Chapter 23: Supergirl ~ The Faithful ~ Part Three
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"I'm almost to the stadium," Kara reported as she flew. "You're sure that's where it is?"
"Yes," Winn confirmed. "And I checked attendance. The stadium is at full capacity. That is fifteen thousand people."
"Alex, Oliver, Dark Archer, Black Siren, you have ten minutes before the Betahedron breaches," J'onn said. "You need to get everybody out of that stadium right now."
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Coville was standing with his arms held out when Kara flew in. "Coville!"
"Our prayers have been answered," he smiled, turning to face her.
"Whatever you did to the Betahedron, to the probe, you have to stop it, now!" Kara ordered, landing on the ground.
"Don't you see the beauty?" Coville smiled. "The same vessel that delivered Rao's word to Earth has now become an instrument for destruction. To give you the chance to deliver thousands to our ranks? A test to reaffirm to yourself what Rao sees in you."
"But Rao is peaceful," Kara told him. "Rao would never ask his followers to endanger other people. What you're doing is an insult to Him."
"What we're doing is in service Him, and in service of you."
Kara scoffed, rolling her eyes and walking past him. "Winn, you're going to have to tell me how to shut it down – "
She got within a few feet of the probe and halted, grunting in pain, her eyes flying wide. She gasped and collapsed, unable to stand. "What's wrong with her?" Olivia asked, crawling over.
"Don't worry," Coville shook his head, and Kara stared in shock at her hand as green rippled through her veins. "This is all part of Rao's plan!"
Kara gasped, trying to straighten up. "Winn? Winn!"
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"Supergirl, what's happening?" Winn asked, standing up and looking at J'onn.
"It's . . . Kryptonite!" she ground out. "Kryptonite!"
"Alex, Oliver, something went wrong," J'onn announced.
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"Yeah, we heard," Oliver growled as he and Alex walked with the head of security.
"We need to stop this game," Alex told him.
"We got a packed house, Agent Danvers," the man shook his head, leading them out into the stadium. "You yell 'bomb' out here, people are going to get trampled."
Alex sighed as she looked around. "You're gonna have to shut that thing down. We won't get everybody out in time. Repeat, we will not evacuate in time."
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Kara panted, turning to Coville, aware her veins were still glowing green. "We are all going to die," she forced out. "You need to shut it down!"
"You said she would save us!" Olivia glared. "That she would save everybody!"
"And she will," Coville nodded, walking over and crouching by Kara. "Those people up there, they need to be awoken. Only you can do that. You are the one to deliver Rao's light upon all of us."
Kara winced, reaching out with one hand and grabbing a nail off the floor. "Don't you see?" she asked, slicing her palm and holding her bleeding hand up. "I am no God!"
Coville blanched. "No," he whispered, shaking his head. "No!" Olivia whimpered, then stood up and fled, the other followers doing the same. "Wait!" he shouted. "Stop!" He swallowed, then turned to Kara, her face and eyes glowing green. "I believed in you!"
"Please," Kara groaned.
Coville swallowed, then went over to the pod, cuing up a holographic keypad. He typed something in, but the blue gem on the pod only glowed brighter. "That – that was supposed to turn it off," he stammered. "It's not turning off!"
"Winn?" Kara asked.
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"It's starting to discharge," Winn swallowed.
"I'm heading there," J'onn growled, turning around.
"No," Winn put a hand on his shoulder. "You won't make it in time."
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A black arrow whizzed past Coville, making him yelp and spin around, hands up. "Get away from the probe and down on the ground!" Malcolm ordered, drawing another arrow, Laurel storming in with him.
"I'm just trying to help!" Coville flung his hands up.
"Now!" Laurel yelled.
Coville collapsed, and the two vigilantes ran in, followed by Alex and Oliver. "Oh, my God," Malcolm ran to Kara's side, crouching by her. "Supergirl?"
"Where is it?" Oliver asked, running a finger over her green veins.
"Inside," Kara weakly pointed to the probe. "Inside!"
Alex ran over to look, she and Laurel examining the pod. Finally, Alex pressed a button on the other side, and a panel slid open. Laurel took a capsule out, looking at it. "There's Kryptonian soil samples in the probe," she said. "It's laced with Kryptonite!"
"Get it away from her!" J'onn ordered. "Alex, Supergirl, the Betahedron is about to breach!"
Laurel ran off to get the sample away, and Kara winced as the pain faded. "You have to fly that thing out of here," Alex told her.
"I can't," Kara shook her head, unable to get higher than her knees. "I can't!"
"Guys, you need to get out of there, right now!" Winn shouted.
Kara swallowed, then waved her hand. "Get away from me."
"What?" Malcolm blinked. "Quick, get away!" Oliver, Malcolm, and Alex backed up, and Kara shakily got to her feet, wobbling slightly. She straightened enough to fire her heat vision straight into the ground, burning a hole deep into it. She kept going, despite her intense shaking, then cried out in pain and collapsed. "Now, now!" she pointed at the hole. "Push it in! Push it in!"
Alex and Malcolm ran to the probe, both of them adjusting to get a good grip on the probe, Oliver staying by Kara as she collapsed onto her side. "Come on," Malcolm grimaced, finding hand holds.
"Alex!" J'onn shouted.
"Siren, come on!" Malcolm shouted, watching Laurel run back in. "Push!"
Laurel ran to add her help, and together, the three of them strained and managed to push the probe into the hole. Alex dropped to the ground, Malcolm grabbing Laurel and bringing her down with him, Oliver flattening next to Kara. The fireball from the explosion blew right over them.
Oliver slowly straightened, looking over to where Malcolm was helping Laurel, before sitting up and rolling Kara onto her back. "Kara?" he whispered, seeing her unconscious.
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