Karry Universe
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Note: This is not a real update, so don't expect me to me back with this story. This is a special update because one year ago, on March 4th 2016, I posted the first chapter of this story. It's Karry Universe's Anniversary and this is a special Anniversary chapter!
The Documentary – A Very Karry Anniversary
A woman in her mid-twenties groaned as she threw a camera down in frustration. She slumped down on the couch and yelled, "this sucks!"
"What's the problem?' A man, around the same age as the girl, sighed, appearing from the next room. "Come on Anna…" the man said when the girl, Anna, did not answer, "you tell me everything."
"You're right, I do," Anna said. "This is a nightmare Stilely." Stilely, not his real name but an affectionate nickname, waited for Anna to continue talking. He was Anna's best friend and roommate. They had a bit of a Will and Grace vibe going between them. "You remember that new documentary I was filming?"
"Yeah… you mentioned it… Something about STAR Co?" Stilely recalled, taking a seat.
"The Secret of STAR Co, yeah," Anna said, rolling her eyes. "There has to be some type of secret, some way two nobodies turn a ruined lab into an Empire."
"This is sounding familiar," Stilely stated, remembering when Anna had talked about it previously. The two did talk about almost everything with each other.
"So, I started my research. I needed to talk to the people close to them before I talked to them. So, I looked them up and discovered Kara Allen's cousin is Clark Kent," Anna said, and Stilely shrugged, clearly confused. "Lois Lane, Clark Kent, the Daily Planet? They are some of the most famous reporters on this planet." Anna stated.
"Oh," Stilely said, not sure what to add to this. "Okay?"
"I figured 'that's great'. Get information from reporters close to them. They must have had an interesting point of view, but well…" Anna sighed. "Gideon." Anna called up her Gideon she had bought from STAR a long time ago. "Can you connect my videos to the TV and play the interview with Lois and Clark?"
"Yes," Gideon's voice was heard and the TV suddenly blinked on and a moment later a video was playing with Clark, Lois, Jason, Ella, and Musty the dog, playing at a park
"Excuse me," Anna voice was heard from the TV, she clearly holding the camera. "Mr. and Mrs. Kent?" Clark and Lois stopped and turned around. The little puppy turned too, and barked at the intruder ruining playtime.
"Musty, go play with the kids," Clark warned, and Musty turned around, going to play with the two. "Can we help you?"
"I'm Anna Manner, I'm doing a documentary on STAR Co.," Anna said, making the two look at each other. "I know you're Mrs. Allen cousin, I wondered if I could ask you and your wife some questions?"
"No comment," the two said, simultaneously.
"Seriously? Well, you're the reporters," Anna said. "You seriously won't help me?"
"What is this exactly? What do you want to know?" Lois asked.
"College project," Anna could be heard quickly before moving on. "So how did they do it? How did they restart STAR Labs and make it a success?" The two shrugged.
"Lucky, I guess," Lois said.
"They had a lot of support by their side, including us. We have always been there for them," Clark stated, and Lois laughed at that, making Clark look at her.
"You know I love you Clark, but come on? Seriously mister threaten-Barry's-life-every-few-minutes," Lois smirked.
"You threatened Barry Allen?" Anna asked, interested.
"I had to protect my cousin," Clark said, addressing both women. "But I liked him." Lois laughed at this. "Okay, so I started to like him."
"Kara had to yell at you several times,' Lois pointed out, a small smile on her face. "They loved each other from the first time we caught them making out on our couch. Now, if that will be all…? Kids we have to go." Lois called to the two children and puppy, who came running over.
"You were talking about Aunt Kara," the boy said happily. "She's the best." The boy waved at the camera.
"Yeah, but we're going. Come on," Clark said, putting an arm around his son as they headed off. "Maybe we should warn the rest of the family about this," was the last thing heard as the video cut off.
"Some information, but not the most helpful," Stilely admitted.
"Remember that last line about 'the family'," Anna said, pointing at the screen. "Because this gets weird. So, next I go to Starling, to Palmer Tech since it's closer to Metropolis than the other places. Gideon, play the interview with the Palmer Tech group."
A new video appeared on the TV of a man Stilely recognized as Oliver Queen walking with a beautiful blonde into Palmer Tech reception. "Mr. Queen?" Anna said. "I am doing a documentary on STAR Co. and…"
"You're the one Clark warned us about," Oliver said.
"Wait, Gideon, pause," Stiley said. "Didn't Clark say he was going to tell the family?"
"Ah, you noticed," Anna said knowingly.
"How is Oliver Queen related to them?" Stilely asked, confused now.
"My best guess originally was through the blonde, Laurel Lance. She's Kara Allen's foster sister's wife sister, and it took me a long time to figure that one out but it was driving me crazy how Oliver is a part of their family. Now, I think family is just a term they use," Anna said, "because it gets weirder. Gideon continue."
"Olly, you know legally you don't have to answer any questions," Laurel said.
"And you would be?" Anna asked.
"His lawyer, Laurel Lance," Laurel said, and Oliver chuckled.
"I don't need a lawyer," Oliver said meaningfully, with a smile, putting a hand on Laurel's arm and the two looked at each other, ignoring Anna and the camera.
It looked like they were going to kiss until a new voice broke up the scene: "Were you two on a date?" Coming into the lobby was Thea Queen, manager of Palmer Tech. "Because I've been looking for you, Olly."
"I was on my lunch break with a friend," Oliver said, taking a step back from Laurel.
"Well what's with the camera?" Thea asked, pointing at Anna who had remained silent throughout the previous exchange.
"It's the girl Clark warned us about," Oliver stated, and Thea nodded.
"Right. Well, now that I have both of you, Palmer Tech was once your family's company that was bought by Ray Palmer and then by STAR Co., now you are both working for it. How does that make you feel?"
"I like the job," Thea said simply. "Ray did good turning it from the family company and it feels right sitting in the STAR Co. franchise."
"It's a job," Oliver shrugged, not turning to look at Thea.
"Hiring you as head of security was a bit of a controversy," Anna said. "You're not really known as a fighter."
"For the last time, 95% of my job is paperwork," Oliver groaned, "it was even reported… Hey Richie?" A young man, a security guard, came running over. "Can you show Ms. Manners away from Palmer?"
"Wait, wait! One more question," Anna said. "In your opinion how did they do it? How did they take all these companies and save them?"
"They are… leaders," Oliver said. "It's just natural that people follow them. They have a presence, especially when they are together. When I first met Barry, he was a CSI willing to do anything to find his mother's killer, and when he introduced me to Kara I knew he would give it up for her if he had to but he didn't. She stood by him. It made other people want to stand by the two of them."
"I think their relationship has a lot to do with it," Thea said. "The two always have each other's back. It makes having this company easier."
"Oh definitely; their relationship has something to do with. Trust me, finding someone as loyal as the two of them," Laurel said. "Well…" She gave Oliver a look. "They make relationships look easier than they are."
"Richie?" Oliver said again, and the security guard came up and that was when the video ended.
"Interesting…" Stilely said, still looking at the screen. "Did you ever actually give him your name?" He turned to Anna, who shook her head, "but he knew it?" Anna shrugged. "I guess Clark was specific in his warning."
"And still no secret," Anna said. "I mean, what the hell does their relationship have to do with anything?" Anna sighed as Stilely didn't answer. "Well, after that I went to Gotham to talk to Ray Palmer. Gideon play the Ray Palmer interview."
The TV video changed and they were inside an office. A man took a helmet off to reveal it was Ray Palmer. "You look like the Atom in that." Ray turned around and laughed.
"Well, if I tried to fight crime in this, the public would be severally disappointed. It's NASA's new space suit," Ray said and pointed towards his back where the name 'STAR Labs' was written, along with the NASA logo. "They want it next week so I was testing it out myself to see if I could discover the problem we have been having, and you're that documentary maker Clark warned us about, Anna Manners?"
"Wait, Gideon, pause again," Stilely stopped the video. "Okay, how is he family?"
"Oh, that one is easy. He's married to Lucy Lane, Lois's sister," Anna said. "Continue, Gideon."
"How did you know?" The video Anna asked.
"The camera is a dead giveaway," Ray smirked. "How did you get in here?"
"Oh, you're still setting up the building. Security's not too hot," Anna stated.
"I'll make a note of that," Ray muttered as a pregnant woman came in. "Lucy, this is the documentary maker."
"Oh," Lucy said. "Want to run out to dinner to avoid her?" Ray laughed and put an arm around his wife.
"You used to own Palmer Tech, but Kara and Barry Allen bought it and now you work for them… How does that make you feel?" Anna asked, obviously ignoring Lucy's comment.
"I abandoned my company, okay?" Ray sighed. "They deserve it, and besides, I love my work. Never was much for the owning part, although it was fun setting it up. Besides, Kara and Barry are great people. You can't help but love them. I ordained their wedding and that's where I met my wife." Ray smiled at Lucy.
"They are lovable…. Made me feel guilty for when I hated them," Lucy said, causing Ray to have to do a double take himself. "Maybe I shouldn't have said that."
"You hated them?" Ray asked.
"Well, more Kara than Barry. She and Lois were close back then. She was godmother to the kids instead of me. The kids didn't even know me and James liked her, not me, even though she rejected him. In fact, I don't think she even knew he wanted her. Anyway… It's hard to keep a hatred on them. They are too nice, too good and I dropped it long ago. Now Kara is like a sister." Ray kissed Lucy. "Dinner now?"
"Dinner," Ray said, calling over a scientist. "Can you show Ms. Manners out?"
"Wait, what's their secret? How did they make STAR Co. the success it is?" Anna asked quickly.
"Who says they have a secret?" Ray answered, turning back to Anna.
"They're an open book," Lucy said with a laugh as the two walked away and the video ended.
"That was less helpful than the Queens," Stilely said, and Anna nodded. "Who did you see next?"
"Well I decided to change tact, and decided to go to their former bosses. They both only had one job before STAR Co. She worked as Cat Grant's personal assistant and he was a CSI for Central Police. So, I went to Cat Grant and after wading through a lot of protocol, I got into her office," Anna said. "Gideon play the interview with Cat Grant."
The screen flickered on to the show the interior of a highly-decorated office; bits were familiar from interviews done with Cat that were broadcasted and the woman in question could be seen walking into the room as Anna started: "Ms. Grant, I am…"
"I know," Cat Grant said, moving past Anna and taking positon behind her desk. "Clark and Lois told me."
"Pause," Stilely said, turning to Anna.
"Don't ask," Anna said, shaking her head. "There is nothing connecting her as family as far as I can tell. Kara was her assistant and Cat used to work at the Daily Planet before setting up CatCo, but no familial connection. Gideon, Play."
"Kara Allen worked for you before becoming the face of STAR Co.," Anna stated.
"Yes, she was the best assistant I've had," Cat said. "I remember her interview well. She came in here and I was impressed. Thought she would be a reporter like her cousin. I even scribbled that on her resume right after I hired her."
"What happened? How did she become… more?" Anna asked.
"I didn't take into account Barry Allen," Cat smirked. "I didn't even know about him for nearly two thirds of Kara's time here. No one did. My son, the late James Olsen, and a Tech who use to work here were in competition to see who would date her. The very same day Mr. Allen came up and proposed to her. Right in front of the elevators." Cat smiled at the memory. "I have never seen a girl unknowingly crush three boys' hearts and shock an entire office so easily without even knowing that's what she was doing. I doubt I will ever see that again." Cat laughed. "Then Barry was left the labs and Kara went off to use what I taught her there and now, thinking of it… Kara was always meant to be great."
Cat stood up. "Now, I think I've given you all you need. Clearly you seem to be an amateur reporter," Cat indicated the camera, "so I would be happy to give you tips, but until then I'm a very busy woman. You can show yourself out." Abruptly, the video ended.
"That was helpful," Stilely said sarcastically.
"It was another rant about their relationship," Anna said.
"I wonder…" Stilely stated, suddenly thoughtfully.
"What?" Anna asked.
"What else did you get?" Stilely changed tact.
"Oh, um, well, I went to talk to Captain Singh. Gideon, will you…?"
"Playing interview with Captain Singh."
"You know, I'm starting to think this A.I. is a little too smart," Stilely said as the video played.
"Captain Singh?" Anna said. "I am doing a documentary on STAR Co. and wanted to ask you a few questions."
"Why?" Captain Singh said.
"Because you're Barry Allen's former boss," Anna said.
"No, I mean why are you doing a documentary?"
"To discover their secret. How they made an empire," Anna said.
"A mad man left them everything. Mystery solved," Captain Singh said with a shrug. "Oh, and he has a very beautiful and smart wife. He was smart, but never put that to use – he was always late and I don't have time for this. West, Thawne!" Singh yelled as he walked towards two men and a woman. "They are who you should talk to." Captain Singh pointed. "They're his family."
"You're the girl Clark warned us about," The girl said.
"And you are Barry Allen's foster family," Anna said. "So, what's their secret?"
"Barry use to sleep in our dorm room every night when we were in college," Iris West said, making everyone look at her. "What? She asked for a secret"
"That's not a secret; we all knew that," Eddie said with a smile.
"The public don't," Iris smirked. "Media is my thing, Eddie."
"Anyway, how did they make STAR Labs into STAR Co.?" Anna said, turning to Joe as she talked. "You raised him, you got to know."
"He's thick-headed. I mean that in a good way. He always refused to believe his dad murdered his mom," Joe said. "Which he didn't so… being thick-headed was helpful."
"She's dedicated," Eddie said. "It always impressed me how she came to sit by his side for nine months while he was in a coma." Eddie and Joe's cellphone binged. "Meta human, the taskforce is need. See you later. Bye babe." Eddie said, kissing Iris.
"Well maybe we can…" Anna stopped as Iris's cellphone binged.
"Oh, Cat wants me to report on it," Iris said. "Got to get in front of a different camera." Iris paused. "You know, you should probably just give up. You're not going to find what you're looking for. It doesn't exist. There is no secret to how they made STAR Labs. They just… did." Iris ran out as the video ended.
"I know you too well. You didn't give up," Stilely said instantly, and Anna nodded. "Well look at the bright side: Singh didn't say Clark told him," Anna nearly laughed. "Okay, so who's next?"
"I should have given up," Anna countered, a little heavily now. "Gideon, can you play the Eliza Danvers and Henry Allen conversation?"
"Of course," Gideon said, and the next video started.
"You'll find a job," Henry Allen was saying from behind the bar to Eliza Danvers, who was sitting at the counter. "You could work here?"
"Work for my foster daughter's husband's father? No, I'm good there," Eliza said. "Besides, I have enough money in savings to last me a while. The job is more for something to do when I am not babysitting – and don't look now but the girl Cark warned us about is here."
"I didn't even speak that time," Anna said.
"Well you might as well not bother to ask us anything. There is nothing we can tell you that the others haven't already. They are just two people who got a business and expanded it. Two people who I always knew were perfect for each other." Henry said.
"Didn't you threaten Kara?" Eliza asked.
"Yeah, but she didn't flinch. She told me she was not afraid of people in jail for a crime they didn't commit. At that moment, I knew it. I knew she was prefect for my son." He smirked at Eliza at this. "And didn't you threaten Barry?"
"No, I hugged him. Alex threatened him," Eliza corrected. "And Clark. Lois and I were very encouraging of Kara's first love. Well, first and only." Henry shrugged.
"Wait, didn't Alex yell at Kara?" Henry asked. "I remember someone saying something about Kara being a parasite? Sorry – confused."
"Alex had problems," Eliza sighed. "Which we can talk about when not on camera. You said too much already."
"Either buy a drink, or food, or get going," Henry said to the camera, and the video swiftly ended.
"Wow," Stilely said. "I think they're starting to get sick of you." Anna sighed.
"You think that's bad? Gideon, play the interview with Alex and Sara," Anna said, and the video on the TV changed; now they were in front of a house and Alex and Sara were coming out of a car.
"Excuse me, I am…"
"We know," the couple said together.
"And I've really got nothing to say but Kara and Barry are great people. They brought me to Alex who took me out of a dark place," Sara said, kissing Alex before disappearing into the house.
"Please, someone has to give me something," Anna now pleaded.
"Kara and Barry are sometimes too sweet. They're good people. They love Karry Karaoke. They love each other. They love their girls. They have the biggest hearts of anyone on this planet. If they could forgive me after everything I did to them when I was a drunk, they can forgive anyone. There is no secret," Alex said simply. "They got a company. They had skills. They got it going and they hired the right people for the right jobs."
Alex walked into the house as Anna sighed and from around back a teenage blonde and an older brunette walked out from a side. "Oh, you're Kara Allen's aunt?" Anna said moving toward the older woman. "It took a long time to find any information about you… I heard you were living with Mrs and Mrs Danvers-Lance? Kara's background is very hard to find information about. You neglected your niece in the earlier years, right?"
Astra gave Anna and the camera a death glare. "The biggest regret of my life was not being there for Kara," Astra hissed at her. "But things worked out better in the end for everyone. I assume you're this movie-maker Clark warned us about?"
"That would be me," Anna said. "Anything to say?"
"Believe it or not, Barry and Kara don't like attention. They only re-opened the labs after I suggested it. They take advice from people and when they like that advice they act on it and it usually turns out for the best. My piece of advice to you is to leave them alone."
"The labs are so awesome," Karen added quickly, with a smile to the camera. "But there's no big mystery to them. They re-started it and put themselves up in front of the camera as new owners. That's basically it."
"Karen, come. We need to go or we'll be late," Astra said, as the two walked away and the video ended.
"Well, I am almost out of people," Anna told Stilely after that video. "I thought about going to Little STAR to talk to Ronnie Raymond but couldn't get in. After that there were only two other people I could think of to ask: STAR Lab's longest-running employees, Caitlin Snow and Francisco Ramone. They started with Wells, stayed with him, and then continued on when Barry and Kara took over. Gideon…?"
"Playing video," Gideon said.
This time the video was outside of STAR Labs, in the parking lot. "Outside?" Stilely asked.
"Only way I could think of finding them," Anna said as in the video Caitlin and Cisco appeared along with Hartley Rathaway and Lisa Snart walking out.
"Doctor Snow and Mr. Ramone?" Anna said.
"Anna Manners," Caitlin said, simply.
"Were all STAR Lab employees told about me?" Anna asked.
"No, Clark told us," Cisco said.
"Pause," Stilely said. "So, we always seem to pause at this moment, but I'm curious – is there any real family connection?"
"None," Anna said shaking her head. "Gideon, continue."
"You have been with STAR the longest. What did you think when Kara and Barry reopened it?"
"Well, they asked us if we were on board with reopening and we were," Caitlin said simply.
"So, you two had a part in helping them rebuild?"
Cisco opened his mouth but Caitlin stopped him. "We gave advice. We have been friends with them for a long time but this was their success," Caitlin said. "They could have done it without us but we didn't want them to and they didn't want to do it without us. We wanted to be a part of this and they wanted us a part of it too."
"Yeah," Cisco agreed. "They wanted to do something. They had a lot of encouragement from all of us, but this is them."
"And they gave me my job back," Hartley joked.
"They can have problems when they are away from each other," Lisa spoke up. "Remember when we were in London and how badly Barry freaked out because he was away from Kara? They need each other." Cisco laughed.
"Oh, there's Winn," a car pulled up Hartley spoke, and his boyfriend stepped out.
"Double date night, right?" Winn said, stepping out of the car and kissing Hartley.
"Yep," Cisco said.
'Have fun," Caitlin now said, heading for her own car.
"Wait…" Anna was obviously being ignored. "What do you think is their secret? How did they do it?"
"There is no secret," Caitlin and Cisco said together.
"Hey Winn, didn't you use to have a crush on Kara?" Lisa asked slyly. "Maybe you can talk to the documentary maker?"
"Who told you?" Winn said, confused.
"Everyone knows you were one of the three at CatCo trying to get into Kara's pants," Lisa said, rolling her eyes.
"Oh, no I am out. I am not getting into this. Kara and Barry belong together. We did not know she had a boyfriend. That's it. See you at the restaurant," Winn said and he and Hartley entered the car to drive away. Cisco and Lisa went into a different car and Caitlin was already gone. The video ended.
"And that's all folks," Anna said in a mocking Lonny Tunes voice. "It's all unusable. Nothing… Everyone I could think of to talk to can only talk about how much they love each other. I am starting to think it would have been easier to do that documentary on The Flash and Supergirl. Kara and Barry have agreed to an interview with me but I don't even know what good it will do."
"Maybe you're not seeing the story," Stilely said cautiously now. "Maybe, like everyone said, there is no secret. They inherited a business, reopened it, and it worked. Maybe the story is something else."
"What else could the story be?" Anna asked.
"Everyone talked about how much the two loved each other. Stories about them." Stilely said, getting up. "Maybe the story is about them. Not about the Labs. Maybe it's a love story."
-Superflash-
Anna sat in the office of Kara and Barry Allen. The two were on their couch and their kids were in their strollers. Anna was nervous as a white dog growled at her and Kara told the dog to calm down. The animal lay down but glared still at Anna, making the girl nervous as she turned on the camera.
"Look, we agreed to this interview so you would stop harassing our family," Kara said. "But there is no secret to how we made STAR Co."
"I'm not looking for that anymore. A friend made me realize the real story," Anna said quickly, her eyes trying to avoid the dog.
"Real story?" Barry spoke up.
"It's a love story, apparently. So, I want to ask about you. About your past." Kara and Barry looked at each.
This should be fun, Barry thought. "Okay, ask your questions," he said aloud.
"You two met in college. Did you fall for each other right away?" Anna asked.
"Completely," Kara smiled, and the memory of their first meeting came through clear as day, shared through the bond.
"Um…hi…I'm um… I'm Barry," Barry said, finally being able to get the words out as Joe and Iris turned around to see the girl standing there as well. "Barry Allen."
"Hi," she said, seeming nervous herself. "I'm Kara Z…" Kara stopped herself before she said her Krpytonian name. Even after six years on this planet it seemed weird not to use her own last name "Kara Danvers."
"You must be Iris's roommate," Barry said pointing at Iris but not taking his eyes off Kara.
"Hi Iris West," Iris said holding out her hand to Kara, who shook it.
"Hope you don't mind, I took the bed by the window," Kara said, even though her eyes were still on Barry and not Iris.
"There were no doubts? No problems?" Anna broke the memory, bringing the pair back to the present.
"None on my side," Barry said, giving Kara a look.
"I had some fears," Kara said. "But my fears were lessened by a random stranger." Kara gave Barry a loving look.
"Are you okay?" A voice asked, and Kara turned and looked up. A man was standing over her. He wore a red baseball hat and a dark pair of sunglasses. His voice sounded a little weird, almost distorted. Maybe she wasn't listening properly, too emotionally distracted. "You should be enjoying the carnival."
"I can't," Kara said, wiping the tears away and not wanting to cry in front of the stranger.
"What's wrong?" The man asked. "Boyfriend hurt you?"
"No, but I'm about to hurt him. I don't want to. I don't want to leave him…" she couldn't help but confess.
"Then don't," the man said simply.
"But it's not right. I can't do this to him."
"Go back to your boy. If it's right between you then there will be a sign," The man said, confusing Kara. "It happened for my wife and me. It will happen for you." Kara stood up, smiling weakly at him and started walking back to where she had left Barry.
"So, I heard you had some problems. People threatening you?" Anna asked.
"Oh, ha, yeah – Clark every few minutes. I think the fact he first met me when he caught us making out on his couch didn't help," Barry said, almost laughing.
"That's good," Clark said, pulling Barry in closer to him. "Because she's the only family I have, so if she's upset with someone, I'm upset with them. You wouldn't want me upset with you, would you?"
"N-no sir," Barry said shaking his head.
"Good, so you better be good to her or you have me to deal with. Got it?" Clark asked.
"And Alex, before she went all alcoholic on us," Barry said laughing still.
"You know when Kara came to live with us she was in a bad state." Barry went to explain he understood, but Alex stopped him. "She had nightmares. She was scared all the time and I became her protector. I protected her and comforted her until she was ready to stand on her own, but I will always protect my little sister. If she ever comes to me crying about you, you'll have hell to pay. You understand?"
"Are we sure you and Clark aren't related?" Barry asked, kind of afraid of Alex.
"Your family wasn't so innocent," Kara turned on Barry before Barry could mention Astra. It was better to keep her threat away from this interview, especially since she did it in the middle of the night and wouldn't be so easy to explain away.
"Joe and Iris loved you," Barry defended.
"I'm not talking about them. Henry."
Henry didn't smile. "You two are very young for love," Henry said, and Kara could almost see where this was going. Her family had done this to Barry enough times. "And Kara, you're a beautiful girl. How long before another handsome guy asks you out and you dump Barry like that?"
"Dad…" Barry said, wanting to stop this but Kara put a hand on Barry's shoulder.
"Barry, let me," Kara said, and Barry looked at her and nodded, seeing the look in her eyes. "I'm not like that Henry. I'm not just dating your son because he's good looking, which he is. I love Barry. We have a lot in common including this," she indicated Henry himself.
"You have a parent in jail?" Henry asked.
"No, my parents died when I was young. I lost almost everything except my cousin and a foster family who took me in. No offense but no one in this room can understand that pain. No one but Barry," Kara said. "And I'm kind of sick and tired of people assuming we are going to fail because we're young. Yes, we're young. Yes, we might not have had too many relationships before this, but both of us have been through so much in our lives. It unusual to find someone who understands our pain the way we do, but he's your son. You're concerned so give me your warning."
"Don't hurt him," Henry said looking at Kara, knowing everything she said was true. "Don't play with him or his feelings."
"It wasn't just the parental figures in your lives though, was it?" Anna now added. "I have it on good authority that your very sister called you a parasite once."
"Where did you hear that?" Kara asked, shocked.
"Your parents," she didn't want to out either Eliza or Henry now, so threw them both under the bus instead.
"It's fine," Kara stated, "well, it all stemmed from when I was adopted by her parents - they told her I needed to be looked after, protected, but when I went to college and met Barry, Iris and everyone, she felt her role in my life lessen. She took it hard." Kara frowned as she remembered the very moment things had started to change for herself and Alex.
"I can't just come see my little sister?" Alex asked.
"Well I've been going to this school for over a year now and you haven't so what gives?" Kara asked as she finished her first slice of pizza long before Alex was even half done with hers and took another. It always surprised Alex how much Kara could eat.
"Well I should have. It's my job to protect you," Alex said playing with her slice, not sure she really wanted it.
Kara put down her slice and took a sip of her soda. "I'm not a defenseless little girl," Kara said when she was done. "In fact, I'm anything but. I don't need you to protect me, especially from Barry. Alex, I wish you would just give him a chance. Even Clark has started to accept and even like Barry."
Most of what Kara said didn't even seem to reach her big sister. After the words 'I don't need you to protect me' Alex sort of zoned out. Hearing the same thing Clark said coming from her sister was affecting her. "Alex," Kara said waving a hand in front of her sister. "Are you okay?"
"As I said before, she developed a drinking problem," Barry spoke up, bringing Kara out of her memory. "She actually once had me beaten up in a bar."
"Yeah, she... she was a nasty drunk which lead to the now infamous parasite comment," Kara sighed, not wanting to dwell but the memory of Alex's worst drunk day came to the forefront of her mind.
At that moment, the door to the house slammed opened. "Where are you?" Kara heard Alex's voice.
Kara sighed. "Alex," Kara said, taking a blanket and putting it around her. "Be quiet. Everyone else is asleep."
"I won't be quiet!" Alex said. "You are butting your unwanted head into my life again."
"I don't know what you mean but keep your voice down. You're drunk. Go to sleep," Kara said.
"You know exactly what I am talking about!" Alex yelled, and at that moment there was a cry from upstairs. Alex had woken Jason, and Kara could hear everyone else stirring and starting to come down. "Oh, here comes the other super freak." Alex said loudly as Clark, Lois holding Jason, and Eliza appeared.
"What's going on here?" Eliza asked as Lois went into the kitchen to get Jason a bottle.
"What's going on here is this stupid alien can't seem to stay out of my life," Alex said. "You were spying on me."
"Trust me she wasn't," Barry said from where he was.
"You're the only one who could have done that. Well you and this freak," Alex pointed at Clark.
"Go to bed Alex. Before you say something you regret," Clark said.
"No, I want to make something clear here," Alex said, looking at Kara who stood up, keeping the blanket around her as she did.
"Go right ahead, but know whatever you think I did, I didn't," Kara said.
"I know you're spying on me and I don't like it. You know you were right before. I'm not your big sister and you're not my little sister. You never were. You're an unwanted alien parasite who came in and sucked the life out of me. I'm not letting you do it anymore."
"Alex!" Eliza yelled as she saw the look on Kara's face. None of them had been prepared for that. Even Clark looked shocked, and it was hard to shock Superman. "Apologize."
"I will not apologize for finally speaking the truth," Alex said and then went right back out the door leaving the group standing there.
Kara finally reacted to the words, tears coming to her eyes and Barry pulled her into a hug and back onto the couch. "I can't do it anymore," Kara said. "I'm done getting hurt by her."
"She recovered though?" Anna broke the silence, both Kara and Barry thinking back to that fateful night. They'd never found out what had caused Alex's outburst, always assuming it had been a drunken stupor of hers.
"Oh yeah," Kara smiled now. "It was hard on her – hard on us too. I really thought I lost her for good, but she got sober, got a great job and forced her way back into my life. That I'm grateful for."
She knew Kara was just trying to protect her family. Still, she took her one-month chip out of her pocket and showed it to Kara. "So, what, you have a gambling problem now too?" Kara asked clearly not knowing what Alex was showing her. "Are you here for money? Because I'm not giving you any and you know Eliza cut you off."
Alex sighed. Sometimes it was hard having a sister who did not know everything about human life. "I don't have a gambling problem and I'm not here for money. This is my one month chip," Alex said and knew Kara was still confused. "Look at the words. One month sober. I'm in a program Kara." She could see the shock on Kara's face. Kara didn't move or say anything, now holding the chip; Alex was thankful for her silence. "And part of my program is making amends to people I've wronged. I can't think of anyone I wronged more than you."
Kara went to say something but Alex held up a hand. "Please let me finish and after that you can tell me to go to hell if you want. I deserve it," Alex said. "Kara, when I started drinking, and I'm not blaming you for my problem here, this was my entire fault, but when I started most of the reason was I believed you didn't need me anymore. I felt so lost and there was a release in drinking and those feeling of you not needing me switched into feelings of anger at you. Anger for no real reason. Anger you didn't deserve. Everything I said to you was simply horrible, I won't even try to justify them, and there is no way I could possibly make it up to you. I wouldn't blame you if you never wanted to see me again, but just know I am sorry. If you want me to leave right now and never come back I will, but I really hope you can forgive because I…." Alex stopped. There were tears running down her face now, tears she hadn't tried to stop as she looked, almost longingly, into her sister's blank face, "I really want my little sister back."
Alex was really crying now, blinded by the tears, and was shocked when she felt two arms wrap their way around her. Kara was hugging her. "I will always be your little sister," Kara whispered in her ear. Alex put her own arms around Kara now and cried into her sister.
"I thought you hated me," Alex sobbed.
"I don't hate you. I could never hate you. Angry with you, yes. Hurt by you yes," Kara said.
"You rejected my calls," Alex interjected.
"Not because I hated you. I rejected them so I wouldn't get hurt by you," Kara said. "I didn't know you were getting better. Eliza never told me."
"She didn't know," Alex confessed. "I couldn't face her or you for the longest time. I have a new job at a different lab. I'm putting my life together."
"I'm glad," Kara said, releasing Alex from the hug, "and I want to be there for you, but there is one thing Alex. We clearly have issues we need to clear up. Most of them can wait until another time but you got to know. Barry is around to stay."
"She's a much better person than she was," Barry spoke aloud, and Anna smile appreciatively. "She worked really hard."
"I did some research." Anna said now, forcing the subject along. "You two are very brave. Saving Superman's life. Saving people from a fire," the two now laughed at this. "What made you do that?"
"Well, I had to follow this one," Barry said, knowing back then he would just follow Kara into danger.
"I had to do what I felt was right. Superman needed help the first time, people were trapped the second time. I could save them, and I did," Kara said. "Although I did not want you following me." Kara turned to Barry as she said this.
"Barry, you shouldn't be here. Get out," Kara said as the people inside the room ran passed her, some thanking her, and started out. One person was limping, having been injured.
Barry ran to his side, covering his mouth with his shirt from the smoke, and let the guy lean on him for support. "Not without you Kara," Barry said. "Is that everyone?"
"Yeah," the injured man leaning on Barry coughed and the three ran out of the building. Once outside Barry set the guy down. It seemed Barry's call for help was being answered as they heard sirens in the distance.
"All your family makes it seem like your relationship is peachy. There has to be some problems, some fights?" Anna said.
"When you're connected as close as we are fights are less," Barry said.
"So, you don't fight?" Anna said.
"I didn't say that," Barry said holding up a hand. "Not as often as most people though."
"Mostly about him making me watch Star Trek for the millionth time," Kara said, giving him a smile. "But sometimes more serious stuff. The first major fight we had was because I kept something from Barry for too long."
"What?" Anna asked.
"Nothing important," Kara said. "But Barry got mad."
"I was quite calm, considering the situation," Barry countered, but the pair were overtaken by the memory of when Kara revealed herself to Barry. This being what Kara meant.
Kara was a bit unsure where to start. "My parents… they didn't die in a fire. Not really." Kara let go of Barry's hand and took off her glasses. "And my name, my real name, is Kara Zor-El, of the house of El." Kara put her glasses in her pocket. She knew she had to do more than just tell Barry. She bent her knees a bit and with a little push she was off the ground and flying in the air. She didn't even need to see Barry's face to know he was shocked. She could feel it. He kept his promise though and said nothing, but he had slipped off the table a bit, but moved himself back up. Kara moved back to the ground slightly, although remaining airborne. She waited for him to regain his position.
"When I was a child my planet, Krypton, was dying." Kara glided a bit to the side and Barry turned on the table to follow her. "I was sent here, to Earth, to protect my cousin." Kara began drifting around the table, Barry watching her awkwardly as he turned on the table to try and keep eye contact. "But an accident threw my pod off-course. By the time I got here my cousin had already grown up and revealed himself to the world as…" Kara paused a moment here and took a deep breath "Superman." She finished and then went down and landed gracefully in front of Barry. "So I hid my powers in order to live a normal human life and fell in love with a normal human boy. A human boy who I hope can accept me for who I truly am."
There was silence as Barry looked at Kara, mouth slightly open. It was a few minutes before Kara couldn't take the silence anymore. "Please. Say something Barry," Kara said. She wanted to take his hands again, wrap herself in his arms, but she needed to give him his space.
"I feel like an idiot," Barry said. Kara went to say something but Barry put his hand out to stop her. "No, it's my turn to talk. You stay quiet until I'm done." Kara nodded as Barry got to his feet, she shocked to hear the authority in his voice. "When I was a child my mom was killed by the impossible. I spent my life tracking down the impossible." Kara had seen the notebook Barry kept with all the information on the impossible things he'd found. Most of them were her cousin and the villains he fought. "Only to not realize my girlfriend was the impossible." Barry had been pacing as he talked and then sat down on top of the picnic table again, putting his feet on the bench once more. "Maybe I didn't want to see it. There were so many giveaways."
"And we've gotten into other fights, real ones," Barry said, sharing with Kara his own recollection of their past as he said this.
"You could have done that on your own," Kara said as she walked into STAR labs, Barry behind her. She was just a bit annoyed at the moment that she felt like talking out loud instead of through their mental bond. It felt better using her voice than her thoughts.
"You are bullet proof, though" Barry argued.
"You can catch bullets!" Kara argued back, irritated as the other members inside STAR Labs decided not to comment on their argument, none of them wanting to get between the two while fighting.
"I just thought it would be better for you to be there for backup," Barry said looking down and seeming meek as he said it.
"But mostly we've been okay," Kara said, wanting to get off fights. She hated when they fought.
"Barry was in a coma for quite a long time. How did that make you feel?" Anna directed this to Kara, who almost felt like going back to fights at this. Remembering Barry's coma was hard on her.
"Seeing Barry like that was heart breaking," Kara said quietly, as Barry took her hand to comfort her.
"Can we see him?" Iris asked, her voice hollow as her eyes glistened with tears. The doctor nodded and showed the group to a room where Barry was on a bed. Iris and Joe went right to his side, but Kara stood at the door looking at him. She felt completely numb. All her super powers seemed to have died as the doctor spoke – she could barely hear what was being said around her now, let alone elsewhere in the hospital.
As she looked at him it was like she was seeing more than just him, though. She was seeing her parents. Hearing them telling her to protect her cousin. Seeing her planet destroyed. Seeing her cousin for the first time when she landed. Knowing she failed. Failed protecting him. Seeing Barry lying there. She had failed him too.
As the realization hit her, the numbness in her body seemed to lift. Voices exploded all around her. She could hear everyone in the hospital suffering. The hospital staff panicking. She had failed everyone. Everyone she could have protected. Her eyes couldn't leave Barry though. The man she loved more than anything was in a coma, possibly dying because she did not save him.
"Kara," Iris said finally noticing that Kara remained frozen on the spot. She had never seen such a look on her friend's face. She looked so small, too. Like she was broken. Kara finally looked at Iris, her eyes heavy, and then turned, running out of the room. "Kara?"
"I ran all the way to my cousin for comfort." Kara continued, a tear appearing in her eyes at the memories from so long ago.
Before Clark could finish his sentence, there was a gust of wind, a blur, and a force hit into him so hard he nearly fell back. Lois jumped. Clark was almost ready to fight before he heard the crying and realized who was hugging him. "Kara!" Clark was shocked and looked to Lois. It took a moment before he put his arms around his weeping cousin and then picked her up.
He sat down on the couch and held her on his lap, letting her cry. "What's wrong?" Clark asked.
"Barry – lightning – coma," was all Clark and Lois could make out through Kara's tears. It was enough to make the two understand though what had happened. Clark held his cousin tighter and Lois came over to rub her back. They stayed that way until Kara had cried herself to sleep
"I can't even picture how hard that was. How did you get through nine months?" Anna asked but Krypto ran up, jumping onto the couch and barking. "Oh… that…"
"Is actually very appropriate," Kara said hugging her dog and giving him a smile and a look that was reserved solely for him. "I kept myself busy. Made friends in Caitlin and Cisco. My aunt came back into my life during that time, but it was Krypto who helped me pass the lonely times."
The dog barked but then growled as it looked at Kara, his eyes powering up with heat vision. Kara powered up her eyes as well. "No," Kara said authoritatively, holding out a hand to the dog. When she was a child she had wanted a dog similar to this one, but Kryptonian dogs were not like human dogs. They did not just listen to just anyone and did not simply take orders. You had to get the dog to submit to you by being the alpha. Something she could never do as a kid.
Kara stared the dogs in the eyes. "Back down," Kara ordered and repeated the command in Kryptonese just in case. The two stared at each other for a moment before the dog powered down his eyes and tentatively walked over to Kara's feet. The puppy then lay down and showed Kara his belly; he had just submitted to Kara as alpha.
Kara smiled as she depowered her own eyes and bent down to pet the pup. The dog barked happily as his new mistress pet him and then licked Kara's face. Kara laughed with a smile. "Where did you come from?" Kara asked the dog curiously, ignoring the onlookers taking video and pictures. "Well, I know where you're going. Come." Kara then lifted up into the air and the dog followed. She then flew off and the dog followed her as she did.
"If it wasn't for Krypto I would have gone crazy," Kara said.
"According to Alex you did go crazy," Barry joked and Kara laughed.
"When Barry woke that must have been something," Anna added.
"Oh, it was something," Barry said. "Something more than a miracle."
"We couldn't keep our hands off each other," Kara smiled at the memory and Anna coughed embarrassingly at this remark.
Kara ignored them though, seeming to be in the same trance as Barry as she ran at him and then the two were kissing. Caitlin smiled as she watched the scene. She had kept her promised from all those months ago.
'I missed you so much' Kara was thinking. 'How the hell do you have abs?'
'I have abs?' Barry thought. 'Wait, there is no way you said that out loud'. The two had still been kissing when Barry had 'heard' that.
'We're hearing each other's thoughts! That's new.' Kara thought, finally breaking apart from Barry but refusing to let go of his arms. 'Say something out loud. We need to look normal here.'
"What are you wearing?' Barry asked out loud.
Kara seemed confused for a moment and then looked down at herself. She was still in her Supergirl outfit. She looked at the other three in the room. "Um…hi…. I…"
"And I hear you proposed almost right away? In Catco's offices? Why not do something…. More romantic? For a love story like yours, an office proposal seems weird," Anna asked, having been wondering that since she re-watched Cat's interview.
"Well, before I was hit by lightning I had a big romantic vacation planned but that was cancelled and I was going to do something else, after I found where my family hid the ring, but once I had it in my hands I could not wait another moment."
"What are you doing here Bar?" Kara asked once they had removed themselves from each other, sending a reminder to Barry to talk out loud.
"I found it," Barry said out loud with a smile.
"Found what?" Kara asked really wanting to know. "Your sanity?"
"You will never believe where this ended up. Because I had it in my pocket when I was brought to the hospital, it got transferred to STAR Labs with me in my personal effects. Cisco found it and showed it to Caitlin. Caitlin felt uncomfortable keeping it at the lab so gave it to Joe. Joe hid it so you wouldn't find it when you were visiting, but Iris found it and re-hid it so you wouldn't find it at all."
"What is it?" Kara asked again, annoyed slightly now.
"Just to let you know I had something really special planned, but a bolt of lightning destroyed those plans. Even when I was looking for this I was going to plan something else, but then I found it and all I could think of was you. My beautiful wonderful girlfriend who waited for me while I was in a coma. Cisco told me you were there every week by my side. I don't know how you did it. I would have gone nuts if it was reversed."
"According to Alex, I did," Kara cut in with a nervous laugh, wondering where this was going.
"I couldn't wait a moment longer," Barry said as he put his hand into his pocket and suddenly went down on one knee. He took out the small ring box and opened it to reveal a diamond ring. "Kara Danvers, will you marry me?"
Winn had to sit down; James took hold of a desk to keep his balance; Adam tried to remain emotionless and leaned against a wall. Lucy herself took a seat on Kelly's desk. Cat Grant tightened her hold on the cup again that Lucy was unsure why it didn't break, or the lid at least pop off.
"Yes! Yes! Yes! YES!" Kara said clearly excited. "I still do not get the one knee thing but yes!"
"And then everything was perfect," Anna said dreamily, but the two shook their heads.
"Not so much. My dad was still in jail for a crime he did not commit," Barry said. "And then finding out about Wells… We thought the man was on our side. Him being the one who killed my mom… that was hard when we found out."
"Harrison Wells isn't who he claims to be. I can't be too sure but the one on my Earth proved to be someone altogether different…" Barry-White then proceeded to tell Kara and Barry-Red everything that had happened in his world; about the Hartley's revelation and Wells setting off the accelerator on purpose, all the way to who he really was and the events surrounding his death. Barry-White left nothing out. "From what I learned of this world so far, it's the same, just a year or so behind mine," Barry-White said, noticing the looks the two were making.
'I never liked him,'Kara thought, anger filling her body but suppressing it to try and keep Barry-Red in control as Barry-Red was actually seeing red and was ready to go pound Wells for himself. 'We need to wait, Barry. We need real proof first.'
'Like what?'Barry asked.
'We'll find this Hartley, Barry-White said he worked for STAR Labs so Cisco and Caitlin would know him, and then see if it's true that Wells set the accelerator off on purpose. Then we'll go to see if we can find the original Wells body,'Kara thought back and Barry nodded knowing he could not just rush into this. They needed to make sure Barry-White was right first.
"Guys…?" Barry-White asked at their silence. "I've heard of a 'raging silence' but this is something else. Unless you're doing that mental communication thing…?"
"Thank you," Kara quickly said out loud to Barry-White, cutting off his worried rant. She hugged the speedster who smiled and hugged her back. He then hugged his doppelganger, which was really weird. He then put the speed canon back onto his chest plate.
"Good luck you two," Barry-White said and the two Barrys then started to run together. At the last moment, Barry-Red threw Barry-White. There was a sudden swirl of blue light and Barry white was gone.
'Woah. That was cool! You think he got home?'Barry-Red asked as he stopped.
'We might never find out,'Kara said as Krypto barked. 'And we have work to do.'
"I repeat what I said back then. I never liked him," Kara said. "But the Flash took him out and then we got the video. We almost didn't watch it. The key to getting Henry Allen out of jail."
The familiar face of Harrison Wells popped up on the screen, looking slightly harassed. "Hello Barry. If you're watching this, it means something has gone horrible wrong and I'm dead," was the first words spoken. "You beat me, but maybe you didn't really. I'll always be there, in your head. You'll never be happy, not even with the girl of your dreams. You think the two of you can be happy together, but you never will be. There will always be something – you'll never truly be happy." Barry's anger felt rose at these scornful words, but Kara calmed him down, telling Barry that Wells was wrong. "Which is why I am going to give you exactly what you want."
"He thinks I wanted all that," Barry muttered, clenching his fists in anger, thinking Harrison meant the money and the labs.
"Okay, erase everything I've said up to this point – this is what you hand to the police," the fake Harrison Wells said, before continuing: "My name is Harrison Wells, being of sound mind and body I freely confess to the murder of Nora Allen in her home in the year 2001. I purposefully stabbed her which lead to her quick demise and her husband being wrongly accused of her death…" he began to explain the details only the killer or police would know, but Barry was no longer paying attention.
"He confessed," Barry said, staring at the scene in disbelief, not being able to take his eyes of the man he hated now as Kara paused the video.
"Call Joe, tell him we have the evidence to get your dad off," Kara said, but didn't have to as Barry was already on the phone with a grin on his face, happy tears in his eyes. Kara smiled too, feeling Barry's happiness and thought that Wells had to be wrong – they would be very happy.
"But getting Henry out wasn't as easy as it seemed. For that we needed Lucy Lane," Kara said. "She was hard to get, but she worked miracles."
They moved back into the room where Judge Hallow came back out. Once everyone had seated, he began: "I have looked over all the evidence and thought over what each of you have said. I agree that we do need to investigate all the evidence. We cannot just go releasing people if there is any shred of doubt." Attorney Colin Davidson looked smug at this.
"But…" the smirk faded from Davidson's face "in this case, considering whom the real killer was and the arresting officer himself admitting he was wrong, I believe the evidence speaks for itself. We had the wrong man. I'm ordering Mr. Allen be released immediately." The judge turned to Henry. "Mr. Allen this cannot make up for the years you missed, but accept an apology from one judge… and have fun at your son's wedding." Although not mentioned, it was known fact Barry was engaged.
"And then it was reopening the labs?' Anna asked. "I heard you wouldn't even have done it without advice from your aunt."
"Yeah, Astra suggested it and a couple of people started convincing us into doing it. Kara was the real secret if you still want to know. Without her ability in media this lab would have died before reopening," Barry said with a smile.
"But before we reopened the labs I had to do the hardest thing I ever had to do. Quit Catco," Kara said.
"Ms. Grant," Kara said on Monday morning, giving the woman her latte at the same time. Cat was in the middle of the floor giving orders. "Can we have a word in private?"
"Kiera, I am very busy. Whatever you have to say, do it here," Cat said with a sigh.
Kara took a breath, looking around. She hadn't wanted this to be so… public. "Okay then… Well, working here for you has been an honor and a privilege. I have learned a lot from you. You have been a mentor in a lot of things, but…" she paused "I have to quit." The entire room went silent as all eyes stared at Kara, the most efficient PA Cat had ever had.
"Come again?" Cat asked.
"I quit," Kara said with a sigh herself.
"Kiera, if this is a joke…"
"It's not Ms. Grant. I'm moving to Central to live with Barry and I also got a new job," Kara said. "I would have given you more notice but my new job needs me to start right away."
"And where is this new job?" Cat asked.
"I can't tell you," Kara said truthfully. The reopening of STAR labs was a secret.
"Well, if it makes a difference I was just looking for ways to promote you," Cat said, hopefully.
"It doesn't, sorry." Kara said, a little shocked at this news. "I will finish up the day and send down to the hiring department that you need a new assistant."
"No," Cat said, not unkindly. "Just send down for the new assistant and clear out your desk."
"Are you sure Ms. Grant?" Kara asked and Cat nodded. Kara took out her cell and sent a text, and then contacted to the hiring department to start looking for a new assistant.
"And then it was opening the labs. Everything ended up working out okay," Barry smiled bringing Kara close to him. "And after that it was our wedding."
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join this woman and this man in holy matrimony." Ray looked in his element fulfilling the role of magistrate. "If anyone here has just reason why these two should not be wed… well, keep your mouth shut," Ray said, causing many gathered to laugh. "I am pretty sure more than one person here will beat you up for it, too." Ray almost sung to more laughter.
"Now to be serious. When I heard Kara and Barry wanted a friend to be ordained to marry them, I volunteered right away. I was thrilled when they accepted. Even though we have not known each other very long I am happy they are my friends. I look forward to many years of friendship with them because they are the type of people you just have to love. They make you feel welcomed and the love they share is a love I hope to one-day find. Their love affected us all in some way – the two of them brought us all together today. They took people who would otherwise not be associated with one another and made us all friends. No, actually… they made us a family, and now this weird family is here to celebrate with them for the day they've worked so hard for. The day they fought to get to. The day they finally become husband and wife."
There was a moment of silent before Ray smiled and continued, "Right, the two have chosen to write their own vows, so Kara, you first." He gave her a small wink.
"Barry," Kara said after a breath. "When I was 12 my world exploded on me." It was the truth but to anyone who did not know Kara was Supergirl it sounded like a perfect figure of speech – she had worked hard to find the perfect phrase that could work as an analogy. "My parents and my whole family were gone. I was alone for so long and even when Clark found me and I ended up with the Danvers I still felt alone in a way they couldn't help me with. I never thought I would have anyone who could truly understand me beyond Alex. Then, in a flash…" at this there was a group of people who giggled, "you were there. I suddenly had a partner who would do anything with me and anything for me: From singing karaoke to running into a burning building. You have always been besides me and now I always promise to be besides you. Forever and always, because you are the love of my life."
She'd finished and Ray looked a bit choked up as he turned to the groom. "Barry," he said.
Barry smiled as he took a breath now. "I've been struck by lightning twice in my life. The second time everyone knows about and I ended up in a coma for nine months. The first time though, was my first day of college. I was standing in Iris's dorm and her beautiful roommate walked in and that was it. The lightning struck. From that moment on I was in love with you. I knew I had to be with you no matter what and I was. I would not change a moment of what we had together, not one single crazy thing. From your family threatening my life every few minutes to saving Superman's life. I would do it all over again just to be with you, because you are everything to me. You are my Supergirl." Once again, people who knew the truth giggled as Barry used Kara's superhero name.
"Now, the rings," Ray said, and Alex handed Kara Barry's ring and Oliver handed Barry Kara's. The two put the rings on each other's wedding finger, both saying "With this ring, I thee wed…"
"Do you Barry, take Kara Danvers to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold until death do you part?" Ray asked.
"I do," Barry said.
"And do you Kara, take Barry Allen to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold until death do you part?" Ray asked Kara.
"I do," Kara said.
"Then by the power invested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife," Ray declared with a smile. "I need not express that you may kiss the bride." Barry and Kara then shared their first kiss as Earth husband and wife, and everyone applauded. Kara eventually pulled out with a massive grin on her face, proud to have done the human custom without any errors; Barry was just happy to be officially married to his Kara.
"And then you lived happily ever after," Anna said and the two smirked at each other. "One more question. What is the best moment of your life?"
"The birth of our daughters," Barry and Kara said together, without even thinking about it.
"Hey there, baby," Kara now cooed as Barry positioned himself next to her, his own arms full with the first baby. Caitlin excused herself to the en suite bathroom to give the new family a moment of privacy. "I'm your mummy…" Kara looked to the baby in Barry's arms too as she saw he was still pale and couldn't help but send calming vibes his way for once.
"This is your daddy… and we're going to love, care and protect you for as long as we live," Kara continued addressing her children, a grin on her face. She'd already forgotten the pain she had just gone through as she stared upon, and held, her girls. She only felt love now. A raw, almost overpowering love. It fueled her as much as it nearly scared her.
At that moment, as if they knew their parents were thinking of them, Nora and Alura called out. "Do you mind?" Anna said, indicating the children and both parents gave a small nod, Anna moving the camera to the two. Kara smiled and took one out of the stroller, handing her to Barry and then took the other.
"Look," Kara said pointing to the camera, holding the one she had up. The two babies smiled at camera and Krypto barked, licking one of the babies and the group laughed. It didn't take too long for Anna to finish the interview, say, goodbye and left.
"You know, that interview brought back good memories," Barry said.
"And some not so good memories," Kara added, smiling at her girls. "Perhaps we better tell the others not to hate on that Anna girl."
"Hah, yeah," Barry chuckled, "Clark's warning really put a cold front against her."
"It's been a fun ride, though. A good time." Kara suddenly changed tact.
"What?"
"Our lives so far!" Kara playfully nudged Barry – as best she could with a baby in her arms.
"Oh, it's not over yet. We still have a lot to go. A lot of adventures," Barry said and Nora cried out. "And maybe another one of these." Barry hugged his girl.
"Not until these two are potty trained," Kara said with a laugh. "Our adventure is not ending anytime soon."
-Superflash-
That night Anna was in the apartment. "Hey," Stilely said walking out of his room. "Still going over videos?" Anna nodded. "Did you figure it out?"
"Yeah, thanks to you. Want to see the interview with Kara and Barry?" Anna asked.
"Not right now. I got someone waiting for me," Stilely said. "Speaking of, I've been meaning to ask you. He wanted to know if I knew any straight girls for his brother? We have four tickets to a show this weekend, if you're interested in meeting him."
"Sure," Anna said. "Go have fun. I have one last thing to film."
"I'll watch the whole thing when it's finished," Stilely said, walking out of the apartment.
Anna put her camera on a stand and set it up to record her. She then pushed 'record'. "So, I started this film thinking I would find some big secret on how two nobodies started a major company. I was wrong. There was no secret. Kara and Barry Allen are just what they appear to be." Anna held up her hand at that. "But before you shut this video off, call me a fraud, you should know I found something better – because behind the couple in charge of STAR Co. is another story. A story of two brave kids willing to risk their lives to save Superman and fellow students. A story of lightning bolt strikes and loss and sadness, but above all it's one of the best types of stories that can be told. Because this is a love story."
Post Chapter Note 1: I hope you enjoyed my anniversary chapter. Now please, go join me on the Millma Verse Facebook page, because all day long I will be sharing fun facts about Karry Universe and Easter eggs that can be found in the story so far.
Post Chapter Note 2: I also want to hear from you. If you have been with me from the beginning, I want to know why you love this story and stuck with it for a year. If you are newer, I want to know what made you read so many chapters to catch up. I want to know what you love about the story. What you hate (if anything?). I want to know anything and everything you feel about Karry Universe. So please REVIEW and tell me.
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