Supergirl ~ Girl of Steel ~ Part One

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"The last time I said goodbye to a boyfriend, I was saying goodbye for good," Kara mused as she and Oliver walked through a grassy field not far outside of National City.

"You're not going to lose me," Oliver promised, squeezing her hand.

"I know," Kara smiled, reaching up to kiss him.

Oliver kissed her back, smiling and resting his forehead against hers. The rest of the Earth-1 visitors had returned to their universe the previous day, allowing Oliver and Kara to have a day to themselves. All of them had agreed the couple deserved that before Oliver had to return to his universe and get back to his duties as mayor in Star City.

That didn't mean the two had to like it. On the contrary – they absolutely hated the idea of having to be three dozen Earths apart. But they both had extrapolators now, fine tuned to each other's as well so they could hop right to where the other extrapolator was if need be. Cisco really was a genius.

"I don't want you to go," Kara admitted quietly.

"I don't want to, either," Oliver smiled sadly, brushing her hair away from her face. "But I promise, as soon as I get the time, I'm coming back."

"Not if I come to you first," Kara couldn't help but smile.

"You're on, angel," Oliver chuckled, kissing her forehead.

Kara closed her eyes, enjoying just being there alone with Oliver, the grass rustling around them, and she made the choice she had been debating since they had arrived. She reached to her neck and removed the chain she wore. "Take this," she whispered, pressing it into his hand.

Oliver's eyes widened, looking down at the ring she had given him. "Kara," he began.

"No," Kara shook her head. "You helped save me from every bad thing that could have happened. My life, my identity as Supergirl, my life at CatCo, my family . . . all of it could have been destroyed. Please, Oliver . . . if anyone deserves this, it's you." Oliver swallowed, then nodded, placing the chain and ring around his own neck, Kara smiling softly as he put it on. "We'll come back to each other. We always will."

Oliver could only nod in silent agreement, then reached into his jacket. "Now I'm glad I decided to make this."

Kara blinked as he took a black leather cord from his pocket, and she gasped when she saw it was one of his green arrowheads converted into a pendant. "Oliver!"

"Slade and Malcolm might have helped," he told her as she picked it up, eyes wide. "We're not leaving each other completely."

Kara smiled brightly, placing the cord around her neck, happy to have a weight of some kind where her father's ring used to be. "Never," she agreed.

Oliver smiled at her, then took a deep breath and pulled out the extrapolator Cisco had given him. He pressed the center button, watching as a breach sprang to life in front of him. He turned back to Kara, seeing tears already starting to gather in her eyes. "I'll see you again," he promised.

"You better," she managed to smile.

"I will," he promised, kissing her deeply. "I love you," he whispered.

"I love you, too," Kara responded quietly.

He kissed her forehead again before reluctantly stepping away. Kara released his hand, taking a deep breath as he walked to the breach. She gave him a wave, which he returned before walking through. The breach snapped shut behind him, and it was just Kara alone in the field.

She closed her eyes and tilted her head towards the sun, basking in its rays. She was alone now, that she acknowledged, reaching up to touch the pendant Oliver had given her. She examined it again, noting how the green arrowhead was polished until it shone like an emerald. To some people, it might have seemed like a cheap thing to give. But Oliver had made it for her, with the help of two men who could be her surrogate older brothers.

She wasn't entirely alone any longer.

The wail of sirens carried to her ears, and Kara turned, smiling as she looked at her city glittering. The sooner she continued on with her life, the sooner that meant she could see Oliver again, she decided, and with a grin, she took off running, unbuttoning her shirt as she went. She leapt into the sky, the wind blowing her hair behind her, and she laughed in pure glee, flying to save the day, one thought on her mind.

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Kara smiled softly as she opened her eyes. She hovered above National City, just . . . flying. If she hadn't had the adventures she had had months before, she would probably be straining her ears trying to find every single minor crime she could. She didn't have to worry about that now. Through the comms device she wore, she could hear her newest friends working on stopping a bank robbery, and she couldn't help but chuckle to herself. Even when they were here just to celebrate with her, they found work to do.

Typical vigilantes.

Something catch her attention, though, and she straightened in midair. Multiple sirens, all sounding like they were heading the same way. She smirked and took off. "Guys," she called. "Police chase on the highway. Sounds like our kind of job."

She heard four responses and grinned, flying faster. People in National City just never seemed to learn.

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On the highway, three police cars were wailing after a large semi, which never stopped. Alex leaned out the window of the car in the lead, took aim, and started firing at the truck. Her fiancée caught sight of something Alex didn't and hastily leaned over, grabbing her arm. "Look out!"

Alex ducked back into the car as the passenger in the truck returned fire towards her. He then fired at the highway, and fire flared up, sending the two cars behind them squealing.to halts. Maggie swallowed, then sped up to try and catch up to the truck.

All of a sudden, the truck slowed down, and both Maggie and Alex slammed forward when they hit the truck. However, they didn't stop – they followed the truck along now. "They're dragging us!" Maggie realized, eyes wide.

The back of the truck opened, and Alex blanched when she saw the large gun aimed at them. "Oh, no."

The man started firing, but Kara dropped down in front of them, right in front of the bullets. They bounced off her harmlessly, and Kara smirked before driving her fist into the barrel of the machine. It crunched with a shower of sparks, and the man stared at her in shock before running to climb onto a set of crates, onto the top of the truck.

Kara was about to follow him when she heard a familiar zipping sound and two sets of feet landing with thuds. She chuckled and hopped into the air before landing down on the hood of Maggie's car, separating it from the truck. It skidded to a stop, and Kara hopped down onto the asphalt, watching the truck continue. "Aren't you going after them?" Alex panted, looking out the window.