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Chapter Four: Adapt.
Excessive amounts of property damage, people in danger, some alien prisoner escapee who liked to talk. This looked like a job for Supergirl. The Girl of Steel blasted to the source of the disturbance. An overturned bus had blocked the road and allowed her new talkative friend to have a pretty captive audience.
"You're all fortunate enough to witness the most powerful force the universe has to offer!" he yelled. "Just think…"
Supergirl shot out like a cork and nailed him with an uppercut punch to the face. The sound of knuckles cracking against bone echoed. The man flew back a few inches.
He stood tall, and lanky with dark hair covering a scarred face. At one time, he may have been a handsome man, at least looks wise. Personality wise, the Girl of Steel had a few serious doubts about this man's particular personality. He had dressed from head to toe with some kind of armor which had been forged from spare parts here on Earth. The man had a little bit going upstairs.
"Keep away from the people!" Supergirl yelled. "Whatever you want…they've done nothing to deserve this."
"Please, they should be honored!" the alien bellowed at the top of his lungs. "They should be grateful a marvel such as myself has graced them with my excellence!"
'Oh, why today of all days it had to be one of the chatty ones?'
The marvel finally pulled himself away from admiring himself long enough to take notice of the "S" shield on her chest and the fluttering red cape.
"So, this is the great hero in the world!" the armored alien said in a booming voice. "This is Supergirl….well, you don't scare me! You don't intimidate me, you don't….."
Supergirl finally grew tired of this guy just never shutting up and talking in the most grating voice possible. She picked him up off of the air and flew him halfway across the city. She dropped him down in the middle of a park area.
"YOU DARE PUT YOUR HANDS ON ME!" the man boomed in anger.
The criminal pointed his hand towards a swing set and levitated it into the air. Supergirl caught it before it flew over the fence and crushed some unsuspecting intruders.
"This is your last warning," Supergirl said. "Back down or…."
The former prisoner nailed Supergirl in the chest with an energy blast. She fought up to her feet until he channeled more power which brought her down to a kneeling position once again.
"There you are, on your knees in your proper place before me….OOF!"
Supergirl caught him once more in mid-sentence with a blast of heat vision. The armor absorbed most of the impact. It did not absorb her foot which nailed him in the face.
"You were saying?" Supergirl asked. She drew in a breath and used her super breath to take down Captain McChattypants here. He was full of hot air, more so given the fact he started to scream at the top of his lungs. "Here, I thought you were somebody who wanted a fight."
The criminal wiped the blood from his mouth, anger flashing through those eyes. He looked at Supergirl, teeth gritting into the most obvious snarl possible.
"You got lucky…."
Another force blasted the criminal down to his knees. The criminal struggled and he could see something move in the shadows.
The Girl of Steel had been caught by the energy around her. It beat down on her just as prominently as the yellow sunlight above her.
"Luck has nothing to do with it," the figure from the shadows said. "Skill has everything, and you don't have the skills to back up that powerful mouth of yours. Unless that is your super power…"
The villain regained his bearings and tried to grope around in the shadows only to find nothing.
"Come out and face me!" the villain yelled. "You can't hide from me…"
Supergirl caught him with one more blow. This time she found the weakest part of him. The villain dropped to the ground. One final punch for good measure resulted in the villain counting twenty winks.
"You didn't forget about me, didn't you?" Supergirl asked. She reared back and punched the lights out of her adversary which dropped him to the ground.
'Finally, he shut up.'
Supergirl turned to the force in the shadows. Through her enhanced vision, she spotted the image of a man, close to her age, maybe a little older, maybe a little bit younger.
"Not too bad. I've been wanting to see you in action. The video clips don't do you justice, mainly because the camera work is so wonky…..we better bound and gag him."
Restraints fastened around the man along with a gag.
"So, who are…you're him, aren't you?" Supergirl asked.
"We better be careful where we have this conversation. You never know where they have ears….let's get us out of here."
Supergirl nodded, this made a whole lot of sense. She prepared to make a move.
"I can fly us back to the DEO in…"
Something tugged on Supergirl, and the two of them appeared, along with their prisoner back in the DEO before the Girl of Steel was able to finish her sentence.
"No time?"
She had been baffled to how this could happen. Supergirl turned in time to face the young man pulling down a shadow. Those brilliant green eyes, not like anything she ever saw on any human, appeared right before her. She had been blown away by them. The rest of the package was not half bad either.
"Would you believe in a thing called magic?" he asked. "Harry Potter, at your service….or Patient E as you knew me up until about two days ago. Or is it Subject E? I can never tell."
"Yes, you are him…..I can't believe it," Supergirl said.
"So, I take it you have questions," Harry said. "And I know you're curious, you must have been given you looked in on me at least once a week."
"You knew that?" Supergirl asked.
"My kind can sense attractive women nearby, even when they're on a subconscious level," Harry said. "Don't worry though, I found your curiosity quite endearing yours and….Agent Danvers as well."
And speaking of Agent Danvers, here she came around the corner. She looked on with a smile as Supergirl and the new agent were getting to know each other.
"Good, the two of you have met each other," Alex said. "Saves me from having to introduce you and….oh you brought him in too….."
"Yes," Supergirl said. "I would put him in a cell with a sound dampener. Trust me when I say it's going to get pretty old very fast to walk past his cell and hear him yammering on about this and that all day long."
"I can imagine how it would," Alex said. "Wish I would have been out there to see the two of you team up."
"Well, it isn't much of a team up," Harry said. "The idiot spent half of his time looking for me, while Supergirl punched him in the back of the head."
"The bound and gag thing was your idea," Supergirl said. "Just what can you do?"
"Well," Harry said with a smile. "That would be revealing my secrets, and you wouldn't tell anyone your powers."
Supergirl nodded, he did have a good point. There were times where Kara pushed the limits of her powers, but there were times where she could be a bit more as well. She wondered what the cap for them, if there even was one. She had her series of setbacks though.
"I'm curious about yours, but….I'm sure we can both learn what each other can do soon enough," Harry said. "And stick around, and I'm sure you might get a taste of what I could do."
Kara took one look into those eyes, she couldn't help herself. She could feel a burst of energy wash over her and warmth spread through her body.
Alex looked from the two of them and had been torn from amusement to exasperation. Her sister looked to be inches away from slamming Harry against the wall in an attempt to have her wicked way with him.
"Okay, Harry, can I have a word with you?" Alex asked.
"Oh, of course," Harry said. "I'll see you later, Supergirl."
"Looking forward to it," she said with a smile which would not leave her face any time soon. "I….need to get back…civilian life type responsibilities…and stuff…and…..well it was nice meeting you."
Alex and Harry made their way out of the office.
"So, it seems like you do have the same effect on alien women than you do on human women," Alex said.
"Is this a direct admission I'm having an effect on your?" Harry asked.
"Well, I observe things," Alex said.
Harry responded with a smug smile. If this was the game she wanted to play, then so be it.
"I'm sure you observe a lot of things," Harry said. He stepped about as close as he would allow to her. "So, this is the third alien who went public this week with their grievances? I'm not sure if this is normal, even with the DEO, but….."
"Believe me, we're looking into things," Alex said. "If there's someone behind this, we'll know. It doesn't seem to be any of the usual subjects."
Alex paused for a couple of seconds and frowned before she continued to speak.
"You and I both know about as well as anyone else this could be a coincidence," Alex said.
"And this is where you learn something really interesting about me," Harry said. He leaned closer towards Alex, those lips curling into a smile. "I don't believe in coicidences. There's something brewing."
"I'll relay your concerns to above, or you can….I guess," Alex said.
"Are you denying I have a point?" Harry asked.
"Not at all," Alex said. She took a moment to clear her thoughts. "So, at the risk of almost getting my ass kicked again, I was wondering if you were up for a few rounds in the training room."
"Why not," Harry said. "I have some excessive energy to burn….I'll try and hold back as much as I can this time."
"Oh, I don't want you to hold back," Alex said. "I want you to hit me with everything."
"Trust me, Alex," Harry said. "If I really hit you with anything, I'd rip you apart. And neither of us wants this to happen."
Alex responded with a nod. The two of them entered the sparring room with Alex looking at Harry. She was glad he decided to do this while wearing a shirt this time. Seeing him working out without a shirt distracted her. After Harry underwent the transformation, well it did his body good, really good.
"Hit me with your best shot," Harry said.
Alex saw this as a challenge to get break through Harry's defenses. She winded back with a kick and Harry dodged out of the way.
The DEO Agent gritted her teeth and attempted to fire another kick towards Harry. Harry flashed in the other direction and avoided the kick from hitting him in the face. Alex spun around and went for a back hand punch. Harry grabbed her arm and flipped her to the ground.
"I wonder how good you would be if you actually use your powers," Alex said.
"Well, there's always some kind of passive power use," Harry said. "And here I thought you were done with theories….you wanted action."
Alex smiled and rushed Harry. She tried to nail him with a punch. The back hand strike sailed over the top of Harry's head. He returned fire with a series of rapid fire punches of his own. Harry strung together those punches and backed Alex off to the ground.
"Come on!"
Harry took Alex down onto the ground and pinned her down to the ground. They made skin to skin contact for the briefest moment until Harry sprung to a standing position.
Alex recovered from her momentary distraction and rushed Harry. Harry grabbed her around the waist and pushed her down onto the ground. Alex bounced up and tried to attack Harry. Harry avoided the punch and avoided another series of jabs.
Harry caught Alex by the ankle and took her down to the ground. She flipped down onto the ground, with Harry straddling her one more time.
"So, do you give up?" Harry asked. "I think it's safe to say I won this one."
Alex squirmed underneath Harry's body. She inhaled and exhaled at the feeling of him on top of her. Their body heat meeting together caused a warm feeling to appear between Alex's thighs. Harry rolled over back onto his feet and allowed Alex to get to her feet.
"Best two out of three?" Alex asked.
"If you think you can bring it," Harry said.
Alex took a few seconds. She learned a bit about Harry's fighting abilities. Now she would have to go in and go for the attack. Alex stepped back and rushed towards Harry. She swung a punch towards him.
Harry smiled when his sparring partner backed him up a couple of inches. She tried a new technique, moving around him. Harry could tell she was used to fighting people who could crush her.
Alex flipped over the top of his head. Harry spun around and caught her around the waist. A takedown brought Alex down onto the ground. Alex rolled over and bounced up to a standing position. She looked at Harry who had her backed up against the wall.
She came down from underneath him, sliding underneath Harry's legs. Alex caught Harry around his waist with a body scissors and attempted to flip him to the ground. Harry flipped her off of the waist.
Alex rolled over and landed onto her feet. Harry grabbed Alex and shoved her back against the ground. Alex slipped off of the attack.
'No, no, I can get him.'
She swung a punch towards Harry. Harry caught the arm and flipped her down onto the ground. Alex landed with a thump with Harry pushing her down onto the ground.
"Oh, how do you do it?"
Their first sparring session had been the most even so far. Alex tried to step up her game, but every time she did, Harry slipped a little bit ahead.
"Here's a painful lesson for you," Harry said. "I'm the adaptable sort."
"Yes, I noticed," Alex said.
"Back in my world, there was a magical creature who had an allure which reduced all men into drooling wrecks," Harry said.
'You mean like how you do with most women,' Alex thought, thanking her lucky stars she managed to figure out a way not to say this particular statement out loud.
Harry smiled when offering Alex a hand to her feet.
"The first time, I had been caught up in the allure as much as any other person," Harry said. "I trained my mind to block it out though. The same thing with some particular powerful bits of magic. And I guess that passes out to more mundane things."
Harry looked towards Alex.
"If there was a way I could turn that part of me off, I would," Harry said. He moved in closer towards Alex. "Trust me, I would…"
Alex placed a finger upon Harry's lips, as if trying to stop him from saying something.
"Don't worry, I know you couldn't," Alex said. "And I really enjoy the challenge….I guess I've been a bit of a perfectionist….wanting to be the best I can."
'And falling a bit short.'
Alex pulled her finger away and Harry frowned when looking back into her bright eyes.
"Hell of a bump on your head," Harry said.
"Oh, I guess it is," Alex said. "It's not the first time I've got sparring injuries….some bumps, bruises, cuts, and broken bones…"
Harry leaned over and placed his hand on the top of Alex's forehead. He channeled a little bit of energy through his hand and through the top of Alex's head.
Alex shuddered the second the energy healed the bruising on the top of her head. Harry smiled and stepped back. Alex reached up and grabbed Harry's hands to pull him back towards her.
"Thank you," Alex said. "I just hope I won't get too….attached to your healing hands…."
The healing hands had a bit of a side effect, as Harry noticed. The DEO agent leaned forward and moved towards Harry, before she lost her nerve.
Alex's lips pressed against Harry's. The moment her lips met his, electricity coursed through her body. Harry's lips on her lips caused tingling feelings to go down Alex's body. She would hate to see what else he could do if he reduced her to jelly with a mere kiss.
Harry almost expected this to happen. Alex's soft lips pressed against his. Harry's hands reached behind her and wrapped around her warm body, pressing her against his toned body. The athletic agent's body moved against his.
The moment Harry's tongue demanded entrance, Alex opened her mouth to accept it. His tongue pushed down her throat and massaged her tonsils. Alex decided turn about was fair play.
Alex eagerly stuck her tongue down Harry's throat in response. She wrapped her legs around him and Harry continued to deepen the kiss on her.
The two pulled away from each other. Alex leaned in, with a sultry smile on her face, with Harry wrapping his arm around her.
"Wow," Alex said. "That was amazing….it was really amazing."
"Yes, it was quite nice," Harry said.
Alex decided to take Harry down, although in a more pleasurable way possible. Harry leaned back on the work bench and Alex straddled his hips. She bent down for another kiss and continued to suckle on Harry's lips.
Harry's hands reached behind Alex and cupped her ass. She moaned into his mouth and Alex rotated her hips down onto his crotch.
"This is nice," Alex said, leaning in for another kiss and feeling Harry's strong arms wrapped around her.
"Oh, I'm sure we can do better than nice," Harry said. He leaned in and kissed her on the side of the ear, causing the woman to shiver above him. "You want to see how?"
"Yes," Alex said. "Show me."
Alex closed her eyes and suddenly, an alarm buzzed right next to her. At first, she thought it was her alarm clock waking her up from a wonderful dream.
"Someone's coming," Harry said. "Likely not a good idea to do this in headquarters, come to think about it."
Alex would have disagreed. The danger factor made things really exciting, even though she had been brought close to the edge and at the last minute Harry pulled her all the way back and back to reality.
"Right," Alex said. "When, we're on the clock….we should be professional about this."
"Yes," Harry said.
Alex cursed the fact her inhibitions washed away with a snap of the finger. She was so close to having Harry out of his pants and his cock down her throat until she sucked him dry. She was certain he would taste as good as he looked.
A knock on the door allowed Harry and Alex to regain their bearings.
"Nice sparring session," Harry said.
"Yes, we're going to have to do more of this sometime," Alex said. She leaned closer towards Harry before the door opened. "Maybe a more, intimate session."
The door opened and Director Henshaw stepped inside.
"I thought I might find you two here," Henshaw said.
"I'm just trying to get better, you know how Harry has been approving by leaps and bounds," Alex said with a straight face. "And I want to keep up with him when we're out on the field."
Harry knew the Director knew what came close to going on during these closed door sessions.
"Well, regardless of what you've been doing, I need all hands on deck," Hank said. "We've come across a peculiar discovery…..and I want you to take a look at it….you as well, Mr. Potter…this may be up your alleyway."
Harry noticed a malnourished looking man strapped to the table. Drool poured out of his mouth when he shook on the table.
"He's coming, he's coming, he's coming!" the man breathed. "And you can't stop him, the great one is coming!"
"He's been talking nonsense for the past hour, sir," the doctor said. "There's….something stuck to his chest, I'm not sure what it is but….we're afraid to touch it."
Harry noticed something keep wiggling around underneath the man's shirt. He turned to the rest of the DEO and motioned for them to stand back, so they did.
He waved his hand and the shirt pulled off of the captive in question.
Latched to the man's chest was a glowing purple starfish.
"So, do you recognize it?" Hank asked.
"No, do you?" Harry asked.
Harry waved his hand and blasted the creature on the man's chest. The creature dug into the man's chest and he thrashed around as if having a heart attack.
"Not magical," Harry said, lifting his hand one more time. "It's something else….something not of this Earth."
Exactly what it was, Harry had yet to figure out. He knew they ran into something dangerous.
To Be Continued.