Hey, everybody. Back with another chapter.
Also, in this, I'll be referring to Earth-99's Peter Parker as Spider Man, and Earth-X's Peter Parker as Parker.
So, let's get to it.
Jwugetmoney: Yes. I will be doing Elseworlds in Phase 4.
Guest: Kind of, but closer to one of the more advanced Iron Man suits, but looking exactly like the Season 6 suit, and with black instead of gold lines.
Arrowverse Fan 217: Yelena will be showing up at some point, probably starting in Phase 3.
Chapter 15- Battle for Central City
Chaos is reigning in Central City. HYDRA agents have appeared across the city. Some National Guard units that were quickly scrambled from a base outside Central City, but they're being contained to the outer limits of the city.
In the center of the city is the main HYDRA army. Leading them is Dark Arrow, Militant, Thor-X and Bowman. Above them, the Wellenreiter is firing energy beams down onto the fleeing civilians.
On the bridge of the Wellenreiter, Overgirl smirks as she says, "Let them run. We will turn this city into a mausoleum."
The HYDRA army marches unopposed. Anyone who tries to stand up to them is gunned down. As they march, the HYDRA soldiers fire their guns at anyone in range.
A cop up ahead sees them and starts to draw his weapon, but Dark Arrow yanks the gun from his hand, then kill the man.
Suddenly, something catches his eye. Dark Arrow, Militant, Thor-X and Bowman all turn to their right, and from out of the smoke appear their enemies. Barry, Oliver, Steve, Natasha, Clint, Pietro, Logan, Scott, Hope, Bruce, Diana, Sara, Snart, Mick, Zari, Hellstrom, Loki, Thea, Roy, Slade, Nyssa, Bucky, Laurel, Natasha, T'Challa, Nate, Ray, Nora, Alex, Spider Man, and Parker. All standing together.
"Kill them all!" Militant orders.
"Yes, sir!" the HYDRA soldiers say in unison as they begin marching towards the heroes.
Nate steels up as they approach, and Logan releases his claws. Then, behind and above the heroes, Wanda flies in and lands beside Barry, as Caitlin glides in on an ice bridge. As she pulls up, Kara, Brian, Ultron, Sam, Rhodey, Tony, and Thor fly up behind them.
The soldiers continue to march. Then, out of nowhere, there's a bellowing roar, and the Hulk lands in the middle of them, scattering a number of soldiers and even squashing a few. Hulk roars in anger, then stomps off to engage other HYDRA soldiers.
Taking advantage of the chaos caused by Hulk, the team engages, running forward. Barry and Pietro take off, racing among HYDRA's army and knocking soldiers flying. Others engage them hand to hand while the flying heroes attack from the air. Thor begins to use Stormbreaker and Mjolnir to summon lightning, until Thor-X's Mjolnir strikes him. Thor recovers himself and glares at his doppelganger. Thor-X flies up to meet him, and the two commence a fierce aerial battle.
Several HYDRA soldiers begin throwing grenade at civilians. Rene, Snart, and Nyssa hurry to help them, getting the civilians to safety while laying down covering fire as Mick torches every HYDRA agent in sight.
The Wellenreiter is still firing energy blasts. Looking up at the ship, Sara calls out, "We could use some help here!"
"Don't worry. We're here," Shuri calls over comms as the Waverider dives down from the sky, firing some energy blasts at the Wellenreiter, which turns to evade. The Waverider pulls behind the Wellenreiter, and begins pursuing the HYDRA timeship through central City.
On board, in the captain's seat, Cisco laughs a few times before saying, "This is just like Star Raiders on Atari except it's real!"
"Cut the chatter, Red 2. Fly the ship!" Harry says.
"Launching torpedo one," Cisco says.
"You don't have to say it out loud," Harry responds.
The Waverider launches several large balls of energy at the Wellenreiter, which explode harmlessly against her shields.
"Guys, is it just me, or is this not working?" Laura asks.
"It's not working," Cisco and Harry say in unison.
"We need to disable their shields," Shuri says, already trying to do that remotely.
Down on the ground, Nate punches a HYDRA soldier and knocks him out. Several soldiers open fire on him, but the bullets bounce off. He walks calmly to them and knocks them both out.
Just a few feet away, Bruce is fighting with several soldiers at once. He knocks all of them out quickly, then throws one of his batarangs at another solider a few yards away. Ray is riding on the batarang, and flies off of it and starts blasting soldiers.
At the same time, Barry and Pietro are chasing Blitzkrieg around the zone of the fight. The three speedsters are about evenly matched, but Blitzkrieg is just managing to keep away from them. As they race around, Oliver has engaged Dark Arrow, Steve is engaging Militant, and Clint is fighting with Bowman as Thor and Thor-X are still fighting overhead. At the same time, Tactical Force has appeared, and Tony is engaging his doppelganger.
Meanwhile, the Hulk is swatting aside HYDRA soldiers left and right. Then, without warning, a loud roar draws his attention. Hulk turns around, and to his shock, another Hulk lands in front of him. However, unlike him, this Hulk is grey.
Hulk roars with anger at Grey Hulk. The two Hulks lunge at each other and start fighting in a fierce rough-and-tumble fight, while all the surrounding combatants on both sides are trying to avoid.
As this is going on, the Wellenreiter flies overhead, with the Waverider in hot pursuit. Seeing they may need a bit of help, Kara flies up after them.
"This isn't working. I think we need a bigger gun," Laura says.
"Way ahead of you," Kara says.
On the bridge of the Wellenreiter, Overgirl is standing on the bridge, calm and collected. Suddenly, one of her officers walks up behind her and says, "General! We've got inbound!"
"Then fire countermeasures!" Overgirl says to the officer as if he's stupid.
"We can't. It's hovering directly off our bow," the officer says.
Overgirl turns around, and freezes as she sees Kara floating right outside the front viewport. "General. Would you care to step outside?" she asks.
Overgirl glares with unbridled fury at Kara for a few seconds. Then, she activates the mask before flying right through the front viewport, slamming into Kara fists first and flying away from the Wellenreiter.
Back on the Waverider, Cisco says, "Waiting for some good news here!"
"I don't have any for you Cisco! The only way I can see to deactivate the shields is to get someone on board the ship," SHuri says.
As Shuri says this, Killer Frost soars up towards the Wellenreiter on an ice bridge, with Zari and Diana holding onto her. "We're on our way," Frost says over comms.
The three women soar right up to the bridge of the Wellenreiter, then drop down through the hole left by Overgirl.
Diana leaps over the main control panel, drawing her sword and slicing through four officers heading to engage her. Killer Frost sends a jet of ice at another, and Zari knocks out the last one by using her totem to send him flying across the bridge and into a wall.
"We're on the bridge, Shuri!" Zari calls over comms.
"But we're not sure what we're looking for," Diana adds.
Shuri types a few more things on her tablet, then says, "I've got it. I'm sending you the source code for the deflector shields. Now, all you should have to do is…"
Frost sees a button that is blinking red. "Hit the big, blinking red button," she says. She walks over and presses the button. A second later, what sounds like something powering down can be heard.
On board, the Waverider, Laura smiles as the display she's watching says the shields are down. "The shields are down!" she calls out.
"Harry, think you can handle this bad boy?" Cisco asks.
"Walk in the park, Kazansky," Harry says.
"Where are you going?" Laura asks.
"Getting our friends off that ship," Cisco says before saying to Harry, "Count of ten, hit 'em with everything we've got."
"You got it," Harry says as Cisco leaps through a breach.
There is a tense wait of 10 seconds. After 10 seconds, Harry reaches down and presses the Fire button as he says, "Come on, Ramon!"
The Waverider opens fire on the Wellenreiter. After a volley of shots, the Wellenreiter explodes into pieces, which begin to fall to Earth.
Harry, Laura, and Shuri are quiet for a split second before Cisco emerges onto the bridge through a breach, with Frost, Diana, and Zari right behind him.
"Nailed it!" Cisco cries. Harry breathes a sigh of relief.
Down below, Tony and Tactical Force are zooming around each. Tony fires his unibeam at his doppelganger, and hits him, but only succeeds in knocking him back.
Glancing down real quick, Tony sees that Hulk is still fighting the Grey Hulk, and seems to be losing.
"Tony! You handle that Grey Hulk. I've got this joker," Rhodey calls.
"You sure?" Tony asks.
"Yes! Hurry!" Rhodey says.
Tony immediately flies away, heading towards the spot where the two Hulks are fighting. A split second later, Rhodey flies up right where he had been and unleashes a torrent of lead towards Tactical Force.
Meanwhile, Grey Hulk has managed to land several punches on Hulk. Hulk tries to punch back, but Grey Hulk grabs his fist, then throws an uppercut then knocks Hulk up into the air and knocks him flying back about 20 feet.
Grey Hulk grins and takes a step towards Hulk, who is a little dazed. Suddenly, he hears something heavy hit the ground behind him. He turns around, and sees Tony behind him, with the Hulkbuster armor finishing assembling behind him.
"You're not my friend. I got no issue going all out against you," Tony says.
Grey Hulk roars in anger and leaps towards Tony, who lets out a massive repulsor blast that knocks him back. He then flies forward and grabs the Grey Hulk, flying him up into the air before throwing him back to the ground. Grey Hulk tries to get up, but gets a punch from the Hulk. Tony then fires both his repulsors down at Grey Hulk, forcing him into the ground and battering him a little. Hulk then starts pounding his fists into Grey Hulk before Grey Hulk is able to get his feet up and kick Hulk off of him. Tony then flies down to re-engage.
At the same time, Clint is still exchanging blows and arrows with Bowman. The two archers find they are easily a perfect match for the other.
As they cross bows with each other, Clint says, "You're gonna regret not staying on your Earth when you had the chance."
Bowman smirks and says, "You'll be the one who'll be on the ground begging for mercy."
"Fat chance," Clint says before kicking Bowman in the leg. Bowman stumbles back but quickly recovers. He tries to strike Clint with his bow again, but Clint blocks it.
The two exchange several more blows before a gunshot suddenly rings out. Bowman cries out in pain as a bullet enters his leg from behind and blows out his kneecap. Clint rapidly draws an arrow and fires it right into Bowman's chest. Bowman freezes, coughs up a little blood, then falls back, dead.
Clint looks up and sees Natasha standing behind where Bowman had been standing. Clint grins and says, "Like old times, huh?"
"I don't we've ever encountered something quite like this," Natasha says.
"Fair point," Clint says.
Meanwhile, Tony and Hulk are still beating on Grey Hulk. Grey Hulk attempts to lunge right at Tony, but Tony deflects him off his right arm and blasts him with his repulsor.
Before Grey Hulk can even hit the ground, Hulk leaps towards him and slams him into the ground, punching him in the face repeatedly. Grey Hulk manages to return a punch, knocking Hulk off of him. He gets back to his feet, but doesn't notice Tony, who has snuck up behind him. Grey Hulk only realizes this when he receives a powerful blow to the temple from Tony's fist, knocking him unconscious.
Tony and Hulk both look down at Grey Hulk, then at each other. "Smash, big guy," Tony says. Hulk grins and leaps away to start mopping up remaining HYDRA soldiers.
As he does, Tony looks up to where Rhodey and Tactical Force are still fighting. The Hulkbuster starts coming apart, its pieces flying away, leaving Tony in his normal suit. Tony then takes off, flying right at Tactical Force. He catches Tactical Force off guard, grabbing him and then flying him into the ground.
Tony raises his hands, ready to blast Tactical Force. Then, Tactical Force fires his unibeam, knocking Tony flying.
Tactical Force gets to his feet. But, before he can do anything, he feels himself yanked into the air by some unseen force. Looking up, he has just enough time to see Ultron right in front of him before the automaton blasts him with his concussion beams.
Tony, Rhodey, and Ultron all face down Tactical Force. Tactical Force shouts at them, "You will never win! I am the Tactical Force! You are nowhere near my equal!"
"Maybe. Maybe not. But, unless I'm mistaken, there's one of you, and three of us," Tony says.
Tactical Force growls under his helmet and flies right at Tony, who flies right at him. The two slam into each other, throwing several punches.
Ultron flies in and uses his anti-grav weapons to yank Tactical Force towards him, then blasts him with his concussion beams. Tactical Force recovers himself and shouts at Ultron, "You, my own creation, would turn on me?!"
"There are no strings on me," Ultron says before blasting Tactical Force again.
Rhodey flies in and unleashes everything he can against Tactical Force. The relentless assault knocks Tactical Force back, but he fires some of his own missiles, forcing Rhodey to stop his assault.
"Overwhelm him!" Tony says, firing his unibeam. Ultron releases concussion beams from both his hands, and RHodey fires his own unibeam.
Tactical Force is slammed into the ground from the three attacks. He quickly finds that the relentless attack is preventing him from getting airborne, and is slowly melting through his armor.
Suddenly, he finds himself wrapped in red energy. Glancing around, he sees Wanda standing a few yards away, her hands glowing red.
Suddenly, he feels his armor being tugged, and he realizes, to his horror, that Wanda is trying to use her powers to remove his armor. His armor tries to remain attached to his body through a magnetic field, but the unrelenting attack from Tony, Rhodey, and Ultron is slowly wearing away at his armor.
Finally, Tactical Force's armor comes apart. He screams in anger, trying to summon his armor back to him through a mental connection. However, deciding to finish this, Tony raises his arm, and fires a tiny missile. The missile streaks down and hits right at Tactical Force's feet where it explodes. As the smoke clears, there is no sign of Tactical Force. Tony smirks a bit under his helmet.
Meanwhile, Oliver is still fighting fiercely with Dark Arrow. Despite the additional fighting strength and enhancement to his skills that his uru bow gives him, Oliver has found Dark Arrow to be a very competent opponent.
Suddenly, almost out of nowhere, Oliver sees Slade appear behind Dark Arrow. As Dark Arrow winds his bow back to strike Oliver, Slade brings his sword down and cuts off Dark Arrow's hand. Dark Arrow cries out in pain, right before Oliver draws one of his arrows and fires it right into Dark Arrow's chest. Dark Arrow freezes, then collapses, dead.
Oliver looks up at Slade. The two look at each other, then Slade says, "Just like old times, kid."
"Just like old times," Oliver echoes.
Meanwhile, Barry is still chasing Blitzkrieg. Finally, he catches up to Blitzkrieg and trips him up. As Blitzkrieg tumbles, Barry grabs him by the throat and pins him against one of the concrete supports for the bridge overhead, while removing Blitzkrieg's cowl.
Barry begins vibrating his hand, and Blitzkrieg scowls at him. "Come on. End it. End it!" he shouts at Barry.
Barry stands there for a second, then stops vibrating his hand. "No. I don't kill unless I truly need to. But, there is someone who is not quite as picky," he says.
Barry lets Blitzkrieg go. But, before Blitzkrieg can do anything, Pietro races in and shoves his vibrating hand through Blitzkrieg's chest. Blitzkrieg freezes, then crumples to the ground as Pietro withdraws his hand. The two stare down at his body for a few moments.
Meanwhile, Steve is still fighting fiercely with Militant. About ten yards away, Thor and Thor-X are still fighting, though now on the ground.
Steve scowls as Militant deflects Steve's blow with his shield. The two have been matching each other blow for blow this entire time.
Then, Militant pulls a quick move and kicks Steve's feet out from under him. He tries to bring his shield down on Steve's head, but Steve rolls out of the way.
Thor, out of the corner of his eye, notices this. Deciding in an instant to help, he manages to kick Thor-X, making him stumble away. He then turns to Steve and bellows, "Captain!"
Steve glances over as Thor throws Mjolnir towards him. Steve reaches out, and the hammer flies into his free hand.
Militant is about to bring his shield down on Steve again. However, as the shield is coming down, Steve lifts himself slightly off the ground and swings Mjolnir, hitting the shield and knocking Militant flying.
As he does this, Thor ducks under Thor-X's Mjolnir. He charges at his doppelganger, swinging Stormbreaker right at his chest. However, Thor-X summons his Mjolnir back to him and uses it to block Stormbreaker.
"You are a disgrace to Asgardians," Thor growls at his doppelganger.
Thor-X laughs. "You could have ruled the entire world with your power. Instead, you will die, and this world will be mine!" he bellows.
Suddenly, there's the sound of a blade piercing flesh. Thor-X freezes. Then, Loki's head appears behind Thor-X, smirking, and says, "Actually. You're going to die."
Thor-X bellows as he whirls around and smacks Loki. However, this distracts him long enough for Thor to shift his grip on Stormbreaker and swing it right at Thor-X's neck, beheading the fallen Asgardian.
Thor and Loki both look down at Thor-X's corpse, then look up at each other. "Thank you, brother," Thor says. Loki just nods.
Meanwhile, up in the sky, Overgirl is no longer fighting Kara, but is suddenly holding her head in and crying out in pain.
On the Waverider, Gideon says, "I am detecting dangerously high radiation levels."
"Disembodied computer voice lady's right. Supergirl-X is about to go supernova," Cisco says.
"Supergirl. Your doppelganger is about to have a meltdown," Harry says.
Overgirl is now starting to glow. Her mask deactivates, revealing her face as the glow gets brighter and she continues to scream in pain.
"What do I do?" Kara asks.
"You need to fly her up. Up. And away. Now!" Harry says urgently.
Kara grabs her doppelganger and begins flying as fast as she can up into the sky. As she gets up into the upper parts of the atmosphere, Overgirl explodes in a massive blast.
Down on the ground, Steve is still fighting with Militant, though he is now quickly gaining the upper hand with Mjolnir. As Overgirl explodes, the sight and sound momentarily distracts Militant. Taking advantage of the situation, Steve swings Mjolnir upwards, knocking Militant's shield out of his hand. Steve then kicks Militant's legs out from under him, then leaps up, summoning lightning into Mjolnir, and slams the hammer down onto Militant's head.
Steve stands up after a second, staring down at the body of his doppelganger. Then, he remembers Kara had been taking Overgirl up into the atmosphere. He taps his earpiece and says, "Kara! Kara, come in!"
There is no response. However, everyone on the ground can quickly see Kara falling towards the ground very quickly.
"She's not slowing down!" Thor calls out.
Right then, Brian flies out of nowhere and catches Kara, flying her down to the ground and landing gently.
Brian sets her down as Alex, Steve, and Thor hurry over. "Kara!" Alex cries desperately, but Kara is unconscious.
Suddenly, Hulk lands just a few yards away. Looking at Kara, he decides to try a proven trick, and roars at the top of his lungs.
Kara's eyes snap open, and she sits up straight very quickly. "What was that?" she asks loudly.
"That was Hulk," Steve says with a grin.
Kara looks around, then asks, "What happened?"
Steve smiles as he glances around. "We won," he says.
And, I'll end there.
I hope you liked what I did with this chapter. I tried to do it justice, and I hope I did. I also hope I did the deaths of each of the major HYDRA members well.
I decided to include Grey Hulk to have an excuse for another Hulkbuster vs Hulk fight, and to bring the original plan for that fight in Age of Ultron to life. And yes, that is Earth-X's Bruce Banner. Obviously, he's not dead, but he won't be making any more trouble.
So, I'm not sure whether there will be one or two more chapters. I may try and wrap this story up in one chapter, but I may have to split it into two.
Well, that's it for this chapter. Until next time, leave a review, and stay tuned for the next chapter.