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"Hey Winn." Mon-El smiled as he walked through the DEO control room. "Why so glum?"
"Kara was attacked by some alien and now she's unconscious." Winn explained.
"What alien?" Mon-El asked concerned, before seeing an image on the screen. "Wait, is that what attacked her?"
"Um yes." Winn asked looking up. "Do you know it?"
"And it touched her?" Mon-El questioned ignoring Winn's question.
"Well more she touched it, but yeah."
"Skin to skin?" Mon-El pressed.
"I think so. But I wasn't there. Alex was though."
"Thanks." Mon-El said rushing off towards the infirmary.
"Alex, I need to talk to you." He said rushing in.
"Now's not a good time." Alex said as she sat next to Kara.
"It is the only time. It is about the creature that attacked her." He pressed.
"You know what it was?" J'onn asked from the side.
"Yes, it was a Narth. They are telepathic creatures, very reclusive. They are not violent but they have a unique defence mechanism. If anyone touches them they get put in a dream like state where they experience visions."
"What type of visions?" J'onn asked.
"From what I know it is different for everyone. But normally they play on fears or concerns. Some describe it as being trapped in a nightmare, some see different histories or futures, what could have happened or what will happen if they didn't exist, some relive past traumas. Any negative thoughts the person may have influences the visions." Mon-El explained.
"But they wake up?" Alex asked.
"Normally. I have only heard of rare cases where the victim dies."
"What aren't you telling us?" J'onn asked.
"The ones who survive are scarred by the incident. Being trapped in the vision is easy, it is the recovery that takes time. Kara has been through a lot. For all we know she is reliving the death of Krypton again and again. It may not be easy for her when she wakes."
"What if we get her out of there?" Alex asked before looking at J'onn and suggesting. "We could use the technology we used when she was attacked by the Black Mercy."
"Kara survived the Black Mercy?" Mon-El asked.
"Yes. I managed to jump into the dream and got her to wake up." Alex said.
"We could set up the equipment in an hour." J'onn said after a moment's consideration.
"Then it won't be needed. Normally the exposed person wakes within two hours." Mon-El interjected.
"That doesn't sound so bad." Alex said optimistically.
"Except in dreams time passes differently. I have heard of some people who woke within an hour, but were convinced they had been imprisoned for five years." Mon-El recalled.
"So what can we do?" Alex asked.
"Right now, nothing. But when she wakes she may need a lot of help." Mon-El warned.
-00-
"Kara?" Alex asked noticing her sister was waking up. "Kara can you hear me?"
"Alex?" Kara asked opening her eyes.
"Right here. How are you feeling?"
"What happened?" Kara asked confused.
"You touched a Narth and it telepathically knocked you out. Do you remember anything?" Alex asked as she looked at all the readings.
"No."
"Mon-El said the contact induces visions." Alex said giving her full attention to Kara.
"Visions?"
"Yeah. Do you remember them?"
"No." Kara said.
"You sure?"
"I'm sure. Maybe my powers stopped it?" Kara suggested.
"Maybe." Alex said sounding unconvinced, especially when she saw how defeated her sister looked. "Try to get some rest. I'm going to run some tests and make sure you're okay."
"I'm fine. I'll go, I don't need to be here." Kara said sitting up only to find Alex trying to push her down.
"Kara, at the very least it knocked you out for two hours. You are not going anywhere until I am sure it didn't fry your brain."
"Fine." Kara said as she lay back down.
-00-
"Hey." Alex said having seen Maggie hover outside the infirmary.
"What happened?" Maggie asked.
"She got knocked out by a telepathic being." Alex said.
"She okay?"
"She said she is, but I'm not sure she is telling me everything." Alex said glancing back to the infirmary unaware that Kara was listening to the conversation. "I know you have tickets for tonight but do you mind if we take a rain check?"
"Of course not." Maggie said. "You need to be there for Kara."
"You sure?" Alex said.
"Of course I am. Call if you need anything."
"I will. Thank you." Alex said before re-entering the infirmary.
"Go." Kara said as Alex approached her.
"Sorry?" Alex asked.
"Go to the thing with Maggie tonight. I'm fine."
"Eavesdrop much?" Alex asked.
"Please don't do this?" Kara asked.
"Do what?"
"Put your life on hold because if me."
"Looking after you after you were telepathically zapped is not putting my life on hold." Alex said. "After what you've been through you are not spending tonight alone."
-00-
"Kara, I know you're in there." Alex said banging on the apartment door a few hours later. When she didn't get a response she threatened. "Open up or I am coming in."
"What are you doing here?" Kara asked finally opening her door.
"Nice to see you too." Alex said dryly pushing her way into Kara's apartment.
"Alex, I told you I was fine."
"And I told you, you weren't being alone tonight." Alex countered just before she noticed the huge, but empty, bakery box on the coffee table causing her to ask. "So you going to tell me about the visions?"
"There were no visions." Kara said.
"So why the comfort eating?"
"Alex, I'm fine. I just need to figure some things out."
"Some things?" Alex asked.
"Work things. And unless you have got a degree in journalism in the last few hours you are not the right person to help. You should go see Maggie. I have an early meeting with Snapper tomorrow that probably won't end well so I'm just going to get an early night."
"Kara-" Alex started only for her sister to cut in.
"I was just about to go to bed. I am really really tired."
"You sure?"
"I'm sure. Go see Maggie."
In response Alex drew Kara into a big hug. When she eventually pulled back she said.
"If you're really tired, I will let you sleep. But tomorrow we are talking."
-00-
"Hey Kara!" Mon-El smiled as Kara walked through the DEO.
"Hey." She responded.
"So I heard about the Narth. How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine." Kara said. "Good thing I have powers."
"Sure." Mon-El said sounding like he didn't believe her.
"So how was the date?" Kara asked changing subjects.
"The date?" Mon-El asked momentarily confused.
"With Eve." Kara reminded him.
"Oh Eve, yes the date. Right. It was great and she is great." He smiled.
"That's good." Kara replied. "I'm happy for you."
"Are you sure you are okay after the Narth?" Mon-El asked.
"I'm fine. But I am late so see you around." She said walking past him.
"See I don't think you are." Mon-El said as Alex jogged towards them.
"Kara, there's a drone attack."
"Where?"
"The Blaze stadium."
"I'm on it." She said disappearing in a blur.
-00-
When Kara arrived on the scene she saw five drones firing into the crowd and the pitch as police and stewards desperately tried to usher people to safety. Seeing one blast of energy heading straight towards a group of children she flew to intercept using her body as a shield. When the danger had passed she used her heat vision and knocked the drone out of the sky before heading to the next target.
"Kara, we'll be there in three minutes." Alex said over the ear piece.
"May not need you they're not that hard to get rid of." Supergirl said as she blasted another two from the sky. Only this time as one of them exploded it released an electro magnetic pulse that caused every electronic gadget to fry, including Kara's earpiece. Removing the smouldering remnants she focused on the final two drones that seemed unaffected by the pulse.
As she approached the nearer of the two it opened fire on her, but rather than a harmless beam it sent her crashing to the turf.
Shaking off the effects she took to the sky dodging another blast as she went. With the drone continuing to fire at her she weaved through the sky looking for a way to defeat or deflect. Before she had a plan she was hit in the back by another blast and was knocked into the roof. Managing to grab hold of a railing she stopped her self being sent further backwards before she lifted up a panel to use it as a shield. Only as she flew once more she realised the drone had changed its target and was now firing at the DEO agents who had arrived and were swarming the pitch. Diving downwards she managed to protect the agents with her make shift shield once again obtaining the drones attention.
As she struggled to deflect the shots from the drone she was aware of a lot of shouting behind her. Turning slightly she didn't see what the excitement was about, but her brief lapse in concentration allowed the drone to hit her once more, again sending her to the ground.
As she shook off the effects of the fall she stared upwards and unleashed her heat vision once more sending the drone into oblivion. But as it exploded she heard a gunshot from behind her. Turning she saw Alex lying on the ground, her black tactical clothing darker and damp round her stomach.
"Alex!" Kara cried before scrambling over to her sister. No longer caring about the other drone that J'onn was battling. The sight of her sister lying motionless caused all of her strength to evaporate and nausea set in. As she reached her she barely had the strength to stand and collapsed to her knees by Alex's side.
"Get away." She heard Maggie order and she couldn't blame the detective, Alex was dying and it was her fault. "Kara! Get away from her." Maggie shouted moments she felt hands on her arms pulling her away from her sister.
"Kara, get back." J'onn barked as he landed at Alex's side having dispatched the final drone.
"Damn it." J'onn muttered before he started applying pressure to the wound.
Kara stumbled backwards, the nausea still rising, unable to look, Alex was dying, maybe dead and it was her fault. She had failed.
"I'm taking her." J'onn said before scooping Alex into his Martian arms and flying her back to the DEO. As she watched her sister being flown towards safety she felt her strength return and wanted to chase after J'onn, only she felt Maggie's hand on her shoulder moments before Maggie said.
"Kara, you have to stay away from Alex."
The words stung but Kara knew it was true. Just like in her Narth induced visions she cursed those around her. Unable to take it any more she flew off.
-TBC...
A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing.
