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4 Hours Earlier…

"Thanks," Lena says firmly before hanging up the phone and dialing another number. Pacing in her office, "hello, I was hoping you could get me in touch with my Mother… thank you anyways," she hangs up and inwardly growls in her growing frustration. How could she do this? Seriously, how! She moves to her desk and sits down to dial another number, drumming her finger nails on the top impatiently.

She presses a button on her desk phone to reach her secretary, "please have calls and meeting over the next hour pushed back," and then hears the other line pick up. "Surprised to hear from me? Really?..." she listens to the person on the other end, her eyes fixated on the image of Cadmus on her TV mounted on the wall. "I need the number to reach my Mother that is why… don't give me that, you and I both know you are one of her biggest supporters."

Lena listens patiently as the person on the other end babbles on about their views, "what do you want in return… consider it done," she says easily, smiling and writes down the number on a small note pad next to her computer. "Thank you," she hangs up looking irritated before dialing the number.

It takes a few rings, but finally she gets a response, "hello," Lillian says in her usual half interested, half bored tone.

"Hello Mother," Lena says evenly and can just picture Lillian's surprise at hearing her voice.

"Now, this is a surprise," Lillian says with enthusiasm, not in the room yet with Kara.

"I'm reaching out to you about your recent broadcast on Supergirl, a little dramatic," Lena says and she can just picture a smug grin on Lillian's face.

"The public do love drama, otherwise they wouldn't be so hooked on all those cop shows and the over dramatic reality shows," Lillian points out. "If you're only calling to talk about-"

"I want to make an agreement with you, Mother," Lena says in her matter of fact tone.

Laughing on the other end, "really," she draws it out, "the last agreement I made with you had me behind bars. What makes you think-"

"I don't, you have no reason to trust me," Lena cuts in again and waits for a remark from Lillian, when she gets none she continues. "I want you to release Supergirl."

"As soon as I have all the alien refugees come forward," Lillian says simply, Lena works to control her temper, gripping her phone tightly.

"You and I both know you won't keep to that agreement, you want all of them gone," Lena states as Lillian now stands outside of Kara's room, glancing at the door. "I want you to release Supergirl, and that no further harm comes to her."

Lillian gives a wicked chuckle at the last statement, "you can't be serious, child. You have nothing left to offer me, and anything you give me could be flawed again," she takes a moment as she stares at the door. Feeling some anger boiling up inside of her at Lena siding with Supergirl. "I never thought you would sink this low… as to plead for her life after what Superman did to Lex." Her voice even but laced with venom.

Lena can feel herself getting more infuriated with this woman the longer she talks to her, any attempt to reason with her seems to go unheard. "What you are doing to Supergirl is inhumane!"

There is a pause on the other end before Lillian says coldly, "she isn't human," before snapping her phone closed.

Sighing, Lena sits back in her chair, biting her bottom lip in frustration, about ready to get up and grab herself a drink when the TV flickers to life with James Olson addressing the people of National City.

Pushing the door open, snapping her fingers for the guards to join her as she strikes hastily up to Kara, as soon as she reaches her she slaps Kara with her right hand. Kara's head jerking to the side from the blow and then she feels the woman's cold, rough fingers grab her by the chin and force her to look at her.

"What is it that my daughter sees in you? Why is she so sympathetic to you?" Lillian asks before violently releasing her chin.

Kara moves her jaw around a tad, staring at her, "I helped her once, she asked for me to help protect an event she was holding." Kara could swear she was watching Lillian's nostrils flare in anger.

"You have her fooled like everyone else!" Lillian says as she holds up the flip phone that Lena reached her by, "you force me to keep even my loved ones at a distance."

With that Lillian drops the phone and promptly steps on it, and again, over and over till it is in a bunch of broken pieces. Looking at Kara, seething in anger she backhands Kara in the right cheek. Just as Kara starts to turn her head to face her again Lillian backhands her again, Kara gives an involuntary whimper at the pain it brings, this time a red line appearing on Kara's cheek.

Glancing down, Lillian had forgotten she was wearing a ring with a large stud on it. Kara moves her tongue around in her cheek, her breathing increasing at the violence that Lillian is executing. "You've done this to yourself," Kara says quietly, sadness in her eyes, "you are scared of what you don't understand and act out in anger. By pushing at myself and other aliens… you're pushing your daughter away-"

She'd been looking at the floor, remembering a look Lena had given when speaking about her Mother when she hadn't been living up to her expectations. Getting a fist to her stomach took her by surprise, Kara starts gasping, her body tensing and wanting to curl into the hit from the pain it caused her. Opening her eyes she sees it was one of the guards.

"No," Lillian says, her voice shaking in anger, "I do not fear you! I do not fear any of you!" she spits, "I am trying to ensure that the only race that stays the major population on Earth is the human race! You are going to pay for ruining my family!"

She turns to the guard who had struck her, "hit her," she tells him, Kara looks on wide eyed.

"I would never-" Kara is cut off by a punch to her torso, she coughs and finds herself starting to shake. Not from anger, but from fear of where this is now leading to. Alex! Help me!

"Again!" Lillian says and turns to watch this time, crossing her arms across her chest as though proving a point. He strikes Kara in the lower rib cage, wincing and cringing at the hits.

"You don't have to do this!" Kara says as loudly as she can through gritted teeth. Looking at Lillian, hoping to try and get through to her.

"I want to do this," Lillian says coldly, "again, again and again!"

Strike after strike to her body, she feels her ribs cracking, at least that's what she assumes she is feeling. Alex, I don't know how much longer I can hold out like this.

2 Hours Earlier…

"I have reliable Intel from an anonymous source that a team of individuals that have worked with Supergirl before are going to rescue her from Cadmus. Again, I ask that all alien refugees do not answer the call and stay home. Thank you for your time," James Olson ends his broadcast.

Alex bursts into Lena Luthor's office, the woman is about to pour herself a glass, just having watched the TV and sees the secretary right on Alex's heels trying to stop her.

"Lena Luthor, I need to speak with you. Now," Alex holds up her FBI badge.

"I'm sorry Ma'am I tried to stop her," the secretary apologizes and Lena holds up her hand to dismiss her.

A thoughtful look on Lena's face as she watches Alex put her badge away, "you are Kara's sister, correct?" Lena asks and this catches Alex off guard for a second.

Clearing her throat, Alex nods, "yes, she is," walking over to Lena with her back straight, business like. "Do you have a way of reaching your Mother?"

Lena scoffs, "what makes you think I would?" turning her back on Alex and walking to her desk to take a seat there casually.

If she's up for asking Supergirl for help, hopefully it means she's up for helping to get Supergirl back. "My team and I wish to rescue Supergirl, and you are our closest lead," Alex answers truthfully and watches as Lena's eyes widen in fascination.

"You know normally I would set up a deal with you, one that you'd owe me back down the road when I need a favour," Lena stands up, picking up the note with the number. "But in this case, what we both want is mutual," she holds out the note and says firmly. "Bring Supergirl back."

"We will," Alex says with confidence, extending her hand and Lena places the note into her hand. Relief flooding through her at having this one piece of a puzzle.

She saw the weight visibly lift off of Alex's shoulders and it makes her wonder. What is her relationship with Supergirl, as she has seen her in the news with the heroin a couple of times. How is it that both Danver sisters, a reporter and an FBI agent, if that is what she truly is, know Supergirl? However, right now she knows that time is of the essence for Supergirl. The game of 25 questions would wait for another time.

Alex leaves the office at a brisk pace and speed dials Winn, her heart swelling with joy that she's going to get her sister back. Walking down the really classy hallways of Lena's building, once she gets to the elevator she hears the other line pick up, "Winn, I need you to track down the location of a number that was owned by Lillian Luthor. But the phone might have been destroyed."

"No problem! I can still get the history, feed it to me boss!" Winn says eagerly.


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-SLITH