My name is Brittany Allen. A few months ago, I took a trip to Starling City where I heard of a man with superhuman powers. There I met the vigilante known as the Arrow and I had to save his life. We managed to figure out a way to kill the superhuman before I returned home to Central City.
I worked at the CCPD as a crime scene investigator. I had a degree, but the main reason that I got the job was because my adoptive father was a senior detective. My father was still alive, but he had been serving life in prison for the murder of my mother, which I knew that he hadn't committed. I had seen the culprit. It was a man in a yellow suit that was superfast.
Of course, I hadn't worked in several months. I went home to watch the grand opening of the particle accelerator at STAR Labs, but it quickly exploded and the explosion mixed with a nearby bolt of lightning, which I was stuck by. I'm not even sure of the exact day that is. I know that I'm still alive. I would know if I was dead and I was pretty sure that I was going to wake up someday.
I had a crush on my adoptive sister and best friend. She was single when I last saw her, but I didn't know if things were still the same. I couldn't really see the world around me. I also didn't know if she even liked girls. It was hard to talk about things, because if I found that she didn't and she found out that I did, things would get weird between us.
That was before I heard noises. I didn't know who the people were. The sounds were more clear than before.
"Miss Park, you were involved in a very serious accident." A woman declared.
"Where am I?" Another woman, seemingly Miss Park answered.
At that time, I short awake. I noticed that I had been stripped my underwear and was an Asian woman in the bed next to me. There was also a long-haired Hispanic man and a woman with brown hair.
"Both of you within minutes of each other. That's freaky." The man declared.
"What's going on?" I questioned. It was then that I realized that I had seen the Asian woman before. She was local reporter Linda Park who had been covering the particle accelerator.
"Both of you need to calm down." The other woman declared. "You're at STAR Labs. I'm Dr. Caitlin Snow and this is Cisco Snow. I'll need urine samples from both of you."
"Not this second." Cisco cut her off.
"How about you get us some clothes?" Linda suggested.
"What is going on?" I repeated.
"You were struck by lightning. Miss Park was caught in the blast." Dr. Snow explained. "You have both been in comas ever since."
I then looked in the mirror and noticed something very different about my body.
"Lightning gave me abs?" I questioned.
"You muscles have been strangely regenerating." Dr. Snow stated. "Also Ms. Park has been producing small sparks from her hands."
"How long were we in a coma?" Linda asked. What comas the correct term even though we seemed to be collectively in one?
"Nine months." A man interrupted. We both looked to see an older man with glasses in a wheelchair. I then recognized him as Dr. Harrison Wells. "Welcome back, Ms. Allen, Ms. Park. We have a lot to discuss."
Later, both Linda and I were alone with him dressed in STAR Labs sweats. It seemed to be the only thing that they had available for us.
"It's hard to believe that I'm here. I've always wanted to meet you." I said.
"I was supposed to meet you face-to-face after the successful launch for an interview." Linda told him.
"Well maybe we can have that interview sometime." Dr. Wells quipped. "STAR Labs hasn't been operational since FEMA classified us as a Class 4 hazardous location. 17 people died that night. Many more were injured, the three of us included."
"What happened to my crew?" Linda questioned. I hadn't ever thought of them.
"One of them managed to escape, the rest were killed in the blast." He declared.
"What happened?" I questioned as we stared at the crater. He gave a very technical answer that I understood, but I wasn't sure if Linda did.
"Also, the hospital was having problems with the two of you, so we brought you both here." He added. "Detective West and his daughter both came to see you."
"Did anyone come to see me?" Linda asked.
"Your station manager popped by a few times, but he hasn't been by lately." Linda replied. It seemed like she didn't have the support system that I did. I wanted to hug her but I didn't know if it would be weird. We then headed back to the main lab.
"I need to go." She replied as she got up.
"You can't." Dr. Snow told us.
"I need to see my family." I argued.
"Caitlin is right." Dr. Wells replied. "We still have more tests that we need to run on both of you."
"I think both of us are fine." I declared. "Can we keep these clothes by the way?"
With that, the two of us exited the building. It was kind of weird being alone with her.
"Do you feel hungry too?" She asked.
"Extremely." I admitted. "Maybe we should go to Jitters?"
"Big Belly Burger has better food." She pointed out.
"Yeah, but there's someone that I want to see here." I declared. Of course, I didn't even know if she still worked there. The two of us walked inside and that was when I saw her. She practically tackled me.
"You're awake." Iris declared. "Why didn't STAR Labs call us?"
"I just woke up." I explained. "Iris, this is Linda Park. She was at STAR Labs with me."
"Yes, I remember her." Iris replied. "It's nice to meet you and I'm glad that you're awake too."
"I should go." Linda declared.
"No, you should stay. I'll get you both something." Iris declared. At that time, something strange happened. Someone ran into one of the waitresses. Okay, that wasn't strange, but was what strange was that time seemed to slow down. It only lasted for a second. "Are you okay, Tracy?"
"Yeah." Tracy declared before the lights flickered.
"My dad is going to be so happy." Iris stated. "Let me get my stuff."
Iris then walked off and I turned to Linda.
"Can I have your phone number in case you ever want to talk?" I asked. I then realized what I said. "I mean not come as a flirting thing. More as a friendly thing."
"I would but it got cut off. Apparently being in a coma in not an acceptable excuse for not paying your bill." She quipped. "Maybe you could give me your number and I can when I have a phone again."
From there, I went to the police station. I was embraced by Joe. To the average onlooker, seeing a large black man hugging a small white girl might look odd, but I never thought of Joe as more than a father figure.
"You scared the hell out of us, Kid." He told me.
"Yeah, that was quite the nap you took." The chief declared. "And you still look like you're in high school."
"You look okay." Joe said as he put his arm on my shoulder. "Are you really?"
"Yes." I confirmed. "I'm also ready to get back to work."
"Detective West. We've got a 550 at the Gold City Bank: 2 dead." An officer declared. "The storm is picking up so you should grab your rain gear."
"Sorry, Brittany, I have to go." He told me.
"Do you need my help?" I asked.
"No, you get your rest and take some time to settle in," He instructed. "I have my partner for this."
I found out that his partner was now Eddie Thawne,
"It's good to see you, Allen." He replied. "Hey Iris."
"Eddie, my dad doesn't like it when he's kept waiting." Iris declared before Eddie walked away.
"It's good to have you back." Eddie said before he walked away.
At that time, I saw a memorial to Joe's old partner. Iris explained that he had died the night of the explosion. I then saw a suspect reach for one of the officers' gun and quickly ran over to stop you.
"Fuck you." The perp declared before they took him away. How had I moved so fast?
"Are you okay?" Iris inquired.
"I'm fine." I stammered. "I need some air. I'll see you tonight."
I then stepped outside and noticed that my hand was shaking…no vibrating. I tried walking away, but I started running and then started running into things. I realized that I was running superfast. I couldn't believe it. I had super speed. I decided to head back to STAR Labs and tell them. Of course, I wasn't the only one.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"Well, I got evicted, but then on the way out, I shot a laser through my door." Linda explains.
We went out to an old abandoned racecar track. I wasn't sure how it was supposed to help Linda, but I imagined they had a plan.
"So, one can create light and the other moves at the speed of light?" Caitlin asked. "I don't believe that this is happening right now. It can't be happening."
"It is happening." Cisco stated. "How does it fit?"
I was wearing a tight and ridiculous-looking red unitard. I was small, but I wasn't that small.
"It's tight." I remarked.
"Well, at least you'll be running so fast that no one will see in it." He quipped. "You thought everything was slowing down, but it was actually you that was speeding up. Dr. Wells will be monitoring your energy output and Caitlin your vitals."
"So, what do you do?" I asked.
"I make the toys." He said as he handed me a special headset. At that point, Caitlin came over.
"What?" She asked as she noticed that I was looking at her.
"Nothing. I just noticed that you don't smile much." I told her.
"My career in bioengineering is over, my boss in a wheelchair for life and the explosion that put you and Linda in a coma killed my fiancée. This blank expression suits me."
"Ms. Allen while I am eager to see all of your abilities, I do caution restraint." Dr. Wells declared.
I then started to run around the track. As I was running, all I could think about was that man that had killed my mom. That caused me to lose focus and crash into a construction barrel. I quickly learned that crashing at superspeed hurt a lot.
I then went inside the lab. It turned out that they were testing Linda's abilities while Caitlin was checking me out.
"It looks like your had a radius fracture." She explained.
"Had?" I asked.
"It's healed." She explained. "In three hours."
"How is that even possible?" I questioned.
"We don't know…yet." She admitted.
"You need to learn how to use your brakes." Cisco quipped.
At that point, Linda and Dr. Wells returned.
"How'd it go?" I asked.
"It seems Ms. Park can create beams of light strong enough to cut through steel." He explained. "What happened? You were doing so well? Did something cause you to lose focus?"
"I started thinking about something." I explained. I then noticed that everyone was looking at me. "When I was 11, my mother was murdered. It was late. I saw what looked like a ball of lightning. Inside the lightning, there was a man. He killed my mom. They arrested my dad. He's still in Iron Heights. Everyone told me that what I saw was impossible, but now I know it wasn't impossible. What if the man who killed my mom was like me?"
"I can say that you Miss Allen are one of a kind." Dr. Wells declared.
The next day, I went to see Iris, but I found her kissing Eddie. We ended up taking a walk together.
"You can't tell my dad about me and Eddie." She stated.
"It doesn't seem like anyone knows about it." I commented.
"It just kind of happened." She admitted.
"Isn't dating your partner's daughter against department regulations?" I asked.
"Why are you so upset?" She asked in confusion. I had to come up with a lie quick.
"I just don't like having to lie to your dad." I replied. Suddenly, a police car started to swerve towards us. I grabbed Iris and took cover. I then noticed the man that they were chasing. I started running and I jumped into his car. I took control of the wheel and caused us to crash. He got out and before I could do anything, he created a fog somehow and disappeared into it.
After everything happened, I tried to explain to Joe what happened, but it didn't go over well. He didn't believe me. He even chewed me out. I angrily went back to STAR Labs.
"Linda and I weren't the only ones affected by the particle accelerator explosion, were we?" I asked.
"We don't know for sure." Dr. Wells declared.
"I thought it was because the two of us were so close and that there was no residual danger, but that's not true, so what really happened that night?" I demanded.
Dr. Wells then gave me an explanation of what happened.
"All of that stuff is theoretical." I pointed out.
"And how theoretical are you?" He challenged. At that point, Linda walked in. She was wearing pajamas.
"What's with all of the yelling?" She asked.
"So far, you two are the only meta-humans we've found, but we think that there are others." He explained.
"Metahumans?" I asked.
"That's what we're calling them." Caitlin explained.
"I saw one today. He's a bank robber and he can control the weather." I stated.
"This just keeps getting cooler." Cisco commented.
"This is not cool!" I interrupted. "It's insane. A man was killed because of his fog. Martin must have gotten his powers the same way that we did: from the storm cloud. He's still out there."
"Well maybe we should try to stop him." Linda proposed.
"That's a job for the police." Dr. Wells stated.
"I work for the police." I pointed out.
"As a forensic assistant." He countered.
"You're responsible for this." I declared.
"What's important is the two of you. You have powers that could lead to numerous scientific advancements. We cannot risk losing everything because you want to go out there and play hero." Dr. Wells lectured.
"Well if this is how it's going to be, I'm out. I'll find somewhere else to stay. If movies have taught me anything, it's up to those with powers to save those without."
"You two aren't heroes. You're just two young women who were in the wrong place at the wrong time." He scolded.
I knew that there was only person that I could talk to. I started running. I had one place that I wanted to go. My jacket caught fire just before I got there. I went to the person that I needed to talk to. I gave a quick recap of what happened.
"So, why come to me?" He asked. I thought he was the only one who could understand. "Something tells me that you didn't just run 600 miles to say hi to a friend."
"All my life I've wanted to do more. Be more." I explained. "And now I am and the first chance I get to help someone, I screw up. What if Wells is right? What if I'm not a hero? What if I'm just some girl who was in the wrong place at the wrong time?"
"I don't believe that bolt of lightning struck you, Brittany. I think it chose you." He replied.
"I'm just not sure that I'm like you, Oliver." I told him. "I don't know if I can be some vigilante."
"You can be better because you can inspire people in a way that I never could." He explained. "You can watch over your city like a guardian angel. You can make a difference and you can save people in a flash. Take your own advice. Wear a mask."
He then jumped off a building and I started to run back to Central City. I found Linda at Big Belly Burger.
"Let's be heroes." I told her before I took her back to STAR Labs. I wasn't sure what we were doing, but I wanted to make a difference. We met with Caitlin and Cisco. I've been going unsolved cases and there's been a sharp increase in unsolved deaths and missing people. Your metahumans have been busy. I'm not blaming you, but we need your help to catch Martin and anyone else like him. We can't do this without you."
"If we're gonna do this, I have something that might help." Cisco replied.
He took us to a room where there were two special suits. My was supposed to adapt to my speed and Linda's was supposed to adapt to any excess heat and had UV protection.
"Now just names needs for you two." He added.
"Well something involving light would work for me." Linda suggested.
"How about Dr. Light?" He proposed.
"Dr.? But I'm a reporter." Linda pointed out.
"It just sounds cooler." Cisco declared.
"Well I think I have one for me." I stated. They looked at me. "The Flash."
We found him on a farm. There was a tornado. A piece of debris started to fly at Joe and Eddie, but Linda cut it half, stopping its momentum.
"Barry, Linda, this thing is getting closer." Cisco explained. "It gets any faster it could become a Cat 5 Tornado."
"What if I run around it and unravel it?" I proposed.
"You'd have to hit 700 mph. Your body might not be able to handle that. You could die." Caitlin explained.
"If she can do, I might be able to knock him out of the air." Linda pointed out.
"I have to try." I remarked before I started to run. Eventually, I was blown away. "It's too strong."
"You can do this Brittany." Wells told me. "You were right. When I saw you two, all I saw were victims. I created this madness, but you two can stop it. You can do this. Now run."
I started again and the wind started to dissipate and then there was a flash of light which caused Martin to lose focus and slow down. The wind disappeared and then I saw Martin behind me with a gun.
"I didn't think that there was anyone else like me." He declared. Linda then came and punched him to the ground.
"We're not like you." She stated as she opened her mask. At that point, we saw Joe looking at the two of us with shock on his face.
In the morning, he was still surprised. Paramedics had arrived.
"So, that was lightning?" He asked.
"More or less." I stated.
"I'm sorry, Brittany. I'm sorry I didn't believe you." He apologized. "You must have really seen something that night your mom died and your dad is innocent, even if we can't prove it. I just don't want you to tell Iris."
"I need to go. I need to find somewhere to stay." Linda declared.
"I promise." I stated.
"Linda, I need to thank you and I'm sorry for your situation." Joe replied. "If there's anything that I can do to help, I will. Actually, why don't you come with us. We can put another bed in Brittany's room."
Later that day, I went to Iron Heights to see my dad.
"So you know I know you didn't kill Mom, right?" I asked.
"You believing me is all I need." He stated.
"I'm gonna get you out of here. Whoever, or whatever killed Mom, I think I may finally have a way to find them."
"Brittany, you need to let it go and stop worrying about me. Live your life." He replied. "I'm okay even if it is in here."
"For the first time, I feel like I finally can." I admitted. "The truth ever since the night Mom died, I've been stuck in once and missed out on a lot, but I'm different now. I've made some new friends and finally moved forward. I'm glad that people know that you're my dad. I'm so glad to be your daughter."
"I love you, Honey." He told me.
"I love you too, Daddy." I reciprocated as I put my hand against the glass.
My name is Brittany Allen. I'm the fastest woman alive, fastest person even. I am The Flash.
So this is a new story. I haven't seen anything with a female Barry and I thought that Linda could definitelNo oy get powers from being so close to explosion. Brittany is played by Caitlin Stasey. No one else will be genderswapped unless I decide otherwise. So will Brittany fall for her partner? Please don't forget to review.