AN: Hello everyone, this is a sequel/spinoff of Crewefox's Take a Stand series of Zootopia fanfics done with his blessing. It is recommended that you read all three entries prior to reading this one so you know who people are and what is going on here. This story takes place one month after the events of The Broken Mirror. Here's a quick run down of the main cast and their creators:
Judy and Nick Wilde, Ages 46 and 54, Chief of Precinct 1 and Mayor of Zootopia respectively. Deputized the superhero group Team Ceartais 6 years ago to help battle a domestic terrorist threat. Are thrilled that they now have 6 grandchildren but are not pleased with the actions 3 of their 4 daughters took on their last mission.
Robyn Wilde-Savage/The Undying Scarlet Age 21, Created by Crewefox: Nick and Judy's youngest daughter and the only survivor of her litter. An experimental procedure with nano machines gifted her with enhanced strength and rapid healing, and contact with a dimensional rift gave her the ability to peer into other realities. Adores her new adopted son but was deeply hurt by the actions of her wife, sister in law and oldest friends during their last mission.
Luna Wilde/Maiden Age 27, Created by Crewefox: Nick's daughter and Judy's step-daughter. A millionaire socialite and gifted surgeon. Abandoned her old hero persona and took up one to honor her late grandmother, though she is still an archer. Vengeance got the better of her during the mission in another dimension and she confronted a foe without telling any of her team, losing her position as second in command as a result.
Kodi Jones/The Mage Age 22, created by helthehatter: The adopted son of retired pop-star Gazelle and her husband Wade. This wolf was Robyn's best friend since kindergarten and followed her when she became a superhero. Initially using tech and trickery, he gained powerful magic while in a dimension filled with superheroes. The new leader of Team Ceartais after Olivia retired.
Clara Bloom/Sirius Age 20: created by Crewefox: A professor of physics at Zootopia Met. This wolf was called in to study a dimensional rift but wound up being kidnapped into it. This resulted in her gained electricity absorbing and distributing powers that allow her to fly, temporarily turn intangible and shoot energy blasts from her first new member of Ceartais in 5 years.
Aaron Wilde Age 4, created by Crewefox: This little koala was an orphan who gained powers from the same rift as Robyn. When Robyn and her wife went to check on rumors of his powers they wound up deeply bonding and adopted him. Has telekinetic abilities, and can read minds and share his vision via holding hands.
Hannah Wilde-Savage/Bullet Age 21, created by Crewefox. This striped hybrid is the daughter of Jack and Skye Savage and the wife of Robyn. Lost her eyesight in an explosion but gained enhanced senses, lightning fast reflexes and bio electric mapping from the same experiment as her wife.
Alice Wilde/Yueri Age 29, created by Ziegelzeig. A former assassin called Ronin, Alice gave up her life of crime when she fell in love with Luna. Recently gave birth to five healthy babies. Was not happy with her wife's actions in the alternate universe but realizes her response may have ripped the team apart.
Olivia Dawson Age 27: created by Crewefox, based on The Great Mouse Detective character. An engineer and CEO of Dawson tech, a massive pharmaceutical company. Retired from hero work and rekindled her relationship with her Ex boyfriend Blake.
Kion Priderock/Roar Age 24: created by Crewefox, based on The Lion Guard character. This lion joined Ceartais as a means of searching for his lost sister after he was put through an illegal experiment. Left the team in the fallout of Luna's actions and due to wanting a normal life.
Belle/Spitfire: created by Crewefox. An artificial intelligence initially created to help operate the team's vehicles, but became the tech support following Marian Wilde's death. Was modified to pilot the Spitfire mech after Olivia retired.
Prologue: Sad Reflections
There are some scenes that, when viewed without context, would baffle an onlooker. The home of the Wilde-Savage family was presently host to one such scene.
Robyn Wilde-Savage was sitting in front of a large mirror at her desk with her phone in her hand, but rather then looking at the screen she had it turned towards the mirror. As if that wasn't strange enough the image in the mirror wasn't Robyn's reflection, but a pale skinned mammal with no fur anywhere but her head. It was Robyn's human counterpart she'd met one month prior when visiting a universe filled with powered heroes and villains. The two women couldn't hear each other, so they were using their phones to record messages and holding them up for each other to see.
Robyn: You've had Luna back for a few weeks, how has that been?
Robbie: It took awhile to accept that it was even real Robyn, I was so sure she was gone forever.
Robyn: Well we heroes do have a way of making miracles happen.
Robbie: Your sister especially, as soon as you get good enough at the whole mirror call thing to page me on demand you are sitting her down with you so I can thank her in person.
Robyn: Of course, sorry we had to dash but duty called.
Robbie: Yeah, at least that time difference thing is gone or I'd have been sitting on this for half a year by now.
Robyn: Clara thinks it was the unstable rifts that were causing the time difference.
Robbie: I'll take her word for it, not like I have easy access to any big fancy science heads.
Robyn: So has Luna met her nephew yet?
Robbie: That's for tomorrow, she's really looking forward to it. Especially after meeting the rest of the family.
Robyn: I wish I was there for that.
Robbie: So do I, if for no other reason then making it easier for my family to believe you guys exist.
Robyn: I bet that was a hard sell.
Robbie: It was, I had to get photos from Coulson to convince Ryan. But enough about me, you've had Aaron for almost a month now, how's your little guy doing?
Robyn: Mostly great, everyone loves him and he's just the sweetest little hero ever.
Robbie: Little hero, that is just too cute!
Robyn: Yeah, Hannah came up with the name after he used his powers to let her see me through his eyes.
Robbie: Oh that must have destroyed her.
Robyn: It did, every time I'm having a bad day he just gives me something to smile about.
Robbie: Every time, it's not even been a month, how often is that?
Robyn's ears went down and her lack of an answer said all that was needed.
Robbie: Robyn you ok?
Robyn: Yeah I'm fine, it's just things are pretty lousy with the team right now, there's only four of us active and everyone's on edge, most days aren't great.
Robbie: So you and Hannah?
Robyn: I'm still mad at her, and the others, I just can't believe she did something so stupid.
Robbie: I can actually, powers or no, Hannah's always had some questionable judgement where her loved ones are concerned.
Neither spoke for a few moments.
Robbie: So what about the others, you can't tell me nothing has happened.
Robyn: We were supposed to start fixing things after the holidays, but so many of us had a crummy time that kind of drained us. I don't think they were expecting our families would be so upset. But they're the ones who messed everything up so they need to fix things.
Robbie: Ouch, that's rough sister.
Robyn: Am I going too far here Robbie? Being so mad at all of them?
Robbie: You know all the details, but I've seen you cry Robyn, if they hurt you bad enough to get that to happen this long after the fact then they did something bad. You haven't said anything that goes over the line back at them right?
Robyn: No
Robbie: Then you've done nothing wrong and it's on them to make things right.
Robyn: But what if they aren't sorry, all of them were acting like what they did was right and only Hannah actually backed down from that.
But before Robyn could get an answer her phone buzzed and she instinctively turned it towards her and looked down.
Alice: Robyn, would it be OK if i dropped by your home today? I want to talk with you in person.
Robyn recovered from the shock of her sister in law's message and looked up while turning her phone around only to see a completely different face looking back at her. If she didn't keep her focus on the image she saw in the mirror then it would quickly slip from her grasp.
The hybrid in front of her was clearly male. He was wearing a lab coat that failed to cover his lanky build. His fur was a bit unkempt and he had a curly tuff between his ears, his fur was ginger like Robyn's but his eyes were a deep chocolate brown. Said eyes were currently locked on Robyn's phone and rapidly reading her message. He looked up at her surprised face and quickly reached for his phone.
Woah, most of them are just scared of me when i see them but this guys got it together. Robyn thought of her latest mirror version. He shot his hand out his phone displayed a message.
?: I've seen you a few times in mirrors, you're from another world aren't you?
Robyn, caught off guard by this well versed stranger, could only nod in confirmation. Another message quickly followed.
?: How?
Robyn hesitated, but figured there was no harm in him knowing about her power.
Robyn: I can see other versions of myself in mirrors, I was actually talking with someone else but I lost focus. Sorry.
?: Don't be, I know how strange these things can be, you've been having a rough time with your team too, haven't you?
Robyn: Yes, they did something seriously messed up and were saying it was the right thing, and they did it behind my back!
?: I believe I've found a kindred spirit, much the same happened with me. Its sad that people from another world are better company then your own friends.
The strangers' words reminded Robyn of what caused her distraction in the first place. Alice's text remained unanswered and Robyn wasn't sure what to make of it. When she looked back up her own face greeted her. It was frustratingly easy to lose focus and Robyn knew from experience that trying to find random versions of herself again was a lost cause, she didn't know them well enough to get a lock. Even her human self was challenging to get a hold of.
Deciding to not leave Alice hanging for too long, Robyn remembered Robbie's words and typed out a response.
Robyn: Sure, shoot me a text when your about to get here.
Robyn tucked her phone away before taking one more look at her mirror. She saw another male version of her looking back at her, green eyes wide in surprise. Then his fist slammed into the glass on his side.
Yeah, that's enough mirror searching for one day. She chuckled, remembering when she did something similar to him one of the first times she saw Robbie in the mirror. Then her face grew serious as she made her way to the ground floor. Alright Alice, you want things to improve, then it's on you.
000
Alice Wilde was a mammal used to having a lot of free time on her hand. When she was an assassin there were often large stretches of time between missions. When she married Luna she had no official job and just had an ewetube channel during the day. She didn't mind though, Alice was great at finding things to do, be they hobbies or going down to the bunker to do something for Team Ceartais. Having a lot of free time also meant she could easily get something in her personal life dealt with if need be, since her schedule was easy to work with.
Now she had kids, five little baby bunnies she loved with all her heart. She was a mother, something she's dreamt of for years. But she suddenly found herself with no free time on her hands. Her babies needed constant attention even with Luna there to help out. And while Alice very much wanted to be there for them constantly, there was no time for anything else she wanted. Like making amends with a certain sister of hers.
Alice had not spoken directly to Robyn since before the Ronin trap incident. She hadn't gotten a chance during the holidays or any of the family dinners, and neither were good settings for a one on one chat. Robyn was still mad at her, at all of them, that much was plain to see. Alice had been certain her actions were the right thing to do when they'd set a trap for her evil twin. Now the still lingering anger from her family and friends combined with the obvious pain Robyn was going through cast so much doubt on that certainty.
Regardless of the rightfulness of her actions; Alice had hurt Robyn and that was something she needed to set right. It was close to a month since it had happened and that was too long for a wound to fester. So with Judy helping Luna with the kids for the afternoon, Alice had come to her sister-in law's home.
So why am I hesitating now? Alice asked herself as she stood at the front door. She'd arrived a minute ago and sent Robyn the heads up text, but she hadn't knocked yet. She'd been resolute when she explained what she was going to do with Luna, but now that resolve was wavering. It's because you don't really know what to expect, and a situation as delicate as this needs a plan. Alice had a rough idea of what to say, but she didn't know how Robyn would react. The fact that the plans to have things recover after the holidays hadn't occurred yet painted the guilty parties in a bad light.
The image of Robyn's pained face came back to Alice's mind. "Merde," she cursed, she'd come this far and Robyn needed help. Stealing her resolve Alice knocked on the front door. The several seconds of waiting were unbearable even as her ears picked up Robyn's footsteps.
The door opened and Alice got a good look at Robyn. She was good at reading mammals, it came with being an assassin, and Robyn was always easy to read. Robyn's body was very stiff and rigid, her face had a neutral expression that was obviously forced. Straight line mouth, ears pointing up, tail slightly lifted, it all served to show how uncomfortable Robyn was right now. The only notable deviation were her eyes, which were scanning her with curiosity but not outright hostility. It was a look that I'll fitted the normally fiery hybrid.
"Bonjour Robyn," Alice greeted.
"Hey Alice," a few awkward seconds passed before Robyn stepped aside, "Well, come in." Without waiting for a reply she stepped away and headed for the living room. Shutting the door behind her, Alice followed.
Of all the homes owned by her new family, Alice found the home of the old M.M. Gang to be her favorite. Compare to Luna's lavish penthouse, Bunnyburrow's organized chaos, and the more modern homes of their parents, Robyn and Hannah's house had a rustic and well lived in feel that Alice found very charming. The more recent modifications for a small child only helped with that.
The living room had several toys haphazardly thrown on the couches and floor, including Aaron's blue triceratops. Alice smiled as she took a seat. "Little Aaron really loves his new home doesn't he?"
The subject of her son brought a smile to Robyn's lips in spite of herself. "Yeah, it's weird, we've known each other for a little over two months but I already can't imagine life without him." Then the smile faded as she took a seat opposite Alice, "and your babies? I'm surprised you wrestled yourself away from them at all."
"Judy and Luna are watching them, and there were things I needed to do." Alice braced herself.
Robyn let Alice's last statement hang in the air before prompting, "Well, you said we needed to talk, talk."
Alice had considered the best way to start, and had concluded that honesty and briefness was best. "Robyn, I'm sorry."
Robyn raised a single eyebrow before responding, "About what Alice? The list isn't short."
"For hurting you, most of all, and for damaging the team, that's on us not Luna." Alice made sure to meet Robyn's eyes, "none of us ever wanted that and we didn't think our actions through. A lot of what we said in that meeting on the Kestrel, it must have seemed like we didn't care about you two. And I'll admit that getting revenge on Luna was more of a priority than any of us admitted at the time, even to ourselves. You were right, we aren't as different from Luna as we liked to believe."
"As?" Robyn replied, still with a straight face. Alice winced, she was afraid of this.
"We were both motivated by revenge, we both had technically beneficial goals that we used to justify it to ourselves, we both went behind the backs of our teams and sullied their trust in us, we both made excuses at first and we both hurt the people closest to us." Alice was reluctant to continue but she wouldn't get anywhere by lying. "But…"
"And there's the but," Robyn sighed, cutting Alice off. "I'm gonna try and save us some time here Alice. If all you have is the same 'I'm sorry we hurt you yaddi yadda but it was the right thing to do and Alice wasn't in danger' shtick that Hannah was trying to pull, you might as well leave now cause if that didn't work for my freakin wife it won't work for a repeat offender like you."
The description of her stung, but Alice knew this was coming. The danger she was in during the trap was going to be the biggest hurdle with Robyn on a provable facts level. Which was why she had an argument, and an accusation ready.
"Do you honestly believe that I, or any of the others, would've gone through with the plan if we felt there was even a tiny percent of danger to myself or my children?"
"Of course not." Was Robyn's curt reply. "All of you thought you were safe, it's just that you were wrong. It's Ronin Alice, you could've had the whole Avengers team there and you wouldn't be safe."
Alice narrowed her eyes, " I think I know my own capabilities well enough Robyn."
"But by your own admission you were angry enough to have revenge as a main focus, and that was clouding your judgement." Robyn paused just long enough for Alice to open her mouth in retort before continuing, "and if you're saying that you can handle your anger and that something like that wouldn't happen, I have two words for you. Rose. Thorn."
All of the wind came out of Alice's sails. The frustration with Aleks, the rage at Luna being taken, Robyn's annoying persistency and it all exploding in that awful fight on the roof. The fight where she's gone so far over the line that it destroyed her ability to enjoy her killing work afterwards. Where she'd let her anger drive her to torture someone she knew was a teenager. The moment she became the same mammals you had ruined her own life.
Repeat Offender. It was a miracle Robyn forgave her for that alone.
"And on top of that you have a, what did she call it?" Robyn tilted her head trying to remember. "Neutered, you have a neutered view of how dangerous you are."
"Who is this 'she' with this view of me?" Alice asked with curiosity.
"Kiara." Robyn's reply made Alice's eyes widen.
That's unexpected. "Why were you two talking about this, and when." Alice probed.
"She was my old babysitter remember, she came to check on Olivia and me after she had a row with Kion."
That checked out. Alice knew she had been the newcomer to the social circle before Clara showed up, but she sometimes forgot how far back it went.
"Anyway, because you know your limitations and how vulnerable you are, you have a dulled view of how dangerous you really are." Robyn met Alice's gaze again, "and this was a version of you who was from a world of superheroes and lacked a code, so she was even more lethal."
"She was an emotional wreck and we took a lot of safety precautions!"
"One of which was a man who tried to kill you two weeks ago and let Ronin lose, all that prep and it still came down to you having to defend yourself." Robyn countered.
Alice prepared a retort but held herself back, this wasn't accomplishing anything. "Maybe we didn't think everything all the way through, but I promise Robyn we were acting in the interest of getting everybody home. Including my children. But we only had a small window to do it. Yes revenge was a big priority, but it wasn't the only one."
"Bullshit," Robyn stated with force.
"It's the truth!"
"If you honestly think Ronin, or anyone who really loved their mate, would be over their mate's death in the time it would've taken to call SHIELD, the Avengers or anyone else we needed and put a trap together then you have a low opinion of love." Robyn was snarling now, "You weren't on a ticking clock because of Ronin, you were on the clock because you could only keep Luna in the dark for so long! Between the option that pooled all our resources and the one that let you get back at Luna, you chose revenge and you didn't care who you hurt in the process! And all you do is KEEP MAKING EXCUSES!" Robyn finally paused to catch her breath and looked at Alice. "Nothing about what you did was right, nothing."
Alice sat in stunned silence. The combination of raw emotion and hard facts from Robyn made the hybrid seem like an impenetrable wall. Alice found she couldn't form a good argument, she wasn't even sure she wanted to. "We got the second key, doesn't that count for anything?" Alice saw the obvious flaw in her plea before it even left her mouth, and sure enough Robyn pounced on it.
"Luna got Andi and Ronin to come to us, after...how many times did they get away again? Whatever, she got the first key and set up the second ones capture. She saved her human self, something everyone else, including human ME said was impossible. Did any of that matter to you four?"
"No." Alice simply replied.
"So should your actions, which only did a third of the good and who knows how much bad, count for you?"
"No." Alice repeated.
"Right, and if you need more proof that you put selfish needs over what's right, look at Heather."
"What does my daughter have to do with this?" Alice asked, surprised by the change in topics.
"Her middle name is Kamala, Ms. Marvel's real name right?" At Alice's shocked look Robyn snorted, "I'm not stupid Alice, there was no one else it could be."
"Yes, it's Ms. Marvel's name," Alice confessed.
"And despite the fact that Ms. Marvel made it clear that she valued her secret identity you saw fit to hack her phone to get her name."
"I wanted to name one of my children for her after all she did for us!" Alice knew she played right into Robyn's argument.
"And you did something wrong in pursuit of a selfish goal, while in the middle of your trap no less."
Alice wanted to yell back, but she couldn't. Robyn had no faults in her argument. Alice began to wonder if Heather would serve as a permanent reminder of this awful time.
"Well, at least you actually admit you didn't think your plan through," Robyn said as she flopped back into the cushion. She said nothing else.
"I hate this," Alice muttered.
"Again Alice, that's too vague."
"Everything!" Alice shouted. "What Luna did, what we did, seeing you like this, this should be one of the happiest times of our lives and instead everyone feels like they're walking on glass shards. I just want things to improve, but it's been almost a month and everyone is stagnating. I want things to get better than that."
"Honestly, I think some stuff will," Robyn replied catching Alice off guard with the glimpse of optimism, "but some stuff can't go back to the way they were, not after this." She shook her head, "I don't know if Kion and I can patch things up after all he's done, and no matter how much I love her, I'm never gonna be able to completely trust Hannah again," sniff, "guess it's fitting that her middle name is Marian." Any idiot could see that Robyn was holding back tears at this point.
Alice's voice was very meek as she asked "and us?"
Robyn's face went through a gauntlet of emotions in the 20 seconds it took to respond. Hurt, anger, resolve but it always came back to confusion. Twice she looked ready to speak only to slip back into sideways glances and uncertainty. Alice genuinely couldn't get a read on her. Then Robyn's face hardened, her brow creased, a deep frown appeared and Alice was certain her worst fears would be realized. Then Robyn's eyes widened and she just deflated. She slumped back into her seat.
"I don't know," was what she finally said.
"Too much…" Alice started.
"Yes it's too much!" Robyn shouted without getting back up. Her voice grew drained and tired. "Part of me wants to just walk over and hug you and say we'll work it out, the other wants to use that as a cover for sucker punching you in the face."
Alice walked over to Robyn and sat down next to her. She carefully put a hand on one of Robyn's, "Whatever your choice is, I'll respect it," Alice said with a sad sincerity.
Robyn only gave her a half look in response. "I forgave you for the Rose Thorn and everything else years ago Alice, but that hurt a lot less than this does. I don't know if I have it in me to forgive you a second time." Those words were devoid accusation despite their contents. There was a finality to them that told Alice the conversation was over
"I think we've accomplished everything we're going to today, I should leave." Alice said as she got up and started to walk away.
Alice heard Robyn's weak laugh in response, "You got something out of all of that?" Without looking back, Alice nodded. "Well...good, I'm glad one of us managed that." Alice's ears popped up at that, what could've easily sounded spiteful instead sounded genuine, like Robyn was legitimately happy for her.
Alice reached the door before speaking again. "I'll see you next Sunday." Alice barely managed to close the door before her poker face dissolved and her own tears matched Robyn's. She may well have burned a bridge forever with her actions, but her nod had been genuine. Alice actually had reason to be hopeful despite the dour tone of a lot of the meeting.
Repeat offender, Alice though, and yet she was in so much turmoil over if she should forgive me. She sounded so much like she wanted to just walk over and hug me and cry it out together. If I'm giving her this much conflict on the subject, then surely Hannah, Kodi and...well Kion has his own separate baggage with her, but surely those two would be forgiven if they just reached the same place that i am. Alice wiped her tears, called a zuber, and began sending out three text messages to organize a meeting.
We can still fix this for at least some of them, they just have to be willing to take the first step.
000
I forgave you for the Rose Thorn and everything else years ago Alice, but that hurt much less than this does. I don't know if I have it in me to forgive you a second time.
Those words played over and over as Robyn cried at her desk. Robyn had cried more in the past month then at any other point in her life and at this point she was past hating herself for it. It was just how she felt and how she felt was terrible. Both for saying something so cruel when she was truly uncertain, and for how true to herself those words had been. Still, Alice seemed like she got something out of it so that was...good.
Robyn pulled out her phone to check the time and saw that she had less than a half hour left before Hannah and Aaron got home. Can't let them see me like this. But all thoughts of getting herself cleaned up were put on hold when she looked up and found yet another alternate version of herself in the mirror. She normally would've just looked away but this one was unique even by her visions standards.
It was his uniform that stood out, and not just because that was all there was to see. It looked like someone had combined the Undying Scarlet outfit with a police swat uniform. White, Red and Crimson were still the main colors but they were distributed differently The pants undershirt were white. The kneepads, boots, helmet, gloves, belt and everything attached to said belt were crimson. It was only the vest and the scarf covering his mouth that were a slightly brighter red. A pair of tactical goggles covered his eyes. Houlstered on his right leg was what looked like a bigger version of Hannah's stun pistols. There was noticeably less gear then there was on the swat uniforms she'd seen in her time, but she still spotted some grenades on his belt.
While Robyn was taking in the strange uniform, the strange hybrid was stepping away from the mirror on his end. He leaned in curiously but with caution. Robyn reached for her phone and activated the recording function.
"Sorry to drop in like that, power tends to kick in when I'm upset" she spoke and the words appeared on her screen. While she could type her messages, that made it easier to get distracted so talk recording them was the better bet. Thank goodness the technology had improved from what her parents described it as when it was first introduced. She held up her message.
The stranger regarded her message before reaching for his own phone and typing a reply.
?: Power?
Robyn: I see other versions of myself in the multiverse in mirrors.
?: Other versions?
Rather then type a reply Robyn quickly slashed her face hard enough to draw blood, the stranger jumped back in surprise before her healing kicked in and the wound faded. The hastily typed reply conveyed his shock.
?: You're like me?
Robyn: Yeah, super strength too though my uniforms a bit different. Sorry don't feel like ripping my house up for a demonstration.
Robyn's attempt at humor was accompanied by wiping some more tears lingering in her eyes.
?: That's alright, but what has you in such a state?
Robyn: Had a bit of a fight with my sister
The stranger took a seat on his end.
?: Do you want to talk about it?
Robyn: You'd be OK with that?
In response the stranger pulled off his helmet and let his long ears come forth, then the goggles came off and a familiar color greeted Robyn. He's got Mom's eyes. For they were indeed a brilliant amethyst. Finally the cloth was pulled down to show a kind smile graced his features. Rather than type, he started using the voice recorder like Robyn did.
?: that answer your question?
Unfortunately the conversation only was cut short by the sound of a front door opening. "Mom we're home!" Aaron's call made Robyn's face light up.
Robyn: Sorry my wife and son just got home, gotta go
?: Oh you're married, well it's just a girlfriend on my end but she will be home from the relief center soon, will i see you again?
Robyn: you just might, the outfits pretty memorable, and thank you for taking the time to talk, short as it was.
Robyn lost focus as Aaron entered the room and gave his mom a tight hug, Hannah followed close behind with a nervous look that had become common these days. Robyn put a happy mask on and went to greet her family. As she did the words of the lab coat wearing hybrid came back to her: It's sad when people from another world are better company then your own friends and family. She wouldn't say they were better company, but there certainly were no negative emotions attached to the other versions she met in the mirrors.
000
It was only later that night when Robyn was reflecting on the days events that she realized something. She sat up in bed in consideration.
"Robyn, is something wrong?" Hannah asked from her position next to her
"Ever since that vampire house, when i've seen other me's in the mirrors, I've been able to tell their names, but that didn't happen today."
"That's odd, maybe run it by Clara when you go on patrol tomorrow?" Hannah suggested.
"Good idea, sorry to wake you." Robyn lay back down, but couldn't shake the feeling that something more was going on. For now she took comfort in snuggling next to her wife. Even if things didn't ever recover all the way, she would always love Hannah.
AN: So that concludes the Prologue of Dimensions and Time, reviews and feedback would be greatly appreciated. Next time: Some bad memories are unearthed, Alice takes the initiative and something strange occurs and Robyn and Kodi's auto shop.