Lacy entered the bridge of the ship dragging an unconscious alien behind her. "You brought one on the ship?" Alex exclaimed in shock, "What are we going to do when it wakes up?" she asked.
"Talk it out of attacking us," Lacy replied, "Now, I've done the heavy lifting so everyone else can take a turn while Martin and I have a little chat, now that we're not in Central City," she finished as she stared daggers at Professor Stein.
"Wait, you at least need to help us restrain it," Ray requested worriedly, looking over the foreign creature.
Lacy sighed as she grumbled, "Super strength," before she dragged the alien to the cargo bay and tied it up for the team. Once she was sure he was secure, she looked at Ray, "May I go now?" she asked, her tone filled with venom.
Ray began to speak before Alex slapped his arm, "Go ahead, we'll talk to the...creature."
Lacy nodded, "Martin, will you please come with me?"
Martin looked to the rest of the team for a lifeline but no one wanted to face Lacy so he nodded and followed her.
Lacy led Martin to her room on the Waverider where she gestured for him to take a seat on her bed before she spoke, "What the hell is going on with you? We know you have a daughter now but that doesn't explain why you're icing me out. Please, talk to me," she pleaded as she sank down to the floor, crossing her legs.
Martin looked down at her, never having seen her look as upset as she did. He stood from the bed and moved to sit with her, "It was hard enough dealing with what we were doing when it was just Clarissa but now, I have a daughter to think about as well," he began, "But she said the strangest thing when I saw her today," he trailed off.
Lacy looked up at him, "What did she say?" she asked, her tone curious.
Martin thought over whether or not he should share what he'd learned with her, knowing how hard it already was to keep her away when necessary, but he took a deep breath and spoke, "Lily, my daughter, said that my wife is ok with you and I, and wanted to know if you'd be coming with me next time I visited," he revealed.
Lacy looked back at him, shock across her face, "How would she even know? We've been so careful. And, why should she be alright with us when I wish she would disappear almost every instant of every day."
Martin wasn't surprised by her comment nor was he upset, he understood how much pain her caused her, "I've had more memories since I met Lily and she's been on this ship with us, assisting the team and I think she may have seen us together. I haven't spoke to Clarissa so I have no clue how she feels but my distance isn't because I feel less for you but the contrary," he began. "I have a deeper connection to you now then ever and it terrifies me because until you walked into my classroom, I had never had feelings for anyone other then my wife. You terrify me because of the possibilities that lie with you," he concluded, allowing himself to be vulnerable.
Lacy shook her head, "I want to forget about all this anger and lay you back on this floor, like normal, but I can't," he replied, "Not yet, anyway. I'm getting to a point where the pleasure may no longer be worth the pain."
"After everything we've been through, you're ready to end it?" Martin asked, his tone filled with anger, "I put everything at risk to give into our feelings for each other and you're ready to give up at the first sign of a road block? That is not the Lacy Flanagan I know nor the one I fell in love with!" he yelled, looking away, not wanting to see her face.
Lacy sat back, in shock before she reached up and pulled his face back to face her, "Did you just say you love me?" she asked, her voice almost shaking as she spoke.
Martin nodded as he groaned in frustration, "Is that all you heard during my speech?"
Lacy shook her head before she placed her hands on his legs and looked into his eyes, "Of course I did but if what you said at the end is really how you feel then it's worth every ounce of pain. I've been in love with you since the first time you made eye contact with me in class," she revealed, resisting the urge to look away.
Martin sat back slightly, unsure of how to respond, "Lacy, I want to make everything alright but you haven't been very sensitive to what I'm going through and I've been so very attentive to all your needs even before we gave in. It may be our age difference and the generation gap that allows us to react differently but I need you to take some time to decide what you really want," he explained, "Put your emotions aside and think about what makes sense for you."
He expected her to put up a fight or get overly emotional but Lacy simply nodded, "You're right. Let's go take care of this situation and then we can finally have a real talk about where we go from here. Sometimes love isn't enough," she added before standing from the floor and walked back to the bridge.
Alex looked back and forth between Cisco and Ray before she slowly began to approach the alien. "Alex, I don't know if you should-" Cisco began, taking a step after her. He was quickly interrupted by the alien awakening and struggling against his restraints. Gasping in fear, Alex tripped over her feet as she tried to back away only to fall back into Cisco's arms. He supported her as he pulled her away from the angry Dominator.
"What are you doing here?" Cisco asked, taking a step in front of Alex as he inched his way closer to the alien.
"We must eliminate your metahumans before it is too late," the Dominator confessed in a demanding voice. Alex reached out to grab Cisco's hand, knowing he was one metas the Dominator wanted to hurt.
"Too late for what?" Alex asked harshly as a feeling of protectiveness overcame her. A low growl came from the alien's throat.
"Your metas' very existence is a threat to our kind. We must use one of you to make an example to the other Earths as we have done many times before. Metas take over planets and cause great destruction. We are only acting in your planet's best interest."
Ray nodded as he walked closer, "What can we do to convince you to go back home and leave this Earth alone?" he asked, "We have good metas and we can take care of whatever threats come about."
The Dominator sneered, "Good metas," he repeated in a mocking tone, "there is no such thing," he snarled.
"That's not true," Cisco countered, "there are three good metas on this ship alone. There are plenty of good people out there with unique abilities." The Dominator glared it's piercing star at Cisco.
"And how could you prove this?" the Dominator challenged. Cisco took a breath of courage before letting go of Alex's hand and walking over to the Dominator's restraints. "We will let you go, but in return, you and all your little buddies are going to have to go," he offered with a suspicious look towards the alien.
"Trust is the first sign in any successful partnership," Ray added, "Can you agree to these terms? When we go back you're friends need to be gone. What do you say?"
The Dominator continued to glare at the heroes without responding before Martin and Lacy walked back onto the scene.
"Have you guys had any luck?" Lacy asked.
Ray looked at her before looking back at their alien guest, "We were actually just waiting to hear back on our proposal for a peaceful end to this?" he replied before looking back to the Dominator, "What are your thoughts?"
"Your terms are acceptable at this time," the Dominator replied, "However, there may come a time when the metas, good or not, alter the world too far beyond repair and we will intervene. Will you agree to my addition to your proposal? My people will want something in return if they are expected to go back home without achieving their goal," he finished before looking at the group surrounding him.
Martin looked around at the team and noted each member nodding back at him before he turned to the alien, "We agree to your terms. We will bring you back to your ship and make sure you are able to leave without any interference from our people."
The team did as they promised before they drove the Waverider back to 2016, hoping everything was as it should be.