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‘This is so bad. This is so not good.’ Kara thought as she looked at her reflection in the water with her bright blue eyes.

Instead of seeing her usual Kryptonian body, she saw a dog. More specifically, a puppy. 

To be even more specific, a Golden Retriever puppy. A very fluffy golden retriever puppy with floppy ears, and if she had been in her normal body, she would have awed.

To be fair, she was cute.

‘This is so bad. Rao, Alex is gonna be so mad.’ She startled when she heard a whine, making her look around, then realized she was the one that made that sound.

Why was she a puppy? Well, she may have touched something she wasn’t supposed to.

The DEO had been tracking an alien for the past couple of weeks, one that had the ability to shift into different species. The alien had been able to shift into a human as well, but they hadn't been able to speak. They had left goo behind after they shifted, and it had been picked up by the DEO, after Kara let them know where it was. 

Alex had been analyzing it in a DEO lab, and Kara had poked at it, much to Alex’s annoyance, who slapped her hand away, saying, “Don’t touch it! We don’t know if it can affect you!”

Kara had scoffed, but now, looking at her reflection, she realized she really shouldn't touch things she wasn’t too sure about.

She had been fne the day before, but earlier this morning, on her way to work at Catco she started feeling faint, so she walked into an alleyway to take a breather, where she then passed out. She woke up tangled in her clothes, and she had struggled to get them off, before realizing she was smaller than normal. 

She looked in a puddle of water, whining. ‘What do I do?! I can’t call Alex, I don’t have opposable thumbs!’ She started to pace in the alleyway, stumbling on her four legs, before slowly getting used to the moving on all fours. ‘I could walk to the DEO, but I don’t think they’ll let a dog in, so what can I do?!’ 

She glanced at her pile of work clothes, her work bag and her suit. She spotted her earpiece which had fallen out, when she had shifted forms. ‘Even if Alex calls me, I won’t be able to communicate with her.‘ She pawed her earpiece. ‘Darn the small button!’

She sat down, head tilting, looking at her belongings then looking towards the exit of the alleyway, where she saw a few people walking by. ‘Well, I can’t leave these things out in the open.’ She stood back up on her four paws, grabbed her suit with her teeth and tugged it behind one of the trash cans in the alley way, tugging with all her might. ‘Why is it so heavy?!’

Once she hid it behind the trash can, she tugged the rest of her belongings behind the trash can. It took a few minutes to successfully hide her things. She sat down and panted, her tongue sticking out of her mouth. ‘That was much harder than it should've been.’

She looked at the earpiece, padded over to it, then picked it up with her teeth. ‘It has a GPS in it, and maybe if I carry it around with me, once Alex tries to contact me, I won’t be able to talk back, which would make her suspicious, then she would track me down. That’s the plan!’

“ Mrowww.”

Kara stood still after hearing a meow. She turned her snout to the trash can, looking above the lid, where her blue eyes met the green eyes of an adult black cat.

“Hello!” Kara huffed through her teeth, keeping the earpiece in her mouth. Her tail wagged behind her. She really loved cats. “You’re a good kitty, right?!”

The cat's pupils turned into slits, it’s fur starting to rise. “Mrrrrrrrooooooowwww.”

Kara froze. She had grown up with Streaky, and when he made those noises, it wasn't good. The cat jumped down from the trash can, stalking towards her.

Kara backed up slowly towards the exit of the alleyway, tail tucked between her legs . “Good kitty. Good kitty, I’m just gonna go okay.” 

The cat hissed, then started to chase her.

Kara yelped, dropping the earpiece. “Bad kitty! Bad kitty!” Kara ran towards the streets, whining as did so.

She exited the alleyway, and ran down the street to Catco, not knowing where else to go.

She heard people around her, her hearing picking up multiple voices, and her nose picked up multiple smells. She dodged people's legs as she ran, pumping her four legs to run as fast they could, panic coursing through her brain. She could see the large building, and knowing that they weren't going to let her in, she dived into one of the bushes outside the entrance.

She huddled inside the bush, panting. ‘Oh Rao, I left the earpiece!’ Kara whined. She knew she needed it, yet a part of her didn't want to go back and face the adult cat. She laid down in the dirt, not knowing what to do. ‘I don't want to go back there.’

“Did you find your acquaintance, Ms. Luthor?” A male voice spoke, making Kara’s ears perk up.

Kara peaked out from the bush, seeing Ms. Luthor walk towards her limo, where a suited man was holding the passenger door open. 

‘Why did she go to Catco?’ Kara tilted her head curiously. She had met with Ms. Luthor two times, and Ms. Luthor definitely made an impression on her. Ms. Luthor was certainly an amazing person, genuine, kind, thoughtful, and she was gorge-

Kara shook her head, retreating back into the bush. ‘What do I do?!’ She couldn't help from panicking. She had no one who could help her in her situation, and had no way to communicate with Alex, and she was a puppy, making her vulnerable. She closed her eyes, forcing herself to calm down. She didn't realize that her whining grew louder and her puppy form started to shake. 

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“Unfortunately not Shaun, it appears she-” Lena Luthor stopped walking, her ears picking up whining. Her green eyes looked towards one of the bushes outside Catco.

“Is something wrong, Ms Luthor?” Her driver, Shaun, closed the door and got closer to his charge, body preparing for the worst.

Lena narrowed her eyes at the bush, handing her purse to Shaun. “Hold this.”

“Certainly, Ms. Luthor.” Shaun took the purse, not lowering his guard.

Lena got closer to the bush, kneeling down next to it, feeling grateful she wore a pantsuit for the day. She slowly parted the bushes, spotting a whining and shaking Golden Retriever puppy in the dirt. Her heart couldn't help but melt at the sight. She reached out slowly with her right hand, petting the puppy’s head gently, who yelped. 

The puppy’s eyes opened, and it backed up slowly, whimpering. 

“It’s okay, it’s okay.” Lena said softly, reaching out her right hand even further into the bush. Her green eyes met those of the puppy, who had such a scared look in its bright blue eyes. The puppy’s body seemed to shake.

“I’m not going to hurt you.” Lena whispered, leaving her right hand stretched out for the puppy to sniff. 

The puppy crawled forward slowly, nose sniffing. The puppy’s nose eventually reached her hand.

“You’re such a cute puppy, aren’t you?” Lena cooed, noticing that the dog’s ears twitched.

The puppy took its time sniffing her hand, before leaning into it, leaving its chin in her hand.

“What is it, Ms Luthor?” Shaun asked her curiously.

“It’s a puppy, and a cute one at that.” Lena reached her left hand inside the bush, petting the dogs head, who seemed to melt at the soft touch. The shaking seemed to have stopped.

“Is it alright?” Shaun asked, looking around, making sure there were no suspicious people around

“Poor thing seems terrified. It doesn't have a collar on, but other than that, it looks okay.” Lena kept stroking the puppy’s head, until it seemed completely at ease. 

She rubbed its right ear, noticing that it had very soft, velvet like fur.

“I’m going to pick you up, alright?” Lena whispered, reaching beneath the puppy’s belly. The dog’s eyes widened a bit, but it didn’t shift, seeming to accept that it was going to be picked up.

Lena picked up the puppy, hugging it close to her body, then stood up. The puppy shifted in her arms, until it was looking up at her with its beautiful blue eyes, paws close to its body.

“A Golden Retriever puppy?” Shaun leaned closer to the puppy, who seemed to grumble. “What is doing out here?”

“I’m not sure. Can you drive us to the veterinarian? We should see if the puppy is alright and possibly find its owner.” Lena headed towards her limo, with Shaun rushing to open it. Lena sat down, the puppy in her lap.

“Of course, Ms. Luthor. Here is your purse.” Lena grabbed her purse and placed it beside her. 

Shaun closed the door, and they were off to the Vet.

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‘She smells nice.’ Kara thought, looking up at her pillow. Her earlier panic had settled, and all she felt was calm. Safe. ‘Is it possible to smell kindness? When she reached out to me...she smelled different? Different than when we met.”

“Good afternoon Jess, can you please cancel the rest of my meetings for today? Something urgent has come to my attention...No, I haven't been kidnapped...No I haven’t been arrested…No, the FBI hasn’t contacted me.” Lena said amusedly. Lena’s hand on her furry back was soothing. The smooth motions felt wonderful, calming.

‘She smelled like..’

“No, she wasn’t there, apparently she didn't show up for work today....Oh be quiet, you know why I came to look for her...Jess!” Lena seemed to warm up under her.

‘...home?’ Kara’s nose twitched as she sniffed Lena again, burrowing her snout in Lena’s dress shirt, crawling closer to the woman. Lena’s hand scratched her head, making her melt.

“Look, just cancel the rest of my meetings for today, I can deal with them tomorrow...Really?...If he decides to hound you even more, send him to me. I have some words for him.” Lena muttered angrily, making Kara whimper, who smelled the change. Lena rubbed her ears, making Kara’s whimper settle down.

‘Her scent changed, but that smell is still there. That was anger I smelled, wasn’t it?...Wait, didn’t she say afternoon?!’ Kara’s eyes flew open, looking up at Lena, who smiled down at her, still rubbing her ears. ‘I must've been unconscious for hours. Why didn’t Alex find me sooner?’ Kara grumbled, closing her eyes again. ‘I hope she’s okay...What can I even do in this form?’

“Thank you Jess…One more thing, please have some pet supplies delivered to my penthouse, you can choose whatever you like...A dog, or rather, a puppy...Yes, I will probably bring it to my office tomorrow...Thank you, Jess. If anything urgent happens, please let me know.” Lena hung up her phone, placing it back in her purse.

‘I’m a puppy! A Golden Retriever Puppy. Why wasn’t I turned into a Pitbull or a German Shepherd? Why a golden? Why not something ferocious?’ Kara huffed, hiding her snout in Lena’s shirt, making the woman chuckle. 

“Are you hiding? It’s like you know we’re going to the vet.” Lena kept scratching her head.

‘ And I’m going to the vet! This day just keeps getting better and better. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!?’ Kara howled internally. 

“Ms. Luthor, we have arrived.” Shaun said through the speaker.

‘Rao, help me.’ Kara whimpered.

The trip to the vet was interesting to say the least.

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“Looks like she has no chip.” The vet said after waving a weird machine around Kara’s body. Kara lunged at the contraption, but was held down by the vet.

“Good to know.” Lena sighed in relief.

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“Appears to be 7 weeks old....female...weighs 13 pounds, a little above normal, but it’s fine.” The vet informed Lena, who nodded.

“Did you just call me fat!?” Kara barked from her position on the weight scale.

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“Okay, so we are going to take her temperature.” The vet said, holding a thermometer. 

‘Take my temp-waitwaitwait’ Kara howled.

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“You get any closer, I’ll bite your finger off!” Kara growled at the approaching vet, who held a needle. “I swear I will!”

“It’s okay, little one. It won’t hurt a bit.” Lena said soothingly, making Kara’s growl ease a little.

“Back off lady!” Kara saw the vet take a step.

“It’s okay.” Lena rubbed her back gently.

“Fine!” Kara barked, before falling silent and limp in the vet techs arms.

“It’s alright.” The vet inserted the needle.

Once the vet was done, they said, “Just one more with the chip, alright?”

“Hey, you said just one!” Kara growled.

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Once they were back in the limo, heading towards Lena’s penthouse, Kara couldn't help but think, ‘I’m sorry Streaky.’

Kara was in Lena’s lap, who was, once again, rubbing her back. ‘Why does it feel so nice being close to her? Why am I not freaking out more?’

“I should give you a name right?” Lena muttered. “Although, no good names come to mind right now.”

‘I don’t know, call me fluffy or something. Or Kara...oh wait’ Kara grumbled. ‘It’s like a part of my mind had changed when I was in there. I knew I should’ve been a good dog, but I couldn't help but freak out at all the smells and sounds. Wait, good dog? Gah, what is happening to me?’ Kara hid her snout in Lena’s dress shirt.

“Oh it's okay. No more trips to the vet for another year.” Lena said soothingly.

‘Hopefully I change back soon.’ Kara thought. ‘...I hope Alex is doing okay.’

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At the DEO:

“What do you mean she’s not answering?!” Alex glared at Winn, who flinched.

“Her comm is online, but she’s not responding to me. It looks like she hasn't moved for hours.”

“Then find out why!”

“Y-yes ma’am!”

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“Well, here is your new home, darling.” Lena placed the puppy on the ground gently. 

‘Wow. This place is huge.’ Kara looked around, padding across the wooden floors. ‘Or it just looks huge because I’m a puppy.’

Lena walked towards her living room, where she saw a couple of packages and a couple of bags, with the puppy trailing behind her. “Hey wait for me!”

“Well, Jess certainly got you a lot of toys.” Lena grabbed one of the bags, then sat down on her couch. The brunette took off her heels, sighing in relief. 

Kara sat down in front of her, eyeing her heels. ‘....Why do I wanna chew on it?’

Lena chuckled, seeing her look at her shoes. “No, you are not going to chew on my heels. That’s why Jess got you some toys. Lets see what she got for you.” She opened the bags, and pulled out a tennis ball. 

Kara’s tail began to wag at the sight of the bright ball. ‘I am a Kryptonian, I am not a dog. I am not a dog.’ Kara looked away from the ball.

Squeak!

“Oh it's a squeaky toy. Here you go.” Lena tossed the ball down the long hallway. Kara could hear the squeaks as it bounced up and down. Kara remained sitting, although her tail wagged furiously.

‘I am not a dog. I am not a dog.’

“Not your kind of toy, huh? That’s okay. Oh, actually it looks like this bag is full of tennis balls.” Lena dumped the bag in front of her, dropping about 20 squeaky tennis balls in front of the puppy.

‘I am-that’s mine!’

Kara lunged at the tennis balls, grabbing one in her mouth then biting down.

Squeak!

Squeak!

Squeak!

Squeak!

Kara dropped it then grabbed another, biting down.

Squeak!

Squeak!

Squeak!

Lena couldn't help but laugh at the sight of the puppy lunging at the tennis balls.

Kara growled with the ball in her mouth, shaking her head furiously. 

Squeak!

Squeak!

Squeak!

“You do like them. Lets’ see what else Jess got for you.”

Lena continued to open the bags and packages, with Kara sniffing each item. There were a few more dog toys, dog beds, some treats and dental treats, some collars and leashes, several types of dog food, dog training books, puppy pads and poop bags. Oh and some costumes. 

“Jess certainly thought of everything.” Lena muttered to herself, organizing what was trash and what was recyclable. 

‘I’m going to go to the bathroom in this form?!’ Kara thought, looking at the puppy pads and poop bags. ‘Oh right I am a puppy...wait, do I need to go now? ’ Kara shifted awkwardly, feeling a weird sensation build in her bladder. ‘I think I need to go now!’

“Lena! Lena! Open the pads!” Kara barked, rushing to the brunette, who looked down at her. 

“What’s wrong?” Lena raised an eyebrow at the puppy.

“Open the pads or I’m gonna pee!” Kara rushed to the box of puppy pads, nudging at the box.

“What about the pads?” Lena kneeled down, rubbing her back.

“ Lena, open the pads or I’m gonna pee all over!” Kara kept nudging at the box, whining at the woman.

“What’s wrong?” Lena asked worriedly.

“Lena, open the pads! Please, I can’t hold it for much longer!” Kara kept bouncing awkwardly, nudging at the box.

“Do you need to go potty?” Lena asked cutely. If it had been another day, Kara would have been embarrassed by her tone.

“Open the darn box, please!” Kara yipped, body shaking.

Lena’s eyes widened, seeing the puppy shake. “You really do need to go. Hold it okay. Hold it!” Lena rushed to open the box of puppy pads.

Kara couldn’t hold it.

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When Kara gave up on holding it, she had just froze, not knowing she had to lift her leg in order for her pee to avoid touching her fur. 

Which means...bathtime.

‘I hate this.’ Kara said internally, sitting in one of Lena’s bathtubs. The warm around her lower body was warm, which felt rather nice. ‘That was mortifying...If Alex ever finds out, I’ll never hear the end of it...I feel so bad. At least I peed on the wooden floor and not on her carpet...I hate this.’ Kara let out a whimper. ‘I hate this so much.’

“Oh sweetie, it’s okay. Just a quick bath, then dinner.” Lena opened a bottle of puppy shampoo. “Thankfully Jess got some shampoo as well.” The brunette dropped some of the shampoo on her right hand.

Kara eyed Lena’s hand which got closer to her. “Fine. I deserve this.” Kara huffed, not moving.

And so Lena washed Kara’s puppy form, who struggled not to nip at Lena’s hands.

“Hey watch the tail!” Kara yelped as she felt Lena’s hands on her hind legs.

“Oh that feels nice.” Kara went limp as she felt Lena’s hand scratch below her neck.

“Good girl. We’re almost done.” Lena grabbed a small container, scooped up some water, then dumped it on Kara, rinsing some of the shampoo from Kara’s fur.

‘Now I feel weighed down from all the water.’ Kara shifted her weight on her paws. ‘Oh I have an idea.’ Kara glanced at Lena, who reached for more water. ‘Let her get closer.’

Kara couldn't help but feel mischievous. Lena got even closer to her. ‘NOW!’

Kara shook her body as hard she could, spraying some water on Lena, who squealed. “Hey!”

Kara inwardly laughed, but her puppy form had her tongue sticking out of her mouth, blue eyes wide in glee.

Lena chuckled. “Silly pup. One more rinse. I’ll dry you off with a towel, then I’ll blow dry you.” Lena dumped more water on Kara, who huffed. Once Lena got all the shampoo off, she picked up the puppy with a fluffy towel, drying some of the water. Lena pulled the plug in the tub, draining the water.

‘It feels great being held.’ Kara thought, feeling lax. Lena rubbed the towel around Kara, who nipped at the soft towel. ‘Is this how Lois -no don’t go there brain. I feel comfy now, that's for sure.’ 

“Okay, now to blow dry you.” Lena let go of the towel, placing Kara on the ground with the towel resting around her. Lena reached over for the blow dryer, turning it on.

Kara heard the sound of the blow dryer and immediately lunged at the machine, which Lena quickly raised out of the puppies reach. “No no, sit down.”

The puppy glared at the blow dryer. ‘Why did I lunge at it?! It’s just a blow dryer...These puppy instincts are driving me crazy.’

“Sit down.” Lena said sternly.

‘I can sit.’ So Kara sat down, staring at the blow dryer.

“Good girl. You are a very smart puppy, aren’t you?” Lena continued to blow dry the Golden pup, who grumbled.

It took a few minutes before Kara was completely dry.

“All done.” Lena turned off the blow dryer, heaving a sigh of relief. “Who knew giving a bath would be hard work.” The brunette picked up the towel and dried the water on the floor, then threw the towel in the hamper that was in the corner of the room.

Kara tilted her head at Lena. ‘ You never had a pet before?’

Lena walked to the door of the bathroom, opening it. “Come on girl, let's go eat dinner. Then I need a shower, I smell like a wet dog.” Lena walked out of the bathroom, with Kara trailing behind her, whose fur was now fluffy and glistened as she walked. 

“Sorry, couldn't help it.” Kara yipped, her tag wagging behind her.

Lena walked to her kitchen and opened up her large fridge, picking out a container, which contained a dinner that had already been prepared by a chef early in the morning. 

“Oohh is it pasta? Spaghetti?” Kara barked excitedly, going up on her hind legs, pawing at Lena’s wet dress pants. “What is it?! I’m hungry!”

“No no, this is human food. C’mere girl.” Lena placed the container on the kitchen counter, heading over to her living room, where there was a spread of dog products. She walked over to the dog food section of the cluster, and picked up two dog bowls, one for food and the other for water. “Look at all the food Jess got for you.”

Kara padded over, eyeing her choices of food. ‘I have to eat dog food?!...Right, I am a puppy. Let’s see...Puppy chow...Blue… They all have chicken, good...Wait, do these all have vegetables in them?! Oh c’mon!...what I would give for 8 pepperoni pizzas, or 10 dozen doughnuts.’ Kara glanced at all the bags. ‘Do they make pizza flavored dog food? That sounds good right about now. ’ Kara licked her lips.

“Which one girl?” Lena asked the puppy, seeing her pad around.

‘Is there any that don’t have vegetables? ’ Kara glanced again at all the bags. ‘They all have vegetables...Fine, this one with chicken and vegetables.’ Kara pawed one of the bags.

“That one girl?” Lena reached the bag.

“Yes!” Kara barked, doing a spin.

Lena laughed. “Okay let's go eat.” She picked up the bag, then walked back to the kitchen, with Kara trailing behind.

They had dinner. 

( “You're eating kale!?” Kara growled, her nose picking up a horrid scent. 

“What’s wrong girl?” 

“ What’s wrong is that you’re eating kale! I would give anything for a slice of pizza! ”)

Once they had dinner, Lena had left Kara in one of her dog beds in the living room, next to the couch, while she went to take a shower. 

Kara felt pleasantly full as she laid sprawled out on her memory foam dog bed. ‘I should  figure out what I can do in order to contact Alex, but there is really nothing I can do, is there? I could somehow tell Lena who I am but how?’ Kara turned around so her belly was facing the ceiling. ‘I could use a laptop to type it out, but that would be difficult, I don’t know if Lena would let me be unsupervised with a laptop. Maybe Alex will find me soon?... I hope she finds me soon.’

“C’mere girl!” Kara’s ear perked up. ‘ Should I? I feel very comfortable.’

“C’mere!” Kara turned over. ‘Okay fine.’ She got up from her very comfortable dog bed and padded down the hallway to Lena’s bedroom, where she heard the woman's voice coming from. 

“Yes?” Kara woofed, entering the room, and saw Lena exiting her bathroom, wearing a bathrobe. Lena walked over to her closet.

Lena started to untie her bathrobe, making Kara run out of the room.

‘Nonononononono.’ Kara howled internally, diving into her dog bed. ‘She thinks I’m a dog, but there is no way I will invade her privacy like that! I’ll just wait here, like a good puppy.”

Kara waited a few minutes. Lena eventually made her way back into the living room, now dressed in sweatshirt and sweatpants. Oh and wore black rimmed glasses on her face.

‘She looks so young.’ Kara thought, gazing at the woman. ‘And she is, yet her work attire makes her seem so much older, wiser...Burdened somehow. She’s only in her twenties, but I can’t imagine how much stress she is under daily, running such a large company. When we met, for the first time, I couldn't help but understand her.’ 

Lena chuckled the sight of the puppy, who was resting on her back, belly facing the ceiling, paws spread out. “You came to my room, didn’t you girl? Why did you run off?” Lena made her way to the side of the couch, where Kara’s bed was closest too, and sat down.

‘I ran because it was the right thing to do. ’ Kara thought, accepting Lena’s belly rubs, which felt wonderful to say the least. ‘You’re taking care of me, the least I can do is respect your privacy, even if you think I’m a dog.’

Lena looked at the clock. “It’s only 10, but we might as well sleep. I need a good night's rest before I deal with work tomorrow. I already feel the headache coming in.” Lena looked down at the puppy. “Do you want to go to work with me? You want to meet Jess?” Lena continued to rub the puppy’s belly.

“Well, I already met her, but sure.” Kara barked.

“I hope you sleep for the whole night.” Lena muttered to herself, although Kara could hear her just fine.

‘Well, I do feel tired, so I may sleep through the night.’ Kara then yawned widely, making Lena giggle. 

“C’mon girl, let's go to bed.” Lena stood up, and picked up the dog bed with Kara still on it, who yelped.

Lena carried the puppy to her bedroom, placing the dog bed next to her bed. Lena picked up a remote from her dresser, and pressed a button. Kara noticed the lights in the hallway turn off. Lena closed her bedroom door, then got into bed.

Kara remained sprawled out on her dog bed, and started to close her eyes, feeling sleepy.

“Good night...I really need to give you a name.” Lena muttered, then turned off the lights.

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Kara’s ears twitched as she was roused from her sleep. ‘Hmm something smells off.’ Kara lifted her head and sniffed.

“No..I..”

Kara turned to face Lena’s bed. ‘Lena?’

Kara stood up, reaching about halfway the height of the bed. She stood on her hind legs, resting her front paws on the bed. She was able to see the brunette, who seemed to tense up.

“Are you okay Lena?” Kara woofed softly. 

“No!...didn’t..” Lena seemed to curl up.

Kara felt worry building up. ‘How can I help her? She looks like she’s having a nightmare. She needs to sleep...Streaky always slept near me when I was younger, and that helped a lot... Okay, now, how to get on the bed.’

Kara tried to jump, and then bit onto the bed sheets, using her hind legs to push herself further onto the bed. It took awhile, but eventually, she made it on the bed. She padded over to Lena, who had turned to lay on her back, chest heaving.

Kara got closer to Lena, curling up near Lena’s right shoulder. Kara licked Lena’s cheek who seemed to settle down. It took a few seconds before Lena’s breathing eased.

‘It’s okay, Lena. I’m here.’ Kara closed her eyes, lulled by Lena’s breathing. 

Kara fell back asleep.

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Lena heard the alarm on her dresser go off, rousing her from her sleep. Lena moved to sit up, but a weight on her chest had her open her eyes, to blearily see the golden puppy resting on her chest, absolutely knocked out.

“How did you get on the bed?” Lena wondered softly, gently moving the puppy off her chest, making the dog whine. Lena placed the puppy on her covers, where it quickly curled up.

The alarm continued to blare, making Lena sigh and reach over to turn it off. The brunette looked at the time, 6 AM. Lena reached over for her glasses, and put them on.

As much as she would love to continue to sleep, she knew full well how much she would have to make up. Lena glanced at the sleeping puppy, then reached over to pet its back.

Lena never would've thought such a small creature could bring her such joy, but looking at the small golden, she was proven wrong. Seeing the dog chase after the tennis balls, play with some tug toys, and even the peeing incident, had somehow eased the loneliness she had felt. The poor puppy had looked so guilty sitting in the bathtub, yet it warmed Lena’s heart. She was definitely looking forward to spending more time with the puppy.

Her cellphone rang. Lena sighed, then reached over for her phone, seeing JESS as the caller ID.

Lena answered. “Good morning Jess.” She continued to rub her puppy’s back.

“Good morning Ms. Luthor, I hope you slept well. I have here with me the schedule for the day if you would like to hear.”

“Of course Jess.”

“Very well. You have a meeting with Mr. Chad Wales at 8AM, which could last for about two hours, his secretary had told me he has much to say. The R&D department would like to report to you about their progress on the alien detection device at 10:30 AM.” Jess continued to list out the meetings for the day for a few more minutes.

“And those are all the meetings for the day. Oh and Cat Grant left a note for you late last night. Would you like me to read it now?”
Lena raised an eyebrow. Why would Cat Grant leave a note for her? “Yes, of course.”

“I will read it word for word. Her note says, ‘I was recently informed you came to visit Catco, and had asked for my assistant Kara Danvers. Kara Danvers has recently taken a brief vacation and won’t be back for a month. However, I would like to speak with you, come by tomorrow for lunch.’ That is all she said.”

Lena’s face burned. ‘Of course Cat Grant would have noticed my brief visit.’

“Would you like me to confirm those lunch plans for tomorrow, Ms. Luthor?” Jess seemed amused.

“Please do. Cat Grant is not one to argue with, and if anything, this would be very beneficial for LCorp.” Lena looked down at her puppy, who seemed to twitch.

“Very well...How is your new dog, Ms.Luthor?” Jess asked curiously.

“Well, she is doing well, and it looks like she is waking up.” Lena smiled as the puppy rolled on its back, presenting its belly, yawning widely, eyes still closed. She rubbed the puppy’s belly, seeing its left hind leg start to kick.

“What type of dog is it?” Jess asked.

“A Golden Retriever.”

“Oh my gosh, they are the cutest breed. Will you be bringing her to your office?” Jess seemed to gush for a second, before her voice seemed to go back to a more professional tone.

“Yes.”

“Wonderful. In addition to the items sent to your penthouse, I also had some puppy supplies sent to your office. Your office is well supplied with everything a puppy should need.”

“Thank you Jess. I will see you at 7:30.”

“Your transport will be waiting outside your building at 7AM. See you soon, Ms. Luthor.”

Lena hung up. She left the bed, careful to make little noise, not wanting to wake the puppy. She walked out of her bedroom, leaving the door open.

She had to get ready.

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‘So comfy.’ Kara’s mind was in a daze as she slowly woke up. She was resting on her back, she realized. She felt warm, comfortable, sleepy, but then her stomach rumbled, making her huff. She opened her eyes, then pawed at her eyes. ‘Why do I- oh right, I’m a dog.’ Kara turned around, walking on four paws for a bit, stretching as she did so. She looked around for a second then glanced at the clock on Lena’s dresser.

6:30 AM

‘It’s so early.’ Kara sat back down on the bed, yawning widely. The golden glanced at the bed. ‘Hopefully Lena got enough sleep. I can tell she works much... Which reminds me, what about my job?! I know Cat Grant would be furious if I miss work... I wonder if I’ll have my job when I return to my normal body.’

Kara laid back down, resting her head on her paws. ‘And what about Supergirl? What if some alien invasion happens and I can’t help do anything to help?! ..Well, J’onn could try to pose as me, but I don’t think he’ll be willing.’

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At the DEO

“Sir, we managed to find Supergirl’s last known location.” Alex said sternly, with J’onn raising an eyebrow, signaling for her to continue. “Her suit and other belongings were found in an alleyway near Catco. There was no sign of her. We managed to get her belongings away from an adult black cat who was napping on them, and we have found her earpiece. She didn’t report to Catco or has contacted any of her family.”

Alex swallowed hard. “I’m willing to believe she has been kidnapped and-”

“-and if the public were to find out, there would be mass panic.” J’onn finished, a grim look on his face.

Alex nodded. “There is only one way to make sure the public doesn’t know.” The redhead struggled not to smile. Then she remembered that Kara was missing, then she frowned.

J’onn grimaced. “I will do it until she is found...and we won’t talk about it ever again. In the meantime, have Mr. Schott scour the city’s cameras. She is out there, and we’ll find her Alex.” J’onn placed a comforting hand on Alex’s left shoulder.

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Kara’s ears perked up as she heard footsteps heading towards the bedroom. Lena appeared in the doorway, looking refreshed and not wearing her glasses.

“Good morning girl.” Lena smiled at the puppy, walking over to the bed.

“Good morning Lena!” Kara barked, standing up on four paws. She felt her wag begin to wag behind her.

Lena sat beside the dog, who leaned against her body.

“I’m surprised you slept through the night.” Lena rubbed the puppy’s head. “Apparently puppy’s struggle to sleep through the night, and you managed to get on my bed somehow.”

Kara’s tail slowed its wagging. Lena noticed the oncoming guilty look.

“Oh I’m not mad, girl. If anything I slept much better with you around.” Lena scratched underneath the puppy’s chin, who seemed to sag into her hand. Lena laughed.

“C’mon let's go eat breakfast. We have a long day ahead of us and you get to meet Jess.” Lena stood up and headed towards the hallway when she heard a whimper. The brunette glanced back at the puppy, who was now standing at the edge of the bed.

‘Why does it look daunting? It’s only three feet high!’ Kara eyed the edge of the bed, positioning herself to jump down, but she didn’t. ‘Is it these puppy instincts that make it look so scary?’

Kara yelped as she was picked up by Lena, then was placed on the ground.

“I guess you’re too little to start jumping.” Lena walked back towards the hallway. “C’mon girl.”

Kara glanced at the bed, then huffed. She followed Lena to the kitchen, where the brunette started to cook. Kara walked over to her bowls, and sat down next to them.

‘I miss human food.’ Kara thought, sniffing what seemed to be eggs. ‘Dog food isn’t bad, but it doesn’t taste as good as human food. When I turn back, I will go on an eating spree, Rao help me. I will eat doughnuts, pizza, chinese food-oh how I miss potstickers.’

“Here girl.” Lena kneeled down next to her, placing dog food in her bowl. Kara glanced at her dog food. “Thanks!” Kara yipped at Lena before starting to eat.

They had breakfast. Once they were both done with breakfast, they started getting ready for the day. Lena went to get dressed in her bedroom, while Kara padded over to the living room.

Kara did her business on one of the puppy pads, inwardly embarrassed.

The puppy glanced at all the items in the living room, then walked over to a section that had all the collars. The selection was quite large. Kara sat down next to the large pile, then started to paw through them. ‘I may not need to wear clothes, but I can choose my own collar...Let’s see...Ok, there are a few simple collars, but this is LCorp....This one has diamonds?!...Does this one have gold on it?!’

Kara shook her head, moving the gold plated collar to the side. She continued to paw through the collars until she found the right one. ‘This one!’ She picked up the collar in her mouth

She heard Lena walk towards the living room, making her turn towards the sound. Kara padded over to the footsteps. Lena was now wearing a red pantsuit, with a black dress shirt underneath. The brunette was now wearing makeup.

Overall, Lena Luthor was gorgeous.

“Hey girl, you ready to go? What do you have in your mouth?” Lena kneeled next to Kara, who dropped the collar in her hand. “A collar? Oh you are one smart pup.” Lena put the collar around Kara’s neck, adjusting it a little bit.

‘It doesn’t feel uncomfortable.’ Kara thought, shaking her head.

Lena stood back up, then went to the pile that had the leashes.

It took a few minutes before they were completely ready.

Lena heard a Ding!

“Looks like our ride is here. C’mon.”

They walked out of the penthouse.
They were on their way to LCorp.

Chapter Text

At 7:30 AM, Jess stood in front of the elevator at the top floor of LCorp, clipboard in hand. 

The top floor of LCorp housed only one office, Lena Luthor’s office, much to the brunette's chagrin in the beginning. The CEO had argued against taking up a whole floor, and Jess had argued that it was for security reasons that the office take the top floor. It had been an interesting argument, one that Jess won. 

Along with that argument, Jess had insisted on placing two security on the top floor, hand chosen by herself. The two security guards, Stevie and Bailey, were loyal to a fault, one thing Jess was made certain of. 

There were several panic buttons placed throughout the floor, organized by Jess. The panic buttons would alert the rest of the security guards, and would notify the NCPD. 

If there is one thing that was true, it would be that Jess was great at her job. 

The elevator opened, and Lena Luthor and a Golden Retriever Puppy stepped out.

Jess inwardly squealed at the sight of the puppy, who was wearing a collar that was a red bow tie, matching Lena’s red pantsuit. 

Jess cleared her throat. There would be time to pet the dog later.

It was time to go to work.

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Kara looked around the floor, her nose picking up multiple smells. She saw Jess and two security guards

“Good morning, Ms. Luthor.” Jess and the security guards said in unison. The two security guards bowed their head a little towards the CEO.

“Good morning Jess, Stevie, Bailey.” Lena walked towards the doors to her office, leash in hand. Jess opened the door to the office. 

“Hello Jess!” Kara barked towards Jess, then she turned towards the security guards. “Hello! Nice to meet you!”  The security guards were new.

“Mr. Wales will be here in approximately 30 minutes.” Jess read off the schedule. “At 10:30 AM, the R&D department will come up to give their report on the progress of the alien detection device. Then..” Jess continued to list the meetings for the day.

Kara followed Lena’s lead, tilting her head at Jess’s words. ‘Alien detection device?’

Lena kneeled down beside Kara, and unclipped the leash from the collar. Once Jess finished listing the meetings, Lena asked, “Anything else Jess?” Lena stood back up,  and walked over to her desk, placing down her purse and the red leash.

Once her leash was off, Kara trailed off to the other side of Lena’s office where there was a large kennel, with a memory foam bed inside, along with two dog bowls. There were a couple of toys inside the kennel, toys which Kara sniffed. There was a puppy pad inside as well. It was quite a large kennel. She kept her ears open to Lena’s and Jess’s conversation.

“Your lunch with Cat Grant is scheduled for tomorrow at noon. Your transport is already scheduled to be waiting for you downstairs at 11:30 AM. “ Jess looked down at her clipboard, then glanced at Kara, who tilted her head. “Will you be taking uh-”

‘Lunch with Cat Grant? At Catco?’ Kara padded over to Jess, then sat down, looking up at the secretary. ‘Tell me more! Maybe I can contact James.’ Kara’s tail began to wag. James could help.

“I have yet to name her, but yes, I will be taking her. According to one of the books you gave me, it’s good for an owner and her dog to spend as much time together.” Lena walked over to her desk, turning her desktop on, and then she sat down in her chair.

“...She reminds me of that girl.” Jess commented, kneeling next to Kara, and extended her left hand. Kara sniffed her hand curiously. ‘You still smell nice...I’ll allow it.’ Kara allowed Jess to pat her head gently.

“Who? Kara Danvers?” Lena raised an eyebrow at Jess, who forced herself to keep a blank face. 

The puppy tilted her head. ‘Why would a Golden Retriever remind her of me?’

“Interesting that you jump to that conclusion.” Jess stood back up. “It is quite unfortunate she wasn’t at Catco yesterday.” Jess walked closer to Lena’s desk.

‘Lena was looking for me?’ Kara padded over to Lena, walking around the desk. She sat down beside Lena’s chair, glancing up at the brunette. ‘Why? We only met two times, so why would she look for me?’

“Anything else Jess?” Lena asked, ignoring Jess’s last remark. 

Jess looked at her wrist. “Mr. Wales will arrive in 15 minutes. I will let you know when he arrives. Will you keep Kara here with you?”

Kara’s ears perked up. ‘Yes! That’s my name!’ 

“Really, Jess?” Lena sighed.

“She does require a name, Ms. Luthor. Besides, I think she likes it.” When Lena glanced at Jess, Jess gestured to the puppy, who had a happy look on her face.

“That’s my name! I’m Kara Danvers!” Kara barked at Lena, standing up on her hind legs, resting her front paws on Lena’s chair. 

“Kara?” Lena murmured, looking at the golden puppy.

“Yes! That’s my name!” Kara had her jaw open, showing a beaming puppy smile. ‘You may not know that it’s Kara Danvers, but I'll take it!’

Lena started to smile. “Alright. Kara it is then. Jess, can you get some dog tags for her?” Lena rubbed the puppy’s head gently for a second. Kara sat back down beside her, tongue hanging out of her mouth.

Jess wrote down the request on her clipboard. “Will do, Ms. Luthor. Will you keep her here during your meeting with Mr. Wales?” Jess asked curiously.

Lena looked thoughtful for a second. “Does Mr. Wales have an allergy to dogs?”

“I am not certain, Ms.Luthor.” 

Lena sighed. “It would be best that she stay with you for the meeting, just to be safe.”

Jess struggled not to smile. Kara padded over to the secretary, smiling widely at the secretary.

“Very well. I already have a place for her near my desk. I will let you know when Mr.Wales arrives.” Jess walked out of Lena’s office. Kara padded over to her kennel and went to her dog bed, and laid down, resting her head on her paws.

‘She’s much nicer.’ Kara thought, thinking back to when herself and Clark talked to Jess, wanting to speak to Lena about the venture. ‘Well, thinking back, Clark had been very cold, and very judgemental. Maybe Jess was just cautious, since Clark was the one to expose Lex.’

‘I mean, when people judge Cat to be this bad and seemingly evil woman, I can’t help but be defensive as her assistant. Ms. Grant isn't any of those things, and neither is Lena. I suppose Jess is protective of Lena, kind of like how I am of Ms. Grant.’ Kara glanced at the working brunette through her kennel. ‘Lena was more than willing to take me in, well, puppy me. She has shown me nothing but kindness. Clark couldn’t be more wrong about her...oh boy, I wonder how he’ll react to all of this...Don’t think about it Kara... There isn’t anything I can really do.’

Kara kept an eye on Lena for the next couple of minutes. 

Beep! Kara blinked and raised her head.

Lena pressed a button on her desk phone. “Go ahead, Jess.”

“Mr. Wales is coming up in the elevator. Would you like me to take Kara now?”

Lena leaned back in her chair, and looked at the kennel. “Yes. Come in.”

Jess walked in the office a few seconds later.

“The leash is on the desk.” Lena gestured to the other side of her desk, where the red leash was resting.

Jess picked up the leash. “Come here, Kara.”

Kara stood up from her comfortable bed, and padded over to Jess, then sat down. Jess kneeled down to attach the leash. “She is certainly smart. You think someone may have trained her already?”

“Perhaps. She knew to go to the bathroom on the puppy pads this morning.” Lena said, straightening her back in her chair. 

“Would you like me to look into a few puppy training classes? For a bit more training? ” Jess stood up.

“I’ll let you know later today, Jess.” 

“Alright. Come along Kara.” Jess led Kara to the doors of Lena’s office.

“See you later Lena!” Kara barked, turning to glance at Lena, before following Jess out of the office.

Now. What to do while Lena was working?

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Jess and Kara walked out of the office, with Kara shooting the two guards a wide puppy smile. Both security guards smiled at the adorable puppy. ‘Oh, I didn’t realize, they don’t have name tags.’ Kara thought.

Jess led Kara to her large modern looking desk, which Kara had glanced at when she had exited the elevator. Jess led Kara around her desk. Jess opened a bag of dog treats that she had stashed in one of her desk drawers, and took one treat out.

“Here, Kara.” Jess said gently as she held out the treat to Kara, who sniffed at it.

Kara spotted a dog bed resting under the desk. Jess placed the treat on the dog bed and let go of the leash, and Kara padded over to bed, sitting down and munching down on the dog treat. ‘If I pout, will she give me another one?’ Kara thought once she was done eating the treat.

Jess had remained standing by her chair when the elevator let out a Ding! Jess walked back around the desk, getting closer to the elevator.

Kara turned around in her bed and peered through the seams of the bottom of the desk. The desk had a large wooden board that blocked most of Kara and Jess’s chair. Kara spotted a pair of legs exit the elevator. 

“Good morning, Mr. Wales.” Jess’s voice was now back to professional.

“Morning uh-” Immediately, Kara didn't like his voice. It was gruff, and something about it just made her want to growl. Kara shook her head, forcing down that instinct. ‘Something about him seems off? I can smell him from here, and his scent....smells weird..’   She kept her ears perked up.

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“My name is Jess, Mr. Wales. I am Ms. Luthor’s assistant.” Jess kept her voice even. 

Chad Wales was an attractive looking brunette, twenty something and had a good reputation among the elite, according to her background check on him. He was supposedly a good guy, but Jess was never one to lower guard when it came to Lena. He had been hounding her for the past couple of weeks, through his secretary, wanting to speak to Lena about collaborating for a project. Even the secretary of Mr. Wales had sounded exasperated. 

“Lovely to meet you, Jess. I am here for a meeting with Lena.” Chad gave a winning smile, brown eyes twinkling, yet Jess kept her blank face. Mr. Chad had a folder in his hands. 

“It’s Ms. Luthor to you, Mr. Chad.” Jess gestured to the two male security guards. “It is protocol for visitors of Ms. Luthor to go through a pat down before seeing her.”

Chad lost his smile, looking confused for a second, before saying, “Of course. Do what you need to.”

“Alright. Go ahead.” Bailey and Stevie did the pat down, faces stoic. Stevie took out a device and scanned the folder. Once they were certain Mr. Chad had no weapon and that the folder was safe, they nodded to Jess. 

Jess walked over to the doors of Lena’s office and opened them. “Ms. Luthor, Mr. Wales is here.” Jess spoke loudly.

“Let him in.” 

Jess gestured to Mr. Wales to enter. Once Mr. Wales entered, Jess closed the door. Jess walked to her desk, and stopped when she saw Kara’s posture. The puppy was laying down, snout facing the door, fur raised a little bit, blue eyes focused on the wall. 

Jess signaled for Stevie and Bailey to get closer to Lena’s office doors. 

Kara would alert Jess if anything happened, the assistant could just tell.

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The next two hours were tense, as Jess worked on settling some paperwork. Once Mr. Wales exited Lena’s office, and was going down in the elevator, did Kara loosen up. ‘Why were my instincts screaming at me?...Something about that guy...I want to check on Lena.’

Kara stood up from her dog bed, and stretched. She got off her dog bed and padded around Jess’s desk, heading towards Lena’s office. Once she reached the doors, she stood up on hind legs, placing her front paws on the doors. She turned her head towards the assistant. “Open the door!”

Jess was still filling out paperwork, and when she heard Kara’s bark, she stood up. “She should be happy to see you, I know I would. Go on.” Jess opened the door, and Kara ran in, almost frantic to see Lena.

Kara ran towards the brunette, padding around Lena’s desk and started sniffing. She could still smell Mr. Chad in the room.

“Hey girl.” Kara turned to Lena, who leaned down to pick her up, placing the puppy in her lap. “You're okay. Good.” Kara huffed softly, settling down in Lena’s lap. Lena took off the leash, placing it on her desk.

Lena started to rub Kara’s back with her right hand, sighing deeply. “Why is it always a Chad?” Lena muttered. “He seemed nice, but from the contract he gave me, he just thinks I’m an idiot.” 

Lena continued to stroke Kara’s back. “Did he seriously think I wouldn't catch the fine print?” Lena chuckled darkly, picking up the contract with her left hand. “He thought he was slick, but what he tried was mere child's play.”

Lena tossed the contract back on her desk. 

Lena was silent for a few seconds. “Were you a good girl for Jess?”

Kara sat up in Lena’s lap, turning to face the brunette. “Yes!” Kara had a wide smile.

“You are just full of smiles today.” Lena noted, scratching Kara’s head, who closed her eyes in content. “Want a treat?” Lena leaned down to open one of her drawers, pulling out a bag of dog treats. “Jess sure stocked up on dog treats.”

Kara waited patiently for Lena to take out a treat. Once Lena took one out, Kara took the treat gently. When Lena closed the bag to put it away, Kara whined, pouting at the brunette. 

‘Give me one more. Please.’ Kara whined, blue eyes practically begging. ‘They just taste so good.’

Lena chuckled, opening the bag and taking out one more treat. “Ok, one more. Here.” Kara took the treat gently once again. Her hunger sated for the moment, Kara laid back down in Lena’s lap. She heard Lena begin to type again. 

Kara was content for the next twenty minutes.

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At the DEO

“Report, Mr. Schott.” J’onn, Alex and Winn were surrounding the large table in the DEO.

Winn brought up a document on his tablet. “Of course. Supergirl's last known location was in the alleyway by Justice Ave and 53 Street. Yesterday, Wednesday, June 3rd, was the last day anybody has seen her. One neighbor reported seeing her leave early in the morning, around 7 AM, her usual time, wearing her normal work attire and carrying her usual items for work at Catco. The neighbor did not report anything out of the ordinary.”

Winn tapped a few things on his tablet, and video popped up on the large screen, showing Kara entering an alleyway. “One of the cameras of a nearby grocery store captured Kara entering the alleyway at 7:36 AM. There wasn't any camera I could find that faced inside the alleyway. Her GPS on her earpiece was on the entire time, and there wasn't any movement until 12:10 PM, where her location changed a little bit, but did not leave the alleyway.” 

Winn brought up a map on the large screen, making the video smaller, showing a red dot. “No camera captured Kara leaving the alleyway, just a Golden Retriever running out of the alleyway at 12:12 PM. Agents recovered Kara’s items from a cat, so they assume the cat scared the Golden Retriever out of the alleyway. Strays tend to fight over territory, according to one of the agents.” 

“Kara didn't report to Catco, so James filed a vacation request for her, which thankfully, Cat Grant accepted and didn’t question. Kara’s supposed vacation request was for a month off, so her job is secure for now.” 

Winn took a breath before continuing. “Agents found no sign of Kara in the alleyway. There was nothing to suggest there was a struggle. There was no sign of blood or anything to suggest that Kara was injured. There were no doors that led to any store in the alley. Golden Retriever fur was found on her clothes, but Agents assume the dog decided to lay on it before being scared off by the cat.”

Winn glanced at Alex. “That is all we know. It’s as if Kara just disappeared.”

J’onn and Alex said nothing for a few seconds. 

“Thank you, Mr. Schott.” J’onn said, eyes focused on the video. “Is there anything to suggest that the video was tampered with?”

“That is one of the things I checked.” Winn enlarged the video. “I checked for any possible glitch or tampering. There was nothing altered.”

“She couldn't have just disappeared! She had to be taken or something!” Alex smashed her fist down on the table, making Winn flinch.

“Calm down, Agent.” J’onn said softly. “Mr. Schott, continue to look through the cameras of the stores near the alleyway.”

Winn nodded.

A screen with the words ALERT! Popped up on the large screen. Winn opened the screen. “We have a rogue alien going on a bit of a rampage in downtown.”

Red appeared on J’onn for a few seconds, and then Supergirl was standing in his place. 

“I’ll be there in a few seconds. Keep me updated.” ‘Supergirl’ left the DEO. 

Alex sighed deeply, shaking her head, forcing down her emotions. “I’ll lead a team to help.” Alex walked away from the center, ordering a few agents to follow her.

Alex clenched her hands into fists. 

She will find her sister.

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Beep!  Kara opened her eyes, eyeing the phone.

Lena pressed the button on her desk phone. “Go ahead, Jess.”

“Ms. Stewart and Mr. Simmons requested we go down to the R&D Department for their report, if possible.”

“Did they say why?” Lena asked, leaning back in her chair.

“They wanted you to see their progress, and according to Ms. Stewart, the alien detection device is still being upgraded as we speak. They aren’t able to disconnect it for another hour. They send their sincere apologies.”

‘Why make an alien detection device?’ Kara wondered. ‘I don’t sense any bad intentions but why manufacture such a device?’ 

Lena rubbed her forehead. “Very well. Let them know we’ll be down in five minutes. Let Stevie know we’ll be heading down. Can you ask Bailey if he is willing to look after Kara for half an hour?”

After a few seconds, Jess said, “He says he’d be happy to.”

“Wonderful.” 

Lena picked up Kara from her lap, and placed her on the ground gently. Kara stretched out, shaking her whole body. Lena kneeled next to Kara, patting her head. “I’ll be back in half an hour. Be a good dog okay?”

Kara leaned up to lick Lena’s cheek, something that caught Lena off guard. Lena giggled, leading Kara over to her kennel. “Go on, go to bed.”

Kara padded over to her dog bed, and laid down. ‘Why did I lick her cheek?!...hmm...It didn’t feel weird to lick her cheek though...I don’t understand these instincts.’

Lena walked to her office doors and walked out. 

A few seconds later, Bailey walked in.

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Kara eyed Bailey from her place in her kennel. The security guard had sat in front of her kennel, seeming to be content to just stare at her. Well, her puppy form.

Bailey appeared to be in his twenties, was dark skinned, and had kind looking brown eyes. He appeared to be heavily muscled underneath his fancy looking suit. Jess certainly picked a good one.

Kara sniffed, her nose twitching. Even from a slight distance, she could smell him. ‘His scent is not as nice as Lena’s but...I can just tell he is kind hearted…just based on his scent?’

“You are an adorable looking puppy. You remind me of my own dog.” Bailey muttered, a small smile appearing on his face. 

‘What should I do?...I could just sleep until Lena comes back...but I kind of want to know this guy…’ Kara kept her eyes on him. ‘It’s like a part of me just wants to walk up to him and be friends...Is it because of my puppy instincts?... I think Golden Retriever’s are one of the most friendliest breeds, so I may be influenced a little...I kind of want to play as well. ‘ Kara turned a bit, and spotted a bright green tennis ball next to her comfy bed. ‘I never thought I would go crazy for tennis balls, but I did.’

Kara thought of the night before for a second, and cringed inwardly.

‘It took a while before I was able to control myself…. I’m just happy Lena didn't record any of it...Or did she?!...Oh well…’

A Squeak! made her turn back to face Bailey, who was now holding a tennis ball in his left hand.

Kara felt her tail begin to wag. ‘Oh alright fine.’

Kara stood up from her bed and padded over to Bailey, slowly getting closer to him. 

“Hi Kara.” Bailey extended his right hand, allowing Kara to sniff his hand.

‘He smells nice...I can smell a little gunpowder as well, and metal, but it’s not making me freak out... He probably has a gun under his suit, and the metal?..He probably has a knife as well...I can smell another dog??...A German Shepherd?...’ Kara allowed Bailey to pat her head gently. ‘Amazing how I can tell what type of dog he has just by his scent.’

“I promised Jess I would get a couple of pictures for her.” Bailey said, amusement clear in his voice. “She was really excited when she found out that Ms. Luthor got a Golden Retriever puppy."

Kara sat down in front of him, and saw him put the ball on the ground, and then reach into his suit. Kara tilted her head when Bailey brought out a small pair of sunglasses.

“Jess gave me these.” Bailey held out the pair of glasses to Kara, who sniffed them. “That girl really loves dogs. I’m surprised she was able to keep a straight face when she saw you with that collar.”

Kara sat still as he gently placed the pair of glasses on her snout, covering her eyes.

Bailey chuckled at the puppy, and brought out his phone. “Jess is going to love this.”

Kara was willing to play along, and put on a puppy smile

‘After all of this, I better find a way to get a hold of all these photos.’

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At 11:55 AM, Jess, Stevie and Lena walked off the elevator on the top floor. Stevie went to his usual position beside the elevator. 

“Any request for lunch, Ms. Luthor?” Jess asked, placing down her clipboard on her desk. 

“Yes, can you get something from Noonan’s for me?” Lena asked, her gaze focused on the alien detection device in her hands.

Jess raised an eyebrow at that. “Of course, Ms. Luthor. Would you like me to take Kara  along, to get some exercise?”

Lena sighed. “Yes. I have to finish filling out some paperwork and-” Lena stopped talking when she opened the door to her office doors.

“Ms. Luthor?” Jess asked, getting closer to the brunette and spotted what made Lena stop talking. It took everything to not squeal at the sight.

Kara was sitting in front of the doors, holding a rose and a rather large piece of paper, with the words ‘Welcome back, Lena! ’, in her jaw. Kara’s tail was wagging behind the puppy.

“Ok, that is just too adorable.” Lena smiled, getting closer to the puppy and kneeling down, taking the piece of paper and the rose. Kara rose up on her hind legs, rested a paw on Lena’s knee and licked Lena’s cheek.

“Kara certainly missed you, Ms. Luthor.” Bailey, who was standing up off to the side, said. The guard held a mischievous look.

“Was she good, Bailey?” Lena asked, rubbing down Kara’s back.

“She was very obedient, Ms. Luthor. She must've been trained. Even my own dog isn’t that well trained, although, she does tend to be stubborn.” Bailey said.

Lena stood up and walked over to her desk, with Kara trailing behind her. “Where did you get the rose, Bailey?” Lena placed down the device, the piece of paper, and the rose on her desk.

“That is my little secret, Ms. Luthor.” Bailey smiled. “May I go back to my post?”

“Of course. Thank you for looking after Kara.” Lena sat down in her chair. Kara sat down beside her chair.

Bailey bowed a little. “It was my pleasure, Ms.Luthor.” Bailey walked out of the office.

Jess walked closer to Lena’s desk. “What would you like from Noonan’s, Ms. Luthor?” Jess picked up Kara’s leash.

Lena turned her computer on. “Just order me what you think I’ll like.”

“Very well. Come along, Kara.” Jess called for Kara, who remained sitting near Lena’s chair.

“Kara, come here.” Kara glanced at Lena, who nodded. Kara padded over to Jess, and allowed her to clip the leash.

“I’ll be back soon with your lunch, Ms. Luthor.” Jess led Kara out of the office. Kara let out a bark towards Lena, before rushing towards the doors, pulling Jess out of the office. “Wait, Kara!”

Lena chuckled and went back to work.

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Kara sat down patiently in the elevator, sitting next to Jess’s legs. Stevie had followed them, as security for Jess. The guard was standing behind Jess, who was looking down at her phone, who seemed to squeal every once in a while, before clearing her throat. They were making their way to the lobby.

‘Noonan’s? I thought Lena would have lunch from some fancy restaurant.’ Kara thought, sniffing Jess’s shoes, a part of her curious for some reason. ‘When I met Lena at Noonan’s weeks ago, I was surprised. She had been so nice. Although, she had been a bit....reserved. Which is understandable, she probably didn't get the best impression of me because of Clark.’

Kara raised her head when she heard the elevator Ding!  

Jess made no move to exit the elevator, so Kara stayed put. A woman entered the elevator, shooting a glance at Kara. Kara shot the woman a wide puppy smile, and saw the woman start to smile. “Hi!” Kara let out a small bark.

‘It feels nice making people smile.’ Kara glanced at Stevie, who glanced at her with a slight smile on his face. Kara felt her tail start to wag. ‘Even if I can’t do much, I’m glad I can make someone smile.’

Ding! 

“Come along, Kara.” Jess started to move forward. Kara stood up and trailed after her. Kara glanced around the lobby, looking at all the ongoing bustle. Kara was careful, sticking close to Jess as they made their way to the exit doors.

Once they made it to the doors, they walked out onto the street. Kara immediately started sniffing the ground. ‘So many smells. I just have to-ugh No no no, focus.’ Kara raised her head, continuing to follow Jess. 

It felt nice to be outside. The slight wind she felt through her fur coat felt amazing. Kara hadn’t realized how much she missed the outdoors until now. 

Kara spotted a couple of dogs in the distance, but Jess seemed to make sure not to get too close to them.

It took a few minutes until they made it to Noonan’s. Kara sniffed, raising her snout up high. ‘Smells so good. I wish I was in my normal form.’ Kara whined, feeling hungry again.

Jess handed the leash to Stevie, who led Kara to the edge of the street to wait. Kara sat down, the sunlight feeling lovely on her fur, still sniffing the amazing smells from the store. Kara heard a loud booming noise in the distance, making her ears perk up. Kara glances at Stevie, who didn’t seem to worry. 

Kara closed her eyes, and focused.

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“Any updates with the alien, ‘Supergirl’?” Alex asked, keeping J’onn and the alien in her sights. The alien had managed to smash through a couple of shops along the street as a rhino before J’onn managed to get its attention. Several DEO agents, along with some NCPD, were focused on extracting several injured civilians from the damaged stores.

“It appears it can’t communicate with me, neither verbally nor through telepathy.” J’onn let out a grunt as he forcefully stopped the rhino’s charge. “I think this is the alien we have been tracking lately. A rhino doesn’t appear out of nowhere.”

“Very well. Keep it from charging. Winn?”

“I looked into the surrounding cameras, and the rhino didn’t appear out of nowhere exactly.” Alex could hear the tapping sounds of a keyboard.

“Explain.” Alex jogged over to one of their black vans, a couple of agents keeping watch. Alex kept an eye on the rhino and J’onn.

“The barbershop managed to capture a black cat transforming in the alleyway next to it-Why are there so many alleyways in Natio-”

“Winn, focus.” Alex said firmly. She opened the door of the van, glancing at the weaponry stored within.

“Sorry! Anyway, the cat transformed into the rhino, leaving behind the same looking goo that we have picked up. So yeah, it's the alien we’ve been tracking.”

Alex glanced at the weapons, eyeing the tranquilizers. Alex pressed one of the buttons on her earpiece. “Any remaining agents to me, we are going to tranquilize the rhino. Agents currently extracting civilians, continue to aid the NCPD.” 

Alex reached into the van, pulling out one of the tranq guns. She checked to see if it was loaded. It was. The DEO’s tranquilizers were much stronger than regular tranquilizers used by hunters. 

Several agents made their way to Alex, who tossed them tranq guns until they were all armed with them. 

“Supergirl, we will be shooting the rhino with all tranq guns at once. It may be a rhino but it’s still an alien.” Alex looked on at J’onn who managed to keep the alien in one place for the last couple of minutes.

“Hurry. It seems to be getting angrier.” The rhino let out a huge roar in front of J’onn’s face, making him grimace.

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Kara could only hear a loud roar in the distance. ‘What is that? It’s not something I’ve heard before.’

Jess had walked out of Noonan’s holding two bags of food, the smell making Kara open her eyes.

“Food.” Kara stood on her hind legs, the scent of the food making her even hungrier. “I know they sell food for dogs! Gimme!” Kara felt Stevie pull a little on her leash. 

“Kara. Sit.” Jess said gently, reaching into one of the bags, bringing out a small plastic container. 

Kara could sit. So, Kara sat down, her tail going crazy behind her. She couldn’t stop sniffing.

Jess opened the plastic container, and brought out a meatball.

‘Oh those?! Yes!’ Even when she was in her normal, not dog form, those meatballs had smelled so good, that she had been tempted to order them for herself.

Jess handed out the meatball in her right hand, lowering to Kara’s height. Kara gently took the meatball, biting into it and chewing until she was done. Kara licked her chops.

“Another one?” Kara shot Jess a pleading look. Jess just chuckled, closing the plastic container. 

“I can carry them, Jess. Here, take Kara.” Stevie took the bags, and handed Jess the leash. They started to walk back to LCorp.

Kara looked back in the direction where she heard the loud roar, before following Jess, who had tugged a little on her leash. ‘I hope everything turns out okay.’

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Once they made it to the top floor of LCorp, Kara rushed to the doors of Lena’s office, making Jess let go of the leash. Stevie went back to his position beside the elevator, handing Jess the bags of food.

Kara stood up in her hind legs, resting her paws on the door, looking back at Jess, who shook her head amusedly. 

“Go on.” Jess opened the door, allowing Kara to rush in. Kara’s tail went crazy at the sight of Lena, whose eyes were focused on a document on her desk. 

“We’re back!” Kara rushed to Lena’s chair, standing up on her hind legs and pawing Lena’s knee. 

Lena looked down at Kara, smiling. “Hey Kara.” Lena rubbed Kara’s head. 

“Here yu go, Ms. Luthor.” Jess placed the bags on Lenas desk, opening them and taking out two containers of food. 

“Thank you so much, Jess.” Lena moved the document to the side.

“I also bought a few treats for Kara. There are a couple of meatballs that I’m sure she’ll like.” Jess took out the small plastic container. 

Kara immediately started sniffing. 

“You have to eat your food first.” Lena gently chided Kara. Lena looked towards Jess. “Could you please give her some dog food while I finish organizing this.” Lena gestured to the document. 

“Of course. Come here Kara.” Kara padded over to her kennel, waiting for Jess to put dog food in her dog bowl. 

‘Food seems to make me lose myself for a bit.’ Kara sniffed at her second dog bowl, which was empty. 

“Here you go Kara.” Jess lowered a cup of food into her dog bowl, then grabbed her second dog bowl. 

Kara immediately started to eat. A few seconds later, Jess placed her second dog bowl next to her, filled with water. 

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“How was she Jess?” Lena asked, opening her container of food.

“She is such a good puppy, Ms. Luthor.” Jess walked over to Lena. “Bailey had been surprised by her. She must've been very well trained. She knew how to walk on a leash, how to sit, and she was very gentle when taking food. I did avoid walking close to other dogs, since we don’t know if she is good with other dogs.”

Lena looked thoughtful for a second. “Do you think I should take her to the dog park? Let her be social there?”

“That’s a good idea. I could also sign the both of you for puppy classes. Kara may know a couple of commands, but she could always learn more. Puppy classes tend to be a whole group of people with their dogs, so she could get to be social there as well.”

“Could you sign us up for a few puppy classes then?”

“Of course. Do you have any day in mind, Ms. Luthor?” 

“Just try to fit any classes in my schedule, Jess.” Jess nodded. 

“Very well. I will leave you to it, Ms. Luthor.” Jess made her way to the doors. 

“One more thing, Jess.”

“Yes, Ms. Luthor?” 

“Please send me the pictures Bailey took of Kara.” Lena reached below her desk and placed a small pair of sunglasses on her desk. “Be sure to remind Bailey to pick up his pair of sunglasses later.”

Jess chuckled sheepishly. “Will do, Ms.Luthor.” Jess walked out of Lena’s office. 

Lena started to eat her lunch.

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Once Kara was done with her dog food and drank her water, she padded over to the large windows of Lena’s office. She had avoided getting close to the windows, her puppy instincts suggesting she keep away from them. While she was eating her dog food however, she had noticed more and more sunlight reach Lena’s office. Seeing the sunlight made a sudden urge rise.

She wanted to feel the sunlight on her fur.

Once she reached the warming floors, she laid down, feeling the sunlight on her fur. Kara huffed, feeling content. ‘The sunlight feels so good.’ Kara moved to lay on her back, wanting to feel the warmth on her belly. She felt the warmth from the sunlight on her belly, making her close her eyes, a sudden urge to sleep rising in her.

Dozing in the sunlight was something she wasn't able to do much. 

Being Cat’s assistant was surprisingly tedious, with the CEO requesting she do odd things, and at random times of the day sometimes. Kara could recall one time when Cat had asked her to buy some rope and a hammer. It wasn't that odd of a request, but Cat had called in the middle of the night. 

Kara had done her job, had bought the items, and dropped them off at Cat’s penthouse, and didn't even think about asking questions. The CEO gestured for her to take one of her precious pastries the next day, something Kara took as the CEO’s version of a thank you.

And being Supergirl took up the rest of her days. Sure, she was outside most of the time, fighting aliens and criminals, but there was never really time for her to just be.

To relax. To take up the sun, something her body craved at times. But now, being a puppy, with having no idea on how to contact her sister or her friends, there was nothing else to do but wait and think. 

‘I’ll just ...nap a little.’ Kara allowed her drowsiness to take over, falling asleep. 

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Lena turned on the TV across from her desk, leaving it on mute, as a commercial started. She was nearly done with her lunch before she started receiving notifications on her phone. She picked up her phone, and noticed that she had received 101 photos from Jess. She unlocked her phone and scrolled through the images, her grin growing into a smile. The photos were so adorable. 

One image had Kara sitting down, with her bowtie collar and a pair of small sunglasses on her snout, a wide puppy smile present.

Another had Kara without her bowtie collar, with only the sunglasses on her snout. The puppy seemed to be serious.

Another had Kara with her bowtie collar on, with a rose in her mouth, her blue eyes practically sparkling. 

Lena continued to scroll though the images, taking a bite of her food every couple of seconds. 

The last image was of Kara laying on her back, a wide smile on her snout, her paws raised, as if asking for a hug. 

‘She is so adorable.’ Lena put her phone back on her desk, and leaned back in her chair. She glanced a little to her left, and saw Kara laying on the floor, on her back, asleep. The puppy's belly rose and fell as the dog dozed.

Lena chuckled to herself. ' Just seeing her sleep makes me happy.'

Lena looked away from the puppy and looked at the TV, seeing that the local news was playing. 

Rhino Causes Damage in Downtown!

Lena raised an eyebrow at that. She reached for the remote for the TV and turned on the subtitles, not wanting to disturb the puppy's nap.

A rhino had appeared in downtown two hours ago and caused havoc. It had charged through a couple of shops before the NCPD was able to shoot it with tranquilizers, bringing down the animal. Several people were injured, and two people were sent to the hospital. The rhino was taken in by the proper authorities.

At this time, there is no information on how the rhino appeared in National City. 

Then the news shifted to the weather.

'A rhino in National City?' Lena wondered. 'How on earth did a rhino get to the city in the first place?'

Lena sighed, glancing at the document she had been working on. She closed the now empty container, placing it back in the plastic bag. She pushed the bag to the other side of her desk.

'Well, I can't dwell on it. Time to get back to work.' Lena brought the document closer to herself and got back to work.

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Alex eyed the brunette in front of her, face stoic. 

Tranquilizing the rhino had been the right call. Once she had ordered the agents to ready the tranquilizer guns, the media had showed up, their cameras ready.

Alex and the rest of the DEO knew that the rhino was an alien, but to everybody else, it was just an animal.

Chaos would've ensued if she had ordered to shoot it with their regular weapons. 

Alex shook her head, choosing not to dwell on it.

It took multiple tranquilizer darts to bring the rhino down, and a good half hour until it completely stopped moving.

J'onn, as Supergirl, had lifted the rhino to take it back to the DEO. Leaving the area had gone smoothly, but once they arrived at the DEO, one of her agents had found the brunette hiding in one of their vans.

An NCPD Detective. 

Who, for now, was being held in one of the DEO's holding cells. The brunette was leaning against the side of the cell, watching Alex in return.

Inwardly, Alex was yelling in frustration. Finding Kara was her priority, and she didn't want any obstacles in her way. 

Alex turned to face her left when she heard footsteps approaching. J'onn made his way next to her, his face showing no emotion.

J'onn getured for her to follow him down the hall, out of sight. 

Alex shot the brunette a glance before following. 

Once they were down the hall, J'onn spoke. "An NCPD Detective."

Alex scowled. "Agent Koren didn't scope the van before getting in. He found her when he was putting away the tranq gun. She had her badge, but there was no other ID on her."

J'onn was quiet for a second. "...She wants to know why we took the rhino. She's certain we're not FBI."

"Putting FBI on the sides of the van wasn't a good idea, was it?" Alex snarked, earning a look from J'onn. Alex sighed. "She's an NCPD Detective, we can't keep her here for long."

"There is an option, and we both know I despise it." J'onn grumbled.

Alex shook her head. "We'll think of something."

They were silent for a few seconds.

"Agent Schott is running some tests on the alien." J'onn said. "And creating a profile for it. This alien type isn't in our database, and is a type I've never encountered before. Agent Schott wanted to ask for your help."

"...Did he get smacked by its rhino tail?" Alex asked, inwardly grinning.

"Yes. He did." J'onn lip twitched.

"I'll go help him." J'onn nodded. Alex made her way out of the holding cells area, walking by the brunette, who shot her a curious look.

Alex sighed deeply as she walked. They had the alien they had been tracking, but nothing else on Kara's whereabouts. 

Alex felt a slight pain in her chest, making her stop walking for a second.

She missed her sister, and underneath that, she was terrified that something horrible had happened to Kara. 

Alex swallowed hard, pushing that emotion away. If she allowed that emotion to dwell, it would consume her.

...She still hasn't told her mom that Kara was missing. And she was sure her mom would realize something was wrong when Kara wouldn't be calling her on Sunday, something Kara made sure to do every week.

Alex reached into her pocket, and brought out her phone. 

She looked at her phone for a few seconds, before unlocking it. She opened her contacts and tapped on her mom's name.

She was torn. A part of her didn't want to call her mom, since that would make the fact that Kara was missing even more real.

But her mom deserved to know.

She tapped on the phone icon. After a few seconds, her mom picked up.

"Hi sweetie! How are you?" Her mom's voice was comforting to her ears, and the slight pain in her chest settled.

Alex inhaled deeply before speaking,"Hi mom... I have to tell you something."

Winn could wait a few more minutes.

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"Kara." Kara could hear a soothing voice call her name.

"Five more minutes." Kara whined, turning to lay on her side. She felt comfortable and didn't want to wake up.

"Wake up Kara." Kara felt a finger poke her back.

"Let me sleep. Tired." Kara muttered, keeping her eyes closed.

"Come on dear, wake up." Kara felt another poke on her back. Kara forced herself to ignore the poke.

Kara heard the voice chuckle.

"You are so out of it, Kara." Kara felt a hand run down her back, the sensation soothing.

"Come on, sweet puppy. Time to wake up. We have to go home." Kara felt the hand shake her a little.

'Sweet puppy?' Kara's mind was a bit hazy but those words caught her attention. 'Why am I a sweet pup- oh right.'

Kara opened her eyes slowly, seeing her reflection in the glass in front of her. Kara yawned widely, blinking her eyes. She noticed that it was now dark outside, the city lights now visible.

Kara stretched, extending her legs. She shook her whole body then, letting out another yawn. 

“Come here, Kara.” Kara turned around to see Lena standing in the middle of the office, purse in the crook of her left arm, holding the red leash in her right hand. 

Kara padded over to her, stumbling a little on her paws, still feeling a bit sleepy. ‘Walk. Walk. Don’t stumble.’

Lena attached the leash, began to walk out of the office, Kara following behind her. Kara realized faintly that Bailey followed them into the elevator. 

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In the elevator, Lena took out her phone and glanced at the time. It was 8PM. Thankfully, she caught up on all her work, and handled a lot of phone calls. She put her phone back in her purse. She glanced up in the elevator, seeing that they were on the 70th floor. 

That’s what you get for having an office on the top floor. 

Lena let out a heavy sigh. She then felt a slight weight fall on her left foot. Lena glanced down, and inwardly squealed. 

Kara had fallen over on her left foot, seemingly fallen into a slight doze. ‘ She slept for about 8 hours, I’m surprised she’s still sleepy.’ Lena thought, a smile on her face. 

Lena heard Bailey chuckle behind her. “Would you like me to carry her, Ms. Luthor?” Bailey’s voice held a slight hint of amusement. 

“No, it’s alright. Could you hold my purse, Bailey?” Lena turned a bit and held out her purse for Bailey to take. 

“Certainly, Ms. Luthor.” Bailey grabbed the purse. 

Lena kneeled down, picking up Kara in her arms. Kara let out a small surprised yip before falling silent and even more limp. Lena let out a slight chuckle. 

“You will have quite a bit of dog fur on your suit, Ms. Luthor.” Bailey grinned. 

“Thankfully Jess bought quite a few lint rollers.” Lena thought about the giant piles of items in her living room.

“Jess certainly likes to be prepared.” Lena nodded in agreement at Bailey’s words. Jess had left a bit earlier, escorted by Stevie. 

Ding ! The elevator doors opened, allowing Lena and Bailey to walk out. The main lobby was vaguely empty with most of LCorp employees having left earlier in the day. They walked through the lobby, with Bailey rushing ahead of Lena, opening the door. Lena nodded towards the four security guards near the front door. All four security guards bowed their heads slightly. 

Lena exited the building, spotting Shaun and the limo in front of the building. Shaun waved towards Bailey and Lena, a wide smile on his face. 

“Good evening, Ms. Luthor. Bailey.” Shaun said as they got closer, opening the limo passenger door. “Ms. Kara.” Shaun said towards the dozing puppy, who let out a small sleepy yip. 

“Good evening Shaun.” Lena placed Kara on the passenger seat, before getting in herself. 

“Shaun.” Bailey nodded towards Shaun. Once Lena sat down and put her seat belt on, Bailey leaned down a bit to hand her the purse. “Here, your purse, Ms.Luthor.”

“Thank you, Bailey.” Lena grabbed her purse, moving it to her other side, not wanting to disrupt the sleeping Golden. “Have a good evening and night, Bailey.” 

“I will see you tomorrow, Ms. Luthor. Have a lovely evening and night as well.” Bailey stood back up and backed up, allowing Shaun to close the door.

“You still good for Saturday, Shaun?” Bailey asked Shaun, who made sure the door was locked.

Shaun shot Bailey finger guns, his grin widening into a smile. “You know it.”

Bailey rolled his eyes. “Get Ms. Luthor home safely, you child.”

Shaun let out a fake gasp, grabbing his chest. “You wound me, Bailey.” Shaun walked over to the other side of the limo. “You know you’re gonna lose. No need to be salty so early.” Shaun said loudly.

Bailey crossed his arms, shooting Shaun a glare. Shaun flinched at feeling the glare, opening the drivers side of the limo. “Okay okay! I’m going now. Sheesh, put that look away.” Shaun got into the limo. “Have a good night Bailey!”

“Night!” Bailey walked back into the building after the limo drove off.

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Lena walked into her penthouse, walking to her living room. She placed her purse on the couch, before placing Kara on one of the other dog beds Jess had purchased. Lena shook her head at the sleeping puppy. 

“I hope you sleep through the night.” Lena muttered lowly, before walking to her room.

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“Come on, sweetheart. Dinner time.” Kara felt a finger poke her, making her grumble. ‘Ignore it.’

“Kara.” Kara felt another poke. ‘No. Leave me alone, Lena.’ Kara whined mentally.

“Okay. Fine.” Kara heard Lena walking away before coming back a few seconds later. 

Kara sniffed a little, picking up the smell of dog kibble. Kara opened her eyes, seeing Lena holding a piece of dog kibble in front of her snout. Kara leaned her head a bit forward, taking the piece gently, chewing on it. Kara noticed that Lena had changed out of her red suit, now wearing sweatpants and long sleeves, and was now wearing her glasses. Kara could see that Lena’s hair was a bit wet. 

“Come on.” Lena walked towards the kitchen.

Kara yawned widely. ‘Golly, why do I feel so tired? I should feel energized after sleeping in the sunlight, but I just want to sleep more.’ Kara stood up and padded off her dog bed. She stretched her body for a few seconds before padding to the kitchen. She sniffed, smelling delicious food. Kara felt a pang of hunger. ‘Food sounds so good though.’

Kara walked over to her dog bowl, where Lena had placed her dog food, along with two of the meatballs Jess had bought earlier in the day.  Kara licked her chops before beginning to eat.

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Lena’s fork scraped the plate as she ate her meal. ‘Caught up on everything today, which is great news. Tomorrow, several documents I need to sign, and lunch with Ms. Grant. Then more paperwork.’ Lena took a sip of water. ‘I wonder why Ms. Grant wants to speak with me. The last time we spoke...I was simply horrible.’ Lena grimaced.

‘I had been so angry.’ Lena took one last bit of her food. She picked up her plate and fork, walking over to the sink to wash them. ‘So alone and pissed off at just about everybody.’ 

Once she was done washing them, she let her hands rest on the edge of the sink. ‘Lex had been arrested. Mother had gone into hiding, and I had been the one everyone started to suspect. Then I found out Lex had left me as CEO. The board had been full of pricks who fought against me for months.‘ 

Lena picked up a rag to dry her hands. ‘I didn't want Jack or Sam to get caught up in all of it, not after I got a death threat on my bed.’ Lena clenched the rag in her fists. ‘ When Ruby got followed, that had been the last straw...I didn't want to put them in any more danger.’ 

Lena breathed in deeply before exhaling. ‘I know they’re doing okay but I haven't talked to them in years. Maybe I’ll reach out to them...Soon. Maybe once Lex’s trial is over and done with.’

Lena left the rag out to dry. “Time for be-” Lena stopped speaking once she saw Kara. The sadness she was feeling was overwhelmed by amusement. 

The puppy had finished eating, but wasn't able to make it to her dog bed apparently. 

Kara had her head resting on her food bowl, completely asleep. Her legs were sprawled out behind her in a hilarious fashion.

Lena felt a laughter bubble out of her. “Oh Kara.” Lena picked up her phone from the counter and took a picture. It was 10 PM. She then placed her phone in the pocket of her sweatpants.

The puppy didn’t even stir as Lena picked her up yet again. 

Lena pet Kara gently as she walked to her room. The soft fur of the puppy was soothing to touch. Once she made it to her room, she placed Kara on the dog mattress. She left the door to her open as she walked back to her living room. She picked up a puppy pad and walked back to her room, placing the puppy pad next to Kara’s dog bed. Lena didn't want to take any risks and hopefully Kara would use it if she were to wake up.

Lena closed the door, and walked to her bed. She got in, and placed her phone on her night stand. She turned off the lights, and then placed her glasses on the nightstand, next to her phone. 

She laid down. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.

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Kara felt an uncomfortable pressure in her bladder, which made her open her eyes. She lifted her head, and glanced around. She was in Lena's room, on her dog bed, she realized. The room was rather dark, but she could see just fine.

‘Did I fall asleep?’ Kara sat up, yawning widely. She pawed her eyes a little. ‘I remember eating then feeling tired... Did I go into a food coma?’ Kara noticed the puppy pad next to her bed. 

‘Oh right.’

Kara did her business.

‘Much better. Although, I don’t think I will ever get used to doing that.’ Kara thought, walking off the pad. Kara stretched, lowering her front paws in front of her and extending them. ‘Golly, I’m tense.’

Once she was done stretching, she walked a little in front of her bed. ‘ I wonder what time it is.’ Kara turned around, facing the nightstand. She stood up on her hind legs, and saw that the alarm clock read 4:21 A.M. She fell back on all fours, then sat down. ‘It’s so early. And I feel so...not tired....I just feel off.’ Kara heard something tapping the wooden floor, making her turn a little to face behind her. 

Her tail was frantically wagging, tapping the floor in a constant rhythm.

She watched her tail wag for a couple of seconds, somewhat entranced by the movement.  

‘...Why do I want to chase it?’ Kara shook her head, reaching with her left paw behind her, holding down her tail. Kara took a moment to focus on how she was feeling. ‘ It’s like I want to run a hundred miles...and keep going.’

Her tail continued to wag furiously, making her remove her paw. Kara stood up, and began to walk around Lena’s room, wanting to burn some of the energy she was feeling. Despite the wooden floors, her walk was silent.

She then began to trot around the room, doing a couple of laps. It felt wonderful to be moving around. Exhilarating even.

She stopped after doing fifty laps, sitting down near Lena’s walk in closet. She glanced towards the alarm clock on Lenas nightstand, and saw that it was now 5 A.M.

‘I still want to run.’ Kara shifted uneasily on her paws. ‘I just want to run..and run...gosh, why am I feeling like this?’’ 

Kara glanced at the closed door of Lena’s bedroom. ‘If only I could open the door, I could run down the hallway...But of course, I need hands to open the door.’ Kara huffed, stomping her right front paw.

Kara glanced towards the large bed. Lena hadn’t even stirred while she was trotting around the room. ‘I don’t want to wake her up...I’ll just trot around until she wakes up.’

Kara continued to trot around the room. Her pace picked up slightly.

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Lena heard her alarm go off, making her groan. She reached over blindly with her left hand, turning it off. 

She sat up, rubbing her eyes. She let out a yawn, and stretched her arms above her, and heard her back crack a little.

Lena heard a small bark, making her open her eyes. She saw Kara standing on her hind legs, pawing at the doorknob of her bedroom door. Kara let out another bark.

“You’re up early.” Lena muttered, her voice sounding a bit gruff to her own ears. She reached over to grab her glasses, and put them on. Kara let out a small yip.

Her phone rang, making her sigh. Jess.

‘Why did I think it was a good idea to talk about work before I even get to work?’ Lena picked up the phone and stood up. She shook her head. ‘ Focus.’

“Good morning, Ms. Luthor.” Jess’s voice was clear through the phone. Lena glanced next to Kara’s bed, spotted the used pad and picked it up to throw it out in the kitchen.

“Good morning, Jess.” Lena walked over to her bedroom door and opened it. Kara rushed ahead of her, running down the hallway. Lena followed behind her.

“For today-” Jess continued to list the meetings she would have to attend for the day, along with the paperwork she would have to review. 

Lena made her way towards her kitchen, opening a drawer which revealed a trash can, and threw the pad inside. She walked over to the kitchen sink to wash her hands, holding the phone with her face against her right shoulder.

“-At 11:40 A.M., Shaun will be waiting to take you for your lunch with Ms. Grant.” Lena grimaced slightly, turning off the water, and drying her hands. 

“At 3 P.M-” Jess continued to list the rest of the day. It went on for a few more minutes. Lena walked over to her refrigerator to get her breakfast. 

“That is all for today, Ms. Luthor. Additionally, I have signed you and Kara up for a puppy class next Friday at 6 P.M. According to the instructor I intero-talked to, the first class is merely getting all the puppies together, along with their owners. It’s more for them to socialize, and for the instructor to see their behaviors.”

Lena nodded, absorbing all the information. “Very well. Thank you, Jess. Is there anything else?”

“That is all Ms. Luthor. I will see you in an hour.” Jess hung up. 

Lena placed down her phone, and went to get her breakfast ready, along with Kara’s.

Which meant placing the plate in the microwave. Once she put in the time, she glanced around the kitchen, and didn’t see Kara. She reached into one of the lower cabinets, and took out Kara’s dog food, and placed some dog food for Kara in her bowl. She placed the bag back in the cabinet.

“Kara?” Lena called out, walking to the living room. She saw the puppy running around the piles of dog items in the living room. Kara would run around one pile, then run around another, then run around both piles. 

The puppy’s tail was wagging furiously as she ran. 

“Kara?” Kara ran in front of Lena, barking happily. The puppy bowed down, lowering the front part of her body, her tail wagging behind her. Kara was clearly in a playful mood.

Lena took a step, and Kara took off running to the other side of the living room. Kara bowed down again, barking towards Lena. 

Lena smiled widely before running after the puppy, who yipped. Kara ran down the hallway, with Lena following suit. 

“Come here!” Once she got close to Kara, Lena leaned down to pick her up, but Kara sped past in between her legs, racing back towards the living room. 

“I’m gonna get you!” 

Kara barked back at Lena, stopping behind a pile of dog toys. 

Lena rushed towards the pile, lunging at the puppy, who yelped. Lena caught the puppy in a hug. 

The microwave Dinged! Making them both pause.

Kara yipped, then licked Lena’s cheek, making the brunette giggle. Lena placed the puppy down, then stood up.

“Come on. Lets have breakfast.” Lena started to walk towards her kitchen. “I have a feeling today is going to be a long day.”

Kara barked a few times before rushing to the kitchen.

‘Lunch with Ms. Grant.’ Lena thought, walking towards the kitchen. ‘Wonder how that will go.’

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LCorp

Jess looked at her watch, noting the time 7:29 A.M. Her eyes trailed up back to the elevator, seeing that the elevator was about to reach the 80th floor. Both Stevie and Bailey were at their usual positions by the elevator, looking professional as ever.

She glanced back at her watch: 7:30 AM. The elevator let out a Ding! and opened, allowing Lena and Kara to step off. 

Jess bit down her squeal once she saw that Lena and Kara matched again. Lena, with a beautiful green pantsuit, looking like the boss that she is, and Kara with a green bow tie collar. 

“Good morning, Ms Luthor.” Jess, Bailey and Stevie said in unison. Jess walked closer to the brunette and handed her a folder.

“Good morning everyone.” Lena took the folder. Kara let out a small bark, her whole body practically shaking.

Jess raised an eyebrow at the Golden pup. “Kara sure is energetic today.” Kara’s tail wagged furiously.

Lena let out a chuckle. “She was fidgety the whole ride here. Would you three mind keeping her occupied while I work?” Lena glanced down the rather long hallway. “I’m sure she just wants to run around. I may take her to the park for a walk tomorrow.”

“We would love to, Ms. Luthor.” Jess took Kara’s leash, opening the door to Lena’s office allowing the brunette to walk in. “I will let you know when Shaun is here to take you to Catco.”

“Thank you, Jess.” Lena turned to look at Kara. “Be good for Jess, okay?”

Kara let out a small yip, her tongue hanging out of her mouth. 

Lena walked into her office, and Jess closed the door behind her. 

Squeak! 

Kara’s ears perked up and she turned quickly towards the sound. Jess turned around as well, and saw that Bailey was holding a tennis ball in his hand. Stevie, who was on the other other side of the elevator, had an amused look in his eyes.

“We both know you wanted to play with her since yesterday.” Bailey tossed Jess the ball. Jess glances towards Kara, who seemed to crouch the slightest bit. Bailey walked over to Kara, gently removing the green leash, and placing it on Jess’s desk, before walking over to his usual position.

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Kara kept her eyes on the ball. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't keep her body from shaking. It was an overwhelming sensation, one that she couldn't push down. Her body screamed at her to move, to run, to jump. Anything to expel the amount of energy she was feeling.

“Ready?” Jess moved closer to her desk. Kara kept her eyes on the ball.

“Fetch!” Jess threw the ball down the hall. Kara immediately ran after it, the only thought going through her mind being ‘Catch it! Catch it!’. She pounced on the ball, pushing it down with her front paws before grabbing it with her mouth, biting down. ‘Bite it! Bite it!’

Squeak! Squeak!

Kara kept biting, laying on her back, pawing at it with her front paws.

“Come here, Kara! Bring it back!” Kara heard Jess call out to her. She kept the ball in her mouth and turned over, running over to Jess. She dropped the ball in Jess’s hand, and got ready to run again. 

It was going to be a fun couple of hours.

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LCorp 11:30 A.M.

Beep! Lena raised her head a bit, wincing at the pain in her neck from leaning over. She reached over and pressed the button on the desk phone. “Yes, Jess?” 

“Shaun is here to take you to Catco, Ms. Luthor. I have Kara ready to go.” Jess’s voice sounded tired through the small speaker. 

“Very well. I will be right out.” Lena stood up, grimacing as she moved from a position she had been in for the past couple of hours. She logged out of her computer, and put away all the paperwork she had been working on, placing them in a secure drawer of her desk. 

She grabbed her purse, and walked over to the doors of her office, opening one of them, and walked out to see Kara and Jess waiting. Kara was sitting down, her tail gently wagging. Lena spotted some dog tags attached to Kara's collar. “The dog tags arrived?”

Jess perked up a bit. “Oh yes. I forgot to mention. My apologies. The dog tags have Kara’s name and have the address to your penthouse on it along with one of your phone numbers. ” Jess handed over the leash to Lena. “Shaun is ready downstairs.”

“We should be back in about an hour.” Lena walked towards the elevator, with Kara and Stevie trailing behind her. 

“See you soon Ms. Luthor.” 

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CATCO

Kara couldn't help but smile once they got off the elevator at Catco. It was comforting to be back at Catco. The noises of frantically typing, the occasional drawers being opened, the sounds of pens writing on paper. ‘ I wonder if my snack stash is still in my desk. Gah… focus, I have to think of something. James should be here, but how do I communicate with him?’

Kara sniffed, smelling something heavy. ‘What is that?’

“What are you doing here?” A male voice asked in a dark tone. Kara turned a bit and saw that it was James, who seemed to radiate anger. Kara sniffed again. ‘That smell...Is that his anger?’ Kara got closer to Lena, feeling her hackles start to rise a little. She tried her best to calm herself, yet a part of her screamed to protect.

“Mr. Olsen.” Lena's voice was professional. Kara could sense Lena’s unease. ‘Why is James-’

“Ms. Luthor, Ms Grant is waiting for you in her office.” Eve came over between the two, appearing to be as enthusiastic as ever. “Please follow me.”

Lena followed Eve, with Kara trailing behind the brunette. Kara could still smell the anger, and it made her sneeze. Kara glanced behind her, and saw James huff before walking away. ‘James…’ Kara thought sadly.

Eve led them to Cat’s office, opening the doors, allowing them to walk in. “Ms. Grant, Ms. Luthor is here.”

Once Kara saw Cat, she couldn't help but feel her tail start to wag.  

It was nice to see her boss. Despite the weird circumstances.

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Eve closed the doors to Cat’s office.

“Ms. Luthor, please sit down.” Cat stood up from her usual position behind her large desk to sit on one of her uncomfortable couches. Cat gestured towards the brunette, who sat down on the opposite couch. Kara sat down near Lena’s feet, eyeing the older blonde.

“Thank you for inviting me for lunch, Ms. Grant. Although, I’ll be honest, I wasn’t expecting it.” Lena rested her purse to her left, still holding Kara’s leash loosely in her hand. Kara was a well behaved puppy, but Lena wasn't taking any chances.

“Well, when another CEO comes to my building and asks for my personal assistant, that does catch my interest.” Lena felt her face burn slightly, but she pushed that feeling down.

“So, why did you ask for Kira?” 

“Kira?” Lena raised an eyebrow at that.

“Kira, Kara- same person.” Cat waved her hand. 

“Well, I wanted to speak with her about a certain event that LCorp is currently planning. It's to take place next month, but I wanted to ask. ” Lena glanced down at Kara, who shot her a wide puppy smile.

“....She caught your interest.” Lena snapped her head back up to face Cat in a split second. “Keira is rather interesting to say the least.” 

“...How so, Ms. Grant?” Lena asked questionably. She vaguely noticed that Kara also turned to face Cat.

“If you came to my building to ask her on a date-”

“-that was not my intention-” Lena gritted out.

“-Of course not- then you realized what a ray of sunshine she is. I am not blind as to how much positivity she radiates when she walks into a room.” 

Lena avoided Cat’s knowing gaze.

Cat sighed. “We may not have talked in years, Lena, but you have been in the back of my mind since the last time we talked.”

Lena grimaced inwardly, yet on the outside, her face showed nothing. She felt Kara rub against her legs, the sensation comforting.

“We weren’t in a good place years ago, and by the look of things, circumstances have improved for the both of us.” Lena noticed Cat’s eyes lower a bit, at Kara. “You have a new companion for one.”

Lena couldn't help but feel relieved. Talking about Kara was much easier than talking about herself. “Yes. I found her two days ago. She was a scared little thing, but she is really well behaved.” 

“A Golden Retriever. May I see?” Lena leaned over, handing the green leash to Cat. Kara trailed around the small table, sitting down in front of the blonde. Cat held out her right hand for the puppy to smell. Once the puppy was done smelling her hand, she rested her head in Cat’s hand, allowing Cat to pet her. 

Cat turned over the dog tags attached to the dog’s collar, smirking when she saw that it read ‘Kara’ . “You named her Kara?”

Lena flushed a bit. ‘I forgot about the dog tags.’ Lena inwardly cursed. “It’s a nice name.”

“Interesting that my assistant has the same name.”

“Again. It’s a nice name.” 

Cat rubbed Kara’s ears gently, making the puppy close her eyes in content. “Well, I’m sure you two will be good companions for a long time.”

“...Why did you invite me to lunch, Ms. Grant?” Lena asked. That was something she had been wondering for a while. 

“Well, when the CEO of LCorp decides to move its headquarters to National CIty, and is in the progress of rebranding, it does sound like a good story for Catco.” Cat scratched the puppy’s head.

“Catco reporting news? Aren’t you all about high waisted jeans, yes or no?” Lena couldn't help but snark.

“I suppose you could say that Catco is also rebranding. I was going to schedule Kara to interview you, but unfortunately she is away on vacation.” Kara’s ears perked up at that, and she looked up at the blonde, who smiled gently.

“Isn’t she just your assistant?” Lena asked. From what she could remember, Kara had been Cat’s assistant, who had tailed Clark Kent for a story.  And from what Lena could remember from her conversation with Kara at Noonan’s, Kara had still been Cat’s assistant at the time.

“She was going to start reporting on Wednesday, but again, she’s away on vacation.” Cat sighed. “An absurd time to go on vacation...Anyway, how is LCorp? Any new inventions?”

“No. Not as of yet.” Lena kept her face blank.

They both turned towards the glass doors when they heard knocking. Cat gestured for Eve to enter, who placed two bags on the table. Eve then quickly scurried out.

Kara immediately started sniffing, resting her front paws on the table. 

“Oh no. Kara, down.” Lena said firmly, making Kara whine. Being the good puppy that she was, Kara sat back down. Although, she kept her eyes fixed on the bags.

"Well, let's eat shall we." Cat opened one of the bags.

Both CEO's struggled to ignore Kara's whine. 

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DEO

Alex watched as a group of six DEO agents dragged the small rhino into one of their containment cells. Alex ignored the feeling of eyes on her from the NCPD detective, who was in a cell a few yards away. Alex smirked inwardly when she saw one of the agents trip from using too much force. 

She thought back during the last couple of hours. During the tests that they ran, the rhino had slowly shrunk, until it reached the size about a baby rhino. The alien remained unconscious the whole time, with its tail swinging occasionally. Alex, along with a couple other agents, searched through the DEO archive to see if there were any records about an alien that had the ability to turn into animals. After hours of looking, nothing turned up. 

And so began the process of building a new alien profile, something Winn was excited about, but Alex couldn't help but feel annoyed.

Kara was still missing. 

“Agent Danvers. The alien is secure.” Agent Blake walked up to her once the cell door was closed. 

Alex nodded. “Dismissed.” All six agents saluted before making their way out of the containment area. Alex walked over to the cell containing the small rhino, glancing over the creature.

Alex rubbed the back of her neck.

A thud made her glance towards the Detective's cell. The brunette opened her mouth to talk, but due to the cell, Alex heard nothing.

Alex walked over to stand in front of the cell, and tapped on one of the options on the pad beside the cell door.

"-on't know who the hell you guys are, but if you don't release me-"

"We'll release you, don't worry. You are of no use to us." Alex said flatly. 

The brunette seemed shocked for a second before glaring at Alex. "What are you going to do with him?"

Alex tilted her head.

"The alien. What are you going to do with him?"

"That is classified." With that, Alex tapped the same option, muting the brunette. 

Alex left the containment area.

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Once the door to her limo closed, Lena let out a sigh. ‘Well that went better than expected. I honestly didn't expect Cat to be that...welcoming... She called us companions’ Lena felt a wet nose tap her leg, making her look down at Kara, who smiled wide, her tongue hanging out. 

Lena couldn’t help but smile back.

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Kara let out a yawn, feeling her sleepiness seep away from her. She was sprawled out on her bed.

“Good morning.” Kara heard Lena whisper, before feeling a hand run through the fur on her back.

Kara yipped. “Good morning.” She raises her head to look above her, to see Lena leaning over the edge of her bed, glasses resting on her nose. 

Lena’s phone started to ring, making Lena sigh. Kara had come to realize that Jess would call Lena early, to inform her about the work for the day.

Lena reached over to pick up her phone. “Good morning Jess.”

Meanwhile, Kara stood up from her bed and stretched. ‘Weird to think that I’ve only been a dog since Wednesday, and it's only Saturday.’ Kara padded around the room. ‘ It just feels natural, and rather nice, being a dog... Although, the dog instincts do kick in once in  a while and it’s difficult to push them down. Like when that man came to see Lena, and I was just tense the whole time. And yesterday, with James...’

Kara sat down in front of the closed door, absentmindedly raising her left hind leg to scratch behind her left ear. ‘...I had felt defensive, even though he’s my friend. And his anger towards Lena...Why was he so angry? Has he met her before?... Cat mentioned that I was on ‘vacation’. Alex probably realized that I’m missing, and made the request, and it was either James or Winn who sent it to Cat...Okay, so my job is somewhat secure. Cat didn't mention how long I was away on ‘vacation’, so how long do I have until I don't have a job anymore?’ Kara shook her head. ‘ There’s nothing I can really do other than hope that I will have a job after all of this.’

Kara heard Lena get up from her bed, still on the phone with Jess. Kara tried her best to ignore the conversation, not wanting to listen in. She couldn’t help her ears from picking up a few words. The word “walk” stood out to her for some reason. ‘ Walk... Lena did say we could go for a walk today. It would be nice to walk through the park.’

Lena opened the door to the hallway, allowing Kara to go first, who happily ran down the hallway. She ran towards the puppy pad and did her business. ‘I hate doing that, I really do.’ Kara grumbled as she padded over to the kitchen, and noticed the dog food in her dog bowl. She watched as Lena placed her plate in the microwave, and decided to wait. She glanced out the large windows of the penthouse, and saw the sun rising, with no clouds in sight. 

‘It looks like it would be a great day to go on a walk.’ Kara felt her tail start to wag.

“Will that be all for today Jess?...Great... I’ll see you in a few.” Lena hung up, just as the microwave dinged. Kara watched as Lena reached into the microwave, pulling out her plate. Once Lena began to eat, Kara started to eat her dog food. Her tail began to wag furiously once she realized Lena had placed two of the meatballs at the bottom.

‘Hopefully we do go on that walk.’ Kara continued to eat her food. ‘...I hope Alex is doing okay..’ Kara fought down a whine. ‘...Oh Rao, what about Eliza?!’ Kara sat up abruptly, suddenly feeling guilty. ‘I didn’t even think about her…’ Kara slouched a little. ‘...Gosh, how could I forget about her? I was supposed to call her on Sunday!’ Kara’s ears seemed to droop even more. ‘I hope Eliza forgives me for not calling.’

Kara glanced at what little food remained in her dog bowl, and continued to eat. Her ears remained to droop. ‘Just focus on today, Kara....We may go to the park later.’ Her ears perked up a little at that thought. 

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DEO

The baby rhino was no longer in the containment cell.

In its place was a being that made Alex’s skin crawl, which had a familiar looking goo behind it, 

It was humanoid in shape, about six feet tall, with lanky limbs, clothed in a loose black garment. It’s skin was pale, almost white. It seemed to gaze at her, its eye color changing every couple of blinks, its short white wispy hair falling over its eyes. What was interesting is that it seemed to have no ears on the side of its head, and from what she could tell, it had no nails on its fingers. It’s eyes gazed at her, and Alex could see the intelligence in it’s eyes. 

Alex pressed a button on the panel beside the cell. “Can you understand me?” Alex watched as the creature tilted its head. ‘Can it even hear me?’ Alex wondered, glancing at its head. 

The alien started to move its hands, making a few motions. Alex watched, raising an eyebrow. ‘A type of sign language?’

It made a few more motions before stopping, red eyes gazing at her. ‘Can it talk?... Perhaps its species has a type of sign language?’

“Can you talk?” Alex kept an eye on his neck, which didn't twitch, It made a couple frantic motions with its hands, red eyes holding the slightest bit of worry. ‘That’s a no.’ 

Alex pressed the button on the aliens cell, and made her way out of the containment area. She glanced at the Detective on the way out, who was eyeing the alien.

‘May as well update the file.’ Alex let out a low sigh. 

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At LCorp (Noon)

Kara grumbled, facing away from Lena, who was currently working behind her desk. She was currently wallowing away in her kennel. ‘Never thought I would want to go on a walk...But I really wanted to.’

“I’m sorry, darling.”

Kara huffed. ‘I really wanted to go on a walk. I ate my food quickly!’ Kara snorted into her dog bed.

“I’m really sorry.”

Kara let out a low bark. “So much for going on a walk.”

“We’ll go on the walk later.”

“I wanted to go now!” Kara howled, raising her head, a little louder than a bark. She went back wallowing, settling down in her dog bed. 

“Just give me a few more hours, then we’ll go to the park.” Lena adjusted herself in her chair, eyeing the grumpy puppy. 

“Fine.” Kara let out a long whine before falling silent.

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Lena glanced down at the paperwork on her table, running the back of her neck. ‘I really want to take her on a walk, but I have to finish this... Focus, Lena.’ Lena continued to work, her mind eventually going on autopilot. Before she knew it, she was on the last piece of paper. 

She lifted her head once she heard nails on the floor. She saw Kara pad over to her, making her smile. Once Kara reached her, she rested her head on her knee, looking up at the brunette with wide blue eyes. 

Lena scratched Kara’s head, making the puppy close her eyes. “Almost done, darling.” Lena muttered. “Come here.” Lena leaned down and picked up Kara, placing the puppy in her lap where Kara curled up, snout buried in her white dress shirt. 

Lena went back to finishing the last piece of work, her right hand trailing through Kara’s fur absentmindedly. 

A few minutes later, she leaned back in her chair, letting out a relieved sigh. “Done.” She glanced at the clock hanging on the other side of her desk, and saw that it was 5PM. ‘Good. I finished early.’

She felt Kara shift a little, making her look down to see pleading blue eyes. 

“Okay. Let’s go on that walk.” Lena chuckled once she spotted Kara’s tail start to wag quickly. Lena lifted Kara to place her on the ground. Lena stood up from her chair, and organized all the paperwork, placing them in a secure drawer of her desk. 

Lena quickly grabbed all of her belongings, placing them in her purse, before picking up Kara’s leash. Kara sat patiently as Lena clipped on the leash, her dog tags making the slightest metallic clink. 

“We’re going back home quickly for me to change, then we’ll go for a walk.” Lena said out loud, leading Kara out of her office. 

Lena saw Jess behind her office, her computer screen lit up. “Jess?”

Jess quickly faced Lena. “Yes, Ms. Luthor?”

“I will be leaving now. I’ve caught up on all the paperwork, and you can leave once you're done.” Kara padded over to the other side of Jess’s desk, allowing the secretary to rub her head gently. 

“Very well, Ms. Luthor. I will see you tomorrow.”  Jess quickly slipped Kara a dog treat, who quickly and silently ate it. Kara made her way back to Lena’s side, licking her chops. 

Lena made her way to the elevator, with Bailey and Kara following close behind. “See you tomorrow, Jess. Stevie.”

“Enjoy the rest of the day, Ms. Luthor.” Stevie bowed his head the slightest amount. 

The elevator door closed. 

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National City Park

After they made their way to the penthouse for lena to get changed, and made their way back into the limo, after a 15 minute drive, they made it to National City Park. 

National City Park was in the dead center of National City, ranging from uptown to downtown. It was one of the more beautiful parts of the city. There was a lake where people could rent a boat to relax on the waters.. There was a section where people could learn about multiple flowers. Bouldering was also available in the southern part of the park. Bike lanes allowed cyclists to explore the vast park. 

‘And if i remember correctly, there is a dog park in the southern part of the park.’ Kara thought, head held high as she walked beside Lena. She sniffed the air, enjoying the fresh scent of grass and the smell of the lake water. It was still fairly sunny, with a couple of clouds in the sky.

The golden pup glanced around, noting that there were quite a lot of people despite it being so late. There were a couple of people resting on blankets along the grass. She spotted a couple of cyclists in the distance.

“How has Sandy been, Bailey?” Kara glanced up at Lena, who had turned to face Bailey, who had removed his suit jacket to look less formal, according to him. 

The brunette had changed into a comfortable looking long sleeve, and had changed her pantsuit to a form fitting pair of jeans that had made it difficult for Kara to look away from her for some reason. 

“She’s doing well. She’s picking up on the training, although she does tend to be very stubborn from time to time.” Bailey chuckled. 

A flash of brown caught her attention, making Kara pause. Kara’s ears perked up, and her eyes glanced over to the left side of the trail, glancing at the trees frantically. She padded over to the trees, lowering her nose to sniff at the grass.

‘What is that smell?’ Kara went further into the trees, until she felt something fall onto her back, making her flinch and walk backwards. She glanced upwards, spotting a brown squirrel resting on one of the branches of a tree.

‘Squirrel. It’s a squirrel!’ Kara felt her whole body start to shake. “Hey! Hey you!” She rested her front paws on one of the tree trunks.

Kara flinched when an acorn landed on her snout. “Rude!” She yelled. 

She heard a snicker from up above her. ‘Is it the squirrel that’s laughing?’ Kara narrowed her eyes at the brown squirrel, whose tail flicked.

Kara felt a tug from her leash.

“Come on. Kara.” Kara glanced behind her to see Lena tugging on the leash gently. 

Kara glanced back up at the squirrel, letting out a huff before trailing back to Lena’s side. 

There was more to explore.

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Kara flinched as she felt something hit her back. She stopped walking and glanced behind her, lowering her snout to the ground. An acorn. She glances back up to the trees on her left. She sniffed the air. ‘Is it the squirrel?...It is the squirrel.’  Her blue eyes caught a bit of brown hiding in the leaves. She let out a huff. ‘Rude.’

“...picking up the let go command really well.” Bailey finished.

“She’s about a year old, correct?” Lena asked curiously. 

“Yes, she is.”

Kara felt a slight tug on her leash, making her pick up the pace. She eyed the lake that  was to their right. She spotted a group of ducks paddling around, a couple of them quacking. She sniffed at the air curiously, padding closer to the ledge. ‘I wonder if Wonder the duck is here. I haven’t visited him in while. Hopefully he’s doing better. Maybe I can actually talk to him?’’

Wonder was the name she had given a duckling she had found a few weeks prior. The poor thing had been on fire when she had found him, and all alone. Thankfully the duckling ended up recovering very well, although he didn't grow as many feathers back as the other ducks. She had been sure to visit him weekly, just talking to him when he got close to her. 

Kara sat down by the edge, eyeing the ducks happily. She felt Lena and Bailey stand next to her, talking quietly. ‘Can they understand me?...Let’s see.’

“Hello!” Kara barked once. Several ducks raised their heads to face in their direction. 

After a few seconds, three brave ducks paddled over, letting out a few quacks. 

“Hello!”

“Hi!”

“Food?!”

“Do you know a duck called Wonder?” Kara woofed, tilting her head at the ducks. ‘Good, they can understand me. This is so cool!’ She felt her tail start to wag.

They chatted amongst themselves. 

“Wonder?” 

“The patchy duck?”

“No. The bald one!” 

“The brown spotted one?”

“No. The bald one with the brown spots!”

Kara looked on in amusement as they nipped at each other. After a few seconds, she spoke up. “He is the one with brown spots on his beak and is partly missing some feathers.” 

“Oh!” All three ducks quacked in unison. “We will get him!” They paddled off to the group of ducks.

Kara laid down by the edge of the lake, feeling grass under her belly. She eyed the group of ducks, hearing a couple of them quacking. 

A few loud quacks later, a brown spotted duck made his way to Kara fearlessly.

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Lena eyed the duck approaching them. “Well look at that.” She muttered. 

Bailey looked at the duck. “I’m surprised it’s not scared of Kara.”

They both looked on as the duck stopped in front of the golden puppy.

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“Hello.” Kara yipped.

The duck tilted it’s head. “Hello!”

“How have you been? It’s been awhile since I've seen you.” Kara eyed the duck curiously, noting that a few more feathers had grown in. 

“Do I know you?”

“It’s me, Kara.” Kara let her mouth drop showing her puppy smile.

The duck approached her slowly, observing the dog closely.  It’s beak seemed to twitch a few times as he took in her scent. “You certainly don’t smell like the other dogs. You smell...rather pleasant. You do seem like the alien.”

“You knew I was an alien?” Kara tilted her head, 

“Well, you didn't seem human.” Wonder retorted, ruffling his feathers.

‘Can other animals tell that I’m an alien?’ Kara wondered. “How are you doing? Your feathers look like they're growing in a bit more.”

“Yes, they are.”

“Well, good.”

A couple of ducks quacked loudly, asking for Wonder to go back to their group. 

“I must go.” Wonder quacked. 

“Go on. I’ll visit you another day.” Kara barked lowly. Wonder quacked his goodbye and paddled back to the group. 

Kara decided to remain laying down for a bit, enjoying the grass.

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Lena and Bailey watched as the duck paddled off, leaving the puppy to lay peacefully on the grass.

“Do you ever wonder if animals can talk to each other?” Lena asked, a bit of wonder in her tone.

“...A bit, yes.” Bailey answered.

“...I’m pretty sure we just saw those two chat.” Lena said in amusement.

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After a couple of minutes, they decided to continue walking. They made their way towards the southern part of the large park, enjoying the fresh air.

“Do you think we should go to the dog park?” Lena asked Bailey, looking worriedly at Kara. Bailey looked thoughtful for a second.

“I’m sure she’ll be fine... Come to think of it, I think a few friends of mine are there today.” Bailey said, glancing down at the retriever, who had stopped to smell the base of a lamp post. “Their dogs tend to behave...unlike Sandy.” Bailey muttered.

German Shepherds are quite stubborn.

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They made it to the rather large dog park, where a few of Bailey’s friends were there with their respective dogs. Along with a few other strangers dogs. 

Kara eyed the 3 bigger dogs warily. She sniffed at the air curiously, still remaining behind Lena’s legs. ‘They look much bigger now that I’m smaller.’ Kara glanced at the different dogs. A Great Pyrenees, a Husky, and a Boxer. ‘And to think I could carry all of them if I was my normal self.’

Needless to say, Kara had been overwhelmed and had rushed behind the brunette who had chuckled. 

“Is she yours?” Abigail, friend of Bailey, eyed the small puppy. Abigail was a bit shorter than Lena. Much like Bailey, she looked like she could work security, dressed in a white work shirt and slacks, with short brunette hair. Although, her shirt looked a bit ruffled. Along her shoulder was a small black backpack. 

“Yes. Although it appears she’s nervous.” Lena kneeled down, allowing the puppy to get closer to her. “What breed is your dog?”

“Shelby is a big dog, but she's a sweetheart. She's a Great Pyrenees.” Abigail kneeled beside Shelby and patted the large dogs back, making the Pyrenees nose her cheek. 

The large white furred dog sniffed at the golden puppy from a distance. The Husky and the Boxer had been led a bit further away by their owners from the puppy, since they had gone a bit crazy.

‘She smells nice.’ Kara then barked low behind Lena’s legs. “Hi!”

“Hello small one.” Shelby woofed, her big fluffy white tail wagging slightly. 

Kara couldn't keep her tail from wagging as well. ‘Maybe I can make friends with this dog?’ Kara slowly walked towards the Pyrenees. The white furred dog leaned down, her nose sniffing. Kara sat down, looking up at the white dog. 

“You smell alien.” The white dog huffed, nosing Kara’s snout.

“You can tell?!” Kara yelped, her eyes wide.

“Yes. What is your name?” Shelby sat down, tilting her head at the golden pup. 

“ Kara.” The pup yipped. 

“ Nice to meet you.” A wide toothed smile appeared on Shelby’s face. 

Squeak! 

Both dogs perked up at the sound, with both of them rising to their four paws, looking up towards Abigail, who now held a tennis ball in hand. 

“If it’s alright with you, Kara could join Shelby and play a little. I promise you, Shelby is really nice and is very well behaved.” Abigail eyed Lena, before glancing at the Husky and Boxer a few yards away, who were now watching Kara closely. “Unlike those two.” Abigail muttered, a small grin on her face. 

“Well.” Lena glanced down at Kara, who shot her a pleading look, blue eyes shining.

‘I am sending this to you with my mind, Lena. I want to play with Shelby. I want to chase the ball. Please, Lena!’ Kara focused her eyes on Lena’s beautiful green ones.

“Shelby is really well behaved.” Bailey added on.

“Well, we did come here to tire Kara out.” Lena leaned over and unclipped the leash. 

“Yes!” Kara barked, padding closer to Shelby.

“Ready, Kara? Shelby?...Fetch!” Abigail threw the ball a few feet away towards an empty part of the dog park, away from the other couple of dogs in the park. 

Kara gave chase happily.

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Seeing a large dog and a small puppy play was so adorable. Lena swore it was the most adorable thing next to Kara. Puppy Kara...Although, reporter Kara was adorable as well. Lena ignored the heat in her cheeks as she remembered the cute reporter. 

Abigail and Bailey were right about Shelby being gentle. Shelby would chase Kara instead of the ball, and if she ever got close to the ball before Kara, she would nose the ball towards the golden. Shelby didn't bark, and was really quiet as she played, unlike Kara, who yipped and barked as she chased the green ball. 

After a couple of minutes, the Husky and Boxer, along with their owners got closer to the trio. 

“Hello there, Ms. Luthor!” Both of the men waved. 

Bailey took it upon himself to introduce them. “Ms. Luthor, this is Lucius and his Boxer, Bruce.”  

Lucius looked to be in his teens, was dark skinned and held a curious brown furred, white spotted dog on the end of a black leash. “Nice to meet you, Ms. Luthor.” Lucius gave the brunette an easy smile that reached his hazel eyes, reaching up to scratch his short brown hair. 

“And this is Lorenzo, and his Husky, Lobo.”

Lorenzo had tan skin and appeared to have a burn mark on the right side of his forehead, seeming to be in his twenties. “Hello, nice to meet you, Ms. Luthor.” Lorenzo held out a hand, and gave Lena a handshake. Lobo, an all black furred Husky with beautiful sky blue eyes, sniffed around Lena’s shoes.

“Hello, lovely to meet you both.” Lena gave them a small smile.

“We all met in a dog training course a couple of months ago, so we just meet up every once in a while to have the dogs play.” Bailey continued on. 

“Yeah we do, and if you want, you can join us whenever we meet up and let Kara play with Shelby.” Abigail said after throwing the tennis ball a bit further away. “It seems that they get along really well.”

“Would that be alright?” Lena glanced at Lorenzo and Lucius. 

“Of course it is.” Lorenzo said, wth Lucius nodding. “Believe me, in order to tire out a dog, you need a couple of other dogs.”

They watched in silence as Kara and Shelby pawed at each other, with the larger dog being gentle with her larger paw, seemingly done playing with the tennis ball. 

“Shelby is so gentle with her.” Lena couldn't help but comment. 

“She is the best. She’s even more gentle with my daughter, if you can believe that.” Abigail commented, a proud look on her face. 

A ringtone of Barbie Girl by Aqua rang in the dog park, and Lorenzo reached frantically into his back pocket. “Darnit, he changed my ringtone again.”  Lorenzo pulled out his phone and walked a few feet away. 

“It was nice meeting you, Ms. Luthor, but I really have to go. My mom is waiting for me and I’ve already been here for a couple of hours. Maybe Bruce can play with Kara next time. Bye everyone!.” Lucius spoke after pulling out his phone, leading Bruce towards the exit of the dog park. 

“Bye!” They all waved goodbye towards the teen, even Lorenzo, who was still on his phone. 

They watched on as Kara leaped towards Shelby, who seemed to fall dramatically, lying limp on the grass.

Lorenzo hung up the phone, walking back over to the small group. “I also have to leave.” He said in disappointment, before perking up. “Hopefully Kara can meet Lobo next time, Ms. Luthor. Lobo loves playing with other dogs.” Lorenzo looked down at his phone. “Well, I gotta go, have a good evening guys!” Lorenzo jogged out of the dog park, with Lobo by his side. 

“Bye!” The trio waved goodbye. 

They continued to watch the two dogs play. 

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Lounging in her dog bed next to Lena’s bed, Kara couldn't but feel refreshed somehow. 

‘It had been fun to play with another dog, and Shelby had been so nice to play with.’ Kara thought, blinking tiredly. ‘Abigail seemed nice as well. I kind of wanted to play with the other dogs...maybe next time?’

Lena walked into the bedroom, closing the door behind her. 

“Well, don't you look sleepy.” Lena said, smiling at the puppy and sitting at the side of her bed. The brunette leaned down and rubbed down Kara’s back, making the dog close her eyes contentedly. 

“They were nice, weren’t they?” Lena muttered absentmindedly, making Kara perk her ears up a little. “They didn't even seem to react to me... Normally I would get a scowl sent in my direction.” 

Lena continued to stroke Kara’s back. “It was nice. It felt ...normal?”

Lena was silent for a second. 

“Well, may as well go to sleep. Good night, Kara.” 

Kara was already asleep.

Chapter Text

 DEO

“...You said yesterday that you were going to let me go.” The brunette glared fiercely at Alex. Alex had dropped off the brunette's breakfast, feeling too antsy to do nothing. Alex had also dropped off the alien a couple of different things to eat in its new cell. 

The alien had just eyed her warily before picking up an orange. 

“I’m well aware of what I said, however, unless I am certain that you won't speak about this location, your release can’t be guaranteed.”

“Agent Danvers! Agent Danvers!” Alex heard a frantic voice yelling down the hallway of the holding cells, making her glance in their direction. Agent Fernandez, one of the newest additions to the DEO agents, was running towards her. 

Agent Fernandez made it to her side, panting. “Agent Danvers...Agent Dom...is..now...a Rhino!”

“What?” Alex asked, shock clear in her voice.

“Agent Dom is a baby Rhino!” Agent Fernandez almost shouted. Alex blinked in shock.

“He turned into a Rhino?! Wait, I know wh-”

“-Show me.” Alex quickly muted the brunette, cursing inwardly for not having done it earlier.

Alex ran behind Agent Fernandez, and they both exited the containment cells.

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Lena’s Penthouse

Kara couldn't help but be surprised when she was woken up by Lena petting her back. She had gotten used to being awoken by Lena’s alarm by now. 

“Good morning, Kara.” Lena said gently.

Kara let out a large yawn, stretching her limbs. 

“Jess managed to convince me to take a day off last night.” Lena stopped stroking Kara’s back and stood up, stretching her arms above her head. “So, I am not sure what to do for the day. What do you think we should do? ...Hmm, maybe we should eat breakfast first.” Lena glanced down at Kara, who was still sprawled out on her dog bed, who then turned over on her back. Kara barked, rushing to her four paws, and rushing to Lena's bedroom door.

Lena chuckled and walked over to the door, opening it and allowing Kara to go running down the hallway and into the living room.

Lena walked to the kitchen and prepared Kara’s breakfast and filled in her water bowl. Lena smiled at Kara once the puppy padded into the kitchen, who then sat down in front of her bowls.

The brunette grabbed her breakfast, a delicious mango yogurt, from the fridge and sat down on her usual stool in the kitchen, after grabbing a spoon. She glanced down towards Kara, who had yet to take a bite of her food. Curious, Lena waited for Kara to take a bite.

Kara just tilted her head.

Shrugging, Lena scoops yogurt into her mouth and watches Kara start to eat her kibble. 

Odd. 

Once they were done eating breakfast, they both walked over to Lena’s living room. 

Lena grimaced as she eyed the piles of dog items. “Maybe I should organize all of this... I should consider getting some extra bins.” 

Lena glanced around her living room, focusing on the wooden cabinet underneath her tv. “I could place some collars in there?” Lena muttered to herself. “The costumes should also fit in one of the drawers, don’t think I have anything in there anyway...”

She didn't realize Kara had made her way back to her bedroom.

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Kara had walked towards Lena’s room, hoping to nap a little bit more while Lena organized the dog stuff. She didn't want to be in the brunette’s way. Padding into Lena’s room, Kara eyed the door to Lena’s walk in closet, realizing it was open just the slightest amount. 

‘I shouldn’t.’ Kara sat firmly down. ‘I really shouldn't…but I wonder how many heels she has.’ Kara stood up on all fours and padded slowly to the closet door, hearing Lena talk in the living room. She nosed the door, and realizing it was a push door, she nudged the door slowly until she was able to walk inside

‘Woah...This is a lot of clothes.’ Kara padded around the closet. ‘This is much bigger than my bedroom.’ 

There were multiple closets with varying designer clothes hanging. Purses were lined up against a couple of shelves. Several shelfs of heels lined up like an armory. From what Kara could see, the closets were full of high end brands. Brands like Louis Vuitton,Gucci, Balenciaga, Dior Homme, Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo, Stella McCartney, Fendi, and a few others she couldn’t see.

‘Golly, everything in here is probably worth millions, no, probably billions of dollars.’ Kara walked alongside the sides of the closest until she was close to the armory of heels. She walked closer until she was right next to them. ‘Gosh, those heels look painful.’ Kara eyed a heel that looked to be 6 inches high.

Her blue eyes trailed over the collection of heels until her eyes focused on a pair of red Louboutins, that was about eye level for her.

‘Ooh that's a pretty red color.’ Kara nosed the heel. ‘It looks….chewable.’

Almost mindlessly, Kara took the heel in her mouth, and lowered down to lay down on her belly, and began to bite down on it with her teeth. 

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Lena grunted as she lowered the sixth bag of dog food into one of the lower cabinets in her kitchen. She closed the cabinet and sighed. ‘Jess really did buy a lot of dog food.’ Lena eyed the bag of opened dog food leaning against the counter. ‘I should probably buy a container for that. I don’t want Kara to get into it one day.’

Lena walked over to the living room, which looked a bit more organized than earlier. She had put the costumes and collars away in the cabinets underneath the tv. She had organized the numerous toys by types, and had placed the extra dog treats in the kitchen drawer. She had also spread out the four additional dog beds around the penthouse. One by the window, one by the couch, one by the kitchen, and the last one by the entrance. She had hung the leashes on the hooks by the entrance door. The dog training books had been placed on the small table in the living room. 

Lena eyed the piles of toys, and picked up her phone from the couch. It was 9 AM. ‘That took me only an hour?’ Lena thought in wonder, as she unlocked her phone. She quickly sent a message to Jess. 

‘Good morning, Jess

Would you please order a large plastic container for Kara’s dog food and two large chests for her toys? Thank you’

Lena sat down on her couch and leaned back, feeling relieved at seeing that her living room was less crowded with items. 

She enjoyed the silence for a brief moment before she perked up, looking around her living room, not spotting her Golden Retriever. 

“Kara?” Lena called out, standing up from her couch. She walked over towards the kitchen, calling out again. “Kara!”

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“Kara!”

Kara’s ears perked up as she heard Lena’s voice. She blinked her blue eyes as she snapped out of whatever trance she had been in.

‘What was I-’ Kara’s eyes widened as she looked down at the chewed heel in her paws. ‘Oh no. No no no.’ She quickly stood up on her four paws. ‘Oh gosh no. I didn't mean to chew on it! What do I do?!’ 

“Kara?!” Lena’s voice seemed to be getting closer to the bedroom. 

‘What do I do?!’ Kara eyed the heel, and in a panic, picked it up in her teeth and ran out of the closet, and crawled underneath Lena’s bed, tucking her tail underneath her. She couldn't help but feel the need to hide. 

She held her breath as she heard Lena walk into the room.

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“Kara! Where are you?” Lena called out once she entered her bedroom. She didn't see the puppy but she did notice that the door to her closet was open. ‘Could've sworn I closed it.’ Lena walked into her closet, and walked around. She didn't notice anything out of place, but then she looked down.

She noticed that one of her red Louboutins heels wasn’t in its place, and she spotted a few small pieces of red leather on the wooden floor. 

“Oh Kara.” Lena knew now that Kara had been able to get into the closet. She walked out of the closet and made sure that the door closed behind her. 

She heard a small whine coming from under her bed. Lena walked over to her bed and looked underneath, seeing Kara’s tail. The puppy had crawled further underneath the bed, meaning that Lena couldn't reach her. 

“Kara, come here girl.” Lena said gently. The puppy didn't budge. “Come here.”

Lena sighed. “Kara!” Lena said firmly, making the puppy flinch. “Come. Here.” 

Lena saw Kara turn around, with the chewed up heel in her jaw. The puppy let out another whine, and there was guilt clear in her blue eyes. The puppy crawled out from underneath the bed and remained on her belly once she let go of the chewed up heel.

Lena picked up the remains of her red heel, put it aside, and picked up Kara, placing the puppy in her lap. She pried the puppy’s jaw open. “You didn’t swallow any of it did you?...Hmm, no, looks like you didn’t, thank god.”

Kara let out another small whine. Lena just rubbed the puppy’s back with her right hand. “It’s okay.”

Kara gently licked Lena’s left hand, whining.

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“I’m sorry.” 

“It’s okay.” Lena rubbed Kara’s head gently. Lena placed Kara back on the ground,and stood up. “Come on! Let’s go play!” Kara perked up as Lena ran out of the room, chasing the brunette happily. 

It seemed that Lena had already forgiven her.

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DEO

“How did this happen, Agent Schott?” J’onn asked the brunette who was frantically tapping on his tablet. Alex stood by his side, the both of them looking towards the baby Rhino that was walking around in Supergirl’s training room.

“From what I can see from the report from yesterday, Agent Dom had accidentally touched the goo while they were moving the alien to another cell. He didn’t have any gloves on, since he was one of the agents to physically move the alien, not handling the goo.”

“So it’s the goo that changed him.” Alex said in wonder. 

“Well, I ran a couple of tests and scanned the three types of goo we have from the alien, so maybe? The first one, from a couple of weeks ago, was full of DNA from a Golden Retriever. The second one, the one we recovered from the alley, is full of DNA from a black cat, and lastly, we have Rhino DNA. Agent Dom touched it, and it somehow altered him, turning him into a baby Rhino. As to how? I will need to do more tests and scans in order to find out how exactly.” Winn concluded.

“Anyway we could change him back?” J’onn asked Winn, who shook his head.

“Not sure. It could be a waiting game, or we can figure something out. We just need time.” Winn tapped on a pop up on his tablet. 

“Winn, let’s get to the lab, we may as well get started on those tests. With your permission?” Alex glanced towards J’onn, who nodded.  Alex began to walk out of the room, with Winn trailing behind him.

“Oh! And I came up with a name for the alien’s file. I say we call him King.” Winn suggested, making Alex raise an eyebrow. 

“Why King of all things?”

“I think it can turn to any animal in the animal kingdom. I don’t think it’s right to call it an animal, so, King!”

“...Sure.” Alex sighed. ‘The goo can change someone into the animal the alien had been? Interesting.’

With that, Winn updated the file titled ‘Alien’s File’ to ‘King’s File’.

Chapter Text

Lena’s Penthouse

“So, I already organized your stuff, and I don't have any extra work to do. So what should we do now?” Lena asked, sounding out of breath. Kara sat down in front of her, panting as well, a tennis ball by her paws. 

She had played with Kara for an hour, and she was already tired. God, she was so unathletic. 

“I need to work out more,” Lena breathed in deeply. She glanced down at Kara, who was now laying down and looking up at her. Lena looked towards her windows, where she could see that it was a sunny and lovely day.

“What about the park?” Kara stood up again, her tail wagging furiously. “Yeah, it would be nice to have a picnic outside. Get some fresh air.” 

Kara picked up the ball. “And play.” The ball let out a squeak as Kara bit down on it.

Lena picked up her phone. ‘I may as well call Shaun and tell him to pick us up in an hour and see what I have in the fridge for a picnic.’ Lena tapped on Shaun’s contact.

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Kara couldn't help but trail happily after Lena as the brunette walked along the large window panes of the living room, the tennis ball in her mouth. She could see that it was going to be a lovely Sunday. The sun was shining brightly with a couple of small clouds sprinkled throughout the blue sky. 

‘We’re going to the park!... We’re going to the park!’ Kara chanted in her mind. ‘Never thought I would be so excited to go to the park!’

“Good morning Shaun...Yes, I’m doing great this morning. How about you?...Wonderful. I was hoping you could drive us to National City Park...Oh, you’re already here? Great. We’ll be down in about twenty minutes...Thank you so much, Shaun.” Lena hung up then glanced towards Kara, whose tail started to wag quickly.

“Well, we’re going on a picnic, Kara. Let’s get ready.” Lena walked towards her kitchen to get lunch for Kara and herself. ‘Yes!’ Kara cheered, following Lena. 

It would be great to have lunch in the park. 

It took almost exactly ten minutes to get everything ready. Lena found a couple of sandwiches ready to go in the fridge, making her raise an eyebrow but she shrugged it off. She stored a good amount of Kara’s kibble in a plastic container and made sure to take another plastic container to act as a water bowl. She filled three thermoses with cold water. She placed everything in her black backpack, which she left on the couch in the living room, then went towards her room’s closet to get ready. 

She changed out of her sweatpants and long sleeve and into her comfortable jeans and a short-sleeved blouse. She quickly put in her contacts and put on her shoes, grabbed her sunscreen from one of her drawers, before walking back towards the living room, where she found Kara sitting patiently in her dog bed by the couch. 

Lena walked over to the piles of do toys she had sorted earlier. “Here, girl. What toy do you want to take?” Kara walked towards the piles of toys, nosing the rope toys, then the small frisbee, before settling on the toy the shape of a shark that has a water bottle inside.

Kara picked up the toy in her mouth, and then looked up at Lena, blue eyes shining. 

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National City Park

The blue leash hung loosely as Kara walked alongside Lena on the path beside the lake, the same path they had walked the day before. 

The car ride had gone smoothly, with Shaun ready with the SUV. It took awhile for them to find parking since it seems that the lovely day drew countless people to the park.

Lena shifted the bookbag, unused to carrying something on her back.

Shaun was following at a distance, respecting that Lena wanted to have a picnic with her dog, and was merely being cautious in Bailey’s stead, who would get to the park in a couple of minutes.

Lena stopped suddenly when she realized that Kara had stopped walking beside her, and looked back towards the puppy. 

Kara was looking towards the edge of the lake, where there were a couple of pigeons and squirrels and ducks sharing a large pile of bread. Kara’s droopy ears had perked up the slightest amount. The puppy pulled on the leash to go towards the group of critters, making Lena sigh. Lena allowed Kara to walk towards the group, keeping a close eye on the golden. 

Lena watched as Kara sniffed at a couple of the ducks and pigeons, all of whom froze up, minus one brown duck, who nosed Kara’s snout. Lena couldn't help but notice that Kara didn't dare approach the squirrels, keeping her distance from the bushy-tailed animals. 

Lena laughed out loud when the pigeons lunged at Kara, seemingly snapping out of their frozen state. The puppy let out a yelp before rushing to Lena, hiding behind the brunette’s legs. 

“Oh, honey.” Lena looked down at the puppy who looked up at her. “They are more scared of you.”

Kara huffed, before barking towards the pigeons, who cooed and flapped their wings in her direction.

“Come on, let’s go find a place to sit down.” 

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A couple of minutes later, they made their way towards a large grassy field, where a lot of people were already settled. Little children were running around the grass, teenagers playing with frisbees, or playing soccer, or playing catch. Couples were also having picnics, and families all around. Lena could smell food in the air, seeing a couple of small grills in the distance. She looked down when she heard Kara sniffing, seeing the puppy’s snout facing up, her pink nose twitching. 

Kara could also smell the food.

Lena grimaced as she spotted a couple aggressively making out on a blanket. “Seriously? In front of children?” 

Shaking her head, she walked along the edge of the grassy field, before deciding that it was better to sit under a tree.

Her pale skin would thank her for it.

It took a couple of seconds of arranging the blanket, making sure she wouldn't be sitting on dirt. She took off the backpack, placing it on the edge of the blanket.

Lena let out a relieved sigh as she sat down, resting her back against the tree. Kara sat down in front of her, pawing at the bookbag. 

With a chuckle, Lena opened the bookbag, and took out Kara's shark toy, tossing it onto the grass next to the blanket. Kara yipped before leaping towards the toy, starting to bite at it, making the plastic bottle inside apparent.

Lena breathed in deeply, the fresh air feeling wonderful. 

This is exactly what she needed.

She couldn't remember the last time she had visited a park. Even during her days in Metropolis, she was always working in a lab, and once she became CEO, taking any time to herself had taken a backseat to improving L-Corp. 

Lena heard her phone ping, making her reach for it in her pocket, noticing that she had received an email from ‘N. C. Puppy School ’ . 

‘Oh that’s right, we have a class on Friday.’ Lena tapped on the email, curious about what the class entailed. Kara was her first dog, so she never went through training a puppy. 

Lena could remember distinctly in her early days in the Luthor manor, begging for a puppy or a kitten to look after, once her teddy bear had gone missing. Lionel had seemed to consider it, before Lillian shut the idea down really quickly. It was lonely after Lex for school, the large hallways terrifying to a six year old. As she got older, she would still occasionally ask for a pet, before figuring out that Lillian would never let her have one. 

Lena glanced at the puppy playing on the grass for a few blissful seconds. Smiling, Lena tapped on the email. She was happy to make up for a bit of her childhood. 

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It felt amazing to lay in the bright sunlight, playing with the dog toy. Kara bit down on the shark toy, hearing the bottle inside crinkle, and enjoying the way it gave under her teeth. Kara gnawed on the toy, turning so that she was on her back. She closed her eyes, loving the feeling of the sun on her belly. 

It was soothing. 

After a few minutes, she rolled back onto her stomach, allowing her back to soak up the sun. It was peaceful for the next couple of minutes, with Kara chewing at the toy absentmindedly. 

“They really let a Luthor get a dog?! Seriously?!”

Kara looked up from her toy to see a man walking towards Lena who was still sitting on the blanket and who was now on her phone. 

An alarm sounded off in Kara’s head, making her abandon her toy to stand in front of the sitting brunette, who was now looking up. 

“Hey!” Kara let out the loudest bark she could at the approaching man, surprising herself when it echoed quite loudly. She didn't like that he was closing in on Lena, nor did she like the scent he was emitting. 

Pure unadulterated anger. 

“You are nothing but a monster in disguise, you fu-” Kara lunged at the man’s shoe when the man got too close for her comfort, causing the man to let out a yelp and to take a couple of steps back. 

“BACK OFF!” Kara’s bark sounded even louder. 

“You even have a puppy guard dog?! Are you abusing it !? You bi-” Kara couldn't help but bite down on the man's shoe when he stepped closer to Lena again, and pull hard, ripping the shoe and making the man stumble backwards. The growl that escaped her throat surprised her when it actually made her whole body vibrate. She felt the fur on her back start to rise as the man started to walk again towards Lena, who had now stood up when Kara glanced back at her. 

“Sir, I have done nothing of the so-” Kara let out a growl as she caught the scent of metal. Her blue eyes looked up towards the man, eyeing frantically as to where the knife could be. The man was clothed in a suit and tie, although he looked ragged. The putrid underlying scent of alcohol made her nose twitch.

“Oh shut up you wh-” Kara snarled when the man dared to get closer.

When Kara saw the man get ready to lunge, reaching into his suit jacket, she lunged first, clamping her jaw on the man's left leg, biting down hard and piercing skin. She wasn't sure if she could stop him, but her instincts screamed to protect Lena. 

Turns out her biting did hurt, if the man's yell was any indication. 

Kara let go once the man was tackled by Bailey and Shaun a few seconds later. Kara backed up against Lena’s legs, growling lowly in the back of her throat. She kept her blue eyes on the man. ‘I dare you. Attack again and it’ll be worse.’ Kara thought as she watched Bailey put the man in cuffs and haul the man away, the man cursing Lena. 

“ALL LUTHOR’S ARE MONSTERS, MURDERERS! YOU DESERVE TO DIE!”

Kara let out a huff as she felt her body calm down the further away the man got. She caught a glimpse of metal in the grass and padded over to it. It was a switchblade knife, and it was the metal she had caught the scent of. 

She picked it up at the hilt with her mouth. 

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“Ms Luthor, are you alright?!” Shaun made his way to the brunette, frantically looking for any sign of injury. 

Lena let out a sigh. “I’m alright, Shaun.” Lena held head high, calming her racing heart. 

“I’m so sorry we took so long.” Shaun gave Lena a guilty filled look. “We were scoping out some other people before we heard Kara bark.” 

Lena and Shaun glanced down when they saw Kara sit down in front of them. They both noticed that Kara had something in her mouth.

“What do you have there?” Shaun kneeled down, holding out his hand. Kara gently lowered the knife in his hand, making Shaun’s face turn grim.

Lena grit her teeth at the sight of the weapon. She was used to threats, and insults, the loathing. It has been a while since someone has tried to kill her head on. A month to be exact.

“Thankfully Kara was with you.” Shaun commented as Kara stood up and padded over to Lena's legs, looking up at the brunette with worried blue eyes. 

“Thankfully.” Lena rubbed Kara’s head, noticing something on the dog's teeth. Furrowing her eyebrow, Lena kneeled down, prying Kara’s mouth open, spotting dark leather lodged in between dog teeth.

“First my Louboutins, then the man’s shoe...Looks like you didn’t swallow any of it either.” Lena carefully removed the leather from Kara’s teeth, dropping it onto the grass. Once she was done, Kara licked her chops.

“Would you like me to remain closer, Ms Luthor? It seems the altercation has alerted some people that you are here.” Shaun said, glancing around the field. A few people were looking their way. Lena could feel several glares sent her way. 

“No, it’s quite alright.” Lena pat Kara head gently, her heart full of affection for the protective puppy. “Do they have me in their sights?” 

“Yes. They were surprised when they saw Kara attack the man first after he lunged, and they didn't want to cause a panic nor scare her.”

Lena remained quiet before saying, “Remain the same distance near me. I will move to another field.” 

“Very well, Ms. Luthor....Bailey says the man soiled himself when he saw the van.” Shaun held a hand near the earpiece in his right ear. 

“Tell Bailey to stop scaring the man.” Lena sighed. 

“Too late, Ms. Luthor. Bailey showed him what's in the back of the van.”

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It took about half an hour to find another field that had enough shade for Lena to sit down against a tree and feel comfortable. Thankfully the field was noticeably emptier, with only a few adults enjoying a BBQ near the other end of the field. 

All the while, Kara couldn't help but be angry at what she had heard while Shaun and Lena were packing up the blanket. The amount of people whispering about Lena, the amount of hate, it was all so pointless to Kara. 

‘Why? Why harbor such anger towards someone you never met? Towards someone who just shares a last name?!’ Kara quietly fumed, laying down next to Lena on the blanket, and allowing the brunette to stoke her back. ‘All of it is undeserved, Lena. You’ve been nothing but kind.’

“It’s been an interesting day so far, huh?” Lena muttered out loud. “Looks like they're having fun.” Kara raised her head to see Lena eyeing the adults on the other end of the field. Even at a distance, Kara could see cans of beer being handed out. 

“Are you hungry?” Kara perked her head up at that, making Lena chuckle. Lena opened the backpack and pulled out the container with Kara’s kibble, opening it and placing it down on the grass. 

Kara quickly got to work eating. A few seconds later, a container filled with water was placed next to her. 

Kara glanced up a couple of seconds later, noticing that Lena was now eating a sandwich. Kara licked up chops absentmindedly . ‘What I would give to eat a sandwich.’

They enjoyed the rest of the day at the park after eating lunch. 

They walked around the park, walking through a couple of small hidden gardens, with Lena taking a couple of breaks to cool down, and to give water to Kara. Kara would end up playing with a couple of kids before they were pulled away by their parents. When Lena bought an ice cream cone, the ice cream vendor was kind enough to give Kara frozen yogurt, which Kara thought to be delicious. 

It was lovely to spend time outdoors. Thankfully, no one else threatened Lena. 

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Lena’s Penthouse

Kara was on the verge of falling asleep in her dog bed, hours later, when she heard a whimper. ‘What was that?’ Kara picked her head up and looked towards Lena’s bed. Her ears picked up a sniffle. ‘ Lena?’ Kara stood up on all fours, and then placed her front paws on the edge of Lena’s bed, standing on her hind legs. “Lena?” Kara let out a small yip.

“Kara?” Lena’s voice cracked the slightest amount as she sat up, looking down towards the puppy. 

Kara couldn't help but whine when she saw Lena’s bloodshot eyes. ‘Oh Lena.’ Kara couldn't help but feel the urge to comfort the brunette, to hug her. Determined, Kara bit into the bed and used her hind legs to make her way onto Lena’s bed again. 

“Kara, no. Don-” Kara yelped when Lena leaned over and picked her up, then placed her down on her lap. Kara sat up in Lena’s lap and looked up at Lena’s face, affection blooming in her chest. 

Lena let out a shaky sigh. “Sorry I woke you up. I just- God, what am I doing? Talking to a dog?” Lena gently ran a hand up and down Kara’s back. “Who am I kidding? Who else could I talk to?”

Kara leaned up and licked Lena’s cheek, hoping it brought some comfort. What she would give to hug Lena in her normal form. ‘Please don’t cry, Lena.’ Kara stood up on her hind legs, and very carefully balanced on Lena’s lap, placed her head on Lena’s right shoulder, doing her best to hug the brunette. 

Lena let out a soft chuckle at the gesture, hugging the puppy close to her. “I’m so thankful I have you...I was so scared when he got close to you.” Lena continued to rub up and down Kara’s back, rustling the blonde fur. 

They were in that position until Lena laid back down, with Kara resting on her chest. 

“I’m not my brother and I won’t be.” Lena muttered. “But it hurts, being treated like a monster just because we share a last name.” Lena let out a sniffle. “I just want to help people, and I know my device will help. The detection device will work, I know it will.” Lena closed her eyes.

Kara kept herself awake until she was sure Lena had fallen asleep. And after listening for a few minutes, Kara let herself go to sleep. 

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DEO

Alex chugged the cold coffee in her hand, then picked up the tablet close to her face, surprised by what she was seeing.

“So, this is-"

"This is-"

"This is amazing!" Winn exclaimed. 

"No, it's dangerous, Winn." Alex retorted, voice grim, swiping the tablet to the next page. "We don't know the long term effects. We don't know if it'll change Agent Dom’s brain activity. We don't know if it's permanent! We don't know if it's possible to change him back! We don't even know the alien's species or much of anything!"

Winn remained silent before muttering. "At least Agent Dom turned into his favorite animal."

Alex sighed, rubbing her forehead. "Agent Dom is in control now, but maybe he ends up with more rhino instincts than human ones. He could hurt somebody."

"Alex, you really should pick up your phone." Alex turned around quickly once she heard her mother's voice, who was standing in the doorway of the lab.

"Mom, what are y-"

"You called me to tell me that Kara is missing, and you thought that I wasn't going to drive here to see what was going on?" Eliza shot her daughter an incredulous look.

"Right," Alex grumbled. 

“Show me what we have.” Alex walked over to her mom, and handed over the tablet to Eliza who immediately started reading the findings on the document.

“We captured the new alien we had been tracking for weeks, one that has the ability to change into animals, we’re not too sure if it has any sort of limit. Once it changes into its normal form, it drops this goop full of animal DNA, once touched, can change a human into the animal the goop had. I’ll have Winn send you the reports for the other two uh goops.” Alex paced throughout the lab room as she spoke. “We had an agent accidentally touch it yesterday and turn into a baby Rhino, and we aren’t sure if we can change him back.” 

“Have you taken scans of his brain activity yet?” Eliza asked. 

“No, not yet, we wanted to check his DNA first to see if it had fully changed, and it has changed completely.” Winn spoke up, making Eliza nod as she continued to read the findings. 

“I see. Has he shown any aggression so far?” Eliza turned to the next page. 

“As of today, no.” Alex stopped pacing, rubbing her eyes. “He has rubbed his nose, snout, against the wall and has stared sadly at the cameras in the corner for the last couple of hours. We will do the brain scans today."

“Alright. I’ll help with whatever you need.” Eliza handed the tablet back to Winn.

A knock caught Alex’s attention towards the door again, this time with Agent Leon in the doorway. 

“Apologies for the interruption, Agent Danvers. The NCPD Detective has been making a fuss as of late, and has asked to see you. Says she had vital information.” Alex inwardly grimaced at the look her mother sent her way. 

“Very well. Thank you, Agent Leon.” With a nod, Agent Leon continued on his way. 

“Winn, Mom, set up the brain scans for Agent Dom, I’ll send a couple of Agents to aid you two. I’ll be back in a bit.” 

Alex walked out the lab and headed towards the containment cells, rubbing her tired eyes and fighting down a yawn.

She needed more coffee. So much coffee.

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 DEO (Containment Area)

“You wanted to speak to me?” Alex asked, standing in front of the detective’s cell, who made a gesture to her ears.

“Right,” Alex muttered then pressed the button that would allow the detective to hear her. “You wanted to speak to me?”

“I think I may know someone who can tell you more about the alien.” Alex glanced towards the cell where the alien was sprawled out, eyes closed, its white clothes spread out like it was doing a snow angel. The definition of hanging out. 

“And why should I trust that?” Alex's eyes trailed back to the brunette, who sighed.

“Look,” The Detective looked pensive for a few seconds before meeting Alex's eyes, “my name is Maggie Sawyer, NCPD Detective, you know that.”

Alex said nothing. 

“At times, I deal with aliens who have gotten into trouble and I help them out. Help them find a safe place. I've never seen his alien kind before, but I know somewhere where we can ask around.”

“We?”

“I have a life to get back to.” Maggie sniped. “But I don't want to leave an alien with an organization that is clearly not the FBI. However, the fact that you have not harmed either of us is relatively a good sign. I would like to hope that you aren't a piece of s-”

“-And where would I be able to ask around.” Alex cut in.

“How about we make a deal?” Maggie proposed, raising her voice a little bit. 

Alex frowned, gritting her teeth.

“I’ll help you find out more information about the alien, help you build whatever profile you have on him, and in exchange you let him go, and I'll keep an eye on him. Keep him out of trouble. I don't think you want to hurt him.” Maggie stated.

“What location are you speaking of?” Alex straightened up.

“Somewhere where they don't necessarily trust strangers. With me, they'll be more comfortable talking.” 

Alex kept her face blank as she thought about it. After a few seconds, she said, “I’ll be back.” And pressed the button to mute the cell again. She glanced towards the alien, who was now sitting, as she passed by its cell, its eye color changing from green to purple. 

She exited the area, and headed towards the center, towards J’onn.

Before that, however, coffee. 

So, so much coffee. 

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DEO (Kara’s Training Room)

“Feel any anger?”

“No.” The monotonous voice of the programmed button echoed throughout the training room as Agent Dom pawed the large red button in front of him out of the numerous buttons. Winn had programmed a couple of buttons so that Agent Dom could answer yes and no questions, and say other things.

Winn giggled with glee but stopped once Eliza gave him a look. “Feeling okay and in control?” Winn asked the baby rhino.

“Yes.” Agent Dom pawed the large green button. A couple of agents were around the rhino, placing down wires and cables to do the brain scan.

“Good. Good.” Winn types down a few things on his tablet, while Eliza was scrolling through the past reports of the other types of goo. She read through the first three pages before stopping at a particular sentence.

“While testing the goo (UPDATE: goo was fully Golden Retriever DNA), Supergirl (the idiot) poked at it and she has been warned and fully scolded.”

“Kara touched it?” Eliza said out loud, her voice in wonder. “Winn, come over here, please?”

Winn scrambled to Eliza’s side. “Yes?”

“Read this.” Eliza handed over the tablet, pointing out the section she had just read. 

Winn's eyes trailed over the section, eyes widening. “She touched it?”

“Do you think that it would have changed Kara as well?” Eliza took back the tablet. 

“The DEO does have some of Kara’s blood, we could run some tests,” Winn suggested.

“We can do it after the brain scans. If she was changed, well, it definitely changes how we look for her.”

“Hungry.” The monotonous voice rang as Agent Dom pawed the blue button. “Hungry.”

“Should we give him people food or rhino food?” Winn asked, opening his internet browser. 

“Just get both, Winn.”

“Hungry.”

“I’ll ask a few agents to bring food for him.”

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LCORP

The elevator to the top floor opened, making Jess straighten her shoulders, inwardly squealing at the sight of Lena’s red outfit matching Kara’s bowtie. 

Lena strutted out of the elevator, saying, “Good morning, Jess. Bailey. Stevie.” 

“Good morning, Ms. Luthor.” The three said in unison. 

Kara let out a small yip, looking up towards Jess. “Good morning, Kara.” Jess smiled down towards the puppy.

Jess opened the door to Lena’s office, holding it open for the brunette and puppy to go through. “For today, Ms. Luthor…”

Lena walked to her desk, placing her purse on the desk, then unclipped Kara's leash, who then went over to her kennel. Jess continued to talk, with Lena nodding occasionally.

“-And lastly, I will be doing my monthly rounds to the other departments. I wanted to run something by you.”

Lena sat down in her chair, turning on her desktops. “Carry on.”

“I would like to bring Kara along with me, giving you some time to do work and it would give Kara some exercise,” Jess stated confidently, not saying her true reason out loud. Her real reason was that she just wanted to hang out with the puppy. 

Lena raised an eyebrow at Jess, who kept her face stoic. “I’m sure that’s against protocol, Jess.”

“Perhaps, but it would help raise morale.” Jess watched as Kara ran out of her kennel to Lena, placing her head on Lena’s knees. The brunette rubbed the puppy’s head, a fond look on her face. 

Jess couldn't help but smile the slightest bit. To see her boss show more emotion was just great to see. Lena would smile more towards the puppy, and seemed more content in general. Jess had even managed to get her a day off, and Lena hadn’t even put up a fight. 

Lena hummed thoughtfully. “Very well. It would give me some time to do work alone without someone begging for pets.” Lena booped Kara on her pink nose, who let out a yip. 

Jess picked up Kara’s leash from its usual place on Lena’s desk. “Come here, Kara.”

Kara perked up her head, dropped down, and walked over to Jess, sitting down in front of the assistant. 

“Good.” Jess clipped in the leash and stood up, glancing towards the brunette. “It shouldn't take me more than two hours to do my rounds, Ms. Luthor.”

Lena nodded, turning to face her desktops. “Very well...Thank you, Jess.”

With a nod, Jess began to lead Kara out of the office, only to stop when Kara sat down in the doorway and looked back towards Lena. The puppy let out a whine. 

“Go on,” Lena said loudly, taking her eyes away from her desktop to the puppy. The golden puppy stood up after a few seconds and seemed to drag her paws in walking out of the room. Jess closed the door behind the puppy, and took out a dog treat from her pocket, calling out, “Kara.”

The puppy picked up its head, her ears perking up at the sight of the treat. 

Jess held out the treat, and Kara took it gently, eating it quickly. Jess grabbed a few more treats from her desk and grabbed her work-issued tablet. At Jess’s nod, Stevie and Bailey planted themselves in front of Lena’s office doors.

“Come on, Kara.” Jess led Kara into the elevator, keeping the leash tight. 

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R&D

Kara couldn't help but lean against Jess’s legs, feeling unsettled at being separated from Lena. Sitting down on the elevator's pristine floors, Kara fought the urge to whine again. Despite being away from Lena for about a minute, Kara already felt like she was missing her. 

“Alright, so R&D department first.” Kara heard Jess mutter. Kara leaned her head up to look at the assistant and saw that Jess was looking at her tablet.

‘I don't like this feeling.’ Kara stood up as the elevator doors opened, following Jess as she made her way down a long hallway.  Kara could hear that multiple labs being occupied, her ears picking up voices and footsteps behind the white doors. They continued to walk through a series of hallways until they reached an area where there didn't seem to be any labs. Kara watched as the white doors flashed by until the doors changed to thick wooden-looking doors.

When Jess opened a wooden door, Kara couldn't help but let out a yelp as she felt her body heat up, much like a blast of sunlight was sent her way. Familiar, but still surprising. Blinking her eyes, Kara scrambled to hide behind Jess’s legs, feeling her body more energized all of a sudden. 

“Oh sh-” The room immediately felt cold as the heat went away. 

“Dr. Malcolm.” Kara’s ears drooped as she heard Jess’s speak in such a cold tone. 

“Miss Huang, hello, my dear.” Kara peaked out from behind Jess’s legs to see a man looking sheepish. Clad in a lab coat, the man was really tall.

‘Well, everybody is taller than me.’ Kara grumbled, taking in the man's features. The man had blonde hair, slicked back, a dimple visible on the left side of his face as he gave a sheepish smile. Looked to be in his twenties. Clad in a white lab coat. 

“You are well aware that it is prohibited to have projects in this office space.” Jess walked into the room, rubbing her eyes and closing the wooden door behind her.

Kara’s eyes trailed over the desk facing the doorway. It looked strangely similar to the sun lamps in the DEO. Just smaller but there was no mistaking the feeling of sunlight she had felt. 

“Yes yes, I was just fixing this and I had accidentally turned it o-” Dr. Malcolm turned the slightest bit to the machine.

“-And as far as L-Corp is concerned, this is your final warning, Dr. Malcolm,” Jess said coldly, making the blonde turn quickly to the assistant. Jess had always been kind to Kara in her puppy form, so to see Jess as anything but was new. 

“Miss Huang, plea-”

“-No you listen here Dr. Malcolm, it is one thing to produce an invention in a lab, it's another to place it in an office space deliberately. Again.”

“It’s just a sunlamp, Miss Huan-”

“-Which must remain in the labs.” Jess retorted before letting out a sigh. “One more incident, David. Just one more, and you will be fired. Ms. Luthor has been more than lenient with you. Please, just continue your experiments in the lab, where they must remain.”

David seems to shrink under Jess’s. “Very well. But please, bring up my invention with Ms. Luthor, it could change agriculture as we know it.” David said, picking up the sunlamp, his arms tensing underneath his white lab coat. 

“Do you know where Mr. Masters is currently?” Jess asked, opening the wooden door for the blonde.

“No, Miss Huang. But if it's about the monthly report, he told us in our briefing this morning that he left it with his wife.” 

“Very well. Thank you.” Jess followed David out of the room and started to lead Kara back to the elevator. Kara stayed close to Jess, feeling her tail start to wag.

They made their way to the elevator. 

Kara couldn't help but start to pace around Jess, feeling full of energy. 

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HR

“Jess! So lovely to see you!” Kara couldn't help but perk up at the sight of the cheery man. The man got up from his chair behind his desk to shake Jess’s hand. “Time for the monthly reports, correct?”

Mr. Martin looked to be in his forties with short brown hair and pale skin, and looked to be tired, if the bags under his eyes were any indication. Thin glasses were perched on his nose, and his work shirt looked rumpled. 

“Mr. Martin. Lovely to see you, and yes, I'm here for the monthly report.” Jess said politely.

“Oh, and who is this?” Kara pawed a bit closer to the man. She sniffed his hand as he held it out. ‘He smells nice...Does he have a cat?’ Kara allowed the man to pat her head a bit. 

“This is Kara, my little helper for today.” At the remark from Jess, Kara sat down and puffed up a bit, smiling.

“Such an adorable looking dog.” Mr Martin stood back up and walked back to his desk and picked up a thick looking blue folder. “This month has been a mess.” Mr Martin said, walking back to Jess. 

“How so, Mr Martin?” Jess took the folder when the older gentleman held it out for her. 

“Breakups and makeups, my dear.” Mr. Martin said, walking back to his chair. “My wife would have a field day if she knew I operated a soap opera.”

Jess stayed quiet as she opened up the folder, skimming through a few pages.

“Some of the new hires and interns have had a few incidents with our employees. Some incidents are about dating on the job. I happened to walk in on two pairs on separate occasions in the office spaces on the 15th and 20th floor. Those people have been thoroughly warned. Supposedly they were caught up in their passion.” Mr. Martin scoffed. “There have been a few yelling matches. A few in R&D. Dr. Malcolm. Dr Drake. Over the sunlamp, I believe. Thankfully, no physical matches.” 

“There is something inserted in the folder, the last page.” Mr. Martin said after he caught his breath, picking up a blue pen. 

Kara looked up towards Jess, who shifted the folder and tablet awkwardly in her arms. After fumbling for a bit, she pulled out the last paper.

“They're names.  A few of our employees have brought to my attention that a couple of the new hires and interns have said despicable things about Ms. Luthor. Some cursing her under their breath, others full on trying to tell our employees lies, and a couple people spreading conspiracy theories. A few people from IT have also warned me about attempted breaches and suggested a couple of names as well, saying that they found red flags. I added those names just yesterday.”

Kara couldn't help but whine. ‘That's dangerous. What if someone attempts to hurt Lena?’ Kara wondered but immediately squashed that idea down, not even wanting to imagine it. 

“Thirty-five names.” Jess muttered under her breath, making Kara ears perk up. ‘Thirty-five?!’ Kara pawed closer to Jess, leaning against the assistants legs, keeping her ears open. “All that work she did...and it’s thirty five people?” Jess muttered darkly. 

“People in IT have them all under surveillance.” Mr. Martin said in a soothing tone. “It is fortunate you and Ms. Luthor cleaned out that department first, otherwise things could be worse. One of the red flags IT noticed, had mentions of LuthorCorp and how they preferred the prior ideals under Lex Luthor. Changing the company name seemed to have riled them up.”

Jess sighed deeply, closing the folder. “Anything else, Mr. Martin?”

“Tell Ms. Luthor to be careful. Her image on the outside is still fragile, from what I've read but there are a good amount of people within the company who are loyal to her. The both of you have done well in cleaning out the trash but people still seeped through, despite all the background checks and recommendations, and all the numerous screenings. People hid themselves well.” Mr. Martin said, locking eyes with Jess. “I will be vigilant over these people. Just...don’t lower your guard.”

Kara didn't like the sound of that.

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PR

“Ms. Huang.” 

“Mrs. Masters.” 

Kara couldn’t help but fidget on the ground, her blue eyes trailing back in forth from the two women.

Mrs. Masters had beautiful dark skin, thick black glasses perched on her nose, and a serious look on her face. She was a bit taller than Jess, clad in black slacks and a red dress shirt. Walking closer to Jess, Mrs Masters held her hand in order to shake Jess’s hand. 

“I was wondering when you were going to appear.” A small smile appeared on Mrs. Master's face as she dropped Jess’s hand.

“It took us a while to get through the people who wanted to say hi to Kara.” Jess gestured to the sitting golden retriever puppy.

‘They were all so nice.’ Kara recalled the numerous people who went up to her to say hi and to take pictures. ‘One even gave me a meatball. ’ Kara licked her chops, feeling a bit hungry.

“She is a cutie.” The older woman gushed. “Ms. Luthor’s dog, yes?” 

Jess nodded.

“Wonderful.” Mrs. Masters walked back to her desk, picking up two folders. “Monthly reports, one from R&D and one from PR, and I wanted you to run something for me to Ms. Luthor.” 

Mrs. Masters handed the thin red folders to Jess, who added it to the thick folder in her arms. 

“Of course.”

“I want Ms. Luthor to have a personal social media account.” Mrs. Masters said. “The one for the company is working well, but it isn't enough to change her public image.”

“A twitter account?” Jess inquired. 

“Goodness no, that would only be good to announce propa-nevermind that, I would suggest an instagram account. The fact that Ms. Luthor has a dog would make her seem more human to people. No one can resist the cuteness of a puppy, much less a golden retriever puppy.”

Both women glanced down towards Kara, who tilted her head at them, smiling widely with her tongue sticking out.

“The media was having a field day making up stories, connecting her to Lex Luthor on baseless claims, assuming she shares his views when she took over. She doesn't have to be in the posts if she doesn't want to, but it's best we change her public image now by using Kara.There haven't been as many stories on her as of late, and I think it's the best time to have her share a bit of her life. If anything negative comes out first, well, it would hurt her image even more. ”

Jess nodded along.

“Have her share a bit of Kara. Maybe of her playing with toys, or learning a new trick. Or Kara just being adorable. Anything positive.”

“I will pass it along, Mrs. Masters.”

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Lena’s Floor

Kara pulled roughly on the leash once they reached the top floor, eager to get back to Lena. ‘It's been what? Three hours?’ Kara wondered, feeling her body start to shake.

“Kara, wait.” Jess said firmly. The puppy stopped pulling, turning back to face the assistant.

“Here, let me take that.” Stevie walked up to Jess, taking the folders and tablet.

“Thank you, Stevie.” Jess said in relief, shaking out her arms. 

Once the folders were out of Jess’s arms, Kara pulled on the leash, pulling Jess towards the doors of Lena’s office. 

Bailey, who remained beside the doors, let out a chuckle and opened up a door for the duo to go through. 

“Lena!” Kara couldn't help but say happily once she saw the brunette.

Jess, seeing how excited the puppy was, let go of the leash, allowing Kara to rush to Lena. 

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At the sound of the bark, Lena raised her head and lowered the alien detection prototype on her desk, smiling at the sight of the puppy scrambling towards her. Once the puppy reached her, Lena picked her up, laughing as the puppy squirmed in her arms, nosing Lena’s cheek.

“How was she, Jess?” Lena asked the assistant, rubbing Kara’s back. 

“She was great, Ms. Luthor. Many people were happy to meet her. A lot of selfies.” Jess grinned the slightest bit. 

Kara settled down a bit, curling up in Lena’s lap. 

“Wonderful. I managed to come up with ideas for modifications for the alien detection device, so please, make a note to send them to Ms. Stewart and Mr. Simmons.” 

“Of course. And as for the monthly reports, oh, Stevie placed them on my desk.” Jess started to make her way back out of the room. 

Lena picked up Kara and stood up, lowering Kara into her chair. “I’ll go with you, I need to walk at least a little bit. I’ve been hunched over for a long time.”

Lena and Jess walked out of Lena’s office.

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Lena stared at the mangled device in shock. ‘How was it destroyed?!’ Lena thought, glancing around her office until her eyes settled on Kara who was sitting in front of her, on her desk, whose blue eyes were lowered to the ground.

“That was made of titanium…” Lena breathed, a bit of fear entering her as she eyed Kara. 

There was no one else in her office other than Kara, and for a device made of titanium to be mangled, it made it clear that Kara was not a normal dog. Lena’s mind raced as she recalled the last few days, for times when Kara seemed to understand her, and who seemed to be so, so well trained for a puppy. She had thought she had found such an amazing puppy but now?

“Kara,” Lena spoke, making the puppy look up at her in the eyes. Blue eyes were filled with legitimate guilt. It looked too real, too human.

“Can you understand me?” Lena’s voice turned cold. 

Kara seemed to freeze for a second, before moving her head in a clear up and down motion. 

Kara nodded.

Nodded.

Chapter Text

LCORP

She had been sitting in Lena’s chair for a few quiet seconds before sitting up and noticing the small device. It had been a bit difficult for her to get onto the large desk, struggling to balance on the spinning chair. But after getting on the armrests, she was able to scramble onto the desk. 

The alien detection device. 

She had heard about it here and there. 

It was to be the next product LCorp would release. She knew Lena had good reason to release it. It would help with identifying aliens for law enforcement. There had been more aliens that had been violent or causing harm recently, something Supergirl knew fully well. But Kara knew how the media worked, how it could twist something to appear negative and just evil. Working under Cat as her assistance gave her privy as to how Cat ran her media empire. Sure, the topics were questionable at times, but they were still influential to a certain extent. 

If Lena’s device were to be released, the media would go crazy over the Luthor name again. Lex’s trial had yet to occur since the legal system enjoyed taking its time. Lena would be painted to be the same as Lex, despite wanting her device to be able to help.

Having heard about the dangers within LCorp and the fragile image Lena had from Mr. Martin and Mrs. Masters had made Kara fear for Lena’s safety. 

She had nosed it before cautiously biting into it, feeling surprised when it gave in easily and had continued to chew on it until she reached the wiring. Then Lena walked in.

Lena has taken care of her ever since she had turned, and she betrayed her to an extent. 

“Kara. Can you understand me?” Lena's voice had never sounded so cold towards her. It scared Kara a little bit, but she still nodded. 

And now, with her head lowered, Kara has never felt so guilty in her life. She didn't expect to destroy the device but she couldn't stop, her fear for Lena’s safety driving her. 

Kara kept her head down and tail tucked underneath her, feeling tense when Lena went dead silent. 

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DEO

“That is an interesting offer,” J’onn muttered, giving Alex a worried look as she chugged coffee from the large mug Kara had gifted her a few weeks ago. A navy mug with the words ‘Best Big Sister in the Universe’ written on the side in white font, a small firearm printed underneath. 

Alex heaved a large sigh as she lowered the cup, wiping her lips. Alex then rubbed her eyes, shaking her head a bit, “Do you think it has merit?”

“...I was able to blend in the moment I arrived, yet others don’t have that luxury. It is very likely aliens banded together to form a safe place for themselves. For the detective to know about it shows how much they trust her.”

“Can she be lying?” Alex took another sip.

“She's not. She's been angry and confused, but she's not the deceitful type.” J’onn paused for a few seconds before saying, “You should go along, find out about this place.”

“But Super-”

“-I know, Alex. But at times like this, it's best to keep busy. I will inform you if there are any new updates,” J’onn shot Alex a reproachful look, “Should I order you to take a nap before then?”

Alex let out a scoff, “I am fine.”

“Those big bags under your eyes tell me otherwise.” 

Alex turned her back on J’onn, muttering under her breath “Lousy makeup.” Alex took another sip from her mug. 

“I’ll send an agent to have the detective fill out the NDA forms while you take a nap. You’ll have about an hour.”

“J-”

“-It’s an order, Agent.”

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LCorp 

Thirty-five people were at risk. Her public image was still horrible. And now, what she thought was a puppy mangled her next product. 

To think she was starting to feel happiness daily.

Lena grit her teeth as she struggled to understand her emotions rushing through her, eyeing the guilty creature sitting on her desk. 

‘Is it a dog? No, it can't be; it bit into titanium. So what is it? An alien? Is it here to kill me? What is it exactly?’ Lena's thoughts ran wild. 

“What are you? Are you here to kill me?” Lena asked coldly after seconds of silence. The creature raised its head, guilty blue eyes locking with her own. Lena swallowed down the resentment she felt. This was someone she came to care about deeply only for it to be a lie. 

It tilted its head.

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‘WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?! I CAN’T TALK’ Kara howled internally, tilting her head. ‘UNLESS LCORP HAS SOME TRANSLATION DEVICE FOR ME TO USE, HOW CAN I ANSWER ANYTHING?!’

Kara sneezed, making her whole body flinch. ‘Okay okay, calm down. Calm. Down. Golly, how can I make her understand that I’m not her enemy….She looks so mad at me...I don't like that look.’ Kara felt her ears press into her head. ‘Okay. Uh….I got it!’

Kara kept her eyes on Lena as she shifted her body. She moved her body so that she was now laying down on her back, showing the brunette her most vulnerable part in her puppy form, her belly. 

Kara laid her head back and closed her eyes and hoped Lena could understand her gesture. 

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Lena tensed as she saw it move onto its back, and seemingly freeze. After a few seconds, Lena quirked an eyebrow. If she didn't know any better, she would have assumed the creature was dead. 

Lena stepped forward hesitantly. ‘What is it doing?’ A couple more steps and Lena was standing over the frozen creature. 

It didn't move. 

Lena eyed it, noting that it was showing its belly, its paws withdrawn from covering it. ‘Is it showing weakness?’

It opened one of its eyes, allowing Lena to see a bit of blue before it closed again. 

‘It's not attacking me...Is it showing me it's not a threat?’ Lena watched as its belly slowly rose and lowered. ‘Aren’t bellies a dog's most vulnerable part?... Is this full submission?’

“You aren't here to harm me...Are you?” Lena asked, watching as it opened its eyes.

It let out a long whine, and Lena watched as its blue eyes just showed guilt. It opened its mouth a bit before closing it, giving Lena a look. A look that Lena could infer to be, ‘I’m still a dog and can’t speak English.’

“If you can understand me, does that mean you can communicate with me?... One bark for yes, two for no. Are you here to harm me?” Lena added.

It let out two small barks, blue eyes showing nothing but kindness in some absurd way. ‘It’s not here to harm me?... Very well.’ A part of Lena didn't want to believe it, but a much larger part did. 

This creature didn't harm her while she was sleeping, it had multiple opportunities to rip her throat out. If it could bite into titanium, Lena should've been dead a week ago, not to mention that it did try to hug her the night before. It even protected her from the drunken man. In reality, it hasn't done anything awful other than destroying her new invention. There must be a reason for it.

It didn't help the feeling of resentment she was feeling.

Lena backed off a bit before walking around her desk. “I think I can figure something out so that you can communicate better with me.” Lena picked up her phone.

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DEO

Winn and Eliza rushed through the hallways of the DEO, asking Agent Danvers. Many just shook their heads, not knowing where the agent was, others full on walking past them, not wanting to be the reason why the agent was woken up. After scrambling for ten minutes, they finally found her, in J’onn’s office space, curled up on the couch, a Supergirl blanket covering her. 

Once Kara had found out that there was Supergirl merchandise, she had gone out and bought blankets for everyone. Winn had been so happy, James, Eliza, and J’onn just accepted it, and Alex just shook her head at Kara at the time.

Eliza looked at her daughter fondly, wanting to let her sleep more, but she knew Alex wanted to know any new developments. With a sad sigh, Eliza shook Alex’s shoulder, calling out gently, “Alex, wake up.”

The redhead didn't stir, so Eliza shook her even harder, causing Alex to sit up in a hurry. “I’m awake, I’m awake.” She rubbed her bleary eyes. “Mom?”

“We found some new developments, come on.”

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LCORP

Kara turned so that she rested on her stomach on Lena’s desk. She wasn't brave enough to leave the table, so she waited for Lena to tell her to.

‘Gosh, at least she understood what I was trying to convey...But I still feel so guilty.’ Kara felt her ears fold into her head. ‘When is that feeling going to go away?’

Kara perked her head up as Jess opened the door to Lena's office, a large cardboard box in her arms. “I brought them, Ms. Luthor.” 

“Thank you, Jess. You can leave it near the couch.” Jess dropped the box gently near the white couch, shot Kara a small smile, then made her way back out of the room. 

Lena stood up from her chair, picked up her laptop, and walked around her desk, towards the couch. “Can you come here?” Lena asked, sitting down on her couch, placing her laptop on the table in front of the couch.

Kara stood up on all fours, walked to the edge of the large desk, then looked down. ‘That is a long way down for me to jump.’ Kara backed away from the edge.

“Help?” Kara gave Lena a pleading look, a small yip escaping her. 

“You really can't jump down?” Lena stood back up, heading back to the desk. 

Kara shook her head, as awkward as it felt doing so. 

Lena cautiously picked her up from the sides and placed her on the ground. Kara shook her body before padding over to the couch, sniffing at the box curiously. She sat down by the box as Lena sat down on the couch, opening her laptop. 

“Okay, so there are buttons that allow a dog to ‘talk’, so I’m thinking of programming them to allow you to say more than just ‘food’ or ‘water’. Understand?” Lena glanced at Kara. “One bark for yes, two for no.”

“Yes!” Kara couldn't help but feel so happy to finally be able to talk...in a way. She shifted a bit, feeling her tail thumping against the floor. ‘I could tell her why I did it. I could ask her to help me! This is great!’ 

“It didn't take Jess long to buy these,” Lena muttered, opening the box and pulling out stacks of colored buttons and several cables. “This shouldn't take long.” 

Kara sat and waited.

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DEO

“I was reading through the reports of the different types of goo.” Eliza opened the door to one of the labs, walking to one of the long white lab tables, Winn and Alex close behind. “And I noticed that it mentioned that Kara had touched the goo, which was later found to be that of a golden retriever DNA.”

Alex nodded along.

“After we set up everything for Agent Dom-the other agents are running the tests-Winn and I came here to test the goo and some of Kara’s blood. And we found that the goo completely overtook Kara’s DNA, from Kryptonian to that of a golden retriever.” Eliza slid the lab results over to Alex on the table, backing up a bit. Alex’s tired eyes raced over the words.

“She could’ve turned into a golden retriever?” Alex wondered out loud, glancing at the two. "Seriously?"

Winn and Eliza both nodded.

Alex nodded, closing her eyes as she hunched over the table.

"That IDIOT!"

Alex slammed her fist onto the desk, picking up the papers of the lab results Winn and Eliza had done. "Of course it was because she touched it! I told her not to! But did she listen?! No! Of course not!" She slammed the papers down, "and now we have no idea where she could've gone!"

"We….may have seen her," Winn spoke up hesitantly, flinching as Alex turned to him.

"Where."

Winn scrambled to open his tablet. "The cameras near the alleyway caught a golden retriever puppy leaving, and we found its fur on Kara's clothes. It's very likely that it was her." 

"...Right. Go on," Alex recalled the briefing through her fuzzy mind, remembering the golden retriever puppy.

"I have all the camera footage I could find with the puppy in it.”

“You worked fast.”

“It's Kara. It looked like she was panicking, and just running with no clear direction,” Winn handed the tablet over to Alex “And someone found her, in the last one, the one labeled Catco,” Winn fidgeted nervously. 

Alex looked over all the camera footage, swiping through all the different camera footage until she came across one that had Catco FE.C 2 in the corner. 

She tapped play on it. 

It showed people walking by Catco. It went on about twenty seconds with people walking past until a golden retriever puppy appeared on camera, running then lunging into the bushes in front of the building. A couple of seconds later two people walked by, a brunette haired woman and a blonde-haired man. The brunette stopped before nearing the bush and kneeling next to it. A couple of seconds later she picked up Kara in her arms before getting into a limo.

The brunette picked up Kara.

Someone had Kara. Someone had her little sister who was completely vulnerable.

“Who is she!?” Alex stalked towards Winn who flinched. “Do you know?!” Eliza placed a stern hand on Alex's shoulder. 

“Yes,” Winn nodded frantically, “Um, I hacked into Catco to see the list of people who visited that day and the cameras. And...It’s Lena Luthor.”

Alex froze.

“And I talked to James who mentioned that she visited Cat and had a golden retriever puppy with her,” Winn finished, a bit of fear entering him at Alex’s silence. 

“I have to talk to J’onn,” Alex calmly walked out of the lab, shrugging off her mom’s hand, stomping towards the main room where J’onn was likely to be.

She was wide awake.

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DEO

“I want two squads of agents with me. If she thinks she can keep my sister under her control...she has no idea how pissed off I am,” Alex snarled towards J’onn, who was watching the video where Lena had picked up Kara in her puppy form.  

“...I suggest you calm down, Agent,” J’onn looked up from the video.

“Calm down?! A Luthor has my sister! Lex’s sister has my little sister in her clutches!” Alex stomped towards J’onn, who just gave her a look. 

“I’m well aware. However, charging in, in broad daylight is something we strive not to do.”

Alex backed off J’onn and started to pace. “She has her. Kara doesn't even have her powers. How do we know that Luthor isn't torturing her!?”

“...Didn't Kara gush about Ms. Luthor after they first met?” 

“That’s...irrelevant. For all we know, she was putting up a front!”

“...Didn't Kara also gush about Ms. Luthor after they met in Noonans?”

“...She did,” Alex furrowed her eyebrow, remembering Kara’s second rant. Kara had gone on for minutes about the gorgeous CEO before going on about the evils of kale. 

“I believe I also heard the words, ‘would like to be friends with her’, during that second rant,” J’onn swiped past most of the cameras until he reached the camera labeled Catco E.C 1. He watched as Lena and Kara got off the elevator, were approached by James, before being walked away by Eve. He noticed that Kara backed up against the CEO but didn't try to run towards James or do anything else.

“...Your point?”

“I'm certain that Kara would have fought Ms. Luthor if she thought she was in any danger, be it biting or running away. Dogs have a great sense of smell, including puppies. Come here,” Alex walked back over to J’onn as he replayed the video. He placed it between them as they watched it. 

“You said that James saw Ms. Luthor and Kara. Kara could have tried to escape Ms. Luthor, making a scene, in an attempt to get close to James, but she didn't.”

“What do we do then?” Alex asked, sounding stressed out, taking back the tablet. She now knew who had her sister, all she wanted to do was get her back.

“It's about 3 PM now. Do you know if Kara is with Ms. Luthor now?” J’onn asked. 

“I-I don't know. I just came here once I found out who took her.”

“Do you know where they are?”

“...No. But it's very likely that Ms. Luthor is at LCORP.”

J’onn looked thoughtful for a bit before saying, “I will deal with the detective. Take a couple of agents and stake out by LCORP, see if Ms. Luthor has Kara with her.”

“And if she does? What do you order us to do?”

“I will leave that up to you Agent. Dismissed.”

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LCORP

Kara sat patiently as Lena worked, her ears twitching every once in a while due to the keyboard. Her eyes would follow Lena's hands as she picked up a couple of buttons and grabbed a permanent marker to write on them.

Lena had shifted from sitting on her couch to the floor near the table, muttering about her back. 

And Kara had wanted nothing more than to lay down next to her, but she stayed put. 

‘Actually, I'm feeling quite hungry.’ Kara's eyes widened a bit when she heard her stomach rumble quite loudly that even Lena heard it, who turned to look at her with an amused look on her face. Kara, embarrassed, looked away from the brunette. 

“...Hungry?” Lena asked.

Kara glanced back and nodded. “Please.” Kara let out a small whine.

Lena stood up and grabbed her bowl from the kennel, cupped some food into it, then placed it down in front of her. 

“Please, don't make a mess.” 

Instead of inhaling her food, Kara took her time, making sure not to drop a piece of kibble on the floor. ‘Wait....could I ask her for other types of food? Like pot stickers?! ’ Kara perked up at the thought, licking her chops. ‘Or pizza?!...But, could this body handle it? I've only had kibble and meatballs that are safe for dogs so far.’

Kara continued to eat her kibble. ‘I was able to bite into the device, which Lena said was made of titanium. So, do I have my super strength?...Super bite?’ Kara tilted her head. ‘The blast of sunlight from David's invention probably helped me with that. I felt energized and now, I don’t… Could I fly in this body eventually?’ 

Kara internally winced, remembering her first attempts to fly as Supergirl. ‘I don’t have my cape to help me. Gosh, I really hope I don't end up flying in this body.’

“Okay. I think this should work,” Lena's voice made Kara look up from her food. 

Lena picked up the buttons she had on the table and started placing them on the floor. Kara pawed close to them slowly, sniffing at them and getting a closer look at them. She could see letters on each button.

“I programmed each button to say a letter, so there are 26 of them, for the alphabet. I thought about programming punctuation marks, but I think I can understand you without that. So, press this,” Lena nudged a blue button towards Kara, which had the letter ‘A’ on it. 

Kara pawed it, then heard a robotic female voice saying ‘A’. ‘...Oh! I have an idea!’ Kara looked at all the buttons before starting to move them around, nosing them along the floor.

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Lena looked on as it moved them around, confused as to what it was doing. ‘Well, one does work at least.’

It moved the buttons around for a couple of seconds, before sitting down and then started pawing at a few of them, making Lena hear the robotic voice saying ‘Q’, ‘W’, ‘E’, ‘R’ and so on, before it ended on ‘M’

‘Does it not know English? Was I wrong?’ Lena furrowed her eyebrow.

It looked back towards her, blue eyes shining. ‘It’s trying to make a point, I think.’

“What are you trying to do?” Lena asked, making it cock its head to the left, ears twitching. 

It let a huff before appearing to be thinking, then raised a paw, seemingly pointing to her table.

Lena looked towards her laptop, heard the robotic voice saying ‘Q’, ‘W’, ‘E’ and so on again. Her green eyes trailed absentmindedly over her laptop until her eyes settled over her keyboard. 

It hit her. “Did you position it as a keyboard?” Lena asked, leaning over to see the order of the buttons, and seeing that they were in the same order of a keyboard. ‘So it's used a keyboard before….Maybe it worked at a desk job? I'll find out.’

It let out a small yip, putting its paw down then seeming to puff up, looking proud. 

“Well, let's start.”

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“Yes!” Kara lowered her paw. ‘She understood!’ Kara felt her fur puff up.

“Well, let's start.”

Immediately Kara felt her ears press against her head as she contemplated what she could tell Lena. ‘Oh gosh, I didn't think this through. Do I tell her I'm Kara Danvers?! That I'm Supergirl?! That her brother is my cousin's greatest enemy?! Why didn't I think of what to say!?’

“Do you have a name?” Lena asked.

‘Do I say Kara Danvers or Kara Zor-el?! She already knows Kara Danvers, and if I tell her that, she’ll find out that Kara Danvers is an alien. That I'M an alien! We were getting along so well when we were at Noonan’s...Golly, what do I say?!’ Kara was internally screaming, and her tail seemed to tuck underneath her.

“Again, do you have a name?” Lena asked again.

‘I practically demolished her device. If I lie or hide anything from her...gosh I feel guilty just thinking about it….Alex is gonna be mad, but I don't want to lie or hide from Lena. I’m sorry, Alex.’ 

Kara glanced around her makeshift keyboard before standing up on all fours.

She began to paw at the buttons, starting with ‘K’. She ignored her pounding heart. 

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Lena watched curiously as it froze and seemed to cower, before standing on all fours. She pulled her laptop close to herself on the table and opened an empty document page, ready to type down each letter. 

It pawed on the blue button she had labeled with the letter ‘K’. The female voice of the button loudly said “K”

Then “A” “R”  “A”

Lena was ready to scowl, thinking that it was messing with her by repeating the name she had given it. It paused a bit before pawing at the purple button labeled ‘D’

Then “A” “N” “V” “E” “R” “S”

Lena blinked at the name she had typed out. 

‘Karadanvers’

It paused again, before pawing at the red button labeled ‘B’

Then “U” “T”

It paused again, giving Lena a look. Lena absentmindedly pressed the space key. Its ears perked up, and it let out a small yip. ‘Oh, when it paused, is it telling me to do press space?’ 

It continued to paw the buttons until it ended on ‘E’. Lena looked over what she had typed. 

‘Karadanversbut my real name is kara zorel you know me’ was what she had typed out. She quickly made a couple of edits and looked it over, feeling her heart begin to beat fast.

‘Kara Danvers but my real name is Kara Zorel. You know me.’ That was what she had typed out. 

‘There can be more than one Kara Danvers, right? This can't be the same woman, can it?’ Lena swallowed hard. “...Where did we meet the second time?” 

It began pawing buttons again. 

“N” “O” “O” “N” “A” “N” “S” 

‘Noonans’ was what she had typed out. 

‘So it is Kara Danvers.’ She felt her cheeks flush a bit, remembering the times she would think about the cute reporter when the dog was near. She blushed a bit more when she remembered the remarks made by Jess and Cat when the puppy was with her. ‘Kara Danvers- Zorel I suppose- is an alien. So what is she doing here? Why did she destroy my device?’

Lena looked back towards Kara, who was avoiding her eyes by looking down at the buttons. She felt her anger and resentment linger, but she was overcome by the urge to just ask questions. To ask if Kara had some ulterior motive to being with her, for comforting her. To ask why she had destroyed her device.

“Why?” Lena asked, making Kara turn a bit to look at her. “Why did you destroy my device?”

Kara immediately began pawing buttons, starting with “W” then “O”, “R” ending with the letter “Y”

Lena looked at her laptop, ‘Worried about your safety’, Kara had spelled out. “Why would you be worried?”

Kara huffed before immediately pawing on the green button labeled ‘I’. Lena couldn't help but be amused by the sight of the small puppy pawing the colored buttons with such determination on its face. 

It took a while until Kara was done spelling out what she wanted to say. ‘I care about you. Releasing it would have been dangerous.’  

Lena thought about it for a bit before saying, “You are referring to the media, aren't you?” Kara had been with Jess, so it was probable she heard everything that Jess informed her about. The 35 people at risk, her ongoing horrible public image. She could see how it would go. 

Kara yipped, something Lena was beginning to understand as her way of saying ‘yes’.

“I see.” 

Lena let out a sigh, tapping her fingers on the table. “You are an alien.”

Kara let out another yip. 

“Is this your...normal form?” Lena asked. 

Kara pawed “N” “O”

“How did you end up like this?” 

Kara let out a whine, before pawing at “I”.

It took a couple of minutes of Kara pressing the buttons and Lena editing until she had a concise paragraph.

‘I was dumb and touched something I shouldn’t have. I turned into a puppy and I was scared, but you found me and took care of me. I didn't know how to let you know about me. I don't want to lie to you. I’m sorry about destroying your device.’ 

“Do you have any idea on how to turn back?” 

Kara pressed “N” “O”, then sat back down. 

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‘Do I tell her about Alex? I need to go to the DEO, find a way to turn back.’ Kara couldn't help but keep looking at Lena. ‘But if I tell her about Alex, would I be able to see her again? She knows I'm an alien now, would that change how she interacts with me if I turn back? I’ve gotten used to spending time with her...and I just don't like the idea of not being with her...it feels scary...Gosh, why do I hate the idea of not being with her?! Is it the puppy instincts?’

They both turned to look at Lena’s desk when they heard Lena’s phone ring. 

Lena stood up and rushed over, and picked up the phone. 

“Yes?...What about?...  Couldn't she have sent me an email?...  Very well, put her on the line. Thank you, Jess.” Lena turned to Kara and quickly said, “We’ll talk more later.”

“Okay!” Kara barked. Lena quickly made her way back to her chair. 

‘Good, it gives me time to think of what to say.’ Kara thought in relief. She glanced at her bowl of half-eaten food. 

She could tell Lena about Alex later, but for now, food.

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Lena’s Penthouse

“Home, sweet home.” Lena sighed, dropping her purse on her couch and placing the box containing the buttons on the floor. She heard Kara’s claws follow after her.

There was much more to ask and they should have enough time.

Both Lena and Kara turned their heads to the door at the sound of a knock.

‘Why would anybody be knocking? ’ Lena glanced down at Kara who was now focused on the door, her hackles starting to rise. 

Before she could say anything, the door burst open and all she could see was smoke. 

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Supergirl trailed behind Alex, her cape flowing elegantly down her back as she bombarded Agent Danvers with her time spent with Lena.

“She was quite nervous at first, I don't think she was expecting to see me again. I was going to leave her alone, but then she invited me to sit with her!” Kara gushed. “She was so kind, Alex! She bought me a dozen of my favorite desserts!”

Alex just rolled her eyes and picked up a locked tablet. 

“And- and we talked about celebrity OTP’s! Can you believe it?!”

“Kara, please, I'm trying to work here.” 

“That's not even your tablet, Alex.”

Alex sighed, raising her hand, “look, it's great that you make friends, but don't you think that making friends with Ms. Luthor is dangerous.”

“Nope!”

Alex’s left eye twitched. “Ms. Luthor is-”

“-Not her brother, Alex. Lex and Clark have their rivalry, but I won't let that bother me.” Kara cut in sharply, before sighing, “comparing the two of them is like comparing us, we aren't the same despite sharing a last name.”

“She was raised in the same household.”

“So were we,” Kara retorted softly, “ and we have our differences.”

They stared at each other for a bit before Kara said softly, “she had this look in her eye when I decided to sit down with her, like she was shocked. She was quiet at first but then she loosened up a bit but she still sounded so formal... I would really like to be friends with her... I don't know, I just have a feeling she gets lonely…. She's younger than me and a CEO, and with everything with Lex, I can't imagine what she's going through.” Kara ranted, pacing around Alex, “maybe I could run into her again at Noonan’s someday?”

Kara turned back to her sister, a pout on her face, “just, whenever you meet her, be my big sister, not the agent. I think we all could be really good friends.” Alex struggled to look away from Kara's pout. “Please.” 

Alex just nodded and placed down the tablet. 

“However, there is one thing that bothered me,” Kara muttered. “She likes kale! Can you believe it?! I tried to give her one of my donuts but she ordered this thing that had kale in it! I could even smell it. ”

Alex groaned, turning away from Kara and started to walk away. 

“Noonan’s now sells food with kale!” Kara lamented, trailing behind her. “I feel betrayed, Alex! Betrayed!” She shook a fist.

“Kara, get over it! They have dozens of options! You'll be fine!” Alex yelled back. 

“But of all things?! KALE?! It tastes awful! It's bitter! I-it’s evil!”

“At least Ms. Luthor eats healthy! When was the last time you ate a vegetable?!” 

“Yesterday!” Kara retorted. 

“It was frozen, wasn't it?!” Alex asked rhetorically. She knew Kara.

“That wasn't what you asked!” 

“Ladies,” Both Kara and Alex stopped when they heard J’onn’s stern voice and footsteps. “While this conversation is interesting, I'm sure,” there was an underlying tone of sarcasm, “I suggest keeping your voices down.”

“Of course, sir.” 

“Sorry, J’onn.”

J’onn gave them a stern stare, before beginning to walk away. He paused, “kale is quite disgusting.” 

“See?!” Kara poked Alex's side. Alex just rolled her eyes and slapped Kara's hand away.

An alarm blared, making them both pause before rushing towards the main room.

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“The things I do for you, Kara,” Alex muttered under her breath, getting out of the car.

Several of the DEO agents had followed the CEO to her apartment building and had informed her that Lena did have Kara with her. After battling herself as to how she would go on about it, Alex decided she would go up by herself but would keep agents ready to act as backup.

Damn Kara and her pout. 

She still kept her weapons and had her fake FBI ID ready. 

“I'm going in. Be ready if anything occurs,” She spoke into her earpiece. She heard multiple voices respond affirmative. 

She walked up the stairs of the fancy-looking building and opened the entrance. She walked further in, looking around the check-in area. She walked up to the empty front desk.

“Hello?” Alex called out. She felt tense all of a sudden when she heard breathing. The agent leaned over the wide desk to see a man dressed in a uniform underneath the desk, unconscious. 

She quickly made her way over the desk and looked over the unconscious man. She quickly noticed an injection site near the man's neck. “Drugged,” Alex muttered under her breath. She stood up and looked over the desk, noticing it looked messy, papers pushed aside carelessly. She looked towards the computer, reading what was on it. 

It was a document filled with the names of its residents and visitors. From what she could understand, all of the people were out.

Except for Lena Luthor, who lived on the 15th floor.

“I found a man drugged underneath the front desk. Did any of you see someone enter?” Alex spoke quietly into her earpiece, jumping over the desk. She looked towards the elevator, noticing that it seemed off. She walked close to it, pressing a button. It did nothing. The power to the elevator was definitely off. She walked over to the emergency stairs and pulled out her weapon. She opened the emergency door and peeked up. Empty.

“Negative, Agent,” Agent Leon spoke up. 

Alex inwardly cursed. “Secure the lobby. Look over the drugged man and locate the security guards. All of the residents are out now except Ms. Luthor who lives on the 15th floor. The elevator is out of power, so take the stairs once you finish scouring the lobby. I'm going ahead.”

“Affirmative.” 

Alex made her way up the numerous stairs.

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Lena’s Penthouse 

Lena felt herself be pushed onto the floor, clenching her eyes when she felt her head bounce off the wooden floors. She could distinctly hear Kara barking.

A gloved hand pressed down on her throat, choking her. Through bleary eyes, all she could see were goggles and smoke.

“Apologies for the surprise, Ms. Luthor. I couldn't help myself. However, I did knock,” a rough, distorted voice spoke. A surprised yell escaped them when Kara lunged at their left arm, clamping down harshly, attaching herself to the intruder’s arm. 

The intruder stood up, frantically grasping at the puppy's jaw. Kara kept on growling, not letting go. 

“Dammit, get off!” A bit of red dripped onto the wooden floor.

Lena quickly stood up, stumbling a bit from the pain in her head. She made her way to her couch, reaching into a hidden compartment underneath one of the cushions, and pressed a button, before reaching further down for the hidden weapon she kept inside the couch.

The intruder quickly realized Lena was reaching for something, and lunged over the couch, knocking the brunette back down and making her head bounce off the ground again. Grunting in pain, they slammed the puppy onto the ground, making it let go with a yelp.

The attacker looked at the unconscious CEO, before glancing at the growling puppy who was struggling to get up on all fours. “It managed to bite me.” They didn't sound panicked that their blood was dripping. “Interesting,” they walked over to the struggling puppy, then picked it up by its scruff. 

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“ Lena, get up!” Kara couldn't help but start panicking once the intruder picked her up. She couldn't lunge at him from how he was holding her. “Wake up!”

“Mr. Luthor will find you interesting,” Kara’s blood went cold and she started frantically scrambling in the intruder's hold, trying to turn her head to bite the intruder's gloved hand. “Let go!”

“FBI! On the ground!” Kara and the intruder turned to look at the doorway, to see Agent Danvers pointing her weapon towards the intruder.

“Alex!” Kara barked happily. 

The intruder dropped another smoke bomb and Kara felt herself drop onto the floor, awkwardly landing on her belly. She felt disoriented for a second before she forced herself to get up. The smoke was thick and all she could hear was grunting from her sister and the intruder fighting. She heard a gun go off a few seconds later, making her press her ears against her head.

She sneezed, the smoke tickling her nose. She whimpered at the sight of the unconscious brunette and stumbled over to her, nosing Lena’s face.

She nudged Lena gently. “Wake up,” Kara yipped, feeling her tail sag when Lena didn't move. She quickly padded around the brunette, looking for any other visible injuries. She had seen Lena’s head bounce off the floor, and according to Alex, head injuries were one of the more serious kinds.

Kara remained alert by Lena’s side, watching as the smoke started to clear. 

Alex remained over the motionless body of the intruder, breathing heavily. Alex stood up, and turned over to Kara, putting away her weapon. “I'm so mad at you Kara, but right now, I'm just glad you're okay,” Alex kneeled next to Kara to pull the puppy into a tight hug.

‘You know?!.. Wait, you know!’ Kara inwardly cheered feeling her tail wag like crazy snuggling a bit into the hug, reaching her paws over Alex’s shoulders. Her nose picked up the scent of fear, and ...relief? It was strange how her sense of smell now worked. Her ears perked up when she heard multiple footsteps reaching Lena’s penthouse.  

Alex quickly let go, and stood up, drawing her weapon towards the doorway. 

Six figures entered the penthouse, all clad in black combative gear, masks covering their faces, all carrying weapons. 

“Drop your weapon!” Alex held firm as six people aimed at her. Kara whimpered, backing up against Alex's legs. “Or you will be shot at,” the supposed leader spoke harshly, the only thing standing out on their uniform being a purple square on their uniform, above their heart. 

Kara looked up towards Alex. “Drop it,” Kara whined. She didn't know who they were but she didn't want her sister getting killed. 

Alex let out a sigh before raising her hands, lowering to her knees, and placing her weapon on the ground. She held her hands up.

“Slide it over to me,” Alex did as the leader ordered. “Good. Blue, handcuff her. Keep an eye on her, look her over,” one of the six lowered their weapon and walked over to Alex handcuffing her, pulling her up, and pushing her to the corner of the living room. 

“Raven, Eagle, dispose of the body once you check it over,” the leader ordered, and the two behind them put away their weapons, making their way towards the body. “Falcon, Crow, look over Ms. Luthor. I need to make a few calls.”

Kara whined feeling helpless at the sight, and backed up to Lena, feeling her hackles rise when two of the six were walking over to the unconscious CEO. 

“Back off!” Kara snarled once they loomed over her small form. The two of them kneeled, reaching for the brunette. Kara lunged at their hands, baring her teeth. 

The two looked at each other before pulling off their masks, allowing Kara to see their faces. One was a man with short auburn hair, and the second was a woman with neck- length blonde hair.

“It's alright, little one,” the man took off his glove and held out his hand for Kara to sniff, who hesitantly did so. “We’re here to help.” 

‘He smells nice...Does he have a hamster?’ Kara knew Lena needed help, so she stopped growling and let the two touch the brunette, checking her over for injuries, checking her pulse. 

“Was she drugged?” The woman asked, making the man shake his head.

“No. Hold on,” Kara nosed the back of Lena’s head, looking into the man's brown eyes. 

“Her head,” Kara softly barked. Knowing they couldn't understand her, she kept nosing Lena’s head.

The man hummed before feeling behind Lena’s head, “I feel a bump here. She could have hurt her head. Boss, come here.”

The one with the purple heart walked over, phone in hand. “How is she?”

“Bump on the back of her head. Could have a concussion. We won't know the extent of the damage until she wakes up.” The man spoke. 

Boss cursed. “Transfer her over to one of the apartments on floor 7, I managed to get the elevator working again. Get her settled. I'll deal with the intruders in the lobby.” 

“Yes, Boss.” The two put their masks back on and began lifting Lena carefully.

“Boss, she's FBI,” Blue called out, making the leader pause. 

Kara wanted to head over to her sister, but a larger part of her screamed at her to stay by Lena’s side. She felt torn for a few seconds as Lena was carried out of the penthouse; she made her decision. 

She trailed behind them and followed them into the elevator. 

Alex could handle herself. She knew that fully well. 

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“FBI? What is the FBI doing in this building?” Boss asked, walking over to the corner of the living room. Blue handed Boss Alex’s legitimate FBI ID.

“Is your code name really Boss?” Alex asked incredulously. 

“Against my will, yes. What is the FBI doing here? Are you here to investigate, Ms. Luthor? If so, you will find nothing, Agent Danvers,” Boss crossed their arms. 

‘Are they Ms. Luthor's personal security?’ Alex wondered, looking over their uniform for any outstanding features. It was all black and the only that stood out was the purple square.

“I came here to speak with Ms. Luthor over a personal matter. Nothing more,” Alex shifted a bit on her knees. 

“...I assume those in the lobby are FBI as well.” 

“Yes,” Alex wondered if those at the lobby had their FBI badges ready. Agent Leon had a habit of forgetting it sometimes. “Look, I came to speak with Ms. Luthor, noticed the unconscious man behind the check-in desk, and rushed up here. And fought that guy,” Alex gestured to the motionless body with her head, “I told those in the lobby to secure it, and to locate the security guards.”

Boss was silent for a bit, “What personal matter did you come here to talk with Ms. Luthor?” 

“It has to do with her puppy,” Alex said hesitantly. 

“...I see.” Boss drawled. “Nonetheless, Ms. Luthor will speak to you once she wakes up. For now, contact those in the lobby.” 

Alex just sighed.

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Apartment on 7th Floor 

Kara remained curled up by Lena’s head on one of the pillows, eyes trained on the brunette's face and ears ready to pick up any sort of movement coming from Lena. Lena had been unconscious for about 10 minutes now, and it was giving Kara anxiety.

Lena’s breathing seemed to pick up, causing Kara to lift her ears before grumbling when Lena settled down again. 

‘Please wake up.’ Kara felt her eyes water a bit. She didn’t like seeing Lena hurt; she hated it. A part of her really hated it. ‘I hope she’s okay….She better be...No, she’ll be okay.’

The unconscious brunette had been moved to an apartment on the 7th floor with Alex and the other four coming after them. The one named Crow was posted outside the door, and Kara could occasionally hear them fidget with their weapon.

Kara glanced around the room, noting that it had no windows to see the outside. There was only a large metal cabinet in the corner, and a couple of chairs pressed up against the wall. Pretty barren, to say the least.

Kara could hear Alex and Boss voices distinctly, but it was hard to listen to them clearly through the closed door.

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“I told them to wait in the lobby until I give any new orders and to let the doctor through,” Alex said, lowering her left hand slowly. Blue kept their eyes on the FBI agent, weapon in hand.

The rest were spread out across the apartment, minus the ones called Raven and Eagle. 

“Wonderful,” Boss muttered, pacing a bit in the new living room.

“Who are you? I've never seen that type of uniform.” Alex gestured towards the purple square on Boss’s uniform.

“You wouldn't have.” Boss went quiet for a few seconds. “We are Ms. Luthor's security,” Boss drawled, “we have dealt with FBI Agents who were...belligerent, to say the least. False evidence, assumptions, and utter biases made us cautious.”

“Oh.”

They all heard a slight vibration. Boss reached into one of the inner pockets of their uniform and pulled out their phone. 

Boss looked at their phone and sighed, accepted the call, and bringing the phone up to the left side of their masked face, “Hi, J...Falcon?...yes, it's true...She’s unconscious, but she's likely to wake up soon...No, she's alright as well; she's with her….I have a medic en route, don't worry...Yes, her...A backup plan? Maybe, I’ll let you know….Will give you updates...alright, bye.” Boss lowered their phone and placed it back into one of the pockets.

“Superior?” Alex hesitantly asked. She was curious now.

“In a way.”

They all turned towards the door when they heard a knock. Boss walked over and opened the door to see a tall, brown-haired woman waiting, a satchel in hand. 

“Boss,” the woman smiled at the masked face, causing Boss to sigh and open the door wider to let the woman through and closed the door behind her. If the woman was surprised by a gun being aimed at Alex, she showed nothing as she followed Boss.

“Doctor, a pleasure to see you again despite the circumstances,” Boss led the Doctor through the long hallway to the room where the younger Luthor was resting.

“Likewise, Boss. What is her state?” The doctor asked.

“Ms. Luthor is unconscious with a bump on her head. We concluded that her head must've bounced off the floor harshly. There's no external bleeding.”

“I see,” they both stopped in front of the room where Crow stood guard. Crow gave a quick bow before opening the door for the both of them to enter. 

“Thank you, Crow,” the doctor said, making Crow tilt their head in disbelief. Crow just gave a nod.

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Kara perked her head up as she heard footsteps reaching Lena's room. ‘A woman's voice?... Who are these people? Lena’s security?’ Kara wondered, remaining still as the door opened and Boss and another woman entered the room. 

“Is the cabinet fully stocked?” The woman asked, dropping her satchel by the end of the bed.

“Yes. And the other 5 in the building and those in the other buildings. J made sure to order sufficient supplies for them.”

“She is efficient,” the brunette made her way over to the cabinet and opened the two doors, allowing Kara to see the numerous amounts of medical equipment. Boxes of band aids, gauze, slings, and other supplies Kara had not seen before. 

“She is one of the best,” Boss made their way to the upper half of the bed where Kara was resting on the pillow. “Would you like me to move Kara, Doctor?”

The brunette glanced towards the puppy, and Kara held her stare. ‘ I dare you to try to move me.’ Kara grumbled, shooting Boss a look. 

“Oh, she has a puppy now?” the doctor asked, pulling out a box of unopened gloves.

“It's a recent development.”

“That's wonderful! I'm certain it brought Ms. Luthor some joy,” the doctor smiled a bit to herself, putting on gloves. 

“According to J, yes, she has. Would you like me to move her?” Boss inquired, getting closer to Kara, who let out a small growl. ‘I dare you to touch me.’ Kara bared her teeth at the gloved hands.

“She could be by the end of the bed; I just need to be able to reach Ms. Luthor's head.”

Kara stood up from her perch, made her way down the bed, and curled up near Lena's covered legs, still facing the brunette. “There. Now don't touch me.” Kara grumbles.

“Smart puppy,” the woman commented.

Kara watched closely as the Doctor overlooked Lena’s head, carefully pressing around to feel. 

“We are going to need to wait until she wakes up,” the doctor concluded. 

Kara huffed. ‘When is she going to wake up?’ Kara whined. She hated seeing people she cared about getting hurt, and the worry she was feeling was starting to make her even more paranoid that Lena wouldn't wake up again. 

“Any idea of when she could wake up?” Boss inquired.

“No, but I can stay here and monitor her.” The woman took one of the chairs resting along the wall and placed it next to Lena’s bed. 

Boss stiffened and placed a hand to their earpiece, “I'll be right there...I will be back in a bit, Doctor.” 

With that, Boss exited the room. Kara watched them go for a few seconds before lowering her head to the bed, keeping her eyes on Lena. 

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Lena’s Penthouse 

“What do we have?”  Boss asked once they passed by the knocked-down door. They made their way further into the penthouse, gazing at the motionless body. Raven and Eagle had lined up the intruders’ clothes and weapons and other items they had been carrying. A couple of kits were open along the floor. 

“Different syringes and vials, six smoke bombs, small knives, and a small pistol.” Raven listed, before handing Boss an envelope, “and a letter addressed to Ms. Luthor.”

Boss looked at the letter that addressed Lena as 'my lovely little sister'. "The nerve," Boss scoffed, placing the letter in their pocket before looking towards the body, glaring at the pale face staring back at them. Boss noticed that Raven and Eagle had removed the mask and goggles from the intruders and asked, "found any record of their face?"

Eagle shook their head. “We looked through all the profiles and found no matches.”  

“We also found out that they had removed their fingerprints.” Raven crouched next to the body, lifted its left arm, and showed Boss the intruder’s hand. 

Boss grimaced at the sight before noticing small holes on the forearm. “Are those teeth marks? From the puppy?”

“We noticed those as well and were surprised it managed to bite through thick gloves.” Eagle handed Boss the left glove that had small holes. Boss looked at the small holes, realizing that the puppy had done a clean bite, piercing the glove with no apparent struggle. 

“Interesting.” Boss tilted their head then asked, “Did you get all the samples necessary?” 

“Yes.” Both of them nodded.

“Good work.” Boss dropped the glove back into the pile. “Dispose of the body, and secure those samples on one of our floors. I have to make a few more calls.” 

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Apartment on 7th Floor

Lena let out a groan, awoken by the pain on the back of her head. Her fingers on her right hand twitched as she felt a cold, wet nose. ‘Nose?’ Lena thought, confused. Her eyes were still closed, she realized.

“Ms. Luthor?” A woman's voice spoke her name gently.

‘ What happened?’ Lena wondered, her right hand slowly running through what felt like soft fur. Her mind was empty of memories before she then remembered the smoke bomb, the intruder, pressing the button. ‘I was attacked. Again.’ She thought, annoyed. 

“Ms. Luthor, can you open your eyes?” There was the woman's voice again. 

With a bit of effort, Lena began opening her eyes only to grimace at the brightness of the room. She brought her left hand to cover her face.

“Oh, the lights, hold on,” Lena was able to hear frantic footsteps, then the lights were dim enough that she was able to open her eyes. She blinked a few times, then looked down towards the bed, smiling a bit when she saw Kara looking at her with wide eyes, her tiny tail wagging like crazy. ‘She's okay. Good.’ Lena let out a sigh of relief. 

“Ms. Luthor? How are you feeling?” Lena blinked at the woman. 

“Who are you?” Lena asked, grimacing as she felt a headache beginning to form. 

“Dr. Morales.”

‘Dr. Morales?’ Lena found it hard to recall the name, ‘Oh...from the hospital,’ then it clicked. “You were here a month ago, correct?” And the one before that, and the one before that. 

“Yes, Ms. Luthor. I had hoped I wouldn't have be called again, but here we are.” The woman said gently. 

“I apologize for the inconvenience.” Lena closed her eyes again as her headache persisted. She felt Kara rest her head on her hand, and the small weight seemed to ground her. 

“It's not an inconvenience; it's just worrying that this is the fifth time I've been called. Thankfully, you are much better than last time. How are you feeling?”

Lena seemed to blank out at times, and before she knew it, Dr. Morales had her diagnosis. 

“Concussion.”

“Concussion? No, I'm fine.” Lena shook her head, then grimaced.

“You will be fine after you rest. But no sleeping, not yet. Would you like some water?” 

“N-yes, actually, thank you.” Lena realized just how dry her throat was.

“I will be here until I am certain your concussion will pass and will be informing Boss of your condition.” Dr. Morales grabbed her phone from her satchel, sent a quick message, then put it back. 

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“Agent Danvers, the front desk worker, woke up a little while ago, '' Agent Leon's voice was clear in Alex’s ears. Alex gestured towards her earpiece for Blue, who nodded. 

Alex pressed a button on her earpiece. “How is he?” 

“He just seems disoriented. Agent Vasquez is tending to him... Says he saw nothing before he felt a sting, then just darkness...Remembers the four security guards going out back to smoke...Nothing else.”

“All at once?” Alex asked. Two should've stayed to guard, at least.

“Yes, says it sounded weird to him as well, but he didn't want to question it,” Agent Leon remained quiet for a bit before saying, “We found the four security guards in the trash room; they're all deceased. They each have injection marks. The door was jammed, so we had to force it open. What are your next orders?”

“Wrap the bodies for now. Keep an eye out in the lobby,” Alex thought for a bit, “I will be up here longer.”

“Very well.” 

Alex perked up at the sight of the leader walking into the apartment. “Hey uh, Boss? My agents found the security guards.”

Boss walked closer to the cuffed agent. “Go on.”

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Boss walked into one of the empty rooms of the apartment, closing the door behind them. They let out a small chuckle as they felt their phone vibrate. They picked up the phone, saying, “She is fine, but she has a concussion. The Doctor is kind enough to be willing to stay overnight.”

“Hello to you too,” Jess’s tired voice filtered through the phone. “That’s good to hear,” Jess continued.

“Dr. Morales is one of a kind,” Boss said, fondness clear in their voice.

“That she is. Were you able to talk to Ms. Luthor? I don't think she has her phone with her, and I was planning on telling her I would be taking care of things in her absence.” 

“No, not yet. Dr. Morales suggested I hold off on my update until tomorrow morning. What are you planning?”

“I’m planning on moving meetings and calls and adjusting Ms. Luthor’s schedule in order for her to have two weeks to recover. I already know how I am going to move everything; I just need Ms. Luthor’s approval first.”

“I see.”

“I swear, one of these days, I will have a heart attack,” Jess said, a hint of amusement in her voice. Jess then let out a deep sigh, “This was an attack sent by Lex, wasn't it?”

“...Yes.”

“Are you going to offer again?” Jess asked hesitantly. 

“Yes. But I doubt Ms. Luthor will accept it.”

“I don't think she would either...How is the puppy?”

“It’s resting with Ms. Luthor. It didn't want to be moved.” 

“Good...I still need to communicate with a few more people in L-Corp, so it's going to be a long night. Thankfully coffee exists,” Boss heard Jess chug said beverage, the loud gulping resonating through the receiver. 

“I will leave you to it then-”

“How close was it this time?” Jess interrupted.

“...too close. Luck was on our side for once. I will send you a full report tomorrow afternoon.”

“...Was this the fifth?”

“Yes, it was.”

Jess sighed deeply. “I will be waiting for that report. Please be sure to tell Ms. Luthor I am already planning on moving all of her calls and meetings and just to say ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ Do not give her a phone, though, otherwise she would start working. I'll talk to you tomorrow. Love you.”

“Love you too, sis.”

Boss hung up. 

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Before they all knew it, it was Tuesday morning. 

Alex, after much consideration, sent her agents back to the DEO. She was there to talk, not to fight. Damn Kara and her pout. 

All she could was wait. 

She was going to have to fill out such a long report.

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Boss locked the door to Lena's room once Dr. Morales walked past.

“Boss,” Lena greeted. .Kara remained curled up on one of her pillows, eyes closed, sleeping.

“Ms. Luthor,” Boss bowed deeply at the sitting Luthor, “lovely to see you again despite the circumstances.”

“About a month since the last attempt... that almost succeeded.” Lena sighed and rubbed her forehead. Boss slowly began to pace. 

“I will not lie, Ms. Luthor, there were attempts this past week that you don't know about.” Lena closed her eyes, feeling a chill go through her. 

“Raven and Eagle searched the body and found different syringes and vials in this person's pockets. They had six smoke bombs, small knives, and a small pistol. We haven't tested what was in these vials, but it's likely it’s drugs or some type of poison.  An FBI agent found one of the front desk personnel drugged behind the front desk, but they are just disoriented for now. As for the usual security guards who are by the front doors, all four were found dead in the trash room,” Boss finished grimly.

“Kyle, Austin, Mia, and Charlie,” Lena listed off gently. Charlie had given Kara a dog treat. Damn her brother. 

“We also found a letter in one of their pockets. It's addressed to you from Lex,” Boss stopped in front of her.

“Do you have it?” Boss nodded.

“Yes, I do, but it is my job to protect you and at times like these, under these circumstances, it's best not to cause yourself more inner turmoil,” Boss began to pace again. 

“How is it addressed?”

“...My Lovely Little Sister.” 

“I can hear the sarcasm,” Lena muttered darkly. “Even while in prison, he still has ways to threaten me. I'm not surprised he has connections. At times, I am tempted to buy that prison, lock him in the deepest cell, and throw away the key...but then again, he's like a cockroach; he would find a way out.”

“You would be doing humanity a favor,” Boss said thoughtfully. They remained quiet for a bit, then pulled out the letter. “A letter from Lex, your home was broken into, four people dead, you ended up with a concussion, and your puppy could have been killed. Ms. Luthor, this could have been avoided if you-”

”Ordered you to kill Lex?” Lena cut them off, an edge in her tone of voice. 

“Precisely. I have offered time and time again. I insisted the last time you came close to death.” Boss said, voice turning cold, black goggles staring into Lena’s face. “Lex may have connections, but so do you, Ms. Luthor. Almost all of the attempts on your life could be traced back to Lex. You want to improve the Luthor name, but first, you must remove the person who stained it!” Boss roared. 

They stared at each other for a bit.

“You still harbor a love for him,” Boss raised a hand when Lena opened her mouth, “I'm well aware of your past, of how he helped you when you were a child. He was your support, but now, he's turning into your murderer. He has sent countless threats, and there have been four attempts that nearly succeeded.”

“What would you call this one?” Lena couldn't help but ask. 

“A fifth attempt,” Boss growled. “This person was almost a professional; they were able to hack the cameras and keep them on loop and managed to kill four without a hint of struggle.”

“Lex is your brother, to you. He doesn't treat you as a beloved sister.” Boss began to tear the letter. “As a sibling, I would never consider doing what he is currently doing.”

“J is lucky to have you,” Lena said gently. 

“Order me to get rid of him, and you won't have to worry about him. Order me to do it, and you can live without a shotgun pressed to your back.” Boss finished ripping up the letter, placing the scraps of paper into one of their pockets. 

Lena said nothing, looking away from Boss to look at the cabinet. 

“I will handle him without taking extreme measures.” Lena asserted. “I will not be him.”

“...Very well.” Boss sighed. “Jess wanted me to tell you she has already planned to move all your calls and meetings in order for you to have two weeks of rest.”

“Tell her to do so. This headache is a literal pain.” Lena rubbed the side of her head gently. 

“I will tell her in a bit. We also have an Agent Danvers, the FBI Agent that found the front desk worker, here. They want to speak with you.”

Lena furrowed her eyebrows as she thought. “...Is her name Alex Danvers?”

“Yes. Do you know them?”

“Not personally, no. But I have heard about her. Did she say what she wanted to talk about?”

“About your puppy.” 

Lena looked towards the sleeping puppy. ‘Kara’s sister.’

  “You can let her come in and speak with me.”

Boss bowed. “I will bring her here.”

Chapter Text

Alex Danvers, older sister to Kara Danvers. FBI.

Lena chuckled a bit, sitting up, recalling Kara gushing about her older sister when they had spent time at Noonan’s. How amazing her sister was, how intelligent and tough. Only hearing about Alex made Lena nervous about meeting the older Danvers, especially since she was an FBI agent. 

The FBI, specifically those back in Metropolis, had been a thorn in her side for months after Lex’s attack. Even though she was honest that she didn't know about the attack, helped locate Lex's accomplices, helped shut down the manufacturers that sold the items that made up the bomb, they didn't trust her. They still don’t. 

They didn't even believe her when she had called to warn them about Lex, a gut feeling bothering her daily. An underlying sense of alarm had hounded her after Lex began ignoring her phone calls, locked her out of Luthor Corp, and out of everything. Once Lex had gone dead silent, Lena called the FBI daily, suggesting to investigate Luthorcorp when it was focused on manufacturing weapons.

Lex Luthor was a patriot, they said. A public servant for the people. A Hero, they said.

Then forty-nine people were killed in a bomb attack to draw out Superman. And twenty-four aliens, but the media hardly brought up that fact. 

So many people had been shocked, but not her, who saw his obsession with Superman taking hold of him. Talks about stocking up on weapons, talks of inventing weapons for humans to exterminate aliens, talks about being a savior of the human race, all of it, and more raised bright red flags. 

Lena rubbed her head, a bit of her headache returning. 

Lex’s arrest had been televised, and it left Luthorcorp in shambles. Lena didn't even recognize her brother, instead just a killer of seventy-three people. And maybe her killer, in time.  It had been a mess that day, with Lex’s supporters out and proud, clashing with those who were angry about the attack, and mourners of the victims. 

Lillian had gone into hiding like the coward she was. Lena didn't know where she was, and frankly, she didn't give a damn. 

And Lena was left to inherit an infamous, broken, and corrupt company, an action that Lex never informed her about. Once Lena’s picture had been outed to the media, her once quiet life was bombarded by cameras and cursed at by those who assumed her to be just like Lex. She left her friends to keep them safe, to keep innocent Ruby safe. Her social circle had been reduced to nothing.

The FBI had the nerve to speculate about her knowing about the attack, tainting her public image more. She had been tempted to sue the FBI for defamation, but she had been more focused on building up the company. 

Lex’s supporters held high positions in Luthorcorp, and Lex's assistant had been someone she had been extremely wary of. Despite striving to whittle out the poison of Luthorcorp, corruption was prevalent in the company, and she couldn't do much of anything despite being the CEO. She certainly didn't miss the days where she had to carry a gun and taser to work. 

Lena clenched the blanket. She remembered crying nightly, for being cursed at, for Lex leaving her, for feeling so alone. 

Then, one day, out of the blue, Cat Grant arrived into her office for an interview, supposedly. Cat Grant had been going through her own scandal at the time. Rather than an interview, they just talked. The one thing that Lena took from their conversation was to trust someone. 

She had scoffed at the time. Nobody would trust a Luthor, and she screamed it at the CEO of Catco. She had let go of all of her pent-up rage at the situation and practically kicked Cat Grant out the door. 

She met Jess Huang a few days later, who had an undeniable amount of connections, and who, for some reason, wanted to work for her. So, Lena hired her and fired Lex's assistant, wanting to trust Jess.

The actions she took for the next two years weren't something she was proud of, but it had been necessary. With the Luthor name and Jess's connections, she cleaned the board and replaced them with other people. Older men with fragile egos were held at bay by the fears of their less than desirable actions being leaked to the public, and bribes were sent to those who were money hungry with a threat sprinkled in.  Warnings were carried out by Boss and the five, making it clear that they were to fear Lena Luthor, and if they dared aid Lex Luthor, there would be dire consequences.

Many did not heed the warning over the years and chose to aid Lex in assassinating her. Thankfully Boss had her back covered for years and was more than efficient. 

Len had hated every minute of it. She didn't want to be like her brother, but she had to in order to clean the filth. Ever since she changed the company’s name, she made sure to stay away from those practices. 

Her eyes trailed back to the door when she heard a knock.

She shook her head out of her reverie, then called out, “ Come in!”

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Alex thanked the one who opened the door, unsure of what their code name was. She walked into the room, hearing the door being closed behind her. 

At the sight of the brunette, Alex felt herself tense. 

Lena Luthor. Lex’s sister, and apparently, Kara's caretaker for the last few days.

Alex's eyes trailed over to one of Lena’s pillows, and she loosened up a bit at the sight of her curled-up sister. Curled up in a ball, with her tail touching her nose, her sister made quite an adorable sight. 

There were times where Alex was hesitant to trust Kara's belief in people. When Kara mentioned meeting Lena Luthor, she couldn't help the suspicion that arose. 

Even before Clark met up with Lena Luthor, the DEO had researched the youngest Luthor. Nothing concrete about the Luthor’s intentions came up, but some business dealing had seemed suspicious to Alex. Other than that, nothing significantly evil. Alex had delved even deeper but found nothing to condemn Lena.

Once Alex met Lena's eyes, the Luthor shook the puppy, who curled up a bit more into a ball. 

Kara huffed at being shaken. 

“Come on, Kara. Wake up.” Lena shook the curled-up ball again. “Your sister is here.”

The puppy seemed to perk up at the word sister. Kara sleepily raised her head, blinking her blue eyes slowly. Alex could have recognized those eyes anywhere. 

“Kara?” Kara sat up at the sight of her sister, her tail shooting straight up in surprise. She shot up to all fours and rushed down the length of the bed, seemingly too caught up to realize she was reaching the end, fell off, face first, sprawling onto the floor.

Both humans winced.

Too excited to care about the pain, Kara shot back up, bounding over to Alex. Alex knelt, catching the puppy in a hug. Alex felt her eyes water a bit at holding her little sister in her arms. She blinked her tears away. 

Seemingly running on instinct, Kara began licking Alex’s face. “Ok, no, gross, Kara!” Alex pulled the puppy’s head away, chuckling a bit. 

She stopped her laughter short when she remembered that Lena was still in the room. Alex placed Kara down, stood up, and walked closer towards the bed.

Right, introductions.

“Alex Danvers,” Alex made no motion to extend her hand towards the sitting Luthor. Kara pawed at her pants, making the older Danvers look down towards her. Kara let out a small grunt giving Alex a look that she inferred to mean ‘be nice.’ With a roll of her eyes, Alex extended her hand, which Lena shook firmly,

“Lena Luthor. You must be Kara Danver’s sister, correct?” Lena asked.

Alex looked down towards the puppy with an annoyed look; Kara just batted her eyes innocently, “yes, I am. She mentioned me?” Kara had not mentioned that. 

“Yes, although, I would say she rambled about you for a bit when we met,” Kara gave Alex a wide puppy smile. Alex felt her heart swell a bit before stomping that feeling down. Nope, it was time to be stern, not warm.

“What do you know then?”

“You are an FBI agent, and I assume you know that your sister is an alien….And that Kara Danvers is the puppy next to you.” Alex shot Kara a dark glare, who seemed to appear sheepish. 

Alex rubbed her forehead, feeling a headache incoming. “Of course she told you,” Alex muttered. 

“Look, I only found out yesterday that the puppy I was caring for was a person. I have no desire to keep her here against her will. I imagine you have the means of finding some way to change her back,” Lena looked down towards Kara, who let out a low rumble. 

“That is...classified,” Alex muttered, “thank you for taking care of her. If you made any purchases for her, you can write it down for me, and I can pay-”

“No, there’s no need.” Lena shook her head, cutting Alex off, “you can take her home with you and help find a way to change her back.”

“Thank you, Ms. Luthor,” Alex knelt and picked Kara up, who let out a yelp.

Kara scrambled in Alex’s grasp, barking furiously. 

“Kara, calm down! We’re going home!” Kara began nipping at Alex’s hands, making the older sister put her down. “Okay fine. Here.”

Kara began barking and yipping in succession, with Lena and Alex listening closely.

Kara then stopped, looking expectantly at Alex then Lena. 

“Kara...You are still a dog,” Alex said with an amused smile. Kara let out a huff, her head drooping a bit.

“I did come up with a way to communicate with her. I recently programmed these buttons to say the letters of the alphabet. It's a slow process, but Kara can tell us what she wants us to know. They’re in a box in the other apartment. I can have Boss get it for us,” Lena offered.  

Alex looked down towards Kara, who let out a small yip.

“Very well.”

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Kara tapped her front paws on the ground eagerly as Alex opened the box and began taking out the different colored buttons. 

When she spotted the buttons labeled ‘H’ and ‘I,’ she pressed them repeatedly.

“H” ”I” “H” “I “H” “I” “H” “I” Kara then pressed up against Alex, who sat down next to her. 

“Hi to you too,” Alex said, patting Kara's head awkwardly. “Okay, so what do you want to tell us.” Alex took out her phone to write down the letters. 

Kara looked at the mess of the buttons. ‘I may as well place them like a keyboard again.’ Kara started nosing the buttons along the wooden floor, moving them into position. 

Alex seemed to understand what Kara was doing and helped move a couple of the small buttons.

Once the buttons were in their position, Kara sat back, thinking. She wanted to go with Alex, but she didn't want to leave Lena after seeing the brunette being attacked. She wasn't even sure if Alex found a way to turn her back. Or if they located the alien. 

Once she had her question, Kara began pressing the buttons, starting with ‘D.’

After editing the letters and placing some spaces, Alex had Kara's response. 

‘Did you find the alien?’

Alex looked towards Kara with a silent question in her eyes, her eyes glancing back towards the sitting Luthor. 

“It's okay.” Kara yipped, rubbing up against Alex's side. She didn't have any reason not to trust Lena. She didn't want to hide. Her guilt was large enough already for destroying Lena’s device. She wanted to make it up to her. 

"You are aware she's going to need to fill out extensive NDA's?" Alex asked, tapping kara on her nose 

Kara nodded.

"You are going to need to fill out a bunch of NDAs after all this." Alex looked back towards Lena, who raised an eyebrow.

"I'm certain this is a... sensitive situation, and I'm sure there is a room where the both of you can 'talk'" Kara let out a low growl, catching Lena off guard. 'No!'

"She made up her mind already." Alex huffed, making Kara turn back towards her with a pleading look. 'Trust me on this.' Kara caught Alex's eyes with her own.

"Before going forward, what exactly do you know?" Alex questioned, looking back towards Lena, who shifted a bit to make herself more comfortable leaning back against the headboard.

"Her other name is Kara Zor-el, and she's an alien, and she turned after she touched something she wasn't supposed to," Lena answered.

Alex swung her head back to Kara, a slight scowl appearing on her face. "That's right; I told you not to touch it!"

"It looked pretty!" Kara barked in defense. That was a lie; the goop had looked awful at the time.

"But you just had to!” Alex booped Kara's nose, making her sneeze. “And look, now you're a dog! See what happens when you touch things you aren't supposed to!” 

“I just wanted to touch it!” Kara let out another sneeze as Alex booped her nose again. “Stop that!” Kara pawed Alex's hand that kept reaching out for her nose. 

They both stopped when they heard Lena chuckle. 

Alex straightened up. “Yes, my dear sister touched something I explicitly said not to, due to its origins, and here we are.” Wanting to have the final say, Alex booped the puppy's nose again, making Kara glare at her after she sneezed. 

Kara frantically pawed at her nose to get rid of the itch she was feeling due to Alex's poking.

“Back to the question, Kara asked if we have located the alien, and yes, we have. We even have it in custody and plan to find out more about it.”

Kara tilted her head in thought, ‘I wonder what alien species it is?’ There were many that came to mind, but none had the ability to change into animals. 

“Kara didn't tell you what alien she is?” Alex asked Lena, who shook her head. 

Alex glanced down towards Kara, who nodded. ‘Tell her I'm Supergirl!’ Kara thought, her tail wagging that she wasn't gonna keep anything from Lena. It made her happy, in a weird way. 

“Well, congratulations, you had Supergirl as your pet for the last few days.” Alex then grimaced, “Ok, no, I take that back; that just sounds awful.” Alex shuddered in disgust. 

“Supergirl?” Lena said in shock. 

The Danvers' sister stayed silent as Lena processed. “...This wasn't planned to keep track of me, was it?” Lena asked, her voice turning cold.

“No! No!” Kara barked so loudly Alex flinched. Kara scrambled to the side of Lena’s bed, resting her paws on the edge of the bed, frantically shaking her head.

“This wasn't planned. We had been trailing after this alien for weeks, one that could change into different species of animals and that would leave this weird goop behind-- goop Kara touched that turned her into this.” Alex gestured towards the puppy. “We know little to nothing about the alien, so this whole transformation was most definitely not expected.”

Kara kept on shaking her head, eyes begging for Lena to understand that it wasn't intentional. Lena's eyes seemed to soften as their eyes met.

“We only found out about the goop’s ability to change people when an agent of ours turned into a baby rhino.” Kara looked back towards Alex curiously. “It was Agent Dom.” 

“Needless to say, I was worried out of my mind when I realized my little sister had turned into a puppy,” Alex said in a soft tone, making Lena eye her. 

Kara lowered onto all fours and padded over to her sister, leaning up against her side. She could smell Alex's fear, and she hated it. ‘I'm sorry I scared you.’ Kara whined, feeling her tail sag. She felt Alex pat her head a few times.

“So, what are you planning on doing?” Lena asked, the coldness in her voice gone.

“I will need to contact my superior to get the NDA’s sorted out.” Kara looked up towards Alex, who rubbed her forehead. “Kara, you want to stay with Ms. Luthor, don't you?” 

“Yes!” Kara nodded. ‘Maybe I can find a way to make it up to her.’ Alex grumbled, “Fine.”

Lena could only gape.

Alex chuckled at the look. “I feel very strongly about your brother, Ms. Luthor. I will not lie; I did look into you.”

Kara saw Lena tense. ‘Alex.’ Kara grumbled, giving her older sister a disappointing look. 

“However, with Kara as a puppy, it's possible she has grown attached to you. I am not certain about the complications if I were to take her away. For now, I will give you the benefit of the doubt.”

Kara swore there was an underlying threat in that sentence. 

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Supergirl. The hero she was hoping to work with after she settled into National city. Superman was not someone she had been able to get along with, despite how hard she tried. The hero was standoffish whenever she attempted to talk with him and make peace. She had her own suspicions of who he really was, but for her own benefit, she decided not to look further into it. 

Kara Zor-el. Kara Danvers real name.

Kara Danvers. The cute woman that had stood out to her immediately, and for some reason, a part of her wanted to know more. Lena remembers internally sweating when she saw Kara at Noonan’s, thinking she would never see the blonde again.

She also remembers just how attentive and kind Kara was, who would happily share some of her desserts, and who just seemed genuine in getting to know her. The nausea she felt from all the sugar afterward had been worth it.

Wait.

‘She probably eats so much more than humans due to being a Kryptonian, so her sugar intake could be much, much higher...I just learned so much.’ Lena looked towards the sitting puppy, who was resting by her legs.

Alex was by the other side of the room, talking quietly into her earpiece. 

Three names and all for one person. She had a difficult time processing, but she was slowly working through it all. 

‘Kara Danvers is Supergirl, who is also named Kara Zor-el. She's Kryptonian-oh my, I took Supergirl to the vet.’ Lena felt horrified. ‘I took Supergirl to the vet.’ She remembered the vet visit and felt herself cringe. 

“Kara.” the puppy looked towards her. “I am so sorry for taking you to the vet.”

Lena swore the puppy grimaced. Kara padded across the bed and sat down next to her lap, giving Lena a wide smile. “You’re okay with what happened?” Lena asked.

Kara nodded.

“Did you say you took Kara to the vet?” Kara's head turned so fast towards Alex, Lena was sure she got whiplash.

Lena saw Kara's eyes widen in horror, frantically shaking her head at the brunette.  

Lena looked towards the amused agent. ‘Well, Kara did destroy my device.’ Lena reasoned. “Yes.”

Alex cackled. “Did they?” Alex made a hand gesture. 

Knowing what Alex was referring to, Lena nodded, making Alex laugh even harder.

Kara let out a loud grunt, giving Lena an annoyed look. ‘Sorry, not sorry, Kara,’ Lena gave Kara a look. “You did destroy my device.”

Kara opened her mouth as if to speak before closing it with a clack of her teeth. The puppy hung her head in shame.

“...Kara also did have an accident,” Lena said after a few seconds, making the puppy raise her head in alarm. Blue eyes screamed betrayal, much to her own amusement. 

“She peed herself?!” Alex sat down on the bed, her laughter ringing out loud in the room. 

Lena watched as the golden retriever laid down and placed her paws over her ears. 

She couldn’t stop the giggle that escaped her. 

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DEO

Winn grunted as he dropped down a ten-pound bag of plants onto the concrete floor. Eliza gingerly placed a bag of fast food a few feet away. Agent Dom was standing still, eyeing them curiously, large head tilted to the side. A few agents looked at a couple of computer screens along the wall, getting scans from the turned agent. 

“Well, we brought you some food, some fast food, and some plants. Go on.” Winn and Eliza stepped to the side to let the baby rhino sniff the options. 

“I highly doubt he will choose fast food.” Eliza watched as Agent Dom huffed at the paper bag containing a burger before walking over to the bag of plants and beginning to eat. 

“Well, at least we gave him options.” They walked over to the numerous computer screens, their eyes trailing over the data. 

Winn looked down towards his tablet and said to Eliza, “J’onn wants to talk with us. It's  about Kara.”

“Alright, let’s go.”

They left Kara's training room and walked towards the main HQ, where they saw J’onn pacing. They both noticed Alex had not returned.

“There you are. Follow me.” Without looking back to see if they were following him, J’onn walked into an empty room, closing it once they entered. 

“Alex located Kara.” Both Winn and Eliza let out a breath of relief at the news. 

“Is she bringing her here?” Eliza asked.

“At this time, no. It looks like Kara grew attached to Ms. Luthor and didn’t want to leave her. Alex tried to take her, but Kara was very nippy.”

“Where do we go from here then?” Eliza watched as J’onn huffed. 

“Agent Danvers plans to stay with Ms. Luthor and Kara, but I need her to find out more about the alien. The NCPD detective wants to speak only to her.” J’onn grumbled. “I will give her today; then I’ll have her come back tomorrow. Agent Schott.”

Winn straightened up in alarm. “Yes, sir!”

“Agent Danvers requested NDA’s for Ms. Luthor.” J’onn gave Winn a look he couldn't read. 

Winn blinked. “Like now?”

“Yes.”

“Right this second?” 

“Get those NDA’s and head to Ms. Luthor’s building, Agent Schott.” 

Winn ran out of the room, nearly tripping and dropping his tablet.

“How are you handling all of this?” J’onn asked the Doctor gently once he closed the door. 

“My oldest daughter is an agent, and my youngest is an alien who turned into a puppy.” Eliza rubbed her forehead. “As long as they are both alive and okay, I can deal with it.”

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Lena’s Temporary Room

“Oh, I needed that.” Alex let out another chuckle as she saw her sister trying to burrow into the covers. 

“So, what do we do now?” Lena asked the agent.

“I'm having someone come over with the NDA’s. It's quite long.” 

“Very well. I'll inform Boss.”

“Alright, that's everything for now. I need a moment alone with Kara, if I may?” 

“Of course.”

Alex picked up a surprised Kara, knocked on the door, and was let out by one of Lena’s security guards. She walked along the long hallway, opened a room, and peeked inside. Seeing that it was empty, she entered and closed the door behind her.

“What are you doing?” Kara yipped, only to yelp when Alex grabbed her small body into a tight hug.

“I was so fu-”

“Language!” Kara yelped, shifting her body in Alex's grasp to rest her paws on her sister's shoulders. Her blue eyes met those of her worried sister, and she felt a stab of guilt. 

“-worried. We are going to have a serious talk when you turn back.” Alex muttered, tightening the embrace. 

Kara huffed a bit at the tightness but rested her head on Alex's shoulder. 

It was nice. 

“...You feel attached to Ms. Luthor, don't you?” Alex asked.

“Yes.” Kara yipped, her tail starting to wag.

Alex hummed thoughtfully. 

“And if I were to take you away from her?”

Kara couldn't help whining at the thought. No, she didn't want to part from Lena. “Please don't,” Kara pleaded.

“Okay, I won’t.” 

Chapter Text

“Okay, enough.” Alex loosened up the hug, with Kara remaining lax in her arms, feeling comfortable. Kara let out a small toothy yawn. ‘I feel sleepy again.’ Kara nosed Alex's shoulder. She had missed her sister’s hugs. 

“I’m planning on staying with you. I have already informed J’onn about it.” Alex rubbed up and down Kara’s back, her fingers trailing through soft fur. “And I have requested the NDA’s for Ms. Luthor to fill them out.”

“Okay.” Kara let out a small hum. 

“Oh, and Winn is coming soon.” Kara’s ears perked up. 

“He is!?” Kara's tail began to wag.

“Excited?” Alex teased, her eyes catching the wagging tail. “Yeah, I needed someone non-threatening to drop them off.”

Kara could help the small snort that escaped her. Right near Alex's ear. 

“Gross.” Alex lifted Kara out of her embrace, holding her far away from her body. Kara kicked the air in a panic before settling down and letting her hind legs hang in the air. Her sister's grip on her was strong. 

“Sorry.” Kara let out a small yip. 

Kara felt her eyes widen when a loud growl escaped her stomach. She suddenly felt hungry.

“Hungry?” 

Kara licked her lips, giving Alex a pleading look. 

“Alright, I guess I can find you some food, wait, has Lena been feeding you dog food?” Alex snickered.

Kara felt her ears fold against her head at the teasing. She gave a low growl. “I have no choice.” ‘And it isn't that bad.’ 

“Hey, I told you not to touch it.”

Kara stopped her growl, resigning herself to the teasing. 

“Shame there's no pizza-flavored dog food, huh.”

Kara just closed her eyes, feeling her tail tuck a bit closer to her body. “Food?” She barked softly, meeting her sister's eyes with a begging look. 

“Alright, fine, let's find you some food.” Alex brought her sister back into a long hug, before lowering her back onto the ground. Alex opened the door to the hallway, saying, “I was scolding you, as far as Ms. Luthor knows.”

Kara woofed. “Softy.” 

“You did not just say I'm a softy.” Alex nudged Kara out the door with her boot. 

Kara did her best to laugh. Her sister knew her too well. 

“And I will try to be more...trusting with Ms. Luthor,” Alex muttered. 

Kara showed her gratitude by rubbing up against her sister's pants and giving her a wide smile. 

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Lena perked up at the sound of the knocking at her door. “Come in!” 

Boss walked in, noting that the lights were still dim. 

“Jess is on the phone, Ms. Luthor.” Boss held the phone out for the brunette, who took it.

“Good afternoon, Ms. Luthor,” Jess’s voice was heard through the receiver. 

“Good afternoon, Jess. Lovely to hear from you. If I had my phone, we could have talked sooner.” Lena snarked lightly. 

“Ah yes, thankfully Boss is good at their job.” Lena rolled her eyes while Boss smiled underneath their uniform. “Moving on, I am calling with an update.”

“Go on.”

“I have contacted the board, and they are taking steps to take some of your responsibilities, and I will continue to make adjustments for some meetings. But, unfortunately, I wasn't able to reschedule some of the meetings with international investors so that I will attend them in your stead.” Lena heard the sound of the keyboard tapping. “Mr. Chad Wales has recently called and is being quite a nuisance about you not calling back about his proposal.”

 “Stubborn fool won't take no for an answer.” Lena scowled. “Don't give him the time of day, and focus on the important things.”

“Was already planning on doing so, just wanted to let you know.”

“You are the best, Jess.” Lena couldn't have felt more grateful for Jess. 

“Why, thank you. Due to the situation, Mr. Martin will keep an even closer eye on the thirty-five people for any suspicious activity. The story, for now, is that you came down sick and are taking the appropriate amount of time to recuperate if anyone dares to ask.”

“Which is two weeks?” Lena asked, bewildered.

“Yes.” Jess’s voice was firm. Lena then thought, ‘oh yes, concussion, right.’ . She felt her headache return a bit. 

There was a pause. 

“Moving on. Mrs. Masters has suggested taking this time to start posting on a social media site. She has already set up a few for you, but of course, they still aren't completely set up and are private. She still wants you to take your pick about which you would use.”

“She's not letting up on this,” Lena noted.

“Unfortunately. However, if I may add my take?” 

“Of course.”

“With Lex’s trial coming in future months, it is wise to continue to separate yourself from him. You have already changed the company's name, which is a wonderful step, but there isn't much about yourself out there. As much as I despise Lex, I will admit that he had charisma, and letting the public know him was a smart move. Unfortunately, so many people became loyal to him due to his beliefs, and unfortunately, as we know, there are still thousands of people. People who continue to defend him and are convinced that it wasn't him who placed that bomb.” Jess let out a frustrated sound, catching Lena off guard. Jess cleared her throat. “Apologies, Ms. Luthor, it seems I may need more coffee.”

Lena could understand Jess’s frustration. It's something that continued to irk her whenever her mind trailed back to that awful day. “It's alright, Jess.”

“Posting pictures of Kara, or with Kara could paint you as someone who could never hurt someone. Having a puppy and treating it right tells a lot about a person. We know... Lex is not someone who loves animals.” Lena could practically feel Jess grimace as she spoke those words. 

A memory of yowls and crimson flashed through Lena’s mind before she clamped it down. “No, he is not.” 

“All you need to do is just be like any other pet owner. Showing the first bath, Kara playing with toys or virtually anything.”

Lena sighed. “My worry is Lex finding out about her and taking her from me.” ‘ It's even worse knowing Kara is Supergirl. If Lex gets her.’ Lena couldn't help but grimace. ‘No, I won't let him get her.’ 

“Boss and the five will be with you for the next two weeks in the building, while the others set up even more outposts. Our spies have their eyes on Lex all the time and are more alert than ever if he speaks to someone or does something. I will have Steve and Bailey up security in LCorp as well.”

“Even more?” Lena couldn't help but ask.

“It is better to be prepared than not to be.”

Lena remained silent while she thought. ‘Am I really considering this?’ Lena rubbed her forehead, feeling her headache start again. ‘It would help, but I would need to ask Kara first...who is currently a puppy and whose sister seems to be the protective sort, I highly doubt that will go well.’

Boss tilted their head, then held out their hand for the phone. Lena eyed it before carefully handing it back. Boss pressed on the speaker option, saying, “Perhaps Ms. Luthor needs to think it over a bit more, Jess. It appears she still has an ongoing headache.”

“I will give you an answer by the end of the day, Jess.” Lena rubbed the side of her forehead. 

“Very well, Ms. Luthor. I will continue doing my work.” Lena was sure Jess was drinking something, her ears picking up a gulp.

“If you need more caffeine, you can use the company's card, Jess,” Lena suggested. 

Lena heard Jess sigh. “Thank you for the offer, Ms. Luthor. I may take it. It seems coffee is my lifeblood for now.”

Lena couldn't stop the snort that escaped her. 

“I will talk to you later, Ms. Luthor. Take care.” With that, Jess hung up. Boss stored the phone back into one of the pockets of their uniform. 

“Headache, Ms. Luthor?” Boss asked. 

“Yes, although not as bad as before.” Lena rubbed her temples. “Other than the call from Jess, anything else you need to inform me about?” 

“We have begun our procedure. I have already called people to have your penthouse door fixed and the apartment fully cleaned. They should be done by the end of the day. I will have my team scope the entire building and those around to see if anyone is suspicious. I have replaced the security guards and have informed the other tenants via their preferred form of communication.”

“The benefits of owning the building.” Lena closed her eyes, the pressure in her head alleviating a little bit. 

“Would you like me to dim the lights in the other rooms as well?”

“Yes, that would be lovely. Anything else?”

“I will join my team in patrolling the building, and if you need to reach me, just press one of the panic buttons.”

“Jess really went overboard with installing twenty,” Lena said in amusement. 

Boss let out a small chuckle.

“Oh yes, before I forget, someone will be arriving with a few papers I need to read and sign.” Lena looked into Boss’s goggles. 

“I will inform security to keep an eye out.” Boss nodded.

“From what Agent Danvers had told me, he is relatively harmless. We don't want the same incident with the man from the park.” Lena raised an eyebrow.

“Of course not, Ms. Luthor,” Boss said lively, with Lena hearing a bit of amusement in their tone. “I will say, though; my method did calm the drunkard.” 

“He soiled himself.”

“That poor pavement. And it was Bailey who really scared the man. I was just in the van maintaining my weapon.”

Lena let out a small chuckle.

Boss grinned underneath their mask. “I will take my leave, Ms. Luthor. Contact me if you need my assistance. Would you like me to remove Agent Danvers from the apartment?”

Lena had a feeling the redhead would throw a fit if she kicked her out. “There’s no need.”

“Very well.”

After taking a bow, Boss left the room.

Lena rubbed her temples and decided she had done enough resting for the day, pulled the covers aside, and swung her legs over the side of the bed. She just needed a moment to think. 

After a few seconds, she reached under her pillow and pulled out a small container of prescribed pills, and took one. 

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Jess had stocked enough dog food in the apartment kitchen that Kara had salivated at the sight of ten large bags. Alex had grabbed two bowls placed next to the multiple bags, one for food, and one for water, before heading back to see Ms. Luthor.

The living room was surprisingly empty of agents, though her ears picked up footsteps in the hall outside of the apartment. The lighting in the apartment had also changed abruptly, catching her off guard for a second. 

Kara began eating her food, her appetite returning full force. Lena was awake now, and Alex was here in the apartment with her; she was more than content. 

She froze her chewing when she felt a presence in the room. With food in her mouth, she turned to see Boss walking into the living room, looking down towards her. She felt her hackles start to rise a little. She didn't know why the masked face made her uneasy, but it just did. 

Boss made their way to the door of the apartment and left the apartment. Kara kept her ears up, picking up Boss entering the elevator.  

She swallowed her food and continued to eat. Once she was done, she curled up near her water bowl, keeping her eyes towards the apartment door. She may as well wait in the living room until Alex was done speaking with Lena.

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Lena picked up her head as she heard a knock on her door. 

“Ms. Luthor? It's me.” Alex’s voice was loud and clear. 

A hint of nervousness rushed through the brunette until she shook it off. It was Kara's sister, not someone she had to fear.

“Enter!” Lena shouted, wincing as it made her head pound. 

Alex entered the room, closing the door behind her. “Sorry for disturbing you, but I was wondering if we could discuss something about Kara and something else.”

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Kara felt herself flinch awake as she heard a loud squeal. She turned towards the sound, blinking furiously until her eyes caught sight of Winn entering the apartment. A gloved hand closed the door behind Winn.  

“Kara?!” Winn rushed over and knelt next to her, dropping the heavy suitcase containing the NDAs on the floor. 

“Winn!” Kara couldn't keep her tail from wagging at the sight of her best friend. She bounced to all fours. 

“You are so cute!” Winn gushed, patting Kara's head.

“It's so good to see you!” Kara lunged at Winn playfully, letting out a surprisingly loud bark that echoed throughout the mostly empty living room. 

They both stopped when they heard someone clear their throat. They turned to see Alex entering the living room with Lena by her side. Lena was rubbing her head.

Winn shot up to his feet, grabbing the suitcase. “Agent Danvers, hello. Ms. Luthor, uh lovely to meet you.” Winn rushed over to shake Lena’s hand. After wiping it on his pants first. 

“Nice to meet you too, Mr?”

“Winn Schott, Ms. Luthor. But um, you can just call me Winn.” Winn let go of Lena’s hand, feeling a bit giddy. 

“Do you have them?” Alex crossed her arms, going straight to business.

“Yes. Here.” Winn passed the suitcase to Alex. 

“Follow me.” Lena followed Alex over to the kitchen. Kara scrambled to follow, with Winn the last to follow, getting distracted by the large apartment.

Alex placed the suitcase on the marble kitchen counter. Alex scanned her fingerprints and inserted two different passcodes on the outside of the specialized suitcase. The suitcase opened after a few seconds, revealing two large stacks of papers and a heavy-duty pen.” 

“...Couldn't you have sent me one digitally?” Lena couldn't help but snark.

“I don't like the amount of paper used either, but it's not up to me.” Alex picked up the first stack carefully. It wasn't stapled. 

Lena felt her headache worsen at the sight of all the fine print. 

“Alright, so this first one is about your discretion regarding the DEO. I will need you to sign in a few sections, and I can answer any question you have-”

Winn just felt bad for Lena. He remembered when he had to fill out those papers. It was a long couple of hours with a stiff neck, paranoia, and aching hand.

Down below, Kara tilted her head, trying to look up to see what they were doing. The marble counter blocked her view, making her feel a bit isolated. She felt her ears press against her head. She didn't like it. 

She padded over to Winn and pawed at his pants, getting his attention.

Winn made a questioning sound as he looked down towards her. Kara looked towards him, then up towards the counter, then back towards him, then back to the counter. “Help?” Kara woofed quietly, not wanting to interrupt Alex, who was still talking.

“Oh. I see.” Winn leaned down and picked her up from the sides, and placed her on the counter. Now she could see better. Kara immediately sprawled out on the counter, the sight of Lena signing paperwork surprisingly entertaining. 

Alex continued, “this section here is about your discretion regarding the DE-” Alex paused, noticing movement out of the corner of her eye. She turned toward her sister, “Kara, why are you on the counter?” The eldest Danvers gave the puppy a scolding look as Kara just blinked innocently. Lena hid her smile.

“She wanted to be up here.” Winn patted Kara's head awkwardly. 

“Yep!” Kara barked.

“You are being very rude to Ms. Luthor.” Alex gave Kara a fierce glare. She may not like Ms. Luthor much, but she has manners.

“It's quite alright; this isn't even the apartment I reside in for a long time.” Lena reached over to pat Kara's head, pausing once she realized she just petted Supergirl. Kara huffed before leaning into her touch. Lena let out a small smile as she rubbed Kara's ear. 

“Don't let her adorableness distract you. Kara, get down.” Alex ordered. 

Kara yawned widely as Lena rubbed her ear. She let out a small whine when Lena moved her hand away. “No, come back.” Kara pawed towards Lena’s hand, her paw meeting the air. 

“It's fine, Agent Danvers; she can stay there. Let's continue with the NDA’s.”

It took a while, to say the least.

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 “I am so making you a Supergirl, super puppy costume,” Winn muttered under his breath. “Like maybe a full-body costume? Oh, what about with your logo! And a little cape?! And a little skirt?! That would be so adorable!” 

Alex snorted, taking her eyes away from the scribbling brunette. “I think they already sell that at pet stores, Winn. I saw a bunch of dogs wearing Supergirl costumes last year on Halloween. Kara even took pictures holding some of them, remember?”

Winn looked thoughtful before saying. “Oh, yeah. I remember, but this is gonna be no cheap manufactured costume! This is going to be a hundred percent legit for a Kryptonian!” Ideas were running through Winn’s mind, his eyes trailing over Kara's puppy form, taking down measurements. His inner fashion designer was excited. 

“I...am not looking forward to that.” Kara inwardly grimaced. 

“Alright, what's the next section, agent?” Lena stood back up, stretching her back as she did so. She should've gotten a chair.

“One last section, then we’ll move on towards the next stack.”

“...How long has it been?”

“An hour and forty minutes.”

“Well...that's unfortunate.”

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Kara pawed wildly at the tie Winn was swinging above her. She had been starting to feel a bit bored just watching Lena and Alex work on the NDA’s, as was Winn, so they began fooling around a bit. It was nearing two hours, and the pair was halfway into the second stack of NDA’s. Alex had even gone to get chairs.

The second stack of NDA’s was entirely about her identity as Supergirl, a Kryptonian. When they made the NDA, Alex had gone overboard with clauses and so many things Kara didn't really understand. Kara had even been given a chance to add a few things.

Kara caught the tie with her teeth, chewing on it absentmindedly. 

“Hey, let go. This is one of my favorite ties.” Winn tugged at the tie gently. Kara quickly let go. “Thanks.”

“This section here is about disturbing Supergirl's sacred area of nutrition.” At Lena’s strange look, Alex quickly said, “In other words, don't grab food from her fridge. She made a big deal out of it when we came up with this.”

Kara quickly sat up. “Agents kept taking food from me! Do you know how hungry I get after fighting?!” Kara howled, stomping her right front paw on the counter in a show of annoyance. “Very hungry!” Kara gave them her best angry face.

The three humans just looked at her. 

“...That was adorable,” Winn whispered. The other two just nodded. 

Kara huffed before sprawling out on the counter again.

“She doesn't like to share her food, even with me sometimes.” Alex poked Kara's nose, making the puppy sneeze again. Kara gave her a quick glare before pawing at her nose.

“Not even with me,” Winn added. 

“Really? She shared her food with me before.” Lena looked up after she signed where Alex had gestured to.

“When?!”

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“And that is the last section.” Alex picked up the last page and organized the stack of papers.

Lena set the pen down with a sigh of relief, rubbing her temples. Her headache felt like it was getting worse, the front side of her head throbbing. 

Kara stood up and padded over to Lena, her worry rising as she sniffed closely at the brunette. 

Lena looked towards the golden. “I'm fine, just a concussion.”

Kara whined. “You should still be resting then.” 

Alex let out a small curse as she placed the papers back into the suitcase. “And you didn't think to let us know?”

“I've dealt with wor-”

“But you should still be resting!” Kara barked loudly, making Lena grimace. “Sorry.” 

Alex shushed Kara with a pat on the head. “I'm sure Kara is scolding you, but you need to rest. All this reading and signing probably made it worse. You were prescribed pills?”

“Yeah, I took one a few hours ago.”

“Did you eat something?”

“...No.” Lena fought to keep her stoic face on as her stomach made a low rumble. She hasn't eaten in hours. She was sure Kara heard it when she saw her blue eyes look down towards her belly.

Alex let out an annoyed sigh. “Of all the stubborn-Winn, take her to her room.” Winn looked nervously between the two women.

“Excuse me, I live here.”

“I'm aware, but you need to rest.” Alex heaved Lena out of the chair and gestured her towards the hallway. “I'll find you something to eat, so off you go.” Alex gestured for Winn to go towards the hallway as well. 

“Look, this isn't necessary-”

“As of now, it is.”

“I still need to discuss something with you both-” Lena looked between Alex and Kara. Kara was on all fours, determination clear in her eyes. 

“It can wait. Now go before I sic Kara on you.” Kara let out a growl, which sounded adorable to Lena's ears.

Rather than argue, Lena made her way back to her room, with Winn awkwardly trailing behind her. 

Kara kept her ears perked up until she heard a door open and close. She sat down on the counter again. 

“Well, that explains the lighting,” Alex muttered before walking further into the kitchen, opening up a few cabinets. “Now, where is the food…”

Kara just watched as Alex looked through the many cabinets. 

“Softy.” 

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“She's stubborn, huh.” Alex turned off the heat of the stove. “Didn't even mention it.”

“Yeah, she is. Reminds me of someone else.” Kara moved, so she was laying on her back on the counter, the cold feeling wonderful.

Alex scraped off some of the food she had cooked onto a plate, then dropped the skillet into the sink. She froze once she saw Kara. “You know, it's just unfair.” Alex walked closer to the puppy. 

Kara turned over to lay on her front, giving Alex a confused look. “What?”

“Sit up for me real quick.” 

Kara sat up, her ears perking up as she looked up at her big sister. Her tail wagged a bit behind her. 

“Do your puppy eyes.” 

Kara was tempted to snort out of amusement before stopping herself. Her puppy eyes in her regular form were surprisingly effective, but now? 

A quick test was needed.

Kara looked down towards her paws, doing her best to adjust her facial features, which felt odd to do. She did her best to press her ears against her head. She made her eyes wide and pleading and a bit watery. Once she felt she was ready, she looked up towards Alex. 

“...That is effective.” Alex's voice sounded strained. She was sure Kara's eyes sparkled for a quick second. It was unfair that she was still weak for Kara’s puppy eyes.

Kara let a whine escape and tilted her head. It sounded desperate and real. 

“Okay, stop that,” Alex booped Kara's nose, making Kara sneeze. It was too cute.

“Why do you keep doing that?!” Kara pawed at her nose furiously, wanting to get rid of the itch. Alex snickered and reached with her hand to poke at Kara's nose again. Kara lunged at the approaching hand, trapping Alex's entire arm in a hug, standing on her hind legs. “No more.”

“If mom could see you now.” Alex scratched at Kara's ears with her hand that wasn't trapped in a hug. Alex froze. “Oh crap, mom.”

Kara froze. Oh right, Eliza. 

“We should facetime her.”

“Yeah.” Kara woofed and let go of Alex's arm. 

“I'm gonna go drop off the food, and then we’ll facetime her.” Alex picked the plate and grabbed some utensils, and made her way to the room Lena was resting in.

Kara waited patiently, hoping that Lena would like the food. Alex wasn't known for her cooking skills; she would know. 

A few minutes later, Alex came back, chuckling. “Winn was telling Lena about Wendy's national roast day and what happened at Catco.”

Kara couldn't help but grimace, remembering how tense Catco had been. ‘That was...a scary day,’ Kara thought. 

Kara and the rest of the Catco employees had been horrified when one of the PR people of Catco reached out to Wendy's Twitter to roast them. When Cat had found out what that employee had done, she had been annoyed before seeing Wendy's response. Then she quietly walked back to her office with a coffee Kara had gotten for her. Cat Grant had closed the door, yelling for no one to disturb her. 

Kara and everyone else could only watch as @CatGrant and @Wendys went at it on Twitter for hours, with Wendys bowing down by the evening. There were many times when employees would struggle not to let out a sound at a comeback. It was difficult to do her job as Cat’s assistant while hearing Cat talking to herself about her next comeback. 

The person who ran Wendy's Twitter on that day must've felt pain. 

“I remember you calling me, freaking out about it.” Alex snickered. “You were so scared Cat was going to come out of her office and fire you each time Wendy’s replied.”

“It was a legitimate fear!” Kara glared towards the older Danvers. Cat was scary for being a short woman, and Kara couldn't help but respect that. 

Alex patted Kara's head. “I'm gonna pretend I understood that. Anyways,” Alex reached down into her boot, unzipped a compartment, and pulled out her phone. 

“That's where you had your phone?” Kara tilted her head. She's always learning something new about the agent's uniform. 

Alex hummed thoughtfully as she unlocked her phone. “I guess you can stay there.” Alex sat back down, adjusting her chair so her back was to the counter. 

Kara padded over and rested her head on Alex's left shoulder. Alex smiled at the gesture before catching a whiff of dog breath.

“You better not lick me; you have gross dog breath,” Alex warned, starting the call. 

Out of spite, Kara licked Alex's cheek, making Alex grimace. “Oh, you little sh-”

Both of them looked towards the phone once they heard it go through. 

“Alex, how is-is that Kara?” The left side of Eliza's face appeared, with the usual commotion of the DEO being heard in the background. 

“Eliza!” Kara howled right next to Alex's ear, her tail smacking the back of Alex’s head. “I’m so sorry for not calling you!” 

“Kara!” Alex scolded, feeling her ear ringing. 

“Oh, my-it's her. I could recognize those eyes anywhere.” Eliza chuckled, relief clear in her voice. “Hold on, let me find a quiet place.”

Kara rested her paws on Alex's shoulder, her head reaching out to nose at the phone. She couldn't help the urge to nuzzle against the phone. 

“Kara, get down- oh, come here.” Alex reached behind her, grabbing Kara around the belly, moving the puppy to her lap. “Now, settle down.” 

Kara couldn't help but be pleased. She could never refuse a hug from Alex. 

They waited until Eliza seemed to find an empty room and settled down, placing the phone on the table, allowing the sisters to see her fully.

“My girls,” Eliza said fondly. “ Kara, I'm so glad you're okay. We had been so worried.”

“I'm okay! Lena has been taking care of me!” Kara yipped.

“I assume that's you saying you're okay.”

Kara nodded. 

“If only we had a way to hear her speak,” Alex muttered. “For all I know, she could be bad mouthing me.”

“Alex!” Eliza scolded. 

“Alex! I could never!” Kara let out a sharp bark, shooting Alex a hurt look. 

“I'm kidding!” Alex could recognize the hurt look on Kara's face, even in her current state. “Sorry.” Alex gave Kara's head a quick pat. “Mom, want to tell Kara what we found out?”

Kara swiveled her head to look towards the phone, interest clear. 

“Well, I ran a couple of tests on your blood and the goo, and I must say, Kara, why would you touch something of unknown origin without gloves?” Eliza sounded exasperated. “Especially without gloves. We went over lab safety multiple times, Kara. Multiple times.”

Kara just hung her head, feeling Alex poke her side. She really should've worn gloves. She had gotten so used to none of the chemicals in the DEO affecting her that she had gotten careless.

“I'm just thankful you're okay...but we will be going over lab safety again.”

“Again?!” Kara grumbled but nodded. 

Eliza heaved a sigh. “The tests showed the goo completely overtaking your DNA, turning you into, well, a golden retriever. Your Kryptonian DNA was absent, which I found to be shocking. However, I've been keeping an eye on some samples, and I’ve been able to see hints of Kryptonian. I will try sun blasting it later today and see if there are any changes. I can only assume the goo is somehow mixing with your DNA but there are still a lot of unknowns. Such as your ability to return to normal.”

Eliza took a breather. “There are several ideas. It could be a waiting game, or we could find a cure, or the alien itself could change you back. We can't communicate with the alien currently, and I don't think you want to wait for too long.”

Kara shook her head furiously at that. 

“The alien communicates with some sort of sign language. I think if its use of appendages was anything to go by. It's not similar to any sign language on the earth from what I could tell. It looked very similar to a human, had very pale skin, almost white and its eyes would change color. It didn't have any ears or nails, so I'm assuming it did not communicate verbally hence the sign language and maybe it remains transformed most of the time. ” Alex poked Kara's side. “You wouldn't happen to know an alien sign language by any chance?”

‘ An alien that talks with signs, very pale skin, changing eye colors...hmm, doesn't sound familiar to me at all, and I don't know that sign language. ’ Kara just shook her head. She had heard about several species that communicated in such a way but had never met one personally.

“We have an NCPD detective in custody, says she knows a place where there could be someone who knows of its species. An alien hideout or something. She made a deal with me, but I can send another agent in my stead.” Alex informed kara. 

Eliza spoke up, “J’onn has spoken with the detective after you left. She was very adamant that she made a deal with you, and is not willing to work with anyone else.” Eliza shifted a little in her seat. “She made that very clear with J’onn. You can expect a call from him later today, Alex.”

“You can't be serious. I'm not leaving Kara alone with Ms. Luthor.” Alex flinched as Kara nipped at her hand. “Fine, Lena.” Kara let go. 

“Isn't Winn with you? He could stay to watch over Kara.” Eliza suggested. 

Alex gave her mom a look. Kara just smiled widely at the thought of her best friend staying to hang out. She had a feeling Lena would get along with the tech genius. 

“And Ms. Luthor is a very important woman. I'm sure she has her own security.”

“She does. I just don't.” Alex let out a frustrated sigh. “I just don't want to leave kara, okay? She doesn't have her powers.” 

‘But I kind of do, I think.’ Kara nudged Alex's hand, ‘I just need to find a way to tell you.’ 

“I'm just letting you know. How is Ms. Luthor?” Eliza asked. 

“She's super nice! She didn't even get mad at me when I chewed on her heel!” Kara barked in succession.

“She's a stubborn one. It turns out she had a concussion and didn't inform me until we finished signing the NDA’s” Alex shook her head.

“ Reminds me of someone. Someone who walked on a broken ankle for three days before being carried to the doctors at the DEO.” The matriarch gave her oldest daughter a look.

“I am a doctor.” 

“You didn’t complete your residency.” 

“But I am still a doc-ow!” Alex sent Kara a scolding look after feeling tiny teeth nip at her fingers. Kara sent her a glare back.

That had been an interesting week. After fighting with a tough alien, Kara had realized her older sister was acting weird. Whenever she entered a room, she would always find Alex leaning against something, and she thought it was just to appear cool, but something was off.  For example, during a meeting, Alex was sitting instead of partaking in her usual prowling, often scaring the other agents in the room. After cornering her sister, Kara looked at her legs and forced her to go to the DEO doctors, practically carrying Alex there. 

Alex had been stubborn, especially when it came to wearing a cast and using crutches. Of course, J’onn had suggested the eldest go home, but she refused. 

“Yeah yeah, I was stubborn. You didn't have to carry me on your back for the following weeks.” Alex grumbled. “Anyways, I'll wait for the call then. And I’ll talk to Winn and Ms. Luthor about where we go from here. How is agent Dom?”

“He’s been doing well, brain activity is all good, and he had some plants for lunch. Agent Leon has been keeping him company. They tried playing chess an hour ago, and guess who won?” Eliza asked in amusement. 

“Agent Leon?” Alex guessed, knowing the agent was a good chess player. 

“Agent Dom won.” Eliza let out a chuckle. 

Alex let out a small laugh while Kara let out a huff. “At least he’s doing well. Anything new with the alien?” 

“I had dropped off some more food options: some meats, fruits, and vegetables. And it appears that they like fruits and vegetables more. They really didn't like the smell of meat and stayed in the corner of the cell until we finally removed it.”

“Interesting,” Alex muttered. “Anything else?”

“No. I will try sun blasting the sample I have and see if there are any changes. If I find anything new, I will call back.” 

“Sounds good, talk to you later mom-Ow!” Alex exclaimed as Kara lunged at the phone, her claws digging into Alex’s pants. “Kara will miss you, bye!” Alex hung up, cutting off her mother’s laughter. 

“I wanted us to talk more,” Kara whined, sitting back in Alex’s lap. She looked up towards her sister, who gave her a soft look. 

“We’ll call her later, okay?” 

“Fine.” 

Alex picked up her sister and placed her gently on the floor. “Let’s go see what the geniuses are doing.” Alex fixed the chairs, tucking them under the counter. “Do you think Ms-Lena would be able to make a collar that can translate your thoughts, like from that movie with the dogs? The one where you cried in the beginning?” 

“...Up?” Kara jumped excitedly. “I can be Dug! Oh gosh, I can be Dug! Let’s go talk to Lena!” Kara began running around Alex’s legs. 

Alex let out a laugh as she watched Kara fool around. “I take it you found a revelation.”

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Alex was displeased

“So what you're planning on doing is using my sister to improve your public image.” There was an edge to Alex's voice, making Kara slink away from her. Winn moved away from the redhead as well, standing on the opposite side of her.

Lena straightened up. “Yes.”

“No fu-”

“The device she destroyed was what I was going to use. And after thinking it over, I do agree that it was for the best for it to be destroyed, but now it leaves me scrambling to find something else.” Lena noticed the guilty look appearing on Kara's face. “Actually, there is something else.” She just remembered another detail.

“The device she destroyed was made of titanium, and she was a puppy.”

Alex’s eyes widened a bit before gesturing for Kara to get close as she knelt. Kara scrambled to sit in front of Alex. “Can you open your mouth?” Kara obliged, opening her jaw. 

“Hmm, you still have small puppy teeth.” Alex lifted Kara's jaw to see better, her fingers gently lifting the sides of Kara's mouth to see small unblemished teeth. Kara let out a small whine in discomfort. “Do you think you still have your powers?” Alex let go of Kara's jaw. 

Kara tilted her head before trying to make a shrugging motion. 

“Looks like we still need those buttons,” Alex sighed. 

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‘I want to help Lena.’ All three humans looked towards Alex’s phone.

“We can get back to that, but first, Kara, do you think you still have your powers?” Alex sat down next to her puppy sister. 

Kara tilted her head, her tail wagging slowly. She got back up and began to paw at the colorful buttons. 

After a few seconds of pawing, Alex looked down at her phone. ‘Think so.’

“Can you try your best to explain?”

Kara huffed.

After a few minutes and a bit of editing, Alex read out what Kara spelled out, “‘After sleeping in the sun the first time, I felt very tired and just out of it. The next day, I was very full of energy. Every time I’m in the sun, I absorb it, but it takes a while to go into effect. I think. Before I destroyed Lena’s device, I had been blasted with sunlight from Dr. Malcolm’s sunlamps a bit before, so I think that made it possible for me to destroy it.’” 

“Dr. Malcolm’s sunlamps have proven to be very strong,” Lena added. “At least, according to the data I was given.”

“Mom did say it appeared the goop was mixing with your DNA, so it makes sense. She could probably find out a lot more information.” Alex muttered.

“So it’s very likely that she could end up with her laser eyes and flight, and everything else,” Winn noted, making Alex grimace. 

Lena immediately began planning on fortifying her apartment. 

“A flying puppy, that just sounds like a mess.” Alex rubbed her forehead. “I don’t even want to think about your laser eyes.” 

‘Me either,’ Kara thought. She wasn’t even sure if she could control her powers in her current state. 

“I’ll call mom later, see if we could come up with something to suppress your powers. I don’t think you want to deal with a strong, laser-eyed, flying puppy.” Alex gave Lena a questioning look.

“I would prefer not to. “ Lena sat back down on her bed, tension bleeding out of her. Winn paced around the room. 

They were quiet for a bit before Alex spoke up, looking towards her sister, “You want to help Lena, Kara?” 

Kara nodded. She wanted to make it up to Lena. She couldn’t do much, but she was willing to do anything to make it right. The guilt of destroying Lena’s device still lingered. 

Alex sighed. She wanted nothing more than to take Kara back to the DEO forcefully, but she had a feeling that wouldn’t go well. Kara was a puppy but a stubborn puppy. 

There was only one option. 

“If she is to help you with being on social media, will your team be willing to work with us?” Alex stood up, shoulders tense. “The both of you will be under DEO’s protection as well.”

Lena looked into Alex’s eyes. “My team has been protective of Kara ever since she has come into my care, and I know Boss will be more than willing to work with you, although my team will have to fill out those NDA’s, correct?”

“Yes. Being on social media poses a large risk, especially since Kara is Supergirl.” Alex began to pace. “We will have to work on security rotations and perhaps have some tech people as well.” 

“I could stay!” They all turned to Winn. “I mean, I have my own stuff back at home.” Winn turned to Lena, “ with your permission, I could stay and help."

"That could work." Alex nodded.

“You want to help me?” Lena asked, bewildered.

“Well, other than being a fan, I used to work at Catco. While it was technical, I was able to catch trends and do analytics. And let me tell you, people love cute dogs, especially when they're puppies.” Winn pointed towards Kara, who yawned widely yet cutely. 

Somehow.

"Are you feeling alright to do a meeting later?" Alex asked. If John was to call her later in the day, she wanted to have a plan ready.

"A bit, yes, I will need to contact my assistant. Knowing my employees, I'm sure they had a plan ready for weeks." Lena reached under the bed frame and pressed a panic button.

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As it turns out, Mrs. Masters did have a plan prepared for weeks, which was begrudgingly shared with Alex. Much to Lena's surprise, Mrs. Masters advocated for Winn, saying, "Lena, darling, we need all the help we can get."

Later in the evening, J'onn called and set up communication for all parties.

It took four hours to settle on the same plan, on guard rotations, and share people's names to keep an eye out for, along with some extra information. 

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The plan went into motion the next day, much to Kara's surprise.  

It all started with a photo on the brand new Instagram account @LenaKL. 

A photo of a golden retriever puppy in Lena's fixed penthouse, looking out the large window, looking absolutely majestic as the sun rose. 

With a caption underneath, reading, “Hello, National City!”

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“Well, that was quick,” Lena muttered, eyes widening as her notifications started to build up. Winn, who was sitting on the chair next to her, peeked over. Kara, who was sitting on the counter, looked at the phone as well. 

A lot of comments questioning if it was actually Lena Luthor.

Some people are already starting conspiracy theories. 

Some are asking about future projects, surprisingly. 

There were a lot of comments about how majestic Kara looked. 

“They love you already, Kara,” Winn cheered, raising a hand for a high five. Kara did her best in returning it, raising a paw to Winn’s hand. A wide smile on her puppy face. 

“It’s too early to read all of these,” Lena scrolled through her comments, her eyes looking at the time in the top right corner. 7:57 AM. She closed the app after a few seconds, lowering her phone to the kitchen counter. 

“There is no need to read them at all, Ms. Luthor,” Boss spoke from the kitchen. “Much of our team will be looking through them. Alex, could you pass me the salt shaker?”

“I passed it to you.” Alex looked up from the pan, where some eggs were cooking. 

“You passed me the one with black pepper in it.”

“Oh, sorry.” Alex opened the cupboard up top, taking out another shaker. She held it out to Boss, “here.”

Much had happened after the meeting. For one, they returned to Lena’s actual home since the door had been repaired and enforced, and the apartment had been thoroughly searched and cleaned. Different guards arrived on the first floor to replace the ones assassinated. 

After the extensive meeting with everyone, Alex and Boss seemed to get along better. 

“Thank you.” 

“As Boss said, you don't need to really read what people say. Some of our agents are undercover on the app and will look over everything, see if there's anybody with suspicious accounts.” Alex closed the cupboard.

“It’s astounding how fast people noticed the post.” Lena watched as her phone kept vibrating on the counter. So much buzzing. 

Kara padded over to the phone and placed a paw on it. Lena looked at the puppy, “I just find it surprising it was noticed so early in the morning.”

Kara lifted her paw and placed it on the phone again. 

“Well, people are awake at 7 am. Some just wake up and go immediately to their social media.” Winn adjusted himself on his chair. 

“Well, it couldn't hurt to read some more, right?” Before Lena could reach her phone, Kara rested both paws and laid on it. “Kara.” Lena scolded

Kara just let out a small, non-threatening growl before laying her head down. 

Alex looked up from her pan and chuckled. “She’s right. Looking at them won’t do much. It’s best to rest your eyes; your concussion won’t get better if you keep staring at it.”

Lena was astounded when Kara nodded along. “How did you know?” 

“Once you’re her friend, and she finds out your hurt, she’s gonna take care of you. If she had been her regular self, she would stand guard in your room, making sure you don’t leave until you fully recover.” Alex peeked underneath the eggs, noting it to be a bit burnt. She quickly turned off the heat. Burnt eggs weren’t the worst.

“I came down with a cold and a bit of a sore throat once,” Winn spoke up,” But I still went to work, and Kara would pass by every couple of minutes, asking if I needed anything. She would bring me items, regardless if I had asked. By the end of the day, I had a drawer full of tissues and painkillers and multiple cups of tea on top of my desk. Ms. Grant let me leave early so that Kara wouldn’t be distracted.” Lena couldn’t help but chuckle. 

Kara let out a small woof. 

“Enough chit-chat.” Boss turned off the burner. “Breakfast is ready. I will have mine in one of the rooms, so come get me if you require my presence.”

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Kara paced around the couch, occasionally stopping as the group talked. She nosed the floor, her strong sense of smell catching the slightest hint of blood. She sneezed and moved on. 

“The first photo was a success.” Alex leaned back on the couch. “Mrs. Masters will talk with the rest of the PR team, so it’s just waiting for now.”

Lena had leaned back on the couch as well, eyes closed. 

“Are you heading back to the DEO?” Winn asked, looking at his watch. 

“Yes,” Alex nodded. “Soon. Hopefully, I can find some info on the alien.” Kara padded around the couch and stopped right in front of her, sitting down. “I don’t know when I'll come back here, but you can always reach out to me.”

Kara let out a whine. 

“We can even facetime kara,” Alex leaned forward, patting Kara’s head. Kara just gave Alex a sad-looking puppy face. 

“I still find it hard to believe that Supergirl is a puppy,” Boss spoke up from their position by the window. 

“You won’t have a hard time believing when she starts flying.” Alex snarked. “Hopefully, she doesn’t start anytime soon.” She immediately felt Kara pawing her pants, who was frantically shaking her head. 

“Crap. Now it’s almost certain.” Alex closed her eyes in frustration before opening them as she felt a vibration in her boot. She reached down and pulled out her phone. “Guess it’s time I head back. Winn, call me if anything happens.” Alex stood up. She pointed to Boss, “ Let me know if anything concerning the guards comes up. Several agents should be arriving soon. They should all have their badges.” 

Boss nodded, an amused smile hidden underneath their mask.

Alex pointed to Lena, who opened an eye. “You, stop being stubborn and take a nap. You've been awake for too long. Kara, take her to her room.” Kara stood up in attention, scrambling to stand before the brunette, a bark escaping her. 

“You are being ridiculous,” Lena muttered, not lifting her head. 

“All of our teams will be monitoring the account; you have more than enough time to rest.” Alex reached out a hand to Lena, who took it and stood up. Kara walked around the brunette, making her stumble a bit, before leading her to her room, the woman following behind slowly. 

“Winn.” Said man perked up. “Your equipment should be arriving soon, so you can probably set it up in a room. I had Agent Smith send a couple of her cameras, so be careful with them.”

“Oh, I will.” Winn held up a hand. Agent Smith was an avid photographer in her spare time. She was very protective of her gear. Winn was certain she could sense if he were ever to scratch one of her cameras by accident.

“And I think that’s everything.” Alex made her way to the front door. “Call me if you need me.” With that, Alex exited the penthouse.

Winn and Boss just looked at each other, the mask frightening Winn the slightest amount. 

To break the slight tension, Winn spoke up, “Do you know about national roast day?”

“Hmm, no. Go on.”

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“Open the door!” Kara woofed, pawing at the door to Lena’s room. She was determined to get Lena into bed. She needed to rest. 

Lena chuckled, opening the door to her bedroom allowing Kara to scurry in. 

Kara tried jumping onto the bed but only landed back on the floor. “Why is your bed so tall?!” Kara shot Lena a look before trying to jump on again. Her front paws couldn’t reach the top. 

Her ears picked up Lena’s small giggle. 

‘How did I get up last time?’ Kara tried jumping on again, only to land on the floor again. It eventually clicked, and she made her way over to her dog bed that was still resting next to Lena’s. The additional height allowed her to bite down on Lena’s covers, and Kara managed to scramble on, giving Lena a proud look. She sat down on the covers, her tail wagging. 

“You still struggle a bit,” Lena noted, walking over to her nightstand. At seeing Kara pat the bed with her paw, Lena said, “I’ve been in these clothes for too long. I need a shower, change clothes, and then I’ll rest. Agreed?” Lena raised an eyebrow at Kara, who nodded and laid down. She placed her prescribed pills on her nightstand and set her phone to charge.

Jess had been against her having her phone but ultimately relented. 

Lena made her way to her walk-in closet to get some clothes. She was certain she wouldn't faint in the shower. 

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DEO

“So, how is Kara?” 

Alex sighed, bringing her thermos to her mouth and motioning towards J’onn to wait. Coffee has never tasted so heavenly. 

She wiped her mouth. “She is doing well, I would say. She seems rather used to being a puppy already.” She placed her thermos on Agent Johnson’s desk. 

“It is appropriate. I feel that she was a puppy personified at times.” J’onn’s voice seeped amusement. 

“I can’t disagree with that.” Noticing J’onn’s peering gaze at her, she asked, “what?”

“I am merely curious what animal you resemble.” 

“Probably a panther or jaguar,” Alex stated confidently. Several agents around her who were working nodded in agreement. Alex picked her thermos back up and sipped her coffee, feeling smug.

“No.” J’onn shook his head. “You resemble the cat from that...meme? I don't remember which one, but Agent Schott showed it to me a couple of weeks ago.”

“Do you mean grumpy cat, sir?” Agent Johnson spoke up from his desk. Alex shot him a look. 

“Ah yes! That one!” J’onn turned back to Alex. “Most certainly a feline, but I could see you like a cat.”

Several agents nodded in agreement with J’onn. 

“She mostly resembles a Sphynx cat!” Agent Williams called from her desk in the far corner. A couple of agents chuckled, with Agent Astor cackling, who had a Sphynx cat. 

J’onn, not knowing much about cat breeds, nodded. It sounded very sophisticated. 

“I know where you live, Williams!” Alex shouted. She knew that breed; she had saved one from a fire before. 

“Come over then!” 

“You don't want to fight me!” Alex shook a fist in Agent William's direction. 

“I’m down!” The blonde-haired woman shouted back. “I could take you any day!”

“Sir.” Agent Johnson quietly called, making J’onn look towards him. The twenty-five-year-old, redhead man had searched up the Sphynx cat and had turned his screen so that J’onn could see an image of the feline. 

“Oh.” J’onn hid his grimace. Deciding to stop a usual spat, he placed a hand on Alex's shoulder, saying, “the detective has been waiting. Go and speak with her.”

Alex picked up her thermos and nodded. “I hope she has some vital intel; if what she says is true, it could really help us nail down a cure.”

“We shall see. Go and see her agent.”

On her way out, Alex pointed two fingers towards her eyes, then one finger at Agent Williams, in a typical ‘I’m watching you. 

Agent Williams merely stuck out her tongue at the agent.

J’onn sighed tiredly. ‘Children’.

“Agent Johnson,” J’onn called. 

“Yes, sir?” Agent Johnson straightened up in his chair. 

“Give me updates on Ms. Luthor’s account. Any suspicious activity so far?”

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DEO Containment Area

Alex strolled along with the containment cells, her eyes passing over the numerous people and aliens they had contained, some of which sent glares her way. 

She stopped in front of one. Kadin. One she knew constantly craved coffee and sipped her thermos, giving him a smug look. She continued walking after he flipped her off. 

She felt lighter than she had ever been. Reuniting with Kara and writing up security details definitely alleviated some of the stress she had felt. She knew Kara would be safe. There were hundreds of people who would watch out for her and Lena. 

A few more turns, and she arrived at the cells where the detective and the new alien were. 

She stopped and looked towards the new alien entranced by their breakfast, sitting on the ground, examining each item with interest. It looked towards her, its eyes making her pause before it lowered its head back down. 

Alex turned around, facing the detective. She got closer to the cell and then pressed a keypad button.

“It’s been a while.” The detective had her arms crossed, an annoyed look in her eyes. 

Alex took a sip of coffee. “Had something important to attend to.”

“I'm sure.” The detective sighed. “Look, are you going to hold-”

“Have you had breakfast yet?” Alex interrupted. 

“No?”

“You've already filled out the NDA’s as well?” Alex already knew she had.

“Yes, although, you should seriously reconsider using-”

“I know. It’s not up to me.” Alex got closer, looking at the cell's lock. After thinking for a few seconds, she inserted her pin and opened the cell door.

The detective got closer as the cell door opened.

“Follow me; let’s get you breakfast, detective.” Alex gestured with her head for the brunette to follow her.

The detective gave her a suspicious look before stepping out into the hallway. “You can call me Maggie.”

“Very well. You can follow me, Maggie.” Alex began leading the detective down the way she came. 

“...You can call me Alex. Something tells me we’ll be working together for a while.” Alex looked over her shoulder towards Maggie, who seemed to loosen up slightly. 

“...Any chance I could get a phone call?” Maggie asked. 

Alex took a quick sip before saying,” sure, after breakfast.”

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Lena’s Room

Kara perked up as Lena exited her closet, drying her hair with a towel, glasses perched on her nose. 

“Well,” Lena drawled, “I feel lighter now.” Lena sat down on the side of her bed with a sigh. She smiled a little as she felt Kara move to lay down next to her. 

“Your sister can be very authoritative,” Lena noted, looking down towards Kara who huffed. “But she cares about you very much.” That made Kara smile.  “That much is clear.”

Once Lena thought her hair was dry enough, she stood up to hang up her towel in her bathroom, located in her closet. She paused when she noticed a new panic button underneath one side of the towel rack. While it wasn't surprising, it spoke much about her current situation. 

With a sigh, she exited her bathroom and her closet. A small yip made her look towards Kara’s concerned eyes.

“It's astounding,” Lena muttered while Kara tilted her head. “When you’re a puppy, your eyes are so expressive.” Lena sat back down next to Kara, who slowly pressed against her lap. “It was noticeable when I didn't know, but it does help now.” Kara watched as Lena raised a hand atop her fluffy head and leaned into the woman's touch.

Lena ran her hands through soft fur. “This isn't awkward for you, is it?” Kara just closed her eyes and went lax in Lena's hand, making the brunette chuckle. A yawn escaped the young Luthor, making Kara perk up. 

“Time for sleep I suppose,” Lena muttered, shaking off her slippers. She made her way to the headboard, tucking herself under the covers. She spied Kara sitting up near her legs, facing the closed door to her apartment. “Are you not going to sleep as well?” 

Kara shook her head.

“Very well.” Lena reached over to her nightstand for the remote and turned off the lights. She closed her eyes in relief at the darkness. “Boss will still be in the apartment, so if you'd like, you can take a nap as well.” 

She took the little growl from Kara as a ‘no’. 

“Alright.” 

She took off her glasses and placed them in their regular spot. She laid down, feeling her tiredness overwhelm her, and before she could say anything else, she was asleep.

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‘If anyone dares attack, they will regret it.’ A low growl built up in Kara’s chest. ‘They will get no mercy from me.’ Her eyes trailed around Lena's bedroom. Despite being told the entire apartment had been checked thoroughly, she couldn't help but be paranoid. She looked towards the nightstand where Lena’s small clock was and spotted the time. 8:48 A.M

She tilted her head as she heard footsteps from the living room go and rest outside the door. They paused before moving down the hallway and back again.

They kept walking up and down the hallway for the next hour. 

Kara shifted her gaze from the clock, which now read 9:48 A.M., and sniffed towards Lena, who was quietly snoring, having turned to her right side. ‘How cute,’ Kara thought. She had planned to keep watch while Lena slept for a couple of hours, a part of her paranoid that someone else would come in and attack Lena. But it seemed Boss had the same idea.

‘I mean, she looks comfortable,’ Kara shifted her paws, feeling the soft covers underneath. ‘It couldn't hurt to take a nap.’ She stood up on all fours and slowly padded over to Lena's side, nosing Lena's cheek. ‘My senses are more heightened after everything that happened. I’ll wake up if I hear anything.’ 

Kara slowly and deliberately laid down close to Lena, curling up in a ball. After a few tense seconds, Kara allowed herself to relax. The covers were soft, and there was a pleasant smell of jasmine in the air. 

She looked around in the dark, her eyes trailing over Lena’s room. She flinched as she heard Lena breathe in deeply before seemingly moving closer to her. She stayed still, not wanting her slightest movement to wake up the brunette. 

‘It's nice.’ Kara closed her eyes. ‘Being close to her. Similar to when I'm with Alex…but different.’

She opened her eyes as she felt Lena move again in her sleep and raised her head, looking around the room. She froze when she felt Lena’s arm wrap around her. It was a comforting weight, one that made her feel secure. 

Stuck between wanting to curl a bit closer to the brunette and respecting her personal space, Kara remained frozen for a few seconds. ‘Oh gosh, what do I do?!’ Kara fought the urge to let out a whine. 

She then felt a tug on her body. Lena was surprisingly strong in her sleep.

‘She deserves her rest…and I guess I'm comfortable to snuggle with?’ Kara had no idea what to do, so she let Lena move her and allowed herself to uncurl and be pulled in Lena’s direction. 

A few minutes later, she was pressed up against Lena’s front, with her arm wrapped around her belly. 

‘Well,’ Kara let out a small huff, resigning herself to her fate, ‘Guess I'm not moving…I’m surprisingly comfortable…I may as well take a nap. This is…nice.’ 

Feeling Lena’s arm around her, Kara couldn't help but feel content. Happy. She didn't really know why.

Nonetheless, she closed her eyes and was then in a deep sleep. 

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A couple of hours later, a small yip pulled Lena out of her sleep. She blinked a few times, eyes still heavy with sleep and head facing the ceiling.

‘What…was that?’ Lena rubbed her eyes, pausing when she heard another yip. She reached over to her nightstand and grabbed her glasses, putting them on. She then grabbed the remote for the lights in her room and turned them on. She looked down towards the foot at the bed and didn't spot kara.

‘Wher-oh’ Lena looked up to her ceiling, spotting a floating puppy. 

‘Kara’s flying.’ Lena blinked, her brain processing the thought slowly . ‘Kara’s flying.’ 

She then stood up on her bed, realizing that she couldn't reach the puppy due to the high ceiling. ‘Why on earth did I decide on such high ceilings?!’ Lena lamented.

“Kara,” Lena called out towards the puppy, who remained stationary, paws hanging limply. 

“Kara!” Lena shouted, spying Kara’s ears perk the slightest amount. She heard another small yip then kara started paddling in midair, remaining in place. Lena couldn't stop her chuckle. It was an adorable sight. 

Hoping to wake up the Kryptonian puppy, Lena yelled one final time, “Kara!”

Immediately Kara moved her head down, and her eyes met Lena’s, who giggled when she caught sight of wide blue eyes. Blue eyes that were blinking furiously awake.

The yelp that escaped Kara was a sound she hadn't heard before. Kara immediately went still, giving Lena panicked looks. 

“Well, you can fly,” Lena noted. “Um, do you think you could come down?”

Despite being a puppy, Lena could see Kara’s deadpanned look. 

“Well, I can't reach you. Is it just instinct to fly, or did something happen that made you be able to fly?” Lena asked.

Kara let out a few soft barks. 

“I wish I could understand.”

Kara whined before gingerly paddling in the air. She remained in place, so she stopped. Kara looked down towards Lena, tilting her head with a little woof escaping her.

“I'm assuming you're wondering if I have any suggestions?” Lena asked. Kara yipped, a sound Lena was coming to understand as yes. 

Lena thought a bit. “What made you fly? Is it different than when you are your regular self?” She looked up towards Kara, who grumbled before closing her eyes, thinking. She then heard a yip. Yes.

“Alright. Is there anything you’re doing subconsciously that's making you fly?” Lena asked. She waited as Kara paddled in midair. 

She rushed to catch Kara in her arms a few seconds later, who suddenly dropped. She clutched a panting Kara close to her chest. Kara scrambled a bit in her hold, looking towards Lena with grateful eyes. 

“Well, you flew.” Lena sat down on her bed, placing Kara in her lap, who looked towards her, nodding. “I'm sure Agent Danvers wasn't expecting this kind of update this early in the day.” 

Kara could only whine.

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Madnes-ahem-Twitter

@Dogsberuff: yo, that dog majestic AF! Look at the fur!

@ Scienceishell: y’all is this really lena luthor????

@CatGrant: About time you join us in the modern era.

@CatGisQUEEN: THE QUEEN HERSELF IS HERE. THIS HAS TO BE A REAL ACCOUNT 

@lezbehonest: My own golden is looking betrayed LMAO  I started gushing when he was in my lap

@PiltieMatilda: Look at that view. Damn. Oh cute dog too.

@viisviolence: That is a literal golden nugget lmao

@Lenaisfab: This is a real account! The Lcorp account follows it!

@BeoC: Quite the view

@AzuraOH: OMG THAT IS THE CUTEST DOG. it looks so determined 

@iluvdoges : anyone know a good GR breeder?

@hatelife: dogs are the one thing i love 

@LCorporationNC: We would like to extend a warm welcome to our amazing CEO! Lena Luthor!

@Waffles: Y’all they tryna be like Wendy’s smh