The team that is not a legion rushes to save the city, Barry and Wally have their work cut out for them with the satellite, and there's calm in the aftermath . . . but then again, there's always calm before a storm.
Alex Danvers
"OK, now it's time for you to push," Caitlin told Cecille, bending by the foot of the bed. "On three. One, two, three!"
Cecille gritted her teeth and pushed hard, whimpering through her teeth, Joe's hands on her shoulders, her hands clenching the sheets. "You're doing great," Alex promised, squeezing her arm comfortingly.
Oliver Queen/Sara Lance/Barry Allen
Cisco's breach opened in the middle of the street, and as Singh looked around desperately, Malcolm was the first out. He looked up, assessing the falling pieces of the satellite as the others followed. "Arrow?" he called.
"If you can stop the debris, do it," Oliver ordered. "The rest of us, clear the civilians out of the streets!"
Kara took off immediately, Mon-El following her. Imra sprinted towards a group of teenagers who were screaming in terror, and she threw up a forcefield around them just as one of the flaming pieces of the satellite crashed. Cisco threw out a hand and summoned a breach below another chunk of the satellite, opening up another breach several feet away and letting the satellite piece explode.
Palmer, Terrill, and Firestorm joined Kara and Mon-El in the air, the five of them swooping back and forth to catch the larger pieces of debris before they approached the streets. Oliver, Slade, Sara, Mick, and Malcolm herded civilians out of the way as quickly as they could. Zari climbed one of the statues, tapped her totem, and blasted one of the approaching pieces of the satellite, her gusts of wind keeping it in the air. Below her, Laurel screamed as hard as she could, shattering the satellite into tiny pieces that Leo froze with a stream from his gun. On the other side across from them, Amaya used her totem to summon the spirits of animals, allowing her to climb impossible surfaces and leap into the air, breaking several pieces of the satellites into smaller pieces. Nate ran from sidewalk to sidewalk in steel form, shielding the civilians who hadn't run to cover. He passed Ralph, who extended one of his arms around three gawking civilians and pulled them behind him. Nora was just past them, using her magic to slow the descent of larger pieces of the satellite, she and Kara working together as if they hadn't just started teaming up.
"Canary!" Oliver suddenly yelled.
Singh turned at the same time to see Sara stop in her tracks and look up. One of the larger pieces of the satellite hurtled towards her, and Sara took off running as quickly as she could. Dark gold lightning passed through the gap between Oliver and Singh, and Sara disappeared seconds before Mon-El swooped down, scooped the piece of the satellite out of the air, and tossed it away from civilians. Barry carefully deposited Sara by Mick, then looked around at the fires on the ground. "Cold! Supergirl!" he called. "Fires on the ground!"
"Got it!" Leo nodded.
"On my way!" Kara responded.
"Whoa," Sara's eyes widened as she looked up in the sky. "That's . . . a bigger satellite than I thought."
Barry set his jaw, looking up at the large chunk of metal falling towards them. "Excuse me while I go make sure it doesn't hit us."
"Yeah, go do that," Sara patted his shoulder, watching as Barry took off, a second, lighter streak of lightning signaling Wally was right on his tail.
She turned her back and ran to corral more citizens, missing the other metallic streak of lightning that raced by, following Barry and Wally.
Winn Schott
"Whoa," Winn's eyes widened as he watched Barry and Wally run. "This is faster than we've clocked Kara!"
"Well, Kara isn't just speed," Felicity pointed out.
"Oh," Brainy blinked, sitting up straight. "Slight problem."
"Slight?" Lena repeated, turning to look at him. "What do you mean, slight?"
"They are building up speed, yes?"
"Yeah," Iris nodded. "I think they're gonna use a sonic punch to destroy it."
Brainy cringed. "That is . . . not advised."
"Why not?" Lena narrowed her eyes.
"Given the satellite's mass and its escalating descent, what prevents it from destroying them?" Marlize scowled.
Winn gulped. "Uh oh."
Alex Danvers
"Now, I need one big push, OK?" Caitlin looked up at Cecille. "One, two, three!"
Cecille screamed in pain, reaching up to clutch Joe's hands as she strained as hard as she could. Alex nodded, wishing she could do more as she watched. "Here she comes!"
Mon-El
Mon-El finished getting the other satellite pieces out of the air, and he joined Palmer, Terrill, and Firestorm in watching the satellite rush towards them. "Think we should be ready just in case?" Palmer asked nervously.
"Worse comes to worst, you can shrink it down, right?" Firestorm asked.
Palmer fiddled with one of his gauntlets. "Unless DeVoe was somehow smart enough to make that satellite shrink-proof."
"What are the chances he thought of it and did it?" Terrill asked curiously.
Mon-El sighed. "At this point, I don't know what DeVoe couldn't have thought up."
Barry Allen/Oliver Queen
Barry took a deep breath. "Ready?" he called.
"Do we have a choice?" Wally pointed out.
Barry didn't reply as he ran for the tallest building he could see. Wally sped up to match his pace on his right, and together, they leapt from the rooftop, fists extended.
Barry swore he saw a glint of white out of the corner of his left eye before their fists hit steel, and the satellite blasted apart.
It exploded in the sky, and Barry and Wally went into freefall, tumbling through the air. Blue and red obscured his vision, and Kara's joyful laughter rang in Barry's ear. "You did it!"
A gleeful whoop from Mon-El told Barry who caught Wally, and the two aliens landed atop cars in the middle of Central City, and Barry was engulfed in a hug from Kara. He laughed shakily, hugging her back, wincing when he caught sight of his ripped suit. Then Sara and Oliver were climbing on top of the car as well, Kara tugging Oliver into the hug, Sara joining without hesitation. Zari, Nate, and Firestorm were already piling onto Wally nearby.
The cheers from the crowd were overwhelming as the other heroes circled around them, Palmer and Terrill hovering above them. "It's over!" Sara grinned, clapping Barry on the shoulder.
"Yeah," Barry grinned dopily, arms around the two blondes. "Yeah, it's over."
"Flash!" The four team leaders broke away from their hug to see Singh walk from the front of the crowd, smiling at him. "Nice work!"
"It was a team effort, Captain," Barry grinned.
Singh snorted. "More like a league."
Sara frowned. "Leagues don't really have a good rep here."
Kara laughed. "That's one league!"
"We're not exactly a legion!"
Oliver frowned at Sara's words. Why did that sound familiar? "And what do I tell the reporters who will want answers?" Singh asked, gesturing towards the vans already driving their way.
Barry thought, looking around at the charred landscape around them. "We got justice for the metahumans we couldn't save this year," he finally decided.
Oliver looked around at the heroes surrounding them, and it finally clicked in his head. "That's it," he realized, eyes widening.
"What is?" Kara looked at him.
"That's our name," Oliver gestured around. "All of us, when we team together. The Justice League."
"The Justice League," Sara repeated, then beamed. "I like it!"
"Hey, congrats on the name!" Winn's voice came over the comms. "And if you like that, come back to base!"
"There's someone you guys should meet!" Felicity added with a squeal.
The meaning sank in a few seconds later, and Kara's eyes widened. "Oh, my God!"
Barry grabbed Sara and sped off as Kara took the sky with Oliver, and the four arrived in the cortex at the same time. "Barry!" Iris gasped, running from the medbay when she saw him. "Oh, my gosh!"
Barry looked down at his wrecked suit, but shook his head as Wally skidded to a stop next, looking around wildly. "I'm fine," the red-suited speedster gasped out. "Where's – ?"
The soft cry of a newborn came from the medbay as Cisco breached everyone back, and Lily gasped, hands covering her mouth. Jax wrapped an arm around her, his eyes wide, and Palmer swallowed hard. "Is Cecille – ?" Cisco began tentatively.
Iris's face broke into a wide grin, and Alex stepped out of the medbay, looking exhausted yet radiant. "Team Flash has a very tiny, very new member," she announced with a smile.
The entire cortex burst into cheers even louder than the ones they had encountered on the streets, and as Wally rushed to see his new baby sister, Barry hugged his wife tighter.
Lena Luthor
"Ms. Luthor?"
Lena looked up, schooling her face into a neutral expression as Marlize walked up to her. "Yes?" she asked.
Marlize sighed. "I deserve the cold shoulder," she said defeatedly, then held out a small black, rectangular device. "This will restore Dr. Wells' mind."
Lena's eyes widened, and she hesitantly reached out and took the device. "You're sure?" she whispered, her heart in her throat.
"I am," she nodded. "I have a lot to make amends for. I hope this is a start."
Lena took a deep breath. "Thank you. For this, and for helping the team."
Marlize nodded, and Lena headed out of the cortex, trying not to run. A throat clearing behind her made her shriek, and she turned to come face to face with a very startled Brainy. "God, would you warn a girl when you sneak up on her?" she snapped, covering her racing heart.
"Apologies," Brainy winced. "I did not know you were unaware of me following you." He peered at the device she held, then held out his hand. "May I inspect what Marlize gave you?"
Lena warily looked at the device, then back at Brainy. Considering this was the alien who had managed to get someone else to accompany Barry into DeVoe's mind and was the only one who had the time to counter all of DeVoe's powers . . . "Knock yourself out," she handed the device over.
"I don't believe that is the purpose of this device," Brainy hummed absently, looking the device over. "Yes, Marlize had an excellent start on this."
"A start?" Lena repeated, narrowing her eyes.
"Well, she said it would restore his mind," Brainy explained. "However, based on the calculations I have run thus far, I believe this would restore . . . " He mulled it over. "Actually, I am unsure if I can run a correct calculation. Mon-El has informed me multiple times not everything can be solved with an equation."
"He's right," Lena admitted.
"But I am certain this would not restore Dr. Wells' entire brain," Brainy continued. "At least, not with Marlize's work alone."
Lena stared at Brainy, eyes wide. "You think you can do more?"
Brainy smirked. "I don't think."
Barry Allen
"You know, Marlize," Iris smiled at the woman, "there are still a lot of metas out there. I mean, we . . . "
"We could use your help," Barry finished.
Marlize smiled sadly. "You have all the support you need," she said, gesturing around the room full of civilian-dressed heroes, several fawning over the baby girl cradled in Cecille's arms. "There are those, however, that do need my help. Before I joined my late husband's crusade, I used technology to better the lives of those who had nothing. Back then, my mechanical creations healed the world, not harmed it. I'll just pick up where I left off."
Barry smiled at the woman's sincerity. "Well, good luck," he extended his hand.
Marlize shook his hand with a smile. "Thank you."
"Good luck," Iris gave her a quick hug.
"Bye," Marlize waved, walking out of the cortex.
Kara sighed. "Her heart's in the right place."
"Her husband just took advantage of it," Oliver agreed.
"What a bastard," Sara concluded.
"Amen, sister," Iris snorted.
"But she risked everything to try and save him," Kara pointed out. "I think she really loved him. No matter what happened to him in the end, part of her always will."
Oliver paused. "I don't need to worry about – ?"
"No, you idiot," Kara giggled, kissing his cheek. "Mon-El is all Imra's. I wouldn't trade you and William for anyone."
Oliver grinned smugly, and Sara rolled her eyes. "Interdimensional lovebirds."
Barry snickered. "Match made in heaven."
Iris laughed in agreement, walking over to join Wally in watching their baby sister. "By the way," Sara turned to Barry, "I had Jax run your suit to the Waverider. I think our fabricator machine will be able to repair it just fine."
"That's a relief," Barry sighed. "I don't think crime is going to wait for Cisco to make me a new one."
"Don't tempt fate, Barry," Oliver smirked.
"I'm not!" he protested.
"Reality never waits," Kara agreed.
"That's why I have a time machine," Sara said smugly.
As Kara dissolved into laughter, Barry's smile faded. What he had seen out of the corner of his eye . . . "Barry?" Oliver frowned. "You OK?"
He took a deep breath. "The last satellite," he said. "It wasn't just me and Wally who took it down. There was someone else."
"We didn't see anyone," Kara looked at Oliver in confusion.
"No, I didn't," Oliver agreed. "When I looked, I just saw you two."
"So who was it?" Sara wondered.
Barry was able to answer that. "Another speedster."
The wide eyes he got from all three heroes would have been comical on any other occasion.
Lena Luthor/Kara Danvers
"And . . . done," Brainy finished with the cap on the table.
"All right," Cisco pressed a few buttons on the keyboard. "Hang on, Harry. We're almost there."
"Put this on him," Brainy handed the cap to Lena.
"OK," Lena nodded, placing it over Harry's head.
"Oh, I hope this works," Kara crossed her fingers.
Caitlin nodded silently, she, Barry, Oliver, and Iris standing slightly apart from the group working on Harry. "Here we go," Cisco took a deep breath, tapping a final key.
The cap hummed to life, and Harry's eyes stared at the scrolling letters that appeared on the shield in front of him. Electricity jolted a few times, making him wince, then he doubled over in pain, clutching the cap. "Harry!" Lena rushed forward, grabbing his shoulders.
"Get it off him!" Cisco joined her, grabbing the cap.
"Is he OK?" Iris asked worriedly.
"His vitals are stable," Caitlin checked the computer.
"The program completed," Brainy checked another monitor as Cisco removed the cap. "It should have worked."
"Harry?" Cisco bent down, shaking him lightly. "Hey, Harry? Harry?"
The man blinked slowly, looking up and around. He finally focused on Cisco, and a small smile formed on his face. "Don't worry," he whispered. "You have . . . and will always be . . . my friend."
"Khan," Cisco grinned.
Harry winked in response, and Lena let out a sigh of relief, staggering backwards. Kara leapt forward to hug her friend as Cisco tackled Harry in one. "Oh, my God!" the metahuman cheered.
Iris grinned at Barry. "Star Wars."
Barry blinked, and Oliver snorted, then coughed into his arm. "I can't believe it," Cisco rambled, eyes alight as he pulled back, looking Harry up and down. "Oh, I can't believe it! It's not every day you translate symbols into binary programming polynomials."
"Well, someone did it," Harry shrugged, looking himself up and down. "I'm back, and better than ever."
"You are welcome," Brainy nodded.
Harry nodded, then looked past Cisco to where two wide-eyed best friends were staring at him. "Lena."
She let out a sob and catapulted at him, and Harry clutched her tightly as her arms wound around his neck. "Oh, my God," she cried into his neck. "I thought – "
"I'm back," he whispered, kissing her temple and squeezing her tighter. "I'm back, and I'm not going anywhere."
"You better not, you stupid, idiotic . . . " She trailed off with a sniff. "If you do something like that again, I will kill you myself, you hear me?"
Harry chuckled. "Copy that."
"That's the entire team back," Iris beamed.
"Not the team," Barry shook his head. "The entire family."
Harry smiled. "Heck yeah, you are."
"Group hug!" Kara announced, pouncing on Lena and Harry.
Cisco took up the call, slamming into them less than a second later. Soon, all of them were piled on top of Harry, the man laughing in delight. "Love you guys," he declared.
"Love you, too," Barry chuckled.
A rapid beeping rang out, and they sprang apart, looking for whatever monitor decided to make itself known. "Wait," Cisco spun around. "Your extrapolator!"
Kara's eyes widened, and she searched her pockets before she found what she was looking for. She pressed the button Cisco said used the communication function, and she hurried back through the cortex. Whatever was happening, her entire team needed to hear. "Yeah?" she asked, everyone looking towards her as she burst into the cortex.
"Kara?" Thea's voice said worriedly. "Are you there?"
"Is everyone there?" Dig cut in.
"We're here, John," Oliver responded, the joyful mood in the room fading. "What's going on?"
"Kara?" Alura's voice came next. "I really hope you can come home."
"We took a look at the forecast," Curtis chimed in. "And unfortunately – "
There was a sound similar to crashing infrastructure on the other side of the line, making Sara blanch. "Guys!" Kara shouted.
"We need you back here, now!" Dinah shouted.
"We have a hundred percent chance of Reign!" Rene yelled.
Kara swallowed hard, turning around with eyes wide. "I'm sorry," she began.
"What are you sorry for?" Sara shook her head. "We're coming with you."
"Hell yeah, we are," Barry nodded in agreement. "You just helped us, and you think we're not helping you?"
"Not without a suit, you're not!" Jax's voice called, and he and Lily ran into the cortex, Jax tossing Barry a mass of red fabric. "Courtesy of Gideon."
"Oh, thanks!"
"More Kryptonians," Leo grinned. "Wonderful!"
"Come on, girl," Cisco grinned. "The Justice League sticks together!"
"Oh, finally, the name comes up," Mon-El sighed in relief.
"You left that hanging?" Cisco's jaw dropped. "Dude!"
"If we're a League, then we don't let half of it fight a threat like this alone," Sara folded her arms. "So are we going to National City or what?"
Kara grinned. "Let's get to work!"
A/N: Yes, Mon-El has known all this time that the Justice League would be forming at some point. He's been hanging onto that since "Reign," y'all. What a secret keeper he is.
And with the conclusion of The Flash, we're going right into Supergirl! There's just the tail end of "Make It Reign" to sort out, and then it's "Battles Lost and Won!" Get ready for a doozy!
