Hey, guys. Back with another chapter. Sorry for not updating as much lately. I've been working a lot to get money for college, and occupied with other stuff that have kept me from writing. I'll try and keep updating often.

To confirm what I said in the last chapter, there will be a future story that will be a crossover between Flash and the Fantastic Four. I'm still planning it, but the Fantastic Four will be an integral part of the future of the MACU after the events of Avengers 4. I thought this story, and Harry's previously unexplained connection to Earth-99, would be a good time to slip in an early tease to the FF.

Alright. On to the chapter.

Chapter 5- Regrouping

Barry is tapping his foot anxiously. He had returned to the Los Angeles Sanctum almost an hour earlier with Jesse and Harry (which had been a little awkward for Jesse and Wally), and Strange had promptly left back to Earth-99 to fetch Wong.

He's still not back, and Barry is getting a little impatient.

He looks up at Cisco and says, "While we're waiting for Dr. Strange, tell me again about Ilan and his followers?"

"There were two others besides Ilan. Both looked to be in their late 20s. Ilan was good. It didn't even take him a minute to kill that assassin. He's a good fighter, and those weapons, Space Shards Dr. Strange called them, are more deadly than they look," Cisco says.

He's quiet for a moment. Then, he says, "Barry, I don't think we can just keep up a defensive posture here. We're gonna need to try and actively track these guys down if we want any hope of stopping them. They beat me and Ralph, and our assassin ally, without hardly breaking a sweat, and destroy the Sanctum. If we can't stop them before they can attack the Sanctums, then this world is going to fall to Dormammu."

Barry looks at Cisco for a moment. Then, he says, "I'm not gonna say I disagree with you on that, Cisco. But I am going to say that it may be hard convincing Dr. Strange to let anybody free from guarding the Sanctums."

"That may be. But, if we go after them when they may be expecting us to stay guarding these Sanctums, we may be able to catch them off guard. Give us a bit of an advantage," Jesse adds.

"Plus, we've got Jesse and Constantine now, and soon we'll have Dr. Strange's friend Wong here. I'm sure Strange will let at least on or two of us go free to try and track them down," Wally says. Barry just nods in response.

Suddenly, a portal opens up, and Dr. Strange walks through it. Right behind him is an Asian man in red robes, almost identical to the robes Ilan and his followers were wearing.

"Team Flash. I'd like to introduce you to my colleague and fellow Master of the Mystic Arts. Wong," Strange says.

Cisco grins a little. "Wong? Just Wong? Like Adele or Beyonce?" he says with a smirk. Wong just stares at him impassively, and eventually Cisco stops laughing.

Barry chuckles as he walks over to Wong. He extends his hand and says, "Thanks for being willing to come to our world to help us out, Wong. We really appreciate it."

Wong takes the offered hand, and grins a bit. "It is my honor to finally meet the famous Flash," he says. Barry smiles back.

The rest of the team comes over and introduces themselves to Wong. It's particularly amusing to watch Constantine try to introduce himself to Wong, and teasing him about not knowing real magic like him, and to watch Wong not give an inch.

When introductions are done, Barry turns to Strange. "So, Strange. Cisco had a better idea for how to go about this," Barry says.

Cisco butts in. "Yeah. I think we should send out a team to try and find Ilan. We can't wait for him to just come after the Sanctums. If we try and chase him down when he's not expecting it, we can catch him off guard," Cisco says.

Strange looks uncertain. "I don't know. The more people we have guarding the Sanctums, the better chance we have of stopping them," Strange says.

"Well, trying to wait for them didn't work out so well last time," Wong says. Strange shrugs to admit he has a point.

Jesse speaks up. "I can take one or two people to help me try and find them. I think we have enough people that we can still protect the Sanctums well enough," she adds.

Strange ponders this for a moment. Finally, he says, "Alright. Take one person with you and return to STAR Labs. Use any resources or friends you have to try and track them down. The rest of us will remain guarding the Sanctums."

Jesse nods, then turns to Cisco. "Come on, Cisco. You're coming with me," she says. Cisco doesn't exactly get a choice in the matter, because Jesse whisks him away.

Strange chuckles a bit, then turns to Wally. "Wally. I want you to go to Tokyo. Reinforce Clint and Caitlin. They're gonna need a speedster to help them out if they get attacked," Strange says.

Wally nods before speeding off. Strange then turns to Barry and Ralph. "Alright, Barry. Ralph. You need to really learn how to fight a sorcerer. You need to train," Strange says.

Barry and Ralph look at Strange, knowing that this is probably not going to be pleasant. Training against new threats usually ends with pain.

I know this chapter was really short, but I'll end there. I hope you don't mind me having Cisco echo Dr. Strange's jab at Wong about his name. It's just something I can imagine him doing.

I know this story is probably not as good as the first in the series. I am trying to do my best, but I'm still trying to figure out everything that's going to happen in this story. I hope you'll bear with me.

I need y'all's opinion. Do you want to see Ilan and his followers succeed in bringing Dormammu to Earth-1 before getting beaten, or if Team Flash and Dr. Strange should beat them before they can do so.

Also, just so you know, the final team to fight Ilan is not yet complete. There will be one or two more people to join on before the final battle.

Until next time, review and stay tuned.