Cloak and Dagger
Chapter 9
"Hey Doc, what's up?" Darcy asks smirking because she's standing up and Dr. Jules is shocked and a little miffed.
"You are I see and I don't believe I've signed off on that, Agent Jordan." Dr. Jules says as he continues into the room shaking his head. "How did you get up without assistance?"
"Slowly," Darcy comes back sarcastically.
"Okay, I deserve that one." Dr. Jules says. "I'm not going to bother to question the ability because I know this isn't the first time you've been injured or have had surgery after seeing your scars."
Walking closer to Darcy with his stethoscope, "So how do you feel now that you're up, soreness, pulling of the stitches? Any light headedness? And do tell me the truth; I am your ticket out of here."
Chuckling, Darcy concedes to the doctor, knowing he is her ticket out of here where ever here is, she thinks to herself. "No light headedness and a small bit of pulling of course but manageable. I do have a high pain tolerance, surprise, surprise. But I'm tired that's all."
"Okay, so why don't you get back into bed and I'll check your vitals and your wounds." Dr. Jules says as he types in the information into his tablet before helping Darcy lay back.
Nurse Graham enters the room as Dr. Jules checks Darcy's stitches. "How's the patient doing today?"
"Oh this patient is doing just fine; she was out of bed standing over there when I arrived." Dr. Jules answers with a little sarcasm of his own.
Shaking her head at Darcy and Dr. Jules, Beth goes over and checks the IV and medication levels.
"I see you haven't been taking any pain medication, Agent Jordan, are you sure the pain you have is manageable?"
"I don't like the way it makes me feel, and as I explained to the doc here I have a high pain threshold. I'm good, really I don't need it." Darcy replies to the nurse.
"Well despite that you were critical not 48 hours ago you are doing extremely well. Your vitals are good, the wounds are looking good, no infection. But I do want you on those antibiotics because you are susceptible to infection in the abdomen so you must continue those and if you do get up again you must take the IV pole." Dr. Jules explains knowing there's no use telling her to not over do it.
His experience with law enforcement reminds him that they do not like hospitals and want out as soon as they are awake. Darcy is no different it seems.
"Thanks Doc, I'll do what I can to not over do it." Darcy tells him with a wink and a smirk. She likes this doctor; he doesn't let her get away with any bullshit.
As the doctor leaves the room, Nurse Graham is changing the antibiotics bag with a new one and then checking the drip level. "Okay Agent Jordan you're all set, if you do feel like getting up please call me and I'll assist you."
"Thanks, I'll do that. The first time kinda tired me out." Darcy tells the nurse.
"You're doing really well, Agent. So don't try and overdo it and have a setback." Nurse Graham explains as she puts away the wiring and tubes from the monitors no longer being used then leaves the room.
Waiting five minutes after the nurse leaves, Darcy slowly gets up, manoeuvres the IV pole, and then opens the door, looks around then walks down a hallway.
General Lane enters his office just as his cell phone rings. He knows who it is and thinks about ignoring it but then answers it as he puts his things down on the desk. "General Lane."
"General, tell me it's not true." The man's voice states in a calm yet eerie voice, one that the General can't stand.
"Tell you what isn't true? I need more inf..." The General answers but is cut off.
"SUPERGIRL!" The man all but yells then calmly finishes his message. "Tell me, General that the news of her being found alive is not true."
Standing to attention when the man yells, Lane knows this isn't going to go well. "I'm afraid it is true, she was found alive in the mountains less than 48 hours ago."
"This is not good news, General. Supergirl is someone I cannot afford to have alive. You are to fix this now do I make myself clear. Because if you do not rectify this problem; they'll find you or maybe your daughters, on the mountains, not unlike the dead Kryptonian." The phone clicks and the General stands at his desk shaking.
Dr. Riley Gibson makes her way towards Kara's room with another IV bag with green contents. Reaching the door, Riley looks in and sees that Kara is actually lying down. "Wow, you're actually in bed resting. Are you feeling okay?" The doctor asks sarcastically.
"Har, har Riley, I was bored and thought I would try for a nap, since I'm not allowed out of this room to see anyone." Kara answers back with a huff. "So what brings you here and what is that?" Kara asks looking at the green IV bag.
"This is what we call a banana bag; its usual purpose is to speed up recovery for someone who is inebriated or sometimes used for critical patients." Dr. Gibson explains.
"But I'm not drunk." Kara gives the doctor a look as if she were drunk herself.
Laughing, the petite doctor explains a little more, "I know that Kara, but it was suggested to me that you may still have green kryptonite in your system and this may help you flush it out so to speak."
"Alex, Alex suggested it to you? She did something like this before. Were you talking to her? Is she all right? Can I see her yet?" Kara sits up as she bombards the doctor with her questions.
Sighing, and then slightly pushing Kara back down onto her pillow. "Yes I've spoken with Alex and she's fine. She's upset but she's fine and she misses you. And the answer to when will you get to see her is that, I have no idea."
Riley squeezes Kara's shoulder apologetically then hangs the green banana bag on the IV pole, connects the IV and leaves Kara's room then makes her way down to see Lucy to discuss discharging Kara.
What seems like only moments later, Kara's door opens slowly and looking up she sees someone that brightens her day, "Darcy!"
"Shhhh, don't give me away! They don't know I've left my room!" Darcy hushes Kara then slips into the chair beside the door.
"What? You snuck out of your room?" Kara asks laughing at the thought of Darcy sneaking out like a ninja.
"Well I heard you did it the other night, so I thought I'd return the favour." Darcy replied grinning like a Cheshire cat.
"I've missed that smirk of yours. Are you all right though? Should you be up and walking already?" Kara asks concerned.
"Pfft, they don't think so, but I know so. I've been in this situation before, the more I move the better I'll get. Doctors never seem to understand that with me for some reason." Darcy says perplexed.
"I bet they don't." Kara replies thinking Darcy is giving the DEO medical team a run for their money.
"So are you all right? How are the wounds? Are they healing?" Darcy asks all at once then gazes up at the banana bag. "What the hell is in that?"
"It's a banana bag to help flush out any green kryptonite that might still be in my system. My sister has done it before and it helped then so hopefully it will now." Kara answers indeed hoping it will work; her powers have yet to come back.
"You seem down, Kara, what's wrong? Are you not getting better?" Darcy asks concerned about her friend.
"Yes I'm slowly getting better. It's nothing. I'm fine." Kara tries to avoid Darcy's question.
"Bull! Now tell me what's wrong." Darcy demands.
Sighing, Kara sits up a little then moves to let her legs hang over the edge of the bed so she's facing Darcy. "There are so many things; I don't know where to start really."
"Well just start with one and we'll move to the next when you're ready. C'mon, talk to me." Darcy says trying to get Kara talking which is never easy especially when she's upset.
"My powers aren't back, and I don't know what I'll do if they don't come back." Kara sighs as she looks down at her hands. "I've always had them since I came to earth; I'm not sure what to do without them."
"You know I'm accident prone and without my powers I seem to get myself hurt or end up being sick or something." Kara explains. "I..."
"You're human." Darcy interrupts. "Just like the rest of us."
"Well yes, I guess so, but I can't save people like this. I don't know what to do without them." Kara continues thinking Darcy isn't getting it.
"You can help save people like the rest of us who do not have super powers." Darcy explains. "I'm with the FBI; I help save people, police, firefighters, medical staff. You don't have to be Supergirl to save lives."
"I...I... that's not..." Kara huffs but can't really give an answer to Darcy.
"I fly, I have freeze breath, and I'm bulletproof! I can get to people quickly and lift buses that are falling off a bridge. I can't do that as an FBI agent!" Kara counterclaims.
"Okay, all right, calm down. No we can't fly or lift buses or leap tall buildings but we do save lives in the way that we are able. So if, if they don't come back then you find another way to help people."
Kara pouts as she crosses her arms and mumbles, "I don't leap tall buildings, I fly over them."
Rolling her eyes at the comment, Darcy continues, "If you do lose your powers it's not the end of the world. I'm sorry but people live and die every day, there are good people and there are bad people then there are monsters out there. If you want to help or save lives that much then you find the way that you can without powers."
"This agency, I assume they save lives or help people, catch the bad ones..." Darcy stops then looks at Kara. "Your agency, you catch other aliens don't you? That's why they're so secretive, more than even the CIA." Darcy says excitedly. "Shit, is this the DEO?"
Cat is at the office when a familiar feeling washes over her and she looks towards her balcony just as Kal-El lands. Getting up she walks out and greets him, "Superman."
"Ms. Grant. I've come to see if you have made a decision about the prospect of helping out a possible in-law to be of yours?" Kal-El asks with a knowing smirk.
After leaving the DEO, he thought about the one person who might be able to help Alex get out of custody and he went to see Cat once she got home from visiting his cousin.
They sat and discussed the possibilities and the implications if she were to get caught. She couldn't give him an answer then but he's hoping she can now.
Lowering his head, he feels like he's failing his cousin again, first not being able to find her sooner, and now not being able to save Alex. "I know you don't know Alex very well, but she can't go to Cadmus, she won't make it there."
"Superman, I've talked to Director Lane and what we have come up with is risky for all involved but she is looking into it." Cat replies closing the doors to the balcony in case someone overhears them.
"The only thing we've thought of that might possibly work is to override the security feeds and get Alex out undetected. Once she's out we're hoping that J'onn can take her away but we haven't been able to get in contact with him." Cat divulges the plan she, Lucy and Vasquez came up with yesterday and at CATCO earlier this morning.
"I can do that!" Kal states as he crosses his arms in front of him.
"I know that, but we don't believe the people who are close to Alex should be involved with getting her out. Lucy and Kara especially, they need solid alibis as well as myself and most importantly, you." Cat tries to explain to the man of steel.
"Then if the people who are close to Alex can't do it then who will?" Kal-El questions Cat.
"That's being worked on." Cat says, "It's not easy, Superman but we're trying and we don't have a lot of time to work with."
"Lois!" Kal-El yells out.
Cat looks up sharply, "What?"
"Lois knows some sketchy people who might help with getting Alex out but it will probably cost money." Kal-El says thinking this idea is as bad as it sounds.
"She knows sketchy people, of that I have no doubt, but be it as it may, we can't hire mobsters or whomever these people are. No." Cat replies shaking her head as she walks over to the railing.
"Yeah, I know, I know bad idea." Kal-El says dejectedly.
"The biggest problem Lucy is facing is who to trust at the DEO. She knows there's at least one person who is keeping General Lane informed of all that is going on at the agency. If she were to ask the wrong person to help Alex escape, we'll all be going to this Cadmus." Cat states as she looks out at National City.
Kara looks up quickly, not knowing how Darcy knows about the DEO or even the name. "Ummm well, I don't know, what's a DEO?"
"Oh please, so this is the DEO. I've heard of it but never thought it was real." Darcy says now looking around.
"I didn't tell you! Don't let them think I told you." Kara says worriedly.
"No worries, Kiddo, you're good. I did come up with it myself you just confirmed it. Nice by the way, what is a DEO?" Darcy repeats mockingly then starts to laugh.
"Shut up." Kara retorts dejectedly.
"Oh come now," Darcy placates and walks over and gives Kara a hug. "Listen to me for once, let yourself heal, do as the doctors tell you, and see what happens. Don't give up on yourself or your powers. Okay?"
"Now, tell me about you and your lady, she has been to see you, hasn't she?" Darcy changes the subject hoping to cheer Kara up.
Laughing at Darcy's antics, "Yes she has been to see me and ..."
"Annnnnd? Did you guys... y'know?" Darcy looks at Kara and winks then smiles.
"We talked a little and we need to talk a lot more and get things out into the open but yes we kissed and Rao can she kiss." Kara says dreamily.
"Oh my God. HAH! Way to go!" Darcy barks out with laughter. Once she settles down, she looks at Kara and adds, "I do agree with talking because you two seem to need help with that. Don't you think?"
Kara only nods then smiles broadly. "I do love her. And you were right as well, she said loves me too."
"Well of course I was right! So when do you get out of here so you can umm kiss some more?" Darcy asks mischievously.
"Not soon enough but I'm not sure when yet, now that they're trying out this green stuff." Kara replies looking at the IV bag.
With another knock on the door, both Kara and Darcy look up as they watch Eliza walk in with her usual sunny smile.
"Hi Honey, how are you feeling this afternoon?" Eliza asks as she walks over and gives Kara a hug.
Then turning away to pull up a chair, "Oh, hello there, you must be Agent Jordan, I'm Kara's foster mother, Eliza," She says noticing Darcy sitting in the chair beside the door.
Slowly standing, Darcy gets up and walks over holding her hand out to shake Eliza's in greeting. "Yes I'm Agent Jordan, but please call me Darcy. It's a pleasure to meet you Ma'am."
"Oh please I'll call you Darcy if you call me Eliza." Replying as she shakes the agent's hand. "Please sit down, should you even be up and around this soon after surgery?"
Kara snorts loud enough for both women to look her way. "She escaped from her room to come and visit with me." Kara relays trying to stay out of trouble.
"That's because you snuck out of your room in the middle of the night to see me." Darcy counters hoping Eliza will now focus on Kara's misbehaviour.
Eliza looks at them both, shakes her head then sits down on the chair. "So how are you both feeling?"
"Fine," Kara replies her usual.
"Fine, thank you." Darcy adds the thank you to one up Kara, then starts to chuckle.
Lucy and Vasquez enter the showers after their workout session in the training room. The shower is the only room where cameras and microphones are not set up and they can talk about their plan.
"If we could get Winn to help us from an unknown location I can give him the codes to break into the system. Then he can loop the feeds and we can get Alex out without being recorded or seen." Vasquez informs Lucy.
"Yes that's great and the easy part. Who are we going to get to break Alex out, if she even goes with them? She has not been herself. She thinks that Kara hates her and that she deserves to go to Cadmus because of the shooting." Lucy reveals to Vasquez.
"We need Kara to talk to her, but Kara can't know about breaking Alex out, that would ruin everything." Lucy continues.
"She needs to convince Alex that she needs to fight, to not give up." Susan states, as she gets undressed and wraps a towel around her.
Lucy doesn't answer and then turns away quickly to undress and get ready for her shower. "I'll speak with Kara after this, she's wanted to see Alex, and now that Darcy has given her statement there's no reason why she can't see her now."
Smiling at how modest Lucy is being, Susan replies, "Sounds like a plan, Director," then goes into her shower stall.
"Yeah a plan," Lucy replies mostly to herself then shakes her head and walks into her own stall.
"Fine, I think that's the universal answer to I don't want to talk about it." Eliza comes back after both ladies answer her.
"Sorry Eliza, I just hate being in here any longer. I feel so cooped up." Kara apologizes.
"I guess being up in the mountains and outside everyday has spoiled you." Darcy replies jokingly.
"Well I stayed here for two weeks straight before the fight with Xa-Ol. Wait, did they ever find him?" Kara asks looking at Eliza.
"Yes they found him just before Alex found you." Eliza replies cautiously. She's not sure how much Darcy knows about Alex and the shooting.
"Alex, as in your sister, she found you? Does that mean she's the one who shot me?" Darcy asks knowing the answer.
"Yes." Kara answers quietly.
Kara realizes she shouldn't have brought up the search mission although she's not sure why no one told Darcy who it was that shot her.
"You haven't seen her since the shooting have you?" Darcy asks Kara now realizing that was one of the things that had her down. "Did she leave again? Didn't you say she was on a mission looking for someone?"
Eliza gets up, walks over to Kara, and puts her arm around her shoulder. "Alex surrendered herself after she shot you. She feels terrible and believes she deserves to be punished."
"But that's, that's not right. It should go down as a good shoot." Darcy complains. "How can they detain her like that? Doesn't she have a lawyer?" Darcy asks looking at Eliza seeing that Kara is crying.
"She wasn't on a mission, I lied about that. Alex was on the run, they were going to take her to this terrible place, but she got away and has been on the run for months." Kara confesses to Darcy.
"I was so upset that you were shot, I thought you were going to die and I just saw Alex standing there with her gun. I yelled at her and I wouldn't let her near me. I wouldn't talk to her then I was whisked away back here to be checked out by the doctors." Kara explained the night of the shooting to Darcy and Eliza.
"I was so concerned about your condition I never even asked or thought about Alex. I...I didn't even know she was here until late yesterday. And I haven't been allowed to see her yet." Kara finishes looking down, embarrassed on the way she treated her sister.
"She's here?" Darcy asks then realizing that Kara is really upset she goes over and stands in front of her, "Hey look at me. Kara, look at me please."
Looking up with tears in her eyes, Kara focuses on Darcy. "It was a bad night, and you were upset and confused and worried. Of course you're going to yell and keep away from her." Darcy tries to ease Kara's feelings.
"When you see her, you tell her how much you love her and that you don't hate her, that you're on her side." Darcy says giving Kara a hug.
"This place that they were going to take her, is it a prison? You said it was a terrible place." Darcy asks wondering how terrible it was to upset Kara so much.
"It's a long story and classified and I'm not sure how much you can know, you probably know too much now, If Lucy finds out..." Kara stops as the door opens.
"If Lucy finds out what, Kara?" Lucy Lane asks walking into the room. "Hello Agent Jordan, nice to see you up and about, though Nurse Graham has been looking for you."
Then Lucy turns towards Kara. "If I find out?"
"I was, we were just talking and..." Kara bites her lip knowing Lucy is going to kill her.
"We were talking about the cabin in the mountains and the night of the search. I figured out that Alex was the one who shot me and now I know she's here at the DEO." Darcy finishes helping Kara out.
Sighing heavily, Lucy closes her eyes to calm herself before speaking.
"Before you say anything, I had figured out that this is the DEO on my own, I had heard about it back at Langley so that wasn't Kara's doing." Darcy explains to the Director.
"Actually, the way you were acting when taking my statement made me realize that some things weren't adding up. Being secretive just makes me want to investigate further." Darcy points out.
Holding up her hands, conceding to the agent's account of how she knows what she knows. Lucy turns to Kara, "I actually came here to take you to see Alex, but first, I'm going to escort Darcy back to her room and let Nurse Graham look after her." Lucy smiles knowing Beth will give Darcy a hard time for lying and taking off like that.
"And when I come back, you'll have wiped your tears and put on a happy face to go see your sister, all right?" Lucy asks Kara giving her a look that says we'll talk about this later.
Kara nods her head and gives a small smile. She gives Darcy a thumbs up as she leaves with Lucy knowing Beth will likely kick her ass.
General Lane leaves his office, drives out of the city, and makes a call. "What can you tell me about Supergirl's condition?" Listening to the other person answer, he ends the call.
He now knows that Supergirl can be easily taken out because she still doesn't have her powers. "Now, we need to get to her without being detected." He says to himself.
Making another call, he sets up a meeting to be held in an out of the way location. His next moves have to be done covertly; he cannot be connected to this in any way.
Finishing the call, the General throws the phone into the water and heads back to his office.
Arriving back, he enters his office, locks the door, then sits down, and pulls out a glass and a bottle of scotch from his desk drawer.
Pouring himself three fingers of the scotch he downs it in one go. "What am I doing? I'm too old for all of this cloak and dagger bullshit."
Before he pours himself another drink, he calls his daughter at the DEO. "I think it's time for the prisoner to be transported to Cadmus, Director. You've had your time for the so called investigation into the shooting."
"Sorry General, but she could be brought up on charges of assault of a federal officer which is punishable up to twenty years imprisonment when a dangerous weapon is used or bodily injury occurs." Lucy counters bringing back the lawyer in her.
"Once the federal investigation is completed I'll inform you of their decision. Please don't contact me about this issue again. If that is all General, I have to go." Lucy hangs up and takes a deep breath.
Hoping that will give her a little more time to devise a plan to get Alex out before the General realizes there is no investigation.
