Chapter 2
Felicity glanced at her friends before speaking. “What do you know about the situation?”
Lena sighed. “I know that Barry needed help to fight some kind of god…”
“Savitar, the God of speed, yes. We can’t really see him and he’s, well, faster than anyone.” Felicity confirmed. “We had a plan to fight him. We tried to combine Supergirl, the flash and Jay’s powers but somehow it backfired.”
“Backfired how exactly?” The CEO crossed her arms.
“There was this epic fight and we thought we won except we didn’t.” Thea jumped in.
The raven-haired woman frowned. “Why, what happened?”
“We think they might have momentarily blow out their power in the fight and Savitar took advantage of that to capture them.” Felicity continued.
“So let me get this straight,” Lena started, stopping to glare at Sara when she snorted at her word. “Supergirl and your friends are being held hostage somewhere and you are sitting here doing nothing?”
“Easy, Ice Queen.” Mick said. “You don’t know shit about the situation, this guy is invisible, okay?”
The CEO glared at him. “Well, all I know is that you’re here and they’re not.”
“You should calm down, okay. We’re working on a plan.” Thea declared.
Lena sighed, getting mad at them wasn’t going to help. She might be worried about Kara but from what she heard, these people cared about her too. “What’s the plan and how can I help?”
“We’re building a weapon to destroy Savitar’s inertia force field. It would make him visible and incapacitate him long enough so we can rescue everyone. Once we’re all back, we can come up with something else to defeat him.” Thea explained.
“What type of weapon?” The raven-haired woman raised an eyebrow, intrigued.
“Do you know anything about Kinematics, Quantum mechanics, Biotechnology and whatnot?” Felicity questioned.
“I’m an engineer, I certainly do.” Lena stated.
“Look at that,” Sara smirked. “She’s not just a pretty face, she’s got a brain too, that’s hot.”
The CEO ignored the comment and nodded at Felicity. “Alright, show me the device and let’s get down to work.”
Felicity nodded back. “Cisco and Mr. Stein, hum, some of Barry’s friends are working on it, let me show you the way.”
“Alright,” Sara exclaimed as she watched the women walk away. “She’s all business and no fun, bummer.”
Thea chuckled. “Her own blondie is missing, she has other things to worry about than chit chat with you charmer.”
“Pity.”
The brunette laughed. “I don’t think Supergirl would appreciate you hitting on her woman.”
“Well, what can I say,” The blonde smirked. “If they were both in my bed, I wouldn’t sleep in the bathtub.”
“God, you never stop, do you?” Thea shook her head, amused.
“Nope…”
After being introduced to the others members of what Barry had called the gang and briefly explaining how she ended up on Earth 1, they discussed in more details who Savitar was and how his powers worked. Once Lena had understood the basics, she studied the weapon they had started to build.
“I’m not sure a laser would work. You’d have to know where to aim and if we can’t see him, it can be tricky.” Lena stated.
“What are you suggesting?” Cisco asked.
“A while ago I built a blackbody field generator that could send a magnetic wave and destroy all the alien weapons in the room it was in.” The CEO declared. “Maybe we could modify the weapon to incorporate some proprieties of the device. The radius of the wave won’t be as wide as with the generator but canalized toward our target. The strength of the blow should be enough to disable his force field and make him visible, then enter team Muscles.” She nodded in direction of Sara and Thea who were talking in the other side of the room.
“You built a generator?” Felicity questioned surprised and a bit impressed.
The raven-haired woman smirked smugly. “Like it’s hard.”
Cisco was a bit in awe. “Who are you?”
Lena chuckled for the first time she arrived there. “I know this is a rhetorical question but I’m Lena Luthor, CEO of L-corp, a billion-dollar-tech company, previously owned by my brother, the infamous Lex who …” She stopped when she realized they were all staring at her like they couldn’t understand half of her words. “Okay, you have no idea what I’m talking about?”
Felicity shook her head. “Nope, but another CEO of a company, impressive. We should introduce you to Oliver. Anyway, I think it’s a good idea. Do you need the blueprint of the generator?”
“No need, I built it, it’s all in my brain.” The CEO smiled slightly.
The blonde smiled back. “Okay, so let’s do this then.”
“Oh before I forget, we’ll need solar lamps.” Lena added, already thinking about Kara’s return.
“For the weapon?” Felicity frowned in confusion.
“No for Supergirl.” The raven-haired woman answered as if it was obvious.
It took them almost a day to finish the weapon and even though it wasn’t perfect, they couldn’t waste any more time on it. They needed to go rescue Kara and her friends soon.
The next day, they were all gathered in the hangar, in what Felicity had called the tech room to discuss their plan of action. To Lena’s surprise, two men had joined them, Ray Palmer and John Diggle, who were also a part of their super gang. From what she understood, other people were supposed to come and help but they had a last minute emergency on their own.
“I was able to locate Savitar, he’s hiding in an old building next to the city border.” Cisco declared.
“And we finished the weapon but… we can’t really test it so…” Felicity trailed off.
Sara snorted. “So we go and hope for the best?”
“Pretty much, yeah.” Felicity shrugged.
“So what’s the plan?” Lena inquired, sitting up.
“We’re going there tonight. We’ll have to be fast, every minute will count. We barge in, get rid of all the lackeys as we make our way inside the building to find our friends.” Sara explained.
“We think they’re in the basement, Felicity and Cisco will guide us through an earpiece.” Thea added.
“Ray will carry the weapon and fire as soon as he sees Savitar.” Sara continued.
“We’re not there to kill but to rescue.” Ray declared.
Thea nodded. “Barry, Jay and Kara are our priority.”
“And then we just try to make it out alive.” Sara concluded.
“Okay,” Lena said slowly before standing up. “I’m coming with you.”
Sara shook her head. “Oh honey, no you don’t.”
The CEO frowned. “Don’t call me honey, I’m not a damsel in distress. I’m going with you.”
“This could very well be a suicide mission, it’s safer for you here,” Thea argued.
“I certainly won’t stay here and watch.” The raven-haired woman insisted.
“And you think you’re gonna help with your high heels and your cute blazer.” Mick mocked. “What are you going to throw at them, fashion advice?”
Lena arched an eyebrow, not backing down. “Well you could use a few but that’s not what matters the most now. I’m sure you have clothes I can borrow.” She scanned the room to make sure everyone was listening and taking her seriously. She was used to chaotic board meetings, she wasn’t about to falter in front of some rogue vigilantes, as powerful as they could be. “This is not up for a debate. I’m here for a reason. No one will take away the woman I love, Gods included, not on my earth and definitely not on yours. I might not have powers or know martial art, or do whatever is it that you’re doing in life but I can help. I’ll leave the fighting part to you, I’ll just help Kara and the others to escape. ” She crossed her arms defiantly. “I’m coming and you can’t stop me.”
“Women…” Mick shook his head.
“She can stay with me, I’ll make sure she’s okay.” John offered to appease everyone.
“Thank you.” Lena smiled at him. She wasn’t planning on staying behind with him either but if it was what they needed to hear to let her join, she’d go with it and lose the man as soon as she can to go find Kara.
“I guess it’s settled then,” Felicity said, grabbing the gun they had built. “I can’t wait to see this baby in action.”
“Let’s hope it works.” Ray said.
“Of course it will!” Felicity, Cisco and Lena answered in unison
“Oh my god,” Thea chuckled. “They recruited another nerd in their team.”
Lena smiled lightly, despite their rocky start, they didn’t seem to hate her. She guessed the fact that they didn’t know her family’s history was a plus to socialize. Or maybe they were just humoring her because she was Kara’s significant other and her future wife was their friend. She shook her head. It didn’t matter if they really cared about her safety or even why, she wasn’t there to make friends but to save Kara.
While everyone was eating lunch, Lena eclipsed herself and joined Mick who was smoking outside the hangar. He looked at her wordlessly and handed her his pack to offer a cigarette.
“Oh no, thank you, that’s a terrible habit.” The CEO waved her hand dismissively.
The man rolled his eyes. “Let me guess, you don’t drink either.”
“I do, I’m a big fan of wine.” The raven-haired woman replied.
Mick snorted. “Why am I not surprised…” He finished his cigarette before looking at Lena. “I’m guessing you’re not here for a nice chit chat.”
Lena nodded. “You’d be correct.”
“And what does the Ice queen want?” The man grabbed another cigarette and lit it.
It was Lena’s turn to roll her eyes at the nickname. “A gun.”
The man looked surprised at first then smirked. “Really, why do you think I’d be able to get you one?”
“Frankly, you look like the most disreputable character here and I’m not sure Mr. Muscle would help me on this one.” Lena had thought about it all morning. Despite her insistence on going with the rescue team, she knew there was a risk for her to die or for her babysitter/bodyguard to get hurt because she couldn’t defend herself. She always prided herself on being independent and she wasn’t going to rely on someone to protect her – Supergirl being a special case - when she was more than capable of doing it. She knew how to fire a gun and was ready to use one on anyone who would stand between her and Kara during their ‘mission’.
Mick chuckled. “I wouldn’t want you to get hurt, sweetheart, it’s not a toy.”
The CEO raised an eyebrow. “Thank you for your surprising concern but I can take care of myself.”
The man looked at her up and down, clearly pondering his answer. “Fine, I’ll see what I can do but if blondie asks, it wasn’t me, got it.”
“You know for a man who acts all tough, you seem pretty scared of Supergirl.”
Mick scoffed. “I’m not scared, I just don’t want to poke a bear if there’s nothing to gain out of it.”
“Mm- hmm.” The raven-haired woman smirked.
“Watch it, Ice Queen,” The man warned. “You’re the one poking a bear right now.”
Lena locked eyes with him and said in a deep low voice. “I come from a family of dangerous sociopaths who tried to kill me countless times and yet, I’m still standing here. And no, not all the credit goes to Supergirl for that. So trust me when I say I’m not scared of you.”
Mick growled. “You’re lucky I don’t completely hate you and Supergirl.”
“Indeed.” Lena smiled almost dangerously. “If you’ll excuse me, I have a lunch to finish.” She patted his arm before going back to the rest of the group.
Lena was in the restroom that clearly had been set not too long ago, watching her reflection in the mirror. John had given her some sort of basic black tactical gear to wear and saying she was surprised by the sight in the mirror would be an understatement. She had faced numerous battles in her life, not literally but, no matter what she had to face, she had always shown with high heels, a tight skirt and blouse and a perfect make-up. It was her business war uniform but this was different. She wasn’t going to throw fake compliments, money, reports or even threats at her opponents, she was about to face a God to get her Kara back and it would require guns, punches, screams and probably blood.
As the CEO looked at her reflection again, she couldn’t help but think about Alex. How her sister-in-law was usually the one wearing this type of attire and how she would laugh at her look before yelling at her for being so stupid and taking all those risks. She was happy they had grown closer and built a real friendship. Her wife Maggie would definitely laugh too. She smiled at the thought before pulling her ponytail tighter. She took a deep breath. “Hold on, Kara, I’m on my way.” She murmured before exiting the room.
Lena was barely out of the room when she heard Mick whistle at her. She rolled her eyes. “Didn’t your mother tell you it’s not nice to catcall women?”
“I don’t know, sweetheart, I killed her so I can’t tell.” The man answered.
The CEO’s eyes went wide. “What in hell…”
“Just ignore him.” Thea advised her with a smile as the group gathered in the middle of the hangar.
Mick approached Lena and handed her gun. “Remember, if Skirt asks…”
“I know, you have nothing to do with it, I got it the first time you said it.” The raven-haired woman rolled her eyes.
“Good girl.” The man smirked.
Lena looked at the gun, ejecting the magazine and checking the bullets before putting it back. She quickly pulled the slide back and released it. “Fine, I’m ready.”
“That was…” Sara started.
“Badass.” Mick finished.
Sara tilted her head. “I was going to say hot but that too.”
“What?” Lena asked when she realized everyone was staring. “I told you I know how to defend myself.” She clicked the safety catch of the gun and stuck it in her belt. Since she didn’t tell anyone she had asked Mick for a gun, John didn’t bring her a holster but she used to carry a gun in her purse so it wasn’t such a big deal.
“Alright, I really don’t think that’s a good idea but I’m going to pretend I didn’t see anything because we don’t have time.” Felicity said before clapping her hands to get everyone’s attention. “Everyone’s ready? Remember the plan, you go in, you grab our friends and you get out. Avoid confrontation with Savitar if it’s not necessary, our special gun is here to help but it won’t do miracles.” She smiled at everyone. “Now go do your thing!” She shooed them toward the exit.
Thea fell back in step with Lena as they walked toward the car. “Just stay behind us and don’t try anything unless you absolutely have to. If something happens to you, I’m pretty sure we’re all die from Kara’s wrath so, don’t play hero.” When she saw the raven-haired woman smile, she frowned. “Why are you smiling?”
“Kara told me once to be my own hero.” Lena explained, remembering the moment fondly despite the hurt she had felt then. It was all in the past now but Kara’s words of advice and faith always stuck with her.
“Well Kara is bulletproof, I can’t say as much for you. Don’t be reckless, Lena, there’s no point of doing all this to save her if you don’t live long enough to enjoy it.” Thea squeezed her shoulder before stepping inside the car.