Chapter 53 [Vault]

Title - Arrow: The Prodigy

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I’ve died. I'm not entirely certain how, why, or when, but I did. One moment I was watching some Arrow, one of my favorite shows, not my all-time favorite or anything, but one I was quite fond of, alongside most of the Arrowverse (We don’t talk about Batwoman).

But then I appear in whatever the hell this place is, a neverending void of darkness with no light, no sound…nothing. A true hell for any normal person…thankfully I’m not exactly a normal person.

“You certainly aren’t”

Immediately I turned to the sound of the masculine voice, finding an older man standing there. He looked exactly like…Morgan Freeman?

“Let me guess, you’re God” I said, having seen enough fanfiction to know how this goes.

“Right in one. I am God, as you’d assume. You’ve been chosen out of an infinite amount of individuals, at random, to become the first, last, and only true reincarnator” Mor-God said.

“Am I getting wishes? Or how exactly is this going to work”

“You will be able to select your starting universe from 3 options. Gender will remain the same, appearance has already been selected, as is your background. You will be given a total of 1 ability from a wheel, and 4 that I myself have selected for you, that is all”

“The abilities you have been given are the following”

“Heightened Comprehension Speeds, increasing your comprehension speeds by a total of 50x”

“Mind Control/Reading/Tampering/Scanning/ETC immunity, which does as it says”

“Infinite Potential, which is exactly how it sounds. You have an infinite amount of potential to grow in the future, having no limits to how far you can go”

“And finally, Instant Reading, which allows you to instantly read books, articles, newspapers, etc, just from touch”

“Those are all the powers I will give you, and the last one will be completely random. Now, let’s spin this wheel, shall we?”

I didn’t even get to say anything as he spun it. The four abilities he gave me were all…pretty helpful actually, all of them had a lot of potential for the future, especially the first and last ones.

I watched as the wheel continued to rapidly spin by, before it eventually ticked and stopped on…Psychomimetic?

“Ah, you’ve gotten quite lucky with this one. This power is simple, it allows you to copy the skills and knowledge from nearby individuals. Be it their mastery in an area such as science, to their skills in martial arts. The originator of this ability, Prodigy, was unable to remember this information, you, on the other hand, will remember” God spoke, causing me to grin slightly.

This power was…overpowered as hell if used properly. As with the right person's knowledge, I could make items, serums, and a host of other crap, that would give me all the powers I need.

“Now, you have the following universes to choose from: MCU, Arrowverse, Warhamme-”

“Arrowverse. There is zero shot in hell that I am going to Warhammer 40k” I replied without letting him finish. I’d probably have just given up the second I was sent there anyway, as that place was the definition of a hell hole.

“Not surprising. Well, since that is over with, it’s time to begin your reincarnation. I do hope you enjoy your new life…Yelena”

“Wait what the fuc-”

I couldn’t continue my words as everything went dark, and I felt a powerful pulling sensation.

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[3rd POV]

Within a rather small bedroom, a teen lay. She was a short 5’3, had rather long, blonde hair. A toned set of abs, and a beautiful face. Slowly her eyes began to creep open, revealing her powerful green eyes.

A soft groan of annoyance escaped Yelena’s lips as she sat up. “Fuck that sucked” Her thick accented voice sounded out, as she began to take in her surroundings, a frown forming on her face.

Getting to her feet, she stretched, a soft pop sounding out as she stretched her new body. “I’ve got an accent now too…” Yelena muttered, noticing her accent now.

“Not bad, kinda sexy. Russian I think” Yelena hummed, as she walked over to her dresser, finding a phone and note sitting there.

“Here’s a phone, it’s preloaded with all your apps, favorite movies, songs, etc. Except DC ones of course.

You’re currently in a small hotel room I’ve gotten you, it’s up to you to get the money for a proper home.

You’re currently one month before the first season 1 Arrow begins, so use that time well, child.

Sincerely,

God”

“It could be worse I guess…I could be homeless with no phone, no clothes, nothing” Yelena muttered, a sigh escaping her lips, knowing she’d basically be homeless in a few moments anyway.

“At least with the power I have, I’ll be able to get the knowledge I need to get over that fact. Plus, I don’t have to go to school either…so that’s a plus. If I use this ability properly, I can become a tutor to some rich kid or something” Yelena muttered, contemplating what she could do for some cash.

‘It’d be a plus if I could tutor Thea too…’ She thought, remembering the very attractive and equally cute girl, that she definitely had a huge crush on when first watching the show when she was younger.

‘For now, let’s get downstairs, and see if there’s any useful knowledge to copy’ Yelena thought, knowing that she was supposed to check out pretty soon.

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[Downstairs]

Walking through the lobby, Yelena allowed her power to flair, giving her some basic information on the knowledge of those around her.

‘Hmm, that guy has a black belt in Karate…get. She’s got a Masters in Physics…get. And that guy is a ex black ops member with tons of experience…get’ Yelena thought, picking out the only three genuinely useful individuals in the room, and allowing her power to work it’s magic.

Almost immediately, she felt knowledge pour into her head. She expected it to be painful, but surprisingly enough, it was…quick and painless. It took only a few moments for her mind to adapt to the new pain and memories, as she rapidly comprehended the new knowledge. All the while, she was sitting in a chair.

‘These…these memories are quite a bit better than I was expecting’ Yelena thought in surprise. As she also copied their other useful bits of knowledge, just instinctually. She didn’t even need to manually pick them out, it just sort of gave her all their helpful bits of knowledge.

‘At least now I can defend myself somewhat, and I’ve got some knowledge in Physics as well’ Yelena thought with a small grin, as she walked out of the hotel, hoody over her head as she walked through the streets of Starling City (As it wasn’t named Star City just yet).

She continued to walk the streets for quite a while longer, copying more and more knowledge for herself. She ended up getting a good bit of knowledge.

Knowledge of a Masters in Histoy

Knowledge of a Masters in Engineering

Knowledge of a PHD in Psychology

Knowedge of a Doctorate in Education

Knowledge of a Red Bet in Jiu-Jitsu

Knowledge in Marksmanship

Knowledge in various other areas, such as cooking, driving, piloting, stealing, pickpocketing, and other useful bits that she managed to get just from walking through the streets.

‘Wow…this power is overpowered as shit, isn’t it?’ Yelena realized just how insane it truly was. Sure, she was beginning to get a pretty big headache, but the knowledge she was getting…was incredible.

She wasn’t on the level of someone like Oliver in fighting, or anything like that, but she was certainly better than most. Especially considering she continued to copy the knowledge in martial arts of everyone nearby who had any experience, refining her knowledge more and more, just from literally walking.

She was in downtown Starling City, and as she pocketed some cash from some more wealthy-looking individuals she walked past.

Grabbing a bite of food, she leaned back and munched on her big belly burger as she contemplated what to do next.

‘Since I’ve got this knowledge now…and laughably easy at that, I should focus on my money and housing issues next. If I could, I’d just get a job involving the Queens, be it tutoring Thea, or something else. But I doubt that’d work very well. And there is no chance in hell I am going to school, not with the knowledge I have’ Yelena thought with a hum, contemplating what to do.

‘If I go to the Queens Consolidated, I could probably get Felicities knowledge in hacking, and with that, making some cash should be easy enough. With the range I have, that doesn’t take height into account, I just need to get close to the building for it to work’ Yelena thought as she bit into her burger and walked closer and closer to the relatively close Queen’s Consolidated.

As she got closer, she began to notice the uptake of skilled fighters, and knowledgable individuals. She made sure to copy and useful knowledge from them, before looking up at the large building. Ignoring the desire to walk inside, she activated her ability.

‘Hmm…there!’ Yelena thought, snapping onto Felicity. Immediately she felt the woman's masterful knowledge in computers, hacking, and similar areas, flood into her mind, alongside all her other helpful knowledge/skills.

‘Damn…she really was a genius’ Yelena thought as she began to rapidly comprehend, and go through the new memories, knowledge, and skills. The amount of skill that Felicity had was…genuinely incredibly impressive.

‘And now all that genius is mine…god I love this ability’ Yelena thought with a small grin as she walked away from the building.

‘Once I get myself a half-decent computer, I’ll be able to start getting money and really setting myself up’ Yelena thought with a hum, as she turned her ability off, the headache really starting to get to her.

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[Later in that day]

A little while later, after getting some more cash for herself, and some planning, Yelena was in a small coffee shop. It was around 2, and she was sipping some coffee. She had just finished a run to a nearby library, in which she instant read a few dozen books, mostly on engineering, cooking, history, and the human body.

Right now she was simply taking a break, as the mass amounts of knowledge that was constantly slamming into her head, was seriously beginning to take a toll on her.

‘Hmm, I probably should limit this to around the amount I’ve absorbed so far. Otherwise, I don’t think my brain will react very well to it’ Yelena thought, knowing how much this could potentially damage her, if she pushed it too much.

Yelena blinked as she felt a new individual enter the coffee shop, glancing, her eyes widened ever so slightly.

‘What the hell are the chances? Or is this God's way of paying me back for making me broke?’ Yelena thought, because standing at the register, ready to order a coffee, was Thea Queen herself.

She silently noticed as the girl got her coffee and sat at a nearby booth, bringing out what looked to be Trigonometry homework. Soon grunts of annoyance left the booth, as the girl obviously struggled with the problems she was working on.

“Stupid mom and her refusing to get me a damn tutor” She heard Thea mutter.

‘Hmm, looks like Moira didn’t get her a teacher then….weird. The real question is…how do I help her with this problem without looking like a weirdo?’ Yelena thought, knowing how weird this might look.

But considering the girl was sitting in the booth right behind hers, she could perfectly hear her, without any sort of super hearing or whatever else, she doubted it’d be the weirdest thing she could do at the moment.

Glancing over the booth, she locked eyes with the 17-year-old girl “What do you want?” Thea asked, looking up at her with annoyance in her eyes.

Yelena raised an eyebrow at the slightly rude tone, before replying “I was going to ask if you wanted help with that problem. Trigonometry can be confusing as hell”

“Oh? And you could help me? You look like you’re the same age as me” Thea asked, raising an eyebrow. She also noted the thick Russian accent coming from Yelena, but didn’t comment on it.

“That’s cause I am the same age as you. And so what? Do you want help with it or not?” Yelena replied with a roll of her eyes.

“Fine, if you’re so smart, come and help me” Thea said with a scoff, causing Yelena to grin and grab her coffee, before sliding across from the girl.

Thea blinked in surprise that she actually was going to help her.

“What, didn’t think I’d help you, princess?” Yelena said with a teasing grin, causing Thea to scoff at the unkown teen.

“Just help me…please” Thea said with a sigh, still questioning who the hell this girl was, but decided she’d rather get her homework done, then face the wrath of her mother, who decided not to get her a tutor, when she was openly admitting she needed it.

“Alright, first, let’s start with…”

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That’s the end of the chapter!

This idea sort of came out of nowhere, and I thought it’d be interesting. Love interest is Thea, obviously. She’s like the best girl in Arrow lol.

I plan on making a fic for The Flash too, with Caitlin as the love interest. As well as one for Legends of Tomorrow with Sara as the love interest (Might be my first fic with a switch MC, I’ve never had an mc that wasn’t dominant, lol).

The next chapter for this will be shorter…whenever that comes.

Yelena’s pretty strong mentally, but physically she ain’t shit. She’s got all the knowledge, but none of the physical power. So she’s going to have to train up her boy, develop serums, and all that stuff on her own. As the knowledge will only do so much for her.

Originally I was going to use Hailee Steinfeld as the appearance, but I want to use her as the appearance for a “The 100” vault fic that involves Octavia as the love interest. And I didn’t want to have two fic with the same appearance so close together. As I prefer to space them out if I do use the same appearance .

Anyways, have a good day!