Short on Time

Chapter 56

"I can't believe that you guys escaped an alien spaceship. Key words: alien spaceship. I have questions," Cisco said.

"They can wait," Oliver said. 

"Barry," I said as I ran into his arms.

"Are you okay?" Barry asked looking at me carefully.

"Physically, yes. Mentally, we can talk about that later," I told Barry. 

"What's our status?" Oliver asked.

"Nothing, since the Dominators paid their little visit to mess with our heads," Barry said.

"Why would they do that?" Felicity asked.

"What if they were trying to pit us against each other, in order to gain intel about meta-humans?" Ray asked.

"Man, I wish they would just send us an IM with a questionnaire," Cisco said.

"Well, metas pose the biggest threat to their invasion. It would make sense they'd want to get to know their enemies. By kidnapping people. Perhaps they were searching your minds for potential meta-human vulnerabilities," Martin said.

"I think it's time we return the favor," Nate said.

"What do you want to do? Kidnap one of them now?" Oliver asked.

"Ever since we fought off that one ship, they've kind of been in short supply," Barry said."Actually, I know where to find one," Nate said. "I've been reviewing old Army footage of their first encounters with the Dominators, and I think I pegged the fight to Redmond, Oregon. 1951."

"You're suggesting we travel to 1951, abduct a Dominator, and interrogate it to determine their intentions," Martin stated.

"They kidnapped us. Seems fair," Sara said.

"Whoa. Time travel. I'm definitely in," Cisco said.

"Okay, hold on, though. Professor Stein and Caitlin have been talking about a way to take down the Dominators. They could probably use your help," Barry said.

"Pass," Cisco said.

"Yeah, I mean, I'm with him, mostly 'cause I just don't want to lose my geek cred, but time travel!" Felicity squealed. 

"I could take Amaya and Mick," Nate offered.

"Do it," Sara said.

"Yeah!" Cisco and Caitlin high-fived before skipping off.

"Okay. And, uh, the new president called, which would be cool under different circumstances, but she wants to meet with us," Barry said.

"Let's bring Ray and Sara as backup," Oliver said.

"What about me? I can do backup," Kara said.

"Can I talk to you for a second?" Oliver asked her.

"I don't know," Barry shrugged.

"I'm gonna go hang out at STAR labs with Cait and Martin," I told Barry.

"You sure?" Barry asked.

I nodded, "after what happened. I don't know how Oliver is doing it. But anything I can do to take these things down without being in their face, I'll do it."

"Well, I won't lie I am very happy you won't be in the direct line of fire," Barry said kissing me.

"I'm just glad to be back," I said.

"What happened in there?" Barry asked.

I sighed, "a lot."

"Ginger," Barry said.