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“Never let the sadness of your past and the fear of the your future ruin the happiness of your present.”
Len's mind is processing what is that he's seeing is right. And he can’t, he just can’t. But what he can’t help do is think back to the start. The start of it all, how did it start, how did it all. He remembers a bit of the start.
It started with time travel and adventures that had its moments of boredom. That's the reasoning behind why Len decided to make an unlikely decision and starts a sleep only kind of relationship with Ray. He made sure that Ray understood this is all it will ever be between them nothing more than that. But as time went on as they experienced happy and sad moments he realized that is was simpler said than done as Len can't help but grow closer and fond of Ray. Which in his defense is hard not to do as every time he found he needed comfort Ray always seemed to be there with the big, stupid, bright smile of his. Len doesn’t really know how or when but Ray just ended up being the person he comes to need and not just for sex which is great. However Len doesn't know how to deal with his feelings exactly though Ray makes him want to try. He wants to try to build something with Ray.
Ray, is that who he’s looking at right now it can’t be. Len thought he heard Ray’s lullaby coming from a room so he went to check the room. That's where he was now looking at what appeared to be a weaker and sicker Ray. No his Ray back in the waverider waiting for him along with the rest of the team for his and Mick's return from the mission. To steal something from the future that was supposedly made a very crazy isolated scientist. Was this the person, the one connected to all these tubes and machines that by the looks of it were the only thing keeping him alive. He seemed to be the only person around and he really looked like Ray it was uncanny, unnerving. Len couldn’t believe it as walked closer to get a better look him.
‘Hello.” Len turned around ready to blast who ever it was behind him. It was just a hologram of a women. She just looked at him back. “Hello.” she said again her voice sounded really human. ”Are you here to visit him.”
“Visit,who?” Len immediately realizing he probably shouldn’t of said as this AI might end up calling the police, can they do that now.
“To visit Mr. Palmer of course. I do hope you are. He doesn’t get that many you know.” The words sink into Len and he can’t help but swallow back. He tries to clear his throat.
”As in Raymond Palmer?”
“Yes,” the AI responded simply back. How can she say it so simply how can she in this situation like this.
“That can’t be. He..he.,” Len felt the need to calm down but his voice raised in volume, “What happened to him, why is he like this, why is here?”
“No one knows. He was found like this. Barely alive. He actually been dying rather slowly and what I’ve heard a rather painful death for sometime now. But it’s almost over. He’s in a coma others say it won’t be long now.” Len walked closer, he touched Ray’s check softly.
“Has he been here all alone. All this time.”
“No he occasionally there are some visitors.”
“Who?”
“ Well there is Mr. and Mrs. Queen and Barry Allen.”
“Is that all? Isn’t there Sarah, Mick or Me, Leonard Snart, Captain Cold? Does any of the Legends come?”
“No, never has any Legend come by. Are you one? If you are then I’ll have to ask you to please leave the perimeter. Or I will call the police.”
“So you do know who the Legends are.” “Leave especially if you are Leonard Snart, LEAVE NOW!”
The AI really looked pissed off at Len but he wouldn’t without getting an answer, “I won’t leave until you answer my question.” Len was now mere inches of AI hologram.
“Fine yes I’ve heard of them from my creator,” the AI walks to Ray’s of side and smiles down on him. “When he was creating me he always going on about some team called the Legends. On how they went on adventures and traveled time. He was always so happy when he talked about them.”
“Did something happen to them?”
“Yes,” the AI then looked at Len straight in the eyes.
"You all left. You left him. You all left him here alone and least that’s my take. I’ve asked him once and he gave the most painful expression I’ve never seen him have. I swore to myself I would never ask again. None of you ever came back for him. And I could tell that he was waiting for you all to come back. Especially you Leonard Snart he told me how much he loved you and how much you said you loved him, the promises you made. But you left him all alone with a broken heart. You hurt him the most.” Len couldn’t believe what he was hearing. How could he, how could Ray be left all alone and the Legends and Len leave him. How could they, how could he?
“Len..,hey Len I got the item you okay?” it was Mick, Len almost forgot about the mission.
”Yeah I am here coming to you now.”
“Great let's leave this place it kind of gives me the creeps. Meet you at rondevu point.”
“Meet you there.” was Len could say.
“I see so you only came to steal something from him. Not to get him,” Len didn’t know what to say, he had no come backs. “Just leave and never ever bother him now or ever.” As Len walks away he takes one last look at Ray. Truth be told Len was rather shook, walking the empty halls he took a moment to lean on it. He sank down just covering his face letting of a small sob out. He then got up making up his mind.
Yes, after seeing all the the future had in store for Ray, for them, even though he couldn't believe or simply didn’t want to believe that he could ever leave Ray. Leonard Snart knew how he can change this the best thing to do is ignore and push away Ray . That way Ray can find a better future with someone else. Someone that won’t leave him this how he’ll change Ray’s future. He won’t be alone, Ray won’t be alone. Len just needs to ignore and push away Ray. And when Ray confronts him on his behavior Len will be prepared to say what will hurt Ray enough that he’ll leave. Len will tell him he wants nothing to do with Ray anymore. That Ray was just there to kill the time. Len will do whatever it takes to change Ray's future even if that means that he won’t have one with him.