Bart Allen awoke, the sun shining brightly from his open window, lighting up his room. He was currently staying at one of Oliver's penthouses in Metropolis, as where Arthur Curry and Victor Stone. He walked out in his boxers and loose fitting t-shirt, his hair a mess of bed head. He walked into the kitchen and began to make himself a bowl of cereal. From the living room Victor watched the morning news.

"Hey Bart!" Victor called out. Bart reluctantly walked over to him, still waking up. "What were you doing in Central City?" Bart snapped out of his daze and looked to him in shock. Victor nodded towards the television and Bart began watching the news.

"Multiple witnesses have spotted a golden streak of lighting racing through Central Cities streets. Although these reports seem similar to the Avenger, Impulse, this is unconfirmed. Is Central city under the Avenger's watch or do we have a new hero on the rise."

"Bart?" Victor queried noticing his shocked expression. Bart pulled out his phone and made a call.

"Clark, I need your help. I have to get to Central City."

OUTSIDE CENTRAL CITY

Bart ran along the stretch of highway, the Central City visible on horizon. Superman flew beside him, trying to keep up with Bart.

"So, what's the plan?" Clark asked.

"We find this other speedster and we see what he knows," Bart replied, no hint of fun or enjoyment in his voice. Clark knew how much this meant to Bart. Whoever this mystery speedster was, if he was somehow connected to Bart then not only could he potentially find out what was happening to his powers but there was a chance that maybe, Bart could find out who he was. Who he was before he lost his memory, who his family and friends used to be. This mystery person was more important to Bart then anything in the world and that's why he only brought Clark. Clark was his best friend and was the only one he was comfortable with seeing this through.

They quickly arrived in the city, standing on top of a skyscraper.

"How do we draw this guy out?" Clark asked, staring across the city.

"I don't know, I guess we just wait, run around the city searching," he suggested. Clark looked at him sceptically. "I don't know what?!" he exclaimed, throwing his hands in the air.

"I'll call Chloe see if she has any connections with the local newspaper. Then we'll see if they have any clues on who this speedster is or if they've noticed any patterns in their appearances."

"That's… a better plan," Bart conceded.

Clark walked into the Central City Picture News office. He wore a blue suit and red tie, with a brown trench coat over it. He'd gelled his hair back and was wearing his usual big rimmed glasses. He walked to a front desk and smiled at the secretary sitting behind it.

"Good morning," she greeted him with a polite smile.

"Um, hi," Clark replied nervously as he glanced around the room.

"Can I help you?" she asked, as he stood there in silence. "Oh sorry, I'm here to meet Iris West."

The secretary dialled a number into her phone.

"Your name?" she asked.

"Clark Kent," he replied with a smile.

"Ms West, Clark Kent is here to see you."

"Great, I'll be down in just a minute, thanks," came a voice from the phone.

"She'll be here shortly."

"Thanks." Clark looked over to a nearby television showing a news report on the lightning streaks across the city. "Who do you think this guy running around the city is?"

"If you ask me he's just that Avenger on the news, Impulse. I don't understand how people think it's a new guy. Besides there's enough of those freaks running around already. I don't understand how people can look up to them. Especially Superman, he's a monster." Before she could continue a lady with long red hair walked up to them.

"Mr Kent," she greeted him shaking his hand. "I'm Iris."

"It's a pleasure to meet you and thanks for seeing me."

"No worries, any friend of Chloe's is a friend of mine. Follow me," she instructed. Clark followed Iris to a small office. Iris pulled out a seat from an empty nearby office and offered it to Clark before sitting in her own.

"So what can I do for you Mr Kent?"

"Please, call me Clark," he insisted. "I was hoping you had any information on who it was that's been running around the city in a streak of lightning?"

"You don't think it's Impulse?" she queried.

"I don't think so. This new guy keeps popping up in the city without anyone actually seeing him. We can't be sure its Impulse." He was surprised when a massive, excited smile spread across Iris's face.

"I'm so excited to finally meet someone who agrees with me," she exclaimed. "I don't have a lot of information but the majority of the sightings are here," she explained as she opened up a map on her computer screen. Clark took note of the map, memorising all its details.

"How often is he spotted here?" He asked.

"How are you so sure it's a he?" she replied.

"I guess I don't know, sorry."

"And as for your question, they've been spotted here four times, that's more than anywhere else. My hunch is that this is near his base of operations or his home perhaps." Her phone buzzed, signalling she'd received a text message. She reached down and read it quickly. "Sorry, to wrap this up so quick Clark but there's been an incident downtown and I've got to get there." With that she raced out the door. Clark smiled as she reminded him of Chloe.

After putting the chair he'd borrowed back, Clark headed for the exit. As he approached the door he noticed a blonde haired man talking to the secretary.

"I'm here to see Ms West," the man explained to the woman.

"Just missed her I'm afraid," Clark called out as he approached them.

"Not again," The man complained. "I'm Barry Allen," He introduced himself as they headed out the door together.

"Clark Kent," Clark replied.

"Well thanks for the help," he waved goodbye as he headed off. Clark walked down the street, phone to his ear.

"Bart, I've got something."

A few hours later Bart and Clark waited above the road of the lightning spotting's. Clark noticed how expectant Bart was, starring at the street below.

"You know Bart, there's no guarantee this guy will show up."

"I know," Bart replied but Clark could tell how excited he was.

They waited for hours but there was no sign of any speedster.

"Maybe we should call it a night," Clark suggested as the clocked hit ten. Bart looked back at Clark in defeat.

"Just a little longer," he begged. Another hour went by and there were still no signs of any other speedster.

"I know how much this meant to you and it's only the first night. We'll come back tomorrow and keep searching," Clark suggested. As he said this however, he noticed Bart looking off in the distance excitedly. "What is it?" he asked following Bart's line of sight. Clark was shocked by what he saw, in the distance was a streak of lighting coming right towards them. "You ready for this?"

"You bet," Bart replied as he ran down the side of the building.

Impulse appeared suddenly in front of the new guy. They came to a sudden stop revealing a man in a red suit with a lightning bolt inside a white circle on his chest. The man was about to run away when Superman landed behind him.

"Alright guys you got me." The man held his hands above his head in surrender when he began running down a nearby alley. Impulse and Superman gave chase and were surprised to discover the new guys wasn't as fast as Bart. Eventually they cornered him in an alley that ended with a brick wall.

"We just want to talk," Clark insisted as he landed beside Bart.

"Really?"

"Yes," Bart confirmed. "By the way Why didn't you run up the wall or vibrate through it?" he wandered.

"Do what now?" was the man's answer.

"Who are you?" Clark asked as they approached him.

"Oh yeah, look I think you guys are cool and all but I'm not so comfortable sharing the whole secret identity thing. Unless of course you want to tell me yours." Bart and Clark shared a look, knowing they couldn't tell him that.

"Are you Jay Garrick?" Bart blurted out. Causing the others to give him confused looks. "What about Wally West or Barry Allen?"

"How do you know those names?" The man wandered.

"Because after I got my powers I had those names in my head."

"I do too. I'm Barry Allen," he admitted finally taking off his mask. "And if you're not Jay or Wally then you must be Bart Allen." Bart starred at him in shock.

"We have the same last name. Do you know me? Do you know who I am?" he asked desperately.

"Sorry, I've never heard of you, well, besides the names in my head," a confused Barry replied much to Bart's disappointment.

"There's an obvious connection between your powers and Impulse's and the fact that you guys share a last name can't be a coincidence. We were hoping you could give us some of insight on how you got them," Clark explained.

"I was struck by a bolt of lightning and blasted into all these chemicals. I was in a coma for a couple of months and when I woke up I had my powers," He revealed. "How'd you get yours?"

"I'm not entirely sure," Bart admitted. "I just remember lightning and then waking up with no memory of who I was."

"Wait, you lost your memory?" Bart nodded in response. "I'm sorry."

"It's fine. Besides I got these cool powers anyway," he joked, hiding his true feelings.

"When did you say you got hit by the lightning?" Clark asked.

"A few months ago."

"Around about the same time your powers started messing up," Clark thought aloud.

"There has to be some kind of connection," Bart added.

"So you know about as much as me when it comes to our powers," Barry realised, listening in on the conversation. A cheeky smile came across Bart's face.

"Oh I wouldn't say that. How about a race?" He proposed. "You know, to test your powers."

Barry smiled at him.

"You're on. You know how to get to Star City from here?"

"I'm sure I'll figure it out. What about you big blue?" Clark smiled at his friend.

"Why is it that whenever you get involved we always end up racing?"

"Because I'm amazing."

"I've never been able to beat you before but I guess I could see how I go against the newbie."

The trio lined up and prepared to race.

"Three," Clark began to countdown.

"Two," Barry continued.

"One," Bart finished the countdown and raced ahead, followed immediately by Barry and Superman.

As they ran it was obvious Bart was the fastest, he'd even slowed down to stay close to the others. At the moment Barry was about as fast as Clark, who flew alongside them. Soon enough they reached Star City and came to a stop just along its border.

"That was awesome!" Barry exclaimed, coming to sliding stop.

"Yeah, now imagine how it feels to win," Bart mocked throwing his hands in the air before immediately reaching down and clutching his stomach. "I'm starving. We need to get some food."

The trio ended up on a roof sharing eight pizzas between themselves.

"Barry when you run fast, I mean faster than normal like when you hit your top speed, does it feel like there's something else there. Like there's some kind of force behind your powers?" Bart asked as he finished his final slice.

"Now that you mention it, yeah it does. It's like there's this unseen force flowing through me and giving me my speed, some kind of Speed Force." Clark listened closely, taking note of this new information.

"What if you guys get your powers from this Speed Force," Clark though aloud. "And for years now Bart's been the only one who's used the force. But when Barry was struck by lightning his body suddenly became a conduit for it. The only reason I can think that Bart's powers have been messing up is that the Speed Force had to adjust to two users rather than the usual one user." The two thought this over in silence for a few moments.

"So now that it's had time to adjust to two people tapping into it I shouldn't have any problems with my powers. Sure, it's as good a reason as any." Bart said as he shrugged his shoulders. They turned to Barry, looking for his thoughts on the theory. Barry threw his hands up in front of his chest.

"Hey, I'm new to all this remember. If that's what you think happened then sure, sounds good to me."

The next day Clark was getting ready to head home, when Barry and Bart walked up to him.

"Superman," Bart began as Clark was still keeping his identity a secret from Barry. "I was talking to Barry and I've decided I'm going to stay in Central City for a while. I'll help train Barry with his powers and hopefully together we can try and figure what the Speed Force is and what this all means." Clark knew this was coming. In fact, he was glad Bart had someone to relate to. Sure there was himself and the rest of the Avengers but Barry was different. They shared the same powers and he knew Bart felt comfort in that.

"No worries," Clark replied. "I'll tell Fury you'll be occupied for a while."

"Thanks. But if you ever need me Don't hesitate to call," Bart insisted.

"Both of us," Barry added, coming to Bart's side. They waved goodbye as Superman took off into the sky.

"You know we really need to get you a name," Bart suggested as they began to walk away.

"What did you have in mind," Barry asked as the duo raced of in streaks of golden lightning, running side by side with one another. What none of them noticed was that on a nearby building, watching them was a man wearing a suit similar to Barry's but yellow, a wicked smile on his face.