PLEASE READ! Have I got your attention now? Good. This is a story that Gametime99 and I had been working on but was poorly received when published under his name, so I'll be publishing it under mine from now on. This has too much potential to let rot in Development Hell. So here we are now! Hope my fans enjoy it!

Chapter 1: Arrival

"Barry, an armored car was just hijacked on Griffon Avenue. Get your ass over there," said the female voice of Dr. Caitlin Snow over the coms set of Barry Allen, the self-proclaimed Fastest Man Alive, who was currently running at well over 750 miles per hour as he made his way towards the armored car that had just been stolen, clad in his red bodysuit with a yellow lightning bolt against a red background with a cowl that had a lightning bolt on each side that were actually his comms to S.T.A.R. Labs.

In ten seconds flat, Barry had caught up to the armored car thieves who begin shooting at him. Barry avoided all the bullets the thieves fired at him and managed to disable the armored car, and rendered the thieves unconscious before they really knew what happened.

"Armored car's been taken care of, what else you guys-" Barry began to say into his ear piece before a loud boom caught his attention. Looking up, Barry saw what looked like the closing form of a vortex and a body falling from the sky.

Without thinking, Barry dashed off to where it looked like the body was going to fall, and arrived just in time to catch it before it could crash into the ground.

Only to drop it in shock as he realized what he'd found.

The being he'd caught resembled himself in his suit. That is, if he were a creature from the fiery depths of Hell itself, if his suit had bit of what looked like black metal grafted onto it, and if he generated red lightning instead of yellow.

Red lightning… thought Barry, his thoughts drifting back to a fateful night some 14 years earlier. The night that drove him to do the things he'd done all his life, or would do all his life.

"Barry, what's happening? Barry, are you there?" asked a male voice that belonged to Francisco "Cisco" Ramon over Barry's comms, pulling the young man out of his memories

"Guys, I've just found another Metahuman," Barry said into his comms systems.

"Already? That's gotta be some kinda record," said Cisco.

"Yeah, he, uh… fell from the sky. And he kinda looks like a more demonic version of me. Well, a more demonic version of the Streak anyway."

"Say what now?"

"And he does not seem to be breathing."

"What?!" screeched Caitlin.

"Listen to me, Barry. You need to bring that Metahuman back to S.T.A.R. Labs so we can have a look at him, now," said a second male voice, belonging to Dr. Harrison Wells, the reason Barry Allen had his super speed.

"On it, Dr. Wells," said Barry, picking up the unconscious Metahuman in his arms and running back to S.T.A.R. Labs.

…

Inside S.T.A.R. Labs, Team Flash stood at attention, awaiting the return of Barry Allen with the unconscious Metahuman he'd found. Well, Cisco and Caitlin stood.

"So, who wants to bet that this new Metahuman is another psycho like Mardon or Black?" asked a young man with shoulder-length black hair wearing a Big Bang Theory t-shirt, khaki pants, and black and white tennis shoes. This was Francisco "Cisco" Ramon, the guy who made most of Barry's equipment, including his suit and comms systems.

Dr. Harrison Wells, a middle-aged man with short dark hair wearing a black long sleeved shirt, black pants, and black and white tennis shoes who was confined to a wheelchair following the explosion of his particle accelerator, looked at Cisco with a kind smile. "Like the old saying goes, Cisco, don't judge a book by its cover."

"Dr. Wells is right, Cisco. Just because this new Metahuman sounds like a monster doesn't mean he is one," said a pretty girl with red hair, a black shirt, a white lab coat, black pants, and black heels told her co-worker. This was Dr. Caitlin Snow, Barry Allen's personal physician.

No sooner had the words left her mouth then Barry came dashing through the door, the demonic Metahuman in his hands.

"Although I have been wrong before," said Caitlin.

"Cisco, get the crash cart," Dr. Wells instructed.

Cisco ran to get the cart as the demonic Metahuman began to spark more and more, while beginning to jerk in Barry's arms.

"Uh, guys? Something's happening to him!" yelled Barry, looking more than a little nervous at the sight of the electrical light show going on with the Metahuman in his arms.

But, before Barry could do much of anything else, the Metahuman in his arms lit up in a bright red glow that forced him to drop the body as well as made everyone present shield their eyes and dive for cover except for Dr. Wells, who Barry scooped up out of his wheelchair and placed behind a nearby desk,

Then, just a suddenly as it started, the glow subsided and the explosion that the team expected didn't come.

"What the Hell was that?" asked Cisco, a look of sheer terror on his face as he poked his head out of his hiding place.

Cautiously, Barry emerged out of his hiding place and approached the spot where he'd dropped the Metahuman, only to find that where he'd left the Metahuman, there was a young man around his age with short black hair wearing a black jacket with a white shirt underneath, blue jeans, and blue and white tennis shoes.

"It's okay! You guys can come out now!" called Barry as he darted over to pick up Wells and place him back in his wheelchair.

"That doesn't answer my question, though. What in the Hell… was that?" repeated Cisco.

"I don't know… but, we'll have to wait until tomorrow to run test and figure out what exactly this Metahuman's abilities and powers are," said Wells as he let out a huge yawn. "What we need right now though, is proper rest, as does our new friend here. Good night everyone."

...

Later that night, once everyone had left for the night, someone was making their way through the halls of S.T.A.R. Labs.

Dr. Wells stopped his wheelchair in front of what appeared to be a blank wall. He placed his hand on a concealed handprint scanner, which caused the wall in front of him to slide open, revealing a concealed room known as the Time Vault. Dr. Wells moved into the Time Vault, the door to which closed behind him. Parking his wheelchair, Wells rose up from it, a clear indication that he was faking his impairment. Wells walked over to what appeared to be a small podium and placed his hand on it, causing a holographic face to appear on the opposite wall.

"Good evening, Dr. Wells," the face said in a smooth female voice.

"I don't know so much about good, but it certainly has been an interesting evening GIDEON. Show me the future," said Wells.

The front page of a local newspaper appeared on the wall beside GIDEON. The headline read FLASH AND DEVIL FLASH MISSING! HEROES VANISH IN CRISIS! On the front page was Barry in a slightly different suit, along with the demonic Metahuman he found earlier.

"GIDEON... run a search on this 'Devil Flash' individual," said Wells, his interest piqued.

"One match for individuals known as 'Devil Flash,'" said GIDEON. "William Brandon Jackson, alias The Devil Flash. Arrived mysteriously on September 26th, 2015, where he encountered Barry Allen, alias The Flash. No records of him exist prior to that date. Mainstay member of 'Team Flash,' and leader of the group of heroes known as 'The Legends.'"

"Interesting…" said Dr. Wells thoughtfully. "Tell me about these 'Legends.' Who's in it?"

"The 'Legends' roster lists the following persons aside from the Devil Flash as mainstay members. Cisco Ramon, alias Vibe, Dr. Caitlin Snow, alias Frost, Leonard Snart, alias Captain Cold, Mick Rory, alias Heat Wave, Lisa Ramon, alias Golden Glider, Professor Martin Stein and Jefferson 'Jax' Jackson as Firestorm, and a speedster known only as Professor Zoom. This roster remained unchanged until the year 2099, with a new team and a change of name, 'Heroes of Tomorrow' led by Rip Van Winkle, aliases Rip Hunter, and Time Lord."

Dr. Wells placed his hand on his chin thoughtfully, "Tell me more about this Devil Flash," he said.

"After William encountered The Flash, it was determined that the only recollection he retained was of his name and general knowledge of his powers, but no experience using them whatsoever. Notable abilities include transforming into a demonic creature resembling The Flash and/or The Reverse-Flash at will, manipulating the metal infused on his body into razor-sharp projectiles and weapons, electrokinesis, Speed Force Absorption, and Chronokinesis. Additionally, he has an exceptional ability that is referred to as Speed Force Sense, commonly abbreviated as SFS. As the name implies he has the ability to sense others with a Speed Force connection."

"Hmm… he may be useful to my plans as a fail-safe, if something should happen to The Flash. Although, this Speed Force Sense might be a problem... open my log, will you GIDEON?"

"Certainly," said GIDEON as what appeared to be a voice chat page appeared on the wall. "Go ahead, Doctor."

"Something unexpected happened this evening. Subject had apprehended armored car thieves and was en route to S.T.A.R. Labs when he met a very intriguing Metahuman known as the Devil Flash, I may not know if this was an act of kindness by the Speed Force, time itself, or just blind luck, but I believe this Devil Flash could be useful as a backup plan should the Subject fall in combat or is otherwise unable to be The Flash. However, this Speed Force Sense ability that the Devil Flash possesses may prove to be a bit of an issue, but I have confidence I can find a way to work around this. Fortunately, one thing remains certain," said Wells as his spoken words appeared on the page.

"The future remains... somewhat intact."

READ THIS AUTHOR'S NOTE! Have I drawn your attention again? Yes? GOOD!

As I said before this was originally posted using Gametime99's profile, however due to the negative feedback my friend had recieved on it I have decided to repost it under my name to try and get some more positive feedback. The only thing I have to say is, review please, and check out our other works if you liked this.