Rise Of The

Black Flash

Disclaimer: I own nothing but what you see here. Idea for this was provided by Dante 101 and will take place after Barry successfully gets Linda back at the Newspaper.

Summary: After another failed attempt to bring down the Reverse Flash, Barry comes upon a crashed meteorite that has a secret hiding on it.

Barry had come to Beller's Field nearly an hour ago after failing yet again to bring down the Reverse Flash to try and calm himself down while sitting on a rock in the dark from the anger and mounting frustrations he was feeling from not only that, but from other factors in his life. Factors like Captain Singh's attitude towards him that in his opinion was highly undeserved and perhaps unprofessional for that matter, Iris and Eddie being not only together, but living together now too despite the red clad Speedster having a private hope she'd end things with the man to be with him and hating himself for having that kind of a selfish desire. And now she was interfering in his budding relationship with Linda when she should just be staying out of it like he'd done with hers. I sometimes miss the days before the coma. He lamented to himself sadly.

So engrossed in his thoughts that he failed to notice a flaming streak of light headed in the direction of where he was that the sudden impact that was thankfully not even close to him had him rolling away in pure surprise. Getting up and dusting himself off, he looked in the direction of where the impact happened with curiousity on his face and thanking his luck that he hadn't been hit by whatever it was that landed. Tapping the ear piece of his mask that was dangling behind him, he spoke aloud as he walked towards the impact. "Hey guys, uhh not sure if any of you are still at the Lab but something hit the ground over here in Beller's Field and I'm about to check it out."

"Be careful Barry, and why didn't you say anything sooner!? We've been worried about you!" Came Caitlin's voice over the comm system, making him wince a little as she was probably going to threaten him with a needle or something when he got back.

Tapping the ear piece again he told her that he just wanted to have a little time to himself after failing again where the Reverse Flash is concerned. "I understand, but please just let us know next time okay?" She told him concernedly.

"I will, sorry to worry you. And please let Cisco and Dr. Wells know I'm alright and looking into something." He told her, and then nodded to himself when she gave a confirmation of understanding while possibly coming up with ways to get back at him for making her worry like he did. He'd have to do something to make up for it in the hopes it'd make her not do anything.

Quickly making his way to the crashed site and his eyes widened when he saw the crater along with flames in various areas. He also noticed in the center of it was something that had smoke coming off it. Carefully making his way into the crater's center and crouching down to get a good look at what looked to be a meteorite. "Whoa, not everyday you get to see one of these!" He muttered to himself excitedly as the scientist in him was really enjoying this.

Reaching out to grab the meteorite, he quickly pulled back as it was still quite hot, even for his gloved hand despite the material of it. Deciding that it was worth the potential burns on his hands even with the gloves on, he grabs the meteorite and speeds off. Not realizing that his life was about to change because of a secret within the rock.

10 Minutes Later at STAR Labs…

He sped into the building and into the Cortex they always tended to frequent most of the time and dropped the meteorite onto a nearby table and then quickly took his gloves off and blew on his burning hands. The sight of it was somewhat comical to witness for not only Caitlin, but for Cisco and Dr. Wells as well. The good doctor Snow went into action and retrieved some ointment she had on hand in case of burns and ran to him. Cisco considered that maybe he needed to improve on the material for the suit so that kind of thing could be prevented. Dr. Wells while concerned for Barry's hands, was pretty curious over the find he came across while reveling in the fact he'd gotten the upper hand on him earlier in the day. "Not everyday one finds a meteorite Mr. Allen." He started conversationally as he rolled over to examine the rock.

His answer was a hiss of pain from the red clad Speedster as the cold feeling of the ointment was put to use on his burnt skin. Caitlin gave him a stern glare that implied he should have waited a little to let it cool down instead of picking it up while it was still pretty darn hot. The Speedster noticably wilted at the glare as he felt that thing could melt someone from the intensity of it. "I'm sorry! I just wanted to go ahead and get it to you guys!" He told her earnestly, hoping she'd relent.

"While that's an appreciative thought for us Barry, it still would have been better to wait for it to cool down." She reprimanded him as Cisco got absorbed into checking out the meteorite alongside Dr. Wells. The fact this was a similar argument from the girl was pretty much a normal for him these days. Which was likely a sad thing if he really thought about it.

Barry just stayed silent as he knew anything else being said was likely not a good idea for the time being. It'd be about another 20 minutes before Barry's hands completely healed, something he was grateful about as it was somewhat annoying to hold his hands in front of him as he partook in examining the meteorite as well. Strapping his gloves back on, he decided he'd do another patrol before turning in for the night. Caitlin advised that perhaps doing that after what happened earlier on with the Reverse Flash was possibly a bad idea, but he argued that it would help to get his mind off it. Sensing that it was best she not argue about it with him, she let him be, but sternly told him of the importance of doing his best to not get himself hurt. He smiled at her and nodded his head, and took off. None of them knowing that there was a little secret now on Barry's suit that would certainly change things up for everyone.

Two Hours Later…

After running about through the city and taking care of a few issues here and there, he finally came to Joe's and quickly made his way up to his room while still in his Flash suit. Normally he would have gone back to STAR Labs and put the suit up, but tonight he hadn't felt like doing it. Matter of fact he didn't really feel like doing much of anything except for crashing on his bed for a few wonderful hours of sleep, but not before ensuring the bedroom door was locked to avoid being seen with his Flash suit on by Iris or even Linda if she decided to come around. And sleep he did, but as he slept, the secret that came with the meteorite appeared and it looked to be some sort of bizarre black substance. A black substance that started to expand over Barry as he slept. It had plans for its new host and while it was aware that its host would need great amounts of food to sustain the great speeds his host was capable of, the being was okay with that and would deal with it as best it could. Perhaps with its being there, the need for food wouldn't be as much of a thing anymore.

It would not be until noon when he would awake to find himself on top of a roof and wondering like crazy how he'd even gotten there. It was then that he realized his eyes seemed covered by his mask's apparent new accessories of white colored eye concealers. Pulling off his mask, he realized that the rest of his suit as well was changed as well. He examined his arms and then all around him, wondering how in the world his suit got all black. Not to mention the lightning emblem now looking white while the circle around it was red. I think I need to go to STAR Labs because this is just WAY too weird. He thought to himself and took off in a burst of speed.

He arrived minutes later to a frenzied group of concerned individuals. "Barry!" Joe West shouted out and rushed over to hug his boy and perhaps give him a piece of his ever loving mind!

Barry hugged his step father back, feeling even more confused then what he already was. Joe then put him at arms length and looked him dead in the eye. "Son, just where in the Hell have you been?" He asked in a very unhappy tone that made the Speedster wince.

"What do you mean? I went home, fell asleep, and later found myself on top of a rooftop wearing a black version of the suit." He informed the detective.

This made the man feel greatly concerned over that news, not to mention the other three were looking at one another too in concern over the news. Though Cisco was itching like crazy to ask what exactly had happened to his suit! His awesome red colored suit! Sure black was cool and all, but red to him was a whole lot better. Caitlin was the first to ask the question on everyone's mind about him being on a rooftop. "Yeah, here I am waking up and somehow finding himself on a rooftop and wearing this. Weird thing is, while I'm hungry, I'm not as hungry as I likely should be." He helpfully informed the group, though the decrease in hunger made them a bit more worried.

Wells was thinking it over and tried to remember of anything that could be a cause, but for the life of him at the moment, nothing was coming to him. But he figured that given enough time, answers would be provided. Answers that hopefully wouldn't lead to a life or death situation as he still needed Barry for his plans to work successfully. "Perhaps an examination is in order then." He finally said, causing Barry to groan while Caitlin went to immediately prepare for it.

"Think about it this way Bear, I could come up with a punishment if you wanted since you had us all worried." Joe pointed out, making the Speedster wince at what he knew the man would likely come up with and felt that yes, the examination was likely a better option.

Joe saw his boy reach a conclusion and smiled at him, gently patting him on the shoulder. "Yeah, that's what I thought."

Cisco then came up to them with a finger on his chin as his elbow rested on the arm he had wrapped in front of him with a thoughtful look on his face. "So dude, what's with the black, white, and little bit of red?" He asked while giving the Speedster a slight glare because everyone knew how protective he was of the suit.

Joe chuckled and walked off, leaving his boy there to deal with that little bit of fun. Traitor! Barry thought to himself as he saw his lifeline take off for elsewhere.

Barry looked to Cisco with a panicked look on his face. "I swear I SO did NOT do this on purpose!" He claimed, hoping the defense would save his butt.

The engineer regarded him for a few moments before nodding. "It does look… Kinda cool." He admitted before walking off, leaving Barry to sigh in relief.

Figuring he might as well go to the med lab and get the examination over with, he made his way there, not even worried about the new development in his life. Something that would come to haunt him in the days to come when he and the others realized what a danger the new look would be for all of them. Not to mention the hot water he'd find himself in with not only Linda, but Iris, Eddie, and an irate Captain Singh as well.

Author's Notes: Its been awhile since I updated this and I do apologize. Hopefully all of you (even you Dante!) will have liked this upate for Possibilities. R and R!