Crisis on Earth-Prime (an Arrowverse novel)

Chapter 33: Kuwait Under Fire

"Are you okay?" Fazza ran to me, while I remained on my knees, on the dirt, surrounded by large broken pieces of concrete.

            I was still in shock, unable to believe I was a meta-human, though it shouldn't have really since in the previous multiverse on Earth-1, I was exactly that and had the same Canary cry.

            "I don't know" I finally responded, after coming out of the shock I was in.

            Fazza came and hugged me, while I was trembling badly. I could not fit it into my head how this had happened, especially when things were kind of different in this new multiverse.

            We walked inside and went to the Majlis. He brought me some water, which I gulped down because at the moment, I had cotton mouth and I wasn't even high in weed.

            "It's going to be okay" Fazza assured.

            "Yeah, it's going to be just peachy now that it turns out I am a meta-human after all."

            "Look, we'll figure this out. But maybe you getting your power is a blessing, as you'll be better equipped to handle your battles more."

            "Yeah, but now I am going to be a bigger threat to the bad guys. So let's hope I don't get whacked quicker."

            He laughed and then hugged me.

            "I can't even remember where I was for a whole month and now I'm a meta?"

            "I know it's a lot to process but you'll get through this like you have everything else."

            "How are you going to explain the mess I created outside? How can you explain that much-broken concrete outside your palace?"

            "Don't worry about that. I'll think of something. In the meantime, try and calm down and I'm going to call Laurel. She does, after all, have the same power as you and Dawoud."

            "Except, he lost his power thanks to the curse he was under."

            "But he knows what it's like to carry this power. He can still give you some pointers on how to control it."

            He was right and now, for sure, I was going to need all the help I could get. I had just received this power and had little control over it.

            Laurel walked in, looking panicked.

            "Laurel..." Fazza got up. "Okay, Sakher just became a meta and has the same power as you."

            "What?" Laurel was about as surprised as I was.

            "Yes" I said.

            "Okay, not to be rude but we have pressing issues now. Kuwait has just been attacked by the Iraqis."

            "What?" I was now in shock. "So the invasion has begun?"

            "Yes, and the Earth-Xers are making it known it's them."

            "This is bad" said Fazza.

            "But it doesn't end there. An Iraqi warship is also heading toward Dubai and Abu Dhabi."

            "We have to stop them" I got up. "This is a job for Superman and Supergirl."

            "It's not that simple" Laurel sighed. "They have Kryptonite weapons and if you ask me, they will not hesitate to use them."