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Kara closed her eyes, basking in the warmth emanating from the sunlamps above her. They were soothing, she had to admit. Almost as soothing as the feeling of Lena's hand holding onto her own. She wasn't sure what was going on but she didn't want to let go of Lena for a second.

Lena suddenly cleared her throat. "What do you want me to tell your sister about what happened last night?"

Kara turned her head, her brow furrowing as she looked at Lena. "I don't know? Everything's just a little fuzzy right now."

Lena sighed at the response though she wasn't surprised that Kara wasn't fully lucid. "Alright." She said, giving the hand in her own a careful squeeze. "I'll figure it out."

Kara managed a tiny smile. "Thank you, Lena."

Lena was silent for a long moment as Kara's eyes fluttered shut again. Part of her wanted to leave because she wasn't sure she was ready to forgive Kara. The other half refused to budge from Kara's side. She let the silence settle between them as she mulled over what she should do. She didn't want Kara to get the wrong idea but she wasn't even sure what the wrong idea was.

Hearing footsteps behind her she looked up to see Alex walk into the room, Brainy and Nia right behind her.

"What's wrong?" Lena asked, immediately noticing the looks on Alex and Nia's faces. "What's going on?"

"Can I speak to you for a moment?" Alex gestured for Lena to come closer to her so they could speak in private.

Lena hesitated, eyeing Alex warily before she nodded. She turned back to Kara, lightly stroking her free hand over soft blonde hair. A small smile tugged at Kara's lips but she didn't open her eyes. "I'll be right back, Kara."

Kara whimpered as Lena's hand disappeared from her own but she didn't protest.

"I don't want you to get the wrong idea," Lena said when she reached Alex. "I'm staying until I know Supergirl is okay and then I'm leaving, okay? This doesn't make us…" She paused, noticing the guilt on Alex's face. "What's happening?"

"Go ahead, Brainy," Alex said quietly as she stepped around Lena.

Lena frowned as she turned to see what Alex was doing. She inhaled sharply in surprise as a barrier appeared around Kara, not dissimilar to the barrier she herself had used for Sam. "Director Danvers, what are you doing?"

Kara pushed herself up on the table, her eyes wide. "Alex!"

"I'm sorry, Kara." Alex's voice cracked as she spoke. She moved to the barrier as Kara pushed herself off her makeshift bed and stumbled toward it. "This is for your own good. It's going to be okay, I promise."

Kara pressed her hand against the barrier separating her from the others. "Y-You're locking me up?"

Alex pressed her hand against Kara's, separated by the barrier. "You're…"

"Director Danvers!"

Alex gritted her teeth and turned as one of her agents burst into the room. "Yes?"

"We have a hit on the speedster." The agent said breathlessly as he glanced between the imprisoned Kryptonian and Alex, clearly wondering what was going on.

Alex sighed and turned back to Kara. "We'll talk more when I get back."

"You're going after him?!" Kara gaped at Alex. "Alex, you can't, that's crazy!"

"I'll be okay. Get some rest, Kara." Alex touched her hand to the barrier once more before she forced herself to walk away. "Dreamer, with me. Lena, don't even think about trying to get her out. I'll explain everything when I get back."

"Alex!" Kara exclaimed as she watched her sister walk away from her. "You need me for this, you can't go alone! At least take J'onn with you! ALEX!" She pounded her fist against the barrier as Alex and Nia left the room. "Damn it! DAMN IT!" She pressed her forehead to the barrier, her breathing heavy. Alex was going to die, all because Kara was trapped. Because she was weak.

Lena hurried to the barrier, tentatively touching the glass-like surface. "Try to calm down, I-I'm going to find a way to get you out of there."

"I believe that's precisely what the director asked you not to do." Brainy piped up from behind them as he took a step closer.

Lena glanced at him, narrowing her eyes. "I don't take orders from Director Danvers."

"Lena." Kara pressed her hand to the surface of the barrier, over Lena's. Her fingers scraped against the glass like she was trying to grasp Lena's hand. "Please let me out."

Lena's breath hitched, her mind drifting back to a time when she'd locked Kara inside a smaller prison than this, back in the fortress of solitude. She hadn't known then, that Kara was claustrophobic. She'd had no idea.

Brainy cleared his throat. "Supergirl has none of her abilities at the present time. If you release her, she will go to join the fight alongside Director Danvers. By my calculations, there's a 76 percent chance that she'll be injured and an 18 percent chance that she'll be killed."

Lena gritted her teeth. She knew it was the right call, as much as she didn't want to be agreeing with Alex. "I'm sorry, Kara."

Kara's lower lip trembled at the realization that she wasn't going to get out. "Are you leaving?"

Lena hesitated for a moment before she answered. "No. I should wait for your sister to get back. Save her storming into my office later to interrogate me."

"Right." Kara breathed out, relieved that Lena wasn't leaving at the very least. "I need to...sit…" She sat down on the floor, leaning against the pane of 'glass' she was stuck behind.

Lena glanced at Brainy and he seemed to take that as his cue to leave.

"I'll be back as soon as we have news." He called over his shoulder as he left the room.

Lena felt herself relax, just a little as the pressure of having yet another person she was angry with in the same room as her lifted. She looked down at Kara, her brow furrowing as she tried to work out whether she was still angry at the blonde hero. She was, deep down, but her concern outweighed that.

She carefully sat down on the other side of the barrier, leaning against where Kara was sitting on the other side of the barrier. "Alex is going to be fine."

Kara gave a tiny nod in response. "Thank you, Lena."

-

"GODSPEED!"

Godspeed couldn't help but let a small smirk creep onto his face at the sound of the DEO's director calling his name, anger as clear as day in her voice. He had to admit that he was impressed by their dispatch time. They'd taken only four minutes to get to where he was since he first appeared in the middle of the road. "Director Danvers I assume?"

"Surround him." Alex ordered, signaling for the group of DEO agents with her to circle around the speedster. She waited until all of her agents were in position before raising her pistol in unison with the agents raising their own. "You're coming with us."

"No. I'm not." Godspeed turned around so he was finally facing the head of the DEO. He was surprised to find that J'onn J'onzz was with the humans as well as the costumed woman he only knew as Dreamer. He didn't care about the costumed girl but he thought the Martian Manhunter would have been positioned at Supergirl's side, acting as a bodyguard for the injured Kryptonian.

"I'm only going to ask once more." Alex's eyes narrowed as she took a step forward, the agents with her following her lead a moment after. J'onn moved too but stayed a few steps behind Alex, ready to react to any attack from the speedster. "Come with us peacefully or we will take you down."

"Will you?" Godspeed asked, trying his best to keep himself from laughing but to no avail. Lex had told him that the Danvers sister would come after him with everything she had and it looked as if he was right. "Then come try it."

"You'll pay for what you did to Supergirl…" Nia barely got her words out before she Godspeed's foot slammed hard into her gut with more than enough force to send her flying backward into the floor behind her, knocking her unconscious.

"Shhh. The adults are talking." Godspeed smugly proclaimed before he turned his attention back to the head of the DEO. "My apologies. You were saying?"

"DREAMER!" Alex snarled, her gun pointed towards the speedster's head. She had seen enough of the people she cared about getting hurt. "I gave you your chance."

"And look where it got you. One down." Godspeed smirked as she heard the DEO Director growl with anger.

Alex took in a deep breath as she tried her best to keep her emotions in check. She knew full well that the speedster was trying to get under her skin.

"Open fire!" She squeezed the trigger of her gun, firing at the man in front of her.

Godspeed looked around at the circle of DEO agents surrounding him, white lightning crackling from his body. Alex blinked and in an instant, all of the DEO agents were on the ground, blood gushing from their throats. Nobody besides herself even had a chance to pull the trigger. "Damn it!"

"You're next, Director Danvers." Godspeed studied his blood-covered hand before he looked at Alex again. He wasn't surprised to see J'onn step in front of Alex as a guard. Lex also told him that the Director of the DEO and Supergirl were like family to the Green Martian, like daughters. "Wait your turn, Martian."

Alex flinched as white lightning bolted past her, grabbing J'onn J'onzz and knocking her gun from her hand on the way past.

"J'ONN!" Alex yelled, turning towards where the lightning lead. She tried to grab at it but only succeeded in grabbing at the air and stumbling forward.

Again someone she cared about was hurt in front of her and she was powerless to stop it. Feeling a presence behind her, she spun around in time to see Godspeed standing next to her. "You wanted me. Here I am!"

Godspeed rolled his eyes, easily dodging the DEO director's punch like it was moving at the speed of a statue. He slashed his phasing hand towards her neck in the same way he did with the other DEO agents but his eyes widened in shock as his hand was blasted away from her as soon as it made contact, sending him flying backward through the air. He landed hard on the ground but quickly scrambled back to his feet. "What the hell was that?"

"Protection. A gift from Star Labs." Alex grinned as she watched Godspeed's connection to the speed force fade away. It was the same gadget each of the DEO agents had as well as J'onn and Nia but they had the chance to activate theirs. Alex rushed forward, her fist colliding hard with the white speedsters masked face but it barely did anything. It looked as if he had been through some kind of training of his own.

Godspeed stepped to the side, flipping Alex over him before he started feeling his connection to the speed force return. He immediately backed away from the DEO Director, trying to think of a plan for her armor. He had never seen anything like it before. It meant that he couldn't physically touch her until he figured out where the shield came from.

Alex threw punch after punch as Godspeed ran circled around her in the hope to catch him off guard again. She wished he was cut off from the speed force for longer than a few minutes but it was the best she had. "What did you do to J'onn?!"

Godspeed stopped a safe distance away from her, a smile on his face. "The Martian? I threw him into a wall of ice in the arctic at mach 6 speeds. I doubt he's dead but he won't be coming to your rescue for a while. Long enough for me to deal with you."

Alex flinched as Godspeed started to run circles in front of her, throwing a white lightning bolt at her waist. She froze in horror as the shield protecting her faded away due to the damage it took from the lightning bolt. Alex barely had time to look up before Godspeed had hold of her by the throat, lifting her off the ground. She could feel her lungs being emptied of air with no way to refill them and she clawed at the speedster's hands, trying to prise them from her throat.

"AGH!" Godspeed cried out in pain, dropping the almost asphyxiated Alex to the floor. Alex gasped for breath, her hands going to her throat. She stared at Godspeed who was too busy trying to find where he was attacked from to notice anything else.

Alex's confusion was quickly cleared up when the Green Arrow landed on the floor a short distance away from her and Godspeed, his bow immediately drawn and ready to fire. "Green Arrow, Run!"

"It's too late for that!" Godspeed froze, forced to do a double-take as he fell forward instead of using his speed. He quickly caught himself and looked up in a state of panic. "W-what happened to me?"

"Upgraded nanites. Courtesy of Star Labs and my wife." Oliver smiled as he lowered his bow, passing it to his other hand so he could fight with it instead of shooting with it. "You won't be speeding around for a while."

Godspeed quickly tried to start phasing his body but nothing happened. He remembered that was how the Reverse-Flash used to get foreign items out of his body but for some reason, it wasn't working for him. "Damn it."

"Phasing won't work." Oliver took a few steps to the side, crouching down beside the unconscious Nia to make sure she was still breathing. He let out a sigh of relief when he quickly found her pulse. "Give it up."

"Never!" Godspeed growled in anger at the Emerald Archer. His plan was falling apart. All he was supposed to do was take out the head of the DEO but he'd wasted so much time. Dealing with Dreamer, The Martian Manhunter and The Green Arrow wasn't part of the deal. He couldn't even run away anymore. "Damn you."

Godspeed lunged forward and swung his fist towards the Green Arrow, hitting nothing but air as Oliver stepped to the side, planting his knee into the speedster's gut before he slammed his bow into Godspeed's face with enough force to whirl the speedster around towards Alex who'd gotten to her feet.

Alex quickly took her chance and slammed her fist into Godspeed's face, knocking him to the floor before Oliver fired an arrow at him that covered him in a net. "Thanks for the assist, Oliver...but what are you doing here?"

"It's a long story. Are you okay?" Oliver asked as he noticed blood on Alex's face and the choke marks on her neck. He had to admit that he had no idea just how good Alex Danvers was. He sure as hell wouldn't have tried taking on a speedster by himself after the short fight he'd had with Barry.

Alex nodded slowly, wiping the blood from her face with her sleeve. She wasn't even sure how it had gotten there. It wasn't hers. "I'm fine, thanks. So why exactly are you on my earth?"

"I don't know." Oliver shrugged. He didn't agree to come to Earth-38 in the first place but he was happy he was there. He knew almost everything about Barry and Barry knew almost everything about him but he knew barely anything about his other friend, something he wanted to fix while he was there. "The Monitor appeared in my house and teleported me here with my gear. Where's Kara?"

"She's at the DEO. She's been hurt." She could immediately tell that Oliver was taken aback by the news, probably assuming that Supergirl was indestructible. "Godspeed ran into the DEO and stabbed her with a Kryptonite blade. You should...come and see her."

"Okay." Oliver nodded before picking up the unconscious Nia. "I'm assuming she's one of yours considering the way she's dressed?"

Alex couldn't help but feel guilty as soon as Oliver picked up her friend's body. She was supposed to keep her and J'onn safe but she'd completely failed. She hoped J'onn was okay. "Yes. Her name is Dreamer."

"Dreamer? Is that why she's unconscious?" Oliver inquired with a puzzled smile, something that would have been rare to see on his face a year or two ago. He guessed Mia and William's presence was good for him.

Alex rolled her eyes. "It's not her real name. Just…" She paused as she turned back to the bloody carnage behind her. Her stomach twisted uncomfortably. "I have to make a call. I'll meet you in the car. It's along the road."

Oliver's eyes followed Alex's pointing finger to three SUV's along the road. Assuming it didn't matter which one he chose, he nodded and began carrying Nia to the car.

Alex gritted her teeth as she stared at the bodies around her. She'd gone into the field with eight agents and she'd managed to protect none of them. Feeling her eyes prickle with tears she quickly ran a hand over her face and pulled her phone out. There would be time for that later.
-

"She should be here by now. Why isn't she back?"

Lena crossed her arms in front of her chest, watching Kara pacing back and forth in what Kara had deemed as her bubble. "I'm sure everything's fine. She could be stuck in traffic."

"Alex doesn't get stuck in traffic!" Kara snapped irritably. She stopped, her stomach sinking as she turned to Lena. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you. I'm just...worried about Alex and I feel so helpless being stuck in here and…"

"You don't need to explain anything to me." Lena interrupted before Kara could really start ranting. "I understand."

Kara sighed, running a hand through her hair. "I'm really screwing this up."

Lena raised an eyebrow in response. "Screwing what up exactly?"

Kara stepped closer to the barrier separating them. "I mean...you seem to be talking to me again a-and I don't want to make any assumptions but that has to be a good thing, right? I don't expect you to forgive me or forget what I did to you but it makes me happy that you're talking to me again." She grimaced slightly at the way that sounded. "And now you probably feel pressured and...I'm moving too fast, right?"

"I don't think anything could be moving too fast after what we did last night." Lena quipped, a slight smile tugging at her lips.

"Yeah, I...wait." Kara's brow furrowed. "What do you mean?"

"What do you think I…?" Lena trailed off as Kara's gaze drifted over her shoulder, her expression brightening.

"Alex, you're okay!" Kara's voice was dripping with relief as she stepped slightly to the side so she wasn't right in front of Lena. "Oliver? What are you doing here?"

"Long story." Oliver answered with a slight shake of his head. "Are you okay? Alex told me you were hurt."

"Oh…" Kara's hand drifted to her stomach. "Yeah. I'm feeling better. I don't know why I'm locked in this bubble."

Alex sighed at the pointed look Kara shot her. "Just a precaution. We've found out that you were stabbed with a fusion of kryptonite...a mixture of periwinkle kryptonite and silver kryptonite."

"Periwinkle?" Kara frowned in confusion.

"According to Brainy it causes...a loss of inhibitions. Which explains your recent behavior." Alex awkwardly cleared her throat. "I'd like to monitor you for at least the next 48 hours or until we're sure the kryptonite is out of your system. It's important Kara. Please."

Kara huffed in annoyance. "You know I hate the bubble…"

"I know. It's not for long, I promise." Alex heard her phone beep and took it from her pocket, glancing at it. "Sorry, I...we lost some agents in the field. I need to notify their families."

"Wait, what happened to you neck?!" Kara exclaimed, noticing the bruises around Alex's throat. "Did you get hurt? Where are J'onn and Nia?"

"I just…" Alex was cut off by her phone ringing. "I really have to take this, Kara. Oliver will explain what he can and I'll be back in an hour. I promise. Just...sit tight" She forced a smile before she turned and hurried from the room.

Kara turned her focus to Oliver as he walked closer. "Are J'onn and Nia okay?"

"Nia is...Dreamer?" Oliver asked. He waited for Kara to nod before he continued. "She's fine. She took a hit to the head but she'll be okay. J'onn...I'm not sure. Alex said Godspeed took him somewhere and...threw him into an ice wall?" He shook his head in disbelief. "Anyway, he's alive."

"Right." Kara sighed in relief though she couldn't help but still feel troubled by the news. "It's good to see you. I would hug you but…" She lightly rapped on the solid barrier and Oliver nodded in response. "Oh! Um...Oliver, this is Lena Luthor. Lena, this is Oliver Queen."

"Luthor?" Oliver frowned.

"I see my reputation precedes me." Lena observed.

"Oh! Not that Luthor. The good Luthor." Kara hastened to explain. She smiled broadly as Lena glanced at her in surprise. "The best Luthor. I told you about her, remember?"

"Oh." Oliver held out his hand to Lena. "Well in that case it's nice to meet you, Miss Luthor."

"Likewise." Lena shook his hand briefly before letting go. "I take it you're a friend of Kara's?"

"You could say that."

"Hey!" Kara pouted at the remark.

"I'm kidding, Kara. Of course we're friends." Oliver shook his head in amusement. "Even if we do live on different earths."

Lena did a double-take. "Sorry, you what?"

"Long story. I'll explain later." Kara answered quickly. "So how long are you staying? You're not leaving right away, are you? We have to catch up! And I have to show you around the city!"

Lena watched the two, a sickening feeling of jealousy creeping up on her as she watched Oliver laugh at Kara's questions. She remembered when Kara used to get that excited over seeing her. Or their lunch dates. She cleared her throat before Oliver could reply. "I should be getting to work. I have some things I need to take care of."

Kara's face dropped at the comment. "You're leaving? But what about Alex?"

"I'll come back later." Lena replied, keeping her gaze fixed to Kara. She could feel the archer's eyes on her, watching her closely. She knew why. He didn't trust her. That much was obvious from his earlier comment. She watched Kara nervously bite her lip. "I'll stop by. I'll bring takeout for you, okay?"

Kara sighed softly. "You won't be able to get it in the bubble."

"Right…" Lena frowned at the barrier separating them. "I'll figure something out. I will be back though, I promise."

Kara nodded. "I'll see you later then."

Oliver watched as Lena walked quickly towards the door and out of the room. He turned his gaze back to Kara whose shoulders were slumped in defeat. "What's going on there?"

"It's...a long story."

"Seems to be the theme of today." Oliver said quietly. He watched Kara pout for a moment before he continued. "Did I tell you I met my daughter from the future?"

"What?!" Kara's eyes widened in surprise. "Wha…? How? You have a daughter? What's her name? What is she like? You have to tell me everything!"

Oliver gave a soft laugh at Kara's response. He had expected as much. "It's a long story. I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours."

Kara hesitated for a moment before she nodded and sat down on the floor, cross legged. She gestured to the floor on the other side of the bubble. "Pull up a chair."

-

Alex looked up at the sound of a soft knock on the conference room door. Her brow furrowed slightly when she noticed Lena. She gestured for the CEO to enter the room and Lena did so, closing the door behind her. "What can I help you with?"

"I figured you'd have some questions for me." Lena answered simply as she stepped toward the table. She skimmed her fingers over the back of one of the chairs but she didn't sit down. "About what happened with Kara."

"I don't have any questions at the minute." Alex answered, watching Lena closely. "Besides...maybe one."

"You want to know who, besides me, could create a kryptonite fusion." Lena had known the question was coming but it still stung when Alex nodded her head. "And you want to know if I made the weapon she was stabbed with."

"I have to consider it." Alex answered hesitantly. "You were angry enough at Kara to steal myriad. And to imprison her in kryptonite."

Lena scoffed at the comment. "I wanted to hurt Supergirl, not kill her. I told you that. Why would I want her dead? We both know what would happen to the city without her. Is that all you need to ask me?"

"What are you doing with my sister?" Alex got to her feet for the first time since Lena had walked into the room. She watched surprise flit across Lena's features. "It doesn't take a genius to work out what happened between the two of you last night. What I want to know is why it happened."

Lena raised an eyebrow. "Why do you think?"

"I think Kara was under the influence of kryptonite." Alex answered bluntly. "I want to know why you did it. It's not as though you like her like that...is it?"

"I don't have to explain myself to you." Lena managed to retort though she was still reeling at Alex's accusation. "Are you suggesting that I took advantage?"

Alex was silent, staring intently at Lena for a moment. "Did you?"

"Of course I didn't!" Lena exclaimed, anger seeping into her voice. She gripped the back of the seat, hard and glared at Alex. "I didn't do anything Kara didn't want me to do. I didn't know she was drugged! If I'd known I wouldn't have let it happen!"

"Why did you? I don't understand. Kara told me you hate her."

"I've never said tha…" Lena trailed off, recalling that she had said those exact words to Kara. She felt suddenly sick. Kara had believed her enough to tell Alex about it. "I don't hate her."

Alex sighed and sat back down, leaning back in her chair. "There's something else I have to tell you."

Lena briefly gritted her teeth. "What?"

"I spoke to Kara earlier." Alex began, watching Lena carefully. "About everything that's happened. And why she's in the bubble."

"And?"

"I thought you would want to know…" Alex hesitated for a second before she continued. "Kara doesn't remember what happened...last night."

"What?"

Alex frowned as Lena stared at her, dumbfounded. "She doesn't remember what happened between the two of you. I didn't tell her. Obviously. I thought you would want to figure that out."

Lena nodded numbly. "I-I should be going. Tell Kara that I'll come back tomorrow morning."

"If you want to see her now, I…"

"I don't!" Lena exclaimed, causing Alex to flinch slightly. "It's not what you think. I just need to gather my thoughts about all of this. I'll be back."

With that said, she turned and hurried out of the room.

Alex watched her go, concern written across her face. Resigning herself to not being able to do anything, she got to her feet. She supposed she would have to give Kara the bad news that it was pointless to wait up for Lena.

TBC.