"I know we need to keep them away from the darkness and water."
"Water?"
"They take their power from the water and darkness."
"Are you going to be fine to do this Arthur?"
"I fight just fine on land. Let's so this."
Sasha nodded and they loaded up into a larger vehicle. Clark put his hand on Sasha's shoulder.
"We got this."
"I hope so." Sasha answered. She knew that meant they would have to bring them to them even if they used her as bait. They arrived in the center of a field, Sasha stepped out with her bow and quiver on her back, she walked alone into the center and stood there with her bow ready.
"You had my attention, now you cowards come face me." She shouted.
Clark stood with the others and looked toward Bruce.
"Is she nuts?" He asked softly.
"I'm guessing yes." Clark answered. They turned their attention back to Sasha, but it was Barry that moved first knocking Sasha to the ground as an arrow whizzed past her.
"Nice reflexes." Sasha said, she rolled onto her side and fired one of her arrows hitting her mark.
"Yours too."
"You might want to move." She told him getting to her knees. She grabbed another arrow and fired taking out another in the darkness.
"You won't even face me in the light. You are as much the cowards you were when your kind was banished."
"So you do know us." She heard a voice say.
"I do."
"Then you know we draw our power from the shadows."
"That's what makes you such cowards. Never fighting where you can be seen." She answered them. Another arrow shot out of the shadows, Barry went to move and the arrow was aimed for him to begin with. Sasha moved her hand and the arrow fell to the ground.
"You have fairy magic."
"I do."
"Well then maybe we try this a different way." With that a strike of black lightning shot from the trees and hit Sasha in the chest sending her flying backwards. She extended her hands and stopped her momentum. Barry rushed to her side as she dropped down to her knees gasping for air.
"You can't do this alone."
"I won't let any of you die."
"And we won't watch you die." He told her. Clark had seen enough and had stepped from where he had stayed with the others. Sasha made her way to her feet and looked around.
"You're still cowards staying in the shadows." She growled. Another dark lightning shot from the shadows, she wasn't sure what would happen if it hit Clark she started to move when he stepped in front of her. The pain was intense but he remained standing. Anger crossed her face as she pulled three arrows from her quiver and fired them into the darkness. She heard them hit their mark, she pulled two more and fired again. Sasha reached behind her and realized her quiver was empty.
"Damn it." She growled.
"What?"
"I'm out." She said, she looked to the side to see Bruce and Arthur come out and started taking on what was in the shadows. A flair went into the air and the entire area light up. Sasha looked up and saw them, she actually backed up.
"What's wrong?"
"They've mutated. Those arent what my kind would call dark elves. The only difference between my kind and theirs is their use of dark magic. I don't know what is."
"Oh we are dark elves, we've just embraced the darkness more."
"You're not even elves any more."
"We are, just better." They responded, something shot out at them and buried itself in Sasha's shoulder and into Clark at the same moment. Sasha cried out in pain and Clark kept them standing.
"We need to get away from here." Sasha said to him.
"I can't fly with us like this, I'll hurt you."
"Then hurt me." She begged
"No." He said refusing.
"Then this is about to hurt like hell." Sasha said reaching up and grabbing what was buried in her shoulder and pulled it free, freeing her and Clark and she then thew it at the first figure she could make out.
"Barry get her out of here." Clark said as Sasha collapsed in his arms. Barry took Sasha from him as Clark stood all the way up.
"You alright?" Bruce asked.
"Fine. Let's deal with these things."
"Good because they are annoying."
"You may be more interested in her than us."
"She's safe."
"Are you sure?"
"You couldn't catch our friend if you tried."
"Are you sure?"
Clark looked around and then back at Bruce.
"Where would have taken her?"
"The transport. Or back to the hanger." He said looking at Clark. Both looked around, but it was Arthur that spotted them both first.
"They are both over there." He said pointing, both Barry and Sasha were unconscious, Arthur threw his trident and hit the first person he saw as he ran toward them, he pulled the trident free and swung it at the next person, Clark followed as he flew into two of them.
"Clark, get them out of here." Bruce said to him. Clark reached down and grabbed both Sasha and Barry and took to the air. He wasn't sure where to take them, decided to take them back to the hanger.
"Alfred, can you stay with them?"
"Yes, they both will be safe here." He told Clark. Clark looked down at the two unconscious people.
"I hate the idea of leaving them, are you sure they are going to be safe?"
"I will set the alarms and everything that Master Bruce has for this location. They will be fine."
"Alright. I will be back as soon as we can." Clark said taking off, Alfred looked down at the two unconscious people. He leaned down to see if there was anything that he could do and see if either had any injuries. He could see where something hit Sasha in the chest so he needed to the bleeding under control. He knew he had stuff because Bruce was constantly coming in with one injury or another. He knew that he had to get her up off the floor so he could work on her. He looked down and saw that Barry was slowly coming around.
"Barry."
"How did I get here? " Barry asked looking around rather confused.
"Clark brought you, help me get Sasha off the floor, we needed to get the bleeding under control."
"Alright." Barry said getting to his feet, he waited a moment while he waited for the room to stop spinning, then he reached down and lifted Sasha into his arms.
"She's allot lighter than she looks." Barry said setting her down on the table Alfred had pointed to.
"Who else was injured?"
"She was shot with something that attached her to Superman, well Clark, and she pulled it free separating them but it caused her to pass out. He had me take her to bring her back here. But it seems we got caught, I don't remember anything after that."
"Well your here now, lets help her." Alfred said, Barry nodded and looked down at Sasha, he had absolutely no idea how to help her. Alfred grabbed what he felt was needed and grabbed some scissors to cut away her clothing. Barry actually turned away and blushed, but he knew had to help and turned back and saw a burn on her.
"What is this?" He asked Alfred.
"Must be part of her injury Let's get this bleeding stopped and bandaged, then I will let Master Bruce know your awake, and its up to you if you return to help them."
"I'm not sure I should my head still feels odd and the room is kind of spinning."
"Then it is safer for you to stay here."
Back with everyone else, it seemed that once Sasha was gone, the dark elves didn't want anything to do with the remaining three.
"You will leave her alone."
"She's already injured you will be lucky if she survives."
"She closed the barrier and has been here because of it. Leave her alone, she is trying to make a life."
"For now unless she attacks us."
"She didn't attack you before. Come near her again we will end you." Bruce told them. Arthur moved forward, Clark stood next to them, the elves disappeared before them. Clark looked at the other two.
"Back to the hanger, that is where I took Barry and Sasha there."
"Alright, meet you there." Bruce told Clark. Clark took off toward the direction of the hanger at Bruce's. Clark walked in and saw that Barry was sitting on a chair next to the table holding Sasha's hand. He looked up as Clark entered the room, he dropped Sasha's hand.
"You're fine." Clark said to him. Barry sat back down, and then looked up at Clark.
"Alfred did what he could, he stopped the bleeding and bandaged the wound, I'm sorry I didn't get her here sooner."
"Not your fault, how are you doing?"
"Dizzy, but other wise fine."
"Well you can stay with her and try to relax and then we will see if we can move her somewhere more comfortable." Clark told him. He turned as Bruce and Arthur entered the room. Bruce nodded and looked at Alfred.
"Do we have a room ready upstairs?"
"Yes."
"Alright, lets move her there, she will be safe in the house as well, I think that is the last time for now we will see those things."
"It better be that way, I am tired of those things trying to kill her."
"I agree, if it's ok I'd like to have her stay here."
"I agree, let's get her moved and let her rest. If you want to stay with her Barry it's fine. Just dont miss work." Clark told him. They moved Sasha up to a spare room, Barry sat down near the bed and waited. Clark left the room. He looked at Bruce as came from the room.
"She will be fine here. I will have a doctor come look at her."
"Thank you." Clark had no idea why but he worried more lately about her, he knew she could take care of herself but these things seem to be able to find her. He swore he would keep her safe. As if reading his mind Bruce spoke up.
"We will all keep her safe don't worry."
"I know. I will go and let Lois know how she's doing."
Clark took one last look at the door and then headed from the house.
