The League

Epilogue


(Central City)

"Kind of crazy how everything worked itself out isn't it Bare?" Detective Joe West stood with his shirt unbuttoned and the collar open looking like a man at ease. He had an apron on and was currently rubbing barbeque sauce over several slabs of ribs that were cooking on a grill. It was a celebration of sorts for his good bill of health and return to work after the incident with Mark Mardon. Cisco and Harrison had opted to bring a grill up to the roof of the Star Labs building where they could relax completely undisturbed.

Barry took a sip from the beer he was drinking. He couldn't actually get drunk but the mood was so relaxed up here on the roof. The view was gorgeous and the sun was bright. The weather was perfect and as he gazed at all those standing there with him he felt a sense of pride swell inside him knowing that he had kept them safe. His loved ones were alright. The Legion was defeated and locked away and everyone he cared for was doing fine. It had been two days since the final battle and he had opted to stay in Central City for a little while as he had been absent for so much of the past few weeks. It wasn't surprising that Kara and Hank had decided to do the same. Everyone had made plans to return to Star City for a group celebration in a few days.

"It really is." Barry finally replied to Joe with a satisfied sigh. "There were moments when I didn't think we'd do it, to be honest."

"Yeah like when they all had you cornered in that warehouse? Man if it wasn't for Caitlin calling Green Arrow and Atom…" everybody looked at Cisco with the usual facial expressions and he trailed off.

Barry just smiled. "I never said thank you for that." he raised his beverage to both Caitlin and Cisco who both smiled and returned the gesture. "Nice to see you out enjoying a little R&R, Harry." Barry called over to Wells.

Wells scoffed at the nickname 'Harry' they had all affectionately given him but replied, "Well someone told me to enjoy the small victories and moments like this."

"I'm just glad everyone made it back alive and with all their limbs. That giant shark was creepy." Iris said while carrying a plate of food to the table for herself.

"I know right." Cisco agreed. "Still kind of tripping out about that. It talked and everything."

Barry's phone began to vibrate so he pulled it out and his eyes grew wide when he saw the caller. Everyone noticed and laughed as he moved away from them.

"It's Supergirl." Cisco teased. "Got him on a leash!"

"Hey, Patty… how are you?" Barry answered the phone. Everyone's jaws dropped and silence spread like a fire on the roof as they all struggled to hear the conversation. "Yeah I know and I'm sorry I just got so busy with work… actually, yeah that would be perfect. I'd love to meet you later. Okay. Bye." He hung up the phone and hesitated to turn around because he knew everyone would be staring.

"Patty Spivot?" Joe asked.

"Patty Spivot." Barry replied.

"Mack daddy Flash!" Cisco came at Barry with the high five. "Lay some of that mojo on me brother!"

Barry laughed, "It's not like that Cisco."

"Then what's it like Barry?" Iris asked from over her plate of food.

Barry found himself hesitating again. "Patty is nice… I like her… but…"

"You've got that little thing with Kara?" Joe finished for him.

This was making Barry very uncomfortable. "Yeah there's that…" the sounds of police sirens filled the air and they rushed to the edge of the roof to see a police chase happening beneath them. Barry grinned, "Never been happy for crime before." And he was gone before any of them could say anything else.

"Sexy badass cop chick or super powered alien," Cisco folded his arms and shook his head with a mock look of jealousy. "Decisions, decisions. Am I right?" everyone walked away from him.


(National City)

"I don't know where you three were but you'd better be thanking God that your co-workers stepped up in your absence because otherwise you'd all be fired!"

Kara, Winn and Jimmy winced at the verbal onslaught that Cat Grant was giving them. They had missed work for two days due to the fight in the Glades and assisting with containment of the criminals. It wasn't like they could just come back to work and tell Miss Grant that they had been too busy saving the world so they produced half assed excuses and suffered the abuse.

"If my new go-to team hadn't stepped it up we wouldn't have had any information or coverage on the supposed battle that went on in Star City! But did the Daily Planet have that problem? Of course not!" Cat tossed her notebook aside and rubbed her forehead dramatically.

"I don't know why I even bother with you all!" she continued in that fashion for another ten minutes are so before dismissing them with a vigorous hand wave and a sigh of pure exhaustion as if her voiced chastisement had been physically taxing on her.

The three friends took it in stride and left the room feeling rather accomplished with themselves. After having defeated a team of the greatest villains known how could somebody not feel good? The work day passed uneventful and Kara left quickly as she had plans to go and see her sister. They hadn't spent time together since she was injured by the White Martian weeks ago. Kara stopped at the store to buy ice cream, donuts, wine and other assorted snacks for the sisters' sit-in night before taking off to Alex apartment.

Kara landed on her sister's balcony and walked inside receiving a warm and loving hug as greeting. "It's so good to see you on your feet again." Kara told Alex.

"It's good to be on my feet again. I was dying in that bed knowing you and Hank were out there fighting and I couldn't help." Alex took some of the snacks from Kara and they both sat on the couch.

"Believe me, between Oliver Queen and his ARGUS friends, Barry and I had more than enough help." Kara said between mouthfuls of doughnut bites.

"I heard! Hank told me!" The balcony door opened. "Speaking of Hank!"

Hank Henshaw transformed from his true Martian form and walked into the apartment to be greeted by both women.

"I didn't know you were coming." Kara said happily taking her spot back on the couch.

"Alex invited me." Hank told her. "Said it was urgent."

Kara looked at Alex with a raised eyebrow. "Urgent?"

Alex looked guilty, "I knew it was the only way I could get him out of the base to come relax with us."

Hank nodded as he realized what was going on. "So, you lied?"

"For good reason." Kara held out a tub of ice cream of Hank and after a moment of reluctance he grinned and took it.

"So now that we're alone tell us, what's the scoop with you and Barry?" Alex folded her legs underneath her and prepared for juicy gossip while Henshaw rolled his eyes a bit and pretended he wasn't interested.

"Well… I'm not sure. I mean, I think we're together. We've kissed an—"

"Oh my god you've kissed!?"

Kara blushed. "Yeah… a few times now."

"I didn't know that." Henshaw looked up from his ice cream.

"Well yeah. We kissed. A few times." Now Kara's cheeks were red hot and she was uncomfortable.

"But you guys aren't officially together though?" Alex was eating this up like her weekly dramas.

"Not officially no."

"Do you want to be?"

"Yeah I think I do. Do you guys approve?" Kara looked at both of them.

"Of course! He's the Flash! Oh my god! How amazing is that?" was Alex enthusiastic reply.

Henshaw looked thoughtfully into his ice-cream before replying in the sternest and fatherliest voice possible. "If he makes you happy and treats you right then I'm all for it. But if he ever steps out of line…"

Both girls snickered loudly and interrupted him. "What? What did I say?"

"Nothing." Kara managed to get out in-between their shared laughter. "Nothing at all."


(Star City)

Oliver started to stand to his feet and raise his glass but someone cleared their throat before he could and stood up next to him. It was, Cisco with a wide grin that made Oliver smile. "You're not trying to give another speech are you? Let somebody else get in the spotlight man, sheesh." Cisco said playfully while he moved to take a seat on the couch.

They were in Thea's large apartment, gathering to officially celebrate their victory over The Legion. That had been over a week ago and everyone had just found the time to make their way back to Star City for the gathering. ARGUS had locked Mardon, King Shark and Slade Wilson up but none of them were privy as to where and Lyla was tight lipped on it as well. Another troubling issue was ARGUS taking the body of the White Martian as well. Even Lyla didn't know what had happened to that.

Barry, Cisco and Caitlin had returned to STAR Labs where the locked up the Reverse Flash in a special cell for containing speedsters in the Pipeline while they worked on a way to send him back to his time. Hank Henshaw had tasked teams with finding Bizarro but had turned up nothing so far. Hank figured that perhaps she had flown off to try and get a hold on her jumbled mind. From what he had seen while in it, Bizarro's mind was a broken mess in need of serious repair.

Kara had also revealed to them that it was Maxwell Lord who was responsible for all of the events that had befallen them in the past weeks. Many of them wanted to go and arrest him but Lyla pointed out that without evidence, they didn't have much of a case against Lord. Kara and Hank reluctantly agreed, admitting that they had already tried detaining him without due process and wouldn't do it again.

All in all, it was a solid victory for them. No casualties; minimal property damage due to the fight being in the already destroyed portion of the Glades; majority of the villains were in custody and the world was getting back to normal. Now here they were, all together and once again Oliver was reminded about how important little moments like this were.

Barry coupled with Kara and Thea trying not to look obviously interested in Winn. Mari, Laurel and Ray all laughing with Diggle and Lyla while Jimmy blended drinks for everyone at the makeshift bar. It was a joyous atmosphere and it was just getting started.

"To us!" Oliver announced simply and everyone applauded his skill in keeping this speech short. He laughed for a brief moment then motioned for quiet. "We did some real good out there. If not for us coming together like that, there wouldn't have been anyone to stop them from taking over. So I've decided that we should all form a team..." Cisco pulled out a box and started handing out small keychain-like objects. "…these are our communicators that only we will have. It's for emergency situations when you feel the team is needed and we'll answer the call."

Everyone looked amazed and Laurel asked, "So what's the name of this team then, Oliver?"

"I hadn't really put much thought towards that." he admitted.

"How about 'the Justice League'!" Cisco crowed, eyes wide with excitement.

Everyone made a face. "Oh my god! Cisco that's a terrible name." Mari laughed and tossed a pillow at him. "It's so corny."

"Well I guess I eventually had to have one bad one." Cisco made a face and sat next to Caitlin who consoled him.

"How about 'the League'?" Ray Palmer offered. "Everybody is already calling us that anyway."

The room was quiet for a moment while everyone present let the sound of that soak in. "I like it." Oliver finally said and all agreed. "The League."


(Unknown location)

Amanda Waller sat in her chair with her fingers intertwined while leaning forward on her elbows. She was looking intently at a series of holographic screens that were arrayed out on her desk. One of them showed the recent battle in the Glades while another showed Team Arrow battling the League of Assassins. All of the screens were showing different fights and situations that had been dealt with by Team Arrow.

At first, it would seem like someone was looking at a random assortment of footage but with a trained eye, one would notice something all of the screens had in common. They were all focused on one person. Waller moved her hand and closed the screens at once the opened a vile marked "Top Secret" and began to spread the pages out.

She began to move the pictures around to assemble a kind of map while the pages with writing she moved over to the left side of her desk. She stood up once she was done and looked down at the map that was assembled. Around the crude map were pictures of a few men with names scribbled under them and placed above them as if the leader was a picture with the name 'Snowflame' written on it.

Waller turned her back to her desk and pressed a button making a holographic screen appear before her. She used her finger to zoom in on specific areas—like one would a map on a touch screen phone—until she had her destination in sight. She doubled tapped on it and a red marker appeared above a small island in the Northern Caribbean. Waller turned back to her desk and left the holographic screen open while continuing her work, making secondary points around the small island named Santa Prisca.

Above the hologram, Waller began to place holographic pictures of criminals locked up in ARGUS and the words "Task Force X" written underneath them. Above them she put a final picture and then returned to her work at her desk. The picture was of John Diggle.


(Lord Tech)

It was dark outside and the sky above was pouring down rain from the heavens. Thunder filled the night sky with rumbles as if the heavens hungered and lightning lit up patches of the city at random. The rain water fell down the clear windows of Maxwell Lord's office like a river and he stared out of it, drinking heavily from his glass.

He had failed.

Those three words stung him more than anything he had ever experienced to date. But the pain only fueled the anger that burned deep inside him. The anger and resentment that was at first reserved only for Supergirl now extended to all the heroes that made up 'The League' as the media had passionately dubbed them. His body was bruised and pained from the physical altercation and beating he had taken at the hands of the heroes. His power suit had held up better than expected but in the end, it could not compete and was destroyed.

Lord had escaped prosecution and none but those involved knew he had any hand in the destruction that had spread across three cities. Those that knew had no evidence and so here he was left to sulk in his failure and to think on the last words Supergirl had said to him…

"…you will never be able to beat me, Lord. No matter how much money you have. No matter how many weapons you develop, you will never be strong enough. Never!"

He saw it in her eyes at that moment. The hatred she felt for him. It was deep and passionate and he felt fear until he noticed something else. The control. Supergirl would never kill him but he also would never be able to kill her and that made those final words all the more hurtful for him. Lord finished the remaining half of his glass then poured more.

Lightning flashed revealing a large black pistol resting on Lord's lap. A 9mm that he was surprisingly good with after hours of practice. He chuckled at some joke only he heard and drank more. Suddenly, the waves of water on his windows formed the shape of Supergirl with a taunting grin of victory on her face.

Lord tossed his cup at the window and it shattered on the floor. "I'll fucking kill you…" he half grumbled half slurred at the mocking reflection of Supergirl.

The reflection twisted and then formed into the grinning face of a man Lord had never seen before. He sprang to his feet immediately pointing his pistol at the man's head. Lord began to breathe heavily as the man continued to grin. There was evil in his eyes. Sick and twisted evil that struck a fear deeper than of Supergirl into Maxwell Lord's heart. He could feel confidence and power emanating from the man in waves like he was releasing them out into the world and it only made him more nervous.

"Calm down Mr. Lord. I wish you no harm."

The man's accent was funny and Lord struggled to place it. "What the hell do you want?!" he demanded. He then noticed a second man standing in the shadows wearing long dark robes with his hands folded behind his back.

This man, Lord recognized. He used to be a wealthy businessman in Star City until he went crazy and killed hundreds in the destruction of the Glades. "Malcolm Merlyn?"

"No more. I am Ra's Al Ghul now."

"What the hell does that mean?" Lord was pointing the gun between the two men and backed away until he bumped into the window.

"Mr. Lord you could harm neither of us with that pathetic weapon even if it were your greatest desire in this world."

The strange man's accent bothered Lord but he finally realized what it was. "Egyptian. You're Egyptian."

"Correct."

"What the hell do you want?! You've got five seconds or I'm going to shoot you both!"

The man chuckled and looked to Malcolm Merlyn who grinned a little. "As I said before Mr.—"

Maxwell Lord pulled the trigger and the bullet dug itself into the man's shoulder. To his surprise the man didn't let out so much as a yelp but simply looked down at the wound and then back up to Lord.

"I wasn't sure if you would do it or not," he said with the smile that made Lords skin crawl. "But I'm glad you did. It shows character in my book."

Lord spoke again but his voice was quiet and quivering now. "What the hell is going on?"

"My name is Vandal Savage. I'm here to show you The Light."

The End


(A/N)

Hope you all enjoyed the story as I definitely enjoyed bringing it to you. Thanks to all those that read it & even bigger thanks to those that took the time to review it, especially those with constructive criticisms & things like that. I'd also like to thank my amazing beta Mama Wolf Pack if you're in need of a reliable & easy to communicate with beta she is definitely what you're looking for.

The heroes (& villains) tale will continue in the next stories in this literary Arrowverse. Follow along to see how everything unfolds and what the villains are plotting in the shadows.

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