Call me Kara

Chapter 20

~Earth-38~

"What kind of question is that?" Lucy asked the man in front of her who was now even stranger.

"Just answer the question. What color are your shoes?" Oliver repeated.

"They are black!"

"Okay Oliver, I have the baseline. Go ahead." Felicity informed him from her workstation on the other side of the hangar. The com in Oliver's ear was small but clear enough for Felicity to be able to conduct a polygraph based on stress levels in the voice. It was a trick they had employed before on the streets after Felicity decided Oliver needed a better information gathering technique than sticking arrows in people until they talked.

"Thank you Miss Lane. Now could you please tell me what happened the morning Kara was shot? Kara hasn't spoken about it in detail to anyone besides Caitlin and Barry but Barry tells me everything, whether I want to know or not, and I would love to hear about it from a fresh perspective."

"My father tried to have her murdered. What else is there to know? You think I had something to do with it? You think if I had, Alex would have let me live?" Lucy challenged.

"I think it is possible for someone to be so close to a situation that she, or he of course, might miss little things. I think, no, I know, that when you talk to Kara she is going to believe you had nothing to do with the attempt on her life and try to make you feel better. Its who she is. I am who I am and I have questions. So tell me what I want to know or Alex will be the least of your worries." Oliver warned.

"You are threatening me?" Lucy asked disbelieving. Oliver motioned with his head over her shoulder. Lucy turned and saw the mysterious woman in black with a bow behind her and twin swords under her red robe, staring at her with a slight grin.

"That nice lady is Kara and Alex's mentor. She trains them to fight, to be quicker, stronger, smarter. I happen to know she is fond of both of them. Nyssa is very loyal to those she holds dear. If she even suspects you are a danger to any of us, she will kill you. She does not have the restraint I have developed over the years. She is not a hero, she is an assassin and has been since she could walk. I am trying to save your life. I have to convince her you are not a threat because she feels you are. Before I can do that I need to know everything."

"Fine. I had just arrived for the morning shift. Alex and Hank had been handling operations at night. Approximately thirty minutes after they had left, My father entered the compound, bypassing all security measures to alert us to any visitors presence. He had ten soldiers with him, all Army. I asked what he was doing and he informed me that by Presidential order he would be taking control of the DEO. I told him I would need to speak to the President and four of my own men pulled weapons and trained them on me. The soldiers moved my remaining agents away from their stations. My father received a call. I heard him ask how they failed to kill him because he was told the ambush would be foolproof. I didn't realize it as of yet, that he was talking about the attempt on Superman's life.

He ordered one of my former agents who had sided with him to pull up a cam. The camera was on a tactical helmet and appeared to be of a man in a van along with five others, all in black, all carrying weapons. A com was opened and General Lane informed the men that the attack on Superman had failed and he was most likely on his way to National City. He then ordered the men to attack Supergirl before he could get to her. When the man stepped out of the van I recognized the apartment building as Kara's and it became clear to me what was going on. I rushed towards my phone and called her before anyone could stop me. I tried to warn her but I was tackled and my phone crushed. You know the rest I am sure."

"Maybe I do, maybe I don't. I find it strange that you managed to call Kara a few seconds before the men broke into her home. Your call actually aided them by distracting her. Have you thought of this?"