SuperCorp Chronicles

Chapter 7

After Kara left the DEO, she dropped Krypto off at her penthouse before returning to her facility to find repairs already in process and Kara was very grateful that the bunker her employees had gathered in during the attack was programmed to project a hard light hologram of her that Kara had designed using a scan of her own mind to help fool people into thinking that she was down there. The only person she knew wouldn't buy it was Lena, who she knew she owed answers too, but first, she had to do her job as CEO, so she was glad that she'd switched from her super suit back into her regular work clothes as she quickly snuck into the crowd and took the hologram's place and quickly slipped from the role of superhero to CEO.

"Ms Danvers." Avery said as she rushed up to her boss.

"Avery, thank god, is everyone okay?" Kara asked her.

"Yes, we managed to get everyone into the bunker before the attackers got too far in." Avery confirmed.

"Good and I see that repairs are already underway. Do we have any idea what the attackers were after?" Kara asked and Avery shook her head.

"Not yet. We're still doing an inventory of all our projects, but so far, nothing yet." Avery said.

"I also want our IT specialists to start looking into our network to search for any signs of data theft or any foreign software in our system and purge it. I don't know why our facility was attacked. Has NCPD arrived yet?" Kara asked.

"Yes, they're getting statements from our employees now and I'm sure they'll want a quote from you, and so will the press. At least once they're done fawning over the fact that National City has its own superhero now. Cat Grant is having a field day." Avery said and Kara rolled her eyes, but nodded, since that was to be expected, since she'd done numerous interviews with the media outlet over the years.

"Sounds about right." Avery agreed and Kara smiled, since as usual, Avery went above and beyond, which was why Kara paid her more than any ordinary secretary made and she knew that once Avery was ready, she'd be promoted to a position that was a bit more deserving of someone like her, but since Avery had been hired, she'd essentially become Kara's right hand woman in the company.

"Why don't you take the rest of the day off Avery? I think that everyone could use it after this attack." Kara said.

"Only if everyone else is getting the day off." Avery said.

"The only people staying aside from myself are security to take inventory and cyber security to make sure that nothing was left behind." Kara assured her.

"I'm not leaving until you are, since I wouldn't be a very good assistant if I did." Avery said and Kara rolled her eyes, but sighed, since she'd known Avery long enough to know that she was stubborn.

"Remind me to give you a raise. Again." Kara said with a chuckle.

"Yes Ma'am." Avery said.

"And Avery, I think our relationship has become close enough that you can call me Kara now." Kara said.

"I'm sorry, but it feels weird to address my boss by her first name." Avery said.

"What if I make that a direct order?" Kara said.

"Okay, but it'll take some getting used to. Kara." Avery said and it felt weird to call her that.

"Thank you. Now, since you're not leaving, you might as well get back to work." Kara said, knowing that it was no use talking Avery into taking the day off, especially since once she was done with the police and the media, there was another, even more important conversation she needed to have, no matter how much she was hoping to put it off, but she knew it was too important.

When Kara finally made her way back up to her office, she saw Lena Luthor waiting for her.

"About time." Lena said.

"Sorry, but I had to deal with the police and the media, since it doesn't look good if the CEO of Argo Enterprises doesn't make a statement about an incident like this." Kara said.

"Fair enough, but still, I think it's time for some answers. Starting with who the hell are you really?" Lena asked and Kara sighed.

"My real name is Kara Zor-El. I'm from Krypton. I was originally sent to Earth to protect my cousin Kal-El, or as you might know him, Superman." Kara said.

"Wait what, but you're at least 12 years younger than him." Lena asked, since most of what Kara had told her she'd already figured out herself.

"Yeah, now. I was originally born first, but when Krypton exploded, the shockwave knocked my pod off course into a region of space called the phantom zone, where I was stuck for about 24 years before somehow it got loose and I made the trip to Earth." Kara explained.

"That explains that and I'm assuming that while you were asleep in your pod, your cousin grew up to become Superman?" Lena asked.

"Pretty much. I avoided putting on a cape until now because I didn't think that the world needed me, along with my cousin." Kara said.

"Until this attack?" Lena asked.

"I recognized the soldiers as Kryptonian and I thought I'd have a better chance of dealing with them than the authorities, since my cousin did teach me how to fight, since while he wanted me to become a hero, but respected that it needed to be my choice and I have to admit, putting on that suit, wearing that cape and fighting bad guys, it did feel right." Kara said and Lena chuckled.

"Yeah I bet, though I would like to have a better relationship with you than my brother has with your cousin." Lena said and Kara chuckled.

"I feel like that really depends on you." Kara said.

"I won't reveal your secret if that's what you're worried about. And I'd like to help you out. Find ways to help you, not kill you like my brother does and likely my mother, since she sees aliens the same way Lex does." Lena said.

"Why am I not surprised that Lex had to get his insanity from somewhere and honestly, it would be nice to have someone in my corner, I can't really trust my family right now." Kara said, since while she loved the Danvers family, especially Alex, a part of her couldn't help but wonder if they'd intentionally tried to deter her from being a hero because they didn't believe in her and over time, she'd just grown to believe that herself.

"Okay then. I guess I'll be the person in your ear. But first you need a name." Lena said, right as they both got news alerts from Catco and Kara smiled as she saw what it was.

"I think Cat Grant already has it covered." Kara said as she looked down at the article, which read "Supergirl is born." with a photo of her in her suit on the front page.

"I guess it's official. Supergirl." Lena said and Kara smiled.

"I like it." Kara said.