Ten
"You aren't going anywhere." I looked at Clark and stared at him in disbelief, "I mean it Libby, you can be hurt. You aren't invincible you can be hurt."
"Here we go again," I groaned. "Clark I am not going through this again, I'm going."
"I will tie you down," he threatened.
"I'll orb out," I snapped. "You can't stop me Clark! I have powers now it's time you accepted that I can defend myself!" As I said it parts of the ceiling fell to the floor. I realised I had put my hands up. I looked at Barry, "sorry." I stopped speaking as I heard chanting, "she's calling me."
"She can do that?" Clark asked.
I nodded, I didn't get a chance to say anything else because one minute I was stood in front of them next I was stood in front of her. She lived up to her name of The Black Witch, she was covered in black clothing and had a scar going down the right side of her face. "You," she snarled. She rushed up towards me and grabbed me by the arms and squeezed them tight. I winced. "You look just like her."
"Hello to you too, I'm Liberty, I'm great, how are you?" I said sarcastically. She raised her hand slapping me around the face, I fell backwards hitting my head on the floor I groaned. "Guess you aren't a friendly witch? Why would I think different? You know The Black Witch."
A fireball materialised in her hand and she began to bounce it in her hand. I stood up as soon as I did she sent it flying my way, I dodged it and it hit the wall. I screamed in pain as something hit me I looked at my side to see it charred and bleeding, I looked up just in time to see another fireball hit my shoulder. I cried out in pain, I put my hand up as she sent another one my way it stopped midair, I waved my hand and it went flying back at her.
"What do you want?" I asked. "You sent the message to The Flash for a reason, why me?"
"You can get me home, back to our earth, this is a strange one," she said.
"Why should I?" I asked. "You threw fireballs and you are an evil witch."
"Such a nasty word," she said. She grabbed me and bounced a fireball in her hand, "I'll force their hand." She didn't let go of me as we left the cave and materialised in Star Labs.
"Libby!" Clark yelled. I shook my head, The Black Witch threw the fireball at my legs and I winced, "leave her alone."
"I want to go home," The Black Witch demanded. "Or I punish her." She pushed me to the floor and I put my hands up trying to freeze her, she froze and I groaned. She began to move and I frowned, my powers weren't lasting long. "You stupid witch." She had another fireball in her hand, she threw it at me and hit me in the stomach, I was lucky that they were low voltage or I would be dead.
I put my hands back up and tried to blow her up, she stumbled back a little bit but it didn't have much affect. "What makes you think we'll help you?" Oliver asked.
She laughed and looked at me, "For the ultimate power you are pathetic," she spat. "They really thought you could defeat me? I should just kill you now."
"Then you would never get home," Clark said. "I'd kill you."
"I wonder how many enemies would love to know she is your weakness," she mused.
I lifted my hand and sent her flying across the room, she hit the wall and dropped to the floor. She didn't get back up. I stood up and winced, Clark rushed over to me and grabbed my arm, "ow." I complained. "She was very fireball happy." I hobbled over to a seat and sat down I looked at my legs.
"This is why I didn't want you here," Clark snapped. "You get hurt."
I stuck my middle finger up at him, "I will heal," I snapped.
"No you won't," he said. "Your mom will heal you because you can't heal yourself." I glared at him. "Which she can't even do because she's in another universe!"
I was getting sick of Clark he was getting me angrier and angrier, I took a deep breath and tried to control my anger. I couldn't let myself get angry right now that was going to redirect all my magic and I didn't need that to happen right now. "Clark unless you can say anything helpful please do not speak to me." Kara grabbed my arm and pulled me into a different room and nodded for Caitlin and Felicity to follow. "Idiot."
"Liberty stop being stubborn," Kara muttered. "Don't get me wrong Clark is wrong too but" she shook her head and stared at me. "How did you two manage to go from having sex this morning to you looking like you want to blow him up."
"I can't blow him up," I said shrugging.
"You really looked like you were ready to," Felicity said. Caitlin began to work on my wounds and I sighed, "I get it. Trust me Oliver can be the same and it broke us apart at one point. You have to find a balance."
"She's right," Caitlin said.
I sighed, "Speaking of sex actually, how did last night even happen?" Kara asked. "When you left you had insulted him and were arguing."
"I went to speak to Kelly, and the guilt was just eating me up and I felt terrible for what I said to Clark so I went and found him at the fortress and we got talking which led to that," I said. "When we argue we can't contain it, we have to let it explode and then we deal with the fall out. I mean when we were together as teens it was easy. We knew the balance, he doesn't realise how powerful I am."
"You aren't invincible though," Caitlin said raising an eyebrow. "This just proves it you almost have holes in you." I rolled my eyes. "Liberty I'm deadly serious you are struggling to even move properly and you want to fight about getting medical help. You're stubborn. Felicity isn't this usually your deal?"
"Please Oliver isn't that stubborn," she muttered rolling her eyes. "He at least accepts medical attention."
I rolled my eyes, "I get it, I'm stubborn," I muttered. I shook my head, "look fireballs are nothing sure they sting like a bitch once we are back on our earth I'll get it healed."
"What if we can't get back home?" Kara asked raising an eyebrow. "What if we were stuck here?"
"I don't know," I admitted. I sighed. "Fine bandage me up."
I let Caitlin work but didn't say a word, she finished and they sat in front of me and smiled a little. "What's going off in that head of yours?" Kara asked.
"I see why Kelly bound her powers," I said. "It's too much." I stood up and walked out the room, I looked at Clark. "It's done." I left star labs and walked the street I had no idea where I was heading but I didn't care. I couldn't be there with them. I found myself at a lake, I sat down and looked out. Water did always have a calming affect on me, I could see people staring and I couldn't blame them I looked a mess. I didn't know how long I had sat there for but I heard a cough. I turned to see Clark stood there. "Leave me alone."
"I'm sorry," he said shaking his head.
"You can stay," I chuckled a little.
He wrapped an arm around me and kissed my head, "my natural instinct is to protect people, even you a powerful witch, I want to protect you. That's all I know how to do Libby. Protect the city, Kara and you." He sighed. "You know I have this argument with Kara sometimes and it really should be the other way round. I was a baby when I came to earth she was sent to protect me."
"I remember, you told me that story when you took me to the fortress the first time," I smiled "Why aren't things as simple?"
"You grew up Libby, you were very submissive when you were younger, I suppose that's my problem," he admitted shaking his head. "I remember you as someone who listened to everything I said especially when it came to danger."
"Yeah Clark if it was an alien then I would step back and go right ahead," I said. "This is a witch that's my territory. I know she's powerful and you think I can't handle it."
"Libby I caught her standing over you with a knife that almost pierced your skin," he said. "Do you know how hard that was to see?"
"Hard," I said shaking my head. "I remember watching you throw yourself at danger. I am powerful. I let her get me." He looked at me confused. "She said I was the ultimate power-"
"What is that?" Clark asked. "The ultimate power?"
"It can range to be honest, I've heard many forms of the ultimate power," I said softly. "I also know it can be either good or evil, it doesn't really choose sides, it chooses the witch. Nobody knows just how powerful the ultimate power can be, usually if it's one person it can send them crazy which is why they use two or more."
"So you don't know anything about it?" He asked. I shook my head, "do you know all your powers?" I shook my head. "Well damn, anyway why did you let her throw fireballs at you?"
"They were thankfully low in power," I said. "If she thinks I'm the ultimate power why show her just how strong I am? If she knows just how powerful I am then she would know what to expect, so if she thinks I'm weak then let her believe that."
"Good plan," he said. "I think we should go back to star labs, secure our little witch friend and then go home?" I nodded. "I'm sorry Libby, but I am willing to try with you?"
"I'll try," I said. "Can we fly home? It really hurts." He laughed and picked me up bridal style, I winced. "Thank you Clark." He pressed his lips to my head and we flew back to star labs. He placed me on a chair, "Thanks." He nodded and I looked to see only Felicity, Caitlin, Cisco and H.R. was left, "where is everyone?"
"They still have stuff to do," Caitlin shrugged. "I also think they were sick of the sniping in the room."
"We're dealing," Clark defended. "If you haven't noticed she is so stubborn that it's hard sometimes." I nodded in agreement I was hard to deal with sometimes. "It's new."
Caitlin chuckled, "that's most relationships but none of them have the stakes that you two do," she said. "You're superman and she fights an underworld of demons. It's a hard and complicated more so than other couples give it a chance before you decide to end it."
"So wise," I teased.
