Waking to a pounding headache, Alex forced her eyes open and found herself in an unfamiliar room. Looking round she saw her children lying unmoving on the floor. Ignoring her nausea and dizziness she crawled over to them and sagged in relief when she found they were still breathing.

Taking a moment she took a few breaths before looking round again wondering where James was. She then looked down at her wrist and saw her watch had gone, as had her jacket, bag and everything in her pockets.

Looking back at her kids she realised all their personal items, including jewellery, wallets and phones had been taken. The realisation that their captor's hands had been crawling over her kids' bodies, making her skin crawl.

She then glanced at the children once more before unsteadily getting to her feet. Once again she took a few breaths before she started looking round the room for a means of escape, or the very least something she could use as a weapon.

After several minutes of methodical, yet fruitless searching she heard her daughter move.

"Mom?" Kara called groggily.

"Kara?" Alex said moving to her side. "Take it easy." She warned seeing her daughter try to move.

"What happened? What's wrong with MJ?" The teenager asked seeing her brother lying unconscious.

"We've been kidnapped. We were drugged, MJ should wake up soon."

"Uncle James?"

"He's not here. I don't know where he is."

"What about our trackers?"

"Yours were taken. I'm assuming mine isn't working. We are probably in a screened room." Alex said.

"So help isn't coming?"

"I am sure Kara is looking for us." Alex said. "How are you feeling?"

"Okay."

"Sit there and rest." Alex instructed. "I'm going to keep looking for a way out."

-00-

"Have you thought anymore about learning an instrument?" Kara asked as she ate dinner with her daughter.

"Not really." She replied as she passed some food under the table to Chewie. "I've been busy."

"Hanging out with Tom?" Kara asked.

"All of MJ's friends. Why do you keep focusing on Tom?"

"No reason." Kara said. Before Alex could question her further there was a rapid knocking in the door.

Looking through the door Kara saw James and immediately grew concerned.

"James? What's wrong?" Kara asked opening the door. "Where's-"

"They took them." He said entering the apartment.

"Who?"

"Kai. Or they claimed to be Kai. They took Alex and the kids." He said as he started to pace the apartment. "They gassed us. When I came to Alex, Kara and MJ were gone. There were three masked men who told me to do what they said or they would kill them."

"What do they want?" Kara asked trying to stay calm.

"They want me to vote their way and use my position and committee chair to influence the investigation. They said if I involve the police they will kill them."

"When's the vote?" Kara asked.

"Tomorrow in DC. The kidnappers want me on the 9pm flight tonight."

"You have to go. Act like you are doing what they want." Kara said. "I'll find them, but you need to buy us time."

"But-"

"There is no way I am not finding them." Kara said. "But they have to think you are going along with the plan." Seeing the doubt in James's eyes Kara repeated, as much for her benefit as his. "I will find them."

"Okay." James said.

"Buy me as much time as possible." Kara said.

"Please find them." James pleaded.

"I will." Kara said hugging him. "Now go."

As he left Kara turned to her daughter who was using her phone.

"Kara and MJ aren't answering." The teenager said.

"They probably took their phones." Kara said. "I'm going to take you to Lena."

"I don't need a babysitter."

"You could still be targeted." Kara said.

"So? I can help find them."

"No." Kara snapped. "I'm sorry. I'm just worried about them. I need you to go to Lena's. But when you are there I have a more important job for you." Kara said.

"What?"

"I am going to ask J'onn to bring Eliza down to Lena's. But Eliza is going to be really scared, so I need you to look after her." Kara said.

-00-

"What's wrong?" Vasquez asked when Supergirl approached her looking concerned.

"Not here." Kara said leading Vasquez into on of the meeting rooms. Once they were inside she shut the door before explaining. "Alex and her kids have been taken by Kai. According to James they are threatening to kill them if he doesn't do what they want or if he goes to the police. So no one can know that we know they've been taken. So can you see if you can track them, without anyone knowing what you are doing?"

"Of course." Vasquez said moving to a computer. After a moment she said. "I'm getting nothing. So it could be like when they took J'onn and blocked the signal. I can go back in time and see where the blocking started." She added. After a minute she said. "Okay. They were at the Fairmount hotel."

"That's where they were taken from." Supergirl said.

"The signal must have been blocked there." Vasquez said. "But I know when the block happened so maybe I can access CCTV to figure out what vehicle they left in. But it will take time."

"Do what you can I will fly over the city and see if I can hear anything."

"What about Eliza? Could she be in danger as well?"

"J'onn is bringing her down to be with Alex." Kara explained. "I was going to use him in the search, but maybe he should stay with them."

"Or I could send Ruby over to guard and J'onn can help in the search." Vasquez offered.

"Good idea. Let me know as soon as you have something." Supergirl said leaving.

-00-

"What are you looking for?" MJ asked as he sat on the floor watching his mother crawling on the floor.

"Something sharp." Alex said without looking round.

"What about this?" Her daughter said holding out her hair clip.

"That might work." Alex said taking it. She then looked at the teenagers and said. "You don't want to watch this. Stand by the door facing it and let me know if anyone is coming."

"What are you going to do?" MJ asked.

"Just do it." Alex said. She then waited for the kids to obey her before breaking the clip in two, making it easier to use. She then unbuttoned her shirt so she had access to her shoulder. Taking a deep breath she plunged the hair clip through her skin, opening a wound big enough to allow her to remove her tracker. Once it was out she kept her eyes shut for a few seconds while drawing some deep calming breaths. She then re-buttoned her shirt before wiping the tracker, trying to remove the blood. She then turned to face her kids and called.

"I'm done."

Immediately both children turned to face her and both were concerned with how pale their mother was looking.

"Listen to me." Alex said. "I need you to get out of here-"

"Not without you." The teenage Kara immediately said.

"You need to take this." Alex said ignoring the objection and passing her the tracker. "Keep it safe. When you are away from the building it should start sending a signal."

"Where did that come from?" MJ asked.

"I don't think we want to know." Kara said as she took the tracker and put it in her jeans' pocket.

"Take your brother and get Kara." Alex went on. "I can get that vent cover off. After that you and MJ go through the ventilation system."

"What about you?"

"I'll buy you time." Alex said.

"I'm not leaving you." Kara said.

"Listen to me." Alex said. "If you are here they are going to hurt you. They will use you to get to me. The best way for us all to stay safe is for you to go and get help. But we don't have long so you need to move quickly."

"But-" MJ started.

"I know this is hard, but I need you do this." Alex said before hugging them. "I love you. But I need you to go, now."

When they nodded Alex removed the grill and helped them into the ventilation shaft, trying to ignore the throbbing in her shoulder.

"When you get out do what ever your aunt tells you." Alex said before looking at her daughter. "Look after MJ."

Nodding Kara turned and started to crawl through the small shaft with her brother.

Once they were moving, Alex put the vent cover back, ensuring it didn't look like it had been opened and then sat in the corner of the room.