100 Days of Arrowverse 2017 Volume A: Supergirl & Arrow

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"THE LONG NIGHT OF THE DEO"
(Supergirl: Alex & Winn, part 1 of 5)

All was quiet, across the DEO, and yet there was an inescapable tension about the room, felt by none more in that moment than the woman pacing back and forth and the man who sat watching her, knowing he'd be doing the same thing if he stood. That was all they could really do for the time being, with no cause for action to keep them from thinking about what was happening out on Earth 1, as they so called it.

"So why do they get to be Earth 1 and we're 38? Who decided that?" Winn asked, but Alex said nothing; he hadn't really expected her to, not with Kara being in trouble.

It had all happened so fast, the prisoner had gotten loose, then he'd escaped, and all of a sudden Kara was out cold, couldn't be stirred. They had tried, oh how they'd tried. In the end it had been decided the best solution for her would have been to take her to where others might have had a better shot at making her better. Then J'onn had gone instead of Alex, on the promise of a level head and a protective hand to guard Supergirl. With him gone, Alex now stood as director of the DEO, and Winn almost felt bad for whoever would try anything in National City that night… almost. He found he could have his own version of Alex's "must hit something" stance right about now. He could never do with Kara being hurt.

"Anything?" Alex stopped to ask him.

"I'm pretty sure while Supergirl's down for the count, anything except… extranormal activities… falls into the hands of the NCPD and your very capable girlfriend." Alex gave him a look. "You meant from Earth 1, yeah? No, nothing," he sat back, wishing he could have had good news at all to share right about now. "They'll fix her, they'll bring her back," he promised. He had to believe it, and she did, too. He had hoped to keep trying and find a way to help, but even if he did he'd have no way to get it to them, would he? So he just had to be here and wait, like Alex did.

By now he should have known to expect what came next, as he turned to find his screen giving off a signal. He sat up straight in his chair before looking to see what this was.

"Well, Director Danvers, looks like you're in luck, and by that I mean we have an alien attack and people are in danger and we need to deal with it like right now. What's the plan?" She came to stand behind him and took in what was on his screen. "Should we send a team?"

"No need, come on," she tapped him on the shoulder and marched off. Winn opened his mouth to protest, but she was already going, so all he could do was scramble after her to catch up. If she needed his help, he would give it, especially tonight.

In no time they were climbing into a van and driving away from the DEO. Winn was very glad to be strapped in, as he felt reasonably concerned over a worried Alex Danvers driving off to face an alien threat. He tried not to look at the road at all, instead focusing on directing them to reach the alien roaming about their city.

There was no pretending the both of them would be a bit distracted tonight, but they figured they might be able to surpass it together, or at least he did. He didn't know where her head was at, and for the time being he wasn't exactly up to asking her about it. If he did, he might learn that he had it just about right. Alex didn't want to go out there on her own that night, and of all the people she could have called on, like Maggie, or James, Winn had been the one she'd chosen, and not even because he'd been right there at the DEO.

"Here, here, turn here, there… woah…" Winn looked out the window, just before they came to a stop. "Right, so I'm staying in here, yeah? Director?" Alex was already out and running.

See you tomorrow in Volume B for The Flash!