Once Upon National City

A/N: For those who celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas! For everyone else, Happy Holidays! In the spirit of the holiday season, I give you fluff and feelings!

Just a disclaimer, this drabble happens in place of Season 3, Episode 9 in the show. I came up with the idea for this drabble before the premise of Episode 9 was released, and hence why it deviates from canon.

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Summary: Nothing could make the holidays any better. Well, there was one thing. Alex & Kara. Family.


*** ~ The Difference ~ ***

Kara always loved Christmas. Having never celebrated the holiday on Krypton, it was a bit of a culture shock for her the first time she celebrated it with the Danvers the year she crash landed on Earth. That and the fact it actually snowed at certain times of the year. Yet while she still found the concept of an old, fat man in a red suit jumping down chimneys to place presents under decorated evergreens a bit silly (because really, unless Santa was an alien, of which Alex assured her he was not, that was not logically possible – some houses didn't even have chimneys!), Kara could not deny the joy and happiness which lit up adults and children's faces alike during this time of the year.

"Ms. Luthor," Kara said, her cape fluttering behind her as she smiled at the approaching L-Corp CEO.

"Supergirl," Lena said in kind, a smile gracing her features as she came to a halt next to Kara.

Like usual, the youngest Luthor was dressed to impress, a sleek, black pants suit adorning her form, Lena's hair pinned up in a soft bun. Couple that with a deep red shirt and matching lipstick, and two inch Louis Vuittons, Lena was just stunning.

"Thank you so much for coming," Lena said absolutely beaming. "The children will be ecstatic."

Peering through a nearby wall with her x-ray vision, Kara knew she wasn't the only one in for a treat today. While the kids hadn't seen her just yet, two massive double doors the only things standing between them and one of the many playrooms in the Luthor Children's Hospital, the entire floor practically vibrated with eager anticipation, Kara spying more than one of the hospital staff staring at her in awe while pretending to work. She may or may not have also spotted a few of the children sporting Supergirl paraphernalia in the next room over, including Supergirl shirts and toys.

"I would have come even without you asking, Lena," Kara said, dropping all formalities as she turned to face her best friend again. Or rather Kara's best friend. "No one should be sad today of all days, and if I can make even one child smile for just being here, then it was worth it."

Things had come a long way since Kara's first introduction to the youngest Luthor. Thinking back on it now, it was actually really funny how things worked out in the end. Had someone told her she'd end up best friends with the sister of Superman's greatest enemy, Kara probably would have laughed at them. But now, now she couldn't even think of her life without Lena in it, the woman one of the kindest, most caring people Kara knew, on top of being brilliant. Only one other person fit that description and more, Kara forever thankful that Alex was also in her life too.

"National City is lucky to have you, Supergirl," Lena said, breaking Kara out of her thoughts. "You are truly an inspiration for everyone, myself included."

Hoping the heat she felt burning her cheeks wasn't actually showing, Kara waved off that comment with one of her own.

"The same could be said about you too, Lena," she was quick to point out. "You may be a Luthor in name, but all this-"

Kara gestured to everything around them.

"-Is all you, and wouldn't have been possible without you. National City is lucky to have you looking out for them too."

For a moment, Lena ducked her head shyly, the smile on Kara's face widening at the sight.

"That means a lot coming from the Woman of Steel," the brunette said, Lena tucking a stray strand of hair around her ear. It was a cute habit of the youngest Luthor's, something Kara noticed Lena did whenever she was bashful or shy. Probably both in this case.

"I only speak the truth," Kara said, sneaking in one more compliment. "It's kind of hard to lie about this kind of thing when everything around us speaks for itself."

Though prideful of her accomplishments, Lena was never one to brag, the other woman humble to a fault. And that was why Kara always complimented her best friend whenever she could. Because Lena would never seek it out on her own amongst her friends, even when it was well deserved.

For her efforts, Kara was rewarded with another bashful smile, Lena wordlessly turning back towards the double doors to the children's playroom, Kara catching a hint of pink on her cheeks as she did so.

"I know you must have so many other places you need to be right now," Lena said, getting back to business, Kara letting her. "So I won't delay you any further. Shall we head inside and say hello to the little ones?"

Kara opened her mouth to reply only to be cut off by a loud thump behind her.

"Is this an invite only party or can anyone join in the fun?"

"Alex!?" both Kara and Lena exclaimed at the same time, the two of them spinning around in surprise to face the newcomer.

"Ms. Luthor, Supergirl," Alex said, a nod to both of them. "I hope I'm not intruding."

Cringing at her original outburst, Kara quickly glanced to the L-Corp CEO and then to her sister. Thankfully Lena seemed none the wiser to her slip up, Kara breathing in relief at dodging that proverbial bullet. It was bad enough Lena knew her both as Kara and Supergirl, on top of knowing Alex because of her human alter ego. If she was caught acting all chummy with her sister (like she was always prone to do), it wouldn't be long before Lena put two and two together, leaving Kara to awkwardly explain everything. That was a conversation Kara hoped to avoid if at all possible. Especially today.

"Please Alex," Lena said, oblivious to Kara's near miss. "Call me Lena. I think we are well beyond formalities at this point."

Dressed in dark, form fitting jeans, a grey knit sweater and her black leather jacket, Alex was the epitome of chill, even with the cute red and white Santa hat which sat atop her head. Had she not been Kryptonian, Kara would have thought everything was peachy keen. As it was, it was impossible not to hear her sister's faster than normal heartbeat, Kara frowning slightly in concern when she noticed the slight tremble in Alex's hands.

"Right," Alex stated with a soft chuckle, shoving her hands into her jacket pockets. "Sorry Lena, old habits die hard."

"It's quite alright," Lena said with a laugh of her own. "I understand."

"Agent Danvers," Kara said, using her official Supergirl tone. Seeing as how Alex had yet to verbally or otherwise indicate trouble was afoot, Kara decided to leave her sister alone for now. Whatever was bothering the DEO agent would come up eventually, and it would be then Kara would deal with it.

"It's nice to see you again, as always," Kara said with a stiff nod.

Looking at her for a moment, Alex soon smiled in amusement, Kara inwardly cursing at her miserable attempts at pretending to be cool like her badass sister. It wasn't as if they hadn't just hung out with each other less than an hour ago after all. Not to mention, Alex was always the better one at acting natural between the two of them, Kara blaming that on the fact she was alien and that she still didn't understand all the intricacies of being human, even now.

"It's nice to see you too, Supergirl," her sister said, the corners of Alex's mouth curling upwards. "I hope you don't mind me crashing this little party of yours?"

Kara rolled her eyes out of Lena's line of sight.

"Not at all," Kara said, doing her best to keep up her official Supergirl charade. "What is that human saying? The more the merrier?"

While her sister's sudden appearance was unexpected, it wasn't unwelcome. Since the heart wrenching break up with Maggie and that whole debacle with Mon-El and the Legion of Superheroes, Kara found herself hanging out with Alex more than ever, the bond between them now impossible to break. Despite their initial head butting while visiting Eliza back in Midvale, Kara meant what she said to Alex the morning before they left for National City again. Alex was Kara's home, and nothing would ever change that.

"Not that you aren't welcome here," Lena said, always the gracious host. "But what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with your family?"

"Actually," Alex said. "That's the reason I'm here."

Kara froze when her sister looked at her, her back going ramrod straight under Alex's momentary scrutiny. Did she forget something important? Had something happened at the DEO? Was Eliza alright? She did tell them she'd only be gone for an hour, two at most. Surely that wasn't the reason Alex suddenly showed up? It wasn't like she was going to be late to the Christmas party at her own apartment later in the afternoon. That was like six hours away.

"Is everything alright?" Lena said, interrupting Kara's spiralling thoughts. Closing the distance between herself and Alex, Lena put a hand on the DEO agent's arm. "Is Kara okay? Your Mom?"

"Oh they're just fine," Alex was quick to say, dispelling the sudden tension. "They're just... getting ready for the party later on today, you know? You're still coming to that, right?"

"Of course!" Lena said without hesitation. "I wouldn't miss it."

"Good," Alex said, seemingly at a loss for words. "Good..."

Alex stared at her feet.

Kara's lips pressed into a fine line, hands clenched into fists at her side to prevent her from smothering her sister with hugs right now. Alex was struggling, and while she had been getting better since her break up, her sister was still healing, albeit slowly.

"Alex?" Lena queried cautiously. "Are you alright?"

Alex's head popped up at that question, the elder Danvers immediately scrambling to say something.

"Of course!" Alex blurted out, that reaction making even Lena Luthor frown. "Everything is great! Why wouldn't things be? I'm totally great!"

Kara caught Lena's concerned gaze before they both turned back to the stuttering Alex. Realizing there was no use in continuing to pretend, Alex sighed audibly hanging her head for a moment.

"I guess... I guess I just figured with some time to kill before the party, I'd uh… come here," Alex explained, a strained smile put on for the both of them. "You know, see if I could help out or something with the kids. Because... well, you know..."

Kara closed her eyes at the words left unsaid.

Because Maggie won't be celebrating Christmas with us this year...

"That's if it's alright with you, of course," Alex said weakly, barely meeting anyone's gaze.

In a move which surprised both Kara and Alex, Lena pulled Alex in for a hug, the gesture warming Kara's heart.

"Of course you're welcome here, Alex," Lena said, her words leaving no room for misunderstanding. "Anytime you want. You don't ever have to ask, okay? I promise not tell Kara about this even, if that is what you need."

Kara smiled at her sister when Alex looked at her over Lena's shoulder, Kara swearing she could see the glint of tears pooling in the corners of the DEO agent's eyes. Alex pulled back before she could really confirm anything though, whatever tears there could have been now non-existent as the elder Danvers reverted back to her kickass self.

"Thanks Lena," Alex said, a small but genuine smile on her face. "That… means a lot."

It was truly a marvel how far all of them had come. A Super and a Luthor getting along with each other, and by extension, the Danvers and Lena. While all of them had their initial doubts about each other, those were things of the past now, Lena practically family at this point, even to Alex.

"I know things have been a bit rough as of late," the L-Corp CEO said. "But if there's anything I can do to help, all you have to do is ask."

"I know," Alex said with a strained smile, her hands in her pockets again. "Thank you."

Sensing it was time to move on, Lena gestured to the double doors once more, the squeals of excited children just sneaking through the crack in the doors.

"I believe the little ones have caught wind of your arrival," Lena said turning to Kara. "Shall we all head inside?"

Kara smiled at Lena with a nod before turning back to her sister.

"I hope you don't mind," Alex said, reaching down to heave up the red velvet Santa bag Kara only now noticed sitting on the ground next to her. Her eyes widening slightly, Kara shot Alex a look of surprise after x-raying its contents.

"I brought a few things with me for the kids," the DEO agent continued, Lena's eyebrows also raising upwards at the sight. "I wasn't sure what they'd like, so I sort of picked up a bit of everything."

Picked up a bit of everything? Talk about the understatement of the year. Alex didn't just pick up a bit of everything, she picked up a bit of everything times three and then some. And then some more. Kara could hardly believe her eyes.

"Alex, you didn't have to do that," Lena protested, having now recovered from her shock.

Kara could just see the wheels turning inside the CEO's head as Lena calculated the rough value of the bag's contents.

"I know," Alex said with a shrug, not the least bit perturbed by the looks Kara and Lena were giving her. "But I wanted to. Being stuck in a hospital on Christmas day kind of sucks. No offense."

Kara was seriously rethinking not squeezing the life out of her sister right now. In a good way of course.

"None taken," Lena said with a light laugh. "But surely this must have cost you a fortune! Send me the bill and I'll reimburse you for it."

"Don't worry about it, Lena," Alex said with the wave of her free hand. "At the FBI, I have access to a discretionary fund for the projects I work on. If I don't use it up, it just gets recycled into next year's budget. So it's all good."

Dear Rao. Had Kara not known her sister as well as she did, even she would have fallen for that lie. And what a lie it was.

At the DEO, there was no such thing as a discretionary fund. For any department. Not that Lena or the rest of the world would know that. Being a secret government organization given an insane amount of funding to accomplish what it did, there was no need for such things. That meant all of these toys were paid by Alex out of pocket, and a substantial amount at that given how the goodie bag looked like it weighed more than its weight in gold.

Even if there was such a fund, Alex still wouldn't have used it, especially not on something like this. That was just the type of person Alex was, someone with an incredibly big heart who selflessly put everyone else above herself, just like she had and continued to do for Kara even now.

The urge to hug her sister was nearly unbearable now, Kara crossing her arms over her house crest to avoid absolutely tackling the DEO agent this very instant.

"That's very kind of you, Agent Danvers," Kara said, needing to say something, anything at this point, her expression soft. She may not have been able to hug her sister until the end of time right now, but at the very least, she could do that.

"The children will be so happy."

"I agree," Lena also chimed in, the youngest Luthor resting a hand on Alex's arm and giving it a gentle squeeze. "No matter what it is, I'm sure the children will love it."

"I certainly hope so," Alex commented quietly, shifting her load just as Lena turned back to the playroom doors. "You wouldn't believe how many people I had to shoot just to get this stuff here when I did."

The three of them taking a moment to laugh at that joke (Kara certainly hoped it was a joke!), soon the double doors were being pushed open and the sounds of excited children filled the air. It took the kids mere seconds to notice the three of them, and when they did, a tsunami of children raced up to them like a herd of excited puppies. A little overwhelmed by such a reaction, all in a good way of course, Kara glanced over at her sister as Lena introduced them to the little ones. Feel her sister's gaze on her, Alex turned to Kara and smiled, Kara smiling back almost immediately, a feeling of happiness settling upon her in a way she hadn't felt in a very long time.


"Hey uh… Supergirl? Can I… speak to you for a moment?"

To say Alex was nervous would have been an understatement. While the whole nearly three hour stint at the hospital with the kids went off without a hitch, it was now time for them to head back home to prepare for the upcoming party at Kara's apartment. Eager as Alex was to get out of this place to drown herself in some spiked eggnog, there was still one more thing that had to be done, something which brought Alex's nerves to the forefront again just thinking about it.

Glancing around discretely at the lingering hospital staff surrounding them in the hallway, Supergirl nodded and followed behind Alex as she led them both to an unoccupied hospital room. Confident they wouldn't be disturbed, for the next few minutes, Alex had barely enough time to shut the door behind them before she was smothered in what could be best described as a Kryptonian hug.

"Oh my gosh, Alex!" Kara squealed, her sister practically lifting Alex off of her feet in excitement. "You were so amazing back there!"

"Says the girl who could fly among other things," was Alex's slightly choked reply, the elder Danvers hugging the Kryptonian back nonetheless.

Thankfully, before she could actually pass out from oxygen deprivation, Alex was released, Kara absolutely beaming as she rested her hands on Alex's shoulders.

"Did you see how their faces lit up when I told them you had presents for them?" her sister continued, Kara's voice excitedly higher than usual. "I maybe Supergirl, but you, you were just-"

"Happy I could make them smile given their circumstances," Alex interrupted, before the Kryptonian went overboard.

While Alex was no Scrooge to due praise, Kara had a tendency to blow things out of proportion. And given her recent sensitivity regarding the topic of children, especially because of what happened between herself and Maggie, she was quick to cut off that line of conversation before it snowballed into something she wasn't ready to face yet.

Besides, Alex had an ulterior motive for showing up at the hospital unannounced when she did. It wasn't a coincidence she practically appeared here the same time Supergirl did after all. And if she so happened to have panicked and overdid it with the presents in a terrible attempt to cover up that motive, well, at least the kids were happy.

"You're going to be such a great Mom!" Kara exclaimed, Alex's heart dropping into her stomach at that comment.

Brushing her tears aside, Maggie sniffled once before looking up at Alex through the space remaining between the half closed door.

"You're going to be a great mom," the NCPD detective said, a watery smile stretching across her lips. And with that the door closed completely, leaving Alex alone in her apartment.

Maggie was gone.

"Yeah," Alex said halfheartedly, her voice sounding hollow, even to her own ears. "Maggie said the same thing before she left."

"Alex…" Kara said regretfully, rubbing her shoulders.

Alex made a fist.

"Not now, Kara."

Sighing in defeat, the younger Danvers hung her head before pulling Alex back into a hug again, a tender one this time, Alex allowing herself the comfort.

"Okay," Supergirl said. "But when you're ready to talk about things, I'm here."

"I know," Alex murmured, fighting against tears. "Thank you for that. I just… I just need some more time."

"I know," Kara said sympathetically, a warm hand running up and down Alex's back. "Take as much time as you, Alex. I'll be here when you're ready."

With a final squeeze she was let go, Alex offering her sister a small but sincere smile.

"So what's up?" the superhero asked, quickly changing the subject, Kara swinging her arms back and forth like an expectant child. "What did you need to talk to me about?"

Taking in a shallow breath to calm her already frayed nerves, Alex forced herself to stand her ground, meeting her sister's gaze dead on.

"It's a funny story, actually," Alex started, her voice trembling slightly despite her best efforts to keep it steady.

So caught up in the feelings from the previous months, she'd almost forgotten why she pulled Kara aside in the first place. Almost. Reaching down into the mostly empty Santa sack still in her hand, she plucked the sole item remaining within and held it up for her sister to see.

"It seems we still have one present left."

"Oh my gosh!" Kara exclaimed, absolutely fawning over the item. "It's so cute!"

The final gift was wrapped in bright blue, sparkling paper. Tied off with an equally sparkling red ribbon, the present itself was almost the length of Alex's hand, and about an inch thick.

"Who's this for?" Kara asked, her expression immediately one of concern once those words left her mouth. "Did we miss one of the little ones?"

"N-No, no" Alex said, cursing herself inwardly for that stutter. Her heart pounded loudly in her ears but she forged ahead. "It's not for one of the kids. This present is actually for you. From me."

"Me?" Kara echoed in surprise. "But we exchanged gifts this morning-"

"It's not for Christmas," Alex interrupted. "It's actually for your birthday."

Kara frowned. "Not that I'm not happy to get gifts, but Earth Birthday isn't until another-"

"Not Earth Birthday, Kara," Alex cut her sister off again. "Kryptonian Birthday. A belated one, rather."

Kara looked at her in confusion.

"What?"

Crushing the velvet bag in a white knuckled grip, Alex swallowed nervously.

"Remember when you first landed on Earth and the topic of Earth time versus Kryptonian time came up?"

Kara smiled at her but nodded.

"Back then, we still didn't know much about Krypton, even with Clark's help," Alex continued. "If you remember, Clark didn't discover the Fortress of Solitude until much later on, so trying to figure out how the Kryptonian calendar matched up to Earth's calendar was a bit challenging. Not to mention there were other things to worry about at the time, like a corrupt DEO under Hank Henshaw's leadership."

"I'm not sure I understand where you're going with this, Alex," Kara said, tilting her head to the side in confusion.

Inhaling deeply, Alex gathered her courage.

"Well, when we went back home a few months ago, I uh… I kind of came across my notes from that time in my room," Alex explained. "Even as a teenager, I had a tendency to hoard minutiae facts away to have a look at later apparently."

A self depreciating laugh.

"I would have figured things out sooner," Alex said, her hands starting to shake. "But with the whole Mon-El and Earth-X thing, I kind of forgot about it until I was cleaning up my lab a few days ago. So happy belated Kryptonian birthday!"

Alex all but shoved the tiny present into her stunned sister's hands.

"It's September twenty second, by the way," Alex added. "In case you were wondering. Your Kryptonian birthday translated into Earth's calendar, I mean."

Fighting against the urge to run as far away as possible, Alex resorted to clutching at the empty Santa bag in her hands to keep her fidgeting down to a minimum.

"Sorry it's taken me this long to figure it all out," Alex muttered, staring down at her feet.

"Oh Alex," Kara said, enveloping her in a nearly bone crushing hug. "You silly girl! What are you apologizing for? This is great! Now I can celebrate two birthdays next year and when people complain about it, I can totally blame you for it!"

Alex chuckled as she hugged her sister back, a weightlessness settling upon her. It was both relieving and exhilarating. Was this what being at peace felt like?

"Not quite what I intended when I went about doing this," Alex commented, discretely swiping away unfallen tears. "But I guess I'll have to make do."

"Damn straight you will!" Kara said laughing as she released Alex. "Not because you're actually straight or anything-"

Alex rolled her eyes.

"-But just so you know, I'm expecting double potstickers from now on. Don't say I didn't warn you!"

"Double?" Alex scoffed. "How is that even fair when I already get you that for Sister Nights, on top of triple pizza?"

"It's fair because I'm your sister and you love me," Kara answered cheekily, complete with the batting of her eyes and hands framing her face.

"Ugh," Alex said, pretending to be exasperated. "Whatever, you dork. Only because you are my sister and I love you."

Alex shoved the Kryptonian.

"Now hurry up and open your present before I change my mind about this!"

"Hey!" Kara exclaimed laughing, but not budging an inch. "I was enjoying the moment! It's not every day I can weasel extra potstickers out of you."

Dodging another playful swipe, Supergirl grinned at Alex before shredding the wrapping paper and ribbon alike in less than a second, leaving behind a long, dark blue velvet box. Similar to those which held fancy engraved pens or other stationary, Alex's lips pressed into a fine line when Kara gasped, the box's lid now off, revealing the item within.

"I know it's not the original," Alex started, her throat suddenly dry, a nearly suffocating sense of self consciousness smacking her in the face. "And I know the meaning behind it is not the same, but I've seen how you've reached for it only to remember you no longer have it."

Alex watched as Kara gingerly reached out to touch the necklace inside the velvet box, an exact replica of Alura's necklace given to Kara before she was sent to Earth. Considering all she had when crafting the item were pictures of it, Alex thought she did a remarkable job replicating it. Knowing what was about to happen the moment her sister touched the pendant, Alex held her breath, the Santa bag in her hands stretched taut.

"Kara, my beautiful daughter," Alura's voice sounded, an eight inch tall hologram of the deceased Krytonian appearing above the necklace's pendant upon Kara's touch. "How can I assist you?"

"A-Alex," Kara said breathlessly, absolutely frozen. "What…"

Alex smiled at her sister.

"This necklace connects to the DEO mainframe," she explained. "Specifically your mother's AI."

Silence.

"As long as you're within the city, you should be able to connect to it anywhere without having to actually go to the DEO," Alex said, Kara still staring at her completely silent. "You know, in case you wanted to talk about… whatever… in private."

Realizing Kara wasn't quite ready to talk yet, Alex continued her rambling.

"With the whole Kryptonian probe and cult way back when, it got me thinking about… stuff. And after testing a few theories, I managed to come up with that."

Wringing her hands together tightly, the panic within festering at an alarming rate the longer Kara remained unresponsive, Alex didn't know what to do. It was like the day Mon-El was forced to leave the Earth all over again, except at least Kara showed some emotion back then, even if it was the pain of loss and the struggle against tears. Here and now, Kara was just silent and stoned faced, and that left Alex terrified. An extraordinary feat given what they both went through on a daily basis, and they'd seen a lot of horrible things already.

"I still haven't quite figured out how to boost the signal beyond the city limits," Alex pressed onwards, the tightness in her chest starting to make her dizzy.

"But I'm sure I'll be able to figure something out soon enough. And you don't have to worry about it falling into the wrong hands if you somehow misplace it. It's biometrically unlocked only by you. And well, by me because I made it, and it also has a built in tracker in case-"

The force at which Kara tackled her, Alex was surprised the both of them didn't go flying through the hospital room door. And a dozen walls.

"Kara-" Alex choked out, trapped between the door and her Super sister.

"I l-love you so much," Kara sobbed, squeezing her tight. "Y-You're the best s-sister an a-alien could ever have."

Needing a second to get her wits about her, Alex wrapped her arms around the trembling Kryptonian, squeezing her tight.

"Not an alien," she said, Alex kissing Kara's hair when the blonde hiccupped. "My sister. There's a difference."


A/N: I can't remember if Kara's Earth birthday was the day she crash landed on Earth or if it was her Kryptonian birthday converted into Earth's calendar. For the purposes of this drabble, Earth Birthday is the day Kara crash landed on earth. As the first mention on Earth birthday happened during Episode 2x11 which was aired February 6,2017, I have designated Earth birthday as February 6th here.

In the comics, Supergirl's birthday was on September 22. As such, I have made Kara's Kryptonian converted birthday that same date. If you want more info on that, check out this link (swap the commas for periods): superman,wikia,com/wiki/Supergirl

I really love the idea of Lena being a part of the Super friends, and also like another sister to the Danvers. And after reading other stories which wrote Lena like that, I couldn't resist doing the same here.

Not sure of the timeline when Alex and Maggie broke up. For the purposes of this drabble, let's just say it was roughly 3 months before the events in this piece (but after the Crisis-X crossover and the Mon-El and Legion of Superheroes stuff but before Reign's appearance) which so happens to line up with Christmas.

Speaking of timeline adjustments, I'm pretty sure Superman discovered his Fortress of Solitude before Kara crashed landed on Earth. For the purposes of this drabble, let's just say that discovery was delayed a bit. ;)

I don't know what kind of budget and funding the DEO gets from the government, but let's just say that's how things work for this drabble. XD

Happy Holidays everyone! See you all in the New Year! :)