The date was March 18th, 2018. Barry Allen and his wife, Iris West-Allen, were visiting Barry's parents, Henry and Nora, at their new home in Shadyside, Missouri.
"Kinda funny having the same name as this billionaire inventor guy," Henry laughed. He was, of course, referring to brilliant scientist Henry Mack, a man well known throughout the state, more than Cisco Ramon.
"Yeah, kinda weird, isn't it, that he went from a history teacher to a…" Barry began.
"I think something about his wife, Celia, may have affected him. Celia barely made it," Iris replied.
"You sound kind of like Caitlin Snow," Barry laughed.
"That eye doctor lady?" Iris asked. "It's a shame that you contracted cataracts,"
"Yeah, well, now it's like I have X-ray vision," Barry said.
"You guys ever feel like this is all wrong?" Nora asked. "As if this isn't how things should be,"
"Huh," Barry said. "Now that you mention it, I do have these recurring dreams."
"What kind of dreams?" Iris asked, worried.
"Dreams where I have superpowers and run really fast, and your dad and I are great friends, and we grew up together and Caitlin Snow…I dream she's some kind of ice monster," Barry said.
"That is bizarre, Barry," Iris said. 'How long has this been going on?"
"4 years I've been having these dreams about running, about this blue-eyed dude with black hair and glasses who I've never seen," Barry said.
"Where do your dreams take place?" Iris asked.
"Oh, Ramon Industries. But it's actually called Star Labs in the dreams," Barry said.
"Star Labs? That's in Shadyside," Iris said, excited.
"We need to head there," Barry said. "Maybe if I'm actually there with Cisco Ramon, Caitlin Snow, Ralph Dibny, and you, the dreams will stop."
"I guess that makes sense," iris said. "Excuse us, Nora, Henry, we'll be staying here a while."
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Meanwhile, Andi Henrietta Mack was returning home after a long day. She had left the bar mitzvah of her friend, Cyrus Goodman, early, after meeting a dude named Walker and falling in love, despite the fact that her old boyfriend Jonah still had feelings for her. The love drama was too complicated, so it made the best sense for her to return home, where she loved with her parents, Bex Mack and Bowie Quinn.
"You alright, Andi?" Bex asked. "You look very depressed,"
"No, not depressed," Andi assured her. "Just more confused then ever,"
"Boy problem, huh?" Bowie asked.
"Yeah, how did you know?" Andi asked, surprised.
"Bex told me a few stories," Bowie chuckled.
"Boys are so confusing. Jonah's always wanting me to make decisions, guess I'm too slow for him," Andi said.
"At least you have people like Buffy, Cyrus, Pops, CeCe, and us," Bowie said. "It's not about the mentality, it's about what you love and care about."
"Yeah, well, I wish you'd get married already," Andi muttered.
"Excuse me, Andi?" Bex asked.
"Er…nothing," Andi said quickly, dashing to her room.
A few hours later, Andi noticed the panic button on her phone going off at full blast. It was Bex's number. Startled, Andi opened the door, hearing Bex screaming, "THERE'S WEIRDOES IN THE LIVING ROOM!" Andi crept towards the room, a speck of of purple light shooting out of the corner of her eye. Red light appeared as well. The blurriness was scary, and it seemed to be tying up Bex! Andi was too startled, too dazed to speak or move.
"BOWIE! ANDI!" Bex yelled, but to no avail.
"BEX!" Andi screamed as best as she could muster.
"Bex, I'm coming!" Bowie shouted. "Run, Andi, run!"
The purple light carried Andi off to a far away road, where she continued to run.