Atomwave

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

Canon
Season 1 = 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.

WHITE KNIGHTS

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

FAIL-SAFE

Ray greets everyone in the Russian gulag, with a smile, getting on Mick's nerves. Ray tells him that they need to find a way to get to Stein, since he was in prison. Mick reminds him that so are they.

STAR CITY 2046

After Grant Wilson threatens the lives of the Legends, Leonard says that he and Mick should help them, since they're their friends. Mick questions when they became friends with the others, and Leonard comments how Mick and Ray got close in Russia.

As the Legends are preparing to leave 2046, Ray approaches Mick as he looks out over the city. Ray comments that the people there seemed like Mick's kind of people. Mick responds that he doesn't know who his people are anymore. The two sit next to each other during the time jump.

LAST REFUGE

Right before the Pilgrim kills young Mick, Ray grows to normal size in front of her and hits her with a blast from his suit. He then takes young Mick back to the ship.

On the bridge, Mick thanks Ray for saving his younger self.

DESTINY

LEGENDARY

Rip drops off the remaining Legends in 2016, several months after when they departed. One month later Ray shows up to Mick's bank heist, telling him that he thinks they should talk. The two end up in a parking garage where Ray asks why Mick went back to being a criminal. Mick doesn't respond and instead asks Ray why he's here. Ray says that he wants to apologize for Snart, since he was the one that was supposed to die. Mick says it wasn't Ray's fault since Snart never did anything without a plan. Ray gets the idea that maybe Snart knew that the two of them would keep an eye out for each other while fighting Vandal Savage. The two then meet Stein and Jax at the spot where the Waverider originally dropped them off, in order to contact Rip.

After convincing (threatening), Rip to let them back onto the Waverider and finish their mission the team gets a message from Kendra, and land in World War 2. Ray and Mick fight the Nazi's attacking them together, along with Sara. The team finds out Savage's plan and that they have to attack him in three time periods. Ray and Mick team up to take him down in 1958.

OUT OF TIME
 * -|Season 2 =

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.

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 figuring out what his place on the team is supposed to be, since his suit got destroyed. Mick tells him that, feeling like an outsider, isn't such 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.

COMPROMISED

In the Cargo Bay, Mick starts showing Ray how to use the cold gun.

Mick and Ray work together in the White House.

Ray and Mick stakeout together.

Ray and Mick stop the bomb in the White House together.

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.

CAMELOT/3000

Mick is the first to stand up to Sara, telling her that even though Ray is a pain, they need to save him from doing something stupid.

Moonshot

Mick becomes concerned after finding out that Ray is trapped on the moon.

FELLOWSHIP OF THE SPEAR

DOOMWORLD

ARUBA

ARUBA-CON
 * -|Season 3 =

FREAKSHOW

ZARI

While Zari and Ray fight Kuasa, several of the other Legends show up, including Mick. He states that if anyone if going to kill Ray, it's going to be him. Ray says thanks.

PHONE HOME

Ray calls all the Legends to the bridge, trying to convince them that they need to do some trust exercises in order to bond with Zari. Earlier he asked Mick to demonstrate a trust fall with him, Mick telling everyone that he was paid to do so. While during the trust fall Ray disappears and Mick falls on the floor.

While following a young Ray, he stops at a newspaper stand to get some candy. Mick comments on how easily he could rob the place. Over comms Ray says that Mick needs to stay away from young him, so that he doesn't accidentally turn into a criminal. Mick tells Ray, that it's too late, since his younger self is stealing candy. Ray is horrified at his past self's actions, while Mick is proud. Ray tells Mick to stop past him, but Mick is against the idea and lets young Ray get away.

RETURN OF THE MACK

HELEN HUNT

After the Waverider is put in lock down by Rip, Sara says the Legends need to strap in since she's going to fire on their own ship. Not knowing whether or not they'll survive, Ray asks if anyone wants to hold hands, and makes a move to grab Mick's.

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". He's also called him "Pretty" and "Boy scout".
 * 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"
 * Both of them enjoy musicals

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