Warning! Spoilers ahead for Flash #774
In the latest issue of DC Comics' The Flash, Wally West's daughter Irey just had her first mission as a hero, in spite of her dad's objections. While the two of them had intended to go on a simple outing together, it was interrupted by a hard-to-ignore nightmare elephant charging through the city. Eager to be just like her dad, Irey leaped at the chance to help, serving as the origin of the future heroics Wally recently saw thanks to the Speed Force.
Dr. Nightmare, the disgruntled ex-Terrifictech scientist, created a way to bring dreams to life. However, he chose to only focus on nightmares in order to get back at his former colleagues, intending to steal his experiments back. Despite using a sleeping gas in his scheme to put those nearby to sleep, Irey and Wally West were still awake, though too tired to use their powers. Regardless, Irey reminded her dad that he once told her that being a hero was more than just having powers, convincing the Flash to let her help.
It turns out Irey's youthful confidence was just what was needed. She managed to grab Dr. Nightmare's invention, but it wasn't before he summoned a horde of nightmares to attack her and her dad. Even so, Irey came up with the plan to use the device on herself, bringing her own dreams to life so they could beat up nightmares. Wally agreed and sure enough, Irey soon had a posse of dreams to help her and her dad fight back and save the day, proving that there's not much Wally can do to stop her from being a hero, as he saw in the future thanks to the Speed Force.
In previous issues when Wally was considering retirement from superhero life, he was taken by the Speed Force to various points throughout time and space to help repair it. At one point, he ended up in the future where he got to meet Irey as an adult, and she revealed that she was a costumed speedster just like her dad. As a result, seeing young Irey in the present beginning that path towards the future Wally saw is pretty cool.
While it might not have been the Flash's greatest moment as a father as he was arguably failing to keep his daughter safe, Irey saving the day is a pretty fun moment, and much more significant for their relationship than the daddy-daughter dance they had meant to attend. In any case, it will be interesting to see if this was a one-time adventure due to circumstance, or if the Flash will start bringing Irey in on more missions in an official capacity going forwards as a new sidekick.