Chapter 11
Kara's cell phone buzzed in her pocket but she ignored it. She and Lena were heading back for the latter's car so that the former could be dropped off at CatCo. Kara had not told her about the DEO or the fact that Alex was a part of the operation. She wanted to tell her but she figured, one bombshell at a time, especially since she hadn't been able to talk any of this over with J'onn.
The blonde's phone buzzed again in her pocket and this time she knew she couldn't ignore it. She pulled it out and quickly answered it.
"Yes?" Not wanting to give away who was on the other end of the line.
"You need to come in NOW. We have a lead but we don't know where he is and what he's up to. Hank says it'll be safer and Mon-El is losing his mind," Alex was careful in how she worded things.
"I'm almost there," it was a lie but she had intended to slip over to the DEO once she dealt with Miss Grant.
"Better be. Stay safe," with that the call ended and Kara stuffed her phone away.
"Who was it?" Lena asked as they approached the exterior doors. Her friend was about to answer when she heard something, something that no one else around her could hear. She put a hand out to stop Lena but the raven haired woman had already started to open the door.
"Get down!" Kara grabbed her just as a bullet whizzed by them and into the wall. She pulled her friend back inside.
"What was that?" Lena was glad to have been pulled out of the path of the projectile.
"He's reloading," the blonde said.
"He's outside?" Lena's eyes went wide.
"So it would seem. I don't see any of your enemies trying to hurt you in broad daylight. He's trying to see if he can draw me out," Kara gritted her teeth before whipping out her phone and sending a group text to Alex and Maggie – 911 at Lena's office.
"You can't go out there, especially since…" the raven haired woman trailed off. She was right of course. Kara had no super suit and no way to stop Kryptonite bullets. Before either one could say anything however, Kara heard the next shot coming and shielded Lena with her body as the shot shattered the glass of the door. The bullet embedded itself in the floor and Kara suddenly didn't feel well and fell backwards toward the shattered door. Lena threw her purse over the bullet hole in the floor before looking at her friend. She seemed a little better but the purse wasn't exactly lined with lead and it wouldn't provide much of a barrier. She pulled her away from the opening as alarms inside the L Corp headquarters went off.
"We have to get out of here. My security teams will be here soon and they can't see you like this," Lena said.
"I agree. We just need to hold out a little while longer. Maggie is only a few minutes out," Kara told her.
"Maggie?" The raven haired woman wasn't sure she remembered a Maggie. It was then that she could hear police sirens.
"The police are almost here," Lena said.
"Good. Your security is on their way, I can hear them coming. Follow their instructions and I promise we'll meet up later," Kara told her. Her friend grabbed her purse and removed the lead poisoning cure and shoved it into the blonde's purse.
"Tell Mon-El I hope this helps. Let me know you're ok as soon as you can," Lena told her.
"You've got it," Kara smiled slightly and watched as Lena started to run down the hall in the direction that security was coming. The sounds of screeching tires made the blonde turn her focus toward the shattered door. She could see Maggie and Alex inside the car and she heard more sirens in the distance. They had to get away while the getting was good.
Alex rushed out of the car and Kara stood up and stumbled out of the broken door. No shots were being fired and the further she got away from the bullet the better she felt. Alex grabbed her sister and flung open the back door of Maggie's car and they climbed inside.
"Drive!" Alex shouted.
"On it!" Maggie floored it and the car raced down the street.
To Be Continued…