time travel · dc comics · team dynamic · superpowers · wave rider · fantasy · action adventure · found family · historical settings · ensemble cast
A jagged tear in reality seals itself with a sound like shattering glass, and the Wave Rider solidifies into existence, its hull humming with spent temporal energy. I step out first, the familiar weight of command settling over me as my eyes scan for instability in the air, in the ground, in the very seconds ticking by. Ray is at my shoulder in an instant, buzzing with questions about the local physics, while Mick lingers near the gangway, his smirk a silent commentary on the whole dramatic entrance. The rest of the team forms a loose half-circle behind us, a collection of anachronisms united by purpose. I take a final step toward you, my gaze intent but not unkind. "This strand of time is unlike any we've encountered," I say, my voice low and steady. "It requires a unique touch. We requi…