"Are you going to get that? It could be a Supergirl emergency." Kara Zor El laughed.
They were both lying naked in bed.
Kara groans, rolling out of bed, "I don't hear anything going on in the city, doubtful," she picks up the phone. "Livingston," she swipes to answer. "Kara Danvers."
"Hello Kara... its 4:30. Where is your twin? She is very late." He scolded.
Overgirl groaned and threw the covers over her head.
She rolls her eyes, "she's not coming in," she says calmly.
"That was not a request. That was an order. You need to tell her that."
Overgirl jumped out of bed and took the phone from Kara.
"Listen good Livingston. I don't work for the DEO. I am not even in existence anymore here. Since I don't exist I have no ties to anything. I am living with my partner, my girlfriend and my lover. You have- and the DEO has no jurisdiction over me! You got that Livingston?" She growled threateningly in his ear.
He sighs, "Be reasonable Kara, I only want what is best for you. I know you are a very strong and confident woman. But I know you hide your troubles, please come in." He tries for another approach. "Would you come in if Kara Danvers asked you to?"
"No and she is smart enough not to! Don't try to get between us doctor. She would never try to make me do it. Good bye doctor!" She snarled, then lightened her mood and said. "Don't call me... if I want to talk to you I will. In the meantime, leave me the Rao alone!" She goes to hang up on him.
Kara realized this could be trouble for her partner. If the DEO decided to go heavy handed on her.
Kara Danvers flops onto the bed, "we need to work on that temper of yours," she mumbles.
"Can I please speak with Kara Danvers?" He asks as nicely as he can.
"Here." she tosses the phone to her. "He wants to talk to you." She strides off still naked to the bathroom.
"What is it?"
"You need to talk to her, I'm sure she's opened up to you, hasn't she?" He asks calmly.
"Talk about what? That she is dead or doesn't work for you?" Kara asked exasperated. "I am not getting in the middle. I think you had better back off doctor." Kara warned him.
He groans, "Is she having trouble coping with the trauma that you and her went through together?"
"Of course she is! But she doesn't work for the DEO and she isn't going back there."
"Please Kara, okay just tell me one thing. Okay," he holds his breath hoping she won't hang up.
"And if J'onn has ideas of bringing her in that will only make things worse doctor! Because I won't put up with it this time!"
"Okay... please, take care, okay?" He says.
"Take care? What's that supposed to mean?" She snapped. "You think she is going to hurt me?" She started to get angry herself.
"No Kara, I just know you're dealing with a lot emotionally, and you left my office very angry. And I'm hoping you're going to see this as some nice time off. I do not feel that your partner will hurt you, I told you earlier that I know she cares for you a lot and that she will be there for you."
Kara is trying not to crush her new phone. "Then back off of her Livingston or I cannot be responsible for her actions." Kara tried to convey how much they needed to give then both space. But it was only troubling the doctor more seeing how unstable the two had become.
"Okay... I'll see you next week," he says simply.
"Maybe." She replied smugly. And hung up.
Overgirl came over to her and hugged her. "Thank you for standing up to him." She kissed her onto of her head. She then couldn't resist and tickled her ribs, just under her breasts causing Kara to squirm. As Kara to was still naked, she was an easy target for tickling.
Dr Livingston was heavily troubled. He realized not only was Overgirl unstable, but she was a bad influence on Supergirl. She had never spoken like that against him before. He called J'onn and gave him the news.
"J'onn we could have two very out of control Kryptonians... and it would be Overgirl's fault." He explained worried.
Winn finally got a ping, and Oliver identified the assassin when her face came up on the screen.
Within the hour J'onn mobilized a team and tossed her into a cell, careful to cuff her immediately as they read up her file. Capable of manipulating more than one person at a time, no need to be in the same room to do so. Use of cell phones and computer surveillance was all she could use if needed.
Able to manipulate heavy objects. J'onn flips through her file folder, "she is a suspect in over 23 unsolved deaths in and outside of the city. But because the NCPD doesn't have the resources we do their trails ended cold." He closes it up and looks at Oliver who is looking at her seriously.
"Good that she is finally caught." Alex comments. "Roulette put a hit on you Oliver. This will be added to her time in prison."
"I wonder if she would have gone after you as well upon hearing Alex was in the room with me," he looks at the two.
"Probably." Alex agreed. "But she is incarcerated now. Never to come out." Alex eyed her. She was ugly and had strange eyes.
"We'll get her a special cell to insure nothing happens again," J'onn tucks the folder under his arm. "That is correct Agent Danvers, and no contact with the outside world."
"She is dangerous." Alex agreed.
"I hear Kara is upset, I need to talk to her. I'll be back later J'onn. I am suspended anyway." She eyed him hard.
Looking at his watch, "I'm set to start training the new agents in hand to hand combat," Oliver adds.
J'onn rubs at his forehead, "please do and in the end, it'll be for the best."
"I have to go." Alex quickly left.
Oliver extends his hand, "wish to join me?" He smiles at her. "I know you'd love to kick my ass," he winks.
"No. As I said I have to see my sister who is also 'on leave' a nice word for suspended." She snaps and quickly leaves.
J'onn flinches and looks at Oliver, "go and do your training. I know she'll eventually forgive me. But remember," he raises his index finger to him, "only hand to hand combat. I will have no instructions on torture in this facility."
Nodding firmly, "you have my word," he walks away to the room with 8 fresh agents standing in a line.
Alex hops onto her bike and jets to Kara's loft. She knocks hard on the door. "Kara it's me open the door!"
"Ooh... your sister sounds angry." Overgirl purrs in her ear.
"Kara! You know I have a key!" She called out impatient.
Groaning, Kara gives her a poke in the side. She climbs out of bed and grabs her house coat. "Coming!" She calls, and looks over her shoulder at her twin, "don't get any ideas," she warns quietly. Opening the door, she smiles, "hey! What's up?" She asks not really wanting to get into it and judging by her face she knows she is in trouble. Groaning she steps aside to let her in, "What?" She whined.
"Why are you acting like your partner? She mouthed off to Livingston and you defended her!"
"Don't yell at the love of my life." Overgirl rumbled threateningly with a robe around her. She squeezed Kara's shoulders in support and stood tall behind her.
Alex saw she might be ganged up on by two aliens. "Look I don't want to fight..."
"Because you will lose..." Overgirl told her threateningly.
"Kara? Can we talk privately?"
Kara puts a hand onto her twin's on her right shoulder. "Hang on, I value Alex's opinion, let me talk with her." She steps away to super speed into her blouse and dress pants. "I'll be back soon," she assures her.
"Kara! Why can't you talk in front of me?" Overgirl asked now with hands on hips angry.
Kara turns to Overgirl, "you're already threatening my sister, we need to work on your temper and I'm not going to risk you getting worked up right now." She places her hands onto her shoulders. "We'll talk about how to work with your emotions when I get back, okay?"
"I want to be in this conversation... I don't like where it is going!" She growls.
"You need to stop controlling my Sister!" Alex yelled back.
Overgirl snapped her head at Alex and eyed her threateningly.
Kara steps in between the two, "whoa! Back up!" She sighs, "look, Alex has always looked out for my best interest and I've always been there for her. You and I are in new water here."
"I am just trying to keep her from being used and manipulated by the DEO." Overgirl used the term distastefully.
"I know you're starting to get control over the Sorceress, I do, but right now I need a one on one with my big sister," Kara says.
"Are you saying you are siding with her over me Kara?"
Rubbing at her temples, "Alex knows me better than anyone, if she's pissed... which is very rare, I need to talk with her."
"This isn't a competition Overgirl. Do you even have a name now?" Alex asked rudely.
Kara groans and looks at Alex with a 'really? You had to go there?'
"I had a name before I was killed!" She blasted her.
Extending both arms to keep them away from each other, "Alex! Before this gets worse," she looks at her and then at Overgirl. "I'll be back soon, okay?"
"So now you are Overgirl instead of Kara Zor El?" Alex says, Overgirl growled, Kara knew there was about to be a big problem.
"I can't be another Kara Zor El!" She hissed through gritted teeth.
"Why not? Kara can be Danvers you be Zor El."
"It doesn't work that way! I would never take my own birthright away! Danvers is just a human name! I would never ask her to give up the birthright that has been stripped of me!" She rumbled walking towards Alex.
"Sounds like a personal problem to me." Alex stated.
Kara stands directly in front of Overgirl, "Alex I'm begging you, please stop!" She says feeling frustrated about the whole situation now.
Alex stands down, for the sake of her sister.
"You don't want me around? Fine. You two talk." She super speeds, puts different clothes on and flies out the loft window.
Kara bristles and watches Overgirl take off, walking away from Alex to plant her hands onto the island. "What?" She asks with a bite in her tone. Really not happy with how the two went at it.
"You need to stop being influenced by your girlfriend Kara!" Alex told her sitting down across from her. "You mouthed off to Livingston, you never do that!" Alex helps herself to a bottle of water and throws a second to her sister.
Kara clenches her hands, "He was pushing for things she didn't want and was looking for me to get in the middle."
"I am worried about you and so is everyone else."
She catches it and throws her hands into the air, "Now they're worried about me? I'm home, not allowed to do my super job, essentially I'm grounded!"
"You know me Kara, I try to stay hands off in your life if I can. But Overgirl is dangerous! They are this close to tranquilizing her with Kryptonite and throwing away the key! She can't just run around unchecked!" She started, chest heaving very upset and concerned for her sister.
Kara turns away from her, taking a swig of her water bottle. "Why'd you keep pushing her?" She turns back to face her, "why'd you egg her on? If you think she's so dangerous and for a fact I'm looking into helping her, so she can be around the public without any more hiccups. And you start yelling and picking fights!"
"I guess I am upset that you have sided with her. Kara, I know you are attracted to her, but it's unhealthy to be attracted to a part of yourself. Kara she is you! You are having a strange relationship with yourself! This is not healthy Kara."
Alex tried to reason with her. "Livingston wants her evaluated now! And so does J'onn."
Her face pales, "when I told you at the start you had no issues and at the bar you stood up for me. And now you're telling me it was a lie?" She takes a step back, feeling like she's been punched in the gut.
"Kara it's not that you are gay! I am all for it! It's the monster the alter ego of everything you are not that you have chosen! I'm sorry Kara but she is too dangerous for you to be around. No one can get through to you."
She pulls out kryptonite cuffs. Causing her sister to back off. "I have been tasked to bring her in. I hope one day you will understand what I have to do."
Her eyes widen, "Alex, please... don't do this. You'll bring out the Sorceress and then you'll be in more trouble, only I can calm her, and you had no issues when I told you it was her," She starts pacing in the loft. She rubs at her temples, "I defended you when you first got here! I would never let her harm you, and she's not a part of the DEO to have to go in. Just like Kal."
"She attacks easily. The DEO doesn't have tolerance of aliens that attack easily Kara. You know that. J'onn warned you about hostile aliens."
Kara clenches her hands again, "I admit I went over the top on Livingston," she looks at her, anger and hurt in her eyes. "But you have no idea what she and I went through while in the hands of Veronica and Overgirl isn't a monster! She only looks like me, but she isn't! We are two different people who leaned on one another and sought comfort in each other!"
Tears brim her eyes. "I expected this from you when I first told you... not now..." she walks to the bedroom window. "I will talk to her, not you," she looks over her shoulder at Alex. Hurt by her words and angry at how everything has spun.
"Kara don't shut me out! I am here to help you. She is influencing you and it is unhealthy! Are you going to convince her to come with me? Or do I take her by force? She needs to be evaluated and if she can turn you she is dangerous!"
Overgirl flies back in. She sees the tears in her lover's eyes and immediately goes over to her, hugging her tightly. "Hey! What's wrong?" She looks at her.
Kara's fists shake, "she hasn't turned me into anything, I admit I stepped over the line on the phone." She turns to her, "that fight at the door wasn't helping me Alex! Everyone keeps pushing to control her instead of leaving her be, we saw in the past how doing that caused her to change and now you're back at it!"
Kara touches her back, "I..." her voice wavers but she fights for control. "Alex, if you really want this, then leave, now," she knows that what she is about to tell Overgirl will have her turn on her older sister and she doesn't want her around for that fight. She stares at Alex, with a look of 'get out.'
Alex steps up, squares her shoulders and holds out the kryptonite cuffs. "Overgirl, I am sorry. I have to bring you in to be evaluated." She told her evenly. "It would go easier for you if you allow me to put these on you and you come peacefully."
Overgirl looks at Kara, tries to cooperate for the sake of Alex being her sister.
"Am I being arrested?" She asked simply, eyeing Kara.
Alex nodded. "I am sorry, but we are worried for you and for Kara."
Kara closes her eyes, "they're afraid of you, and are taking precautions," she looks at her.
"Are you afraid of me sweet one?" She asked gently.
She runs her hand down her bicep, "only when you're around other's, I can handle you but we both need help."
"You think I need help?" She asked hurt.
"Come willingly," Alex adjusts the cuffs, "I turned down the setting for you."
"You said it yourself about the whip lashing we both took," Kara adds and stands before her.
"But I am not part of the DEO! They have no power over me!" She stated looking at Kara.
"Actually we do." Alex stepped up. "Being Kryptonian you are not human which puts you under our jurisdiction to protect the people from aliens."
"I am asking you, I need help in assisting you with your anger, you've also mentioned that in the past. Quick to anger but if we can manage it they won't fear you."
Overgirl looks at Kara hurt. "I am not going to the DEO." She turns to grab her super suit. In less than a second she had changed into it. "Goodbye..." she jumps out the window and flies off.
Alex put up her hands frustrated, she rolled her eyes at the situation.
Kara rolls her eyes, grabbing up her phone and changing into her suit. "Thanks for listening to me, again," she looks over her shoulder at her before taking off after her.
Alex calls to J'onn. "She flew out. Kara went after her."
"What do you mean you can't find her? What about the Kryptonian signature?" She asked over the phone.
"I am only picking up Supergirl I am sorry Alex." Winn told her.
"What was the last known trajectory?" Alex asked calmly.
"Straight up in the sky, them just disappeared."
"Great." Alex mumbled locking Kara's door behind her.
Kara searched the city, hovering in the center for what feels like hours, listening as hard as she can. Pulling out her phone and she texts Alex 'She's gone, I can't find her.' Tears brim her eyes faster before adding 'Do not come to my loft. Do not reach out to me. I am NOT coming into the DEO,' she hits send before covering her mouth, lowering herself to the CatCo roof and falling to her knees.
"Kara!" Lena ran through the roof door. "Are you okay? What's wrong?" She nearly stumbled getting over to her.
Kara shakes her head, her shoulders shaking, "Overgirl is gone... I can't find her. I feel like I don't even know Alex anymore," she covers her eyes as the tears spill.
"What happened sweetie?" Lena asked hugging her shoulders.
Kara leans into her, "they got into a fight, yelling at each other, Overgirl over changing me and Alex was egging her on. I talked Overgirl into leaving so I could speak with Alex... only what she said hurt so much. To me it was like I wasn't looking at my older sister anymore." The tears continue flowing as she curls up, "Overgirl came back and I told Alex to leave so I could privately try to talk her into getting evaluated at the DEO. But once again she didn't listen to me, Overgirl fled and I texted Alex to essentially leave me alone."
"I am so sorry!" She hugged her tighter. "I am not privy to all things DEO but I will say the general consensus was she was dangerous. Winn confided how they were trying to figure out a way to bring her in. They were worried about you Kara and her influence on you." She eyed her carefully, gently rubbing a tear off her cheek. "I don't like the way they are afraid, but I had no say in it. In the meantime, you have a job here, and you and I will continue to try to find her for you."
Kara presses her lips together and sucks them between her teeth. Thinking over what she'd said, "I told Alex that in pushing for restraints and confinement would push her. If we just left her be no one was in danger, we have had that happen so many times and yet back to square one!" She looks at her, "Alex doesn't like the idea of me dating my twin at all it turns out. Please, be honest, does it bother you?" She asks and hiccups.
"No Kara. You two are clearly different people. I do understand the concern about her temper. That maybe something you and I can help her with. Okay? In the meantime, I am sure you have some clothes here and you can resume Kara Danvers while here. I will get to the bottom of what they think they want to do with Overgirl. Don't worry, I will set the DEO straight. They are just afraid."
She stands up slowly, running her fingers through her hair, "your right, I need a distraction," she looks at her and smiles a little, "please, don't tell Alex. I can't see her right now."
"No problem." She puts an arm around her shoulders. "Are you going to do me the honor of walking into the office with me Supergirl?" She smirked playfully.
She wipes at her eyes, then her cheeks, "need to be presentable first," she gives a light hearted laugh.
"You're Supergirl! You are always presentable." She takes her by the hand.
They walk back into the building, down the stairs to her office. Of course all the CatCo employees see Lena with the Super. "Please...as much as Supergirl hung around Cat don't I deserve her company too?" There was some general laughing, and everyone went back to work.
Lena led Kara into her office. "Home away from home." She declared.
She places a hand on Kara'a shoulder. "Have fun getting that next big story..." she smirks and heads out.
Is Alex right about Overgirl? Is Kara right to be angry at Alex? Are both right? Tell me!
-SLITH/LVEZ