"Come on," Sara sighed annoyed as she paced, her phone at her ear, "Come on, Nate answer your damn phone."
Angrily she hung up and tried Zari, swearing when there was no answer and frowned even more confused when she couldn't find Ray's number.
"No luck," Ava asked appearing with two coffees.
Sara shook her head, "Nate and Zari aren't answering their phones while I can't even find Ray's number for some reason."
"That's strange," Ava mused, placing a coffee on the desk while she drank her own.
"I told them to keep a hold of their phones at all times," Sara snapped, grabbing the coffee she took a long drink, "Do you not have anything stronger?"
Ava rolled her eyes before dropping into her chair and checking her computer, "Well no one has reported anything unusual."
"I don't like it," Sara pushed a hand through her hair, "Is Mick still in the cafeteria?"
Ava nodded, "Mrs Holt thinks he's quite 'a character' and keeps feeding him."
"Well it keeps him out of trouble," Sara noted, "Okay, Nate went home because his mom was ill. He might be at the hospital so isn't able to use his phone right now. I asked Zari to find him and if she's in the middle of something she might not hear hers."
"And Ray?"
"He's been working on the ATOM suit and has a tendency to ignore things when he's engrossed in a project," Sara said adding sadly, "Especially since he's upset."
"What's happening with Gideon isn't your fault," Ava reminded her.
Before Sara could say anything the door opened and Constantine walked in.
"Have you never heard of knocking?" Ava demanded.
He ignored her turning to Sara, "One of my alarms has been set off. I need to go look in on it to make sure nothing dangerous has been released."
Sara grimaced, "Is it necessary? Is there not someone else you can ask to check it?"
"No," he stated with a frown.
Swapping an annoyed look with Ava she nodded, "Alright, but take Mick with you."
"Why?" Constantine demanded a slight whine in his voice.
"Because Gideon is out there," Sara reminded him, "And considering she's going to come after us at some point I don't want anyone out there alone."
With an annoyed sigh he started out, "Fine. I'll be back soon."
"Keep your phone on," Sara called after him.
He waved in confirmation making her sigh in annoyance.
x
"This isn't good," Constantine murmured as he entered the cottage.
"Looks fine to me," Mick rumbled from behind him.
Turning to the thief he shook his head, "That's what I mean. The alarm was set off but there is no reason for it to be."
"Are you completely sure?" Mick asked.
Constantine checked the room quickly hoping he was wrong stopping and sighing, "This was a trap."
"Well done, Mr Constantine," Gideon's voice made them spin to find her standing in the doorway, "Although, I'm surprised it took you this long to figure it out."
Mick aimed the heat-gun at her grunting in surprise when it flew out his hand and fell at Gideon's feet.
"That is not very hospitable, Mr Rory," Gideon said softly disappointment in her voice, "I merely wished to speak to you both."
"You could have used the phone, love," Constantine said, trying to work out if he could reach the cupboard before she had the time to stop him.
Gideon laughed, "I like speaking face to face, now that I am able to do so," she walked to the nearest bookcase and gently touched the spines of the books sitting there, "You have an impressive library, Mr Constantine."
"What does the thing whispering in your ear want, Gideon?" Constantine demanded seeing her stiffen, "I saw it and I know it may look like him, it may sound like him but it's not Rip Hunter."
"How dare you," she snapped.
He shook his head, "Gideon, let me help you. It isn't Rip you're seeing, he's gone. I'm sorry but he isn't with you."
Anger covered her face, "You are trying to take him from me once more."
"No..."
"I will not allow anyone to do that," Gideon yelled, "Never again. I will destroy anyone who tries."
"You know the Englishman would never want you to hurt anyone," Mick spoke up, "He didn't believe in that."
Gideon turned on him, her eyes glowing, "Do not tell me what Rip would and would not want."
Mick took a step towards her, "I fought beside him as Chronos, I remember him..."
He didn't get a chance to say anything else as he was thrown against the wall.
"How dare you," she snarled, "You try to tell me about Rip when you did nothing but treat him like dirt."
"Gideon," Constantine started only to be cut off when he was thrown against the wall beside Mick.
Walking towards them, her cloak swirling around her Gideon tilted her head in thought, "I may borrow some of your collection, Mr Constantine since you will be busy elsewhere."
"What?" was all he managed to say before he fell backwards into ice cold water hearing Mick's grunt of pain beside him.
Looking up he saw Gideon through the portal before she closed it her eyes still glowing.
Gideon returned to the Waverider. All of the Legends had been dealt with taking them out of her way for the moment which meant it was now time for her plan to destroy the two who were directly responsible for taking her Captain from her to be put into action.
She stood staring at the picture of the two women, the thieves and liars who had stolen everything from him treating him as some kind of villain when all he had ever done was to protect the timeline and them.
"Are you alright?" Rip asked from behind her.
Gideon nodded, tilting her head to be closer to him for a moment, "They are all removed. It's time."
"You have no idea how incredibly proud I am of you," Rip told her, his voice soft, "My Avenging Angel."
Turning to look at him she smiled, "I'm ready to do this for you."
His hand rested close to her cheek, "Make them pay, Gideon. Make them pay for taking me from you."
"I shall, Captain."
x
Ava stared at the screen in front of her, "Another aberration popped up before disappearing."
"Are you sure it's not your systems?" Sara asked.
"No," Ava replied, "We did a full diagnostic recently and everything is working fine."
Sara groaned and covered her face with her hands, "Its Gideon. It has to be. She's doing something to get our attention so she can ambush us."
"Okay, I'll arrange for a team to look into them," Ava nodded.
Jumping off her seat Sara finished her coffee quickly, "I'm going to check on the rest of the team."
They both looked up when alarms sounded.
"What is that?" Sara demanded.
"Fire alarm," Ava told her, they started for the door to join the evacuation finding the door locked.
Together they kicked the door wincing when a force-field covered it and they were knocked back onto the floor.
"We have to get out of here," Sara said, getting to her feet.
Ava frowned and checked her computer, "The entire building is being evacuated, I doubt whatever is blocking the door will let anyone hear us call for help."
"Your Time Courier," Sara clicked her fingers, "We can use that to get out of here."
Ava nodded and began to program it, "I'll set it for outside in five minutes."
The portal opened behind Sara and they walked through, stalling when they re-entered Ava's office.
"What the hell?" Sara cried, "What happened?"
Ava shook her head, "I don't know," moving to her desk again she paused staring at the door which was now sitting open, "Sara."
"That is not good," Sara winced, "Got any weapons?"
Ava pulled open her bottom drawer and handed Sara a knife, taking one herself before they slowly started out the door into the main office. The whole place was completely empty. Sara headed to the exit doors frowning when they didn't open.
"We're locked in," she called back at Ava who was checking the cameras.
Ava looked up, "The entire building is empty."
"We're trapped here," Sara breathed.
"Yes, Miss Lance," Gideon's voice came, "You are."
x
Sara spun and frowned when she saw the former AI standing there once again in the black dress and cloak she had been wearing in the warehouse.
"Gideon," Sara said softly, "Don't do this. Don't become what this thing wants you to become. You are stronger than it. Rip would never want you..." she trailed off when two metal bracelets suddenly attached themselves to her wrists.
Fear set in when her wrists were pulled together before her arms were yanked above her head and she was suddenly attached to the wall behind her.
"Stop this," Sara snapped trying to keep Gideon's attention on her to give Ava some time to render her unconscious.
Gideon waved her hand and Ava was suddenly in the same predicament on the wall directly across from Sara.
"Are you giving me an order, Miss Lance?" Gideon asked as she slid to sit on the desk so she could look at both of them, "You do realise that you were never my Captain, don't you?"
Knowing she needed time for help to come Sara demanded, "Then why come with us?"
"Because he asked me to," Gideon replied matter-of-factly, "Do you think I would have allowed you to take my ship unless Rip agreed to it? He is my true Captain, Miss Lance and I followed his orders."
Sara winced when the manacles on her wrists tightened.
"I followed his orders," Gideon continued angrily, "Even when you betrayed his trust and sold him out to Bennett, allowing the organisation he spent so long building to fall into the hands of someone who did not know how to handle it."
Jumping off the desk Gideon's eyes burned angrily as she turned to Ava, "And you, Miss Sharpe. Rip trusted you and you allied yourself with the man who undermined him then stole what he worked so hard to build. Do you not think it odd how there was once a board of Directors who suddenly became only one in charge?"
Ava caught Sara's eye before she demanded, "So what he did to me was fine? I'm supposed to forgive him for hiding who I truly am from me?"
"You are pathetic," Gideon snarled at her, "Did you give him a chance to explain why? Or did you not listen because you didn't want to know the truth?"
"He lied to me," Ava reminded her, "He changed my memories and had people pretending to be my parents. Am I supposed to forgive him for that?"
Gideon laughed darkly, "You asked him to do it."
"What?"
"The twelfth clone," Gideon said softly, "The one that was so much more than a drone who followed blindly. He agreed to take that knowledge from you so you felt normal."
Ava frowned confused, "Why did he create the fake family?"
"Because he was kind," Gideon replied annoyed, "He gave you the thing he never had, a family, a past and somewhere you belonged."
"Why lie about it?" Sara demanded, she knew they had to keep Gideon focussed on them until the team could get there.
Gideon turned on her, "To protect her just as he protected you, Miss Lance."
"Protected me?" Sara laughed, wincing when Gideon's eyes began to glow red.
The former AI glared at her, "You were supposed to die the same day as your sister, Miss Lance but my Captain refused to allow that. He time scattered you when a nuclear missile hit the ship and he ensured the Bureau left you alone when you were out making a mess of the timeline."
Sara gasped as she felt her throat begin to constrict.
"He protected you," Gideon continued her voice rising in anger, "And you treated him like he was nothing. Now you will pay for your betrayal."
Before they could say anything else a ring of fire surrounded both of them. Sara struggled against her restraints as the flames began to move closer to her and she tried to pull away from the heat.
"Gideon, stop this," Sara yelled.
Turning to her Gideon gave a beatific smile, "Is that an order, Miss Lance? Because I'm sure I've already reminded you that you are not my Captain. Enjoy the rewards of your betrayal."
"Gideon," Sara screamed as the portal opened in front of the former AI, "Gideon!"
Stepping through the portal Gideon stood watching them struggle as the flames moved closer, "Oh, in case you think one of the others will come to your aid. You should know I removed them all. Goodbye Miss Lance, Miss Sharpe."
"Gideon!" Sara yelled as the portal closed leaving them trapped, helpless in the burning building, "Gideon!"