Edward's Vacation
Author's Note: Solor/Starborn/Filkiin belong to King of Emerald, used by Permission. All other DC related characters are property of DC Comics/The CW.
You should read the stories in the "Solor Barnes" account for some of this to make sense as this deals with two different universes (well, the second one is more likely to be mentioned with a cameo of Solor and his team). At least, read the profile there as it described what Edward Barnes is (The cliff notes...a rather powerful Dragon who is happily married to Raven of the Teen Titans...the series from a decade ago, not Teen Titans Go.)
[Prologue]
[Kara Danvers Apartment.]
[A month after season 1 ended.]
Kara Danvers writes…
It's been six months since I was forced to reveal my powers to the world to save Alex's life and, well, life hasn't been the same since. Working for CatCo has always been a challenge with Ms. Grant, but, having to balance that and working for the DEO, plus trying to have a private life is interesting. I still don't know how Clark does it, though.
After Myriad was shut down, Non and his cronies have gone to ground. That's fine with me. Since Aunt Astra's death and the memorial service, Non and I have nothing to say to one another. I've never seen Alex so broken, though. When she told me that she killed Astra defending J'onn, at first I was angry. But, Alex is my sister and I couldn't stay angry for long. Her guilt over taking Astra's life told me that she couldn't bear the lie anymore. She cried on my shoulder as I held her, silently forgiving her. When Hank tried to walk past, I stopped him gently, letting him know that I was forgiving him as well for lying to me. I respect that he had to take the fall in my eyes. He understands just how close Alex and I are and didn't want me hating Alex for the rest of my life. But, we are, indeed, "Stronger Together". That's why I returned to the DEO in the first place. I had to rise above my own anger towards Hank.
When Alex finally broke down and told me the truth, I think Alex was hoping that I wouldn't fly off and disown her. How could I? She's my sister, for Rao's sake! A sister I would not have had on Krypton. That's why I forgave her. But, there are times when I still see the immense guilt in her eyes, that she thinks I haven't truly forgiven her.
My relationship with James is going well, though. I suspect that Ms. Grant knows, but, isn't saying anything.
I do think that she knows I'm Supergirl, though. Since Barry went home, Ms. Grant has been nicer to me in both roles. And, when she hugged me recently, I sensed that she felt something familiar. I do look up to her a lot as she has been a guide. I guess she's my super-hero.
I am not happy with Ms. Grant in my civilian role. She FIRED Winn recently. The best IT guy at Catco and for whatever reason, she told him to clean out his desk as he was no longer working for her. If he would not have been hired by the DEO right away, he would have been difficult to get hired on elsewhere. I know that when Cat fired Siobhan, no one would return her calls...or when she said "Catco", the prospective employer would say "Sorry. This position is not for you. Good-bye."
Regardless, I cannot let Cat know how annoyed I am. It's her company, and, could fire me just as easily. I suppose I could work full time at the DEO and give up being Kara Danvers.
Yet, another superhero is visiting us from Jump City. Edward Barnes and his family are taking some time here while on vacation and, I'm glad that they are here. Edward was one of the first to reach out after the reveal and even said that my story is mine to tell, but, he would always be willing to lend an ear or a hand if asked.
Kara closed her diary program after encrypting the entry and sighed. It was a rare day off from CatCo Worldwide Media for the personal assistant to Cat Grant, the "Queen of all Media". It was a well-earned title that Cat used to the utmost. It was also a down day from her secret job, working at the Department of Extranormal Operations (DEO), even though she was on call for both
When Kara first came out to the world as Clark Kent's cousin, Cat was the one that dubbed her "Supergirl" and was her biggest fan. Even when Cat was forced to denounce Supergirl, it was with great regret on Cat's part. She knew that it would destroy her reputation.
But, after Kara was cured of the Red Kryptonite poisoning, it took a team effort to get the city back in her corner. Barry Allen, aka The Flash, was vital in taking down Livewire and Silver Banshee. And, he told Supergirl to take things slow in getting the City to trust her again. Oddly enough, this Flash was from another universe, yet, from what Edward was told, had the same powers as Wally West, this universe's Flash.
When Livewire tried to shoot down a helicopter, though. Kara had no choice but to take the hit instead. That act was able to get the city back in her corner.
Cat had her role, though. After Kara recovered, she went to CatCo and was discovered by Cat who, despite having every reason to berate Supergirl and end with "Do not ever return," took the high road and forgave Supergirl. She even gave Supergirl permission to stay there as long as she wanted to. The next few days also saw Cat personally penning articles explaining what happened and that the city should take a forgiving stance. She was objective in her writing and wanted folks to make up their own minds.
Deep down, though, Kara was relieved when Banshee and Livewire did what no one else could. They turned a hostile city back to one that would trust the Girl of Steel. Of course, the two metahumans were fuming that they were sitting in jail with power cancelling devices attached to their persons.
Kara's hearing picked up footsteps heading toward her door and, sure enough, there was a knock.
She looked through the door with her X-Ray vision and smiled.
"Come in, Alex," she called out. Her sister had arrived with Kara's favorite Chinese food for their weekly sister bonding night.
Alex went in and greeted Kara, "How's things going?"
"It's going pretty good," Kara replied, looking really interested in the Chinese food.
"Potstickers, right?" she asked.
"Of course," Alex replied, "As well as General Tso's Chicken, extra spicy."
As they ate, a news bulletin interrupted the show saying that there was a large fire downtown.
Kara said, "Save me some of those potstickers."
Alex rolled her eyes, "Just go, Kara. There will be some here when you get back."
Kara removed her outer clothing to reveal her Supergirl costume and was gone in a flash of red and blue.
Little did she know that she was going to get some help.
