KARA'S P. O. V
"She's breathing!" Brainy exclaimed as she observed the teenager's chest moving. "We should take her to the DEO, her pulse is weak" he commented as she shook her head not being sure about it.
"I can take her" J'onn looked at her.
"No, I can't abandon her" she told him before taking the teenager in her arms ready to fly to the DEO.
Her cousin's pulse was fading, the girl was barely breathing and at that moment she was afraid that Halley would die in her arms, so she flew as fastest as possible.
She wasn't surprised when she saw Colonel Haley approaching them, but there wasn't too much time to lose in having a discussion, so she just looked at her sister, begging her to let her take the teenager into the infirmary.
"Who is she?" Haley asked pointing at the girl that she was leaving on a stretcher.
"She's a Kryptonian, her pulse is weak, I didn't have any other place to take her" she explained observing how her cousin was surrounded by a few doctors, Alex leading them.
The next few minutes were the longest of her life, approaching her sister the moment she walked out of the med bay, studying Alex's face to make herself sure that Halley was fine.
"She's okay, she just need to rest" her sister told her, to what she nodded. "She will wake up as soon as her cells are recharge" Alex explained. "You can sit with her"
"Thank you" she smiled before approaching the teenager.
She sat beside the bed, staring at the girl for what it felt like hours, just checking from time to time that the teenager was still breathing.
Halley started opening her eyes slowly, blinking before trying to sit up as she put her hand in the girl's shoulder, gently pushing her.
"Easy, easy" she whispered when she observed how Halley brought her hands to her face. "How are you feeling?" she asked.
Her cousin just looked at her without answering, tears filling up her eyes as she just stared at her not knowing what to do, but being completely heartbroken at the sight of the teenager crying.
"I couldn't breath" Halley whispered. "Rao, I..." the teenager sobbed as she just pulled her into a hug.
"Shh, you're safe, sweetheart" she told her, her head resting above her cousin's as Halley kept sobbing in her arms. "It's okay" she kissed her forehead just wanting to calm her down. "Are you better?" she questioned when the girl pulled away, seeing her nodded.
"It happened the same when I was seven, I woke up here" Halley commented, looking down as she frowned. "You died, my memories have changed. Red Daughter killed you" the teenager looked at her as she nodded.
"Well, technically, you died too" she told her to what Halley closed her eyes. "But it's okay, we're both fine, that's what matters" she smiled.
"Hey, you're awake" Alex commented getting Halley to look at her. "I have to make sure that you're okay before letting you go, okay?" her sister explained as the teenager nodded.
Alex ran a few test to make sure that the girl was fine, observing how Halley flinched when the agent brushed a few burns that her cousin had on her arms.
However, even though her sister looked at her kind of worried, Alex let her take Halley back to her apartment.
"I have to go to Midvale, okay? I will be back soon" she told her once the teenager was changed into comfort clothes. "Alex should be here at any minute, see you later" she kissed her cousin's forehead before flying through the window.
HALLEY'S P. O. V
Comet come sit next to me, resting his head on my lap as I caressed him while staring at the TV, but my mind was still thinking about the last event, about the feeling of being inside that tiny pod again.
I quickly wiped my tears the moment I heard the door opening, Alex voice following, but I didn't even look at her.
"Hey, Are you okay?" she asked sitting beside me as I nodded. "You sure?" she questioned again.
"No" I answered. "My memories have changed, which means that the Future could have done it as well" I explained still not looking at her. "It was perfect, at least it was for me" I looked directly into her eyes.
"It's probably still perfect, Halley" she tried to reassure me, so I nodded. "About that... Is there anything you can tell me?" Alex questioned with a grinned on her face.
"I can't" I answered as she laughed.
"I know, kid" she ruffled my hair, something that future Alex would do whenever she had an opportunity.
We didn't bother to wait for Kara and my younger self to order some pizzas and potstickers, looking at Alex the moment she bursted into laughter.
"What?" I asked with my mouth full.
"You have one potsticker in your mouth and five in your hands, I have no doubts, you're Kara's child" Alex commented while laughing.
"Well, it's called survival, once Kara appears, you won't be able to eat them" I explained laughing as well.
"What are you two laughing at?" Kara asked from the front door with my younger self by the hand. "Oh, potstickers!" my cousin exclaimed while picking up the trade.
"See, that's what happens" I pointed at her.
I stared at my younger self for a few seconds, the child was looking back at me kind of confused, not daring to move away from Kara.
"Who is she?" the seven year old asked pointing at me, moment in which I looked at Kara not really sure of what we should tell her.
"She's a friend" Kara answered.
"Why does she look like mommy?" the child asked, making me question myself if I was that curious when I was younger.
"It's not going to change the future more than already is, so.." I sighed. "Hi, I'm Halley, I'm your future self" I introduced myself with a smiled, knowing that my younger self should be terrified by that situation, observing how she was processing the information.
"That's so cool!" the child exclaimed as I smiled not being prepared for all the questions that my child version would make me.
KARA'S P. O. V
She woke up startled because of a scream, her baby cousin asleep in between her arms, so she only had one choice left.
She turned on the light of Halley's room only to find the teenager sitting on the bed with tears streaming down her cheeks, pointing at her chest the moment the girl saw her standing there.
"It's okay, try to breath normally" she asked sitting beside her, her hand rubbing circles on the girl's back.
"I... I can't" the teenager sobbed.
"Yes, you can, sweetheart" she told her, gently brushing her dark hair away from her face. "I'm here with you, I'm not leaving, just keep breathing. In and out" she instructed while showing her.
Halley was slowly calming down, her breathing being more steady than before, but still being difficult for the teenager.
"I'm sorry for waking you up" the girl whispered as she frowned.
"Don't apologize, it's kind of my job" she said before embracing her tightly. "I'm here for you whenever you need me, Hal" she smiled observing how her cousin smiled too. "I'm glad everything turned out to be fine" she commented.
"Me too" Halley whispered with her head resting on her shoulder. "Sometimes I missed these moments, just you and I" the girl commented as she pulled her away to look at her face.
"What does that mean?" she questioned.
"Something that I shouldn't have said" the teenager laughed wiping her own tears. "It's up to your own imagination" her cousin smirked.
She didn't asked anything else, just embracing the teenager again. Honestly, she preferred not knowing what was going to happen in the future.
"And now it's time to go back to sleep, sweetie" she whispered as the teen laid down. "I will stay until you fall asleep, okay?" she told her.
"There's no need for that, Kara" Halley answered her, but she shook her head.
"Yes, there is. I will be calmer if I know that you're sleep" she explained.
Her cousin just closed her eyes as she dared to caressed her hair while singing the lullaby that would always make Halley sleep, seeing how the teen smiled.
After a few more minutes her cousin was asleep, so she just stood there while observing her for a little longer, before kissing the girl's forehead and leaving the room. She was going to miss that girl.
HALLEY'S P. O. V
I looked at everyone sad, not wanting to say goodbye, but I had to, so I tried to contain my tears while doing so, embracing Alex as tight as possible, before moving on to my younger version.
"Why can't you stay a little longer?" she asked when I crouched to her height. "I still have a lot of questions"
"I know" I smiled. "But I have to go back, How do you think Kara is feeling not knowing where I am?" I asked her.
"Worried" she answered.
"Just do one thing for me" I gently brushed her hair away from her face. "Keep being yourself, don't ever lose that wild imagination, but, most importantly, enjoy every single second of being a child and take your time to grow up" I told her as she hugged at me, so I embraced her back.
I walked up to my cousin. No words needed, just hugging at each other, Kara keeping me close to her as I felt the tears being contained in my eyes.
"Thanks for taking me in" I told her as she pushed me away from her.
"I will always do that, Hal" she said wiping my tears. "Here you have, your necklace" Kara gave it to me, making me smile. "I'm gonna miss you" she whispered embracing me again.
"Me too, Kara" I whispered.
"Whenever you're ready, Halley" Brainy said activating the portal.
"Be safe" Kara kissed my forehead before I approached Brainy.
"Give it to Mon-El" he said giving me the ring as I nodded, looking back at everyone else.
"See you in the future" I smiled before stepping into the portal ready to confront the future again.
Hi!
So this is the last chapter for this fanfic, at least until season 5 starts, however, I'll be writing a sequel about teenage Halley.
There might be things that won't be fully explained in the sequel, so if there's something you would like to read about how something happened or things like that, tell me and I will be publishing those chapters in this fanfic.
Thanks so much for reading, let me know what you think,
Ayrin