I got to be honest. I feel really bad about making Lena Luthor and Maxwell Lord graduates and already company owners instead of being in high school with the others. My Arrow V Flash storyline required CEOs, so, you know. The best I could do is make both of them the age of college students. I'm still working on trying to add Lena to Kara's circle.
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Special thanks to CallMeMiles, FireWood123, Chevalier Lecteur, NeoTyson, hi, and Reven of Darkness for reviewing the previous chapter.
To CallMeMiles: Caitlin wants Barry to know what a fool he is for not suspecting Wells.
To Chevalier Lecteur: Okay, so the wearing-each-other's-symbols thing may be rushed, but I just thought it would be cute.
To Reven of Darkness: Probably somewhere beyond Chapter 40 is when I'll introduce Constantine.
To hi: No, I'm not gonna add Clifford DeVoe. I've crammed enough characters in this story, and I don't even know when it ends.
Silverstone City Bank, the largest and most successful bank in Silverstone City, has just been robbed. Captain Cold, Heat Wave, and Golden Glider, along with three other henchmen board their getaway van and drive away. They ditched the van at an almost abandoned area in the Glades before hiding in alley before any cops finds them.
"Another day, another nickel," said Captain Cold.
"We don't have nickels," said Heat Wave, misunderstanding Cold's words.
"Okay, let's split the cash and go our separate ways," said one of the hired henchmen.
Captain Cold smirked. "Yeah, about that..."
Captain Cold shoots one henchman with his Cold Gun, freezing him to death. Heat Wave burns another alive with his Heat Gun. Golden Glider turns the last standing henchman into a golden statue with her Gold Gun.
"I love this job," said Golden Glider.
"Too bad, because you're about to take a permanent retirement."
The three Rogues look up and see a black-clad masked vigilante standing on a rooftop.
"I heard reports of a Black Canary wannabe in town," said Captain Cold. "I assume that's you."
"Call me The Canary," said the vigilante.
"You might want to talk to your idol about that name, kid," said Captain Cold.
"I'm sure she'll accept a sidekick," joked The Canary. "But first, I have to take out the trash."
Heat Wave fires his Heat Gun at Canary, but she dodges it before jumping off the roof. She lands on the ground as Captain Cold and Golden Glider fired their guns. She dodged the cold beam, but had to block the gold beam with her bo-staff, which turned into gold. Despite that, she takes out the three Rogues easily with hand-to-hand combat mastery. She kicks Heat Wave in between the legs before slamming his face to a dumpster. She dodges and blocks Golden Glider's attacks before pinning her to wall and gluing her arm there with the Gold Gun. She disarms Captain Cold, kicks him in the leg, and then punches him to the ground. She grabs him by the coat for up-close face-to-face time.
"My, my, my. Looks like I have new favorite bird," joked Captain Cold flirtatiously.
"Trying to flirt your way out of this?" guessed Canary, mimicking Cold's flirtatious tone.
"Aren't you a little too young to be playing hero, kid?" questioned Captain Cold, being able to tell that Canary is young, despite the mask.
"Aren't 'you' a little too young to be playing criminal, kid?" replied Canary, mimicking Cold's tone again.
Captain Cold smirked, amused by Canary's sense of humor.
"I assume this is the part where you say, 'Say hi to the police for me'," said Captain Cold.
"No, this is where I shoot you with your own gun," said Canary.
"I'm not sure Black Canary will appreciate having a murderer for a sidekick," commented Captain Cold. "But I like your style, assassin."
"You are such crook, but a charming one at that," replied Canary.
Canary hears a gun charging up behind her. Heat Wave fires his Heat Gun, but Canary dodges it by flipping. Heat Wave was about to fire again, but Captain Cold holds up his hand, halting him.
"Let her go," said Captain Cold.
"Why?" asked Heat Wave.
Suddenly, police sirens were heard, meaning cop cars were coming their way.
"I like you, kid," said Captain Cold to The Canary. "I'll look forward to our next dance."
The Canary smiled. "I'll be sure to bring some dancing shoes next time."
Heat Wave melts the gold around Golden Glider's wrist to free her from the wall. The Rogues run away with their cash while The Canary returns to the rooftops. Captain Cold and his partners hide in a secret basement in a nearby warehouse, needing a place to store the cash until morning.
"Were you flirting with that vigilante, Lenny?" asked Golden Glider.
"What can I say? I have an exotic taste," replied Captain Cold, thinking about the blonde vigilante that almost caught him tonight.
The next morning, Lena Luthor was doing some writing in her office when someone comes into the room. It was Kara Danvers.
"Ms. Danvers," greeted Lena. "I don't remember having you on my schedule."
"Consider this is a surprise visit ordered by Cat Grant," said Kara. "Is this a bad time?"
"No, please, sit down," said Lena.
Kara sits down and adjusts her glasses as she takes out her pen and notepad.
"I take it you have some questions," guessed Lena.
"About Maxwell Lord," said Kara.
"Well, I will tell you that he was my date at prom back when I was just a freshman," said Lena.
Lena laughs at the memory, and Kara laughed with her.
"Did you two hit it off back then?" asked Kara curiously.
"Oh, no. It was just that one dance," said Lena. "Besides, Max is, well..."
"Egotistical, narcissistic, self-righteous, and
"You make it sound like he's the wort person on the planet," said Lena.
"Well, he's not exactly the best person on the planet, as my friend's bruised cheek would say," said Kara.
"He hit your friend?" asked Lena, surprised.
"Let's get started with the questions, shall we?" Kara tried to change the subject. "Ms. Grant wants me back in an hour."
Lena suddenly gets a phone call. It was from Cat Grant.
"Hello?" Lena answered.
"Lena, I seem to recall that you owe me that interview," said Cat. "Can we meet up in my office in an hour? If you say no, your darkest secret becomes a joke on the news."
"I'll be there, Cat," said Lena as she hung up.
Lena was now looking at Kara like a parent who is suspicious of her child. Kara is now acting like a child who suspects that her parent is aware of her bad deeds.
"Let me ask you some questions, Ms. Danvers," said Lena. "What's your interest in Maxwell Lord?"
Kara shrinks in her seat, refusing to answer. Lena hardens her expression as she trains her eyes on the blonde's.
"I'll keep it between us. I just want your honesty," said Lena.
"And if my honesty leads you to calling the cops on me, I'd rather just get up and leave," said Kara.
Kara slowly gets up from her chair, only for Lena to put her finger next to the button that contacts security.
"Okay, fine. I'm working for Supergirl," admitted Kara. "James Olsen suspects that Maxwell Lord is doing something illegal beneath Lord Tech and since he got almost got a black eye confronting him, he asked me to gather as much intel as I can. Since you and Lord are pretty close, I hope you might know something."
Kara started breathing in and out repeatedly, feeling out of breath from her long confession.
"Give me your notepad," said Lena.
Kara puts her notepad on the table. Lena picks up a pen and started writing something down on it.
"Before I give this to you, I need to ask you some questions," said Lena.
"Like what?" asked Kara.
"Why do this?" asked Lena. "Why help Supergirl go after some supposed evil businessman, not that I'm calling Max that, at the risk of your own life?"
"Well, you can say Supergirl inspired me," said Kara. "Just because I'm not a superhero, it doesn't mean I have to sit back and do nothing when I know there is something bad going on and I have a way to stop it."
"Some steel underneath that pretty face, huh?" complimented Lena.
Kara giggled, considering that her alter ego is also called, "Girl of Steel." It's funny how many people in the past three years have called her "a girl with steel in her bones." No matter how hard she tried to keep her powers a secret at school, she always says or does things that make people see that she has fight within her.
"I can say the same for you," said Kara. "Taking on your father's company after just graduating high school, very bold."
"I just want my father's legacy to leave a mark in history," said Lena.
"You must really miss him?" asked Kara, reading the pain on Lena's face.
"He was a saint," said Lena. "You could say I was his favorite. He loved me, and I loved him."
Kara immediately sympathizes with Lena, because she knows how much it hurts to lose someone you love. Whether it's one parent or a whole planet, the pain is the same.
"I'll let you go on one condition," said Lena. "Contact me if you find anything. Max and I may be business rivals, but he's still a friend."
"You're not gonna tell him I'm on to him, are you?" asked Kara.
"If this is Supergirl business, then I have no reason to get in her way," said Lena. "I promise."
Lena returns the notepad to Kara.
"Thank you," said Kara. "Don't worry. I'll find a way to pay you back, I promise."
Lena was gonna tell Kara that she doesn't need to pay her back, but the CatCo intern had just left the room. Lena was suspicious about Kara, even if she just told her that she works for Supergirl. Lena picks up her phone and dials a number. She waits until her contact answers.
"Hello?"
"Max, we need to talk," she said.
At a secret lab in Lord Technologies...
"How 'bout we discuss this over at dinner, Lena?" suggested Maxwell, talking on the phone.
"This isn't a date, Max," said Lena.
"I wasn't saying it was," said Maxwell. "But sure, I'll see you. Just tell me the place and time."
"Gorge's restaurant. 8 pm," said Lena
"I'll meet you there," said Maxwell.
After hanging up, Maxwell returns to his experiment. He lays his eyes on the young woman who resembled Supergirl, still comatose. She was already outfited with a suit similar to Supergirl's, only the "S" symbol on her chest was in reverse.
"It's almost time, little one," said Maxwell. "Supergirl will meet her match."
Supergirl vs. Bizarro Supergirl. Unfortunately, that's gonna have to wait in two chapters.
Oh, and as for The Canary and Captain Cold meeting, I'm just gonna tell you that, yes, I do ship Captain Canary. Don't you?