The Death of Supergirl

The Funeral

Superman, the President, the Mayor, Cat Grant, everyone had spoken at Supergirl's funeral, until finally it was Lena's turn.

"Supergirl was my friend, my hero, and a beacon of hope for this city. I am standing here today as a testament to the true heroic spirit she represented. She was at her lowest the night we were attacked, yet still she did what she would have always done, she stepped in front of danger, for me, a person who did not deserve protection, and she died for me. She would not have wanted us to give into despair, she would have smiled at us and waved and said, we are all her heroes.", Lena said through the tears. Her heart was broken, she had caused this, it was all her fault. If Kara had not been so busy trying to prove she was worthy of Lena's friendship, she wouldn't have blown herself out and would have been at full power. If Lena hadn't been a Luthor, and would have just forgiven her best friend, Kara wouldn't be dead. ", Lena left the podium, moving back to her seat. As she passed Alex, they gripped hands and Alex smiled weakly at her.

Alex made her way to the podium, she had been thinking hard about what she was about to say, it had to be done, because otherwise they would never be able to properly mourn her little sister. "Supergirl was a beacon of hope, and she was a hero, but the woman under the sigil on her chest was my hero, and my sister. Kara Danvers was Supergirl, and she was happy and cheerful. She believed in the best in everyone, even people we may not believe deserved it. She enjoyed flying and she loved potstickers. She adored her job and remembered everyone's name. She was the embodiment of what a hero should be and she will be sorely missed. But more than anything, Kara loved her family and would do anything to protect them, she included Lena Luthor in that family and knew in her heart of hearts what she was doing when she stepped in front of her to protect her. So while many of us feel as if we don't deserve her protection, Kara thought so, and that is all that matters.", Alex started to cry as she finished, ending her speech with one last, "I love you baby sister."

Finally Eliza Danvers, Kara's adopted mother approached to podium, stopping only to hug her oldest daughter. "I would like to thank you all for being here today with us as we celebrate the life of my adopted daughter. I miss her and will continue to miss her everyday, and before I start to cry again, I'm and going to honor this daughter of Krypton with one last prayer, You have been the sun of our lives. Our prayers will be the sun that lights your journey home. We will remember you every dawn and away the night to join you in the sky. Rao's will be done. I love you Kara.

The funeral procession then took an unusual route, they headed to the park just outside of CatCo, where a capsule had been prepared. Kara's body would be launched into space, towards the sun, her final flight, taking her towards the source of all her powers.

The family gathered, all but Winn, who was still in the future. As the pod lifted off the ground and was pushed by Superman til it gathered speed and headed towards the heavens. As it disappeared, Alex looked to Lena and told her to go away. "I will protect you as I promised my sister, but I will never forgive you."

Lena shrank into herself and realized she had made herself more alone than Kara ever could have, "I understand.", she whispered to Alex. As she headed away, Eliza stopped her and pulled her into a hug. Lena tried to resist, but realized her heart wasn't in it, she needed this, Eliza, like Kara, saw the good in everyone, even if they couldn't see it in themselves. "Thank you."

"She loved you Lena, you were truly her person."

Lena couldn't understand how this woman could be so nice to her after what she had done.

"Kara wasn't a fool Lena, she knew you were still angry at her, but she wasn't going to give up on you, it wasn't her nature. You were never a Luthor to her, you were simply Lena, her best friend. She would defend you to the ends of the Earth." Lena couldn't speak, Kara had known, and still treated her like a human being, even after Lena continued to hurt her. The tears flowed that day and into the night.