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Jennifer Baratta - It won't just be the Danvers after Lex.
As Lena came to she looked round and saw Kara lying unconscious a few feet away.
"Kara?" She called trying to sit up only to become aware of the pain in her body. "Just focus on what I will do to that snake." Lena said to herself as she tried to ignore the pain. As her anger washed through her she pulled herself over to Kara and shook her.
"Lena?" Kara said opening her eyes.
"How are you feeling?"
"Sick."
"That is because I am pretty sure you have Kryptonite in you. But I don't know how to get it out. I don't even know where it is."
"That sucks." Kara said.
"Well to make matters worse we're stuck on an island. I can't see anyway off."
"Island? How?"
"Lex." Lena said darkly as Kara shut her eyes. "The point is no one knows we are here and there is no way off. I'm not sure we are going to make it out of this."
"There may be a way." Kara said opening her eyes.
"I'm all ears."
"I can use my heat vision. Direct it at the sky and create a thermal anomaly that the DEO may pick up."
"You have Kryptonite in you, how are you going to use your heat vision?" Lena asked.
"I have enough strength, just. But it will drain my powers. So we only have one shot."
"So if you do this you'll have no powers?"
"It's not like they are doing me much good right now." Kara pointed out.
"What will the Kryptonite do to you if you don't have powers?" Lena asked.
"Not something I have really tested." Kara replied.
"Neither have I, but I can guess. The radiation of the Kryptonite causes degradation of you cells. However, your powers allow some level of regeneration that stops the effects being fatal. If you blow your powers you lose the ability to regenerate and the Kryptonite will kill you."
"But you'll be safe." Kara pointed out.
"Not really. The DEO works for Lex, who want both of us dead. Or you dead at least. If I am found here with you dead it would play right into his hands."
"There are still good people at the DEO." Kara said.
"I doubt it." Lena said cynically. "Even if your plan worked and Alex came what do you think she'd do to me if she found you dead?"
"Alex is dead." Kara said.
"What?" Lena asked.
"She's dead. I saw it."
"Haven't you been a prisoner for two months?"
"Lex shared the bad news."
"Kara, he had you hooked into VR for weeks." Lena explained.
"No." Kara said unable to believe it.
"Yes. Why do you think you were wearing contacts? Everything you have seen over the last few weeks has been a lie."
"Including this?" Kara asked.
"No. Although I have no way to prove that." Lena conceded.
"This would be an Oliver type reality." Kara said loosing focus as the Kryptonite kept weakening her.
"Who?"
"The Arrow. He had a thing about islands." Kara said. "Alex is really alive?"
"Yes."
"And Eliza?"
"Yes."
"J'onn?"
"And Nia and Brainy." Lena listed.
"It wasn't real?" Kara asked.
"No. So you see you have reason to live. You need to get off this island to see Alex."
"No. Lex was right, me being alive brings danger to the people I love. It is better if they never find me."
"So that's your plan? To die here?"
"Why not?"
"Because you are good person and you don't want Alex to murder me?" Lena asked.
"Why would Alex murder you?"
"Alex already wants me dead because she thinks I killed you. If she sees me next to your dead body she'll assume I actually killed you this time."
"She'd understand."
"No she wouldn't." Lena said. "We leave this island together or we die here together. Your choice."
-00-
"Brainy." J'onn greeted as he met him in the park before asking. "What's with the hat and glasses?"
"I am incognito." Brainy explained looking round.
"Couldn't you have just changed your holo projection?"
"Then how would have recognised me?" Brainy explained.
"Something tells me that would not have been a problem." J'onn said as Brainy looked round once more before commenting. "Good. You came alone."
"You asked me to." J'onn reminded him
"I was worried you would bring Alex. She may not take the news well and I would prefer not to be the messenger that gets shot."
"What's happened?" J'onn asked.
"Lex Luthor has put Team Kilo on standby."
"Who are team Kilo?" J'onn asked.
"Team Kilo is a Kryptonian Retrieval and Containment Team.
"He has a team ready to take out Kryptonians."
"Yes. You see why I did not want Alex here."
"Do you think he is going to move against Superman?" J'onn asked.
"No. I don't believe that is his intention. I think it is something to do with Lena."
"But you don't know?"
"No. He won't share his plans and he is being unusually distant and more demanding than Alex."
"If it is only to do with Lena, why use an anti-Kryptonian task force?" J'onn asked.
"Team Kilo are very loyal to Lex Luthor. He hand selected all of them, has overseen their training and rewards them well."
"Will you know when and where they are deployed?"
"Lex may not provide me with the information, but I can get it." Brainy said.
"Let me know if you want me to investigate something." J'onn replied.
"Of course."
-00-
"Here, eat this." Lena said handing Kara some fish.
"You're a real Bear."
"Okay." Lena said passing Kara more water, not getting the reference.
"How's your leg?" Kara asked.
"Hurts like hell." Lena replied bluntly.
"You're burning up." Kara said noticing sweat on Lena's forehead.
"Well it's hot." Lena pointed out.
"Is it your leg? It's infected isn't it?" Kara asked fearing the worse.
"Kara, I'm okay. But you need to get some sleep." Lena said.
"No you're not. I have to send the signal."
"That will kill you. Besides if you send it, who do you think will pick it up? The DEO. Lex is still in charge. He will come here and finish the job."
"But you'd live." Kara said.
"Not if you are dead." Lena replied. "Get some rest. We'll figure something out. For now we have food and water and the sun is helping you. Time is on our side."
-00-
When Kara woke from a nightmare she found herself bathed in moonlight, the sound of the waves masking all others. Looking over to Lena she saw the CEO's clothes were damp, she assumed from sweat. Guessing Lena's leg was infected and she was on borrowed time she knew she had no choice. Rolling onto her back she stared upwards before unleashing her heat vision. Releasing as much as she could until she passed out.
TBC...
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