AN: Inspired by the deleted scene from 3x17 where Rip Hunter talks to Sara Lance about the Ava Clones. I changed a few things on the dialogue to adapt it into my story. If you would like to watch the deleted scene you can search on Youtube for "Legends of Tomorrow 3x17 Deleted Scene - Rip Praises Sara".
Sara approaches Rip Hunter in the Library. He's sitting in front of her with sorrow in his eyes and a glass of half-finished scotch.
"Well look who finally decided to show up. Everything alright?"
"Ava won't talk to me. She won't even give me the chance to explain myself." He says sadly.
"I know… I guess you really screwed up this time." She crosses her arms across her chest and leans on the big wooden table behind her, "Why didn't you tell Ava the truth?! Wasn't it easier to tell her right from the very beginning that she was a clone?"
He sighs and looks up at her, taking a moment to reflect on his answer.
"You know Sara, the Ava Clones, they weren't designed to feel."
Sara frowns at that, but stays silent, encouraging him to continue.
"Not doubt, not excitement. Definitely not love." He says, stressing the last bit of information.
The Legend gulps and her heart warms up at hearing it. Love.
"That was all her." Rip proceeds, "Although, she did have someone to help her." He finishes, now looking up to meet Sara directly in the eye, "She needs you, probably more than ever."
The woman nods with a small smile, "I know that. And I also know that you should try to talk to her, again."
Rip scoffs, "She already made it perfectly clear that I'm the last person she wants to see right now."
"That might be true. But she needs answers only you can give her." Sara stands away from the table, preparing to leave the man to his thoughts, "And as her previous mentor, and friend, I think you owe her at least that." With that being said she steps outside the room, while the man pours himself another glass.
The woman was almost arriving at her bedroom when a portal opens in front of her and Ava comes out of it.
"Ava? Is everything alright?!" She asks concerned, approaching her, "I thought we were supposed to meet at your place later tonight for dinner. I was just going to shower and change my clothes before making my way over there."
The Time Agent looks a bit different from her usual professional stance, her long blonde hair is draped over her right shoulder, "We still are, don't worry." She smiles softly and kisses her girlfriend gently on the lips to reassure her, "I just need to talk to Captain Rip Hunter… I believe he is around somewhere right?"
The blonde's question leaves her surprised, but slightly relieved, "Yes! He was just at the Library, you might still catch him there."
The taller woman plants a kiss on Sara's cheek, thanks her and leaves.
When she arrives at the Library, Rip Hunter is still there and he immediately stands up when he sees her.
"Ava!" He says with surprise on his voice, "What brings you here?"
She gets closer to him, slowly, "I pondered a lot about this and decided it would be better if we spoke; rather sooner than later."
"Great!" He says with relief, getting closer to the blonde but Ava steps away. His smile falters but he tries not to show it. He clears his throat, "Ava I apologize…"
She cuts him before he has the chance to finish, "Agent Sharpe, if it's not asking for too much. And you've already apologized, I don't need it again." Ava sounds rough and cold, but deep down she's feeling bad for treating him like that. Although at the moment, it's the only way she can deal with the fact he hid the truth from her.
"Very well, Agent Sharpe." His voice trembles slightly, "I want you to know that I never intended to hurt you." He stops, searching for her eyes but the Agent has her gaze on the floor.
Rip waits a few seconds, giving her a chance to look up but she never does. He decides to continue, "When I travelled to 2213 and spent time there creating the enterprise that would come to fabricate the Ava Clones, my sole purpose was to somehow help make something truly wonderful and capable of making this World, a better one."
The woman finally looks up, sad green eyes crossing with sad blue ones, "I hoped that the Clones would be used to make people in that time happier; their lives fuller, more filled with meaning. The citizens of Earth deserved that; they deserved something that they could use to their advantage. But I realize now that I was wrong, Ava I'm so sorry…"
"Something that they could use Rip?!" Ava spats furiously, her eyes burning with fury, "I am a being, a human being! I have feelings, emotions, thoughts!" She says, raising her voice, "How are you capable of standing right there in front of me and tell me you created me, Ava Sharpe -the woman you helped become the outstanding Time Bureau Agent she is today – as simply a way of serving others?!" Tears are now running freely through Ava's cheeks as she tries to calm herself down, she wipes them away quickly, "And you know what else?"
She gets closer to the man she once admired, mere inches away from his face, and gestures to her watery eyes, "How is it that a Clone, that a thing like myself can even cry? How do you even explain that Rip?!" Her voice fails at the end, a small sob escaping her mouth.
Rip's eyes start to mirror hers, "Because you are remarkable Ava. You surpassed every expectation I could have ever had."
The woman sniffles, "What do you mean?"
He smiles softly, "The Clones weren't designed to feel any emotion whatsoever." He shakes his head, "All that was your doing! Feeling courage, fear, nervousness, sadness, guilt." He remembers his earlier talk with Sara, "Love." He accentuates that last word and for a small instant he believes he sees a hint of a smile on Ava's swollen lips, "You accomplished all of that by yourself. You are nothing like a machine designed by others… In fact, you are even more of a human being than most of us who call ourselves that. "
"Do you really mean it Rip?" She asks, feeling a little better, "When you say I am remarkable?"
"With all my heart Ava." He nods at her, his eyes welling up, "With all my heart."
Ava steps forward to hug him tightly, catching him by surprise. He slowly hugs her back, "Thank you." She whispers, before letting go.
She locks her gaze with his and states confidently, "I should let you know that I've decided to go back to 2213."
Rip frowns at that, "Why? There's nothing left for you there."
His answer slightly upsets her, "Because I believe I have the right to know more about my origins, about where I come from. Some people travel to another place on Earth, I travel to another place in time."
The man sighs deeply, "Ava, you might not like what you encounter. That place changed a lot since I've left it." He says raising his voice, trying to remove the idea from her head, "They no longer go by the same principles!"
"Rip, I have made my decision and I'm not going to change my mind. I ask you to please respect me on this." She says with little patience to keep hearing him.
"Suit yourself then." He says, finally giving in. He pours himself another glass of his favourite finest scotch aboard the Waverider and sits on his old armchair, "Have a great night Agent Sharpe." He lifts his glass at her and nods, before letting the sweet nectar go down his throat.
"You too." Ava nods, shortly, and leaves the room right after.
She's preparing to open a portal when she bumps into Sara again. The smaller woman greets her with a smile, "Hey! Have you finished talking to Rip?"
"Yes." Ava gives a short and somewhat cold response, "Sara, maybe it would be best if we cancelled our plans tonight. I'm just not in the mood." She sighs, avoiding her girlfriend's gaze.
"What? No, come on Ava." Sara steps closer and tucks a strand of blonde silky hair behind her lover's ear, caressing it with her thumb. The woman blushes at the gesture and a shy smile forms on her lips, leaving a smirk on the Captain's face, "However that conversation turned out, we can still have ourselves a pleasant night." She says, trying to reason with the other woman.
"Think about how wonderful it will be." She says, tilting her head to leave a trail of kisses starting from Ava's ear and down to her chin, going all the way through her jawline. The Agent instinctively rests her hands on either side of her lover's waist. Sara leans into the touch, pressing their bodies closer.
She feels the goose bumps forming on her girlfriend's skin under her lips with each kiss, "We will have amazingly wonderful sex until both our bodies can't take it anymore." That thought makes Ava's body ache with desire and she chuckles happily at Sara's words.
The smaller woman looks up at her, "I'm serious! You don't even have to go to the trouble of cooking me dinner, we can just order takeout. I just really wanna be with my girlfriend, please?" Sara asks with her best bright puppy eyes.
The Agent smiles warmly at her, "How could I ever say no to those beautiful eyes?" She leans down to kiss her, "You are amazing my love. Let me show you just how much." She winks and lets go of her girlfriend so she can open a portal to her apartment. Once it's opened, she takes Sara's hand in hers and leads them inside. When they get there she turns the lights on and tells her girlfriend to take a seat and make herself at home, "I'm just going to change into something more comfortable okay?" She says making her way to the bedroom but Sara grabs her hand, "Do you need help?" She asks, a smirk playing on her lips.
Ava raises her eyebrows and smiles back, "We'll have plenty of time for that babe. Right now I just really want to get out of these tight clothes so we can have some food together." She says kissing her girlfriend's forehead, "In fact, why don't you go ahead and order something of your liking?"
Sara traces the taller woman's hand with her thumb, "Alright. Does Chinese sound good to you?"
"It sounds perfect sweetie."
Ava leaves to her bedroom after that while Sara fast dials the number on her phone. They pick up after a couple of seconds and she makes her request.
When she ends the call the Agent is back to the living room and is wearing nothing more than a long T-Shirt with the lyrics from the song "505" by the Arctic Monkeys and a pair of shorts under it.
The freckled woman looks her lover from head to toe, smirking at the sight in front of her. She stands up to get closer to her, "Oh my Director Sharpe, I'm suddenly feeling extremely overdressed." She whispers in a husky tone and gets behind Ava, circling the woman's waist with her arms, holding her close, "You smell amazingly."
The taller woman snorts and gives a small laugh, "No I don't." She says, resting her hands on top of Sara's, "I had a very busy and stressful day and didn't even have the time to take a shower."
Sara shakes her head, "Doesn't matter." She states, moving her lover's long blonde hair gently to the side so she can kiss the back of her neck, "You always smell great to me."
Ava smiles shyly at the utterance of those words and a pleasant shiver goes running down her spine at the touch of her girlfriend's gentle lips on her skin, right at one of her many sensitive points.
"Sara…" She sighs, letting go of the other woman's embrace reluctantly. She turns around to look her in the eyes and cups her face with both hands. Her girlfriend waits for her to say something, but nothing comes out of her mouth.
Sara realizes Ava is fighting and inner battle with herself and decides to intervene. She takes the taller woman's hands in hers and sits down on the couch, patting the seat next to her.
The Agent sits next to her, never letting go of her hands. Sara initiates the conversation, "I can tell something is bothering you Ava, and I'm pretty sure it's about the talk you had with Rip earlier."
Ava sighs and looks sadly at her, "It is." She confesses, turning her gaze down.
Sara gets closer to her and holds her chin softly with her right hand, turning her lover's face up again to look at the beautiful green eyes she has come to love so much, "Then tell me how it went. You know I'm always here for you." She plants a soft kiss on her forehead to reassure her.
"I know." The Agent takes a deep breath before speaking, "He told some things about myself that I wasn't expecting, like how remarkable I am. It actually made me happy to hear it from him."
Her girlfriend smiles proudly at her, "That's great babe!" She exclaims, brushing some blonde hair aside from the woman's face, "But there's more to it, isn't it? Or else you wouldn't be feeling like this." She asks, frowning slightly.
"Yeah, I told him about getting back to 2213 and he tried to persuade me out of it. Started telling me that it would be a bad idea and that I might not like what I find there."
"Well he's partially right." Sara admits, leaving a frown on Ava's face.
"How can you say that Sara?! You know how important this is to me!" Ava says, raising her voice and standing up.
Sara gets up after her and grabs her hand, "Calm down Ava…"
The taller woman takes her hand away from her, "Calm down?! I thought you were on my side."
"And I am! But I also understand what Rip meant; he's just worried about you. You don't know what you're gonna find once you start digging for the truth. You could discover some things you may not like about that place."
Ava seems to calm down a bit, pondering about what her girlfriend is saying. Sara notices this and takes the chance to grab her hands once more. When Ava doesn't move away from her, she sits down on the couch again and brings her girlfriend down with her.
The taller woman rests her head on Sara's shoulder, sighing softly, "I understand your worries, but I need to feel like you're with me on this Sara. You told me you would go back there with me."
The Legend strokes the top of her lover's head softly, running her fingers through her hair, "And I meant it. I will be by your side every step of the way, and in my opinion that implies making sure that your eyes are wide open throughout the whole process."
Ava turns her head up to look at Sara's worried eyes, "What do you mean by that?"
Her girlfriend closes her eyes and sighs. When she opens them again, bright green eyes are looking expectantly at her, "I worry that you might lose track of who you are. I'm afraid that the Ava I love will be lost because of all the new information about her past. I mean, just think about how you felt when you discovered about being a Clone. Your instinct was immediately feel like you were a fraud, like you weren't worthy of being treated as a human being."
"That's not going to happen this time Sara."
"How can you be so sure about that?"
Ava holds Sara's face in her hands and leans in for a soft kiss on her lips, "Because I will have you by my side, reminding me that what I accomplished until now has been real and precious.", she states, after they part for air.
Sara's not very convinced about it, but still she decides not to press the subject more.
"Alright… But promise me one thing; if we feel like it's getting too much for us to handle, we will get out of 2213 immediately."
"I promise!" Ava says with a small smile, "In fact, I pinky promise." She extends her little finger for Sara to take, making the other woman chuckle. She accepts it and they both share a smile.
"Now…" The taller woman whispers, her voice huskier than usual, "What do you say we take care of the fact that you're feeling overdressed?" She asks with raised eyebrows, leaning in to kiss her girlfriend's neck.
Sara smirks at the suggestion, "Shouldn't we wait for the food to arrive?" She says, but all thoughts of that are gone when Ava bites down on her pulse point, making her blood rush through her body and a deep arousal starts to form on her lower belly.
"Screw that." Ava answers, pushing her lover down on the couch and getting on top of her.
The smaller woman rests her hands on each side of her girlfriend's hip, "Or better yet, you could screw me." She says with a smirk on her face.
The Agent leans down and catches Sara's lips, asking for entrance with her tongue, which her lover gladly grants.
Meanwhile the Legend moves her hands up and under the blonde's T-Shirt, caressing the soft skin right under her breasts, making the woman moan into her mouth.
Ava moves away from Sara, leaving her pouting, "You're adorable." She states, smiling down at her. She grabs the hems of her lover's shirt and Sara sits up, helping her take it out.
The taller woman takes her T-Shirt out as well, leaving her only in her shorts. Sara licks her bottom lop at the sight of her girlfriend nude chest.
Ava blushes but swallows down her shyness, "You have too much clothing on Lance." She complains, moving forward to take Sara's sports bra off. The woman puts her arms up to make it easier for her, "Better?" She asks raising her eyebrows.
"Definitely." Her lover says smirking.
Sara takes the chance to reverse their roles, now being the one on top, earning a small yelp from Ava, "These shorts have to go Miss Sharpe." She declares, hooking her index finger on their waistband and pulling them down.
She leaves a trail of kisses from Ava's hip down to her legs, until the shorts are on the floor.
After that, she settles herself between her lover's thighs, spreading her legs apart, "No panties? Perfect." She says with a husky sultry tone.
Ava shudders at that and her breath itches with anticipation, "Sara…"
"Yes?" She asks, resting her head on her left thigh, right next to her girlfriend's inviting sex. She plants a wet kiss there, just to mess with her.
"You're such a tease, god."
"You secretly love it, confess." She demands playfully, moving her head to leave a kiss above her lover's clit.
Ava arches her back at the feeling, aching for more of her touch, "Fine, I do. Now please, can you, you know…"
"Can I what my love? Say it." Sara asks again, now in a bossy tone, "What do you want me to do?" She moves her index finger up and down through Ava's wet folds, making the woman roll her hips.
"I want you to fuck me… Please." She admits a bit shyly at first, but when she feels Sara's tongue on her sex all she forgets all of that. All that matters is the sweet movement of her lover's experienced mouth on her clit and folds.
She rests her right hand behind Sara's head, holding her in place, while she enlaces her left hand with her girlfriend's right one.
Her moans start to grew louder and louder while her breathing gets faster, she's almost reaching a sweet orgasm when Sara decides to add a finger inside of her while her mouth works on her clit, trying to bring her to the edge.
After a few minutes Ava comes in full force, arching into her lover's mouth while screaming her name. Sara helps her body calm down a bit before taking her finger out and moving her way up to be face to face with her.
Her girlfriend's green eyes are a shade of dark and her lips have a smile on them. Sara smiles back at her, leaving a kiss on her forehead, on the bridge of her nose and lastly on her lips.
Ava sighs happily into the kiss, pulling her lover closer to her by enveloping her arms around Sara's waist. The freckled woman rests her face on the crook of the Agent's neck, leaving a kiss there. Both women rejoice on the feeling of having their bodies pressed together, especially after making love.
They stay that way for a while, neither wanting to break the comfortable silence that has settled between them.
After around five minutes someone rings the doorbell, catching their attention.
Sara turns to Ava, "It must be our food. Let me just get dressed and open the door, you stay there." She gets up and puts on her shirt quickly.
"Wait, you'll need some money to pay them." Ava says and motions for her wallet on top of the coffee table, "Take it and give them a tip if you want to."
The Legend bends down to grab the wallet and before running to open the door she stops and stares at Ava for a few seconds in silence.
"What?" The taller woman asks, suddenly aware that she's full on naked.
"Nothing. I just wanted to save this amazing image of you on my brain." She admits, gesturing to Ava's body with her hand.
Ava laughs at that and throws a pillow at her, "Just go get our food you goober. You've left me starving."
Sara catches the pillow in time and throws it back at her, "Alright I'm going."
Ava catches the pillow from the ground and takes it in her arms, holding it close to her chest. She smiles thinking about how her girlfriend makes her feel so loved and wanted.
She decides to put on her clothes again while Sara pays for the food and after a couple of minutes she's back in the living room with their food ready to eat.
They put on an action movie while they eat their dinner in peace, changing glances here and then. When they finish eating the movie is long gone as they are too busy being caught up in each other's. They move to the bedroom so they can have more space to be with one another.
After a couple of hours both women fall asleep naked and tangled in each other's arms, with Ava resting her head on Sara's chest. Lately that's the only way she can sleep properly, by hearing her lover's heartbeat. It makes her feel safe.
She doesn't know what the future will hold, but she does know that as long as she has Sara's support, she can face any scary thing that may come her way.