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"That," Alex nearly collapsed in her chair at S.T.A.R. Labs, "was the scariest thing I have ever seen."

"Yeah," Caitlin let out her breath in a rush as she and Lena joined her. "I knew Overgirl would go nuclear, but for Kara to have gotten caught up in it . . . "

"I think Oliver, Slade, and Malcolm would have slaughtered every remaining Nazi if she had died," Lena shuddered.

"At least they'd be gone," Caitlin shrugged.

Alex nodded absently, then looked up when Stein walked into the room. "Professor," she smiled. "How are you?"

"Absolutely delighted those monsters are no longer on this Earth," Stein nodded. "But, ah . . . I would like to ask for a favor of all of you."

"All of us?" Lena repeated, blinking.

"What is it?" Caitlin asked, only to watch in surprise as Palmer and Harry entered as well.

Stein took a deep breath. "It's going to take all of us for this. I need your help."

***

"Thank you both," Barry told Terrill and Leo gratefully. "This world owes you a lot."

"Well, it's my world, too, so," Terrill shrugged.

"And punching out Nazis is kind of our thing," Leo grinned.

"Well, if you ever need us to do any punching over on Earth-X, just let us know," Barry smiled.

"Will do," Terrill nodded, holding out his hand. "Take care, Barry."

"Take care, Ray," Barry smiled, shaking his hand.

He turned to Leo, expecting the same thing. He didn't expect him to walk over, hold out his arms, and declare, "Barry, I need a hug."

"OK," Barry blinked in surprise, but went for it, hugging Leo. "Be good, Leo."

"Always," he smiled.

"I'm gonna get ready to meet the others," Barry turned to Cisco, walking up the steps. "You got this?"

"Yeah," Cisco nodded, and Barry patted him on the shoulder as he left. Cisco stood from where he was sitting on the steps, clearing his throat and walking down to join them. "All right, fellas. You ready to go home?"

"Sure," Terrill nodded. "So, uh . . . how does this thing work?"

"Ah, it's a very complex two-part process," Cisco nodded, completely serious. "One: I open a breach. Two: you walk through it."

Terrill blinked, and Cisco grinned, clapping him on the shoulder. "Cool," he mumbled, walking forward to join Cisco. He stopped, however, when Leo put a hand on his arm. "Leo?" he asked.

"I think I'm gonna stick around here for a little while," Leo told him, and when Terrill blanched in shock, Leo put a hand on his heart. "I won't stay here forever. I will come home to you. Promise."

Terrill took a deep breath, then nodded. "OK."

Leo kissed him softly, then whispered, "I love you."

"I love you," Terrill whispered back, then turned and nodded at Cisco.

He nodded back and opened a breach. He stopped by Cisco's side, and the two exchanged nods, and Terrill stepped forward and through the breach back to Earth-X.

***

Jax stepped onto the Waverider, frowning when he saw Alex and Lena walk past. "Hey," he stopped them. "Have you seen Grey?"

He was surprised when both of them gave him smiles. "Back in the lab," Lena answered.

"Thanks," Jax nodded, watching them go. Frowning, he headed back to the lab, only to freeze when he saw everyone inside.

Ray was the first to look up from his computer, and he smiled. "Hey, Jax."

"Hey," Jax answered back, looking around at Harry, Caitlin, and Stein as they all turned away from their work. "OK, what is going on?"

"Well," Stein took a deep breath. "With the help of all of our friends, I believe I found another solution to ending our bond."

"OK," Jax frowned. "Does this involve me becoming the Spectacular Sticky-Man?"

"The what now?" Harry's eyebrows shot up.

"Actually, no," Stein shook his head. "It involves you remaining Firestorm."

"What?" Jax's eyes widened.

"Yes," Stein nodded. "It took all of us quite some time, but with help from Gideon, Agent Danvers, and Ms. Luthor, we think we have figured it out."

"We reworked the cure," Ray explained. "Instead of just one of you drinking it and ending the connection all together, if one of you drank it, it would only end the matrix in the drinker. In this case, Marty."

"But Alex and I worked on another vial," Caitlin held up an orange vial. "We extracted a sample of the matrix from Professor Stein and reworked it. If you take this, you become the only one to hold the Firestorm matrix."

"However," Harry continued, "if you want to continue having a partner, all you need to do is ask, they take the vial, and there are two halves of Firestorm once again."

Jax's mouth opened and shut a few times before he turned to Stein. "Are you serious?"

"Completely," Stein nodded. "I may not be able to join you in your adventures now, Jefferson, but I would never wish for you to stop doing what you love."

Jax swallowed, then looked at the others in the room. "And this will work?" When all three nodded, Jax turned to Stein. "Then let's do it."

Stein nodded and turned to Ray, who held out the blue vial for him to take. "Good luck," he wished, stepping back with Caitlin and Harry.

Stein nodded and turned to Jax. "Thank you, Jefferson, for the adventure of a lifetime," he told him with a smile. "And I hope you continue to have one even if I am no longer with you."

Jax smiled. "You'll always still be in my head in some way, Grey."

Stein smiled back, and they hugged each other tightly. Then Stein took a deep breath, stepped back, and downed his vial in one go.

His veins glowed a faint orange gold for a second, and Jax closed his eyes when he felt their telepathic bond end. But he could still feel the matrix simmering under his skin, burning for the rest. "It worked," he said quietly.

Caitlin smiled. "Now you just need to take the other one."

"Or find someone else crazy enough to take it," Harry added, then yelped when Caitlin jabbed him in the side.

Jax took the orange vial from Caitlin, pressing his lips together. Once, before this entire crisis, having the matrix to himself would have been the way he could go. But after everything he and Grey had gone through together . . . he liked to have a partner watching his back. How could he do that if he was the only one? "I want someone else," he finally said. "I brushed off having a partner before, but I never could have gone through all of this without Grey. I want someone else to have that experience, too."

"Do you have someone in mind?" Ray tilted his head.

Jax slowly started to smile. "I do." He turned to Grey. "I just need your permission."

"Jefferson, it will be your partner," Stein shook his head. "You don't need my permission for that."

"Actually," Jax's smile grew. "I think I do."

***

Clarissa smiled when the door to the house opened, and Stein and Jax walked in. "Martin!" she smiled. "Jefferson! Welcome back!"

"Hey, Clarissa," Jax smiled.

"Hello," Stein smiled, hugging and kissing his wife.

"No Nazis," Clarissa exaggerated looking past them and outside. "Does that mean you won?"

"We won," Stein confirmed. "And . . . we have news."

"Oh?" Clarissa asked, looking between them.

"Is Lily here?" Jax looked around. "It, uh . . . it actually involves her."

"I'm here!" Lily called as she hurried down the stairs. "Sorry, I just had to put Ronnie down. Hey, guys." They both gave her greetings and hugs, and Lily stepped back to stand with her mother. "So, what's going on?"

"Well," Stein took a deep breath. "I took the Firestorm cure."

"You did?" Clarissa's eyes flew wide open.

"Does this mean – ?" Lily began, starting to smile.

"I'm home," Stein nodded, smiling. "To stay."

"Oh, Martin!" Clarissa breathed, tears in her eyes as she hugged him happily.

"Jax, what about you?" Lily asked him.

"Actually, the cure took the matrix from Grey only," Jax began. "I've got the other vial, one that could allow me to be the only member of Firestorm. If I want to."

"If you want to?" she parroted.

"Yeah," he nodded. "Thing is, I've done this entire thing with Grey, and I don't want to be the only part of Firestorm. I want a partner. And . . . " He took a deep breath. "I want to ask you to be the other half of Firestorm, Lily."

Her eyes widened comically. "Me?!"

"Yeah," Jax nodded. "I've grown so used to having one Stein in my head, I can't imagine never having one again. And I know you have Grey, your mom, and Ronnie, and I understand if you want to say no . . . but I wanted to ask."

Lily chewed her lip, then looked up at him. "Can we talk it through first?"

"Absolutely," Jax smiled.

***

Lily's answer comes next time, and there will be the West-Allen wedding. :)