Negotiation
Zari went back to the Wave Rider and switched with Ray, who joined up with Nate and Gary to have dinner out at some fancy karaoke bar. Meanwhile, Sara was still hanging out with her niece, when she got the call to pick up her drunk team mates. She promised Olivia to hang out the whole next day, and the two split their separate ways after Ollie dropped her aunt to the bar.
Olivia got to her apartment building and quietly rode up the elevator, but a minute after her house door was shut behind her, she started to cry. All the pain of the things she had put in the back of her head had come piling forward the second she saw Sara standing there. After allowing herself some time to cry, Olivia got off the floor and walked into the main part of her house. You could get a neat living space when Bruce Wayne gifts you the money for it.
Olivia tossed her keys on the key plate on her kitchen pass through and went into her bedroom to put on some comfy clothes. She came out in her most velvety pajamas and fluffiest slippers, and stopped by the kitchen to grab a drink before she flopped on the couch. She didn't know what reason the legends had to get drunk, while she was the one with her past thrown in her face.
Olivia had been watching some classic looney cartoons when she received a holocall.
Bruce Wayne.
Olivia sniffled and swung her legs down, trying an attempt to look presentable for her double boss. She made sure her nose wasn't running before she answered the call.
"Hey, boss." She said to a file of papers on the other end of the call.
"You put in a request for a Canary code, Livy. I'm calling to triple check you made it soundly, and it was not an..."
The old man finally put down the file and saw the girl on the other end. With her puffy eyes and a hint of red on the tip of her nose. If it were his son, Bruce would've guessed she was drunk. But this was Olivia. And this was Olivia's past coming back to hurt her.
"Well I guess that answers that, then," he smiled kindly at her.
The whole world was scared of The Batman's scowl, but Olivia most feared his smile. He didn't even have to say anything and she would melt. Olivia always wondered if her biological father would ever have been like this.
"Wanna tell me what's up?"
"The Legends are stalled in our time. They need that bit to jump again."
"I see. I do believe at Wayne X, we have the largest team of applied scientists at our disposal. Any one of them more than capable of taking on this project."
Olivia sniffled behind her hand.
"No. I've got it. I'm actually gonna spend tomorrow with Sara, since it's my day off." She felt rude reminding her boss that.
"Take as many as you like. As long as you are strong enough to say goodbye."
Olivia laughed. "I obviously couldn't even take the parting of one night!"
"Liv..." Bruce warned.
"Since you're doling out vacations..." Olivia bargained with the CEO of Wayne X.
"I was wondering that I could possibly go with them?"
"To when?" Obviously the world's greatest detective knew that, but he wanted to hear her plan.
"To the past? See my dad? I promise! I super swear I won't tell him who I am! I just... I just need to see who he was. Just once. Wouldn't you take the chance if you could?"
"Yes, I would. But you gotta let happen what was gonna happen. Or there's going to be a severe butterfly effect, which we can't be sure is for the better."
"Hey! You've trained me, right? I got your resolve. Almost. I'll just see my dad, and I'll be back."
Bruce sighed, contemplating her argument.
"Be back by the holidays. Selina would love to see you. And Jason."
He smirked at her. BATMAN smirked at her. That would have been the nail in the coffin for others, but for her it meant he knew. Olivia had often crossed paths with Jason on the streets. After all, she was a nosy defense lawyer. Their interactions grew, and so did their attraction. It was Jason who'd gotten Olivia the job at Wayne X.
"I'll see you at Christmas!" She promised.
"Great. I'll approve the printing, and you can have it by end of day tomorrow."
"Thanks, Bruce. For everything."
"Any time. Just be safe. We'll see you later!"
Bruce signed off and Olivia fell back in the couch, happy. Now, the next issue was to convince the legends.
The next morning, Sara came to pick her up and took Olivia to the Wave Rider. There, she was introduced to the rest of the team. Olivia took Ray to Wayne X, letting Jordan show him around the applied sciences lab. Meanwhile, she and Sara went out to spend the day together.
At the end of the day, she took them all out to dinner at a fancy European restaurant, booking out an entire private area. They all enjoyed sharing their experiences and having a good time.
"So, when do we get the part?" One of the legends asked.
"Umm... it's ready. I have it down at the lab." Liv made it an extra effort to drink out of her straw.
"Great. Let's go get it tonight, then."
"Uhun."
"Livy..." Sara caught her, "you're not telling us something."
"Come. On!" Zari fell back in her seat.
"You can get it, but only if you take me back with you."
"And... there we have it," Mick complained.
"Livy, we can't." Sara apologized.
"I won't change the past. I won't tell my parents who I am. You want the piece, you get me with it."
"Well, she sounds like she knows what she's doing," Ray defended her.
Sara contemplated the offer.
"How are you planning on getting back?"
"I have a ride. Don't you worry about that."
"Fine. But we can't take responsibility for you, Liv."
"Aunt Sara, I'm not a kid. I got this." Olivia assured her aunt. "So, you can bring the wave rider over to Wayne X tomorrow morning. I'll meet you on the roof with the part, and we can go!"
After dinner, the legends went back to the Wave Rider and Livy went home. She was greeted by a package on her dining table, and didn't need to think twice about how it got there. Olivia went to her room to change into her comfy clothes before she came back out to grab a glass of wine and open the box. There was a note on it from Bruce, telling her how to use it. Inside the box was a necklace, with a very special clasp.
Once Olivia put it on, it wouldn't come off until she did it the specific way. The jewelry was her way of staying in touch with Bruce over time. It tracked her statistics and vitals; if she was safe and healthy, or if she was in serious trouble. If she simply wanted to go back, she could use the pendant to call for a ride.
After putting on the necklace, Olivia went to pack her bags. Just a couple outfits to last her a few days but most importantly, she packed her super gear.
Of course with her background, Olivia wasn't just the average lawyer. She was born with a biological canary cry, and so much more. Not to mention, some of her family members were the world's best martial artists, and of course they'd taught her. And then she'd gotten mixed up with the Waynes. Now that was a whole 'nother story in itself.
After packing, Liv lay in her bed to watch a movie since she wasn't exactly tired yet. She got distracted however, when Nora texted her. Olivia told her best friend her plans for meeting her father. She got busy with her friend and forgot all about the movie, letting it play on as she fell asleep mid conversation.
In the morning, Olivia woke up all ready to go. She made herself a quick breakfast before she put on her outfit for the day. Then she grabbed her bags and went off to work. Sara texted to her know that the legends were waiting on the roof. After the morning briefing which, thankfully, came with breakfast, Olivia ran down to the A.S.D to pick up the missing piece.
On her way to the roof, Liv stopped by her office. She picked up her bag, and left a note for Jason. Then, she finally ran up to join the Legends.
Olivia handed over the part to Ray, and watched as he fixed the time jump. Once it was done, Sara took Liv to settle in. She gave her niece the room right next to hers.
"You ready?"
"As I'll ever be. It's kind of a big deal,"
"Something you should know about Oliver, though."
Olivia looked warily up to her aunt as she came to sit next to her.
"He's not exactly open to strangers. You can't be expecting him to welcome you with open arms. And you can't exactly tell him who you are,"
"He doesn't have to like me. I just hope I like him."
Sara laughed.
"I hope he's everything you've dreamed of." She kissed her niece's head and left her to get acquainted with her room.
"I hope he's better."
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