"Miss, you're needed up front"

"Understood"

Linda left her seat and she was lead to the cockpit which let her know that it was an issue with at least one of the pilot's

"The plane is on autopilot, the Captain had a seizure suddenly and the co-pilot hurt his wrists when jerking the plane back under control"

"I felt that, thought it was turbulance, guess not"

"Unfortunately it wasn't, now like I said the autopilot is on but..."

"But that's only a stop gap measure, we need to land this plane and we need to do it now"

"Exactly"

Linda gets inside having already seen that the pilot had been taken out of the cockpit and into a private area where he could recover and sat down in the Captain's seat and says one phrase that let the co-pilot know that help was there

"My aircraft"

"Your aircraft"

And so Linda takes the aircraft off of autopilot and then once changing it to the correct channel activates the radio to alert the right people that she was in slight trouble and the only reason she didn't use the more urgent code was because of her pilot's license

"Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan, this is Linda Kerenai, I'm a passenger on United Flight 6948"

"Kerenai, we know you're a licensed pilot"

"Yeah I may be a licensed pilot but I'm not rated for this type of aircraft, I'm rated for small, light aircraft only so you need to get a pilot who flies one of these birds regularly up there ASAP"

"Will do, but with you behind the controls we know that things will remain straight and level and you know the terminology which makes things easier"

"Okay you have a point regarding that"

"What's the problem anyways?"

"Pilot had a seizure and the co-pilot injured his wrists and can't control the plan or use the radio"

"Understood, how much fuel do you have?"

"Way too much for a safe landing I can tell you that right now, after all we were heading towards London and it was supposed to be a nonstop flight"

"Okay, here's what we're going to do, when I give the signal you're going to dump some fuel but even that won't be enough so we're also going to have you put the landing gear down to burn it up also"

Linda puts down the landing gear and then has someone who was flied her type of aircraft regularly on the radio and they took her through the fuel dumping process and landing the plane and while it wasn't a perfectly smooth landing due to cross winds at the last moment it was as smooth as most experienced pilots of larger aircraft made under those conditions and Linda was relieved that an ambulance was waiting for the group where they stopped the plane, plus the pilot who had guided her most of the way was there as well

"Hello Ms. Kerenai, it was decided that since I'm familiar with the airport I would take it the rest of the way in and you guys will be given information about your new flight within two hours I promise, though you unfortunately will have to wait extra time"

"I know, I have to be interviewed due to flying the plane"

"Exactly"

"I also have to call my family and let them know too"

"Understood, they might fly you out themselves depending on why you were heading to England"

"Yeah, they might have to if the delay is too long"

Ultimately Linda was only delayed by a day and spent the summer dealing with the situation that forced her to come to England in the first place but before she could leave an incident arose where she would be forced to start acting like a go between for the League and the EDC several years before she could actually officially start doing so since she was a minor and the way she was a go between was through civilians surprisingly enough

"Hey guys, get behind me and stay there whenever possible, we're getting to safety, one of the few places that I know of that will be secure enough"

"Where did you get the weapons?"

"Not now guys, maybe later but definitely not now"

Finally the group gets to the safety area but Linda quickly realizes that the situation could change in an instant

"So, we might have to move guys"

"You can't say that for sure though can you?"

"Actually I sort of can"

"How?"

"I can't talk about it"

"I think you're lying, so how can you be so sure?"

"Listen, I can't talk about it"

"What, you sign paperwork that forbids it?"

"Not so much but I still can't discuss things with you"

"What can you explain then?"

"That quite frankly everything that can go wrong practically has and the only way to survive is by following either my instructions or the Leagues to the letter"

"What about the EDC?"

"Not now, they are way too busy to help us"

Eventually the group was saved by a few of the Justice League and then Linda had to deal with explaining things to the League and the EDC in terms that they would understand and since they each used different terminology Linda had to be the go between since she understood both sides of the convention since while the EDC had worked with the League for several years this particular group had yet to do so plus the League and EDC had yet to have standardized language between themselves for reasons neither side was completely sure of

"Okay I think you guys need standardized language"

"What for Linda?"

"I hate being a translator between the League and EDC, and I won't always be available which makes it even more urgent"

"We'll get to work on it right now because you're right Linda, this should have been dealt with a long time ago"

Fortunately a unified language between the two came together fairly quickly and the next three and a half years are spent looking for the people who killed Starscream and making it easier for Linda to go between being with her family and being with the League since it was confirmed that once she was of age, no matter what she decided to do as a career she would be the official liaison between the League and EDC or even the League, EDC and her job depending on what her career turned out to be. One day they finally had a lead and it surprised everyone that it led to a location on Earth

"It's about time we had a lead, but still for it to be on Earth is surprising"

"Agreed, one would think they would have left Earth and never returned"

"Wouldn't stop the EDC, but it would definitely have slowed them and the League down even more than what it already has, in any case let's go chase the lead and see if it goes any where's"

"So you getting there by teleporting or flying?"

"Flying, I haven't made my hours yet, this will allow me that opportunity"

"But by now you generally have exceeded your minimum hours required to keep your pilot's license"

"Think about the last few months and you'll know why that hasn't actually happened yet"

Flash does think about it and then nods to himself

"Good point, but you know that might mean..."

"Yeah I know, but it's a risk we're unfortunately going to have to take if I want to get in my hours"

"We'll be with you then and take the same risk because quite frankly I think you're the only EDC representative available at the moment and..."

"Yeah, the word and is important in this case"

"So let's get going, I have a plane already so I just need to file a flight plane and get clearance to fly and we'll head to the lead"

And so the group flew to where the lead had been and it turned out they missed it by an hour due to Linda's insistance on flying, but it wasn't a total loss because the group had abandoned the location pretty fast, faster than ever before and left behind clues that had never been left behind before because of how fast an exit it was

"This will help guys, I know it doesn't seem like it now, but this will help"

"You sure Kerenai?"

"Positive guys"

A week later and the group managed to get a new lead which also leads to a big surprise for everyone soon after they arrive at the location

"Hey guys, is it just me or are two people at the location?"

"There are, and one is taller than the other too, though by how much I can't tell from this distance"

Suddenly Linda gasps and the League knew something was up because of the fact that this wasn't normal for her at all

"Linda?"

"Guys, it's...it's Starscream"

J'onn and Superman quickly confirm that it was indeed Starscream and revealed who the other person was

"Batman is next to him too"

"Wait, Batman is acting off though, Kerenai what about Starscream?"

"Oh man, I'm going to have to do something I hate even more than carry out final wishes of family members, I'm going to have to actually fight my own family to bring them back because both of them are under alien control, and I recognize the alien too considering what I'm seeing from my own scans of Starscream and Batman"

"Can you actually do it though?"

"Martian Manhunter, if it's to save one I love and one I know the League cares about I will die before they remain under alien control one more day"

Suddenly the League sees a sword in Kerenai's hand and they knew that she meant business, granted her tone of voice when she spoke up again was also a big hint

"Let's do this"

"We'll back you up Kerenai, but if possible let us handle Batman until Starscream is taken care of, don't care to fight a big giant robot while freeing a comrade"

"Okay, works for me, you guys still have trouble in the sparring contests that we have regularly and it's been years since that started"

"You have trouble too you know"

"Yeah, against a speedster who is even faster than your fastest people and someone who can go invisible at will, Starscream is nothing in comparison"

"Fine, but be quick, however want a height booster first?"

"Wouldn't say no to it anyways"

"Then let's go"

And so Superman picks Kerenai up and starts heading towards Starscream at a decent speed

"Got any specific location you want to hit?"

"Yeah, his shoulder, doesn't matter which one just aim me for one of his shoulders, and watch out for when he raises his arms because those are canons on those arms"

"Got it"

Ultimately it took Kerenai fifteen minutes to free Starscream, and half of that time was spent simply trying not to get crushed and damaging his weapons enough so that while he would still be able to fight he wasn't nearly as effective as normal, but which could easily be reversed by Ratchet or one of the other medics

"Kerenai...what?"

"Later Starscream, by the way, two things, first is that you and I are having a little talk later about your request when you die and the second is that the League needs help freeing Batman from alien control"

"Batman?, but..."

"Once again later Starscream, because it's part of why I was fighting you just moments ago"

"Understood"

And so with Starscream's help the battle ended quickly and Batman was freed from alien control

"Now then, Starscream, Batman there's some explaining to do about the fight just now and why it happened, plus a bit more I'm afraid but you'll have some much needed answers at least"

"Including why you look older than the last time I remember seeing you"

"Yeah, let's just say it's been a while 'Scream, definitely been a while since I last saw you"

Starscream could tell that Linda was extremely emotional because she had wiped tears from her eyes and her voice was shaky while saying that it had been a while for her since she'd last saw him

"In the meantime though both of you have to be checked out by the EDC not only to see what was done to you but to be declared alive"

"Wait...what?"

"Yeah, that's what happens after three and a half years you two, well that and the way you supposedly died"

"I get that the way we supposedly died affected things but still, three and a half years?"

"Yes, three and a half years"

"Guess there's a lot to catch up on"

"Yeah, you could say that alright, so let's get going"

It would ultimately take two and a half months for them to be formally recognized as alive but the initial physical only took three hours and both Starscream and Batman were ordered to stay in the hospital for three days, Batman because of dehydration issues and Starscream because of the fact that not only was he low on Energon but some of his other functions were damaged enough that he needed to be knocked out for twelve hours for the repair. Eventually though they were recovered from their ordeal and declared legally alive again

"So...now that we have that settled, while I've heard everything about these past three and a half years I have to know, how do you manage to get your flight hours sometimes?"

"Not easily I can tell you that much, but we've managed to succeed so far"

"Understood"

Linda continued to go to school and work with the League and eventually graduated from high school

"So, what are your plans now?"

"Not sure really but I know it's going to involve the government"

"And your family right?"

"Not necessarily Shayera, not necessarily, but I will always be the official liaison regarding you guys and the EDC, but it might also involve being a liaison between my job as well"

And so Linda did indeed manage to get a job for the government, she was a part-time federal agent with the FBI, but she mainly worked with the CSB or the Chemical Safety Board due to the fact that she had taken college courses and actually managed to get a degree in chemistry while still attending high school, which made her a good fit for the CSB, and they were also very understanding of her other job as an FBI agent

"What we're wondering is why the FBI is allowing you to only be a part-time employee"

"They have their reasons, and part of their reasons are influenced by my unique situation that I don't want to talk about right now"

"Understood"

And so within the first year of her employment they soon realized that there was a benefit to Linda being a part-time FBI agent, because while generally it clashed with her duties as a member of the CSB in that she was called away to handle FBI issues, there were three separate incidents where because she was an FBI agent she could begin a federal investigation into the incident that could and once did lead to legal actions against the company with Linda taking the lead on that case because of the fact that the FBI decided that it was her case to begin with as a CSB agent so she should finish it as an FBI agent because of the legal actions needing to be taken, though initially her CSB bosses were confused

"So, not that we're really trying to question your motives here but...why was Linda taking the lead?"

"She started the case even though it was only as a CSB investigator so we felt that she should finish the case since she is an FBI agent and these were federal charges that had to be dealt with"

"Oh I get it now, the FBI would have been forced to get involved anyways so since Linda was the most familiar with the case in the first place since she was already investigating the situation as a CSB agent, you guys felt it best that she took the lead on said case when it started becoming an FBI investigation"

"Exactly"

"I guess while it's annoying that she isn't with us all the time, even when we could really use her expertise, as an FBI agent she's also doing some important work"

"Yes, I can't tell you about all of her investigations because a couple of cases are still active, but one time when she was in the middle of a CSB job, she was called in because she was the closest agent available for a bank robbery which was a relatively quick case for her and thus why I can talk about it"

"You know I think I remember that case too, you see I was with her on a CSB investigation when suddenly her phone rang and because she's an FBI agent, and a liaison for the League and EDC we allowed her to take the call and then suddenly she's strapping on the gun that's always in the car and putting on a vest with the words FBI on it and activated the only CSB car with lights and sirens"

"Yeah, part of that is because it was still an active hostage situation when she got the call and so she wanted to be ready for a possible shootout thus the vest"

"Oh, so she wanted to be ready as a precaution"

"Exactly"

"By the way, I was wondering something, she recently said she was being suspended from duties as an FBI agent, why is that?"

"It's actually a combination of her being forced to take a vacation because she's accrued enough leave that it's use it or lose it and unfortunately she was involved in an incident recently that requires her suspension until it's completely investigated, it's standard procedure"

"Maybe so, doesn't mean she was happy about it, and she was afraid about her CSB job being affected"

"Good thing there's procedures already in place to inform the CSB about if something with her FBI job would affect the ability for her to continue as a CSB agent, fortunately that's not the case as far as we're aware"

"True enough"

Two days later and Linda was back at another CSB investigation with word that she had been cleared for her FBI job to continue after a vacation, but for the moment she was simply focused on the investigation that needed to be done and one of the things that was part of her investigation was something she always did, go to the local sheriff and get incident reports from the past and inspection reports

"Here you are"

"Thanks, though I need you to stay close just in case I have questions"

"I'll be in my office doing some backlog of paperwork"

Two and a half hours later and Linda had to ask the Sheriff some tough questions

"Okay Sheriff, apparently whenever you personally have done the inspections everything is fine, two other officers say that things are fine and yet each time an incident has happened in the past it was right after those officers inspected the place"

"I see, there's definitely a pattern forming unfortunately"

"Indeed there is"

"So what are you going to do?"

"Basic questions about how they go about their inspections and depending on the answers I might have to take things farther, but we'll have to wait and see on that one"

"What do you mean by farther?"

"I'm afraid I can't explain at the moment"

"Will you though?"

(Sighs) "If it's needed yes, though I really hope it isn't needed because that will make things complicated"

"How complicated?"

"I don't think you want to know until it becomes a reality actually"

"That bad?"

"Unfortunately it can be"

And so eventually Linda interrogated the two officers and while both made her suspicious the way the one acted gave her a suspicion about something regarding the officer completely unrelated to the chemical accident she was currently investigating and so she brought both the suspicious officers and the sheriff into the same room to let everyone know just how serious things were getting

"Okay so here's the deal, sheriff you're mainly here as a witness to what I'm about to explain, both of you need to be honest with me regarding your inspections right here and now or I am going to have to call in FBI agents to assist me with a secondary investigation, again, and quite frankly while it makes sense for me to continue this investigation on a federal level as an FBI agent quite frankly I hate having to do that during a CSB investigation, but I have and will do so if needed"

"Wait...you're an FBI agent?"

"Yes officer Kendrick I am, though actually I think you already suspected I was more than just a simple CSB agent didn't you?"

"Yes, but I can only explain to you and the sheriff"

"I'll tell you right now that I deny any wrong doing so if you think I have you're going to have to either suspend me or lock me up"

"Suspension with house arrest actually"

"You can't do that sheriff"

"Oh yes he can, not only because of the fact that he's your boss but quite frankly I'm backing up his play and I can do that without a warrant for reasons I'm not explaining"

And so the one officer is taken away and then Linda turns around and faces the other officer

"Okay Kendrick, explain"

"Sorry sheriff but I lied to you on my application regarding my job history"

"You do realize that you could be fired for this right?"

"Under normal circumstances I would indeed have to be fired but...these aren't normal circumstances"

Linda groans as she realizes what was going on

"Okay, who?"

"NCIS, in cooperation with the FBI, the CDC, the NSA, the EDC and somehow or another NASA"

"Wait...NASA? I don't get that one, the others if what I think is going on is happening makes sense but..."

"Yeah, I'm confused on the NASA part too and unfortunately I'm low man on the totem pole so..."

"I think I'm going to have to make some phone calls, however agent Kendrick, if that's even your real name you, should have come to me the moment I identified myself as a CSB investigator because you know full well how the CDC being involved could affect that aspect of my job, though granted now it affects my FBI job so...this is going to complicate things a bit"

"Sorry agent Kerenai, and Kendrick is my real name, it's just that instead of an officer from Tacoma I'm actually an NCIS agent from California"

"Wait, how is the CDC affecting your CSB job?"

"Don't ask, just don't even ask because well, actually I'll let agent Kendrick explain"

"It's a bit complicated but the CDC works with the EDC from time to time because of the fact that alien viruses can come to Earth and the EDC is the leading authority on that aspect, but to study said viruses they sometimes need access to very specific and unique chemicals and so the EDC helps the CDC contract with chemical plants"

"Okay, understandable, so what were you even here for agent Kendrick? I thought you only dealt with crimes against Navy and Marines"

"They do sheriff, but now that I think about it I don't actually have to make a phone call because I suddenly remember hearing about the incident in question from my family, which you are not cleared to understand sheriff but agent Kendrick is and I will tell him later. Agent Kendrick is involved because at least five Navy and Marine officers are dead and around a hundred or so injured, and now that it's coming back to me NASA involvement makes more sense too which I will be explaining to my fellow agent in private"

"You're wrong on the death count agent Kerenai, but only because of the fact that the report that you apparently received is two weeks old and the update happened just two days ago, ten more Navy and Marines have died with the rest either getting to the point where they either are or could die or they could reach that stage if something isn't figured out fast enough"

"I see, still I think all things considered you should take the lead on that end but we tag team the other officer, by the way did you ever do an inspection alongside him or..."

"All my investigations were with him and quite frankly if not for the fact that I was undercover and, until you came along Kerenai had to keep my cover, I would have come to you earlier sheriff about my identity and my concerns about Daniels"

"I understand, so how are two agents from two different agencies going to cooperate on an interrogation?"

"Oh we can do that very easily"

"Agreed, it's about getting the needed information"

"Once we have that information we can determine who gets the main dibs on that soon to be former officer, but Kendrick since I initially started this as a CSB agent I get the chemical plant and any federal charges that come from it"

"Fair enough"

And so the two interrogate the former officer and found out that the officer came under Linda's jurisdiction, and while it took another three months eventually the investigation came to a close with Linda handing it off to other FBI agents because of the fact that the case ran into more their area of specialty than Linda's, but finally the investigation ends and Linda personally let's the sheriff know seeing as how the NCIS agent involved had unfortunately been killed while still undercover for the mission he was on and had already left the department a month earlier