As the kids sat playing a computer game the teenage Kara noticed an object fly across the room, followed by another.
"Alex?" She asked.
"What?"
"Are you doing that?" Kara asked as she swerved out of the way of a flying mug that smashed into a wall.
"Can't stop it." Alex said shutting her eyes and grabbing her head as more objects started to fly.
"Alex, calm down. Remember that breathing thing your mom taught you." Kara said as MJ scrambled to turn on some ocean sounds.
"Can't stop it." Alex said clutching her head.
"Yes you can. Focus on the ocean." Kara said trying to move over to her cousin. But as more objects flew across the room she instead retreated to behind the couch, but still kept trying to talk her cousin towards calmness. Meanwhile MJ cranked the volume on his phone up to full, hoping the sound effects would work.
As Alex finally regained control she opened her eyes and saw the trashed room. "I'm sorry." Alex said picking up Chewie and sprinting from the house.
"Alex wait." Kara said chasing after her only to trip over some of the debris and fall flat on her face moments before her brother tripped over her foot and landed on top of her.
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"The President doesn't want to lose Supergirl and seeing there is s chance Lobo took her to a portal so he has authorised the trade." Alex announced as she returned to the control room.
"Don't we need Supergirl for that?" Vasquez asked. "I mean I thought Krej didn't trust us."
"J'onn is going to stand in for her. Once Krej has given the locations we send teams to secure the portals and make sure no one comes though." Alex said.
"Once they are secure?"
"We send Krej through one of them." Alex said.
"Which one?"
"Get some one to randomly select one." Alex said before asking. "Have we got anything on Lobo?"
"No Ma'am." Harris replied.
"Keep looking." Alex said as her phone rang.
"What's wrong?" she asked taking the call. "When? … No. Don't leave the house. I'll find her."
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"Are you here to finish the contract?" Supergirl asked staring at Lobo.
"Rensh's contract? No. That died with him." Lobo said smoking his cigar.
"So who is the contract with?" Supergirl asked.
"There is no contract, not on you." Lobo shrugged.
"So you are a bounty hunter with no contract." Supergirl asked.
"Don't always kill for money. Sometimes it's just for fun bastich. Sometimes people just piss me off." He said walking towards her. "Wait, you think I want to kill you?"
"Don't you?"
"I can think of far better things to do with you." He said drinking a swig before offering Supergirl the bottle. When she shook her head he said. "You need to loosen up. I thought it was your cousin who had a skyscraper up his ass, not you." He added taking another sip. "I'm not here to kill you. I had a contract. You saw him, or his head. Didn't know I'd see you. But seeing I did, seemed like we could talk."
"About?"
"Us."
"Us?" Supergirl asked confused.
"We could be good together."
"Gross."
"Don't be like that. You haven't even seen the gift."
"Gift?"
"Do you know what this?" He asked holding a ring in front of her.
"A lantern ring." She said recognising the markings.
"A red ring from the big cheese himself." He smiled. "They say when worn a force of hate will rise as the red lantern is anointed in blood, the bearer's rage unfiltered and unchecked. Damned if I know why he gave it to me. I don't need ring for that. But you do. Can you imagine how much fun we'd have you released your inner red?"
"No." Kara said eyes wide.
"I am quite the giver." He said. "But these, these are nasty. Once on, you are forever bound to it. Removing it is death."
"Thought you were't here to kill me." Supergirl said.
"I'm not. I said what would happen if you took it off. But no one takes these off. That requires control. That goes straight away." Lobo said drinking again. "People say I'm nasty. I'm not, I'm efficient. These rings, they are the real evil."
"But you want to use it." Supergirl said.
"Only because I'm bored. Do you know the last time I destroyed a race?"
"No."
"Six weeks and nothing. Completely non climatic. I can't feel good. Then I saw you. You know what I saw? Repression. It's not good for you. You need to be free. Plus under red, you could be my mate." Seeing Supergirl's expression he said. "Don't need to look like that."
"Maybe you need a new hobby?" Supergirl suggested. "Perhaps you could use your powers for good."
"Good? Fragging is good. Well for me anyway. Others not so much."
"What about the space dolphins?" Supergirl asked.
"What about the fishies?" He asked.
"Don't you want to protect them?"
"I do."
"But you want me to have the ring and to lose it. I wear that ring we both know I'll kill everything."
"You threatening the fishies?" He asked hitting her.
"No. Just warning you if unintended consequences." Supergirl spluttered.
As she spoke Lobo grabbed her face and stared into her eyes. After what felt like an eternity Lobo said.
"Maybe yer ain't ready. You need to have somethin' to rage over. You got over a planet, so I need to think big. What will make yer lose it?"
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"So you want us out looking for you, or looking for your mom?" Alex asked as she caught up with her niece. "We can't do both and your mom gave me very specific instructions about who to prioritise. So if you really want to help her, you come home and you stay there." Alex said, but when she saw how distraught her niece was looking she added in a softer tone. "I know you are scared, so am I. But I am going to find her."
"What if it is too late?"
"Your mom will never give up." Alex said. "She will fight with everything she has to get back to you."
"I called her a freak. It was the last thing I said to her."
"Your mom is a freak. A good freak, but still a freak. I have told her that many times." Alex said. "But she knows you love her. Come on, we need to get you home."
"I can't."
"Why?"
"I broke it."
"Broke what?" Alex asked.
"The fountain. I have to go to jail."
"What?" The adult Alex asked confused following her niece's gaze and seeing the remnants of the fountain.
"I didn't mean to. I just couldn't stop it."
"Okay. We'll worry about that tomorrow. For now let's get you home."
"No. I could hurt MJ or Kara. I can't stop it."
"Your mom used to struggle and we came up with some tricks to calm her down."
"I'm trying the tricks. They don't work." The teenager said clearly frustrated.
"Well there is something important that we discovered after awhile." Alex said. "It's not just about the tricks, it's about belief. Belief that you can control your powers. Your mom believes in you. She knows you can control your powers. So do I. You need to believe that to."
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"Alex!" Eliza called when her daughter escorted her granddaughter into the house. Engulfing her in her hug she asked. "Where have you been? Are you hurt?"
"No." The teenager said hugging her tightly.
"She's okay." The older Alex said looking at her mother. "I have to get back. I'll see you later."
As the teenage Alex pulled away from Eliza the older Alex looked at her and said. "Do not leave the house." With that she turned and walked out of the lounge.
"What were you thinking?" Eliza asked looking at her granddaughter. But seeing how upset she was she pulled her in for another hug. "She'll be okay."
As the adult Alex reached the front door she noticed her kids on the stairs.
"You two okay?" She asked turning.
"We're fine." Her eldest said. "Aunt Kara?"
"We're still looking." Alex said. "Look after cousin. I'll be home as soon as I can."
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"We've run into a problem with Krej." Vasquez said as Alex returned to the control room.
"What?"
"He's insisting on showing us the portals in person."
"That's sounds like a trap or a double cross." Alex said.
"That's what we were thinking." Vasquez replied.
"Do not let him outside of his cell." Alex ordered.
"Ma'am. We think we found Lobo." Harris called over.
"Where?"
"His ship has left orbit." Harris confessed before quickly adding. "But we were able to work out where it had been."
"Alpha team with me." Alex barked heading to the roof.