"I'm worried." Winn said as he entered James' office. "She is still not answering her phone and there is no one in her apartment."
"I agree, it's odd for her to disappear so long." James said looking up.
"Odd? It is unheard of. If Cat Grant was actually in the office this week she would have been fired two days ago." Winn pointed out. "And for some reason she loves working here. She wouldn't risk getting fired unless something terrible had happened."
"Can't you hack into the DEO and see if you can find anything out?" James suggested.
"Already tried. And they have improved their security since I was last in their systems. But I do have a plan."
"Great, what is it?"
"You may not like it." Winn warned.
"What is it?"
"I was kinda thinking you could ask Lucy."
"Ask Lucy what?" James questioned.
"For help. She knows where the DEO is based, she could go there and try to talk to Alex."
"Hang on a minute." James said. "Firstly, she is not permitted to go anywhere near the DEO, secondly, she doesn't know we know about them and thirdly what are we meant to tell her? That Kara may be there because she is really Supergirl?"
"Well, no. I was thinking of just saying we were worried about -" He started only to stop abruptly when Lucy entered.
"Hey." She greeted warmly before picking up on some tension in the office. "What's going on?"
"Nothing." James smiled.
"Don't nothing me." Lucy warned. "I can read you too well for that. What are you up to?"
"Well," James started only for Winn to jump in.
"It's not his fault."
"What isn't?" Lucy asked, staring at Winn as if he was on trial.
"It was my idea." Winn said nervously.
"What was?" Lucy pressed walking towards him.
"Well, the thing is, I am worried about Kara. She never gets sick and I can't reach her phone and she is not home. So, you see, I was kinda hoping you could go to the DEO and talk to her sister?"
"Wait a minute, how do you even know about the DEO?" Lucy asked.
"Kara told me. She's a terrible liar."
"And how does Kara know?" Lucy asked.
"That's a long story, but there was an incident a few months ago." James cut in.
"You know I can't go to the site any more. I don't have clearances."
"I know that." Winn said. "But you know where it is and I am not actually asking you to go in, more hang around outside and wait for her sister, Alex, to come out."
"You really are worried about her aren't you?" Lucy questioned as she looked at Winn.
"I am."
"Fine." Lucy sighed. "But if I get caught I am taking the two of you down with me."
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As Alex cracked her eyes open she felt something clamping round her hand. Looking down she saw her sister sitting by her side, her head resting on the bed as she clung to Alex's hand.
Blinking as she tried to remember how she got there she looked round the room and saw Hank staring back at her.
"How are you feeling?" He asked.
"Been better." She confessed before glancing down at her sister and asking. "Is she okay?"
"Exhausted and worried about you, but other than that fine. As soon as the device was removed her wounds healed. She hasn't left your bedside since."
"So no more hallucinations?"
"What hallucinations?" Hank asked confused.
"From the spider bite."
"What bite?" Hank asked wondering what else Kara had failed to mention.
"She got bitten, made her go crazy." Alex said looking down at her sleeping sister.
"She seems fine now." Hank assured Alex. "But when she wakes we'll talk."
"What happened to Astra?" Alex asked.
"Escaped." Hank said. "You don't look that upset by the revelation."
"She did save me." Alex pointed out.
"So your sister said. You think it marked a turning point?"
"Probably not, but it was better than her trying to kill me."
"I gather that honour went to your sister." Hanks said. "I always assumed it would be the other way round with you two."
"It wasn't her fault." Alex replied glancing down at her sister who remained asleep.
"I know, especially now you have explained the bite, and deep down I think she knows it too. But you are going to have to keep reminding her. She's taking it pretty hard."
"Do you know who was behind this?"
"Kind of." Hank replied cryptically. "But that is a discussion for when you are healed." Knowing Alex was about to argue Hank said. "It was touch and go with you for awhile. You had lost a lot of blood and the wound was infected. As it is you have been out for nearly thirty hours. Right now you need rest, I don't think your sister could handle it if you had a relapse."
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"Miss Lane." Hank greeted as he walked up to the former officer who sat just beyond the DEO base. "I'd heard that you had left the army."
"I have."
"Do I need to remind you that you are no longer cleared to be here?"
"Technically I am on public property." Lucy said. "I don't want access, I just want some intel."
"Again, I thought you had left the army."
"This is personal."
"Your father?" Hank guessed.
"God no. And I would appreciate it if he never found out about this visit."
"Now I am intrigued." Hank confessed. "So what do you want?"
"To speak to Agent Danvers."
"Why?" Hank asked crossing his arms.
"Her sister has disappeared and my friends are worried about her. I was hoping Agent Danvers could shed some light on her whereabouts."
"I'm afraid you can't see Agent Danvers, but you can tell Kara's friends that she is fine." Hank replied moving his hands to rest on his hips.
"She is? Do you know where she is?"
"She's here." Hank said. "Agent Danvers was badly injured. She is being cared for in our medical facility. Her sister is with her."
"How bad is she?" Lucy asked.
"She'll pull through." Hank said. "Now if you'll excuse me I need to get back to work. I will mention to Miss Danvers that she should call her friends."
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"Hey." Alex smiled when Kara started to wake up.
"Alex? Are you okay? I was so worried. And I am so sorry."
"It wasn't your fault and I will be fine." Alex replied. "You on the other hand should be at home resting."
"I'm fine."
"You don't look it." Alex replied taking in her dishevelled appearance.
"Pretty sure I look better that you." Kara countered.
"In that case we can discuss your nightmares."
"No need, I actually haven't had any since we got back." Kara shrugged causing Alex to give her a long, hard, sceptical look. Finally Kara sighed and said. "Apparently my therapy session with Aung Astra helped. If I have any more I promise we'll talk, but for now focus on getting better."
"How are you doing with everything that happened with Astra?" Alex asked knowing her sister was not ready to talk about her dreams.
"Okay. We talked a lot. It was good."
"You know technically she is still the enemy?" Alex asked.
"I know, but maybe we can persuade her we don't need to fight."
"I hope you are right." Alex said not sure if Kara would be able to fight her aunt again.
"You sure you're okay?" Kara asked.
"I'm fine, or I will be when I get out of here."
"You need to rest. You nearly died." Kara said her eyes welling with tears. "I thought I was going to lose you."
"Hey," Alex said trying to bring Kara out of her dark thoughts. "It will take a lot more than that to get rid of me. You sure the bite is healed?"
"Stop worrying about me. I'm fine." Kara replied.
"Why didn't you mention it to Hank?"
"Because it was fine and he had more important things to worry about like you. I was really scared."
"I'm going to be okay." Alex assured her.
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The second Lucy stepped out of the elevator she found herself being approached by Winn and James.
"Any news?" James asked. "Did you see Alex or Kara?"
"Yes and no. It is good new, bad news." Lucy started. "I didn't see Kara or her sister, but I did see someone else-"
"Henshaw?" Winn interrupted.
"Kara really can't keep secrets." Lucy commented before adding. "But yes, I saw Henshaw who assured me that Kara was fine."
"But?" Winn pressed.
"Her sister is in their medical wing."
"What happened?" James asked.
"I don't know and I knew better than to ask. But Henshaw said she would recover. He also said he would get Kara to ring you."
"Thank you." James said gratefully.
"You both owe me big time." Lucy warned as she headed off to her office.
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"How are you feeling?" Hank asked the following day when he visited Alex.
"Bored. I don't need to be here."
"Last I checked you were not a medical doctor." Hank pointed out. "And our medical team said you do need to be here."
"Told you." Kara chipped in earning a glare from her sister.
"So are you going to give us any more information on what happened?" Alex asked.
"We know who was responsible." Hank said passing a tablet to Alex with a picture of a woman displaying on it.
"Who is she?" Supergirl asked looking at the image.
"Dr Annabel Knox."
"Who is?"
"Up until three years ago she worked at Knox labs." Hank said.
"What happened three years ago?"
"An experiment went wrong, very wrong. If it weren't for Superman a good chunk of the US would not be here today."
"And she was responsible?" Alex guessed.
"Actually she tried to stop the experiment. It was her father who, pressurised by the board, forced the experiment to take place."
"What was the experiment?" Alex asked.
"Relativistic quantum communication." Hank said. "Annabel Knox was a physics prodigy and made huge progress in the area. Her theories offered the potential for the instantaneous and secure transfer of energy and therefore matter."
"What like teleportation?" Supergirl asked.
"Crudely speaking." Hank conceded.
"That would be so cool." Supergirl grinned.
"Cos flying is so boring." Alex deadpanned before looking at Hank and asking. "Wait, is that how we ended up where ever we ended up?"
"Colombia." Hank stated. "And yes it was a variant of her device."
"So we actually teleported, like in Star Trek? How can you not think that is cool?" Kara asked excitedly.
"Lucky is what you should be thinking. I don't think it was her intention to send you to Colombia. I think she wanted to kill you in the same way her father died when your cousin stopped the experiment three years ago."
"If this was a revenge thing, why Kara and Astra and what did the Kryptonite device have to do with it?" Alex asked shifting in her bed trying not to wince as she moved.
"Based on what we found in her apartment it seems as if she blames Superman for her loss. That blame seems to have turned into a vendetta against all Kryptonians." Hank said. "You and your aunt got in the way. The Kryptonite device was to guarantee you died."
"I am starting to think my cousin doesn't like me." Supergirl commented. "Why do all the people he upsets come after me?"
"Another of your super powers?" Hank suggested earning a hurt glare from Supergirl.
"Where is she now?" Alex asked.
"Gone into hiding, but we'll find her."
"Do you know what Astra wanted with her?" Alex asked.
"Not yet, but we will. For now though you need to rest and you need to go home." Hank said looking at Alex then Kara.
"I'd rather stay." Kara said.
"That wasn't a suggestion. Go home. You can come in tomorrow, after work, not before."
TBC...
A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing.