Almost a week had passed for Kara, locked up in the DEO. Protests outside of the building, its location leaked by Lena, sounded day and night. Lena and Alex did their best to try and keep Kara from doing anything crazy that would get her in more trouble. She sighed as she watched people go back and forth in front of the cell, Brainy bringing her meals when it was time. She was bored, no doubt about it. She was sure the cell was being radiated with Kryptonite or Red Sun energy since her powers weren't working. Her phone was taken, and she was pretty sure her apartment was being raided every other minute by more and more DEO agents.

Alex walked down the hall and leaned against the wall, looking at her sister. "I am trying to get you out of here, sweetie. I swear, I am doing my best."

Kara nodded softly, sitting up and rubbing her arms. "I know, Alex," she said. "I…I didn't do anything wrong. Hiding being Supergirl, not telling the government. I didn't lie to save my own ass. I lied so the people I loved wouldn't be hurt. Lot of frigging good that does me, right? You or Lena are kidnapped or beaten up every Sunday. It's like clockwork." She sighed and brushed her hair back. "Question. Is Kryptonite being pumped into the cell? Cause ever since I got shoved unceremoniously into this thing, I have been nauseous as hell."

Alex narrowed her eyes, grabbing her tablet from her hip and scrolling to the cell schematics. "That bitch," she growled. "She's pumping low levels of Kryptonite through the walls. Not enough to hurt you, but just enough to keep you obedient." She tapped a tab and shut off the Kryptonite, watching the color start to come back into Kara's face. "I thought you looked sick. Kara, I'm sorry! I should have realized—"

"Stop," Kara said with a small smile. "You didn't know. It's alright, Alex. It's not your fault." She bit her lip, looking at Alex. "What's being done to get me out of here?"

"Well, other then having J'onn keep Lena from ripping Haley's head off, I'm waiting for Lucy," Alex said. "I called her the same day you were put in, and she's looking up everything she can to get you out of here. She said as soon as she's got something, she's going straight to President Baker and going to get you out. I mean, protesters all over the city are marching around the DEO every hour of the day, and polling's showing that you're doing better then he is. It'll be another Ben Lockwood situation if he isn't careful."

"Wait—what about Lockwood?" Kara asked, her eyes wide. "What happened?"

Alex sighed. "People protested outside of the prison for so long and loud enough that Baker signed an executive pardon and released him. Three days ago," she said.

"Son of a bitch," Kara growled. "After all the trouble I went through to get him in the first place!? That jackass in the White House says it's fine for him to walk around and incite more anti-alien violence? Xenophobia's fine, but hiding a secret identity is wrong? What the actual fuck?!" She slammed her hand into the wall, yelling as she did.

"Kara!" Alex said. "Calm down, honey."

"NO! That bastard's walking around, James Olsen in his goddamn pocket, turning my city against Aliens, and I can't do a fucking thing to stop it! I'm trapped in a cell, Alex. Cut off from my girlfriend, my other friends, my sister, my mother. I can't do anything stuck in here. Lucy needs to find a solution fast or I'm ripping these walls down and walking out!"

Alex sighed, opening the cell door and walking in before hugging her sister tightly. "I'll get you out of here, Kara," she whispered. "I swear. I'll do whatever I can to get you home."

Kara nodded, wrapping her arms around Alex and blinking back the tears. "No more tears. I have to stop bawling like a baby every time something happens. Time to grow the fuck up." She thought, squeezing Alex softly. "Love you."

"Love you too," Alex said, pulling back and putting her hands against Kara's cheeks. "Keep strong, sweetie."

"Feel like I'm interrupting something," a new voice said, Kara looking over Alex's shoulder and grinning.

"Lucy!" Kara grinned, moving past her sister and hugging her friend. "You're here!"

"With good news," Lucy said, hugging Kara back and smiling. "You look good, girl."

"I need a shower," Kara laughed.

"What's your good news, Luce?" Alex asked, folding her arms and smiling.

"President's wrong for keeping you locked up," Lucy said. "There's no case. There's no law that says anything about superheroes working with government agencies that have to reveal their identities. You don't get paid, you don't draw taxes, you're not losing anything by working for the government, so you're being held illegally. I'm taking these to Haley, and they've got Baker's signature. You're free today, Kara."

Kara smiled and nodded. "Lucy, I can't thank you for this."

Lucy shook her head, putting her hand on Kara's shoulder. "You don't have to. You're my friend. Alex told me what happened, and I dropped everything to get here to help you. I'm sorry it took me this long."

"One more day in that cell, I would have gone bonkers," Kara said. She walked down the hall with Lucy and Alex, seeing Hayley barking orders around the room. "Colonel Haley."

Haley turned, narrowing her eyes before seeing Lucy. She quickly snapped to attention and saluted. "General Lane. I was unaware of you coming to the DEO."

"At east, Colonel," Lucy said. "I've just come from the President, Lauren. After extensive research and fact hunting about Ms. Danvers. You're holding her illegally, no rights were read, no laws were violated. There is nothing about heroes who work for the government having to reveal their identities. These are signed by President Baker himself, papers for Ms. Danvers' release." She handed the folder to Haley, smiling as she did. "She's been released, and you're being sent back to Washington. Clear out your desk, Colonel."

Haley narrowed her eyes. "This will not stand, General," she said.

"Get out, Lauren," Lucy said. "Clear your desk, take your ass back to Washington. Or, if you'd rather fight me, I'll lock you away until you're tried for insubordination and we'll knock you down a few stripes. That what you want?"

"No," Haley said, stepping around Lucy and grumbling.

"About time," Brainy said with a shake of his head. "That woman was more annoying than Imra's monthly psychic outbursts."

"I'm going to assume that's similar to-?" Kara asked.

"Yes," Brainy said. "Not fun. Even Mon-El knew to hide form her for a week. Did not help that she could find him simply."

Lucy snickered softly, shaking her head. "Where's J'onn?" she asked.

"Retired. Took up a private investigator job," Alex said. "I'm in charge."

Lucy smiled. "Go Danvers," she said. She looked at Kara and smiled, hugging her again. "Go home. Shower, sleep, eat until you explode."

"Ravage Lena until you're both passed out," Alex smirked.

Kara laughed. "Yes, mothers. I'll do that," she said, hugging Alex and Lucy. "I really do owe you for this, Luce."

"No you don't," Lucy said, putting her hands on Kara's shoulders and spinning her around. "Go, woman!"

Kara smiled, taking off running before leaping over the balcony, cheering as she soared off. The crowds around the DEO saw her, cheering as she disappeared into the skies. She flew over the city, sighing as she enjoyed the wind in her face and hair, the feeling of freedom after a week in confinement. Scanning the city, she flew down to the balcony of LCorp, pushing the door open and wrapping her arms around Lena's shoulders.

"Hi, babe," Kara said, kissing Lena's cheek.

"Kara!" Lena yelled, turning and wrapping her arms around her girlfriend tightly. "Oh, my God…." She shook as she clung to Kara, sniffling softly. "What…how…?"

"Alex called Lucy Lane," Kara said. "There was no case. I was being held illegally. Haley's been sent packing to Washington and I'm free as a bird."

Lena smiled, cupping Kara's face and kissing her. "I have missed you," she whispered. "Vibrators are nothing compared to you."

Kara smiled, kissing Lena back and wrapping her arms around her girlfriend. "Well…cancel your meetings for the rest of the day and we'll go home. I'll show you how much I've missed you. After I get a shower and eat my weight in pizza and pot stickers."

Lena smiled and nodded. She looked over as the door was knocked on and opened, Jess walking in. "Jess? What is it?"

"Eve's outside. She needs to speak to you," Jess said.

Lena nodded. "Alright. Send her in." She looked behind Jess as Eve walked in. "Eve? What's wrong?"

Eve bit her lip, walking around Jess and sighing softly. "We've had a break in down in R&D. The research is gone."

"Which part?" Lena asked, panic in her voice. "Eve?"

"All…all of it," Eve said. "I've got CCTV footage so we might find something, but…"

Lena sighed, her hands clenched. "Let me see," she said. She took the tablet from Eve, playing back the footage. She watched it and rewound it several times, narrowing her eyes. "Who the hell?"

Kara looked over Lena's shoulder, watching the footage. "Can we slow that down just a bit more?" she asked. Lena nodded, slowing the footage. "Manchester Black. What is he doing breaking into your R&D?"

Lena sighed, looking down before looking at Kara. "Come with me," she said. "Eve, you too." Eve nodded, following Lena and Kara toward the elevator. Once they were inside, the guilt in Lena's gut overtook her. "Kara, I…have a confession to make. Last Spring, when you brought the Harun-El. I may have…managed to replicate it. What your mother took back to Argo City was the real Harun-El, but I made a copy of it. I've been…I've been testing it on hearts. Testing it on human tissue. We had one positive test that let the heart shrug off damage, and it grew a thick outer skin that made it damage resistant to everything."

Kara looked at Lena, not in anger, but in intrigue and fascination. "Why am I just now hearing about this?" she asked, cocking an eyebrow.

Lena bit her lip. "When I was going to tell you, it was before you told me you were Supergirl, back when we were still arguing. Then you told me the truth and everything that's happened since…I honestly never tried hard enough. It's supposed to be a way to give powers to a normal human in case shit gets too tough for you and Brainy can't get out to help you," she said, looking at Kara. "Are…are you mad at me, honey? Upset? I'd understand if you were."

Kara smiled, taking Lena's hands. "I'm not mad," she said. She kissed Lena softly, smiling against her lips. "I can help you with this. Back before Krypton exploded, I was in the Science Guild. I'm a scientist at heart. Let's figure out why Manchester wanted the thing, and we'll get to work finishing it."

Lena threw her arms around Kara, clutching her girlfriend tightly. "I don't deserve you," she said, smiling against Kara's neck.

Kara smiled, rubbing Lena's back and looking up as the elevator stopped in the basement of LCorp. She walked out with Lena and Eve, the lights coming on as they made their way over to a table. "This is where you were working?"

"Yes," Lena said. "The heart was there, but according to the tape, Manchester Black got in, stole the heart, and got right back out. No alarms were tripped, no doors were kicked open. In and out like he phased through the wall."

"Ms. Luthor? I'm rewatching the footage, and there's a red mist that appeared just before Manchester," Eve said, handing the tablet to Lena. "Right there."

Lena narrowed her eyes. "Whoever can do that, that's how Manchester got in here. But why take the heart?"

Kara sighed, looking around. "He's obsessed with getting back at the Children of Liberty for killing his fiancée. He thinks that they all deserve to die and that aliens should stand up and fight back against the xenophobia that's become rampant since the Children showed up and President Marsdin was removed and replaced with Baker. What makes it worse is that there's nothing I can do to stop either side."

"Yes, there is," Lena said. "You're a symbol of hope. Someone that people look to for hope, freedom, safety. You're doing something even when you can't see the outcome, Kara."

Eve smiled and nodded. "The last week, everyone's been begging for Supergirl's release from jail for not doing anything wrong. When they see you out there in the suit again, they'll have their hope back."

Kara smiled softly, nodding and making her way over to the table. "Alright, so what do we need to do first?" she asked. "Obviously, find a way to track Manchester. If his red mist friend can just pop in and out like a genie in a bottle, we'll have to be extra careful." She looked around and let her eyes land on the vault in the corner, biting her lip and looking away as terrible memories flooded back into her. She wrapped her arms around herself and sighed.

"Kara?" Eve asked.

"I'm fine," Kara lied, smiling a bit.

"No, you're not," Lena said. "You eyeballed the vault and got quiet." She walked over and took Kara's hands, squeezing before leading her over to the vault. "You thought back to when you asked James to break in, didn't you?"

Kara nodded. "I still feel terrible about it, even after all the crap he's done."

Lena smiled softly, leaning in and kissing Kara gently. "I'm going to prove that there's no Kryptonite in the vault," she said. She stepped back and input her security code, twisting the knob and pulling the vault door open. When she did, a dull glow emanated from inside, Lena's eyes getting wide before she threw the door shut. "Son of a bitch!"

Kara hit the ground, looking up at Lena. "Lena…? What the hell…?"

"Honey, I swear to you, I removed all of the Kryptonite from the vault," Lena said, kneeling beside Kara and cupping her face. "I swear. I can have Eve show you the footage from when we did. I wouldn't keep it after knowing it can hurt you and learning the truth, you have to believe me, baby."

Kara leaned into Lena's hand, nodding softly. "I do believe you," she whispered. "But who could have gotten into—" She stopped, looking at the vault and narrowing her eyes. "Who else has access down here?"

"Just Eve and I," Lena said. "Why? Kara, what are you thinking?"

Kara stood up, shaking her head out. "Your mom's still in jail, right?" she asked.

"Yes," Lena said, cocking an eyebrow. Her mind started working, her eyes going wide. "Oh, shit."

"Ms. Luthor?" Eve asked. "What's wrong?"

"Lex. Lex was getting out this week. I never changed the security codes or took his scan out of the system," Lena sighed, her hands clenched tightly. "Goddamn it! And since you were outed by Olsen, and prison just shows news most of the time, I'm willing to bet my life that Lex is out and found his Kryptonite and stashed it here because he knew I'd bring you here and open that vault."

Kara took Lena's hands. "We'll get him. I swear. He won't get away with this. Between Manchester, Lockwood and the Children of Liberty, and now Lex…we've got a massive three-way war on our hands. We have to be careful."

Lena nodded, looking at the vault and narrowing her eyes. "Let's go. I can get rid of this later."

"I can have it breached to a different Earth," Kara said. "I just need to get Cisco."

"Friend from Earth-1?" Lena asked.

"Yep," Kara said. "I have a device that lets me breach into other Earths, and Cisco can follow me back here. You can give him the Kryptonite, he can take it where it can't be found or used to harm anyone. I can do that first thing in the morning."

Lena nodded, wrapping her arms around Kara and kissing her softly. "Alright," she whispered. "I love you. I'm so sorry Lex is trying to hurt you."

Kara wrapped her arms around Lena's waist as she kissed back, smiling against her girlfriend's lips. "I love you, too. You don't have to apologize for Lex and his murderous ways. You have nothing to be sorry for," she said. "Now…why don't I take you home and have some fun with you?"

Lena smirked, nipping Kara's lip. "That sounds like a date, Ms. Danvers," she said, teasingly sliding her hands down Kara's back before grabbing her ass, making her girlfriend jump.

Eve cleared her throat softly. "Um…you know I'm still here?" she asked with a smile and a cocked eyebrow.

Lena looked at Eve and felt a blush crawl up her face. "Sorry, Eve. You can go home for the rest of the day. Take tomorrow, too."

Eve smiled and nodded. "Yes, ma'am. See you on Monday," she said, setting the tablet down and walking off.

Kara giggled, nuzzling Lena's neck with her nose and nipping softly. "Soon as we get you home, I'm pinning you to the bed and not letting up until you can't walk."

"Then don't turn on the Red Sun Lamps," Lena smirked, laughing when Kara scooped her up and took off.

"I don't plan on it," Kara said, kissing Lena as she flew back toward the apartment.

Despite the elation in her heart, Kara's stomach weighed heavily, knowing her words were right about an upcoming three-way war between Manchester, Lex, and Lockwood. She'd be caught in the middle of the conflict, and she wasn't certain she knew what to do when it finally boiled over.