História Crisis on Two Earths - Chapter 1

"I really need a drink" – That was all that Oliver could think at the moment.

He was surrounded by his team, in the "Arrow Cave", as Felicity loved to call it, all suited up, looking at the clone of his ex girlfriend and former partner in crime fighting from Earth 2, that seemed to be an escapee from Star Labs meta-human prison - "damn it Barry". Diggle, Thea and Felicity were still with a scared face, looking at the woman, Thea in her uniform and Felicity in a white t shirt and a black skirt. Diggle was the most frightened. Even in his suit, he looked frightened as hell. That shit was way too weird for him, even though he fought aliens, alongside an alien, a speedster, time travelers, and all the crazy.

Oliver's head was spinning, literally spinning. First came the shock: Laurel, there in his hideout, looking like she never died in the first place. Then it came: that horrible sound, that screaming that almost made him go deaf. Yep, it was not Laurel at all, not his Laurel anyway. Then: punch after punch, a lot of fighting, more screaming, and many bruises, they managed to talk to her. She was arguing with them, trying to explain what she was doing here, and who she was.

Apparently, even after fighting aliens together and almost seeing the end of the world together, Barry managed to forget to mention that there was another Earth besides the one Supergirl was from, and that they found Laurel's doppelganger and that she was evil. He thought, after fighting aliens and meeting a super cute blonde alien that could knock him out with her pinky finger, that he had seen everything. But he was wrong, so wrong.

- I'll ask you again, and this time I expect the truth. What the hell are you doing here and why? – Oliver was doing his best not to yell at that woman. He was pissed. How dare she pretend to be Laurel Lance, the Black Canary? – So answer!

- I told you. I from another earth, the second one apparently as that nerd kept saying to me. – she said getting angry herself, trying to explain things for the hundred time – I have no reason to lie, Zoom made me do horrible things and fear for my life, and I'm finally free. I helped The Flash with some complications, and we made a deal. I could start over, fresh and new.

- And why the hell did you think it was a good idea to come here and pretend you were the Black Canary? – Felicity asked, still feeling the pain in her ears. The bleed has stopped now, thankfully.

- 'Cause I thought it was going to be fun...and it was...for a while – she smiled at their angry faces. – The point is, I heard you guys talking about someone called Prometheus. I was trying to find more about it, I'm not in the mood to be caught in another super strange mess from a super villain, so I'm trying to be careful, sorry for that. – She crossed her arms impatiently – Can I go now?

Oliver digested those words. He was really mad at her for the stupid prank, but he kinda understood her. It was hard being forced to live a life you didn't want to, being forced to do horrible things to stay alive. He understood that better than anyone. He still texted Barry just to be sure she hasn't escaped, though. After a positive answer, he forced a smile to that stranger that brought back so many painful feelings for him.

- As much as pains me to say this, I understand you. I'm still trying to cope with this entire multiverse thing, to me this is all crazy... real, but crazy. – he said, taking a step closer to her – And I also believe in second chances. You have the right to start over, for sure.

- I think she should fight with us on the team – Curtis said looking strangely excited. Everybody looked at him at once, with mixed feelings. Curtis and Rory were the only ones with normal clothes, since they were not on patrol this time.

- Are you nuts? – Felicity said really loud. – She could never be Black Canary.

- Please, call me Black Siren – the woman said, slightly offended – And no, I don't want to fight anymore.

- Oliver, Curtis has a point. – Rory said after a while – I mean... She has skills, and we kinda need some help right now. Things are worse than ever with Prometheus...

The thought never crossed Oliver's mind, he could not think of the possibility of fighting alongside Laurel's clone. It would be weird, strange... He knew it. But Curtis and Rory made some good points. But he would never admit it, like not in a billion years.

- I think is up to her to decide what to do and... - Oliver said, but got interrupted by a loud noise.

A huge blue hole of light started to take form in the middle of the lair. Everyone took a step back, frightened. Star City was never the city that hold the weird and strange like that, but after everything that they've been through, Oliver was getting used to this. And he also recognized that weird thing happening there.

- Why is there a breach opening here? – Black Siren said, taking to steps back, clearly scared.

- A What? – Rory said confused

Some of them knew what a breach was since they saw Barry Allen bring Supergirl out of one some weeks ago, but the others were just confused, and scared. Before Oliver could explain anything to anyone, Supergirl fell out of the blue hole directly to the ground, bleeding. Felicity left out a small scream, running to the blonde lying on the ground. Her outfit was so dirty they could barely see the S in her chest. Her hair was a mess, all over her face, and she looked really beaten before passing out in front of them.

- Is she bleeding? OH MY GOD SHE IS BLEEDING! How Is she bleeding? I thought she was invincible – Felicity started to ramble, nervous and confused about what she was seeing in front of her eyes.

- I don't know, I thought that too – Oliver replied taking Kara on his arms, completely passed out, to the table.

- I will get the medical kit...oh wait, it will work on her? How do we take care of a bleeding alien? – Felicity looking around confused – Barry, call Barry, HURRY!

- On it! – Oliver said calling Barry and praying that he would pick up. – Hey Barry, we need you here fast...

Before Oliver could complete the sentence, Barry was in front of them, with a worried look on his face.

- Hey guys what....Kara? Oh my God, how...how she... how this... - Barry was really scared. He never saw Kara like this before. He didn't even know she could be hurt like that.

- We don't know, she fell out of that blue hole Cisco can create sometimes and was already like this... We don't know how to help...she is an alien – Felicity kept rambling while Barry took Kara from the table.

- We will find out...at Star Labs, see you guys there – He said and stormed out, making every paper in Felicity's table fly away, and she couldn't care less.

Everyone else was staring in shock at the table. Black Siren looked around, and seeing that she was no longer their focus, got out of there as fast as she could. She would not join them in a fight with crazy things and crazy villains, not even that weird alien, as they called her. All she wanted was her piece, and she would have it.

- I'm going to Central City, please stay here and...

- You are crazy if you think we will not come with you – Thea said interrupting Oliver, the shock going away slowly from her – At least I'm going. God knows what happened to Kara, or if she needs our help...

- Yep, Thea's right, I'm going too... And Diggle – Felicity said taking Diggle by surprise.

- I guess... I'm coming... - Diggle said still trying to cope with all the madness that happened in less than a minute.

- But the rest of you stay here. We still need to keep an eye on Prometheus, and if anything happens, call right away. We will manage to come quickly as we can.

- Barry might help with that... - Felicity said while taking her purse, getting way more nervous than she already was – Ok, let's go...

- Please keep us posted – Curtis said while others stormed out of the lair. – Geez, what a night! – He sat next to table were Supergirl was before thinking about how the night couldn't get any worse.

**

Star Labs was really crowded that night. Caitlin was in the medical area trying to understand what was wrong with Kara. Felicity was quiet looking at the floor while Cisco was trying to find anything helpful on the internet, but failing since on this Earth, the only aliens that existed were from fiction and this time, fiction couldn't help them... or inspire them. Barry, Iris, Diggle, Wally and Joe were talking, trying to find some sense about Kara's bleeding and HR was writing in his notebook like a crazy person, stuck in his own small world.

Oliver was quiet in a corner, pacing around and worried. When he met Kara he was impressed about all her abilities, he must admit. He was a bit taken back, for sure, she was the unknown to him, and she could be dangerous. He learned a long time ago to not take anything from granted. But then she saved his life, even after he asked her – in a rude way, he agrees – to step back. He would have punched him in the face if he was in her shoes. But she didn't. She saved his life, and gave him a reassuring look that it was all ok. They fought aliens side by side, and he still was impressed with her speed, how she would take down a bunch of strong aliens all at once. It was terrifying to see someone so powerful and strong, so vulnerable.

After almost half an hour, Caitlin came to the main room, with a small smile on her face.

- She is fine now. She had a small green rock on her abs, it was hidden, but I managed to find and take it out of her. I can't explain what happened or why, but Kara woke up, and she must be full recovered now, I also don't know how. I'll let her explain everything...

Oliver left a breath of relief he didn't know he was holding. Everyone else smiled, still confused, but glad Kara was ok.

Kara entered the room, with her long blonde hair that was once a mess now cleaned up, and her suit also shinning as new. She was smiling, feeling a little shy around all those people, they were still new faces to her, but glad she was feeling better. The last hour was a whole nightmare. To remember everything was way worse than feeling like she did a few hours ago. She must have shown it on her face since everyone was still staring at her with confusion. Barry went to her and hugged her, smiling.

- I'm glad you are ok.

- Me too, thanks for the worry – Kara replied trying to smile, but still feeling a mess. This time it would take a long time for her to recover – she thought.

- Kara is not that we don't like to see you again, but what happened? And why you were bleeding to death? We thought you were invincible or something like that – Thea said, getting up and hugging her as well.

Oliver stood where he was, just looking and waiting. He felt the need to hug her right away, but decided to wait. It was so crowded, and he actually was not a huger, no way, at least not in public.

Kara walked to a chair and sat there, looking at everyone, blushing nervously. She loved to met everyone the last time they needed her, loved that they considered part of their team, she loved to be part of something so cool like that, just as she loved to be part of the DEO on her Earth. She loved to help people, and she felt glad she got to know everyone in this room. Cause otherwise she was screwed, for real.

- Well... I am not invincible, at least not in my Earth. – She started, trying to find the right words to explain without getting emotional. To talk about her birthplace and remember all the pain and lost, it was really hard for her. But they deserved an explanation after saving her life. And she could trust them. She could feel it. – I came from a planet called Krypton.

- So cool – Cisco said, but shut his mouth after the look Barry gave him.

- My planet exploded when I was a child, and I was sent to earth to protect my cousin, that was also sent to Earth by his parents. But my pod got knocked out of its course. He got here before me and I was raised by an adoptive family in National City. He was already a superhero there so that's why the Danvers family raised me, and I'm glad for that. But pieces of my planet fell on Earth, when it exploded, and these pieces can hurt me, is the only thing that can.

- Oh, so...That rock I took out of you... Is a piece of your home planet? – Caitlin asked with mixed with of curiosity and pity for Kara. It must be really hard to know that a piece of your home can hurt you.

- Yes – Kara looked at her feet, took a deep breath and looked at them – There are many aliens on my Earth, but not everyone accept them, us... There is this organization called Cadmus, they hate aliens, specially my cousin and I. We managed to get rid of the kryptonite for a while, but they got their hands at the red one and while the green one hurts, the red one makes me go full on evil. They somehow managed to expose my cousin and I to the red one... And things got ugly...

Barry was listening and starting to understand more some things he didn't in the past, when he first met Kara. He remembered how she struggled about all the bad stuff she has done, and how it was difficult for her to win them over again, but she had managed. Somehow he could tell that now, this was not the case.

- That's what happened to you when I visited? You told me you did some bad stuff and people lost the trust they had on you...

- Yes... But this time it got so much worse. My cousin is just like me, has all my powers. You can imagine the two of us exposed to red kryptonite? It got... Really... Really... - Kara felt some tears falling down her eyes as she tried to keep talking

- Honey, if u need to rest and don't want to talk about it, we totally understand – Iris tried to comfort Kara, standing beside her and giving her a small hug.

- No, I need...I need to talk about it. You guys deserve to understand what happened – she smiled back at Iris and kept going on – We were responsible for a child's death because of this mess. Things got really out of control, and... people are furious with us now, they really hate us... I still cannot believe this. And thanks to that, Cadmus got the approval to hold as many kryptonite as they want, to "keep us from harming others again". They said they warned everyone, but no one listened and now they are paying the price for trusting Supergirl and Superman. I was attacked, with kryptonite bullets. I was with my device for interdimensional travel, and I pressed it to send me here, but somehow, I passed out in Green Arrow's place of meeting.

- Arrow Cave – Cisco smiled at Kara – you can call it that way. Oliver just gave him one of his deadly annoyed looks that said "no, you can't", but Cisco ignored.

- Yes, and... And the last thing I remember is passing out there. And I feel so terrible, I can't go back home, they think I am a murderer...OMG, I am a murderer, I don't know if I can live with this...I... - Kara was speaking fast now and no one knew what to do or say to her.

Oliver walked past everyone and stood in front of Kara. He took her hand, making her stand up, and hugged her, finally.

- Listen to me – he started in a low voice while hugging her – I don't know you that well, but one thing I know for sure is that you are not a murderer. This was a tragedy but is not your fault. At all. – He let go of her, with his hands still on her shoulder, and very serious – Last week I killed Felicity's boyfriend.

Kara, and everyone else, looked at Oliver shocked. Cisco looked at Felicity with a questioning look, but Felicity gave him a "don't ask" vibe that kept his mouth shut. Oliver ignored them and continued.

- There is a guy that's really crazy on revenge against me and wants me dead, and to make my life a living hell. He tricked me, he kidnapped Felicity's boyfriend and made him wear his suit. And I was so angry, I was so pissed that I only had one thing in my mind: To kill him. Yes kill him – he said after the scared look Kara gave him - cause he murdered so many, and is still making my city a place that the devil itself would love it. I used to murder bad guys that did terrible things. I stopped, found another way, but it was not working. Thanks to that, we lost a hero that was really important to us. – He took a deep breath and kept going on – The bad guys loves to play tricks on us, to use us somehow. What this Cadmus place did is on them. You are not to blame for their actions. We all have flaws, we learn from them, but it is important that you understand that some thing are out of our control.

- Kara, I don't blame Oliver for what happened. – Felicity finally said after being quiet for so long, deciding if she should talk about this or not. She reached for Kara's hand – I understand what happened. You have to understand what happened and forgive yourself.

- You know what I've been through with Flashpoint. Every horrible thing that happened cause of that. I managed to forgive myself cause I understand better now. And I was not manipulated, or tricked... - Barry said standing beside Iris that had her right arm over his waist.

- You were hurt – Iris said looking at her boyfriend – We all understood that.

- Heroes makes mistakes, is part of the job. And when they get manipulated, when they are brainwashed or being controlled, is not their fault as well.

Kara smiled at their words, dropping the last tears she needed. That group of people was really special, and she was glad Barry accidentally ended up on her Earth once. She loved her family; she loved her sister, her team at the DEO, and her friends. But to have other people, that had special abilities or were also heroes, living the same life she lived, it was reassuring. It was a relief. They truly understood her and she never felt happier, even knowing she wouldn't be able to go back to her Earth for a while. She cleaned her tears with her hands, smiling at all of them. She looked like a scared child after losing her parents at the supermarket

- And your family? – Diggle asked – Your friends? With these guys after you and your cousin, they are not in danger as well?

- Sadly they are – Kara said worried – My family is hiding in DEO. It's safe there. At least for them. I don't know about Clark, my cousin, and it worries me.

- Kara if he is anything like you, he will be fine, you said he's been doing this since you were a kid – Thea said, crossing her arms.

- But if they get to him with all of that kryptonite... I don't know.

- Well, now we know everything, let's all try to relax. Is really late, guys. We need to rest to see how we can help and what we can do... - Oliver said to everyone, taking Kara by surprise...

- We? What do you mean, we?

- Kara, you came to another universe without knowing anyone but Barry, and he said you said yes without even knowing what was going on, risked your life to help save this world. Do you really think we would not do the same for you? – Oliver replied

- Well, I appreciate it, really, thank you.

Kara heard a small noise coming from her ear, and tapped it twice with her finger. There was a small grey device that she forgot she had it, with all the stress. Everyone looked confused at her.

- My friend Winn made this small com so he could talk to me when I'm in another universe. He studied the one Cisco made me and did this. Is quite useful...I guess... wait – Kara turned around, trying to listen, while sitting on a chair next to her. There was a small noise coming from the com. – Hey...Winn? Is that you?

- Hey Kara, finally – she heard her friend and felt so happy.

- Winn, please tell me everyone is ok.

- Chill Kara, they are. – The relief was clear in his voice - Your family is worried sick with you. They heard about the Cadmus attack. Glad you are ok. Tell me, you found them?

- Yes I did. They helped me. Is all ok now. And...Have you heard from Clark?

- Yes, he is fine. Lois and Lucy are here for safety and since they know his identity and yours, everyone close to you guys are in danger. I don't know where he is right now, but they told me he is fine...

- Ok...

- Kara? Hum... I need to talk to you about Alex. They don't want me to, but I have to...

- WHAT ABOUT ALEX? – Kara stood up so quickly, everyone else thought she was going to run away fast. Barry was preparing to go after her if that was the case.

- Calm down... She...She is really pissed off, Kara. You know, after everything that happened between her and Maggie, then Cadmus going after you... She is really mad, planning an attack anytime now. They are afraid that she might do something dangerous; she cannot deal with them all by herself. She needs help, Kara.

- Got it. I'm on my way.

- Kara...they are coming, I have to go...Please be careful, things here are way too dangerous. You need to get Alex out of here with you. I heard a rumor that she is their next target. And she refuses to hide. Just please be careful.

Kara turned off the com, having heard enough. Her sister was in danger, planning on doing something really stupid with zero chances of survival. She had to go there and bring her to this new universe she was in. She was about to leave when Barry stood in front of her, looking worried. He never had seen her like this. He didn't even know she was capable of being like this.

- Where are you going?

- My sister. She needs help. I have to go back there and help her.

- Right now? And be killed? For good this time? – Barry said

- I need to do something, she is their next target. They know who I am, who my cousin is, our families... Please don't try to stop me.

There was desperation in her voice. They all could tell. But it was risky and dangerous for what she told them.

- I can't stop you Kara, I know that, but please understand how dangerous this is... we need to think and...

- Sorry Barry, I can't wait. I really can't – Kara said turning on her heals and to the front door of Star Labs. She could fly away from there in seconds, but she thought how rude it would look, and they just saved her life. But she had to do something. They didn't get it.

Kara passed the doors and was outside really fast, so she could open a breach to go back to her sister. She was grateful for her new friends, how they worried and helped her, and she understood Barry was only trying to help. But to wait was not an option. She was about to press her device when she felt someone approaching behind her.

- Wait – Oliver's voice echoed in her ears and she turned around

- Oliver... I have to...

- I know. You have to save your sister.

Kara looked at him curious. If he knew it, was he trying something to change her mind? She knew it would be dangerous. But she could not wait, even if that scary and sometimes as she noticed, grumpy man that was also a hero and true leader was standing in front of her with his arms crossed, still in his suit but without his equipment. Oliver took one step closer to her, putting his hands in his pockets.

- I don't expect you to understand my rush...

- Kara I understand more than you know. Actually I noticed that right now, I understand many things I didn't in the past.

- Sorry...Sometimes I forget I'm not from around and that I don't know you guys...at all, and that you also don't know me that well... - she let her arms fall by her side. What she was talking about? – She though. She was such a mess right now. She was definitely feeling like one.

- Is never too late to change that – He smiled, taking her by surprise.

- That's a first. – She said smiling back at him. – I mean, the smile – she laughed awkwardly, making him laugh with her

- People say that a lot to me...

- And for a very good reason, I'm sure

- And you seem to say that a lot to me...at least twice already.

Kara laughed. She never thought it was this easy to talk to Oliver. He can be scary when you first meet him, but she noticed why. It was like a self defense mechanism. She understood why he had the need to put her in the bench at their fight against aliens. And she was also happy that he got to see he was wrong about her. Barry told her that Oliver is a really difficult person to handle, and for him to say "sorry, I was wrong", well it was difficult. It was also rare for him to smile, according to Barry. She couldn't agree more.

- You have a point, though... But is ok. Even I don't know everything about everyone here. I just found out, for example, that Barry and his friends kept a clone of someone that was really important to me, that is from Earth 2. Turns out she is...or was a villain. This person important to me, was from my team and died not so long ago so, it was shocking to see her, and to know that Barry knew and never mentioned her. But is ok. He also doesn't know about a lot that happens here. We try to keep the dark stuff to ourselves.

- I'm sorry to hear that. It must be really weird. I once saw a clone of me. – She scratched her neck, trying to make a serious face - She was evil. Things got ugly, but people knew it wasn't me. We called her Bizarro Supergirl.

- What? – Oliver looked at her with amusement. Kara was really full of surprises and interesting stories. Most of them sad, but, he guessed it was part of life. – An evil you? Impossible

- I swear...she was kind of grey...ish, but still. I tried to help her, she was created in a lab to be evil, and she didn't deserve this life, so I tried to help her.

Full of surprises was something for sure. Oliver never met someone who could possibly think of try to help someone evil. Still, Kara could see the good in people, and try to do some good in the world. He thought he might never be able to see things this way; he tried once as Barry kept saying to him that there was always another way, but since Laurel's death it became all about killing or being killed to him.

- You know Thea is my sister... - Oliver pointed out suddenly. Kara nodded with her head, just listening – She died once...

- You are surrounded by death my friend... - Kara said out of nowhere but then covered her mouth with her hands, looking at Oliver with a terrified face – Oh my God, that was totally inappropriate, I am so sorry...

- Don't worry... - Oliver smiled at her, looking down at the floor. – The thing is... She died once. And I could save her life. Don't ask me how, it's...complicated. The thing is I had to be careful, I had to save her, and agree to be part of something I hated. And I had to play a part to manage to beat the son of a b... - he stopped and looked at Kara's expression, laughing – OK, let's call him the bad guy that was threatening my city. I know when it comes to family, we can go blind and try to do anything in our power to save them, but sometimes that's not the answer. Sometimes we have to plan and do something.

- So... That means... You are not here to stop me from going back?

- No, I'm here to tell you to have patience, and let us think of a plan, 'cause we all are going with you.

- Thank you, so much – She said again, and stopping, thoughtfully – I just really need to eat something, I'm starving – she smiled as he agreed to go eat something with her.