Hey everyone, here's the next chapter, I hope you all enjoy it. Thanks to the person who requested it, and if you have a prompt let me know.
Prompt: Alex finds a Green Lantern ring and becomes another hero for National City
To be honest, I don't know that much about the Green Lantern except for what I remember from the Justice League show I used to watch as a kid, so I'm sorry if this isn't completely accurate. Anyways, on with the story, hope you enjoy.
The night was young, that was what Kara told Alex at 3 a.m. when Alex told her she wanted to go to sleep.
Their sister's night had started at 8 the previous night, and Alex meant to be back home long before midnight.
But they just kept hitting play on the next episode until they found themselves nearing the end the season.
"Alex we only have 2 episodes left until the season finale," Kara argued, "I won't be able to sleep until we finish."
"Kara, it's three in the morning, I want to go to bed."
"Oh come on Alex, we're so close! You know you want to finish it. Besides, neither of us have to work in the morning, what do you have to lose?"
Kara caught her sister's gaze in the dark living room and gave Alex her best puppy dog eyes that she could considering how tired her eyes were.
"fiiine," Alex said, clicking play on the remote, "I hate you so much."
"No you don't." Kara said, leaning back into a comfortable position against the couch, "You love me so very much."
Alex reached for the long-since empty popcorn bowl and grabbed a handful of the kernels, throwing them at Kara's face.
"I'm not cleaning those up," Kara said with a grin as she brushed them to the floor.
"Shut up it's starting."
Both women turned their attention to the tv as the show began, leaving the popcorn kernels on the ground to be dealt with later.
All was perfect with the Danvers sisters, both curled up next to each other as they watched their favorite show.
But then Kara heard something.
Her super-hearing picked up what sounded like screaming, and it was close by, just outside her apartment.
"Alex," Kara said, sitting up as she became more alert of the sound, "Something's wrong."
"Really? Right now?" Alex said, the tiniest bit of a whine in her voice.
She loved who Kara was and that she used her powers to help people, but sometimes Alex wished they could be like normal sisters and hang out without having to worry about aliens or villains ruining their time.
"It's right outside, I'll be right back." Kara said before zooming off the couch and quickly changing into her Supergirl outfit as she headed out the door.
Alex sat on the couch for about 5 seconds before she decided to get up.
She had no desire to leave the comfort of the couch, and she was sure Supergirl could deal with what was most likely a little problem without any help.
But there was always a chance that it wasn't just a little problem, and if something happened, Alex could never forgive herself.
So she quickly grabbed her shoes and her gun and raced outside, only realizing once she got outside that she didn't actually know where to go.
She listened for any sign of trouble, but she didn't hear anything.
"Supergirl," she said into the night, knowing her sister could hear her, "What's going on?"
She didn't know what she was expecting Kara to do, but she saw a blinding light to her left coming from an ally way.
Assuming it was Kara, she cautiously ran towards it, finding her sister sitting on the ground next to what looked like a body with her eyes pointed up, creating the light with her laser eyes.
"What happened?" Alex asked as she kneeled down next to Kara and the body.
A man wearing a weird suit laid on the ground, eyes closed.
"I don't know, I scared off whoever attacked him when I got here. He hasn't moved but his heart's still beating," Kara responded.
Alex leaned down next to the man, looking for any signs of an injury.
As soon as she touched him, his eyes shot open.
"You...it's you…" He said quietly.
Both girls leaned in closer to hear him.
"What did you say? Hey are you ok?" Alex said as she leaned down further to hear him.
The man didn't respond, instead he reached his left hand over to his right and pulled off a ring.
"This…is meant for you," he said, reaching up and placing the ring in Alex's hand.
As soon as it touched her skin, Alex felt something strange, like this really was meant for her.
It felt right.
The man dropped his hand back down, struggling to keep his eyes open.
"My time has come, you-" He caught Alex's gaze, "You are the next… the next Green Lantern."
"Green Lantern?" Kara questioned, looking from Alex to the man.
Of course it sounded crazy, the Green Lantern wasn't real, was it?
But both women had experienced stranger things, so neither could deny that there was a possibility it was true and not just the delusions of a dying man.
"I don't understand," Alex said as she put the ring in her pocket, "How do you know it's me? Who are you? What am I supposed to do now?"
The man made no response, only stared into the darkness above them.
"He's gone Alex," Kara said quietly.
She couldn't hear heard his heartbeat anymore.
The sisters looked at each other, both unsure how to continue.
Why couldn't they have just one normal night?
5 weeks later, Alex found herself in the elevator on her way to her sister's apartment, absentmindedly playing with the ring.
At first, both girls were skeptical of everything the man had said, but when Alex put the ring on for the first time, neither could deny it anymore.
It obeyed her every command; anything she thought of, it created.
Well most of the time.
Alex didn't know how hard it would be to focus her mind on one specific thing, but it was proving to be quite the challenge.
But she was getting better at it.
Good enough that she had even gotten comfortable using it in the field.
She was no longer just a DEO agent now.
She was a Green Lantern, with responsibilities that were more demanding than she would've ever thought.
Alex was officially a Superhero, and although she loved the opportunity to help others, it was a hard job.
Kara and Alex spent a lot of time together fighting, but little time had been available for them to just hang out.
So that's what they were hoping to do tonight.
"Hey 'Lex," Kara said from her couch where she sat eating a slice of pizza.
"You started eating without me?" Alex said as she sat down and grabbed a slice.
"You're late, I'm hungry."
Alex smirked at the simple explanation, "Sorry, something came up."
For most people that meant a meeting or a phone call, some minor inconvenience.
But for Kara, and now for Alex, that meant potentially catastrophic events that could affect millions of people.
It was a lot of pressure.
That was why Alex was especially grateful she had Kara.
And Kara was glad she had Alex.
Even before Alex became the Green Lantern.
Sure, they had their trusted friends, but it wasn't the same.
Kara and Alex knew each other and trusted each other on a different level.
Even without Alex's powers they were a force to be reckoned with, but now they were unstoppable.
They communicated without words; they knew what the other was going to do before they did it; they knew each other inside and out.
And they trusted each other entirely.
Alex never had to doubt that Kara would be there when she needed her, and Kara always knew Alex would come to her rescue if she needed it.
The Danvers sisters really should come with a warning.
Kara flipped on the tv and they both enjoyed the rare peaceful moment with each other.
That is, until both their phones started ringing.
"Alien attack downtown," Alex said, reading the alert on her screen.
"Ugh the show was just getting good," Kara said.
"Yeah no kidding." Alex said as they got up, "Just one quiet night, is that too much to ask?"
"Hey at least I'm glad that if I have to be fighting evil aliens every night, it's with you by my side." Kara responded with a smile.
Alex grinned at her sister's words, "Yeah me too, we make a good team."
Kara and Alex both reached the window and Kara flew out first.
"We should come with a warning." Kara said as they flew to the sight of the attack, side by side.
I hope you all enjoyed, and I appreciate you taking the time to read. If you have a prompt, feel free to let me know and have a great day/night!