The Flightless

Legacy

"Sara!" Jim runs through the doors, carrying his daughter in his arms. "Sara, is that you?"

I stand and pocket Harleen's glasses. "It's me. I'm here."

My brother sets down his child to wrap me up in his arms. "Oh my god! I thought you were a goner. I mean— I knew you'd pull through but—"

"I'm glad to see you, too." The tears turn from anguished to something joyful. "Punk."

"I missed you so much, dorkus. Barbara Lee, this is—"

The little girl at his side is wide-eyed and her jaw is dropped to the floor. "Aunt Sara. I know. You're my favorite superhero."

I find myself smiling. "It's nice to see you, again."

Jim keeps me close to him. "Come home with us! We'll have a reunion."

"I'd appreciate that."

"Jim!" Harvey Bullock follows his boss through the door. "Sara! Holy cats! I didn't expect to find you here!"

I hug my old, dear friend. "I'm so happy to see you."

"It's been a long road, Sara, but as I told you before, I'm always on your side. So I take it Jeremiah's long gone?"

Jim nods. "He'll be back. We'll be ready for him. Got any plans tonight, Bullock? We're having a family reunion."

"While I'd love to tag along, I've got plans with the wife. I'll catch up with you guys tomorrow."

On the way to their apartment, my brother tells me that he's already run into Oswald once tonight. Apparently, it sounds like my husband blames my brother for the time he spent in Blackgate.

He also says that Edward tried to blow up the mayor, though I can't find much fault in that, other than the fact that Wayne Tower was still brimming with guests.

Barbara Kean is more than ready to welcome her child to safety. Lee pours drinks and welcomes her husband with a swift kiss on the cheek.

"I knew you'd make it." Dinah greets me with a warm hug.

"Dinah! Come play with me until you leave!"

The two girls disappear behind a bedroom door while Lee passes around the wine. The Gordon-Kean-Cobblepot family heaves a sigh of relief in unison.

"Welcome back to the world of sanity, Sera Gordon— uh, Sara Lance. It took Dinah years to finally get used to her name. Sorry about that."

"That's okay," I say behind my glass. "I'm just glad to have my own body back. Watching the years pass by was agonizing, let me tell you."

"Yeah," Kean leans forward. "What happened with that? Didn't some god curse you with craziness?"

"He did, but luckily I have clever friends. Constantine and Zatanna slipped me out of their grasp, so to speak."

"Huh," Lee hums. "I don't understand the whole magic thing, but I can say with full confidence that you seem to be perfectly normal. I don't see any sign of psychosis on you. I'd say you're in the clear."

"Speaking of, I made a new friend tonight," Jim mentions. "He saved Barbara Lee from Valeska."

"Oh? Did you get his name?" Barb asks.

"No."

"What about his face? What did he look like?"

"I didn't actually lay eyes him, but Jeremiah seemed to know him. He threw some kind of boomerang at his hand, except it was shaped like a bat. Just when I think this town can't get any stranger."