Well, I'm back with another chapter. I really hope you enjoyed the last chapter. Unfortunately, this won't be near as exciting. But, then again, most of the coming chapters won't be until we get into the action of the Civil War.

Alright. Let's get to it.

Chapter 17- Victory

Barry smiles as he walks back into the Facility, hand in hand with Wanda, and the rest of the team following them.

As they enter the Facility, they see Natasha, Clint, and Pepper waiting for them. As soon as Pepper sees Tony, she springs to her feet, cries, "Tony!" and runs to him. The two embrace tightly as the team watches them.

"Oh, I was so worried about you," Peppers gasps.

"Says the woman who was chained to a pillar by a homicidal speedster," Tony says with a grin, making Pepper smile and let out a single soft laugh.

Barry turns to Clint and Natasha. "What kind of trap had Savitar set in the warehouse?" he asks them.

"He packed some explosives into the walls of the warehouse, and hid more explosives throughout the warehouse. He then set up a grid of laser triggers, which would activate whenever someone got too close to Pepper. Tripping the lasers would set off the charges," Natasha explains.

"Geez. That could've been bad. How did you get out of it?" Barry asks.

"Clint figured it out," Natasha says with a grin.

"I saw a fuse box that had wires running out of it to the laser transmitters, so I figured the box was powering the trap. I already had an explosive arrow in my bow when the lasers went on, so I just shot at the fuse box and blew it up. That shut down the lasers, and then we got Pepper out of there," Clint explains. Barry just nods in return.

"Alright. I'm gonna take Pepper to New York, have her see a doctor, and let her get some rest," Tony says. Everyone just nods as Tony leads Pepper out of the Facility.

(30 minutes later, med bay)

Barry sits beside Pietro's bed, now out of his suit, staring down at the unconcious speedster. "Well, Pietro. We beat Savitar. We kicked his a**. But, I kinda wish you could've been there. Then Savitar would've really learned not to mess with Maximoffs." He chuckles a little bit to himself.

Then, he senses someone behind him. Turning, he sees Wanda walking into the med bay, still in her combat uniform, her hands in her pockets, and smiling at him.

"Hey," she says. Barry smiles back at her. "Hey," he responds.

She walks up and sits down beside him. "Are you wishing Pietro could've been there to help us fight Savitar?" she asks him.

Barry smiles. "Yeah. I just wish he would wake up already. It's been months since he went into his coma," he says.

"Well, you were in a coma for 9 months when you got your powers. Who knows how much longer Pietro could be in his coma?" Wanda says.

Barry nods, then looks right at her. He just stares at her for a moment before he smiles softly and says in a low voice, "I'm so glad you were by my side, today. I don't think we could've done it without you. We definitely would've had more casualties." He then pauses, before he says, "But, I could've gone without the whole team. As long as I had you with me, I would've been fine."

Wanda smiles at him before reaching out and placing her hand on his cheek. "I will always be by your side. As long as there is a fight, I will be there to fight beside you," she whispers. Barry and Wanda smile at each other before leaning in and kissing.

As they separate, Barry smiles at her and says, "I have a question for you, Wanda."

She smiles at him and asks with a slight giggle, "What is that?"

He smiles at her mischievously for a moment before he asks, "Wanda Maximoff...will you go on a date with me?"

She giggles happily. "Yes, Barry Allen, I will." She leans in and kisses him again.

(Conference room)

"So, this Savitar is defeated?"

Steve stands in front of the conference table, looking right at the video screen, and Secretary Ross.

"Yes. Tony was able to build a device to seriously cut Savitar's speed. We then fought him to a standstill, then were able to kill him," Steve says, wisely choosing to omit the part about Black Flash, not knowing how Ross would react to that information, or what he may try to do if he knows that.

"And your fast teammate is alive?" Ross questions. Steve nods in response. For some reason, Ross shows a brief look that almost looks like disappointment.

"Very well. I won't reveal this to the President or the Department of Defense. But I expect there to not be any further attacks from evil speedsters like this Savitar in the future. Otherwise, I won't be so lenient in letting you take care of them alone," Ross says.

Steve doesn't want to irritate Ross by telling him that he's not the only one involved in such a decision making process. He merely says, "If we receive any indication of any evil speedsters on this Earth, we will alert you. But, with all due respect, I'm not sure you realize how dangerous they are. It took our entire time, and a lot of luck, to beat Savitar, and even then he almost won."

Ross just looks at Steve impassively. After a few moments, he says, "My statement still stands, Rogers. Just make sure we never have to face a speedster threat again. And let Mr. Allen know that even though he may have stopped Savitar, I still hold him responsible for bringing him here in the first place. Mr. Allen had better watch himself, or he may find himself faced with unpleasant consequences." The video call then abruptly shuts off.

Steve stares at the now blank screen. He knew that Ross mistrusted heroes, and that he would likely assign some blame to Barry for Savitar coming to this Earth, but is still surprised at how much blame he's assigning Barry.

Steve leaves the conference room, thinking on this. He knows that if Barry screws up in any way that Ross will notice, he's going to be in big trouble.

A nasty feeling fills Steve. The battle with Savitar may be over. But Steve has a gut feeling that the challenges aren't over for Barry, or the Avengers.

And, I'll end there.

I know this chapter was short, but it was mostly just supposed to show the aftermath, and set up future events and developments further down the line.

While writing this chapter, I briefly toyed with the idea of having Pietro wake up, and see Barry and Wanda kissing, just for the humor of it. But, I decided to just go with my original plan. So, unfortunately, Pietro will yet be in a coma for a little while.

The next chapter should be up later today. After that, I may take a break from this for a few days so I can resume one or two of my older fanfictions before I get back to this one.

Alright. Keep those reviews coming, and stay tuned. And please, if you haven't already, let me know what you thought of the final battle last chapter.