Hey, everybody! Back with another chapter.

Let's get to it.

Razy Riddle: Yeah, you got the doppelgangers right.

mmat: He hasn't officially returned to being the Flash, but he will after this story. But, he has recovered from the use of the Infinity Stones, and is able to use all his abilities like he used to.

Guest 1: No, the Guardians of the Galaxy will not be a part of this story.

Guest 2: This takes place in May 2020.

Stand with Ward and Queen: I kinda wanted Tommy-X to have a bigger role too, but I just couldn't think of good way to do so, and I didn't want to do what you did in your Crisis on Earth-X story (still one of my favorite stories of yours, by the way), because you already did that.

willdawg992003: HYDRA on Earth-X isn't that strict.

Chapter 7- Doppelgangers

Bucky slowly walks down some of the steps in the breach room, taking a seat on the bottom step. He sighs as he stares across the breach room, thinking about the events at the wedding.

"Hey, babe." Bucky turns around and sees Laurel walking down towards him. She sits down next to him and takes his hand in both of hers.

The two sit in silence for a few moments before Laurel asks, "What's going through your mind, babe?"

Bucky sighs. "I talked with Steve about this a little bit ago. He told me he feels almost trapped by HYDRA, that HYDRA will never not be apart of his life, and I realized I feel the same way. First, it was HYDRA on Earth-99. Then HYDRA here on Earth-1. Now, it's HYDRA from Earth-X. And even if we stop this HYDRA, we still have HYDRA here on Earth-1. Am I ever gonna get to live my life free of HYDRA's influence?"

Laurel is quiet for a few moments, then says, "There are lot of things that aren't certain about life. But I think there is one thing we can be certain about. No matter how long it takes, eventually, with everyone's help, we will stop this Earth's HYDRA, and you will be free of HYDRA forever."

"How can you be so certain?" Bucky asks.

Laurel smiles. "Because. I know you, Bucky. And I know that you will find a way to defeat HYDRA once and for all. And I know that, together, we can do anything," Laurel says.

Bucky just looks at her for a moment before he says, "***, I love you." He then pulls Laurel in, and the two share a passionate kiss.

(Up near the cortex)

Kara is wandering through the halls with Alex, trying to find something to do. As she walks down the hallway, she sees Pietro walking towards her.

"Hey, are you two okay?" he asks.

"Yeah, we're fine," Kara says.

"Good," Pietro says. He then looks at Kara little more closely and asks, "Is something up?"

"I kinda thought after everything that's happened the last few years, we all deserved to have this day go well, and actually be able to enjoy ourselves and actually live our lives without it getting ruined," Kara says.

"That's the problem with having superpowers. We get this kind of opposition. But it's because we have a duty to use our abilities to protect our fellow men," Pietro says. He then smiles and says, "And once we beat HYDRA, and you beat their Supergirl, we can try again, and I'm sure the second go around will go better."

Pietro pauses for a moment, then says, "I'll see you guys later." He then walks past them and down the hall.

Kara and Alex watch him walk away. Alex then leans in and says, a little teasingly, "You know, he is pretty handsome."

"Shut up," Kara says as she walks away from her sister. Alex laughs a bit as she follows Kara down the hallway.

(The medbay)

By now, Wanda has changed out of her wedding dress, and is sitting in the medbay with Caitlin, watching Cisco.

"How much longer until he wakes up, do you think?" Wanda asks her friend.

"I don't know. Not much longer, hopefully," Caitlin says. She then turns and says, "I'm sorry this day didn't go as planned, Wanda."

"It's okay, Caitlin. It's certainly not your fault. And it's okay. Me and Barry are already technically married, and we can always try to hold this wedding again when this whole things is over," Wanda says.

They sit in silence again for a few moments before Wanda smiles a little bit and says, "So, I thought I saw something between you and Steve earlier. Is there anything going on there?"

Caitlin starts blushing. "No! There's nothing going on there! We're just friends," she says defensively.

"Come on, Caitlin. To be honest, I've been seeing little moments between the two of you for months. It's clear to me that you like him, and he likes you. Why don't you do something about it?" Wanda asks.

Caitlin blushes a little bit more. "I am not falling in love with Steve, Wanda. We're just friends," she says firmly.

Wanda smiles, knowing it isn't true, but doesn't press the subject.

"Guys! We got 'em!" Sam's voice calls from the cortex.

Wanda hurries into the cortex, where Sam and Nate have been sitting at the computers trying to track down the Earth-Xers.

"There's a break in at Dayton Optical Systems," Sam says.

"How do you know it's HYDRA?" Wanda asks.

Nate just points to the computer screen, which shows a security camera feed from Dayton Optical Systems, showing a number of HYDRA agents running up an escalator.

"I'll tell Barry," Wanda says, hurrying off to find her husband.

(Dayton Optical Systems)

Not long after Wanda spreads the alarm, Barry races up to Dayton Optical Systems as Kara lands in the parking lot. The two look at each other, and Kara shrugs. They impatiently pace around, Barry whistling a little bit.

Then, they hear a motorcycle, and Oliver rides into the parking lot, coming to a stop between them, getting off the motorcycle and picking up his bow. He's dressed in his old suit, given he can't use his armor since his uru bow is back on Earth-99.

Oliver stands there for a moment before saying, "Just a quick reminder. Super speed. I don't have it."

"Noted," Kara says.

The three start walking towards the building as Barry asks, "So, what do we know about this place? Why are the Earth-Xers targeting it?"

Suddenly, a distorted voice answers, "Because." The archer, flying woman, and what looks to be a speedster in a black suit walk out of the building towards them, the speedster holding a glass container with a large red object inside.

"They had something we need," Dark Arrow says as Blitzkrieg sets down the case.

"Whatever you stole…" Oliver begins.

"We're gonna want it back," Barry says.

"Your confidence is predictable. You've faced some of the greatest evils known to man, and you've defeated them," Dark Arrow says. He pauses for a brief second, then says, "But if you think so highly of yourselves, that you can defeat any threat that comes your way…"

As he trails off, one by one, Overgirl, Dark Arrow, and Blitzkrieg deactivate their masks, causing Kara, Oliver, and Barry's eyes to widen in shock.

"How do you feel about us?" Dark Arrow says as Kara, Oliver, and Barry look back into their own faces.

After a few moments, Oliver says, "This is sick."

"You mean looking at your reflection, and seeing only weakness? I agree," Dark Arrow says in response.

"I better not be looking at Savitar again," Barry says.

Blitzkrieg laughs. "Oh, Barry. So naïve. I am much more than that Savitar could ever hope to be," he says.

"Tommy killed himself," Oliver says to his doppelganger.

"I heard your Tommy died years ago. That's what this Earth does. It makes people soft," Dark Arrow says.

Now, Overgirl speaks up and says, "We've been watching you. We've been watching all of you, and how you've squandered the potential of three worlds. On our Earth, we've developed a meritocracy. We've accomplished greatness."

"You're perverse," Kara says, aghast at her doppelganger.

"No, Kara, you're the perversion. The most powerful being on the planet, rendered weak by saccharine Americana. My pod was blessed to crash in the realm of HYDRA," she says.

"Then go back there," Barry says firmly.

"This is not your Earth. Leave," Oliver says angrily.

"I don't answer to the likes of you. My allegiance is to HYDRA. And to my wife," Dark Arrow says, and he and Overgirl exchange a glance.

"His wife? Gross," Kara says. She then quickly glances at Oliver and says, "No offense."

"None taken," Oliver replies to her and before saying loudly to the Earth-Xers, "Last chance! Go home!"

"And stay there!" Kara adds.

"All of you," Barry finishes.

Blitzkrieg smirks as he reaches back behind his head. He then pulls his cowl back over his face, and he and Barry take off, racing around the facility.

Oliver reaches into his quiver, draws an arrow, and aims it at Overgirl.

"And what do you think that's going to do? Bullets bounce off of me," Overgirl says arrogantly.

"Oh, this arrow won't," Oliver says in a quiet voice before releasing the arrow. As the arrow flies through the air, the metal around the head comes apart, revealing the arrowhead to be made of some green mineral. The arrow flies right at Overgirl, hitting her in the shoulder and penetrating her skin.

Overgirl, stumbles back, gripping the arrow and looking at Dark Arrow with wide eyes, mostly from the shock that the arrow worked. Dark Arrow also looks shocked, and looks back at his doppelganger.

"Is that a Kryptonite arrow? Why do you have a Kryptonite arrow?" Kara asks.

"In case an evil Kryptonian ever showed up!" Oliver responds a little defensively.

Overgirl pulls the arrow out of her shoulder, glaring at Oliver. She lunges towards him, but Kara jumps in front of Oliver and breathes a gust of wind at Overgirl, sending her flying back through the company's sign and making her drop the arrow.

Blitzkrieg and Barry race back onto the scene, Blitzkrieg knocking Barry tumbling. As Dark Arrow hurries over to Overgirl, he yells, "Get the Prism out of here!" Blitzkrieg races over to the Prism, grabs it, and races off.

Dark Arrow crouches down beside Overgirl and asks, "Are you okay?"

"I'm pissed," she responds tersely.

"Well, take it out on that," Dark Arrow says, looking at a distant highrise under construction.

Overgirl unleashes her heat vision, blasting through some of the frame. Kara sees what's happening, and instantly takes off, flying towards the building.

Oliver runs over and helps Barry up. "Get me over there!" he says. Barry grabs Oliver and races him over to the building.

Kara flies into the building, catching a falling steel beam and fits it in place, using the beam to try and hold up the framework.

"Get the workers to safety!" Kara calls to Barry as he races through the framework.

Barry starts running the workers out of the building. It's not long before the structure is clear. He then races up the structure, coming to a stop near the top, and calls to the other two, "We need to stabilize the building!"

At the top, Oliver scans the structure, calculating his best course of action. He then draws and fires a grappling hook arrow. Oliver starts soaring around the building on cables, firing more grappling line arrows. Together, the cables begin to stabilize the structure. Kara helps, using her heat vision to begin welding parts of the structure back together.

It's not long before the structure stops shaking again. Oliver, Kara, and Barry all head down to the base of the structure.

"The site's cleared!" Barry says.

"And stabilized," Kara adds.

"Let's not celebrate just yet. We gave those doppelgangers the chance they need to escape," Oliver says.

"But with what?" Kara asks.

"That's the question," Barry says.

And, I'll end there. Hope I did this chapter well.

Hope you liked the little romance moments I included in this chapter. I may take a little while to actually have Kara and Pietro get together, but I will promise that Steve and Caitlin will get together by the end of the story.

Next chapter or two is when things will start heating up again. Hope you guys are excited for it.

Next chapter will be up tomorrow. Until then, leave a review, and stay tuned!