This is just a little idea I had floating around in my head for a little while. Although some points are canon, this is a completely AU fic. Canon until 1x7 of Supergirl and 2x16 of The Flash.
"You don't want to hurt these people. I know you're scared. We all are. You wanna save yourself. Your family. But don't you see that we are all in this together? There's about a dozen ways that I could stop you right now. But I don't think I have to, because this is not you. It isn't any of you. I believe that we are better than this. We chose who we want to be. And I know, you're going to chose to be a better man.."
"That was amazing!" Kara chuckled as she and James quickly turned the corner of main street and hid in the shadows of a nearby alleyway. Still dressed in her suit, the blonde could barely keep together the excitement that was bubbling inside of her. "I mean- I always get a rush when I help people. But this was something different.. You know? It was real. No powers. Just me."
Giving her a lopsided grin, James nodded in agreement before holding the camera that had been around his neck, up slightly. "Well, maybe we should get back to Catco and get these developed and you see how great you were," he nodded.
Agreeing, Kara was about to step back onto the street before realising her 'S' was still placed upon her chest. Lifting her left hand, she waved him off. "I'll be right there," she nodded before gently lifting her right arm and holding it across her chest.
Although the pain from a broken wrist was still excruciating, she had almost forgot it had been damaged with the adrenaline that had been coursing through her veins.
James gave her a small smile and nod before agreeing that he would meet up with her later, before pulling out the clothes she had stuffed into his bag the moment she had decided she would enter the shop defenceless. Waving him off, the blond turned and began making her way through the darkness of the alleyway and towards some dumpsters.
Looking around, Kara quickly pulled off the top half of her suit before quickly moving down to grab her shirt. It was the sound of a bang that caused her to pause though.
Realising that she was more than vulnerable in this situation, she swiftly pulled the pink shirt over her head and chest and peeked her head over the back of the dumpster. Noting that nobody was present and she had more than likely been scared off by a cat, she moved to pull on her pants and glasses before pushing her blue and red shirt back into the backpack James had given her.
Inhaling, Kara fixed her hair into a low pony before pushing her way out from the back of the dumpster and walked back into the middle of the darkened alleyway. Outstretching her good hand, the optimism and rush had been feeling moments prior rushed through her once again. Still processing the idea that she had been able to fend off an armed robbery with a broken arm nonetheless, and had even managed to save others in the middle of it, Kara couldn't exactly shake the feeling of giddiness that had consumed her body.
Maybe her being human for the day wasn't completely disastrous.
Slinging the backpack over her shoulder, Kara began to make her way towards the light of the city streets before she once again heard the bang that she had heard only minutes ago. Scrunching her brows, she looked over her shoulder and bit down on her lip and turned her body entirely.
Of course, she knew she was supposed to get back to James at Catco, but after what she had just done, she couldn't help but keep that bubbling bravery at the surface. Looking from left to right, the blonde pressed forward.
"Hello?" She called in a low voice, "you know, it's not exactly safe back here?" She stepped forward again. "It's safer out on the street. There's water out there. Maxwell Lord is gathering people.."
No response.
Kara continued to walk, the small voice inside her head telling her that a small kid could be hiding, scared. Scratching her cheek, she licked her lips and walked on. "I can help you?"
Again nothing.
Stopping, Kara brushed a small strand of hair behind her ear and shook her head, maybe she had been hearing things. Or there were actually animals that were running through the back alleys, terrified by the earthquake.
About to turn, she paused. Noticing finally, a small blue light in the middle of the alley. Watching how it floated, she pressed forward only slightly, now curious as to what it was. Looking over her shoulder, she continued on. Through furrowed brows, she reached for it before it suddenly grew. A flash of yellow consumed her eyesight before everything was blue.
"Guys! That was awesome. How fast was I going? That had to be some kind of record!" Barry Allen cheered before walking to the main desk in S.T.A.R labs and towards his friends Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon. Pulling down his mask, he reached for the Big Belly Burger slushee, and brought it to his lips. "This device," he pointed to his chest. "It works. Really well."
"Dude, that was amazing," Cisco chuckled before patting his back and then moving to grab the slushee, "but that's not yours."
Barry shrugged with a chuckle, before refocusing his eyes on the computer desktop and then to Caitlin. "Well, what do you think?"
"Well, you were going point five times faster than you normally would. I know it's not exactly the percentage you were looking for, but Barry, this is incredible. Your vitals are all fine, your blood pressure's fine. I think we just found something that can make your meta catching a lot easier."
Barry chuckled again before the room was left to listen to a low. Looking between each other, the three friends looked over their monitors to notice a blonde woman lying on the floor. Scrunching her brows, she wiped her face before sitting up.
"Head. Sore," she moaned.
"Did we know there was a total cutie just sitting in the middle of our floor?" Cisco began as he looked over this sudden arrival of the woman.
However, the moment he spoke, her eyes shot open and she looked up at them. Moving quickly, she hissed as she leant on her broken arm and got to her feet. Holding it close to her chest, she backed away from the three slowly. "Stay back," the blonde began, letting her right hand point forward at them.
"Barry?" Caitlin whispered.
"I got this," was his short reply.
Kara on the other hand looked at each of them. Wondering just who in the hell they were, and how they had even managed to get her here. Aliens. She figured, but she couldn't be sure. Pulling at the straps of her backpack, she bit down on her lip. The first man was short, with long dark hair and sporting a Star Wars shirt. Not exactly the most threatening thing she'd seen in her life. The next was a woman, with long, fair hair. She wore a dark blue dress but had a long white coat over the top of it again. Lastly, a man dressed in red with a bot across his chest. Out of the three, she presumed he would be the one in charge.
"I don't want any trouble," Kara started slowly. She certainly couldn't defend herself against the three of them, or an alien for that matter. And despite the fact that Alex had been training her for this exact situation, she knew that she wasn't quite there yet. "I'm just some random human you clearly picked off of the street. With no great importance to anything and if you could please, I'll be on my way.." Adjusting her glasses, she looked them over once more.
Slurping on his drink, Cisco raised his brow towards her before looking back at Barry. "Mask, dude."
Scrunching his features, Barry walked around the desk and came full circle to now be standing in front of the mystery woman who had suddenly appeared in front of them. She backed away from him, he noted, not by much, but she did. Scratching his head, he looked back at Caitlin and Cisco before looking back at her. "We're not gonna hurt you.." He began before a crooked smile dawned his features. Pointing to his chest, he nodded to her, "I'm the Flash.. See?"
Letting her eyes fall to the emblem he was gesturing at, Kara paused before looking back up at him. "The who now?"
Barry's arm fell to his side alongside his features. A distinct sound of choking came from Cisco behind him.
"Sorry, dude," the shorter man replied with a chuckle.
"You've never heard of the Flash?" Barry started again, slightly dumbfounded at how she hadn't.
"No," came Kara's response, "should I have?" She stood back again before shaking her head again. "Look, Flash, I'll just get out of your and go back to work. And be out of your hair. Not that I was in it to begin with.. You brought me here," she shrugged before letting her right hand hold up her left elbow.
"I didn't bring you here," Barry started.
"Yes. You did," Kara responded, "but it's fine. I'll just walk back to my building." Not wanting to bring up the flashes of blue and yellow she had seen only minutes prior, Kara was willing to cause little trouble and just leave. She could tell the DEO about her encounter and when she had her powers back, she could track him down again. Right now, she just wanted somewhere she deemed a little safer.
"Where do you work?" Caitlin began to the girl in front of her. "We can leave you there?"
"Catco," Kara nodded, "and it's fine, honestly. You should all be getting back to whatever it was that you were doing and be careful. You know. Earthquake and all that." Finally plucking up some courage, Kara brushed past the man in red, this Flash, and headed for what she presumed was the exit.
Behind her Caitlin, Cisco and Barry all shared a glance.
"Wait," Barry chimed.
"Kara," the girl responded, still holding up her broken arm.
"Well, Kara.. This may be a little hard to believe. But we have reason to think you might be on the wrong Earth."
"So, let me get this straight. What're you're trying to tell me is that there are an infinite number of Earths. Each of them are similar and we have different Earth doppelgängers. On my Earth you arrived via the "speedforce" and accidentally brought me here?"
"Here," Cisco chimed, handing her the slurp he had been drinking earlier. "Might help."
"That's exactly what we're saying," Caitlin began. Kara had seemingly reacted well to the news that she was from another variation of Earth, she noted, but she was still keen to make this as easy as possible for her. They had no clue how to get her home, and which Earth that even was. Barry's tachyon device worked, which was great, but now it had seemingly landed them an unwanted guest and someone to look after.
Picking at the sling that was wrapped around her shoulder, Kara lifted her eyes to Barry. "And you're a superhero?" She began, more interested in that than she probably should've been. "Are you the only hero?"
"Well.." Barry started with a small grin and a scratch to the back of his head. "There's me. The Green Arrow. Firestorm. The Atom. Quite a few of us actually. We're kind of a close knit gro-"
"Superman?" The blonde suddenly asked with a raised brow. "Do you have a Superman?"
The three shook their heads and her stomach fell slightly. At least he would've recognised her. Maybe. If he had even arrived on Earth that is. Maybe he was still on Krypton. Maybe on this solar system, it had survived. Pushing her glasses up on the bridge of her nose, she licked her lips. "So that means no Supergirl either." Again she pondered. Somewhere, she was out there. And aged, probably. The correct age.
"So, as a Superhero, I presume you fight aliens?"
"There's aliens on your planet!?" Cisco started, causing her to jump slightly. The excitement on his face almost breaking her into a smile. She nodded slightly before looking back at the man who she had now learned, was called Barry.
"Uh- no. No. We fight Metas. Meta-Humans. No aliens. Though man, that'd be cool."
Smirking, Kara looked around her slightly. Eyes picking up on the microscopes, and the whiteboards, even the stand that she presumed held Barry's suit. Slightly jealous that he had his own, and her own suit was stuffed away in her bag, she dragged her attentions back onto the small group.
"So, how do you guys think you'll be able to get me home?"
"It's not that easy," Caitlin, who had been quietly studying Kara, began. "We mentioned that there were infinite Earths," she moved to grab a pen and moved to the whiteboard. "We're on Earth-1, and we've already been to Earth-2, so, we can rule them both out. Given the speed that was Barry was travelling, and the fact that he had no idea he had even picked you up, we're not looking at very good odds. However, if I take further inspection on his boots, we might be able to find something. By we, I mean myself and Dr Wells-"
"You'll love him," Cisco nudged.
"..Myself and Dr Wells would hopefully be able to work something out. It's not a lot to go on, but it's better than nothing." She offered a smile before finally removing the lid of the marker once again and taking it to the board. In large letters, she wrote out Earth-Kara with a question mark at the end. "We'll get you home. I promise."
Nodding, Kara licked her lips and looked down at her broken arm before back up at the people. She assumed she had been lucky that they were humans and not aliens, but that was where her luck ended really. With no powers, and her arm in a sling, she was pretty much useless. And with the knowledge that Supergirl didn't exist on this planet, she could hardly walk in on armed robberies and give her speeches of hope in the odds that she could get through to someone. Sipping on the drink Cisco had given her, she sighed, not exactly sure on how she would go on living the next couple days unless she was rendered to live at S.T.A.R labs.
Shaking off her gloom, she began smiling, and tried to make the best of the worst possible scenario. She could focus on her impending being trapped here later. "So. Before you guys give me the rundown of Earth-1. You mind taking me somewhere to eat? I'm starving."
