Supergirl saves the day, Malcolm and Slade still act like children, Lena is a badass, and hey - Morgan Edge is still a pain in the butt. What else is new?

Enjoy the last part of "Girl of Steel!"

***

Kara smiled, watching the crowd gather for the unveiling of the statue. She stood high on the rooftops in her suit, ready to fly down when Lena cued her. She had already found Malcolm, Slade, and Laurel in the crowd, as well as Alex and Maggie. A quick head tilt, and her smile widened when she found Oliver speaking with Thea and William not that far away. Oh, how she wished she could be down there with them, but she could quite possibly have to save the city first. She did make a mental note to buy ice cream for William later, though.

She heard J'onn land on the roof behind her and turned. "No sign of Bloodsport," she reported.

"It's quiet up here," J'onn remarked. "You know, I rarely flew on Mars. It was for battle, not pleasure. When I first came to Earth, I spent hours up in the sky. It's the only place I could feel empty." He turned to her. "I'm glad you've stopped feeling that way."

"When I was?" Kara turned to him. "I thought that I tried to be Kara Danvers for fifteen years, but that I wasn't supposed to be her, that I wasn't supposed to be human."

"But you have a human heart now," J'onn told her. "It ached. It scarred. But it kept on beating. If you try and cut it out, you would lose something essential."

"I thought, how could I help people if I'm broken?" Kara mused.

"You are not broken," J'onn told her firmly, putting his arm around her shoulders. "You're the strongest person I know. You saved me, remember? You taught me that my loss made me stronger. That was Kara Danvers, not Supergirl."

"Oliver told me the same thing today," Kara smiled fondly, tears forming in her eyes.

J'onn chuckled. "It'd be a shame if your cousin decided to not like him. He's made you happier than I've ever seen you."

"He has," Kara nodded before turning to him. "Do you still dream about them? Your family?"

"Sometimes," J'onn nodded.

Kara took a deep breath. "Past couple of months, when I dream . . . I see Mon-El with my mom. I keep seeing those I've lost." She looked at him. "Why am I still dreaming of Mon-El when I love Oliver?"

"He was the first person you lost when you loved him," J'onn answered simply. "When those you cared about are lost, you never stop remembering them. Do you still love him?"

"No," Kara answered after a moment. "It's Oliver, J'onn. You know that."

"I do," J'onn confirmed. "And you know that, too. So stop worrying about it. It's natural to mourn those you've lost. Let that be how you think of Mon-El. Not as the man you loved, but as a man you lost."

Kara nodded thoughtfully, turning back to the crowd as J'onn went to find another place to watch.

***

"Oh, this is nice," Felicity smiled as she watched everyone mill about. "Well, except for the possibility of a nuke hitting us."

"Don't say that out loud," Dig sighed, rolling his eyes.

"Right. Oops."

"I mean, come on, they can't just drop a nuke on us, can they?" Rene asked.

"They said this cloaking device could make that a possibility," Dinah pointed out.

"Great, something to add to my hate list," Quentin grumbled. "Cloaked nukes."

"It's even less of a joy when you saw the shield in action," Laurel muttered. "Kara couldn't even see it."

"Eek," Curtis wrinkled his nose.

"Great," Dig sighed. "This'll be fun."

"You guys really are pessimists, aren't you?" Winn's voice came over the comms.

"You want to say that to our faces next time?" Slade growled. There was silence on the other end. "Thought not."

"Way to terrify tech support, Wilson," Malcolm snorted.

"You know what, wizard?"

"Magician!"

***

Alex couldn't help but chuckle fondly. "Children."

"Heard that, Danvers!" came from both.

"Danvers?" Maggie said. "Are you on separate comms? Got something that needs your attention."

"I'm here," Alex confirmed. "East side. You?"

"West," Maggie answered. "All clear. About last night . . . "

Alex closed her eyes. "Uh, this is neither the time nor the place to talk about what I think you wanna talk about."

"Do you not wanna marry me?" Maggie asked anyway.

Alex stopped, turning to look at Maggie through the crowd. "Of course I do. Look, I . . . I wanna be your wife. I wanna have a dog, I wanna have a house, all of it. I just . . . I just don't want a big wedding."

"Why?" Alex bit her lip and looked away in embarrassment. "Talk to me, please. You have to tell me what's going on."

Alex closed her eyes. "Because my dad won't be there," she admitted. "He can't come. He can't walk me down the aisle."

Maggie sighed. "You could've told me that."

"I didn't wanna make a big deal out of it," Alex rushed to explain. "You're already dealing with family issues that I can't imagine. So I just . . . I hoped that I would just let it go."

Maggie shook her head. "Look, I've had more practice at choosing my family because I've had to. And I think, if you take a deep breath, you're gonna find your way out of this. There's so many people who love you. Just think about how they're gonna make our day good, and tell me how I can help."

"OK," Alex agreed, nodding. "I can do that."

"OK," Maggie smiled at her. "I love you."

"You, too," Alex smiled. "Forever."

"You two are one of my favorite couples," Winn sighed.

Maggie groaned. "Winn, shut up!"

"Winn, get off the comms!" Alex growled in annoyance.

She heard a chuckle behind her and turned to see Oliver, Thea, and William walk up. "Winn being annoying?" Oliver asked.

"Just a bit," Alex sighed before smiling at the others. "Thanks for coming, guys."

"Oh, like we'd miss this," Thea nodded to where the statue was covered.

"Is Kara coming?" William asked.

"Eventually," Alex winked. "As, well . . . you know."

William nodded, understanding, then Thea yelped when someone crashed into her. "Thea!" Oliver straightened.

"Oh, sorry!" the teenage girl running threw over her shoulder.

"Watch out there!" Alex called.

"Ruby!" a dark-haired woman shouted, stopping by the group. "Rubes! Come here, baby. Come here." The girl came back sheepishly, and the woman cleared her throat. "I don't think that was an apology."

The girl gave Thea a nervous smile. "I'm very sorry for bumping into you."

"Totally OK," Thea smiled. "Thank you for apologizing."

"Can I go now, Mom?" the girl, Ruby, asked eagerly. "I want to get up close!"

The woman nodded, letting her go. "Just don't get so far ahead I can't see you, OK?"

Ruby nodded and ran off. "Dad?" William looked up at Oliver, a hopeful look in his eye.

Oliver chuckled. "Same to you. Make sure we can see you."

William grinned and nodded as well, running after Ruby. "She's fun," Alex grinned, pointing after her.

"Thanks," the woman sighed. "Just trying to enjoy the microsecond I have left before she's a teenager."

"Those were the good old days," Thea snickered.

"I know, right?" the woman smiled, waving. "Bye."

"Bye," the three waved after her.

***

William made it up to the front just behind the girl, bouncing impatiently. He was excited for the ceremony, yes, but he was also ready for it to be over as well. He definitely liked Supergirl, but he liked Kara much better. He smiled at the girl and quickly introduced himself. "I'm William."

"Ruby," she answered with a smile.

"Ladies and gentlemen of National City," the announcer said, and both turned back to the stage, Ruby's mother coming up behind her and putting her hands on her shoulders. "Please welcome the chairwoman and CEO of L-Corp, Lena Luthor!"

William grinned and clapped loudly as the black-haired woman walked up to the podium. She gave him a quick smile, then turned to the crowd. "Now, I know you all didn't come here to see me," she said. "So, I'll start with the good stuff, and then I'll say just a few very brief words. My fellow citizens of National City . . . the Girl of Steel!"

The curtain behind her fell, and William applauded with everyone else when the statue was revealed.

***

Kara stepped forward with interest, having refrained from using her x-ray vision to see what the statue looked like. "There you are," J'onn told her proudly.

Kara smiled softly, then heard Felicity say in her ear, "In person is better."

"Felicity!" Dig sighed.

"What? She is!"

"Don't say it when anyone can hear you!"

"She's not wrong, though," Oliver said smugly, making Kara blush.

J'onn chuckled. "Keep him."

Kara could only nod, listening to Lena continue. "I am so honored to be able to present this statue of our hometown hero. Some of you must be thinking 'I know, it's a cold day in hell, a Luthor praising a Kryptonian.' But ever since I came here, she has been an inspiration to me. She's been a mentor, and most importantly, she's been a friend."

"Now would be a good time for you to get down there and join the crowd," J'onn prompted.

Kara nodded, took a deep breath, and prepared to fly into the air – when there was a loud explosion and the ground shook violently.

***

Oliver and Thea burst into action, running towards the waterfront as people started screaming, Alex right behind them with her gun drawn. "Guessing that was the missile!" Thea shouted.

***

Kara and J'onn landed in the center of the chaos, looking around. "Schott, did you see where that missile came from?" J'onn snapped.

"We have no heat signature, OK?" Winn babbled. "There's no atmospheric disruption, there's no electromagnetic trail. Alex, have you seen anything?"

***

"Negative visual contact," Alex answered, helping people up and run, Oliver and Thea still searching through the crowd as the rest of Team Arrow tried to help. "It came out of nowhere!"

"Let's go!" Maggie shouted.

"Keep moving!" Dig joined in.

"OK, you know what?" Winn said. "We're pulling up every security feed within a two-mile radius. There's got to be an origin point for whatever just hit the waterfront!"

"William?" Oliver shouted, looking through the people running.

"William!" Thea joined in.

***

Kara took a deep breath. "J'onn, can you locate DuBois telepathically?"

"I'll try," J'onn answered, looking around, his eyes glowing red. A few seconds later, he growled in annoyance. "I can't sense DuBois' mind."

"How could we have not seen it?" Felicity asked. "How could that cloaking device have cloaked a missile if it's cloaking its point of origin?"

Kara paused, taking that into consideration, then slowly turned out to the water. "Because the pressure regulator wasn't meant for high altitude," she said. "It was meant for low altitude."

"You mean these psychos are underwater?!" Rene asked in disbelief.

A missile hit again, this time hard enough to make a huge crack appear in the pavement. Kara shot into the air, heading for the waterfront. "I cannot track that explosion to the source, you guys," Winn said in exasperation. "The radar is not picking up any underwater signals."

"I'll clear that building," J'onn said. "Danvers, Sawyer, Queen, everyone, stay on the waterfront. Supergirl, find that submarine!"

Kara closed her eyes, sorting through different sounds. She found the screaming civilians, police sirens, the ocean bubbling . . . and hearts beating underneath.

She opened her eyes and dove for the water, plunging into it.

***

Dinah, Rene, and Curtis ducked as Kara flew right over their heads and into the water, creating a massive splash. "OK, please tell me breathing underwater is one of her superpowers," Curtis stammered.

"It's not!" Alex blanched.

***

William stumbled around the crowd, trying to find Oliver and Thea. "Dad?" he shouted. "Aunt Thea?" He heard Ruby's hysterical cries from nearby and turned, trying to find her. "Ruby?" he shouted. "Ruby!"

"William?" she spun around, eyes wide.

"Ruby!" he ran over to her. "Come on, let's go! Come on!"

She grabbed his hand, and William started to tug them away from the waterfront.

Just as they had passed the stage, the ground shuddered again, even worse than before, and the two collapsed to the ground. Something creaked nearby, and William's eyes widened when he saw the steel beams starting to fall.

***

Oliver groaned as he got to his feet, wincing. "Thea?" he called.

"Here!" she coughed, dusting off her leggings. "I'm here!"

A terrified scream a moment later caught their attention. "Ruby!"

Oliver blanched, and Thea turned to him with wide eyes. "William followed her!"

Oliver burst through the crowd, Thea running after him, to find the dark-haired woman running to where a steel beam had collapsed . . . with William and Ruby trapped underneath it. "William!" he shouted, running over.

"Dad!" William coughed, struggling under the beam.

"Mom," Ruby sobbed.

"Oh, my God," Thea clapped a hand over her mouth.

"Help!" the dark-haired woman cried, looking around, in complete hysterics. "Somebody, help me!"

"Hang on," Oliver swallowed, grabbing onto the beam. "Hold on, you two!" He turned to the woman, who was still sobbing. "Hey, listen to me," he told her, and she turned to him, eyes wide and red. "What's your name?"

"Sam," she managed to get out. "It's Sam."

"Sam," he nodded. "We're gonna get them out, OK?"

"Guys, by the stage," Thea looked around as she ran to the other side of the beam. "We need all hands on deck here, now!"

"Come on," Oliver got a firm grip with both hands.

"Oh, my God!" Felicity's shriek came from behind.

Oliver barely reacted as Slade appeared at his side, Malcolm on Slade's other. Dinah appeared on Sam's other side as Rene, Curtis, Dig, Laurel, and Quentin joined Thea. "All right," he grimaced, Sam taking a shaky breath. "One, two, three!"

All of them lifted in unison, and Oliver heard the creak of metal. It was slow going at first, with the metal barely budging, then suddenly the beam lifted all the way. Dig and Rene grunted in surprise, but they hastily scooted back, the beam dropping behind the two kids. "Ruby!" Sam released her grip immediately.

"Mom," Ruby sobbed, launching at her.

"Dad," William scrambled up, hugging him tightly.

"Oh, thank God," Oliver clung to him, feeling him shake. "Thank God." He pulled back slightly, looking him over. "Are you OK?"

"Yeah," he nodded jerkily. "I'm fine."

"Guys," Laurel said quietly, standing up, looking out towards the water. "She's still down there."

Oliver froze, turning to look towards the water. "Oh, no," Felicity whimpered, all of Team Arrow looking away from the metal . . . even as Sam couldn't look away from the dents where she'd been tightly holding on.

***

Alex ran to the rail by the waterfront, Maggie behind her. "Supergirl?" she called desperately. "Supergirl!" When she didn't get an immediate response, she closed her eyes. "Kara, answer me," she begged, not hearing more people run up behind her. "Kara!"

"Kara?" Oliver shouted.

"Come on, little one," Slade growled under his breath.

"Kara?" William's voice cracked slightly. "Kara, please!"

***

"Kara, please!"

Kara's eyes snapped open, and she looked around to try and regain her bearings. She sped towards the submarine, catching the next missile before it shot out. She shoved it back into the submarine, making it rock. She then dove under the sub, planted her hands on the bottom of it, and lifted.

***

"Over there!" Quentin pointed suddenly.

Everyone straightened when the water rippled, then a huge submarine broke the surface of the water, soaring into the air. "Atta girl!" Malcolm grinned as Oliver blew out his breath in relief, grinning widely.

"She's OK," William smiled up at his father.

"Yeah," Oliver squeezed his shoulder, smiling at Kara, who was panting as she caught her breath. "She's OK."

***

They were waiting back at the D.E.O. for Kara and J'onn to take out Bloodsport when a rush of wind made them turn. "Kara!" William immediately wriggled out of Oliver's grasp and ran for the alien.

"William," she smiled tiredly and dropped to her knees, hugging him when he reached her. "I heard what happened. Are you OK?" she looked him over.

"Yeah," he nodded. "I'm OK."

"Thank God you both are," Oliver walked up.

Kara smiled at him, kissing him when he reached her. "Not even an underwater submarine is gonna keep me away from you two."

William beamed happily as she gave him a one-armed hug. "Can we get that ice cream now?"

Kara burst out laughing as Oliver rolled his eyes fondly. "What am I going to do with both of you?" he sighed in mock disappointment.

"Love us to death," Kara teased.

"Probably," he admitted with a chuckle, kissing the top of her head.

***

Kara knocked on Lena's door after the ice cream run, entering when Lena called for her to enter. "Hey!" Lena smiled at her.

"Hey," Kara smiled, walking up. "So . . . the waterfront, huh?"

"Well, Supergirl got her man," Lena smirked, making Kara nod. "And now we have to discuss ours." Kara sobered as Lena leaned against her desk. "I spoke to Edge."

"Please tell me you convinced him not to buy CatCo," Kara begged.

"Well, you can't convince a bully like that of anything," Lena sighed.

"So, what, CatCo's gone?" she asked worriedly.

"No," Lena looked down nervously. "I bought it."

Kara's jaw dropped. "You're kidding," she stammered, starting to grin. "Are you kidding?"

"Pretty badass, right?" Lena grinned, and Kara laughed gleefully. "I'm just trying in my own small way to be more like Supergirl."

"Oh, Lena!" Kara cheered, giving her a hug.

"And I was hoping maybe you could break the story?" Lena raised an eyebrow.

"Are you kidding?" Kara repeated. "Of course! This is . . . this is awesome! This is – "

"Super?" Lena suggested with a wink, making Kara giggle hysterically. "Now, I know nothing about running a media empire, and I trust you, so . . . good to work with your best friend?"

"Oh, yes, please," Kara grinned, high fiving her.

Their happy moment was broken with Edge stormed in angrily. "You're more of a lunatic than your brother is!"

"Excuse me?" Kara glared at him.

"I could ruin you," Edge snarled.

"You are dangerously close to being thrown out by security," Lena growled.

"You know what?" Kara narrowed her eyes. "I'm gonna go and let you handle . . . this," she wrinkled her nose at Edge, walking past him. The moment she was out the door, she whipped off her glasses and pulled out her phone, calling the first number on speed dial. "Hey, if you're all available?"

***

"You are gonna regret, so regret, the day you screwed me," Edge snarled at Lena, who simply gave him one of her best bitch faces. "I sure hope you enjoyed yourself because now you have all of my attention."

"Oh, Edge," she blinked at him innocently. "Like every woman who's ever had all of your attention . . . I couldn't care less."

Edge glared at her, then the sound of rustling blinds made them turn. "Miss Luthor," Supergirl greeted as she landed on the balcony. "You through with him?"

"He's all yours," Lena grinned smugly, stepping back.

Edge narrowed his eyes at Supergirl. "What do you think you're gonna do?"

She smirked, eyes glittering mischievously.

***

Edge landed on hands and knees as Kara deposited him on top of a shipping container. "The attack on the waterfront," she told him. "I know it was you, to clear the way for your development. You're the only person who had anything to gain from it."

"Yeah?" Edge growled, getting to his feet. "Well, you can't prove anything."

"Not yet," she acknowledged. "But I see you, Edge." She walked forward, narrowing her eyes. "National City's my town . . . and now you've got all our attention."

Edge would have let that go had he not caught one word. "Our?" he repeated.

"Oh, yeah," Kara's smile turned predatory as she looked around. "Our."

Edge slowly turned to look around, and his eyes steadily widened as he took in all of Team Arrow: Green Arrow, the Dark Archer, Deathstroke, Black Siren, Spartan, Wild Dog, Mr. Terrific, and Black Canary were on other shipping containers, all of them glaring at him.

That was also when he realized he was on a boat starting to float away from the waterfront. He blanched, and Kara laughed before leaping into the sky. "Hey!" he shouted. "You can't just leave me here!"

When he turned back around, the vigilantes were gone, too.

***

Alex shyly entered J'onn's office, looking in where he was working on a tablet. "Hey," she greeted.

"Hey, Alex," he nodded. "You know what? I think we both deserve a drink." He put his tablet aside, standing up. "Come on, I'm buying the first round."

"Since we both know Winn won't," Alex grinned, chuckling slightly. "Hey . . . can I talk to you about something?"

"Yeah, sure," J'onn nodded. "Go ahead."

"So, uh," Alex walked into the office, fiddling with her hands nervously. "Maggie and I figured it out. We're going to have a really big wedding. The biggest, gayest wedding that National City has ever seen, actually . . . and I'm gonna need everybody that I love to be there."

J'onn blinked at her. "Sure, Alex. You know I wouldn't miss it for the world, right?"

"I know," Alex nodded, biting her lip nervously. "But . . . I'm gonna need something from you. Something more than just . . . being there." J'onn frowned in confusion, turning to pay more attention to her. "You've always been like a father to me," Alex continued, swallowing hard. "And . . . J'onn, I choose you to be my family. And I want, if you will . . . " She swallowed again, feeling tears well in her eyes as her voice choked. "To have you walk me down the aisle." J'onn stared at her in shock before blowing out his breath in shock, swallowing hard. "Stop, don't cry," she pointed at him. "If you cry, I'm gonna cry, and then everybody here is gonna know that we actually can cry, so – "

"Alex," J'onn cleared his throat, a wide smile forming on his face. "It would . . . it would be my honor." She smiled in relief, and he held out his arms. "Come on!" Beaming with joy, she hugged him happily, J'onn laughing in delight. "Come on, let me help you celebrate." He put his arm around her shoulder, then asked, "Do I have to wear a tux?"

Alex laughed. "I'm wearing Kevlar and boots, so . . . "

J'onn laughed, and the two of them walked out the door, ready to celebrate.

***

"All right," Kara smiled as she looked around her apartment, William sitting down on the pull-out she had bought after she and Oliver started dating. "You good?"

"I think so," William nodded, smiling at her.

"And if you say thanks again," she mock warned him.

"What, like every other time I've stayed here?" he grinned. "What're you gonna do? It's not like you can kick me out."

Kara growled, playfully stomping her foot, which made William laugh. "Face it, angel," Oliver walked up behind her, wrapping his arm around her shoulders. "You can't say no to him for the life of you."

"No, I can't," she admitted, nuzzling his shoulder. "I'm glad you're staying for a while longer. Both of you."

"The team can handle Star City while we're here with Malcolm, Slade, and Laurel," Oliver nodded. "Even the mayor can take a break sometimes."

"Good," Kara smiled. "Then it's my turn to sleep over."

"Looking forward to it," Oliver kissed the top of her head. "Now, don't we have a celebration to be at?"

Kara nodded, picking up her purse before smiling at William. "Don't wait on us."

"Bye, Dad!" William waved. "Bye, Kara!"

They waved back before heading out the door.

***

Everyone was already at the bar when the couple arrived – Team Supergirl, Malcolm, Laurel, Slade, and even Lena were speaking together and laughing. Kara and Oliver inserted themselves between Alex and Slade, Kara giving Alex a hug when they arrived, Slade sliding the two of them shot glasses. They picked them up, smiling as the entire group clinked their glasses together, drinking to a job well done at the waterfront and to celebrate Alex and Maggie.

***

In a grassy field, Saturn in the clear day sky, a woman with long, dark hair in a floaty blue dress stood with her back turned. Slowly she turned around, the scene turning dark and black and grey. The woman's beautiful face twisted into that of a monster, growling and snarling.

The dreamer shot up in bed, gasping in horror, and Samantha Arias looked around her bedroom nervously, trying to figure out what she had just dreamed.

***

So . . . how'd I do, guys? I think I did pretty good, though I wrote it, so I may be a teeny bit biased . . .

So, good news! Oliver and William are sticking around, as are our three favorite overprotective vigilante surrogate siblings . . . which means "Triggers" is next! And I'm excited for that. :)