AN: Sorry for the very long delay, things happened. And thanks to my best friend who lent me her computer, I can post today, yay! Before I let you enjoy this new part of the story, I have tell you that I wrote this chapter between christmas and new year's eve I think, so long before 209. I'm telling you this because I'm proud that I kinda predicted one thing that happened on the show. Anyway you'll see ;)

"So this is the speciality you were talking me about?" Maggie asked with a grin as Kara retrieved the chinese takeout boxes from the delivery man

"Yes." the kryptonian confirmed, walking back to the couch were her sister and her girlfriend were waiting

"Kara isn't much of a cook." Alex said with snark

"Says the one who almost set the house on fire by trying to make a pie." Kara countered, sitting down

"Really? None of you appreciate a good home cooked meal?" Maggie asked in disbelief

"For my defense the oven wasn't clean and we do like a good meal but only if my mom does it."

"You won't say that after tasting my speciality." the detective bragged as she put her fork in her mouth

"Oh and what is that?" Alex wondered with a grin of curiosity

"One of the best cake in the world. Grandma recipe." Maggie answered earning a snort from Kara

"I'd wish for it to be true, for you I mean. But when it comes to desert, nothing can rival Eliza's chocolate pecan pie."

"We'll see." Maggie said confidently.

But the atmosphere suddenly dropped when Maggie's smile left her face at the sight of Supergirl on the TV screen. She tried to ignore her but she just couldn't help but be on the defensive when she was around. Or more specifically when she was around Alex.

"This is stupid." she muttered, causing Kara and Alex to look at her in confusion before following her gaze towards the TV

"What? You don't think she deserves it?" Alex asked, quickly glancing at her sister who was suddenly very uncomfortable

"No. I mean yes, sure but it's just giving the key to the city to someone is something I'll never understand."

"I think it's a great honor." Kara tried

"But does Supergirl need it? I mean giving the key to the city is basically telling someone they can come and go as they please. Supergirl can already do that. She can go wherever she wants in the world."

"Yeah but it also means that the city trusts her." Alex pointed, feeling Kara's embarrassement

"And trust is something Supergirl really needs." the kryptonian quickly supplemented

"How would you know?" Maggie asked, a bit suspicious. "Do you know her too?" she added, questionning Kara and then Alex

"No I mean yes but um less than Alex." Kara lied. "I think Supergirl really needs to feel welcome."

"I guess you're right..." Maggie conceded. "Watching her being sad is as painful as seeing a puppy get kicked. Like after she went all rampagee on us."

"Maggie..." Alex interrupted

"What? It's true. And don't get me wrong I'm very grateful for Supergirl. She's of great help to the city and without her many people would be dead."

"And that's why..." Alex started softly but still with force. "You'll come to the ceremony with me tomorrow." she added causing a small smile of hope to crawl on her sister's face

"Okay..."

SSSSSSSSSS

The place was crowded with people. Reporters, photographers, parents, children, everyone was trying to get the best spot and catch a sight of their favorite superhero. Close to the stage, Alex and Maggie were in the middle of the crowd. Both had their arms crossed, both were listening attentively to the person speaking behind the reading-desk. However, only one had a smile on her face. Alex was proud of her little sister. Maggie, on the other hand, had a weird feeling... Like they were being watched. She tried to enjoy the moment for Alex. At least she was happy.

"Last year, we witnessed the birth of a new era. " the mayor started with pride. "We all know Superman, the hero of Metropolis. But I'm not here to talk about him today. No. We're here today to celebrate National City's most influencial person. Courage, generosity and selflessness are three essential qualities in the making of a hero. Supergirl assembles all of them. For a bit more than a year now, she has been helping our city within a capacity than none of the conventional means could've achieved. Saving people on a day to day basis or simply helping bring down a cat stuck up a tree, Supergirl is brightening our day without asking anything in return. And this is why our trust, my trust, in her is total. Offering Supergirl the key of the city isn't something that popped in my head and was decided under a minute. It was considered very carefully. My team and I met a lot of people with many different stories. Some had encountered Supergirl before, some had only seen her flying in National City's sky. And they were all asked the same question: What do you think of Supergirl. All their answers converged towards the very same conclusion: Supergirl is essential to our city. She is an exemple, an inspiration. So without further ado, please welcome National City's hero: Supergirl!" the mayor finished, extending a hand towards the side of the stage from where Kara climbed the stairs and joined the man waving at the people with a bright smile.

The crowd errupted in cheers including Alex who didn't miss the occasion to raise a fist and shout her pride. Maggie, amused by her girlfriend's contagious enthusiasm, couldn't help a laugh and clapped with everyone else.

Still, something was wrong. It wasn't much but her guts were telling her to watch out. She was a cop, she had been on security duty for big events before, and she knew there was always a risk. But what could happen? It was Supergirl on stage, the Girl of Steel, the Maiden of Might. What could go wrong? But then Maggie remembered the attack against the President. It sent chills down her spine and Alex noticed. With a bright smile of excitement, the agent's attention drifted to her girlfriend and her brows furrowed. She didn't say anything, just wrapped one arm around her waist and brought her closer before returning to her cheering. Maggie leaned into Alex and smiled, forgetting her instincts for a moment.

A few seconds later, the crowd calmed down and the mayor took Kara's hand and shook it with force and eagerness. In his other hand, he was holding the trophy that meant so much to Kara. When she had received the news, she hadn't believed it at first. She had thought it was some trick that Winn had pulled off to tease her. But when the solid confirmation had come from Hank, who had looked at her with the pride of a father for his daughter, a long high pitch squeak was all that had filled the usual silence of the DEO. And then it had been her only subject of conversation for the rest of the day.

The Mayor let go of her hand and presented her the key. It was so beautiful. Not only the trophy but the people she didn't even know, taking the time to come here just for her. And Kara didn't miss the look on her sister's face because it was the first thing she had seen stepping on stage. The pride, the happiness and the love on Alex's face was everything Kara would ever need. Everything else was bonus. And Maggie was by her side, smiling and clapping with her. Everything was loud and unreal. So exciting and joyful. It quickly became even more unbelievable when fireworks exploded behind the stage.

Everything fell so fast, in under a second.

Suddenly Kara took two steps back, her smile disappeared and her face became surprised and confused, her body bent slightly forward and she pressed her hand on her stomach. Her ears were ringing with only one sound now, the one of a gun shot. Somehow, only the mayor noticed as the crowd was too focused on the fireworks. Kara felt his grip full of concern on her arm but she pushed him away with force, causing him to fall behind the reading-desk. The fireworks stopped, the people focused back on the center of the stage. Everything became silent. Kara dropped the key as the pain became too much and immediately after, an other gun shot rang, deafening. People started to scream in terror and running everywhere and nowhere at once.

Alex stayed frozen for a second, eyes filling with incomprehension and worry. Then, without thinking twice, she took her gun from behind her back and rushed towards the stage, towards her sister. Maggie took out her own weapon and scanned throught the wild crowd. Her blood rushed through her veins, adrenaline flooded her system. She searched for the shooter freneticaly, shoving people out of the way as she tried to run towards the origin of the shots. But there was nothing, she couldn't see anything besides terrified people running for their life. She couldn't hear anything besides screams and cries. So Maggie lowered her gun and ran back to the stage. Her eyes were stuck on Alex's figure. Her new mission was to get up there as soon as possible to protect her. Alex was out in the open, kneeling next to Supergirl and without cover and Maggie hated that. The detective ran and didn't bother taking the stairs. She jumped on stage and drew out her weapon once again, scanning their surroundings with care. The screams finally started to fade, or at least her ears became able to block them out and concentrate. That's when she heard not only Alex's voice, but also her small whimpers. Her eyes drifted from the crowd to the floor. Supergirl was lying on her back, vaguely aware of the situation. She was staring at the sky with glossy eyes, probably in shock. And Alex was leaning on top of her with one hand pressed against her stomach and the other on her shoulder. The agent was doing her best to stay calm and do her job. Maggie put down her gun and kneeled on the other side of the fallen hero. Alex suddenly looked up at her and Maggie saw the tears building up in her eyes.

"Help me!" Alex shouted. "Put your hands on her shoulder I'll take care of the other wound."

Maggie didn't argue and hurried. She placed her hands just like Alex told her and waited for more instructions. Alex ran a bloody hand in her hair and positionned herself better. She didn't hesitate and ripped Supergirl's suit to better see. And it wasn't pretty.

Somehow the gesture caused Kara to react. Her body began to shudder and the pain that radiated through her entire being made her scream. It was raw and hoarse, short and yet endless. Maggie acted on instinct and put a hand on her forehead.

"We've got you." she said surprisingly calm.

It worked a bit and Kara stared at her reassuring eyes, afraid. They were soft but worried. Kara tried not to move to much using all the energy left in her body.

"Alex." she called between gasps of pain

"I'm here." the agent answered, forgetting the wound just a second to look at Kara. "You're gonna be okay. Don't worry." she promised not only for her sister but also for herself

"I know." the kryptonian said, putting all her trust and more in Alex.

The agent looked up at Maggie for support, panting. The detective nodded and it was all she nedeed to get back to work. But it wasn't that easy. A wave of aggressive pain assailed Kara causing her to arched back with a cry.

"Sorry!" Alex said without looking at her. "I'm sorry. I have to do this but you're gonna be fine I promise." she added still focused on the wound between her hands

"Alex..." Maggie called with aprehension and concern.

It drew her attention away from the blood and she looked at Kara. At that instant, her entire body filled with intense worry and panic. Her sister was beginning to fall uncounscious. Her eyes were glossy and unfocused. Her features were neutral and unresponsive.

"No!" Alex shouted. "You need to stay awake for me, can you do that? Maggie, keep her awake." she added before refocusing on the bloody injury.

The detective tried her best. She called Supergirl's name, she gave small taps on her cheek. It worked. But not for long. Eventually, Kara's mind drifted away from control and her eyes closed as her panting breath lessened.

"No! Wake up!" Alex exclaimed. "You can't do this to me I need you!"

Alex was panicking, struggling to stay focused. Conflicted, she tried her best and cursed at the DEO for not being there already.

And Maggie watched her. She watched her helpless, still pressing hard on Supergirl's shoulder. But that's when she understood. Alex could be impulsive sometimes but in a crisis, she was calm and sensible. This was not the Alex Danvers Maggie was used to see and the only situation Alex would lose her cool was when her little sister would somehow be involved. It all made sense now. The proximity, the laughs, Kara knowing Supergirl so well. In that instant, all off Maggie's jealousy transformed into relief and guilt.

Kara Danvers was Supergirl and here she was, lying on the ground, bleeding through her fingers.

SSSSSSSSSS

Maggie was still shaken by what had happened just minutes ago. First Supergirl got shot, Supergirl for god sake, then Alex started to panic like she had never seen her do before, and finally Supergirl turned out to be none other than Alex's sister.

The detective was following her girlfriend in the DEO's locker room. She was concerned about Kara, not as much as Alex of course but seeing the supposedly indestructible hero lying on a stretcher with an oxygen mask and blood on her suit took a toll on Maggie. She realized that she had taken Supergirl for granted and now knowing that it was sweet loving Kara Danvers was making all of this all the more difficult and painful.

But then she remembered the jealousy she used to feel towards the young woman and some anger surfaced. Coupled with adrenaline, the hurt Maggie was feeling took over. She and Alex had to talk and talk now. The agent was leaning over a sink, Maggie was standing a couple of steps behind her.

"What was that Alex?" she asked not hiding her frustration

"Kryptonite bullets." the agent answered not even looking at her

"Not that, I'm not dumb. When the hell were you going to tell me that Supergirl's your sister?" the detective clarified, causing Alex to freeze. "I knew you two were close but I didn't know how close until today."

"How?" Alex asked surprised, spining suddenly to face Maggie

"You panicked." the detective started. "And the Alex Danvers I know does not panic unless it's about one person and that person is your sister."

"I wanted to tell you..." Alex tried as she turned to face her

"When?" Maggie interrupted. "When you'd decide I was worthy of your trust?"

"It's not like that." Alex tried, doing her best to stay calm. "It's Kara's secret not mine."

"How did I miss it?" Maggie said to herself, annoyed, passing her hands in her hair. "And here I am, yelling at you for something that doesn't even exists while your sister is in surgery."

"It's not your fault." Alex quickly said, walking closer to her. "You couldn't have known-"

"Yeah and you know why?" Maggie questionned rhetorically. "Because you didn't tell me."

"Maggie..." Alex pleaded

"No, Alex! All this time you kept it a secret from me and I bet you never wondered how I felt about it." the detective accused before taking one angry step closer. "Do you have any idea how scared I was? How insecure thinking you and Supergirl were a thing made me? It never occurred to you that I acted distant everytime she was near? I was jealous and you didn't even realized it."

"It never occurred to me because I would never even think about cheating on you." Alex defended herself, losing a bit of her calm at each passing second

"Of course it was obvious for you. You're sisters!" Maggie snapped. "But for me it's different. I didn't get the luxury of having someone to help me during my coming out, or understanding parents and supporting friends." she added before turning her back to the agent in hope of calming down

"I thought your family was okay with it." Alex countered as softly as she could but not hiding her pain

"Not at first!" Maggie reminded her with force, facing her back again only to point a jealous index at Alex. "And I didn't get the chance of having a first girlfriend who truly loved me."

Alex froze at the words.

The detective was maybe too angry to realize what she had said. Or maybe she had realized her mistake too late and decided to hide it. But the expression of shock on Alex's face, that, she didn't miss. If Alex's brain had processed her words correctly, Maggie just said she loved Alex. And Alex didn't know what to do. So she stared at her for a few seconds, speechless.

Maggie's eyes were full of disapointment and frustration but somewhere deeper, there was relief. Reflief that there was nothing romantic between Supergirl and her girlfriend. Alex's eyes were filled with fear and sadness. Because her sister was in danger, because Maggie said she loved her and no one had ever said it to her before, because Maggie thought she was capable of cheating on her.

The detective wouldn't let her gaze down and it was so intense. Eventually, Alex found the ability to move again and closed the distance between them.

"I'm sorry." she said as she tried to hold her girlfriend

"You should be." Maggie confirmed, slipping out of Alex's arms.

The look of sadness the agent gave her broke her heart to pieces. Maggie felt tears building up in her own eyes but managed to retain them, just like Alex.

"Look, I really hope Kara's going to be okay and I'm sorry for yelling at you but..." she started gently before looking at her shoes and then back at Alex. "I need time to think." she added before starting to leave

"Maggie." Alex called with a cracked voice, causing the detective to look back

"We're gonna be fine, Alex. I promise." she said with the last bit of frustration in her body. "Just...Not right now."

And with that, she was gone.

Alex was now alone in the locker room, wondering if she still had a girlfriend. That was when all the weight of the day crushed her. The agent let herself fall on a bench as tears were finally allowed to stream down her face. Sobs quickly filled the silent room. Alex brought a hand to her face like she was trying to get some sort of comfort. Kara was in surgery, Maggie was gone. But she would be back right? She said she loved her, not directly but she did. Somehow it made Alex happy and sad at the same time. Did she love Maggie? No doubt about that. Now guilt settled in her heart. How could she be so blind to Maggie's jealousy? That was when Alex realized that she didn't know her girlfriend as well as she thought. And that needed to change.

After a few minutes, Alex finally dried her tears and changed her stained clothes for her usual DEO black uniform. Exiting the locker room, she headed for the control room. There, J'onn was waiting for her. He knew it was the first place she would go.

"The procedure is going fine." he assured, causing Alex to sigh in relief

"How long before they finish?" she asked crossing her arms, noticing Winn was trying to at least seem like he was working

"Thirty minutes, maybe more." J'onn answered. "She's going to be fine, Alex." he added, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder

"There was so much blood." she stated, a shiver running down her spine

"And her metabolism is fast enough to counter the loss." he pointed reassuringly

"I know." Alex agreed.

The director gave her a small confident smile before leaving. Alex decided to go talk to Winn, which seemed to be better than waiting alone in the med bay. As soon as she reached the corner of his desk, the IT man abandonned his keyboard and spun in his chair before looking at Alex with an expecting and worried look.

"How's Kara? Is she going to be okay?" he asked nervously

"Yes. J'onn told me the doctors were confident and they'll be finished in about an hour."

"Ouf I'm so glad you just said that." Winn breathed out in relief before a small silent settled. "Um I couldn't really concentrate on anything else so I got all the footage of the ceremony." he started, catching Alex's attention immediately. "CCTV, television, everything I could find."

"What do you got?" she asked, now in agent mode

"I managed to recreate the bullets' trajectories and it led me to this." Winn explained as an image popped on his screen

"That's the shooter?" Alex questionned, detailing the hooded figure in the crowd. It was rather tall and well built, wearing a black hoody. "It could be anyone."

"But if we look at this picture and zoom in..." Winn said executing the moves at the same time

"An alien." the agent concluded as a light blue hand appeared on the computer screen, holding a gun. "Do we know what species?"

"Unfortunately there isn't much to say for sure but hey you could ask Maggie. She knows a lot about aliens, right?" Winn proposed, realizing he must have made a mistake when Alex's face closed on itself

"She does." she confirmed, having trouble hiding her sadness, before leaving

"Are you okay?" Winn asked quickly

"Yeah. Yes I'm okay." Alex lied while walking away.

SSSSSSSSSS

Maggie found herself alone on her couch. She didn't remember how she even got there but one thing was for sure: Kara was Supergirl. The woman she had been afraid could steal Alex from her was actually her sister. Maggie was so relieved because now she was sure no one was threatening her future with her girlfriend. No one besides her.

Because Maggie seemed to always be the one to cause the end of her relationships. The last one had ended because of her devotion to her job and her being a sociopath. This one could end with the very confirmation it wasn't in danger in the first place. Maggie felt so guilty to impose Alex so much problems. Like she didn't have enough with two bullets inside her sister. She felt so selfish and stupid.

But she had been hurt and not just a little. Maggie had stayed up at night thinking about her girlfriend with Supergirl, about what she could do to have Alex's full attention, to be the only woman in her life. Maggie had thought about so much to change herself, to be better. All of that just for Alex. Because the problem wasn't with Alex. No, she was perfect and Maggie could only be grateful to simply have her in her circle of friends. All the problems in their couple were Maggie's fault and only hers. Because why wouldn't they?

And how could she compete with Supergirl anyway. She was beautiful, powerful, smart, had perfect hair and wore a red skirt. If anything, her and Alex would make a beautiful couple. And Supergirl was kind, brave and generous. She was a genuine hero saving everyone in need, deserving or not, without ever asking for anything in return. She was a true gift to the city, the ultimate protection and symbol of hope. She was the bridge between humans and aliens and if anyone could make people accept offworlders in the society it was her.

So how in the world was Maggie supposed to feel now that she knew all her resentment and anger and jealousy were directed towards a fake nightmare, a sensless illusion. Guilty and stupid.

And cherry on the cake, she had told Alex she loved her. Which wasn't a mistake in itself, mind you, but it was something she would've kept for herself until she would have been sure Alex felt the same. Or least, she would have prefered to reserve it for an intimate moment and better conditions. Now it was out in the nature and it had scared Alex. At least that was what Maggie had gotten from her reaction.

Now, she was sitting on her couch, feeling lonely and swallowing her self-pitty with her third shot of whisky, keeping the question of getting her girl back for later.

SSSSSSSSSS

Fourty minutes or so after her argument with Maggie, Alex was waiting in the med bay where she knew Kara would be brought to recover. She was waiting on a stool near the solar emitters, her face buried in her hands. As soon as Alex heard voices coming her way, her head shot up and her eyes looked for a familiar face. A doctor and two nurses were bringing Kara in. She seemed asleep. The smiles on everyone's faces reassured Alex and just like J'onn had said, her sister would be fine in no time. The medical staff delicately transferred the injured kryptonian to the solar bed.

"Supergirl, you have a visitor." the doctor said gently before leaving.

Kara opened her sleepy eyes and looked groggily around her only to find a pair of warm eyes welcoming her.

"Hey." Alex said gently, taking one of Kara's hand

"Hey." The young woman repeated, squeezing her fingers weakly

"How are you feeling?"

"Mostly sore and sleepy." Kara answered. "I should be on my feet in a few hours."

A small silence settled and tears started building up in Alex's eyes.

"I was so scared." she managed between two efforts at keeping her emotions in check. "I thought I was going to lose you."

"I'm fine. Thanks to you and Maggie." the kryptonian promised, lifting her hand up to hold Alex's face. "I'm not going anywhere."

"I know." the agent said, putting her hand on top of Kara's. "We have a lead on who could be the shooter. I should probably go check it out before it goes cold." she added after a moment, standing up and drying her tears

"Be careful." Kara instructed, too tired to object.

She watched her sister leave and then, the young kryptonian closed her eyes for a much needed nap.

SSSSSSSSSS

"I need to see you."

That was the text Alex sent Maggie after visiting Kara. Not "We have to talk" or "I need your help". Alex needed to see Maggie. She needed to feel her, to talk to her and then, only then, she would tell her about the lead. Because Alex was persuaded she had screwed up. Sure, it wasn't her secret and technically, she had no right to tell someone without Kara's consent. But still, it was something big planted between her and her girlfriend and it had caused a rift. And now Alex was anxious and the only thing she could do while waiting for Maggie's answer was to sit on her bike, her leg trembling with aprehension and check her phone every thirty seconds.

Finally, after ten insanely long minutes, the device buzzed and Alex almost dropped it.

"Then come. My place."

There wasn't any indication of Maggie's state of mind in the text and even if Alex wanted to decifer any intentions hidden behind it, there wasn't any clue. It was Maggie's way of texting. She was precise, always clear. So Alex left her phone in her pocket and put on her helmet.

A few minutes later she was approaching Maggie's door. Alex took a deep breath and knocked three times. Not two seconds later, the door opened on Maggie. She was clearly conflicted on whether to look at Alex or anywhere else.

"Hey." Alex simply said before entering as Maggie closed the door. "Thank you for answering."

"How's Kara." the detective asked, wondering how long she could avoid the biggest part of the conversation

"She's gonna be fine. A few hours under the sunlamps and she'll be up and about." the agent answered before the room fell in silence for a long second

"I'm sorry for yelling at you earlier. It's just... I was scared."

"No don't be sorry. You were hurt and I understand." Alex started, closing the distance between them. "I should've talked about it with Kara and we should've told you right from the start. If anyone, I should be sorry for not noticing you weren't okay. And I am... sorry." she added with all the sincerity in the world

Maggie looked down and then up again. Her sadness was practically gone and relief settled.

"I feel so stupid right now." she chuckled nervously as Alex noticed the light smell of alcohol in her breath. "Now that I know Kara's Supergirl, thinking you two-"

"Let's never mention it again." Alex quickly added on a lighter note, causing Maggie to chuckle for real this time.

Alex smiled with her but quickly became serious again.

"Listen I don't want you to feel scared or jealous." she started, putting both hands on Maggie's arms. "I want to be happy with you and only you."

Maggie stared at Alex, drinking her reassuring words like they were her favorite beer. She was so grateful to have her in her life.

"Me too."

Alex took a step forward and wrapped her arms around Maggie. The detective did the same and closed her eyes, enjoying the proximity. Alex let out a sigh of relief that Maggie noticed. Instinctively, she tightened the hug for a second before letting go.

"I um... The DEO found something on the tapes of the ceremony and I could use your help." Alex confessed a bit nervous to change the subjet so fast.

"Always." Maggie smiled, causing her girlfriend to relax instantly

"Here's a picture of the shooter." Alex said as she handed her phone to the detective

"An alien? Why would it attack Supergirl?" she wondered in confusion.

Supergirl was an alien herself and everybody knew it. She fought for alien rights and while not all of them agreed with her, there's no reason an alien would want to kill her. Or that Maggie knew of anyway.

"Actually I can think of one big reason." Alex pointed, thinking about Fort Rozz

"Really?" Maggie said a bit surprised

"There's a lot you don't know." the agent said but quickly corrected herself when a look of frustration crossed her girlfriend's face. "But you will know... very soon. Um anyway, do you know what species it is?"

"I don't know the name of it but I do know one alien that matches the picture."

SSSSSSSSSS

"This bar is a real pit of intel." Alex stated as they walked in the alleyway leading to the always animated bar. "I'm still wondering how you found it in the first place."

"I'll tell you all about it at our little 'Reveal your secrets' party." Maggie teased, still a bit bitter.

As they entered the bar, the detective headed straight to a table in the back, near the dart game. There, a woman with blue highlights all over her body was sipping some kind of alien beverage, alone. Without asking for permission, Maggie sat in front of her as Alex stayed standing, ready to intervene.

"Look who it is. If it's not our tiny human friend." the alien greeted with a snarky tone, causing Maggie to smile with exasperation.

"I hope we're not disturbing you too much." Maggie said sarcastically. "We just have a couple of questions."

"I trust you, little cop but your cranky friend here? Not so much." the woman stated, looking at Alex up and down, causing her to stiffen

"I suggest you watch your mouth and answer our questions." Alex spat

"Relax special agent Red. No need to choke me with a stool like you did last time." the alien assured, making Maggie look at Alex in confusion for a second. "So what do you want to know?" she asked, leaning back in her seat

"Someone tried to kill Supergirl this morning." Maggie started, only to be interrupted

"So she's not dead? That's good I guess. I kinda like seeing her flying around."

"Focus." Alex sharply ordered, causing the woman to held her hands up in peace, rolling her eyes

"Here's a picture of the shooter." Maggie stated showing her the photograph. "Ring any bells?"

The blue woman leaned over the table to better see and sighed heavily, indicating she knew the person.

"I knew he wouldn't sit still." she said as she leaned back again and crossed her arms

"Who is he?" Alex pressed

"An idiot from my planet. He tried to kiss me once and I broke his nose." the woman stated, earning two impressed looks. "The guy has zero chill, he's nuts."

"Do you know where we can find him?" the detective questionned

"Give me your phone." the blue woman instructed.

Maggie obeyed without a second thought and a few seconds later, she had the address saved.

"Thanks." she said, standing up.

"Hey Maggie." the woman called as they were about to leave, making them turn around. "Be careful."

Maggie nodded and they were gone.

The detective was proud of her contacts within the alien bar. These people weren't just sources she could draw intel from anytime she wanted. Well some of them were but the majority had become friends. And if only a couple of them would actually have a drink with Maggie, the others cared about her even if they wouldn't show it. The detective was important for their community, an aid they could always lean on. And even if they weren't exactly friendly with human in general they were thankful to have Maggie on their side. After all, she could've told about their illegal alien bar. It was an alliance beneficial to both parties.

SSSSSSSSSS

It was dark. The street was empty in the less than recommendable neighborhood of National City. Only a weak street lamp was lighting the door Alex and Maggie had been fixing for the past fifteen minutes. There wasn't a sound in Maggie's car.

The detective was in the driver seat, an elbow resting on the door, chewing on her thumb from the same hand. From time to time, she would throw a quick glance at Alex. The agent was too focused on the door and the windows to notice. Maggie was worried. She was worried because Alex was looking like someone about to kill. She had seen that look before on several occasions. During missions, Alex would always look threatening and determined. But right at this moment, it was too much for Maggie's liking. Maybe too much for Alex's own good. But of course, she understood and didn't need anyone to explain her why. This was all about Kara and catching the man who tried to kill her. And Maggie knew a lot about Alex Danvers. If one thing was certain about the agent it was that she loved her little sister more than her own life.

"So... what was that about in the bar?" she asked, hoping to lighten the atmosphere

"What?" Alex said a bit confused, not very listening

"She said you...choked someone with a stool?"

"Oh yeah. That was um...when that infernian girl kidnapped you." Alex admitted with a sheepish grin

"That early huh?" Maggie teased. "So you really cared, Danvers."

"Shut up." Alex said, making her laugh.

There was an other long silence. Long enough to bring everyone back in full concentration. Alex was back to her angry and revengeful place. Maggie was back to worrying.

The detective was pulled out of her thoughts when light shined through one of the windows, giving them the first sign of life in the house since they'd gotten there.

"He's home." Maggie stated, still staring at the window.

But what she feared happened and her head brutally turned towards the passenger seat as she heard the door opening.

"What are you doing?" she exclaimed as low as possible to Alex who already had one feet outside of the car and her gun in her hand

"What do you think I'm doing? Arresting him." Alex answered, a bit annoyed, before trying to get out again

"No!" the detective whispered, grabbing her by the belt and pulling her back in, causing the door to shut

"Hey!" Alex complained

"What were you thinking? This guy is dangerous we can't go in alone." Maggie started as Alex put her gun on the dashboard, frustrated. "You have to call back up."

"Alright..." she conceded before calling the DEO. "There. You're happy?"

"Yes, very." Maggie said as a matter-of-factly. "Because now I know you won't die doing something stupid." she pointed staring at her girlfriend

Alex sighed heavily.

"It's just... He shot Kara. She could've died and she almost did." she sighed

"I know. It's personnal." Maggie concluded with a sad look.

Alex noticed and made a note for herself to ask about it later.

"Just by curiousity, what was your plan?" the detective asked with a smirk. "Burst through the door and arrest him just like that, hoping he wasn't armed or prepared to fight?

"Pretty much, yeah" Alex confessed with a sheepish grin. "Although first I was supposed to punch him in the face really hard and then, arrest him."

"Of course." Maggie agreed like it was normal, chuckling slightly.

A few minutes later, Alex received a message saying the strike team was waiting for them at the corner of the street. The two women exited the car and walked towards the rendez-vous point. On the way, Alex gave a deadly glare to the door she would take great pleasure in watching being destroyed. At the corner, a black truck was waiting. Alex went to the driver's window and a second later, two agents, fully geared up, exited the van. The back doors opened and four more got out. One agent gave Alex a radio and a bullet proof vest before turning to Maggie and giving her protection too. Alex took a minute to give her instructions.

The group split up in two. One, consisting in two agents plus Alex and Maggie, went towards the front door. The other went the other direction to cover the back door in the small garden. Her radio open, Alex positionned herself on one side of the door, Maggie behind her. In front of her, an agent was ready to open the door with a battering ram. Alex gave her signal and in an instant, a loud crash filled the street as the door opened brutaly, quickly followed by her twin on the other side of the house. Agents flooded the living-room, shouting, startling the only occupent.

It was the alien.

He shot up from his couch and took a fighting stance, furious. But eight guns ready to fire were surrounding him and he was smart enough not to engage. Still, he spun around, looking for any escape possible, growling he couldn't see one.

"Hands in the air! You're under arrest." Maggie shouted

After three very long seconds of silence and no movements, the tension rose even higher.

"Put your hands in the air now!" Maggie ordered again as all the agents took a threatening step closer, still pointing their gun at his head.

This time, the alien complied. His eyes deviated slightly from Maggie to Alex, like he recognised them. And when his angry gaze met Alex's, they both remembered. He was one of Roulette's fighters.

Slowly, defiantly, he raised his hands above his head, never breaking the battle of stare engaged with Alex. Finally, when his arms were lifted high enough, Alex took the handcuffs one of the agents handed her and walked closer to the blue alien. Her gun still raised, pointing at his back, Alex almost smiled.

"Get on your knees." she spat with force.

He obeyed.

Alex put her gun away and cuffed him, making sure to tighten the restrains more than necessary, causing the alien to grunt.

"Where is it?" she asked

"I don't know what you're talking about."

It made her furious. It was between him and her, everyone else in the room had been forgotten. This was personnal and Alex wanted to keep it that way.

"You know damn right what I'm talking about!" she shouted, pressing her gun against the back of his head

"Alex!" Maggie called, causing the agent to immediately look at her.

The detective was holding her gun low unlike everyone else who was still aiming at the alien. She locked eyes with Alex. She looked at her so intensely, with concern and supplication. Alex was panting, consummed by her own rage. But Maggie was there to calm her down. She took the man by one arm and got him to stand up.

"Where is the gun?" she asked before tilting her head at the attention of her team.

The man chuckled. Behind them, three agents lowered their weapons and started to search the place. Alex was about to ask again with more force and persuasion when an agent called her from an other room, probably the bedroom.

"Ma'am." he said loud enough.

Alex handed her prisoner to one of her men and headed to the bedroom, followed by Maggie. There, the agent pointed at an open drawer of a commode. Clothes were splattered on the bed and on the piece of furniture itself. At the bottom of the drawer, there was a gun and what could only be a set of kryptonite bullet judging by the green glow emanating from the charger.

"We got him." Maggie stated, putting a hand on her girlfriend's shoulder.

Alex looked down at her hand and closed her eyes for a brief second.

"Get this in a bag." she ordered. "We're going home."

SSSSSSSSSS

Minutes later, Alex and Maggie were at the DEO. They were exhausted. The ride back had been silent. With only the two of them in the car, it hadn't been awkward. On the contrary it at been comforting. At one point, Alex had sniffed back some tears of relief and fatigue. The next second, she had felt Maggie's hand on her thigh. So she had smiled, taken it in her own and gripped it presciously until the car was parked.

The two women were heading towards the med bay. There, they found Kara, sitting on the bed with sunlamps all around her. She was still a bit pale but she was eating pizza with Winn so she was probably more than okay. Alex cleared her throat, making them snap out of their conversation. Kara's face brightened.

"I think it's my cue to leave and get some sleep." Winn stated before getting up. "Goodnight ladies." he added, earning chuckles from Kara

"Goodnight, Winn."

"So... Feeling better I see." Alex said, sitting on the bed next to Kara

"Pizza tends to do that to me." she joked.

The agent laughed and then looked up, searching for Maggie. When she saw she was leaning against the doorframe, looking at them with a loving smile, Alex gave her one of her own. She extended one hand for her girlfriend to take. Maggie smiled even wider and stepped closer. She grabbed the offered hand and chuckled when Alex pulled her, forcing her to sit on the bed next to her.

Kara watched them with delight, realizing that she would never get tired of seeing Alex so happy. Then she figured that if both of them were here with her so late in the night, there could only be one explanation. And since Winn had told her about his findings, it was even easier to guess.

"So you got him?" the kryptonian asked, suddenly serious

"Yes." Alex confirmed, arboring the big sister confidence and comfort. "J'onn is interrogating him right now."

"Good." Kara simply said.

The young woman scooched closer to her sister and rested her head on her shoulder. She closed her eyes and let Alex's presence calm her. The agent sighed with content and put one arm around Kara's shoulder, bringing her even closer. With her other hand, Alex took Maggie's. A gesture the detective quickly accentuated by tightening her grip. Then, Alex looked at her and mouthed a thank you. Maggie's only response was a head tilt and a smile.

And just like that, the day ended in a much better place than it started.

AN: Thanks for reading!

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