[edited April 2 2019]
KARA
Earth doesn't have just one hero anymore. Now it has Supergirl (that would be me). When people see the red cape, they expect to see a certain someone. Someone they know. But this isn't his story. It's mine.
It's been a week since I revealed myself to National City. So far things have been going pretty well. I think I might actually have a handle on this superheroing.
This morning Director Henshaw had me flying drills over the desert. Dodging missiles and testing my speed. He even asked me if I was going the fastest I could go. But he asked in a way that suggested I was slow. So, with determination, I punched it and broke the sound barrier. Yay me!
I had to wonder if he was putting me through all this because I was an alien. So I asked him. He assumed I was asking if it was because I was a woman. Hee hee. That never even crossed my mind. Apparently they put all potential field agents through rigorous testing. Bet I'm the only one that had to dodge missiles. Also, apparently, with me being a novice superhero, they needed to test my strength, stamina and speed to make sure I was in control of my powers. I think that I am.
They shot two missiles at me at once. I dodged and rolled causing the missles to cancel eachother out. It was a brilliant move if I say so myself.
I don't know if I passed all the DEO's tests but it was fun being tested. He still calls me "Ms. Danvers". I would prefer he calls me Supergirl. I'm not comfortable with him using my real name around other people. My cousin keeps his identity secret for a reason and I think it would be a good idea to do the same. Director Henshaw said that I was destructive like my cousin, only because my sonic boom fly by destroyed some equipment. Hey, he was the one that wanted me to go faster, so not entirely my fault. I have no guilt over that.
I really think all this testing, as fun as it is, is a waste of time. I'm ready to be out there now. I can do this. Or at least I thought I could. More on that later. Alex explained that everyone has to be tested and that Director Henshaw was actually looking out for me. She trained for a full year before he let her out in the field. The best thing about all this is that Alex and I have really bonded again and it is so great being able to work together. I can't believe she lied to me for so long and I didn't even see it. Impressive.
We were just winding down from the day's testing when Winn contacted me about a huge fire down at the port. I told him I was on my way. Alex protested about me going. She insisted that even I had my limits and since I had just spent two hours dodging missiles and pushing my endurance that I had reached mine. I countered that I spent the last twelve years hiding who I was and what I could do and I was done with that. Besides this sounded like a job for Supergirl. In hindsight, I wish I had listened to her and not been so cocky because boy did I screw up.
I arrived at the port and went straight to the Fire Chief and asked how I could help. He was completely agitated and informed me that the large fire at the end of the pier was next to a oil tanker and if the ship caught fire it would go up like a two tonne bomb. I wasn't sure where to start so I paused. He yelled at me wanting to know what I was waiting for? Telling me Superman would have already blown the fire out. I go flustered with him reacting to me like that and I just started to blow. If I had taken a moment and thought it through I would have realized that I was too far away to effective put the fire out and instead aided in the growth of the fire. I had to think fast so I decided to move the tanker. Good idea right? Get it away from the fire, thus no big boom and the fire could be handled by the fire department. Would have worked if I had taken a moment to think it through. I should have pushed instead of trying to pull it from the dock. The ship was too heavy for me to get a grip on it and pull it free. All I did was cause the bow to crack down past the waterline and flood the bay with crude oil.
