DCeased: Borrowed Time

by Billy The Blue Beaver

In DCeased, we saw what happened when DC's most popular heroes and villains dealt with a deadly virus that ended Earth, killing many heroes and villains alike. One of the many to fall and turn into the Anti-Living was Barbara Gordon, AKA Batgirl. In this storyline, we see what would happen if Barbara had not died, and what she would have done in this apocalypse. This is her story.

14. New Future

After Barbara and Kevin started their romantic relationship, Barbara could now rest. She slept and slept, having dreams of a new timeline she helped create. Soon, it was the morning. She woke up, slowly opening her eyes. She found she was in the same room she had slept in with Kevin, her loving boyfriend. The sleeping Kevin was holding Barbara in his arms. She smiled. "It really did work," thought Barbara as she cuddled up to Kevin. Kevin stirred awake, slowly opening his eyes and yawning. He smiled and said, "Morning beautiful."

"Is this real?" Barbara asked, unsure whether she was dreaming, and that she was back at the Fortress of Solitude where everything was wrong. "It's real," assured Kevin, "I'm alive and we're in Bellevue." Barbara smiled at Kevin, relieved. "Thank God," she said before kissing Kevin on the lips. "What happened after I fell asleep?" Barbara asked. "Well, your past consciousness woke up, and the first thing your younger self said was, what am I doing in Bellevue?" Kevin chuckled, "It was kind of like 50 First Dates." Barbara started to recall those memories from her past self. Perhaps it was a time traveling side effect. "What happened afterwards?" Barbara asked. "I explained the whole time travel thing to the younger you," said Kevin, "even showed the sketch of that time travelling helmet you sketched. Eventually, the younger you believed me." Barbara smiled and said, "Well that's good. Did the other me... Get to tell you she loved you?" Kevin smiled and said, "yes. And I will always love Barbara Gordon of the past, present, and the future." He then kissed her on the lips, making Babs blush.

Barbara then spent a couple more days with Kevin in Bellevue. He showed her around his old hometown, and its various tourist attractions, including tourist attractions in Seattle, even getting souvenirs. It was relaxing and pleasant for Barbara. Pretty soon, Kevin and Barbara decided they wanted to go back to Bellevue. They packed up and put all their stuff into Kevin's car. "It was nice having you over, sweety." Andrea said to her son. "Yeah, it was," agreed Kevin, "I'll tell Dad you said hi. Love you Mom." He then gave her a hug. Barbara looked at Andrea and said, "it was nice meeting you under better circumstances, Miss Beaumont." Andrea smiled and said, "it was nice meeting you too Barbara. I'm sure you will make my son a very happy man. Take care, Barbara." She then gave Barbara a hug. Barbara hugged back. Kevin and Barbara then got in the car, and Kevin drove away. As Kevin drove out of Bellevue, he and Barbara took with them souvenirs and pleasant memories.