A/N: Thank you for the comments.

Guest (1) - There may be a better name for the third arc based on the direction I am planning. But I don't want to commit yet.

Guest (2) - It's why plans are bad...just jump straight to plan 'w' - 'w' for wing it and hope.

Superkara - Thanks!

"How are you doing?" J'onn asked as he joined Kara in the training room where she was pacing.

"I hate doing nothing." Kara said. "Alex and Eliza could be dead."

"Or they could be alive and needing our help." J'onn said.

"Yet I'm here doing nothing." Kara replied frustrated.

"You're not doing nothing. You are staying safe until we have a plan." J'onn reminded her. "You'll do neither of them any good if you get killed or injured by going off on your own." Before adding, his tone slightly chastising. "Like you did earlier."

"I needed to clear my head and I thought if I flew round I might hear Alex calling. But I didn't so chances are-" She started only for J'onn to interrupt.

"Kara we both know how protective Alex is of you. If she thinks you'd get hurt rescuing her she won't call for help."

"I know. But I have a bad feeling and I still hate sitting round whilst they are in danger." Kara replied. "And I don't understand why no one is contacting us, making demands. Why take Alex and Eliza? If it is to get to me then surely they should be making contact?"

"Maybe it is to distract you." J'onn said. "They took Eliza and Alex for a reason. They have a plan and until they are ready to enact it I doubt they'll contact us. All I do know is your sister will be giving them hell."

"That may not be a good thing." Kara pointed out just as her phone buzzed. Reading the message she said.

"It's Maggie, she has a lead."

"I'll go. Stay here." J'onn said. "Sit under the lamps for awhile. You'll need to be in peak condition when we take the fight to them." He said before adding. "And we will be taking the fight to them."

-00-

"Lena, can we talk?" James asked entering the office.

"And what do you want to talk about Mr Olsen?" Lena asked, her voice cold.

"What are you going to do?"

"About your antics as Guardian? The assault I witnessed? Part of me is tempted to hand over the video and what I know to the police. But I suspect Maggie Sawyer already knows and that may get her into trouble."

"You may not approve of what I was doing, but I was doing what was needed." James said.

"You mean torturing and maybe killing someone?" Lena asked.

"He had information on Coville. Information that could help rescue Alex and Eliza." He argued.

"Did you or do you have any proof?" Lena asked.

"Not exactly."

"And if he hadn't answered your questions you would have what? Killed him on a hunch."

"I wouldn't have killed him."

"Are you sure? It didn't look that way from where I was standing." Lena said.

"I'm not after your approval." James said.

"Good, because you won't get it." Lena shot back.

"I stand by my actions. I was doing what had to be done."

"Did Kara ask you to suit up as Guardian and torture people for information?"

"No, but she couldn't, she wouldn't. She's Kara. Even if she wasn't Kara, Supergirl can't afford to do what needs to be done. She is a beacon of light, hope and justice."

"Say you had killed him and Kara found out why, what do you think she'd do? She'd hold herself responsible." Lena said. "If you want to play toy soldier that's fine, but don't do anything that will take Kara down with you." With that she stood and added. "I have a meeting to attend."

-00-

"J'onn? I was expecting Kara." Maggie said as he landed near her. As he transformed back to his human form she saw his expression and asked. "What's happened? Did you find Eliza?"

"No not yet. But they took Alex."

"Why weren't you watching her?" Maggie asked before quickly apologising. "I'm sorry. I know you would have done as much as possible."

"It wasn't enough." J'onn said sadly.

"The Worldkiller?" Maggie guessed.

"Yes. She was taked from the parking garage at her apartment. All we know is they flew west."

"That's not much to go on." Maggie pointed out.

"I know. Winn is doing everything we can, but until they make contact or show themselves there isn't much we can do."

"How's Kara?"

"Angry, frustrated, upset, scared." J'onn said before changing subjects. "She said you had a lead."

"Right, yes. After Coville was arrested one of the cult members was seen breaking into Coville's house. By the time uniform got there he was long gone. But the neighbour who reported it thought he was carrying something. He's been low priority, but I traced him to this motel." She said handing J'onn a piece of paper.

"You haven't approached him?"

"No. I promised Kara we'd work together."

"Let's go then." J'onn said. "I'll have a DEO task force meet us there."

-00-

As Maggie and J'onn arrived at the motel J'onn told his team to guard the perimeter. Looking at Maggie he asked.

"You ready?"

"Sure." Maggie said taking out her sidearm.

"I'll go in first." J'onn said before phasing through the door. After a few seconds the door opened.

"He's not here." He explained to Maggie as she entered the room.

"His gear is still here though. So he could be back. And he could have left whatever he stole."

"No way of knowing what that was though." J'onn said. "I'll have my team remove everything and take it back to the DEO for analysis."

"I'll stay here and hopefully catch him when he returns." Maggie said.

"Not by yourself." J'onn said. "I'll leave Pritchard and Boutin with you. But first hint that a Worldkiller is approaching, run."

"How bad is this new Worldkiller?" Maggie asked.

"Bad." J'onn said before reiterating. "Be careful."

"I will." Maggie promised him. "And J'onn?"

"Yeah."

"Let me know when Alex is safe."

"Of course." He replied before leaving.

-00-

"Do you have anything?" J'onn asked as he re-entered the control room.

"Well, the good news is I completed my Krytonian spectral signature detector." Winn said. "Bad news is apparently it can only find the Supers."

"Makes sense." Mon-El said. "I mean although Worldkillers are from Krypton they are not actually Kryptonian."

"That insight would have been more helpful three hours ago." Winn said before looking at Kara. "But I am reviewing all the data we collected when we were hunting Reign to see if I can generate a modified version."

Before Kara could ask about Maggie's lead her phone rang. Looking at the display and seeing it was a video call from a blocked number she frowned.

Looking over her shoulder Winn took the phone and plugged it into his workstation before answering the call. Seconds later several figures appeared on the screen.

The first was the worldkiller who looked like Sam, the second was a woman they had not seen before. The women standing wither side of Alex and Eliza.

"Daughter of Krypton return Reign and we will release one of your family." The woman Winn had called Reign mark two stated.

"Reign is dead." Kara said.

"If that is true we have no use for any of you." She then smiled a sickly smile. "But we won't kill you. We will break you. Who would you like us to kill first?" She asked as looked to Alex and Eliza.

"Ignore them." Alex instructed starting straight into the camera. "This is on them not you."

"Don't do this." Kara pleaded.

"Then bring us Reign. You have thirty minutes before the weak human body runs out of blood." With that the woman plunged a knife into Alex leg. Just before the transmission cut out they heard Eliza's terrified cry.

"I have a location." Winn said.

"Let's go." Kara said.

"Wait. Take me." Sam said as she approached them, one hand holding her damaged abdomen. "There is enough blood on my hands already. I won't risk Alex or Eliza."

-TBC...

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