Hey, guys. Back with another chapter.

This will not feature any action against Ilan and his Zealots. That will start soon. This will feature the team finding the Sanctums, and bringing in a little help.

Also, just so you know, this is gonna be a lot shorter than "Worlds Collide, Heroes Clash". There will be much fewer chapters, and a number of them will be shorter. So, just bear with me.

Let's get to it.

Chapter 3- Los Angeles

Barry steps through the portal, and onto the streets of Los Angeles. Beside him, Dr. Strange walks through the portal, and it closes behind him.

After the team had prepared to get moving, Dr. Strange had divided them into teams. He and Barry would head to find the Sanctum in Los Angeles. Cisco and Ralph would go to Athens. And Caitlin and Clint would go to Tokyo.

Barry looks around. They've ended up in Hollywood. He examines his surroundings, wondering where to go. As he thinks about it, there couldn't be a better place to show up. People are least likely to question Dr. Strange's outfit here.

"Any idea where the Sanctum would be?" Barry asks, shrugging his shoulders in confusion.

"Not sure. But if I had to say, I would guess somewhere in the older part of town," Strange says.

Barry nods his agreement. Then, something catches his eye. He looks over at an interesting building just down the block. It takes him a moment to place the symbol in the main window. When he does, he smiles and says, "Or...it could be right in Hollywood."

Strange looks in surprise in the direction Barry is looking. When he spots the building, he looks surprised. Then, he chuckles to himself. "Well, that was not the location I expected," he says.

Barry grins. "Well. Let's go check it out," Barry says. Together, they head towards the Sanctum.

Just a minute later, Strange throws open the doors of the Sanctum, and he and Barry walk in. Barry looks around in great interest.

"Wow. What is all this stuff?" Barry asks, fascinated by some of the objects he's seeing around him.

"Relics. Objects imbued with spells that are usually too powerful for human bodies to handle for extended periods of times. My Cloak of Levitation is one such relic," Strange answers, swishing his cloak a little bit as he mentions it.

Barry nods with understanding. Then, he asks, "Can I get a relic?"

Strange raises an eyebrow, and smirks slightly. "No. You don't know the mystic arts. Plus, don't you think your special suit is enough for you," he says.

Barry chuckles. "I see your point," he says.

Strange walks over to what appears to be some kind staff resting on a pedestal, running his hand along it. He looks up at the ceiling. "There is something special about this world. There are powers in this universe. Perhaps not as many as from mine, but some are just as strong. Both for good and evil," he says, not really paying attention to anything in particular.

Barry looks at him. Finally, he leans back against the railing of the stairs and asks, "Who are you, Strange?"

Strange turns to Barry. "What do you mean?" he asks.

"I mean...who are you? How did you become a sorceror? What led you to the Masters of the Mystic Arts? And, from what you said to me earlier, what was wrong with your attitude that you wished I could have helped?" Barry asks.

Strange looks at him for a moment, then sighs as he floats over to land next to Barry. "I have not been a Master of the Mystic Arts for long. Before that, I was a world-renowned surgeon on Earth-99. I...well, you could say I had an extremely arrogant personality. It was not long after you left Earth-99, I had an accident. I was driving along a mountain road. I was on my phone. I became distracted. I ended up going over the edge."

Barry looks at Strange in surprise. "What happened?" he asks.

"I ended up in the hospital. They were unable to fully restore my ability to us my hands. At least...not at the level required to be a surgeon. They would shake too badly. In my arrogance, I thought I could've done better. I squandered virtually all of my fortune on experimental surgeries to try and restore the steadiness of my hands. They all failed."

"I allowed my arrogance to drive me away from those in my life. But, in this time, I learned of a man who became paralyzed, but was able to walk again. I tracked him down, and he guided me to Kamar-taj, saying he used what he learned there to help him walk again. There, I met the Ancient One. She taught me the ways of the mystic arts. I thought I could just use what I learned to restore my hands. But, then came Kaecilius and his Zealots. In the fight against them, I realized how strong I could be with the mystic arts. And after the Ancient One's death, I lead them to defeat Kaecilius and stop Dormammu."

"I realized I was meant for something greater. Far greater than being a surgeon. So, I renounced my old life forever, and became the Master of the Mystic Arts. It was then I learned of Ilan, and started trying to track him down," Strange finishes, kind of staring off into the middle distance.

Barry looks at Strange. He had never imagined his story would be quite like this. He certainly had taken an unorthodox path. But, looking at him, he can clearly see Strange's fierce desire to protect his home world, and now Earth-1, and to stop Ilan and his Zealots.

"You may not have been the most...likable person before, Dr. Strange. But that person isn't who you are anymore. You're better now," Barry says. He then smiles and says, "I'm proud to have the opportunity to fight alongside you."

Strange looks right at Barry. Then, he smiles himself. "The pleasure is mine. Flash."

Barry smiles. Then, his eyes fall on the medallion around Strange's neck. He looks at it for a second before gesturing towards it and saying, "So, you told me what your cloak is. But you haven't told me what that medallion thing is."

Strange looks down at the medallion, then smirks to himself. "That...is something that is much more difficult to explain. And I'll save that story for another time."

Barry looks at him confused. Strange put a little emphasis on the word time. What was that about?

I'll end there.

I hope this was good enough. I chose to have the LA Sanctum located in Hollywood because I thought it would be funny.

I originally planned to show the other two Sanctums. But, I realized it wasn't necessary. I'll show one of them soon. There was supposed to be a lot more in this chapter originally, but I revised my chapter plan while writing this. You'll still see everything I had planned. I mainly wanted to show Barry getting to know Dr. Strange. Also, for those of you wondering, Barry will get to know about the Time Stone later in this story. Dr. Strange will tell him about the Infinity Stones at some point.

Also, please let me know if you want to see Wong come over from Earth-99.

You will see some action against Ilan and his Zealots soon. Hopefully it will be good. We'll see how the Zealots react to having to deal with a speedster.

I hope you're excited for the rest of this story. I am. Next chapter should be good. It'll take place some time after the events of this chapter, and will feature some other characters entering the story.

Please review and let me know what you think of it so far. Let me know anything you might like to see me include in future chapters.