Last chapter following the events of season 1...wow!
My plan is to post chapters roughly depicting events during the time skip in this story beforecovering season 2 in a sequel. And who knows, maybe by the time I'm done that season 3 will finally be released. *fingers crossed*
"RT did it, wirelessly bypassing Watchtower security as soon as he arrived. Savage shouldn't know we're here." Robin said.
Kaldur nodded curtly. "Move out."
We all nodded in response before rushing off into teams of two. Kaldur and I quickly ran to a hallway, where we stopped when we saw Captain Atom. We ducked behind a corner and Kaldur took out a curo-tech and we nodded to each other before I lifted off, flying over Captain Atom before using my winds to grab him and keep him still. Next, Kaldur used a water whip to place the curo-tech on Atom's back. A moment later, Adam stopped struggling and I let him go
Next, we ran until we hit a docking bay, where we met up with Zatanna and Rocket. We looked over at eachother, making sure we had all survived the first ave of the mission.
"Recognized: Captain Marvel 15, Icon 20, Doctor Fate 17."
As the three leaguers stepped out of the zeta-tube, M'gann flew behind them in camouflage and went to land curo-techs on all of them, but only managed to hit Doctor Fate before Icon hit the chips and M'gann with a beam of energy.
I summoned my winds to form a sphere of blowing air around Icon and motioned for Rocket, who flew over and threw in a curo-tech, which flew to Icon's neck.
"Shazam!" I spun around to see Captain Marvel turn to Billy Batson and go crashing into Zatanna.
"Too bad curo-tech doesn't work as fast as staro-tech, we could really use these guys!" Rocket exclaimed.
"It is a small miracle Queen Mera and Doctor Roquette were able to engineer a cure and vaccine at all." Kaldur corrected.
"If you guys aren't to busy!" Wally's voice exclaimed.
"Zephyr and I are on our way." Kaldur said, and we began to move to Wally and Artemis' location. "You two, rendezvous with Robin and Superboy."
"Artemis! Kid!" Kaldur exclaimed as we got to the airlock, where the two were fighting GA, Flash and Aquaman.
"Open the airlock, I'll hold us back so that they're the only ones that go flying, then close it again before they sucked out." I strategized.
"Good." Kaldur said, slamming the door we ran through closed. "Ready?" I nodded, and with that, Kaldur slammed the air lock button.
When the doors opened, I controlled the air currents so that they missed Kaldur, Wally, Artemis and I but pushed the three league members towards the open doors. I groaned, putting all my effort and strength into keeping my teammates stable until finally, Kaldur slammed the button and the leaguers hit the doors. Then, Wally ran and placed curo-tech on all of them.
"Apologies my king." Kaldur said as we stood above our fallen superiors.
"Come on, let's go." Wally said, and we started running to the main section of the Watchtower. However, we were to late as when we arrived with the others in tow: Savage and Klarion were escaping through a portal.
I walked over to Red with Kaldur behind me, who was on the ground with no limbs and lying amongst unconscious league members, including Dinah and Roy.
"Would you stop losing you limbs? It's a real hassle for Robin and Kid to reassemble them." I joked, placing a hand on Red's chest.
"Congratulations are more of an order." Red said. "You save saved the day."
I stood up and looked over at the team, and we all shared smiles. Red was right, even though Klarion and Savage had escaped: we'd saved the league, and therefore possibly the world from being overtaken by staro-tech.
Before anyone could say anything however, a holographic sign popped up and started playing Auld Lang Syne.
"Happy New Year, Justice League."
Suddenly, Wally sent a look over to Artemis before scooping her up bridal style.
"I should have done this a long time ago..." Wally muttered and Artemis wrapped her arms around his neck.
"No kidding." And with that, the couple's lips met and I felt my inner fan-girl do summersaults.
I am so teasing her about this later...
My thoughts didn't have much time to fester when I suddenly felt someone grab me by the waist and hold me there, also adding a hand to the side of my neck. I looked up to see those eyes looking down at me before a pair of lips covered mine. At first, I was stunned but then I snapped out of it and closed my eyes and placed a hand on the back of Kaldur's head, returning the kiss. Unlike Jeanette's kiss or Quinn's, this one was how I pictured my first kiss feeling like: butterflies making my guts turn to mush and shivers traveling up my spine. After a moment, we broke apart, mostly for air and we looked at each other.
"We're going to have to talk about this later..." I muttered against his lips. Kaldur chuckled and I felt his thumb run against my hip.
"I believe lateristhe operative word in that statement..." Kaldur said, and I giggled before bringing him down for another kiss.
(But of course we can't end it there...)
"Everything I thought I knew about myself is a lie." Roy admitted. "I'm not a hero or a sidekick. I'm a traitor, a pawn."
Roy, GA, Dinah, Red, Marvel, Batman, Aquaman, and Kaldur were all sitting around a table in the Watchtower for a short debrief of what had happened this past 24 hours.
"Roy, it'll be o-""I'm not Roy." 'not Roy' cut me off. "I don't know what I am...all I know is that I need to find the real Roy Harper. I need to rescue Speedy."
I sighed and looked over to Kaldur, who grabbed my hand under the table when he sensed my nerves. I was going to try to talk some sense into him, but not right now.
"Guardian is already looking at Cadmus." Batman announced. GA, Dinah and Roy nodded and made their way out, Dinah and GA probably anxious to take their ward home.
"...something else is wrong." Kaldur stated, reading Robin's anxious body language. Robin and Batman shared looks before the younger pulled up an images of Martian Manhunter, John Stewart AKA the second Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Hawkwoman, Superman and Batman.
"The whole league was under Savage's control for just over a day." Robin explained. "And we've accounted for most of that time...But these six members went missing for a full sixteen hours that we can't account for."
"Sixteen hours..." Batman muttered. "What did we do?"
Kaldur and I found ourselves walking around the Watchtower. The view was beautiful as the hovering headquarters looked over the planet, and the sun peeking up over it.
However, the light tension between Kaldur and I was still there.
"So..." I muttered, playing with my hair which I had taken out of its braid since the debrief ended. "What happened back there..."
"Lina, if I may." Kaldur said as he stopped strolling. I nodded, silently telling him that he could go ahead. Upon my motion, Kaldur took hold of my hands and began talking. "Since confessing to Tula, our relationship has constantly been on my mind. When she rejected me, I was saddened: but then I felt a sense of relief. It took me months for me to try to figure out why but after the failed mission exercise, and I realized what you truly meant to me: Ifinally realized that it was becauseI had feelings for you Lina."
I blushed profuselybefore swallowing heavily andlooking straight into Kaldur's eyes. "I didn't really know how I felt until the other day if I'm completely honest. It took usalmostkissing and a lecture fromBlack Canary to realize that thereason I was so nervous whenyou would say somethingeven relatively romantic, or touched me...the reason I had a mini panic attack after you almost kissed me on Christmas eve was because, well, I feel the same about you as you do for me."
I saw a huge smile break out onto Kaldur's face before he reached over and I was overwhelmed by the feeling off his lips on mine again. The kiss was different then the last long, less nerve-filled and hazy, and more passionate and filled with emotion. When wefinally did break away: we were both panting I felt like I would faint. Bu nonetheless, I pressed y forehead against Kaldur's as our lips skimmed each other as we breathed.
"I don't think I'll ever get used to that." I giggled and Kaldur let out a breathy chuckle.
"You and I both." He replied.
A moment later, I pulled away and cleared my throat: heart and face alike feeling like they would explode.
"So Kaldur..." I muttered, looking at my watch. "I have a good three hours before my medication finishes running through my system, and its five hours until sunrise..." I looked at him and smiled. "Want to go somewhere and watch a movie or something?"
"Disney?" Kaldur asked, smiling broadly.
"Buy me chocolate and it's a date." I said, leaning forward and pecking his lips before running to the zeta-tubes.