LITTLE HALLEY'S P. O. V
She hugged at Winn with tears in her eyes, she didn't want him to leave, but she knew that it wasn't really other option, so she stood like that for as long as possible.
"I'm going to miss you, kiddo" Winn whispered while keeping her embraced.
"I'm going to miss you, too" she said, a sad smile in her face, not wanting to let go of him.
Winn pulled away from her a little before showing her a small device and put it in her hand, which she observed a little bit confused.
"This is like the device we used the other day, we'll be able to see each other" Winn explained, to what she smiled happily.
"Thank you" she said while throwing herself into his arms.
"You're so much welcome, sweetheart" he kissed her hair.
"Wait here" she asked him before pulling away from him and run toward her room, picking two drawings from her desk. "This one is for you, Can you give Mon-El his?" she asked once she was back in the living room.
"They're beautiful, Hal" Winn smiled taking both of the drawings. "Mon-El is going to love it" he commented observing them. "Listen to everything your cousin tells you, okay?" he told her, to what she nodded. "You're amazing, kiddo" he kissed her forehead as she smiled.
It took her a few more minutes to let go of him, but finally doing it, excited about the fact that she was going to able to see them while talking to them, not truly being able to wait to test it out.
"If anything happens, call me" her cousin asked before embracing her. "Behave you two" Kara stared at them as she grabbed her teenage self's hand, both of them nodding.
It was a sound which woke her up, sitting on the bed while looking around her, everything was dark and Kara hadn't come back yet.
She was able to hear the sound of the TV, her teenage version was still at the living room or, at least, that was what she hoped when she jumped out of bed and started to walk.
The teenager was asleep on the couch covered by a few blankets, so she approached her, just needing the girl to be awake for her to be okay. However, when as she was getting closer, she was able to distinguish green veins under the young girl's skin.
"Hal" she called her while shaking her shoulders, her fingertips turning green, it was kryptonite. "Wake up" she asked trying again, being so desperate to receive an answer.
Her super hearing picked up a different heartbeat, one that didn't belong to her older self, but it wasn't Kara's either, her heart skipping a beat when she felt a hand over her shoulder.
"It's okay, little Kryptonian" those words and voice was enough to make her panic, breathing with agitation as she was being forced to turn around, her blue eyes meeting Lex's. "Come on" he smiled while taking her right hand as she used her left one to press her necklace. "It doesn't matter if you call her, she's not gonna come" Lex told her while pulling from her, but she refused to walk, trying to get rid of his grip, confused by his words.
"No!" she screamed, Lex stopping while observing her.
"Don't scream" he asked her, but she did it again, it was a way to alert the neighbors. "Okay, I didn't want to use it, but it's the only way" Lex commented as she observed how he pulled out a kryptonite syringe, which only got to scream even more. "Shh, it's okay, it's okay, kid" he whispered as the needle started to pierce her skin.
A few seconds later she felt how her legs failed, her knees bending as she fell into Lex's arms, barely being able to focus on everything that was happening around her, eventually falling unconscious.
She blinked a few times to get used to the red lighting, keeping her eyes closed as she tried to remember everything that had happened or how she had gotten there, not being able to avoid panicking when she did.
She was in a lab, Lena's lab, so, for a moment, she looked around in an attempt to find the woman, but frowning when her gaze met his. Lex was sitting on a stool by her side, just observing her as if he was making sure that she was alright.
"I see you're awake" he smiled while approaching her. "We have to make a deal" he told her, getting her to nod slightly. "You can't say anything to your cousin, okay?" Lex asked her, to what she shook her head. "I don't think you want to see her get hurt, right?" he threatened her as she closed her eyes, she didn't want Kara to be hurt because of her.
"What do I get?" she asked.
"Nothing" Lex answered, which made her frown.
"Then it's not a deal" she protested while folding her arms over her chest.
Lex sighed kind of irritated because of her answer, but she was not going to accept the deal if she did not receive anything.
It had been a while since her cousin and Alex had been encouraging her to speak up, not to let Lex hurt her or, at least, not that easily and that was what she was going to do for the rest of the time she was going to be there.
"Okay, What about I leave you alone for a week?" he asked her, but she wasn't really sure about that.
"Can we change that to forever?" she questioned him.
"I'm giving you an option, if you don't like it, we can go back as before" he answered as she sighed.
"Deal, but no hurting Kara" she looked directly into his eyes as he took her tiny hand in his.
"No hurting Kara, I promise" he assured her, but she knew that she should never trust Lex Luthor. "Let's start, Shall we?" he smirked while getting up from the stool.
Being there surrounded by red lamps made her think about Kaznia and everything he did to her, remembering the pain of the cuts, the sounds of every single instrument he used, the smell of that surgical room, but, mostly, the blood. It was everywhere.
She would be lying if she said that she wasn't scared, because she was. She was panicking, just wanting to get out from there, to get away from his touch, but, instead, she stood still, her eyes closed as she remembered every kryptonian word from the lullaby her cousin would always sing to her when she was scared.
"Lex? What is Halley doing here?" she heard Lena asked, getting her to open her eyes. "What are you doing to her?" the woman asked while approaching them.
"She's going to help us with your project" Lex answered her, moment at which she looked away, her cousin's former best friend was still working on controlling people's minds.
"I'm not going to use her" Lena grabbed her arm. "Come on, sweetie, let's take you home" the woman told her.
"Do you really think that Supergirl is going to believe you?" Lex asked. "After everything you have done to her cousin, she's not going to believe you" he pointed out, what she knew that was true, her cousin was really angry with everything Lena had been doing to her.
"I don't need her to believe me, just to do what it's right" the CEO answered him. "She's going to tell Kara anyway" Lena shrugged.
"No, we have a deal, Isn't that right, kid?" Lex looked at her, to what she barely nodded.
"I don't care, come on, Hal" Lena picked her up to help her to get out of the stretcher.
She gripped the woman's hand tightly, knowing that Lex was not going to let them go so easily, waiting kind of scared to the moment when he would stop them.
"Are you seriously going to miss this opportunity?" he asked, but Lena kept walking. "You can finish what you started" he added, which got them to stop walking, the woman staring at her.
"Do you trust me?" Lena asked her, to what she looked away, last time she had kidnapped her, but nodding slightly, she trusted her more than Lex. "Are you okay doing this?" the CEO crouched to her height as she sighed not knowing what to answer.
"No kryptonite" she asked while looking directly into the woman's eyes, feeling as if she didn't have any other option, not being sure if Lex was going to hurt her cousin if she didn't accept.
"We're not using kryptonite" her cousin's friend said. "And you're staying away from her" Lena looked at her brother.
They walked back to the stretcher, Lena sitting her on it before getting everything she was going to need ready, the red sun lamps back on, which weakened her in only a few seconds.
When Lena approached her, she knew exactly what she was going to feel, how she was going to be losing consciousness until she could not control whatever her body was doing. It was a weird feeling, but she preferred it before kryptonite.
The first times she was still able to control herself, but after the last one, she found herself in the middle of the lab, not knowing how she had gotten there, which was enough to freak her out.
"It's okay, Hal" Lena said getting closer to her. "You're okay" the woman whispered while pulling her into a hug, her body shivering, which she hadn't realized until that moment. "It's all done, you did so well, sweetheart" her cousin's friend told her. "Let's take you home"
KARA'S P. O. V
She opened her apartment door in alert, still feeling uneasy about why her cousin had used the necklace, but knowing that something had happened, she could feel it.
The teenager was asleep on the couch, the TV on, which got her to smile for a few second while observing her, the girl seemed to be fine, so she walked toward her room, hoping for her baby cousin to be fine.
Halley was asleep in the bed, Comet sleeping by her feet and Saffire in between her little arms, fact that calmed her down, at least a little, as she continued to observe the child.
She gently brushed her cousin's hair away from her face, just taking her time to make sure that the little one was alright, Halley's eyes opening.
"Kara?" the kid whispered while rubbing her eyes.
"It's me" she answered, sitting down on the edge of the bed. "You okay?" she asked, the little girl nodding slightly. "Did you call me?" she questioned her, realizing that the child was wearing the necklace.
"Yeah, I... I had a nightmare" Halley answered, not looking at her, which made her frown, knowing that there was something else.
"Why didn't you wake Hal up?" she asked a little bit confused.
"I wanted you and I didn't want to wake her up" the child explained, still looking away.
"That's everything that had happened?" she questioned her cousin, who nodded as she pulled her into a hug. "I'm sorry I didn't come, baby, but now I'm here with you" she whispered, kissing the child's hair.
"Can you hold me until I fall asleep?" Halley pulled away from her to look directly into her eyes.
"Sure, baby" she smiled as her cousin snuggled closer to her.
She tighten the embrace, keeping the little one in between her arms as she sang the Kryptonian lullaby to calm the child down.
She remained holding the sleeping child for a few more minutes before finally tucking her into bed, making sure that her cousin's beloved dragon was resting in between the kid's arms.
"Sweet dreams, baby girl" she kissed Halley's forehead, feeling a little bit bad about not having been able to get to her cousin in time, but happy that the little girl was fine.
FUTURE HALLEY'S P. O. V
I smiled while embracing Winn, saying goodbye to him for the second time was being a little bit more difficult than the first.
"Can you do one thing for me?" I asked him, making myself sure that my cousin wasn't hearing us, since she was focused on convincing my younger self about going to school.
"Yeah, sure" he nodded.
"Can you tell Mon-El not to blame himself for what I'm going to do?" I looked directly into his eyes, observing how he sighed, but for me knowing that my best friend would not blame himself made me feel in peace.
"I will tell him, but I can assure you that he's so proud of you" he answered while hugging me again. "We all are" he added as I smiled a little.
"Thanks" I whispered, pulling away from him only for my younger self to hug at him with all her strength.
"Come on, Hal, not again" Kara sighed, being exasperated because it was the second time she had to pull the child away from Winn. "Let go of him, baby" she asked her, but the eight year old shook her head, refusing to do as told.
"Halley, kiddo, I'll come back and I'll drag Mon-El with me, okay?" Winn kneeled down to the kid's height.
"But he has to come back" the child looked at him.
"Okay, he will" Winn answered, kissing the kid's forehead before finally pulling away from her.
We all observed how Winn left, having mixed feelings as we were happy that he had come back, but sad that he needed to go back.
"Let's take you to school" Kara said, holding the child's hand.
"No, I don't want to go" the eight year old frowned.
"Let her stay here for today" Alex said, getting my cousin to look at her while thinking about it.
"Okay, but just for today, understood, lil' Missy?" Kara looked seriously to the child, who nodded. "I'm going to CatCo, call me if anything happens" she said shortly before leaving.
I had always loved sisters' night, spending time with my cousin and Alex, just the three of us until I would fall asleep. However, during the last years it had been a little bit more difficult to meet, so I couldn't be happier when Alex arrived.
"Are you okay? Are you still feeling like if you're losing your family?" Alex asked me when she approached me, being careful that my cousin wouldn't listen to us.
"A little" I answered. "I still miss them, but I'm happy of being here" I smiled as she embraced me.
"We're happy to have you here, to see the woman you grew up to" she smiled as well as I felt two little arms hugging at me.
"Oh, family hug, I'm in" Kara said before embracing us or, at least, trying it.
An hour later my younger self was already in bed, only the three of us in the living room, staring at my cousin with sadness as she explained how she didn't want to start a relationship with William, when she knew that she would be lying to him everyday.
"I can battle kryptonite powered lexosuits, but I can't even take the first step in a relationship because it's doomed with deception" Kara complained.
"You don't know that for sure" Alex told her.
"It happened to my friendship with Lena" my cousin pointed out. "And I can't help thinking that if I had done things differently, maybe things would have turned out differently" she explained.
"There's no way of knowing" Alex looked at her just as someone knocked on the door. "That's probably J'onn with the pizzas" she commented as the three of us got up from the couch.
I frowned the moment my cousin opened the door, a man was standing on one foot at the other side while smiling widely.
"Some say that there's no way of knowing, but I say: ask Mr. Mxyzptlk first" the man said as I observed him.
He wasn't the Mxyzptlk I remembered, but it didn't matter because I didn't have good memories from the last time.
Hi!
Happy 100th episode!
It took me a while to decide how I wanted this chapter to be, but this is what came out.
I was asked if I could use 'future Halley P. O. V' instead of 'Halley and Little Halley's P. O. V" so it would be less confusion. I think it's clearer now.
Thanks so much for reading, let me know what you think,
Ayrin