Time Child

Tar and Blood

  The team attacks Kendra. 

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Rip had managed to make Gideon work partially, the damage to the wall of the ship that had been the escape route of Kendra and FireStorm, was still keeping the ship from working properly, but at least some of the functions in the ship were back on.

"They couldn't have gone that far" explained Greta "Her wings were featherless, so she couldn't really fly"

"Are you sure they don't have intercoms?" asked Rip as he looked at the young woman, who had taken a place between both of the Rogues.

"Yeah, I called you from Jax's intercom and Martin wasn't wearing one" she sighed, she bit her lower lip.

"Wait" said Sara, a frown over her face, she turned to look at Mick "Didn't you fix Martin's watch like three months ago?"

Mick glanced at her, his scarred arms crossed over his chest "Yeah"

"Waverider metal" said Sara as she turned to Rip and Ray, who were standing together "If Mick used Waverider metal you can track down Martin, he never takes that watch off"

Rip's eyes drifted to Mick "Did you use Waverider metal, Mr. Rory?"

Mick shrugged "Can anything here be fixed without Waverider metal?"

Rip turned his body to face Ray, the young man looked at Rip and then at Mick before turning to look down at the tablet he had over the table; the group had reunited around the table in the studio to come up with a plan to find the missing members of their group. The rock samples they had been able to steal thanks to Leonard, were sitting at the workshop, waiting for Ray to work on them to try and find a way to reverse whatever the hell was happening to Kendra; but for that they needed a sample from the woman.

"Yes!" cried Ray, startling Rip next to him "I have a signal!"

"Why weren't we doing this before?" asked Leonard, his eyebrow rising, Greta glanced at him but turned back to Ray rapidly.

"Are they far?"

"Not that much" answered Ray to Greta, "Ten minute walk maybe"

"We need to go now" said Rip, he turned to the group "We don't want Kendra out there creating havoc, the last thing we need is her out of control" Sara glanced at Ray and then at Rip, the captain instantly understanding her cue. "Mr. Palmer" Ray looked from the tablet and looked at Rip "Stay here with Greta, find a way to alter the state of those samples while we get back"

Ray opened his mouth, he wanted to argue, he wanted to go with the rest of the group, he wanted to help Kendra, but part of him also knew that he had to start working on the samples to try and reverse Kendra's state as soon as possible.

"Ok" he nodded, Sara noticed the reluctant tone in his voice but was glad that he wasn't arguing, that was the last thing they needed at the moment.

Greta looked around the room, she wanted to tell them how incredibly scary Kendra was looking now with that tar thing over her entire body and her wings spread out looking like the carcass of a vulture, how her teeth looked like they could rip the flesh off someone without an effort and how her nails had looked deadly beyond need but she pressed her lips into a thin line; Ray didn't need to hear those things about the person he loved, so she just glanced at Palmer and then looked down at her feet.

"I'll be ok" she whispered to herself.

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Not even Greta's warnings, if she had voiced them, would have prepared the group to what they found after leaving the Waverider; FireStorm had been able to corner Kendra in the middle of a flaming circle, but they had been unable to incapacitate her because that would leave Kendra with severe burns over her body.