This week’s fanfiction recommendation comes from author Kristanella17 who has penned an excellent Cisco Ramon x OC story based on The Flash. Flashes of the Future is one of our favorite stories to share yet and it’s not even done yet! As always, chapter one is below but you can click here to continue reading when you’re done. Hope you enjoy and remember to share your favorites with us so we can spread the love!
Chapter 1 – Visions
Ever since the STAR Laboratories explosion in Central City, Alexia Barnes has had visions; visions she couldn’t control. Sometimes these visions were of herself, sometimes they were of other people, but they were always sporadic. She never knew when they were going to happen, although they did seem to happen more often whenever she made physical contact with someone.
Over the past few months, Alex, as her family and friends called her, began to learn how to control when she wanted to view her visions, and when she wanted them to end. The more she learned, the more she began to understand that these visions weren’t just some sense of déjà vu, they were flashes of the future.
Alexia Barnes could accurately predict the future.
It took her by surprise when she shook Detective Joe West’s hand that morning at the Central City Police Banquet. Alex’s gaze went blank as a glimpse of agonizing heartbreak flashed across the future Joe West’s face. He knelt in front of a tombstone. “Iris West,” was written in huge letters across the face of the stone.
The vision then skipped ahead to a sight of City Central; buildings on fire, police scattered everywhere. Her brother, the reason she was at the Police Banquet, was lying in a pool of blood on the street. “Where’s the Flash?!” another officer shouted in a panic before the vision quickly disappeared.
Alexia gasped as she quickly released Joe’s hand. He gave a concerned look before Alex plastered a fake grin across her face and a formal greeting. The two shared their brief introductions before Alex turned away to properly compose herself.
“Hey,” Alexia heard from beside her. She looked up to see her brother standing next to her. He gave her a reassuring pat on the back. “I know these things can be a bit overwhelming, so it really means a lot to me that you came. Thanks,” he said kindly causing Alex’s stomach to clinch. She felt like she was going to be sick.
“Yeah, it’s no problem,” she forced out with a fake, reassuring grin. Her brother returned the smile before giving her another encouraging pat on the back. Alex then took a deep breath to calm her nerves. She wasn’t sure how, but she knew she had to do something to change the future or else she would lose her brother forever.
