Supergirl and the Last Avenger
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Supergirl or Quasar, neither do I own DC or Marvel Comics characters or characters from the CW Arrowverse.
Chapter 5
"Would you stop pacing," Alex yelled for the up-teenth-time as she watched her sister walk back and forth in her living room in front of the mirror.
Kara stopped her cheeks were red and she was breathing heavily, doing her utmost best to not blow her sister over or destroy her apartment. "I just don't know if this is the right dress."
Alex sighed. "This is the fourteenth dress you tried on."
"Yes, see... I told you... this was a bad idea."
Alex stood up, walking toward her sister before grabbing her shoulders; Kara looked up at her sister's face. "It's just a date, Kara, nothing more."
Kara shook her head. "No... it's a date with Wendell."
"Why is that so different?"
"Because... I don't know... it just is."
Alex shook her head. "When did you all of a sudden revert back to a teenager."
Kara placed her hands on her hips, giving her sister a death glare. "I'm not acting like a teenager. I'm just nervous."
"You were never so nervous with..." Alex stopped, realizing that she was going to say Mon-el.
Kara closed her eyes, forcing away any possible tears. "With Mon-el, I was never this nervous... I don't understand why."
"Maybe Wendell is a little more grown up than Mon-el, even more than the Mon-el from the future."
Kara nodded. "He's been a hero for a long time. He was the Protector of the Universe in his old Universe. I don't want to disappoint him."
Alex shook her head. "Do you hear yourself, Kara? This isn't you. You don't care what other people think, especially not a guy. You are Supergirl and any guy should be proud to go on a date with you."
Kara smiled before she hugged her sister. She pulled away a moment later. "You're right, Alex. I've been acting stupid. Wendell doesn't seem like the type to judge me."
Alex nodded. "Wendell is a good guy, except when he annoys me at work."
Kara smiled mischievously. "I'm sure he's less annoying than Brainy."
Alex smiled. "Of course, Winn was less annoying than Brainy"
Kara laughed. A knock on her door made her stop; her blue eyes widening in surprise. She looked a the clock on the wall. "He's here already."
Alex smiled. "I'll get the door; you finish getting ready." Kara nodded numbly as she went back to straightening out her red dress.
Alex walked to the door, opening it up to see Wendell Vaughn dressed in blue dress slacks with a red polo shirt and a blue sports coat over it. His blond hair was slicked back and he wore his yellow lensed glasses. "Wendell," Alex said.
Wendell smiled. "Hey, Boss, fancy meeting you here."
Alex smiled. "My sister wanted my help getting ready."
Wendell nodded. "Yeah, Brainy offered me his help, but I declined."
"Yeah, probably a good idea."
Wendell chuckled. "Yeah, he asked if I wanted to practice mortal facial expressionism."
"What?"
"Yeah, that's what I said before he pulled up images of people kissing."
Alex doubled over laughing. "He wanted you to practice kissing with him."
Wendell's ears reddened. "Yeah, I was so embarrassed. I almost got a nose bleed with the amount of blood that rushed to my face."
Alex continued to laugh, holding her side after only a minute. "What's so funny over here?" Kara asked as she stepped up to her sister's side.
Wendell's glacial blue eyes widened at the sight of her. "You look Beautiful, Kara."
Kara smiled shyly. "Thank you. You look very nice yourself."
Alex looked between the two; she smiled at the way the two looked at each other. "I'll let you two talk about that on your date." Kara nodded as her sister moved her toward Wendell. Wendell offered his hand to her; Kara took his hand carefully before the two stepped out of the apartment and into the hallway. "Now, go on, have fun."
Kara and Wendell nodded. Wendell holding Kara's hand as he led her out of the building. They stopped on the sidewalk. Kara turned to Wendell. "Where are we going?"
Wendell's blue eyes widened again before his face paled. "I was so nervous getting ready that I totally forgot to get reservations." Wendell ran his hand through his hair nervously. "I'm so sorry. I ruined our date."
Kara shook her head; she was so glad that Wendell was nervous too. "No, you didn't ruin anything. There is this little Italian place down the road; we can walk there."
"Are you sure?" Wendell asked.
Kara smiled before squeezing his hand a little tighter, but not too tight. "Quite sure," she said pulling on his hand, making Wendell move in her direction. He smiled, letting Kara lead him forward. The two stopped in front of a little restaurant with a black awning that jutted out over the sidewalk. Wendell looked through the front windows to see a picture perfect Italian restaurant that reminded him of the small restaurants in Little Italy in New York City. Kara watched him closely, smiling when she saw the happy look on his face. "A cute place, huh?"
Wendell nodded. "Yeah, reminds me a little of home," he said, turning quiet as he thought about all he lost in the other Universe.
Kara frowned. She could see that he was in pain. She grabbed his hand again, alerting him to her presence. Wendell looked into her blue eyes before the glazed over look in his eyes disappeared. "Sorry, I got... a little...a... lost there."
"No need to apologize, come on, let's go inside; they have great cheesecake here."
Wendell smiled, following Kara into the restaurant. A few minutes later they were seated in a booth with red leather seating and a black table cloth over the table. A small oil lamp sat in the middle of the table, sending out flickering light. "I like this place, thank you for bringing me here."
Kara nodded. "Yeah, I've never really eaten her before, always seemed a little too romantic," she said, blushing slightly.
Wendell nodded. "I think its perfect."
"So, how are you adjusting?"
"My apartment is nice and I like working at the DEO, it reminds me a little of my SHIELD days, but it's more laid back and smaller. It's easier to learn names."
Kara nodded. "Yeah, the DEO agents are all real nice. I've gotten to know some of them. They really are good around aliens."
"That's good, I'm sure they would have to be with Alex in charge. I can't imagine her letting them not be nice to aliens."
"Yeah, Alex would set them straight otherwise." Kara drank from her glass of water. "You seem pretty calm around aliens."
Wendell chuckled. "Yeah, I think I've known more aliens, than I've known humans. Goes with the job, but I've always liked to learn new cultures and to explore. It's one of the reasons why I like the job."
"It must be exciting being able to travel the Universe without having to worry about the distance or time."
Wendell nodded. He lifted his left hand; the Quantum Band becoming visible. "The bands give me incredible power, but they do so much more than that. Remnants of the previous protectors remain; pieces of their souls reside within the bands."
Kara's blue eyes widened. "You can speak to them?"
"Yeah, it was a little disconcerting at first, but now I see it as an advantage. I get to learn from those that came before me, as well as from Eon."
Kara nodded. "I wish I had that sometimes. I had to learn to be a hero on my own."
Wendell shook his head. "I know Superman was around, but you had J'onn, Winn, and Alex to help you. I think they've helped you more than you realize."
Kara smiled; her cheeks reddening at the way Wendell talked about her. "You really think so?"
"I know so," he said, reaching across the table to take her hand in his. "I like this."
Kara's blush deepened. "Holding my hand?"
Wendell's smile widened. "That, and learning more about you, Kara. You've done so much in such a short time. You should be proud of yourself."
Kara looked down at the table, not able to meet his blue eyes. Wendell squeezed her hand. She looked up at him. "Thank you."
"You're quite welcome," he said as he leaned forward. She thought he was going to kiss her, instead he whispered in her ear, "Girl of Steel."
Two hours later
Wendell and Kara had left the restaurant, walking hand in hand. "Where do you want to go now?" Wendell asked Kara.
"What about the park?"
"Sounds nice."
The two reached the park a few minutes later, sitting on a bench that looked overlooked the ocean. The sun was low in the sky, causing the sunlight to reflect off the water. "It's so beautiful out here," Kara said.
"Yes," Wendell agreed. He wrapped his arm around Kara's shoulder, allowing her to lean her head on his shoulder. "I'm glad we got to do this."
Kara lifted her head from his shoulder to look him in the eyes. "I do as well. I never thought I could have fun like this, after Mon-el left."
Wendell sighed. "Yeah, I thought I was destined to be alone. I was okay with it, but now, maybe I don't have to be."
Kara nodded her smile never wavering. "Yeah, maybe I can have it all. I can be Kara Danvers, Supergirl, and Kara Zor-el."
"The secret identity thing is tough. I can't imagine trying to be three people. I never thought I'd have to be Wendell again. I thought Quasar was who I was going to be forever. I guess I was wrong. This new Universe has given me an opportunity; one that I won't waste."
Kara smiled, it was so easy to talk to Wendell. "Can you tell me about the Avengers?"
Wendell sighed; his head lowered for a moment in remembrance of all his friends and comrades. Kara squeezed his hand a little tighter. He looked up into her blue eyes and nodded, thankfully. "Well, the Avengers were a family, at least to me they were. I was this kid that got these bands by sheer luck and needed help being a hero. Captain America took me under his wing; he was the greatest hero I have ever known, not because of his strength or powers, but because of the goodness that pervaded everything that he did." Kara nodded, listening closely. "You remind me a lot of him, Kara."
Kara's blue eyes grew big. "I do?"
"Yes, you have a great heart and you care so much about others. You're always so concerned for others that you sacrifice so much of your personal life. You really are a true hero."
Kara's smile widened, brightening up her entire face. "Thank you," she said.
"No problem, it's been a lot easier being here, with you around. You make feel that there is hope and that I'm not alone in this new Universe."
"I'm glad to be here, and I'm so glad that I met you. You sell yourself short, Wendell. You are a great hero and you care for other just as much as I do."
"Well, thank you, then."
"So, the Avengers?"
Wendell chuckled. "Yeah, there was a good friend of mine that was an Avenger, his name was Nova. He was a human like me that gained great powers through alien technology. He was like the little brother I never had."
"Sounds like you were a role model for him."
Wendell smiled wider thinking of Richard Ryder. "Yeah, I guess. He had great power and he became a great hero for the Universe."
"What about Captain Marvel?" Kara asked curiously.
Wendell sighed, looking down at the table. "Colonel Carol Danvers, she could be hot headed and reckless, but also so brave and caring. She was like my big sister. She looked out for me and Nova. She made sure that we always felt a part of the team. She was different than Captain America, but in a good way. Steve always kept us on the straight and narrow, but Carol, she would have fun with us, but she was always there when we needed to talk to someone."
"She sounds a lot like Alex," Kara said.
Wendell chuckled. "Yeah, I think those two would have been good friends, maybe more."
"Was Carol gay?"
"Well, that's hard to say. She had boyfriends and girlfriends, but nothing ever too serious, but I think she might have made an exception for your sister."
Kara chuckled. "Sounds like she might have given Alex a run for her money."
Wendell's blue eyes shined. "Well, she was as strong as you with cosmic blasts that could rival anything that I can dish out."
"Wow, she sounds incredible."
"Yeah, she was that." Wendell grew silent; Kara holding his hand tighter.
"I'm sorry, to make you bring all those memories back up."
Wendell shook his head. "Don't be, its good for me to remember all the good times. I need to remember those more than what I lost and how I lost it."
"You have me now," Kara emphasized, turning to face him on the park bench. Wendell returned her stare before looking down at her lips. Kara moved first, pressing her lips against his, urging him to respond, which he did. The two kissed for a minutes before Wendell pulled away for air, pressing his forehead against hers, blue eyes meeting blue eyes. "Wow, you're a good kisser."
Wendell smiled down at her. "So are you." Wendell pulled away, standing up and offering his hand to Kara. "Come on, I'll get you home, it's getting late."
Kara nodded before taking his hand; the two walked out of the park, never noticing the person under the shade tree, watching them with comet-like blue eyes.
AN: There you go, another chapter, sorry for the delay in writing this, been way too busy.
