Hey everyone, so it took me a little while to decide on where to go with this chapter but I finally decided on this to further the plot a little, and I have a vague idea of where I want it to go next so stay tuned! :D
As always, thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy! xxx
"Any luck tracking the alien?" Supergirl hovered over Winn's shoulder at the DEO, peering at his screen and trying to make sense of the fast moving squiggles and complex outputs that the agency's main computer genius was furiously tapping out on his keyboard.
"Not yet. I'm working on it" Winn replied, still typing "we know it doesn't emit the radiation constantly… So either it's linked to its built in weapon, it has a way to shield itself (but if it does then why does it only do so sporadically…) or what I think is most likely, is wherever it retreats to after attacking is masking the radiation. But we don't have any way to generate this form of radioactivity so we can't test it to see how it reacts with common barriers such as lead. If we could find out what materials can act as a shield to the radiation then we could cross reference that with structures in and around the city..." Winn finally halted his keyboard hammering and lifted his fingers to his head, trying to massage the oncoming headache away.
"You think its hiding somewhere in National city?"
Winn spun around in his chair, his arms now stretching out behind his head "Well… we know it has speed, but there's no evidence that it can fly… yet, so yea, in order for it to only be showing up in the city at the locations we know about, then my bet is that it's hiding out here somewhere…"
"Could someone be helping it? Controlling it?"
"What? As in could someone be sending it towards the target and then collecting it afterwards in something that masks the signal..?"
"Yea?"
"Well there were no aircraft (that we could detect) at any of the sites… And no subway stations close enough… So if that's the case, it has to be a vehicle… And it's not like the guy is small… so it would need to be at least a small van..." Winn's voice trailed off as he focussed on the task at hand, his fingers already back to speeding over the keyboard to set up a CCTV search for suitable vans and lorries at all of the known locations the alien had been seen.
"Let me know if you find something?"
"Sure..." Winn replied over his shoulder, already deep into his search.
"Hey guys! Any news?" Alex called out as she entered the brain centre of the DEO. Maggie hopping along beside her on crutches (she had lovingly refused Alex's help, intent on moving under her own, if slightly slower and wobbly, power).
"Not yet." J'onn replied without looking up. He was standing at the central table, sifting through a pile of paperwork as agents moved around the space, intent on their own tasks.
"Maggie!" Vasquez jumped up from her post at a nearby desk and dashed over to the Detective after hearing Alex's voice. "How are you feeling? Can I get you anything?"
"No, I'm good thanks, my girl's been taking good care of me" Everyone in the vicinity pretended not to notice the way Agent Danvers' face flushed furiously at those words.
"Good, you deserve it." Vasquez winked at Alex "Thanks again for what you did; I wouldn't have made it if you hadn't distracted that ice cube."
"Don't mention it, you would've done the same for one of us" Maggie smiled, before hopping along to a nearby chair to sit (she may be determined to hobble along by herself but that didn't mean she couldn't sit down occasionally). Alex followed behind, holding the chair as the detective sat.
"Thanks babe."
"She's right you know, you saved us all… It should have been me… I should have been the one to dive in; she's my responsibility… not yours…" Alex said sadly "I just… froze…"
"I know you Danvers, you froze for barely a second before you decided you were gonna run headlong into danger… I couldn't let you do that… Not when you're still recovering from the last time you faced him down." Maggie shifted in her seat and rested her crutches on the floor. "You are the bravest person I know Ally… I was terrified that day…. Terrified I was going to lose you when we've only just started… We're going to have so many firsts Danvers. And I refuse to let that homicidal creature stop us!" Maggie grabbed Alex's hand and tugged her closer; she reached up to caress her cheek and pulled her down for a soft kiss.
Maggie rested her head against Alex's forehead "Ride or die Danvers."
"Ahem…" J'onn coughed from his central location "Agent Danvers? I need you to look at something over here."
"Of course Director" Alex smiled at Maggie, kissed her once more and turned back to focus on her space dad and the DEO's current search.
"What do you need?" Alex asked the Director, moving in to get a closer look at what he was focussed on.
"I've been reading through some of our older archived records to see if anyone has come across this type of radiation in the past, since Winn hasn't found anything on any current existing database, and he's looked through them all…"
"Any luck?"
"No, there doesn't seem to be anything here either" J'onn sighed and set the papers down "I think we might need to bring in someone else on this"
"Who were you thinking of?" Alex asked
"Well I thought we could start with Lena Luthor, she has so far proven to be an ally against her Mother and I believe would be willing to help with this as well. I need you to take information on the radiation to her and see what she makes of it."
"Did you mention Lena?" a whoosh announced Supergirl who had rushed over as soon as her super hearing had picked up the mention of the CEO's name "I can go talk to her!" She said excitedly, turning swiftly to launch into flight.
"Supergirl wait!" J'onn managed to call out just before she left the building. "You can't go to Ms. Luthor"
"Why not?"
"I need you elsewhere. Agent Danvers?" J'onn turned to Alex "I need you to head over to the new L. Corp headquarters with this" he handed her a flash drive.
"Of course sir", she turned to Maggie "will you be OK here babe?"
"Sure, wheel me over to Winn and I'll see if I can make myself useful"
Alex pushed Maggie's chair closer to Winn and kissed her softly on the lips "I'll be back soon." She headed out of the DEO, making her way to the spare bike she kept in the underground DEO garage.
After Alex was out of the building, Supergirl turned to J'onn and said angrily "Why did you stop me?"
"Because I need you to go and see Maxwell Lord."
"But…"
"We need as much help as well can get with this Supergirl, and if I send you to Lord Tech there's more chance of getting information out of him than just giving him a black eye…"
Supergirl grinned; she knew how her sister and the obnoxious genius often butted heads, usually with Maxwell coming off worse. "OK, I'll go and see him".
