There can never be enough Barry and Kara scenes which were really lacking in Crisis on Earth-X.
Barry made his way through the Waverider after hearing from Iris that Stein didn't make it Barry decided to go see how his alien pal was holding up. Barry knew Kara was having complications with Mon-El and her coming for his wedding should have been a relief trip just to get away from it all. Instead his alien friend ended up targeted by the Earth-Xers who wanted to carve out her heart to give to their evil Supergirl. Hearing from Alex that her sister was in the fabricator room Barry went there to see how Kara was doing. Stepping in as the doors slid open Barry saw that familiar blonde in her Supergirl outfit.
'Hey.' Barry greeted.
'Hey.' Kara responded.
Barry knew that Kara was still shaken up and this horrific ordeal with the Earth-X Nazis surely wasn't doing her any favours yet as her friend he wasn't sure how to approach her in such a state. So, he did what he always did in rough situations: try to make light of it.
'Nice ship huh I bet you feel right at home here?' he asked with a smile.
'It's really something, it reminds me a lot like the proto ships we used on my planet.' Kara mused nostalgically as she glanced around 'The IA program too, it's really topnotch for something that Earth invents in a hundred years.'
'I will take that as a compliment, Ms. Danvers.' The voice of Gideon echoed through the room.
'But I'm sure you didn't come here to talk to me about spaceships.' Kara suggested.
'I wanted to ask how are you feeling?' Barry finally got the nerve to ask.
'Well I'm alive.' Kara answered unconcerned. 'I'm sorry about the professor.'
Barry nodded sadly at Kara's condolences given the history he and his team had with Stein. 'Look the guys are trying to locate the Nazi's Waverider and once they do we'll plan our next move.'
'I'm thinking of giving myself up to the them.' Kara flat out said.
'What?' Barry asked.
Kara raised her hand to keep him calm. 'Barry just hear me out…'
'No that is out of the question.' Barry spoke restrained but out raged at how she could even think about giving herself up to the very people they just escaped from. 'Kara, we risked our lives to get back and save you, Stein died tying…'
'THAT IS EXACTLY MY POINT!' Kara yelled to the speedster in a tone of frustration that Barry had not seen before.
'Stein died, Felicity nearly died and no one else should either at least not for me.' Kara continued in a softer tone a tone that Barry recognized as anguish, tentatively almost as if he were consoling a child Barry placed his hand comfortingly on Kara's shoulder.
'Hey come on it's me you can talk about it.' Barry sympathetically insisted.
'When they had me, when Thawne was going to cut into me and take my heart I didn't feel afraid or nervous.' Kara mustered up to say.
'What did you feel?' Barry asked.
'Relieved.' Kara said matter-of-factly 'And that's what terrifies me looking at death straight in the eyes and welcoming it.'
Barry was at a loss for words. Ever since he met Kara the girl practically radiated optimism and sunshine to hear that she was accepting of dying confused him greatly. Barry was aware of Kara's situation before hand and it made him realize just how bad in a place she really was.
'Look Kara if this is about Mon-El its not worth…' Barry began.
'You're wrong its not about Mon-El not entirely.' Kara admitted.
'Then what?' Barry wondered.
'Last year to save his life I had to send him away. And for months I was in a bad place about him being gone and worrying about what I could have put him questioning if he was alive, then I'm reminded of when my mother sent me away when my planet blew up. When I was finally in a good place after making peace with my decision for him he comes back after living in the future for years with his wife of all people.' Kara explained.
'And just having him back in your life all those feelings of loss are dredged up again?' Barry asked.
'Yeah.' Kara nodded.
Barry's heart sank for Kara feeling for her situation. Barry remembered how he finally had the chance to move forward from his mother's murder only for Zoom to murder his dad, then seeing Jay someone who had the face of the person he lost was enough to send him over the edge. All that loss all that grief is what lead to him creating flashpoint last year and the consequences that came with it how everyone's lives were changed drastically because of a choice he made. Unfortunately, Kara didn't have the luxury of time travel and instead sought to escape the darkness, to escape the guilt and pain was through death, the fact of which made Barry feel even more for her.
'Kara, I know how you feel. How it would be easy just to escape so you don't have to suffer through the loss and the grief but believe me its not worth dying over.' Barry reassured
Barry's thoughts suddenly drifted back to when he fought Savitar how easily he could have been that had he been consumed with his own loss and grief that was a fate he wouldn't wish on his worst enemy let alone one of his closest friends. He wondered that was probably why he and Kara got along so well because of how that they tried their best to be optimistic and hopeful in spite of their hardships and the least Barry could do was help her in a situation he himself was in.
'More importantly you can't let that darkness define you otherwise you become someone you don't recognize.'
Kara looked up at Barry what she had just told him she couldn't bring herself to tell to Alex. Kara always felt comfortable talking to Barry about these sort of things as he somehow always knew what to say. Kara smiled up in appreciation knowing there were no words she could say to thank Barry for the much-needed advice.
'Still if its my life to save everyone else on the planet.' Kara began still willing to surrender to herself so that her friends could live. 'It's the best move to make, even Oliver would agree.'
The sound of the doors slid open as a voice caught their attention. 'No, I wouldn't.'
Turning behind them Barry and Kara saw standing in the doorway with his arms crossed was the green clad archer.