To the Other Side

By TimeAndLife21


6 years later…

Silvia Quick was nervous. In fact, she was so nervous, she felt like running the speed of light around the world to get rid of her jitters, but she made a promise. It's been a little over two years since she last saw her two best friends. They went to collage together, luckily Selene's flash drive held enough to support the three girls for the rest of their lives. But they had to be careful. Selene created backgrounds for the three of them and made sure they were solid as a rock before going anywhere else. They went to America after Africa, and then stayed at an inn for a short amount of time before deciding to start up their lives again. They don't have any ties to this world. Which made it easy for Selene to work with. When they reached the inn, Selene set only one rule. Never go back to their duel lives again.

Silvia had to admit, it was harsh of Selene to dictate their lives like that, but she had a point. This world that they were in had their heroes. They weren't needed. They can finally live normal lives now. She wasn't Quicksilver anymore. She was Silvia Quick, graduate of Malibu University with a Doctorate in Forensics and Criminology with a major in Chemistry. All in four years of Collage. She smiled to herself. Her old job back home was the same. Selene suggested that they get collage degrees to keep suspicions under wraps. So far it has worked quite well.

Which is why she was in front of Central City's Police Station. She applied to many jobs across the country. But she couldn't help but go to the alternate city in which she was born and raised in…so to speak. She was tapping her foot quickly before she slowed down and walked inside. She looked at her mirrored reflections as she passed the lobby. She was wearing black slacks and a light blue blouse and a lab coat, and her hair was up in a messy bun. Her heels on the other hand…

"Why did I decide to wear heels today? Silvy, you dummy." She thought to herself.

She went to the front and smiled weakly.

"Hello, I'm Silvia Quick, I'm here for the Forensic job?" She asked as the grey haired woman sitting at the desk looked her over.

"I'll let Detective Allen know you are here. Take a seat." She said with a rolling voice.

She thanked the woman and sat down; starting to tap her foot against the floor again.

Dang, how she wanted to run. Four years of self-discipline and gymnastics courses kept her busy enough. She was starting to get hungry too. Maybe she should stop by a burger joint and pick up about 20 or so burgers...

"Silvia Quick?" She heard her name being called.

She looked up to an older gentleman. He seemed in top shape and his grey hair made him look handsome, but she could tell that he was married, judging by the gold ring that was on his left finger.

"Yes, that would be me." She smiled as she stood up.

"I'm Barry Allen, the supervisor wanted me to take you to the forensics lab today." He said with a smile and hand held out.

She gave a friendly smile as well and shook his hand.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. When I saw the application and resume for the job, I was pretty shocked." He said as he gestured her to follow her.

"Why would you be shocked?" She asked curiously. "Well, for a couple of reasons. Every assistant to the head forensic specialist quit within the week of hiring." Barry said as he led her down the halls.

"Really? Why?" She asked again.

"Well that's the other reason. The head forensic specialist would rather work alone." He chuckled.

Silvia had an image in her mind about an old crotchety man with a walking stick shouting, "Get out of my lab!"

She paled at the thought…maybe it wasn't too late to get out of Central.

They stopped in front of a door and Barry turned to her.

"Okay, stay out here, I'm going to talk to the guy in charge okay?" He said giving her a reassuring smile.

She relaxed a bit and nodded. He opened the door and closed it, about 30 seconds later she heard a "WHAT!?" At that point…she wondered what Sav'ra and Selene were doing…probably much, much better than her. She felt her heart speed up. So she had to take deep breaths to slow it down…somewhat. She could barely hear the words being exchanged in the lab. Maybe it wasn't too late to just leave and find a job elsewhere. She leaned against the door when suddenly it was opened and she fell back onto the cold hard floor with a yelp.

After a couple seconds she opened her eyes and saw Detective Allen standing over her with another man with red hair as wearing a lab coat.

"Are you alright?" Detective Allen said as he gave her a hand up.

"I'm fine, really, I just…lost my balance." She lied as she gave a quick smile.

"You liar! You could have easily caught yourself! You have super speed!" She thought to herself.

The detective wasn't so sure but he let it go.

"Ms. Quick, this is the head of the Forensics department. Wally West. Wally, this is your new assistant. Silvia Quick." He introduced her to the red haired man.

She had to look up a little to the teller man. She cursed herself internally for being a short girl. Even with heels, she still made a measly 5'6.

Wally West was tall of course; he was fairly lean as well, she could tell that he was well toned. His eyes were a startling green color and she couldn't help but think that it was cute on the male. He was wearing blue jeans and a red t-shirt with a lab coat. She was lost in observing the man; she didn't notice the looks Barry was giving Wally. Wally sighed and turned away.

"Come on then, we have a case to process." He said as if the fun was sucked out of him.

Before she could follow, Barry stopped her for a moment. "Don't worry about Wally too much, he's a little frustrated that he has to have an assistant in this department." He reassured her.

She nodded. "Don't worry, I think I can handle it." She said smiling at the older man.

He nodded and wished her luck before heading out the room. She walked over to the red-haired man and asked, "What case is this?" She asked before observing the bags of evidence in front of her.

She found a box of gloves and grabbed a few and placed some in her lab coat and grabbed two more for her hands.

"Homicide. It was a deal gone bad. The victim was the dealer selling the drugs. The suspect was hopped up on heroin, we have an idea who the suspect is, but we have no clue where he's at." He said as he started opening the bags to observe the evidence.

"Okay, cause of death?" She asked as she opened a bag that held a bloody switch knife.

"He was stabbed thirty seven times in the chest." He stated.

She winced and rubbed her left hand, stabbing is not a pretty sight.

"Any witnesses?" She asked as she took out a bag of what seemed like heroin.

"There were two witnesses, but the suspect in question is in hiding. The police are looking for him right now." He stated as he took a glass slide and placed it under a microscope.

She huffed. She hated it when suspects run. "They'll find the suspect soon then." She muttered.

Then she noticed something. A syringe in an evidence bag. She didn't take it out, but she looked at it closely. The needle was slightly bent and it was at the three-quarter mark. She was curious. Suddenly it was like her body went into autopilot.

"Where are the pictures of the crime scene?" She asked as she looked at his back.

"Third table to your right." He replied.

She looked over and went over there with the bagged syringe in her hand, and looked over the pictures. The pictures were taken at the morgue. She counted the thirty-seven stab wounds and frowned. Something wasn't right.

"How long ago were these pictures taken?" She asked.

"10 hours ago." He said not looking at her.

"There was a syringe at the crime scene…was there an injection site when the coroner looked over the body?" She asked.

She may not have seen it, but Wally looked at the platinum blond haired woman with a wide look. As if he connected the dots.

"No. He never looked for one." He said as he speedily walked over to her and took some of the pictures from her.

"I never noticed." He frowned.

"There was a syringe at the crime scene, it is slightly bent. I think it has been used recently. Do you have a tox report?" She asked.

"No, I'll have to ask for it. But it could be just a random junkie's syringe." He said as he took the evidence bag from her.

"I can check and see what is in there." She said as she took back the bag.

Wally looked at her like 'Was she crazy?'

"You know what you are doing?" He said with an eyebrow raised.

She turned to him. "Look I know you are not that thrilled about having a assistant. I took a peek at your schedule at the wall over there," She gestured to the wall behind him.

"You have half-days on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. And today is a Wednesday." She smiled.

She saw the wide look in his eyes. "I'll pick up the slack around here as long as you pull your weight…boss." She smiled again.

She could tell the subtle differences that changed in her new boss. His shoulders that were tensed earlier, relaxed and she could see the relief in his eyes. He then smiled.

"Really?" He said with a happy tone in his voice. It suited him being happy.

"Yes, I'll take care of this case and take it off your hands. You can do…what ever it is you do on your half-days." She said as she took a few pictures and the bagged syringe and went to the door.

"See you later boss, I have a feeling we'll get along just great." She said to him as she left the door to go down to toxicology.

She wondered at that point if Sav'ra and Selene are doing well as she is.


Savara Knots was walking down the halls of the Middletown Police Station in Virginia. For two years, she has worked with the crime force unit to find killers, rapists, and drug dealers. When she first started, she made sure that her previous training didn't shine through…as well as years being with her Justice League. She had a file underneath her left arm and her dark brown hair was braided back as usual and she wore thin-rimmed glasses. Her uniform was crisp and clean and her black work shoes were shined. She reached into her purse on her right side and dug into a small bag of gummy bears. Popping a few into her mouth, she chewed the sweet soft candy to calm her nerves. She felt a bit of euphoria as the sugary substance dissolved in her mouth.

"Hey! Savera!" She heard behind her.

"Yes Tommy?" She asked with little emotion.

As a martian, it was slightly difficult for her to show emotion. But she's getting better…somewhat.

"Okay, so let's recap what happened." The heavier man spoke.

Tommy Sullivan was a short and chubby man with a balding head and what is left of his hair was grey. Happily married for 30 years, he was a cheerful man, until a case came up in his department.

"We have four rape-murders on our hand. What do you think?" He said.

It wasn't much of a question; it was more of a statement. She received a notification earlier today about the police station teaming up with their sister station on the other side of town. Middletown wasn't exactly a town per say, it was more of a city. The city's population was around 30,000.

"Yes, The 'Roman Times' Killer. I am to brief the detectives and other officers about the suspect." She replied.

"Listen, Sav," Savera frowned at the nickname. "I know that this isn't the usual briefing, but this lunatic has been terrorizing this city long enough. Taking woman off the streets and raping them and leaving his mark. We are buckling down on this." Tommy said stonily.

Savera nodded. "Don't worry sir. We will catch him." She said as they came to a double door.

They entered the room and both were taken aback by how many people were in the room. Savera sighed mentally. This was going to be a long briefing. She went to her usual spot to stay until she was called up to the front of the room. Unfortunately, two younger cops took her spot. She rolled her eyes, a human habit that she picked up on, and walked over to them. They were rookies. She could tell. Most likely started to work about a week ago and they carried themselves to highly. As she walked over to them, they gave her looks. As in, they looked at her as if she was a piece of meat.

"You are in my spot." Savera said platonically.

One of the rookies looked her up and down. "Well, I think we can work something out. How 'bout a date? Then you can have this spot." The taller one said cockily. She sighed again.

"Learning the hard way, I see. Oh well." She thought as she walked up to the taller man…and punched him in the gut.

After she did that, she flipped the man to the ground. The detectives of her squad couldn't help but snicker at the demise of the rookie.

"And you?" she said to the other rookie.

He grabbed his partner and moved away. She could tell that some of the detectives that knew her were trying not to laugh. They failed.

"Knots! You didn't have to go that far!" One of them said as they walked up to her.

Gerald Hall was her partner. He was fairly taller than her. He had a muscular build and shiny gold hair. His brown eyes sparked with mischief as he placed his hand on her shoulder.

"I thought I was supposed to be assertive?" She said innocently.

Hall Laughed. "Yes, you are supposed to be assertive, but not that assertive." He joked.

Savera allowed a small smile to grace her face. "I wanted my spot back. It was closest to the stage." She said, as she looked up to the chief of police clear his throat as he gathered the room's attention.

"Thank you for coming. As of now, we have joined forces with our sister stations to take down this killer. I'm going to have Detective Knots give you the run down. Detective?" He gestured to Savera.

Savera walked up to the stage and took out a remote. Pressing a button, the light dimmed and a slideshow popped up.

"What I'm about to describe here is not for the faint of heart. If you are squeamish in any way, I will allow you to leave now." She warned as she observed the crowd.

She could tell the there were nervous people in the crowd but no one budged.

"All right. What we are dealing with right now is a murder-rapist." She said as she pushed a button on the remote.

On the white-screen it showed pictures of 4 dead women posed in elaborate positions. No clothing was found on them. There were bruises everywhere and there were also lacerations from what looked like it would be from a serrated knife.

"For the past month we have seen The 'Roman Times' killer strike. The first body was Amanda Jenkins." Savera said as she pressed the button to show a blond hair woman dressed in a t-shirt and jeans smiling at the camera.

"A 25 year old grad student in Drama. Friends and family knew that she had a rehearsal on Sunday, June 7th for the play, 'Hello Dolly!'. She never showed up. A dedicated actress suddenly missing a rehearsal drew suspicions. The family contacted the family immediately. Two weeks later, her body was at the theater for the opening night of the play." She pressed another button and a picture showed the same woman, sitting near a table, bruised, cut, and naked with a large Roman number 'I' burned on her stomach.

"The next victim, Demona Velasquez was a graduate of high school and was going into college this year. The victim was at a club and left without any supervision. When friends never saw her at their dorm, it was already too late." A picture of a young Mexican woman showed up. She was wearing a pink tank top and a white skirt and her black hair was in a messy bun.

"She was the same way. Two weeks gone, then her family found her in their backyard on the tree swing." She said as the next picture showed up.

The young woman showed the same signs as the first victim. The Roman number 'II' was burned onto the left calf of the victim.

"This pattern is the mind of a narcissist sociopath. The numbers he is using mark how many he has killed. He left the victims bodies in public places. Victims 3 and 4 suffered the same fate as the first two. The perp is targeting young woman ages 18 - 25. That is his preferred kind. We have also found evidence that these women were raped…post-mortem." Savera finished as she showed the other pictures of the victims; A red haired, blue-eyed girl around the age of 24 and the last known victim, a high school student with brown hair and brown eyes.

"Judging by the vaginal bruising, he used a condom before raping them after death. There was no evidence of semen of any kind. Which bring a slight conclusion around. He was careful not to leave any prints. We are dealing with a serial killer. The perp is a male, and judging by some of the bruises on the victims, his hands were large, so his height may range from 5'8 to 6'0, his age is late twenties to early thirties. He may be of around of lower class through middle class. He would have a vendetta against woman, judging by the cuts and beatings; the suspect was abused from a young age. The perp may be having problems with family." Savera said as she pressed a button again, showing the woman alive and well in the pictures those the victims' families provided. "The suspect will strike again. He believes that we cannot find him. Many serial killers believe that they cannot be caught. I believe that we will catch this man, protecting the woman of our city from this deviant," She finished. "Thank You." She said as she gathered her file and stepped off the stage.

The chief thanked Savera for her presentation and the briefing was closed. She left the room before anyone else.

"Knots!" She heard her partner run up to her.

"Yes Hall?" She asked.

"Do you really think we will catch this guy?" He asked with concern.

"I know so. The thing is, the suspect never left clues, save for the roman numerals on his victims person." She said as she gave the file to the receptionist in the lobby.

"This bastard is sick." Hall growled.

"I know." Savera said as she rubbed her temples.

"I'm heading to Dalli's Pub. I'll see you tomorrow Hall." She said as she took her coat and placed it on.

"Yeah, see you later Knots." Hall said as he waved goodbye to her.

She left the station and walked to the pub that was a few blocks from the station near the docks. As she walked, she thought back 6 years ago. Since she and her friends landed on this alternate earth, they made a promise never to revert back to their hero lives. It was a rough at first. With being a shape shifter from mars, she had to fight back some instincts to sift when she was threatened. She moved to Middletown after graduating from Malibu University with a Doctorate in Criminology and Profiling, she immediately went to work and applied to wherever would take her. Middletown took her in and she worked with them for the past two years. She rose up through the ranks from officer to detective. She even has a shot to be commissioner. All in two years.

She reached into her purse to grab some more gummy bears when she realized… There were no more gummy bears in her purse. She frowned. She needed more, looks like she won't be going to the pub tonight. She took a detour through and alleyway and went to the nearest store that sells in bulk. She also needed strawberries so she could make her milkshakes too. She found the store, and went in. There were a lot of people that were here at this time of night. She frowned again. She would never understand why humans would wait to the last second of the day to buy food that they need. She went over to the candy aisle and grabbed a clear bag and went over to a barrel of gummy bears. She smiled a little. When she first came to earth, her earth, she never had the substance called 'sugar' before. Until, Quicksilver introduced her to gummy bears and strawberry milkshakes. She would buy the addictive candies and drink when she could. After filling up the clear bag of gummy bears, she tied it up and walked through the aisles to the checkout, when something caught her eye. She went over a couple of aisles and was now in the cookie aisle. Thinking back, she hadn't had a good Oreo cookie for a while. Just as she reached for the package of cookies, another hand reached for it as well. She was surprised as she looked to her side and saw a taller man giving her the same look. He was an African American. He had an oval face and high cheekbones, a straight nose and he had no hair, but it fitted him for his ethnicity. He was wearing a black dress shirt with brown slacks and black work shoes, a trench coat completed the outfit.

"Forgive me, I believe you had it first." He said smoothly.

Somehow, Savera felt comfortable around this man. She didn't know why, but she smiled gently.

"It's fine. I was just thinking about that I haven't had cookies for a while now." She said gently.

"I insist you have it." He said. She shook her head. Human males are strange sometimes.

"No, I'll be fine, besides, I have a bag of gummy bears, I personally think they are better than cookies." She said as she held up her bag of gummies.

The man hand an incredulous look on his face as if he was insulted.

"I would beg to differ." He said with a small smile.

Surprise came to her mind. She was actually joking along with another human. Maybe she'll get a handle on human life sooner than she thought.

"Why would you say that? Gummies are actually cleaner to eat. Cookies on the other hand leave crumbs everywhere." She said as she gave the package to the man.

He took it with a friendly smile. "I wouldn't underestimate the cookies, they have a better taste than gummies." He smiled back.

She smiled an actual smile. One that she hadn't used since she left her old home.

"Savera Knots. And you are…?" She asked as she held out a hand for a shake.

He took her hand and shook it. "John Jones. It is a pleasure to meet you Ms. Knots." He said smiling slightly.

"Well then Mr. Jones, I can tell that you seem to be new here. Care to humor me?" She asked as she took a step towards the direction of the cash register. He walked by her side.

"I'm actually here for a police investigation. Unfortunately, I was held up in traffic with my partner." He said with a professional tone.

"Are you here for the "Roman Times" Killer investigation? If you are, you are talking to the right person. I finished up a debriefing about it 45 minutes ago." She said to him.

If he was with the sister station, she could give him the rundown.

"Are you one of the detectives working on the case?" He asked.

She nodded. "I am. Detective Knots." She said as she placed the bag of gummies on the counter for the cashier to mark the price.

"I would like to hear the situation, if you wouldn't mind." He asked.

She didn't. After they paid for their certain items, he offered to walk her home.

She didn't decline.


TAL21: Well here's the second chapter of To The Other Side. I wanted to work with Silvia and Sav'ra first before i go with Selene, which will be coming up in the next chapter. Which will probably be MAYBE two weeks from now. Depending on my work and chore schedule. I'll also be working on my Transformers stories as well. I say, i have some decent views on this story. Which is pretty good considering the fact that my other hero stories (Avengers) didn't really make the cut. XD Okay, time for some SHOUT-OUTS!:

aharbert: Well i have been trying to find some good justice league fanfics but it's hard to find one that DOESN'T have slash or weird couples...Plus working with three of my fave DC heroes is pretty fun too. XD

Bat's Girl: Oh, i'll be continuing. I have too much riding on this when the plot bunnies attacked me and i just had to write it down. XD

BalletAngel19: Trust me, the ladies will be more alike and different from the male heroes, believe me. But mostly different seeing as that they are on a different world. I figured that it would be an interesting concept to work with. :D

Well now that the Shout-outs, are done, I hope that you guys enjoyed this chapter, yeah sure it's a little dark in a few places, but hey, this is DC we are talking about, if you guys have read the original comics of Batman, The Flash, and Martian ManHunter, you can tell that there is some stuff that are darker than anything else. Especially Batman. Well Selene's chapter will be coming up next, but you may have to be patient for it. Please, i would LOVEto hear from you readers! DETAILED OPINIONS MATTER ALOT TO ME! Plus it helps me move along my story. :D Tell me what you think and i hope to hear from you guys soon! :D

REMEMBER TO KEEP ON READING AND WRITING! :D