Chapter 4 – A New Allie
I know the first couple of chapters have been a Supergirl Season 2 episode 1 rewrite, but after this chapter, most of the dialog and events will be original. But every now and again I'll pull something from the shows.
"So I've gone over the data with the help of Barry." Winn said as everyone of importance was gathered at the control center the next day. It was still pretty early in the morning and Winn and Barry had been combing through the data all night.
"And what we figured out was that Miss Luthor didn't cause the explosion. She was the target." Barry said as Winn pulled up schematics of The Venture.
"So this is where Miss Luthor was going to be." Winn said pointing at her seat. "The oscillator that exploded, it was right under her seat. She was on The Venture, she would have died."
"We need to protect her, make sure she is safe." Clark said, surprising most of the people gathered. "What? I hate the Luthor's, but I'm not just gonna let one die."
As this discussion was going down, Lena was boarding a helicopter. "Should be a smooth flight Miss Luthor." The pilot said.
"I hate flying. I know statistically it's the safest way to travel, but still." Lena said putting on her head set. As the helicopter took off, Lena noticed something kind of strange. "What the hell?" She asked nobody in particular.
A few drones were hovering right in front of the helicopter. Two turrets came out on both drones. The drones started to fire, but the bullets were blocked by Superman and Supergirl. "I thought you two might show up. You two always spoil all the fun." A speaker from the drone said.
"You know, if you expecting us to show up, you really should have brought something a little more powerful." Superman said.
"'I did, I brought my wits. I have drones planted all around the city targeting civilian population as we speak." The man controlling the drones said. "Your choice aliens. Innocent civilians or the chopper."
"Go, I've got the chopper." Supergirl said to Superman.
As this was all going down, Barry was listening in from the DEO. "You won't be alone out there Clark." Barry said. He pulled up his cowl and lightning flashed in his eyes and he ran out of the DEO.
After Clark took off, Kara destroyed one of the drones with her heat vision.
Clark flew through the city and saw a pair of drones. He punched through one, destroying it, but before he could destroy the other, he saw Barry phase through the drone and the drone self-destruct as Barry landed on a building and kept running.
Back at the helicopter, a missile was launched at it and Kara got in front of it and she was knocked to the ground, cracking the helipad pretty bad.
As Clark and Barry ran/flew throughout the city, Clark noticed a family about to be shot, so he protected them with his body from the bullets. As Clark protected the family, Barry threw a lightning bolt at the drone, frying its systems.
"That was awesome!" the son said to his parents.
"We're moving back to Gotham." The father said.
Kara saw that the helicopter was being shot and going down. She shot up, shattering the drone to pieces and caught the helicopter, lowering it safely to the ground. "You're safe now." Kara said as she checked on the pilot.
"What the hell was that?" Lena asked, throwing off her head set.
"Someone's trying to kill you."
The three heroes headed back to the DEO once the police showed up, but the DEO would be issuing a protection squad to protect Miss Luthor.
"Well I have to go to work." Kara said getting ready to leave.
"Mind if I tag along?" Clark asked. While he was here he wanted to spend as much time with Kara as possible.
"Sure. Why not. Although I'm not too sure how Miss Grant will be around you, since you work for The Daily Planet and all." Kara said.
"Don't worry. I've got some sway when it comes to Miss Grant." Clark said as the two headed for CatCo.
"Sorry. So sorry. That was totally my fault." Clark said as he help pick up folders and hand them back to whom he'd knocked them out of while Kara laughed.
"You really have that klutzy thing down don't you?" Kara questioned.
"Ah no, that was actually real." Clark said chuckling a little.
"Clark!" James said, having noticed that he and Kara had walked in.
"There he is." Clark said with a smile. He hadn't seen Jimmy in forever.
"Sup man?" Jimmy asked as he and Clark did some sort of hand shake.
"Good to see you buddy."
"Good to see you too brother."
"Well everybody at The Daily Planet misses you. Lois, Mr. White."
"I miss them too. But uh, I really like living here." James said looking at Kara, but she seemed oblivious.
He does know about Barry, right? Clark asked himself.
Kara noticed Miss Grant doing something weird and said. "Excuse me." As she went over to talk to her. "Miss Grant? You okay?"
"You didn't tell me you knew Clark Kent!" Miss Grant said.
"Oh Rao not you too." Kara rolled her eyes. Was everybody in love with Clark and/or Superman?
"What?"
"Oh, uh, nothing. Him and James have been friends for years and he also happens to be my cousin." Kara said, realizing what she said earlier.
"Is there anything in my teeth?" Miss Grant asked showing Kara her teeth.
"No." Kara said, a little confused as to what was happening.
Miss Grant let out a relieved sigh. "Clark Kent as I live and breathe. Well don't you just look all mid-western dashing." Miss Grant said.
Clark chuckled a little. "Miss Grant, it's good to see you. It's been a long time."
"No fault of mine. So are you still seeing Lois Lane or did that fizzle out like I predicted in the office pool. No one ever sent me my twenty dollars." Miss Grant asked, making Kara cringe a little. Why was she acting this way?
"Lois and I are great. We're still, still going strong."
"Ah so she's still not hung up on Superman?"
"You know, I'd say that she has room in her life for the both of us."
"Well, that's modern." Miss Grant said, clearly getting the wrong idea.
Kara covered her mouth and started to laugh.
"How would you like to go on a tour? Perry White was a foul to ever let you out of his sight, I might just pouch you" Miss Grant said, putting her arm around his.
As they were walking away, Clark looked back and whispered "Sway." As he winked at Kara.
"Did Miss Grant seem a little off to you?" Kara asked James once the two walked off.
"Miss Grant goes gaga for him. She actual sent him a drunk text one time. It was… it was florid." James said.
"No… ugh, that's gross." Kara said, groaning a little. James was about to ask her something but Kara got a phone call. "Hey Barry. Yeah, I'm at CatCo. Alright I'll be there soon. Bye."
"So uh, Barry's back?" James asked a little annoyed.
"Yeah, he came back yesterday." Kara said as a smile broke out onto her face, oblivious to James's scowl. "Anyways, I've got to head to the DEO. See you later." Kara said as she left.
"What's going on?" Kara asked as she landed in the DEO.
"Well I figured out who our gun man is. Meet John Corbin. Mercenary often used by Lex Luthor." Winn said, putting a picture of Mr. Corbin on the main screens.
"Lena is going through with the ceremony later today, we want you, Clark and Barry there to help protect civilians." Alex said.
"Ok, we'll be there." Barry said.
Kara and Lena were walking down to where the ceremony was taking place "My brother is serving 32 consecutive life sentences, guess I shouldn't be surprised there isn't a bigger turnout." Lena said to Kara.
"You're taking an awful risk, with going ahead with the renaming ceremony with your life in danger." Kara said.
"I won't have a life if I can't make this company into something positive." Lena said. "All it will be remembered for is Lex's madness."
Kara eyed her curiously. "I want to thank you all for coming." Lena started once she got to the podium.
"I'm in the main plaza. No sign of Corbin." Alex said into her com.
"My brother hurt a lot of good, innocent people. My family owes a debt, not just to Metropolis, but to everyone. And I intended to pay that debt." Lena continued. "By renaming my company L Corp, we will usher in a new age of corporation and community, together we will chart a brighter future."
As Lena finished, an series of explosions happened. Kara ran off, ripping her glasses off, and changed into Supergirl. Alex was looking for Corbin as Barry was running around grabbing civilians and bring them to safety. As James was helping a young lady who had fallen, a piece of debris almost hit them. "Go!" Supergirl yelled as she shielded them.
Kara looked up and saw that the Luthor Corp building was falling over. She flew up and stopped it and Clark flew next to her to help. "You're late." Kara said to Clark.
"Yeah, really bad traffic." Clark responded.
"I've got eyes on Corbin." Alex said. Corbin was dressed as a cop and was headed towards Lena.
"Officer, thank god." Lena said, not knowing who he truly was. Corbin lifted his gun to shoot Lena but was quickly disarmed by Alex. The two then engaged in hand to hand combat.
"Winn!" Kara shouted into her coms.
"Kara, Corbin took out the southwestern retaining column. Basically he took out the building's one weak spot, just like that perfectly placed shot to take out the death star." Winn informed Kara.
"We don't need a Star Wars reference right now Winn, we need a plan." Kara said.
"If you repair the column, that should stabilize the building." J'onn said.
"I have an idea." Barry said.
"I'm all ears." Kara said.
"There are some building materials down here. Take them and use them to repair the building." Barry explained.
"Alright. You good?" Kara asked Clark.
"Yeah, I've got this. Go." Clark said as he started to grunt a little from holding up the building.
Kara grabbed the materials and started to repair the column, using her heat vision to melt the materials so they would stay. Clark slowly eased pressure and said "Building's secure."
Kara landed to see that Corbin had a gun to Alex's head. "Let her go." Kara said.
"You're gonna let me out of here." Corbin said, shoving the muzzle against Alex's head.
"Lex Luthor hired you to kill his sister didn't he?" Kara questioned.
"Lex Luthor still has resources in ridge. Even rotting in maximum security lockdown. Now I'm leaving and there's nothing you can do." Corbin said.
Just after he finished, Barry slammed into him, knocking him onto the ground. "But I can." Barry said. Corbin lifted the gun to shoot but he was then shot in the abdomen by none other than Lena Luthor.
"Bullets a through and through, but he needs a hospital." Alex said, putting pressure on the wound. "Nice work Supergirl."
"I had help." Kara said looking at Barry, then to the sky at Clark. All three heroes then took off, heading back to the DEO.
The next day,Clark and Kara went to Lena Luthor's office. "Very well written Mr. Kent." Lena said, as she was reading what he wrote about what happened the other day.
"Well, it's the truth."
"I didn't see your name on the byline Miss Danvers" Lena said confused.
"Oh, I'm not a reporter." Kara said.
"Well, you could've fouled me." Lena told her, making Kara think.
Kara went to CatCo, she knew what she wanted to do. "Uh, I've made my decision." Kara told Miss Grant.
Miss Grant looked at her phone and said "43 minutes before the dead line. This better be good."
"I wanna be a reporter. I can't believe I didn't see it before. Being a reporter is about connecting with people. It's about finding hidden truths and sharing them with the world. It's about service. And telling the stories that need to be told to make the world a better more comprehensible place. And it's going to make me the best version of myself because it'll push me out of my comfort zone. This is it for me, this is my calling." Kara said and Miss Grant smirked.
Miss Grant handed Kara a folder and Kara looked at it a little confused. "Open it." Miss Grant instructed.
"Is this my resume?" Kara asked, recognizing it.
"The minute you came in, to interview as my assistant, I had an instinct about you so I scribbled reporter on your resume and I stuffed it right here in this draw and I hired you right in the spot." Miss Grant said.
"You knew even then?"
Miss Grant just kind of hummed a yes.
"How?"
"Instincts. And I guess I saw a little bit of myself in you. Obviously not your strip mall wardrobe. And I probably curse more in one day than you've cursed in your entire life time, but you have integrity to right wrongs and see justice done. You inspire me Kara. I can see the hero within you, now get out and make me proud." Cat said.
"Thank you Miss Grant. You know you really do have a good instinct about other people. Letting them know how to live their best lives."
"Please, I'm just glad you decided to take the plunge." And with that said, Kara left.
Once Kara left she mumble "Good luck, Supergirl."
The day was almost over when Kara and Barry headed back to her apartment. "What a day." Kara said as she plopped down on her couch. Barry at down next to her.
"Yeah, didn't turn out how I expected it too. But hey, you saved the day." Barry said, looking at her. "Too bad I have to go back tomorrow."
"Yeah, it'd be nice having a sidekick around." Kara said with a playful glint in her eyes.
"Oh, so you got jokes?" Barry asked making Kara giggle. "If anything, I'd say you'd be the sidekick." Kara looked at Barry in a mock glare. "I'm just saying. I've been doing this whole hero thing longer than you. So being the senor hero, that would make you my sidekick."
"Shut up and come here." Kara said pulling Barry into a kiss. Barry then pulled Kara onto his lab so she was straddling him.
"Whoa, calm it down there Romeo and Juliet." Alex said entering the apartment. Clark, Winn and James were right behind her and James looked pissed.
"Alex! Knock next time!" Kara said getting off Barry embarrassed.
"We came to celebrate the win. We brought pot stickers and pizza." Winn said holding up the food.
"You are forgiven for not knocking." Kara said, grabbing the pot stickers and taking one out while everyone, except James, laughed.
After a little while, and after everyone had left, it was just Barry and Kara on the couch making out. After a couple of minutes, Barry pulled back and said "I've got to go. I'm sorry I can't stay, you know I would if I could."
"Yeah I know. Just don't stay away too long." Kara said, putting her head on his shoulder.
"I won't babe. I'll be back soon." Barry said, kissing her one last time. "Good bye."
"Good bye, Barry." And with that said, Barry raced out of her apartment and Kara watched as the breach opened in the middle of the street and he was gone.