Hey, guys. Back again with yet another chapter.

I really hope you liked the last one, and that you like this one. This will be the last chapter before Barry heads home. And some exciting things will happen. Hope you all enjoy it. Here we go. (BTW, this is my longest chapter so far)

Chapter 30- A Bright But Uncertain Future

"You what?!" Clint shouts at Barry. Barry and Wanda both smile as they clutch each other's hands. They've already told Natasha, Sam, Scott, and Jay. But, Barry's been the most nervous about telling Clint.

"I love Wanda. I want to marry her. So I proposed to her. That simple enough?" Barry says teasingly.

Clint glares at Barry. Laura however smiles at the two of them and says, "I am so happy for you two. You two deserve to be happy after everything that's happened."

She beams even broader and asks, "How did you propose, Barry?"

Wanda smiles. "I had just woken up. I told him how I know he'll always come back to me. Then, he sang a love song to me. And at the end of the song, he brought out the ring and asked me," she says.

"Oh, that is so cute," Laura says.

Clint is still just sitting there, not sure what to say. Finally, he looks at Wanda and asks, "Are you sure you want to be with this guy?"

Wanda smiles as she leans against Barry, clutching his arm. "I've never been more sure of anything," she says.

Clint looks between the two of them. Finally, he sighs and says, "Fine. But, I swear to you kid. If you hurt her, I will kill you and nobody will ever have any hope of finding your body."

Barry nods, not doubting Clint's threat.

"Alright. I'm sure you've got more people to tell. Get to it," he says.

Barry and Wanda smile at Clint, then turn and walk out the room, heading in the direction of the throne room.

As they walk together towards the throne room, Barry looks at Wanda, and asks her, "You know, Wanda, if you go through with this, your life is gonna be even more crazy. And we're gonna have to deal with me being from another Earth. Are you sure you want to go through with this?"

Wanda looks at Barry. "Like I told Clint. I have never been more sure of anything," Wanda says. She smiles softly at him and says, "No matter what happens, even if we have to part for a while, I want to marry you, Barry Allen."

Barry grins as he leans down and kisses her. "And I want to marry you, Wanda Maximoff." She giggles a bit in response.

A minute later, the two arrive in the throne room. There, they find Steve, T'Challa, Kara, and Cisco all talking.

"Hey, what's going on?" Barry asks.

"Oh. I was just talking with these guys about the Avengers possibly coming back to Earth-1 with us to hide out," Cisco says.

"Really? What's the verdict?" Barry asks.

"I'm not gonna go. I still feel it my duty to stay and protect this world. As for the rest of the team, well, that's up to them," Steve says.

Barry nods, then says, "Actually, we came here to tell you three something."

Steve, Cisco, and T'Challa all look at Barry expectantly. Barry turns to Wanda and whispers, "It's all yours." Wanda smiles at him, then turns to their friends and holds out her hand, the ring very visible.

All three of them look at the ring, Steve and T'Challa in moderate surprise, and Cisco in total shock. After a few moments, both Steve and T'Challa start smiling.

"Congratulations, you two," Steve says.

Barry smiles as he wraps his arm around Wanda. "Thanks, Cap," he says.

Kara is next. She rushes towards them and wraps them both in a hug, careful not to squeeze too hard. "Oh my gosh! I'm so excited for you! Oh, I can't wait to go to the wedding!"

"Well, you're in luck. We don't want to wait any longer, after everything that's happened. We want to get married in three days," Barry says.

Kara still looks excited. "Well, that's even better! I don't have to wait long!" she exclaims. She then reaches for Wanda's hand and examines the ring. "Oh, it's beautiful!" she says excitedly.

"I know, isn't it?" Wanda responds.

"How did he propose?" Kara asks excitedly. Wanda begins telling the story, while Barry directs his attention to Cisco.

Cisco continues to stand there, shocked into silence. Finally, he asks, "You two are getting married already?"

"We've been together for 9 months already," Barry says defensively.

Cisco just stands there for another moment. He wants to mention how much worse the confrontation with Iris is gonna be if Barry's not only with someone else, but married. But, he doesn't want to ruin the mood.

After a few more seconds, Cisco starts to smile, and says, "Well, then. I wish the both of you the best of luck, and say I can't wait for the wedding."

Barry grins as he turns to T'Challa. "Actually, T'Challa. I had a few favors to ask of you with regard to us getting married," he says.

T'Challa nods. "Of course, Mr. Allen. What is it?" he asks.

Barry grins. "Well, I wanted to know if you would...well...if you would marry us."

T'Challa smiles. "It would be my honor," he says.

(3 days later, the Wakandan palace)

"Do you, Bartholomew Henry Allen, take Wanda Marya Maximoff as your lawfully wedded wife?"

Barry turns his head, beaming brighter than he ever has, to look at Wanda, who is dressed in a beautiful white dress, and smiling at him through her tears of joy.

"Yes, I do," Barry says.

"And do you, Wanda Marya Maximoff, take Bartholomew Henry Allen as your lawfully wedded husband?"

Wanda looks at Barry through her tears, her smile growing even bigger, and she tearfully says, "Yes, I do."

Barry beams at her, then turns his head to the right, looking right at T'Challa, who is dressed in his Black Panther suit, with his mask down and a black cape flowing behind him. T'Challa smiles at him, then says loudly, "Then, by the power and right I hold as king of Wakanda, I pronounce you husband and wife." He smiles at Barry as he says, "You may kiss your bride."

Barry smiles as he leans in, and he and Wanda share a tender kiss. As they do, the hall echoes with shouts of "Hail!" in Xhosa.

When they separate, Barry beams at his new bride, then turns to look out over the crowd assembled for the wedding.

The wedding was better than Barry could've hoped for. T'Challa took not only his request that he be the one to marry them to heart, but also took responsibility for making sure it was truly a day to remember.

The wedding was mostly an American style-wedding. Wanda had asked Natasha to be her maid of honor, with Laura and Shuri as bridesmaids, all of them wearing red dresses. Barry had asked Cisco to be his best man, with Steve and Sam as groomsmen. Clint's daughter Lila had been asked to be the flower girl, and did wonderful.

But, the ceremony had a few bits of Wakandan culture thrown in. An honor guard of Dora Milaje, led by Okoye, lined the aisle. Barry was wearing a black, Wakandan nobleman's robe, similar to the one T'Challa wore his first day as king. Wanda was wearing a beautiful white dress that was similar in the design to the dress Ramonda wore to T'Challa's coronation, but even more elaborate and fancy, and without a headdress. The bridesmaids' and groomsmens' outfits were Wakandan in style. Part of the ceremony itself was drawn from the Wakandan wedding ceremony. And, in a role she was very excited about, Kara had sung the traditional Wakandan wedding song. She had revealed she could sing when someone mentioned the Wakandan wedding song, and had volunteered for it. Ramonda had taken responsibility for teaching the song to Kara.

Barry glances at his groomsmen. Steve and Sam are grinning at him, while Cisco is just standing there as if he can't believe this is happening. But, he has the hint of a smile on his face.

Barry turns back to Wanda. She's beaming up at him, a few tears still running down her face. He leans down and kisses her again.

He looks back out at the crowd, and starts walking back down the aisle, leading Wanda by the hand. The Dora Milaje do their signature cross-armed salute, then form up around them and escort them out of the hall to a bigger hall set up for the reception.

The reception is more Wakandan in style than the ceremony, and can be more accurately described as a wedding festival.

Many people come up to congratulate Barry and Wanda over the first hour. Then comes the time for their first dance as husband and wife.

Barry leads Wanda onto the dance floor. A band is on a stage near the spot where they're standing, and Kara, wearing a traditional Wakandan style dress, takes her position in front of the band.

The band begins to play, and Kara begins to sing, singing the same song as Barry sang when he proposed.

Barry gazes into Wanda's eyes as they dance together. She smiles back at him.

"Have I ever told you how much I love you?" Barry says.

Wanda giggles a bit and says, "Yes. At least 20 times in the last 24 hours."

Barry laughs a little. "Well, I can't tell you enough," he says.

Wanda smiles at that. "And I'll never get tired of hearing it," she says.

Wanda glances towards Kara. "Kara has a beautiful voice," she comments.

Barry grins as he looks at his friend. "Yeah, she does. So glad she persuaded Jay to bring her. She added a nice little twist to our wedding," Barry says.

Wanda smiles, then redirects her attention to Barry. He looks at her, and they just stare at each other, lost on each other's eyes.

Finally, the song ends, and they leave the dance floor. Clint insists on taking a dance with Wanda, and Barry ends up dancing with Natasha.

After that, Barry gets to taking with Steve and Bucky. Bucky has really been healing. Wanda had used her powers to work on removing HYDRA's programming, and had finally succeeded. Not only that, but the Wakandans had fitted him with a new cybernetic arm made of Vibranium, with an added feature where Bucky could activate a nanite covering for the arm that made it look like a normal human arm.

As Barry is talking to them, Wanda makes her way over to where Kara is sitting and sits down next to her.

"Ugh. My feet are killing me," Wanda groans.

Kara grins a little. "That's a perk to being Kryptonian. My feet don't get sore like that," she says. Wanda tries to glare at her, but they both end up laughing.

Kara looks over at Barry, then asks Wanda, "I never asked you. What made you fall in love with Barry?"

Wanda looks over at her new husband. "I'm still not entirely sure what started it. But, what I can say is there was just something about him. I can't tell you exactly what it was, before there was just a feeling about him that made me feel more complete around him. And once we became close, his great compassion, kindness, and personality all won me over."

Kara nods. Then, Wanda asks her, "What about you, Kara? Is there a man in your life?"

Kara blushes a little. "Kind of. There is one guy. We're not official yet, but...maybe soon," she says.

Wanda smiles at her. "Don't worry, Kara. When the time is right, the right man will come into your life. I never thought I would get married, and look at me now," she says.

Kara looks at Wanda for a moment. "Thanks, Wanda," she says.

Wanda smiles brightly at her new friend. "You're welcome, Kara," she says, and the two hug.

Across the room, Bucky has walked away to dance with Natasha, but Steve and Barry are still talking. Seeing Wanda and Kara hug, Steve points to them and says, "Wanda and Kara seem to be getting along well."

Barry grins. "Yeah. I'm glad they are. At least I know one woman from my previous life is gonna be supportive of Wanda," he says, referring to a worry in the back of his mind.

Steve looks at him, his expression neutral. "You're worried about what Iris will say when she finds out you and Wanda are married," he says matter-of-factly.

Barry looks at Steve and nods. "I still love Iris, but no longer in a romantic sense. I know it's gonna break her heart, and I don't want that. But, I love Wanda too much, and my fear of breaking Iris' heart could never overcome my desire to be with her. But, I'm worried about Iris lashing out in anger at me or Wanda," he says.

Steve nods. "Well, you and Wanda are married. Nothing Iris does will change that. And if she loves you, she'll eventually accept it," he says.

Barry nods. "Thanks, Cap," he says.

Across the hall, Cisco is talking with Shuri, both kinda nerding out over some of Shuri's designs.

Shuri is showing him the automated sound-absorbing boots she made T'Challa when Cisco suddenly feels the familiar sensation of a vibe beginning.

Suddenly, he finds himself in a train station. Looking around, he's shocked to see Wanda, in jeans and T-shirt, with a jacket over the shirt, crawling across the ground towards a red and green robot.

All of a sudden, the ceiling above breaks twice, and two aliens drop down. One looks female, and is wearing a tightfitting combat suit, and wielding a three pronged spear. The other looks male, and is wearing a black cloak, and is wielding a staff with strange looking blades on either end.

The aliens slowly advance towards Wanda and the robot. Wanda stands to meet them, her hands glowing with red energy.

Then, suddenly, the vibe ends, and Cisco finds himself sitting back in the hall next to Shuri, who has noticed something is up.

"What is it?" Shuri asks him.

Cisco stares off into the distance for another moment, then looks back at Shuri and, deciding to keep it a secret for now, says, "Nothing. I was just thinking about how I could do something like these for Barry."

"Oh, you don't need to," she says. Cisco looks at her in confusion. She grins and says, "You'll see later."

(Three hours later)

Barry and Wanda, hands entwined, walk over to T'Challa, who is standing near the door, farewelling the last few guests as they leave.

When they reach T'Challa, Barry says, "T'Challa, I just wanted to thank you again for your help, and for doing all of this for us. You really helped make this the best day of my life."

T'Challa smiles. "Of course, Barry. It was my pleasure. But, there is one more thing we prepared for you. Or, more specifically, Shuri did," he says. He then gestures behind them, to where Shuri is waiting for them.

"I have to give you my wedding present, Barry. Come with me," she says. Barry and Wanda look at each other, shrug, then follow Shuri out of the hall.

Shuri leads them to a smaller room. When they enter, and Shuri turns on the light, Barry sees a mannequin in the middle of the room. A necklace is hanging around the neck, with Barry's lightning emblem on the end of it. Black boots are on the feet of the mannequin.

"What's this?" Barry asks. Shuri smiles as she holds her wrist up to Barry's neck, and her Kimoyo Beads beap.

"Now, tell it to go on," she says. Barry looks at the emblem, then issues a mental command to go on. And instantly, the emblem glows slightly. And at the same time, a new Iron Flash suit materializes from the emblem.

Barry and Wanda both look at it in amazement. The color scheme is virtually identical to the Mark III, with just the tiniest bit more black around the stomach and shoulders. But, the material seems different.

They stare at the suit for another moment before turning to Shuri. She smiles and says, "The entire suit sits in the emblem, which also still holds the arc reactor to power your Speed Force Enhancer."

There's a few more moments of silence before Barry gets out, "You made me a new suit as a wedding present?"

Shuri smiles and nods. "Yes. And I made many more improvements. The suit is interwoven with Vibranium, just like my brother's suit. The boots are completely sound proof, and are actually separate from the rest of the suit. I made them so they look like normal red shoes. I also built in a similar feature to my brother's suit, in which the suit will absorb kinetic energy, allowing you to discharge it again. I also upgraded your display and communications systems. I also developed this." She holds up an earpiece. "It's made of Vibranium, and holds your AI, Jocasta. This way, you can have her to help you at any time."

Barry looks at the earpiece, then at the suit. Then, he starts grinning. "Thank you so much, Shuri. This is amazing," he says. He then command the suit to go down, and it goes back into the emblem. He then removes the necklace and puts it around his neck, sliding the emblem down his robe out of sight. He then puts on the shoes before taking the earpiece from Shuri and sliding it into his ear. He then asks to open air, "Are you there, Jocasta?"

"Indeed, Mr. Allen. It is good to hear your voice again," Jocasta responds.

Barry grins. "Same here, Jocasta," he says.

Shuri smiles, then says, "One warning though. If you are wearing the emblem under your clothing, and you activate the suit, it will shred your clothes. So, for that eventuality, I developed a special undershirt and long johns that you can wear under your clothes and the emblem."

Barry laughs a bit and says, "Thanks, Shuri."

Shuri beams at him. "Of course, Barry. Now, I will leave you two to enjoy time together," she says, and she leaves the room.

Barry turns to Wanda, who is smiling brightly. "That was very kind of her to make this for you," she says.

Barry nods. "Yeah. I can't wait to test it out," he says.

Wanda smiles as she walls over and takes his hand. "I know. But, that'll have to wait until after I've had some quality time with my husband," she says. And with that, she leads Barry out of the room and towards their quarters.

(Three days later)

Barry smiles as he looks up at the ceiling, then turns his head to look at Wanda lying peacefully next to him, fast asleep.

It's the third morning since their wedding. The last few days have been some of the best of Barry's life. He and Wanda have truly enjoyed being married, and have preferred to spend most of their time with just the two of them. They've had a lot of fun the last two days. Though some haven't been the funniest for Wanda, as Barry has played several pranks on her. His favorite was when he hid in the bathroom, and jumped up and scared her when she walked in. She freaked out, drawing a lot of laughs from Barry, though that almost earned him sleeping on the armchair in their quarters that night.

Jay and Cisco left to go back to Earth-1 the day after the wedding. They did so in order to let the team know that Barry would be home soon, and to give Barry and Wanda some time together alone. The two promised to say nothing of Wanda or the wedding. Cisco agreed to return in a week to bring Barry back to Earth-1.

Before they left, Cisco had told Barry about a vibe he had, of Wanda trying to protect a Christmas colored robot from aliens. What concerned Barry about that was not so much the fact his new wife was fighting aliens in the vision, but the fact that Vision needed protecting. It made him worried about who those aliens were.

Kara decided to stay behind on Earth-99, wanting to spend some more time getting to know the Avengers, and spend some more time in Wakanda. She and Wanda had become great friends over the last week.

Barry had finally gotten to take the Mark IV Iron Flash suit out for a spin yesterday, during a training session with Kara. It was really exhilarating. It had been funny when Kara had punched him, and even though he went flying, Kara almost broke a few fingers from punching the Vibranium suit.

Barry smiles as he turns his head to look out the window, the shades blocking most of the sunlight. But, outside, he can just make out people bustling around in the streets below.

But, one thing has been on Barry's mind the last few days. Ross now knows that Barry didn't go back to his Earth, and now knows that another speedster has sided with him. If anything, Ross' desire to see Barry locked up has multiplied greatly, and he has been wondering what to do about it.

All of a sudden, there's a knocking on the door. Barry sits up in bed. A second later, Steve's voice comes through the door, "Barry, you need to get out here now. Someone needs to talk to you."

Barry recognizes the urgency in his voice. He quickly gets out of bed, careful not to wake Wanda, gets dressed and walks out of the room. As soon as he gets out, he sees that not only is Steve waiting for him, but so is Cisco. Not only that, but Cisco looks very nervous.

"Cisco. You're here really early. What's wrong?" Barry asks.

"Jesse came to Earth-1 earlier, worried out of her mind," Cisco says, then pauses.

"Cisco, what's going on?" Barry asks, concerned.

Cisco stares at him for a moment, then says, "It's Harry. He's been captured by Grodd, in Gorilla City."

And, I'll end there. I know that was a cliffhanger, but I figured it would be a good place to stop.

So, yes, I will be doing the Gorilla City arc. I hadn't originally planned on it, but I figured it would be a good way to draw Barry back to Earth-1.

So, Barry will be returning to Earth-1 next chapter. And he won't be going alone. Not all the Avengers will be going with him, though. So take your guesses as to which ones will.

Barry scaring Wanda in the bathroom was an idea I got after watching the video of Chris Evans scaring Elizabeth Olsen on the Ellen show. So, I got the idea to have Barry do the same thing to Wanda in this story.

I really hope you liked this chapter. And I hope you like Barry's new suit.

I will try and get the next chapter up today, but it will definitely be up by tomorrow at the latest. Until then, review, and stay tuned.