The Flash (2014) s07e06 Episode Script

1
It feels like my shift
started 100 years ago.
Drink more coffee.
You're around it all day. Duh.
Besides, that place is so boring.
Wait. What's that?
Yeah. Just some guy cosplaying.
- What's he doing now?
- I don't know.
Must be some sort of
Comic-Con thing or something.
What in the world?
Natalie? Natalie, what's that noise?
Natalie, what's that noise?
Natalie? Natalie?
My beautiful boy.
I'm giving him all the
strength I can to heal him,
which means I'll be
weak for a bit longer.
Because Psych and Fuerza attacked you?
Exactly.
Do you remember what happened?
Only some of it.
When I was reborn,
I was surrounded by light and love.
Then came the pain.
I could feel these Forces of Nature
were like me, only evil.
If they're like you, then why
are they trying to kill you?
I'm not sure, but I think it's to feed.
That's why I had to find Barry Allen.
I thought he could keep me
safe until I fully recovered.
But if the other Forces
find me in this condition,
I wouldn't survive another attack.
Don't worry.
We are gonna figure out
a way to keep you safe.
Somehow.
Holy Henry T. Sampson.
Wow, so you're the actual,
all-encompassing,
immeasurably interstellar,
and mind-bendingly cosmorrific
Yes, Chester P. Runk.
I am the Speed Force.
Whoo-hoo, Chessman.
How's that isotope detection
system coming along?
Yeah, actually She knows my name.
I think she does.
Okay.
Behold, believers.
This puppy I designed
can boost isotopic signals
for our satellites to scan.
Now all we need to do
is build a few units,
place them around the outskirts
of the city, and eureka.
And then we would get an early warning
if Psych or Fuerza decided to come back.
And they can detect
foundational isotopic signatures,
so we won't just know they're coming.
We'll know whoever it
is, Psych or Fuerza,
which one is headed our way.
Chester, that is amazing.
Could we use this to
follow the other Forces?
Perhaps find them before they find us?
Not yet. Right now,
they only work in close proximity, so
But at least now
we have a way to help protect you.
Cisco, how long would it take
to make enough amplifiers?
We have everything we need
in the S.T.A.R. Labs van,
so we could build them
as we go.
So let's do this, baby, 'cause
Team Chesco's on the case.
Let's get it.
Separated at birth.
Hey, what's all this?
Norvock finally brought
the rest of my stuff over
from one of Amunet's stash houses.
I was gonna throw everything
away, but then muse struck.
- Oh, wow. It's great.
- Yeah.
This'll really give the place
some attitude when I'm done.
I'm sorry. You want
to hang that in here?
Yeah. That empty wall behind you.
It's been driving me crazy.
Well, you know what they say.
Great minds.
What do you think?
Um
It's missing something.
Huh.
Much better.
You know, art should always
provoke a strong reaction.
Oh, it does.
And sensor is ready.
Excellent.
Once the amplifier goes live,
then our early warning
system will be a go.
And that means it's time
for coffee and a cronut.
Coffee and a cronut.
Actually, you know, there's
a Sip-n-Dash in Masonville.
Or was, back in the day.
Oh, I used to live there,
but Grandma Runk and
I moved to Central City
when I was done with high school.
All right. Looks like we're ready to go.
Okay, cool.
What?
Why?
Look at this.
What do you think?
You think it's the neutrino filtrations
- glitching on it?
- Cisco, Cisco, Cisco, Cisco.
What?
We're okay?
We're okay.
What was that?
I have no idea.
Well, looks like the sensor's working.
Huh.
Did I give you my phone?
No.
Mine's gone too.
Okay, hold up. Where's the van?
It was just here. What
Uh.
Does the van have a secret cloaking mode
that I don't know about?
Asking for a friend.
That's no van.
Whoa.
Chess, we've just been under-the-domed.
Nora?
You all right?
Yeah.
Just making sure
nothing happens to Barry.
How do you deal with all this?
Well, it's never easy
dealing with a threat,
especially when it affects
someone that you care about.
But don't worry, okay?
By this time tomorrow, Barry
will be back to his old self.
Healed, wrapped up on
the couch, full BBB-style.
BBB Barry's blanket burrito.
It's um
It's hard to explain.
No. I understand.
It's something between the two of you.
Actually, you know what?
It doesn't have to be.
I want to show you
something. Come with me.
We made it.
Now, we can find a phone
and call S.T.A.R. Labs before
Tell me you're seeing what I'm seeing.
Does it have anything to do
with "Space Jam" being back in stock?
At that Blockbuster Video
that doesn't exist anymore?
Yeah, and get this.
I saw a Sip-n-Dash store back there
that got torn down when
I was in high school.
I think we just time traveled.
Really?
So tonight we're gonna
party like it's 1998?
None of the payphones work,
we don't have cell phones,
and we're trapped in
an invisible barrier.
We are stuck
in the 90s?
This is so epic. Epic.
Oh, wait. No, no, no.
It is off the heezy fo' sheezy.
Heezy fo
Okay, cheesy. Why
don't you calm down?
Look, is this freaking awesome?
Yes.
Do we desperately need
to figure out a way
to get back home? Also yes.
Well, how are we supposed to do that
without a DeLorean or hot tub?
By looking at what brought us here:
a green energy wave
that looks like it came
straight out of Turtle
2.0 White Whale's Revenge.
Coincidence? I think not.
Look, I know you and Turtle
2.0 kind of have this thing.
I'll say.
Maybe we're not dealing
with a meta at all.
The amplifier showed an isotopic surge
when the wave hit.
So it's one of our Forces. Wait.
Check the signatures.
Was it Fuerza or Psych?
Neither.
The sensor detected a temporal energy.
So there's a new Force in town, and
- And it can control time.
- Yeah, okay.
We gotta get out of
here and warn the team.
The Speed Force isn't safe.
Not so fast.
We need to know exactly
who we're up against.
You remember how the Speed Force asked
if the amplifiers
could track the Forces?
If we added a transmitter
diode to the sensor
It could localize the
isotopic circuits enough
to detect a new Force
within a 20-yard radius.
Right, but we need the
kind of maxed-out receiver
that just doesn't exist yet.
Time to go shopping.
Man, there's a Tech Station right here.
Chess, hurry up. This is embarrassing.
See?
One man's trash is another man's
Another man's reason for a tetanus shot?
I already got my tetanus shot.
I can't believe you just
used junk to fix our sensor.
Ah, just think of it as
one repurposed Force finder.
Aw. Rest in peace, UltraFax 4000.
Damn, they don't make
them like you anymore.
All right.
Let's find ourselves a time god.
To high school, huh?
The sensor seems to think
they're in here somewhere.
Let's do this.
Yo, yo, yo. For real?
Masonville's principal
suffers zero fools, feel me?
All right. Then we just sneak in.
- Simple.
- Uh-uh.
We gotta blend in. We
gotta kick it up a notch.
All right. Here's the plan.
We ask people questions, see if anybody
has any diabolical plans
to alter the future
Yes.
And then we check the
sensor. If it spikes
- Then we found our time god.
- Let's get it.
- This for the yearbook?
- Yeah.
"Future Falcon Forecast" section.
What's the question again?
Where do you see yourself in 23 years?
Mm.
Shorties always be running
when I start to flow
Balling on the stage,
but my boo's a no-show
My girl complains my verses be weak
She takes the 8-ball. See?
Outcome looks bleak, yeah
23. Yeah.
In 23 years,
I'll be like everyone else
in this dumb high school.
A zombie. Totally dead.
But I'm the bomb
I'm gonna kill, in the future
Blowing all them rap minds,
you'll be needing a suture
Dead inside, from slaving
away at a thankless job.
Oh.
Nice, nice, nice, nice, nice.
- Jobs are bad.
- That'll be all.
Yeah. Keep going.
Keep spitting. Yeah,
you got it, boy, hey.
Blowing all them rap minds,
you'll be needing a suture
Boom, and that's my "Falcon Forecast"
It's Reggie Q, I'm out. The past.
- Oh!
- Dropped the mic.
- Yes, yes.
- Aw, no, he was spitting.
No.
No? Okay.
- Carry the two
- No, you don't carry the two.
Hey, dog, check it out.
Parents got it for me.
Said they want the NFL to
be able to hit me up anytime.
- It's hella cool, right?
- Yeah, yeah, nice, Deon.
Yeah, man.
You know, in the future, I
want to be just like Deon.
You know, he's gonna kill it
in the state championship tomorrow.
Yo, K Swizzle. It's time to bounce.
Well
That's not him.
Wait till those dumb jocks
see what the future
has in store for them.
Yo, Parker, right?
Listen, do you have a
couple minutes to spare,
so we can ask you a few questions?
- Who are you?
- We're students.
- Students.
- Just like you.
Yeah. You guys talk like my dad.
Parker.
- What?
- Come on.
Don't be wack, all right? We are 17.
- I'm 16.
- We love "The Real World".
We like Beanie Babies and "The Matrix".
"The Matrix" hasn't come out yet.
Ah, shoot. See?
I had a feeling. Wait a second.
How did you know that?
This isn't right.
You gotta help me, please.
We're trapped in the same date.
No, wait.
It knows I broke free.
It's gonna start over. Oh, God.
Oh, not again.
Okay.
That was freaky.
You all right, dude?
Who are you?
Where am I?
Did you take my headgear?
Dude, it's me. Chester.
No.
No, I don't know you.
Stranger danger.
Stranger danger? Uh.
Cisco, how old are you?
I'm seven, you predator.
Because you still think it's 1998.
Oh, no.
Please, sir. Don't chase after me.
I don't want to get in your van.
I'm not trying to hurt
you. Listen, just listen okay?
You're not seven.
You're 30, and you're a scientist
at S.T.A.R. Labs. Remember?
What about visiting Atlantis
or King Shark versus Grodd?
Oh, God, please tell me you
remember "Game of Thrones".
- Littlefinger.
- Yes.
- The Iron Throne.
- Yes.
"The Rains of Castamere."
"The Rains of Castamere." Yes.
Chester.
How did we get here?
Last thing I remember, Parker
was going all "Get Out" on us.
Oh, no. Parker is not our Biff Tannen.
A modern reference jolted
him awake, just like you.
But we're back on Main Street.
Right before the wave hit,
Parker said it's gonna
Start over.
Gotta go.
It's a time loop.
This isn't about changing the future.
It's about reliving
one day over and over.
When Parker woke up, it reset the loop,
but why didn't you get whammied?
I think the sensor
absorbed the temporal energy
and shielded me.
Only, by the looks of it,
that's not happening again.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
We have to fix this.
Otherwise, if the loop
resets, we won't be shielded.
We won't remember that
we're stuck in the past,
and we'll be trapped
here, like everyone else.
- We have to fix this now.
- Okay, you know what?
I think I have the parts to
fix this at Grandma Runk's.
Perfect. Let's go there right now,
and while we're on our
way, maybe we can figure out
what's so special about December 4, '98.
Uh. You know what?
These parts ain't at Grandma Runk's.
Someplace better.
Please don't go dumpster diving.
This blanket is quite well-loved.
He's had it for years.
How does swaddling himself help?
Well, it's not about the blanket.
It's more like wrapping himself
in the memories and the comfort
associated with the blanket.
It's like being hugged
by warm, loving arms.
His mother made it for him.
He doesn't really talk
about her much, so
Not even with you?
They were so close.
Being reminded of what happened,
he's forced to think about that night.
The violence of it
all It stays with him,
and I wish I could
take that away from him,
but I can't.
TI-82.
Girl, you still fine.
Stop flirting with the calculators.
We've got a problem.
- What?
- The X-76 power converter.
They just sold the last one to that guy.
Okay, chill. It's not that big a deal.
He actually looks pretty reasonable.
I say we just offer to
buy it back from him.
No, no, no. We can't go after him.
Okay. Why not?
Chess, what's going on?
We can't go after him because
he's my dad.
I'm the last person he'd
want to help right now.
Chess, you wanna tell
me what's going on?
Look, my Pops was
a very smart guy
who traveled all the
time trying to get rich
off of his latest invention,
so he never had time for me.
It was always, "Sorry, son.
I don't believe in quitting."
Look, whatever happened
Tomorrow, my dad dies in a car accident
on his way to some big
meeting in Coast City.
Today's the last day I see him alive.
I'm sorry.
That's heavy for anyone,
let alone a kid.
What if
What if you're here for a reason?
This could be your chance
to talk to your dad.
I'm good with that, dude.
I can't save his life.
That would just reset
the time loop, so
Now I just gotta
Just gotta stay firm.
Keep doing my thing.
I understand.
Don't worry about the
converter, all right?
I'll get it from him.
Wait. You're gonna go talk to my dad?
Just long enough to get the X-76.
Then I come back here,
we fix everything,
and it all goes back to normal.
That is what you want, right?
Oh, thank God.
I thought you might go
somewhere Barry knows,
but you weren't at S.T.A.R. Labs,
and CCPD seemed unlikely.
Yes, and I know how he
loves the coffee here.
I never took into account
how much his mother's death
might still weigh on him.
What have I done?
I'll change my appearance.
Appear in my true form
to all of you, from
now on, as lightning,
because I can't keep
hurting him like this.
You're not causing him pain.
You're giving him a gift.
How?
It's like how his blanket
reminds him of his mom,
and that memory gives
him comfort and peace.
It's the same thing with you.
So I'm not a painful reminder?
No, not at all. You are a happy one.
I may be his lightning rod,
but you are his lightning.
Thank you.
Can I help you, kid?
Me? Uh, yeah.
I'd like to buy your X-76 converter.
What makes you think I have one, Mr?
Boyega.
John Boyega.
The clerk at the tech shop said
that you bought the last one,
and they don't get another
shipment for a week, so
Look, I'd like to help you,
but I need this X-76
power converter too.
You need it for some
important invention right?
Nope. I'm throwing it away.
Uh
Ha, my son Chester is
working on a project.
I've looked at his plans.
Two days from now, he's
gonna need that part,
but I'll be back on the road by then.
I'm throwing it away now so
that he can find it later,
when he needs it.
Do you have kids, Mr. Boyega?
If you do, someday you'll understand.
Wait, so why not just give it to him?
It's my way of teaching
him to be resourceful
and a problem solver.
- It's kind of brilliant.
- I know.
Plus, he gets the joy of
learning to see treasure
where other people see trash.
Do you do this kind
of thing a lot for him?
Everything I do is for him.
He's the reason I get
out of bed in the morning.
But don't you ever resent
having to work so hard 24/7?
I'm the boy's father
And Chester's worth any
sacrifice I have to make.
Besides, when it comes to him
I don't believe in quitting.
So you don't care
about your work more than your son.
You care about your work because of him.
I'm just a man trying
to do the right thing.
Make my son proud.
Yeah. This is weird.
Sorry. It's pretty inspiring.
And I hope I can be a
great dad too someday.
Something tells me you will be.
I'm still not selling
you that part though.
But if you really need one,
I think I have an idea.
Hold that.
Cisco, my Pops is pretty cool, man.
Yeah? It sounds like it.
I'm just really glad
we had a day to hang out.
It made me realize that
my Pops isn't just smart.
Dude's a genius.
Check it.
Pops and I built it together.
Wow.
You know what this means.
Now, we can disrupt
the temporal isotopes
- And go home.
- Yes.
Yo, nerds! Been looking for you.
Hey. Yo, Deon.
We were just going to
Thinking of going to
Blockbuster.
- You ever see "Space Jam"?
- Four times, man.
Oh, man, it's so good.
Now, it's time to kick you
wannabe Urkels to the curb,
because whoever you two are,
you don't belong here.
This is my time
And you two gotta go.
Time god.
Thanks for ruining my perfect day, not.
Yo, Deon.
Why bum around 1998?
Man, I thought you left
the small-town life
for college and the NFL.
That wasn't me!
You will have 30 minutes to create
an amuse-bouche that will tickle
Oh, crap.
Katie, I think we got a problem.
What do you mean?
Grandma Runk said that
after you won state
It was the second-string quarterback
that led the team to victory.
Not me, dumbass.
I got injured and taken
out in the first quarter.
He got all the victory.
Me?
I got four pins in my knee
and a job selling used cars.
I came back to the past
because I have no future!
That's weird,
'cause your future looks bright to me.
You dweebs really think you can stop me?
You tripping.
- Oh, not good.
- Oh, snap.
I just erased it from time. My bad.
Could somebody please tell me
what this green energy
is doing to my city?
There are geothermic
isotopes all over the city,
which means we know
it's one of the Forces.
We're just trying to
figure out which one.
This used to be a tablet.
So it's not just me?
Baby girl.
You look incredible.
So do you, Dad.
Frost.
Caitlin.
Thanks for trying.
Nora, Iris told me you were here,
but it is so good to see you.
It's good to see you too, Captain.
Scans show the isotopic
foundation is unstable.
The green wave is spreading
and heading toward downtown.
What's that noise?
Natalie? Natalie!
Natalie?
Oh, my God.
I was able to trace the
energy to a nearby town.
- Masonville?
- Cisco and Chester
were installing an early
warning system by there.
Looks like something triggered
the amplifier's sensor.
If I can access the data drive,
I might be able to figure
out what set this off.
- Temporal, as in time travel?
- Yeah, but this energy
doesn't match Psych or
Fuerza, which means
Which means that we're dealing
with a new Force of
Nature that can alter time.
Buckle up, fools,
'cause once I reset my time loop,
you'll forget everything.
We gotta get out of
here. He's too powerful.
We can't fight him on our own.
Come on. Chess?
I don't believe in quitting.
These isotopic signature
are moving at speeds
that should be impossible.
This new Force
is rewinding time at random,
and we can't stop it.
What happens if we get stuck
in one of these time pockets?
We could end up in the Stone Age.
Oh, my God.
It's up to Cisco and Chester now.
Hey. Yo, Deon.
Listen to me.
You can make us
forget our futures,
but there's no power in the world
- that'll make you forget yours.
- Yeah, tell me about it.
I've tried to rewrite
that night 100 times.
No matter what I try to do,
I can't change what happens.
What happened to you
must be a fixed point.
You can't change it.
So maybe you should stop trying,
and instead choose to see
the possibilities in every new day.
Look, your future's
still not written, Deon.
I hate my future!
I'm supposed to be the
next Patrick Mahomes, man.
Look, I know it's easy
to hold on to the bad stuff.
Ever since I was a kid,
I thought my Pops cared
more about his job than me.
Boo-hoo, man.
And I carried the hurt
around with me for years.
But today,
when I looked at my
past with fresh eyes
I saw that my dad worked
hard to give me a better life.
And once I saw that, it helped
me let go of that pain, Deon.
And you can do the same.
But not until you stop
letting one moment in your past
define all the moments in your future.
The future's on me?
Yeah.
So I get to figure
out what it looks like.
So I get to decide what
happens from now on.
Not just for me
But for everyone.
Time to bounce.
Well, Barry, looks like
your vitals have stabilized.
How you feeling?
I feel fine.
So no luck finding Deon yet?
So far, satellites haven't found
any traces of his
temporal energy signature.
And he's a time god, so who knows where
or when he might be hiding?
Plus, I think Deon's only
just now starting to realize
the full scope of his powers.
But I don't get it.
Not once did he mention
chasing after you.
Well, unlike the others,
he might not know that I survived.
- That makes sense.
- You know, it's weird.
Every time you and
Chester talk about Deon,
he sounds a lot more
reasonable than Psych
and a lot less lethal than Fuerza.
Even so, being able to control time
makes him the most powerful Force yet.
He could stop you in your
tracks anytime, anywhere.
That's his power.
It's like he's the
opposite of the Speed Force.
He's the Still Force.
Which I guess would make Fuerza
the Strength Force.
And that would make
Psych the Sage Force.
If this new Force is
more powerful than me,
then how did you defeat him, Cisco?
Uh, I didn't defeat him.
Chester P. did.
Uh, I got lucky.
Yeah, I'm gonna leave
the going mano a mano
with big bads to the Flash from now on.
Oh, that's Kamilla.
Supposed to meet up at
Jitters. Caitlin, you still in?
Absolutely. Let me grab my bag.
How about you, Chess? You still down?
No, I actually have an errand to run,
but bring a brother back a Vibe-a-ccino?
Duh.
Hey, you didn't get lucky, all right?
What you did out there
I'm proud of you.
Yeah.
I guess I'm just a man
trying to do the right thing.
Make my Pops proud.
Caitlin, hurry up.
I'm trying to get this
coffee and a cronut.
Iris, thanks to you,
I'm seeing things a lot clearer now.
Well, I imagine you two
are anxious to get home,
so I'll see you in the morning.
Wait.
You're staying here tonight?
Well, I want to know right away
if the satellites find the other Forces.
Yeah, no, I get that,
but we'll get an alert if that happens.
Nora, we have clean sheets
in our guest room and
plenty of blankets.
- Sounds cozy.
- Yeah, it is.
You should stay with us tonight.
Right, Barry?
Um, sure.
Yeah, of course.
You have no idea how much
that would mean to me.
Really.
It's our pleasure.
I got you, Pops.
Time to finish what you started.
Okay.
Oh, no.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Is that damn time bubble back?
Oh, no. I just liked the look,
so I decided to swing by a thrift store.
Picked up these bad boys too.
- Listen, we need to talk.
- Ugh.
Nothing good ever starts
with, "We need to talk."
This new state liaison
that's auditing CCPD,
her name's Kristen Kramer,
I just found out that
she's here to catch
a dangerous fugitive meta-human.
- Hmm.
- She's here for Killer Frost.
- That's not who I am anymore.
- I know.
I just got to find a
way to make her see that.
In the meantime, you need to lay low.
Yeah. That's not gonna happen.
She's former Army Intelligence, Frost.
I don't care if she's
Xena, Warrior Princess.
I am finally free to live my own life,
and no one is gonna
take that away from me.
So if this Kristen Kramer
wants to come after me,
then I say bring it on.