A/N: Thank you for the comments.

Guest - The first one was a through and through, which is how Alex ended up covered in her blood, so Kara was completely powerless for that one. The second one (just after her powers came back) just bounced off her back. Alex will be thanking her soon.

"Kara?" Steve asked surprised as he walked into the waiting area where Kara sat alone.

"Steve?" Kara asked looking up, seeing Martin's uncle approaching her in scrubs and a white coat.

"Are you here for Eliza Danvers?" He asked suddenly connecting the names.

"Yes. She's my mother. Did you operate on her?"

"Yes."

"How is she? They've not told me anything."

"She's stable. She came in with several injuries, some of which had led to internal bleeding which is why we had to operate. But the operation was successful and if she follows advice she should make a full recovery. But it will take time."

"But she will be okay?" Kara asked.

"There are no certainties, but the signs are good. Do you want to sit with her?"

"Yes. But first I have to tell Alex she is okay."

"Of course." He said. "If you need anything come and get me."

-00-

"How's your mom?" Vasquez asked approaching Alex.

"Out of surgery. Kara said she should be okay. Any more attacks?"

"No." Vasquez confirmed. "We still don't know the exact number that happened. But there have been at least fifty and that numberis still growing. Thirty of them involved kids being controlled by contact lenses. The attack on your kids was the only one to use an autonomous vehicle."

"Like they were trying to send a message." Alex said.

"Possibly. The good news is there have been no more attacks." Vasquez said pausing before going on. "Right now there is nothing you can do here. Ruby and Wildcat are looking after the kids. So why don't you go see your mom?"

"First I am going to talk to McGuire." Alex said.

"I don't think that is a good idea." Vasquez said. "If he does have intel we will need him alive for long enough to tell us. You go to your mom, I'll talk to McGuire." Seeing the look of uncertainty Vasquez went on. "Alex, we have this. Go see your mom. I'm sure Kara wants you there."

"Thanks." Alex said.

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As Kara sat by Eliza's bedside holding her hand the door opened and Steve walked in.

"Here." Steve said passing Kara a sandwich. "It's from the food truck outside so is actually edible."

"Thanks." Kara smiled. "How is she?"

"Everything is looking good." He said checking the monitors.

"Thank you." Kara said squeezing Eliza's hand.

"I think I should be thanking you." He said looking at the monitors.

"For what?"

"I spoke to Martin, he said your family were looking after him at some sort of top secret government facility where he was learning cool things and he was fine if he had to stay there tonight."

"I think there may be a lot of teenage exaggeration in that." Kara said.

"Maybe, but to be honest it was the most enthusiastic I've heard him in years. But he did say you were hurt, and that he thought you'd been shot." He said sounding concerned.

"No I'm fine. I mean there was a shooting and I had blood on me. Hence the slightly gloomy T-shirt." She said pointing to the standard issue DEO T-shirt that Ruby had given her. "But I'm fine."

"You sure? I mean this is a hospital and I am a doctor, I could look at any injuries."

"Not a scratch on me." Kara assured him.

"Glad to hear. And I meant it earlier. Thank you for looking after Martin."

"It's fine." Kara said. "He'll be safe there and I am sure Kara, MJ and Alex will like the extra company. But it might be because of us that he was in danger." Kara confessed. "There was an attack this afternoon on law enforcement and their families. The accident could have been part of that."

"Either way Martin is fine and he actually seems happy." He said. "How are you doing? Are you fully recovered?"

"I'm getting there." Kara said. "But everything that's happening at the moment just makes me feel useless. Especially here. I mean Eliza took me in, she raised me as her own, she loved me and I can never repay that kindness. I just wish I could help more now."

"How is she?" Alex asked bursting into the room.

"She is going to be fine." Steve said looking at her.

"Steve?" Alex asked confused.

"Steve was the surgeon." Kara explained.

"Kara said you were a doctor, so I am sure you have plenty of detailed questions. But for now why don't you sit with your mother and when you want to ask any questions you might have, come and find me." He said before leaving.

"She's really okay?" Alex asked looking from her sister to her mother.

"That's what Steve said. She's woken up a few times but has been kind of out it." Kara explained as Alex went to her mother's side and kissed her forehead. After a few moments she turned to her sister and asked.

"How are you doing?"

"I am starting to hate hospitals, but I'm okay." Kara smiled.

"Kara, I should have said this earlier, but thank you." Alex said hugging her.

"For what?" Kara asked confused.

"You saved my life." Alex reminded her before pulling away and saying. "But you are an idiot. What were you thinking? You didn't have powers. You could have died."

"I wasn't really thinking." Kara confessed.

"Clearly." Alex said before hugging her again. "Thank you."

"You would have done the same for me." Kara pointed out.

"I really don't deserve you." Alex said as she kept holding onto her sister.

-00-

"Can I help you?" A nurse asked as Alex approached them.

"Yes, I'm looking for Steve." Alex said as the stress caused brain fade and she paused to think of his full name. Eventually it came to her and she said. "Steve Keller."

"Dr Keller's shift finished hours ago." The nurse said just as Steve rounded the corner.

"Alex." He greeted before looking at the nurse and saying. "I have this thanks Jen."

"You're not on shift?" Alex asked.

"Technically no. But I was worried about Kara so hung around after and then I said I'd answer your questions. Plus you have Martin at your … um office? And I don't know where that is."

"I'll take you." Alex offered.

-00-

As Alex and Steve arrived at the DEO, two agents were standing just inside the door with Martin.

"Agents Jetson and Hendry will take you home." Alex explained. "We don't think either of you will be in danger, but we want to play it safe."

"Thanks." Steve said as he approached Martin.

"Ready to go?"

"Do I have to?" He asked.

"Yes you do." Steve said before looking back at Alex. "Thank you. And if you need anything or have any concerns about your mother, call me."

"Thanks." Alex said before entering the building and jogging up the stairs to the control room, missing Steve getting cornered by Lena and Sam.

"How's your mom?" Vasquez asked meeting Alex at the top of the stairs.

"Stable. I'm just going to see the kids then I'll be back." Alex said walking to the gym.

-00-

"Mom! How's Grandma?" Kara and MJ asked as she entered the room.

"She's okay, but she'll be in hospital for a while." Alex said before looking at her niece. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine." She said.

"Okay, well tonight you three are going to stay with Lena." Alex said.

"Can't we stay here?" MJ asked.

"It's not safe enough." Alex said.

"But you are staying here?" Her daughter pressed.

"Yes, but I will be okay. Right now you need to go to Lena's. Please don't argue."

"Fine." MJ said reluctantly.

"Thank you." Alex said hugging them both before walking towards her niece. "Your mom is okay, she's at the hospital with mom. I know it is hard, but try to get some rest tonight."

-00-

"Any luck with McGuire?" Alex asked as she returned to the control room.

"No. He isn't saying anything."

"I'm going to talk to him."

"Is that wise?" Vasquez asked.

"Don't worry, I won't hurt him. Well I won't kill him." Alex said walking off. Once she was out of earshot Vasquez called a number. Once the call was answered she said.

"J'onn it's Vasquez, I need you at the DEO."

-00-

"McGuire." Alex said entering the interrogation room.

"You can't do this. I have rights."

"Not any more. Now you are linked to terrorism you have no rights." Alex said sitting. When McGuire remained silent Alex went on.

"I've met enough of your kind, the alien haters, the people jealous of other people, to know what lengths you will go to, but there is still something I don't understand. Why support murder of children?" Alex asked. When she got no answer she sighed and said. "That's right someone like you probably doesn't care who dies. Unless of course it is you doing the dying. You must know what has happened to others like you. Kai or Sloane or whoever it is, removes the threat and right now you are a threat to them. If you were working for them because they were threatening some one, they are probably already dead, and if it was for money well, here I can protect you, in jail I can't. You will be killed. Your only chance to live is to cooperate."

"You really do have a play book don't you?" McGuire asked. "Agent Vasquez tried the same speech."

"The difference is Vasquez is much more of a rule follower than me."

"Is that a threat?" He asked.

"No. Just a statement of fact." Alex said. "The way I see it, you either joined the other side because of some misguided philosophy, in which case you will be happy to die for cause. But you probably want to actually say what that philosophy is. Or you did it for money or some other materialistic reason, in which case you will want to strike a deal." Alex said before suddenly standing. "But I'm done asking. Talk, die, I don't care any more." Alex added walking out.

"New technique?" J'onn asked as Alex approached him.

"J'onn? When did you get here?"

"A couple of minutes ago." He said. "What was with that interrogation?"

"McGuire and Rogers may be a way in, but they may just be there to distract us. Either way, Sloane or Kai wouldn't share info about the attacks with them. Right now we have potentially hundreds of killers out there. There could be more attacks at any moment. That is what we need to focus on. If they want to talk to us great, but we can't waste time on them. We have to figure out if there will be another attack."

"Do you want me to read their minds?"

"No, it is still too dangerous." Alex said. "But can you talk to mom? Find out what she saw."

"You don't want to do that?"

"I do, but I am very angry right now. That conversation is likely to drive me over the edge."

"Okay." J'onn replied.