"Come fight me! Come on! Come out, and bring her here!" Barry yelled to the sky. Soon enough, Puppetmaster and Thorn came down on a bush from the sky. Iris was also with them, and so were the bodyguards. Iris' mouth was duct taped and her hands were zip tied. Her eyes were wide and her screaming was muffled. Puppetmaster, Thorn, and two of the bodyguards came down to the street. The other bodyguard and Iris stayed on the bush. Then Thorn made the bush go hundreds of feet in the air. Probably so Barry couldn't speed and get her.

"Give her back," Barry growled. This was the final straw. A couple of seconds later, Cisco, Ralph, and Caitlin with a gun showed up through a breach.

"We got you, Barr," Joe said on the intercom. Cecile and Jenna were also in the Cortex.

"Guys, I can do this myself! Go, before it gets messy!" Barry scolded. Thorn smiled, but Puppetmaster looked up at the bush.

"Scared of something, Flash?" Thorn smirked. Barry shook his head.

"We are staying for this Barry." Caitlin insisted.

"Yeah, it's like missing an Avengers movie. You can't." Ralph added. Cisco looked at him weirdly.

"Fine. Let's just do this."

"Just drop it, Flash! You can't help your wife. Just give up while you still can!" Thorn laughed. He got his hands ready. Puppetmaster didn't prepare his cane. Thorn whispered something to him, and he reluctantly made the spike go out.

"Never."

"Barry, we're with you okay? I'm your eyes and ears. Let's get her back." Joe encouraged. Caitlin got her gun ready and Vibe rose his hands.

Thorn automatically started pulling the roots from underneath the ground again. The road shook and cracked even more. Ralph went after one of the bodyguards, stretching his fist to be huge. He punched the bodyguard with his huge fist and the bodyguard fell down. Ralph smiled, but he didn't notice the other one coming up behind him. Luckily he noticed in time to wrap his arm around the bodyguard's whole body. He squeezed his neck until the bodyguard passed out. He sent a thumbs up to Barry.

"Ralph stretch up to get Iris!" Joe shouted. Caitlin and Cisco were going after Thorn. Caitlin was shooting at the plants that would come out of the ground, and Vibe was shooting blasts at Thorn himself. Barry and Puppetmaster were just circling around the street.

"Why'd you take her?" Barry sneered.

"I regret it."

"That's not an excuse."

"Believe me, Barry. Iris did."

"DO NOT say her name or mine." He growled.

"Don't be like that, Flash. Please believe me. I can get Thorn to release her."

"Like I would listen to the man who stole my wife. Why? Was it Jada?" The two of them were still circling around the street. Somehow they were able to have the conversation while the fighting was going on. Ralph was now trying to stretch as much as he can to get to the bush. A long vine was now struggling with Cisco's neck, Caitlin trying as hard as she could to shoot it off.

"You know about Jada."

"And I know your name, August Winston. You're married to Thorn, James Winston."

"I'm more concerned about Jada. It sent Thorn in a rage, and me into darkness. We blamed you! Now I regret everything but James doesn't. He still blames you."

"What does that have to do with Iris?"

"We thought... taking her and training her into an assassin would distract, and eventually kill you. It was stupid, a bad plan, please believe me. I've changed now."

"People don't change overnight."

"I guess I realized something. Family shouldn't be separated. Please, I just want to return her to you."

"Fine, even if I do believe you how would you get her back now? She's in the air."

"Beat me. I'll let you win."

"You don't need to let me win." Barr finally growled. He sped at Puppetmaster and soon enough, August was knocked to the ground. Or at least, that's what Thorn thought.

"Keep punching the ground, once Thorn comes over here, take me hostage. James'll have no choice but to return Iris to you. Godspeed."

Barry kept punching the ground, making it look like he was punching Puppetmaster. Thorn finally gave up fighting Caitlin and Vibe. He ran over to where Puppetmaster and Barry were.

"August!" He exclaimed, he reached his arms to him but not before Barry sped back beside Caitlin, Cisco, and now Ralph. The speedster vibrated his hand to Puppetmaster.

"Give Iris back, or I'll have no choice but to kill him!" Barry smirked, maybe Winston's plan actually worked. Thorn looked up at Iris, to Barry, and then to Puppetmaster.

"Sorry, speedster! You'll never get her back." Thorn turned his back summoning some plants to help him escape.

"You son of a-" Puppetmaster yelled and he took his cane and struck Thorn in the back. Thorn jumped back around and smirked.

"I knew you would betray me! You were always unfaithful." Thorn took vines to Puppetmaster's neck. Barry got ready to run but not before August pointed at Iris, who was falling. Thorn's powers were so focused on Puppetmaster that the floating thing Iris was on disintegrated. Barry sped and caught Iris in his arms. His vibrating hand cut through her zip ties and he ripped off the duct tape. He sped her back behind Caitlin, Cisco, and Ralph who were focused on Iris and her falling. Too focused to see that both Thorn and Puppetmaster were gone.

"We lost them." Caitlin sighed. Barry's arms instinctively went around Iris.

"I shouldn't have let you go home alone." Barry shook his head.

"Don't blame yourself for this," Iris replied. "I'm back now."

"And you're never going away ever again."