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The Funeral of Rachel Garrick
Barry and Kara sat in Watchtower.
The entire League was present, waiting for their leaders who had called this full League meeting to speak. Barry finally stood. He had Rae's helmet in his hands.
"As you must all know by now, both the Second Chance Killer and Zoom have been defeated," Barry said. Cat had run a major article on it the moment everyone was safe. "But it came at a cost." Barry held up the helmet.
"Not all of you knew her. Rachel Garrick, my cousin, not from New Justice," there was a mute chuckle at that. "Rae. She was the last survivor of a dead world. Running off her world moments before it was destroyed by Prime's Zoom. She originally came here on a mission but she became a part of this world. She wanted to stay on this world. She survived one Zoom to be killed by another."
Barry had tears in his eyes and couldn't go on, so Kara stood up, putting a hand on Barry's shoulder, letting him sit down as she took the helmet.
"Rae might have not been there at the end," Kara continued for Barry, "to take down the villain but she played a major part. She helped in ways no one else could. They are gone because she was here," Kara said. "So, we're going to put this helmet on display here. To honor her sacrifice." Kara put the helmet on a waiting stand.
"There is more," Barry finally said. "There was more to Zoom and the Second Chance Killer. A couple of times I have heard of this upcoming Crisis. A Crisis of the multiverse - the biggest test the multiverse has yet to face."
"So, you and a couple of your alternates, plus probably New Justice Rae," it was Ronnie who said it but it caused a chuckle from several people.
"That may be true," Kara said. "But if this gets big you might all need to be ready. So, keep sharp everyone." There was a round of 'yesses' and nods.
With that, Kara took Barry's hand and brought him through the zap tunnel.
Everyone else was going to leave except Wally, who had been there as leader of Young Justice. He stood in front of the helmet, Jesse going up to his side and leaning against his arm. "I miss her too," Jesse said.
"I know," Wally said. "But I am just thinking. She ran off her world."
"So, did you," Jesse pointed out.
"That's different. Walter and me were fighting. Our speeds combined. She ran off her world on her own. And from talking to the multiverse so did a Barry," Wally said. "It's nearly impossible to do that on your own. With your own speed. No push. No boost from tachyons."
"What are you thinking?" Jesse asked.
"I am thinking the speed force saved them," Wally said, surprising Jesse. "You said the speed force had a thing for the Garrick/Allen bloodline. I think she saved several Barrys and Raes from dying. She wants them. She needs them alive."
"She didn't save the one from Amelia's earth," Jesse pointed out, knowing that Barry was dead. Amelia had summoned him with the Death Totem, after all.
"Not every single one," Wally reasoned. "Maybe the right conditions needed to be met. They needed to be running fast, for one. But I think when she could, she saved them. For some reason. Maybe having to deal with Crisis. Maybe because she just likes them."
"She saved me," Jesse said. She had told Wally what she had done to bring the Black Flash to them. Wally had been angry at first, but after some ranting had understood why she did it.
"And I am thankful for that," Wally said. "But I think this is a theory worth looking into."
"I'll help," Jesse said with a nod.
-Karry Universe-
Barry and Kara stepped into the SuperFlash Cave and Barry looked around.
"Go," Kara said after a moment, confusing Barry. Even with the mental link the statement confused him. "You need to see her. To see Rae."
"Rae is dead," Barry said.
"One Rae is dead," Kara pointed out. "But there are countless others - and one you love." Kara kissed Barry. Go to New Justice. You need her.
"Thank you," Barry said, kissing Kara's cheek. Kara knew exactly what he needed. He needed to see his cousin. Needed her weird words of advice. And he needed to see at least one Rae was okay. Barry stood on the X on the floor.
"Gideon, send me to New Justice." Barry instructed.
"Yes, creator," Gideon said, and second later, a portal opened and took Barry away.
Before Kara left though, a zap tunnel opened and Clark came out.
"Clark," Kara said hugging her cousin. "What's going on?"
"Connor's not answering any calls. Before I went to see him, I wanted to ask you how he was," Clark said.
Kara looked down on the floor, sad now. "He's been sleeping in the penthouse. In the room Rae use to have," Kara said. "Dad couldn't get him out."
"Let me come," Clark said and Kara gave a nod as they left for the penthouse.
Amelia and Winn were watching TV when they came in. Lena and Ava, respectively, had given them the day off due to Rae's death a few days before hand. Amelia and Winn were using it to mourn, plan some wedding details, and just watch TV. Nala was on Amelia's lap along with Hex. Star and Romana were sitting with them as they watched some Disney movie. Alura and Nora were playing with Krypto - Powie having gone back to Prime.
"Connor's still in the room," Amelia called out.
"Can she read minds?" Clark asked as they were walking down the stairs and Kara giggled.
"Barry and I keep wondering that," Kara pointed out.
"Well, it's obvious why you're here," Amelia yelled out.
"Did she get super hearing?" Clark asked looking up.
"You talk loud," Winn yelled that time.
It was obvious why Amelia and Winn were upstairs watching TV when they got to the bottom. Even without super hearing they could hear Connor crying. Clark gave Kara a sad look as they opened the door. Porthos was on the bed with Connor, but the dog looked lost. He had been trying to cheer the boy up since it happened and nothing seemed to help.
"Go on," Kara told the dog and Porthos ran, running up the stairs.
Kara looked around the room; Rae had not been a neat person, but she also came to this Earth with nothing but the clothes on her back. The only things she owned were the things Kara and Barry had bought for her or things she bought using their credit cards since she also had absolutely no money. Connor was laying on the bed, hugging a stuffed animal he had apparently won for her on one of their dates. It was a penguin.
"Hey Connor," Clark said, putting a hand on her arm. Connor turned to look at his father. "I know you lost your first love in one of the worst ways possible. You know, Nell's mom was my first love and she didn't die while we were dating, but it was heartbreaking even all those years later to say goodbye. Knowing the person I gave my heart to for the first time was gone. So, be sad. Cry, but please talk to us. Let us help you."
"When Zoom killed her, I felt it," Connor muttered at this, surprising the two. "He could have put that arm through me. I feel empty. Like someone ripped apart of me away."
"Oh, Rao no…" Kara said, instantly getting it. She and Clark sharing a look.
"Just one minute, Connor," Clark said, moving up and dragging Kara out of the room. "He and Rae had the bond?!"
"I didn't know that," Kara said, shaking her head sadly.
"I don't think he did. Or even does," Clark said, realizing it. "The bond was forming. Just like you and Barry all those years ago. You said in the meeting she was going to stay. When did she decide that?" The last Clark had heard, Rae was leaving when her mission was over.
"A couple hours before she died," Kara said.
Clark gave a nod. "That commitment probably helped strengthen the bond that was forming. They probably would have realized it soon enough." Clark sighed. "So, bad news and good news... Bad news, he'll feel this loss a hundred times greater than anyone else; but good news, the bond was still forming - meaning it wasn't as strong as Lois and myself, or you and Barry. So, it's less than if we lost our other halves."
"That not a very good silver lining," Kara pointed out. "Do we tell him?"
"I think we have to," Clark said, "besides, he has super hearing so probably already did hear us." Kara have him a look at this before the pair moved back into the room. Kara sat on the bed as Clark told Connor what they suspected; Connor crying into Clark's arms as he knew his father was right. Clark hugged the boy while Kara patted his back.
"Connor, come home with me," Clark said. "Get out of here. She's not here anymore. Staying here will not help." Connor gave a nod at this.
"Hey," Kara said picking up the penguin. "Keep that."
"Really?" Connor asked, taking the stuffed animal.
"Yeah, she didn't have much and you deserve something," Kara said and Connor gave Kara a hug. "You'll get through this." Kara whispered to Connor as he left with Clark.
Kara looked around the room. She should pack this stuff away. That was when she noticed the bed seemed a little off and used x-ray vision on it. There was a little book underneath the mattress. Kara lifted the mattress and took the book into her hands. It looked like a journal but the writing on it was like nothing Kara had ever seen. She looked at it for a moment but unable to read it she shrugged as she started collecting other things in the room to put away.
-Karry Universe-
Barry came out of the zap tunnel at the New Justice Kryptonian Sanctuary. When he had arrived at Home Base he had assumed he would have to wait for someone to come and let him out like last time but MIA had allowed him to go through to the sanctuary.
Barry paused when he heard her laughing. Obviously New Justice Rae was older than the one he had lost, but it felt both good and sad to see her. She was around what looked like a camp fire with her Kara, Lois, Jason, Ellen, Chris, Laurel, a kid Barry did not know, and a Thea.
"Tell me how you don't know how to make a smore!" Laurel was saying, tossing a marshmallow at Rae who caught it.
"It never came up," Rae said. "I never went camping as a kid. My aunt and uncle were too afraid I would run on the river or something."
"Because you would have run on the river," Kara agreed, and Rae laughed.
"Yeah probably," Rae said. "Can I just go inside the house and make us a nice dinner and dessert?"
"No, we're camping," Lois said.
"The house is not even two feet away?" Rae protested, pointing at the house as people threw more marshmallows at her - all of them she caught at superspeed.
Kara was the one who saw Barry though, and Barry knew it. A second later Rae was looking over in his direction.
"Karry Barry," Rae said with a smile, standing up, "want a marshmallow?" Rae tossed the gooey goody at Barry and Barry let it hit him on the head. The treat falling to the floor. "Hey, what's wrong?" Rae seemed to finally take in his sad appearance and the fact he didn't catch the treat. "You look like you've seen a ghost!"
Barry ran at her, surprising Rae as he brought her into a hug and then cried into her shoulder. Rae put her arms around Barry, confused.
"I lost her, Rae," Barry managed to say.
"Who?" Rae finally asked concerned. "Kara? Amelia? The girls? Barry, I need an answer. Who did you lose?" Fear filled Rae at this wondering who could possibly be dead.
"You," Barry finally said, stepping back.
"What?" Rae asked, confused.
"We had a Rae. She was a stranded," Barry explained, realizing he had not told New Justice about the Rae they had living on their world. To be fair, he had been waiting until he knew if his Rae was staying or leaving.
"Like me," Thea said, holding out her hand. "You know, Caitlin mentioned there was a Rae on Karry when she went there not long ago."
"What happened?" Rae asked.
Barry sat around the fire and told the New Justice crew the entire story - about the young Rae who had showed up with a mission from the speed force to help them defeat Zoom; he told them about how much she taught him on their time traveling adventure. He mentioned personally, her relationship with him and everyone else in the world - including her romantic relationship with Connor, something both Chris and Rae looked bewildered by. Finally, he told them how she had died and his little time in the speed force.
"And after all that… after getting him and hearing what the speed force had to say. I still feel like I failed. Like I failed her," Barry said.
"Because you did," Rae said, making everyone blink. "Catching the bad guy doesn't change the fact she died. It gives her justice, but she'll always be dead. You failed Barry, but it's okay. Because failure happens. I have failed. I failed my own cousin by just being alive. Did I ever tell you that I did eventually have to kill him?" Barry shook his head, always assuming his counterpart was still in that jailcell. "I failed my former League. Knowing it was destined. That the world is better now than what would have been if they lived doesn't change the fact that I failed them. I watched them die. You failed this Rae, but it's okay. It's what you do with that failure that matters."
Rae put an arm around Barry. "Remember after we caught my Barry? In Watchtower I was so upset, so ready to give up. My League was dead. It was the only moment in my life I doubted I was meant to be the Flash. And you told me to knock it off. That I was the Flash, part of the Flash club. That my world needed me. Needed me to rebuild the Justice League. You were right."
Rae got in front of Barry so they were looking each other in the eyes. "You failed, now shape up. You're the Flash. Your world needs you. Honor my alternate's memory by being you. Using what she taught you to be better," Rae said, taking Barry's hand. "And you lost her, but you didn't lose me. You're welcome here anytime, you know that." Barry hugged Rae again. This was why he came here.
"Thanks Rae," Barry said. "You might need to come on over and cook sometimes. The girls loved when Rae experimented."
"Oh, you are so on," Rae said.
"You're welcome to stay for a while too," Kara pointed out, feeling sorry for Barry. "We have more than enough hotdogs." Rae rolled her eyes at that and Barry grinned.
"One day I have to Chopped you," Barry said, making eyes go to him at mention of the TV show. "The show with the baskets…"
"Oh," Rae said. "I know that one. Prefer Guy's Grocery Games, but sure. Make a basket."
"If you're doing that, we need to get a couple of Raes involved," Thea said. "I volunteer as tribute to judge." There was some laughter around as the group continued their backyard camping trip. Barry was happy to sit here for a moment, even if he couldn't take his eyes off his cousin.
-Karry Universe-
Later that night, when Barry arrived back at the Penthouse he saw Kara putting some things into plastic boxes. "What you doing?" Barry asked.
"Putting away some of Rae's cooking stuff. We're not going to use them," Kara said, momentarily glancing at the journal she found before, but tossing it into the box.
"What the…?" Barry muttered, going to look at the strange book but was distracted as Kara fished out a large cooking book. "Hey, you never know, we might try a recipe or…." Barry started, turning away from the unusual book and grabbing the new book Kara had and pausing as he looked at the title. "Advance Cooking?" Barry blinked. "Okay, maybe not this one but maybe…" Barry paused as he saw the title of the next "Korean Cooking… she cooked Korean food?"
"I think she was going to experiment," Kara said. "She had notes on pages she was reading through. She even put dates on the bottom of some. I guess days she was going to try to cook them. She has Chinese, Japanese, and others in here." Barry gave a smirk and a sad look as he looked down at them. Thinking of what could have been.
"We save them," Barry said. "Maybe New Justice Rae will make some of these recipes when she comes over."
Kara gave a nod. She helped you, Kara thought back and Barry shared the memories of what Rae had said.
Kara took Barry's hand and put her head on his shoulder.
"We need to get that blood out of the carpet," Barry said, looking down at the blood again.
"I think we should just redo the entire carpet," Kara said. "Hell, while we're at it lets redecorate the entire floor! New furniture, new carpet, new kitchen. Fresh start."
"I like that," Barry said.
"We can live at the Lake House," Kara said. "Home School all the girls for the rest of the school year and just spend our time there before Amelia's wedding. We need a vacation."
"I really like that," Barry said, kissing Kara. Both remained silent for a while. "I want another baby with you so much." Kara nodded, but knew where this was going. "But this Crisis is coming apparently. Gideon said it, that Monitor weirdo said it… hell, even the speed force said it. And our League is right. They might not be involved in Crisis but we definitely will be."
"And I can't be pregnant when we are," Kara agreed. "So, we wait. Barry I am Kryptonian. We have a lot of time to have another child." Kara kissed Barry cheek. "Our son can wait. We have four upset daughters to take care of." Barry nodded, knowing Rae's death had affected the girls a lot too. "Anything that can cheer them up that is not going to Disney?"
"Let's tell them about going to the Lake House for a while. They love it there," Barry said, and the two got up to go upstairs to see the girls.
-Karry Universe-
In the Waverider, Rip Hunter was sitting with his wife when Gideon called out.
"Captain, there is a change to the Allen's timeline," Gideon said.
"You had Gideon tracking the Allen's timeline?" Miranda asked.
"I just don't want to be surprised if something happens like Kent's birth being changed again," Rip stated. "What happened, Gideon?"
"Kent Daniel Allen will be born an extra year later," Gideon said. "In 2022."
"You've got to be kidding me!" Rip said, looking at the read out. "Everything's the same… the woman Kent married, his kids, even his first romance with our son." Rip looking around to make sure Jonas wasn't there. "He's just born another year later. What…. Oh…. Did they find out about Crisis?"
"Yes, they did," Gideon said.
"How do you know that?" Miranda asked.
"I told my creator," Gideon said, making the two look at each other. "When he and his now-deceased Rachel Garrick snuck onboard." Gideon showed a security video of Barry and Rae in the lab.
"When was this?" Rip asked.
"When you brought his past self and Kara to the 31st Century. He needed me to do some challenging calculations for him in order to defeat Zoom," Gideon said.
"And you did it?" Miranda asked, shocked.
"Yes," Gideon said. "He is my creator. I also warned him of the Crisis. It wasn't until after Rae died his decisions changed though. I believe he must have received more confirmation of the event."
"AI's and their loyalty to their creators…" Rip mumbled, but found it somewhat amusing Barry had got aboard his ship without him knowing. "Well, it seems they are making a smart choice here, but if Kent gets delayed one more time I am going to go there and somehow fix this."
"Get Kara knocked up?" Miranda laughed and Rip had to chuckle at the sound of it. "Kenny can't be delayed again. Time won't let it."
Post Chapter: ...and neither will Millie. Sorry, Kent (Kenny) is delayed a second time, but I had problems getting him born and doing Crisis at the same time. He just didn't fit. Neither did the plot that was supposed to surround Kent births. But he will come, and my post-Crisis plot will come too and it's a whopper!
Next Time on Karry Universe:-
Won't You Be My Neighbor?- Kara and Barry's neighbors are back and with the upcoming redecoration of the Penthouse, they're gossiping as ever!
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