"You have got to be joking" Alex said as she dropped some toiletries onto Kara's bed "This has got to be the fifth time you've unpacked that case."
"I know, I know" Kara replied as she looked down at the mountain of clothes covering her bed.
"You're not going for another two days; how many more times are you going to re-pack this case?"
"I just can't decide on what to take." Kara replied as she slumped down onto the bed. "I'm just..."
"Nervous" Alex interrupted with a smile as she began sorting through Kara's clothes.
"Guilty" Kara sadly admitted.
Alex frowned and stared back at Kara "What reason do you have to feel guilty?"
"Were still no closer to finding Jeremiah and I'm swanning off for the weekend."
Alex sat beside her sister and placed her hand over hers. "Firstly you have nothing to feel guilty about. You work hard both as Kara Danvers and as Supergirl and thanks to your uncle for sending the majority of the Fort Rozz escapees into outta space things have been pretty quiet at the DEO."
"But what about Project..."
"Don't worry about Project Cadmus. You need this break; you deserve it. Besides we've kind of hit a dead end. Taken a step back and returning refreshed will help"
"It doesn't feel going; not when Jeremiah is still out there."
Alex sighed "You mustn't think like that. You can't put your life on hold. It's not what dad would want."
"Look who's talking."
"I'm not the one with a man trying to whisk me away." Alex replied as she turned back to the case and began packing.
"Diversion alert" Kara joked "seriously Alex, when was the last time you took some time off or even went on a date?"
Alex thought for a moment "Maxwell Lord."
Kara wrinkled her nose in disgust and gave Alex a disapproving look "that just proves my point."
"It was still a date"
"The man made you eat snail eggs. Maxwell Lord has destroyed my sister's desire to date; maybe that was his plan all along." Kara joked
"Enough" Alex laughed as she threw a shirt at her sister who easily dodged it.
"I still think I should take my suit. Just in case I'm needed" Kara said as she moved towards it.
"I'm sure your cousin and the DEO can manage."
"Are you sure?" Kara asked
"I'm sure" Alex replied as she held out her hand. Kara hesitated for a moment but eventually handed over her suit.
"Promise me you will call if you need me."
"I promise" Alex replied "As long as you promise to enjoy yourself and relax."
"Deal"
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Alex left Kara's apartment and headed for the grocery store two blocks away. The evening was warm and clear so she decided to take a slow stroll to collect some essentials before heading home. Just a few people behind her, followed Luke Wilson; he watched as Alex retrieved her phone and began pressing the buttons. Luke was close now; all that separated them was a large business man dressed in a black suit, too busy shouting down his own phone to notice him slip past and take his place behind Alex. The crowd came to a stop and waited for the traffic light to indicate it was safe to cross. Luke edged closer and reached for Alex but quickly lowered his hand and looked away as she placed her phone in her back pocket. The "walk" light flashed and the crowd stepped off the side walk and began crossing the street. Luke quickly slipped something into Alex's jacket pocket, turned and walked down the opposite street away from her. He pulled out a pre-paid phone and dialled the only number saved. It rang twice before it was answered.
"It's done" Luke said as he glanced over his shoulder and watched Alex disappear from view.
"Thank you" an older man replied.
"What about the rest of my money?" Luke asked.
"I have made arrangements for your money to be delivered to the agreed destination." He replied "Remember to dispose of the phone."
"Wait" Luke quickly called down the phone "If you need anything else..."
"I won't. Destroy the phone, collect your money and forget you ever met me." The man hung up the phone and snapped it in two.
"Hello...hello" Luke stared at the phone "Damn it" he said as he snapped the phone in two and dropped it into a nearby bin. He pulled up his hood and headed to the collection point "Easiest $500 I've made" He thought to himself as a smile escaped his lips.
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Alex stood at the side of her vehicle and placed her groceries down as she searched her pockets for her keys. She frowned as her hand felt something hard before pulling out a small black device. Alex looked down at the phone and turned it over in her hand. The screen illuminated as she pressed one of the buttons. Alex looked up and down the street before returning her attention to the phone. She began flicking through the phone and found one number stored within the contacts list. Alex hesitated for a second before pressing the "Call" button.
"Agent Danvers" a man answered
"Who is this?" Alex asked
"Someone who wants' to help you bring down Project Cadmus"
Alex's heart beat quickened "What do you know about Cadmus"
"It isn't safe to discuss over the phone. I need you to meet me; only you?"
"Not happening, for all I know you could work for Cadmus."
"If you want to find your father you will meet me alone and unarmed."
Alex clenched her jaw and stared down at her reflection in the car window. All her training screamed this was a trap but her gut told her she had to follow this lead. They had been searching for Project Cadmus for almost three months and came up with nothing.
"Agent Danvers" The man called down the phone.
"I'm here" Alex replied.
"I know I haven't exactly built any trust by contacting you this way but you are hunting very powerful people. You have to believe me when I say we want the same thing." The man was almost pleading, begging for Alex to trust her.
"Ok, I will meet you." Alex finally said.
"Alone?" The man asked
"Yes." Alex replied and could almost hear Kara and Hank's reaction play out in her head.
"Thank you."
"Where should I meet you?"
"I will send you instructions. Once you have them, destroy this phone."
"How will I contact you?"
"Follow the instructions." The man said before ending the conversation.
Alex quickly pulled her keys from her pocket and unlocked her vehicle. She placed the almost forgetting bag of groceries on the passenger seat and waited. She pulled out her own phone and thought about contacting Kara and Hank but the risk of losing their only strong lead in months was too great a risk. She dropped her phone onto the passenger seat and waited. Minutes passed before the phone lit up and beeped. Alex quickly opened the message and began writing the instructions down on a scrap piece of paper. Once she was happy she had copied them correctly, she powered down the phone, snapped it in two and dropped it back onto the passenger seat. As instructed, she disconnected her vehicles GPS and powered down her own phone and headed out of the City.