DC Legends of Tomorrow: The Glitch: Glitching Through Time

Ch 29: Threatened Pasts

"Hey Clarity, can I talk to you for a minute?" Sara questioned pulling the brunette aside as she walked by the engine room.

"Yeah sure, everything okay?" Clarity asked sitting down in front of one of the engines Clarity silently offering the assassin a spot to sit next to her, but Sara rejected the offer opting to stand.

"Not really, why were you scared of me earlier?" Sara questioned earning her a confused look from the blue eyed metahuman.

"I wasn't." Clarity replied her eyebrows furrowing wondering what she might've done to warrant such a question from the assassin.

"Really? Because mini Clarity's body language told a very different story." Sara countered.

"Oh that...." Clarity trailed off her shoulders slumping slightly now recalling her younger self's fear of Sara.

"Yes, that." Sara replied crossing her arms over her chest.

Clarity sighed, "You've got to understand it's got nothing to do with you. Things were complicated when I was a kid, they got even worse when I went to highschool....I was shy, I still am kind of shy, but my point is things were a mess at that age. I got taken from my parents, who did nothing to warrant any separation, but the accusations were too serious for the damned state to ignore so I got put in foster care-"

"You don't have to tell me your whole life story Clarity." Sara cut Clarity off already disliking what she was hearing. That wasn't right, not one bit. Clarity was supposed to have a happy normal childhood with white picket fences and family game nights not separation from her parents.

"I-I know I just thought some context might help you understand better...basically it all boils down to the fact that I was bullied as a child by this girl, Delancy, who also just so happened to be my tormenter as a teen as well. I was put into the same foster home as her and I could never get away from her because of it. If she wasn't trying to hurt me with words she'd use her fists. I was probably scared of you because you look alot like her. Blonde, blue eyed, beautiful yet terrifying." Clarity explained.

"I'm sorry." Sara frowned. So, young Clarity had seen her as a bully? That made Sara's gut churn. She never wanted that.

"Don't be," Clarity told her with a shake of her head and a small smile. "It's not your fault."

"I know, but you don't deserve that." Sara insisted. After all the young girl had been dramatized enough.

"Maybe not, but I wouldn't have met Gideon otherwise. So, it's sort of good that it happened. " Clarity replied crossing her arms.

"Clarity-" Sara went to object, but Clarity didn't give her a chance.

"Gideon was my only real friend as a kid, and even then I didn't get to have a lot of time with her. She died of cancer and then that left me all alone with nothing, but Delancy's never ending torment." Clarity shivered a bit.

"That-That sucks." Sara breathed shaking her head. Clarity nodded slightly in agreement. When she spoke again Sara was startled at just how soft and fragile her voice had become.

"Sometimes, I wonder if she might still be alive today if she hadn't met me." Clarity muttered her eyes seemingly glued to the floor, her hands tightly clutching her skirt. Thoughts of Gideon both child and Ai swirling in her mind.

"Hey, that isn't true. If anything Gideon was lucky to have met you. I know I am." Sara told the metahuman sitting down beside her wrapping an arm around her shoulders.

Clarity tensed for a second, but she allowed herself to relax. The lights in the room flickering slightly matching Clarity's emotions before they stabilized to a dim light. "Sorry.." Clarity mumbled shaking her head slightly. She hadn't done that in years with her powers.