HUNTRESS.
019. | ❛ not even a scratch. ❜

"Savage doesn't think I recognize him, which means he won't try to kill me. He can't steal my powers before I've found them." Kendra addressed the situation as they all say idly by waiting for more info.

"Don't forget, we also have to figure out why he's killing the townsfolk." Ray added on, eating some food.

"Are you really eating that?"

"Say what you want about Savage. He makes one hell of a casserole."

"Yes, well, Mr. Snart and I have been analyzing these forensic files."

"Which reveal nothing except Savage is very good at making people disappear." Leonard said

"Hmm, something you both have in common." Jax said making Crystal turn around and hit him in the back of the head.

"First of all, ow. Second, are we just gonna pretend like none of this happened? That Mick Rory wasn't a part of our team? If you can just ice your best friend like that, I hate to think what you could do to us."

Crystal was going to go in for another hit but Rip stopped her just in time.

"Right now, we need to stay focused on the mission. Look, Savage is going to be busy with this little cocktail party. Whilst you two keep an eye on him, Sara and Martin have the opportunity to find out what he's doing in the secret wing of that asylum."
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"What happened?" Crystal walked into the Medbay with a blonde girl with scratches along her throat.

"I don't know. But I'm guessing Jax and Peggy Sue had a pretty lousy first date."

"Where is Jefferson?" Stein asked as walking into the room.

"There was no sign of him in the car."

"These wounds don't appear consistent with a knife." Stein examined the wound

"Correct. I believe these lacerations were made by talons."

"It was Tommy."

"Tommy Fuller, one of the missing teenagers."

"He was like a bird. He... he was like a bird monster." She spoke with minor breathing.

"Captain, analysis of Miss Seavers' blood reveals traces of silicate minerals."

"Miss Seavers, do you recall Tommy coming into contact with a meteor of some kind?"

"The car crash... it was... it was glowing."

"She's talking about an Nth Metal meteorite."

"Say something that makes sense." Snart sasses back

"It seems Mr. Fuller has come into contact with a meteorite with mutagenic properties."

"Try again." Snart still not understanding what they were saying.

"Apparently, Miss Seavers' boyfriend has been exposed to the same type of meteor that Kendra came into contact with."

In the study, the whole team minus Jax where there.

"Me?" Kendra asked.

"Well, you and Carter." Stein explained, "4,000 years ago. The meteorite which gave you your powers appears to be of the same variety that mutated Tommy Fuller."

"And I'm guessing it's not curable."

"Well, I-I suppose, if the talons which lacerated her left some mutagenic residue, I could..."

"Yes or no?" Leonard wanted a straight answer.

"Perhaps."

"Why don't you get to work on that, Martin?" Rip commanded him as Stein left

"Okay, so if Savage isn't the one doing the killing, what is he doing in town?" Crystal asked.

"Doesn't matter." Raymond pulled out a knife, more specifically a dagger.

"We can take him down."

"The Amon Dagger. Where did you..."

"Savage's house."

"All right, we need to proceed on two fronts: locate Jefferson and make an all-out assault on Savage." Rip commanded.

"A full-on attack only plays to Savage's strengths. If we want to get him..."

"We need to target his weaknesses. Sadly, very few come to mind." Rip was defeated until Kendra spoke up.

"I can think of one. Me. He wants me, and he always has. So if I can get close enough to him, then..."

"Then he'll kill you." Raymond was not having it.

"Thank you for the vote of confidence, but I don't need your protection."

"There's no reason to go alone. We're part of a team for a reason." Raymond bickered with Kendra, which was a little hilarious in Crystal's mind.

"Yes, and the team seems comfortable with me doing this, so that makes it about you and me." Kendra grabbed the dagger and walked out.
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"I'm sure the kid is fine." Leonard lead Stein and Crystal with his gun, trying to find Jax in the asylum.

"Jefferson and I, as you know, share a psychic connection, but for some inexplicable reason, I can't seem to reach him. I've grown so accustomed to our partnership, to suddenly be without him is disquieting."

"I know the feeling."

As they advanced down the hall, alarms start ringing and sudden caring is heard.

"Oh, boy. Just when you think you've seen everything." Leonard said as he blasted at wing hawked creatures escaping from the basement.

"Guess those missing kids are no longer missing." Leonard explained as Stein and Crystal looked on in disbelief.

"Oh, my God. It's Jefferson." Stein said as Jax started to walk over towards them.

"Jefferson, it's... it's us!" He stared to snarl as he shed his wings, Crystal pushed Stein to the floor for his own safety.

"Jax, don't make me do this." Stein aimed his gun at Jax.

Hesitation built up in Leonard as looked away for a second, leaving the mutated Jax to scratch Leonard. Leonard fell to the floor, instead of aiming the gun at Jax, her aimed at a nearby pipe which bursted with air leaving enough time for them to escape.

They made their way to the first floor but as they turned the hallway Jax appeared again.

The gun was knocked from Leonard's hand as they all started to move backwards not waiting to get attacked.

Jax was about to attack when Sara came and knocked him down, leaving him unconscious.

"It's time to go."

"Not without Jefferson. Or whatever's left of him."
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"Gideon was able to help me devise a gene therapy that will hopefully restore Jefferson and those at the asylum to their former selves. If genome bonding occurs, we should know right away. Course, we would never have had the slightest chance of saving him were it not for you." Stein thanked Leonard as they overlooked Jax, hoping he would return to his normal self.

"Let's not get sentimental. Another minute, and things might have gone down very differently."

"Despite your bravado, Mr. Snart, the actions that I witnessed last night were nothing short of heroic."

The computer started beeping, they looked down at Jax, who was transforming little by little.

"It's working," Crystal smiled, as she held hands with Leonard behind her back.
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Leonard was seated at the open window at the front of the ship, with Crystal cleaning up his small scratch with alcohol.

She could see the small sting in Leonard's eyes, "You know, this is a little cliché moment between us."

"Well, clichés work. That's why they become clichés." His smirked trying to not so that the alcohol affected him.

"Stop moving," Crystal got a hold of his face, "It'll only make it worse." Leonard paid attention to her command as she continued to clean him.

"My grandfather died when I was very young. What I remember are small snippets of us together. My parents gave me that letter when I was packing to leave for New Orleans. I've never opened the letter until now because all I had of him was that and some broken memories. All I wanted to do was flip a switch before something breaks that cannot be fixed. But I have to believe that even if something seems like it cannot be fixed, it doesn't mean it's broken."

Leonard grazed his fingers wiping her tears. Crystal cleared her throat quickly changing the subject, "Voilà . Not even a little scratch."

"Maybe I should get hurt more often." Leonard smirked

"Yeah, maybe," she leaned closing the space between them, until Jax cleared his throat, causing the couple to split.

"Not you two as well. There are way to way couples on this ship already."

"Well, look who's up and around." Crystal said changing the subject, trying to play it cool.

"Mm, yeah. I guess I owe you an apology. Grey told me about what happened back at the asylum. You had the chance to kill me, and you didn't. After last night, I know enough about being a monster to know that you're not one."

"Stop. I'm getting misty-eyed."

"I just want you to know... about what happened with Rory? I get it. You were protecting us. And that doesn't make you a murderer. It makes you a part of this team."

"Jefferson, you should be resting." Stein came into the room.

"Aw, man, I'm... I'm done laying around. I just want to get the hell out of Mayberry."

"Agreed... we're still waiting on Sara and the two lovebirds to get back. Seems they've taken quite a shine to 1958." Leonard stood up.

A loud explosion rocked the ship, causing Crystal to almost fall to her knees yet Leonard caught her.

"What on earth? Gideon?" Rip asked as a video appeared on the table, showing Chronos attacking the ship.

"Not this guy again."

"Captain, Chronos has breached the starboard hatch."

"How is that possible?"

"Clearly, he's received some new toys from his Time Master friends since our last encounter."

"Gideon, seal the bulkheads from here until..." Rip was cut off with Chronos attacking him with his gun.

Crystal ran to seek cover as Rip and Leonard fought against Chronos.

"Grey, come on! Let's do this!"

"If we merge on the Waverider, we could destroy the entire ship!"

"Um, are you not paying attention to what Chronos is doing?"

"Fall back! Get to the jump ship!" Rip commanded as they all started to run to safety against the big bad man. The only thing that's different was that their three friends where left behind.