To finish 2019 I decided to share with you two little fragments of scenes that I wrote, but didn't happen in the fanfic.
The first one I wrote it when Halley wasn't Halley because her name was Autumn and she was three years old. It was the first Kara knew about the little girl.
It is uncompleted since by the end of the fragment General Lane was going to send some soldiers to try to get Astra, so it would have been a distress situation for Halley, watching how they take away her mom.
She frowned while getting ready to attack the moment her aunt appeared in front of her, not knowing what Astra wanted, she waited for a sign.
"I'm not here to attack you" her aunt assured her while approaching, making it clear that she was holding something covered by a blanket. "I need you to do me a favor" Astra told her.
"And what makes you think I will accept?" she asked her, afraid, still on guard.
"I just hope you'll do it" her aunt whispered, slowly showing her the young infant that she was holding.
She walked a little closer while observing the child's face, dark brown hair spreading all over her tiny face, making a huge contrast with the little one's pale skin.
Her gaze met her aunt's as she sighed while looking back at the child, being able to distinguish blood at one side of the toddler's forehead.
"Who is this child?" she asked her aunt afraid of that child being more hurt than she knew.
"She's Autumn, she's your cousin" Astra answered in just a whisper as she frowned while observing her aunt before doing the same with the kid, they both looked so similar.
"I…I didn't…Why didn't you tell me before?" she questioned Astra, part of her feeling hurt as she did not understand why her aunt had hid that little girl for so long, her cousin.
"I didn't know how to do it, but now I need your help" her aunt told her, to what she nodded understanding that she was being needed to protect that child. "Non hurt her and because she was born here, she as vulnerable as a human baby" Astra explained as she felt anger, how could someone hurt an innocent child. "I need you to take to the DEO, please, it's the only place that she can be treated" her aunt asked her.
"The Army is there, if they find out that she's your daughter, they're going to use her against you" she shook her head in fear, not wanting that little girl to be hurt anymore.
"Kara, please, she's only three" Astra begged while staring directly into her eyes.
Her aunt was as afraid as she was. She could feel the love that Astra felt for that infant and she knew that her aunt wouldn't give up, that Astra would fight for her daughter to be safe.
She sighed while approaching them even more, nodding slowly, her aunt leaving the baby girl in her arms as she observed the asleep child.
"What if she wakes up?" she asked in panic.
"She knows who you are" her aunt answered while caressing her daughter's hair before kissing her tiny cheek. "I have another one, call me" Astra gave her the spy beacon she used to use when she was younger shortly before dissappearing in the night sky.
She looked one last time to the child before leaping to the sky, her heart racing as she was approaching the DEO, What was she going to tell her sister?
She tried really hard not to be seen by other agents, not looking at those that were staring at her with confusion, just walking to where she hoped her sister would be.
"Kara?" Alex asked while walking toward her, frowning when she saw the child. "Where did you find that kid?" her sister pointed at Autumn.
"Um..., she's Kryptonian, she's my cousin" she tried to explain, but her words wasn't making any sense.
"Cousin? I thought you only have one cousin" her sister was starting at her as if she wasn't telling the truth, getting her to sigh.
"She's Astra's daughter" she answered in just a whisper, not wanting to be heard.
"Are you out of your mind?!" Alex exclaimed as she sushed her, Autumn stirring in her arms.
"You're gonna wake her up" she told her, gently cradling the toddler that rested in her arms.
"You brought her here knowing that the Army is here as well, What do you think they're going to do to her?" her sister asked her.
"She's injured, Alex" she looked directly into her sister's eyes, who nodded slightly before guiding her to the med bay where she laid the kid on a stretcher. "Non hurt her" she explained as Alex started to examine the child.
She remained in silence while observing how her sister was treating the wound that was over the toddler's forehead, gently the the rest of the blood.
Autumn flinched when the needle pierced her skin, so she took her cousin's tiny hand in between hers, only wanting to keep her calm.
"Can you scan her arm?" Alex asked her while pointing to the kid's left arm, to what she nodded. "Do you see any fracture?"
"I can see one close to her wrist" she answered, observing how her sister nodded slightly before turning to leave. "Where are you going?" she asked afraid of being left alone.
"She needs a cast, so I'm going to get the supplies" her sister told her shortly before leaving.
The three year old stirred on the stretcher, her eyes opening to reveal bright blue orbs that stared at her with confusion.
"Hi, Autumn" she smiled while helping the child to sit up. "I'm Kara" she introduced herself as her cousin studied the room before staring back at her.
"Kara" the little one repeated her name in kryptonese, daring to put her small right hand on her cheek, so she put her own hand over hers.
"You're safe, sweetie" she told her when the toddler seak for her protection when Alex returned. "She's my sister Alex, she won't hurt you" she assured the child, who still moved away the moment Alex was about to touch her. "She's going to help you, kiddo" she whispered while embracing the child a little bit, leaving her sister enough room to work.
"Mommy?" her cousin asked her, staring directly into her eyes.
"I will be taking you to her once Alex has finished" she answered, the little girl nodding slightly.
She sighed. She didn't know if it was a good idea to take the kid with her aunt after knowing that the child was in danger inside Fort Rozz.
Part of her really thought that she should help her aunt and cousin to get out of that place, but she knew that Astra had a mission and that her aunt wasn't going to stop, that she would rather die fighting.
"When did I say that you could bring a child?" J'onn asked while entering inside the room.
"He's right, this is no place for a child" General Lane pointed out, stepping into the room as she got herself in front of her baby cousin. "Who is she?" he asked.
She didn't want to tell the truth, being afraid of what would happen if they learned who that child really was, but feeling a little bit calmer when J'onn nodded after he had read Alex's mind.
"She's alien, she needed help" she tried to explain. "I'll take her back with her parents" she told them, hoping for them to walk away from there, but General Lane was still observing the little girl.
"Astra" he finally said as she panicked.
"What? Why would you...?" she didn't get to finish her question.
"She looks like Astra" General Lane explained while Autumn stared at him for a few seconds before calling for her mother. "Supergirl, you brought an enemy to the DEO" he glanced at her angrily.
"She's only a child" J'onn tried to reason with him.
"It's done, you did so good, sweetheart" Alex smiled at the child, so she scooped her cousin in her arms ready to leave.
"Wait, Where are you going?" she was stopped by the General, frowning a little as she did not know what to answer to his question. "You're returning her to her mom, aren't you?" he asked, to what she nodded while keeping her cousin away from him, kind of knowing what his intentions were.
"I won't use her against her mother" she told him. "She's a child, she shouldn't be involved in this war" she shook her head, Autumn increasing the strength of the grip on her cape.
"Unfortunately for you, Supergirl, you're not the Director of the DEO" General Lane said while staring at J'onn, who was meditating the options.
"Hank" she called him in a pleading voice.
"I... I don't think we should do it that way" J'onn answered as she sighed relieved.
"It's our best option" the General complained.
"And it will make an innocent child suffer" Alex pointed out.
"Go, take her to her mom" J'onn told her.
"Thank you" she smiled slightly before walking away from there.
"Are they going to hurt mommy?" the little girl asked in kryptonese, to what she sighed.
"No, they won't, kiddo" she answered, the child nodding slightly before resting her head over her shoulder and close her eyes.
She couldn't avoid smiling a little, admiring that little one's innocence, swearing to protect her from that moment and on.
This second fragment is shorter and by this time I had already chosen the name Halley and that she was five years old. Also, as a difference from the first chapter I published, Kara knew Halley from before.
For a long time I debated with myself if Halley should watch her mother's death or if she shouldn't, so before I ended up deciding the second option, this was what would have happened.
Her parents had made it clear, it was forbidden for her to follow them, but she did it anyway. At that moment she was observing from the distance the fight, forgetting how to breathe when she saw an agent stabbing her mom.
"Mom!" she screamed while landing on the ground, tears streaming down her cheeks as she observed how the Martian was laying her mom on the floor. "No, no!" she sobbed pushing the woman away when the agent tried to stop her, finally being able to kneel beside her mother.
"You shouldn't be here, little one" her mother's voice was barely audible as she laid down on the floor, resting her head on her mom's chest. "It's okay, it's okay…" she noticed how her mom was struggling to breathe properly, her mother's hand on her hair to caress it as she couldn't stop crying.
"I love you, mommy" she sobbed.
"I love you, too, baby girl" those words managed to break her into pieces, clinging to her mom even with more strength.
She just stayed like that, not moving when her cousin arrived, remaining with her eyes closed as tears kept escaping her eyes.
The fear of losing her mom seized her since she did not know what would happen to her after that.
"Take Halley with you, please, don't let Non take her" she looked at her cousin while hearing that, the young superhero nodding in between sobs.
"Mommy?" she asked when her mom's heart stopped beating, crying even with more strength than before, gripping tightly to her mother's clothes. "Wake up! Please... Don't leave me" she begged while taking her mom's face in between her hands, not daring to look into her lifeless eyes, just kissing her forehead before resting her head on her chest again.
"Kara, we have to go" she heard the agent say.
"Halley..." Kara called her, but she shook her head refusing to let go. "Kiddo, there's no time" her cousin grabbed her by her arms to pull her away, which only got her to scream in anger.
"No! Let me go!" she yelled the moment Kara managed to pick her up, kicking against her cousin, who only increased the strength of the grip, embracing her tightly. "No, no! I want to be with mommy!" she cried as Kara forced her head to rest on her shoulder.
"I know, kiddo" her cousin whispered. "I'm so sorry, sweetie" the young superhero kissed her forehead as she continued to sobbed, but starting to calm down slowly.
She closed her eyes, her face hidden in her cousin's neck as she listened to Kara's heartbeat, just falling asleep, feeling safe, in Supergirl's arms.
Hi!
I hope all of you have a really good last day of the year! So have a happy New Year's Eve and a happy New Year!
2019 have been a great year, mainly because I managed to discover a little bit more about myself, a lot of things that I didn't know I like, but now I love them.
I'm so thankful for having been sharing with you this story, Halley's journey. I'm proud of all my stories, but this one has taken a huge part of my heart because it was the first story I have ever written only in English, which was a huge challenge.
Let me know if you want more fragments until the Crisis and Supergirl return.
My best wishes to all of you for this new year!
Thanks so much for reading, let me know what you think, see you in 2020!
Ayrin