Chapter Thirty-Two

I stand corrected - next chapter will be the West-Allen wedding. There were too many goodbyes in here. XD

Enjoy!

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"I think these are the most heroes I will ever see in one place," James remarked as the Earth-38 crew walked through the Central City park.

"If anyone had ever told me we would be here today, I would have laughed in their face," Winn smiled.

"A superhero wedding crashed by Nazis, whose asses we totally kicked," Alex grinned.

"Not bad for us, huh?" Lena grinned back.

"Definitely glad I didn't miss this," Clark chuckled.

"I'm guessing Kara still plans on staying for a few days?" J'onn asked.

"Probably even longer now," Alex nodded. "She and Oliver have been inseparable since the end of the fight."

"Guess that means we're taking her extrapolator back with us," Winn nodded.

J'onn snorted. "Not unless Oliver is going to keep her forever."

"He very well might," Lena laughed.

"Hey, Alex!" Everyone turned to see Sara walk up, a smile on her face. "Can I have a word?"

Alex took a deep breath, then nodded. "Yeah, sure."

"We'll just – " Winn pointed further away, running after the others as they hurried off.

Alex smirked. "They're not very subtle."

"Have you met my team?" Sara smirked, making Alex laugh. "So," she turned, and Alex joined her as they walked on. "You're going to another Earth, and I'm going to another time."

"Yeah," Alex smiled. "That's kind of how we roll, huh?"

"Totally normal," Sara nodded.

"Well, my definition of normal changed when my sister the super alien started dating a mayor by day, vigilante by night in another universe," Alex chuckled.

"That would change it," Sara smiled, turning to her.

"Um . . . " Alex scratched the back of her head.

"Should we – " They both asked at the same time, holding out their arms.

Alex smiled. "It's a hug thing. OK."

"OK," Sara agreed.

They laughed as they hugged each other, and Alex sighed, backing up. "Thank you for putting things in perspective for me."

"Does that mean you're gonna take my advice on Maggie?" Sara raised an eyebrow.

"Yes," Alex nodded. "I'm gonna trust my instincts. I mean, there's got to be somebody else out there for me, right?"

"For sure," Sara nodded.

"Just like there's somebody else out there for you. And for more than just a night."

"That's funny," Sara smiled. "That was my takeaway, too."

"Boss!" Mick called, and they turned to see him approach. "Ship's ready!"

Sara smiled at Alex. "Catch you on the other side," she told her.

"Hey, Sara!"

She turned around to see Jax walk up, accompanied by the Steins. "Were you really going to leave without saying goodbye?" Stein smiled.

"Of course not," Sara smiled, walking up to her former teammate and giving her a huge hug, the rest of the Legends disembarking from the Waverider to do the same. "How could we ever?"

"Stay safe, Marty," Ray smiled.

"I plan to," Stein nodded. "Just keep Jefferson safe."

"Always will," Nate nodded.

"Eh, about that . . . " Jax smiled sheepishly. "I'm gonna need a while here in Central City before I get back onboard."

"Oh?" Sara raised an eyebrow as Barry, Iris, Oliver, Kara, and the rest of the Earth-38ers walked up to join them. "Why's that?"

Jax turned and raised an eyebrow at Lily, who smiled. Jax held out his hand, which Lily grasped, and everyone's eyes widened as swathes of fire shielded their forms. When it dissipated, Jax stood there as Firestorm, and Lily was gone. "Need time to break in my new copilot," he grinned.

"Oh, my God!" Sara's eyes lit up in delight as the Legends cheered, the others clapping. "Lily? Really?"

Jax grinned wider, and he and Lily unmerged. He helped her straighten as she wobbled slightly. "The thing is, it's not without a few conditions," Lily told Sara.

"Of course," she nodded immediately. "Name them."

"I don't care how small the mission is," Lily told her. "Between missions, I'm coming back home. I didn't just get my dad back only to disappear from his life again forever. I want to come back, see my parents, be with my son, and I'll come back when I'm ready."

"Besides, that gives us more time to work with Grey," Jax added. "After Earth-X, I don't want to stay away too long, either."

"Hey, the jumpship is yours to use whenever," Sara smiled, holding out her arms. "Welcome to the Legends, Dr. Stein."

"Thanks, Sara," Lily smiled, giving her a hug.

"Congratulations, Jax," Barry grinned. "If she's anything like her dad, she's gonna be awesome."

"I just can't seem to survive without a Stein in my head," Jax grinned.

Stein chuckled. "Don't start complaining now."

"Never," Jax grinned. "I never will."

"Well, you two take all the time you need to get ready," Sara told Jax and Lily. "Just let us know when you're up for a mission, and we'll be back to get you."

"We will," both nodded.

"All right," Sara smiled, holding her arms out to Jax. "See you whenever."

"See you, Captain," Jax smiled, hugging her.

Sara gave them all mini salutes, which Jax and the Steins returned, and she turned around. "Now we're going," she smirked, giving Alex a wink as she left. "Meant what I said, Danvers!"

Alex sputtered, and Lena burst out laughing. Mick hung back as the rest of the Legends headed for the Waverider, then asked, "You hit that?"

Sara rolled her eyes and smacked Mick on the back of the head. "Shut up."

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Shortly after the Waverider flew off, the Steins departed, with Jax and Lily merging to test how well they could fly back to the house. "It's good to see everyone ended up happy," Kara sighed.

"Amen, hallelujah," Iris smiled in agreement.

"Back to saving our universe, then," James sighed.

"And I am so ready for that," Alex sighed.

"Thank you guys for everything," Oliver smiled. "Especially you, J'onn, Clark."

"Of course," Clark nodded. "Evil Nazis trying to take my cousin's heart. How could I resist?"

"All you had to do was ask," J'onn nodded.

"And thanks for inviting us to the wedding," Winn added. "Even if Barry had no idea we were."

"Hey, it was the easiest way to make sure all of you saw his face when he realized Oliver and Kara were together," Iris grinned.

"Hey," Barry whined as everyone laughed.

"That's not going away for a while, man," Oliver grinned.

"Yeah, I know."

"Speaking of evil Nazis," Lena grimaced. "Sorry the wedding didn't turn out the way you wanted it to."

"Well, at least it was memorable," Iris chuckled.

"Yes," Lena nodded in agreement.

"Well, if you want us to be here, we'll definitely be back for the do-over," James told them.

"Uh, Iris and I talked about it," Barry tilted his head side to side. "And . . . "

"And, yeah, we're just gonna get ourselves a justice of the peace and get it done," Iris finished. "Quick and simple."

"Fewer Nazis that way," Barry joked, making everyone laugh.

"And when will you be showing back up for work?" Lena raised an eyebrow at Kara.

"Never," Oliver deadpanned with a completely straight face.

J'onn snorted. "Nice try, Mr. Queen."

"Well, can you blame me after what happened?" Oliver pointed out.

"Not at all," Alex shook her head.

"I think I'll be staying for about a week," Kara nodded. "We both need to just get away from everything, have some time to ourselves."

"But if you elope behind our backs," Alex left the threat hanging.

"I think there would be too many people on both sides of our family that would kill us if we did that," Oliver rolled his eyes. "Not to mention, the Mayor of Star City eloping?"

Kara exaggerated a shudder at that. "Neither of us need that kind of attention."

"Well, then, have a good vacation, Kara," J'onn smiled. "You deserve it."

"Thanks, J'onn," Kara hugged him.

"Thanks for coming, guys," Barry added, giving his round of hugs.

"Any time, man," Winn smiled. "We'd love to come and chat tech some more." His grin widened. "And as long as Harry's on your team – "

Lena clapped her hand over Winn's mouth, stifling any next words. "Thanks for inviting us," she said sweetly before tugging Winn off. "OK, let's go."

Everyone shared a laugh as Winn struggled. "All right," Alex smiled, giving Kara and Oliver one last hug. "Let's go."

She joined the others as J'onn held up Kara's extrapolator, activating it. The blue breach sprang open in front of them, and with one last wave to the others, Alex, Winn, James, Lena, J'onn, and Clark walked through back to Earth-38.

Kara sighed, then turned to Barry and Iris. "So after all that, you're really not going to have a wedding?"

"Well, I mean, we've already had the ceremony," Iris shrugged. "So, all we need to do now is exchange vows and rings."

"Hey, can't a mayor marry people?" Barry perked up, looking at Oliver.

"Very flattered," Oliver chuckled, putting his arm around Kara. "But I think that we would have to be within the limits of Star City for it to be official."

"And we definitely want it to be official," Iris nodded.

"Well . . . " A smile formed on Oliver's face. "If you want it to be personal . . . I know a guy who's ordained."

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Yes, yes, I'm ending it there. And this will not be the last you see of the Earth-38ers before the end of the book.

Next time is definitely the West-Allen wedding.



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