CHAPTER 13

Jess looked up from her computer to watch her boss pacing in her office. Lena had also closed the joining door something she very rarely did. Usually only for private phone calls, meetings or sometimes if she was really busy and Jess's humming along to the radio was a little too distracting.

At first Jess had thought that maybe Lena and Kara had fought but it wasn't angry pacing it was more of the worried variety. Jess glanced at the top of her screen, Lena had sent her some documents to proof read and the link was still open.

One key press and she could see what Lena kept looking at. It was so rare for Lena not to talk to her that she gave in to temptation.

Her screen was suddenly full of Supergirl fighting an alien at the National City power plant. Okay that made sense she was worried about her girlfriend but Kara wasn't going to be anywhere near…..

Unless…..

No.

No Way.

NO FREAKING WAY!

Jess terminated the link, she was going to erase the last few minutes from her memory. One day she hoped they'd trust her enough to tell her.

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Alex stood outside her sister's door, she knew Kara could see her.

"Please open the door." For once she'd locked it.

Kara sighed she hadn't talked to anyone since leaving the DEO not even Lena. Slowly she went and unlocked it and retreated to the sofa.

"I'm sorry," said Alex quietly, "I should've told you when you saved me and all the rest of the people on the plane."

Kara shrugged.

"And I should've shown you this." The older Danvers put a black object on the table, Kara could see Kryptonian symbols on it.

"It was in your pod, I guess Clark didn't see it. You're the only one who can defeat Vartox." Alex touched it and a hologram of Alura, she watched her sister as she listened to her mom telling her she was proud of her and that she knew she would do great things. Kara was sobbing into her hands and Alex felt even worse that she'd kept this from her sister.

"I'll….just go….."

"No," whispered Kara, standing up as she wiped her eyes, "He kicked my ass last time."

"I have an idea," said Alex wrapping the Kryptonian in a bear hug.

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Lena was frantic, she couldn't get hold of her girlfriend no matter how hard she tried. She came so close to hopping on her jet, but then she remembered how her brother had used people as leverage for his evil schemes. If she went to National City she could very well put Kara in danger. When she'd encouraged her girlfriend to embrace her powers she hadn't imagined how terrified she would feel not knowing what was happening.

"She'll be fine." Now she just had to believe it. She hadn't done any work at all so she told Jess to finish up and go home. She expected her assistant to fuss more than she did. Thinking back she had probably been driving her crazy with her constant pacing. Lena smiled a little Jess had always known when to keep her company or leave her alone. Once she knew Kara was okay she'd think of something nice to thank her friend.

The second she walked through the door she changed out of her suit and into a T-shirt and shorts, carrying a cup of tea up to roof she found herself staring in the direction of National City wondering what her girlfriend was going through. Lena didn't like that Kara had shut her out, her old insecurities surfaced again, if she hadn't hurt her, if she'd been truthful from the beginning.

Lena decided she needed something stronger than tea.

A lot stronger.

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Kara landed in the middle of the dark highway. Director Henshaw hadn't been impressed with Alex's plan but if she really did want to help stop the criminals from Fort Rozz then she needed to prove herself to the Director.

In the distance she could see the headlights of the 16 wheeler approaching. The DEO had some spectacular surveillance equipment to know where Vartox would be.

The alien floored it when he saw her.

Kara planted her feet and let the truck hit her. It's front crumpled like a tin can and the tanker trailer flipped over and exploded.

The driver crashed out through the windshield and rolled until his jacket had stopped burning. He scrambled to his feet.

This time Kara was ready for his strength, she was faster the plan was very simple get him to use his axe.

The Kryptonian landed a few punches before his superior combat experience turned the fight in his favor but Alex had even thought of that.

Although Kara loved her cape she didn't like it when he caught it as she tried to avoid him and slam her into the floor with it. It was then he pulled the axe from his back.

"KARA NOW!"

As Vartox swung the axe down Kara grabbed the handle stopping the blade right in front of her face. She closed her eyes for a second the let loose with her heat vision, the red hot beams aimed at the blade. Alex said that if she could get it hot enough….it would explode.

"AAAAAAAH!" The huge alien was still trying to force the weapon down.

"What are you doing?!" He finally noticed the blade was changing colour. Although Kara wished she could think of some witty quip she didn't dare lose her focus on destroying that weapon.

Vartox realized it was going to blow a second before it did. Kara threw her arm over her face then got to her feet in time to see the badly injured alien grab a shard of smoking metal and stab it into his own throat. She looked away from the growing pool of blood.

"Kara, you did great. Come back to the DEO."

"I'm on my way." With a last look at the dead man she shot up into the sky.

Her sister was waiting for her and gave her a hug, she even got a nod from Director Henshaw.

"It worked," grinned Kara.

Alex smiled back.

"So what's next?"

"We train you how to fight." said Henshaw as he walked past.

"What?"

"You can't rely on your super strength alone. Next time the enemy might not have a weapon you can blow up."

"Okay," said Kara then snapped a salute.

"So sister's night?" asked Alex.

"Can I take a rain check?" replied Kara, "I'm going fly around for a bit."

"Oh, okay." Alex sounded disappointed but she understood the need to get rid of excess adrenaline after a fight. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Day after," said Kara, there was something she had to go. More like someplace she had to go.

TBC…..

A/N. I am on a roll! So I've updated almost everything, so you will all be happy. Thank you so very much for reading, Please review. Stay tuned. Have fun. T-Rex :)