Ah, time to give Caitlin Snow the birthday party she deserves so much! Sadly, this is the last chapter of this fic... for now. ;)
So, if you like my Legends content, I would appreciate if you would check out my other story-"Leonard Snart x Kendra Saunders". You can still read it even if you dislike the ship, they're very slow burn. I also add new Legends, such as Deadshot and Ragman, and divert from canon. Just skip the first four chapters please... I didn't know what I was doing when I wrote them. You can also read without them.
Well, that's enough about me-We got a cinnamon bun's birthday to celebrate! :D (and also... we need to add Nate and Zari to the character listings. I mean, how does Ava have one but not them?! I don't dislike Ava whatsoever, but c'mon!)
Sara immediately had a team meeting called after Caitlin left to take a quick nap.
On one hand, she was furious... this woman seemed like she would sacrifice everything to make sure her "friends" would walk home with a smile. And apparently, they didn't give a damn about her birthday.
Oh, the next time she was called back to the present day, they would be ripped a new one...
However, on the flip side, she was ecstatic about throwing Caitlin a party.
Throwing a birthday party wasn't exactly in her league, and that made her excited to try it out.
"Alright captain," Ray said, walking onto the bridge, "what's the trouble?"
"We're throwing Cait a birthday party," Sara said. "Her so called 'friends' forgot it in honor of someone's bachelorette party, no one even talked to her for more than a minute."
"That's messed up, and look at who's talking," Mick said.
"Seriously?" Amaya asked.
"That's awful!" Ray said.
"Astonishing that such caring people like Team Flash could forget that," Stein said, a heavily disgusted look on his face.
"I know... if it was Barry, I'm not gonna be through with him for a while," Jax agreed. "We've dealt with a speedster before. What's one more?"
"Hey, we're at least throwing her a birthday party, right?" Nate commented.
"Yeah, she seems like she really deserves one," Zari muttered.
"Well, we all need assignments," Sara said. "Zari, you and Ray fix her cake and the food. Don't make it in the fabricator either, she deserves it genuine. Nate, Amaya, think up some gift ideas. Jax, get balloons. Martin, you work on the music. Mick... uh, keep this all a secret. M'kay?"
"Sounds solid," Zari said.
"Alright then team, lets do this!" Sara called.
Zari and Ray were quick to begin the process of cooking the food.
Ray was in charge of the cake, which he had put in the oven within ten minutes of their arrival. Zari, meanwhile, was preparing something that was quite similar to a Thanksgiving dinner, with turkey and all that fancy stuff.
"You really cook well, Z," Ray commented, turning from the oven.
"Thanks," Zari said. She gave a light smile, causing Ray's heart to somersault.
Ever since the candy and Singin In The Rain binge they had, and where Ray briefly taught Zari how to dance, he had been harboring a small crush on her. Seeing her happy made it even harder to contain his feelings for her.
Zari had been through so much in her life... her brother had been killed, her friends had abandoned her, and Ray had a feeling that by the way she addressed her parents, they were dead as well.
Ray was never really close to any of his family, but when his parents died, it caused him to be placed on the border of depression. Then, Anna had died, and Kendra left him to go after Carter once more, it just... destroyed him.
"Ray?" Zari asked, snapping him out of his trance, "the oven's beeping."
"Oh, sorry Khaahar," Ray said.
It then occurred to him, with the look Zari shot his way, that he had used her real name on accident... apparently a name only her family knew about.
"H-How do you-" Zari began.
"Oh my god...Zari, I'm so sorry," Ray said.
"N-No, its fine," Zari said, a genuine smile dawning upon her face as she wiped away a stray tear. "Its just...I only wanted my brother to call me that, but uh...yeah, cat's out of the bag."
"Z, I promise I haven't told anyone," Ray swore. "Hand on heart...and I wouldn't dare."
"Thank you Ray," Zari said. "Wait..."
"What is it?" Ray asked in dread.
"Y-You've got a bit of f-frosting on your nose!" Zari giggled. Ray had to admit, it was so nice to finally hear Zari giggle...
He was so enthralled by it that he didn't notice how he was setting his hand down on a tube of frosting, squirting more onto his hand. Zari was now hollering on the floor at Ray's frosting mishap.
"Oh...so this is funny to you?" Ray asked, trying to be intimidating. He then grabbed the tube, and squirted some on Zari. Zari laughed as she tried to fight it, but there was no use...
And soon, frosting was all over the kitchen, and the two lay on the floor, covered in different frosting mixtures.
"Now that was fun," Zari giggled.
"It was," Ray chuckled.
And then, it was now or never...
The two leaned in and kissed one another.
The kiss was magical.
Beautiful.
Neither of them wanted to break it...and they didn't dare stop just because Nate grabbed a glass of OJ. Hell, they didn't even notice him.
Okay, Zari may have flipped him off...
They just kept on kissing.
And only stopped when they required air, coincidentally when the oven started going off for Caitlin's cake.
"Holy crap," Zari breathed. "Ray, I think I love you..."
"I know I love you Zari," Ray smiled.
And then, the two went back to cooking...and kissing each other throughout. After all was said and done, they went off into Ray's bedroom.
"So, what movie do you wanna watch?" Ray asked as Zari snuggled up next to him underneath the blanket on the floor.
"Uh...how about 'Singin' In The Rain'?" Zari suggested. "I uh... really, really liked that one."
"Well, since we're dating now, I guess," Ray said. "I won't tell anyone, hand on heart."
"You're the best Ray," Zari said, pulling her hair out of its ponytail. "Now, let's cuddle."
Sara sat down on the Waverider's entrance steps to the history lab, sighing in defeat.
She had practically handed Rip over on a silver platter and disposed of him like it was nothing...
She was an assassin, powerful woman, and easily humored...so why in the world was this so hard on her.
Suddenly, Cait walked in, fresh from her nap.
"Have a good sleep?" Sara asked.
"Really good actually," Cait smiled, sitting down next to Sara. "So, Captain, what's gotcha down?"
"N-nothing," the captain stuttered. "I'm fine...Okay, I'm not fine."
"Well, wanna talk about it?" Cait asked sweetly.
Sara, normally, would say no.
However, there was something about this girl that the fearless Sara Lance was...afraid of saying no to. Nothing bad, just a fear that the depression that Gideon had warned her about might come into play by accident.
"Okay...I basically gave Rip Hunter up to our newest frenemises," sighed Sara. "They're called the Time Bureau, and well... I don't know what they're gonna do with him."
Cait was shocked... just by this alone, Sara was already on the brink of tears.
"I-I feel s-s-so g-guilt-guilty," Sara shivered, now crying. "B-But wh-y-why?"
"C'mere," Cait said, opening her arms. Sara crashed into them, sobbing her eyes out. Cait wrapped her arms around Sara, cradling her shaking form in her arms, and humming a small tune to try and comfort her. Evidently, it was only making Sara cry harder.
"Shshsh, there there sweetie," Caitlin whispered. "Let it out... Its okay. I'm right here..."
Sara's sobs stayed the same volume for a while, before she was reduced to regular crying, then hiccups and sniffles.
"T-Than-Thank you C-Cait," Sara sniffled, as Cait handed her a small packet of tissues. Sara had used them all within a minute.
"No trouble Sara," Cait said.
"Hey, happy birthday by the way," Sara smiled. She kissed Cait's cheek, causing the woman to blush madly.
"Thank you, Sara," smiled Cait. "So, got any good memories to wash away the bad ones?"
"Hmm...did I ever tell you about the time I tap danced instead of singing? I'm a damn good tap dancer," smirked Sara.
"Oh, really now?" Caitlin asked. "Why don't you prove this statement?"
"Oh, you're on..." Sara smirked.
Caitlin was probably the sweetest angel Sara had ever met, and the ex-assassin would proudly declare that any day.
Meanwhile, Nate and Amaya, who had watched from afar, were snickering to themselves.
"Y'know," Amaya smiled, "if the captain's lucky, she'll tap more than her feet..." (still not a Cait/Sara fic... sowwy. There's hints of it for the FrostCanary shippers tho X) And also Nate/Cait and Zari/Cait for anyone who's interested...)
"AMAYA!" Nate scream-whispered. "You took the words right outta my mouth..."
Amaya giggled at her friend. She was happy that they were back on good terms.
"Nate," Amaya said. "Just...thank you for not holding a grudge against me. I wasn't exactly the nicest after coming back."
"No no no," Nate said, "i-its my fault. I shouldn't have been as rude as I was."
"Wanna hug it out?" asked Amaya. Nate nodded, and the two did indeed, you guessed it: hug it out.
"By the way, Captain Lance did not 'tap' Dr. Snow," Gideon suddenly spoke up. "Don't tell her this...I was watching and recorded the whole humorous session of the two women trying to tap dance."
Nate and Amaya chuckled lightly. So, some-what of a victory.
"Aside from that, Professor Stein has requested that all personnel report to the bridge immediately," Gideon said. "Trust me, its urgent."
Amaya and Nate rushed to the bridge, where their teammates were waiting...they knew Zari didn't have that shirt on earlier.
"It seems that the anachronism has worsened since we last checked, Captain," Stein muttered. "Now, Ms. Lemarr's life is on the line."
"How so?" asked Sara.
"Ms. Lemarr was assassinated on April 5th, 1960, at 6:30 PM according to these papers," Stein said. "By Damien Darhk."
Everyone sighed... they had literally thirty minutes to save the woman.
"Wait..." Cait said. "Where's Mick?"
Mick was currently typing something on his typewriter, which he had achieved by sneaking in as a secretary.
He was having fun.
"No time for that," Sara said. "Everyone, get changed now. We need to go."
So, there was basically chaos in the Waverider.
Zari, Jax, and Stein were already ready. But the others had to slip into costume. Finally, after five minutes, the team was ready.
"Sexy," Zari commented on Frosty's suit.
"Thanks," Frosty smirked. "The blue jacket really brings out my eyes."
"Lets move team," Sara spoke up. Not before giving Frosty a "nice outfit" though...
And soon, the Legends had arrived at the factory, where Darhk had a gun pointed to Hedy's head. Nora stood nearby, ready to channel the powers of Mallus if need be.
"Well well well," Damien muttered, "look who finally decided to show up."
"Her life in exchange for Ms. Jiwe's totem," Nora growled.
Frosty suddenly ripped the necklace off of Amaya, causing the totem-bearer to be sent into brief shock.
"Cheap plastic," Frosty muttered, tossing it to Damien, who turned around along with Nora.
Damien smirked. "Finally... so much-"
He noticed something right then and there... he couldn't feel the strength drawing from the totem.
He and Nora turned around, and just in time to see Firestorm rescuing Hedy from the clutches of the Darhks.
"Oh dear god," Nora muttered, rolling her eyes. "Here we go again..."
She then channeled the powers of Mallus, and the demon's voice spoke up throughout the factory.
"Dr. Snow...how have you fallen so low from what you once were?" Mallus, through Nora, asked. "You could have been one of the greatest scientists ever... and you gave it up for this?!"
"I didn't give it up," Frosty said, her eyes becoming brown and Caitlin once more, "I just chose better friends."
She then looked back at her Legend companions. "Much better friends."
The Legends smiled back at her, but Mallus had officially had enough.
"Your emotions mean nothing to me," the demon growled. "And when I am free, you lot will have the last and most painful-ARGH!"
Nora suddenly fell over, fire catching on her dress...
Behind her was Mick, with a typewriter in hand, his gun in the other.
"You interrupted my letter," Mick growled.
"Glad you could join us," Nate commented, steeling up. "Now, lets show Mallus who's boss."
Then, the Legends charged at the Darhks...
Neither of them wanted to stay that much longer after that...
And then, by sheer magic, Kuasa popped up, and began choking Sara with her water hand.
"CAPTAIN!" yelled Frosty. She jumped down form her fight with Nora on a stairwell, kicked over Kuasa, and got ready to freeze the water-bender where she stood.
"DON'T KILL HER!" The Caitlin side of herself begged. "We agreed, if I let you out, you wouldn't kill!"
"Ugh, those people are influencing you sweetie," Frosty muttered. "I never killed anyone...fingers and toes were the most that people lost. I'm not a killer. Don't let them make you think that."
"Sorry..." Caitlin's voice whispered lightly.
"It ain't your fault baby," Frosty smiled. "You shouldn't feel guilty for the words of, well... others."
Suddenly, Ray ran next to her, with Mick and Amaya in tow.
"Y'know, its just occurred to me," Frosty commented, "Cait has yet to bond with you lot. What say we kick some ass for her?"
"My pleasure," Amaya smiled.
"AAAARRGH!" Mick roared, charging into battle.
"Guess we have our vote," smirked Ray.
Frosty nodded, and raced back into battle with the rest of her team.
It wasn't long before the Darhks and Kuasa had retreated, with nothing in hand. Firestorm had went off to return Hedy and rescue Helen.
"Wow..." muttered Frosty, turning back into Caitlin. "That was..."
"Amazing?" Sara asked.
"Awesome?" Nate asked.
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?" Zari blurted out. Ray smiled at his girlfriend with so much pride and joy, love for her coming back in an even greater wave than their first kiss.
Zari, however, was embarrassed so badly as her one of few good childhood memories was blurted out in a single sentence. The Legends laughed wholeheartedly though.
"Yeah, that," smiled Caitlin. "Best birthday ever, thank you guys."
"No problem, sweetie," Sara smiled.
"Happy birthday, Caitlin," Mick said, smiling for once.
And when Firestorm returned, saying Helen was back at 1236 B.C. (even though we all know where she REALLY is... ;) ), the team headed back to the Waverider.
Caitlin was almost done packing what little she had to take back to Central City...
She didn't want to leave at all.
But, it would seem selfish of her to just ask to join the team without them offering her a position first. So, she had decided to return.
"Leaving so soon?" a voice called.
Caitlin turned around, and there was Amaya. "Yeah...I hope I didn't wake anyone."
"Cait, we're all fine," Amaya smiled. "God, how are you this sweet? What you have said about your 'friends' describes them like crap to me."
"I guess it was because I was so scared of not having anyone I could even say that about," Caitlin sighed. "But... thank you guys so much for giving me a place to feel welcomed."
"Hey, you deserve it," Amaya smiled, hugging her. "Y'know, I'm sure Captain Lance wouldn't mind another girlfriend on the ship."
"Uh, what?" Caitlin asked, blushing.
"Y'know, like me? Zari? Friends to hang out with in her down time? Not actual romantic partners!" Amaya chuckled. Caitlin giggled along. "Anyway, wanna grab a snack before you go?"
"Sure, that oatmeal from the fabricator is heaven," Caitlin sighed dreamily. Amaya giggled, leading the way to the kitchen, which was completely black.
"Uh...who turned off the lights?" Caitlin asked. "Amaya...hello?!"
Suddenly, the lights flickered back on, to reveal the team who then yelled: "SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAIT!"
Caitlin's mouth was in a direct "o" in shock, happiness, and surprise.
"You didn't really think you could waltz on outta here?" Sara giggled. Suddenly she remembered the elephant in the room. "Oh yeah, that's Gideon as her humanoid depiction."
"I wasn't going to let this cake go to waste!" Gideon said, biting into it. "And yes, happy birthday Caitlin."
Caitlin felt near tears as she sat at the table with the Legends, and saw the cake being brought out by Ray... it was decorated with all kinds of doctor, snow, and ice related stuff on it. The whole gang sang happy birthday to her; even Gideon and Mick chimed in.
When she blew out the candles, her emotions finally overcame her and she broke down sobbing. She quickly explained how happy she was to prevent her friends from worrying, to which Sara responded with a kiss on the cheek and a tissue packet. Cait used all of the tissues in under a minute.
So, the rest of the time was spent eating and going over past remedies. Sara told everyone the tragic tale of her Peter Pan tap dance slip-up, Stein recounted some good memories with Lily, and Nate told some tales about how many adventures he had been on in college to see all of the stuff in his notes.
And when it came time for Cait to open the three gifts the Legends got her, she was too giddy to sit still.
"Oh my gosh...Zari, thank you!" she said, taking the snowflake necklace out of its casing. Gideon helped her to put it on.
"No trouble Cait," Zari said, taking another sip of wine.
"Be careful Ms. Tomaz," Gideon said, taking her seat again. "You don't wish to end up like Mr. Rory, do you?"
"Eh," Zari shrugged, downing the last of her glass, causing everyone to laugh. Gideon merely smiled, knowing she was going all out for tonight with Ray...
A classic movie binge.
So, Cait moved on to the next gift: a full on dress, complete with matching pumps...or so she thought.
They were really Sara's fabled tap shoes.
"Told ya I was gonna give you the power to piss people off," Sara smiled.
"Come here, you sweetie!" Cait giggled, joining the Waverider captain in a hug. "Thank you so much."
"Happy birthday Cait. We love you," Sara smiled, kissing her cheek again. "Now, open the last one."
"Its from all of us, Dr. Snow," Stein smiled.
"You'll probably like it too!" Jax put in.
Caitlin smiled as she opened the final, and smallest, gift: a letter.
And it was going to be her favorite gift too.
Inside, the letter read:
Dear Caitlin Snow,
Upon popular opinion, aka a unanimous decision, we have agreed: you made the Waverider a great place. A better and sweeter place. And we would love to have you on board here for as long as you wish. We would let you grab anything you needed from 2017 before the journey, and then, when you so desire, you may return home.
Just know that no matter what: we love you Caitlin.
Sincerely, Sara Lance; Nate Heywood; Ray Palmer; Zari Tomaz; Amaya Jiwe; Martin Stein; Jax Jackson; Gideon; and Mick
Tears came flowing down Caitlin's face again... "Yes! Yes!"
Everyone applauded, and formed a group hug around Caitlin, making sure every bit of love they had would ooze onto her.
"Thank you so much!" Caitlin exclaimed, looking at the letter again.
"No problem, Cait," Jax smiled.
"Welcome to the Waverider, Dr. Snow," Stein smiled.
And from that day forward... Caitlin Snow may be remembered as a PhD.
Caitlin Snow may be remembered as a shunned member of Team Flash, like Wally West.
Caitlin Snow may be remembered as the snow queen with an ice-heart, Killer Frost.
However, there would always be this you could associate with her from now on.
Caitlin Snow is a Legend.
And, that wraps it up...
NOT!
You see guys, I am having way too much fun with this story to stop. So, since Season 3 of Legends is over halfway through: I will be sticking to canon arcs (mostly), and re-writing Season 3 and Crisis on Earth-X with, you guessed it: Caitlin Snow as a Legend! Updates will come as often as I can get them out, which may take a bit, but I promise it'll be worth it!
No, I won't kill Stein...what kinda madman would do that? *looks at CW writers*
Anyway, I hope you enjoy these upcoming adventures with Caitlin Snow as a member of the Legends. See you guys soon! :D
