Crisis on Earth X

Chapter 9

Ray, Amaya and Mick were walking on the third floor of the Nazi headquarters. They took a while to get there since they found many guards along the way, trying to stop them from moving forward. Once they got rid of the guards, they kept walking to the fourth floor. As they passed some dark rooms, Mick stopped abruptly, looking shocked.

- Hey Mick, keep going! We need to find Stein and Nate... - Ray said as he looked where Mick was looking.

- What? – Amaya said as she took a step closer.

- Snart! – Mick said as he entered the room, being followed by the others.

Leonard Snart was on the floor, with black pants and a white, but really dirty, tank top. He looked terrible. It looked like he had been beaten up and starved. Mick took a few steps towards him, not even thinking about looking around to see if it was safe.

- Mick, he can be a Nazi and...

- You idiot! – Mick said as he turned around, looking angry at Ray – Do you think he would be locked up in those conditions if he was a damn Nazi?

Ray looked at Mick in shock, not knowing what to say. Mick was really pissed about seeing Snart in that situation and was not even trying to hide his anger.

- He must be fighting with the Freedom Fighters. – Amaya said as she looked closer. Her intuition never failed her before, and she was damn sure about this.

Amaya looked deeply to Snart, sensing something really sad and heartbreaking from him. He was definitely suffering, God knows for how long, she thought.

- Oh... That makes sense – Ray said as he looked embarrassed at Mick – I'm sorry... But Mick, this is not our Snart...

Mick took a deep breath, trying not to hit Ray in the face, because he was surely asking for it. He was not the smartest guy in the world, he knew it, but it was not that hard to understand what was going on here. It was true; it was not the Snart they knew. Snart they knew was dead and wasn't coming back. Once they met a version of Snart, from before this entire hero team thing, but he returned to his time so things could happen as they did. Mick felt back then that he wanted nothing more than to save his friend, change things, but even he knew what mess this would cause, so he buried his grieve and moved on with life. Now, seeing this Snart who was probably a hero because in this Earth things seemed reversed, in this state it was like seeing his old pal suffering. He couldn't care less which Snart that was, he didn't deserve this.

- I know it! But it doesn't matter. I won't let a clone of my friend being locked up, especially if he is also fighting Nazis! Step aside; I'm going to melt the locks...

- No wait... You can harm him in the process – Amaya said as she held Mick's hand – Let me do it! Trust me! – She smiled as she looked deep into his eyes.

Mick looked at Amaya, caressing her hand for a few seconds before giving her space to do whatever she was going to do. He felt something really weird inside and let her hand go, it was something he never felt before and it started messing with his head again just as it messed him back then when Amaya first joined them. She was the only one he fully trusted in the whole team, so he had a feeling she would succeed. A brief smile appeared in his face as he watched Amaya channeling her totem and summoning the strength of an African elephant. She grabbed the bars of his cage and tore them apart, creating a huge hole. Snart jumped in scare as he tried to see who it was.

- No...I've done nothing... - He said as he covered his face.

Ray looked at the scene and a great sadness came over him. He never thought he would see any version of Snart afraid of anything and here he was, a Snart deep with fear for his life, with many bruises and looking weak. Mick ran to Snart as he helped Snart stand.