Chapter One Hundred: Looking Towards the Future.

Supergirl turned back the hands of time to the point after Kang had got banished back into the end of the time, but before Darkseid and his forces had returned to Krypton. Knocking Darkseid off of the edge of time prevented him from happening.

'Like something out of a comic book,' Kara thought. 'It's like it never happened.'

Kara sensed from the people of Metropolis no small amount of relief. Deep down, many of them thought they averted a huge crisis which would have caused problems with all of them. If only they knew how close they had been to suffering some huge problem.

'And hopefully, they'll never know it again.'

Supergirl flew around the city block where the normal people of Metropolis had been helping out. The Girl of Steel dropped down to help with the construction effort.

"How is everyone doing today?" she asked.

"We're doing fine Supergirl!" they all yelled.

Smiles spread all about the face of these fine people of Metropolis and Kara could not help, but smile. Little did they know, there was some darkness which they avoided. And in the end, Kara reminded herself there was one person who helped saved them.

Not she wanted to give herself too much credit, although she was going to give herself enough credit for holding the chimney up so they could put it into place. Everyone cheered when the Girl of Steel stepped back. This particular attitude directed towards Supergirl contrasted towards the attitude they exhibited to her after Godfrey's mudslinging campaign.

"So, you're pretty happy."

Supergirl smiled and saw Claire, as Claire Kent, a normal citizen of Metropolis, helping out. The two of them walked forward and met in the middle, shaking hands.

"Just doing what we all can help rebuild Metropolis to the best it can be, citizen," Kara said. "It's nice to see you out here on this fine day."

Claire almost cracked, she would give Kara about this much. When they met one or another with one in their civilian identities and another in their superheroine identity, it was an unofficial agreement to see if the other would crack. It would do a good job to keep both sides on their toes and if there was one thing Kara liked to do, it kept Claire on her toes.

"Well, we're doing a good job," Claire said. "We should all thank someone like you for doing their part, thus proving…"

"I'm not sure if I deserve anymore thanks than you or anyone else in this city," Kara said. "We are all doing our parts to the people of Metropolis…and as long as we stand tall, Metropolis will be here forever."

Did it sound cheesy? Likely. Was it corny? You better believe it. Was it a tad bit cliché? Kara suspected there was a pretty good chance it was. Was it true? Kara would fight anyone to the death who claimed such a sentiment was false. She noticed Lois and Lucy out in the thick of things, having patched up their relationship, at least as much as they would.

Kara knew there would be an undercurrent of sisterly rivalry, it just happened. Look at her and Alia, even though their relationship was even more complex than most.

"And I'm back on the air, and believe me I have many things to say since I've been gone," Leslie Willis said in a slightly more soft spoken voice. "Where I've been and what I've been through has given me a unique perspective. I've said some things which ruffled a lot of feathers, and I'm going to say some more things which are going to ruffle even more feathers. If I was tried for being opinionated, you'd have to send me to the chair."

Kara's lips cracked into a nice little smile. Same old Livewire, she always had this spark, no pun intended.

"Regardless, the last time I was on the air, I did say some things about Supergirl which was out of line," Livewire said. "After, what happened to me, I realize how much pressure she must be under and the fact she thrives on it, proves the type of person she is. While I'm not about to let her off of the hook too easily, I'll be the first to admit, there are some points where I'm wrong about her, and….well keep on fighting the good fight, Supergirl."

Kara smiled.

"But if you do anything wrong, you better believe I'll let you know about it first…and now the greatest hits of today, right after this commercial break!"

Some people rarely missed a beat and Leslie Willis stood at the top of the charts, no pun intended.

"Well, I'll admit, I'm not sure what happened," Chloe said. "I think at this point, we can all agree we weren't meant to know what happened out there."

The various members of the Justice League murmured. Kara stepped up to join them.

"You might get vibes of being the world which had been taken over by Darkseid," Kara said. "I reset the world…"

"Oh, I've been there," Iris said.

Iris remembered the first time she ran so fast she ended up back in time. It would not be anything she would ever forget anytime soon.

"Yes, I recall," Kara said, smiling in response. "So, anyway, I went back in time and reversed it…it wasn't easy…"

"Is it one of those things where if you made a miscalculation, the Earth would go boom?" Whitney asked.

"Not just Earth," Kara said. "Yes, it was one of those things."

"Which meant this was an Alia plan," Claire said. Kara responded with a raise of her eyebrow. "She's always in for the all or nothing plans….even you can't deny that."

Kara supposed she couldn't deny it. Regardless of the fact of whether or not she could deny it, though, there were a couple of things left to do.

"We searched high and low, but no signs of Darkseid or any of his minions," Diana said. "What you've done worked, and it's worked well."

Kara really wished she could take a deep breath and that would be the end of that. She knew better and judging by the looks on the faces of the various League members, they did as well.

"It's just the calm," Helena said.

Everyone agreed with Helena's assessment. Chloe walked over and put up the map for the overlay of the Earth. Everyone looked at it and could come to some kind of agreement. This kind of calm unsettled even the most hardened of individuals.

"Yes, it's the calm," Kara agreed. "The only question is what is going to happen now we're here."

"Well whatever it is, we're going to be there, and we're going to stop it," Claire said.

Kara smiled and rolled her eyes, although in a mostly good-natured way. She figured her cousin would give a speech in a time of crisis and this would be one of those times where to give a speech. The Girl of Steel opened her hand and signaled for Claire to continue.

"Remember the principles the Justice League has been found on," Claire said. "It shouldn't revolve around one villain, there are multiple threats around the world."

The various members of the Justice League smiled and nodded. Claire stood to her feet and addressed them all.

Chloe smiled, Claire really had come a long way with her inspirational speechmaking. If someone told them Claire would be the master of inspirational speeches when they were in high school, Chloe would check to see if this person's head had been screwed on just right.

"We've undergone some hard times, we've lost some great friends," Claire said. "We bounced back, and I think each and every one of us is strong enough to endure anything."

Claire recalled every single moment of the hell on Earth before Kara changed things. She had a strong hunch the only people who remembered it was those who went back in time.

"Yes," Barda said. "Even if Darkseid is done, it doesn't mean our life is over."

Barda realized how close they were to meeting their utter destruction. She was unaware how much any of them sensed it, but Darkseid drew ever so close to holding onto the Anti-Life Equation. It tipped the scales of power forward every passing second of his life.

"Yes, our time in the League is just beginning," Claire said. "We're going to experience even greater challenges now, but we're going to stand up and face them. We are the Justice League, and we are united. We stand stronger together."

Kara appreciated these words from Claire, even if no one else had the meeting.

The moment Kara left the Watchtower, she ran into Imra. Imra smiled when looking at the Girl of Steel.

"So, we saved time," Imra said. "I apologize for abruptly running out…the nature of traveling both through time and across the planets could be very imprecise."

Kara waved off of the statement and flashed a smile towards the leader of the Legion.

"It's fine," Kara said. "I'm just glad you didn't get wiped out of time."

"Yes," Imra said. "And given the stunt you pulled, I'm glad you didn't do the same."

Kara smiled, she had pulled some stunts as Supergirl in her day which would have caused the demise of many normal people. She would have liked to think something drove her to do these mad things if she had to admit so herself.

"Yes, believe me, we're in agreement about that," Kara said, almost breaking into a soft little smile. "Seriously, though, I'm really glad the Legion made it back and…..everything is in one piece."

"The Superwoman museum is right where we left it," Imra said.

"Oh, she has a museum," Kara said.

"I told you, in the future, Superwoman is one of the most inspirational heroes of the 21st century, and beyond," Imra said. "And if she had been wiped out of the timeline, it would not have ended well for any of us."

Imra responded with a sigh, a bullet having been dodged for all of them.

"Just returning to say goodbye," Imra said. "Our paths are going to cross again, you know."

"Yes, I know," Kara said. "Hopefully, you can have a chance to stop by when the world isn't ending."

Imra broke into laughter and stepped forward. She touched Kara's lips with a tender little kiss. Before, Kara had a chance to respond, Imra disappeared into the distance.

'I'll get you next time,' Kara thought.

The younger version of Kara Zor-El looked over the edge of a balcony, peering into the distance. Just days ago from her perspective, Krypton was gone. She saw her mother disappear in the lab, and then pretty much everything took an ugly turn for the worse.

"Enjoying the view up here.

Alia dropped down next to the younger version of her sister.

"Your mother sends her regards," Alia said.

"Mother is alive?" Kara asked.

"Yes," Alia said. "And she….she wishes to see you soon, but there's something important she needs to do…."

"It's about Kandor, isn't it?" Kara asked.

"If the restoration is complete, Krypton will live again," Alia said. "She wants to tell you in person, she really does."

Kara had grown all too used to her mother's work getting in the way. The young girl wanted to get her mother's attention.

"I know it's hard to realize this," Alia said. "But you shouldn't be your mother, you shouldn't even be your older self….you should be what you want to be, and what you can be."

"You really think I can be anything?" Kara asked.

Alia placed her hands on either side of Kara's shoulders and smiled.

"I know you can be anything you want to be because you're you," Alia said. "Trust me when I say, you'll be alright….oh and this reminds me….this is for you."

Kara held out her hands to receive a crystal. She pressed the side of it and her mother flashed into the picture.

"Hello, my dearest Kara," Alura said. "I apologize for giving you a scare, and believe me, it's been a lot longer from my perspective than it has from yours…..but I'm safe...I had been transported out. Alia and Kara…older Kara….found me in the end. And they found your aunt as well and we….located Kandor with help from Indigo."

Kara took a moment to look at the crystal.

"Be strong, Kara," Alura said. "I'll reunite with you as soon as I can….but I hope you give Eliza a chance. I think you'll like it here on Earth, and it will really give a chance for you to flourish. You won't hear people saying how you need to live up to me here anyway. Not you needed to live up to me."

Those words meant so much to Kara.

"I love you so much, Kara."

Kara smiled, these words meant even more to her. An older blonde woman made her way onto the balcony.

"I know I'm not your mother, sweetie, but I hope you'd give me a chance until she's ready to return home," Eliz said.

"Don't worry, I will," Kara said turn around, scoping a brunette girl who was within a couple of years with her age. She eyed up Kara with a bit of curiosity, as if trying to figure out how she fit into her life.

"Alex come out and say hello."

Kara turned her head off to the side and smiled. She noticed out of the corner of her eye, Supergirl flying in the opposite direction.

'No matter what, Supergirl is my hero,' Kara thought.

Maxwell Lord frowned. All of the plans they made didn't really work. He picked up the phone.

"The League is more beloved than ever," Lord said. "Yes, I agree, this isn't the end. It's just a new beginning."

Lord set his phone down on the table. Tomorrow would be a new day. Let the heroes have their day today.

The End.

Well, despite this story being done, the adventure obviously continues. Thanks for reading.