- The Flash enlists a host of speedster allies, including Iris and his children from the future - Bart and Nora-West Allen to end the speedster war and defeat a deadly new adversary: The villainous Godspeed.
- Barry learns what August wants in return for stopping the Godspeed War, and turns to an unexpected but limitless ally to stop his super-charged opponent from the future without endangering Nora and Bart. Afterward, Barry and Iris renew their vows.—Gislef
- In the med bay, Caitlin assures Nora that Bart will be back. Nora says that it feels like everything is falling apart.
Joe and Kristen watch two Godspeeds fight on the hood of the car. More Godspeeds arrive and fight each other, and Joe and Kristen get out of Kristen's car and watch.
In August's mental cathedral, Barry asks August what he really wants. August is amused by Barry's directness, and threatens Nora and Bart. August tells Barry that once he was a physicist who dreamed of moving faster than light, and developed the velocity formula. No matter how fast August ran, he realized that he'd never be fast enough.
Barry asks August how he can stop the war, and that one side wants to kill August. doesn't believe that Barry will sell him out, but says that Bart is a different story/ He explains that Bart is one that taught him that imitation speed would always be a pale imitation of the real thing, and says that Bart is unworthy of his "gift" that should have been August's. August tells Barry that he will have organic speed because of Barry.
August says that it's all a plan to force Barry's hand, and admits that he lost his because of fracturing himself in town. He tells Barry to give him his speed and he'll absorb his other selves, or he'll let Central City burn. Barry says that it's impossible, and August tells him to figure it out or Central City will destroyed August demands an answer, and Barry refuses to help.
When August screams in rage, Barry snaps out of the mental state. The August in the real world wakes up as well, and asks Barry what the "real" him said.
The team meet privately in the med bay, and Nora says that they have to give August what he wants. Barry says that he's never going to destroy it, and Barry tells his daughter that they have to stop August there and now. Iris says that as long as they're still standing, there's hope. Iris and Nora go to check on Bart, and Barry says that they need a fast idea to defeat Godspeed.
In the lounge, Cecile finds August sitting by himself. He wonders what he should do, and Cecile tells him that Team Flash can find a way to stop the war if anyone can. August says that they think of him as a killer in the future, and he asks how he can live with the fact that he's the bad guy in the future. Cecile tells him that she can feel sense his remorse, and bad guys don't feel remorse. She tells August that maybe the future isn't set where he becomes a villain.
Chester finds Allegra at the office, and she says that she can't ever charge the SEE. He says that all he cares about is Allegra, and what is on her is Flash being alive because Allegra helped him instead of Allegra. Chester reminds Allegra that she saved Flash from Godspeed, and Esperanza is the one who let the city down. He asks Allegra if she's with him, and Allegra hugs him and then they leave.
At STAR Labs, Barry says that for all their speed, their opponent can't outrun a force of nature. Speed Force, "Big Nora" runs in. Jay tells Big Nora that she looks close to someone close to him. She says that the other Forces are working to keep the universe in balance, and she's going to give them all a boost. They agree, and Big Nora charges them all up, including Iris. Big Nora then concentrates and charges up Bart, and runs to the others. He sees "Uncle Jay, and Jay says that he kind of likes it. Barry says that it's time to end the civil war once and for all.
The Godspeeds continue fighting, as people run in town. Joe and Kristen help evacuate them, and a Godspeed grabs Joe and prepares to kill him. Kristen speeds up, grabs Joe, and runs away with him to safety. She glows with energy and collapses.
Bart arrives and attract the Godspeeds' attention. The others arrive, and Barry tells them to wear down the Godspeeds and make them exhaust their energies. Bart throws Speed Force shuriken, and Nora uses her gauntlets. Big Nora drains their energy, and Jay charges his helmet with speed force and bounces it off the Godspeeds.
Flash and Iris fight back to back, and check in with Frost and Mecha-Vibe, who are holding their own elsewhere. The Godspeeds recharge, and Big Nora realizes that they're feeding off of her and its affecting the speed of the others. Flash tells her that she has to leave, and Big Nora speeds away.
The Godspeeds close in on the Tricksters, and Allegra teleports in with the SEE. She super-charges it, and Chester and Caitlin monitor it from STAR Labs. The SEE knocks out the Godspeeds before burning out, but Caitlin calls them on their comms to warn them that more Godspeeds are on their way.
The group retreat to Godspeeds, and wonder what they're going to do about the Godspeeds overrunning Central City. Everyone turns to Barry, who says that they have to get back there. The Godspeeds disappear off the monitor, and Chester says that it will take several weeks to rebuild the SEE and he tweaked it to only affect artificially-powered speedsters.
Nora suggests again that Barry find a way to give August the speed he wants. Barry refuses to endanger his children, and Bart tells him that the city needs heroes, not parents.
Two Minutes Earlier
Mecha-Vibe and Frost are fighting the Godspeeds, and Mecha-Vibe tells Frost to hold his breath. He activates his stasis field, and the Godspeeds can't penetrate it and run off. The shield shuts off due to the timer that Mecha-Vibe build into it.
That night at STAR Labs, Bart, Nora, and Jay reassemble the SEE under Chester's direction, at superspeed. Chester says that it could be done in a day or two. Bart comes in and says that they're going to give August organic speed, and he's doing it for his children's future.
The team comes up with a harness and puts it on August, and Jay tells him that his speed force has gone dormant, and a boost from Barry should reactivate the speed force in August. Cecile assures him that it will be okay, and August says that he'll try to come back different.
Bart and Nora watch, and Bart point out that they're creating their nemesis and the future/
August tells Barry that he hopes it work out for both of them. Barry feeds his speed force into the harness, and August twitches and then screams. Cecile tells August not to do it, and August says that he likes being a bad guy. August transmutes into a burst of energy going through the ceiling, and Barry tells Nora and Bart to stay there, and that he and Iris have a plan.
On the roof, August rematerializes wearing his Godspeed costume. He calls his "children" to him, absorbing them as energy. Flash arrive and Godspeed says that now the hero is going to die by his hand. The hero tells Godspeed that nobody is going to die, but the villain is going to Iron Heights. Godspeed says that Flash will have to catch him first and runs off.
In the house in the Speed Force, Big Nora tells Iris that she'll have to be her anchor while she concentrates. Big Nora starts gathering speed force energy.
Flash is unable to catch up to Godspeed, and the hero is knocked down. Godspeed comes back and tells Flash that there can only be one god of speed, and blasts Flash with energy.
Bart starts to gout and help his father. Jay tells him to stop, but Bart refuses to let August kill anyone else he loved. The older man says that Barry always has a plan, and Bart backs down.
Thawne arrives and knocks Godspeed flying, then helps Flash up. Thawne has agreed to take Godspeed down in return for them for him freeing him. Godspeed recovers and says that they can't kill a god, and calls down lightning from the sky and makes a spear. Thawne and Flash create weapons of energy, and the three fight.
Godspeed knocks Thawne down, and Flash locks swords with him until Godspeed blasts him down. Thawne recovers and drives his sword through Godspeed's chest, and Barry runs to him and confirms that he's almost dead. Thawne says that he dealt with the threat, and now it's just the two of them. Barry tells Thawne to walk away while he still can, and Thawne says that Barry is too weak to stop him.
Barry catches Thawne's fist at superspeed and throws him across the pavement. Thawne is surprised that Barry is now faster than him, says that he will find a way to speed himself up, and speeds away.
Later back STAR Labs, Iris tells the others that Big Nora tapped into the Negative Speed Force to bring Thawne back. Barry explains that they needed a speedster with no limits, and they've imprisoned August in Iron Heights. Big Nora used her connection to the Speed Force to wipe August's mind of Barry's identity.
The others go to dinner, and Barry tells Iris that he swore to himself that he would make it up to her that she never had the wedding she deserves. He reproposes to her and asks Iris to remarry him, and she agrees.
The following Tuesday at the West house, Kristen comes to see Joe. He asks how she is, and Kristen says that she didn't know but her meta test came back positive. Creyke has super-healing powers, while she can mimic the power of any mimic in close proximity. It's given her a new perspective on the path she's taken on law enforcement, and apologizes for what she did. Joe assures Kristen that he knew her heart was in the right place, and Kristen says that she's taking an indefinite leave of absence from the CCPD. She and Joe part as friends.
Caitlin and Frost go to the West house together when Chillblaine bails on Frost, Joan comes with Jay, and Barry and Iris have their renewal ceremony. Cecile tells Joe that she loves weddings. Cisco does the honors but first Bart insists on singing a romantic ballad for his parents.
When Bart is done, everyone applauds and Cisco does the honors. Barry and Iris both read what they wrote, Iris first. Iris says that they're their own force of nature, and she promises to continue loving Barry with all of her heart. Barry says that Iris is his past, present and only future. He promises to continue loving her forever.
Cisco has them say that they're taking each other to cherish and love, and Barry and Iris so do. He pronounces them husband and wife, and has them kiss. Barry does so in Flashtime to make the moment last "forever".
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