The Wrath of Darkness

The Wrath of Darkness is a fanfiction based on Season 3 of the CW show, The Flash, written by Mina A. It takes place concurrently with Arrow season 5.

Due to all five Guardians bonding to their respective gems in the previous installment, this begins the "Awakening of the Guardians" saga of the Guardian Arrowverse.

Summary
After the defeat of Zoom, Barry makes a life-altering decision and changes his past. However, after trying to reset things, all the lives of Team Flash are changed. A new enemy emerges from the shadows with knowledge of the future. Can Barry save the love of his life? Or will Team Flash lose one of their own?

Main Cast

 * Holland Roden as Elizabeth Mendel/Mother Nature: The second-in-command of Team Flash and the heroine known as Mother Nature. She's a Drakonian with the power to control the elements of Fire, Wind, Electricity, Earth, and Water and this season learns how to manipulate the element of Ice. Over the course of the season she begins to fall in love with H.R Wells.
 * Troian Bellisario as Det. Lorelai Snart/Ice Princess: A detective with the CCPD partnered with Joe West, a member of Team Flash known as the heroine Ice Princess, as well as the Guardian who's bonded to the Bear's Head Animal Gem. Lorelai is also the girlfriend of CIsco Ramon/Vibe, and later the two become engaged.
 * Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash: A CSI working for CCPD as well as the leader of Team Flash, known as the hero The Flash. After the events of the previous season, he ran back in time to save his mother and after trying to reset the timeline, he caused changes to his current life which affects those close to him. Throughout the series, Barry struggles with his growing love for Claire, who is in a relationship with Julian Albert. Things only get more complicated when Barry travels to the future and sees her murder.
 * Grant Gustin as Savitar: A time remnant who created the myth he was the first speedster, and ultimately revealed to be the true villain of the season.
 * Dianna Agron as Dr. Claire Daniels/Carbuncle: The Central City Medical Examiner and a member of Team Flash known as the heroine Carbuncle, as well as the Guardian who's bonded to the Carbuncle Animal Gem. She is also the girlfriend of Julian Albert, who's later identified as Alchemy. Over the course of the season, Claire struggles with her love for both Julian and Barry, as well as the looming threat of Savitar killing her in the future.
 * Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon/Vibe: The mechanical genius and tech guru of Team Flash as well as the hero known as Vibe. Cisco's life was one of those affected by Barry's undoing of Flashpoint, which resulted in his older brother Dante being killed, and caused a strained relationship between him and Lorelai for a short time. However, fences were mended and things eventually went back to normal. Cisco is also the boyfriend and later fiance of Lorelai Snart/Ice Princess.
 * Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost: A bio-engineer and a member of Team Flash. Caitlin's life was one of those altered by Barry's undoing of Flashpoint, which resulted in her manifesting cryogenic powers similar to Lorelai's. She suppresses them for part of the season, but after a clinical seizure and death, she awakens as her villainous alter persona Killer Frost.
 * Candice Patton as Iris West: A reporter at Central City Picture News, the daughter of Joe West, older sister of Wally West/Kid Flash, best friend of Barry Allen/The Flash and Claire Daniels/Carbuncle, and a member of Team Flash. She is also the girlfriend of Theo Daniels and later the two become engaged.
 * Paul Wesley as A.D.A Theo Daniels: The Assistant District Attorney of Central City and a member of Team Flash. Theo is also the older brother of Claire Daniels/Carbuncle and the live-in boyfriend of Iris West. Later in the season, Theo and Iris become engaged.
 * Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally West/Kid Flash: The son of Joe West and younger brother of Iris West, who gets his powers from Flashpoint restored and becomes the hero known as Kid Flash. He also enters into a romantic relationship with Jesse Wells/Jesse Quick of Earth-2.
 * Tom Felton as Dr. Julian Albert/Alchemy: The senior CSI meta-human specialist working for Central City Police Department. His appearance in the timeline is another result of Barry's undoing of Flashpoint. Julian is the boyfriend of Claire Daniels/Carbuncle and later becomes a member of Team Flash after it's revealed he's Alchemy (the being who's been restoring Meta-powers from the Flashpoint timeline). Over the course of the series, Julian internally struggles with the obvious romantic attraction between Claire and Barry.
 * Jesse L. Martin as Det. Joe West: The senior detective partner of Lorelai Snart/Ice Princess, and the father of Iris West and Wally West/Kid Flash, as well as the foster father/guardian of Barry Allen/The Flash. Joe is also a member of Team Flash and uses his police skills whenever necessary.
 * Tom Cavanagh as H.R Wells: The Earth-19 doppelganger of Harrison Wells who becomes a member of Team Flash after Harry returns to Earth-2. At first not well-liked by the rest of the team, he's eventually revealed to be a fraud of a scientist and was only the "face" of Earth-19's S.T.A.R Labs. Over the course of the series, he begins to fall in love with Elizabeth Mendel/Mother Nature. H.R is also a romantic and often comments on the relationship between Cisco and Lorelai. During the finale, he makes the ultimate sacrifice to save Claire from Savitar.
 * Tom Cavanagh as Harry Wells: The Earth-2 doppelganger of Harrison Wells who returns to his Earth early in the season. He comes back later and reveals to Team Flash that his daughter, Jesse, has become a speedster. Harry pops up every now and then, and in every appearance, it's hinted he has romantic feelings for Elizabeth.

Recurring Cast

 * John Wesley Shipp as Dr. Henry Allen: Appearing alive in Flashpoint, he's the husband of Nora Allen and the father of Barry Allen He owns his own clinic and works as a physician and is the boss of Claire Daniels.
 * John Wesley Shipp as Dr. Jay Garrick/The Flash: Henry Allen's doppelganger and The Flash of Earth-3, as well as an ally of Team Flash.
 * Michelle Harrison as Nora Allen: Appearing alive in Flashpoint, she's the wife of Dr. Henry Allen and the mother of Barry Allen.
 * Danielle Nicolet as D.A. Cecile Horton: The Central City District Attorney, the boss of Theo Daniels, and the love interest of Det. Joe West.
 * Patrick Sabongui as Captain David Singh: The Captain of the Central City Police Department and the boss of Joe, Lorelai, Julian, and Barry.
 * Anne Dudek as Tracy Brand: A student in Central City University's theoretical physics program and an ally of Team Flash, who helps them come up with the way to stop Savitar.
 * Dove Cameron as Rachel/Wave: Rachel Rayne's Earth-19 doppelganger who's a member of the Collection Agency, going by the codename "Wave". She is the partner and girlfriend of Cynthia/Gypsy.
 * Jessica Camacho as Cynthia/Gypsy: A member of the Collection Agency on Earth-19, going by the codename Gypsy. She is the partner and girlfriend of Rachel/Wave.
 * Violette Beane as Jesse Wells/Jesse Quick: The daughter of Harry Wells of Earth-2 who becomes the speedster known as Jesse Quick. She at first protects her Earth, then travels to Earth-3 when Jay Garrick is trapped in the Speed Force. Jesse also enters into a romantic relationship with Wally West/Kid Flash.
 * Todd Lasance as Edward Clariss/The Rival: An evil speedster from Flashpoint, who gets his powers restored by Alchemy. He's later beaten by Team Flash and imprisoned in Iron Heights where he's killed by Savitar.
 * Grey Damon as Sam Scutter/Mirror Master: An old associate of Leonard Snart who was trapped in a mirror the night of the Particle Accelerator Explosion. He has the power to travel through anything with a reflective surface. Sam is also the boyfriend of Rosa Dillion/Top.
 * Ashley Rickards as Rosalind "Rosa" Dillon/Top: An old associate of Leonard Snart who was affected the night of the Particle Accelerator Explosion. She has the power to induce crippling vertigo. Rosa is also the girlfriend of Sam Scutter/Mirror Master.

Special Guest Stars:

 * Dove Cameron as Rachel Rayne-Merlyn/Oracle: The resident tech genius and hacker for Team Arrow and an ally of Team Flash. She is also the wife of Selena Merlyn-Rayne/Lunar Wolf and the sister of Andrea Rayne/Arctic Fox. Rachel first appears in episode two "Paradox" and again during the crossover event "Invasion".
 * Vanessa Morgan as Selena Merlyn-Rayne/Lunar Wolf: The second-in-command of Team Arrow as well as the leader of the Guardians who's bonded to the Wolf's Paw Animal Gem. She is also the wife of Rachel Rayne-Merlyn/Oracle. Selena first appears in episode two "Paradox" and again during the crossover event "Invasion".
 * Nina Dobrev as Andrea Rayne/Arctic Fox: A member of Team Arrow and the partner of Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, as well as the Guardian who's bonded to the Fox Head Animal Gem. She is also the older sister of Rachel Rayne-Merlyn/Oracle. Andrea first appears in episode two "Paradox" and again during the crossover event "Invasion".
 * Cassie Scerbo as Elena Queen/Thunder Eagle: A member of Team Arrow and the partner of Selena Merlyn-Rayne/Lunar Wolf, as well as the Guardian who's bonded to the Eagle's Head Animal Gem. She is also the younger sister of Oliver Queen/Green Arrow. Elena first appears in episode two "Paradox", then during the crossover event "Invasion", and finally during episode nine "Borrowing Problems From the Future".
 * Jackson Robrt Scott as Joshua "Josh" Mendel/Drakkon: The 10-year old son of Elizabeth Mendel/Mother Nature and older twin brother of Jasmine Mendel/Flora who appears in the episode "The Once and Future Flash".
 * Mckenna Grace as Jasmine "Jazzy" Mendel/Flora: The 10-year old daughter of Elizabeth Mendel/Mother Nature and the younger twin sister of Joshua Mendel/Drakkon who appears in the episode "The Once and Future Flash".
 * Audrey Marie Anderson as Director Lyla Michales: The director of A.R.G.U.S and the wife of Team Arrow member John Diggle/Spartan. She appears in the crossover event "Invasion" and again in episode twenty-one "Infantino Street".
 * Wentowrth Miller as Leonard Snart/Captain Cold: Lorelai's older brother and the criminal turned hero "Legend". He appears in episode twenty-one "Infantino Street" where he's recruited by Lorelai, Barry, and Elizabeth to break into A.R.G.U.S to steal a power source for the weapon created to stop Savitar.

Misc. Trivia

 * So far this was the only season where Tom Cavanagh didn't reprise his role as Eobard Thawne/Reverse Flash.
 * This was the first season where Katie Cassidy (Laurel Lance/Black Canary and Laurel Lance/Black Siren), Ciara Renée (Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl), Malese Jow (Linda Park),  Peyton List (Lisa Snart/Golden Glider) and Amanda Pays (Dr. Tina McGee), and Liam McIntyre (Mark Mardon/Weather Wizard) didn't appear.
 * So far, this was the only season where Patrick Sabongui (Captain David Singh) appears less than six times.
 * Unlike the previous two seasons, this season has 22 episodes instead of 23. This is due to the fact that the crossover event is included separately as a six-act film.
 * This is the first season to have more than one opening theme (the opening theme for the crossover event aside). This is due to the drastic changes to the timeline caused by Barry and the reflection of the overall season.

Flashpoint

 * The opening sequence for this episode is the same theme and style of the CW drama One Tree Hill. It's only used this one time.
 * This is the first episode of the series to not feature Tom Cavanagh.
 * The name of the episode is a reference to the famous storyline in DC Comics known as Flashpoint, which launched The New 52 in 2011.
 * The idea of Lorelai and Elizabeth both being detectives and partners in the Flashpoint timeline is a reference to their character counterparts in Vengie D's Birth of the Drakonian.

Once More With Feeling

 * This episode title is a reference to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode of the same name.
 * Likewise, this episode is a Flash-retelling of said episode, with the main characters each taking on a Buffy role.
 * Claire Daniels (Dianna Agron) takes on the role of Buffy Summers
 * Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) takes on the role of Spike
 * Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes) takes on the role of Xander
 * Lorelai Snart (Troian Bellisario) takes on the role of Anya
 * Julian Albert (Tom Felton) takes on the role of Giles
 * Elizabeth Mendel (Holland Roden) takes on the role of Dawn
 * Joe West (Jesse L. Martin) takes on the role of Sweet.
 * Selena Merlyn (guest star Vanessa Morgan) takes on the role of Willow
 * Rachel Rayne (guest star Dove Cameron) takes on the role of Tara
 * Claire taking on the role of Buffy is a reference to her actress, Dianna Agron, portraying the Slayer Brooklyn Decker on the Buffy spin-off Angel fanfiction "Slayer Chronicles". Brooklyn also guest stars in a handful of Buffy episodes in seasons 4, 5, & 7.
 * Cisco and Lorelai taking on the roles of Xander and Anya respectively is a reference to the fact both couples are engaged in their respective shows.
 * Selena and Rachel take on the roles of Willow and Tara, referencing the LGBT relationships of both couples.