Chapter 1: So it begins
A/N: Well authors and readers, I'm back. For those of you who have read my previous story it's a pain for me to gravely say this but Gwen Stacy: The Power in her Wrist is on Hiatus until further notice. Sorry guys but I'm just really having trouble writing that story in a special composition book that I keep. Maybe in the near future I could get back to it but for now. I hope to redeem myself from disappointing several of you all with my new fanfiction set in the MCU. All I ask is for at least a couple of reviews so I know what you guys think on this take of a Kryptonian on Earth. The title and summary say it all, enjoy.
Some might say that there is no such thing as life among the stars. Some might say that we are the dominant species in the universe and that there is nothing else that truly holds life outside the Solar System that revolves around a certain young yellow star called the Sun. Some will so often speak up in protest saying we are not truly alone. And they would be right, we are not alone. We are simply another race among the universe and there have always been much greater civilizations that roam the realms and cosmos.
The Human race, small life forms with great potential, have inherited the third planet far from the Sun for nearly thousands of years and have slowly adapted into a more modernized world with the help of sacrifice, dedication, and determination. As time itself passed for mankind their level of intelligence only seemed to grow with generations of offspring doing their best to carry on the legacy that their ancestors have mortally left behind. It wasn't until the beginning of the 20th Century where the Sapiens started to gear more on what there society stands on today, developing more structures and technology that would aid into even more discoveries never before seen with the naked eye. It would take several more decades for these life forms to realize there adventures and discovers were quite out of this world, literally. Mankind unlocking modern day science, inspirational legends that shall never be forgotten, the first trip to the moon off the very planet, and inhumane wars that they all somehow still managed to recover from every now and then. Approaching the beginning of the third Millennium the Humans have now entered the phase of conquest over superior technology and the manifestation of super powered beings and entities that have remained in the shadows over the decades before realizing that the time had begun to roam the Earth publicly.
The Earth years of the late 2000's was when certain individuals who have demonstrated what they're capable of, made history and gained the attention of almost every eye around the world. For instance a super soldier who has fought in a great World War and remained in cryogenic sleep until he was awakened by a top secret organization or an intelligent yet naïve wealthy man who has stunned the armed world forces with an advanced suit of armor built from said man himself. Somewhere on the planet there is also a tormented soul in hiding due to the fact that when he was assigned to work under federal authorities there was a severe radiation accident that forced this soul to become a walking gargantuan force of pure rage and destruction. Another powerful manifestation would be not from Earth, but from an alternate reality that has existed far too long with mankind not knowing of this realms whereabouts. That was until a magnificent yet turned arrogant Prince was banished from his kingdom and home to learn about the rules of life and how precious it all really was. The least publicly known Meta humans that have associated with these people of power are two skilled and highly trained killers, built to commence, assassinate, and succeed while following orders under a strategic home land industry.
Standing out in a big crowd among the average life form has always had benefits, but it also can carry large consequences that can lead to disagreements and the start of rivalry. These beings have gone through hell and back to stand tall with pride and walk away to live another day. It's not only rivals that have given devastating hits to these fighters. Society has had a part in the battle too. While a good portion of the Earthly population has come too accepted these terms, there has also been the contrary opinion where people have risen up spewing words such as they don't belong here or this world was fine until they showed up. The average have always had a tendency to shun what isn't normal, weather it's big or small, and that brings us back to the words of protestors who agree that there is more to life out there than us.
We are not alone.
Our Journey begins with a mere misunderstood child, but not a child of Earth. A child from another world located lightyears away from the very galaxy Earth resided in. She hales from in fact a much larger and greater society than that of the Humans, a planet rumored to have been around since the beginning of the Big Bang itself. This sentient girl saw herself as someone who wasn't anything special in the least and carried the bad thought of never living up to her family name and title. That was until the race from which she came from was heading towards an inescapable Doomsday. This alien, this Kryptonian never knew that she would be chosen by Rao to represent the passing of her kind, she never would of thought that she would be sent away from the destruction of her home planet only to end up on another and live out the rest of her natural living days knowing that once she dies, it marks the official end of the Kryptonians. What will mostly have a huge impact on her newly adopted world will the unbelievable strength of Rao coursing through her veins, upon bathing in the solar rays of the system's yellow star the Kryptonian girl will unlock power beyond that of a mad Titan. She will be physically capable of moving continents with the greatest of ease while also being able to move at speeds as fast as light itself. Her very skin will endure raw energy and harden to the point of virtual invulnerability. The breath escaping her lips will become as deadly as hurricanes combined with artic temperatures. Her naked eyes will have the capacity to produce fire much hotter than any volcanic heat Earth has to offer. The most majestic aspect will be her unique ability to fly among the clouds and heavens without any hesitation. And yet she will still find herself alone, broken and misunderstood. How would the Earth with its Human inhabitants react to such thing as this Kryptonian? What will they do when they come to terms on the realization that a living active Goddess has sheltered amongst their world. Behold Kara Zor-El, the last Daughter of Krypton. Stare into her mighty fiery gaze, she lives among us.
Planet Krypton-The city of Argo
The advanced civilized Metropolis glistened in the basking light of the red star from which the planet revolved around. Beautiful buildings made of both crystal and extravagant designs expanded across the area, with high tech modes of transportation carrying the inhabitants across the purified sky to reach their destinations. Amongst many of the pods following specific routes there was one particularly small speedster that was heading towards a less crowded terminal. It contained a beautiful late middle aged Kryptonian women dressed in bright marvelous robes consisting of the colors orange, blue and yellow along with an extended well fit appropriate royal cape housing her somewhat broad shoulders. Next to her in the same extended front seat was the most precious thing Rao had ever delivered to her through her womb, her Daughter, her child, the blessing that belonged to both Alura-In Ze and her beloved husband Zor-El.
"Kara, the whole objective of the trials is for the ones of your age to earn their roles in society. That includes the right to wear their family crest." The older women lectured the late adolescent who had a somewhat discomfort look on her face. She was about to speak up but quickly silenced herself, knowing that her mother wasn't done talking.
"Interfering with someone else's reading score is the worst thing you can do-But that is what the instructor drones accused you of. The said you lied about Kel and Tana wearing off by accident." As soon as Alura finished her speaking Kara crossed her lean arms and scoffed out loud.
"Mother, I saved those girls!" She immediately looked down in shame knowing that she wasn't one to back talk to the women who gave her everything. She expected Alura to be shocked but after a few moments of not receiving a reaction she spoke again in a much calmer manner. "Does that not count for something?"
The much older Kryptonian sighed out loud and furrowed her brows. "Of course it does Kara-and I am proud of you for it-but as you grow older, the more life will become complicated." This disclaim still didn't help Kara's situation. "You are going to find out that doing the right thing means living with the consequences." The women took her vision off the route they were heading and appointed her gaze at the young Kryptonian who was on the verge of burying her face in her hands.
Alura tapped into her earpiece, setting the cooridnates to their home and engaged the speedster on auto pilot. Once that was done she scooted over to her daughter and wrapped her well tone arms around Kara's perky shoulders. Kara still looked down but was forced to look up as her mother brought her head into her lap and caused the girl to instinctively coil her body in fetal position. Her head now resting on her mother's legs Kara gave a comforting moan as Alura wiped the moisture developing around her right eye and gently started stroking the side of her child's young face.
Despite almost being an early adult Alura didn't care in the least how old Kara would get, to her Kara was the same infant girl she held approximately nineteen years ago in the infirmary. Watching her grow up was a privilege and she thanked Rao for letting her live this long to see her in this state. Her facial appearance was of that similar to hers, well cut proper blonde hair grazed the scalp of Kara, beautiful squinted eyes shined with life, and a perfect cheek and jaw line completed her beauty.
The girl looked straight into the eyes of her caretaker and placed a proper palm on the center of her chest. Alura smiled as Kara's delicate fingers traced along the crest containing the symbol of the house of El. Kara ran her middle finger through the solar serpent trapped in the diamond being extra careful not to inappropriately touch her mother's proper breasts. The women kept the small hand there and leaned down to plant a small kiss on her daughter's forehead.
"I know things have not been well since what happened to your infant cousin, but believe me when I say things are going to get much better." That statement almost made Kara gasp but she held it in.
Kal-El, the son born from her paternal Uncle Jor-El and Aunt Lara-Lor Van was a delicate soul upon being born four months ago. Kara along with her father had visited him from time to time but it wasn't exactly a well thought family reunion. In his short time of living Kal had been born with severe breathing problems which later led to unknown sicknesses plaguing the infant's poor immune system. Jor-El was desperate to find a specific cure for his child and grew incredibly frustrated upon realizing the Kryptonian race possessed extraordinary technology but still could not develop some sort of antidote. Receiving aid from the doctors and drones that were superior to Jor's knowledge in the medical field wasn't much of a big help either. They confirmed that Kal-El's badly developed young body could not fight back what was destroying him. The doomed thoughts soon became a reality when Kara and her parents decided to deliver a surprised family visit to Jor and Lara only to enter their residency and find the young parents mourning and crying over the loss of their precious son who was wrapped in a royal red blanket with no signs of labored breathing escaping his tiny nose or lips. The last thing Kara remembered properly from that day before passing out due to heart ache and extreme trauma was cupping her mouth to stiffen her cries, let the cascade of tears flow, and fell into her mother's arms.
Jor had been devastated, his wife Lara was in a somewhat worse state since she couldn't stop grieving the loss and even several begging nights of passionate love making was not enough to wipe away the tragedy, even for Jor. The brilliant scientist switched his hours to where he now worked from his home just to spend more time with his wife and keep her company. Zor was in a similar state for losing his precious nephew but not as much. He did his best to comfort his younger brother every now and then when he visited and Jor didn't hesitate to accept his much older sibling's condolences. Alura would go to Kal's ceremonial grave and prayed to Rao to keep her nephew safe in his sacred hand. It had been three weeks since the passing of Kal-El and since then Kara had been doing her best to try to move past it and although her side of the family was succeeding, the other half however wasn't.
Kara regained her train of thought and continued to admire the family crest Alura kept proudly upon her breasts and chest. The older women abandoned the sad previous topic and focused back to what Kara was doing.
"Fear not my dear, you will one day wear this symbol and bring pride and joy not only to our family, but to our very race." Alura's motivational words were met by deaf ears as Kara shook her head in a un agreeable manner. This would not be the first time the proper scientist received a reaction like this from the beautiful girl that was her everything.
"Mother, why must you always speak to me as if I am destined for great things?" Kara closed her eyes not wanting to focus on the stern look the mature women was giving and instead tried to concentrate on the soft callous hand stroking the side of her face.
"Kara this negativity has got to stop. You are part the House of El, you have a great purpose and a suitable future lying ahead. You mustn't think like this about yourself. You are unique and there is no other like you. When I held you for the first time, I told your father that you will become the sole successor of our family and that you will make a name for yourself, one that shall be forever written in Kryptonian history." Alura gritted her teeth in irritation as Kara opened her eyes and gave her a stern expression that completely described she had been annoyed by those words.
"Stop with the lying Mother! Why can't you simply swallow your pride and admit that I am completely unworthy of…." The older women stop her midsentence by smacking her other palm over Kara's mouth, the girl's expression quickly going from rebellious to absolute submission. She was forced to meet Alura In-Ze's angry face, and Kara had completely turned coward.
"STOP THIS, STOP THIS AT ONCE DO YOU HEAR ME!" The Kryptonian yelled while bringing the much younger specimen's face out of her lap and into her palms, using her strength to bring up the girl's body to meet her at eye level.
"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS ANYMORE FROM YOU KARA ZOR EL, YOU ARE NOT A LIVING DISSAPOINTMENT AND IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW BAD YOU HAVE DONE THINGS OR HOW BIG OF A MISTAKE YOU HAVE MADE. ITS NEVER EVER GOING TO CHANGE HOW MUCH YOUR FATHER AND I LOVE YOU." that last sentence came out in a quivering yell and Alura awaited from what was to come due to the fact on how much Kara's lips were shaking and eyes tightening.
The girl slammed her face into the women's broad chest and let out the most frustrating inner cries she had been holding for quite some time now. The ageing beauty wrapped her tone arms around her daughter and rubbed her back with one hand while the other kept Kara's head where it was.
Kara continued to let out all that was bottled up while not seeming to care that someone of her age was bathing in the comfort of a parental figure in the least.
"My girl you are not what they say, in time you will be greater than any of them. Please don't put those bad thoughts in your head any longer." Alura said in a whisper through Kara's ear while kissing her cheek.
Kara had recalled the events from earlier that day, and frankly it was one of the most embarrassing moments of her life. After she made the futile attempt to save the Kryptonian girls from the beast when they wondered off from the camp the incident did not go unnoticed. The blonde girl had been horribly lectured by her superior instructors who had also released their drones on her and as soon as she thought things couldn't get any worse, the gossip had spread amongst the other trial members. Kara had already had some what of fame before the incident since she came from a very prestigious house on Krypton and once the word was out from the beast attack and the deduction ratings from her charts, she couldn't walk in a single direction without making a complete mockery of herself or being made fun of by the other young Kryptonians. They have said things, terrible awful things that made her feel sick and her stomach chirm with hurt. It wasn't until the arrival of her mother when Kara thought there would be some sort of relief but apparently here she was now, letting out the tears that threaten to burst earlier and her grip tightened around the women who had beard her.
"I am trying…I…I am trying Mother." The late adolescent sobbed out loud. "I am doing the best I can to live past everybody's including yours and Father's expectations…but, but apparently it's never enough. I want to be great but no matter how hard I pick myself back up…it's just never enough." She squealed at those last four words. The girl continued to cry and Alura was battling on what to say next to her heir, seeing her daughter in this state always drove her in wanting to admit the real big secret and purpose that awaited Kara in the future. But she quickly silenced such thought, knowing that she will throw several years of hard work in secret right out in the open along with the own classified objectives of her husband. The Kyrptonian scientist would be certain that both her beloved and her very self would be punished by Rao for what they would do to their own flesh and blood but she was also certain that her deity would give her a chance to explain why they took such drastic measures. Hiding her urge to confess what she really wanted to say Alura cupped Kara's face off her moisturized crest and quickly pressed her soft pouty lips to the girl's supple ones earning a comforting coo from the late adolescent.
They both parted after a couple seconds and the proud women used her thumbs to wipe the excess tears that only seemed to endlessly keep coming down from the other Kryptonian's eye glands.
"I know Kara, I know you are doing your very best to be a great contribution to Krypton." Soft greenish eyes stared into young dark blue ones. Kara doing her best to listen and not let the still tempting sobs escape her lips.
"I said it before and I will say it again, you are better than what any other being thinks about you, you will be a great Kyrptonian with a strong spirit, it's in your blood. Failure only happens when you stop trying and you Kara Zor-El have never stopped trying….I love you dear, with all my heart, never give up." the young girl hugged her bearer in a tight embrace and spoke through tremendously tempting sobs.
"I really hate how I must start from the beginning of the course Mother." The women gave a long sigh remembering very well what the girl meant by that. When Kara was being escorted by her instructors to the speedster they had specifically told her that due to major violation of the Kryptonian Trials she will have to restart from the section of studying and training she was on. This irritated them both since Alura at the time was very upset with what Kara had done and Kara was completely ready to shout to her instructors for how blind they were to see the true intentions behind her actions.
Alura just didn't have anything to say anymore, she feared that if she kept talking she would just add more to the tension that was already slowly trying to calm down in the small seated area of the transporter they were in. Instead the scientist showed Kara comfort through actions, which she knew the girl would receive them gratefully. The women leaned forward to where their foreheads nearly touched and battered her long eyelashes against the adolescent's cheeks quickly earning soft giggles from the heir to the house of El. The middle aged mother loved doing this to the girl. This was one thing that Kara wouldn't let go from her childhood because no matter how down she felt, eyelash brushes from her mother always brought out the cheeriness in her.
Alura finished with a small peck to Kara's nose and both were relieved when the speedster stopped indicating that they had arrived to their residency where Zor-El was waiting for them.
"We are here dear. Let us go to your Father." Kara's conscious quickly tensed once again but hid it behind a smile and pulled herself off Alura's lap that she had been sitting on while also letting out the sniffles from her nose and wiping tears that were still dripping around her chin but no longer coming down from her eyes thanks to her mother's somewhat spirit lifting technique. As soon as the women powered down the family airship the two then followed the little performance they always played whenever they got home in the past. Kara balanced herself on the stair platform to enter the vehicle and did a side jump with the conclusion of landing perfectly on her platforms. She took a couple steps back and watched as her caretaker stood on the platform and balanced on her boot covered toes while spreading her arms out to the sides almost looking like a magnificent cosmic angel in Kara's eyes. Alura leaped high off the platform and performed an amazing array of acrobatic spins and landed on her feet with her long royal cape fluttering around her broad body.
"Impressive as always, forty-nine years of living and you are still agile as you are elegant Mother." Kara said as Alura bowed her head in admiration and gratitude towards her daughter while silently thanking her deceased parents for always making her practice her mobility along with perfecting her body to this very day.
The proud women walked up to the girl and offered her an elbow so she could loop her arm around it in a escorting like manner. After adjusting the collar on her royal blue training suit that was made up of compressed Kryptonian nanocrystals, Kara and Alura left the area where they parked the speedster and entered a long narrow hall that shined with white light along with hologram portraits of members of the house of El who have moved on to the next life with Rao. They approached the end which was a massive gray colored half split door that was in the shape of a diamond with the family crest stretching across.
"I cannot believe this, I simply cannot believe this." said a tall proper figure in the dark limed room of his research quarters. He stood with his shoulders shrugged over a small holopad that was stretched across the table. The kryptonian that was Zor-El had a sadly grim look upon his face. He wore a long Kryptonian red overcoat with a silver neck brace indicating that he ranked high in the guild of science. His facial appearance was quite handsome for someone who was fifty-two years of age. Nice proper cut sandy blonde hair was combed back all around his scalp along with bushy side burns of the same color that trailed down his hard firm jawlines that ended around his dimpled chin. He was talking to a moving image of his brother Jor-El whose entire upper torso could be seen through the holopad. Jor had a completely different appearance apart from Zor. He had a much younger face being a fact since he was only twenty-seven years old and he wore similar clothing to what Zor was wearing with the exception of the long overcoat being a cerulean blue rather than red. The fabrics around his pectorals were open, revealing the all too familiar solar serpent locked within the diamond triangle. The many women of Krypton would swoon upon seeing his chiseled clean shaven face that was topped with dark black straight wavy hair that was combed to the side. The only thing that stood out like a star within a dark abyss was the incredibly dark circles that were under his eyes and they were nearly at the point of being swollen.
"It is unbelievable to me as well Zor, but the results have been tested many times by you and me already." Jor said while slightly bowing his head.
"I thought for certain we would still have another week left." The older sibling replied with a slight worry and panic in his voice. He was struggling to maintain his posture but due to years of going through surprising things in his life, Zor managed to quickly revert back to his stern but calm look.
"This won't change the planet's damnation Zor. I suggest you place your last potential plan in motion." There was a faint pause as Zor let out a devastating sigh clearly not expecting such a thing for his brother to say.
"Zor, you know very well that your wife is on your side with this plan, this isn't right in the eyes of Rao but it must be done to ensure the survival of our very race. We have tried everything we could brother, and it is clearly obvious that those plans have failed miserably." Zor could only nod in understanding.
"I'm sorry Jor, I really am. You know well that if my methods in preserving Argo City worked I would have brought you, along with Lara with us." Jor's brows furrowed and gave a brief nod of his head.
"If it wasn't for the foiling and interference of the Council, why must they be so stubborn?" the youngest one of the two finished with the rhetorical question.
Zor was about to say a remark when the communicator on his wrist gave a high pitch chirm indicating that his wife and daughter have arrived. Jor must have heard it through the holo because he concluding their conversation with a farewell.
"Go Brother, attend to your family, they need you. Cherish your last few days with them." The eldest of the two smiled and slightly leaned forward.
"Be at peace Brother, for the next time we speak, it will most likely be our last." that being said Zor-El turned off the holopad and quickly made his way out of his quarters and into the living establishment of the residency, waiting to greet the two most important beings in his life.
Alura and Kara placed their palms on the scanning detector next to the wall and after a moment of confirmed techno chirps the door split open revealing the very man that had been waiting for them at the last few seconds. Zor stood tall and proud with his hands behind his back and a series look upon his face. This made Kara slightly uncomfortable. Just as she predicted, her father must have received the news via holopad or wrist communicator of what had happened during the trials. She could only hope that her father didn't believe the twisted words of the instructors but she was ready to face whatever consequence that lied ahead due to having to restart her courses with deducted points. The burden came off her shoulders as he extended his arms out to greet her, his stern lips curving upwards into a smile. Kara felt a hand behind her back and quickly looked up to see Alura gesturing with her head to go to the person in front of them. Kara entered the residency and hugged the aging man, burying her face in the crook of his coat. She felt warm callous hands wrap around her body and gently stroke her back.
"Father…" she whispered into his overcoat.
"Kara." Was all he said back with his eyes closed, thanking Rao that she was still safe without a bruise.
Alura walked towards the pair and joined in with the reunion. Kara was basked in a sea of red as her mother's cape unintentionally wrapped around the three. Zor looked up and the two who were husband and wife stared into each other's eyes for a moment. Alura cupped his right cheek and locked her lips with his own, both moaning a little from the intimacy. They soon parted their lips and the trio from the house of El separated with Zor's eyes clearly trained on Kara.
"My dear I am so glad you are safe, I heard about what happened and I could never live with myself if you got hurt or killed." Kara loved how her father showed his affection but was mostly concerned on why he didn't start his conversation with scolding or lecturing her just as her mother did when she was picking her up from the facility camp.
"Thank you Father, but as you know I have unintentionally violated the rules of the trials and must repeat my courses which have set me back greatly." Her father's expression didn't change and he placed a calm palm on her shoulder.
"None of it will matter pretty soon Kara. None of it will matter pretty soon…." Zor said to himself in his mind where no one heard him.
"Kara…don't stress yourself, you have done the right thing in attempting to save those girls. Have you not interfered the instructors would have gone to their family house to deliver them grave news on what happened to their heirs. Now yes, you have been punished. You must redo the trials but none of that matters to me dear. You are safe in our house here and now." the girl relaxed from hearing her father's words and another palm landed on her other shoulder, this time belonging to the proud older women in the room who spoke next.
"Go to your quarters Kara. Freshen up from your long exhausting day. We will wait for you here when you get back." Kara smiled and bowed her head to be excused and made her way towards her living quarters which was down the much smaller white hall of rooms. As soon as she reached her destination the sound proof door slid open and closed quickly behind her as she entered. Kara walked to the center of the room and bowed her head as she pressed her middle and index finger to her collar which had a small crystal in the shape of a triangular diamond. After the conformation of encryption scanning Kara's training suit began to slither up her body from her boots to her neck. She closed her eyes as the millions of nanocrystals began to hide within the object on her neck. The tiny technological particles were now stored within the shining crystal and Kara now stood completely bare in the dark limed quarters, the only light illuminating the area was a small projectile holo lamp that was left on throughout the day. She calmly took off the crystal which was now heled together by a tight necklace of elegant design and placed it on her table that contained many holopads, electronics, and tools.
Several steps ahead from where the young Kryptonian was standing laid a huge resting chamber, the very bed Kara had been sleeping in since birth considering the technological frames were adjustable for a fitting of almost anyone. No matter how big or small. The bed had a developed design as a spiked white crystalized rectangle that held a dark royal blue colored mattress made up of movable nanocrystals that would respond to the thoughts and encryptions of any said master. Kara made her way towards the right middle side where there wasn't any spiked crystals sticking out and sat on the bed with her arms wrapped around her breasts and her bare bottom feeling the tingles of the small particles that made up where she slept.
How could this have happened to me? All I have ever done was put the best of my effort into my objectives no matter what. I know I am not the best of them all but this is no excuse for me to say. I am a member of the house of El. Great things are said to be expected from our House, but I cannot deliver those things. Personally I do not want this. I do not want any of this. I am not fit to be a part of this world or any other community on Krypton. I do not wish to partake in these rules that our society has set in stone, I wish for all this to stop. Rao above Mother would disown me if she ever were to hear me say such things.
Kara unfolded her arms and placed her palms in her hands. How she loved her parents with all her heart. She would give up her soul if it meant they would live for eternity. They have done everything they could in their power to raise her to be a strong independent being and she would always be grateful for that until the end of her days. But in a way this has always made Kara feel incredibly guilty and sympathetic since no matter how many times her parents told her she was not a failure, she always felt like she was every now and then. Results spoke for themselves since Kara was never at the top of her educational classes and the only category where she demonstrated the most decency was physical fitness. Normally this would seem common in the eyes of Kryptonians since the majority of the planet's population had women who were physically able, but over the years that have turned centuries Krypton has abandoned their ways of being constantly alert from galactic war or global security threats and the religion, science, and political guilds have taken over the careers in Kryptonian society. This meant that if a Kryptonian were to finish their trials and they didn't qualify for either of these guilds, they would basically be considered the low livers and would be given jobs that involved physical work such as construction, or guarding. That was another thing that always made Kara shiver in fear. She did not want to fall under that category of Kryptonians. She did not want to be remembered as someone who didn't stand for what their family crest represented.
If her mother told her that she had a great purpose, where was it? Deciding to clear her shameful thoughts Kara quickly stood up and walked towards another door that resided within her quarters that led to her personal bathing chamber. The motion sensors were triggered to life as Kara walked in causing the dim lights from the ceiling to turn on. The girl smiled softly as the rather large bowl like tub greeted her vision. It was a pale white in color and next it was a small rock like stool that held a hand print indicating it was another encryption scanner. As Kara placed her palm over the device that was built into the stone she quickly made her decision on what to fill the bath with, Gaula fluid. Gaula fluid was a special sap that came from the most remote forest trees that resided below the planet. Upon cutting open the trunks of the pink vegetation there was a special thick substance that scientists discovered approximately two centuries ago. Due to having the look of a majestic glow the first thoughts of what the fluid could've represented was toxic. On the contrary, the sap worked as a way of soothing, moisturizing, and relaxing Kryptonian Epidermis cells. Joyed with the new substance they have found the scientists studied the Gaula trees for three months before bring it upon the Kryptonian Councilmen at the time. The highest ranking official was skeptical at first when the group of scientists proposed that every major city on Krypton should install Gaula fluid in there plumbing to help relieve themselves better from their long and tiring days. But after testing the proposal with a calm soothing bath of the precious sap himself, the highest council member convinced the rest of his members to agree to the terms and within several weeks, every major city on Krypton received the news about Gaula fluid. It quickly became a much preferable way of bathing for Kryptonians and only the low livers or civilians that resided outside the cities stayed with the terms of cleansing their bodies with warm water. To this very day there hasn't been an incident of bodily problems with Gaula fluid and no one on Krypton had the worry of the remote trees every going extinct since Gaula trees grew faster than they could be demolished for their sap.
After the scanning was complete Kara watched as the tub quickly filled up with the extravagant goo. She bent over and stuck a hand in the glowing pink substance, just the right hot temperature. Her hand was covered in Gaula when she pulled it out and wiped it all over her abdomen, wanting to have both hands clean before properly entering for her bath. Kara grabbed an incredibly large toweling robe from another rock like stool near the door and dimmed the lights in the room just a little bit by using the keypad that was attached to the wall above the towel stool. She set the robe to the side and walked up the small set of four step stairs that led inside the tub. The girl cooed as her feet made their way into the hot moisture and let out a relaxing sigh when she started to let herself sink into the Gaula, her bare body welcoming the hot warmth and the sinking stopped when the fluids coated her breasts just above cleavage level. Several of Kara's long straight locks on the sides of her head touched the gooey fluids, coating them in glowing froth and giving them a shiny appearance. She swan to the other side of the tub and sat down near an area that had seating bumps. Once she got comfortable Kara reeled her head back and closed her eyes wanting to enjoy this hot moment while it lasted. After a few minutes she began to feel a little drowsy and at that moment, Kara drifted into a peaceful nap in her bath.
The two scientists said nothing as they continued to passionately kiss in their residency with nobody or anything interrupting them in the least. Zor kept his hands on her caped hips while Alura had an arm wrapped around his collar and the other one caressing his facial haired cheek with her palm. They separated and stared into each other's aging eyes. Alura quickly sensed sadness in the dark blue orbs of her husband and her facial expression quickly followed his own.
"My love." The women paused for a moment. "What has happened?" Another faint pause came but the scenario changed when Zor took his wife's hands and brought them to his lips.
"Follow me Alura." That being said, the two Kryptonians made their way towards their research quarters with Zor preparing himself on what he was about to show and say to his wife. Alura locked the door behind them using the keypad on the wall and trailed behind Zor as he was already summoning up stored research that she knew all too well, the calculations of Krypton's unstable core and potential destruction. The male Kryptonian stood with his head bowed and he felt the hands of his love touch his shoulders. He spoke before she could even ask a single question.
"This is something you have to see for yourself dear, I am dreadfully sorry but this is serious in every possible way." Zor stepped aside for Alura and the women placed her palms on the holopad and studied more closely on what she was looking at. Just as she thought, several documents that were shown were precise calculations on the unstable core of the very planet they were living on in which Alura understood loud and clear. After all, she along with Zor and Jor helped discover the potential Doomsday of Krypton. After several minutes of continuous reading Alura noticed several changes during the last few tests on when the planet would erupt and be no more, changes that she instantly didn't like. The tests where different from what she has seen and it didn't take long for the scientist to figure out that these new results were calculated the day before. Her eyes widened once she switched to the last file and gasped on what the final verdict said.
Zor winced as Alura began to tremble upon reading that the planet would be destroyed in less than two days from now. It broke his heart to see her struggling on what to say, she simply couldn't find her words until now.
"No." the word came out in a soft whimper. "No…no this…..this can't be." Alura let the tears fall, knowing that as much as she wanted to deny the revelation, the research of her husband and brother in law were not to be taken as doubt. Zor tried to bring Alura into a hug but took a step back as the proud mother fell to knees and yelled at the top of her lungs, not caring in the least to attract attention since the walls were completely soundproof.
"NNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!" she dug her nails into her calves while wailing loudly. Having enough of seeing his wife in this state Zor fell down to her level and was taken by surprise when the howling women threw herself into his arms, the tears cascading down her cheeks and for a moment she felt like as if the life was completely draining out of her body.
Alura was in a true state of shock. She gritted her teeth in sadness and anger. Zor was doing his best to shush into her ear but even the much more stoic scientist was struggling to maintain his emotions at this point.
"I…I knew this day would….come." she spoke through the sobs. "But I thought we were certain that we would at least have another week left." The déjà vu hit Zor's crest faster than he could blink his aged eyes.
"I thought so too darling, I thought so too…." He was then interrupted rather harshly.
"You know very well what this means Zor. You know what this means for Kara." Zor brought her face to meet his and kissed her plump lips rather quickly before parting.
"Of course I do Alura….Kara's destiny will commence sooner than expected, and believe me when I say that I would prefer to end my life here at this very moment than having to see a beautiful wife join her husband in plan that she didn't want to undergo, but had to do it for the greater good." The women's lower lip quivered when she saw the two tears officially streaming down the cheeks of her proud soul mate. Their plan flashed simultaneously before them, the last objective they had no other choice but to execute due to the fact that others measures that were taken in the past have failed.
For the past several years Zor, along with his brother and wife have studied the tremendous seismic tremors that have been striking the planet every few other months. Further investigation led to the hypothesis that something was terribly wrong with Krypton's running mantle but upon looking at the details more closely through their technology, the problem came from the center inner core. It was indeed becoming unstable due to centuries and ions of massive radiation development. The three didn't want to make quick assumptions on what this meant but after countless hours of studying the core along with demonstrating these results to their colleagues in the science guild, there was no doubt that Krypton, one of the most ancient civilizations in the universe, was on the verge of self-destruction. Alura among the group suggested that they take this news to the Council, to warn them on what could potentially happen to the Kryptonian race if they didn't take drastic measures immediately. Zor and Jor were hesitant at first but soon decided it was worth an attempt, an attempt that was not so promising to aggregable terms.
The Grand Kryptonian Council were known as the world leaders who have always managed to succeed in the solving of Krypton's problems that either involved politics, troubled laws, territorial issues, galactic representation, criminal activity, and leadership positions of the Army and Armada fleet. The Council was indeed praised for their wise and intellectual minds but just like all good things, it had to come to an end. The members who have ascended from the predecessors have forgotten what being a councilman or women truly stood for. They have become arrogant, self-centered, greedy, and occasionally discriminated whoever disagreed with them and could make their lives a living nightmare.
When Jor, Zor, and Alura came to them with the news of Krypton's potential fate they immediately became skeptical among other things. The Council however, gave their theory a chance and handpicked their best and most loyal scientists to review what the three have stated in saved files within portable nanocrystals. Unfortunately a vast portion of these groups had their own visions on what the tests stood for. Some ridiculously stated that the planet was at the peak of another evolutionary phase, others announced that there was simply nothing to worry about since their pride and joy did not want to be damaged in the eyes of the Council, and finally the last group didn't even bother to make an observation due to the fact that some of the houses on Krypton who made their careers through science were grimly jealous of the House of El.
In conclusion the three were crudely dismissed and it practically took every ounce of strength for Zor and Jor to take Alura with them since she wasn't so found of the way they were mocked, lucky for them the women kept her volume and language under control. Knowing the true colors of what the Council has officially become, the members to the House of El abandoned any method to try and convince the people of Krypton but remained positive in focusing on a method to try and preserve what they could of their race.
After some rather logical discussions with his wife, Zor began to work on a highly illegal project that would most likely end up rendering his wife and himself in prison for a life sentence. He was planning to install a genetically altered force field around the city of Argo without the consent of any official or leadership authorities, that way when the time came it would levitate the entire landmass out of the ground into space. This way they wouldn't partake in the destruction of the planet and a good population of millions of Kryptonians would've been saved from doom. It seemed simple. Initiate, commence, and execute. Alura and Zor would work long hours in their residency when Kara was away doing her educational courses. They would work and test on prototype field generators and once their work was completed, they would head out after sunset to install a total ten of said generators around the perimeter of Argo near the city limits. All hope for preserving the great Metropolis went deep into the ground when the authorities showed up to arrest the married scientists. Alura and Zor were more confused than shocked when they were taken away. Everything seemed to be going well until that point, how was it possible for them to be exposed already when there seemed to be no problem when they installed the first few field generators in the first place? Their questions were soon answered when they were taken to the Council to discuss what they've done.
The once great world leaders have found out about force field due to the fact that they have sent well paid public eye spies to investigate the disturbances outside the city. When the technology was traced back to Zor-El, it didn't take long for the Council to put one and two together. Zor cursed himself due to his foolishness, what he and with the help of his wife did was highly risky but he didn't expect for the fields to be discovered so quickly. He thought they wouldn't notice until it was too late. It all came together when the leaders announced who the spies were, they were indeed fact their colleagues from the science guild. How betrayed he and his wife felt that day.
The scientists were told harshly by the Council that they must cease this blabber of the planet facing damnation or else they would be punished greatly for their insolence. Fortunately for them, Zor and Alura didn't have to face grave punishment due to the fact that the Council knew the prestigious House the married couple haled from. The House of El had a long history of always assisting the past members of the world leaders other than just great achievement through science. They were left off with a warning but they were told if any of this continued further, a nightmare would replace the lives they were currently having. Jor-El received the news on what had happened and he thanked Rao greatly for hearing that the charges have been dropped against his brother and sister in law. Zor also thanked the Kryptonian deity due to the fact that the news never reached Kara's ears while she was away. It was all kept a secret.
Despite the dire consequence they nearly faced Zor, Jor, and Alura's determination didn't seem to be fazed at all. With only months left of preparation for the planet's self-destruction, the family initiated the next phase of what they should do. They would secretly plan to send their heirs off the planet to perhaps a much different civilization where they could live out as possible the last Kryptonian survivors.
During this time a pregnant Lara was told by a certain husband of hers that Krypton's core was becoming highly unstable for the inhabitants to live on. She had dozens of puzzled questions but they were all answered when Jor explained to her the entire story from the discovery of the planet's fate, to the trial arrest of Alura and Zor. Lara quickly knew where this was going and she didn't even dare think about sacrificing her own child for the sake of the race's survival. The young women begged Jor that they all must leave together as a family but the scientist stated otherwise. He told Lara that they, along with Alura and Zor were just as much as failed products on what Krypton has become and that only their offspring had the potentiality to make a difference out among the stars.
Lara had been heavily distressed from the sudden realization but decided that if there really was no other option she will help achieve what must be done. When the four members of the House of El discussed one lonely night at the science guild on how the plan would lead out a burden was lifted off the younger women's shoulders when Alura and Zor admitted they would calmly sedate Kara and place her, along with the soon to be born infant Kal in a rogue armada fleet ship and send them off to Xandar, the capital world of the Nova Empire that resided on the other side of the Andromeda Galaxy. It was a rather peaceful utopia that had many people from different races living amongst each other along with a freshly developed red giant that the planet orbited around but due to the extreme temperatures, the races worked together to develop a solar shield around the world that blocked the deep dark colors of the star and would only allow the certain amount of solar energy to enter the atmosphere to provide nourishment. There Kara would focus on her top priority to nurture, protect, and raise her cousin.
Rao on the other hand had different plans for the infant and Kal-El ascended to the cosmic heavens four months after leaving Lara-Lor Van's womb. With nearly all hope sinking faster than the family could maintain their positivity the last and final option was to send Kara Zor-El away from Krypton when the time came. Her parents, unknown to her, have branded a somewhat inescapable destiny onto their own flesh and blood. They didn't want to do this and there was no good conscious at all coming from this plan, but there was no one in the world that they loved more than their own daughter.
"Come darling." He lifted them both off the ground to stand up straight. "We must prepare to record our final farewells before…." Alura made her way out of his arms and rushed to the exit door of the research quarters. She stopped just before she made her leave and turned her head around to face him, the sadness still radiant in her soft greenish eyes.
"Not now Zor." She paused to sterilize her sobs. "Right now…I must tend to our daughter. I must tend to Kara." Her husband immediately understood her intentions and told her proceed. Once Alura was gone Zor turned around and cupped his face in his hand, officially letting the sobs out that he had been desperately holding in since the new discovery results.
Alura marched down the hallway of rooms while wiping the tears completely away from her eyes. The proud mother was going to make sure she spent as much time with Kara as possible before sending her blessed offspring out into the cosmos. She stood in front of the all too familiar door that would lead to Kara's quarters and stepped inside the moment the sensors detected the head Mistress of the residency. Alura calmed her storm when the room was quiet and dark, no sign of Kara anywhere. The aging mother knew exactly where she was though considering she told the young girl to freshen up from her long day. Alura quietly entered Kara's bathing chamber, there she was, sleeping in the nice comfort of a Gaula fluid bath.
Alura watched and smiled as the girl slightly shifted from her sitting position but otherwise still remained hypnotized under the influence of hot coiling comfort. The women wasted no time as she unclipped her marvelous red cape, the expensive fabric falling down her body like a heavy sheet. She undid her robes that covered her breasts and broad shoulders, being quite gentle not to let the yellow colored family crest fall to the ground with a clang. Next came off the long obsidian boots that reached passed her calves along with the discarding of her black leggings made from unknown material. Completely exposed, Alura flexed her tense muscles smoothly. Her biceps, abdominals, legs, and outstretched calves hardening to the point where they had a chiseled appearance and several pressurized purple veins could be seen along her forearms along with a long jagged vein across her left bicep. The older Kryptonian removed her earpiece tiara and set it by her discarded robes next to a small stool. She was going to politely intrude Kara's relaxing bath.
Alura walked quickly up the set of stairs and just as she expected, her daughter began to stir from the slight heavy patters. The scientist moaned as she sank into the Gaula toes first followed by beautiful legs, thin waist, and proper breasts. This was enough to make Kara move her head from side to side in discomfort but didn't make an attempt to open her eyes yet. It wasn't until the goo she was sitting in began to move in currents all around her and the girl was awoken from her inner peace and nearly yelped upon seeing her bearer floating towards her in all her beautiful aging glory.
"Mother?!" a pair of coatless fingers were pressed to her lips.
"Shh, do not speak." Alura whispered in a melodic tone. Kara muffled slightly but silenced herself upon the order.
"Come here my beautiful flower." Kara was stiff when her mother moved around her and lifted her body from where she was sitting so the older women could take her place. The young Kryptonian found herself now sitting in the lap of her bearer with her back turned towards her. Kara tensed when she felt enormous breasts press into her back but she hid her emotions when her mother only seemed to be bringing her in tighter by the second with her strong arms.
"Relax, breath, and calm your storm as you have done before." Alura dipped her arms beneath the extravagant goo to which she wrapped her left bicep along Kara's collar while the other circled around her tight stomach, the tips of the women's much longer hair falling into the thick liquid and adding a shining translucent effect to them.
Kara didn't know what was going on but she found herself now lost in the comforting affections of the scientist as always. She let out little squeals of satisfaction as she felt her stomach being rubbed by a gooey palm counter clock wise. Alura placed her chin on Kara's left shoulder and hummed several soothing tunes into her ear before whispering.
"I love you, so much." Kara listened carefully, "My infant, my child, my beloved sprout, how you have grown throughout the years." The girl fell into the spell upon hearing those very words.
"Oh what a blessing you were the day you were conceived." The women planted light kisses to the girl's warm shoulder and nape. "How you grew in my womb as your father and I waited your arrival. You will make my strength your own, you will succeed where the rest of us have failed, my worthy successor how I love you so much." Kara listened but was mostly seduced by her mother's loving aurora.
Kara twisted her body to wear she gave her a tightly embraced hug, the two Kryptonian's breasts pressing against each other, strong muscled arms caressed her Gaula covered back.
"I love you as well, Mama." the girl whispered back. "Never forget or leave me, even in the time of my complete adulthood." For the first time in a long while Alura sensed no negativity in the air whatsoever. She was glad on not having to deal with a daughter who shrugged off speeches of determination and encouragement. The younger of the two shifted her legs under the Gaula, finding them enclosed around the waist of the former member to the House of Ze.
"Never my flower, I would never leave you. As long as you keep your Father and I in your heart, we will be with you every second of your life." Alura pushed every thought of sending Kara away. This was not the time or place to recall such things.
"Mother, I will make you proud beyond what you expected one day…even though I am trying with little success, I will not stop until you see what I accomplish." The scientist continued to rub her child's back.
"That is all you must do darling, keep trying your very best and never surrender. Damn all who see you as a disappointment, they are already below you." she whispered finally ending the talking in the bath. Kara buried her face in the crook of Alura's neck. The two closed their eyes and stayed where they were for the next few hours, the precious fluid they were sitting in leaking into their pores by the second.
The scientist jolted from her soft slumber, not knowing in the least how long she had been resting her eyes. The memories quickly came back and she looked down to the sleeping form of her daughter, a smile came to her lips as she heard subtle breaths escaping the young ones lips. Alura stared up ahead and read the solar time off the keypad next to the door, they had been here for two whole hours and sunset had long since passed over the city of Argo. Despite how Alura wanted to stay where she was holding Kara for the next few days she knew that that wasn't going to happen.
"Kara." She patted the side of the girl's face with a frothed hand. "Kara wake up, open your eyes darling." Kara felt herself coming out of her drowsy state but almost lost the battle due to the hot fluids she was bathing in. After several more calm wet pats to the face Kara opened her eyes and kept them that way, a small yawn escaping her lips as she rubbed Gaula all over neck with a palm that was under the goo.
"How long…" the girl let out a much longer yawn. "How long have we been asleep Mother?" the older women grasped the tender shoulders of Kara, slowly rubbing them with Gaula.
"Nearly two hours Kara, the sun has long set over the horizon by now." the scientist's daughter raised her eyebrows in shock but she didn't get a chance to utter a word.
"It matters not however." Alura said as she now rubbed her thumbs against Kara's proper jaws. "What matters is how you feel. Are relaxed, do you feel much better?" the young Kryptonian tilted her neck back as she felt strong sticky fingers scrape the hairs on the back of her neck.
"Yes, much better indeed Mother, thanks to your welcoming." Alura pressed her lips against Kara's exposed neck before playfully pushing her away and causing the girl to yelp as her whole body went under the glowing substance that filled the bath, not a trace of Kara could be seen from the moving currents in the Gaula.
Alura didn't get the chance to laugh as a pair of hands gripped her calves under the bath and pulled her down from above the surface, the women's much longer hair caking together and joining the rest of her under the glowing abyss. The two Kryptonians tackled one another as best they could under the thick glowing goo that was hard to see in. Alura finally touched what was Kara's waist and quickly wrapped her perfected arms around it causing the girl to squirm without any success on escaping. They both breached the surface of the tub and their mattered hair went in all directions as Kara was still being lifted into the air by Alura. The proud mother tightened her grip and bent backwards causing the currents in the bath to move out of control. Before Kara could take in a breath of air she found herself sinking back down with her whole body weight falling on top of her mother but the scientist didn't seem to care in the least.
No matter how hard Kara tried to move she couldn't find herself loosening up the strong grip of the women. Alura kept her arms where they were and grinned under the glow as the girl's struggle simply stopped, indicating that she had given up on the playful battle. She brought them both back up to the surface more calmly while letting go of Kara, when she rose from the Gaula while wiping her caked eyes and forehead Alura noticed that Kara was floating on her side, no signs of movement at all. The women's instincts kicked in and lifted Kara into her arms, the shock of going too far with her act of playfulness hitting her in the chest faster than a bullet from a security stun rifle.
"Kara….Kara are you alright!" she shook the girl rather harshly but received nothing but a head tossed backwards and an arm falling to the side. Instant guilt began to claw at her vision, she didn't mean cut the oxygen from her daughter and render her unconscious.
"Oh Rao forgive me, KARA…" the scientist never saw it coming, her daughter's head tilted back up and spat a large glob of Gaula all over her face followed by loud cackles from the young Kryptonian. The laughing didn't stop and Alura suddenly realized she had been tricked.
"Oh Mother." She laughed while wiping her nose, eyes, and lips. "You honestly fell for that." Alura was stunned for several seconds but soon found herself closing her eyes and laughing along with Kara, being practically proud that the girl had been enjoying herself all along.
"I will admit. You had me worried for a moment Kara." She nuzzled her frothed face on the side of her heir. "But that was however a good trick you managed to pull off."
Kara slipped out of her arms to stand properly on her two legs. She gave her bearer a comforting hug in which she returned without a doubt.
"Thank you Mother, thank you so much, I haven't had this much relaxation in months." Their glowing bodies shifted in the bath, being careful not to slip.
"Anything for you darling." She planted a kiss to Kara's gooey cheek. "But I do think it's best for us to finish up here. We have after all been here for quite some time." The girl nodded and they both sank back down with Kara swimming away from her mother with her back turned.
"You rinse of first Mother, I will be out as soon as you are done." Alura quickly climbed out of the tub and took the toweling robe Kara had set next to the bath. The robe was built with advance technology among other things on Krypton, the special fabric was constructed of the finest clothing materials on the market along with special nanocrystals that would absorb excess amounts of Gaula off a Kryptonian's body but would leave just enough traces for the sap to completely dry and sink into their skin. Hair and scalp however, would take longer to dry off than the body. Kara kept her back turned the entire time as Alura rinsed herself of the glorious fluids. The women collect her clothing robes off the chamber floor and placed another towel for Kara to take once it was her turn to leave the bath. Kara heard the door open for her mother to leave and the room became extremely quiet as it was hours ago.
Mother, Father, you are the only ones who truly understand me. The only ones who have ever bothered to look past what people expect. I cannot live without you both, you have given me everything, you are the reason I keep pushing myself in this world. I am honored to be called your successor, but I still have my doubts.
Zor sat quietly on the furniture of the living quarters. The aging man had his mind clear for the past few hours after letting out the sadness he had bottled up for so long. He heard footsteps coming from down the hall on the other side of the residency and raised his head slightly to see who was coming. His wife Alura came walking towards his direction while adjusting her cape and the polished yellow crest she had adopted from the superior House of El.
His posture resumed from earlier but quickly changed when a soft callous hand pressed against his concealed crest behind his coat. Alura slightly pushed him back to wear he was now resting on the furniture with his wife snuggling up against his body and bringing her giant robe over them slightly.
"How is she?" he asked while bring his right arm around her.
"She is alright darling, she will come any minute now." was the women's response.
"I am sorry if I did not agree from earlier Zor, but we should take this time be with Kara, we could always do that later." Zor's arm began to stroke Alura's shoulder.
"And right you are my love." He said while letting out a long sigh as his soul mate opened his coat to reveal the family crest which was a dark crimson red, she trailed her veiny fingers along the serpent and rested her head in the crook of his neck.
The door from which Alura emerged from opened once again as Kara walked out of her quarters. She was wearing a beautiful set of lime green and white robes with large silver cuffs around her wrists. Behind her shoulders was a small white cape that trailed down to her mid back and ending in a triangular pointed shape. The girl paced around the residency but found no sign of her parents. That was until she spotted them laying on the furniture in the living quarters, her mother gestured with a hand for her to come closer. So she did, and Kara was now part of the snuggle group that were her parents.
The atmosphere in the room changed when a huge tremor shook not only their residency, but the whole building and several terminal blocks in the city as well. Zor had both arms around his wife and daughter as they held onto his coat rather tight. As soon as the quake stopped all three let out heavy sighs of relief. Since these seismic tremors have been going on for several years the people of Krypton have grown accustomed to these natural occurrences, mostly because they didn't cause any property damage and they only lasted ten seconds to a maximum of one minute. But over the last few months the shakes have become more violent and the citizens have started taking measures of precaution.
"When will they ever stop?" Kara asked rhetorically as she buried her face in her father's coat. Alura stretched her hand across her husband's chest and stroked Kara's perfectly clean hair while she sang several soothing hums through her closed plump lips. Zor had to admit, his wife's beautiful voice was even calming him down. He remembered how she even put him to sleep once or twice in the past when he was beyond exhausted and laid in their sleeping chamber completely sore from over working at the science guild. The scientist's mind changed back to the topic they were discussing before Kara joined them on the furniture, a smile and an idea had come up.
"Kara." He patted his living breathing seed's golden hair and she arched her head up from her previous position, giving him her full attention.
"I have decided that you will stay here with us tomorrow." Alura smiled upon hearing what her husband said but such reaction was not the same from her daughter. Kara gasped with her mouth agape and thin eyebrows raised.
"F….Father, I mustn't. My trials, my courses, I cannot abandon my responsibilities." Her chin was cupped by her mother who was giving her an understanding look.
"Mother, you have said it yourself. That by doing the right thing means that I must still live with the consequences." The women nodded to the girl but that still didn't change the tone in the atmosphere.
"I know what I have said dear and I'm proud that you hold your head high and face your punishment, but you mind your Father." The women looked into the eyes of her lover. "He wants you here with us." Kara blushed as her parents nuzzled each other's faces.
In the end the girl laid her head back down on her father's chest, not bothering to argue or protest anymore, especially if she was being told to stay by her own father. The one person she wouldn't even dream of disobeying. Still, at this rate she will definitely fall behind on the trials, but deep down Kara was relieved that she didn't have to go back tomorrow. Today had been an overwhelming exhausting day. Before Kara was tempted to trail her fingers across her father's crest he spoke up after the brief snog he had with his wife which caused her instinctively raise her head in attention once again.
"The reason why I told you stay with us dear is because you're Mother and I would like you to join us on an amazing project we have been working on." Alura knew what he was talking about but kept silence as Kara's eyes widened in anticipation.
"Really Father?" the aging man nodded his head in agreement.
"Absolutely dear, you deserve a getaway from all your struggles that you have been enduring. Tomorrow morning meet us in our research quarters, you are going to like what we have in store. Wouldn't you agree darling?" he finished while asking Alura.
"Yes." was the women's reply with a loving smile. She leaned forward to plant a kiss to the girl's cheek. "I look forward to it as much as you both." For the remainder to pass the time the Kryptonian trio switched on the rather large Holonet system in front of them, to see the news they had missed out on throughout the day.
The night was no longer young at this hour, despite being a heavily large civilized area. Argo City had turned in for the long day blessed by Rao. Crowed transport terminals were now hollow and deserted with only a few transport pods that were carrying civilians towards their destinations. Some being their residencies while others where making their way towards their overnight work in the career fields.
Zor was seated in his large nanocrystal bed that he shared with his soulmate, his brace and coat completely discarded into a pile with the proud mother's cape, boots, and leggings. He watched with concentration as Alura balanced herself on a crystalized pole with two hands, the aging beauty let out calm breaths as she raised her bare legs into the air and the room was filled with the noise of the women's muscles tensing and flexing. Alura remained in this position until she felt the massive purple veins in her forearms protrude more through her skin, snaking their way from the back of her palms to the back of her triceps.
This was one of the things that Zor loved to do before bed, watch his lover perform her stretching routine before she turned in for the night. His wife was a beautiful Cosmo despite her age of nearly five decades. Her outstandingly long golden hair that fell in all directions topped her thin but fit body and gorgeous face so well, it almost looked as she was destined to be perfect but Alura was never one to be boastful, and that is how she preferred to keep it.
Alura came down slowly and walked towards the other end of the bed. Once the nanocrystals adjusted to the comfort of the two, the scientists' brought their bodies closer towards one another with the lights in the room dimming in the process.
"Tomorrow is the day, the day in which we show Kara her new potential home. Then the day after…the end of Krypton, the end of everything." She was silenced under calm shushes.
"Let us enjoy these moments while they last darling, we will make the most of everything." enough was said as the room went dark and the married husband and wife began to undress one another.
Kara stood by her bed chamber in her quarters as she finished with her attire. She had donned a long dark blue night gown with elegant designs similar to the nebulas of space. It fit her quite comfortably going down past her ankles to conceal bare feet. With the advanced technology built into the fabrics the stars and designs in the gown almost seemed to be moving in a swiftly rhythmic pattern. The girl placed her body into the mattress and spread her arms out as the crystals began to consume her like a blanket. Her lower body was covered by the nanocrystals within seconds. Kara stared up at the ceiling and came face to face with a diamond shaped crest embedded into the wall. The only difference was the diamond had no symbol inside, it was blank. She placed her palms to her chest and closed her eyes.
"May you keep us blessed in your hand, may you give us another day to strive towards. Oh Great Rao if you allow it…so it begins." She finished her words to her deity and kept her eyes closed, deep among the universe the sleeping celestial being heard his last daughter and blessed her with precious sleep…
A/N: So there you have it, my shot of Kara Zor-El with new 52 elements in the MCU. What do you guys think? Is it worthy of being continued?