Back with Chapter 3!
Sorry for the last chapter being so short. I was more concerned about getting it up soon than by it being a long chapter. I'll try and make this a bit of a longer chapter.
I have a question for all of you I would like you to put in your opinions in reviews. My plan was to alter the plot of Arrow Season 5 and Flash Season 3 so that Prometheus and Savitar weren't around to cause problems. But, I've been considering having Savitar come after Barry on this Earth, and he beats Savitar with the help of the Avengers. This would take place before Civil War. Let me know what you all think.
Alright. On to the chapter.
Chapter 3- Your New Team
Steve sits there as Barry thinks. Despite having known him for only a few minutes, Steve feels great sympathy for Barry. Being unexpectedly dropped into a world you don't know is something he can relate to.
"Hey, why don't you come with me? I'll give you a your of the facility, and let you meet the team," Steve says.
Barry looks back up at Steve. After a moment, he slowly nods and says, "Sure." He then slowly gets out of the bed.
Steve grins and pats Barry on the shoulder. "Come on, son. Let's you go out of this room. You're gonna be fine," he says to Barry.
Barry looks at Steve. The guy's optimism and positivity is contagious, and Barry cracks a small smile.
"There we go. The key is positivity," Steve says with a grin as he leads Barry out of the room.
They make their way to the kitchen/living room. Several people are sitting on the couches. Three men, some humanoid robot, and a woman.
"Hey, team," Steve says. Everyone turns to look at them.
"I think it's time you all meet and thank the hero that saved Clint," Steve says.
They all stand up. One of the men, a man with blonde hair and beard, who's dressed in some kind of strange armour and a red cloak, walks over to Barry and rests a hand on his shoulder with a smile.
"You are a hero, my friend. We are indebted to you for saving Barton," he says.
Barry nods. "Thank you," he says.
The blonde man grins. He extends his hand. "I am Thor. Son of Odin. Prince of Asgard," he says.
Barry takes his hand, his eyes wide. "You mean, as in Thor, the God of Thunder, from Norse mythology?"
"Exactly like that," Thor says with a chuckle.
Barry just kinda stands there for a second. Finally, he says, "Well, I can honestly say I've seen weirder things." That draws a few laughs.
The others get up and walk over. One of the other men shakes Barry's hand, saying, "I'm James Rhodes, US Air Force. People call me the War Machine."
The third man shakes Barry's hand with a big grin. "I'm Sam Wilson. Some people call me Falcon."
The woman then shakes Barry's hand. "I'm Natasha Romanoff. The Black Widow."
Finally the robot floats over, and in a British accent, says, "I am the Vision." Barry feels a little weird as he says, "Hello."
Steve smiles. "There are a few people who aren't here. Tony Stark, one of our colleagues, is at his company in New York, and Clint, the archer you saved, is at home with his family. And then there's Wanda. She's Pietro's sister. She's watching over him right now."
Barry nods solemnly, guilty feelings arising for not getting there fast enough.
"Now, I think it's time for you to introduce yourself," Steve says. Barry grins and says, "My name is Barry Allen. I'm the Flash, the fastest man alive. And I'm on the wrong Earth."
That last part caught everyone off guard. Well, all the humans. Thor and Vision didn't really look confused.
"Wait, the wrong Earth? What's that supposed to mean?" Rhodes asks.
"Well, if you've ever head of the multiverse, that's true. There are multiple versions of Earth, each different from one another. I come from one of those other Earths," Barry explains.
They all sit there for a moment. Then, Thor says, "I see. I had heard that there were alternate realities. But until know, I never had seen evidence of it."
"This is a true advancement in the cause of physics and astronomy," Vision says. Barry just nods.
"Well, I'm gonna take Barry around the facility, and continue his little introduction. We'll be back here soon," he says. He and Barry then walk out of the room.
As they leave the room, Barry asks, "Can we go see Pietro?"
Steve smiles at Barry. He had expected that Barry would want to do this sooner or later. "Of course we can," he says.
Steve leads Barry to the room where they're keeping Pietro. When they enter the room, they see Pietro, lying in a hospital bed, hooked up to several machines, and with an oxygen mask over his face.
Barry feels the guilt return. But, his eyes are quickly captured by the girl sitting on the other side of Pietro's bed from them. She had beautiful brown hair and brown eyes. But, she had circles under her eyes, and one could tell she had been recently crying.
"How's our boy doing today?" Steve asks as they enter the room. The girl looks up, her eyes lingering on Barry, before she responds, "No different."
Steve's face falls a little bit, but he hadn't really expected a different answer. He grimly nods his head. Then, he turns to Barry and says, "Wanda, I'd like to introduce you to Barry Allen, the Flash. He's the speedster who saved Pietro and Clint."
The girl, who Barry now knows as Wanda, smiles slightly at him. "Hello, Barry Allen. I'm Wanda Maximoff, Pietro's sister. Thank you for protecting my brother, and stopping him from dying."
Barry smiles a little sheepishly. "Thanks. But, I wasn't fast enough to save him completely," he responds.
Wanda looks at him with some sympathy. Then, she stands and walks over to them. She rests a hand on Barry's shoulder. A lot of people had done that today, he realized.
"It is okay. He would not blame you, and I do not either. If you hadn't done anything, he would have died. At least he is alive and has a chance of waking up," she says with a soft smile. Barry looks back at her, and smiles in return.
"Thank you, Wanda," he says. She smiles back at him and replies, "Of course. I owe you a debt for your actions."
"I was just doing what anyone would've done. If we can just be good friends, then I'll call it good," Barry says with a grin.
Wanda giggles a little, which Barry feels is the first time she has laughed at all in a long time. "Alright," she says.
Steve smiles a little too, then butts in and says, "Well, we had better get going. But, thank you for the update Wanda. Keep watching after your brother." He then leads Barry out of the room. As they did, Barry found his thoughts on Pietro and Wanda. There was some story there, but that was a story for another time.
The pair of them soon end up on what appears to be a helipad, with some kind of VTOL aircraft parked on it.
"So, you all are a team of superheroes?" Barry asks as he leans up against a railing.
"Yeah. We're the Avengers. Earth's mightiest heroes," Steve says with a bit of pride in his voice.
Barry nods. "We have a team of heroes on my Earth. They call themselves the Legends. But they are more dedicated to protecting the timeline." Steve looks surprised at that line, but soon shakes it off, knowing he's seen weirder things than time travel.
"And I work with a team too. There's another metahuman who I work with. Well, two, but one prefers not to use her powers. And I have a lot of others I work with that support my operations. We like to call ourselves Team Flash," Barry says, grinning a little bit at the end.
Steve smiles as well. "It's always good to work with a team. To know you have people who have your back," Steve says. Barry nods in agreement.
"You know, I don't know much about interdimensional travel. But, I'm sure with the help of Tony and Thor, we can figure out a way to get you home. I know we can. But, in the meantime, you're more than welcome to stay with us. And, we would love to have you on the team. We could use your speed," Steve says.
Barry looks at Steve in surprise. He has to admit. It's dangerous ti get too attached to another world. But, at the same time, he may never get home, and he can't think of many things that would be better to do. This would give him purpose. And he didn't have a better idea.
"Sure, I'd love to join you guys. I have nowhere else to go. At least this way, I can be with people I know," Barry says.
"No. Not just people you know. We're your friends now. And you're a part of our family now," Steve responds.
Barry looks at Steve with a bit of surprise, then smiles. "Thank you, Steve."
Steve beams at Barry, then puts an arm around his shoulder. "Welcome to your new team, Flash."
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(A few months later)
Steve watched as the Bifrost shot down and took Thor away. He and Tony looked at the burned circle it left behind for a moment before Tony said, "That man has no regard for lawn maintenance."
They then turned and walked to where Tony's car was pulling up. As they walked, Tony said, "I'm gonna miss him, though. And you're gonna miss me. There's gonna be a lot of manful tears."
"I will miss you, Tony," Steve replied.
"Yeah?" Stark asked, "Well, it's time for me to tap out. Maybe I should take a page out of Barton's book. Build Pepper a farm. Hope nobody blows it up."
"The simple life," Steve says simply. "You'll get there one day," Tony responds.
Steve turns his head a bit and says, "I don't know. Family. Stability. The guy wanting all that went in the ice 75 years ago. I think someone else came out."
Tony just slowly nods, the moves to get into his car. As he starts to open the door, he looms at Steve and asks, "Are you alright?"
Steve looks around the grounds of the facility as he says, "I'm home."
Tony nods and gets into his car. He rolls down the window and says, "Speaking of home, tell Allen that I think I got everything from Thor I needed, and I'm gonna get to work on finding him a way home." Steve just nods in response before Tony drives off.
Steve returns to the Facility, to find Natasha right where she was before, though now just staring off at a wall, seemingly lost in thought. He stands there for a moment before he asks, "Do you want to keep staring at the wall, or do you want to go to work? I mean, it's a pretty interesting wall..."
"I thought you and Tony were still gazing into each other's eyes," Natasha responds as she walks over to him. Steve hands her a tablet as she asks, "How're we lookin?"
"Well, we're not the '27 Yankees," Steve responds as they start walking towards the hangar.
"We got some hitters," Natasha responds as she looks over their new roster.
"They're good," Steve says with a nod, "But they're not a team."
"Let's beat 'em into shape," Natasha responds.
They walk up to the doors to the hangar, and Steve throws them open. Inside the hangar, Rhodey looks at them as his face mask lifts up. Vision turns to face them. Sam flies down, and his wings retract. Wanda lowers herself to the ground, now wearing a new outfit. And, last of all, Barry speeds up in a flash of lightning, dressed in his repaired suit, which looks exactly the same, except for the Avengers symbols now stitched into his shoulders, just like Steve's suit.
The 5 new Avengers look up at their team leader. Steve looks them over for a few seconds before he calls out, "Avengers..."
Barry grins like a madman. He's no longer just the Flash, protector of Central City and leader of Team Flash. He's the Flash, an Avenger.
And, that's where we'll end. I hope everyone liked that chapter. This was mostly just to get Barry introduced to the team, and show his introduction as a member of the Avengers. I kept his suit basically the same as it was in Invasion!, but I had to add the Avengers logos. Barry will get an updated suit at some point, and I'm planning on it being similar in concept to the one Tony gave Spider-Man in Civil War, just that it has enhanced features, and possibly an AI like Karen to help him out.
Some of you may be wondering when I'll start Oliver's fanfiction. I don't plan on starting that until I get at least to the end of the Civil War part of this story. Mostly because I want to focus on this one for now, and I also want to get closer to the timeline of Ragnarok in this story before i start on that one. But, I promise that you will get Ollie's story soon.
Well, until next time! Keep those reviews coming!