Hey, my loyal readers! I'm back again.

So, this is a chapter I'm sure you've been eager for. The chapter when Barry returns home. This will also start the Gorilla City arc. In light of that, I take back what I said about there not being any more action. There will be some now that I decided to do the Gorilla City arc. After the end of the Gorilla City arc, I'll have one or two more chapter before the epilogue.

I'm sure some of you will be surprised by a few things that happen in this chapter. But, just bear with me, because I'll explain most of it at the end.

Let's get to it.

Chapter 31- Home Again

"So, explain this again."

Barry sighs as he looks at the team. They've all gathered in the Wakandan throne room to hear Barry's explanation of what's going on.

"So, when the Reverse Flash was masquerading as Harrison Wells, he and this Army General were working on a project to enhance intelligence, with a gorilla named Grodd as the test subject. But, the general started conducting these inhumane experiments on Grodd to try and find a way to give soldiers psychic abilities. When Wells, well, Thawne found out about it, he shut the project down, but kept Grodd at STAR Labs. I guess he'd grown find of him."

"When the particle accelerator blew up, the chemicals Grodd had been injected with were activated, turning him into a massive telepathic, super intelligent gorilla. We first encountered him right before we beat the Reverse Flash, but he got away."

"The second time we encountered him, months later, he was trying to create more gorillas like him, so he wouldn't be alone. At that point, the Harrison Wells of Earth-2, who we call Harry, had joined our team, and he told us of a place on Earth-2 called Gorilla City; a city in the heart of Africa that's home to hundreds of sentient, telepathic gorillas like Grodd. We decided to send him there, so we were able to force him through a breach to Gorilla City," Barry finishes.

"So, Harry went to Gorilla City. Why?" Natasha asks.

Cisco wrings his hands a little bit before speaking. "His daughter Jesse showed up on Earth-1 a few hours ago. She said that they had received a message from the gorillas, inviting Harry to Gorilla City. He took a team of 10 men with him. But, they failed check ins, so a search party went after him. They found the bodies of the men Harry took with him, all beaten to death, but Harry wasn't among them. Jesse feels sure that means he's in Gorilla City."

"Agreed," Natasha says.

"Well, that does it. I have to go back to Earth-1," Barry says.

The whole team looks at him. Most with a look of understanding, but Wanda looking worried.

"I love you all. But Harry is my friend. I owe it to him to go save him," Barry says.

"Yes, we understand Barry. We know you were gonna go home eventually if you found a way, and we know you can't resist trying to save somebody. You have to go," Steve says.

Barry nods. He then looks around and asks, "Well, I know Cisco has told all of you about his offer to have you come to Earth-1 to hide out. Any of you want to come now and maybe help me rescue Harry?"

Steve speaks up. "You know I can't Barry.

Sam pipes up. "And wherever Cap is, I stay."

Barry nods, then turns to Bucky. "What about you, Bucky?" he asks.

Bucky is quiet for a moment, then says, "I don't want anyone to be put at risk by the UN coming after me. Plus, this should be a great way for me to get a new start at life." He grins broadly, then says, "I'm coming."

Barry grins. "Awesome," he says before turning to Scott.

Scott looks at Barry for a moment. Then, he says, "Sorry, Barry. I need to get back in touch with Hank Pym, and I can't leave my daughter behind."

Barry nods, not really having expected anything more from Scott. He then turns to Clint and says, "I'm guessing you're of the same mind."

"Nope," Clint says. Everyone looks at him in confusion.

Clint smirks a little. "I talked about this with Laura extensively. In the end, I wanted to make sure my family would be safe from Ross. I think going to another Earth would be good for us," he says before grinning broadly at Barry. "You're gonna have an entire crew going with you, pal."

Barry smiles, then looks at T'Challa before looking on to Cisco. "You have that thing for T'Challa and Steve, Cisco?" he asks. Everyone looks at Cisco expectantly.

Cisco smiles and reaches into his pocket, before pulling out a small device and handing it to T'Challa, then handing another one to Steve.

"These are extra-dimensional extrapolators. They'll enable you to contact us on Earth-1 and open a breach to our Earth, if you ever need our help," Cisco says. T'Challa and Steve look in awe at the devices.

Finally, T'Challa looks up at Cisco. "This is incredible, Mr. Ramon. You will have to return to Wakanda some time and work with our scientists," he says. Then, he looks as if remembering something, and says, "Hold on. I have something for you."

He pockets the device Cisco gave him, then walks over to a box. He reaches in and pulls outs two tubes. He then walks back over to Cisco and hands him the tubes. Everyone looks at them, and sees metal inside them.

"It is vibranium," T'Challa says. Cisco looks down at them with a new sense of reverence.

"You have been a great friend, and you giving me the gift you have just given me deserves a gift from me in return. I trust you will find a use for it," T'Challa says.

"Oh, yeah, I will," Cisco says in awe.

"Alright. Clint, go get your family, and then the..." Barry stops for a moment to count, "9 of us can get outta here."

"Wait!" Wanda exclaims, noticing something wrong with that number. Barry looks at her. She looks back at him, a mixture of confusion and alarm on her face, before she says, "9? That's only You, Cisco, Clint and his family, Bucky, and one other. And I'm guessing Kara doesn't want to stay here. What about me?"

Barry looks at Wanda, his heart hurting him so bad right now, but knowing this is necessary. He takes her head in his hands and says, "I'm sorry, sweetheart. But I need you to stay here on Earth-99."

Wanda looks alarmed, then angry. "You want to leave me behind?" she cries in a raised voice.

"You said if we needed to be separated for a while, you were okay with that. I don't want you be in danger from Grodd, and hoenstly I'd prefer to keep you out of the way of certain people on Earth-1 for a while," Barry says, by which everyone knows he means Iris, "But, even more than that...is something I haven't told you yet. Cisco said out our reception he had a vibe of you in the future. You were protecting Vision, who was badly wounded, from two very dangerous aliens."

Wanda looks at him in surprise. Barry waits for a moment before he says, "That really has me concerned. Not for you, but for him. If they were targeting Vision specifically, it makes me worried why." He doesn't voice his worry that they could be after Vision's stone, which worries him even more than the possibility of them just trying to take out Vision to get rid of the biggest threat to them.

He continues. "I feel strongly after what Cisco said, that you need to stay here. Keep protecting Earth-99, and whenever it comes time, protect Vision from who these two aliens are."

Wanda looks at him, tears starting to roll down her cheeks. Barry smiles comfortingly, his eyes starting to water. "I promise you. I will come back to you. However long it takes, nothing can keep me from returning to you," he says.

Wanda looks him in the eye, trying to keep from crying. Barry kisses her forehead and asks her, "Do you promise me you'll be strong, and wait for me to come back to you?"

Wanda looks at him for a moment longer before she tearfully says, "I promise."

From the sidelines, everybody is watching this, some supporting either side. Clint is the most conflicted, wanting to chew Barry out for trying to leave Wanda behind so soon after their wedding, but also understanding his desire to protect her, and Cisco's vibe.

Barry smiles at her, then kisses her. She kisses him back with as much passion as she can.

When they separate, Wanda is crying. Barry looks at her for a moment before forcing himself to look away, and turns to Bucky and Clint. "Okay, guys. Get ready. We'll leave in a half hour," he says. Clint and Bucky both nod, and head off to get what they need. The rest of the group disperses, while Barry and Wanda head back to their quarters, where they spend the next half hour just sitting on their deck, looking out over the city, just holding each other, not wanting to ever let go.

(Half hour later, the throne room)

Barry and Wanda stand hand in hand, the whole group gathered. Clint's family is there, trying to wait patiently for Bucky, who's the only one not there. Cisco is wearing a backpack, with the Vibranium in it. Barry is wearing the Mark IV.

Finally, Bucky walks up. He's wearing his Winter Soldier outfit, with an assault rifle on his back and several other weapons.

Bucky notices the looks he's getting and says, "If we're gonna take on an army of telepathic gorillas, I'm gonna need to be ready."

Barry chuckles a bit, then asks, "Alright. Are we all ready to go?" Everybody leaving for Earth-1 nods.

Now comes the moment Barry has been dreading. He turns to Wanda, who is looking at him in tears. He looks at her and says, "I'm not gonna say goodbye. That may mean I won't see you again. I'll just say...I'll see you later."

Wanda laughs a bit through her tears, then kisses Barry. He kisses her back for a few moments, then forces himself to let go of her and step away.

He walks up to Cisco and asks, "Are you ready?"

Cisco nods. "Yeah. I'm ready. Let's go," he says. He then raises his fist, and the blue energy comes flowing out of it to form a breach. Forcing himself not to look back, Barry steps through the breach, with Kara, Bucky, and the Bartons following him. Cisco leaps through last, and the breach disappears.

(Earth-1, the STAR Labs breach room)

Iris taps her foot impatiently. "What's taking so long?" she asks.

"Barry's probably just needing to take care of some things before he comes home. Remember, Cisco said he made friends, and they were just in a big fight. They're probably still cleaning up," Caitlin says.

No sooner does Caitlin finish than a breach opens in front of them. Everyone stands, very excited. Then, the breach closes, revealing Barry, Cisco, and Kara. But not just them. Six other people are with them, including three kids.

Everyone stares at them. Barry grins and says, "Hey, guys. I'm back, and I brought some friends with me."

I'll end there. I know you guys are gonna hate me, but I felt this was a good place to stop. If originally intended to keep going until Barry travels to Earth-2, but I decided to save that for next chapter.

Many of you will be wondering why I had Wanda stay behind, especially when she and Barry just got married. I explained some reasons through Barry's dialogue. Another is that I still plan on Wanda and Vision encountering Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive first in the Infinity War story. Also, for a scene I have planned for the Infinity War story, Wanda and Barrry had to be separated. And just for your information, the next time they see each other will be in 2 years (story timeline wise) in the Infinity War story. You'll probably figure out part of that last reason in a few chapters.

Now, I have something to say that may excite you all. I'm planning to have Bucky get together with someone on this Earth. You'll find out who soon enough, but feel free to put your guess in a review.

And yes, I'm actually gonna do the whole Gorilla City arc, and both Clint and Bucky will take part in it. Let me know if you'd like to see Kara stay behind to help out.

Well, that's it for now. Please review, and stay tuned!