Hey, everybody. Back with another chapter.
Oh, real quick, thanks to my reviewers who corrected me on how to spell Clint's daughters' name.
Alright. Let's get to it.
Guest: Oliver left his uru bow on Earth-99. He'll be using a normal bow for now.
mmat: They will show up, but not until the end of the story.
Chapter 5- Regrouping
A breach opens in the cortex of STAR Labs, and Barry and Steve walk out of it, carrying the still unconscious Cisco. Caitlin is right behind them. A number of other friends at the wedding come through the breach, and other breaches open in STAR Labs, letting the rest of the heroes at the wedding come back to STAR Labs.
Barry and Steve get Cisco onto the bed in the medbay, and Caitlin starts examining him.
"Is he gonna be okay, Cait?" Barry asks.
"He'll be fine. I see no visible wounds. He's just unconscious. Maybe with a concussion," Caitlin says. She smiles and says, "Go see Wanda. He'll be fine."
Barry nods and slowly walks out of the med bay. As he walks into the cortex, he sees Wanda, still in her wedding dress, and holding tightly to Nora and Stephen's hands. The twins look very distraught.
As soon as they see Barry, they pull out of Wanda's grip and run to him with simultaneous cries of "Daddy!"
Barry bends down and hugs them. "It's okay. You're safe," he says soothingly.
After a moment, he stands up, holding their hands, and walks over to Wanda. As he reaches her, he lets go of Nora and Stephen's hands (they immediately grab onto the legs of his pants), and pulls Wanda into a hug.
"I'm so sorry that his day didn't turn out they wanted we wanted. I wanted it to be perfect for you," Barry says.
"I know, babe. And as long as I have you, everything will be fine. The most important things is that everyone is alive," she says.
They pull back a bit, and Barry says, with a slight smile, "Don't worry. We will have our second wedding." Wanda giggles a bit, and the two exchange a kiss.
Meanwhile, further into STAR Labs, Natasha and Bruce are escorting Prometheus to a cell in the pipeline. Barry had agreed that this was a situation in which the pipeline prison should be used again. Both Nat and Bruce are holding guns to Prometheus. Prometheus is silent the whole way, and once inside the cell, just stares out at them.
Inside the medbay, Steve returns with a few items Caitlin asked for, and finds her now in her Killer Frost outfit.
"Why are you wearing that?" Steve asks.
"Well, since I become Killer Frost whenever I'm angry or scared, and I feel that I'm gonna be both of those before this is all over, I felt it appropriate," Caitlin responds.
Steve nods and hands the items to her. Caitlin returns to tending Cisco.
"How's he doing?" Steve asks.
"He's got a concussion, but it's not too bad. He'll just be out for a while," Caitlin responds.
Steve says. Caitlin looks up at him and asks, "What's the matter?"
"I just…it seems no matter where I go, or what time period I'm in, or what Earth I'm on, some incarnation of HYDRA finds a way into my life. It makes me wonder if I'll ever be free of them," Steve says.
Caitlin momentarily stops tending to Cisco and walks over to Steve. She sits down next to him and rests a hand on his. "I know you will, Steve. Eventually, there will be a point where HYDRA is out of your life for good," she says kindly.
"Thanks," he says.
"And until then, I'll be there to help you fight them," Caitlin says with a smile. Steve looks up at her and manages a small smile. Caitlin then gives him a hug, which he gladly accepts.
A minute later, Joe and Wally walk in. "So, what's the game plan?" Wally asks.
Barry sighs and says, "There is none yet. Whoever attacked us knows who we are, so I think just get Joe Cecile and Jenna as far away as possible. And take the Speed Stone with you. Just in case."
"Come on, man. I have to help out. Please," Wally says.
"You are helping. By keeping our family safe," Barry says.
"He's right. Until we know what these people want, nobody is safe," Joe says. Wally sighs, but complies and walks out with Joe.
A moment later, Pietro walks in. "Pietro. I want you to take the twins over to Earth-99 and take them to Tony and Pepper. Tell them what's going on, and ask them to watch Nora and Stephen until we clear this up," Barry says.
"Got it," Pietro says. He then looks down at Nora and Stephen, smiles, and says, "You wanna go on a trip with Uncle Pietro?"
"Sure!" Nora and Stephen say. Pietro smiles as he uses an extrapolator to open a breach to Earth-99, picks up the twins, and walks through it.
Soon after, Pietro returns, with a report that Tony and Pepper had agreed to watch Nora and Stephen. At about the same time, everybody starts walking into the cortex.
"Any sign of them?" Barry asks.
"No. Sam and I flew over the entire city, and there's no trace of them," Kara says.
"Well, clearly they attacked because all of us were there," Wanda says.
"Kill Earth's heroes, then what?"
"Well, by my experience, cleansing of the weak and world domination," Steve says.
"I agree. But still. It's clear they were HYDRA. The question is how could HYDRA strike like this so soon after we cut them down a size?" Bucky asks.
"And how did they know all of us were on this Earth?" Natasha asks.
"I don't know. But I think there's one person in this building who does know," Oliver says as he looks at the security camera monitor that is showing Prometheus in his cell.
"Yeah, he ain't exactly talking, Queen," Bruce says.
"So, let's make him talk," Oliver responds chillingly.
(Downtown Central City)
On the roof of a skyscraper in downtown Central City, Dark Arrow, the caped woman called Overgirl, Militant, Tactical Force, Bowman, and Thor-X have all gathered, looking out over the city.
"The Kryptonian was stronger than we anticipated," Dark Arrow says.
"Next time she won't be so lucky," Overgirl responds.
Suddenly, there's a flash of lightning behind them, and a speedster in a black suit, with the skull symbol of his arms and red lightning bolt on his chest, races up behind them.
"What did you do?" the speedster says in a distorted voice. He then pulls back his cowl and his face mask, revealing the angry face of Barry Allen. "What did you do? You were supposed to wait until we were fully ready before you attacked?"
Dark Arrow presses a button on the side of his mask, which retracts to reveal the face of Oliver Queen. He says, "Opportunity knocked in the form of a wedding. We answered."
Barry-X growls, "Opportunity knocked? And you answred? Well, now, because your recklessness, old friend, we have lost Prometheus!"
The two advance on each other angrily. However, Overgirl steps in between them and says, "Boys! Boys! Boys, don't fight! You need to save your power, your anger, for those heroes." She then deactivates her mask, exposing the face of Kara Danvers.
Bowman laughs as he removes his mask, revealing the face of Clint Barton. "Always the emotional ones," he laughs.
Tactical Foce then raises his mask, revealing the face of Tony Stark. "Their victory is shortlived. None can stand against the might of HYDRA," he says.
Militant smiles evilly, then pulls off his mask, revealing the face of Steve Rogers. "The time will yet come when we will be able to achieve victory. And when we do, we will kill every last one of them."
And, I'll end there.
So, yes, the evil speedster in this is not Thawne, but Barry from Earth-X. I'm considering the names Dark Flash or Blitzkreig. Let me know what you think.
One thing that really bothered me about the episode was how Barry didn't check up on Cisco. So, in this, I had him help bring Cisco to STAR Labs.
Next chapter will be up soon. Until then, leave a review, and stay tuned.
