FREIGHT TRAIN - THE FLASH

01.01 - bite the hand

Pre-season 1

The moon started to show as the sun lowered behind the horizon, but Dylan didn't have much time to look at the glowing sphere as her shoes slammed against the pavement. She heard the cop yell for her to stop but she just kept going, she wasn't in trouble or anything, She just wanted to run, what was wrong with that?

After her mother got arrested, her father got a new girlfriend shortly after. Dylan was alone in the living room, flipping through channels on the TV when the door unlocked, Dad's girlfriend Svetlana walked through the door singing some Russian song, Dylan had rolled her eyes. It was not as if she hated the woman, she was never horrible to her, but the divorce had just been finalized and he had a girlfriend so soon made her think they were together already.

Svetlana prepared dinner, and so they ate in silence with only the TV as background noise until a banging could be heard deep within the home.

'Kory?' Svet had called out, but Dylan's father did not come around the corner.

The blonde woman rose from her seat, holding her hand out for Dylan to stay put and walked around the counter into the hall. But Dylan did not listen, she followed. Creeping down the dark space, following the only light that led to her father's bedroom. Svetlana screamed as soon as she turned into the room, a wail of pain followed shortly after. Dylan ran into the room, her eyes wide ing in shock. A man was hovered over Svetlana, knife lodged in her throat as blood pooled onto the floor, on the floor beside the bed laid Dylan's father, Kory, dead as well. Dylan let out a choked gasp. The masked man's attention turned to her, before he ran to the window and disappeared through the opening.

Dylan stood there gasping for air like a fish on land, tears covered her face as she sobbed. But her feet wouldn't move, her brain forced her to stand and stare at the bloody scene before her. She didn't know how long it was before she heard the wailing of a siren or the sound of police busting down the door, they came down the hall. Stopping when they saw her standing there.

The main detective walked forward, his hands reached out in front of him in a calming gesture. He said something but Dylan could only hear the ringing in her ears. And then he placed his hands on her shoulders and that seemed to kickstart her thoughts again. She wrangled herself from his grip and took off running, out the open front door and into the city.

Her foot caught on a busted piece of sidewalk and she went down, knees slamming painfully into the pavement as she caught herself with her hands. She started to sob again as she sat back on her knees, gasping as she tried to catch what was left of her breath, dry heaving as her hands squeezed so hard they hurt. The cop finally caught up to her, kneeling down beside her.

"Hey, just breathe okay, breathe." He said calmly, hand placed on her back. He was young, with short brown hair and a lanky figure. "I know it's hard but you've just gotta calm down, okay, deep breath."

Dylan sucked in a giant breath, choking slightly before breathing out, doing it several times until her heart rate slowed.

"I know what you're feeling," he said, leaning forward using his sleeve like a napkin to wipe the tears running down her face. "I was a little younger than you when my mom died."

"She's not my mom." Dylan said, harshly. She always got mean when she was upset, but she didn't care at that moment.

"It still hurts the same, though, right?"

Dylan didn't answer, just staring at the rocks covering the concrete.

"So, which one were you related to, then?" He sat back, crossing his ankles as he sat beside her facing the same direction.

Dylan swallowed, the dryness in her throat hurting at the action. "M-my dad."

He nodded. "My friend Joe is gonna find the guy who did this, he's the best detective I know. He's gonna get you justice." He smiled, though not hugely, a small comforting smile. "I'm Barry Allen, what's your name?"

Dylan sniffled, wiping her nose with the back of her hand. "Dylan Krane."

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Three weeks had flown by since that dreadful night. Her feet carried her up the steps, in the direction of Barry Allen's CSI lab, as she neared closer she heard voices. She hid behind the wall as she listened in.

"Barry, you've gotta really think this through." Said the voice of Joe West, lead detective on her case and Barry's own foster father

"I did, I thought it all the way through and I think this is what's best for her." Barry replied, sounding exhausted like they had been going through this for hours.

"You're talking about moving a little girl into your life, I'm not sure you have."

"Joe, if you hadn't taken me in after my mother was killed I would've been sent to some group home, if I don't do the same for her then what kind of person would I be?" Sheets of paper plunked down on the desk to line them up. "Look, I would love your approval but I don't need it, she's just a child Joe, who lost everything just like i did. Let me give her the life you gave me, please."

Joe breathed deeply, seemingly thinking. "If this is truly what you want and think is best for that little girl, then do it but just so you know it ain't easy taking care of a kid, especially one that's grieving."

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About a month later after Barry Allen asked her for her permission to adopt her, they had sat down at a courthouse and signed a giant stack of papers. Dylan was confused really, her mother never wanted her, she had told her as much. Dad had only gotten custody because he was her only living family member, not a lot of joy in the Krane house really. But Barry Allen had gone out of his way to bring her in, went to all the trouble to save her from life in the foster system. It was strange, he cared about her and she was a jerk ninety-nine percent of the time.

But Barry Allen persevered through her jerkness and brought her into his life, his home, and his family.

She guessed this is what love truly felt like

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A/N - chapter 1

Dylan Sweet girl, I love you so dearly. Barry Allen is a girl dad sorry but I'm not wrong.

I don't really know how adoption works so I'm gonna say that but that don't really matter cuz episode 1 is next and we get to see a half a year long time jump to the before of Barry getting struck by lightning.

Anyway thanks loves

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