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Note 1: Karry Universe is back. Hope you all enjoyed New Justice.
Note 2 (IMPORTANT PLEASE READ): As you should be aware, last chapter I announced the Karry Anniversary Challenge. Don't worry, there's still a month left before they need to be posted, but I have some last-minute changes to the rules. Nothing to panic about. Due to travel plans on my part, instead of having to get them in by the 4th, you now have the ENTIRE WEEK of the 4th to get it posted on FanFiction/Archive. That's the 4th up until the 9th – any of those days you can post. So, if you started writing it you now have a little more time. If you have not started yet but want to you also have more time, and I look forward to amazing stories from everyone.
Shocking Moments
-December 1st-
"Sara?" Alex said. It was early in the morning; the sun was barely up, and she was trying to shake up her wife. "Sara!"
"Um… what…? Ugh…" Sara said, rubbing her eyes. Alex couldn't blame her – Sara had been training new DEO agents late, and then White Canary had been needed. She'd only been in bed for a few hours.
"Alex? What's wrong?" Sara finally seemed have come to her senses.
"I'm in labor," Alex said urgently, swinging her legs out the bed as she moaned.
"You sure?" Sara asked, and before Alex could answer she yelled out as a contraction hit. "Okay you're sure." Sara hopped out of bed as she went to put on pants and grab her keys. "Hospital… or are we going to Caitlin?"
"Hospital!" Alex said, and Sara nodded as she helped her wife go outside to the car.
-Karry Universe-
You know why Tantu called us here? Barry asked Kara in their heads, to which Kara replied in the negative. Tantu had requested a full League meeting which Kara and Barry were more than happy to comply and made the meeting for this day.
A lot had happened since Thanksgiving: Kara and Barry had collected a lot of Alura and Nora old clothes that didn't fit anymore, giving some to Laurel and Oliver for their newborn; Starfire's birthday had been after Thanksgiving and Kara and Barry given her a special 6th birthday party; Romana's birthday was in a few days and they wanted to give her a nice party too; Caitlin and Ronnie had started potty training Garfield, and Kara and Barry had also decided it was time for Alura and Nora to start as well; Plus, for a while Kara and Barry had been making new STAR Co. plans, which was coming through today too – and they had all attended Amaya's funeral as well. It had been quite a gathering for the former hero.
"Sara is currently in the hospital so not coming," Kara said aloud – she was at the head of the table with Barry in Watchtower; Alura and Nora were playing on the floor while Romana and Star were with Amelia at the penthouse. "Alex is in labor, for all who do not know. Tantu, this your meeting…." Kara gave to room to their Vixen.
Tantu stood up taking a bit breath. "I think… no, I'm sure that my Grandmother was murdered." Tantu started. The room remained silent but the attitude in the room changed with this statement.
"Who?" Barry was he one to ask, ready to go out there now.
"I don't know specifically," Tantu continued, "but I know what they were after: My Totem." Tantu put a hand on the Totem around her neck as she said it. "The Spirit Totem. It's one of the six mystic Totems of Zambesi. My grandma… she was talking about the Totems before she died and gave me a key to a storage locker that contained vital information about them. I think the person who killed my grandmother was wielding the Fire Totem, last seen in Zambesi being wielded by my mother. The battle between the Spirit Totem and Fire Totem is what destroyed my village and everyone but Mari. According to Grandma's notes she thought the Fire Totem was lost after the battle... but I guess it was found."
"I thought you had to be… a good person to wield these Totems?" Ray asked.
"Not necessarily. Anyone can wield the Totems. If you're not a righteous warrior though the Totems will corrupt you; make you the worst version of yourself. Like when I first met Kara and Barry – my Totem turned that Cadmus agent into an actual animal," Tantu explained. "If you're a righteous warrior you have nothing to fear, but there are also true bearers. I was born a true bearer into a family who could wield the Spirit Totem, but the other Totems families and villages were all destroyed with no survivors – all the other Totem lineages were lost, but according to what I have read in my grandmother's books, they can choose their own bearers, new bearers. Once they are found and safe, that is…"
"What do you need?" Kara asked.
"The Fire Totem has already fallen into ill hands," Tantu stated, "the other four are still out there, though: Water, Air, Earth, and Death Totems. As the last of the original linage of Zambesi I need to find them, to protect them, and I need help."
"It's yours," Kara said without even thinking of it. "Use any Justice League resources you need."
"If the DEO can be of help let us know," J'onn said with a nod.
"We're not going to order anyone to help," Barry added. "But I'm sure you will get many volunteers."
"Young Justice is always looking for something to do," Wally added – he was still not a member of the Justice League, but they had decided that as leader of Young Justice he could sit in on Justice League meetings if he wanted to.
"And if there is anything that we can do…" Kara added, more softly, "well Amaya was one of us. She was a member of our Super Family. Let us know." Kara reached over and put a hand on Tantu's shoulder at this. "Remember your part of this Super Family as well. You're not alone." The words brought tears to Tantu eyes and she wiped them away and smiled. "Now we've got to go. It's a big day for STAR Co."
"Why?" Several members of the League asked, but Kara was gone through a zap tunnel Gideon opened.
"Oh, I am not telling you anything," Barry said when eyes turned to him. "Wally, you said you wanted something?" Wally gave a nod and Barry picked up the twins to a laugh from the two to follow Wally a new Zap Tunnel.
"I guess the meeting's over?" Michelle spoke up, their leaders gone.
"Jesse, Ronnie, Ray…?" Cody asked the three though, wondering what was going on at STAR Co. today.
"What?" Ray was the one to ask.
"What's going on for them?" Cody elaborated.
"Not a clue," Ronnie said as eyes turned to Jesse now.
"I don't know. All I know is they have been using a bit of money for something," Jesse said with a shrug. "We'll find out soon."
"Well they are going to have a hard time in the news today with L-Corp's new high-speed train line opening and whatever that project in Metropolis is." Clark voiced. "Speaking of which, I got to go. Reporting on the announcement today," Clark gave Tantu a nod at this, and left as well.
"Need a hand?" Ray turned to the quiet Tantu now. "I've got some time free. Have to pick up Brandon from daycare in a few hours but until then I can get away."
"I would like to transfer the stuff from my grandma storage unit to here," Tantu said thoughtfully. "And I need to figure out how to get Gideon to start looking for the Totems."
"I got Gideon," Ray said with a nod, more than happy to work the A.I.
"I'll help you bring boxes. Can grab a STAR Co. truck to help. Cody, you too," Ronnie said.
"Why am I always doing physical labor?" Cody asked as Ronnie patted his back.
"I'll help," Liam spoke up; and then Cody was in, grinning at his boyfriend. Liam's cellphone binged at that point, and he checked it. "Rose will help too," he announced, getting used to his partner with the power of premonition, "that's Team Red Arrow in your corner," Liam added.
Tantu smiled as her League started to help her. She knew she would find these Totems.
-Karry Universe-
"So, what's with the holograms?" Barry asked.
He was in his old bedroom in Joe's house, but the room had been cleared out of everything. Alura and Nora were with their pop-pop downstairs, who was more than happy to entertain the girls as Barry set up the hologram emitters for Wally. "And what's been happening to this room?" Around the room was only a desk and some paper.
"It's been a long time since you lived here," Wally pointed out, and Barry gave him a look. "Well with only me and dad here dad said I could use this room as an office."
"For what? I thought you were a janitor?" Barry asked.
"I was not a janitor!" Wally stated. "I got fired from that a while ago…" Barry gave a chuckle as he continued working on the emitters. "But my love has always been engineering and… well you know that amusement park you went to for Alura and Nora's birthday? Well they bought land to expand and want to make new rollercoaster for it. They like my ideas, so I'm designing and becoming a mechanic there."
"Very nice," Barry said, impressed. "But what is this for?" Barry was finished with the emitters.
"I figured I can used holograms to do dry runs of my rides. Get any mistakes or errors before we start building. Going to have Gideon give suggestion and improvements too," Wally said.
"Oh, well lights off then," Barry said, turning off the lights as Wally pulled down the blinds.
"Gideon," Wally called out to the A.I. that was installed in this house, "can you transfer my speedster rollercoaster to the hologram emitters and play?"
"Yes, Wally," Gideon spoke, and the emitters came on; immediately Barry saw the speedster-theme rollercoaster projected around them. He whistled, impressed.
"Wally, I have detected some improvements and enhancements that might interest you. I will apply," Gideon's voice spoke up.
"Well, this is impressive," Barry said after he was done. "That amusement park is lucky to have you."
"Well, we still need Hero Corp to okay this," Wally added, a little smugly – he and Jesse owned the rights to Liberty Belle and Velocity, but the Flash was still owned by the Allens and Clark in Hero Corp. Barry chuckled and gave a nod. "You know, if we added some personality like Gideon and some forcefields..."
"We'd have the first ever holodeck," Barry finished Wally's thought, having been thinking it himself. "Possible." The two smirked as they looked around the projected rollercoaster.
-Karry Universe-
"Come on Alex. You can do it!" Sara called, holding her partners' hand as Alex screamed out in pain, pushing. "Just a bit more push!"
"Going to need to push again," the doctor said, and Alex screamed out again, and then they heard crying. Alex let out a breath, as the pain subsided.
"You got a boy," The doctor called out as he took the baby; a nurse cutting the umbilical cord and moving the baby away to be cleaned.
"Want to hold him," the nurse asked after a moment, cleaner baby in hand. Sara took the baby, showing him to Alex who had to smile.
"You should have a few minutes until the next one," the doctor said to Alex, who groaned, unable to believe she had to go through twice more.
-Karry Universe-
Lois and Clark were standing in the large room of the building that until recently had been abandoned. Some big-wig had bought the building and a lot of the surrounding area; construction had been going on for months, but no one seemed to know what was going on now. All they knew is the building had been enhanced and it seemed large grounds and airstrips had been added, making people think it was going to be some type of new airport.
"Well, I am sure everyone is curious," the announcer started, speaking into a microphone on a small stage. Above him was a sign that was still covered. "Let me introduce the owner. You all know her: Kara Allen."
Kara came to the stand, much to everyone's shock. Krypto was by her side as always. Clark and Lois looked at them both, feeling each other's shock through their empathic bond. "Well, let's reveal the sign," Kara called out; the sign was uncovered to reveal the words 'STAR Metropolis' to the crowd. "Welcome to the new STAR Metropolis!"
There was a lot of flashing as cameras went off and Clark and Lois were writing down fast – the two had never been allowed to write on STAR Co., but they had been chosen for this without even knowing it was STAR Co. related. It was a good thing Kara had kept this quiet, it seemed.
"For the last few years since taking over STAR Labs my husband and I have created a business that has changed many lives: Palmer Tech in Starling has been making medical breakthroughs that have made life longer and helped the paralyzed; STAR Gotham has made strives in robotic technology; Little STAR has made advances in engineering and shielding tech; while our first STAR Labs has changed computers and A.I.'s forever, and let's not forget STAR Gaming, which has entertained you all…" There was a laugh at the last one, "now it's time for us to go to the skies and to space!"
Kara paused for a moment. "Gideon," Kara called out. "Display the designs."
"Yes, Mrs. Creator," Gideon said, and a holographic model airplane hologram appeared behind Kara.
"Using similar engines that we have created at Little STAR, we will be making better airplanes – faster and, new fuels make it eco-friendlier. But we're not just heading for the sky, like I said before, we're heading for the stars." The hologram switched to an obvious space ship. "For a while we have had a contract with NASA, but now it's time to take it into our own hands. These faster than light ships will evolve space travel and let humans leave the planet for the first time to live elsewhere." Gideon's hologram changed to the same dome that the Justice League had made on the moon, albeit without Watchtower within. "This dome will make a living environment inside with gravity, oxygen, and water. Everything a human being needs to live, but that's not all: We have figured out how to terraform an entire planet, making a lifeless hunk of rock able to support life. STAR Co. will be making the first human colonies on Titania, one of the moons of Uranus."
The hologram behind Kara switched to Titania, showing Uranus to begin with so to give the audience some scale before settling on Titania. "When we are done, Titania will go from lifeless rock to…" Kara paused as Gideon slowly made the hologram transform in a similar way to Project Geneisis from Star Trek 2 – life, ecosystem and water appearing on the planet. "…this!"
Kara let the reporters take in the hologram when Titania was done, taking the photographs that they could. It looked a lot like Earth to be fair, but only smaller.
"Now I am sure you have many questions," Kara said. "But, before I start answering, let me introduce the two woman who will run STAR Metropolis: former NASA astronaut, Captain Annie Grant, and transferring from STAR Gotham, Doctor Victoria Stone."
The two women came out onto the stage, next to Kara, both thanking her and making small speeches on how happy they were to be a part of this venture.
Then Kara opened the floor to questioning, allowing Lois and Clark to give the first one with a smirk.
"How long before you start sending colonist to Titania?" Lois asked immediately.
"If all goes to plan, within the year we will be sending the first ship to Titania which will be manned by Gideon and our servant robots. They will put the dome up and come back. Afterward Captain Grant herself will lead the first colonist to Titania."
"How long before the moon is livable?" Clark asked.
"That will be a lot longer," Kara said with a nod. "The terraforming process is slow. It will be a long road and hard one – it' why we're starting with the dome before terraforming the entire moon, and why in the first colonist group no one under the age of 21 will be required, and everyone has to have some skill that will benefit all." Kara smiled as more questions were thrown at her.
-Karry Universe-
"Hey, it's good… you're good…" Sara was saying as Alex kept squeezing her hand. Their son had been taken by the nurse and placed in a cot as Alex was ready to push again.
"Here's our second." The screaming was heard as the doctor took the baby. "It's a girl!"
"We got a boy and a girl." Sara told her wife. "Come on, gorgeous. One more."
The doctor was looking at the machine, a worried expression on his face that did not bypass as he gave the newborn girl to a nurse. "Doctor what's wrong?" Sara asked, her training to pick up even the slightest change in attitude kicking in.
"We're going to need you to continue pushing," The doctor said to Alex, determined. "No break this time…. Just continue."
Alex didn't know what was going on, but just did as the doctor said.
It was a few minutes later that Sara could see the third baby coming out, but there was no crying with this one. "Doctor?" Sara asked, knowing not all babies were born crying but concerned the third, and last, wasn't behaving in a way similar to its siblings. But the doctor rushed the baby to a nearby table, the nurse going to look over the baby too.
It was clear to both Sara and Alex he was trying to revive the girl, Sara took Alex's hand, both squeezing their hands in concern.
"I'm sorry," the doctor said after a few more minute. "She's a stillborn. There's nothing we could do."
"No!" Alex cried out and Sara hugged her wife, repressing her own tears at the shock information. They thought they were going to have three…
-Karry Universe-
After the press conference, Kara returned to National City, joining Amelia and Winn at the aquarium. She picked up Alura and Nora from Joe's first and left Krypto.
"Well you made big news today," Amelia pointed out. Romana and Star were very happy looking at the fish excitingly. "How is it I live with you and did not know this?"
"It was kept hush," Kara said smiling. "Helps Barry and me can talk telepathically," she smirked at this as Amelia nodded knowingly. "So, is Romana good with her birthday being here?" Star's birthday had been on a field and had been a sports thing, since Star had found a love of sports. Romana was not much into that though.
"You kidding me?" Winn asked. "She loves it! And we talked to the party director. There's a room free and they do a sort of fish lesson where the kids can get up close and personal with the fishes. All you need is a caterer."
"I can handle that. Thanks for doing this," Kara said, smiling as Romana and Star were pointing at a shark.
"Our pleasure," Amelia said.
Before Kara could say anything else, her phone rang. Kara smirked, seeing Lena name on her phone.
"Hey Lena. How did the train go?" Kara asked.
"Very funny," Lena said, a little coolly. "You purposely upstaged me!" Kara held back a laugh. While friends and part of the super family, they were also business rivals. "But I am a business woman, and this must cost a lot of money. STAR Co. does well, but maybe could use some help with this project?"
"What are you proposing?" Kara asked. They were funding their new space program using sales from the planes they were also making at STAR Metropolis and put a lot of funds aside but letting someone they trusted like Lena in might not be a bad idea.
"I'll put money towards it. We can decide a fair amount in person. I get to send ten L-Corp scientists on the first colony to Titania," Lena said.
"Five," Kara countered. "The first colony group is only going to be 25 people, including Captain Gant and four other STAR Co volunteers. We need to open up for people who are not STAR Co or L-Corp too, such as farmers, doctors…"
"I get it, 5. And 5 more in the next one," Lena said.
Kara thought the idea to Barry, both thinking it over. They trusted Lena, and she was not asking for much. "We'll talk more in person," Kara said after a moment. "What's Morgan Edge saying?" Kara had seen him in the crowd; he had planned to speak when she was leaving Metropolis but she had wanted to be with her kids. Deciding to hear his speech later.
"Something about a thing he's funding that would make life better here on Earth. That he's investing in this planet, not the stars," Lena said, clearly bored by the man. "We'll take him down." Kara laughed as she heard a bing. Someone else was trying to get through to her.
"Ah, Lena. Sara is calling, this is important. Talk later," Kara said, switching the call. "Sara how are the triplets?"
"Not… well… Alex needs you," Sara said, knowing Alex wanted her sister. "One of our babies was stillborn."
"Oh Rao," Kara groaned, shocked by this "I'm on my way," she said, hanging up the phone. "Amelia, Winn, can you take Alura and Nora too?" Kara bent down and kissed the two babies. "Get everyone home. I need to go." Amelia could see the look in Kara's eyes and knew something had happened. She nodded, taking the stroller right away and Kara turned to run.
-Karry Universe-
By the time Kara got to the hospital, Lisa Snart was already there and so was Eliza. Alex was lying in a bed with both babies in her arms. Sara was sitting on the bed next to her, looking at their kids.
"I don't know whether to say congratulations or I'm sorry," Kara said instantly, going to hug her sister and get a look at her niece and nephew.
"I was so scared when I heard we were having three," Alex admitted, looking down at the two. "But now it's like… something is missing. One of them is missing. Like we were meant to have three."
"Hey," Sara said, kissing Alex head. "It's okay. I guess Leonard was meant to keep one." Sara knew how to make her wife smile, and it did cause a little smile.
"I can see him yelling this was not the deal," Lisa said, knowing what Sara was doing. Alex was very hormonal now, and while losing the one baby was sad, they needed to help Alex. The line did just that, as while there were still tears, she had a small smile and was looking at her two healthy babies. "They are beautiful. You and Leonard made a good combination."
"What are their names?" Eliza asked, wanting to know her grandbabies names.
"This is Jeremiah Leonard Danvers-Lance," Alex said, indicating the boy and Eliza had to smile and so did Lisa – named after Alex's father and the boy's own biological father.
"And this is Dinah Sydney Danvers-Lance," Sara said to the girl. "Dinah being family tradition. First girl and all that."
"And the third? What was her name going to be?" Kara could not help but be curious.
"Clara Jane," Sara said sadly.
"I'll help with… whatever you need. To honor her," Kara said, feeling Barry in her head. "Barry's on his way." Even as she said it, Barry was there in the room. Quick as a flash.
"Can I?" Barry asked, pointing at the baby.
"Please," Alex said, and Barry took Jeremiah as Kara took Dinah, both smiling down.
"You two better be good to your aunt and uncle. They are the ones who can pay for anything," Sara said to the babies.
"I'd love to stay," Eliza said after a while, having taken Dinah from Kara and holding her before handing her off to Lisa. "But there was a meta human baby born a few days ago who I need to pick up; I worked it out with Zor and some of my staff though and I will be back tomorrow." Eliza kissed Alex head. "You have beautiful babies."
Eliza turned and walked out of the room, making the short trip to the nursery.
She showed her meta home ID to the staff, still thinking about her two new grandchildren and the third she had lost.
"I'm going to guess that one," Eliza said, noticing above a crib there were objects floating; a rattle and a teddy bear. "Telekinesis…" Eliza was thinking of Amelia who had the same power as she went to pick up the baby. Noticing his legs were a lot smaller than they should be. "What's wrong with his legs?"
"Born useless," a nurse said, giving a technical medical diagnose Eliza had never heard of. "He'll never be able to walk. Even STAR Co cannot fix that type of paralysis… and a meta. I think he will be with you until he's 18."
"Well, we'll see," Eliza stated. The baby cried out and Eliza rocked him. "What's his name?"
"Doesn't have one," nurse stated. "Mother doesn't want him, so never named him."
Eliza gave an eye roll at the condition of humans as she rocked the baby who, had gotten upset at the activity going around him, but slowly calmed down.
"Well you need a name… How about… Simon? I always liked the name Simon." Eliza rocked the baby as he giggled. "Well, that settled. You're a Simon. Don't worry Simon, I'll find you a home." Her mind went back to Amelia though – she had the same power and Eliza had heard she could not have babies. Maybe with her and Winn getting married they would want a kid of their own…?
Post Chapter Note: So, anyone remember Simon in the Future Flash chapter? Well, here he is, a baby boy. And yes, poor Clara Jane. Things can't be so perfect for this world, even if it's at the sacrifice of one of Salex's triplets, but don't worry there are plans.
Next Time on Karry Universe:
An Elongated Mistake: Extranormal's Accord is back on Karry and brings with her a surprise – but when she makes a mistake, it's up to Barry and Kara to clean it up. Meanwhile, Tantu and other members of the Justice League are after the Water Totem, but will they get it or will someone beat them to it?
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