Multiverse Reborn: Flash

Chapter 15

"Cool clubhouse." Iris said as she helped Jefferson into the Sanctum as a tall grey haired white man walked up to them.

"Jeff, what happened, who is this and why is she here?" the man asked as Jefferson sat down.

"It's okay Gambi. This is Francine's daughter Iris, she's a meta like me and she's here because she just saved my ass." Jefferson said.

"Who are you?" Iris asked.

"Peter Gambi. I'm Jefferson's foster father." Gambi said.

"Iris West, I guess I'm Jefferson's stepdaughter." Iris said and Gambi nodded.

"Anyways, what happened." Gambi asked.

"A meta from Central City attacked and drained his powers." Iris explained.

"She's not kidding." Jefferson said as he felt drained.

"I'll call Jen, she should be able to jumpstart you." Gambi said.

"What do you mean?" Iris asked as Gambi looked at Jefferson, who nodded.

"I passed the metahuman gene onto my girls and Wally also has it, even though your mom doesn't." Jefferson said.

"My dad doesn't either. But anyways, you're saying that my siblings all have powers?" Iris asked.

"Yes. Jennifer's powers are like a more advanced version of Jefferson's. She can jumpstart Jefferson." Gambi said.

"What about Anissa and Wally?" Iris asked.

"Wally has the ability to run at superhuman speeds, though he trails yellow lightning behind him." Gambi said.

"He's a speedster." Iris said.

"A what?" Gambi asked.

"A speedster, it's the technical term for someone with Wally's powers. My boyfriend is one." Iris said.

"Really." Gambi said.

"Yeah, but maybe we should call the rest of the family here so that we can explain it all at once." Iris said and Jefferson and Gambi both nodded.

"Joe, what are you doing here?" Francine asked when she, Wally, Anissa and Jennifer walked up to the suit shop to find Joe there as well.

"Iris texted me, asked me to meet her here." Joe said.

"Jeff did the same for us." Francine asked, wondering what was going on as suddenly, the door to the Sanctum opened.

"What is that?" Joe asked.

"It's nothing." Anissa said, right as Iris walked out of the Sanctum.

"Iris, what are you doing down there?" Francine asked.

"Relax, I know about him and he knows about me." Iris said.

"What is going on?" Jennifer asked.

"Just get down here and I promise everything will be explained." Iris said and they all nodded as they followed her down into the Sanctum and Joe paused when he saw Jefferson sitting on a stool, dressed as Black Lightning.

"You're Black Lightning." Joe said.

"And your daughter is Phoenix." Jefferson said.

"Wait what is he talking about?" Francine asked her daughter, who simply brought a flame to her hand.

"You're a meta." Francine asked.

"And I'm not the only one. Jefferson told me that Anissa, Wally and Jennifer are metahumans as well." Iris said.

"Is this true?" Joe asked.

"Yep. Anissa and Jen get their powers from me." Jefferson said.

"I still don't know how I got my powers." Wally said.

"What are your powers?" Joe asked.

"This." Wally said as he ran around the Sanctum at super speed.

"Wow." Joe said.

"You don't seem that impressed." Wally said.

"That's because my boyfriend has the same powers and honestly, I think he's faster." Iris said smugly.

"Seriously?" Wally asked.

"Yep. But you should come back to Central City with us, my team is probably better equipped to help you learn to use your powers." Iris said.

"Maybe." Wally admitted.

"Any theories on how Wally got his powers?" Joe asked as Gambi, Jefferson and Francine exchanged looks.

"Actually we do." Francine said.

"What do you mean?" Wally asked.

"Wally, while I was pregnant with you, I was still recovering from my addiction and I got hooked on this drug called Greenlight." Francine said.

"Wait, that's Wally got his powers. From greenlight?" Anissa asked.

"What is Greenlight?" Iris asked.

"It's a drug. Super addictive and to people who possess the meta gene, it gives them powers." Anissa said.

"And because you took it while you were pregnant with me, I got powers. I guess that's better than how most kids whose mothers took drugs while they were pregnant turned out." Wally said.

"Okay, we'll talk more about that later. Now, what about you two?" Joe asked the other two girls in the Sanctum.

"Well, when I hold my breath, I increase the density of my body, giving me super strength, durability, shockwaves and accelerated healings." Anissa said.

"And my powers are a more intense version of my dad's. He's a battery, I'm a generator." Jen said.

"And right now we need you to jumpstart your father. His powers have been drained." Gambi said.

"How?" Anissa asked.

"By a meta with powers similar to his. His powers were drained." Iris said.

"On it." Jen said as she walked over to recharge her father.

"We need to come up with a plan to take him down, since it sounds like Black Lightning shouldn't show up again." Anissa said and they all nodded in agreement.