally shrieks, running over to his brother.
"Barry! Barry! Wake up, wake up man!" Wally shrieks, frantically shaking him. Suddenly, several ambulances showed up, rushing all the people that had been struck to the hospital. It was an hour later when Joe, Iris, and Wally arrive at the hospital. Slowly, Joe walks up to the front desk.
"Excuse me, my son was rushed in here. His name is Barry Allen, can you tell me what room he's in?" Joe asks.
"He's in the ICU. Room four." The man at the desk states.
"Can we see him?" Joe asks.
"It's family only. I'm sorry." The man states. Joe growls at that statement.
"Listen here, you racist piece of shit, if you don't let me see my son, I'll sue you for everything you're worth, you hear me?" Joe threatens.
"Alright, alright, you can see him." The man states. Everyone in the room clapped loudly at that statement.