53. Kryptonite
The tension filled the air inside the DEO while no one could take their eyes from the monitors of the main room. Supergirl suffered like a never ending fall but Martian Manhunter managed to grab her just in time. Alex felt tension covering her entire body and then she left a breath of relief out.
- Something happened… - Alex heard J'onn in comms – I'll bring her to the DEO.
- Ok!
Alex ran towards her office and grabbed something that was in her drawer. She would have to warn him this time.
J'onn brought Kara in and all doctors prepared the med bay.
- Prepare those Solar panels! – Alex said as she entered, with a worried look in her face. – Maybe this will help!
- I'm afraid it won't be enough! – Brainy said as he approached Kara while they put an oxygen mask on her and prepared the panels. – The entire atmosphere is filled with kryptonite.
- And how did it happen? – Alex asked, rushing to help the doctors
- With the Daxamite device – Brainy said – But only a DEO agent could know… Oh wait!
Brainy looked from J'onn to Alex knowing they understood him.
- Jensen! – Alex said, feeling the anger trying to take over her. She had to focus on her sister and worry about that traitor later.
Alex heard some yelling outside the med bay and knew exactly what was happening. She was kind of expecting something like that.
- Brainy, please, there's a suit on container 93 with an especial suit, it might help Kara until we clean the air…
- Ok, gotcha! – Brainy said running away for the suit.
- J'onn, please…
- You can go, Alex. I'll keep an eye on her – The Martian nodded and Alex left.
Alex closed the door behind her and walked towards the balcony of the DEO just to see Oliver Queen, all suited up, ready to punch a few of her agents.
- It's ok, he's a friend – Alex told them.
- I thought they were used with me by now…
- I'm sorry; a lot is going on right now…
- Where's she? – He looked worried at her.
- She's getting all the help she need… Come with me.
Alex brought Oliver to her office, telling him to sit in a chair as he walked in. Oliver just looked at her, not moving one single muscle.
- What happened?
- The air is filled with kryptonite. This was an attack against Supergirl…
- Who did this?
- We are trying to figure it out… All we know is one of our agents stole the device used to do this awful thing from us.
Oliver looked incredulous at Alex.
- How do you guys keep a dangerous thing that easy to steal? I thought this was a safe place…
- It was one of our agents, how could I know that he was a traitor?
- Because there are certain things you only let people you do trust know!
- I trust my agents!
- And look where it got you!
Alex took a deep breath and bit her lip. She knew that arguing wasn't going to solve anything and she could tell Oliver was worried.
- Where can I find this… traitor?
- Oliver…
- Alex, I can help you get some information, if only you let me help!
Oliver wasn't from her world but she was aware of how Oliver Queen used to deal with things, Kara has told her, and she wasn't sure if this was a good idea. She thought for a few seconds about it. To be honest, they had no idea where to begin their searching, so maybe, Oliver could help them to get answers a lot faster than her agents.
- He's on the training room.
- Excellent!
Oliver nodded at Alex, holding his bow tight on his hands and left towards their training room. He knew the place very well, since he had spent a lot of time training there with Kara. He remembered how she tried hard to contain herself while he taught her a few hand on hand combat moves. As soon as he stepped inside the room, he felt the anger coming. He hated traitors.
- I want you all to leave; I need to talk to Jensen!
All other agents looked at him confused and Oliver was already losing his patience.
- NOW!
They all started to leave, and Jensen looked at him with an annoyed look.
- You're interrupting my training.
- It can wait! – He said as he grabbed an arrow and quickly shot his foot.
- WHAT THE HELL, MAN! – Jensen screamed in pain.
- Why did you steal the Daxamite device and who are you working for?
- Are you crazy? I…
- TELL ME THE TRUTH! – He said, shooting a tricky arrow, tying him up instantly and making him fall to the ground. – The next one goes through your eye, so if you want to keep seeing with both eyes, I suggest you tell me the truth.
- You are insane! I always knew it.
- You have no idea! – Oliver walked closer to him – Now TALK! – He said stepping on one of his hands until the guy screamed again and started talking.
Oliver gave him a small smile.
Alex walked from one side to another, feeling like she was about to lose it. She was worried about her sister, worried about what Oliver would do to that traitor, worried they wouldn't be able to find out who did that horrible thing.
- I have news for you! – Oliver said as he walked back inside her office – And I promise you the guy's alive… Just a bit injured…
- Tell me everything! He can suffer a bit before getting arrested.
- He told me his boss is some guy called Agent of Liberty, a guy who hates aliens and wants to get rid of them, especially Supergirl. I have an address…
- Thank you, but my team can take it from here…
- I can help you…
- Oliver, no. You've done enough.
- I have dealt with worse people than a hater… Let me help you. I want Kara to be safe as much as you do.
- Oliver, no. – Alex insisted – I'm sorry, but the DEO has it from now on!
Oliver took a deep breath, knowing Alex was just as stubborn as he was. He looked at her with pleading eyes.
- Can I see Kara?
- Sure…
Kara slowly opened her eyes, feeling confused. She tried to look around her and all she could see was a familiar helmet. She started to remember everything that happened and tried to get up from the bed. She saw Oliver sat next to her on the bed, caressing her hand over her gloves.
- Hey. – He said.
She could feel the tears in her eyes and tried to smile at him.
- I wish I could kiss you… - She said, smiling at him. – Thank you for coming.
- Always. Alex told me what happened… - He smiled back at her – When the air is kryptonite free, I'll give you a lot of kisses. But for now, you need to rest.
- Is everything ok? They found out who did this?
- Yes, everything's fine… And I found some information. You guys had a traitor among you, but I spoke to him…
- Oliver…
- What? – Oliver asked – I swear he's fine…
- I know you… - She said – I believe you, but I know you…
- Kara, you know I do what I have to do… Especially when it comes to find out who tried to kill you.
- And I love that you worry for me, but Oliver, don't worry… Listen, we need to make these people pay but in the right way, bringing them to justice. We can reach them; I know we can…
- You're always so hopeful… - He squeezed her hand.
- Remember a while after we met? How lost you were about that lunatic Prometheus guy breaking you?
- How could I forget? – He smiled to her as flashes from that day filled his mind.
FLASHBACK
After visiting her friends in Star Labs and helping them with a gang of metas, Kara decided to stop by Star City and see if everyone was ok. Once she got to the bunker, she found Diggle and Felicity looking worried at each other.
- Hey guys, what happened?
- Hi Kara… I wish I could say it was a great time to see you again, but… - Felicity said as she just nodded with her head.
- It's Oliver… He's not ok… - Diggle said, looking worried at her.
- Can I see him?
- If you can find him… He wanted some space and just walked away… - Felicity said.
- I'll look around…
Kara used her super speed and flew away, looking all over for Oliver until she found him sat in a bench, full of bruises, no shirt on, his jacket on the bench beside him and with a lost look in his eyes. She landed nearby and walked towards him slowly.
- Oliver?
Oliver turned to look at her, a bit surprised to see her, but still feeling pain all over.
- Kara? What are you doing here?
- I stopped by for a visit… Your friends told me you went for a walk… Do you… Want to talk?
- I don't know… - He took a deep breath and looked up the sky – I don't know if it's a good idea… You should probably go back to your Earth or this place will consume you.
- Oliver, what happened?
- I'm a killer…
Kara just stared at him, waiting for him to keep talking. She could feel he was hurting and something really serious was bothering him. She sat next to him.
- Someone just reminded me of that… And I just realized that I liked it… This saving the city thing is all pointless…
- No, it's not! – Kara said as she looked serious at him.
- You barely know me.
- Oliver if you were a cold blooded killer like you're telling me, you would have let the Dominators take over your Earth and kill everyone. You wouldn't have cared at all. What's up with this guy, anyways? I know what you said, but sometimes it helps when you let it out… What you're feeling… Trust me, I've been there.
- When I started being the hood, I had a list of people harming my city. At first, I used to send them back to hell… And there's this guy, Prometheus, his father was one of them.
- And now he wants payback?
- Yes. He just tortured me until I confessed what he knew the whole time… That I'm a murderer.
- Oliver, I don't know you that much but I can tell you have been through a lot. I saw you in action, and for what Barry tells me, you have come too far… You grew as a person, as a hero. We all have dark moments in our lives, weakness…
- Not you, I'm sure – He gave her a tiny smile as he turned to look at her.
- Believe it or not, I've had my darkest days…
- You? How?
- In my Earth, there are a few rocks that can hurt me… We all have a side inside of us that wants to come out, a wild, consequence free side. This side of mine comes out with one of these rocks, if I have any contact with them… I didn't like what it showed me.
Kara took a deep breath, remembering that horrible day and all the awful things she had done. She detailed one by one to Oliver, feeling like it was something he was needing to hear at that moment, that he wasn't alone and that it happened to a lot of people, including aliens from another Earth.
- Wow…
- So, like I told you, we all have a side deep down that can come out. But it's up to us which path to take. No one can define it for you but yourself.
- I'm… - Oliver said as he looked in awe to her – I don't know what to say… But thank you for sharing your story.
Oliver felt so broken inside he had no idea if he would recover someday, but he listened to Kara and thought about her words to him. She was powerful, she could fly, and she could be a God in her universe and chose not to, to help people. Even if for a brief moment darkness took over, she managed to overcome it.
- I'll always have to live with what I did, and the people I hurt… I'm not perfect Oliver, but I decided I wouldn't let it define me. And I think you shouldn't either. I'm sure whatever you did in your life, you did to survive, and above all things, you feel regret. I know you think you liked it, but I don't believe that. I saw how you care for others, so I know deep down you regret all of that. You just need to learn to move on, doing better than your past.
Oliver felt a tear coming down his eye and one of her fingers cleaning his cheek. He looked at her and nodded slightly with his head. He needed to stop letting his enemies get to him, he needed to believe her words.
- You're bleeding… - She said looking closer to his wounds in his cheeks and neck. – Let's go take care of that… - She said as she got up and reached for his hand.
Kara and Oliver got to the now empty bunker as she asked for the first aid kit and he grabbed it to her.
- Now stay still – She said as he sat on the edge of the table and she got closer to him, cleaning his wounds.
- I was thinking about what you said earlier… I've always felt guilty about everything I've done, all the people I've lost, everyone I hurt…
- It means you have a conscience and that you have regrets. You are not the monster you think you are, Oliver. I think you're brave. And a hero. You just have to find your way back to it…
- Well, thanks for helping me.
Kara looked deep into his eyes and wondered if that spark was always there. She could feel like everything was burning around them. Oliver slowly reached for her waist, his hands giving a small push, bringing her body closer to his. Her hands went for his cheeks and her lips locked with his in a slow kiss that little by little became more passionate. Kara could feel he was keeping a lot inside and kissed him back, showing him everything was going to be ok.
Oliver hugged her strongly, his lips on her neck and she could feel some of his tears falling.
END OF FLASHBACK
Kara sat properly on the bed and got closer to Oliver, reaching for his cheek with her hand.
- I know how badly you want to help, and I love you for that. But we got this. You have a lot to worry with your own universe; I don't want you to double worry.
- You know I do anyways… - He said as he reached for her hand
- This nightmare soon will be over and I will be free from this suit.
- I'm glad you are ok. And I can't wait for it – He smiled – I really want to kiss you.
- I know me too.
Oliver's phone vibrated and he grabbed it, reading the message.
- I have to go back… - He looked at her, not actually wanting to leave.
- Go… - She said squeezing his hand – I'll be there soon, I promise.
- I'm waiting for you. – He said as he still didn't want to go, but knew he had to.
Oliver opened a breach with the extrapolator on his hand and waved Kara goodbye. Kara waved back at him and got up as soon as the breach closed. She took a deep breath and walked out of the room.
- Let's kick this Liberty guy's ass!
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SPOILER ALERT: · Prompt by Solemn Saturn: Hello! I have finish reading your story "The red daughter of Star city" a few days ago and I have a suggestion that I would like to share. In the lest chapter it was told that Kara have dreams of their other half with Oliver so I thought send a suggestion of a story about how Kara is dealing with this dreams and so on. I don't know if you are taking suggestion, but I just think that I should share this idea. Thanks for your time.