A/N:This story came to me after everything Laurel and Sara was put through. I stopped watching Arrow when they killed Laurel. Last week gave me hope then I found out that this Tina chick is Dinah Drake. It's such an insult to Laurel. So this story happened. I didn't want to call it Birds of Prey because that has been done but it's my Birds of Prey team. This story begins after Laurel brings Sara back to life in Haunted, Sara decides to move to Central City to control her bloodlust. Laurel, not wanting to be away from her sister, quits Team Arrow and being the Black Canary to move with her sister. We start after Barry loses his speed in season 2 of Flash. Caitlin was kidnapped by Zoom but escapes sooner. I used some of the scene where Barry must be struck by lightning in Rupture. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Arrow/Flash. If I did, Laurel would be alive and kicking ass with Sara by her side.
Laurel Lance walked into Jitters, her briefcase in one hand and her cell phone in the other. She waved when she spotted her sister at one of the tables. It has been about five months since Laurel decided to bring her sister Sara back to life. During those months, Laurel and Sara decided Star City was just not for them. Laurel quit Team Arrow and moved with her sister to Central City. The sisters got an apartment close to their mother where Laurel helps Sara fight her blood lust. They settled into life in Central City easily with the help of Team Flash. Iris helped Laurel get on with the law firm in Central City and helped Sara get a job at Jitters. The two were able to put their vigilante lifestyle behind them.
"Morning," Laurel greeted, placing her briefcase on the seat. "Are you on break already?"
Sara nodded, pushing a cup of coffee and muffin towards her. "Yep. I've been here for three hours already."
"I will never understand why you like the early morning shifts," Laurel responded, sipping on her coffee.
"I get it over with unlike Miss 9 to 5 over here," Sara shrugged.
Laurel shook her head. "Is Mom coming by? Or is she already at class?"
"Class. Although, Iris and Caitlin are stopping by for a bit. They couldn't tell Cisco or Barry or else they will try to convince us to help them with their new meta."
Laurel rolled her eyes. "Those boys have too much time on their hands."
"Yes, they do. Oh, there's Caitlin and Iris now." Sara waved the two girls over to their table and handed them their coffee.
"You are the best, Sara," Iris sighed, taking a sip of her coffee. "We were up most of the night."
"Why? What happened?" Laurel asked.
"Barry lost his powers," Caitlin told them.
"What? How?"
"Zoom kidnapped Wally and Barry exchanged his speed for Wally," Iris explained.
"Oh, Iris, why didn't you call us?" Laurel reached out and squeezed her hand.
"Wally's safe but Barry doesn't have his speed. We were up trying to find a way for him to get it back," Caitlin said. "We don't know what to do."
"Wow," Sara said. "That's crazy. Well, if you need anything, let us know, okay?"
Laurel nodded in agreement.
"Thanks, you girls are the best," Iris responded. "And this is the best coffee."
"Agreed. How do you do it, Sara?" Caitlin asked.
"I'm better at mixing drinks," Sara winked.
The girls laughed. Laurel looked down at her watch.
"Well, I hate to cut this short but I have to go to work," Laurel stood up and grabbed her briefcase.
"I'll bring you lunch around 12:00, okay?" Sara said.
"Sounds good. Later, ladies. And call me about anything," Laurel waved to the girls and headed off to start her day.
That night, Laurel walked into her and Sara's apartment, exhausted. "Sara!" She called, taking off her jacket and shoes.
"Kitchen!" Sara yelled back.
Laurel stumbled into the kitchen, smiling at Team Flash that were also in the kitchen. "Hey, guys."
"Laurel! There's my favorite vigilante!" Cisco cried, holding his arms out.
"No," Laurel told him. "Barry, I heard what happened. How are you holding up?"
"I'm okay. Just adjusting, you know," Barry answered, leaning against the counter.
"Well, I'm glad you are all here although a text would have been nice, Sara," Laurel glared at her sister.
"Love you, too," Sara smiled, bumping her hip against Laurel's. "I just thought Team Flash could use a break."
Laurel rolled her eyes, going to grab plates for everyone. "They do. You guys work too hard."
"If we had two canary sisters, we wouldn't be as overworked," Cisco responded.
Laurel and Sara both rolled their eyes as Caitlin slapped Cisco on the arm. The boy would not give up.
When Sara finished supper, they all moved to the living room to eat as Laurel and Sara didn't have a table big enough.
"So, what's the plan to get your powers back, Barry?" Sara asked as Iris filled her wine glass up.
"Wells wants to build another particle accelerator," Barry told them. "But contain it."
"That still sounds dangerous," Laurel said.
"That's not the only thing," Caitlin added. "The night the particle accelerator went off, Barry was also stuck by lightning. We would have to recreate the storm as well."
"That sounds really dangerous," Laurel observed. "I don't think that's a good idea."
"I haven't decided yet, Laurel," Barry assured her. "Right now it's too many factors and not guaranteed to work. I'm going to just focus on a normal life."
"But we are having trouble with deciding how to handle metas," Cisco uttered. "If you girls-"
"Cisco, no," Laurel interjected.
"Come on!" Cisco cried. "Both of you are skilled fighters and we could use the extra hands."
"You know why we can't do it," Sara reminded. "I can't risk the bloodlust and possibly killing someone."
"But Laurel doesn't have any bloodlust," Cisco begged.
"Cisco, stopped," Caitlin demanded. "Leave them alone."
"We can help any other way, though," Laurel volunteered. "If you need help at the lab or food, we can help but we aren't putting masks on again."
"We understand," Barry apologized. "And thanks."
The next few weeks, Laurel and Sara went about their business, bringing food whenever Team Flash needed them. Cisco was able to work out the no Flash thing without the sisters help. Wells continued to push for them to build another particle accelerator. After a few weeks, Laurel and Sara received a call that he won and they were recreating the night Barry went into his coma. Caitlin and Iris asked for the sisters to be there when they decided to recreate it.
Tonight was the night. Laurel and Sara made their way to Star Labs with bags of food, knowing the team probably hadn't stop to eat. Once inside, Caitlin called them into the room where they built the particle accelerator.
"Who wants Big Belly?" Sara announced, walking in.
"God, yes," Cisco said, making his over to Sara. "Gimme."
Sara rolled her eyes and handed him a burger. "Anyone else?"
"I'm too nervous to eat," Iris commented, pacing back and forth in the corner. Joe and Henry nodded in agreement.
Harrison Wells blew them off, still working on last minute details. Caitlin was pacing along with Iris and shook her head at the thought.
"You guys have to eat sometime," Laurel reminded them.
"I'll eat when Barry is safe," Caitlin said as Iris nodded in agreement.
"Alrighty then," Laurel shrugged, placing the food down. "Anything we can do?"
"Just being here helps," Barry smiled, walking in with his suit on. "Thanks for coming."
"Of course," Laurel smiled back, pulling him in for a hug. "Be safe, okay?"
"I'll try." Barry pulled away and turned to Sara. "I want a large cup of coffee when I'm done, okay?"
"You got it," Sara chuckled, pulling Barry in for a hug.
"Ramon, we need you on the roof," Wells urged. "And listen for my signal."
Cisco finished his burger, nodding. "Got it."
The others watched him run out with the wand to create the storm. Barry went over to the accelerator and sat down in the seat meant for him. Joe, Iris, and Henry joined him while the others watched in the safe zone. Once he sat down, his arms and legs were clamped down. Barry groaned, trying to get comfortable.
"You good?" Joe asked, watching him concerned.
"Yeah, are you?" Barry responded. Joe shrugged. "I'll be fine, Joe."
Joe nodded and walked away from the accelerator.
Barry looked down at Iris who standing by the accelerator.
Iris smiled slightly. "Barry, whatever happens, it will never change the way that I feel about you."
Barry nodded, smiling. No words were needed. She knew how he felt about her. Iris smiled back and turned away, trying to stop the tears from flowing. Henry walked down to stand in front of his son.
"Son, you don't have to do this if you don't want to."
Barry shook his head. "Being the Flash, that's the best version of me. If I don't have my speed, I'll never be that person anymore. I have to do this."
"Okay." Henry walked away. He walked up to the safe zone with Joe and Iris.
"You ready, Allen?" Wells asked.
Barry nodded, tears falling from his face.
"Alright, then. Here we go." Wells started pressing buttons. A glass door blocked them from Barry, keeping them from getting hit by the energy. As Wells started the process, the building started shaking. "Particles are becoming unstable. Ramon, get ready. I'm going to release the chemicals into his system."
The injectors pierced into Barry. Barry grunted in pain. Iris's eyes widen, seeing Barry in pain.
"Why are you doing this?" She yelled, turning towards Wells.
"The night Barry was struck by lightning; he was doing fingerprint analysis. Those chemicals got in his system then and they are going in now," Wells explained.
"So you are injecting them into him?"
"We have to recreate everything that happened to Barry that night," Wells reminded her.
"I'm okay, Iris," Barry panted.
"Hold on, Barry," Joe encouraged.
"He's going hydrostatic!" Caitlin cried, looking at Barry's vitals on her screen.
"Almost there. Almost there," Wells commented. "Ready, Ramon?"
"Ready!" Cisco's voice was heard over the coms.
"Now!"
"Expecto Patronum!" Cisco's voice yelled through the coms. "Great Scott! It's working!"
Barry screamed as the lightning struck him.
"Initiating collision."
Barry screamed again as he was hit. His face disintegrating.
"Barry!" Iris screamed.
His body exploded, particles bouncing everywhere, breaking the glass wall. Sara screamed as explosion hit her full force.
"Sara!" Laurel rushed forward to her sister, also getting hit in the process.
"Laurel! Sara!" Caitlin rushed forward as the girls collapsed.
"Caitlin, no! You'll be hit too!" Iris yelled but before Iris could stop her, everyone was knocked off their feet.
"It worked!" Cisco cried, running in. "Is everyone okay? What happened?"
Iris, Joe, and Henry picked themselves off the floor as Caitlin ran over Laurel and Sara, both knocked out.
Cisco noticed Barry wasn't in the breach chamber. He walked forward, slowly. Iris covered her mouth with her hand, crying.
"No. What did you do to my son?" Henry demanded to Wells.
A blue light streak of lightning zoomed by and there was Zoom by the accelerator, picking up a piece of Barry's costume. "You thought you could give The Flash his speed back? Well done. You killed him instead. And hurt your friends in the process." Zoom ran off leaving his words to sink in.
Henry leaned against the railing as Joe reached over to hug Iris. Caitlin wiped her tears, trying to check Laurel and Sara's pulse. Cisco stared at the accelerator, not believing what he was seeing.
"Cisco! I need your help!" Caitlin cried, pulling Cisco out of his head.
Cisco turned around and ran over to Laurel and Sara. "Are they alive?"
"Yeah, I found a pulse on both of them, but it's weak," Caitlin said. "We need to get them into medical."
"Barry," Henry said.
"I'm sure we can find him, Henry, but I need to help Laurel and Sara first," Caitlin said.
"There were strikes all over the building," Wells said, pushing a button on his screen. "Jesse, come down here, please."
Jesse, who was supposed to be locked up with Wally, did not answer.
"Jesse? Wally?" Wells tried again.
Again the coms were silent. Joe pulled away from Iris, his face twisted in concern.
"Go find them!" Caitlin motioned them to go. "Cisco and I have Laurel and Sara."
Joe, Wells, and Iris ran out of the room. A few minutes later, Joe returned.
"Jesse was hit by the energy! Her heart stopped beating," Joe cried.
Caitlin stood up and turned to Henry who was sitting on the stairs. "Henry, I'm going to need your help."
Henry continued to stare off in space.
"Henry!" Joe cried.
Henry rubbed his hands over his face and stood up. "Alright."