"Oh look my dear daughter has rejoined us, what a wonderful family reunion." Kharys smiled running her long fingertips along the windowsill.
(Y/n) scowled at her mother, her eyes almost appearing outside their sockets, Lena held her arm.
"Why so angry (Y/n) we made her bionic just like you."
" Listen to me you crazy freak if she doesn't make it I am going to make your last hours alive the most painful you could ever have imagined. "
Kharys shrugged off her threat and smiled again certain she would come around to her way of thinking.
"Where is Aethyr?" Lena spoke finally.
" Ahhh the little one finds her voice, Aethyr thought you would be voiceless forever. "
Lena felt her heart fall.
"Answer her question," Kara said firmly her arms crossed over her chest.
" She is here. " An ominous voice spoke from the room just behind where Kharys stood, her somber figure emerged. "(Y/n) we finally meet, although we have met before you won't remember if you were just a baby."
" I guess that was before Kal-El foiled your plot to send him to the phantom zone and you ended up there instead pretty smart move. " (Y/n) scoffed, feeling satisfaction when it riled her.
"He is a traitor."
" Yeah, sure he is, I'd rather be a traitor than a fucking psycho. " (Y/n) growled, her face hard as her eyes took in the woman who she should love, she should feel some affection for, she was responsible for bringing Lena into the world.
"He forgot his true purpose for being sent here." Kharys tensed.
" Oh wait, listen to this you'll love this guys. " (Y/n) laughed moving towards them. "He was supposed to be some kind of Krypton vessel spreading the almost extinct race genes here on Earth."
" What, that wasn't true. " Kara spoke, her arms shooting out.
"What would you know Kara? I was there that day when Jor-El came to visit my father, it was their last farewell they said." Kharys suddenly grew somber. "It was why we returned from Kandor, to be with family and for my father to get us away safely, I heard his plan Kara, not you."
Aethyr nodded. "Then he became as weak as the humans he wanted to protect, stuck with one woman."
Suddenly something jumped into her head. "Oh my God, Lena and I that is what we were, you carrying this sick experiment, creating your hybrids, I feel really sick."
" It's why you left us. " Lena accused.
Both women stared at them, their faces blank.
"Did you even love my father or was he just a freaking guinea pig sperm donor." ( Y/n) glowered her face turning red with rage, it was building rapidly inside her now, but Kharys turned away unwilling to meet her only child's eyes if she did she would see the truth, (Y/n) gasped in realization. "You loved him! Its why you left, Jeez this is screwed up you loved a man but that was wrong so you fucked his best friend and pissed off."
" She really is going to need a swear jar after this. " Kara whispered.
"You know nothing." The older woman shouted feeling the glare of her sister's eyes on her.
(Y/n) laughed bitterly. "Wow, you really are something else you let some stupid logic stop you being with someone you loved, and abandoned your child, then you come here find I have someone I adore with every fiber of my being and you try to take her away from me."
" And how would you have dealt with her growing old? " Aethyr calmly and coldly asked. "These fragile beings age faster than us, how would you have dealt with her when she was growing old and the wrinkles were getting deeper, the hair turned grayer? her movements slowed down until her knees cracked and she was hunched over, would you still desire her then? Or would you have moved on a long time before that to a younger more agile lover?"
" Shut the fuck up! "
"Ahhh you are angry because you know I am right, she is young now but twenty years into the future maybe less she would slow, your eyes would wonder for younger more firmer flesh, and you would be still as youthful as you are now"
" I said shut up I am not a Vampire! What is your excuse for the other women? "
"We needed more to add to our scheme." The woman shrugged. "To fulfill my uncle's wishes."
The three women glared at them, how could anyone be this cold?
" Your uncle was a dick! "
"(Y/n)." Kara turned to her, her eyes wide open.
" I'm sorry Kara but it's true, he was a dick and so was your father Kharys, whoever thinks they may act as Gods in this manner are nothing but big massive dicks. " She turned to her mother and pointed.
Aethyr sighed. "You were right sister they have been corrupted by Earth."
( Y/n) pursed her lips turning to Lena. "Seriously Lena can you not have just one mother who isn't a total nut job."
Lena startled meeting her cousin's gaze. "Hey, yours isn't any better than mine!"
" Oh, God yeah, is this our genes Lena? "
"Probably."
" Can you two shut up discussing your lineage. " Kara turned on them both.
"Always the bossy one Kara." Kharys laughed.
"What is more important here is the fact that you hurt innocent people and you made the mistake of making my sister one of them," Kara said angrily stepping closer and clenching her fists tightly together.
(Y/n) nodded in agreement.
"Again, we gave you a gift (Y/n) how can you hate us when we gave her everything you are, we gave you longevity she will be as youthful as you, as powerful as you." Kharys reasoned, why couldn't her daughter see sense?
" I care for the pain you put her through, I care for the fact she may not ma....make it. " Her voice cracked. "What use is an eternity if she doesn't make it?"
" There are others like her out there. " Kharys shrugged coldly.
(Y/n) felt the final spurt of anger burst through her, she'd had to hold her feelings in until now when finally she could hold it in no more, surprising everyone she let out a powerful burst of lasers from her eyes hitting her mother hard and sending her flying back against the wall, breaking it in the struggle.
Aethyr turned with worried eyes to see her sister lying on the ground in a pile of rubble, she turned her green eyes back onto her Niece a fierce angry glow in her eyes. "You!" She growled squaring herself to attack, Kara didn't give her a chance she turned her gaze to her and struck before she could have a chance to strike ( Y/n).
Aethyr joined her sister on the ground.
Kara looked down at them. "J'onn we need some kryptonite cuffs here."
"We're arresting them? " (Y/n) said angry and shocked.
"Yes."
" But Kara they hurt these women and Alex... "
"I know that (Y/n) but she is my cousin I can't kill her," Kara said sadly.
(Y/n) stared at her in disbelief. "Well she is my mother and I have no problem with her suffering."
" You say that because you have never killed, you don't want the guilt of your mother's blood on your hands (Y/n), you can't wash that off no matter how hard you try. " Kara reasoned.
Lena moved forward pulling (Y/n) back with her. "Come on (Y/n) she is right, let's get you to Alex she is important not them." She cast her mother one last look before leaving with ( Y/n).
xxx
(Y/n) didn't remember the journey back to the DEO it was all such a blur she couldn't describe any of it, the whole agency was in meltdown trying to secure places for these nine women, some weren't doing very good at all, Alex was one of those women.
(Y/n) sat close to her, never letting her hand go, silently willing her to be strong and pull through, occasionally lifting her hand to her mouth and placing soft light kisses there.
Slowly she felt her head falling, her eyes grew heavier until she couldn't keep herself awake any longer, the worry and stress of the last few days finally hitting her until she fell asleep her head beside Alex, their hands still entwined.
Time went by she was lost to the world in a dreamland where everything was perfect and Alex wasn't hurt.
From deep within sleep she felt the hand in her own move, slip from hers, as sleep fell away she felt a presence there, she thought it was Kara, it wasn't.
"Maggie." She heard Alex say softly, she felt her whole body tense, she'd woken up and called for Maggie.
" I'm here. " A voice replied. "Your safe now."
(Y/n) felt her lower lip wobble as she fought the tears that threatened to overtake her, Alex had awoken and the person she called for was Maggie.
Damn, I hate that bloody woman.
The hand that she'd held so tightly, so preciously was pulled out of her grasp, the new cold emptiness was like a mocking act, she sighed she'd been an arrogant fool, Kharys had done this to her, why would she want her daughter anywhere near her?
Her eyes trailed up to see the hand trail weakly across the woman's cheek, it was too much, she felt the hole engrave itself in her heart, with the super speed she fled, for the first time happy she possessed it.
xxx
She took refuge against the wall in the hallway trying to gather herself, she couldn't be angry at Alex, why would anyone want an anything to do with a woman whose mother had done such a grotesque thing.
Reluctant to move away and leave her she moved to preoccupy her mind with the other women, coming first to the very first woman she had freed.
She lay asleep on the bed hooked up to monitor machines, small beeps filled the room, (Y/n) moved a bit of hair that fell in her eyes out of the way, turning to the doctor suddenly cast into the limelight with Alex hurt.
"What is wrong with her?"
" Given what you told us, I'd have to say she has the Superpowers, we have to do more tests to find out why. " She read from the clipboard in her hand.
"Is Alex...she is going to be okay isn't she?"
" Alex is strong I can't imagine much that could end that woman. " The doctor gave a weak smile. "She owes me big for tonight I had a hot date."
" Oh yeah, do we know him? " (Y/n) risked a smile.
"No, and no I'm not introducing him to you lot." She winked leaving to check on another.
" Why we are nice people. "
"Last time I had a date Kara insisted we go to Karaoke with them, he never called me again."
" Is it her fault you can't sing? "
"Come on the other women are needing my attention." She shrugged walking down the hallway, (Y/n) in hot pursuit. "Shouldn't you be with Alex?"
(Y/n) felt the blood leave her face, her heart sink and her knees become weak. "She has Maggie."
" But you are her girlfriend. "
(Y/n) smiled sadly. "Technically I'm not, I broke up with her, besides she asked for Maggie, not me."
" It's a myth that you know. "
*What is? "
"That the first name someone mentions after waking is the person they want to see."
" Don't give me hope Doc, I don't need the extra heartache right now. "
xxx
The night was seeming to drag on, the DEO medcal care was out in full force their attention on the women who had survived, (Y/n) kept her gaze on the door where Alex was, too afraid if she moved her caring gaze from her then something would happen, so she stayed and tried hard not to use her x-ray vision she didn't want to be reminded that Alex wasn't alone.
Footsteps drew her attention to the hallway, Kara approached she had been busy with the jailing of Kharys and Aethyr and then making sure Lena was okay, she was at that moment talking with Bruce on the phone.
"Hi, is she okay?" Kara asked nervously.
"She woke up."
"She did?" Kara's face split into a wide smile. "Wait why aren't you inside?"
(Y/n) shrugged. "She wanted Maggie."
Kara frowned, this didn't sound right, why would Alex want Maggie, she'd been obsessed with trying to get the red kryptonite so it could affect (Y/n) again. "Are you sure you read the situation correctly?"
"What was there to read, my mother did God knows what to her, why the hell would she want me?"
"But your nothing like your mother and Alex knows this."
(Y/n) shrugged moving her gaze down the other end of the hallway, trying not to let the tears that were gathering in her eyes show, "Yet she didn't want me in the end."
"Your an idiot!"
"Excuse me."
"I know why you are standing here looking like a shepherd who has lost his sheep, you think you should step back because you feel guilty, guilty for what your mother did, you are not her (Y/n) and you would never willingly hurt Alex everyone knows that I saw you in there you wanted to kill her for what she did to Alex, so wipe that morbid look off your face and get in there now!"
(Y/n) blinked hard at her. "Wow is that your team talk?"
"It's the one I give to family members who act stupidly."
"When can I give you mine about cousins who won't tell hot CEO's how they feel about them?"
Kara blushed. "I don't know what you mean she is my friend."
"Yeah sure you don't, Kara I swear no one acts the way you do around friends, your face turns totally red and you absolutely forget what you were going to say."
"Just get in there."
(Y/n smirked. "Not denying it though are you?"
"Get in there."
"Will you come with me?"
"Of course, I was going in anyway, she is my sister."
(Y/n) let Kara go in ahead of her, slightly shrinking behind her as they stood by the foot of the bed, Maggie stood beside Alex as though that was her natural place to be, (Y/n) felt rage build in her again, Why am I always the one pushed out? A silent voice replied telling her because she allowed herself to be pushed out, she ignored the truthful words.
"How is she?" Kara asked flatly not liking Maggie's overtaking the situation.
"She's been awake for a while now, they say she should be okay she needs to rest."
"You can ask me you know," Alex said softly but with a faint determination.
"How do you feel?" (Y/n) ventured shyly.
Alex ignored the question. "You finally made it here Kara, I thought you'd run away."
Kara glanced at (Y/n) and noticed her eyes cast downwards, the misery is written plainly across her features.
"(Y/n) was the one who got all the clues and found you." Kara said smiling pulling her cousin closer, Alex watched her stone-faced. "If it wasn't for her you wouldn't be here now."
"If it wasn't for her mother she wouldn't have been there in the first place" Maggie spat out angrily.
Kara glared at her angrily. "Back off (Y/n) has nothing to do with what Kharys and Aethyr have done and the moment she knew she stopped them!"
"It's okay Kara."
"No it's not (Y/n) I'm not going to stand here and listen to this attack on you, we know why you are jumping on this Maggie, you think you see an opening again."
Maggie stared back at her.
"Your silence speaks volumes."
"Don't talk to her like that," Alex added meekly.
(Y/n) sighed. "It's okay really kara I understand, Alex I.....I just wanted to say I hope you....well you know, I'll see you around I guess if you need me just call, I'll be here."
"She doesn't need you for anything!"
"You are getting on my last nerve!" Kara shot at her.
"I'm going to go see the cool communist one Grace, she has some interesting views on socialism, so I guess I can get into an interesting convo about that." She shrugged before quickly leaving the room, Kara glared at her sister.
"You are sick and I know that but dammit Alex you are a fool again, why are you being like a bitch?"
Alex sighed her eyes clouded with fear and sadness. "I'm doing her a favor what if my body rejects this? How will she cope with that?"
"What is there for your body to reject?" Kara asked.
"The Kryptonian DNA, their goal was to take young healthy humans and install Kryptonian DNA that would give that person all the powers of a Kryptonian."
That is what they were talking about.
Kara frowned. "My God Alex are you mad if there is anyone who would understand this it would be (Y/n) don't you remember, and from what we have seen so far if your body was to reject this it would have done so already."
"I think Alex is right." Maggie smiled down at her.
Kara scowled. "I am going to tell (Y/n) to come back in here later and I swear Maggie you better not be here, you two will talk Alex and you will be honest with her, she thinks you hate her because her mother did this."
"I could never hate her."
"Then tell her!"
xxx
(Y/n) stood outside the door, her hands shook and her knees trembled, Kara had said to be here she only hoped she was right and Maggie wasn't.
She opened the door shyly, peeking her head around the door, to see the woman she loved asleep, her hair looked a mess, (Y/n) closed the door quietly and walked straight towards her, running her hands through her hair trying to make it as beautiful and flawless as she always did.
Alex opened her eyes, smiled at the feel of familiar hands running through her hair.
"I always like when you do that."
(Y/n) smiled. "I always like doing it."
Alex's face turned sad, "I'm so sorry (Y/n)."
"Don't be sad Alex I understand it's okay I don't understand my mother's logic she was jealous or something now she ruined my whole life."
"I don't blame you for what happened (Y/n) my God when I was in that place all I thought of was you, you were what kept me strong to fight through the pain."
(Y/n) felt the tears leave her eyes and scroll down her cheeks. "Why then?"
Alex sighed, turning away she didn't want to see the rejection in her eyes. "I don't know what will happen to me (Y/n) my body could accept this and I'll be fine with added powers I guess or my body will reject it and I'll be a mess."
(Y/n) placed her hand under her chin and turned her to face her, her (e/c) eyes soft and twinkly with tears. "You think I would ever care, either way, I will love you forever Alex, I'm not going anywhere especially when you need me."
"(Y/n)." Her name a gentle caress on her lips.
She moved forward, their lips connecting softly, a silent promise passing from one body to another, when the kiss ended she stayed close, laying on the bed close to her and gently laying her head close to Alex's.
"It's us forever Alex, no one can break us apart, no matter how hard they try."
"I hated seeing you kiss Sara," Alex said sadly.
"I know, I'm so sorry Alex I wish I could take it back so much."
"You must have felt that things deep down or you wouldn't have said and done them."
(Y/n) sighed, picking up Alex's hand and studying it carefully, lacing their fingers together, "Kara says red kryptonite kinda warps things, doubts, and dark thoughts become truth and you spew them out as though they are truth, or something like that anyway, you went missing and I lost my head for a while."
"What if my body does reject this?" Alex voice her darkest fear.
(Y/n) turned to face her, serious, her eyes deep and fathomless pools of affection. "It won't we're going to fight it, you are the strongest person I have ever met, with powers you are quite terrifying."
Alex smiled for the first time.
I love you (Y/n), I thought I've never see you again.