Autumn's Autonomy (August Wind)
"Again! Again!" Little claps and cheers brought upon smiles as she pushed her niece on the swing as Rose squealed "higher higher Auntie Maggie!" Of course, this kiddo had Sawyer twisted around her finger and despite her once upon a time attitude about kids, the Captain absolutely loved this. "Higher!"
Lucy made whipping noises from her lips getting a good laugh out of Sam and Nia, who had joined the married pair in the park. Maggie looked over at her wife narrowing her eyes, then sticking out her tongue, but smirked when the next words came out of the little Kryptonian's mouth. "Turn Auntie Luvii!"
"Yeah, your turn Aunt Luvii." She laughed as Lucy walked over with Maggie slapping her ass, sitting down beside Nia. It was Sam though, that had glanced over and saw the expression on Sawyer's face. "She's such a cutie."
"Quite full of life that's for sure." Nia smiled as she took a sip of her iced tea. Sam nodded and sipped her mocha. One of their phones went off and Dreamer excused herself, leaving her seat open to Sam, who took it. The moment she was beside Maggie, she couldn't seem to shut her mouth.
"Could you imagine a kid with Lucy's eyes and your little dimples?" She had expected Sawyer to shut down the conversation, but instead Maggie nodded smiling.
"It's come up with us. I'm kinda considering it actually. We've gone to a couple of in vitro appointments, two just last month. Luce had offered to have it done to her but...I had told her I'd be up for it. She's the backup Director after all and we have enough Captains. I'm pretty sure Lena and Alex wouldn't miss my bossing around." She chuckled, unaware of the expression Sam had. Kids had been the reason her and Alex had split. Now...Maggie was willing to actually be the one carrying? "It's crazy...the doctor has said that both our genes could be added and finding a suitable male that matched her eyes wouldn't be too difficult. Ha ha, Luce said if the kid has my dimples we both are screwed."
"Higher Auntie Luvii!" Rose clapped.
"Okay Littles hang on!"
"Yay!" They watched their niece hold tight as Lucy continued to oblige little Roselyn.
"We are still up in the air if we want a boy or girl. Lucy would prefer it be a surprise ya know?"
"I get that." Sam tried not to let the tone in her voice change, but was relieved when she heard a siren close by. "Hey I am gonna.."
"Go Artemis. We'll take her back after some ice cream." Maggie smiled waving to Rose as she waved back. She saw Sam speed over and kiss the top of the little girl's head then rush off. Sawyer smirked when Lucy came over with their niece on her shoulders. "She getting heavy?"
"Nah. Wanna go for some ice cream?" They chuckled with her squeals of joy. Neither was aware of who watched from a distance, before flying off. Sam made her way to the sounds of an emergency. She had to put her head on duty, instead of what she knew would snap her wife in two..
A groan came from the mat, rolling her eyes at how she could have been suckered into yoga. Sure, she was flexible and damn near indestructible. So how...how had Lena roped her into this? Being Alex's Boss. That's how. Slamming people on the mat was her thing, not crane pose and crouching tiger which made her back hurt just watching it done. Alex looked over at her sister who was completely relaxed, to her other sister who was giving a huge grin. How Kara had even been dragged into a session, she had no clue. Danvers would find a way out of this, one way or another.
"You have to breathe Alex." Lena gave her a knowing look, seeing her Director shaking her head in protest. "This won't kill you ya know."
"I don't know..the pretzel format may leave me out of commission for a few days Boss."
"Oh c'mon Alex. It's not that bad." Kara told her sister, who glared at her.
"Since when did you start this shi.." Lena cleared her throat, which got Alex narrowing her eyes Kieran's way. "Why are we doing this again?"
"Because.." All three heard their phones go off only to hear a cheerful Skye across the hall.
"Well Grandma, that's five drops! You are buying lunch!"
"How often is Astra getting whooped by your daughter Danvers?"
"About as often as she wipes the floor with me." Alex sighed as she grabbed her phone, getting off the mat to step away and take the call that came in. "I'll be back ladies, gotta take a break from all this lame a...butt pose stuff." She heard Lena snicker and Kara sigh. Alex stepped out of the smaller gym and away from the zen music rolling her eyes. "This is Director Danvers."
"This is a collect call for, Alex Danvers. From Rebecca Mordoh. Press one to accept call. Press two to deny call." Alex's jaw dropped, but shook her shock away, contemplating her decision. Reluctant to take it, she chose to hit one and await the voice on the other line.
"Alex? Alex is that you?"
"This is Alex Danvers." When in doubt, go with professional.
"Alex? Alex it's Becky. Can you hear me alright?"
"Yeah. What's up?" She cursed her quick business mode to normal out of work tone.
"Listen, I didn't know who else to call. I was told you work for law enforcement. I seriously..I'm sorry for calling. I couldn't call my sister. You know how screwed up she got after high school." Her old campus ditch buddy sounded scared, but Alex wasn't going to cave just yet. "Look...I didn't know...I didn't know if you would pick up. Are you still living in Midvale?"
"No actually. Far from it. Where are you at?"
"National City actually. I kinda just got into town and...my bike took a dump and I fucking dropped my piece of plastic crap phone at probably two rest stops back. I didn't mean to drop a collect call on ya, but at our last reunion I remember you said that you kept your old number."
"Where are you at. Exactly?"
"Ummmm...this um, like hole in wall bar off….what street is this? Oh? Oh cool! Thanks. Guy says Maple and Seventh. Ha ha not sure I should ask but...know anyone that works on an old Indian?"
"Yeah. Me. Look...let me check with my Boss and I will head on out your way okay? Do you have like...AAA?"
"That whole premium deal, yeah. Got a garage I can drop this piece of shit in, until I can get it fixed up?"
"I'll take care of it. Stay there and I'll come get ya."
"Oh cool! Thanks Lex. See ya soon." Alex heard the line go dead and stared at her phone. This was gonna be an interesting hello again. Danvers shoved her phone into a pocket of her work out pants, making her way back to the gym to let Lena know she needed to step out. Just as she rounded the corner she could hear a slight tone of flirting and pretended to gag from the words between her sisters, only to walk in on a rather interesting yoga form.
"Should I leave you two, to your spandex and straddling swan?" Kara fell right on her ass with Lena practically landing on her face. Alex covered her eyes. "Get a room."
"Ya know Danvers, some of what is taught in yoga lead to the kamasutra." Lena laughed as her wife went beet red. "Don't worry darling we can save that for tonight's fes…"
"La la la la la...nope. Don't need to know anymore. Hey listen, I am gonna take an early lunch. A buddy of mine is in town and her bike crapped out."
"Did you forget you had the day off Alex?" Lena reminded her as she watched her sister facepalmed. "Well we will be here just.."
"I'm good not knowing. See you two. Enjoy your strike a pose crap." Alex waved as she walked towards the garage.
"I wonder who is in town?" Kara asked curiously only to see her wife giving her one of those lustrous smiles. "Lee?"
"You know….it's just...you and me and a whooooole empty gym." Kara gapped, only to hear a loud groan.
"I do NOT need to hear you two mating like rabbits in that mini workout room thanks!" They dropped their heads sighing at Ruby's announcement..
She pulled into Jeffrey's, rolling right up to her main parking spot, shutting off her bike. Despite being full of pure kryptonian rocket fuel, even flying wasn't what was needed at times. There were just some days, even nights, that taking to the streets on two wheels gave that edge which dumped all the stress off of her. Alex pulled the faub out of the key slot, sliding it into her jacket pocket after punching in her four codes then voice activating it to lock. Couldn't be too careful when it came to her babies. After some idiot crook had tried to snatch one of her rides two weeks ago, she had upped on the security just in case.
Alex slid her helmet off, then secured it with her cables, spinning the three locks in place before dismounting her bike. She looked at the neon sign and sighed. She might be practically immune to booze now, but she still was trying to refrain from the drink. Sure, nights with their family were the exception to that rule. Still, being at a bar was always a tad more difficult.
Danvers walked to the entrance and tugged open the door, careful to not use too much strength. Unfortunately, she was still getting the hang of those little quirks and her sister could only teach her so much. Alex remembered how terrified Kara was when they were younger and how she couldn't control her powers at all. Now, first hand experience made her see everything in a far new light. A sudden whistle pulled her out of her moment of reminiscing.
"Hoooo! Damn find Danvers. Shit you got the look don't ya." Alex turned around at the cocky voice and was met with a sight she had definitely not expected. Sure enough, it was her friend from high school, but much had changed since seeing her last at their reunion four years ago. Rebecca had certainly cleaned up well and with Alex's tone agent form, her friend was a prime example of what the military could do to get you fit. Her hair was no longer that dark brown, now fit with a tinge of auburn and lighter chocolate and shorter. The scrawny arms were definitely tone and the dog tags dangling from the chain around her neck were an answer all their own.
"Look what the platoon dragged in." Alex grinned as they hugged, with her friend breaking the embrace first. "Was that your ride out back?"
"That piece of shit indi? Yup. I saw the mighty fine set of tires you got. Was that a Ducati?"
"Sure is. Built that baby myself." Her old pal whistled again. "Listen, I can get a tow for ya to my garage and take a look at that if you want?"
"I can't buy ya a drink to say thanks?" Alex shook her head and motioned her out after slapping a hundred down on the counter. "Whoa! Thanks Lex."
"Keep the change Dave!" Alex waved with his tender waving back as she lead Rebecca out to the parking lot. They walked over to her bike as she made a call, only to hang up after two sentences. "Your bike will be on it's way to my garage in thirty." Alex told her as she unlocked her helmet and tossed her friend the one she had on the side. "Here." She shrugged off her jacket and riding armor vest, tossing it at the ranger. "I won't need it, trust me."
"I'll take your word for it Alex." Rebecca said, gearing up as Alex pushed the kickstand down for her. "Thanks." Danvers felt the woman climb on and settle in against her back. "Don't have um…"
"Grip the belt and hang on." Alex smirked with their helmets on as she slapped her visor down and started her baby up after putting in her codes and faub which got another whistle from her friend.
"Still riding..after all this time." The Director tapped the side of her helmet and Rebecca did the same. "Headsets?"
"Yeah. Comes in handy alot." Alex explained as she picked up speed, taking her favorite streets to roll down. "These are the best turn spots in the city."
"You live here then?"
"For a few years actually. How bout you?"
"Two years. I...just kinda needed a brief vacation. The ex and me split."
"Chris? If I am asking too many questions shut me up kay?"
"All good. No. Chris and I...old news. No. Remember Jasmine?" Alex tilted her head slightly looking back. "We were supposed to get hitched three months ago. Caught the bitch cheating on me with that drugged up sister of mine."
"I'm sorry Becca. That...that's fucked up."
"Aint it? But it's fine. Weren't you with um...Maggie?" Alex felt her heart stop, gathering her wits about her.
"Maggie and me split but, we are still really good friends. She's more like family now."
"Well that's good. Right turn up here and the second left is my place if ya wanna stop there first."
"Guess there was a reason I was heading this direction huh.." Alex chuckled as she heard Rebecca laugh then slap her on the arm.
"Oh shut it Danvers." They both laughed as her friend pointed to the second apartment and she pulled into the empty parking spot, turning off the bike. "Give me ten and I will...Alex?" Rebecca dismounted then came around to face her friend. "Alex?" She felt worry take hold when Danvers hadn't responded yet. "Hey..hey. Alex? Al...ALEX?!" One moment Alex was on the seat and next she had fell to the side with her bike falling with her. "ALEX!"
She pushed the bike off of her and pulled the Director over to the curb, resting her onto her back as she carefully removed the helmet then searched her pocket for a phone or wallet. She found one and searched for some sort of emergency contact card or slip. Rebecca found one single card, but before she could grab her phone to dial the number, a figure dropped down before her causing her to jump slightly. "My friend..she...she fainted!"
"Alex.." Sam rushed over and knelt down, fear taking hold as she saw blood dribbling down her wife's chin. "Alex…" She hadn't even realized her eyes had begun to glow, looking up at the woman who had been practically holding her wife's unconscious body. "Who...are...you.."
"A friend of hers. She um...I had called her and she came to pick me up cause my bike crapped out and...she was bringing me to my place and...she just collapsed. Can you help her? Do you...do you...know her?" Sam attempted to calm herself, but her cool collected demeanor ended the moment she saw her wife on the ground, in the arms of another woman.
"She...is..MY wife!" Sam sized up this bitch, listening to her racing pulse with her heart pounding in her chest.
"You're...you're Maggie?" Just the name shook Sam far harder than it should have. Yet she couldn't help that feeling that came over her, by just a name..
"No." Sam stated and tapped the piece in her ear. "Skye? Skye baby, it's Artemis. Listen. Listen. See you shortly." She looked at this woman who looked clearly distraught. "Did she sound...off at all?"
"N...no. She sounded fine when she picked me up at the bar. She didn't seem to be ill or anything when she brought me home." Sam pushed back the glow after she had seen the reflection in her wife's visor, of her burning reds. "Is she gonna be.."
"Mom? MOM!" Ruby flew right over assessing the situation. "Mom...what happened?"
"This is Alex's friend.."
"Rebecca. Um...Alex and I went to school together and she was just picking me up because my bike broke down and I didn't know who else to call and she had just picked me up from the bar and brought me.." Ruby's eyes instantly lit up blood red fires. "What the.."
"Astra Skye.." Artemis warned, itching to interrogate the bitch later. "Take her." Ruby slid her arms under her other mom's body hoisting her up easily.
"Wait! Where are you…"
"Pil Zhed." Sam told her as her daughter took off with Alex quickly. The minute they were out of sight, she turned to tower over this woman in a sheer show of power. "Ta Kehp Rrip Kaop."
"Wha...what?" Rebecca wasn't sure who this woman was, but this wasn't someone she trusted much to take care of her friend.
"What...have...YOU...done?"
"Don't threaten me! You claim to be my friend's wife, but you are threatening me!" Sam sized her up even more then tapped her com twice. "Lena?"
"Ruby just got here with her Sam. What happened?"
"I've got someone I am bringing with me. Call the rest of the gang." Artemis let the glow return to her eyes, snatched the woman up and took off into the sky with her screaming at her. She could care less about the frantic attitude at the moment. All that mattered was her wife and why...she was ill…
Lucy held Rose in her arms, rushing down the hall with Maggie at her side. Nia was hot on their tails, with Lena and Kara running up to them from the other side. Ruby had set the Director down on the med table, quickly warping into scrubs with gloves on by the time Amelia and Jackie had made their way over. Astra had flown up to the group and immediately her niece reached for her hand. One look into Kara's shaking blues and she knew how much this was killing her to see.
Jehna had flown in with Sam who had a firm grip on a woman none of them recognized, until Kara saw her.
"Rebecca?" She gasped and nodding to Artemis, the woman ran over to where she was standing. "What are you.."
"You are the one Alex was on the phone with?" Lena remained in CEO businesswoman mode, keeping her emeralds locked with a set of shivering baby blues. It was then she noticed the tags around the woman's neck. She flicked her gaze into orbs that had steeled at the size up.
"I don't know who the fuck you people are, but that is my friend that one of you flew off with!" Rebecca snarled only to have the woman who had kidnapped her, walk over with glowing red eyes again. "Back off bitch.."
"Artemis." Maggie called, grateful Sam had listened to her. But if this person thought she had come to pull her ex's wife back, she was deadly wrong. Sawyer walked right over, showing the full authority end of her Captain status, stepping directly into this broad's personal space looking up into her eyes. She wasn't much taller than Maggie and with her boots on, but rather close in height. She slipped the emotionless mask over her face, keeping her chocolate brown orbs dead on the blues she noticed shaking. "See these people around us?"
"Yes."
"These people are...Alex's...family. So, tell me what happened."
"..And you are?"
"Someone who can drop your ranger ass rather quickly. Captain Sawyer. Maggie Sawyer."
"So you were the girlfriend Alex broke up with?" Sam was about to step closer, but Maggie held up her hand to keep her back. "I don't take kindly to threats here, from any of you."
"Can I get your name please, if you don't mind." Lena continued her firm business like tone.
"Staff Sergeant Rebecca Mordoh." She spoke, with one hand on her tags as she switched her own emotions off. "Now...tell me...how...MY friend is."
"My name is AOD Director Luvrii. I understand your concern, but trust me when I say that Director Danvers is in the best care here. If you could go over details with me Staff Sergeant, it would really help." Lucy lead the woman away from their group of glares sent the soldier's way. If anyone understood the stripes, it was her.
Maggie waited until the two weren't in ear shot then looked at Sam, searching for answers. However, one look in the kryptonian's eyes warranted no other news which wasn't good either. What the hell had happened to Alex..
Hamilton removed her gloves, with Mendoza following suit as both stripped away the scrubs, two grim expressions along their faces. They watched the most experienced of them, the youngest of them, step out with a heavy sigh. Ruby looked at the two doctors and felt a sheer tinge of helplessness. But she knew if she let that show when she walked out to the others, it could do more harm than good. So instead..she switched out for another pair of scrubs, snatched another pair of gloves and went back into the exam room.
Ruby heard the weak gasp, enough to warrant all of her attention. She adjusted the mask over her other mom's face, ensuring fresh air was pumping correctly for Alex. A set of chestnut hues came into view for her and she met them with her hazel green ones.
"Just keep breathing Mom. Slow deep breaths okay?"
"Wh..wha...hap.." Alex could barely speak, far too weak to get just those few words out.
"Your ring Mom." She told her as she took one of her hands. 'Rube...happ...wha..happen..' "Do you remember going to see your friend? Picking her up at the bar?" Alex nodded slightly. "Do you remember taking her back to her place?" Ruby's worry grew when the Director shook her head. "You collapsed in the parking lot by her apartment. She apparently lifted your bike off you when you fell. She set you on your back and she told me she almost called 911." 'I...coll..apsed?' "Yes. How do you feel?"
Alex wished it was that simple to answer, but honestly she felt terrible. The sun lamps were on but her body lacked any strength. She shut her eyes then reopened them. 'I can't.. can't..f...feel the..lamps Rubes. Why...wh...why can't I..feel them..?' Skye wasn't sure what answer to give but it was Lucy who came in with scrubs on and a tablet in hand.
"You need to see this." She told Ruby, handing her the device with nervous trembling hands. The kryptonian took it and felt as if someone had struck her so hard she shattered into shards of desperation. "Her cells are degenerating. The lamps, even pure sunlight...won't help."
"How?" Skye was floored by the news. "How?"
"I don't know. Kara and Jehna are coming in right now. Lena is going over the charts. We will figure this out." Both watched the two kryptonians step in, fear on one's face and stomach turning concern on the other's. "Lena and I will keep working at it." Lucy told her and left her the tablet.
"Alex? Alex.." Kara quickly stepped to her sister's side, taking one of her hands just as Ruby had. Jehna however, asked for the tablet. Skye kept her eyes locked on Jhune's and searched for some hope, that she prayed to Rao for.
"The kryptonian cells in her are deteriorating way too fast. It's as if she never had them to begin with. I've never seen something like this." She glanced at Kara who was sniffling. "Another blood transfusion?"
"Kara can't do it again. I can't either. Can..can you?" Jehna met Ruby's gaze, with theirs remaining locked in place. 'I can't do it, can I?' She asked her aunt. 'I'm not sure. Mine may be too much for her to handle. Mine bears more than just kryptonian Ruby. Do you want to try yours?' Skye broke the contact first, releasing her aunt's wrist and ending the psychic link. "We can try mine." Ruby sat on the stool and held out her arm to Jehna. "Hang on." She removed the bracelet that kept her immune and started pumping her fist to pop a vein up.
"Mine won't do anything?" Kara asked, watching as her niece cringed with the needle going into her skin. Cerulean hues kept her eyes on the tubes being filled with Ruby's life essence.
"We don't think so." She told her other aunt. "We are gonna test the sample Amelia drew from her earlier. You gotta stay calm Aunt Kara. I need you to keep calm for me. For her."
"I can do that." Kara wasn't going to leave her sister's side, despite how scared she was. A slight squeeze caught her attention and she turned her head to warm browns looking at her. "Hey sis." Kara smiled, trying to sound strong but breaking inside. "We are gonna make you better."
"K...Kar." Alex muttered, attempting to move any part of her body but failing to do so. 'Talk to me sis. If...if I can..communicate this way..okay?' Kara nodded and held onto her sister's hand a little tighter. 'Ruby is gonna see if her blood will help you. Mine can't and...we aren't sure what Jehna's would do. We will figure it out sis. One way or another.'
"Kara." Jehna called to her, with the blonde flicking her gaze her way. "We have a problem." She knew there was no way she could separate the sisters at the moment but it had to be done. Kara looked back down at Alex, reluctantly letting her hand go as she walked over to them. "Her blood won't take. Mine either."
"What?" Their kryptonian cells shouldn't be breaking down the way Alex's were. "What are you saying?"
"The lamps aren't working. We can try something else though." Ruby stepped away and went to the cabinet, putting in her codes then unlocking it with the key on her belt clip. Once open, she reached for the jar and unscrewed the top. "We can try the sun caps and see if they help. Unless you wanna try your liquid form Aunt Jehna."
"Do...it.." The three of them turned their heads at the weak response.
"Are you sure?" Ruby wanted a full confirmation. One nod gave it. "Okay. We are gonna try a sun capsule first. We can't put it through the IV. Will you be okay if we put you upright?" Another nod and she went right back over to adjust the padded table. The moment the Director was upright, Ruby removed the mask. "How's your breathing?"
"Better." Alex told her, gaining back her voice some. "Give me water. Straw too." Jehna tossed Ruby one of the water bottles from the cabinet with her niece catching it. Skye snatched a straw from the top left drawer and held one of the capsules in her hand. "Hold the thing for me?"
"Sure." Ruby waited until Alex opened her mouth and placed the capsule on her tongue. She unscrewed the cap and slipped the straw into it. "Here." Alex put her lips around the straw and took a couple long sips then shot her head back to swallow what was in her mouth. She took a few more long sips then let the straw go putting her head back. "I'm gonna put you down some okay?"
"Yeah." Alex felt the backrest lower a bit and tapped her fingers twice signalling when to stop. "Draw blood when you need to." She heard sniffling and noticed her sister coming over with a stool. "Rubes, let your Mom know it's gonna be okay. Go ahead. Take Jehna with you okay?"
Kara watched them leave, scooting closer to her sister and running her thumb over Alex's knuckles. "What you thinking sis?"
"I had hoped when..I did that, that you would be alright. Have you been spending time under the lamps."
"It's been sunny out Kar." Alex countered.
"Are you eating enough?"
"Really? This is me, sis. You and I both know our appetite gets sated. Far too much and thank Lena for the restaurants she bought." Alex put her head back again, looking up at the ceiling only for her eyelids to slip down far too exhausted to fight the need for sleep.
"Rest Lexy." Kara softly spoke even when she heard two other heartbeats enter the room. She knew already who they belonged to. "Lee. Ruby."
"Kara." Lena waited to get any response. "Kara." Still, her wife did not budge.
"Supergirl." Ruby called firmly and this time her aunt turned her head. "We need to talk."
"I'll stay with her." Maggie came in, with Sam holding the door open for her. Kara looked at them all then to her sister, stepping out with her wife and niece. Sawyer made her way over to her ex's side after hearing the door shut. "Alex." She slid her hand into one of Danvers' and did just what Kara had, stroking her knuckles. Maggie held one hand over her own stomach, looking at Alex's face with such a deep conviction. "You gotta be okay Danvers. You are too much of a badass to lay down and take this."
"M..Mags.." Alex whispered, as a smile slid along her lips by just one little name. It wasn't little to Maggie. It was something special between them, long since past. The Captain knew this was territory they shouldn't be venturing into, but that ship had sailed. Sawyer thought about that one moment, she couldn't help but regret..
'All through the night..
I'll be awake,
And I'll be with you.
All through the night…
This precious time when time is new..
Ohhh…
All through the night today…
Knowing that we feel the same..without saying..'
Two shared swigs of their favorite, joined by a song that she had chosen in that moment. Their hands linked together and for a moment, just one moment, they were a couple in passionate love through laughter, a dance and that one sweet kiss…
'We have no past..
We won't reach back..
Keep with me forward all through the night..
And once we start..the meter clicks,
And it goes running all through the night..
Until it ends,
There is no end….'
She hadn't even realized she had unlocked her ex's phone, scrolled through the playlists and found that very same song. The song she had played, the last time..they had made love. But the moment the lyrics came through, the hand in Maggie's own slipped their fingers between hers. She made the mistake of looking away from Alex's phone, meeting the beautiful browns she had once fell in love with. Unable to say anything and ready to stop the song, two words pushed through stopping her. "Play it." Maggie nodded and let the lyrics fill both their ears. They just kept their gazes on the other, holding hands as the song continued and tugged them back to that day in Alex's bigger place. It was the place that they were going to live together in, share their vows in and make love every night in.
Were they burning each other again? Just by one...one single song? Were they treading into the forbidden, by listening to the lyrics that they had heard with no other? The final song, that neither of them had listened to since that day. Alex nor Maggie knew that though, but still subconsciously they had sought it out. Then Sawyer put her forehead against Danvers and in that very special moment, unaware of who watched, the Director swallowed hard and opened her eyes to meet the Captain's. "You're...pregnant."
Maggie couldn't pull back, couldn't move. She was helpless and when Alex had said it, she felt her heart crack for some reason. This had been the reason that they had split. Her ex had wanted kids. She had been against it. Now, she was carrying and dammit Danvers had heard a heartbeat. Suddenly, tears ran down both their faces even with their foreheads still pressed together. She had tossed Alex away, for what she now believed in.
They both looked on, from above at the observation deck. Neither Sam nor Lucy could pull their eyes off the two, the two that were theirs by the rings they wore. The Co Director was about to say something but her company said it first.
"Alex had wanted kids. Maggie hadn't. Now she does. Now she's carrying one." Sam struggled to get out but forced the conversation forward.
"I had been told what made them split. When we had discussed our future and family and...we watched Rose more and more, I don't know.." Lucy was being honest. "One day we both looked at each other and said yes. Maggie had told me that she had mentioned it to you. She also told me how tense you got."
"She saw that. Dammit." Sam had thought she had skated by without detection but apparently that hadn't been the case. "Lucy, I love Alex. She completes me."
"I love Maggie and she does the same for me." They watched and waited, wondering if either in the room would act on what was happening. But it wasn't the reaction they had thought..
"Danvers.." Sawyer couldn't shut off the tears and then she felt her hand let go of. She opened her eyes and was met with closed ones. Pulling back she saw the mask without emotion on her ex fiance's face. "Alex.."
"Please leave Maggie." The Director said, her voice void of everything but a professional tone. "I need..you to step out of the room Captain." Maggie set her Boss' phone besider her hand and stood up, walking right out of the room. Alex waited until she was gone and grabbed her phone, finding the song once more pressing play. She opened her watered up eyes, holding the object to her chest and just letting the rivers run down. 'Maggie..'
"Danvers?" She pushed the door open and ran over to Alex's bedside. "What.." Brown on brown and Maggie closed the distance. "Alex.." 'Please Ally..please don't hate me. I can't see that pain in your eyes again.' Then that empty expression fell away and Sawyer felt her hand grabbed as she was pulled closer to the one that still held that inhuman strength. 'Please Alex...I can't take you hating me.'
"Mags. I could...never...hate you.." Alex told her, then pulled her down so their faces met once more. She set the phone on the tray beside them. "Please Mags.." 'Don't hate me..'
"Never.." Maggie told her and without any way to fight what was there, their lips met for the first time in years. One kiss and that song, those memories, flooded back into their minds until all they could think about was the other. They knew they were married, they knew that kids were a part of things. But they couldn't pull away and both found they didn't want to either.
One moment they were lost only to be found. One moment they were apart and now joined in something special. Time seemed to still and that soft kiss deepened. Before they knew it hands were on the side of Sawyer's head, fingers clenched to her hair as she slid one hand into Danvers' short locks, resting her other hand on Alex's lower back. They couldn't break the connection they had long since tried to remove. They tried, but just didn't have it in them to fight what was there.
Maggie gasped when Alex pulled her onto the bed and over her lap, which she now straddled. It wasn't about sex, it was something so much more. Something they both had pushed away, locked in a box but there was nothing holding the lid shut now. Everything crashed over them and between the whispers of names in their minds to one another and the sweet melody of them moaned from a hungry kiss, they just couldn't stop. The song played again, accidentally set on repeat one versus all.
The Captain knew that the Director wasn't well, so why why were they doing this? Why could they not pull away and why now? So many questions but there were no real answers when they were too consumed by days of long lost love past..
"Are you two going to stop them?" Ruby asked as she walked into the observation deck, seeing her mom and aunt looking down at the two embraced in pure passion. "Mom.."
"We can't Ruby." Lucy spoke up. "Deep down, I wasn't number one on her mind or heart. Just like Sam wasn't the first on Alex's. We love them, with all our hearts."
"Hey guys...I found...found.." Lena stopped dead in her tracks when she saw what the three of them had been watching. "Isn't that.."
"What did you discover Aunt Lena?" Ruby forced her gaze away, too hurt by what she had witnessed.
"Aren't you two gonna, I don't know..stop them?" Kieran didn't understand the hesitance. She was ready to go pound on the glass until she heard someone else's voice..
"Oh...my...Rao." Kara had sped into the room a little too quickly only to see Maggie sitting on her sister and their lips crushed together. Quickly, both pulled apart but instead of shoving Sawyer off, Alex held onto her. "You….your wives.." She pointed to the deck eliciting gasps from the two long lost lovers. "Dare I ask?"
"Shit." They both cursed, unable to look their partners in the eye.
"What is it Little Danvers.." Maggie muttered.
"Lena found something." Kara looked up at her wife, but found no one there. Then she heard the door and finally the sounds of footsteps. "Hey babe."
"So we found the anomalies and worked through several theories. We think we know why you can't hold any solar cells, like Aunt Kara and Aunt Jehna are able to." Ruby couldn't keep eye contact with her other mom right now. "You are losing your kryptonian strength." She told her then walked out.
"Wait wait wait...what?" She went to hang onto her ex tighter but Maggie had slid off of her and out of the room. Alex wanted to call out to her, but figured it wasn't the right moment for that favor. She watched as her sister left the room too. Danvers shut her eyes, awaiting the lashing out at her. It didn't come and instead, more news warranting a whole other set of thoughts.
"Alex...you are losing your kryptonian side." Lena explained. The Director felt the air punched out of her lungs by the vocal blow.
"We are still running down the list of reasons, but yes. For some reason your body isn't absorbing anything from the lamps, actually sunlight, or the sun caps. Absolutely no solar radiation. You are pretty much all human now. If you want us to keep checking, we can." Sam spoke with a calm, collected tone. She wasn't going to go off on her wife for what she had saw. That wouldn't get any of them anywhere. That conversation could wait. Luckily her and Lucy were on the same page when it came to the subject. Her daughter however….not so much..
She kicked and thrashed to no avail, struggling at what was over her face with a firm hand holding it in place. The more she tried to get free, the quicker what was on the rag filled the little air she had left, pushing the chemical into her faster. Her vision grew dim and she knew the fight was leaving her body. Blackness took hold and her frame slumped in her attacker's arms.
"I expected more of a fight from both of you." She smirked, turning to see the younger woman on the ground, with an oxygen mask over her face. The chemical compound continued flowing through the mask, keeping the kryptonian unconscious. "Far too easy to dope you and dear sweet Alex up enough for you two to act like a couple horny teenagers. Pity those pesky feelings kept you both from jumping each other's bones though. I would have paid to see that."
She sure as hell didn't expect her dear old friend to answer but just as well, sweet stunning Danvers was such a perfect little mark. Once Rebecca had discovered who Kara really was, her gears had really began turning to the point they just couldn't stop. With her PhD in Chemistry, along with two other degrees in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology, it was a breeze to turn things to her own wants and desires.
Then dear sweet Alexandra had shown up all hot and sexy at their reunion and it was far too good to pass up an opportunity. Finding out that she did in fact swing for the same team, then the news of the cop girlfriend, lead to a little side convo with her school yard pal. Becca moved to National City shortly after and learned all about the crime fighting armored gang and watched each clip until she could gain enough knowledge on each of them. Then there was the tapes of a much faster agent and the removal of the mask, learning that some new additions had been given to her little crush.
Now, she had turned the ex into a traitor and pushed the kid to a bit of anger. None of them were aware of their two angels dumped in the back of one of their agent issued vehicles. No one had suspected the chips set offline. Too easy scans and both trackers in the duo had been disrupted. Her military training had come in handy and one little sign out to the gatekeeper and she was well on her way. One push to separate a family? Check. Two captives for her own little plans? Check. Becca's motives to lure Alex into her clutches? Priceless..
Lucy growled at the vending machine when the blasted thing ate eight of her quarters then another two dollars, without giving her the cherry coke and snickers bar. She resorted to violence and kicked the thing twice. The bottle thumped down, the candy bar taunted her.
"Mother fucking piece of shit coin sucking crap on four legs!" She kicked it again only for Kara to walk over, tap the thing twice knocking down what she had fought for. Instead of the Co Director getting it, Supergirl did then handed it to her.
"Going all Mike Tyson on me. You look a bit hangry. Here have a snickers." Lucy grabbed it out of her friend slash sister's hand and grumbled. "I need you to listen to me, because I usually don't go all serious on things." The old Major glanced up as she sat down ripping open the package. "Lena found something strange in Alex's tox screen when she drew blood again. Sam noticed it right off the bat from her study in Pharmaceuticals."
"What do you mean?" The both heard one clear their throat as Sam came waltzing over.
"This." She handed the Co Director the tox screen results. Lucy's eyes widened then looked at Sam then Kara. "Cocaine?"
"Not just any batch. Something cooked up and from the looks of it, strong enough that one touch and one inhalation and they'd be spiked. Alex said that when she went to put her helmet on she felt a little off and didn't pay any heed to it. She also said that..well she felt a slight bit of an adrenaline rush. When, Maggie and her were touching, she saw her rub her face and especially her eyes. We think that because of their...prior feelings that it could have pushed back the effects."
"So their love for one another is what made the symptoms calm?" Lucy was trying to wrap her head around the whole thing.
"Look, we both saw them lip locking and that was difficult. But..it may have helped them fight what they were drugged with. Lena is checking Alex for any skin marks. Wanna come back and help?" The Co Director stood up then handed Artemis the other half of her candy bar. "Trying to tell me I'm hangry too?"
"Figure your never to have a fast ass 'you suck' metabolism could use it." Lucy smirked and followed them toward the exam room only to hear a slur of profanity leaving Danvers' mouth. "Whoa whoa whoa..what happened?" She took in the sight, with Kara and Sam stopping at her sides.
"Could use some help.." Lena struggled as she got one strap over Alex's chest and arms with Kara and Sam springing to action and getting them around her wrists. "I could care less if she kicks."
"FAHTUL KHAP! UGEM!" Alex growled, fighting tooth and nail at the restraints. Lucy ran over to the panel, flung the door open to it and flicked on the red sun lamps. With them glowing, Sam and Kara felt their strength lessening, Alex's too.
"FAHTUL KHAP ZHAV! UGEM!" None of them had seen this kind of rage from Danvers before and even with her powers dampened her eyes were still glowing amber. Luckily, she couldn't use any heat vision. Lucy held down Alex's legs at the ankles just in case the Director could find a way to get loose. The watched Lena run over to one of the cabinets. "FAHTUL KHAP TABRREHT UGEM!"
"Is she cussing in kryptonese?"
"She is wanting...fuck babe..she is wanting usto let her go. I didn't know she knew the word for fuck. Guess you learn something everyday." Sam told them. "What the HELL is in her! This isn't no street drug! I thought...I thought...she had lost all her strength!"
"Got it!" Lena yelled, with results coming back from the swaps she had used on Alex's hands, wrists and face. "I've got the compound. We..we gotta sedate her...for now."
"That's gonna go over well. She's gonna be fuming pissed when she wakes up." Sam grumbled and saw a syringe at her wife's IV line. "When did you.."
"Before she went ape shit." Lena explained and pushed the plunger down as the sedative entered the line. "Gonna take a little nap Director." The swear choices died down and with it, Alex's body relaxed. Kieran waited and slid the BP cuff back onto Danvers' arm. "Let's see her numbers."
"Who did this?" Kara asked, watching the vitals show. She heard the door open and saw Jehna run in only to look down at her sister and then dash over to the panel, keeping on the lamps over Alex. "Who…" Her eyes lit up with blue fires, darkening to the point they matched Jehna's own. "Who..DID...THIS?!" Sam glanced over at her sister, stepping back so she could move out of the red lights, walking over to her. Her eyes instantly shifted to blood fires.
"We will find out." Artemis nodded to Jhune who took her place at Phoenix's side. "Stay with them and call Nia and J'onn. I don't want little Rose leaving Dreamer's place."
"Be careful love." Lena told her wife. "Both of you." The two kryptonians flew right out and made haste to the balcony of the AOD. Before any agent could ask, they had shot out from the open skylight and into the sky. Supergirl tapped her com with Artemis doing the same.
"Skye?" Sam spoke first and both noticed Astra joining in their hunt. "Mom.."
"I'm here to help. What's going on?" The distraught expression worried her too.
"Astra Skye...Skye? Skye talk to me." Kara said, with a tad more volume. She looked at her aunt then sister and back to her aunt. "Can either of you...hear her? Can you pick up her heartbeat?"
"Hey guys! Maggie is missing too!" All three kryptonians froze in mid air. "Guys?"
"We hear you. Oh! Their trackers!" Kara yelled with a couple groans from the other end. "Sorry. What about their trackers.."
"They aren't showing up. Supergirl…"
"We will find them." Astra told not only those on the other end of the coms, but her daughter and niece. "We will find them.."
"Let's split up then. Moment either of you pick anything up...we phone in."
"Got it." Kara and Astra said as the three of them flew off in different directions. One way or another they were going to find..them...