Crisis on Infinite Earths

Chapter 7 - A real threat

Oliver looked around that packed room. There were so many people inside that huge hangar, some of them were friends, others he had never seen in his entire life, and some of them he just met. He started to think about how his life was crazy right now. He went from having to survive a ship wrecking to dealing with aliens, Nazis and so many things and now, the universe was about to collapse.

The Monitor was at the center of the room, and Oliver felt like finally the mystery would end. For whatever he needed all of them, he needed to start telling them everything.

- At the dawn of time, when there was nothing out there, the universe was created...

- Is he going to tell us the history of evolution or something like that? – Cisco said to Barry in a whisper. – Because I remember school...

- Shhh! Just listen! – Barry said as he kept paying attention to the Monitor.

- But a scientist that wanted to know and see how it all happened messes with the reality as he went against nature to do so and caused an explosion. That is how the Anti – Monitor, my evil counterpart was escaped his prison. He found out about the positive matter universe, the one you all live in, and that when he destroys a world, he gets stronger.

- And why didn't you do anything to stop him? Like killed him or something? – Jason Todd asked as he looked annoyed. That all sounded like a bunch of nonsense to him. He got a few looks from his team mates but he ignored them.

- I can't. Not alone. – Monitor looked at Oliver – He already destroyed many worlds... Countless worlds... There are only five Earths remaining.

- So we need to stop him and save those remaining Earths, to stop him from becoming invincible for good? – Jennifer Pierce asked.

- Yes.

- And... Which ones are the remaining Earths? – Barry asked almost afraid of the answer.

- Earth 38, Earth 10 where Oliver and Clark here come from – He pointed at Ollie in front of him – Earth 19 where Titans come from, Earth 21 where Bruce Wayne, Robin and Kal come from. And the one we are in, Earth 1.

- Earth 2 was destroyed? And Earth 3? – Barry covered his mouth, not knowing exactly what to feel right now.

- Your friend Jay Garrick escaped the destruction of his Earth; he's here on Earth 1. Your friends from Earth 2, I'm afraid didn't.

Barry looked at the ground while Cisco and Caitlin hugged each other. They met people from Earth 2 and even went there a few years ago, and to know they were all gone, it hurt like they were someone from their family, especially for Barry.

- Where's Jay?

- Central City hospital. He can't help us right now, he lost his speed. – Monitor said as he looked back to the others – And if we don't stop this threat, I'm afraid this is the fate that waits for all of your worlds.

- So let's do something... What can we do? – Kate Kane said as she gave one step forward – I'm tired of losing people I love; I want this to stop!

- Couldn't agree more! – Laurel said as she nodded to Sara.

There was a tense vibe in the room and everyone could feel it. They all understood the seriousness of the situation and most of them sadness over the losses, even if they didn't know who died. It was something that could happen to anyone they cared about or themselves if they didn't act quickly. The Monitor walked around them as he spoke.

- I hid 5 machines around this world thousand and thousands years ago, when the Anti-Monitor was imprisoned. Machines that I created that can stop this. Evil has soldiers, shadows that act to help him. They can get to those machines...