<div class="floatleft">(https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/supergirl_rebirth_vol_1_1_textless.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Supergirl<br/><strong>WEARING:</strong>Kryptonian protective uniform (House of El)<br/><strong>DAY:</strong>Monday, August 24st 2020<br/><strong>TIME:</strong>Late Evening<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Northern Canada, North Pole, Fortress of Solitude<br/><strong>CONTENT:</strong>Remnants of a dead world<br/><strong>TAGGING</strong>: Superman (mentioned)<br/><strong>Theme</strong>: Two Steps From Hell - Unbreakable (https://youtu.be/MK-lwIGwp9Y)<br/><br/><hr/><br/>The crisp air of Northern Canada flew into Kara's hair, leaving tiny ice crystals in her blond, wavy locks as she flew. She held her arms along her body, breaking off with tradition to hold one of her fists ahead of her, as if it made any difference one way or another. At this latitude, clouds were strangely thin and high, as if even they were trying to escape the bitter cold. Kara, however, was unfazed by it and pierced through it at high speed, carrying a cone of condensation around her ankles. The sky around her had become dark around her as the hours passed and the North Pole grew nearer. Stars had begun to twinkle in her field of view, only disturbed by a few high clouds and the green, flowing glow of an aurora. The sound of the wind battered her ears but she didn't mind - in fact, it only seemed to encourage her to fly even faster and she laughed with glee when her own speed collapsed the air around her and produced a loud detonation usually attributed to fighter planes - a sonic boom.<br/><br/>She looked over the ocean below and zeroed in on her destination - an ice-covered island on the melting Arctic. She changed course and flew towards it, reducing her speed as she approached the walls of solid ice, hovering next to it for a short while as she perused the ice sheet with her X-Ray vision. Quickly, she found what she was looking for - a key, much larger than any key made by man but more importantly - far heavier. She landed and punched through the ice to grab the handle of the golden key, struggling to lift it until she had pulled it out far enough to pick it up with both hands.<br/><br/>"Now I know how Kal gets so buffed.", she groaned as she stabilized her hold on the alien object. Once again using her X-Ray vision, she examined the ice cliff before her until she found a crack in the ice and underneath it, a most peculiar spot under the ice - a keyhole. She staggered as she brought the giant key to the desired spot and pushed it in, then used her considerable strength to turn the key. Soon, the ground shook and the wall of ice before her parted, revealing an entrance in a wall made of solid crystal. She smiled as the familiar entrance opened for her and she stepped in.<br/><br/>Inside, the sun shone through the walls made of jagging pillars of crystal that joined together to form an immense vault and it glittered around Kara like a billion stars. A short distance in, Kara stopped to admire the two massive figures sculpted in crystal, their hands joined over the pathway into an arch as they held a globe over the large room. Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van, her uncle and her aunt. She smiled wistfully at the monument and proceeded further into the structure. Soon, a robotic voice greeted her and its owner quickly hovered into view.<br/><br/>"Greetings, Kara Zor-El."<br/>"Hello Kelex. Is Kal here today?"<br/>"I'm afraid not, miss Zor-El. Is there anything I can help you with?"<br/>"No, it's actually quite alright. I need some alone time. I'll be in the Holograms room."<br/>"As you wish. I will remain quiet."<br/>"Thank you.", she replied as the Kryptonian droid hovered away.<br/><br/>Kara walked into a large room and stood in front of a computer panel, built into a sleek crystal pedestal, and covered with buttons bearing hieroglyphs from a language Kara knew very well: Kryptonian. In the middle of the panel, a large button in the shape of a half-globe stuck out. She reached out and placed her hand over it. Quickly, the entire panel came alive and as she withdrew her hand, the sigil of the House of El shone and spun inside the globe.<br/><br/>"Computer, activate Alura In-Ze hologram."<br/><br/>A simple chime acknowledged her command and soon, a giant-size holographic image appeared in front of her - that of a woman dressed in a stylish Krytponian robe. She appeared to be in her late thirties, still beautiful. Kara smiled.<br/><br/>"Hello mother.", she said in her mother tongue.<br/><em>"Hello Kara. How are you, my dear?"</em>, the hologram replied in an even, soft voice, also in Kryptonian.<br/>"I miss you.", Kara replied weakly as her voice choked.<br/><em>"You indeed display signs of mental distress. Was it wise to come here?"</em><br/>"Probably not. But since when have I been wise?"<br/><em>"According to my records, not very often. Nevertheless, I am happy to see you."</em><br/><br/>Kara chuckled and wiped away a tear.<br/><br/>"Thanks. I'm going on my first mission for the Justice League tomorrow."<br/><em>"A remarkable achievement, Kara. You should be proud. Yet, you seem nervous."</em><br/>"I am. I've always worked alone until now. I feel like I'm not ready."<br/><em>"What makes you feel that way?"</em><br/>"I don't know... I just don't want to make a mistake."<br/><em>"Mistakes do happen, Kara. You learn through them. Expecting not to ever make one is unreasonable."</em><br/><br/>Kara sighed.<br/><br/>"That's what you used to say back home."<br/><em>"Of course. I am, after all, a projection of the woman known as Alura In-Ze built from the records stored in this computer. You <strong>must </strong>remember that, for the sake of your mental health."</em><br/>"I know, I know. You're not the real thing. Still, it feels good to talk to you."<br/><em>"That is my purpose."</em><br/>"But I can't make a mistake now. People depend on me. I can't fail my teammates."<br/><em>"Then fail them not. Mistakes and failures are not one and the same, Kara. Your companions, I gather, are all Justice League candidates, such as yourself. They do not depend on you anymore than you on them. That is the principle of a team. Any mistake one member makes must be corrected by their teammates."</em><br/>"I guess... but not all of them can stop a bullet or throw a car in orbit."<br/><em>"Irrelevant. They have their strengths, you have your weaknesses. Do not focus on what could go wrong and do not be arrogant. Focus on the task at hand. Keep your mind in the present and you will do fine."</em><br/>"Thanks. I suppose you're right."<br/><em>"You seem calmer. May I be of any further help?"</em><br/>"Yeah, actually. Can you bring up my paper on Daxam?"<br/><em>"Affirmative."</em><br/><br/>The image of Alura disappeared, instead replaced by a holographic page of text written in Kryptonian. Kara perused the document attentively, pinching her chin between her index and her thumb, her elbow resting in her other hand over her torso as she read. Her reading complete, she made her way out of the Fortress of Solitude, locking it behind her - Kal-El would kill her if she let it open, she thought - and buried the heavy key into the ice, using her heat vision to melt and her breath to solidify the ice around it. As she was about to take off, she felt a vibration inside her belt.<br/><br/>"There's no wireless here, it must be a satellite call. This means...", she thought as she pulled her phone from her pocket and answered the call.<br/><br/>"Hello?"<br/><br/>As expected, the voice at the other end was that of Jeremiah Danvers, her adoptive "father" from the DEO.<br/><br/>"Kara, it's Jeremiah. You alright?"<br/>"Sure. What's going on?"<br/>"Well... DEO got a call from NASA, who got a call from the Royal Canadian Air Force and our own Air Force about a possible UFO breaking the sound barrier over the Canadian Arctic. You wouldn't know anything about that, would you?"<br/>"... Oops?"<br/><br/>Jeremiah sighed.<br/><br/>"That's what I thought. I'll let them know. Get outta there before they send choppers to the Fortress of Solitude. I don't think your cousin would be very happy about that."<br/>"Right... I need to head back to Rhode Island, anyway."<br/>"Good. And Kara?"<br/>"Yes?"<br/>"You'll do great."<br/><br/>She smiled.<br/><br/>"Thanks... 'Dad'."<br/><br/>She hung up and stuffed her phone into her belt before taking off into the sky and flying in direction of the American East Coast.<br/>