Supergirl ~ The Faithful ~ Part One

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

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

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

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

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

"Ruby is special," the woman said instead.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Hey," Lena smiled.

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

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

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

"Good to see you," Kara nodded.

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

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

"Ah," Kara giggled. "Gotcha."

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

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

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

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

"Accurate," Lena pointed at Kara.

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Yeah, go ahead," Sam nodded.

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

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

Lena did a double take. "With

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

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

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

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

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

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

"This," Lena held up the pamphlet.

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

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

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

"The God of Krypton," Winn explained.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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