Chapter 3

Jen was getting tired, since even though Gambi had made her a suit, he was insisting that she let him train her before he let her go out on the streets, his reason being self preservation, since they both knew that it was only a matter of time until her parents caught on to what she was doing and he wanted to make sure that Jen was as prepared as possible so that Lynn would only want to hurt him, not kill him.

"I have to admit Jen, I'm impressed, not only are your energy readings far more impressive than your father's were, even in his prime, but you're also proving to be remarkably fast learner." Gambi said.

"Yeah, but honestly Uncle Gambi, I think that maybe we should start to switch over from controlling my powers to combat training, since having powers is great, but I think I should know how to throw a punch beyond the self defense lessons dad gave me." Jen said.

"On that we agree. Black Lightning was known as a hero not only for his powers, but also for his combat skills. And I think that you've shown enough mastery with your powers for us to move into combat training." Gambi said, right as they heard the door to the Sanctum open.

"What's this I'm hearing about combat training?" Jefferson Pierce asked as he and Lynn entered the Sanctum.

"Mom, dad, what are you guys doing here?" Jen asked.

"Better question is, how do you even know that this place exists?" Jefferson asked his youngest daughter before looking at Gambi.

"Jen, show them." Gambi said and Jen nodded as she displayed her powers, much to her parent's displeasure.

"Jen, you're." Lynn said.

"A meta yeah. Just like dad." Jen said.

"What do you mean? Jefferson asked.

"I know that you're Black Lightning and before you yell at Uncle Gambi, I figured it out myself." Jen said.

"Jen came to me when her powers first surfaced and asked me to help her learn to control them and then said that she wanted to pick up where you left off Jeff. She wants to be a hero." Gambi said.

"No you don't." Lynn said.

"Don't you tell me what I can and can't do. You lost those privileges regarding my powers when you and dad both decided to keep Anissa and I in the dark about them. I mean, did you even think that it was possible that we could've inherited dad's metagene. Does Anissa even know about any of this?" Jen asked.

"No and she can't. You shouldn't either, but I guess that it's clear that we can't keep you out of the loop anymore and we'll talk more about your desire to wear that suit later." Jefferson said.

"We can talk about it all you want, but you're not going to change my mind. But maybe you should change yours." Jen said.

"What do you mean?" Jefferson asked.

"Become Black Lightning again. This city needs you and before you accuse Uncle Gambi of poisoning my mind, I just agree with his view. I get that you wanted to be there for our family, but dad, Freeland needs Black Lightning just as much as our family needs Jefferson Pierce." Jen said.

"And there is another reason to take it into consideration." Gambi said.

"And that would be?" Lynn asked, desperately hoping that she could keep Jefferson from suiting again, simply because they were finally starting to repair their family and she didn't want to risk ruining that.

"We all know that you two can talk to Jen as much as you want, I can try blocking her out of the Sanctum, but one thing she got from both of you is that when she sets her mind to something, she doesn't let anything stop her. She's going to do this whether we like it or not, so it couldn't hurt to have a more experienced hero out there with her to show her the ropes and make sure she gets back alive." Gambi said.

"As much as I hate to say it Lynn, he's right. They both are. Jen is going to keep doing this regardless of what we tell her to do, so at least if I'm out there with her, I can keep her safe and also, I'm not blind. Freeland needs Black Lightning to protect it and honestly, I've been deluding myself into thinking that it didn't." Jefferson said.

"And it's not just Freeland that needs you." a new voice said and all four of them turned to see a black man enter the Sanctum.

"Who are you and how did you find this place?" Gambi asked.

"I'm a friend of Superman's." the man said.

"Wait, does that mean that you're like me? You remember the way things used to be?" Jen asked as the thought occurred to her, since she did remember that that weird Monitor guy had said that she wasn't the only person who remembered the way things were.

"Yes I am." the man said.

"What are you talking about?" Jefferson demanded.

"You'll know in a minute Jefferson." the man said as he placed his hand on Jefferson's temple and his eyes glowed red for a second.

"What the hell was that?" Lynn asked as Jefferson stumbled back.

"I simply woke Jefferson up to the truth of this reality." the man said.

"So now my dad remembers everything I do?" Jen asked.

"Yes I do Jen and while we still need to talk, we can do it after J'onn gives your mother and Gambi the same treatment he gave me." Jefferson said as he recovered and J'onn nodded and before Lynn or Gambi could do anything, J'onn placed a hand to each of their temples and restored their memories.

"We all died in that energy wave?" Lynn asked.

"Everyone except J'onn and a few others and apparently Jen. I know that that Pariah character sent you someplace safe, but Jen, any ideas on why you weren't affected?" Jefferson asked his daughter.

"I think that whatever that weird energy thing was sent me to my safe space, which somehow protected me from it." Jen said.

"Your safe space must be located outside of space and time, which is why you were spared. The anti matter energy wave that engulfed the old multiverse could only affect places within it. Dimensions outside of time and space like the Vanishing Point, which was where I was sent to or your daughter's apparent safe space remained intact. It must've shielded Jennifer from the destruction the crisis caused." J'onn said.

"And how do you know about all this?" Lynn asked her ex-husband.

"Because I was there. When I disappeared before the energy wave hit, I was actually sent to where the universe's greatest heroes were working to stop the Crisis and I helped them." Jefferson said and J'onn nodded.

"Jefferson helped save countless lives, though in the end we were outplayed. Thankfully, those of us who survived were able to find a way to restart the universe and in the process, combined several Earths into this one." J'onn said.

"This is a lot to process." Lynn said.

"Yes it is. But now I'm definitely going to be getting back in the game, though I would like the suit I got from the ASA, mainly since it was easier to carry around and not as bulky. No offense." Jefferson quickly said to Gambi.

"None taken. Trust me Jeff, I wish I had the resources of the ASA. Then I could also give this place a few upgrades to enable us to be better prepared for them." Gambi said.

"I think I may know someone who can help with that. A few someones actually." J'onn said.

"That all sounds great, but I think that before we do anything else, we need to bring Anissa into the fold as well, since there's a good chance that her powers are going to activate soon. And even if they don't, I want to rub it in her face that I have my powers and she doesn't have her's." Jen said and Jefferson and Lynn both chuckled.

"I do agree with you that we need to bring Anissa into the fold, since we all have things we need to discuss, including how to deal with the ASA, since I think we all have different ideas about what needs to be done about them." Jefferson said.

"But there is another issue we need to talk about. One where there's a solution I think we all know needs to happen." Gambi said.

"We'll talk about that when there's no longer a stranger in here. No offense." Jefferson said.

"None taken, I agree with you." J'onn said, since honestly, he had no intention of getting involved in another team's personal drama.

"Well then, we should get Anissa and maybe Henderson caught up, since this is an issue that requires both of them to be in the know." Jen said and they all nodded as Jefferson went to make the calls.

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