Chapter 9
Ever since Iris had joined their team, Kara had begun training her to use her powers while also balancing being Cat Grant's assistant and protecting Central City.
"How do you do it Kara?" Iris asked after a training session.
"Do what?" Kara asked.
"Balance it all. Being Supergirl and Kara Danvers, it must be exhausting." Iris said and Kara sighed.
"It can be at times." Kara admitted, before adding "but it's also necessary."
"Why?" Iris asked.
"Look, in this line of work, you make enemies. Very powerful, very dangerous enemies. Enemies who would do anything to know who you are so they can use your loved ones against you. That's why we have secret identities. To protect not only ourselves, but our families and loved ones to. That's why if you're going to tell someone about your abilities, you need to make sure you trust them. My family only knows because they already know I'm from Krypton. But I get the feeling your dad might not be the most understanding of why you're doing this." Kara said.
"You're not wrong. My whole life, he's treated me like I was glass, overprotective. You know, he wouldn't even let join the police academy without giving me the silent treatment. He thinks that I need to be protected from the world, but I don't. And I just don't know how to get him to understand that I don't need him to keep protecting me. I'm a big girl and the daughter of a cop. I can take care of myself." Iris said.
"Well, maybe you should tell him what you just told me. Make him realize that you're not a little girl anymore." Kara suggested.
"Maybe." Iris said, right as their comms came on.
"You two need to get back to Star Labs now. There's been a development." Cisco said.
"Think you've mastered flight yet?" Kara asked, since they'd soon discovered that Iris's powers were a lot like Firestorm's, except her flames weren't nuclear.
"Let's find out." Iris said as her hands lit up in flames and she flew up into the air and Kara rolled her eyes as she flew up after her and they flew towards Star Labs.
"So, what is this new development?" Iris asked as she and Kara entered the cortex, only to stop in shock to see Barry already awake.
"Yeah, he's awake." Cisco said, still trying to figure out why Barry woke up early, since he'd only been in a coma for 3 months, as opposed to the nine months he'd been in it originally.
"Barry, do you remember us?" Kara asked, wondering if Barry understood what she was asking.
"You're Kara Danvers, the girl I was starting to form a relationship with before I was put in a coma. And you're Iris West, the girl who's been my sister since even before I moved in with her and dad." Barry said.
"I'm gonna go call my dad." Iris said.
"Kara, can I talk to you and Cisco in private?" Barry asked and they both registered what that meant.
"Yeah sure." Kara said as Barry pulled her and Cisco aside before pulling both of them into a hug.
"I'm glad I'm not the only one who was affected by this." Barry said.
"We missed you Barry. Supergirl is great, but Central City needs the Flash." Cisco said.
"He's right Barry. But what I don't get is why you're awake sooner." Kara said.
"The speed force actually explained that to me. Since it was really just restoring my speed again instead of giving it to me the first time, it took less time. I probably would've woken up sooner if my body didn't need to readjust to having speed." Barry explained.
"Makes sense actually. But anyways, now you're back, we really get into business." Cisco said.
"We can't rush in blindly Cisco. We need a plan." Barry said.
"Maybe we should do that someplace where we're not being watched." Kara said.
"Your place?" Cisco asked and Kara nodded before grabbing them both and flying out of the building, wondering how much of that conversation Thawne had just overheard.
"So, let me get this straight, Oliver of all people, changed reality?" Barry asked as he, Kara and Cisco gathered in her apartment.
"Yeah, I mean, he wasn't trying to, but he was trying to save us from burning up trying to slow down time, which by the name, I am never doing again, but it worked and in doing so, since me and other members of my earth were here when it happened, it somehow fused our two earths together, which also seems to modified our history, since now I live in Central City instead of National City, the accelerator going off earlier then it did before, a lot of things are different now." Kara said.
"What about other earths, Earth 2, Earth X?" Barry asked.
"I vibe them every once and awhile and so far it seems like our actions on those earths remain intact. Zoom is still gone and the Nazi regime has fallen." Cisco assured them.
"Well that's good I guess. Probably best we don't give too much thought to that. We'll cross that breach when we come to it." Barry said and they all nodded.
"I'm just glad that you're finally awake, because now, I need to make a trip to Gotham." Kara said.
"Why?" Barry asked.
"To make sure that it will always have it's hero. Whether he thinks he is or not." Kara said as she flew out the window.
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