Star City – 8 Months Ago
Malcolm is watching a news
report about Arrow killing Damien. He turns off the TV and pours
himself a drink, and Eobard speeds in with Damien. Eobard says that
Malcolm has fallen on hard times, and explains that he's from the
future. He asks if Malcolm wants to undo his own present and says that
they can use something much better than time travel.
Present Day
Malcolm and Damien rejoin Eobard and tell him that Rip isn't fully in
possession of his memories. He can't tell them where the Spear is, and
Eobard complains that they lost the Medallion. When Malcolm points out
that Eobard keeps ducking out on them, Eobard speeds over and grabs
Malcolm by the throat, and advises him to keep it to himself. Malcolm
asks if he's supposed to be afraid of Eobard, and points out that if
Eobard kills him then he won't get what he wants. He says that they can
get the information from Rip via hypnosis, and Eobard tells him to be
quick about it. Damien wonders what happens if the Legends find the
Spear before they do, and Eobard says that the workings of the Medallion
are lost to history and they'll have trouble unlocking its secrets.
On Waverider,
Mick complains that his teammates are idiots. He suggests that they
trade the Medallion for Rip, and Amaya points out that their priority
has to be identifying Eobard. Sara agrees that they should unlock the
Medallion, and Martin says that he has a colleague in Central City that
can help. While they set course for Central City, Sara tells the team to
try and identify Eobard.
Malcolm returns and says that Rip's
memories are gone so hypnosis is useless. Damien is happy to continue
with torture, and an exasperated Eobard speeds off. Back in Rip's
chamber, Damien sharpens his knife and admits that he doesn't like the
situation. He's unhappy that Eobard is treating him like a henchman when
they all end up dead. Damien ungags Rip and tells him that he needs
Rip's cooperation to end Eobard's threats. Rip insists that he doesn't
know anything, but Damien says that he can't take his word and asks
which eye he should take first.
Later, Damien shows Eobard and
Malcolm Rip's tooth that he pulled out. There's a barcode on it, and
Damien says that it's an account information for a security deposit box
in Switzerland. He figures that the box holds the rest of the Spear, and
it was last accessed in January 2025. Eobard's wrist bracelet goes off,
and he tells Damien and Malcolm to go to 2025 and secure the Spear, and
then speeds off.
In 2017, Martin and Jax go to Jitters and Martin suggests that Jax go back to Waverider.
Lily comes in and Martin introduces her to Jax. They sit down and they
suggest that Lily help them with their project. Martin shows her the
Medallion, and she uses a device to confirm that it's giving off ionic
radiation. She feeds it a radiation pulse and it generates map
coordinates. Martin and Jax take Lily to Waverider and Martin claims that he kept his private life private. Sara says that she knows all about it.
Damien goes to the armory and tells Malcolm that they can storm into
the bank and take the box. Malcolm objects, saying that they can use Rip
to get the box. Damien agrees, but warns that if the plan fails then
Malcolm with Damien. Amused, Malcolm tells Damien that he doesn't find
him threatening... and holds a knife behind his back.
On Waverider, Sara tells the team that Lily is a time aberration. Now Martin showing her Waverider
could cause more aberrations. Martin figures that Gideon would have
detected any temporal issues, and Jax says that Lily is going to hook up
the Medallion to Gideon. Martin asks them not to reveal to Lily that
she's an aberration. Meanwhile, the team confirms that every speedster
associated with Flash is believed dead. Sara says that they'll keep
working on it while Martin and Lilian work with the Medallion.
Malcolm has Rip put on a suit and wonders out loud if Eobard will kill
them. He then tells Rip that they're both dealing with unstable
individuals, and tells Rip to do as ordered.
Malcolm and Damien
take the time sphere to Zurich 2025 and have him put an earbud in so
that they can monitor him. They then tell him to access the box and
bring the contents to them. Rip goes in and asks the receptionist for
the box. Damien and Malcolm wait and Malcolm figures that Eobard is
hiding something. Damien figures that Malcolm is trying to turn him
against Eobard, but Malcolm warns that their survival depends on it.
In the study, Nate, Sara, and Amaya go over the historical files and
try to work out who Eobard is. They wonder what Eobard is trying to
change, and Sara figures that he's trying to fix something.
The
receptionist takes Malcolm to the vault and tells him to submit to a
retinal scan. Malcolm tells Rip what it is, and Rip does so. Voice ID is
next, and rip has no idea what the access code is. Malcolm tells Rip to
leave, but Damien tells him to stay and points out that Malcolm's plan
failed. As the receptionist starts to call security, Malcolm kills him
and Damien prepares to kill Rip. The alarms go off as Malcolm says that
Rip is more useful, and tells Damien to deal with the guards. The guards
come in and the two assassins take them out. they then grab Rip and
walk out.
Ray works with Lily so that Gideon can access the
Medallion's data. Lily admits that they could override Gideon, and Ray
activates the medallion. Gideon's projection disappears briefly and the
AI says that she's producing the output. Ray and Lily high-five each
other and Ray gets a bottle of champagne. Mick comes in to get a beer,
and Ray and Lily share a toast. When Ray explains about the synthetic
food, Mick says that she's a fake person. Lily wonders why everyone has
been looking at her strangely, and Mick tells Lily that she's a time
aberration. Once he leaves, Lily asks Ray to explain and he says that
she should talk to Martin.
Back in their lair, Damien and
Malcolm tie up Rip. Damien and Malcolm argue about who is to blame, and
Malcolm says that they should settle disputes the same way that they do
in the League: by combat.
Lily confronts Martin and demands to
know what a time aberration is. Once he explains the basics, Lily
realizes that she is one and Martin admits that when they first met, he
didn't know that she existed. Martin explains what happened and finds
the whole thing fascinating, but Lily tells him that it's a nightmare.
She figures that Martin didn't originally want kids, but now he has her.
Malcolm and Damien fight with swords, and they manage to disarm each
other and draw knives. Rip finally tells them to stop, and says that
Eobard wants his underlings to fight among themselves. Malcolm agrees
and even Damien is forced to admit that Rip has a point. Damien is
intrigued by the idea of two former members of the League going up
against a speedster.
Jax finds Martin sitting alone in his
quarters after sensing that Martin is drinking. Martin finally admits
that he made a terrible mistake by bring Lily aboard Waverider,
and Jax tells him to tell her that he loves her. The professor says
that he didn't have children the first time because he was afraid he'd
be the same type of father as his father. Jax tells him that changing
history is what they do.
Sara and the others still work on what
Eobard's theory is. Nate finally realizes that Eobard is a temporal
aberration, just as Martin comes in and interrupts to ask if they've
seen Lily. Undeterred, Nate suggests that Eobard somehow erased himself
from history, which is why they can't find any records of him. Martin
realizes that they're talking about Eobard and explains that Eddie
Thawne committed suicide to eliminate Eobard's timeline. However, Eobard
was predicted by the Speed Force.
In 2025, Malcolm and Damien
break into the bank after hours and kill the guards. Malcolm then enters
the bank manager's security override so they can enter the vault.
Rip manages to break his bonds and starts to escape. Eobard arrives and
ties him back down, and Rip says that martin and Damien left him there.
He quickly says that they went to the bank, and begs Eobard to let him
go. Eobard speeds off without a response.
Malcolm and Damien
get the box and find an electronic disc. Eobard speeds in, grabs it, and
explains that it's a mnemonic archive... and contains rip's memories.
Nate figures that Eobard is running from Time. He has to keep moving to
avoid his own non-existence. Martin figures that the only way to prove
it is to trap Eobard in one place and see what happens.
Malcolm
locks the vault door and says that they're renegotiating their
partnership. Eobard tells them that if they don't open the door then
he'll kill them. Malcolm points out that he's the only one who knows the
code to open the door. Damien sides with Malcolm, curious to see how it
plays out, and they ask why Eobard needed their help to enter the
vault. Eobard's bracelet goes off and he insists that they don't have
time for discussion. The speedster finally admits that he needs them as
much as they need him, and if they don't open the door then "it" will
kill him. Eobard tells them that something pursued him after he escaped
captivity. He warns that whatever is hunting him is far worse than a
time wraith. It can sense the Speed Force and it's trying to kill him.
Something roars outside the vault, and Eobard says that they're all
equally dead. Malcolm and Damien say that they'll get Eobard out as long
as he stops treating them as lackeys. H agrees, sure that they can't
succeed, and Malcolm tells Eobard to stop running.
A few
minutes later, Eobard walks out of the bank acting as bait. The
creature, a decaying Flash-like figure, speeds up and Malcolm tells
Eobard that as long as he stands still, he's safe. The creature speeds
around Eobard but can't sense him even when it's inches away from him.
Malcolm and Damien attack it, and Eobard shoves it into the vault and
locks the creature in. The speedster says that they have to go, and
admits that they're now partners.
On Waverider, Gideon
tells Lily that Martin has ordered it to prevent Lily from leaving the
ship. Martin comes in and says that she's truly his daughter. He assures
Lily that she's not a mistake, and apologizes for not telling her the
truth. Martin admits that he didn't want children, but in his travels
he's learned that time gives them what they need... and he needed Lily
in his life. Lily says that she doesn't want any more secrets between
them, and Martin explains that he's Firestorm. His daughter assumes that
he's joking, and says that she should be getting home. They say their
goodbyes and Lily kisses Martin on the cheek.
Back at their lair, Eobard explains that he's adjusting some of Rip's memories before uploading it into his archive.
New Jersey, 1776: Christmas Day
Rip enters the tent of George Washington and fires a gun at him.
Written by Gadfly on Feb 1, 2017