Chapter 7: Reigning Territory (9 PM)
One call to the DEO and the Director, now patched up thanks to Lena's and Amelia's efforts, and she was relieved to hear of Brainy's breakthrough leaving her agency kryptonite free. For precaution she'd sent Susan and Jess back since she seemed to catch a little eye foreplay and Jess was more of a genius than perhaps Lena at times. She'd figured out how to leech the kryptonite from Alura from the bullet that had hit her and exploded into several pieces within her body. She was the best to go back to inspect that single issue. Alex had called Remzi and his explanation as to how many of her agents had been effected was a spiraling number and made her swallow hard. Luckily that too had been resolved.
Lena approached her with coffee in hand to let out a heavy sigh with Alex looking her way. She nodded and took what was offered.
"Alura is resting and Kara's vitals seem to have improved greatly." Lena shared and got a smile from Alex in return.
"Thank you Lena. Not just for this. For everything."
"I couldn't let her fall Alex. I love her too damn much and if I'm gonna have any shot at her I gotta impress her mom too." They both laughed at that taking sips of their drinks. "But Seriously, you know I wouldn't let anything happen to her to either of them. I just wish it hadn't come down to this." Their eyes followed to where the massive tank was, filled with a solution similar to water and a gelatin mixture. "I hate that we had to use this method."
Kara's body floated in the fluid with a hose in the water with her a mask secured over her face tightly to aid in her breathing. Her arms and chest fitted with small disks attached to her skin with their little cords connected to a machine above the tank's surface. There was a cuff around her wrist where a needle was in for an IV line. The fact both had watched her body convulse way too much in the past few days made their hearts ache. Too close of a call.
Nia approached them with a cup of her own but the aroma it gave off told them it wasn't coffee but tea. Once before them her eyes ventured to the tank and she focused on Kara's mind studying the dynamics of the hero's subconscious state. "She's stable. At peace."
"What is it Nia?" Alex saw a different expression on Dreamer's face. "Have I thanked you yet?" Nia turned to her and smiled nodding to look back at Supergirl.
"You have. Who is Astra?" The Director tensed and it didn't go unnoticed by Lena. "She is of great importance to her."
"She's….Kara's Aunt from Krypton." Alex knew her voice was shaky and when Nia turned to look at her it was as if she was seeing right through her but inside of her as well. She felt a slight tap in her skull and she tightened her grip on her coffee pushing the liquid to the rim ready to spill out at any moment but the force of her squeeze on the cup. Lena acted and set hers down to take Alex's out of her hand before she did spill it.
"You and her have history." Nia treaded carefully, lightly. She already knew and for Alex's sake she would not push for her to talk about it.
"We do." Alex looked away and to her sister whom she longed to hug to hold in her arms and return to sister's nights with. Why was the world creating such chaos for her baby sister? She didn't deserve this, not one damn bit. "I want her awake again Le…" Within those exact words the woman in the tank began to stir and thrash. "Shit…"
"She's waking up!" Amelia yelled and pushed the table over with Lena's devices and tools. She was ready for any exam they needed to give. "I'm turning on the black lights right now to check progress on her development. From the readings and scans it looks like her system is a hundred percent clear."
Lena walked over and flicked on the lights and what they saw brought relief to all of them. They all heard the click of heels with their eyes widening at whom was before them. Alex instantly reached for her firearm. The woman smirked and shook her head.
"Get the hell out of here, NOW!" Lena was already armed but it was Nia whom stepped forward even further than Alex. "Nia.."
"I see." Nia's eyes began to slowly glow as her fingers twitched then swirled. She walked closer and closer to to Kayla.
"A new doggy to play...whoa...wha…" Her skull began to throb and she backed away slowly gripping her head. "What are…"
"You believed the injections would supply your telepathy. You believed your technology would give you that edge so your voice penetrated their conscious minds. You believed you could control all the factors here after your escape at the tombs.." Nia was standing over her now with Kayla on her knees groaning and cursing gripping her head tightly writhing some. "Your experiment faltered. The injections aren't enough." Dreamer knelt down and reached out to grab the front of Kayla's head and the woman gasped and howled from the touch. "Your terror your control ends here now Kaytlin." Nia held her fist tightly and invaded the woman's nasty horrible evil thoughts then hauled back and punched the woman square in the side of her head sending her right to the ground with her body twitching. "Lena, grab a scalpel and your scanner."
"Where were you when we needed that?" Vasquez walked in and laughed with agents in tow with her. "Supergirl?" They all looked up as Nia stood and smiled to her.
"Haven't been sleeping on the job have I?" Kara asked a little froggy with her hands on the sides of the top of the tank and the mask off her face as she had her body from the waist up out of the liquid she'd been submerged in. She looked around at everyone and her eyes landed on emeralds smiling bigger. "Sorry for worrying all of you." Their eyes were locked on one another's and the Luthor suddenly forgot how to breathe.
"Kar…" Alex had never been so happy to see those blue eyes in all her life. Kara turned to her and when their eyes met Supergirl nodded. "Well, get your lazy ass out of that tank huh?" They all chuckled as did Kara whom slipped out and was about to jump down when both Lena and Alex walked over holding out the arms prepared to catch her. The blonde smiled and jumped down with both of them grabbing her before she could hit the ground. In the process of her dive the machine started to go haywire and luckily the IV had stayed in place. The electrodes however all had been ripped right off. "Want the stickers off you?"
"Ugh...okay I had hoped for a smoother landing. My powers aren't present I see."
"We couldn't put you under the sun lamps. Your body was rejecting it. Let's run a couple tests then get you under them if you're all good okay?" Lena told her as she engulfed her best friend in the biggest hug. When hers was reciprocated it was Alex's turn and the sister clenched to each other like they were one another's life line. But their hug was broken by the disruptive sound coming from Kara's stomach. Alex looked down as did Lena.
"Um….potstickers?" Both women just laughed and lunged forward for another hug from their angel.
He hadn't expected company after being fully restrained then chained to the far cage of the cell locked in place by a set of keys that jangled as the agent left the room. But here again agents had returned this time though they weren't alone. The figure of a woman in grey sweats and a black straight jacket was carried in fireman style and a man drug in from the floor kicking and thrashing in his full grey straight jacket jumpsuit. The two brought passed him as they were brought to separate cages. The man was restrained by chains straps and buckles to the floor where the woman was carried to a chair that resembled an electric chair used for execution thrown into it and secured with the same attire.
Jeremiah was unable to say anything with the ball gag and tight strap between his teeth with a strap around his head covering his lips to further muffle his noises. His eyes were uncovered and even in his hung state at the bars his gaze studied both of the new prisoners and he had an idea of whom they were. But as the two cages were secured with three locks on each of them another agent walked up and stood before Jeremiah's cell. His dark blues were fueled with rage in the icy texture of them. He recognized this man.
"You will rot in hell in this cell." Gregory snarled but the man in the cage simply shook his head and rolled his eyes. "No more mind games, from any of you."
"Agent Keplur." The man stood back up with a hand at his forehead a salute keeping his eyes front and center hearing her boots hit the floor as she came over.
"Director Danvers." Alex glanced up at the clock seeing the dial turn to eleven then refocusing her attention to the caged prisoners. "Forgive me Director..I…"
"I know the state you were in. Myself and all of us here know you are part of our family. I do not hold you accountable for something even I had trouble fighting."
"Thank you Director." Gregory smiled finally breaking format to turn to her with her smiling and nodding. "It's an honor."
"Is that bitch and the biker boy secure?" Alex didn't dare want to take any chances. She heard footsteps behind her and saw Nia walking over to her. "Nia?"
"Thank you for checking on things Agent Keplur. I hope you are feeling better." Nia said with the kindest of words.
"I am. Thank you for your help. My head...it feels alot better. The headaches have left." Gregory responded. "If you'll excuse me. Miss Nal. Director." He saluted once more then took his leave. Alex nodded to the guards in the room as they exited and shut the door to lock it behind them. She looked at Nia with them sharing a thought. The Director looked away and to the one hung like the monster he was. Alex held no ounce of any sympathy nor understanding. He was an enemy to her. He was another evil that her agency had taken off the streets to remove a threat to all of National City and the rest of the world.
"You picking up anything from her?" Alex asked cautious after her run ins with that broad. She looked to Nia whom was focused on that prisoner. Dreamer shook her head. "Good."
"Her past is rather troubling and troublesome. I won't indulge you with the boring details but I can see why Lillian of Cadmus had her. Her ideals are quite….messed up."
"Any idea how she was able to control all of us?" Alex was still reeling from that enraged at this monster had unhinged her and put her against her sister. She felt a hand on her shoulder looking to Nia.
"Do not let what she did to you get to you so. Do not let it define what you want to do and what you could do to her. You aren't a killer Alex. You aren't what she is." Nia told her trying to instill some kind of wisdom to help this pained woman see more than what her emotions fuel her to set fire to. "See passed the fury."
"I do. We took the chips out of the ass on the floor. Thanks to you Lena got the ones out of Miss Mackenzee. I could care less what is done to him." Alex patted Nia's arm nodding and walked away to run her key card retinal scan and fingerprint to unlock the door. Once the door shut with the Director out Nia strolled up to the cage where Kayla was kept. Surprisingly the woman wasn't gagged but she was blindfolded and tightly restrained.
"Kayla." Nia spoke and used a little more force to her voice pulling at the woman through her power. "Kayla Ann Mackenzee." The bitch lifted her head and then spit at the air grumbling. "You know why I'm here."
"Go fly a fucking kite cunt. I got nothing to say to you. Go run off with little GI jane."
"Animosity won't get you very far. You won't get free from here like you have before. Your little chip is go...n...e…" Nia's vision swam and she stumbled back away from the cage. She barely saw the woman's smirk before she fell to her knees dropping onto her hands then elbows with her head down.
"Did you honestly think you could stop what I'd become by removing my chip? Obviously intelligence isn't one of your strong suits." Kayla chuckled growling and she forced her arms right out of the jacket holding her ripping it away with her dark blue eyes nearly slipping black. She kicked off the restraints on her legs around her ankles and tore off the shackles on her wrists then leaning back in the chair like it was her throne ripping off the blindfold. "Ah...there you are. Little psychic. Or...should I say...child of Naltor."
"Wh….who…" Nia felt so weak as if her body was being sucked dry of all her energy at an immense rate. She was so tired everything so dull and unable to stop what was happening to her she closed her eyes and put her head down against the cold floor unable to hold herself up any.
"Now...let's reprogram you shall we?" Kayla laughed as she sliced her own palm open with one of the buckle's pins that had been around her waist. She snarled cringing but it was worth it as she slipped her own finger into the broken flesh to retrieve a capsule from inside and brought it to her lips tossing it onto her tongue tasting her sweet vengeance melting in her mouth. "Taste of victory I do say." She shut her eyes putting her head back relaxing herself as her body began to convulse and she grit her teeth trying to keep herself focused. She just had to endure a little agony for a bite back into whom had caged her.
The pain finally subsided and when she opened her eyes of pure blackness she smiled with blue swirling in them of sinister dark shades. She got up and walked over to the cage bars kneeling down mere feet from where the unconscious Naltorian lay. "Now….time to wake up little Nia. Wakey wakey, we have work to do." Kayla's grin grew bigger as Nia stirred and opened her fogged eyes to her. "Now...bring those guards in here and get me and my boys free."
Nia rose up with a groan to get to her feet taking steps towards the door about to ask the guards to open it when it flung open and three armor suited women stepped in. Nia suddenly collapsed and the one with the phoenix symbol on her chest released the injection gun trigger as the small pin sunk into Nal's skin.
"Well shit." Kayla hadn't seen this coming.
"Think we weren't aware of your little trick? Now we know what you still have in you." Alex spoke her voice low from the oxygen mask on her face and full head mask on her. "Your voice can't penetrate these, hate to break it to you."
"Bout damn time the bitch wakes up." Lena growled stepping up punching a closed fist against her palm with her armored gloves on. "I owe her a few."
"I'll hold her down while you both go a few rounds." Vasquez stepped to Alex's other side. "What shall we do first ladies?"
"Is this how we are gonna play it then?" Kayla smirked as her eyes went completely black and a gust of air came out of nowhere with a smoke encircling her feet raising higher and higher in a spiral around her. She cracked her knuckles then lifted a hand up flipping it palm up curling a finger signalling them to come at her. "This will be fun…"