World Destroyed
Kino carried Kara through the sky, across mountains and rivers, until they reached a vast ocean.
The sea shimmered under the sun.
Kara was wearing a red and blue battle suit. Underneath the red short skirt, two fair and tender thighs were exposed. The short skirt was so revealing that nothing could be seen.
Kara flew down curiously, her fingers tracing a long trail of water across the surface.
"Carl, what is this?"
"Dolphin."
"Carl, what about this one?"
"Shark."
"Carl, what is this? It's huge!"
"Blue whale."
Kino hovered in mid-air, watching Hela continuously scoop up all sorts of marine life from the sea, asking questions like a curious child.
The once deep blue pupils have turned sky blue; the shadows of the past have not disappeared, but have been temporarily covered by the beautiful scenery before them.
Kara laughed and frolicked in the sea, but after a while she returned to Kino's side.
"What's wrong?"
"Kino asked."
"Carl, I'm hungry."
Kara was a little embarrassed. The food had been spilled, and she had been wreaking havoc in the base for a long time. She was starving, but she had forgotten because of her excitement.
"Take this to tide you over, I'll treat you to a big meal later."
Kino took out a Life Fruit and handed it over.
That's a bit of a hefty bill; maybe we should bring Clark's spaceship over too.
Kara held the fruit, which was bigger than her head, looked it over, and then took a bite. Her eyes lit up. The soft texture and sweet juice warmed her usually cold body.
"Delicious! Carl, you should have some too!"
Kino looked at the fruit that was shoved into his face and pushed it back.
"I've eaten too much already, you can eat it yourself."
"Oh, Carl is so good to me. I will protect Carl well from now on."
Kara wolfed down the food; she had never eaten anything so delicious before.
Kino smiled helplessly, subconsciously opening a portal. When he realized what was happening, he met Kara's curious, wide eyes, her cheeks puffed out, full of confusion.
"Hmm... Kryptonian all have this ability, so you can get it too if you get more sun and eat more."
Kino explained.
"Oh, then I need to eat more and get more sun to protect Carl."
Kara nodded seriously.
Kino looked at her unwavering belief and felt another pang of conscience. He could fool this naive girl ten times over without ever changing his excuses.
[You have no conscience at all? Harley would have eaten it long ago.]
It just grew recently, and I haven't had a chance to feed Harley yet.
After passing through the portal to the Wayne Manor, I pushed open the door and went inside. Compared to when I first arrived, it had become much tidier.
"Is this our home, Carl?"
Kara looked around the house; it was large, but a bit messy.
"No, this is a friend's house; our house is next door."
Kino spoke, a villa appeared next door.
Kara looked out the window.
"What a beautiful house!"
The two went to the kitchen and opened the door.
A burly man, as strong as a wild bear, wearing a pink apron, was preparing dinner.
On the kitchen table, a dignified and elegant blonde beauty with a delicate oval face and fair, smooth skin had her previously gruesome wounds completely vanished.
Damian, whom he was holding in his arms, was eating freshly baked cookies, and the two were chatting and laughing.
It looks like things have returned to normal.
There was also a weakling tied up in the corner. As soon as he saw Kino, he widened his eyes and shouted.
"Brother Kino, you're here too! Come quick and save me, and while you're at it, explain to them that I'm telling the truth."
"Brother Kino? He's calling you, Carl."
Kara looked at Kino with a puzzled expression.
"... Kino is my Earth name. I was adopted by Earth foster parents when I was a child."
Kino could only try to fit himself into Clark's mold, and Thomas and Martha's lips twitched at the clumsy lie.
"Oh, should I choose an Earth name?"
Kara blinked.
"No need, just call yourself Kara."
Lying on the ground, Barry looked at Kara's clothes and understood: Superman was gone, replaced by another Kryptonian, Brother Kino was now impersonating Superman.
"This kid started talking nonsense as soon as he arrived, and even claimed to know you, but I tied him up just in case."
Thomas explained.
"I don't know him, you handle it yourself."
Kino led Kara to the dining table.
"Then kill him! This kid is too noisy."
Thomas picked up a fruit knife and went to Barry.
"Wait, Brother Kino, don't you recognize me? The clothes you're wearing are Sister Venom in disguise... Ah!"
A moment later, Barry sat at the dining table, looking resentfully at Kino and Venom beside him, thinking he was really going to die.
"Brother Kino, do you know what happened? Yesterday I was fighting crime with Bruce, and when I woke up, the whole world had changed."
Barry asked,
"Have you ever used the Speed Force to travel through time and change the past before?"
Kino said
Barry was taken aback, but still answered.
"Yes, I only went back for one day and didn't change anything from the past."
"Why?"
"Before I even had a chance to get back, Bruce drugged me."
At this point, Barry looked a little embarrassed.
Upon hearing Bruce's name, the other three observers turned their attention to him.
"After I was drugged, he talked to me a lot. He told me not to live in the past, not to let tragedy define me... He talked to me a lot, so I gave up."
Barry said that more importantly, Bruce took out his communicator and warned him that if he changed the past, he would call Kino back.
Upon hearing these words...
Thomas and Martha remained silent; they were trapped in that alley and had never left.
Kara felt a sense of empathy; anyone who could say such a thing must have had a dark and painful past.
Kino realized that the problem lay here: Barry in the main Timeline hadn't changed the past.
"Um, Brother Kino, you're Superman, so could General Zod..."
Barry asked tentatively.
"Okay, I'll handle those Kryptonians."
Kino nodded; he had intended to recruit these fighters anyway. Kara also nodded; she was eager to see her people.
"Yes, I'm relieved to have you here, Brother Kino."
This way, Barry can live peacefully in this world. Although he has lost the Speed Force, this world also has no supervillains.
His parents are both safe and sound, and he can now live a normal family life.
"You're celebrating too soon; the world is about to end."
Kino immediately poured cold water on the idea.
"Why?"
Barry was completely bewildered.
A small potted plant appeared in Kino's hand, with small branches planted on it.
Kara remained calm; she could acquire Kryptonian abilities simply by getting more sun.
Kino cut the branch in half, took a fork from branch number one to make branch number two, and inserted branch number two into the cut at the root of branch number one.
Push these forward in front of Barry.
"Guess what they'll end up like?"