The Storm After

Chapter 17: Linda and William

(Earth 1 - Hall of Justice)

"You're really Barry and Iris's daughter?" Kara asked Nora once again.

"Yep! That's correct, heh!" Nora replied enthusiastically, judging from her mannerism she resembled Barry quite a lot. Nora turned to look at Oliver who seemed to be still trapped in his puzzlement. "Is.. everything alright, Mr. Queen?" She asked him.

"Huh? Oh. Yeah...I apologise Nora, I'm still coming to grips with the idea of my own children at the moment." Oliver said, he moved his left hand to hold his head. It must of been a lot for Oliver as well, Kara thought to herself.

A loud alert began to flare and one of the monitors in the room lit up to show a pair of numbers. There were four of them split by a colon in the middle. It was most likely the time.

"It's already time, didn't even notice it. Nora?" William said in response to the alarm. He directed his question to Nora who was already anticipating.

"Yeah, I'm on it." Nora said, she had turned back to look at Kara for a moment. "It's so cool to meet you, Supergirl! And you as well, Green Arrow!" Nora exclaimed, she gave the two of them a big grin and moments later flashed away, leaving behind a trail of yellow and purples streaks.

"What was that?' Kara asked.

"Oh it's nothing that needs our immediate attention, Mother, it's just a daily routine we have set up. Nora's gone off to ensure that the V.I.P is secure." Linda answered. Kara turned to look at her in surprise. She hadn't said anything after making her recovery.

"Well, is there anything you need us to do?" Oliver asked, he had placed both his hand behind his back and he returned to his ordinary posture.

"Uhh, well to be honest. We should really wait until Nora comes back before we decide anything. In the meantime we could..." William had gone to say but drifted off, his tone indicated he was suggesting something.

"Ah, we certainly can't do that, Will! I don't think they would want to waste time doing that." Linda exclaimed, she put her hands to her hip and seemed insistent against William's idea.

"Do what exactly?" Kara asked, the desire to know was burning inside her and she just had to ask.

"I- U-Uh-" Linda stuttered, it seemed that pressing on that notion seemed to make Linda nervous.

"A good ol' sparring session is what!" William announced loudly, his voice full of energy. After doing so he went into a laughter. Linda on the other hand had went all red and fell silent. Is that what they were suggesting?

"Of course we'd be down. Right, Ollie?" Kara turned to Oliver who seemed to be viewing the interaction. Her sudden question caught him off-guard.

"Can't see why not." Oliver replied promptly. He didn't show it but Kara could see he was eager to see what these two could do. It was in his nature.

"Really...?" Linda said softly, it was nearly inaudible but it was filled with a certain hopefulness.

"Ha! That's great, finally our old training grounds can be put to use again!" Cisco chimed in, he too was showcasing an eagerness to the notion.

"There's really a place for that?" Oliver asked,

"Who do you think help plan out this place, Oliver? You bet there is! Time for a Kryptonian Rumble!" Cisco shouted, his fist pumping into the air.

(Earth 38 - Red Sun Prison)

Superman had given his orders for the members of The Regime to carry out. Diana would continue the search for the Super Drug being developed by The Luthors whilst Clark would head over to Earth 1 to search for her. There was some down time before they needed to move out and so Barry decided to pay a visit to someone held on Stryker's Island. This time around, he headed for the special cell block area known as the Red Sun Prison. There was only one person held here so he headed straight for their cell block. There they remained, as they have been for the last five years. The containment room was a large spherical shape and there was a constant stream of Red Sunlight beaming into every inch of the room. As Barry neared the walls of the cell, the prisoner looked up to greet them. Their white gown that went over their entire body was the only thing they had to wear and lost was the bright colours they had donned prior.