The Flash

To understand what I'm about to tell you,

You need to do something first.

You need to believe in the impossible.

Can you do that? Good.

You see that red blur?

That's me.

That too.

There I am again.

My name is Barry Allen.

I am the fastest man alive.

My story is pretty simple.

My whole life, I have been running.

Usually from bullies.

Sometimes I escaped.

Sometimes I did not.

Tell me what happened.

Those guys were picking on kids

just 'cause they thought they weren't cool.

- It wasn't right. - I know.

- I guess I wasn't fast enough. - No.

You have such a good heart, Barry.

And it's better to have a good heart than fast legs.

Hello. I'm home.

- Barry got into a fight. - Oh, yeah?

And he won.

Ah, way to go, slugger.

Oh, and uh, no more fighting.

Mm-mm.

But after that night,

I was running from something much scarier.

- Something I could never explain. - Henry! Henry!

Something impossible.

Help!

- Mom! Mom! - Barry, don't!

- Mom! - Don't let him touch you!

Mom!

Mom!

- Nora! - Stay back!

Nora, hold on!

Run, Barry, run!

Mom?

Dad?

Sorry.

Second robbery this week.

The teller ID'd Clyde Mardon as the shooter.

What?

Oh, jeez, the Mardon brothers are back?

What do we got?

Perps took the bank, shot out the cameras,

And as a chaser, killed the security guard over there.

I've got unis kicking in doors

of known Mardon brothers associates.

CSI been over it?

Uh, no.

Where's Allen?

Sorry, sorry.

You can't keep covering for him.

- CSI, CSI coming through. - If he's not here now,

I'm gonna have to carry on this investigation without him.

Sorry I'm late, Captain Singh.

What was it this time, Mr.. Allen?

Did you forget to set your alarm clock?

Before you answer, I should remind you

the excuse you gave last time was car trouble.

Want to know why that one was particularly memorable?

I do not own a car.

He was running an errand for me.

Barry, did you get me what I asked for?

Yeah, yeah. I did.

I have it right...

Here.

I had a few bites of it.

Getaway car's a Mustang Shelby GT500.

Shelby's have a rear super-wide tire

specific to that model.

12 inches with an asymmetrical tread.

And there's something else.

Thanks.

Fecal excrement.

Animal, I'd guess.

My dad gave me that pen...

Before he died.

Sorry.

Okay, I am ready to see this atom smasher smashing.

There was a shooting today.

Your dad needs me to process some evidence,

Which means I don't know if we're going

to be able to make it to S.T.A.R. Labs.

But seeing this thing turn on is like your dream.

Your sad, little nerdy dream.

Besides, I canceled a date for this.

Hands off my fries.

Unbelievable.

I'm stress eating over my dissertation.

We started selling cronuts at jitters.

I ate two today. If I don't graduate soon,

I'm gonna be more muffin top than woman.

You look amazing.

What is so important

about this particle accelerator anyway?

Harrison Wells' work in quantum theory

is light-years ahead of anything they're doing at CERN.

You're doing that thing where you're not speaking English.

Okay.

Just imagine

that that dot is everything the human race

has ever learned until this moment.

Does that include "twerking"?

That is everything we could learn

from the particle accelerator.

It's a whole new way of looking at physics.

It will literally change the way

that we think about everything.

You got to get yourself a girlfriend.

Hey, leave him alone. He's working.

Hi, dad.

- Your test thingy is done. - Yeah.

I think the Mardon brothers are hiding on a farm.

The fecal matter I found on the street, it was cow manure,

Which contained traces of oxytetracycline.

It's an antibiotic.

There are only four farms in the area

that still use it in their feed.

Bet you find a really sweet Shelby parked at one of them.

Dad, seeing as how Barry solved your poop problem,

How about letting him go to S.T.A.R. Labs?

- Fine, go. - Yes!

Thank you, Joe.

So, Barry, how was your trip?

Did you find proof of the impossible in starling city,

Or did you just make my dad mad for no reason?

Actually, while I was away,

I had a chance to think about...

You know, relationships.

And, well, I'm not in one.

And you're not in one, either.

And you're my best friend, Iris.

You're mine too.

Why else would I be here?

That's not what I meant. What I...

I know what you're gonna say, Barry.

I'm not sure you do.

Even though we pretty much grew up

in the same house together,

And we're kind of like brother and sister,

Because we're not brother and sister,

It can get really weird and awkward

to talk to me about girls.

But I just want you to know

that it shouldn't be awkward.

There is nothing that I want more

than for you to meet the right person

that totally loves and adores you

for the amazing guy that you are.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

Aw, aren't you glad I know you so well?

Thank you.

My name is Harrison Wells.

Tonight, the future begins.

The work my team and I will do here

will change our understanding of physics.

We'll bring about advancements in power,

Advancements in medicine,

and trust me, that future

will be here faster than you think.

Oh, hey, my laptop! It's got my dissertation.

I'm sorry.

All right, kid, you don't have to do this, all right?

Just give me back my friend's bag,

And we'll call it even.

Okay?

Barry!

- Are you okay? - Yeah.

Freeze! Police!

Or do you want to find out the hard way

you're not faster than a bullet?

Who is that guy, and what is he so proud of?

So he caught a mugger?

He's a transfer from keystone.

Started a few weeks ago. Eddie Thawne.

Oh, that's detective pretty boy.

That's what my dad calls him.

Says he actually keeps score when it comes to arrests.

He is pretty though.

This is the last farm on Barry's list.

Look, I know the kid's smart,

But you said it yourself.

Sometimes he's chasing flying pigs.

Well, let's check it out anyway.

I'm Linda Park, and we're live outside S.T.A.R. Labs.

Despite the inclement weather,

which is only going to get worse,

the torrential downpour has in no way affected

the particle accelerator,

which is up and running smoothly

according to S.T.A.R. Labs CEO Harrison Wells.

The weather has also...

- Whoa. - Mardon.

Ah!

I've got a plane to catch!