65 Months After the Destruction of National City

"ALEX!"

Supergirl had found them. Typical luck that her timing was damn near perfect. They had been minutes from having the transporter up and running, then they would have summoned the Justice League from an alternate dimension. But Supergirl got to them first. They were lucky, Alex supposed, that it had taken five years for her to even think to look for them in the right place.

The Pacific Lead Mines of Northwest Alaska, it was perfect, and nothing short of a stroke of genius that Queen Industries had owned it. Oliver really had been a brilliant bastard; paranoid, untrusting, an outright headcase, but brilliant. Five years the Insurgency had operated out of the lead mine, Supergirl had never once thought to look for them there.

"Completely lined with lead. Clever hideout!" Supergirl bellowed, her voice echoing through the corridors. "But it couldn't stop me from finding you! Come out and face me!"

Alex snarled in anger as she ran down the corridor towards Supergirl. She needed to buy time. Felicity and Kate were still working on the transporter, she had to give them time to pull over the other Justice League to stop Kara. But someone must have sold them out, otherwise Supergirl would never have found them. Her mind ran through every possible situation as she closed in on Kara.

A burst of energy shattered through the wall next to her, and Alex was forced to drop into a roll to avoid being sliced in two by Supergirl's heat vision. Panting, already running out of breath, Alex forced herself to a stop. Hand digging into her pocket, Alex retrieved the 5-U-93-R pill she had and swallowed it with a swift movement.

"ALEX!" Supergirl called out again. "Come out so we can finish it!"

Swallowing hard, Alex stepped around the corner.

"You want another shot at the title?"

Supergirl didn't hesitate. She took off from her position, fists raised, and reached Alex faster than she could blink. The Kryptonian smashed into Alex, gripping her jacket and pinning her up against the wall behind her. Alex felt the wall behind her give, hearing the concrete crumble under the force of Supergirl's attack.

"This is the end, Alex," Supergirl growled. At superspeed, Kara threw Alex up against the opposite wall. "No more plans," She closed the distance again, gripping Alex and lifting her off the ground. "No more tricks. Nothing!"

With that, Supergirl threw Alex against the wall with such brute force she broke through it clean. Alex rolled onto her back, grunting in pain despite the green pill. She felt the rubble collapse around her, flecks of dust filling the air.

"You're all alone, Alex. Broken and defeated." A new voice spoke.

Alex managed to lift her head enough to see Mon-El and Killer Frost approaching through the corridor as Supergirl hovered through the hole in the wall. With clenched fists, Alex forced herself to a knee.

"Alex, it's Felicity, I really hope you can hear me. The transporter is damaged." Alex's comms fizzled in her ear. "We're trying to fix it, but we need more time."

"After all this," Supergirl hovered over her. "You can't possibly believe it was worth it.

Instinct told Alex to get to her feet, but Supergirl touched down in front of her, glaring down with hard eyes.

"Stay down." Supergirl stood over Alex. "Don't make it worse for yourself."

"I hear you," Alex hissed, clutching her chest in pain. "Maybe I can finally accept that it's over. But if you're wondering if I think it was all worth it…I'm not sure." Alex spat a mouthful of blood to the floor.

"I do." Supergirl spoke. "It was worth every ounce of pain, every drop of blood…because this world is safer with the Regime than without it."

"You've enforced peace all over the world. Taken the guns and bombs out of the hands of every citizen…but along with that you stole their freedom."

"No, I've made them safer. This is what mankind needs."

"It's a police state."

"Jeez, what is this…class debate?" Killer Frost chimed in.

"It's a conversation. One we should have had a long time ago." Alex answered.

"It's too late for words." Mon-El spoke.

"Please, it shouldn't end like this." Alex ignored Mon-El, her focus on Supergirl. "Set aside how much we've fought and listen for a moment… Kara, I am so sorry for what Merlyn did to you. You lost too much, more than anyone should have to bear. But deep down, the Supergirl I know, the sister I love, she must know that killing him was wrong."

"This is pathetic." Killer Frost smirked.

"It's the truth. Look at where that road led you, Kara." Alex forced down her pain and continued. "Willing to destroy the entire city of Atlantis."

"An appropriate show of force to avoid war." Supergirl answered quickly.

"To avoid war? Like what you did to the UN military? Slaughtering world leaders and foot soldiers?"

"That was war." Mon-El burst out. "One you helped perpetuate."

"Is that what you call it?" Alex clambered to her feet. "No…this isn't war. This feel too personal. The blood of J'onn, Digg, Oliver, Constantine, and Carter…all on your hands, Kara… and Maggie." Alex glared at Supergirl. "No sense in denying it now." Supergirl didn't answer, but her eyes dropped just enough that Alex knew the truth. "Kara, is this the world that your parents envisioned when they sent you here?"

"Don't—"

"Do you think they wanted you to rule the Earth with an iron fist? Would Zor-El be proud? Or would he feel like mom and dad-?"

"Enough!" Supergirl struck Alex with a backhand and she staggered back a few paces, blood dripping from her mouth.

"—ashamed to see his daughter a dictator." Kara shot forward and gripped Alex by the throat. "A death squad at her side to help carry out her dirty work."

"No! I've built a better world…free from violence, war, and pain!"

"A subjugated world. Is that what you were sent here for? To conquer!?"

"It's a trick." Kara's eyes went wide. "You're not trying to reason with me. It's a distraction!"

With that she shot off, her super hearing guiding her to the Insurgents.

"Are you ready?"

"Do it."

Kara shattered through the wall. Into the room, she saw Felicity Smoak and Kate Kane, both working on some device she couldn't identify. On screens around the room she saw video of the Justice League. It wasn't them, the people she saw on the screens were not her allies of old.

"What is this?!" Kara bellowed.

"What real justice looks like!" Felicity shouted.

She hit the button and the room was consumed with a blue lightning. Kara's vision faded to white and when the world returned, she found herself in a desert. She let out a scream of anger, and a moment later Mon-El was flying to her side.

"Kara, there you are." He flew up to her, hands cupping her face. "We got scattered to the wind."

Kara grabbed his hands and pulled them from her face.

"Alex is out there somewhere." Kara snarled. "Find her!"