The situation at CatCo was pure chaos. People were either running around, trying to process the hacking that had occurred, or just sitting or standing somewhere, not knowing what the future would be for their company, and more importantly, for Cat Grant.
Cat Grant herself stood in her office, watching the news as Kara stood behind her boss, trying to be supportive. Lena sat on the sofa, also looking supportive, since Cat Grant was her mentor, who helped her before, and now Lena felt like she needed to be for her friend as well.
"There are no demands, so this would mean that whoever is responsible did this to embarrass myself and make me look like a fool," said Cat.
"Cat, I doubt that anything they post online could be even half as bad as the best things media posts about me every day," said Lena.
"Oh Lena, you are so naïve. Yes, the media is very antagonistic towards you by comparing you with your brother, but somethings can destroy a career," said Cat.
"Miss Grant, everything will be fine," said Kara, but Cat seemed not to hear it.
"Which planet are you from, Kiera?" Cat asked all of a sudden.
"This one?" Kara answered, although it seemed as though Kara actually asked a question. Lena briefly smiled at Kara's response.
"No, no, we are doing this all wrong. We must be better than them. We need to make sure that no matter which information these hackers get; we would be at least three steps ahead. But first, we need to call some people. Kiera, call Lucy, and tell her to be here," said Cat.
"Yes, Miss Grant," said Kara, texting Lucy Lane, who arrived five minutes later in the office.
"Baby Lane, call your sister and tell her to stop publishing these factoids about me," said Cat. Lucy nodded and called her sister.
"Lois Lane speaking," Lucy heard on the phone.
"Hey Lois, I learnt that you received some information about my new boss, and I wanted you to stop publishing this information," said Lucy as the phone went silent. "Did you, did she just ended the conversation?"
Lucy was fuming, and tried to call Lois five more times, but was unable to connect to her older sister.
Kara sighed. While her relationship with her cousin wasn't quite as bad as Lucy apparently had with Lois, she felt sad for Lucy, emphasizing with her, since Clark did technically abandon Kara all those years ago, and despite their texting, the two Kryptonian cousins never really formed a close bond.
Kara took out her phone and called Clark. "Hey cousin, tell your wife that a, she is being a terrible older sister, and b, tell her to stop posting stuff about my boss, or I will," said Kara, hearing Clark speak.
"Kara, Kara, it's OK, Lois is just very happy at finally being able to get so much dirt on her rival. I will tell her to dial down the amount of stuff she is publishing," said Clark.
"Tell her to stop this, or I will not invite you to next family Thanksgiving party I've planned to invite you," said Kara.
"Sorry, but between two people working in media, Lois found a goldmine, and since it makes my wife happy, this info also makes me happy," said Clark, ending the phone call.
"And to think that I was tasked to change his diapers," said Kara quietly. Luckily, Cat hadn't overheard what Kara just said, but Lena did, shaking her head, chuckling.
"Kiera?" Cat asked.
"Sorry Miss Grant, but apparently even I couldn't persuade my cousin to stop his wife from publishing all this information," said Kara. Cat looked at Kara, processing the new information she had been given, but since she was busy trying to defend her company, she put this fact into back of her head.
"Alright ladies, I need help. Kiera and Lena, you will go through all of my emails, trying to ascertain what information can be actually embarrassing and would actually hurt my reputation," said Cat.
"All of your emails?" Kara asked.
"Fine, you can form a small group of people you can trust to help in this endeavor. But only those who you truly trust. Lucy, while Kiera and Lena would work on this, your job is to be in charge of my legal team in trying to find ways to defend myself legally," said Cat. Lucy nodded, leaving the office.
"Miss Grant, how many people can I ask to help me?" Kara asked.
"Hmm. Take Olsen and that Hobbit who did the IT work before. Oh yeah, you can ask your sister and Detective Sawyer to help," said Cat. Kara nodded.
And so, half an hour later, a small group of friends sat in a computer room at CatCo. Alex insisted that she could help, but she couldn't use the DEO resources in this mission.
"Wow, some of these emails are so descriptive," said Maggie, reading some of the emails Cat Grant sent to some of her admirers.
"Oh, look, someone told Miss Grant that," said Alex, showing the note, which Kara promptly carried to Cat.
"Oh please, it's a public knowledge that I like both men and women," said Cat.
Kara later brought another printout to Cat. "Me playing Truth or Dare with Olivia last Christmas? Even if it was Seven Minutes in Heaven, it would still be fine. Relax Kiera," Cat smirked.
Kara brought a third note to her boss ten minutes later. "Kiera, I called Lois Lane that name numerous times in public, do you really think this information would be embarrassing?" Cat asked.
Kara returned, and the group continued searching for new potentially embarrassing information. Kara and Alex occasionally brought coffee, ice cream, and pizza, so that the group could gain energy and continue working.
For the next two hours, Kara and her friends looked over the information, and while Kara hadn't visited Cat, the group exchanged their opinions and thoughts about the news they did find, things that they found interesting, but not embarrassing.
"Oh my, Cat Grant likes to spend this much on her haircuts and makeup in a month? Wow, this amount is larger than my yearly salary," said Maggie.
"Aww, Cat likes to read children's books on mother cats and their kittens," said Lena.
"Cat Grant said WHAT?" Kara said.
"Are you okay Kara?" Alex asked. Kara just showed the email. Alex then showed it to Maggie, who actually fell from her chair, before getting back into it.
"Oh my, did she actually use that word in describing what she likes to put her hands on?" Maggie laughed loudly, falling out of her chair again.
"Not funny, very not funny," said Kara.
"Alright, I will paraphrase. I like your kitten! Can I pet your cat?" Maggie said. Everyone felt a gust of wind, with Kara flying far away from the room, soon returning.
The Super Friends continued to look over the emails, but they didn't manage to find anything embarrassing. Occasionally, there was some email about Cat going to some bar, or sending an email to her date with whom she spent a night with, but nothing was of nature that would embarrass Cat Grant.
"Keep looking, while I will check on Miss Grant," said Kara, going to her boss to see if Cat needed anything.
When Kara arrived, she saw that Cat, Lucy, and the Board of Directors had finished a meeting; everyone stood up, and began packing their bags, before exiting the conference room.
"Kara, are there any good news?" Lucy asked.
"I am not sure. Some emails refer to Miss Grant having fun times after her dates, or Miss Grant going to parties like that one she had with President Marsdin," said Kara.
"Is that all? Well then, I am golden, everyone has their tiny personality elements, and I don't need to worry about any information being published, even if the Harpy continues to do so," said Cat.
Kara smiled, but then overheard Cat's name from one of the board members, Dirk Armstrong, who was entering the elevator with a colleague of his. "Good, good, this will open the floodgates, and the press will do everything for us. Cat is finished," said Dirk, smirking, and entering in the elevator.
"Oh Golly!" Kara said.
"Kiera?" Cat looked at her assistant.
"Miss Grant, I, I just remembered a funny video about a kitten, and it was so cute," said Kara. Cat glared at Kara.
"Very well, take break, I will see you later," said Cat. As she left, Kara grabbed Lucy's arm and pulled her away from Cat, so that the two women could speak freely with one another.
"Lucy, I overheard Dirk saying that Cat is finished. He was happy, he knows something. I am sure he is behind all this," said Kara.
"A bold accusation. Look Kara, even if I believed you, and even if this were true, you would need proof, and without direct proof, you cannot go against Dirk, and if you do, well, it would make this whole situation worse," said Lucy.
"We need to speak with the others," said Kara.
"Agreed," said Lucy.
Kara and Lucy rejoined their friends. "Can you get a warrant?" James asked Maggie.
"No, not on such a thin amount of evidence. We need more concrete proof, but if we do, Dirk Armstrong is going down," said Maggie.
"We can go to his office and plant a device to read his correspondence," said Winn.
"Let's pretend that I am not a Detective," said Maggie, glaring at Winn.
"No, Winn is right," said Lucy.
"What? How can you look at Dirk's computer and say this? You are a lawyer, Lucy," said Maggie.
"The computers that people use at CatCo, even the board, technically belong to CatCo, and as such are CatCo's property, so with the owner's permission, we can access the computer and download all the information we want without any problem, since Cat still owns CatCo, she can allow this to happen without any problem," said Lucy.
"Okay, I see your point," said Maggie.
"Hey guys, look, I found some Adam Foster, to whom Miss Grant sends weekly allowance," said Alex, grabbing a printout, and showing it to the others.
"We might as well show it to Cat," said Kara.
"I am going with you to gain permission to use CatCo's computers," said Lucy. "Please let me do the talking"
"Aye Aye, Counsel," said Kara. The two left.
"I will check on the DEO. I will return shortly," said Alex, exiting the window, and flying to the HQ, leaving Lena with Maggie, James, and Winn.
"So, after Kara gets permission, what next?" James asked.
"I will continue analyzing the emails, since someone has to. Winn, you should monitor the computers to see what's going on in Dirk's office. Kara would need to be on the lookout," said Lena.
"What about me?" Maggie asked.
"Help me print all those emails," said Lena with Maggie groaning.
"Hey! I can be useful, too!" Maggie said.
"Oh, I get it," said James, as the others looked at him, "If this goes all wrong, I will take the blame."
"James, you are the Art Director, and you can realistically go to Dirk's office announced and wait for him there, and if he asks you, just tell him something convincing," said Maggie.
"I think I will suggest to Dirk that if everything goes bad, and that if Cat is indeed finished, I will support him to be the new CEO," said James.
"That sounds like a good excuse to talk to him," said Lena.
Meanwhile, Kara approached Cat, who was now standing in her office, looking at the monitors. "Miss Grant, I," Kara began speaking but Lucy interrupted her.
"Miss Grant, I might have found a lead, but I request to gain access to certain computers," said Lucy, showing a note she just wrote.
"Permission to check those computers? Why, are you suggesting that Dirk actually wants me gone? Hmm, I could see him, with all his white male privilege, but he always seems to be my ally. How did you gain this information?" Cat asked.
Kara opened her mount but Lucy was faster. "We will provide a detailed report later, but for now we just need permission to download data from that CatCo computer, and since you are the owner, you can provide that permission," said Lucy.
"Smart, you are so much smarter that your older sister," said Cat. She signed the note, and gave it to Lucy, who promptly left.
"Now, what information have you found, Kara?" Cat asked her assistant, who was holding a piece of paper.
"This refers to some Adam Foster who receives weekly allowances from you. I remember sending some post cards to some A. Foster last Christmas. Miss Grant, who is Adam Foster?" Kara asked.
"Damn it," said Cat, sitting at the chair, closing her eyes. "Adam Foster is my son, my eldest," said Cat, telling the story how Adam was born, and how she gave him up.
"Miss Grant, everything will be fine," said Kara.
"No, but its ok. I will hold a press conference and tell that I resign. But wherever I go, you will always have a job with me," said Cat.
"Miss Grant, we will prove that Dirk Armstrong is behind all this," said Kara.
"It does not matter. Thank you for your help," said Cat, putting her head on her desk. Kara ran away from the office, trying to meet with her friends as fast as she could but without using her super speed.
When she arrived, the others explained the plan, and Kara stood at the window, watching the opposite window, while Winn monitored the computers. James went to Dirk's office as Winn created a distraction so that Dirk would leave the office.
Ten minutes later, the group met in the room once more, now having access to the data that Dirk had on his computer. Lena and Winn shifted their focus on looking at the new data, trying to find something to show that Dirk was behind all this.
"Got it," said Lena, giving a high five to Winn.
"Yay," said Kara, grabbing the print out, always ready to leave the room without the others.
Alex returned just as the group was ready to leave. They then went to Cat's office to provide her with the information they had gathered.
"Oh, I hadn't expected so many of you here," said Cat.
"Miss Grant, we did it, we found information that you need," said Kara, giving the printout to Cat Grant. Cat looked at the entire group, and then examined the papers Kara had given to her.
"Thank you all for your help. I will call Dirk so that we could talk. You are free to go, although I think that Detective Sawyer should stay for this," said Cat. Maggie nodded and followed Cat. Now, the only people in Cat's office were Cat, Kara, and Maggie.
"I must thank you for helping me, of course, but I am just curious, how did you even get the tip that Dirk went behind my back, wanting to remove from my position and take over my company?" Cat asked.
"Oh, I just overheard him speaking at the elevator," said Kara as Cat looked closer at Kara. Kara immediately stopped talking, while Maggie face palmed.
Dirk arrived shortly thereafter, with a huge grin on his face. "Cat, I trust everything is fine?" Dirk asked.
"Oh yes, it's fine, but you see, it will not be fine for you. I found out that you were behind all this Dirk," Cat showed the information she now had to Dirk.
"What is this? You accessed my computer without my permission? Damn it Olsen," said Dirk, realizing that he got played. "No matter, you cannot use this against me,"
"Oh, but I think I can," said Cat, grinning. "You see, your email was on CatCo's computer, the email is linked to CatCo's property, regarding CatCo's business matters, and as such all your emails belong to CatCo, and therefore to me," said Cat.
Kara grinned as Maggie stepped forward. "Dirk Armstrong, you are under arrest," said Maggie, taking her handcuffs and putting them on Dirk. After reading Dirk his rights, Maggie walked him away from the office.
"Kiera, can we talk on the balcony?" Cat asked her assistant.
"I, sure, yes," said Kara, following Cat towards the balcony.
"Kiera, I must confess, I didn't see it at first, but now I see it as clear as night and day. Thank you, I am really grateful to you for saving my company. Thank you Kiera, or should I say Supergirl?"
Kara opened her mount, not sure how to respond. "Miss Grant?"
"Take off your glasses," Cat said.
"Miss Grant, I won't see anything without them," Kara said.
"Oh, but I highly doubt that," said Cat. Kara sighed and took off her glasses, looking at Cat, who smiled.
Alex appeared near the balcony, hovering above it. "Oh, hello Agent Scully, I am grateful for your help too," said Cat.
"My name is Powergirl," said Alex
"Of course it is. And you are also Alex Danvers, sister of Kiera Danvers, who is Supergirl. Now that I think about it, Kiera, you told me that Clark Kent is your cousin, but he is married to Lois Lane, who has Kryptonian powers, and knowing that Lois originally didn't have them, but got them some time while dating Clark Kent, and also knowing that a Kryptonian can make a non Kryptonian to become a Kryptonian via soul mate bond, it all makes sense now. Clark and Lois love one another, which allowed her to gain her powers. I knew that Clark is Superman after I gained the information about Kryptonian soul bonds, but now, having learned that Clark is your cousin, while also being Superman, would explain that you are Supergirl, and that's how your sister, a human Alex Danvers became Powergirl," said Cat Grant.
"Miss Grant, you assume that Clark is my biological cousin," said Kara.
"I am not convinced. Oh yeah, I remember, I saw your sister visiting you earlier this year without those glasses," Cat smirked. "Please, I am not an idiot,"
Cat smirked, while Alex glared at Kara who pouted.
Meanwhile, at some hidden underground base, a girl no older than twelve or thirteen years of age made a hole in a wall, ready to leave the base. She had short brown hair with a white streak on a side.
Just as she was ready to leave the base, Jeremiah used an electric gun to shoot at her, creating an electric net that temporarily captured the teenage girl. "You will not escape, Karen. I vowed to protect my daughters, and you will not harm them," said Jeremiah, approaching the girl while wearing gloves that were emitting some Kryptonite.
The girl struggled. She used her legs to kick Jeremiah in the face. "Get off," said the girl as Jeremiah grabbed her leg.
The girl used all her strength to break the electric net. She then flew a few meters away from Jeremiah, and rose in the air.
"Get back, or I will shoot you with Kryptonite in your heart," said Jeremiah, pointing his electric gun to trap the girl again. But the girl evaded the second attempt, and rose even higher above the ground, managing to fly away.
Jeremiah looked at the departing Kryptonian, and sighed, returning to the base. "The subject escaped," said Jeremiah to Lillian Luthor.
"No problem, she will not get far. Little Kryptonian knows no one on this planet, and she has no idea where her mother is. Jeremiah, lets return to some of our more pressing concerns," said Lillian, as the two people walked inside.
Meanwhile, the little girl flew away from the desert base. She was disoriented, not sure what to do next. "Mother, cousin, someone please help. Mama? Kara?" The girl said, flying to the nearest city, trying to find one of her relatives.
A/N: And so Kara helps Cat, while Cat reveals that she deduced that Kara is Supergirl. I thought Kara having another cousin, much younger, would be interesting, plus on the other side, not from her father's side, but from her mother's.