The Shape of Things to Come

6

"Pretty cool, huh?" Kara asked as she walked by Winn.

"A plane-saving lady?" Winn scoffed. "How is the world supposed to take her seriously if she can't even come up with a suit? What... Metropolis gets him and what does National City get? Some rookie superhero?"

Kara laughed. "Maybe she wasn't expecting to save a plane last night. Ever think of that? Maybe she was out having drinks with a friend. Or maybe, maybe she just needs her best friend's mad cosplay skills to help her come up with a suit".

Winn looked over at her. "Seriously? That's what you're going with?"

Kara shrugged. "What? You think having super powers automatically make you know how to stretch knits? Does every origin story come with a free serge? Is there a super hero manual that explains how to pick bomb-proof fabric?"

"You've given this a disturbing amount of thought," Winn said.

"Maggie got called in to work, so I went home early," she said.

"Sorry."

Kara shrugged. "It happens." She turned her back to Winn and took a second to heat vision Cat's Latte before announcing, "She's here."

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"I know many of you are used to being second best but it's new to me. The most incredible event in the history of National City and yet we have no exclusive of any kind."

"We don't have much to go on. The image we're working off is low res... I guess she's around 5'9". It's tough to Gauge with her height measured up against an airplane."

"Hair color brown. Or black."

"Or maybe her hair is just dirty. You know from soot. The plane exhaust," James said, cutting off all the rambling.

"James, you make an excellent point. Do you think there's any connection between this hero and..." Cat asked.

"To my friend in blue? I don't know. I mean, not that he mentioned, but if she's anything like him, she's a hero. Saving people is what they're born to do. She'll be back."

Cat smiled. "Hmm. She better be. This girl is the answer. She is exactly what I need to save the Tribune. Besides fatty foods, there is nothing people love more than a hero. We are going to blow her up. We will feature her online and in the paper, but we need an interview, and exclusive content. So go. Go get me that girl. And, Keira... Go get me a lettuce wrap."

Kara nodded, a smile on her face. She'd forgotten just how good that little speech had made her feel the first time around. How much confidence it had given her, especially after the fight with Alex the previous night. She turned around and started to head out of the office, only to find James falling in beside her.

"It's funny," He said. "That was the first thing he did. Save a plane, I mean."

"Must run in the family," she replied as she walked over to Winn. James gave her a slightly puzzled look as he headed for his office.

"Winn, come with me."

"What? Why? Where?"

"The roof."

"The roof? What's on the roof?"

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Winn looked around nervously as Kara led him up onto the helipad. Kara felt a little bad for him, because she knew he hated heights almost as much as Cat, but she also knew this was the only way to convince him.