Hello everyone. I'm sincerely sorry for this delay. I had to do a long chapter, and by the time I finished it, I had to go to work. I didn't have time to post it. But here it is.
Good reading.
Chapter 7:
At DEO, Alex, Green Arrow and Spartan were already ready. They were all headed for the portal that had opened. They hoped that William had opened a way for them. Brainy had assured them that the signal for the messages sent came from the other side of the vortex. Mia and Connor were excited to go and rescue their companion. Supergirl offered the archer of the future a watch that could be able to reach any Kryptonian in the field. Mia didn't see the point of it, considering that she was able to get by on her own, but had, nevertheless, decided to keep the watch in case.
Not knowing what they were facing, Alex insisted on calling J'onn J'onzz and Nia Nal, aka Dreamer, as reinforcements. A martian and a superhero.
Finally, everyone crossed the vortex. Oliver gritted his teeth as he felt the unfathomable sensation of crossing the distorted reality and blinked at the place where William was held captive.
When they emerged, they appeared in a hall, resembling that of a large hotel. Supergirl, Mia and Connor observed their surroundings, while Green Arrow, Spartan, Alex, J'onn and Nia remained vigilant, expecting at the first opportunity that an enemy would land to attack them.
Until then, the place was quiet. But Oliver knew it was not going to last. This strange calm hid something. He also knew that the attack was imminent.
For his part, William was in bad shape. His ploy had been discovered by his captors. Diaz had grabbed him by the collar of his shirt, threatening him with a fierce look.
Then Margot broke the silence.
"They are here! We must act quickly!"
"I can kill them without problem," said Ricardo Diaz, releasing the young man of the future.
"When the time comes. I have other plans."
In a few seconds that Green Arrow had put to treat his new environment, Alex then contacted his agency by his headset.
"Are we in the right place?"
"Yes, William's signal is very strong in the area where you find," replied Brainy's voice.
"So we're in the right place," added Supergirl.
"But why is there no one here?" Spartan asked.
It was then that the hall filled with people. Businessmen, couriers who walked towards them.
Puzzled, the group of heroes watched the newcomers head towards them. And they gave them sinister looks.
"You shouldn't have come," said one of them."Leviathan will kill you!"
And he opened his mouth to reveal a large jaw full of sharp teeth. A Hellgrammite. Then others followed suit.
Supergirl used her super-breath to repel them, while Green Arrow and Mia used their arrows, Spartan, Connor and Alex shot them with their weapons, and Dreamer used dreamlike energy splashes to attack them.
Once the enemy was repelled, the group dispersed.
"Let's split up!"said Green Arrow leaving with Spartan in a direction of the place.
J'onn, Alex and Nia went to another, while Supergirl stayed with Mia and Connor.
A Hellgrammite, disguised as a businessman, landed before them.
"You are all going to die!"he roared.
Mia shot an arrow that went to touch the alien, but barely affected it. After pushing back the arrow, the creature rushed. Supergirl intercepted it and sent it propelling away from them with its super strength.
"Good work!" asked Mia.
"That was great," added Connor.
"Thanks," replied the Kryptonian. "Brainy, are we still far from William?"
"No, he's close to your position," replied Brainy from the DEO.
"So let's not hang around here," replied Green Arrow's daughter, running in one direction.
They had just crossed a corridor, when a big strong man came to block their way, accompanied by two Dominators and a Hellgrammite. Mia unfolded her bow and aimed at the man in front of her, Connor brandished his stun batons, ready to attack.
"So you are the Super cousin of the kryptonian? "snapped the man with a sneer." I would hope your cousin shows up. But it doesn4t matter. You'll do the trick, Super cousin. What better way to hurt the big steel-skinned cousin."
"Who are you?"exclaimed the Kryptonian with an icy look.
"Ricardo Diaz, your cousin cost me an arm. Fortunately for me, Mr. Luthor had the generosity to give me this wonderful metal arm. Too bad he's no longer there to see you die like a dog."
"Let William go," ordered Supergirl, narrowing his eyes.
"Or what?" Diaz retorted, tilting his head. "Are you going to kill me if I refuse? I thought you had a no-kill policy, Super cousin."
Mia threatened the man with her bow and arrow, ready to shoot.
"I wouldn't hesitate to kill you," she spat. "Let my brother go and in return, you will be saved. Last chance."
Diaz just sneered.
"Look at this little blonde who threatens me with a bow and arrows! Are you planning to kill me, kid?"
"I lived for a long time in fight clubs. I have fought against guys much tougher than you. I've always won, so... you don't scare me!"
"You're very brave, kid! But you don't know who you're dealing with."
Mia shot an arrow. Immediately, Diaz brandished his metal arm in the air, and released a shock wave which repelled the arrow as if nothing had happened.
Supergirl, Mia and Connor were stunned.
"Lex Luthor didn't just provide me with a new arm," the man scoffed slyly. "He also gave me a gun for all of Krypton's cockroaches."
Suddenly, the metal arm projected powerful rays of energy which pushed the trio of heroes several meters away from the big guy.
Grinning, Diaz approached Supergirl, who was on the ground, and projected greenish rays on her. The Kryptonian immediately screamed in pain, while her skin turned green.
"Go and greet Mr. Luthor for me when you are dead, dirty Kryptonian vermin!" spat the deceitful man with a sneer.
Supergirl agonized in pain, while Mia stood up and saw her new friend in distress with horror.
Fast as an arrow, the archer girl rushed at Diaz and jumped on him, wedging his head between her legs, spanning him like a horse. Diaz turned around to knock the girl down, but Mia remained glued to him. Pushing a ferocious roar, Diaz pushed himself against the wall, making the young archer unbalance.
He was about to attack him, when Connor took him by surprise and attacked him with his stun batons. Diaz cried out in pain, and began to attack the young black man in close combat.
Mia took the opportunity to help Supergirl get up and led her to a window. She broke the glass with her foot and installed the kryptonian in front of the sun.
"I hope this sun can help you regain strength," said the concerned archer.
"Don't worry about me," Kara replied, gradually regaining her strength. "We need to go help Connor."
In fact, the young black man tried to repel his enemy, Diaz remained a tough man. He managed to push Connor to the ground, and brandished his metallic arm, ready to shoot him.
"Goodbye boy!"
But Mia, quick as lightning, brandished her bow and shot an arrow which struck the right leg of Diaz. The man fell to the ground, groaning in pain.
The archer ran towards him, and threatened him with his bow on his head.
"Tell me where my brother or this arrow you pierce the skull!" she said dryly.
"Go to hell, kid!" spat Diaz pressing a button on his arm.
Immediately, a powerful detonation made the whole building tremble. Even Green Arrow, Alex, Spartan, J'onn and Dreamer (who fought aliens) felt it.
"What the hell was that?" exclaimed Mia.
"Our sophisticated weapon to shoot down anything that flies," said Diaz, standing up. "In addition, the plane for Metropolis is on schedule. That must have received our weapon."
It was then that Brainy's voice appeared in the earphones:
"Supergirl… an airplane flying over the city has just lost one of its reactors, following a shot from an anti-particle gun. A plane headed for Metropolis which contains 200 passengers on board, it is losing altitude and will crash in the center of the city."
Horrified, Supergirl looked out from the broken window, and could see a plane dive down at top speed with an ignited engine. If this plane crashed in the city center, not only the passengers would pass away, but also a large number of citizens in the city. She had to save this device.
She was going to have to leave Mia and Connor. She turned to them. Mia gave him an alert look.
"Go ahead, Supergirl! Go for it! This plane will crash and innocent people will die! Go for it! We got this!"cried the young archer to him.
Nodding, Supergirl took off in the air, and left the building by the window and charged like a missile into the sky. She approached the plane. She used her super-breath to put out the ignited reactor, then went to land below the nose of the plane, and using her super-force, straightened the device, taking it away from the buildings of National City.
She flew, still holding the plane under the nose and carried it to the nearest airport. She saw a long, fully cleared landing strip. That would be the perfect place to put the device.
Meanwhile, Mia and Connor fought Dominators and Hellgrammites. Roaring in rage, Diaz pulled the arrow from his leg and ran like a wild lion to the two teenagers of the future. He pushed Connor away with the force of his metal arm and grabbed Mia by the neck and grabbed him against the wall.
"You are strong, little girl, but you're all alone!" he spat at her disdainfully. "Your super friend isn't there to save you. You are doomed, like your idiot brother!"
But Mia kept her hostile temper.
"I don't need Supergirl to beat you up!" she swore to him, spitting in his face.
Diaz shook his head, and Mia took advantage of this to throw a nice straight into his stomach, and used her legs to free himself from his grip. She fought the man in close combat, using techniques that Nyssa Al Ghul had taught her. Diaz knew how to dodge the blows of the girl, but took a kick right in the jaw.
He rubbed his face and spat blood on the floor.
"You have guts, little one, I grant you! You know how to defend yourself!"
"I had a very good mentor," Mia replied coldly, drawing her bow. "You'll find I'm full of surprises."
She shot several arrows at the man, but Diaz pushed them away using the waves emitted from his metal arm. Then he pressed another button on his arm, Trigger and ant speakers, high frequency sound waves that emanated. Mia yelped and covered her ears.
While Mia was effectively distracted, Diaz motioned for a Hellgrammite, who pulled a peak from his body and came to touch the archer in the stomach. Mia screamed in pain and fell to the ground, mechanically removing the pick.
Connor stood up and rushed like an unleashed animal on the aliens. He repelled a Dominator with one of his batons and killed the Hellgrammite with the other weapon in his hand.
"Hey, I need help!" the young man yelled at his headset. "Mia was touched, and I'm alone in front of aliens! I need help!"
Green Arrow, a few stories down, was fighting against tanned skin aliens, got the message, and addressed his headset.
"I heard you, Connor. Supergirl not with you?"
"She must have gone to rescue a crashing plane! I need help ! And there is a madman with a metal arm full of weapons who attacks us! I need help!"
"I'm coming! Send me your location!" yelled Green Arrow, pushing back a Hellgrammite with one of his arrows.
"I am coming too!" yelled Alex who followed after him.
Supergirl managed to land the plane smoothly on the runway. The pilots and passengers sighed in relief. They cheered the Kryptonian from the airplane windows.
"Sorry for the forced landing in National City!" said the Girl of Steel, greeting everyone.
And she flew quickly into the air, returning to the building where Leviathan was.
William, who was hesitant to escape, unaware of how many enemies were in the building, stood before Margot who gave him a sinister look.
"You helped your friends to come here," said the angry old lady. "You were wrong to do this!"
"And you, you were wrong to kidnap me or threaten my loved ones," replied the young man coldly.
"You will quickly understand that you shouldn't have done that, William," said Margot.
Despite her injury, Mia got up and ran into a room, killing a Dominator with one of her arrows.
She saw William and looked relieved. The young man discovered his sister and ran to her.
"Mia!"
"William! Finally, I find you!" exclaimed the young archer.
The two hugged each other.
"We've to get out of here!" cried she.
"Mia, I presume," said Margot, looking at the brother and sister.
Mia separated from William and threatened the elderly lady with her bow and arrows. She deduced that it was the old lady she had had on the waiter's phone.
"Stay away from my brother, old lady!" shouted the archer.
"You sincerely thought of landing here and releasing your brother so easily?" exclaimed Margot. "You are like all humans who destroy this planet. So arrogant, stubborn. "Your species is so predictable!"
"Yes, we're all kinds of stubborn ," replied Mia, still holding the bow straight before the old lady.
"You won't stop us! No one can! Neither you, your friends, nor even Supergirl! Lower your bow or you will regret it!"
"You are the one who will regret having kidnapped my brother!" Mia got carried away, ready to shoot an arrow.
But before she could shoot, someone brutally pushed William out of the way, and a big metallic hand grabbed Mia by the shoulder and threw her back like a bundle on the ground.
Margot walked away from the room with a sneer, while Diaz approached the archer with a roar of rage.
"I will kill you all!"
On the ground, on her back, Mia tried to grab her bow a few inches from her, but the man with the metal arm put his foot on the archer's hand, making her moan in pain.
"You shouldn't have come here, kid! Your brother will stay here, whether you like it or not!" said Diaz, raising his metallic arm to the girl's head.
"MIA!"William yelled, desperate.
It was then that a draft came out of nowhere, and Supergirl crashed into Diaz, throwing him to the ground.
"Get away from them!" ordered the Kryptonian, in a dry voice.
At the sight of Supergirl, Diaz sneered as he brandished his metal hand again, and drew a discharge of kryptonite right into the belly of the kryptonian, who collapsed on the ground.
"Supergirl!" exclaimed Mia, running towards her.
William rushed over and with the help of his sister lifted Kara by the body, while Diaz walked over to them, sneering.
"It's a moment that I've been waiting for a long time! I'll kill the Girl of Steel, and then I'll force her dear cousin to kneel before me. His damn Krypton cockroaches think they are invincible, but they are wrong!"
It was then that a green arrow struck the metal arm, causing some sparks.
"What?" exclaimed Diaz.
"Stay away from Supergirl and my children!"yelled Green Arrow, seeing only the profile side of his enemy, threatening him with his bow and arrows.
Alex was next to him, brandishing a gun, straight ahead of her.
Diaz turned around and faced the archer and Alex. Green Arrow, eyes wide with amazement, looked dazed when he saw Ricardo Diaz's face. He had expected to fight aliens, but certainly not a doppelganger from one of his former enemies who had a huge metal arm on his left side. He was lost in thought.
Not noticing the archer's disturbance, Diaz just snickered.
"The girl's father who plays Robin Hood? What joke! I'm going to have fun today!"
"Put your hands on your head and lie on the floor!" Alex ordered, threatening him with her gun.
"Why would I do that, my little lady?" sneered the man with the metal arm.
"Diaz," murmured Green Arrow, in a dazed voice.
His enemy looked at him with raised eyebrows.
"Do I know you? I don't know you! A guy disguised as Robin Hood, I would remember!"
Alex, Supergirl and Mia looked at Green Arrow and Diaz, surprised that the archer knew this man. William was the only one not to be surprised.
"But it doesn't matter," said Diaz, turning to Supergirl and the two children of the future. "I'm going to kill Super cousin and the two kids of the future."
He fired several kryptonite shots, but Mia and William, still holding Supergirl by the body, threw themselves on the ground, and avoided the greenish rays.
Alex fired several shots at Diaz, but the latter used his arm to protect himself.
"William, Mia, take Supergirl away from here!" Green Arrow ordered, regaining his senses. "Leave now!"
Mia complied and carried Supergirl away from the room, with William. Green Arrow rushed at Diaz and attacked him in close combat. Alex stepped into the fight and hit the beefy man in several places on his body.
Diaz managed to repel the director of the DEO, and fought Green Arrow. He wanted to hit the archer with his metal fist, but Oliver dodged his blows and punched Diaz in the face. Anger had taken place in surprise. This man was one of William's kidnappers. He was going to pay.
"You'll not touch my children!" shouted the archer at his enemy.
"Who are you, Robin Hood? You're not an alien!" Diaz replied.
"You don't know me, but I know you where I come from, and I defeated you!" grounded the archer, striking his enemy in the face.
Diaz took the punches from Green Arrow, and managed to activate his metal arm. Immediately, noises resounded. Green Arrow stopped his relentlessness on Diaz and saw several small metallic spheres flashing a reddish light.
Alex, who had stood up, examined the spheres and yelled:
"Bombs, we have to go!"
Green Arrow threw himself out of the room, taking Alex with him, before a powerful explosion destroyed the whole room. Then the duo ran down the hall and joined Mia and William who were supporting Supergirl. They found Connor who repelled a Hellgrammite with his batons.
"William!" he exclaimed when he saw his friend. "Have you found him?"
"Hey Connor!" said William, then turned to the others. "Don't hang around here, the portal that I opened will soon close! We have to go now!"
"Copy that," Alex replied before addressing her headset. "Let everyone fall back towards the portal! J'onn, Spartan, Dreamer, we need to get out of here!"
Further, Spartan and Dreamer repelled aliens and took the direction of the portal.
"Copy that, we fall back!" replied Spartan.
They all returned to the hall, where the portal was starting to shrink. They started to disappear in the vortex, then came the turn of Connor, Alex, William, Mia, Supergirl and Green Arrow.
They went through the portal. Green Arrow turned and saw Diaz rushing towards them, with a savage look. He wanted to attack her, but the portal was going to disappear and it was the only way out so as not to be trapped in a building full of aliens.
He disappeared into the vortex and immediately the portal disappeared, as if evaporated.
"NO!"Diaz gagged himself, mad with rage.
"Relax, Mr. Diaz," intervened Margot who joined him with a neutral air.
"They fled," retorted the man with the metal arm.
"But all is well, they're not ready to leave," said Margot with a sneer. "William will very much find out what happens when we are betrayed! And Mia's obstinacy in attacking us will be extremely fatal to her."
At DEO, everyone caught their breath. Supergirl resumed colors with the yellow sun, while William came towards her.
"We haven't introduced ourselves yet," said the young man. "I'm William. Oliver Queen's son."
"Nice to meet you, William," replied Supergirl, smiling. "I'm glad we were able to free you."
Green Arrow had removed his hood and mask and came towards his son and his friend.
"It's nice to see you again, William," said Oliver with a cheerful smile.
"Dad," exclaimed the young man of the future. "I'm happy to see you again."
"Me too."
Alex congratulated the members of his team.
"This operation was a great success," she said, smiling. "Thank you very much for coming to lend us a hand."
"It was a pleasure," replied J'onn with a smile.
"Delighted to have been able to help," added Dreamer, removing his mask.
"The Earth of Supergirl and his aliens," said Diggle, who seemed overwhelmed. "I was delighted to have fought with you. John Diggle."
"Nia Nal," said the young woman. "But the people call me Dreamer."
"Pleased to meet you," Dig replied, shaking his hand.
"J'onn J'onzz, the last survivor of Mars," J'onn added, tilting his head.
"Unbelievable!" Dig replied even more overwhelmed than he was.
Mia and Connor joined Mia, Supergirl and Oliver.
"We did it!" Connor exclaimed.
"We saved William!" Mia said, joyful. "And it's thanks to you, Supergirl!"
"It's thanks to all of us, Mia," replied the Kryptonian. "The teamwork!"
"Thank you for releasing me from these crazy Leviathans," added William.
"I guess we're going to have to go back to Earth – 1," said Connor.
Supergirl nodded and looked at Mia and William:
"Anyway, it was nice to meet you guys! You will always be welcome in National City!"
"This is not where that ends, Kara," Oliver replied, smiling.
"No, that's for sure," replied Mia, smiling. "Supergirl … you're really… really…"
But she couldn't finish her sentence because she felt very funny. She tried to stand, but was dizzy. She saw double, while having trouble standing.
Worried, Supergirl and Oliver turned to her.
"Mia, are you okay?" asked the kryptonian, worried.
"Mia, can you hear us?" Oliver said, looking at his worried daughter.
The archer tried to keep her eyes open, but did not succeed. She saw close twice, as if she were drugged, their voices rang like the roar for her.
"Mia! Mia! Mia!"
"I … don't feel… so good…" she mumbled, trying to keep her eyes open.
Then the young girl vanishes. Supergirl barely caught up with her. Oliver hastened to go to her, supporting her.
"Mia!" exclaimed the archer of Earth – 1 with anguish.
"Rao, she's burning!" Supergirl exclaimed, placing her hand on Mia's forehead.
The young archer of the future was unconscious and her face had turned pale. William and Connor looked at her with anguish.
"Alex! Alex! Come quickly! Mia needs help!"called Kara to her sister.
Immediately, the elder Danvers rushed like an arrow towards them, kneeling to touch the inert face of Mia.
"She's burning with fever," she exclaimed. "We have an infirmary at DEO! You've to take HER quickly so that I can examine her!"
"What's wrong with my daughter?" exclaimed Oliver, horrified. "What does she have?"
"I don't know yet, but I need to examine her, Oliver!" Alex said.
"You can trust my sister, Oliver," added Supergirl. "Alex has medical knowledge. And we have an excellent medical team at DEO! They will quickly find what she has!"
"Dad, please," exclaimed William, worried about his sister.
Oliver nodded and lifted his daughter into his arms.
"Where is this infirmary?"
"Over there, quickly, follow me!" replied Alex, running before him.
This is it, William may have been released, he, Mia and Oliver are still hearing about Leviathan.