*A special thanks to those giving of glowing praises and deeply understandable questions. As for the language I researched several sites and picked up what I could. Some of it I based off of other programs but most was of a TON of searching. *falls over twitching* I know the reviews are from what looks to be Guests but it would mean a great deal to me if you would be willing to start up an ID for this site. I'd love more feedback so I can further improve on what I write. As for all of those whom have viewed this entire series of both A Week's War and this one of 7 Turns and that continue to read, I thank you all.

-Enigmea

Unveiled Understandings (Time's Abyss)

She stirred with a groan slowly lifting her body up from it's downward position shaking as she pushed her body to her hands and knees, to knees and carefully slightly unsteadily to her feet. Her vision finally cleared and she gasped at the darkness of the place. Trees without any green, dead to become like statues to the desolate confinement. She noticed a river surprised anything was alive in this dark existence. She made her way toward it and once before it she looked further down and gasped at the reflection she saw.

"How.." Ruby couldn't make sense of this. How close of a resemblance to her mother by this uncanny mirror she gazed into. "How am I.."

"Older?" Ruby spun around and gasped at whom she saw walking toward her. The woman's long wavy hair held lighter browns yet beautiful glistening streaks of blonde. Speaking of beauty..her face held so much of it. All of her body screamed incredible and for some reason sexy as hell. This woman chuckled. "That was one of the first things we admitted." Now Ruby was confused.

One night of magic rush

The start, a simple touch

One night to push and scream

And then relief..

Ten days of perfect tunes

The colors red and blue

We had a promise made…

We were in love…

We were in love..

"Who are you? Why do you look so much like.."

"Your aunt?" This woman now before her reached up and softly stroked the side of her face. "Did you know so many had begun to call you Astra Skye? Astra was your aunt's own aunt." Ruby felt such a pull to this woman and reached up to place her hand over the one on her face. They both stood in robes that bore symbols she knew all too well. Her aunt's and her mother's. Her own was of a burgundy color. The beauty before her wore a darker blue. "El Mayarah. Xu Skye-Ariea. Ask and I shall answer what I can. But before we…"

Ruby's eyes widened as the darkness faded from their surroundings replaced with a lush forest and beautiful blue skies. Waterfalls and hills as far as the eyes could see continued on. The colors of this place were far different than any of Earth. "This is what the dark valley once was. This is Rao's light Ruby." Ruby turned back to this woman before her only to have both hands on her face now as she looked into crisp blues that were indeed like her aunt's.

"You're her daughter." This woman smiled nodding. Ruby frowned and this brought a deep concern to her companion's face. "Why are we here? How are we this age?"

"Our future selves Khuh Dhoia." Ruby's eyes widened then softened to then shiver. "The shadow within you holds what it needed to save her."

"You mean...like Reign was of my mom?" This important soul before her did not remove the hands on her face. "Do I have that darkness in me?"

"Yes. Yours is not one of the destroyer of worlds. Yours is partially of Reign which is why your strength surpasses any kryptonian's own. This must not fear. You must embrace it." Ruby shivered as she looked around to see everything surrounding them blurring into rivers of pastels. "It is time to return. Until our paths meet again. Trust in what is within your own life."

"No! Wait!" Ruby didn't know what brought her to do such a thing but she pulled whom her own body had been forced back from to her cupped her face and kissed her. "Rruhsh Izah Rose Zor-El Khuh Shovuh..."


One groan brought each of them beside her bed instantly. When her warm hazels opened pure relief hit them all. Her eyes flicked over at the digital clock of many different numbers no doubt time zones as she saw their's of four a.m. then looked from her mother to Alex to Lucy then to the two others that had stood in the chairs beside the still unconscious body of her aunt. Without any warning she flung upright and as tension rose she held out her hand lowering it some to warrant them to stop their defensive postures.

"You need to trust me." Ruby spoke firmly then looked to the red lamps over not just her aunt but her own body forcing her eyes to flash orange then red as the lamps exploded which had both Brainy and Imra tense in the doorway. "Trust...me." She stood put her head back tilted her head side to side to crack her neck then slowly brought her head back down opening her eyes that were of a much darker shade of hazel. "Only I can give what must be given."

"Rubes? What do you...ohhh aches.." Sam nearly fell to her knees.

"Our bodies." Both Lena and Maggie groaned bending over in their chairs.

"Ruby...what.." Alex too felt the repercussions of the strike the dark entity in Ruby caused. "Ruby...please...don't hurt her.."

"I shall not. Trust must be held here."

"No." Imra raised a hand to the side of her head but the young kryptonian shook her head. "Leave her be."

"Your trust I do not need." This peculiar kryptonian spoke making her way over to the one whose suffering she knew only her blood could fix. She rose her hand up and fired just enough of her heat vision into her own hand as one straight burned cut ran along her palm. She stepped at the head of the bed to where the green tinged face of Kara's rested in tightened agony. "Time for this end."

"RUBY NO!" All four women yelled as Imra stepped forward only to feel something no someone stop her looking into the eyes of Brainy. He shook his head and reluctantly she brought her hand down. Both Legionnaires stood back as they suddenly felt a surge of power from their rings seeing them glow.

"This agony is done." She tilted Kara's head back using one hand to pry apart her lips after ripping the oxygen mask of her face and held her bleeding hand over her now open mouth. Both Lucy and Lena reached for their guns as Alex clenched her hand over her own. Sam and Maggie were prepared to fight this one if they had to knowing the three had their blasters set to a lower frequency that would not kill the young Arias. "Let this purgatory be no more Kara Zor-El."

"Ruby wai...oh my god.." Danvers' hand left what she was gripping as Lane and Luthor lowered their own. "The green is.." When the teen turned to look around at those before her so nerve wracked so scared she smiled and it was not one of an ominous nature.

"This must be. As Rao's light exists there is always a shadow of the light." She looked back down and closed her fist to bring forth more blood and then left Kara's face to drip it along her neck her shoulders her arms. Everywhere the dark red drops landed dispersed the visible green from her skin and with it the color of her flesh returned to what it was once before. "Tell...tell Rose..Khuh Shovuh that Rao's light and shadows bestow what is to be."

Sam approached cautiously unsure of why her own daughter or this darkness of her would say something so personal but then she watched the warm hazel's return to Ruby's eyes as the teen started to collapse but she rushed forward and caught her.

"Ruby? Ruby..baby talk to me." Weakly her daughter's head moved her eyes barely opened. "Rubes."

"Mom. Mom...Aunt Kara will soar again.." Her eyes shut again as exhaustion claimed her and with her hand still bleeding Alex scrambled still sore to the cabinet and first aid kit grabbing it only to drop it gasping..


Everyone looked Alex's way as their own eyes widened as a set of beautiful unearthly blues were looking up at the ceiling as the rest of the color came back to her face but then her body bucked and she clenched her fists shutting her eyes trying her best to keep her body still.

"Mmmmy...my...d...d...daught...er.." Kara's voice was hoarse but the pain was evident in her body. She could feel the strength of her offspring within giving back that which she once took. "Lexi...help...flu..ids.." Alex tossed Maggie the first aid kit she picked back up then looked over at Lena whom nodded and approached quickly. She leaned down and kissed her sister on the forehead then ran over to tend to Ruby's hand. "Lee...love...she's coming.."

"Brainy? Imra?" Both Legionnaires flung their gazes to Lena. "Carry her carefully as quickly and safely as you can get her to Dr Hamilton."

"We can do that." Brainy sped over and slowly slid his hands under Kara's trembling body with his arms he carefully lifted her up only to look down where he knew to be amniotic fluid leaking from her. "Imra, her mind's focus is of pain with spasms of phobia."

"Brainy, shut up and let's get her down there." She rose her hand to the side of her head and used her power to create a protective bubble around the three of them as they rushed out.

"Ugh...g...ge...get me...down...down there." Ruby groaned as Alex finished wrapping her hand. "I need...she needs me to be there." Sam raised an eyebrow. "Please."

"Okay we will meet.." Alex looked up to see Lucy, Lena and Maggie gone. "Oooookay." Danvers looked at Arias. "Can you?"

"Yes. Rube...Ruby?" Both women noticed her daughter gone as well as they felt the gust of wind from her exit. "Alrighty. Let's go Danvers."

"As fast as you can Sam. My sister needs.."

"I know." Sam gathered the woman she loved in her arms. "Hold on." She lifted off the floor and flew out with such a speed it was possible she'd broken the sound barrier. There was a baby on the way. They ALL needed to be there now that Kara's body appeared to be purged of the kryptonite. At least, that was the hope. One freed from darkness one to be born into the light of her mother's hope..