"You're up. How are you feeling?" Dr. Hamilton asked. "Horrible. I'm a monster." I answered quietly. Dr. Hamilton held my hand. "None of this is your fault."

"How could you say that? I hurt people. I attacked them. Again! I'm pretty sure that's how you classify a monster." I spat guilty. She squeezed my hand. "Kara, it wasn't your fault. It was Rick." She pointed out. "What?" Dr. Hamilton sat down. "After we realized you were poisoned again, we scanned all locations that you visited and couldn't find anything. So, we moved the investigation to inside the DEO. As you have spent a lot of time here looking for Alex. Rick was a hotspot of the Red Kryptonite. He was wearing a small necklace with the Kryptonite as its gem, as well as pieces of Kryptonite were embedded under his skin. We even scanned his home and found large amounts buried under the floorboards. He's been subjecting you to large amounts of Kryptonite." She explained.

My heart clenched and I swallowed deeply. "Oh." I didn't know what else to say. "We confiscated all the Kryptonite and scanned the DEO again. Everything is cleared and you're safe." She stated. "Then why-" I pulled at the restraints to emphasize them. "Precautions. The first time you were out, we tried to use the cure we had from last time, but it was ineffective. If anything, it enhanced the effects on you." She started to undo my restraints. "We wanted to make sure that this cure worked before letting you go."

I sat up after the rest of my restraints were removed. "Shouldn't you have made sure that I was cured before you let me go?" I asked. She smiled at me. "What do you think these were for?" She stated as she removed the electrodes on my temples.

I looked down to my hands. "How are you feeling physically? You took a nasty spill after the second cure was injected." She stated. "My head hurt when I first woke up, but I feel better now." I answered. She pointed to the solar panels around me.

I glanced down to where the cure was injected. There was a small purple dot on my skin above my vein. "How is everyone else?" I asked timidly. "Fine. They don't blame you." Dr. Hamilton stated. "They should." I whispered to myself. "Kara, please don't do this to yourself again-"

Tick.

Tick.

I didn't want to start this conversation again. "What's the progress on Alex?" I diverted the conversation. Dr. Hamilton stared at me for a second, sensing my discomfort. "Not good. But I think you should talk to J'onn about that." She stated before walking out of the med bay.

I walked cautiously to the control room. As I made my way there, I could see the damage I caused. I bowed my head slightly and avoided eye contact with the agents. I saw Mon-El, J'onn, and Winn in the center of the room, talking. Winn was the first to notice me. The other two men looked over after they noticed Winn was no longer in the conversation. All three of them looked at me apprehensively.

I stopped about 10 feet away from them. "Mon-El- J'onn-Winn-" I tried, but I couldn't find the right words. I chewed my lip and looked down. "I'm sorry." I whispered. After a second, someone grabbed me in a hug. I looked up and saw that Winn was holding me tight. "It's okay Kara." He whispered in my ear. "We all forgive you." He added. I smiled and hugged him a little tighter.

I pulled away from him. "Why though?" I asked. "The last time you were poisoned, we didn't support you, we weren't there for you, and it really hurt you. We don't want you to go through that same hurt again." J'onn answered. "We love you, Kar." Winn stated. I smiled. "Thank you."

Tick.

Tick.

I walked over to the control panel as seriousness overcame my body and my smile disappeared. "What's the news on Alex?" I asked. Mon-El and Winn exchanged a glance. "Not good." Mon-El stated. "What happened?" I asked again. "After you were locked up, your words got to Maggie. She went and tried to save Alex with the location that we had, but it was a trap. Rick arranged it so that if we went to the false location, then Alex's cells would start filling up with water. She only has 1 hour and 23 minutes before she runs out of air, unless we break Rick's father out." Winn explained.

My stomach dropped. "Do we have any leads?" I asked. Mon-El shook his head. "No. Nothing." He stated. "Where's Maggie now?" I questioned. "She's with Lena in one of the meeting rooms. Maggie took it hard after she realized what she has done." J'onn stated.

"Have you tried to tell her it wasn't her fault?" I asked. Mon-El nodded. "Yes, but she wouldn't listen and now will only talk with Lena. They closed themselves off from us." He explained. "I'm going to talk to them. Let me know if anything changes." I stated.

I went up to the room were Maggie and Lena locked themselves in. I knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I used my x ray and saw that the room was empty. I rushed back down to the others. "They're not there." I declared. Winn turned around and typed away on the computer. "Their phones are here, I have no other way to track them." He stated.

I thought for a second. "Albatross Bay." I rushed out of the DEO and jumped into the sky. I ran down the halls after sneaking in. There, I found Lena and Maggie jogging down the halls with Peter. "Move it." I heard Lena command. "Nice gun." He commentated. "It's my girlfriend's." Maggie stated. I rounded the corner. "Maggie, you know Alex wouldn't want you to do this." I stated. "Supergirl?" They seemed surprised to see me. "All I care about is getting her back alive." Maggie answered. "This isn't the way, Maggie. And you know it." I said.

I turned my attention to Peter. "Do you know what kind of words your son's been using? Words like 'rescue', and 'love'. He says he wants to rescue you, like you rescued him. But if he kills Alex Danvers, he'll never be rescued. He'll have to live with that for the rest of his life. And that'll be his hell. Now, you've done a lot of bad things in your life, but you've done one thing you can be proud of. You were a father. A good one. You were there for your son during the toughest time of his life, and that's what you need to do again now. If he kills her, you will have failed at the one good thing you've done with your life. Be a father now." I tried to reason with him.

Lena's phone beeped and showed it to us. "She's out of time."

"Please, is there anywhere he would have taken her?" I pleaded. Peter sighed. "There's one place. It's where I used to take him to let off steam. It's the old steel mill factory on Jameson and Snow." He stated. I grabbed Lena and Maggie, as I couldn't leave them there to be caught, and jumped into the sky as soon as we got outside.

We landed down and ran into the mill. We all called out for her.

"Alex?"

"Alex?"

"Can you hear us?"

We ran around a large steel wall and saw the tank holding Alex. She was sinking down in the water, unmoving. "NO!" I shouted and flew forward. I shattered the glass with my fist and it broke open. The water spilled over the floor and Alex came out. We all rushed to her side. "She's not breathing!" Lena exclaimed. Maggie started CPR. "Come on Alex. Hold on." I stated. Lena and I watched as Maggie continued. I closed my eyes and listened intently, waiting to hear her heart beat again.

At first, I thought I heard it, but I realized after the second beat that it was a different person. "Someone's here with us." I stated. I grabbed Alex's gun from Maggie's side and handed it to Lena. "Guard her." I commanded and stood up. I slowly started to search before I heard coughing and hacking. I turned my attention away from the darkened mill and back to Alex. She was on her side, coughing the water out of her lungs.

I kneeled back down at her side and took her hand. "Hey, hey, hey. Alex, you're okay. You held on." I cooed. She smiled weakly with her eyes closed. "Y-yeah. I held on." She whispered. Maggie kissed her forehead.

There was slow clapping in the distances. We all froze and looked up to the emerging figure. It stopped just before the light. "Lex?" Lena asked. "No, like I said before. Lex would be very insulted if he knew that you thought of me to be him." The voice stated. I furrowed my eyebrows. "Then who are you?" I called. "I told you. A long time friend."

Finally, all the dots connected. "Maxwell Lord." I growled. He stepped out into the light. "And we have a winner! Good job Supergirl." He stated mockingly. "Lord? That doesn't make any sense." Maggie stated as she clutched Alex a little tighter. His dark eyes rolled over to her. "Maggie Sawyer, the cop girlfriend. Alex must be so fucking happy with you." He smiled his sickly-sweet smile. "Why are you working with my brother?" Lena asked.

He laughed. "Why not? I've always been one to promote change in the world. Lex is granting me that opportunity. Like I've said before, Supergirl lulls us into complacency. She fools us into thinking she'll save us and renders us incapable of saving ourselves. With your brother helping me, I can prove that we don't need Supergirl, Superman, or any of these other 'heroes'. Y'know, you really should've listened to me when you had the chance. But looked at what you caused instead, Supergirl." He gestured to Alex.

I stood up angrily. "Ah, ah, ah. I wouldn't do that." He snapped his fingers. Red dots landed on all four of us. "There are about 20 different shooters around this mill, ready to take their shot." He stated. "Oh, and of course for you, Supergirl, I made some special bullets." He threw a green bullet at me. I caught it before dropping it like a hot potato. "How? The DEO had all the Kryptonite wares." Lena pointed out.

"I've made synthetic Kryptonite a few times. And you had the pleasure to test out my latest batch. I take it you're feeling better?" He teased. I clenched my fist. "I don't understand, why was Rick involved?" Maggie asked.

"He was simply a pawn. Him, and his father were. It didn't quite go the way we planned, but it was a great distraction none the less. All the way down to the wire. Alex is lucky to be alive. It worked out though." Max stated. "What do you want from us then?" I asked. "Just Lena." He stated. "What?" I questioned. "You heard me. We only want Lena. We get her, you, Maggie, and Alex can leave safely." Max proposed.

I bit my cheek. "You better hurry and decide. That water was a bit chilly, and hypothermia is a bitch." I glanced down to Alex's shaking form. Her lips were turning blue. I looked up to Lena; her green eyes were calculating. "I'll go." Lena stated. I shook my head. "No, Lena I can- you can't-" I rambled. She reached across Alex and grabbed my hand. "It'll be okay, babe. It's just Lex. I'll be fine. And I bet I can deal with Mr. Ego just fine." She tried to give me a reassuring smile, but it only made my heart sink. "Lena-" I tried to reason with her, but she already walked over to Max.

Hey guys! I bet you didn't expect this surprise double update! I hope you're all enjoying the holidays! I just want to say thank you to all of your continuous support and understanding as my updating schedule is completely messed up. Haha oops.

I'm not sure when will be my next update, but it'll probably be after the new year so keep an eye out. Anyway, I guess I'll see you guys in the next year and chapter! 2018 here we come!~Raya Kor-El