The Flash (TV Series)

Failure Is an Orphan (2019)

Jessica Parker Kennedy: Nora West-Allen, XS

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• Nora West-Allen : Okay, I thought something big was supposed to be going on down here.

  Iris West-Allen : Oh, I don't know. It's pretty big.

  Barry Allen : Feast your eyes on the newest addition to the Jitters menu.

  [Nora gasps excitedly] 

  Iris West-Allen : The XS-presso.

  Nora West-Allen : [squeaking]  I got my own drink!

  Iris West-Allen : It's pretty schway, right?

  Barry Allen : Think of what could be next. An XS action figure? XS Day?

  Nora West-Allen : Guys, you are embarrassing me.

• The Flash : You have the cuffs? Let's go get him.

  XS : We don't need to.

  The Flash : What?

  XS : Look at this burn mark. That acid guy, he - he must've been there when the photo was taken.

  The Flash : What are you talking about?

  XS : Dad, today's the day you stop Cicada.

• Nora West-Allen : If Cicada goes after this acid meta, that means that today's the last day we're going to confront him.

  Sherloque Wells : And our chance to stop him.

  Barry Allen : Yeah, all right, well, then, I gotta figure out exactly what I'm gonna say to him.

  Nora West-Allen : You'll find the words, Dad. I'll help you.

  Cisco Ramon : And I am going to start working on facial rec for this Acid Master. Yup, that's what I'm going with. Always trust your gut, kids.

• Nora West-Allen : I don't understand what happened. I mean, we got Dwyer, we gave him the cure. If... if Cicada doesn't exist anymore, who was that?

  Sherloque Wells : Someone worse.

• Nora West-Allen : The cure is finished, and it works. Now we can use it on Dwyer, and then his connection to the dagger will be broken.

• Nora West-Allen : Okay, people, think. We haven't seen Cicada since the rooftop fight, which means the only way to track him down is to figure out who his next meta-human target's gonna be. Have we double-checked every bank robbery, every lab break-in?

  Sherloque Wells : Yes, yes! We have looked at all of that, all right? And all the criminals that are in custody are simply mere mortals.

  Nora West-Allen : What about the ones on the street?

  Caitlin Snow : Frost says that no new metas have shown up since Norvock went into WITSEC.

  Nora West-Allen : Are the satellites tracking for dark matter or meta-gene bursts or Element X?

  Cisco Ramon : Yes, yes, and yes. They're scanning for everything.

  [to Barry and Iris] 

  Cisco Ramon : Congratulations, you raised a menace.

• Barry Allen : I know with the cure working, we're all ready to put Cicada to rest, but I'm sure he'll resurface soon.

  Nora West-Allen : And then you're gonna give him the chance to take the meta-human cure?

  Barry Allen : Yes, exactly. Even Dwyer deserves a choice. We just gotta convince him to do the right thing.

• Nora West-Allen : Are you ready? This is gonna be one of the biggest challenges of your career as a hero. Do you know what you're gonna to say?

  Barry Allen : Oh, yeah... you know, yeah. I've... I've got some loose thoughts.

  Sherloque Wells : Oh, great. Well, that instills all of us with confidence, right? Loose thoughts? What are you going to say? "Hey, most bloodthirsty enemy! Stop."

  Iris West-Allen : Guys, it worked for Marlize. Maybe not so much for Savitar, but...

  Barry Allen : I will figure out what to say to him, all right? I got this.

• Iris West-Allen : Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down. Say that again?

  Nora West-Allen : There's a photo, it's in the Flash Museum, of Flash and Cicada; the last time they were ever seen confronting each other in public, and in the photo, by Flash's feet, the exact same burn mark left by the meta that we just fought.

  Caitlin Snow : This acid meta was at their final confrontation?

  Cisco Ramon : He must be Cicada's final target.

  Barry Allen : His final target before I vanish and he starts killing again.

• Nora West-Allen : Okay, the clock's ticking and we have no clue how to convince Cicada to take the cure, but we still have our best weapon.

  Barry Allen : Your journal.

  Nora West-Allen : Your legacy. One of the biggest things history remembers about the Flash is your ability to change people's hearts and minds, especially your enemy's, and I have dozens of entries about those times.

  Barry Allen : Any chance you've got the future words I say to Cicada in there?

• Barry Allen : Nora, all... all of these times are... are different. Cicada doesn't even care if he lives when this is over. What am I supposed to say that he'll care about?

  Nora West-Allen : You'll know. The Flash always knows.

• Nora West-Allen : I just don't understand why our plan didn't work.

  Barry Allen : Yeah. You guys did everything right. The only reason it didn't work is because I couldn't convince him.

  Nora West-Allen : Dad, you're the Flash. When the Flash speaks honestly from his heart, people listen.

• Nora West-Allen : All day, I've been trying to figure out a way to stop Cicada, and all day you've been trying to pull me away. Why are you pushing this list?

  Iris West-Allen : I mean, it's just the last time that we may get to spend together, Nora. I mean, once we stop Cicada, you'll go back to your time and... us like this together will end.

  Nora West-Allen : Mom, it doesn't end. We have our whole future together.

  Iris West-Allen : Yeah, for you it'll feel like no time has passed, but for me, it'll be decades before I... see you like this again.

• Nora West-Allen : You know, I had a list, too. Your wedding, Auntie Jenna's baby shower, Jitters, the Enlightenment.

  Iris West-Allen : Those were all the moments in time you wanted to go back and see us?

  Nora West-Allen : Yeah, so I could have memories and experiences with all of you. I get it. I should've been sensitive, and I-I'm so sorry.

  Iris West-Allen : It's okay.

  Nora West-Allen : No, it's not. I was so focused on making sure Flash beat Cicada, I forgot what I was supposed to really be focused on. You and dad. You're the reason I came back to this time, not fighting big bads or getting my own XS-presso. So that I could spend time with my parents. My family. I don't know how much time we have left together or how much of your list we're gonna get done, but from now on, every moment we have left, we're gonna make it a memorable one. I promise.

  Iris West-Allen : [hugging]  Well, I guess we can cross "hugging while drinking tea" off our list.

• Nora West-Allen : [written in time language in Nora's journal, that Sherloque Wells is eventually able to decode]  TRANSLATION JANUARY 24, 2019 This is hard. Harder than I ever thought possible. All of the things I'm learning, every conversation I have with Team Flash, everything I'm seeing of my Mom and Dad... they're the perfect couple. I catch them sometimes just looking at one another across the room. Dad smiles and Mom can't help but smile back. Their love is just so... I hate the idea that someday I'll have to leave, go back to our time. But once Cicada has been caught, there won't be a reason for me to be here. I don't know what things will be like when I come home, but I know I'll be a better speedster because of my experience here. As well as because of all of your encouragement. I know the road hasn't always been smooth, but I'm grateful to have you as my partner. Thank you. JANUARY 21, 2019 As promised, I haven't told my parents anything about you. Sometimes I wonder if I can keep this up... the white lies... the half truths. But then I hear your words echoing in my head "tread lightly," think of the ramifications." And I stay the course. I'm focusing on your other lessons. How to control my speed, how to channel my emotions. And I've become more aware of the emotions of everyone around me. My father is teaching me many of the same things as you, in fact. How to stay in the moment - look around, and take my time with my choices. It's funny. when I first came to this time, I thought it was to run faster. Now I find myself constantly slowing down. DECEMBER 1, 2018 I have mastered the art of stopping. This may not seem like a super big deal, but when you're running at Mach two, stopping is seriously hard. Dad taught me a pretty schway trick... turn your heel into the stop, not away. It's kind of like if you're skidding on ice and you turn your car into