I do not own Supergirl, this was written for the fans to enjoy only.
The following is an idea I got, if enough readers want to find out what lead to this point, I'll post it.
Index finger is resting on the side of the rifle, eyes scanning down the hall, flickering lights overhead, the sound of smooth moving, stealthy footsteps moving right behind her. Approaching the first door on the right, Alex motions for a couple of agents to check it out.
Continuing down the hallway, she hears the other team she sent into the one room already leaving it. Nothing special over there she figures, a hallway branches off to the left, it feels cool and damp here. Examining the area, Alex sees there is one last door down this hallway and motions for a group of four to go down the hallway branching off and three join her.
Standing at the ready to the door where are you Kara? Alex wonders, glancing at one of the agents with her, she gives a firm nod. The door is opened and she moves in first followed by two of the agents, one staying at the door to watch their backs.
As she enters she moves around a large mesh box for a machine for the building, careful with her steps to not make a lot of noise. Her line of sight finally passes by the large mesh box to see a figure hanging from the ceiling, she hears a click from behind and the few lights that work in the room turn on. Her eyes widen as one of the lights illuminates the figure and her heart skips a beat in her chest, Kara hanging by her wrists, her head bent so her chin is resting on her chest, hair is covering her face.
Her powers drained, Lillian Luthor had made her point to have Supergirl know what it feels like to be human, and tortured her for information. She has no idea of how long she's been Cadmus's prisoner, going from her cell to hanging from the ceiling, but she knows how it feels to be broken, her body radiating pain. So consumed with preparing herself for her next chat with Lillian and gathering up her strength, thinking of her sister. How strong Alex is to keep herself going, hoping she'll find her.
Alex fights to keep herself composed as she nears Kara, keeping her hands from shaking, as she gets closer she sees highlights of red around her wrists, that her blue suit has cuts and dark marks from blood. Her eyes travel up to her sisters covered face, she clenches her jaw to stop it from trembling in sadness of what she's about to see.
"K-" Alex starts but her voice comes up short, swallowing she tries again as she lowers her gun, "Kara?" she whispers, but her little sister doesn't respond. "Kara?" Alex tries again more firmly.
I don't know how much longer I can hold out like this… I can't keep waiting for my powers to return… it could be days and I have no idea of how many have passed. Everywhere I've been there's no windows… Alex… I need you. I don't know how much more of this I can take a tear escapes her left closed eye as Alex reaches up and gently moves away a lock of hair from Kara's face. The light illuminating her pale, bruised and cut face to Alex.
Alex keeps herself from slapping her free hand to her mouth, works to keep herself stoic as she knows the other agents are watching her back and watching her with Supergirl. Pursing her lips she gently presses her right hand to caress Kara's left cheek.
Having grown used to a set of firm hands that would grip her chin harshly, the same hand that would back hand or slap her for her retorts at the older woman. To feel a warm hand touch her cheek brings her out of her thoughts, her whole body flinches, and her instinct to melt into the caress despite the fact that cheek hurts at the touch. She feels care behind the gesture, something she hasn't received once since being here.
Kara opens her eyes slowly, seeing Alex standing there before her. Sadness, relief and love is written in her eyes and all over her face. "Kara? I'm here to take you home," Alex says softly, to try and comfort her sister. She then watches as fresh tears slip down from Kara's eyes and down her cheeks, her body shudders but Kara shakes her head.
"Y-You can't be here Alex…" Kara says as she recalls what happened last and her eyes go wide in fear. Alex watches her concerned and looks around the room as though expecting to be jumped by someone, as the rest of her team comes to their room. Kara closes her eyes, bending her head, "I didn't know she was in the room," she continues in a broken voice, Alex looks back at her. "I accidentally said your name… just that I needed you Alex… then she said thank you," she opens her eyes, fresh tears welling up in them.
To see her little sister so scared for her, badly beaten, obvious signs of torture and the fear in them now for her own safety Alex reaches up and caresses her face again. Looking her in the eye, determination and love in them. "Kara I'm not here due to a message from Cadmus, it was thanks to two people on our side that we are here to save you. I'm bringing you home."
In the background one of the men is calling for a medical team to come, another comes around to move behind Kara and examine the cuffs holding her wrists. He takes out his handgun and looks at Alex, "be ready to catch her," he warns, having a feeling that Supergirl won't be able to stand on her own.
Stepping up, Alex moves her rifle to rest behind her on its sling; she scoops Kara's legs at the knees in her left arm and watches Kara fight to keep from making sounds of pain. He fires and the rest of Supergirl falls into Alex's right arm, letting out a yelp, breathing through clenched teeth as Alex holds her close, but trying not to squeeze too tightly for fear of broken ribs. She watches as the usually bubbly, optimistic face of her little sister is now contorted in pain and feels her heart wrench.
I'm going to get you for this Lillian Luthor, if it's the last thing I do.
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