A/N: A shout out to Jennifer Baratta. Glad you liked the last chapter. :) Thanks!
Chapter 27
Kara arrived at the hospital not a moment too soon as Lena was only a couple of minutes behind her. Luckily, Alex had been able to update the blonde before their raven haired friend arrived.
"Where is James?" Lena asked as she approached her friends in the waiting room.
"The doctors are in with his sister," Alex told her.
"We'll know more soon. Hopefully its good news. What have you been up to?" Kara wondered, playing dumb. Lena pulled out a needle from her purse.
"Is that what I think it is?" Alex wanted to know.
"Yes," Lena nodded.
"Ladies, I'm a little in the dark here," Kara said.
"Black Kryptonite but I managed to stabilize it so that humans can use it. It should cure James," Lena told her.
"How are the doctors or James' sister letting you inject that into him?" The blonde wanted to know.
"I'm going to need a distraction," the dark haired woman admitted. They weren't able to get any further before Kelly Olsen returned to the group.
"The bullet is still lodged in his spine. They're afraid that if they remove it before some of the swelling goes down that he'll be paralyzed," Kelly said not bothering to introduce herself to the two new ladies in the room. She knew of Lena and James had shown her pictures of Kara.
"I can help him," Lena told her.
"How?" Kelly asked. Alex could immediately tell that the woman's back was up. It was understandable given the way that her brother's relationship with the Luthor had ended poorly.
"I have been working on a serum that would give humans powers. During my work, I discovered that it has healing capabilities. If I give this to James, then he'll be back to normal," Lena explained. Kelly raised an eyebrow. While she wanted to save her brother, she wasn't sure she could trust a Luthor. Suddenly the power at the hospital dipped.
"What was that?" Alex asked.
"A power surge?" Kara shrugged but something told her it was more than that. Then the power went out. It took a few seconds before the hospital's backup generator came on. The TV in the waiting room turned back on and a news story was splashing across the screen.
"There was an explosion at the dam that powers National City. A state of emergency has been issued and everyone is being asked to evacuate. Should the dam fail, the entire city will be under water," the news reporter said. Kara pulled out her phone and quickly called J'onn. He didn't answer and the blonde looked at her sister.
"Can we see James?" Alex asked. Kelly nodded and the group stood up, heading for the door. Once outside the room, Kara promised to be right back and disappeared in the direction of the ladies restroom. Sure that her friends couldn't see her, she ran out of the hospital and quickly headed for the dam. J'onn had warned her about being out and about as Supergirl but that wouldn't matter if the dam burst.
"Brainy, do you read me?" The blonde asked through the comms.
"Loud and clear. We're on back up power here and I can't seem to reach Dreamer or J'onn," he said.
"They must have headed for the dam. I'm on my way," Kara told him.
"Be careful! I will secure the prisoner and try and join you," the twelfth-level intellect told her. With the conversation over, Kara put on a burst of speed to reach the dam. She reached it to see that the explosion had taken out one of the turbines.
"You are tougher than you look," the unmistakable accent made Kara whip around to see her doppelganger flying there.
"What have you done?" She demanded.
"Me? You mean what did your Martian friend and his young sidekick do? Well they decided to join their friend Supergirl in creating fear. What better way to do it than to flood the city they once called home. There will be no one to stand in Kasnia's way now," Snowbird said.
"I will always stand in Kasnia's way. You will not get past me again," Kara told her.
"Prove it. Save your friend and save the city or fight me. You don't have time to do both," the dark-suited woman smirked. That's when Kara heard the dam groan. The explosion had weakened the concrete that was holding the water back. Her decision needed to be made and it needed to be made now.
To Be Continued…