The Storm After

Chapter 14: The Calm After

A few hours had gone by since the apprehension of Ricardo Diaz went down. The Resistance and the FBI worked together on reclaiming Star City. On the outskirts of the city, William was leaning on towards Linda as they made their way back to the ship, their feets trudging along the grass.

"We've really done it now..." Linda said, still coming to grips with what had just happened.

"You didn't have to come, you know that?..." William said, his voice was low and lacking energy.

"So you can make more rash decision like that? Honestly..." Linda said in a light tone, sighing as she did so. William turned his head to look at Linda, she had grown so much from when she first started out. Something drastic like he had just done would have had a more negative reaction from her. The thought of her being more forgiving brought a smile to his face.

"I'm sorry..." William whispered softly. He managed to catch a glimpse of smile before it went away.

"It's not over yet. Not until we finish our mission." Linda said, as they trudged on.

They continued to make their way back to where they had left the ship. Once they finally arrived however, they were shocked to find that nothing was waiting for them. Not the ship or Andrei. A slight nervousness began to stir between the two of them. Linda dug into her pocket to retrieve the device but it yielded no results. She continued to try again, but nothing again.

"No... oh this can't be. He's taken the ship." Linda said, finally addressing what they were dreading.

"What...? Why didn't you knock him out or something?" William asked.

"I did! But... we were gone for quite a while. He must've recovered and took the ship with him." Linda said, turning to face William. They both had worried looks on the faces. She thought to herself that she need to calm herself down.

"Oh great... he probably went back to the future. Leaving us with nothing and now we're stranded here!" William exclaimed, pointing out his frustration.

"No... he didn't." Linda said, William was confused but she seemed calm and collected. "Remember how he pleaded us not to take him back? He's terrified of doing so, because if he does...then S... Superman will find him."

"You really buy that he's that scared of him?" William asked.

"I do. Which is why... I believe he's still here." Linda replied promptly. He saw the confidence that backed up her train of thought. She continued, "He's taken the ship, but he won't return to the future. His circumstance right now, it's really dire. He has nowhere to go. He failed to do what he was sent to do, and now if he goes back, he'll die. So what happens if you're pushed into that corner?" She asked. William thought to himself about what she said, there was only one thing that made sense from it.

"You're saying... if he's going to die, he rather do it himself." William replied. Linda was relieved to see him reached the same conclusion.

"Correct, Will. And now, he has something really dangerous in his possession." Linda said.

"Wait... you don't mean he's going to use the ship as a weapon?" William asked. Linda gave him a nod.

"Yes. Not the ship itself, but what's in it. He could manipulate the time drive and purposely cause it to overload. And I don't have to tell you what happens then." Linda said. William didn't want to think that it was true but it was. The two of them let out a sigh at their current situation.

"Well then, guess we have to find him and fast." William said. With that, the two siblings made preparations to secure their time ship.

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