Alright! Back with another chapter!

I am very happy with the response my last few chapters have received. I am glad so many people love this story.

We're getting right to the end of this story. There will be maybe half a dozen more chapters, unless you want me to do some episodes from Seasons 3 and 4 after Barry returns to Earth-1. If that is the case, please let me know so I can start planning for it.

Alright. Let's get to it. This is gonna be a much shorter chapter.

Chapter 26- New Allies

Barry walks alongside Steve as they walk in front of Cisco and Bucky. They're feeling very, very tired after that whole ordeal.

As they walk out of the main door of the bunker, the cold hits them. They wander in the direction of the Quinjet, not quite sure yet what to do.

"Barry!" they hear Jay call out. The four of them turn to the sound of his voice, and see him standing on a rocky crag a few yards away. But, more than that, Zemo is lying unconcious beside him, and standing behind him is T'Challa.

The four of them look at T'Challa warily. Jay walks over to them. "It's okay," he says.

T'Challa slowly walks over to the group. He looks at Bucky for a moment before turning to Steve and Barry.

"Hello, Captain," T'Challa says.

"Your Highness," Steve responds tersely.

"At ease, Captain. I'm not here to fight you. I heard your entire conversation with this man Zemo in there," T'Challa says before turning to Bucky and saying, "I apologize, Barnes. I allowed my anger to control me. For that I am truly sorry."

Bucky slowly nods. "Thank you, Your Highness," Steve says.

"I think you have earned the right to call me by my name," T'Challa says.

Steve nods. Then, T'Challa says, "You should know, Ross will not give up on you. Particularly you, Mr. Allen. And it is clear to me that what HYDRA did to you Mr. Barnes is still within you.

He pauses for a moment, then says, "I can help you. Wakanda has the resources to help Mr. Barnes, and you are more than welcome to take refuge there."

"Thank you, T'Challa. But we have something we have to take care of. We need to rescue our teammates," Barry says.

"Understood. I can help you with that. But, not for a while. I have duties I must attend to in my homeland first. I will soon be crowned king. I must prepare for that event. But as soon as I can, I will assist you in rescuing your friends from the Raft," T'Challa says.

"Thank you, Your Highness," Barry says. T'Challa nods with a slight smile.

T'Challa then looks down at Zemo. "I will take Zemo to Berlin and hand him over to Agent Ross. I must then return to Wakanda, but I will contact you as soon as I can, and we can discuss what Wakanda can do for Mr. Barnes, and for the rest of the Avengers," he says.

"Thank you," Steve says.

T'Challa smiles before reaching into a pouch at his waist and pulling out several bands of beads. He then hands one to Steve and one to Barry. "These are Kimoyo Beads. They perform many functions, but these ones are programmed as communication devices. I will use these to contact you," T'Challa says.

Barry and Steve both nod as they slip the beads around their wrists. T'Challa then nods at them and says, "Until we next see each other," before turning away, picking up Zemo, and carrying him to a nearby aircraft they don't recognize.

As T'Challa's plane flies away, Barry, Bucky, Steve, Cisco, and Jay all stand there, watching the sky. Finally, Cisco says, "Okay. It's getting late, and I'm cold. Can we find a place to camp and make a fire?"

This breaks the tension, and everyone chuckles a bit. "Yeah," Steve says, and they all head back to the Quinjet.

The five of them head to a forest in Siberia, setting the Quinjet down amidst the trees. Soon, a large fire is blazing beside the Quinjet.

The five of them all sit around the fire, quiet. Finally, Cisco asks, "Okay. So, now that that's over, what's out next step?"

Barry looks at Cisco and Jay. "I can't go home. Not until all of our teammates have been freed from the Raft. I'm sorry, Cisco, but I can't just leave them there," Barry says.

Cisco nods. "I know. I don't want them to have to stay in there either," Cisco says.

"We'll have to wait. There's no telling what kind of security and safeguards are in that place that I don't know of. T'Challa will know. We'll have to wait until he can help us to rescue the team," Steve says.

Barry nods. "Yeah. Given Ross is who we're dealing with, I wouldn't put it against him to put in some protection against speedsters," he says.

Barry then looks at Cisco and Jay. "You don't have to stay here," he says.

"I know. But I want to help your team get out of that creepy prison," Cisco says.

"I'm gonna help too," Jay says.

Barry nods, then looks into the fire. Ever since he got thrown into the Raft, he has been drawing some parallels between the Raft and the pipeline prison. Though honestly, the pipeline is the worse of the two in his opinion.

Now, sitting here by a fire in Siberia, Barry makes a decision. The pipeline prison is done. Never again will he force someone to be imprisoned in there. And although there's only one prisoner in there now, Barry decides Black Siren deserves a chance at freedom. If only Oliver were here.

Barry shakes his head slightly. He's made some new allies, but also some new enemies. His future has never looked more murky and uncertain.

I'll end there. Next chapter should be longer, and will be one I'm sure none of you were expecting.

Until next time!