They haven't told Linda yet. How could they in her delicate condition?
Another hit sounds in the empty training room along with the controlled but tired breathing of the single occupant. She didn't even look away when the door clicked open nor when her latest hung punching bag was suddenly studied for her.
It was the scent on the air that confirmed it for her or maybe it was the feel of those warm arms winding around her middle as the body they belonged to molded against her back. A good thing too seeing as Kara hadn't been able to properly see the heavy bag passed her tears for some time now.
"Let me see."
As soft and tender as the tone was Kara started in surprise in the circle of her wife's arms. "Apologies." He whispers yet he didn't let go of her hand as Lena guides them over to Kara's discarded unused water bottle and the rest of her discarded tactical gear.
"This is going to sting." Zor-El warns already holding a bottle of rubbing alcohol aloft while Lena cradles her wife's bleeding hands in her own.
Kara nodes unable to meet her adopted father's gaze for her shame. She couldn't. If she'd just done her job and looked after Alex better, then she wouldn't currently be lost on some other Earth. She would be here grumbling about how her father was being a chopper parent but secretly enjoying having him around.
"Thank you, Ethan." She whispered gritting her teeth against the sting in her hand while her adopted alien father rebound her hands so they could heal. The more human cover name given to him by her twin the first time the twins had the opportunity to meet their adopted sister's actual father.
Zor-El didn't answer beyond wrapping his arms around Kara's shaking shoulders while she hides what would hopefully be the last of her tears against his strong shoulder. "You couldn't have known what would happen Kiara." He whispered his hand resting against the back of her head just like he would for his own blood daughter. Of course, someone she guessed Lena had tattled on her about her less than healthy coping style since finding out her more superpowered sister was lying unconscious and possibly presumed dead on some other version of Earth.
"I may have to retract my comment about coming with you to this other Earth." He tells them once Kara had cried herself out at least for the moment.
"From what Winn was able to dig up Ethen's other Earth double Jeremiah Danvers passed away a few months ago." Lena jumps in to explain catching her wife's adorably confused expression while Kara was already shaking her head while burrowing more into the added warmth of the circle of her 'Space Dad's' arms. Most young girls only dream about having an adopted Dad from beyond the stars well she got to have two of them. One from Krypton the other from Mars.
"Lex is his daughter regardless of if this other him is still around or not he should be allowed to go see her."
The sound of the training room door opening pauses their bickering as 'Papa Bear' strolls in. "It's almost time." J'onn reminds his arms already opened for Kara to step into. "We've already made sure that Lin and Winn will stay here to play go-between while you take Tess, Zor, and Vaz for your away team to get our girls back."
"And Mad Dog jr is alright with us takin her kept woman Earth hopping without her?" Lena clarifies as she watches like a worried hawk while Kara carefully drains a good half of her water.
"Actually, Luc told me that if my ass wasn't on the away team to being Mags, Lexie, and the girls back to her, I'd be sleeping on the couch for the next year." Susan chimes in a heavy-looking gear bag slung over one shoulder. "What? Going by the intel that other Earth has a Kelly Olsen on it too. I'm not facing another unprepared after what happened last time. Besides most of this is some new toys Winn cooked up for when we run into our old friend Ricky."
"Yes, but unlike the one, we know that one is human." Zor-El reminds them "Yet surprisingly the Lar Grand from that world was from Daxam just like ours." He remembers
"I think he goes by Mon-El there as well." Kara hiccupped
"Ugh, can we not talk about that guy right now?" Lena groaned nuzzling her face against her wife's shoulder. "I'd like to keep my breakfast where it is please." Kara giggled pressing a soft kiss to the pouting woman's hairline. "No need to be jealous baby you're still my one and only."
"Oh, I know." Lena grinned rolling up her sleeve to show off the elegantly crafted bracelet with its delicately etched blend of the DEO eagle, the house of El shield, and the LCorp logo.
Kara's smile was city powering as her free hand drifted to her wrist where her own bracelet was rested. "When do we leave?"
"As soon as you get yourself cleaned up Danvers." J'onn answers "Sorry Luthor-Danvers." He corrected sending Lena a fatherly smile.
Maggie whips a bit more of the blood from her split lip onto her shirt sleeve as she stomps even farther down the hall. Her knuckles were still throbbing as she shifted the gear bag into a more comfortable position on her shoulder. She had to admit it had been more than a little satisfying seeing the way Olsen buckled under her last punch. Not that the human version of her wife's ex hadn't put up a good fight and Maggie wasn't so heartless that she'd left the other woman alone in the hall after they'd finished their mini fight. She'd at least hauled her back to the med bay before going back to her original goal.
"Guys we've got incoming again." She heard Winn calling just as she made the last turn from the weapons locker into the main hub. Lucky for her this DEO seemed to have the same floor plan like the one she knew by heart. Intrigued and more than a little apprehensive Maggie detours from her original target of the stairwell.
Just like before a half-circle of armed agents line up as the four-person team steps out of the shimmering portal between worlds.
The one taking point she recognized instantly. "I thought I told you not to come." She scolds pushing her way passed the uneasy agents crowding her team. She could feel Kara's answering grin before she depowered the darkened face mask.
"Well, you know how my family can be with following orders." Kara answers with a coy greeting smile as she pulled her sister in law in for a much-needed hug on both their parts. One Lena was quick to join that soon grew to include the other two in the group.
"Hey who's the ass hat beating up on my boss? I thought that was my job." Vaz comments eyeing the bruises littering Maggie's face.
"Olsen 2. human thought she could talk me out of going after Ricky boy." Maggie explains in a rough tone as she reaches down to pick up her own discarded gear bag.
"Oh, I am so hacking the security on that one." Vaz grins slinging her free arm around Maggie's shoulders while the other agents backed away to let them pass.
"I'd be a little insulted if you didn't." Maggie scoffs but they can tell the amused note in her tone was nowhere near any real humor.
"So, divide and kick ass?" Lena suggests her hand tightly locked with Kara's while doing her best to ignore how more than a few of the new Earth agents were now snapping pictures of them on their phone. As if they've never seen a married couple holding hands before. She did feel herself relax a little more when Kara's arm slid around her waist instead drawing her even closer against her wife's side. If anything, the move brought on even more not so stealthy phone photos.
"You, me, and Vazy go pay old Ricky boy a visit while Kar and Zor go wake up your superpowered sleeping beauty?" Tessa suggested knowing full well her wife wasn't about to leave Alex now.
"Med wing Beta. The girls are with her and they're a little upset about everything that's been going on so please be careful." Maggie rattled off when her wife's father seemed to perk up at the reminder.
"Like I would ever hurt my fur grandchildren." Her father in law scolded with a not so forced wounded expression that earned a small hint of a smile.
"And Olsen 2. Human might be lurking around licking her wounds." Maggie added. Zor-El's chocolate-colored eyes hardened at the news but then he blinked, and the anger was gone.
"I'll be on the lookout." He promised and with one last comforting fatherly kiss against the side of her head, he was gone. What did surprise them was when Kara didn't follow him choosing instead to stay right where she was with her hand brushing against her wife's.
"I just need to see something first." The blue-eyed second in command shrugged holding up her fingers as if to demonstrate. Something she was notorious for back home when she was timing out her sister's arrivals.
'3, 2,'
As if summoned by the grinning agent's pointing finger toward the balcony her super suite clade double landed soundlessly if not a little singed as if just coming back from putting out a fire.
"Still got it." Kara grinned proudly earning an eye-rolled grin from Maggie while beside them Tessa Luthor Danvers seemed to be unable to do anything but try not to drool while Supergirl swept over to them with a surprised gasp of "Lena?"
"Hey, beautiful." The green-eyed woman in question smiles with a rather flirtatious wink that has the super's mouth going rather dry.
"Hey, I'm standing right here." Her wife grumbled
"Which is why I didn't say 'Hey, gorgeous." Lena smiles "What?" she sighed spying the not so unappealing disappointment furrowing her wife's brows as her arms fold tight over her chest. "Look, sweetheart, just because I knew there was going to be two of you on this trip doesn't mean the memo reached either my heart rate or my lady parts." Lena confesses "I mean how many times am I going to get two of you in one room where the second one bats for our side?" she keeps going
"Uhmm Lee Lee you do remember that Lin is bi right?" Kara reminded
"Oh right." Lena agreed making Susan and Maggie giggle behind their hands.
The Kara in the super suite was still blushing crimson when Lena finally shook herself enough to meet her gaze while the Kara in the DEO issue tac gear was glaring icy blue daggers at her right now as Tessa's eyes slid from one face to the other licking her dry lips as she did so.
"No, No, No. Kara in power pose mode." Lena recognized when her wife's arm dropped from her around her waist.
Her wife merely grinned devilishly that single delicately manicured eyebrow-raising in quiet challenge as her hands rested against her hips while her more colorful twin was still red in the face as she tried to avoid meeting Tessa's gaze as her fingers toy with the still-smoking end of her cape. "Mags lets go while I can still walk properly please."
"Hang on." Maggie stalled grinning slyly at her sister in law's glare. "introductions first." She shrugged turning toward the approaching hero. "Supergirl this is my second in command Kiara 'Kara' Luthor-Danvers."
"Just call me Kar. I hate being called Kiara."
"haha almost like how Alex hates when anyone calls her Alexandra." Supergirl giggles earning a small half-smile from her twin. "Yeah well, this mess is already crazy enough without tripping over names." Maggie's second in command reminds as the pair shake hands.
"Sad to say I've seen weirder than meeting some other Earth version of myself." Supergirl laughed her teeth finding her lower lip as she turns toward the raven-haired woman almost melted against her twin's side. "As long as you don't try to kill me or any of the people, I care about I'm alright if you stick around for a while."
Kar flashed a half-smile. "Oh, I like you."
"Me too." Her wife purrs her tongue flicking out to wet her lips as she holds the hand not clasped with her wife's out to her twin. "Lena Luthor- Danvers." She smiles as Supergirl's hand closes around her own. "But since I'm guessing you already have a me here just call me Tessa alright beautiful?"
The super's eyes widen at the Kryptonian word falling from her lips. "What?" Tessa shrugged "You're in-laws with an alien nerd who is all goo goo for her wife you tend to pick up a few compliments."
The elevator pinging open cuts off any more talk between them.
"Finally." Vaz sighs dragging an all too willing Maggie along with her as the door slide open-
"Mags?"
The two Earth jumpers nearly trip over themselves as the newcomer steps out from the opening sliver doors.
"Alex."