-Unknown location-
Sara opens her eyes to a bright white light. Everything is blurry around her. She tries to move her arms and legs but she can only move her head.
She seems to be tied up on a chair, just like the one in the med bay, surrounded by wires and screens that make noise.
"Where am I?" She asks herself. "Hello? What is this place?" She calls out. "Take me out of here!"
Her eyes, now used to the light, can focus on a screen right in front of her, where she can see a familiar face.
"Ava" She whispers. And tries harder to untie herself, while the screen shows other familiar faces: Nate, Mick, Zari, John, Astra, Gary, Behrad...
Suddenly she feels a sting on her arm and everything goes blurry again, until she loses consciousness.
Some time later, Sara wakes up again, this time laying on a small bed in a room that is illuminated only by a dim light coming through a high window.
She sits up and holds her head. Whatever drugs they used to make her sleep were still in her system making her feel nauseous.
She looks around and walks to the door. Locked, of course.
Making an effort Sara can remember what happened before, she was walking out of the bar with the Legends, talking about holidays, and then she was abducted by something. She tried to warn the others but she couldn't make a noise.
Were they taken too?
She remembers the other room, with the pictures in the screens. Anxiety and concern is taking over her.
In that moment she can hear a noise, steps, and some more noise next to the door. It opens, and she can see the glimpse of an invisible shield activating around her, just like the one they have at the lab in the Waverider.
"Hello, Paragon." The figure greets her. There is not enough light to see the face clearly but it definitely isn't human. Judging by the voice and the tone, it is someone with power.
"Who are you and what do you want from me?" Sara asks defiant.
"I am The Savior, and I want your abilities."
"Where are my friends?"
The Savior laughs. "Your friends are probably looking for you, Paragon."
Sara was relieved to know that the aliens didn't take the Legends too.
"They will find me. And when they do, you better run."
The figure laughs again, turns around and leaves.
Sara asks it to wait and come back. "What's so funny!?" She asks, but the door closes and the shield around her deactivates.
Someone brought her food again. The process is always the same. Noise, steps, noise, door, shield, plate, and the figures leave. No words, no eye contact.
After what she thought were days, Sara decided to try some of the food. If they wanted her dead they would have killed her already, right?
It was so weird, because what certainly looked like lettuce, tasted like orange. It wasn't bad, just confusing. At least the water was water. And she had a private bathroom. God, she never thought she would miss the waiting lines in front of the community bathroom in the Waverider!
She wasn't sleeping, her mind wouldn't let her. It was okay, she was trained for stressing situations. She spent her time working out and thinking about her friends. She was also waiting for when the aliens would take her outside so she could start planning an escape. Until then, she couldn't know where she was and when she was.
The next day, she was working out when one of the figures walked inside the room. The shield wasn't activated this time, and it didn't go unnoticed by Sara. The figure left clothes on the floor and left without a word.
Sara was surprised to see her White Canary costume in front of her. Apparently the aliens wanted her to wear that, so she put it on.
A few minutes later, four figures walked inside the room and stood at a prudential distance.
"The Savior calls for you, Paragon. You must come with us. He trusts that you will do no harm." One of them says.
It was true, Sara thought of the possibilities, without the shield in the way to see this Savior she could easily kill them all. But then what? She didn't know where she was, she needed time to assess the surroundings. So she simply nodded and followed two of the figures. The other three walked behind her, through a long hallway.
Sara could see it was a ship, she spent enough time on hers to recognize the main signs. Automatic doors, screens, bright lights and almost no windows...
They arrived to a big room full of vintage furniture and pictures on the walls. There was a big couch in the middle and there was an alien sitting on it.
His skin was a shade of green that resembled a crocodile, but it looked soft and elastic. His head was big and rounded, decorated with a cloud of dark purple hair on top. His ears were pointy, kind of elfic, and his eyes were big and blue. His hands looked like human hands but they had one more finger. He smiled at Sara.
"The White Canary! The Paragon of Destiny! Welcome to my chambers. I trust that you're spending a pleasant time?"
"Actually I want to go home. So if you just let me call my own ship-"
"The Waverider, yes. I'm sorry but we need you here, Paragon."
"What do you want from me?"
"I told you the first time you asked. I want your abilities. Every century there is a tournament. Each king chooses a champion and I chose you. I thought you were something else, your reputation preceeds you... I didn't believe you were... only human. But we ran tests and it appears to be the case."
"What, do you want me to fight others?"
"To death. The final champion grants their king dominion over the other worlds until the next tournament"
"Can't you solve your problems talking? Why do you need other worlds? And can't your own people fight?"
"The champions must be from an inferior race, it's the rules. Most of the kings choose metahumans but I thought bigger!" He laughs.
Sara takes that moment to look around and decide what are the chances to fight her way out of the room.
"There's nowhere to go." The Savior says, noticing her actions.
"Oh come on, this ship has been parked for days, I own one, I can tell."
The king is surprised for a moment but recovers. "We are not on your Earth. We are not even in your dimension. How would you get there alone?"
Sara didn't expect that information. It hit her hard and she stopped breathing for a split of a second.
"My team will find me and take me home." She managed to say, not sounding as confident as she intended.
"Yes they will." The Savior replied. "You are the Paragon of Destiny, and you believe your destiny is not to die. That is exactly why you will fight."
Back in her cell, Sara had feelings she thought were gone forever. The years spent with the Legends opened a whole new world for her and she felt happier than ever. But now everything felt cold and lonely. She could feel the darkness creeping around her trying to get in. She was alone, somewhere unknown, in another dimension, far from her loved ones who didn't know where she was either.
And Sara knew the alien was right. Her destiny was to live and return home with her people. She has faith in them, she believes they will come. The only thing she had to do is try not to die fighting against metahumans... And meanwhile she could secretly find a way to communicate with the Waverider.
The king was smart choosing her.
There was no way she would die again. Not so soon. Not when she was finally planning a life beyond tomorrow.