Hey, everybody. Back with another chapter.

Let's get to it.

Stand with Ward and Queen: Wow. I totally goofed and forgot Ralph. For the moment, assume he was out of city for some business. He'll be here for the events of this chapter, though.

Deltared52952: Given so many additional heroes were in this story, I had to make it more challenging.

Guest: I'm not sure about Deadpool. I may not include him beyond a cameo or two, simply because I don't think I could ever do his character justice. I'll let all my readers know if I ever decide to do a story involving Deadpool.

Chapter 16- A Bright Future

Barry smiles at Brian, Parker, and Ultron. It's been hours since the defeat of HYDRA, and the three are ready to return to Earth-X, along with Earth-X Bruce Banner, who is still unconscious.

"Thank you all. This world owes you a lot," Barry says.

"Our pleasure, Barry," Ultron says pleasantly. Barry almost smiles, still amused by how different this Ultron is to the Ultron he met on Earth-99.

"Punching HYDRA goons is kind of our thing," Parker says.

"Well, if you ever need us to do any punching over on Earth-X, just let us know," Barry says.

"Will do. And same to you. Take care, Barry," Brian says, reaching out his hand, which Barry happily accepts. He then shakes Parker's hand before exchanging a pleasant nod with Ultron.

Cisco then stops forward, holding out an extrapolator. "This is for you guys to contact us in case you ever need us, and for us to contact you. It'll also let you open a breach to our world," he says.

"Awesome!" Parker says excitedly.

Cisco grins a bit, then asks, "You guys ready to go home?"

"Those two are. As for me…I'm gonna stick around," Brian says.

Barry and Cisco both look at Brian in surprise. "What? Why?" Barry asks curiously.

"This Earth is my home. And with the leadership of HYDRA gone, it won't be long before their grip on Earth-X collapses. I think its time for me to come home. Plus…I got offered a chance to join the Legends, and I plan on taking it," Brian says.

Cisco nods. "Alright. Well then, Parker, Ultron, let's send you home," he says.

Cisco lifts his fist and opens a breach in front of them. Parker and Ultron glance back one last time before they turn and step through the breach. It quickly closes behind them.

(The next morning)

Barry and Wanda are staring out at the morning sky, not really saying anything, just holding each other.

Suddenly, they hear footsteps behind them. Turning around, they see Bucky and Laurel walking up towards them.

"How was it?" Barry asks solemnly. Bucky and Laurel had left with Oliver and the other members of Team Arrow that morning to attend Curtis' funeral.

"It was good. Felicity said some really nice words, and me and Oliver both gave a short piece," Bucky says.

"That's good," Barry says.

Laurel nods, then asks with a bit of a smile on her face, "So, now that HYDRA has been dealt with, when are you guys gonna be doing the do-over?"

"Well, we don't want to wait any longer, and since everyone is already here, there's no point in waiting. So, we were planning to do it tomorrow," Barry says.

Wanda then smiles. "Actually, we had something we wanted to discuss with you two. Me and Barry both talked it over, and we decided, if you two were up for it, we wanted to offer to turn the ceremony tomorrow into a double wedding," she says.

Bucky and Laurel both look shocked, not having expected this. It takes a few moments before Laurel asks, "Are you sure?"

"Yes. We want you guys to have your happy ending too. Since we already got married once, we feel even more comfortable with being willing to share this with you," Barry says.

Bucky and Laurel are again silent for a few moments before Laurel beginning to smile, says, "Sure!"

Barry and Wanda both beam at them. Then, Bucky asks, "Wait. Where would we even do this?"

"We were thinking on our farm. There's a really nice place near the farmhouse where we could do it," Barry says.

"What about an officiant?" Laurel asks.

Wanda's face drops a bit. "Oh, dear. We forgot about that. We don't know anyone else who has the legal power to do it on this Earth," she asks.

Barry smirks. "Actually…I know a guy," he says.

(The next morning, Allen farm)

It's a peaceful morning on the Allen Farm. In a beautiful, flowering field not far from the farm house, everyone has assembled for the wedding.

Unlike the original ceremony, this one is restricted to those who know the secret identities of the couples. Also, everyone who had come to aid in the fight against HYDRA has stayed for the ceremony. In addition, a few individuals who hadn't been able to come to the first ceremony or come to aid against HYDRA have come, including Dr. Strange, Pepper and Morgan, Ramonda and Okoye, and Quentin.

Up at the front, Barry and Bucky are both staring lovingly at their Wanda and Laurel, both of whom are wearing beautiful white dresses.

"Do you, Bartholomew Henry Allen, take Wanda Marya Maximoff as your lawfully wedded wife?"

"Yes, I do," Barry says.

"Do you, James Buchanan Barnes, take Dinah Laurel Lance as your lawfully wedded wife?"

"Yes, I do," Bucky says, beaming brightly.

"Do you, Wanda Marya Maximoff, take Bartholomew Henry Allen as your lawfully wedded husband?"

"I do," Wanda says, smiling lovingly at Barry.

"Do you, Dinah Laurel Lance, take James Buchanan Barnes as your lawfully wedded husband?"

"I do," Laurel says, a few tears in her eyes.

Barry glances to his right, where Mr. Lee is standing, smiling. "Then, by the power vested in me by the state, I declare you Barry and Wanda, and you, Bucky and Laurel, husband and wife. Grooms, you may kiss your brides," he says.

Both couples lean in and kiss. The entire crowd begins cheering loudly and clapping, and Nora and Stephen run up to their parents laughing and clapping in delight.

Slowly the, crowd moves to a rented tent, where the reception will be held.

Before long, the festivities are in full swing. As the couples have their first dance on the dance floor, Laurel leans her head against Bucky's chest and says, "I don't think I've been close to being this happy in about a decade."

Bucky smiles. "I don't think I've been this happy in about 8 decades," he says.

Laurel laughs a bit and says, "Yeah, you may want to talk to Quentin about that. He may not be the happiest guy in the world about me marrying a guy five times my age." Both Bucky and Laurel laugh a bit.

They hear some giggling, and see Nora and Stephen hurrying up to Barry and Wanda. The couple separates and starts dancing around with their kids, laughing all the while.

Laurel smirks mischievously. "So. When we gonna get started on kids?" she asks, trying to sound serious.

Bucky looks down at her in alarm. But, he quickly calms down as Laurel starts laughing.

"I thought you were serious there for a second," he says.

Laurel laughs a bit more before she says, "No. I'm not ready for kids either. But, one day."

"One day," Bucky echoes.

As the festivities continue, Barry makes his way to the refreshment table with Wanda. There, they find Steve and Caitlin talking, hand in hand.

Steve glances over at the happy couple as they approach. "Well. You two are married. Again," he says.

Barry and Wanda both smile. "Yup," Barry says.

"So, now that you're clearly recovered from last year, are we gonna start seeing you back around STAR Labs again?" Caitlin asks.

Barry smiles, "Yep. The Flash is back."

"Good to hear," Steve says with a smile.

Barry hugs Wanda close to him and looks around the tent around at all their friends and family and sighs happily. This is what real happiness is like.

And, I'll end there. I hope you liked this chapter, and I hope you liked my Stan Lee cameo.

I hope I did the double wedding nicely, and that you liked it. For those who are wondering, yes, Bucky and Laurel will eventually become parents, but not for a while yet.

So, I actually went back and forth while writing this chapter as to what I should do with Captain Britain. Originally, I had him going back to Earth-X. But eventually, I decided to go ahead and have him join the Legends. I thought it would make a nice twist.

Before we go any further, we're missing something. We can't do any MACU story without a mid-credits scene.

(Earth-99)

At a private rocket launch facility, things are busy. A brand new space vehicle has just recently been completed, and its first mission, a research mission, is due to be launched in just a month.

On an observatory overlooking the launch pad, the ship's designer is looking down at the ship on the launch pad. Then, he hears footsteps behind him, and turns to see his friend walking up behind him.

"Hey, Ben," he says.

"You really think this thing is gonna work, Reed?" Ben asks.

"Yes. It will work. And once we are able to gather those reading from our experiments, it will change the entire way we see astrophysics," Reed says.

"I sure hope you know what you're doing, Reed," Ben says.

And, that's it.

So, yes. The time is at hand. The next story in the MACU will be the introduction to the Fantastic Four! It will be a crossover with Flash, so Barry will be the one to meet and interact with the FF. Also, let me know which actors and actress you'd like to see play each of the Fantastic Four.

Now, that story may not be up for a little while, as I'm still trying to figure out plotlines. If you have any ideas for the plot, please send them to me.

Alright, with that, this story comes to a close. I really hoped you've enjoyed it. Please leave one last review, and stay tuned for the next story of the MACU! I will post a notice to this story once it's up.