A/N: Hey, guys! Now we dive into the real story with some of our favorite characters. I'm excited! I hope to get these chapters out relatively consistently so y'all won't have to wait long. Plus, I'm already enjoying writing this so much. Now to give y'all some sense of the time, this is when everything will be taking place. Supergirl season 2 finale will stay the same, for The Flash season 3 finale we're going to pretend that everything turned out great with Savitar dead and Barry not walking into the Speed Force. (Sorry, we're going to keep H.R. out of this) For the Arrow, we're going to pretend that they killed Prometheus and everyone's not possibly dead. Hope it's not too confusing. Basically everything is fine for each show except Mon-El is in still in space and H.R. is still dead. Without further ado, here we go!

Chapter 2

Earth-38

Kara Zor-El flew high in the clouds, avoiding the world. The past few months were permanently scratched in her mind, tearing everything else from her thoughts. The high altitude and thin air seemed to be the only thing that could clear everything that occupied her thoughts these past few days. Kara wanted so much for things to have ended differently than they had with Mon-El. She loved him. She loved everything about him, but she would never see him again. She changed direction and flew higher until she was teetering on the edge of the atmosphere, the air so thin that she had trouble breathing. She closed her eyes and floated there.

Her com crackled, and Alex's voice cut into her thoughts. She sighed and lowered herself until the reception was better, and she could hear her sister's voice.

"K-Kara? Kara, do read me? Hey, you there?" she asked, worry seeping into her voice.

"Yeah, Alex. I'm here. What's wrong?" Kara said, tiredly.

Alex laughed. "Well, considering you're floating over 320,000 feet in the air, I'd say that I should be asking you that." Her voice softened. "Kara, come back down here. Let's talk."

A loud crash broke into Kara's mind as her ears picked up the sound a few miles away. She lifted her arms and took after the now several crashes and bangs that were coming from the middle of National City.

"Sorry, Alex. Gotta go. Something's causing a mess downtown. We'll talk later." Kara said, more than a little relieved that they wouldn't be hashing everything out right then.

A large fire licked the sides of the building and began crawling up the floors. Loud screams came from the building and the people on the ground who were pointing at the flaming skyscraper. Kara dove towards the building, using her breath to put out the fire. Relieved, the fire stopped, and she flew inside to help any civilians that might still be alive. She saw a little girl in the corner holding a small teddy bear. She pointed behind Kara, making her turn around. Surprised, she saw the flames she had just put out burning hotter than before and coming dangerously close to the little girl. Kara sped towards the girl and threw her cape over the side of her head, just as the flame reached over. They receded, and Kara used the small moment of time to use her freeze breath to put out the fire again.

"Alex! Are you there?" she asked, her panic growing with each second.

"What's wrong, Kara? The DEO's picking up major heat signatures from your general location. Is it a Fort Rozz escapee?" she asked.

"I don't know! I keep putting out the fires out, but they keep coming back! What do I do?"

"Someone has to be controlling it! If the fire's going to stop, you have to find who's doing this!"

Kara gritted her teeth, her arms still wrapped around the terrified little girl. "Alex, I can't do that and keep this girl from being roasted alive at the same time! I need your help! How far away are you?"

"I'm five minutes out! Almost there! Hold on, Kara!"

Though the heat didn't bother her, she could see the effect it had on the little girl. Her hair was stringy with sweat, and her skin was pink all over. The girl's clothes were torn and her feet had blisters covering almost the whole sole. Kara's heart broke a little at the sight of the ragtag girl in front of her.

"Hey. What's your name?" Kara asked gently.

"Ma-Mary."

Kara smiled at the terrified girl. "Hi. My name is Supergirl. I'm going to get you out of this, I swear."

Mary's face lifted slightly, and she reached to grab onto Kara's hand. She held it and gave it a quick squeeze. "My sister is coming. She's going to help us out a little bit. How old are you?"

"I-I'm f-five." she stuttered.

"Wow. Five, huh? Well, Mary. I need your help. I need you to tell me how many others are here. Can you do that for me?"

She nodded and pointed behind the both of them towards a hall of rooms. "M-My m-mommy is do-down there."

"Is that all?"

Mary shook her head and pointed down a different hall. "M-my friend is down there. All the others are gone."

"Okay, tha—" Kara was cut off be another wave of flames that crashed over them and stopped at Kara's cape. Mary screamed and squeezed Kara's hand even harder than she had before. Kara quickly turned and blew them out.

"Kara? I'm here. I don't see anyone!" Alex said, her hand pressed firmly against the side of her head.

"We can't wait anymore! Mary passed out in my arms! She's not going to last much longer, and she said that there are others in the building. Is there an ambulance on the ground?"

"Yes, Kara. What are you thinking?" Alex asked, worried.

"I'm going to superspeed her down there. They need to get an oxygen mask on her right away. She's inhaled a lot of smoke."

"Kara, that doesn't tell me how you plan to get past the fire that seems to relight itself every five seconds." Alex said, exasperated.

"Alex, I need you to trust me, okay? I can do this."

Alex rubbed her face and turned towards the paramedics, ordering them to ready a stretcher for, possibly, 3 or more people. They nodded and got to work.

Kara took a deep breath as the flames lifted over her and then blew them out as if they were only a small birthday candle. She flashed from her position with Mary in her arms, moving faster than she had in her entire life. Kara burst through the window, glass flying everywhere, and landed on the ground. She checked Mary over and only saw minor cuts. She handed her over to Alex and zoomed back into the fiery death trap for the remaining people. One. Two. Three. Four. Again and again she evacuated each floor of people that were trapped inside the building. Kara checked for any stragglers that she might have missed when a bolt of fire threw her back into the wall behind her. She grunted and stood, seeing a woman in front of her.

The woman had hair almost as red as the fire raging around them and her outfit looked like one someone might find in a club. It was tight and form fitting with a hole on her chest, revealing her cleavage. The pants were tight as well with bright red stilettos on her feet. The woman smiled at her.

"If it isn't Kara Zor-El. I know who's looking for you. In fact, I think they have a lot they want from you." She smiled. "I just don't know which one you'd consider better. My previous boss, or the one I have now.

She winked at Kara as the flames reached higher than before. Kara tried to blew them out but was hit by another blast of fire, momentarily distracting her from blowing out the flames. The split second was all the time the mystery woman needed, and she burned through the remaining key points that held the building up. Kara moved to exit out the window but was struck by the floor above her. She fell to the ground as fifteen floors came crumbling down on top of her.

Alex stood watching as the entire skyscraper crashed down on her little sister. Her hand flew to her mouth as she raced towards the building, ignoring the warnings that they EMT's yelled at her. She felt someone yank her back, making her lose her balance and fall to the ground. Quickly, she stood back up and ran towards the wreckage but stopped when she heard J'onn's voice.

"Stand down, Alex!" he yelled at her. She turned to face him.

"Hank?"

He grabbed her arm. "Calm down, Alex. She's okay!"

Alex scoffed at him. "Is she?" Angrily, she pointed towards the heap of bricks and dust that lay in the middle of the city. "She had a building drop onto her!"

"And she's survived much more than that. She's okay." J'onn said, wrapping Alex in a hug.

She pulled away and stared at the crumbled building her sister was under. Alex had seen the look in Kara's eyes following the days after they got rid of the Daxamites. Kara would always have a light there, following her sunny smile. It was a part of who she was, but the look was dimmed now. She had seen the same haunted countenance after the Myriad incident and now after this one. It broke her heart to not be able to help the one person she cared about the most in her life. She wanted so much for her to be happy like she was, like Winn was, and like J'onn was. One of the few survivors from a doomed planet and now one without the person she had started to love. Alex knew Kara thought she didn't deserve to be happy, like it was something written in fate, and that made her angry. Why couldn't she? She lost more than anyone, but she still sacrificed for everyone else.

A tear held on her eyelid, but she wiped it away quickly when she saw the rubble shift. Piles of dust flew in the air as the broken structure creaked and groaned under Kara. In a truly awe-inspiring sight, Alex saw her sister rise in the air, the rest of the building falling away. Her suit was torn and ash covered every inch of body. Her eyes were sagged and a tired smile tugged at the ends of her mouth. The people began clapping as Kara descended to the ground. Firefighters rushed onto the scene and doused the small sparks that still remained. Kara locked eyes with Alex and both saw the relief in each other's eyes. They wrapped their arms around each other, until Kara pushed Alex back.

"Where is she?" she demanded.

"W-what? What are you talking about? Where is who?" Alex asked, confused.

"The woman who caused this. She was in there with me. Where is she?"

Alex's eyebrows creased in worry as she grabbed Kara's forearm. "Hey. I think you're a little out of it. Let's get you back to the DEO and under the sun lamps. Whoever did this has to be long gone by now. There's nothing else you can do."

Kara shook her head. "No. No. I need to see Mary. Is she okay?"

Alex, still holding onto her sister's forearm, led her to the little girl who was sitting on the stretcher. As soon as Kara came into view, she leapt from where she was sitting and jumped into her arms. Kara held onto her tightly and squeezed gently, not wanting to injure her.

"Supergirl," Mary breathed. "You saved everyone!"

Kara smiled. "You helped me. You did so good! I'm very proud of you!"

The little girl beamed at the praise she received from Supergirl. Kara pointed towards the girl's mother. "You need to go make sure your mommy's alright, okay? Can you do that for me?"

Mary nodded her head vigorously and ran off to her mother, no doubt going to expound on how she helped Supergirl save everyone. Kara sucked in a deep breath and turned towards her older sister.

"I'll see you back at the DEO," Kara said, giving Alex a quick hug. Before she could protest, Supergirl shot back into the sky, her takeoff punctuated by loud clapping and whistling.

Alex gave J'onn a look and he nodded. Sneaking off to an alley, he grabbed onto Alex's waist and the two of them took off to the DEO, arriving only a few minutes after Kara. Alex ran into the building and saw Kara arguing with Dr. Hamilton. The agents around them had slowly broken off except for Winn who motioned for Alex. Quickly, she walked over to him, squatting next to his chair.

"They're arguing about the sun bed. Kara says she's fine, but Dr. Hamilton says she's depleted a lot of energy that could lead to a possible blowout," Winn explained.

Alex nodded and then stomped towards Kara. Grabbing her arm, Alex practically dragged the female Kryptonian to the sun room. Alex pointed at the bed where Kara sheepishly sat down. They continued to glare at each other before Alex broke the silence.

"What the hell is your issue?" she questioned.

"Nothing, Alex."

"Really? Because just this morning I caught you teetering on the edge of the Karman Line, then under fifteen floors of debris, and now you're refusing to sit under the sun lamps." She shook her head in disappointment and moved to turn the lamps that Kara was sitting under on. Kara rubbed her face with her hand and gave Alex a tired look.

"I'm fine. Trust me. I'll sit under these lamps for a while, but then I'm going home." Kara's eyes widened. "Miss Grant. Snapper. Work. Oh my gosh, I'm late!" Kara jumped up and began pacing. "What am I going to do?"

"Hey! Calm down! I'm sure everything will be fine!" Alex argued, trying to calm her sister and push her back down.

Kara gave Alex an apologetic look and then zoomed out the DEO. Alex sighed as she watched her sister take to the clouds. They needed to have a talk. A long one.

The red-haired woman trekked back to the building, grumbling the whole time. She had already walked 4 miles, and her feet were killing her. Stilettos weren't exactly the most comfortable when taking a hike. Finally, after a long day she reached the building. The headquarters for whatever sinister deed this group would cook up next. Opening the front door, she stepped inside the pitch black hallway. Concentrating, her pointer finger lit up in a low flame. Satisfied, she started a slow walk towards the end of the corridor where a lone door stood. The woman hesitantly opened it and entered into a well-lit room. One other person sat on a couch near the center of the room. Surprised and angry, the woman rushed the other female. She lifted her up and pinned her against the wall.

"Is that anyway to treat old friends?" the woman asked.

She slammed her against the wall. "Cut the crap, Lillian. We aren't friends. You kidnapped me, and then you tried to turn me into a weapon," she said through clenched teeth.

"I think you're misguided, Claire." Lillian Luthor said. "We helped you control your powers. If not for us, you would be on the street and most likely dead."

Claire let Lillian fall to the ground in a heap and lit her hand until it was the size of a bowling ball. "Stop trying to manipulate me with your lies! All you ever did was lie!" Claire reached over and pushed her hand close to Lillian's face, not quite burning her, but letting her feel what could come her way. "Start talking. Why are you here?"

Lillian didn't respond, and Claire shrugged her shoulders. "Suit yourself" She leaned forward. "Just between the two of us, I'm really glad you didn't say anything because now I get to show you exactly how I feel."

She grinned and attempted to burn her former captor but was thrown back. Claire fell to the ground and looked up at a towering man in a black suit and navy tie. His eyes were hard and despite being bald, he looked young. Perhaps in his early 30s. He offered his hand to her. Glaring at him, she ignored his hand and struggled to her feet. The man straightened his tie and gave her a genuine smile.

"My apologies. I believe that for people to achieve their goals they must be united. Fighting between each other would be counterintuitive to our goals, so let us not engage in such frivolous matters. We have so much to attend to." He leaned towards Claire. "I'm rather excited, and I would venture to say you are as well." He saw Claire glance around, and he followed her gaze. "It is only going to be us. I thought it best for the two of you to resolve any lingering issues you might have before continuing." He tapped his head with his hand. "Oh my. Where are my manners?" He held out his hand to Claire who hesitantly shook it. "Hello. My name is Lex Luthor and there is much we have to discuss."