The next day started out a little hectic. Future Ruby had walked in arguing with Will and then saw everyone was there and walked out. Laurel had clearly had enough. And the kids were still there.

Laurel let everyone eat and then they sat down to watch the next video set.

But then, future Ruby (who I'll call Ru because that is her shortened name and I'm not creative.) Came in and said, "I was called in as a reinforcement." She sat by Will, who smiled sheepishly.

"Really dad?" Will said to Ollie, who shrugged.

Ru just rolled her eyes, smiling at him.

Samantha Arias

"Come on, Ruby!" Sam whooped as her daughter led the way down the soccer field, the ball rolling in front of her. "Get' em, baby girl! Yeah!" She stopped when her phone rang, and sighing, she held it to her ear as she looked at her laptop. "Hello? Well, if JQB has a problem with the conditions of the deal, they can call me directly, any time."

Ru sighed. No matter how old you got, seeing stuff like that still hurt.

"I'll make it a rule that you can't do work at your daughter's soccer game," Lena said, making Sam blush and Ruby smile at her aunt.

The crowd suddenly erupted in cheers, then Ruby shouted, "Mom, did you see that!"

Sam looked up and quickly hid her phone behind her back, seeing Ruby had scored a goal, and she'd been on the phone and didn't notice. "Yes!" she nodded quickly. "Amazing! Good job, baby!" Ruby grinned and ran on, and Sam quickly pulled her phone back out. "Yes, Paul. No, I'm still here. Yes, you can send the final docs to my assistant this afternoon."

Ruby sighed, and Sam hugged her apologizing.

"Which one's yours?" a woman in a bright blue jacket and her hair in a ponytail asked, standing by Sam's chair.

"Oh, uh, she's the forward, right there," Sam pointed. "I swear to God, I don't know how she's so coordinated. I struggle to think and chew at the same time.

"You're coordinated!?" Will said in mock surprise, earning him a pillow in the face. "I'm sorry! I yield!"

How about you? Which one's yours?"

"Ruby is special," the woman said instead.

"Oh that's not good," Will said. "Never good when someone you don't know, knows your daughter's name."

"Yeah, she is," Sam agreed before blinking. "Wait, I don't think I told you her name."

"She is chosen," the woman smiled. "So are you."

"No thank you," Sam said.

Sam frowned as she pulled out a pamphlet and handed it to her. "I'm sorry, who did you say you were?"

"Oh no, this is what this video's about?" Will said.

"Yep," Laurel sighed.

"A follower," she answered. "Please, bring Ruby to our community so that she may learn her path."

"Ha, no thank you, I'm not crazy like you idiots," Ru said.

"Thanks," Sam smiled tensely. The woman didn't seem to notice as she smiled and walked off. Sam just made a face at the pamphlet she now held.

Kara Danvers

"I just have to sign some papers, and then we can get back to work," Lena told Kara, walking into her office.

"Yeah, no problem," Kara nodded, smirking in a teasing way. "But my boss really doesn't like when I'm late, so . . . "

Lena just shook her head, "really?"

"I'm funny."

Lena made a face at her, and both shared a giggle. "Sorry!" Sam's voice suddenly said, and they turned to see her rush in.

"Hey," Lena smiled.

"Ruby had a soccer game, and then the kids wanted to get ice cream to celebrate," Sam continued.

"Ice cream!"

"No, you just had breakfast."

"But... ice cream."

"No."

"No worries," Lena assured her. "You remember Kara?"

"Yes, of course I do," Sam smiled, looking through her bag. "Nice to see you."

"Good to see you," Kara nodded.

"OK, so the JQB merger should be finalized any minute," Sam told Lena, pulling out a file and handing it to her. "Unless Paul tries to pull something, which I will not allow."

"Ugh," Lena grimaced. "Paul's, like, the one thing I do not miss." She looked up at Kara and said two words. "Skeezeball lawyer."

"Yeah. Ew." Lena said.

"Ah," Kara giggled. "Gotcha."

"So," Lena asked as she bent down to sign the form in the file. "How do you plan on celebrating your first big merger as my CFO?"

Sam gave her an incredulous look, and Kara perked up. "We're having a girls night at my place tonight," she offered. "Do you wanna come?"

"No," Sam held up her hands. "I couldn't intrude – "

"You do realize Lena's not gonna take no for an answer, right?" Kara smirked.

"I will not," Lena nodded.

"Accurate," Lena pointed at Kara.

All three laughed, and Sam sighed, smiling and nodding. "All right, I'll go. Um, what should I bring?"

"Booze," Lena answered,

"Of course," Kara laughed.

and Kara's attention was caught by a pamphlet on the desk. "Just no tequila, OK? Please."

"Where did you get this?" Kara asked, reaching out to pick up the pamphlet.

"Oh, some weirdo at Ruby's soccer game," Sam rolled her eyes as she set up her laptop. "She came up to me, tried to enlist me in some self-help meeting."

"I hate those things," Lena wrinkled her nose, walking over to look at it as Kara opened it up. "Like a waste of trees, and of our time."

"You mind if I keep this?" Kara asked in an odd voice, making Lena pause as she walked out the door.

Ollie looked at the screen a little unnerved.

"Hey, are you okay?" Will asked him quietly.

"I just miss Kara," Ollie said.

"We all do," Will nodded, prompting, yet again, a cuddle pile on the Queen family couch. Now including Ru, not that she minded.

"Yeah, go ahead," Sam nodded.

"See you later!" Lena waved as Kara walked out, still staring at the front of the pamphlet. "Hey, what's up?" Lena asked in concern. "It's just a pamphlet."

"Yeah," Kara looked up at her. "With a Kryptonian symbol on it."

"Wait, really?"

Lena did a double take. "With what?!"

Winn Schott

"What do you say we go fight some crime?" James asked Winn as they walked out of James's office at the end of the night.

"Nothing to fight, dude," Winn shook his head. "I've been on the police dispatch all day, and crickets."

"Mmm," James frowned, then suggested, "Bowling?"

Winn laughed, and the two of them clapped hands. "Oh, yes, sir, yes, sir!"

They passed by Kara's desk, and both were surprised to see not only Kara bent over her laptop, completely focused on the screen, but also Lena standing behind her, looking through a pamphlet of some time. "Kara, what're you still doing here?" James asked. "I thought you already turned in your piece for the hospital closure."

"I did," Kara nodded. "Uh, this is something personal. Lena's been helping me."

"This," Lena held up the pamphlet.

"Whoa," Winn held out his hand, and Lena handed it over. "Hey, where did you get this?"

"What's that?" James frowned at the symbol on front.

"It's the Kryptonian symbol for Rao," Kara answered.

Kara sighed.

"The God of Krypton," Winn explained.

"Are we gonna get to learn more about your religion?" Nate said interested.

"I don't think you would want to learn this way," Kara said. "There's no way they're being respectful of Rao."

"Yeah, I know, but what's it doing on a pamphlet?" James wondered.

"That's what I've been trying to research all afternoon," Kara sighed. "Lena's been helping me from her end, but – "

"Neither of us can find anything," Lena finished.

"Just a time and an address," Winn opened up the pamphlet. "That's kinda ominous."

"That's really ominous."

"Just how ominous it is, I'm about to find out," Kara shut her laptop and picked up her coat, standing up.

"Wait, wait, you're gonna . . . you're going to go there?" Winn asked in surprise.

"We're coming with you," James said at once.

"I don't need your protection," Kara frowned.

Lena scoffed, putting her own coat on and following, the boys behind her. "Yeah, we know."

"Best super friends ever," Kara said.

Kara Danvers

The address led them to what appeared to be a meeting building of some kind. Kara led the way inside, Winn and Lena behind her, James in the rear. They walked down a hallway slowly and came to a set of double doors. Inside the room were rows of chairs, dozens of people speaking together. "Looks like an AA meeting," James noted.

"Aliens Anonymous?" Winn tried out.

"I doubt it." Kara said.

"With candles?" Lena looked around.

A girl with blonde hair noticed them and walked up. "Hi," Kara told her, stopping.

"Hi," the girl answered. "Are you new here?"

"Yeah," Kara smiled.

"Lucky you," the girl beamed. "My first meeting was transformative."

"Really?" Kara raised an eyebrow. "So, what exactly happens during the meetings?"

"Oh, um . . . " The girl looked around. "It's actually more powerful if you experience it yourself." A man in a white shirt entered the room from the opposite end, and she brightened. "It's starting! Sit!"

"OK," Kara looked around, then gestured to four open chairs in back.

The quartet settled in, and the man stood at the podium in front. "Welcome, children of Rao," he greeted.

"Are the children of Rao a real thing?"

"No. They shouldn't be."

Kara's eyes widened, and James grimaced. "This is starting to feel a little . . . "

"Cult-y?" Winn suggested.

"Very cult-y," Kara said.

"Yeah."

"We are here, all of us, by Her grace," the man continued. "We are here together, standing in the light, for just one reason. We are here because Supergirl saved us!"

"They're worshipping me?" Kara looked like she was gonna be sick.

Kara balked, eyes widening to saucers. "What the hell?" Lena put a hand over her mouth to avoid saying anything louder.

"Let us begin by reaffirming our faith," the man said, lighting a candle. "Though we go forth alone, our soul unites under Rao's gladsome rays." Kara closed her eyes, hearing her mother's voice in her head as the man continued. "For Rao sees all, feels all. His love is eternal. May Rao protect us so that we might protect others."

Kara was looking at the screen sadly, as Oliver took her hand.

She opened her eyes when the man continued. "Many of us don't get second chances in life. Many of us stay lost. And I'm not talking about driving around in circles because you are running out of gas and you have no GPS. I'm talking about being spiritually lost, and needing to find your way back home. Like Olivia," he laid his hand on the blonde girl's shoulder. "Don't be shy." He led her to the podium at the front. "It's OK."

She nodded and took a deep breath. "Hello," she smiled. "Uh . . . it was, um . . . it was spring break when I caught my boyfriend cheating on me with my best friend, and I took it hard. I snuck into a rooftop party. And I got totally wasted, and I stood on the ledge as a joke. And the next thing I knew, I was falling. And as I fell, I thought, I hoped . . . if this is it, that it's quick. But it wasn't quick, and that fall lasted an eternity . . . and then She caught me, and She told me that everything is going to be OK." She sniffed, rubbing at her tears. "Because of Supergirl, I realized I still deserved to be loved. Supergirl saved me."

"I remember her," Kara said quietly.

"I'm glad you saved her and everything, but what the hell?" Cisco said.

The quartet looked around in shock as everyone in the room applauded. "Do you remember saving her?" Lena asked.

"I – " Kara swallowed, completely overwhelmed. "I remember all of them."

"I remember everyone I've saved as well, but none of them ever formed a cult for me," Clark said.

"Lucky you," Kara said.

"And now, every day, our Sister Olivia lives in the light of Rao's presence on Earth," the man helped Olivia away from the podium. "The light that shines through Supergirl." He led her to her seat, then held out his hands. "In the name of Supergirl, our Savior."

"I'm not Rao. I never wanted to be," Kara said softly.

"In the name of Supergirl, our Savior," those in the room repeated, making Kara grow steadily paler.

"We give thanks."

"We give thanks."

"Wait a minute," Winn looked around. "Who . . . who exactly are they praying to?"

"Me," Kara whispered hoarsely, fumbling for her phone. "They're praying to me."

Kara looked on sadly. She never wanted to be worshipped. She wasn't a god, and she didn't want to be one. She didn't deserve it. She wasn't Rao.

Malcolm Merlyn

Malcolm narrowed his eyes as he kept his gaze on his monitor, watching Watson for any sign of . . . well, anything that wasn't good. So far, the only thing that had grated on his nerves was her trying to dig up anything on Kara. Luckily, Oliver had gotten in contact with Felicity and Winn immediately, and they had started making Kara an identity that the FBI wouldn't be able to find suspicious. Hopefully.

His phone beeping made him reach absently for it, looking at the text message he had gotten.

I need you.

"I wish I could have been there for her," Slade said.

Alex shook her head, "looking for Joe was important."

"We helped her," Malcolm promised.

Malcolm shot out of his seat, and Laurel, who had been watching another monitor nearby, jumped slightly. "Malcolm!" she glared at him.

"Kara," he said in explanation, dialing her number and holding the phone to his ear. Laurel immediately jumped up as well, running to get her phone and let Oliver know. "Kara?" he asked as soon as the line connected.

"Malcolm," her voice wobbled slightly. "I'm sorry, I don't know what time it is – "

"Don't worry about the time, what's wrong?" Malcolm asked as he grabbed his coat.

"Never worry about the time." Malcolm said.

"Um." He heard her swallow. "It's . . . it's hard to explain, but I don't . . . it's – "

"It really affected you," Barry said, concerned about how much the cult affected Kara.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Malcolm hurried to calm her as he headed for his room, seeing Laurel grab her duffel. She had already been planning on going to the girls night at Kara's, but he saw her speaking into her phone as well. She probably already had Oliver on the line. "Slow down. Hey, slow down."

"Malcolm?" Lena's voice was suddenly on the other end. "That you?"

"Lena," Malcolm started packing his own bag, making sure to include his suit. "Kara sent a message. Is something wrong?"

"She just got spooked by something, and it's not settling well with any of us," Lena said. "The sooner you get here, the better it'll probably be."

"Let her know we'll be there as soon as we can," Malcolm said.

"Copy that."

Malcolm hung up, slinging his bag over his shoulder and grabbing his keys, seeing Laurel hang up as well. "Oliver's calling Thea to watch William," she told him, grabbing her bag as well. "We're meeting at his apartment."

"Good," Malcolm nodded, switching off the lights. "Let's go."

Kara Danvers

Kara was pacing the D.E.O. floor anxiously, waiting for Winn to return with the identification of the man who had just led a cult to worship her. "Calm down," Lena told her as J'onn and James watched on worriedly.

"Very helpful," Kara said sarcastically.

"How am I supposed to be calm about this?" Kara ran a hand over her face anxiously.

Before Lena could answer, a breach appeared in the center of the room, and Oliver, Malcolm, and Laurel skidded out, all three of them with duffels. Oliver immediately whipped around, eyes scanning the room. "Kara!" he dropped his bag, running for her.

"Oh, thank Rao," Kara gasped, barreling into him.

"Whoa," Oliver stumbled slightly, wrapping his arms around her as she trembled. "Hey, it's OK. I've got you, angel. I got you."

"I really miss her," Ollie said quietly, making Alura hug him.

"Thank you for coming," she whispered, burying her face in his neck.

"Any time," he kissed the top of her head, squeezing her slightly.

"Boy, is it good to see you three," James said in relief, walking up.

"What happened?" Malcolm asked, rubbing circles on the back of Kara's neck, Laurel hovering by them, ready to help if needed.

"Kara just got worshipped by a cult," Lena answered.

Oliver's head shot up, and he blinked rapidly. "Excuse me?"

"Come again?" Malcolm's jaw dropped.

"You're kidding," Laurel said at the same time.

"Definitely not," James handed them the pamphlet.

Laurel took it, showing it to Oliver and Malcolm. "What's that?" Malcolm frowned, seeing the symbol on the front.

"The symbol for Rao," J'onn answered.

"It was handed to my CFO this morning," Lena explained. "Kara took it when she saw it, and we went to the meeting tonight."

"It was . . . quite a shock, to put it lightly," James grimaced.

"Extremely lightly."

"Oh, dear," Laurel sighed.

"Hey," Oliver stroked Kara's hair lightly. "We've got your back for this, OK?"

"OK," Kara mumbled, sniffing and wiping her eyes. Oliver kissed the top of her head again, and Kara turned to give Malcolm a watery smile. "That was quick."

"You needed us," Malcolm gave her a hug as well. "No better reason to be quick."

"OK, so I ran a facial recognition!" Winn's voice carried as he entered the room, then he sighed in relief. "Oh, it's good to see you three."

"Hey, Winn," Oliver nodded. "You were saying?"

"Thomas Coville," Winn nodded back, getting right to it, reading from the tablet he held. "44 years old, born and raised in National City. Definitely not alien . . . no offense."

"Any red flags, Agent Schott?" J'onn asked as they followed him into the main room. "Criminal record? Arrests?"

"Well, he was pretty much a boy scout until about three years ago, when his wife filed for divorce, and then his life fell apart," Winn answered, snorting. "Let's see . . . he was disbarred from practicing law after a string of misdemeanor convictions for public drinking and disorderly conduct."

"Fell apart, no kidding," Laurel remarked.

"I don't understand how that connects to Supergirl," Kara frowned, holding tightly to Oliver's arm, her other hand holding Laurel's, Malcolm's on her shoulders. "I don't remember saving him."

"Sounds like you would remember him," Oliver raised an eyebrow.

"That is right," Winn nodded, pulling Coville's photo and information onto the large screens. "Yes, you didn't save him as an individual. But I looked into mass emergencies that Supergirl intervened in. You know, burning buildings, colliding trains, the usual. And I dug a little deeper." He put a picture on screen, along with a description. "Thomas Coville was on Flight 237."

"Is- is it my fault?" Agent Danvers said.

Deathstroke snorted and said, "he's just insane."

Kara gasped, and Lena frowned. "What's so important about Flight 237?"

"It's the flight Alex was on that I saved," Kara whispered.

"When you became Supergirl?" Oliver clarified, and she nodded.

"So now we know why Coville is the leader of a religion that worships Supergirl," J'onn nodded.

"But it's not a religion, J'onn," Kara shook her head. "It's a cult. He's taking the teachings of Rao and twisting them."

"He disrespects Rao." Kara said.

"Yeah, and how does he know so much about it, right?" Winn asked. "And I don't mean just the symbol, but I'm talking about the sacred texts."

"Coville is handing out pamphlets and recruiting people that've been saved by Supergirl into his 'Cult of Rao,'" Kara released Oliver and Laurel to make quotation marks before quickly latching back on. "He's got to have a motive. Winn, can you keep digging on Coville?"

"I can dig it," Winn nodded.

"Come on Winn."

"Bad pun."

"Good," Lena nodded, then reached over and gave Kara a tiny little shove. "And now Laurel and I are going to make sure you unwind."

"Come on," Laurel tugged Kara, making her stumble away from Oliver and Malcolm. "Let's go!"

"Have fun!" Oliver laughed, waving as Lena and Laurel dragged Kara partially.

"If I don't contact you in an hour, they probably kidnapped me," Kara remarked.

"You're so cute I've considered it," Laurel said.

"Love you!" Kara waved back, managing to get upright and run after the two.

Kara Danvers

"Who was it?" Maggie's eyes widened as she listened to Lena's story.

"So, this very handsome world leader who I shall not name invites me to dinner at The Baldwin, where he's staying, right?" Lena looked around at the assembled ladies: Alex and Maggie sharing the couch, Sam sitting on a chair nearby, and Kara, Lena, and Laurel sitting around Kara's coffee table. "So we get there, and he tells me he has this very important question to ask me. And I'm thinking 'OK, well, he's going to invite me up to his room.' So I'm considering my answer . . . when he turns around and asks me if I was baptized."

"Guys on Earth-38 are weird," Cisco said. "Present company excluded," he said as he got some glares.

"What?" Kara's jaw dropped.

"No!" Sam gasped as Laurel laughed.

"Yes, yes!" Lena nodded, giggling. "So I just burst out laughing and said no, but apparently he only sleeps with good Catholics."

"That's insane!" Maggie shook her head.

"Yeah," Lena nodded. "Actually, I kind of found it attractive that he believed in something, so, cool with that."

"What about you, Kara?" Sam asked, tilting her head. "Are you seeing anyone?"

"Yeah, Kara," Laurel smirked at her, nudging her in the side with her elbow. "Are you seeing anyone?"

"Kara, having a secret boyfriend I don't know about?" Alex gasped dramatically.

"Why Alex?" Kara said.

"Its my job as your sister," Alex said.

"Oh, you shush!" Kara threw a nearby pillow at Alex, blushing hard. "Yes, I am," she told Sam with a smile. "His name's Oliver."

"Sam actually knows him," Laurel added.

"I do?" Sam blinked.

"She does?" Maggie asked at the same time.

"When was this?" Lena frowned.

"At the waterfront," Laurel answered. "The statue unveiling. William was trapped with . . . Ruby, was it?"

"Oh, that was him?" Sam's eyes brightened. "Oh, my God! Please, the next time you see him, tell him thank you so much again."

"I will do that," Kara nodded with a smile. "What about you?"

"Yeah, what about Ruby's father? Is he still in the picture?" Alex asked.

Sam shook her head.

"Nope," Sam shook her head. "It's just me and Ruby."

"Wow," Alex smiled, impressed. "Raising a daughter by yourself. That's incredible."

"Yeah," Maggie agreed.

"I mean, how do you do that?"

"Uh, not very gracefully," Sam snorted. "I'm always behind on something. You guys will see when you have kids."

"Actually," Alex and Maggie exchanged glances before the former continued, "we're not gonna have kids."

Rose cleared her throat, making Alex roll her eyes and hug her. "That's why I'm not with her anymore, silly."

"I am not silly," Rose protested.

"Yeah," Maggie smiled as Kara frowned at Alex in surprise. That was different than what she had last heard. "We'll just be the cool aunts."

"Great," Sam grinned. "I mean, that would – Ruby would love that. Also, sorry for assuming. "

"No worries," Alex assured her.

"Put me down for another cool aunt," Lena smirked.

"And the slightly nerdier aunt," Alex pointed at Kara.

"I am not the slightly nerdier aunt!" Kara protested.

"Certificate of Kanar-Onn," Will said, making her look at him in shock.

"How do you know about that?" Kara said.

"What is that?"

"Its a Kryptonian rite of passage involving studying kryptonian history," Will said, leaving Kara speechless.

"How do you know it?" Clark asked.

"You'll see," Ollie said.

Laurel choked on her wine, making Kara laugh, patting her on the back. "Wow, you guys are amazing," Sam grinned. "That's very cool."

A vague siren caught Kara's attention, and she frowned. "I, uh . . . I think I should get some ice."

"Yes," Alex nodded. "Yes, you should definitely do that."

"I'll be right back," Kara scrambled to her feet, walking off and taking off her glasses.

Kara Danvers

Kara flew towards a burning building in National City, able to see the flames from far away. A moment later, she heard a scream, and she flew forward faster, diving towards the man falling through the roof into the blaze.

She grabbed him before he fell into the flames, flying him away towards the fire trucks. She set him down, about to reassure him, when she noticed how calm he was when he smiled at her. "I was waiting for you," he told her.

"This cult is creepy," Black siren said as they realized what was going on.

Kara's eyes widened when he put his fist over his heart and bowed to her, stunned speechless. A clatter of heels made her look up, then Olivia was there, gasping as she helped him up. "You did it, babe!" she beamed, kissing him. "She saved you!"

"I knew she would," he smiled. "I never lost faith."

Kara resembled a gaping fish at the statement. "You're one of us now," Olivia smiled, turning to Supergirl. "Thank Rao."

"She does not deserve to say that. None of them do, the way they pervert his teachings," Kara muttered.

"Thank Supergirl," her boyfriend finished, smiling.

Kara swallowed hard, watching them walk away, before pulling out her phone and tapping out a quick message.

Oliver Queen

Oliver looked down at his phone when it beeped, and he straightened. "Oh, no," he sighed, heading for the door.

"What?" Malcolm jogged after him.

"That's Kara," he answered. "Got an address, and one word. Ten bucks says you guess it."

"Cult?"

"Close enough. Cultists."

"Never got that ten bucks," Malcolm muttered, making Laurel slap him on the back of the head.

"Yeah, close enough," Malcolm agreed, the two of them running out the doors.

Laurel Lance

"Arsonist," Maggie looked at her phone as Laurel checked hers, seeing the same message from Kara on her phone. "I need to go."

"I'll go check on Kara," Laurel looked up. "She's taking a while with that ice."

"Definitely, go," Alex nodded to both of them. "See you later."

Laurel nodded and followed Maggie, who looked at her. "Supergirl?" she guessed.

"Yeah," Laurel grimaced. "Something like that."

"Next video," Laurel sighed, looking over at Kara, who was seething. She did not like this video set.