Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Call Me Kara

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 47:

“Just relax. Keep calm, okay? It’s going to be fine, we are going to be fine. Don’t worry, everything is going to be fine. I uh… I called Caitlin and Eliza. Eliza said something about Alex. She is probably going to call her. You just have to relax. Are you relaxed?”

“Are you?” Kara asked Barry who did not seem calm or relaxed, instead pacing in front of the couch Kara was sitting on. She had already changed to the best of her ability, slipping on a very large nightgown before Barry had arrived, lifted her in his arms and sat her down in the living room.

“Of course I’m relaxed. Why wouldn’t I be relaxed? I’m not the one who is about to experience unimaginable pain, a real baby at least 6 pounds being pushed out of a small area of my body. You are going to be crying and screaming and you know I hate to see you in pain… wow, I probably should stop talking now.”

“That would be my preference. Help me to the car and drive me to S.T.A.R. That is the first step. Can you help me?”

“When did contractions start? Aren’t they supposed to start? Have they started? If they haven’t we need to do something. There is a larger…”

“Chance of infection, blah, blah, blah, I read the same books you have, Barry. I had my first one about 14 minutes before my water broke.”

“Why didn’t you call me then?!”

“Because I wanted to make sure it wasn’t false labor. My water broke and that made me pretty certain. I’m probably due another one at any moment so take me to S.T.A.R. or let me lay here in peace while I deal with the pain and try to relax! You are freaking me out! We have prepared for this. We know what we are doing. Breathe, relax. Your thoughts are all over the place. I recognize the look. Use that technique Nyssa taught you to slow down your mind.”

“I am. No, I have this. You just can’t freak out on me, Kara. I know you like to freak out. You aren’t as calm as I am.”

“Yeah right, because you are the picture of cool right now. Help me to the car. I have zero power at the moment and I don’t just mean that in the superhero sense.”

Kara’s attempt to calm Barry down ended when she stiffened and moaned, her face scrunching in pain. Barry stared at her frozen in place for what seemed like hours but was actually 62 seconds.

“What was that? Did it hurt? It looked like it hurt.”

“Why are we still here?! Get me… screw it, I’ll drive myself.”

“No! No, I got this. Let me help… I can run you…”

“No you can’t. Not today, not like this.” Kara reached her hand towards Barry who helped her up and carefully and slowly walked her to the garage. Placing her in the passenger seat and buckling her in, checking it twice, he then sat in the driver’s seat and began to back up.

“Barry!”

“What?!” he asked, jumping in his seat.

“The garage door is still down. Are you planning on opening it or backing through it?” she asked, beginning to be a bit irritated.

“Sorry. Yeah, opening it would be a good idea.”

Barry moved to open his door when Kara grabbed his hand, holding him back and pressed the garage door opener in the console.

“No need to get out. Are you sure you should be driving? You are sweating. A lot.”

“No… I am good. Just a bit out of sorts but I am good now. I am calm.”

Barry forced himself to believe this then squealed and jumped in his seat when the door opened. Oliver was standing there, shaking his head at the manly squeak the superhero let slip.

“Get in the back, I’ll drive.”

“You? No, I…”

“Barry, get in the back.” Kara ordered.

“You too Kara. Safer back there. Help Kara in the backseat, Barry.”

Barry did as instructed quickly while Oliver watched to make sure he was doing everything right. The Flash was sweating. Oliver had never seen Barry sweat, and didn’t even know it was possible. Kara was sweating but as the summer came on and her powers lessened and her weight increased she learned to sweat quite a bit.

Driving quickly but safely to the lab, Oliver helped Kara out and Barry practically pulled her inside. Caitlin and Eliza were waiting for her, bed prepared, one Kara had become intimately familiar with as more and more exams were conducted.

Sitting gently on the bed and laying back in a reclined position she began breathing, trying to calm herself.

Barry began pacing again, irritating an already irritated and uncomfortable Kara.

“How far apart?” Caitlin asked. The two has discussed this many, many times and Kara was an expert on pregnancy, knowing everything about delivery except actually delivering a baby.

“18 minutes. Water broke 14 minutes after the first one. Pain scale was about 6.”

“That was a 6? You looked like you were dying.”

“No, I didn’t.” Kara told her husband. “It was uncomfortable. On a scale of stubbing a toe and digging a bullet out of my shoulder it was probably closer to stubbing a toe but still not that bad.”

Caitlin shook her head. Only Kara would consider a stubbed toe worse than being shot.

“So we have plenty of time. Are you comfortable?”

‘All things considering, I am. Barry is more nervous than I am. I just want to see my daughter. Charlie… Barry, get Charlie! We forgot him! I’m a horrible mother!”

“Charlie can’t be in here Kara.” Barry told her immediately.

“Yes he can. He comes here all the time. Maybe he doesn’t need to be in the room but right now he is freaking out that we left. He can be in the lab.”

“He was taking a nap.” Barry tried.

“Thats even worse! He is going to wake up and think he was abandoned. Go get him!”

“He can… call Zatanna and she can pop him here.”

“No! I love her but she is not performing magic on Charlie. Go get him. It will take you two seconds. Actually make sure you bring his portable water and food bowl. We may be here a while. Also his chew toy. The Mickey Mouse one is his favorite.”

“You seriously want me to leave your side to get the dog?”

“I don’t like the way you said the dog. He has a name and he is part of our family. He is going to be Lexie’s play partner and deserves to be here when she is born, not freaking out at our home until we come in with Lexie and he thinks he has been replaced. Get… Him… NOW!”

“Son, you should probably get the dog.” Jeremiah whispered in his ear, surprising Barry, who hadn’t heard him. “Your Dad, Joe, Alex and Nyssa they are on their way. She isn’t going to deliver for a few hours. We can watch her for five minutes.”

Barry zipped off without another word. Henry and Joe paid him no mind as they rushed in.

“How far apart are the contractions?” Dr. Allen asked, having completed his recertification three months prior. He was now working with a free clinic and making plans to build his own practice. Although Caitlin would be performing the delivery an MD was needed on hand for the birth certificate. Kara told Henry that he could be in the room but wasn’t prepared for her father in law to see her in another light and Henry completely understood.

“About 18 minutes and her water has broke.” Caitlin told him.

“And her powers?”

“Her is right here Daddy in Law. My powers are kaput. Have been for the last two weeks.” Kara explained, a little amused at Dr. Allen seeming to think he was entering emergency surgery in progress.

“We should still put the bracelet on right? Just in case they come back during labor. Right Caitlin? You agree, right? Caitlin?”

“Henry, calm down. You are almost as bad as Barry.” Dr. Snow told him, only half kidding. Barry looked like a neurotic mess.

“Sorry. I’m good. So we have a while. Anywhere from an hour to twenty four hours.”

“Excuse me?” the pregnant blonde asked. 24 hours?

“I’m back.” Barry told her. She heard a squeak in the next room.

“Did you just drop Charlie?”

Barry froze then recovered. “Nope. I think he was surprised.”

“You dropped him.”

“Like a foot or so. He wiggled out. He is fine. Harry just came out and is setting up his bowl and stuff.”

“How do you know that? You dropped him and raced in here.” Kara reminded him, using her powers of deduction and reasoning.

“I’ll check on him, Princess.” Jeremiah told her, winking at Barry and walking out. Eliza laughed a bit at the nervous Allen men and Joe who was frozen silent in the back, stiff as a board.

“Thank Rao, one man is calm besides Oliver….Ahhhhhhhhh!”

“Thats 16 minutes. How much does it hurt?” her best friend asked.

“Closer to stubbed toe!” Kara whimpered, gritting her teeth and then breathing, trying to control it. She knew it would only get worse as the contractions increased.

“Maybe we should try giving her an epidural.” Eliza suggested, hating to see Kara in pain. “We are going to put the bracelet on her anyway.”

“No, Caitlin is right. We can’t be sure what if any effect any drugs will have on her. I’m doing this even if it kills me… it won’t kill me, will it Cait? I know sometimes there are… no, no this won’t kill me. It is going to hurt like hell but I can take it.” Kara said determinedly, trying to convince herself.

“We should probably put the bracelet on. The baby may be done absorbing power from her cells and if her powers come back I have a feeling her body is going to be impenetrable again and impossible to move or change. That would definitely complicate a delivery.” Caitlin decided.

“I agree though I don’t think we have any worries. Her body has to recognize what is going on. She is going to take a while to recover. Plus breast feeding.” Eliza added.

“Whoa! Hold on, I’m not breast feeding. I don’t have enough. Caitlin has developed a formula that will give her all the calories and nutrients she needs.”

“I thought we talked about this and agreed…” Eliza started.

“No, you agreed. I nodded my head while trying to get the image out of my head. Besides my body is going to go right back to the way it was before the baby, perfectly healed, same size and everything. Guaranteed right Cait? Cait? Say right Kara, yes it is.”

“Kara this is uncharted territory.” she tried, “and if you can breast feed it would be best and we can supplement with the formula if more calories are needed.”

“Okay, okay…”

“Kara no matter what happens you are gorgeous…” Barry tried.

“You try fitting in my suit with extra weight. Not a whole lot of give in case you never noticed Flash.”

“No worries Kara. Uncle Cisco has more material and Winn can let out the seams a little, or a lot.” Cisco told her, walking in and thinking how much has changed since the first time Kara had lay in this bay.

“Hey Cisco.” Kara greeted him. “Glad to see another calm guy besides Dad. Joe hasn’t moved yet. He is like that card board cut out you have of him.”

“Yeah, I’m good. Oliver is standing in the front acting like he is expecting an attack at anytime. He even has a sword on him. Apparently he had one stashed here with an extra bow. Where are Alex and Nyssa?”

“Haven’t shown up yet.” Barry told him, eyes never leaving Kara, while Cisco handed Eliza the bracelet and she slipped it on her daughter.

“Yeah, Oliver is about to have company. The rest of the gang is showing up to keep watch on the outside. Jax may as well sit in Martin’s lap. Why is Charlie walking with a limp?”

“What!? Kara screamed, then looked at Barry accusingly. He was glad to see her eyes could not light up.

“Kidding! I joke. I just fed the little guy. He’s in Ray’s lab, trying to sniff you out. He probably shouldn’t be here but whatever. He will hear your voice eventually or use that weird soul connection you two seem to have and find you. Can you read each others minds or has he put enough doggie spit on your face that you share DNA now?”

Cisco gave her a gentle hug, saying something about ordering a lot of pizzas for the day and hopefully not long into the night.

Barry began stroking her hair, until Kara asked him to go eat so he wouldn’t pass out during the birth. He hadn’t wanted to leave her, feeling very keyed up, but agreed, seeing the wisdom when Cait assured him that Kara wouldn’t deliver for hours. Kara looked away as Eliza hooked up an IV to her and Cait hooked up one on her other arm. One was delivering saline loaded with small amounts of carbs and sugar for calories so Kara wouldn’t pass out and the other was for any emergency administering of drugs Caitlin may have to give if things went very wrong. The three women said nothing, enjoying the silence, all three of them trying to relax.

Caitlin thought of how famous she would be one day, far in the future, if the story of the Justice League was ever written about in the history books. Despite not being an MD she would be the first PhD to conduct studies on a metahuman speedster, perform surgery on an alien and deliver the first alien metahuman child. All because of the sunny blonde who changed her life from the moment she first saw her. Who became her best friend and the reason going home to her apartment changed from the worst part of her day to the best. The one who took her to another world where she met a man and fell in love, something she never thought she would do again. Kara had definitely changed all their lives and they had changed hers giving her something she probably never thought she would find. A place where she could feel, if not normal, because none of them were, at least a place she belonged, with friends and family who had the same ideals she did, were willing to sacrifice just as much as she was and accepted all sides of her.

“I have some good news.” she told the blonde.

“Yeah?”

“All those exams we did have not been in vain. I have developed a birth control pill for you. I am certain it will work.”

“Really? You are certain? Like 100%?” Kara asked excitedly.

“Uh… not like 100 %. More like 95%. It’s a new drug I developed just for you. There is only one way to know if it is going to be 100%.”

“Are you kidding me? I have to take the chance of… screw it, I’m married, he can’t get rid of me, I’m just never having sex again.”

“Sweetie, why can’t you two just use condoms?” Eliza suggested.

“Yeah, right. Know what happens if he gets too excited? It’s happened and trust me that is a gynecological exam you won’t want to perform on me. There isn’t a latex that can stand up to that speed. I suppose he could channel the Speed Force and protect it like he does his suit but that would be awkward, especially since he sees his mother a lot when he does that. Plus I really don’t want… you know… at light speed and… just no. Barry has apparently talked to Cisco about this, which is mortifying in itself, but Cisco’s estimate is 70% chance of failure and 99% me having a serious injury before I can take the bracelet off. Yeah, I’m going with the no sex thing.”

“You are going to try out my pill.” Cait told her. “Have a little faith in me. We can see for a month if it regulates your cycle and I can check levels and then give you the all clear. Besides you two are going to be so busy it will be months before you think about sex.”

“Months?” Kara asked doubtfully.

‘Months.” Eliza confirmed.

“I remember when the mention of sex would have you blushing and stuttering.” Cait remarked.

“Yeah, I have gotten way past that. I have learned just about everything a woman can learn about sex in the past year, except a lesson I am about to learn painfully. Its fine though. It will be worth it. Women have been delivering without drugs since the human race began. I can handle this. I just want to hold my daughter. I want to look at her and I want her out of me. I think three of my ribs are broken by the way. You are going to have to be careful Caitlin. Any chance of Cisco contacting Kal? Diana said she would come with him. She would be strong enough if… if our baby is a little stronger than the average newborn.”

“He is trying to project onto Earth 3. If he can find J’onn’s signature, he is pretty sure he can communicate. If nothing else, Oliver volunteered to go into the Bat Cave since we know where that is.”

“He should probably not do that. I don’t want anyone going over. There is a chance something could go wrong and until they have a way of bringing their own here I’m not going to risk anyone getting stuck. I know we can get them back. They can’t get our people back.”

“Have some faith. Cisco will find them somehow and he won’t let Oliver be stuck.”

“Just wait. I don’t think, I don’t think she can be that strong. I haven’t had my powers and Lexie hasn’t punched through my stomach or destroyed my bladder. She just made it her tap dancing stage. I think if she is stronger than the average newborn Kendra can probably handle her. I hope. Maybe my powers can come back as soon… Rao, I don’t know. I’m so damn scared, Caitlin.”

“I know, but that has never stopped you before, has it?”

Kara shook her head, her eyes glistening but mouth set tight. She would not give into the fear. Not today, today she would be strong. Her daughter would not see her mother weak when she entered this world.

“I’ll be back. I’m sure Alex wants a moment with you. She will be here soon. Do you want ice?”

“Thats all I can have, isn’t it?” Kara asked, resigned to her fate.

“Yep.”

“Then yeah, only make sure its crushed ice.”

“I promise. I’ll check on Barry and make sure he has calmed down. I think he is more nervous than you.”

“He picked a hell of a time to lose his cool.” Kara admitted. “But I’m kind of glad I’m not the only one freaking out. Tell him to hurry up and eat… no, don’t. He will stop eating and come to me. When he is finished ask him to bring Charlie with him.”

“Okay.”

While Caitlin was giving Kara a moment alone, Barry was trying to make himself eat, giving up and chewing on one of Caitlin’s high calorie treats he and Kara all pretended were good. Sitting around him were his father, Joe and Jeremiah.

“Barry, relax.” Jeremiah told him.

“I am.” he responded quickly, too quickly.

“You have been chewing on the same part of the bar for five minutes. I get that they don’t taste good but you should at least try to finish one.”

“I don’t like seeing her in pain. It freaks me out. I’ve seen her in pain too much and it makes me sick. Now she is going to… she is going to be in a lot of pain.”

“Barry, I’ll let you in on a secret. Kara can handle pain. She has been handling it since she was 13.”

“And she screams over a stubbed toe.” the young man reminded his father in law.

“Yeah and she can dig bullets out of her body without flinching. She can take a beating from an immortal mad man and not only survive but beat him. Kara can handle this and whether you know it or not, this is going to be the best day of her life. When it is over she will remember the pain but it will pale in comparison to your little girl in her arms.”

“Its going to be the greatest day of your life too, Barry.” Joe told him. “You may be nervous now and that is natural but while you make think wedding day was the best day of your life, nothing will compare to this. Nothing. Its scary but a good scary.”

“You are going to be great at this son. Sometime today if we are lucky and the labor doesn’t go into tomorrow, you are going to have your daughter placed in your arms.” Henry told him. “Alexandra Nora Allen is going to be a very special child. Fate chose you and Kara to be together. Fate placed you in another universe the second she needed you. Fate chose you to be the Flash, and fate chose you and Kara to be parents to this special girl. No one else can do this but the two of you. Everything is not only going to be okay, it’s going to be perfect. Yeah it is going to hurt Kara and you are going to be scared of dropping Lexie the first hundred times you hold her, you are not going to sleep because even when she is, you will be listening to the monitor, listening to her breathing. When you doze off you will both jerk awake thinking you might have missed something. You won’t want to go to work because you won’t be with her every second and you won’t want to miss a second. She is going to have first crushes and first heartbreaks and you will want to phase your hand through some poor kids chest but you won’t. She is going to be perfect and the two of you are going to be perfect. All you have to do is be yourselves. She has two of the greatest heroes humanity has ever known as her parents. Two of the greatest people many have ever known. How can she turn out to be anything less than perfect?”

“Yeah, she is. Kara is going to be okay. I’ll get her through this, right? We’ve been through hell, all of us have in some way or another and we survived. She is tough. I just have to figure out how to relax. I really, really don’t like seeing her in pain.”

“Should have thought of that before you knocked her up.” Jeremiah mumbled, then noticed the looks from Joe and Henry. “What? I’m just being honest. Sorry for talking, I’ll shut up now.”

Barry grinned a bit then began laughing. The three men joined in, and the Flash began to relax. It would be okay. She was tough, tougher than anyone he knew, even Oliver, even his Dad, even Jeremiah. Joe had raised two kids himself, one of whom he didn’t have too. Kara was his hero though. The woman had no limit, no fear she couldn’t overcome. They would be fine. They would be perfect at this.

While Barry gave himself positive reenforcement and laughed with the three fathers in his life, Kara was alone with Alex, who had just arrived.

“Hey.” Kara greeted her.

“Hey yourself. You look like hell.”

“Thanks.”

“No, I mean it. Your face is sweaty, your hair is stringy, you are pale. You sure you don’t want to call this whole thing off?”

“Nope. Never. No matter what, I want her and more importantly I want her safely out of me. But I think I am going to miss it too. I will never be as close to her as I am right now.”

‘You will be closer.” Alex told her. Kara hoped she was right.

“I am so scared right now. When I thought I was going to die, not when I was shot, but when I took Fort Roz into space, I was scared. When I was shot I really didn’t have time to be scared. But Fort Roz… even before that, knowing I had to find a way through both Indigo and Non, I thought I was going to die. I was scared but I was at peace with it. But I don’t think I have ever been as scared as I am right now.”

“The pain is going to be bad but…”

“No, thats not it. Pain… whatever, I’ve dealt with pain. I’m scared about afterward. Remember how badly I wanted to play soccer my freshman year?”

“Yeah, you couldn’t because you weren’t that great at control and may have kicked the ball a couple miles.” Alex told her, remembering how well Kara took it in stride but also hearing her cry in the bathroom with the shower running, thinking no one would hear her.

“I really wanted to play. Just to belong to something, you know?”

“I know.”

“She won’t have that either. She can’t play soccer or softball with the other kids. Things like that bother me the most.”

“If Diana gets her way you will both learn to sword fight with Amazon warriors. How many kids can say they got to do that?”

“Thats the problem isn’t it? She won’t get to tell anyone.”

“Thats not a problem. Kara, we made you hide your powers. She won’t have to. We are going to help her from the beginning. Being special isn’t always a bad thing. She is going to be hanging out with a bunch of superheroes, including a Mom who can lift a million tons in the air and a Dad who can circle the globe in two minutes and probably faster in the coming months. She is going to be able to do that too. She is going to embrace who she is because we are going to remind her how important and special she is. I won’t lie to you anymore. It is going to be tough for her at times. She may not be able to hang out with other kids like a normal girl. She may not even be able to go to school with them at first. I don’t know what is going to happen but I know she is going to have an awesome mom who knows what it is to feel isolated. You are going to be able to help her deal with it but also I am betting that you and her will be flying all over the world one day, just the two of you, playing in the clouds, enjoying the sun. How many mothers and daughters get to experience that?”

“Not many I guess.” Kara admitted. “We are going to be good at this, right?”

“Of course. Besides you named the kid after me. How can she be anything but awesome?”

“You have a point.”

“Do you have any idea how much that meant to me?” Alex asked.

“Yeah, I do. But I didn’t do it just to make you feel good. I wanted her to have a family name, a strong name and you are the strongest woman I know. No one else would be crazy enough to jump into a portal into another universe, tied up no less, just to get to me. Maybe Kal but he has superpowers and doesn’t always think things through. But you, only you, would do something like that. I want her to love like you do.”

“We will make sure of that. Mom would have too, you know.”

“Yeah, I figured you learned it from her. But… I don’t know, you and me, we have always had something extra, don’t you think? I think we were sisters in a bunch of former lives and in this one I got reincarnated as an alien but we still found a way to each other. Have I ever actually thanked you for pulling me from space? You took a huge risk. You had never flown that thing. I didn’t even think it could fly. But you did it. Didn’t it ever occur to you that you could die? That you may not have been able to control it, to make it back?”

“I tried not to think about it. And no, I don’t think you have ever officially thanked me.”

“Well thank you. Have I ever told you I was pretty depressed when I woke up still alive?”

Alex looked away, having suspected that.

“I was tired and thought saving the world, being lost in space like the rest of Krypton, it wasn’t a bad way to go out. I figured I had done what I came to do and that was it. I had told everyone goodbye and I guess I was ready. I didn’t think about it, dying. I just knew that I would save you and Mom and that was enough I guess. My way of paying you both back for the pain I caused you. I kept thinking what was the point?”

“We’ve talked about this Kara.” Alex told her, keeping her voice steady.

“Yeah but I need to thank you. I was even mad at first, mad that you would risk your life for me. But everything that has happened since, the good and the bad, has been amazing. It really has. Because you didn’t give up when I had. This girl is as much yours as she is mine. She is being born because of you.I’ll never forget it and I’ll make sure she knows it. Thank you Alex.”

“Always.” Alex told her, eyes beginning to burn. “So lets talk about pain. Everything I know about labor makes me glad I’m a lesbian.”

“You can still carry a kid.” Kara reminded her.

“Yeah, I worked hard for this body. Not in the cards. I don’t even like cleaning up after Charlie.”

‘The future brings surprises. Could you ever imagine we would wind up here? Look around us. This is surreal. At least it is to me.”

“Yeah, it is. But maybe we just had to do things the hard way. I’m getting tired of waiting for Nyssa to ask me to marry her. I guess I’m going to ask.”

“Thats awesome!”

“We’ve been living together just over a year now. You really think its a good idea?”

“Yeah, I really do…” Kara froze and gritted her teeth. Alex held her very warm palm while the contraction passed. It took nearly ninety seconds during which she took very short breaths and was in obvious pain but never cried out.

“How far apart?”

Kara looked at the clock on the wall. “Twelve minutes.”

“Caitlin needs to see how far you are dilated.”

“Yeah, then tell Barry he has eaten enough. I want him in here, with me.”

“Yes Blondie. “

As Kara waited for her love to join her, Officer Jamie Locke arrived at S.T.A.R. lab. Code 111 was reported and the entire department knew what that meant. Locke had graduated the academy two months ago and usually rode with Lieutenant Lance. On his first day on the job he had been brought to meet the Chief who had him sign several confidentiality agreements, shared the identity of Superwoman and Flash and threatened him with everything from being fired to slow death should the identities ever be uttered to those outside the Central City Police Department. The threatening meeting lasted an hour and his fellow officers in the station had many conversations with him about keeping his mouth shut. Knowing Superwoman was pregnant was a shock. Not much crime had happened over the past nine months that required her presence but she had been seen flying over the city at least once or twice a week. Apparently this was some sort of hologram trick the Atom pulled to fool the public into thinking she was still active. The only real metahuman activity had been the Weather Wizard calling out the Flash after he escaped Iron Heights again. When the entire Justice League showed up in Opal City he surrendered quickly and peacefully.

Now Code 111 had been issued. All of Central City PD knew to patrol close to S.T.A.R. and one officer would be at the front entrance, guarding the base against anything, or at least warning the rest of the department to respond should trouble happen. So Officer Locke was here, standing in front of the large building, nervous, wondering what could possibly happen and how he would stop it.

“Why are you here?” a modulated voice asked, scaring the hell out of him. He turned and became more frightened. In the shadows under the awning over the front entrance stood the hooded man, all knew as the Green Arrow. Many suspected he was the Arrow before and his stand in had faked his death but there was no proof and honestly no one cared to look too hard. The man and his team saved the world from nuclear devastation and he personally killed Damian Darhk. He was a hero.

“You… you scared me. You are the Green Arrow right? Its an honor…”

“Why are you here?” the spooky voice asked again.

“Could you turn that off please? Its kinda freaking me out.”

“No. You need to leave. S.T.A.R. is secure. Let your Captain know. The Canary is covering one entrance, my partner is covering another…”

“Speedy? Can I meet her? I mean, just to say hi? She is really hot… why do I have the feeling I should have shut up just then?”

“Leave. We have this. You aren’t needed.” Oliver told the man who couldn’t be older than 21, once again.

“I can’t. Chief insisted PD be here in person and the patrols are around. I have to call if anything looks unusual. We can have ten cars here in less than a minute. I’m new and if I leave Captain Singh will chew my ass out.

Oliver sighed, appreciating the gesture but Singh should have known better. The League could protect one of their own without help.

“Hey, could I get your autograph?”

“What?”

“Your… seriously the voice thing is freaking me out. I already can’t see your eyes, you have that bow in your hands and the voice thing is putting it over the top. I’m trying to stay cool here but… could you at least come out into the light?”

“Why would I do that? Make myself vulnerable like you are? There is shade and you are standing directly in the sunlight. Are you trying to make yourself a target? You are doing a great job.”

“Good point. Can I share your shadow with you?”

“You can go sit in your car. I don’t want anyone near this entrance.”

“Could I go stand by the entrance with Speedy? Wait, is she your girlfriend?”

Oliver stared at the man and even with his face covered in darkness, Officer Locke knew to shut up.

“I can’t go to my car. You won’t kill me, no matter how scary you look and sound. Lieutenant Lance told me not to take any crap from you… Mr. Arrow sir. Everybody knows you are a hero. I’ve been given an assignment and that assignment is to stand by this door and guard it. So if you are doing the same I guess we are going to be buddies. Now could you please turn off the voice thing?”

“For God’s sake Oliver, turn off the modulator. The kid is just doing what he was told.” Felicity said into the com.

“Is he cute? If he is send him to my door.” Thea offered. “By the way, its hot. Do we really have to be suited up? I can wear shorts and no one will see me. I’m just saying I think once again we are the poster children for overreacting.”

“Keep him away from me. Leonard has been pissing me off lately. I’m close to swearing off men again.” Sara added.

“Maintain positions.” Oliver barked.

“Don’t bark at me Oliver. I don’t work for you. Nyssa is in charge while Kara and Barry are busy popping out the kid so chill already.” Sara reminded him. Oliver sighed, turned off the modulator and offered his hand to Locke.

“Green Arrow.”

“James Locke, but you can call me Jamie. I’m a big fan. After you killed Darhk on TV I actually considered becoming a vigilante. I took archery classes and everything, but I wasn’t very good. I decided to go to the police academy instead.” he told his idol, shaking his hand vigorously.

“Good call.” Oliver told him, voice no longer modulated. He doubted he would ever see this guy as a civilian anyway. He tended to stay away from police with the exception of Lance.

“So can I have your autograph?”

“Sure.” Oliver sighed, listening to Thea and Felicity snicker in the com.

“Could you sign one for my Mom? She thinks your… she likes your arms. Weird I know, but you do have some guns. What gym do you go to? How much can you press? I got 245 up two days ago. I’ve been… uh… nevermind.” he stopped, after Oliver signed one for his mother on the officers pad and took a deep breath of frustration. “So do you like baseball?” Locke tried.

The Arrow shook his head.

“I’m going to check on Superwoman. Scream if you need help. Speedy will be right by your side. Ask her out. She needs a social life. She hasn’t had the best luck with men.”

“Screw you Ollie. Seriously, is he hot though?”

Ignoring his sister’s libido as he had done his best to do since he returned from the island, Oliver walked the halls of S.T.A.R. heading past Barry with a slice of pizza shoved in his mouth and into the med bay as Alex was walking out.

“Hey. Doing alright?” he asked Kara, who was reclined comfortably.

“Piece of cake. Cake would be so good right now.”

“Shouldn’t you be walking or something? Lets grab your bow and practice. You are getting pretty good. I don’t expect you to slack off on training just because of this mother thing.”

“I won’t. Okay yeah I probably will. I am going to have to get used to flying again… and breast feeding… and changing diapers… yeah archery may have to take a backseat for a while. I don’t want you going to Earth 3. Stay here. Kal can come anytime but I don’t want to worry about you being stuck in another universe, okay? Promise me.”

Oliver silently agreed, pushing his mask back. “You have my word. How can I turn down the Predator?”

“I guess that Diana will be coming as well. What do you think of her?” Kara asked him.

“She is strong, deadly, obviously a good person considering the company she keeps and if she is old as she claims or even not, you can learn a lot from her. Nyssa and I can work on your fighting style without your powers. But you have no one you can go up against full strength in a training situation that can survive. If these Amazons can give you the chance to do this, it is an offer you can’t really refuse. Plus they are obviously familiar with super powers and could help little Lexie cope as she grows older and more powerful. Even if Diana doesn’t skip dimensions much, this Donna Troy could be huge for you. Her mother wants her to fight with us and more specifically you, so they must be an honorable race. I don’t see anything bad coming from being more involved with these women.”

“Barry worries.”

“He always well and he will always support you. Meet this Donna Troy and decide from there. For right now, only one thing matters, getting this baby out safely for both of you.”

“Yeah, I wish she would hurry up but I’m kinda scared too.”

“I can understand that. The first time I was tortured I think waiting was the worst part. I was wrong. But I have said it before and I always will, you are stronger than me, Kara.”

“You really think so?”

“I know it.”

“We never really talked about Prometheus and Antarctica.” she reminded him, causing him to cringe.

“You can ask me anything.” the Arrow told her, scared of her reaction. Barry made it no secret what he thought of Oliver’s actions, though Barry was more upset he went alone rather than the reason Oliver traveled to the frozen hell.

“I don’t need to ask you anything. I just want to thank you. You took a big risk for me, even if Fairchild’s team hadn’t shown up you were taking a big risk, you and Sara. I just wanted to thank you. I need to thank her too.”

Oliver, a bit surprised, reminiscent of Thea’s reaction when she learned the truth about him, was very grateful. Kara’s opinion of him nearly equaled Felicity and Thea’s in his mind.

“You aren’t mad?”

“No. You did it for me. I know you hate doing that, but you did it for me and Barry and our child. How can I be mad? You made sure that monster never hurt anyone again. If Fairchild’s team had gotten him and learned what he knew, we would have been in a lot of danger. They would never stop trying to get my baby. So thank you. I love you Oliver. You have no idea how important you are to me.”

“I love you are pretty important to me also, Kara.” Oliver reached over and hugged her gently, kissed her forehead and walked out as Barry was walking in.

“You made the Green Arrow tear up. What did you do?” Barry asked, half jokingly and half serious. He didn’t see Oliver emotional much unless the emotion was anger or depression.

“Just talking. You look better. I think I feel a contraction coming on so if you want to, zip off. I know it bothers you.”

“I’m not going anywhere. I hate to see you in pain but I will be here with you while you go through this. Sorry if I freaked out a little bit earlier.”

“You didn’t. Its nice to see you not all put together all the time. It makes me feel better about freaking out. So… we are ready for this, right?”

“No question. All the furniture has been put in place. We have more than enough clothes of every size from now until she is a year old. Six cases of diapers of four different brands in case she is allergic to one or two. We are stocked with Caitlin’s special formula, baby monitor set up, basinet in our room for the first couple weeks only. The nursery at the Gallery is set up. I will grab the car seat before we leave… are we forgetting anything?”

“Her gown. She has to have the gown Winn made with our family crest on it. It has to be the first outfit she wears.”

“Winn is bringing it. If he forgets, he can always go home and get it. Anything else?”

“Bottles. Did we disinfect enough?”

“Yeah, I think the two dozen bottles you washed throughly should keep us okay for a week or so.” Barry told her, rubbing her cheek.

“I love you. Its amazing how many of my dreams you make come true.” she told him, not exactly feeling romantic but unable to help herself. Even after dating, getting married, while technically at what should be the end of the honeymoon phase, he still made her feel butterflies in her stomach whenever she saw him, just like he did the first time he pulled off his mask.

“I can say the same for you. This is crazy, right? Of all the things we have done apart and together, saving the world, fighting every kind of evil possible and winning and this is the one thing that has us so scared. I’m scared but I’ve never wanted anything as bad as you and this baby.”

“Yeah, me too. I can’t wait to fly with her for the first time. To see her running with you, trying to keep up. I hope her first word is momma.”

“Her first word will probably be Cisco or Ollie. It always works that way. But yeah, I hope she says momma first too.”

“Do you think there is any chance she won’t have powers? That she could be normal?” Kara asked, not letting herself believe it.

“No I don’t.” Barry answered honestly. “Between your genes, the fact that she has already been absorbing sunlight, and my altered DNA, it’s not likely.”

“Thats fine. Normal is overrated.” Kara told him, convincing herself.

“Your sister, Oliver, Thea, Sara, Nyssa, they don’t have super powers but are hardly normal. Ray Palmer isn’t normal. Captain Singh, Joe, Quentin Lance, they aren’t normal. Caitlin isn’t normal, but they are all amazing. She won’t be normal either, whether she has powers or not. She is going to be like you. She won’t be able to help herself.”

“I guess she could be worse, huh? She could keep trying to do something idiotic like circling the globe in less than a second.”

“Never say I am not ambitious.” Barry told her. “Everyone has to have their hobbies. Can you imagine how epic my mid life crisis is going to be?”

“I don’t want to even think about it. I shudder to think of the time lines being rewritten because you are bored. I guess I will have to keep you entertained constantly. That should sound sexy but I feel so unsexy right now.”

“I think you are allowed… Kara?”

Kara cringed, bearing down on Barry’s hand as another contraction hit her. This one lasted nearly two minutes.

“Its getting more painful and lasting longer. I think Caitlin should see how much I have dilated. You don’t want to be here for that. You may never want to have sex with me again.”

“Uh… I’m going to be right next to Caitlin helping delivery our child. And don’t worry, because that can never happen. I’ll go grab her.”

Before Kara could take a breath, a disheveled Dr, Snow was at the foot of the bed.

“Okay then. I guess we are going to check dilation. You know the drill, Kara. Spread em Blondie.”

Kara would have blushed if her face wasn’t already red from her last contraction.

“Wow, 4 cm. You are officially into active labor phase.”

“What has this been before?” she asked.

“Warm up. Want to walk? Ice chips?”

“No and yes.”

“Let me go play Elsa for you then. At the rate you are dilating, figure five or six hours.”

Four hours later, Kara still lay on the bed, contractions coming quicker now, practicing her breathing techniques with Barry. Everyone it seemed had come to visit her, not hard considering everyone she knew was in S.T.A.R. right now.

Now laying in bed, her legs and back ached, she had to urinate thirty minutes earlier and the walk left her in worse shape. She felt pressure in her pelvis and she was pretty sure she heard Caitlin assure Barry that something about a bloody discharge was normal and she didn’t want to know more.

Winn and Caitlin sat on one side of her, Barry on the bed next to her and Alex and Nyssa on the other, just talking, trying to pass the time and keeping Kara’s mind off of what was happening as best they could.

“You know, if we were still back on the old Earth, I would have won a lot of money by now, Kara.” Winn told her.

“You bet that I would get pregnant?”

“No, there was a pool going in the office. Pretty much split down the middle between those who thought you were gay and those who didn’t. Of course I knew you weren’t. Everyone who guessed right would have gotten $500 each. There was a $100 buy in but I knew it was a sure thing.”

“Oh… why would half the office think I was gay?”

“Oh… uh… well… you see a lot of people thought you and Cat were… you know.”

“Me and Cat! Where the hell did they get that idea?”

Winn shrugged his shoulders. “I know you weren’t but… there were…”

“Cat has children and ex husbands. She has never had a girlfriend. Believe me, the media would find out.” Kara reminded him.

“Yeah I can see that, you and Cat Grant.” Alex told her. “You did talk about the woman like she was a saint. She called, you jumped and never complained. You did have a fixation on her. Honestly I think the whole Kiera thing was more of a pet name for you rather than her not knowing your correct name.”

“I did not have a fixation on her!”

“Then there was the whole Siobhan debacle. A lot of people thought she was punishing you for trying to make her jealous with her son.” Winn added. “Plus there was the whole personal space thing. Everyone knew Cat Grant craved her personal space but she fixed your collar one time! She moved closer to you on the couch, she always asked you to come to her side of the desk to take notes. Every time she talked to you her eyes went up and down your body.”

“They did not!”

“Yeah, I could see that.” Barry admitted. “I didn’t know her well but yeah it happened…”

“You yelled at her and she took you out for drinks, Kara. No one ever yelled at Cat Grant and survived, much less get taken out for drinks. It died down a bit when the other rumor started up though.” Winn remembered.

“What rumor?”

“Just that Cat and Supergirl met at weird times on her balcony after everyone had gone home. How Supergirl was always flying to her rescue, like her personal bodyguard. People thought you went out with Adam because you thought she was cheating on you with Supergirl. She demoted Leslie to a traffic helicopter for saying rude things about Supergirl. Leslie had been saying rude things about everyone for years but within an hour of talking about you, the woman was pulled into Cat’s office.I knew it wasn’t true but I could see how someone would get the wrong impression. You two did and kind of still do have an intense relationship.”

“I don’t see it. People had too much time on their hands at that office. What about Alex? How did you know she was gay? Apparently I was the last to find out.”

“Oh that was easy. While we were working on the interdimensional thing she brought her laptop to me. Seems somebody downloaded a celebrity sex tape and got a virus. I had to have the safe surfing talk with her.”

All eyes turned to Alex who shrugged. “I was drunk. I still say that wasn’t her. The quality was horrible.”

“Who was it?” Kara asked Winn.

“Some chick that used to be on a high school musical show. Had a French sounding name. Who was it Alex?”

“She was the actress that played Stacy Moore on Homeland.” Alex explained to Kara. “Leave it alone, Winn. You wouldn’t want your computer searched, would you?” Alex warned. Winn ignored her, pulling out his phone and conducting a quick Google search for the Homeland actress.

“Here she is. Fully clothed, Kara. She has done quite a few photo shoots for fashion magazines…” Winn looked at the picture with Barry and both looked at Kara. “… she kind of looks familiar now that I think about it. I mean I didn’t put it together but…”

“Yeah, she does look familiar.” Barry admitted. “Maybe I’ve seen her… you said some high school musical show?”

“Let me see.” Kara grabbed the phone, while Alex covered her face. “No, I’ve never seen her in anything. I don’t even remember what that Moore character looked like. She doesn’t look familiar to me.”

“Pass the phone. I am sure she could be my twin.” Nyssa took the phone, while Alex groaned. Nyssa took in the photo, looked at Kara, looked back at the photo, looked at Alex, then back at the photo. Handing back the phone to Winn, she sighed.

“I think we should leave the soon to be parents alone for a moment, Alex. I do not wish to even accidentally see a birth and I have a feeling I will need to find you a good therapist.”

“Therapist? What the hell for Nyssa? I’ve seen a few so called fashion photos on your laptop as well.” Alex complained as they walked out. Nyssa ignored her comment, just taking her hand and smiling.

“Of course dear, I was just picking on you. Lets see how your mother is doing.”

Placated, Alex followed Nyssa out.

“That was weird. You think Nyssa is upset that the actress doesn’t look like her?”

“Yeah, Kara, we can go with that.” Barry told her. “How are you feeling?”

Barry’s question was answered when Kara arched her back as much as her body would allow, gritting her teeth and moaning loudly.

“Spread them girl.” Caitlin ordered. Checking the dilation Cait was surprised to see she had made quick progress and was at a nine. “Not long now Kara. The contractions should start easing up in pain but will still last a while and be more visible. Are you having any rectal discomfort?”

“And I am out of here. Have fun Barry.” Winn told him, scurrying out.

“Yeah, quite a bit of discomfort in all kinds of places, especially the place that got me into this mess in the first place.”

“Thats normal.”

“Its not. Its really, really not.” Kara countered.

“Barry would you get Eliza and don’t… run with her.” Caitlin finished as a disheveled Eliza appeared suddenly.

“Barry! How many times do I have to tell you not to do that? I feel like I’m going to… just don’t! Unless someone is dying, say Eliza could you come to Kara?”

“Sorry.” Barry apologized sheepishly. “But she is bleeding and there is this stuff and she is hurting and new places are hurting, places she doesn’t deal with hurting often and Caitlin thought…”

“It’s okay. Just relax Barry. She is going to be fine.” Eliza assured him.

“She is at 10, Eliza.” Dr. Snow informed her. Caitlin would never admit it but she was beginning to feel a bit nervous herself and wished Kara would have been comfortable with Henry in here.

“Kara are you sure you won’t consider Henry being here, just to consult? I’ve done quite a few surgeries but I have never done this.”

“Neither have I! You are the one…” Kara stopped talking as another contraction rocked her. Sixty seconds later she continued. “You are the one who told me not to worry. That I had this. Now you are getting cold feet?”

“I would just feel better if he was here to make sure I’m not missing anything. He can stay at the head of the bed. He won’t see anything compromising or traumatizing to either of you.”

“Mom has this. Tell her Mom.”

“It wouldn’t be a bad idea Kara. The man is a doctor. This is his specialty, or at least one of them. I know he has delivered before.”

“This is going to be so embarrassing.” Kara muttered. She trusted Henry. She just didn’t want to… awkward. But…

“Kara, I hate to say this because I don’t want to influence you but it would mean the world to him if he could deliver our child.” Barry told her. “Trust me, nothing down there looks like it usually looks anyway.”

“That is no lie.” Alex told her, joining the party. “I’ve never thought you looked like an alien until now.”

“That is not funny Alex. You are sure he wouldn’t be uncomfortable?” she asked Barry.

“He would be honored.” he assured her.

“Okay, then ask him to come in. He can deliver the baby. I am pretty sure I am past embarrassment right now, considering my mother, sister and best friend are looking at me while my legs are spread and so much stuff is going on down there I don’t even want to think about it.”

“I’ll tell him! Wow, just wow. You are going to need some serious time under the sun lamps after this.”

“Alex! Please ask Dr. Allen if he would like to deliver his granddaughter.” Eliza instructed her oldest daughter while she tried to hide the laugh in her belly. Being a bio engineer Alex was well aware of the birthing process. Seeing it first hand along with Kara’s terrified face worried her but… it was also sort of funny. Walking into the control room, she found, Oliver, no longer outside, probably relieved by Palmer or Carter, along with Jeremiah, Joe and Henry walking in circles, heads down. She wasn’t even sure if the men had noticed each other.

“Henry?”

“Yes? Has she delivered?” he asked, anxious.

“No. Thats why I am here. She wants you to do it. Want to bring your granddaughter into the world?”

Henry stood still for a moment, trying to grasp what Alex had asked.

“You mean it? I thought she would be embarrassed…”

“She is long past embarrassment. Everyone agrees we need a doctor to handle this. You up for it?”

Henry grinned and with a look at Joe, who was also grinning, walked straight for the med bay. Snapping on gloves when he walked in, Alex grabbed one of Kara’s hands while Barry grabbed the other. Caitlin and Eliza stood by Henry’s side, waiting to assist if needed.

“Kara? Thank you.” he told her gratefully.

“Just get her out. Please just get her out.” Kara begged. She was beginning to get excited as well. She hurt, every part of her hurt but she would have her daughter soon.

“Okay, are you ready to start pushing? Do you feel the need?”

“Yes.”

“Then go ahead. The baby is almost ready to enter the world. Sit up a bit, relax your body and push as if you are having a bowel movement.”

“I thought I was past embarrassment. I was so wrong.” Kara whispered. Barry was mumbling something in her ear but she couldn’t focus on him right now.

“Tuck your chin into your chest. Look down towards your navel and focus on where you should be pushing from. Caitlin and I have talked to you about this. Eliza said the two of you practiced. You have this. Take deep breaths and control your pushes.”

“Contraction!” Kara growled.

“Good, go with it. There you go, you are doing good.” Eliza encouraged her.

“It hurts. Everything hurts.” she whispered. “The contraction stopped.”

“Take deep breaths. get ready for the next round.” Barry suggested.

“You get ready for the next round! No, I’m sorry, I’m not mad.”

Barry gave her a small smile but it didn’t hide his worry. Kissing her on her sweaty forehead, he walked to the end of the bed, Caitlin taking his spot, holding Kara’s hand.

“Contraction.” she whispered.

“Push!” Eliza ordered.

“Oh my God.” Barry whispered.

“What? How bad is it? It feels really, really bad.”

“I can see Lexie’s head, Kara.” he told his wife in awe.

“Eliza will you suction the mucus? Keep pushing Kara, you are almost there.” her father in law encouraged.

Kara pushed once more with everything she had. She hadn’t pushed Fort Roz this hard when lifting it from the ground. Screaming, she felt a decrease in pressure, immediately and then heard a baby’s cry. With wide eyes she looked at the end of the bed and saw Henry staring at her daughter in his arms. Eliza drew Barry’s attention away from the baby to cut the cord. Henry, with tears in eyes, placed Alexandra Nora Allen into her father’s arms as soon as the cord was tied off. He walked around to a wide eyed Kara and placed the child gently in her arms.

“Hi, I’m your mother. I’m going to be really good at it.” she told the girl who had a light fuzz of blonde hair and bright blue eyes. The child was wide eyed staring at her parents. “And this is your father. He is a hero and he is going to be the best father.”

Henry had said something about another push and she did but it was easier and her eyes never left her child.

“She is amazing.” Barry whispered. “You did so good. You are amazing.”

“You didn’t pass out. You are pretty amazing too.”

Kara reluctantly handed the child to Caitlin while Alex and Eliza watched her clean the baby up and rub her down.

“What are you putting on her eyes?” the blonde asked.

“Just an ointment to prevent infections.” Cait wrapped the child up and handed her to Eliza.

“I’ve been waiting a long time to meet you, little one. About 14 years. Alex, look at your niece.”

“She is perfect, isn’t she?”

“Six pounds, four ounces. Perfect size.” Henry told them when Caitlin had collected the baby and weighed her. She then placed the child back on Kara’s chest.

“You are feeling okay?” Eliza asked her.

“Yeah, right now… yes. I don’t know if I have ever felt better. But I am soooo sore.”

“We are going to bring in a little bed for her in here. There are some tests that need to be done…”

“No! Just let me hold her for a little while.” Kara told them.

Eliza silently communicated to all that the new parents could use a moment alone. All four walked out, Eliza and Henry with arms wrapped around each other, the new grandparents. Jeremiah, Joe, the entire Justice League muscle and brains would be coming in soon but the moment belong to the three of them.

Joe and Jeremiah entered six minutes later finding Kara and Barry still together, Barry with his arm around his wife and both staring at the little girl who was now sleeping. Both touched her cheek, with large smiles and misty eyes. Jeremiah and Joe hugged Barry, not wanting to jostle Kara, instead giving her a kiss on the cheek. She looked like she had been in a war but the smile wouldn’t leave her face.

Jax and Dr. Stein lead the procession of no more than three at a time, Cisco bringing Charlie in, who was thankfully quiet and not trying to jump into Kara’s arms. He may not have recognized her at the moment. Cisco still couldn’t believe that on the table she had died momentarily once, she now had new life. Hugging Barry, he walked out, not planning on leaving. The entire League would be at S.T.A.R. till the happy family went home. Carter and Kendra were there, and Carter said what seemed like a blessing in Egyptian but Kara wasn’t sure. Oliver, Felicity and Thea walked in, Thea gushing and planning another shopping trip now that she had seen the baby’s eyes. Lexie had woken a couple times, not yet crying since she had entered the world, pressed to Kara’s chest happily. Kara asked Thea if she could get Nyssa and Alex. The two entered quickly, Nyssa taking in the child for the first time.

“She is beautiful Kara.”

“Thank you. We didn’t have such a thing as Godparents on Krypton. The entire family no matter how extended was responsible for the upbringing of the child. Barry isn’t religious, except he prays to the Speedforce quite a bit.”

Barry bumped her shoulder while he lay beside her.

“Kidding, chill. But anyway, we did have Protectors on Krypton. Usually one man and one woman who would be chosen by the parents, to be the guardians of the child until he or she had completed their training in combat. This training usually happened when a child was 14. As both of you have been able to tell, I missed that training. Until that time however the protectors were sworn to defend the child, fight the battles she could not fight. It was a sacred position, given to those who were honorable, trustworthy, loyal and fierce, warriors of the highest caliber. The tradition dated back to ancient times, when families regularly fought one another. While the parents were in battle the Protectors sworn to the child were the last line of defense, willing to die before harm came to the young one. When the time came, it was the protectors who were the primary instructors in battle. Kal El’s parents were my Protectors. I would like to carry on that tradition here. Nyssa, Oliver, we would be honored if the two of you would be Alexandra’s Protectors.”

Both stared in silence at the blonde, caught off guard. Neither had expected this. Listening to Kara’s description both recognized what an honor this was.

“I would be privileged to Kara.” Oliver told her.

“As would I, sister.” Nyssa agreed.

“Thank you. There is a small ceremony to be sworn but we can handle it when we get her home. Alex can help you with the Kryptonese. Thank you.”

Both nodded, not willing to break down in front of anyone, much less loved ones. Alex suggested Kara get some rest and allow the rest to dote over the baby, while the tests were run. Winn and Curtis Holt had many action figures to show the newborn who still couldn’t see the world clearly. Alex didn’t want to ruin their fun though.

Kara reluctantly handed the baby over to her namesake and lay back. Barry moved away quickly. Before she could be annoyed he was back with Charlie, who snuggled into Kara immediately.

“Hey boy. We did it. That little soccer player inside me, she is out and ours.”

Charlie, probably sensing Kara’s pain snuggled deeper into the crook of her arm and closed his eyes. She followed suit and Barry watched her drift off into a deep sleep. He wanted to see his daughter, not take his eyes off her but recognized the others needed time and he didn’t want to leave Kara. Reclining back, he closed his eyes and pulled her closer. A quick nap would be all he needed. Once the two were up, Lexie would be right by the bed. Tomorrow or the next day, depending on Kara and how many tests Lexie would need, they would take their daughter home and the best part of their lives would begin.

Before he closed his eyes he whispered to himself.

“Thank you Mom.”