Everything was going to hell. The wave was still traveling across the multiverse, destroying everything in its path. We all met in the comms room and Kara was the first to address the issue, "Listen, the anti-matter wave is still ripping its way across the multiverse. We have to get everyone we can to safety."
"Calculations still show that Earth-1 will be the last place for the wave to hit." Cisco said as he came out of one of the other rooms.
"Shouldn't we try to find the other paragons first?" I suggested
Ray agreed and motioned for all of us to follow. He turned his machine on and Cisco typed in a few codes. At first it was buffering and only showed the 4 Paragons we already knew about. Then when Cisco gave it a tap, 3 more pictures came on the screen. Only one of them was a surprise.
Ray examined the results and explained each Paragon as it popped on the screen, "Barry is the Paragon of Love, J'onn is the Paragon of Honor, and Dr. Ryan Choi is the Paragon of Humanity."
"Who the hell is Dr. Choi?" Batwoman asked
"Dr. Ryan Choi is a physics professor at Ivy Town University on our Earth." Ralph stated as the others looked at him with surprise. He looked around in confusion as he further explained, "What? Ivy Town was my old stomping grounds."
Iris rolled her eyes and placed her hands on her hips, "Well, then I guess Ray, Ralph, and I can go find this doctor. I'm better at getting to people anyway."
Ralph looked almost offended as The Monitor appeared in front of the group, "This is why I have been preparing all of you, testing and pushing you to your limits. I needed your courage, your honor, your strength of will, even the truth of your convictions, everything that makes you the greatest heroes because that's what it will take to defeat the Anti-Monitor."
"And what exactly does this guy want?" I asked
"To eliminate the multiverse and replace it with another universe. One that he can control. I should've foreseen my connection with Harbinger could be perverted to his ends." The Monitor explained
Harbinger had vanished yesterday and we all expected the worst. Sadly, this was when Sara decided to tell Diggle his best friend was dead and that his wife was missing. He came aboard instantly and he was pissed. His anger boiled over at the Monitor's words.
"Should have? Just tell us how to get her back or I might have to beat it out of you." Diggle threatened
"I want to find her just as much as the rest of you." The Monitor said as he looked around the room, "...but I cannot rewrite what has already been written. I can only attempt to save what remains."
"Well, we don't have much time. Let's go." Ray said as Iris and Ralph followed after him. Ray and Ralph left the room as Barry pulled Iris off to the side to get a more personal goodbye.
Earth-96 Superman noticed my look and came to stand beside me, "I think it's time you tell Kara."
"What if she rejects me?" I questioned as we both watched Kara leave the room to get some air.
"There is only a few earths left in the entirety of the multiverse." Superman said as I looked up at him and he looked down at me, "If this all goes sideways, this might be your last chance to do something about it. Don't let your fear get in the way of your love."
I realized he was right. That's when I decided it was finally time. The world was ending and if I didn't say this now, I might never get the chance to. I thanked him and ran after Kara. When I found her she was in her quarters all by herself.
I was so nervous I thought I might pass out, but I tried to keep a confident front so she wouldn't suspect anything was wrong. Yet I completely forgot about her super hearing so it was obvious something was wrong. I stopped in the doorway of the room and made myself known, "Kara, can I talk to you for a moment?"
Kara noticed I was shaking and became worried. She thought something might be seriously wrong, but noticed nothing outwardly different. Kara moved up beside me and placed a hand on my shoulder while she asked the most despised question ever created, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. It's just that I have to tell you something. I...I…" I stuttered as my nervousness was getting the better of me
"Carly, you can tell me anything. What is it?" Kara asked, squeezing my shoulder.
I looked into the endless pools of blue that were her eyes and knew I had to do this. I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to calm my breathing. I can do this. I know I can do this. This might be my last chance. I took a breath and blurted out the one thing I always wanted to tell her, "Kara, I'm in love with you."
"Carly…" Kara began
"Don't...just let me get this off my chest." I interrupted with conviction, "When Deirdre said I felt deeply for you, it wasn't because I thought of you as a sister. When I said you were everything to me, I meant it. You truly are everything, but not in a sisterly way. Do you remember the first time we met?"
"Yeah, it was in fifth grade. We were on a field trip to a local farm."
I bit my lip with a smile, "A few kids were making fun of you since you had only been at school for a few months and you were still considered the "new kid." They made you cry and you stormed off across the field. No one followed after you, except me. I caught up to you just as you used your laser vision to turn ¼ of the corn field into black mush."
"When I noticed you had seen me, I tried to explain how I did it. Saying I burned the field with laser pointers and gasoline." Kara remembered as we both burst out laughing.
"Of course, I didn't believe you. I knew what I saw and yet I never told another soul." I said sitting down on the bed with Kara following suit, "I kept your secret because the second I saw you, nothing else mattered. When you began trying to explain how you did it, you grabbed my hand and electricity went through my body. That was the first moment I knew I was in love with you."
I noticed Kara was about to speak, but before she could say a word I interrupted her, afraid she was about to reject me before I got everything out, "Everytime I see you, my heart beats faster, my hands shake, and I can't think of anything else, but you. I love your squeaky laugh, your sparkling blue eyes, and your hair that is somehow always perfect even though you fly through big gusts of wind. You are everything that is perfect in this world, Kara. You are strong, confident, heroic, honest, and so beautiful."
Kara began to blush, shyly asking, "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"I wanted to tell you how I felt so badly, but every time I got close, something else got in the way. Whether that be fighting a bad guy or that I chickened out. I love you so much that I can't breathe when I am not with you, but if you don't feel the same way I completely understand. It's just that the world is ending and I knew this could be my last chance to say this." I said quickly
Silence ensued and I thought for sure she was about to storm out of the room with anger or embarrassment. I got off the bed and began to leave when Kara pulled me back down and cupped my face with her hands. I looked into her eyes as she looked into mine and I don't think either of us took a breath. Kara smiled and said the one thing I had always dreamed she would say to me, "Carly, I love you too."
Kara leaned forward and placed her lips on mine. A spark of energy passed between us that I had never felt before. I wrapped my arms around her waist as hers found their way around my neck. Our lips fought for control as I smiled the biggest smile I had ever made.
Kara reluctantly pulled away when we were both out of breath. Our hands were still wrapped around each other when she looked down at me with happy tears in her eyes, "I've loved you for as long as I can remember. You are the first girl I ever had a crush on. I was so scared you didn't feel the same way so I kept it to myself, but now I wish I hadn't chickened out if I had known we were both hiding crushes."
"I think this is the happiest I have ever been." I said out of breath, "It sucks the world had to be ending."
Kara smiled and intertwined her fingers with mine, "When we get through this, we will have that movie marathon, I promise you. I don't care when or how, but we will. I love you, Carly."
"I love you too."
I wanted to fix this crisis so I could bring Deirdre and everyone else back. I decided the best course of action would be to go with Barry. I went to discuss the plan with him when I caught him in a video call with Iris. I couldn't hear what either of them were saying, but I could see the sad look in both their eyes. They were saying goodbye. Not a see you later goodbye, but a last goodbye. When the call ended, I ran to Barry and saw his wet eyes.
"Barry, what's wrong?" I asked
That's when he told me. Told me everything. He told me of the newspaper warning, the Monitor telling him of his death, Barry seeing himself die, the preparations for the team, and what date he was supposed to die.
I swallowed the spit in my throat with anger, "Ray or Clark or some other hero could have helped you figure this out. Why didn't you say anything?"
"I didn't say anything because I knew there wasn't a fix." Barry said with honesty, "I didn't want to get everyone's hopes up to crush them. I saw the future and I know my death is the only way everyone I care about lives. Wouldn't you do the same if you were in my position? Wouldn't you sacrifice yourself to save everyone else?"
I knew that answer instantly. Yes, I would sacrifice myself for everyone else. I understand where he was coming from, but it still hurt, "Barry, I get it. I would do the same thing, but you can't just go to your death without fighting. You're just going to leave your family? Your friends? Iris? I mean, I might not be close to you, Barry, but I consider you a friend. I would have loved to know this was happening because maybe I could've helped you."
"Really, Carly?" Barry asked with anger in his tone, "Same goes to you with not telling me about you becoming a vamtronian. Ever since Elseworlds I have considered you a friend and you just decided to not tell me? What if I could have helped you?"
"Barry, that's different."
"How is that any different?" Barry asked
"It's different because you knew months in advance that this was going to happen. You knew you were going to die and instead of finding a way to live, you gave up. I was turned into this against my will, Barry!" I yelled causing Barry to jump, "I was made into this monster, kidnapped by someone I thought was my friend, tortured for days, almost died protecting Kara, then I bit Kara, got thrown into this goddamn crisis, and felt my sire die. I didn't tell you because there was nothing you could have done. But you're a hero, Barry, and there is a chance you can still be saved!"
Barry looked down at his feet and shyly looked back at me, "I had no idea…"
"Yeah, I haven't even talked to Kara about how bad I feel." I admitted as I took a deep breath, "I will never grow old, never die (unless killed), and I need blood to survive. I'm a goner, Barry, but you aren't. You are always there with optimism in your eyes, why is this time any different?"
"I just don't want to watch everyone I love die." Barry said as a tear rolled down his cheek, "I already lost Oliver. I can't see anyone else die. If my death stops their suffering, I am willing to make that sacrifice."
"You want to die?" I asked
Barry shook his head, "Of course not. I don't want to leave my family, friends, or Iris. I am afraid of death, I always have been, but sometimes heroes have to make the sacrifice play. If my death can save countless others then I have to try."
"Then I'm going to be there with you." I said while he tried to say no, but I kept talking, "If you are meant to die today, I'm going to be there for you. You shouldn't have to face this alone."
I placed my hand on his shoulder. Barry put his hand on mine and squeezed. He then pulled me in for a hug and pulled back just as quick, "Thank you."
"Let's go save the multiverse." I said with a smile.
Cisco and Caitlin had went on ahead to try and get the door open. When we portaled in they were already at work opening the door. We came up to them only to notice Pariah was standing there. We were confused at his presence, but Cisco explained, "Pariah has helped us get the code for the door. Once we get inside, we can actually stop the anti-matter wave right at the source."
Cisco placed his hands on the door and pressed the symbols in a certain order. The door lit up like a Christmas tree as the tunnel began to shake. We all closed our eyes and when we opened them the door was open. Cisco led the way into the cave while we followed suite. It was filled with tech, but the piece of resistance was the giant machine in the middle with a beam of light coming out the top.
Pariah stepped forward and explained what the machine was, "This place is the nexus between the anti-matter universe and your own. This cannon is the source of the wave."
I half-listened to what Pariah had said as I noticed a blur on some sort of treadmill. For a second I thought I saw a face, "Guys, I think this blur is alive."
Before any of us could stop him, Barry ran full speed at the treadmill. When he hit the forcefield around it he flew back into the adjoining wall. All three of us, as Pariah had vanished again, ran to Barry's side.
"It's a force field. I couldn't get through." Barry said as he looked over at the treadmill, "It's the Flash from Earth-90. He's trapped on that treadmill."
Kara was in the library just thinking about what could happen in this Crisis when the Monitor appeared out of nowhere. Luckily, she already had a question prepared for him, "Can the book bring back the destroyed Earths?"
The Monitor explained it could, but with a price, "The book channels ancient and endless power. It takes immense willpower and focus to make it work. You try to use it on the scale that you're talking about, and it could drive you mad."
"I'm supposed to be the Paragon of Hope, right? Maybe this is my role, to bring back my Earth and Argo and all the others. I have to find a way to fix this." Kara said
"I would highly suggest against that. You open that book, and you do not know what will happen." The Monitor warned
"Do you?"
"Kara Zor El, you are considering messing with a very old book." The Monitor said scooting closer to Kara, "This book knows the future and past throughout every universe. If you even try bringing back one universe it would take a lot of strength and even with your Kryptonian blood, you would not survive. You would be leaving the half vamtronian all on her own."
"You know nothing about, Carly." Kara said getting up from the table and storming toward the door.
The Monitor's next words stopped Kara in her tracks, "I know that she dies in this crisis."
"What do you mean die?" Kara asked
"The Anti-Monitor is planning to attack tonight. When he does the defenses will be down and the wave will destroy the earth and this ship." The Monitor explained
"Then we'll all be dead." Kara thought aloud
"All will be dead, except for the seven Paragons." The Monitor explained as that caught Kara's attention, "Those seven will be saved and taken to a place the Anti-Monitor cannot reach them. The others will be consumed by the anti-matter wave, erased from existence."
"No, I can't let this happen. Alex, Brainy, Nia, Carly…" Kara worried
"I'm sorry, you cannot save them all, but you can save one." The Monitor said pointing to the Book of Destiny, "If you so choose you can swap you Paragon status with someone else."
"Wouldn't that change how this all ends?" Kara asked
"Yes, it would. Your actions could make sure the paragons lose or maybe they will win in a different way. If you change the way of things there is always a balance." The Monitor explained as he stepped closer to Kara, "Actions always have consequences, so are you willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for the one you love?"
Before Kara could say anything more, The Monitor was gone. Kara stood there trapped in her thoughts as she stared at the book on the bookcase across from her.
"How did The Flash get there? The Monitor sent him away." Cisco asked
Pariah reappeared beside us, "He wound up in the Netherverse where the Anti-Monitor found him, corralled his speed, and used it to build his Anti-Matter Cannon. He test-fired it, destroying Earth-2."
"Harry's gone?" Barry asked aloud to no one in particular.
I had never met Harry, but I heard the team talk a lot about him whenever I got to see them. I helped Barry stand up and gave him an empathic look. He just kept losing people and I pitied him.
"Pariah, how do we stop it?" Caitlin asked
Pariah pointed toward the cannon, "The force field that contains it is anti-matter based. As such, anything made of positive matter cannot penetrate it."
That's when I saw Barry's idea face appear as he looked toward Cisco, "We have to get the Flash off that treadmill. The Monitor said Vibe had to live, that he had a purpose. Maybe, this is it."
"Wait, you have your powers back?" I asked with shock as I was clearly not part of that conversation.
"Long story." Cisco said as he raised his hands.
He opened a portal in and out of the forcefield so Barry could run through and grab the other Flash. On the count of three he used his speed to get The Flash to safety, but the second the treadmill stopped, the lights turned red.
The Flash took a breather with a warning, "Thank you for the reprieve. But you gotta put me back on it."
"Guys…." Cisco said as an alarm went off with blaring sound. Since my ears were so sensitive the sudden noise made me collapse to my knees. Caitlin noticed my pain and kneeled down beside me.
The Flash looked from us then back to Barry, "The Anti-Monitor designed that treadmill with a failsafe so that if I ever got off of it, it would erupt, destroying all remaining Earths at once. We only have a few minutes. Put me back on that treadmill."
"No, all right? We'll find another way." Barry reassured
Suddenly Pariah was gone only to return with another person. He was in a suit made of black and yellow, a giant lightning bolt on his chest. The man looked around bewildered just as we were confused by his presence. I looked at the others to see if they knew who he was, but they were just as clueless as I was.
"Where am I? Who are you? Send me back to Freeland now!" The man yelled at Pariah
"Calm down, Electric Guy." Cisco warned with a hint of humor.
The man looked toward Cisco with annoyance, "The name is Black Lightning. Now I don't know who you people are or where I am, but take me home. Now!"
"That is not an option, Jefferson Pierce." Pariah said as Black Lightning looked over at him, "I brought you here to save lives. I am Pariah. This is Barry Allen, Cisco Roman, Caitlin Snow, and Carly Brecker. They need your assistance to save this earth."
"This earth?" Black Lightning questioned
"There are multiple Earths, Jefferson, many Earths like this one." Pariah explained as he placed his hands behind his back, "Your Earth has just been destroyed by a wave of anti-matter. I transported you here just before it was erased to help us save humanity."
Black Lightning's eyes went wide as he realized what Pariah had truly said. His family, his friends, everything he held dear was gone, "You should've saved my family, not me!"
Barry noticed the situation was getting hairy so he stepped forward, "Jefferson, I'm so sorry. Right now we need your help to stop this anti-matter wave. I can't imagine how you're feeling, but I do know how it feels to lose your family. Please, help us."
Black Lightning knew he didn't really have another choice so he nodded. Cisco smiled at his acceptance, "That machine behind you is the source of the anti-matter wave. We have to disable it, but we can't get near it. Can you contain that much energy?"
"Let's find out."
Black Lightning stepped forward and tried to contain the energy. He was holding it off, but he wouldn't last forever. All of us knew if he continued to do this it would kill him. They needed a better plan fast and The Flash from Earth-90 was the first to point this out, "Black Lightning is gonna kill himself if we don't solve this soon."
"Then we need more time." Barry said with gritted teeth, "Every second that we waste here another Earth dies. That wave gets closer to my wife."
"I was married once, too." The Flash said as Barry looked toward him with genuine surprise, "Tina always said that keeping me running was her purpose in life, so as someone who's been running for 30 years, let me tell you. Sometimes, in order to find your purpose as a hero, you gotta take a couple steps back. Reverse the way you see the situation and see a bigger picture."
Those words clicked in Barry's mind and he realized what he had to do, "That's it. I know how to stop the cannon. This is what The Monitor meant that day in the Time Vault. This is what I've been running towards all these years. It's time for Flash to vanish in Crisis."
Pariah explained what Barry would have to do, "Reversing the treadmill's directional velocity could make the anti-matter wave recede and funnel back into the speed cannon destroying the machine and the wave. Ending this once and for all. Freeing me from the Anti-Monitor's control."
Barry walked over to us with sadness in his eyes. We all knew he was saying goodbye, but none of us wanted it to happen. Caitlin was the first to announce our thoughts, "I don't wanna say goodbye."
"You two were there the first time I opened my eyes as the Flash. I couldn't be the hero I am without you guys." Barry said as he brought them in for a tight hug, "Tell Joe and Iris I love them."
"We will."
I looked over at The Flash and he looked determined. He noticed my glance and mouthed, "hold him." I was confused at what he meant, but I could tell his intentions. So, when Barry came to say goodbye to me I grabbed his hands and held them behind his back. The others were confused at my action, but I looked at them with hopeful eyes.
Barry struggled in my grasp as the The Flash appeared before him. He placed his hand on Barry's chest as Barry gasped for air. Lightning from Barry was traveling up The Flash's arm. Barry was feeling weaker and weaker as he asked, "Barry, what are you doing?"
"I'm momentarily stealing your speed. You play the speedster game long enough, you learn some neat tricks." He said, helping Barry lay down as he explained further, "Novu said the Flash must die in Crisis. He never said which one."
The Flash stood up as he motioned for Jefferson to stop. Black Lightning took a step back as The Flash looked toward Cisco, "Open a breach. I need to get in the force field."
"No." Cisco refused
"Do you want your friend to die?" The Flash asked as he knew the answer was no. None of us wanted to lose Barry and he knew it to, "This wave needs to be stopped and I am willing to make the sacrifice. Let me do this. Let me save you all."
Barry tried to beg Cisco not to, but he was having a hard time breathing as it was. Cisco looked from The Flash to Barry and back again. He didn't want to lose Barry, he couldn't, so Cisco opened the breach for The Flash. Before entering The Flash looked down at Barry, "Keep riding the lightning, son. I know you'll make us all proud."
Then he was gone. You could see the blur running in reverse as the machine began shutting down. Everyone knew it would kill him. Barry got up and began banging on the force field. I tried pulling him back, but he wouldn't budge.
He looked toward Cisco with pleading eyes, but Cisco stayed strong, "You made me team leader, and sometimes, the leader has to make the tough choices."
The room began to tremble and collapse in on itself. Cisco opened a breach as Pariah, Black Lightning, and Caitlin ran through. Cisco and I tried to convince Barry to come, but he didn't want to leave The Flash to die. Cisco and I looked toward each other and decided we had no other choice. We each grabbed an arm and dragged Barry through the portal.
When we arrived, I was out of breath and shaking. I had never met Earth-90 Flash, but seeing him sacrifice himself for Barry was so very heartbreaking. He gave up everything to stop that wave and he would never be forgotten. When we got back, hugs were exchanged, but nothing was more beautiful then when Iris saw Barry.
Iris walked into the room and stopped dead in her tracks when she saw him, "Iris. I told you I'd come running home to you."
She ran to him and kissed him with passion. She squeezed him with a tight hug and never wanted to let him go, but she had questions, "It wasn't you, then?"
"It was the Barry Allen from Earth-90." Barry admitted
Ralph stepped forward with a person beside him that I did not recognize, "Everyone, this is your Paragon of Humanity, Ryan Choi. Scientist, super brain, and ready to help save the universe."
"How do you guys plan on doing that, exactly?" Ryan asked
Just as someone was about to explain. Another person appeared in the room. We all looked over and saw Habringer. Diggle's eyes went wide with a smile, "Lyla."
She smiled back at him as they hugged each other tight. Harbinger began explaining what had happened as suspicion came to a few of us. Luckily, I was standing near Barry as he felt the same way.
"What if the Anti-Monitor wanted Harbinger back on the ship? He has been controlling her for most of the Crisis." Barry whispered
"And controlling you." Earth-96 Superman said as he motioned to Pariah, "Only allowing you to appear when he wants you to see…"
"A great tragedy." I finished
Lyla suddenly went stiff and a creepy smile appeared on her face. She blinked as her eyes turned pure white. Diggle took a step back as the rest of us did the same, "It is time to end the age of heroes and everything you hold close."
"Lyla?" Diggle asked
The Monitor shook his head, "That is no longer your wife, John Diggle. She has been taken by The Anti-Monitor."
"Lyla! You have to fight him, Lyla!" Diggle yelled
Harbinger looked toward him with annoyance. She grabbed the front of his shirt and threw him across the room. Then with a snap all of us were on the floor with an invisible weight keeping us there. We watched as Lyla shot a beam of energy at the Monitor with murder in her eyes, "It was foolish to try to stop me, Novu."
"No, Mobius. It was foolish to allow your creation in the first place."
The Anti-Monitor laughed as the Monitor collapsed to the floor. Then in horror we all watched as Earth-1 was destroyed. The Anti-Monitor allowed us to stand up so we could look out the windows to see that Earth-1 was gone.
"It is done. The infinite Earths are gone. Soon only the anti-matter universe will remain." The Anti-Monitor laughed
Realization appeared on Pariah's face as he understood what his purpose was, "I know what I must do."
Kara realized it was time. She looked over at me with tears in her eyes, "Carly, I'm sorry."
I noticed the Paragons were being teleported somewhere else by a gold beam coming from Pariah's hands. I looked at her confused as I noticed the beam of light was heading for me and not her, "Kara, what did you do?"
"I had to. The Monitor told me of your fate and the Book of Destiny was right there. You have as much hope as I do, Carly. You will be a perfect Paragon of Hope and when you help save the multiverse we will be reunited once again." Kara cried
"Kara, no." I begged
"I love you, Carly."
I pulled her in for a hug just as the beam of light hit me. One moment I was in her arms and the next I was in a dark broken room. I looked around and saw the other Paragons looking just as confused. I started shaking as pain radiated throughout my body. Not a physical pain, but an emotional one. Kara sacrificed herself for me, knowing she might stay dead.
"What the hell just happened?" Batwoman asked
"This is the Vanishing Point." Sara said as she looked around at everyone and noticed their confusion, "It's a point outside of time and space."
"What happened to the Waverider and the others?" J'onn asked
"The Anti-Monitor...he used Harbinger to attack us. Pariah must have sent us here knowing that the Anti-Monitor could not follow." Superman explained
"Well, we have to go back. We have to go back right now!" Barry yelled with need. He was as broken as I felt because Iris was his soulmate just as Kara was mine. After not dying he finally felt like he could be with Iris and then his hope was taken from him again.
"Barry, we can't. They're gone." J'onn said
I stood there in silence gritting my teeth as I tried to hold back the tears in my eyes. That's when Barry looked in my direction and noticed me for the first time. He was shocked because I wasn't supposed to be there.
"Carly, what are you doing here? Where's Kara?" Barry asked as the others looked toward me with the same confusion.
"She switched places with me." I cried as I was at the point of sobbing, "She crossed off her name in the Book of Destiny and switched it with mine. Kara did it because she believed I had just as much hope as she had, but right now I have no hope whatsoever."
I collapsed onto my knees and burst into tears. Barry appeared beside me and pulled me in for a hug. He lost his love just as I had and he understood my pain. The others looked on with empathy just as Superman began to glow. Barry and I pulled back from one another as Superman collapsed onto his knees.
I was the closest to Superman so I ran up to him and he fell onto my lap. Light was escaping from within his body and none of us knew what to do. He was growing weaker and I couldn't lose another person, even if I had only known him for a few days, "Come on, Clark. Please. Don't leave us."
"Fix...it. Fix it." Clark gasped
"How?" I asked frantically
Superman looked at me with belief in his eyes as his whole body was absorbed in light. I backed away from him while his body began to change shape. Then a burst of red light filled the room and when it was gone, Lex Luthor was in his place. Seeing his face broke me and I snapped. I grabbed the collar of his dumbass suit and lifted him into the air, fangs fully extended. The others tried to tell me to put him down, but I needed answers, "Lex, what did you do?"
"Well, I held the Book of Destiny and I saw the seven Paragons due to be stranded at the Vanishing Point, and I thought destiny could use a little rewrite. Following in poor ol' Supergirl's footsteps." Lex said as he held up a page from the book with 7 symbols. Kara's was crossed out with my name and Superman's was crossed out with Lex's, "So, what do we do now?"
