Chapter 6

"Well that was loads of fun," Wells said sarcastically as he and Kara were flung out of the portal created by Cisco's contraption. Kara could tell he was a little wobbly on his feet and she helped steady him. They had landed inside DEO headquarters, near the main watch area, which was mostly deserted due to the late hour.

"Takes some getting used to, that's for sure. Thanks again for coming," she smiled.

"Thank me if it works," Wells told her.

"Kara, what are you doing here so late? Who is your friend?" Doctor Milo asked as he walked out of the lab.

"I could ask you the same question, but we need your help. Doctor Milo, this is Harrison Wells from Earth Two. He has been helping out Barry and the team back on Earth One," she told him.

"Glad to meet you," Milo extended a hand and Wells shook it.

"Impressive headquarters, I'm assuming you've been in the lab all day?" Wells got right to business.

"Winn and Ricky just left to get some pizza. Hope you're hungry. As for the lab, yes. We've almost got the suit completed and I've been doing a little side work with trying to find a cure for the lead poisoning as it were. The problem is, that a cure has to be complete and right now we don't have a process in which we can speed up healing time under a few months," Milo frowned.

"That's why Kara came to get me. I have a plan but it will only work if you have some of Mon-El's DNA on file and if you can replicate it," the Earth Two scientist told him.

"I do and we can. We ran a host of tests when he first landed on Earth. We can't get blood samples from Kryptonians or Daxamites due to their abilities but DNA just takes a cheek swab. Though now you have me curious as to why you would need it," the doctor said.

"Experimental science is always a question so we need to get to work," Wells gestured toward the lab.

"I'd love to join you but there would seem to be trouble, I must attend to," Kara smiled and then headed for the big open door, clothes coming off as she went. Down to her super suit, she was out the window in a flash. Wells shook his head as Milo went and scooped up her clothes.

"She'll be back for those. I just hope she'll be ok with those Kryptonite bullets around every time she goes out, it could be her last," the doctor said. He was obviously very concerned. Wells nodded knowing just how it felt.

Kara landed in front of the Museum of Art and took a quick scan of the building with her x-ray vision. There were four armed men inside stealing priceless pieces of artwork. They'd tripped the alarm and in the distance she could hear the National City Police on their way. Knowing that she couldn't wait and knowing that those guns could have Kryptonite bullets in them, triggered a feeling she wasn't used to, apprehension. Shaking her head, she moved up into the sky as the crew headed for the doors.

"It isn't nice to take things that aren't yours," she told them as they walked out the front door.

"Who made you boss?" One of the men lipped at her and then they opened fire. Kara dodged the bullets as best she could and as they neared her she could feel them radiating Kryptonite. She had to end this fast. Using her super breath, she tried to freeze the weapons so they'd be useless. The men scattered but she was able to get two of them. Their weapons now inoperable, they turned to run. Kara let them and turned her focus to the other two who were still shooting at her. She was able to get the third one, gluing him to his spot on the ground with her super breath and ruining his weapon. The fourth was now just running for his life, firing over his shoulder, without looking. Kara dove at him, using her super breath to try and knock him down without getting close. She succeeded and then she scooped the gun up and flung it away from her.

"Who do you work for?" Kara demanded, grabbing the man by the shirt collar and hauling him up off the ground.

"Like I'm telling you," he said. She was unused to such defiance but she figured that the bullets must be making them feel more confident.

"I can think of a few good reasons why you would," Kara said as her eyes started to glow, maybe a little scaring was necessary. Before the man could answer however, the sound of a gun being fired distracted her. She turned her head and a bullet ripped through her shoulder and into the man she was questioning, killing him. Kara let go of him and collapsed down to the pavement holding her shoulder. She looked around; unable to tell where the shot came from. By now, the police had arrived. They approached her; concerned that she was sitting down on the ground.

"Sniper!" She shouted to them. They all rushed back to the cover their vehicles provided. Another shot sounded and Kara ducked behind a trash can. The bullet wasn't aimed at them. It hit the third man who was frozen to the ground, killing him.

The pain in Kara's shoulder grew and she pressed it even harder, trying to stop the bleeding. It had slowed significantly, which was a good sign but she couldn't move with the sniper out there and the police had to be thoroughly confused, considering bullets never scared her before. Turning her head, she peered through the trash can and up into the high rise across the street from the museum. She couldn't see anything and just to test a theory, she stuck her leg out from behind the trash can. Nothing happened, so she made a break for it to the nearest police car.

"Supergirl, what's wrong?" The officer asked, noticing her shoulder was dropped lower than the other. She'd let go of it, hoping no one would notice.

"I'm a little under the weather," she lied, trying to hide her blood covered hand.

"What's going on?" A familiar voice called from the next car over. It was Maggie.

"Supergirl is in a bad way. They did something to her," the officer called over. Maggie quickly sent a text to Alex. They needed DEO assistance as soon as possible. Then she kept her head down and moved to the spot where Kara and the officer were hiding behind the car.

"Shit," Maggie cursed under her breath when she saw Kara trying to hide her shoulder wound and failing.

"Help is on the way. SWAT is sweeping the building across the street," the detective gave her a wink.

"Good. What about the other two thieves?" The blonde asked.

"They got away but we'll worry about them later. It would seem that someone was sent to clean up their mess," Maggie frowned.

"I'm getting light headed," Kara admitted, not wanting to pass out completely but struggling to stay awake. Her mind was racing a mile a minute trying to figure out why this bullet had hurt so much more than the other one.

"What do we do?" The officer asked, completely confused.

"We man up and do what we have to do. Help me get her into the car," Maggie barked at him. Carefully they helped her, partially stand up, and the officer then opened the door to the back of the car. Kara moved inside almost under her own steam and heaved a sigh once she was seated. Maggie leaned in and whispered,

"I got you. Alex is on her way to headquarters." Kara nodded slightly and Maggie backed up, closed the door, and got in the front seat. She revved the engine and gunned the vehicle backwards, starting the turn to face the vehicle in the right direction. Blaring the siren, she pressed the accelerator down and they headed for DEO headquarters.

To Be Continued…