As always these characters do not belong to me!
I just want to thank Jo for this prompt idea!
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Chapter 1
"OK seriously that had to be the one of the ugliest Fort Rozz escapees yet!" Alex shivered as she and Kara walked into the DEO ladies change room.
"Oh come on Alex it wasn't that bad." Kara smiled.
"Kara it was a cross between a crocodile and porcupine, did you see the length of those quills? I did as they went flying by my head!" Alex exclaimed as she opened her locker and started to take off the bulky tactical gear.
"You had some pretty good moves getting out of the way of those quills." Kara started to laugh as she recalled the face first dive into a mud puddle Alex had performed trying to escape the quills shot at her and the team trying to apprehend the alien. "I mean really is there any place you did not get mud?" Kara was almost in tears laughing so hard.
"Really you want to go there?" Alex questioned not in the least impressed with her sister.
"You know I'm the girl of steel, right?" Kara gulped. "And besides you got me back." Kara said as she pointed to the mud caked super suit.
Alex's frown quickly turned to devilish smile recalling the look on Kara's face as she had surprised her with a kick in the mud puddle that had left her head to toe covered in mud. Both sisters were now laughing hysterically.
"Kara OK stop we need to get cleaned up if we want to get home in time for Homeland." Alex said trying to pull herself together.
"I have super speed remember?" Kara continued to laugh as she used her super speed to change out of her super suit and wrapped into a towel.
"Gawd Kara there are days!" Alex sneered as she pulled her shirt off over her head. "Ah bugger!" Alex winced as her shirt pulled away from her right shoulder.
"Alex you OK?" Kara stopped mid laugh seeing the Alex wince and trying to look at her shoulder.
"Guess I didn't miss all the quills." Alex said as she noticed the inch long scratch on the upper back of her shoulder.
"Alex we need to get that checked." Kara stated as she moved closer to examine the injury.
"Kara it's fine it's just a scratch. It's not even bleeding looks like it was just the mud that was caked to it that hurt when I pulled my shirt off. Look doesn't even hurt." Alex said poking at the scratch. "Come on let's just get showered and then head home."
"Alex why do you have to be so difficult?" Kara exclaimed.
"Fine! We will swing by the medical on the way out and if they are not busy I will get them to throw a bandaid on it." There was no point in arguing with Kara.
"Thank you." Kara smiled. Alex has always protected Kara since she arrived on the family's doorstep but since she had come out as Supergirl Kara felt that it was time she started to do the protecting. But if you asked Alex she was still the one to do the protecting, she was the big sister and she would protect Kara till her last breath.
20 minutes later the ladies now clean and in civilian clothes walked into the the Med Bay.
"What's up, Doc?" Kara giggled while Alex rolled her eyes.
"That will never get old for you will it." Dr. Hamilton replied.
"Nope." Kara smiled.
"What can I do for you ladies?" Hamilton questioned.
"Just need a scratch checked out." Alex replied.
"A scratch you say. Well hop up and let's take a look." Hamilton direct as she patted the exam table she had been standing by when the ladies entered. As Alex hopped up on the table Hamilton asked, "Kara can you pull that curtain for me please." Kara reached up and pulled the curtain to give Alex some privacy from anyone that walked by the glass doors of the med bay.
"It's just a small scratch from last mission." Alex said as she pulled off her t-shirt exposing her shoulder to Hamilton. "I did not even notice till we were getting cleaned up."
"Yup that is a scratch alright." Hamilton chuckled.
"What's so funny?" Kara asked.
"It's just normally Alex comes in here needing stitches or a liter of fluids not a bandaid." Hamilton said still giggling.
"She that's what I said." Alex said to Kara.
"Well I'm sorry for being concerned for my sister." Kara replied now starting to pout.
"I'm sorry you are right I should be more professional." Hamilton replied realizing she may have offended Kara. She knew the tight bond these two sisters shared. "OK Alex any pain here?" She questioned as she palpated the scratch.
"Nope."
"Here?"
"Nope"
"Alright well there is no signs of infection but I will throw some antibacterial ointment and a bandaid on and you can be off." Hamilton smiled.
"See Kara I told you." Alex said smiling at Kara knowing that her sis was only looking out for her.
"I'm sorry, I worry, OK?" Kara mooped, her arms crossed over her chest.
"Oh come here." Alex said pulling Kara into a hug. "You know I love you."
"I love you too." Kara returned the hug.
Dr. Hamilton finished up putting the ointment and bandaid. "There you go all done."
"Thanks Doc!" Alex said as she pulled her shirt back on. "Now let's get some food and get home!" Alex exclaimed as she jumped off the exam table and they headed out.
Kara looked over to Alex who was stretched out across the couch with her feet on Kara's lap, and was sound asleep. A smile crept across Kara's lips as she stood up carefully lifting Alex's feet slightly so that she could get out from under them and then grabbed the blanket from across the back of the couch and placed it over Alex. "Night Alex." Kara whispered as she placed a soft kiss on Alex's head and went off to bed herself.
"Hey sleepy head time to get up or you're going to be late for work." Kara shook Alex's shoulder gently trying to get Alex up. It looked like she had not moved an inch from when Kara had left her to go to bed herself. "Alex!" Kara raised her voice. "Come on time to get up!"
Alex groaned slightly as started to wake up. "Kara?" Alex questioned slowly sitting up trying to block the sun that was streaming in from the window. "Is it morning?" Alex looked around taking in her surroundings.
"Yeah you fell asleep last night watching TV so I just left you here." Kara smiled handing Alex a cup of coffee.
"Thanks." Alex smiled taking the coffee. "Oy I feel like a bus hit me." She chuckled.
"You OK?" Kara questioned as Alex tried to stretch out all the kinks.
"Yeah I'm good guess playing in the mud was more tiring than I thought." Alex stood up taking another swig of coffee. "Oh man I have to get going, I will just shower when I get to the DEO." She said as she moved to the kitchen and put the coffee mug in the sink. "You coming in this afternoon?" She questioned Kara.
"Yeah I will pop in after lunch sometime. I have to get Ms. Grant off for her business trip to Metropolis and then I will be in." Kara replied.
"OK I will see you then." Alex gave Kara a big hug and left to head to the DEO.
"Agent Danvers." Director Henshaw said as he pushed open the door to Alex's lab startling Alex who had her head down peering into her microscope.
"Director!" Alex exclaimed.
"Sorry I did not mean to startle you." Hank smiled. "You OK?" He asked as he noticed she seemed a bit paler.
"What? Yeah I'm fine why?" She replied rubbing her shoulder slightly as she noticed the slight achy feeling that was in it.
"You just look…" He paused not wanting to say something that could be used against him later. "Tired." He finally settled on know anything he could say was going to be twisted.
"Maybe just a little. I fell asleep on Kara's couch so I don't think it was a very good sleep." Alex admitted much to Hank's surprise.
"Well come on let's get some lunch." Hanks said as he gestured for Alex to lead the way out of the lab.
"Actually I think I will pass I need to finish up here." Alex replied point back to the papers that were spread across her desk.
"Alex you need to eat and that paperwork will be here when you get back. Don't make me make it an order!" Hank smirked.
Alex knowing Hank knew that he would in fact order her to lunch if she did not agree willing to go with him. "OK but you're buying." Alex conceded and lead the way to the mess hall.
Alex and Hank spent about 30 minutes in the mess hall eating and chatting. Hank did most of the eating and talking. Alex just kind of pushed the food around her plate. Hank questioned her again if she was feeling alright and she said she was "just tired" maybe "playing" in the mud wasn't the best idea. Alex began to think that she maybe coming down with a cold. She was just feeling worn out and achy. So she decided to head back to the lab and try to get some more work done before came in. They were to sit down and go over some of the Fort Rozz escapees that still had to be caught. Hank wanted to come up with a priority of catch list to help with the prioritization of resources.
Alex entered her lab and as she sat down in front of her microscope again had a shiver run up her back. Deciding that today was probably not the best day to be wearing only her normal black polo t-shirt she grabbed her long sleeve, black of course, pullover from the coat rack in the corner of the lab. As she slipped her arm in the sleeves and then lifted her arms over her head to pull in on she noticed the twinge of pain that it caused her shoulder. The same shoulder that was scratched the night before, figuring she had just landed on it wrong maybe causing a bruise she finished pulling the pullover on and went back to work.
"Hey Alex." Kara cheerfully said pushing the door open into Alex's lab.
Alex was sitting on her lab stool hunched over elbows on the table with her head in her hands. "What?" She questioned not lifting her head from hands. She could not believe how horrible she felt.
"Alex?" Kara said her name again moving to her sister. "What's going on?" She questioned as she wrapped an arm around Alex's shoulders.
Alex yelped in pain as Kara's arm made contact with her shoulder.
"Alex!" Kara now very concerned as she pulled away from Alex's.
"Kara." Alex whispered as she stood wobbly from the lab stool and turned to face Kara.
Kara was shocked at the lack of colour and sheen of sweat on Alex's face. "Alex?!"
"Ka...ra….I….don't feel… s" Alex could not get the rest of the sentence out of her mouth before her eyes rolled back and she collapsed into Kara's arms.
"No!" Kara exclaimed as she caught Alex and then gently lowering her to the ground and then into her lap. "Help! I need help in here!" Kara yelled as she reached for Alex's neck to check for a pulse, which there was, faint and fast but there. "Alex come on wake up." Kara pleaded as she brushed the hair that had fallen into Alex's eyes. She noticed for the first time heat that was being put off by Alex. "Oh Rao, Alex!" Just then Hank burst into the room.
"What happen?" Hank exclaimed as he saw his top agent on the floor unconscious in her sister's lap.
"I don't know she just got up and then collapsed." Kara replied barely holding back the tears that were threatening to release.
"I need a med team in here now!" Hank yelled out the lab door then moved to check on his agent kneeling beside Kara. "Alex" he said brushing the back of his hand across her cheek.
TBC