"So, what was like, being in the mirror?" Cisco asked Iris.

"Weird." Iris said.

"What do you mean?" Thawne asked.

"Well, it wasn't just being on the other side of the mirror, from the brief look I got around before I started freaking out, I realized that it was like another Star Labs, only a reflection if that makes any sense?" Iris said, still a bit confused.

"Iris, I think I may have a better idea of how your powers work now." Thawne said.

"Meaning?" Iris asked.

"An old colleague of mine, Eva McCulloch, she theorized that this universe was one plane and that it has a mirror copy of itself. Naturally most of the scientific community, myself included, believed that it was nothing but a bunch of nonsense with no substantial evidence to prove her theory, but now it appears that she was right. Iris, I think that you discovered the mirrorverse." Thawne said.

"Cool name." Cisco admitted.

"So what?" Iris asked.

"I believe that your powers, much like how Barry draws his power from the speed force and Cisco draws his power from the energy of this universe, you draw your power directly from the mirrorverse and while the adrenaline rush triggered your metagene, you weren't fully able to access or utilize those powers until you were able to come into direct contact with it." Thawne said.

"So, do you think that I can enter the mirrorverse the same way Barry can enter the speed force?" Iris asked, since while she hated the man, she couldn't deny that he knew his science.

Thawne looked at her considering.

"It's possible, but for now at least, I would caution you not to stay in there for more than an hour, since that's how long it took us to get you out of there the first time. Not to mention, the mirrorverse is still an aspect of science that we don't understand yet and the only person who has studied it is currently presumed deceased." Thawne said.

"Who?" Iris asked.

"Eva McCulloch, she died the night of the particle accelerator explosion. However, from what I've read of her research, the Mirrorverse isn't exactly compatible with biological material from this universe. It's a miracle you were able to get in and out without any outside intervention." Thawne said.

"So what you're saying is that until we understand this mirrorverse better, try to avoid going into it." Iris said.

"Exactly. Besides, I see no reason why you can't just travel through mirrors without going into the mirrorverse, you just need to learn how to limit your transportation to instantly travel from one mirror to another, since this could allow you to essentially travel anywhere in the city and maybe the world at a speed that could rival Barry's." Thawne said and Iris nodded.

"So, how do we do that?" Iris asked.

"We'll figure it out. But until we do, Cisco, do not make her a suit until we've got a better idea of how her powers work." Thawne said and Cisco nodded, since he knew that Barry and Joe would kill him if he made Iris a suit before they knew the extent of her powers.

"Got it. Besides, I never make a suit before I give someone their meta name." Cisco said and Iris rolled her eyes, though secretly, she was very excited that she was finally getting her own superhero name.


Later on that week, Barry was preparing a nice dinner for Iris, since he knew how hard she'd been training, though he didn't understand why. None of the others had pushed themselves as hard as she was. Not him, not Cisco, not Caitlin and Frost, not Ralph, none of them.

He was hoping that this dinner would help her calm down and it was also where he was planning on popping the question to her.

He'd just finished the last touches on the dinner before he heard someone knock on the door of his loft and he smiled as he moved to open it, he found Iris wearing a beautiful sleeveless, strapless, knee length dress waiting for him.

"Kind of slow huh Flash?" Iris asked with a smile.

"Very funny. Come on in." Barry said as he showed Iris in.

"Wow, this place has not changed a bit." Iris said, since it was the same loft they'd shared in the old earth.

"Yep." Barry said as he led her to the table and sat her down.

"Okay, not that I'm complaining, but what's the occasion?" Iris asked.

"I saw how hard you were training and I thought you could use a nice dinner." Barry said and Iris smiled.

"Well thank you." Iris said as Barry filled her glass with red wine.

"Why don't you tell me what's going on with you." Barry said.

"What do you mean?" Iris asked.

"Iris, I've seen how hard you're pushing yourself in training. It seems like you're trying to learn how to do everything at once, which is not a good idea. I never did that, neither did Cisco, Caitlin or Ralph. So tell me, what's going on?" Barry asked and Iris sighed.

"Look, I was always the one who had to sit out behind the computers while the rest of you fought in the field and even though now I have powers, the rest of you are way ahead of me. I'm just trying to catch up." Iris said.

"Iris, it's not a race. The reason we're all so good with our powers is because we took the time to learn how to use them correctly. You'll get there yourself soon, but only if you take the time to learn them right. It's the same thing I told Nora when I first started training her. You can't skip rungs on the ladder, you have to do things the right way." Barry said and Iris nodded.

"I know that, but I wanted to prove that I am ready to get in the field." Iris said and Barry sighed.

"You'll be out there soon enough. I haven't even made my debut as the flash yet. And you won't be any good to anyone if you try to rush through your training." Barry said and Iris sighed.

"I promise I'll slow down a bit." Iris said and Barry smiled.

"Great, now let's eat. No one knows better than me how hungry training can make you." Barry said and Iris nodded as he brought food over the table and Iris smiled as they ate.


After they'd eaten dinner and dessert, Barry smiled, since now was the time he'd been planning for as he turned on the music and Iris immediately recognized the song and smiled and put her hand on Barry's to stop him.

"Barry, stop." Iris said and Barry looked at her worried.

"Yes." Iris said as Barry turned off the music.

"Yes?" Barry asked.

"I knew what you were doing the moment you turned on the music. Seemed a bit unnecessary considering you already knew what my answer would be." Iris said with a smile, which Barry shared.

"Will let me ask you anyways?" Barry asked and Iris nodded as Barry turned the music back on and sang running home to you to her again as he got down on one knee.

"Even though you've already given me your answer, I still feel like I need to ask you. Iris Anne West, will you marry me?" Barry asked and Iris smiled and nodded.

"Yes. I will marry you. But let's hope that Nazis don't crash our wedding this time." Iris said with a smile as Barry placed the ring on her finger and then kissed her.

However, they were forced to break apart sooner than either of them wanted to when Barry got a call from Cisco.

"What is it Cisco?" Barry asked.

"Barry, you need to look out the window. There's a huge storm encompassing all over Central City and it literally formed out of nowhere." Cisco said.

"Mardon." Barry said.

"Yep. We're still working on locating him, but now might be a good time for the Flash to make his debut to help protect the city while Thawne works on locating him. Frost and I are suiting up now." Cisco said.

"I'm on it." Barry said as he hung up and looked at Iris.

"Time for the Flash to save the say again?" Iris asked.

"Yep. Mardon is up to his old tricks." Barry said.

"You go. I'll head to Star Labs, see if I can help track him." Iris said and Barry nodded as he slid the ring Cisco had made him onto his hand and charged it with speed force energy before watching it shoot out his suit and he sped into it and out of the loft and into Central city. The Flash was officially back.