Author's Note: Hello! I hope somehow my writing makes you smile today. Thank you all for the reviews and ideas. I love reading them all. This chapter is going to be an important, fundamental chapter in the world I'm creating. It is a bit shorter than usual. I hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 11

Alex hovered outside the door. When she heard Kara's terms, she pumped a fist in the air. As an aunt, she was, of course, concerned greatly for Lilith's safety. However, she was the one who told Kara to hide her powers, and she'd seen how it had taken a toll on her. Besides, she wanted to cement her 'cool aunt' status by supporting her niece.

She realized that Lena, Lilith, and Kara were nearing a lull in conversation, so she decided to make her (somewhat) dramatic entrance. She walked in front of a glass wall, then pulled open the door. The three people looked up at her.

"I have some good news that is also bad news," Alex said. Kara and Lena blinked expectantly, but Lilith threw her hands up in exasperation.

"Of course! Of course, it's both at the same time. Because why have plain old good and bad news? No one needs normal! Pfff. That's ridiculous," she ranted. Alex blinked.

"So would you rather not hear it, or...?" she started to ask. She knew full well that Lilith wanted to hear it.

Lilith shook her head. "Nope. Just - just go." Lena and Kara hid their smiles well, Lena looking out at the staircase and Kara pretending to yawn.

Alex suppressed a grin of her own and pulled up a news source on her tablet. Lena had to squint to read it, but Lilith and Kara could see it plain as day from where they were.

Hero Saves Supergirl, the headline screamed. Lilith curled her lip as she realized that she had hit national news.

Alex watched her carefully. "Go on," she encouraged. Lilith read the rest of the article.

In a stunning, epic battle against Children of Liberty extremists, a new, unknown heroine swooped in to save National City's own, Supergirl. The rescuer appeared to be a young girl, aged fifteen or so. Cat Grant dubbed the hero 'Star,' saying "She was a beacon of hope for our beacon of hope. She managed to pull a bright victory in what appeared to be the darkest circumstance. She is young; and a short name should reflect that. Besides, all things considered, the insignia all Supers wear proudly, the sign of the House Of El, was a bright symbol against the night of her suit." Lilith looked up. The three adults were looking at her to see her reaction, but she refused to give them any sign of one.

"At least now we don't have to worry about a code name," Kara joked. "Star. I kind of like it," she said.

Lena and Alex nodded. "It does sort of mean that we should keep your suit the same colors," Lena pointed out.

Lilith shrugged. "That's okay. I think I like it, too." And she did like it. The name 'Star' was also sort of an homage to where Kara and Clark had come from. She just wasn't sure about how she could keep her identity a secret. So many people knew about Lena Luthor. Even if they managed to put together that they were two different people, it wouldn't be long before people started to knock on her door.

"This is good because, yay, go Lilith. Now you're pretty clearly on the good guy side. However, this is a genie that we can't put back in it's bottle. We can't drastically redesign your suit, and for the months that you are in training, new sites will be pestering Supergirl for news of you," Alex explained. "There is, miraculously, one piece of extremely good news: None of the pictures captured of you truly show your face. We can add a mask if you want," she offered. "That way, people would probably not link you to Lena."

Lilith thought about. She liked the precedent that Clark and Kara set by not wearing masks, but hers was a different situation. She hesitated in giving an answer. "Could it be a very small mask? I don't want to hide behind a mask, but it's largely necessary for me to do so," she asked.

Lena smiled maniacally. "Don't worry; Winn and I have the 'new suit' thing in the bag," she promised. She was obviously thrilled to create her new suit.

Lilith smiled. "Go for it," she said. Lena rubbed her hands together expectantly and then walked quickly down to the control room to threaten Winn into dropping whatever he was doing to help her create a suit. It was an even easier challenge than she thought it would be. Winn was itching to create Lilith's suit.

Kara and Alex turned towards each other and had a silent conversation. They clearly agreed on whatever it was that was prompting them to gesture at each other, and they faced Lilith at the exact same moment.

"Here's the deal: Alex is going to help you with the technical stuff so that you can pass a DEO field test, and I'm going to help you hone your powers," Kara said. Lilith nodded eagerly.

"When do we start?" Lilith asked with a bright smile. Alex grinned back.

"Right now. It's my turn," she exclaimed. Lilith was slightly concerned as to the mildly predatory gaze Alex wore, but she walked with her aunt down to the training room they had been in previously. Lilith realized that the last time she had slept was before she had met Lena, at Kara's loft. Just as Kara had explained, she wasn't really feeling tired.

Alex and Lena had to be feeling it, though. Maybe that would give Lilith an advantage. As they walked through the halls, agents nodded or saluted to Alex and smiled at Lilith. Most of them had seen her take-down of the CoL.

They entered the room, and bright white light was emitted from their room upon their arrival. The walls were smooth, gray cement. The ceiling was high enough that Lilith would have been able to fly. However, Alex pressed a subtle switch on the wall closest to the door. The white light was changed to green, amd Lilith felt a tinge of pain.

"Um, ow?" she hinted, hoping Alex would stop whatever it was that she had activated. No such luck.

"Sorry, kid. It's a kryptonite light; designed to level the playing field. It's tuned to Kara's levels of radiation absorbtion, though, so we have to fine-tune it to fit you," Alex explained. "Let me know when you're not in pain, but when you can't use your powers."

Lilith's brow creased. "Alright," she said. "I guess." She still felt a little pain, and her powers were definitely gone. It was unnerving to her how quickly she had gotten used to having powers.

She nodded at Alex, and her aunt smiled, then tuped in a few words and then walked towards Lilith.

"When do we sta-" her sentemce was caught short as her breath choked her throat as Alex delivered waht felt likr a vicious kick to her chest.

Alex smiled and started circling Lilith, who was gaining her breath back. "Right now," she smiked innocently.

Lilith sighed and recovered, putting her fists up and mirroring her aunt's actions. 'Would a little warning have pained you?"

Alex shrugged and moved forward. Lilith woyld have back up, but she couldn't. The small, raised platform in the middle of the room was only so big. "You won't get a warning in the field, and it's my responsibility to prepare you," she pointed out.

She lunged for Lilith. Lilith's mind completely blanked. She couldn't feel or see until she realized that she was kneeling over her aunt, who was gasping for breath like a fish out of water.

"Oh, my gosh; I'm so sorry!" Lilith exclaimed. She helped Alex up. Her aunt smiled uneasily.

"Don't worry about it," Alex promised. "But hoe did you do that?"

Lilith stared at her hands in horror. "Is it possible for Lillian to have coded it into me?" she whispered.

A spark of understanding lit in the woman's eyes. "I would like to say no, believe me, Lilith. But I can't say for sure," Alex said.

Lilith looked once at her aunt, who tried to grab her, to stop her from what she knew whas going to happen. Lilith ducked from her grip, and she ran. She ran at a human speed until she was out of the kryptonite's reach. Alex followed her, but as soon as Lilith was in the hallway, she sped out of her grasp.

She looked through the hallways with her powerful vision, scanning each one for one of the people she needed.

She found the one closest to herself and was there in a flash. She hugged an incredibly shocked Lena Luthor and felt hot tears stream down her cheeks. She heard Lena call desperately for Kara as she hugged her fiercely back.

The only thing she could think was about was any other things Lillian had programmed her to do, and what terrible things she could do.