Family Sucks... Sometimes
Kara POV:
After another week in the hospital, Barry was transferred to STAR labs. I didn't trust Dr Wells, even though he said that he could help Barry, he is still the reason why he is this situation. It wasn't just that though, there was something about him, the way he looked at me whenever I walked in the room, the way I almost felt that someone was watching me when no one was there. It was creepy.
The only good thing about Barry being at STAR labs is that they finally have Barry's seizures under control. I am glad about that but I have noticed that his heart is running at a faster pace than usual, but it seems to be stable.
On the alien front, there has been no other attacks or sightings recently. I really want to hope that it was just a random attack, but my gut is telling me that if one Fort Rozz prisoner made it here, then maybe others made it to. It was also what Vartox said, he said that I have no idea what was coming for me. For now, though I am going to carry on working in a way to bring Barry back to me.
"Supergirl. Come in, Supergirl."
"What's up Telle?"
"There have been reports of a woman flying over the city. We have no idea if she is friend or foe."
"I'll go and check it out, where is she?"
"She is hovering ten feet above CCPD."
"On my way."
I flew in the direction of where the woman was spotted, but as I got closer she spotted me and flew off. I followed in hot pursuit, but she was fast, as fast as me. As we weaved throughout the city she looked like someone that I knew but I couldn't think where from.
When we reached an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of town, she landed and I landed just behind her, a little out of striking distance.
"Who are you? What do you want?" She turned around slowly and my jaw hit the ground in shock. "Aunt Astra?"
"Hello, Kara. You seem surprised to see me."
"But, but, you... How are you here? How did you not die with Krypton?"
"Your mother, she sentenced me to life on Fort Rozz. So I was off-world when the planet exploded."
I was shocked, what did she do to end up there? Aunt Astra was always nice to me, she was the person who taught me about the stars and planets.
"Oh you didn't know, did you? Your beloved mother, my sister arrested me for trying to save Krypton."
"Save Krypton? You mean that you knew that the planet was going to explode?"
"I did, and I tried to tell your mother but she wouldn't listen and now she is dead. But I am not here to talk about the past, I have come to warn you. I am here to save this planet, if you try and stop me I will kill you."
Before I could say anything she flew away. I was too stunned to follow, and after what seemed like an hour, but was probably only five minutes, I was roused from my daydream by Winn shouting my name through my comms device.
"KARA!!"
"Oww. Jeez Winn, no need to shout."
"I have been yelling at you for the last ten minutes. What happened with the flying chick?"
"Can you and Alex meet me at my place? I'll tell you there."
"Sure, are you okay?"
"I don't know. I am going to head to the fortress first, I need to check something."
Before Winn could even respond to that sentence I was blasting through the air, breaking the sound barrier, just to get to the fortress.
I had arrived there in less than ten minutes and let myself in. As I walked to the centre console, of the fortress, Kellex, our personal robot, came over to me.
"Good evening Kara Zor-El, what can I do for you?"
"Kellex, I need to speak to my mother. Now please."
He didn't say anything he just floated away before I could blink an image of my mother appeared before me.
To the untrained eye, you would think that the person standing in front of me was my Aunt Astra, but it was a life-size hologram of my mother.
Looking at my mother I could feel myself welling up, I have avoided visiting my mother's hologram ever since I arrived on earth, for fear of getting upset, but now it is important that I talk to her.
"Kara, my beautiful daughter. What can I do for you today?"
"What happened to Aunt Astra? She said that you threw her into Fort Rozz, why what did she do?"
"I'm sorry I am unable to answer that request."
"No, no you cannot do this to me. She just turned up and has threatened to kill me if I stop her, so you are going to tell me everything. Did you know that Krypton was dying?"
"Yes, your aunt told me but I didn't believe her, at first."
"But you did believe her?"
"Eventually. Yet your father and I were unable to do more than create escape pods for you and your cousin."
"And Aunt Astra. You cannot tell me that you can't tell me."
"Your Aunt and Non killed several high profile members of the government. They believed that they were trying to save the planet, but instead, they were causing trouble for the government.
"I didn't want to arrest them, but I had no choice. I did give your aunt a chance to avoid going to jail, but she didn't take it."
"Why didn't you tell me any of this? She is here, and she is threatening to kill me. She has some plan to 'save' the earth, and she told me not to stand in her way."
"I am afraid that I am not programmed to help with that."
She suddenly disappeared, "Fat lot of good you were."
I left the fortress and flew back home, with my mother's words flying around my head. By the time I got home, Alex and Winn were there pacing around the room.
"Hey, are you okay? Winn said that there was a weird flying woman and that you spoke to her and let her go. Who is she? What does she want? And have you been crying?"
"Guys sit down, I have to tell you something."
So I told them about Astra and Non, I told them about what my mother said. I told them everything and by the time that I was done I was sobbing and Alex was hugging me.
"We will help you figure this out. I may be your adoptive family, but even I admit that family sucks... sometimes." I laughed and we hugged more. "Can we order food now. I am starving."
It has been a few days since I had seen Astra, and I was having my daily visit to Barry.
Walking into the Cortex I was greeted by Caitlyn, "Hey Dr Snow. Any change today?"
"No, no change, and how many times do I have to tell you call me Caitlyn?"
"I know, I know. Here I brought you coffee. Tell me do you think that he will ever come out of this coma?"
"You are a scientist, and you know that we don't guess."
"I am not asking you to guess I am asking you to make a theory, based on your expertise and medical training."
"Honestly, I don't know. Sometimes it is like his vitals spike, and I think that it is because he is coming round, but then his vitals drop to where they were."
"I also need to ask, does his heart rate seem a little high to you?"
"It has been running at a higher rate, but that could be due to the lightning strike, or it could be due to something else. I could run tests, but I don't know what they would show."
"I will speak to Joe and see what he says and then I will get back to you. How are you doing with cleaning out Ronnies things? Do you need any help?"
"No, I can do it thank you for your offer. I promise you I will do everything in my power to bring Barry back to you, I don't want you to lose him too."
"Thanks... Hey, do you want to go out for drinks one night? I could really do with having a girls night out."
"That sounds really nice, I will call you during the week. Let me know if he needs anything."
"I will."
I sat with Barry for about an hour, reading to him from the latest scientific journal, and telling him all about my aunt. It was cathartic like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I just wished that he would wake up, that he could tell me what to do about her.
As I left I said goodbye to Caitlyn and headed for the elevator, I could hear a voice but couldn't see where it was coming from. I focused my hearing and, found out that it was Dr Wells voice, but it sounded weird, and it sounded like it was coming from inside the wall next to me.
I looked around to make sure that no one could see me, and I slid my glasses down my nose and scanned the wall in front of me. I gasped at what I saw.
Dr Wells was standing in, what looked like a secret room, and he was talking to a holographic head, but that was not what shocked me. Dr Wells, who had been paralyzed since the explosion was standing.
I couldn't understand what I was seeing, Dr Wells was lying to everyone. Why? What for? I knew that I had to find out what was really going on here. Because in my eyes it looks like Dr Wells knew that the accelerator was going to explode.
