Cassandra knelt on the ground in her room, head pressed against the edge of her bed as she thought about everything in her life. She wasn't crying, she barely knew Sandra, she just had a hard time seeing her as her mom, but at the same time, she really wasn't her mom, Nyssa and Sara were. It seemed like David didn't really even want to be her dad. She felt a hand wrap around her shoulder and hug her tightly. Cassandra looked over without turning her head and caught a glimpse of blonde locks and freckled pale skin. She leant into her mom's embrace.
"I killed her." She whispered. "I never thought that I wouldn't want to do that. After years of training and watching them, I didn't think I wouldn't want kill her."
Sara nodded, not saying a word, and held her close. She really didn't know what to say. She felt horrible, she should have told her. Cassie looked up at her mom and pulled away.
"I just wish I got to know her."
"I can tell you what I know."
"Maybe later." Cassandra sighed.
"Okay. Do you want anything?"
"No thank you."
"Alright, we're preparing a league funeral for her time if you want to go?"
"Sure, just grab me when it's time."
"Of course."
Sara stood up, sliding through the door and closing it before heading to the bridge with the others.
"How is she?" Wally asked.
"Confused about how she should feel."
"So, the plan is an assassin's funeral in what, 20…" Zari began.
"2057."
"So, what does this funeral include?" Ray asked.
"Yeah, not even I know." Nate shrugged.
"Really, just a normal Pakistani funeral, but we may end up stream lining it a bit more especially because she isn't muslim, so certain steps, we aren't obligated to do."
"Hey, are you going to invite yourself?" Wally asked.
"No, but I am going to inform them. I don't want to mess up history with myself, but I know it's important to let them know." The others looked amongst one another and then glanced at Sara. "What?"
"What do you you want us to do?" Zari asked.
"For now, we're travelling to 2057, then we'll get her buried. Let's go."
The team broke apart, talking briefly with one another before strapping in. Zari walked up to Sara, pulling her aside.
"You should let her have a short break as she processes this." Zari suggested. "We need her focused, so tell her to take a break."
"I will. She's tough on the outside, but very fragile on the inside."
"What happened back there?"
"Lady Shiva and I were talking, and when she tried to attack me, Cassandra threw a knife at her. She found out her history in the worst possible way."
"What moment did you first jump to?"
"The moment she gave Cassie to us."
"If she took Cassie, then how could she still be here?"
"I think in both timelines, she left Cassie with us. But at the same time, we stopped her from jumping around the timeline."
"So what should we do when she comes back?"
"Be there for her, you guys were for me."
"Let me just clear my head here, mom." Cassandra pleaded in annoyance.
"No, you need to talk to… me and Māmā. Ask them about your family history, it's important, Cassie."
"Fine." She huffed, clenching her jaw. "Please tell me if I need to know anything in advance."
"We all love you, all four of us, not matter what you think, we all love you, Cassandra."
"Thank you." Cassie nodded, looking at the ground.
"Take this." Sara nodded, handing her daughter Sandra's watch. "When you're ready to go back, just contact them."
"I will. See you around?"
"In a few seconds." Sara smiled.
Sara hugged her daughter, creating a door to the Waverider as she watched Cassandra walk up to the old house and knock on the door. She walked through as, hearing the portal close behind her as she looked at her old crew. Only Wally and Zari were on the bridge, the others must have been in their rooms. They were gaming again, playing what looked like Halo. Sara walked up and sat down next to them. Wally scooted over to make room for her.
"How's you position, Zari?"
"I'm getting swarmed let me just… Got it! It's basically clear now, you're hold?"
"Just trying to get this one, but I can handle him, you stay where you are, we have 15 seconds till the end of the round."
"Okay."
They continued to place in silence, shooting a couple of aliens as the clock counted down. Zari laughed and smiled as the round ended, leaning over to look at Sara.
"How'd it go?"
"She didn't want to leave, so I gave her a reason to take a break."
"What reason?"
"To learn about her history, something I took too long to tell her." She shrugged.
"When do you think she'll be back."
"Knowing her, she'll be back in a half-hour, but I really wish she'd take a longer break, maybe a few days, but she won't be able to stay away which means that I should leave, hopefully it won't be too long when you need me again. Feel free to call, I'll try to join you again."
Zari stood up and hugged her ex-captain, shaking her hand and stating, "Till we meet again."
"See you 'round, Sara." Wally smiled, hugging her.
"See you guys." She sighed, setting her watch for the friday after she left. She walked through the large portal, stepping into her backyard. She checked the time, 5 am. "Good." She whispered.
Sara walked into the house, locking the door behind herself and going to her room. She saw Nyssa asleep hugging a pillow close to her chest. She whispered her name, knowing that actualy waking her wouldn't be wise, and neared her.
"Nyssa." She repeated a bit louder.
"Hmm?" She hummed, looking around. "Sara?"
"Hey," She smiled, leaning over her and kissing her cheek. "How have things been."
"We need to talk in the morning."
"Okay, am I in trouble?"
"No, but I have to go the office today."
"Okay." Sara shrugged, pulling off her bra and jeans before sliding in place of the pillow.
"Mmm… I think I prefer the cold pillow."
"Shut up." She laughed, snuggling into her.
"You'll have to tell me about your exploits in the morning." Nyssa yawned.
"Of course."
"So, what happened?" Sara asked.
"What?"
"You said you needed to tell me something."
"Oh, yeah. Sources told me that Lady Shiva and David are building up again."
"God damn it." She sighed. "Okay, we'll send Cassie to Star City again with Oliver and the crew."
"Okay, can you do that while I spread word?"
"Yeah, it'll give me a chance to check in on the others and get Dad, Felicity, and Curtis to watch over her as the others help us.."
"Thank you, beloved."
"No problem."
"So, what did you do?"
"We caught the rogue in the medieval ages." She smiled, shaking her head. "That was so much fun, but we got her and stopped her before she messed up the timeline."
"So how does time work in there?"
"There's a place in the Wild West, in 2017, and on all of the Time Bureau's ships are paradox-free in the timeline, so here, whatever happens to the timeline effects the outside world, but on the ship, you keep all prior memories. Some things seemed destined, for instance, how you found me."
"What do you mean?"
"I told you dad to send you to the island where I was stranded so you could save and train me."
"So does that mean that you could change time?"
"Yes, but we don't, we just visit different times and see what it was like to live back then."
"So how does the wild west not get affected?"
"Well, it's a bit complicated."
"How?"
"Apparently, time doesn't work the same in this place called Salvation in what's now North Dakota."
"Who was the rogue?"
"You'll find out in about nine years."
"Sara."
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you. You will find out though."
"Fine."
"I'll go call dad. Can you wake her up?"
"Yeah." Nyssa nodded getting back up. She pecked Sara's cheek and went to Cassie's bedroom.
(2055)
"Tomorrow, Cassie's going to meet me." Sara sighed.
"What's going to happen?" Nyssa asked.
Sara sat down at the table, grabbing a sheet of paper and a pen. "She's going to try to kill David, and I'm going to stop her."
"What are you going to write?" Nyssa asked, craning over her shoulder.
"A letter to myself. Isn't time weird?"
"Yeah."
Sara looked down at the paper and began to write.
'Sara Lance,
I know it seems fake, and this girl is so mysterious, but she really knows you, and holds back information to protect you. It almost seems hypocritical for me to tell you everything, but if you listened to Cassandra, you're reading this after Nyssa fell asleep. As I'm writing this, it's 2055. We never thought we'd settle down, but Nyssa was always a great teacher, right? Cassandra Al Lance Al Raakto is you daughter. You'll meet her soon, but you must teach her to fight. You must help her through her training, but you must not tell her about her parents while she's young. She needs to target them in the future to keep time linear. You'll be a great mom to her, don't worry, and it will be hard, but you have Nyssa and your friends to help you. I hope you understand this and take it seriously, we of all people would understand how time works. If you still don't believe me, check the seal on the envelope.
Sincerely,
Sara Lance'
Sara took Nyssa's ring from the small hope chest and melted red and black wax, pouring a puddle onto the letter, sealing it with a tough press of the engraved ring. She stood up and handed the letter to Nyssa. "Give this to Cassandra, please."
