Title: The Lonely traveler
Author: mystic_blue17
Summary: [TWOSHOT] Clark isn't the only one traveling to alternate universes. Chloe's first stop the Pandora universes.(set in her absence but back on season 9 and 10)
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters or plots nor do I plan on receiving any profits from writing about them. Well other than the constant stimulus from them and the plot bunnies that they inspire.
A/N: We are starting off with a bang. Chloe is going to the Pandora timeline for herself this time. Some things are different and some things are exactly the same.
"Take it Chloe you can't be here right now."
"Where will I go?"
"That is for you to decide."
In her heart, she knew that anywhere with Oliver was where she wanted to be. There was one place that she knew of. She closed her eyes and hoped that the transition would be as easy.
"Whoa." When she opened her eyes, she found herself in the middle of a busy Metropolis street. After what the citizens had been through in the last year, a girl popping up out of no where seemed pretty mundane. No one approached her. They actively glided around her, maintaining a distance.
She walked to the corner to gage her surroundings. It looked very similar to the Metropolis she had left. It appeared that the gang had not wasted any time in cleaning the streets literally. She looked to the left and could barely make out the doors to the Daily Planet. To her right, she knew would be the Luthor Corp building. It wasn't even a question in her mind. After all right was right.
She walked into the building and went straight to the elevator. She pushed the button for the top floor. Oliver wouldn't be anywhere else.
"Is he in there?" she asked his assistant. The assistant nodded shocked by the appearance of the petite blonde. Her boss had a picture of her on his desk. She knew it was to remind him of what he had lost in the war.
Chloe did not take this into account but instead forged forward. "Good."
She came into the room. No flashy entrance but she managed to blow his mind anyways.
He had been in the middle of a conference call with a board member. "And I think you will find that the projection for the next quarter will be…." his jaw dropped at her appearance. He knew he had to finish this call and fast "higher than ever before. I'm sorry I have to go."
He glanced through the open doors to his office to see his assistant hovering by the doorway. He waved them away. No way was she leaving his sight. He came around his desk to grasp her hand in his. He marveled at her appearance on this day. "Chloe how did you?"
His close proximity after all this time reduced her to the awestruck girl in the barn. She blurted out. "I'm not your Chloe. I'm from the future of the past Lois was from making it an alternate reality."
"That's " he exhaled "complicated." Oliver had never been one for the crazy adventures Clark had with his other worldly technology.
She agreed. "It is."she searched for the words to convey her message without scaring him. "I just wanted to see you."
She looked at him with such longing. He felt a shiver run through his body. "Am I not alive in your life?"
"No."she trained her focus on the words he was saying, not just absorbing his presence. Chloe was very aware that this was the first time that they had been together since the trade. "I mean yes. Of course you are alive. I just haven't seen you in a while."
He took a look into her eyes and saw the deeper meaning there. He had to ask. "did we? I mean are we an us in your universe?"
"Yes." That was the easiest way to answer his question. curiosity prompted her to ask "Did we here?"
He hung his head then murmured. "I felt it. And I think you did too"
He seemed to collect himself enough to tell her more. He looked her in the eyes and saw the depth of his feeling for her there. "But there was never the right time. You had to lead and I was your solider. There wasn't much for anything else."
That would be exactly how she would have acted a year ago. Pre-Ollie as she liked to think of it. It seemed tunnel vision was a common trait for all Chloes of the universe. "Ohhh." she said simply in response.
"Can you stay?" came his simple question.
She wondered out loud. "Would you want me to? Knowing that I'm not your Chloe, would you want me here?" Her Oliver said that she knew him better than any one. If that applied across the universe, she suspected that this visit was a bad idea.
"I would never say no to a chance to be with you" He looked at her so earnestly she couldn't deny.
So she stayed. They sat and told each other stories of their lives. He was naturally very curious about the state of their relationship in other universe.
"So tell me. Did I make the first move or did you?"
She looked at him wonderingly. "Really? Of all the questions, you asked that? "
"I'll get to the other ones. But this one is important. Mostly for my manhood but still."
"Please. This is an ego boost and you know it. I just don't understand why you need it. You saved the whole world." she said nudging him with her elbow. She was more relaxed in the last hour than she had been in months.
"Maybe but I definitely lost the girl."he said lightly but she could see the pain in his eyes. The conversation had clearly taken a turn. Chloe knew that the visit had gone on for long enough.
"Oliver. I think I should go."she said separating herself from him.
He acknowledged that it was probably for the best that she left now. It hurt to know that he would never get that reality with her. There would be no future for him with Chloe. But he knew that he couldn't let her go without one more request. "Chloe before you leave." he reached out and pulled her closer. "Please just one kiss."
She couldn't say no. They both knew it wouldn't be enough but it would have to do.
Moments later they broke apart gasping for breath.
"Do you think there is a world that we actually get it right?" he said searching her eyes. This would be the last time he could look into them.
She smiled at him. Her smile warmed him instantly. "Well I have high hopes for mine."
He laid his forehead on hers and they continued their intimate embrace. "I don't know Oliver. There are a lot of things at play. Every decision makes a new universe where you make the opposite choice. "
She gave him an Eskimo kiss and said "All I know is that no one will ever compare to you in my heart. I don't regret a single moment we had together."
A slow tear dripped down her cheek although she smiled at him. "I think its time for me to go."
"I love you." it was the first words he said to her since asking the question. She kept them close to her heart.
"I love you too." She said them for the first time to Oliver's face. It wasn't her Oliver but the feelings on both sides were all there.
With a short peck on the lips, she moved out of his arms and activated the device. Too soon, she was gone.
He blinked back the tears as he let the love of his life slip through his fingers again. He could only hope that somewhere some time Oliver Queen and Chloe Sullivan had their happily ever after.
A/N: So what do we think? As I wrote that last part I was just think CHLOLLIE END GAME. Any hoot Chloe is now on her way to the Luthor universe. Get ready for some more!
And after some editing I decided to take out the part that explains how Chloe got to alternate reality traveling. If it bothers anyone I'm happy to explain it. I pretty much took the idea from Crisis On Two Earths. Essentially Chloe can travel between dimensions using a Luthor device.
