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Chapter 1
- Do you have any idea why Sara called us here? – Oliver said to Barry as he entered Star Labs with his team behind him. – All we have is a message about an urgent meeting.
It was night already and really cold outside. Oliver and his team met the rest of team Flash as they settled in Star Labs cortex. Felicity had warned them about a message coming from Sara, saying that she needed to talk to everyone at Star Labs and it was urgent: world in danger urgent.
- I wish I knew man; I’m just in the dark as you are… - Barry said crossing his arms worried.
Oliver enjoyed spending some time with their friends, but every time they gathered around, it was cause the world was ending or something like that. He wished to visit his friends in lighter times, but it always seemed impossible with their lives going crazy all the time and a new crisis happening every now and then. It got him worried all the time and he hated not knowing what he was worrying about, but all that was left for him to do, him and everyone else, was to wait.
HOURS EARLIER
- Gideon, what’s our status? – Sara Lance let go the control of the ship, turning her seat around and facing everyone.
- Safe and sound Captain Lance.
- Great! – Sara left out a breath of relief.
It was one of those days she hated so much, where she feared for hers and everyone’s lives, something on their plan went wrong and they ended up screwing things (usually the timeline itself). Once Rip managed to run away after damaging the Wave Rider, it took a long time to repair it; so naturally, they were attacked in the meantime by some time pirates. Sara knew it has the Legion of Doom’s hands behind it; she just had to figure out how and why. She couldn’t wait to wipe that pretentious smile out of Damien Dhark’s face. She hated him so much and every time she faced him, she had to gather all her strength not to kill him. It got harder each time.
They were safe once again after a really hard battle with the pirate’s ship. It was their luck Jefferson and Ray got to fix things up before the battle began, but as usual, things got ugly.
- So finally, we are able to see if everything is really ok with the ship, without interruptions – Jefferson said getting out of his chair.
- Yes, let’s go. – Ray said going after him.
- I can’t wait to get rid of those Legion jerks. – Mick said in a voice full of anger. – They are getting on my nerves… I feel like burning people!
- We don’t even know if this was caused by them – Amaya said
- I think it was. And I know what you mean Mick, but we can’t lose focus right now – Sara said getting off her chair as well. – I’m just glad we are alive by now.
- Yet, we have no idea what’s Legion’s next move. – Amaya worried as she got up as well – I know you think they sent the pirates after us, but it makes no sense.
- I have to agree with Amaya. They never sent others to do their dirty work – Stein commented, still in his chair
- We’ve dealt with time pirates once before, they had no reason to come after us now, there are no more time masters controlling the timeline, controlling us. It has to be them… We just have to figure out why… - Sara said walking around Gideon. – Please tell me you have some good news to us, Gideon.
- I don’t know if you would call it good news, Captain Lance, but I do have some information. A time aberration was created by a ship falling in New Orleans, 1962.
- A ship? What kind of ship? – Nate asked
- I’m afraid I have no idea; all I know is that the ship is not from around.
- Around… Earth you mean? – Sara said in a suspicious voice. Something was telling her this was not good news, and she had a feeling it would end badly somehow.
- Yes. – Gideon said – I can’t tell where the ship is from, but is not from Earth – past, present or future. Its material is strange to all earthly things; it does not exist on this planet.
- Please don’t tell me we are dealing with the Dominators again… - Nate says also not getting a good feeling about this. – We wouldn’t be able to deal with them by ourselves.
- If we need help with this, we know who to call. – Sara said walking in circles as she thought about many different things that could possibly be happening – Hum…Gideon, what is the last location of the Legion of Doom?
- New Orleans, 1962.
- I KNEW IT! – Sara slapped hard the table – Guys, the whole pirate stuff was just a distraction…
- While we were busy fighting them, the Legion were up to God knows what back in 1962… - Nate completed the sentence
- If this is not a ship from around, and the Legion is connected to it somehow, we need help. If this is like that Dominators situation, we need help big time – Ray said coming back to the room – By the way the ship is truly fixed.
- We are ready to jump – Jefferson said smiling proudly.
- Ok guys. We’ll go back to Central City, 2017. I’m sending Felicity a message as well. – Sara sat back in her chair, turning it around. She took a deep breath, feeling in her gut this was going to be way worse than the last alien invasion. – Let’s go home!
The Wave Rider flew invisible through Central City sky. It was almost night and a bit cold. Felicity, Oliver, Diggle and Barry waited outside the hangar of Star Labs as the ship went on visible mode and Diggle gasped.
- I’ll never get used to this!
The Legends came out of the ship with worried faces. Everyone said their hellos and went inside the huge building. It was just like the last time they used the place. Inside there were Thea, Rory, Dinah, Curtis, Renee, Caitlin, Cisco, HR, Julian, Wally and Jessie waiting for them.
- Whoa, new meat – Mick said looking at those new faces he had never seen in his life.
Sara looked annoyed at Mick and decided to say nothing to his rude comment. She hugged everyone she knew and introduced herself to the ones she didn’t. Barry stepped in, smiling to everyone.
- Well, some of you don’t know half of these people, so, let me introduce them.
- Well I know he’s a criminal… What the hell is he doing among the heroes? – Julian asked confused while pointing at Mick.
- He was one… Still rude sometimes, but deep down he’s a good… good person? – Barry explained looking unsure at Sara. – Yep, a good person. – Barry completed after Sara giving him a nod with her head. – They are known as Legends, they travel through time to protect history and the timeline…
- Sometimes we screw it more than save it, but it happens – Ray thought out loud making everyone look at him – My bad…
- So guys, what’s up? – Oliver asked them as he crossed his arms curious to know about the reason of that meeting.
Sara began explaining everything that happened with Rip, Legend of Doom and their new discovery. It was a lot to take in, but she had to inform every single detail so this team up could work. As expected, Oliver and his team were not too happy about having to deal with aliens again. She had a feeling they would flip out, given their recent experience.
- Dominators again? Please tell me it’s not them again – Diggle said, scratching behind his right ear.
- We don’t know… But I don’t think it’s them again. – Stein told them after saying his hellos to everyone. – Gideon would have known about it and warned us.
- Nice… So there are more aliens out there? What’s their thing with Earth anyway? – Renee sat in a chair, not excited at all about dealing with those things again.
- According to Kara there are plenty. When I got stuck in her Earth by accident she told me about it…
- But Barry, she is on Earth 38. – Wally interrupted him pointing towards the Legends – these guys are traveling through the timeline, and not the multiverse. How the hell the Legends spotted an alien back in the 60’s, here on Earth 1?
- I think is safe to say we have aliens in this universe we live in as well. It makes sense if the Dominators came here in the 50’s. – Nate answered. – Or they can jump through universes, I don’t know…
- So… How can we all help? – Rory said getting curious about the whole situation, since he didn’t get to be in action the last time aliens invaded Earth.
Sara paced around, looking at everyone’s face while she tried to explain their plan.
- It’s obvious for us that the Legion gave us a distraction so they could do their evil thing and it has something to do with the aberration the alien ship created, so we will need as much help as we can have, because fighting aliens is way beyond anything else. We won last time because we worked together, so, we need to team up again. Some of you need to come with us.
- Time travel? Aliens? That’s weird – Dinah looked at Diggle, just as startled as he was – And I thought you were joking when you told me about fighting aliens.
- I never joke about serious stuff like that – He told her still trying to cope with all that information
- This shit is beyond real – Renee said already annoyed. He hated all that weird stuff.
- We need Supergirl. – Barry looked scared at Oliver – She is our best chance at winning if this is another invasion…
- I agree – Oliver said thoughtful.
He knew it was a mistake benching Kara last time; he would never do that mistake again. He was the first person to defend that they could handle everything, otherwise what type of heroes were they? But he had to agree with Sara, aliens were beyond everything they could handle. They needed Kara, not just because she knew more about aliens than any of them, but because she was a really badass alien herself, and their best chance a survival. It was also not that hard being around her, he thought to himself.
- Who? – Dinah asked getting more and more confused. That whole team up thing was new to her, she knew about the Flash cause she was from Central City, but she had no idea Oliver was friends with him, and for sure she also knew nothing about the time travelers.
- She is our friend, an alien from Earth 38 that helped us the last time we dealt with alien invasion. Long story short: her planet exploded, she was raised by humans and is a superhero with really cool superpowers. You will love her – Cisco said excitedly, getting his extrapolator out of his pocket to contact Kara.
- That’s cool – She said thoughtful. It was exciting new for her to be part of team Arrow, now she would get to meet a real alien. It was all happening really fast, but she liked that family union feelings.
- It’s beyond cool – Cisco said – Ok guys, I’m calling her…
EARTH 38
The DEO was really crowded that day. Supergirl managed to capture some bad aliens that were trying to kidnap humans for experiments with the help of her sister Alex, so the cells of the place were full.
- It never gets old – Kara said as she hugged her sister
- What?
- This. You and I saving the world together. – She smiled brightly at Alex.
- Yeah, it never gets old – Alex smiled back at her when they heard an irritating noise coming from Kara’s clothes.
- What he hell? – Alex looked at her
- Oh… My extrapolator… - Kara said reaching for her hidden pocket, holding the weird device on her hands.
Kara noticed Alex looking at her really confused, so explained shortly about her adventures on Earth 1, which got Alex shocked but she kept listening.
- So this thing allows me to contact them and the other way around…Wait – She pressed the button on it and heard Cisco’s voice. – Hey Cisco, what’s up?
Cisco explained the situation and Kara promised to be there as soon as she finished her report about her latest mission at the DEO. Alex looked worried at her, arguing about how it would be dangerous. After a lot of arguing, Kara managed to get Alex to trust her about this, after all, it was not her first time there, and it was a safe place for her since there was no kryptonite there or nothing that could harm her.
- By the way, time seems to move different between universes… Last time I was there for a few days and when I got here, only a few hours went by.
- This is so weird. Multiverse? Another Earth? Really weird stuff, and not to mention crazy. But dear sister, I trust you… And I feel better knowing you won’t be gone for long. Just be safe and careful. I wish I could go help you, but I have to report to the DEO – Alex said hugging her
- I know. And I will be careful don’t worry. Please, tell others I’ll be right back… Literally.
- You are loving this, aren’t you? – Alex said looking suspiciously at Kara
- It’s not that I like the fact that is a possibility that aliens are doing harm to others in a parallel universe, but… Time travel. I mean, when I’ll be able to do it? – Kara sounded really excited about having to go back to the 60’s with her new friends just like a kid gets excited about getting some ice cream. She loved being part of things and those people really touched her heart.
- I’m sensing more than you are telling me, but it’s ok. You will tell me later, lady.
They hugged again and Kara opened a breach to Earth 1. She was confused about what Alex said to her, wondering what could possibly make her be excited to go back and see everyone again other than the fact she made really great new friends. That was going to be interesting at least.
EARTH 1
Everyone waited patiently as Cisco turned off his device and told them Kara was coming. Some got really excited about this, to have an opportunity to work with an alien from another universe. It was funny cause she seemed so human, they would never guess if they didn’t knew.
- I wonder what this DEO is… - Cisco said thoughtfully as Nate approached him, sitting by his side on a chair.
- I think is a government place where they deal with bad aliens and bad people with powers. That’s what she was explaining the president last time.
- Amazing… It makes you wonder about everything she saw there…
A breach started opening in the air and Kara stepped in, dressed as Supergirl, smiling shyly to everyone and waving.
- Sorry for taking so long, DEO is really crowded today… So… Hi everyone
- Hey, I missed you – Barry said hugging her. – I hope everything is ok in your Earth
- Yeah it is, just the usual you know: criminal creating trouble and stuff like that – she smiled as she hugged him back.
Barry let her go and she met Oliver’s eyes and blushed slightly, smiling back at him and not daring to hug him since she remembered he was not that much of a huger. Somehow he made her nervous, but she tried to ignore it.
- It’s good to have you back, Kara – He said to her with his arms still crossed. It was a classic Oliver move.
- It’s good to be back… Not that it’s a good situation, but… Anyways – She rambled nervously as she saw new people she didn’t know in the room. Barry introduced her to them so they could start planning.
Sara stood up and stared at everyone.
- Guys I really wish we had more information so we could plan this thing better. But we don’t have, so we will have to be creative. The most important thing is to find if the Legion is behind this and if they have something to do with the aberration created by the alien.
Kara looked apprehensive at Sara, not knowing for sure if she should say something, but decided to do so. She had so many encounters with so many different aliens, some bad, some really nice, she feared they were taking things from granted based on their last encounter with the Dominators.
- I know you guys had a bad experience last time – Kara said thoughtful – I really get it. But… We also have to find out if they came in peace and who are them. I’ve seen bad people trying to use aliens to do bad things, I’ve been through it once… It was awful… But there are some nice ones out there…
Oliver looked at Kara with sympathy. It just got to him that they were talking about an alien who fell on Earth and that they had no more information about but they thought it would be dangerous in front of an alien herself, that fell on Earth and had to hide who she was, according to what Barry told him.
- I have to apologize in the name of everyone – Oliver said looking at her – We found out about this and presumed they were bad…
- Oh, I’m not offended – Kara said interrupting Oliver, worrying them all might have misunderstood her – I’m just… I just want to make sure who these aliens are and their agenda so we don’t end up being unfair. I don’t want to harm innocent people or alien by mistake
- I know it’s just… I imagine how it was like for you, and how people would have reacted. – Barry said remembering one of their conversations.
Barry felt bad, even if Kara wasn’t offended. She was too kind and nice for that, but still. For everything she told him once, he could imagine what it was like to grow up in a strange place, having to hide your powers and careful all the time. If people knew back then, they might have the same presumptions they were having about this new alien, so he couldn’t agree more about giving this newbie the benefit of doubt. Now, if he could only say the same about the others…
- Kara, believe me, the humans we are talking about are no way innocent. – Sara said – But I get what you’re saying and I agree with you.
- You are living proof that not every alien is bad. – Oliver said and then, he looked at Sara – You called us, so… You are in charge. What’s the plan?
- We need to divide and conquer. Some of you guys will stay back here, for back up and for support in case something goes wrong, and also cause both cities will need protection. We have a way of communication back in the Wave Rider, so no problem there. – She said turning to Barry, Oliver and Kara – You three go with me and the team back to the 60’s. The Legion of Doom is way too dangerous and you both – she pointed Barry and Oliver – fought them already and won. – She looked at Kara – You know more about aliens than any of us and you are a badass, I’m sure the Legion don’t stand a chance against you. – Sara finished blinking at Kara.
Sara turned to the rest of the teams.
- We need a research team to back us up here. We will send you guys everything we can find.
- We can help with research – Caitlin said looking at Julian – I can’t help with my powers, so this is a safe way for me to help without risking hurting anyone.
- Yes, we can do research – Julian said to Caitlin and then he looked back at Sara – Count on us.
- And we can protect Central City – Jessie said smiling at Wally, holding his hand on hers. She loved when people trusted her to do important things as a hero. She was still new at this, so every bit of trust mattered.
- I can help you guys in Central City as well – Dinah said looking at Jessie and Wally – I’ve lived here for so long, I can be an extra hand.
- Ok so Ragman, Wild Dog, Diggle, and I will keep an eye in Star City – Curtis said out loud and overly excited about it. He loved teaming up with other superheroes.
- And I will keep an eye on the Mayor’s office while you are gone brother – Thea smiled at him – But I want to kick some ass so if you guys need me, call me or I will hold a grudge against you all – She turned to the others – This includes you – She pointed at Wally.
- Tech team got this, as usual! – Felicity high fived Cisco
- We will back up both teams and you guys on the Wave Rider. Just say the word – Cisco said.
The newbies exchanged phones so they could easily contact each other in case of need. There was a kind of excitement in their faces as it was a first for them, teaming up with so many different heroes to save the world again. Barry was talking to Oliver and Kara in a corner while others prepared to travel.
- It means a lot that you’re helping us again – Barry said smiling to Kara – I just wanted to say thanks
- You know I love coming here with everyone, helping you guys. Every time you need, don’t hesitate in asking – She looked from Barry to Oliver.
- The same here – Oliver gave a small and almost imperceptible smile to her.
Oliver Queen was just a human being, but Kara knew he had a huge background fighting, surviving and helping others. The man trained Barry for Rao’s sake. It was impressive since he had no super power, to train a guy that had super powers, it was really amazing. She also knew everyone respected Oliver as some kind of leader, even if he constantly passed the leadership to others, and that was one of the things that made him intimidating. Maybe that was the reason she felt nervous around him, she thought.
- Where are Joe and Iris by the way? – Oliver looked at Barry
- She was going mad with so many work to do, so I called her explaining everything. I stopped by her job before coming here. Journalism is worse than it looks like, for real. She will stay with Joe here to help everyone.
- Iris is a journalist too? – Kara said surprised – That’s so cool, cause in my Earth I’m a journalist as well.
- Someone got a promotion. Congratulations – Barry hugged Kara again.
Barry felt really happy for Kara, since he got to see her in her old environment work and thought of it as a hard work, given who she worked for. He never liked that Cat woman so much by the way she treated Kara and intimidated everyone with rude comments. He never said a word to Kara, getting the feeling she loved her job and was used to the woman.
Oliver smiled at her giving his congratulations even though he was kind of lost in the subject.
- She was an assistant of some important woman at her Earth. – Barry told Oliver, noticing his confusion
- Now I’m a reporter there… It’s harder than it looks like, for sure…
Time passed and everyone revised the plan and their parts at this mission. Curtis and the rest of team Arrow said their goodbyes and went back to Star City. The rest of team Flash was talking to Dinah about the situation in Star Labs and the city.
Everyone else was ready to take off so team Legends, Barry, Kara and Oliver went after Sara to the Wave Rider, outside the building. They got inside the ship and Kara and Barry started freaking out, looking around excitedly.
- I’ve been inside many ships in my life, but never inside one this huge. – Kara said impressed by it
- This is so cool – Barry said – Now I get why Cisco couldn’t stop talking about it…
- Yeah… I’m not that comfortable being back here, given what happened the last time.
- Sorry – Barry said with his hand on Oliver’s shoulder – But this time is different
- I hope so… - Oliver said as everyone sat in their chairs. There were 3 extra chairs, thanks to Gideon, for Barry, Kara and Oliver.
Sara sat in her chair, and looked at her guests with a funny face.
- You guys might feel funny after we get there. There are some side effects about time traveling, but it fades away faster than you can blink, so no worries.
- I’m so excited – Kara said in a whisper to Barry that agreed with her, excitedly as well as Oliver looked at them doubting they would feel this cool after they landed.
- Oh you two just wait… - He said with a funny face as the ship took off.
- Sixties, here we come! – Sara said as she piloted the ship back in time.
The ship took off disappearing in the middle of the clouds of Central City sky. Everyone was at their chairs, closing its seat belts. Oliver shut his eyes as he felt that familiar pull he found out he hated so much. Barry had a funny expression on his face and Kara just chilled out, looking around relaxed. Flying was her thing, by herself or any other way, she loved it. She went through way worse than some pulls and twirls in her super hero life, so everything was great for her. She was truly excited about the sci-fi experience: traveling back in time in an awesome ship, seeing the past. All she could think about was how much Winn would freak out when she tell him about it.
Once they landed, Sara turned around in her chair and laughed at Barry’s expression.
- This is really cool, but I’m kind of blind right now… Side effect?
- Yes. Just wait a few seconds – Sara said
- Good thing he didn’t barfed like ponytail did last time – Mick said as he got up, taking his gun with him.
Barry closed his eyes for a few and opened them again, regaining his eyesight and taking a deep breath in relief.
- Told ya! – Sara said and turned to the others – Ok guys, we are in the 60’s. You all know the protocol. Barry, Kara and Oliver, we can find you something to wear, we can’t draw attention to us. Come with me and I’ll show you, so you can pick what you like.
The trio followed Sara to something like the “closet” of Wave Rider, a room that replicated all clothes and shoes from any era. Kara and Barry seemed like kids in a candy store. Oliver was not that happy to be in 60’s clothes, but he just played along with everyone. This mission was important.
- I know you guys are excited, but we have to be careful. – Oliver told Kara and Barry. -
- Don’t worry man – Barry said choosing his clothing and changing in a matter of seconds, he seemed like a hippie. – We get to have some fun and save the world, how cool is that?
- Not that cool when it comes to dealing with the people we are about to face… Again… - Oliver said thoughtful. He was really pissed that Dhark, Malcolm and Eobard were back to torment them.
Kara did the same as Barry, changing in a matter seconds into a black and white dress that had a balloon skirt and made her look even more cute than she was, according to Oliver’s thoughts that he choose to keep to himself. Kara glanced quickly at him, noticing his eyes on her and she blushed slightly, adjusting her fake glasses and ponytail as she walked back to the main room of the ship. Oliver went to a more private room to change since he didn’t have super speed like his friends. He tried to pick something discreet. He was not a fan of the 60’s.
They got out of the ship and barely took 2 steps on the ground when a guy came from nowhere, running in their direction. Everyone prepared to fight if necessary but he threw both hands into the air, falling in the ground on his knees.
- Thanks God, Legends…
- How do you know us? – Sara said preparing to attack at any time
- And who are you? – Oliver screamed at him, preparing to use one of his arrows he hid in his clothes.
- I came in peace. I’m Fel Andar, son of Prince Kufu and Priestess Shiera, the new Hawkman from the future. I’m in trouble and I need your help.
- What the hell? – Jax and Ray exclaimed looking at each other.