Tacticalities and technicalities

After hanging up the phone, Lucy sighed deeply. She needed to go get Lena, but first there was something else that needed her attention. Alex wouldn’t react well to the news, but she’d react even worse if she just found Lena at the DEO. Hopefully she’d trust her.. she really didn’t want to have to pull rank on her.. while she still could. With a deep breath she walked to Alex’s lab, where she knew that the agent was getting ready for a new blitz. She knocked on the door then entered, looking around for her and finding her sitting with her eyes closed, leg jumping up and down.

“Danvers.. we could have found a new lead over which one of the locations is the right one.”

And Alex couldn't lie to herself; it hurt.

After hanging up the phone, Lucy sighed deeply. She needed to go get Lena, but first there was something else that needed her attention. Alex wouldn’t react well to the news, but she’d react even worse if she just found Lena at the DEO. Hopefully she’d trust her.. she really didn’t want to have to pull rank on her.. while she still could. With a deep breath she walked to Alex’s lab, where she knew that the agent was getting ready for a new blitz. She knocked on the door then entered, looking around for her and finding her sitting with her eyes closed, leg jumping up and down.

“Danvers.. we could have found a new lead over which one of the locations is the right one.”

After hanging up the phone, Lucy sighed deeply. She needed to go get Lena, but first there was something else that needed her attention. Alex wouldn’t react well to the news, but she’d react even worse if she just found Lena at the DEO. Hopefully she’d trust her.. she really didn’t want to have to pull rank on her.. while she still could. With a deep breath she walked to Alex’s lab, where she knew that the agent was getting ready for a new blitz. She knocked on the door then entered, looking around for her and finding her sitting with her eyes closed, leg jumping up and down.

“Danvers.. we could have found a new lead over which one of the locations is the right one.”

Lena, of fucking course. Alex tensed up, and scoffed.

"Luthor. You want to bring the woman that is in part responsible for Kara disappearing in the first place, here. To help us."

She looked at Lucy, incredulity written all over her face.

After hanging up the phone, Lucy sighed deeply. She needed to go get Lena, but first there was something else that needed her attention. Alex wouldn’t react well to the news, but she’d react even worse if she just found Lena at the DEO. Hopefully she’d trust her.. she really didn’t want to have to pull rank on her.. while she still could. With a deep breath she walked to Alex’s lab, where she knew that the agent was getting ready for a new blitz. She knocked on the door then entered, looking around for her and finding her sitting with her eyes closed, leg jumping up and down.

“Danvers.. we could have found a new lead over which one of the locations is the right one.”

Until Lucy spoke.

Sharp - and a little crazed - hazel eyes snapped open, focused solely on the brunette across from her.

She barely heard Hades calling for her and her next words were totally missed.

That’s exactly why the next wave of pain came as a surprise. With no time to prepare, Kara wasn’t able to hold back the cry of pain leaving her lips when Hades pressed into the wound; searching for the rest of the bullet.

Every little movement inside made Kara recoil in pain; bloodied fingers wrapped around Hades’ wrist trying to push her hand away. However, the Kryptonite burning her inside made her weak, weak enough for her touch to be easily dismissed by the God of the Underworld. That didn’t deter Kara from digging her nails on inked skin trying to hold back another scream to ultimately fail as Hades went deeper into her search for the projectile.

The Kryptonian forced herself to remember Hades wasn’t trying to hurt her and when she met hazel eyes again there was something different in her face. Sure, the effect of the Kryptonite was still obvious, but Kara trusted Hades and they made a promise of forever. Some Kryptonite wouldn’t take Kara down, she wasn’t going to allow it.

Her fingers trembled as she applied force to Alex’s wrist again, this time to guide her to the right place. Kara could feel the burn of the Kryptonite a few millimeters to the right. Fighting the urge to squirm and get away from the pain, Kara swallowed the next cry. She wasn’t going to leave Hades. And that conviction was clear through her agony.

Whomever tried to hurt them; failed. And now, there was a Hell to pay.

She had to be, Al was not losing yet another person she cared for.

It was a relief when Kara, in a moment of startling clarity, ceased her weak attempts at stopping her. With her help, Alex was able to find the bullet, pulling it out of Kara's body and shouting for James. He came back in running, phone in hand.

"The medix is on his way up."

"Tell him to move faster if he wants to live past this day." Showing the remains of the bloodied bullet, she handed it over to him with an enraged expression. "Put it in a lead safe. Nobody but me opens it. Guide the good doctor to the roof once he gets here, we'll be waiting."

With that, she picked up Kara carefully, cradling her in strong arms before speeding away towards the roof. Once there, she laid on the ground, Kara still in her arms.

Lucy was in her office, staring unseeingly in front of herself. She was asking herself the same question she had been asking for a while, unable to find an answer. How did she find herself there? In that situation? Co-directing a secret government organization? Sometimes things got very confused in her head. One day she was there, back to the JAG in the attempt to forget the umpteenth hearbreak. The next one, she was helping the cause of that hearbreak free her sister from who knows what terrible destiny. And now? Now that same cause of heartbreak was her best friend who had disappeard and the sister in question was… a complete mess. And that hurt Lucy on so many levels that she couldn’t even fathom to comprehend. She rubbed her face with both hands, groaning to herslelf. The Danvers Sisters. That’s why she was there, in that precise situation. 

With a deep breath she got up, grabbing her tablet and moving securely to the door of her office. Moments later, in the same fashion, she was entering the room where Alex was trying to concentrate on her job. 

“Danvers. I have news.”

"You're right. You're absolutely right. We have to keep trying. We'll find her."

It seemed like she was trying to convince herself more than anything, but it was a start.

She could do it. She wasn't alone.

As much as Kara seemed interested in her conversation with the handsome man, she felt the change in the atmosphere almost immediately. She sensed Hades’ tension a second before the white noise filled the blanks.

Then, she heard the piercing whistle of a bullet closing the distance towards its objective.

Less than a second later, Kara was next to Hades; pushing her out of the way as the window shattered and Kara tool the bullet meant to kill a God.

“Are you okay?” She questioned with worry clear on her face.

She ignored the sting for another second until it became too much and she fell to her knees. The dark fabric showed nothing until she brought her hand to the impact zone just to flinch when her fingers were stained with red and green. She took a Kryptonite bullet, there was no doubt about that.

Alex cursed the habit of muffling her own abilities, of being so cocky as to think she didn't need them. They kicked in all too late, her every sense sharpened to an overwhelming degree.

It all happened in a fraction of a second, and yet, wide, hazel eyes watched it all go down in slow motion. Timy shards of glass flying everywhere from the hole the bullet left behind, the muted, wet thud of the bullet making impact with the wrong target, her lover, her friend, reeling back half a step.

And then Kara was falling, red and glowing green coating her fingers, pouring out from what should've been an indestructible body.

The world around her started moving at a normal pace again, and without a second thought, the lord of the underworld fell to her knees too, cradling her queen's body and pulling her away from the window, away from a second shot.

"Kara!" She called out, looking down at the fallen woman in her arms, frantically pressing a hand to her stomach to try and staunch the bleeding. She then turned to a stupefied James to bark an order. "Get my personal medic here, now!"

If her voice wavered, she didn't even notice, instead, she took command of the situation, as she should've done sooner.

"It's kryptonite, but wha-..." Noticing the way Kara's eyes were going from the sea of blue she so loved, to a sickly, brilliant green, Alex knew she couldn't wait for the doctor to arrive.

The organization mattered to Kara because she wanted a place to belong and yet, her place was next to Hades. The whispers and bickering behind her back didn’t matter if Hades knew she was her warrior and not the enemy.

Caressing Hades’ face with reverence; like a mortal would do when their Gods grace them with their presence, Kara nodded. She allowed the world to come back in waves until she was able to tune Alex’s heartbeat. Strong and steady. Then the sound of a phone ringing and a hushed conversation took place and Kara sighed before pulling away from Hades.

And just then, a knock came, and a moment later, he was poking his head inside.

"Come in, James. What's the matter?" She asked, standing up and buttoning her jacket.

A call, someone had information for her about the rogue members of the organization. She took the offered phone, and that's when everything went downhill.

Her top floor office in the building that housed Danvers Research offered sprawling views of the city from the glass window right behind her. As habit dictated, she stood there, looking down at her kingdom as she took the call.

Lucy was in her office, staring unseeingly in front of herself. She was asking herself the same question she had been asking for a while, unable to find an answer. How did she find herself there? In that situation? Co-directing a secret government organization? Sometimes things got very confused in her head. One day she was there, back to the JAG in the attempt to forget the umpteenth hearbreak. The next one, she was helping the cause of that hearbreak free her sister from who knows what terrible destiny. And now? Now that same cause of heartbreak was her best friend who had disappeard and the sister in question was… a complete mess. And that hurt Lucy on so many levels that she couldn’t even fathom to comprehend. She rubbed her face with both hands, groaning to herslelf. The Danvers Sisters. That’s why she was there, in that precise situation. 

With a deep breath she got up, grabbing her tablet and moving securely to the door of her office. Moments later, in the same fashion, she was entering the room where Alex was trying to concentrate on her job. 

“Danvers. I have news.”

Shrugging off her tac vest, she threw it to the side. Anxiety and desperation was mounting to her feeling constantly overheated. Perhaps it was all a mind thing, but that's how she felt.

"We have to start planning for a second raid. Hell, we should have a set plan for all locations, in case they all amount to nothing like this one."

Lucy was in her office, staring unseeingly in front of herself. She was asking herself the same question she had been asking for a while, unable to find an answer. How did she find herself there? In that situation? Co-directing a secret government organization? Sometimes things got very confused in her head. One day she was there, back to the JAG in the attempt to forget the umpteenth hearbreak. The next one, she was helping the cause of that hearbreak free her sister from who knows what terrible destiny. And now? Now that same cause of heartbreak was her best friend who had disappeard and the sister in question was… a complete mess. And that hurt Lucy on so many levels that she couldn’t even fathom to comprehend. She rubbed her face with both hands, groaning to herslelf. The Danvers Sisters. That’s why she was there, in that precise situation. 

With a deep breath she got up, grabbing her tablet and moving securely to the door of her office. Moments later, in the same fashion, she was entering the room where Alex was trying to concentrate on her job. 

“Danvers. I have news.”

The mission had gone well, or as eel as it could go when they had found absolutely nothing, and the lack of a proper clue was starting to drive her insane. Their every effort proved fruitless and there was only so much her psyche could handle.

“If you’re sure about that,“ Kara simply said, never questioning Hades’ words “I’m sure you know about the success of my mission. However, you should know there’s more to the Hellgramite than it seemed. His actions were dangerously close to pointing our way, although I’m sure he didn’t act alone. Someone is trying to blame you for their actions.“

Kara was at least 90 percent sure Alex already knew about it, however; Kara reported as much as she knew. Then, with a sigh the blonde relaxed and leaned her forehead against Alex’s.

“Your people don’t trust me yet.“

At the dejected tone, her demeanor softened. Strong hands cradled Kara's face gently, thumbs caressing impossibly soft skin.

"In this business they have go be skeptical in order to survive. Don't worry too much about them, they will all come around. In the meantime, know you have my absolute trust." She kissed her then, gentle but sure. Almost loving.

Lucy was in her office, staring unseeingly in front of herself. She was asking herself the same question she had been asking for a while, unable to find an answer. How did she find herself there? In that situation? Co-directing a secret government organization? Sometimes things got very confused in her head. One day she was there, back to the JAG in the attempt to forget the umpteenth hearbreak. The next one, she was helping the cause of that hearbreak free her sister from who knows what terrible destiny. And now? Now that same cause of heartbreak was her best friend who had disappeard and the sister in question was… a complete mess. And that hurt Lucy on so many levels that she couldn’t even fathom to comprehend. She rubbed her face with both hands, groaning to herslelf. The Danvers Sisters. That’s why she was there, in that precise situation. 

With a deep breath she got up, grabbing her tablet and moving securely to the door of her office. Moments later, in the same fashion, she was entering the room where Alex was trying to concentrate on her job. 

“Danvers. I have news.”

Fifteen minutes later and armed to the teeth, a serious Alex Danvers walked into the garage, nodding at the men anf women gathered there, including Lucy.

Lucy was in her office, staring unseeingly in front of herself. She was asking herself the same question she had been asking for a while, unable to find an answer. How did she find herself there? In that situation? Co-directing a secret government organization? Sometimes things got very confused in her head. One day she was there, back to the JAG in the attempt to forget the umpteenth hearbreak. The next one, she was helping the cause of that hearbreak free her sister from who knows what terrible destiny. And now? Now that same cause of heartbreak was her best friend who had disappeard and the sister in question was… a complete mess. And that hurt Lucy on so many levels that she couldn’t even fathom to comprehend. She rubbed her face with both hands, groaning to herslelf. The Danvers Sisters. That’s why she was there, in that precise situation. 

With a deep breath she got up, grabbing her tablet and moving securely to the door of her office. Moments later, in the same fashion, she was entering the room where Alex was trying to concentrate on her job. 

“Danvers. I have news.”

With quick strides, she closed the distance to her desk, looking down at the image displayed on the screen. None of the locations looked familiar, and that wad a good thing. Okay, that wasn't exactly true. One of them was incredibly close to a facility she was painfully aware of.

Lucy was in her office, staring unseeingly in front of herself. She was asking herself the same question she had been asking for a while, unable to find an answer. How did she find herself there? In that situation? Co-directing a secret government organization? Sometimes things got very confused in her head. One day she was there, back to the JAG in the attempt to forget the umpteenth hearbreak. The next one, she was helping the cause of that hearbreak free her sister from who knows what terrible destiny. And now? Now that same cause of heartbreak was her best friend who had disappeard and the sister in question was… a complete mess. And that hurt Lucy on so many levels that she couldn’t even fathom to comprehend. She rubbed her face with both hands, groaning to herslelf. The Danvers Sisters. That’s why she was there, in that precise situation. 

With a deep breath she got up, grabbing her tablet and moving securely to the door of her office. Moments later, in the same fashion, she was entering the room where Alex was trying to concentrate on her job. 

“Danvers. I have news.”

When the door to her lab opened, she reacted uncharacteristically slowly, leaning back from the microscope and taking off her gloves.

It wasn't the first time someone came in claiming that they had news, and since it haf all amounted to nothing, it hardly made an impact on her anymore.

Dealing with the Hellgramite was something easy for someone like Kara. Still, she did a little research when the creature was causing more trouble than it should be. His actions were linked to Hades and Kara wouldn’t let Alex’s name get stained by petty actions. Hades was so much than that. Cerberus followed everywhere like one, although there were a couple that dared to find their own ways to accomplish things. Still, they were loyal to the same cause and as long as they knew their place, Hades would give them the benefit of the doubt.

Slipping into Hades’ office, after nodding curtly to the security man…James was it? Kara found Hades alone and smirked at the possibilities that entailed. She had no doubt that Hades was able to hear her even when her steps were almost silent. Trailing her hand softly along Hades’ arm, Kara finally spoke.

“You seem tense, my Queen.” She whispered with a soft tone that demanded no answer “Is there anything I can help you with? I’ll gladly share the load to ease the weight on your shoulders.“

Having Kara join her ranks had taken some work, especially since many of her most trusted men were still a little wary of her - she couldn't blame them, not when they had seen how terrifyingly powerful Kara was. Still, she didn't just bear the mark of the beast, but one given by Hades herself, and that alone made them fall in line behind the newcomer.

Closing her laptop with a smirk, she leaned back on her chair, taking the wandering hand and kissing indestructible knuckles softly.

Lucy stared in shock at the tablet. Her hands were shaking but she had a tight grip on it, maybe too tight. Her chest ached while her eyes kept seeing Kara’s body convulsing. She wished she had a way to go there and just destroy with her own hands Kara’s captors.. it was unbearable seeing her like that, her usual smiling face contorted with pain. She took a deep breath and ran an hand down her face, trying to get an hold of herself. She needed to stay in control, not letting this take it away. It was the only way they’d have a chance to save Kara, because god knew that Alex wasn’t lucid enough anymore. Alex… her heart dropped. If she had just watched that awful display of torture on Kara, then Alex must had too… She quickly dropped the tablet and ran, rushing to her lab and hearing the noise of destruction coming from inside. She cursed and then entered the room, staring at the result of Alex’s desperation and looking for the woman.

"Flying a space pod? Not as much of a leisure ride, I can assure you." Alex joked, sniffling once and then wiping her face before standing up.

Ahe looked around them at the aftermath of her losing control, cringing only slightly.

Lucy stared in shock at the tablet. Her hands were shaking but she had a tight grip on it, maybe too tight. Her chest ached while her eyes kept seeing Kara’s body convulsing. She wished she had a way to go there and just destroy with her own hands Kara’s captors.. it was unbearable seeing her like that, her usual smiling face contorted with pain. She took a deep breath and ran an hand down her face, trying to get an hold of herself. She needed to stay in control, not letting this take it away. It was the only way they’d have a chance to save Kara, because god knew that Alex wasn’t lucid enough anymore. Alex… her heart dropped. If she had just watched that awful display of torture on Kara, then Alex must had too… She quickly dropped the tablet and ran, rushing to her lab and hearing the noise of destruction coming from inside. She cursed and then entered the room, staring at the result of Alex’s desperation and looking for the woman.

Kara had been safe, and that would always, always be a priority for Alex, but then there was the rest. The memory of Lena pointing a gun to her head, the history of heartache between them. Then, there was Lucy, and the phantom of that last kiss still haunted Alex.

She remembered with stark clarity the way Hades' old heart skipped a beat every time she looked at her Rose. Remembered the way someone so twisted by circumstance had loved the woman so purely, so unequivocally and irrevocably. And then she remembered the always burning knowledge that she would never be good enough for Rose, that her love wasn't good enough.