Bearing Bruises (10 PM)
"Are you joking? How?! What do you mean you don't know!" They all could hear the now awake fully alert and furious Director as she shouted away at Hamilton trying to wrap her head around what they were all trying to figure out. "Who? Dammit Amelia.."
"I haven't gotten that far Director! Bottom line shut the hell up and calm yourself because you are driving me nuts with the beeping from your vitals." She wasn't gonna just stand there and take Alex's battering as she stood tall with crossed arms. "Calm the fuck down Danvers."
"Arg." She grumbled groaning when her vision swam slightly and she gripped the bed rail before she rolled right off the thing which would result in more bruising. "Shit.." Her head was pounding and as she laid back down she looked over to see Amelia holding a syringe slipping the needle in the IV line. "No.."
"You can't heal if you don't calm down. You need the rest Alex. Please. Let me tend to you." She slowly pushed the plunger in which released the pain medication that she knew would make her boss drowsy. "I'll take care of her Alex. You know I will."
"You bett...er.." Damn that stuff worked fast. Alex couldn't fight it if she wanted to and succumbed to the deep slumber once more. She prayed her sister was okay. She hadn't even gotten to ask if she was awake. She'd barely woke up only to hear the news, freak out, then cuss like hell then unleash her shock and anger on poor Amelia. That was it for her as darkness fully took her into its grasp. When she looked to her left she noticed whom was approaching her and gasped to step back.
"Ruby?" The teen continued to step towards the Director her eyes glowing orange nearing red once again. "Ruby?" Hamilton raised the volume of her voice and with it she noticed both Sam and Maggie approach cautiously.
"Zao juhr mayarahnei kieu vhra." She spoke almost in a trance driving a gut retching fear from Amelia. Both women went to opposite sides preparing to strike if need be but the young Arias looked over her shoulder both ways easily at a speed that surpassed even Reign and before they could get to her she was on the opposite side of Alex's bed looking right at them now standing inches from Alex. Her eyes slipped from red back to orange to yellow then stopped. "I am well aware of your tactics." She stated as if she already knew all forms of combat.
Both Sawyer and Arias looked at one another then back at her standing beside the other side of the Director. "Don't play me for a fool detective, nor you mom." Sam scoffed and Maggie snickered getting a look from both Arias.
"Nice to see she inherited the smart ass gene." Sam glared at her. "Just sayin'." Ruby laughed held out her fist which Maggie bumped with her own. Arias rubbed her temples shutting her eyes shaking her head.
"You two I swear." All three of them heard a groan a gasp a violent cough looking over seeing Kara partially on her side on the bed with her head over the side knowing exactly where that cough was leading. The more violent it got brought Amelia over instantly when she saw the mask come off her face and heard a much more violent heave. "Kara!" She rushed over only to see her daughter already at her side. "Damn you're fast.."
"Aunt Kara...I need you to take some deep breath...oh my Rao." Ruby stepped back seeing the expulsion from Supergirl and knew it was bad. "Doc?" Amelia slid around the bed looking down and widening eyes. "That's not good." When the teen looked back up she noticed the sickly pale skin along with the tinges of green that glowed along the veins on Kara's face. Even worse were the grey tints of once unearthly blue eyes. "Kara?" Ruby tried again stepping forward carefully around what her aunt had let loose seeing her trying to calm her breaths. "Aunt Kara." Those eyes barely could focus so she stepped closer and took her hands placing them on both sides of Supergirl's face. "Aunt Kara. Kara Zor-El...Zao Luii Vho Mayarahnei Kieu Vhra."
"Vho...Kieuhma...Launirr...Maya….rah….Zao...Bhrii.." Her words were barely audible all but a whisper but Ruby heard it just fine and nodded at their shared language softly stroking the side of her aunt's face.
"Auht Zor-El. Sluvrah." Kara nodded and shut her eyes which Ruby eased her back onto her back grabbed a wet cloth from the bucket on the table and wiped her face to carefully slip the mask back over her face. "She's aware." She spoke firmly to those that approached her. "She heard the news. She's aware that she is...pregnant." Gasps were heard but Ruby did not let her eyes leave her aunt's face. "She feels as if her organs are burning. She fears what is inside her is bred of kryptonite."
"How do you know that language so well Ruby?" Sam was curious more than anything but then her eyes widened gasping. "The keypads at the fortress.."
"I can read just as fast if not faster than she can. I studied each symbol of our lost planet mom. When I brushed each key I felt the sounds of each letter. I memorized them. Oh don't look so surprised." She smirked. "You were trying to learn too as to what Aunt Kara was teaching you and I."
"That's incredible but you do understand why we both approached you with caution." Sawyer stated with her hand finally off her firearm looking at the teen.
"Because the color my eyes were shading to reminded you of Reign's." Ruby stated matter of factly. "I'm aware of what temperatures my eyes go." She looked up at Maggie then back down to her aunt. "Nia, you can come over here you know."
"Can anyone join this party?" They didn't recognize that voice.
Dreamer, both Arias, Sawyer and Hamilton looked over at whom approached keeping eye contact her them until seeing both women on the beds. "Holy shit Danvers.." She bolted over to Alex's side then looked over to Kara. "What happened?"
"And you are?" Why did Maggie find this insanely hot chick a hostile?
"Lucy." When she looked up deep earth greens met Sawyer's browns dead on. "You must be the ex." She reached up and softly stroked Alex's short hair slipping her eyes from the woman back to the one she knew. "Deep down I always knew that Danvers was part of the rainbow brigade." Maggie scoffed snickering. "You can calm down Amelia. Susan sent me over after debriefing me on everything that's gone on for the past 8 days." Lucy sighed shaking her head. "I'm sorry I wasn't here to help. I was caught up in military shit overseas."
"I'm Ruby." The teen approached her and she smiled holding out her hand. They shook hands respectfully but Ruby was a little on edge with the way she was stroking the woman's hair her mom was quite fond of. "Can I ask what your relation is with them? With her?"
"A friend of both of theirs. Kara came out to me when James and I were…" Lucy heard a scoff and rather deep laugh turning her head to see whom was approaching only to go to Supergirl's side reach up and run her fingers through the sun blonde strands. "Lena Luthor." She stated a little more on edge. The woman though didn't look up at her nor turn her head. All her focus was on her girlfriend. "What are you…"
"Giving my girlfriend tender loving care Lane." She spoke with a tone she knew the woman was used to, flat like in the military. "I do background checks when entering the DEO now. My phone alerted me of your presence when you scanned in."
"I don't know if I should be flattered concerned or kick your ass." Lucy responded. "So you know." Lena nodded. "How?"
"Kara has been my best friend and someone that taught me the true meaning of caring. She never made me feel like my dreaded last name. She told me I was a good person and believed in me. Even after the World Killer problem, which I'm sure you know all too well, she continued to believe in me. We had a slight falling out but still she protected me cared about me." She explained. "I love her. I know you know that because you've loved Alex for quite some time. Judging by how you are showing her affection, you've fancied her for a long time. I also can tell by your protective nature and looks you continue to give her...you had wished she'd came out to you before the detective. You've liked her. You still do." Lena flicked her eyes up to look in the natural greens only to return her attention to the one she loved. "Wanted to be her first didn't you?"
"Mine." Both Maggie and Sam said only to gasp and widen their eyes looking at each other. The military lawyer raised an eyebrow but did not remove her fingers from Alex's hair. She smirked chuckling.
"Seems that you both have a discussion to have playing possessive of Danvers." Before either could respond Ruby slid to Alex's other side taking one of her hands gently. "Kid?"
"Maggie and Alex were in love. My mom is in love with her." She dropped that piece of information even her mom had tried to deny but she knew and planted the seed firmly to get her point across. "Alex likes my mom." Their green eyes met and Ruby made sure not to look away. It was the Major that broke that contact. She felt a hand on her shoulder and already knew whom it was.
"Danvers and Arias are together already." Maggie insinuated sharply. She was met with stern greens on her browns. "Don't even start Lane." They all heard Lena snicker. "What Little Luthor."
"You and your pissing contests." She snickered again shaking her head only to see Lucy approach her girlfriend's bed on the other side stilling when she saw Lane take one of Kara's hands. "Lane." It was a warning.
"You know...as much as it would have been great to be the one that bedded Danvers first it wasn't her my interests were for. Don't get me wrong Alex is sexy as hell, especially with her short hair that way, but...it wasn't her I had those feelings for. It seems we both bedded Olsen when we really just wanted to bed well...fuck Supergirl. I wasn't the one whom was using kryptonite behind their backs, her back. I also wasn't the one hiding a World Killer in that Arias' body." Sam tensed and Maggie squeezed her hand returning to her side. Lena's eyes narrowed locked on her target. "She was my best friend too." Lucy wasn't budging. Lena didn't scare her one bit. "I was also the Director here too." Lena centered the anger building shoving it back down regaining her cool. She smirked taking Kara's other hand interlacing their fingers calming her facial muscles but keeping the gaze firm. The movement didn't go unnoticed by her.
"Lane. Lane Lane Lane. Oh yes. General Lane. Your father that had hated aliens of all kinds, including my best friend and d….that used robots that you oversaw the testing of with. Which one in particular he had designed just to try to take Supergirl down. I don't recall you running to her side when she took those hits." She wasn't the only one smirking at that breaking eye contact to look over at the detective whom was giving her a thumbs up with Ruby making a motion with her hands of a slam down then splat. She turned back to the Major whom was gritting her teeth. "I may have mentioned I do background checks but just to further inform you I hack to do more thorough history repetitions. Do tell, weren't you leading a team to take down a town of aliens that had only wished to live peacefully until your team provoked them?"
Lucy was around the bed after letting her best friend's hand go but before she could get to Lena Ruby had rushed over and slipped between them looking up at the woman with eyes glowing orange slightly shifting to red. The Major's face went white and she reached for her firearm but Maggie was faster drawing her own to aim at Lucy's head.
"Don't even think about bringing that gun to MY niece's face Lane." Sawyer had chosen where she belonged and that was on both Arias' sides Lucy brought her fingers off the handle of her gun putting them up bringing her hands behind her head locking her fingers. She knew better than to engage at combat with a woman that had gone through her own form of military training. She wondered if any of them knew she had done four years in the Marines.
"Point proven. Sorry Miss Arias. My mentality had been on the fact your mother had once had a World Killer in her. I had thought the worst." Ruby sighed and nodded.
"Lower your gun Aunt Maggie." She had also decided the name fit the detective. "Your thoughts are understandable. I don't blame your reaction." She looked over to see her aunt holstering her weapon. "I assume you heard the news then regarding my Aunt?" Lucy sighed nodding with a seriously scared expression when her eyes met her best friend's face.
"I'm sorry for being cross and a smart ass with you guys. I didn't mean to come across as hostile." She shut her eyes trying to rein in her emotions knowing she needed to for what she was about to discuss with them. When she opened them again the look she gave Ruby had the teen on edge. The young Arias had seen that look before when her mom was terrified of losing herself to Reign. "Can we talk somewhere else?"
"Uggggh." Everyone but Kara turned toward that sound noticing Alex looking directly at Lane. "Lucy?" The Major smiled nodding. "What are.."
"Couldn't let you guys keep partying without me." She smiled chuckling only to turn serious again. "How are you?"
"Seven semis and four 100 car trains later, I'm peachy." Alex ground her teeth tightly groaning as she sat up. Amelia was at her side in an instant. She ignored the doc and pulled everything off her kicking back at the machine as the cord ripped out of the plug at the wall. "I don't need that shit giving me a headache."
"Dammit Danvers. Ohhhhh no. I'm taking that out." Hamilton shook her head removing the IV rolling her eyes when the Director reached over to snatch a cotton ball and tape. "Can't give me moment can you?"
"Nope." Alex popped the P with Sawyer snickering.
"Haven't changed Danvers. Gotta be a pain in the ass."
"Always." She pushed herself off the bed slowly with both Maggie and Sam at her side to help her stand. "Thanks. I'm good."
"Only because I pumped your damn veins with the formula you keep for agents to heal inner and outer bruising and bones. I think your sister would be pissed that you isolated parts of her blood to assist with that formula of yours." Alex glared at Amelia. "Just sayin'." Sawyer laughed and held out her fist to her which she bumped with her own.
"See if I let you order extra supplies again." She countered.
"Dammit Alex. Don't you dare."
"Doctor Hamilton…" Danvers broke the little spat looking at her sister. "Does she know?" Amelia hesitated but nodded. "She heard didn't she?"
"Unfortunately."
"Which is why I came besides wanting to help in any way I can." Lucy interrupted the conversation getting their undivided attention including everyone else. "Your lab still...L?" Alex raised and eye brow then got an AH HA expression. She nodded. Let's go there. Dr. Hamilton can you and the Co Director stay with her?" Susan walked up nodding slipping her hand into her girlfriends. Lucy looked at their joined hands and laughed. "Bout damn time."
"Why am I not surprised you knew." Vasquez grumbled. She looked at Alex. "Take it easy okay?"
"Always." Amelia snickered at that which Alex glared.
"Those words don't mean shit Director."
"C'mon. I'm gonna confiscate your keurig in your office if you aren't careful." They all walked out with Alex taking it slow. She didn't want to push her other formula in her could only work so much. They made their way to Alex's other domain...
Once they entered the lab Alex walked over immediately slipping onto a stool. She waited for everyone to get comfortable then looked at Ruby whom folded her arms after pushing the door shut with her foot. "Not gonna step out are you?"
"Nope." She popped the P like Alex had before. Danvers smirked at that winking to her turning her attention back to Lane whom walked over to the monitor across the lab.
"Hold on Luce. Everytime something comes on a screen I end up losing all of what is in my stomach, I wanna shoot the fucking thing or I wanna kill whom causes the pain." Lucy gave her a grim look. "It's bad isn't it?"
"My father, before he was shot out in the field...which I'm actually grateful for as sick as that may sound coming from one of his daughters.."
"God rest his soul if he actually had one, but even I'm not upset he's six feet under." Danvers retorted.
"You and me both." Lucy looked around then also noticed the kid not budging. She shut her eyes clenching the flash drive in her hand tightly. "I'm not gonna lie. It's bad. My father continued his feud with other aliens. He even kept in contact with Cadmus." Several of them gasped and heard the Luthor snarl. She looked over at her. "I'm sorry. I know the leader was your mother." Before Lena could say something Alex beat her to it.
"That bitch isn't her actual mother Lane. I'd like you to remember that next time you call her by that last name. It's Kieran." The Director spoke with every ounce of conviction. "She's my future sister-in-law and we will be changing her name to Danvers when she marries my Kar." Alex looked over to her and saw the deeply emotional look those emerald eyes gave her. She turned back to Lucy.
"Enough incentive for me. Sorry Lena."
"Thank you Lucy." She mouthed thank you to Alex warming at the thought of taking her girlfriend's last name.
"Okay, enough of the mushy stuff. I really need to know if anyone can't hold their stomach. This is bad. It's not bad...it's frightening and ruthless and...I puked. Alot." Lucy locked her eyes on Alex's. "I need you to promise me you don't go shoot either Luthor or your disgusting father."
"He lost all right to be my father when he raped and tortured my sister." Lane's eyes widened. "Yeah." Lucy looked away shutting her eyes again clenching the flash drive even tighter trying not to break the damn thing.
"I'll kill him."
"We tortured him. He will continue to be reminded of what he's done until we've drilled it into his skull in all sense of the word. We already went to torture Lillian. The bitch is done talking."
"I need a final yes from ALL of you that you want to see what is on this thing." She looked around seeing the nods. "Might want to sit down. Even you kid."
"Ruby." She reminded her if she didn't already know. "I'll stand. I'm listened through these lead lined walls for any sign of my aunt hearing any of this. I know she can't see through the walls but I don't know if she can hear through them. Might want to put something on that will diture her hearing anything." Alex walked over to turn on the low humming fans. "That works."
"Can you hear through that?" Sam asked her daughter seeing the nod. "Damn." She turned back to where all their attentions were.
"I am gonna use noise cancellation headphones. I left some under the table for each chair in hear. The visuals are enough." Not one of them grabbed them. "Suit yourself." She plugged the flash drive in and brought up the file on the touchscreen putting the headphones on. She didn't need to hear or see what was on the video again and walked to stand beside Ruby shutting her eyes.
On the screen was none other than Lane and Lillian which brought a gasp then snarl from Lena.
"Got to admit, when I heard that Jeremiah your main scientist and inventor had a brother I was quite surprised." Lillian laughed.
"He was all for our experiments on him. Zachery had willingly let himself be injected with the kryptonite my son had made to use against Superman." Lane chuckled grinning ominously. "He was our first test subject to drain of almost all his blood only to give him transfusions back after we injected the green crystal particles into the bags. It was a little touch and go for a while and we feared losing him, failing the project. But now…"
"Now he's a masterpiece. I mean look at how he bleeds from a simple slice of his palm. It's a marvelous sight indeed. Do you plan to use him against that sick Super in Metropolis?" Lillian laughed out louder shaking her head.
"We are going to use him for a much better purpose. See, Superman must pay for delivering my son the madness he's been issued by all that filthy vermin did to him. I intend to make him suffer by first capturing him and injecting him with the red kryptonite Maxwell Lord made. I then intend to inject boar, wolf, hyena and rat blood into his body until he becomes so filled with hunger and rage and loses himself to the madness he forced upon my son by his betrayal to Lex. I thank you for allowing me visits to him when you brought him for your so called testing you used an excuse. As for Kal-El, he will be nothing of the human he pretends to be. He will be an animal a monster and we will use him to seek out other alien animals and train him to kill them in the most violent way possible. But before we do I will put a mind altering headset on him as well as inject him with a serum that will paralyze his body temporarily. I will use military techniques to brainwash him through a series of altered recordings. They will have screams of his cousin and the voices of several men. He will hear a recording we orchestrated of them brutalizing his cousin in every way possible. He will be forced to hear them raping her over and over and her begging for death." Lillian snickered at the General whom pulled her to him and kissed her as if they'd been lovers all their life. "My my General. I do believe this is something we should continue later."
"Oh you can count on it Lillian. Is it alright if I call you that? Mrs. Luthor doesn't seem as nice."
"Only if I may call you Sam."
"Indeed. So tell me your plan for Zachery here."
"Hmm hmm...I intend to use him against the filthy dog's cousin. See, we can use a breed that can not only make humans in every city fear both Supers but hate them. I intend to have sweet kryptonite blooded Zach to impregnate the caped thing. I will use a mind altering drug, a dose to paralyze her while using red sun lamps on her in our special room dedicated to the task. We will force a powerful GHB into her bloodstream while subjecting her to a recording meant to break her thoughts. I will make her enjoy what Zachery does to her then make her scream her terror only to bend her will to him and enjoy him raping her. She won't know whether to be terrified or what you call 'turned on'. She will be so bent and broken until there is nothing left of her will or mental strength. We will then keep her in the room and force more of a serum meant to keep her docile. Zachery has agreed to take full revenge for her brother while enjoying himself raping the child Jeremiah and his wife were forced to take in. She will feel worthless and beg to die. We won't harm her body because we don't want the fetus harmed. I will use a drug to keep her heart pliable as well as her mind. She will beg Zachery to not only continue to rape her but yearn to die."
"I think I love you. You are incredibly gifted in the perfect torture techniques. Perhaps I can use those methods on the Director of the DEO's second in command. After all, I do believe Jeremiah would love to have his daughter back and on our side. I could use the same on my youngest daughter too. She cares for the monster. They both do."
"That can be arranged." Both turned as Kayla approached smiling.
"Allow me to introduce you to Kayla Mackenzee Luthor, my daughter."
"Pleasure General Lane." She shook hands with the man. "I'm sure my mother has loved filling you in on our plans. I intend to infiltrate their agency and destroy it from the inside out. I intend to bring Agent Danvers to us to be altered. She too will bleed green and when she does I will send her to slaughter Supergirl after she's given birth to our creation. I will take over training the offspring in the ways my mother has taught me along with some of my own personal training. I hope you don't mind if I use her for more...personal...services."
"Not at all Kayla. Just remember what her mission will be. Out there she will be the perfect tool against Superman. With his cousin dead he will be already be driven far passed insanity from what we have done to him. I will inject a drug I've created to make sure what our captive is pregnant with is a girl. Sorry Sam, but men aren't equipped with the skills a woman can come up. I believe I've proved that."
"When do we start this experiment?"
"After they've rid the planet of the World Killer problem. I know that putrid forced adopted reject of a daughter has come up with a way to take care of that issue. It is such a shame she won't join Cadmus. She'd be extraordinary."
The feed changed and when it did every single one of them clenched the table harder with Ruby pushing against the walls creating dents in them by her tightened fists. Fury was filling the room and despite not wanting to watch Lucy opened her eyes only to shut them when she saw what was coming.
On the screen was none other than their wounded Supergirl strapped down with dark green kryptonite cuffs in a red lamp room. She was gagged with half her suit pulled up. Zachery was on top of her and with a rather strange headset on with earplugs in her ears the noises that came from her were from aroused moans and grunts to terrified screams howls and shrieks. The man over her finished off his savage pounding pulling out with the end of him dripping white and green. Two men unclipped the restraints as they rolled her over and he continued his violent ravaging of Kara. She begged for him to stop then begged him for more.
"That's it. Enjoy every bit of what he does to you. He is the only man for you. You crave the kryptonite he gives you. You want him to rape you. Rape is all you want from him. You will bear his child. You are nothing but his. You are nothing but what he wants from you."
"You want more of me. You want me deeper. You want this savage abuse. You love to be raped by me. Your body is my property. You will beg to give me a child. You will give your child to me. You will not keep her. She will belong to me."
"You are helpless to stop him. He is raping you and you can't fight him. You are powerless to the human that is hurting you. Humans will only hurt you now. Humans were meant to torture you. You can't fight them. You are nothing but a menace. You made your sister miserable. You..."
The monitor exploded before them and everyone turned to see whom had shot the TV. They noticed Ruby's rage they noticed both Sawyer and Danvers with their guns drawn with smoke coming from the barrels. All three were breathing heavily shaking with the rage they felt. Lena pushed away from the table grabbing the chair screaming as she lifted it to bash it against the wall not once but five times until she lost the strength to hold it sagging to the ground. Sam was sobbing puking all over the table the chair herself and the floor. Everyone was grateful Nia had been with Brainy, not present in the lab. Ruby pulled herself together only to hear the most horrific scream so much worse than the video. She kicked the door right off the hinges as it crashed into the hall wall dashing out taking flight as fast as she could to the med bay.
"Aunt Kara! Kara I'm here. Zao vrhu Auht Zor-El. Luer Xei Mharui." She hugged the woman tight whom was still howling her agony trembling so badly the bed she was on was shaking. Everyone else had came running in stopping in their tracks. Ruby had lifted her off the bed to carry her out and to the new sun lamp room where they'd set up a dome ceiling littered with stars like the ones she showed them at the fortress. "I have you Auntie. I've got you. I'm not going anywhere. Remember? El Mayarah."
"O...k...Ruu.." Kara struggled to say still crying even on the warm lamps Ruby had place her on. "I'm...I'm Zkaur."
"I know. I'm right here. Look? Your sister is here. Your girlfriend is here. My mom is here. Your other sister is here. Your friend is here. We are all here Kara. El Mayarah."
"Stronger Together." They all said at once to remind their angel of the sun was not alone. Kara shut her eyes succumbing to the exhaustion that pulled her down and back to unconsciousness.
"Lucy." Alex spoke first looking over at the earth green eyes of her friend. "I'm sorry you had to see that."
"I'm sorry you guys had to see that. I had considered just telling you about some of it but...I know as hard as it was to see and hear, you needed to know. I'm sorry for what the monster of a father of mine did. I'm sorry you had to watch what that woman did too Lena."
"We didn't torture enough Alex." Lena growled attempting once again to calm her but she was still shaking. She wasn't the only one.
Now they had to figure out what to do about the child that was growing inside of Kara. The kryptonite alone has depleted her powers on top of sickened her. She had gone from flight to fight and the frightening ordeal she'd been through had indeed infiltrated her thoughts again. What were they to do when their angel of the purest light had her wings savagely ripped from her. They couldn't let her fall. They would find a way for her to rise and fly again..
