TW: Glad you enjoyed it. You'll see on Bobbi.
DCMarvel heroes: Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you. Indeed it is. The Victor reveal will happen soon enough, all I'll say right now. You'll see on Mick. Glad to hear it.
Gallifrey 22.3: They certainly do. Yep. Yeah, this chapter and next is more about reveals and fallout, given how action packed the previous two were.
Queen Mansion
Morning
In the sitting room, Moira, Thea and Roy were watching a news report about the incident last night in Metropolis, which was currently showing the altercation between The Arrow, Canary and unknown biker.
"How bad is this?" Roy asked as he glanced at Moira, who looked as though her worst fears had come true.
"Oliver and Sara were just caught breaking The Accords. I can't protect them anymore…or you. This will be the excuse Ross uses to come after you all," Moira said grimly.
Unspecified location
Same time
After the Quinjet and Black Bird had set down on a grassy plain, Logan, Barry Carter and Jay led Snart and Sabretooth out onto it.
"This is as far as we can take you. You understand why we don't exactly trust you," Carter noted.
"Fair enough," Snart said with a shrug.
"How did you end up in that cell anyway, Snart?" Barry asked curiously.
"Mick and I were doing a job when Ross' goons showed up. No way we were all getting out of there, so I led them away after giving hiding my Cold Gun. Next thing I knew, Ross threw me in the Raft. That was a week or so back," Snart said. "I owe you one, Flash. And I never forget my debts. So I'll find a way to pay you back for this."
Without another word, Snart turned and walked off, the group watching until he'd vanished from view.
"Think he means it?" Jay asked and Barry shrugged.
"In his own way, Snart is honorable. But you never know with him," Barry said honestly.
"Well, at least there's a chance with him," Logan said, shooting a glare at Sabretooth, who grinned maliciously at him.
"How about we go at it, here and now then?" Sabretooth egged on and Logan growled.
"Lucky for you, I have more important things to do. This is the one and only time I'm showing you mercy, beat it," Logan growled.
"Jimmy," Carter called out in warning.
Sabretooth paused, a confused look on his face, as though remembering something he'd long forgotten. But, as quick as it came, it was gone.
"I'll be back, Wolverine. And when I am, you and I will settle this," Sabretooth sneered before he turned and ran away, vanishing in a matter of seconds.
"He'll be back," Logan said tiredly.
"And knowing you, you'll be waiting," Carter said with a slight grin and Logan grunted.
"You know it," Logan said before they all boarded the Quinjet.
"Everything go okay?" Clark asked as he saw them board.
"They're gone, but who knows if it'll stay that way," Logan said as he took his place in the pilot chair. "Either way, time to get back to Metropolis. Sounds like they really need us back."
As Logan prepped or take off, Barry pulled out his cell phone and lowered his cowl. It was time to make a call.
STAR Labs
Not long after
In the cortex, Cisco, Caitlin and Joe were all watching a news report about Oliver and Sara's altercation with the biker.
"What are the chances that Barry isn't involved with whatever mess Queen's got himself into now?" Joe asked tiredly, already feeling he knew the answer.
"The odds of both of them being out of their hometowns around the same time not being connected is…not high," Caitlin said with a grimace.
Almost as if in answer, Cisco's phone rang. Pulling it out, he jumped as he saw who it was.
"It's Barry, it's a video call," Cisco said excitedly, answering it and his friend's face appeared on his screen. "Barry! Where you been, buddy?!"
"It's a bit of a long story. Is Caitlin with you?" Barry inquired.
"Yeah, she and Joe both are," Cisco said, walking towards them and moving the phone around so Barry could see all of them.
"Barry, where are you?" Caitlin demanded worriedly.
"That's…a long story, one I don't want to get into right now. That's not why I called," Barry said as they noticed how tired and on edge he seemed.
"Son, are you alright?" Joe asked concerned and Barry smiled tightly.
"No, not really. I found something out about Dr. Wells…something you all need to know…"
Watchtower
Not long after
Peter groaned as he opened his eyes, light shining through a window. As his vision focused, Peter realized he was lying on a medical exam table in an unfamiliar room. A few feet away, a man wearing glasses in a lab coat was looking at something when he noticed Peter was awake.
"How are you feeling, Peter?" The man asked and Peter almost stared at the use of his name.
"Um, fine. How-"
"This fell out of your wallet when I was treating you," the man said, handing Peter his ID. "I guess we can rule out loss of hearing. Any headaches, spotty vision, that sort of thing?"
"No," Peter said, it all coming back to him then. "How did I get here?"
"You were brought here by some…associates of one of my regulars. I'm Emil Hamilton," Emil said, holding out a hand to Peter, who shook it warily. "Don't worry, I won't say anything. Doctor-Patient privilege and all that."
Peter nodded, some of his wariness vanishing. And his Spider-Sense wasn't going off, so the man, at very minimum, didn't mean him harm.
"Your friend Harry called," Emil said as he handed Peter his phone. "I told him you'd helped me get a man to my house for treatment after his car crashed and were simply too tired to leave."
"Not a bad excuse," Peter said as he pocketed his phone. "Where exactly am I?"
"That is…complicated," Emil said with a sigh.
In the main room, Oliver sat down, staring into space as Fury, Charles, Clint, Steve, Matt and Natasha all stood around him, Chloe and Lois a few feet away.
"Bobbi…is working with Prometheus," Clint said, as though testing the words on his lips.
"I hear the words but it doesn't make sense," Fury said, in utter disbelief.
"Bobbi would never willingly work against Oliver," Natasha said immediately, glancing over at Oliver.
"I'd have thought the same thing about Lana doing what she's doing a few years ago. Apparently, people change," Chloe said with a miserable sigh.
"Morse is not Lang. She's a good person, she'd never do this unless she had no other choice," Steve disagreed.
"But why then?" Charles wondered out loud.
"Let's find out," Oliver said, finally speaking as he reached into his pocket, pulling out a flash drive.
"Where'd you get that?" Matt asked.
Metropolis
Last night
Bobbi tackled Oliver, the two landing on the ground as the wrestled. Oliver's surprise was broken when she grabbed his hand and he felt something placed there.
"Don't react," Bobbi mouthed to him.
Oliver gave a barely noticeable nod, taking it before sending a kick to her abdomen strong enough to send Bobbi flying back a few feet.
Now
"Whatever Bobbi is going through, she went through a lot of trouble to make sure you got that," Clint noted.
"Then let's see what it is," Chloe said, holding her hand out for the flash drive.
Oliver walked over, handing it to Chloe. She immediately plugged it in, finding there was a video file on it. Chloe opened it and they all watched as Bobbi's picture appeared on one of the screens.
"Oliver, I don't have a lot of time, so listen carefully," Bobbi said, seeming to glance at something before returning her gave to the screen. "Prometheus is blackmailing me. He has my mom. He's holding her somewhere I can't find, he's gonna kill her unless I do exactly what he says. I step one toe out of line, he'll kill her."
"I don't know why Prometheus is doing this, why he's coming after you, but I know his name: Kane Wolfman, although I think it's an alias. There's no record of Kane Wolfman until three years ago. The key to all of this is finding out who he really is, I know you can do it. I love you, Oliver."
The video ended and the room was silent for a long moment.
"I'll see what I can find out about Wolfman," Chloe said, typing away at her keyboard.
"Thank you," Oliver told her gratefully.
"Hopefully, that'll lead us somewhere that give us Intel on where Prometheus is holding Bobbi's mother," Steve said with a frown.
"Nick-" Charles started and Fury grumbled.
"I know, I know," Fury said as they all looked at the pair.
"Something you two feel like sharing with the rest of the class?" Lois asked and Fury shot her a black look before turning to the others.
"When I told you about Bobbi going missing…I didn't tell you everything," Fury said with a sigh. "I made a promise to Bobbi's mother when I recruited Bobbi that I would keep this quiet. But if Prometheus has her, there's no point in keeping it quiet."
"Great, another secret. What else aren't you telling us?" Clint demanded, the Avengers and Oliver looking at him annoyed.
Fury looked at them all for a long moment before he told them his secret.
Metropolis
Same time
Bobbi pulled into the unground bunker on her motorcycle, getting off as some of the Jackals looked over at her.
"Boss wants to see you," he said, pointing to a door at the edge of the room.
With a grimace, Bobbi got off her bike and headed over to the door. Opening it, she found Kane sitting at a desk, sharpening a sword. She closed the door and he put the sword down, looking up at her.
"Oliver Queen is still alive," Kane noted.
"Sara and Oliver had disarmed most of my weapons and knocked me off my bike. I couldn't take both of them together," Bobbi argued.
"I know," Kane said, surprising her. "I never wanted you to kill Oliver. That right is reserved for me."
"You knew I wouldn't be able to," Bobbi realized and he smirked.
"Yes. But now he knows the woman he loves is working against him. Now, I can break him," Kane said viciously.
Watchtower
Not long after
"Shit," Clint muttered, all of them trying to process what Fury had told them.
"That about sums it up," Oliver said, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Why didn't you tell us this before?"
"It wasn't relevant then," Fury said and everyone stared at him in disbelief. "But the abduction of her mother changes things. You needed to know."
"We all need to know. You need to tell them," Natasha said firmly.
"You can't keep things like this quiet if we're going to work together," Matt said, thinking of how the other Defenders had reacted when they found out about Elektra. "We need to trust each other, so no more keeping secrets."
"In my experience, that's the best policy. Keeping secrets is a recipe for disaster in this kind of team," Emil said as he walked into the room.
"Emil. How is he?" Chloe asked as she looked up from her work.
"Stable, he should be fine. Although he's a little confused as to why he's here, where here is. As is expected from someone in his position. All things considered, there doesn't seem to be any lasting damage," Emil said before glancing at Fury. "He's perfectly coherent, and able to take visitors, as you requested to know, Mr. Fury."
"Thank you, Doctor," Fury said and Emil nodded.
"Another Avengers recruit?" Steve deadpanned.
"Not exactly. Call it…settling an old debt," Fury said before walking out of the room, confusing them all.
"Does he do that a lot?" Lois asked after a moment.
"Don't ask," Oliver, Clint, Natasha and Steve all said with long suffering sighs.
STAR Labs
Not long after
"Dr. Wells, the Reverse Flash…I never trusted him, but this is not something I ever thought possible," Joe mused to himself as Cisco looked at something on the computer.
"I…I don't believe this. I can't," Caitlin said shakily, in a bit of denial.
"Caitlin, I know how you must be feeling, but if Barry saw him, do you really think Barry could be tricked like that?" Joe asked gently and Caitlin didn't answer.
"There we go!" Cisco exclaimed, causing the two of them to look over at him.
"What are you doing?" Caitlin asked as they walked over, seeing Cisco had what looked like a map of STAR Labs on the computer.
"After the Accelerator exploded, I made a 3D model of it to see if I could figure out what went wrong. But I only ever looked at the Pipeline and the cortex. This is a big building, guys," Cisco explained.
"Lots of places for Wells to hide something," Joe noted and Cisco nodded.
"And I found this," Cisco said, pointing to a red part of the blueprint. "That shouldn't be here."
After walking to where the blueprint led them, Joe, Cisco and Caitlin stopped in front of a wall. Joe felt along the wall before, to their shock, part of the wall moved aside, revealing a door. The three of them exchanged a glance before walking inside. The door closed before the lights came on. Cisco's eyes were drawn to mannequin large enough to fit a Flash Suit. Or in this case, a Reverse Flash suit.
"This must be his evil Arrow Cave," Cisco realized as he and Caitlin stared at the mannequin.
"Cisco, Caitlin," Joe called out.
They turned towards him and froze. At the edge of the room was a holographic newspaper, The Flash on the front page. It was dated April 15, 2024 with the headline 'Flash missing, vanishes in Crisis'.
"What the Frak?" Cisco asked softly.
"In all makes sense now," Joe muttered, everything clicking into place. "At Christmas, he told Barry they'd been fighting for centuries. Because they have. I…can't believe the words are about to come out of my mouth…but Wells, Thawne, whoever he is…he's a time traveler."
Watchtower
Same time
Peter was looking down at his ruined mask when he heard someone approaching. He hurriedly tried to put it on when the door open and Fury walked in while he was still in the process of it.
"Having mask trouble, Parker?" Fury asked with a grin and Peter froze. "Don't worry, Hamilton didn't tell me."
"How, um, did you know then?" Peter asked as he pulled off the mask, a sheepish yet curious look on his face.
"Knew the moment I saw you. It was like being taken back in time, you're the splitting image of your old man," Fury said and Peter looked at him sharply.
"You know my dad?" Peter asked eagerly and Fury nodded.
"Yeah. Yeah, I knew him. Tell me, what do you know about your dad?" Fury asked as he sat down in a chair.
"He left. No one can tell me why, my Uncle, my Aunt, even his old partner at Oscorp. Do you know why?" Peter asked and Fury was silent for a beat before reaching into his jacket pocket.
"I ran into your dad a few years after it all went down. He worked for me for a few years. He told me, if anything ever happened to him, to give you this when you were old enough. Wasn't gonna do this for a few more years, but that suit you have on tells me you're ready now."
Fury pulled out a flash drive and held it out to Peter. Warily, Peter took it, looking at the drive like it was going to come alive and eat him.
"That'll tell you everything you need to know about your dad," Fury promised him.
"Bobbi's right, there's no record of a Kane Wolfman until about three years ago," Chloe said as she stood at the computer, the others all watching as she brought up a picture of the man. "Recognize him, Oliver?"
"No," Oliver said honestly, staring perplexed at the man's picture. "But there's something…I don't know. I can't put my finger on it, but there's something familiar about him. What can you tell me about him?"
"That's the thing, there's almost nothing to tell. It's like he's a ghost," Chloe said, as perplexed by this as any of them. "He's involved with a group of mercenaries called The Jackals, but that's all I can tell you. Whoever he is, he's very good at making sure he leaves no traces behind."
"Then our best to finding out who he is will be Lang," Steve noted before glancing at Natasha. "Have Sam and Sara had any progress on that front?"
"Whatever she knows about Prometheus, she's not talking," Natasha said unhappily.
"She'll talk to Clark," Lois said and they all looked up at her. "Hopefully. They go…back a bit. Last time we saw her, she considered Clark the love of her life."
"So now we just wait for Kent. But that still gets us no closer to finding Bobbi's mother," Clint noted.
"I believe I have an idea," Charles said and they all turned to him. "Cerebro should be able to locate her."
"I thought Darkseid was cloaking her location," Oliver pointed out.
"Darkseid has made it very difficult to locate Bobbi, for reasons we now know. I doubt, however, he will expect us to search for her mother. I merely need to return to the Institute and get into Cerebro," Charles explained.
"Won't be necessary, Chuck," they all turned as Fury reentered the room. "Before SHIELD fell, I had another Cerebro made, just in case we were ever in this exact situation. I can have Hill bring it over."
"Nick…do you realize what someone could do if it fell into the wrong hands?" Charles asked, pale as he remembered what Striker tried to do.
"Relax, Chuck. I had it keyed so that only you can use it. Short of you turning into a genocidal maniac, I think we're good," Fury said with a smirk.
Charles frowned, still uncertain about allowing it. But what was done was done, and it avoided the need for him to return to New York.
At that moment, the door opened and Clark led in Barry, Wanda, the X-Men and the remaining members of the Justice Society, along with Tess and Andrea. Gambit took one look at all of them before speaking in a bored tone.
"Okay, what did Gambit miss?"
Down in the med bay, Peter looked down at the flash drive Fury had given him uncertainly before looking up, seeing a computer nearby. Steeling himself, Peter walked over, plugging the flash drive into the computer. After a few seconds, a video started and Peter stared at his father's face.
"Test. My name is Richard Parker. Whatever lies will be told about me, I would like the world to know the truth.
"Oscorp was already a leader in genetic research when Norman Osborn made a deal with a foreign military organization to continue funding my research, and I discovered what they were going to use it for: weapons. Biological weapons, of course, so I refused. Now, to eliminate me from the picture, Norman Osborn has falsified evidence against me in order to take control of my work," Richard revealed as Peter stared at the screen, shock, anger and betrayal surging through him. "But it doesn't matter, because there's something else that Norman doesn't know. The human DNA that I implanted in the spiders…was my own. Which means without me, without my bloodline, Oscorp can never continue or replicate my experiments."
Peter almost laughed, seeing the truly ironic thing. These powers weren't just his responsibility, as uncle Ben had said. They were a last gift from his father.
"I've destroyed as much as possible from the archives, but I didn't have time to kill all the spiders. So, as a scientist, my choice is very clear now. I have to disappear; I have to get as far away from here as I can. But as a father, it means I may not see my boy again. And nothing is as important to me as my son, Peter. Nothing in this world," Peter felt tears prickling in his eyes as Richard looked at the screen, seeming to stare right at his son. "But I have a responsibility to protect the world from what I created, and to protect him from what I know Osborn is capable of. People will say I'm a monster for what I've done…maybe they're right. I'd always thought I'd have more…time."
A young voice called out outside the room and Peter realized with a start it was him as a child. Richard looked back at the door before turning back to the screen.
"I'm sorry," Richard said before pushing a button and the video ended, leaving Peter staring at the black and white screen, trying to process what he had seen.
In the main room, Andrea and Tess were devouring sandwiches Chloe had made when Tess noticed Lois staring at her.
"What?" Tess asked.
"Sorry. Just…weird, seeing you eat that like it's gourmet meal. And that is not a shot at you, just…weird," Lois said and Tess shrugged.
"Well, I've been starved and beaten the last couple weeks. This might as well be gourmet food as far I'm concerned," Tess said before taking another bit.
"How did you end up there, anyway?" Clark asked curiously. "Last time I saw you, you looked…"
"Like I was dying because Zod took heat vision to my face?" Tess asked dryly, reaching up and touching her smooth skin where Zod had blasted her, no sign of the damage. "I thought I was dead…then I woke up a few weeks later at The Raft, perfectly healed. Ross had taken me there, said he wanted to help me…but there were strings attached."
"There always are with him," Natasha noted and Tess nodded.
"He figured I knew who The Blur was, he wanted my help in catching him. When I refused, he put me in that cell. A few weeks back, I played dead and, when the guards came to check on me. I made a grab for his gun. I was beaten unconscious and then my daily servings of food were halved," Tess revealed, to their shock.
"I'm so sorry, Tess," Clark said in remorse.
"Don't be. Part of me thinks maybe I had it coming," Tess said, to all their surprise. "I had a lot of time to think while I was trapped in that cell. And it felt like all my choices landed me there. I could have tried to help you, Clark. Instead, I tried to use you. I told myself I was trying to save the world, but that was a lie I told myself. I wanted to be put in charge, because I thought I knew better than everyone else, that I was better. Clark, Chloe, Lois…I'm sorry. For everything. I don't know how to make it up to you."
"It'll take time…but 'I'm sorry' is a good start," Clark said after a moment and she looked at him in surprise.
"Just like that? After all I've done?" Tess asked in disbelief and Clark smiled.
"I believe in giving people second chances. Now it's up to you to prove you deserve it," Clark told her kindly.
"Just because someone stumbles and loses their way doesn't mean they're lost forever. We all need a little help sometimes," Charles told her with a kind smile.
While Tess processed this, Chloe looked over and noticed Barry making his way out of the room. Worried, she followed him, finding him standing alone.
"Hey? Are you okay?" Chloe asked as she walked over to him.
"Nope," Barry said blankly.
"This about Wells?" Chloe asked and Barry smiled tightly.
"I trusted him. I…looked up to him. And he was playing me, using me the whole time. He killed my mom," Barry said, his voice a mix of anger and sadness. "He took away my dad's life, my life."
"I know. I'm sorry," Chloe said, hugging him and after a moment, Barry returned the hug. "Can I do…anything?"
"Just stay here with me," Barry said softly and neither moved.
Back inside the room, the message from Bobbi had been played again for the others and the room was silent long moment.
"Well, guess now we know where Morse has been and why Darkseid has been cloaking her," Ororo noted.
"Darkseid?" Andrea questioned.
"Long story, we'll fill you in later," Lois promised.
"Any idea how we can find Morse's mother?" Logan asked out loud.
"We're working on it. But…Logan, there's something you need to know first," Steve said, glancing at Fury pointedly.
As Logan looked confused, Fury grimaced, knowing the time had come. But, instead of saying anything, he instead glanced at Carter, who was still staring at the screen grimly.
"You want to tell him or should I?" Fury asked instead.
"Carter…it should come from you. You promised him, after all," Jay said gently, confusing everyone who hadn't been in Metropolis earlier.
"Someone care to fill us in?" Rogue said and Carter sighed.
"You were right, I wasn't telling you everything yesterday," Carter said, turning back to look at Logan. "I had my reasons but…you deserve to know."
"Know what? What is going on?" Logan asked, just about out of patience.
"Logan…Jimmy…I don't know how else to say this except to just come out and say it," Carter said, taking a deep breathe before saying five words that would change Logan's life.
"Bobbi Morse is your daughter."
Well…that happened.
Hope the reunions were all enjoyed.
And now Peter knows what Norman did to his father. Now their rivalry is really about to get started.
Dun dun dun! Okay, in all seriousness, yes, Bobbi is Logan's daughter, which is the secret that Fury and Charles have been keeping all this time. Been waiting so long to reveal this twist, hope you all enjoyed it.