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Family Doesn't End with Blood
Rae grinned as she looked at the puppies. It had been a few weeks since Krypto and Misty's six puppies had been born, with Kara checking on them every day and measuring their growth. It had also helped that Marble and Dizzy had officially moved in with Rae's aunt and uncle as their protection animals, which made Ryan and Richie happy.
"So, how long before they can be separated from Misty?" Rae asked Kara. Krypto and Misty were being good parents to their six, while Dragon had moved into the house, or on the porch to be away from them and not liking the puppies, reminding Rae of his real alternate in Karry's Krypto who was jokingly called a deadbeat dad. Maybe it was in the dog's genes?
"Ten weeks usually, so about when Leona is born," Kara said as she looked over one of the pips. "Have you gone to see Leona recently?"
"She's starting to look like a person," Rae said with a smile. "So, did Laurel decide yet on name?"
"Nope," Kara said.
"I'm just going to call him Oliver Junior until she does," Rae said, and Kara laughed.
"I think that's actually an option," Kara reasoned, and Rae smiled at that. "The girls of the Justice League want to throw us and Laurel a joint baby shower and a first birthday party for Kathleen. Can't believe it's been a year? Seems like yesterday we were defending them against Malcolm."
"You were – I was out cold, after all," Rae reminded Kara.
"True," Kara mused. "Anyway, the girls are decorating Home Base. We've been forbidden from going there."
"The leaders of the Justice League are forbidden from our own base?" Rae asked with a raised eyebrow and Kara laughed. Rae decided to change tact. "I've been thinking of Thanksgiving," the special holiday was the next week, after all. "I want to have a big get-together here. We can set up a giant table outside – my Splitsville alternate is willing to help me cook since her Thanksgiving was last month and that didn't go as planned for her."
"It's still amazing you have an alternate you like," Kara remarked, and Rae rolled her eyes at that. "One problem is the Speed Force missions. You can be called away at any time."
"Well then, the next time the Speed Force calls me I'll just…" Rae didn't finish her sentence as a portal opened up. "…have a word with her now." Rae changed her sentence mid-speech as she turned to her dog now, who had been playing with his younger siblings. "Clarky, if you want to come with me…" Rae didn't finish that sentence as Clarky looked up and then ran into the portal.
"That dog is refusing to be left behind," Kara chuckled as Rae laughed, summoning her outfit, and putting on her helmet before walking into the portal.
-New Justice-
Inside the Speed Force, Rae spotted Prime Barry who was sitting waiting for her, he already petting Clarky who had jumped in ahead of Rae.
"Hey, Barry," Rae said, waving at him.
Before Barry could wave back though, the Speed Force in her Nora appearance appeared between them.
"Hello again, you three," she started, but Rae held up a hand, causing the Speed Force to raise an eyebrow.
"Hold on one second," Rae said. "I wanted to ask…"
"I won't call you on Thanksgiving," the Speed Force chuckled, and Rae paused. "I am connected to you. I know what you were talking about. You can have the Holiday."
"Oh good," Barry spoke up. "With Kara's grandparents – Kryptonian grandparents – around, we're planning on a big gettogether on Thanksgiving at their place."
"Her grandparents?" Rae paused at this, remembering her Kara mentioning her grandparents once. "Seg and Nyssa? Yeah you mentioned they were on your Earth before."
"The very same," Barry grinned. "They're lovely."
"Back on track!" The Speed Force stated, a little forcefully and causing Clarky to growl at this, but the Speed Force ignore him. "I need you to fix a Barry who is so unhappy on his world he leaves it constantly to look for fun – you both have met him."
"Random Barry," Rae said instantly, and Barry turned to her, confused. "He just shows up while we're in the middle of a fight somehow. I don't know how he knows and comes to help. Did it on my world twice and once on Karry that I know of."
"Oh yeah, I think I know who you mean – he helped with our Cyborg last year," Barry nodded in thought.
"Yes, well remember when I said the worst Barrys are the ones who end up with Iris?" Speed Force said and the two nodded. "You're about to see how off a world where Barry and Iris are together turns out. Fix it."
"You don't need to tell us twice," Barry chuckled, as Rae nodded in agreement.
"There's also one more thing," the Speed Force added as a portal appeared behind her, "there's a girl on that world, out of her time. I can force her to stay in her own time, but only if she's returned to it. She's reluctant."
"I think I know who you're talking about," Rae stated as Barry moved through the portal with Clarky. "We'll get this done."
"Good," Nora smirked to Rae, as the speedster moved through the portal.
-New Justice-
Selena and Kaldur were in Metropolis, fighting a human-like creature that was on a rampage. Selena was using her trident as she fought and Kaldur used water to throw her back.
"What creature is this exactly?" Selena asked Kaldur.
"Revenge on House of El!" The creature yelled, now running at them.
"Alien," Kaldur sighed – this was a Fort Rozz prisoner. They had a couple of encounters with Fort Rozz aliens now, besides the one who had attacked Gotham and the brainwashing one. They seemed to go after League members demanding Supergirl show up. The one place they had not touched since Alura's assistant and the other alien that killed him was the Sanctuary – or even the Kryptonian Island. It confused everyone. The Sanctuary was very publicly advertised and all other villains had seemed to get to go after the Sanctuary to get to the supers before.
"Probably should call on Supergirl," Selena stated, dodging an attack as Kaldur used his communicator to give a quick message out to her. "By the way you never said what you thought of my plan."
"To use the wombs to have a kid of our own?" Kaldur said as both he and Selena momentarily entombed the alien in a water-shell, which it broke out from seconds later.
"Of course," Selena said. They had long ago found that it would be dangerous for them to have a kid on land, due to their natural abilities underwater, but now with Rae and Kara having a kid using the wombs and Laurel having a kid with Oliver, it had given Selena the idea that might be safer for them that way. "We'd have to ask Wild Fire."
"How about we wait until the other two kids are born and then see," Kaldur said as he charged at the attacking alien as Selena used her trident to stab at the alien – electrocuting it as well. The alien went flying back, hitting into a building and falling unconscious. As they watched, the larger form of the alien seemed to shrink, becoming more smaller and less dangerous.
"I think she's dead," Selena muttered, going over to the body, "but let's get her to a hos–" she never finished her sentence as another woman with red hair came running over.
"No!" The woman called out. "That was my sister!" The new woman's body changed to a similar creature the sister had been as she rushed for the two. Selena was taken by surprise at the change of scenario and wasn't fast enough to dodge and got thrown back.
Kaldur groaned as he jumped in to fight the newcomer.
-New Justice-
Rae and Barry arrived on Random Barry's world in what seemed to be a rooftop apartment, which was empty.
"That's weird," Rae stated, "normally the Speed Force –"
There was a flash of light, and a girl appeared in a black and white outfit with black face mask. Rae groaned at her appearance, but Barry paused. There was something… off about this girl, but he couldn't place it.
"Dad and… I remember you!" The girl pointed at Rae, who rolled her eyes. "You were on that other world where I followed dad to."
"Where are your parents, kid?" Rae asked.
"What are you doing here?" The girl asked instead.
"Looking for your parents," Rae shrugged.
"What exactly do they call you?" Barry had to ask.
"Nora," the girl stated, smiling a little.
"I prefer Karry's Nora," Barry muttered, looking away as this Nora frowned at the comment. "And she's still a toddler."
"Me too," Rae pointed out. "Now, where are your parents?" Rae asked once more, Barry now remaining silent as he looked Nora over, confused about her. He didn't know what it was, but she didn't feel right to him – and it wasn't the fact that she was displaced in time, as the Speed Force had stated.
"They're… they're in STAR Labs," Nora stated, a little reluctantly as Rae nodded, grabbing Clarky and running off. "Are you not going to follow… dad?".
"Don't call me that," Barry stated, running after Rae now, headed to STAR Labs. He didn't know why, but he instantly didn't like this alternative daughter of his.
He arrived to find Iris and his double in the middle of an argument; Iris shouting down his alternative. He didn't find out what they were arguing about though, as Rae flashed in, separating the two instantly by taking Iris out of the room, surprising everyone else.
"Thank you," it was Cisco who spoke up. "She was…"
"Don't," this world's Barry glared at Cisco as Nora appeared.
"Where's mom?" Nora asked, just as Rae reappeared.
"I put her in a room with no door," Rae stated, shrugging, Clarky barking at his mistress, who bent down to pet her dog.
"The Gideon Room," the new Barry sighed, running off before anyone could stop him.
"What did we exactly run into?" Rae had to ask, standing back up.
"Iris's pregnancy," Caitlin spoke up, sighing as the girl.
"Why?" Prime Barry frowned.
"Because Barry doesn't remember the night that he… you know, to get me," Nora spoke up, Barry turning back to her.
"Why exactly are you here?" Prime Barry asked.
"I followed you back here…?" Nora pointed out.
"No, I mean here-here, in the present instead of your future," Barry asked, sharing a look with Rae.
"Oh, how did you know…?" Nora asked.
"If we hadn't known already, you pretty much gave it away just now," Rae muttered, not liking Nora herself now.
"Ah, I just wanted to know my dad," Nora stated, just as this world's Barry walked back into the room.
"All good?" Cisco asked his Barry in false friendliness, to which this Barry raised an eyebrow.
"She's gone back to see Joe," Barry shrugged. "We haven't slept together in months, but she's convinced we…" his eyes fell on Nora, and then on the newcomers. "Anyway, what do we owe the pleasure of the multiverse?" He smiled falsely at Rae and Prime Barry, who sighed in unison.
"Well you pay us visits all the time," Rae said and this Barry raised an eyebrow and laughed.
"We're actually here for you," Prime Barry stated, chuckling at the man.
"Firstly, we need to establish names!" It was Cisco who spoke as everyone looked to him.
"Names?" This Barry asked, frowning.
"You have to know by now they tend to call you Random Barry," Cisco pointed out to his Barry, pointing at Rae, Barry and Clarky.
"I… didn't?" Random Barry stated.
"Well with all the times you randomly pop up on their worlds," Cisco said.
"I didn't even know you knew about that," Random Barry said seeming surprising. He thought his visits were a secret to all.
"Come on Barry," Cisco said tilting his head. "Although I will say I am now embarrassed about that we're Earth 1 and the Supergirl we know is Earth 38 thing."
"Ciscos really do like to spy, don't they?" Prime Barry pointed out to Cisco, who reddened. "Don't worry, it's a nice trait."
"Well, you two can call me Random Barry if you like," Random Barry shrugged, not really caring at this point.
"Cool. I'm Prime Barry and this is Rae," Prime Barry pointed out.
"Nice to meet you again. But first…" Rae stated, turning to Nora – and before the girl could complain, Rae had sped off with her.
"What…?" Random Barry asked as Clarky whined at his mistress's disappearance.
"I believe Rae took her back to her time," Prime Barry stated, bending down to calm Clarky down. "Urm, the Speed Force asked us."
"Well you can thank the Speed Force for me," Random Barry sighed. "She's been driving me nuts lately, and what with her mother and then her…"
"What is up with you and Iris?" Prime Barry had to ask.
"What isn't up with them," Cisco spoke up, to a slap from Caitlin.
"We haven't been good for a while. Not since she started saying we're the Flash," Random Barry shrugged and Prime Barry raised an eyebrow at that. "This weird pregnancy is the last straw."
"And you haven't slept with her in months?" Prime Barry had to ask as Caitlin and Cisco looked on.
"Urm, no," Random Barry stated, going red a little himself. "I dunno, I've just…"
"It's Kara," Caitlin voiced as everyone turned to look at her. "What? Ever since you ran to her world you've been smitten. You've been over Iris for ages – it was only when Nora turned up claiming she was yours and Iris's kid that you fell back into the old Barry role of following her around."
"Except now she can't be yours," Prime Barry pointed out. "I mean, if you haven't slept with Iris in months, and now she's pregnant with Nora, it figured you can't be her father, Barry."
"That's a good point!" Cisco spoke up. "Which begs the question, who is her real dad?"
"Too late we couldn't ask her," Prime Barry pointed out, Nora no longer there, chuckling at Rae's impulsiveness.
"She thought I was her dad," Random Barry stated.
-New Justice-
Selena and Kaldur hadn't fought for long when Kara joined them - with Mon as back up.
"Okay, calm down!" Kara called to alien, but the alien turned on her. She was strong, but Mon and Kara were stronger. With Selena and Kaldur to help them they were taking the alien down fast.
"I don't want her dead!" Kara called to the group. The alien was hard to hurt; Selena and Kaldur had only got the other one after many different attacks, but Kara wanted to capture this escapee alive. So far, most of the Fort Rozz escapes had died – either by choice, or accident – even the Kryptonian that had attacked outside the Sanctuary, which Kara and Dragon had taken down, had died. Any others weren't talking.
She needed to see if this one would talk.
"Maybe I can help with that?" Winn said, running onto the scene.
"Hey honey, finally showing up," Mon said, catching the alien's hand when she tried to punch him.
"Stopwatch, freeze!" Kara said and a moment later the alien froze where she stood.
"Ah, I never get tired of that power," Kaldur sighed, wiping blood off his face as Kara made sure to punch hard enough to knock the alien out – the punch would knock her back into life, after all.
"Valor, see if that one is alive or dead. Take her, either way," Kara said, pointing at the body as Mon gave a nod and Kara lifted up the one she had just knocked out earlier.
-New Justice-
On Random Barry's world, Rae and Nora arrived in the future – or what Rae knew had to be the future. They were outside STAR Labs, that looked almost the same, except for an extra turret and a sign reading 'STAR Labs Museum'. Rae frowned at this for a fraction of a moment before Nora shouted at her.
"What the hell, lady?!" Rae's attention was drawn back to Nora as she sighed.
"You need to stay put," Rae stated, wanting to run back to the correct time now, but something was stopping her. A weird feeling telling her to stay.
"Yeah, not going to happen," Nora groaned as she vanished in a flash of light. Rae almost felt it; Nora trying to break the barrier of time, but the Speed Force was making sure she kept put. Rae chuckled as Nora reappeared in front of her.
"I can't go back. What did you do?" Nora asked, confused and angry.
"Only what the Speed Force told me to," Rae smirked. "I returned you to your time – it's the Speed Force that's now keeping you here."
"But…" Nora hesitated. "Frack this," she sped off, causing Rae to raise her eyebrow.
"I really should go back," Rae mused, but she wanted to check on Nora, to find out where the girl had gone. Smirking to herself, Rae sped off, following the girl's lightning trail all the way to a building on the outskirts of Central City. She knew instantly it was a prison.
"…now I can't go back," Nora was saying as Rae sped to a stop in a room. She paused as Nora turned to her, groaning. But it wasn't Nora that drew her attention – it was the man in the cell.
"HR?" Rae frowned, recognizing the face of HR Wells, her Harrison Wells.
"I wear so many faces I lose track," the man sighed. "Hey, I know you."
"I don't know you," Rae frowned, "and if you're not really Harrison Wells?"
"This is Eobard Thawne," Nora stated casually, adding to Rae. "And why did you follow me?!"
"Eobard…?" Rae frowned at that, knowing the name somewhere as she ignored the girl's demand. "Wait, Barry mentioned… no way!" Rae's eyes went wide as she realized, remembering Prime Barry and even Karry Barry mentioning the man in the past. "Reverse Flash!?" Her fists clenched at this, knowing who this man was. He was the Reverse Flash to other worlds.
"If you wish," Eobard sighed, waving Rae off. "Why did you follow Nora here?"
"I think the more important question is why are you here?" Rae snapped. "Shouldn't you be dead?"
"Should I?" Eobard smirked. "I've died a thousand times and still find a way to come back. Why, if it wasn't for Nora here…"
"Get away from him," Rae snapped to Nora, moving forward, but Nora held up her hand.
"No, he's not the bad guy anymore," Nora stated. "Besides, he's locked up. He's been teaching me…"
"Teaching you?!" Rae snapped. "You mean Barry wasn't enough to teach you your speed? Wait, you had to have been born with your speed, like me, so why would you need to be taught?"
"I was born a speedster, yes, but my mom took away my speed," Nora sighed.
"I'm liking Iris less and less," Rae groaned, unable to imagine herself not connected to the Speed Force. "Wait that should have killed you." She remembered the alternate of her dad on Splitsville telling children born to the Speed Force cannot live without it.
"My theory is the device placed inside her allowed enough Speed Force energy into her letting her live but not enough she noticed," Eobard said and Rae rolled her eyes but that made sense. "When darling Nora came to me, a first-time speedster, without Mr. Allen in the picture, she needed to know how to use her speed, and I was there for her," Eobard smirked, but there was something in the way he spoke that unnerved Rae as she looked between Nora and Eobard.
"No," Rae muttered, the penny suddenly dropping. Barry hadn't slept with Iris in months, but Iris was pregnant with Nora; while Eobard admitted to wearing many faces, and having died many times… both were speedsters, and Nora was clearly a born speedster too. "Barry's not Nora's father, is he?" Rae pointed to Eobard at this.
"What are you talking about?" Nora asked.
"You're a smart one, Rachel Garrick," Eobard smirked through the glass of his cell.
"How do you know my name?" Rae asked, confused at this.
"You're famous throughout the multiverse – probably more famous than Barry himself," Eobard smirked. "I've been around," he winked at this. "And how can I not know about the Speed Force first born. The mighty defeater of Savitar."
"Shut up," Rae said rolling her eyes but she knew Eobard was right about her being the first born. She was the first person born speedster with all her alternates being younger than her. Even the ones the same age were younger than her since she was pre mature.
"Erm, hello, can we get back on the fact that Barry isn't my dad?" Nora spoke, looking between Rae and Eobard now.
"Fine, you got me," Eobard took a step back, his hands in the air, "long ago now, in one of my last acts of revenge, I changed my appearance to my worst enemy – hit him hard, by siring a child with his own fiancée."
"But you're in here, you've been in here for years!" Nora protested. "How could you…?"
"Oh, you sweet, simple girl," Eobard glared at Nora now, "I wasn't locked up back before you were born, was I?"
"No, you were dead," Nora pointed out.
"Or so everyone thought," Eobard smirked.
"I'm out," Rae groaned, grabbing Nora now, and speeding them out of the place and back into STAR Labs this time.
"Rae!" Nora complained, but Rae held up her hand.
"Stay away from the Reverse Flash, okay?" Rae stated, and before Nora could complain, Rae ran, speeding back to her present and Nora's past.
-New Justice-
Kara flew into Watchtower, wanting news, she was getting impatient.
"Nerds? Is she contained?" Kara asked about the new alien.
"She is now," Adam responded coming out of a side room. "Turns out her powers are from the yellow sun as well. We have some red sunlight emitters on her so she's good."
Kara gave a nod as Adam lead her back into room the alien was in. Selena, Kaldur, Winn, Mon and Jess were present, as was the new alien. She was conscious but strapped down to a chair with red sunlight emitters on her. She didn't look like a creature anymore and instead looked just as normal as a human. She was maybe in her late-50s.
"So, what species are you?" Kara asked the woman, frowning. She seemed quite calm.
"Byrnian," the woman said. "The name is Caren."
"Byrnian? Byrnia's from a neighboring system to Krypton and Daxam," Kara mused, knowing of the planet. It didn't share the same sun as Krypton and Daxam but was close enough to be a trading partner.
"And I know who you are, Kara Zor-El. The daughter of Alura," Caren said. "If it means anything, I didn't want revenge on you. My sister did. I came to try to control her, but… I don't know what we become when angry."
"It happens under this sun," Kara said.
"What happened to my sister?" Caren asked.
"She is in recovery in our League hospital," Kara explained, having gone there before here to check up on the alien – it was good both had survived this time. "But I want some information."
"I'll tell you anything you want for a price," Caren said quickly, and Kara raised an eyebrow. "I want off this planet – with my sister. Somewhere where we won't transform into that beast anymore."
"You were in jail for a reason," Kara pointed out.
"My sister and I poisoned our father. A 50-year sentence. I think we served our time," Caren said, and Kara looked over at the nerds who were listening.
"Caren Falqnerr?" Winn said and got confirmation that was her name. "She's right. Caren and Moyer's time is served. Over-served, in fact."
"Please," Caren said.
"Fine, I will get you transport off this planet," Kara said agreeing to it.
"And Moyer?" Caren asked.
"She did damage to a city, hurt my League members and claimed revenge against my family," Kara pointed out.
"She was also transformed due to your sun," Caren pointed out.
"I will consider it, so long as you answer every question to your best ability," Kara decided.
"Agreed," Caren nodded.
"Why don't your prisoners attack me directly? Why go after my team? Why not attack the Sanctuary?" Kara asked. Kara saw the nerds, Selena and Kaldur watching on now, curious themselves.
"No one wants to piss off the Zod brothers," Caren said.
"Quex, told you to stay away from the Sanctuary?" Kara asked.
"He said we could go after the daughter of Alura if we wanted and we could kill her team. He said he would reward us for killing her wife, but not to touch the Sanctuary," Caren said. "He needs it when he wants to make this planet New Krypton."
Kara closed her eyes in frustration, taking a deep breath in to calm herself. She knew something was up with Quex, but she hadn't really wanted to believe. She wanted him to be what he advertised – because deep down she wanted more family, more Kryptonians, but it was all a lie.
"Do you know his plans?" Kara finally asked.
"Everyone does," Caren said. "His father was a member of the House of El. He needs the House of El to accept him into it and then he uses that position to take over. Rule the planet as king and enslave the humans."
Kara took a step back at this, looking over at her League who were just as shocked.
"He's been a manipulative assh–" Kara started.
"How does being an El get him all that?" It was Selena who interrupted, Kara turning to.
"The Els, the symbol, it's trusted on this planet," it was Winn who said it. "If he had Kara accept him and tell the people he is family, guards against him would be down. It would be too late to stop his army of Kryptonians by the time we all realized he was false. He would get inside and betray us. Sort of like the Reverse Flash."
"Worse than that," Kara said. "The animals in the Sanctuary are attached to the House of El. They are members just like Chris and me. They know it. They know who protects them, who feeds them. They are loyal to us – to the house of El. If I accepted Quex and he could wear the symbol, be a member, it would make the animals loyal to him. If me and Chris were taken out of the picture they could get confused."
"Natus, dogs, cats, everything being used as attack dogs," Mon muttered, getting it.
"Nerds get Caren off this planet. A deal is a deal," Kara said, getting into leadership mode as she left the room, heading towards the Zap Tunnels. "Once her sister is healed, let her follow. Winn tell Ha and Chris I need him. I also either need Krypto or Dragon as Superdog. I'm going to go get Cat Grant in this as well." Kara opened a zap tunnel and left.
"Did she say Cat Grant?" Jess asked as they started with Kara's instructions.
-New Justice-
Back in the present on Random Barry's world, Rae sped back into STAR Labs, barely a minute after she'd left, surprising all but Prime Barry and Clarky – the latter of who jumped up and licked Rae, but she had other things to think about.
"Eobard Thawne is Nora's dad," Rae stated, to dead silence from everyone. "I met him in the future, and he admitted it."
"Eobard…?" Random Barry muttered, as Rae looked to Prime Barry, who's face had darkened at this new information.
"He wanted to do the ultimate revenge," Rae explained.
"So, he knocked up Iris pretending to be me and she fell for it?" Random Barry growled.
"Seems like it," Prime Barry spoke up.
"Man, that's a tough one," Cisco spoke up.
"What are you going to do?" Caitlin added, her voice barely above a whisper now.
"I have to end things," Random Barry decided. "Even if she didn't realize Eobard wasn't me, we've been unsteady for ages. I mean, when the Rogue's interrupted our first wedding, I was glad – actually glad – I didn't have to get married then. And after, when Felicity and Oliver hijacked our second wedding, I talked Iris into waiting… I was never ready. No, it's over. It has to be," Random Barry shook his head at this.
"Eobard was the final nail in the coffin," Prime Barry pointed out, somewhat sympathetically as he put a hand on his double's shoulder.
"Now I've got to tell her… and tell her who she really slept with," Random Barry added, a sudden steely look in his eye. But before he could speed off to confront Iris, a portal opened.
"Oh, it looks like we're done," Prime Barry pointed out, surprised. "That was a quick one."
"Not for me," Rae stated darkly as she gave Cisco, Caitlin, and Random Barry a nod before moving through the portal, Clarky at her heels.
"If you need any help, you know where to find me," Prime Barry stated, holding out his hand to his double, who took it with a smile.
"Wish me luck," Random Barry stated.
"I do," Prime Barry grimaced as he let go of his double's hand, turned, and sped through the portal himself.
"Right then, time to break up with Iris," Random Barry told his friends, speeding from the room.
"I hope he goes after Kara next," Caitlin smirked as Cisco raised an eyebrow. "What? A girl can dream."
-New Justice-
Cat Grant was sitting in the Penthouse as Joel went through everything in the refrigerator; Rae had told them of her missions and how she could be called away at any time, so she had made food for refrigeration so they could easily reheat. It was working fine, and she still came in and made them fresh food on certain days if she could. Cat was more than happy to keep her around like this. It was much better than hiring someone new – they'd done that when Rae had been stuck in the Speed Force and didn't like it.
They were surprised as Kara came in from the balcony.
"Kiera?" Cat said, as Dawn waved hi and Ember gave a bark and ran to rub against Kara's legs. "Something wrong?"
"I need you to grab your camera equipment and come with me to do a live from a park," Kara said, and Cat raised an eyebrow. "Remember the Kryptonians who took you hostage? I need to get a message out."
"And why me and not your foster mother?" Cat asked. The Daily Planet had as much power to get a message out as CatCo.
"They already know you," Kara smirked, and Cat nodded, getting it. She didn't want the Kryptonians to know to be able to go after Lois.
"I'll get my stuff," Cat said with a nod.
-New Justice-
Kara arrived at the park in Central-National with Cat and her equipment. Ha, Chris, and Dragon were already there – Dragon was dressed as Superdog, as Krypto didn't want to leave Misty yet, but Kara had figured out how to tell the two dogs apart so she knew which was Krypto and which was Dragon anyway.
"Winn filled us in," Chris said with a nod, seeming as angry as Kara.
"I know why you want me here," Ha was also present with Chis.
"Krypton's very legacy is at stake," Kara nodded as Cat set up the camera, turning to Kara now. "But we need to get Quex and his brother here. Ha, will you help summon them?"
"Of course," Ha smirked, knowing what needed to be done.
"Ha?" Cat asked, "What an unusual name… never mind, speak the words to the camera," Cat instructed.
"Remember not to use my real name," Kara spoke up. Ha nodded.
"Ready?" Cat asked Ha, who nodded again. "Okay, go."
"Quex-Zod of the House of Zod," Ha spoke to the camera. "I am Ha-Pri from the house of Pri, acting as witness for the daughter of Zor and Alura of the House of El. We invite you in peace to this park. Come with Rao's countenance so the daughter of Alura can hear your testimony," Ha finished in the words of Krypton itself.
"Done," Kara whispered to Cat, who shut off the camera.
"I will loop the footage as usual," Cat stated, uploading it via her phone.
"So now we wait," Ha said with a nod.
-New Justice-
Kara, Cat, Ha and the others didn't have to wait for long as Quex was fast in getting there – he even wore the El symbol.
"You don't have the right to wear that," Kara said, stepping forward and indicating the symbol on Quex's chest.
"I believed there was only one reason you would call me here. So, why wait?" Quex said. Cat had her camera on them, recording the meeting now.
"I had a very interesting conversation today with a Brynann named Caren. Maybe you know her?" Kara said and Quex took a step back.
"She lies," Quex snapped.
"I didn't even tell you what she said, but I know it's the truth. Because deep down I always knew you had some bad endgame," Kara stated. "You want to use my family's name to take over this planet, trick my animals and use them as your own personal attack force. Militaristic. Dictatorship. That is not an El. The Els have always been the champion of the people, the protectors."
"These are not our people," Quex responded coolly.
"These are my people!" Kara snapped. "This is my planet! I will protect them from any harm. From anyone. Even you." Dragon gave a growl.
"So then, there's nothing more to say," Quex sighed, his eyes cold.
"No, there is, because I want all the T's crossed and I's dotted. For me and for everyone on this planet," Kara said. "I am the daughter of Zor and Alura Zor-El. The matriarch of the House of El and I reject you! I refuse your claim to my family name. My family's symbol," at that moment she flew forward and ripped the symbol off Quex's shirt. "You have no right to it. You have no right to the name El. You are not the son of Seg El. A great man and hero of our people. You will not bring him or my family's name down. You are a Zod. The son of Dru. A member of a disgraced house. With the house of Pri as my witness, you are and will never be an El."
"You make a human a member of the House of El," Quex muttered, glaring at Kara. "You would dilute your bloodline with hers, but you will not take your uncle?"
"You are not my uncle," Kara said simply. "And my wife is my bonded." Quex faltered at this, not knowing they were bonded. "She represents the House of El's values more than you ever will. I am going to go to every animal in the Sanctuary and on the Island and make sure they know you and your people are enemies. I will make sure if you ever get near them, they will rip you apart."
"You're going to regret this, daughter of Alura!" Quex stated, his eyes now glowing in anger, but Dragon beat him to it, striking him with his own laser vision. Quex gave the dog a glare, but then shot into the air, not looking back as Kara bent to pet Dragon, sighing to herself though.
"Good job," Ha spoke up as Kara signaled for Cat to stop recording.
"Well, that's over," Chris said, still looking at the sky where Quex had shot off.
"It's far from over," Kara sighed.
She knew Quex and the Kryptonian danger had just begun.
-New Justice-
Arriving inside the speed force, Rae and Barry found the Speed Force waiting for them with a smirk on her face.
"Well done," she stated, addressing Rae who paused. "You figured it out."
"How is Eobard even…? I mean… Iris!" It was Barry who snapped at that; he had kept his cool while on the other world, but now was angry. He was glad he'd split from Iris back home, but for her to sleep with Eobard, even if he were using Barry's face, was the ultimate betrayal.
"Eobard may not be directly connected to me, but I know enough to know he did a good impression of your double," the Speed Force stated simply, Barry growling at this.
"Know your enemy," Rae voiced thoughtfully as Barry looked to his cousin.
"My Reverse Flash, my Barry, he knew everything about me, it was why he was able to go after my old League so easily and kill them," Rae stated. "This is no different, in a way. Eobard knows you like you know yourself. He must have done a great impression of you for Iris to believe it was you."
"Even so!" Barry spluttered. "How is Nora connected to you though?" He looked to the speed force at this. "I thought Eobard ran on the negative speed force, or something."
"The Negative Speed Force is still a part of me," the speed force stated. "I have limited access, but I was able to save Nora WestAllen from Eobard long before she was born."
"Will she still be born though?" Barry asked, "I mean, knowing who she slept with, Iris could…"
"I never let my children be taken from me," the Speed Force snapped at this. "No matter who Nora WestAllen's father is, she's still a child of mine. Iris will not terminate her."
"Okay," Barry nodded. "But being his daughter…"
"Is something you don't need to worry about," the Speed Force stated, a little more calmly. "You did what needed to be done. You separated Iris and Barry, and also kept Nora WestAllen in the future, her present."
"Why do you keep calling her that?" Rae was the one to ask this. "WestAllen?"
"Because that is what she's called. Even without Barry as her father, Iris still names her Nora WestAllen," the speed force stated. "She tells her daughter Barry is her father, benevolently at times."
"Wait, she hides this secret from young Nora?" Barry had to ask.
"And subdued her powers until it was time," the speed force nodded. "The circle of time cannot be broken."
"Urgh, not another one," Rae stated, rolling her eyes at this reference as Barry frowned at her. "A circle of time. Unbreakable paradox."
"Anyway, it's time for you to leave," the speed force interrupted Rae. "Thanksgiving awaits you both," she smirked, opening two portals behind her.
"Until next time, them," Barry nodded to the speed force, taking his portal out of here; Rae eyed the speed force for a moment before leaving too, Clarky at her heels.
-New Justice-
"I told you," Weg said to Quex in their headquarters as Quex festered in his rejection. "It was a bad idea."
"A good idea if people could keep their mouth shut! I almost had her trust. The animals... The house of El could have given us everything," Quex muttered.
"Let's be honest here, you always had a thing for the House of El wanting them to accept you. Now you know they never will," Weg said. "Accept who you are, and let's go kill her."
"It won't be that easy," Quex said, shaking his head. "We need a new plan. Something cleverer than simply kill her with no plan. No, give me time…" Quex muttered, deep in thought as Weg rolled his remarkably blue eyes as he walked away from his brother, muttering darkly to himself.
-New Justice-
Kara entered the house to find Rae watching the television, petting her dog with one hand, and eating with the other.
"Well, that was a nice speech," Rae spoke looking up at Kara with a grin. "Almost as good as mine to Timmy Drake." They both remembered Rae's speech to Dinah's cousin after he'd gone on his own instead of waiting for League backup. It was what caused the vigilante Robin to be removed from the League, after all.
"Thanks," Kara said grinned. "He had a plan – a bad plan. This is only the start of what's to come," Kara sighed as she sat next to Kara, Dragon jumping up next to Kara for pets, which Kara gave happily.
"Oh, I invited the entire League for Thanksgiving…" Kara stated, Rae turning to her in shock, "plus Leonard, Mick, and Lisa. Moira and Arthur of course. I told Donna to get Kori here along with Emma and Jace. And Ha. Selina, Helen, and Alfred."
"Damn. Thank Rao we have the nice kitchen now – more than enough to cater for all," Rae stated, getting over this shock quickly enough. "We should invite the Grants as well – since I have to cook for them anyway," Rae said, and Kara gave a chuckle at that. "And since my Splitsville alternate is helping cook, she's coming too. Our personal families. That north of, what, 30 people? Maybe even over 40?"
"We're going to need a lot of Turkey," Kara whistled.
"At least 3 but 4 to be safe. Going to have to use our oven, my aunts, the Grants, and home base, come to think of it. Oh, and sides, appetizers, and dessert… I got to start planning and cooking now," Rae jumped up, taking out her cellphone using it to connect to MIA so to call her Splitsville alternate.
-New Justice-
On Prime Earth, Kara was waiting in STAR Labs.
Since Seg and Nyssa had moved into their downtown townhouse, the invite to celebrate Thanksgiving was too good to pass up – even if Seg and Nyssa didn't know a thing about Thanksgiving. But they had decided to invite the entire family over regardless, which was why Kara was waiting patiently for her family to arrive.
A flash of green announced the arrival of Kal-El, holding on to Alura, both grinning as they saw Kara, but neither had time to speak as a flash of blue announced the arrival of the other family members – through Kryptonian teleportation, now they had colonized Ceres in the asteroid belt, it was easy to get to and from Krypton to Earth.
"Where's my older double?" Kara voiced as she only saw Jor-El, his wife Lara, their youngest son, Gal, and her own alternative's daughter, Az, who moved over to give her younger mother a hug.
"Dealing with some trouble at home," Alura supplied, moving over to hug Kara herself now. "How are you? How are your grandparents settling in?"
"Trouble at home? What trouble?" Kara didn't let the small talk get in the way.
"Quex," Jor-El supplied with an eyeroll. "Kara decided to stay to sort him out, her husband stayed to help."
"And you know how anti-social my brother is," Az supplied, rolling her eyes as Kara gave a small chuckle.
"Who's Quex?" Kara had to ask.
"Later," Alura waved this off. "I want to see this new place of Seg and Nyssa's."
…
It only took Kara, Az, Kal, Jor, Lara, Gal and Alura a minute to teleport over to the new townhouse that Seg and Nyssa occupied – it was part of a row of houses, but covered about four levels, and was spacious enough for what it was.
Inside, Kara was greeted to the smell of turkey cooking and had to smile – Barry had elected to take on the Thanksgiving dinner and seemed to be doing well, with Colin by his side, of course. Ivy, Barry's half-sister, was back with her adoptive family, celebrating Thanksgiving there.
Seg and Nyssa were on the sofa talking to Lois, whose son must have been with his father, given that he wasn't present. Kara noted Lois was looking bigger than usual; Kara hadn't seen Lois in a while, but she and Kal were going strong. Kal moved over to give his girlfriend a kiss, before giving Kara a death-stare, as if daring her not to mention the change to Lois, or use her X-Ray vision to see if she was right in what she immediately suspected. She simply nodded to him and smiled at Lois.
"This place is small," Jor-El spoke, shaking his father's hand before hugging his mother.
"I know the house of El is used to grandeur," Seg was the one to speak, "but at our time of life, we just want to enjoy what we have. Let the next generation enjoy in that splendour," he nodded to Alura at this.
"Skylar!" Az was the one to call this, the toddler having been playing in the corner with Powie and Polly.
"Azzie!" Skye replied, knowing Az and happy to see, who was in effect, her older half-sister.
"How's the dinner going?" Lara was the one to ask this, looking around pleasantly.
"Smells like it's doing good," Kara stated – at that moment there was a flash of light and Barry appeared before them.
"Hi all," he grinned, wearing an apron, and smiling all around. "You're all in plenty of time. Turkey should be ready in, ooh, about half an hour?"
"What exactly is this tradition?" Alura was the one to ask this as Colin appeared from the kitchen, instantly grabbing some chairs from the hall to help seat everyone.
"It's a celebration, apparently," Nyssa was the one to explain this. "It's all quite fascinating… where's Kara and Da-Ver?" she only just noticed that Kara's older alternative and husband weren't there.
"Quex," Kal and Jor chorused as one.
"Damn that boy," Seg muttered, angrily now.
"Who's Quex?" Barry asked, frowning between the men.
"I want to know too, as it seems like I should know," Kara pointed out.
"Seg," Nyssa stated, sighing to man as if to tell him to explain and get it over with.
"Quex is my son," Seg stated, surprising Barry, Kara and even Colin.
"I didn't meet a Quex when I spent my time on Krypton," Colin was the one to point this out.
"Because he was away at that point," Seg stated. "You see, before I met Nyssa here, I knew another woman, Lyta. It was a deep and passionate summer love, which ended in her pregnancy."
"This was before children were conceived in what you'd consider the normal way, so this was a big deal on Krypton," Nyssa spoke up.
"And why Lyta died during childbirth," Seg sighed, a little sadly. "With no mother, I took it upon myself to raise the child, named Quex on his mother's behalf. I then met Nyssa here and, as you would phrase, the rest was history. Quex-El," he sighed a little at this, "he's always been a rebellious boy, a thrill-seeker and a trouble-maker."
"Not exactly the best big brother," Jor spoke up. "I protected your father, Zor, from his madder ideas."
"He was always angry at being passed over as the head of El," Seg added in. "As an illegitimate son I had not choice though. Jor-El's rightful place was at the head of the house."
"Sounds like quite the character," Barry spoke up, looking at Kara in surprise.
"It doesn't help he's constantly trying to drag Gal into his schemes now," Lara spoke up.
"It's fine, mom," Gal sighed quickly at this.
"It's not," both Lara and Jor said in unison, causing the young man to go quiet.
"What's Quex up to now?" Seg addressed his son.
"He was caught in the catacombs," Jor sighed, "searching for some sort of treasure down there… mobile, or mobius, or something like that. Began with an M."
"He won't find much beside old relics," Seg sighed. "I guess Kara is trying to get him out of a hard sentence?"
"Considering the catacombs are out of bounds to all, yes," Lara stated.
"I should have a word with that boy," Seg stood, as if he were about to do something right now.
"Oh no, Seg, wait until tomorrow," Nyssa was the one say this as Seg deflated. "Besides, we need to get the table ready for the family."
"Let me do that that, grandma," Kal and Gal chorused, smirking at one another for the same thought.
"You know, I won't argue on that," Nyssa stated, sitting back down.
"I'll get the tablecloths and cutlery," Colin spoke up.
"I'll check on the turkeys," Barry sped from the room at this.
"What exactly is a turkey?" Nyssa spoke up at this as Kara chuckled.
-New Justice -
On New Justice, Kara had taken care of getting enough tables and chairs outside the house for everyone while Rae and her young alternate took care of the food. Kara had also made sure Misty, Krypto, and the six puppies were locked in the barn, safe.
Rae and Splitsville's Rae were not the only one making food as others brought over certain things as well, but the majority of the food came from those two. They even made chicken and fish to cover everyone.
Now there was as many people as they had at their wedding in front of the house – even Jace, Timeos, and Nisos came along. Splitsville's Rae had given Emily and Richard a weird look, but New Justice Rae whispered to her they meant no harm on this world.
Appetizers were on the table and all were eaten before the speedsters got all the food for the actual dinner on the table.
"Okay everyone, dinner time!" New Justice Rae called out.
"Oh, first off," Splitsville Rae said, standing up before people could ear. "On my world Thanksgiving was last month, but me and my aunt didn't get to do our annual tradition, so when we realized this was happening here, we decided to do it here. So, the eggrolls on the red plate were made by me, the ones on the blue by my Aunt Nora. There should be more than enough for everyone so have one of each and tell us which one you like better."
"Hold on a second," New Justice's Rae said running off and returning with another plate filled with eggrolls. "Three-way race this year."
"You figured out how to make them on your own?" Spiltsville Rae grinned.
"Of course, I did," New Justice Rae smirked. "And of course, I knew you were going to do this and there cannot be a cooking competition taking place here without me taking part."
"So that was what was with all the cooking Chinese books," Kara mumbled, and Rae kissed her wife as she took a seat.
"Well, dig in," New Justice Rae called out and everyone started grabbing food to ear. "This is perfect."
"This is family," Kara agreed, looking around. "This is the House of El. Official members or not." Rae smiled at that as they stared grabbing their own food as well.
Post Chapter Note: I hope you liked - that's it for New Justice for now, too. Next week KARRY UNIVERSE RETURNS!
Karry Master and Beta OUT!