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Story Title: The Traveler

Chapter 18

Outskirts of National City

Alex stood beside Kara; the Girl of Steel leaned on the side of one of the black SUVs that belonged to the DEO. She didn't have any scratches on her, but her dull blue eyes showed how tired she was. Kara had used so much of her power in the heat vision she sent against the monster that she was human, essentially. Her powers would return after a few days, but the blast of energy she sent out would have killed anything else that they knew of in the galaxy. This Doomsday was one of hell of monster if he could take such a blast and keep coming.

"Any word from Hal?" Kara asked.

Alex shook her head. "No, Hal hasn't called in."

"What about Clark and Diana?"

"Clark had a broken arm, a large stab wound to the abdomen, and several bruises and lacerations. He'll recover, but he'll need a few days under the sun lamps to heal. Diana had fractures to both of her arms, three broken ribs, an ACL injury to her left knee, with as many lacerations and bruises as Clark. She'll heal too, but it will take a while. She is at the DEO as well."

Kara nodded. "I'm sure Clark will be happy that she's there."

Alex put her hand on Kara's shoulder. "Kara, don't worry so much, Hal will find him."

"I hope you're right."

Suddenly, a green light appeared over ground zero before it passed over them, both Kara and Alex realizing that Hal wasn't going to come down to greet them. No, he was headed to National City, to the DEO Headquarters. "Come on, get in," Alex yelled. Kara got in the passenger side before Alex gunned the engine driving back onto the main road before entering the highway that would lead them back to National City.

DEO Headquarters

Hal Jordan landed on the balcony of the DEO Headquarters; agents and a medical team swarmed him a moment later. The med team placed the terribly injured body of Valor on a gurney and wheeled him to the main emergency room in the building. Hal walked to a hallway just outside the emergency room, sitting in a seat just outside the door. He was too late. He didn't give the hero much chance of surviving.

Eliza Danvers was dressed in her medical scrubs, a mask across her face and latex gloves on her hands. Three nurses stood around her working on the young man before her. A young man that she cared for like a son.

"What are his vitals?" Eliza asked.

One of the nurses looked over the readings. "His heart has stopped and he's not breathing." Normally, such an announcement would be followed by a pronouncement that the patient was deceased, but that wasn't the case with this alien patient.

"Prepare the electrode machine. We need to pump him full of energy. He should have plenty of solar energy, but the electricity should reset his vitals," Eliza ordered. The nurses setup the equipment before they started to jolt Mon-El's body with electric shocks. His body rose slightly off the medical table and his breathing and heartbeat began to make quite erratic noises through the monitors. They stopped the electricity, but as soon as they finished his heartbeat and breathing stopped again. They repeated the process, continuing to do their best for the hero.

Outside of the Emergency Room

Kara walked in with Alex at her side to make sure that she didn't fall over. Hal looked up as they approached him.

"Any word?" Kara asked hopefully.

Hal looked back at the door to the ER. "Nothing since we got here."

Alex looked at the Green Lantern. "How bad was he?"

Hal looked down at the ground. "He wasn't breathing and his heart had stopped, but I don't know for sure; he's an alien after all."

Kara and Alex sat down beside Hal Jordan. "Hal, you should go get that arm looked at," Alex suggested. He gave her a look of concern. "We'll wait her for word, go on." Hal nodded before he stood up leaving the two sisters sitting outside the ER.

"Why did he do it?" Kara asked.

"He thought it was the best way to end the battle without more people getting hurt."

"How did he know? The way he fought the monster. Not trying to pit his strength against the monster's power."

An idea came to Alex. An idea with an ominous meaning. "What if he knew about that monster? What if Doomsday was part of our history?"

"Alex, what do you mean?"

"Mon-El was from the future. Maybe he knew how to fight that thing. He knew the best way to defeat it because the creature had been fought before, in the Earth's past, our present."

Kara's blue eyes widened. "He knew. He knew what he had to do to stop it as soon as he saw it."

"Yes, I noticed the way he fought it, using his speed for quick attacks, getting behind it in order for him to fly away with the monster. He knew the creature. He knew how to beat it."

Tears flowed down Kara's face. "He told me he loved me. Right before he flew back to fight him; he told me he loved me."

Alex frowned at the defeated tone in Kara's voice; she put her arm around her sister's shoulders. "Oh Kara, we can't give up hope."

Kara turned in her seat. Alex hugged her sister, letting her cry into her shoulder.

The door to the ER opened. Eliza Danvers stepped out of the room. Her gloves were gone and her mask was away from her face. Her blue eyes were full of tears. Kara and Alex looked up. When the two daughters saw the look in their mother's eyes, they knew. Mon-El, the hero also known as Valor was dead. The two girls stood up and hugged their mother; all three were crying at the loss of the young man that they all cared for in very different ways.

J'onn made his way through the hallways of the DEO; Eliza had a nurse call him. He could feel the pain of the three women that he cared for like family. He knew it was bad news. Mon-El was gone. He turned the corner, seeing the sight of the three women hugging each other. Kara was the first to spot him. J'onn joined them in the embrace. The four pulled away a few minutes later. Kara stayed between her mother and sister. J'onn could tell that she wasn't doing well. She was holding together in front of them now, but he knew. He could feel the terrible pain within her, it reminded him of his own pain when his wife and daughters had been killed. It was anguish.

"Kara, if you need anything, just let me know," he said before he left.

Eliza looked at her youngest daughter. "Do you want me to take you home?"

Kara looked at her. "You need to stay to help Clark and the others."

"I can take her home," Alex said. "I'm sure that J'onn would be fine with giving me the rest of the day off."

Kara pulled away from her sister. "I need to tell Clark."

"Kara, honey, are you sure?" Eliza asked.

Kara rubbed her eyes. "He needs to know, M-Mike was his brother." Eliza and Alex both noticed that she said Mike, not Mon-El.

Alex frowned her brow creased in worry. "I'll be here when you're ready to go home."

Kara nodded. Before she left the two in the hallway.

Alex looked at her mother worriedly. "Before he flew off for the last time, he told her that he loved her."

A few more tears fell down Eliza's face. "Oh dear… I don't know how she's holding together."

"She's strong mom. We'll help her get through this."

"You're right Alex, but will she go back to being closed off. I can't imagine she'll ever want to open her heart again."

Alex sighed. "Maybe not, but we're not going to let her waste away emotionally."

Eliza smiled. "We won't let her do that."

Med Bay

Kara stepped into the med bay; the two nurses present left quickly, they knew what Kara had to do. Clark never really noticed that they left; he was locked onto Kara.

"Kara, are you okay?"

Kara sighed. "No, my powers are burned out."

Clark frowned. "At least you're not sitting in a medical bed with several broken bones." She nodded as she made her way over to her cousin, sitting down in a seat beside his bed. Her expression was so sad that Clark noticed. "What's wrong Kara?"

She looked at her cousin. Her blue eyes dull and lifeless. "He's gone Clark."

Clark's brow furrowed in confusion. "Who's…?" He stopped as realization dawned on him. He looked around the med bay. Hal Jordan was on a bed asleep. He looked at the bed next to him; Diana was on the bed asleep as well. He looked around at the last two beds; they were empty. "No… he can't…"

The look on Kara's face told him the answer. His brother was dead. "I'm so sorry Clark," she said.

Clark Kent was quiet, too quiet for his cousin's liking. She reached out and grabbed his hand the one not in a cast. He looked up at her; tears were in his eyes. "Why?"

Kara sighed. Her heart felt heavy. "He had a plan and it worked. He knew he might not make it, but he had to try. He was saving lives Clark, just like you."

Clark shook his head. "He didn't have to do it alone."

"There was no one left to help him. He did what had to be done."

Clark rubbed the tears from his eyes. "He died a hero."

Kara took a few deep breath. "He died a hero."

DEO Headquarters – the next day

J'onn and Winn stood before the main view screen. A news report by Cat Grant herself was on.

"The world was saved yesterday by the combined efforts of Valor, Superman, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern. This group of heroes, this Justice League guarded the Earth from an evil abomination, hell bent on destroying everything before it. This victory came with a cost; a very large one, the hero known as Valor gave his life to save those of his fellow heroes. He gave his life to save his adopted planet, an alien that gave his all to see that our world stayed safe. National City and the United State Government will be holding a public funeral for a great hero. We expect the world to watch and to mourn for our fallen hero. We also want to celebrate his life; therefore, CatCo will be re-airing some of the greatest triumphs of Valor. His career as a hero here on this world was young, but his impact shall always remain. Thank you, and good day."

Winn shut off the view screen. He turned to look at J'onn. His eyes were full of tears. "I don't know if I can go."

J'onn placed his hand on the younger man's shoulder. "You need to go Winn. You need to honor him. He was your friend first and a hero second."

Winn nodded. "What about Kara?"

J'onn sighed, rubbing his eyes. "I do not believe that Supergirl will attend, but I do believe that Kara Danvers will. If she doesn't her sister will drag her there.

Winn smiled. "Yeah, Alex won't give her a choice, especially since her powers are burned out."

J'onn smiled. "Well, I like to think that Alex could make her come with or without her powers."

Winn chuckled. "Yeah, I bet she could."

AN: The death of Valor will lead to a much stranger twist in the story. Stay locked on target to learn more.