Clark had to head back to work after the meeting with Dr. October, so Lois and Lara headed home to spend the rest of their afternoon together. They went back to the apartment to have a lovely girly time as mother and daughter.

Lois brought out the makeup kit from the night before along with one of her own and they spent the next hour trying out different looks and painting each other's nails. By the time they were finished (and after a large pile of makeup wipes had formed), the two ladies were looking stunning!

Lois had gone for a simple but sweet look, whereas Lara had updated her look from the night before to include some blue eyeshadow, a touch of glitter with her blush and a pinker shade of lipgloss. The two had also painted both their toenails and fingernails. Both of them had purple and red on their fingers and had painted their toes in a pattern of blue, pink, white, pink and blue; the colours of the trans pride flag.

After their makeover, Lara suggested they watch a classic Disney movie. “Great idea, sweetie!” said Lois. “What are you in the mood for?”

Lara thought to herself. Her usual pick would have been something like “Aladdin” or “Toy Story”. But things were different now and she felt like trying something new…

“Could we maybe watch a princess movie?” Lara asked.

A warm smile spread across Lois’s face, along with a gleeful look in her eye that reminded Lara of Dr. October. “Oh, I have been waiting for this!” she smiled.
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A short while later, Lara was snuggled up with her mom on the sofa, watching “The Little Mermaid”. Lois had been trying to convince Lara to watch it with her for years, and now seemed like the perfect time.

All throughout the film, Lara found herself sympathising with Ariel and her desire to become a human woman (Although, if Lara were in her position, she would be more than happy to be a mermaid).

By the end of the film, Lara was glued to the screen and grinning from ear to ear, as Ariel walked out of the ocean in her beautiful sparkling dress with her wish finally granted. As soon as the film was over, Lara was certain that she now had a new favourite Disney movie.

Lois smiled at Lara’s face as the credits rolled. “Yep!” she grinned, “I had the exact same reaction when I was your age. It was always my go to movie whenever I felt sad. Even when I started going through my punk phase, I still loved...”

“YOUR WHAT?!” shrieked Lara, barely hiding her laughter. “You had a punk phase?! No way! Can I tell Conner?”

“Never! You’ll do no such thing!” gasped Lois, grabbing her giggling daughter in a bear hug.

“Too late!” Lara cackled, evilly. “Your secrets are out now! Mwa ha ha ha!”

“Very well, Supergirl!” said Lois, in her best supervillain voice, “You leave me no choice! BRING FORTH THE CLAW!!”

“NO!” screamed Lara, before descending into a giggling mess as Lois began to tickle her all over.

Before Lara knew what was happening, she began floating off the ground and up towards the ceiling. In her fit of giggles she didn’t even realize she was flying until Lois said “Curses! You may have escaped this time, Supergirl! But you can’t run forever!”

Lara stayed, floating against the ceiling as she got all the giggles out of her and caught her breath. “You can really be evil sometimes if you try, mom!”

“I’ve had years of practice.” She chuckled and stood up to be closer to her daughter’s line of sight. “But I can be benevolent sometimes. Your father still won’t be back for an hour. What better way to finish mother-daughter day than by ordering an extra-large pepperoni pizza?”

Lara cheered and dropped down from the ceiling to hug Lois. “Can we get stuffed crust?” she asked.

“Anything for my little girl.” smiled Lois, returning the hug.
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While Lois ordered the pizza, Lara went to her room to get changed. She had been wearing her basic jeans and jacket combo all day, and longed to be back in her Supergirl outfit. Something just felt so right when she was back in the skirt and leggings. She took a long moment to look at herself in the mirror and felt the euphoria surge through her.

She felt even prettier than yesterday! It was strange how something like painted toenails, that she couldn’t even see, could make her feel so much prettier! All the same, she couldn’t help but stay hidden in her room for a minute when she heard the apartment buzzer, letting her know the pizza had arrived. She hated herself a bit for that fear. Tonight she was going to come out to freakin’ Batman and Wonder Woman! But she was nervous that some random pizza guy would potentially judge her? No matter how confident and happy she felt as Supergirl, she realized it might be much harder just to be Lara Kent.

She let out a sigh and walked out of her bedroom, her mood perking to see Lois had gotten garlic bread as well as pizza. But it was then as she was getting into her chair at the table that she had another thought. “Mom? Am I less of a girl if I still like to eat like this?”

The question actually surprised Lois, “Oh sweetie! Of course not! What put that in your head?”

Lara sighed. “Just thinking about some of the girls from school. I remember Karen saying something about not understanding how boys could put this stuff in their bodies.”

Lois sat down in the chair next to Lara. “Darling, eating nothing but lettuce and judging people that like burgers and fries doesn’t make anyone more of a girl.” To illustrate her point, Lois loaded both her and Lara’s plates with sizable portions. “There’s no wrong way to be a girl, princess. You don’t have to listen to anyone else on how to eat or how to dress.”

She put a comforting hand on her daughter’s shoulder, “Think about that summer barbeque we went to, at Wayne Manor. Did you see any two women eating or acting exactly alike?”

Lara smiled at the memory. She remembered Damian’s mother, Talia, eating a black bean burger with a knife and fork. She also remembered Stephanie Brown winning the rib eating contest (Tim and Conner had been so proud).
“That’s true,” smiled Lara, and she began to dig into her pizza.

“You’re still young, sweetie. You have your whole life to figure out what kind of girl you want to be. And you are allowed to change your mind too…. In fact, let me give you an example…” She got up and walked over to the book shelf full of photo albums. She reached into the very back and brought out a small volume. Lara could see from a distance that the spine was labeled “Lois’s College Years.”

Lois brought the album over to her. “You must never tell anyone about this.” She said, voice full of solemn gravity. “I am only willing to show you this if you swear to never tell your brother what this book has hidden in it…”

“I promise!” said Lara, giving her best innocent-angel look. Lois took a deep breath and opened the book as Lara gazed inside.

The photos were all of a young woman in her late teens, or possibly early 20s, wearing a black faded-denim jacket. She had very short spiky brown hair, with the tips dyed black, and was wearing rounded, gold-framed glasses, along with a spiked collar around her neck. She had a cocky grin on her face, exaggerated by her dark eyeliner and deep red lipstick. One hand was in her pocket, while the other adjusted her glasses showing off her simple black nail polish.

Lara looked at the photos, and then looked at her mother, and then back to the photos, and back to Lois. The little Supergirl's jaw slowly dropped, as she realised who the woman in the photos was. After a brief silence, Lara finally muttered “Whoa...! Mom, you looked amazing!”

Lois smiled at her daughter, chuckling at memories brought on by the old pictures, “Are you implying that I don’t look amazing now?”

“No! No you look amazing now too!” She quickly corrected, even knowing Lois had been joking, “But it’s a different kind of amazing! You look like a totally different person! Why don’t you want me to tell anyone about this?”

She paused, trying to think of how best to explain it. “Well… Like you said, I’m a different person from the girl you see there. I tried new things, found different interests, had a bad break-up, life can change a person in all kinds of ways.” Lois sighed as she closed the book. “And sometimes when you change that much from who you were, you feel a bit embarrassed by some of the things you did back then.”

“What sort of embarrassing things did you do, mom?” she asked, trying not to smile. Grandma was full of stories to embarrass dad, but mom didn’t have many people to spill her secrets.

Lois smirked and took the picture back and put it away “Sorry princess. I can’t tell you those stories till you are older. Let’s just say me and my old girlfriend liked to cause trouble.”

This statement made Lara’s brain come to a crashing halt. Lois was starting to think it was something genetic to Kryptonians. She had walked across the room and put the album away before Lara had regained the ability to talk “You had a girlfriend!?!”

“Oh yeah, several actually.” said Lois, enjoying the look on her daughter’s face “Haven’t I ever mentioned them before?”

“...I don’t think you’ve ever brought it up...” murmured Lara.

“Well,” said Lois, taking a bite of pizza, “That’s a story for another day. Now are you gonna help me eat this food, or do I need to phone Conner?”

Lara grinned, and happily resumed eating.
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Before long, the two had finished their meal. They had saved a few slices for Clark, who was supposed to be home any minute. While they waited, Lois talked to Lara about her “coming-out” strategy.

Lara felt a lot more confident about this scenario, compared to the night in the barn. For one thing, she had plenty of asurrence that Bruce and Diana would be accepting and supportive. For another, she knew that both her dad and Kara would be there to support her and help her if anything went wrong.

With this in mind, Lara had made the decision to wear her Supergirl outfit and keep her makeup on when she would make her debut to the other heroes. It was a decision that Lois supported 100%.

When Clark finally arrived home, he was greeted by his daughter literally flying into his arms and hugging him. “Hey sweetie!” laughed Clark. “I take it you’re still up for coming with me to the Watchtower tonight?”

“Uh huh!” said Lara, confidently. “I’m all ready for my big debut! Mom even helped me with my makeup.” She floated in the air and twirled to show off her outfit. Lara was quickly discovering how much she loved twirling in her new skirt. It was made even better when she did them in mid-air,

“You want to wear your Supergirl costume?” said Clark. “I mean, I’m happy for you, and I’ll support you no matter what. But are you sure about this?”

“Don’t worry, dad!” Lara smiled. “Me and mom came up with a plan. We just need to talk to Kara first.”

“Kara?” said Clark, “What for?”

Lara landed gently on the floor as she began to talk her father through her plan. “You and Kara are the only people coming to the meeting who know I’m a girl.” explained Lara. “So you two can go on ahead and talk to the others, while I wait in the hallway. When you give me the signal, I can make my entrance!” She threw her arms out in a “ta-da” gesture to illustrate her point.

“Your entrance?” repeated Clark.

“Of course!” said Lois, entering the room and kissing her husband on the cheek. “If our little girl is going to come out to Batman and Wonder Woman, then she has to do it with style!”

Clark laughed as the two ladies adopted a back-to-back girl power pose. “Alright then!” he said. “I’ll message Kara to let her know we’re coming. We can meet up with her on the Watchtower”

“Awesome!” cheered Lara, smiling up at Lois and Clark.

As they smiled back at her, Lara couldn’t help but think about how quickly her parents had accepted her as their daughter. All of her fears about coming out had been drowned out by all the love and support that they had shown. Lara couldn’t believe how lucky she was to have them as her parents. “Mom… Dad… I just wanna say… Thank you. Thank you for supporting me and everything!”

Before Lara could say another word, both parents had knelt down and pulled her into a gigantic family-hug.
“Your mother and I are so proud of you, sweetheart!” said Clark.
“And we support you no matter what!” added Lois.

“I love you.” sniffed Lara

“We love you too.” they replied.

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A little while later, Clark had finished off the pizza and Lara had told him all about her day. She kept her promise about not telling anyone about Lois’s college photos, so she just talked about how much she enjoyed “The Little Mermaid”. Clark considered contacting Aquaman, and asking him if Lara could come and meet some real mermaids, but he decided not to bring it up yet.

As father and daughter were getting ready to leave, they got a text from Kara, saying that she would meet them up on the Watchtower. Clark read the message curiously. “Kara says she was planning to go up to the tower tonight with Donna anyways. Strange, it’s not monitor duty for either of them tonight.”

Lara shrugged. “I guess they just like spending time together.”

Kara had been friends with Donna Troy ever since she became a superhero, and they had been girlfriends for several years. This meant that the Kent family were on good terms with Donna, who often accompanied Kara when she came to visit. Lara had always enjoyed her company whenever they came to babysit.

“Are you two heading off now?” asked Lois, as she entered the room.

“Yep!” said Lara, buzzing with a mixture of excitement and nerves.

Lois had offered to accompany them to the Watchtower, but Lara had declined. She felt confident enough to not need any additional help and she didn't want Lois to overwork herself for her sake. Plus, Lara had spent the whole afternoon with her mom. Now she could spend the evening with her dad.

Lois knelt down and hugged Lara tightly. “Good luck, my little Supergirl!” She whispered in her ear.
“Thanks, mom.” said Lara, feeling a flutter in her stomach that could have either been euphoria or nerves.

“Ready, Lara?” said Clark, putting a hand on his daughter’s shoulder.
Lara smiled. “I’m ready, dad. Let’s go!”

Clark held Lara’s hand for the initial takeoff, but once they were in the air above Metropolis, Lara felt comfortable letting go. They were heading for a different teleporter this time; one of the ventilation units on the roof of the WayneTech Tower, which contained a concealed teleporter pod.

It didn’t take long to get to the tower, even for a new flyer. Clark and Lara touched down on the roof and opened up the vent. As they stepped into the pod, Clark spoke to Lara before entering the codes. “Kara’s going to meet us once we get there.” He explained. “She’s gonna meet us there alone and find a place for you to wait while we talk to the others. When you’re ready, you can make your entrance.”

Lara took a deep breath and grinned. “Time for them to meet the new Supergirl!” she said, dramatically.

Clark smiled at his daughter. “That’s my girl!” he laughed.

Lara once again felt a little flutter in her stomach, as her dad entered the code phrases, and they vanished in a flash of light.

The Justice League Watchtower was an enormous high-tech space station in orbit above the Earth. Built by combining the technology of various alien races with the most advanced space-based technology from Earth. The construction and maintenance was overseen by Wayne Enterprises and Queen Industries, as well as multiple space agencies from around the world. To top it all off, the Watchtower was protected and sustained by countless enchantments and spells, put in place by Zatana, Doctor Fate and the Amazons. To summarize, it was one of the most incredible places Lara had ever seen, and that wasn’t even considered the view that came with it.

Every window in the Watchtower showed something beautiful and amazing; the serenity of the moon, the vibrant beauty of the earth, even the calm quiet of star-studded black. No one ever forgot their first visit. As the child of Superman, Lara had already been to visit several times… but coming today as Lara Kent, and as Supergirl, it felt like her first trip all over again!

As Lara and Clark materialised in the main concourse, they were greeted by someone flying up to greet them. Lara blinked, before she recognized the figure as Kara.

Kara wasn’t wearing her usual Supergirl outfit, nor was she wearing civilian clothes. She appeared to be wearing a simple grey jumpsuit or unitard, not unlike the nanosuit that Colin had worn the other day.

This wasn’t the only difference, as she had also apparently had a haircut. She had previously had long hair that she sometimes wore in a ponytail, so both Lara and Clark were very surprised to see her with an asymmetrical pixie-bob cut, with bangs partially covering the right side of her face and with the back and sides shaved incredibly short.

“Hey, cuz! Hi, Princess!” Kara smiled, as they stared at her. “You like the new haircut?”

“Whoa!” said Lara, “You look so cool! But what’s with the outfit?”

“Is that one of the suits from the Holo-Sim room?” Clark asked.

“Oh yeah!” laughed Kara. “Me and Donna were just in there. We were using it to try out some new costume ideas. Do you wanna come and see?”

“Maybe later.” Clark laughed. “First, Lara and I have some business to attend to.” He placed a reassuring hand on Lara’s shoulder.

“Oh, of course!” said Kara. “Sorry! Busy day.” She turned to Lara and smiled. “How are you feeling, princess? ‘You feeling up for this?”

Lara took a deep breath and nodded. “I’m ready.” Though her voice was shaky.

Kara knelt down and put a hand on Lara’s other shoulder. “It’s okay to feel nervous. Just remember, your Dad and I are here for you.”

Kara looked up at her cousin. “Clark. Diana, Batman and Robin are waiting for you in the main hall. Donna’s heading up there too. Do you want to head on up there? I can bring Lara when she’s ready.”

Clark looked at Kara, and then back at Lara, and smiled. “Actually,” he said, “I want to have a talk with Lara first, if that’s okay?”

Kara stood up and smiled. “Of course!” she smiled. “I’ll let them know you’re on your way.” She turned and flew off down the corridor.

Clark sat down on a nearby bench and beckoned Lara to come and sit next to him. Lara obliged, wondering what her dad wanted to say.

“Lara.” he said, in a calming, sincere tone. “I just wanted to say how proud of you I am right now.” He smiled at her, and Lara could see tears in his eyes. “Whatever happens from here on out, I just wanted you to know that, right now, you are my daughter and I love you so much. Nothing will ever change that.”

Once again, Lara felt all of her doubts and fears vanish, to be replaced by warm feelings of love and euphoria. She hugged her father tightly. “Daddy…” she whispered, struggling to find the words. “I… I…”

“It’s okay, sweetheart.” said Clark. “I know. I love you too.”

As Lara let go, Clark stood up and offered her his hand. “So…” he said, “Is my little angel ready for her big moment?”

Lara grabbed her father’s hand and smiled. “Up, up and away.” she giggled.

Clark beamed with pride at his daughter’s use of the Super-family’s unofficial motto, before father and daughter floated up into the air, and soared off down the corridor.