Call me Kara

Chapter 2

Here's chapter 2 as promised. I meant to publish this earlier but apparently it didnt publish, my apologies. Hopefully I should have chapter 3 up soon.

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~Earth-38~

Cat Grant prepared to address National City and likely the nation, perhaps the world. She was as prepared as she could be, as anyone could be, considering the media mogul was attacking the President of the United States. The world would find out who had the real power in America, the media or the politicians. By striking first, she would give the Government no time to prepare. This was the last thing they would expect and by the time it was over it would be too late. She had found out more information though. On orders from her, Olsen reached out to the Man of Steel, who spoke to him and then Cat herself. He was very forthcoming. What he told her sickened her to the core. Cat should have been excited. She would change the world, break a story no one else had that was of historical importance. Scoop the Daily Planet with information they did not yet possess. Instead all she could think about was her missing assistant. The woman knew if this hadn't been her assistant, her hero, her Kara, she would wait, find out more information, dig deeper, but Cat was angry and grieving and needed to lash out at someone. Who better than the President of the United States?

"You are on in three, two, one..." The cameraman pointed towards her as she sat behind her desk and looked directly into the camera.

"People of National City and the world. It is with great sadness that I bring you news which will shock, anger and deeply sadden you as it has done me. As we all know National City recently faced a crisis, narrowly escaping being slaves to evil beings who hoped to conquer the Earth through a mind control device. Through my efforts as well as those of Maxwell Lord we were able to stop the threat. As you all know we were not alone. Supergirl fought, and nearly died at the hands of the leader of this criminal group while the rest of the world watched on. The young lady who has proven herself time and time again, once again came through and acted as the champion we may not have deserved but we were blessed with regardless. She nearly died for us all. Through her efforts, the city - and by extension the world - survived. 

I have spoken to Superman today and he informed me that the Army working under direct orders of General Samuel Lane, authorized by the President of the United States, caught a warehouse on fire in Metropolis and sent out a false distress signal reporting people trapped inside the inferno. Superman of course responded, only to find soldiers waiting for him, armed with Kryptonite bullets, who attempted to kill him. They were unsuccessful, however Supergirl was not so fortunate. She was attacked in her home, with no provocation, by men under the orders of General Lane and by extension the President of the United States, who shot her twice as she prepared for the day. As of this moment, Supergirl is missing and presumed dead."

Cat stopped for a moment and looked around before realizing the assistant who she was looking for, the one who looked at her in a reverence that Cat had come to rely on, was not in the room and never would be again.

"The general public may not be aware yet of all the details in regard to the recent alien attack. The man who led this attack was a Kryptonian and Supergirl's uncle. He offered her a position of power over the human race and she turned him down, battling him at great risk to her own life and defeating him. It would have been easy to turn her back on the entire human race but she believed in freedom, humanity's right to choose its fate for better or worse, and the protection of all mankind. In other words she believed in the ideals of America, the ideals this country was founded on. I knew Supergirl, not only as a hero but as a person. I knew her identity and I will never reveal it. She and her family deserve that peace. Supergirl worked a regular job with co workers who adored her. She was bright, sunny, always positive and always helping out for others. She was a United States citizen, yes from another planet, a planet that was destroyed through no fault of her own, and paid taxes like everyone else. She worried about paying bills, dealt with rude people, dealt with the same problems we all have. In other words, she was one of us and the President ordered her murder under the disguise of National security.