NOTES: This short fic has 3 parts, because I couldn't possibly write it as once piece only, it would be like endless to read lol
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Chapter Summary: Kara invites her Earth 1 friends for a celebration at the DEO that ends up in a nightmare, and now, they have to team up and save Superman from the vicious Lex Luthor.
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37. Everything - Part 1
She was finally feeling better.
She was finally feeling alive again.
It has been really hard to get out of the darkness she found herself trapped in. After losing Mon El, not even knowing if he was still alive, where he was, she buried herself in sadness. Thank Rao for her sister, her friends, Clark and Eliza. They all made her feel alive again; they never gave up on her even in her worse days.
That nightmare was finally over. Her heart was still broken, she was still hurt, but she didn't feel sad anymore. It was time to move on with her life.
Right now, the DEO was organizing a celebration and she felt excited for it. J'onn told her to invite some of her Earth 1 friends, it was about time they could properly meet, since they were always helping each other, first with the Invasion on Earth 1 and then Kara and Barry got trapped inside a musical world. Kara was excited for her friends to see the DEO and meet her sister. She grabbed her extrapolator and pressed its button, opening the breach.
At Star Labs, Oliver, Thea and Barry rested on the main control room as Caitlin checked the computers. Oliver and Thea had a few bruises and were extremely exhausted after helping Barry with a new threat that seemed unstoppable.
- Yes, he won't be messing with anyone's head anytime soon! Lyla just sent a message – Barry said as he looked at his cell phone.
- Finally! – Thea said as she looked at her itching forearm – Nice, I'm bleeding! – She said sarcastically.
- Come, I can fix this – Caitlin said as she smiled nicely at Thea, bringing her to her lab.
Oliver and Barry stared at each other, both relieved it was finally over.
- This guy was worse than Reverse Flash! – Oliver said as he scratched his head.
- I don't know if there's anything worse than that guy… But thanks man! I know you're having a hard time right now… It meant a lot you could help!
- I'm always here for my friends, Barry. – Oliver said as he got up and patted Barry's shoulder.
- Are you ok?
- I will be… I mean… The breakup was not easy and a lot was said… But I'll be fine. I've been through worse.
- That's what I'm afraid of…
- What do you mean? – Oliver looked confused at Barry.
- It's just that… You have been through a lot. A lot of pain and sadness. I am afraid you get so used to it, that one day you just won't recognize you need time to heal. We all do, man.
- Talking from experience?
Barry looked with a sad look at Oliver, not wanting to answer that.
- At least you managed to stay friends… - Oliver said – I think she might be burning my pictures right now…
- Felicity wouldn't…
- Oh, she would!
Thea and Caitlin came back to the main room after a while, Thea feeling a lot better.
- It was just a scratch, nothing serious – Caitlin explained to Oliver as he looked worried at her.
- Yay, I'm not dying! – Thea laughed
- Not funny! – Oliver said, looking serious at her – You almost did today.
- I wasn't going to, big brother! – Thea said – I could totally handle that guy.
- He messed with your head.
- I know! – Thea said – I was…
She was going to keep arguing with Oliver and they all heard a noise and ran to the cortex. It was just them at the Labs; Cisco was helping Joe with a case, so it would probably be someone breaking in.
- I told you once; you have no security in here! – Oliver said as they approached the cortex cautiously.
- A lot happened, man, I hadn't had time… Kara?
They all looked surprised as Kara waved at them, in regular clothes and wearing her fake glasses, her hair tied in a ponytail.
- Hi everyone! – She smiled
- You scared us… - Caitlin said as she hugged Kara.
- Why?
- Because they don't take care of their security system and bad guys break in all the time! – Oliver said as he greeted Kara.
- It's not that… - Barry said as he hugged Kara
- Yes, it is! – Oliver insisted, smiling at Barry.
- How are you? – Thea asked as she was the last one to greet Kara.
- I'm great. I came here because the DEO is hosting a big celebration today and J'onn J'onnz asked me to come and invite you all. He thinks it's about time you guys meet our organization…
- Oh, this is great! – Thea said as she smiled and looked at Oliver – We are totally going, right?
- Sure, why not? – Oliver said.
- I'll just change and… - Barry said as he used his super speed and came back wearing regular clothes.
Oliver just rolled his eyes at this and walked away to change as well. He came back a few minutes later, with a black large backpack.
- With our luck, it's best to bring our equipment… You never know – He said as they all looked at him.
- Guys, I better stay here. With Cisco away, we never know what can happen… - Caitlin said as she looked at them.
- Are you sure? – Barry said.
- Yes. You go and have fun!
- Are the others ok? – Kara asked Barry
- Yes, the Legends are fixing stuff in the timeline, Cisco is helping Joe…
- Diggle and the rest of my team stayed in the city.
- Cool… I wish you could come, Caitlin… - Kara smiled at her
- I'll go the next time!
- Shall we? – Kara smiled as she grabbed her extrapolator and pressed its button one more time.
As they all arrived at the DEO and the breach closed, Kara looked around; trying to understand what was going on. When she left, they were all organizing the party and chilling. Now, it looked like a bomb exploded, there were people running around, stressed and worried. Alex passed by and Kara ran after her.
- Hey Alex, wait! What happened?
- Oh, Kara, thank God! – Alex threw her arms around Kara's neck.
- What's going on? – Kara repeated, worried.
- Lex Luthor escaped prison.
- WHAT? – Kara said as she looked alarmed.
All the others had worried, but confusing looks in their faces. Kara looked at them and then back at Alex.
- These are my friends from Earth 1, Oliver, Thea and Barry – Kara said and looked at them – And this is my sister Alex.
- I wish we were meeting in better circumstances – Alex said as she waved quickly at them and turned her attention back to Kara – He has Superman.
- WHAT? HOW? – Kara said as she looked terrified at Alex.
- We don't know… But we are doing what we can to find him…
- Alex, he almost killed Superman the last time. He has kryptonite… We need to do something now!
- You were saying about our luck? - Thea whispered to Oliver as she noticed whatever they were talking about, it was really serious.
- Kara, whatever it is, we'll help – Oliver said as he took a step forward.
- Thank you. – She said as she hugged Alex.
- We need to act now, we are doing our best to find him, don't worry. We are going to find him, Kara.
- I know.
Alex let Kara go and ran to help J'onn with investigations. Kara felt a bit lost out of sudden, like she had lost her ground. Suddenly, a pair of arms surrounded her and when she realized, she was being hugged by Oliver Queen.
That was odd. And also felt great and comforting.
- He is my cousin. And the greatest hero this Earth has ever seen… Lex Luthor is his biggest enemy; he is a psychopath that wants to kill him at any cost. My cousin sent him to jail and now I worry that he…He… - She tried to contain her nerves.
- Kara, you heard your sister. And also, you have us now as well. We will help you get your cousin back – Thea said as she approached them and rested her hand on Kara's shoulder.
The DEO was in complete distress as everyone tried to figure out a way of finding Superman, thinking about any possibilities they could.
- Supergirl!
They all heard a voice echoing through the DEO and looked around, confused.
- Lex? – Kara said as she looked around, trying to use her super hearing to find where the voice was coming from, with no success.
- The one and only! I need you to come alone to the Fortress, alone. I don't need to tell you what will happen to your cousin if you disobey, right? I know you're a smart girl, and will follow my instructions…
Alex ran towards Kara, looking worried at her.
- You have one hour! – Lex completed before his voice disappeared for good.
- How the hell did he do this? – Alex asked, alarmed
- He must have some high tech… I don't know… He did not send this from the Fortress, I would know.
- We should go to this Fortress; he must be there… - Thea said as she looked at Kara.
- He's not there. He is the most dangerous enemy my cousin has ever had because he is really smart. He wouldn't just sit there waiting…
- He will be there, in one hour… You heard him. – Oliver said – And we will be there too.
- He told me to go alone…
- And we won't let you go alone! – Oliver said, looking at Barry that nodded back at him. – He doesn't know us, or that we will be there.
- I don't know… It's really dangerous… - Kara said – I would never put you guys at risk…
- Kara, you put yourself at risk every time you go help us on our Earth – Barry said approaching Kara – Will you let us help this time?
Kara looked at her Earth 1 friends and gave them a brief smile. She was really grateful for having them in her life. She still thought it was not a good idea, to put them all at this risk, but she decided to trust they wouldn't get hurt and also that they would be able to help her save Clark.
- Ok. But we must be careful. He can't realize you all are there, or something bad might happen to Clark… We don't know what he prepared for me there…
- Exactly! This can be a trap so he can end both you and your cousin. We are going to make sure you both stay safe. – Thea said.
- And I have a plan! – Oliver smiled, making Kara look surprised at him.
Kara wasn't used to see Oliver smiling that way. She felt inspired by his confidence and they all talked about his plan.
Kara flew high in the sky and landed near the entrance of the Fortress. She looked around, thinking about how much she loved that place that resembled home, the home she lost a long time ago. It made her angry to know Lex Luthor knew his way there, that he could ruin her safe place like this. He discovered the Fortress a few years ago, when he last fought Superman and lost. Superman managed to arrest him, and he swore it was not over.
- So you decided to show up… Good!
- What do you want? And where is my cousin?
Lex gave her his cold smile and she couldn't help but feeling he had some evil card on his sleeve.
- I've heard you are a close friend of my dear sister… How's Lena by the way? I miss her…
- Lena is fine without you…
- I doubt that! – He said weirdly calm. – You see; she is a Luthor. She is destined to great things… You are just holding her back, but she will come to her senses…
- Lena decides her own fate… Not you.
- Is cute the way you are so naïve… But let's discuss what's important here… First, your cousin is safe, inside that ice – He pointed to the other side of the Fortress.
Kara looked worried, but did not move. The ice was covered in kryptonite and if she got closer, she could be seriously hurt and that wouldn't help Clark at all. She knew Lex was up to something, she learned from Clark to be careful around him.
- You asked me what I wanted… I want power. I want to show this world how great it can be, with no outside interference. I once thought that I needed Superman, because a hero is just as great as its villain… But see; I'm not the bad guy here…
- I presume you have the same vision of your mother?
- No… She wants to exterminate your kind, what I want is something different. I designed something, and I need your powers for that to work. I must warn you, this will make you human, powerless. Both you and your cousin will be just as regular as the rest of the world. This technology will change the world, and you want to save it, right? So I think you will find this is a great cause to support…
- And if I don't? – Kara crossed her arms on her chest.
- I figured you might be hard to convince… I tried to be nice and ask you, but I can always make you accept it… Incredible how sometimes a piece of your home can hurt you, right? – He smiled as he showed her a piece of kryptonite.
Kara felt ill out of sudden, weak, and dizzy. So he had kryptonite, that wasn't a surprise at all. She blinked and everything happened so fast, she felt confused.
Lex fell to the ground, trying to fight the air, but it wasn't actually air, it was Barry. He ran fast around him, making him confused as he used lightning bolts to hit Lex anyway he could. Thea ran towards Kara and held her, moving her away from the kryptonite. Barry grabbed the rock that fell from Lex hands before he could catch it again and threw it in the air. Oliver acted fast, shooting an exploding arrow and hitting the rock right in the middle, destroying it. He aimed to the giant ice cube and did the same thing, exploding the kryptonite around it.
A loud noise filled the Fortress, hurting everyone's ears and they all tried to cover their ears. Lex took advantage of their distraction to run away. Barry tried to follow him, but he was feeling dizzy with the noise, his ears started to bleed, so he stopped halfway outside the fortress and fell to the ground.
- Clark needs… Help – Kara said as she started to collapse, but Oliver grabbed her before she could hit the ground. He looked at Thea and nodded with his head.
Thea ran towards Clark's body on the ground. He looked very ill, weak, and handsome. Ok, it was not the right time to think that, she thought to herself as she tried to lift him by his arms.
- God, he's heavy… - Thea said as she reached for Clark with her both hands. She managed to lift him.
- What… I…
- Shhh, you're safe. I will get you back to the DEO, you just need to cooperate. You think you can do that? – She said in a low voice as she put his arm around her neck – That's it, one step at the time… There you go…
- Who are…?
- Later – Thea smiled as she tried to focus – Right now you need to focus on walking, or I can't help you…
Barry felt better after a while and tried to run after Lex. Meanwhile the other headed back to the DEO in one of the jets J'onn let Oliver borrow. Thank God he knew how to handle that, so he was able to take everyone back safely.
Alex, Winn and J'onn ran to help as soon as they saw Thea helping Clark and Oliver with Kara in his arms.
- Where's Barry? – She looked around worried.
- He's… - Oliver was about to reply when a whoosh of air came in and Barry stood before them.
- I lost track of that bastard! I tried to follow him, but he disappeared. At least I managed to hit him pretty hard!
- Good – Alex said as she reached for Clark, helping Thea get him to the medical area – I'm so glad you guys did it.
- But he escaped! – Oliver said in a mood after helping Kara into the medical area as well.
- We will go after him, don't worry. – J'onn said.
- No, we all are going after him… - Barry said as he looked at J'onn – We will help you on this!
- And we won't take no as an answer! – Thea smiled at Alex and J'onn.
After a few hours, Kara felt way better and was already on her feet. Clark on the other hand, looked really hurt. It was taking longer for him to recover.
- He's going to be ok, you know it, right? – Winn said as he looked at Kara, that had a deeply worried look on her face.
- I know it's just… I'm not used to see him like that…
- Well, you told us kryptonite is really dangerous to kryptonians… He was exposed for hours… - Oliver said
- That's what worries me… - Kara bit her lower lip in worry.
Clark felt pain all over his body as he opened his eyes slowly, feeling really confused. He was trying to remember what happened and why he felt like a truck came over him. Once he managed to open his eyes and focus, he saw a short haired woman with a pair of worried hazel eyes looking at him in worry.
- I… I remember you… - He said trying to sit properly on the bed.
- Please, don't… - Thea stopped him as she reached for him arm – You need to rest.
- You… I don't know if I dreamed or if it was real… But… You helped me?
- Yes, it was pretty real – She smiled, seeing he was a bit better. – I'm Thea Queen.
- I'm Superman…
- I know your name is Clark, by the way – She gave a small laugh as she saw confusion all over his face.
- How…
- I'm friends with Kara. I'm from… Another Earth… God, this is weird saying out loud!
- Another Earth?
- I'll explain everything later. I'm with my brother and a friend and we helped Kara rescuing you. I promise it will all make sense later, for now, just rest… She's really worried about you.
- How's Kara?
- That lunatic used kryptonite against her but she is recovered now… I'll tell her to come here later.
Clark smiled as Thea turned around and walked towards the door.
- Hey Thea…
- What? – She stopped and turned around.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome. – She smiled and turned around, taking deep breaths. – God, he's really handsome… - She whispered to herself.
Clark lay there watching Thea leave and smiled briefly as he heard her own comment.
Oliver walked towards Kara as she talked to J'onn. He stopped by her side and J'onn thanked him for his help.
- Anytime, sir. But please, know I'm not going home until we catch this guy!
- Oliver, there's no need… We are capable of it…
- I'm not saying you're not. I'm saying we will help…
- Yes, we will – Thea came closer to them and rested her hand on Oliver's shoulder – Clark is awake, by the way… He's a bit confused…
- Oh, thank Rao – Kara left out a breath she had no idea she was holding – Thank you, by the way
- No problem, that's what friends are for.
- What worries me, is that Lex might be reunited with his mom and Cadmus now… - J'onn said as he crossed his arms.
- Cadmus is the organization that hates aliens. If Lex is back with them… - Kara said.
- But… By the tone in his voice, he doesn't seem someone that takes orders… He might be doing his own thing.
- He said he needed my powers and Clark's for his project… We need to find out more – Kara said looking at them.
Barry approached the group as he put his mask back on.
- I have to go back to Star Labs but I will be back. I just think we need extra hands on this mission…
- It's ok. We will think about something in the meantime – Oliver said, nodding at Barry.
Barry waved at them and disappeared through the breach Kara opened for him.
- Well, you guys can stay with me… I have a spare room, Clark's on it but it fits two – She smiled at Oliver and Thea.
- Its ok Kara, we can stay here at the DEO… I don't want to intrude…
- I insist, Oliver. It won't be an intrusion, don't worry.
- Well, if you insist, we accept it. – Thea smiled back at Kara.
After a long day trying to find Lex and working hard with the entire DEO, Oliver and Thea followed Kara and Clark to Kara's place. It was a nice apartment, really bright and not that big, but still comfortable.
- I am terrible at the kitchen, so I think we could order something to eat… - Kara said as she closed the door behind her after everyone got in.
- Since you were so nice with us, I thought I could return the favor… - Oliver smiled
- What do you mean?
- My brother is an awesome cook. Believe me, the food is like heaven – Thea said as she patted Oliver on the back, playfully.
- Well, I'm curious now. – Kara smiled back at Oliver. – Tell me what you need.
Kara followed Oliver to the kitchen to help him with stuff he needed to make them dinner. Oliver started working as Kara helped him grabbing ingredients and after that, she kept watching him cook. She was really surprised to see this side of him. He looked so chilled out, so calm and in peace. Nothing like the constant alert, serious and moody Oliver she was used to.
Thea looked around Kara's place while her brother cooked. She really liked Kara's Earth's vibes. It was a much brighter place than Star City on Earth 1, things seemed so weird, but a good weird. She saw as Clark went to the balcony and walked towards him. The view from there was absolutely amazing.
- The view from here is really stunning – She said as she stood by his side, looking at the city.
- It is. – Clark smiled – A really nice place to relax…
- You look like you're worried with something… If you want to talk about it… I know you barely know me, but I'm a good listener.
- No, it's ok. – He said as he looked at her. – I've been thinking about how much my life has changed in the past few months…
- Oh, life changes… They can be abrupt…
- Talking from experience?
- Yes… - She lowered her head and looked at him.
- Well, tell me about yours and I tell you mine…
Thea thought about it for a moment. She barely knew Clark, but felt like she could tell him anything. He had that something about him that made you feel peaceful and confident.
- You first. – She smiled at him as she waited.
- I was used to fight for love. Every time I face an enemy, I thought: ok, you need to come back home to Lois. I fought with her in my heart. Now, I only fight because it's the right thing, but with no deep meaning, so it feels kind of an empty feeling, that something's missing.
- Hum… bad break up?
- Something like that…
- This super hero life can make it hard for us to make room for love sometimes…
- No, she was ok with that. She knew about me… It's just… She was an amazing journalist, and she had a great future ahead of her. I couldn't just be in the way of her accomplishing everything she dreamed of. We decided it was for the best, but since then, everything changed. Kara invited me over, to spend some time with her, since she was also feeling down.
- This is nice… - Thea said – having support.
- And your big change?
Thea took a deep breath, not having any idea if she was truly ready to share her dark past and her crazy life, but Clark opened up to her, so it was only fair she did the same. She just hoped she wouldn't scare him.
- My life has been changing for years now. First I lost my father and brother, only to find out 5 years later that my brother was alive. Then I found out I wasn't actually daughter of my father and that my real dad was a psychopath murderer. He trained me to be just as deadly as he was, because I was tired of being the damsel in distress. I died, came back to life with this blood lust and my dad made me kill his enemies so I could have a normal life, if you can call this normal… I started being a vigilante like my brother but I was so tired of the violence and all the killing… I had to cross the line to save my city and we lost a dear friend of ours… - Thea lowered her head, trying to keep calm. All of that still made her have nightmares – It was just too much. I tried to live a different life, but everything made me come back. And here I am, still helping my brother, but this time is different…
- What made it different this time?
- I guess is the fact that I don't feel like murdering someone all the time… My city was dying and my brother needed help…
- So this time around, you decided to help because others needed you to?
- Yes, basically.
- I barely know you, but I can tell from your story that you're different. That is why it was a big change for you. You have a new purpose. This is a good thing. – He smiled.
- Wait… Are you not… scared?
- No. This is all in the past; it made you who you are. We all have been through dark times in life. What matters is how you stand after falling and what you do next.
Thea left a small laugh out as she looked at Clark.
- The last three times I tried to open up with someone, they ran scared…
- Not everyone understands. I know how lonely this can be… I guess we both are lucky enough to have family that understands…
- Yes, we are… And you know what? I hope you also find whatever is missing to you.
- Hey guys, dinner is ready! – Kara yelled.
Thea and Clark walked back in and they all had dinner, taking time to know one another.
- Clark hates when I tell people I used to change his diapers… - Kara laughed as she drank her orange juice.
- So unnecessary… - Clark blushed
- Wait, I'm confused. You are older than Clark? It doesn't look like it – Oliver said as he looked at Kara.
- I'm thirteen years older – Kara explained – He was just a baby when we left Krypton, but my pod got stuck in the Phantom Zone while his came to this Earth.
- Kryptonians age differently than humans, but I still aged while Kara was stuck there.
- So… When you came to Earth, you were still thirteen years old? – Thea asked, beginning to understand it all.
- Yes. – Kara smiled.
- Now it all makes sense – Oliver said.
- Thea, do you have any funny stories of Oliver? – Kara asked, making Thea laugh and Oliver look at her as he was going to murder someone.
- I have a lot of stories… But the best one it's about his arrest… He used to be a jerk… - Thea looked at Oliver and smiled – What? It's true, you were… I'm so glad you changed, brother – She smiled at him and then looked back at Kara – He got drunk and punched paparazzi.
- Wow. – Kara said as she looked surprised at Oliver.
- In my defense, the guy tried to take an inappropriate picture of my date that night.
- Well, it was fun when mom had to go there and grounded you for a whole month.
They kept laughing and exchanging stories for a few hours until Thea started yawning and went to bed. She was going to share the bedroom with Kara and was more than happy to sleep in a mattress on the ground, even with Kara insisting for her to take the bed. Clark went to the guest room and Oliver told them he could stay on the couch.
Kara lay on the bed, trying to get some sleep, but failing big time. She couldn't help but think about everything that has happened. She felt a bit better now that her cousin was staying for a while with her and she had her friends around, but she knew once they were gone, all her old feelings would come back. And she was fighting hard for them to stay buried, but it was so hard. The scene of Mon El going into that pod and disappearing in the sky kept repeating itself on her mind, causing her heart to ache.
Meanwhile, Oliver was looking at the ceiling as he lay on the couch and thought about even if this was about another crisis; he was glad he came and could stay away from Star City for a while. He needed it badly. It was hard enough to be around Felicity with her mean comments after they break up. She insisted on staying on the team to help, but couldn't cut some slack. He stood up and went to the kitchen for a glass of water. As he drank, he thought about this Earth and how it was nice to be around new friends. Kara's Earth was so different than his Earth, it was almost unbelievable. He turned around and bumped into Kara that apparently, had the same idea he had.
- I'm sorry – Kara said
- It's ok… - He smiled – Can't sleep either?
- No… And it sucks… - Kara said as she grabbed a glass of water and drank it
- If you don't mind me asking… It's everything ok?
- Yes… It is… It's just that… I had some rough days, I'm still recovering…
- Did something happen?
- The mother of my ex-boyfriend that is also an alien tried to conquer this world and to stop her, I had to launch lead in the atmosphere, because it's deadly to them. And for my ex not to die, I had to send him to space and I have no idea if he's even alive…
- Wow.
Kara sat down on the couch.
- I'm sorry. I'm just… Like I said, still recovering…
- It's ok. I understand. To see someone you love go, and know there's nothing you can do, it's hard.
- You and Felicity?
- Yes. Break ups are hard…
- Tell me about it – Kara said – But eventually we heal and move on… At least I'm trying to.
- So am I.
There was a loud noise as the windows from the balcony door exploded, broken glass flying everywhere. Kara threw herself in front of Oliver to protect him from the blast. Oliver was confused about what was going on as he saw Kara stand and look furious at a guy that looked like J'onn, but had half his face like a robot. That was weird.
Cyborg Superman stood in front of Kara and Oliver, ready to attack again when Thea came running from the bedroom, confused and scared.
- What is… - Thea looked shocked at him – happening?
Cyborg Superman pointed his hand towards Thea, sending her across the room with a blast of light from his hand.
- Nice improvement, huh? – He said sarcastically as Clark also came in super speed and punched him in the face, making him fly around this time.
Kara flew high, grabbing him by the collar before he could hit her wall and also punched him. Oliver ran to his bag and grabbed his bow and quiver, shooting a few tricky arrows on his system, shutting it down.
Cyborg Superman managed to be free from Kara's hold and fell to the ground, rolling over and grabbing Oliver by his throat. Clark grabbed him by his foot and threw him away to the other side of the room just in time for a breach to open and Barry run, reaching for Cyborg Superman as he gave him fast punches. Sara Lance jumped from the breach right after him, holding two of her bo staff as she threw one directly on Cyborg Superman's eye, making him fall on the ground. He grabbed it and jumped towards Sara, hitting hard her face and managing to make a deep cut in her arm and her shoulder, making it bleed.
Caitlin jumped from the breach right after them, as Killer Frost and used her hands to freeze him.
- This poor version of Robocop is annoying as hell! – Killer Frost said as she turned him into a giant piece of ice.
Clark ran towards Thea that started to wake up from being knocked out. Oliver and Kara looked at Barry, Killer Frost and Sara and smiled at them.
- Perfect timing, man – Oliver said.
- I went to look for some backup.
- The more, the merrier. – Kara smiled.
Killer Frost became Caitlin again and she ran to help Sara, asking Kara for a first aid kit so she could do something until they get proper help.
- So… What the hell it's going on? – Sara said as she looked at Oliver – All Barry said is that you guys needed help…
- A dangerous criminal that is also a psychotic genius broke free from jail and kidnapped Kara's cousin. He wants their powers to something evil probably, and we are trying to stop him and have him locked up again… - Oliver tried to fill Sara and Caitlin in as much as he could. – And his mom is part of an organization that wants all aliens dead…
- Talk about psychos… - Sara said as she hissed from the pain.
- I'm sorry. – Caitlin said.
- It's ok. Thanks – Sara said as she hissed again – Ouch!
- I think is better we bring her to the DEO. – Clark said as he looked at Kara.
- Ok, I will call J'onn and tell him we got Hank…
Kara called J'onn and Clark grabbed the huge ice with Hank inside of it, flying in super speed to the DEO as Kara did the same with Sara.
- That's so cool. – Thea said as she watched both of them leave
- Do you guys want a ride, or… - Barry scratched his head
- We're ok walking… - Oliver said as he looked annoyed at Barry.
- Go ahead! – Caitlin said as she followed Oliver and Thea.
At the DEO, Hank was locked inside one maximum secured cage just for safety. J'onn allowed Kara and Clark to question him. Oliver followed them and stood just watching with his arms crossed as the cousins did their job.
- You won't get out of here so soon, so I suggest you start talking! – Kara said in her best angry voice as she crossed her arms.
- You wish! – Hank laughed
- Where is Lex? Are you working with him? – Clark took a few steps closer to the cage.
- You're lucky you got away, freak! – Hank said, punching the unbreakable glass. – Lex is somewhere safe! Now that Lillian is dead, he is the chief in Cadmus and we will finally bring all aberrations down, for good!
Oliver could see that wasn't going nowhere and they wouldn't have any information anytime soon, so he decided to approach Kara. It was worth a shot.
- Hey… Listen… Can I try?
- What? Interrogate him? – Kara looked confused at Oliver
- Yes.
Clark turned around as he heard Oliver asking to help.
- I'm sorry, I really am… But he needs a good scare, he won't talk otherwise.
- Do you mean… Torture? – Clark looked serious at Oliver.
- Something like that…
- I'm not sure… - Clark looked at the ground, not liking that at all.
- Listen, you guys need to trust me. I know you don't like this kind of thing, but I learned the hard way that sometimes, you need to go deep to have answers. He won't tell us a thing if you just keep asking him nicely. We need to find out where Lex is and where this Cadmus is.
- I trust you, Oliver – Kara said – And its ok, you can try it your way… But I won't stay to watch…
She gave him a weak smile and turned around, leaving the room. Clark nodded to Oliver and opened up the cell so Oliver could get in. He grabbed a few tricky arrows from his quiver and started.
Sara was in the medical area against her will. She insisted to Alex she was just fine, but Caitlin convinced her to make Sara stay down for the night, and have some medication. She lay down a bit dizzy and still in pain, but glad she was alive. She opened her eyes slowly and tried to sit on the bed as she noticed she wasn't alone.
- I wanted to see how you were doing… - Barry said as he sat by her side, looking worried at her – And thanks for coming. I kind of feel responsible you got hurt…
- I'm always there for my friends – She smiled – And stop it. I'm used to it, its part of the job getting hurt. Don't beat yourself up over this.
Barry nodded with his head and smiled back at her.
Oliver kept using his arrows to try and get some information from Hank. He grabbed one he built specially for computers and technology. He aimed and shot it. The arrow shrank itself halfway and entered his metal shoulder. Hank looked scared as his systems started shutting down little by little.
- If I press one button, it all turns down and you die. So, once again… Where is Lex? And Cadmus?
- Screw you!
Oliver approached him and punched him.
- One more time, where they are? – He yelled as Clark kept watching.
Caitlin and Thea were sat by Sara's side on her bed when Barry knocked on the door.
- Hey, is anyone hungry?
- Yes. – Caitlin and Thea said and Sara just nodded.
Barry vanished and in a few seconds, came back with 5 large boxes of pizza. Thea and Caitlin jumped towards the pizzas and Barry offered a box to Sara.
- How you're still single, again? – Sara teased, making Barry blush as she grabbed her box of pizza – By the way, I don't eat that much.
- It's ok, I can eat the rest – Barry smiled.
Kara walked from one side to the other around the corridors as she couldn't just be outside the room where Oliver questioned Hank, because she would hear and try to stop it. She understood it all, but it still bothered her.
She heard voices from the distance and followed them, meeting everyone in the medical area as Oliver and Clark walked in.
- So? – Kara asked, curious.
- I have the location. Lex must be there or we would have heard about him by now… We go early in the morning, Sara needs to rest now and recover from her injuries.
- I'm ok Ollie!
- You're still bleeding – He said, not letting room for argument.
- In this case, since your place is full – Alex said as she looked at Kara – Caitlin can crash at my place.
- Thank you – Caitlin said as she looked at Barry.
- I'll… I'll stay here… In case Sara needs something.
- It's good to have a speedster around, you never know when you'll need a quick exit – Sara teased making them laugh.
It was really late and Thea just felt like she couldn't sleep or rest, for some reason. Something was bothering her. It had been a stressful day and night and she wondered if anything else would happen now. She walked slowly around the park near the DEO, on the way to Kara's place. She stopped there to admire the place and to organize the thoughts on her mind. She turned around once she heard footsteps only to see Clark walking towards her with a worried look in his face.
- Are you ok? – He asked her as he stopped and put his hands on his pockets.
- Yes… I just needed some fresh air… Are you ok? You look like you've seen a ghost.
- I was worried about this whole Lex thing… I'm relieved we know now where to look. Oliver was really efficient questioning Hank…
- Oh… - Thea said as she looked at him – Now I understand…
- Understand?
- Clark, you look like you have seen the worst thing in your life… I know where this comes from…
- It's just that… I'm used to always try to find better ways of dealing with things… Torture is a bit too much for me.
Thea looked Clark with a different look. He was truly a nice and good guy and she started to understand why that Earth saw him as a great hero and an example to be followed. She was not used to people being that good and that nice. It was a good surprise, for once.
- Ollie had a dark past. Remember when I told you about when we thought he died and then he showed up five years later?
- Yes.
- Well… He was stranded on an island. I don't know all the details because he doesn't like talking about it. But he took me there once. And it was a horrible place. I have no idea how he managed to survive that and be sane at the same time.
Thea sat on a bench near her and Clark did the same, sitting beside her as he listened.
- All I know is that he had to do a lot to survive. He had to kill; he had to do ugly things… And those things changed him. I said he was a jerk before… When he came back, it was a completely different person. Once I found out my brother was the infamous Star City's vigilante, I couldn't believe him. And I was proud of him, even if he had some dark ways of dealing with criminals. Because he was dedicating his life to save others. He was risking his own life every night so others could be safe. And then, I didn't care what his methods were. Later, I came to experience those rough methods, and I wasn't ok with that… But I tried to understand… It's not easy, but… I guess Ollie learned with time that he could always find another way, but sometimes, he thinks scaring people it's the easiest way to get information.
- I could tell he wasn't really going to kill Hank… It was just…something new.
- It's scary, but… You get used to it… And no, he doesn't kill anymore… Like I said, he found another way.
- I'm glad to know.
Thea noticed the sad look in Clark's eyes. It had a different shade of blue this time and she couldn't help but wonder.
- Doesn't it make you feel alone? This super hero secret life?
- Sometimes… - Clark lifted his head, looking at Thea. – There's something I didn't tell you about Lois… We just didn't break up… She was murdered.
- Oh… - Thea covered her mouth with both her hands as she looked at Clark – I'm so sorry…I shouldn't have said anything…
- It's ok… It's just a bit hard for me to talk about it that is why I didn't…
- It's ok… - She said as she rested one of her hands on his shoulder
- And yes, it does feel lonely sometimes… I think I just miss having someone to come back to every night.
- I know the feeling…
- Why? If you don't mind me asking…
- This life… It doesn't allow you to have someone, you know? Many times I tried; many times it went wrong… Sometimes I just feel tired of trying. It's like I was meant to live like this, alone…
Clark could relate to what Thea said, because for him it was the same. He could never be himself with anyone, because of his secret, he doubted he would be able to again. But being there, talking to Thea, someone who could actually understand what he had been through, this life… It was a relief to be able to share like this. Her hazel eyes had that spark that caught his attentions. He was suddenly really glad she was there with him.
- No one was meant to be alone. – He said in a low voice as he wiped one tear that came down from her eyes. – Not even super heroes that has to hide who they are – He smiled as he saw her letting a small laugh out.
- I guess you're right… - She said as she looked back to his eyes.
It was unfair how blue his eyes were, she thought. And once again, that vibe around him that she couldn't explain made her wonder a lot of things and made her feel peace. Their faces approached slowly, their noses almost touching. She felt like a thousand butterflies flew inside her stomach as he touched her cheeks, slightly.
She had a soft skin, he thought as their lips approached and touched slowly at first. Thea responded to his move by kissing him back at a slow pace. It was there was only the two of them in the world. He deepened the kiss as Thea put her hands around his shoulders, and they stood there, kissing each other like there was no tomorrow.
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To be continued...