Chapter 9.
Hey everyone. Back with another chapter.
I apologize for the long delay; I've been dealing with some personal stuff. I will try to update a lot sooner than before, but no guarantees.
This chapter will cover the events of Episode 3 with the additions of Jason, Snart and Beck of course. How they joined the USS Discovery will be explained in this chapter.
Thank you to everyone who has reviewed, followed or favirouted this fic so far.
Disclaimer: I don't own Flash, Avengers, Star Trek or any characters and elements pertaining to the mentioned franchises. I only own Jason Stark and any other OC's and worlds you see in this fic.
On with the show.
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Jason's POV.
Well the six months of Starfleet training was fine.
Then after that, it just went to hell.
Leonard Snart, Quentin Beck and I had been assigned to a starship called the USS Discovery which was captained by some mystery dude named Gabriel Lorca.
When I first met the dude, he seemed very dark and kind of creepy.
Creepy in a bad way.
But orders were orders and I was not about to let myself get killed.
So for the past 3 weeks, Snart, Beck and I were working on the ship.
Pike had left for the Enterprise in order to investigate some anomaly elsewhere.
Due to my incredible senses and combat skills, I had been assigned to security.
I know, sounds fun.
I had learnt the security protocols very quickly as the serum had given me photographic reflexes.
I had also made friends with some members of the Discovery.
Some of them such as Commander Saru were very uptight. Saru was a Kelpian from the planet Camanor. He was a nice guy but boy did he need to lighten up.
Then there was Cadet Sylvia Tilly. She was a sweetheart.
Very enthusiastic and all that.
She reminded me a lot of Cisco and Felicity.
Then there was Commander Paul Stammets.
He was the descendant of Ray Palmer aka the Atom.
I had met Ray a while back when Oliver introduced the two of us. He was like Earth-1's version of my dad.
I was honestly not surprised.
The two even acted similar.
Personally, I had gotten along with him pretty well.
Then, 3 weeks after I arrived, came the news.
The woman who had triggered the whole Federation/Klingon war in the first place, Michael Burnham was coming here for some random thing I had no idea about.
Personally I didn't hate her.
Why would I hate someone for something that I wasn't even around to see?
So, Lorca had assigned me and Snart to do a meet and greet.
I had been given a phaser which was a futuristic space gun.
I didn't like guns that much though, I preferred knives.
So I had strapped several knives to my belt.
Slade Wilson had taught me how to throw knives with astonishing accuracy.
So Snart and I made our way down to the Shuttle Bay.
A space pod entered the force field and docked down.
Several prisoners all dressed in yellow emerged.
"Okay Snart, so which one is Michael Burnham?" I asked him.
"That one" he said, pointing to a dark-skinned woman who looked rugged and worn out.
"Michael Burnham, my name is Jason Stark. I'm with security. This is my comrade, Leonard Snart. You are required to come with us" I said, attempting to act professional. Not sure if I did a good job.
She looked so confused at the moment it would have been amusing, had we not had more important things to do.
It was almost like she didn't know what was going on.
"I didn't know I was supposed to come here" she said.
I frowned in confusion.
What was she talking about?
"I have literally no idea what you are talking about, but hopefully Captain Lorca will be able to sort it out for you" I said.
Snart just shot me a look.
And so, we led Burnham to the Captain's quarters.
I had managed to map out the entirety of the ship, to the point where I knew every square inch of the place.
I was so lost in my thoughts, as I reminisced about my friends, old and new that I nearly jumped when the elevator dinged.
We walked into the Captain's quarters where Lorca was waiting.
"Michael Burnham" he greeted.
Yeah he was still freaking me out.
"Why am I here Captain Lorca? I was supposed to be transported to a new prison" Burnham asked in confusion.
I traded a look with Snart.
What the hell was she talking about?
"Come with me. I have something to show you" Lorca said.
We walked down to what I recognized as the engineering lab.
What were we even doing here?
"Why are we here Captain?" Burnham asked.
"You started a war Michael. Don't you want to help me finish it?" Lorca asked.
Burnham looked hopeful as she shook his hand.
"These are two of my security officers, Jason Stark and Leonard Snart" Lorca introduced.
I nodded my head in acknowledgment.
Snart mock-saluted her which caused me to chuckle in response.
"Captain, please report to the bridge" a voice said.
"On my way" Lorca replied and motioned for us to follow him.
When we got to the bridge, everyone turned to look at Burnham.
I had gotten quite good at reading facial expressions and they all wore looks of hate and mistrust, not that I blamed them.
"What have we got?" Lorca asked.
"Captain, another ship, the USS Glen has been ravaged, and all of its crew is dead" a woman that I recognized as Luitennet Detmar replied.
"All dead?" Beck asked in confusion.
"It wasn't Klingons. My senses detect that it was something much larger and more dangerous" Detmar replied.
Well that sure as hell didn't sound good.
"I will dispatch a search party to investigate what happened. Ensign Stark, Luitennet Snart, you will be in the group. Burnham, you're going with them as well" Lorca instructed.
That last sentence raised a few eyebrows.
"If I may ask Captain, why are you sending her on the mission?" Commander Saru asked.
I sensed the underlying tone of anger though.
"Because this is an opportunity for her to prove herself worthy" Lorca responded coolly.
"Let's get going" I told Snart.
We saluted Lorca and walked out and down to go prepare.
I really missed everyone that I loved.
Trust me; being away for six months was not fun.
But hey, watcha do about nothing.
I had suited up in my combat suit as the face-mask had allowed me to breath in space.
I know real handy.
So I had suited up and made my way down to the shuttle bay.
I had found the whole place super fancy, and I mean way more than my Earth.
When I got to the Shuttle Bay, I found Beck there, already suited up.
Beck and I had become close friends during the six months.
He was an extremely funny guy who could also hold the line if you asked him too.
"Hey Quentin" I said in greeting.
"Hey Jay, you ready for this?" Beck replied and we did our signature handshake which lasted about 15 seconds.
"Where's everyone else?" I asked, looking around.
Beck let out a bark of laughter.
"There already in the shuttle buddy. Boy but you take your time. What do you do in there?" Beck said in a teasing tone.
I gave him a look of mock offence.
"Just…just get on the bloody shuttle" I said in a tired tone.
"If you say so grandpa" Beck replied with a smirk.
I smacked him upside the head in reply.
Everyone was in the shuttle and already strapped in.
So I strapped myself into one of the seats as the shuttle lifted off and flew out of the force field that was preventing us all from flying into space and dying.
Good times, good times.
We flew out of the ship and out into space.
I could clearly see the wreckage of the USS Glenn even from where I was sitting, which was at the very back.
Most of the ship was still intact but there was a major ton of debris floating everywhere around it.
"We'll dock here" Stammets said and docked it nearby.
Everyone else deployed space-suits which looked like really fancy hazmat suits.
I just activated my face mask and Beck formed his fishbowl helmet.
I keep telling him he needs to change it, but he stubbornly insists on keeping it like that.
What a weirdo.
Anyway, we moved into the ship, which was littered with dead bodies and the walls were covered in blood.
Whatever was on this ship, I seriously didn't want to meet it.
I silently drew an arrow and notched it to my bow.
Snart had taken out his Cold Gun and it was aimed.
Beck's hands were flowing with green energy.
Everyone else had regular phasers, which I wasn't sure would do much.
I didn't know if it was just me, but I kept hearing strange, animalistic growls coming from close by.
Almost like something was following us.
Nobody else seemed to notice, but I highly doubt they had super soldier serum in them.
So I shrugged it off for now and continued on.
The further we travelled, the more bodies we discovered, and the more disgusting the bodies were.
Like, really disgusting, and I'm not even joking when I say this, one body had an arm and both legs ripped off.
So naturally, I ended up stepping into giant puddles of blood.
Very not fun.
We moved through the ship until the growl sounded closer.
And this time, it wasn't just me who heard it.
Stammets and Beck had also heard it and turned to where the sound had originated from.
The next thing I heard was a growl followed by a massive scream.
One of the officers that were us had been grabbed and dragged off into the shadows, his screams echoing everywhere.
"Okay!" I exclaimed in horror.
We all looked around in horror before another officer was grabbed and brutally killed.
I spun around at superhuman speed, to see a large black coloured creature about the size of a horse move and kill another officer.
Beck created a pair of energy whips and managed to restrain the beast as I leapt onto its back.
"Shoot it!" I shouted and Stammets and Burnham fired there phasers as Snart fired an ice beam all of which caused the creature to roar in pain.
I was thrown off its back and rolled to my feet.
The creature then roared and made a lunge for Burnham.
Seeing this, I ran and tackled her out the way, but the creature slashed my back open with its extremely large claws.
I yelled in pain and hit the floor, hard.
"Come on!" Snart shouted.
Beck ran over to assist while Snart and Stammets provided cover fire.
Burnham and Beck helped me stand which was very painful.
Together we moved away while the creature dashed away into the shadows.
I groaned in pain, very near to passing out.
"Stay with me Jay!" Beck said encouragingly.
We got back to the shuttle and Stammets imiadetley undocked and flew back to the Discovery.
My face was hot and I was sweating heavily.
I had a sneaking suspicion that the wound was either getting infected or already infected, both of them being very bad.
Everyone's voices got hazier and hazier until I passed out.
I dreamt of flying monkeys and the Wicked Witch of the West.
I know, don't ask.
When I woke up, I was in Sick Bay.
Beck was standing next to me, a concerned look on my face.
Next to him was a Dr Hugh Culbart, who was the head doctor.
"How are you feeling?" Hugh asked me.
"Like I got mowed over with a tractor" I replied, groaning as the pain returned.
"I'll give you some pain medication to soothe the pain, but I'd recommend you stay here for the time being" Hugh advised.
I nodded my head in understanding.
Hugh then left to fetch the pain medication.
"What happened while I was gone?" I asked Beck.
"We figured out the creature which is a Tardegrade by the way, emits spores which we can use to power a drive that will allow us to teleport through a place known as the Mycelia Network" Beck explained.
Now this was interesting as hell.
"Well, I'm just glad I didn't turn into a zombie or something" I joked.
Beck visibly shuddered however.
"Thank god you didn't, trust me; I've had a bad experience with zombies" Beck said.
"Really?" I asked him.
"Yeah. Some woman who is a zombie named Liv. Nice lady but boy she can freak you out" Beck said with a light chuckle.
That sounded very interesting and kind of weird.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Burnham enter Sick Bay.
Beck also noticed as well.
"I'll be in touch" he said and left the room, patting my shoulder.
Burnham approached me.
"Hey, you okay?" I asked her.
"Yeah I'm good" she replied.
"You have a question on your mind, go ahead, ask it" I said.
"Why did you save me? I mean, you have every right to hate me" Burnham said with self-loathing.
I felt a pang of pity for her.
"I don't even know the full story, so why would I hate you for something I don't even know about" I said.
She looked at me with a knowing look.
"That's not the full reason is it?" she asked.
I sighed.
"No. I couldn't let anyone die on my watch. No one" I replied in full honesty.
Burnham smiled and squeezed my hand.
"See you around" I said.
She nodded and left the room.
I was now very tired.
I was also wondering why the f this was my life.
"Ah this isn't going to go well for me" I muttered.
I kept having a recurring dream where Clint Barton aka Hawkeye was the Green Arrow which was very weird.
Only one name was echoing throughout my head.
Dr Manhattan.
And Chapter 9 is done. I hope you all enjoyed it.
So Episode 3 is done. Obviously since this is in Jason's POV, some stuff was removed.
Now, I hope you enjoyed Beck's reference to the TV series IZombie which is another Earth in the Multiverse. No guarantee it will appear though.
And the dreams that Jason have been having about Clint being the Green Arrow will be revealed in Chapter 11 and again at the end of the Discovery arc.
Now, next chapter will cover my version of Episode 4, with some changes obviously.
And Dr Manhattan will be important in defeating the Anti-Monitor and he will make his debut at the end of the next story arc.
Until next time, review, follow, faviroute, stay tuned and tell me what you thought of this chapter.
Arrowverse Fan 217 Out.