Authors note: So I am back…yes that is right, adding to my Supergirl creds I will now be tackling yet another pairing, this one I teased just a bit before but now I am doing a full-fledged tale. Supercorp, anyone hear of it? Well in this tale we will be starting further down the line then working our way back. The chemistry between Kara and Lena has always been there…but Kara was with Mon-El and Lena had that thing with her ex and well she was straight. Both women were straight…so what changes? And what brings them to this point? Their friendship will be tested and Lena's mother will go to great lengths to ensure Supergirl suffers…no matter the price.
Supergirl: Red cape of love
CH.1: Torn in two
"No…you have to let me save her!" Kara struggles against Cyborg Superman as he holds her back. Against her neck is a kryptonite weapon that Lena's mother Lillian Luthor is holding, her eyes staring at the blazing building that was L-Corp.
"Now why would I let you do that…Supegirl? It is clear my daughter means the worlds to you, but, you have yet to give me what I want and so…even if she is my own in many ways…I cannot let you interfere."
Kara struggles again but the more she does the more the blade cuts into her causing blood to trail down. The fire continues to burn rapidly chewing at the building and she pushes her nails into her palm just to fight past the pain. Her eyes are blurry from the amount of tears that are free falling and her red cape lies still as no wind is going.
"I do love the way the embers light up the night sky. And given the traps I have laid your friends will not be able to get here in time to stop this. You are on your own Supergirl…and…to think if you had come here with your friends instead of coming yourself…you might have stood a chance. I know you quite well at this point…and…if anyone you love is in trouble all reason goes out the window. That red cape of yours billows in the wind and you jump in…never knowing the trap that has been set."
"She is right. How one like you can be related to Superman is beyond me. Give me a reason to break your arms…and I will. I could just as likely let you meet your fate against that blade…either way suits me." Cyborg Superman remarks with a chilly demeanor that would make J'onn cringe.
This was the original Hank Henshaw after all…the cruel and twisted former D.E.O. Director whom J'onn had taken over his shape and form and responsibilities. Kara uses her X-ray vision and can see the building supports starting to wear down and she spots Lena struggling for air as any oxygen is being cut from her. She stumbles a bit and tries calling out but she is the only one in the building.
"You ask too much…please…let me save her and I promise-." Kara watches Lillian kneel before her and a second blade is pulled free and she lets out a gasp as it slices at her stomach and she shoots her a stare.
"No promise is worth my daughter…only what you can give me now," Lillian says with a cruel smirk that curls her lips. "This is not up for negotiation…and if you continue to stall…she will lose all her oxygen and that building that was once my son's…will burn down. There was so much promise with this building…but…given who runs it now it has been tainted and needs to be rebuilt from the ground up."
Kara was torn inside from saving the woman she had feelings for…more than as a friend…and that of what was asked of her. Lillian was not asking for the simplest of things…if so she would have offered it up for Lena meant the world to her…worlds even. Since coming to Earth she didn't have a lot of experience dating. There was Cat Grant's son…but…that didn't end well. And of course there was Mon-El who due to the air being contaminated there was no way for him to return without dying.
"Time is ticking Supergirl…what will your decision be? I know the man who I used to be would burn all bridges and start anew…relationships were never really important…as the job was always a priority. What makes you think you can be happy…tied to one individual…and given your track record that has not paved out well."
The words cut deep and she continued to watch as Lena was dying and she did all she could but each time she did…Lillian found new ways to torture her slicing at her skin and her outfit was showing more flesh as blood drizzled down from fresh cut wounds. Lillian was pushing things a bit too close for comfort and as she gripped her face in her hand she saw that resolve in her face…that clear cut determination that made this situation worse.
"Time is ticking…and my precious daughter wastes away all because you refuse to give me one little thing…that is all…how is that so difficult?" Lillian lets her face go and she barely keeps her head up as another slice sears her flesh sending her into a fit of screams. It was pure agony she was facing…and if it weren't for Cyborg Superman holding her up now…she would fall to the ground. Of course just thinking that he begins to pull on her arms and she feels the strain…her mouth is filled with the taste of blood.
Lena is lying down now…she isn't moving…oh no, she can't let this continue. For Lena…she would do anything…even compromise the very thing she had been keeping so well hidden all this time. It was time to end this…though…would she be in time to save her? "Alright…I'll tell you what you want to know…"
Lillian pulls out her phone then as she presses record. "Go on…and just so you know…this is going out to everyone…and from this day…your life will be in complete ruin."
"My name is Supergirl...as many of you know I come from the planet Kyrpton…however you may not know me for who I am when I am not in this costume…my true identity…it is…"
Authors note: Quite a starter right? Lena is in dire trouble and Kara is about to reveal the one thing she has managed to keep hidden all this time. But how do we get to here? Further chapters will tackle the close friendship of Kara and Lena and also of Lillian's grand scheme…so much more ahead including plenty of Supercorp. Sorry to leave you guys hanging…those familiar with my work this is nothing new, those of you just starting to read…buckle up.