A/N: I'm finally back, and about time too. And this time, I'm in the mood!
Just a reminder, since Crisis on Infinite Earths brought about many changes to the Arrowverse: As far as the Arrowverse is concerned, this fic takes place right after the 13th episode of the third season of Legends of Tomorrow (with a small divergence in the plot in the previous episode), and the other shows being around the same place timeline wise: mid Season 6 of Arrow, mid Season 4 of The Flash, mid Season 3 of Supergirl, and mid Season 1 of Black Lightning. As for the Rare characters, they will all be based off of their latest appearances, continuity wise. One exception to this will be Conker, because F*BEEP* Young Conker! Another exception will be Killer Instinct, as this will take place before the events of Shadow Lords in the latest game. As such, this fanfic will contain spoilers for all of these shows and games, including major ones for Season 3 of The Flash and Jet Force Gemini in particular. But on the other hand, Jet Force Gemini is like a 20 year old game, so I doubt anyone would even care at this point. And now I just made myself feel old. -_-
Chapter 2: The Prisoner
Ragnarok's City – Hall of Justice (Earth One)
88 Days Since the Convergence
After recuperating from the battle at Gold City, the coalition of heroes gathered in front of a large hologram of the globe in the Hall of Justice. Team Flash, Team Arrow, Supergirl, and the Legends previously used this abandoned S.T.A.R. Labs hangar as a base of operations during the Dominator invasion, and after the Convergence, they brought it back into service to accommodate their growing number of allies. Fortunately, the facility hadn't merged with another location during the Convergence, unlike the surrounding areas of Central City, which consolidated with the canyons of the planet called Ragnarok's World.
"Our intel was right. Savitar-Mizar has two of the Totems of Zambesi," said the Flash.
Juno turned to Constantine. "Those totems you spoke of."
"Six totems, each granting its bearer an elemental power, said to be created by the gods themselves," Constantine explained.
"And probably the cause of all of this mess," Flash added.
"But if he has two, where are the other four?" asked Kuros.
"That's what we're here to find out," Black Lightning answered.
Everyone wandered to the other side of the hall. On the way, Flash noticed Supergirl standing away from the group, arms folded and staring at nothing in particular.
"Kara, you're sure you're alright?" Flash asked his friend.
"It'll take more than that to stop me," Supergirl reassured him.
But Flash wasn't entirely convinced. "If Caitlin wasn't away on her mission right now, she could've given you a check-up," he lamented.
"I'm fine, Barry!" Supergirl insisted. "You're not the only one here who can heal fast. You should save your concern for the people of National City."
The Flash patted her shoulder, deciding to let her be. Unbeknownst to either of them were the small traces of Philosopher's Gold still on Supergirl's sleeve.
Flash caught up with the others, who gathered in front of a magic circle containing their restrained prisoner. Standing beside the magic circle was a Tribal with a staff in hand, wearing a turquoise tunic and headgear resembling a Drone's head.
"The bindings appear to be suppressing the captive's magical abilities. This was no small task, but I was able to create a containment magic circle that emulates that effect. We're ready to remove his restraints," said King Jeff, the ruler of the Tribals.
"Good. Do it," Flash ordered.
"Stop! Please tell me you're not seriously going through with this asinine plan!" said Green Arrow, who, along with Orchid and Rory, approached the group angrily.
"I'm sorry, Oliver, but right now, we don't have much choice," Flash argued.
"Did you forget that he killed Laurel?" Green Arrow yelled furiously.
The Flash lowered his head somberly. "I know. I didn't tell you about this because I knew you wouldn't approve of it."
"What the hell, Barry? How'd you like it if I captured Thawne and enlisted hishelp behind your back?"
Green Arrow glared at the Flash, inches from his face. Black Lightning stepped in between the two of them before things could escalate further.
"I understand how you feel, but you need to slow your roll. We really do need him to talk," Black Lightning tried reasoning with Green Arrow.
"I'll make him talk," Conker interjected while lounging on a nearby couch.
"Conker, for the last time, we are not smashing his balls with bricks!" the Flash asserted.
The squirrel sighed in disappointment. "You just gotta spoil my fun, don't ya?"
"Sir Bartholomew believes that our captive can lead us to these totems of power," Kuros explained to the contrarians.
"Oliver and Rory say he's dangerous," Orchid replied.
"I said 'insanely dangerous,'" Rory corrected her.
"Please, will someone just explain to me who the hell this guy is?" Blast Dozer protested.
Green Arrow turned to face their prisoner. "Damien Darhk. Former League of Assassin and founder of the terrorist organization H.I.V.E., whose aim was to 'cleanse' the world and start it anew. He killed a good friend of mine, Laurel Lance, the Black Canary, as well as tens of thousands of innocent people with a nuclear missile."
"Oh. Well damn..." Blast Dozer gasped, the revelation hitting him particularly hard, as his world would've met the same fate were it not for him and the rest of the Blast Corps.
"Fortunately, we were able to stop him, and I ended the threat he posed for good," Green Arrow continued.
"Until he became the Legends' problem when Thawne brought Darhk from the past and made him part of his Legion of Doom. They used the Spear of Destiny to screw up all of reality. Kinda like now except without all the other universe merging crap," Rory added.
"Yeah, and weren't you also part of the Legion of Doom?" Vibe asked accusingly.
"That's beside the point!" yelled Rory. "Anyway, we un-screwed reality, took Darhk back into the past and erased his memory. But then his witch bitch daughter from the future brought him back to life, and now they're both working for Mallus."
Blast Dozer tilted his head in confusion. "Mallus?"
"A primordial demon of the highest order currently imprisoned in another dimension. His followers wish to free him so that he can wreak havoc across time," Constantine explained.
Hearing of Mallus reminded Orchid all too well of Gargos, the astral being that corrupted her brother, Jago, transforming him into a dark reflection of the noble warrior. And although Jago fought back against the possession and regained his senses, even now he still struggled to keep the darkness in check. "And you want to give this man access to these Totems? There must be some other way."
"We're out of options and out of time. Take off the chains," said the Flash.
To everyone's shock, so much so that Conker actually got up from the couch, Green Arrow nocked an arrow on his bow and pointed it at the Flash. "I'm sorry, Barry. I can't let you do it."
"You need to calm down," Flash pleaded as Conker rushed to his aid, taking his side.
"And you need to hold on," Green Arrow ironically echoed, with Orchid by his side, backing him up.
Vibe tapped Spartan on the arm excitedly. "You know what this means, right? Flash vs. Arrow: Round 2! Or is it Round 3? Anyway, maybe this time, it won't end in a draw."
"Well, you declared it a draw, but Oliver did end up subduing Barry," Spartan reminded him.
"Yeah, well Barry wasn't exactly himself at the time, and besides, he's much faster now, and he's since learned some fancy new tricks with his powers."
"And you think Oliver hasn't been improving himself all this time? My money's still on the one with more experience."
"And my money's still on the one with more speed."
Joanna stared at both of them in disbelief. "Please tell me you're not having this conversation right now."
During the ensuing conversation, Green Arrow made due with his threat and ensnared the Flash with a bola arrow. Tugging on a wire, he pulled the speedster around, ramming him into nearby equipment and furniture several times before the Flash vibrated his body and phased through the bola.
"You got lucky that time, but you're not going to shoot me again," said the Flash.
"Try me," Green Arrow dared as he readied another arrow. He sent the arrow flying, and the Flash sped ahead and caught it mid-flight.
"Nice try," Flash said mockingly. However, he failed to notice the two remote-controlled bows Green Arrow placed behind him beforehand, which activate and shoot the Flash in the back. As he writhed in pain, Green Arrow strolled behind him and pulled the arrows out of his back.
"I would say that I'm surprised you fell for that again, but I'm not," said Green Arrow.
"I swear, one of these days I'm going to get you back for this! And when I do, I'm going to take pics so it definitely happened!" the Flash declared.
Meanwhile, Orchid's swung her Eskrima sticks at Conker, which he blocked with his frying pan. "Why are you taking his side!" Orchid questioned.
"Oh, I don't really care one way or another about we do with that Darhk fella. I just wanted an excuse to fight you," said Conker.
"What? WHY?"
"I love me some Killer Instinct, and I would especially love it if you used your No Mercy from the original game on me." Conker looked down towards Orchid's chest area and smiled perversely.
Orchid pushed away from Conker and merely shrugged her shoulders. "Well, you asked for it," she said, raising her hands above her head.
"No wait, not THAT one!" Conker protested before Orchid slammed her hands on top of his head, somehow turning Conker into a frog.
Tiring of this, the Flash decided to stop pulling his punches, bum rushing Green Arrow. The Flash pummeled Green Arrow with super fast punches while easily dodging all of the Emerald Archer's counterattacks. Eventually, Oliver shot a grappling arrow to the ceiling in order to swing away from the Flash. However, the Flash sped up the closest wall and onto the ceiling, pulling out the arrow and sending Green Arrow crashing into the floor. Before he could recover from the fall, Flash ran back down and blew him away by rapidly rotating his arms.
During all of this, Conker hopped toward the spectating heroes, specifically to Diddy Kong. Conker tried pleading with him – which proved difficult, as Conker could only speak like what he was; a frog – but Diddy got the gist of it.
"Alright, fine," Diddy agreed, pulling out a go-kart from hammerspace. Diddy entered the vehicle, turned on the ignition, and drove forward, running Conker over with it.
Everyone else watching the fight gasped at what Diddy just did. "Dude, you just killed your friend! Okay, yeah, he was kind of an asshole, but still! Vibe yelled.
"What're you talking about? I'm fine," said Conker, back to his normal self and dusting himself off.
Everyone else besides Diddy gasped in disbelief. "But how did you...?" asked Black Lightning.
"What? Running over people transformed into frogs doesn't turn them back to normal in your world?" Diddy replied.
"No," Spartan stated.
"That ain't normal where I'm from, either," Blast Dozer added.
"Anyway..." Conker turned to face Orchid. "...it's time we got back to Round 2." With that, Conker pulled out a katana. "Ready?"
Orchid did a double take when she saw the weapon Conker wielded. "Isn't that Jago's old sword? When did you...?"
She was so distracted that Conker pounced toward her, jumping much higher than normal and spinning in midair while mimicking Jago's screams. The squirrel slashed her as he came down, continuing a barrage of attacks as he landed. Orchid was about to Combo Break Conker, but...
"C-C-C-C-Counter Breaker!" yelled the disembodied announcer voice again.
Conker anticipated the Combo Break and parried it, allowing him to finish his bombardment of slashes until he knocked her to the floor.
Green Arrow and Orchid both get up, panting heavily along with their exhausted opposition. The four of them get into fighter stances, ready to continue fighting until Supergirl clapped her hands at them, blowing them back with a powerful shockwave.
"Enough!" Supergirl shouted. Dead silence filled the hall for a moment as Supergirl grabbed everyone's attention. "I understand why you're against this, Oliver. We have all lost something. Friends. Family. A home. But with the Totems of Zambesi, we can defeat Savitar-Mizar and undo all of this. We can still save the people of Gold City. We might even be able to bring back everyone who died."
"'Cause that always works out great," Conker said sarcastically.
"Yeah!" Juno nodded in agreement, staring at King Jeff in particular.
Noticing Juno's look, King Jeff got on the defensive. "Sheesh, I accidentally caused a zombie apocalypse one time and I can never live it down!"
"Damien Darhk can lead us to the Totems. His master is bound to them. It's the only way," Supergirl continued.
"Well I still say this plan sucks!" Rory said before chugging a bottle of beer.
"If this goes south and your bloodhound slips his leash, it's on you," Blast Dozer added.
With that, the Flash approached the containment magic circle and gave Constantine a nod. "Go ahead. Remove the chains," Flash said.
As Constantine uttered the incantation to free Damien from his bonds, Vibe turned to Spartan. "I guess it was another tie after all," he stated with a small hint of disappointment in his voice. Joanna sighed and rolled her eyes at both of them.
Constantine finished the spell and the chains binding Damien fell to the floor. Damien Darhk adjusted the cuffs on his suit and smirked at the heroes. "You idiots doomed yourselves."
Everyone tensed up at his perceived threat, ready to fight at a moment's notice.
"Oh, I'm not talking about myself. I'm talking about your Super Friend over there," Damien clarified, pointing to Supergirl. The Hall of Justice alarms sounded as Supergirl writhed in pain.
"What's happening to her?" yelled Joanna, one hand cautiously placed on her holster.
"She's being infected by the Philosopher's Gold!" Black Lightning realized, noticing the rock dust spreading across her body.
Green Arrow took a step forward to stop Supergirl, but immediately fell to one knee in pain. Spartan rushed to his friend's aid. "You're still hurting from your fight with Barry. Let me take care of this," Spartan offered.
Green Arrow nodded, putting his faith in his friend and mentor. "Alright. But take these. You'll need them."
The Emerald Archer pulled out several specific arrows from his quiver and handed them to Spartan, who equipped himself with his crossbow, the Green Monster. Once his crossbow was loaded, Spartan and Diddy Kong confronted their mind controlled ally.
"Careful! There's still a chance she's alive in there!" the Flash warned them. "Take her down easy."
"Easy? You gotta be kidding me!" Diddy complained.
"Sorry to do this to you, Kara, but we have no choice," said Spartan.
Supergirl, with her eyes glowing red menacingly, laughed maniacally with voices not her own.
Spartan fired several arrows at Supergirl, who destroyed each one mid-flight with her Heat Vision. As she slowly approached, Diddy shot peanuts at her with his popgun, which bounced harmlessly off of her.
"Hey, wait a minute! As invulnerable as she is, why is she letting me shoot her but doing everything she can to avoid getting hit by your arrows?" Diddy questioned.
"She must've realized that the arrows Oliver gave me are Kryptonite arrows," Spartan answered.
"Oh." A second later, Diddy did a double-take before facing Green Arrow. "Wait, what? Why do you have Kryptonite arrows?"
"In case I ever had to fight an evil version of her, which came in handy when Nazi Supergirl from Earth-X showed up," said Green Arrow.
"Nazis? They're pretty much your world's equivalent to Tediz, and I hate those guys," Conker pointed out.
"There has to be a way to get her attention away from me, even if it's just for a second," Spartan reasoned.
"Well, maybe this will work." Diddy threw an Orange Grenade at Supergirl, which exploded on impact. "Yeah! Wahay!" Diddy cheered, until Supergirl sped behind him and Spartan, completely unharmed. "Wha...Hey!" Diddy cried out before he and Spartan were blown across the hall by Supergirl's Freeze Breath.
Supergirl blitzed after them, not noticing the banana peel Diddy dropped in her path. It proved to be surprisingly effective at making her trip and fall on her keister. Before she could get up, Spartan shot her in the shoulders with his last two Kryptonite arrows, piercing her skin and weakening her as the substance spread through her system.
Diddy wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Whew! We did it."
But he spoke too soon, as Supergirl, despite the pain she was in, stood up and yanked the arrows from her shoulders. "Tiresome mortals. Why do you resist?" the voices of Savitar-Mizar spoke through Supergirl.
"Savitar-Mizar!" Diddy growled and bore his teeth.
"In the flesh, as it were, though not our own," Savitar-Mizar replied as his face appeared on every monitor in the Hall of Justice. "We had a dream. Our two realities, united to form a single, perfect universe, where power and glory isn't wasted on those undeserving. And yet, here you are, continuing to defy us."
"You'll find that we're stubborn like that," said Flash defiantly, with King Jeff nodding in agreement.
"Yes...but you'll change." Supergirl turned to face the others. "As your companion Supergirl has. She is part of us now. Purified. Immaculate. The Philosopher's Gold will infect you all in time. Accept our gift. Or die."
Supergirl bent down in preparation for flight. Realizing that she was trying to go to Savitar-Mizar, the Flash made a mad dash towards her at super speed, but he was too late. She flew off, breaking through the roof as she left.
As everyone stared up at the hole in the ceiling, Joanna received a message on her eyepiece. "Flash, the Waverider is back," she informed the speedster.
"What now?" Flash pondered aloud as the timeship prepped for landing.
Rory, Black Lightning, and Joanna went outside to meet their new visitors. The White Canary, better known as Sara Lance, exited the Waverider alongside the Atom.
"Boss. Haircut," Rory greeted his fellow Legends with the nicknames he assigned them.
"Rory. You haven't been causing any trouble for our friends, have you?" Sara asked in a light tone.
"No promises," Rory answered.
Black Lightning looked around as if something was amiss. "Where are the rest of the Legends?"
"They didn't want to be in anymore crossovers. Not even crossover fanfiction," Sara explained.
"Wish I could say the same about Vela. She insisted on staying behind to gather more intel," the Atom said worriedly.
"Juno's not gonna like this," said Joanna.
"Hey, I'm sure Vela can take care of herself. We've all seen her in action," Sara reassured them.
Rory looked toward the others, perplexed. "I haven't."
"Which is why you should show up to team meetings, Rory," Sara scolded.
"Anyway, Gideon received an intruder alert coming from the Hall of Justice, so we headed back here," said the Atom.
"Oh, that was probably Supergirl. Let's just say it's been one of those days. So what did you find at the Vanishing Spire?" Black Lightning asked.
"Trouble," the Atom stated.
"Savitar-Mizar has formed an alliance with the Vanishing Spire's imperator, Malkil," Sara elaborated.
Black Lightning looked taken aback. "Malkil? If that's not an obviously evil name, then I don't know what is."
"Yep. And he also loves his evil minions, which he's amassing a whole army of to take us out," Sara warned him.
The Atom took a step forward. "And it gets worse. Malkil is testing some kind of chemical weapon, said to have originated from a powerful ancient object."
Joanna gave Black Lightning a knowing glance. "The Philosopher's Gold."
Black Lightning stood in silence for a moment, collecting his thoughts. He knew Sara wouldn't take what he was about to say well. "Sara, there's something you should know. We have Darhk."
"Well, I can see that, she's standing right in front of me," Sara said while looking at Joanna.
"Not that Dark. The one with the 'h' in his name," Black Lightning explained.
Sara's face dropped upon hearing the name of the man who killed her sister. "You brought Damien Darhk here? Why?"
"If we're going to stop Savitar-Mizar, we need the remaining Totems," said Joanna.
"He won't help you, and if by some chance Damien does obtain the Totems, he'll run off and give them to Mallus," Sara spelled out.
Black Lightning put a comforting hand on Sara's shoulder. "Look, I know this isn't easy for you. I know I'd feel the same way if we had to bring back Tobias Whale's albino ass back here, but you know Damien Darhk better than most, if not everyone here. Surely you can come up with a way to convince him."
Sara let Black Lightning's words sink in while she remained quiet for a few moments. Then, without saying a word, she walked into the Hall of Justice. Everyone else soon followed.
All eyes fixated on Sara as she made her way towards Damien.
"Well, if it isn't the captain of the screw-ups herself. Come to beg for my help?" Damien teased.
"You would let Savitar-Mizar have his way? Soon, everyone will be under his control," Sara countered.
"Not really my problem, Sara. Bad guy, remember?" Damien reminded her.
"But what about Nora? He's going to eventually get her too. We have to stop him and save Nora," the Atom said worryingly.
The Flash turned to the Atom with the utmost confused look on his face. "WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME?" he yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Damien's daughter is also named Nora," Spartan explained.
"Oh," Flash simply replied, embarrassed at his outburst.
Joanna gave the Atom an accusatory look. "And why do you sound so concerned?"
"Haircut has the hots for her," Rory said bluntly.
Damien quickly turned to the Atom, shooting a death glare at him. "What? No. No! No?" the Atom tried to deny nervously.
Unconvinced, Damien attempted to telekinetically pull the Atom closer, but the containment magic circle zapped his hand, stopping him. "That Beebo over there really did block my magic. I'm actually impressed," Damien said as he frowned at King Jeff, massaging his hurt hand. "But, for the sake of my Nora-doll, I'll help you little do-gooders out. Besides, I need to pay him back for imprisoning me in the first place. Just let me out of this magic circle and I'll give you what you want."
"No deal," Rory said flatly.
"If trust is a two-way street, right now you're lying in a ditch at the side of a road," Joanna added, waving her finger at Damien accusingly.
"Give us a reason to trust you," Orchid requested as she approached their captive. "Help us find the other four Totems."
Damien sighed, defeated. "Alright, fine. I'll tell you where they are. But first, a history lesson. There are six Totems, each granting its bearer mastery of an elemental power. Savitar-Mizar has two, the Anansi Totem, otherwise known as the Spirit Totem, and the Earth Totem. The Air, Death, Fire, and Water Totems were scattered across the new multiverse during the Convergence, even the ones that my allies and the Legends already possessed. The Air Totem fell into a temporal wormhole that's now concealed behind a mystical time typhoon. It's now in a place that even Savitar-Mizar can't reach."
Flash and Orchid glanced at each other in realization. "Isn't that the same anomaly that my brother and Caitlin went to investigate?" asked Orchid.
"Well, I guess I know where we're headed," the Flash decided.
"The Water Totem is in a secret laboratory deep beneath the headquarters of the L-Dyne Corporation," Damien continued.
"That's only a few blocks from here!" Joanna exclaimed. "Well, I guess it's time I pay my old dataDyne 'friends' a visit."
"The Death Totem, appropriately enough, lies in the realm of the dead, somewhere within the Hellfire Peaks."
Diddy rose his hand as if he was asking a question in Wrinkly's Kong Kollege. "Wait, don't you mean Hailfire Peaks?"
"No, he means Hellfire Peaks," said Constantine. "The Hell of our Earth merged with that bizarre mountain from your world. The ice half didn't stand a snowball's chance."
"Well, it's still in the Isle o' Hags, right? We should rendezvous with Banjo and Kazooie while we're there," Diddy suggested.
"Still don't remember that Banjo guy," Conker muttered to himself.
"And finally, the Fire Totem is placed at the heart of the castle located outside of time and space, the Vanishing Spire."
"What? We just got back from there!" Sara complained.
"Well, we do need to go back and find my sister anyway," Juno pointed out.
Kuros made his way to the Legends' captain. "Allow me to accompany you on your quest. I shall end Malkil's evil once and for all."
"Assemble your teams. There's much to be done," Damien concluded.
Back at the D.E.O., Savitar-Mizar stood before a large squadron of Mizar's Drones, with Supergirl now by his side.
"Follow them. They will lead us to the Totems," Savitar-Mizar demanded, pointing a finger outward. Receiving their orders, the Drones deployed in a hurry. "Soon, the Six Totems will be ours."
A/N: And here are all characters so far and what roles they're playing.
Marvel Side: Arrowverse
Captain America: The Flash/Barry Allen (The Flash)
Captain Marvel: Black Lightning/Jefferson Pierce (Black Lightning)
Doctor Strange: John Constantine (Constantine/Legends of Tomorrow)
Gamora: White Canary/Sara Lance (Arrow/Legends of Tomorrow)
Hawkeye: Spartan/John Diggle (Arrow)
Iron Man: Green Arrow/Oliver Queen (Arrow)
Nova: The Atom/Ray Palmer (Arrow/Legends of Tomorrow)
Rocket Raccoon: Heatwave/Mick Rory (The Flash/Legends of Tomorrow)
Thanos: Damien Darhk (Arrow/Legends of Tomorrow)
Thor: Supergirl/Kara Danvers (Supergirl)
Ultron: Savitar/Barry Allen [Time Remnant] (The Flash)
Winter Soldier: Vibe/Cisco Ramon (The Flash)
Capcom Side: Rareware
Arthur: Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong Country/Diddy Kong Racing)
Chris Redfield: Joanna Dark (Perfect Dark)
Chun-Li: Orchid (Killer Instinct)
Dante: Conker the Squirrel (Diddy Kong Racing/Conker's Bad Fur Day)
Spencer: Blast Dozer (Blast Corps)
Sigma: Mizar (Jet Force Gemini)
Strider Hiryu: Kuros (Wizards & Warriors)
X: Juno (Jet Force Gemini)
Dr. Light: King Jeff (Jet Force Gemini)