Hey guys here is the following chapter.
Chapter Eleven
Devil's Deal
The next thing Lara knew is that she was looking at a pink ceiling. She blinked slowly wondering where she was and how she got there, and became aware of a damp towel on her forehead and she coughed.
"Lara," a familiar voice said.
"Chloe…," she whispered.
The blonde appeared within her line of vision, a worried look upon her face, the green eyes showing some relief to see her awake and they were still hints of worry in them.
"Are you alright? How are you feeling?"
"I…I don't feel too good," Lara answered her.
It was the worst she felt in years.
"Where am I?" Lara asked as the blonde removed the towel.
"My apartment," Chloe answered her applying a new towel on her forehead.
"How…?"
"You called me remember," Chloe told her, looking at her curiously.
Lara frowned.
"I don't remember calling you Chloe," she said slowly.
"Well, you did," Chloe told her, "It wasn't hard getting you out of there…But, this aside, and how did this happen Lara?"
"I have found the culprit," Lara told her, "He…he sucked on my energy…it was like it was sucking my life out of my body."
"You mean, like a virus?"
Lara chuckled, "More like a Parasite…and I think I've lost my powers."
"That explain why you're sick," Chloe murmured.
Lara nodded at her.
"Maybe, but has there any strange attacks since then?"
Chloe shook her head.
"It's seems whoever attacked you got a super charge of energy and hadn't attacked no one since but now, you need rest okay Lara. You won't be able to save anyone if you're powerless. We'll talk tomorrow."
Lara smiled and nodded at the blonde.
Chloe walks toward the door.
"Chloe…"
She turned.
"Thank you, for putting up with me."
Chloe smiled serenely at her, "You don't have to thank me Lara. I knew since the day your powers manifested themselves, a normal friendship was out of the window for the two of us. You've been my best friend for a long time…it's the least I can do, Supergirl."
Lara shook her head.
"Not much of a Supergirl am I now?"
"You'll get your powers back," Chloe told her, "They are naturally part of you. Just get plenty of sun tomorrow okay."
"Sure," Lara said, "Goodnight Chloe."
"Goodnight Lara,"
The blonde then walked out closing the door behind her.
Lara stayed lying on the bed in the semi darkened room, her eyes watching the ceiling and in thoughts. She couldn't believe that the Parasite, as she had dubbed him, had tricked her like that. She had hoped to help the guy; to fix him but the man didn't seem to want to be fixed. When she got her abilities back, she is going to hunt him down and take him down.
If I got my powers back, she thought drily coughing a little.
Dr. Sanders walked into his house, closing and locking the door behind him. The surge he had gotten from Supergirl had appeased the hunger within him…
Only for a while.
He headed into the living room…
"Evening doctor," a voice said.
Dr. Sanders turned around.
A man was seating on the couch, one of his eyes covered with a metallic eye patch. Dr. Sanders fired the two blast of heat vision from his eyes. The stranger easily dodged them, the blast creating a molten hole in the window.
"Not much practice with the heat-vision," he said grinning.
Dr. Sanders watched the man across him.
"W…Who are you?"
"I've seen what you did to Supergirl the other day," the man said, "I must say, I am impressed with your ability, and seeing this, I've got a favor to ask you."
Dr. Sanders narrowed his eyes at him.
"You…You're a criminal aren't you?"
"So are you," the man said, "Seven peoples you've killed so far. You are well on your way to become a mass murderer doc."
Sanders glared at the man.
"What do you want from me?"
"It's very simply really," the stranger said, "You kill the Supergirl and maybe, you'll do this city a favor, and from what I noticed…you'll need a recharge soon…and with a source of power as strong as our girl of steel, it will be hard to resist."
Dr. Sanders feel the hunger within him…growing again and he gritted his teeth.
"You'll know what to do," the stranger's voice echoed around the room.
Dr. Sanders looked around the living room. The mysterious stranger was gone.
Lara woke up feeling much better than she did when she had fallen asleep. Seating up, the red cover slipped down and she realized she was covered with the Supergirl cape. Groaning, she glanced around.
The room was well light as sunlight streamed through. There was an empty dresser with a mirror. Half empty book shelf with box all upon it, and the door room opened as Chloe entered the room.
"You're okay?"
"I…I'm better than last night," Lara answered, "Can I borrow a few clothes and a bag."
"Sure," Chloe told her, "If you need some food, I've made pancakes."
"Thanks Chloe," the dark haired girl said, "I'm going to take a shower okay."
"Go ahead," Chloe said.
Lara entered the bathroom. Seeing herself in the mirror, she S shield bright on her chest. Sighing, she pulled it off, showing the sport bra she wore underneath. Lara narrowed at the wall which disappeared a little in front of her.
Her powers were returning to her and maybe they will return before the end of the day. She took her shower and wore the clothes that were on the bed. She joined Chloe for a quick breakfast which they enjoyed and talked about the past a little and at the end, Chloe made her way toward the sink to wash the dirty plates.
"Sorry if the clothes are a bit small," Chloe told her.
"They're fine," Lara said putting the Supergirl outfit within the bag, "let's hope I can find the Parasite before he attacks anyone else."
Chloe turned toward her.
"Lara, this guy almost killed you," she said.
"I know," was Lara's answer.
Chloe crossed the distance between them and took the taller girl into a hug.
"You…You have no idea how I've felt, seeing you look so vulnerable Lara," she told her, "I've seen you do amazing things everyday…I'm scared for you."
Lara returned the hug, smiling a little.
"Chloe…it will take more than that to defeat me," she said softly.
She stepped out of the hug, giving the blonde a wink.
"I'm Supergirl remember?"
Chloe chuckled.
"That you are Lara,"
"I'm going to Gotham," Lara said heading toward the door, drawing a confused look from Chloe.
"Why?"
"There is someone I have to talk to about something," she said, heading for the door a determined look on her face.
Next is the conclusion in the Parasite madness. Sorry if there is not much happening in this story. The good stuffs are comming soon.
Jacques0 out.
R&R.
