Back with another chapter. This one should be good. I'm gonna finish up what I'd originally planned to do in the last chapter but cut out, plus a little extra material. I hope you'll like this chapter.

I'm also gonna confirm, just in case you're wondering, Barry's next variant of the Iron Flash suit, which will be made by Shuri, will be debuting in the next chapter. The next chapter will also feature the final events leading up to Barry's return home, though Barry won't actually go home until the chapter after the next.

Here we go! This will also be another chapter set on two Earths. (Sorry about the chapter title. I know it's bad, but I couldn't think of a better one)

Chapter 29- Fugitives in Wakanda

Barry sits anxiously in the chair, watching as Shuri slowly works with the collar on Wanda's neck as she lies asleep on a bed in Shuri's lab.

"If you wanted to keep your girlfriend safe, it was a good idea to not take the collar off. It had a failsafe that if not unlocked the right way, it would've injected her with enough tranquilizers to knock her out for days, if not put her in a coma," Shuri says as she tinkers with the lock.

Barry sighs with relief, feeling so glad he didn't underestimate Ross.

He watches as Shuri continues to work with the collar. After another minute, she cries, "Got it!" And the collar pops open and falls to the bed.

"Thank goodness. Is she gonna be okay?" Barry asks.

"Yes. My test showed she is completely healthy. She is just suffering from severe stress and some dehydration and lack of food. She may have been shocked during her captivity, but it didn't cause any lasting damage. With a good rest, she'll be fine," Shuri says.

"Thank you, Shuri. Thank you for everything," Barry says gratefully.

"Of course, Barry. You helped us, and saved the future of the Black Panther. Our whole country owes you a debt. And, you are a good friend," Shuri says with a smile. Then, looking more excited, she says, "I also wanted to let you know I'm working on a new suit for you. It should be done soon. I really think you'll like it."

"Can't wait to see it Shuri," Barry says with a grin.

Shuri smiles, then says, "You can go, Barry. She won't be awake for a while. I'll call you when she wakes up."

Barry slowly nods before walking out of the lab. But, right outside the lab, Cisco is waiting for him.

"Hey, Cisco," Barry greets his old friend.

Cisco just looks at Barry for a few moments. Barry looks confused and asks, "What's up?"

"What is going on between you and Wanda? What about Iris?" he asks.

Barry stares at him, the gravity of his situation hitting him, and not looking forward to one aspect of going home. But, knowing Cisco is not going to give up, he sighs, and says, "Cisco, when I got here, I had no idea if I'd ever go home. Plus, I almost gave my life to save this world the same day I got here. I felt a connection to this world. And, I felt sure I wouldn't see any of you again. So, I decided to just move forward with my life."

"I become close to Wanda. At first, we were just friends. Then, during the fight with Savitar, I realized that Iris wasn't the woman I was in love with. Wanda was. She also confessed she loved me. And so, we decided to try things out between us. And we've been together ever since."

Cisco just stares at him. The Barry standing before him is not the same Barry as the one who disappeared with Oliver.

Finally, he asks, "So, you love Wanda?"

Barry smiles. "Cisco, I love her more than I ever loved Iris. In fact, I don't think I was ever in love with Iris. I think what I had was just an infatuation. Wanda...I truly love her. She makes me better. She really feels like my other half."

Cisco just stands there. All kinds of thoughts are racing through his head. He's happy for Barry, and can see how much he loves Wanda. But most of his thoughts are centered around Iris, and how she's not going to take this well. He soon voices that.

"You realize when you come home, you're gonna have to tell Iris?"

Barry sighs. "Yeah. I know, Cisco. But, that's not gonna make me stay away from Wanda. I love her too much. And hey, the bright side of my situation is I can always come back to this Earth if I need to," he says, ending with a grin.

That breaks the mood, and both Barry and Cisco laugh. Cisco looks right at Barry for a few moments, then says, "I'm happy for you, man. I can tell how much you love Wanda. I wish both of you the best. And...I want to formally apologize. I've not stopped to consider everything you've gone through with Flashpoint. And after my mess up with the Dominator in 1951...I just want to say I'm sorry, and I forgive you."

Barry just looks at Cisco for a moment. Then, he smiles and embraces his friend. "Thanks, Cisco," he says.

Cisco smiles at him when Barry pulls back, then he says, "Oh, by the way. Your friend Steve is waiting for you with Jay and that Black Panther guy in the throne room back in the city."

"Gotcha," Barry says, and he races off to the palace. Running to the throne room, he finds T'Challa, Steve, and Jay conversing.

"Hey, guys," Barry says in greeting.

"Hey, Barry. How's Wanda doing?" Steve asks.

"She's okay. Shuri got the collar off of her. Apparently, Ross had loaded it with tranquilizers to knock her out for days if someone took the collar off the wrong way. But, Shuri got it off without setting off the tranquilizers. Wanda's resting now," Barry says.

"That's good," Steve responds.

Barry nods, then asks, "How's everybody else?"

"Pretty good. The Bartons are all settled in. Okoye and the Dora Milaje got them out of the farm before Ross' men got there. Clint's glad they're out of there, but not sure if they'll ever be able to go home without attracting Ross' attention. But, Laura's told him as long as she has him, it doesn't matter if they're in New York or Wakanda or on the moon," Steve responds.

Barry nods. Then, something comes to his mind, and he motions to Jay. "Come here real quick," he says. Jay looks at T'Challa and Steve and just shrugs before walking a short distance away from Barry.

Barry leans in a bit and whispers, "I need you to do something for me. I need you to go get something from Earth-1 for me."

Jay looks a little confused. "What would would you need that you can't get on this Earth?" he asks.

Barry whispers his answer in Jay's ear. Jay looks surprised, then smiles. "Alright. Where do I find it?" he asks. Barry whispers the location to him.

"What do I tell your team?" Jay asks.

"Tell them that you and Cisco found me, but I'm helping some hero friends of mine take care of a situation on this Earth, and can't come home just yet. Tell them you just needed to come get something for me to help us out deal with this situation, and that I'll be home soon," Barry responds.

Jay nods, then races off. Barry grins as he walks over to Steve and T'Challa. "What was that about?" Steve asks him.

"Just asked Jay to go get something for me, and to let my team know I'm alive and I'll be home soon," Barry says.

Steve slowly nods. "So, you're going home," he says.

"I have to, Cap. I don't know if I'm gonna stay there, but I have to go back. I can't stay away forever," Barry says. Steve just nods in response, and the two of them and T'Challa look out over the Wakandan cityscape.

(Earth-1)

Iris sighs in frustration. It's been almost a week since Jay and Cisco travelled to the Earth they tracked Barry to. Still, they haven't come back.

"Where are they? What is taking them so long?!" Iris asks nobody in particular, her voice rising.

"Iris, all they knew was that Barry was on Earth-99. They couldn't find where on the Earth he was. And there's no guarantee he'd even stay in the United States. They don't have the resources we have here. It could take them weeks to find Barry," Caitlin says patiently, trying to calm Iris.

Suddenly, there's a flash of lightning, and Jay is standing in the middle of the cortex.

Everyone jumps a bit and stares at Jay in surprise. Then, half a dozen voices cry out, "Jay!"

"Hey, Team Flash," Jay says.

"Did you find him? Did you find Barry? Why isn't he with you?!" Iris cries out, her voice quite high. Jay looks at her, slightly caught off guard by her attitude.

"Sorry about Iris. She's just worried about her boyfriend," Caitlin says. Jay manages to keep himself calm, but is thinking, Oh, this will not be good.

"Okay. We found him, and he's alive," Jay begins. Iris starts beaming, a few tears of joy running out of her eyes.

"But, he's still on Earth-99, and can't come home yet," Jay finishes.

Everyone looks at Jay in confusion. Finally, Iris demands, "What do you mean, he can't come home?"

"Barry's made friends on this new Earth, and he's currently helping some of them deal with a very dangerous threat. Me and Ramon are helping him help them, but Barry sent me back to get something to bring to him," Jay says.

Iris looks at Jay in shock. After a moment, Wally pipes up and says, "I gotta go!"

"No!" Iris almost screams at him. Everyone looks taken aback.

"You're not going anywhere, Wally! Not when there's a threat dangerous enough that Barry needs Cisco and Jay, plus other superheroes!" Iris shouts at him.

"Okay, baby. Calm down. I agree, but you don't have to get angry with him. He's just worried about Barry," Joe says to calm her down.

Iris turns to Joe, but the moment she does, Kara, who's still on Earth-1, says, "I'll go with Jay. If Barry is really facing such a powerful threat, he'll need help."

"Barry told me you'd say that. He also told me to tell you to stay here and protect Central City until he can come home," Jay says.

"Not gonna happen. Wally, Caitlin, and the Legends are all here in Central City. Central City has plenty of protection," Kara says.

Jay looks at her for a moment. Finally deciding she's not gonna be persuaded otherwise, he says, "Very well. Meet me outside. I need to go fetch this item for Barry, then I'll come back and meet you and take you back with me to Earth-99."

"Take me with you!" Iris demands.

"Nu-uh, baby. If Wally isn't going, you're not going," Joe says.

"Barry told me to not bring you under any conditions. He'll be home soon," Jay says.

"Don't worry, Iris. I'll go help Jay and Cisco help Barry and these friends of his, and we'll bring him home soon," Kara says.

Iris wants to protest, but Jay runs off. Kara smiles comfortingly at Iris before heading out to the front of STAR Labs.

At that moment, Jesse runs in. "Hey, guys. Me and my dad need to go back to Earth-2. Something's come up. We'll be back as soon as we can, if you still need us," she says.

Everyone looks at her. Finally, Joe says, "Alright. See you soon, Jesse." Jesse nods, then runs off.

Iris turns to the rest of the team. "Why won't he come home?" she demands.

"Well, you know Barry. People are in danger, he has to help them. That's how he is. But, with so many people helping him, he'll be home soon," Joe says.

A few minutes later, Jay returns to STAR Labs, to find Kara all suited up and waiting for him.

"Alright, Ms. Danvers. Let's go," says Jay. He grabs Kara by the shoulder, and starts running. Soon, the breach opens up ahead of them, and they streak through it.

(Wakandan palace, Earth-99)

Barry and Steve turn to head out of the throne room, when all of a sudden, there's a flash of lightning, and Jay is standing there. But, to Barry's shock, Kara is with him.

"Barry! Thank Rao! You're alive!" she cries as she hurries and hugs him. Steve and T'Challa both look at her in confusion.

"Hey, Kara," Barry says in shock. When she finally lets him go, Barry looks at her and asks, "What are you doing here?"

"I came with Jay to help you out and make sure you get home," Kara says. She looks around eagerly and asks, "Okay. So, where's the fight?"

"Oh," Barry says, realizing this is gonna be tough to figure out now that Kara's here. After a few moments, he says, "Kara, there's no threat. We just finished a big fight, and are dealing with the aftermath."

Kara looks at him in confusion. Finally, Steve asks, "Barry, who is this?"

"This is my friend, Kara Danvers. Also called Supergirl. I told you about her," Barry says, and recognition crosses Steve's face.

"Oh, yes. I remember you telling us about her," Steve says. He walks over to Kara and holds out his hand, saying, "My name is Steve Rogers. I'm a friend of Barry's."

Kara takes his hand, a little confused, and responds, "Nice to meet you."

Barry puts a hand on Kara's shoulder. "We need to talk," he says.

(20 minutes later)

Kara sits there, staring straight ahead. After 20 minutes, Barry has finally managed to explain everything, including his relationship with Wanda.

"Wow. Just, wow," she says, trying to process everything Barry's just told her.

"Yeah. I know, my life is complicated now," Barry says.

"Complicated barely covers it," Kara says. Barry smiles a bit and nods.

"Well, are you gonna come back?" Kara asks.

"Yeah, but I have some things to take care of before I go home," Barry says. He looks at Kara and asks, "Can you just stay here until I take care of everything I need to here? I just don't want anybody from Earth-1 involved until everything is taken care of. Plus, I want you to meet me friends here. And Wanda."

Kara looks at Barry for a moment. Then she nods and says, "Okay."

Barry smiles. He stands up and says, "Let's go meet my friends."

(an hour later)

Barry stands next to Wanda's bed. He had just finished introducing Kara to Clint and his family, after introducing her to all the other Avengers and T'Challa, when Shuri called for him, saying Wanda was starting to wake up. Barry brought Kara with him, and she and Shuri are outside the lab introducing themselves to each other.

Barry watches as she slowly stirs. She continues to stir until she finally opens her eyes. She looks up at Barry, and smiles.

"Barry," she says as sits up, then gets off the bed.

Barry smiles as he turns and walks a few steps away. "We're in Wakanda. T'Challa's granted us asyllum here. Come see," he says.

Wanda follows Barry slowly until they come near the window, and she can see out into the Vibranium mine.

"Wow," she whispers as she looks out at the sight.

After a moment, she looks over at Barry. "My memory is a little fuzzy, but did your friend Cisco come here to this Earth?" she asks.

"Yeah. Not only that, but Jay Garrick came too. And, after I had him run back to my Earth for something, he brought back my friend Supergirl with him," he says.

Wanda looks excited. "Oh, I can't wait to meet them all," she says.

Barry smiles. "What? You seem more excited by getting to meet them than by me coming back for you," Barry says as he walks over to a table, looking through the items Shuri has on it.

Wanda smiles. "Of course, I'm excited to meet them. But I love you, Barry. Nobody will ever matter to me more than you, and nothing will make me happier than seeing you come back to me," Wanda says softly.

Barry smiles warmly. "I will always come home to you, Wanda Maximoff," Barry says.

Wanda smiles even more warmly at him. Then, Barry reaches into his pocket and pulls out his phone. He turns it on, taps the screen a few times, and pulls up a song he downloaded back when he was on Earth-1, and has kept this whole time.

The music begins to play, and Barry sets the phone on the table. He turns to Wanda and begins to sing.

Can't say how the days will unfold,
Can't change what the future may hold

As he sings, Wanda smiles like a little girl, memories of them singing and playing music together as she learned the guitar coming back to her.

But, I want you in it
Every hour, every minute

Barry starts walking towards her, still singing.

This world can race by far too fast
Hard to see while it's all flying past
But, it's clear now,
When you're standing here now
I am meant to be wherever you are next to me

Barry stops as he reaches Wanda, and gently takes her hands, still singing.

All I want to do
Is come running home to you

Barry raises her hands, putting Wanda's arms around behind his head. He lowers his hands to her waist, and they slowly begin dancing, Wanda's smile growing bigger by the second, pure happiness flooding her face.

Come running home to you
And all my life I promise to
Keep running home to you
Keep running home
To you

Barry releases her, and Wanda pulls her hands back. Barry takes her hand and starts to lead her over to a bench sitting beside the window overlooking the vibranium mine.

And I could see it
Right from the start
Right from the start

They sit down, facing each other as Barry continues to sing.

That you would be
Be my light in the dark
Light in the dark

Barry starts to raise his voice slightly, making Wanda start to tear up a little bit as he sings:

Oh, you gave me no other choice
But to love you

Barry pauses briefly, looking right in Wanda's eyes, holding her hand tightly. Then, he continues:

All I want to do
Is come running home to you
Come running home to you
And all my life I promise to
Keep running home to you
Keep running home
Home to you

He again pauses, then continues to sing as light from the sunset starts to fill the mine and filter into the lab.

Can't say how the days will unfold
Can't change what the future may hold

And as he sings this, he slowly stands, and reaches into his pocket, pulling his mother's engagement ring. The object he sent Jay back for. Upon seeing it, Wanda's eyes grow wide, and her hands shoot up to her mouth as she stares at it.

But, I want you in it

Wanda looks up at Barry, who is smiling more brightly than she's ever seen, and tears start to run down her cheeks as Barry kneels down.

Every hour, every minute

Barry looks at Wanda for another moment before asking that magical question that Wanda never thought anyone would ask her.

"Wanda Maximoff...will you marry me?"

Wanda just stares at Barry and the ring for a moment. Then, she slowly lowers her hands, tears still flooding down her cheeks, and says, "Yes. Yes!"

Barry starts to laugh with joy. Wanda extends her hand, and Barry slides the ring onto her finger. They both stand, and embrace each other, tears running down both their faces. Despite everything that's happened, things are looking bright for Barry Allen and Wanda Maximoff.

Aaaaannndddd, I'll end there.

I hope you liked this chapter. I really enjoyed writing it. I had this planned from the beginning, for Barry to propose to Wanda in Wakanda after rescuing her from the Raft.

I didn't originally plan to have Kara come to Earth-99, however. But, while writing this chapter, I decided to change my plan slightly and send her to Earth-99 with Jay, mainly because i wanted her to meet the Avengers.

Hope you liked how I did the proposal. I just loved how they did it in the show, so I had to do the same thing here.

Next chapter will be the last before Barry returns to Earth-1. I will post it later today. Stay tuned, and please review!