Chapter 4
Kara's skin felt like it was on fire. Her eyes watered and her chest tightened. The sudden realization that the bomb was no ordinary bomb hit her as pieces of the bomb seared into her weakened flesh. She collapsed forward and what little remained of the explosive item was crushed into her chest. The last thing she heard was people screaming.
"Supergirl is not responding to my calls," Brainy said to Alex who had just dispatched a team to the location.
"What do you mean? Was it some sort of EMP?" The redhead asked.
"Negative. There would have been fluctuations in the electrical grid," he told her.
"Maybe her comms broke because of the explosion," Alex said. Brainy was about to reject that idea as well when the radio crackled to life.
"I need medical on the double! Supergirl is down! I say again, Supergirl is down!" The team leader announced. Brainy quickly pressed the emergency button on the computer in front of him and the medical team raced out of the lab.
"It'll take them too long to get there," Alex said. It wasn't at all true but she wasn't taking any chances. She pulled out her cell phone and tried to reach J'onn. His phone went to voicemail and the redhead slammed her phone down onto the circular table near the monitoring center.
"He probably heard the explosion and went to check it out. Medical team is only two minutes out," Brainy told her.
"Dammit!" Alex was beyond frustrated. The radio came to life again as NCPD announced that they were on scene and handling the crowds, trying to get people back in case there was a secondary device.
"Med Team is one minute out," Brainy announced.
"Manhunter is on site. Advised him to help with the crowd. No one wants to move Supergirl until the Med Team gets here. What's their twenty?" The team leader asked.
"Thirty seconds out," came the reply from the lead medic in the DEO ambulance. Brainy watched as Alex paced back and forth. He knew she wanted to be at her sister's side and he also knew that the ambulance wouldn't ever be fast enough for her. What should have been something easily handled by the Kryptonian had quickly spiraled out of control. That's when an alarm went off inside the medical laboratory. Doctor Rodgers came running out of the lab, the look on his face told them all they needed to know – it was bad.
"You need to send a cleanup team. The medics have signaled that Kryptonite must have been used," he said. Alex's face went white while Brainy quickly ordered the cleanup team. The last thing they needed in this climate was to have someone get a sample of Supergirl's blood.
"I want every possible angle of this covered! I want forensics! Witnesses interviewed! All the security footage you can find! These bastards aren't getting away!" With that Alex stalked off toward the elevator intent on meeting the ambulance down the vehicle bay. Everyone at the computers looked to Brainy.
"You heard her!" He said to them.
"Yes sir!" They'd never heard him raise his voice so they quickly did as he said coordinating with the cleanup team and forensics while some searched desperately for camera footage. Brainy quickly headed to the elevator as he heard the characteristic ding of the car making it to the floor. Out of the car came a medical team and Alex, surrounding Kara who lay on a gurney, an oxygen mask strapped to her nose and mouth. Her uniform had pieces of metal and plastic embedded in it. Blood was evident and Brainy swallowed as his brain quickly calculated the odds of her survival. The blonde had always been one to defy the odds and he hoped that this was one of those times.
To Be Continued…