Chapter 4

"Well that was something. Please tell me he won't be getting out of them this time." Kara commented as she watched the DEO agents restrain the alien once more. An alien had escaped its restraints and been rampaging through the DEO. Kara had been first to respond, Leo being occupied with a lecture that he needed to call a break to before he could come over.

"Sorry I couldn't get here in time." Leo said, walking into the DEO, giving Kara a kiss before straightening himself in front of Hank.

"It was our fault too. Clearly, we've grown complacent with both of your help. I'll make sure this doesn't happen again." Hank responded.

"Umm, could I get the rest of the day off?" Kara asked nervously.

"Supergirl, you don't even work here technically. And if you're going to ask Agent Titus if he can get out of the office for the rest of the day then my answer is yes. He can go." Hank said with a smile. Kara let out a cheer and changed into normal clothes before dragging Leo out.

"You know for a man who is such a hard ass all the time, Hank's a pretty nice guy underneath." Kara commented as she settled herself in the passenger seat.

"Yeah he's a good man. Speaking of which, have you and Alex decided how far you want to tell her about yourselves? I mean you being Supergirl will probably be known to her already. But the DEO, Alex being an Agent these things are still unknown to her unless you choose to tell them." Leo said, turning into the apartment building.

"Like you told me before, my secrets are mine to tell. Same with Alex. I can't force her to reveal anything if she doesn't want to. Alex has issues she needs to work through. Honestly without you I probably wouldn't have noticed them. Alex aside, are you going to tell my mother?" Kara responded as the car came to a stop.

"I probably will. I'm hoping she'll forget all of it when she finds out I proposed and you accepted." Leo said, leaning over to place a kiss on Kara's temple before the pair exited the car and went up to the apartment to see Alex waiting for them.

"Alex, I think we should tell Mom everything. Leo can probably reason with her and help us through this. I know it seems that she hasn't always been kind to you and pleased with your life choices. But I know deep down that she loves you deeply. She just wants you to achieve the best you can out of your life. You just need to show her that you are walking down the path the you believe in. Because fighting for what you believe in is the only thing that any of us can do." Kara said, taking her sister's hand in hers and trying to convince her that she had to come clean. Alex, hugged her sister in thanks for the support breaking away to look at Leo.

"You know Leo, you've changed my sister a lot since you two got together. And I'm grateful for it." Alex said with a smile.

"She helps me become a better person Alex." Leo admitted, pulling Kara into his side.

"Oh, she's here!" Kara exclaimed happily before the door opened and Eliza Danvers walked through the room. Kara and Alex ran up to hug their mother in greeting.

"Oh, my favorite girls! You both look great. It's so good to see you. A pleasure to see you as well Leo." Eliza Danvers said.

"It's good to see you too." Leo replied.

"How was your flight?" Kara asked.

"It was fine. Although there was some turbulence." Eliza responded.

"Mom, we have a few things we need to speak with you about. Do you mind if we sat down and talked?" Alex asked after taking a breath and composing herself. Eliza agreed and the four sat around the coffee table, Kara and Leo were on one couch while Eliza and Alex were on the other.

"I want you to know that I chose to become Supergirl of my own volition. Alex tried to convince me against being a hero. But when I first saved the plane, I knew that I had found a calling. Leo has helped me realize this and achieve my potential." Kara said.

"I've got secrets of my own. I'm not just like you working in the lab. I work for the DEO as a field agent. I originally joined in order to protect Kara. But as time went on, I stayed not because of Kara but because I found something that I felt gave my life meaning and purpose. I was helping to protect people even without powers and I hope you understand why I choose to do so." Alex explained tensely. Silence reigned as Eliza seemed to take in her words.

"I want to chastise you for your choices. Both of you. But I can't because your conviction in the path you've both chosen is strong. But know this, I am not pleased with you working for the DEO." Eliza said.

"Wait, you're okay with this?" Alex asked in shock.

"I'm not okay, okay. With either of you. But you are your own person Alex. If you think working for the DEO is helping you realize your potential then all I can do is support you. I also know I've been hard on you but I've just wanted to see you succeed. To achieve more than what I have. And Kara, you may be improving but you could still use some ore work as Supergirl. And you mentioned I had Leo to thank for that? Where does your boyfriend fit into all of this then?" Eliza said.

"It's actually fiancé now. I proposed and Kara accepted." Leo responded, trying to change the subject.

"Congratulations but please don't change the subject. We can discuss your wedding later on. Kara said you've been helping her be Supergirl." Eliza countered. Leo let out a breath and placed the Build driver on the table shocking Eliza.

"So, you're National City's other hero. Who would have thought. This will surely leave a lot of broken hearts. I assume you've been training Kara?" Eliza asked.

"I have. I've helped to not only train Kara to face combat situations but also how to participate in rescue operations. Between the two of us, we've helped to greatly reduce the casualties from disasters in National City and also help out the DEO with nabbing hostile aliens." Leo explained. Eliza sat in silence, contemplating her words.

"I thank you for taking such good care of Kara. Since the two of you have gotten together she has grown more so than the rest of her time on earth. And the impact you've had isn't on Kara alone. I know without you've had an impact on Alex. And I guess I should come clean as well. Your father worked for the DEO as well. He worked with a man named Hank Henshaw." Eliza said, recalling the events of the night when Jeremiah agreed to work for the DEO as Hank was demanding they hand Kara to the DEO.

"We couldn't do it. They wanted us to give Kara to them. At that time Kara was only 13. We knew we couldn't put her through such a thing. Especially not when her loss was still so fresh. So, Jeremiah had agreed to work with them instead. They told me he died in a plane crash, but I know there's more to his story then they let on. That is why I don't trust the DEO." Eliza explained. Leo looked at both Alex and Kara, giving them an expression that told him to leave the talking to him.

"I can understand why you're against both Kara and Alex's choice now. The DEO has affected your family negatively before. But the DEO of before is not the same anymore." Leo said, trying to offer some sense of comfort for Eliza.

"I think we've all had an excellent heart to heart talk now. We should go grab some food for dinner. Me and Leo will be back in a jiffy." Kara said, dragging Leo out of the apartment leaving Alex and Eliza alone.

"What's with the sudden pull out there Kara?" Leo asked as he was dragged towards his car.

"I want to let Alex and Eliza talk on their own. They need the time." Kara hummed. Leo deciding that he wasn't really in the mood to drive, passed the keys to Kara, who squealed in excitement at being allowed to drive, a decision which Leo would promptly regret later on.

"You know I wanted to berate you for letting Kara become Supergirl. And I thought that it was your fault but knowing the truth now it wouldn't be fair to you. Just answer me truthfully is this really what Kara wants? Is this really what you want? Knowing what the DEO did to your father?" Eliza asked.

"Kara made the choice herself. Leo laid all the facts in front of her. Put her through tough training. But she wouldn't crack. She pushed through so that she could become Supergirl and Leo was a big factor in that. The only time I've seen her happier than being Supergirl is when she is with Leo. Sometimes I wonder if changing other people's lives is his superpower. For all his abilities as Build, I don't think any of them are as miraculous as his smarts and logic." Alex said with a chuckle.

"And about the DEO? I don't know what it was like for dad, knowing that he was once part of it like I am. But the DEO now, the people in it and the person running it? It's quite different than what you think it to be. And I'll find out what happened to dad so that at least, we can all get some closure." Alex finished, giving her mother a warm hug.

"I need to take you back ma'am the storm's getting too heavy." The helicopter pilot told Leslie Willis.

"Cat lady wants me to cover traffic so I'll cover traffic. Keep us in the air." Leslie said bitterly. She and her boss had an argument after she had questioned Supergirl during her talk show. Of course, Cat Grant couldn't fire her given that she was still on a year long contract and the media mogul was too cheap to buy her out. However, Leslie had underestimated Cat's ingenuity and she had instead been transferred to the traffic department instead.

The helicopter continued flying through National City, the pilot struggling to keep the craft steady as one of the heaviest storms raged overhead. It was only a few seconds later that the helicopter was struck by lightning, causing the pilot to lose control. On the ground, passerby screamed as the helicopter was thrown onto its side, sending the pilot out of the craft. They cheered in relief as Build appeared and got the pilot to safety, Supergirl going after the craft itself and its other occupant. Kara had managed to catch the helicopter, putting it safely on a building. Leslie was still shell-shocked and so Kara tried to coax her out of the craft, offering her hand out to the woman. When their hands touched however, lightning struck Kara, which in turn was passed through to Leslie, the reporter passing out as her hair turned silver.

Kara and Cat walked into the hospital room where a comatose Leslie was lying on the bed, hooked p to various machines. They noted the various gifts from Leslie's fans as well as the lack of any human presence in the room. Cat asked how long they had to stay before it was appropriate to leave and somehow it turned into a conversation on how Leslie had no family. Kara said that Supergirl must feel terrible but Cat chided her saying that Supergirl had saved Leslie's life while Cat on the other hand had been the one to put Leslie on the helicopter. The rest of the time was spent in silence, Cat attempted to coax Leslie awake before finally the pair left the room.

"Kara, your oven is amazing!" Eliza praised as the family sat down for thanksgiving dinner.

"It isn't really mine. Leo actually bought it for me. I don't really cook all that often." Kara said shyly.

"I'm more than happy to cook for my wonderful angel." Leo said, reaching out and taking Kara's hand in his.

"Before you too get all googly eyed at each other and get sucked into your PDAs, I think we should all give thanks for what we have." Alex suggested.

"I agree. I'll go first. I'm thankful for this family and for having Leo in my life. For being able to help people with my abilities." Kara said.

"I'm thankful for this family as well and for finally working up the courage to tell my mother the truth. I am also thankful that she accepted it fully and that my sister has a wonderful man in her life who has brought positive change to us all." Alex said.

"I'm thankful to have found love with such an amazing angel. A love beyond the stars. And that I've been accepted into such a wonderful family." Leo said.

"I'm thankful that my two daughters have found their paths in life and I'm happy that at least one has found her love. Here's to hoping that the second one will soon follow." Eliza said, raising her glass. The rest followed and they enjoyed the meal in relative silence, making small talk of how their week had been. They were just finishing their pie when the electricity started going out.

"Is something wrong with the power grid?" Eliza asked. The others were about to answer before all three received texts that required their attention.

"It looks like Leo and I need to head to the DEO. Something's affecting the city's power grid. There's massive energy spikes detected everywhere. Kara, they asked if you were available." Alex said, getting up from the table and grabbing her things.

"I'm sorry but Ms. Grant's in the office and she just called me in saying that there's an emergency at work. I'll rush down as soon as I can. Sorry about this." Kara said, directing the last part to Eliza.

"It's alright. Duty calls. You two make sure to stop whoever is trying to ruin such a wonderful holiday." Eliza said before the three of them left her alone in the loft.

"What's wrong Ms. Grant?" Kara asked as she walked towards her office.

"I have a conference call with London and Beijing but nothing seems to be working." Cat complained.

"Maybe it's a sign that you shouldn't be working today." Kara joked, trying to lighten her mood.

"I wish it was the case." Cat said with a sigh.

"Maybe we should call Winn? Technical problems are more of his alley after all." Kara suggested after trying everything she knew to get the systems working.

Cat was just about to voice her agreement before the screens behind them changed to display Leslie's face before she appeared in a streak of blue energy. Both Cat and Kara were shocked at the appearance of the reporter before they had to duck as a burst of lightning was sent sailing over their heads by Leslie. The pair moved through the office, narrowly avoiding Leslie's attempts to fry them before Cat told Kara to get security since Leslie was more likely to be after her. Kara took the opportunity to change into Supergirl, sending a message to Leo of the situation before returning just in time to protect Cat from Leslie's attempts to electrocute her.

Supergirl tried to convince Leslie that what she was doing was wrong. Leslie countered her by saying that she had now transcended. She was no longer Leslie Willis but was now Livewire. Kara let out a sad sigh as she realized that Leslie couldn't be reasoned with. She got Cat to find some shelter before getting ready to engage Livewire. At the same time, Leo arrived at the scene. Livewire decided that it would be unwise to confront both heroes and so she left in an arc of blue energy. It didn't take long for the DEO to arrive soon after to do an investigation of the area. Leo, Hank and Kara stood in a corner of the room discussing what they knew.

"The lightning that struck Leslie Willis somehow caused her body to absorb it and gain some sort of inherent ability related to electricity. It could be because the lightning went through your body first but we will never truly know. She can turn herself into energy to move through anything that conducts electricity. She can also release burst of electricity. The only thing is that she still has a physical body so she can't stay as energy forever." Leo said.

"I might have something to deal with her at the DEO. We use it for dealing with energy beings. It's a capacitor that should serve as an ideal cage to trap her with. Unfortunately, as was the case with Reactron, I can't openly aid you as this involves human parties. Best of luck." Hank said, cutting their talk short as he noticed Cat approaching them. Leo and Kara nodded to him, taking their leave through the balcony.

"Will I be getting any reimbursement for all the damages your people are doing to my building?" Cat asked a little peeved as the DEO agents were combing the entire office.

"If you'd allow us to move you to a secure location none of this would be necessary." Hank countered calmly.

"I will not run. I refuse to run. I did not get to where I am now by running. CatCo will open tomorrow." Cat replied calmly. Kara took that chance to appear by her side. The two had a short conversation of the incident before it changed into one about their families before finally Kara was told to go home. She didn't agree to the request though till Cat agreed to allow her to ask for a direct line to Supergirl.

Kara had received the capacitor from the DEO and decided to work with Cat to stop Leslie. She flew over to the media mogul's office balcony late at night when the woman was still in to speak with her. The two agreed that they would work together to stop Livewire. Leo decided that he would be helping Kara out from his lab because he had just started another round of tests for the hazard trigger. Cat used her radio show to call out to Leslie, asking her to meet at the place where it all began.

Cat attempted to plead with Leslie, trying to turn her back into what she once was. But the lightning infused woman wouldn't listen and tried to electrocute Cat, who was pulled out of the way by Supergirl. They two fought, trading blows before Supergirl saw her opening and tried to deploy the capacitor. However, the capacitor in turn left her vulnerable to Livewire's attack allowing the heroine to be electrocuted. Kara fell to the ground in pain as she felt her nerves be fried by the electricity. She was saved by Cat who served to distract Leslie long enough for Leo to direct Kara's attention to the water pipe beneath her that she used to cause Leslie to shock herself into unconsciousness.

"Hey Winn I brought you some leftovers from thanksgiving. Leo said you liked his pie a lot so I thought you might want to try my mom's pie. If you thought Leo's pie was good, my mom's is better. Just a bit." Kara said, handing a pack of food to Winn as she entered the office.

"Thanks. I trust you had a good thanksgiving?" Winn asked.

"I did. Leo helped to clear the air between my family. How was your trip?" Kara replied as Lucy and James approached them.

"It was a good trip." James replied.

"That's good to hear. Glad you and Lucy got to enjoy yourselves. Sorry to cut short but I need to talk to Ms. Grant now that she's done chewing people out." Kara said as she noticed her boss finally done with scolding one of the reporters. She stepped into the office and brought up some matters that needed Cat's approval, including which racy story she would run for the day. Kara was surprised when Cat decided against both, instead opting to run an article about people who spent their holidays doing volunteer work.

"The DEO now has its first non-alien prisoner. But now that the holidays are over, it's back to business as usual." Hank said, taking Kara, Alex and Leo past Livewire's cell. Alex then grabbed Kara and Leo, leading them to Leo's lab before Alex asked Leo to activate the privacy mode of his lab.

"What's bothering you?" Leo asked as he sat down at his work table. In front of him there was a red object with a silver connector and a blue button that had a yellow and black striped surround.

"What mom said about Hank, Dad's involvement in the DEO, the events leading to his death. I want to find out. It doesn't add up here. Hank is nothing like what mom described. Even if a person does change with time, the change seems too drastic to come without cause." Alex said.

"The easiest way would be to just speak with Hank directly about your father. All this sneaking around will only land you in trouble you know. But if it helps, I'll see what I can find. If I do find anything important, I still want you to hear Hank out first. Is that fair?" Leo asked. Alex nodding in acknowledgement.

Down to votes again!

Build Genius will be the endgame form this is confirmed after the recent episode with the form in action although I will be tweaking its capabilities as more is revealed about what exactly it can do. But there are still other things to vote for.

1) To Feature Cross Z Magma.

This form will serve as a bridge before Leo gets the Evol Driver. I'm leaning to feature it in but it will depend on the next vote.

2) To move Crisis on Earth X to post Reign Arc.

I want reader's opinions on whether or not I should move the Earth X to post Reign. Still debating on that. If it stays as per canon timeline, it's unlikely that I will add an enemy for Leo to square off again (I might fit in Mad Rogue and an Utsumi esque character if I feel I can make it work.) Moving it to post reign will probably mean I will add an Evolt type enemy for Leo to fight. So, let's hear some opinions.

3) Mid Story Baby

Any opinions on Kara and Leo having a kid within the story? Somewhere in early season three? Or maybe even end of season 2? Let me know your thoughts.

Till next update!