Test Run...

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"How are you guys feeling?" Cisco asked, stepping out of the Star Labs van followed by Rebecca and Barry.

"Little snug, but we'll survive." Rebecca said. Her and her brother were in a full body suit used to track their vitals, which looked and was very uncomfortable.

"At least you'll be moving so fast no one will see." Cisco responded. "See, you thought the world was slowing down. It wasn't. You guys were moving so fast, it only looked like everyone else was standing still. Dr. Wells will be monitoring your energy output, and Caitlin your vitals." he said pointing to the doctors.

"My question is this," Rebecca pointed out, "Barry was struck by lightning, so I could understand how his power would be connected to it, but what about me? I wasn't struck by lightning."

"Well, our working theory is that not only were you close to the lightning strike, but when you went to check his pulse, some of the lightning transferred to you." Dr. Wells responded.

"Well, what do you and Cisco do?" Barry asked.

"We make the toys! Check it- this is a two way headset with a camera we modified." Cisco said.

"Typically designed to combat battlefield impulse noise, or in your case potential sonic booms which would be-"

"Awesome." Cisco and Rebecca said simultaneously. Caitlin came over and started working on the vitals before Barry gave her a weird look.

"What?" Caitlin asked quietly.

"Nothing, just noticed that you don't smile so much." Barry said before receiving a nudge from his sister telling him to leave it alone.

"My once promising career as a bioengineer is over. My boss is in a wheelchair for life. The explosion that put you in a coma also killed my fiancee. So this blank expression feels like the way to go." she said with sadness in her voice before walking away.

"Mr. and Ms. Allen, while I am excited to determine your full range of abilities,  I do caution restraint."

"Yeah, got it." Barry said while him and his sister set up at the start line. They both ran.

"They just passed 300 miles per hour." Cisco informed Dr. Wells.

"It's impossible." Caitlin commented.

"Nothing is impossible Dr. Snow." Wells replied. Everything was going good until Barry lost control and ran into a bunch of large cans. Rebecca rushed over to his aid, as he held his wrist and yelled in pain.

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"You had a hairline fracture in your wrist, Bar." Rebecca informed her brother while showing him a scan of the fracture.

"Had?" he questioned.

"It's healed. In 3 hours." Rebecca said, showing him a the most recent scan.

"How is that possible?"

"We have no idea." Caitlin butted in.

"Mr. Allen, it seemed that both you and your sister were moving well out there. What happened?" Dr. Wells asked.

"Becca, it happened again." Barry whispered to Rebecca.

"You saw her get killed again?" She asked.

"What do you mean?" Cisco asked.

"When I was 14 and Barry was 11 our mother was murdered by something impossible. It was like a ball of lightning. First we were inside and a second later we were 20 blocks away." Rebecca told them.

"Our dad is still in Iron Heights for her murder." Barry added.

"Well, I am sorry to hear that." Dr. Wells told the Allen siblings.

"Everyone the cops, the shrinks, they just thought we were two kids trying to protect their father." Rebecca said, looking at the ground.

"If you'll excuse me." Barry said before running away.

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