In National City, at an outdoor garden table at a riverside restaurant with a beautiful nighttime view, the president of CatCo Media had been waiting patiently for a long time and had already sent away several rounds of waiters who'd come to check on him. Carter Grant—the son of former president Kate Grant, and the adult "Shazam" husband of Supergirl Kara Danvers—had finally received the little visitor he'd been hoping to see.
"Great! Annie, you finally showed up. Honestly..."
"Do you know? I thought you weren't coming! I've been waiting here for five whole hours, from the afternoon until now. Mom was getting impatient, so I sent her home to rest. If you'd come earlier, you could've seen her."
A little girl who looked as though she hadn't changed at all came bouncing in from the entrance, carrying her stuffed bear. Seeing that time had left no mark on her, that she looked exactly as she had all those years ago—as if she'd stepped right out of an old family photo album—Shazam Carter sighed ruefully.
"Huh?"
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"Aunt Kate got tired of waiting? Was it really that long? I just helped Uncle Coulson and the others catch a 'Grim Reaper,' so I accidentally got here late!"
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Annie had been very busy lately—really busy—which was why she hadn't made it to this world on time. So she playfully pulled a face at him, as if that counted as an apology.
"Heh!"
"Kid, you really haven't changed at all. You're still just like you used to be. If Mom saw you, I think she'd be really happy..."
"But never mind. It's already late, so let's not bother her tonight."
Carter shook his head. Looking at the little girl he'd once admired so much, the one he'd followed around eagerly, begging her