The Flash (TV Series)

Heart of the Matter, Part 2 (2021)

Jessica Parker Kennedy: Nora West-Allen, XS

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• Nora West-Allen : It just all feels so hopeless.

  Jay Garrick : It never is. Promise you that.

• Nora West-Allen : Bart's gonna be okay. He has to be.

  Caitlin Snow : He will be, Nora.

  Nora West-Allen : You don't know that. Nobody does. Caitlin, we can't get back home. Central City's being torn apart. My dad's out there doing something that'll probably get him killed. It just feels like everything's falling apart.

• Speed Force : Barry, Iris, it's good to see you again.

  Iris West-Allen : Are the other Forces coming, too?

  Speed Force : No. With me here, they're all working overtime to keep the universe in balance. I've seen what you've all been facing. I've been fighting it myself within the Speed Force. Now, you all need to be at full strength in order to defeat this threat, which is why whether you're already a full speedster or have just a spark of Speed Force inside of you, I'm going to give you all a boost. That is if everyone's okay with that.

  Nora West-Allen : [as everyone nods, she snaps, and the others are all supercharged]  Schway.

  Jay Garrick : Yup. That works.

  Iris West-Allen : Barry, Bart's still...

  Speed Force : I know. Oh, my impulsive boy.

  Caitlin Snow : [in the infirmary, watching Bart's vitals inexplicably stabilize]  What in the world?

  Bart Allen : [whooshing into the Speed Lab]  Whoo! Oh! I'm back.

  Barry Allen : [relieved he's okay]  Bart.

  Bart Allen : [group-hugging]  Hi, did you miss me? Did you miss me? Oh, thank you for the reboot, S.F.N. I appreciate it. Speed Force Nana. Uh, it's... it's our little thing. Oh, somebody re-did my nails. It must have been Caitlin.

• Barry Allen : So what are we gonna do about Godspeed's ultimatum?

  Nora West-Allen : We have to give him what he wants: organic speed.

  Barry Allen : Nora, I'm never gonna do that.

  Nora West-Allen : Dad, everything will be destroyed. Not just Bart, but whole families. We have to protect them.

  Barry Allen : What about our family? If Heart is Bart's Thawne, that means he's already caused Bart a lifetime of pain and suffering. But we can stop this, here, in this time, by finding another way.

  Nora West-Allen : But we've tried everything, Dad, and nothing's worked. And now Bart's dying, and we're still no closer to ending this damn war!

  Iris West-Allen : Nora, honey, if his clones could do this your brother, then what do you think would happen if the real August Heart got organic speed?

• Barry Allen : Ever since this war began, we've been outfought and outnumbered. That ends now. For all their speed, our opponents, no matter how fast they are, they can't outrun a force of nature.

  Nora West-Allen : [the Speed Force whooshes in]  Big Nora! It's so good to see you. Yeah, we've already met. Remember when I first saw you? I was like, "Oh my gosh, the freaking Speed Force." And I was just so amazed and-and nervous and I just kept rambling on and on and on and totally embarrassing myself because she...

  Speed Force : Good to see you, too, Little Nora.

  Jay Garrick : This is a rare pleasure, ma'am. And if I may, you look a whole lot like someone very close to me.

  Speed Force : I get that a lot.

• Barry Allen : We need to get back out there. Frost and Mecha-Vibe need our help.

  Iris West-Allen : Yeah, we will, as soon as...

  Nora West-Allen : [watching the Godspeeds vanish]  They're gone again. Wow, Frost and Mecha-Vibe make a hell of a team.

  Barry Allen : Chester, how long would it take to rebuild the S.E.E.?

  Chester P. Runk : Uh... four or five weeks, maybe?

  Bart Allen : Well, how come your tech thingy affected the clones and not us?

  Chester P. Runk : Well, you're all organic speedsters, so I tweaked my Pops' design to only target artificial cell membranes.

  Jay Garrick : Making it ineffective against us. Well done.

  Nora West-Allen : Dad, Mom, I know you both wanna keep the future safe, but if we don't stop this right now, there won't be a future to save. Please, can you just consider giving Heart organic speed?

  Barry Allen : Nora, I know that seems like the answer... but we're your parents. It's our job to protect you.

  Bart Allen : Maybe so. But Central City doesn't need parents right now. Dad, it needs heroes.

• Godspeed : [in Punjabi]  Your end is near!

  The Flash : No one is dying tonight, Heart. But you are going to Iron Heights.

  Godspeed : [switching to English]  You'll have to catch me first!

  Nora West-Allen : Dad, be careful! You don't know what he's capable of!

  The Flash : I will.

• Caitlin Snow : Thank God you guys are okay.

  Jay Garrick : We managed to save the reactor, but it looks like round two is about to begin.

  Iris West-Allen : And this time, there's no Speed Force Nora or the S.E.E.

  Nora West-Allen : We threw everything we had at them.

  Bart Allen : What are we gonna do? Dad?

• Barry Allen : [giving organic speed to August]  No matter what happens, stay here.

  Nora West-Allen : What?

  Bart Allen : Absolutely not.

  Barry Allen : Your mother and I have a plan.

• XS : Dad, something's wrong.

  Impulse : What's happening to us?

  Jay Garrick : Flash, we have a problem.

  Impulse : [watching all the Godspeed clones get back up]  But we knocked 'em all out!

  Jay Garrick : They're being recharged.

  Iris West-Allen : How?

  Speed Force : They're feeding off me. It's what happened inside the Speed Force. And now that energy drain is affecting all of us.

  The Flash : Nora, you have to go.

  Speed Force : I can't let you fight alone.

  The Flash : You'll still be with us, but you have to leave. Right now.

  [she whooshes away] 

  The Flash : We're not going down without a fight.

• August Heart : How exactly will this give me my memories back?

  Jay Garrick : The theory is your artificial speed cells have gone dormant. But we believe that a speed boost from Barry can jumpstart them and give you organic speed.

  Cecile Horton : And the harness should trigger the rest. Hey, don't worry. It's gonna be okay.

  August Heart : Yeah. If... if this does work, I'll try to come back. Differently.

  Jay Garrick : Good luck.

  Nora West-Allen : Are you okay?

  Bart Allen : If Dad is right, and we're actually creating the future by doing this... everything from now on will be different.

  August Heart : I know you don't have to do this. So whatever your reasons are, I know they're pretty important. I just hope this works out for both of us.

  Barry Allen : Me, too.

• Caitlin Snow : How did you bring Thawne back?

  Iris West-Allen : Well, the Speed Force did it by connecting with the negative side, which is pretty dangerous. So with Barry occupied, I was the perfect choice to anchor the Speed Force.

  Nora West-Allen : Wait. Tapping into the Negative Speed Force... do I even know who you guys are?

  Bart Allen : Okay, but why Thawne? Like, why not just let us come help instead?

  Barry Allen : Sometimes, what makes a speedster dangerous isn't just speed.

  Jay Garrick : It's having no limits on how they use it.

  Barry Allen : Right. Godspeed has no limits. But Thawne, his one limit is he can't let anyone else kill me. That's why I knew he'd turn on me the first chance he got.

  Nora West-Allen : But, Dad, Thawne's still out there.

  Barry Allen : Yeah, and he'll be back someday, but that's future us's problem.

  Jay Garrick : What about August Heart?

  Barry Allen : He's in Iron Heights now.

  Jay Garrick : But, Barry, he knows your real identity. What if he talks?

  Barry Allen : Luckily, he's a speedster. So Speed Force Nora was able to remove that from his memory.

  Caitlin Snow : It's finally over.

  Bart Allen : Great. Can we eat now? I'm starving.

  Barry Allen : Family dinner tonight, on Dad.

  Nora West-Allen : Yeah, I would love that.

  Caitlin Snow : That sounds perfect.

  Barry Allen : I'll get us a reservation.

• Chester P. Runk : [with their speed, Nora, Bart, and Jay reassemble the S.E.E]  Whoa, you guys are stellar.

  Bart Allen : Thank you. What did we just do?

  Chester P. Runk : Well, you saved me at least three weeks in the proverbial salt mines of science. At this rate, the modified version of my Pops' S.E.E. could be up and running in a day or two.

  Jay Garrick : A day or two? Isn't there some way we can speed that up a little?

  Nora West-Allen : There is, but Mom and Dad won't change their minds.

  Barry Allen : We already did. We're gonna give August organic speed.

  Bart Allen : [chortling]  Okay.

  [realizing he's serious] 

  Bart Allen : Oh, you're not kidding.

  Nora West-Allen : Where's Mom?

  Barry Allen : She's still with the Speed Force. They're both helping, too.

  Jay Garrick : What changed your mind?

  Barry Allen : My kids, when I realized that their future starts right now.