Guardians of Central City

Guardians of Central City is a fanfiction based on Season 1 of the CW show, The Flash, written by Mina A. It's a spin-off of the Guardian Arrowverse, taking place at the same time as Shadow of The Demon.

Summary
Following the events of the STAR Labs explosion, three individual lives are forever changed. Elizabeth Mendel, Barry Allen, and Lorelai Snart must learn to work together and use their newly-found powers to protect Central City from evil meta-humans, master criminals, and an evil speedster in a yellow suit. They must become the Guardians of Central City.

Plot Synopsis
On the night of December 11, 2013, the S.T.A.R Labs Particle Accelerator was activated, and then subsequently exploded, sending a huge shock-wave of dark matter into the clouds and throughout the entire city. On this same night, Barry Allen was struck by lightning and sent into a coma, while Detective Lorelai Snart and civilian Elizabeth Mendel were shot. This event gave them powers.

Barry Allen spent the next nine months in a coma from being struck by lightning, while Lorelai and Elizabeth had discovered much earlier that they had powers and trained to learn to use and control them. On the night she was shot, Elizabeth had also found out she was pregnant with twins (their father being her presumed dead boyfriend Mark Mardon). She gave birth roughly two months before Barry came out of his coma. After Barry awoke he discovered he had the power of super speed.

Main Cast

 * Holland Roden as Elizabeth Mendel/Mother Nature: A single mother to twins Josh and Jasmine and becomes the heroine known as "Mother Nature". At first she has the power to control fire but later on gains the ability to manipulate wind and electricity. Throughout the season, Elizabeth shows an attraction to Harrison Wells. By the finale, Elizabeth is revealed to be the Drakonian Princess whom the Guardians are meant to look after.
 * Troian Bellisario as Lorelai Snart/Ice Princess: A detective with the CCPD and partner of Joe West and Eddie Thawne. After being shot in the chest, she gains the ability to manipulate ice, becoming the heroine known as "Ice Princess". Later it's revealed that Lorelai is the Guardian known as the Winter Bear and wields the power of the Bear's Head gem, amplifying her ice-powers and giving her increased strength and healing. Lorelai is also the youngest sister of criminals Leonard and Lisa Snart, and over the course of the season becomes close friends with Cisco Ramon.
 * Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash: A CSI for CCPD, foster son of Joe West and best friend of Iris West and Claire Daniels. After being struck by lightning and waking up from a nine-month coma, he gains the ability of super speed, becoming the hero known as "The Flash". Over the season, Barry struggles with his unrequited feelings for Iris and his newfound feelings towards Claire.
 * Candice Patton as Iris West: Joe's daughter, best friend of Barry and Claire, and girlfriend of Eddie. After appearance of The Flash, Ice Princess, and Mother Nature, she writes a blog about them and eventually gets a job at CCPN. She has no idea that the Central City heroes she writes about are closer to her than she thinks.
 * Dianna Agron as Claire Daniels: The Central City Assistant Medical Examiner (and later Medical Examiner) and best friend of Barry and Iris. After the explosion of the particle accelerator, she's plagued with intense migraines which she dulls with prescription medication. Claire is fascinated by the heroics of The Flash, Mother Nature, and Ice Princess, and has no idea she's closer to them than she thinks. Over the season, Claire struggles with confessing her hidden feelings for Barry. She also wears a black ribbon choker with the Carbuncle gem attached to it.
 * Rick Cosnett as Eddie Thawne: A transfer detective from Keystone who's partners with Joe West and Lorelai Snart. Over time he becomes romantically involved with Joe's daughter, Iris.
 * Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow: A bio-engineer who works at S.T.A.R Labs with Dr. Harrison Wells, Theo Daniels, and Cisco Ramon. Her fiancee, Ronnie Raymond, was [presumed] killed during the explosion, which left her devastated and closed off. She works as Team Flash's medical expert and has a fondness for Elizabeth's twins. She considers Theo and Cisco as her brothers.
 * Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon: A mechanical engineering genius at S.T.A.R Labs who creates the suits and various gadgets used by Barry, Elizabeth, and Lorelai. He loves movies and often quotes them in certain situations, and also comes up with the various code names for the meta-humans they encounter. Over the course of the season, he forms a close friendship with Lorelai Snart/Ice Princess, and in some later interactions, it's hinted he's romantically attracted to her.
 * Paul Wesley as Theo Daniels: The older brother of Claire Daniels, the head of the S.T.A.R Labs Legal team and personal lawyer of Harrison Wells, who deals with the fallout after the particle accelerator explosion, dealing with various claims and lawsuits. He acts as a point man for Team Flash, staying behind in the lab while Barry, Elizabeth, and Lorelai are out in the field. Theo also acts as the "uncle/babysitter" for Elizabeth's twins when she's in the field, or aiding Team Arrow in Star City. Theo is overprotective of Claire, and later begins to develop feelings for Iris.
 * Jesse L. Martin as Joe West: The senior detective partner of Lorelai Snart and Eddie Thawne, the father of Iris and foster father of Barry Allen. Joe cares for his children deeply, sometimes to the point of overprotectiveness. After finding out about their powers, Joe covers for Barry and Lorelai when they have to deal with meta-human dangers.
 * Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Wells and Eobard Thawne/Reverse Flash: The man behind S.T.A.R Labs and the creation of the particle accelerator, and ultimately revealed to be the season's main villain. As Wells, he acts as a mentor to all of Team Flash, specifically Barry, Elizabeth, and Lorelai, pushing them to be faster and stronger. He also shows an attraction to Elizabeth and manipulates her into falling for him. He reveals that Elizabeth is a being known as a Drakonian and she will become one of the most powerful creatures in history.

Recurring Cast

 * John Wesley Shipp as Henry Allen: The father of Barry Allen/The Flash who was wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife, Nora.
 * Patrick Sabongui as David Singh: The Captain of the Central City Police Department and boss of Joe, Eddie, and Lorelai.
 * Liam McIntyer as Mark Mardon/Weather Wizard: Elizabeth's criminal ex-boyfriend and father of her twins who was presumed dead after the particle accelerator explosion, but later turned up alive after learning about the death of his younger brother, Clyde. He appears as the main meta-human antagonist in episode 15 " Out of Time", appears shortly in the next episode "Rogue Time" and later escapes custody in episode 22 "Rogue Air"
 * Chad Rook as Clyde Mardon: A bank robber who was thought to have been killed the night of the particle accelerator explosion. He later turns up alive with the ability to manipulate the weather, and is the first meta-human villain Barry, Elizabeth, and Lorelai encounter. He appears as the main meta-human antagonist in episode 1 "A New Breed of Hero", and is shot and killed by Joe West.
 * Wentworth Miller as Leonard Snart/Captain Cold: A master thief and the older brother of Lisa Snart/Golden Glider and Lorelai Snart/Ice Princess. Despite being on opposite sides of the law, he loves his baby sister deeply. He's the first non-meta antagonist of the series. He appears as the main antagonist in episode 4 "Going Rogue", episode 10 "Revenge of the Rogues" and episode 16 "Rogue Time", and appears as an ally-turned-antagonist in episode 22 "Rogue Air".
 * Dominic Purcell as Mick Rory/Heat Wave: A pyromaniac and one of Leonard Snart's old partners who returns to help defeat The Flash, Mother Nature, and Ice Princess. He appears as one of the antagonists in episode 10 "Revenge of the Rogues" and episode 16 "Rogue Time".
 * Peyton List as Lisa Snart/Golden Glider: A thief and the younger sister of Leonard Snart/Captain Cold and older sister of Lorelai Snart/Ice Princess. Despite being on opposite sides of the law, she loves her baby sister deeply. She appears as a secondary antagonist in episode 16 "Rogue Time" and as an ally-turned-antagonist in episode 22 "Rogue Air". She playfully teases her sister Lorelai about her feelings towards Cisco.
 * Amanda Pays as Tina McGee: A physicist and the head of Mercury Labs.
 * Danielle Nicolet as Cecile Horton: The Central City District Attorney.
 * Clancy Brown as Wade Eiling: A corrupt military general of the U.S. Army, who is in charge of several of the military's meta-human projects.
 * Robbie Amell as Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm: A former structural engineer for the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator prior to its catastrophic accident. He was thought dead, but is later revealed to be alive and is half of the meta-human known as "Firestorm". He is also the fiancee of Caitlin Snow and best friend of Theo Daniels.
 * Victor Garber as Martin Stein/Firestorm: A physicist who was thought to be one of the casualties of the particle accelerator, but is later revealed to be alive and is half of the meta-human known as "Firestorm".
 * Matt Lestcher as Eobard Thawne/Reverse Flash: A meta-human speedster from the twenty-second century who traveled back in time to kill Barry Allen, but instead killed his mother, Nora. His powers became depleted so he was forced to stay in the current time, and took up the guise of Harrison Wells in order to put events in motion for Barry to ultimately become The Flash.
 * Anthony Carrigan as Kyle Nimbus/The Mist: A former hitman who was executed via gas chamber the night of the particle accelerator explosion, which turned him into a meta-human with the ability to turn into poison gas. He was later defeated by The Flash, Mother Nature, and Ice Princess in episode 3 "Poison Sins".
 * Greg Finley as Tony Woodward/Girder: Claire's high-school ex-boyfriend who became a meta-human when he was accidentally knocked into molten scrap at Keystone Iron Works. He appears in episode 6 "Team Flash is Born". He is killed by Farooq Gibran/Blackout in the next episode "Power Outage", where it's revealed he still harbored genuine feelings for Claire.
 * Paul Anthony as Roy G. Bivolo/Rainbow Raider: A meta-human who was affected by the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion, leaving him with the power to manipulate people's emotions. He appears in episode 8 "Flash vs Arrow".
 * Andy Mientus as Hartley Rathaway/Pied Piper: A former employee of S.T.A.R. Labs, who was fired by Harrison Wells for trying to stop the activation of the particle accelerator, which he'd discovered was at risk of exploding. After being affected by the particle accelerator and gaining the ability to hear at superhuman levels, Hartley tries to exact revenge on Wells by trying to kill Barry Allen/The Flash, Elizabeth Mendel/Mother Nature, and Lorelai Snart/Ice Princess. He appears in episode 11 "The Sound and The Fury" and episode 12 "Crazy for You". He teases Cisco about his attraction to Lorelai Snart/Ice Princess.
 * Britne Oldford as Shawna Baez/Peek-A-Boo: A meta-human who gains the power to teleport. She appears as the meta-human antagonist in episode 12 "Crazy For You" and later escapes custody in episode 22 "Rogue Air".
 * Roger Howarth as Mason Bridge: A Pulitzer-winning journalist who works for the Central City Picture News and becomes a mentor to Iris West when she takes a job with CCPN.
 * Malese Jow as Linda Park: A sports journalist for Central City Picture News who becomes a short-term girlfriend for Barry Allen.

Special Guest Stars:

 * Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/The Arrow: The leader of a team of vigilantes in Starling City. He appears in the first crossover event "Flash vs Arrow".
 * Nina Dobrev as Andrea Rayne/Artemis: A member of Team Arrow in Starling City, the older sister of Rachel Rayne, and the Guardian who wields the power of the Fox Head gem. She appears in the crossover event "Flash vs Arrow".
 * David Ramsey as John Diggle: Oliver's bodyguard and best friend, who acts as back up for Oliver, Andrea, and Selena in the field. He appears in the crossover event "Flash vs Arrow".
 * Vanessa Morgan as Selena Merlyn/Lunar Wolf: A member of Team Arrow in Starling City, the girlfriend of Rachel Rayne, and the leader of the Guardians who wields the power of the Wolf's Paw gem. She first appears in the crossover event "Flash vs Arrow".
 * Dove Cameron as Rachel Rayne: The tech expert and hacker for Team Arrow in Starling City, who is paralyzed from the waist down after events involving Deathstroke in The Wolf, The Fox, and The Arrow. She is the younger sister of Andrea/Artemis and the girlfriend of Selena/Lunar Wolf. Rachel first guest stars in episode 4 "Going Rogue", then appears in the crossover event "Flash vs Arrow", and again guest stars in episode 18 "All-Star Team Up".
 * Cassie Scerbo as Elena Queen/Nightingale: A member of Team Arrow in Starling City, the younger sister of Oliver Queen/The Arrow and the girlfriend of Roy Harper/Arsenal. She first guest stars in episode 4 "Going Rogue" and again in episode 18 "All-Star Team Up".
 * Colton Haynes as Roy Harper/Arsenal: A member of Team Arrow in Starling City and the boyfriend of Elena Queen/Nightingale. He guest stars in episode 18 "All-Star Team Up".
 * Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/The Atom: The CEO of Palmer Technologies, and good friend of Elena Queen and Rachel Rayne. He guest stars in episode 18 "All-Star Team Up".

Misc. Trivia

 * This season takes place concurrently with Search for the Guardians Volume Three: Shadow of The Demon. 
 * Various episodes of Guardians of Central City take place around the same timeframe as episodes of Shadow of the Demon.
 * "Going Rogue" takes place during the same time as "The Magician"
 * "All-Star Team Up" takes place after the majority of events during "Public Enemy"
 * "Who Is Harrison Wells" takes place between "Public Enemy" and "Broken Arrow"
 * "The Trap" takes place after the majority of events during "Broken Arrow"
 * "Rogue Air" takes place between the events of "Al Sah-him" and TBD.
 * This was the only season to feature Rick Cosnett (Eddie Thawne) as a series regular.