As I walked past the L Corp building, I noticed that something strange. There were one too many black cars parked on the street. There was no casual foot traffic in front of the building. I stopped walking and studied the entrance from across the street. Seconds later, a few well-dressed men strolled out of the doors. I used my x ray vision and I saw guns strapped to their sides and badges attached to their belts.

Part of me wanted to go inside and make sure that Lena was okay, but another part reminded me that I needed to be at the DEO. I quickly made my way back to my apartment to drop off my stuff before changing and flying off to the DEO. I landed down and strode over to J'onn and Alex. I noticed that there was some chaos as agents worked under J'onn's authoritative glare. "Umm, what's going on?" I asked him.

"New report from Stryker's Island Penitentiary."

"Isn't that where-"

"Lex Luthor is being held for his 37 life sentences, yes. Apparently, he was broken out, or he broke himself out. Either way, he is on the loose and no doubt coming back for revenge." I shook my head. "No, there's no way that he got out. That place is seriously a fortress. I couldn't even break out of there with my powers and a map through the maze of cells."

Alex jumped into the conversation. "Exactly, which is why the government believes he had help to get out." I huffed. That explains the men at L Corp today. "Does Kal know?"

"Yes, Clark was informed and is trying his best to locate Lex without raising any suspicion." J'onn answered. "What do we do?" I asked. "Nothing for now, since the president is trying to keep it all under wraps." J'onn explained. "So, it won't cause mass panic, got it." He nodded at me.

"Are we just supposed to wait around until the president gives us the green light? Like no investigation whatsoever? I know that the DEO is for aliens, but activity has been down for the past few months."

I smiled. "Yeah, you know it has." Alex rolled her eyes playfully and then offered me her fist. I smiled brighter as I fist bumped against it. "Yes, Alex, that's exactly what we are supposed to do. We are a government agency, so we follow the president's commands."

An alarm went off. "Speaking of which, alien spotted at the docks, and he does not look happy." Winn informed me. "Duty calls." I flew off. I touched down gently before I had to duck as an empty oil barrel flew over my head. I ran to the alien before he could empty another barrel. "Hey, I hope you know that you'll have to pay for that. And just a heads up, oil isn't cheap these days." The alien roared at me and grabbed a barrel with its mighty hand.

He ripped the barrel in two and drank the oil as it ran down his face. He threw the two halves at me. I was going to dodge them, but I realized that there was a crowd of people around us. I took the blunt of the impact, which didn't hurt, but it was extremely thick and greasy as the black sludge leaked onto me. Gross. "Get out of here." I commanded to the bystanders.

I flew over to the other stock of oil barrels sitting in a docking bay. I hovered over the door, just enough for him not to see me. As he thundered through the door, I let gravity drag me down on top of him. He cried out as we both smashed into the ground. He swung his fist and I ducked under it. I countered with a quick upper cut and a swift kick to the chest.

He went flying back into the barrels, which collapsed from its neat pyramid. He roared as he got to his feet. His light blue skin was now almost black from the oil, but I could see his eyes clearly. They were pulsating bright yellow as he charged to me. I rolled out of the way and he crashed into the wall.

"Umm, so, were you guys just going to wait as The Blob's long-lost cousin and I fight this out or what? I'm running out of ideas and places for him to run into." I jumped back as he interlocked both of his hands and tried to smash me into the ground, like a whack-a-mole game. What? Oh, help's on the way. Just hold out a bit longer. "Winn, while you're waiting, find a way to get this oil out of my hair after I'm done." No problem. Alpha Team is 2 minutes out.

After a few more minutes of fighting, I finally spotted the helicopter which was carrying Alpha Team. They rushed the alien as I distracted him. He fell with a large thud. Alex walked over to me cautiously as the entire floor was almost covered in oil. "Are you okay?" She asked. "Oh, yeah, that was a bunch of fun. Now I get to take a million showers to get all this off."

Yeah, about that, I think I know how to get it out of your hair. "Great!" But it'll involve vegetable oil, cornstarch, dish soap, and a bunch of showers to get it all out. "Great." I deadpanned.

I flew back to the DEO and followed Winn's directions to get all the oil off. I changed into some black DEO sweats and a grey DEO shirt. Finally, Alex and the others arrived with the secured alien. Alex walked back over to me. "You still smell like a mechanic's garage." She pointed out. I groaned. "Ugh, I thought it was almost gone." She smiled and shook her head. "No, not really. Go home and take a proper shower. Maybe then you'll smell better." She stated. I nodded. "Okay, but if anything changes about Lex, let me know."

"Of course."

I flew back to my apartment and took a few more showers trying to get rid of the heavy smell that the oil drenched me in. I sat down on my couch in my pajamas. I was about to turn on my tv when there was knock on my door. I used my x ray vision and I saw Lena standing there nervously. I stood up and answered the door quickly. "Lena, hey. Are you okay?" I asked. She bit her lip. "No. Haven't you heard?"

I shook my head. "Umm, no?" I tried to lie. "You have." She sighed. "Yeah, I did. How are you holding up?" I asked.

"Not great. The Feds were at L Corp today. They questioned all my employees and then came to me. They questioned me thinking that I helped his escape. And the word got out that Lex is free so no other businesses will work with us until he's caught and it's proven that I had nothing to do with it. I came here hoping you'd believe me that I didn't break him out. No one else will. I don't know what to do."

I pulled Lena to the couch and sat her down. "Of course, I believe you Lena. There is no reason why I wouldn't. People are just afraid. Fear clouds people's judgment." She smiled at me. "Thank you, Kara. I always knew I could count on you."

"Isn't that what best friends are for?"

Her smile dropped. "What?" I asked. "Why are you friends with me? Everyone else believes me to just be a Luthor. I'm not even blood! I was adopted, cursed into the Luthor linage." She sighed. "But ever since you came into my life, you've been by my side. You've even got Supergirl to support me. Why put your faith in me like that?"

"Because I see the best in people. I know exactly what you meant when you said that you were just trying to make a name for yourself outside your family. I was the same way before between my real family and my adoptive family. I know how hard it is, and how appreciative it makes you for a friend."

Lena's smile slowly returned to her face. "Thank you, Kara. It's a breath of fresh air compared to everyone else." I returned a smile. "Anytime Lena." Lena stood up and I followed her. I opened my arms and gave her a quick hug. "Now, I best be going before the Feds show back up and ransack my office."

After Lena left, there was another knock on my door. I stood up and lazily walked over to it. Kal stood in the doorway. "Hey Kara." He smiled at me.

I stepped to the side to let him in. I gave him a quick hug. "Hi Kal. What are you doing here?"

"I heard about the alien today. With the oil spill and everything. I wanted to see how you were."

I smiled. "Oh, I'm fine. It wasn't anything I couldn't handle."

"And Lena? How is she? I saw her walking out of the building and she didn't look happy." I sighed. "Yeah, she's going through a lot right now with Lex escaping." He frowned. "Yeah, that's something I wanted to talk about with you."

"That's the actual reason why you're here, isn't it?" I asked. He nodded. "Yes. Kara listen to me. I know you think Lena is good, but people have tried to associate Lena with Lillian and Lex before."

I huffed. "I know that, but they were wrong about Lena's intentions."

He bit his lip and furrowed his eyebrows. "Yeah, I guess so. But as soon as someone good messes up, they immediately think that they are evil, and everyone who are friends with them are evil too. I was friends with Lex before he tried his first plot for world domination." He paused for second.

"The only way to get people to not associate you with any evil that comes with the Luthor name is to fight them. And that is the worst thing. Fighting your best friend. You'll believe that they are still good on the inside, and try to help them. And it'll hurt when they turn their crosshairs on you. The pain of seeing your friend in prison for the rest of his life stays with you, and it kills you even more to know that you were the one who put them there. To rot."

I shook my head. "No, Lena's not like that. I know that she's different. She hasn't done anything to convince me otherwise." He crossed his arms. "What about Medusa?" He pointed out. "No, she called the police on her mother. She helped all the aliens from being killed." I retorted. "Exactly, she went against her own mother, what's stopping her from turning on you? On Supergirl?"

I exhaled. "Y'know, I'm having a déjà vu moment right now. Did Alex or J'onn send you?" I asked. Kal grabbed both of my shoulders and gazed into my eyes. "Kara, I don't want you to get hurt. I don't want Lena and Lex to come after you, or Supergirl. I want you to stay away."

"No, I won't abandon my friend when she needs me. I'm sorry Kal."

I turned to get a drink from the fridge. "What will you do when she does turn on you." I turned back to him quickly. "What?"

He crossed his arms. "What will you do when she turns you against us?" He elaborated. I stared at him in shock. "Lex knows about the other forms of Kryptonite. He knows how to synthesize most forms. What will happen when you're exposed? What will you do when we have to fight each other?"

"Clark, I think it's best if you leave." I stated. He nodded. "Okay. But please, for everyone else. Just think about it." He jumped out of my window and took off into the sky.

There was another knock on the door. I groaned. All I wanted was to sit on my couch and watch tv as I destroyed some mint chocolate chip ice cream. Mon-El was sitting in the doorway.

"What are you doing?" He looked at me before jumping up. "I thought it was movie night? But I heard you and Clark talking so I waited."

Mon-El and I walked back into my apartment. "How much did you hear?" I asked. "Almost all of it." He answered. "Why didn't you leave?"

"You two seemed mad and I wanted to make sure that you were okay after he left." Mon-El looked over to the open window. "Winn and James told me about the Red Kryptonite incident. How you attacked people. Do you think Lena will use it against you?" I crossed my arms. "I don't really want to talk about that, Mon-El. It was an accident, and I never meant to hurt anyone." He shook his head. "I'm not blaming you or trying to hurt you, Kara."

I adjusted my glasses. "I don't know, Mon-El. I trust Lena, but it's Lex I don't trust."

We sat in an awkward silence until Mon-El finally broke the silence. "I'm so sorry Kara. I didn't mean to bring up any bad memories-" I cut him off. "It's okay Mon-El. It's just-I- The Red Kryptonite was a terrible experience and I never want to go through that again. It forced me to be everything I stand against. Anger, resentment, fear, jealousy. I almost did something that I would've regret for the rest of my life." I bit my lip. "You mean hurting Alex?" I swallowed thickly and nodded slowly.

"Yeah, but the thing is, I remember exactly what twisted thoughts ran through my head as I stared down at her, heat vision burning in my eyes; ready to be unleashed. Inside my head, I was screaming at myself. Begging my body not to do it. I was praying that anything would stop me, anything. Then, after I was cured and I realized the impact of my actions and deepest thoughts, I decided to bury it all." Mon-El placed a hand on my shoulder. "It's alright Kara. We all have sides that we don't want others to see. Or even know we have. You were involuntarily exposed to a drug that altered your brain's chemistry. But don't push away your experiences, they make you who you are."

He rubbed my arm reassuringly. I gave him a small smile. "That was very, umm, eye opening and inspirational? Where did you learn that?"

"Winn has been showing me daytime tv that deal with emotional problems. It's actually quite intriguing." I rolled my eyes. "Great, that's exactly what we need, Winn letting you watch tv and you becoming the psychologist of the group."

"Not to mention the chef." He added. "Hey, no, I can cook." I pouted playfully. "Can, yes. Should? Maybe not." I hit his arm. "Hey, at least you're not as bad as Alex is." We both laughed. "Now, as for my other reason for coming here." He trailed off.

"I heard about this genre of movies that are called Slasher-" He was cut off by my phone ringing. "Hello?" Kara, get back to the DEO. And if Mon-El is with you, bring him. "Alex, what's happening?" Just get here. Quickly.

Hey guys! Long time no see -well, actually- read? I guess? Sure, why not. Welcome to my new story Blood or Water! I was trying to decide what I wanted my new story to be about, and I realized not that many people have written a story that kinda revolved around Lex coming back. Or maybe I just haven't read it yet. But anyway, I have decided on writing one. (And for the sake of this story, lets just ignore some facts/episodes, especially Luthors. Okay? Okay.)

To be honest, I don't know how often I will update as college starts back up tomorrow (ugh), and that means practice does too. So all my time will be sucked away. Or at least until I can figure out a schedule for updating. I'm thinking probably weekends because I don't have classes then, only practices. And one more thing, updating might take even longer now because this story isn't written out like my last two. As soon as I get a long enough chapter, it's getting posted. But yeah, that's all for now. I hope you guys have a great day and I'll see you in the next chapter. ~Raya Kor-El