I'm a What!?
Disclaimer: I own nothing but what you see here. This could be set either sometime in season 1 or season 2. Please note, my exposure to this particular character is really limited aside from a Justice League episode and that was a long while back.
Summary: In which Barry finds out some surprising news!
It was a nice sunny day with a pleasant breeze all through out Central City, but unfortunately for one particular individual who was the city's speeding hero known as the Flash, Barry Allen was stuck inside his lab at the CCPD doing all sorts of tests from the evidence at a recent crime scene. A crime scene that involved some weird goop that he had yet to figure out what it was and was pretty gosh darned close to just calling Cisco and Caitlin to see if they could help out with the problem. And was actually just about to do that when the clearing of a throat caught his attention. Frowning to himself since nobody he knew really did that, he turned around to see who it was and received one heck of a shock! "Bea!?" He asked stunned at the sight of a green haired vision of beauty.
A beauty who seemed to have a kid with her that oddly reminded him of himself, though with out the expensive looking suit and slicked back hair. "Barry!" She responded in joy with her Brazillian accent and the two hugged immediately afterwards. Happy to see one another after so long.
Pulling back and looking at her excitedly a few seconds later with a big smile on his face. "I can't believe its you! Its been so long and just wow, you look really great!" Despite herself and all the compliments and the like she'd gotten over the years, she still wound up blushing. She never could help herself around Barry as she always did feel he was such a charming sweetheart.
Breaking up with him and having to return to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during their senior year of college cause of her dad's insistence had been one of the worst moments in her life. But also a happy one sometime later cause of the reason her father had pretty much forced her back to Rio. "Aww Barry, you say the sweetest things!" The kid next to her rolled his eyes, not that either of them saw it.
"I've never been able to help myself where you're concerned." The Speedster told her softly and making her blush even more, which was something he always did like seeing.
"Oh stop it you charmer!" But all she got in return was an unrepentent grin.
Something was niggling at the back of his mind however as he recalled Eobard Thawne saying that Bea had been one of the ones who lost their life the night of the Particle Accelerator's explosion. Something that had torn at him quite a bit. "I will do exactly that when you stop blushing. And umm… Don't take this the wrong way or anything, but I heard you were one of the few who died when the Particle Accelerator blew?"
Bea rolled her eyes with a shake of the head at that. "Oh pish! I am quite alive! That was just some pretender who had tried to steal my identity is all." She informed him annoyedly as that had been a Hell of an experience for her.
Barry breathed a huge sigh of relief at that and gave her a big smile that nearly melted her. "Now that's a huge relief off my mind."
Ohh how she wanted him back all to herself! And if things worked out maybe, just maybe she would. The thought was enough to make her all excited on the inside. Though she was going to have to do something about that damnedable Amanda Waller who kept trying to force her into doing things she didn't want any part of just cause she had powers. The woman was a damned demon in human form! Before she could say anymore, she felt Mother Nature calling her. And after getting directions from an amused Barry, she left him and the boy alone together as she went to do her lady business.
Barry immediately felt awkward with the well dressed kid being in the room with him. The kid looked at him and the Speedster couldn't help be reminded of himself at a young age. "I don't like you." The youngster announced suddenly, making Barry drop his jaw in shock.
"Umm… Well… That's uhh, that's okay buddy. Cause I like ya." He said with a cheesy grin on his face and a thumb's up that he hoped would put the kid more at ease.
Only to get an eye roll from him! "Mom says you're my dad, but I really don't see it." Came the bombshell from the mouth of a child! Making Barry drop his jaw in shock once again!
SAY WHAT!? I know I couldn't have heard that right! Barry thought to himself in complete shock.
"I'm… I'm…. WHAT!?" The stunned Speedster got out.
"In trouble if you don't have good news for me Allen." Came the voice of one Captain David Singh.
Making the revealed father and son duo look his way. Singh took notice of the little guest in the room very quickly. "And who is this Allen? Children are not supposed to be in areas like this one." The man said sternly with a glare at Barry who winced and the kid just smirked at the whole thing.
"Well his mom, who's an old friend of mine, brought him by but she had to use the bathroom."
Singh nodded at that, pleased that the kid wouldn't be alone for mcuh longer. Though he was going to insist the young man sat on one of the benches out in the hallway. "And he's my son… Apparently." Muttered Barry and making the other man go wide eyed in shock.
Walking up, and around the kid to stand next to Barry. Singh just looked between the two of them for a few moments as he tried to get this bombshell to process. The man could actually see a slight resemblance! But he still had to ask anyway. "Uhh Allen, are you sure?"
Barry just sighed at that as he wasn't entirely sure himself even though he had a few very vivid and very interesting memories about his time with Bea. "Well its what he told me." The Speedster told his Captain a bit weakly.
Before the man could say anything however, especially at taking the word of a kid of all things, Bea came back in with a happy smile on her face. "Ah! I hope my two favorite men in the world are getting along!"
"Oh, hello!" She said once she realized it wasn't just her and the boys now.
Singh just smiled and nodded. "Hello ma'am."
She smiled at him and held out a hand to the man, one he took and gave a kiss to the back of. "Enchanted!" She said delightedly and hoping the display told Barry a thing or two.
Granted, had she been aware of what her son just did she probably wouldn't have done it at the time. "A pleasure indeed, and I'll just come back later when Allen here doesn't have guests." And quickly got out of there and leaving Barry to feel betrayed by the abandonment!
Annnd he's probably gonna tell Joe. Boy won't that be a fun conversation to have later? It was enough to make him want to shudder.
Deciding to go for broke, Barry asked the question that was burning through his mind at a very quick rate. "Bea?"
She looked at him expectantly and somewhat hoping he might offer her and their son a place to stay in his home as hotels were not cheap! "Yes my Gentleman?" She asked him sweetly in a way that would have had him blushing and stuttering if not for the current situation at hand.
"Is this my son!?" He burst out, making the woman go wide eyed and not particularly happy that her son had spilled the beans so soon!
"Harold Barthalomew da Costa!" She called out warningly as she looked at her son, who in turned looked at her with a gulp.
Barry nearly jumped for joy even though he knew it was childish. Someone's in trouble! He sang cheerily in his head. As at least this was now starting to look up! Though for how long not even he knew!
"Yes mother?"
Said mother fixed her son with a glare. "Did you tell your father something he wasn't supposed to know just yet!?" Wait, did that mean she was going to tell him herself!?
Harold only nodded at her. "Yes mother, I did. I knew you would take too long to tell him. So I did so myself and cut out needless time wasting." Boy did his kid talk all proper sounding like! It was just unnatural!
Barry suddenly felt worried about why he was starting to take this revelation so easily. But figured he'd just have a good ol' freak out about it later when no one was watching. Yeah, that was usually the best way to handle that sort of thing. And he didn't think anyone would blame him either since it wasn't every day you found out you're a father! "We will speak of this later Harold!" Warned the mother sternly and received a nod in return.
Looking back at the father of her child, whom had missed several years of his life thanks to her father and the emotions on his face. "You have a lot of questions don't you?" She asked, and feeling a bit worried he might not want much to do with her or their son.
Before he could do or say anything, another voice spoke up. "Oh you bet I do."
The three looked to where the voice had come from, and Barry gulped as it was none other than his surrogate father himself, Joe West! "Oh… Hi Joe." Barry got out nervously and hoped this wouldn't get any crazier then it already was.
Author's Notes: Heh, had this in my head recently and decided to run with it despite the fact I should be in bed right now since I have to be in at work at 1pm later today and its already 6am. Ah wells! Hope you guys liked this one! And hopefully the way I handled her supposed death at the hands of the Particle Accelerator was a nice touch. R and R!