SuperCorp Chronicles

Chapter 9

Kara's next stop after she left Metropolis was the DEO.

"What brings you back here Supergirl?" Hank asked her.

"I'm just here to pick up my ship, since it is my property and I'd like it back." Kara said and Hank chuckled.

"It's all yours, but please, if it has a stealth mode, use it, since I think that while we can get away with you flying out of here undetected, but a space pod?" Hank asked and Kara nodded as Hank led her over to her pod, completely ignoring Alex's attempts to get her attention, since she was still freezing Alex out because of her lies.

"Luckily, it does." Kara said as she got in her pod, thankful that she still remembered how to fly it and that it had been built for an adult to fit in, otherwise it would've been a really tight squeeze.

Anyways, after she activated the pod's stealth mode, making sure that it was cloaked from both human and alien methods of detection, Kara slid her crystal into the pod's computer systems and sure enough, the onboard computer system indicated that the autopilot had coordinates locked in and the engines started up and she blasted out of the building, though thankfully, she was not put back into hypersleep, since she'd had enough of that to last a lifetime.

Kara was surprised when the crystal seemed to direct her ship's autopilot towards the National City Bay and once it was over open water, it actually ejected her before speeding into the ocean, causing a huge splash as she watched the ship flying down in the sea floor.

"What the?" Kara asked, still flying overhead, trying to make sense about why her ship had just decided to crash itself into the ocean floor, especially since even with her x-ray vision, she couldn't find any debris, but then, she noticed that from the spot her ship had landed, something else seemed to be growing and then, before she even knew it, she had to fly out of the way as suddenly, a large structure burst from the ocean's surface and she watched as a decent sized island emerge from the ocean floor.

Despite the fact that Kara knew that the island was artificial, it looked so natural that she doubted anyone would suspect what it was or just that it had literally just popped up out of nowhere. The island itself looked like it was around the size of Alcatraz in diameter, though what was on it was clearly not a prison, but instead, looked like the old high council chamber on Krypton was built on it, only smaller and a little less grand.

However, whatever this was, it did make Kara smile, since beyond anything else, she knew what this place was, at least to her.

"Home." Kara said as she flew down to the island to get a better look at what this was.

When Kara landed, she felt herself being immediately scanned.

"DNA scan matched. Identity confirmed. Welcome Kara Zor-El." A voice said and Kara smiled as the doors opened and she smiled as she saw that this place looked like a true home to her. Unlike the Fortress, which was really more of a storage facility and library, Kara could tell that this place had been a bit more tailored to her, since this place honestly reminded her of the home she'd had with her parents on Krypton. A true taste of home, more than the Fortress ever had been.

"What is this place?" Kara asked, since while she already knew that this place would be her headquarters for her exploits as Supergirl, she didn't know what it actually was.

"A place meant for you Kara." A familiar voice said and Kara turned to see a hologram of her mother.

"Mom." Kara said, tears coming to her eyes at the sight of her long lost mother.

"Hello Kara. I am an artificial construct created to maintain this island and to assist you however I can on Earth. My sweet beautiful Kara." Alura's hologram said and Kara smiled.

"What exactly is this place?" Kara asked.

"Just like how your uncle created a Fortress for your cousin on Earth, your father and I created this place for you. This island is meant to serve as a place for you to connect to your kryptonian heritage and for you to not have to hide who you are as I'm sure you have on Earth." Alura said and Kara smiled.

"Why does this place look a little more personalized than Kal's fortress?" Kara asked, just out of curiosity.

"Kal-El was only a baby when he left Krypton, he had no memories of it, no preferences or anything like that to mandate such adjustments. You on the other hand, your father and I knew that you'd miss Krypton, even with Krypto by your side, so we tried to personalize this island to your preferences, since unlike Kal, you were old enough to know what you'd lost." Alura explained.

"That explains why it looks so much like our old house on Krypton. What is this place called?" Kara asked.

"Just the Island, though you can always rename it if you'd like." Alura said.

"No, the Island is good, but can humans detect this place?" Kara asked.

"Not unless you want them too. The island is cloaked at all times and can only be revealed on your command. It is meant to serve as a safe place for you Kara. Should I give you a tour?" Alura asked.

"Please." Kara said, wishing that she'd known about this place sooner, since she would've loved to have it when she was younger and she knew that Krypto would love this place too. And so would Lena, since now that she knew Kara's identity, Kara knew she'd have to bring her here.

"Wow, you and dad really made sure this place has everything." Kara said after the tour was complete, since her mother had shown her everything the island had to offer, including a training room for her to hone her powers, a rec room, a lab, a medical bay, just in case she needed it, despite her powers, an armory, even though it was pretty much empty at this point, though Kara was sure that she'd be filling it with weapons confiscated from her enemies sooner or later, a kitchen, a lounge, a command hub/meeting room and even prison section. But the part Kara had liked the most was the fact that there was a whole wing of the island devoted to the memory of her people and her family, holographic tributes to all of them and at the end, there were two huge statues of her parents.

"We wanted to be prepared, since we always knew that even though we sent you to Earth to protect Kal-El, your destiny was never tied to his and that you'd put your abilities to use protecting the people of Earth, since just like I used to say when you were a child, you have the heart of a hero Kara." Alura said and Kara smiled.

"I'll make you and our family proud mom, I promise. But in the meantime, there's no reason I can't connect the island's systems to my satellite network." Kara said, since Argo Enterprises had six different satellites in orbit and she knew that they'd all be very useful for her operations.

After she finished that, along with a few other things, Kara decided it was time to head home, since she'd left Krypto home alone long enough.

"I'll be back soon." Kara said before she flew off the Island, making sure its cloak was still intact before returning home.

When Kara returned to her penthouse by flying in through her balcony, she was surprised to find that someone else was there waiting for her and she was actually petting Krypto.

"Who are you and what the hell are you doing in my apartment?" Kara asked, getting ready to go all Supergirl, only to stop when the person stood up and revealed themselves to be a tall brunette woman wearing a red, gold and blue costume with a golden W on both her chest and her belt and in her black hair was a golden circlet with a red star on it.

"Hello Kara. My name is Diana and I'm a friend of your cousin's. I think we have a lot to talk about." Diana said with a smile.