A/N Thanks again for everyone who is reading this and has sent in some lovely reviews and messages, always means a great deal to me.
This chapter focuses more on Team Flash as I have realised I have been neglecting our other heroes and it has been a little bit more on the Lucifer / Kara dynamic a little too much, however I have loved writing the two together – sure there will be more of that.
"Those two seem to be getting pretty close!" Cisco nodded over to Lucifer and Kara who were still laughing and joking in the corner of the lab all the time whilst he was finishing off his third pastry, apparently the 'Devil's Pastries' were perfectly acceptable to Cisco, however, Barry finally looked up from his screen and gave his friend a smirk,
"Strange as it may sound Cisco but it seems to be doing Kara some good!" Barry beckoned Cisco closer so he could speak to him in almost in a whisper, "I spoke to Alex before Kara got here, she told me that our 'Girl of Steel' has been through the wringer lately, less Supergirl related more Kara Danvers related!" Cisco interrupted him,
"And we haven't Barry? With what is coming?" Cisco met the Flash's eyes, even though his team had accepted what was coming, they still did have to like it and Barry could see the pain in his friend's eyes,
"Yeah, I know Cisco but can't we at least try and lighten the load on one of our friends, at least for now?" Barry almost looked pleadingly at his friend and placed his hand on Cisco's shoulder in silent support,
"Have you told her?" Cisco questioned,
"No…and we are not telling her until we have to, promise me Cisco!"
"Okay man, your call but you know she will kick your ass when she finds out!" Cisco smirked a little,
"I know!" Barry knew his fate in the matter, Kara Zor-El was probably going to kick his ass to the moon and back but that was a problem for another day. Barry hung his head and pinched the bridge of his nose, "do you think he would help us?"
"The Devil? The Devil helping us to save the world? All Worlds? What kinda price do you think he would ask for helping us? All of our souls?" Cisco was curious and nervous as to what Barry may say,
"I don't want your bloody souls!" Lucifer called out from across the room, answering the question without even turning to face them, shrugging off whatever the other two men's discussion was about he went back to talking with Kara.
Both Barry and Cisco froze and stared at each other, if God saw all, it seems like the Devil heard all.
Lucifer had excused himself from Kara's delightful company and was now wandering around the vast complex that was Star Labs, he found the whole place quite relaxing, on face value the endless corridors could be reminiscent of Hell but he didn't feel that, for once, this place felt like hope and Lucifer let it sink into him.
Lucifer was curious about what this facility would have been like when it was filled with people, all bustling about doing sciency what-nots. He allowed himself a few minutes of peace before the inevitable happened.
Alarms burst into life, shaking Lucifer from his tranquility, alarms equal bad things, so Lucifer was already moving and heading back to the hub.
"Whoooaaa Barry, picking up some readings here, like another breach, but well off the usual scales?! It's like the one when Lucifer came through?" Cisco was double checking his readings,
"Where's it opening?" Barry was looking concerned, torn between suiting up and taking more readings himself,
"Right on top of us!" Cisco snapped up and away from the screen when the breach opened.
Alarms were sounding, no one had reacted, with the exception of Lucifer Morningstar, who now stood directly in front of the swirling vortex. The sound of the alarms faded into the background as the group looked on,
"Barry?" Cisco shakily asked, "You seeing this?"
"Yeah Buddy! But still not quite believing!" Barry was equally shaken,
"Are those?" Caitlin squeaked,
"Yes, they are bloody wings! Now can we focus?" Lucifer turned his head and gave the group the most serious look they had seen coming from the man thus far. The light from the vortex was dwarfed by the light emanating from the wings of the Devil.
"Err, I have one question," Cisco held his arm up as if back in school, "how is your jacket not torn?" Cisco had found his voice again,
"Seriously?! That is your only question?" Lucifer responded in a somewhat amused tone,
"What? Seemed like the thing to ask!" Cisco held up his hands in defeat but Lucifer's eyes never left the breach.
"WE HAVE INCOMING!" Cisco once again yelled, "Lucifer, man you got this?"
"YOU SHALL NOT PASS!" Lucifer bellowed into the breach but couldn't reframe from smirking,
"Dude? Come on man, I'm the one who makes the film references!" Cisco looked genuinely disappointed that he had missed that one,
"Well Mr Ramone, you can get the next one!" Lucifer chuckled.
The breach flared and once again a body was flung into Earth One's dimension. In the millisecond it took, Barry saw Lucifer brace and prepare himself to catch the person, Barry had to admit if only in his own mind that he was glad it was the Devil doing the catching especially after he had failed the last time. Barry felt a pang of guilt over that even if Lucifer himself hadn't seemed all that bothered by it.
From Barry's unique perspective, he could see Lucifer gently snatch the person from the air, absorbing the impact and energy from the velocity their new guest was traveling at. Barry knew that stopping the person cold at that speed would probably have been just as bad as hitting a brick wall, even after meeting the Devil he was still surprised at the gentleness the man could show, first to Caitlin after they first met, then to Kara and now to this unknown person.
As soon as it had begun, it was over, Barry allowed himself to return to regular speed. Lucifer was obviously cradling the person but he had his wings wrapped around them both in what could only be described as being in a protective manner, so none of Team Flash or Kara could see who their mysterious new arrival was,
"OH BLOODY HELL!"
The Team braced themselves for the worst.
A/N – Wonder who out new guest could be? Well I obviously know but still, guesses / theories?