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Rating: Light fiction for young readers and fans of the movie. Keeps within the Supergirl movie (1984) universe.
Summary: This story takes place 2 months after Kara has returned to Argo City with the Omegahedron. Having tasted life as a human, she longs for the excitement she had as Supergirl while at the same time longing for the company of Lucy, Jimmy, and Ethan. Seeing the sadness of their daughter, Alura and Zor - El decide that maybe letting her go visit the planet will help lift her spirits. Kara's return to earth proves to be a learning experience for her as she learns more about the people she had once left behind.
Triumphs & Promises
The town was overwhelmed by the sudden weather change. Homes were being ripped apart like cardboard by the wind, water from the rains hammered the dam so that it overflowed into the streets and washed away cars, light posts, and had people fighting for their lives as they drowned in the water. Some people were lucky and were able to make it to higher ground before things got worse. But the reality of the situation was that Midvale would be erased from the map if Selena was not stopped soon.
Kara knew that the only way to end the horror happening to the humans below her was to stop Selena. She needed to overcome the dark magic that she possessed and place her in the prism. What was taking Kal-El so long? She needed help. For all the super strength within her, the enchantments that Selena could perform prevented her from even getting close to her. She was like a ball bouncing off the walls of the pod as Selena merely needed to wave her hand to prevent her from flying forth. Selena took immense pleasure in seeing her slam into various control panels onboard the pod, usually setting off an explosion and rendering the controls useless.
It did not take long for Kara to figure out that the power she was battling was the very power that kept Argo City alive. Selena had said that she controlled the Omegahedron and therefore could command all its powers. There was only one thing to do, prevent the functioning of the Omegahedron from Argo City. But how would she be able to accomplish that? There as absolutely no way she was going to allow the pod to reach Argo City with Selena in it.
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As if hearing his daughter's thoughts, Zor-El was speedily walking through the halls of the city to the conclave of the Elders and ranking Guardians of the Omegahedron. He would have to demand that they convene as the followers of all that is good in magic in order to bind the powers of the Omegahedron. That was the only way he could help his daughter defeat Selena. The only way that she would be powerless enough to be once again, imprisoned in the Phantom Zone prism.
"By doing what you suggest Zor-El, you realize that we will have directly contributed to the speeding up of Zaltar's prophecy?"
'It is a prophecy that cannot be prevent from being fulfilled. It all began the day Kara lost the Omegahedron. If we choose to do nothing, Selena will arrive at Argo City and destroy us, taking the sphere with her. Then the prediction will have been for naught." he pleaded with them as the wall map outlined the travel path of the hyper pod.
"How can we be sure that the Omegahedron shall still respond to what is good if it has been this heavily influenced by evil?" Ban-Or, the head of the conclave questioned.
"The sphere has done nothing to harm the city and its inhabitants. Therefore, the evil it possesses does not fully consume it. But the closer Selena gets to us, the more consumed it shall be and I do not doubt that it shall turn on us."
The group began to get noisy as they openly argued about the recommendation. Time was being wasted as Kara continued to battle a losing fight for the moment.
'Listen to me! Listen to me!" Zor-El waved his hands about the group in a loud, booming voice.
"My nephew Ka-El, known as Superman on Earth is preparing to help Kara defeat Selena as we argue. With him on our side, we can only succeed. With Kara's help, their success if inevitable."
A hushed silence fell over the room. If Kal-El was involved, then they had no reason to doubt Zor-El's actions. This was a winning gamble as far as they were concerned. For Kal-El's exploits on Earth was familiar to ever person in their city and they believed he was the savior of the planet Earth and now hopefully, he would be able to help Kara save Argo City as well.
"You have our approval. Shut down the Omegahedron. But, if you fail Zor-El, it will mean our lives." he was warned by Gui-Le, the head of the Guardians.
"The House of El shall not fail you." he swore as he got up and rushed out of the room.
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The prism was now standing well balanced in the middle of the fortress. Lucy, Jimmy, and Ethan all could not help but wonder as to how such a thin sheet of glass could manage to imprison anybody.
"There as just some things that human's are not meant to understand." Superman explained to them as he prepared to fly to the moon with the slab.
Zor-El's instructions were very order to reinforce the slab and insure that Selena would never be able to escape the Phantom Zone, he would need to fly to the darkest side of the moon and coat the crystal slab with the dust granules that darken the earth during a solar eclipse. This would freeze Selena inside the frame and bind her powers permanently.
"Kara and I shall return here once it is safe to take all of you back to Midvale. Don't worry and don't be afraid. This will all be over very soon." He assured them.
Jimmy and Ethan helped him get the slab loaded onto his back where he held it in place. Taking care not to hit anything within the fortress as he flew out and up towards the moon that was now beginning to glow over the night sky of Midvale.
The moon was a very cold, dark and dusty place. Due to the intricate instructions, Superman needed to take extra care and attention in the binding of the sand particles to the prism. Using his heat vision, he melted each sand particle until it was embedded into every space of the crystal prism. The sand seemed to have a voice and thoughts of its own. The pained wails he heard as he scattered the particles manually over the frame were probably enough to make a normal person's ears bleed.
The sand particles emitted a banshee like wail as he poured it by hand upon the crystal slab. Coating it evenly until he was satisfied that not a drop would fall off. Fying back to Earth, he tried his best to ignore the deafening shouts the prism was emitting. The noise was deafening even to a super person but he ignored it for the sake of the Earth, Argo City, and his cousin.
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Retrieving Zaltar's wand and book of Kryptonian history from the storage room of their cabin, Zor-El and Alura set out for the Omegahedron control room. There was a tremendous sense of urgency in their every step. They had seen their daughter trying her best to overcome Selena to no avail while the prism was being prepared. Only if Selena could once again be confronted by her demons would their daughter have a chance of beating the sorceress.
They had never told Kara the truth about one almost fatal weakness of Kryptonians, something that could kill them just as well as Kryptonite could. Kryptonians were prone to succumb in failure and death to witchcraft. Only a very strong belief in one's self and the determination to have good triumph over evil would be able to beat such evil. Although it sounded very easy, many a great Kryptonian warriors had died in the process of battling witchcraft, and they were not willing to allow the last remaining children of the House of El to be swallowed by that trap.
"Power down the sphere." he ordered the guardian on duty whose job it was to make sure that the sphere was constantly working at optimum level in order to light up the 4 energy panes that powered the city.
"At once." the man replied, fiddling with the knobs and switches in front of him.
The Omegahedron slowly winded down in speed and its lights began to flicker.
"Leave us." he commanded. The man left the pair in the room to do what they needed to do.
As Zor-El aimed the wand at the sphere, Alura opened the book to the page pertaining to re-establishing the connection of White Magic to the Omegahedron.
"By the blessed power of our ancestors, we call upon all that is good within the Omega. Now possessed by a demon soul, the destruction of Argo City is its aim. Through this plea we denounce Selena, Sorceress of the Dark. Banish her power from the sphere and restore all that is good within." They chanted together.
The wand began to shake in Zor-El's hands causing Alura to help him hold it steady. The sphere seemed to be battling the white light that was escaping from the tip of the wand, causing an earthquake within the city. As the people ran to their rooms for protection, the sphere seemed to be growing in size. Black smoke began billowing from within the sphere, trying to beat the white light. Suddenly, a huge white ball zoomed towards the gathering smoke, creating a funnel effect around the smoke, it absorbed the evil being released before crashing into the sphere. Sending Zor-El and Alura crashing into the wall behind them. The sphere had now returned to normal size and had the familiar hum of good that was familiar to all of them.
"It is done." A breathless Zor-El told his wife.
"We have helped Kara and Kal-El the best we can. It is all up them now." Alura wiped the sweat from her brow.
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Selena felt something rip inside of her, causing her to fall to the floor in dizziness and pain. Her magic and chants had lost its power and Supergirl was now flying directly for her. Realizing she was no longer bound to the Omegahedron, she reached into her skirt and pulled out her last remaining weapon against the woman of steel. Swiftly standing aside as Supergirl passed her, she grabbed her by the hair and pinned her to the ground as best as she could. Slapping her across the face with unforeseen evil strength, Supergirl opened her mouth. An opportunity that Selena took to force the remaining Kryptonite into her mouth. Covering her mouth, Selena willed Supergirl to swallow the stones. The effects were immediate and yet Supergirl was able to muster the strength to push Selena off her and move away from her.
Spitting out the Kryptonite, she crawled across the floor trying to get away from the stone that was sapping her strength once again.
"Father, I cannot do this! It shall be the death of me !" she cried out in pain. Blood began to spew from her mouth as Kryptonite dust remnants inside her mouth burned her tongue and gums.
Zor-El, who had been watching the battle with the elders used the emergency frequency of the pod to communicate with his daughter.
"Kara, believe in yourself. Use what you know to be true as your strength. The purity of life and love will strengthen you." his voice echoed throughout the ship.
Selena turned around to pick up the Kryptonite. Supergirl was ready for the death blow.
Kara lay on her back, visibly weak and seemingly defeated. Breathing hard and unable to swallow due to the effects of the gemstone.
"The purity of life and love will strengthen you." she recalled her father's voice.
Closing her eyes, she saw images of all those to mattered to her. The images of her mother, father, Kal-El, Lucy, and Jimmy entered her mind. The pictures of the purity of her life. Then suddenly Ethan -- their time together, their kisses, her near death, all images that proved the purity of their love. Holding on to those images for her strength and using sheer willpower and determination, she forced herself to fly towards Selena who was walking towards her, Kryptonite in hand.
In a blur, she had dragged Selena out of the ship. Selena dropped the Kryptonite when she realized what had just happened. The chant that would have helped her float in the air seemed to be erased from her mind. Making her realize too late that all her power and magic was not hers, but the Omegahedron's.
Whirling around at the sound of the now familiar sonic boom, Supergirl saw her cousin flying towards her, holding the prism in front of him like a shield.
Dropping Selena in mid-air, Supergirl flew down after her, grabbing her by the leg, Kara swung Selena around seemingly winding up for a baseball pitch before hurling her towards Kal-El. Selena's scream of agony and defeat filled the skies as she made contact with the specially coated crystal. The sound of the banshee screams immediately froze her between life and death inside the crystal that exploded upon contact.
It took a few moments before the weather cleared up totally. Surveying the damage done to the town together, Kara and Kal-El decided to help with the repairs before returning to the fortress to pick up their friends.
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Having helped Supergirl explain to the police and townsfolk that she was not an enemy and that her ship was not an instrument of evil, the town of Midvale embraced Supergirl, the cousin of Superman and adopted her as a member of their population. After all, what was there not to trust about a woman who was equal with Superman both in strength and love for humankind?
Kal-El returned to Metropolis with a promise made to Kara that he would one day visit Argo City and meet their remaining relatives.
Now dressed as Linda, Kara worked what would be her last shift at Frostee's. She would be leaving for Argo City that night and she needed to explain herself to her best friend.
"Why the sad look Linda? Why are you emptying out our locker?" she asked, fearing the answer and already feeling her tears building up.
"Lucy, I need to go home. This was just supposed to be a visit. A learning experience." Linda was also fighting off the tears now.
"But why? You have not learned much from us yet." she pleaded with Linda. She blocked the locker so that Linda would have to stop what she was doing.
"I know, but I only had 6 days here. I have to go back to my family."
"We are your family too Linda. You can stay with us. Mom and dad would love to have you. " Lucy's voice cracked.
"Yes, you are. You all are Lucy. I will miss all of you. But my family needs me at Argo City. " Linda broke down in tears.
"Will we ever see you again?"
"I promise you, I will come back."
"And I promise you that your secret will be safe with us." Lucy hugged her friend for the last time.
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Somehow Ethan knew that something was wrong with Linda when she got back from the triumphant battle with Kal-El. From the minute they had returned from the fortress, Linda had a sense of sadness that never lifted. Would she be leaving him again? Could he handle being separated from her again?
He found himself back at The Greasy Wrench and being served by Jenna. He needed a drink before he went to see Linda again. Somehow he thought that the beer could ease the impending heartache he was sure she was going to leave him with again.
"Tonight is my last night here." she informed him as she served his beer.
"What do you mean?"
"I need to get over you Ethan. I allowed a witch to possess and use me because of my jealousy. My memories are fuzzy at the moment but I believe that I shot some girl while i was and i both know that I am not that kind of person. So I have decided that in order to get over you, I have to leave everything that reminds me of you behind. I have to find the me that I lost when I fell in love with you."
"You did hurt a girl. But don't worry, she won't press charges. Linda understands." he explained to her.
"Linda? So she is real after all. All this time I believed I was competing with a ghost, a creation you used to keep me away from you. I understand now. I cannot compete with her."
He looked at her and smiled sadly. He hoped to become friends with her again. Ethan was the kind of person who did not like to have enemies in life. But he also understood that in order to become a good friend, Jenna had to find herself first. Bidding her farewell and assuring her of their friendship should she choose to return to Midvale in the future, he took his beer and headed to the park. He knew Kara would be waiting for him.
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The lights of the hyper-pod were all lighted when Ethan arrived. He walked up the steps and saw Linda, now dressed as Kara, sitting at the control panels and making some adjustments. She seemed to be lost in her own thoughts. Sadness was clear on her face. He already knew what she was thinking even before her spoke.
"What's going on? Are you Kara again? Have I lost Linda? Or have I gained Kara? " he asked her, dreading her answer but already anticipating it.
"The ship controls are completely destroyed. I cannot fix it and I have to..." her voice cracked as she spoke. Giving away her emotions.
"And you have to go home." Ethan crumpled the beer can and threw it against the useless control panel.
"Ethan, please try to understand..."
"I love you Kara. Stay with me. Please..."
"I love you too Ethan. But I have my family to think about. My father trusted me to come here and return home at the end. I cannot destroy that trust. Even if I am dying inside because I have to leave you."
"I became a mess the first time you left life was almost ruined. You can't just keep coming and going out of it. I don't think I can deal with a second time." He hugged her close, willing her to stay with him.
"Ethan, you know I will always be with you."
"How do I know that? How do I know you will come back and still love me?"
"Ethan..." she tried to speak but his lips were already stopping her. She tried to create a memory of this very moment in time. It would be the one thing of Ethan that she would be able to take back with her.
She laid her head on his shoulder as he hugged her tightly after the kiss. Then she saw the glowing bracelet. Taking it off, she took Ethan's wrist and slipped it on.
"You know that I am saving myself for you. Take my bracelet as proof of that. Each time you look at it, believe that I will find my way back to you somehow.I just need you to be patient and believe in everything that our love stands for. " she said with love filling her voice.
Looking at the bracelet, he looked up at her and tried to speak. But she began touching his lips once again. Weakening his anger inside but deepening the sadness that he felt at this bittersweet time.
"My Karalinda." he combined her two identities into what was now his nickname for her as he as she lovingly adjusted the bracelet on his wrist.
"I will always be yours Ethan. Believe and trust in it. I will find a way back to you."
"And I will wait for you to return Kara." he kissed her with as much love and care that he could muster for what he hoped would not be the last time.
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Kara was flying high above the sky when her now useless hyper pod zoomed past her and into outer space. Looking back, she saw Kal-El catching up with her in flight.
"What are you doing here?" she asked him in wonderment.
"Going to visit relatives." He smiled at her.
Now together, the two super beings disappeared into the night sky, each one innocent of the adventures that their futures held for them.
THE END OF THIS ADVENTURE
Up & Coming : Supergirl: A New Home ( Concluding Story )