Chapter 39
Supergirl was currently in the process of saving a bridge in National City that was in the middle of collapsing. She'd already used her heat vision to weld the bridge together as best she could before flying underneath the bridge to hold it up to allow the cars that were currently on the bridge to get off it, but that was before she noticed one car hanging off the edge of the bridge, but she couldn't do anything to get to it since if she left, the bridge would definitely collapse with all the cars on it.
Not to mention the fact that she couldn't even free one of her hands to activate her comms to call Martian Manhunter or Green Lantern or even Superman for help and Superdog was currently serving as a support animal for Powergirl, since she was still adapting her new surroundings and while she was fast, even Supergirl wasn't fast enough to save that car and then return to holding up the bridge before it collapsed and sadly, being in two places at once was not one of her superpowers.
"No!" Supergirl shouted as she watched the car fall over the edge, the people inside screaming as she could do nothing but watch, only to grin when she saw a familiar golden lasso wrap itself around the car and pulled it back up on the other side of the bridge.
"I was wondering where you've been." Supergirl said to her mentor as Wonder Woman officially came into her line of sight.
"Yeah, I know I've been gone for a while, but I'm here now and it looks like you could use a hand." Wonder Woman said.
"Yep. I can hold the bridge together if you can help speed up the evacuation of it so we can let this thing fall apart safely." Supergirl said and Woman Woman nodded and thanks to her super speed, the bridge was clear of both people and cars within minutes.
"The bridge is clear." Wonder Woman said and Supergirl nodded as she finally let go of the bridge and flew out of the way as it finally crumbled.
"I take it your company will assist in the reconstruction?" Wonder Woman asked Supergirl.
"Not sure yet. But maybe you can explain where the hell you've been the past few weeks?" Supergirl asked.
"I told you that you don't need me to train you anymore. You're ready." Wonder Woman said with pride at how far her student had come in such a short time.
"Thank you, but still, stop avoiding the question. Where have you been?" Supergirl asked.
"Can we discuss this later on your island, since I think we should investigate the cause of bridge collapse." Wonder Woman said and Supergirl nodded, deciding to put a pin in this conversation for now as they flew up to the ruins of the bridge and found the NCPD were already gathered there.
"Supergirl, Wonder Woman, it's a good thing you both showed up when you did, otherwise a lot of people would've lost their lives today." one of the police detectives, Shannon Waters, said as she approached them.
"Thank you Detective Waters. Do you have any ideas on what caused the bridge to collapse?" Supergirl asked.
"It definitely wasn't a natural event, since this bridge was recently built." Shannon said and both Supergirl and Wonder Woman got the sense that there was something this cop was hiding, but they could also tell that she did care about the city and the people in it.
"Any theories on what caused it?" Supergirl asked.
"No, our guys are still running forensics on it, but I promise we'll keep you in the loop." Detective Waters said and Supergirl nodded.
"We appreciate that. But now I think Wonder Woman and I need to have a more private conversation." Supergirl said and Wonder Woman nodded, knowing that she wasn't getting out of this.
"Here's my card." Detective Waters said as she handed them a card with her number on it.
"Thank you." Supergirl said as they both flew off while Detective Waters returned to the crime scene, none of them knowing that someone had been watching them all, since the entire thing had been a ruse to draw out Supergirl. Getting Wonder Woman was just an added advantage to them as they watched the two heroines fly off and this guy was quick to pursue, confident that he'd learn what he needed too.
"So, spill it." Kara said to Diana as they landed on the Island and Kara headed over to the lounge area and over to the fridge she had over and pulled two Zakaran Ales, since she'd found a supplier for alien booze in National City and she kept the fridge stocked, since it was the only beverage on Earth on had any kind of effect on her or Diana.
"Really?" Diana asked, though she took a bottle from Kara.
"Diana, I can tell that you're holding something back and it's big. So talk. Especially since we both know that you came here specifically because I'm the only girlfriend you have to talk about this stuff, so what's up?" Kara asked, knowing Diana well enough to know that.
"You're right about that." Diana conceded.
"So what's up?" Kara asked.
"The reason I've been gone is because I've been spending some time away with my boyfriend Steve. You know, the guy I abandoned my home for." Diana said.
"Right, when exactly am I going to meet this guy?" Kara asked her.
"Well, I'm hoping that it'll be in the next few months, since I need someone to be my maid of honor." Diana said with a smile.
"I'm sorry what?" Kara asked and Diana smiled.
"Yeah, Steve proposed to me a few weeks ago, that's why I've been so distant. I've been planning my wedding." Diana said and Kara smiled.
"Congratulations and it all makes sense, especially since I was wondering if Steve was ever going to pop the question considering what you gave up for him." Kara said.
"Yeah, tell me about it. He said that he was trying to find a way to propose that could match that kind of sacrifice." Diana said, but Kara could tell that she felt kind of bummed.
"Okay, what's going on, since I thought that you'd be thrilled about this news, but you don't seem to be." Kara asked.
"It's just, I love Steve and I'm excited to marry him, but I can't stop thinking about what'll happen after he dies, since I'm going to outlive him. The only people on this planet who'll live anywhere near as long as me are you, Clark and J'onn. Amazons have much longer lifespans than humans and I'm half Olympian, so I'm practically immortal." Diana said and Kara smiled, since she should've known that this would be the cause of Diana's stress.
"Look Diana, I wish I could give you an easy answer, but the only person who can truly answer your problem is you, though Clark and I both face a similar one, since like you said, we're going to outlive our human significant others too. Lois and Lena. And while the idea of losing Lena to death does break my heart, even though it's still early in our relationship, I know that the happiness we have is worth it and Clark feels the same way about Lois. You just need to ask yourself if the happiness you get from Steve is worth the eventual heartbreak." Kara said.
"It is." Diana said with a smile.
"Then you'll figure out the rest. And yes, I'd love to be your maid of honor and you can put Lena down as my plus one." Kara said and Diana smiled.
"I figured as much. I'll let you know when we've established a date." Diana said.
"I look forward to it. Though now I need to figure out how to plan your bachelorette party, especially since you can't exactly invite family." Kara said a bit awkwardly.
"Another thing you, me and Clark share and even you two have each other." Diana said.
"Okay, let's change the topic." Kara said as she moved the discussion to Wonder Woman's impending wedding.
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