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"What the hell are you doing back here?" Gordon demanded as he faced Ethan, after Gordon finished interviewing Bruce as he went out from the office.
"I came back for my family. And the military had a contract with Mr. Wayne." Ethan explained.
"What contract?" Gordon asked.
"Confidential, I'm afraid." Ethan said and Gordon snorted.
"You haven't changed at all. Still hiding secrets and having an agenda behind our backs." Gordon growled.
"Jim, calm down." Henry stepped up in between them before the situation would escalate. "Look, I wasn't any happier than you, when Dad came back but he means well. You can trust him."
Gordon paused and considered.
"Look, I know I messed up, Jim and I know I have a long way to go but I came back for my family and I'm trying my best to make amends. I'm asking you to give me a chance, nothing more. We were close friends once." Ethan reasoned and Gordon stared for a minute before nodding.
"If I have just a second of doubt…" Gordon raised his brow, shooting a glare and Ethan nodded.
"Understood." Ethan said before Gordon left.
"He'll come around, Dad." Henry said as he turned to Ethan, who sighed.
"I doubt it's gonna be as fast as you and Nicky. Besides, to him I was what to Allen was that… what was his name? Ralph Downy?" Ethan asked, trying to remember the name.
"Dibny." Henry corrected. "He'll come around, don't worry. As long as you don't snoop around too much."
"Hey, you're not much in position to talk, kiddo." Ethan pointed out and Henry chuckled.
"Like father, like son." Henry said as both men laughed as Bruce went out. "What did you tell him, Bruce?"
"The same I told you." Bruce said as an alert beeped a moment later on his phone. "Another break-in."
Later, Gotham City
Batman, Green Arrow, Black Canary and Batgirl entered one of Wayne Enterprises labs and saw men encased in ice as they felt the air go cold.
"It's freezing here." Green Arrow said.
"Icicle? Or—"
"I'm detecting an unusual cryogenic signature." Felicity said.
"I think I know what it is." Batman said as they were on a walkway above and saw Mr. Freeze and some henchmen load up some crates into the vans.
"Mr. Freeze. Figures." Green Arrow said.
"What are they stealing?" Black Canary asked.
"It's a power generator. Who knows what are they planning." Batman said.
"If we intercept them, we might not get a chance to find out what are they doing, exactly." Batgirl said.
"So, should we follow them?" Black Canary said.
"Indeed." Batman nodded as Dante entered.
"Uh. This guy." Black Canary groaned upon seeing him.
"Is it the last of it?" Dante asked.
"Yes." Mr. Freeze said, annoyed. "If something happens to Nora—"
"Good. Have it sent to checkpoint Beta." Dante ordered, ignoring him as Mr. Freeze glared. "We will uphold our end of the deal, no worries, Victor." He left as Batman sighed, all of them realizing why was Mr. Freeze working with them.
"Of course." Batman said.
"They're using his wife as a leverage against him." Green Arrow said.
"Felicity, can you see them?" Black Canary called out.
"Got a lock-on on them." Felicity said as the van was driving out and Green Arrow jumped up on the rooftop and fired a tracer arrow at the van.
"We'll follow them. You try to shut Freeze down." Green Arrow said as he, Black Canary and Batgirl went out, while Batman and Batgirl jumped down.
"This ends here, Victor." Batman said.
"Batman." Mr. Freeze glared as he turned around and fired from his freeze gun.
Batman dodged and Batgirl fired a grapnel, ascending above as she threw batarangs, taking down some of the mercenaries. Batman ran across the hall as Mr. Freeze and the mercenaries fired before he threw a flashbang, blinding them and Batman and Batgirl swiftly knocked down the mercenaries and Batman threw at Mr. Freeze a batarang that electrocuted his suit, incapacitating him as he fell down.
"Nora…" Mr. Freeze whispered.
"You usually don't work with mercenaries. Why are you doing this, Victor?" Batgirl questioned. "Is it because they are using your wife as a leverage?
"They wanted me to join them. Help fight you. I refused. So, they took my Nora…" Mr. Freeze said.
"They promised to return her if you help them." Batman realized and Mr. Freeze nodded. "It doesn't have to be this way, Victor."
Mr. Freeze nodded as Batman pulled the batarang out and Mr. Freeze's suit went on again as he got up.
"We can help you. Just tell us what is Luthor and Dante up to." Batgirl pleaded and Mr. Freeze sighed.
"I do not know. They gave me orders. I did not dare to question them. Collecting biotech. From what I gather, it's all about altering genetics. I didn't look into the details because of what they might do to my wife." Mr. Freeze said.
"Do you know where she might be?" Batman asked as Mr. Freeze nodded.
"I planted a beacon into her cryochamber. Save her. Please." Mr. Freeze said pleadingly.
Batman and Batgirl went out into the city.
"Overwatch, can you track the beacon? It should give out a specific cold signature." Batgirl said.
"Got it." Felicity said.
Batman and Batgirl glided through the city into the docks.
"You think that iceman is gonna play along?" One of the mercenaries asked.
"He ain't got a choice, if he wants to see his wife alive." Another mercenary replied as they were guarding a cryochamber inside a warehouse.
Batman glided down from the rafters and knocked down a mercenary before he pulled another one towards him with a grapnel and slammed him to the ground. Batman grabbed another mercenary and threw him at another one, knocking them both down.
Batgirl threw batarangs, disarming three mercenaries of their weapons before she dodged and jumped over crates, dodging the gunfire and she kicked two mercenaries down. Batgirl blocked as one of them attacked with a baton and kneed him in the stomach and punched him, knocking him down.
As they took out the last of the mercenaries, they heard the cryochamber beep.
"That's not good." Batgirl said as the chamber opened and Nora breathed out, gasping for air, while Batman held her.
"Batman…" Nora whispered, coughing out.
"Easy. Try not to move." Batman said.
"For another lifetime?" Nora snorted.
Batgirl widened her eyes. "You know how long you've been—"
"Too long." Nora nodded, interrupting Batgirl. "But when I was out, I could hear my husband's voice… it feels like… a dream…"
"Then you know what your husband has become." Batman said as Freeze called out and he turned on the communicator.
"Batman. Have you found her? Where is she?" Mr. Freeze demanded.
"She's here. She's awake, Victor." Batman said.
"No! You need to bring her back!" Mr. Freeze protested.
"Let me talk to him." Nora said as Batman handed her the communicator. "Victor?" She asked, her voice breaking and eyes getting wet.
"Nora?" Freeze asked worriedly. "It's going to be alright. I will save you."
"Victor, please, no…" Nora whispered.
"The next round of therapies—"
"Victor, stop! Please!" Nora pleaded, her voice breaking. "Stop trying to save me! Please! I don't want this! Not anymore…"
"Nora… you'll die…" Freeze said.
"Let's go, Freeze." One of the mercenaries said.
"No! I'm done taking orders from you!" Freeze said as gunshots rang out.
"Victor!" Nora exclaimed as the transmission was cut off. "We have to help him, Batman!"
"We will." Batman promised.
"I'll get you to safety, Miss Fries." Batgirl said, accompanying Nora.
Mr. Freeze took cover, while the mercenaries were shooting at him.
Batman glided down from above, knocking them down and throwing a smoke pellet, blinding them as he swiftly took them out before he saw Mr. Freeze lying down and breathing out, with his suit disabled.
"I can't… I can't move…" Mr. Freeze said, unable to breathe as his suit malfunctioned and the heat was already killing him. "Nora… is she… is she…"
"She's safe, Victor. I promise." Batman said and Mr. Freeze smiled, relieved.
"Thank you… Batman. I'm sorry I doubted you." Mr. Freeze said sincerely. "Can I… can I talk…"
"Of course." Batman said, handing him the communicator as Freeze saw Nora on the screen.
"Nora…"
"Victor."
"I… I don't have much time… I can't save you anymore… Nora… please… find someone… who can…"
"Victor. Stop. Please." Nora pleaded. "This isn't you. I can't ask you to destroy yourself over me. I wish I could've told you sooner."
"I don't want you to die, Nora." Freeze breathed out.
"Then let me live, Victor. I know you wanted the best for me… but sometimes… the best thing you can do is to let go…"
"We don't have much time… either of us…" Freeze said, in pain.
"I know. But time has never been on our side. I've accepted that long ago. It's time that you've accepted it too." Nora said and Freeze, for the first time in years, felt true heartbreak, realizing he failed in saving his wife.
"I love you, Nora…" Freeze breathed out.
"I love you, Victor…" Nora said tearfully as the transmission ended.
"Thank you… Batman…" Freeze said as he closed his eyes with a smile on his face as he drew his last breath and Batman felt deep sympathies for both his enemy and Nora.
"Where is she?" Batman asked.
"She's recovering in Gotham General. They'll take care of her… as long as they can." Batwoman said. "I just…"
"Feel bad for her?" Batman asked and she nodded. "I know. But I think we did what we could. Thank you, Kate."
"Bruce… if you need something—"
"I appreciate the offer but if something comes up, I'll call you." Batman said as he glided away.
Green Arrow and Black Canary blasted through the roof of the van as they took down Dante's men before Green Arrow aimed an arrow at him.
"You're coming with us, Dante." Green Arrow sneered.
"What makes you think I will go with you, Mr. Queen?" Dante asked and Black Canary punched him and slammed him to the desk.
"This is for attacking us and scaring my daughter." Black Canary growled, angry.
"Let me go… or she dies." Dante said.
"What are you talking about?" Black Canary demanded.
"Overwatch. Or should I say Felicity Smoak?" Dante said as he laughed and horror flooded through both Green Arrow and Black Canary.
"Felicity." Green Arrow called out.
"Have you found him?" Felicity called out.
"You've been compromised, get out of there, now!" Green Arrow ordered before he heard screams and gunshots before the call was cut off. "Felicity! Felicity!"
Dante laughed as Black Canary let go of him.
"We're ten steps ahead of you and you don't even know what game we're playing yet." Dante said as he drove away, while Green Arrow and Black Canary were forced to jump out of the truck.
Nicole and Riley were in a safehouse before more of Dante's men entered, shooting down the guards and aiming guns at them, frightening them.
I know that Kate Kane is a terrible character in Arrowverse but I'm trying to make her more tolerable in my stories and she is not going to be as awful and if I need to call her out on her crap, don't worry, I will. In my stories, no way in hell she's gonna spout her BS like in the show, unless I'm gonna call her out on it. I'm probably gonna use her very rarely in my stories and if so, I'll make her more likeable than she is in Arrowverse.
I liked Cassandra Jean's cameo in Elseworlds as Nora Fries and I think she's fine as an actress but I gradually lost all respect for Stephen Amell after Oliver getting wiped by Felicity, Diggle and his teammates in Seasons 4-5 and him being on the whole "I like killing" crap and then his interview in 2019, where he showed he's got no clue about the character he's playing, at all.
And frankly, I always felt bad for Mr. Freeze as a character. He is a villain but not the classic type of villain. Ultimately, everything he does, he does out of love for terminally ill wife. It does not justify whatever he had done, though but he actually is one of the few villains I can actually sympathize with. I could've sympathized with Malcolm more, if not for the fact that he had sabotaged the Gambit in an attempt to kill Robert or drugged Thea and manipulated her into killing Sara. The serial redemption of villains in Arrowverse is annoying and stupid.
So, what do you guys think?
Please review and let me know if you have been enjoying this and want for me to continue.