Once Kal and Kara arrived to Wayne's lake house, the blonde immediately left their side and quickly made her way down to the so called batcave, following the already familiar route to the laboratory bay where her aircraft was being stored. She'd been reluctant to leave the ship with the billionaire, reluctant to be apart from it for long and at such a great distance, the fact the human seemed more concerned about expanding his own knowledge of Kryptonian technology rather than actually keeping it safe making Kara quite uneasy. From the moment they met, Bruce didn't hide the fact he didn't trust her, questioned her story and intentions even after they proved she was indeed related to Kal. The only reason she didn't argue further was because Kal assured her it would be better if the ship stayed in Gotham, that Bruce had the resources and the space to repair it. She believed her cousin's words and wanted to believe in the human as much as he did. But Bruce was just...such an asshole.
Kara inspected the aircraft, looking over the work the human had done in the past few days and making sure nothing was damaged further or wrongly placed. A small sigh left her nostrils as she finished her inspection, brown eyes focusing on the control panel a moment later. She turned it on and searched for the message through the database screen, the small hologram of her mother coming into view.
"This vessel carries my daughter, Kara Zor-El, from the now dead planet Krypton." Alura's voice echoed through the batcave, Kara's brow furrowing as her body sank down into the seat. "Treat her as you would your own child. She will prove a treasure for your world." And in one second, the image of her mother disappeared, Kara pressing her lips together as she fought back the tears that threatened to fall.
She was about to replay the message when the sound of footsteps caught her attention, the Kryptonian quickly jumping out of the ship and wiping away at her eyes. The person who appeared though was not who Kara had been expecting, her brow furrowing at the unfamiliar redhead. "Hi..." She was unable to hide her awkwardness; she didn't think anyone but the Justice League and Alfred had access to the cave. "--You...work for Mister Grump too?"
The turbulence forced Kara to wake, frantically inspecting her surroundings, brown eyes growing wide as the surface of the planet came into view. Was this Earth? She had little time to consider, the velocity in which her aircraft was descending pushing Kara back and holding her against the seat. She tried to reach the controls, to utilize voice command and order the ship to slow down; but both efforts were unsuccessful. The Kryptonian closed her eyes, praying to Rao the ship could handle what she could already tell would be a harsh landing. A scream escaped her lips as the aircraft connected with a tall structure and was sent down spiraling, the seatbelt she had wrapped over her chest keeping her from slamming against the control panel when the ship finally crashed.
Kara opened her eyes, her anxious gaze moving in all directions. Everything looked different from what she was used to, but at the same time not completely unrecognizable. Buildings that stretched up to the clouded sky surrounded her, modes of transportation that seemed to be grounded swerved to avoid hitting the ship, crowds of Kryptonian-like beings gathered and observed her. This had to be Earth. Kara tried to get the aircraft's control panel to work, wanting to start the process of locating Kal-El immediately. No matter what she tried though, she couldn't get it to respond, fear quickly growing within her when sirens filled the air and humans in uniforms arrived.
They seemed to be ordering others to keep their distance, how the crowd listened and behaved towards them leading Kara to believe they were the guards of whatever city she had arrived to. Maybe they could help her? Or maybe they would just detain and hurt her. Aunt Lara had said so herself; Kryptonians would be outcasts, freaks, to the people of Earth. The blonde wasn't sure if she could trust the humans, but with her aircraft unresponsive, she knew her options were limited. The blonde opened the glass window, planning to try and explain her situation to the guards. However, the moment the Kryptonian tried to step out of the aircraft, her senses were violently overwhelmed.
Kara fell to the ground, covering her ears in an attempt to stop the sensory overload, moving back against her ship when she realized someone was approaching. She could barely focus, her eyes playing tricks on her. Was her body unable to adapt to the atmosphere? Were the humans attacking her somehow? Brown eyes caught a glimpse of a familiar symbol, relief washing over her as she realized the one walking closer was wearing her family's crest. "....Please..." she begged in her native tongue. "Help...please..."
&.  ―  ivana baquero : she/her : cis woman : dc  — a darkness is coming for us all. let’s hope KARA ZOR-EL is ready for what is to come. to the eyes of the the world they are known as SUPERGIRL, whose allegiance is pledged to SUPERMAN. rumor has it that she is 24 and are known to be RESILIENT, but let’s not forget they can be pretty DESPONDENT.Â
BASICS
Full Name: kara zor-el.Â
Alias: kara kent, supergirl.Â
Identity: secret.Â
Age: 24 (appearance) / 62 (biologically).Â
Birth: september 22.Â
Gender/Pronouns: cis woman (she|her).Â
Affiliations: superman, the justice league.Â
Education: university level education, former apprentice of the science division within Krypton.
+ Superhuman strength, speed, endurance, and agility. Invulnerability, accelerated healing, and decelerated aging. Enhanced senses, freeze breath, and ability to fly. Telescopic, microscopic, x-ray, and heat vision. Hand to hand combat and multilingualism.
- Solar energy dependency. Sensory overload. Extreme physical trauma. Vulnerability to various forms of kryptonite, magic, lead, and red solar radiation.
BIOGRAPHY
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Kara Zor-El, one of the many artificially incubated infants in the planet of Krypton, was granted the genetic attributes to join the Kryptonian Thinker Guild (kryptonians who were bio-engineered from birth to be extremely intelligent), her resourcefulness and dedication bringing great pride to her family.
Kara was raised by her father Zor-El, an aircraft pilot within Krypton’s military, and her mother Alura In-Ze, a scientist of Krypton’s Thinker Guild. Though she was close to both of her parents, she grew closest to her uncle Jor-El, Krypton’s most well respected scientist. Their bond grew stronger after Zor-El’s death, Kara coming to see Jor-El as a mentor and father figure.
Her mother and uncle butted heads often however, Alura one night forbidding Kara to speak to him or Lara again. Kara sought out her uncle anyways, finding out then Aunt Lara was pregnant (which meant Krypton would soon see their first natural birth in centuries), and told as well that their planet was dying.
Kara decided to help her uncle and aunt, ready to remain with her family and watch her baby cousin leave. She aided her people during General Zod’s attempt to seize power over the planet, fending off his forces when they came for her and Alura. But after Jor-El was murdered by General Zod, Lara and Alura reconciled years of differences with a plan; Kara would be sent to Earth to protect Kal-El.
Alura revealed she had already been working on a ship that could carry her daughter in the same course as Kal-El, finally finishing it and convincing a reluctant Kara to climb on as the planet began to collapse. But the ship was thrown off course during Krypton’s destruction, sucked into the Phantom Zone when the explosion allowed General Zod and his crew to escape it.Â
Kara entered a state of hibernation, unaffected by time and unable to wake up. Years later, due to the collision of the worlds, the ship somehow managed to escape the Phantom Zone and returned to it’s predetermined course.
One month ago, Kara’s ship landed in Gotham City, Superman and the Justice League reaching her before government agencies could. Clark took her to Smallville to stay with his mother, the Kent family attempting to help her adapt to her new home and process her grief.
Recently, she asked Clark to accompany him in his travels to Metropolis and Gotham, as she feels more comfortable being close to him and wants to get to know Earth better. She has yet to join him in any actual crime fighting, but Kara has already had the idea of suiting up and protecting Earth at her cousin’s side.
Kara can be credulous and impulsive, having a tendency to bottle up negative emotions until frustration and anger make her say things she truly does not mean, feeling extremely guilty and remorseful whenever she makes mistakes. But she is also sympathetic, selfless, and brave, holding a strong sense of justice and honor. She undoubtedly believes in the ability to choose one’s own path, and is willing to go to any lengths necessary to help those in need.
“This strength, this power – It’s been like a curse. But I refuse to be a victim anymore! Every nasty surprise life throws at me, I’m throwing it right back!“
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