| Code Name: Shadow | (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)

50: Prisoned

"Ray... You-"

That was when he kissed her.

Meg didn't stop it.

For once, she felt the happiness that was lost return to her body. Her stomach caved, butterflies floating around in her stomach as a blush touched her cheeks damp with tears- causing her heart to thump loudly in her ears, pupils dilating.

Everything bad just disappeared within this kiss.

And then loud footsteps poured into the hall, rushing towards the smooching couple, ruining their happy moment and shattering the light and joy inside of Meg.

The Time Master's men.

"Margaret Grace and Raymond Palmer- you are under arrest." They said as the lovers separated. Meg looked worriedly at Ray, trying to pull away as they roughly grabbed her arms.

"We gave Savage to you- he was illegally using time travel!" Ray exclaimed, struggling in their grip as well. Meg tried to use her powers to knock them back, but her broken wrist was twisted behind her as a syringe went into her arm.

The same one Savage used to temporarily block her powers.

Meg let out a small cry of pain as they twisted her arm back, dragging her forward as they started to walk.

"Savage and the Time Masters are allies. We gave him the access to time travel." They said blanket. Meg's knees buckled as her blood went cold, causing the guards to drag her out of the ship.

"You were working with him the whole time... You let him kill millions of people- basically almost the entire world besides his followers- to take over the world-"

"Meg." Ray tried to cut in, but Meg was too far buried in anger to stop. Not having her powers meant she could only yell at the guards.

"-while you guys can just sit back and enjoy the show? This guy lives to kill a couple every time they reincarnate, and he manipulated a child into killing his own father. Don't you dare tell me you were working with him." Meg hollered, struggling to break free from the restraints they put her in.

"You will be quiet." a guard ordered as they entered the Vanishing Point. Meg's eyes squinted to see someone exiting a building surrounded by guards and men.

Savage.

"Ah! I see you fellows found my daughter." He said, smiling wildly at the redhead and billionaire.

Pulling on her restraints, Meg tried to swing at him- so angry it hurt. She was exhausted from trying to use her powers while the drug was in full effect inside her system- but what other option did she have? She had to try.

"Go to hell- you monster." Meg spat as they dragged her and Ray into a building. Her wrist throbbed painfully in metal restraints, her lips still tingling from the kiss she shared with Ray. But those feelings were clouded by an overwhelming rage that was stirring in Meg's gut.

"I am not the monster here, Meg. You will learn soon enough. Please take them to their cells. We will be back for her when it's time." Savage said, walking away from them with his entourage.

They were thrown in clear, dense prison cells that had several deadbolt locks. Stein was standing in one, pale and clammy without his combustible other half. Mick sat in the corner of his cell, bouncing a ball off the wall. Kendra banged on her cage, trying to break out as she deployed her wings. Rip- the group's leader- just stood in his cell with his hands behind his back- looking blankly at the floor.

Margaret's knees wobbled from the sudden return of energy to her wrists as her powers slowly returned. A small orb of shadows formed in the palm of her uninjured hand- using it to try and blast the cage open.

"Margaret- it's no use. Nothing can break through this cell." Rip commented. The redhead stopped, pacing back and forth as she tried to formulate a plan to get out. Savage couldn't win... they had to end this.

"Then what do you suppose we do?" Meg asked, her voice sharp and violent. The former Time Master was taken back by the redhead's strict words, but sighed nonetheless.

"Not waste our energy." Kendra piped up, "Knowing Savage, we'll be here a long time."

Closing her eyes, Meg finally took a seat in her cell, leaning against the back wall. Anger settled in her chest, filled with the disbelief that their whole mission was probably over- that Savage might have just won.

"We can't let him win." She shook her head, knuckles white and shaking still, "After everything we've done... Rip- your family..."

"It's too late. My family cannot be saved." He said, not wanting to believe it himself.

"Face it- Meg- it's over." Ray sighed, giving Meg a defeated look.

No.

"It can't be..." Meg shook her head, resting her head in her hands. She was at a loss for words- not knowing what to do next. Usually there was a way for her to think her way out of his situation... but there was nothing. No deductions to be made, no calculations to tally up.

Footsteps suddenly filled the room- causing Meg to quickly get to her feet, her hands clenched into a tight fist. Carefully she cradled her broken wrist, wincing from the pressure she just put on it.

Savage was among the crowd, hands behind his back.

"You know who to get." He ordered, grinning wickedly. A few men walk towards Mick's cell, Kendra's, and mine. Meg's blood stopped cold as she backed up, pressing her back against the cool wall of the cell. She sent a scared look to Ray, knowing what came next for her.

Arms roughly grab Meg's wrists, yanking them roughly behind her back. The redhead yelled, trying to pull away. Her hands blasted shadows at them, causing the guards to let go of her.

Her feet pounded a few steps forward, not knowing what to do now that no one had a hold on her. Meg ran to the control panel, wanting to set the rest of her team free.

However, a taser came in contact with Meg's back, the electricity cutting through her like a dagger. A mangled cry escaped her lips as she fell roughly to the ground.

"Meg-" Ray shouted, banging his fists on the cage, "Don't you dare touch her!"

Savage smiled, walking up to Ray. Margaret watched through a pain expression as arms wrapped around her yet again- the serum used to temporarily block her power was pushed into her arm yet again.

"That all depends on how much she wants to cooperate with my process." He grinned, "Take them away."

Mick, Kendra, and Meg were dragged away. The last thing the redhead saw before turning the corner was Ray's despaired look.

That's when she knew she should really be afraid.