Did anyone else hear they're planning on giving Khalil his own spinoff in the Arrowverse. I can't wait to see how that works out.
"Lynn, it's good to have you back." Gambi said as Lynn entered the Sanctum for the first time in months.
"Well, when I got Jefferson's call, it sounded like an all hands on deck situation. Speaking of which, where's Jen?" Lynn asked.
"In Central City, Khalil's operation is today. She wanted to be there when he got his new legs so to speak." Jefferson said.
"I can understand that then. Besides, considering how little she knows about Tobias's operations, she doesn't need to be a part of this." Lynn said.
"Besides, she needs to be there to find out how to turn Khalil off in case he goes all Painkiller again." Anissa said.
"Anissa, he is not Painkiller. For one thing, he was created by the ASA, who wanted to kill us. Khalil's new enhancements are coming from some of the brightest scientists we know and we trust. They'll fix Khalil up and actually help him, not turn him into a weapon, though I know that he and Cisco have talked about some upgrades." Jefferson said.
"I hope you're right." Anissa said.
"Anyways, we need to figure out why Tobias would spring Jace." Gambi said.
"Well, it's likely he didn't think that we'd catch onto him, since as far as he knows, we don't know about his connection to Dr. Jace." Jefferson said.
"Still, that would only explain why he wasn't more careful in breaking her out. It still doesn't explain why he'd do it in the first place." Gambi said.
"Well, didn't Jace create the serum that keeps him young and gives him his strength?" Anissa asked.
"If that were the reason, I doubt he would've let her go to prison in the first place. He doesn't need her to produce the serum, he's clearly found another way to make it." Jefferson said.
"Maybe he didn't so much as rescue Jace as much as he did capture her." Lynn said.
"You think Tobias took Jace as a prisoner, but why?" Jefferson asked.
"It might have something to do with her past in Markovia. We know she's the one who developed the serum to create metahumans for them in the first place." Gambi said.
"Maybe Tobias is hoping to use her as a bargaining chip. A way to get the Markovians to be willing to do business with him." Anissa said.
"But why would he want to do business with them? He might be an asshole, but he's still an American." Jefferson said.
"And from my interactions with him in the Pit, it didn't sound like he was any fan of Markovia." Lynn said.
"Maybe, but Tobias knows that he'll need some serious firepower if he wants to claim Freeland from us. He'd likely be willing to deal with them if they promise to give him control of Freeland after they invade." Gambi said as a terrible thought came to Jefferson.
"What if Tobias actually joins them. He knows almost everything about Freeland tactical targets, weak points, he could give the Markovians everything they need to launch a successful first strike against the US. Both a doctor who could develop a way to stabilize their metas and enough tactical information about the city to allow them to turn it into a beachhead." Jefferson said.
"Ruled by him." Anissa said.
"Okay, it just became even more urgent to find Tobias." Gambi said.
"Wouldn't he have to make contact with the Markovians first?" Brandon asked as he entered the room from where he'd been talking to TC and honestly, the adults had forgotten they were there.
"He's right. Before Tobias could begin negotiating, he'd need to find a way to make contact with the Markovians." Gambi said.
"Should we be monitoring for any communications between Freeland and Markovia?" Anissa asked.
"No, that's too broad a field and Tobias is unlikely to use a phone to set up a deal anyways, since he knows we're likely attempting to locate him by any means necessary." Gambi said.
"Maybe we could track the Markovian's ride." Jefferson said.
"What do you mean?" TC asked.
"Back before the universe was destroyed and I was working with the ASA, the markovians breached an ASA facility by using a teleporter." Jefferson said and now Gambi caught on.
"If the Markovians use him again, we can try and monitor for the energy signature a teleportation of any kind would leave behind to try and track it." Gambi said.
"I'll call Jen, ask her to talk to Cisco about giving us access to the Star Labs satellite. And maybe see if he can build one for us, since that sort of tech would be useful." Jefferson said and they all nodded in agreement as they continued their discussion.
