The Flash

                                    

                                          
"My name is Riley Allen and I'm the fastest woman alive. When I was a child, I saw my mother killed by something impossible. My father went to prison for her murder. Surprisingly enough being transgender wasn't the most surprising thing about me, an accident made me the impossible. To the outside world, I'm just an ordinary forensic scientist, but secretly I use my speed to fight crime and find others like me, and one day I'll find who killed my mother and get justice for my father. I am The Flash."
                          


                          
Snow settled on the streets of Central City, Christmas was a night's sleep away. Shoppers and the like we're bustling and rushing as they tried to snatch up last minute gifts for those they loved. One of the customers today was unlike any others, she was the fresh faced scarlet speedster of Central City; dubbed the flash after dressing like the mysterious speedster that once visited National City. The time was racing as the clocks approached midnight, stores left and right were closing down and Riley was still without the one item she desired. The irony of being super sonic and late wasn't lost on her at all this particular night. Hope was almost lost until she happened upon a still lit store, inside were displays of fine jewelry and trinkets that were usually far beyond her price range. However the speedster had been saving every penny to ensure she did some spectacular come tomorrow morning. In like a bullet she flew,  skidding to a stop as approached the counter. Every display case was checked in high speed, rapidly searching for that particular thing for that particular person. The confused clerk watched the hero move frantically, clearing their throat loudly more than a few times so they could offer some assistance. "Miss Flash? Flash girl?" The clerk was unsure of what to call out, obviously new to the idea of the red racer.
                          


                          
Riley smirked at the names, dismissing each before leaning on the counter. "Just Flash is fine."

                          
"If you're looking for something specific i can just pull up our inventory right here." It was clear both the customers and the shop keeps were a bit dischielved by the high speed antics.
                          


                          
Embarrassed, her face as red as her suit she apologized, giving the cashier the item description as clearly as she could but to her dismay, the very last locket she desired was already in the hands of another. Her heart instantly sank into the pit of her stomach, her hopes dashed in a matter of minutes. The thought of pleading with the woman who had the locket crossed her mind but she couldn't stand the thought of ruining the holiday for another.
                          


                          
A million thoughts raced through her mind as she made her way toward the exit but before she could even process one all the hairs on her neck began to stand, a sudden burst of cold air crept along her back in what felt like slow motion. Reacting without hesitation the speedster evaded, dodging a lengthy beam of ice from the gun of Mr. Freeze himself. The shoppers scrambled as the towering man in his mechanical suit disembarked from the floor above. Voice filtered by the suit, a chilling threat was made upon all before him. "Soon your loved ones will feel the very same pain I do on this most sacred of nights. Once they've burned from your loss they'll be left with a cold heart, the likes of mine."

                          
Flash prepared herself, giving this assailant a chance to back down before engaging. "I don't know who you are or what you want but-"

                          
A frozen blast of ice shards nearly impaled the hero, forcing her to duck. "Perhaps it is the ridiculous mask you wear but I've made my desires clear; I want you dead, I want all of you dead!"
                          


                          
So be it then. A spark could be seen in her eyes as time slowed, a rupture of kinetic energy radiated off her figure as an aura of electricity traced her every step. Even in her quickened state the ice hurling toward her was incredibly quick, forcing her to calculate every step took upon approach. Ice! A fatal misstep ruined the assault, foot sliding across a wayward remnant of a shot since fired. Riley spun out, crashing into Mr. Freeze with a stupendous amount of force. Fortunately the speed force protected her in that precise moment or else she would be still reeling from impact. Same couldn't be said for the suit of the tortured genius, his suit misshapen from the super sonic blunt impact. Fearing the worst the subzero man took hold of a hostage, turning her captive before the Flash had a chance to intervene.