SUPERGIRL SEASON 6 AU: THE GREAT SWITCHEROO

EPILOGUE

IT'S WHO I AM

SIX WEEKS LATER

Alex Danvers had died as she lived:

A hero. Period.

Kara knew this, but it still hadn't changed how much it hurt her. Alex's sacrifice had done more than heal her of her fatal injury, it had cured her of the HLH. Kara was now perfectly healthy in her now permanent body. Yes, the body swap was irreversible according to Mxy. Kara would now always be known to the public as Lena Luthor, but, thankfully, her friends and family knew differently. The Superfriends had been there for her so much as of late, especially Lena. Kara had shared her grief with Kelly, gone out to see rom-coms with Nia and Brainy. J'ohn had finally returned from Mars and spent countless hours with Kara as they shared their favorite memories of Alex. J'ohn had even erased a captured Lex and Lillian's memories of Kara and Lena's true identities. But Lena had gone above and beyond to be there for Kara. She helped Kara find hope every day, especially now...

"Are you ready?" Lena asked Kara.

"Yeah," Kara smiled as she activated the K-suit. It quickly spread over her business suit and Kara felt an all too familiar rush of power. The returned S shield now covering her chest. "Was this thing always so tight?"

"It wouldn't be so tight fitting if someone didn't spend every other night eating potstickers and pizza," Lena laughed.

"Hey," said Kara. "I work out seven hours everyday. I believe you can eat anything as long as you put in a good excercise effort... even if I am stuck with a stupid, slow, human metabolism."

"Hey, not all humans are that slow."

Kara smiled as Barry Allen or, more accurately, his costumed counterpart, the Flash, taking a gulp out of his water bottle, entered the Hall of Justice followed by Sara Lance.

"Well, speaking as one of those slow humans," said Sara wryly, "Kara still looks hot even in a different body. And I'm sure she's just as much as a bad-ass in that K-suit."

"Barry! Sara!" Kara ran over and hugged them both. "It is so great to see you two on better circumstances. Thank you, for doing this." Before Barry could do more than smile a giant whoosh interrupted him.

"Anytime you need us, we'll always be here for you."

"Clark!" Kara said happily.

Superman smiled at his cousin happily as he poured some water out of Barry's bottle (which he had grabbed from Barry at super speed) into a small, disposable, cup.

"What a guy. He steals my words and my drink. Now, I know how Oliver felt," Barry chuckled.

"You know that you'll always be my favorite speedster, Barry," Kara laughed. She was with her oldest allies turned friends, and it felt good. That feeling had been in short supply lately.

"Should I take that personally?" Superman grinned.

"Only if you still have a super ego to match your name," Kara laughed.

"Ouch," Superman laughed. "Come here, cous'."

Kara and Superman hugged tightly. "You still give great hugs, Clark... even if we're not..."

"Hey, no matter what body you're in or whether your last name is Danvers or Luthor — we will always be family, Kara," Clark smiled at her warmly.

"I could definitely use family," Kara smiled through her helmet's visor. "And it's about to get bigger. Clark, Sara, allow me to introduce you to Powergirl. Barry already met our new super Lena..."

"Yeah, now that was scary," said Barry trying to quickly change the subject. He could tell that night at Star Labs and Alex's death still haunted her. "I didn't even know that Kara's old face could scowl like that."

"That's why people never get on my bad side," said Lena slyly. "But I promise that you won't have to see it ever again, Barry."

"Welcome to family, Lena," Clark smiled. "From What Kara's told me about you and from what I saw during the Daxamite invasion — I'll be proud to fight alongside you."

"Well, to be honest, I still have a lot to learn," Lena smiled. "But, luckily, my new mentor will be fighting right beside us."

"That's right," Sara smiled. "I hear that Kara outfitted that K-suit with all kinds of new tricks."

"Yeah," said Kara. "I used the old Amazo specs to create power duplication tech in this suit. So, basically I can now copy any type of super power I come in contact with. Well, except for heat vision and freeze breath. But Killer Frost's ice powers more than make up for that."

"Cool," said Barry. "So, uh, what story are we running with, because there are so many reporters outside waiting to hear about Supergirl and the newest member of our little... Justice League?"

"Oooh, I like that name," said Kara. "But the story we're running with is that Supergirl has an identical doppelgänger from an alternate future and when they went on their first mission together — she was blasted with so much cosmic radiation that she has to wear the K-suit from now on. And now, the doppelgänger, Powergirl, is joining our team to help defend the world. Sounds good, right?"

"Definitely sounds like a plot from a comic book," Sara smiled.

"Says the woman who flys around in a time ship," Barry.

"You do know that I'm an assassin, don't you?"

"If you try to kill me, I'll tell Ava," Barry laughed.

"You think that I'm scared of my girlfriend?" Sara asked her eyebrows arched.

"Duh," Barry smirked.

"Huh, didn't think that you would call my bluff," Sara laughed. "Well, Powergirl, Supergirl, ready to make our big announcement?"

"Always," Lena smiled.

Barry, Sara, and Lena all walked towards the exit to the reporters as Kara heard the White Canary say to Lena, "By the way, cool haircut."

Clark put his hand on Kara's shoulder. "Are you sure that you're doing okay? We might could still find a way to undo the body swap..."

"Thanks, but I think I can make this work," said Kara. "Besides, there are some perks to being a Luthor... like buying CatCo. I mean, technically I co-own it with Andrea now, but it's a step in the right direction. Just like continuing to be Supergirl. It's my destiny. It's who I am. And nothing will ever change that. Even if I'm stuck inside my best friend's body. But I finally realize that I've never needed to be Kyptonian to be a hero. Lena and Alex taught me that. It's something that I will never forget."

"Alex... I mean... she would be so proud of you," Clark smiled. "I'm sure that she's smiling down upon us right now."

Kara tried her best not to cry. "About that... there is something you can do for me."

"Anything," said Clark, "just name it."

"What do you know about New Genesis?"

Not even twenty-four hours later, CatCo had published an article by "Kara Danvers" with Supergirl and Powergirl on the front page alongside the other Justice League members. Kara had to admit it, Lena had really started to hit a stride on reporting. Kara had never felt so proud of Lena before, she knew that the two of them could make it through whatever came next.

Kara was now standing inside of the fortress once more. She was wearing her scarlet business suit and pacing around anxiously. She had to be careful about what she was about to do next. She had just gotten all of her friends and family back. Even Eliza still loved her as a daughter, even though Alex had died to save her... but that's why she had to do this. Alex is her sister. Not was as in past tense. But is as in always. Even death would never break their bond. She owed everything to her.

BOOOOM!

A loud white portal opened up before her as Clark and a man dressed in black and silver, hovering inside of a golden chair humming with advanced technology, stepped out of it.

"Kara, this is Metron of the New Gods," said Clark. "Metron, this is my cousin — Kara Zor-El or as the people of earth call her — Supergirl."

"I know who she is, Kal-El," said Metron coldly. "Kara Zor-El, your cousin has saved my world countless times. So, I give you ten minutes of an audience. Speak!"

"Metron, I know it was you who hired Mxy to work as a peacemaker between Darkseid and everyone else," said Kara. "I also know, from my cousin, that New Genesis has certain protocols to raise the dead. So, I ask you — what would you be willing to give me in exchange for the total destruction of Darkseid?"

"I would say... what are you willing to sacrifice to achieve this?"

"Everything."

"Very well then," Metron smiled in anticipation. "We have a lot to discuss."

"Yes, we do."

THE END?