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The next time they had a big get together at Star Labs in the Cortex, everyone was keeping an eye on Kara, scared of what she was going to reveal next.
“So, Kara, you’ve gotten all of your secrets out of the way, right?” Sara asked.
Kara refused to answer and avoided everyone’s eyes.
“Really? What’s next? You are secretly royalty?” Barry asked.
Alex started laughing while Kara’s face flushed. “Tell them Kara.” Everyone from Earth-38's faces lit up as they’d heard this argument before.
Oliver just looked at Kara frustrated. “Seriously, you are royalty?”
“It doesn’t count no matter how much Alex says it does.” Kara said.
“There’s a story behind this.” Sara said. “Tell us.”
Kara sighed. “Alex thinks I’m royalty because my parents were the head of their respective guilds. My dad was the head of the science guild and my mom was the head of the justice guild.This meant they had a decent bit of power, but they didn’t rule Krypton or something. And my mom is the high ruler of the council on Argo now. But she’s not like actually a ruler.”
“She’s leaving out the part where she’s had multiple random visitors from other planets, including royals, bow to her when they find out she’s ’Lady Kara’.” Alex said.
Kara blushed. “Ok, yes, I was called Lady Kara, but it’s not that big a deal.”
Everyone just stared at her. “She still denies she is royalty.” Nia says. “I’ve seen a visiting dignitary from another planet bow to her.”
“You’re literally 2nd in line for the position of High ruler over the council.” Alex said. “You are set to rule Argo in 15 years. Your mom comes to Earth once a month and steals you for a day to make you do lessons.”
”Though she’s statistically likely to become ruler within the next 5 years as Alura last time she visited kept talking about retirement.” Brainy said. Kara just glared at him.
“And you do have that 3 bodyguard trio of kryptonians watching over you.” J’onn added.
The earth 1 people all turned to Kara and looked in the corner and sure enough saw three women in very conspicuous outfits tucked in corners. “How did we not notice this?” Ava asked, looking legitimately disturbed. “Why didn’t you tell us?”
Kara looked at everyone confused. “I thought you knew? What did you guys make of those three really conspicuous women in Hawaiian shirts and boho skirts who are always following me around?”
“Wait, those are real? And not just a hallucination?” Caitlin asked. “I diagnosed us all with mass hallucinations.”
Kara looked even more confused at that explanation. “Why would you think it's a hallucination?”
“Probably because it's so unplausible.” Felicity said. “Like, why would you have three random people in ridiculous outfits following you around?”
One of the bodyguards spoke up.. “Hey, our outfits aren’t ridiculous. They’re the peak of earthling fashion.” She sounded legitimately offended.
“Ayla, just stop. Give it a break. We’ve talked about this. You may think it's the peak of fashion, but it really isn’t.” Kara said, looking annoyed.
“So am I royalty too?” Clark asked, looking hopeful.
“No. Your dad was a mad scientist who got removed from his role at the head of the council. Everyone chose my mom to replace him as they liked her better.” Kara explained.
Clark’s face fell while Lois burst out laughing. “Damn Smallville, you really thought you could be royalty? You’d spend your time just apologizing to all the other dignitaries. Kara is so much more suited for the role.”
“There is that time she threatened that worker and got him reassigned to Antarctica after the dominator invasion.” Iris said.
Everyone else just stared at Kara. “I’m sorry, you did what?” Nia asked.
“I got training from Cat Grant. And my Mom. I know my way around politics. But seriously even if I am a princess, it’s not that big a deal.” Kara said.
“So you must truly be a dumb blonde then if you're a princess.” Felicity blurted out. Everyone stared at her. Felicity looked mortified. “No. I said that out loud didn’t I?”
Everyone nodded,
“If anything it's the opposite. She's a genius.” Lena said.
“Only because krypton was advanced?" Kara said, sounding clearly like she was lying and trying to make a very poor cover story.
“Oh, she’s being modest. She was considered a genius on Krypton too.” Lena said. “She was set to enter the science guild 10 years early. Typically people joined when they were in their 20s after going through a similar school system to what we have, but she passed her exam at the age of 12. She was just waiting to be inducted.”
“Wait, so you could be on the geek squad with Cisco and I?” Felicity asked.
“No. I’m not that smart.”
Alex just stared at her. “Seriously Kara? You invented a form of math in the phantom zone because you were bored.”
“Huh? Weren’t you like in stasis? You wouldn’t have been awake in the phantom zone?” Clark asked, looking very confused and also terrified of the answer.
“No, I was awake the whole time.” Kara looked around. “Did you all seriously think I was unconscious? Why?”
Oliver looked at Kara disturbed. “I thought I went through hell. But you were awake for 24 years in the phantom zone? And here I thought my 5 years on the island was awful.”
Kara just rolled her eyes. “It wasn't that bad. Besides, Cthulhu was an amazing friend.”
Cisco choked on his beer. “I’m sorry, did you just say Cthulhu?”
Kara nodded. “Yes. He’s actually quite fun. We bonded over our shared love for breaking the laws of physics.”
“Kara, you never told me about Cthulhu. What the fuck?” Alex blurted out. Kelly was rubbing Alex’s back trying to keep her calm.
“And here I thought the world couldn't get any crazier.” Joe shook his head. Diggle nodded along in agreement.
Barry then turned to Kara. “Wait back up, did you say a new form of math?”
“You aren’t going to understand it. It’s too advanced, even for me. But it lets Kara solve nuclear fission.” Lena explained.
Cisco didn’t believe her. So Kara doodled an equation and tried to explain it. By the end, Felicity, Barry, Lena, Cisco, and Caitlin looked like their brains were melting. Everyone else had tuned out.
Then Ray had a moment of realization. “But nuclear fission was solved a long time ago. Why would you need a special form of math?” Ray asked. “I have the formula. It was from like the 1900s. It was hidden in a doll head. Damien Darhk assassinated the inventor.”
Felicity, Lena, and Cisco all glared at Ray. “And you didn’t tell us?”
“Back up a moment. Did you say Damien Darhk? But he shouldn’t have been active in the 1900s?” Diggle asked, looking so confused. “And a doll head?”
“It’s the perfect explanation. It’s no weirder than Sara consulting college age Obama as she was annoyed with us.” Mick grunted.
Everyone turned to Sara. “You’ve done what?” Oliver asked. He looked like he was seriously regretting coming to the gathering. It was just supposed to be a basic get together at STAR labs. But it was turning into finding out even more about Kara.
“It doesn’t matter. The legends are supposed to be weird. But Kara? Kara is confusing.” Sara said.
“You know, at least she isn’t a billionaire.” Iris said. “Like it’s not like she’s secretly the owner of In-Ze technologies who is super secretive.”
Alex turned pale as Clark turned to look at Kara with both of them dawning on a realization. “Kara. In-Ze? I never made the connection before. But that’s your mothers maiden name. Please tell me it’s not your company?”
Kara turned bright red. “To be fair, I was 14 and annoyed with how primitive Earth technology is.”
Alex glared at Kara. “And you made me pay for pizza for sisters night for years?”
“To be fair, it was more about the principle of the matter.”
Alex looked ready to punch Kara. Kelly pulled her back.
Lena looked at Kara contemplatively. “Huh. So I’m the gold digger in this relationship?”
“Not really.” Kara said. “Actually though, I think I own 30% of your company. So I do have a say in some of your company's decisions.”
“So you own her?” Sara said grinning.
“No, that's not how business works.” Kara explained. “Besides, she gives me the control anyway.”
Alex slammed her head against a wall. “Kara, I did not need to learn you are a domme.”
Ava just looked confused. “Wait Kara. If you and Sara are both dommes, how did that work?”
“You really think I wouldn’t let myself be bossed around by a kryptonian?” Sara asked.
Everyone just kinda nodded in begrudging acceptance.
Alex continued slamming her head into a wall. Kelly had to pull Alex away and sit her on a couch. Kelly stroked Alex’s hair as she glared at Kara. “You know how much this riles her up.”
“I’m not a teenager anymore. What, is she surprised I have a sex life?” Kara asked.
“To be fair, I would respond the same if I knew that much about Thea’s sex life.” Oliver said, looking like he wanted to leave.
Alex then suddenly stood up. “I’m getting absolutely hammered and trying to forget this. Who wants to join?”
Everyone raised their hands and grabbed alcohol off of the cortex tables.
Kara looked offended. “Oh come on guys, really? It’s not that big a deal.”
“It is. I’m meta-cuffing myself solely so I can actually get drunk.” Barry said as Iris was putting the meta cuffs on him.
“Fine.” Kara then pulled out a bottle of Aldebaran rum and started drinking straight from the bottle. “I’ll join.”
Everyone just stared at Kara. They all collectively decided to ignore that apparently Kara had seemingly pulled that out of a pocket dimension.
The next morning they woke up. And realized they all still remembered.
Kara tried to speak but Clark slapped a hand over her mouth. “No. Stop. Seriously Kara, stop. I’m going home and trying my best to forget I learned my cousin is a domme. Or secretly friends with Cthulhu.”
Everyone yelled in agreement. Except for Lois who high fived Kara. “Great job giving him an aneurysm.”
And Sara. “I knew you were my favorite Danvers sister for a reason.” Ava glared at her.
And Lena was glaring at Kara. “You didn’t need to declare our bedroom dynamics so loudly.”
Kara looked around. “What? We’re all friends.”
“That doesn’t mean we need to know everything about you Kara.” Nia said.
“It’s time for us to leave.” Lena said and dragged Kara away.
Kara is still confused to this day as to why everyone is so shocked.