Alex's POV
We made our way back to the lab to speak with the team on how Curtis was doing with his T-Spheres.
"Yes!" we heard Winn shout enthusiastically as we entered.
"Good news?" J'onn asked.
"Curtis located an area of warehouses across the river," Felicity explained, "There was a ton of algae, and the T-Spheres picked up a sample of substance by one of them that matches the one Alex and Mon El confiscated."
"Music to my ears," I said.
"Don't rejoice to much yet," Caitlin said, "Eliza and I also analyzed a sample from the river. It appears they've been dumping biohazard waste in the river such as alien blood."
"And from analyzing the blood it seems the aliens are in great danger and could be very sick," my mom said.
"So we need to act fast," I said.
"There is another problem," Cisco said, "The warehouses are surrounded by a massive wall, and the only opening is at the side facing the water."
"We have boats and water gear," J'onn told them.
"The water isn't the only problem," Lena said, "Curtis noticed camera's looking straight at the water and the docks. He said he was able to keep the T-Spheres in their blind spots but humans are much too big for that. He tried to hack in and disable them but couldn't without alerting the system. As soon as we hit the water my mother will be watching us."
"Then we have to literally move fast," I said, "Curtis and Felicity can disable the cameras right? On cue."
"You know we can," Felicity said.
"Barry can literally run across water," I said, "Him getting in undetected should be easy. Cisco, can you vibe him and open a breach for the rest of us once he's in?"
"I should be able too," Cisco replied, "They don't have meta human dampeners here do they?"
"Not as far as I know. I don't know what they are using to keep the aliens detained though," I said pensively, "We'll need a plan B."
"I can fly people over the wall, and so can Mon El," J'onn suggested, "It will be slower, but its worse case scenario."
"If you have to, you call Supergirl in," I said.
"But Alex..." J'onn started.
"I know she can handle it," I said, "And you'll need her help."
"Okay," he conceded.
"Now let's all go join the others and fill them in," I said.
We walked to the training room and entered to see the crowd cheering as Mon El, Supergirl, and The Flash stood side by side behind a line. "My money is on Barry," Oliver said, "Kara is incredible but she can't have all those other powers and be the fastest person alive."
"I don't know," Diggle said, "Barry's speed is ridiculous, but is he super fast?"
"What do we know about Mon El?" Sara asked.
I joined in, "He's fast but not as fast as Kara. I would know. She's made me throw up enough times from an unexpected run."
Sara laughed, "You guys aren't here to bust us, are you?"
"I want to know who then fastest is just as much as everyone else," I said, "A competition is good for morale also."
"I'm a little offended no one invited me to join," J'onn said.
"You should get out there," I said, "Show them you still got it even if you don't win."
He smiled and approached the starting line.
"Now I want a fair race," Winn spoke, "No pushing or using other powers except flight if you have it. You will go straight through the room, lap the DEO, and the return to the starting line."
"Is that fair?" Barry asked.
"Let them have their flight," Cisco said, "You got this in the bag."
"Is everybody ready?" James shouted.
Everyone got into the best take off position.
"Go!"
We were all blown away quite literally as they took off. The Flash returned first in who even knows how short of a time. Supergirl was on his heels flying in second. Martian Manhunter and Mon El zoomed in last and it was hard to tell so we called in a tie much to J'onn's delight.
"Well now we know," I said, "The Flash is the fast person in this room."
"I prefer the fastest man alive," Barry said.
"But haven't you been beaten by Zoom and the Reverse Flash?" Felicity said.
"Do you need some ice for that burn honey?" Iris said causing us all to notice that she, Joe, and Dinah had returned.
Barry chuckled. "What'd you guys find out?" he said.
"Alex was right," Dinah said, "They have a whole arsenal of technology enhanced people."
"I think we should look into Cisco and Winn developing some weapons specifically for them," Joe stated.
"Barry's lightning should be able to disable tech," Iris said, "Cisco, could you find something to mimic his charge?"
"Synthetic lightning. You want me to make synthetic lightning," he said sarcastically, "Do I look like Clyde Mardon?"
"Hold on Cisco," J'onn said, "I think you are forgetting that you have all of the DEO's alien technology at your disposal."
"You guys have stuff that can a make essentially synthetic lightning?" Cisco said suspiciously.
"With the right minds, they have materials that can make a lot of things you'd be surprised by," Lena said.
"Well what are we waiting for?" Felicity said, "It's alien technology let's get to work. We may never get this chance again."
"I love the DEO, they have even cooler stuff than Star Labs," Cisco said as they headed back to the lab.
After they left we filled everyone else in on Cadmus's location. "I think the time to act is tomorrow night if the weapons are ready," I said, "We can't let any more aliens be harmed. You should rest until then. You will all need your strength."
"How many aliens do you think are in there?" Sara questioned.
"I don't know," I replied, "We are prepared for many injured though."
"What are we supposed to do if we run into your dad?" Rene said as everyone turned to glare at him, "I mean we can't kill him, right?"
"Treat him like anyone else," I said, "That's how he treated me."
"This mission is personal yes, Jeremiah is in there and so is Lena's mother. Our goal is for no one to die though," Kara said, "Don't forget we're there to make sure justice is served, not to be judge, jury and executioner."
"Wise words," J'onn said, "How about everyone goes to clean up before dinner?"
"Sounds like a plan," Barry said and the others nodded in agreement.
I stayed behind and sat with my head in my hands. I was frustrated. Every time we took a step forward it felt like he had to take two back. While we were forming a plan innocent lives were on the line.
"You're going to miss all the hot water," a voice spoke, "Trust me I know from living on the way rider."
I turned to see Sara Lance. "Yeah I know," I said, "I was just taking a moment. They deserve it anyway. They've been working hard."
"And you haven't," she said, "You've been coordinating plans all day and modifying them when obstacles came up."
"Yet we still don't have a solid plan," I said, "I haven't found the right solution and I can't even fight along side all of you. I can't help you fix what my father has done."
"Dude you sound like Oliver. The weight of the world on your shoulders and taking it upon yourself to right your father's wrongs," she said, "I'm not going to pretend to understand how that feels. I mean to feel responsible for an issue that you had no part in because someone you share DNA with did. My father's amazing and loves Laurel and I more than anything. He dedicated his life working for the police and he's one of the good ones."
"Is this supposed to be making me feel better?" I said.
"I'm getting there," Sara laughed, "My father always worried about his daughters being safe. He didn't want us to be heroes and constantly risking our lives. He thought it was perfectly acceptable that he was always in harms way though. We had to remind him that he was human and could get hurt too. We also had to remind Oliver that he is human and cannot be responsible for everyone and everything. It's hard, I know. It hurts to be human."
"It does," I replied.
"Have you ever had the wind knocked out of you?" she asked.
"Of course I have," I said.
"I once read a poem that said, 'Getting the wind knocked out of you reminds your lungs just how much they like the taste of air.' Without the hurt we wouldn't recognize the good things in life as well," she said.
"What about when you can't find the good?" I said.
"Then you keep going until you see the light at the end of the tunnel," she said.
"What if there is no light?" I said.
"Trust me, there is," Sara said, "See you at dinner."
She left the room and I sat for a couple more minutes before heading to the shower.
Kara had just gotten done and helped me cover all my cast. I updated her on my conversation with Dr. Lane and that I did have an infection. I was glad she didn't scold me because I felt stupid enough for letting the wounds get infected when I should have known better.
I showered quickly and got ready to head to dinner. Kara and I arrived about the same time as everyone else. We were informed that Barry had run to get chicken wings, his personal favorite. J'onn walked down to the lab to tell the others that dinner would be there in a flash, and that they should take a break.
Dinner was full of talk about the mission this time. Everyone bounced ideas off the person with them. Right now chicken wings were being served but tomorrow justice would be.