Authors Note: Hello again everyone! I am here to bring you the end of I Won't Lose You! Can you believe it's finally here!? It's kind of a shock I actually managed to get it out on time! I first off wanna thank all of you who have stood by this story, and put up with my inconsistent updates. It all means a lot to me. Things go a little fats in this chapter, but hey, I'm not a particularly good writer. Anyway I hope you enjoy this final chapter, and I'll see you on the other side!
Chapter 10
In this world, we learn a lot of horrible things about it's history. We're taught about betrayal, segregation, battles, genocides, and they were all lead by choice. It's kind of ironic because way back then, not a lot of people had the ability to choose their future. It was decided for them by people who had power.
Now today, most people in the world have the freedom to choose their future. The sad thing is that, as implied, not everyone can make their own choices.
If you have that freedom to vote, to go to school, or college, to practice any religion, or to simply love who want, then don't take that for granted. Because there are people, human beings, in some different areas of the world that are not allowed to make their own choices.
For Alex, every single choice she's made up to this point, has been at her own free will. No one put a gun to her head, and forced her to smuggle Kara out of the DEO. That was her choice. She did it because that is what you do for someone you love.
Even right now, when she's riding in the back of a military Humvee, waiting to be arrested, she doesn't regret a single thing.
"You know Danvers, I would have expected more from the top agent from the DEO. I mean, you didn't even try to cover up why a vehicle was suddenly missing from the agency that want's to put your sister in a cell."
Alex flashed a glare at the old man sitting right in front of her. The agent hadn't said a word since they set off for National City. She only looked at her hands and thought of how Kara was holding up.
"I bet you're wondering how we found the two of you." The General remarked. Alex looked back to her hands, refusing to show her curiosity.
"Well for one thing, it didn't take us too long to figure out which DEO vehicle you stole," he started, "all we had to do was sit back and wait for the license plate to show up on city cameras."
Alex winced. How could she be so careless? She should have known not to use the default license plate.
"I will admit, you had me watching National City surveillance like a hawk for a good while. Then I thought, 'Well why would they stay in the one place where we would check first?' That's because you're smart Danvers." Lane snickered.
"We started looking, places like New York, Philadelphia, Gotham, even Keystone. But we first caught sight of you in Central City. From there on we just followed the breadcrumbs. You should have stuck with those out-of-town hotels. Security is much better at-"
"Do you ever shut up?" The brunette interrupted.
Lane narrowed his eyes and crossed his arms.
"I understand you're upset. You thought you could escape the government, and were proven wrong. Now your foster sister is going to be locked up for a long time, and you will be faced with a similar consequence."
"How did you-"
"Figure out Supergirl was actually Kara Danvers?" Lane interjected, "Well we went to question your family about where you might be, but Kara was nowhere to be found. I'm not an idiot Alex, it did explain why you were so hellbent on protecting her."
Alex clenched her fists, and had the strongest urge to punch the General, but she knew she couldn't. If she did, it would create an even worse shit storm than she was already in.
'Maybe just one punch?'
"How long until we get home?" Alex murmured.
"Oh not too long now. The trip is a lot faster when you have sirens telling people to get out of the way." Lane answered.
"But Kara might not be able to last that long in the back of that truck!" The brunette yelled as she threw her head up.
"Well that's her own fault, if she had just stayed at the DEO, neither of you would be in this mess."
"That wasn't her decision, I made her leave with me!" Alex snapped.
"That doesn't matter, there's nothing you can do, so I suggest you sit back and wait patiently until we arrive." Lane retorted.
Alex glared at the old man and bit her tongue. It was no use arguing with the most stubborn person in the whole world. Instead she just leaned her head down and began to stare at her hands yet again.
2 Hours Later
"Winn!" shouted the martian.
The IT guy jolted from his seat, startled as J'onn barged through the door with his eyes blazing with anger and fear.
"What is it J'onn?" he asked.
"Lane found Alex and Kara." the martian barked, throwing a stack of papers on his desk.
"Wait - how?" Winn questioned, his adrenaline spiking.
"He's been using cameras! They've been following them all this time and we didn't know!" he answered.
Winn looked at the papers in front of him. He saw photos of the same car in each one. There was a list of credit card information, addresses of hotels, and even restaurants,
"Does he know we helped them?"
J'onn took a breath and thought for a minute.
"No, he would have had us arrested before they left. All I know is that Lane is bringing the girls back to the DEO right now, so please tell me you're almost finished with that damn tape because we are out of time."
"It's at 93% right now. I think I've gotten through the last firewall, so it's a little faster, but I still need more time." Winn responded.
J'onn shook his head.
"Winn, I can't watch them be thrown in a cell."
The human only sat back down and began to watch the monitor slowly ascend to 94%. Truthfully, Winn didn't have much hope for the footage. It may not show anything at all and might have been just a complete waste of time. The thought of Kara and Alex being arrested put a pit in his stomach. Usually all the pressure was put on Supergirl's shoulders, but this time it was mainly up to him and J'onn.
'And this damn footage' thought Winn.
6 hours Later
Alex opened her eyes to see she was staring at her hands still. Slowly straightening her back she saw General Lane playing with a tablet. The old man seemed tired, yet he was too proud to act like it.
Alex mentally scoffed at the idea of Lane admitting to having any emotions.
The General didn't acknowledge the fact that the brunette had awoken from her sleep. That wasn't really a problem for Alex though; any moment Lane had his mouth shut was good enough for her.
Alex sat in silence, expecting the boredom to sweep her into sleep again but instead, she felt the convoy slow down.
The agent started to panic. They had been traveling at a constant speed for hours, why slow down now?
'Oh shit, we must be a the base.' she thought.
Soon the vehicle came to a complete stop and Lane smirked.
"Home sweet home." he sneered.
Alex frowned and watched as Lane turned off his tablet and unbuckled his seatbelt. The back door came open and Alex stiffened as two soldiers motioned for her to exit the vehicle.
Reluctantly, the brunette complied and staggered out behind Lane. The sun still blazed above their heads and Alex relished at the cool air on her skin. It was much better than staying in a stuffy car for hours on end.
The two men each grabbed one of her arms and started to guide the agent towards the DEO entrance.
Alex turned her head to see the truck that carried Kara, pull in behind them and stop. The brunette tried to continue looking, so she could make sure that Kara was okay, but the soldiers shoved her forwards and into the base.
Alex couldn't help but feel a sense of relief as she stepped inside. It was like she was coming home after being gone for years.
The brunette looked around and she saw many other agents all staring at her, their eyes filled with curiosity and amazement
Alex looked over and saw Agent Vasquez, standing behind a few of her colleagues, looking guiltily over Alex. Even though they were so far apart, Alex could tell VAsquez was wanting to say she was sorry.
The brunette gave a brisk nod over to her, and looked back at the entrance, longing to see the one she loved. It felt like an eternity waiting like this. She probably wasn't even supposed to be standing there. She should have been on her way to an interrogation room.
It was then when a sickly looking blonde walked through the door, with her head down low. Kara was still wearing the same t shirt and jeans she had on, but the was equipped with a new set of accessories.
To Alex's horror, the Kryptonian was wearing a set of Kryptonite handcuffs, which was standard, but what really pissed off the brunette was what they had placed around her neck.
Around her neck was a glowing collar that had a pole attached to it, which was being handled by one of Lane's soldiers.
Kara herself looked weak, and as if she were about to vomit at any moment. The exposure from the truck they had put her in, plus the collar and cuffs, had tremendously impacted the alien.
The blonde looked over at Alex and gave a small smile. Instead of returning it, the brunette glared at the soldiers and thrashed against her restraints.
"Let me go! Turn off the inhibitors now!" she hissed. The agent continued to pull away from the men until she felt something large and heavy smack the side of her head.
The impact made Alex fall to her knees in pain as she heard gasps of outrage from her fellow DEO agents.
Kara clenched her jaw and she felt her strength come back to her, but it wasn't enough. She was too weak to help Alex.
"What the hell do you think you're doing Lane!" a voice roared through the air.
Out came J'onn from his office, and his face said it all.
He was PISSED.
"This doesn't concern you J'onzz, we have apprehended two criminals and are taking them into their new cells." Lane snapped.
J'onn looked at the weakened Kryptonian, and then at Alex, who now had blood trickling down the side of her head.
"And this is how you treat them? This isn't right Lane!"
"Don't tell me what's right and what's wrong J'onzz! If you weren't so close to these two, you would have done the same thing!" the general spat.
Everyone took a step back as the two titans looked like they were going to rip each other's throat out. Alex dazedly looked up and noticed another person walking out of J'onn's office.
"Everyone just shut up!" he shouted.
The whole room turned to see Winn standing next to J'onn, looking more determined than ever before.
Winn pointed at Kara and stated loudly, "I have proof that Supergirl did not kill Mayor Caine!"
The whole room fell silent and Kara opened her eyes wide.
"Show me the proof boy." Lane barked.
Winn motioned for J'onn and Lane to follow him into J'onn's office.
The IT guy quickly sat down and began to type away. The martian and the General hovered behind him, both waiting anxiously.
When the screen finally loaded in, it showed Mayor Caine walking through the parking lot. Rather quickly, a large, silver machine stepped out in front of her.
"Is that Metallo?" J'onn asked.
"If it is, he certainly looks as if he got an upgrade." Winn answered.
The video showed Caine trying to step back, but machine only followed her. Whipping around she tries to run but a burst of green energy came from it's eyes and ripped through the Mayor.
The machine walked away into a large vehicle.
"We need to ask that secretary if this is the car he saw leaving that night." J'onn said pointing towards the screen.
"So," Winn started as he turned in his chair to face Lane, "I guess this means Supergirl didn't kill the mayor."
Lane glared at the IT guy, "So what the hell is a Metallo?"
Back with Kara and Alex, the whole room stared at the door waiting for what they were going to do as they came out.
Alex finally was able to stand, but her head still hurt a lot. Kara was struggling to keep her eyes open as the Kryptonite inhibitors continued to weaken her.
Their attention was grabbed when Lane stepped out of J'onn's office and stood still.
After a long pause he sighed, "Release them."
The soldiers were shocked, but didn't dare disobey him. They un-cuffed Alex first who did her best not to punch the one who hit her in the head.
When a woman released Kara from her collar, the blonde exhaled and fell to her knees.
Alex rushed to the Kryptonian and supported her so she wouldn't fall over. The agents gave them some space, and Lane silently walked passed them all.
"Wait, that's it you asshole!?" Alex shouted. Her fellow agents all murmured and glared at the soldiers in front of them.
Lane turned back to her and said, "Supergirl did not kill Caine. That's all there is too it." and with that he left. His troops all followed him in embarrassment.
Kara began to gain some color back to her skin and she looked to Alex and asked, "Who killed her then?"
"That would be Metallo, or another version of it." answered J'onn as he walked up to them with Winn at his heels.
"I-I don't understand. So it's all over now? Supergirl is free?" Alex asked in desperation.
"Lane can't touch either of you. Now that we have the proof that Supergirl is innocent, I'm going to be calling the President about his irrational behavior." J'onn replied.
"Yeah I'm just glad we got the footage up in time." Winn added.
Alex and Kara looked at the men, and stood up. The blonde was the first to hug them, squeezing as hard she could.
"Thank you both for helping us. Thank you so much." Kara whispered, trying not to cry.
Alex joined in the group hug and the rest of the DEO gave them some privacy.
"Wait so what do we do now? Do we keep going after Cadmus?" Kara asked as she pulled away.
"Right now, you two need to go home and get some rest. Same with you," J'onn added, pointing to Winn, "You all deserve it."
"But-" Kara objected until Alex gently pulled on her arm.
The blonde looked at her, and Alex just smiled and shook her head. Kara looked back to Winn and J'onn and said, "Thank you both. I promise when we get back, we're gonna celebrate."
Alex took a hold of Kara's and hand and led her away from their friends.
"Come on, let's go home."
Alex leaned against Kara as she was starting to get dizzy again from the impact she received.
J'onn and Winn watched the two women walk away together very closely, almost intimately.
"Do they seem different to you?" asked Winn.
"I'm not sure. I guess a lot can change when you spend time on the road."
Kara opened the door to her apartment with a heavy hand. She walked in with Alex by her side, and stood there. It brought her a sense of peace, being home after so much time.
"How are you feeling?" Alex asked.
Kara looked at the brunette sweetly and said, "I should be asking you that."
"I'm not the one that looked like they were dying about 20 minutes ago." Alex chuckled.
"No but you do have a nasty cut, so let's clean it up."
Kara walked towards the kitchen to grab her first aid kit form the cupboard. As she rummaged through, looking for it, she felt a hand grab her shoulder gently.
Turning her around, Alex gently placed her lips on Kara's for a long, and soothing kiss. The blonde closed her eyes and ran her hands around Alex's waist, pulling her body closer. The kiss felt like their first, and Kara wanted nothing more than to stay in this position.
To her dismay, Alex had human lungs so she needed to breathe eventually.
They broke away gasping, with smiles on their faces.
"You know, we could always skip the bandages, and head straight for bed." Alex whispered.
Kara laughed and shook her head, "As much as I want to, you need to get that cleaned."
Alex gave Kara a pouty face, which in return only got her an eye roll.
"Alex, I pretty much invented pouting, so your face has no effect on me." Kara chuckled. The brunette sighed and gently nudged the other woman's shoulder.
"I'm not going anywhere until you let me help you." Kara said sternly.
Alex looked into Kara's blue eyes and smiled saying, "I know, and that's why I love you."
The blonde froze and felt her heart begin to pound against her ribs.
"Did you just say what I think you did?" she questioned. Alex nodded and leaned her forehead against the Kara's.
"I said it, and I meant it."
Kara stood there, amazed that Alex said the three words she had been longing to hear for years. The least she could do was return the favor.
"And I love you to." she whispered.
Alex smiled and said, "Who knew getting framed for murder would turn out so well?"
The End.
Ending Note: And there is the end to I Won't Lose You! That is definitely not one of my better endings, but I tried. I want to thank all of you who have followed, favored, and reviewed, it honestly means the world to me. I have more idea in the works for those of you who are interested, but I am going to wait a while until I upload them, so I can make sure they all come out on time. Anyway fell free to let me know what you thought about this story in the review section, and don't forget to leave a favorite if you want, and as always, until next time!