As soon as she woke up, Ava could feel there was something wrong. Very, very wrong. Noticing that Sara wasn't lying next to her in bed only made that feeling worse. "Gideon?" The blonde called out to the AI.
"Good morning, Captain. What can I do for you?" Came the supercomputer's response.
Ava frowned. "Why are you calling me 'Captain'? And where is Sara?"
The second of silence it took before the AI started her respond, made Ava's stomach turn. She closed her eyes, wishing that nothing had happened to the shorter blonde. "It would appear that we are in the middle of an Anachronism, Captain Sharpe."
Ava stood up, hastily got dressed and made her way to the bridge of the ship. "What kind of anachronism, Gideon? And what does this have to do with Sara or you calling me 'Captain'?" Her voice was frantic. Saying she was worried about her girlfriend was an understatement.
"It would appear that in October 2008 the Heir to the League of Assassins decided to send a team to Lian Yu without her. This anachronism caused a young girl by the name of Sara Lance to drown," Gideon explained.
Ava's eyes widened. "No," she gasped. "Please, tell me this isn't true. She can't be-" she cut herself off, not even being able to think about it.
"I'm sorry, Captain, but I'm afraid what I just said is, in fact, true," Gideon answered. "Should I gather the team?"
"No, no, I'll be fine. Thanks, Gideon," Ava's mind was racing. "So you're telling me that, to save my girlfriend, I have to push her into the arms of her ex? Great," Ava sighed, "just great." She opened a portal into the main room of the League's headquarter in Nanda Parbat.
In a matter of seconds, there were several swords pointed her way. Ava didn't even flinch. This intrigued the Demon's Head and his Heir, ordering the men to stand down for now. "What brings you here, child?" The powerful leader asked her, trying to figure out who she was working with.
"I have heard about your mission in Lian Yu. The one your daughter was supposed to attend," Ava spoke.
Ra's Al Ghul raised an eyebrow at her before looking at his daughter. "How have you heard about this mission?"
Ava ignored him and turned to face the Heir, "Nyssa," she addressed her directly, making both powerful leaders narrow their eyes at her, "It is of great importance that you complete this mission yourself."
"You fool," Nyssa spoke firmly, "first you dare disrespect my father by ignoring his question and now you dare give me an order. What makes you think that I'd ever do as you ask?"
Ava groaned in annoyance. "Because," she said urgently, "it's the way things are supposed to go." She sighed. "I can't tell you too much, but let's just say that if you don't complete this mission, things will go very badly?"
Nyssa raised an unimpressed eyebrow. "Very badly for who? You? Why should I care about that? I don't even know you."
The Time Bureau Agent's patience was running thin. She couldn't understand how Sara could ever get along with someone as irritating as the woman before her. "It will end very badly for everyone," she almost yelled. "Fine, I'll tell you the whole story. You're supposed to go on that mission because on the coast of Lian Yu, you'll find a girl. She's almost dead, but you'll save her and help her into the League. In time she'll become one of your best warrior's. You two will fall in love and you'll make her your 'Beloved' or whatever it is you call her."
Nyssa laughed. "Love is weakness," she said unfaced.
Ava groaned. "Not this time. She's strong and her love makes her stronger. She will make you stronger too," she argued.
"Are you saying I'm weak now?" the Heir challenged, ready to end her.
"I never said that" Ava argued back. "Okay, let's make a deal. You complete this mission. If what I said happens, great. I'll leave you to live your life. Otherwise, I come back here in a month and you get to kill me, as slowly and painfully as you desire."
"Fine, deal," Nyssa agreed. "I'll leave for the mission tomorrow. See you in a month."
Fortunately for Ava, things did go as planned and by the time she got back to the Waverider, everything had gone back to the way it should be."
"You have no idea how happy I am to see you," Ava said, almost falling into her girlfriend's arms. She explained what had happened during her day and made Sara laugh as she finished with "I don't know how you could ever stand that woman. She's stubborn, arrogant and thinks she's better than everyone else."
"She's also smart, protective, beautiful, loving, a great warrior..." a smile crossed Sara's face as she added "huh, seems like I have a type," in a teasing tone.