Chapter 4

Kara doesn't think; she just reacts. She doesn't think of the consequences, of what might happen to her.

The only thing that's running through her mind is that she has to save Alex. The world slows down to a crawl as Kara uses her superspeed and runs in front of Alex, putting herself between her sister and the daggers. They bounce harmlessly off of her raised arms, ricocheting to the ground.

In the confusion, its silent and it feels like everyone is holding their breaths, waiting for something else to happen

Kara, on the other hand, is angry in a way she rarely lets herself be. She scowls at the hooded figure and stalks over to them, pushing back the hood to reveal a dumbfounded white man she doesn't recognize. She grabs him by the ear and drags him back toward Alex, knowing her sister will want to hear this.

Alex has Maxwell Lord by the arm, pressing it into his back and holding back just enough so his arm doesn't break. Yet.

Kara pushes the man, making him stumble while she takes her place next to her sister.

"You tried to kill my sister," she accuses.

The man doesn't confirm or deny it; he just stays silent until he pulls another dagger from a hidden sleeve in his coat.

He moves quickly for a human, thrusting the dagger at Kara's gut. Kara doesn't even flinch as the dagger shatters against her stomach.

"What the-" the guy says.

Alex lets go of Maxwell and cuts the man off with an uppercut to the jaw that makes his head snap back. He drops to the ground, unconscious.

"That's for trying to hurt Kara. Idiot." Alex resists the urge to spit on him.

"What are you?" Maxwell asks, looking terrified.

Alex freezes and pales, looking around, remembering they have an audience. Crap. There are so many witnesses, so many citizens staring at the Danvers sisters. Even J'onn won't be able to cover this up. Shit. Maybe they can say its new armor or something.

Alex mutters expletives under her breath that at any other time would make Kara blush but the intensity of the situation isn't lost on her.

"Princess Kara?" A citizen asks hesitantly. "Are you and Sir Alex alright?"

"We're okay," Kara says reassuringly.

A glint in the sunlight catches her eye and she sees someone who somehow managed to get a gun aiming subtly at them. Before Kara can shoot it out of their hand, they fire and the explosive sound has all of the citizens panicking and ducking for cover.

Kara focuses and can watch the bullet's approach. The familiar burning behind her eyes comes and for once, she welcomes it. She uses her heat vision to disintegrate it midair and then trains her vision on the person who shot at them. His clothes catch fire and he screeches, frantically trying to pat himself out. Some nearby citizens help him put it out before restraining him and bringing him over to Kara and Alex.

"Thank you," Kara smiles.

"We should go back to the castle, Kara. Everyone's going to want to know about this." Alex says.

"Do you need help taking them with you?" A citizen asks.

Kara cocks her head, listening. "No, thank you. There are some guards coming here. They can help us out."

The citizen nods, looking dumbfounded. Alex has to admit, they're taking it better than she expected. Though that could just be the shock. Now that she thinks about it, it probably is the shock. So they should get going as soon as possible.

Thee guards come over a few moments later, answering Alex's silent hopes. They pause when they see the Danvers sisters, then rush forward.

"Ma'ams, are you okay?" A guard asks, looking them over.

"We're fine," Kara says in a soothing tone. "But we need to get these three back to the castle. J'onn can deal with them."

The female guard looks at their prisoners with pity. No one wants have J'onn deal with them, everyone at the castle knows he sees Alex and Kara as his own kids.

Alex pulls a rope from her tool belt, cutting off a smaller piece of it. Maxwell's eyes widen as she comes near him again, seeming to be paralyzed in fear. Alex smirks at him. Oh, she's going to enjoy this.

She roughly turns him around and yanks his hands behind his back. He yelps in surprise. Alex purposefully ties his hands together a little too tightly, glad she brought this specific rope. It's scratchy and painful and his wrists are already turning a soft pink. Though that could also be because of the decreased circulation.

The female guard takes him, looking almost as happy as Alex feels to have that skeezy man tied up. The other guard takes the terrified looking man who tried to shoot them while Kara bends over the unconscious man.

"You don't need to do that," the last guard says gently. "I can carry him back to the castle."

"No thanks," Kara says sweetly. Though Alex can hear she's annoyed that the guard so much as implied that she can't do it. "I've got this."

Kara easily slings the still passed out man over her shoulder and skips past the guard, who's jaw has dropped open. Alex doesn't let her smugness show but she's proud of her sister putting him in his place. Alex knows that even if Kara weren't Kryptonian, she's muscular and strong enough to carry the guy anyway.

A lot of people underestimate her because of her shyness or her awkwardness or her kindness. But the truth is Kara is stronger than they'll ever know. And Alex doesn't just mean physically. Kara has lived through the destruction of her planet, has heard the sound of her planet exploding behind her, lost . And she's somehow managed to be the compassionate, amazing person she is today. The darkness that lurks in her mind is pushed away by her blinding brilliance.

Alex and Kara walk side by side, following the guards. They head past whispering people and distrustful looks aimed at them. Alex purses her lips and it's only Kara's hand on her arm that keeps her from punching a few people. She's still tempted, though. Very tempted. Especially when she feels the hurt radiate off of her sister when a man takes a step back as she walks past him, looking scared.

"We'll talk to Mom and Dad about this, okay?" Alex murmurs, knowing Kara will hear her. "We will figure this out."

The only response she gets from Kara to show that she heard is her squeezing Alex's arm tighter for a moment but it's enough to calm Alex down more. They'll figure this out together, no matter what.

"Oh, the new girl might be there!" Kara exclaims as they walk inside the castle's gate.

"I kind of hope she isn't." Alex sighs.

"Why not?" Kara asks, worry creeping into her voice.

Alex takes a moment to think of how to word it. "I just... I don't want to have to make pleasantries with a stranger on the most stressful day of my life so far."

Kara lets out a soft "oh" in understanding. They continue walking in silence, heading to the doors that lead to the DEO.

J'onn is where he usually is, in their command center where they keep and gather all of the information. It's mostly about aliens, but not all of it. He looks up when they come in, a soft smile on his face that fades almost instantly when he sees who's with them. He rushes over, looking Alex and Kara up and down with concern. To Alex's relief, there isn't an unfamiliar face in sight. J'onn must have told her to settle in to her new room in the castle or something.

"What happened? Are you alright?"

"We're okay." Alex reassures him and then nods, giving him silent permission to read her mind.

His jaw clenches as he looks over at the three boys. "We will take them into custody. We need to find out who wants you dead and why. Until we figure that out, no leaving the castle walls."

"No way," Alex crosses her arms.

J'onn relents a moment later like she knew he would. "Very well. You will go nowhere alone. Got it, Sir Alex?"

Alex nods seriously. "Got it, sir."

"Good. Vasquez, Thompson, escort the Danvers sisters take these three to their new living quarters." J'onn orders.

The agents nods and lead the way to the rooms where they keep the empty cages. They're glass so that they can see in and see what their prisoners are doing but made of a strong material that won't break. They're small rooms, and even smaller containers for the prisoners themselves, who will get no privacy unless they're transferred to a prison.

They put the three men in, one at a tine, in separate rooms. Vasquez changes the labels on the doors and Alex writes down what they've done. She only knows Maxwell's name, so names won't help her.

"We will question Maxwell first." J'onn says and holds the door open for Alex and Kara to make their way in as well. "Sir Alex, if you would like you may start the interrogation."

He walks in behind them and shuts the door, missing Alex's happy grin.

"Maxwell Lord," Alex drawls. "I have to say, I'm liking your new home. Suits you."

Maxwell scoffs and paces, the small enclosure only allowing him to take a few steps before he has to turn around.

"This wasn't supposed to happen," he grumbles unhappily. He speaks loud enough for all of them to hear them.

"And what was supposed to happen? My death?" Alex guesses, taking a step forward and making him reflexively take a step back. "Kara's death? Yeah, I don't think so." She pauses, letting the tension in the room get to him before she continues. "Who do you work for?"

Next chapter, we find out who Maxwell works for! And man, everything happens at the same time... We haven't even seen Maggie yet! But that will change soon, I promise! Lena will be coming into the story eventually as well! Thank you all for reading and for your lovely comments! Stay awesome!