Atomwave

AtomWave is the slash ship between Mick Rory and Ray Palmer on the sci-fi/fantasy series Legends of Tomorrow.

Episode 1-2: Pilot
Ray and Mick first met when Rip Hunter recruited them to become Legends. They woke up on a roof next to each other after Rip knocked them out to convince them to become Legends.

After the first time jump, Rip takes several of the Legends including Ray to question a professor on the possible location of Vandal Savage. Before they leave, Ray questions weather it's a good idea to leave Mick and Leonard unsupervised on The Waverider. Mick calls Ray haircut, and let's him know he heard his insult.

Episode 4: White Knights
Ray and Mick are both captured by the Russian government, after their mission to stop a Russian Firestorm from being created.

Episode 5: Fail-Safe
Ray greets everyone in the Russian gulag, with a smile, getting on Mick's nerves.

Episode 12: Last Refuge
Right before the Pilgrim kills young Mick, Ray shows up and hits her with a blast from his suit, and takes young Mick back to the ship. Back on the ship, Mick thanks Ray for saving his younger self.

Episode 1: Out of Time
While fighting Nazi's, Mick warns Ray about one of them about to shoot him. Ray blocks the shot and knocks them out, thanking Mick for the warning. Another Nazi comes after Mick, Ray warns him, but Mick ends up getting shot. Ray knocks him out afters, and carries Mick back to the Waverider for treatment.

After all the Legends become time scattered, Mick is the only one left on the ship in stasis. Once he wakes up, with the help of Nate Heywood, the first person he finds is Ray in the Jurassic period, trying to fend off a T-Rex. Mick shoots the T-Rex with his Heat Gun, saving Ray.

Episode 4: Abominations
After fighting confederate soldiers that got turned into zombies, (yes this is that kind of show), Mick passes out. Ray checks him out in the infirmary, seeing a bite mark, meaning that Mick was turning into a zombie. Mick freaks out and grabs Ray, telling him that he better fix him.

Ray, along with Martin, thinks they've found a cure. Ray is about to inject Mick, when Mick touches his wrist, telling him that he's counting on him. Ray tells Mick not to worry. Ray inject the cure into Mick, but instead of curing him, it speeds up the process and turns Mick into a zombie.

Ray figures out that the cure needed to be administered as an aerosol. Martin hits Mick with it and he is cured

Later Ray brings Mick a burger, and to check to see if he's alright after being a zombie. Mick notices something off about Ray, and asks whats wrong, causing Ray to reveal that he's had trouble finding what his place on the team has been since his suit got destroyed. Mick tells him that, thats not a bad thing. He then pulls out the Cold Gun and walks over to Ray, telling him that he's been looking for a partner since Snart died, and gives the gun to Ray. Ray, looking shocked takes it, and smiles while making a cold pun.

Episode 11: Turncoat
Ray catches up to Mick in the Waverider Hallway, telling him he found rats in his room. Mick sarcastically asks what Ray wants him to do about it, Ray saying that he should clean up after himself since their time travelers and any rats that happen to be on the ship could possible have the bubonic plague. He pokes Mick in the chest to add emphasis, with Mick then grabbing Ray's hand and twisting it behind his back. Ray realizes that he overstepped a boundary by poking Mick and Mick lets him go.

Episode 12: Camelot-3000
Mick is the first to stand up to Sara, telling her that they need to save Ray from doing something stupid.

Episode 9: Beebo the God of War
Mick comments about whether it's strange to find Freydis hot. Ray says yes, but that it's not surprising for Mick.

Trivia

 * Mick only ever calls Ray by the nickname he gave him, 'Haircut'
 * Mick called Ray by his actual name for the first time, when he was in danger of turning into a zombie in season 2 episode 4 'Abominations'

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