***
"She's gonna confront Edge at the gala?" J'onn asked in surprise as everyone convened back by the main console.
"She'll get him to do it in front of all the heaviest hitters in National City," Lena nodded. "Everyone will see the Girl of Steel be just like she was when she was Red K-ed before, scaring the living daylights out of a civilian. That's more the vigilantes' style than hers." She paused, then winced. "No offense."
"None taken," Oliver smirked.
"That was a compliment," Laurel chuckled.
"So we need to get to the gala first and get a confession from him before Kara gets to him," Winn nodded.
"And when she shows up, we hit her with the cure," Max walked up. "I just finished running a few tests. It's raring to go."
"My father will be there, too," Lucy warned. "He'll be there to take her down."
"So we'll be trying to hit her with the cure while she's trying to avoid being killed by Lane," Oliver frowned, tapping a finger on the console. "We'll never be able to keep up with her."
"Imra and I could try and help," Mon-El offered. "I mean, I don't know if we're fast enough to shoot Kara with the cure, but we could try and keep her in place, or keep the army off her."
Oliver, however, started to smile. "You don't need to be fast enough." He looked up, grinning widely. "We already know someone who would win in a speed duel against Kara."
***
"This is one thing I regret leaving behind in National City," Max sighed as he and Lena approached the gala.
"What, you weren't a fan of giving National City more trees?" Lena snorted.
"Nah," Max rolled his eyes. "I swear I was more fake at galas like these than I ever was on camera."
"Right," Lena smirked. "Like you were never fake before?"
"Ouch," Max grinned.
Lucy griped over the comms.
Laurel asked.
"I don't know," Lena frowned. "Look for the shiniest red dress, and I'm sure you'll find the mouth-breather Edge behind it."
Max stopped, then pointed. "Try shiny red
Lena rolled her eyes in disgust when she saw Edge, then sighed when she saw the man in a suit standing nearby. "I should have known about the ear piece."
Max smirked. "Good thing a few others had an idea." The guard suddenly smacked his neck, blinking down at his hand when he didn't find a bug. He jerked again, swatting around himself. "Come on," Max grabbed Lena's arm, hustling her right past. "Smart," he said quietly under his breath.
Malcolm said smugly.
"I've got two pools and a very large hot tub," Edge was sweet talking the woman with him as the two walked up.
"You know, you really should be careful of standing water," Lena smoothly inserted herself into the conversation, Max backing away to keep an eye out for Kara. "It's usually riddled with
The woman eyed Edge nervously, who plastered a very fake smile on his face. "I'll catch up with you later." The woman moved off, and Edge hissed, "How in the hell did you get past my security?"
"I don't know," Lena tilted her head innocently. "It's almost as easy as poisoning a cup of coffee. That was low, even for you. At least crashing a plane had a certain kind of elaborate elegance, but That's just a coward's method."
"No idea what you're talking about," Edge brushed it off, taking a sip of his drink.
"Yeah," Lena nodded, smirking. "You know, I thought you'd say that, so . . . "
She slipped a slim object out of her purse, holding it up for Edge to see. "What is that, some sort of a weapon?" Edge asked. "A bomb? You gonna try to kill me in public?"
"Magician!"
Lena's lips quirked as she tried to ignore Malcolm, Slade, and Laurel over the comms. "No," she said. "I'm actually here to save you."
"From who, yourself?" Edge asked sarcastically.
"Supergirl," Lena answered, making Edge pause. "She went after you tonight, didn't she? You see, she didn't hack into your car, but I know who did. And the person who did it has poisoned her with something that's effecting her mind. And because of it, she's gonna try and come after you again, right here, unless I find a way to stop her."
"Supergirl," Edge chuckled nervously. "America's golden girl, turning rogue to come after Morgan Edge? But why?"
"Because you screwed with her friend," Lena answered, looking up as the fireworks and light show began. "I know how to help her, but unless you confess, she'll come and get it out of you herself. She might even kill you for it, and I don't think either of us want that."
"I have nothing to confess to," Edge shook his head.
"Such a small thing considering your life may be on the line," Lena eyed him. "I mean, granted, you will spend the rest of it in prison, but let's not sweat the details. So me, or a mind warped Girl of Steel." She turned the recorder on, smiling. "Tick tock."
"You're insane, you know that?" Edge protested.
"Admit you tried to kill me," Lena countered.
"Incoming!" Max suddenly yelled.
There was a crash on the table next to them, and Edge and Lena spun around to see Kara stand from her crouch, in full Supergirl regalia. "I warned you I would find you, Edge," she smirked, stepping down off the table she smashed. "And here I am."
"The hell?" Edge scurried backwards, Lena hurrying to get out of the way.
"I believe Ms. Luthor asked you a question," Kara walked right after him, then glared at the guard who tried to stand between her and his client. "I'm not talking to you," she sneered, backhanding him and sending him crashing into a post nearby.
Max pulled Lena back. "Guys?" he reached up to touch his comms. "We could use some backup here!"
J'onn responded.
"We need them here in five!"
Lucy cut in.
Kara barely turned when army vehicles drove up to the gala. "The waterfront," she told Edge, backing him up against the wall. "You remember that, don't you? It's the one you wanted for your development. You weren't very happy about that, were you? And then suddenly, missiles attack the statue unveiling. Coincidence?" she mocked him.
I'm getting a feeling I'll be getting questions asking me about when updates will come, especially considering I'm nearing the one month since I've updated time. I did these for my Doctor Who books today, so I'm going to do these for my DC fics, too. A few points.
If a fanfiction hasn't been updated in a while, especially if I keep a running streak going, I understand how people could think I'm abandoning something. However, just because it's been so long since an update has happened, that doesn't mean it's abandoned. I love the fandoms I write for, and to those of you who only follow my DC books, it's not just limited to the DCTV. I write for Doctor Who, Marvel, and a few other fandoms, too. All in all, I could be working between up to six projects at a time. That reason brings me to . . .
I updated a lot more when I was in high school. That was when I had an hour and a half study hall every other day, and had half an hour every weekday except Wednesdays for homeroom. Overall, that's two hours where, if I didn't have homework to do, I could dedicate to writing. And then there was any free time I had when I got home, which was quite a bit.
I am a college student now with classes I really need to pay attention to, with classes spread out all over the day. My earliest class these past two years have been at 8:00 (every day last semester), and my latest goes until ten until 20:00. I am also a music major playing two instruments for the university, so not only do I have rehearsals I need to attend, but I also have concerts and practice time I need to fit into my schedule. I do not have the kind of time I had in high school to write out original chapters (which I need to plan out and make sure it fits with the plot and fits with the characters I'm writing) and parts of episodes (which I try to make 3.5K words in length, and I watch the episode as I write them out, too).
And finally, touching back on the first point . . .
Yes, I think it can be argued that these books are making me quite popular on Wattpad right now, but these were not the first books I put out that have gathered a large fanbase. The credit to that goes to my Doctor Who fanfictions, of which I have series I work on at a time. And since Doctor Who comes back at the beginning of October, I think I may get my writing groove back for those books. My DC books may be easier to update, which means there may be more frequent ones here, but I do have twice the amount of other books to work on.
I understand you guys want updates. Believe me, I want to update all of my books as well. Right now, I'm working on a crossover with a fellow author for my Doctor Who series The Bad Wolf Chronicles, and hopefully once that's done, I'll be able to figure out a writing groove to cover all of my books again.
I'll say that word again –
That means I make no promises regarding when updates come. With the schedule I have, all I can promise is that I will stick to my update order in when I first started writing for DC – The Unmatched Records, The Daxam Four, and the chatroom whenever it fits in. I can't say I will update this book on this date around this time because that just won't happen.
I love these books, and the last thing I want is for people to think I'm abandoning them or giving them up because that is absolutely not true. I just don't have the schedule I used to in high school to pump out chapters and episodes like they take no time at all.
I just ask for everyone to be patient. Updates come, but I can't promise when. I've said this multiple times before, and I'll say it again – my education and my personal life (including personal health) come before any kind of fanfiction writing I do. When it comes to choosing between working on a project/practicing for a concert/homework/taking care of myself when I'm sick or writing fanfiction, I will choose the first option.
Thank you for reading, and I hope everyone understands. I would never have made it this far on this site without everyone who has read these books, and I just ask that you stick around with me and trust me that I will get updates out when I get the time to write them.
Thank you so much again, and long live the OTPs!
~ Miss Moffat
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