Once Stein was safely in S.T.A.R. Labs' medbay, Caitlin looked over him while Cisco opened a portal to get Barry, Harry, and Oliver back. He was startled to see them with unconscious versions of Carter and Kendra waiting impatiently. Harry looked angriest of all. "I don't understand what these guys were thinking...putting themselves in harm's way in a parallel universe…"
"How did you ever manage to find them?" Cisco asked, confused.
"Well," Barry chuckled. "We had a very long and complicated time getting help from doppelgangers of people like Ray and Felicity. Did you know that Snart is mayor there?"
"That's surprising. But I'm sure ol' Captain Cold is still in jail. Mind if I call Carter and Kendra here?" Cisco asked.
"Sure," Barry sighed. "Just make sure they don't freak out ten fold…"
"Oh my gosh!" Carter and Kendra exclaimed in unison as they entered the cortex. "You really found our doppelgangers. You sure it will keep us safe from Savage?"
"Trust me," Barry said. "Hopefully he doesn't find it too hard to kill a hacker criminal who used to work for a power-hungry woman and his rather strange girlfriend,"
"Actually, she kinda reminds me of Thea," Oliver pointed out.
"While Caitlin takes care of Stein and Harry lectures Barry and Oliver, you might as well acquaint yourself with the others," Cisco said. Carter and Kendra nodded their heads, and headed to talk with the others.
"To keep you guys safe, join the team," Felicity said.
"You know what, sure," Carter agreed. "So let's talk to each other,"
"I never really talk to anyone on the team," Laurel said. "So let's start now."
Cisco turned on the news channel, which reported of a murder committed by Laurel in Star City.
"Oh no," Laurel said. "I can't be seen anymore. Now my doppelganger has ruined my reputation…"
"We better all stay here then," Barry said as Harry finally let him and Oliver go.
"I think maybe I should come back from the dead, Sara as well," Ray said.
"Well, we'll need to make some pretty crazy stories…" Sara laughed.
"Come to think of that, I had better fake my death sooner or later," Oliver said. "I'm not the one destined to defeat Damien Dahrk. That honor likely falls to the man who can be friends with anyone, Ray."
"But what about our life together?" Felicity asked.
"There's nothing there, Felicity. Not anymore." Oliver admitted. "I've been ignoring Laurel lately because I still have feelings for her, and I'm mad that you have never had a good conversation with her."
"Well, let's change that," Felicity replied. "How are you today, Laurel?"
"Other than the fact I have an evil doppelgänger rubbing around, pretty good," Laurel joked.
"You're quite funny, Laurel," Felicity said. "Wanna get coffee sometime?"
"I'd love to, but let me check with Ollie first," Laurel said. Both of them laughed.
"It's that easy for women who know each other to interact?" Iris asked. "Hi, Caitlin."
"Hi, Iris," Caitlin responded. "How can we have not seen the key to becoming friends was right under our noses?"
"Anyways, enough of this," Felicity said. "I'm selling Palmer Tech and reverting it to Queen Consolidated."
"Wouldn't mind buying it," Jax joked.
"Maybe we should all do some more introductions," Sara said as Caitlin examined Stein. "I'm Sara…"
"I'm gonna go into hiding now, adopt a new identity. Barry, have you thought to mislead Savage yet?" Carter asked.
"Oh dang, totally forgot!" Barry exclaimed, speeding off.
"In the meantime, I'll go move to Star City undercover, get a new job," Kendra said.
"Verdant, my old nightclub, is abandoned now," Oliver remembered. "You can bring it back to life,"
"I'll be moving back home as well," Ray replied. "Nice seeing you all."
"John, you've been awfully quiet," Oliver said, turning to Diggle, who hadn't said a word since they came in.
"Because of this," John replied. He held a device saying he was positive for dark matter.
"John, how, unless time-travel is possible?" Barry asked.
"Technically, we don't know that yet," John said. "But somebody mutated my DNA. You might notice I was late getting here. Evil Laurel's fault."
"Wow," Felicity said. "That Earth-2 Laurel is busy at work,"
"I think she's trying to recreate people who were metas on her Earth," Cisco realized. "Look at this newspaper I picked up: John Diggle, the Black Lantern…"
"We need to find and stop her. I wonder how Barry's doing with Savage?" Sara asked.
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"Savage!" Barry exclaimed. "I brought you presents!"
"You may have thwarted my tidal wave, but I won't fall for your tricks," Savage replied.
"Oh, yeah?" Barry asked, thrusting forward the unconscious Earth-2 Carter and Kendra.
"Perfect! You may be useful…" Savage replied, stabbing them both. He used a hand to take over Carter's body and morph it into his own. But as this Carter was from Earth-2 and not a reincarnation, Savage began dying due to his possession not working.
"Mission accomplished," Barry smiled.
"And just where do you think you're going?" Earth-2 Laurel asked before he could speed back.
"Why should that matter to you? Do you have any idea how much you've ruined your counterpart?" Barry snapped.
"I don't give a damn about my counterpart," Laurel said. "What I do care about is finding the counterpart of my brother-in-law, Leonard Snart. I never liked him…"
"Your Snart hooked up with Sara and is mayor? Last I heard, Snart was at Iron Heights…" Before Barry could finish, Laurel was riding her sonic scream.
"Oh dang…" Barry sighed as he sped back to S.T.A.R. Labs.
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But Snart wasn't at Iron Heights. In fact, he and Mick Rory were in Star City.
"Tell me again why you brought us here," Mick grunted.
"I thought that since you sprung me from jail, Mick, we could go to a city where there already is chaos and have some fun, considering all its heroes are in Central City…" Snart said.
"So some new chick shows up and you just want to follow her lead?" Mick asked.
Suddenly, a giant object appeared in the sky. "Must be UFO season…"
"That's no normal UFO, Mick," Snart laughed. "That is a plane, surely. And we can hijack it."
But the thing was not a plane, and it wasn't a normal rocket either. As it landed next to the two men, its lights illuminating the dark sky, a man stepped out on a set of stairs. He had a beard, though not a full one, and a trench coat.
"Give up your transportation!" Mick exclaimed, shooting his heat gun at one of the vehicle's lights.
"Now, Mick, why don't we ask this man what he wants? He'll be sad to have messed with Captain Cold and Heat Wave." Snart realized.
"My name is Rip Hunter. Are you two Mick Rory and Leonard Snart? You match the descriptions perfectly. I need your help. Where I'm from, you're considered..." The man said.
"Listen, Englishman…" Mick interrupted, punching the man out.
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Black Siren couldn't find Snart, much to her disdain. She decided on the next best thing, and returned to S.T.A.R. Labs, smearing off her makeup and putting on the kind of makeup her counterpart wore. She also altered her hairstyle a bit, and waited for her counterpart to exit, though it began to seem this wasn't in the cards. Black Siren entered the building, and came to the main room. "Impostor!" She exclaimed, but not in such a way it would trigger her scream.
"Excuse me?" Laurel asked, eying her counterpart. "So you look just like me. But I have something you don't have…" Barry sped from the back and tied up Black Siren.
"Reinforcements, that's cute," Black Siren laughed maniacally as Barry gagged her.
"Barry, did you defeat Savage?" Laurel asked.
"Yes, yes I did," Barry said, taking Black Siren to the Pipeline.
"You know, John, you're not the only one with dark matter," Felicity said. "I've been feeling it as well…" Felicity touched John's shoulder, which caused Felicity to disappear and John's eyes to turn white. He appeared in a suit not unlike Firestorm's. Felicity's voice came from inside. "How can we have combined together? Unless…"
"Unless Earth-2 Laurel is more powerful than we thought," Caitlin said. "It's possible she canceled Stein's powers somehow, which also canceled Jax's, when she injured him. But then, somehow, she ended up giving them to Felicity and John when she touched him, and he touched her." Caitlin said.
"You know, what if we untied her and she could out right tell us?" Barry asked.
"Barry. This situation is far too dangerous," Cisco said. "She may escape. Let's review what we do now with Savage and Black Siren out of the way. It feels like all is safe."
"I wouldn't bet on that," a booming voice said.
Barry recognized the voice, and looked outside, only to see a ginormous space-age vessel. He sped towards it. "Snart?"
