Zor-Earp

Chapter 3: Ending

Kara awoke to bright lights blinding her. How long had she been out? Rao those lights were bright. She squinted her eyes and tried to sit up. She turned her head slightly when she caught sight of some red hair next to her arm. “Alex?”

The redhead popped her head up quickly and looked down at her, a huge smile on her face. “Oh thank god you’re okay!” She sat up straight before leaning down and hugging her sister. “Don’t you ever scare me like that ever again. Do you hear me? Or next time I’ll kick your ass and call mom.”

The blonde chuckled. “You wouldn’t dare…”

“Try me, Kara Danvers. You know I would.”

“Yeah… I do… unfortunately…”

Alex held onto her sister for dear life. She had almost lost her. The one person who meant the absolute world to her had almost been ripped away from her. She was never, ever, going to let this happen again. She couldn’t. The thought of living without Kara? Heartbreaking.

She older Danvers sniffed away some tears. Kara kept quiet as her sister wept in her arms. She knew how hard this way. In the past, they had been in the same situation, except that the roles were reversed. Alex had been in a fight with an alien and Kara hadn’t gotten there in time. Watching her sister being rolled into a DEO ambulance had crushed her spirit.

She had stayed by her side before and after all the surgeries that Alex had gone through. She had gotten special accommodations to be able to sleep over because there was no way she was leaving Alex’s side. When the redheaded woman had finally woken up, it was a day full of tears. They laughed and smiled but deep down they knew that it was all to cover up the pain they both held. Alex had been terrified that she wouldn’t make it and Kara was beating herself up for not being there when her sister needed her most.

That was the day that Kara vowed to always protect her sister, even if that meant putting herself in harm’s way. She had lost everything once before and knew how painful it was. And she’d be damned if she ever let the universe take away the people she loved once more.

Alex shifted slightly, bringing both of them back to the present. The taller woman let go of her sister and sat back down. “Thank god for sun lamps huh?” she smiled with a chuckle, motioning to the lamp shining above them. She got a nod as a response. “Why’d you go in when both Winn and I told you not to go? There was kryptonite there for crying out loud,” she asked, looking at the younger woman with a serious face.

For years, Alex had always been cautious when it came to the green substance. She had seen the effects that it had on Kara one time in their youth and from then on had told herself that if there was any possibility that kryptonite could be in the vicinity, she would forbid Kara from going anywhere near it.

In fact, Kara had missed her first homecoming dance because Alex had overheard some boys from the football team talking about a green substance they had found. Apparently, it made you feel weird and tingly and it could have some really damaging effects on certain people. Kara had been upset when her sister forced her to stay home that night. And Alex? Well Alex felt slightly embarrassed when she found out that the “weird green substance” with actually just some weed.

“I was worried Alex. And I knew no one else would be able to fight him. Heck, you could barely fight him.” Kara let out a small sigh as she took her sister’s hand in her own. “Plus, you know our motto, Alex. Danvers Sisters yes we can…” she started as Alex finished with her. “If you can’t do it Danvers can.”

They both let out a chuckle before a peaceful silence fell over them.

“Thank you…” Alex whispered finally, “for being there… I couldn’t have done it without you…”

Kara smiled up at her sister, squeezing her hand gently. “Always Alex. I will always be there for you. Don't forget... El mayarah…”

“I know… we are stronger…” she smiled as Kara squeezed her hand gently and looked up at her with a grin on her face.