Avalance

Avalance is the femslash ship between Sara Lance and Ava Sharpe from the Legends of Tomorrow fandom.

Season 3
ARUBA-CON

The Legends break into the time Bureau where they have a standoff against several time agents including Ava. Ava takes down Ray which ends in Sara making a comment on Ava's poly-blend pantsuit having her so uptight. Sara eventually disarms Ava, and the two groups are at a stand still till Rip Hunter arrives. Ava gestures at Sara to hand her gun back which Sara does and waves her hands in a truce. After Sara makes a comment directed at Ava that they missed an anachronism which results in the two closing in face to face until Rip separates the pair.

When Rip and Ava appear on the Waverider Rip asks Sara for a word. As Sara walks pass she shares a glare with Ava. Later the Legends have to stop Julius Caesar from conquering the world, and Ava and Sara fight alongside one another. After the fight Ava tells Sara that her team is worse than she imagined, Sara responds with "you're welcome" then walks away from Ava. Moments later Ava retrieves Rip from the Waverider, as they are walking away Sara definitely checks Ava out.

FREAKSHOW

Sara refers to Ava as "Little Miss Time Bureau".

Sara locks Gary in a cell and realizes that Ava had sent him to watch the Legends. Later Sara holds a gun to Gary's head and forces him to tell Ava that the Legends had it under control the whole time. Ava tracks down the Legends issuing their arrest. She breaks into the Waverider where she and Sara engage in a verbal scuffle. The two are unable to get the upper hand on one another, and end up collapsing in exhaustion. The two take a break in the galley and get some water. The two talk about the state of Legends when a miniature version of the Sabertooth Tiger returns to normal size. It chases the two through the ship eventually cornering Ava. Sara saves her using one of the time bureau bracelets, but accidently locked them in the ship prison. Ava slips that there’s an unknown force out there that the Legends are going to have to face, but doesn’t continue, angry at the Legends incompetence. When the other Legends let them out of the prison, Sara asks to speak to Ava in private and demands to know what she meant by an unknown adversary but Ava doesn’t answer and states its only a need to know basis problem and the Legends could never handle it.

 ZARI 

When the Legends hear Gary's distress call they go to check up on him. He is ultimately upset saying that Ava hates them. At that Sara rolls her eyes and says the feeling is mutual.

As Sara tries to save Zari and Ray Gideon notifies that there is an unknown ship flying towards the Waverider. Gideon tells them it's the Time Bureau. Gary jumps through a portal then Ava appears on a tv screen in the Waverider. Ava and Sara get into the usual quarrel until Ava opens fire at the Legends. Sara then says she will give the Bureau Ray and Zari's location but of course flys away instead leaving Ava stunned. After a slight brawl Ava turns the Waverider around for a head on collision with the Time Bureau. Ava jumps out of the way at the last second.

Later on Ava calls to tell Sara that she is done giving warnings and next time she tracks her down the Legends will be exiled. Sara's smirk indicates she likes to rile up Ava.

 RETURN OF THE MACK 

At the end of the episode it is shown that Sara ratted Rip out to Ava. Ava and Director Bennett appear and detain Rip. Ava tells Sara that the Legends are free to fly the skies without worrying about the Time Bureau.

BEEBO THE GOD OF WAR

Sara is predictably apprehensive about having to speak to Ava when she calls the Waverider. However she is surprised when Ava offers her condolences for Martian's recent death. When Sara sees how quickly the anachronism is cementing, she asks Ava for her help which Ava is more than happy to give and portals onto the Waverider seconds later. While on the mission, Ava gives Sara an earful about the strategy the Legends chose. Ava complains about the ridiculous costume to which Sara says Ava looks good, Ava smiles and follows Sara. After having beat a couple of vikings in a drinking game they ask if they have husbands and Sara gives Ava an interesting look when she says she's "not the husband type". Ava tells the vikings it's a sign that Rory should not be burned she looks back at Sara for reassurance. Sara and Ava fight the vikings off together.

When the Dark's step in and make the anachronism worse, Ava request the Time Bureau send more agents to help, but instead she is ordered to return making Ava proud that Sara has decided to be more cautious. After the call with Directer Bennett Sara comes in asking for some good news. Sara admits that she needs Ava by her side during a battle with the Darhks. After, Sara is taken into Mallus's realm, Ava pulls her out having come back believing she needed to help. After Ava waits on Sara to be checked out by Gideon in the medbay. Sara says "told you I'm fine" insinuating Ava was nagging Sara about getting checked out. After they separate with seemingly happy smiles after.

DADDY DARHKEST

Sara seemed apprehensive to answering Ava's call, even Gideon asked if she should call her Ava from now on instead of Agent Sharpe. During the call Sara says they could both use a glass of wine making Ava let out a flirtatious giggle and having Sara snap out of her love trance. After Ava hangs up then Leo appears telling Sara "that woman definitely has a crush on you". Sara says they're two different people and that "Ava is the type you take home to your parents, and I'm the type you take to an exorcism". At the end of the episode Sara asks Gideon for a line on Ava. When she answers she says she was just about to call. Sara lets out an excited "really?! I mean cool" and then invites her to the ship to compare notes. Ava lets Sara know that Rip has escaped the Time Bureau.

 HERE I GO AGAIN 

Sara is looking for some privacy so she makes way to the jump ship to do a crossword puzzle. Ava calls which seems to please Sara. Sara rants about Zari to Ava showing that their relationship has developed some since their last on screen moment together. Later, during Zari's goodbye speech to the Legends she tells Sara that she needs to "ask poor Ava out already". At the end of the episode she and Zari have a heart to heart and Zari once again mentions she should ask Ava out and that "love is worth the risk" and this time Sara looks like she truly considers it. A small clip can be seen of Ava and Sara talking while Zari is playing the violin.

THE CURSE OF THE EARTH TOTEM

Mick reveals Sara is going on a date with Ava after going through her phone so Sara decides to sit this mission out. While on their date it starts out very awkward for them both and they both agree to try to keep it as normal as possible. They get into the groove of the date and it seems o become less awkward for the two of them. After Ava finishes talking about her 15th birthday Gary appears and Ava excuses herself to the bathroom. As that happens Sara sees that Waverider falling from the sky resulting in her leaving the date early and putting money on the table. Later on Ava portals onto the Waverider and Sara greets her with a guilty "Ava, hey". Ava then calls her a jerk for standing her up. They get into an argument about how they won't work out cause Sara will not be normal for anyone. Ava tells her that she doesn't want normal and they end the argument in a heated kiss. The kiss was interrupted by pirates. They fight the pirates off together and later celebrate with rum floats. Ava asks if Sara has a room on the ship and I'm sure you can guess what happened after that.

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD DADS

THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE CUDDLY

Season 4
THE VIRGIN GARY

HELL NO, DOLLY!

Sara thanks Ava for spending the night at her place instead of Ava's. Ava says that she likes sleeping by Sara, but isn't overly fond of sharing a bathroom with so many people. Garima walks past, Ava shocked that Sara let Mick keep using Bridget's diary. Sara says it keeps Mick happy, as they walk into the kitchen. Ava insists that Mick stop using it, but Zari and Ray also think it's better to keep Mick happy. Ray finds a quiz on the back of the cereal box about serial killers, which Ava finds the answer wrong, meaning a fugitive is involved. They then head to New Orleans in the 1800s.

Season 3
Zari
 * Ava and Sara have a standoff in their time ships
 * Ava tells Sara that the Legends would be placed under arrest if they met again

Return of the Mack
 * Sara contacted Ava about the deaths of the Time Agents
 * Ava informed Sara that her team was free to fly through time

Season 4
Tagumo Attacks!!!
 * Ava tells Hank that she was going to spend Thanksgiving with her girlfriend, but Sara was working overtime.

Hell No, Dolly!
 * Sara and Ava are surprised by Ray's mustache
 * Sara is concerned about finding a murder board in Ava's closet
 * Sara defends Ava's actions to Mick

Lucha de Apuestas


 * After a fight Ava decides not to forgive Sara and brakes up with her leaving Sara frustrated and displeased with the consequences of her actions which ended up being the right thing to do in order to restore the timeline to how it was before.

Sense and Sensibility
 * Sara has a lust dream about Ava.

Hey, World!
 * Sara and Ava hug after Nate comes back from the dead.

Quotes
"You’re both strong women, you’re both obsessed with repairing time, you’re both… super hot."

- Leo on Avalance

"She’s the kind of girl you take home to your family, I’m the kind you take to exorcism."

- Sara, Daddy Darhkest

"No, you guys can't break up! I was shipping you so hard!"

- Gary Green, I,Ava

"Well this isn’t exactly how I imagined meeting Ava’s parents. Not that I imagined meeting Ava’s parents."

- Sara, I, Ava

"Stay close. I don’t want to lose you in this crowd."

- Sara, I, Ava

Fanon
Shipping for the two was slow at first, but many were drawn to the idea. Those liking the enemies to friends to lovers trope were especially fond of shipping the two. Shipping took off more after episode 9, and became even more so after episode 10 when it was officially made canon that the two liked one another.

Many were extremely happy when the two got together, and it was literally the only thing talked about on tumblr post episode. When the two broke up many people were upset, but were more easily accepting of it, since the show is on the CW, and they are most likely going to end up back together, which they did by the end of the season. While they broke up again in season four, it was only for two episodes that time.

On AO3, Avalance is the most written ship for both Ava and Sara. It is also the most written ship in the DC's Legends of Tomorrow tag.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Ava/Sara on FanFiction.Net
 * Ava/Sara on FanFiction.Net

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Trivia

 * Many members of the Legends ship the two of them.
 * These include, Leo, Gideon, Zari, Ray, Nate and Amaya.
 * Gary, a member of the time bureau, also ships them.
 * Avalance won the comicbook.com's Golden Issue Award for Best TV Ship.
 * Ava and Sara were on Zimbio's TV Couple March Madness 2019, beating out Shea in round 1, but lost in round 2 to Lyatt.
 * Caity Lotz (Sara) played a character named Ava in The Machine.