Cover – Supergirl surrounded by Kryptonite and slumped over on the ground in a defeated half-sitting, half-kneeling position. Her hair is covering her face and her veins can be seen through her skin; they are light-green.

INFINITE SUPERGIRL

By KryptoKin

Welcome To the Real World Part 1

A helicopter flying over an open field…

Mary-Lou Jones, Kara, and Derrick Albright sat in respective order opposite the man who had the binoculars, two armed men and a young woman with bright red hair. The woman was staring directly at Kara, who still had her sunglasses on.

This is not how I expected to spend my day, thought Mary-Lou.

The helicopter shook from some turbulence and she grabbed Kara's arm tightly. The red-head noticed.

To be honest I never really think about my day.

Mary-Lou popped out of her thoughts when she felt Kara's hand on hers.

It's freezing in here. How is she so warm? And what is with the red-head? She's been staring at Kara since this mess started.

Three hours ago…

Mary-Lou stared into the trees but couldn't see what Kara could see. "Kara, right? What are you looking at?" The tall blonde didn't say anything for a moment then turned and looked Mary-Lou in the eyes.

"I thought I saw something. I guess I was wrong." The short brunette narrowed her eyes at Kara but didn't say anything. Mary-Lou turned to look at Derrick but he was gone.

"Derrick?"

"Down here MJ!" Mary-Lou and Kara walked to the edge of the hole to see Derrick digging through the dirt.

"What are you doing?"

"There are these awesome crystals down here. I wanted to grab one for Carol?"

"Carol?" asked Kara.

"Derrick's sister," answered Mary-Lou. As Derrick dug through the dirt, a small sound came from the woods behind the two girls. Mary-Lou kept her eyes on Derrick but Kara turned around and stared at the trees. "Derrick, get out of there! I'm hungry and you didn't bring enough snacks again." Kara turned around completely with her back to the hole. Grunts and oomph's were heard from the hole as Derrick climbed up. He was about to pull himself out when Kara placed a hand on Mary-Lou's shoulder. Derrick stopped while halfway out and went wide-eyed. Mary-Lou turned around and did the same at the sight in front of her; standing before the three teens were several men in black ABU's, carrying guns. One man with binoculars around his neck stepped forward. He had a hand-gun on his right side and sunglasses on.

"I think you three better come with me."

St. Mary's Hospital, Now

Lana Lang stood calmly in the elevator with a gangly orderly. Elevator music played overhead.

"You visiting family?" the young man asked.

"Not really, more like a friend."

"Who? I know everyone on the fourth floor." Great, just what I need, thought Lana, a nosy nurse.

"They just arrived. You wouldn't know them." The orderly was about to open his mouth again but the look on Lana's face told him to back off. Once the doors opened, he walked out and turned left down the hall. Lana turned right and stopped at a nurse's station.

"Hi, my name is Lana Lang. I'm here from the National Tribune to interview and speak with the family of Lily Quincy. Room two-ten is her room, correct?" The nurse stared long and hard at the badge and Lana, She nodded her head yes.

"You're going to have to wait, there are two people speaking with her right now."

"Who?"

"How should I know!" snapped the nurse. "They flashed a couple badges at me then walked in, didn't even give me their names."

"What do they look like?" asked Lana with a smile.

"A brunette woman and a black-haired man with glasses, and at least he had manners unlike his rude partner." Lana looked at the door where the two state police officers were standing. She sat down in a chair across from the nurse's station. Suddenly, her phone buzzed with:

We have a problem. They have her. ~ Samuel

Perry Park, Three Hours Ago

"We're not going anywhere." With a strong stance and a stubborn look on her face, Mary-Lou stood in front of Kara and Derrick, who was no longer in the hole.

"MJ, I don't think they're local police," stage whispered Derrick in Mary-Lou's left ear.

"Of course they're not police. They reek of military."

"Then maybe we should go with them then." Derrick placed a hand on Mary-Lou's shoulder but she yanked it away and stepped towards the man with the binoculars.

"Who are you?" The man smiled at her.

"My name is Colonel Kane and I'm here on behalf of the United States Air Force."

"I don't-" Derrick stepped in front of Mary-Lou.

"You have to excuse my friend here sir. Her parents were hippies." Mary-Lou took another step but Kara wrapped her hand around her arm and held her in place with a firm grip.

"Excuse me, Colonel Kane," said Kara, "I am sure all three of us would like to know why we have to come with you."

"I'm not really at liberty to tell you. What I can say is this area is off limits and it would be wise if you let us escort you off the premises because right now, your safety is our only concern."

"See MJ, they aren't trying to kidnap us." Mary-Lou let out a snort. "If this has anything to do with the crystals, I can assure you they are harmless." Derrick pulled out a green crystal, caked in dirt, and held it in front of the colonel. Immediately, Kara felt sick, her veins turned greenish and her face took on a sickly pallor. Colonel Kane carefully took the crystal and studied it.

"I've never seen anything like this." Out from behind the wall of armed men, a young woman with short, vibrant red hair and dressed in ABUs walked up to the colonel.

"Sir, he's on the phone." Colonel Kane handed the crystal to the woman and walked away with the phone. The woman stood still and scanned the three teens. Derrick was standing tall and unassuming while Mary-Lou, who was standing just behind him with a pout on her face, stood with her arms crossed. Kara on the other hand was not faring well. Her face was white as chalk and her knees were shaking. "Are you alright?"

Colonel Kane turned around and spoke. "You three are free to go. One of my men will escort you off the premises and back to your families." Colonel Kane noticed Kara's discomfort. "Miss, are you okay?" Kara opened her mouth as if to say something then collapsed on the ground.

St. Mary's Hospital, Now

Lana pushed the button on the soda machine and reached down to grab a coke. As she took a sip, the door to Lily's room opened. She ducked behind the machine as Lois Lane and Clark Kent walked out. They said nothing as they walked to the elevator but Lois had a deep scowl on her face. Once the doors opened and they stepped in, Lana came from behind the soda machine and made a dash for her things, almost knocking down the lanky orderly from earlier.

"Miss Lang? Miss Lang, where are you going?!" yelled out the nurse at the desk. Lana didn't answer nor did she see Clark Kent stop the elevator doors from closing and step out into the hallway. She ran out the exit leading to the stairs and dialed a number as she ran down them.

"Samuel, it's me. We have a problem. Lois Lane is here and she brought Superman with her."

An Air Force Base

The helicopter landed on a pad where three officers were standing; one of them was Captain Andrew Parker. He waited as the chopper blades slowed down and out stepped Colonel Kane with his men. When the three teens stepped out, Captain Parker's eyes narrowed.

They're not supposed to be here.

Colonel Kane walked towards the captain and the other two 1st lieutenants. The three saluted Kane and he returned the greeting. Captain Parker looked at the three teens. Derrick was cleaning his glasses while Mary-Lou still had her arms wrapped around Kara's.

"Captain Parker."

"Yes sir," said the captain as he stepped in front of Colonel Kane.

"Take Airman Kane and these three kids to the infirmary. Our blonde friend here passed out earlier. She says she's fine but she was exposed to a large amount of meteor rocks, as were the other two. Make sure Marx knows about them. He'll know how to handle it."

"Yes sir," he turned to the red-head and the three teens. "Follow me please." Airman Kane walked with Captain Parker on his left while the three teens trailed behind. They entered the building and went down a long tan hall towards double doors when Captain Parker took a sharp right down a thinner grey hallway. Kane almost tripped when she shifted direction and ended up walking with Kara. The hallway was so thin there was only room for people to walk in pairs.

"Airman Kane, I take it you are related to Colonel Kane," said Kara. The red-head didn't say anything but simply nodded her head.

"It explains the same last name and the fact you two have the same eyes." Kane looked over at Kara who was looking at her. The blonde smiled at her but the red-head did not smile back. "You are not one for-"

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEP!

Kara doubled over and slammed her palms into her temples. A high-pitched ringing was echoing down the hallway. Airman Kane bent over and placed a hand on Kara's back.

"Kara, are you okay?" The ringing stopped as soon as it started. Kara looked up and saw four sets of confused eyes staring at her.

"I'm fine," she said, ignoring Airman Kane's outstretched hand. "Really, I'm fine."

St. Mary's Hospital

Lana watched Lois and Clark leave the hospital from her Buick. If only I could read their lips or had super-hearing like Clark. The two stopped in front of the patient drop-off platform and started arguing. As Lana watched, her phone rang.

"Hello?"

"I got a fix on where our girl is."

"Where?"

"An Air Force base forty miles from where you are." Lana crossed her arms and watched the arguing duo's conversation become more heated.

"What do you think I should do?" The line went silent just as Clark doubled over in pain. "Clark…"

"You still there Lang?"

"Huh? Yeah I'm here."

"I sent you the information you need. Follow it to the letter and we'll get our girl." While Lana read the message, Clark stood up straight and took off from hospital, followed by a very angry Lois Lane.

An Air Force Base

The five persons stepped in the infirmary to find a major dressed in blues looking over a file. His grey hair was combed down and a pair of bifocals hung on the edge of his nose. Captain Parker saluted the man and was returned the courtesy.

"Major Thompson, I have three people here you need to look over." The man looked at the three teens over his bifocals and frowned.

"They're not military."

"No, but this is an order from Colonel Kane." The man gave a nod and motioned for the three teens to sit on top of an examining table. Kara looked around the room; it was a medium-sized room with white walls. Metal cabinets were stuffed in the corners and four examining tables were in the middle of the floor, but she wasn't looking at them. The sunglasses were slid down to the bridge of her nose while she x-rayed the building. Her scan was stopped by a wall she couldn't see through.

"Miss, can you come here please?" Kara popped out of her stare and looked over her shoulder to see the doctor frowning at her. She obeyed and approached the man who stood a foot taller than her. When she pushed herself up on the table, it gave a loud creak under her weight. Derrick and Mary-Lou gave each other looks before peering over at the slim girl sitting on their right.

As the doctor spoke with Captain Parker, Kara ran her hand over the gold translator around her neck. I can't use this forever, I need to learn this language. I just wish I knew someone who could teach me.

"I'm going to need your information so I can get in contact with your family" Family. I also wish I knew where Kal-El was. His ship must have landed near mine. Major Thompson handed Kara the form. When she looked at it she frowned.

"Is there a problem miss?" Kara looked at the major when a loud siren went off. "What in the…?"

Suddenly, a man in a dark-green, three-piece suit busted through the double doors of the infirmary and made a beeline for the six people. "We have a problem, Superman is here and he isn't happy."

"Why is Superman here?" The man in green looked at Kara.

"I think I know."

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEP!

Kara fell off the table and gripped her head again. The four adults reached down to her but she maneuvered away from them and ran for the doors. She ran through them and headed towards the loud ringing. Using her x-ray vision, she saw several men running in her direction. Just as they turned the corner, Kara ducked behind a wall and pulled her Kryptonian uniform out of her bag. She slipped the uniform on and tucked the translator under the short collar of her cape. Standing tall, she pushed through a wall and towards the sound.

Waldo's Gas

Lana pulled her Buick over and got out of the car. She pulled out her phone and looked at the message on it.

Final step: Wait at the gas station for more instructions.

Lana put the phone back in her pocket and looked around. The only things as far as the eye could see were open fields and the rundown gas station.

Have you ever had the feeling you were being played the fool?

In the distance, a black vehicle could be seen.

Maybe I was being paranoid, but there was a good chance I wasn't.

The vehicle, a black Mercedes-Benz, stopped in front of Lana. A thin man with blonde hair got out of the driver's seat and stood in front of Lana.

Or maybe that you've gotten yourself in way over your head?

"Hello Miss Lane. I'm Samuel Carter, the man you've been speaking to for the last year."

"Nice to get a face with a name." The man smiled.

"I've been speaking with my employer and we both feel it's time you meet her."

"Her?" Samuel opened the back door to the car and held out his hand. A black heel came out first, followed by a long leg, and eventually leading up to a tall woman with chin-length blonde hair.

"Hello Miss Lang, my name is Karen Starr."

An Air Force Base

After breaking through another wall, Kara stopped. In front of her was a large glass box; inside the box was her ship. Its black rectangular form was a stark contrast to the bright walls and colorful lights of the room. With each step, the ringing got louder; to the point where Kara pulled a nasty grimace before putting her hand on the glass box. As soon as she did, the noise stopped. Kara pulled her hand back and punched the glass. A large crack splintered across but it didn't fully shatter.

Again.

This time, she punched a hole in it but the glass still didn't fall.

One more time.

The impact from her fist shattered the wall in front of her. Stepping over broken glass, she approached the ship and laid a hand on it. It vibrated with her touch and let out a low humming sound.

I'm here now.

The sound of breaking glass behind her made Kara turn around and take a fighting stance.

"Who are you?" In front of her was none other than Superman.

"My name is Kal-El. I'm from the planet Krypton and there's a good chance we're related.