Thanks for sticking with me if you're still here. This is where the action starts.
"What's up Danvers, afraid you're gonna lose?" Maggie teases Alex. The older Danvers slams her money onto the table, accepting her girlfriend's challenge.
"That's my girl." Maggie smirks at Alex as they pick up their guns and prepare to take aim at their targets. The game's music intensifies as the targets fly into view. Neither woman misses a shot, with targets disappearing almost as quickly as they appear. Kara thought that it was a good job that she couldn't get neck ache, her head pinging from left to right as she struggled to keep up with both Alex and Maggie's shots. When their round is over and every target accurately hit first time, the open-mouthed operator hands each woman a giant teddy bear.
"Well, Danvers, the DEO did teach you well," Maggie says. She puts her teddy on her back, draping its arms across her shoulders.
"You're not so bad yourself, detective," Alex replies, pulling her girlfriend into a bear hug.
"I'm bulletproof and I wouldn't want to take either of you on!" exclaims Kara.
"Kara, look!" yells Mon-El as he bundles towards the girls. "It's you!" He produces another soft toy from behind his back. This time, it's in the shape of a girl with blonde hair wearing a blue suit with a red cape.
Kara takes the toy from Mon-El, the look on her face causing Alex and Maggie to laugh uncontrollably. "This looks nothing like me."
"It looks exactly like you, only ten times cuter," Alex laughs. Kara good-naturedly pokes her sister, who tries to protect herself from Kara's playful attack by allowing her teddy to engulf her.
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The rest of the day whirs by until it's finally time to ride Monstrosity. Kara can barely contain her excitement when she links her arm through Alex's and begins to drag her towards the entrance, pulling her slightly too strongly and almost yanking her to the ground. She only stops when she notices Mon-El's hesitation. He glances up at the ride, eyes wide.
"Mon-El, what's up?" asks Kara, freeing her arm from Alex's, which allows the other woman to recover. She and Maggie hover at the entrance to the ride.
"Well, erm, I'm not so sure that, erm….. this is for me," he mumbles, head cast down as he fidgets with his hands in his pockets.
Kara studies her boyfriend. "There's really nothing to be afraid of, I promise."
"Oh, I'm not afraid. I just don't think that this…."
"Roller coaster."
"Yes, roller coaster is for me."
"Mon-El, you're from another planet and came crashing to this one in an unsecured AND malfunctioning pod. This is a piece of cake compared to that, trust me. Do you think that if it were scary, I'd be going on it?" Kara rests a reassuring hand on her boyfriend's arm.
Mon-El considers Kara's words before saying, "You're right. Let's do this!" He marches towards the entrance, past Alex and Maggie, and the three girls all follow him.
/
Despite the queue being far shorter than earlier in the day, it still takes twenty minutes to get to the front.
"Maggie, can't you tell them that this is official police business and flash your badge?" Kara moans jokingly, grinning at her sister-in-law to be.
"Unfortunately not, Little Danvers," Maggie returns Kara's mischievous smile.
Alex, who was left holding the Supergirl teddy, lifts it to her ear, pretending that it's whispering to her. Maggie stands on her tip-toes, pretending to listen in and 'uhuhing' as she joins in Alex's teasing.
"What?" Kara says, face pretend-serious. This causes Alex and Maggie to laugh uncontrollably for the second time that day.
"Supergirl and I were just agreeing that some Kryptonians mustn't be taught patience," Alex jokes, making the cuddly toy nod.
Kara tips her head to one side and screws up her face, feigning being insulted. "Ha ha, very funny." She looks up at Mon-El, who hasn't said a word since they joined the queue.
At that moment, the four of them are called forward to take their places in the carriages. They discard their teddies, leaving a huge pile next to the ride. Kara sits on the front row with Mon-El following her. Alex and Maggie sit behind. As they fasten themselves in, the safety harnesses being pulled over their heads and cross their chests, Kara takes Mon-El's hand in her own. He squeezes it gently and forces a nervous smile.
The ride begins to move, tilting its passengers so that they're all lying on their stomachs. It's Kara's turn to squeeze Mon-El's hand, this time in excitement for herself and reassurance for her Daxamite.
They lurch forward, the carriage clicking rhythmically against the rails. They're slowly taken outside, the moon now high in the sky. As they climb higher, Alex and Maggie point out the landmarks that they can see. Mon-El, meanwhile, is silent.
As they reach the peak before the drop, both Kara and Alex scream "SUPERDROP," something that they'd always done before the ride sent them plummeting towards the ground.
Maggie laughs at her girls before they dive low, twisting and turning, being flung around in all directions. Kara, Alex and Maggie all hold out their arms, Supergirl style, while Mon-El remains silent. They whoop as they soar in a loop-de-loop, the dark night sky and twinkling stars quickly turning into the ground.
The ride is over as quickly as Kara can fly to the DEO from her apartment. They're lowered back to a sitting position with a whoosh and Kara jumps out, face beaming.
"That's just as awesome as I remember it," she exclaims. Alex's heart surges with happiness at seeing Kara so excited.
Mon-El is the last to disembark. He's unsteady on his feet, so Kara and Alex take an arm each, leaving Maggie to attempt to scoop up the mound of teddies left on the floor.
"Mon-El, are you okay?" asks Kara.
He hesitates before stuttering, 'That... was... AWESOME!" Despite the excitement in his voice, he's still unsteady. Alex and Kara lead him to a bench where they lower him down gently. He looks shell-shocked. Kara sits next to him as Alex turns around to see Maggie stumbling towards them, hidden completely from view by the teddies.
"You okay there, sweetie?" Alex teases, raising an eyebrow at the humour. The muffled response makes Alex and Kara laugh. They each take a teddy from her and put them on the bench.
"I was actually talking to the teddy," Alex jokes.
"Ha ha, funny, Danvers. Is Mon-El okay?" Maggie asks, looking concerned. Kara and Alex turn to look at Mon-El, who still looks pretty shocked, though more colour has returned to his face.
Kara nods.
"Hey, do you want to go on the jumping jack?" Alex asks.
"I think I'll wait here with Mon-El, make sure he's okay,' Kara replies. He's starting to look better but Kara doesn't think he'd fare well going on a hundred-foot high jumping Jack.
"Okay, see you in a minute then," Alex says, slipping her hand into Maggie's. "Can you take my phone?" She hands it to Kara. They disappear towards the ride and Kara plants herself next to Mon-El, rubbing the hand that's resting on his knee.
/
Kara and Mon-El wait patiently for Alex and Maggie, filling the time by giving each of the teddies a name.
"This little guy is Fred,' jokes Mon-El. "And this is Mike."
"Well, nice to meet you Fred and Mike," Kara joins in, shaking a paw belonging to each teddy. "This is Laura." The pair giggles at their childishness.
"KARA!" Alex shouts from the ride. Kara looks up and sees Alex and Maggie waving as the ride ascends, their legs dangling. She waves back vigorously and points them out to Mon-El who also raises his hand.
They watch as the ride lifts and drops them. Kara can hear the excitement and happiness in Alex's screams while Maggie laughs and whoops.
Kara's attention is diverted when a phone begins to ring. It isn't hers, she realises; it's Alex's. J'onn's name flashes across the screen. She picks it up, but J'onn butts in before she can speak.
"Agent Danvers, you need to get out of there now! There's an alien making its way towards you and it's on the rampage." He tone is stressed and full of worry.
"J'onn, it's Kara. What's happening, what can I do?"
"Kara? Where's Alex?"
"She's on the jumping jack with Maggie. What alien?"
"It's a Zox. They hate bright lights and loud noises; it's making its way towards the park as we speak. You need to get everyone out of there now! We're on our way."
Before Kara has time to think, there's a deep rumbling noise followed by the sound of bricks crashing, smashing against concrete. She spins around, phone still held to her ear, facing the direction of the noise. Mon-El turns too, alarmed.
Kara breaks into a run, yelling at people to make a dash for the exits. "Everyone get out of here now!"
Mon-El follows suit, running after Kara. She heads into the toilets where she quickly changes into her Supergirl suit.
"Mon-El, get people out of here. It's a Zox, get the lights and music shut off. I'll handle it." Kara turns to fly away, but Mon-El grabs her before she can, pulling her face towards his and kissing her intensely. She returns the kiss but then pulls away, smiles at her boyfriend and flies outside.
The brief smile drops from her face when she sees the Zox. It's within the park walls.
Her heart sinks.
It's heading for the jumping jack.
"SUPERGIRL!" Alex's panicked, confused voice penetrates the air above the screams of the people trying to escape from the park.
She starts to fly over, but it's too late.
The Zox has hit the jumping jack, sending it falling, toppling, plummeting towards the ground.
And Alex and Maggie are still on it.