Today's problems
“Okay…” Morse said, whipping the tears from her eyes. She stood and tapped the hydra symbol on her belt. “Justification units, deactivate.” She said.
A glow appeared within Sara and Ava’s helmets. Ava stumbled, releasing Jessie, and Sara slowly sat up. The two pulled their helmets off and looked around in a daze. “Thanks.” Sara said to Scott before getting back on her feet and running straight for Morse.
“Whoa!” Scott said, standing between the sobbing Morse and the pissed to all hell Sara Lance.
“Give me one good reason I shouldn’t?” Sara asked
“She’s not lived up to her end of my bargain.” Scott told her “Then you can beat the crap out of her to your hearts content”
“Where’s my friends? Where did Mysiri take them? What’s her endgame?”
“Mysiri wants this strange stuff in the ground.” Morse said “Your Earth has way more of if than any other’s she’s found. She told me your friends knew all about it. She took them back to the Earth May here came from.”
“Stuff? What kind of stuff.”
“It looks like Mercury but isn’t.”
Scott put his hands to his head.
“Looks? Like… Oh no... Not again…”
Morse stepped towards Lincoln and put her hand on his chest. She then did the same to May.
“I release you.”
May staggered for a moment before hauling back and punching Morse in the face, knocking her out.
“Thanks kid.” She said to Scott
“I’m 30, thank you very much...”
“What’s going on?” She asked, ignoring him
“You want the long version, the short version or the ‘Abridged so I can tell in the less than fifteen minutes we have to live’ version.”
“Lay off with the sarcasm.”
“I was being serious; a shit ton has happened over the past few days, but the simplest version is ‘we need to get out of here or we’re gonna die’. Agent Seven is evil again, Daisy, Jemma, Jas and Fitz have been kidnapped, we’ve made a ton of new traveling companions, who BTdubs, are currently locked outside in the hall and my plane has been stolen.”
Ave got the door unlocked and the rest of the Flash’s friends entered the room. Nate turned metal and yanked the delineator from its stand.
Scott heard a hiss in his ear followed by Director Fury calling his name.
“Sir, It’s good to hear from you.”
“Good work kid, interference is gone.”
“Why does everyone keep calling me that?” Scott said out loud to no one in particular before answering “Yes Sir, threat is neutralized. Morse is in custody. Core is currently stable, we are clear for extraction. Air support is not required.”
The signal was quiet.
“Sir? Do you copy?”
“I’m sorry Scott” Fury said with a bit of regret in his voice
“Rodger that, will say again.”
“No… Scott, I heard you. But I can’t order the planes to turn around. It’s out of my hands.”
“What?”
“Orders from on high are to destroy the Lighthouse. The planes will be there within five minutes. I really wish it didn’t have to be this way. I appreciate your help. Good bye Scott.”
‘Yeah, well, Fuck You.” Scott said before shutting off his ear comm.
“OK people listen up. We’ve got five minutes to live. Anyone have any bright ideas, now would be the time.”
“My portal machine…” Morse said, regaining consciousness.
“Kinda busted.” Scott said
“No…” She said as she tried to stand.
“The one in the other room.” Sara suddenly remember “How you got to our Earth in the first place.”
“It should still work. Mysiri gave it to me. After I gave the small one to the Drakes”
“OK then. Anyone with Speed still, get as many of the folks still alive down here to the portal ASAP.”
Sara led Scott into the adjacent chamber, where a large strange machine sat. Its composition matched the strange battery and lamp from the Capitol building several days prior. The controls lit up when Sara stepped up to them.
“This thing should still work.”
“Great, because there are a lot of people coming.” Thawne said, entering the room. Behind him were the Drakes, being led in at gunpoint by Ava and Iris.
Within a few minutes, the survivors of the last bastion of Hydra had been rounded up, just as Jay and Jessie’s disks gave out.
“Let’s get out of here.” Scott said to Sara, who switched the machine on. Its front end began to spin, almost as if it were drilling a hole in spacetime. Soon, an opening appeared, and they were greeted with the sight of CCPD headquarters.
“We’re going to work on getting you back to your own worlds soon as possible, but for right now, we need you to go through this portal. It’s out only escape route.” May said before stepping through.
The throngs of people began to cross as the lighthouse began to shake. The portal began to slowly get smaller.
“They’ve started bombing.” Barry said “Everyone, run! Now!”
“Power’s starting to give out.” Sara reported.
“Must feel nice being backstabbed.” Morse said with a smile on her face.
“Be glad we’re not leaving you here.” Scott said as Iris grabbed the woman and dragged her through the portal.
Last ones left were Barry and Scott.
“Barry, it’s been a pleasure.” Scott said shaking the other man’s hands. “But you guys need to go.”
“What about you?” Iris asked from the other side as it began to close.
“I’ve got a theory.” Scott said
“Which is?” Barry asked as he stepped through.
“… that someone doesn’t want me to die … See you around” He said, doing a small salute as the portal sealed itself.