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"Nia!"
Nia was stirring copious amounts of sugar into her morning latte when she heard her name being called. Her brow furrowed in confusion, she looked up, turning her head to see Alex walking toward her with Kelly hot on her heels.
"Hey, Alex." Nia glanced over Alex's shoulder at Kelly. "Morning Kelly."
Kelly offered a smile of her own in response but she didn't have time to say anything before Alex cut in.
"Is Kara avoiding me?"
Nia blinked at Alex in surprise. "No? Why would she be avoiding you?"
"We were meant to meet for lunch yesterday and she didn't show," Alex explained, concern evident on her face. "That's not like Kara. Late? Absolutely. But she never just doesn't show up for something. At least without letting me know first."
Nia opened her mouth to answer but she was interrupted by someone clearing their throat. She noticed a line forming behind her and her eyes widened. "Oh! Sorry." She quickly put the lid on her coffee and moved out of the way to allow people access to the counter.
"She probably just forgot, Alex." Nia reasoned as she made her way out of the coffee shop with Alex and Kelly. "She has a lot on her mind."
"Like Lena?" Alex guessed.
"Yeah. She's just confused. Trying to figure everything out." Nia sat down at one of the outside tables and took a sip of her coffee. "I don't think she even really knows what all of this means yet."
Alex sighed. She didn't want to admit it herself. "I think it's obvious what it means."
"Yeah to me and you but Kara's too focused on what it means now that Lena 'hates her'." Nia frowned at the thought. She was sure that wasn't true. She hoped it wasn't, for Kara's sake. "She doesn't want to be rejected."
"Wait...what?"
Kelly glanced between the two, noticing surprise on Nia's face and confusion on Alex's. "Something tells me that the two of you aren't talking about the same thing."
"Oh!" Nia's eyes widened in realization. "Kara hasn't...I thought she'd spoken to you about…I'm just going to shut up now. Actually, I'm gonna go. I realized I have a-a thing…see you two later!"
Alex was silent as Nia hurried away with her coffee.
"Alex?"
Alex slowly shook her head. "Kara is in love with Lena Luthor. How didn't I see that coming? Of course, she's in love with her."
Kelly sympathetically rubbed Alex's arm. She was well aware of how close Kara and Alex were and she knew that Alex would be beating herself up over not being able to recognize Kara's turmoil for what it was.
"Why wouldn't she talk to me about this?" Alex seemed to be talking more to herself than to Kelly. "When I realized I had feelings for women she was the first person I spoke to."
"It's a little more complicated for her," Kelly said gently. "It's not every day you fall for someone who used to be your best friend and now potentially hates you...is it?"
Alex let out a heavy sigh. "I really need to talk to my sister."
-
"Is it time yet?"
Lex rolled his eyes skyward at the gruff question from the impatient speedster in front of him. He reclined back in his chair with a soft exhale.
"I told you, it will be the time when I say it's the time." Lex drawled, looking away from his chessboard to watch white lightning crackle over the suit of the speedster. He supposed he should be at least somewhat afraid of the self-proclaimed god in front of him yet all he felt was irritation at the incessant questioning, coupled with excitement when he thought about what was to happen. He almost wanted to draw it out for the sake of the anticipation.
Still, he thought, he couldn't put off the chance to take down a Super. With all of the resources, he could hope for at his fingers, courtesy of the Monitor, he would be a fool to wait.
He got to his feet, reaching into the inside pocket of his blazer to draw out what looked like a ceremonial dagger. "Here."
In a flash, the masked 'man' across from him moved over and took the knife from his hands.
"Careful," Lex warned as he sat back down. "What you're holding may be impossible to recreate."
He was sure he was the only person in the universe to ever have created such a thing. He was sure not even his sister had considered fusing two types of kryptonite together. She didn't have his ambition. His drive.
"What is it?" Godspeed looked at the dagger, noticing the metallic purple hue to the blade.
"A Kryptonian's greatest weakness," Lex replied smugly. "Do you have the V9?"
"Yes."
"And you remember what I requested of you?"
Godspeed nodded in response. "I know what must be done."
Lex nodded and turned back to his game, moving his knight further onto the board. He would kill Superman but not before getting rid of the Kryptonian's cousin first.
Nia walked out of the elevator with her head lowered, her rapidly cooling cup of coffee held in her left hand while she gripped the strap of her bag with her right. She couldn't believe that she had outed Kara after all she had done for her. She had just assumed that Kara would have spoken to Alex already. It seemed to her like the Danvers sisters could speak to each other about anything, not like herself and her own sister.
Given that she was staring intently at the floor as she walked, Nia didn't see the woman walking toward her until it was too late. She walked right into Lena Luthor.
Lena grabbed Nia's arms to steady them both and gasped as coffee spilled onto her white blouse. Fortunately, it wasn't hot."Damn it…"
"L-Lena!" Nia squeaked out, surprised to see the woman at CatCo. She looked down at the coffee stain on the front of Lena's blouse, her own hand dripping with the warm drink. "I'm so sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going."
Lena grimaced as she tugged at the front of her shirt to keep it from making contact with her skin. "Evidently."
Nia swallowed thickly. She glanced around and quickly Lena over to a nearby desk so she could put her coffee down. "Here, I-I'll give you my sweater to wear. You shouldn't walk around in wet clothes. I'm so so sorry."
"It's fine," Lena replied simply. She watched, trying to hide her amusement as Nia tugged off her sweater, leaving her standing there in a black t-shirt. "There's really no need."
"No, it's fine. This is my fault so I insist." Nia pushed her sweater into Lena's arms. "Your um...blouse is turning see-through."
Lena pressed the sweater close to her chest. Of course, the one day she'd left her blazer at home would be the day someone would spill coffee all over her.
"I'm sorry, I was lost in my own thoughts," Nia apologized again, guilt written across her face. "Wait...why are you here? Did you come to see Kara?"
Lena's mood soured at the mention of her ex-best friend's name. "You mean Supergirl? No. I had a meeting with Andrea, that's all."
"Oh…" Nia bit her lip and perched on the edge of the desk they were standing next to. She was relieved that there only seemed to be a few people in the office that early in the morning. Certainly, nobody who'd be interested in overhearing their conversation. "Kara told me she went to see you last night."
"Did she now?" Lena raised a questioning eyebrow. "Why is that?"
Nia sheepishly shrugged. A few weeks ago she wouldn't have felt so anxious around Lena but now that she knew Lena was angry with them she couldn't shake her nerves. "I asked her where she was and she told me. She's...she's sorry, you know. She feels terrible for what happened."
Lena shook her head slightly. "Sorry isn't good enough. She kept this from me for years. And yet...she told you after a few months, didn't she?"
"I-It's complicated. She was trying to help me."
Lena pursed her lips, staring intently at Nia for a moment. "I should be going. Thank you for the sweater."
"Of course." Nia quickly stood up as Lena started to walk away. "Lena!"
Lena turned to Nia. "Yes?"
"Kara being...you know who is a big deal. I get it." Nia stepped forward, her hands clasped in front of her. "But it's not the most important thing about her. There are a million things more interesting about her than this. I don't think there's much you don't know."
Lena let herself think over that for a moment before she shook her head. "Have a good day, Nia."
Nia sighed heavily, her shoulders slumping.
Alex turned away from the screen she was staring at as she heard Kara land in the DEO behind her. "Anything?"
Kara grimly shook her head as she walked forward to meet Alex. "Just some debris. I didn't see anything else out of the ordinary."
Alex let out a heavy sigh and glanced back at the screen. "No evidence of where it came from? Nothing?"
"No," Kara replied sheepishly. She wished she could say more. "There doesn't seem to be anything that would cause this. Brainy?"
Brainy was staring at the screen intently from his seat. "I am in agreement with you. From what you described nothing seems to be especially unusual. Certainly, nothing to cause this...dark matter to seep through. Supergirl, you mentioned that you've seen something like this before?"
"Maybe. I don't know." Kara frowned, rubbing the back of her neck. "Not on this earth. Barry mentioned it a few times. But I don't see how it could have gotten through unless someone from his earth somehow traveled to this earth."
"We know it's possible," Alex said thoughtfully. "We've done it ourselves. But how would anyone get their hands on an extrapolator? Unless…"
Kara shook her head in response even as her heart rate quickened at the thought. "Barry is fine. He has to be."
"Barry?" Brainy questioned, raising an eyebrow at the conversation between the Danver's sisters.
"The Flash from Earth 1. He's…" Kara was cut off by the sudden sound of an alarm.
"BREACH!" Alex yelled, quickly drawing her gun. Around her, she heard agents unholstering their weapons. She held her gun up in front of her, slowly turning to scan the perimeter but as suddenly as the alarm had sounded again it fell silent.
"False alarm?" Brainy turned to his computer to run a security check, worry evident on his face. He hadn't noticed any issues with the system.
"A-Alex…"
Alex turned toward Kara. She noticed her sister was suddenly deathly pale and instinctively jumped to the conclusion that Kara had seen something nobody else had. "What's wrong?"
"I…" Kara drew her hand away from her stomach, shock evident on her pale face as she held it up.
Alex's gaze drifted to Kara's hand and a jolt of panic ran down her spine at the sight of blood dripping from Kara's fingers. Her eyes flicked to Kara's stomach and she inhaled sharply when she saw a circle of dark blood spreading out over Kara's suit, originating from a clear puncture in the supposedly impenetrable material.
Her gaze locked with Kara's wide, fear-filled blue eyes and for a moment Alex found herself glued to the spot, her heart in her throat. Kara started to fall forward though and Alex sprung into action, rushing to catch the Kryptonian before she hit the ground. Alex barely managed the catch Kara and she was forced to her knees from the impact of Kara falling against her chest.
"Alex." Kara choked out, tears at the corners of her eyes. "Alex..."
"I'm here. I'm here, Kara. I've got you." Alex pressed her hands to Kara's wound, struggling to stop the Kryptonian's bleeding.
Kara's eyes widened suddenly. "L-Lena." She hit her fist against the floor, trying in vain to push herself up. She barely managed to push herself up an inch before she collapsed back down, darkness forming at the corners of her vision. "She...She needs...me…"
"Kara!" Alex exclaimed, her own eyes flooded with tears as Kara's eyes fell shut. "Wake up! Supergirl!"
She looked up, looking around to find agents gaping at her. Even Brainy looked too beside himself to do anything. "Somebody get me a gurney! Brainy, help me get her to medical. Agent Dox!"
Brainy finally seemed to snap out of it and made to move forward only to stop as Kara seemed to disappear right in front of his eyes.
"KARA!" Alex fell forward into the pool of blood Kara had left behind, her arms suddenly empty.
-
Lena sighed softly, tapping her pen against her notebook. She needed to focus on her work yet her mind was constantly straying back to Kara Danvers. Supergirl. No matter how hard she tried, her mind kept going back to the Kryptonian. Even something as simple as going for lunch led her to think about the many lunches she'd shared with Kara.
She set her pen down and leaned forward, bracing her elbows against her desk. She wearily rubbed her temples, closing her eyes. She needed to focus.
"Lena Luthor."
Lena flinched at the sound of a gruff voice saying her name. Her eyes flew open and she instinctively jerked back, pushing her chair back from her desk at the sight of the suited man standing in front of her. Lightning crackled around his body, seeming to emanate from him. "Oh my god."
The man gave a dark laugh. "That's right."
Lena swallowed thickly and reached into the pocket of her suit jacket, shakily gripping the watch. She gasped as a gust of wind whipped her hair up and the watch seemed to be torn from her hand. The stranger who'd stood in front of her reappeared again, a couple of steps from where he'd been before.
He held up the watch by the strap, inspecting it closely. He pushed the button himself before he dropped it to the floor, crushing it beneath his boot. "Don't worry. Supergirl won't be coming to your rescue."
Lena stood up on shaky legs, unconsciously counting the seconds until Kara showed up. "You don't know what you're talking about."
"Don't I?" The man held up his right hand and for the first time Lena noticed he was holding a knife, blood glistening on the blade. "A final gift from your brother."
Lena felt her heart sink at the comment. "You're lying."
Even as she said that she realized something was wrong. Kara should have been there by now. It had been almost a minute since the button had been pressed.
The speedster shook his head before he zoomed out of the room, white lightning trailing behind him. For a moment Lena felt relief at the fact that he'd left but after what could have only been five seconds he was back, unceremoniously dropping a limp Kara onto Lena's desk.
"You're welcome."
Lena was sure that her heart stopped as she saw the bloody wound on Kara's abdomen. She leaped forward, frantically pressing her hands against it to stem the bleeding. "Kara?! What the hell did you do to her?!"
"What you couldn't." The speedster answered, moving his hand to brush his lightning emitting fingers over Kara's hair. "Shame. She's a pretty one."
Lena lashed out automatically, slapping the man's hand away. "Don't fucking touch her!" She growled as tears prickled at her eyes.
The man stared at her for a long moment before he took his leave, running from the room in a flash of lightning.
"Kara?" Lena leaned over her desk, one hand going shakily to Kara's neck to seek out a pulse. She felt one, but faintly. "Kara, can you hear me?"
"Lena…" Kara rasped, the corners of her lips turning up for a split second.
"I'm right here, Kara. I'm…" Lena gasped as Kara started to seize on her desk. She quickly did what she could to hold Kara down, fumbling for her phone in her pocket. Tears tracking their way down her cheeks, she dialed a familiar number while trying not to let Kara throw her to the ground.
"Alex?! I need help!"
Kara would be okay. She had to be okay.
TBC.