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"You have been on this for six weeks and you are telling me you have found nothing?" Lex asked as he paced the briefing room at the DEO.
"Yes." J'onn confirmed. "Why have you found something?"
"No. But Lena knows me too well. Which was one of the reasons for hiring you."
"I thought that was so you could focus on Leviathan?" Alex asked.
"It was. That's not to say I didn't keep searching. The city needs to see justice. For that we need Lena. I had expected more from you."
"Would you like us to stop looking?" J'onn asked.
"What I'd like is for you to find Lena." Lex said before turning his focus to Alex. "Seeing she murdered your sister, I would have thought you'd be more motivated."
"Motivation is not the issue." J'onn said hoping Alex would keep her cool.
"I hope not." Lex said. "Now if you'll excuse me I need to brief the President. I hope you will actually have some news next week." He said dismissing them.
"Did he seem a little agitated?" Alex asked as they walked towards the parking garage.
"Yes." J'onn said.
"Is it wrong to be happy about that?"
"No. But it might be worth talking to Brainy later and see if he can shed some light onto his behaviour."
"So what now?" Alex asked as they reached the car.
"Now, I am taking you home."
"But-"
"You promised me, your mother and Kelly that we would decide your workload and make sure your behaviour did not become obsessive. You have not had a day off for two weeks now. You have worked late every night this week. So go home and see Kelly."
"What are you going to do?"
"Nia needs some help tracking down the Red Ninja."
"The who?" Alex asked.
"You really haven't been following the news have you?"
"Too much Lex in the papers. Who is the Red Ninja?"
"We don't know. But he, or she, is targeting and killing aliens. I told Nia I'd help with her search." J'onn explained pulling up outside Alex's apartment building.
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"Mr Dox." Lex said approaching Brainy. "It has occurred to me that we have been approaching this situation all wrong."
"In what way?"
"We have searched every camera for signs of Lena. But Lena would know we would do that. So she would go somewhere there are no cameras, or at least not networked cameras. So we need to expand our search."
"How do you plan to search places with no cameras?"
"That is why I pay you." Lex said. "No one, not even Lena can disappear without a trace. If the evidence tells us she has that implies we are looking in the wrong place."
"I will look somewhere else." Brainy said.
"Good and I want Team Kilo ready to go at all times." Lex added.
"Team Kilo?" Brainy asked surprised.
"Is there a problem?"
"It is just that Team Kilo is your Kryptonian Retrieval and Containment Team."
"I am well aware of that."
"Do you believe that Superman is protecting Lena?"
"Of course not." Lex said.
"Do you believe Superman is a threat?"
"No."
"Then why stand up team Kilo?"
"Team Kilo is made up of my most trusted Agents. The ones who will follow not question orders." Lex said. "Have them come to the briefing room in ten minutes."
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"You're home early." Kelly said when Alex came home.
"J'onn gave, well forced me to take the night off." Alex said before realising how that might sound. "Not that I don't want to spend the night with you." She said trying to un-dig the hole.
"It's okay. I am only mildly offended." Kelly smiled.
"So I am doing better than normal." Alex pointed out. "How about I treat you to dinner?"
"I think a quiet night in would be better for you." Kelly said. "You barely got any sleep last night."
"Neither did you." Alex pointed out before adding. "Sorry."
"I'd prefer a week of no sleep if it helped you to not face your problems by going straight to alcohol." Kelly said. "So how about pizza, ice cream and binge watching something?" She suggested before seeing Alex's look of discomfort. "Sorry. Too much like Sisters' Night?"
"Yes." Alex said apologetically.
"Okay then. What about this? I will cook dinner. Then we'll have an evening of card games."
"Card games? Just the two of us?"
"We'll start with top trumps and work our way up."
"To what?"
"You'll see." Kelly smiled. "But I have two conditions."
"Which are?"
"Firstly, phone your mom. And secondly, go buy some chocolate."
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"Kara." Lena called seeing the unconscious Kryptonian lying a few feet away. Getting no response she shouted louder. "Kara!" Still getting nothing back she picked up a small twig and threw it Kara, hitting her back. "Kara!" She shouted again. This time Kara groaned and started to move. "Kara." Lena called again.
"Lena?" Kara asked disorientated as she tried to sit up. As she blinked and tried to focus she saw Lena lying on the ground and crawled over to her.
"Lena? Are you hurt?" Kara asked.
"Yes." Lena said trying not to snap due to the pain.
"What's wrong?" Kara questioned, dizzy and unable to focus.
"My leg." Lena ground out. Kara sat back and tried to use her x-ray vision only to be unable to focus.
"Not working." Kara said.
"That's because it is broken?" Lena said assuming Kara was talking about her leg.
"Why?"
"Because we fell to the ground."
"Doesn't normally break my x-ray vision." Kara said.
"Kara." Lena said firmly finally realising they were talking at cross purposes. "I don't need your powers, I know my leg is broken. I need you to splint it."
"Splint it?" Kara asked unable to concentrate.
"Use those branches." Lena said pointing.
"Right." Kara replied before unsteadily staggering off to get them. When she returned, Lena tried to ignore her pain and talk Kara through how to splint it. In the end, while not perfect, the solution was workable and Lena lay back and relaxed. But as she did so a thought occurred to her.
"That son of a bitch." Lena complained. "I should have known he'd butcher the console."
"What?" Kara asked.
"Lex. I should have known a two wouldn't mean a two. Knowing him it would have been a random switch so there is no way to work out where we are. Hopefully that means he can't follow us. Either way we are own our own which means we need to get food, water and shelter sorted."
"What are you doing?" Kara asked seeing Lena was trying to sit up.
"Keeping us alive."
"You need to rest. Moving will hurt your leg even more."
"Desire for revenge is a good painkiller." Lena said. "But I need your help standing." She conceded. Nodding Kara unsteadily got to her feet and moved to Lena.
"Do you know where he put it?" Lena asked.
"Who put what?" Kara asked lost.
"Lex. Where did he put the Kryptonite?"
"What Kryptonite? Wait is that why I fee so bad?" Kara asked.
"Partly." Lena said wondering how much permanent damage had been done to Kara. "Can you take my arm." She asked holding out her left arm as her right one gripped a tree branch. When Kara grabbed her arm she said. "On three." She they preyed Kara wouldn't drop her before saying. "One, two, three." As she reached three both women used their strength and Lena managed to stand.
"Can you pass me that branch?" Lena asked pointing to something that looked like it would be a good crutch.
Silently, but still swaying, Kara retrieved the branch and gave it to Lena who tested it before deciding it could be used.
"This way." Lena said limping off as Kara followed. Despite her broken leg Lena found that it was her who was being slowed down by Kara who stumbled behind her. As they broke through the trees onto a beach where the sun was radiating down she turned to Kara and said.
"Sit in the sun, it may recharge you." Lena said.
"What about you?" Kara asked.
"I'm going to find water."
"You're leaving?" Kara asked, fear blazing in her eyes.
"You'll only slow me down. I'll be back."
"You promise?" Kara asked.
"I promise." Lena said unnerved with how unsure and scared Kara was. Feeling a little guilty Lena limped off and tried to find fresh water. As she walked pain shot through her leg with every step. Pain which she tried to ignore by focusing on the very graphic revenge she was thinking of.
Dragging herself up a rocky incline she heard over the sound of crashing waves, running water. Following the sound she saw a small stream. Dipping her fingers in it she tasted the water to test for salt. Not detecting any she gulped down some water before looking for a container she could use to take some back to Kara. Sighing she approached a tree and started to rip off branches, leaves and vines before attempting to work them up into something useful. When it was as waterproof as it would get she filled it with water before walking further on, climbing slightly higher. After a few minutes she found herself on a peak.
"Well, we're not going anywhere anytime soon." Lena said looking round, realising they were on an island. Closing her eyes she made a mental note of everything that had to be done to survive. She then slowly limped back to where she left Kara.
Finding Kara sprawled on the ground she sat next to her and raised her head before trying to get her to drink, an action that woke Kara up.
"You came back?" Kara asked, trying not to choke on the water.
"I said I would."
"I'm not alone?" Kara questioned before passing out.
TBC...
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