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Note: This Hitchhikers is going to be a little different. Consider it a 2-parter the next chapter.
How to Save a World
Kayla arrived on Prime Earth. Today she was meeting Mutant Cisco in the much used but barely seen Prime Earth JSA headquarters, the Secret Sanctuary; a refurbished cargo ship that presently was anchored somewhere in the Arctic. It didn't matter as the boat was warm as Kayla walked into the room Cisco had asked her to meet him in.
"What's all this?" Kayla asked, having to stop herself at the holographic image of thousands of, what she could only guess, were worlds presented themselves – a majority were in blue, some in green and a few in red.
"The multiverse," Cisco grinned, having waited for her, his arms wide as he moved through the hologram towards Kayla. "I asked my Prime counterpart if we could use these holographic systems. It was either here or Karry, but their Mick seems to permanently live in Karry's new Watchtower on the moon, so figured here was better," Kayla raised an eyebrow – if they survived Crisis, she really needed to pay a visit to this so-called perfect world.
"I didn't know it was so… Christmassy," Kayla chuckled at the three different colors present.
"Ah, well, you see," Cisco directed her to the green worlds – some 60 of them now. "These are the ones we know of – or know exist. The blue," he indicated to the several thousand more blue dots, "are the worlds we know are out there, but don't have much information on."
"And the red?" Kayla chuckled, amused at Cisco's enthusiasm.
"Well, those," he directed himself to what had to be about 100 red dots or maybe even more, clustered somewhat together, "are the dead world."
"Oh," Kayla sighed. "Wait, there's one green world in the middle?"
"Canary Earth, " Cisco explained. "they survived the initial destruction of the multiverse. But the thing is, it wasn't this big."
"What wasn't?" Kayla frowned.
"The destruction. Mavis," he instructed the A.I. of Prime's, "please show us a map of the multiverse one year ago, place it in comparison to the one of today," the A.I. must have done as instructed, as the hologram shrunk to reveal a similar image next to it; there were fewer green worlds, but there were also fewer red worlds too.
"Crisis?" Kayla frowned.
"No, these were the worlds originally destroyed by Zoom a few years ago," Cisco explained. "However, it looks like this anti-matter wave that represents Crisis is seeping through the cracks already taken by the previous destruction of the multiverse… like it's a gateway…"
"What about that green world there?" Kayla asked, pointing out a green world right near the edge of the destruction.
"Karry Universe," Cisco said. "It's almost like its protected by a bubble or something keeping it alive. My world is near there too. Sooner or later we both might be like Canary: completely surrounded by red," Cisco pointed at the green world near Karry. "We're here in the middle on Prime right now."
"I think we got side-tracked," Kayla said, and Cisco gave a nod.
"Right back to the destruction," Cisco said. "Mavis, show how we went from a year ago destruction to now," Kayla watched as the first holographic map changed, the blue and green worlds turning red to become the map she had first seen.
"It's like it was inevitable the moment that part of the multiverse was destroyed," Kayla mused as Cisco nodded solemnly. "Okay, so what can we do? What have you been doing?"
"Well, I spoke to this world's Barry about what he and New Justice Rae are doing on their Speed Force missions and they don't know much more yet – apparently the Speed Force will tell them more about Crisis when the time is right, but apparently, that time isn't now," Cisco sighed.
"Yet worlds still die the longer they're kept in the dark," Kayla pointed out, frowning. She didn't know how the Speed Force worked, but it seemed to be in no rush to stop these worlds being destroyed. "So, what are we to do?"
"The only thing we can do – explore," Cisco stated, causing Kayla to raise an eyebrow at this. "You see, if we find out all we can about these worlds, at least before they're gone, then at least they have a record, they have a life. They had existed."
"Okay," Kayla nodded, feeling a little disheartened and morbid. "But the last time we went world hopping, to Kingdom Come, it was because that world was vulnerable. Come to think of it, why has it been so long since we did that?" it had been September when they'd world-hopped, now it was nearing the end of the year. Kayla had had fun visiting and staying on worlds they knew but was getting itchy again to visit newer worlds.
"It takes time to get all this information," Cisco pointed out, to Kayla's chuckling. "And Kingdom Come hadn't detected any more anti-matter, so those worlds were safe," Cisco stated, using his fingers now to zoom in on the more recent hologram: 3 green worlds, 1 blue, and 3 red.
"Nazi, SnowAllen and Lantern Earths," Cisco stated, pointing at the red worlds. "Kingdom Come, Paranormal – or Extranormal – whichever," he pointed at the 3 green worlds, "and New Justice right here." He pointed at the world almost right next to Paranormal/Extranormal. "But the Speed Force has assured Prime Barry and New Justice Rae that New Justice is safe until the main event, at least."
"This is getting confusing," Kayla chuckled, although glad New Justice was safe – but it was all a lot of information to take in.
"This is my life," Cisco smirked.
"So, we're going to the unexplored blue world?" Kayla had to ask, to confirm, as she looked at the solo blue sphere tucked between the green and reds.
"Yes, because it's in the most danger – it's unexplored, we have no record of it. Paranormal/Extranormal and New Justice we know; Kingdom Come, we've recently discovered, but this new world, we have no clue," Cisco verified. "So, should it be destroyed and irretrievable, at least we know it existed…"
"Right," Kayla nodded as Cisco shut off the hologram, making the room suddenly darker. "Let's not waste time," she grinned as Cisco smirked, opening a portal for them.
-Hitchhikers-
The portal opened on a somewhat familiar street, Cisco and Kayla exiting it to pause as they looked around.
"Dude!" Cisco couldn't help but exclaim as he took note of the cars without wheels, the people on what seemed to be more advanced holographic phones and the buildings with TVs on them. "I think we stepped right into Back to the Future, Part 2!"
"Back to the what, now?" Kayla rounded on her friend, confused.
"Back to the Future! Come on you gotta know. Marty McFly? Doc Brown? Heavy…?" Judging by the reaction he was getting; it was obvious that Kayla had no idea. He groaned to himself at this. "Remind me to show you the trilogy when we get back."
"I'm in no rush to," Kayla chuckled as her eyes looked at the giant TV screen adoring some of the buildings; each one had a banner scroll repeating at the bottom.
"You know, this reminds me a little of SuperFlash Earth, they have buildings with TVs on… then again, they're about 6 years ahead of us," Cisco mused.
"Try 16 years," Kaya stated, "2036," Cisco looked to her, curious. "It says so on the TVs," she pointed to the time and date stamp on the top of each TV. "Along with a mention to Palmer Tech. It seems they're responsible for this… upgrade."
"Makes sense, Ray was the one who invented the holo-tech on Prime, although that's more primitive than this. It seems he had years on us," he chuckled at this.
"I guess we better go and talk to him – our best lead to find out more on this world. To do our research," Kayla pointed out, starting to move.
"Yes, although – hey wait, how do you know where to go? This is Central City not Starling," he ran after her, practically running into her when she stopped by a pillar that had 'information' written upon it. "Oh," Cisco added as Kayla shook herself off and started searching for Palmer Tech on this interactive information board.
"Palmer Tech is around the corner, although there is STAR Labs too…" Kayla paused at this, pointing to the holographic map and the familiar laboratory. "Perhaps we should go there instead?"
"We don't know what we'll find at STAR Labs," Cisco stated, thinking of Harrison Wells running the place, or Barry never having been the Flash of this world. "I think Palmer Tech is safer."
"Yeah, you're right… wait, do you mean you didn't do research on this world?" Kayla rounded on Cisco at this, who took a step back.
"I was more looking into the wider scope of Crisis, thank you very much," Cisco defended.
"I told you to do research last time, remember the mess that was Kingdom Come?" Kayla groaned as Cisco now glared, feeling affronted. "Never mind, come on, let's head to Palmer Tech."
-Hitchhikers-
Entering the lobby of Palmer Tech, the pair were greeted by a small queue leading to the reception desk. They glanced at one another, still curious, but decided to follow along – neither quite knew where to go from here but decided this was the best option.
"Hi, do you have an appointment?" The receptionist asked, not looking up from his tablet as he looked over the bookings.
"Urm, not exactly?" Cisco was the one to speak.
"We need to see Ray," Kayla added.
"Mr Palmer is a very busy man, I'm afraid –" but the receptionist was disrupted by a call from the doors.
"Francisco Ramon!" The two turned to see a young pale woman with jet black hair and a strong jaw. She looked vaguely familiar to Cisco, but he couldn't place it. "Have you dyed your hair? Got tired of the grey?" She added, moving over to the receptionist herself.
"Urm," Cisco glanced to Kayla at this but didn't know what else to say.
"What time did my husband get in, William?" The man asked the receptionist now.
"About 7am, Mrs Palmer," William, the receptionist, smiled at the woman while Kayla and Cisco mouthed 'Mrs Palmer?' to each other. Cisco shrugged. The Rays they knew were married to Lucy Lane or Caitlin Snow. This woman was clearly neither of them, but it was also clear Ray might have a type- considering they were all beautiful brunette women.
"Urgh, always up with the sun," Mrs Palmer stated, turning to face Kayla and Cisco now. "Lucky he's always there when we go to bed," she gave Kayla a wink at this, who chuckled despite herself. "Here to see Ray?" Mrs Palmer added.
"Yes," Cisco and Kayla said as one as Mrs Palmer chuckled.
"Follow me," she chuckled, heading to the elevator without a backwards glance to William the receptionist. Kayla and Cisco shrugged at one another as they followed Mrs Palmer into the elevator.
Pressing the button for the top floor the moment the multiverse duo entered, Mrs Palmer said nothing until the doors closed, but suddenly pressed the emergency stop button, surprising Cisco, and Kayla.
"Who are you?" Mrs Palmer snapped as the elevator halted – fireballs now appearing in her hands, surprising Kayla but confirming something for Cisco.
"You're Nora Darkh!" Cisco exclaimed, remembering Karry Universe's Nora, who had this same power, but was obviously a teenager. He also remembered the older version from New Justice now he placed the face and felt stupid for not recognising her sooner.
"I know I am, but who are you?" Nora hissed. "My Cisco is older, greyer and I have no idea who you are," she snapped at Kayla at this, who lit her eyes threateningly. "Oh, Kryptonian."
"I'm Kayla," Kayla growled, not feeling the need to go further.
"We're from the multiverse!" Cisco stated quickly, raising his hands in both defence and surrender.
"Oh," Nora deflated, her fireballs vanishing as she closed her fists. "Ray and I have looked into the multiverse – never visited any other world though."
"Well consider us your first friendly visitors," Cisco added. "This is Kayla Lane by the way – Kara's sister."
"Hey," Kayla muttered, depowering her eyes.
"Why are you so young? Is your world behind ours?" Nora now asked Cisco, genuinely curious now.
"Actually, your world is ahead of ours and most of the rest of the multiverse," Cisco pointed out, deciding not to make matters too confusing with the fact that he and Kayla were from different worlds themselves. "We're back in 2020. Most of the multiverse seems to be the same as us with some ahead and others behind."
"Wow! We worked on a theory of Earths being on different times. Ray was looking at the possibility of worlds spinning faster or slower in their earlier development before settling on similar spins across the multiverse," Nora explained.
"That's a cool theory," Cisco nodded. "I never really thought about it. I'd love to work with your Ray to help prove or disprove this theory."
"Speaking of, can we see Ray?" Kayla asked.
"Oh, sure… why though?" Nora asked, turning off the emergency stop on the elevator, so it resumed upwards.
"Well, there's this Crisis coming, a threat to the multiverse and we're gathering information so to help," Cisco explained – it wasn't exactly a lie, but not the truth either.
"We saw Palmer Tech was behind those big TVs so figured he was the best option," Kayla added.
"We're friends with alternative Ray's," Cisco added in.
"I had wondered about Barry…" Kayla voiced.
"Barry Allen?" Nora looked to Kayla. "Of STAR Co.?"
"STAR Co.?" Cisco paused at this – the only other world he knew of STAR Co. was Karry Universe.
"Yeah, they invented the hover car about 10 years ago," Nora explained as the elevator stopped. "We developed holographic technology. There's a friendly competition going on between the two of us," Nora continued as the door opened into a large laboratory, although it more resembled Cat Grant's CatCo office with its open plan – Ray's office was windowed too, although shutters were down so they couldn't see within.
"What…?" Cisco had stopped, seeing what most of the people were working on – it looked like Prime Barry's nanotech, but they were forming small objects like balls and trash cans.
"Programmable matter," Nora explained, having stopped to show Cisco. "Using matter to change shape and form. We're progressing but a while off until we can do anything good with it."
"Wow," Cisco breathed.
"Copyright Palmer Tech," Nora added with a smirk at Cisco's reaction.
"I'm from a different world," Cisco pointed out. "Not exactly going to hurt for you to share."
"You also work in a museum," Kayla reminded Cisco as Nora seemed to consider Cisco's words before she too laughed. "Come on," Kayla sighed, now taking the lead as they marched to the office.
Kayla didn't knock as she opened the door, having looked through the shutters with her x-ray vision; inside it was a mess as Ray stood before a whiteboard with papers everywhere.
"Honey?" Nora was the one to speak as Ray gave a brisk wave without looking back. "We have visitors."
"Oh?" Ray turned around and paused at seeing Cisco and Kayla.
"Did you get self-conscious about your salt and pepper hair, Ramon?" Ray chucked – another comment on this world's Cisco having grey hair. Cisco touched his hair, wondering if he should worry about this as Kayla supressed a laugh. It was normally her people who kept asking about the hair color.
"Multiverse," Nora was the one to supply this, before Cisco could even respond. Ray's eye went wide at this, dropping his sharpie as he ran to the two, a thousand questions a minute suddenly coming from his mouth at this reveal.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Kayla was the one to call this, backing off as Ray paused in his onslaught of questions.
"Sorry… it's just…" Ray chuckled, going red a little.
"We'd love to discuss our world, but maybe you can explain yours first?" Cisco spoke, glancing to Kayla – he wanted to know as much about this world in case the worst happened.
"Okay," Ray frowned as Nora learned against the wall.
"What do you want to know?" Nora asked.
"Just… I mean… how…?" Cisco stated, pointing between Nora and Ray at this.
"How what?" Ray frowned.
"Well, you look the same age as our Ray but we're back in 2020 while you're in 2036," Cisco pointed out.
"Wait, your world is behind ours?! This is just what we theorized, Nora!" Ray grinned happily, confirming what Nora had stated in the elevator.
"Ray was sick as a teenager," Nora was the one to explain this, causing Ray to go quiet. "He went into cryogenic sleep until a cure was found."
"I was only down for about fifteen years," Ray supplied, "when I got out, I got the cure – all thanks to STAR Co."
"STAR helped?" Cisco asked, surprised.
"Back when it was run by Harrison Wells and was just STAR Labs. But Nora's dad funded it; it's how we met actually," he grinned at Nora at this.
"Damien Darkh?" Kayla raised an eyebrow at this. On her original world, Darkh had been a major player in the villains taking over the world.
"Yeah, although he did accidentally help STAR Labs create the metamorphosis…" Nora frowned at that as Cisco and Kayla raised her eyebrows. "Wells was looking into Dark Matter, but it created a fallout across the world with the younger population getting powers," Nora sighed, "thus my fireballs… and Wells dying."
"Seems to be a theme, Wells dying," Cisco smirked, wondering if this Wells had been Eobard Thawne like on other worlds. He may never know.
"Barry inherited the labs and he and his wife grew the business," Ray added, a small smile on his face. "We've been in a techo-war ever since – he developed the hovercars, I developed the holograms you see in day-to-day life."
"And the stuff you're developing now…?" Cisco asked, pointing outside to the lab floor.
"Programmable matter," Ray smirked,
"What's happening to the sky?" Nora muttered, moving over to the window.
"Well, rumor has it, STAR Co. is doing something with nanotech, so this is my contribution," Ray stated, not having heard Nora; Kayla though had and was looking out the window too.
"Red skies…" Kayla added for Nora, this grabbing Cisco's attention now as he looked to where Nora and Kayla were looking. Attention now away from him, Ray was forced to see what was going on.
"That looks… wrong," Cisco stated, worriedly.
"Well, it's not right," Ray added, getting into the flow of the new conversation, but moving to a filing cabinet instead.
"This isn't… you know, Crisis, is it?" Kayla asked Cisco, looking back to him to find Ray extracting a familiar helmet from the cabinet. "Your ATOM suit?" she added, causing Cisco and Nora to look back to Ray, who gave a small nod before putting the helmet on.
"Oh wow, readings are going insane on this…" Ray stated, having moved to the window with the helmet on. "This is reading that as anti-matter."
"Oh crap," Cisco and Kayla said as one.
"What do you know about this?" Ray rounded on the two now, realizing they knew more than they were letting on.
"It's Crisis," Cisco stated.
"What's Crisis?" Nora was the one to ask this as Ray took off the helmet, but there was a flash of light and suddenly there were three more people in the room – a familiar red-clad speedster, a yellow-and-red dressed speedster, and female speedster in silver were in the room.
"It's anti-matter," the red speedster stated, pulling down his cowl to reveal Barry Allen – although an older version that caused Cisco to chuckle.
"We know that. Cisco here was saying about a Crisis," Nora spoke, all eyes falling on Cisco.
"Did you dye your hair?" The female speedster asked, obviously a Jesse Wells.
"Enough with the dye jokes," Kayla was the one to say this. "We're from the multiverse – there's a world-ending event coming to every world in the multiverse, and that's it," she pointed outside to the red sky.
"Well, given its anti-matter, I think I have a solution," Ray spoke, surprisingly calmly as all looked to him, but at that moment the window opened and Supergirl flew in – although she looked older too, and blonde like normal Supergirls.
"It's getting closer to earth," Supergirl stated, not even registering the others in the room. "It's not exactly in this universe, it's like outside of it, but it's causing a lot of harm. Kal-X calculated it'll be in the atmosphere in minutes."
"Then we don't have time to lose," Ray stated, looking serious. "Barry, Jesse, Wally, I've done experiments on anti-matter, and Speed Force energy repels it – I've never seen anything this big, but someone with enough of this energy could deflect this anti-matter wave away from the Earth."
"It wouldn't get rid of it though?" Cisco spoke up.
"You've been testing with the Speed Force?" Barry added, worriedly now.
"Nothing that can harm anyone," Ray shrugged to Barry before looking to Cisco. "My theory may buy us a few months, help us reach your Crisis thing," Ray stated, as if this explained everything.
"I have questions," Kayla pointed out, "but not the time…" she noticed Supergirl's eyes on her and had to smirk at her older twin sister. This had to be this world's Kara.
"There's a problem; to get enough speed we'd need a naturally-born speedster vibrating the same vibration of this world…" Ray stated, not quite meeting the other heroes' eyes.
"No," all four heroes chorused as one.
"I will not risk Lark or Damien on this," Kara stated forcefully.
"And we won't risk Davina either," Wally spoke up.
"Who?" Cisco asked.
"Our kids," Kara snapped.
"You don't by any chance have a cousin named Rachel Garrick who was born a speedster?" Kayla asked Barry, who raised an eyebrow and shook his head. "Damn, she's everywhere lately but here."
"Well, considering New Justice Rae is the first naturally born speedster and this world is 16 years ahead…" Cisco pointed out, and Kayla turned her head. She had not realized this.
"Well without this other Rae," Ray sighed, Cisco and Kayla making mental notes to ask more information later, but Ray, full in business mode, had already move on. "In this case, the more powerful speedster could theoretically take the speed from others non-born speedsters."
"I'll do it," Barry stated, "we haven't time to waste. You heard Kara," he glanced at Supergirl at this. "I was made a speedster first, I have to be the most powerful of the three of us."
"You'll take our speed?" Jesse was the one to ask this, cautious, but Barry had already put a hand on her shoulder and a hand on Wally's.
"It'll come back… I hope," Barry stated as suddenly electricity seemed to flow from Jesse and Wally and into Barry. In seconds both had collapsed, and Nora and Ray moved forward to help lower the speedsters to the floor. Barry had lightning coursing around him now as he turned to Kara, his eyes sparking. "I'll be back too… I hope," and without another word he jumped out of the window, leaping from building to building, getting higher and higher above the city until he was practically flying.
"I've never seen him so powerful!" Cisco whistled, watching in shock and awe.
"I hope he survives…" Nora added, Kara biting her lip now as Barry vanished into the redness of the sky which, seconds later, suddenly lit up on fire, everyone having to look away for a moment at the brightness.
When everyone's eyes were cleared of the light that had emanated from Speed Force vs anti-matter, the room realized they were one short – Supergirl had vanished and it was Kayla who spotted her first, pointing.
"Barry!" Kayla stated, Supergirl flying over to catch the falling man.
Upon catching him, Supergirl zoomed away, heading in the direction of what looked like STAR Labs.
"We need to follow," Ray stated, heading to the door.
"Easy," Cisco spoke, opening a portal to STAR Labs, which he entered first. Nora and Ray carried the unconscious Jesse and Wally through, but Kayla had to pause – the sky outside was so clear and so blue now. It was weird.
-Hitchhikers-
Entering STAR Labs' familiar Cortex, Barry was already on a bed, an older looking Ronnie Raymond was helping Nora lift Jesse onto a bed, while Ray was putting the unconscious Wally onto another bed; Caitlin, also older looking, was looking over Barry.
"Will he be alright?" Kara asked of Barry, worried now. She had taken off her costume and was in civilian clothes once more.
"He's… alive," Caitlin stated, not too confidently as Ronnie looked over the other two speedsters.
"These two will recover," Ronnie spoke up, confirming they were okay.
"What happened?" Caitlin asked, not registering Cisco or Kayla in the room, her head on the medical aspects needed.
"That was an anti-matter wave outside," Ray was the one to speak, "I calculated that Speed Force energy could repel it, give us enough time. Barry took Jesse and Wally's speed with his own and used the combined force to knock the anti-matter back."
"Damn," Ronnie muttered sadly at this.
"That explains a lot," Caitlin stated. "His connection to the Speed Force is severely weakened. We need another speedster here to reconnect him."
"I wondered when I would be needed," a new female voice spoke and all turned to see the blonde girl in the doorway – she was a teenager, maybe 15 or 16 and had a smirk on her face.
"Lark!" Kara moved forward. "You're supposed to be in school!"
"Red skies were more important," this self-proclaimed Lark stated, as Cisco frowned. "I saw dad speeding to the sky and I just knew I had to get here."
"Lark?" Cisco spoke up. "As in Skylark?" he knew Prime's Skye was called Skylar, but Skylark was just a letter off, so it had to be a similar thought process to that of Prime's Kara and Barry's eldest.
"Yeah," Lark stated. "Did you do something to your hair, Cisco?"
"Wrong Cisco – he and my younger double here are from the multiverse," Kara stated, moving over to her daughter with a smile.
"You recognised me?" Kayla smiled appreciatively. No one else had seemed to recognize her on this world until she said who she was.
"Hard not to recognise a younger version of yourself," Kara pointed out.
"Technically I'm your twin, but –" Kayla's explanation was interrupted by Cisco.
"You're Skylark? Skye Allen?" Cisco voiced, wanting to confirm his theory on the name.
"Urgh, I hate that name. Please, call me Lark," the girl stated, moving forward and causing Cisco to raise an eyebrow at the personal preference. "I think the Speed Force spoke to me, Aunt Cait," she added to Caitlin now, "told me my dad needed me and I think…" she reached out to touch her unconscious father, and suddenly a spark came from her finger, momentarily flowing over her dad before dissipating.
"The flash spark…" Cisco muttered as Barry gave a groan on the bed, Lark and Kara smiling now at this success.
"What about the other two?" Ronnie spoke up.
"I… I don't think I can help Uncle Wally or Aunt Jesse," Lark frowned. "They'll recover, and they're still connected to the Speed Force."
"Well, that's good," Ray smiled at this.
"So, if you're Skylark, does that make Damien is your brother?" Cisco spoke up, pointing to Lark and looking to Kara, doing the math in his head. It also helped that SuperFlash Earth itself had a Karry kid named Damien as well.
"Kid brother, yes," Lark stated.
"Named after Nora's dad. He did a lot to help us," Kara explained, moving over to Barry, and looking over his form, a little sad.
"And Davina is Wally and Jesse's kid. Our goddaughter," Kara added in. "I guess she'll be living with us for a while. How long will Barry recover?"
"It shouldn't be long," Caitlin stated, "his vitals are returning to normal now."
"Hey Ray," Cisco had moved off, grabbing Ray to talk to him in private. "I think Kayla and I need to head back pretty soon – a lot has happened in a short time and I want to report back home, but you have to use this," he pulled out a USB stick which caused Ray to whistle affectionately.
"I've not seen these fellas in years," Ray stated. "Old technology…"
"But you can work it?" Cisco paused at this, realizing it was technology 16 years out of date by Ray's standard.
"Sure, easy… what's on it?" Ray frowned.
"Our multiverse system, it will connect you to everyone already there. There's like 30 worlds all connected now, and there's a Netflix of a various world shows and movies," Cisco explained.
"That's pretty –" but Ray's sentence never finished as both Cisco and Kayla had vanished in a flash of light, surprising those in the room, "…cool," Ray finished, blinking in shock.
"What happened?" Nora asked.
"Where'd the newcomers go?" Lark added.
"I… don't know," Ray muttered, fingering the USB stick. "I need to get back to my building though – once I get this installed, I may know more."
"I'm coming with," Nora stated as she and Ray left the room.
"Life is never quiet for us," Kara chuckled, looking down to her husband and wiping his brow affectionately.
-Hitchhikers-
Kayla and Cisco's world had vanished – almost literally as they suddenly stood on a platform in the middle of what seemed to be space. They paused as they glanced at one another.
"What…?" was all Kayla could ask.
"Yeah, this one isn't on me," Cisco stated, holding his arm out to open a portal back to Prime – but nothing happened. "That's not good."
"Is this an after effect of the anti-matter?" Kayla wondered.
"No," a new voice spoke, and the pair turned to see a dark man in an unusual blue armor.
"I know you," Kayla frowned as the man smirked to her. "You gave Kara and Barry a Bond on that world we never named…" she realized the world had never been named to her at that instance.
"Karry Injustice," the man stated. "But you can call me the Monitor."
"Monitor?" Cisco said. "You're the one who took speedsters and gave them that death warning. The person Karry Universe hates?"
"That is beside the point right now," Monitor waved this off.
"Okay, Monitor," Kayla deciding to take the lead and putting a hand on Cisco's shoulder to stop him from overreacting. "Where are we?"
"You're in my domain. I'm sorry I had to take you away from Noray Earth before your conclusion," the Monitor stated.
"Wait, Noray?" Cisco spoke up at this, crossing his arms. "I name the Earths."
"Nora and Raymond Palmer. Noray," the Monitor smirked.
"I'll give you that one," Cisco shrugged at that. "Not just because you intimidate the hell out of me." After initially pointing out who he was and what he did, the way this man was and the power he clearly had intimidated Cisco.
"What are we doing here?" Kayla bought the conversation back on track.
"Because I need you. That wave of anti-matter repelled from Noray has been redirected… another world is in serious danger and I need someone on that world before it's too late," he stated.
"And why should we help you?" Kayla folded her arms, defensive. Their friends did not like this guy, so why should they help him?
"And why can't you take them like you took us?" Cisco pointed out.
"Because the anti-matter is blocking me, and because I'm your only hope in the upcoming Crisis," the Monitor stated, answering both questions in one.
"Only hope…?" Cisco asked, catching these words in curiosity.
"Who are we saving?" Kayla, however, asked.
"Her hero name is Accord, but you'd know her better as Amelia Allen," the Monitor stated, folding his arms defensively, "she lives on the world you call Extranormal, formerly Paranormal, Earth."
"Oh Rao," Kayla groaned, rolling her eyes at this…
Post-chapter note: Did anyone expect to see that coming? Kayla and Cisco have now been recruited by the Monitor for a special mission. What could this mean for Paranormal/Extranormal and why should anyone even care? Find out in the next installment!
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