Disclaimer: I do not own Supergirl, Superman, or Valor
Story Title: The Traveler
Chapter 16
International Space Station
"Commander Anderson," Engineer Wilkins called through the intercom.
"Go ahead Wilkins," Commander Anderson replied.
"Sir, we have an unidentified object on a course for Earth orbit," Wilkins replied. His voice not betraying the unease he was feeling.
Anderson looked at his view screen. "Any idea what it is?"
Wilkins motioned toward Specialist Williams to try a scan of the object. Williams shook his head.
"It's shielded, sir," Wilkins replied. His anxiety growing with each passing minutes.
Commander Anderson touched a few controls on his console. "ISS to Mission Control, this is ISS to Mission Control."
"ISS, this is Mission Control, over."
"Roger, Mission Control, this is ISS; we have a UFO, on course for the ISS, UFO is shielded from our scans, please advise, over."
"ISS, we acknowledge, hold for direction, Mission Control out."
"Mission Control to ISS, over."
"Roger, Mission Control, this is ISS, over."
"ISS, prepare intercept module, Mission Control to calculate intercept trajectory, prepare module crew, Mission Control, over."
"Roger, Mission Control, preparations underway, awaiting coordinates for intercept, over."
"Roger, ISS, transmitting coordinates now, over."
"Roger, Mission Control, ISS receiving coordinates, ETA on the departure of intercept, thirty mikes, over."
"Roger, ISS, Mission Control, awaiting intercept comms, Mission Control, out."
The intercept module was loaded. "Engineer Wilkins and Specialist Williams, are you ready for the disconnect?"
"Roger, Commander, Intercept One is ready," Wilkins said. His voice steadier than it was earlier in the conversation.
"Roger, Intercept One, ISS ready for the disconnect, on my mark, three-two-one, disconnect."
The intercept module disconnected from the ISS, Intercept One powered up thrusters and began its course to the UFO.
"ISS, this is Intercept One, on course for UFO, ETA ten mikes, over."
"Roger, Intercept One, ISS acknowledges, good luck guys, over."
Intercept One made visual contact three minutes or mikes from the UFO.
"Come in ISS, this is Intercept One, visual contact with UFO, it's a damn ship, an alien ship of unknown origin, over." The surprise in Wilkins's voice was evident.
"Intercept One, ISS acknowledges visual contact, relaying information to Mission Control, hold, over."
"Roger, ISS, holding position, preparing angle of decent to dock with the unknown vessel, over." Wilkins motioned for Williams to maneuver the intercept module.
"Roger, Intercept One, hold position at a designated angle, ready for order, over."
"Roger, ISS, Intercept One, ready for orders, holding position, over."
"Come in Intercept One, this is ISS, over."
"Roger, ISS, this is Intercept One, what are our orders, over?"
"Intercept One, orders are to dock with the unknown vessel, all environmental precautions to be taken, security measures, alpha prime, do not engage with any targets, if confronted, evac vessel and return to ISS, over."
"ISS, orders confirmed, preparing docking procedure, over."
Intercept One began its slow intercept with the unknown vessel, after just a few minutes the vessel docked with the ship on what looked like a docking hatch. The pressure seal was extended and locking system engaged with the vessel's hull. Engineer Wilkins and Specialist Williams secured their EVA suits and unlocked their hatch, opening the hatch to reveal the surface of the alien ship and the alien ship's hatch.
"Any idea how to open this thing?" Williams asked. His eyes glued to the hull of the alien craft.
Wilkins smiled, pulling out a large device that included an electromagnet. "This was used to unlock a Soyuz space craft's hatch years ago."
"How do you have that?" Williams asked.
Wilkins smiled. "Sergei, gave it to me as a gift before he left the station to go back to Moscow."
"Well, that's certainly lucky. Do you think it will work on this ship?" Williams motioned to the surface of the alien ship visible through their currently open hatch.
"I don't see why not." Wilkins placed the device against the surface of the alien ship's hatch. The lights on the device flashed for a few moments before the lock on the alien hatch began to turn, until an audible click sounded, echoing through the interceptor.
Williams opened the hatch; a loud hiss greeted them as the ship pressurized around the seal made between the two vessels. The two explorers looked at each other. "Okay, let's get in there."
Wilkins nodded. "Intercept One to ISS, over."
"Intercept One, this is ISS, over."
"ISS, we have opened hatching, entering UFO as we speak, over." Wilkins shook away his trepidation; they witnessed nothing so far to give them any concern that the vessel was dangerous.
"Roger, Intercept One, be careful and good luck, over."
"Roger, ISS, entry to UFO is successful; it appears that UFO is not powered up, over"
"Roger, Intercept One, any signs of occupants, over?"
"That's a negative, ISS, no signs of occupants so far, looking for the power switch, over."
"Roger, Intercept One, be careful, over."
"Roger, ISS, we found an energy relay console, powering up the system, over."
"Roger, Intercept One, good job, investigate vessel, see if it can be maneuvered to dock with ISS, over."
"Roger, ISS, we will investigate, over." Wilkins motioned for Williams to look around for the ship's navigation systems.
"Wilkins, over here," Williams said through the intercom.
Engineer Wilkins walked through the ship; once the power was restored, the ship's artificial gravity systems came online. Wilkins found Williams standing in front of a large object, it was humanoid in shape but it was covered by a gray tarp of some type of material they hadn't seen before.
"Should I take it off?" Williams asked.
Wilkins looked around; he didn't see any wires or cables that would point out any potential traps. "Go ahead."
Williams pulled back the tarp to reveal a large gray humanoid creature. The creature had bony structures on the outside of its skin. The bony structures were similar to an exoskeleton.
"Is it alive?" Wilkins asked. In answer to his question, the creature opened its red eyes that glowed with an otherworldly power. "H-hello, what is your name?"
The creature growled, but its red eyes pulsed once and then the red glow dimmed. "Doomsday!"
After that, all hell broke loose. The last communications between the Intercept One crew and the ISS were the screams of the crew and the roar of the creature known as Doomsday. The ship although powered up lost all control as Doomsday raged within it. The ship's course had altered and now the vessel was aimed at Earth itself.
Kara's Apartment
Kara moved on her couch. She smiled in her sleep as she felt warm and protected, but she began to awaken when her foot hit a hard object. She opened her eyes and realized that her right foot was hanging off the couch and was touching the leg of the end table. She moved slightly but froze when the pillow she was resting on moved. Her blue eyes widened before she turned around slowly, her face turning red as she realized that she wasn't lying on a pillow, but on Mon-El's chest and stomach. She looked up at him, his dark hair was messy, but he looked as handsome as ever.
Kara sighed; they must have fallen asleep on the couch. She noticed the television was still on. She slowly sat up as not to awaken Mon-El. She eventually stood up, turning to look down at the sleeping alien on her couch. She reached forward and moved some hair away from his eyes, smiling as he shifted a little with a broad smile on his face.
Kara's smile widened and her heart felt so full of happiness that it nearly burst out of her chest. She turned around and walked to the bathroom; ready to begin her day.
Mon-El or Mike finally opened his eyes; he smiled as he caught the sight of Kara entering the bathroom. He had been awake the entire time. He wanted to see what she would do. He felt butterflies in his stomach as he thought about Kara sleeping on him. He didn't really know what this feeling was, but he did know that he liked it.
He sat up on the couch, stretching his arms over his head. He stood up and walked into the kitchen to make coffee. He finished making the hot brew when he heard the bathroom door open. He quickly poured two cups of coffee just as Kara entered the kitchen. She smiled brightly at him when she saw he was awake.
"Good morning," Kara said, taking a cup of coffee from him.
Mike smiled in return. "Good morning, sorry that we fell asleep on the couch."
"No problem, it happens when you stay up so late."
"Sorry about that too." He had a sheepish look on his face.
Kara nodded. "Hey, no need to apologize. It was fun, plus I slept pretty well." She blushed a little. "You make a good pillow."
Mike chuckled. "I'll remember that."
"So, what are you doing today?"
Mike frowned. "Nothing really, it's my day off, you?"
"I'm off today as well. Do you want to go do something?"
Mike touched his chin. "How about we fly out to Coast City? I hear they have this great amusement park. I've never been to one before." He gave her a hopeful look.
Kara's eyes shined; she loved amusement parks. "Sounds good to me." She looked at Mike's clothes. "Do you want to go upstairs and change?"
Mike looked down at his shirt and the wrinkles; his face turned red. "Yeah, I probably should." He walked to the door and opened it, but before he left his gaze settled on Kara. "I had fun last night." He closed the door behind him before he could witness the goofy smile on Kara's face.
Twenty minutes later Mike was standing outside Kara's door; she opened it quickly when she saw him through the door with her x-ray vision. She looked at Mike up and down; he had on light blue jeans and a red polo shirt. "You look good."
Mike smiled. He looked at Kara's jeans and blue blouse. "Well, you look beautiful as ever." He leaned forward and kissed the girl of steel. When he pulled away, Kara had a dreamy look on her face before she reached out and grabbed his hand.
"Come on, you get to fly me there," she said.
Mike looked at her funny. "What are you going to do while I fly you there?"
Kara leaned forward and whispered in his ear. Mike's face turned red. He touched his ring and a golden light once again covered his body. When the light faded, Valor stood before Kara Danvers. He smiled at her before lifting her in the air bridal style before rushing out of the building in a blur, and then into the sky. As they flew, Kara fulfilled her promise as she kissed him first on the neck and then along his jaw line. She smiled as Valor tensed up at the sensations she was causing along his skin. They finally touched down on the outskirts of Coast City. Valor placing Kara on the ground before pulling her into a deep kiss that lasted much longer than usual. They both pulled away, smiling at each other; their lips were swollen from the intense kiss.
"Come on, let's go," Kara said.
Mike touched his ring causing his uniform to change back into his normal, everyday clothes. He grabbed Kara's hand before they took off, only seconds later appearing in front of the ticket booth and the amusement park.
DEO Headquarters – National City
"Winn, where is it coming down?" J'onn asked worriedly.
Winn nervously looked at his computer screen. "The alien vessel will hit just outside the southern portion of the National City limits."
J'onn looked up at Alex. "Mobilize a strike team. This is a hostile vessel, based on the ISS communications feed, whatever is inside this ship killed two explorers."
"Yes, sir," Alex said before she ran off to get her team together.
Agent Sawyer walked up to J'onn. "What do you want my team to do?"
"Begin an investigation on the possible source of this vessel. We need to know what we're up against," J'onn ordered.
"On it Boss," Maggie Sawyer said before she left to assemble her team.
"J'onn, I can't get a hold of Mon-El or Kara," Winn said.
J'onn frowned. "I want you to leave them messages with the details of the trouble and where they need to go. Contact Superman and his league; we're going to need all the help we can get."
"On it sir," Winn replied before he pulled out his phone and began to dial his friends.
J'onn paced the control room, looking up at the main view screen. The image of the alien vessel came into view; it was smoking from its hazardous entry into the atmosphere. He took out his phone and dialed M'Gann's number. He hated to ask for her help, but he was going to need it. He had a bad feeling and the mental probe he sent at the sight of the vessel make his skin crawl. All he felt was hate and anger. The creature on that vessel was unlike anything he'd witnessed before. It was nothing but emotion and the only thing on its mind was destruction.
AN: Yes, I did it; enter Doomsday! Stay locked on target to learn more.