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*****
"Nyssa, open the door!" Sara whined.
"No, I feel ridiculous." Nyssa hissed through the door.
"No, you're just acting like it." Sara grumbled, and then after a pause reminded her former lover, "You know I can pick the lock, or breakdown the door, both thanks to your training, so you might as well..."
Before Sara could finish her threat Nyssa accepted her fate, slowly opening the door and looking at the woman she once thought she'd marry and asked softly, "So?"
"Nyssa... you're beautiful!" Sara exclaimed breathlessly, "Laurel is going to love it."
"Really?" Nyssa checked, "You don't think it's too much?"
"Not at all." Sara insisted, guiding her ex-girlfriend over to a full-length mirror and making her look at herself, "See? You're perfect."
Nyssa smiled softly, then grumbled, "It's not me though."
"Who cares?" Sara shrugged, "I'll take pants and a tank top almost any day over a dress, but for my wedding? Even I wore a dress."
"I know. I was there, remember?" Nyssa questioned dryly.
"I remember." Sara grinned, before nudging her, "Didn't you fuck my sister in the bathroom?"
"No!" Nyssa protested, truly scandalised, before admitting, "You're thinking of one of our double dates. For your wedding I was good and waited until we got home."
"If you say so." Sara said sceptically, before insisting, "The point is, I felt ridiculous too, even got cold feet. Came up with all kinds of reasons not to go out there and marry the woman I loved, and then the second we were standing at the altar everything clicked, and I wondered why I was so afraid. And now? Now I've never been happier. No offence."
"None taken." Nyssa smiled, "And me too."
"Good." Sara smiled, "So go out there and marry my sister."
There was a brief pause and then Nyssa said firmly, "I assure you, I am uncomfortable in this dress, because I'm in comfortable in this dress. It is not a metaphor for anything. This is the happiest day of my life, and my feet are not cold. They are fine, and I am better than fine. I'm marrying the love of my life, and I cannot wait to start spending our lives together as a married couple. Do you truly doubt that?"
"No, but you can't blame a girl for making sure." Sara pointed out.
"When it's you I can." Nyssa quipped, before gently asking, "But if you're feeling uneasy, can you check on my bride? Make sure she isn't feeling the same cold feet as you were?"
"Absolutely." Sara nodded, but instead of leaving she just stared at Nyssa for a few long seconds.
Which prompted Nyssa to ask, "What is it?"
"Nothing." Sara answered unconvincingly, and then when Nyssa gave her a look she admitted, "It's just... it's funny you know? How life works out sometimes? I remember promising myself I would never get married, and then thinking if I ever did, it would only ever be to you. And now, here we are."
"Here we are." Nyssa nodded, before revealing, "I always desired a bride, and I did think it would be you. But I'm glad it is not, as I believe we have truly found the right person for us."
"Wow..." Sara chuckled, "How did a pair of assassins get so lucky?"
"I have no idea. But I intend to spend the rest of my life earning it." Nyssa confessed.
"Me too." Sara agreed.
"Now, please check on my bride." Nyssa asked, before cautiously adding, "Sister?"
"No problem, sister." Sara smiled, kissing the other woman's cheek before leaving the room.
*
"So, wanna run away together?" Felicity joked, breaking the silence which had fallen over her and Laurel. Then when she received a stern look for it she began to babble, "What? That would be a hilarious twist given how you two met? And of course I'm joking, because I love Sara, and hey, pregnant here, so I'm not actually running anywhere..."
"It's okay, Felicity, I get it." Laurel reassured, and then unable to resist grinned, "But I'm just not that into you, so you have to settle for Sara."
"What? No, I... it was a joke!" Felicity protested, then sighing in relief when the conversation was interrupted by a knock, prompting her to call out, "Come in."
"Sara, just in time." Laurel grinned as her sister slipped into the room, "Felicity was just trying to upgrade from you to me."
"It was a joke." Felicity repeated weakly.
There was a brief pause in which Sara pretended to look angry, then she grinned and teased, "That's just because she wants to be the filling in a Lance sister sandwich, but like I keep telling her, we've got to invite Nyssa to, otherwise it would just be rude."
"Oh God, you'd like that, wouldn't you?" Laurel grumbled.
"Among other things." Sara admitted shamelessly, approaching her sister, "But I'm willing to let you two have your honeymoon first.
"Oh, how generous." Laurel rolled her eyes, before the two sisters chuckled and then hugged.
After a few long seconds Sara pulled back and told her sister, "You look beautiful."
"Thanks." Laurel smiled as she pulled away, then bit her lip as she looked at herself in the mirror and cautiously asked, "Do you think Nyssa will like it?"
"Are you kidding? She's going to want to tear that thing right off of you." Sara grinned.
"She better not." Laurel grumbled, "I told her a million times, I've been dreaming of this since I was a kid, and I want to keep this dress as a reminder of this perfect day."
*
Laurel should have known saying such a thing out loud was just asking for trouble. Hell, it was a miracle that her sister's wedding to Felicity had gone off without a hitch, and she should have probably known it was asking too much for them to have another wedding like that, but foolishly she had gone ahead with the plans that she had since she was a child, albeit with another bride instead of a groom.
It had of course blown up in her face, but even in her wildest nightmares she couldn't have imagined it would have been because of evil doppelgängers of herself and her friends from another universe. That's just not what little girls thought about, or at least it wasn't what she had thought about, and yet it had happened to her, and now her special day was thoroughly ruined.
By the time the smoke cleared and the threat had been fully dealt with Team Flash had lost it's oldest member, someone Laurel only knew in passing, but it was still terrible, the priest had been killed before he could finish the ceremony, and there were who knows how many others dead or injured from the surrounding area. Also while it couldn't compare to death and injury, the wedding dress of her dreams was thoroughly ruined, as was Nyssa's equally breath-taking dress.
In fact pretty much everyone's clothes were ripped, tatted and burnt beyond repair, and they all sat glumly outside of what used to be a nice church, until literal Nazis ruined it! Oh God, Laurel was the Black Canary, who had faced all kinds of pain and trauma, and yet at this moment she felt as if she was about to cry, even Nyssa's arms bringing her only a little comfort.
"It's ruined!" Laurel whimpered numbly into Nyssa's chest, those tears finally beginning to fall, "It's ruined!"
"It's okay." Nyssa reassured softly, something she'd never done before meeting Lance sisters. Then when she got a look from her bride she quickly reminded her, "Everything was insured. Admittedly not against Nazi invaders from another universe, but between us we will make sure we get what we are owed, and then we will just do the ceremony over."
There was a brief pause and then beside despite herself Laurel chuckled softly, "Was, was that a joke?"
"No." Nyssa frowned, "Which part would have been a joke?"
"The... never mind." Laurel gave up before even really trying, "But what if it happens again? What if we are cursed? How can I just get over something like this, when I know this was how our wedding went?"
"Ah come on sis, the day isn't over yet." Sara reminded her sister as she and her wife approached the two brides, "The way I see it, we can remember this day is a disastrous wedding, or an eventful one."
Seeing the predictably confused looks on the faces of their friends Felicity quickly chimed in, "We were prepared for something like this. As Nyssa said, not Nazis, but between multiple teams of heroes we've collected quite the number of enemies, and it's hardly surprising someone tried to spoil our fun. But we won't let them. Not if you're willing to get a little, creative."
"She's just being modest, by the way." Sara beamed at her wife, "I was just assuming everything would work out okay, but Felicity was the one that came up with a backup plan, because she's so smart, wonderful, and-"
"Get to the point Sara!" Nyssa said flatly, not wanting her bride to endure more pain.