Barry Allen Flash in 2 worlds, Marvel

Chapter 120: Chapter 118: Ambush at Star Labs



Star Labs

Night

"So do you understand what's going to happen?" Strange asked after he and Caitlin had finished explaining the procedure to Barry.

"Yeah, I think. Basically, you guys will give me another CAT scan to find out where exactly Devoe put whatever it is in me so Allen can phase it out," Barry said and the two doctors nodded at him. "When do we get started?"

"In a few minutes. First, I'll go out and explain to everyone else what's going on," Strange explained before he left the room, leaving them alone.

"Well, he seems friendly," Barry said dryly.

"Yeah, from what Wanda said, he's not the easiest person to get along with," Caitlin said and Barry nodded.

"Wanda, she's Allen's…wife?" Barry asked in a state of disbelief and Caitlin nodded.

"Yeah, that has to be a lot to take in," Caitlin said sympathetically and Barry nodded.

"You have no idea. How is she? I mean, what's she like?" Barry asked curiously.

"She seems nice, but I haven't really gotten a chance to talk to her much," Caitlin said and Barry nodded with a faraway look in his eyes. "It must be weird, knowing you're married to someone else in another timeline."

"Yeah, that's one way of putting it. For as long as I can remember, I could never imagine myself marrying anyone else but Iris. Well, except for…" Barry paused but she didn't need to hear him say it.

"Patty. You were gonna say Patty, right?" Caitlin said, smiling as she saw the look of surprise on his face. "Barry, you were gonna tell her your secret, ask her to join Team Flash. You even asked our opinion on it. It was obvious how you felt about her."

"Yeah, I guess it was," Barry said with a sad smile. "I'll always regret that I wasn't brave enough to tell her the truth, even when she practically begged me to. Patty…was the first time I could see a future with someone outside of Iris. I should have trusted her…I should have trusted her."

Unspecified location

Same time

"It appears we underestimated this other Barry Allen," Marlize said as Devoe, now in Dominic's body, paced.

"Or perhaps we sent the wrong assassin," Devoe said and she looked over at him confused. "Because he was a Barry Allen, we believed that the Barry Allen of this time could defeat him. But as they say, if you want something done right, we must do it ourselves."

Star Labs

Later

Barry was sitting on the CT scanner as Allen stood in front of him, the two talking.

"As soon as we have a definite answer on where it is, I'll phase it out," Allen promised.

"Thank you. And not just for this, but from stopping me earlier," Barry said gratefully but Allen waved him off.

"I did what I had to, nothing more. You don't need to thank me, although you probably owe Harry and Iris an apology," Allen said and Barry grimaced.

"So I've heard," Barry said and it was silent between them. "You were right earlier; you've been right all along. I've…lost myself in Iris, put Caitlin and Cisco at a distance. I've forgotten who I am, I know that…but I don't know how to get back what I've lost."

"That's not something I can help you with, that's something you'll have to figure out for yourself," Allen said and Barry sighed but nodded. "Admitting that to yourself though, that's a good first step. It's not easy, is it?"

"No, it's not," Barry admitted.

"Before we get started, there's one more thing we have to discuss," Allen said and Barry raised an eyebrow. "The others sort of mutinied against Iris to bring me here. I'd take that as their vote of no confidence in her ability to lead."

"So what do you want me to do about that?" Barry asked confused.

"Is the name of the Team 'Team Flash' or 'Team Iris'?" Allen said pointedly. "Iris is not qualified to be leader, it's luck that she managed it this long. You need to decide what kind of leader you want to be Barry. One who does whatever his wife tells him to? Or one who does what he thinks is right?"

Barry frowned, considering this as Allen walked back to where the others were waiting.

"He doing okay?" Joe asked concerned and Allen nodded, deciding not to tell them what he and Barry had discussed.

"Just ready to get that thing out of his head," Allen lied.

Barry lied back on the CT scanner as the bed went inside. He closed his eyes as he felt the scanner start to begin the process of scanning.

"So, what happens if Devoe tries to activate that thing while we're doing this?" Ralph asked wearily.

"Devoe will have control of Barry once again. It's why we're trying to do this as quickly as possible," Strange explained.

Suddenly, the screen froze as Caitlin and Cisco stared in confusion.

"What's happening?" Iris demanded.

"We're experiencing some kind of interference," Cisco said as a chill ran down their spines.

Suddenly, there was a bright flash behind them. Everyone whirled around to see Devoe, in his chair, and Marlize, who was wielding a sword.

"I see you have brought friends," Devoe said as he eyed Strange and Wanda. "Clifford Devoe."

Suddenly, there was a blur and Barry, his face robotic and blank again, was standing next to Devoe and Marlize.

"Not again," Iris groaned.

"You just had to say it, didn't you Ralph?" Cisco grumbled.

"Let me guess, you're here to kill me since your brainwashed Flash didn't do the job?" Allen asked sarcastically.

"I underestimated you Mr. Allen. I shall not make that mistake again," Devoe said darkly.

"So how do you wanna do this?" Allen asked as he looked at Strange and Wanda.

"You deal with your other self, I will handle Devoe," Strange said and Allen nodded.

"You believe you can defeat me?" Devoe asked amused.

"We've beaten people a lot stronger than you," Wanda said as she thought of Savitar and Thanos.

"We shall see, Mrs. Allen," Devoe said.

And then, the fight began. Barry and Allen were speeding around the room, exchanging blows at high speed. Marlize rushed at Wanda, whirling her sword. But Wanda used her powers to stop Marlize's sword inches from her face before, with a flick of her wrist, she sent Marlize flying back.

Devoe sent a claw towards Strange, who used a Tao Mandalas to cut it in half. Strange then summoned an Energy Rope, wrapped in aground the stump where the claw had been, and pulled, hand. Devoe's chair was sent flying and he crashed into the wall on the other side of the room.

Barry and Allen raced around the room, exchanging blows. Barry tried to punch Allen but Allen grabbed his arm, bending it in a backwards angle, forcing Barry to his knees. However, Barry sent a high speed kick to Allen's feet, knock him off balance. They ended up wrestling on the floor for a minute before Allen managed to put Barry in a chock hold. Barry tried to phase out but Allen was able to stop by vibrating at the same frequency. After a few moments, Barry lost consciousness and Allen let him go.

"This is getting really old," Allen muttered.

Marlize moved to pick up her sword but Wanda used her powers to bring it to her hand. Then, Wanda flicked her wrist and Marlize's entire body glowed red as she was pushed against the wall.

"Cisco," Wanda called out.

Understanding what she wanted, Cisco opened a Breach underneath Marlize. Wanda canceled her hold on Marlize and Marline fell into the Breach, which spit her out in a cell in the pipeline a moment later. She tried to head back to the breach but it closed on her.

As Devoe got out of his damaged chair, which sparked from the damage inflicted when it had hit the wall, Killer Frost and Ralph moved to back up Strange but he held up a hand.

"I can handle this myself," Strange promised.

"You think you can defeat me Mr. Strange? Your arrogance will be the death of you," Devoe sneered and Strange smiled tightly.

"Maybe, but you're ego has already been the instrument of your defeat," Strange said, waving his hands.

An orange circle opened up beneath Devoe and he fell in it as Strange waved his hands and the circle closed.

"Um, what just happened?" Joe asked as they all stared at the spot where Devoe had been moments earlier.

"Pocket dimension. He'll spend the rest of eternity falling," Strange said with a smirk.

"So…it's over?" Iris asked uncertainly.

"Yeah," Allen said as he walked up next to Wanda, throwing an arm around his wife. "It's over."


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