Episode 30 - Flash Fanfiction - Dr Psycho

Chapter 9

Since Barry had moved in with Caitlin, Iris had moved back in with Joe and Wally. She sat at the dining table with her laptop in front of the screen and a coffee beside her.

She was going to write an article explaining all the horrible things that had happened to she and Astrid that day, but at the same time she wasn't ready to reveal it all. She wanted to be inspirational... that was her goal.

"Are you sure you want to do this, baby?" Joe asked her.

"I'm certain. This will be the best revenge that I can get on him. Words are power and when he sees my name on this article, he will know that he has lost. That he couldn't break us. I'm just not sure where to start." She said.

"Well, start from the beginning. That's normally the best place to start."

"Great advice, thanks dad." Iris said. Joe kissed her on the cheek and headed to bed, as Iris took a sip of her coffee and began to type.

Now I know that you were hoping that I would write something in relation to Central City's heroic scarlet speedster, but today my eyes were opened. Opened to the fact that in this ever changing world, there are some with old fashioned back dated ways of thinking. A man with this perception and an agenda to break the will of women tried to overpower us today. But to that man, I say that you have failed.

Powerful women are around us every day. They are our mothers, our sisters, our girlfriends and wives, our daughters, our aunts, our teachers and our bosses. Every day they face the same perils as men, but they work all that much harder to prove that they can do it, with barely as much recognition.

A dear friend of mine fought harder than I have ever seen anyone fight today. Sure, there were moments that I could see her losing her strength, but she did it. She did not fail and she inspired me to be better.

I recently turned down the prospect of love for my passion and while I may have wondered if I had made the right decision at the time, I realize now that this is the path that I have chosen. I am following my dreams and I am not letting anything stand in the way.

I do not regret the decisions that I have made, as they have only put me on the path to be a stronger person. A stronger woman. Understandably, we still need men in our lives. I know that I would not be the person that I am without my father, my best friend or my brother.

But in a world where women are taking the bull by the horns, we need these supportive men to stand behind us, to be there to catch us when we fall, to challenge us and to love us unconditionally, but at the same time not to stop us from reaching our goals.

I want to thank those men around me for supporting me, along with our city's heroes... but today I want to thank a new heroine. I mentioned her in my last article, but today she showed me a new side of her. An unrelenting strength in the face of her adversary. My new inspirational hero, the Sutherland heiress... Astrid Sutherland.

One thing she told me was to keep writing, to be the reporter that I have always dreamt of being... and that is what I will continue to do. Not only for my own passion... but because I have the drive to show everyone out there, that I can become the best damn female reporter that Central City has ever seen.

So to that man who tried to break us today, I will tell you over and over, that you have failed. And you will continue to fail unless you change your perceptions. Because you did not break us... you only forced us to be the best that we can be.

From Iris West, Central City's newest reporter.