A Different History

Disclaimer: Flash is not mine.

Chapter Two

-From Caitlin Point of View-

My name is Caitlin Snow. I work at STAR Labs and this… this is how my life changed. Hell, it's more than just mine, or my fiancée's lives changed. This is how the world changed.

The best place to begin this would be the hospital. Barry had literally just been stuck by lightning and I sat there, looking at his unconscious form, in the hospital bed. The words the doctor said going through my mind, reaching me at some sort of subconscious level… Of course, I knew what they were saying, what they meant but I didn't want to believe them. I wanted him to wake up. This boy who had come into my life a few years ago, who had no people skills at all and a tragic past. He managed to turn his life around though, had me fall in love with him. We were supposed to get married and now…

I couldn't finish the thought as there was a knock on the door and I looked up to see my boss standing there. Harrison Wells. "Professor Wells," I said going to stand but he held out a hand to stop me.

"I heard what happened," Harrison Wells said looking in. "I'm down the hall actually. Jesse got struck as well. The doctor didn't say so much, but from my understanding it seemed to be the same thing that happened to Barry. Both in the same type of coma and the doctors have no idea on."

My mind had barely wrapped around the words. Jesse was in a coma as well? "I'm so sorry," I said knowing how much Jesse meant to Doctor Wells. "How's Isabelle?" Harrison's youngest, Jesse's sister.

"Terrified. Was with Jesse when she got struck," Wells said somberly. "I heard you were with Barry." I nodded, the image of Barry being hit by lightning still in the forefront of my mind. I could feel the tears forming in my eyes. I was surprised though, when I felt Wells' hand on my shoulder and he brought me into a hug. It was unprofessional but I cried into him. I had no one else to. My father was long dead and my mother was cold and distant – literally. There was no one else to help me through this. "I have to ask, since you aren't married yet, and he has no other relatives… who's making the decisions for him?"

"I am," I confirmed. "When he proposed, I agreed to sign documents in case… with this…" My voice fell flat on that. When he had suggested it, I had almost laughed it off. We were young, nothing would happen, but Barry had wanted someone he trusted to have the ability in case something happened. He didn't want the state making decisions for him anymore. "The doctors they tell me they don't know what's going on. That they doubt he will ever wake up. He wanted someone to fight for him and I can't give up… not on the man I love."

"I know," Wells said nodding. "They are telling me the same things about Jesse."

Before I could respond there was another knock and the pair of us looked at the door to see a woman in a wheelchair. I recognized her, of course. I had never seen her in real life, but had seen her on the news and in pictures. This was Tess Morgan.

If my own knowledge of her was not enough, the look on Harrison Wells' face confirmed it. I only ever saw that look when his ex-wife came up. "Tess," he said the words almost coming out in a hiss. "What's with the chair?"

"Unfortunately it's permanent," Tess said. "A consequence of the explosion."

"Couldn't have happened to someone more deserving," Well said coldly, and I knew he meant it. In his own way, he was happy she was in a wheelchair now and that was cold. "I told you what you wanted me to do was too dangerous. You ignored me. Look at the city. Look what you did. Look at your own daughter!"

"I was just down the hall…" Whatever Tess was going to say stopped, as she seemed to take in what Wells said. "My daughter? What happened?"

"Your explosion caused erratic lightning. One hit into this young man and one hit Jesse. You put them into comas!" Wells said, anger in his voice. The look on Tess's face was clearly shocked, however. She mumbled something so low I couldn't make out the words. "And what are you doing here? In this room?" Wells continued.

"I heard about what happened to the boy. I thought I lend my assistance in helping him," Tess said those words, catching my attention, but Wells stopped me before I could say anything.

"No," Wells said, turning to me. "Don't let her anywhere near him Caitlin. I'll take care of him." I paused, looking at him. "I'm transferring Jesse to the labs. I'm going to use all my money, power, and knowledge to cure her and I'll take Barry too. Caitlin, you know how I like Barry. He's like a son to me. Give me a chance. I'll bring your fiancée back to you."

"You're his fiancée?" Tess said with a tone in her voice I did not understand. Almost as though she was making fun of me.

"Okay, Professor Wells," I said nodding. I trusted him. Far more than I trusted Tess Morgan. "I'll trust you with Barry's life." Wells smiled and thanked me before turning to Tess and telling her to leave. There was no love lost there. I even backed his request to let her leave.

The next few days and weeks were hectic at the labs and around the city. The city had started to rebuild. The Accelerator had done a lot of damage. At the labs things were insane; Barry and Jesse had been transferred there; Wells had cleared out a small room for them and made sure only certain people could get in. I was, of course, one of those people and Wells let me be one of the people to take care of them. I had the degrees. Knew what I was doing. Wells also hired the best doctors he could find to look into their condition and develop a treatment.

Also, the Particle Accelerator STAR was building had been officially cancelled. Wells told us it was not for forever, but until they could find out what went wrong with ELLE Labs' Accelerator, he was not putting the city in danger again. Instead, he was reassigning us to projects that would help the city heal.

It was over a month after the explosion I was called into his office. "Caitlin," Harrison started. He was so serious. I feared it was bad news about Barry. "Your research into meta humans with Barry. We need to know everything."

"What?" I asked confused, not having expected that.

"Your meta humans. I know you and Barry have met some. I'm not blind to what goes on in my lab." Harrison Wells said, not too coldly. "I obviously respect theirs, and your, privacy on this matter, but now its important." I was so confused at that. "The Particle Accelerator, it has made meta humans. They are everywhere now." He produced a large folder from his desk and handed to me. Inside was the proof of his words.

I almost didn't believe what the documents were telling me. ELLE Labs Particle Accelerator had created meta humans from the public, and who knows how many there were. The explosion had covered the entire city. I had a lot of work to do, but I told Wells all I could about Barry and my research. That night I sat beside Barry in his bed, staring at him. He looked so peaceful. "You have to wake up. We have work to do," I said quietly as I told him of all the meta humans. "Hey, no one thinks you're crazy any more. You've been proven right. Everyone knows just how brilliant you really are and we need you. We need you to understand this." I sat there, hoping he would stir but nothing happened. Barry was not going to answer.

As time started to move by, I started to get even more upset about it all. It was hard to put on a brave face – even Cisco couldn't make me smile, no matter how much he tried. I was starting to think Barry was lost to me. I cried myself to sleep every night. I stopped smiling. I continued my work in caring for Barry and Jesse, of course, and my work on these metas. If only for Barry.

It was nine months after he was stuck when things changed though. Cisco was playing a song Barry loved; he'd tried it with Jesse a few times to get a reaction but Wells had kept telling him off, so he'd moved on to Barry. It was irritating, but not overly bad. "Why are you playing that?" I asked Cisco, still wondering why he had access to this room but also happy he did. He and Barry had gotten on well. They probably would be best friends if Barry were more of a people-person.

"They can hear, remember?" Cisco stated. Normally I would say hearing was the last sense to go, but with all the talking I have done to Barry over the past nine months with no reaction I was unsure now.

"I don't…" I paused as suddenly Barry shot up, grasping for breath.

I was unsure if I was dreaming or not at that moment. I had imagined Barry waking so many times, literally dreamed it nearly every night that it seemed almost unreal. "Ca–Caitlin?" Barry said, the words barely out of his mouth. It snapped me out and I ran to him as he tried to get out of the bed.

"Be careful," I said, grabbing a torch to shine it in his eyes, to see what kind of reaction I could get while Cisco called for Wells. That was when I heard another deep breath and saw Jesse popping up too. "Jesse, stay down!" I called to the girl, not wanting her to get hurt. Both of them needed a check over now. My mind could barely take it in. Two people struck by lightning on the same day, both in the weirdest comas I had ever heard of, waking up within moments of each other. There was something more going on here, but I had Barry back and that was all I could think of now.

-From Barry Point of View-

I almost couldn't believe it when I was told I had been in a coma for nine months. It felt like just minutes ago Caitlin and I were walking out of STAR and the explosion happened. I looked over at Caitlin. I had left her alone for almost a year. I don't know why I felt guilty for that. It wasn't my fault, but I did feel like I'd let her down.

Wells was hugging his daughter as he explained what had happened to us. ELLE Labs' Accelerator had caused some freaky lightning that had struck us. Then Caitlin told me of the meta humans. My mind was already full with emotions and thoughts that when I heard that I went right into scientist-mode as I got all the information I could from Caitlin.

"Barry, I think you should take a bit of rest before going back to work," Harrison said. 'That's an order. Go home. We have to run tests on both you, but that can wait until tomorrow."

"Let me bring you home," Caitlin said and I nodded, my mind still wanting to go over this new information. "I'm just going to go get my stuff," Caitlin added.

"Hey man," Cisco said when Caitlin had left. "I know it hasn't felt long for you but Caitlin's been through a lot. Give her some time before jumping into your meta stuff." I nodded, knowing he was right. There seemed to be something different about Caitlin. She needed me right now.

When we were home and Caitlin was making a dinner for us was when I finally got the courage to ask. "Are you mad at me?" I had to know.

"What?" Caitlin asked, looking up and nearly cutting herself. "Why would you think that?"

"You… You've just been different," I said.

"Barry," Caitlin sighed, coming up and kissing me. "None of this was your fault. I'm not mad at you. I'm not upset with you. I love you. It's just been a long time and I have been waiting for so long. I just missed you, is all. I don't know how to react. What to say. What to do. I had thought you were lost to me and now I have you…. It's a lot."

"I wish I could say the same," I said. "But to me it's like no time has passed."

"I know, and I don't blame you for that," Caitlin said, putting a hand on my face. "It was just hard seeing you like that everyday. Talking to you without a response."

"I'm really sorry you had to go through that," I said, kissing her and then I noticed something. "Where's your ring?" The ring I had placed on her finger, to me it was just a few days ago, was missing.

"In the bedroom on the nightstand," Caitlin answered. "I couldn't wear it. It was… It was too much with you in a coma, not knowing if I was getting you back."

Before I could ask the most obvious question, before I could ask if we were still getting married, Caitlin knocked over her cup. I grabbed it without thinking and as I did, the world seemed to pause. It was weird. I can't describe it, but everything stopped… for a second anyway.

"How did you do that?" Caitlin asked as I held up her saved cup, pointing at me and the cup in shock, but I had no answer for her. I was still coming to realize it myself.

"What did you see?" I asked. From my perspective, the world had stopped but for her…

"You moved real fast. Like impossibly fast," Caitlin confirmed. "Barry, do you think it's possible…?"

"That the lighting strike, mixed with the accelerator explosion has given me powers and now I'm a meta human?" I asked, and Caitlin nodded her head. I had no answer to that. If the Particle Accelerator made meta humans and the Accelerator made the lightning bolt that hit me, could it have made me a meta. It could explain why I was in better shape after being in a coma for nine months than I was before I went in. I had abs now for a start. I forgot to mention that, didn't I?

The next day Jesse was in the lab along with Isabelle. I wasted no time in talking to her. "Jesse, have you…?" I started at the same time Jesse started talking to me. She was excited about something and from what I could deduce she had witnessed the same time-pause as I had and wanted to compare notes.

"Um guys…" Cisco finally cut us off. "Were you able to understand each other?"

"Of course," we said at the same time and then looked at each other.

"I wasn't," Isabelle chimed in giving us weird looks.

"We were speaking plain old English…" Jesse said.

"No… you were not," Caitlin piped in. "At first you were and then it started to… Like you… Maybe the things around you were not frozen, but you were going fast. It would go with what I saw. And maybe you were speaking English, but just faster than we can understand."

"You think they have super-speed?" Harrison Wells asked. Appearing in the lab we were using at that moment.

"It's possible. We've done some research into it," Caitlin said, pulling up on our own theories on the possibility of super-speed on the computer. We had never met someone with the ability though yet.

"Well one way to find out," Cisco said, a glint in his eyes a few moments later I found myself on the spare stretch of field STAR Labs owned, by the labs. Cisco had put all type of equipment on us and we were in the most embarrassing outfits I have ever seen. I'd rather not describe it here.

Caitlin was going to monitor our vitals. Wells was going to keep track of our speed. We stood at the edge of the field. Cisco gave us a look and we then started running. I almost expected nothing to happen but I was sure as hell wrong. We were running, and we were running fast. I wondered how fast as I looked over at Jesse who had a smile on her face. This was amazing!

But looking over at Jesse I saw it. The lightning trail behind her – behind us, and I couldn't help but flashback to the night my parents died. The person who killed them had the same lighting-trail! My thoughts had caused me to stop and crash straight into some barrels on the field. Jesse tried to stop when she saw, but skidded and joined me in the mess.

"Thanks for the soft landing," Jesse said, having landed on top of me.

"Oh, your very welcome," I stated back, groaning at the pain. I'd definitely broken something.

An hour later though I felt fine. Caitlin was amazed as she looked over the x-rays of my break. It had healed on its own in an hour. Jesse's minor injuries were also healed. "You two need to learn how to stop," Cisco commented.

"That was amazing," Jesse said in reflection for the hundredth time. "What made you crash though?"

"The person who killed my parents," I said, stuck in the memory and Caitlin looked at me in worry. "The person's powers were exactly like us – he or she had the same speed." Caitlin had me in a hug in a moment, knowing how remembering that day made me feel.

"We know so much now, though," Caitlin said. "Soon we'll know more." I nodded, wanting to get to studying my own self. To know these powers I now had that the person who killed my parents also had.

I was a lab rat later that day when Jesse came in. "I've been looking into these meta humans," Jesse said. "In the nine months we have been out they have been doing a lot of damage."

"That's true man," Cisco said from where he was in the lab. "Wells has me on designing holding cells for the jail that can hold them. Easier said than done, but so far so good. If we could catch these meta humans."

"The police can't catch them, but maybe we can," Jesse said making me look at her. "We're fast. We have these powers we should use them for good."

"You want us to be superheroes?" I asked. The idea should have sounded insane but it really didn't. Although I did have doubts about this 'meta human jail' Wells had Cisco working on. My research into them had proved a lot were misunderstood. Although I also knew there were a lot of them who were bad as well and needed to be held. There needed to be some type of balance.

"You can't," Caitlin spoke up from her place; we had been working together after all. "It's too dangerous. Barry, please." No more had to be said. I couldn't put Caitlin through any more than I already had. I gave her a reassuring smile.

Jesse mumbled something that sounded like 'whipped' before leaving, however, she vanished from the labs and it wasn't until a little while later, with Wells worrying now, that we found out where she had gone…

The news was usually on in the background of the main lab now, to keep an eye on what new meta humans were out there, and this time there were reports of one down town breaking into jewelry stores. The meta was clearly a man, but his skin was of the yellowest tone I had ever seen. Almost like gold. It was then that I realized the meta really was made of gold! He was clearly being distracted by a streaking blur I recognized from earlier that day. Jesse was trying to be a hero on her own.

"So Jesse is taking on Goldface, oh that's horrible… no, Mr. Gold," Cisco said with a smirk until Isabelle slapped him over the head.

"Someone got to help my sister!" Isabella said.

"Go," Caitlin finally said, turning to look at me despite the conflict I could see in her eyes. "Jesse needs you."

"Wait!" Cisco said before I could run out; he had already sped from the lab and when he returned, he brought out an outfit. It was a red suit, and had some type of hood at the top. "I was making this prototype, fire-protective suit for fire fighters, but I think you need it more." I smirked at him understanding the science of what Cisco had done and ran into the outfit before running down town.

Stopping in front of the Mr. Gold I took a moment to assess the situation before shouting to the angered man: "Please stop!" Jesse stopped too, but she was still vibrating so no one could make out her face. Mr. Gold stopped and looked at me. I had done this so many times with other metas, but this was the first time where I was one of them as well. "We know what you're going through. We can help. Just let us." I tried.

"I don't want help," Mr. Gold spat, going to punch me but I dodged, getting next to Jesse.

"Okay then, we need to somehow take him down," I told Jesse. The way we were talking earlier. Thoughts were speeding past my head; if he didn't want helping, maybe we could contain him and then help him. "Ideas?"

"Don't punch him," Jesse said holding her hand. "I think I broke mine trying."

"Hey Barry," I heard Cisco's voice in my ear and was shocked for a moment. This suit must have had a com installed into it. "If you can run fast enough and get enough distance behind you, your punch might be able to knock him out. Run south and I'll tell you when to start running towards him."

"Just great…" I mumbled fast telling Jesse what I was doing, telling her to distract Gold, and ran until Cisco told me to stop. I turned and run back towards Mr. Gold in one surprisingly swift movement. I ran faster than I ever had, and then, when near enough to him, I punched the golden man. There was a loud boom as Mr. Gold flew backwards at the force and collapsed to the ground. I held my hand, pain in literally every bone as I looked to the damage. Yeah, I'd definitely broken it.

"Nice," Jesse said, coming to a stop next to me now.

"Run," I replied, and the two of us ran back to the lab.

Catlin looked over both our hands, which were already starting to heal nice as Harrison Wells lectured daughter on responsibilities and dangers. I could feel his eyes on me as he spoke though, obviously hoping I would get the same message he was trying to force on Jesse.

"I can't just do nothing, dad!" Jesse shot back at her father when she could get a word in. "I'm not going to sit around and do nothing as metas destroy this city."

"Me either," I said calmly, looking at Caitlin who nodded understanding.

"My Jesse Quick…" Wells sighed and shook his head. "If you're going to do this, you're going to do this right. With the right training and equipment and backup." Wells looked over at Cisco and Caitlin. "These two will do. I can separate a lab for you, but you got to promise me you will stick together. Help each other, back each other up." We nodded in agreement to that. It seemed like we were a team now.

"Well, Barry has an outfit," Cisco said, some type of glint in his eye as he turned to Jesse. "You need one now, too. I am on it."

"Is there anything I can do?" Isabella asked, clearly wanting in on this superhero team and trying to convince her father she could help as they walked away.

I took Caitlin by the hand, knowing she would feel concerned about all this, and took her away from the group. Ignoring the media on the television that was already talking about Central City new heroes. "I have something to ask you," I said.

"Okay," Caitlin said, confused.

"Wait I got to do this right," I said running home grabbing the ring, and then getting back to a confused Caitlin down on one knee. "Will you marry me?"

"I already said yes," Caitlin said confused, but chuckling at this gesture.

"No. Will you marry me right now? Tonight," I said, much to her shock. I needed to do this.

"Where are we going to get married tonight?" Caitlin asked, her voice slightly high at this, but I smirked as I picked her up.

I ran. I knew the destination, I had no idea how long it would take – even with my speed, but soon there were lights all around us, sounds and catcalls. "We're in Vegas," I stated as I put her down, looking around just to make sure I was right. Caitlin recognized the place, of course. Who didn't?

"What do you say?" I asked holding up the ring again, and Caitlin smiled taking it and putting it on.

"Let's get married." Caitlin confirmed, grinning at me and for the first time since I woke – here was the Caitlin I remembered, the smiling princess I had loved since I first met her. There might have been a lot of time between when I went into the coma and now, but some things never changed. She was still Caitlin. I was still Barry. We were still in love…

This is obviously not the end; not of my story, or Caitlin's. I mean I was just at the beginning of being a superhero when we tied the not. Myself and Jesse, too, had a lot to learn. There would be more meta attacks. There would be team ups with my friend Sara, or as she's called in her city: The Arrow! There would be visitors from another Earth in the multiverse too – I know I can't believe I am saying this, but yes, the multiverse exists. Then there would be the Reverse-Flash… but she's not for this story. This story was about my beginning. The beginning of who I am, how I became what I am, and who I love.

And in that way this story is somewhat over. I can't think of a better place to leave you then with myself and Caitlin in front of an Elvis impersonator saying our vows. Becoming husband and wife. So, I will say goodbye for now.

Or maybe until next time.

Post Chapter Note: And that, my friends, is the end of this story – but not the end of this world. Read on for more details…

If you're aware of my stories, and my Beta's, you'd have guessed that this world is a part of what myself and my beta, Terrance Sigma, call 'The Millma Verse'. For those who read my other fan fictions, you know what this is and can move on to the review button. If you don't read my other stories though, please read on to find out more.

So, myself and my beta write Supergirl/Flash fanfictions, and we decided to cross them over and made our own multiverse, currently with 16 worlds (if you know the Millma Verse yes an extra one has been added on)! I won't bore you with details of all worlds but if you're curious I have an unfinished list on my profile, and so does my Beta. This earth is one of those worlds.

What does that mean for this story? Well, this Earth and the people on this can, and will, appear in other stories in the Millma Verse. In fact, the only other thing I have planned for this Earth right now is something very special myself and my beta have planned for the new year. Can't give any more details on this project right now.

As for sequels to this story, well I would really love to do something with the changes to the Reverse-Flash, and even include Sara's Arrow (yes, that wasn't a typo; Sara really is the Arrow in this world. I wanted to change up who the Arrow was and Sara made sense to me since she got on the ship with Oliver.). I have a lot on my plate right now, although with my main story, 'Karry Universe' and other worlds in the Millma Verse, a direct sequel to this will be put on a list and, once planned-out and I have some time, I will do another short story. Maybe another two or three shot. Not sure if it will continue in the first-person though; it was a fun experiment.

Okay that's it. Please REVIEW.

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