The first few days the three women spent documenting and writing down everything that they knew about the situation. Cat did not share everything with the other two, but she did work with them on the story that she and Lois agreed to joint publish in both The Daily Planet and The Tribune.

Once they exhausted the information available to them, they each raided Cat's bookshelves for books to read and spent another day or two reading around the pool.

Today, Lois and Cat sit on the beach under an umbrella watching Lucy trying to surf in the small waves. They received an all clear text on Cat's phone from an identified number that morning, but they haven't heard anything further. Cat insists that they wait to hear from Kara, so to pass the time, they have come out to the beach.

"That last wave was good, I just miscalculated. Who's next?" Lucy jokes plopping down on a towel in the sun too tired to peel off the wetsuit.

"As if," Lois quips looking up from the book she's reading.

Cat is eyeing her own wetsuit and considering going out on the board when Lois' phone buzzes with a message informing them there is a White House Press Conference in an hour.

The three scramble into the house and turn on the tv. CNN and MSNBC are both reporting that The President has convened a secret International Summit on Intergalactical Relations at Camp David, the first meeting of its kind.

Lois grabs paper and pen to begin taking notes on the coverage. Lucy, heads into the kitchen to grab a pitcher of water and three glasses, which she then sits down on the table in front of them.

Cat has her laptop open and is furiously typing emails to her staff, providing direction and guidance as to how she wants this covered. Her executive producer is doing a great job, but Cat is still pissed that her Washington bureau didn't follow protocol and alert her about this press conference.


"We have breaking news from the White House International Summit on Intergalactical Relations," the broadcaster begins.

"The President has met with International League of Nations to discuss the issue of intergalactic refugees. The science community is split over this topic. While many scientists are eager to meet and learn from the Kryptonian scientists, others are terrified that the superior race will enslave all of Earth if we allow them to settle on our planet."

On the screen, Cat watches the footage of Supergirl sitting beside The President. Mesmerized by how easily she seems to be conversing with her and not surprised to see President Marsdin looking completely spellbound by the blonde hero.

Cat and Lois exchange looks, then slowly they both turn to Lucy.

Cat, Lois, "I have no idea how they got Supergirl into that meeting, it goes against all protocol," Lucy admits holding up her hands openly in front of her.


Cat stands at her open patio doors feeling the ocean breeze, she can't sleep. Her mind is whirling. She spent the evening on conference calls with her newsroom directing the coverage and story remotely, but this is too big of a story for her to sit on the sidelines, she needs to get to National City first thing in the morning.

She hears the fluttering of the cape first, then the soft sound of boots touching down outside.

"Supergirl," Cat says, a trace of annoyance in her voice.

The hero crosses the patio to stand before her. "You are upset," she replies evenly.

"A heads up that you were meeting with The President and a few World Leaders would have been nice," Cat snaps.

"There wasn't time. We went to brief The President and she immediately convened the League of Nations," Kara remarks. "I thought that you would be pleased, now you can return to National City," she adds proudly

"I am. But this seems anti-climatic, how were you able to de-escalate the situation so quickly?" Cat questions.

Kara looks away pensively. She knows that she promised Cat an exclusive, but it would be premature to tell her anything right now. "All I can say at this time is that the threat to your safety has ended," she replies.

"The threat to my safety has ended?" Cat asks confused. "What exactly does that mean?"

"It means that those who were threatening you are no longer doing so," Kara answers seriously.

"Perfect." Cat spits out angrily. "Kara, do you have any idea how difficult it has been this week? You barely kept in contact with me! And then suddenly everything has been worked out," Cat blurts out the beginning of an angry tirade as she paces the small patio.

Kara smiles softly to herself waiting for the smaller blonde to run out of steam.

"Just why are you here exactly?" Cat finally asks.

"Catherine?" Kara says softly watching carefully to see if the woman is just catching her breath or if she's done for the moment.

"Cat, no one calls me Catherine," she points out tiredly. Even though she really doesn't mind hearing her full name pronounced with Kara's slight accent and emphasis on the first syllable.

"Catherine," Kara says again moving closer, she can hear Cat's heart racing in her chest.

Cat struggles to not react to the warmth radiating from the other woman. Hesitantly, she looks up at her and it is a mistake. The anger she was trying to hold onto dissipates as soon as their eyes meet.

"I sent you the all clear message as soon as I could. I went to CATCO first, thinking that you would already be there," Kara says softly taking another step closer. "If I had known that you were here waiting for me, I would have been here sooner."

"We decided to wait until morning. Well, I decided to wait. I wanted to see you here, one last time," Cat replies still holding her gaze.

"Why would it be the last time?" Kara asks, slightly confused. It feels like they are building to something more, but maybe she has misread the situation.

Cat looks away, breaking the eye contact, so that she can say this. "I assume that once your people are all here on Earth, things will change. And this, whatever this is, will change as well," she replies hesitantly.

"Do you want it to change?" Kara queries, her voice even, but her eyes betray her emotions.

The question surprises Cat, but one look at the emotion on the hero's face and her resolve crumbles. She rushes to close the distance between them and Kara wraps her arms around the smaller woman, their lips crashing together.


"When I imagined us here at my beach house it was a much different scenario," Cat says playfully as they lay on a blanket on the beach under the stars.

"So you were imagining us here together," Kara replies brightly, raising up on one elbow to better see her.

"Yes, I remember something about you loving the ocean and surfing. And well, there is a board in the garage that I would love to see you on," Cat teases. Idly watching Kara intertwining their fingers.

Abruptly, Kara stops and turns her face away. "Cat, what will your family think about you being with an alien?"

"Kara, what will your family think about you being with an alien?" Cat retorts smartly.

Kara takes a deep breath before confessing, "Kryptonians feel that they are superior to every other race, so my family will not be pleased."

"I see. So you are assuming that because your family will not accept it, mine will not accept it either," Cat replies, wincing slightly at the remark about superiority.

Kara nods sadly.

"Well, my husband knows that I am bisexual, so he won't be surprised that I'm with a woman, he might even be impressed that it's you. My mother never thinks anyone is worthy of me, but then also thinks I'm not worthy of them, so she doesn't matter," Cat says lightly.

"And your sons?" Kara asks.

"My sons love me and want me to be happy. And the alien thing will probably make you cooler than anyone their father will date, so they'll accept you easily, I'm not concerned," Cat says reaching up to capture Kara's face in her hands.

"Kara, I will understand if you don't want this. I'll be disappointed, but I'll understand," Cat promises blinking back tears.

Kara slips her arms around the slim blonde and pulls her close, kissing her lightly at first. Cat bites Kara's lower lip hard enough to make the other woman gasp. As soon as Kara's lips part to protest, Cat plunges her tongue into Kara's mouth deepening the kiss.


"Cat?" Lucy is walking out to the beach and she spies two figures wrapped in a blanket.

Clutching the blanket, Cat raises up. "Uh, I'll be right in," she says nudging Kara awake.

Lucy smiles and turns to go back into the house, she can't wait to tell Lois.

"Hey," Kara says sitting up slowly, a smile breaking across her face when she remembers why she is covered in sand.

"I haven't slept on the beach since... well, it's been a long time," she remarks a bit embarrassed.

"I have never slept like this on the beach," Kara says leaning in to kiss her good morning.

Cat returns the kiss, then leans back on her heels to pull her robe back on. They spent the night talking and lying together on the beach, making out like teenagers.

"Kara, may I ask how old you are?" She asks suddenly.

"Earth years or Kryptonian?" Kara asks reaching over to grab the tac suit and shake the sand out of it. She took it off last night, since the t-shirt and shorts that she wears underneath it were more suitable for the beach.

"Both," Cat says shaking her head as she watches her pull the tac suit back on.

"Using your calendar, I am about twenty-five on earth, but almost thirty-five on Krypton," Kara answers easily doing the math in her head.

"Twenty-five?" Cat blurts out surprised that the alien is only a few years older than her oldest son.

"Yes, an earth year is 506 days on Krypton, so that would make me younger here," Kara explains.

Cat still looks concerned but now she's distracted by the sight of Lois and Lucy coming out of the house.

"I should, um, I should get back to the house, we agreed to leave early this morning," Cat says distractedly.

"Why don't I take you?" Kara replies.

A bemused expression crosses Cat's face at the thought of flying in Kara's arms again. "How soon could you get us to my penthouse?" Cat asks.

"How soon do you want to be there?" Kara asks smiling with bravado.

Cat grins in return, "Then I'll tell them to go without me," she replies.


"Details. Gimme the details. Were they naked?" Lois asks once the two of them are in the car on their way back to Calabasas.

"Not naked, but obviously cozy under that blanket," Lucy replies laughing. "Lo, did you know this about Cat, that she dates women?"

"There's not much that Cat and I don't know about each other," Lois answers. "But once she married Robert and moved to National City, we haven't been as close. Robert never liked me."

"Seriously?" Lucy questions, then remembering that her sister dated a woman once, she asks, "Why? Does he think the two of you were together?"

Lois doesn't respond. She remains faced forward, eyes on the road more focused than usual.

"Wait, you and Cat dated?" Lucy blurts out. "You and Cat Grant?"

"Not seriously, but we did at one time," Lois admits. Then hoping to change the subject, she asks. "How old do you think that girl is? Twenty-four?"

Pulling out her phone, Lucy does a few calculations. "If she's twenty-five on Earth, she would be mid-thirties on Krypton, their time is shorter than ours," she explains.

"Hmm, so thirty-five and looks twenty-five, I'd take that ratio in a heartbeat," Lois jokes.

"No kidding. Her skin if flawless too. I wonder how living on earth will affect her long-term though," Lucy asks curiously.

"I guess we'll find out, since her whole race is coming here to settle in," Lois replies.


"Where is she?" Kara blurts out as she enters the DEO Command Center.

"She's with Agent Danvers and Henshaw in the office," Vasquez replies, glancing up from her console.

Approaching the door, Kara can feel the tension in the room. She flings open the door and enters, just in time to see Hank and Astra about to face off with Alex between them.

"Hey, what's going on?" Kara questions.

"Non and Indigo took the prison ship, we don't know where they went, but they are together," Alex replies first.

"He left me. That woman is like a virus, I never should have left him alone with her," Astra snaps. "And I could track them down with your pod, but the martian won't let me have it."

"Astra, have you contacted Krypton to see if they can track the ship?" Kara asks going over to her aunt.

"No, I haven't. I didn't want to admit to your mother that she was right about Non," Astra replies angrily.

"Now is not the time for this Astra, that ship is the only way to save everyone," Kara points out, taking Astra's hand and pulling her towards the door.

"I'll go first and have Vasquez set up the link," Alex says moving quickly past them, she knows that Hank wants to talk with them alone.

"Listen, this can't happen out there. I am Hank Henshaw to my people, you cannot refer to me as a martian in public," he says angrily moving in front of the two women.

"I didn't say it in front of the public, just Alex," Astra snaps back at him.

"Yeah, well Agent Danvers only found out because of Kara," Hank grumbles. "Look, it's best for all of us if I run the DEO, but the people in charge may not agree if they find out that I'm not really Hank Henshaw."

"Fine." Astra replies quickly.

"The link should be set up," Kara points out. "Astra, just let me do the talking," she says leading them out of the office.


"Mother, the ship is enroute," Kara says confidently, although she worriedly looks over at Agent Vasquez to question the weak connection.

Vasquez shrugs, "Their signal is weak," she explains softly.

"We're not able to track the ship," Kara begins to explain, but is cut off by Alura talking over her.

"Argo City is becoming increasingly unstable," Alura admits worriedly, "We need to evacuate soon."

"Alura, can you track the ship or not?" Astra asks impatiently.

"We will try, but our systems aren't working properly in this unstable environment," Alura replies turning towards her husband.

"When do you think it will arrive? We'll need to evacuate quickly," Zor-El adds stepping into view.

Kara bites her lip nervously. She's unsure how to tell them that the ship may not be coming. Tearfully, she looks over at Astra for strength.

"Non and Indigo left sometime in the night, they should be there mid morning tomorrow, if they utilize the accelerated warp drive," Astra answers quickly.

"Non and Indigo?" Zor-El repeats, glancing over to his wife.

"If Non is with her, then she is betraying you and therefore us. They will go to Kandor," Alura points out, grimacing slightly at the realization that it's over. The only people whom they can save now are their closest family members, there are only a few personal pods left in their family fleet.

Jor-El sensing the same realization takes her hand. "Thank you for letting us know, we've got a lot to discuss now," he says ending the transmission abruptly.

Kara cries out, "Mother! Father!"

Astra takes her hand and pulls her in tightly. "Let me take the pod, I can fix this, Kara. I will go to Kandor and commandeer that ship and bring everyone to earth!" She exclaims confidently.

"Astra, the pod isn't as fast as the ship, you may not even get there in time," Kara points out tearfully.

"I have to try Kara. I will make them listen to me," she says wiping her niece's tears away softly. "Let me try to be the hero this time?" she asks softly.


Cat looks up from her computer and notices Kara hovering just outside her balcony.

"Kara?" She questions as she opens the door.

"I just ..." Kara hesitates, then adds, "you look busy. I'll come back."

"Don't leave, Kara," Cat replies closing the glass door behind her and leaning back against it to wait for Kara to land.

Kara looks away a moment, but when she turns back to Cat she sees soft green eyes full of concern. Kara smiles slightly, before landing lightly on the balcony. "I just..." she chokes out and Cat rushes to her.

"Tell me what's happened?" Cat asks softly placing her hands on Kara's shoulders.

"Nothing. Everything. I don't know what's happening," Kara blurts out stoically.

Cat takes a moment before responding. Then takes Kara's hand and pulls her to the couch to sit down.

Kara sits down and leans back. Placing her hands over her face, before saying "I feel like I am about to lose everything. My planet. My family. I just feel so alone."

Cat slides her arms around Kara and pulls her close. "I'm here," she whispers softly.

Kara closes her eyes and allows herself to feel the warmth and comfort that Cat is offering, when suddenly a blast of noise through the comslink causes her to grab her ear.

"Kal-El?" She says shaking her head before clambering to her feet.

"Kara," he replies. "I can't get through to anyone in Argo City, have you heard anything?" Kal asks worriedly.

"Kal-El, I spoke to them a few hours ago and the link wasn't strong," Kara replies, hesitating to say anything more.

"When will they evacuate? Do you know?" He asks.

"I'm not sure. The ship left yesterday, but Non was on board, so we don't know if it will go to Argo City," Kara explains. "And Astra took my pod to try to catch up to them. Kal-El, I don't know if there's enough time for an evacuation."

Kal-El remains silent a moment. "If I leave now, I can rescue half of the population," he finally suggests.

"Kal-El, Almerac only agreed to allow children and if there's no evacuation... well, those children need you there," Kara points out.

"Kara, I can't just sit here and do nothing!" He blurts out.

"You're not doing nothing. The people of Argo City trusted you with their children, Kal-El. You are exactly where you need to be and you cannot risk taking that ship back to Krypton, the planet isn't stable. It could be damaged or worse," Kara reminds him.


Cat sits quietly, she only heard Kara's side of the conversation, but she now has an idea of what exactly is going on.

"I guess you overheard that," Kara says over her shoulder, her eyes trained on the night sky above them.

Cat murmurs yes as she walks over to stand beside her. "What is it that you see up there?"

"Nothing really," Kara says with a shrug. "There's too much light here in the city for me to see much," she adds.

"Kara, would you stay with me tonight?" Cat asks placing her hand over Kara's on the railing.

The tall blonde smiles sadly at the contact. "Cat, I have to go back to the base tonight. I don't know if there's anything that I can do, but I want to be ready just in case," Kara explains.

"Okay," Cat replies and she does understand, but it doesn't make it any easier to be left out.

Kara turns to pull Cat in closer, bending down, she kisses her softly. "May I take you home? I need to know that you are home safe tonight."

"I will on one condition. You have to promise to update me, even if it is just a text message. I care about you and I don't want you to go through any of this alone," Cat replies placing her hands on Kara's shoulders and staring intently into her eyes.

Kara gulps at the intensity of Cat's request. "I will make sure that you are updated," she promises.


"Have you heard anything?" Alex asks when Kara returns to the DEO that night.

"I spoke with Kal-El, he was worried because he couldn't get a hold of anyone in Argo City," Kara explains.

"So he is still on Almerac?" Hank questions.

"Yes sir, he is. But he wanted to go to Argo City to rescue people, but I reminded him that Almerac will not accept any more refugees and the ship that he has is not large enough to save them all," she answers.

"Showing up with a smaller ship could cause panic, he could end up with too many people on board and then he wouldn't be able to rescue anyone," Hank points out.

"We don't even know how much time they have left," Alex counters.

Kara runs her hand through her hair in frustration. "Can we pull up the satellite view of Krypton?" She asks.

"Nothing has changed," Vasquez replies pulling up the link and putting it on the overhead command center screen.

Kara watches it a few minutes, before her Krypton comlink comes to life.

"Astra?" She shouts. "Astra can you hear me?"

"Kara...Kandor...Non," only a few words come through clearly...

"Mom?" Kara yells. "Mom, what about Non and Kandor?" Unsure whether she's talking to her Aunt or her mother, Kara paces and focuses on the transmission link.

"Can you pull this frequency into our system so that we can analyze it?" Alex asks Agent Vasquez. The agent nods and begins to track the call, a few minutes later and the static and chaos floods the room. Kara flinches at all of the sound and walks away.

Outside the DEO base, she looks up towards Krypton and focuses all of her energy on hearing and seeing what is going on. The next words that she can make out are - "Ship... here... Kal-El."

"No, Kal-El wasn't supposed to.." Kara's words trail off as she is interrupted by loud cacophony of sound.

She rushes back inside just in time to see bursts and flashes of lights where her planet should be.

"Nooooo," she cries out shaking her head slowly.

Alex goes to her and places a hand on her shoulder. "Kara," she says firmly as she can feel the woman about to rush away. "Kara stay here, there's nothing you can do now."

"I-I can't. I have to do something," Kara blurts out wildly glancing over to Hank, but he is gone.

"J'onn is stronger and can breathe in space longer than you can," Alex says taking intertwining their fingers and pulling Kara in to hold her tightly.


A/N: Okay, don't hate me but this is the end of part 1. Part 2 has already been outlined and I'll be writing it off-line, as unfortunately, I am in the process of moving 2200 miles for a new job. I'm not sure when I will be able to begin posting again, but if you are following this story, then I will post an epilogue to let you know when the next one is posted.