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Bonus chapter: The wedding

6 months later...

The day before their wedding, Lena and Kara were gathered with their family for the rehearsal dinner. While the ceremony would take place outdoors, on the L-Corp rooftop – a way for them to celebrate their first meeting-, the couple had rented a beautiful ball room for the festivities. Not all the guests were able to make it, like Barry and his friends who would join them the next day for the big event.

When it was time for dessert, Kara stood with her glass in hand to give a toast. “We want to thank everyone for being here with us tonight. I know the real thing is tomorrow but who could pass an opportunity to eat good food while spending time with their loved ones, I know I can't.” She joked. When everyone stopped laughing, she continued.  “I'm aware that the organization of the wedding was a bit... bumpy to say the least…”

Alex snorted. “That’s an understatement, you two turned into Bridezillas.”

Kara glared at her sister before continuing. “But we made it and I can’t wait to say yes to this amazing woman that…”

Suddenly, there was an explosion at the door. Everyone took cover as the lights flickered. When the smoke dissipated, they all saw Livewire standing proudly in the middle of the room.

“Sorry to crash your party but I heard you were getting married. Where’s my invite?” Leslie exclaimed. “Come on Supergirl, it’s not really nice! I thought we had something special. I would have offered to braid your hair tomorrow, really I’m hurt.”

Kara stood in front of Lena to protect her as Alex and Maggie moved next to her. “Leslie, you know who I am?”

“It wasn’t that hard to figure out.” Livewire laughed sardonically. “I know it’s been a while but you didn’t think I would pass the opportunity to ruin one of the best days of your life, did you?” Without waiting for an answer, she threw lightning blasts all over the room, destroying most of the venue.

Lena took a step forward, anger written all over her face. “You should leave while you still can or I swear I’ll make you regret the day you were born!”

Leslie smirked. “Kitty got claws, how sweet.” She looked at the CEO from head to toe. “So you’re the one who’s gonna tie the knot with the girl of steel. I would have done it myself, you know, really tight around her neck but…” She looked at Kara with a devilish smile. “I have to admit, blondie, you have good taste.”

“Leave her out of this, this is between you and me.” Kara stated.

“Still naïve I see.” Livewire chuckled. “It’s gonna be a pleasure to make her suffer while I force you to watch.”

Supergirl gritted her teeth. “I swear if you touch her…”

“What are you gonna do? Lecture me?” Leslie laughed. “Oh no Supergirl, I’m so scared. I changed my mind, I won’t ruin your wedding after all.”

It was all it took to make Kara lose her temper. She rushed toward Livewire, grabbing her throat before slamming her against the wall, not letting go of her grip. “You made a mistake, you should never have come here today. I’m gonna put you in a cell and you’ll never see the light of day again.” Her blue eyes were shining with anger. “I won’t let you ruin my wedding day.”

“Oh honey, I’m barely getting started.” Livewire winked.

Before Kara could punch her, the woman turned into a lightning fog and disappeared. Kara growled in frustration and turned around to check on her friends and family. “Is everyone alright?”

When everyone nodded, Kara ran to Lena’s side. “Are you okay?”

“Yes, yes I’m fine.” Lena reassured. “You should go and try to find her.”

Kara frowned. “But, what about the rehearsal?”

Lena forced a smile. “Honey, look around, she destroyed everything. If we want a chance to get married tomorrow, you better catch her soon.”

“Lena’s right,” Alex jumped in. “We have to stop her now or she could do a lot of damage.”

Kara leaned forward, resting her forehead against her fiancée’s. “I won’t let her ruin our day, do you hear me? We will get married tomorrow.”

Lena closed her eyes, trying to fight back her tears. “I hope you’re right.”

The taller girl cupped Lena’s cheek and kissed her softly. “She picked the wrong party to crash.” She said, trying to lighten to the mood by quoting Lena’s words during the first gala they attended together.

Lena gave her a watery chuckle. “I guess she did.” She welcomed Kara’s embrace, enjoying the closeness as she tried to rein in her emotions.

“We’re going to the DEO, Kara.” Alex declared after sending most of the guests home.

“She seemed to know a lot so you should check L-Corp.” Maggie added. “She might try to do something there.”

“Okay.” Kara broke the embrace. “Wait, take Lena with you. Leslie will try to come after her and she’ll be safer with you at the DEO.”

The agent nodded. “We’ll take care of her, don’t worry.”

Supergirl smiled gratefully before turning her attention back to Lena. “Wait for me.” She kissed her fiancée.

Lena smiled softly. “Always.”

After scanning the building for any potential threats, Kara landed on L-Corp rooftop. Everything looked the same as it did when she left the place a few hours ago. The chairs were aligned, the aisle runner was spotless and the flower ark was still standing beautifully at the end of it.

Kara was letting herself enjoy the view when Livewire materialized in the middle of the white carpet runner.

“Finally!” Leslie exclaimed. “I didn’t want to start without the bride.”

Supergirl clenched her fists in anger. “I’m going to give you one last chance to leave without making a fuss.”

Livewire laughed. “I thought I made myself clear earlier, Supergirl. You ruined my life so I’m gonna ruin yours. I think it makes a good story, you know, your nemesis ruining your wedding. Sounds like a good headline.”

“This has to stop. An eye for an eye is no way to live.” Kara answered, taking a step closer.

“It’s too late for that.” Leslie smirked. “By the way, I found your caterer, I think they’re suddenly out of food.”

Supergirl frowned. “What did you do?” Her intercom crackled before she heard Alex’s voice telling her they located Livewire at L-Corp. “I know, she’s right in front of me.”

Livewire tilted her head. “Please, don’t tell me you called the cavalry, those boys are such a drag. Your wifey can come though, it would save me some time.”

“I warned you already,” Kara growled. “Leave Lena out of it.”

“Sorry, no can do.” Leslie smiled. “Now, let’s redecorate.” Without warning, she threw a lightning bolt toward the ark, turning it into ashes. “Oopsie.” She threw another one towards the chairs but before she could continue, Supergirl punched her in the face, sending her crashing against a table. She stood up and laughed. “Well if you wanted to help, all you had to do was ask.” She sent a strong electric wave at Supergirl who fell to her knees.

Kara stood up quickly but before she could use her heat vision, Livewire had disappeared. “You’re gonna pay for this.” She shouted, hoping the woman could still hear her. She sighed in frustration and pressed her intercom. “Alex, Leslie is gone and hum…” She looked at all the destroyed decorations and furniture. “She completely destroyed the place.”

“Oh, honey I’m sorry.” Alex answered. “We’re gonna get her, I promise.”

Kara felt like crying. It was supposed to be her special day, hers and Lena’s, they had waited so long for it and now her nemesis was ruining everything. “But what are we gonna do now?”

“I don’t know.” The agent sighed. “Maybe you should talk to Lena and decide what to do next. Whatever you choose, we’ll have your back.”

“Thanks.” Supergirl said before flying away.

Later, Kara and Lena were in their penthouse, sitting on the couch. Lena had been silent since they left the DEO and although Kara didn’t want to push, she wanted to know what they should do the next day.

“So…” Kara cleared her throat. “There’s nothing much left for the ceremony at L-Corp tomorrow and hum… the venue for the celebration afterward is a mess too. Oh and uh… it seems like the food was destroyed too which, hum, you know, we can do without. I know it’s late now but as soon as the stores open I can fly around town and gather what we need to replace everything. I know it won’t be the same but I told you I won’t let Leslie ruin our day. As long as I can marry you, I’m happy, it doesn’t matter if there are flowers or cake or…”

“Perhaps it would be best to postpone the wedding.” Lena interrupted the woman’s rambling.

“What?” Kara frowned, turning on the couch so she was facing her fiancée. “No! Why would you say that?”

“Can’t you see? She won’t let us get married!” Lena hissed. She didn’t want to snap so she clenched her jaw to calm herself down. She had been happy all day, of course things had to go downhill. “It doesn’t matter if you fly to Paris to get us a cake or rush all over National City to find chairs, she’s still out there and she is going to find a way to ruin the day.” She said more calmly. “I’m used to people threatening my life but I won’t put our friends, family or even the citizens of National City in danger just because I’m too selfish to postpone our wedding.”

“I won’t let her.” Kara stated in a voice that brought no argument. “And you’re not selfish for wanting to marry the woman you love. Everyone at the DEO is trying to find her right now and I even called Clark so he could come sooner and help…”

“That’s why you shouldn’t be here right now.” Lena cut her off. “You should be looking…”

“I’m right where I’m supposed to be,” Kara interjected. “And I have super hearing, I’ll know if she tries something.”

“Kara please…”

“This is my fault, okay?” Kara blurted out, taking Lena’s hands in hers. “So let me fix it.”

Lena shook her head. “It’s not your fault, you’re not the one who showed up unexpectedly to destroy the venue.”

“But she did it because of me, because she hates me.” Kara argued, her guilt slowly creeping in. “You shouldn’t have to suffer for that.”

“You are not responsible. Leslie Willis is.” Lena squeezed her fiancée’s hand before standing up. “Maybe…” She started pacing as a wave of old insecurities came crushing down on her. “Maybe it’s a sign...”

Kara frowned. “What do you mean?”

Lena sighed, pinching her nose. “Maybe I should have known better. It was silly of me to think that I could have my happy ever after.” She stared at the floor, not daring to make eye contact with Kara. “I’m a Luthor, all I can hope to get from this life is an early death before I lose my sanity.”

“That’s not true.” Kara said with some heat, quickly standing up to be next to her fiancée. “I’m gonna be a Luthor soon and let me tell you we both deserve to be happy.”

“You shouldn’t,” Lena answered, fighting back tears. “It’s a curse.”

Kara gently put her index finger under Lena’s chin, tilting her head up so she was looking at her. “It’s just a name and what you make of it. You made it a force for good.”

“And yet look where we are!” Lena raised her hands in frustration.

“Because of me!” Kara cried.

“It’s not!” Lena insisted.

“It is!” Kara’s voice broke as she also tried to hold back tears. They were both tired and emotional but she didn’t want to give up.

“Kara,” Lena let out a long-suffering sigh. “Let’s just postpone the wedding, it will be easier for everyone.” She didn’t know if she was upset or just resigned.

“If we do then Leslie wins!” Kara declared. “And even if we postpone, who says there won’t be an alien invasion or another bad guy to ruin our plans the next time we want to get married?” She paused, taking a deep breath to calm herself. “It took me years to find the right balance between being Kara Danvers and being Supergirl and I realized that I have the right to have a personal life. I know it doesn’t make me selfish to want to go through with the wedding tomorrow, especially when Clark, James and the people at the DEO are more than ready to step up for us.”

Lena stayed silent for a moment, biting her thumbnail as she pondered their options. “Are you sure the guests will be safe?”

“Yes, we can have the ceremony at the DEO since all of them know about my secret. Well not all of them, you can’t really invite Jess but…” Kara trailed off, hoping Lena wouldn’t be too disappointed.

“I’m pretty sure she knows and has been covering up your magical disappearance for years.” Lena replied, almost amused.

Kara’s eyes widened at the statement. “What? How?”

“Honey, you come to my office as Kara and leave by the window as Supergirl at least once a week.” Lena stated. “Do you really think she wouldn’t figure it out after finding me alone at my desk when she didn’t see you leave?”

“Alex is going to kill me” Kara whined.

“I’ll make her sign a NDA.” Lena reached out and squeezed Kara’s hand. “So are we really doing this?” She asked, clearly unsure.

“We can’t live in fear, you told me that.” Kara reminded her. “I love you and I don’t want to spend another day without calling you my wife. I know it’s far from perfect but once it’s over and Leslie is behind bars, I’ll make it up to you.” She engulfed Lena in a tight embrace.

Lena tightened her grip, trying to feel the calm and security that Kara’s embrace always gave her. “You don’t have to. If we can say ‘I do’, it’s more than enough.”

“I want to. You deserve the best.” Kara pulled back from the embrace to kiss her.

“I love you.” Lena breathed out.

“I love you more.” Kara said, kissing her again.

After dropping Lena at the DEO for safety, Kara spent the rest of the night flying around National City, trying to find any trace of Livewire, in vain. It seemed like the woman had disappeared from the face of the earth and it worried her. It was clear that Leslie had something planned and was patiently waiting for the best moment to strike.

At sunrise, Kara decided to go back to the DEO. When she landed, she saw Clark and Lois greet Lena.

“You look like shit, Luthor.” Lois exclaimed.

“Lois, always a pleasure.” Lena said sarcastically.

“Don’t worry, I’m here now.” Lois reassured. “I kind of went through the same thing regarding bad guys crashing your wedding so I totally get it. I think it’s a Super thing, they have to be a bit dramatic, but people tend to say I’m dramatic too so…” She paused. “Actually they say the same about you, so maybe two negatives don’t always give you a positive.”

Lena arched an eyebrow. “I’m sorry, who said that?”

“It doesn’t matter.” Lois waved her hand dismissively. “We should focus on…”

“Lois, Clark, you’re here.” Kara called when she was close enough. She hugged them both before kissing her fiancée.

“Yep, I know you need Clark but I thought I would tag along.” Lois answered.

“Don’t be silly, you’re always welcome.” Kara smiled.

“I’d be happy to give your other half some moral support.” Lois patted Lena’s shoulder affectionately.

Lena scoffed. “Telling me I look awful isn’t what I would call moral support.”

“Oh come on, Lena,” Lois smirked. “We’re gonna be family in a few hours, I’m allowed to tease you even more than before now.”

“Maybe you should go easy, at least for today.” Clark suggested, taking pity on the woman. They might have had a rough start but along the year, he had come to accept the woman as a part of his family. It was clear Lena was making Kara happy and that was all he needed to know.

“Don’t worry, I got this.” Lois winked at Clark before taking Lena’s hand. “Now come on, let’s find some champagne and make a few calls to get you what you need.”

Lena frowned. “Lois, it’s 6 in the morning.”

“It’s high noon somewhere!” Lois said as she dragged Lena toward the hallway.

As soon as they left, Alex joined Kara and Clark. “Any news?”

Kara shook her head. “Nothing, which is weird. What about you?”

“We scanned the city but there’s no sign of activity.” Alex informed her.

“What do you want me to do?” Clark asked.

“You can fly over town and make sure nothing is out of the ordinary.” Kara told him.

“Stay out of sight though,” Alex advised him. “I don’t want people to worry because Superman is in town. James will be on the ground, checking the streets. John is also keeping an eye on everything. Most of the guests are already here so we don’t have to worry about anything happening to them.”

Clark nodded. “When are we supposed to start the ceremony?”

“Around eleven. Barry and the gang should arrive in a couple hours.” Kara looked around the DEO before locking eyes with her sister. “There are a few things I need to do. Is it okay if I go?”

“Of course.” Alex smiled reassuringly. “I told you, it’s your big day. I know the circumstances are not ideal but we’re going to make sure you’ll enjoy it as much as you can. Whatever Livewire has planned, we’re ready for her. You are not alone.”

“Thank you.” Kara hugged her sister. “I need to speak to Alura again then I’ll be out.” She smiled before rushing toward the hallway.

Later, Barry and the gang finally arrived on Earth 38. After obtaining all the clearance, the group was allowed to visit the main floor.

Winn, after getting over his meeting with Cisco, led the group to the operations center. “Here’s where I spend most of time.” He stated proudly.

Mick whistled. “Nice place.”

“Your equipment is pretty advanced.” Barry stated.

“Ouh, fancy.” Cisco smiled as he stared at one of the screens in the control room.

“It must be nice to have government funding.” Felicity declared.

“You equipment isn’t so bad, I mean, you have a time ship with an A.I.” Lena declared as she joined the group.

Sara smiled at her, stepping closer to the woman before hugging her. “Hey babe, looking good.”

Lena chuckled. “Thank you, you don’t look so bad yourself.” She greeted everyone and introduced them to some members of the DEO.

“Where’s your other half?” Thea questioned after a while.

“Ha…” Lena smiled sadly. “That’s what I wanted to talk to you about…”

Sara frowned. “Is there something wrong?”

“Kara’s nemesis, Livewire, crashed our rehearsal dinner yesterday and destroyed the place where we were supposed to have the ceremony today…” Lena trailed off.

“Did anyone get hurt?” Barry quickly asked.

Lena shook her head. “No, but because of that, the ceremony will take place here and won’t be as fancy as we had initially planned.”

“Can we help with anything?” Felicity questioned. “I mean, now that we’re here, we don’t mind giving you a hand with the preparation or anything else.”

“Thank you but that won’t be necessary.” Lena smiled gratefully. “Kara and some of our friends are taking care of it. They should join us soon. Besides, you are our guests, I want you to enjoy the day.”

“You’re the bride, hun, you should be the one to enjoy it.” Thea pointed out.

“Lena, there you are, what are you…” Lois suddenly appeared next the CEO, interrupting their conversation. When her eyes fall on the group, she smiled brightly. “Oh, you’re the people from Earth 1, I have so many questions.”

Mick took a step forward and smirked. “Damn, another hottie, who are you?”

Lois waved in the general direction. “Lois Lane, nice to meet you all.”

“Lois is Kara’s cousin’s wife.” Lena explained.

“Kara’s cousin is Superman, he’s a pretty big thing on this Earth.” Lois stated. “You’ll meet him later.”

“Is it a family thing to call oneself Super?” Mick inquired once everyone was done introducing themselves. “Sounds like an ego problem.”

“Jealous?” Nate asked, amused.

Mick scoffed. “I don’t care.”

“Not that this is not fun but 11 will be there soon and we still have a lot to do.” Lois turned to Winn. “Maybe you should take our new friends to the meeting room so they can help setting up the room and then get ready. The girls can come with Lena and me. After what happened yesterday, we don’t have a hair dresser or makeup artist anymore so we could use some help with that. ”

“Good idea.” Winn nodded. “Since Alex and the others are busy, you’ll see them before the ceremony but for now follow me.” He motioned for the men to follow him toward the hallway.

Felicity frowned. “I don’t know anything about hairdos, I'm not sure I'll be of any help.”

“I’m sure we can manage something.” Thea said confidently.

“Hey Lena, if I do you, you’ll do me?” Sara teased.

Lena laughed, glad to have her new friends around to take her mind off the situation. She could barely focus on the preparation, too worried about Kara and what could happen during the ceremony. “I’m the bride, am I not supposed to be the one who gets showered with attention?”

Sara chuckled. “I can see the Queen is still very much herself.”

“I have a question, you do have your wedding dress, right?” Felicity questioned. “Because I can deal with hair and makeup but I’m not sure I can pull the whole Cinderella experience.”

“She has her wedding dress, thank god because I’m not the fairy god mother type either.” Lois exclaimed once they reached the makeshift changing room. “Alright ladies, let’s do this.”

Kara was at the Fortress of Solitude, to bless the bracelets she wanted to exchange during the ceremony like in the Kryptonian tradition.

Without thinking, she started talking to her uncle and aunt’s statues, as if their spirits could hear. “I wanted to come sooner but things got a little rowdy… But Lena is finally going to be my wife. She is so amazing and smart and funny. I finally found my match… I wish you were here with my parents and Astra…” She sighed. “I think you would have liked Lena. Clark does. Well, it wasn’t easy at first but he finally accepted her as a part of our family and it warms my heart...” She looked at the time. “I have to go, wish me luck.” She smiled. “Smehrosh bem.”

Kara was patrolling the city sky one last time before the wedding, looking for any trace of Livewire. She didn’t want to be late to her own wedding but she hadn’t seen Leslie since their last encounter and she couldn’t help but worry.  She checked the time and since she still had 15 minutes before the ceremony, she decided to do one last tour around the financial district.

On her way, her super hearing caught the sound of several sirens: police, fire department and even ambulances. Kara’s sixth sense tingled, she was pretty sure it was Livewire. Of course, it had to be just when her wedding was about to start. She tried to contact the DEO to inform them but no one answered. She frowned, it was weird but she didn’t have time to investigate. She quickly followed the response teams as she hoped Lena and the others wouldn’t worry too much.

As Kara approached L-Corp, her heart stopped. It was a scene of total chaos. Some floors were on fire, there were broken windows and papers were flying everywhere. People were calling for help as the fire alarms were blaring. Kara could see people rushing out of the building, trying to reach safety.

Supergirl quickly assessed the damages and helped where the situation seemed the most critical, leaving the less pressing problems to the firemen. After extinguishing two fires that were spreading fast and rescuing a panicked business man who was ready to jump to escape the fire, Kara spotted Jess waving her hand and calling her from Lena’s office balcony.  The blonde swiftly joined her and scanned the office, thankfully, the place seemed untouched.

“Thank God you’re here, Supergirl!” Jess exclaimed, clearly relieved. “I tried to contact Lena with no success… I know with the wedding and everything she asked me to contact her only in case of utter emergency…” She turned around spreading arms while raising her shoulders. ”This, seems to be one...”

“Are you okay, Jess?” Kara asked. “Can you tell me what happened?”

“I’m okay, thank you.” The secretary walked back inside the office, knowing the heroine would follow and pointed at the tv screen on the wall. “Before everything happened, we all received this message simultaneously.” There was single line of text on the screen ‘You have 2 minutes to leave the building and get me Supergirl, or else…’ followed by a lightning symbol. “I texted Lena about it but I don’t know if she received it with all the interference.”

“Livewire…” Supergirl growled. As if she had summoned her, a flash of light exploded in the room.

“Password accepted! Supergirl! Wonderful! Magnificent! Glorious! … But not very Punctual!” Livewire was seated on Lena’s desk, contemplating a non-existent watch on her wrist.

 Kara placed herself in front of Jess, clenching her fists. “What have you done?” She asked angrily, slowly pushing Jess toward the exit.

“You’re so hard to reach, darling. You should really consider hiring a secretary!” Livewire smirked, winking at Jess.

“I’m here. Leave Jess out of this. Now talk, I don’t have all day!” Supergirl motioned for Jess to leave the room before staring right into Livewire’s eyes. Jess slowly reached the door then ran to hide behind her desk.

“Cheeky, but you should worry less about the others and more about yourself, Kara!” Livewire said calmly.  “How’s your wife by the way? Oh right, you didn’t get married, my bad.”

At the mention of Lena, Kara felt fear and panic rose. “What did you do? I swear if you hurt her…”

“You probably want to check your friends at the D.E.O.” Leslie stated, looking at her nails unbothered. “I know you won’t take my word for it. So, go. Chop, chop.” She finally made eye contact with Kara. “When you’re done, come back so we can have a little chat. In the meantime, I’ll get Jess’s résumé ready for you, she’ll probably need a new employer soon…”

Kara glared. “I swear if…”

“Come on, Tick Tock Tick Tock!” Livewire interrupted, mimicking a clock needle with her index. When she saw Kara glance at the door, she tutted. “Jess stays with me, you know, to make sure you come back. Don’t worry, I won’t hurt her if you don’t give me a reason to.”

Kara looked at Leslie one last time with anger in her eyes before rushing out of the office and flying toward the DEO at maximum velocity.

An hour ago at the DEO…

It was almost 11 AM and Kara still wasn’t back. Clark, James and the others had returned half an hour ago and no one had heard from the bride.

Lena was trying her hardest to stay composed despite the bad feeling that had begun to nag at her. It wasn’t like Kara to stay silent, especially knowing it was their special day.

The CEO was standing in her wedding dress in the middle of the operation room, trying one more time to call Kara without success.

“Still no news?” Lois asked when she joined the woman.

Lena shook her head and turned toward Winn. “What about you?”

“No but it’s not just Kara’s phone, all communication inside National City seems to be jammed.” Winn informed everyone.

Just as Winn finished talking, Lena’s phone chimed with a text from Jess. “It’s Jess, there is a problem at L-Corp.”

Winn frowned. “It’s weird, you shouldn’t be able to receive anything.” He reached for the phone “Can I?” Lena handed him the phone. He quickly checked the message as another came in. “She sent a picture.”

“Let me see.” Lena told him.

“Me too.” Alex jumped in.

“Show it on the big screen.” J’onn ordered.

Winn typed on the phone and swiped it to send the picture on the control screen. It was a picture of one of the open spaces, with all the screens showing the same message. ‘You have 2 minutes to leave the building and get me Supergirl, or else…’

“Livewire.” Lena and Alex stated in unison.

“Password accepted.” A metallic voice resonated before a lightning symbol appeared on the screen. Then everything shut down and the DEO was put into quarantine.

After a few seconds in complete darkness, J’onn used his powers to form a little globe of light in the palm of his hand. “Is everyone okay?” He asked.

Everyone regrouped around the Martian Manhunter in the center of the room.

“Winn, Alex, I want a full report of the situation. Superman, get ready to face anything that might come to us, whatever is happening, it’s just starting.”

Alex nodded and motioned for Winn to follow her. “I’ll check the generator.” Alex reached for an emergency box on the wall and retrieved a flashlight before heading toward the basement.

“Okay, everyone follows me to the break room,” J’onn ordered. “We’re too much exposed here in the middle of the control room with no light. It will be easier to defend ourselves in a smaller space.”

The group followed J’onn and his globe of light. Once in the break room, they found Mick sitting at a table, munching on a turkey leg and sipping directly from a bottle of champagne in front of a candle.

“What?” Mick asked when he noticed everyone staring at him. “The fridge stopped, I didn’t what it to go to waste!”

Sara frowned. “It literally stopped 5 minutes ago…”

“Hey, survival of the fittest!” Mick declared with a smile. When he spotted Clark, he chuckled. “You know I thought your cousin’s costume looked ridiculous but you look like spandex man, I guess not all heroes wear capes but you should definitely try the skirt.”

“You must be a hero then because Kara found her last wish for you, she wants you to dance with her in a girl scout uniform.” Lena smirked.

“What? No.” Mick shook his head. “Over my dead body.”

Sara laughed. “I can’t wait to see that.”

“Well you’re gonna wait a long time cause I’ll never do it.” Mick bit forcefully into his food.

“It’s not like you have a choice.” Felicity pointed out, amused.

“Why did I come to this wedding again?” Mick asked. “Apart for free food.”

“Good company?” Eliza offered.

Mick smirked, leaning backward on his chair. “Skirt’s mom, I wouldn’t mind sharing...”

Lena stepped forward and kicked his chair, making him fall. “Finish that sentence and this meal will be your last.”

“You’ve spent too much time with Alex.” Maggie stated, still laughing. “Don’t mess with little Luthor.”

Everyone laughed as Mick glared at the woman but Lena completely ignored his death glare, enjoying instead the motherly kiss on her forehead Eliza gave her.

While they waited for Alex and Winn, the nerds were discussing how to create a new power source from what they had at hand. J’onn, John, Oliver and Clark were forming a semblance of defense, mostly to stay busy while the girls changed back into their casual clothes in the other room.

After a while, Alex and Winn came back from the basement.

“I don’t get it… It’s strange…” Winn started. “The main generator is completely out of order… not that it has been damaged or anything, the power cores are completely depleted.”

“And same for the backup generator, still in perfect condition but not a single drop of fuel to run it.” Alex completed.

“I don’t know how Livewire did it but… she drained every bit of energy in the whole building just before locking us inside.” Winn finished.

“So, we are trapped inside an alien proof building, with no energy, no way to communicate with the outside and no hope of unlocking the place from the inside?” Lois resumed.

“And you don’t have any low tech means to bypass it?” Ray asked.

“The power generators are fueled by a small dwarf star, it’s not meant to be depleted before a hundred millenniums, at least. So no, we didn’t think this situation would arise”. J’onn replied.

“You don’t have an escape hatch through the sewers?” Oliver inquired.

“Or leads to the roof?” Sara asked

“Or a conveniently man sized ventilation shaft like in every good Bruce Willis movie?” Cisco added.

“Oh my God…” Felicity interrupted their 21 questions. “The ventilation!”

“Oh.” Lena breathed out.

Thea frowned. “Oh what?”

“The oxygen.” Eliza stated as she realized what the women were thinking about.

“I supposed the shielding also includes a total isolation from the outside air… thus meaning no recycled air without power.” Lena deduced.

“Unfortunately yes.” J’onn confirmed. “It’s part of the protocol in case of a virus…”

“Then stop wasting good air with your chitchat, women!” Mick declared, his mouth still half full of chips.

“Then start with closing your mouth when you chew, maybe it could save us a few minutes!” Lena snapped annoyed.

Sara chuckled. “Or stop breathing at all, like it won’t be a huge loss.”

“Urgh… women!” Mick rolled his eyes, throwing chips at them. “Don’t be so pressed…”

Suddenly, they heard a loud bang coming from the control room. They all stopped and carefully headed in direction of the noise. Another bang was heard on the balcony lead shutter. It stopped again, and then started with one big bam, followed by four smaller hits.

“Maybe someone hostile is trying to get in.” Clark said, puffing his chest in preparation for an attack.

“It doesn’t sound like a random hit.” Barry stated from behind him.

“Wait, just listen.” John Diggle said in a commanding voice.

The banging started again. “It sounds like a code.” Alex pointed out.

“Bam, pause, boum boum boum.” Wally mimicked.

“It sounds like a quaternary rhythm, maybe a song?” Martin suggested, always happy to use his knowledge in music.

“Bam…” Alex frowned, trying to figure it out.

“Bye bye bye! NSYNC! It’s Kara.” Without wasting a second, Lena rushed toward the shutter and slammed her hand against it, even though she wasn’t strong enough to produce any sound that would be heard from the other side. “She’s going to get us out of here.”

Maggie chuckled. “Only little Danvers would use a 90’s song to reveal her presence. And of course her little nerd would recognize it.” She shook her head affectionately.

“How did she figure this out?” Mick murmured, leaning toward Clark. “Is it an alien thing, like special communicating skill with your lover?”

Clark ignored him and joined Lena, tapping as hard as he could on the shutter to let Kara know they were there and alive.  “How did you know?”

Lena couldn’t help but smile at the thought. “It’s a secret code we came up with once.”

Clark smiled. “I guess she really found her special someone.”

“Don’t be cheesy Smallville, we need to make sure she knows it’s us.” Lois said as she approached, followed by Alex.

“Do you have a secret answer knock too?” Alex tried to keep a straight face and not tease her sister-in-law, no matter how amused she was by her sister’s choice of song.

“Yes…” Lena looked embarrassed. “It’s a Justin Timberlake song.” She ignored Maggie’s laugh and continued. “It’s a three sound rhythm. 2 quarter note and 1 eighth-note.”

Clark blinked. “I’m sorry, what?”

“Just do it and Clark will repeat the rhythm, like that will Kara hear it from the other side.” Alex commanded.

Lena rolled her eyes but started clapping in rhythm. “Slow, slow, fast, fast.”

Lois swapped Clark’s shoulder with her hand. “Do it now, maestro.”

On the other side of the wall, Kara sighed in relief when she heard Lena’s secret knock. “Thank Rao…” She hit the shutter one last time before flying back to L-Corp, ready to fight Livewire.

When she landed, Livewire was waiting for her, sitting on Lena’s chair and sipping some scotch. “Finally, I was starting to get bored.”

“How did you know about the DEO? Why are my friends locked up there?” Kara questioned. “Explain!”

“I have to admit, couldn’t have done it without Miss Secretary over there.” The former radio host took a sip of her drink. “I just had to wait for her to send a text to her beloved boss and follow it, like Hansel and Gretel with the breadcrumbs.”

The super hero frowned. “Where’s Jess?”

“Still sitting obediently at her desk.” Leslie waved her hand dismissively. “And to answer your question, I’m a journalist remember? Or at least I used to be before you ruined my career and my life.”

“I was trying to save you!” Kara cried.

Livewire laughed bitterly. “Well I hope you’ll do better if you want to save your loved ones.”

“What do you want?” The Kryptonian inquired coldly.

“It’s time to remind people how good I am at getting a scoop. I want you to come clean about your other identity. People have the right to know what the girl of steel is doing when she’s not wearing her cape. I also want you to reveal who’s sharing your bed, I mean Supergirl and a Luthor, what a headline, right?” Leslie laughed manically.

Kara shook her head incredulously. “Why are you doing this?”

“Karma, bitch,” The blonde villain smiled. “To ruin your life like you ruined mine.”

“Again, I was trying to help you!” The super hero reminded her harshly. She took a deep breath, trying to calm down. “What if I refuse to play your sick game?”

Livewire chuckled. “But see, you don’t really have a choice, unless you want to lose everyone you care about…”

“I could just ignore you and find a way to get in.” The Kryptonian lifted her chin defiantly.

“You could try but they’ll all be dead by then.” Leslie noticed Kara’s frown. “Oopsie, I knew I forgot something. The DEO isn’t only sealed, they also don’t have power, which means they have…” She looked at the screen on the wall where a countdown appeared. “12 hours before they suffocate to death.”

Kara’s frown deepened. “You’re bluffing.”

“You don’t have to believe me but I think this might convince you.” The former journalist snapped her finger and the countdown switched to a surveillance video of Lena and her friends talking about the oxygen problem. “Now hun, I hope you believe your fiancée or else I was right to ruin your wedding.”

“I don’t know how you got this.” The super hero clenched her fists. “But it’s me you have a problem with, let them go and I’ll do whatever you want.”

“Tempting, but I want you to suffer first. You have 12 hours to reveal yourself, Supergirl, use your time wisely.” And with that, Leslie disappeared.

Kara flew Jess to safety and went back at the DEO, trying once again to find a way to get in. As she rounded the building, Alex’s words resonated in her head. ‘You do not give terrorists what they want. You cannot let yourself be blackmailed. You cannot open yourself up to that. Supergirl is bigger than me.’ She knew Lena and the others would agree with that but she refused to sacrifice everyone because of something she had done, even if it was an accident.

The blonde sighed in defeat, she couldn’t get in, she had to find help… Cat, she had to go see Cat. Since Leslie wanted to destroy her image, who was better than the Queen of Media to give her advice? The older woman was in Paris for the fashion week and was supposed to come back for her wedding but Carter got sick and she couldn’t fly back in time.

The superhero arrived in France quickly and called Cat to ask her where she was. She flew toward Place de la Concorde and looked for the Crillon, the hotel where her boss was staying. After a minute, she spotted the woman eating dinner on her balcony.

“Supergirl!” Cat greeted, not using her real name in case of prying ears. “Aren’t you supposed to be with your lovely wife right now?”

“Huh,” Supergirl winced. “We didn’t get a chance to get married.”

Cat raised an eyebrow. “And why is that?”

“Leslie Willis decided to crash the wedding.” Kara revealed.

“I see…” Cat hummed. “What can I do to help?”

“I don’t know what to do…” The reporter sighed warily.

“Sit and talk.” Cat patted the seat to her left.

Kara sat in front of the woman and explained the situation. “Leslie wants me to reveal my identity to the world and I have less than 12h to do so or else, the people I love will die.”

“This pompous bitch always had a knack for scandal.” Cat shook her head. “I can’t tell you what to do but Catco resources are yours if needed.”

“I can’t risk journalists’ lives.” The superhero ran her hand through her hair.

“You don’t have to.” Cat replied. “Leslie is full of herself, you just have to let her think that she won and play your own game. Think of her as an angry bull, wave a red scarf in front of her and sway just in time to impale her with your sword.”

The reporter nodded pensively. “So I should call a fake press conference/interview and find a way to force her to release everyone without revealing myself.”

“This is how I knew you’d make a good journalist…” The queen of media smiled. “But be careful, she won’t be fooled easily. You have to make it look real, live tv, social media, radio, you have to do everything.”

“But communications are jammed!” Kara informed her. “And I can’t do this all alone, all my team is in the DEO…”

“I can help with the logistics.” Cat said, holding out her hand for Kara’s phone. The younger woman frowned but give it to her boss. The CEO started a video, giving a series of orders. Once she was done recording it, she gave Kara the phone back. “Show this to Snapper, he’ll help you. But for the crew, you’ll have to figure this out on your own, Supergirl. I’m sure in all your years of service, you made some valuable allies. Maybe some of them could help our national heroine this time around…”

“Yeah…” The hero’s eyes widened as she suddenly remembered something. “I’m sorry, I didn’t ask, how’s Carter?”

“He’s sleeping off his fever, he should be okay, don’t worry.” Cat waved her hand. “Now, up up and away Supergirl, you have a lot of work to do.”

Kara thanked her and flew away.

Back at the DEO, Alex, Lena, Winn and the brainiacs from the other earth were working on a makeshift generator using all the material they had been able to gather.

Some members of the team were patiently waiting for them to finish while others had volunteered to check on the cells and the prisoners, to make sure everything was in order.

Once the nerds were done, Winn tried to start the generator but the device instantly caught fire. James, who was leaning against the wall, grabbed the fire extinguisher and doused the flames.

Lena glared at Winn. “I told you it wasn’t ready!”

“We need more material!” Felicity insisted, waving in the general direction with a flashlight in hand.

“But we don’t have anything else!” Winn defended.

“True.” Cisco agreed. “And it’s not like we can walk out of here and go to Home Depot…” 

“If we could get out, that wouldn’t be the first place I would go, trust me.” Lois stated, twirling around in her chair while staring at the ceiling in boredom.

“As much as I like arson.” Mick appeared, sipping a beer. “Maybe you should stop setting things on fire, I mean, aren’t we supposed to save air?”

“At least we are doing something.” Lena snapped, the events of the day slowly taking their toll on her. She was worried about Kara and what Livewire could do to her. A part of her felt guilty for caving at Kara’s plea to get married anyway. Even if she wanted nothing more, all of her friends and family were stuck here because of her wedding. She knew Leslie would have found a way to attack them no matter what but she couldn’t help the feeling. She sighed tiredly but relaxed slowly when Eliza stepped behind her, rubbing her back affectionately. She was so grateful for her mother-in-law, for Alex, for her family and friends, she couldn’t fathom losing them and she couldn’t even imagine how Kara would feel losing everyone she loved for a second time. She needed to do something, to at least try to get out even if she trusted Kara to help on her part.

“I am doing something,” Mick answered coolly. “I’m eating so the food don’t go to waste.”

Sara rolled her eyes. “You’re useless.”

“What do we do now?” Alex wondered at loud just when J’onn entered the room.

“Clark and I had an interesting talk, I might have an idea.” The director declared.

Kara was back in National City, a plan slowly forming in her head. She was heading to the Aliens bar to ask for people’s help, she knew some aliens would be happy to give her a hand after she helped them a few times. Sadly, that was the easiest part, she still had no idea how she would force Leslie to surrender.

When the blonde stepped inside the bar, everyone looked at her. She took a deep breath and cleared her throat. “Excuse me everyone, I’m here to ask for your help. It’s not for me but for people I care about and I think that you care about a little bit too. They are regulars from this bar, Maggie, Alex, Winn, James, Lena. I have a plan but I can’t do this on my own. I have to warn you this could be dangerous and you are under no obligation to help but… you’re my last hope…” She was met by silence, most of the aliens staring at the floor or the bottom of their glasses. She sighed, trying to come up with other arguments. Just as she was opening her mouth to talk again, someone entered the bar.

“Count me in!” M’gann declared.

“M’gann!” Kara rushed to hug her. “What are you doing here?”

“J’onn contacted me in dreams, it wasn’t really clear but I felt the urgency. I went to the DEO and when I saw everything was sealed, I knew something bad had happened.” M’gann explained. “I was looking for everyone and thought some of you might be here.”

The blonde broke the embrace. “You have no idea how happy I am to see you.”

“Don’t worry I’ve got your back.” M’gann smiled reassuringly. “I also brought some friends.” She tilted her head toward the door where 3 people were waiting.

The reporter nodded them hello, guessing they were White Martians. “But we need more people…”

M’gann nodded and turned toward the crowd. “Listen everyone, Supergirl saved your ass more than once and never asked for anything in return. For once, she needs your help and you’re just gonna stay here and do nothing? P’aul, Xuerge, Alice, Maggie is your friend and plays pool with you once a week. Uvwuve, Lys, Winn helped you more than once with your IT troubles. And Lena, Lena saved us all, twice, and never, ever took credit for it or even asked for a thank you and you want to let all these people die when they treated us with nothing but kindness. As refugees, as people who lost our families, our friends, even our planets for some, if we don’t stick together and help prevent one of us to feel the pain of losing someone dear again, we’re not better than the ones we tried to get away from.”

After a minute, one of the patrons, a bulky 6ft man, gulped the rest of his drink and slammed it on the table before standing up. “Alright, who do we have to kill?”

“No one,” Supergirl rushed to say. “I’ll just need you to impersonate a Tv crew that will help with the cameras and micros while discreetly setting up our trap.”

“Alright, tell us your plan, Supergirl.” M’gann encouraged.

Later, after Kara finished explaining her plan, she sat at a table with M’gann to discuss the situation. “Now that we have taken care of the press conference, we need to find a way to take Livewire down.” She looked at the time. “And we have less than 10 hours to do so.”

“What’s her weakness?” M’gann asked.

“She’s made of pure energy but if we drain it out, she’s plain human.” Kara replied. “So we have to force her to use all the energy she drained from the DEO while preventing her from getting more.”

The former bartender paused to think. “I guess we need to lure her into an invisible cage of some sort.”

“That’s…” The blonde stopped then her eyes widened in realization. “Wait, Lena was working on a special device in her lab, some kind of portable cell field to keep meta-humans imprisoned until the DEO team arrives to clean up.”

“Is it working?” M’gann inquired.

The superhero shook her head. “Not yet, she needed some rare material you can’t find on Earth but the DEO wouldn’t let her dismantle an old alien ship to get the pieces.”

“I’m sorry to interrupt but I heard what you said.” Brian, the blue alien that always got himself in trouble suddenly appeared next to them. “It’s possible that I might know where to find an alien black-market and I could maybe give you the address, you know, if you can get a few things for me while you’re there. Like a win-win situation.” He smiled.

“We’re not here to do your dirty work, Brian, so just spit it out or I’ll just get the information myself.” M’gann warned.

Brian gaped. “You wouldn’t.”

The White Martian lowered her head and focused. She quickly frowned in disgust. “No we won’t have a threesome with you, Brian!”

“Ew gross.” Kara made a face.

“Stop reading my mind!” The blue alien complained.

“Then talk!” M’gann urged.

“But…” Brian started.

“We don’t have time for any more games.” Kara insisted.

“Fine!” The blue alien sighed. “It’s by the dock, container 272, you open it, it looks empty but there is a secret hatch. Then you follow the stairs and at the end there is a door. You need a password.”

“What’s the password?” The Kryptonian questioned.

“Are you sure you can’t get me something there, it won’t take long.” Brian tried again.

“Brian” The blonde growled warningly.

“It’s swiggity swooty, I’m coming for that booty.” The thin alien rushed.

“That’s…” Kara frowned.

“Ridiculous.” M’gann finished, standing up. “Let’s go.”

“Thanks, Brian.” Kara smiled, patting his shoulder before following her friend.

After sending M’gann undercover at L-Corp to get the blue print and the device in the basement without getting detected by Livewire, Kara and M’gann went to the dock.

The women barely put a foot inside the place before everyone started to scramble away in panic.

“No wait, we’re not here to shut you down, we just need something.” Supergirl declared. People ignored her and quickly closed their stands and left.

“It was worth a try.” M’gann chuckled. “I guess the red and blue remind them too much of law enforcement.”

“How are we gonna find what we need now?” Kara whined.

“May I offer my service as a tour guide?” A blonde girl offered from behind them.

Kara and M’gann turned around and instantly recognized, Winn’s ex, Lyra. “What are you doing here?” Kara questioned.

Lyra smiled innocently. “Just chilling.”

“I thought you were done with your shady business.” M’gann commented.

“Old habits die hard.” Lyra shrugged. “And what are YOU doing here? Not really a place for ladies like you, at least, for Supergirl.”

“We need some specific material to build a device and we need it quickly.” The Kryptonian stated.

“Lucky for you I’m here then. Show me what you need.” After looking at the blue print, Lyra said. “I have no idea what most of these things are but let me take you to a guy, he should be able to help.”

When they were done, it was already 4PM and Kara had to go see Snapper for the press conference details while M’gann was at the Alien bar with her White Martian friends and the tinker from the black-market who had offered to help build their device in exchange of money. The countdown was still running – with only 8 hours left – and she had to hurry.

Kara landed at Catco and went to Snapper’s office. “I’m guessing you’re here regarding Leslie Willis’s message about your big announcement?” The man said by way of greeting.

The blonde frowned. “What announcement?”

Snapper simply nodded in direction of the screen where a short video of Leslie, sitting at Lena’s desk was broadcasted on loop. Kara reached for the remote and unmuted the Tv. ‘Good afternoon National City, this is Leslie Willis speaking? Miss me? I bet your did! But I have good news for you. Today before midnight, I will interview the one and only Supergirl and force her to reveal her identity and who stole her heart. Stay tuned, folks!’ The woman smirked before a lightning symbol flashed and then the video started again. Kara muted back the Tv again.

“Any comment?” Snapper asked.

“No but I have video of Cat Grant for you.”

Snapper looked above the rim of his glasses. “Are you Cat Grant’s courier now?”

“Just watch!” Kara answered, not in the mood for Snapper’s acerbic comments before showing him the video.

When the video was over, Snapper hummed. “I don’t know what you did to get Cat wrapped around your finger but don’t expect the same from me, blondie.”

“I don’t expect anything, I just need you to gather what I need.” The superhero stated.

“Fine, I guess I don’t have a choice.”

Kara nodded in thanks and left his office.

Kara flew to L-Corp and waited in Lena’s office for Livewire to show up. The woman didn’t make her wait for long. She quickly told Leslie she accepted her demands and the former radio host couldn’t be happier to hear it.

Livewire ordered Kara to set a stage on Catco rooftop and meet her there at 8PM before disappearing again.

After that, the Kryptonian stopped at Catco on her way to the bar to retrieve what she needed for the interview and gathered everything on the roof. Then, she landed in front of the alien bar and went inside, checking M’gann’s progress with the device and explaining the trap.

Around 7PM, Kara, M’gann, her White Martians friends and the team of aliens undercover were standing on Catco rooftop, setting the stage with the force field device hidden under the lectern. The device would be powered by Livewire’s energy as soon as she would attack Kara for refusing to come clean about her identity and relationship with Lena.

As Kara was setting the lights, she heard several phones chime at the same time. M’gann took one of the aliens’ phone and showed it to Kara. “It’s Livewire.”

It was another video message. ‘Hello National City, it’s Leslie again, be ready for the revelation of a lifetime. We’ll be live at 8PM. Stay tuned.’

“I guess we can’t turn back now.” Kara sighed warily. “I hope everything will work out as planned or the DEO will only have 4 hours of oxygen left for us to find a backup plan…”

M’gann squeezed her friend’s shoulder. “Have faith.” She smiled. “Remember, you have to hold on to the lectern so your body can turn into a lightning-rod and power the device. Until you activate it, she has no way to know there’s something wrong.”

The blonde nodded. “Okay. I trust you to protect the tech team if Leslie targets them.”

“Don’t worry, we have your back.” The White Martian reassured.

8PM arrived soon enough and Leslie showed up right on time. “Supergirl! I see you did a good job with the set, very professional.” She walked around, scanning every corner of the roof. “No trap? I’m almost disappointed. You’re so obedient when you’re scared for the ones you love. If I had feelings, I’m sure I’d be moved.”

“Let’s get this over with.” Kara snapped.

“Oh eager are we, I like that!” Leslie chuckled. “So here’s how we’re gonna do this. I’ll re-establish all the communication to allow everyone to see our interview. I’ll start with a little introduction and then you can do your speech. Make that old Cat Grant bitch proud. Now, be a good girl and go behind the lectern. ”

Kara moved to her spot and waited for Leslie to start her show, praying Rao things would work.

“Show time!” Livewire declared as the cameras started to broadcast on every channel and connected device in the world. “Good evening ladies and gentlemen, this is Leslie Willis, direct and live with the Girl of Steel. Fair warning, she might rust before the end of the show and you’ll see she’s not such a golden girl after all. But enough with the metal metaphor. I’m gonna let Supergirl do her little speech and remember, I, Leslie Willis, was the one and only journalist able to get you that scoop!” She turned toward Kara and motioned for her to start talking.

“Citizens of National City, people of Earth.” The superhero started. “I am standing in front of you today against my will, forced into this masquerade to protect the people I care about. I would like to apologize for all the troubles of the day and thank all the people that helped salvage the damage Leslie Willis did.”

Leslie rolled her eyes. “This is not an award show, cut the activism.”

“The last time I did a speech like this, I told you about Hope, today, I want to talk to you about Truth. The truth is…” The Kryptonian paused, glancing at Leslie then back at the main camera. She gripped the lectern tightly. “The truth is, I am Supergirl 24/7, this is who I am and all I’ll ever be. I don’t have a secret identity, my work is to keep people of National City safe, to keep the darkness of this world at bay, no matter if you are humans, aliens, with or without power, rich or poor, young or old, I am here for you and I will do everything in my power to fight people like Leslie Willis or anyone that would mean you harm.”  

“This is not what we agreed!” Livewire shouted. “I’m gonna make you suffer and everyone is going to watch you kneel before me.”

Leslie spread her arms, sparks running around her body to gather on her hands. “Taste this!” She sent two chains of lightning that hit Kara who held on to the lectern. “I will make you bow! People will know I’m greater than you!” She continued to strike Kara with an uninterrupted flow of electricity.

As the fight between the women continued, the White Martians turned back into their true form and grabbed the fake tech team before flying away, except for M’gann.

“You tricked me!” Livewire launched a lightning bolt at one of the aliens still in the air but it bounced back against an invisible force field. “What…” She sent a small lightning to her left that rebounded again. “Why... What have you done?”

“I’ve trapped you in here, with me.” The reporter gave her a fake pinched smile, still leaning against the lectern. “Now we can settle this, just us girls.”

Leslie laughed. “I can’t say that I mind.” She sent an increased wave of electricity to Supergirl. “I probably can’t kill you, but I’d very much like to try.”

Kara’s knees buckled but she quickly straightened up. “That’s all you got?”

Livewire screamed in rage and sent all her power toward the Girl of Steel. Kara bowed under the impact and slowly knelt behind the lectern, trying to keep her grip on it. “See! Told you I’d make you kneel!” Leslie sneered. “Now stand up and face me!”

The Kryptonian was breathing heavily, her body fighting the electric shock waves. She locked eyes with her nemesis. “No. I won’t. I will never obey the command of a maniac like you. You can hurt me or the ones I love, but it won’t change the fact that now, everyone in the world has seen your real face, not mine.”

“That’s not your real face, liar!” The former radio host sent another attack on Kara who shouted in pain. “You spoke about Truth.” Another attack. “Let me tell everyone the truth…” Another much stronger wave of lightning struck Kara. “What do you think KA-” She was interrupted by the impact of Supergirl’s heat vision. Leslie yelped at the impact before chuckling. “I’m curious, tell me, do you also bow down in front of Lena Luthor or is that just when the two of you are in the bedroom?”

Kara’s eyes widened in panic but she quickly relaxed when she spotted M’gann waving at her to indicate that the cameras had been shut down. She stood up, rage in her eyes and without missing a beat, she took the lectern in one hand and hit Leslie in the face. The lectern shattered, revealing the device inside it.

Livewire fell to the ground. She growled before noticing the device. “What’s that thing?”

“My portable bug buster, with Lena’s compliments.” Kara stated proudly. “Oh, I think I need to change the batteries now.” Kara took the device in her hand and slammed it on Leslie’s chest before the woman could stand.

Leslie pulled at Kara’s arm and tried to remove the device, afraid of what it could do to her. She hurriedly used her power to fry it, not knowing that the more she was hitting it with electricity, the more efficient the shield was and the less powerful she was. Kara kept the device firmly against the woman and despite the pain, she only let go when she noticed Leslie’s attacks growing weaker.

After a while, Livewire realized she had depleted all her power. Understanding she was trapped, without power, with a pissed off Supergirl, she said, “Kara, stop, I…” She put her hands in front of herself in defense. “I’m the only one that can save your wife and friends. You can’t hurt me!”

“I can’t KILL you but I can certainly hurt you.” The superhero lifted Leslie from the ground with one hand and head-butted her, sending the woman back to the ground, unconscious.

The force field disappeared and Kara was joined by M’gann. “M’gann, can you control her now that she’s human and powerless?”

The White Martian acquiesced. “Sure, but it would be easier if she could wake up.”

“We don’t have time for that.” Kara looked around and spotted a water tank against the wall leading to the staircase. She grabbed Leslie and threw her in it.

Leslie instantly woke up, spitting water and waving her arms frenetically. “I hate water!”

“Don’t worry, I won’t let you drown.” M’gann took control of Leslie. After searching the woman’s mind, the White Martian found a way to cancel the DEO shutdown. Without losing a minute, she drained the power of a nearby electric wire and opened all the doors and shutters of the government building.

Despite desperately wanting to check on Lena and her friends, Kara refused to make the same mistake she had done last time and let Livewire go. She sent M’gann to the DEO and grabbed Leslie’s body forcibly, swiftly flying away with the woman stuck under her arm.

After making sure Leslie was locked up in the meta-human prison, Kara flew back to the DEO. When her feet touched the balcony of the building, she ran inside, looking for Lena. The CEO spotted Kara quickly and rushed toward her, meeting the woman half way.

Kara lifted her up off the floor and held her to her. “Babe, I’m so sorry. Are you okay?”

Instead of answering, Lena kissed her fiancée, on her forehead, her nose, her cheeks and finally on the mouth. She pulled away but rested her forehead on Kara’s. “I was so worried.”

“Me too but I’m fine,” The blonde smiled reassuringly. “Are you okay?”

The raven-haired nodded. “Yes, we all are.”

Kara finally stepped away and looked at her friends and family standing around them. “I’m glad you guys are alright.”

Alex and Eliza moved to hug Kara. “I’m happy you’re okay, sweetie.” Eliza said.

“Where’s Leslie?” Alex questioned.

“Locked away in a cell, she won’t bother us anymore.” Kara stated.

J’onn approached the four women with M’gann at his side and smiled at Kara. “M’gann told us what happened. Good job, Supergirl.” He congratulated.

“It was a team effort.” Kara answered. She smiled when M’gann winked at her.

“Like I said once,” Felicity jumped in. “Best team ever.” She grinned.

“Preach!” Cisco lifted his fist and bumped it with Felicity’s.

“Well Skirt, I have to say, you know how to welcome your guests like no one else.” Mick declared from behind them. “I’ve never almost died from asphyxia before.”

Thea punched his shoulder. “Shut up.”

Lois frowned. “You took the words right out of my mouth.”

“What?” Mick frowned. “I’m just saying that’s it’s our first time on Earth 38 and we almost got killed by a crazy blonde bitch, that’s some serious welcome party.”

“Psycho bitch also ruined their wedding, Mick, don’t be a dick.” Sara reminded him, feeling somehow sorry for the couple.

“It’s okay.” Lena smiled at Sara. “What matters is that everyone is okay…”

The silence settled until Maggie asked. “What do you want to do now, little Danvers?

“Everyone should go home, or to their ship and rest for the night while we clean up the mess here.” John stated. “Tomorrow, we’ll see what we can salvage for the ceremony.”

The group nodded and glanced at the couple who saw one of the best day of their life turn into a nightmare, offering a supportive smile.

“Go get your things, babe, I’ll fly us home.” Kara told Lena. Her fiancée nodded, kissing her cheek before leaving her. She sighed loudly, running her hand through her hair.

“What’s wrong?” Alex asked, worry written all over her face.

“I know after everything that happened, everyone just wants to relax but…” Kara trailed off, unsure if she should confess it in front of everyone.

“But what, sweetie?” Eliza prodded gently.

Kara sighed. “But I don’t want to end this day without calling Lena my wife… I promised her…”

“Maybe you don’t have to.” Barry declared.

Kara frowned. “What do you mean?”

“We’re here.” Felicity lifted her hands and waved toward everyone to make her point.

“She’s right,” Sara jumped in. “You have a room full of superheroes and friends, I’m sure if we all roll up our sleeves we can pull a ceremony together in a couple of hours.”

“I… I…” Kara opened and closed her mouth, at a loss for words. “I can’t ask you that, after today I’m sure you all want to…”

“We’re offering,” Thea interrupted her. “All you have to do is ask.” She smiled kindly.

“I… I don’t know what to say...” Kara was touched by her friends’ offer.

“Say yes?” Cisco suggested.

Kara looked around the room, at all her friends and family and they all seemed happy to help. She felt so lucky to have these people in her life. “Yes, guys, yes, please.” She breathed out before adding with teary eyes. “You’re amazing, thank you.”

“Alright,” Lois clapped her hands to gather everyone’s attention. “We all have things to do and your other half will be back soon, Kara, so let’s wrap this up. You should just go back to your house with Lena and as soon as everything is ready, Alex will contact you.”

Kara nodded and smiled gratefully at her friends. As if on cue, Lena joined them. Kara smiled at her lovingly while trying to hide her excitement about the surprise ceremony. They all said goodbye, the gang pretending to go back to their ship as Kara and Lena flew away. The CEO forced Kara to stop at L-Corp first to assess the damage before going back to their penthouse.

Lena was gazing at the stars, lost in thought as she lounged on the balcony while Kara was in the kitchen. She startled a bit when her fiancée joined her with two glasses of wine.

“What’s on your beautiful mind?” Kara asked she sat behind Lena, pulling Lena closer so she could lay her back against her front, wrapping her hands around the woman’s stomach.

“I’m thinking about Krypton.” Lena confessed in a soft voice. “I wish your family was there to witness our wedding, I mean, when we actually get married.”

Kara tightened her embrace. “Me too…” They stayed silent for a while, looking at the stars. “I remember attending a wedding a couple of months before Krypton exploded…” She cleared her throat, trying to ignore the pull in her chest at the memory to focus on the joy she felt during the ceremony. “I was so curious. I stopped playing with my friends to sneak around. The venue was so big and I was in awe of the décor. There were a lot of important people but all I could see was the bride. She was wearing this beautiful wedding dress and such a big smile. The groom had a fancy ceremonial suit too, they both looked stunning and… happy… It was one of the first marriages of love. For so long, weddings were arranged by a computer, Matricomp and it was considered treason to go against it. But Jor-el, Kal’s dad, destroyed it at some point and people were finally able to marry for love and not to advance their rank in society.”

“What was it like?” Lena questioned. “Is a Kryptonian ceremony much different from Earth?”

“The bride and groom used to stand in front of the Jewel of Truth and Honor, to make sure they would be true to their vows. A cloth was tied around their wrists and…” Kara stopped, suddenly straightening her position as an idea popped into her head.

“And?” Lena prodded. When her lover didn’t reply, she glanced over her shoulder to look at Kara, seeing her check the time on her phone. She frowned.

Kara stood up carefully before reaching her hand to help Lena stand. “Go change into your wedding dress.”

Lena grabbed her hand and stood, looking at her fiancée with confusion written all over her face. ”What?”

“Just trust me.” Kara smiled reassuringly.

Lena raised an eyebrow, clearly still confused but nodded anyway. “Okay.” She smiled, kissing Kara’s cheek before walking toward their bedroom.

A moment later, Kara dressed in her Supergirl suit and Lena, in her wedding dress, were standing in front of the Fortress of Solitude.

“Kara, why are we here?”

“Give me a minute, you’re gonna figure it out soon.” Kara dragged her fiancée inside the fortress and asked her to wait on the side while she took care of something. A few minutes later, Kara came back with a big smile on her face. She took Lena’s hand and led her toward the middle of the room, in front of her uncle and aunt statues.

Lena was in awe at the sight. There were holograms all around them, one of a man who looked like a Priest, an enormous jewel that could definitely be the Jewel of Truth Kara had talked about and she could hear soft music in the background. Suddenly, everything made sense. “Kara, is it…”

Kara bit her lip. “A Kryptonian ceremony? Yes… I know it’s not perfect, I didn’t get much time since I pretty much decided to do this on an impulse but… I love you, Lena Luthor and I don’t want to wait another minute to call you my wife. I want you to be a part of my family, a part of the El family and… It’s the closest we can have to a Kryptonian wedding, here, where the remnants of my family, my planet and my civilization…I want you to share this with me… We will have our ceremony on Earth, with our family and friends, I promise, but for now, please, Lena Luthor, would you do me the honor of being my wife?” She finished with a hopeful smile, her eyes shining with unshed tears.

Lena took a shallow breath, not so successful at keeping her tears at bay. She wiped her cheeks quickly before smiling. “The honor is mine, Kara Zor-el. But yes, a million times yes.” She chuckled wetly as Kara lifted her off the ground and made them swirl.

Kara put Lena back on the ground and squealed. “I’m so happy!” She kissed her fiancée with passion.

When they broke the kiss, Lena looked around. “How do we do this?”

“Yes, right…” Kara focused back, barely containing her excitement. “Let’s stand in front of the jewel. I recorded the wedding script in English so the priest could celebrate our union, we’ll just have to follow it but don’t worry, I’ll guide you through it.” She pulled a cloth from her suit and gently tied it to Lena’s wrist then hers. She smiled. “Ready?” When Lena nodded, she commanded in Kryptonian. “iahzrhim.”

The priest came to life and started talking. “In the name of truth and honor I declare the marriage vows binding upon you! From this day forward, throughout all time and space, even unto eternity…”

The couple stood in front of the hologram, listening to its speech with smile on their faces and tears of joy in their eyes. At some point, a stalagmite of glass rose from the ground, two bracelets resting on it. Lena raised an eyebrow.

“On Krypton, we didn’t have wedding bands, but wedding bracelets.” Kara explained, handing a bracelet to Lena and keeping the other. “The design was chosen by the couple and no one was allowed to replicate it so it could stay unique for the couple. The little coin in the middle is engraved with a plumeria flower on the front and my family crest, entangled with the L of the house of Luthor on the back.”

Lena thumbed the thin red blue bracelet almost reverently, like she was given a precious family piece of jewelry containing a world of history.  “It’s beautiful…”

Kara slid the bracelet with her free hand around Lena’s wrist. “With this bracelet, I, Kara Zor-el, take you as my beloved wife. Khap zhao rrip.” She smiled lovingly before nodding, motioning Lena to do the same.

At her turn, Lena slid her bracelet around Kara’s wrist. “With this bracelet, I, Lena Luthor, take you as my beloved wife. Khap zhao rrip.” She repeated the Krytponian part with a smile, knowing her accent always made Kara melt.

They gazed at each other for a moment until Kara turned back toward the hologram priest, ordering him to conclude the ceremony. “Ewuhsh.”

“You are now wife and wife to this day–and for all days hence.” The priest declared. “May the countenance of Rao ever shine on you.” He paused before adding. “Dhaikh i zrhemin.”

Lena raised a questioning eyebrow, wondering what the last sentence meant. Kara chuckled. “It means you can kiss your bride.” The blonde leaned over and kissed her wife with love and care.

When they broke the kiss, Lena rested her forehead against Kara. ‘”We’re married.” She breathed out, as if she couldn’t believe it happened.

Kara kissed Lena’s nose softly. “We’re married, Mrs Zor-el Luthor.”

Just when the couple landed on their balcony, Kara felt her phone vibrate. She gently put Lena on the floor before reaching for it.

“I’m going to change into something more comfortable and then we can do whatever you want.” Lena stated as she stepped inside the penthouse.

Kara finished reading Alex’s text telling her she could go to L-Corp before stopping Lena. “Wait, there’s something else I want to show you.”

Lena raised an eyebrow. “Another surprise?”

“Well…” Kara tilted her head. “The trip to the Fortress of solitude wasn’t really planned so I wouldn’t really call it a surprise but yes…”

“And I need to be in my wedding dress for this?” The CEO questioned.

“Yes.”

The raven-haired woman looked at Kara suspiciously. “Why?”

“Again, trust me.” The blonde smiled sweetly.

“Alright,” Lena walked back to the balcony. “Up, up and away then, Supergirl.”

Lena quickly realized they were flying toward the L-Corp. “Why are we going to my office? Did something happen again?” She frowned when she noticed they were flying unusually low.

“No, everything’s fine, don’t worry, that’s not why we’re here.” Kara reassured as they landed on the balcony. The window door was open, the lights were on and there was a white aisle runner with flower petals on the floor.

“Why is everything open? Kara, what is going on?” Lena asked in confusion when her feet touched back down on the ground.

The blonde turned toward her lover and took her hands in hers. “I promised you a wedding with our friends and family, that’s why we’re here. Everybody worked while we were away to set up the ceremony. I have no idea what to expect…” She chuckled nervously. “So it’s gonna be a surprise for the both of us.”

“Kara…”

“Do you like it? Is it too much in one day?” Kara was suddenly second guessing herself, wondering if two ceremonies after the day they had was too much. “Because I know you told me not to feel guilty about what happened but I still do and Rao, you deserve the world. I wanted to…”

“Kara, Kara, darling it’s…” Lena squeezed her wife’s hand to stop her rant. “Amazing... you’re amazing…” She was trying to hold back her tears of joy. At a loss for words, she took a deep breath. “I love you so much. Thank you.”

“I think you should be thanking us because it was crazy while you were away.” They heard Winn said behind them.

The couple turned around and saw Jess, Alex and Winn in fancy dresses and suit standing inside her office.

Alex snorted. “That’s an understatement!”

“I was happy to help but your friends are really weird, Ms Luthor.” Jess jumped in.

“Jess, it’s not business hours so it’s Lena. You should know by now, we’re friends. And actually…” Lena bit her lip. “It’s Mrs Luthor now.”

“What? How?” Alex questioned in a high pitch voice. “The ceremony hasn’t started yet…”

Kara reached for Lena’s hand and lifted it with hers, showing the bracelets. “I couldn’t wait.” She smiled sheepishly. “We went to the Fortress of Solitude and did a Kryptonian ceremony. We…” Her eyes widened when she realized what she had just said in front of Jess. “Jess, I...”

Jess rolled her eyes. “Please Kara, you are a wonderful woman but you’re the least discreet and subtle person I know.”

“I won’t lecture you on your wedding day.” Alex said while glaring at her sister. “But I took care of it, she signed a NDA.”

“After she threatened to hurt me with every object sitting on my desk if I ever tell anyone.” Jess added, looking at the agent pointedly.

“What?” Both Lena and Kara shouted.

Jess waved her hand dismissively. “Don’t worry, after dealing with your mother, it’s nothing I can’t handle.” She looked at her watch. “Now we should get started, your guests are waiting for you.” She smiled.

Before the couple could say anything else, Alex talked again. “Kara come with me, you need to change, Lena, go with Winn, he’ll walk you down the aisle as soon as we’re ready to start.”

Kara rushed to hug them. “You guys are the best, thank you, thank you, thank you.”

Lena was right behind her. “Thank you, really. I don’t even know what to say.”

Alex smiled at sister-in-law. “Just enjoy yourself, you both deserve it.”

Soon, Lena and Kara were on L-Corp rooftop, in their wedding dress, standing in front of J’onn who was officiating the wedding and surrounded by their friends and family. The couple couldn’t believe the amazing job their friends had done to make the ceremony possible. The chairs had been replaced, there were flowers and little torches and candles and the flower ark was standing proudly in front of them. It was like the incident with Livewire never happened.

“Good evening everyone. My name is J’onn and I have the privilege of performing this ceremony today. On behalf of Kara and Lena, welcome and thank you for being here.” J’onn said as a preamble. “One of the great universals in life across all boundaries and throughout the universe is love. Today the world is invited to celebrate a love between two people: The love that binds them together and makes them one.” He paused. “The contract of marriage is not one to be entered lightly but thoughtfully and with a deep realization of the obligations and responsibilities it entails. The commitment of marriage is different from all others. It is a life long bond that joins two people for better or for worse. Remember that love, loyalty, and understanding are the foundation of a happy home.” He looked at the audience before continuing. “We are gathered here today in presence of family and friends for the joining in matrimony of Kara and Lena.” He smiled at the brides. “Please face one another.”

Kara and Lena nodded, turning to face each other before holding hands.

J’onn resumed his speech. “Do you Kara, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?”

“I do.” Kara answered with a grin.

J’onn then turned to Lena. “Do you Lena, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?”

Lena smiled. “I do.”

“Do you have the rings?” J’onn asked the bridesmaids.  Alex nodded first and gave the ring to her sister.

“Lena, I will never forget the second I laid my eyes on you. It was a few years ago in your office but it feels like yesterday. When I caught a glimpse of the beautiful woman that stands in front of me today, everything else stopped. I can literally remember just looking at you as you walked past me to sit at your desk and thinking ‘wow’. Winn told me once that when you meet the right person, it would hit you like ‘wapow’ and that’s how it felt. Maybe it’s silly to believe in love at first sight but I think for us, that’s what it was. After all the loss in my life, I thought I would never feel at peace, at home, but with you I do. You see me, the real me and I want to thank you for that.” Kara paused to rein in her emotions. “I wish I could say that this is the happiest day of my life but I know this is only one of the happiest days that we will share together. Life will take us on many journeys, some good, others not so good, but there is no one I would rather have at my side. Lena, I chose you, my best friend, my true love and life partner. From this day forward I promise to continue to love you unconditionally. I promise to comfort you in times of distress, laugh with you and cry with you and always be open and honest with you. I promise to encourage and support you to grow and achieve your goals. Through the pressures of the presentand the uncertainties of the future, I promise to stay by your side no matter what life will throw our way. You deserve the world and I want to give it to you every day. I love you.” She finished, sliding the ring around Lena’s finger before wiping the few tears that had run down her face.

Lena sniffled, wiping her own tears before taking a deep breath. She took the ring Jess was handing her and locked eyes with her lover. “Kara, I knew you were special from the moment I met you, you looked unsure and yet you were shining like the sun. I felt an instant connection. I expected you to leave, like every good thing in my life but you proved me wrong, time and time again. You believed in me, like no one else ever did. To you, I’m just Lena and that’s more than enough.” She smiled softly. “I feel so lucky to stand next to you. You are my best friend, my soul mate and my one and only true love. Thank you for allowing me to love you and for standing by me during both the good and the bad times.” She stopped to compose herself. “I can’t imagine anything better than spending the rest of my life with the one person I share my heart with, so today I vow to you that my heart will always be yours to share with me. I vow to you today to stand next to you when you are smiling with joy, laughing with happiness or crying with pain. My vow to you is to be the rock you can always turn to. I can tell you with no doubt in my mind that my vow to you is that I will always and forever, love you, care for you and share my soul with you until death do us part.” She slid the wedding band around Kara’s annular.

J’onn smiled at the couple and continued. “Now that you have joined yourselves formally in matrimony, may you strive all of your lives to meet this contract with the same sense of love and commitment. Together may you dream, and may you stumble, may you restore each other, and share all things, serving each other and humanity. Cherish, respect, comfort and encourage each other as long as you both shall live. It is now with great pleasure that I pronounce you spouses for life. You may kiss your bride.”

Kara and Lena instantly reached for one another and kissed passionately as the crowd erupted in laughter and applause, music playing in the background.

After enjoying a buffet and a cake that Clark had brought right from Paris, it was time for the first dance.

Kara and Lena walked to the center of the small dance floor and the music began to play.

Lena leaned into her wife, placing her arms gently around Kara’s neck. They started slow dancing while gazing into each other's eyes.

“I’m so happy right now.” Kara sighed contently. “I finally have it all.”

“I’m happy too. I never thought I could feel like this, not until you…” Lena confessed.

They swayed to the music in silence for a while, unaware of the world around them as they enjoyed their bubble of love and happiness.

“No, I was wrong earlier, we don’t have it all yet.” Kara spoke again.

Lena raised her eyebrow. “What’s missing?”

“A little Lena running and laughing around the house.” Kara smiled cheekily.

Lena laughed. “What if I want a mini Kara?”

“We can have both, we have time.” Kara answered. “I promised you forever after all.” She looked at her wife lovingly.

“Always.” Lena murmured as she leaned in to kiss her wife with all her heart and soul.