A/N: Thanks for the comments.

Guest (1) - It won't be that easy, but she'll try.

Guest (2) - Alura's plan is not to get into a fist fight with either version of her daughter.


"Kara, stop this." Alura shouted as she burst in the room. The command causing both manifestations to pause and look at her.

"Mom?" The real one said as the alternate version stared at her coldly.

"Stop this both of you." Alura said.

"You can't issue commands." The alternate version replied punching Kara who crashed through a wall.

"I am your mother." Alura tried.

"No you're not. You gave up that title when you sent me away. You could have come with me or you could have kept me with you."

"I wanted you to live. Sending you away was your best chance." Alura said.

"You abandoned me. Do you have any idea what it was like being in that pod, all by myself, thinking everyone I had ever loved had died? I thought I was going to die alone in space and all I could think about was what I had done wrong for you to send me out there alone. What type of horrible daughter I must have been. But then I met Aunt Astra and she told me the truth about you. How you were happy to use me as a tool to trap her. So you can come in here and preach about goodness, but you are rotten to the core. The difference between you and me is I am willing to admit what I am, who I am and what I want. And right now I want all of you dead." She added looking from Alura to Kara to Alex.

"No. You want this." Alura said holding out a small lead box.

"What is it?"

"The Scarab." Alura said opening the lid so she could see it.

"Mom, no." Kara protested as she crawled back through the hole in the wall. "Where did you get it?"

"We found it on Argo City. It was there all along." Alura replied.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Kara asked looking hurt.

"Don't you get it?" The other version interrupted. "She didn't tell you because you are not part of the inner circle. You are an outsider. One who can not be trusted."

"I didn't tell you because you would have wanted it destroyed. But I knew there may be a chance that it could be used to save you."

"If she uses it, it will destroy Earth." Kara argued.

"But save you." Alura countered.

"That is too high a price." Kara argued.

"Not for me." Alura replied.

"As selfish as ever, but I don't care." The alternate version said stepping up to Alura.

"Not until you have freed Kara and Alex." Alura said closing the box.

"You condemned your twin to Fort Rozz having used me as bait but you will save the human who killed her?" The alternate version asked in disgust.

"She is family." Alura said.

"No she isn't." The alternate Kara said angrily.

"It's your choice." Alura said.

"I will just take it."

"No you won't. It is in one of the Kran boxes. Do you remember what they are?" Alura asked.

"The unbreakable boxes from the vaults of Nenja." The alternate version said.

"That's right. It is sealed and only I can open it. Let Alex and Kara go and I will release the seal and the scarab is yours. Kill any of us and the Scarab will forever be sealed." Alura said.

"Fine. Take them." The alternate version conceded. Nodding Alura walked to Alex.

"Don't do this." Alex said as Alura removed her gag and ripped off the cuffs.

"It must be done. But together we can defeat anything." Alura said helping Alex to her feet.

"Not this." Kara argued as she limped to Alura and Alex. "Please don't do it."

"We have no choice." Alura said.

"Yes we do. If you hand it over the Earth will be destroyed and we'll be dead anyway." Kara argued.

"We will go to Argo City. We will be safe." Alura countered.

"As touching as this is, hand it over." The alternate version ordered.

"Please." Kara pleaded once more. Ignoring her Alura opened the box and pulled out the Scarab as Kara looked on dismayed.

"Kara is right this will consequences you won't have considered." Alura said.

"It's a bit late to try and teach me life lessons." The alternate version replied.

"Very well." Alura said holding out her hand, which gripped the Scarab. Smiling the alternate version stepped towards her and reached out to take it. As she did so Alura used her free hand to grab the alternate version's wrist. As she did si she shouted to Kara. "Grip the Scarab."

No idea what was happening Kara reached out and gripped the scarab, as did Alex, as Alura pulled the alternate version's hand onto the scarab and forced her to hold it. Moments later the four of them collapsed.

-TBC...


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