A/N : There's probably one more chapter left.
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"What took you so long?" J'onn asked noticing Superman flying by his side.
"Sorry."
"I can't deactivate it on my own. There are two switches on the opposite sides. We need to turn them off simultaneously." J'onn explained while they were chasing after the missile.
"We've got this." Superman said flying faster to get in front of the missile.
As they got into positions they were about to deactivate the explosive, but the missile started to change its direction.
"We have to wait until it passes the city."
"No. We can't risk it going off." J'onn argued.
"So what do we do? Catch it after it's been shut off?"
"It is our best shot." J'onn agreed.
"Okay, let's do this."
"Alex. It's not working." Kara stated anxiously after they've been pushing the door for ten minutes now. "Please, you have to go hide."
"I can't leave him alone." Alex insisted torn about what to do.
"That's why I will stay." Kara said resolutely.
"No."
"Alex. We have to think rationally." Kara said taking her hands. "You know I have better chances of survival when that bomb blows up. Besides, my powers can come back any minute now."
"And what if they don't?" Alex asked upset. "You are not staying here."
"If you're staying, I'm staying too." Kara insisted stubbornly. "And I have an idea."
"What?"
To answer the question, Kara pulled out a grenade.
"Why are you carrying around explosives?"
"I don't think it's an issue right now."
"Let's do this." The agent said taking the grenade from Kara.
"Stay back." She ordered before throwing it towards the door as they ducked.
To their disappointment the door stayed untouched, apart from a few scratches.
"Guys, the bomb is about to blow up. We need to move, NOW!"
Winn shouted running into the room, holding a tablet.
"You found it?" Alex asked hopefully.
"The drone's detected it on the roof." Winn informed joining their attempt to get the door open.
"I need to get up there." Alex said.
"You won't make it! It's going to explode before you even get there." Winn said.
"Alex." Kara turned to look at her sister who was still trying desperately to get to her father.
"I can't leave him." Alex cried.
"I know." Kara put a comforting hand on her sister's shoulder. "But I can't leave you." Kara added as tears filled her eyes.
"Yes, you can. Kara, please. I need you to be safe." Alex pleaded.
"GUYS!" Winn urged.
"Alex! You know this door is unbreakable. There's nothing you can do anymore." Winn tried to reason with his friend.
"I have to try. Take Kara and go." Alex insisted.
"I'm not leaving you!" Kara repeated crying, trying to push the door once again.
"We have to go now or we won't make it!" Winn shouted.
"Alex."
Looking between her sister and the door, Alex finally made a decision which broke her heart into pieces.
Taking her sister's hand without a word, Alex started running towards the bunker.
"We need to hurry up."
"How long?"
"Ten seconds."
The second they burst into the bunker and locked the door, the building exploded.
The blast was so powerful that the bunker started to tumble down.
"We have to move to the underground corridors." Vasquez said.
Seeing Alex making no attempt to move and just sitting there heartbroken, Kara grabbed her by her arm and helped her get to safety as she was trying to keep her own emotions in check.
When everyone was relatively safe, the sisters moved a little bit further into the corridor for some privacy. Kara instantly turned to her sister and held her in her arms as they were both crying.
"I'm so sorry." Kara said.
Two days later they were all gathered around Jeremiah's coffin at his funeral in Midvale.
After her father had been lowered into a grave and covered with earth, Alex walked away.
"Let her be for a while." Eliza grabbed Kara's hand to stop her from following her sister.
"I'm so sorry I couldn't protect him, Eliza." Kara said turning to her foster mother after everyone else had left to give them some privacy.
"Kara, I know you. You did everything you possibly could."
"No, no I could've done more. I should have stayed with him." Kara argued shaking her head.
"Then you'd both be dead." Eliza countered.
"Go home and wait for your sister, okay?" Eliza added squeezing her hand.
"Okay." Kara agreed wiping her tears away with the back of her sleeve.
Being left alone, Eliza let herself break down in tears.
"Kara." J'onn called catching up with her when she was on her way home. "I know you want to be with your family, but can we talk for a minute?"
"You are my family too, J'onn." Kara said gently, looking back at Eliza who was kneeling down next to her husband's grave.
"So what did you want to talk about?" Kara asked.
"There's something I want you to know. I've been given an order to have the DEO suspend all activities until futher notice."
"What? By whom?"
"The President."
"But without the resources our chances to find Lillian Luthor are close to zero." Kara argued, visibly upset.
"I know."
"So what, she's just going to get away with everything she's done?" Kara asked in disbelief.
"I won't let that happen." J'onn promised.
"What about the DEO base in the desert?" Kara asked hopefully. "We can work from there."
"Not until we make sure there are no other Cadmus operatives working for the DEO." He explained.
"Still no sign of your powers?" J'onn asked.
"No."
"We will figure it out together." J'onn promised putting a consoling hand on her shoulder.
"I don't care about that anymore. They had failed me when I needed them the most."
"Kara, you can't think like that. You can't let Cadmus win."
"But they have already won, J'onn." Kara said sounding defeated. "No matter how hard we try it's never enough."
"I know everything seems broken right now, but it will get better." J'onn tried to comfort her, not admitting his own fears.
"Right." Kara said doubtfully. "I'm gonna go look for Alex."
"Please be careful and call if you need anything."
"You too." Kara said hugging him.
TBC
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