Chapter 4 - Horrors in the night

After a while, all teams were back to Star Labs, confusion written all over their faces.

- This was an unusual fight... - Barry said as he scratched his head feeling even more confused.

- This wasn't unusual... It was on purpose – Oliver said as he stared at the ceiling, thinking about all of that. And it all started to make sense now.

Kara looked curious to Oliver and then to the others. They waited for Oliver to explain since no one could figure it out what the hell was going on.

- First Grodd has a message for me. – Oliver started walking slowly from one side of the cortex to the other – And he uses Diggle to try to kill me. Then all of our past enemies starts showing up, trying to scare us and then, they leave abruptly like that. This was a distraction... There's something else going on, and I think Grodd wanted us busy, so we wouldn't get in his way...

- But he also doesn't want us killed... Yet. – Barry said as he thought about Oliver's theory for a while. And it made sense.

- Back in Russia, I heard they were trying to gather a bunch of unstoppable beings...

- That's why they were keeping you there... - Oliver said

- They tried to train me for something big and it was bad, that's why I wanted out. I was tired of being used.

- I think this is all connected. Anatoly wasn't completely honest with me... - Oliver felt the anger taking over him little by little. – I need to go back to Russia...

- I'm coming with you! – Kara said taking a few steps forward.

- No, you won't.

- Yes, I will! I'm the one who knows that place better than anyone...

- You were a target.

- I know how to take care of myself, Oliver. I'm going! Period!

Oliver and Kara stared intensely at each other while the rest of the room stood quiet, looking at them and feeling the tension rising. Oliver suspected this Kara was way more headstrong than anyone he has ever met before and now, he was sure of it. He knew she had powers and were really strong, but something inside him told him it was not a good idea to bring her back to the place she was held captive. They had ways of hurting her, and she didn't seem to care.

- You two go – Sara said. – The rest of us will try to find more information. – She looked at the rest of them – We need to find out why Grodd wanted us distracted.

- We know for sure now they are working for Grodd... - Ray said

- Grodd also said we have no idea what's coming... There must be something bigger going on... - Barry said as he thought about everything they knew.

- Bigger than a giant gorilla? – Diggle looked startled at Barry.

- I'm afraid it is, Dig... - Barry looked worried at him.

- So it's settled. – Oliver said.

Oliver and Kara left a few hours later for Russia and the rest of the team kept digging for information or any clue that could lead them to Grodd's plan.

The next day, Barry was in his lab back in CCPD, using all resources he could to find any clues about their enemies or Grodd, but all seemed to be quiet, and that worried him a lot. He heard a knock on the door and lifted his head, smiling when he saw Sara Lance there.

- Hey Allen... Nice lab – She smiled looking around

- Thanks – He said

- Are you ok? – She approached his desk and sat across him.

- I don't know, to be honest...

To be in the dark, with no information and danger approaching him and his friends, it was like torture for him. He felt lost and not knowing where to look first. He scratched his head, wanting nothing more than go home, lay in his bed and relax. But he knew he couldn't.

- Hey... It's ok – Sara reached for his arm and gave it a light squeeze – Sometimes when I'm with my team, I feel all the responsibility on my back and it worries me, especially when we are trapped and feeling like having no idea what to do next...

- How do you usually reverse this feeling? – He lifted his head, staring into her deep blue eyes.

- By taking a deep breath. C'mon, it's not that hard.

Sara inhaled and exhaled and Barry followed her moves. He closed his eyes, trying to regain focus.

- Better? – Sara's voice echoed his ears.

- I think so... - Barry opened his eyes slowly. – Thank you.

- Glad I could help – She smiled back at him. – And now, we think...

- All we have is that Grodd has a plan and a team of villains with him.

- I think they were taken from their original timeline... We faced Malcolm before, from right after Oliver killed Dhark.

- And I'm sure it was Reverse Flash idea. – Barry said as he looked at all evidence he gathered about all that was going on.

- Last time we faced him, he did that... Yes, we faced him as well – Sara said as she noticed the look in Barry's face. – He was destroyed; I don't even understand how he's back.

- It's confusing...

- You said you faced Grodd before... What was that about?

- He wanted to take over Central City and turn the place the new GorillaCity. He hates humans.

- So he has a God complex... - Sara thought about it, creating a few theories on her head – We need to check all our suspicions, but maybe he wants to try again on a big scale? He wouldn't have any other motivation to gather villains and attack us if he wasn't interested in control...

- But something tells me he's after something even bigger than that...

- We will stop them! – Sara said, still caressing Barry's arm.

Barry looked at her hand and Sara took her hand off of him, blushing slightly, but keeping her confident face. Barry's phone rang and he picked up.

- Hey Felicity... - His face became serious and he stood up – Sure. Ok, I'll warn everyone!

Barry hang up, looking scared at Sara.

- What now?

- Felicity said that a lot of strange things are happening in a few hospitals in StarCity. Random people are disappearing and a few has been found in a horrific and traumatizing state. They might never recover...

Barry looked at his cell, a similar message from Joe came in and he read it.

- And Joe has the same news, but about Central City hospital.

- Let's warn the others! – Sara said as she tapped her comm. – Guys, there's no time to explain, I need some of you to go some places...

They all decided to stay with their comms on all the time, giving the fact an emergency could occur, and that was exactly what was going on. Sara asked Thea and Diggle to go to StarCity hospital while Barry and her would check Central City General.

Laurel and Cisco searched for clues or anything that Cisco could vibe at another hospital in Central City. The place was a mess and there was cops everywhere. Cisco knocked down a small box by accident and suddenly saw something weird. It was of his vibes. He was back in CCPD and had a glimpse of Reverse Flash hacking the computers, searching for some criminal files.

- Caitlin? – Cisco said as he tapped his comms – Are you guys already in CCPD?

- Yes, we are – Caitlin answered, with Ray by her side.

- I need you to look for some files that has been stolen from there.

- What?

- I just vibed and saw Reverse Flash taking some files from there, after hacking their system.

- Ok.

Caitlin looked for Joe and explained the situation. The three of them looked everywhere, until Ray talked to the Captain and came back with bad news.

- He told me there are 5 files missing – Ray said

- Give the names, I'll send to Cisco – Caitlin said as she looked at the report.

Cisco got all the names Caitlin gave her. He had a feeling this attack in CCPD and in the hospitals were all connected. Laurel talked to the cops around the hospital and Cisco approached them, asking to check the victims. A nurse came in with the list of victims and Cisco read it, not surprised at all.

- I knew it!

- Oh God! – Laurel said as she looked at the list. – What happened to them? – Laurel asked, looking at the nurse.

- You don't want to know...

- Yes, I do, or I wouldn't be asking. This is important! – Laurel said, having zero patience for anything that could make them lose their time.

- Ok... - The nurse said as she turned around – Follow me.

As soon as they got to the morgue, Cisco wished they never had gone there in the first place.

- Who would want to steal organs? From those specific victims... - Laurel said, looking shocked at the bodies.

- That's a really good question... - The nurse said.

- We have to go... - Cisco said as he turned around, bringing Laurel with him.

- Chill, Cisco... Never saw a dead body before?

Cisco waited until they were alone and turned to Laurel.

- That's part of Grodd's plan. They are after organs, human organs... criminals in perfect health condition...

- It makes no sense; they were at the hospital. Why would they be there, if they were healthy?

- Joe told me they were attacked and sent to the hospital for surgery.

- By the time they got there, those bastards took advantage...

Cisco nodded with his head. He sent all his information to Barry and Felicity while they got back to Star Labs. That whole story was becoming something similar like a horror movie and Cisco hated it. He wasn't that much of a fan of horror movies.

Thea and Diggle came back to Star Labs with a similar report.

- It was so weird. The nurse told us that a member of their team was acting weird, like it was hypnotized. – Thea said as she sat on a chair.

- Grodd... - Caitlin said with a worried look on her face.

- There were a few criminals there, all attacked and missing a few organs. – Diggle concluded – But not the same organs that was stolen from the criminals in Central City.

- They are stealing vital organs... - Caitlin said – It's like they plan some transplant or something like that and...

- They either want to save someone or... - Sara said, looking at Barry.

- Or create something from scratch... Is that... Possible? – He looked at Caitlin.

- Maybe. This is beyond creepy...

- I agree... - Sara said as she turned around and walked outside. She desperately needed some air.

Barry noticed the change in Sara's humor and went after her. He found her walking on the street nearby Star Labs.

- Sara? What happened?

Sara stopped walking and looked at Barry.

- It's just that... A few bad memories came back with all this talk of... horrors...

- Do you feel like talking about it?

- I don't know...

- Maybe it will make you feel better...

- Barry, listen... - Sara said as she looked deep into his eyes – I'm not... I'm not a saint ok? I did terrible things in my past... Horrible things. And... I don't know...

- Are you worried that if you tell me, I will judge you or see you differently?

Sara looked at her feet, thinking about what Barry was telling her. And yes, deep down she was a bit worried. She had no idea why she cared about what Barry Allen thought about her, but something made her scared. Barry reached for her shoulders, stopping inches in front of her.

- I went back in time to save my mom and messed everyone's lives. We had literally aliens invading Earth because of me. So no, I won't judge you or see you as a bad person... I'm not perfect either. – He gave her a tiny smile.

Sara lifted her head, listening to Barry. She couldn't help but agree with him. No one she knew was perfect. And her past did not define who she was, so she would have to face it for real, sooner or later.

- After the Queen's Gambit shipwrecked, I was saved by another ship. Ivo was their leader, a doctor... A crazy doctor that was trying to find a cure for the disease his wife had. This obsession made him do terrible things... To me, to others... I ended up working with him, helping him. I lost my innocence there, I found the monster I could be right there, when I helped him use prisoners as baits. There were all kinds of tests, torture... So all this talk today, it all brought all of that back... And I felt... horrible inside.

- You are not this person anymore. We all do what we have to do to survive. You and Oliver have a difficult past, but you need to focus on who are you now, on the good you do to help people and protect the world. You need to forgive yourself...

- I try to...

Sara and Barry looked at each other, standing really close. Sara felt her heart jump and she was about to close the distance between Barry and her, when Barry's phone rang again. Sara suddenly had the urge to throw that thing really far away, if it wasn't for such an urgent situation they were in.

Oliver and Kara went back to Bratva headquarters, the same place Oliver found Kara for the first time. He was still unsure about it, but Kara walked in front of him, full of confidence in her body language. She stopped abruptly, holding Oliver's arm.

- Wait!

She used her x ray vision on the building, with a serious look in her face.

- It can't be...

Kara forgot she had super spend and walked determinedly inside. Oliver followed her, alarmed by her actions.

- Kara? What happened?

- Something terrible!

Once they were finally in, Oliver took a deep breath and looked down his feet.

The place looked like a war zone post a zombie apocalypse with blood and parts of bodies all over the place. Kara looked horrified at the scene and kept walking, cautiously this time.

- Is there anyone alive? – Oliver asked her.

- I only saw movement on the second floor. Someone's hurt...

Oliver nodded and Kara grabbed him, using her super speed to reach the room she saw someone inside. Once there, Oliver looked shocked and ran towards the body.

- Anatoly?

- Ol... Oliver – Anatoly breathed with extreme difficulty. He tried to grab Oliver's collar.

- Its ok, we'll get help...

- No time... Grodd...

Anatoly whispered, trying to tell Oliver something. Kara looked in shock at Anatoly.

- He's out... Of control...

- Who is out of control? – Oliver asked – What is happening?

- Doomsday! – Anatoly whispered and closed his eyes, passing away.

Kara approached Oliver and reached for his hand. She helped him get up, still looking startled at the scene.

- All those people...

- I thought they were your enemies... - Oliver said.

- They were but... This is... Doomsday? What's that?

- We need to find out! Let's go back to the hotel. We leave for Central City in the morning.

Oliver tried to help Kara walk since she looked like she was still in shock. They both were, but Oliver couldn't just collapse right now.

- Barry? – Oliver said as he grabbed his phone. – I need you to look for a name... Doomsday... I'll explain when we get back... Thank you.

Once back in their hotel, Kara sat on the bed of Oliver's room, still in shock, trying to process all that she had seen. It was too much. She didn't feel like being alone, not in the state she was in.

- Kara? – Oliver approached her and sat by her side on the bed.

Kara turned around, giving Oliver a desperate hug. Oliver took a deep breath and hugged her back. They stood like that in silence for a few minutes. Oliver felt like it was something Kara needed badly right now.

- I'm just... horrified by that scene... I have seen darkness, but nothing like that...

- Neither did I. And I have my share of darkness that would scare the bravest of the humans.

- I never agreed with them – She said as she let Oliver go of the hug – But I knew them... I grew up there...

- I understand.

- I have a bad feeling about this, Oliver. We need to hurry...

- You are in no condition of flying or using super speed right now. – Oliver said as he held Kara's hand. – There's nothing we can do now and we need to rest so we can have strength to deal with all of this tomorrow.

Oliver gave her a tiny smile, making Kara smile back at him as well. She took a deep breath.

- I guess I just had my first panic attack...

- It happens to the best of us... And the worse...

- Can I stay?

Oliver looked at her, taken by surprise. He was not expecting that. And then, he remembered they never talked about their kiss. Suddenly the air became thick and Oliver looked confused at Kara. He felt something he couldn't explain, and it was weird for him because he knew the other Kara, the one that was their friend and was bubbly and cute... He was still not used with this doppelganger thing. But one thing he was sure of, he could see this Kara clearer than ever. Something in her felt familiar, but she also had something that made him curious, about the mystery she carried with her. He knew she was still affected by the events of that night, so he wasn't sure of her intentions. He decided to wait and let her tell him what exactly she wanted.

Kara looked deep into Oliver's eyes. She saw him nod with his head, never taking his eyes from hers. She reached for the collar of his jacket and pulled him towards her, locking her lips on his. She felt that familiar feeling she felt when they kissed for the first time, but it was way more rushed and filled with passion. She felt Oliver letting go of his restraint, giving into their kiss little by little. She smiled between their kiss, getting rid of his jacket and throwing it away. She felt his tongue exploring hers as he inclined himself towards her, laying her down, her back against the mattress. His body covered all of hers as he deepened the kiss. Kara's hands went towards his back as she tried to press him against her.

Kara opened her eyes in scare, seeing a flash of light in front of her. She felt confused out of the sudden, it was like she was somewhere else, surrounded by people, wearing a red and blue suit. She looked scared at Oliver and pushed him away from her.

- Is everything ok? – Oliver asked, worried about her.

- I just had a flash and... - Kara looked at Oliver and reached for his arm – Call Barry! He needs to reach the other Kara and her team. The answer for what Doomsday is, lies with them!

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