NEXT CHAPTER UP OCTOBER 7, 2022
3rd Person POV
Nate walks into the kitchen with a tray of uneaten food. "How is she?" Zari asks
"Worse." Nate says. "She still won't eat, and Gideon made her favorite quiche."
"What about that bloody video?" Constantine asks
"Still watching it on a loop." Nate says
"We got to do something." Spooner says
"We just need to give her some space." Zari says. "When I lost Behrad, that's what I needed."
"Speaking of, where is B?" Nate asks
"He won't leave the lab." Spooner says. "He's taking Sara's death almost as hard as Ava."
"Yeah, well she's not the only one who's dead..." Constantine mutters under his breath, taking a sip of alcohol
"Please, don't." Nate says, his voice cracking. "We don't know if Brooke is dead."
"We don't know if she's alive, either." Constantine retorts
"She has to be." Nate insists
"And what if she isn't?" Constantine questions, standing from his seat with the bottle of alcohol in his hand. "We got word that Sara is dead and now you can't even for a minute think of the possibility that Brooke might be dead as well? Why can't you–"
"Because I can't lose her!" Nate shouts
"And I can't either!" Constantine shouts back
It's silent as Nate takes a seat in a chair, burying his head in his hands. Constantine sighs, blinking hard to get rid of tears
"Look...I think...I think we're all a little tense right now." Spooner says. "So...why don't we just all take a breather, yeah?" She suggests
"Yeah." Nate whispers, wiping his eyes. "Yeah, you're right. I'm gonna go find B."
"I'll come with." Zari says and the two leave the kitchen
***
= Alien Planet =
Guards rush into the room where Sara and a beaten up Bishop are. "Oh, finally." Bishop says. "Do you mind?" He asks, grabbing a gun and killing himself. Another clone Bishop in the chamber comes to life. "Much better." He says, walking out of the chamber and getting dressed. Sara is in shock at what just happened. "Ooh, I hate having broken bones. They make these awful crunching sounds. Now, where was I? Oh, yes, the plan. You're gonna love it! Merging alien and human DNA. I knew that was the answer, but it turns out that kind of merger requires an awesome degree of mental fortitude. Hard to find, mental fortitude, but you know who's got it in spades? I'll give you three guesses. Never mind, I'll give you zero." He says and with that, a picture of Brooklyn and Sara pops up on the screen. Sara's eyes lock onto the picture of Brooklyn. "I got them off these old romance novels by some lady, Rebecca... Steel? No, Gold. Mm, Silver! Anyway, your story was so inspiring. Brooklyn's too. Resilience, it seems, is the key. Otherwise we get an Amelia Earhart situation. I wanted both of you but, eh, one of you works fine, you know, because your friend is dead."
"You're sick." Sara growls
"You want to see something sick?" Bishop asks her. "Check this out." He says, showing a vide of a bunch of Sara Lance's. "Hmm? Photoshop Ava put this concept art together. See? That's you, and that's you. That's you, but also not you, a better you. They're alien-Sara Lance hybrids, and together, we'll colonize every planet in the galaxy and begin the next chapter of the human race."
"You're gonna put millions of alien mes onto planets billions of miles away. What are you, 6?" Sara questions
Bishop turns away and Sara goes to grab the engagement ring off of dead Sara's hand. "Uh-uh." Bishop tells her as the guards aim their guns at Sara. Bishop takes the ring. "This is a symbol of your old life. ♪ You need to engage ♪ ♪ With your future ♪"
"Why would I help you?" Sara questions. "Because I died and you cloned me? I die about once a year, and my girlfriend is a clone. Now, I'm gonna get off this planet, and I'm gonna propose to her with that ring. Now, give it back to me, you son of a–" She launches at him but the guards grab her
"Bummer!" Bishop tells her. "Thought this version of you would be cooler. Take her to the incinerator. I'll just keep tinkering until I get a version that cooperates."
"No version of me will ever help you!" Sara yells as the guards pull her out of the room
"I love that fighting spirit ♪" Bishop sings. "Oh, and save the dress! I'd hate to waste such a fine piece of silk."
***
= Waverider, Earth =
"B?" Nate looks around the lab where Behrad is nowhere to be found. Music plays over the speakers. "That's weird. That's his thinking music."
"Gidget, where's my brother?" Zari asks
"Mr. Tarazi is not on the Waverider." Gideon announces
Nate looks around. "Oh, no." He says, grabbing something. "It's his thinking w*ed." He says before making his way around the lab to look for more clues
Zari follows. "As your reluctant default interim co-captain, we need to work on our shorthand, because I don't understand what you're saying." Zari says
Nate stops at a whiteboard with many many scribbles of plans. "Oh, no." Nate whispers. He presses his comms. "Guys, we need backup."
***
= London 1977 =
"Where the hell are we?" Spooner asks, looking around
"Last year's finale." Astra says as the group walks towards the club with their outfits on from last year
"What's a finale?" Spooner asks
"You'll see." Nate tells her. "They're pretty fun, I mean, except for the one where I died."
"Okay, shh. Has anyone seen our Behrad?" Zari asks, looking around
"There he is." Constantine says, pointing over to the dumpsters where Behrad is sneaking around
The group makes their way over, Constantine and Nate grabbing Behrad before he can go into the club and bringing him behind the dumpsters
"Did you think we wouldn't notice?" Zari asks her brother
"I know there are a million reasons why I shouldn't do this, but I am stopping Sara and Brooklyn from being abducted and dying, and you can't stop me!" Behrad exclaims
"Stop you?" Astra questions
"We're here to help you do it right." Nate tells him
....the Legends convene in a restaurant across from the club where their past selves are...
"Should we really be strategizing across from the Hole?" Behrad asks, looking out the window
"None of us came here that night, mate." Constantine says
"The only other building in the area was a fireworks factory." Nate says
"All right. So what's the plan, bro?" Zari asks
"All right. We need to get the girls onto the Waverider before the aliens arrive." Behrad says. "I'm thinking fire alarm."
"No, the Hole doesn't have fire alarms." Astra says. "The place is a death trap. I felt like I was back in hell."
"Why don't we ask Ava for a plan?" Spooner suggests
"No, no, no, no." Nate shuts her idea down. "Ava would never allow something like this. It's too risky. It's up to us to save Sara without interacting with our former selves, so at any point during the night, did anyone slip away that would give us a window to step in?"
"Honestly, mate, that night was a blur." Constantine says. "Do you remember anything?"
"Well, I said goodbye forever to the love of my life, so, yeah, I went pretty hard." Nate says. "Blur. Look, if we could pull this off, we not only save the girls, but we prevent aliens from scattering across the timeline."
"Wait, if there are never any aliens, I never look for Spooner." Behrad says
"And I never join y'all." Spooner says. She lets out a laugh. "I mean, y'all are great, but there were perks to my old life: you know, never getting attacked by alien Amelia Earhart, never getting turned into a fork."
"That was one time." Astra says
"Don't trust you." Spooner says
Behrad's phone goes off. "All right." He says. "Smoke o'clock." And then he realizes. "Wait, that's it! I smoke every night at midnight, and tonight, I went on the roof to smoke!"
"That means the other you is out of the picture." Nate says
"And I can get the girls on the Waverider!" Behrad exclaims
...Behrad rushes outside, excited about his plan...
"'Sara, Brooklyn, the Fates are back!'" Behrad exclaims, trying to practice his line of what he's going to tell the girls. "Nah, too obvious. 'Sara, Sara, your sister and dad called!' Are they even alive in this timeline?" He questions himself. "'Brooke, I...' Actually, I got nothing for her...Oh, wait, Maddie!"
A portal opens and Past Sara and Past Brooklyn walk out. "B?" Sara asks
"Yes." Behrad says. "It's me, your current friend, Behrad."
"Okay?" Past Sara says, her and Past Brooklyn laughing
"You're needed on the Waverider immediately." Behrad says. "Both of you. It's a timequake-wave-mergency."
"Well, that is the beauty of having a time machine." Past Sara says. "I can always just go back in time and fix it."
"But–" Behrad tries
"B, look, we're not gonna go." Past Brooklyn says
Past Sara looks around. "Come here." She tells him. "I want to let you in on a little secret, okay?"
"Okay." Behrad says
"So the reason Brooke and I just walked through that portal...well, I just picked this up because I am going to propose to Ava tonight." Past Sara says, showing Behrad the ring
"Where'd you get this?" Behrad asks. "Versailles? The Romanovs?"
"My mom." Past Sara says
"Go figure." Behrad says with a smile. "Sara Lance, old-school romantic."
"Yeah, you know me, and tonight is the night, and nothing, not even a timeline emergency, is gonna get in my way." Past Sara says, turning with a smile to go back into the club
"There you are." Past Ava says, walking out of the club and over to the group
"Hey!" Sara exclaims, hiding the ring behind her back. In one swift move, Sara passes the ring to Brooklyn who shoves it in her pocket
"What are you three doing?" Past Ava asks
"Ah, just talking rings, Fates, looms..." Behrad says. "You know, recap stuff."
"Wait, wait, wait." Past Ava says, looking at Behrad. "Wasn't that silver streak in your hair on the other side before?"
"Yeah, actually." Past Brooklyn realizes the same thing
Behrad flips his hair and the Past versions of his friends are content
"Babe! Charlie is about to go on." Past Ava exclaims. "Come on, let's go! Let's go!" Past Ava grabs Past Sara's hand and make their way over
"I'll meet you inside." Behrad says
"You're not coming?" Past Sara asks
"Smoke o'clock." Behrad says
"Ah, okay." Past Ava says before the two of them make their way into the club. Past Brooklyn makes her way in as well, earning a look from Past Sara that she reads as 'keep that ring safe'
***
= Alien Planet =
Sara is being transported by guards when she begins to fight them. The guards start to fight back
"Stop! Avas, we're on her side!" Clone Ava exclaims. Her, Gary, and Mick run over
"They're helping us rescue you." Gary says
"Us?" Sara asks
"Yeah." Gary nods
Sara looks over and that's when she sees him. "Mick!" She exclaims, throwing herself into a hug with him. "Oh, my God, you're alive!" She exclaims, pulling away
"He flew here with Kayla." Gary says
"Wait, why didn't she try to eat you?" Sara asks
"We got to go!" Mick says
"I can't until I stop Bishop." Sara says. "He's got this crazy intergalactic plan to try to clone me."
"A planet of clone Avas and Saras?" Gary asks. "Are we sure we want to stop that?"
"I speak for all the Avas when I say it would be an honor to help thwart him." Clone Ava says
"Great. How do we do it?" Sara asks
"Well, redundancy is Bishop's religion." Clone Ava says. "If we take down one generator, the backup kicks in, but I guess if we destroy them all simultaneously, his whole operation would go down."
"Well, you better make it fast." Mick says. "When those moons set, Kayla is gone."
"All right, let's split up and cover more ground." Sara plans
"Where's Brooke?" Mick asks, stopping her
"Oh..." Sara whispers, clearing her throat. "...uh, Mick, Brooke's...Brooke's dead." She says, her voice cracking on the last word
"What..." Mick breathes, his gaze locked on Sara
"Yeah." Sara whispers, tears in her eyes
"...wow..." Mick whispers, sinking to the ground. Sara sinks next to him, the two sitting on the ground of the alien planet. "Did you...did you see her body? How did she look?"
"I didn't see her body." Sara whispers. "Bishop told me..."
Mick looks at Sara. "We can't take his word. She could still be out there." He tells her
"Mick..." Sara whispers
"No, Sara." Mick says. "I can't lose her." His voice cracks. "Not her...not Brooke." He takes a deep breath. "I know you went through a lot on this planet but I won't be taking that b*stard's word on this. Not on something as important as Brooke. We need to find her. Even if it's just her...her body." And with that, Sara nods
***
= Earth =
"Sara is not leaving until she proposes to Ava." Behrad announces to the group in the restaurant
"What about Brooklyn?" Spooner asks
"The girls don't split up." Constantine says
"Which means Brooke's not leaving until Sara proposes but Sara never proposed that night." Zari says
"Why not?" Spooner asks
"No clue, but if we get Sara to propose, we could get her on the ship before the aliens come." Nate says
"Unfortunately, we were all with Sara the rest of the night." Behrad says
"Well, not all of us." Zari says, looking at Constantine
"Do you two have something you want to share with the rest of the class?" Astra asks
"There is a 20-minute window where we'll be out of the picture, so to speak." Constantine says
"More like a generous 10." Zari says
"15!" Constantine argues
"8." Zari counters
"Just go get Sara to propose!" Behrad exclaims, shooing Zari and Constantine out of the room ...Constantine and Zari walk through the club...
"Where the bloody hell is Sara, eh?" Constantine questions and then he stops as he runs into Past Ava
"Hey, girl!" Zari exclaims. "Have you seen Sara?"
"Yeah, she's in the bathroom." Past Ava says. "Why?"
"She borrowed my makeup, and John needs it now." Zari says. "You look great. So good to see you." And with that, Zari pulls Constantine away from Past Ava
...in the bathroom, Past Sara is throwing up while Past Brooklyn holds Past Sara's hair and rubs her back...
"Sara, you all right?" Constantine questions. "Are you pissed?"
"No, I think I just need to drink more and a mint." Past Sara says, standing up with Past Brooklyn's help. "Thanks." She whispers
"She's nervous about proposing." Zari realizes
"Wait, how did you... ugh, Behrad!" Past Sara exclaims
"Hey, hey, hey, you listen to me, all right?" Constantine tells her. "You are Sara fricking Lance. Now, who's gonna turn you down, eh? Now, you go out there, and you get on bended knee. You put a ring on it and you take that lady home to celebrate. All right? Because you deserve it."
"What's it to you?" Past Sara asks
"What?" Constantine asks. "I just love love."
Past Brooklyn scoffs. "You just love love?" She questions
"Yeah." Constantine says
"Hey, Charlie. Is that you?" Past Sara asks Constantine. "Just stop messing with me. All right? I'm gonna do it my way in my time. Come on, Brooke." She says and the two girls leave
"Hey, what was that?" Zari asks Constantine
"What was what?" Constantine asks
"Willingness to go along with a crazy plan, corny lines about love." Zari says. "This is somehow about you. You don't have your magic, do you? And before?" She asks
"Astra covered for me." Constantine says
"Yep." Zari says
"Look, rehab is not working." Constantine tells her. "All right? I say the words, but I can't rekindle the flame. Resetting the timeline might be my only chance of getting my magic back."
"Yeah, and you thought telling Sara you love love would be your best bet?" Zari asks
"Too much?" Constantine asks
"Yeah." Zari tells him. "Hey, John?"
"Yeah?" Constantine asks
"No more lies." Zari tells him, hoping he will promise. He makes a gesture. "In words!" She says, hitting his shoulder
"No more lies!" Constantine agrees
"Good." Zari says. "Okay, now we have to find the team and come up with a plan C to save Sara."
"Yeah, and a plan D to save me." Constantine says
...back in the restaurant...
"She's nervous?" Nate asks, starting his third bowl of food
"How do we fix that?" Behrad asks
"Hey!" Past Ava yells, walking in. "I knew it."
"Oh, hey, girl." Zari tries to cover up. "We were just..."
"Celebrating the finale by eating mushroom curry, like we do!" Nate exclaims
"You and those Shake Weights." Astra says
"Cisco, am I right?" Zari says with a laugh
"Don't even!" Past Ava tells the group. "I know you're not my Legends, okay, and where am I? Huh? Nowhere, which is how I know that whatever you're all doing is a terrible idea, okay? Am I dead? No, no, no, never mind. Don't answer that, please! Did you just nod your head?"
"Okay, girl, you're right." Zari says. "We are from the future, but we have a really good reason."
"La-la-la-la, no, stop, stop!" Past Ava exclaims. "I don't want to hear any more words. Guys, how many missions is it gonna take for you to realize that you can't just change one thing from the past? It always causes millions of ripples. Okay, that's the danger of what you're doing here, is chaos to the timeline." She says, grabbing the beers from the table
"So you're confiscating our drinks?" Nate asks
"No, these are for me because now, thanks to you, I have to get blackout drunk to forget that this ever happened." Past Ava says. "Damn it! All of you, back to your timelines. I'm not even kidding. That's an order!" She says and she leaves the restaurant
***
= Alien Planet =
"Arriving at the last generator now, Mick." Sara says through her walkie
"Anything?" Mick's voice asks through the walkie
"No sign of her." Sara says. "Yet." She slices open the control panel and accidentally cuts her hand
"Oh, no! Are you okay?" Clone Ava asks
"Yeah, I'm fine." Sara says. "It's just..." And before her eyes, her wound heals
"Wow." Clone Ava whispers. "Have you always been able to do that?"
"Regeneration." Sara whispers. "Bishop. What did he do?"
"I swear, I have no idea." Clone Ava says
Sara puts an explosive on the generator. "Finish up here." She tells Clone Ava. Sara grabs her walkie. "Stand by. I'm blowing up the generators, There's someone I got to see first." She says, walking towards the compound
...Sara storms into the compound and hits Bishop...
"What have you done to me?" Sara demands
"Ugh. Shouldn't you be... oh, the Avas." Bishop says. "That one is on me. Should've seen it coming."
"What did you do?" Sara growls through her teeth
"Show-and-tell time!" Bishop says, pressing a button and an image of an alien pops up
"What the hell is that?" Sara asks
"That... is you." Bishop tells her. "I merged you with this beauty, making you the Eve of alien-human hybrids. You're welcome." Sara punches him in the face. "This is getting a bit tiresome. What's the big plan? You gonna kill me again?"
"Not this time." Sara says, injecting something into his neck. "No new Bishops. You're stuck with this one. Now, tell me how to make myself human again."
"This is just your pain cycle speaking, Sara!" Bishop exclaims. "Look past your rage, Sara, and imagine the possibilities. You, with wings! You, with the ability to live in subzero temperatures! Fun! You fought so hard to save the timeline, but for what? Humanity has no future without me, without us! ♪ So what do you say? ♪"
"Hard pass, and if you won't fix me, then I'll make a clean clone of myself, and then I'm gonna blow up this place and get the hell off this planet." Sara tells him
"Good luck with that." Bishop says. "No generators means no electrostatic barrier, which means, yes, Zagurons. If I were you, I wouldn't book a venue for your wedding just yet."
"Goodbye, Bishop." Sara says, grabbing her ring back from him and storming out
***
= Earth =
"I mean, honestly, leave it to Ava to bring up some very valid concerns." Zari says
"Very valid concern-itunities." Behrad says
"Exactly." Nate agrees. "We need to get creative. We got to find a way to get Sara back and make sure everything else stays the same."
"So our present doesn't change." Constantine says
"And I still join the Legends." Spooner says
"Okay, so how?" Astra asks
"I might have a way." Behrad says from behind the group
"With a mannequin?" Zari asks
"No, with an exploding mannequin!" Behrad exclaims. "Two, actually."
***
= Alien Planet =
"Ava." Sara calls, catching up to Clone Ava in the hallway
"There you are." Clone Ava breathes in relief
"Can you make a clean version of me?" Sara asks
"Me?" Clone Ava asks. "No. Bishop does all the cloning. He's the brilliant scientist."
"But you? You're the brilliant nurse who helped him." Sara tells her, getting to the room with the console where Clone Ava can work. "Hmm? I know that you can do this. All right? I trust you."
"Sara!" Gary exclaims through the walkie. "The generators are ready to blow!"
"We have to get to the ship now!" Mick yells
"You go. I'll meet you there." Sara tells them. Something sounds from above and the two look up. "You keep working. I'll take care of it." She says, watching something move through the ceiling. Sara gets into a fighting stance, looking around for anything to use. She sees the console, using it to jump off of into a backflip kick that hits whatever is in the ceiling
The ceiling panels along with a body falls to the ground. Sara lands, looking at the heap in front of her
"Oh my god..." Sara whispers. "Brooke?" She asks, looking at the body on the ground
Brooklyn sits up in the rubble, her body covered in soot, dust, and blood and her clothes in tatters from having to use them to survive. She locks eyes with Sara and Sara watches as Brooklyn's eyes widen with fear
Brooklyn skids backwards on her butt, scooching away. In her hurry, she falls backwards but recovers and throws herself into a back roll that brings her to her feet. She recovers quickly, remembering Oliver's lessons to never turn your back on your opponent, and gets into a fighting stance
"Woah, Brooke, hang on, it's me." Sara tells Brooklyn, putting her hands out in front of her as if to calm a wild animal. "It's me, it's Sara."
"Don't lie to me!" Brooklyn yells through her teeth. "You have 5 seconds to tell me who you really are." She says, her fists tightening
"It's me, Sara!" Sara exclaims. "I can...I can prove it!" She exclaims, putting one hand in her pocket and pulling out the ring to show Brooklyn
"You really are Sara?" Brooklyn asks in a whisper
"Yes, I am." Sara tells her
"What the literal hell?" Brooklyn questions with tears in her eyes and her voice cracking. "I saw your dead body."
"I have a lot to explain." Sara says, tears in her eyes as well. "But we've been separated for a long time and I thought you were dead for quite a while so can I explain after we hug?"
Brooklyn's face crunches with emotion as she lets her tears free and rushes to hug Sara
***
= Earth =
"How many bowls is that?" Astra asks Nate
"What's the point of time travel if I can't enjoy the local cuisine?" Nate counters
"B, I love you, and I cosign your creativity a hundo percent, but this plan is..." Zari says
"It's absolute rubbish, mate." Constantine says
"Yeah." Zari agrees
"Those fireworks will have to go off at just the right time in just the right place with just the right amount of force." Astra says. "I don't like those odds."
"And her hair is trag." Zari says, looking at the mannequins. "The alien is definitely gonna know."
"Gary is on the ship." Behrad says. "He'll pick up what I'm laying down here. I had Gideon run a reverse model on the pods' disbursement, and, accounting for temporal drift, in hours and minutes, the ship will be in the exact location it was when the girls sent aliens into the timeline. The bomb goes boom, scattering aliens across the timeline. We get our girls back. All I need now is my woman on the inside."
"All right, I'm here. Now what?" Spooner says through the comms
"Keep your eyes peeled." Behrad tells her. "Let me know when the Legends are on the move, and whatever you do, don't interact with Sara or Brooke."
"Look, I don't even know the girls." Spooner says. "What would I possibly say to them?" And as she turns in her bar seat, Past Sara and Past Brooklyn walk up
"Hey. How's it going?" Past Sara asks Spooner, asking for a drink from the bartender. "Rough night?" She asks Spooner as Past Brooklyn munches on popcorn that Past Sara was able to find her. "We've been having a weird one ourselves. Cheers. So, lay it on me." Spooner is silent. "Oh, come on. I could use a distraction."
"What the hell." Spooner sighs. "Twenty years ago, I was abducted by aliens. Now, they did something to me, and ever since, I feel things, hear voices from aliens, and it's freaking me out. What if there's something inside me that I can't control, and the people I live with... They're gonna think I'm some kind of monster. And now you think I'm crazy."
"No, crazy is the word people use when they're afraid of what you're capable of." Past Sara tells her. She shoots a quick glance at Past Brooklyn. "We don't use that word. I'm not afraid. I am intrigued."
"Yeah, seriously." Past Brooklyn speaks up
"Wow. You two really are cool." Spooner says
"Look, it sounds like you're on the beginning of an amazing journey, and if I could give you one piece of advice, from experience, don't go at it alone." Past Sara says
"And what if I hurt them?" Spooner asks
"What if they help you?" Past Brooklyn counters
"Well, what if I can't live up to their expectations?" Spooner asks
"Yeah, I feel you on that one." Past Sara sighs. "I was supposed to propose to my girlfriend tonight, and then I realized that she's probably gonna say yes."
"That's great, right?" Spooner asks
"Oh, I don't know." Past Sara says. "I've been so many different people in my life, and I am worried that this version of me might just be a phase, and I would get a lifetime of the woman I love, but I can't promise she'd get the same in return."
"Look, I just met you, and I certainly don't know your girlfriend, but my gut tells me that she can handle change." Spooner says. "Hell, might even be good for her."
"And what if I hurt her?" Past Sara asks
"What if you help her?" Spooner counters
Past Charlie takes the stage. "We're The Smell. Now, welcome to the best show of your lives, you w*nk*rs!" She exclaims and starts singing
"She is perfect just the way she is." Past Sara says. "Maybe just a cup of coffee before I propose."
"Maybe two." Spooner suggests
...David Bowie is filming on his camer...
"You lads are out of this world." Bowie says
"David freaking Bowie?" Past Sara's voice asks and Bowie turns towards her, the camera turning to show a drunk Sara and a sober Brooklyn who was munching on popcorn. "You're a Smell fan?" She questions and Past Brooklyn looks over, sees the camera, and pulls her hood up and over her head
"They're something else." Bowie says
"Hey, wait, wait, wait." Past Sara tells him, stopping him from putting the camera away. "I gotta... I gotta let you in on a little secret, all right, David freaking Bowie?" She slurs her words. "'Cause tonight... tonight, I am going to propose to my girlfriend!" She exclaims excitedly, showing the ring
...back in the restaurant...
"Okay, well, girls, at least you stand a fighting chance of getting through the door now, ish." Zari says, fixing the two mannequins
Nate's stomach rumbles. "Are b*mbs supposed to make that sound?" Astra asks
"That's not a b*mb. That's not a b*mb." Nate says, rushing out of the room
"Man of Steel, intestines of Play-Doh." Astra quips
Some version of Nate with an eye patch rushes in. "Run this back to the bathroom. I'm gonna need it in 90 seconds." He says, tossing Astra toilet paper
"No." Astra says
"Who are you?" Behrad asks
"I'm Nate, from the timeline you're currently creating with that blonde and brunette b*mbs." Future Nate says
"Why are you wearing my coat?" Constantine asks
"Shh. Let it happen." Zari says
"Because of your stupid plan, this b*mb drops the aliens in New York during the Gilded Age." Future Nate says. "They take over Wall Street. John, you're poisoned by a Calavax in the trading pit. I got to go undercover as Constantine and join a magic cult to stop this invasion."
"What about Sara and Brooke?" Behrad asks
"What about them?" Future Nate yells. "It's a mannequin, B. Gary and his alien friends just make a U-turn and come back and grab them. I'm sorry. The girls are gone."
The comms crackle to life. "B, Sara and Brooklyn are heading out to the parking lot." Spooner says
"I'm not gonna let her die!" Behrad yells, running out of the room
"B! No!" Future Nate yells before he fizzes away
Nate walks in and sits down. "Could've used that a minute ago." He says, looking at the toilet paper. "So what'd I miss?" He asks
...outside...
"I'm really going to miss you guys." Past Charlie tells the group in a group hug
"I'm gonna miss you." Past Sara says
"All right. Go on! Get out of here! Go and enjoy your vacations." Past Charlie says. "You earned it."
With that, the group begins to walk away
"Sara! Brooke!" A voice exclaims from behind. The two girls stop and turn to look. "Listen to me, when you..." A beam of blue light grabs the two girls and pull them into a spaceship. "No!" Behrad yells
= Alien Planet =
"Did you feel that?" Brooklyn whispers, looking at Sara
"Ugh, those idiots are trying to save us." Sara realizes. "They're gonna destroy the timeline if I don't get back there soon." She tells Clone Ava
"I'm almost done." Clone Ava says. "What will you do after we print the new version?"
"Human me will go home, and then this me will stay here." Sara says. "All right. How long is this gonna take?" She asks, looking at the screen
"With these new specifications, 10 minutes." Clone Ava says
"Well, let's just hope Rory and Gary don't get too antsy." Sara says, watching the pod
***
"Sara?" Mick questions, walking into the compound
"Well, well, look who I underestimated." Bishop says, holding a Clone Guard Ava by the neck
"Where's Sara?" Mick asks
"I can arrange for you to see her most expeditiously." Bishop says. Mick burns and kills Bishop. "Oh, that's much better." His voice says from the computer
"Oh, no, no, no. You ruined everything." Guard Ava says
"He's a psychopath. Now he's a dead psychopath." Mick says
"He's not dead. He's everywhere." Guard Ava says
"Sara definitely picked the right Ava." Mick says. "The rest of you are nuts."
"Much obliged, Mr. Rory, for giving my transformation such poetry." Bishop's voice says over the speakers everywhere
...in the lab...
"Damn it." Sara mutters. "It doesn't matter! You won't have time to reprint before I blow this place up."
"Thinking too small again, Sara." Bishop says. "Why be where you're not wanted when the universe has offered a standing invitation?"
"Oh, no!" Clone Ava gasps. "His consciousness is digital, and he's uploading it to the cloud. Once that upload is complete, he'll be able to print himself from any..."
"Anywhere in the universe." Sara finishes. "All right. So we stop it."
"The only way to do that is to detonate the generators." Clone Ava says
"How long until he's uploaded?" Sara asks
"Three minutes." Clone Ava answers
"What will you do, Sara: save yourself or stop me?" Bishop asks. "What a sticky little wicket."
"Can't this thing print any faster?" Sara asks
"Leaving your fate in the hands of a printer? I'm disappointed." Bishop says. "Make a choice, Sara."
"Shut up!" Sara yells, kicking the computer
Mick walks in. "Brooke?" He asks. Brooklyn turns around and her eyes well with tears again as she rushes into his arms and hugs him tightly. "Oh, thank god." Mick breathes through his own tears. After a moment, something catches his gaze. "What is that?" He asks, pulling away from Brooklyn
"It's me." Sara says
"What?" Mick asks
"I died." Sara says
"Again?" Mick asks
"Yeah, but this time, I didn't make it back." Sara explains
"So who am I talking to?" Mick asks
"A monster!" Sara exclaims. "Which is why you need to make sure that you take this version of me home with you. All right? This body, it's not me."
"One minute until Bishop's upload is complete." Clone Ava says
"Then blow it!" Mick yells
"No, don't!" Sara stops him. "Don't. Look, I can't go back to the team half-alien. What if I hurt you guys? What if I hurt Ava?"
"Listen, that creep can't get away with it!" Mick yells
"That creep changed me, Rory!" Sara yells. "Look, I don't even know what I am anymore. All right? You cannot see it, but I'm damaged."
"Damaged?" Mick asks. "No. I see someone who's been through hell but never stopped being herself. I see Captain Lance. I see Sara, my oldest friend. We need you. Please."
"Let's get the hell out of here." Sara says with tears in her eyes. "Come on. Gary, let's blow this place." She says through the walkie
As the group runs away from the compound, Mick supporting Brooklyn's weight, the compound explodes
"Whoo! We did it! Viva la Avalucion!" Gary yells, the group meeting up
"Let's move!" Mick orders
"Oh, god." Brooklyn groans, grabbing at her stomach
"Are you okay?" Sara questions, the group stopping
"Just a little weak." Brooklyn says. "I had an alien infection."
"The same one I did?" Sara asks as Brooklyn nods
"I made a cure." Brooklyn explains quickly. "It didn't effect me as quickly. And before you ask how, I have no clue. My body and brain have always run fast so I guess this infection ran slow." She rambles. She pulls the makeshift bandage from around her arm. "I'm losing blood again." She says
"We gotta keep moving." Clone Ava says
"I'll carry her." Mick says quickly, scooping Brooklyn up
"Okay, so once the barrier is gone, it'll be cold, and you'll need masks to breathe." Clone Ava says as the group starts walking again. "You'll also need these to fend off the Zagurons. They hate light. Okay, good luck!" She says, handing the group the masks
"You sure you won't come with us?" Gary asks
"This is my home." Clone Ava asks
"Are you gonna be okay?" Sara asks
"We're a team of trained warriors, medics, engineers, and gourmet chefs." Clone Ava says. "We'll be fine."
"The Zagurons have broken past the barrier." A guard says
"We got to go." Mick says
The group makes their way across the planet as it gets darker. "The third moon has set!" Gary exclaims
"She'll wait!" Mick yells
"How can you be so sure?" Sara asks
"I just am." Mick says. "Kayla wouldn't leave without me."
"Where's the ship?" Sara asks
"Don't take it personally, Mick." Gary tells him
Aliens begin attacking the group. Sara fights one off but orders the group to run. Mick runs with Brooklyn in his arms as Sara and Gary run
The spaceship blows up the aliens attacking. "She came back for me." Mick says
"Well, I guess you were right about Kayla." Sara says
"Those dirt rats were starting to scratch up the finish, so I had to get my ship off the ground." Kayla says
"You're Kayla?" Sara asks
"And you're still the woman who almost destroyed my ship." Kayla says. "If we're done standing around, let's get off this stinking planet."
Just then, more aliens attack. Kayla transforms to her alien form and begins to fight. Mick blasts fire at the aliens, holding Brooklyn close to him
Once all the aliens are defeated, Mick looks around. "Kayla! Kayla!" He yells
"Get Kayla's ship ready to go." Sara tells Gary
"On it!" Gary says, running
"Mick, we got to go." Sara says
"I'm not leaving without her." Mick says
"We'll wait inside the ship." Sara says. "Please, come on, Brooke needs medical attention." She urges Mick and that seems to get Mick moving
"Guys, we got incoming." Gary says once the group of four is on the ship
"Gary, get this bird in the air." Sara says
"Aye, aye, Captain!" Gary agrees
***
"Are you okay?" Astra asks, making her way to Behrad
"It's my fault. I got Sara abducted." Behrad says. "If I never tried to warn her, she just would've kept walking, just never would've been sucked up into space."
"I'm pretty sure they would've gotten her elsewhere, but all right. You convinced me. It's all your fault." Astra says
"You have an unorthodox comforting style." Behrad says
"Yeah, we don't really do a lot of comforting where I grew up. Look, if you hadn't tried to save her, you would've spent the rest of your life wondering, 'What if I had?' I should know."
"You still miss her? Your mom?" Behrad asks
"Every day, but losing her brought me here, and that's not all bad." Astra says
"I'd say it's pretty good." Behrad says
"Hey, you two." Zari says, walking over. "I'm sorry, Behrad joon."
"I learned the hard way, mate. Some things can't be changed." Constantine says
"Well, I'm still here." Spooner says. "I'm guessing the plan didn't work."
"Well, there's one silver lining." Nate says
"I just can't believe the girls are gone." Zari says
"Legends never die." Behrad says
"I could use a drink." Astra says
"I'll second that, love." Constantine says
***
Sara's first place she needed to be was with Ava. Brooklyn's first place she needed to be was with Maddie and Jax. Mick flies the jumpship to where he dropped Jax and Maddie off: Central City
Once off the waverider, Mick and Brooklyn (with her hood over her head and her body dirty from the alien planet) navigate their way to an auto shop
"How do you know they're in there?" Mick asks as they make their way to the entrance
Brooklyn puts a hand over her heart. "I can feel it." She whispers, tears pricking her eyes. And she could. Brooklyn could feel a pull in her chest, a pull telling her that her loved ones were just on the other side of the door
The door opens and the bell chimes above
"Sorry, we're not open yet." A voice says from behind the counter. Brooklyn knew that voice and her breath catches in her throat. She can't even speak. The owner of the voice stands from behind the counter and his eyes lock on Brooklyn. "Brooke..." He whispers, eyes wide
"Hey, Jax." Brooklyn whispers back with a teary smile
Jax takes slow steps around the counter, his eyes never leaving Brooklyn's. Brooklyn slowly lowers her hood as she takes a few steps forward as well. The two slowly make their way to each other, eyes glued on each other, and then slowly and lovingly, they melt into each other's embrace. They hold each other gently
And then the floodgates open. The hug turns tighter and more fierce with love. They grip onto each other, not wanting to let go. They cry for all the missed time, all the heartache they have had to endure
A few moments later, Jax kisses Brooklyn's forehead and holds her tight, looking past her to Mick and mouthing a silent 'Thank you' to which Mick nods in return
The only thing that broke the hug between the two was a small voice questioning, "Mama?"
Brooklyn looks over, tears streaked down her face, and sees her daughter standing in the doorway. "Hey, baby." She whispers, bending to the floor
Maddie rushes into the arms of her mother, crying tears of joy. Jax sinks to the ground next to the two, wrapping his arms around them
***
"Tonight, we talk the best of Sara Lance and Brooklyn Cooper." Nate says. "The tallest tales. It's time to write the Legend. Who wants to go first?"
"Hey! We will." Sara says as her and Brooklyn walk in with Ava, Jax, Maddie, Mick, and Gary behind them
The Legends all rush over and trap the girls in bear hugs
"Oh, Mick Rory, you salty bloody b*stard, I can't believe you did it, mate." Constantine says. "You saved them. Well done."
"Oh, Mick, I am so proud of you! I never lost faith." Nate exclaims
"Oh, look who it is: Alien Gary who kidnapped the girls." Zari says
"No, I can explain." Gary says. "That's not..."
"He didn't kidnap us." Brooklyn says
"He saved us." Sara says
"Be honest: Rory flew up to the planet, but it was really me that saved you, right?" Behrad asks
"Yeah, yeah, B. Let's go with that one." Sara says as she and Brooklyn laugh
"All right. You guys, what do you think, huh? Let's go home." Ava says
"Let's go home!" Nate and Behrad exclaim
"Yes, please!" Brooklyn exclaims
The group leaves the restaurant, walking across the pavement and towards the waverider. Jax and Brooklyn walk with their hands intertwined and Maddie walking in front of the two
"When I was separated from her..." Brooklyn starts, looking at Jax. "...I...I felt like I was dying." She says, her voice breaking and tears in her eyes. "And I couldn't help thinking–"
"We're all back together." Jax tells her. "There's no need to be thinking like that anymore." He tells her, pressing a kiss to her lips
"And tonight, I want to propose to my girlfriend." Sara says, catching everyone's attention. She bends down on one knee. "Ava..."
"Yes, I will! Sorry. Sorry, I'm just so excited." Ava says. "Please finish."
"When I was up there in space, floating further and further away, I realized something." Sara says. "No matter where I go or when I am, I will never be lost because I have you. You are my North Star. You are my guiding light, and wherever you lead me, that's my home."
"Do I say yes now?" Ava asks with tears in her eyes
"No, not yet." Sara says with a laugh. She pulls out the ring. "Ava Sharpe... will you marry me? This is when you say..."
"Yes, yes! Yes, baby!" Ava exclaims and the two kiss. Everyone around claps
"You remembered to take the b*mbs out of the mannequins, right?" Nate asks and then fireworks explode from behind
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Hope you all enjoyed that chapter! Make sure to vote and comment! Next chapter will be up OCTOBER 7, 2022
-MC