"So, let me guess this straight. While we were off time traveling and trying to prove to the Dominators that humans aren't dicks, you guys discovered that a member of our own government is trying to sell Barry to the dominators?" Cisco asked as they all reconvened in the hangar.
"Yeah, that pretty much covers it." Laurel said.
"It's a trap." Sara said, stating the obvious.
"If they're that threatened by meta-humans, it's hard to believe they'd be satisfied with just one." Nate said.
"Yeah, well, if I know Barry, he's gonna want to be that one." Cisco said.
"Well, Oliver's trying to talk him out of it." Laurel said.
"And if he does, what's the collateral damage of the meta-bomb?" Nate asked.
"Projected casualty count is around 2 million non-meta-humans." Cisco said.
"Okay, so what if we negotiated with them?" Nate asked.
"Yeah, I don't know if you noticed, but our last chat with him didn't go so well." Cisco reminded him.
"Well, what've we got to lose?" Ray said.
"Look, maybe we should contact them." Laurel said.
"Then make it fast. We've got incoming." John said as he and Jax approached them.
"Dominator ships are coming in worldwide. Including Central City." Jax said.
"Yeah, but they're not moving or anything. They're just sitting there. For now." Hal said as he joined them.
"So much for the truce Secret Agent Man negotiated." Ray said.
"They're trying to leverage us into handing Barry over. Contact the Dominators." Sara said.
Later on that day, the whole team was gathered in the hangar as Barry prepared to surrender himself.
"Barry, it's crazy that you're even considering doing this." Roy said.
"This isn't up for debate. It's not even a close call. I mean Turn myself over to the Dominators, they leave the rest of the world alone. Simple." Barry said.
"No, it's not simple. Barry, it doesn't matter what you've done. You can't do this." Kara 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." Barry said as he turned his back on them.
"Barry! I'm not letting you leave." Oliver said.
"No offense, Oliver, but you and what army?" Barry asked, only turn around to find nearly the entire team standing, all of them looking like they were ready to subdue him if necessary.
"This one." Kara said as a matter of factly.
"Listen, Red. I don't like you. But when you got a crew, you don't take a hit for the rest." Mick said, surprising everyone.
"That was actually pretty inspiring I mean, up until the point that Mick compared us to a bunch of criminals, but." Barry said with chuckle.
"According to the Dominators, we might as well be." Amaya countered.
"And maybe they're right. Maybe we do more harm than good, but this is our chance to find out." Nate said as Cisco walked up to Barry.
"We're not letting you sacrifice yourself. 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," Cisco said and Barry looked ashamed, only to have Cisco surprise him by saying "You're my friend."
Barry smiled as he and Cisco shook hands and he could feel their friendship heal.
"Yo. Guys." Everyone turned to see Jax and Sara approach them.
"You know that ship that landed in Central City?" Jax asked.
"It's opening up." Sara said.
"Here we go." Oliver said.
"Reading reports of ships opening all over the world. Oh, frak." Felicity said.
"Talk to me." Oliver said.
"Something from the Dominators' mothership just broke atmo, and, not to get too technical, but it's really, really big and falling to Earth really, really fast." Felicity said.
"It's the meta-bomb." Barry said.
"Why would the uglies drop ships on us if they're just planning on blowing us up?" Felicity asked.
"Because the ships were a distraction to keep us from stopping the meta-bomb." Oliver said.
"Too bad, 'cause we're gonna stop it." Cisco said over the comms as he and Sara used the Waverider to head towards the bomb.
"We're gonna stop it, right?" Cisco asked Sara.
"Let's hope." Sara said.
"We have to keep the Dominators at bay." Oliver said.
"This might help," Stein said as he approached them with a small device in his hand, "I've mass-produced a small device that, when placed on individual Dominators, will cause indescribable agony. Not the nicest invention, but this is war."
"Nice going." Barry said.
"The caveat, of course, is that if we activate the weapons before all the devices are placed on the Dominators, they'll know what we're up to." Stein said.
"Well, we got to do it fast." Oliver said.
"Only way I know how." Barry said with a smile.