 After being rescued, Valerie idolized the young hero and, being a scientific genius, devoted her life to studying the Speed Force and, in particular, Bart.After graduating from high school, Valerie worked for Tina McGee as a S.T.A.R.Labs intern at Keystone City, and was in charge of working with Bart in sorting out what has changed in the Speed Force, after Bart refused to work with Tina.