A Whole New Multiverse: Supergirl

Chapter 7

Kara stood there in shock for a moment at the sight of her aunt standing in front of her, alive and well.

"Aunt Astra. But how. You died when Krypton exploded with everyone else." Kara asked, even though she already knew.

"I was not on Krypton when it perished." Astra said.

"Then where were you?" Kara asked.

"I was a prisoner on Fort Rozz. Sent there by your mother." Astra said.

"What, why?" Kara asked, even though she already knew.

"For trying to be a hero. For speaking truth while she spoke only lies." Astra began, only to have Kara interrupt her.

"No, my mother wouldn't send you to Fort Rozz without a good reason. So tell me, what did you do to warrant that kind of punishment." Kara said, since she knew enough about her mother to know that for sure.

"It's complicated." Astra said, since deep down, she knew Kara was right, but her bitterness towards Alura remained.

"No, tell me or I'll just go to Kal-El's fortress and get the answers from there. So tell me, what did you do?" Kara asked and Astra knew she wouldn't get out of telling Kara.

"Krypton was dying and in order to save it, I took drastic measures." Astra said.

"How drastic?" Kara asked with a look that reminded Astra immensely of her sister and she knew she'd have to come clean to Kara, so she did.

"You killed someone." Kara asked.

"No, that wasn't me. That was Non." Astra said.

"Doesn't change the fact that you allowed someone to be killed. What was your plan exactly?" Kara asked.

"Krypton's resources had been strangled beyond recovery and the politicians could not come to an agreement on a solution to save Krypton. So, I created my own solution. Technology to force everyone on Krypton to a single way of thinking." Astra said.

"Mind control." Kara realized.

"Yes." Astra said.

"That isn't the way. Did it ever occur to you that even if your crazy plan worked, the people would lose their emotions to. The people you were trying to save would just become mindless slaves. You'd be robbing them of their individuality. They'd be alive, but they wouldn't really be living." Kara said, since she knew that some part of Astra knew that Myriad was not the answer. She just needed to appeal to it.

"Krypton would live." Astra said.

"But at what cost. What would stop you and Non from becoming tyrants and using that technology on other planets?" Kara asked.

"I would never allow Myriad to be used that way." Astra said.

"And what would prevent Non from using it on you if you got in his way." Kara asked and she could tell that she was getting through to her aunt.

"Kara, I was trying to save you." Astra said.

"But I wouldn't have even known who you were. You would've robbed me of my emotions. You never would've been able to truly hold your little one again. It would've just been someone who looked and sounded like me, but it wouldn't be me anymore." Kara said and now she knew that Astra was truly listening to her.

"Maybe you're right." Astra admitted, since when she'd created Myriad, she'd never considered the possibility that using it would cost her the very person she was doing it for.

"Astra, you were planning on using the same technology on earth weren't you?" Kara asked.

"I was. But not anymore. You're right. The cost is too great." Astra said and Kara smiled as she finally hugged her aunt like she was still a child.

"I've truly missed you Aunt Astra." Kara said as she let her tears fall from her grief of letting Astra die and she made a vow to Rao to ensure that she would make sure that Astra did not die again.

"And I've missed you little one." Astra said as she hugged her.

"How did you escape if you were sent to Fort Rozz?" Kara asked.

"You don't know." Astra asked.

"Know what?" Kara asked.

"When your pod escaped the phantom zone, it somehow pulled Fort Rozz out with it." Astra said.

"So, every criminal my mother ever sent to that prison is now free on Earth because of me?" Kara asked.

"It's not your fault little one. You had no control over what was happening." Astra said.

"So what happens now?" Kara asked.

"Non and the rest of my troops will see my desire to shut down myriad as treason and come for me. They will not understand." Astra said.

"Astra, don't leave. I can help you get your freedom from them." Kara said.

"I can't put you in danger." Astra said.

"I'm not a child anymore. And if you're worried about me getting hurt, then teach me how to fight. You were one of Krypton's highest ranking generals. Teach me to fight as well as you." Kara said.

"Are you sure?" Astra asked.

"If I'm going to be a hero, I need to know how to fight." Kara said and Astra nodded.

"Okay, I'll train you." Astra agreed and Kara smiled, very eager to have her aunt back in her life.