Wally was the nephew of Iris West, fiance of Barry Allen who was, unknown to her at the time, The Flash of Central City. Wally grew up in a small town called Blue Valley with emotionally distant parents, and dreamed of living in Central City and perhaps one day meeting his hero, The Flash. Wally was only close to one relative, his father's sister Iris.
One summer, Iris offered to let Wally stay in Central City with her. Wally gladly took the chance to get out of his hometown and away from his parents, and looked forward to the excitement of the big city. Iris introduced Wally to Barry, whom Wally thought was dull and uninteresting - until Barry offered to introduce Wally to The Flash.
Barry used some simple super-speed tricks to pull off the double identity, and gave Wally the surprise of his life. In Barry's lab, The Flash told Wally about how he had gotten his powers - a stray bolt of lightning that hit a rack of chemicals, which in turn hit him. To Wally's disappointment, though, he said it was a unique event that would probably never happen again.
He was wrong.
A bolt of lightning once again came through the window, once again hit a rack of chemicals, and this time doused Wally, giving him the super-speed that his hero had. He was eager to join The Flash in fighting crime, and Barry indulged him. He created a kid-sized version of his own costume, and Kid Flash was introduced.
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