Chapter One: Savitar's Return
Skye knocked out the Hydra agent in front of her as she reached for her comms.
"East exit's clear." Skye said
"Amazing, now get to the control panel and tell me what you see." Tony said into comms as he landed on the ground while blasting two Hydra agents with his repulsors.
"I'm here." Skye said into comms as she reached the control panel.
"Great, now test Allen's toy." Tony instructed
Skye put the Electromagnetic Destabilizer Barry had made onto the cover of the control panel, electric sparks came from the panel as the lights inside were suddenly replaced by red, flashing ones coming from the siren-like lights inside the base.
"It worked." Skye said into comms. "Everything's down except for the back-up generators powering the control room."
"Hopefully that's where Von Strucker is." Steve said
"West exit's clear." Barry said into comms as he ran inside the rest of the Hydra base.
"Took you long enough." Clint said into comms as he shot an arrow to the leg of a Hydra agent, he then hit his bow on the agent's head as the agent fell unconsciously.
"Thanks, Clint. Real cool of you." Barry replied, sarcastically.
"I'm just saying, shouldn't it be quick even when you and Tony are showing off and being way too egoistical." Clint said
"Hey!" Tony and Barry protested simultaneously.
"You boys wanna talk about this, I don't know, when we're not infiltrating a Hydra base." Natasha said into comms as she and Steve went in through the South exit.
Steve was met by three Hydra agents as Natasha rushed towards on of them, Nat swung her leg onto the agent's ankle as he flipped in the air before falling onto the ground. Steve side-kicked one of the agents in the stomach as he swung his shield to meet the other's face.
"South side's clear." Steve said
"This would be much easier with Thor and Banner." Barry said into the comm's channel.
"Well, we don't have that luxury." Steve replied "Nor do we need it."
"Tony, you're awfully slow on the North side." Skye said into the channel.
"I could use a bit of help." Tony admitted
"I got you, Stark." Clint said as he kicked down the North exit's door and saw one Hydra agent.
"Stand down and put your hands in the-" the agent was cut off as Clint fired a tranquilizer arrow at him, the arrow hit the agent's neck as he fell to the ground unconsciously.
"That all you need?" Clint asked as Tony landed at the door.
The team heard Barry and Skye chuckling on the channel as Tony rolled his eyes, Tony and Clint walked through the halls as they met with Skye, Natasha, Barry and Steve.
"How'd it go?" Tony asked
"Something's wrong, this is too easy." Barry said, ignoring Tony's question.
"Barry's right." Steve said as he and the team turned to face the door that led to the science lab.
"That's where Von Strucker is, right?" Skye asked
"According to our Intel, kid." Clint replied
"Let's go find out." Natasha said as she and team headed towards the door.
Tony blasted the doors down with his repulsors as they went down easily, the Avengers were met with over 100 Hydra agents pointing their pistols at them as Von Strucker stood in front.
"Flash, Avengers." Von Strucker said as he smiled.
"Baron Von Strucker." Barry said as he stepped forward.
"You know Flash, you are actually my favorite Avenger." Von Strucker said
"Why? 'Cause if you think I'm not gonna lock you up, you're seriously wrong." Barry spat
"No, it's because you're an optimist." Von Strucker replied "That's why. Now, stand down and join us or die with your Avenger friends."
Barry scoffed at Von Strucker's words.
"You know there's a reason they call me 'The Flash', right? It's because I get things done...in a flash." Barry asked rhetorically "You can't beat us."
"I think I just did." Von Strucker said as he dashed out the back door.
The Hydra agents all fired bullets at the Avengers, Barry ran in circles as he caught the bullets with ease. He threw them to the legs of all the agents as the Hydra henchmen all dropped to their knees, having been hit with one bullet or two in the leg.
"Barry, we'll handle these guys. You get Von Strucker." Steve commanded
"On it." Barry said as he ran out of the room in a flash of orange lightning.
The rest of the team took on the weakened Hydra agent, though the agents had trouble standing up, it wasn't so easy taking them all out. The 100 agents managed to keep the Avengers occupied as Barry was left on his own to take down Von Strucker. Outside, Von Strucker drove his jeep through the mud through the forest dodging the tall and thin trees. Suddenly, Von Strucker was thrown out of his Jeep by a flash of lightning as the vehicle crashed into one of the trees. Von Strucker slowly got up as he pulled his pistol from his pocket and pointed outward. A flash of lightning came as Barry stood 10 feet away from Von Strucker, Von Strucker aimed his pistol at Barry as he pulled the trigger over and over again. The only thing that happened was the sound of a few clicks from the trigger, Von Strucker gave a stunned look as Barry held the cartridge of bullets in his hand, dropping it on the ground.
"Not so tough on your own, huh?" Barry said as he ran toward Strucker at super speed, punching him.
Strucker was sent flying as he hit a tree and fell to the ground, Strucker quickly got up as he clenched his fists. Barry ran in as he punched Strucker in the face with super speed, Strucker fell to the ground on his back as he looked at Barry with an evil smile across his face.
"I ain't alone." Strucker said
Suddenly, a flash of blue lightning came as it hit Barry. Barry was thrown 15 feet away as he hit a tree and fell on the ground, Strucker looked and saw Savitar standing next to him.
"Thank you." Strucker thanked as he got up.
"Get out of here, I'll handle him." Savitar said as Strucker nodded and ran, meeting a Hydra agent with a Jeep as he got in and drove away.
Barry got up, wiping the mud on his shoulder as he looked at Savitar in shock.
"Savitar?" Barry said in confusion.
"Going unmasked now, Flash?" Savitar asked "Like the new suit, can't really believe your identity was revealed on this earth."
"How do you know that?" Barry demanded
"I know everything about the past, Barry. I've already survived and lived it." Savitar said
"Yeah, try and survive me." Barry dared as he and Savitar ran at each other.
Barry tried to throw a punch but Savitar was quicker as he high-kneed Barry in the stomach, Barry was partially dazed by the hit as Savitar grabbed Barry by the throat and threw him onto the ground. Savitar kicked Barry 20 feet away from as Barry slid on the ground and hit a tree as he groaned in pain, Savitar ran and stopped 5 feet from Barry. Barry ran towards Savitar at super speed as Savitar caught Barry by the neck and threw him onto the ground, Savitar then opened a blade from his right arm as it appeared that we he was ready to deliver a killing blow.
"NO!" a voice cried as a round shield met with Savitar's armor.
Savitar stumbled backwards as Barry looked back and saw the rest of his team standing a few feet away, Savitar roared as he disappeared in a flash of blue lightning. Skye threw her gun away in a heartbeat as she dropped down on her knees, next to Barry's side.
"Barry?! Barry, are you okay?" Skye asked
"I'm okay." Barry replied as he got up and looked at Steve in gratefulness. "Thanks, Cap."
"Anytime, Barry." Steve said "Did you know who that was?"
"Savitar." Barry replied
"The evil speed god you told us about?" Tony asked
"That one." Barry confirmed as he looked down at Skye. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." Skye said
"Let's get to the Quinjet and talk about this later." Natasha said as the Quinjet landed with Clint inside already
Barry had just finished explaining everything to the team, they were all resting in their seats. Tony was in the pilot's seat (though he'd activated auto-pilot and was just sitting there for the fun of it), Clint and Nat were talking as Steve was in a corner, talking to someone on the phone as Barry was sitting on the ground next to Skye. Barry turned, looking at Skye as she slowly lifted her head off Barry's shoulder and faced Barry.
"Are you really okay?" Skye asked
"Yeah, I'm fine. Why?" Barry asked
"You seem so..." Skye trailed off as Barry finished her sentence.
"Terrified? Scared?" Barry wondered
"Yes and yes." Skye said "Why?"
"Savitar...he's out to hurt me, to take those I love the most from me." Barry said as Skye listened. "I'm afraid he'll try to take you from me."
"You won't lose me, Barry." Skye assured
"I know." Barry replied "I just don't know what I'm gonna do if I do lose you."
"You won't, I'm right here and I'm not going anywhere." Skye promised
Barry nodded as Skye rested her head back on Barry's shoulder as the two held each other's hands, What am I gonna do? Barry thought as he remembered his dream of Skye dying in front of him. I can't lose her, I won't lose her. Barry thought Never. Steve then got off the call as everyone got up and listened to him.
"Who was it?" Barry asked
"Coulson." Steve answered softly. "You'll never believe this, but from what I've heard, Coulson and his team had an encounter with Savitar."
"Savitar say what he want?" Tony asked with his arms crossed as he leaned against the wall.
"He said he wanted to kill all of us." Steve replied "But he also said he had to beat Barry."
"No offense to the kid, but isn't that literally what he just did like, I don't know, 15 minutes ago?" Clint said
"Maybe he doesn't mean it like that." Natasha suggested "Well, we're gonna go meet them. Let's do it."
"Barry, what's wrong?" Skye asked as she and the team noticed Barry's worried look.
"Nothing." Barry lied "Just worried about what Savitar."
"Don't worry kid, we'll take him down." Clint assured
Barry nodded in gratefulness as the team walked around the Quinjet, Barry was much more worried than he let on. The fact that he had a dream about Savitar killing Skye, the Avengers and the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and that Savitar was here, saying that he wanted to kill them wasn't helping him. Natasha came to Barry's side as she was the only who knew what was really going on with Barry.
"Savitar's here and it's a lot like your dream, Allen." Natasha warned
"Nat, you of all people shouldn't even be thinking that my dream...was the future." Barry said "Could it really have been the future?"
"I know one way to find out." Natasha replied "You said you saw two men and a blond-haired woman lying dead on the ground."
"Right." Barry said
"You also said you saw S.H.I.E.L.D. logos on their clothes and gear." Natasha said
"Yeah." Barry said
"So, if you see them with Coulson's team or at the S.H.I.E.L.D. base...well, we know what happens then." Natasha said
"There's something else." Barry said "One, Savitar is clearly working with Hydra. Two, not everyone was dead in the dream. A few people weren't there."
"We'll talk about this later." Natasha said as she pointed her head to the glass "We're here."
"At the playground?" Skye asked
"That's where we are, kids." Clint said as he and the team got off the Quinjet and met with the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
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