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Alex
Alex Danvers prided herself (usually) on being in control, and being able to take control of stressful situations. That's why she was 100 percent certain that she was seriously dropping the ball at the moment.
She had a sobbing (well...she was over the actual sobbing part mostly, and was actually just sniffling... but still) MAYBE Kryptonian, MAYBE Kara in her arms, on a MAYBE alternative Earth. She had no proof that any of this was even real, or that she wasn't just being tricked. Somehow she was still here, kneeled down on a dirty roof in nothing but her pajamas anyway. She was definitely going to blame her stupidity on lack of sleep, and maybe her brain being scrambled by the V.O.D. because this was all very unlike her.
She could feel Kara's arms wrapped around El from the other side.
Alex's brain was finally starting to process the possible danger she was in... THEY were in, if in fact the Kara in the super suite was even her Kara at all. Maybe this strange place had been sucking Kara Zor Els in for some time...or maybe neither of these were Kara's at all...
She slowly disentangled herself from the embrace, but continued to run an absentminded hand up and down El's back.
El seemed to be coming back to herself as well, beginning to straighten and move away, gazing at Alex in distrust now, and something that looked a lot like Anger. Standing abruptly, unbalancing Kara on the other side, she glared down at the brunette.
"Who are you, and what are you doing here." The accusation was clear in her voice, cold fire simmering in blue eyes that seemed like they were just beginning to glow.
Dear Rao. Alex just wanted like 3 hours of sleep before she got fried from some alternate Kara's heat vision. This day just kept getting crapper. She was now sitting (thanks to El's abrupt change in elevation) on a gross roof, scrambling backwards to try to reach the pistol that was several feet away. The immediate threat enough to get her adrenaline going again.
There was sudden rush of air and then all she could see was blue and red and the back of a blonde hair.
"Listen Lady, you need to Back. Off. My. Sister."
Alex let out a sigh of relief as Kara stood between her and El. (She really hoped this was her Kara) Kara's stance was defensive, and Alex took a moment to finish reaching her gun and springing up to stand behind Kara's shoulder, eyeing El.
"WHO ARE YOU?!" El seemed to below. Her arm raised and the strange crossbows arms extended as it was pointed at them.
"Oh Lady, bring it! Because I am THIS close to-"
Alex reached out and grabbed Kara's arm as she demonstrated how close 'this' was by holding her thumb and index finger apart.
"Kara. Just… Wait. Just wait a second. EVERYONE, let's just take a second and breathe, ok? I- I just need a second." She stated in her best Agent Danvers Now Listen To Me voice. She had one hand still gripped around Kara's bicep, and hand holding her pistol was used to emphasize her point by thrusting it at the rooftop. She took a deep breath and released it slowly as Kara seemed to relax under her touch. "Look, El right?" She asked, glancing at the still fuming woman in (well steampunk was as close as she could come to describing her outfit) strange clothes and waited for the stiff nod. "Ok, look. My name is Alex Danvers-"
"Agent. AGENT Alex Danvers." Kara interjected. Her arms crossed now that Alex had removed her hand and come up to stand next to the blonde.
Alex sighed, but was relieved to see that the mini crossbow was now pointed more at the floor then at them.
"AGENT Alex Danvers." She repeated, giving Kara a slightly exasperated look. "And I'm not sure exactly where we are. We're from Earth, but I'm not sure what exactly is going on. We didn't exactly come here on purpose…"
"Bullshit." The clipped response from El startled both of the other woman with the use of profanity. "THIS is earth. And you ARE NOT Alex Danvers. I don't know who you are, or what you are trying to do… And who are you?" El asked, her gaze flicking to Kara.
Alex could feel Kara bristle next to her. "I'm Supergirl."
Alex wanted to rip her hair out. JUST. WHY? This was all so complicated. "ENOUGH!" She shouted, causing both Zor El's to look somewhat sheepish. "Look. I don't know how we got here. I AM Alex Danvers, just obviously not YOUR Alex… and I'm sorry for that… but we aren't here on purpose. I'm not sure what is going on. I don't even know if this is MY Kara… so can we just relax for a minute and try to figure out what is going on without everyone trying to kill one another."
Kara looked somewhat hurt by her revelation, while El looked more interested than upset.
"Alex! Of course it's me… I went to your apartment after you called, and followed you through the Vortex when it sucked you through the door! I can't believe y-"
Alex immediately felt better. It was her Kara then. That was at least ONE thing that had gone right today. "Ok. Ok. Sorry. We'll discuss you jumping through a vortex to who knows where later." She cut in. "Now… I think we can probably rule out black mercy or-"
El finally seemed to be catching up to the conversation. "Stop." She said warily. "I think it would be best if we don't speak anymore here. I'm still not sure what's going on, but you're both coming back with me to base, and we'll let them figure out what to do with you." She nodded resolutely, squaring her shoulders. "If you are who you say you are; we have someone who will be able to verify your story."
Alex was hesitant to go with a stranger to who knew where, but if El was taking them to J'onn (if J'onn even existed on this Earth, or this place) then he would easily be able to look inside Alex's mind and verify the truth… although she wasn't exactly thrilled about her violation of privacy. She was also not thrilled to be barefoot and in her pajamas. It wasn't great from a tactical standpoint…or for that matter a comfort one. It was freaking chilly out.
El was eyeing her, seemingly debating while Kara seemed to be watching El, trying to keep herself somewhat placed between Alex and El at all times.
El seemed to come to a decision and grabbed the shoulder strap for her (sword?) weapon and pulled it off. Carefully she pulled off her long jacket, exposing the corset looking leather that wrapped up over her shoulders and ended up also having two knives strapped where normally guns would be. She took a tentative step forward towards Alex, completely ignoring a high strung Supergirl.
"Here. It's cold. I'm sorry I don't have shoes…"
Alex gave a half smile and accepted the coat. "Thank you." Usually she would be leerier of accepting, but it was cold and what choice did she really have?
"Alex. Oh my Rao. I didn't…" Kara seemed upset for not really noticing Alex's attire… or lack thereof. "I'll carry you." She decided, going in to try to carry her bridal style while El looked between amused and affronted, and Alex jumped to the side to avoid alien arms.
"No way, are you carrying me like that." She stated firmly as she slipped her arms into the warm jacket. "bend down." She added once she was done adjusting the coat.
She wrapped her arms around Kara's shoulders from behind and jumped onto her back, wrapping her legs around the Kryptonian's waste in a piggyback position so she could still take in her surroundings.
Kara adjusted to the body on her back and looked to El. "Ok, where to? Do you have the DEO here?"
El looked confused, but shook her head. "I don't know what that is, but we are going to see my friends. Follow me, and try to stay out of sight. There are people here I would really rather avoid." She added as she headed towards the staircase.
"Wait? Aren't we flying?" Kara asked, confused.
Alex watched as El whipped around, eyes wide.
"Y-you can still fly?"
"What? Of course I can fly!?" It had started as insulted and ended several octaves higher and with a question. She hovered off the ground several inches just to prover her point as Alex on. "Wait…"
"What do you mean 'still'?" Alex cut in.
"It's better if I explain when we get there. Just stay close to me, and close to the ground." Came the cryptic reply, and El started heading across the roof and jumped over the edge to the ground below.
Kara
Kara felt like she had been plummeted back into the musical nightmare with Berry Allen. Everything was just so wrong, so strange. Alex was the only thing that even somewhat made sense… and even that was confusing right now. Was this an alternate Earth? If so, then seriously, what was up with the Alex and Kara from here?
She had spent a good portion of the time on the roof with her brain on overload, only able to get it together when it seemed she needed to protect Alex from El. AGAIN, how was Alex so OK being around this woman who had just randomly kissed her a few minutes ago.
Then… crap… Alex was in her pajamas, and didn't even have shoes, and was probably pretty cold. It was totally too cold for humans to be in short shorts and a tank top right? Probably. And of course El would give Alex her jacket… but it's not like Kara could just give Alex her cape.
As Alex climbed onto her back and readjusted her weight, Kara side eyed El skeptically. El seemed to be watching Alex strangely. Her gaze lingered for a long time… which was understandable, but Kara still didn't trust the other woman. Hopefully where ever they were headed wouldn't be a trap, and they would be able to figure out where they were and how to get home (where things made sense).
She was set to take off and follow El when she was jolted back into paying attention to something other than Alex wrapped around her. (She had to make sure that Alex wasn't going to fall off on the flight of course… and make sure that she was safe… she was going to have to compensate for turns with her cape unable to work properly… there were a lot of factors to consider, ok?) El couldn't fly?
Before the blonde could fully comprehend that El was unable (it seemed) to fly, she was following her over the side of the building and into the deserted streets. Using some of her speed to catch up and keep pace with El. She made an effort to keep from jostling Alex on her back as much as possible, and pulled her close to try to share as much of her heat as possible, wrapping the ends of her cape over her legs as her arms gripped onto torso.
They made it across the city without much incident. Kara saw very few people, and those they did they avoided. It seemed that El possessed the ability to jump several stories, as she did so several times. They continued on until they reached an area near the water, that Kara was not very familiar with, and then El stopped in a secluded alley and pulled up a sewer grate.
Kara looked down into the darkness skeptically. The silence of the city was still eerie, and she was skeptical to journey into the darkness below with Alex being so vulnerable.
"Come on, before someone sees." Insisted El, motioning at the opening.
"Down the rabbit hole we go then." She heard Alex mutter over her shoulder as she stepped over the manhole and slowly let herself descend until she was hovering barely over the shallow water of the sewer. (No need to ruin her boots)
El climbed onto the first rung of the steps and pulled the cover back over, cutting off the light filtering in from overhead. It wasn't a problem really for Kara, but it seemed that maybe El's eyesight was not as good, because as she hit the bottom rung and stepped onto the floor, she brought out what looked like a small metal disc, and twisted it in half. The disc began to glow a deep red light, illuminating the tunnel around them.
"What is that?" Alex asked quietly. Kara didn't need to see her to know that her eyes were alight with scientific curiosity. She could feel Alex shifting on her back, trying to see more over her shoulder.
"Lena's invention. Not a lot of battery manufactures anymore." Came the reply, El stepping closer to show Alex the light closer up for a moment, then starting to lead them down tunnel.
"Lena? Lena is here?" Kara asked excitedly. If Lena was here, then maybe she could help figure out what had happened to bring them here. Alex and Lena were both brilliant…if they only had, "What about Winn?"
El almost tripped over her own feet, but recovered quickly, "You know Lena and Winn?" She asked, glancing over her shoulder for a moment, before reaching a dead end in the tunnel they had just turned down.
"Yes. It seems like an alternative Earth is looking like a good theory at this point." Alex mused out loud, and El seemed to find something she was looking for on the wall and pressed a small metal rod into it.
The wall swung open and El led the way inside.