Not So Glowing Recommendation (Noon)

She thought the lectures from Susan were bad, ohhhh she was gravely mistaken. Oh how her sister had every reason to lay into her but damn it was difficult to digest..

"Do you have anything to say for yourself?" Kara needed her sister to comprehend the meaning behind her harsh words. "Alex.." The blonde was having absolutely none of it and shook her head to get her point further across waving her hands around like she was Italian.

"You done?" The Director would sit there arms crossed no longer. She stood and winced when she felt the shooting pain along her spine. Out of her armor it had finally caught up with her and before she could fathom what had happened her eyes rolled back into her head her body dropping only to be caught by Supergirl even though she'd fell to the darkness already.

"Alex! Alex?" Kara instantly slipped her arms under her sister's body lifting her carefully about to scan her for injuries when Ruby came running in. "Rube…"

"She's got three broken ribs. She has internal bruising." The young Arias stated and they both flew out with the teen hollering for Dr. Hamilton and medical assistance. "Hurry!"

Both women heard that panicked voice and rushed out after discarding their coffee cups in the trash. The moment they were in the hall their eyes widened landing on the figure the blonde was carrying.

"Danvers!" Sam and Maggie both yelled looking at one another then following to where two kryptonians were heading.

"Ruby? Ruby!" Sam yelled to her daughter whom finally turned to her after letting Amelia know what happened. "How did.."

"I went to talk to Alex. I heard the change in her breathing. I just..I acted." Ruby lead the two women towards where the Director was placed to be hooked up to machines to get the readings they needed before anything else could be done. "She's got bruising...broken ribs." Her fears were displayed fully on her face.

"How bad?" Sawyer needed to know. "How bad is it?"

"Nothing fatal. She needs to take better care of herself." Maggie snorted at what the girl said. Ruby turned on a dime glaring.

"Oh don't even start kid. You your mom and I all know that Danvers never really takes care of herself. She drops. Her sister is first and foremost on her mind most of the time."

"She shouldn't have been down there in the condition she's in." Sam felt guilt eating at her already. "I should have known."

"We both should have." Ruby was taking that blame too. "Now what?"

"I man the forte until Danvers can run around and kick recruits asses." Susan walked over to them looking over at her boss. "I'll do whatever it takes."

"So will we." Ruby firmly announced. "I don't care about my age mom. She needs us around and you know it." She didn't intend to leave the DEO until she got her point across that this young Arias wasn't budging. Alex was more than an aunt and before when Reign was wreaking havoc in her mom's body, she was the driving force to keeping her safe, warm and protected at all costs. So was Lena. Oh Rao….Lena.. "Where is Aunt Lena?"

"Right here." The Luthor came running over seeing whom was on the table gasping. "Oh no.."

"Alex? Alex! Alex!" Kara kept repeating her sister's name not understanding why she wasn't responding wasn't waking up. "No...Rao no. Alex…" Ceruleans met the concerned eyes of Amelia. "Wha…"

"I need you outside Supergirl." Amelia only used that tone when she had to force the hero out in the space she needed. "I need you to wait out there. I'm sorry." With a pained expression the blonde nodded backed up and stepped out. "I need a CT scan immediately. I need a full workup of her blood, a tox screen and oxygen level. Administer 4 CC's of that stat."

Kara was shaking her eyes never leaving her sister's body and she hadn't even realized whom had stepped forward whom was taking both her hands and whom was rubbing her back and rubbing her neck. She couldn't take her gaze to where it needed to remain.

"Have faith darling." Lena spoke softly gently running her fingers through Kara's hair.

"She's strong Little Danvers." Maggie reminded her little sister as she ran a hand up and down her back.

"She's Alex...bad ass Danvers." Sam smiled squeezing Kara's left hand and the three around the hero chuckled.

"She's Super….like you." Ruby explained. "I know that you always see her as fragile when she's hurt. But she's an agent for a reason. She's the Director of this place for a reason."

"I know. I know that. But right now...right now I can't do anything to help her to heal her and it's killing me." Kara didn't feel like Supergirl right now. She felt like that scared thirteen year old that had watched her planet burn and explode.

"We are here Kar. We aren't going anywhere." Sawyer stated with the rest of them nodding. "We are staying right here." They all kept watch as Amelia, the nurses and assistants worked to aid the wounded Director and find the source of her pain. Each of them heard the footsteps approaching but did not break their unbridled focus on Alex's body.

"What is it Brainy." Kara found her voice just barely. "What has you jumpy?"

"Me." Their eyes left their centered place with each of their heads turning towards the voice that broke them from their thoughts. Instantly one pair of eyes widened to lock on to the woman's she knew far too well.

"Mom?" Alura nodded and stepped towards them in her kryptonian warrior attire. "What are you.."

"Blame me?" Brainy spoke up gulping when glares came his way. "I will take leave now."

"Good idea." Two of them said with all their eyes still locked on the figure before them.

"What are...why are you here?" She had to look away and force all her focus back on her sister. The sister that meant everything that wasn't moving on the table. Her sister that she had her hearing locked onto the beating rhythms of the heart she knew more than any of them.

"How is she?" Alura was treading carefully after looking over to see whom her daughter watched like a hawk. "What happened?"

"She's been hurt. She hasn't told anyone. I didn't notice." Kara felt the tears running down her face and did nothing to stop them or wipe them away. She gripped the hands holding her own. "I was supposed to notice. I was supposed to protect her."

"She knows you did everything you could. I barely know her but I know enough my beautiful loving daughter to..." When mother and daughter met gazes again Alura saw something that shook her immediately and she took a step back from the look given by Kara Zor-El. This was not the same person before her. This Zor-El was different. This carrier of her legacy had changed from whom she'd fought World Killers with. "Kara…"

"If you will excuse me." She pulled away even from those that were doing nothing but offering that comfort that support. She steeled her resolve and with it steeled her own heart as she walked to the glass putting her hands behind her back standing tall like a soldier preparing for war. This was necessary to be what her big sister had always been for her, that needed her to turn the tables and take the reins. She'd stay right where she was until those crisp brown almost hazel eyes came back into view of her own. Nothing else mattered at the moment…


It had been five hours of constant pacing, coffee runs and deliveries of food but still no word was given. It had everyone more on edge than before especially Supergirl whom had hardened up so much no emotions were filtering through her face nor her eyes. It was as if the sunshine that hope she always showed had been washed away by a violent tide. With the changes in her Alura had gone to speak with Vasquez alone along with the old Director whom had come to an agreement that the prisoner could not leave the DEO. He would however be moved to another location which J'onn would personally oversee. He hated to have to return to that job but he needed to do it in a way that he could still protect his family. This would be the only option to do so.

Nia had taken the reins when it came to CATCO and with Lena's guidance and a few calls to Jess, Dreamer had all she needed in order to run things at the media company for now. She had squeezed Kara's shoulder before she left with a few words spoken between them to walk away wishing like hell there was more she could do. She couldn't unleash what she knew though. She knew if she did, as Imra had told her, it can cause ripples in the time constituency. Regardless she hated this. She knew what was coming, she'd seen it unfortunately. She had to trust they would figure it out...and soon.

Sam couldn't even begin to comprehend what the detective must be feeling waiting there with them all like this. How much was Sawyer really bottling up in herself? The stoic stance was enough of a warning not to approach her with anything else but a beverage and she figured it wasn't the one Maggie wanted to have at the moment. So she stood beside her and tried to provide any company she could to her. Hell, if the detective had asked she'd let her hit her over and over or spar or something just to get the tension out. That tension was coursing through every fiber of her body as Arias looked from the glass to the clock to around only to finally shut her eyes sighing.

Ruby was no fool and amongst them all, even her mother, she could feel that same tension. It rolled along each of them with the way their pulses stayed disruptive the way their bodies were postured. All she wanted to do was break it loose from them but she too found herself the exact same way. She was terrified and after a brief private conversation with Nia and the questions she asked she knew Dreamer couldn't answer, she got what she had searched for by the sounds of the heart. She made sure to guard herself mask her reactions knowing that wasn't one of the Natlorian's abilities. Thank Rao for that. It terrified Ruby as to what she discovered. She knew though unfortunately she couldn't say a damn word and it killed her inside.

Lena had always been the one that was reserved, the one that could wipe all feeling from her eyes her face her body. She was the one that invented the little boxes theory and used it so much growing up in the dreaded Luthor home. She had centered herself steadied her nerves and acted accordingly when she had to. But with all this...it was damn near impossible. Now, right before her eyes, the one that always brought her so much love and light had locked away parts of herself that she never believed Kara could live without. Lena hated this feeling she knew her best friend her great love was displaying before her shaking emeralds. She had to do something so she centered herself once more and walked up to her knowing whom was following her movements which she flicked her eyes to each of them nodded and stepped beside the statue of Supergirl.

"I was going to order…"

"I'm fine Lee." She answered before the Luthor could even finish. Okay, if this is how it was gonna be..

"You can't just run on fumes Kara. You know that. What would Alex…" Lena had never seen the woman she love snap to look at her with eyes that made her blood run ice cold. "Kar…"

"What part of I'm fine do you not get?!"

"HEY!" Supergirl looked over as did Lena as Maggie stormed up and got right up into Kara's face and without warming she slapped Kara hard. Usually the kryptonian was solid as a rock which would leave Sawyer's hand broken by that hit but she stumbled against the wall nearly falling off her feet with how she took the impact. "What the…" She went down instead.

"Why the he..ll…" Sam hadn't ran over fast enough but her daughter did. "Wha…"

"Little Danvers! Oh shit Kar I'm sorry. I didn't know you could...feel..Kara?" Those deep blues looked up at those standing around her over her and she knew what was dripping from her nostrils. "How the…" Those eyes slid right back her head falling back.

"Dammit Aunt Kara!" Ruby wasted no time lifted her up and hollered for help for the second time today which caught the medical staff's attention as they wheeled Alex's body out from the other room. "Dr. Hamilton!" She screamed and immediately Amelia came rushing over along with one of her aids whom grabbed a gurney. "She…"

"Lower her carefully." She knew that Kara only bled from her nose when she was practically human. "What happened?"

"My stupid ass slapped her that's what happened!" Maggie was cursing herself so furious that her own temper might have damaged the person that needed her support right now not a hard slap to the face. "Doc.."

"Hold on detective." Amelia stayed reserved and shined a light in the woman's eyes. "Kara? Hey. Supergirl?" Slowly the eyelids slipped back for those orbs to come into view. "How many fingers am I holding up?" The blonde didn't even get to respond rolling over to violently expel everything that was in her stomach. It wasn't just once she puked. Hamilton just stayed back while Kara unleashed four brutal rounds of vomit to finally roll back onto her back her eyes rolling everywhere. "Kara? Hey! Kara! Dammit Supergirl I need you to answer me!" Amelia was shouting at her now and had never seen her like this and it scared the living hell out of her.

"I slapped her into puking?" Maggie didn't understand. "What have I done.."

"It wasn't you. Something…" Sam didn't want to say it as she stared at her sister of Krypton. She knew if she did everyone would fall apart and she hoped and prayed it wasn't what she was thinking. She looked over at her daughter and shook her head as if willing her not to say anything. Ruby got the hint and as much as she knew it killed her daughter they looked away to watch as the team looked after the weakened kryptonian..


"This is great…" Sawyer was still kicking herself but just like she'd watched Kara do so many hours ago, she too was pacing. It was eight in the evening and neither Danvers had woke up. Even worse were the violent tremors the kryptonian had displayed. She had to be placed on oxygen with her sister. Now they were side by side in probably the most peaceful rest they'd had in the past eight days. Their vitals were steady now but with neither conscious worry was digging deep holes into each of them. "Why haven't any of them told us anything?"

"Lena?" Nia walked over after setting her bag down in one of the chairs with a grim look on her face which didn't go unnoticed by Arias. "How is she?"

"Which one?" Nal's eyes widened. "Yeah."

"When?" Am I too late? What happened? I didn't see this happening.. "What happened?"

"I kinda slapped..." Sam stopped Maggie's words dead in their tracks to walk over before her daughter could. She tensed up and one look into Nia's eyes had Dreamer stepping back but not fast enough. She felt her backside slap against the wall with Arias practically pinning her in place. "Sam!"

"Mom?" Ruby was about to intervene until her mother's head turned revealing glowing red orbs. "Mom?!" The teen instantly backed up as Sawyer stepped forward and for the first time her hand reached at her hip for her firearm lingering there. "Mom..your scaring me.."

"Sam? Sam, talk to me." Lena went to grab her friend when she felt her wrist grabbed with a slight tightness making pain shoot straight up her arm. "Sam!" The red eyes hadn't dulled down and when Ruby stepped up snatching her own mom's wrist gripping tighter Lena felt herself finally free. She stepped back as Maggie checked her arm gasping. That would bruise.

"Mom! You will knock this shit off right now!" Ruby warned with her own eyes glowing a bright yellow then orange nearing to the red her mother was displaying. "Knock...this...shit...OFF!" She didn't want to do this but without mercy she grabbed Sam by the throat and tossed her back as the fury built kryptonian slid across the floor. Ruby walked right up to her opening and closing her hands over and over as if channeling her strength. She didn't want to hurt her mom but if she needed to she'd keep her down by force. Then just as the red glow had appeared it vanished with hazel green eyes looking up at her daughter with terror written all over her face.

"Ruby? What...what happened?" Instantly the glow left Ruby's eyes with a deep terror and concern filling them instead. "Oh no. No no. Not again." Her daughter knelt down immediately enveloping her mom in a tight hug. The panic was setting in and before they could react anymore Dr. Hamilton walked out to deliver the news that had both Arias looking up which left everyone in a nearly death gripping shock with three powerful words..

"Kara is pregnant."