With Me By Your Side

Chapter 1

The Legend's had really outdone themselves this time! Ava was fuming when the file from their latest mission came across her desk, she was just about to turn in for the evening and now she had to deal with this, more annoyingly she had to deal with Sara. The infamous Captain Sara Lance, was the pain in Ava's ass, with all the teasing and reckless behaviour. Ava couldn't for the life of her, understand why Director Hunter had given her a time ship, or how Sara could even manage to run a team.

Fixing her hair back into place, in a tightly wrapped bun, Ava flipped the switch on her Time Courier opening a portal to the main deck of the Waverider. Ava had been trained on this ship, and grew to enjoy the features that it held, but nowadays any visit she made was met with sarcasm and a headache. Surveying the room, the agent saw the reminders of what looked to have been quite an eventful fight, weapon lay idly some blood soaked, others bone dry. Ava smiled, thinking about her latest fight on the ship, Sara had been a worthy competitor, and Ava knew that if they hadn't of stopped for a break Sara would have come out on top. But she still felt a small tingle inside when she thought about how she took out the dreaded Captain Sara Lance and walked away with only a few bruises.

"Ava? To what to we owe the pleasure?" The agent tried her best not to seem startled by the sudden appearance of the smaller blonde woman.

"Bringing Zombies onto to this ship? Really Captain Lance?" Ava's face held no emotion, as her hands clasped together behind her back.

"That one wasn't on me..." Sara mumbled as she walked into her office, leaving Ava to wonder if she should follow or not. "Either the holograms are getting better or you're so stiff you can't walk properly?" Sara poked her head out of the door and winked at the agent, with an eye roll Ava moved towards the office, she could already tell that it was going to be a long night.

"Let me guess, Mr Palmer? Mr Rory?" Ava questioned as she leaned against the desk, Sara let out a hearty laugh as she fixed herself and Ava a drink.

"Amaya and Nate actually, they were having a little 'them' time, and forgot to lock up the ship. That's the last time I leave them in charge..." Sara turned and handed the small glass of whiskey to the taller blonde.

"Thank you..." Ava mumbled, this was the first time that Sara had been somewhat nice to her since their meeting. "Why did you leave them in charge? Clearly Mr Palmer would have been the obvious choice." Ava commented, making Sara roll her eyes at her.

"I had business to take care of back home and Ray is working on a project for me. Anyway, I come back only to find the main deck filled with zombies that are starving for some brains, while Nate is practically crying in the corner and Rory is begging me to let him 'fry some zombie ass'...so let's just say it's been a long day and I'd much rather have a pleasant conversation about the weather with you than have you ride my ass about all the things that went wrong today!" Sara finally stopped and took a seat on the nearby chair. The air between the two women was awkward and heavy, they had never been with each other for this length of time before and neither one of them knew what to talk about, that didn't involve the Legend's screwing up.

"So..." Ava began, forcing Sara to look up from her glass and meet the blonde's eyes. "I hear we are due some snow in the next few days." Ava smiled, making Sara burst out laughing.

"Very funny Agent Sharpe, didn't know you agents were allowed a sense of humour." Sara regretted the comment as soon as it left her mouth, but it was the look on Ava's face that appeared for a split second that really made Sara was to punch herself in the face.

"I used to, before I had to start cleaning up your team's mess..." Ava joked back, reassuring Sara that she hadn't just ruined the moment between them. Sara was in serious need of a friend that wasn't a team member on this ship, and she hoped that Ava would be willing to play that role.