1965 - Barry Allen/The Outsiders Imagine

Part 1

"I'm not saying it."

"Why not? You know it's true."

"It is not!"

"It is!"

"What are you two going on about now?" Caitlin set her pen down on the desk and turned to see (Y/N) and Barry arguing. This had been going on since the two arrived at the lab today and Caitlin had been hoping it would eventually die down. But much to her dismay, it did not.

Barry opened his mouth to speak, but (Y/N) interrupted before he could start, "He wants me to say he's faster than me, which is not true."

Barry scoffed, "It is. You just don't want to admit it!"

"No, it's not-"

Cisco raised an eyebrow at the two and chimed in, "Why not just have a race?"

Caitlin's eyes widened as she shook her head knowing that (Y/N) was still new to her powers, "I don't think that's a good idea-"

"No, its perfect," (Y/N) turned to Barry and smirked. "I, (Y/N) (Y/L/N), challenge you, Barry Allen, to a race."

Barry hesitated for a second, concerned that (Y/N) wouldn't be able to handle a race with her newfound speed, but the excitement in her eyes made him give into her challenge. "May the fastest speedster win."

"Here, wear this," Cisco handed (Y/N) a black zip up hoodie and a pair of black pants that seemed to be made out of the same material as Barry's suit. "I've been working on your suit, but it's not finished yet."

(Y/N) nodded and used her speed to quickly change into her new pants and jacket. Barry laughed, and (Y/N) furrowed her eyebrows at him, confused as to what he found funny. "You look good."

She wrinkled her nose, still confused, but a second later it dawned on her that Barry was just as fast, if not faster than her. She smirked, "Nothing you haven't seen before, but for some reason, I still feel violated." She laughed and pushed Barry out of the door, "Time to prove you wrong, baby."

A few moments later, Cisco, Caitlin, Barry, and (Y/N) stood on an empty dirt road that stretched out a few miles across in a straight line. Cisco handed (Y/N) a small earpiece in case she needed to communicate with him, and gave her a small pat on her shoulder. "For good luck."

She chuckled, "Thanks, Cisco."

Barry took his place on the line that had been drawn on the dirt with a stick, waiting for (Y/N) to do the same.

Caitlin wrapped her arm around herself and covered her face with her other hand. "I have a bad feeling about this, Cisco," she whispered to him as she watched the two speedsters through the cracks between her fingers.

Cisco nudged Caitlin gently, "It'll be fine. I upgraded both of their comms, so we'll be able to talk to them no matter what." Cisco waited until Caitlin relaxed her shoulders to begin the race.

"Ready..."

(Y/N) took her place next to Barry on the line, trying to muster up all the energy she could. "Good luck."

"Set..."

"You too." Barry leaned over to kiss (Y/N).

"Go!"

As soon as their lips touched both speedsters took off running. Barry had been in the lead, but (Y/N) soon caught up to him.

They both ran right next to each other, but when (Y/N) turned to look Barry, she saw herself. It was almost like a mirror. Then images she had never seen before began flashing by. She kept running, hoping that it was all in her head, but the more she kept running, the more the images became weirder.