Chapter 18 Summary: After Scott Whyte (Barry's doppelganger) gives the tragic backstory about how he ended up on the Waverider, the Legends return to the present to warn all of their allies about the oncoming war.

Alright guys... Earth-X now begins. ;)

Chapter 18: Earth-X, Part 1/4

"You're getting ready to experience a full on invasion of the Schutzstaffel Reich."

"Sorry, what?" Sara asked. "How did you even get here?"

"I don't remember stuttering," Scott said, standing up. He was about as tall as Ray, meaning he was a damn redwood tree, and he was even able to give Sara a brief moment of feeling like she should back away.

"We're all just shocked," Tatsu said. "Not like we expected this all to happen today."

"Scott, sit down for a minute," Leonard said.

Scott sat down in one of the Waverider's seats, and began to recount the tragedy of how he had got sent to Earth-1.

"It goes like this..."

It seemed like a normal siege at the time.

The present Freedom Fighters, who fought against Schutzstaffel's iron grip on their earth, stood in front of a warehouse where Overgirl (Earth-X Kara Danvers), Black Arrow (Earth-X Oliver Queen), Commander Cold (Earth-X Leonard Snart), and Static Shock (Earth-X Jefferson Pierce) were set to attack, at least from the plans that the general had intercepted.

Outside stood Scott Whyte, better known as Blitzkrieg, his wife Dani Whyte (Earth-X Caitlin Snow), his best friend Folded Guy (Earth-X Edwin Gauss), and his good friend Dragon (Earth-X Ricardo Diaz).

Sure, there were other Freedom Fighters, but they claimed they were the only ones needed to could carry out the job.

"You all ready for this?" Dani asked, looking at her husband reassuringly. Scott smiled back at her, feeling a little better now that she was by his side.

"Hell no, but we gotta do it," Edwin muttered.

"Screw waiting," Diaz muttered. "I wanna kick some Nazi ass!"

"Then lets do it," said Scott.

Diaz then eagerly let some extra energy out into turning his arm into a dragon wing, only a snippet of his final form. But it was enough to bust down the door.

And Overgirl stood in the very center of the room.

"Ah, friends!" Kara-X said sarcastically.

"Not without humor, I see!" Edwin added, getting ready to snap her out of existence.

Suddenly, Black Arrow shot out of nowhere, Commander Cold not too far behind.

"At long last, we meet again, Blitzkrieg," Oliver-X growled.

"I have missed your company, Whyte!" said Leonard-X unenthusiastically.

Finally, Static Shock jumped down from a ledge in the place. "We've finally arrived at the final confrontation."

"Your last one at least," Dani smirked.

"I'm getting real tired of you," Kara-X said.

"Say one more damn word, I dare you," growled Scott lowly. "I DOUBLE DARE YOU MOTHERF-"

"Whoo, I'm feeling good about this," chuckled Edwin.

"Let's just get this shit over with," Diaz growled.

He hadn't transformed into his final form yet, but he was on the verge of it as he took on Jefferson-X. Edwin shot at Leonard-X, who countered with a cold gun blast that Edwin shot into his pocket dimension. Scott ran at Kara-X, and Dani took on Oliver-X.

And as usual, Edwin was on his ass within seconds. He wasn't much good unless there was an army or a need for laughter.

Diaz, however, was putting up a considerable amount of strength for a normal human. Whilst he wasn't necessarily normal by most standards, in this world, he might as well be normal.

Dani was wiping the floor with Black Arrow. She, Scott, and the top two commanding officers of the Freedom Fighters were some of the few people ever able to take on a Nazi general and actually win the battle.

And Scott was a pretty much even match for Kara-X.

But then, the Freedom Fighters started to notice something...odd.

The SS generals seemed more powerful. Diaz and Edwin were distracted by something for a brief moment, giving Leonard-X and Jefferson-X a clear shot to kick them back. Edwin, unfortunately, had opened a pocket dimension window behind himself and Diaz, and getting kicked back resulted in the two falling into the alternate dimension.

Scott stood up to fight again, but Oliver-X shot an arrow into the air, resulting in a pile of rubble from the warehouse roof falling on the speedster.

Dani stood still in shock and horror as her husband tried to phase out. But the rubble was too thick; all that would come out of its grip was his head and neck. His mask had been ripped off in the battle, exposing the burns scarring the right side of his face.

Scars that had taken the sight out of that eye...

Once she had seen him walk back into the Freedom Fighters' headquarters bearing that scar three years ago, it was then and there she knew she would love him forever.

They both had tears in their eyes, knowing there was a very significant chance that one or both of them weren't making it out of that building with their lives.

The most merciful of the SS Reich, Leonard-X, said, "If you have anything you want to say to each other, make it quick."

Dani knelt down to where Scott was trapped underneath the rubble, and placed her hands on his cheeks.

"I love you more than anything, or anyone, Scott Thomas Whyte," she whispered, kissing his lips softly.

He knew she was going to do it...

She was so selfless. So perfect. Why did it have to be her?

They were both sobbing as they parted lips for the last time, and Dani turned to face Kara-X.

Jefferson-X walked over to Scott, and placed his mask over Scott's mouth, muffling his cries and screams.

"Any last words?" Kara-X asked slyly, taking one of Oliver-X's arrows into her hand.

"Yes," Dani growled, getting directly in the Kryptonian's face. "This empire you built? This regime you created? Once my death is discovered, it'll all start to slowly crumble. Just like your skull underneath the general's boot."

Kara-X shot forward, grabbing Dani by her neck. Dani didn't try and fight it, the only reason she would is because it would let her see Scott again.

But she knew that there was no chance for her anymore. And if she did break free, her husband might die.

It wasn't the pain from seeing her life taken away from herself that was causing the pain.

It was seeing her husband this scared. This saddened. This...

Afraid.

And these were her final thoughts as Kara-X shoved the arrow into her chest, killing her instantly.

Scott was screaming, but his vocal chords were near shattered from the battle. And even then, Jefferson-X's mask was over his face.

Kara-X then dropped Dani's body in front of Scott, and he was sobbing at the sight of his deceased wife as Jefferson-X took back his mask.

"Learn who you're messing with next time," said Oliver-X.

Kara-X then opened a breach using the goggles that had once belonged to his sister, Iris Whyte, before Oliver-X had murdered her in battle. Then, they belonged to his best friend Cisco, who had been captured a month ago, and was probably dead.

And he was sucked into the breach before he could even look at Dani one last time...

"You happy now?" Scott asked, tears flowing down his face.

Amaya hugged him before anyone could say anything else. Sara felt extreme guilt for asking such a question now.

"I-I think I speak for everyone here when I say that I am so sorry for your loss, Scott," said Tatsu.

He gave a small smile before sinking back into Amaya's hug. Floyd thanked Tatsu, and she smiled up at him. Nate was still somewhat suspicious about the two.

"I'll send a distress call to all our friends in the present," said Ray, hurrying off.

"Do you need something to eat?" asked Mick.

Scott looked up from Amaya's hug, and nodded.

"I'll show you to the kitchen," the arsonist said.

Scott got up and started to follow Mick, Amaya trailing close behind, still set upon comforting the speedster of Earth-X.

Zari was crying her eyes out in the corner. Rory walked over and did a similar motion to what Amaya did for Scott.

Leonard then faced Kendra, who had remained completely still during the ordeal. "You okay Kendra?"

"Wh-yeah," she said, snapping out of her trance. "Y-yeah I'm good. Uh, you?"

"As always," he said, smiling one of his rare smiles. Kendra beamed at it.

He loved seeing her smile so much...

Suddenly, Ray came back in. "They'll be ready for us when we arrive."

Leonard now had a face of determination. "Lets go team!"

The present Legends, and Zari's box of tissues, were now headed for the present.

November 27th (Present Day), 2017

Everyone was gathered in an old warehouse when the Legends arrived.

Literally, everyone was there.

Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak, John Diggle (he has recovered by now), Dinah Drake, Curtis Holt, Rene Remirez, Barry Allen, Caitlin Snow, Cisco Ramon, Harry Wells, Wally West, Jesse Quick, Kara Danvers, Alex Danvers, Winn Schott, and newcomer Jefferson Pierce. Even Slade Wilson had shown up!

When the Legends and Scott arrived, the number of heads in the room nearly doubled.

Scott saw Kara, and immediately started picking up the pace, but Leonard stopped him. "She's a sweetheart, not a murderer, Scott...take it easy."

The speedster nodded briefly, before Barry walked up to the two. "Uh... Leonard? And... me?"

"Doppelganger, this one's name is Scott Whyte," said Leonard. "And yep, Captain Snart at your service."

"Wh...what's going on?" asked Barry.

Scott then stepped forward. "You all are in grave danger. Like I've told these people standing behind me, your earth is getting ready to experience a full on invasion of the Schutzstaffel Reich."

"Nazis?" asked Cisco.

Scott looked at the doppelganger of his fallen friend with sorrow. "Yes."

"I hate Nazis," Felicity and Diggle said simultaneously.

"I think we all do," Caitlin said, stepping forward. "So, how do we stop them?"

Scott looked at Caitlin...

She was Dani's doppelganger.

"I-I'm sorry," he whispered, walking away. Caitlin looked at him, confused as to what she did. Ray then walked up to her.

"On his earth, your doppelganger was his wife, whom he had watched die moments before he arrived on the Waverider," Ray said solemnly.

"...Oh," Caitlin said, shocked by this.

She was married to Barry... on another earth, at least. But still... it shocked her to know this.

"Hey, Oliver," Rene said, stepping up to the Mayor of Star City. "Can I speak to you for a second?"

"Sure, what's up?" Oliver asked.

"In private," Rene added.

"Uh... okay," said Oliver.

He followed Rene over to a quieter area of the Warehouse, and the street savvy began to explain.

"Watson showed up at my door today, told me she had evidence of my alter ego," he began. "And she said if I don't testify against you in court, she'll make sure I never see Zoe again. I just don't know what to do Hoss."

Oliver sighed.

But then, he placed his hand on Rene's shoulder.

"We can work out something, and if not, Felicity can get it erased," he said. "They shouldn't have told you that. They underestimate my wife."

"T-Thank you Oliver," Rene said, shocked at how easily this was all avoided. "I just don't know how else this could've gone."

"No problem Rene," Oliver smiled. "You don't know how much trouble you've just saved us."

Rene only smiled as he walked over to where everyone was reuniting. Rory was happily reuniting with Dinah and Curtis, and even though she had known him for less than a week, Dinah was a tad emotional. Caitlin, Felicity, and Alex were talking tech related stuff and probably geeking out over each other, whilst Cisco and Winn were admiring the upgrades to Ray's A.T.O.M. suit. Sara was nearby, smiling for her boyfriend, with Amaya telling her how lucky she was. Floyd was talking with John, explaining how he faked his death, and Tatsu was with Nate and Kara. Mick was with Jax and Stein, and Zari was talking with Scott. Wally, Jesse, and Harry were having a family conversation-of sorts. Jefferson, meanwhile, went over to talk with Oliver and try to wrap his head around all of this.

However, Leonard was having a heart-to-heart with Barry.

"I-I just can't really wrap my head around all this," Barry said. "So, you're the captain of the Waverider now?"

"That's right, great guess," Leonard smirked.

"And... Rip is dead," the speedster continued.

"Yes, unfortunately so," Leonard sighed. "But he died a Legend."

"And...on another earth, I am married to Caitlin," he continued.

"So it would seem," Leonard said. "I always shipped you two."

"Wait, what?" Barry asked. But Leonard had already walked off, smirking to himself.

Barry sighed to himself as he walked over to talk with Oliver and Jefferson... this would be a long day.

And as Zari got up from her spot, Slade walked over to where Scott was sitting. "You're not fine kid. I know that face all too well."

"Thanks, I guess," Scott muttered, wiping his eyes again. "Its not even been an hour and her death feels like she's been gone for an eternity."

Slade sighed. "Kid, look, I know what its like to have your heart ripped out of your chest. And... from the looks of it, your late wife's doppelganger is in this room."

Scott nodded, subtly pointing Caitlin out.

"Well, if you ever need to talk to Ms. Snow, trust me, she is probably one of the best people in this room, if not the best" Slade said. "And it may help if you talk to her... it could give you some sort of closure, somehow..."

"I can tell you've never done this before," Scott muttered.

Slade chuckled. "But I'm being serious, kid. If you need someone to talk to, go to her. People these days strongly underestimate her."

Scott nodded. "Alright... thanks, uh..."

"Slade, Slade Wilson," the ex-assassin said, shaking the foreign earth speedster's hand.

Scott now had some reassurance...

And for the first time that day since his wife's murder, he smiled.

Legion Of Doom HQ

Eobard Thawne muttered something to himself as his team walked in. "Ah, finally, you all are here."

"What's going on?" Laurel asked, not fully used to this routine. Adrian had reassured her it would all fall into place.

"I need you and Adrian to head to Earth-1 to do a job for me," Eobard said, handing them a note. "Name, address, everything you need to find her. You know what to do."

Adrian nodded, and walked out of the room with Laurel in tow.

"Talia, you will follow me," Eobard said. "But...give me and The Pilgrim the room for a moment, please."

Talia nodded, and walked out of the room. The Pilgrim was standing still as always.

"Could you please stop it with the cold stare?" asked The Pilgrim. "You know it only makes me think twice."

"You're determined, Pilgrim," smiled Eobard. "But... I have noticed some determination of yours diminishing."

The Pilgrim's mask was suddenly deactivated, and the true fear in her eyes was revealed...

"But please, comply just a bit longer," Eobard said, laying a hand on her shoulder.

She grabbed his forearm and nearly pulled a knife on him. "Don't you dare even think about pulling a bullshit threat like that on me again."

Eobard chuckled dryly.

But then...

There was an ominous pause.

"Marlize Malan-DeVoe, you should watch your words more carefully."

Marlize looked at him with a new-found hatred. "Don't think for a second I won't quit this team and hand your ass over to the Legends, because I will if you fail to deliver on your promise."

"What promise?" Eobard asked.

Fresh tears welled up in Marlize's eyes. "You know I am only here to avenge my husband... the real version of himself."

"I do know," Eobard said. "But if you turn your back to this team, I won't hesitate to smash that promise like glass."

Marlize slowly let her grip on Eobard's arm loosen, and he walked out of the room.

She then proceeded to walk back to her quarters, and sob her eyes out into the pillow.

Why had she taken this offer...

MARLIZE DEVOE IS THE PILGRIM LADIES AND GENTS! :D :D :D

I made her the Pilgrim because in future chapters, this will be necessary to the story. I would've LOVED to make Lisa Snart or Doris Chase be the Pilgrim, but unfortunately, it didn't work.

But hey... there's no telling what the future holds. ;) and its not like I don't love Marlize! (because I do and she deserves nothing but care love and appreciation)

And you maybe noticed how short the description for this chapter is... its gonna be like that. Brief and mysterious. ;) See you guys next chapter!