Chapter 4 - Past and present somewhere else
It was a big responsibility, a huge one.
That was all that he could think about while driving. How on Earth could he do this? He wondered as he parked outside the building where he found a new home. It was just him living there, so it felt kind of weird but he had a feeling that was about to change once he could put everything together and organized, at least he hoped for.
- Here it goes nothing... - He said once he opened the door and stepped inside his new apartment.
For his surprise, they were all there. He gave them a weak smile since he still had a few doubts about it, but he felt he was doing the right thing.
- I'm glad you're here... Thanks for coming!
The grey cat in the room purred and jumped in the air.
- Well, you said this was Alfred's idea, it means Batman knows about us so... You get the idea – Garr smiled as he turned
- Forget Batman! – Dick said a bit annoyed, but impressed with the stunt Garr just pulled off. – This is cool!
- I've been practicing... - He smiled, proud of himself.
- So what's this is all about anyways? Are we back as a team or something like that? – Donna crossed her arms as she stared serious at Dick. She was in no mood to waste her time, she needed answers.
- Yes, this is about us coming together as a team. New members and all... - He looked at the corner just to see Raven staring at the window, thoughtful. – That includes you.
Raven looked at him, unsure about that. After everything that happened she felt guilty, they all knew it. She wondered how they could count on her like that.
- This is a bad idea! – She said in a whisper.
- No, it's not. You are not to blame for what your parents did. – Garr walked closer to Raven, reaching for her shoulder, slightly. She looked at him and smiled. – And it's totally cool you locked your father on this stone in your head by the way. We are safe thanks to you... You belong here with us.
- Thank you, Garr. – She smiled and looked a Dick, nodding with her head.
She felt insecure sometimes but deep down; she knew she was ready to fight back. She wasn't afraid of her powers anymore and she was ready to embrace who she was. Dawn came walking towards her.
- I'm proud of you. We all are.
She turned around and looked at Dick.
- If we're doing this again, things will have to change... I want better communication; I need we trust each other. We can't make the same mistakes of our past over and over again. And this also means you and Hank to stop with your nonsense and start getting along!
Hank crossed his arms and stared at Dawn. He thought about what she was asking him and he loved her so much he was willing to try to stop wanting to punch Dick every time he saw him. It was for a good cause, he thought.
- That's ok for me! – Hank said.
- So... This is Titans 2.0 – Jason said as he looked at everyone, feeling excited about all of that.
- Yes, kid! – Kory nodded smiling.
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Something was off, even now that the war was over. He could feel it. He ran like hell because his guts told him he had to find his friend and her. Once he finally reached his destination, he saw what he feared it would happen. Nyssa was standing with that weird device on her hand and Adam looked desperate at her. He could notice a sign of relief on Adam's face when he saw him.
- Man, thank God!
- What's happening? – Seg asked, looking confused from Nyssa to Adam
- She wants to use my device Zeta-Beam to go after Brainiac and your son.
- I have to! – Nyssa said – You know I do. You know what it feels like to lose someone you love...
That was low, he thought. He had lost Lyta, the love of his life, or at least he though she was, but it was still painful. Jor-El was his son and he wanted to bring him back, really bad. He loved him, but he felt like they needed a good plan to go after Brainiac.
- I know. I also want Jor back, I love him. But this is dangerous, Brainiac is dangerous, we need a plan to go after him.
- I can't wait! – Nyssa insisted.
Adam was about to say something when something weird happened. A blue portal opened in the middle of the air and a funny figure came out of it.
- I can help you! – He said, looking serious at the three of them.
- Who the heck are you? – Adam said
He approached Adam and waved his hand slowly around him.
- You shall be healed; you have something important to do...
Adam felt something on his body and looked down just to see he had a suit on. He jumped from the bed and looked in awe to Seg and Nyssa.
- What just happened?
He got up, not quite believing he was standing up.
- I... I can walk!
- Wow... - Nyssa looked amazed at the scene and then looked at the weird guy. – How did you do it?
- I'm The Monitor and I came from far away. Like I said, I can help you. But I'll need your help first.
- Ok, I believe him... - Adam said as he looked excited. – I have a jet pack man! – He stared at his writs and saw something on it; it looked like a small control panel. He pressed a button and started flying around. – WHOOAAAA I can fly!
Adam hit the ceiling and dropped on the floor, laughing. This was extremely cool.
- How do you need our help? – Seg asked, still not truly trusting that Monitor guy.
- I need your help in the future. The multiverse needs as many heroes as I can gather together.
- Oh, you're from the future too? – Nyssa looked at him with curiosity.
- Yes.
- Listen, I came back here to save the future...
- Kal-El is safe on this universe. It's the multiverse itself I'm worried about.
- Great, so the threat has changed...
- Wait... - Nyssa took a few steps towards, facing the Monitor. – If My grandson is fine, it means that somehow we saved Jor-El? – She looked hopefully at Seg – We need to help him. This is the way we save our son; I can feel it.
Seg looked at them all, thinking for a while. He also didn't trust Adam at first and all that craziness in his life happened and h was telling the truth. This guy just saved his friend from never walking again, so he deserved a bit of consideration. Also, this was a way they could save his son without Nyssa trying to go after Brainiac alone. He nodded with his head.
- Ok, we'll help you.
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Dick looked at the team as he showed their new headquarters. It was a huge tower that looked like a T, but could also be anything else.
- I think it's too much... - Raven said as she looked at the tower – It will draw attention to us...
- That is why this place is hidden! – Garr said feeling excited.
- How could you afford a place like this anyways? – Hank looked still having problems trusting Dick. You could never tell with him.
- Well, Bruce...
- Sure, why did I ask? – Hank joked as he looked at Dawn.
- Listen, he offered his money, I wouldn't say no when we needed a place to train and have our missions going on. I'm not apologizing for that.
- I think it's cool. – Kory said as she smiled at Dick.
- So let's test it – Garr said as he followed the others inside.
Kara and Oliver walked side by side in silence since they went back to Earth 1 to drop Clark and Ollie in Star Labs. They asked Barry to show them around and introduce them to the others while they kept going on with their mission. Oliver noticed something was off with Kara and wondered if he should ask about it or not. Kara sighed and he couldn't stop himself anymore. He stopped walking and turned around, reaching for her arm.
- Are you ok?
- I... I don't know...
She said walking towards him and crossing her arms, looking thoughtful.
- I just wish I was there, recruiting them...
- In Krypton?
- Yes. They are my family, after all... That is my planet. I wanted to see what is like, before I was born and, I don't know... Walk around and see the view once more.
- Listen, Kara... I know it must be hard for you... But given the timeline risks, it was for the best. I know it sucks. But we need to be careful.
- I know – She wiped a tear from her eyes – I'm just emotional... I never met my grandparents and I'm about to... It's a lot.
- Well... It's a lot, but I'm here for you.
Kara smiled as she looked at Oliver. She could never imagine she was going to live anything like it and if anyone had told her it was going to be like this, she would have laughed at their faces. The world was about to collapse or something a here she was, being all emotional and talking about her family and her frustrations with Oliver Queen. There was also the fact that she kissed him a while ago and they couldn't even find time to talk about it, with that entire crisis.
- What? – Kara looked at Oliver as she noticed he couldn't stop looking and smiling at her.
- I was just thinking how this is the first time we find ourselves alone since... Well, you know...
- Since I kissed you? – She gave him a weak smile – I was so scared, I needed to run... I don't know what happened to me...
- It's ok... Do you... Regret it?
- No.
Oliver looked at Kara, feeling glad he heard her saying that to him. He was so confused about his feelings, and something told him they were deeper than he thought, but still was a nice thing she didn't regret it.
- We can't waste our lives regretting things we have done, Oliver... Only things we wish we had but never did.
Oliver was standing way too close to Kara and felt like it wouldn't be long until he did something like kissing her. At least he knew he was deeply attracted to her. He reached for her cheek, caressing it, when they heard a noise. It sounded like a roar. Kara gave a small jump and they both tried to find out where the noise came from.
- That's weird... - Oliver said, waking up from his torpor.
Kara turned them around just in time for a huge tiger to jump from the bushes, getting ready to attack them.
- Hey kitty... - Kara said and Oliver looked incredulous at her.
- Kitty? That's a huge tiger!
- I know, shh! – She said in a hurry. – I don't want to hurt your kitty, stay put!
The tiger jumped and Kara stopped it from attacking them, trying hard not to hurt the animal. She hugged the tiger from behind, locking its paws from moving. Suddenly, someone appeared out of nowhere, holding Oliver by his throat.
- Drop him or I will kill your friend!
It was a red haired lady, with green eyes that glowed like light. She seemed to have fire all around her and coming from her hands.
- It's hot.... – Oliver gasped.
- WHAT? – She looked at him, ready to choke him to death.
- I meant your hand... It's burning...
Kara used her freeze breath to stop that woman's attack and knocked her down.
- Why are you attacking us? – Kara asked, still holding the tiger.
- Why are you spying on us? – The woman asked.
- We are not spying, we are looking for a team called Titans... - Oliver said as he got up, massaging his throat.
- How do you know that name? – The woman asked.
- We know it because we need help. You know about this, don't you? – Kara said – I'm Supergirl.
The tiger managed to escape once he realized Kara was distracted and turned back to his human form. He stood in front of Kara and reached for her hand.
- I'm Garr... - He smiled as Oliver and Kara kept staring at him in shock.
Kara made the mistake of looking down and quickly covered her eyes, turning around.
- Would you please put some clothes on? – Oliver said, annoyed at that guy – I don't want to see your butt, thank you!
- Oh, sure... - Garr ran and picked some clothes that were hidden behind a bush.
- And who is the fire lady? – Kara asked still covering her eyes.
- I'm Kory! I'm a member of Titans. What kind of help do you need from us?
- Listen, I'm a big fan of yours – Garr said, getting excited. He was finally meeting Supergirl, he also wished she was coming with her cousin instead of this weird guy dressed in green, he thought.
- What are you talking about? – Kory looked confused at Garr. – Do you know her?
- Well, she's Supergirl. Cousin of Superman... You know?
- The Supergirl I knew is dead! – Kory said looking serious at Garr.
- No, she's right here!
- Hm... I'm sorry, but... We're actually not from around... - Kara said, feeling some huge misunderstanding was happening.
- We're from another universe – Oliver came closer and crossed his arms – I'm Green Arrow and this is Supergirl... from another Earth.
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