I'd like to thank WritersBlock039 for giving me part of the idea for this chapter.
After she'd left the DEO, Supergirl was flying back to her apartment, when suddenly, the crystal began glowing and it almost seemed like it was alive as it pulled her in a different direction then where she was flying towards now.
"What the hell?" Kara asked as the tug grew stronger.
"Okay, okay, whatever it is you want to show me, me." Kara said as she changed directions and let the crystal guide her until she found herself out in the flatlands outside of National City.
"Where are you taking me?" Kara asked the crystal finally urged her to set down in the middle of the flatlands, away from the rest of the city.
"Why did you bring me out here?" Kara asked the crystal, trying to figure out what was so important that crystal decided to suddenly become alive, something it never did back on her old earth.
The crystal kept on trying to reach the ground and Kara finally realized what she needed to do.
"Okay then, let's see what you grow into." Kara said as she drove the crystal into the ground and for a second, nothing happened. Then, starting in the spot that she'd planted the crystal, huge crystals began to emerge from the ground and began to form a familiar shape.
"Sweet, on this Earth my parents gave me my own fortress. I was always wondering why I didn't get one before." Kara said as the fortress completed it's construction and Kara saw that it looked just like the fortress of solitude, except this fortress's color scheme matched the grasslands location to help it blend in. Kara smiled before she headed inside to check out her new base.
"This place is incredible." Kara said as she walked around the fortress and found it's interior was similar to that of the fortress of solitude, but it wasn't quite as cold and it didn't have any statues, probably because her parents knew that wasn't really Kara's style, since this fortress's decor seemed to be tailored a bit more to her likings.
Finally, she found the computer station and activated it, but before she could call up her mother's hologram, she noticed a set of coordinates being sent to the console.
"What is this?" Kara asked as she quickly determined that these weren't coordinates for anywhere on earth.
"Argo. Somehow, she's sending me a message on where to find her." Kara realized as she quickly wrote the coordinates down before deciding to return to the DEO so she could get her ship back, since she had two stops to make in space, not just one.
Alex was surprised when Kara flew into the base.
"I thought you didn't work here." Alex asked, though she was hoping to make amends with Kara.
"I don't, I'm only here to reclaim what's mine. As in my pod." Kara said
"You want me to hand over a Kryptonian pod?" Hank asked as he approached her.
"Unless you have another ship for me to use. I'm not leaving Earth so soon after revealing myself to the world, but I've discovered something that I need to check out in space. Alone." Kara said, making it clear that this was not a request. She was taking back her ship whether they liked it or not..
"What is in space that you need to check out?" Alex asked.
"I'm not sure exactly. All I know is that crystal I took from my pod began projecting a set of coordinates to a region in space. I need to figure out who or what sent them and why." Kara said.
"On that we agree. If someone is sending you a location in space, then it could mean that someone out there already knows your identity, which could put your family at risk." Hank said.
"So, can I have my pod?" Kara asked.
"Take it." Hank said.
"Thank you Hank. And maybe when I get back, if you give me a chance to prove myself, maybe we could work out some sort of deal between me and the DEO." Kara said.
"I'll consider it. But for now, go." Hank said and Kara nodded as she headed over to her pod.
"Kara, wait." Alex said as she approached her sister.
"What do you want Alex?" Kara asked.
"To apologize. You were right. I am a hypocrite, but I am also your big sister and I will always worry about you and your wellbeing. Plus we both know that mom is going to blame me for you becoming Supergirl." Alex said and Kara laughed.
"I'll talk to Eliza, try and get her to come around." Kara promised.
"So, we good?" Alex asked.
"As long as you don't try to have me shot down from the sky again, yes. We're good." Kara confirmed.
"Be safe out there Kara." Alex said as the sisters hugged.
"I will. See you soon." Kara said as she got in her pod and flew off into the stars.