Hero Syndrome Chapter 1

Cat walked out of her building, rather late she noted. She sent everyone, even Keira home so she can work on her article on Bizzaro alone and in peace. She was about to go into her car where her driver was waiting for her when all of a sudden she felt herself being pushed, forcefully, and next the thing she knew, she was pinned against a wall back inside the CatCo. lobby. She groaned as she opened her eyes and was about to scream when she felt an abnormally cold hand against her mouth, shutting it.

She looked at the red eyes in front of her, noticing how they drastically contrast with the deep blue skin of her assailant. An alien, she thought. She's not unfamiliar with them, despite the only one she knew was Supergirl. "Do not scream. I will take my hand off your mouth but if you scream I will not be as gentle. Do you understand?" the alien said. His voice was deep, demanding yet soft. Cat slowly nodded and felt cold hands leave her mouth. She was smart enough to not start screaming. Would Supergirl hear me if I did scream?

"I don't doubt it, but lets not get her attention just yet." The alien said. Cats eyes widened in shock. Mind reading, interesting.

"What do you want from me?" Cat asked, making sure her voice sounded firm. She wasn't scared for herself, gods no, but whenever she's in a dangerous situation, her mind automatically goes to Carter, wondering if he's ok even though she knows she is no matter the case.

"To draw out the one you call Supergirl. My boss has some unfinished business with her."

"What makes you think she'll notice I'm missing, let alone save me? She can be quite busy." Her eyes never left his as she spoke, they haven't since she opened them after she was thrusted back inside the building. Where is that damn driver of mine?

"She will notice. And I took care of him, there is no need to worry about him." Cat squinted her eyes and wondered about what he meant by "took care of". Despite the thoughts, his face remained stoic. "It is time to leave." And before Cat knew what was happening, a puff of dark blue smoke engulfed them and the CatCo. lobby was empty.

For a moment, Cat felt like the ground beneath her feet just disappeared into thin air and that there was a tornado in her head. Unfortunately, the latter didn't go away even after she "landed". As her feet touched ground again, she felt her knees give out but before she could fall, the blue alien caught her. She tried looking up at her surroundings but groaned when the dizziness became worse. She shut her eyes in hopes of reducing the pain. Christ this feels worse than that one weekend with Stamos on Burning Man.

"Denz, you're back. Good." Cat heard a female voice say. "Is she alright?" Now she heard footsteps walking towards her, them. She tried looking up again, but failed.

"She was. I am assuming it was the teleportation that is causing her unbalance." The alien, Denz said.

"Yes that's most likely it, I don't believe humans are so well adapt at having their planes interrupted. That, and the anesthetic in your fumes." The woman said. Cat stiffened when she felt hands on her shoulders. "Bring her to the room, let her rest."

"Yes boss." Denz said. Cat opened up her eyes when she heard "boss". Her head, slightly better, managed to notice that was quite dark in the room, which she guessed she should be thankful for. As Denz began to walk, his arms still around her, she began to slightly slump forward. The dizziness allowed Cat to only notice the other womans dark hair before her eyes fell shut again forcing her to sleep.

"Denz she's clearly having trouble, carry her there and then come back, we need to discuss whats happening next."

"Of course, boss." Denz said as he picked Cat bridal style as he walked to the room adjacent to the one they are in. He laid her down on the bed and closed the door on the way out.

Kara walked into Noonans at precisely 7:15 am to pick up Cats coffee and breakfast just like she did every morning. She stifled a yawn as she picked up the coffee and thanked the barista. The DEO was keeping her busier than usual. A number of Ft. Rozz escapees have been popping up a lot lately. Most of them she took on easily, but she couldn't lie that there were a couple that left her almost as badly beaten as them, only difference being that she wasn't the one getting locked up. She made her way through the lobby, smiling at the passing workers. When Kara got off the elevator, she made her way over to her desk and began reviewing Cats schedule, making sure everything was in check for when she got here.

When 7:30 showed up on the digital clock on Karas computer, she was surprised to not hear a ding of the private elevator across the room. She focused her hearing on the elevator, moving down the shaft to the lower floors to hear if she's coming up, but heard nothing instead. 7:30 turned to 8 and Kara started to wonder if something happened. No, nothing could've happened, what are you thinking? She didn't realize she started pacing around her desk until Winn physically stopped her.

"You're gonna end up putting a track in the floor if you keep it up." He said with a small chuckle. "Are you alright?"

"Yea I'm fine, just that Miss Grant isn't here yet and thats hasn't happened, ever. Even after Livewire attacked, she was still on time." Kara said kind of frantically. Winn looked at her and nodded in understanding. He knows that Kara has been pushing herself recently with all the new Ft. Rozz aliens and hasn't enough time to recharge, so he knew she must be exhausted.

"I'm sure she's fine. And besides, she's not necessarily required to be here on time. I mean, she does own the place." Winn said, trying to comfort her as he rubbed his hands up and down her arms.

"I know I know but I just can't help but think that something happened. It's like a gut feeling, I can't explain it." Kara said as he got out of his grip and sat back down on her chair, head in her hands. Winn went back to his desk but kept his eyes on her. A ding came out and Kara quickly shot her head up to see if it was the private elevator but the light was off and the doors remained closed. She was too focused on that than to notice the young man come up to her desk.

"Um excuse me? Are you Kara?" The young man said. Kara nearly jumped out of her chair. She really needed to get some sleep.

"Y-yes I am." Kara said as she fixed her glasses. "And you are?"

"I was told to deliver this to you." The young man handed her a square letter, sealed with red wax with a "J" impressed on it. "I was also told not to say anything else. Excuse me." The young man left through the stairs this time as Kara stared blankly at the letter.

"Are you..going to open it?" Winn asked, taking Kara out of her daze.

"Oh! Yea yea I'm opening it." Kara said as she let out a dry chuckle. She opened the flap and took out a small square card. Her face fell at the words.

"Kara are you ok?" Winn asked as he took in his friends expression. "What does it say?"

"I have to go." Kara said as she all but flew out of the office.

Kara,

If you're looking for Cat Grant, I have her. If you want her back, come get her, alone. It's about time we meet..again. Come as Supergirl or come as Kara, I don't care. Here's the address:

12-45 Main Street and 17th ave.

We'll be waiting for you.

I'm sorry if this chapter is a little short, future chapters will be longer! Let me know if you guys like it :)

~S