For a thousand years the Thawnes and Allens had been bitter enemies. Allen super-speed battled the magic of the Thawnes’ Cobalt Blue gem, until a truce was declared in the 30th century. Then a pair of star-crossed lovers stepped into the picture: Meloni Thawne, daughter of Earthgov’s current President, and Don Allen, son of the legendary Flash, Barry Allen. President Thawne was enraged. He used his allies among the alien Dominators to arrange the deaths of Don and his sister Dawn, but not before the birth of the next generation of Allens. Even so, Dawn’s daughter Jenni appeared to be a normal infant, and Don’s son Bart was half-Thawne—and securely in Earthgov custody. President Thawne reconstituted the Cobalt Blue gem, planning to amplify its powers with the aid of sorcerers from Zerox and