Settling in for the night

Melissa and Mandy led Kara into the stadium, where she met the rest of the NCU women's athletic team survivors. In addition to Melissa and Mandy, there was Kay, a swimmer, and a close friend of Rachel's. There was also Tania, a sprinter; Tiffany, a long jumper; Brittany, a triple jumper; Aisha, a pole vaulter; and Tricia, a high jumper. They were all incredibly pretty women; even after months of struggle, they still looked great, albeit rather weary.

The entire group was shocked and starstruck upon meeting Kara, and all eagerly introduced themselves to the Kryptonian. Kara smiled, feeling a little awkward with the amount of attention she was getting from the starstuck women.

"I'm glad I can give you girls some hope -- it sounds like you girls have had it tough out here," Kara said.

"It hasn't been easy... we're surviving, though," Kay said. "It's really worn on us, though. We weren't sure how much longer we were gonna be able to hold out... but now that we've got Supergirl on our side? Well, I'm feeling a little better now."

"Glad I could help," Kara replied, smiling. "So, about your night watch...?"

The girls took her up to the observation deck of the stadium. "So we keep lookouts here and at the parking lot, and we rotate every four hours. If you need to rest or anything, just let us know--"

"Not gonna be a problem, really," Kara told her.

"You're sure? We'd hate for you to end up exhausted or something."

"Trust me, I'll be fine," Kara said reassuringly. "I'm more worried about all of you."

"We'll be fine once we can get our hands on more supplies," Mandy answered.

Kara smiled. "I'll help out with that, too. None of you need to worry -- I'll make sure you're OK."

"You have no idea how much of a relief this is, Supergirl. Tonight, Kay, Aisha and Tiff are starting out on patrol -- we'll start by pairing you with Tiff. You're cool showing Supergirl the ropes, right?" Mandy said, turning to Tiffany.

"Hell yeah," the triple jumper answered, her eyes wide and her smile matching the rest of her teammates. "This is so freaking cool."

Kara couldn't help but smile back at the excited woman. "Happy to be part of the team, Tiff. So, um, why don't we get started?"