Karry Universe
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Note: For all those Mari McCabe lovers, please forgive me for what happens in this chapter. I will explain my reasoning after the chapter is done.
To Guest review Chloe: I do not normally answer guest reviews in story, but you have been a loyal reviewer for a long time and wanted to say thank you. Also, you have been asking question about who I want to play my ocs and stuff and I thought I would tell you the answer to that is in the above Facebook page where I shared picture of who 'plays' Walter West, Paula, and a few others.
Animal Power
An African-American woman walked into the retirement home and over to the desk where the two employees, a male and female, were sitting. "Excuse me, I'm here to see Amaya Tyler," the woman stated, clearly nervous as she moved her hands awkwardly.
"Is she expecting you?" One of them asked, barely looking up at the woman.
"Un… no…. she doesn't know me but well…. I have some news for her I wanted to tell her in person," the woman tapped the desk, wondering if this had been a bad idea.
There was a shout heard and the other employee sighed, "Well that would be her now…" the employee said as a much older dark woman marched into the building, with a police officer followed behind, looking solemn. The woman was yelling at the officer and mostly using a cane she held to swing at the man, instead of walk.
"Is she always like that?" The younger woman asked in shock.
"No, but her granddaughter just died – her personal effects were just delivered to Mrs. Tyler and she's flipping out about some necklace that she had being missing," the male employee answered in a whisper.
"Useless!" Amaya yelled as the police office mumbled a 'sorry ma'am' and quickly exited, looking flustered.
The young woman was wondering if she should just leave when the female employee called out to the old woman: "Amaya, you have a visitor."
Amaya turned around to the younger woman now, leaning against her fancy cane as she did so. The top looked golden and was shaped like a bear and young woman could just make out fine animal shaped embroidered around the circumference. "Yeah? What do you want?" Amaya asked.
The young woman took a breath. It was now or never. "I'm Tantu Kimi and well…. I'm your granddaughter."
"What?" Amaya said, giving the girl a look, pointing her cane at Tantu who took a step back, afraid Amaya would swing it at her now, but she did not. "I had one granddaughter, young lady, and she was murdered. I don't know who you are, but I have nothing…"
"No, I'm not after anything! Look…" Tantu took an old wrinkled picture out of her pocket and showed it to Amaya, who moved carefully over and took it.
"That's my daughter. My older one… but she never had a child," Amaya said looking at the image of her long-dead daughter holding a baby. "She would have…" Amaya paused thinking it over. Her older daughter had been angry at her when they last spoke; it was a wound that still hung with Amaya to this day. "Take a seat, girl," Amaya decided, indicating one of the nearby chairs and perching on one herself.
"That's the only picture of me and my mom." Tantu stated, perching herself on the next chair. "You see my dad, he is – well he was – a doctor. He was doing Doctors Without Borders over in Africa where he met her and it resulted in me. A couple days after I was born my mom left me with my dad and went back to her village, there was some type of disaster, and I believe the whole village was destroyed except for one child…"
"Mari," Amaya said, sadness in her old face at this. "Mari was the survivor."
"Well, my dad came back to America. Got a job, raised me on his own. It was only us, but then he died a while back, and it made me wonder if I had any more family and I was lead to you. My grandmother. I want to know you. Know more about her – my mom – and about our family." It dawned on Tantu that until a few days ago she had a cousin alive and well and now she would never meet that cousin. If only she had done this sooner. If only her dad had looked.
Amaya came closer to Tantu and put a hand on her cheek. She took a good look at the woman, Tantu feeling as if the old woman was staring into her very soul while Amaya saw how similar Tantu looked like herself when she was that age. There was no mistake. Genetics were a funny thing. She then smiled. "Tantu… Named after the first," Amaya barely whispered and Tantu cocked her head in confusion, but before she could ask her, Amaya patted her shoulder and stood. "Come along. We have to go."
"Where?" Tantu asked as Amaya took a step back to the door.
"My necklace, an old family heirloom, is missing and the police department will be beyond useless in finding it. No… I can't leave this up to them. Too important and there's only two people who can find it. We're going to STAR Labs."
"What?" Tantu asked as Amaya turned and walked out of the door. She turned to look at the employees now. "Aren't you going to stop her?"
"This isn't prison. It's an elderly home. She's pays to live here. She can go wherever she likes," the male employee shrugged.
"I'd follow her though," the female one responded.
Tantu blinked and then ran out the door to follow her newly-discovered grandmother.
-Superflash-
Kara was standing outside her office talking to Sally when she heard shouting coming from the nearby security guards. "What's going on over there?" Kara asked Sally, her assistant.
"Want me to check?" Sally asked.
"No, I will. Mind keeping an eye on the girls?" Kara glanced back to her office where the twins were sleeping peacefully in their strollers. Sally nodded as she moved into the office and Kara went over to the commotion. "Is something wrong?" Kara sked.
"I was just explaining to this woman that we do not have direct contact with Supergirl or the Flash Mrs. Allen," the security guard said. Kara noticed two black women. One elderly, probably in her 90s, and the other one younger. The younger one seemed embarrassed but it was the older one that caught Kara's attention. She seemed younger than her looks and the stare she now gave Kara was one Kara could not explain. It was as though she was seeing right through Kara, the determination in her eyes.
"I'll talk to them," Kara said, nodding to herself. This wasn't the first-time people had come to STAR Labs looking for Supergirl and the Flash, but it was the first-time Kara had felt the need to talk to one. Normally it was crazy fans that showed up, but this older woman was different. Kara wasn't sure how, but she knew she was. "My office.' Kara brought them over to her office, thanked Sally for looking after the girls, and closed the door once her assistant returned to her exterior office. Kara looked over her at babies before leaning against her desk. "Now as my security guard said we have no direction contact with the two superheroes, they show up occasionally, asking for help and we help. That's all."
Amaya smirked a look, standing close to Kara. In the blink of an eye, the top of her cane detached, revealing a knife that she stabbed into Kara. Kara had not been expecting it so didn't move, but the normal knife crumbled under her skin. Tantu screamed in shock, causing Sally to open the door but Kara waved her off. The scream woke one of the girls up too, who cried out but Kara merely rolled the stroller to calm them, not sure how to react to the sudden attack. There was something about this old woman she simply couldn't put her finger on. "Now, may we stop with the falsehoods?" Amaya asked as the door was once again closed.
"I'm not sure if I am more concerned with the fact that there was a knife in your cane or the fact you were so sure I was Supergirl you were willing to use it on me," Kara sighed as she could feel Barry in her mind, but she still did not feel concerned. Not enough to ask Barry to come, anyway.
"Your act is good. The glasses, the smiles. Would fool most idiots, but for a former member of the Justice Society of America, it's see through," Amaya said.
"The what?" Kara asked and Barry repeated the question in her mind.
"I'm not surprise you never heard of us," Amaya snapped. "Unlike your precious League, we were in the shadows. Not taking to the public eye, but it was a different time. It's why we never invited your Wonder Woman into it though, but during World War Two we were America's secret weapon. An undercover secret society made up of people not unlike ones in your League to take on the Nazis and anyone else who opposed us," Amaya went into her bag and took out an old picture, showing it to Kara. "That's us. Our leader Rex Tyler – also known as Hourman. That's Obsidian, Commander Steel, Stargirl, Dr. Mid-Nite," Amaya pointed out each person as she said their names "and me, Amaya, but I was known as Vixen." Amaya paused, looking at the image of her younger self. "We were active for a while during the Cold War, but given the more political nature of that time, we were eventually disbanded. We went on with our lives though. I married Rex and am currently the last surviving member. I'm sure your friends in government can confirm all this."
Kara raised an eyebrow but chose not to ask. Already having Hank look it up, Barry thought to Kara.
"And what about her? Why is she here?' Kara asked, pointing at Tantu.
"I choose the wrong day to find my long-lost grandmother," Tantu sighed quietly.
"You said want to know our family better. Well this is our history. Our power," Amaya said to the younger woman now. "It comes from the necklace. The ability to use the essence of any animal." Amaya pointed at the necklace she was wearing in the picture. "Our ancestor, Tantu who you were named after, was the first Vixen. It is said that she got the necklace from the Spider Anansi and since then it was passed down mother to daughter to protect our village. Our people. When it came to me though, a recruiter for the JSA convinced me I could protect more. I left my village to join them." Kara was fascinated by the history, even though she was sure Amaya was telling it more to her granddaughter than to Kara herself. "I had two daughters though, and I gave the necklace to the younger. Your aunt. Your mother thought she should be the one who got it but I saw in my younger more traits that made her worthy of the title. They both went back to Africa where my younger daughter took up position to protect the village I abandoned and had Mari there. From what I can gather, you mother went to claim the necklace from her sister and the ensuing fight not only killed them both, but the entire village too. Our legacy gone… Leaving only Mari alive. She was sent to me here in America with the necklace. I raised her until I gave her the necklace and she became the new Vixen."
Amaya turned her eyes back to Kara. "I admire you and your League, Supergirl. I see in them what I saw in the Justice Society. The ability and want to help someone. A team who always has your back. I begged Mari to contact you. To show her worth. To gain your trust and friendship. I wanted her to have a team the way I did, but she was a stubborn girl. She wanted to be on her own. She was killed on the streets of Detroit a few days ago."
"Oh, I'm sorry," Kara said, not sure what else to say.
"When I got her personal affects, the necklace was missing. I contacted the police there, to see if they just misplaced it, but they did not. I asked to look at the crime scene photos to see it that wasn't on her when she was found. Whoever killed her took it for themselves."
"So you are asking us to find it?" Kara asked.
"Yes," Amaya said. "I fear what will happen with the necklace in the wrong hands. Not just to innocent people, but to the person who took it. The necklace was made to protect. It was given to my ancestor, to my family line. If someone tries to use the power for the wrong reasons, I don't know what will happen to them."
Kara, Hank sent over the files and looking at it…. Well I think we owe this Amaya. What she did… well, she's a War Hero. Barry thought to Kara, who nodded to herself.
"Okay," Kara said determined. "We'll find it."
"This is just nuts," Tantu said. "This is way more than I was expecting. I'm sorry but I'm… I'm out…"
Tantu turned and left. Amaya sighed. "I think I over-piled her with information, considering we just met," she said. "I'll take care of her. Make sure your secret is safe." Amaya was out of the door so fast that cane not even hit the floor.
I'm wondering if she needs that cane as more than just a place to hide her knife, Kara thought to Barry who she knew laughed.
Maybe we'll have Cisco work on something for her, Barry thought back. The knife's now broken, after all.
Her fault, Kara smirked.
-Superflash-
Thea and Laurel walked into their apartment talking animatedly when they paused in the doorway. The living room was flooded with flowers. "This is so not for me," Laurel sighed, looking around in awe.
"I expected you back later," a male voice said and out from the kitchen came the familiar-looking Roy Harper.
"Hi Roy," Laurel said with a small wave but stood back, knowing not to get involved in whatever was about to go down.
"How did you get in?" Thea asked.
"It really wasn't hard," Roy said.
"You broke into my apartment," Thea said angrily, and looked ready hurt him. "What makes you think flowers will change my answer?" Thea assumed this was about the Justice League and her denial to accept him. Roy had been on her about it for a while now, too.
"I get why you're not saying 'yes'. I let you down. I promised I would be back and I never was, but this is more than just the Justice League. I made a mistake, Thea. I let you get away. I want to win you back," Roy said. "And I'll do anything to prove it."
"We barely dated," Thea said. "We never even slept together!" She added this in more of a hiss.
"Let me take you out," Roy said. "One night on the city. Roy Harper and Thea Queen. Let me prove I am…" Roy was cut off by a sneeze and turned to look at Laurel.
"Sorry, I think the flowers are getting to me," Laurel said apologetically.
Roy rolled his eyes and turned back to Thea. "Let me prove I am the man you once loved. Let me win you back, and if at the end of this night you want us to be, we can try. Even with me in Bludhaven. If not, I'll withdraw from any consideration in the Justice League and let you live in peace without me."
"What do you think Laurel?" Thea asked, turning to Laurel who sneezed again.
"Go for it," Laurel said. "What do you have to lose?"
Thea smiled and nodded as her and Roy left. Laurel sneezed again. "Flowers? He couldn't have brought chocolates?"
-Superflash-
Cisco was typing at the computer but shook his head. "I've ran the image through the computer databanks. No hits anywhere. I can't find it electronically," Cisco said. "Whoever took it, it's not appearing online."
"So what could it have been taken for?" Barry asked, having finished changing Alura's diaper. Barry now held Alura to him, his girl looking around at the activity with a grin and gurgle. The twin loved being part of everything now and looking at people talk.
"Well, if they are not selling it online it could be in a pawn shop or…" Cisco paused. "Someone stole it for themselves."
"They'd need to know about the power," Kara said, holding a less interested Nora close as she joined in the group. "Someone wanted it for themselves. And someone killing for the power the necklace possesses… Amaya's fears are justified."
"But how do you find it?" Caitlin asked from her position nearby. Jesse wasn't far off, looking over at the group as well.
"Go to Detroit and try to solve the murder?" Jesse suggested. "I'll run over there now, if you want… See if I can get any leads?"
What do you think? Kara asked Barry. Barry had been training Jesse since she'd woken up.
Not sure, Barry thought looking at Jesse. "Michigan is not exactly a short run," Barry said aloud to Jesse. "You sure you're ready for this?"
"You run across the country all the time," Jesse stated simply.
Barry looked at her for a long moment and then nodded. "Okay, but Caitlin stay on the line with her," Barry said to Caitlin now, and Jesse smiled, putting on her costume and running off at top speed. Caitlin got on the computer to keep a check on Jesse's vital and to direct the girl.
"Meanwhile, continue on the computer…" Barry paused as there was a familiar sound – an alert.
"Watchtower Gideon," Cisco said. "Some type of wild animal here in Central."
"Since when we do we wild animal reports?" Kara asked. They did not take care of animals. Most normal-day crimes they'd left for the police nowadays, since they had to have time for the twins.
"Since this…" Cisco said, pulling a video on the screen, "is not a normal animal" he added. The thing looked like an animal-humanoid. Teeth and claws and fur, but was standing on its hind like a human, and had a general human shape about it, despite the animalistic traits. "Is this an alien?"
"None I know of," Kara said. "Then again it's a big universe. Is the DEO on it?"
"They're taking care of a…. I don't know how to pronoun this… some type of alien on the other side of National. Asking if you can get there instead." Cisco stated, checking over the quick message from Alex he'd just gotten.
Both of us take this down and get back fast, Barry thought and Kara smiled.
"Uncle Cisco, can we leave you in charge of the babies?" Kara asked, but didn't wait for an answer as she handed Nora off to Cisco and Barry put Alura in her crib; the two were out with Krypto following them. Nora made noses in Cisco arms as Cisco sighed, but Alura started crying. Caitlin sighed herself, moving to the crib to pick up the child.
"Babysitters," Caitlin muttered, rocking the baby as she moved back to the computers to check on Jesse.
-Superflash-
Roy and Thea had gone out to an amusement park. Roy had won Thea a toy. He then pointed at another game which had toys of the Justice League as prizes. "Want me to win you a Speedy one?" Roy asked with a smirk.
Thea laughed. "I can't believe they actually have those," Thea said. While Kara and Barry had gotten her the rights to Speedy and she had money for their sale, but she didn't make much from it – probably not nearly as much as the Supers made. She knew who the popular heroes were. "Come on, rollercoaster."
Thea took Roy by the hand who was willing dragged to the line for the rollercoaster. "Are you having good time?" Roy asked.
"Yeah, I am," Thea said and Roy leaned in to kiss her. Thea didn't argue.
-Superflash-
Jesse nearly collapsed when she got to Detroit, taking deep breaths. "I told you to pace yourself," Caitlin's voice said in her ear. "Your heart rate is through the roof – you pushed yourself too far. On the brighter side, you went faster than you have been since waking up."
"Great," Jesse mumbled. "Barry could run to Starling and back mere hours after waking and I can't even do Detroit… Damn I'm hungry. You people weren't lying when you said speedsters were hungry all the time."
"You should have taken one of my special speedster bars," Caitlin said and Jesse made a face, glad Caitlin couldn't see her disgust. She had tried those bars and they needed a major flavor upgrade. "You got any money on you?" Caitlin now tried.
"Yeah, my suit doesn't really have pockets," Jesse said, and sped off, grabbing a piece of fruit from a nearby stand without the owner even noticing. She knew she was technically stealing but it was only a dollar. She would get the money back to them somehow. "What should I look for?" it might have been Jesse's idea to come here, but once here she realized she had no idea what to look for.
"Well, Cisco hacked into the murder report to find Mari fought her attacker. There was DNA under her fingernails. The police ran it but found no match. There test was weird though, by what I read. I need you to get me a piece of that DNA so I can run a fresh test." Caitlin told Jesse as Jesse ate the apple she had taken. "The DNA will be located in evidence. I know where so I will lead you."
"Lead the way," Jesse said as she dropped the apple core in a bin and followed Caitlin's instructions to the Detroit Police Station and their own crime lab, finding the DNA residue that hadn't been sent off for tests and leaving before she'd been detected.
"You know, I don't like being a petty thief," Jesse teased once clear of the police station
"Sometimes you don't have any choice." Caitlin replied. "Okay, noting else we need so run home. I have one of my special bars waiting for you." Jesse sighed and ran off.
-Superflash-
Tantu had not gone far. She'd reached a couple of blocks away before stopping to catch her thoughts and breath. It was too much for her to take in, at least in one sitting. Amaya caught up to her though.
"I'm sorry," Amaya said. "This is a lot for someone not raised in it."
"Yeah," Tantu said with a weak laugh.
"I know this was not what you expected when you came to find your grandmother. it's been… a hard last few days." Amaya continued. "And I realize I have not asked you anything about yourself. Do you live here in Central?"
"No," Tantu said. "I live in Texas."
"And your job?" Amaya asked, as if ticking off from a list.
"I'm a social worker." Tantu said and Amaya had to smile at that. "You know, I look at the Justice League and wonder how they could do it. To use those powers to protect people. Do everything they do, and then I find out my own family have done it! Ancestors going back who knows how far." Amaya said nothing, letting Tantu continue. "Do you want me to be the next… what was it?"
"Vixen," Amaya provided. "And only if you want to. Choosing to be a hero is a big decision."
Tantu was saved a reply as there was screaming and then people began to run past them. "What's going on?" Tantu asked a kid who didn't stop to answer.
"Supergirl and the Flash… fighting some type of alien or meta human," someone else answered her as they continued running.
Tantu looked at the direction they were running, turned to look back at Amaya and then moved off toward the fight. Amaya leaned on her cane with a smirk. That girl had the makings of a new Vixen all over her, even if she didn't see it yet.
-Superflash-
Kara and Barry had got to the animal-thing fast. It wasn't far away from STAR, after all. The thing was going crazy, attacking people and destroying things in its path. Kara got between the animal as it moved to attack a stunned child. "Run," Kara said to the kid, holding the animal back and tossing it away with her might. It was surprisingly heavy even for her. Barry ran around the animal, building his lightning trail before throwing it at the creature, which screamed at the hit, but remained conscious.
Kara noticed people running in all directions – of course, she noticed some people hiding with cellphones out. More footage for the media. The creature was obviously hurt, but didn't waste time as it went for the Flash again, Krypto pouncing on it before it got to Barry, and then Kara noticed something around its neck. Barry, on its collar. That's the necklace!
What? Barry asked as Krypto and the animal continued fighting each other. Animal against animal.
I hold, you grab, Kara thought, and lunged at the animal-thing, taking it in a bear hug, holding its arms down to stop if from flailing. The animal struggled, trying to get free, but Krypto helped Kara as Barry ran up and ripped the necklace right from the animal's neck, surprised it detached so easily. Unfortunately, the animal didn't turn back to human and broke free of the two Supers.
I can't believe the necklace did that. I thought it would just harness the spirit-powers of animals like for Vixen. From what I read in the Justice Society documents and what Amaya said…. Barry was thinking
She also said if the power was used to not protect innocents, she feared what it would do to the person using it, Kara added. This thing is fast and strong. Let's go. The trio ran in the same direction the thing was running to find it had destroyed a few cars, which were on fire and the fire was spreading. "Superdog…"
I got this, Barry thought, running with the necklace still in his hands as he found the animal going for a stunned girl, but the girl was pulled out of the way by Tantu. Behind Tantu Barry could see Amaya walking up, cane in hand. "Vixen!" Barry yelled, not thinking as he tossed the necklace to the older woman who caught it as Barry went to attack the animal himself.
Amaya smiled as she held her necklace. "It's been a while, old friend," Amaya whispered as she momentarily watched Barry running circles around the animal. "Once more, for old times." Amaya put the necklace on and placed a hand to the main pendant, knowing what animal spirit she wanted to call upon. Tantu gaped as the blue image of a gorilla momentarily appeared around the old lady, who opened her eyes, determination in her look as she called: "Flash toss it over here!"
Barry didn't even think as he used arm tornados to propel the animal towards Amaya, who punched it hard. The animal-thing was tossed up into the air and crashed into a car, finally knocked out.
"Guess you didn't need me," Kara said, appearing with Krypto besides her. "The fire is out. Going to take this to the DEO." Kara picked up the unconscious animal-thing and flew away with Krypto following.
Barry smiled at the two. "You know where to go," he winked at the pair as he ran off.
"What… what?!" Tantu shouted looking at her grandmother in total confusion.
"Everything will be explained, Tantu dear," Amaya grinned as she touched the pendant again, this time the blue form of a large eagle appeared around her. "I'll see you back at STAR Labs, I have to do this. One last time…" and suddenly she flew into the air, leaving her cane behind.
Tantu shook her head as she picked up the cane. She moved off, her mind lost as she headed back to STAR Labs.
-Superflash-
After the amusement park the Thea and Roy had gone to dinner and then ended up back at Thea and Laurel's apartment. Laurel was nowhere to be seen, but the two had not cared, only having eyes for each other now. The night progressed quickly and the two soon found themselves in Thea's bed, several hours later...
"Why have we never done that before?" Roy asked after more passionate kissing.
"It's silly," Thea said and Roy gave her a look. "I had it in my head you were the one and didn't want to…. well, do this until we were serious. Then you went off to Bludhaven and I became Speedy and it never worked out."
"We can make it work," Roy said. "Bludhaven is not that far a train ride away, and I hear STAR labs is working on teleportation."
"That would be useful," Thea smirked, remembering all the times Barry had run her to Central and how she kind of found it annoying. She had to remember to ask Kara and Barry about it. As manager of Palmer Tech., she did could get information about all of STAR co projects if she wanted.
"Let's give us a shot," Roy said, continuing to kiss Thea.
"Hold on," Thea said, going to her nightstand and taking out her Justice League communicator. Taking it out she switched her answer to yes. "You've suffered enough." Thea giggled, "I forgive you for not being there for us after Felicity died." Roy smiled as he took Thea closer to him.
-Superflash-
"How did it get from Detroit to Central?" Cisco asked once everyone, including Tantu and Amaya, were in the cave. Barry had taken his children back and had calmed them down. It wasn't long later Kara and Krypto were back in the cave asking the same question no one had an answer to.
"Maybe I have the answer," Caitlin finally said. Jesse had returned earlier and Caitlin had been working on the DNA she had collected, putting two and two together. "I ran the DNA through the DEO database and got this… the person who killed your granddaughter worked on Project Cadmus."
Everyone fell silent but Tantu and Amaya, who looked around at the group. "What's Project Cadmus?" Amaya asked. Tantu looked curious too.
"A former government agency," Kara said, taking Nora from Barry. "They were… unethical and support for them was cut. They did bad experiments, basically. We've been taking out their remaining labs but they have been striking back. Not dying so easily."
"Seems your granddaughter was killed to use the necklace against us," Barry said mournfully.
Amaya glowered at Barry before looking at Kara next to him. "Give them hell," Amaya finally said, to the relief of the group. She was not blaming them for her granddaughter's death. "And Tantu," Amaya took the necklace off and held it out. "You have it in you. To protect. The necklace is yours if you want it."
Tantu paused a moment before nervously holding out her hand and taking it. Amaya let go as Tantu put it on and took a breath. "I don't know how to use this," Tantu finally said after a moment.
"I'll teach you," Amaya said.
"I only have a week off and then I have to be back to Texas," Tantu pointed out.
"Well, I don't have anything here and would like to get to know my new granddaughter," Amaya said. "If you'll have me that is." Tantu smiled and then hugged Amaya. "Texas always reminded me of home, of my little village out in Africa. I'm too old to go back to its remains, but to see something homely…"
"Let's go pack," Tantu said and Caitlin directed them out the back door.
"Something is annoying me," Jesse said once Amaya and Tantu had gone. "Amaya as Vixen was top secret – it took Hank government clearance to get it out. Project Cadmus did not have that type of clearance, not being a military organization, from what I've read." The Caitlin and Cisco nodded, while Kara and Barry watched on. "Mari never hit the papers. We never knew about her until now. How did Project Cadmus know about Mari, where she was, and the source of her power?"
"Oh… well…" Jesse turned to Cisco as Alura started to cry and Barry rocked her. "I have been looking at Justice League membership files."
"What?" Kara and Barry said together.
"It's something Winn and I started, and Curtis has helped with. A list of heroes the teams have come across and how likely they are to ever join the League." Cisco brought up images of people on a screen. "See Karen and Donna and M'Gann are even here as 'need to be older'. Jesse here as 'needs more experience'." Jesse gave Cisco a look. "The Question is even here as a 'never' and Nightwing as a 'want' as well." Cisco brought forth another file, reading it aloud: "Mari McCabe, Detroit and magical necklace… all written in."
"How?" Kara asked.
"Curtis added it. Apparently, Thea and Paula had an encounter with her after Felicity died, before Laurel came back. Curtis added it in but well I never looked until now."
"The mole?" Kara and Barry said together.
"Either someone Team Arrow knows and speaks to, or we have to look again at people inside the League. They technically all have access to this database," Caitlin said.
"Even if we didn't know about this?" Kara folded her arms to this.
"Myself, Winn and Curtis… we all had access to this list as well," Cisco now admitted worriedly.
"Well, this is not going to be solved here today. We have to keep on doing what we're doing and act none the wiser," Barry reasoned now.
"Yeah, and add Tantu to that list will you," Kara said after a moment, turning to Barry. "And I have work to do. Barry, can you take care of the girls?"
"Checking on Hartley later but of course I can," Barry said. "Are he and Winn not together anymore? He seems obsessed with his work. Getting worried for him."
"They had a fight," Cisco said. "They'll be fine. Oh, and by the way, Thea has changed her answer. Roy is in the League. I'm setting up his communicator. Run it over later?" Barry laughed as the girls were put in their stroller. Barry was going to take them for a walk as Kara went back to her work giving Barry a quick kiss.
-Superflash-
The next day in Bludhaven, Roy walked into where Nightwing headquarters were. "This was dropped off," Dick said, tossing the communicator Roy barely caught. "Finally got the girl to say yes?" He smirked at his sidekick.
"Well, she was upset with me," Roy said, playing with the communicator.
"I never understood that. You stayed in Starling for weeks after that girl Felicity died. You'd think they would be thankful," Dick said thoughtfully.
Roy shrugged. "Old girlfriends," he said, shrugging it off. "She thought I was the one or something… Held a grudge. So, what do we got?" Dick looked at Roy in confusion and suspicion on this remark, but said nothing as he showed his sidekick what he had been working on.
Post Chapter Note 1: Did anyone see that ending coming? Does anyone realize what this means, too?
Post Chapter Note 2: Hope you all enjoy in my own version of Vixen. I love Amaya in Legends but using her long-term was not an answer and did not want to go into Mari as I don't know her character and would fail to do her justice, so like they did for Legends I made my own. And got to use Amaya… a rocking elderly Amaya who still acts like she's 20-something.
Post Chapter Note 3: Randomly, anyone think they want to try and explain TV time traveling logic? It's bad enough with just the Flash's use of time travel, but Amaya is Mari's grandmother, but Amaya is supposed to marry Rex, so Rex would be Mari's grandfather. As Rex has now been killed before he had a child, and Amaya left her time and as shown in Legends, the timeline is completely messed up, so how can Mari still exist? My answer is: she shouldn't' be able to. My beta however believes Amaya will eventually go back to her timeline and find someone else who will eventually help her father her kids, and then Mari can come to be… so if anyone has a better explanation…?
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Little Moments– Project Cadmus tries a new tactic to weaken the League by revealing who Hank Hanshaw really is to the world, while Iris has a personal scare and Henry finds a new love interest in someone unexpected.
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