- Iris West-Allen: Hi, Bart.
- Bart Allen: [fake yawn] Oh, Mom, it's crazy you called. I was just pulling an all-nighter studying for this mid-term.
- Iris West-Allen: Yeah, no, you weren't.
- Bart Allen: Yeah. No, I wasn't.
- Nora West-Allen: Never try to fool someone who's won two Pulitzers.
- Psych: Poor orphan Allegra, the power of light in your hands, but born into a life of darkness.
- Allegra Garcia: What is that, some kind of evil poetry diss? 'Cause you're gonna need a lot more than that to scare me.
- Queen: 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.
- Cecile Horton: I don't know. I don't understand it either.
- Rosalind Dillon: 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.
- Cecile Horton: What? What's happening to me?
- The Flash: I know this is a big step.
- Dr. Meena Dhawan: Yeah, I'll say.
- Chester P. Runk: Now, that - that's a superhero.
- Dr. Meena Dhawan: Are you sure I, like, need to wear this? Maybe we're moving too fast.
- The Flash: These suits monitor our vitals and allow us to communicate with each other. That keeps us safe just in case something happens.
- Dr. Meena Dhawan: Like my connection to the Negative Speed Force?
- The Flash: I know you can handle this, and I will be there for you every step of the way.
- The Flash: It's my speed. Something's wrong.
- Eobard Thawne: Well, it probably had something to do with that light show you just put on.
- The Flash: No, it's like when Meena attacked me at the dam, only much stronger.
- Fast Track: They tried to kill Eobard.
- The Flash: Just like at Lian Yu.
- Deon Owens: 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.
- The Flash: Speed Force Nora and the others, what did you do to them?
- Bashir Malik: Oh, he just gave them a case of the Mondays. It'll be awhile before you see them again.
- Eobard Thawne: Why are you doing this, and what does it have to do with me?
- Alexa Rivera: You're not the Avatar. You just being here makes us weak.
- Deon Owens: So sacrifices gotta be made, Flash, and you've gotta pay for what you did.
- Dr. Meena Dhawan: I'm sorry, Flash. I appreciate everything you've done for me, but... I'm not ready for this.
- The Flash: Meena, why are you pushing yourself so hard?
- Dr. Meena Dhawan: You can lap the planet in seconds. I can barely stay on a treadmill. Flash, how am I supposed to be a hero?
- The Flash: You already are?
- Dr. Meena Dhawan: No, I'm not. Flash, I don't have what it takes.
- The Flash: I think you do.
- Dr. Meena Dhawan: Why? Because, honestly, when I first built that machine, I wanted... I wanted... nothing. Look. I'll never be the person you are.
- [the Flash deactivates his cowl]
- Dr. Meena Dhawan: Holy crap. You're...
- The Flash: Officer Barry Allen, CSI.
- Dr. Meena Dhawan: So the fastest man alive is a badge with a day job? That's so...
- The Flash: 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.
- Dr. Meena Dhawan: Damn, that's good.
- The Flash: I have my moments.
- Dr. Meena Dhawan: Fine. I'll give it a shot. Besides, I already have my own suit. I guess all I need is my own superhero name.
- The Flash: No, you already have that too. Fast Track.
- Dr. Meena Dhawan: Fast Track.
- Eobard Thawne: So you are here to fulfill my destiny? Well, you can start by getting me out of this prison and then... giving me my speed back.
- Deon Owens: Oh, you'll get everything that you deserve, Thawne.
- Eobard Thawne: Is that right? And just what is that going to cost me?
- Deon Owens: Just one thing. Your life.
- Eobard Thawne: No, no! Wait, no!
- Iris West-Allen: 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.
- Nora West-Allen: Yeah, sure. When's the deadline?
- Iris West-Allen: Uh, if you get something to me...
- [they lose connection as Iris' picture disappears]
- Nora West-Allen: Mom, Mom?
- Bart Allen: Yeah, that looked like more than just bad service.
- Iris West-Allen: [reappearing in the apartment, looking shocked] Bart? Nora, is that really you?
- Bart Allen: Uh, sis, is it just me or does Mom look really young?
- Nora West-Allen: Oh, shrap.
- Nora West-Allen: Mom, what's the last thing you remember?
- Iris West-Allen: 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.
- Bart Allen: Oh, Dad's off-world with Uncle Jay.
- Iris West-Allen: But past-Dad is still looking for Mom. I know he's gonna figure this out. We should really get you back to 2022.
- Cecile Horton: 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.
- Mona Taylor: With pleasure.
- Rosalind Dillon: 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.
- Mona Taylor: Like I want to read that empty mind of yours.
- The Flash: Back off, all of you. That's your only warning.
- Deon Owens: Seriously, that's all you got?
- Psych: It's three against one, Flash.
- Alexa Rivera: You don't stand a chance.
- The Flash: Good thing I brought backup.
- [O.G. Reverse-Flash and Fast Track arrive]