Superflash:Collison Course (Volume 2)

Chapter 7: Time Away

With the ever present threat of the Worldkillers, the entire D.E.O. was on edge, though there had been no reports whatsoever as to where this threat was or even if it was on Earth.  Barry and Kara had remained with her mother as much as possible, and Alura ended up being a remarkably quick study and was speaking nearly perfect English.  She could sense how nervous Barry was when they were around each other and when Kara had to go into action as Supergirl, she took the opportunity to broach the subject.

“Barry…

“Alura…hi…I was just…”

“Barry, you don’t need to be so nervous around me.  I can see how much Kara loves you.  More importantly the last time you were in the City Central…”

“Central City?”

“Yes…dealing with whatever threats your friends and family encountered, Kara and I talked about you.”

“Only good things I hope?”

Barry let out a nervous chuckle that did not go unnoticed by Alura.  She knows from Kara that even though he’s a meta-human and deals with the impossible on a daily basis, the young man still has a small amount of difficulty wrapping his head around the fact that aliens exist.  Especially since he’s married to one and there are times she seems just as human as he is.

“Barry, Kara has told me that the two of you have been together for over a year now.  My daughter will never have anything but good things to say about you.  She even says you saved her life.  So for that; you have my gratitude.”

“To be honest, I’m not sure I really did much.  I don’t even remember doing what Kara said I did.”

“How you saved her from someone called Live Wire?  How you were completely composed of pure energy?”

“Yeah that…it all still feels like a blur and…”

“I kind of understand that…I find that running tests on your physiology would be fascinating…on Krypton we didn’t have people like you.”

“I’m not sure how to take that…uh…”

“Sorry, it’s the scientist in me; I may have been the Chief Judicator for Krypton, but at heart I was always dedicated to the advancement of science, like my husband.”

Barry relaxed as Alura realized her words could have been offensive to him.  She may be speaking his native tongue, but she still has much to learn in the way Earthlings live and work.

“I’m not offended, I’m a scientist also.  It’s just Kara has told me that you were always more focused on justice for your planet.  She told me about Astra…”

“Actions I regret having to take.  I tried so hard to get my sister to listen to reason…to work with us instead of against us in the fight for survival.  If not for Non’s destructive influence I may have succeeded.  But sadly…”

“Fort Rozz…I know.  Kara told me everything.  It is how we started to build our relationship over similar losses in our lives.”

“Who did you lose?”

“My Mom…I was eleven.  A time traveling speedster came back from the future to kill me…before I could become the Flash.  Back then I couldn’t even have suspected what my life would become.  But I had to watch my Mom die and my Dad be arrested for it…”