Welcome to chapter 8 of Infinite Crisis. Sorry for this long awaited update, but I hope that you're enjoying the story so far as it's been fun. Let's see what this chapter brings today.
Arrow Lair:
Barry and Kara had arrived and stopped in front of the building where they had their frequent team ups. They looked at each other before walking inside, but what they saw made them freeze in their tracks in shock, because they were standing in the distance talking with Mia, a thought to be dead Oliver Queen.
"Oliver?" Barry called out, making the man turn his head away and smiled at Barry before saying something to the girls before walking away heading towards the couple.
"Barry, Kara, good to see you guys are okay." He said as he hugged the pair. Both Barry and Kara nodded then the hug ended.
"You too Oliver. We all thought…well. You know." She said as Oliver nodded, as he understood what she was trying to say.
"I was surprised, I can't explain it. But at least I got to see Mia and Felicity." he said as Barry nodded. They looked behind Oliver to see Felicity approaching.
"Kara, Barry. It's so good to see you guys again." She said as they all hugged.
"You as well Felicity. So how are you guys taking in the new Earth or whatever." Kara asked as Felicity shrugged her shoulders, "It's different. I just can't wait to explore it." She said as Oliver nodded in agreement.
"What about you guys? How has it been for you?" she asked as Kara took a deep breath,
"Well, lots of things have certainly changed. Uh….. turns out we have two baby daughters." She said as the other couple were stunned before a smile was plastered on their faces,
"That's amazing, congratulations." Felicity told them, giving them a hug. All of a sudden, two streaks of lightning could be seen as they ran around the room before stopping in front of Kara and Barry.
"Hey Mom, Dad." Nora smiled and waved while Alura was sorting out her hair. Kara and Barry both smiled.
"Hey Nora. How are your…uh….. Younger Selves?" Barry asked with a smile as Alura nodded.
"They're good, Dad. Aunt Speedforce Nora is watching over them." Nora replied as she and Alura walked over to them. Kara and Barry smiled as they hugged their daughters.
"Oliver, Felicity; these are our daughters. Nora Hope Allen and Alura Lana Allen." Kara introduced as the two girls smiled and waved.
"Mom, could you help me think of a cool name like Nora's?" Alura asked as she couldn't think of one herself, not even Nora could think of one.
"Alura has white speed, blue heat visor, x-ray vision, super jump and freeze breath." Nora told the parents and while Barry sat with his daughters to help come up with a codename, Kara walked over to Oliver as Felicity was chatting with Mia by the computers.
"You're an amazing mother, Kara." Oliver smiled and hearing that made Kara feel happy. The pair looked at Barry and their daughters; they were still trying to think of a cool name. Until everyone heard the sound of heels clicking on the floor and turned to see Diana,
"Oh Rao! Diana you're okay!" Kara shouted as she ran and hugged the Amazon who returned the hug.
"It's great to see you too, Kara." Diana replied as they let go. Kara then notices her red eyes like she had been crying.
"Hey is everything okay?" Kara asked as it gained the attention of everyone in the room. Diana looked up at the group then she sat down on the stairs.
"Yes and No….It's just….I don't know how it can be but….Steve. He's alive…but he was killed during the first war." Diana explained with confusion in her voice, Kara sat down next to her friend and hugged the Amazon again.
"It's okay Diana. It's a lot to explain." Kara told Diana as she let go, "But we are on a new Earth. Everything is different from our own Earth. I can't explain it as I'm still trying to get my head wrapped around everything." Kara explained then she looked at her husband.
"My Earth, Earth-1, and Kara's Earth, Earth-38, merged into one and it's caused some life changing…changes. Kara and I are married and have two twin baby girls. So it's a perfect explanation for why Steve would be alive. All we can say is, enjoy the rest of your life with him. This is like a second chance for all of us. Why not take it?" Barry suggested which caused Diana to smile.
"Thank You Barry, Kara." Diana replied as she hugged both the Kryptonian and the Speedster. Diana let go and saw one of the daughters talking with Mia with a smile, "I know I'm a few centuries old, but isn't that your daughter flirting with Mia?" She asked as the two parents looked to see Nora was indeed flirting with Mia.
"Uh, yeah she is." Kara chuckled then she looked over at Oliver. "Hey Oliver." Kara called making the vigilante look at her as she pointed towards the two girls flirting and to say he was surprised. Kara and Barry quietly chuckle as they turn away from the scene. "That was priceless." She whispered as Barry nodded.
"I think this is the start of a new age: the age of heroes." Barry smiled then both Kara and Diana smiled as they nodded. The team were about to group up and celebrate when several dark shadows flew around them: it was the Shadow Demons.
"I thought they were gone!" Kara shouted as she and the others grouped together, they were about to attack when two red bolts of heat flew past and hit two of the Shadow Demons and they turned to dust.
"I came over to see if everyone was okay." The team looked over to the entrance to see Clark Kent from Earth-167. Clark then launched forward and punched the Shadow Demons away, one was about to escape when Barry threw a lightning bolt at it.
"Thanks for the save, Clark." Barry smiled as he held his hand out. Clark smiled then he shook the Scarlet Speedster's hand. "What's that you're wearing?" Barry asked as he looked at Clark's clothes: he was wearing blue jeans, black boots and a red leather jacket with a S on it.
"It's something I used to wear in my early hero days," Clark explained as he unzipped his jacket and placed it on the railings. "Is everyone here okay?" Clark asked as he walked over to the others.
"We're okay. Thanks for the save, Clark." Kara thanked and Clark smiled. Nora and Alura stepped forward then stood next to their Mum.
"Ummmm….. Mum? Dad? Why is Beebo out scaring people outside the Star City Bank?" Alura asked as she pointed at the monitor to see a giant Beebo scaring people. The team ran towards the monitors while Felicity got into her chair and checked the cameras.
"Alura's right. I'll start running scans on it. Time for a Super Team Up." Felicity suggested and everyone nodded. As they all split up to get changed into their superhero outfits.
City streets:
People were running and screaming as a giant Beebo was walking around and waving his arms around. A blue portal opened and out ran the Flash, Supergirl, Green Arrow, Wonder Woman, XS, Clark and Alura.
"I've seen a lot of weird stuff on my Earth but I'll admit, this is so weird." Clark told them as he was trying to understand. Diana ran towards the giant Beebo then launched into the sky with Supergirl following close behind.
"XS! PHOTON! Run around Beebo in opposite directions!" Clark shouted and while Nora nodded, Alura was confused. Clark looked at Alura then nodded, the two future heroes then ran towards Beebo and ran in circles but in opposite directions.
"Nice codename idea." Barry complimented and Clark nodded. The two then watched as they were confused as both Kara and Diana flough through the giant Beebo. Clark then used his X-ray vision to look around for anything out of the ordinary.
"If one thing is constant through the Multiverse, it's that bad guys like to distract the good guys." Clark spoke until he focused on a nearby bank. "Supergirl, with me! Everyone else, keep the blue fur ball busy and away from the civilians!" Clark shouted then he and Kara bolted towards the bank.
In the bank, a masked man wearing magician clothes was robbing it of all the money it had. He was about to leave when a gust of wind blew past, making the bags of money disappear. The magician looked up to see Supergirl standing in front with her arms crossed, looking disappointed.
"It seems that you're trying to steal nothing," Supergirl joked as she pointed at the floor, seeing that the bags were missing. "Now, let's take you to jail." Supergirl then grabbed the robber then bolted towards the SCPD, while Clark used his speed to return the money then he ran out to meet up with the others.
Later:
It had been a hyper first day on the new Earth and while everyone was celebrating for their new lives and thinking about how Oliver came back to them, Sara was sitting in the park whilst staring into space.
"Hello Canary," Sara looked behind her to see someone she didn't suspect to see; Clark Kent from Earth-167. "I wanted to see how everyone was doing before I left." Clark told her as he walked over and sat next to Sara.
"Call me Sara, Clark." Sara told him and Clark nodded. "How did you find me? Super speed? Fly around the city?" Sara asked but Clark smiled then shook his head.
"I asked that unusual person, Nash Wells, to find you. He tracked your phone to here, I wanted to talk before I headed back to my Earth." Clark explained which puzzled Sara. "It seems that Oliver was able to restore the Multiverse. As I woke up on my Earth with this," Clark then reached into his left trouser pocket and pulled out a small silver device.
"The Multiversal Portal." Sara was surprised to see it. "It's something a friend of mine and the others' made; it allows us to travel between two Earths." Sara explained and Clark nodded. "You see that tree over there?" Sara asked Clark as she looked over at a grown tree in the park. Clark nodded then he looked at Sara, it looked like she was remembering something. "My sister and I used to race to the top when I was little; I would win every time." Sara and Clark smiled and chuckled. "I used to think it was because I was the better climber but now, I think Laurel let me win." Sara smiled as she looked at the tree.
"A lot has changed since then, for all of us. Especially now after the reboot." Clark spoke and Sara nodded. "Before all of this, I had someone close to me; Lana Lang. She absorbed the City's worth of Kryptonite to save me and everyone. But now, I saw and hugged her before coming to this Earth; no reaction." Clark told Sara as he stood up and looked at the sky. "There's also my Dad. Years ago, he died of a heart attack. But now, he's alive! I saw him when I woke up at the farm with Lois, he was out with Mom cleaning the barn with my daughters." Clark explained with surprised Sara more.
"So two life changing things have altered for you since the Multiverse rebooted?" Sara asked and Clark nodded. "It seems like the Multiverse is trying to say thank you for everything we've done." Sara suggested and Clark nodded. The pair were about to leave when they heard a loud roaring, they looked up to see a Shadow Demon flying towards them.
"Another one?" Clark asked as he and Sara rolled out of the way. The Shadow Demon was about to go for another attack when a gold and silver shield flew past them and cut the Demon in half.
"Good thing I was near." The pair looked up the stairs to see Diana in her Wonder Woman gear as the shield flew back and she caught it.
"If the Demons are still here, then that means one thing." Clark suggested which horrified the trio. "The fight for the Multiverse isn't over yet." Clark told them and they nodded. "Diana, take Sara back to the Lair. If the fight isn't over, I think I know some people that can help."Clark told them as he activated the Multiversal Portal device then jumped through it.
This is the end of Chapter 8 and I hope that you enjoyed it. Chapter 9 is on its way and things are going to get intense. Who or what is Clark getting from his Earth to help the others? Will the fight with the Anti-Monitor come to an end?
Find out next time.
