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Anna- Kara is going to be conflicted for awhile, but Alex (and Kate and co) will help her through it.
As Kara returned to inside the building part of her expected to find it empty and that she was the only one left. A fear that seemed to be correct as she walked down deserted corridors and past empty offices. Feeling her heart speed up as the panic rose she tried to stay calm, but with each empty step it became harder. Then suddenly, like a beacon she heard a familiar voice say.
"Hey Sweetie."
"Eliza. You're here." Kara said moving to her foster mother and hugging her.
"Of course I am." Eliza said as she held Kara. When she finally felt Kara relaxing she said. "We were getting worried about you."
"Sorry." Kara apologised.
"You don't have to apologise." Eliza said before pulling away. "You must be getting hungry."
"Not really." Kara said having still not regained her appetite.
"You need to eat." Eliza said gently.
"I know. But I'm really tired."
"Okay." Eliza said. "We've moved the solar lamps to an office, so at least you get to see daylight. I'll show you which one."
"Okay." Kara agreed letting Eliza guide her to one of the empty offices.
"Are you sure I can't get you anything?" Eliza offered.
"I'm sure." Kara said sitting on the makeshift bed under the lamps. "But-" She started.
"What is it Sweetie?" Eliza asked.
"Will you stay in here until I fall to sleep?"
"Of course." Eliza said kissing Kara's forehead.
-00-
"Why are you harbouring a murderer?" Mary asked when Kate approached her.
"You're talking about Lena Luthor?" Kate guessed.
"Well yes. Unless there are more murderers here. Are there more murderers here? Please tell me Alice isn't here."
"Alice isn't here." Kate confirmed.
"So why are hiding Lena Luthor?" Mary pressed.
"Because she isn't guilty."
"In the same way you didn't think Alice was really guilty?" Mary pressed.
"No. Lena really isn't guilty. She was framed by her brother."
"You expect me to believe that America's greatest philanthropist framed his sister for murdering Supergirl?" Mary asked.
"Lex Luthor is not who you think he is." Kate said. "Alice may be completely crazy, but Lex Luthor is evil."
"I didn't know you knew him." Mary said.
"We've met a few times and you can't trust anything that comes out of his mouth." Kate said.
"If what you are saying is true why isn't it out there?" Mary asked.
"Out where?"
"On the web. I mean surely there should be some evidence."
"You mean it isn't?" Kate asked confused.
"If it was out there, I'd know." Mary pointed out.
"It should be out there by now." Kate frowned.
"What should?" Mary asked confused.
"Just how bad Lex is." Kate said looking at her phone. Seeing no trace of the story she asked. "Why isn't it out there?"
"Because you've imagined the whole thing?" Mary suggested.
"As much as part of me wishes that were true, I haven't. Lex is evil and Lena is innocent."
"So you are really saying that Lena Luthor didn't murder Supergirl?" Mary asked.
"Yes."
"So Supergirl is alive?"
"I don't know." Kate said.
"That's not a resounding defence of Lena there." Mary pointed out.
"I don't know everything. But what I do know is Lena did not murder Supergirl."
"You know dad is going to flip if he finds out you are harbouring a fugitive?" Mary asked.
"Dad is not going to find out."
"I did." Mary pointed out.
"How did you find out?" Mary asked.
"I walked into the office you have set up as a hospital room."
"That would give it away." Kate conceded. "But dad has no reason to come here. So he won't find out."
"If he does it is your funeral." Mary said before looking at Kate and asking. "What happened to your side?"
"What do you mean?" Kate asked.
"You wince every time you move."
"I just pulled a muscle. It's nothing."
"It doesn't look like nothing."
"I'm fine." Kate said. "Really. But there is something you can do."
"Sure, what?" Mary asked enthusiastically.
"Can you come back in an hour?"
"You want to get rid of me?"
"No. I need your help with something. But I need an hour to figure out the details."
"Okay." Mary said suspiciously. "But you owe me dinner." Not giving Kate a chance to answer she turned and left.
-00-
"Kara?" Eliza asked squeezing her daughter's hand as Kara whimpered in her sleep.
"'Liza?" Kara croaked as she forced her eyes open.
"I'm right here. You're safe now."
"You're real?" Kara asked, her voice almost pleading.
"I'm real." Eliza said. "We all are." She added giving Kara time to calm down before asking. "Do you want to talk about your nightmare?"
"No." Kara said shaking her head.
"Okay, but whenever you are ready, I'm here."
"I know." Kara said sitting up before hugging Eliza.
"I'm sorry." Kara said
"For what?"
"Making you sacrifice so much."
"I've not sacrificed anything." Eliza said kissing her head.
"Yes you have. You all have." Kara said sadly.
"Kara, you know more than anyone that life is full of hard decisions. Some you regret for the rest of your life and some you end up believing were the best choices you ever made. Adopting you was definitely in the latter." Eliza said.
"But Jeremiah-"
"Loved you. Just as I do." Eliza assured her. "I don't know what Lex said or did. When you are ready to tell me, I'll be here. But in the mean time just remember than none of us would have not wanted you in our lives."
-00-
"It's not out there." Kate said as she approached J'onn.
"What isn't?"
"Lex. As far as the world is concerned nothing has changed. I thought you said there was a warrant for his arrest."
"That's what I was told." J'onn said.
"Could your contact have lied?"
"Anything is possible." J'onn said. "It could just be they want to keep it quiet until they have found further evidence. Lex has a lot of power."
"Could he buy his way out of this?"
"I'd like to say no. But Lex is exceptional at saving his own skin." J'onn said.
"That doesn't help keep Kara safe." Kate said. "I take it you wouldn't be too upset if that video you made leaked?"
"No. We can send it to Nia, she can get a story published at CatCo. Or to Clark in the Daily Planet."
"Both are solid options. But I've got a way to get it out there faster."
-00-
"I thought we agreed to keep this fake news quiet?" Lex said as she entered a meeting room.
"Mr Luthor." A suited man greeted.
"So why am I all over social media accused of framing my sister and murdering a reporter?" Lex went on ignoring the greeting.
"Well, it looks like there was a leak."
"I can see that." Lex said, his tone low and threatening. "What confuses me is I paid you to stop that happening."
"Well yes. And we have people placed at all the major news outlets to ensure any story was stopped." The man said. "Unfortunately this was released via social media and we have no control over it."
"That seems to be a failing on your part. And I hate failures."
"But the good news is, we have mitigation strategy." The man said quickly.
"Do tell."
"Lena's guilt was assumed based on a video and DNA evidence. Where as the only evidence against you is a video." The man said.
"Only in the video online I am there gloating to Lena about using a clone." Lex pointed out.
"But we don't have cloning technology." The man said. "Lena hasn't been caught so we could say she fabricated the evidence against you to discredit you. You can claim Lena is resorting to Sci-Fi to draw attention away from her. Who is the world going to believe? An orphan kindly taken in by your family who has shown nothing but contempt for the sacrifice you made for her, or you, a real American hero?"
"That could work." Lex conceded.
"The people who leaked this moved the battlefield to social media. So let's fight them there. First we need you to release a statement, reminding everyone the evidence against Lena is more than a video and that you have Supergirl's body. You can remind everyone how close you and Supergirl was. And then you need to finish by saying that you are fully cooperating with the authorities."
"Then what?"
"Then we do what we do best and ensure that the video goes viral and you become the hottest thing on social media." The man said.
TBC...
A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing.