Chapter 4

"This is weird," Alex said as she looked over the weapon that the National City police retrieved from the bank robbery. The DEO agent snapped a few pictures and made sure to get the serial number off of it. The evidence storage locker was quiet and they were thankful the crime techs weren't back yet.

"Right? Who has the technology to infuse the bullets with Kryptonite? Also, how do they get it to not explode when it leaves the chamber?" Maggie shook her head. They had more questions than answers right now and it was frustrating.

"I have no idea but I've got our guys trying to reverse engineer it. Any chance we could talk to the guys who tried to kill my sister?" Alex wondered.

"Not a chance. She broke the one guy's jaw and the other ones clammed up and asked for a lawyer," her girlfriend heaved a sigh as they headed out of the room.

"Kara said they weren't that bright," the redhead commented.

"They aren't. They tried to shoot her and couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. I mean let's be honest, how smart do you have to be to try and shoot Supergirl?" Maggie pointed out.

"True. Even if they knew that the bullets had Kryptonite in them after the big guy's bullets failed to do anything, they should have just dropped their weapons. Do you have names on these bright bulbs?" Alex wanted to know.

"Hard to get names when they're missing their fingerprints," the detective frowned as they worked their way back to her desk.

"What?" Her girlfriend gave her a look.

"Yeah the guys who were booking them discovered that they'd burned their fingerprints off," Maggie told her.

"This is way too organized for these mutts," Alex frowned.

"Oh I agree. The problem is who would be behind this? I mean essentially Cadmus has been dismantled. Momma Luthor Crazypants is in the wind with her psycho robot but most of their facilities don't exist anymore. The large hangar with the spaceship was destroyed, Lex's storage facility blew up, and the place where they held Supergirl and Mon-El, the DEO took control of. How would they manage to find a facility to manufacture Kryptonite bullets?" Maggie asked. They had reached her desk but did not sit down. Both had work to do after all.

"Well Momma Luthor Crazypants, as you say, has too many resources. Lena hasn't been helping her but she still managed to produce that device that kicked the Daxamites off the planet," her girlfriend pointed out.

"That's why she's a Crazypants," the detective said.

"Well I won't argue with you there. I better get back and see what the team has been up to. Hopefully they can help soon. My guess is that there are more of these guys out there," Alex heaved a sigh.

"Oh I can bet on it. Now run along before people start asking questions and save those pants for later," Maggie waggled her eyebrows.

"Oh?" Alex raised an eyebrow. Her girlfriend put her hand on her butt and gave it a squeeze. The redhead blushed but then gave a quick silly salute before heading back to the DEO. Maggie smirked and plopped back down at her desk to think.

Kara sat at her desk, not focusing on her work. Her mind was light years away stuck in the Phantom Zone. Her computer bleeped and she looked at it. Staying focused? It was Clark. Despite not having powers over people's minds like J'onn, she swore her cousin just knew what she was up to.

Oh loads, she typed. It didn't take long for him to respond – It's going to be ok. Everything is all set on my end. Kara heaved a sigh and typed – Thanks so much. I'll keep you in the loop. Please do and good luck, he answered. Kara closed the chat window and realized her article was missing about three quarters of it. Looking around to see if anyone was watching, she quickly typed up what was missing. Then it was off to Snapper via e-mail and it was just in time too.

"Kiera!"

"Yes, Miss Grant?" Kara was up on her feet as her boss rounded the corner. She'd had an afternoon meeting in which James had been pulled into. He wasn't far behind his boss and he gave Kara a little smile.

"Is your article done?" Cat asked.

"Yes, I just sent it to Snapper," the blonde replied.

"Good, my office," Cat ordered. Kara nodded and moved around her desk to follow her into her office. James gave her the "good luck" look as she went. She gave him a slight smile and hoped that the meeting would be quick.

"What's the latest on the bank robbery?" Cat wanted to know.

"Not much to go on yet. Detective Sawyer promised me an exclusive when she had something," Kara told her.

"That shouldn't stop you from doing your own digging. Where is the caliber of reporter who blogged her article despite the consequences?" Her boss wondered.

"The bank robbery is the biggest news we've had since the Daxamites were forced out of National City," the blonde shrugged.

"It has been slow. Do some digging. Get more for your next article. I don't want to put you back on puff pieces," Cat said.

"Yes Miss Grant," Kara nodded and headed back out of the office. She must have had a weird look on her face as James pulled her aside.

"Cat's being weird isn't she?" He asked.

"Yeah something is up but part of that could be her boredom with how things have been going. The city is in the middle of rebuilding and there isn't much else going on," she admitted. That's when she heard her phone ring. Quickly she picked it up and looked at the caller ID.

"It's Lena," she said.

"Good luck," James smiled.

To Be Continued…