Author's Note: Short Chapter today, but a long one on Saturday to make up for it.

Kara looked out over the desert, waiting. The call had come from J'onn while she, Diana and Bruce were having drinks at Diana's hotel, so in addition to half the agents in the DEO, Supergirl, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman were standing outside the bunkers that marked the entrance to the underground base, and the air was so thick, you could cut the tension with a knife.

President Marsdin had been true to her word. The Alien Amnesty Act had been pushed through Congress in a special joint session that afternoon. Kara had no idea how much political capital Olivia had burned through getting the bill rushed through, but she'd already decided that Supergirl was going to be making however many Campaign appearances the woman asked for during the election the following year.

She jumped a little when she felt a hand slip into hers and turned to find Alex next to her.

"It's going to be okay," Alex said.

Kara couldn't bring herself to answer, so she just nodded and squeezed Alex's hand gently, giving her sister a watery smile.

"Here they come," Clark said.

Kara turned and spotted them immediately. Three cargo shuttles, and some forty-two individuals flying alongside them, with Astra out in front. Alex let go of Kara's hand and stepped away, preparing for a fight Kara dearly hoped wasn't coming.

"I hope you know what you're doing," J'onn said.

"So do I," Kara replied, and that was the last thing anyone said as they watched Astra and her followers approach. It took a little less than five minutes for the shuttles to touch down, and all the fliers to land. Astra was the last one on the ground, and Kara waited until she touched down to step forward, approaching carefully, relaxing when she saw the smile on her Aunt's face.

She held out the spy beacon, and Astra held hers out as well, the light in both dying as they touched. Then Astra threw her arms around Kara in a hug, and Kara squeezed her Aunt tightly, hugging her back with all her strength.

"Thank you, Aunt Astra," Kara said.

Astra gave a small laugh. "I should be thanking you, Little One," she said as she stepped back. "You are giving my people their lives back."

"You, as well," Kara said.

"Oh, my precious Kara," Astra said. "I think you have too much faith in how willing these people are to forgive, but we shall see."

"You brought more than I expected," Kara said, looking over Astra's shoulder as the shuttles began to unload.

"I brought my entire army," Astra said. "Those who would come willingly, as well as those who would not."

Kara's eyebrows rose as she saw Non being led off one of the shuttles in chains. That wasn't entirely unexpected. However, seeing Indigo being dragged along as well in a restraining collar made Kara want to shout for joy. Instead, she reached up and tapped her comms.

"Director Henshaw, we have a Coluan prisoner inbound. Suggest Dark Age Protocol," she said.

"Acknowledged," J'onn replied. "All units, dark age. Say again, dark age."

Kara heard the scramble among the agents, and Bruce, to shut down all their electronics, but she just looked back to Astra.

"How did you lure her out?" Kara asked.

"After five days in Shadow, Non was… cooperative," Astra said, and Kara decided not to ask anything else, because based on the look on her face, Kara didn't want to know what that meant. She loved Astra dearly, but she'd also fought a war, and knew better than most the kinds of decisions that forced you to make.

"Come on," Kara said. "Let me show you where you'll be staying."

"I admit," Astra said, as she looked around, "This is better than I expected."

"It's not great," Kara said, "but it's temporary."

Astra shook her head. "Do not get your hopes up for me, Little One."

"That's not what I mean," Kara said. "I mean, this is literally a temporary facility. Each unit is what the humans call a manufactured home. They're prefab housing units. We had shipped in earlier in the week. I dug the tunnels myself. We didn't want to house you in the prison."

"Is that where Non is?" Astra asked.

"For now," Kara said. "Once we've finished with the interviews, we'll have a better idea of housing needs, and can begin working on more long-term accommodations. There will be other considerations as well. Financial support, employment. Integration into the general population."

Astra sat down on the couch in the living room of her temporary home. "I've noticed our powers are gone," she said.

"Yes," Kara said. "The red sunlamps in the ceiling. They're developed from a technology found on a captured Kryptonian shuttle. As long as you're in the cave, you won't have your powers."

"Another temporary measure?" Astra asked.

"Yes," Kara said. "It was this, or Kryptonite emitters, and trust me when I say, this is the more pleasant option."

"Little One, I trust you with my life," Astra said. "After all, that is why I am here."

Kara sat down next Astra. "I know this will be hard for you, but please believe me when I say this is for the best."

"I believe you believe that," Astra said. "I've also been watching you, these last few weeks. I am impressed. You demonstrate far more political skill than I would have expected."

"I'm not sure if I should take that as a compliment or not," Kara said.

"You should," Astra said. "If Krypton's leaders had been like you, more of us might still be alive."

"I don't know about that," Kara said. "The Guardians fear us, and I think if they realized we planned to evacuate, they would have taken a more active hand in our destruction. Even if it meant going to war with their own Green Lanterns."

"You plan to go after them, don't you?" Astra said.

"Yes," Kara replied. "Once I've got things settled here, and I'm sure I can do it without endangering Earth, I'm going to Oa, to make them answer for their crimes."

"My brave little one. If it is as you say, and your President releases me, I will stand by your side on that day."

Kara smiled at her. "I would like that, Aunt Astra. I would like that very much."

Astra returned the smile, and lifted an arm, laying it across Kara's shoulders, pulling Kara against her side. "Sit and talk with me a while?" Astra asked.

"Any time you like," Kara said, resting her head on Astra's shoulder. "What would you like to talk about?"

"Tell me about your sister?" Astra asked.

"That's a long story."

"I have the time to hear it."