Author's notes
Thank you for reading and commenting! I promise to be more engaging from now on and please pardon the delay between chapters. From now on I'll be following a schedule. I'll be releasing chapters on Tuesdays and Fridays. There should be about 5 to 6 chapters left in this story then my new story 'An Agent of Spring' will begin...
A few questions
I'm considering doing a recording for each chapter-what do you think? Would you listen, and on which platform?
In future Supergirl fics what types of villains would you like to see? Magical, Super, Meta, Historical?
German Translation:
What do you mean you lost it Klause? The orbs are what make the cups work! This is unacceptable!
Chapter 10 – A ghostly wind
Dreamscape. The turquoise realm.
James Olsen is floating in and out of consciousness. His eyes flutter open and he tries to move; he finds himself paralyzed. Looking around he sees floating pink orbs, a turquoise sky, and trees that seem to look on with concern as he struggles mentally to free himself. The orbs, that are just beyond his grasp, seem to hum, and preform a ballet around the alter he is trapped on. James tries to relax but is distracted by an itching in his chest.
"There are places inside all of us that no one knows and therefor can not control" James remembers J'onn saying. James focuses on his itching chest and remembers the last time he had an itch he couldn't scratch. The gully! he thinks to himself. How had he escaped deadman's gully after breaking his ankle when he was 12? He had crawled, hopped and climbed! James put his imagination to work. Finally succeeding in getting his left hand to move, he plots his escape.
James's sudden clumsy movement seems to anger the orbs, causing them to emit high pitched pulses. The sound causes James to have a seizure; as he blacks out he can see a pink orb burst forth from his chest...
Present Day. Cat Grant's penthouse.
Cat Grant is on the floor of her luxury en-suite bathroom when she hears a blood curdling scream come from her bedroom. Ignoring the searing pain in her head she scrambles to her feet. Propping herself up on the vanity she comes across a straight razor. Cat is glad that her last gentleman friend was a hipster who loved antiquated shaving tools. Grabbing the razor, she walks valiantly towards her screaming beloved.
Present Day. L-Corp.
Lena paces back and forth. "Was meinst du damit du Klaus verloren hast? Die Kugeln machen die Tassen gut! Das ist inakzeptabel" Ms. Lena I don't know what happened. We had all the components then the orbs just disappeared!" Lena looks at her computer with disgust. Klause is glad they are separated by several time zones. Lena shakes her head. "Your incompetence is costing me millions! Expect a visit from Mr. Braun." Lena slams her laptop shut, then impulsively throws it against the wall. "Scheisse!"
Present day. Cat Grant's Penthouse.
Throwing open the bathroom door Cat Grant screams "Stop!" The bone eater, who has stolen her face, pauses and looks at her curiously. Kara's screams fade to a loud groan. Not taking her eyes off the bone eater, Cat approaches the side of the bed slowly. Kara is on her stomach with her head hanging off the side. Cat kneels down and whispers in Kara's ear. "Forgive me." Cat quickly grabs a hand full of the fur coat and cuts off a chunk with the razor. The bone eater's eyes widen with horror. She lets go of Kara's spine and lunges at Cat. Cat stuffs the fresh cut fur in her mouth and falls backward. Kara manages to roll on to the coat at the same time and they disappear together. The bone eater screams. "Nooooo!"
Present day. D.E.O
J'onn hears Kara's psychic scream and immediately deploys a team to Cat Grant's penthouse. Alex wanders in and wonders what the commotion is about. "What's going on?" Alex asks J'onn as he changes into his Martian form. "Kara's in danger." Alex freezes for a few seconds. "Go get her, I'll follow with the strike team" she says finally walking towards the armory. J'onn flies off without giving a reply. Alex arms herself in record time and is jogging towards the exit when she hears Cat Grant's voice. "She needs a doctor!" Alex turns toward the balcony to find Cat Grant covered with blood and Kara with her spine sticking out of her back. "I need a stretcher!" Alex yells. Alex can't believe what she is seeing.
Kara, with her spine sill sticking out of her back, attempts to stand. "Kar you gotta keep still; keep still!" Alex says softly. The stretcher arrives, they slide the transfer board under Kara carefully and lift her onto the gurney. In the blink of an eye they are in the medical bay and Alex and three other doctors are trying to decide how to get Kara's spine back into her body.
5 minutes later. Cat Grant's penthouse
J'onn, in his human form, lands on the balcony and rushes through the door. He finds a woman with Cat Grant's face and violet eyes staring back at him. "What have you done with her?" J'onn demands. The bone eater licks her fingers and smiles. J'onn lunges at her; she evades him easily. She sniffs the air. "A green Martian; how Rao has blessed me on this day!" She says lunging at him with her nails fully extended.