Supergirl ~ Damage ~ Part Two

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"Jeez," Winn whistled as James held up the bullet that had lodged in his shoulder. "If that bullet had a little more stopping power, your shoulder would be a mess."

"Yeah, that's what you said last time," James sighed.

"Edge riled them up, he knew what he was doing," Kara remarked.

"The shooter just found out that her son took a turn for the worse," James told her. "I'm not making any excuses, but she just went after who she thought was responsible."

"What are you saying?" Kara scowled. "You still think that Lena is responsible for what's happening?"

"I'm not saying that she did this," James shook his head. "I'm just saying that maybe this happened because of what she did."

"Semantics."

"She jerry-rigged that device to do something it was never intended to do," James pointed out. "Look, I know you don't wanna hear this, but that device was invented by Lex Luthor."

"Which is why we're testing it," Winn said, standing up. "Felicity and I are ready whenever you are."

"Then let's test it," Kara nodded.

***

"OK, so we sealed off the room to contain the lead cloud," Winn explained as he and Felicity led Kara, Oliver, and the other Earth-1ers through the D.E.O.

"And we have some sensors that will analyze the particulate," Felicity added.

"How will you know if the device is the cause?" Quentin asked.

"OK, so when Lena and I crunched the numbers during the invasion, like, 99.96% of the molecules bonded to Daxamite genes," Winn answered.

"Which basically means that if it hits a human, it evaporates," Felicity explained when everyone looked blankly at Winn. "No harm done."

"The rest, you know, 0.04% we chalked up to margin of error," Winn finished.

"So if that number is the same, it's not Lena's device," Oliver concluded.

"Exactly," Felicity nodded.

"OK, hit it," Kara ordered.

"Great," Winn pressed a button on his tablet.

The device whirred, then let out a cloud of dark grey particles in a flash of blue. Malcolm whistled, impressed. "That's clever."

"Anything?" Kara turned to Winn and Felicity as they bent over his tablet.

"Hold, please," Felicity said absently.

"It is . . . " Winn began, then his eyes widened.

"What?" Kara asked worriedly.

"Whoo," Felicity's eyes widened, and she and Winn exchanged looks.

"Guys, what's the percentage?" Oliver demanded.

Winn winced, then held up the tablet to show them. "89.79?!" Laurel's jaw dropped.

"There's a 10% chance the device is the cause?" Dinah breathed in shock.

"Actually, 10.21," Felicity smiled nervously.

Kara groaned, burying her face in her hands, Oliver rubbing her back comfortingly.

***

Lena finished washing her hands, shutting off the sink, then swallowed, looking down at her hands. "Someone just – " She swallowed hard. "Someone just tried to kill me. I shouldn't be putting you and Ruby in danger."

"That woman is in custody, thanks to one of those occasional vigilantes," Sam shook her head, closing the refrigerator door. "No one will be looking for you here. You're safe. So take your Louis Vuittons off, relax, and chug this."

"Really isn't necessary," Lena shook her head, even as she took the glass of water she held out.

"Stop it," Sam shook her head. "You're dehydrated."

"You could have been shot," Lena argued. "You shouldn't be hiding me!"

"You gave me a break when I needed it the most," Sam argued right back. "Let me return the favor."

Lena was about to argue again when she caught sight of movement behind Sam. Ruby entered the living room, her arms piled high with sheets and blankets. Sam smiled fondly at her daughter, and Lena sighed. "One night," she finally agreed.

"Great," Sam grinned. "See? This is what friends are for!"

"If Ruby was sick, would you still be my friend?" Lena asked quietly.

Sam bit her lip, looking down.

***

Alex tried to not look at Maggie as she kept packing one of her boxes, then suddenly, the music playing on her phone changed. She looked up from what she was doing, seeing Maggie toss back a shot like it was nothing before offering the bottle. Alex sighed, then took it, chugging a drink of her own, making Maggie laugh and start dancing. She held out her arms, and Alex took her hands, allowing Maggie to pull her into a dance, smiling.

She and Maggie spent a few minutes dancing before Alex pulled Maggie close, kissing her hard. She started pushing Maggie back towards her bed, and smiling, Maggie helped tug the auburn-haired woman's shirt off.

***

Kara slowly opened Sam's door, frowning when she saw the lights inside were off. She heard a glass shatter, then straightened. "Lena?"

She found Lena sitting at the island looking like a wreck. "Hey," she said. "Hey, look." She held up the wine bottle before pouring herself another glass. "I made a metaphor."

"Are you here alone?" Kara looked around.

"Sam's running my company, Ruby's at a friend's," Lena nodded. "What news from the front?"

Kara cleaned up the glass shards, then sighed. "Winn and Felicity tested the device again," she answered.

"And?" Lena pressed. When Kara didn't answer, she closed her eyes. "Great," she grumbled. "So I could be a child killer."

"No, Lena," Kara shook her head determinedly. "I'm not done. Not by a long shot. Until we know for sure, I will turn over every rock, and – "

"Just stop," Lena held up a hand, reaching out to take another drink.