A/N: Thank you for the comments.

Guest (1) - The Worldkiller threat is not dead and buried yet and Lillian will continue to bring havoc.

Emma16 - Thanks and I will, but I'm having to work 70 hour weeks until April so won't have time to write much before then.

Superkara - There will be a bit of discussion over the last few chapters of this part about other devices.


As Eliza opened her eyes she saw Lena above her looking down concerned.

"Lena?" She asked confused as she tried to move.

"Easy, you took a blow to the head." Lena said as a DEO agent rushed over.

"How?"

"Your protection detail went on a coffee break and my mother inevitably pulled the double cross card."

"She'd modified the device." Eliza said sitting up, suddenly recalling what she had worked out before Lillian had knocked her out. "It will release Kryptonite into the atmosphere. It'll kill Kara and her cousin."

"Only it won't." Lena said.

"They stopped the plague being released?" Eliza asked. "They're okay?"

"Yes and yes." Lena half lied.

"But your mother can still use the device." Eliza pointed out.

"I know. But her plan won't work. In fact it has already failed." Lena said. Seeing how lost Eliza was looking she explained. "For the device to work she needed five parts from L-Corp. All five are designed so if Kryptonite is present it will explode. Destroying the device without dispersing the chemicals. Which is exactly why happened twenty minutes ago."

"You knew she'd try this?" Eliza guessed.

"I have learnt to expect the worse." Lena shrugged.

"Why didn't you say anything?" Eliza questioned.

"I guess part of me wanted to be wrong." Lena sighed.

"But what if they hadn't stopped the Worldkillers releasing the plague?" Eliza asked. "Your plan would have prevented the cure being released."

"Not really. During the Daxamite invasion I managed to steal most of the design. I stole the rest this time round. I have a completely clean version of the dispersal device with the antidote ready to go. Same failsafes built in, but no Kryptonite included, so it would have worked like it was meant to." Lena explained.

"I'm sorry." Eliza said.

"For what?" Lena asked.

"That you were disappointed by your mother again."

"It's part of being a Luthor." Lena said.

-00-

As Kara lay on a bed, Alex holding her hand, Mon-El did his best to remove the shards of Kryptonite from her.

"I can't believe how many you got in you." Mon-El commentated. "In the future it is probably best to avoid standing in front of Kryptonite weapons when they explode."

"That's not helpful." Alex said, the pain in her arm shortening her temper. She then looked at Kara and said.

"I'm sorry. I didn't think Winn's device would send as much Kryptonite as that flying."

"It's okay. And your insane plan worked." Kara assure her before wincing in pain as Mon-El dug another shard out.

"Careful." Alex snapped, hating not being able to help due to her arm.

"All done." Mon-El said eventually as Brainiac walked in.

"You let him remove the shards? You are braver than the legends suggest." Briainy commented, earning an eye roll from Mon-El. He then looked at Alex and said. "You also require medical assistance. I will help."

"What about the device?" Alex asked.

"Deactivated and put in isolation. The DEO team is cleaning up as we speak."

"And other devices?" Alex asked as Brainiac started to retrieve supplies.

"None found so far. But I can not definitely rule out the existence of others." He explained as he approached Alex and examined her arm. "It is a clean break. With proper treatment it should be fully restored in less than three weeks." He said as he went to work.

"Can't I go in a tank?"

"No." Brainy said applying a special brace.

"Watch it." Alex grumbled as a spike of pain washed through her.

"What's happened to Purity?" Kara asked.

"She is back at the DEO with the Director and Imra. They are trying to suppress the Worldkiller. But based on the communications I overheard it is not going well." He replied.

-00-

As Supergirl and Alex walked into the infirmary where Eliza was waiting with Ruby and Sam, Eliza jumped up and brought them both in for a hug.

"Not so hard." Both sisters squeaked.

"I was so worried about you." Eliza said, not releasing them. "Are you okay?"

"We will be." Alex said finally managing to pull away. "What happened to your head?"

"A run in with Lillian Luthor. It's nothing." Eliza said before turning the focus back to Alex and asking. "Have you broken your arm again?"

"It's not like I try to break it." Alex said. "The worse part is they won't put me in the healing pod."

"Brainy did do something to speed up the healing though." Kara reminded her as Eliza turned to look at her.

"And what about you? You don't look so good." Eliza pointed out.

"I'll be fine." Kara said.

"She is going to lie under the lamps for awhile." Alex said. "But she should be okay."

"What had happened to Pestilence?" Ruby asked. "Why did she look so weird?"

"How do you know she looked weird?" Alex questioned.

"Im, well, I may have snuck into the control room and watched." Ruby confessed before dropping Sam in it. "We both did."

"Did you?" Alex asked looking at Sam.

"I told Ruby to stay here." Sam said. "I thought she had stayed here."

"But I'm not the one who is meant to be in bed." Ruby countered.

"I'm fine. Just a little sore." Sam replied.

"Does that mean we can leave here?" Ruby asked.

"Tomorrow." Alex said before looking at Sam and adding. "You'll have a DEO guard for the next couple of months."

"Are you staying with us too?" Ruby asked.

"I don't know. I have a lot I have to do here." Alex said. "Like figuring out what had happened to Pestilence and trying to help Julia."

"Not until you've had some time off. You owe me two weeks in Midvale." Eliza reminded her.

"A week." Alex corrected.

"You're going to Midvale?" Kara asked confused.

"We're going to Midvale." Alex corrected. "But not until you have gone under the lamps and recovered."

-TBC...


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