Barry Allen Flash in 2 worlds, Marvel

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Alexei's hideout

Night

After dealing with the guards outside, The Avengers entered the building. Seeing three unconscious guards, they realized Barry had already been there. As they passed the guards, Clint saw that one's shoulder was wounded. Suddenly, they heard a loud crash and what sounded like Barry screaming. Without a word, they all rushed towards the sound and entered a room to see Barry throwing what looked like the shattered pieces of a table across the room. Looking around, they saw the room was full of broken things, likely broken by Barry.

"Barry?" Steve said as he cautiously entered the room.

"I failed," Barry said in a low voice. "Alexi and Pietro took Cisco through a breach. They went back to Earth-1 and are probably going to find that stone and free Savitar. And we are stuck here while Savitar sets the world on fire!"

"I would not say that Mr. Allen," T'Challa said as, to everyone's shock, he pulled out an extrapolator. "When Captain Rogers told me what had happened, I thought it best to bring this, just in case."

"Thank you your highness," Steve said gratefully as T'Challa handed it to him.

"Unfortunately my friends, this is where we must part ways. I have been away from Wakanda for too long," T'Challa said regretfully.

"You've done more than enough. Thank you," Barry said gratefully.

Star Labs, Earth-1

Not long after

Caitlin was in the cortex, the only one still awake at Star Labs. Laura and Joe had insisted Wanda go home and get some sleep when it became obvious that Barry and the others weren't coming back tonight. Joe and Wally had also gone home after dropping Laura off at her and Clint's apartment. Sam had crashed on the couch in the lounge after making Caitlin promise to wake him up if anything happened.

Caitlin was struggling to keep her eyes open when the computer beeped. Her eyes snapped open and she looked at it. Seeing it was the breach room, she activated the intercom.

"Sam, they're back!" Caitlin shouted before jumping up and sprinting towards the breach room.

She made it to the room seconds before Sam, just after everyone stepped out. Her relief at seeing them back was short lived as she took in their expressions and noticed that Cisco was not with them. There was also a long haired man with a metal arm she didn't recognize that was clearly too old to be Pietro.

"Where's Cisco?" Caitlin said the first thing that popped into her head and everyone exchanged a glance that made her and Sam uneasy.

"You might want to sit down Cait. It's…sort of a long story," Barry said.

Unspecified location, Earth-1

Later

"No! I don't care what you do, I'm not doing that!" Cisco shouted, struggling to stand after the beating Alexei had given him.

"You are truly strong Mr. Ramon. But every man has a weakness. For Mr. Allen, it's his past, his shame over Flashpoint, the pain he feels over what happened to his parents. For you…it is your family."

Alexei pulled out a phone and flipped it around so Cisco could see the screen. Cisco paled as he saw his parents' house on the screen.

"You stay the hell away from them!" Cisco shouted, attempting to move forward but Alexei simply shoved him back, causing Cisco to lose his balance and fall on his back.

"You would prefer a different outcome? Then you know what I want. So what will it be, your parents or Allen? You choice Mr. Ramon," Alexei said sadistically and Cisco glared at him before sinking to his knees, a sense of defeat washing over him.

"Okay. I'll do it…I'll do it," Cisco said in defeat.

Star Labs

Same time

"Alright, so Cisco was captured by some guy who has an axe to grind with Nat and Clint who's working with Savitar and Pietro?" Sam asked after they had explained everything. "But why Is Pietro working with this guy in the first place?"

"I think I have an idea," Barry said and they all looked over at him. "Before they left through the breach, Pietro and I had words. He said that we became enemies when we sold out Wanda."

"What?" Clint asked confused.

"I think Alexei was somehow able to get video or photos from the Raft and convince Pietro that we handed Wanda over to Ross," Barry explained.

"It makes sense. Wanda is all Pietro has and he didn't have much reason to trust us," Steve nodded in agreement with Barry's theory.

"Okay, so how do we convince him we didn't sell her out?" Sam asked.

"Wanda," Natasha said and Clint nodded. "He'll listen to her. But first we gotta find him."

"Cait, take Tony into the cortex, give him access to the Star Labs satellite. Tony, I want you to scan the city's traffic cams for Pietro, Alexei, and Cisco," Barry ordered.

"Who put you in charge?" Tony wondered.

"His city, his building, his earth, so you'll do whatever the hell the man says," Sam snarked and Tony looked miffed but nevertheless, followed Caitlin out of the room.

"I'll search the streets on my motorcycle," Steve volunteered and Barry nodded as Steve walked out.

"I'll search from the sky," Sam said before following after Steve.

"You should get some rest kid," Clint said as he noticed how exhausted Barry looked.

"I'll sleep when we stop Alexei," Barry said moving to walk off but Natasha put a hand on his shoulder.

"You're no help to anyone if you run yourself into the ground. Go get some sleep. We'll wake you if we find anything," Natasha assured him.

"And you know it's bad if Nat is telling you to take it easy," Clint joked and Barry cracked a smile as Natasha rolled her eyes.

Behind them, Bucky watched all this, a strange feeling of nostalgia and longing welling up in him. It took him a moment to realize why: the sense of comradery and family between them reminded him of his days with the Howling Commandos.

Unspecified location

Not long after

"What did you do to him?" Pietro asked as he eyed Cisco across the room, noting the bruises and injuries Cisco now sported.

"What I had to do to ensure his cooperation Pietro. I'm not the bad guy here Pietro, we're on the same side," Alexei said as he faced Pietro.

"Are we? Because it's starting to feel a lot like Hydra," Pietro snapped.

"Sometimes extreme measures are necessary Pietro. I have only done what I have to do in order to free Lord Savitar. It will all be worth it Pietro, you will see when you have your sister back," Alexei said smoothly and saw, to his satisfaction, Pietro's doubt vanish just a little. "Keep an eye on him and don't believe a word he says. He'll say anything to save his own skin."

"Where are you going?" Pietro asked as Alexei began to walk off.

"In order to free Lord Savitar, we still need the stone. And only one person knows where it is. I have to go pay Lyla Michaels a visit," unseen to Pietro, a deadly smirk had crossed Alexei's face as he walked off.

Star Labs

Same time

Barry was in the lounge, sitting on one of the couches. He was staring down at the hand he had used to make the guard talk, now clean of blood. He remembered how it had felt, the feel of blood and bone around his hand as it tore into the guard's shoulder, his scream of agony. It made Barry shutter just thinking about it.

"Hey," Barry looked up as Clint walked in. "I thought you were supposed to be heading home?"

"I wouldn't know what to tell Wanda even if I did," Barry admitted.

"Fair enough, but why aren't you sleeping?" Clint asked and Barry sighed.

"Every time I close my eyes…I see what I did. I tortured that guard," Barry said in guilt and Clint nodded.

"I saw his shoulder. You didn't do too much damage," Clint said but Barry shook his head.

"That's not the point Clint. He pushed the right buttons and I tortured him. Three years ago, I told Oliver I don't go around torturing everyone who pisses me off. Well, apparently I do," Barry laughed humorlessly. "Since I've been back, I've dismissed Joe's worry that I've changed but…maybe he's right. The old me never would have tortured someone. Maybe I've changed even more than I thought."

"You ever think maybe that's a good thing?" Clint asked and Barry looked at him incredulously. "I remember the guy you were when you first showed up on our Earth. That you, he saw things in black and white, something was either clear cut good or clear cut wrong. Nothing you said was ever going to change his mind. The guy I'm talking to right now is different. He knows the world is a lot more complicated than that. That it's full of grey, and he's willing to make the hard calls if he has to. You're a soldier Barry, just like the rest of us. You've changed, but maybe that makes you a better hero, because you're willing to do what needs to be done to save lives."

"Yeah, maybe," Barry said with a thoughtful look on his face.

"Now get some rest kid, I have a feeling we're gonna be in for the fight of our lives, and we'll need you," Clint told him and Barry nodded.

"Alright. Maybe I can close my eyes for a few minutes," Barry said sleepily, leaning his head back and closing his eyes, already drifting off to sleep.

"Here's a spare room, you can rest here until we find somewhere else for you to sleep," Natasha said as she led Bucky into the quarters that had been vacant since Lyla had set Clint and Laura up with an apartment.

"I'm wide awake. I guess I'm still on Wakanda time. But thank you," Bucky said as he looked over at her and she nodded, looking away.

"I know Steve appreciates you coming to help him," Natasha said.

"I didn't come just to help him," Bucky said softly as he gave her a significant look.

Natasha had nothing to say to that, as her heart started hammering in her chest so fast she was surprised she didn't give herself a stroke. For the first time since the Red Room, she felt vulnerable. Which was fitting, she supposed, as he was the only one in the Red Room she had allowed herself to be vulnerable with.

"I'll let you get settled in then," Natasha said awkwardly before turning and walking out.

As she all but ran out of there, Bucky smirked in amusement.

"This is gonna be fun," Bucky decided.

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