Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Call Me Kara

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 24:

“Seriously, why did you eat three cheese omelets for breakfast?” Barry asked, holding Kara’s hair back in the tiny bathroom on Bruce Wayne’s private jet.

“I was hungry and they were good.” she responded.

“You knew this was going to happen.” he pointed out, not winning any points.

“Have you ever dry heaved Barry? I have and it sucks. If I am going to be nauseous I prefer to have something to puke. It feels better.”

“This feels better?” he asked, disbelieving.

“Yes. If you don’t want…”

“I’m not going anywhere.” he told her, cutting off that line of thinking. The group had been in the air at 6 AM. By 6:30, Kara had rushed to the bathroom.

“Thanks. If I could just get out and fly under the plane, everybody would be happier.” the woman of steel suggested.

“No, the cabin would depressurize. Plus there is a likelihood you would be seen.” he reminded her.

“Let them charge her with attempted murder. I don’t care. Cat and Lois have already dug up two murders she has ordered besides me and Kal. I have a mind to come back and testify at her trial, let her know she hasn’t beat me.”

“There is no way you are going to testify. Kal is testifying from a secure location so no one can take any shots at him. Who knows what would happen if you…”

“Fine, okay? I’m ready to get home anyway. I don’t want to come back unless I absolutely have to or the occasional secret visit to friends.”

“Glad to hear it. She killed the life you built here. She killed Supergirl. She killed Kara Danvers. What happens from this point on is up to justice system. Besides she is facing life in prison without parole for the two murders Lois has nailed her on. The other charges are just icing on the cake.”

“I don’t like the idea of this world believing she beat me. But it doesn’t matter I suppose… no it does. It matters to me. Maybe…” Kara’s musings were cut short when her head bent over the toilet once more. The door opened behind the two. Barry didn’t turn, already knowing it was Caitlin or Eliza. He was surprised by Jeremiah’s voice.

“Still get motion sickness Kara?” he noted more than asked.

Kara just nodded her head.

“Let me guess, she ate those omelets so she would have something to vomit rather than dry heaving?”

Barry turned to look at the man who was smiling a bit. Barry wasn’t exactly sure how the man would cope once he was out but other than staying very close to Eliza, Kara and Alex he seemed okay.

“She’s done this before you were…” Barry almost said taken but stopped, not wanting any reminders of the time Jeremiah lost to be spoken of right now. Jeremiah didn’t seem to mind though.

“Yep. She had been with us about six months and had just gotten her hearing under control. We decided to take a family trip to Disney World. She started vomiting about an hour into the plane ride. That was the day we learned the Kryptonian phrase for I’m dying. You have any idea how hard it was to keep a 13 year old girl with super strength from jumping out of a plane?”

“I wasn’t that bad.” Kara murmured.

“Yeah right. Only Alex could calm her down. We had to drive back but it was a fun road trip. So is there a Disney World on this Earth we are going to be living on?”

“Yep. Never been myself. Never had any vacations with my parents. Joe would take me and Iris to the beach at Coast City a lot. We had a great time. Once we went to New York City, uh I guess you would know it as Metropolis. That was amazing.”

“Who is Joe?” Jeremiah asked, before Kara could cut off the line of questioning.

“He’s my Dad for all intents and purposes. My mom was murdered when I was ten by a time traveling speedster like me. The guy… its complicated but my father was arrested for her murder and I was only able to prove his innocence a year ago. Its been a stressful time but we are adjusting. Joe took care of me, raised me from the age of ten. I live with him, but we are roommates. I’m not like, freeloading or anything.” Barry quickly pointed out.

“How much do you pay in rent again?” Kara asked… not for the first time. She still hadn’t gotten an answer.

“Anyway, we will have all the time in the world to get to know each other as soon as we are off this Earth.” Barry finished, glossing over the question.

“Kara, I am tired of waiting. Eliza, J’onn, Clark, Alex, they seem to think I need to wait until we are on this other Earth to tell me what happened that caused you to arrive there to begin with. Why Barry took you there? And you were taken, weren’t you? I know you wouldn’t leave Eliza and Alex without a word unless you had to. What did those bastards do to you?”

“Not now, please…” Kara begged. Jeremiah huffed but nodded his head then looked at Barry.

“They tried to kill her. They shot her with Kryptonite bullets and you saved her. How?”

Barry took a deep breath and glanced at Kara who was very pale and he wondered if it had to do with telling Jeremiah the truth he obviously already suspected or the massive amount of food that had just vacated her system.

“Excuse me, Dr. Danvers. Kara, drink this.” Caitlin ordered, handing the blonde two water bottles.

“What is it?” she asked.

“Pedialite. It is good for dehydration. Alfred picked me up some from an all night pharmacy before we left. He heard about your… motion sickness.”

“Isn’t this what they give babies?” she asked.

“Its good for dehydration. Drink it before I make you suit up and determine just how dehydrated you are.” Caitlin smiled at Jeremiah and backed out of the crowded bathroom.

“It was her.” he said, after Caitlin had walked back to her seat. Kara opened a bottle and began chugging it to avoid the question. “She is your doctor.”

“Caitlin is actually a bio engineer like your wife, sir. But yes she does handle all our medical issues, mostly broken bones… mostly my broken bones.” Barry admitted.

“She saved you. Didn’t she Kara? Barry took you to another universe to get to her.”

Kara nodded her head and drank the second bottle. “I’ll tell you everything but first I want to get you and Eliza off this planet so can we focus on that. I am fine, as you can see… besides the vomiting. The vomiting definitely sucks but other than that I am fine. I haven’t blown to my powers in weeks, over a month even…”

“What were you doing that could blow out your powers? I figured you were stopping bank robbers and saving people from burning buildings. Blow out your powers? Kara, I gave twelve years of my life for you and your sister to live. J’onn knew you would be a target! Why… what have… have you been fighting those Fort Roz escapees? Clark should have known better! I can’t believe this! It was bad enough with you and your sister walking into that house of horrors with Doomsday inside just to save me but tonight wasn’t the first time. How many times have you nearly died Kara? How many times has Alex?”

Barry stood, noting that Jeremiah was becoming a bit emotional.

“Why don’t we all calm down? She is fine, Alex is fine and I make sure they stay that way. Your daughter, both your daughters are heroes and wouldn’t have had the chance to if not for the sacrifice you made. But now, in this tiny bathroom with the smell of what used to be omelets, probably isn’t the best time for this conversation, right?”

“I apologize. I have just spent a long time worrying and I knew when I saw her in the place, and Alex of course, I just… she was hurt badly, wasn’t she? Kara?”

“She is alive and here. Thats all that matters.” Barry told him again.

Jeremiah nodded reluctantly and moved back towards the cabin. “Let me know if you need anything sweetie. Eliza wanted to come but I guilted her into letting me. Looks like Barry is doing a good job though.” he finished with a wink towards the Flash. One thing Jeremiah had figured out quickly was how much in love they were. He would entertain himself with visions of walking her down the aisle soon, no doubt.

The rest of the flight was relatively peaceful. Alex sat with Jeremiah, Kara and Eliza and told them all about the new world they would be going to and the possibilities that S.T.A.R. offered, while Eliza held a warm wet towel over Kara’s head. Both mother and father listened raptly to the description of Ray Palmer’s suit, the bio stimulant chip in Felicity, the history of metahumans starting with the particle accelerator explosion, culminating in Barry being struck by lightning. Kara told the group about Barry accidentally arriving in her universe and how cocky he was when she didn’t know who he was. Barry admitted to being a little cocky but in his defense he was sort of famous on his Earth. At least his alter ego was. Finally landing, Kara was able to remove the wet towel from her head and downed more of the electrolyte fluid Caitlin was force-feeding her. Despite the familiarity of the Hangar, Kara was on edge and scanning the surrounding areas for any threat, before she ever got out of the plane.

“Let’s suit up.” Oliver told the had been speaking to Bruce Wayne on the flight back, the two in deep quiet conversation. Not even Felicity was around, instead placing every schematic of the bio stimulant she could think of on a zip drive for Bruce Wayne to had allowed Caitlin to scan her back with a 3D infrared spectrometer this morning to give to Barbara already. The power source would be the most difficult to replicate and she planned to have Cisco throw one into the Bat Cave as soon as Ray could make another replicate. Diggle slept on the way back while Thea read some magazine Wayne had on board and spoke to Lois about different fashion styles on this Earth. To Jeremiah’s surprise but not Eliza’s, all did as Oliver suggested or ordered, Eliza was still not sure which, and walked to the back. Kara and Barry were dressed in seconds, as was Kal El. Hank simply morphed from an unfamiliar human form she had not recognized before into his true form. The Arrow team walked out the back, weapons in hand, along with Alex who Eliza noted was wearing a tactical vest and two hand guns on shoulder holsters and Nyssa who had her bow and quiver on her back and two swords attached to her hips.

Nyssa sat in front of Jeremiah while the seat was vacant before Alex could stop her. Not that she actively tried, she just prayed Nyssa would not say anything… strange.

“We have never been properly introduced. I am Nyssa.” Nyssa offered her hand which Jeremiah and then Eliza took.

“Thank you for your help in freeing me, Nyssa.” the man told her gratefully.

“Think nothing of it. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much in a very long time. Although I have to say this plane trip is nice. The last time I flew in a private plane, my father was planning on unleashing a biological weapon on Starling City and Oliver and I did out best to kill everyone on board before we crashed the…”

“And that is enough of the trip down memory lane.” Alex interrupted. “Nyssa has a strange sense of humor, so you know, don’t pay attention. But she is mine and Kara’s self defense instructor.”

“I’d like to hear more about this biological weapon.” Eliza told her daughter, knowing the story must be fascinating and… frightening and extremely violent.

“I want to know why you and Kara need a self defense instructor?” Jeremiah countered.

“I’m not a self defense instructor.” Nyssa explained.

“Oh… okay.”

“Every technique I have taught them is of an offensive nature designed to kill an opponent quickly. I suppose we can call it self defense if that is what she prefers.”

Jeremiah’s already pale skin became paler. Eliza’s matched.

“I suppose we should get ready to disembark. I hope we get to talk more. I truly want to know the two of you better.”

“I am sure this won’t be the last time we talk, Nyssa. Thank you for introducing yourself. I can tell you are a fascinating individual.” Eliza told her truthfully. She had watched this woman for days now and was more prepared than Jeremiah. She knew enough to know there was more to Nyssa than a cold blooded killer. A cold blooded killer would not travel to another universe for the sole purpose of looking after her daughters.

Nyssa walked to the door of the plane as it taxied to a stop. All looked at Kara who was scanning the area from inside the plane.

“We are clear.” she concluded. The door opened and Barry was gone, running the area to make sure it was clear. No soldiers found, he appeared in front of everyone and gave the okay. Oliver, Thea and Nyssa exited first, then Superman, arm wrapped around Lois, then Caitlin, Cisco and Felicity with Dig right behind them, followed by Eliza, Jeremiah, Kara and Alex. Bruce Wayne was the last to disembark. The group walked inside the large door of the hanger as it opened and then closed right behind them. Winn, Cat Grant, and a tall thin older black man were waiting inside.

Cat walked up to Kara and hugged her.

“I’m glad to see you were successful. Jeremiah, it is a pleasure to meet you. I’m Cat Grant.” she offered her hand which Jeremiah took, not sure who she was but assuming she was a friend of Kara and Eliza’s.

“It is good to be… free.” he admitted, for lack of a better word.

“Mr. Fox the area is…”

Before the poor security guard, whose had been on the roof with a rifle scanning for threats, could finish giving his report from the second floor walkway, Oliver, Thea and Nyssa had let loose arrows, Oliver and Thea striking the man in each shoulder. Nyssa’s arrow was seconds behind and not headed for his shoulders, caught inches from his head by Barry Allen.

“What the hell guys?” Barry asked.

“Who is he?” Oliver asked, ignoring the fact that while he and Thea had planned to simply disable the man, Nyssa had gone for his head.

“Uh, I had a security force here earlier and they left, driving in circles about five miles out. David here was a sniper we had on the roof, just in case.” Mr. Fox explained, trying to come to grips with how fast the three had fired those arrows. Felicity simply moaned and covered her eyes. Barry removed the rifle from the injured man’s dangling arms and checked it quickly, pleased to see there were no Kryptonite bullets.

“How did you miss him Kara?” the Arrow asked, annoyed.

“I’m not feeling great, okay? I couldn’t see the other side of the roof, the sun was in my eyes. I’m not a spy satellite, you know? Why the hell are you shooting people?”

“Because as long as we are on this Earth a man with a gun is a threat.” he explained.

“This really hurts. Could someone call an ambulance?” the injured man asked.

Barry moved the man downstairs quickly and laid him on the floor, two arrows still buried in his shoulders.

“You need to pull these out.” the Flash told Oliver.

“Probably better to leave them in. The hospital should pull them out.” Oliver countered. Bruce Wayne walked up to the poor man and jerked both arrows out, causing him to scream.

“I do apologize. My friends are a bit on edge and you surprised them. You will be well compensated for your discretion.” Bruce told the man, who Caitlin was now trying to pack the holes in his shoulders, thankfully Barry catching the one aimed at his head. Nyssa, Sara, they really needed a new crowd to hang out with, was Caitlin’s primary thought while she stuffed a towel from a nearby table into one shoulder and used the bottom half of the man’s shirt to staunch the other.

“Compensated? They shot me with arrows! I am suing someone!”

“Thats a great idea. My name is Oliver Queen and this is my sister Thea.”

“Oliver… the billionaire…”

“Thats me. Oliver Queen from Star… ling City. Call my lawyers and I am sure they will settle on any amount you wish. I would sue me for at least a couple million, maybe ten.”

The man stood up, wincing from the pain while Mr. Fox held onto the makeshift bandages.

“I’ll just take him to a hospital where he can have this unfortunate accidental injury treated. I will talk to you later Mr. Wayne?”

“Of course Lucius. Thank you.”

Once the two men had gotten into Cat Grant’s limo and driven to the nearest hospital all eyes landed on the three archers.

“What?” Oliver finally asked.

“You couldn’t have wrapped his arms? Thea? I expect this from Oliver but…” Felicity began.

“I grabbed the wrong arrow.” Thea weakly explained.

“Me too,” Oliver agreed quickly.

All eyes turned to Nyssa.

“I would have shot him between the eyes if Barry hadn’t gotten in the way.”

Alex groaned this time.

“Okay then.” Cat Grant started, secretly considering taking up archery, “since that unfortunate incident has been taken care of, shall we move on? I am assuming all of you will be going back to your Earth? Kara, I have a car bringing Carter here to say good bye. I hope you can wait for a few minutes.”

“Of course Miss Grant. Mom, why don’t you take Alex and…”

“We aren’t going anywhere without you.” Eliza told her before Alex and Jeremiah could.

“I would actually like to get some group pictures with the spaceships if that is okay?” Cisco asked. Lois placed a hand on the man’s shoulder and guided him towards the crafts.

“Miss Grant, I would like to talk to you alone, since we have a few minutes. Would you mind?”

“Of course not, Kara.”

Kara gently grabbed Cat in a hug and lifted them off upstairs. While the two went upstairs, Bruce walked over to Oliver and handed him a boomerang shaped like a bat.

“A souvenir to remember me by. You have great skill Mr. Queen. It was a pleasure working with you.”

Oliver took the offered gift and shook Batman’s hand. Then he took an arrow out of his quiver and handed it to Bruce.

“To remember me.” he offered. Bruce took the arrow with a short laugh.

“So what does it do? Split into a cable? Turn into a magnet? Explode?”

“It kills people in the right hands so be careful with it okay? If you ever find who is behind this so called Order, stick it in one of them for me.”

“I think I can do that Mr. Queen.”

Upstairs Kara and Cat sat at the same table she and Kal El had a heart to heart discussion two days before.

“Miss…”

“I think you can call me Cat, Kara.”

“Cat, I want you to talk to the prosecutor and change the charge against the former President to attempted murder in my case.”

“Why would I do that? This world has lost its greatest hero because of her.”

“Because I am alive, and she shouldn’t be tried for a crime that isn’t true. No matter what, I can’t live with that.”

“She is looking at life anyway Kara…”

“Cat, we are better than her. I know you are, and I hope I am.”

Cat took in her former assistant and the woman who had saved her life many times and once saved her from losing her company. Kara had definitely changed, hardened in some ways, much of her innocence gone in a matter of she was still a hero. A hero who would always try to do what is right.

“You can’t come back for the trial. How is the world going to know for sure that you are alive. I doubt anyone is ready to hear about the multiverse, at least the general public.”

“Thats why I want you to record a message for me. You have your phone. I am going to give you an interview, a real one. My family will be safe. The whole world can know who I am, who I was, and they will know she did not beat me. Its important. It matters. If we lie we become them and we don’t lie in the media. You taught me that.”

Cat took a deep breath and nodded her head in agreement. She was perfectly content to let the world believe Kara was dead but it wouldn’t be right. Taking out her phone she hit the record button, the camera catching Superwoman’s face. Kara took a deep breath and began.

“Hello, my name is Kara Danvers. Many of you know me as Supergirl. A few months ago men broke into my home and tried to murder me. I was shot twice and saved by the hero known as the Flash and my cousin Superman. I have been in hiding, recovering, physically, mentally and emotionally. Since I have recovered I have learned that this world and the people of it, have risen to my defense. I have also learned who ordered my death. I was once told by a very good friend of mine that the worse decisions she ever made were born from fear. The former President was afraid of me and my cousin despite our actions in defending this planet. I am unable to defend this world any longer due to circumstances I am unable to explain, but I want you, everyone who has supported me, especially the great people of National City, to know that she has not beaten me. She has not beaten us. While she committed evil acts in the name of National Security she does not represent our ideals, our beliefs and inherent goodness that is in each one of us. My cousin, Superman, will continue to protect the people of this world. He will continue to fight for truth and justice and freedom for all. While I will not be able to join him, please know that my heart is with the citizens of this Earth. You gave me a home, you gave me family and love and the belief that not only could I be a hero, but that we can all be heroes.

I will miss each of you dearly. I was poisoned once with a substance that altered my mind. I did horrible things but still you forgave me and came to my aid when I needed you most. I told Miss Grant that to me each of you were a light and by helping you I was able to share in that light. That has not changed. No matter what I do from this point on, every bit of good that has occurred has been, in part, due to the support you have given me. I will miss being here for you but know that the light you provided me will always be in my heart. I only have one thing left to say to the former President.

You have not beaten me and you have not beaten the people of this world. We will always hold on to hope and love rather than fear. Thank you all for everything. Goodbye.”

“Thank you Kara. I will make sure the world sees this and it is played at her trial. Good luck to you. I will see you again, right?”

“Yes Cat. You will see me again. I am already missing you and Carter.”

“Then I will count the days. We have much work to make this universe a better place and your journey in yours is just beginning. Make it a good one.”

“I’ll do my best.” Kara told her, standing and meeting her halfway, wrapping the woman in a tight hug, her mentor, her hero, the one she always looked to for advice. Kara’s hearing picked up a car.

“I think Carter is here. I should talk to him. Want a lift down?”

“I think I’ll take the stairs.” Cat told her.

Once Kara reached the floor, she saw all in the room looking towards the front.

“That is Carter. No one had better fire any arrows… or throwing stars.” she added, looking at Nyssa who shrugged her shoulders.

“Kara could I speak to you a moment, alone?” Winn asked, surprising her. Not that he wanted to speak to her but that he would be so anxious. Something was definitely on his mind. The two walked off a ways behind the monitors.

“Whats up?”

“I want to come too. To this new Earth.”

Kara was shocked, not expecting that.

“Winn that is a big decision. Shouldn’t you…”

“I’ve thought about it since we started this project months ago. It isn’t just you Kara although I would sort of miss my best friend. Its everything. On this Earth I really have nothing. My father is a psychopath and the last woman I came close to calling a girlfriend also turned out to be a psychopath. I want to work with Felicity. What she is doing… the work, her skill… Kara I could do so much. Cisco and Barry, the opportunities at this lab. I really want to come. I won’t if you don’t want me too. I don’t want to push my way into what you have going on. It’s just, Kara, I really have nothing here. You and Eliza and Alex are the closest I have to family. I don’t want to lose that and I don’t want to stay an IT guy forever. I want to matter.”

“You do matter, Winn.”

“Please Kara. Let me come with you all. I’ll stay at the lab… Cisco mentioned before you left that he had an extra room…”

“You talked to Cisco?”

“Yeah, we talked about your suit and then other things, projects he works on, the work that Felicity and this Ray Palmer and Curtis Holt are doing, Caitlin…”

“Caitlin?” Kara asked with a raised eyebrow.

“I just think she would be a great co worker as well. What do you think?”

“Have you talked to Cat about this?” Kara asked.

“Yeah. She told me I was meant for greater things than being an IT guy at Catco, if you can believe that. She has changed a lot. She is… nicer. It’s weird.”

“And you are sure? Dimension hopping isn’t easy. If something happened to Cisco or… I mean I know, or at least have faith that he can open breaches here whenever he wants but there is no guarantee you can…”

“I don’t care. Working with those people is a dream opportunity, Kara. I don’t want to lose that opportunity and I don’t want to lose my family or my friend.”

Kara took a deep breath and hugged the man.

“How soon can you pack?” she asked, while he did a little fist pump.

“What do you think I was doing while you were raiding secret government bases? I’m already packed.”

“Then welcome to the team… again.” she told him, punching his shoulder lightly.

Kara walked away while Winn gave a thumbs up to Felicity and Cisco and earned a shy smile from Caitlin. The blonde went straight to Carter Grant.

“I’m gonna see you again, right?” he asked immediately.

“Count on it.” she told him, opening her arms which he jumped into.

“I’m going to miss you. Who is going to be our hero now? Superman is always in Metropolis.”

Kara held Carter back a bit so she can see his face.

“Carter, it doesn’t take powers to be a hero, it takes heart and there are a lot of people out there who are heroes everyday. You are going to be one of them. You are so smart and you are going to use that brain of yours to make the world a better place. I know this because of your heart and the guidance your mother gives you. Besides I will make sure Superman splits his time between National City and Metropolis.”

“He’s not you though. He couldn’t even beat Reactron. He couldn’t beat Non, he…”

“Carter… I’ve been giving him pointers. I think he is going to step his game up, okay? He will be visiting you a lot and you can keep him in line. Does that sound okay?”

“Yeah… Kara, why is there blood on the floor?”

Oh… uh… somebody accidentally cut themselves. Nothing to worry about.”

“The Green guy shot someone with an arrow didn’t he?”

Kara nodded her head and pulled him in for another hug. “I have to go now. You will see me soon.”

“Cool. I want to be there for the wedding.”

“Wedding?”

“You and the Blu… Flash. He’s going to marry you right?”

Kara turned and saw a smiling Barry.

“He better. I promise if he does ever ask I will make sure to do all I can to get you and your mother there. Okay?”

“Okay.”

Kara and Alex spoke with J’onn who also spoke with Jeremiah. The martian hugged his surrogate daughters and the man who saved his life once. It hurt J’onn to lose the two but he knew it was for the best. He had work here to do and destiny was calling the two sisters towards another path.

Kara moved Kal to the side. He hugged her tightly.

“I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you Kara.” he whispered.

“You saved my life. We will see each other again, I promise you. But there is one thing I want you to do for me.”

“Anything.” he answered quickly.

“James. Jimmy. He isn’t doing well. He needs his friend.”

“Kara, I sent him to look after you, be a guide, a friend, not play with your emotions…”

“I’m not a child. I let him do it and I had my own selfish reasons. I didn’t want to be alone and he… look Kal, whatever happened or didn’t happen between me and James is our business. But before all this he was your friend, probably your best friend. That shouldn’t change. If you were really his friend, find him, talk to him. He is a good guy and has a lot of talent. Just talk to him. He needs you before he spirals completely out of control.”

Kal El chuckled a bit. “Can you hold a grudge against anyone?”

“If Non were still alive I would be pretty mad at him. Kal, maybe its time you stopped holding grudges. Be my hero, okay? Be there for your friends, your new friends and your old ones. Promise me?”

“I promise Kara. How can anyone turn you down?”

“They can’t. I love you.”

“I love you.” he said in return and hugged her once again. A few minutes later all the photos had been taken, the goodbyes had been said and the luggage, including the large crates of weapons, had been packed. Cisco put his visor on and hoped for the best. Luckily he had little trouble and a breach opened up in the Hangar.

“I can’t believe this.” Jeremiah whispered, seeing it with his own eyes. He was still coming to grips with how his life had changed in the past 24 hours and now this, another universe, something even Project Cadmus never considered possible. He took Alex and Eliza’s hands and walked through, Kara following, carrying the two large crates. The rest of the Earth 1 visitors along with Winn walked through as well, Cisco last, and the hole in the fabric of the universe closing behind them.

The team walked out in S.T.A.R. labs, to a very relieved, Joe and Iris West, Ray Palmer, Dr. Stein and Jax.

Surprisingly Dr. Harrison Wells also was present, back from his trip to chase down Jessie.

“I thought this was a weekend trip? And who are… we have more additions than Eliza I see.” Joe noticed.

Kara dropped the crates and hugged Barry’s surrogate father.

“I missed you.” she told him while he squeezed her back. “Joe this is mine and Alex’s father, Jeremiah Danvers.”

Joe and Iris’s eyes widened. They both had heard the story of this man giving up his life for his daughters and now he was here, alive. Joe offered his hand and Jeremiah hesitantly stepped away from Eliza and shook it.

“And this is Eliza, our mother, and this is Winn, my close friend and computer genius who decided he needed a fresh start and wanted to relocate… in an extreme manner.”

“It is good to meet all of you. Eliza I have to say you have some extraordinary daughters. You both do.” Joe told the woman who beamed with pride while taking in the huge lab around her. Joe then turned to Oliver.

“Shoot anyone?” he asked, eyebrow raised.

“Nope.” was Oliver’s quick response as he moved along quickly.

“Harry, its good to see you back.” Barry told him, patting him on the shoulder. “Any luck…”

“I found her. She is still seeing the world and will be back when she is ready, apparently. So I will be… here. I’ve actually been helping Dr. Stein this weekend while you were on vacation.”

“Yes! Kara I have wonderful news. I found the right mixture of lightwaves to provide the perfect amount of red sunllight to counter the yellow sunlight but I couldn’t miniaturize it. Dr. Wells has succeeded however. I have it in Cisco’s work shop. It isn’t the most beautiful piece of jewelry but I believe it will work.” Dr. Stein told her excitedly. “We can work on the design later.”

“Oh, thank you both, Dr. Stein and Dr…”

“I’ve seen your heart, lungs and intestines. I think we are passed formalities Kara. It is good to see you back and uninjured.”

“Not for lack of trying. You wouldn’t believe what we have seen this weekend. Secret underground labs, huge caves that you could fit four or five of the Arrow Caves in…” Thea started.

“We don’t call…”

“Yes we do Ollie, oh and I got to kill monsters. Like serious monsters, not like wow, Darhk just tried to nuke the world or Zoom just tried to destroy the multiverse or my father just tried to kill thousands of innocent people with a man made earthquake machine type monsters. Real freaking monsters with rock bodies and spikes and…”

“Thea!”

“Yeah Ollie?” she asked innocently. Oliver shook his head.

“Nothing. I’m sure the Danvers have much to discuss. Felicity probably needs to get to work on the identities and I am sure we all want to relax, not rehash our adventures.”

“I would really love to hear about the monsters actually.” Harry told them.

“First of all why is there a bracelet made to negate Kara’s powers? Who asked for this?” Jeremiah demanded rather than asked. Kara quickly explained.

“It’s just so… I can train with Alex, you know fighting and self defense stuff and…”

“I thought you wanted to have sex with Barry without breaking him in half?” Harry asked, then shrugged his shoulders. “I’m starving, anyone want a Big Belly burger?”

“A what?” Eliza and Jeremiah both asked, avoiding dealing with what he just said about Kara. Jeremiah knew intellectually that she was not the same 13 year old girl he had last known but the reality of how much time and gone by was not something he wanted to dwell on. Kara reminded herself to take Harrison flying later.

“Its a staple of Earth 1 diets. I’ll give you some money and text you their orders…” Kara offered.

“It’s on me, Kara.” Harry told her quickly with a genuine smile.

“Can you pick me one up? Making breaches takes a lot out of me.” Cisco complained.

“Absolutely. You got money?” Cisco frowned and walked towards his work station motioning for Winn to follow.

“Dad has the house ready for guests as soon as we can figure out the logistics of… everyone.” Iris told the group.

“Winn is staying with me!” Cisco hollered from the back. “Damn it! Why does Harry have to throw my stuff all over the place? He is such a dick!”

“Great, uh Nyssa you have…” Caitlin began and stopped, wondering where Nyssa did live.

“An Assassin Cave? Or shall I go with Demon cave? Naming is the hardest part of owning a lair. Yes I do have a residence here of course. Thank you for asking Caitlin.”

“Okay then, so The Danvers can stay with Joe and Barry…”

“I;m actually going to stay here tonight.” Barry interrupted. “I want to catch up with whats going on.” Barry offered. Truth be told, he was still wound tightly, wanting to run for hours. The events of the past couple days were beginning to catch up with him.

“Great. Harry and I can use a fourth for our nightly poker game.” Ray offered, noting something was off with Barry. Ray would need to find out exactly what happened before he could figure out why the Flash seemed… different.

“Yeah, and I will have your ID’s ready before we go back to Star City tomorrow afternoon.” Felicity added. “I would also like to meet with everyone before I leave, say 10 AM here?”

“ID’s?” Eliza asked.

“Yeah, normally I would keep your old identities but before we left I did a bit of digging. I had to go into some pretty heavily guarded systems, with lot of redacted information. The three of you, Alex, Jeremiah and Eliza Danvers worked together at a lab in Geneva. Last year there was an accident of some sort, an explosion of undetermined cause that killed the three of you, I mean your alter egos or dopplegangers or whatever Cisco calls them. Because of the high profile of the accident, at least overseas, Kara thought it would be best if you all had different names. Since she goes by Zorel, you two and not three now will have the same name.”

“We can’t do that. Names of families, even combined names are important to Kryptonians. To be a member of a house was…”

“It was my idea Mom. I used your name for years. Now you are going to use mine. We have a new house. Krypton is gone but our family isn’t.” Kara explained, leaving Eliza and Alex speechless. Jeremiah was shocked as well. On Krypton the name of your house, your family was sacred to its members.

“Okay then. So I have a lot to do and am going to head to the office. Ray have you given consideration to what I told you that you were going to do?”

“Yes.” he answered shortly.

“What is he going to do?” Oliver asked.

“Ray will be pulling an Oliver Queen and come back from the dead. He has actually been held captive for the last couple years by unknown assailants, probably Hive, and has recently escaped. He will be taking back his company while I can focus on what I do best, correct Ray?”

Ray took a deep breath. He had enjoyed not having the responsibility of the company he had founded and nursed from infancy into the global power it is now. But Felicity had talked to him not long ago and with the work going on she felt it was time for Palmer to step up. He reluctantly agreed.

“So you are going back to Star City, Felicity?” Kara asked, disappointed.

Felicity looked at Ray and then Oliver with a smile.

“Yes, its time I get back to doing what I do best. Curtis will be here and Ray… we can talk about this tomorrow. I’m sure we all want to celebrate now?”

“That sounds like a great idea. Why don’t I show the Danvers, or Zorels I suppose, around the lab and then we can all relax.” Cailtin offered.

“I’m grilling. After you have all settled down a bit, everyone come to my place. This reunion deserves a party.” Joe offered. The people split up, Kara taking the bags of course, as Caitlin and Alex, followed by Nyssa, showed Jeremiah and Eliza the Superflash cave.

Later that night, after the festivities, mostly low-key, at Joe’s while Alex explained the multiverse to her father as he came to grips with his new surroundings, the party broke up. Jeremiah went to bed holding his wife once more, trying to come to grips with his new life and what he had left behind. He expected guards to break into the home and carry him out at any minute and held onto Eliza tightly as she slept the best she had in years, her entire family, finally together and safe.

Alex and Nyssa also fell into a deep sleep miles away, both of them exhausted and not knowing what was to come, but knowing they had many things to talk about.

Kara and Barry had returned back to the lab with Cisco and Winn. Dr. Stein and Wells who had foregone the festivities, were present with Kara’s new bracelet.

“Kara please, can you try it? I am dying to know if it works.”

“Of course Dr. Stein.” Kara took the small metal band, light weight with no frills, perhaps three inches in width and strapped it on. A grey button was on top and she could feel the inside of the bracelet was some sort of reflecting fabric, feeling closer to silk.

She touched the button on top and while expecting to feel something, felt nothing instead.

“Cisco would you mind testing it?” Martin asked. Cisco grinned and punched Kara in the shoulder.

“Anything?” he asked the confused and disappointed Kryptonian.

“Sorry, it didn’t hurt at all.” Kara admitted.

“Let me try.” Barry punched her shoulder lightly, not nearly as hard as he could.

“Oww! Don’t do… Oh Rao it works!” Kara pinched her skin and felt pain. “It works!” she practically shouted to a pleased Dr. Stein and then hugged the man, followed by a hug for Harry.

“I’m confused. It must take a minute for it to work. Let me try again.” Cisco once again hit Kara in the shoulder when she had disentangled herself from a smiling Dr. Wells. Once again she shrugged her shoulders.

“Sorry Cisco. I mean I felt you touching me but have you ever actually hit someone? You don’t seem to have any power. Like, at all.”

“Screw this. Come on Winn, I want to show you what I am doing with Alex’s helmet. The targeting system is sick.” Cisco practically ordered, walking off before Kara could critique his fighting abilities or lack of, any further.

“Now turn it off. I want to see how long it takes you to regain power.” Harry suggested. Kara quickly did as instructed and used her X ray vision to see through four layers of walls and the ceiling. She also floated a few feet off the ground.

“I would say we were successful Dr. Stein. Have fun you two.” Harry told the couple, pleased and then walked off, offering no further comment.

A pleased Dr. Stein bid a goodnight, leaving Kara and Barry alone for the first time today.

“So.” she started.

“So?”

“So you want to try out my new jewelry or tell me whats wrong with you?”

“Nothing is wrong. I’m just glad its over and everyone is safe. Kind of anxious to get back to work tomorrow. Joe still has that unsolved homicide and the coroners report should be back. I am hoping it will give me a clue or something to work on. Plus I want to dig more into this mad bomber.”

“Barry… whats wrong?” she asked again.

“I guess the past few days have kind of freaked me out. I’ve been running on adrenalin but the whole time I was worried, someone may take a shot at you or when you tunneled into that base, I’ve just been kinda on edge. Now that its over and we have all these issues to figure out like who is going to live where and what Felicity is talking about, I’m trying to figure it out. Plus Joe let it slip that the bomber had no ID, not even A.R.G.U.S. had him in their records. He reached out to Lyla and nothing. I can’t help but think the two are connected. There is no reason they should be and Joe can’t find any connection between the victims or any of the victims of the first bombing that crushed an entire apartment complex, but I have this feeling. Now we are back and I am wondering what is coming next or who is coming. I guess I just got a lot on my mind.”

“Uh huh.” Kara could understand that. But Barry was still off.

“I can stay here with you tonight.” she offered. Barry kissed her gently and smiled.

“Go home and get some rest. I’ll be up all night going over case reports and may run to my lab at the precinct later. Get rest and we can try out your bracelet tomorrow night, I promise.”

“Okay.” Kara gave up. Whatever was on his mind he planned to keep it to himself tonight. “I love you.”

Barry pulled her close.

“I love you too. Before you leave would you take this bracelet off and lock it in your room here?”

“Why?”

“Just humor me, okay? I don’t want it around you unless we are… using it.”

“Sure.”

After stopping off at her room of solitude, Kara placed the bracelet in a box that she kept her message from her mother. Instead of leaving, she lay down on her couch, after texting Barry that she had made it home. It wasn’t technically a lie since she considered this a second home. She also texted Cait that she would be staying at the lab tonight and then tried to clear her mind of the thousand thoughts running through it.

Barry meanwhile did none of the projects he had talked about with Kara, instead walking into the medical bay and lying down on the cot. His mind was not in a million places but on one.

It wasn’t long before he drifted off into an uneasy sleep, and he saw the monster usually waiting for him often.

“Hello Barry.”

“Zoom. How many times do we have to go over this? You are dead.”

“And you are just like me. Just like I told you would happen.”

“I’m nothing like you.”

“You are a killer. Have fun with that monster? Interesting experiment wasn’t he? Designed by her so called Daddy to kill her. Did you take a good look inside that thing while you were phasing through? Liquid Kryptonite in its blood. Can you imagine what it would have done to your precious girlfriend?”

“Nothing. I didn’t let it.” Barry argued with the man he knew wasn’t there. He felt Zoom’s heart crush under his hand. He saw the Wraiths take what was left of his body away, devouring it. Zoom was dead.

“But the man who designed it, it’s creator, is here now. I wonder how long someone holds Alex’s life over his head and makes him create another monster to kill your precious Kara?”

Zoom no longer appeared as Hunter Zoloman. The black haunting mask was on, the black suit that seemed to materialize from hell.

“He won’t. I won’t let anyone or thing harm her.”

“What about me Barry? You really think I am gone? We are part of the speed force, both of us. We are part of the universe in a way no one else can understand. We operate by a different set of rules. You know it is a matter of time before someone or something get’s it claws into her.”

Kara was locked in Zoom’s arms, his hand vibrating behind her.

“Don’t do this.” he begged, fear freezing him. Zoom simply laughed as his hand phase through her chest from behind and came out between her family crest. “No!”

Zoom laughed.

“There is always something coming Barry. How long did it take you to defeat me? How many lives did I end while you failed?”

“I won’t fail! Never again!”

Kara disappeared in front of his eyes.

“He is a danger to her.” Zoom told him, not needing to say who ‘he’ was.

“No he is not!”

“Then why are you dreaming that he is?”

“Between you and Thawne I have trust issues.”

“See you soon Barry. You may not recognize me but I will always be there. I will always be a part of you. Give Kara a kiss for me.”

Barry felt a presence behind him, a cold presence. He turned and saw Kara on the ground, eyes open, covered in blood with a Kryptonite covered monster called project Doomsday standing over her.

He woke, sitting up in bed and vibrating slightly, hands clenched, ready to fight, drenched in sweat, only to be surprised and comforted when he felt familiar arms around him.

“Kara?”

“You were having a nightmare.” she told him. “Its okay. I’m here. I will always be here.”

“How did you know?”

“I never left.” she told him. “Do you want to talk about it?” Barry shook his head.

“Thats fine. I’m going to hold you. Just relax okay? I’m not going anywhere.” Kara lay next to him on her side, wrapping her arms around his waist while he controlled his breathing.

“I need to run.” he told her once he had stopped breathing rapidly.

“No you don’t. You need to stay here and let me hold you, okay?”

Barry nodded and closed his eyes, feeling better, knowing she was with him. Still the specter of Doomsday and Zoom would not leave his mind. Why had he dreamed that? He had nightmares of Zoom before, but Zoom had never told him Barry would not recognize him. Was he sensing something in the speed force or was this his own fear coming to the surface? What about Jeremiah? Yes the man did what he had to, securing his daughter’s lives he supposed but what a job he did, and the creature wasn’t perfected? Barry forced those thoughts from his head, even as his subconscious asked why the man had done such a good job, protecting his daughter by making the one creature it would have been impossible for her to stop. He knew if he hadn’t been there, if he wasn’t able to phase through the creature it would have killed everyone in that base.

Finally he drifted off to sleep while Kara watched him, wondering what his nightmares were about. She supposed they could be about anything. Hers were often very different but the same theme was there. Pain, loss, fear, always fear. She couldn’t allow herself to show fear outwardly so it all came out in her sleep. Barry seemed so confident but he had deep seeded fears as well.

It would be fine. Together they would conquer their fears. Kara had never had a nightmare when she slept with Barry next to her and she would make sure she had the same effect on him, even if she stayed up all night whispering in this ear.

Siberia

The man answered on the first ring, exactly as he expected.

“Yes?”

“No greeting? Very rude Dr. Crane.”

“Adam is dead. His plan to kill the Flash and Superwoman failed. I warned you it would fail. Simple bombings? You promised us revenge not being bait for you to draw out superheroes.”

“Did you not kill the man who wronged you as a child in a spectacular fashion? Using the substance I gave you, if you remember.”

“And what next? Am I to go after another on my list or will you try to have me draw out these so called heroes? Am I as expendable to you as Adam was?”

“You are as expendable as you make yourself. Adam’s mission was a success. He had revenge on another of his enemies and I found out information I needed, particularly that Superwoman is not always with the Flash, and he can be harmed badly because he rushes in without thinking. Also that there is another player on the scene besides Ray Palmer and this Firestorm. A woman who is not afraid to use a gun and is apparently the Flash’s self appointed bodyguard. I will keep gathering knowledge and if you want my friendship, my weapons and my information on the whereabouts of your targets you will do as you are told. Your next target is in Star City.”

“I suppose you want me to mess around in the Green Arrow’s playground?”

“Oliver Queen and I have unfinished business. His friends are a complication and need to be dealt with. The police will be dealt with, everyone close to these heroes, particularly a former office named Quentin Lance. He is close to Oliver Queen and the father of the recently deceased Black Canary. You will receive information on the next target by the usual method. I am interested to see if the methods of demise between two murders and two cities will draw Barry Allen and Joe West to Star City.”

“So what? You take them out at once? Or am I to be give the job? You allowed us to have what we wanted in exchange for causing chaos for the police. Now you want me to kill a man who has killed hundreds? Oliver Queen is no hero.”

“Believe me, I know exactly who Oliver Queen is. He won’t recognize me though. By the time I am done, everyone in Star and Central City will know their beloved heroes are dead and it was by my hand. Everyone will remember the name Prometheus.”