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3rd Person POV
"Supergirl was brutally beaten!" Owen, a higher ranking officer than Marvin, scolds Willow in a loud voice
Willow sits on her bed with the covers over her legs, an IV hooked up to her right arm, her left arm in a sling cause of a broken collarbone, and her cuts and bruises all over her body had been patched up. Owen was yelling at her, Base Ops and Marvin were mad, and Willow's head was ringing -- not from Ops but from a concussion
Willow looks down at her hands as she gets yelled at. Marvin stands still in a soldier stance in the middle of the room
"You used the person you were tasked to protect as a shield!" Owen yells at her, pointing at the TV where the news of Supergirl and Reign (along with a mysterious green powered girl) was playing silently
"I'm not indestructible!" Willow exclaims, looking at Owen
"You will remember your place, soldier." Owen growls through his teeth, angry and Willow sinks back again. "Now the way I see it, you have no reason to be in National City, no reason to be on this important of a mission, and no reason to even be on this Earth!" Willow's eyes sting with tears as she silently listens. "Do you have anything to say for yourself, Krypto Prime?"
Willow lifts her gaze to look at Owen, her eyes stinging but no tears falling
"Reign was too powerful." Willow says. "She had this device and it could--"
"I do not want excuses." Owen growls through his teeth
"I tried my best." Willow whispers honestly
"And what did that get you?" Owen spits at her. "Supergirl is missing!" Willow looks down again as Owen walks closer. "It seems Base Ops has been too lenient with you. You don't remember your formalities, you don't remember your task, you're making reckless decisions and endangering the one whom you're tasked to protect. From here on out, you are no longer Willow Greene, you are Krypto Prime only. And Krypto Prime's mission will be terminated once Reign is dealt with appropriately. As will you."
Willow's gaze snaps up to Owen's as soon as she hears those words
"What?" Willow breathes
"You are unable to do something as simple as make sure Supergirl stays safe. You have proven yourself useless, untrustworthy, and a danger to Supergirl." Owen tells her. "Termination is required for such a disappointing soldier." He tells her. He turns to Marvin. "Let's go."
Owen makes his way through the apartment and towards the door. Marvin stands there silent for a moment. Willow's begging eyes lock onto his hard unchanging stare...a stare which burns into Willow's memory
Tears well in Willow's eyes as she watches Marvin turn around and leave the apartment with Owen. Once they are gone, she breathes out heavily and looks around with tears in her eyes
***
Willow lays in her bed still with her back against the wall and the covers pulled over her a little. Her IV is still hooked up to her arm and her body is still healing from her fight with Reign...and her emotions are still healing from Commander Owen's words
As she sits in bed, weak, she types on her laptop (which was hard with one hand), editing pictures for her assignments
"What's the point..." Willow whispers to herself, staring at her laptop screen and at the edited pictures
"You are no longer Willow Greene..." Owen's voice says through her head and she sighs, shutting her laptop
As she shuts the laptop, she looks at the TV where the news suddenly changes to show Reign in CatCo. Willow grabs the remote, turning the volume up
"This man was a thief, condemned by his own actions." Reign announces. "You've allowed sin to take root and fester like a weed. And, worst of all, you have looked away. Apathy is the greatest sin of all. From now on it will be punished in kind. There will be no more mercy. There will only be justice. I'm here to help."
Reign flies out of CatCo
"I should get there." Willow whispers. She puts her right arm to the side to push herself off of her bed but her elbow buckles under her. "Or not." She groans, slowly laying down
Willow's phone rings and she looks over at her bedside table to see it's Lena calling her
"Oh..." Willow whispers/groans. She puts her hand out to her side, her green wisps sputtering from her fingers and failing to bring the phone to her hand. She closes her eyes in a whiney fashion before rolling slightly onto her side, wincing, and grabs her phone from the table. She answers the phone. "Hello?"
"Greene, it's Lena." Lena says through the phone. "Have you seen the news?"
"Yes, ma'am, I have." Willow answers
"I need you here." Lena says. "With everything going on, I could use your brain and your memory."
"Um...I can't come in today." Willow tells her
"Not you too." Lena whispers/whines. "Kara's already out sick. Are you sick?"
"Y...yeah..." Willow answers. "Yeah, I'm sick...and I'm probably going to be out for a, uh, while."
"Okay, well, feel better." Lena says. "I'll see if I can drop by with some soup later."
"No, really, it's okay." Willow says. "I'm really contagious and I wouldn't want you to catch this."
"Okay." Lena answers, slightly confused. "See you...whenever you feel better I guess."
"See ya." Willow whispers. She hangs up her phone, tossing it on her bed away from her and covering her head with her hands
Base Ops had warned her before she started this mission to not make personal connections. It was going to be very hard to be away from some of the only friends she has ever made in her life until her Reign mission was over. She sighs
***
Alex sits in the medlab where Brainy is examining her leg as Winn watches. Imra and Mon-El run into the room
"Are you okay?" Imra asks Alex
"Considering my tibia's been snapped in half?" Alex asks
"What about Reign?" Mon-El asks
"She shrugged off that Kryptonite like it was nothing." J'onn says, walking in
Brainy cranks something on Alex's leg cast and she groans
"Yes, thanks. That's good." Alex says, shooing him away from her leg. She looks at the others. "The same amount incapacitated Kara."
"So why was Reign resistant?" Mon-El asks
"Maybe she's more than just Kryptonian." J'onn suggests
"No, the soil did hurt her, just not enough." Alex says
"You have a plan?" J'onn asks
"Concentrate it." Alex says. "We'll put it straight in her bloodstream. Jugular should work."
"Ah. One... One small hiccup." Winn says. "Uh, who would be strong enough to hit her with the syringe?"
"We all know who that is..." Alex whispers, looking down
"Where are we on the telekinetic?" Mon-El asks
"Ah, you mean Willow Greene who is apparently an alien with telekinesis and kryptonite blood? That telekinetic?" Winn asks
"Yes, that telekinetic." Mon-El says
"She said her mission is to protect Supergirl." J'onn says, remembering what they heard over the comms
"Then why the hell did she use Kara as a shield?" Alex snaps, looking at J'onn
***
Alex sits silently next to Supergirl's unconscious body. Then, Supergirl begins to stir
"Oh, my God." Alex breathes as Supergirl's eyes open. "Kara. Hey."
"I have to help them." Supergirl groans while sitting up
"No, they're using Kryptonite." Alex says
"I don't care if it makes me vulnerable, I'll use it against her." Supergirl says. "Reign won't see it coming." She looks at Alex. "The telekinetic...she is kryptonite. Where is she?"
"Yeah, we need to talk about that..." Alex tells her
"What happened?" Supergirl asks
"Go stop Reign." Alex tells her. "Then we'll chat."
Supergirl nods, leaving and flying to where Reign is
"If you defend a sinner, you must be a sinner." Reign tells Imra, walking close to her. "And I will wipe away the sin of this world." Supergirl flies into the air. "I thought you were dead." She tells Supergirl
"I got better." Supergirl says. "Now!" She yells
Brainy frees Mon-El as Supergirl flies into Reign, knocking her over
Supergirl groans on the ground, green kryptonite coursing through her skin, and Reign stands up
"That green girl of yours has some powerful kryptonite." Reign taunts Supergirl. "It's too bad I had to squash her like a bug." When Reign says this, Supergirl turns her head slightly in confusion. "Now I cleanse you of your sin." Reign says, grabbing Supergirl
Supergirl stabs Reign with a syringe. Reign gasps and yells but then flies away into the air. She's gone
***
Alex and Kara are chatting and laughing at night
"I'm just glad you're okay." Alex says, bringing the two girls into a more serious conversation
"You know I'd come back." Kara tells her
"I was really worried about this one." Alex says. "Genuinely. But at least knowing that Brainy could communicate with you, I mean, that helped. What was that like?"
"So weird." Kara says. "It was, you know, it was illuminating. I had to remember who I was in order to wake up. Made me think differently about the whole Mon-El situation."
"How so?" Alex asks
"I mean, it still hurts." Kara says. "A lot. Yeah. But... I'll be stronger for it. Whatever happens."
"Yeah." Alex says. "Well, I'm totally happy for your newfound wisdom. Um, maybe you could avoid comas? In the future. That would be... I would really appreciate that. To be honest..."
"You know what, I'll try." Kara says with a laugh
"Thank you very much." Alex says with a laugh
"Oh, I gotta call Willow." Kara says, grabbing her phone. "Lena said she was really sick." She says, dialing Willow's number and letting it ring
"Uh, Kara?" Alex asks and Kara turns to face her. "That's the something we need to talk about..."
Kara turns her head in confusion at Alex's statement, lowering the phone from her ear as it goes to Willow's voicemail
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Hope you all enjoyed that chapter!! Don't forget to vote and comment!! Next chapter up NEXT TUESDAY. In the next chapter, we will find out what happened after Willow's identity was revealed in the DEO through flashbacks. Come back next week for answers!!
-MC