Triptych 7

Deanlu

Supergirl is the property of DC comics and the CW. I am borrowing the characters for a little fun and storytelling. After All, what better way to show the love for hero's than to extend their adventures.

The Meadow

"Come on Kara. This is an easy trail." Carter hollered back toward the young reporter. Lena walked with Carter while Cat hung back with Kara. Kara smiled, but picked up her pace.

"You don't have to move faster. Carter has a young adults energy. You set a pace your body can deal with and continue to heal." Cat assured as she encouraged the reporter. Kara shook her head as she looked down at the rocky dirt trail that snaked through the boulders. Kara watched as Carter scrambled onto a boulder on the side of the trail and jumped to another nearby.

"I need to show I'm not weak. He needs a strong adult figure in his life." Kara advised the CEO as she moved over the dirt trail. Her eyes took in the wonder and beauty in the tall lodgepole pines and white fir trees. Around her and her companions granite rock protruded in every direction along the trail while wildflowers and plants fought to grow among them. Every once in a while Kara would see a small ground squirrel or other animal dart among the rocks on the sides of the trail. Cat grabbed Kara as she stumbled against a protruding root preventing her from anasty fall. Kara held tight as she looked into her loves eyes.

"No, you need to relax and take your time to heal. Alex and the DEO warned you it would take a while to make it back to where you were. We are here for you. Please Kara, let us give just a little back." Cat pleaded with the Kryptonian even as she gave Kara a soft kiss. She went on to explain, "I for one think this is wonderful. I am actually enjoying this break. It's allowed me to test how the departments at CATCO work with their heads of departments in charge. It has allowed me to move certain people into positions of power and leadership to see how they perform. Plus I get the added joy of spending time with my girls." Cat bragged as she held Kara close as they walked. The trail gave way to a downward slope that opened on a small valley. The valley lead through a meadow covered in wildflowers that ended at a lake. Kara smiled kissing Cat's head as she admitted to herself that she was enjoying time with her mates and son.

"I'm loving the time with you and Lena. But I'm worried that I am caused problems to your work and hers." Kara said as she watched Carter tackle Lena in the meadow. A cloud of pollen and petals rose into the air as laughter echoed back to the two women on the trail. The beautiful blue sky and warm sunshine did wonders for the reporters depression.

"You let Lena and I worry about our companies. You worry about getting healthy and stronger." Cat commanded as she stopped Kara. She pulled the young woman into a deep, slow kiss as the executive nipped the hero's bottom lip. "I expect you to heal. I have plans for you. Both Lena and I have plans for you. We also have some surprises for you too. You are going nowhere Kara Zor-El. Understand?"

"I understand Cat." Kara acknowledged as she rested her head against Cat's head. "I just think…" Cat latched onto her lips once more kissing her breathless.

"You see that's where you have erred. You aren't doing the thinking right now. We are." Cat whispered into her ear as she sharply nipped the lobe making the Kryptonian groan. "Understand my love." Kara nodded as Cat kissed her lips and broke away to walk down into the meadow toward the lake. Carter ran up to hug her even as she spared a soft kiss for Lena as she passed. "Carter, you better not get into that mud. I am not going to clean those clothes if they become covered in dirt!" Kara shook her head and looked skyward. She just couldn't get away with anything.

"Rao, protect me." Kara breathed out even as she tried to figure out why she was fighting so hard against her family.

"What did you expect? We care about you deeply." Lena said as she approached Kara. Lena wrapped her arms around the reporter even as Kara moved toward the meadow. Kara peered sideways at Lena as if making a decision to ask something.

"Alex spoke to you both when I was cleaning up after we spared." Kara said as Lena's arm slipped around Kara's right arm to make their walk easier. The simplicity of just walking and talking with Lena without having to worry about interruptions or unwanted attention warmed Kara's heart.

"Yes, but she didn't need to say anything. We know how your brain works." Lena smirked at the reporter and gave her a little nudge. Kara gasped with hurt as they walked off the trail and into a meadow of wildflowers.

"Oh really? How would that be?" Kara glowered even as she tried to separate from the young Luthor. Lena just smiled as she pulled the young reporter down into the meadow rolling among the flowers. She knew she would never have been able to perform this feat had Kara not still been recovering her powers.

"Like this." Lena commanded as she came to rest on top of her lover demanding Kara to give in and obey. The warm, soft lips of her lover gave no quarter as the youngest Danvers soon lost track of time. She paid penance through deep soulful kisses for the recent scare she had given the CEO. The sweet smell of the meadows flowers and rich warmth of the sun relaxed the young woman into a state of libidinous lassitude. She didn't know how long their exploration of each other went on until Lena finally broke the kiss. "I love you Kara Danvers. You will follow our orders and rest..." Lena growled as she nipped at the juncture of Kara's neck and shoulder causing the Super to shiver. "Heal…" teeth nipped along her jaw even as the fragrance she recognized as purely Lena assaulted her olfactory senses overwhelming her. "Strengthen your body…" Lena finished as she kissed her lips softly once more. "Please. For me my love." Lena's soft sweet breath begged as it caressed her face distracting her normally stubborn pride. "For Cat." Lena gently nuzzled around her ear and into her hairline which caused a fiery need to pool deeply in her nether regions. "For Carter." The young Luthor finalized as she kissed Kara above her heart, pressed her ear down there to hear the deep, steady beating, and looked into Kara's eyes letting just a bit of the fear she had recently felt into her own. Kara groaned softly even as her arms wrapped around Lena holding her tightly to her body.

"You don't play fair. Neither you or Cat." A deep huff blew out from Kara's lips as she closed her eyes briefly just relishing the weight of Lena stretched out on top of her, the warmth of the sun, the sound of the birds and bees nearby, and the sweet smell of wildflowers and earth. She was tired. She still had aches and pains. Not to mention the flashbacks had not eased. She could use the down time she reasoned with herself. "Alright. I will obey for now." Kara opened her eyes to a blinding smile from her lover that took her breath away in a soft gasp.

"Thank you. I know how hard that was for you to concede. Know that Cat and I appreciate that you will." Lean pointed out as she gave her love one more deep, slow kiss. "Come on, I think we have a surprise that will make you happy." Lena whispered as she rolled off of Kara who had brought her arms back to her sides and got to her feet. Lena reached out a hand and helped the reporter up to her feet. Hand in hand they completed the walk down to the water's edge where several blankets and pillows had been laid out with a scrumptious lunch. She knew immediately that Cat or Lena had arranged for an afternoon in the meadow. The lake was beyond anything Kara had seen before. Clear glassy water reflected back the snow-covered mountains in the distance. Carter was near the edge of the stone covered shore skipping a stone across the water. Fallen trees created shadowed areas where Kara could see fish hiding below while in the distance there was a screech as a hawk came to rest on one of the lodgepole pines. Most likely looking for its next meal. This innocent bucolic place was unique and not to be found just anywhere.

"Why do I feel this was a set up?" Kara commented as she looked at Lena. Lena raised an eyebrow acting all innocent and unknowing.

"Why I have no idea what you are talking about Ms. Danvers. I am just on a picnic this gorgeous afternoon with my family after weeks of hard work and tedious annoyances." Lena sarcastically replied as she led Kara to a seat on the blankets. Carter jogged over and sat down. He reached for a juice from a large cooler located near two picnic baskets. Cat smiles at him even as she handed a prepared plate to Kara.

"You didn't have to do this." Kara stated even as she bit into a slice of apple from her plate.

"Nonsense! Carter is a growing boy and needs his sustenance. Anyway, how often do we get the joy of your presence on a family picnic without any problems around to annoy us. I have found the day definitely just what the doctor ordered so far." Cat asserted as Lena sat back with her plate. Cat poured a beautiful white wine and handed it to Lena. Carter had filled his plate even as he leaned back on the pillows. The young man snapped a few pictures from his camera that laid nearby even as he worked on the food on his plate. Kara's heart warmed when Cat said family picnic. She wanted that more than anything.

"So I take it you had some help getting our picnic here?" Kara stated surprised at the amount of food. There were two kinds of cheese cubes, along with grapes, strawberries, melon balls of different types in a bowl, fresh pasta salad, potato salad, sliced vegetables, roasted chicken and pork sandwiches, pre-cut brownies and bar cookies. The cooler was filled with juices and waters, along with another couple bottles of white wine. It was obvious Cat and Lena had planned a long afternoon in the meadow.

"You'd be surprised what the green Martian will do for family." Cat smirked as she took a bite of the pasta salad. Kara shook her head once more conceding they were all working to lighten her load. She may as well enjoy it while she could. They all settled in to their meal even as Carter talked about his latest robotics creation.

"I'm having trouble with the logic board to make the fingers work the way I want them too. I know it's a programming glitch, but I haven't quite figured it out yet. Every time the hand goes up and grips the item I want it to hold there's a momentary pause which causes the item to drop out of the hand." Carter spoke casually as he waved his celery stick around in emphasis.

"Have you checked the lines of code?" Lena inquired as she listened to the young man's explanation. Cat smiled and shook her head as she listened. She was proud of her son. Even more proud that he had two more intelligent women like Lena and Kara in his life to guide him.

"Yes, I have. I think though I may have missed putting something into the code. Just not sure what it is I missed. Mom suggested that I take a step back and take a break to give me time for a fresh look at it." Carter remarked as his face screwed up in deep concentration trying to recall all the lines of code. Even as Lena and Kara nodded in agreement. Sometimes the best way to get a fresh start on a project was taking a step back from it.

"Have you given the neural network the ability to self learn how to grasp objects?" Kara inquired of the young man. Carter looked at her with wide eyes.

"Like an artificial intelligence system?" Carter pondered back as he thought. Kara nodded as she began to speak again.

"It might be your problem Carter. A deep neural network would be good to build into your robot because of it's aptitude on making predictions with large amounts of information. One neural network would look at the items while predicting whether the robotic hand could grasp the item. Meanwhile the other part of the network interprets how well the hand is gripping allowing it to make the minor adjustments along the way. As long as your camera on the robot has a clear view of the item the neural network could make adjustments and continue to pick up items in it's learning process. It would take several months for it to learn, but within a year it would have quite a bit of extensive background information and be able to pick up a great many objects." Kara commented as she finished her fourth sandwich and a second helping of potato salad. She didn't want Carter to create a Kalex AI like at the fortress off the bat. He needed to understand the intricacies before she ever shared that level of information with him. She didn't want an accidental Kryptonian AI to go on a killing spree. She grimaced at that thought. That would just be one more thing to blame on Krypton. She looked up to see Cat, Lena, and Carter just staring at her with shocked expressions. "What? What's wrong?"

"Sometimes I forget just how smart you really are Kara Danvers. Cat Grants declared even as Lena and Carter's eyes lit up with excitement at the thought of what Kara had just imparted. Cat reached out and squeezed Kara's hand in appreciation.

"Well, I'm not just some bumbling dumb blonde. Golly Gee." Kara shrugged as she looked toward the fruit bowl and another few sandwiches. Carter and Lena burst into laughter which peeled out across the meadow startling the settled hawk causing it to flap its wings.

"Then you go and say something like that Kara. 'Golly Gee' and you've thrown everyone off once more." Lena responded while still giggling. Carter tossed a wildflower at the reporter who caught it between her lips, sucked it into her mouth, and promptly ate it. She then stuck her tongue out at Carter. Who just laughed harder.

"And what's wrong with 'Golly Gee' I might ask?" Kara insinuated looking from Lena to Cat and back. This just caused everyone present to continue to laugh hysterically even falling over. Kara grumbled something about how Kryptonians are never taken seriously while adding two more sandwiches to her plate. Which just caused another round of laughter to echo across the meadow. Cat leaned over and kissed Kara softly on the cheek as Lena sought to catch her breath. Carter went back to finishing his meal just shaking his head.

"I believe that might actually work. Thank you Kara. I appreciate it." Carter said as he set his plate off to the side. "Would you come and explore the lakes edge with me? I thought I saw some interesting rocks just on the edge of the water." Kara nodded and finished her food looking longingly at the sandwiches that were left.

"Enough! It's not going anywhere. It will be here when you and Carter get back. Go on and have some fun." Cat argued pushing the Kryptonian to where her son now stood beside the blankets. Kara nodded excitedly as she got up and followed Carter. "Geeze, just like a puppy around food. We are definitely going to need to another refrigerator for the penthouse when we get back." Cat commented as she watched the two walk toward the lake. Lena smiled finishing her meal. She helped Cat pack away the food. The two women then spent some time just enjoying the afternoon sun and reading as they listened to Carter and Kara's excited exclamations over their discoveries.

"Kara, look at the ducks. Aren't they beautiful?" Carter said as he neared a small section of the bank which stuck out into the water area allowing them a closer access. Kara nodded as she pointed to an area across the lake that looked like a small dam. She pointed to a small brown creature which seemed to be carrying a young sapling in it's mouth. "Is that a beaver? I thought they were gone from this area."

"Sometimes, life has a way of surprising you." Kara said even as Carter reached down and grabbed a toad. He shoved it into the young woman's face startling Kara which caused her to step back and fall into the water.

"Carter!" Kara exclaimed even as the young Grant laughed.

"I'm sorry Kara. It's not that deep and you will dry out fast." Carter giggled trying to get his laughter under control. Nearby, the two women on the blanket chuckled softly. Carter helped Kara up. They continued exploring the bank discovering frogs, several different types of fish, little boatmen insects, and more. Carter even found a few flies from where someones line got tangled. The inconsiderate fisherman had not taken the time to retrieve the line so it wouldn't damage the wildlife. Kara reached down slowly, but carefully and removed the line. She knew items like these could kill not only fish, but also birds like the ducks they had seen. Kara reached in her pack and placed the offending line in a small pocket to be disposed of when they got back to Cat's cabin. She and Carter found a nice spot to just sit and watch the lake for a while. They were much further down the bank now. Both were surprised when they saw a doe and her fawn come to the water's edge. Carter carefully focused his camera on them and took several pictures. The soft click didn't seem to startle the deer so Carter was able to get some really good hawk that had been on the tree top dropped down and grabbed a fish out of the water. Kara had pointed it out so Carter had taken several pictures with his camera. They soon made their way slowly back to where Carter's mom and Lena were sprawled out.

"Hey, did you find anything interesting?" Lena asked as Kara cuddled up to a dozing Cat. Carter began showing his pictures to Lena as Kara relaxed in the late afternoon sun. The sounds of insects,frogs, the wind just faded softly away transporting Kara to a dreamless sleep.