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Lena was sitting at her office desk and drinking her favorite scotch. Not worried about being interrupted by any of her “friends” anymore.
She did her revenge but with quite unsatisfying results.
She turned everyone against Kara. Everyone who matters.
Watching Kara being hurt, emotionally and physically. It did things to Lena.
But different things that she expected before. It just made her even more angry. Angry at herself that she cannot enjoy the show. That she is feeling even more hurt seeing Kara in pain.
It was like big pointed finger at what she was hiding in one of her boxes. The one which was hidden the deepest.
Moreover, when Kara chose to save her before bus full of kids it made her so mad that she hit Kara in the face, literally. What was Kara thinking? That when she would not be able to save the kids at the end, Lena could live with that? 17 little innocent lives against 1 Lena? (Kara said that she wasn’t thinking and had to choose in microseconds so it was more instinct than mind.)
Plus, they were at the peak of fighting with each other back then. Kara shouldn’t even consider to save Lena after everything she’s done to her.
It was another big pointed finger that the “thing” which she’s hiding in the big box without name is useless and cause many meaningless issues. And it’s also very dangerous. Because it jeopardizes not only lives of innocent people but also Kara’s.
So, she decided to get rid of the thing by ending the revenge, cutting all ties with “super-friends” and most importantly, not putting the name on it.
And some extra drinking should help, too…
Meanwhile on the Earth-1 the superheroes were losing heavily in the fight with Anti-Monitor. They were down in the dumps.
Alex met Kara in privacy of one of the offices.
“OK, I was patient enough. But Kara we can lose this war if we won’t do something.”
“No need of reminding me Alex. Where are you..”
“You absolutely know what I mean and whom you should call to help us!”, Alex was losing the nerves indeed. She was asking Kara for this several times before.
“No way, Alex. Not now and not in any Earth.. “, Kara was moving her head like scared little puppy.
“She can help us and you know it. I don’t understand..”
“She hates me!”, now she looked like sad and angry puppy.
“Well, Lex hates Superman and vice versa, but here they are. Fighting for the same cause. Because they know that this war is more important than any other war they have been before. And she doesn’t hate you. She just tried to hate you and that’s difference.”
“What do you mean?”
“Oh, come on! Don’t act so stupid. We don’t have time for that! When she punched you while holding the Kryptonite and saw how much it hurts you, she literally sent you this new suit with pants which is protecting you against any Kryptonite few days later! With pants, Kara! With pants!”
Kara sensed where this is going and was not prepared to have this conversation. So she blurted out what she didn’t plan to reveal to Alex. Just to avoid the conversation about inevitable.
“She killed Lex!”, Kara was not proud of herself saying this mainly for the reasons she’s doing so.
Alex was visibly shocked.
“Yes, that’s right. He told me that she shot him after our fight when I thought that he died from the fall. He showed me the scars. Batwoman was there, too. He’s alive now only because Monitor brought him back to life.”
Alex was shocked but only for a moment, she knows her sister too much to not understand what she’s trying to do.
“And can you blame her? After everything he’s done in our Earth? He caused deaths of hundreds of innocent people and it’s evident that any prison could not stop him. I have no right to play her judge for sure. Especially when I killed someone, too.”, they exchanged looks, both knowing that Alex was talking about Kara’s aunt.
“Look, I’m not saying that what she’s done is OK but also she shouldn’t be taken as villain. Because from what we both know about her I’m sure she’s eating herself out of guilt. And I do not trust her any less especially when I know that she cannot hate you even when she tries”, small smirk is playing on Alex’s face. “Or do you think she’s threat to our mission and would want to kill her brother again?”
“No, it’s not like that, Alex”.
“Or do you not trust her anymore?”, Alex is getting too good at this after all these years with Kara.
“It’s dangerous! Okay?!”
“Finally we are talking”, Alex rolled her eyes.
“It’s too dangerous for her to be here!”, Kara was angry that Alex pulled out from her what she didn’t want to say, again.
“So let me put this straight (if possible) and take this moment to remind you,” talking passive-aggressively is another skill which is Alex enjoying sometimes too much, “that when we lose this war, Lena and other civilians on our Earth will be erased from their existence! So it’s practically even more dangerous for her when she will not help us here. And from what I remember it didn’t end well last time when you decided about her thinking that it will protect her!”, mentioning Supergirl-reveal and the aftermath was low blow, but Alex’s not hesitating to use all weapons in this war.
“So get your ass out off here and get her!”
“Okay then. I’m going to ask her but I’m not promising anything. If she won’t want to come here we can’t blame her.”
“Right, right…”, Alex was tiredly agreeing but knowing that when it’s about Kara’s safety, Lena doesn’t hesitate a minute.