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Chaos Sorcerer: Thanks for the review. Yes they did. Glad you love it. Yes, it hurried it all up. I think Kara speaks English on Earth because the others understand her. Glad their team up was nice and you're right, a Cyborg reference could have worked. Yes, they both would be his biggest fanboys. Oh yes, now I'm definitely gonna do that with Thor and Cisco. I like the Legends individually as characters, but they deserved it, and so did Rip. No kidding on the Waverider. Damn! That is an awesome idea on Iris. I'm definitely gonna do it. Thanks. I think I can do a one-shot later where instead of Earth-2, the good guys decide to hide out on Earth-38 from Savitar and when he comes looking for them, he gets much more than what he bargained for. I do have a plan for Thor and the bomb. You'll see next chapter. Okay, I love this idea for Earth-X Thor even more than before. That is an amazing idea for sure. I love it. Odinson being like Kratos from the new game works very well. Thanks a lot for that. I think I can do it whenever I decide to do the Earth-X story. I'll do the entire trust issues thing in a civil way which addresses all POVs properly without any hating or OOC stuff. No kidding on the 100th episode. I still loved it though. Just cut out the B plot. It says a lot that Arrow's 100th episode, while part of a crossover, managed to be infinitely better than Flash's, even though that wasn't part of any crossover as they pushed it by one week for Flash to do its 100th episode. But then again, the Arrow episode didn't try to shove Olicity down our throats, while the Flash one was a WestAllen shitfest…again! Glad you liked my additions to the Dream World hallucinations. I actually had them in 'The Devil of Star City' too if you remember. Glad you liked the combo. We'll see on Thor and Caitlin. Speaking of which, I think I found a Thor/Flash crossover where Thor ends up on Earth-1 after The Dark World and it starts after Flash 3x2. It is a Thor/Caitlin pairing. Haven't read it but thought you might find it interesting. Enjoy the chapter.
Chapter 17- A trip to the past
Thor, Kara, Bill, Oliver, Sara, Thea, Ray, Nate and John were lead into the hangar by Cisco.
"I can't believe you guys escaped an alien spaceship", said an excited Cisco. "Key words- alien spaceship. I have questions."
"Questions can wait", said Oliver firmly.
"Though I will say that it's because of the three of them", Thea said as she pointed at Thor, Kara and Bill while all looked at them in awe.
"Right now, we have more important matters to discuss", Thor said and all nodded.
"What's our status?" asked Oliver as they reached Barry, Stein and Felicity.
"Nothing since the Dominators paid us a visit to mess with our heads", said Barry.
"Why did the Dominators do that?" asked Nate.
"Maybe they were trying to pit us against each other", said Ray. "Gain Intel on Metas."
"I wish they would just send us an IM with a questionnaire", joked Felicity.
"Well, Metas pose the biggest threat to their invasion", said Kara before gesturing to Thor. "Or posed. But still, it would make sense that they would want to get to know their enemies."
"By kidnapping people", said Stein. Before turning to those who had been kidnapped. "Maybe they were searching your minds for potential meta-human vulnerabilities."
"I think we should return the favor", Oliver said and all realized what he meant.
"So you'll kidnap one of them now?" asked John.
"It sounds like a good plan to me", Bill said.
"Ever since we fought off that one ship", said Barry. "They've been in short supply now."
"So should we hunt for them?" asked Bill.
"Actually, I know where to find one", said Nate as he walked towards the computer. "I've been reviewing old Army footage of their first encounters with the Dominators, and I think I pegged the fight to", he said as he typed on the computer and a video of the Dominators fighting the Army appeared on the Monitor, "Redmond, Oregon. 1951."
In the video, all the soldiers were shot dead and a Dominator appeared on the screen. The death throes of men as the Dominators slaughtered them brutally were heart-breaking.
"There are a lot of things that make me lose sleep. Killing them all isn't one of them. This is why", Thor said as all looked angered at what the Dominators in the footage.
"So you're suggesting", said Stein. "We travel to 1951, abduct a Dominator, and interrogate it to determine their intentions."
"They kidnapped us", said Sara. "Seems fair."
"All is fair in war if I remember right", Bill said.
"Yup. It's all fair", Kara agreed.
"Time travel", said an excited Cisco. "I'm definitely in."
"Hold on a sec", said Barry. "Professor Stein, Caitlin and Felicity have been talking about a way to take down the Dominators. They could probably use your help."
"Pass", said Cisco, not hiding his disdain for Barry.
"I could take Amaya and Mick", said Nate.
"You might need the help of a pro on this one", Ollie grinned.
"Maybe I could tag along", Thea suggested. "Back up is needed."
"You sure you wanna tag along, Speedy?" Oliver asked, worried for her.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine", she assured and he nodded as they shared a hug.
"All right", said Nate.
As Thea walked off with Nate and Cisco, Ollie walked to Oliver and assured. "Don't worry. I'll protect her."
"Thank you", Oliver said gratefully as Ollie nodded before following Nate, Thea and Cisco.
"Be careful Thea", Oliver called out.
"Will do", Thea said before they disappeared from view due to walking out.
"And, uh", said Barry. "The new President called, which would be cool under different circumstances but she wants to meet with us."
"Let us take Sara and Ray as backup", said Oliver.
"What about us?" asked Kara as she gestured to herself, Thor and Bill. "We can do backup."
"Can I talk to you all for a second?" asked Oliver, gesturing to a corner.
Kara gave Barry a confused look who said, "I don't know."
Kara shared a look with Thor and Bill who both shrugged.
As they walked into the corner, Oliver said. "I would like to minimize your involvement in this."
"Why?" asked a confused Kara. "Because we're aliens? We also happen to be your biggest weapons."
"No, you're not weapons. You are people with thoughts and feelings", Oliver said with sincerity in his voice. "And that's why I wanted to talk to you about this. I assure you this is nothing personal though."
"It kind of feels personal", Kara said, sounding offended.
"We did save you all from the Dominators", Thor pointed out.
"And I appreciate what you all did for us", Oliver said gratefully. "But I know next to nothing about any of you. And last time I gave someone I didn't know a benefit of the doubt, someone who had actually helped save people I care about, tragedy happened and someone I cared about died."
Oliver closed his eyes and remembered Laurel lying on her death bed as he said that. He had given Andy Diggle a benefit of the doubt, and she had paid the ultimate price for it.
"So that is why you are unwilling to trust us yet", Bill realized and Oliver nodded.
"I do understand how you feel", Thor said as Oliver looked to him. "My best friend, my brother in all but blood betrayed me, our entire world, and many died, including three of my closest friends and even my father."
"Then you know why I'm doing this", Oliver said.
"Look, I know you trusting the wrong person led to bad stuff, but you're not the only one", Kara said in a cracking voice as Oliver shot her a look of sympathy. "I did too. Me and Thor both did. And that was why my aunt and a friend of mine died."
"I am sorry", Oliver said with sympathy in his voice, remembering when Thor had told Barry that. "I heard a little about what happened. But please, understand that I have no ill will towards any of you."
"I do", Thor said as he looked Oliver in the eyes with actual respect. "And thank you for bringing it out in the open like that. It takes an honest and good man to do that."
"Thank you", Oliver said.
"I don't like that you're benching us", Kara said. "But after what we went through, I think I do understand your point of view in this matter as well."
"I couldn't help but overhear", Barry said as he walked up to them, making them look at him. "Sorry about that."
"It is all right", Bill said genuinely.
"Oliver, I know you don't trust them", Barry said. "But trust me, none of them are Andy. And think about this, if they really were our enemies, they have all the power to kill us instantly. Why didn't they do that?"
Oliver sighed as he looked down and nodded before looking back up. "So, what do you think we should do?"
Barry looked between them and said. "Well, while I trust you guys, Oliver does raise a valid point too. So Thor, Kara, you're with us. Bill, please stay."
"I will stay and look after this place", Bill promised and Barry nodded in appreciation.
As they walked away, Oliver said to Barry. "That was a good decision."
"Aye", Thor agreed.
"Thanks", Barry smiled, feeling flattered.
"So let's go then", Kara said.
Redmond, Oregon 1951
The Waverider landed near the battlefield and turned invisible.
"At last", said Cisco. "This is the 50's. Sick"
"Time travel does exist on my Earth but man, doing it is so new", Ollie said with a smile.
"I still have a hard time believing that you are a version of Oliver", Cisco said as both chuckled.
Thea suddenly vomited to their shock.
Nate explained. "Severe time jumps can cause nausea, temporary deafness-"
He was cut off when Thea stopped vomiting and tried to say 'I'm fine' but all that came out of her mouth was gibberish.
"Linguistic disorientation", said Nate. Thea tried to talk again but only spoke gibberish.
"You", said Mick, pointing at Cisco. "Clean it up. We're gonna kidnap an alien."
"Okay", said Cisco. "I did not just travel through time so we could stay on the ship."
"Young lady, you're staying on the ship", Mick said to Thea.
Thea tried to protest but more gibberish came out.
Nate said, "I'll take that as "Have fun storming the castle.""
Ollie, Nate, Amaya and Mick walked off.
"Oh, for real", said an annoyed Cisco. "You're gonna use "Princess Bride" against me? Against me? It's not fair!"
"Life isn't fair, it's just fairer than death, that's all", Ollie said to him with a smirk to further agitate him, making him glare as he walked off.
"And he used it on me again", Cisco said when Thea vomited again.
Cisco put a hand on her shoulder and rubbed her back. "Don't worry, I got you girl."
Later
"Celebrating July 4th early?" Mick asked Nate, who was now in his suit, as they walked.
"Ray made it for me", Nate said.
"You look like a star-spangled idiot", Mick told him.
"Hope you have a plan though", Ollie said.
"We need to find the Army", Amaya said when an explosion was heard, followed by gunfire erupting and men yelling.
They turned to see Dominators and soldiers engaged in battle with a large spacecraft hovering in the sky, firing down at the men.
"I think we found 'em", Nate noted grimly as the gunfire and yelling continued.
"What are we waiting for?" Ollie asked. "Let's grab a World War Z zombie and get out of here."
"Just waiting for one of the weaker ones in the herd", Mick said.
They looked as one of the men was thrown away by a Dominator, who wasn't affected by a bullet hitting him.
"I don't think there are any weak ones", Amaya noted grimly.
"We can gang up on at least one of 'em though", Ollie said and she nodded in agreement.
The Waverider, same time
"Wonder what's going on out there", said Thea.
"Its a real-life Spielberg movie", said Cisco glumly. "And we're stuck in here."
"I think I do know what's bothering you though", Thea said to Cisco.
"I'm having the worst case of FOMO when everyone out there's kidnapping an alien?" Cisco asked.
"No. You escaped 2016 to get away from Barry", Thea said bluntly as Cisco shot her an incredulous look.
"No, I escaped 2016 to see the Waverider and time travel", Cisco denied.
"And?" asked Thea, not backing down.
"To get away from Barry", admitted Cisco.
"You are treating him badly", said Thea. "You are holding a grudge against him for something he may or may not have done at a time like this when the world may end."
"He killed my brother", protested Cisco harshly.
"I don't think he did", said Thea.
"All right", said Cisco, still in the same harsh tone. "He didn't literally kill my brother. But he's responsible. He went back in time to save his family and in doing so, he destroyed mine."
"You really think Flashpoint killed your brother?" asked Thea, "It may have been due to a different reason. Even if Flashpoint caused his death, you should understand what he was going through. He lost his father. If you got a chance to save your brother, wouldn't you take it?"
Cisco was silent as Thea said. "I know you're mad at him and you have a right to be. But he can't take it back. All of us do things that we later wish we could take back. I'm sure it happened with you too."
Cisco sighed as he looked down, remembering when he made the guns for the Snarts and Rory. He did it just to save his brother, just like Barry wanted to save his parents, under high emotional stress.
"I have done such things too", Thea said sadly as Cisco looked at her. "I ran away with Merlyn, the same man who killed my father, turned my mother into his accomplice and killed 503 people, including my half-brother. And every day, I wish I could take it back. But I can't. You can't. And Barry can't either. All we can do, is move forward from what we did. And rely on our friends to help us through it all."
She placed a comforting hand on Cisco's shoulder as she said that.
"I really wish I could right now, Thea", Cisco said sadly as he looked at her. "But he's not my friend."
With that, Cisco walked away as Thea stared after him sadly.
Same time
"They're taking off", Amaya noted as the Dominators dragged away the dead bodies of the soldiers. Their spacecraft beamed them up.
"I don't get it", Nate said in confusion. "Why are the Dominators attacking us, then just leaving?"
"Because it is not an attack mission probably", Ollie pointed out.
"It's an RIF mission", Amaya explained. "Reconnaissance in force."
"Ah, look", Mick said as they turned to see only one Dominator was left, dragging a soldier. "A straggler."
"I got this", Ollie said as he nocked an arrow and fired. The Dominator sensed it coming as he caught it, but then it sent electric shocks through him, making him scream in pain as he fell down, spasming.
They ran to him as Ollie picked up the arrow and put it back before Nate steeled up and knocked out the already weakened creature.
"And that's how it's done", Ollie quipped.
"Not bad, Robin Hood 2", Mick said.
"Well done."
They turned around to see a man in a suit approach them as several men surrounded them, cocking their guns.
"I see that you've managed to catch us a specimen", he said.
"It's not for sale", Ollie said.
"Yes. I'm afraid we're gonna have to keep this one", Nate agreed.
"Who are you?" Amaya asked.
"Just a humble civil servant", the man said as he held up his badge.
"I don't like guys with badges", Mick snarled but Nate held him back. "Easy, Mick."
"We just want to ask a few questions", the man said.
"After taking us to Area 51?" Ollie joked as the man looked at him in shock.
"How do you know about it?" He asked.
"We'd love to answer, but-" Nate trailed off. "We're in a bit of a hurry."
"So are we", the man said as tranq darts hit Mick, Amaya and Nate, knocking them out while Ollie managed to catch the one fired at him and threw it at another man, hitting him in the neck and knocking him out.
He flipped to avoid another dart and smacked a man on the face with his bow, knocking him out. But that moment, a dart hit him on the back of the neck, making him dazed as he dropped his bow and fell to the ground.
His vision went blurry and then all dark.
The Waverider, same time
"Where do you think they're taking them?" A concerned Thea asked Cisco as they walked together after having got the alert.
"Those "Men in Black" types are probably gonna take 'em to a secret lab and run experiments on them", Cisco said in a panicky tone before asking. "Have you seen "Stranger Things"?"
"Never got the time after becoming Chief of Staff", Thea said as she rolled her eyes.
"Anyway, life imitates art", Cisco said as he headed over to a briefcase in the cargo bay. "Either way, whether you like it or not, we're gonna have to be the ones to rescue them."
"I don't like that they got captured, but I do like that we're the ones rescuing them", Thea smirked as Cisco opened the case and picked up a gun blaster.
Same time, secret government facility
"You all right?" Amaya asked Ollie as he came to.
"I think so. I'll be better when we get out of Area 51 though", Ollie said.
"This is why I hate the government", Mick muttered before asking Nate and Amaya. "Can't you two use your powers and get us out of here?"
"Whatever they tranqed us with is screwing with my powers and Amaya's ability to harness the totem", Nate said.
"Sucks", Ollie said when the Dominator growled.
"Hey, he's still alive", Amaya noted as she and Ollie walked towards it "Although something tells me none of us are gonna be alive for long."
"Wait", Nate said as he stood up and walked next to them. "This is the exact opportunity we've been looking for."
"To get captured?" Mick asked incredulously.
"No", Nate corrected. "To talk with one of the Dominators."
"And find out what they want with our planet", Amaya added.
"Well, this is a first", Mick said as he got up. "Talking with an alien."
"Not for me", Ollie shrugged as Nate cleared his throat.
"Excuse me, Mr. Alien Guy", he called out, only for the Dominator to let out an inhuman shriek, causing all the four heroes to wince and look away due to it sounding like a thousand chalks scraping a blackboard.
"Well, now we know why they use telepathy", Ollie said sarcastically.
Central City, Present Day
"So where's the President?" asked Sara.
"She is late", Thor said, sounding grim.
"Well", said Ray. "She has got a lot on her plate, with the alien invasion."
"And her predecessor getting killed", Sara added.
"That makes this meeting important", said Kara.
"Why do I think there is something going on?" Thor said as all looked to him. "Something not right?"
"Yeah, Thor's right guys. This does feel off", Barry agreed with him.
Further conversation was interrupted when a bunch of SUVs stopped near them. As the doors opened, men with guns walked out. Their leader was an old man with spectacles.
All of them knew something was not right.
"I'm sorry", said the man with an insincere smirk. "President couldn't make it."
"And you would be?" Oliver asked.
"If I tell you who I am", he said with a smirk. "I'll have to kill you."
At that moment, the other men aimed their guns at the heroes.
1951, secret government facility
"Look, we just want to know why you attacked our planet", Nate said. "I mean, we're just down here minding our own business, then you guys just drop from the sky and attack us. Why?"
The Dominator growled and said. "There has been a recent emergence of meta-humans on your planet."
"Wait", Amaya said in realization. "He's talking about the JSA."
"JSA?" Ollie asked.
"The Justice Society of America, a group of covert superheroes from during World War II. I was one of them", Amaya explained.
"Don't think my Universe had that. If it did, then I don't know about it", Ollie said.
"We are here to determine if your kind are a threat", The Dominator explained.
That was when the doors opened and the man in the suit from earlier entered with his guards.
"Let's start with him", he said as he pointed to the snarling Dominator before looking at the others. "Rest of you will have to wait your turn."
Central City, Present Day
"I think there's a misunderstanding", said Ray trying to diffuse the situation. "Uh, we're the good guys. The President invited us here."
"The President didn't. This is a setup", Thor said to him, making him pale.
"I'm afraid so", said the man, confirming what Thor was saying.
"Barry", Oliver whispered to him. "I think you'll have to do something. And fast."
As the men fired, Flash sped off to do his work. He was so fast that everything else moved in slow motion for him. He grabbed a bullet fired by a man and turned it towards him. The bullet would now hit him in his own shoulder.
He then sped up to a man who was about to fire and pointed his gun at his feet so that when he fired, the bullet would hit his own feet. Like this, he got all the men and went back to where he was standing.
The old man looked around in shock and fear as the agents fell down, groaning in pain, having been hit by their own bullets in non-lethal areas. But there were more men nearby.
Everyone heard a gunshot. The bullet hit Kara but bounced off her skin.
"Now I'm pissed", she said.
"Snipers!" said Oliver.
"On it", said Barry before speeding off to deal with the snipers.
Oliver turned and fired an arrow at one agent's shoulder and he fell on the ground. Another agent ran up to them but Sara gave him a flip kick, knocking him out.
Kara flew up to an agent and gently punched him in the stomach, sending him flying off. She then turned at another agent who was firing at her. The bullets bounced off her skin. With a gentle uppercut, she sent him flying off too.
Sara sliced the hand of an agent who was about to fire with her sword and gave him a brutal kick, making him fall on his knees.
An agent tried to fire at Thor but he put Mjolnir in front of the gun. When he fired, the recoil sent him flying back and onto the ground, knocking him out as Thor actually laughed.
Oliver smacked an agent's face with his bow, knocking him out.
An agent fired at Ray but his suit protected him. He knocked him out with a simple punch.
Sara blocked an agent's attack and swept his feet from under him. She then knocked him out with a kick on the face.
A man tried to hit Ray but hurt his hand. Ray grabbed his foot and flipped him to the ground.
As another man pointed his gun at Thor, the God of Thunder picked him up and effortlessly threw him over a car, knocking him out before tapping another man's forehead, knocking him out too.
Oliver fired an arrow under one of the SUVs. The arrow passed it and hit an agent in the leg. Oliver then leapt over the SUV and knocked him out by smacking his face with the bow.
The heroes then cornered the old man who was the only one left as Barry sped back to them.
"We're trying to help you! This is how you thank us?" Barry asked incredulously.
Thor then walked up to the man and threw Mjolnir into the sky. The man looked up at it as Thor gently patted his shoulders from behind and said. "Nothing will stop that hammer as it returns to my hand. Not even your face."
Everyone actually chuckled a little as the man was shaking hysterically. Mjolnir straightened as it came closer and the man screamed. "ALL RIGHT! I'LL TELL YOU!"
Thor pushed him off and caught Mjolnir on return as he rubbed his chest in fear and horror due to his heart pounding fast, not that one could blame him. Or could, considering he had brought it upon himself.
"Talk", Oliver commanded.
He began. "The reason the xenomorphs are here-"
"Is because they have a beef with meta-humans", Sara finished. "Tell us something we don't know."
"What exactly have we done to them?" asked Barry.
"Nothing. Yet", said the man, "But they see individuals with powers like yours a future threat and frankly, so do I."
"There we go. Another one of those generals", Kara rolled her eyes.
1951, secret government facility
The Dominator shrieked in agony from the other room as Amaya slammed her hand on the door in frustration.
"What do you think they're doing to him?" Nate asked.
"Same thing they're gonna do to us unless we get out of here", Amaya answered.
Suddenly, they heard noises. Gunshots were fired. Then an arrow was fired. Then they heard some punches and kicks and a weird gun being fired.
The door opened forcefully as an agent backed up in fear. "No! Please don't!"
A very regular old age arrow hit his shoulder, knocking him out as Thea walked in with Cisco behind her, holding his gun.
"Looks like you guys needed help", Thea said with a grin.
"Great. Saved by a geek and a sidekick", Mick grumbled.
"Geek and sidekick who have your gun", Cisco said as he tossed it to Mick.
"Leaving it around can have terrible effects on the timeline", Thea said as she tossed Ollie his bow and quiver of arrows.
"Smart call, Speedy", Ollie said as they all got up.
"The Waverider is ready to take us back to 2016", said Cisco. Just then, an inhuman shriek pierced the air. It was the Dominator.
"If we leave him", said Nate. "They're gonna kill him."
"So what?" said Heat Wave, "He's an alien."
"As much as I hate to agree with Nate", said Thea. "He's right."
"Just because they're douches doesn't mean we have to be", said Cisco. "We gotta send him home."
"How?" asked Amaya.
"Don't we have one of their ships aboard the Waverider?" asked Cisco.
"I think there is one", said Thea as she had noticed it.
"Yeah", said Nate, "But it's damaged."
"I can fix it", said Cisco optimistically. "I've fixed a lot of stuff. Shouldn't be that hard."
"So what's the plan?" asked Thea.
"Kick their ass", Ollie said as he kicked the door open. The man in the suit and a medic turned to him in shock as he shot two regular arrows at their shoulders simultaneously, knocking them out.
He then walked to the Dominator and said. "Let's get you out of here."
Later, Waverider
The Dominator flew away in his fixed ship.
"Bye", said Cisco as he waved at him while holding something in his hand. "He didn't even say thank you."
"What's in your hand?" asked Thea.
"I think it's a transponder", said Cisco.
"Where did you get that?" asked Thea suspiciously.
"I may or may not have stolen it", said Cisco unashamed. "From his ship."
"What do you think it does?" asked Thea, not caring he had stolen it.
"I think we can use it to communicate with him when we get back", said Cisco.
"Good idea!" said Thea.
"You kids finished?" asked a bored Mick.
"Yeah we are", said Thea.
"Gideon", said Mick. "Prepare for-."
"Time jump", completed Nate.
"Course plotted for Central City 2016", said Gideon.
"Home sweet home", Ollie quipped. "Well not home sweet home but you know what I mean!"
Everyone strapped on their seatbelts and the ship flew off.
Present Day, Central City
Sara asked. "If you are such BFFs with the Dominators-"
"Then why don't you call them off?" completed Oliver.
"We know you sent them packing once before", said Ray. "Back in 1951."
"That was just a reconnaissance mission", said the man.
"What brought them back?" asked Barry.
The man walked up to Barry and said. "You did, Mr. Allen."
Everyone's eyes widened in shock as they realized that the old agent knew Flash's secret identity.
"He knows who you are", said a shocked Ray.
The agent continued. "You threatened the entire universe when you used your powers to upset the normal course of time."
"Flashpoint!" Thor said in realization before asking. "How do you know about it?"
"They told us", said the agent.
"It was a mistake. Okay?" said Barry, trying to explain himself. "I won't let it happen."
The agent said. "For the past 60 years, we've enjoyed a truce with your so-called Dominators. You broke the truce."
"By changing the timeline?" asked Kara. The man nodded in the affirmative.
"What do they want?" asked Oliver.
"I have negotiated a deal with them", said the agent as he gestured to Barry. "If Mr. Allen surrenders himself, they'll leave us in peace. You really want to save the world? Here's your chance."
Barry had a conflicted look on his face as the others exchanged horrified glances.
Same time
The Waverider returned to 2016, Central City. As everyone got up, the transponder made a noise.
"What's it doing?" asked Nate.
"Either our food's ready", said Cisco sarcastically. "Or this guy's trying to call us."
Cisco pressed a button and a hologram of the Dominator appeared.
"Hey", said Cisco happily. "Oh, my God. It's him."
"He's even uglier than last time we saw him", commented Mick.
"I don't think that's possible", Ollie said.
"65 of your years ago", said the Dominator. "You saved me from capture."
"Listen", said Cisco. "You don't need to thank us."
"Yeah he does", said Mick. "He can thank us by turning around and heading home."
The Dominator said. "I will show you my gratitude by sparing your lives, but I cannot do the same for Barry Allen. If your friend does not turn himself in, we will have no choice but to deploy a weapon that will exterminate all meta-humans."
The hologram vanished, leaving the 6 heroes stunned.
Later, S.T.A.R. Labs Hangar
"It's a trap", said Sara.
"It's rather obvious", Thor said in agreement.
"If they're that threatened by meta-humans", said Ray. "It's hard to believe that they'll be satisfied by just one."
"Yeah, well, if I know Barry", said Cisco. "He's gonna want to be that one."
"Yeah, well, Oliver is trying to talk him out of it", said Sara.
"And if he does", said Nate. "What's the collateral damage of the meta-bomb?"
"It would be colossal", Bill said.
"But we can't hand Barry over", said Thea.
"Projected casualty count is around 2 million non-meta-humans", said Cisco.
"What if we negotiate with him?" suggested Nate.
"I think you were sleeping when we talked to him", said Ollie. "They will shove any negotiation up our asses."
"Whatever you're doing", said John as he walked up to them with Jax. "Do it fast. We've got incoming."
Everyone turned to look at the screens. The maps showed the Dominator ships.
"Dominator ships are coming in worldwide", said John. "Including Central City."
"But they're not doing anything", said Cisco. "They're just sitting up there."
"For now", said Thor grimly.
"So much for the truce Secret Agent Man negotiated", said Ray.
"See, they shoved Smith's negotiation up his ass. They will do the same with ours", Ollie said.
"They're trying to leverage us into handing Barry over", said Sara.
"We're not doing that. There is no way", Kara said as she looked at them all. "He's our friend. There has to be a way to save Barry and stop the bomb."
"We've fought far worse than them", Bill said as he exchanged looks with her and Thor.
"They're just the latest in a long line of bastards and they'll be the latest to feel my wrath", Thor declared firmly before looking to Cisco. "Contact the Dominators."
Later
Nate and Cisco tried to contact the Dominator using the transponder but he didn't pick up.
"Looks like your friend's not taking the call", said Nate.
"Yeah", said Cisco. "But I've got a Plan B. If this came from the dropship and the dropship came from the mother ship, theoretically, I can use it to vibe us up there."
"And if you can't?" asked Nate.
"Then I'd be vibing us into the cold unforgiving vacuum of space", said Cisco sarcastically.
"Let's not do that", said Nate.
"Yeah, let's not", said Cisco.
Cisco held the transponder in one hand. The two quickly grabbed each other's hand and they were then in the mother ship.
"What an unusual gift", said the Dominator, turning to them. "You appear to be a meta-human as well."
"Yeah", said Cisco. "I figured you would cut me some slack as we saved your life back in 1951. Remember that?"
"Much has changed on your planet since then", said the Dominator. "Your kind are a threat."
"Listen, E.T.", argued Cisco. "We're not a threat. Metas are protecting the planet."
"And besides", said Nate. "The guy who tortured your ugly ass back in 1951 was human."
"But what happens when a man like him inherits abilities like yours?" asked the Dominator. "We have seen it happen on countless other worlds, which is why we must exterminate your kind before the scourge of your planet becomes the scourge of ours."
At that moment, the vibe ended and they were back in the S.T.A.R. Labs Hangar.
The two let go of each other and Nate said. "Well, he's out of his giant mind."
"What if he's right?" asked Cisco. "What if, in using our powers to save the world, we actually end up destroying it?"
"Dude", said Nate. "Barry screwed up once."
"Yeah", said Cisco. "So did we. Back in 1951."
Nate's eyes widened in realization and he said. "We messed with time when we freed the Dominator."
"And he's coming to kill us", said Cisco in horror as he realized how much of a hypocrite he had been the past week, treating Barry cruelly for what his romp through the timeline had done, when he had now done far worse. "This whole time, I've been mad at Barry and now I'm the one who screwed with time. I just wanted to make things right, and now we ended up making it worse."
Later
"This isn't up for debate", said Barry as he faced the other heroes. "It's not even a close call. I mean- Turn myself over to the Dominators, they leave the rest of the world alone. It's simple."
"No it's not simple, Barry", Felicity said.
"Nothing about this is", Oliver agreed. "They won't stop even if you're their prisoner. They want to kill all meta-humans. All of them are a threat to them, not just you."
"Barry, it doesn't matter what you've done", said John in agreement. "You can't do this."
Barry looked at them sadly and said. "It's been an honor to know all of you. To fight alongside of you. Now it's up to you to keep our home safe."
He then turned to walk away.
That was when Mjolnir and Stormbreaker flew past him and landed at his feet to stop him.
"You really think we would let you leave?" Thor's voice called out.
Barry turned and saw everyone holding their weapons or in a fighting stance, ready to fight him.
"You can't stop us all", Oliver said.
"So don't even try. Especially since we are not supposed to fight amongst ourselves", Kara said gently.
"Don't be a martyr", Ollie said. "Especially as it's not gonna do a damn thing."
"We are here to aid you. Not to hand you over to our enemies", Bill reminded him.
"Listen, Red", said Mick. "I don't like you. But when you got a crew, you don't take a hit for the rest."
Everyone had determination in their eyes. They would all support him to the end in the upcoming battle but they won't let him leave.
Barry smiled at that and said. "That was actually pretty inspiring. I mean up till the point Mick compared us to a bunch of criminals but-"
"According to the Dominators", said Amaya. "We might as well be."
"And maybe they're right", said Nate. "Maybe we do more harm than good, but this is our chance to find out."
"We're not letting you sacrifice yourself", said Cisco as he walked up to him. "There's no way. I don't care if that's what it means to be a hero. You're not a hero to me. You're my friend."
Barry smiled at that and Cisco smiled back. They had finally started reconciling.
"Yo, guys", said Jax as he walked up to them with Sara. "You know that ship that landed in Central City?"
"It's opening up", said Sara.
Everyone exchanged looks and Oliver said grimly. "Here we go."
"Again", added Ollie.
Later
"Oh boy!" said a shocked Felicity as she ran up to the screens. "Dominator ships are opening up all over the world. And something really big is falling really fast."
"It's the meta-bomb", realized Barry.
"Why would the uglies drop ships on us if they're just planning to blow us up?" asked Cisco.
"A diversion", said Thor.
"He's right", said Oliver. "But they don't know we suspect a trap. We will not take the bait. We have to stop the meta-bomb."
"We have to keep them occupied", said Ollie.
"This might help", said Stein as he walked up to them, holding something. "I've mass-produced a small device that, when placed on the Dominators individually or even on their ships or areas where they are in abundance, will cause them indescribable agony. Not the nicest invention but this is war."
"Nice going", said Barry as he took the device.
"The caveat, of course", said Stein. "Is that if we activate the weapons before all the devices are placed on the Dominator ships, they'll know what we're up to."
"Well we got to do it fast", said Oliver.
"Barry, Kara, Bill and I can do it", Thor said.
"They won't be able to resist us", Bill agreed.
"Only way they can learn", said Barry.
Next chapter is the final fight before we end Invasion.
Hope I did the entire thing about Oliver benching Thor, Kara and Bill in a civil way which showed everyone's POVs and did not try to make any one person look totally right or totally wrong.
The Legends keep proving how stupid and even hypocritical they can be, considering they abandoned Mick's Heat Gun in 1951. Careless or stupid or both I guess.
Anyone enjoyed what Thor did with Smith? Now the idiot won't have the courage to visit them later during the celebration XD!
Anyway, hope everyone enjoyed and see you all next time with another chapter.
