Hey, everybody. Back with another chapter.

So, this is gonna finish up the events of the second episode. Next chapter will start into the event of the third episode.

Let's get to it.

Chapter 9- Welcome to Earth-X

Oliver slowly feels himself coming to. As he manages to open his eyes, he realizes his hands are bound behind him.

"Is everybody alright?" Oliver asks.

"We're gonna have to work on your definition of alright," Natasha says.

Oliver glances around, and sees that everyone else is also tied up, and that they're all wearing collars of some kind.

"Yo, Grey. You good?" Jax calls to Stein.

"You know, I really need to think about retirement," Stein mutters.

Loud, sarcastic clapping hits their ears. They turn around and see Blitzkrieg walking towards them, his mask down.

"Well, here we all are. Oh, this is so much fun," he says.

Wanda glares at her husband's doppelganger. "If I get out of these chains, I'm going to kill you for laying a hand on my husband," she says angrily.

Blitzkrieg turns to her, and his expression softens somewhat. After a moment, he says, "I was once married to a woman who looked just like you. She was my everything, and perfect in every way." Then, he turns to look at Bucky, and glares at him with unbridled fury. "Until she was killed by your doppelganger, Bucky Barnes," he says, his voice full of emotion and fury.

Bucky stares back at Blitzkrieg, unfazed. However, he can also feel eyes turning towards him, and he doesn't look back at them, especially not wanting meet Wanda's eyes.

"Enough, Barry! Enough!" Overgirl says as she walks over to them. She looks up at the evil speedster as she says, "You'll get your chance to exact your revenge soon enough."

"You should listen to the lady. We know if you wanted to kill us, you wouldn't have put these dog collars on us first," Bruce says to Blitzkrieg.

"Now I know what if feels like to hate myself," Kara says as she glares at Overgirl.

"Well done." Everyone turns to see Dark Arrow approaching.

"It wasn't a problem," Overgirl says. Then, she stumbles and falls to her knees, Dark Arrow catching her and steadying her.

Overgirl is now breathing heavily. "The pain. The pain. I don't know how much longer I can bear it," she says in a low voice.

"It's all right. It's all right. You're gonna be all right because we found her. We found her, and now we have her," Dark Arrow says, looking at Kara as he finishes. He then looks back at Overgirl and says, "I love you. Now, very soon, this nightmare will be over, and I'll take you home. So stand."

Overgirl gets back to her feet, Dark Arrow still standing by her side. Dark Arrow then looks at Blitzkrieg and says, "STAR Labs is secure."

"If you hurt my friends," Barry begins.

"I did hurt your friends. Don't worry. Most of them are still alive and awaiting their fates. Though, I'll admit, I can't say the same for Curtis Holt," Dark Arrow says.

Both Oliver and Bucky glare at Dark Arrow. Dark Arrow continues by saying, "I would've killed them all. But some still have uses for HYDRA, and the rest…well, we need your Kara's cooperation. Well, we don't need it. It would be preferable. But, for the time being, you and they are more valuable as leverage."

"Why do you want my sister?" Alex demands.

"To save my life," Overgirl responds. She looks right at Kara and says, "That's your little mission statement, isn't it. Help people, save lives."

"The General is dying," a voice calls out. And right then, the HYDRA Four walk out from behind a mountain of crates, all with their faces revealed.

Everyone's eyes widen a bit. Steve is shocked as he looks at his doppelganger. At the same time, Clint glares at his doppelganger with a look that is promising him a painful death.

But Natasha is the one who speaks up and demands, "Thor. You're working for HYDRA?"

Thor-X laughs. "I do not work for HYDRA. I rule HYDRA alongside my teammates!"

Alex then speaks up, "You said she's dying. It's because her blood is infused with too much solar radiation, isn't it?"

"Yes. Like Icarus, I flew too close to the sun," Overgirl says.

"But, it's possible to save her. All we need is a new heart for her. And wouldn't you know it, this Earth just happens to have the perfect donor," Tactical Force says with an evil smirk. Clint glares at Tony's doppelganger, wishing nothing more than to be able to live one of his old fantasies after the Civil War and put an arrow through his eye.

"You stay the h*** away from my sister!" Alex says firmly.

"Hm. Such loyalty. My sister tried to kill me," Overgirl says.

"That's why you stole the prism? So you could duplicate a red sun, weaken Kara, and cut into her?" Barry demands.

"Can't make an omelet with invulnerable eggs," Tactical Force says.

"Hey. I'm gonna kill you. In ways you never thought someone could," Oliver says to his doppelganger with fury.

"Nah. You won't. You're weak. And all of you choose the high road. You're heroes," Dark Arrow says.

Heavy footsteps begin to sound. Dark Arrow and Overgirl step back, revealing Metallo stepping up. Metallo's chest piece glows, and it unleashes a blast of energy that knocks them all unconscious.

(STAR Labs)

Rhodey and Laura slowly make their way through the halls of STAR Labs, trying to find a place to hide.

"Wow, I'm glad I had Wally and Joe take the kids," Laura says.

"Come on. We gotta find a place we hide and figure out our next move," Rhodey says.

Suddenly, they hear a noise up ahead. Rhodey and Laura look at each other, then slowly make their way down the hall. Reaching the corner that leads to the pipeline, they glance around the corner, and see HYDRA agents putting Rene into a cell.

Suddenly, HYDRA agents turn and start walking out of the hall. Rhodey and Laura double back, but the footsteps are just coming closer.

Suddenly, there's a green light around them. A second later, the HYDRA agents walk into their hall. To Rhodey and Laura's shock, the men walk right past them.

As they disappear around the corner, the green light appears again. Then, another HYDRA agent walks towards them from the direction the two agents just walked. Before Rhodey can do anything, green light runs down the agent's body, revealing him to really be Loki.

"Loki," Rhodey says.

"It looks like I missed a lot while I was resting in the Lounge. Come on," Loki says. He hurries back the way they came, and Rhodey and Laura follow him.

(Earth-X)

Oliver coughs as he comes to. He tries to get to his feet, but finds it hard with his handcuffs.

As he gets to his feet, he sees the rest of the team, except Kara, all getting to their feet as well.

"Where's Kara? They're gonna kill her," Alex says as she gets to her feet.

"It's gonna be okay, Alex. We're gonna get her back," Natasha says.

"We need to figure out where we are first," Oliver says.

"Yeah, about that," Jax says as he stands up.

That's when everyone starts to realize their surroundings. HYDRA agents are patrolling beyond the fence that they are surrounded by. And in the distance, they can see a HYDRA flag.

"I don't think this is Earth-1," Bruce says.

"We're on Earth-X," Steve surmises, as they all stare at their surroundings, not sure what to do.

And, I'll end there. Hope you liked this chapter.

So, yes. Loki stayed behind, and is helping Rhodey and Laura stay hidden.

So, next chapter is where things are gonna start changing a bit more. I hope you're excited. I'll also be introducing a new character to the MACU in the next chapter.

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