Superflash:Collison Course (Volume 2)

Chapter 12: Nightmares

While Kara sat with J’onn and M’Gann, Clark was still working with Winn on tracking Brainiac.  Barry even joined into lend a hand seeing as how three minds were better than two and his proficiency with computers was an undeniable asset.  The three of them spent hours triangulating and rerouting every possible location through multiple satellites including the Star Labs satellite but came up with nothing conclusive.  The silence was tense until Winn finally spoke.

“This is pointless guys.  Brainiac knew exactly how to hijack the D.E.O.’s systems and keep himself hidden.  He’s taunting us.”

“Winn…”

“He’s right Barry.  Neither of you have dealt with Brainiac before.  I have; and we’re not going to find him until he wants us to.  We should take a break.  We can continue this in the morning.”

Barry and Winn both looked out towards the sky and noticed that the sun was beginning to set.  Both of them rubbed their eyes before logging out of the computer terminals they were working at.  Clark took off to return to Smallville while Winn left for his apartment.  Now alone, Barry ventured towards the medical facility where Kara was.  Upon arriving he could hear her still talking with M’Gann.

“So what was it like when you found out your cousin had grown up here Kara?  How…?”

“It was definitely a shock, M’Gann.  When we left Krypton, I knew I was going to be the one who had to protect him here.  But my pod getting knocked off course changed all that.  It was strange to find out that my baby cousin was now older than me.  What about you?”

“What about me?”

“I know that for several years J’onn thought he was the last of his kind.  He never said anything, but I could tell that he felt isolated, alone.  Then when the White Martians invaded Earth last year…all the pain and anguish he had tried to make peace with came back.”

“It was like he lost his family all over again.  I know…I felt the same way.  I just wish our paths had crossed sooner than this.  I went searching after I saw the television report of you and a Green Martian attacking this city.”

Kara turned away for a brief moment, she didn’t have any control over her actions but she remembered everything she had been forced to do.  She hadn’t yet noticed that Barry was listening outside the door nor did she see her mother come to stand by his side.

“Did you know it was J’onn?”

“Not at first Kara…but there was a certain resemblance to my father.  When I arrived here, the sense of a familial bond was almost overwhelming. I had to use my telepathy to sift through all the conflicting emotions I could feel.  That was when I knew.  So I found my own way to back to Mars.”

“Well, now you know you’re not alone anymore.  Kal was relieved when I finally arrived on Earth.  We both had someone who understood where we came from…”

“And you felt whole again.  You had your family back.”

“Yes…and then last year I met Barry.  Even though I had my cousin and an adoptive family, there was still a missing piece to my life…”

Barry could see the smile light up Kara’s face as she began telling M’Gann about him and all they’d been through together.  He didn’t want to interrupt the two as they continued to share stories of their lives, and almost missed Alura speaking to him.