Supergirl ~ The Faithful ~ Part Three

Yee, here's part three!

Kara and family take on Coville, Alex makes a startling realization, and Oliver gives Kara a message.

Enjoy!

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"I'm almost to the stadium," Kara reported as she flew. "You're sure that's where it is?"

"Yes," Winn confirmed. "And I checked attendance. The stadium is at full capacity. That is fifteen thousand people."

"Alex, Oliver, Dark Archer, Black Siren, you have ten minutes before the Betahedron breaches," J'onn said. "You need to get everybody out of that stadium right now."

***

Coville was standing with his arms held out when Kara flew in. "Coville!"

"Our prayers have been answered," he smiled, turning to face her.

"Whatever you did to the Betahedron, to the probe, you have to stop it, now!" Kara ordered, landing on the ground.

"Don't you see the beauty?" Coville smiled. "The same vessel that delivered Rao's word to Earth has now become an instrument for destruction. To give you the chance to deliver thousands to our ranks? A test to reaffirm to yourself what Rao sees in you."

"But Rao is peaceful," Kara told him. "Rao would never ask his followers to endanger other people. What you're doing is an insult to Him."

"What we're doing is in service of Him, and in service of you."

Kara scoffed, rolling her eyes and walking past him. "Winn, you're going to have to tell me how to shut it down – "

She got within a few feet of the probe and halted, grunting in pain, her eyes flying wide. She gasped and collapsed, unable to stand. "What's wrong with her?" Olivia asked, crawling over.

"Don't worry," Coville shook his head, and Kara stared in shock at her hand as green rippled through her veins. "This is all part of Rao's plan!"

Kara gasped, trying to straighten up. "Winn? Winn!"

***

"Supergirl, what's happening?" Winn asked, standing up and looking at J'onn.

"It's . . . Kryptonite!" she ground out. "Kryptonite!"

"Alex, Oliver, something went wrong," J'onn announced.

***

"Yeah, we heard," Oliver growled as he and Alex walked with the head of security.

"We need to stop this game," Alex told him.

"We got a packed house, Agent Danvers," the man shook his head, leading them out into the stadium. "You yell 'bomb' out here, people are going to get trampled."

Alex sighed as she looked around. "You're gonna have to shut that thing down. We won't get everybody out in time. Repeat, we will not evacuate in time."

***

Kara panted, turning to Coville, aware her veins were still glowing green. "We are all going to die," she forced out. "You need to shut it down!"

"You said she would save us!" Olivia glared. "That she would save everybody!"

"And she will," Coville nodded, walking over and crouching by Kara. "Those people up there, they need to be awoken. Only you can do that. You are the one to deliver Rao's light upon all of us."

Kara winced, reaching out with one hand and grabbing a nail off the floor. "Don't you see?" she asked, slicing her palm and holding her bleeding hand up. "I am no God!"

Coville blanched. "No," he whispered, shaking his head. "No!" Olivia whimpered, then stood up and fled, the other followers doing the same. "Wait!" he shouted. "Stop!" He swallowed, then turned to Kara, her face and eyes glowing green. "I believed in you!"

"Please," Kara groaned.

Coville swallowed, then went over to the pod, cuing up a holographic keypad. He typed something in, but the blue gem on the pod only glowed brighter. "That – that was supposed to turn it off," he stammered. "It's not turning off!"

"Winn?" Kara asked.

***

"It's starting to discharge," Winn swallowed.

"I'm heading there," J'onn growled, turning around.

"No," Winn put a hand on his shoulder. "You won't make it in time."

***

A black arrow whizzed past Coville, making him yelp and spin around, hands up. "Get away from the probe and down on the ground!" Malcolm ordered, drawing another arrow, Laurel storming in with him.

"I'm just trying to help!" Coville flung his hands up.

"Now!" Laurel yelled.

Coville collapsed, and the two vigilantes ran in, followed by Alex and Oliver. "Oh, my God," Malcolm ran to Kara's side, crouching by her. "Supergirl?"

"Where is it?" Oliver asked, running a finger over her green veins.

"Inside," Kara weakly pointed to the probe. "Inside!"

Alex ran over to look, she and Laurel examining the pod. Finally, Alex pressed a button on the other side, and a panel slid open. Laurel took a capsule out, looking at it. "There's Kryptonian soil samples in the probe," she said. "It's laced with Kryptonite!"

"Get it away from her!" J'onn ordered. "Alex, Supergirl, the Betahedron is about to breach!"

Laurel ran off to get the sample away, and Kara winced as the pain faded. "You have to fly that thing out of here," Alex told her.

"I can't," Kara shook her head, unable to get higher than her knees. "I can't!"

"Guys, you need to get out of there, right now!" Winn shouted.

Kara swallowed, then waved her hand. "Get away from me."

"What?" Malcolm blinked. "Quick, get away!" Oliver, Malcolm, and Alex backed up, and Kara shakily got to her feet, wobbling slightly. She straightened enough to fire her heat vision straight into the ground, burning a hole deep into it. She kept going, despite her intense shaking, then cried out in pain and collapsed. "Now, now!" she pointed at the hole. "Push it in! Push it in!"

Alex and Malcolm ran to the probe, both of them adjusting to get a good grip on the probe, Oliver staying by Kara as she collapsed onto her side. "Come on," Malcolm grimaced, finding hand holds.

"Alex!" J'onn shouted.

"Siren, come on!" Malcolm shouted, watching Laurel run back in. "Push!"

Laurel ran to add her help, and together, the three of them strained and managed to push the probe into the hole. Alex dropped to the ground, Malcolm grabbing Laurel and bringing her down with him, Oliver flattening next to Kara. The fireball from the explosion blew right over them.

Oliver slowly straightened, looking over to where Malcolm was helping Laurel, before sitting up and rolling Kara onto her back. "Kara?" he whispered, seeing her unconscious.

***

Kara watched Coville be led to the phones in prison, and she reached to pick up her phone, Coville doing the same on the other side of the glass. "Are they treating you well?" she asked.

"Oh, yes," Coville nodded. "Thank you."

"I have to ask," Kara swallowed. "Are you going to tell anybody who I am?"

"Hmm," Coville tilted his head. "I know you gave me a name at the rec center, but honestly, I can't even remember it. That's not who you are."

"You don't know who I am at all," Kara shook her head.

"Oh, I know that even Gods can lose their way. When I looked into your eyes that night on the plane, you were clear and free. But now, your eyes are clouded with doubt and loss. You're at a crossroads, and I finally understand Rao's will for me. To help you on your journey, to bring you back to clarity of purpose. Back to balance, back to peace. This isn't my prison, this is my salvation. And so I will continue to pray to you . . . but I will also pray for you."

He stood up, hanging up the phone, and Kara lowered hers, watching him leave.

***

Sam was watching the musical at Ruby's school when movement caught her eye. She turned to see what it was, and she gasped when Lena, Kara, and Alex hurried into the auditorium. "You guys came!"

"Yeah, we said we would!" Lena whispered, grinning widely. "Ruby's got a lot of cool aunts."

"I know," Sam smiled as the three sat down.

"Look at that," Alex pointed at the girls, all in Supergirl costumes. "They're not worshipping you. They're inspired by you."

Kara smiled as the dance finished, and she applauded with everyone else. "And now, please welcome Ruby Arias," one of the teachers announced.

Lena, Kara, and Alex applauded hard as Ruby stepped up to the mic, and Sam held up her phone, ready to record. Ruby smiled nervously before starting to sing. "Come with me, and you'll be in a world of pure imagination. Take a look, and you'll see into your imagination. There is no life I know to compare with your imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be."

Everyone started to clap hard for Ruby, but Kara jumped slightly when Alex abruptly stood up and left. Kara followed her out of the auditorium, seeing her taking deep, heaving breaths. "Alex?" she asked. "Alex, what's wrong? What is it?"

Alex swallowed, turning around. "Um . . . Maggie doesn't want to have kids," she answered.

"I thought that was something you guys decided together," Kara frowned.

"No, it . . . " Alex sighed. "I agreed because it's what she wanted."

"OK," Kara nodded. "Uh . . . OK. You guys will figure it out."

"Maggie's not gonna change her mind," Alex shook her head bitterly, tears welling up in her eyes. "The only way that we're gonna work through it is if I let it go . . . and I've tried, Kara. I – I love her so much that it hurts, and I convinced myself that living a life with her, it was enough. But watching Ruby . . . I want all the experiences that Mom had with us. You know? I want to take my kid camping, and I wanna show her the constellations. I want to teach her how to read, how to throw a punch, and how to make cheesy valentines . . . and I want to hold her when she has a bad dream, and I wanna tell her that the world's a better place because she's in it."

"Yeah," Kara nodded, biting her lip.

"I want all of it," Alex sobbed. "I want to be a mom. What am I going to do?"

Kara just swallowed, reaching out and hugging Alex, letting her sister sob into her shoulder.

***

Kara sank to her knees at the D.E.O., lighting a candle in front of her. She turned on the hologram in front of her, took a deep breath, and started to pray. "Though we go forth alone, our soul unites us under Rao's gladsome rays. We're never lost, never afraid, for we shrink not under the Sun of Righteousness."

***

J'onn walked into his father's room at the D.E.O., seeing him on his knees, hands clasped in prayer. M'yrnn looked up once to see J'onn join him, then he smiled, turning back as he and his son prayed together.

***

"Rao binds us to those we love. He gives us strength when we have none. And in the darkest places, he guides us."

***

Alex laid back in bed, tensing slightly when Maggie shifted and curled up into her. Alex closed her eyes to try and sleep, but the decision she had made earlier in the night made her eyes tear up, and she quickly covered her mouth, trying not to sob again and wake up her fiancée.

***

"For Rao sees all, feels all," Kara continued, in time with her mother's hologram. "His love eternal. Rao protect us so that we might protect others. And we shall rise, a fire in His heart, burning and free."

***

Sam shut off the faucet, finishing filling up the bath in her bedroom. She straightened up and rolled out her neck, rubbing it as she went over to the mirror. She opened the mirror to find a bottle, then closed it.

She jumped in fear when she saw her reflection now included symbols on her face. She raised her hands in shock, seeing the symbols painted her skin. Gulping, she turned around –

Only to come face to face with a pale figure in black, black painted on their face. "From Rao's fire, you are born," the figure intoned. Sam slid down the vanity, whimpering, trying to hide her face from the figure, but the figure followed her down. "One day soon, you will reign."

Sam gasped again, whimpering and starting to cry in fear –

"Mom?"

Sam gasped and looked up, seeing Ruby in the doorway to her bedroom, eyes wide. Sam checked her skin again, gulping when she didn't see symbols any more. The figure was gone, too.

***

Kara blew out her candle and sighed, standing up and heading for the door. She opened it, smiling when she saw Oliver on the other side. "Hi," she said bashfully.

"Hey," Oliver smiled, taking her hand. "How did it go?"

"It felt good," Kara admitted as they walked down the hall. "I'm happy I did that."

"Good," Oliver nodded. "I'm glad it worked out for you. Oh," he stopped. "I almost forgot . . . " He pulled an envelope out of his jacket and held it out to her. "That was sent to the apartment and had your name on it."

"Really?" Kara frowned. "Back on Earth-1?" When Oliver nodded, Kara frowned and opened the envelope. "What could it – " She trailed off, reading the invitation inside, and her jaw dropped. "No. Way."

"Way," Oliver chuckled as Kara's eyes lit up. "I got a matching one, but I'm not going unless you are."

"Oh, I'm going," Kara nodded eagerly. "I am so going. I just need to get back to the loft and pack."

"Go on," Oliver chuckled, patting her shoulder.

Kara squealed and flew off, and Oliver laughed as he headed back to the main area of the D.E.O., Malcolm and Laurel dodging Kara flying by. "Whoa," Malcolm laughed. "She's doing better!"

"A lot," Oliver agreed.

"Hey, Oliver!" Winn ran up. "Got what you needed."

"Thanks, Winn," Oliver smiled, taking the flash drive Winn handed over.

"Yeah, no prob," Winn nodded. "Thing is, I get what the first thing's for . . . what about the second thing?"

"The second thing?" Oliver smirked. "That's a surprise."

"OK," Winn nodded slowly. "At least tell me it's a good one."

"Oh, it is," Oliver nodded. "It's definitely a good one."

***

Kara finished packing a duffel bag, still squealing. She zipped the bag up and took another look at the invitation, then took out her phone and dialed one of the first numbers in the speed dial list.

The other line clicked almost immediately. "Hello?"

"Hey, Iris," Kara grinned.

"Kara!" Iris cheered. "Hey! How've you been?"

"Pretty good," Kara admitted. "I could use a bit of a breather, though."

"Oh?" Iris asked hopefully.

"Yeah," Kara grinned. "So . . . is it too late to RSVP to your bachelorette party?"

***

To be continued . . . with "Girls Night Out" from the Flash! :D Because I feel that after the whole Cadmus incident, Iris would want Kara there for the party, and let's face it - we all want to know how Oliver would react to Barry's . . . predicament. XD

That'll be up . . . some time! I'm trying to get back in the swing of writing my Doctor Who fanfictions, so I think it'll go one episode here, one episode there (or two, depending on the storyline). So, see you all soon!



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