I'm back with chapter 4 of this story and just as you think things couldn't get any better, they are going to get even better.
Waverider:
After finding out who the Paragons were, the team started thinking of how to stop the Anti-Monitor. They were trying to think of a plan when Diana looked at the computer screen and it started to glitch.
"Miss Luthor, what's wrong with the computer?" Diana asked as she was concerned. Lena got up and walked over to the computer then started to run a programme to try and solve it.
"Give me a few moments and I should have it sorted." Lena told the team then she looked at her tablet. "But you might want to check this out, Flash." Lena suggested, Barry then walked over and looked at Lena's tablet.
"Just what we need: a time portal's opened up in Central City." Barry told them which surprised them. "Frost, Cisco: let's go and check it out." Barry spoke, then he, Frost and Cisco left via one of Vibe's breaches while the others carried on doing their own thing. Kara was standing next to Lois while looking at Lena; she felt terrible for how her relationship with Lena had become. They had been friends for years and now, they weren't thanks to Lex revealing her identity to Lena before she could tell her best friend.
Central City:
A breach opened up near the Central City Bank and out jumped Flash, Frost and Vibe. When they walked towards the portal, they saw a bald man holding a huge book in front of the portal.
"Excuse me? Sir! Back away from the portal!" Flash shouted then the man turned around, revealing himself to be Lex Luthor from Earth-38.
"Hello heroes! Oh Don't mind me: I'm just waiting for the Kryptonians to come here so I can get rid of them!" Lex said with a big smile as Barry's blood ran cold and his heart dropped, "Kara." he whispered when he realized that Lex was talking about the woman he loves and her cousin.
Barry's blood boiled in anger, Kara had told him everything about Lex Luthor and how he's been after her cousin for a long time, but since he learned about Kara, he's been after her too. Barry will die before he lets that happen. "You're not gonna go anywhere near her or her cousin." Barry's eyes start to spark orange then he bolted towards Lex, he ran around him at his fastest speed; causing a mini tornado to appear and started to make Lex fly.
"Put me down, you Road Runner!" Lex shouted then Barry stopped running, causing Lex to drop and hit the road: knocking him unconscious. After Frost had frozen Lex's hands and legs to the road, the trio walked towards the portal to see what was going to come out.
"What if this is a trap set by the Anti-Monitor? To take out the Paragons?" Frost asked as she was unsure and Cisco was unsure too but Barry seemed to be remaining calm. After a few moments, a pink streak of lightning came flying out of the portal and a figure flew out, landing on top of Barry. Barry looked up at the figure then his eyes widen as he knew who the figure was.
"Nora?" Barry asked and the young woman smiled. "Nora! You're here!" Barry exclaimed as he sat up and hugged his daughter. Frost and Cisco smiled as they knew how much Barry missed his daughter.
"Hey Dad. Sorry for the bad timing." Nora apologised then Barry realized something that this Nora's Speedtrail was all pink and no yellow mixed in. "I wanted to help you fight the Anti-Monitor." Nora explained and Barry smiled.
"The more help, the better chance we have at winning." Cisco told them and Frost nodded, Barry and Nora smiled then the pair hugged each other. Nora was so happy that she started to float off the ground which surprised the trio.
"Sorry, still haven't got control of my other powers yet." Nora chuckled then the three looked at each other and realised something: this Nora was different than the previous version of her they met.
Waverider:
Meanwhile, Lena was in the middle of fixing the Paragon detector as something went wrong: all the other Paragons were revealed but the Paragon of Love had disappeared. Kara walked in with Diana to see how Lena was doing.
"Supergirl, Wonder Woman: the device is almost repaired. It seems it malfunctioned." Lena told them which made the two heroines surprised.
"Lena, it's Kara and Diana." Kara reminded her and Lena nodded. "Anyway, how did the detector malfunction? I thought it knew where the Paragons were." Lena walked over with her tablet then handed it to Kara.
"It seems that the detector was trying to locate the real Paragon of Love but for some unknown reason, it picked Superman." Lena explained as Kara and Diana looked at the tablet. "The real Paragon of Love is on another Earth: Earth-167 to be exact." Lena told them then she showed Kara and Diana the exact location where on Earth-167.
"Smallville? That's where Clark's from." Kara told them which surprised Lena. "I guess we're going to Smallville. Multiversal road trip." Kara told them then she used her Multiversal Device to open a breach, the three women stepped through it to find their real Paragon of Love.
Smallville, Earth-167:
A breach opened at the entrance of a farm then Kara, Diana and Lena stepped out. They looked around the local area until Kara's head stopped turning as she had noticed something on a nearby postbox.
"What is it, Kara?" Diana asked then she and Lena looked at the postbox, it read "Kent Farm". The trio looked down the road and small a tall man wearing blue jeans, a red and black checkered shirt and brown boots tossing hay bales around with just one hand.
"He's hot." Lena complimented as she watched the tall muscular man work, Kara and Diana then looked at Lena with one eyebrow up. "What? A woman is allowed her own opinion." Lena told them then the two smiled at each other and chuckled.
"Come on. Let's see if he's the one we're looking for." Diana told them then the trio walked up the path. Once they reached the house, the tall man was now holding a red pickup with one hand while using his other hand to change the tyre.
"Well, he's definitely not human." Kara pointed out and Lena rolled her eyes. "He might be our Paragon. Let's ask him." Kara suggested then Diana coughed, the tall man turned his head and smiled at the women as he lowered the pickup.
"Hello there." The man smiled as he rubbed his hands together. "How can I help you three ladies?" He asked then Kara stepped forward.
"I'm Kara, Kara Danvers. And these are my friends; Diana Prince and Lena Luthor. What's your name?" Kara asked as they needed to know who they were talking to.
"Clark. Clark Kent." Clark smiled as he reached into his trouser pocket and took out a rag to clean the oil off his hands. "Miss Danvers, was it? How can I help you?" Clark asked and Kara smiled.
"We saw your strength. Are you from a different planet? Like Krypton?" Kara asked and hearing Krypton made Clark look up at Kara.
"How do you know that name?" Clark asked cautiously. Kara took off her glasses then slowly started hovering off the ground, she looked at a rusted sheet of metal then shot her heat vision, engraving the House of El symbol onto it. "You're Kryptonian?" Clark asked and Kara nodded with a smile. "But not of this world Clark. We come from another earth, just like this one." she told him as Clark nodded.
Clark then looked at Lena and he was concerned. "And when did President Luthor have a sister?" Clark asked and hearing that Lex was a President surprised Lena.
"I'm adopted Mr. Kent." Lena filled him in as he nodded in understanding. "And on my Earth, Lex and I don't exactly get along." Clark nodded then looked at Diana.
"We're not of this world, Mister Kent." Diana explained and Clark chuckled. "I'm guessing that's not the weirdest thing you've heard?" Diana asked and Clark shook his head.
"Ma'am, I fought Darkseid and won. Nothing surprises me." Clark chuckled as he walked towards his house. "You might want to come in. My wife might be interested in meeting you lot." Clark suggested so the three women followed Clark into the house. "Lois, we've got guests!" Clark shouted then two little girls ran over and hugged Clark.
"Daddy!" The two little girls shouted then Clark picked up the girls in his arms and hugged them. Diana, Kara and Lena smiled at Clark hugging the girls.
"These are my daughters: Chloe and Kara." Clark introduced his daughters to his new friends. "Chloe, Kara. These are Daddy's new friends: Diana, Lena and Kara." Clark smiled then the two girls ran over to Kara and hugged her. "They really like you, Kara." Clark chuckled and Kara smiled as she hugged Clark's daughters.
"Smallville, you never told me we would be having guests!" A female's voice shouted as she walked down the stairs with a basket full of clothes. She put the basket in the kitchen then looked at Clark and his friends. Kara looked at the woman and her eyes widened, then her mouth almost dropped open: the woman looked exactly like her Mother, Alura Zor-El.
"Lois, these are some people I met. Meet Lena, Diana and Kara." Clark introduced and while Diana and Lena waved at Lois, Kara remained frozen: as if she was stuck in time.
"Kara? Is everything alright?" Lena asked as everyone looked at the blonde Kryptonian, Kara finally snapped out of her state.
"Uh...I'm sorry it's just….she…" she then looked at the woman "I'm sorry, It's just…..you just reminded me of someone I used to know." she said as she held out her hand.
"It's nice to meet you." She said as Lois shook her hand. Kara felt like she was back on Argo with her Mom as she shook Lois' hand.
"Pleasure is all mine, Kara. Welcome!" Lois replied with a smile making Kara's heart clench and ache in pain, she even had the same smile as her mother. She smiled and nodded.
"Lois, they know about me." Clark told her and Lois nodded then he looked at his daughters. "Girls, why don't you go and play outside? Mom and Dad need to talk with their guests." Clark told his daughters then Kara and Chloe ran outside to play.
"Come and sit down." Lois invited the guest as she and Clark sat on the couch. Kara and Diana sat on the other couch while Lena remained standing. "Clark tells me that you know about his other half. And I don't mean me." Lois smiled and that made Clark chuckle.
"You are correct Lois. I'm just like Clark; a kryptonian but like I told him I am not of this world. I come from an Earth exactly like this one. You see Lois, we believe that Clark is one of seven figures that could help save the Multiverse." Kara started to explain and hearing that didn't surprise Lois.
"What are these seven figures called?" Clark asked as he was curious, he sat forward as he held his wife's hand. "And if I am one of these figures, what do I represent?" Kara was about to explain but she looked at Lois again, causing her to go quiet.
"Excuse my friend. She's been unwell due to recent events." Diana explained as Kara looked away. "These figures are called Paragons. And if we're correct, Clark is the Paragon of Love." Diana told them and Lois smiled.
"Trust me, Clark is your Paradon or whatever." Lois told them then she smiled at Clark. "If he represents love, he proves it with his love for his family." Clark smiled as he looked at the three women.
Kara nodded, "You see, there's this wave called :The Antimatter and right now, it's destroying every earth in the multiverse and the Paragons meaning us, are destined to stop it." she said as Clark nodded.
"I would do anything for my family. Even give up my powers, if I have to." Clark told them and the three women were amazing and happy. "If it helps to protect my friends and family, I'll come with you to save the Multiverse." Clark told them then Diana stood up and held out her hand.
"Welcome to the team, Kal-El." Diana smiled and Clark smiled, he shook Diana's hand. Meanwhile, Kara quickly got up and sped out of the house, leaving the others in confusion. Clark sped off after Kara, leaving the others behind.
Kara had ran into the barn and was now sitting on a sofa in the loft. Clark walked up the stairs and smiled, he remembered when he used to run off when something was on his mind.
"You really are my cousin." Clark spoke, causing Kara to look towards the stairs. "We both run off when something's bothering us. What's wrong, Kara?" Clark asked as he walked over and sat next to Kara.
"It's just…" Kara started to say then sigh, "It's silly." she said as she got up and walked towards the opening of the loft that looked out towards the farm with her arms crossed.
"Why don't you try me?" Clark asked, staying where he was at, giving Kara the space she needed. "I've heard and see a lot of unusual things. Whatever you have to say, can't be any more silly or wierd." Clark chuckled. Kara let out a sigh as she turned around to save her other world cousin. Clark looked at Kara and could see a tear rolling down her face.
"It's just…..you know how I said that Lois reminded me of someone I used to know?" she asked as Clark nodded waiting for her to finish, "Well, the truth is Clark, back on my world. Back on my Earth, Lois….she's…...she's Alura Zor-El. My mother." she said as Clark was stunned.
"What?" he asked as Kara nodded. "Let me get this straight: on your Earth, my wife is your mother. From Krypton. My Lois on an alternate Earth is my Aunt Alura?" Clark asked as he wanted to be correct, Kara slowly nodded as she removed.
"Yeah." She replied as she took out a photograph and held it out as Clark took the photo. He was stunned, Kara was telling the truth. Holding in his hands was a picture of Kara and Lois…..no not Lois but her mother in a blue long dress with the House of El symbol on it. He looked up at his cousin, "That's why I froze up when I first saw her." she added as she sat back down beside him.
"May I ask: when did you last see your Mom?" Clark asked as he handed the picture back to Kara, she smiled as she looked at it.
"The last time I saw her was a few months ago. Turns out she survived Krypton's destruction, a piece of Krypton survived the destruction of our planet. For the last 20 something years of my life she was alive. But now she's gone...again. For good. I...I watched as the Anti-Wave matter destroyed Argo." she said as she wiped a tear that fell.
Clark sighed as he hugged his cousin from another world, Kara was stunned but hugged him back just as tight. "I'm so sorry Kara." he whispered as they let go and Kara shook her head.
"No. It's me who should be sorry. Here I am crying because I met someone who looks just like my mother but isn't." She said as Clark placed a hand on her shoulder.
"It's understandable Kara. If you want, I can have Lois go into town while the rest of us finish talking." he said but then Kara shook her head.
"No. It's okay. I just….I just need some time is all." she said as Clark nodded. "Do you think I could stay here for a bit? To sort my head out?" Kara asked and Clark smiled.
"Well you can stay up here as long as you want. If you need me, I'll be in the house okay?" he said as Kara nodded and watched as Cark walked down the stairs heading back to the house.
A few minutes had gone by and Kara was looking at the sky, she heard footsteps coming up from behind. Kara looked behind her expecting to see Clark or her friends but instead, it was Lois.
"Clark told me that I look like someone close to you." Lois spoke and Kara nodded. Lois smiled as she walked towards the couch then sat down while Kara looked at the sky.
"I'm sorry Lois for the way I'm acting." Kara apologised then she sat down next to Lois. "On my Earth during this Crisis, I lost my Mom but…." Kara paused then she took out a photo and handed it to Lois, she looked at the photo of Kara and her Mom then realized why Kara was upset around her.
"On your Earth, your Mom looks like me?" Lois asked and Kara nodded. "Well I can tell you where you got your good looks from." Lois chuckled and that made Kara smile. "Kara, while your Mom is gone, she hasn't left your life. She's always with you, in there." Lois told her as she pointed to Kara's heart.
"Thanks M… Lois. Sorry." Kara apologised and Lois chuckled. And just at that moment, Clark walked up the stairs to see the two.
"Hey. Chloe and Oliver are here to look after the girls." Clark told his wife and Lois smiled. "Let's go and save the Multiverse." Clark smiled and Kara nodded then the three walked outside and met up with Lena and Diana, the five walked through the breach to meet the others.
This is the end of chapter 4 with a huge surprise: Smallville's Clark Kent aka Superman has joined the heroes and is the true Paragon of Love. And Nora Allen aka XS has joined in with some new powers! The reason for Nora's new powers will be revealed in the next chapter.
See you all next time!
