This chapter will focus on Kara Zor-El and her part of the story. Italics mean narration by Kara Danvers.
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"Have you ever felt what it's like to be different from everyone? I mean, 'really' different. Who am I? Someone who lost her whole world, only to find a new one. You probably think that means that I found a new life after losing one. You couldn't be anymore wrong. Let's just say that I have trouble fitting into this new life of mine, but things will always be better before they get worse, right?"
On a normal Sunday morning in Silverstone City, Kara Zor-El, known as Kara Danvers on Earth, is currently on her way to CatCo with a cup of coffee in her hand. As she walked, she stopped at a newspaper stand. She picks up one paper and reads it. It was talking about the "man in red" stopping another bank robbery. She smiled. She would never admit it to anyone but she adores the speedster almost as much as she adores her cousin, Superman.
"He's something, huh?" started the newspaper salesman.
"He sure is," said Kara.
"Who do you think he is under that mask?" asked the salesman.
"A good man," replied Kara.
"Makes me feel safer walking around these streets knowing he's watching us," said the salesman.
"A real guardian angel," commented Kara.
"Man, just imagine if he teamed up with Supergirl," said the salesman. "That'd be epic."
"Considering they're protecting the same city, it's just a matter of time," said Kara.
Kara arrives at CatCo and sits down on her desk. She saw someone waving at her. It was her friend, Winn, from school. She smiled and waved back.
Everyone gets on their feet when Cat Grant came out of her private elevator.
"Um, good morning, Ms. Grant," greeted Kara. "Here's your coffee."
Cat takes the cup from Kara as she enters her office. She sits down and takes a sip.
"Congratulations, Keira. You remembered not to make sure they didn't add too much sugar," said Cat.
"So, anything I can do for you?" asked Kara.
"Actually, yes. Call Calista Flockhart and tell her that I am not interested in pulling a look-alike joke on her next birthday party," said Cat. "Oh, and tell Jimmy Olsen to come here right now because I need those pictures of Supergirl."
"On it," said Kara.
Kara turns around to find James Olsen.
"Keira," called Cat. "Don't get distracted this time."
Kara knew she was referring to the time she gave Cat the wrong photo from James because she was "distracted".
...
Kara heads to James' office. She took a deep breath before she walked inside.
"Hey, James," greeted Kara, trying not to sound awkward.
"Hey," greeted James. "Cat needs the pictures now?"
"Yes," said Kara.
James picks up the pictures and shows them to Kara. She takes a moment to look at herself.
"Silverstone City owes you and that speedster big time," said James.
"He and I are just doing what we can to help," said Kara.
"You ever met him?" asked James.
"No, but I want to," answered Kara.
James cracked a smile and raised an eyebrow.
"Oh, I didn't mean it like... 'that'," said Kara, guessing what James is probably thinking. "Besides, I'm just a teenager. This guy could be an adult for all I know."
Suddenly, Winn shows up a the door.
"Kara, you need to see this," he said.
...
Kara, James, and Winn watched the news of the television along with everyone in the office. There was a chase going on downtown. Two police cars were going after three criminals in a getaway car.
Winn whispers to Kara, "You better get over there."
"Can you cover for me?" asked Kara, whispering.
"Always," said James.
With everyone's attention directed towards the television screens, Kara sneaks away undetected.
Kara heads outside and takes off her work clothes, since she wears her Supergirl outfit underneath. She takes to the skies and heads for downtown. She flies directly above the chase.
One of the criminals inside the car saw her and started shooting at her. Of course, being bulletproof, Supergirl didn't feel a thing. She started swooping down. The criminals tried driving faster, but it was no use. Supergirl catches up to them and punches the trunk, causing the car to flip in the air and crash up-side down. Luckily, the criminals were still alive.
"Alright, boys, come on out and turn yourself in," insisted Supergirl.
The injured criminals crawled out of the car and started shooting at her. The bullets just bounced off Supergirl.
Supergirl kicks one robber in the stomach. She twists one's arm before slamming his face to ground. She finishes the last one by punching him in the face, knocking him out easily.
The cops finally catch up.
"All yours, boys," said Supergirl. Noticing the one female officer, she adds, "And girl."
Before Supergirl can take off, the "man in red" shows up in super speed.
"Hey," she greeted. "You're the man in red."
"Yeah, don't call me that," said the speedster, vibrating his vocal cords.
"How do you do that thing with your voice?" asked Supergirl.
"That's a secret," said the speedster. "Nice job. It's nice to know there's more who wants to do good for the city."
"Well, The Hood isn't exactly a symbol of justice, not like you are," said Supergirl.
"I guess it takes one to know one," replied the speedster.
"Bet you kill the ladies with that kind of charm," complimented Supergirl.
"I'm not really an expert in the dating department," said the speedster.
"So, what do I call you?" asked Supergirl. "The Yellow Streak? The Red Runner? Speedy?"
"The Flash," said the speedster.
"Nice," replied Supergirl. "I'll be sure to let all of Silverstone know."
"Well, see ya around," said Flash before speeding off.
"Cool," said Supergirl.
Supergirl took off and soared to the skies. Flash watched her as he ran.
"Cool," said Flash.
Kara spent her lunch break at Noonan's. She was chowing down sticky buns peacefully until a member of the family decided to join her.
"Hey," greeted Alex.
"What do you want?" asked Kara, mouth still full.
Alex tried to speak as softly as she can so no one can overhear them. "I seemed to recall asking you stop this superhero-ing, yet..."
Alex gestures to the TV. There was a news report about Supergirl stopping a getaway car.
"You just can't help yourself, can't you?" questioned Alex. "
"My cousin uses his powers to help people. I have no right to do less than him," argued Kara.
"Kara, you're just a teenager. You have your education to worry about," said Alex.
"Don't worry. I can manage," said Kara.
"You're not The Hood or that guy in red. They're grown-ups, so they can do whatever they want, but you, you're still in high school," said Alex. "Why couldn't you wait until after college?"
"Or until my dying day?" shot back Kara.
"What?" asked Alex, not understanding.
"Alex, you and I both know that you'd prefer I live a normal life than follow my cousin's footsteps," said Kara. "You never ever wanted to see me in that cape."
"That's not true," said Alex.
"That's a lie," said Kara.
"Kara, I'm just worried about you," said Alex. "I don't want you getting yourself hurt or killed."
"News flash, I'm bulletproof," reminded Kara.
"You're not invincible, Kara," said Alex. "Superman's enemies have adapted. They're beginning to develop weapons that can actually hurt him. It's only a matter of time until you make enemies who will adapt as well."
"Let them try," said Kara.
"I can't talk you out of this, can I?" asked Alex.
"No," said Kara.
"Have you even talked to mother?" asked Alex.
"I did," said Kara. "She approves. Sure, she's worried about how this superhero business will affect my education, but I promised her I'll manage my time carefully."
Alex looks at the TV again and saw a picture of Supergirl and the speedster. The headline said, "Supergirl calls the man in red, 'The Flash'."
"The Flash, huh?" questioned Alex. "Where'd you think he got that from?"
"Alex, he's my new friend. Don't make fun of him," said Kara.
"You didn't happen to take a 'peek' under the mask, did you?" asked Alex, hoping her sister used her x-ray vision to ID the speedster.
"I didn't peek," said Kara. "I don't tell him who I am, so I think it's fair I let him keep his identity secret."
"Kara, just let The Flash handle all this. If you're not gonna wait until college graduation, at least wait until summer," said Alex.
"That's stupid, and you know that. Supergirl showing up every summer is gonna have people suspicious," said Kara.
"Uh, I think your baby face pretty much gives away that you're not a grown woman," said Alex.
"Let me know if the police comes barging into school next Monday looking for me," replied Kara sarcastically. "Look, Alex, I appreciate that you care, I really do, but you don't get to tell me how to live my life."
"Fine. Be that away." Alex gets up and leaves her sister to eat in peace.
Night time came and Kara was soaring the skies as Supergirl. She took the time to enjoy herself. She always found pleasure in flying. The smile on her face dropped when she saw a burning building. She flew towards it, but suddenly, two tranquilizer darts filled with some kind of green substance hit her, causing her to crash to the ground.
Armed individuals arrive to bring her in.
Later, Supergirl wakes up. She found herself cuffed to a table. She tried to take off the cuffs, but for some reason, she couldn't. The green substance on the cuffs seemed familiar to the substance that inside the tranquilizer darts. Standing next to her table is a tall, strong man.
"Those cuffs are made of low-grade Kryptonite, radioactive element from your home planet. It weakens you," explained the man.
"Where am I? Who are you?" asked Supergirl.
"My name is Hank Henshaw," said the man. "And I believe you already know Agent Danvers."
Alex shows up.
"She doesn't need this," said Alex.
Alex unlocks one of the cuffs and held Supergirl's hand as a gesture of comfort, but Supergirl withdrew her hand, not at all happy to see her own sister.
"Welcome to the D.E.O., the Department of Extra-Normal Operations," said Hank. "The D.E.O. monitors and protects the Earth from extraterrestrial presence and/or invasion. That means you."
Kara looks at Alex. The Girl of Steel's face clearly tells Alex that she is outraged.
...
Hank shows Kara the ship that she came to Earth in. He explains that Superman's arrival triggered the need for an organization to monitor aliens on Earth. Next, he told her that Fort Rozz, Krypton's maximum security prison, followed her pod to Earth. It crash-landed on Earth, releasing its prisoners, allowing them to run rampant on the planet. The alien inmates have been in hiding for a few years, until they finally started making their presence known.
"And you blame?" questioned Supergirl.
"No one's blaming you," assured Alex. "But these aliens are dangerous."
"I can help you stop them," said Supergirl.
"How? You couldn't stop us from capturing you," said Hank.
"But I'm still learning," said Supergirl.
"Our job is to keep people in the dark about alien life on Earth," said Hank. "And nothing says covert operations like a flying woman in a red skirt."
"But they know about my cousin. They don't fear him," said Supergirl.
"Many may adore him like a hero, but there are those that do fear him," said Hank. "You wanna help? Go back to getting someone's coffee."
Hank walks away.
Supergirl begins storming out of the facility. Alex went after her.
"I know you're mad, and you're hurt," said Alex. "I wanted to tell you every single day..."
"Instead, you told me every single day not to be who I am," said Kara, anger present in her tone.
"You have to listen to me," said Alex.
"I can't," said Alex. "This all feels like one big coincidence. You working here, hunting down aliens, and me being one. I can't help but think that the real reason you were recruited was me."
"They recruited me because my background in bioengineering makes me an expert on alien physiology," said Alex. "And yes, it helps that I shared a bathroom with one."
"Telling me that I can't use my powers to save lives was bad enough, but getting anti-alien organization to do your job for you is even worse," said Kara.
"Kara, if you don't stop, they'll stop you," said Alex.
"And you'd like that, won't you?" questioned Kara, feeling that she's right.
Alex didn't know what to say next.
"I've been on Earth for nearly three years, hiding my powers all because this world fears what it doesn't understand," started Kara. "And yet, every time I turn on the TV, I see my cousin protecting those who can't protect themselves. Maybe I'm moving a little too fast, but maybe that's what I need to do. You can keep telling me to stop, you can sick Henshaw on me like a wild dog, but the only way I'm going to stop is if I'm dead."
Alex, once again, didn't know what to say.
"You're supposed to be my sister. You're supposed to be supportive of me," said Kara. "Well, say something."
"I... I'm sorry," said Alex, not knowing what else to say.
Kara puts on a sarcastic smile and walks away.
The next day, at school, Kara avoided Alex every time she saw her. During recess, she sat on the hallway by herself, watching the TV that was placed outside the school newspaper room. The news were talking about The Hood, The Flash, and Supergirl.
"One vigilante. Two real heroes."
Kara turns her head to see James Olsen approaching her.
"The Hood's not all that bad," said Kara. "He just needs someone to teach him that there's a better way to obtain justice than just killing people."
"You never met him?" asked James, sitting down next to Kara.
"No, not yet," said Kara.
"What about The Flash? What was he like?" asked James.
"He's nice," replied Kara. "Really nice. He knew just what to say in front of a girl, not because he was scared to say something wrong but that's because he means it."
"You take a peek?" asked James.
"No," said Kara.
"Look, Kara, you can't stay mad at Alex," said James. "She's just trying to protect you..."
"By keeping me glued to the ground," interrupted Kara.
"Kara, I know how she feels," said James. "Invulnerable or not, I was scared about you going out there."
"Yet, you're helping me," said Kara. "Why?"
"Because I think you're right," said James. "This city needs more heroes."
The moment between the two was interrupted when someone showed up. It was Lucy Lane, Lois Lane's little sister.
"Hey, James. Hey, Kara," greeted Lucy.
"Hey, Lucy," greeted James. "Is there anything you need?"
"Actually, yes. My friends gave me suggested locations for our first date and I want you to help pick one out," said Lucy.
"You two are dating?" asked Kara.
"Well, this is only the first date," said Lucy, emphasizing "first".
"I'll catch up with you later, Kara," said James.
"That's okay. I wanted to be alone anyway," said Kara.
"What's the matter?" asked Lucy.
"It's just my sister," said Kara.
"You sure you don't want to talk about it?" asked Lucy. "Because I assure you, I'm the perfect person to go to for sister issues. Lois and I don't always see eye to eye."
"Lucy, I think we should just let her be. She's not really in the mood right now," said James.
As James and Lucy walked away, Kara looks back at the TV. There was a live footage about a strange-looking man, probably an alien, holding a large metal ax, standing in the middle of the road. He carved her "S" symbol on the road. Clearly, he wants Supergirl. He grabs a cameraman and speaks in front of the camera.
"Daughter of Alura, I know you're here! Either you come out here and face me, or the people of Silverstone city will die!" he threatened.
"Mom's gonna kill me for this," muttered Kara. She looks at the clock on TV. "Okay, only seven minutes to end this and make it back here before next period. How hard can this be?"
Kara uses her super speed to get out of the school. Luckily, she wears her Supergirl outfit every time she's outside. She flies as fast as she can to where the alien is. She makes a swift landing. The crowd cheered at the sight of her.
"You want me, here I am," said Supergirl.
"I've been waiting for this," said the alien.
"Who are you?" asked Supergirl.
"Vartox," said the alien. "I was a prisoner at Fort Rozz, where Alura convicted to."
"My mother locked you up?" asked Supergirl.
"She did," said Vartox. "Can't kill her, so killing you will do."
Vartox and Supergirl begin fighting. Vartox seems to possess immense strength as his punches are able to hurt Supergirl like how a normal punch affects a normal person. Supergirl shakes off every hit and fights back, hitting him as hard as she could. Vartox kicks Supergirl in the stomach before punching her in the face, knocking her back a dozen feet away.
Supergirl gets back up and takes flight. She flies twenty feet in the air and swoops down on Vartox, slamming into the ground so hard, she created a small crater. Vartox gets back up and catches Supergirl's fist before it hits his face. He then throws Supergirl's own fist at her own face.
Vartox overpowers Supergirl with some strong punches and one hit from his axe. He puts his hands around her throat and throws her to the ground.
"You're no coward, but you're weak," said Vartox.
Before he could choke the life out of her, Supergirl hits him in the chest with her heat vision, causing him to let her go.
"I'm not done yet," said Supergirl.
Vartox raises his axe.
"That metal," muttered Supergirl. She recognized it from one of her studies about minerals from other planets. An idea pops up in her head.
Supergirl started punching again. She hits Vartox in the stomach with her knee before elbowing his head. Vartox counters with an axe strike to the stomach and the back. Supergirl tried to take flight again, but Vartox grabs her boot and throws her to the ground. To make sure she stays down, he punches her hard in the face.
"Stop, please. No more. I don't want to die," said Supergirl, pleading for her life.
"Send my regards to you mother," said Vartox.
Vartox was about to cut down Supergirl with his axe, but the Girl of Steel grabbed the handle as the blade was only half a foot from her face. She started firing her heat vision at the blade, heating it up.
"What are you doing?" asked Vartox
"Gotcha," said Supergirl, smiling.
A few seconds later, the metal of the blade explodes due to the overheating, knocking back Vartox. The crowd watching cheered.
...
Back at Silverstone High, all of the students watched the fight on the TV screens placed in the halls. They cheered as well.
James and Winn smiled, proud of Kara. Alex smiled as well, relieved that her sister is alive.
...
Supergirl gets back on her feet and looks at Vartox. He had three shards of metal from his axe piercing his chest and stomach. Apparently, when the axe blew up, some shards flew right into Vartox. Vartox tries to get up, but he dies immediately from his wounds.
Supergirl takes a few deep breaths before taking off to the skies, hurrying back to Silverstone High.
After school, Kara sat in her room, doing her homework. She heard a knock on the door. She uses her x-ray vision and saw that it was her sister, Alex.
"Go away, Alex," said Kara.
"I just want to talk," said Alex.
Kara rolls her eyes as she opens the door.
"Hey," greeted Alex. "Nice job out there. What did mom say?"
"She was a little upset at first, but she understood why I had to do it. I couldn't let those people die," Kara. "I assume the D.E.O. came to pick up the body."
"Hank took care of it," said Alex.
"If this is about me killing him, that was never my intent," said Kara.
"I know," said Alex. "I just want to apologize for sending the D.E.O. after you."
"You already apologized. I didn't accept it," said Kara.
"Just hear me out," said Alex. "The truth is... I knew your mom put away all those aliens in Fort Rozz. That's why I didn't want you out there. They want revenge on your family, and the only they can achieve that is by going after you. Today, my worst fear almost came true, but I saw you. You handled yourself out there. I see it now. You don't need my protection anymore. You're Supergirl."
Kara remained silent for a moment.
"I love you," said Kara. "You're my sister, Alex, and I'll always care about you. But right now, I just don't know if I can forgive you. First, you lied to me and then you used Hank to force me to stop. I'll always look out for you, but as for now, I need my space."
Kara slowly closes the door.
Later that evening, Kara went out to patrol the city as Supergirl. She closes her eyes and lets the cool evening breeze help her chill her emotions.
"My name is Kara Zor-El. 24 years ago, my planet Krypton was in serious peril. I was sent to Earth to protect my baby cousin, Kal-El, but things didn't go as planned. While I was trapped in the Phantom Zone, my cousin grew up to become Superman. He has helped so many people and earned the love of many. Now that I'm here on Earth, it's my turn. My cousin protects Metropolis. I protect Silverstone City. I am Supergirl."
That's about it for the introductions of the Arrowverse's biggest heroes.