I don't think this was my best it seems more like a transcript than an actual chapter.

One of the few things I was disappointed in the crossover was the lack of Dig. I get it they couldn't fit everyone in the four episodes and it wouldn't be realistic of him fighting given he was still recovering from his tremor injury but the fact he didn't at least show up for the Jitters reception or even the wedding ceremony (at least before the Earth-X Nazis crashed it) seemed so unlike him he's known Barry as long as Oliver and Felicity and even worked with him as many times that should have been reason for him to at least show up. I also didn't like how they brought him literally at the last minute of the crossover just to marry Barry with Iris and Oliver with Felicity the latter of which really pissed me off I mean Felicity couldn't just wait until the next day or at least after Barry and Iris were officially husband and wife and asking Dig to do it instead of forcing herself onto Barry and Iris' moment? It was a rude and disrespectful action on Felicity's part even DeVoe the supervillain of the season chose to hold off on his plans until after Barry and Iris got married think about that. I also read somewhere someone mentioned Dig and Alex were cut from the same cloth, they're both the sibling figure of reason and advice to their teams, they're the 'brother' and 'sister' to Oliver and Kara and both are proficient with firearms they're essentially the same person the main difference is Dig is married and had a lot of complications with his relationship I just felt it was a missed opportunity for Dig and Alex to interact.

Dig pulled his van up to the side of the road parking it and exiting hastily as he made his way up the street. His appointment took longer than he thought but he finally got to Central City in time for the dinner reception at Jitters as he made his way through to the door he stopped at what was before him watching: Sara Lance deeply passionately kissing a woman he had never met before the sight alone had him speechless.

Deciding not to continue watching awkwardly Dig cleared his throat making sure it was loud enough of catching both women's attention.

'Hey!' Sara greeted as she whipped around before embracing him in a hug to which Dig returned in kind.

'Good to see you Sara.' Dig said as they broke away 'Still time travelling?'

'Yeah we just came from 11th century England ironically dealing with an aberration in Nottingham.' Sara explained.

'Well if it was 1183 that would make it the 12th century.' Sara's auburn-haired companion smiled in an obvious drunken slurred tone.

'Uh John Diggle this is Alex Danvers.' Sara made the introductions as Dig and Alex shook hands.

'Hi swell to meet ya.' Alex smiled.

'Danvers as in Kara Danvers?' Dig asked curiously.

'My sister.' Alex answered. 'So, John, right?'

'Yeah,' Dig nodded. 'But my friends call me Dig.'

'So that's two black Johns I know, the other one well he shapeshifts into one he's actually a green Martian but still for another Earth there's so much in common.' Alex said all too excitedly to no one in particular earning her a very awkward and concerned look from Dig

'Uhh yeah fancy that.' Dig awkwardly replied realizing from her erratic actions and the stench of booze Alex had too much to drink at the reception.

'Hey Dig we were actually thinking of calling it a night from what we've heard from the people leaving it seems that Oliver and Felicity's argument kind of killed the buzz.'

Alex scoffed. 'Serves him right jerkwad was an ass to my sister.'

'Anyways we were wondering if you could give us a life to the nearest hotel? Neither of us are in any condition to drive.' asked.

Dig thought for a second and realized with the party more or less ended the least he could do was help out Sara and her new friend. 'Sure, my van's down this way.' Was Dig's answer as he escorted the two ladies.

Dig sat in the foyer of the room with Alex making small talk while Sara was in the bathroom taking a shower.

'So, you're not really Kara's biological sister?' Dig asked.

Alex nodded in response as she drank a glass of the hotel's complimentary vodka 'Uh no I'm 100 percent human or as human as can be from another Earth. My family took her in when she was young after she lost her planet and since then I've been looking out for her. I don't know after what she lost her relationship with me has always been… I don't know…'

'An anchor?' Dig asked 'That after everything Kara's been through and lost you feel that you're the one constant that's there in her life when she needs it and you worry what will happen to her if you weren't?'

'How do you know that?' Alex asked somewhat surprised by Dig's accurate assessment.

'Because it's the same for me and Oliver.' Dig replied as he sipped his glass of vodka before continuing 'When Oliver came back after being gone for five years he was…worse than a jerkwad. When he started his crusade, I was the first person he recruited.'

'I'm guessing you didn't exactly scream 'sign me up' when he first asked?' Alex asked.

Dig shook his head 'Not at first, but being a soldier, I knew firsthand of what trauma and loss could do to someone and I felt I owed it to Oliver to…'

'Keep him grounded? Be his anchor?' Alex asked understandingly.

'Yeah.' Was Dig's reply as he took another sip of his glass.

'How long have you been married?' Alex asked noticing the wedding band on Dig's finger.

'Oh, uh little over three years almost four' Dig answered.

'Congrats I'm glad someone's lasted so long.' Alex said dejectedly.

'Something wrong?' Dig asked somewhat surprised at Alex's tone from his talking with her he gathered that Alex was a caring and outgoing person yet the mention of marriage and weddings seemed to have a profound affect on her.

'Sorry if I sounded like a douche.' Alex apologized sincerely drowning down the last of her vodka 'Its just that lately weddings and marriages are sort of touchy for me.'

'Yet you came for Barry and Iris' wedding.' Dig stated the obvious.

'I don't know if that makes me stupid or considerate.' Alex wondered.

'Talking with you I'd say its the latter.' Dig encouraged to which Alex gave an appreciative nod.

Dig took a moment he didn't know Alex until today but he felt a need to help with her situation given his marriage wasn't exactly ideal but he also didn't want to push the subject.

'Do you want to talk about it?'

'That depends are you a criminal arsonist?'

Dig's eyes lit up at the question 'Uh…no and no.' he meekly answered.

Alex took a pause as her expression softened before continuing 'Before all of this I was engaged but my fiancée and I hit an impasse.'

'Which was?' Dig asked carefully.

'Well I wanted kids and she didn't.' Was Alex's straightforward answer. 'Lately I've been wondering if I made the right choice.'

Dig placed his glass on the table before straightening in his seat. 'Look Alex, marriage any relationship for that matter is never going to be easy you can't just go at it and expect you can have everything.'

'Says a guy who's been married for almost four years?' Alex asked sarcastically. 'And works with a superhero I'm willing to bet you have kids too.'

'A son.' Dig confirmed.

'My point exactly.' Alex scoffed.

'Did you think it got that way overnight? That road had a lot of bumps on it.' Dig asked 'Alex first time I married it wasn't for long we divorced and went our own ways afterwards I tried again with my sister-in-law no less.'

Alex's eyes widened at the confession 'You got it on with your sister-in-law.'

'And when that didn't work out I got with my ex again before remarrying her.' Dig continued.

'So, you married the same woman twice after getting close with your sister-in-law?' Alex asked in shock and confusion 'Wow and I though had it rough.'

'Well in my defence my brother was dead or was believed dead.' Dig responded to which Alex raised a brow at the surprising reveal.

'Long story. One for another time.' Dig dismissed before refocusing on the matter at hand. 'My point is things happen in unexpected ways I never thought that I'd have a family especially with a woman I ended up divorcing. I'm not saying you shouldn't dwell on what you lost and the choice you made but you shouldn't be so fixated on it that you miss out on living.'

Alex mused on Dig's advice maybe he did have a point she didn't want to second guess her choices that she ended up missing out on living. Maybe she worked pass her issues with kids maybe not maybe in some sliver of hope she and Maggie would reconcile the way Dig did with his wife maybe not but moping on her choice isolating herself was no way to live she may have as well have been living on an island on her own. Dig's advice had cheered her up and it was then she realized what kind of man he was.

'Oliver is lucky to have you as a brother.' Alex said appreciatively to Dig as he placed a firm hand on her shoulder.

'You both are.' Dig smiled.

Dig felt sick the last five years he saw such unimaginable things from metahumans to aliens and even the multiverse concept. But hearing that the people who crashed the wedding were from an Earth where the Nazi's ruled everything made him the most disgusted he had ever felt. Watching the footage from the STAR labs computer and listening to Wells explain the Earth's history seeing that such a place even existed was horrifying to say the least. It reminded Dig of the horrors he fought against as a soldier and as a vigilante where people used their power and influence to oppress and enslave people who were capable of such actions Dig was reminded of why he joined Oliver in the first place.

'Now they're not happy just ruling one Earth.' Felicity spoke up as she turned away 'This is making me physically ill.'

'Yeah line starts behind me.' Jax noted in agreement.

'We have to find them.' Kara suggested 'You think they're using the breeches to hop between worlds?'

'That or they're operating out of a staging area somewhere in Central City or close by.' Alex added.

'My guess it's the second, they came here and made a show of force at the wedding I doubt they'd be going home anytime soon after that.' Dig said to which Alex nodded in agreement.

'Well good thing, we have a metric ton of smart people in this room, and Rory.' Barry tried to encourage as Mick shot a look of offence in his direction.

'Let's get to work on finding our new friends from Earth-X.'

Everyone went off to different stations to get to work while Dig headed back to the pipeline where Oliver was having a conversation with the Earth-X doppelgänger of the late Tommy Merlyn. Dig made his way down the hall when a voice caught his ear.

'No Tommy Don't!' Oliver's voice echoed.

Concerned Dig quickly sprinted down the hall and into the room on the left just in time to see Oliver open the cell door as Tommy-X slumped to the ground lifeless foaming from his mouth.

'You okay?' Dig asked as approached Oliver who was in slight shock from what had just happen.

'Yeah.' Oliver answered 'He had a cyanide pill in a fake tooth. No doubt planned on using it if he was captured so we couldn't get information from him'

Dig's eyes shifted to the body that now laid at their feet 'I'm sorry man. It must be hard seeing Tommy-'

'It wasn't Tommy.' Oliver declared a stone-cold look forming in his eyes.

Dig turned his gaze from the dead body to Oliver 'Everyone is doing what they can to find the Earth-Xers once I change out of this suit we'll take the fight to them.'

'We will take the fight to them.' Oliver corrected. 'You're still not a hundred percent to go out go out in the field.'

'Oliver-'

'Besides if worse comes to worse and this spills into Star City I need someone I can trust holding down the fort there.' Oliver interjected while shooing a concerned look to Dig.

'Fine.' Dig relented he hated sitting out of a fight especially against such scumbags like Nazis but Oliver was right given his condition and their home needed someone he realized his place was in Star City.

Dig exited the men's change room as he saw Alex coming out the women's room the two made their way down the hall.

'So, you ready to kick some Nazi ass?' Alex asked enthusiastically as they approached the elevator.

'I'd love nothing more but in my current state I'm not at fighting form.' Dig regretfully sighed 'I'm heading back to Star City keep an eye on things there should the Earth-X army decide to have any ideas of expanding.' As Alex pressed the button which opened the elevator doors. The pair stepped inside as it closed.

'Say uh Dig can I ask you something personal?' Alex inquired.

'Ha Alex, I knew you less than a day when told you that I had a fling with my sister-in-law pretty sure we're past personal.' Dig smirked to which Alex responded with a chuckle.

'Well you and your wife having a kid was that a choice you both made?' Alex asked

'Like everything else in our lives our son was something that was... unexpected.' Dig answered 'The lives we both live the subject of kids wasn't even in our forethought at the time. After JJ was born we just did the best we could literally none of it was planned or considered we just made things up as we went on we still do.'

The elevator came to a stop as the doors opened to the lobby.

'Kick ass out there.' Dig smiled to Alex as he held out his fist to her.

'Hell yeah.' Alex smiled back as she bumped her fist with Dig's.

Dig walked out of the elevator as it closed behind him while he was sad he wouldn't be able to help the team in the field he took pride in at least being able to help Alex.

I hope I did 'Drunk Alex right.' And hope this was a reasonable way to have Dig not be involved in the action.