"Who are they?" Lena asked as they watched the memory.

"Well the black haired guy is our father, Giovanni Zatara and the other guy's name is William Zard. He was like a younger brother to my dad and he was his protege." Zatanna said as they watched the two men hug.

"Your father taught him magic?" Kara asked and Zatanna nodded.

"Though not the same kind of magic that dad and I can use." Zatanna said.

"There are different kinds of magic?" Lena asked.

"Just like how there are different kinds of science. My father, Lena and I are all descendants of a subspecies of humans called the homo magi." Zatanna said.

"Wait, I've never heard of homo magi?" Lena asked.

"Homo magi are humans that possess the inherent ability to perform the mystic arts and they're commonly the most powerful kinds of mystics on Earth. My family is one of the last lines of pure homo magi, giving us access to greater magical powers than most mystics have. But Wizard, he draws his mystic power from more artificial means. Primarily his staff and his occult knowledge, but he still has some magic in him. My dad discovered him and thought that he could teach Zard to be a hero, to use his talents for good. They were closer than brothers." Zatanna said.

"So what happened?" Lena asked.

"A woman." Zatanna said sadly as the memory shifted to that of a woman who looked like an older Lena.

"Is that our mother?" Lena asked in shock at how much her birth mother looked like her.

"Yeah it is. Sindella. Like my dad, she was one of the last surviving homo magis and the way they met was when she saved his life after he'd been hurt by one of his enemies, since dad was already serving as a low level superhero, trying to protect the world from mystic threats, but anyways, after they met, they fell in love, but he wasn't the only one who fell for her. Zard fell for our mother too and that jealousy turned to bitterness and anger. He began trying to find ways to prove that he was better than dad and win Sindella over to him, which led to him going down the darker path. He began relying heavily on dark magic and turned on dad." Zatanna said as the memory shifted to a huge battle between Zatara and Ward while their mother watched, begging them to stop while holding a blanket wrapped bundle in her arms.

"Wow." Lena said as they watched the epic magic battle.

"See what mom's holding?" Zatanna asked.

"Is that me?" Lena asked in shock at seeing herself as an infant.

"Yeah. You'd already been born by this point and that seemed to be the final straw for Zard before he took up the name Wizard and declared all out war on dad." Zatanna said as the three of them watched the epic magical battle.

"Wow, this looks just as intense as any of my cousin's fights." Kara said and Zatanna nodded.

"And it emanated across the mystic planes." Zatanna said as they heard Zatara shout at Wizard to stop this and not to make him do something he'd regret, only to have Wizard tell him he only regretted not doing this sooner, but they watched as Zatara defeated the Wizard.

"You can't keep doing this forever Giovani." They heard the Wizard shout at him.

"You will never touch my family." Zatara said.

"Do you really believe that? Sindella will be mine and we will raise your daughter as if she was my own. After all, you can sense the raw mystic power in her. She will be a great asset to me." The Wizard said as Zatara looked furious.

"You will never touch either of them. I will stop you." Zatara said.

"How can you do that if you can't catch me?" The Wizard asked as with a flash of light, he was gone.

"What happened next?" Lena asked.

"Mom and dad knew that they could be on guard against Zard for the rest of their lives, since they still needed to sleep and they couldn't spend all their time hunting for him and taking care of you, so they sought out an old friend of dad's for advice." Zatanna said as the memory now changed to Zatara and Sindella standing in front of a floating man wearing a golden war helmet and a dark green suit with a gold trim and a gold cape.

"Who's that?" Kara asked.

"That is Dr. Kent Nelson. Dr. Fate, a lord of order and the most powerful mystic on the planet. Fate's role is to protect our planet from mystic threats and maintain the balance between order and chaos on this world. And also my dad's mentor. He's the only person they could go to for advice on how to protect you. Now watch." Zatanna said as they watched the memory.

"I can sense the Wizard's power growing everyday. He is getting stronger." Dr. Fate said.

"We know. How can we protect Lena from him?" Zatara asked as Fate consulted his tomes.

"Well?" Sindella asked as Dr. Fate sighed.

"I'm afraid there is only one viable option, though you won't like it." Fate said.

"No." Zatara said, since he already knew what Fate was going to say.

"I'm sorry my friend, I wish there was an alternative, but for now, this is the only option." Fate said.

"What is it?" Sindella asked.

"You have to put young Lena up for adoption, do everything you can to hide her with a good family and distance yourselves from her. Hope that her magic never surfaces, at least until the Wizard is dealt with." Fate said regretfully.

"No, there must be another option." Sindella said, tears coming to her eyes as she held her daughter to her even more closely.

"There's not. I know you don't like this, but it is the only way to ensure Lena's safety until the threat is removed. You both know that Zard is growing too powerful for you to defeat right now. You can't focus your efforts solely on defeating him if you're also focused on protecting her." Fate said regretfully.

"Can't you do something to hide her?" Sindella asked desperately.

"Any spell I attempt would be a half measure. Eventually he'd detect it. As long as she's in the mystic world, she is at risk." Fate said as Sindella looked down at her sweet, innocent girl and as much as she hated to do this, she knew she had no choice.

"We have to do this Giovanni. As long as Zard is out there, Lena can't be with us. She's in too much danger. Our job as parents is to protect our child and this is the only way to do it. For now." Sindella said and Lena could tell just much it pained her mother to say that.

"Very well. But Doctor, since this was your idea, you must be the one to put her up for adoption. And I want your word that you will do everything in your power to ensure that Lena stays safe. We are trusting you with our greatest treasure. Do everything you can to protect her. Including a spell to erase the knowledge of Lena Zatara from everyone except the three of us. For her own protection." Zatara insisted, though Lena could tell it was killing her father to say these words.

"Consider it done. I will give you a moment to say your goodbyes while I perform the spell." Dr. Fate said as he levitated into the air and began to chant.

"Good bye my Lena. Know that no matter where you are or what happens, we will always love you." Sindella said as she cried tears on her sleeping baby's face, the child having no idea what was happening.

Zatara muttered something under his breath and produced the very picture that grown Lena had held onto to this day.

"We will always be with you, my brave girl." Zatara promised, just as teared up as his wife.

"And I promise one day, when the Wizard is gone, we will find you and bring you back to us." Sindella said as Fate landed.

"The spell is complete. Anyone who was not in this tower will have no memory of Lena Zatara. It is time." Fate said, though he truly did not want to have to do this, he knew he had no choice.

"Make sure she always has this picture of us." Zatara said as Sindella handed their daughter over to him and Zatara placed the photo in the folds of Lena's blanket.

"She will. And I will give her the most powerful protection spell I can to keep her safe and I will do my best to keep tabs on her over the years to make sure no harm falls on her. I know you are trusting me with your daughter's safety and I will do everything I can to protect her." Fate promised.

"Thank you. And we'll hold you to that. If any harm befalls our daughter on your watch, not even the combined might of all the Lords of Order will be able to protect you from our wrath." Zatara said.

"I'd expect nothing less." Dr. Fate said as Zatara and Sindella took one last look at their daughter before they left.

"Now, to find a place for you." Dr. Fate said to the little girl in his arms before the memories faded and the three of them returned to Lena's apartment.

"That was intense." Lena said.

"I know, but it was one of those things you'd need to see to believe." Zatanna said.

"Your parents made a similar sacrifice to the one mine made. They did what they had to do in order to protect you. Just like how my parents sent me away to save me from the fate of Krypton." Kara said and Lena nodded.

"I always assumed that my birth parents abandoned me because I was a mistake, they weren't ready for kids or because they just didn't want me." Lena said.

"That's not the case at all Lena. They gave you up because they loved you more than anything in the world and they wanted to keep you safe." Zatanna said.

"So what happened next, since if you're here, I'm guessing that means that the Wizard is no longer a problem?" Kara asked.

"That's a long story. But one that will have to wait, because I didn't just come to National City to meet my sister. I came here because our father sent me." Zatanna said.

"Why?" Lena asked.

"Because he's dying." Zatanna said, shocking them both.

Zatara is portrayed by Ty Burrell, Sindella is portrayed by Katie McGrath and Wizard is portrayed by Pedro Pascal.