Crisis on Earth-Prime (an Arrowverse novel)

Chapter 23: The Sleeping Prince

We searched for hours and hours until we finally figured out where they were hiding Dawoud's doppelganger. In the meantime, the rest of the Canaries from this earth were going to try and figure out where my mom was possibly being held at.

            As we walked through the streets of Dubai, it was almost impossible for me to believe that I was, in fact, in Dubai. These streets looked like once upon a time, they were nice and fixed up to where it was humane looking enough that people could dwell in a place like this. Only, it was obvious the New Reich took care of anything that was remotely humane on this earth.

            "I can't believe how ugly this place is!" said Khaled, who was as disgusted as I was.

            "Relax, we'll be okay if we stick to the plan."

            "I know but it's hard to imagine that an Earth like this actually exists" he sighed. "I also cannot believe my doppelganger is evil. It seems that whoever is good on Earth-Prime, is evil here and vice versa."

            "I know. Welcome to the multiverse, my friend."

            "So these are the types of things you and Dawoud, as well as the rest of the Canaries and heroes, deal with."

            "Yes, these are matters we deal with almost daily."

            "Wow" said Khaled. "This is a lot more complicated than I realized. Though I knew it would be complicated, I guess there are things I never imagined existed."

            "If you're having second thoughts, I can send you back to Earth-Prime?"

            "No, that's not what I meant" he chuckled.

            "Are you sure?"

            "Yes, I'm sure. I knew it would be complicated and scary but I also never imagined I would be evil on this earth. I guess I did not expect Mansour to have acted like this with me."

            "This is a whole different world my dude, and this world is not at all what it's cracked up to be."

            "Hold on!" Rashid suddenly stopped walking.

            "What's going on?"

            Then an arrow was shot to the ground, the moment it started beeping, we all ran and then it exploded.

            I then saw two masked assailants, both wearing retractable masks that hid their identity and altered their voices via a built-in modulator.

            Their figures were familiar and something told me I knew who they were. I pulled out an explosive arrow that was even more powerful than the one that was shot at us.

            "Who are you two?!" I demanded, holding the arrow at them.

            "Wouldn't you like to know!" said one of them.

            Then the one who had just spoken revealed his identity and realized it was Khaled-X. Then the guy next to him revealed his identity and it was Louai-X.

            "What the hell?!" Khaled looked scared.

            "What, seeing us you realize you have nothing but weakness?!" Khaled-X said in a cold and calculating tone. "I'd have to say that I agree!"

            "So you're the bastard that murdered Mansour's best friend?!" I looked at Khaled's doppelganger.

            "I did and I took pleasure in killing that weakling! We eliminate all undesirables and those deemed weak!" Louai-X said.