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Before you read this! It is not my intention to make this a story, it is just my imagination picturing how Cadmus would be willing to trade Jeremiah's freedom. I wrote it and I was not sure about sharing it because if I didn't plan a story, who would be interested in reading it? However, even if it is a one-shot, I wanna share it because I am pretty sure we all wonder what will happen in future episodes. If you decide to read it, I hope you enjoy it! :D
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Chapter 1: One has to stay.
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"I am a scientist. You know how this works, Kara Zor-El." Lillian Luthor's voice echoes in the room. Her eyes analyzing any reaction from the Kryptonian standing in front of her. "Our project needs a subject; therefore, one has to stay."
How did all of them end up in that position? Behind the hard women who was supposed to be imprisoned, two guards on each of her sides, holding Jeremiah and Alexandra Danvers. The tip of handguns pressed on both their heads. Short breaths are the only sounds. Everyone is tense.
"Choose one." Lillian says with indifference, as if asking someone for an ice cream flavor.
The three of them are exhausted, the light on their heads reflected on their wet foreheads; Kara's fists clenched, she can not take her eyes off the blood on the surface of Jeremiah's split lip, neither from Alex's tiny cut on her right temple, a red line falling down from it. Why are they bleeding? I can't handle seeing them hurt.
Supergirl has not turned around to look over her shoulder, but she knows there are two more guards behind her, she can hear them, their heartbeats.
"Take Alex with you, both of you, go home... ah!" The guard kicks Jeremiah's back, making him fall on his face; then he picks him up again.
"No!" Alex tries to break free but fails at it.
"Stop!" Kara starts to panic "Why are you doing this? They are human…"
"They are traitors." Lillian interrupts with a hard voice. Out of nowhere, her features relax a bit, showing off her lecture about her favorite subject of conversation "They are traitors because of you. You and your kind have played with our hospitality. Everything you brought was crime, more aliens, and misery. Look at them…" She opens both her arms to point father and daughter. "The Danvers family. Hardworking parents, a smart girl; a remarkable and happy family…" Her sight is poisonous again "…until you passed by their doorstep."
"Don't listen to her, Ka…" Jeremiah tries to speak one more time, but the guard holding him twists his arm on his back, making him cry in pain.
"Dad!" Alex struggles against her holder too.
"If any of them speak again, shoot them." The head of Cadmus commands.
For the first time, even while having her powers, Kara feels cold. It is an awful feeling that goes from the top of her head, through her spine, and ends at her toes. They are trapped and she has to make a decision.
"Ironic, isn't?" Lillian has not taken her sight from Supergirl. "You cut this family years ago, and now you have to cut it one more time. That's cruel considering the favor they did to you. Now you see who the problem really is?"
Kara says nothing. Her thoughts are focused on her foster dad and her sister. This is not fair. It had been so difficult to be reunited, and now they have to be separated again. She will not let Alex be torn apart twice. Eliza won't endure that a second time either. Jeremiah deserves to be free. Her eyes capture Alex's gaze, there is fear and frustration written in them, Kara knows her mind is running too. Tears are a thread trying to scape Kara's eyes, but she holds them back, swallows the lump in her throat.
"They gave you a home, shared their space, gave you food, a bed to sleep, they adapted their lives around you and yet, young or not you had powers but you let them take Jeremiah away." Lillian Luthor continues with her speech. "You don't deserve to hold the Danvers surname. You will never give back Alexandra or Eliza the joy of those years missed because Jeremiah wasn't there… he should have been there, where he belongs, next to his family; not you, a mere intruder in their house. You know it's true. That is what has brought you nightmares. Deep down, that truth kills you." She offers a slight smile with arrogance imprinted on it. Enjoying being on the first row to watch a Kryptonian's broken face. Admiring the power of her own words. "Krypton is gone, so are your relatives; you should have died too, I am sure you wished that more than once. You try to buy your presence in this planet by 'helping' us, but we both know you don't belong to Earth, you have no home. You must have tried so hard to convince yourself that this was your new home, but you only brought sorrow to those who tried to help you. You should be ashamed of what you have caused. That is your legacy of misery. You survived alongside floating trash from your home planet, but trash will always be trash." She pauses, not blinking, not moving; simply watching. "Have you made your decision already, Kryptonian? Who stays?"
That evil woman was not the only one watching Kara. Alex's heart breaks when she sees how every word is a spike in her little sister's heart. As words are spoken, the agent finds it hard to deal with her own feelings. She did reject Kara at first, she didn't want to share her stuff with a stranger, an alien stranger. She does remember not wanting Kara in her life, not talking to her for a while after Jeremiah's presumed death. It's her fault; it's all because of her! Alex remembers claiming to her mom the night of the funeral; because she knew Kara was listening in the next room. She knows she was not the best sister those years, she sucked as a big sister. Kara did her best to be there for her in those gray days, but she pushed her away those first couple of years Stop following me! I don't want you around me! I don't want you in my life! Just leave us alone! I can't stand your melancholic eyes! She said before slamming the door on Kara's face.
Melancholic eyes? No, they were never melancholic, they were sympathetic and pure. Alex loves those tender eyes; always expressive, kind, warm, honest, but above all, always hopeful. Those events are buried in a dark place of her heart that still torments her with a feeling if guilt; their relationship did not start very well, but they have worked so much on it, they have gone through so much, neither of them worrying for childish behavior in the past, but leaving it behind and focusing in relying on one another now, and they are still learning. So when Alex sees shame in those eyes, she feels pressure inside her chest; it is clear for her now that that cold woman did not need to say any of those horrible things to Kara, because her sister had already told them to herself more than once, and that same pain has been brought to surface again by Lillian Luthor. The head of Cadmus will pay for this, she will pay for making Kara cry, because no one messes with her sister.
But they have to get out of there first Where are you, J'onn?! We need a hand here Alex thinks in hope the Green Martian can perceive her mind. Alex could free herself, but that would only mean getting her father killed at the very same moment. Kara could use her heat vision to hit one of the guards, but the other one will shoot his prey or probably both guards behind Kara would shoot her. Of course Kara is buying them some time, but no sound can be heard through those walls. Where are you when we need you Mon-El? Kara needs you now. Her little sister, who in this very moment offers her an apologetic smile because her superhearing is telling her no one is going towards their location and they are running out of time; then she looks back to Lillian.
"One has to stay. Let them go." Kara's voice is flat. She looks at the ground in resignation and places both her wrists behind her, waiting for the cuffs and to her surprise, before it can touch her, she feels nausea; realizing those are kryptonite cuffs. Of course they had planned this since a while ago She tells herself.
"What…" Alex's voice snaps Kara from her despair, their eyes locked in the other's ones. Alex tries to speak, but she is mute. Her voice is gone. What are you doing, Kara?!
"Honorable decision." Lillian signs her guards to restrain Supergirl. "Trying to somehow amend your past."
"No!" Jeremiah fights trying to get free from the guard behind him.
"N-… no…" Alex's voice is still stuck somewhere, it comes out as a whisper. She sees as the two guards behind Kara place kryptonite cuffs, making her fall on her knees immediately, falling forward, but one of the men keeps her balanced. Alex feels someone pulling her away from Kara, someone is dragging her out of the room; her dad's voice calling Kara over and over again. "Kara…" It is a low voice, but it is better than nothing. Someone has to come and help them! Kara is looking smaller as she goes away, her body finally reacts and tries to move forward, to reach Kara, but hands keep pulling her far away.
Kara is still on her knees, kept in place by guards grabbing both of her arms. Lillian Luthor comes from behind her, and Alex's eyes go wide when she sees a Kryptonite blade in her right hand. The kryptonite we recovered…
"This is for my daughter…" She grabs Kara's hair pulling her head back as she sinks the blade in her right lower back.
Alex feels air taken out of her lungs as she hears Kara screaming in agony, her face a reflection of pain.
"You turned her against me. You made her a traitor." And Lillian Luthor twists the blade while it is still in between flesh. One more cry drilling Alex's ears.
"KARA!" Alex's voice finds its way back to reality.
This time the door is slammed on the agent's face.
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