Original subtitles

All right.

Prepare to die, Klamulon scum!

The USS Engager is about to crash the mode

on your asses.

How do I turn this on?

Oh, cool!

Okay, all right. Here we go.

Oh, come on, why do I have to be the squid clam warriors?

Because you're the enemy, and I'm the hero.

Okay? That's how this works.

Now, raise your shields because I'm ranked top ten

on the global leaderboards,

and you're about to get your butt kicked.

Hey, hey!

That's my ship! That's my global ranking!

No, no, no, no.

Go, go, go. Go somewhere.

You hate this game. - Not anymore.

Oh, crap, uh...

Hi, Bart.

Oh, Mom, it's crazy you called.

I was just pulling an all-nighter

studying for this midterm.

Yeah, no, you weren't.

Yeah. No, I wasn't.

Never try to fool someone

who's won two Pulitzers.

Look, Nora, I'm glad I have you.

Your last story did so well

that I would like you to write a follow-up piece.

Yeah, sure. When's the deadline?

Uh, if you could get something to me--

Mom, Mom?

Yeah, that looked like more than just bad service.

Bart?

Nora, is that really you?

Uh, sis,

is it just me, or does Mom look really young?

♪

Oh, shrap.

♪

Mom, what's the last thing you remember?

I was in my office with Taylor.

Then I got lost in the timestream.

Guys, I need to talk to your dad about what happened.

Oh, Dad's off-world with Uncle Jay.

But past-Dad is still looking for Mom.

I know he's gonna figure this out.

We should really get you back to 2022.

♪

Wait, what was that? Why can't you run back in time?

I've seen those particles before.

Mom, I think this Still Force is keeping you here.

Why would Deon do that?

- Aah! - Mom!

No. No, it's gone.

I'm okay. - No, you're not.

Sis, what are we supposed to do?

We don't even know what this time sickness stuff is,

let alone how to cure it.

Or how Mom got infected in the first place.

♪

I know this is a big step.

Yeah, I'll say.

Now, that-- that's a superhero.

Are you sure I, like, need to wear this?

Maybe we're moving too fast.

These suits monitor our vitals

and allow us to communicate with each other.

That keeps us safe just in case something happens.

Like my connection to the Negative Speed Force?

I know you can handle this, and I will be there with you

every step of the way.

You okay?

Yeah.

Yeah. Let's get back to training.

♪

♪

You're at Mach 1.7.

♪

1.78.

Wow, that's double her last recorded speed.

Meena, your heart rate's in the red.

You need to slow down. - No, I can get to Mach 2.

You're pushing yourself too hard.

I told you, I got this.

♪

Hey.

Are you okay? - Yeah.

I'm fine. I just...

I just got the wind knocked out of me.

What were you thinking?

Speed healing doesn't make you invincible.

Don't you think I know that?

♪

I'm sorry.

♪

And you're right, okay?

♪

I'm a disaster.

♪

I'll talk to her.

♪

Get it together, Meena. Get it together.

Oh, God.

You got this. Pull it together.

Okay.

I'm done.

♪

I'm sorry, Flash.

I appreciate everything you've done for me, but...

I'm not ready for this.

Meena, why are you pushing yourself so hard?

You can lap the planet in seconds.

I can barely stay on a treadmill.

Flash, how am I supposed to be a hero?

You already are.

No, I'm not.

Flash, I don't have what it takes.

- I think you do. - Why?

Because, honestly, when I first built that machine, I wanted...

♪

I wanted...

nothing.

Look.

I'll never be the person you are.

♪

Holy crap!

You're-- - Officer Barry Allen, CSI.

So the fastest man alive is a badge with a day job?

♪

That's so-- - Ordinary.

Yeah, that's my point.

You'd be surprised at people's capacity

to rise up and help others during a crisis.

They just need to be given the opportunity.

That suit,

that's your opportunity.

I think you're gonna be surprised at how well it fits,

but you have to give yourself the chance.

♪

Damn, that's good.

I have my moments.

♪

Fine.

I'll give it a shot.

Besides, I already have my own suit.

I guess all I need is my own superhero name.

No, you already have that too.

♪

Fast Track.

♪

Fast Track.

♪

♪

So you are here to fulfil my destiny?

Well, you can start

by getting me out of this prison

and then...

giving me my speed back.

Oh, you'll get everything that you deserve, Thawne.

Is that right?

And just what is that going to cost me?

Just one thing.

♪

Your life.

No, no! Wait, no!

Ahh!

♪

What is it?

There was just a major energy surge at Lian Yu.

What kind of energy?

- The temporal isotopic kind. - Deon.

Let us know what you find when you get there.

After last time, I reached out to Cisco.

S.T.A.R. Labs now has a secure comm link to the island.

♪

Find anything, boss?

It's Thawne.

He's dead.

It's like his body was aged a hundred years in an instant.

Which the Still Force could easily do.

Why would Deon kill Thawne now?

It doesn't make any sense.

Deon hasn't been himself

since we went to search for Iris.

Sorry, Bar.

Gotta bounce.

That's exactly what I was afraid of.

Her time sickness has infected his mind.

Chester, can our isotopic sensor find him?

No, it worked last time

because Deon exited the Still Force for a moment,

but now that he's disappeared, we're flying blind.

With the power to travel

across the past, present, and future,

he could turn up at any moment.

♪

So you were out patrolling last night?

You told me you were working late!

I was, kinda.

Look, babe, you don't have to worry about me.

Guess what, I don't just throw emotions

in and out of people now.

I can induce vertigo too.

- You mean like Rosa Dillon? - Yeah.

Babe, that's not a good thing.

Well, it's not like I'm some kind of supervillain, Joe.

I would think that you would be happy for me.

I am, but I just wish I knew how all this happened.

Oh, yeah, speak of the devil,

we are about to have a visitor.

Wait for it.

Come on in, Rosa. - Hold up, hold up.

Ain't nobody invite your criminal behind in here.

Really, because I think she did

when she stole all my powers.

- Uh... - Wait, you what?

Cecile, is that why you leveled up?

Okay, time out. I think--

I think that I can explain.

You think? I want my powers back.

Why do you think I was tailing you?

- Wait, you what? - I was tailing her.

Right after my powers went missing,

I got a mental image of her in my mind,

so yeah, I thought I'd swing by

to see if I could get to the bottom of all this.

Now, that makes sense,

but how did Cecile end up with your meta-power?

I, um--hear me out.

You know how I can throw emotions

into somebody else, I can take them--

- Yeah, I taught you that. - Right.

It seems like now, somehow I can actually

tap into the powers of any psychic that's nearby.

Okay, you live off of Third Street, right?

- Yes. - Yes.

Last night, I was out patrolling.

There was somebody who needed protection

from a mugger, and I thought to myself,

I wonder if I could use Rosa's vertigo powers.

And I tried it,

and I did it, and it worked.

That can't be a coincidence.

Congratulations, you cracked the case,

but I still don't have my powers back.

You got an explanation for that too?

♪

- No, she doesn't. - No, I don't.

Then what am I supposed to do?

I don't know.

What? My theory is just that.

It's a theory.

Then you need to test it.

♪

Hey, David. Sorry to bother you, man.

I need a favor from the chief of police.

I need two visitor passes

to the Meta Wing in Iron Heights ASAP.

Thank you so much.

♪

So that's what's causing my life to be a nightmare.

I'm afraid so.

It's a negative tachyon,

and your body is flooded with them.

They're the cause of your time sickness.

- So how'd they get there? - I don't know.

But the negative tachyons inside of you

are increasing exponentially,

and that's putting an incredible strain

on your physiology.

Your body can't withstand this forever.

- Mom! - It's okay.

♪

I saw the Forces--

Bashir, Deon, Alexa,

but something happened.

They were different.

Why would I see something like that?

All I can theorize is that somehow your sickness

must also be triggering some kind of temporal visions.

♪

- It's the only way. - Agreed.

But someone needs to stay here to keep Mom safe.

You were with Dad in the Speed Force, I'll stay here.

I'll go to 2022 and get help.

Are you sure that's a good idea?

No, but if anybody can help save Mom,

it's Dad.

♪

You're gonna burn yourself out.

You've been training all morning with the Flash,

and now instead of resting,

you're pushing yourself even harder.

Eobard, you're worrying too much.

Meena, you need to ease up.

Not yet. I need to keep training.

Why, so you can kill yourself?

What's gotten into you?

Eobard, what's the point of having these powers if--

♪

We've been looking for you, Eobard.

Who are you people?

Who we are isn't important, at least not to a dead man.

Whoever or whatever you are,

you need to get the hell out of my building...

♪

Before I make you.

Ooh, I like her.

Well, don't get too attached. Playtime's almost over.

What's that supposed to mean?

You'll find out soon enough.

I'm not kidding.

Back off! - Or what?

You have no idea who you're up against, do you?

Then enlighten me.

We're the true Forces of the universe,

ones written in darkness.

And we're here to kill you, Thawne,

so you can fulfil your purpose.

♪

Don't look so negative.

♪

I promise I'll make it fast.

♪

I won't let you hurt him.

I was hoping you'd say that.

I can taste her fear.

Ooh, amuse-bouche.

Hold on.

♪

Too easy.

Looks like you're the last Thawne left.

Hope you enjoyed your time, man,

'cause you're all out.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

What is it?

He's coming.

Ooh.

Not fast enough, Flash.

Besides, this ain't your kind of party.

I'm gonna crush you like a grape.

♪

What the--

♪

♪

Who are they?

- Oh! - Whoa, whoa!

It's my speed. Something's wrong.

Well, it probably had something to do

with that light show you just put on.

No, it's like when Meena attacked me at the dam,

only much stronger.

They tried to kill Eobard.

Just like at Lian Yu.

And that's just the beginning.

You see, there's only room

for one set of Forces in the universe--

negative ones--

and we're tired of sharing our turf.

Speed Force Nora and the others,

what did you do to them?

Oh, he just gave them a case of the Mondays.

It'll be a while before you see them again.

Why are you doing this,

and what does it have to do with me?

You're not the Avatar.

You just being here makes us weak.

So sacrifices gotta be made, Flash,

and you've gotta pay for what you did.

♪

I don't care who they are.

I won't let them hurt Eobard.

- Wait, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! - Whoa, whoa, whoa.

All right, we need to get you some help.

Come on.

I think it just arrived.

- Uh, Chester? - Oh, yeah.

Yeah, I'm so sorry about the hacking comms thing,

but once I saw the Flash's vitals,

I had to track him down.

You think you could bring the Flash to S.T.A.R. Labs?

Yeah. Be there in under a minute.

Good, 'cause he's got company.

The best kind.

♪

Caitlin, why are you helping me?

I thought you gave up on Frost.

I had,

but after I saw your designs,

I realized I'll never stop trying to bring her back.

I can't.

♪

Okay, if all goes according to plan,

the pod's cerebral circuitry should stimulate,

and then reactivate Frost's residual subconscious

left inside your mind.

And then I'll get her voice back.

Yeah, and when she's with us again...

We can pick up where we left off and build her a new body.

♪

Hey, what if Barry discovers what we're doing?

You know, he pulls you out, destroys the CRC?

Then we'll find another way.

♪

♪

It was like slamming into a brick wall.

It didn't matter how fast I was.

The negative tachyons in Mom's body

won't let her travel through time.

I still can't believe we have to fight Negative Forces

or that they even exist.

True that, and what'd they mean by,

"Thawne's not the Avatar"?

Dad, you said that it was

just Negative Deon, Alexa, and Bashir,

but there was no Negative Speed Force Nora.

Where was she?

This other Deon said I had to pay for what I did,

and I took away Thawne's speed

by severing his connection to the Negative Speed Force.

Which might have erased Negative Nora.

That must be why they're weaker now

and why they blame you.

Maybe they think that killing Thawne

will somehow bring back the Negative Speed Force Avatar.

Hold on, if they're tired of sharing their turf,

they'd want to level the playing field.

By weakening the Forces we know.

♪

Iris' time sickness,

it was never about her.

I mean, they knew Deon would try to help.

And Mom's sickness would spread to the Positive Forces.

Taking them out of the picture.

Wait, hold up, what happens

if the bad Forces end up being the only ones left?

Then every speedster we know could cease to exist.

Leaving the entire planet unprotected

from the Negative Forces.

Nora, you need to run back to 2049.

You and Bart have to watch over Iris

while we face the forces here.

But you're still too weak to fight again.

Dad, if they come back-- - They will.

But nobody's gonna die tonight.

We're gonna find a way to save your Mom and end this.

I promise.

♪

Bar, these Forces, they're literally gods,

and there's three of them.

How are we supposed to fight that?

♪

It's all three isotopic energy masses:

Electrochemical, temporal, and geothermic.

They're gathering strength

on their own planes of existence.

That's what's bleeding through.

♪

Look, guys, I know this feels different.

That's because it is.

This is personal to them,

which means it's not gonna be an ordinary fight.

We need to be ready for anything.

Have you heard back from Cecile yet?

Yeah, Joe said she was at Iron Heights

and that it's important.

She thinks she might know how her powers are leveling up,

but she'll be here as soon as she can.

Good, 'cause we're gonna need all the meta-power we can get.

♪

Mona, I don't have much time, so here's how it's gonna go.

I'm gonna take those off, you're gonna read my mind,

tell me what I'm thinking if you can.

With pleasure.

Don't get any ideas, Mona.

She's taking the cuffs off,

but this is a meta-interrogation cell.

The walls are meta-dampened,

so you won't be able to read anything except us.

Like I want to read that empty mind of yours.

- Watch it. - Or what?

You're gonna put me back in prison?

Can we save it for the playground, ladies?

And, Mona, no tricks.

♪

Now, let's have some fun.

♪

Oh.

What did you do to me?

My telepathy's gone.

Oh, excuse me!

Somebody has a potty mouth!

And no, Rosa, you are not the good cop in this situation.

'Cause you stole her powers too!

♪

What is it?

I can hear them-- all of them, everyone.

I can hear the entire city, all of their thoughts.

- An ordinary fight. - Barry.

We need to be ready for anything.

Barry. We have to go.

- What the hell, Horton? - No, no way.

She said these walls were meta-dampened.

How can you read every single mind in town all at once?

Even I couldn't do that. - I don't know.

I don't understand it either.

I think I do.

Look, I don't know how,

but, Horton, you're becoming one

of the most powerful metas this city has ever seen.

The planet, for that matter.

What?

♪

What's happening to me?

♪

You're telling me this is just some sick play

by the Negative Forces?

Damn.

The negative tachyons replicating inside Iris' body

keep increasing.

I don't know if she'll survive another temporal attack.

There's gotta be something we can do.

There is, pray that Barry can find the strength

to defeat the Negative Forces

because it's the only way to cure Iris and save her life.

♪

Hang on.

There's no time to stop and talk.

I need to keep training for our next fight.

Hey!

I know you,

and that adorable brow furrow thing you're doing,

that only happens when something's

really bothering you.

So you want to tell me what's wrong now?

I mean, aside from cosmic forces trying to kill me,

because you have been pushing yourself

beyond your limits all day

and you still haven't told me why.

And with the way things are now, I get it.

Look, I'm scared too, okay?

But whatever happens, let's face it together.

♪

I told Barry this morning

that I could never be a hero like him.

I don't have what it takes.

So he convinced you otherwise,

and that's why you're training so hard.

You're afraid of letting him down.

No.

I'm afraid of letting you down. - What?

Eobard, this was always supposed to be you.

And it should be.

This is your dream.

You're keeping it alive.

That's what makes it worse.

I never wanted to be a speedster.

I still don't.

Eobard, I wanted to share meta-powers with the world

so people could heal their bodies

and live fuller lives.

That was my dream.

I'm afraid of losing it.

You're not,

because what you're doing now,

risking your life to fight side by side with the Flash

to make me safer, to make the city safer...

♪

Meena, it's the same dream.

And you may not be able to share your speed,

but you're doing something far greater.

You're sharing yourself with all of us.

♪

And I couldn't be prouder.

♪

How did I get so lucky?

Blame it on a résumé.

♪

God, I wish the B.L.O.C. wasn't only programmed

to just me.

If only there was a way for me to share this gift with you.

♪

You can.

I'm sorry.

I just came down to check on your training.

I didn't mean to intrude.

Meena, I've... - It's fine.

Been trying all day

to find a way to give us a fighting chance

against the threats we're facing with no luck,

but you just found the answer.

♪

Which is?

I'm gonna teach Meena how to share her powers

and turn you into a speedster.

♪

♪

Okay, people.

According to S.T.A.R. Labs' satellites,

those isotopic energies are on the move.

Let me guess, they're headed straight for us.

The Negative Forces want a fight, let's give it to them.

You guys know the plan.

Just keep them occupied long enough for us to do this.

♪

Okay.

Now what?

Take Eobard's hand, listen to my voice,

and concentrate.

All right. Let's do this thing.

You're gonna need this first.

♪

Flash, what happened to me at Keystone Dam,

what if it happens to Eobard?

It won't, for the same reason

you were able to become yourself again.

The love you have for each other balances you both.

♪

What is this, the B-Team? You gotta be kidding me.

Clearly, y'all have a death wish.

I'm a little disappointed.

Get used to that feeling.

♪

♪

Nothing's happening.

Transferring speed isn't just about energy,

it's about how you feel.

You're sharing more than your powers,

you're sharing yourself.

Imagine giving the most important part

of yourself to another by letting them in.

♪

♪

No way, you're not this strong.

Allegra, now!

Okay, that's really bad.

Ooh, Allegra, time to play.

I'll make this fast.

♪

Do your worst lady. That's an inverse energy trap.

Good luck fighting yourself.

♪

I feel alive.

♪

But there's so much hate, it burns.

♪

The negative speed force is trying to influence you.

You have to fight it.

You have to help each other find a balance.

♪ I'm over here

Boo!

♪

So close.

♪

Psst!

Ooh, you're bad at this.

Poor orphan Allegra,

the power of light in your hands,

but born into a life of darkness.

What is that, some kind of evil poetry diss?

'Cause you're gonna need a lot more than that to scare me.

Why would I scare you...

when I can kill you?

♪

I can't hold them much longer.

The field's breaking down.

She's too strong.

♪

♪

♪

No, don't give up, don't give up.

We've got to buy them as much time as we can.

It's too late! You're all out.

Ahh--

♪

Meena, remember what I told you,

this is your chance, your moment.

You can do this. You can be a hero.

And you're not alone.

♪

Looks like y'all gotta bounce.

Permanently.

♪

Back off, all of you. That's your only warning.

♪

Seriously, that's all you got?

It's three against one, Flash.

You don't stand a chance.

Good thing I brought backup.

♪

It's time for some payback.

You sure we can do this?

As long as we work together.

♪

Ah!

♪

- Where'd he go? - I'm guessing not far.

♪

- Ahh! - Mom!

Mom, you have to stay with us this time.

The Forces he's fighting--Barry.

It's a new moment in time.

- What does she mean? - It's another vision.

I think she's seeing something from 2022.

This can't be happening. Time is changing.

Whatever's happening in the past

is connected to her time sickness,

and now it's literally changing the future.

Which means we have no idea how this'll turn out.

- I can't--agh! - No, Mom, stop.

Wait, we're not losing you.

Agh!

No, no, wait, no!

Sacrifices gotta be made, Flash.

What is it?

The visions, they're not random.

♪

You can't win, Flash.

We're weak, but so are you,

which means we can handle anything you dish out.

♪

This might be our only window to win this fight,

but to do it, I need you two to hold them

here while I get ready.

♪

I have to give in.

- No, Mom, you can't! - I have to.

It's the only way to see what's really happening.

Iris, wait.

You're not the Avatar.

You just being here makes us weak.

And you gotta pay for what you did.

What are you doing? We needed that to find Iris!

Sacrifices gotta be made.

No, the sacrifice isn't Thawne.

♪

It never was.

♪

The real sacrifice is...

♪

♪

Iris?

Iris, Iris.

No, no, no, no...

♪

I told you, Flash, we're tired

of taking the backseat

to those sorry-ass opposites of yours.

Sacrifices had to happen.

♪

And that ain't the only one.

♪

♪

Huh--what?

Eobard?

Eobard? - Get back!

♪

Something's wrong!

Agh!

Ahh, ahh!

What's happening to him?

Ahh!

Agh!

♪

Ahh!

Thanks for the resurrection,

Flash.

♪

♪

Greg, move your head.