Chapter Eleven: Cementing Bonds.


Kara smiled and she waited for Harry to show up to take her on her date. She wore a nice black dress that firmly wrapped around her body. There was a nice pair of boots that went along with her outfit. Lana and Chloe helped her pick out the outfit. Her hair was tied back, so her beautiful face and eyes were completely visible.

She looked up and saw Harry approaching her from the driveway. She looked at him, seeing him standing there. He shined in the light, looking at her with a smile.

"You look beautiful, Kara," Harry told her.

Kara blushed and smiled. "You look pretty good yourself, Harry."

She could feel a pulsing of hormones flow through her body. She wanted that boy so bad that she could taste him. The young woman paced around in circles, but she steadied herself and took a deep calming breath.

"So, how are you doing?" Harry asked her, offering his hand to Kara, which she happily took.

"Good, I'm doing good," Kara said and she thankfully didn't embarrass herself. That was the most important thing.

She was going out with this larger than life young man, and the last thing that she wanted to do was make a fool out of herself.

"I know it can be hard starting over in a brand new world…well actually I was fairly young when I did so," Harry said to her.

"So do you remember much of it? "Kara asked.

Harry looked thoughtful. It didn't remember that much about it. He wasn't sure that he wanted to remember that much about it to be honest.

"No, I don't remember too much, but given what my mother tells me, that's a pretty good thing that I don't remember it," Harry said, giving Kara's hand a firm squeeze. The blonde ensnared her hand within Harry's.

This was going to prove to be an eventful night to be honest, Kara could feel it. She wanted to see so much of the world. She researched some places. Research was one thing, actually living through and seeing these places were another thing entirely.

"Are you ready to see one of the biggest cities in the United States?" Harry asked and Kara smiled. "Metropolis, I know that it isn't Kandor but…"

"Kandor is the past, this is my present," Kara said, and she said this firmly. There was no doubt in her mind or her voice that she was finally ready to move on with her life.

She was glad that she had the support she did. If she was all alone in this world she didn't know how she would deal with these things.

"So, you and Clara got into some real adventures between the two of you, growing up here," Kara said and then made their way into the limo.

Kara had to admit that she didn't mind the longer trip by limo as opposed to flight or teleportation. That would give her and Harry plenty of opportunities to talk.

"You could say that," Harry said, a dry chuckle escaping from his throat. Adventure put things mildly. He would say that it would be a fight for their life.

"And you helped make sure she stayed out of trouble," Kara said, and she wrapped her arms around Harry. Daringly, her lips met his cheek, and she could feel the pleasure tingle in her mouth. "Thank you for that, by the way."

"That wasn't a problem at all, you know," Harry told her, and he ran his fingers through her hair.

Kara calmed herself down. She wanted to ask Harry the same question that she had been getting the run around by.

"So, you two are pretty close," Kara said, deciding to subtly go in for this one.

She hoped that she would be subtle enough. Harry seemed like the type of person that would see through any deception.

"After all we've been through, I hope so, I helped her train in her powers, and the same offer extends to you," Harry told her.

"I bet your training is pretty hands on," Kara said, before she could really help herself. "I mean, you just don't sit there, and spit out a bunch of theory. You demonstrate the practical aspects of what really works and all that."

"That's one way to put it," Harry said, pleased that it was all coming out clearly to Kara now. The young blonde's grip on his hand didn't slack. "It will be a couple of hours before we reach the city. I hope you don't mind."

"No problem, gets me some time to get to know you," Kara said eagerly. She decided to breach a subject that was on the tip of her tongue for a long time. "Sorcery was one of the forbidden arts on Krypton. It wasn't anything the Science Council could explain. So they decided to ignore it."

Kara didn't mind it. She found it extremely interesting. Just like she found Harry extremely interesting.

"Well, we don't want to rely on magic, or our powers in general too much, because there will be situations where you can't use them for whatever reason," Harry said, and he waved his hand. A bouquet of beautiful flowers appeared in his hands. "But they do have their advantages to leave people in shock and awe."

Kara looked at the red roses that he gave her and she smiled. She had seen nothing like that on Krypton.

"Yes, beautiful," Kara whispered, and she looked at them with a smile. "You'd really help me train in my powers, wouldn't you?"

"If you want to," Harry said.

"Yeah, I would," Kara said, excitement filling through her eyes. Any excuse for her to spend any more up close and personal time with Harry was wanted, badly.

"I'm going to take you up on that offer then," Harry said with a smile, and he grabbed her hand tightly.

Kara latched onto him. For the rest of the Limo ride, Harry answered any questions that Kara had about Earth. He was surprised to see her education was better than expected, but given how long she was in the ship, it was slightly out of date.


"This is not getting screwed up, not her first date out on Earth," Claire said, when she hovered high above the sky in Metropolis.

She was determined to make sure that her cousin had a good time. And she was determined to make sure it happened by any mean's necessary.

"Especially when it's with Harry, and you know how notoriously bad his luck is with these things," Jean commented.

Claire frowned. Jean brought up a good point, the very reason why she was running this level of interference.

"Exactly."

Claire knew that nine times out of ten, every time Harry went out on a date, there was a pretty good chance that there would be some dangerous enemy that would try and pick a fight with him. Or just some criminal who just happened to rob or destroy the place where he and his date went to just for shits and giggles.

The fact was that after his date with Carol went off without a hitch, that caused Claire to get a bit nervous about how this date with Kara was going to go. Her cousin deserved nothing less, but the very best. Claire wasn't going to deny that fact. Especially considering the connection that she forged with Harry in such a short time.

Jean could see the thoughts of determination going off of Claire's mind. The attractive dark haired Kryptonian looked out over the city of Metropolis, the city that she tried to protect when she wasn't dealing with problems in Smallville.

"You know, between the two of us, we're going to make sure that their night isn't going to get ruined," Jean said. She smiled and decided to add something, unable to resist adding it. "And it will end with a bang."

Claire smiled, the obvious innuendo was really obvious. She combed the city. Just on cue, the limo arrived that contained Harry and Kara. Both of them were having a good time, just joking and being merry. If Claire had her way, it would stay that way. There was no question in her mind about that one.

"So far no signs of trouble," Claire commented.

Perhaps this scouting trip would be one that would be a waste of time.

Claire could see a group of shady looking young men. A quick look at them indicated that they were armed and about ready to break into the bank that was across the street from the night club that Kara and Harry were about to have their date on.

'Oh no you don't,' Claire said. She was determined to make sure that her cousin's first date on Earth was not ruined.

Jean was already on the ball. She closed her eyes.

'Turn back around, get into the car, and drive home, and also call the police to confess to any crimes you might have done, and show them where any stashes of stolen goods are located,' Jean said.

Claire blinked, she could see the thugs turning around and making their way to the side exit of the building.

"I know, that's a cheap way out, but for the simple minded, it's better than a fight that leads to loads of property damage," Jean said, with a smile on her face. She dropped her arms down against her waist.

"Yes, I guess that's the case, isn't it?" Claire asked her. She could have almost laughed.

Property rates in Metropolis were already sky rocketing insurance wise. It was enough to make a grown man cry.

"Intergang at twelve o'clock," Claire said, and she could see the armored thugs make their way to another facility.

The dark haired girl zipped to the other side of them. She took their weapons before they could even react.

Jean slammed them hard into the wall. She knocked them out and made them go to sleep.

"This was too easy," Claire commented, when she put her hands on her hips. Jean's green eyes met Claire's bright and vibrant baby blue eyes. "Yes, I know, don't jinx it."

"Yes, please don't," Jean agreed with her. She really did hope that Claire wouldn't do that.

The sounds of something else approaching prepared to ruin this evening. Several toy helicopters flew through the air.

"Why is it that everyone has to be committing a crime tonight?" Claire asked, and she disabled the toy helicopters whilst Jean scanned for the source.

"I don't know, there's just some kind of dumb luck, I guess," Jean said, and she used her telekinesis to crush a tank that rolled into the city.

The people were about to scream. Claire picked up the tank and hurled it halfway across the city. Jean encased it in a telekinetic shield and caused it to explode.

"Toyman should be around here close," Claire said and she shuddered.

"He's the poster child of keeping your children locked up, isn't he?" Jean asked.

"You better not mention anything about children too loudly around him, he'll get excited," Claire said and she paused. "You're not going to rewire his mind to make him behave are you?"

"Do you have a problem with that?" Jean asked her.

The Kryptonian female shook her head. So far there were no more toys, at least none on the ground. "On principle I should, but in reality, I don't."

Harry and Kara had not been drawn off of their date. That was the best thing about tonight so far.

'So, any luck?' Jean asked.

'I'm perched on the rooftop, and no, there's nothing, but I'll keep watching,' Gwen thought over the communication link. The blonde shifted her hands across either side of her body and a deep frown passed over her lips.

'Thank you, I appreciate all of the help,' Jean thought.

'Hey, after all we've been through, that's the least I can do,' Gwen said. 'Oh no, Mysterio, I'll talk to you later.'

Spider-Girl swung down and went off to face Mysterio. He always made a ruckus which didn't bode well for their plans.

"We might need to call in a bit more backup than I thought," Claire said and Jean did a wide sweep across the city.

She thought at first to lock onto any thoughts of criminal activity. The problem there was locking onto the thoughts and establishing if the intent was serious. Even law abiding citizens briefly considered a felonious action every now and again. They just didn't follow through with it.


Kara enjoyed sitting down and being a teenager for once in her life. She seemed to be given a wide birth by most on Krypton when she didn't seem to agree with a lot of the philosophies of the Council. She always was too independent for her good like her mother was. The blonde folded her arms over her chest and reclined back, propping her feet up.

"So, are you enjoying this?" Harry asked Kara.

"A lot," Kara said, and she smiled. She could have sworn that she heard something outside.

It was just the wind or maybe a figment of her own imagination. Kara decided to leave her curiosity out of it tonight.

"I know it's a hot spot and it sometimes attracts the wrong kind of trouble," Harry offered to her. "But I think that you can handle anyone in there."

"I don't only think that I can, but I know that I will," Kara said and the obvious confidence brimmed through her eyes. "And I believed that you promised me a dance."

"I think that I did, is this your first time?" Harry asked her.

"Yeah, my mother tried to teach me, but we never got too far," Kara said and she barely held back a round of laughter. She wrapped her arms around Harry's neck and looked into his eyes. "I guess that I'm just far more graceful in the air, than I am on the ground."

There was a loud footstep outside. Harry looked out of his corner and he could have sworn that he saw something outside of the window.

Upon closer inspection, he saw absolutely nothing. He frowned and Kara tugged on his hand.

"That's one thing that we both have in common," Harry said, he had been hearing strange things all evening.

He decided to focus on his date and not worry about anything to deal with until it was right up in his face. Could his good luck have extended to two straight dates? Harry wouldn't admit that he was having good luck, because that was just asking for all kinds of trouble.


"Get off me!"

Spider-Girl hung onto Rhino's horn and she tried to fling him off. She bounced off of the wall and he charged forward.

"Oh no, no no, no, not through there!" Spider-Girl yelled and he was about ready to charge through the front entrance of the club where Harry and Kara were having their date.

Claire jumped on in and used one finger to flick Rhino out of the way. He slammed hard into the back of a police van and was knocked out.


Kara felt Harry's arms wrap tightly around her and she was content in his grip. She figured that there was no reason why she should be anything but content.

"Not bad for your first dance, is it?" Harry asked her.

Kara shook her head. "No, it's just…..well I'm following your lead and seeing where it takes me. I figure that you're the one with a lot of experience."

Harry smiled at her and Kara shook her head. She straightened up, at least for a moment, before he dipped her down. His hand placed on either thigh and he pulled her back up.

"You know what I mean," Kara whispered to him and Harry smiled, holding her up straight in front of him.

"Yes, Kara, I know what you mean," Harry said and he pulled her in close to them. They might as well have been touching. "It takes a light of practice to refine a person's technique."

Kara felt Harry's hands roam over her body. She was pretty sure that he had plenty of practice to refine that technique.

"So, how about a drink?" Harry asked her.

Kara didn't think that she would get a buzz off of anything here due to her Kryptonian stamina. The blonde's lips curled into a knowing smile and she realized that it would be fun enough for her to try.

The two of them sat down next to each other.

"Some of this stuff is very strong, and I know that it's your first time," Harry told her.

"I'm game for it," Kara said and the determination burning through her eyes was such that they knew that she wasn't about to back down from a challenge.


"Super villain convention in town that we're not aware of, maybe?" Spider-Girl asked when she stood over the fallen bodies of the Wrecking Crew.

"Pretty much," Jean said, and she dragged the Juggernaut over. His mind had been completely and totally shut down. He was made to believe that he was a three year old little girl on his way to a tea party. "At least that's what I'll assume right now."

"I think that's everyone," Claire commented, and she might have been a little rough on some of these criminals.

It was self-defense, she could assure everyone that.

A portal opened and Claire groaned. That couldn't be good. Random magical portals opening up in the middle of nowhere were rarely good.


Kara smiled, the night was winding down and she was having a pretty good time. In fact her time was better than good, she was having an excellent time.

"Don't worry about the limo, I'll have it driven back to the hotel," Harry said, leading her outside.

Harry didn't turn around, for if he did, he would have seen a hideous creature being knocked back through the portal by Claire with a huge roundhouse punch.

"Do you have a feeling that something more has been going on tonight than we've realized?" Kara asked.

"No, not really," Harry said, and he wrapped his arm around her waist. "You know, there's hardly anyone around tonight, it might be the proper time for me to test your flight speed. Race you around Metropolis and back."

Kara didn't even ask whether he could fly. That was just one of the things that she assumed right off the bat to be true.

"Are you ready?" Harry asked her and Kara responded with a shit eating grin.

"Always," Kara said and she kicked up in the air. "One question, what happens if I catch you?"

Harry turned towards her when both of them looked at each other in midair. "I'm pretty sure that you'll figure out something creative. Actually I know that you will for sure."


Harry could tell that Kara's abilities were moving along at a steady rate. She would be improving even more the longer that she had a chance to train for them. Her flight abilities needed a little more work, but Harry thought that they would work on that sooner or later.

"Are you keeping up?" Harry asked, looking over his shoulder towards her.

"Yeah, I'm keeping up," Kara said and she zoomed towards him at the speed of light. They made a really sharp turn.

She nearly crashed. Much to her dismay that would have caused more problems than it would have helped. There was something that helped slow her flight.

"Remember, to use all of your senses and your surroundings," Harry said when he looked over his shoulder and made sure that Kara straightened up and flew right.

The blonde followed him, determined to fly a little bit better this time. She got it and she closed in on Harry.

"We've got one more trip around the city before I can clock your flight speed," Harry said, looking over his shoulder towards her. "Are you ready?"

Kara nearly overtook Harry. She did say nearly because it was obvious that he slowed down for her sake. When it was obvious that she was on his ass, he sped up a little bit. Kara drew in a deep breath.

She remained mindful of surroundings and when she was able to absorb them all around her, she sped up as well. She followed Harry as close as she could go behind him. Kara was nearly up by Harry. A little more and she would have approached him.

Harry pulled ahead and Kara groaned.

They two of them were like a pair of multi-colored blurs over the city of Metropolis. It seemed like Kara pulled ahead, and then Harry pulled ahead of her.

"Reaching the final leg of the journey!" Harry called over his shoulder. He made sure that Kara was still with him.

Kara sped up her flight towards him. The blonde closed in on him. She was closer to him than ever before. She thought that she could grab him if she tried. Something told her though that there were spells against that.

The two of them landed down firmly on a building. Both of them felt themselves drop down. Kara leaned against a Globe that said "Daily Planet" on it. She slowly turned towards Harry with a smile on her face.

"So how did I do?" Kara asked her.

Harry approached her and held out his hand with a smile. "You're just a shade underneath faster than a speeding bullet. Keep that up, and you'll be going too fast for your own good. But, your flight was a little jerky on turns. So we might want to work on that next time."

"Yeah, I noticed that," Kara said and she gave a very slight cringe.

The two of them were on the top of the city, overlooking everything. They approached each other. Kara closed the gap that widened. Her arms wrapped around Harry and she looked into his eyes.

"What's on your mind?" Harry asked her. He realized that she lost her shoes in mid-flight. It could have been far worse or far better depending on how you looked at things. His hands reached on the small of her back.

"Oh, I'm just thinking about what we got interrupted in doing the other day," Kara said.

It was a beautiful night, the type of night where it was extremely easy to get lost in the moment. Kara closed the gap around Harry. Her lips moistened and the thought of what she could experience with Harry grew in her mind. She stepped in closer towards him.

"I don't recall, but I think that it went something like this," Harry said, enclosing his arms around her.

Kara experienced a kiss that blew her mind. It was a thousand times better than anything she ever imagined and her imagination could run completely wild.

Harry rested his hand on her back and slowly worked his way down. He backed her into the Globe.

"Harry, I need you, please," Kara said, as she prepared for her mate to give her the pleasure that she knew that she desired.


Jean watched the last couple of moments of what happened. She received some strong exotic thoughts from halfway across the city. It was a wonder that Kara didn't put Harry through the top of the building, or vice versa.

It was his building regardless and Jean wouldn't have blamed him if he did. She stepped in, closing the gap and looked around. Claire and Gwen did any last minute round up while she took a close look at the immediate area between Harry and Kara.

So far it was so good, although there were a couple of close shaves. There were more than too many close shaves.

She could see Kara nestled up against Harry, her fingers brushing against his abs. She absent mindedly traced circles around the area of his midsection.

'Thank you,' Harry thought to her and Jean blinked.

She should have known that Harry would have put two and two together. Jean weighed her options and considered carefully what her next move would be.


A loud belch prompted arrival of a loud motorcycle showing up out of the blue. The bar that it showed up in front of might have been considered a dive by the most obvious sense of the world. A questionable looking woman flew out of the window and landed with a crash at the man's feet.

"A pretty classy joint you got here, hope nothing bad happens to it."

The large boots swung off of the bike and the man was large, over eight feet tall. He wore tight leather pants, a wife beater top, and a leather jacket. He had pale skin and wore a large greasy mullet, along with a mustache. He made sure his bike was secure.

He loved his bike. Anyone who fucked with his hog, they would be a dead man. They better not fuck with it, unless they got sick and tired of breathing. Then they might have some trouble.

He walked into the bar and his latest client was waiting for him in the back room.

His name was Lobo, he was the one and only Main Man. And he was the most feared bounty hunter in the entire universe.

"Man, I could go for the hard stuff," Lobo growled, and he stepped towards the bar. He sat down. "Hey bartender, hook me up."

"Right away, the Emperor wants to ensure that you have been taken care of before he offers you this job," the man said to Lobo.

"Emperor, huh, well that sounds like a pretty classy guy, he does," Lobo said and he passed some heavy gas. "Man, I tell you though, whatever he's paying me, I hope that it's worth it. Not that I mind coming to a high class joint like this."

He saw a woman with three eyes and four breasts give him the eye. She had tentacles for hair as well.

"I love this place," Lobo said, and he took the drink. He dumped it down his throat with one gulp. "That's the shit right there."

Lobo slammed the tankard down on the table.

A purple man with a blue Mohawk stepped out and stared Lobo down.

"Are you Lobo?" the Mohawked man asked.

"Who wants to know?" Lobo asked, and he belched in the man's face.

"The Emperor wants to speak to you about the job, he's holding court in the back room."

"Oh, I guess I better see what this is all about then, shouldn't I?" Lobo asked and he got to his feet.

The doors of the bar swung open. Lobo walked to the backroom. The smells coming from the bathroom would have nauseated most people.

'Reminds me of my grandmother's house,' Lobo said and he decided to take a cigar on the wall and light it up.

"So, you're the guy who had me come half way to the middle of this bar, for what?" Lobo asked and the man in the shadows stared Lobo down. "Hey, you called me out here for a job, didn't you?"

"Yes, I did," the man in the shadows stated, his voice was calm. There was a hint of madness dancing between his words, to the point where one would wonder if he might lose his mind. "It's very simple what I want for you. I wish for you to capture the vessel for the Phoenix Force. I wish to harness her power for the use of the Shi'Ar empire."

"Well, that's a big job," Lobo said, and the man slammed a case down on the table. It was heavy and Lobo opened it up, to reveal the glowing black jewels inside. "And now, you've got my attention."

The Emperor smiled, he always had the attention of people like Lobo. He knew how to speak their language.

To Be Continued on October 23rd, 2014.


Well it just seemed like everything went wrong except for Harry and Kara's date.

And hide everyone, it's Lobo!