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A/N So we have reached the end. This story has been a journey for me. I have written over 20 stories, had four or five top a thousand in reviews and a few other hit 900 plus. But this story is and probably will be the most special to me. I have never written anything this long or as much into it. Now we are at the end, right at the finish of the big crossover week. I love all these shows and all the characters and I love that none of them are perfect but together they all seem to work and make each other better. I have tried to stay true to the characters while also have them grow, in some cases harder but still loving like Barry and Kara and in some cases softer but still edgy like Oliver, Nyssa and Alex. I hope I have shown the changes in the characters without making them too out of character. This is one of those stories that started as an idea in my head to break writer's block that I had on another story. I figured it would be 20K words or so and we saw how that turned out. It sort of evolved from an exercise to a near obsession. I have spent the last year thinking about and writing this story everyday and have no idea what I will do now.

The funny thing is even at 600K plus words there are so many stories I didn't get to tell because there wasn't space. I would have loved to explore Zatanna and Harry's love hate love relationship, covered Barry and Kara's birthdays, all of Lexie's birthdays and holidays, conversations between Oliver and Kara about their pasts, Alex and Nyssa and their everyday home life. I would love to have included bonding moments between Jeremiah, Henry and Barry. I wanted to include movie nights with Caitlin and Kara, Winn and Caitlin's romance, Oliver's love life after Felicity left and yeah he would have had one. I would have had a lot more moments of Baby Lexie and her parents and her aunts, Nyssa taking Lexie school shopping in New York City, you get the idea. I won't write a sequel to this story. I never wanted to follow the seasons and use the same villain plots and though this could go on forever, all things need to end. I love the world in this story as it is. Now while I don't plan a sequel I may introduce chapters in the future, maybe, to include one shots like Lexie's first Christmas, first birthday, Aunt Alex babysitting Lexie. Eliza's lecture, and so forth but it won't be for a while.I also probably won't do a Barry Kara story next because as much as they are the ultimate couple in my mind, I don't know what else I would do with the paring that I haven't already done. I hope whatever I do next you will give it a chance. I know I have a couple stories in my head that are Supergirl stories that are not pairings. Seeing how Oliver and Kara acted towards each other in the crossover while I would never see them as a romantic pairing, the pairing of the two together against a bad guy is comedy gold waiting to happen. Don't even get me started on a crossover with Legends with Sara and Mick flirting with her the entire time, making her uncomfortable, especially Mick. Her reaction to his colorful backstory was priceless. Anyway, my point is, I hope you will give it a look at whatever I decide to do. I doubt I have another story like this in length at least in me. I think we have laughed together, had some adrenalin rushes together and maybe cried together at times.

When you have a story with so many reviews, it keeps a writer writing. A lot of you have kept me writing, kept me motivated. I never ask for reviews because I just never have. I figure if people like what you do they will let you know. And you have all let me know. I would like to thank some by name, people that have been with me every chapter and conversing back and forth since this started.

Theo, you have been a source of inspiration for me while writing this story and I have made a great friend as well.

Agent Danvers, you are a fascinating person and one who while we may never meet in person, I consider a friend.

Chris Mohican you have been a source of inspiration as well. When I am writing I wonder what will Chris's favorite scene be this chapter,

SwaggyStiles, Chloe, Anna, Bbrules1243, HarryPotter4Ever, cajunghost,goddragonking, Two Phantoms, TheMadHatterCharmed, Bountyhunter1977, selvincarrillo, Storyfreak0083 and a lot of others and guests that would take ten thousand words. To everyone who has favorited this story, over 600 favorites, I thank each of you.

As sad as it is for me to say, here is the last chapter of this story. Enjoy and thank you all for making this so rewarding. If you have any single chapters ideas like Lexie's holidays let me know. I cant guarantee that I will write them but I may. Happy Holiday season everyone.

Chapter 62

Alex Danvers was too shocked to move. The area had been cleared, the battle over, and a new foe, one not identified in any of the briefing material she had been given, appeared from nowhere, as if the creature had risen from Hell itself. The rifle was raised, some sort of laser powered weapon and she could only hope that Cisco's suit could hold up to whatever blast she would shortly feel.

The next moment there was a bright light and Alex was on her back. Looking up, she saw a blonde woman's back in front of her, wearing a red cape, being struck by a red laser, so hot Alex instantly broke out in a sweat. The woman stepped forward into the blast and punched the android in the chest then brought her hands together on its skull, crushing the head. Valkyrie heard hissing, metal crumbling and she saw the android fall to the ground, chest ripped open and skull smashed like an aluminum can. The blonde woman stood over it, breathing deeply.

"Kara?" Alex felt relief that her sister was alive but was very confused. How could she have made it from the Sahara Desert to Wyoming so quickly? Her confusion was gone when the blonde turned around. She recognized Kara's eyes, her hair, her smile but the face was slightly different, beautiful but Alex could see traces of Barry Allen's appearance. She wore a white suit resembling Kara's, the familiar red House of El crest with a lightning bolt through it. Her boots were red also and though there was no mask on her face, Alex imagined she wore one as well.

"Hi Aunt Alex. It is so good to see you again." Lexie told her Aunt, reaching out her hand and pulling the woman up.

"Lexie? How… what…"

"I know. I just… I had to see you. It has been so long and I never forgot your face, your smile, but I couldn't remember what you sounded like."

Alex shook her head, trying to come to grasp with Kara's clone standing in front of her when the shorter version was in Watchtower.

"You are from the future. You time traveled…why?"

Lexie reached out and touched her Aunt's cheek.

"I just wanted to see you, to talk to you. I'm seventeen and sometimes it feels like yesterday that I saw you and sometimes it feels like eleven very long years since you…"

"Eleven years… you were six? Six when… why haven't you seen me?" Alex asked quickly, still taking in her niece but trying to understand what was happening.

"You… after this battle, you were back on our Earth and the League raided an offshoot HIVE facility. Nyssa wanted to wait but you chased a guard. It was a hologram, not a guard, but you didn't know that. When you entered the building the floor retracted. There were gears… like meat grinders from what I understand. You couldn't get out and your feet were stuck. Aunt Nyssa ran in after you, just in time to see you being ground up. You stayed alive until your head was smashed in and… oh my God, look at your face! You are so gullible! Seriously, if I had my phone right now I would so take a picture of this! Hey… Aunt Alex? It's okay, breathe. I'm just joking, you aren't going to be turned into hamburger. Chill okay? If you have a heart attack right now that will seriously screw up the timeline and I will be so grounded."

Alex took a deep breath. Her heart was racing, she looked at her smirking niece…

"You brat!"

"I know right?" Lexie told her, stifling a laugh. "I owed you one and this was too good an opportunity to pass up. That clown prank was low so trust me you deserved this. Do you have any idea how hard it is to not only travel back in time but travel to a specific point in time in another universe?" the blonde asked.

"No… no I don't." Alex admitted, trying to calm her racing heart.

"Not very hard for me. Sorry about this mess. It was kind of a desperate times situation. I was totally not supposed to be there but I snuck into the fight and… I probably shouldn't tell you. Rules of time travel and all."

"Rules?"

"Yeah, like I can't say anything to screw with the timeline. If I told you… oh screw it, but you can't tell anyone I said this. It is very important, okay?"

"Yeah, no problem. I won't say a word." Alex swore.

"You took out a very bad woman with a dark matter shoulder mounted torpedo Uncle Cisco made. It is so cool…I digress. She knew she was done for when she saw the torpedo coming for her ship, so as a last ditch effort, she sent her killer droid back here to take you out. She was a breacher, they all are I guess, but kind of wimps. Anyway I suppose she figured she could save her own butt by sending this thing back here to kill you, terminator style, in the heat of battle. She thought I couldn't track through dimensions and time. She was wrong. I followed Robbie Robot here and popped up just in time. So I didn't actually screw with the timeline, I just preserved it. Your welcome. Just make sure I get something better than a $150 for my birthday this year. I know the gift card is from you and Aunt Nyssa buys the cool stuff. Put a little effort into it."

"Uh… okay. Wait, no I have so many questions…"

"That she cannot answer!" a new voice shouted. Alex turned and saw a thin man with a goatee, holding some sort of small modified hand gun, wearing a tan overcoat.

"Well, look who decided to show up. Welcome to the party Rip. Got your fancy ship that some of us don't need, cloaked above the dome?"

"I told you I would handle this Alexandra."

"Do not Alexandra me! I crushed that thing five minutes ago! You were late!"

"It isn't easy jumping universes and time simultaneously!"

"I didn't have a problem. If it wasn't for me and Harry, your little tug boat wouldn't be able to jump dimensions. For a so called time cop you are always late. I just did your job. You are welcome."

"You little …"

"Remember what Uncle Ollie did to you the last time you called me an impolite name? Of course you do. We still watch it a S.T.A.R. as a training video highlighting the wrong ways to defend yourself. Want to take that chance again or just thank me for taking care of the problem you said you could handle on your own?"

"I would have been here, I was trying to make sure you weren't lost and…"

"Save it Captain Hunter. This isn't the first time I have done this and you know I know the rules. This was preserving a timeline and keeping my Aunt from dying. Pretty big change to the timeline if it happened, don't you think?"

"Fine, I admit you did better than the Jurassic mess this time." Hunter gave her.

"Get over it! All I ever hear about from you is the Jurassic mess. Nothing happened! I stayed above ground. I just wanted to see some real dinosaurs."

"A pterodactyl flew into you and died."

"He should have watched where he was flying. They all went extinct anyway, it's not like I changed the world. For a guy that has screwed with the timeline for your own personal benefit quite a bit, you can be quite judgmental and I do not like the tone you are using. Since I did your job, could you please collect the pile of metal, take him to your tin can and be gone? I'm having girl time here."

Rip pointed his finger at her, thought of calling her a spoiled brat, remembered what Oliver Queen had done to him last time and decided against it quickly, clenched his teeth and walked around her, grabbing the android by the leg and slowly dragging it off.

"Good decision Rip. Though I was looking forward to Captain Rip Hunter versus the Green Arrow round two. Maybe it would have lasted longer than fifteen seconds. Uncle Ollie spent ten of those seconds tying his shoes!" Lexie yelled after him.

Alex stood still, watching whoever this Rip Hunter was, dragging the metal away. Once under the air vent, something must have been activated, a tractor beam of some sort or magnet because the android and the man were gone.

"Sorry about that. He can be such a drag. Like I haven't been preached to enough about time traveling without permission already, diva over there thinks he is the expert. He does have a point though, I really am not supposed to talk to you about anything so let's keep this to ourselves, got it?"

"Yeah…yeah, of course. So… you have to go?"

"Yeah, I probably should." Lexie admitted.

"Can you just tell me… are you happy? Is your life…"

"Normal? Normal is boring. But yeah, I have friends I hang out with who don't wear masks half their life. Its all good."

"So everything is… I mean you go to school and dates and… stuff. You play sports and have … I know Kara was worried about always being alone and never…"

"Just ask me if I have a boyfriend like most 17 year olds, Aunt Alex." Lexie told her, loving how Alex stumbled over any uncomfortable conversations.

"No! I just want to know if you are happy?"

"Yes I am happy, I have a few friends who don't bore me to tears and I have never had a boyfriend."

"Oh…well don't give up or think you are going to be alone. Just… your mother found your father and…"

"I said I never had a boyfriend. My Amazon girlfriend is totally hot though. I really have to go…"

"No! Your Mom. Your Mom and Dad. I can't get through to anybody. Are they okay?"

Lexie shook her head. "Rules of time travel and I have already said too much. What does your heart tell you? You always tell me to listen to mine. I really need to get out of here before I say anything else. I just can't seem to stop talking sometimes." Lexie told her. "Besides I lost a bet with you and now I have babysit your brat tonight. That kid drives me nuts… wow, see that was one of those things I probably shouldn't have said. Okay, I am definitely out."

Lexie kissed Alex on the cheek, turned around and swung her vibrating fist into the air, a portal opening immediately. She turned one last time and winked.

"Yeah, I can open breaches with a punch. I'm all that and I say it humbly. See you in .02 seconds. Love you!"

The breach closed and Lexie was gone. Alex shook her head, trying to wrap her mind around what had just occurred and her niece traveling universes and time to save her from a killer robot. Wait, did she say brat? Alex's…no… yes, she said that.

Then Alex realized that Lexie had never answered her about Kara and Barry. The brunette ran outside, desperate to find a com, desperate for somebody to answer. She had to know if her sister was alive, because at this moment she had no idea what her heart were telling her.

Watchtower

Jeremiah and Eliza stared at the dual screens, one without Barry and one with nothing but a giant fireball.

"Where is Kara?" Kal El asked, finally awake and running in, Diana behind him.

"Now you are awake?!" Jeremiah turned, yelling at Superman, furious that Kara once again had to fight and die this time in a battle he should have handled.

"Diana helped me…" Kal El stuttered, looking at the screens.

"She is in that!" Jeremiah pointed, forgetting that a very worried Lexie was in Eliza's arms. "She came to take care of your problem. Go find her now!"

"She… she was in the ship when it came down?" Diana asked, feeling sick.

"Yes she was. They are in the Sahara, so go. Firestorm and Donna are almost there. Make yourself useful and find my daughter!"

"The Sahara… I can be there in an hour…" Kal El started, having awoken from what he understood to be the dead, wrapped in Diana's very charged lasso, only to come upstairs and faced with an angry Jeremiah Danvers, slowly coming to realize that his cousin had died again. "No… this can't be… where is Barry?"

"I'll find Barry, you find Kara and do not let me down Clark Kent."

"I can send you both here now." Zatanna told them, appearing from nowhere, her eyes still glowing a bit purple. Diana and Clark both nodded and in a flash of purple light, they were gone.

"Grandpa, Mommy is there to put the fire out, right? She doesn't need help, she does this stuff all the time. Thats why she is there, right Grandma?"

"I need to get to Mexico. I need to get to Barry." Jeremiah told the room.

"He isn't there." Harry told him, voice breaking.

"He isn't gone. He has done this before, he told me about it before. I need to get there before he is gone. Cisco can you open a portal there? I need you."

"Uh, yeah but it takes a lot out of me to portal jump in the same universe. Once we are there I don't even know if I would be able to look…"

"I will take you." the woman in the black dress who called herself Raven informed the group. "Step into my shadow."

The cloak around her became even darker than before, the shadow around her growing until she no longer resembled a woman but a very tall, black raven.

"Jeremiah, that… what is she…" Eliza started, very frightened of what she was seeing. Jeremiah grabbed Lexie from her arms.

"Lexie, we need to trust this woman and step in to that dark shadow. Can you do it with me? I know you are going to be scared…"

"I'm not scared! I want my Mommy and Daddy."

"Mommy's cousin is going to get her. We have to go get Daddy. Just close your eyes and I won't let you go, I promise."

"Hurry. We need to get Daddy so he can help Momma put out the fire."

Jeremiah needed no further encouragement. Barry had to be somewhere, he had to be. His granddaughter and daughter needed him. Kara was not dead. No matter how hot it was, she could not die. She didn't die before it hit the ground, not her, not ever. Eliza would hold off Alex on the coms as long as possible but eventually she would have to answer. Jeremiah wanted Eliza to be able to say Kara made it. She had to. How many damn times did Kara have to risk her life for a world?

"Cisco?"

Cisco didn't answer, instead closing his eyes and running into the murky black shadow, and disappeared.

"Close your eyes baby girl." the Grandfather told her, running into the shadow behind Ramon, determined to get his son in law back.

Jeremiah kept his eyes open, and saw the light as soon as he stepped into the darkness. The ground was smooth under his feet and looking down he saw he was indeed standing on glass. There was no sign of Doomsday or anything else.

"I can't feel him. No souls have exited this plane recently near this spot. He is somewhere, but I don't know where." Raven told him, surprising Cisco and Jeremiah. They had not expected the woman to be there or knew what to expect for that matter.

"Thats because he isn't on a spiritual plane." Cisco mumbled. He placed his glasses on, reaching out and trying to find the Speedforce. He had done this once before and knew if Barry had any chance to come back, Lexie had to be the one to convince him.

"I can get you to him but I have to touch her with one hand and you with another. The Speedforce isn't like another Universe. I can't walk it and hold this portal. If he is there you will see him. Lexie, look for your Daddy, call for him and he will find you."

Jeremiah and his granddaughter, still in the man's arms, grabbed Cisco's hands. Soon they were surrounded by a whirlwind of lightning, winds blowing, the noise roaring.

"Grandpa where are we?! What is this!?" Lexie cried.

"I think it is the Speedforce. This is where your Daddy is, somewhere. Call for him, Lexie."

Lexie took a deep breath, scared but that was okay, all she had to do was what she always did when she was frightened. Call for her Daddy.

Barry, unlike the last time he had been absorbed in the Speedforce was not visiting with old friends, or conversing with the entity itself. This time he could feel himself becoming it. It felt natural, like his soul was where it belonged. The Flash had no sense of time or space, he was beyond that. Barry wasn't even certain how he had gotten here. All he knew was that he was becoming more.

"I told you we would see each other again." Zoom's voice echoed. Barry turned and saw the creature, his face disfigured, torn by the Time Wraiths, his body ravaged.

"Go away."

"I told you Barry. I knew it. You would go too far one day. One day we would be one and now you are here. You will become the Speedforce. You can destroy me forever, wipe me out of existence. Isn't that what you want? No more nightmares, no mores doubts, fears. Can't you feel it? Can't you feel yourself becoming more? Give up Barry Allen. Barry Allen doesn't matter. You are becoming a god. A true god. You have mastered speed itself, broken reality. Let your body go, stop holding on."

"Go away!" Barry screamed and Zoom was gone. He was just gone. Barry understood at that moment. This was his world. Here he was a god. He was connected with everything in the universe. He had a past, a life but what was it? He had been… running… he had to destroy something that could hurt…

"Daddy!"

Barry turned quickly towards the scream. He recognized the voice. Even as the Flash's body was pulling apart, his mind still held on. He knew that voice better than his own soul.

"Daddy, where are you? I'm scared! Mommy needs your help Daddy! I can't see you!"

Barry began walking towards the sound, ignoring the lights around him. He focused on that one voice. It was important. He had to find it.

"Where are you going?"

The Flash saw a man in front of him, one who he had never seen before, an elderly gentleman in a suit holding a walking cane.

"Who are you?"

"Where are you going?" the man asked in return. "You want to go that way? Your destiny awaits in front of you, not behind. We have been waiting a long time for you Barry Allen. Since the beginning of time itself. You have done it. The first speedster to ever hit light speed. Now the Speedforce is yours. Can't you feel it? The power, the knowledge, have you ever felt anything so euphoric? Have you ever been connected to the universe, a part of it? This is all yours now. Don't you want it?"

"I have… that voice…"

"Belongs to your human life. You have surpassed that. You don't need it anymore. Let yourself go."

"I… I …"

"Daddy!"

"Lexie?" Barry whispered. His daughter, Kara, they weren't here. That was wrong. If they weren't here he shouldn't be either…

"You have to choose." the old man told him with a knowing grin. "Be a god, be everything and nothing at once, be at peace, never know pain or loss, know true power, race the universe, see everything. This is your home, where you belong. You have always belonged here. It is yours now."

Home.

Memories flooded the Flash, memories of Kara crying tears of joy inside an empty house.

"This is it, Barry. This is our home" she had said.

Kara. She had insisted they paint the nursery slowly because she wanted to savor every moment of this.

"Do you know what a miracle this is for me? Do you have any idea?" she had asked him that night after they were done, looking at the symbol of the House of El with a lightning bolt through it proudly displayed over the baby bed. It hadn't been the first time she had asked. Everything she saw, every time, was like she was seeing it for the first time.

"I don't belong here." Barry told the old man.

"Are you sure? Life is pain. There is no pain here." the old man changed, Nora Allen standing in his place.

"It's your choice." the figure of his mother said. "I told you that your wife and daughter could be your anchor but you can choose to become this. You can let it all go, Barry. You have done enough."

Daddy! Come to me! I can't find you!"

"Life is pain but its love too … Kara… Lexie. They are my life. I have to find her! Both of them! Lexie is here!" Barry felt the connection breaking, the power of the Speedforce invading his body, tearing it to pieces, breaking him down and rebuilding him into a force of nature.

"You have to hit light speed to have this chance Barry. How often do you think you can accomplish this?" his mother asked.

"I'm never doing it again. I need my wife and daughter. Go away. You aren't my mother. I control the Speedforce, it doesn't control me. Never take her form again."

Nora Allen smiled and disappeared. The swirl of lights broke and he saw Lexie, in Jeremiah's arms, the vortex still around them.

"Daddy, I see you! Get me!" Lexie yelled, smiling and reaching her arms towards him.

Barry was hit by memories the closer he got to her, his body and mind becoming whole as he was pulling out of the beautiful chaos around him. Kara, she was in danger, Doomsday being destroyed… he was in the Speedforce. He had to get out. Kara and Lexie needed him.

"Barry come home, son. Your wife and daughter need you. Everybody needs you." Jeremiah told him, holding Lexie tightly but letting her lean forward in his arms, her tiny arms reaching for her father. Barry pushed, every step feeling like mud, the wind against him suddenly pushing him back, as if the Speedforce was determined he would become one with it.

Barry had mastered speed but he would not become it.

Straining forward, he reached for his daughter. She was crying and scared, not of the Speedforce though. She wasn't phased by what was going on around her. Her eyes were on him. She was scared he would leave her.

"I'm coming baby."

"Mommy crashed, she needs you! We need you!"

Barry moved harder, pressing against the wind until his hand was inches from hers. She leaned forward and grabbed it and with strength beyond her years, pulled him into her and Jeremiah. Grabbing onto her with both arms, he jumped as she and Jeremiah pulled and then it was gone.

The noise, the lights, the Speedforce trying to tear him apart, it was all gone. Barry was on his back, Lexie on top of him, holding him tightly. Jeremiah was on the ground next to him while Cisco knelt above them.

"Barry you can't ever…" his friend started.

"I know. I'm never going that fast again." he whispered. "I swear. Is it… gone?"

"Yes it is. Kara needs you." Jeremiah told him.

"She is okay?" the Flash asked his father in law. Jeremiah's face told him everything he needed to know.

"What happened, Jeremiah?"

"I don't know. The ship crashed like she planned but we don't know if she got out. We can't pick up any signals from her or Ray."

"Can you get back?" he asked Cisco and Jeremiah.

"I can get them back." Raven told them, surprising Barry, who hadn't even known the woman was there.

"Lexie, you aren't hurt are you? Grandpa is going to take you back and I will be there as soon as I can. I have…"

"Go get Mommy! She can't be gone. Go get her Daddy. Bring her to me, Charlie and me, we want her and we want to go home now. I don't like this Earth."

Barry kissed his daughter, pulled his mask on and was gone, moving fast, faster than a human eye could track but not at light speed. That was one barrier he could never again allow himself to break and he would never let his daughter. Even the fastest man in the universe had to have limits and now Barry the one he had to set on himself.

Sahara Desert

Kara kept her eyes closed, fearing what she would see if she opened them. Every part of her hurt, not one inch of her wasn't sore, or cut or broken it felt like. She knew she was on her back, she knew the sun was overhead and was certain the moment she actually took a look at herself, new pain would rise.

Instead she breathed in and out, slowly, ignoring the extreme heat source nearby, and enjoying the sun beaming down on her.

"Kara?"

"Yeah Ray?"

"Are we still alive? Because if this is Heaven, you got a raw deal. You look like hell. How did we get here again?"

Kara did not respond immediately, trying to determine where here was and how they had arrived. She remembered being over Darkseid, pressing him into the floor, Ray by her side. Gravity hit the ship and the previous horizontal floor was very vertical.

Kara had used her X ray vision and saw the ground screaming closer. The blonde sent a blast of heat vision into the back of Darkseid's head, let him go, grabbed Ray and flew them both out, using her heat vision to melt through five layers of hull, while holding the Atom and making certain he wasn't smashed in the process. Kara and Ray had broken free two seconds before the ship hit the Earth.

Then a familiar feeling hit her, a shockwave from the explosion, overtaking her and blasting her and Ray farther. She remembered rolling over to ensure that Ray was on top of her when they hit the ground and that was it.

"I'm pretty sure I got us out a couple seconds before the ship impacted but the big boom sent us here… wherever here is. Where is here?"

"Open your eyes and you might be able to look for yourself."

"If I open my eyes the pain can find me. If it can't see me, it might go away."

"Is that some Kryptonian theory or do you have actual data to back up that research?"

Kara took a deep breath, trying not to wince at the pain in her ribs. She knew some must be severely cracked or broken and would need to either lie here for a few hours under the desert sun or try to vibrate her body back together. Superwoman knew her powers were not gone, but she was injured which was even more worrisome. Finally Kara asked the question, that had kept her eyes closed for this long.

"Ray, I'm not naked, am I?"

Ray snorted then laughed. Kara communicated her response in sign language using one finger.

"No, you are not naked. But you aren't going to be wearing that suit again. The skirt is a little shorter because it has an inch or two burned off at the bottom. Your yellow belt thing looks good. The big red S is holding on, maybe a little warped. Your right arm is now short sleeved instead of long and…"

"And?" Kara asked, sensing his hesitation.

"Those legging things you have on under the skirt? Kara, they kinda look like they belong to a hooker. Sorry, offensive term, professional companion, whose office is in a dumpster. Yeah, a lot of rips, some holes. But you aren't naked. You look like a superhero who got mugged and left in a gutter but reasonably clothed. How far away do you think we are? I would guess two miles?"

Kara finally opened her eyes, happy to see that both opened even though one eyelid felt very swollen. She sat up carefully and confirmed her theory about broken ribs. Looking to her right, she saw a giant fireball, ten miles away by her guess. The heat even from the distance was intense.

"Yeah we are a lot farther away than two miles. If we were within two miles of that, we would both be naked. Okay, I'd be naked and you would be in a suit of liquid metal, dead."

"Wow, thats a pretty big we are sure he didn't get off right? After you grabbed me, I kind of went with the whole close my eyes and scream strategy until I landed on top of you. Felt like we were shot out of a cannon. No way if he was with the ship, he is still alive… right?"

Kara stood slowly, using her vision to scan for life forms but even she was unable to peer into the tangled mess of metal and fire.

"No, he didn't get off. He is in there, somewhere. Maybe in a decade when this fire burns down enough that anyone can get close to it, they will find remains, but I doubt anything not extremely strong metal would be left behind. I am pretty certain I couldn't have survived. I need to make sure Barry is okay. Is the com in your suit working? Mine fell off… in that thing."

"Nope. We hit the ground and my suit went busto. They have a habit of doing that when you are involved."

Kara turned towards Ray and took him in finally. He was standing at least, wearing only the black body suit he usually wore under his suit. On the ground, was the A.T.O.M. opened up, helmet cracked, sparks from the power source, the only sign of any energy in the thing.

Ray himself had looked better but he had also looked worse, for instance the time Oliver found him with Thea. His lip was split in two places and he appeared to be standing uncomfortably, bending down slightly to his right. He also had finger shaped bruises on his neck.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm not the one who resembles Stallone at the end of Rocky. I'll be fine."

"You're in pain. Are you… do you feel…I need to check you for internal bleeding. Stand still…"

"No! I'm good."

"No, you aren't. You look like you are about to fall over." Kara told him, more worried by the second.

"Its not internal… or it kind of is. Everything happened really fast, like hey we are going to die, then hey I'm in the air, then boom, shockwave, wow we hit the ground hard, wow, I'm on top of you, I hope Oliver doesn't find out about this, whoa your skirts kinda on fire, then I finally felt the pain."

"What pain!? Where does it hurt?"

"My uh.. yeah. When you grabbed me, you have that annoying habit of pushing off with one knee instead of pushing with both and when we shot up your knee came into contact with my groin. Thankfully the suit had armor there but… it wasn't designed for your strength. I kinda almost empathized with Prometheus for a moment."

"Oh, sorry. I can fly us out of here but because of the smoke and the lack of a night sky I can't really tell what direction the nearest civilization is. Somebody will be here soon though."

"Kara you still have a deep cut on your cheek that is bleeding and your nose still looks cracked. It's bleeding also. I think you cut your lip. Shouldn't you be… not bleeding?"

Superwoman shrugged her shoulders. "I was almost dead and I had enough in the tank to heal myself internally. I had to realign and heal my spine. I don't understand how Barry does it so quickly. I'm just glad I have my powers. A broken nose and a few cuts won't kill me. I've never fought anyone like him. He… he would have… you saved my life Ray. You were supposed to leave as soon as we hit atmosphere."

Ray smiled at her.

"Is this the part where you tell me I was stupid and I should have left you? Because it wasn't going to happen, ever."

Kara shook her head and walked towards him, wrapping her arms slowly around Ray. "This is the part where I thank you for saving my life. Thank you so much, Ray."

"Of course. Thats what family does. We don't leave each other, no matter what. So not to complain, but we are in the middle of the Sahara Desert I am guessing, standing injured, me in a black spandex suit that does not help one stay cool, and our only shade is the approaching smoke cloud. The fire is ten miles away and the sun is rising overhead. I am betting it will be over two hundred degrees soon where I am standing and since temperature definitely bothers me, may we should, I don't know, have a plan to leave?"

Kara nodded her head and looked back towards the crash site. She had hoped the heat may begin to dissipate but this did not appear to be the case.

"I'm feeling pretty good. I can fly us a short ways. I don't want to go to far and get lost or not give anyone a chance to find us. I don't know how much I have left, power wise and would really rather not strain myself considering I am still healing. You know he said he killed my doppleganger?"

"Rude! You should have told him you killed his."

Kara stared at him in disbelief. "I can't believe I didn't think of that! Okay, lets go to the far side of the wreck so at least the wind will blow the smoke away from us and maybe the heat too…

Superwoman's plan was cut short when two powerful red laser blasts erupted from the middle of the wreckage, metal flying away from the center of the blast into the sky. The Omega Beams cut a wide arc, seen even from ten miles away.

"You have to be kidding me." Kara whispered. "What does it take for this thing to die? Barry… if he is this tough, do you think Barry is okay against that thing? Damn it, why didn't I just wear my normal suit?! Okay, calm down, just calm down…"

"I am calm…"

"I'm talking to myself, Ray. Okay, I am calm, Barry is okay, he has to be. Lexie is safe at Watchtower and the Earth isn't in danger of blowing up because I know our team didn't fail. I just need to finish this and we can all go home."

"Kara, seriously, you look like hell. You are swaying. You can't fight him. Lets wait for help."

"He goes down, Ray. I can't have him running off and you know he is dangerous on the ground. I know your suit is busted but I really need you to try and get the com working somehow. I'll take care of this and be right back."

Before Ray could argue that it wouldn't be that simple, he watched Superwoman fly off in her tattered uniform, bloody and bruised but as fast as ever.

"Damn it Kara, you just don't know when to quit, do you? Guess I better get some help." Knowing the com in his suit was destroyed, he began working on it regardless. He couldn't make the ten mile hike through the desert in time to make any difference. As frustrating as it was, all Ray could do was sit and hope for the best.

Kal El and Diana had landed after being transported by Zatanna near the location, taking in the blaze from a mile away, neither affected by the heat. Donna and Jax landed seconds after they arrived.

"How did you guys get here so fast? Nice of you to join the party, second string. Lets find Kara and Ray. They got to be around here somewhere. Use that vision of yours." Jax ordered as a greeting, while Stein calculated plans on how Jax could absorb the energy and quench the severity of the flames. Kal El didn't notice his words, his eyes on the colossal pile of metal that Kara had been on. He listened but didn't hear her, he looked but the smoke and debris were too much.

"Diana? How did you get here?" Donna asked quietly.

"Zatanna. She sent us here. She couldn't be here because of the heat but she sent us… Barry had disappeared after…"

"Yes, we heard on the com. Kara had to have gotten out. She had too. She wouldn't let Ray stay."

"I know, meaning if Ray isn't out and she didn't leave, they were possibly…" Diana stopped voicing her fears when the twin beams of red energy burst from inside the ship. Her first thought was that some weapon inside had exploded but that was short-lived when a large humanoid figure, wrapped in flames, walked from the wreckage.

"Darkseid. He is alive." Jax whispered.

"Kara couldn't kill him. He must have… No! Not again!" Kal screamed, launching himself towards the creature, covering the distance in seconds.

Darkseid had not expected to be attacked so soon and had definitely not expected a dead Kryptonian to be the one to do so. He took the blow in his abdomen and fell back with it, rolling back and tossing Superman off of him. The flames licking his body were dying out, his skin impossible to burn but his strength was waining. The woman had taken him, beaten him, her and her friend. She was most likely dead in the rubble but she had accomplished her goal. He had no doubt this was not the only goal and suspected the Lanterns were tearing apart his core mining stations. The battle was over but he would not go down easily. Looking ahead, he saw the Amazon and one who resembled her in weaponry and appearance if not armor. He also saw the man on fire. This one had potential. He appeared to be a …

Darkseid's observations were cut short when he felt another blow from behind. Superman having recovered quickly from death it seemed, was as powerful as ever. The strike blasted the monster a hundred yards, and the two women and the Nuclear meta were closing in. Hearing the wind behind him once more and a trade mark scream of rage, Darkseid turned this time, catching the Man of Steel with a strike to his jaw, brushing him away. Turning his eyes back to the other three, he unleashed an Omega Blast at Wonder Woman, who used her shield to guard herself. Still, the power would not stop and Diana felt her feet being slid back through the sand.

Donna swooped around and struck him from behind in the knees, causing the monster to bend back, blasts following into the sky. Firestorm unleashed a blast of nuclear radiation that would have incinerated any human it struck. The Warlord showed signs of pain but did not stay on the ground, standing up even in the face of the power. Donna stabbed his chest with her sword, while Diana struck the armored neck with her's and to both their dismays the metal didn't give.

Grabbing Kal El by the cape, the man twisted and swung, using Superman's body to knock the two Amazons away. Diana regained her feet and slammed her gauntlets together, the blast knocking everyone off their feet, except for the Amazon Princess and the Galatic Warlord. The two combatants stared at each other, both breathing deeply while the others lay on the desert ground.

"Your weapons cannot stop me. They cannot harm me. You can destroy my ships, defeat my armies, my Furies, but you cannot stop me!"

"I've never lost a battle. That is a streak I will not break. You are powerful but you are not invincible. You breathe so you can die." Diana told him, twirling her sword, circling the creature, searching his armor for a weak spot. Donna dropped in from the other side. Kal El stood up and forced his emotions down. He could not win on pure rage. He had to think, he had to follow Diana's lead. Darkseid jumped high into the air, flipping backwards, so he was no longer surrounded by the heroes, now facing them with the remains of his ship behind him.

He never saw the cloud of steam caused by concentrated freeze breath, as Kara Allen forced her way into and through the inferno. He never noticed her at all until he felt her fist strike the back of his head.

Darkseid had no idea how long he had been out, seconds or days. He opened his eyes, crawled up to his knees and saw the glowing eyes of Kara and Kal El.

He fired an Omega Blast quickly, but for the first time in his existence he felt resistance. The Kryptonian's heat visions were countering his own.

Donna, Diana and Jax stood back, watching the cousins stand side by side, the power of their heat vision combining into one solid beam, meeting Darkseid's beam. The heat was enough to make the Amazons flinch and even Jax back away a bit.

Kara was exhausted but had never felt more powerful. Seeing her friends attacked by this still living thing had enraged her. She wanted to find her husband, get their daughter and go home, lay in bed for a month. She wanted this to be over. She had never been physically beaten by any opponent as she had by this one. Kara wanted him dead and at this point it didn't matter what it would take, she would make it so.

Kal El's relief at realizing Kara wasn't dead was quickly over, once he saw her appearance and the fact that she planned to go back into battle once again. He had let her down many times in her life but he wouldn't fail her now. The two stood side by side, straining, screaming in rage and Darkseid faltered. The two stepped forward and he slid back. When the monster realized he couldn't overpower the two together he panicked and used one last surge. Jax flew behind and hit the monster's head with a steady stream of destructive energy, catching him in a crossfire.

Kara screamed once more and threw everything she had into it, Kal clutching onto her hand and doing the same. The area lit up, Donna and Diana shielding their eyes when Superman and Superwoman's heat vision shoved Darkseid's Omega Beams into his skull. The surge of energy knocked Jax from the sky and Diana and Donna were knocked to the ground.

Kara and Kal El dropped to the ground, Kara bent over on her hands and knees, taking deep breaths.

"I thought you were dead." he whispered, leaning next to the exhausted woman. Kara saw, even through the dirt on his face, he was crying. She wrapped his head in her arms.

"I thought you were dead. We really have got to stop doing this to each other, baby cousin." she told him. Kal laughed, pulling her into a tight hug that ended as soon as both heard a breath. All the heroes present looked at the husk of Darkseid. Smoke billowed from his eyes, but he was still breathing.

"This guy is like Freddy Krueger or Michael Myers, or something. What the hell does it take to kill him?" Jax asked.

He was answered when Diana and Donna walked over and stabbed their swords into the monster's eye sockets.

The breathing stopped.

"Is it dead now?" Kal El asked.

"Rao, I hope so. I just want to go home. The mattresses you have in Watchtower are not very comfortable. Donna, Ray is alive, safe, but his suit is destroyed. He is ten miles on the other side of the wreck. The smoke cloud is probably passing him over right now. Could you get him? And be gentle, I may have slightly kneed him in the groin during our last second escape from the Death Star's destruction."

"On my way sister. You are okay?" Wonder Girl asked.

"Yeah, is everyone else? Barry? Alex? Nyssa? Oliver, you get the idea, how are our people?"

Donna looked down not knowing at the moment. The last she heard was Barry had disappeared after defeating Doomsday before the teams attacked. She had been focused on getting to Kara.

"Donna Troy for Overwatch. Are the teams safe?"

"Yes. They all completed the mission and the domes are disabled" Winn answered. "Is…have you found Kara and Ray? Are they… they are around right? They got out? Eliza is freaking."

Donna smiled, for once glad to be able to deliver good news.

"Superwoman and the Atom are safe and Darkseid is dead. Please have the strange green men come collect this bastard's body. Diana and Jax will stay with the body and wreckage until they arrive. I'm going to bring Ray in unless he needs immediate medical attention. Kara says he is okay but she isn't looking well."

"Ask about Barry!" Kara ordered, still sitting on the ground, Kal El checking her over.

Donna tried not to meet her eyes, but Kara saw.

"Donna, what aren't you telling… what do you know? What happened?"

"Nothing." Barry told her, appearing seemingly out of nowhere. What happened to me? What the hell happened… are your powers blown? How badly are you hurt, what hurts, where is that damn thing?!"

"He's over there." Kal El pointed tiredly to Darkseid's body. "We forced his beams back into his head, Jax fried him from behind and Donna and Diana stabbed in through his eye sockets. The Lanterns can have the body for their trophy room and tell little Green Lanterns in the future about the day they took down Darkseid. She is hurt, Barry. She needs help."

"I'm fine. I almost died up there but Ray saved me. Donna, get him. I really don't want anyone alone with that thing's body still here."

"You are okay? Your nose is broke, you have cuts still bleeding, you still have your powers? Even after that?" Barry asked his wife, trying to slow his heart rate.

"I'm not saying I'm ready to take on Vandal Savage at this moment but yeah, I'll live. I just need a shower, a lot of sunlight, my daughter, puppy and husband in bed next to me, spoon feeding me ice-cream for a week and I should be good. Actually come to think of it I did lose a lot of blood in space but fixed the bleeds. I could use a couple pints if you are up for a transfusion. Other than that… yeah, I'm pretty perfect right now."

"I'm taking her back. We can be there in minutes. You guys got this?" he asked the three.

"Yeah, get her taken care of quickly. We will be right there." Kal told him, then kissed Kara on the cheek. Barry picked her up and she fell asleep before he cleared the desert and hit the open ocean.

Diana watched the star crossed couple leave, for a second before they were out of sight. Patting Kal El on the back and helping him stand, the Princess gave him a smile.

"So we probably should have called them when this first happened, huh? We are going to have to listen to Bruce say I told you so, for the next year."

"We can always throw him into space." Kal suggested, taking a deep breath and smiling. Kara would be okay, the world was safe, Barry was safe and Lexie had her parents. He wasn't sure where he had been while he was out, but he did dream. He dreamed of Lois, of his mother cooking his favorite pie, tucking him at night, his father letting him drive the tractor for the first time. He also dreamed of pulling a young girl out of a pod. In his dreams he took her home and raised her, but understood now it wasn't to be. He knew she was the warrior she was now because of the Danvers. He also hoped just once in this life, he would be able to help her as many times as she had helped him.

Watchtower

Kara woke but kept her eyes closed once again. She recognized the flat surface including the heat overhead and knew she was in a solar bed. She also knew the blonde hair that tickled her cheek was her daughter snuggled up to her. She knew Barry was on the other side because of his breathing and the feel of his arm around her waist and she knew the three pound weight on her chest was Charlie. The heat was not strong, instead just a pleasant warmth but Charlie had to be sweating under his natural fur coat.

Opening her eyes, Lexie's head popped up, looking at her from above.

"You crashed."

"Yeah, I had to."

"Your eye is black. Both of them were but one is better. Second String had to do something to your nose. It snapped but doesn't look smashed anymore, so I guess thats good."

"Second String?"

"Thats what our family calls your cousin that likes to play sick."

"That is Kal El and he is family. Don't call him names."

Lexie shrugged her shoulders. "Thats what everybody calls him. I thought it was his name. I should probably say I'm sorry to him later, huh?"

"Yeah, but I'm sure he knows it was a misunderstanding."

"People were cryin. I thought you… weren't coming back to me." the little girl told her mother, leaning her head onto Kara's forehead.

"I am always going to come back to you. I had a hard fight but that happens sometimes. The thing you have to always believe is that I am going to do everything I can to win. It takes a lot to beat me."

"I heard you burned eyes with Second String… I mean Kav…Kol… that guy, and shot the other monster's burning eyes into his brain and then Jax was burnin him and Diana and Donna shoved their swords in his eyes. Is that true? Cause it sounds so cool." she told her mother, still in awe of the stories she had heard.

Kara frowned, not liking the idea of Lexie hearing such violent details.

"Who told you that?"

"Super hearin." she explained as if it should be obvious.

"Hearing." Kara corrected in return.

"Hearing. Is it true? Did you burn his eyeballs out? Cause if you didn't, I can. I don't like people to hurt you."

"I did, but we don't need to talk about that. Just forget about it, okay? Is Aunt Alex okay?"

"Yeah, but she is actin… acting weird. She called me a brat and then thanked me. Then she said it wasn't funny and I could have just told her you were okay. I think she may have got knocked in the head and isn't thinking right. She said she was okay though."

"Good. I told you it would be okay. I came back and Daddy came back…"

"Yeah, that was so weird. Daddy did something to the monster before I woke up and when I walked into the TV room everybody was crying and sayin you were on fire and Uncle Ray was on fire and Daddy disappeared. So you know the lady dressed like a witch? Not our Anna, she has cool jackets, but the spooky one and you can see like all of her leg which is weird cause you think she would get cold, anyway she turned into this big black shadow monster thing and Grandpa grabbed me, then Unca Cisco and me and Grandpa ran into the shadow thing and when we got there we were on a glass ground and Unca Cisco touched us and we were surrounded by these lights and wind, it was like this really bad storm only no water or nothin, and I started screaming for Daddy, cause Grandpa swore he was in that mess. Then I finally saw him and he was like being pulled apart and turning into light but then he was moving towards me and he was going slow because the wind was bad and Grandpa and I grabbed his hands when he reached for us and pulled him out of whatever that was. Grandpa said it was the Speedforce, whatever I guess. I guess it makes you go fast because of all the wind. Anyway, Daddy was all in one piece again and ran off to get you, then me and Grandpa went back into the spooky shadow thing and…"

"Stop… just please stop." Kara begged. "You went into a shadow… a magical, freaky black shadow… thats it, I'm going to let Jax baptize you. This is getting ridiculous. So Daddy went into the Speedforce huh?"

"Yeah, it was scary but once you got used to the noise and the lightning and the lights and the wind and the weird black ghosts and… it was still scary. I couldn't get used to it. Daddy tell her about it!"

Lexie slapped Barry on the back of his head, waking him up. He shot up, hit his head on the solar panel above, shook his head, then saw his daughter, Charlie and Kara looking at him.

"Hey, you are up. How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine." Kara told him shortly. "Have any problems with Doomsday?"

"Uh… I had to hit him twice. I didn't hit light speed the first time but the second time went great, no black holes, no anomaly or anything like that." Barry said carefully, looking at Lexie who was smiling at him.

"Second time went great, huh? Nothing unusual happened?"

"You told her?" he asked his daughter.

"Just about you getting stuck in the Speedforce and us having to go through some shadow monster and then into that weird place and you bein tore apart and we had to pull you back cause you was having a hard time getting out. Then I told her about our trip back into the weird, scary shadow monster and I haven't gotten to the part where everybody cheered when we got back cause you hadn't disgrated…disintegrated and Aunt Donna said Mommy was alive and hadn't burned up like everybody thought. You can tell her the rest."

Barry sighed. "I think you pretty much just covered it, Lexie. So… you almost didn't get out of the ship?"

"Our daughter could have been attacked by poltergeists. You said you wouldn't get stuck in the Speedforce."

"I never said that for sure. I wasn't anyway. Lexie, she brought me back. I heard her voice and… before that I didn't know who I was or hardly being human, but her voice reminded me of the two of you and everything came back. I came back."

Kara sighed, smiling at him, just glad he was okay now. If she had lost him… she would have had to go on, be strong for Lexie but half her soul would have always been missing.

"Seriously, how are you feeling? Everybody is camped outside waiting. Caitlin, Alex and Eliza have been hovering for the past four hours. We couldn't do a blood transfusion because you still had your powers and Caitlin was scared if they tried to dim them in anyway you might crash. The swelling in one eye is down but, the other… Kal set your nose and she thinks your ribs aren't completely broken anymore. You were having trouble breathing when you first came in but its gotten better. She thinks your hand may still be broke and your ankle is still swollen."

"I honestly don't know how I am feeling. I am sore everywhere but… how long was I out?"

"Since yesterday Mommy. I was scared you were going to sleep like Second… your cousin."

"Nah, I just needed my rest. I'll be back to my old self in no time. I just want to go home."

"Cool, me too! Hey, we can hang your costume next to the other one in the secret room. You tore up two now! Didn't you have two sleeves? You smell like smoke a little, no a lot. A shower might be a good idea too."

Kara just now realized she was still wearing her Supergirl costume. "You couldn't have changed me?" she asked her husband, smiling.

"Caitlin said with your ribs and ankle, cutting this one off may be easy but putting your other one on would be pretty hard without moving you much. She used the cellular 3 D spectrum device on you instead of your suit. I can get you some crutches and…"

"I don't need crutches." Barry slid over while Kara pulled Charlie to her chest and sat on the edge of the bed. Her ankle did hurt but it would be healed by tomorrow. Once she got under her sun lamp at S.T.A.R. or had enough energy to bother trying to vibrate again, the lingering injuries would go away.

"There are some people that want to see you. Alex and Caitlin are going to kill me for not letting them know you were up five minutes ago and Eliza is going to give me a lecture."

"I guess you better let them in." Kara suggested, loving the idea of Eliza lecturing Barry and suggesting she include forbidding him to hit light speed ever again in the conversation.

The three women rushed in, followed by the rest of the Earth 1 League, the large room becoming very small quickly. Ray was walking fine now it seemed, and a quick look with X ray told her everyone was uninjured. It was a miracle but the power of hope was very strong and it had gotten them through another battle.

Alex slapped her in the head for not getting out sooner then squeezed her in a hug. Caitlin ordered her to shower and change into her suit so she could do a proper exam but not before grabbing onto her best friend for at least a minute and Eliza stood over her silently crying tears of happiness and utter relief. She caught Jeremiah's eye and winked at him. The man was relieved, not sure if she should be scared because he took Lexie into a black magic whole or if Kara would let it slide since they saved Barry. It didn't matter. He knew all her guilt trip weaknesses. As terrifying as the previous day had been and watching her overnight, he was proud today. His girls had once again saved the world and once again came back to him and Eliza.

Alex helped Kara, who still refused crutches, to the locker room to find Oliver waiting for her. He wrapped her in a hug.

"You did good. Shengcun." he whispered to her.

"Jiating, gege."

Oliver laughed, feeling some tension leave his body. Thea was okay, Kara was okay, the team was bruised, Kara, Ray and Barry almost died but they had survived. "So this is sorta what you looked like back here, only less rips and dirt and… two sleeves? Skirt was probably a couple inches longer too. Looks like that suit is ready to be thrown away."

"Nope. I'm keeping it, and hanging it on my wall at S.T.A.R. right next to my other one. Its perfect the way it is. Another crucible we survived. Do you feel stronger?"

"Yeah, yeah I do." he admitted.

"Good. Me too."

"Okay enough bonding in Mandarin, you nerds. I'm the only one allowed to talk to my sister in another language. Shower, uniform, let everybody thank us and then we are going home." Alex ordered. "And then we are going to all spend a couple weeks in our very nice residences in Coast City and relax while Kara and I cuddle for days."

Once Kara had showered and once again wore the uniform with the House of Allen crest on the chest, she limped into the main control room with the rest of her team, to the very loud applause of the Support Staff and returning heroes. Bruce Wayne had arrived back and was the first to shake the Justice League's hands.

J'onn rushed in, seeing Alex and Kara, grabbing them both in a tight hug. Cisco turned on music and the party seemed in full swing. J'onn was so relieved to see his girls alive, he didn't find it strange at all when Kara asked to speak to him alone in the hallway. He followed her out as she limped in front and turned to him with a smile.

"Kara, I am so proud…" was all J'onn could get out before he found himself knocked to the ground by a punch.

Kara was standing over him, arms crossed and smiling.

"I did that for two reasons. Want to guess what they are?"

J'onn slowly regained his feet and morphed into his Hank Henshaw form. Rubbing his jaw, he grinned.

"I'm guessing because I didn't call you when this started?"

"We may be on two different Earths J'onn but we fight as one. Never leave us out of it again. Especially something like this."

"I promise Kara. No more. If anything threatens this planet that we cannot or should not handle on our own, I will personally give Cisco a headache. I suppose we have our own way of reaching you now."

Kara, satisfied, wrapped J'onn in another hug and began limping back to the control room.

"Wait, you said their were two reasons. What was the second?"

Superwoman smirked at him. "You shot me from the sky with a Kryptonite dart and told me to go back to getting coffee. Not cool J'onn, not cool at all. But now you are forgiven. No worries, I still love you. I have to coral my daughter and give her a bath. Do you know if anyone has Holy Water in this place? Never mind, Im sure I can find some, somewhere." she finished with a wink, leaving J'onn standing alone.

"I see she has learned to hold a grudge. Good for her." he admitted, shaking his head and smiling.

While Kara had a bonding moment with J'onn, Jeremiah pulled Barry to a less occupied corner of the room.

"So thanks for taking care of my mess."

"It wasn't your mess. Don't hang that on yourself, Jeremiah. Thanks… thanks for coming for me."

"I wasn't going to lose you. I love you, son. You are one of the three greatest heroes I have ever known. I suppose four since Caitlin belongs in there as well."

Jeremiah pulled a surprised Barry into a hug. "As great as this victory party is, I'm ready to get my family home. All of them, even Harry. I'm thinking we take a few days off and do a lot of grilling. By that I mean I'll drink beer with your Dads and you are going to grill. Sound like a plan?"

"Yeah, I am definitely ready to get off this Earth. Oliver, Thea and Nyssa have been watching the support staff for any signs of Kryptonite weapons and Martin is wandering through the crowd with a rad meter. They are starting to make me paranoid. Kara's chest piece should warn us but I still want to leave."

"Damn, I hadn't even thought of that. Thanks Barry, I was just starting to relax. Kara's suit is bullet proof right?"

"Yeah… Lexie! Lexie stop… do not play with that sword!" Barry told his giggling daughter who was holding the sword formerly belonging to Ares. Of course Diana had let her hold it.

Kara found Cat Grant, alone in the Hall of Honor.

"What are you doing?"

"Wondering what my life would have been like if you had never come to work for me and being very thankful you did, even if you have been competing with my mother as the topic of therapy the past few years. You can't help it, can you? Being a hero?"

"Neither can you. Your boys will be back today. We are about to head back and I will send them…"

"Don't be ridiculous, I am coming with you, at least for a week or so. I haven't been in so long I want to catch up with Lexie and see your art gallery."

"Great… but don't you have a media empire to run?" Cat shrugged her shoulders.

"The building is destroyed, even your statue outside. I'll have it remade, the building repaired and then… I am rich and plan to start living like it. The world almost ended, again, and there is more to life than the next story. I'm thinking of seeing the places I have been but never had the time to enjoy. I want to share that with Carter and maybe Adam if he wants to come. Yes, I think it is definitely time for us to take several vacations. But we will start in Central City. I will instruct Mr. Ramon to book my usual suite and arrange for a car… and driver. He is such a dear, and so naive. He actually thinks I'll pay him back one day. Okay, I have several bags to pack and need to find Oliver so he can carry them and then we can jump dimensions. I may even bring cash and buy one of your paintings for your museum."

"Wait, I have a statue and a museum?"

"You had a statue but it was destroyed by the death blast thingy with the rest of the building. I'm going to commission another one and the museum will be opened on the first floor so the public will always have a place to see the woman they owe their lives too. Of course I will charge a small admission. Perhaps we will donate the proceeds to a charity. If you see Oliver before I do, send him my way. Also the handsome man who you kneed in the groin."

"Yes Miss Grant, right away."

Kara's last stop before finding Oliver was Princess Diana.

"So I even need to say it?" Kara asked her.

"I had it, but thank you for the assistance." Wonder Woman told her.

"You had it?"

"I was just finished formulating a plan and as soon as I had defeated Doomsday… fine, I admit I was running short on ideas. Thank you Kara. I owe all of you the gratitude of our nation."

"Then reopen that portal and do not close it again. I want a rematch. I've gotten better in the past few years. I'm pretty certain this time won't be a draw." the blonde told her, looking forward to the challenge… when she had slept for a few months.

"You are still so adorable. I will definitely reopen the portal. The next time the world is faced with annihilation you will be the first to know."

The two women clasped forearms and then hugged. "I've missed you." Kara whispered to Diana who agreed.

Kara found Oliver talking to Sec…Kal El. Her family was a bad influence on her. She relayed Cat's request and an annoyed Oliver walked off to do as he was told. Perhaps it would win him points when she found out he almost pierced Adam's ear.

"Maybe you should come with me. You and Lois, I mean. We can get you identities, lives, careers, you can watch Lexie grow, and I can keep my eye on you, protect you, since you seem to get into so much trouble without me." Kara asked, hoping he would take her up on it. Despite her destiny being her own, she still felt the need to protect him. Seeing him look so dead had shaken her.

"Bruce is going to use my pod to form a breach emitter, stabilize the breach so we won't have to use a ship to get through. I'm going to be seeing you at least every couple weeks, I swear. I want to see her grow, be a part of her life. But… you were right. This world needs a Superwoman. Since the another Earth has claimed her, I'm going to do my best to fill her boots here. I'll be by once the clean up is started and on its way. The world has a lot to recover from, a lot of people need help and I am going to be the person the head of my House expects me to be. That person can't abandon those who need help. You will see me soon."

Kara nodded and hugged her cousin tightly, the pain in her chest and ribs was nearly gone so she supposed she would live. So would he. "Just stop playing dead, okay? The next time anything happens like this…"

"I know. It's a job for Superwoman. I have learned my lesson. I love you Kara."

"I love you too, Kal."

Superwoman found her husband and League gathered in bunk area. There were not many bags to pack, just weapons and back up uniforms, but they all stayed together, Cat Grant as well, ready to get the hell off this Earth. A last quick wave of goodbyes and the Earth 1 heroes, stepped into Vibe's portal.

Earth 1 S.T.A.R. Labs

Curtis Holt had been in many strange situations since he had become Felicity's right hand man years ago. Black magic, nuclear missiles, metahuman villains, and flat out monsters. He felt, despite Oliver's opinion that he handled stress batter than a normal person. At this moment, he was stressing out, freaking out would be a better term, while trying to mediate an argument between Amazons and the Central City Police in the control room of the Justice League's home.

Carter Grant and Adam Foster stood behind him but to the side, not wanting to be stuck between four Amazon Warriors and a SWAT team.

"Look, everybody calm down, please! Put down the guns and…bows and spears and whatever that is you have, is that a blade on the end of that chain? Damn girl."

"Send these people away and there will be no problem, but I promise we are not leaving this temple until we have completed the decree ordered by our Queen." Artemis told the man.

Captain Singh took in the four women, armored in silver, like the Diana woman that see to train with Kara and Donna quite a bit until a couple years ago. While there were no colors like Diana's, instead only silver and gold, and no ropes were on them, an assortment of other weapons did don their bodies as well as silver bracelets like Donna Troy's. Singh had an idea if any gunfire were to break out, everyone in her would be in trouble except the people firing, if these women were as fast as Donna at blocking bullets. Stepping forward and holding back Joe, Singh decided to calm things down.

"Look, what is your name? You say you are friends of Donna…"

"Princess Donna. She has a title and you will address her as such." the red head told the man. Singh managed not to roll his eyes, grateful that Donna didn't act like a Princess.

"Sorry, you are friends of Princess Donna. My name is David Singh. I am in charge of these officers. This man next to me is Detective Joe West. He is Lexie's grandfather. One of them anyway. Now what can I call you?"

Artemis lowered her sword but did not lessen her grip. "I am Artemis, General of the Amazon Army and servant to my Queen Hippolyta. I and my guard have been tasked with bringing Princess Alexandra to Themyscira in the event a portal opens and only her parents and Grandparents return. They are all welcome. This is unprecedented. Never in the history of this world have men walked the ground of our sacred land. Our Queen is allowing it for the girls protection. We will wait until a portal opens or our Queen calls us back home."

"Okay…so we want the same thing. We all want the little girl safe. Barry has had plans in place since Lexie was born, a plan for us to hide her if anything happened to her parents or aunts. We have safe houses set up here in Central City, places no Government agency can find her. We know what we are doing."

"Princess Donna informed the League before they went into the portal that we would accompany the child to Themyscira. These safe houses you speak of, can they be found by men or are they hidden from the world of man by ancient magic impossible to breach and protected by thousands of Amazon Warriors?"

Singh admitted she did have a point.

"So our safe houses aren't as safe as your island but she will be safe. We are going to take care of her. You aren't taking her away and leaving us to wonder if she is safe, what happened…sorry but you aren't leaving with that little girl. She knows us, she doesn't know you. You aren't taking her anywhere."

"Joe West can come as can his daughter Irene…"

"Iris." Joe corrected. Artemis glared at him.

"Hey, I got a great idea!" Curtis interrupted, before anyone raised another rifle or sword. "Why don't we wait until the portal opens up and ask Eliza what she wants to do when they return? It probably won't matter anyway. Our team is all going to be back, Kara and Barry included and none of us all have to go anywhere, okay?"

"I will not fail my Queen." Artemis said in reply, not giving Curtis hope that the situation could be talked over calmly.

Further discussion was stopped when a breach opened, scaring the officers and other non Amazons. Artemis moved her three sisters in front of the breach, forming a line in front and bows raised at the officers.

Her three guard in front of her, Artemis watched the breach with interest, never having seen one. It was a fascinating sight.

"Arms down sisters." she commanded when Kara Allen walked out of the breach first, her daughter in one arm and dog in the other. Barry Allen and the rest of the League followed, quickly, glad to be home. The entire room took a deep breath. Artemis did not breathe until Donna stepped out.

"Princess! Your mother will be relieved." the red head told her, dropping to one knee as did the rest of the guard.

"Rise my sisters. Thank you for being here. Oh… I guess we forgot to mention the change in plans. I am grateful a battle did not break out…a battle didn't break out, did it?"

"No my Princess. The men were of the opinion that they would be hiding Alexandra in the event her parents and aunts did not return with the rest of her family. I was deciding on a course of action to slaughter them without harming the innocents when the breach opened.

"Thank you Artemis. Please take your guard and hurry back, let my mother know I am alive and unharmed, as is Princess Diana and the threat that her Earth faced has been destroyed. I will be home in three days time. I need a three day nap before I fly anywhere."

The Amazon Guard bowed and left, leaving the Police Department taking in a very tired Justice League including Kara who seemed to be limping slightly and had a black eye and the other a yellowish bruise.

"So…everybody okay?" Joe asked.

"Yes! It was so cool except when it was really scary. There were these monsters and robots and space ships and this guy who had a space station but Momma and Uncle Ray crashed it and Daddy got sucked into the Speedforce and there were magic shadows and I ate like 24 chicken nuggets and…and…"

Lexie stopped her rapid fire speech with a yawn.

"And you need a nap little girl." Kara told her, handing her to Joe.

"Henry is outside. We didn't want him involved if bullets started being deflected. We really need to get with Donna and go back over our escape plans for the little princess. Everybody okay? Kara you look like you got mugged. You lose your powers?" Joe asked her, while Lexie lay her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.

"Nope, just fought somebody who was really, really, strong. We can tell you all about it… later. Right now I think we just all want to go home." Kara told him, her eye catching Cat's emotional reunion with her boys.

"So the world over there…"

"That bastard will never destroy another Earth or take another breath. Its over." Barry told him. Barry looked tired but as always his eyes roamed over Kara, checking her over every other second.

"Let's go home then. I guess Miss Grant over there is going to need a cab to her favorite five star hotel?" Joe asked.

"Cisco is going to call the limo service." Kara told him with a small, tired laugh. "My cousin is still alive."

Joe touched his daughter in law's cheek and could see the tears behind them he knew she would shed when she was alone. Kissing her on the forehead, he carried his granddaughter who was nearly asleep into the crowd of officers as they greeted their friends home. Kara and Barry heard several congratulations, but neither pain any mind despite giving out smiles and thanks. The two just wanted their daughter at home. Kara looked around, the room before they walked out, taking in the smiling faces of her family, all of them. Sara and Quentin were hugging, Ray, Thea and Oliver were actually laughing with each other. Alex and Nyssa wrapped in each other's arms, relieved it was all over and they still had each other.

She looked for Caitlin and Winn, finally using her X ray vision and hearing to observe Winn in Caitlin's lab, on one knee, finally having the confidence to ask her to marry him. Winn had told Kara in the past that though Caitlin never had said anything, Winn always felt like he couldn't measure up to her first husband. Maybe he finally believed what Kara had told him then. Winn was a hero and it had nothing to do with costumes or code names. She took a minute to watch Caitlin say yes and fall down into Winn's arms, then gave them their privacy.

It was time to go home.

Four months later

Kara woke up, draped over Barry's body. The two had been celebrating their anniversary in their bedroom all night and despite being far away from the newlywed stage, never got over it.

"Good morning." she greeted her waking husband.

"I hope its as good as the night has been." he answered.

"Probably going to have to wait for tonight again. Lexie is going to be up soon and Oliver is coming by at Noon to talk about this New York showing he insists on. It might be a good time to show Lexie the Big Apple. Maybe we can head to Disney World afterward. Spend a week? I'll even pay for it myself."

After her showing in Coast City, Kara had become even more popular, the hottest young artist in the country. She still preferred to spend half her day playing with Lexie and Charlie and Barry spent half his workday at the Gallery. The League business as of late had consisted mostly of stopping crime in various sites across the US when an organized crime spree broke out or natural disasters where people needed help. No supervillians or madmen had attacked recently. It was a nice time, a great time, peaceful. Kal El had come last weekend, hung out with Kara for two days, and flew with Lexie who was getting very good. In a few months she would be starting preschool for a couple hours a day and if it went well, perhaps longer, meaning Kara would spend most of her day hovering over the school and keeping an eye on her daughter from high in the air.

But for now it was Saturday, a lazy day, of hanging out with whoever came by. Kara and Caitlin were nearly done with the details of her wedding next month, and Alex's birthday party was next week but for now there was absolutely no reason for Kara to get out of bed.

Except her stomach.

"Hungry?" Barry asked, hearing her stomach growl.

"Get some clothes on in case Lexie decided to wake early and join us. I will make us some breakfast and we are eating in bed." Kara ordered. Throwing on her robe, she made the short trip to the kitchen while trying to wake up. Unfortunately she stumbled into the breakfast bar, stubbing her toe on the edge.

Lexie woke and moved as quickly as Barry into the kitchen to find Kara hopping on one foot, holding the other and screaming. She was yelling in Kryptonese but they were words Barry did not know and Kara never taught Lexie.

"Kara, whats wrong?!" Barry asked, looking around for signs of danger while Charlie began barking to scare off whatever enemy had invaded his home.

"I stubbed my toe!"

Lexie and Barry looked at each other in confusion, since both had seen she had no bracelet on.

Then Kara stopped hopping. The pain was gone. She opened her eyes and softly put her foot back on the floor and tried to relax.

"Rao, I hate those."

"Kara, you lost your powers?" Barry asked, to be sure there wasn't Kryptonite in the base of the breakfast counter.

"Yeah, but now they seem to be… you have to be kidding me."

Barry smirked while Lexie was still confused. Stubbed toes didn't bother her.

"Caitlin said it was 95% effective. I guess we hit the other 5%." he told his wife, grinning as the realization of what this meant dawned on her. He was glad to see the smile that lit her face, when she figured it out.

"I guess we should stock up on hot dogs and peanut butter." she told her husband.

"Hotdogs and Peanut Butter? That sounds soooo good. Can we have that for breakfast, Mommy?"

The end