Chap 5
Kara made her way over to Hank in the control room; her eyes fell on the photo displayed on the large monitor. " Is that Faora" Kara asked not taken her eyes off the photo. Faora had short red hair, pale skin and jet black eyes.
"It is" Hank answered before staring back up at the monitor. "According to the information found on Fort Rozz; she was given a life sentence for murder and torture." Hank looked at Kara before continuing "Faora is an expert in hand to hand combat and possesses superhuman strength and speed. She was a killer for hire and killed many before she was finally captured and imprisoned"
"Does it say anything about her kind possessing people or how we can stop her?" Kara asked
"Unfortunately it doesn't." Hank stepped closer to Kara and directed her away from the other agents "I have heard stories of species who have the ability to possess others but only when there near death. Agents have discovered the body of the third member of the trio buried at the warehouse."
Kara thought for a moment "Do you think Faora possessed him before moving onto humans."
"I do. Faora properly survived for years using him as a vessel." Hank lowered his head.
"What aren't you telling me" Kara asked when she noticed Hank's attempt to avoid eye contact.
Hank hesitated before answering "Keenan, the man Faora used as her last vessel; he only survived four days before his body rejected her. The human body is not built to sustain such abilities"
Kara fought back the tears and swallowed the lump that had rose in her throat back down. The thought of Alex only having four days to live was heartbreaking; she pushed the thought away. "Alex is the strongest person I know; she will beat Faora."
Hank paused for a moment before asking "Did the Jailer have any useful information?"
"He did but you're not going to like it."
"Go on"
"He might have a way to separate Faora from Alex but he wants' his freedom in return."
Hanks eyes widened "I can't authorise his release Kara. He will kill..." Hank was interrupted by Kara. Her voice was raised and rushed as she tried to convince Hank that the jailers plan would work.
"He has a device on his ship. It will create a portal for him to return to his planet and pull Faora from Alex. We just need to get Faora close enough to the portal and..."
"A portal" Hank interrupted "If he had this device, why hasn't he used it sooner?"
"It only has enough power to open one portal. He planned to use it once he had captured the Fort Rozz escapee's. Hank, this is the only way to save Alex"
"I'm sorry but we can't trust him, it's too much of a risk."
"Alex is worth the risk"
"I would give my own life to safe Alex..." Hank began
"Director Henshaw" agent Vasquez called "There's been a sighting of Alex; I mean Faora.
"Where?" Kara asked.
"She was at Alex's apartment but managed to escape."
"I want to talk to the agent's" Hank asked
"Faora attacked them; their hurt pretty bad. A second team are bringing them in."
Kara turned and headed for the exit. Hank quickly caught up with her. "I could have brought her in but instead I was collecting Intel from the jailer." Kara snapped.
"The more information we have on Faora the better chance we have at saving Alex"
"The jailer is our best chance" Kara replied before leaving the DEO.
Hank watched Kara leave and decided not to go after her. He turned and headed back to the control panel. "Agent Vasquez"
"Yes Sir"
"Have you finished blocking agent Danvers DEO Access?"
"I have" The agent replied sadly.
Hank nodded "Run her photo through facial recognition and..."
"Already on it Sir" Vasquez smiled before turning her attention back to her computer.
Faora leapt from the roof top and landed hard in the car park below. Her legs buckled beneath her and she fell forward against a parked car.
"Hey are you ok?" a voice called
"I'm fine" Faora snapped as she tried to stay in control of Alex's body. Alex's emotions were strong and Faora still felt weak; she hadn't planned to use her powers so soon after possessing Alex.
"Then would you please move away from my car" The man replied.
The man's presence began to annoy Faora and she turned to face him; fists clenched and ready to attack. She would end his pathetic life; Faora took a step towards the man when suddenly her vision blurred and she felt herself slipping backwards.
"Get out of here" Alex said as she stepped aside and indicated for the man to pass. She felt weak and numb but fought to stay in control. The man hesitated for a moment before asking "are you sure you're ok?"
"Just go...now!" Alex shouted. The man shook his head and mumbled something under his breath. Alex watched as he drove away before collapsing to the floor. She looked up at the stars and was tried to call for Supergirl but the words never left her lips as she was overcome with a chocking feeling in her throat. She felt like she was suffocating, her heart was pounding and her world turned dark as Faora regained control.
Faora pushed herself up off the cold floor "You're strong for a human Alex or stubborn." Faora waited for a reply from Alex but heard nothing. She smiled to herself before turning and heading over to the building behind her. Faora entered the code before sliding the large metal door open; she entered and turned on the lights. She looked around the room and immediately felt relaxed; this was her refuge. The walls were painted white and the windows had been blacked out. Faora walked over to the opposite side of the room and lay down on the brown leather sofa. She still felt weak as she hadn't fully recovered from her last vessel. She had felt his illness crawling around him and weakening her. Faora discovered he had lung cancer and was dying.
She hadn't planned to possess a DEO agent but Alex had impressed her during their fight and the DEO had attacked before she could possess her next victim. She never imagined she would be possessing Kara Zor El's sister. She planned on having fun tormenting Kara Zor El but would need time to recharge and adapt to her new vessel. Faora smiled and closed her eyes and played Alex's memories over and over in her mind before finally allowing her body to sleep.