Supergirl ~ Far From The Tree ~ Part Three

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Kara knew there were times she called Oliver an idiot, but that was mostly because of his suicidal tendencies. She loved him for it anyway. Similarly, he would call her an idiot, too, sometimes, mostly because of the humor she pulled in way too serious situations.

Like the one she was literally cruising into right now, for instance.

She laughed as she drove J'onn's car into the White Martian hive, the radio belting out "Baby One More Time." "Hi!" she called to the White Martians surrounding the spear, all of them turning to her as she turned the engine off. "Hi! Uh, I'm sorry to bother you during . . . whatever it is you are doing, but I think I took a wrong turn at Albuquerque and . . . can any of you give me directions back to Earth?" The Martians growled at her as she exited the car. "You know, I thought I took that tunnel, but my GPS is all screwed up down here, and it keeps trying to get me to make this suicidal left turn." She smirked when all the Whites turned to her. "You might wanna check your rearview."

The song finished with "hit me baby one more time" just as the resistance fighters crashed in, led by J'onn and M'gann as they transformed into their Green Martian forms. The Martians charged into battle, and Kara flew into one of them, using her heat vision on another.

M'gann kicked one White Martian away as Kara was grabbed by another, and she flailed slightly before kicking it in the stomach. Her attention was then drawn by a pained shout, and she turned as another White smashed J'onn to the ground. "J'onn!" she shouted, about to run and help.

Her way was blocked by two White Martians duking it out, and she looked between the two of them before taking a chance and punching one away from the other.

She knew she made the right choice when the other shifted into a familiar face. "How did you know which one was me?" Till'all asked in surprise.

"I didn't," she admitted. Till'all opened his mouth to say something, only to grimace in pain and grab his head. "Till'all?" she asked in concern.

All around her, resistance fighters were sinking to the ground, clutching their heads in pain. "Supergirl!" J'onn shouted. "It's the staff!"

Kara turned towards the staff and narrowed her eyes, leaping into the air, raising her fist to punch one of the Martians. Her fist was caught, and her eyes widened, startled. The Martian threw her to the ground, and as Kara winced, trying to recover, another hefted her into the air. She yelped and flailed about, trying to get free.

As she did, J'onn's car shifted back into spaceship form. Lasers fired at the White Martians, and they released Kara, allowing her to grab the spear. She didn't hesitate to fire it at the White Martians as they charged her, disintegrating every one of them.

The resistance fighters slowly got back to their feet, all of them panting. "Good job, Supergirl," J'onn smiled, walking up to her.

Kara hugged him, and she gasped when he winced. "Sorry!"

"It's OK," he assured her.

Kara nodded, then walked up to Till'all, holding the spear out to him. He took it in shock. "Thank you."

"This belongs to the resistance now," she told him, nodding.

Till'all smiled for the first time she had seen him, and as the resistance members cheered, he hurried to M'gann, handing the spear to her. She lifted it high with a wide smile, J'onn and Kara smiling back as they watched the Martians celebrate.

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"You found it!" M'yrnn smiled brightly when they returned to the base with the spear.

"Yes, and we stopped them," M'gann smiled back, then turned to J'onn, holding the spear out to him. "J'onn?"

J'onn took it and smiled at his father. "H'ronmeer's staff, Father," he held it out to him.

M'yrnn took it, looking it over in awe. "It's one thing to dedicate your life to God. It's another to see God's grace in person."

"So what happens to it now?" N'keyy asked.

"I suppose that's up to them," Till'all shrugged.

"Up to us?" Kara repeated.

"I saw what the staff did back there," he explained. "It's too powerful of a weapon for either side to have. Take it to Earth. Bury it. If we're gonna win this planet, we have to be better than our enemies."

M'gann smiled proudly as J'onn offered his hand to Till'all. "I underestimated you," he said.

"And I you," Till'all nodded, shaking his hand.

J'onn smiled at N'keyy as the two left, then looked at M'gann as she approached. "I don't suppose that I can persuade you to come back to Earth?"

M'gann shook her head. "My fight is here. The war is far from over. We've come closer to victory than ever before, thanks for you."

J'onn smiled, giving her a hug. "I'll see you soon."

M'gann hugged him back, kissing his cheek. "I hope that's true."

She hugged Kara as well before leaving to join the resistance fighters. "So," Kara walked over to J'onn. "What about your father?"

J'onn looked over to where M'yrnn was speaking with the fighters, then smiled.

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Maggie sat at the bus stop, fidgeting slightly, then stood when she heard her father's voice. "What are you doing here?"

Maggie turned to face him and thrust the picture back at him. "Came to give you that back," she answered coldly. Rodas took it with a frown as Maggie continued to speak, her voice cracking. "That little girl, so desperate to win her father's love? You left her on the side of the road. And all these years, I've been that little girl, yearning for my papa to come back for me, praying that one day, he would see me and love me for who I am. Thank you for coming to the shower. You gave me an amazing gift. You showed me that I am not that scared, little girl in that picture anymore. I'm an adult woman, and I am happy in my own skin. And I am so fortunate that I am surrounded by people who value and cherish me. I finally understand I don't need you to see me or to get me or to even like me. I don't need from you. I'm already good." She took a deep breath, then nodded. "Goodbye, Papa."

She walked past Rodas, taking deep breaths, walking to where she saw Dinah and Laurel standing, both of them giving her proud smiles. Maggie smiled back, and the two metahumans put Maggie between them as they walked back into the city.

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"You're all the family I need," Maggie told Alex that night, kissing her.

"I'm happy for you," Alex smiled. "And I am glad that you're getting closure. It's good for you. And . . . who knows? It might make you feel differently about things."

Maggie frowned, then tilted her head. "Do you mean kids?"

"Yeah," Alex nodded.

Maggie sighed. "Sweetie, my not wanting kids has nothing to do with my parents or my childhood. My feelings for you are deeper than anything I've ever known. I can picture our life together, and it's full and rich and amazing . . . but there aren't kids in that picture. You're all that I need, Alex. I guess you gotta let me know if you feel the same way."

"I do," Alex nodded, taking her hands. "Of course I do."

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J'onn's ship transformed back into a car, and Kara and J'onn stepped out before lifting the top of the convertible off. M'yrnn lifted his head and smiled at J'onn. "Thank you, son," he said. J'onn and Kara smiled back, helping M'yrnn out and leading him down the street. "So this is Earth," he mused.

"This isn't even the nice part," Kara grinned.

"I don't know," M'yrnn tilted his head, looking around. "I rather like it."

Kara and J'onn smiled and watched him examine a weed, then J'onn turned to Kara. "You know, I'm not sure I could have done this without you."

"Yes, you could have," Kara nodded as she hugged him tightly. "You're one of the strongest men, the strongest Martian, I've ever known, and I was glad I could be there to help you anyway."

J'onn smiled. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"You got it, boss," Kara smirked, then smiled at M'yrnn, who still appeared captivated by the weed. "Welcome to Earth, Mr. J'onzz," she told him brightly. "You raised a good one."

The Martians watched her take off into the sky, then M'yrnn pointed after her. "Can everyone on this planet do that?"

"No," J'onn chuckled fondly. "She's special."

"So," M'yrnn followed J'onn as he walked down the street. "What do we do now?"

"We go home, Father," J'onn answered. "We go home."

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Kara was flying back towards her loft when she stopped in midair, catching a familiar sound. She closed her eyes, tilting her head, listening closer.

A moment later, her eyes popped open, and she grinned widely before taking off in another direction.

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"Well, it's good to know Maggie's father didn't ruin their day," Quentin remarked as Team Arrow plus William sat inside the ice cream parlor, most of them chowing down on the dessert.

"Probably could have done better without him actually showing up," Rene pointed out.

"Rene!" Thea scowled.

"Good riddance if he hadn't," Malcolm shrugged.

"Well, Maggie has Alex," Dinah took a bite of her ice cream. "I think she's good to go for the future."

"Agreed," Felicity nodded.

Dig nodded as well, then paused when he caught sight of something past the others. "Oliver."

Oliver looked behind him, then grinned when he saw Kara walk through the door, her eyes immediately locking on him. Her face split in a grin, and she ran their way. Oliver grinned back, catching her as she ran into his arms. "I hoped I hadn't missed you guys," she grinned, hugging him tightly.

"You didn't," Oliver smiled. "Welcome home, angel."

Kara smiled, tucking her head under his chin. "It's good to be home."

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