2LW: So this began life as me explaining something that happened in the story to a friend and then a funny little moment occurred… that ran away while still attached to me dragging me further and further from sanity. Any who this is just a little bit of fun, which was the main point of the SuperGrimm series, playing with the concept without creating a big complicated plot (might be too late at this point though)
Renaissance, Pyro and Micky aren't mine they're Invisible Prince's, Tali Thawne, Zoloman, the other Ascended and Snaky on the other hand are mine. Some stuff is Grimm, some Supergirl and I'd love to see if anyone else can tell where the other crap came from [Enjoy]
I see things that can't be seen – The Spider's little artist
Lena was minding her own business for a change, sitting in her office performing a personal progress report on all current projects when something weird happened (You'd think she'd be used to it by now, being Supergirl's Hexenbiest girlfriend). There was a sound that was a mix of cracking thunder and tearing fabric then a swirling vortex of blue and purple energy formed in her office, dropped something onto her couch, which bounced slightly before closing with a loud hum.
Waiting for something bad to happen Lena sat frozen in her seat but other than dropping off something the portal had stabilized and completely disipaited. With that information Lena made her way over to her couch and held back a gasp: there was a little person. He had ashy blond hair, which previously had been previously hidden under a beret (as she didn't have any other reason there would be a tiny beret on her couch), a black and white stripy shirt and black pants and shoes.
'Lena' Jess called through the door, getting Lena's attention but luckily not rousing her little guest
'I'm fine Jess, just send Kara in when she arrives' Lena comforted then ordered, she knew Kara would be here soon, to 'make sure she ate' as she used to say, but these days just to have some time together.
Kara arrived right on time, bearing gifts of food and company as she loudly cheered… well until Lena put her hand over her mouth to silence her
'Kara, I don't know how this happened and I really didn't do anything but there's someone in my office' Lena looked worried, this didn't look as innocent as it should and it could be enough to trigger that Super/Luthor hate her cousin was famous for. But Kara didn't explode, she just stood there in shock at the tiny person unconscious on Lena's sofa, but not for long
'Ow, crazy busty spirit, didn't even give me a chance to give permission' the boy groaned as he moved into a seated position, at which point he saw Kara and Lena 'Ah dang it' he mutters just before being picked up by Kara
'Oh Rao you're a Midori. I'd been told your people were extinct, are your species hidden or are you the last of your kind like me?' Kara asks as she coos at the cutie in her hands
'No'
'No?' Kara repeats in confusion
'No, I'm not a Midori. I'm as human as Lena over there' he says pointing to the CEO 'or as far as I'm aware, the multiverse can be strange'
'So if you're human then who are you?'
'My name is Renaissance, Ren to my friends' he greets politely, Lena's eyes widening comically
'Ren? As in Tali's Ren?' Lena asks
'Lena you know this guy… wait is this the Ren you said gets the company in your will?' Lena nods and Ren looks shocked
'I could own L-Corp? But I'm only 13. Plus this is the first time meeting me, why did you set it up for me to inherit this place?'
Lena smiles 'To put it simply, Tali doesn't shut up about you Ren, her little bud, the light in her life. I knew someone like that could drag LexCorp out of the muck, and as for your age, well I'm sure Snaky would help, Kaos Industries is big even in this world'
Ren blushes 'She does that a lot, doesn't she'
Kara now looks confused 'So how did you and Tali meet?'
'At Dark Not Evil about 3 years ago' Lena answers, the confusion not going away
'So what is the difference between dark and evil then?'
Lena laughs 'To be honest I'm still not entirely sure'
It is said Luthors are always impeccable, but Lena still stumbled her way out of the portal. After regaining her bearings she found herself in a small room with a tall blond man wearing dark shades and a suit
'Welcome to Dark not Evil, we aren't the pacifist, Light Side pussies. Lena Luthor right?' he asks, Lena is unsure whether to be insulted or not just nods 'Great, welcome Miss Luthor to EU, here's your nametag, the host says you'd prefer just first names so it's all there is. One piece of advice though, don't start anything even if you think you can get away with it…' he pushes down his shades '…some of the people here don't need to see you to know it was you'
Lena was glad she didn't react to the mangled left eye socket as she nods and exits the room, hearing the man's amused laughter as she leaves. Her speed at which she left the man with the disturbing grin meant she wasn't watching her surroundings, causing her to walk/run straight into another guest: a blond woman in a purple bodysuit of some kind.
'I'm so sorry, I'm not usually this clumsy' Lena apologises as she helps the girl up
'It's fine, we all get a bit nervous at times, I mean the boss has hosted these events the last few years without too much trouble but this is my first time and I couldn't even bring my little shota as a plus one' she replies, wringing her hands nervously before Lena sees a woge: her eyes now resemble 2 blue tennis balls, 3 marble sized blue nubs on their outer edge and 2 long fangs sticking out over her lower lips
Lena woges reflexively as she hisses 'You're a spinnetod' surprised when she just laughs and grins
'Not exactly' she giggles, features sliding back to their previous form if only for a moment before continuing to something else. When the transformation stopped Lena was looking at a woman with lilac skin, large silver eyes, midnight blue hair, pointed teeth and long 3 fingered hands 'Welcome to my home, Tali Galvan dar Kaos, pleased to meet you' she greets with her hand out, hoping Lena would shake it
'You're a strange one' Lena mutters taking Tali's 3 fingers gloved hand in her own, the alien just grins wider
'Oh you've seen nothing yet'
So she woges but isn't Wesen?' Kara asks, surprisingly it wasn't Lena that answers but Ren
'Yeah but it's kind of a new thing, when I met her she had just gotten used to her human form and could woge yet, Tali calls it the perks of being part of a constantly adapting species, which is true but I think it's more to do with the magic her boss has, the 'scaly bastard' as some of the other Ascended jokingly call him. Happened to one of my friends too, Pyro used to just be a nutter with a flamethrower…'
'Sounds like a friend I knew back in Earth 1' Kara mutters
'… but these days he's a full blown elemental, shooting fire out of his hands with little to no effort. Maybe when mages reach a couple million years old they can just improve things. Hell is I know' Ren shrugs before digging into the pot sticker Kara had given him when she found out he had never tried any before. Well after the over the top scandalized dramatization that had even Lena rolling her eyes
'Hey how about we stick together. I'm sure there are things we could talk about'
'A part of me doubts you'd be interested in discussing engineering with me' Lena argues with a sigh
Tali chuckles 'Remember the portal ring you got here through? I built that' she grins at Lena's wide eyed shock 'Scales got his hands on the Stargate plans and together we found a way to use the device without needing a gate on both ends. Sure he used magic to build the proof of concept but besides the one on Storybrooke 69-b all gateways are built by me by yours truly. Plus they're the most stable form of travel as well as being one of the few portals my friend doesn't shrink when he passes through, which is good but also because he's so cute' Lena smiles at Tali's pout
'Well it appears we do have things to talk about lead the way darling'
'Oh yeah, fun awaits, as planned of course' Tali smiles and links arms with the CEO, the human smiling despite herself, as well as hoping there was drink in this place
As well as getting through a couple glasses of unidentified liquid she managed to have a delightful chat about nuclear physics with an odd woman with a strong Scottish accent, as well as a crash course in magic by 2 people she is sure are elves with Welsh accents, though it did slightly worry her when Tali had a conversation with a man in a yellow jumpsuit for 5 minutes solely in clicks, as it meant her implants translator couldn't understand it.
'Tali who was that?' Lena asks when she was sure the man was out of earshot, happily speaking to a hyperactive goth chick.
'Oh him, that's Thawne. He's like me, well not the same but similar, I guess you could call him an Ataktos Fuse even if it's not entirely true/accurate. He's actually one of the best examples that prove we retain our former abilities as he still has super speed. I'm surprised Zoloman isn't here too but I suppose he does stick to the Hydra, Death Eaters and Halloween town residents guests, less judgy about his mangled face and overall human form.' She explains then groans when she sees someone else stalk towards them
'Well, well, Itsy bitsy, all out and about on her own, where's your boyfriend?' the blond teases a shark like smile similar to her mother's putting Lena on edge
'He's not my boyfriend' Tali growls, electricity arcing across her hands
'Boy-toy then, oh the things I could do with a cutie like him' she grins wider as she sidesteps the spiderling's attempt to grab/claw her eyes out, thought the incident does get other people's attention.
'Mara enough!'
'Tali calm down'
A bluenette had appeared in front of Mara, arms crossed over her petite chest, while Tali was being calmed and her secondary limbs (which really more closely resembled spikes) retracted by a woman in a flame coloured pants and shirt, as well as a woman resembling Livewire but with 2 blue lightning bolt tattoos on her neck.
'I'm just teasing her; if web head can't handle it maybe she shouldn't be here'
Remember what the host said 'no kids', be sure to remember that because I'm sure there are a lot of people who would pay to have you forgotten' Mara scoffs as she shoves past the younger woman as well as Lena.
There was a tired sigh, which when Lena turns sees it's a blond man in a top hat with an eyepatch
'That's the problem with this place' the blond says sadly 'almost everyone here is either a villain or an arse. Hell there's not a being in attendance who doesn't fall into one of these categories: Villain, Dick, insane, or genius, Snaky being all of the above if he's honest' he chuckles to himself then slips through to a thin white haired man sitting with some kind of goat demon woman.
'Sorry you had to see that' Tali apologies, but Lena just waves it off
'It's fine, you didn't start it and Mara was the one being a bitch, what was that even about though?'
Tali blushes 'I have a friend, Renaissance and well I don't make friends easily so I'm a little sensitive about it and protective of him. Plus there's the fact he's cute and I've been told I'm pretty and they assume we're an item. I'd have no problem with the little hummingbird but he's just too young it wouldn't be right, plus he's so pure and innocent I don't want to tarnish it, Hell he's too Light to even come to this event and I know I saw Mickey and Pyro about an hour ago. Sigh Mara just knows which buttons to push and I really need a drink' she walks over to a being who Lena could only describe a 'tentacle hentai NO!' then returns with a glass of some kind of neon yellow concoction with streaks of pale green 'Pretty sure Hive's being a dick calling this a Cordyceps bug zapper as I'm one of the few that can drink it but oh well' she complains half-heartedly before taking a sip 'It's good though'
Ren chuckles, which draws the attention of the others 'What?'
'I just find it interesting how you met so many people I actually either know or are aware of…' he pauses when he feels a slight tingle and his skin starts to glow 'Guess I've finally timed out' he jokes before there was a blinding flash of light. When they could all see again (super sight and bright lights, not fun) they find not a shrunken kid but a normal sized boy, though he wasn't that tall even now, with his beret back on his head 'Ta Da?' he says with a wave of his hands 'But seriously I'm surprised you didn't meet Kaos or Zero at the event, any excuse to annoy people is practically both their MO's'
Lena sits suspiciously quiet after this 'You didn't!' Kara gasps
'I did, he's actually quite nice. Didn't meet Zero as far as I know'
'Oh trust me you'd recognise her' Ren replies
'Didn't know Adelind could sing that well' Lena comments as the blond had just finished a rendition of 'Love doesn't stand a chance' and was currently trying to stop her hair getting ruffled by her red haired companion
'It's one of the reasons for this insanity, just hanging around enjoying ourselves. One of Snaky's unofficial descriptions is 'leave your sense of embarrassment at the door, just please keep your fucking clothes on!' ' Lena laughs at Tali's description, while the Ascended just grins.
'I'm glad I can be a source of amusement for you Miss Luthor' a silky, sibilant voice was heard behind her, causing the Hexenbiest to turn and stare into amethyst eyes. The man had pale skin, short purple hair and a near permanent pointy grin, his long bony fingered hands stuffed into the pockets of his black suit jacket. Behind him was an older man with slick backed hair and blood red eyes, as well as a woman with the largest breasts Lena had ever seen in her life held by a sleeveless white T-shirt, her ruby red eyes sparkle with amusement as she pushes back a snow white bang and pulls her thick jacket around her core 'Enjoying yourself?' he asks
'Oh yes, it's a welcome change form the day to day Mr…'
'James will do, though I feel bad for meeting under false appearances, so I'll correct that' Lena wondered what he meant until he changed. This definitely wasn't a woge, the features didn't ripple into existence, and there wasn't a cascade of change like the red head she saw earlier, he was just there, his features blurred out of focus and when it was restored she was looking at something completely different
'What are you?' was the only thing that came to mind
'What I am will take a while to explain and just leave you more confused. Who I am is easier, Snaky, also known as Scales, Raptor, scaly bastard, Serpens Kaos, Saria, 2nd coming of Apophis and Geoff'
Lena snorted 'Geoff? Really?'
'No but I had a space hamster that I named Geoffrey, he was cute and energetic. But enough about me I'm sure my friends want to meet you proper too'
'Thomas' the man offered, though his barely concealed grimace confused Lena as to its cause
'And I'm Grima' the woman offered much more enthusiastically, Lena glad her cloak hid her enormous cleavage, though if Tali's chuckles were anything to go on her relief must have been noticeable
'Charmed' Lena purred and even Tom cracked a smile
'So Lena, you enjoying yourself? I hope so, plus it's nice to finally meet you after all the things my kid has told me about you' Snaky asks but before she could reply her and Tali were nudged aside by 2 pink/purple haired girls shimmying through them 'Oy, Oy!' he yelled after them, the teens already running off until they heard a shrill whistle. They turned to one another and then walked back 'And what do you think you're doing running around like that?'
'We heard the Dark Swan came this year'
'Every Legacy knows who she is'
'She's … well not my hero for obvious reasons but an inspiration actually, defying her fate, sure it was in the opposite direction to me but still'
'So we wanted to meet her'
'Ask her a few questions'
'Get a taste of Ultimate Power first hand'
Snaky laughs 'Well I'm sure she'll love to see you both and answer a couple of questions, just don't overdo it, she's here to relax nd have fun like the rest of you' his smile faded for a moment 'Now try avoid running through people in the future, the last thing we need is fighting amongst so many powerful and rule ignoring entities' he warned, Lena surprised to see genuine fear in the taller girl's eyes while the smaller one just looked guilty, though she wondered if it had anything to do with her pupils slitting like a , the young dragon yielding to the older and more powerful reptile
'Sorry sir' they apologized in unison before running off
'Oh Scales, must you scare the kids so needlessly?' Grima scolded, lightly slapping his shoulder
'Who were they?' Lena asks, curious as to the 2 strange girls
'Villains kids, legacies like Mal said. They aren't treated the best in their home realms by the previous generation due to their mother's actions, the differences being Mal wants to be an awesome villain like her mom, while Raven is actively trying to get out of the destiny being forced upon her by the idiots in charged of her realm' Snaky explains with a sympathetic frown
'The boss doesn't care about sides or morality, just who does and doesn't piss him off'
'He's as dark as they come, has the tattoos to prove it' Thomas jokes, Snaky rolling his eyes as he rubs his upper arm
'Don't remind me, R&D was a much better option' he mutters tiredly
'Hm, I'm actually surprised he admits to that' Ren thinks a loud, when he sees them looking at him he elaborates 'Tali once told me he worked for HYDRA R&D for a few years a couple centuries back, has the skull faced octopus thing tattooed on his shoulder blades to prove it'
'What's Hydra?'
'Can he even talk about it in public?' were the completely different responses to the information (Guess which is which)
Ren shrugged 'I think most assume it's some kind of black ops thing like Cerberus or the DEO except it isn't. Though speaking of Cerberus he refused to work for them point blank, standards or something, I think it was also Health and Safety'
'So they're like Project Cadmus then? Lena asks
'Eh from what I heard Cadmus is like that Cerberus group I mentioned: Human supremacy at all costs, Damn the Casualties. Hydra is more complicated… well except the Nazi branch they were just Nazis, plus those guys kept dying of 'spike through the heart syndrome', which means Snaky got bored again'
The buzz of a phone cut through he moment of silence
'Oh that must be me' Ren jumps and searches his pockets, pulling out a rectangular piece of metal/plastic. Flashing across it's screen was the word Tali in elegant script right next to an icon that resembled a closed eye, which the boy pushed 'Hello'
'Ren! Oh thank Arceus you're alright. Sakura's Pōtaru Pōtaru no mi power can't be tracked/traced after they close unless you start while it's still active. You're safe right, we don't have to send in Zero to clean up do we?'
'No it's good, just spent the last few hours talking to Kara and Lena about that time you went to Dakr not Evil'
'Dark no… you're in the SuperGrimm universe? Damn, wish we knew that sooner, would've made the wait shorter'
'Either way it was a nice change of pace, see you soon Tals'
'Bye Ren' the called ended and Renaissance looked up to see a curious and amused Lena alongside a practically vibrating Kara
'What?'
'What is that?' Kara asks excitedly
'This?' Ren asks holding up his coms
'Yes that?' Ren shrugged
'It's not much really, a stop gap method at best. Just until Tali and Hermione can make me an omnitool that changes size with me, the most recent one blew up and nearly took one of Tali's fingers with it'
'And she has few enough as it is' Lena mutters
'For a human yes but her original form has 2 fingers on each limb, she still finds 5 weird at times'
A gentle wind tostled Kara's hair, which confused her as the door and windows were closed. Then came the humming, quiet at first but soon loud enough everyone could hear it, then there was a loud crack and the portal was open
'You ready to go home Ren?' Tali (in human form) called as she stepped out of the portal
'Sara!' Kara yelled, pulling the blond into a crushing hug, though released when she received an electric shock to the ribs 'Ow'
'Sorry but I'm not her' Tali said before returning to her normal form 'It's nice to finally meet you Supergirl, I've heard so much about your exploits'
'But I'm not…'
'Please, I was created by and work for a world hopping, 4th wall ignoring reptile demon, also if you're already with Lena you're either smarter, more observant or both in comparison to your canon doppelganger'
'Um thanks, I think' Kara blushed deeply
'You know I spoke to a certain Miss Raitko after the event, called you Tali 'public relations' na Rayya, because you show the tamer, safer side' Lena commented with a smile
'And somehow you were able to see Zoloman and the boss duking it out on floor 0'
'I never said you were any good at it' Lena retorts
There should be a fight scene here, but I can't write those… I will try at a later date, just remember shenanigans as usual.
'You know you guys are nuts right?' Kara asks, to which Tali nods rather enthusiastically
'Of course, how else do you survive as long as Kaos has? Madness gives you an interesting view on reality' she replies then plops down beside Ren and wraps her long arms around his smaller frame 'So ready to go home?'
'Ren smiles and nods before resting his head on her shoulder 'Yeah, this was fun but I think it's time I go back. I'd like to return someday if that's possible though'
'I don't see why not, we've always known where SuperGrimm was, just not that this was where you ended up. Getting back would be easy'
'Feel free to pop back any time' Lena offers, Kara nodding along in agreement 'You're a wonderful little boy who I hope to see in the future'
'Yeah, I'll even save you a pot sticker… if I remember' Kara offers
'See, Kara's practically adopted you, you have to come back' Lena announces as Tali slaps her forehead
'Keliah! Almost forgot, we finally finished it' Tali say with a smile, pulling a small box from one of her pockets and passing it to the boy.
Ren opens it and smiles brightly, removed the omnitool and strapping it to his arm: unlike the normal orange this one was a deep purple
'It works perfectly now, Anna's not even mad her tusk has grown back, and fully customizable. There was even a very giddy Smeargle who designed an as Hermione described it when she uploaded it 'artsy, fartsy program' which has everything up to an including hard light holograms, just the system for my little artist' Tali explains as an overjoyed Renaissance hugs her again
'This omnitool is a phone right?' Lena asks
'Yes, it's part of the basic model, which this is far from' Tali answers, Lena smiles and grabs a piece of paper and pen, jots something down and passes it to Ren
'Mine and Kara's numbers in case you return, gives me time to clear my schedule'
'Thanks Lena, I'll definitely be back'
'You better, can't be much of a protégé if you aren't around for me to teach' Lena jokes as a grinning Renaissance runs through the portal
'See you guys, and remember not to do anything rash Kara' Tali advices as she follows him in and the gateway closes
'Wonder what that was about'
'I have no idea'
3 weeks later
Kara was proofreading her latest article when her phone pinged. Knowing she was under slightly less pressure now Cat was back Kara took the moment to check her phone, smiling at what she saw
1st there was a text:
Hey Kara it's Renaissance, this isn't me calling to say I'm back, just here to show I had a little fun with the art program and thought you'd like to see the end result. Tali wasn't subtle and looking back neither were you guys but what inspired me to draw this was that your relationship was very obviously based on your friendship. Best wishes in the future and I would love an invite to the wedding when it eventually happens
Little Ren.
2nd was a painting: One of her and Lena curled up on her sofa, Kara's arms wrapped around the CEO's waist, the blond smiling as she rested her head on Lena's shoulder.
Kara could see what he meant though, while it could be seen as romantic, it could also be taken as 2 gal-pals relaxing together (like she and Lena had done before getting together)
Printing and dropping off her article quickly before Snapper could comment Kara made a beeline to L-Corp, Jess getting little more than a slight wave before she entered Lena's office
'Hey Le, I got this lovely little picture from Ren, do you want to see it?' Kara chirped as she sat down beside her.
Lena grins 'Look anything like this love?' she asks, passing her tablet to Kara.
The photo was the same, but the text was different
Hi Lena, you and Kara make a cute couple. Trying to get some free time next month, see you then
Ren
P.S. Kara will be by soon, you don't need to tell her I said hi, I already did
'He is quite the artist' Lena notes
'Well he'd have to be to capture your smile just right' Kara replies, pulling her close and kissing her temple
TBC
LW: Well I hope at least IP liked this, as well as some others.
