Lightspeed(Matt Allen)

### Affiliation:

Flash Family, Ultimate Force, Justice League Ultimate, Mighty Crusaders(on and off)

### Relatives:

Known Paternal Family:Great-Great-Grandparents: Arthur HawthornGreat-Grandparents: James Zolomon(Earth.2) and Ashley Zolomon(nee Hawthorn)Great-Great Aunts and Uncles: Hayes Hawthorn, Zara HawthornGrandparents: Hunter Zolomon(Earth.2) and Caitlin SnowGreat-Uncle: Kayden White(Earth.2)Father: Zachary Zolomon

Known Maternal Family(Beth):GrandUncle: Jorge HeartGrandparents: August Heart and Meena DhawanAdoptive Grandparents: Paulther and Deshanel ArdenUncle: Jorge ArdenMother: Beth Arden

Known Maternal Family(Nora):Great-Great-Great-Grandparents: John FoxGreat-Great-Grandparents: Barry and Louise Thompson, Eric and Fran RusselGreat-Grandparents: Henry and Nora Allen(nee Thompson), Joe West(originally Joe Russel) and Nadine CharlesGreat-Great Aunts and Uncles: Great-Aunts and Uncles: Abigail Allen, Danny West, Rudy WestGrandparents: Barry Allen and Iris West-Allen1st Cousins once removed: Barry Stevens, Wally West, Iris Kent, Wallace West, Aunts and Uncles: Jason Allen, Jenni AllenMother: Nora Arden-AllenCousins: Bart Allen, Jenni Ognats, Sierra Allen, Thaddeus Thawne ll(kinda)Second Cousins: Irey and Jay West, Daniel Kent, William West

Descendants:Children: Maira Erica Allen, Logan Gabriel Allen, Nieces and Nephews: Robby Matthew Zolomon, Mateo Sampson, Nora Sampson, Grandchildren: Mateo Harrison

Siblings: (1/3rd brother)Lucas Zolomon, Michelle Allen, Abigail Allen, (adoptive) Jacob Allen, Blaine Allen,

## Status:

### Occupation:

Student, Writer, Artist, Scientist, Adventurer, Vigilante

### Love Interests:

Julia Skye, Bly Ryder, Izzy Cazo, Connie Kent,

## Characteristics:

### Specific Features:

Mole on left check, several scars throughout body, slim but muscular build,

## Origin:

### Place of Death:

???

Matt Allen is the young superhero, Lightspeed. He is connected to The Speed Force and the creator of The Kinetic Field and Celestial Treadmill. He operates in Tomorrow City.

### History:

His mother, Nora West-Allen aka XS, also known as the fourth Flash, was the daughter of both Barry Allen aka the 2nd Flash and Iris West-Allen, the legendary reporter. Nora was also the cousin of Wally West aka the third Flash. She was in a relationship with Beth Arden, the daughter of August Heart aka Godspeed, who was born in the 25th Century, and was formerly the assistant to Eobard Thawne aka Professor Zoom, but eventually became a hero. The two wanted a child, but couldn’t, so Nora’s former friend Zachary Zolomon volunteered to be a surrogate. So through a complicated genome experiment, they created 3 samples of DNA of the three of them, making the child the genetic child of all three of them. First, Matt’s older sister, Michelle was born. This was near the time many U.S Citizens went to the new country of Unum to avoid the wrath of the United States, but they found themselves stuck in the country, unable to escape. So they were forced to live there for good. Nora and Beth would later have Matt(both Matthew and Mateo) 4 years after Michelle, and 5 ½ after him, his baby sister Abigail was born. The siblings were close, but things got worse when Beth’s overuse of her powers when she was younger affected her when she got older, forcing her to use a wheelchair. In her sadness, Nora accidentally stripped herself of her Speed Force connection. Their whole lives, their Speed Force heritage was kept secret due to their protection, and they were given speed dampeners injected in their bloodstream when they were babies, meaning it was unlikely for their powers to manifest. Matt was incredibly gifted when it came to art, often writing and drawing his own comic books, he was somewhat of a prodigy, which was likely a result of his speed. He was impulsive, and he developed an intense defiance toward authority due to the Thunderstorm soldiers who often brutalized their victims. He was close with his uncle, Jorge Arden, who traveled with them to Unum. His uncle would often bring him to the race track, and he had a close friend named Clara Steele who owned the track, and let Matt drive. He was inspired by the local hero, Powerhouse, who led the Resistance against their oppressors. He would befriend Gabriel Hanson, who was a computer genius when he was 12. Gabe had lost his leg due to Thunderstorm violence, and had a steampunk-looking replacement, capable of many things. In 2017, he entered his Sophomore year of High School. The day started when he awoke late for school. He frantically put on his clothes and climbed out the window, where he was going to head for the sky-train, but when he blinked, he was 2 blocks away from where he was before. He ran as fast as he could, but just quite didn’t make it, meaning he had to wait for the next train. When he finally arrived at school, he was 52 minutes late. This caused him to attend detention that day, which led him to encounter Julia Skye. Daughter of the public favorite detective, Robert Skye. They quickly became friends, and she invited him to a race happening after school. He agreed, and they met up later in the night. It was a street race, both using experimental cars. One of the drivers had gotten caught up and couldn’t make it, and the guy running the show, Johnny Ivon, recognized Matt. He knew Matt had a history of racing cars, and offered him 1 grand to race. He knew his family needed it, so he agreed. He climbed in, and realized he was racing against Caleb Nicks, an extremely popular kid at his school, but also one of the kindest and one of the worst well off. He was exactly in Matt’s wheelhouse. When they started racing, he felt an extreme boost, and it felt like it was disconnected from time, but he noticed his car was vibrating in a weird way, and lightning started coming real close, Matt attempted to stop, and let Caleb win the race, but suddenly his car exploded mid-stop after being struck by lightning. Caleb’s car reacted to the blast and crashed. A huge wave of energy surrounded the mid-wreckage and exploded outward, Matt attempted to react, but then he noticed he was next to the WallThe Fields(the agriculture section of The First Circle. Shocked how he just traveled 50 miles away, he managed to catch the bus and head back. His clothes were a wreck, and he attempted to contact Julia, but his phone was destroyed. He snuck in through his window, and fell asleep. When he awoke, everything was normal. He got dressed and ran toward the sky-train. As he saw it leaving, he suddenly passed it in speed and was 14 miles ahead of it. He thought the lightning must’ve affected him somehow, thinking he was in a dream. When he walked into the school, he found Julia and made sure she was safe. She mentioned how Caleb was in surgery, and how his face and body could be beyond repair. When he was in class, it seemed to go on forever, until it started to speed up, and it was almost instantly over, and finally, during lunch, Julia tripped on some milk on the floor and her tray flew in the air. It stood still, and Matt looked around, and everything was frozen. He ventured outside, where the entire city was frozen in place. He noticed a blue aura was emanating off of his body, and when he looked in a mirror, he noticed his eyes were now bright blue, instead of their gray look. He also noticed parts of his arms, back, and neck had small lightning designs, almost like scars. He went back to his seat, put the tray on the table along with it’s contents in the air, and set Julia down on the seat. He looked at her, somewhat mezmorized by her gaze, all of sudden, blue lightning was flashing, and time suddenly moved, stopped, moved, stopped, and restarted in the span of a few seconds(from his perspective). Julia was wondering how she got to the table, and Matt said he didn’t know. After school, he went as slow as he could, and went to Clara’s abandoned track, specifically in the garage, where he could find some measure of calm. He looked at his hands, they started shaking, and lightning was coming off of it, and it could go through walls. He decided to discover his abilities from a scientific approach. He conducted several experiments, including his new phasing ability, managing to summon his speed on command and half-way learned how to stop. He focused his lightning on his palms, and when he touched an object, it exploded. He realized it must’ve been the combination of the experimental car(specifically the engine) and the lightning bolt, along with the speed and velocity when it happened. He learned to slow down as well, or halfway. After several days of keeping it suppressed, he realized that he literally couldn’t. He generated it with every step, and either he had to expel it by running, becoming living lightning energy, or occasionally cause 75 feet explosions around him. He also discovered he had the ability to sense motions, so if someone was walking behind him, he’d be able to calculate how fast they're going, how close they are, and how they’re going to attack him, something like a 6th sense. He didn’t realize it. His eyes and palms began frequently glowing blue, and he soon realized he could create mini-bombs of electricity. After practicing at the field, he was heading toward the school for 1st period when a car was going to run over someone on the street. He immediately used his superspeed and leaped, grabbing him and both landing on the other side. He didn’t realize it, but he had used an EMP power to destroy all the cameras within a 30 meter area. He helped the man up, realizing he was close to his age. He introduced himself as Darren Elias, the son of Elias Inc CEO and founder, Daniel Elias. Darren was there to supervise a suprise class battle royale of science. Matt showed him around, but would quickly need to go to class. It turned out Matt, Julia, and 15 others were invited to go to a prestigious school, but Matt was the only one who couldn’t afford it. He sadly declined, but Darren liked Matt, so he invited him to dinner with his father. He accepted.