Chapter 10
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A/N: Hi! I am so, so sorry for not updating in a while. My family went on vacation, and the only time I had to update was in the car. Sadly, we lost cellular data also, so I had no internet access. I didn't mean to not give any warning that I was going to be absent for a while, I've been busier than I expected. Hopefully I'll remember to put out an update at the end of this very hectic week, but I can't make any promises.
"Alien Invasion." was the first thing she said when she called each person. "In Central."
Roy and Dinah were obviously shaken by this. Last time hadn't gone well, and the heros defending earth had been more experienced and there had been many more. Diggle didn't believe her at first, but Sara had without question. Probably because of some league stuff. Finally, they were all in Central. Oliver had grudgingly accepted her being Wally, as long as he didn't find out what was going on. When she arrived at STAR labs, the team kept quiet about the last visit.
"So, aliens?" Diggle asked. "Really?"
"Really." Barry confirmed. "Actually, were going to get some more help. We have some friends in alternate universes, one of which is an alien."
"Really?" Artemis asked. That was new, even though she knew alternate universes existed. Visits usually didn't go well though.
"Yep. Jesse lives on earth two, and Kara on her own universe. Kara's the alien." Barry explained.
"Ok, are we all going to cram into the cortex?" Oliver asked.
"I guess so. I mean, it's not like we have anywhere else." Barry said with a frown.
"Space isn't that big of a problem." Artemis told them. "I mean, do we really need a wide open space?"
"I guess not." Caitlin admitted. Cisco and Barry walked down to the room that the equipment needed to cross dimensions. A half hour later, they returned with a doppelgänger of Harrison Wells, and two woman a bit younger than Barry. Artemis automatically pegged the woman with glasses for kryptonian. She bet that the glasses were lead lined, and that her suit used while doing super heroics had her family symbol on it. She pegged the other girl for a speedster. Her legs were stronger, and she had an almost impatient air around her, like all speedsters, even though most hid it well. Finally, the Wells dopplegänger. He had a large gun with him, and had that smart, almost aloof feeling.
"Ok, so this is Kara Zor-el." Barry said, introducing her. Artemis had to hide her reaction. So, she had an S on her suit. "She is an alien. This is Jesse," he said, gesturing towards the speedster. "She's a speedster, like me." He didn't bother introducing Wells. Everyone knew who he was.
"So, aliens have finally visited your earth, huh?" Kara asked, breaking the silence.
"It appears so." Barry said.
"Did you get a good look at them? I could try to identify them." Kara offered.
"No, I didn't." Barry said. "Wish I had though."
"It's fine, I'm sure we'll still beat them." Kara told him, trying to stay on the bright side. "I mean, I am basically indestructible. As long as the aliens don't have any kryptonite."
"Kryptonite?" Oliver asked.
"It's a mineral from my home planet, it weakens me greatly." she explained.
"So, what can you do?" Oliver inquired, trying to understand everyone's abilities.
"Flying, freeze breath, heat vision, x-ray vision, super strong, super stamina, and indestructible like I said before." Kara listed off. The room went silent.
"You're a powerhouse." Diggle commented.
"Isn't always enough though. Where I come from aliens are common, and most are as powerful as me." Kara said, blowing off the compliment.
"Can we get back on focus here? We are being invaded by aliens." Artemis said, interrupting.
"Well, they aren't attacking right now. Do we really have that much reason to rush?" Cisco asked.
"Yes we do!" Artemis screamed in her mind. "None of you are experienced enough to fend off an alien invasion!"
"They could be planning to attack at any minute." Artemis said instead. "Shouldn't we be prepared? Do we really know they aren't going to attack at any moment?" Oliver looked at her curiously. She normally didn't think that strategically.
"She's right, we need to have some plan." Diggle added.
"Ok, so they show up, we all go out, we figure out their plan, we come up with a solution or two, because the first one usually doesn't work, and do our best to save the day." Kara said.
"Sure, and it'll be that easy." Oliver commented.
"Yeah, they could've brought an army." Barry added. Nobody noticed Dinah, Roy, and Artemis shudder at the mention of an alien army.
"I'm sorry to doubt you, but I don't think you could take out an entire army." Diggle told Kara.
"Yeah, I'm thinking the same thing." she admitted, fiddling with her glasses.
"Do the glasses get in the way of your heat vision? Wouldn't it melt them?" Cisco asked her.
"I actually don't need them. They're my disguise so no one knows I'm Supergirl." Kara explained, taking them off.
"Your disguise is glasses." Oliver said as Jesse asked "You don't have a mask?"
"The glasses work surprisingly well. I also wear baggy clothing, slouch, act more clumsy, less confident, and pull my hair back." Kara listed off. "I don't wear a mask because I am an alien, and people are not trusting of aliens. If they can see my face, they don't think of a secret identity and things that are even more untrusting."
"Smart." Diggle commented.
"Can we stay on track here?" Dinah asked. "Isn't an alien invasion serious?"
"Thank you." Artemis mumbled.
"Ok, are we sure they're going to invade?" Barry asked.
"Better safe than sorry." Roy and Artemis said simultaneously.
"Do you have something against aliens?" Kara asked Artemis. "You have been very adamant about how you want to make sure we are prepared for it."
"Actually I noticed that too." Oliver added, turning to her.
"Is it really any matter of importance?" Artemis asked trying to avoid the question.
"It is if you're going to be working with an alien." Barry pointed out.
"No, I have nothing against aliens." Artemis said after a bit of silence.
"Hey, I think it's safe to assume they're invading or have bad intentions." Roy pointed out. "They attacked you, right Barry?"
Barry nodded. "Yeah, they did."
"See?" Roy said. "And, I'm a bit freaked out about an invasion too, so I can completely understand her concern. Plus, you guys were straying off topic."
"Ok, we kind of have to give her that man." Diggle said.
Oliver nodded, giving up, but Artemis could tell she hadn't won yet.
"Can we possibly find their location?" Cisco asked her. She frowned.
"Maybe, but we don't have much to go on." she replied. Then she turned to Cisco. "Unless…" she trailed off.
He sighed. "ARGUS took all of the evidence. I can't vibe off anything."
"Maybe if somebody went in so fast nobody could see them?" Caitlin suggested. Everybody turned to her. "I mean, if we need it that bad…"
"That's actually not a bad idea." Oliver admitted. "I mean, if you're ok with it." he asked Barry.
"Um, sure, if Cisco is ok with vibing when I get a piece."
"That's fine." Cisco said.
Diggle gave Barry the address, and he managed to grab a piece of the ship the aliens had come down in. Barry ran off, leaving them all alone. With ARGUS's security, it would probably take him about a half hour. Oliver's phone rang, and he excused himself to talk to the person outside.
"So, has anything big happened recently in Starling?" Caitlin asked, trying to break the silence.
"Besides Laurel finding out about all of this and becoming a vigilante?" Diggle asked.
"Well… yeah. I'm just trying to make conversation."
"I found out Oliver doesn't seem to trust me." Artemis muttered. Sadly, Cisco heard her.
"Why?" he asked, turning to her. "You're a completely trustworthy person."
"There was an incident with a friend of mine. Oliver found my explanation of what happened suspicious, and hasn't trusted me since. I mean, it's fine when he's in the field and we're talking over coms, but every other time he seems to question my every move." Artemis responded, annoyed.
"Felicity, cut him some slack. Your response, that you made really vague, did seem a bit off. Then you disappear to somewhere for the rest of the night following it, and the next day you seem very eager to volunteer to leave Starling and go to Central City in Oliver's place. Plus, when he challenged you about your story, you were quick to tell him that he's being ridiculous. He spent five years on a island being hunted, and was betrayed by close friends. He's going to be suspicious. Honestly, if you acted a bit less hostile about it, things would probably be better."
"Oh, so I'm supposed to tell him things that have nothing to do with him and only affect my personal life, because he finds me keeping my personal life private suspicious?"
"The first time Roy was there too, meaning it must not be that private."
"Roy just happened to be there. It was nothing planned."
"Still, can't you see how you can't blame all of this on him?"
"Ok, so what are you suggesting?"
"I don't know, how about you tell him that you shouldn't of held information from him for no reason, if it was as unimportant as you made it out to be?"
"I shouldn't have to give in! He accused me! Multiple times!"
"Ok, the third time was unnecessary. Your dating life isn't any of his business. Still, you could be less hostile with him."
"Listen Diggle, I'm not going to anymore clear to him about what happened. I'm sorry, but no."
"You basically said it was of no importance. Why can't you share it then?"
"Who's side are you on Diggle? When Oliver is interrogating me, you stand up for me, but the second he's gone, you turn against me. I have a right to my privacy. If Oliver can't understand that I don't have to tell him anything I don't want to, that's his problem. Yes, I know that it's because my answer just didn't sit well with him. I can't change that. It's the truth."
"Can you at least be kinder about it?"
Suddenly both of them looked up and realized everybody had been watching them. Both of them quieted down and the room was silent again.
"So, when's Barry going to be back?" Roy asked.
"Anytime now." Cisco responded, looking at the computer that was tracking Barry. As he finished, the speedster sped into the room, holding part of the alien ship.
"Somebody should go get Oliver." Caitlin commented.
"I will." Dinah volunteered. She exited the room, and was back a minute later with Oliver in tow. Cisco had already vibed by the time he was back.
"Ok, I saw that they have an army. On a ship in space actually. Next I saw some of them working on some sort of machine. I couldn't tell what it was, but I think it was a weapon of some kind. I could also tell it was on earth, but not where." Cisco explained.
"If the weapon was on earth, they'll have to use it soon, or risk discovery." Oliver pointed out.
"Was there only one?" Artemis asked Cisco. He nodded. "So, if there's only one, it's probably something that causes a lot of destruction, or does something big, or else they would have more, right? And if it does something big, could it be giving off radiation or weird energy signatures or something we could use to pinpoint it." she explained as she slipped into the seat at the computer. After typing for a minute she spun back to Oliver. "Bingo, just outside of Central City. Something is giving off some really weird radiation."
"Can you tell what the weapon is?" he asked her.
"No, I don't even know what it's giving off." she wrote the address down, and gave it to him. "Good luck, I'm going to see if I can hack into alien computers." she muttered turning back. Maybe if she could take out some ships, or something, she could keep people from being hurt again, like Wally. Maybe, if they destroyed the threat earlier, nobody would have to die.
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