The Return Chapter 459, a supergirl fanfic

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Baratta jennifer - they'll all need attention

"Alex?" Eliza called entering the waiting room where her granddaughter was pacing as Mel, Martin and Matt sat in the uncomfortable chairs.

"Uzheiu." Alex said hugging her.

"Where's MJ?" Eliza asked.

"In surgery." Alex said.

"But they won't tell us anything else." Mel said.

"Are you okay?" Eliza asked her granddaughter.

"Sure." The teen said.

"Okay, I'll go talk to the doctor, I'll be back soon." Eliza said leaving the waiting room.

"I'll go get some coffee." Matt said walking off as Alex tried to reach the others again. Getting frustrated by the lack of response she looked up and saw Eliza approach.

"Well?" She asked.

"He's okay. It was a routine procedure to remove his appendix. He is out of surgery and okay."

"Can we see him?" Mel asked.

"They'll come and get us soon. But only one person at a time." Eliza said.

"So he is okay?" Alex asked.

"Yes. There were no complications." Eliza smiled. "With a bit of rest he will be fine." She then looked at her granddaughter and asked. "What about you?"

"I can't get hold of mom or Alex or Kara." The teen listed. The last name on the list causing Eliza to frown.

"What about Diz?" Eliza asked.

"He said he'd find Kara. He also said the DEO is in lock down so he can't get through to them, but he'll keep trying." The teen said. "But no one is answering and what if-"

"Alex, I am sure they are okay. A lot is happening in National City." Eliza said hugging her. "I'll take over trying to reach them. You try to relax." She added as Matt came back in carrying several plastic cups.

"Nothing is open so it's from the machine I'm afraid." Matt said offering Eliza a cup.

"Thank you." Eliza said taking the cup, wondering who he was.

"One for you." He said passing it to Mel. "And you." He added looking at Martin. "And a hot chocolate for you." He said giving Alex a cup. "You so don't need caffeine right now."

"What happened to you?" Supergirl asked as she landed in front of her sister, who was lying on a DEO bed with an ice pack.

"I'm fine. What about you?"

"Looking way better than you." Kara pointed out.

"Not what I meant." Alex said.

"Everyone is locked away. Portals are secure. And I am fine."

"Good." Alex said.

"So what happened to you?"

"Stray tail."

"What?"

"Despite being assured our procedures were tight, one of the Tranlil got loose and its tail got me."

"Those tails pack a punch. You sure you are okay?" Kara asked frowning.

"I will be when I am released." Alex said glaring at the doctor.

"I can't do that. You may have a concussion." The doctor said. "You were out of it for an hour." He reminded her.

"An hour?" Kara asked as Vasquez came into the infirmary.

"Is it over?" Alex asked Vasquez.

"That's not important right now-" Vasquez started only for Alex to cut in.

"Don't you start-"

"Alex, it's MJ. He's in hospital." Vasquez interrupted.

"Mom?" The older Alex asked storming through the hospital and seeing Eliza.

"He's okay." Eliza said approaching her. "Appendix is out, it didn't rupture. The doctors say he'll be fine."

"Where is he?"

"302, but-" Eliza tried to warn, but Alex had already disappeared.

As Alex continued her march down the corridor her sister scanned the waiting room for her daughter. Seeing her sleeping against Matt on a waiting room chair she slowly approached.

Hearing her name being called Alex opened her eyes and saw her mother.

"Mom?" Alex asked confused before jumping up and hugging her.

"Hey. You okay?" Kara asked hugging her.

"I'm fine. You?"

"I'm fine." She said. "I'm sorry I didn't answer your calls."

"I know you were busy." Alex said hugging her.

"You sure you are okay?" Kara asked her pulling back.

In response Alex nodded as a flustered looking Mel came back into the waiting area.

"You okay?" Matt asked Mel.

"Um, yeah, just might not want to face MJ's mom for a while."

"At least you were dressed this time." Alex said.

"That raises so many questions I don't want answers to." The older Kara said as she continued to hold her daughter.

Waking up the younger Kara reached for her phone, only for pain to sweep through her head. Closing her eyes again she gave herself a minute before bringing her phone closer. Opening her eyes again she tried to focus on the screen until eventually she could read that she had over fifty missed calls and nearly seventy texts. Seeing how many were from her cousin she had a jolt of adrenaline and sat up as she tried to read the messages. The movement causing more pain to her head. Fighting through it she forced herself to read the messages.

"MJ." She said said getting to her feet and rushing from her room only to go nose first into something solid.

"Easy." Diz said as he put his hands on her shoulders to stabilise her.

"Diz?" She asked confused. "What are you doing here?"

"I've come to take you home."

"MJ-"

"I know. He's okay. He's out of surgery." He said before seeing how pale Kara was looking. "Eliza said he'll be fine."

But Kara's only response was to run to the bathroom and throw up.

"You need to go to Stanford." The teenage Alex said to her mother.

"Why?"

"I can't reach Kara, I'm worried." She said as her phone rang. "Diz?" She said answering. "Is she okay? … You sure? … Yeah okay. Thanks."

"Is everything okay?" Eliza asked as she stood next to her granddaughter.

"She's fine. Diz is driving her back to National City now." Alex said.

"Well seeing everyone is safe, why don't you go get some sleep. You must be exhausted." Kara said.

"I'm okay." Her daughter said.

"No you're not." Kara said. "You look terrible."

"I just need some water, I'll be back in a moment." She said walking off.

"She got really stressed when she couldn't reach any of you guys." Martin explained as Matt returned to the waiting room carrying several cups.

"Here you go." Matt said offering Kara a cup. "It's a pumpkin spice latte with extra foam, sprinkled with cinnamon."

"How did you know that's what I like?" Kara asked confused.

"Alex, talks about you a lot." Matt smiled before passing her a paper bag. "They only had muffins I'm afraid."

"Thanks." Kara smiled.

"Where's Alex?" He asked looking round.

"Bathroom, she'll be back soon." Kara said. "Thanks for looking after her."

"Sure." He said before turning the tray slightly and offering a cup to Eliza. "Hazelnut latte. The shop is open this time."

"Thanks." She smiled as Alex returned.

"You should really go get some sleep?" Kara repeated to her daughter.

"I want to stay." She said as Matt's phone buzzed.

"Aren't you meant to be on a trip?" Alex said to Matt.

"It's fine."

"No it's not. You need to go."

"You sure?" Matt questioned.

"Yes. I'll walk you out." Alex said leading him from the waiting room.

"I can stay if you want." Matt said as they walked down the corridor.

"I know. And thank you. But you have done enough already."

"You sure you are going to be okay?" Matt asked.

"I'll be fine. Sorry about last night. But thank you for everything."

"You don't need to apologise or thank me." Matt smiled as his phone buzzed again. "You sure you don't want me to stay?"

"You've done more than enough." Alex said.

"In that case I had better go. Jane is getting grumpy. See you after the break?"

"Yes." Alex smiled.

"Okay." He said walking away. But then he came to a stop and walked back to Alex.

"What's wro-?" Alex started to ask only for Matt to kiss her.

"You win the award for weirdest first date in history." Martin commented as Alex walked towards him.

"Martin?"

"I wasn't spying on you, I just wanted to make sure you were okay."

"I'm okay."

"Told you he seemed nice." Martin said. "And when MJ hears about that kiss he will be insufferable."

"So we don't tell him."

"He's sick and I think he'd want to know." Martin pointed out.

"I thought you were team Alex?"

"I am, but we are all invested in this." Martin said.

"This?" Alex asked.

"You being happy. And Matt clearly makes you happy. Plus he stayed here all night."

"Which was probably not what he had planned." Alex said. "And he is a planner so after I ruined his plans maybe I won't see him again."

"Not what that kiss said." Martin shrugged before asking. "You okay?"

"I guess, I just hate feeling helpless, but thanks for waiting with us."

"What are best friends for." Martin smiled.

"What's wrong?" Kara said joining her sister outside the hospital a few hours later.

"I just spoke to Vasquez."

"And?"

"Our prisoners have been talking. You know that rumour Nia and Brainy picked up on?"

"That Earth has been kidnapping and torturing aliens?" Kara guessed.

"Yeah, turns out not a rumour."

"What?" Kara asked eyes wide.

"One of the attacking groups, the Dokliz, came to Earth a few weeks ago and found proof that their kind were being tortured." Alex said. "That's why they attacked."

"I need to speak to them. Will you be okay-"

"Kara, I'm fine. Lena is lending us her jet so we can get home when MJ is released." Alex said.

"Welcome back." Vasquez said as Kara landed next to her. "How's MJ?"

"Acting like his normal self, which I guess is good." Supergirl said. "Where are the prisoners?"

"The talking ones? Rooms five through seventeen." Vasquez said.

"Have they said anything else?"

"Just their disbelief that we didn't know."

"I'm going to go talk to them." Supergirl said. "Anything else I should know before I do?"

"Reports are here if you want to read them."

As Supergirl entered the room the alien muttered under his breath in his native tongue. Recognising the language Supergirl replied in Dokliz asking.

"Are you hurt?"

"Like you would care. You have overseen the torture of my people."

"I didn't know it was happening. If I did, I would have stopped it."

"You expect me to believe that?"

"Let me prove it. Help us stop this." Supergirl said.

"You are the cause."

"Right now there is a bad person growing a power base. I thought it was just the people of Earth affected. Turns out I was wrong. I'm sorry. But we can stop this. But I need your help."

"Why should we help you when you have stood by and let our people be tortured?"

"If I had known what was happening I would have stopped it." Supergirl said.

"You are Kryptonian." The alien said. "My father told me of your kind. You treated us badly, thought you were superior. But you aren't. What you are is unreliable. Untrustworthy."

"I may be Kryptonian." Supergirl said. "But I am not responsible for their actions. I am my own person." She added. "I want to stop what is happening, but I need your help."