Chapter 3

It had been two days since Sara had returned from Star city and locked herself up in her courters. Ray, Zari, Nate and Mick were congregated outside of her door.
"Uhh, Sara? Is everything ok in there? We really need you to come out…" Ray shouts through the door.
Mick starts to chuckle to himself "Too late for Blondie to be coming out don't you think?"
Zari nudges Mick out of the way and pushes herself in front of the door.
"Yeah Mick because that's helpful…Sara? its Z...please let me in, or at least let us know what's going on…Gideon won't tell us anything." Zari walks away from the door deflated. "Guy's this is crazy, Gideon? Can you please tell us what happened in Star City?"
"Well Miss Tomaz I thought the Captain would've told you by now but I'm afraid I was wrong…Captain Lance's father passed away after an altercation in Star City, I suppose she is affected by it a lot more than I had anticipated…"
"Well no wonder she's been holed up in there, it was her dad, I know what that's like, her sisters gone and now him..." Nate tells the group.
"So how are we going to get the Captain out, she can't stay in there forever, it's really not healthy...maybe I can shrink down and get in there and then maybe she would talk to me?" Ray suggest hopeful. Zari shakes her head in bafflement. "Sorry Ray but I think the last thing Sara needs it you flying in uninvited, you don't need another beating from Sara this year."
Ray nods along "I guess your right…what shall we do?"
"Ray, I think we all know someone who may be able to help us" Zari tells Ray.
"Who?" Both Nate and Ray respond confused. Zari rolls her eyes at both of them.
"Gideon, can you send for Director Sharp and make it urgent please?"
"Of Course Miss Tomaz"
"If that means you don't need me, then I'm going to get some eats," Mick states and heads away towards the kitchen.
Then instantly a time portal appears, Ava walks through in her Pant Suite.
"Is everything ok? I got your message." Ava asks looking concerned.
"Ava, have you spoken to Sara yet?" Zara asks
"No, not since the other night, she said she would call, I was going to call her later, I was getting a bit worried but now I really am, what's happened?" Ava looking flushed with fear.
"Sara's dad died and now she's locked in her room and won't speak to anyone or come out…" Ray explains.
"Don't worry Legends, leave this with me" Instantly Ava presses a button on her time courier, a portal appears. "You can leave now, I'll deal with you captain." And with that she steps through the portal and walks straight into Sara's room.

Ava walks through the portal and it immediately closes behind her. The lights have been dimmed making the room dark. The room had been trashed, broken belongings and clothes thrown everywhere. Ava scans the room to see, there was a bulge under the duvet covers and next to the bed are empty bottles of beer and scotch. Everywhere smelt musty.
"Gideon, can you turn the lights on please?" Ava asks the AI. The room brightens; Ava is now able to see the full extent of the mess. It was completely trashed, this was more than anger, and this is the proof of pure pain. Ava slowly edges towards the bed and sits on the edge right by the bulge. The lump starts to move until Sara pulls back the covers, squinting her eyes in the light as she focuses on Ava.
Sara's face was red and bleary. Her eyes were puffy and there were cuts on her knuckles, obviously from when she had trashed her room. Ava could see this with the holes that must have been punched in the wall.
"Hey," Ava says quietly and apprehensively.
Sara looks at Ava as more tears appear and holds back a lump in her throat. "He's gone Ava…It happened so quickly…and I didn't get to say goodbye and Laurel was there…"
"Laurel was there but I thought?"
"No she's from another Earth, she called me using Felicity's phone, and it threw me off, it was just too much to process at once…but he died in surgery and now I just…" Sara starts crying again. Ava moves forward towards her but Sara puts a hand up and pushes her back. "Don't please, I can't keep dealing with losing people, you shouldn't have come" Sara says as she brushes her girlfriend off.
"Oh no Lance I don't think so, I'm sorry about your dad I really am and your sister…not sister but you are not pushing me away again, I am here and you're not losing anyone else…"
"And can you promise that? Anything I love dies, and not you, I won't let that happen" Sara pushes herself from the bed and stands opposite Ava. Ava stands up in front of Sara and places her hands on the woman's shoulders whilst small tears form in her eyes.
"No I can't promise that but just because things are tough we can't always push each other away, either we're in this together or we're not and I can guarantee there is no way your dad would've wanted this, your reaction or pushing away love, or are you going to tell me that he would be ok with this?" Ava asks Sara forcefully. Sara bursts into tears and falls into the tall woman's arms.
"I'm sorry, it just hurts so much and so much I don't understand…" Sara exclaims with her face nuzzled into Ava's shoulder.
"Ssssh…not now," Ava comforts Sara and strokes her hair whilst Sara continues to cry.
Ava walks Sara back over to the bed and sits her down; you need to rest for a while and then shower, I'll tidy your room and come back in the morning ok?" Ava asks with a deeper concern on her face. Sara shakes her head.
"No…can you lay with me for a bit please?" Sara asks gently.
Ava gives a small smile, "Of course…anything you need," She goes over to the bed and lay's next to Sara. She wraps her arm around Sara's body, pulls her close and they both close their eyes. Gideon turns off the lights, leaving them back in the darkness together.