A/N - This is a shorter chapter again, but I'm getting a little writer's block to bridge this into the next part (which I definitely know what I want to do).

It had been a week with the same recurring nightmare.

It had been a week of Kara and Maggie holding Alex during the night, the same way that they had been the first time Jeremiah had resurfaced in Alex's dreams.

It had been a week of Alex insisting she was okay, she was herself, she was ready to join the fight, but on the inside she was broken. Broken because of the lies her father had told her, because of what she had been through, because of the month she couldn't be there to protect her sister, her friends, Maggie. And during the day, she would be okay, she would be herself, but there was something about nights that didn't allow her to.

Kara and Maggie did their best to get Alex into a normal routine. Helping her through her physical therapy, helping her sort out her feelings, helping her get back to where she needed to be. There was no doubt that things would be even more complicated when Jeremiah returned, and they still didn't know what it would mean for Alex. How she'd feel then.

"I'm fine. So I had a few nightmares, but I'm fine. I can fight." Alex argued with J'onn as soon as two weeks had passed. It took two weeks for her to slowly get over the nightmares that kept haunting her. It took two weeks for her to let Kara sleep in her own apartment, for the three of them all to go back to work. She was allowed to return as an operative agent, but couldn't physically or mentally be on the field yet.

"What you need to do is keep focusing on yourself. I can read your mind, they're not just nightmares, Alex."

"It's exactly what they are!"

Suddenly Winn ran up to the two. "Guys, there's something you should see."

As soon as they got to the center of HQ, Winn pulled up a surveillance video. It was Jeremiah attacking an NCPD unit, throwing them like they were pieces of paper, slamming them against walls all to get through to some sort of warehouse. Alex pulled her phone out and dialed Maggie.

"Maggie, it's my father. He attacked the NCPD, the warehouse on Brooks Ave, get down there now!" She turned to leave.

"Alex you're not going!" J'onn held her by the shoulder.

"He's my father! If anyone can get through to him it's me!"

"He also almost beat you to death because you didn't think that he could have been a threat!"

Alex stopped. A tense silence filled the air, both Alex and J'onn contemplating what to say next.

J'onn spoke quietly, trying to break their heated argument. "I just can't have you be in more danger than you already put yourself in. You're still not 100 percent."

"I can tell myself when I'm not able to fight or when I can't do it anymore, I promise. Please J'onn, I just told Maggie to go down there. If something happens to her, if he hurts her, I don't know what I'd do." There was a plead in Alex's eyes, something that even J'onn couldn't deny. He scanned Alex's mind and knew that there was truth to what she said, that she could handle pulling herself out.

"Fine, but the minute you see anything, the minute you feel like you can't handle it, call me or Kara. Get out of there as fast as you can, and if you can't handle this, make sure he doesn't see you. Make sure you don't let your guard down this time. I need you to be safe, Alex." J'onn's parental instincts came through. He had already lost two of his daughters and couldn't lose another one. "Get equipped, and don't forget that suit Winn and Lena made you. I'm trusting you Alex, don't put yourself into any more danger than you can handle."

"I won't, I promise."

Alex turned her heel and ran to the artillery. She had her watch, and now she slipped her bulletproof vest, holsters and anything else she may need on. She stood there for a moment, making sure she was ready to face her father, ready to fight him, ready to kill him if she needed to. If it had come down to it, if it had come down to Maggie and Jeremiah, she'd have to make a choice, and it terrified her.

She drove to the fight, not stopping. She used the sirens to evade any traffic, wanting to get there as fast as she could. The scene in front of her would be typical, the NCPD cornered around a threat, but this time, it was her father. She spotted Maggie out of the corner of her eye hiding behind crates and ran.

Maggie looked up and pointed her gun towards the footsteps, instantly lowering it when she saw who it was. "Danvers! What are you doing here?"

"I begged J'onn to come. I think Kara's on her way. I needed to make sure you were safe, that he didn't hurt you."

"I'm alright. As you can see, we're in some kind of standoff, but he won't speak. I'm trying to see if I can read him at all." They looked onto the scene again. Jeremiah had stopped attacking the officers, but was trying to do something. Maggie couldn't tell if he was himself or not still, while Alex just looked on. Suddenly, they heard footsteps.

There was a metallic, almost robotic tone in his voice, cold as ice. "I know you're there, Alexandra Caroline Danvers. Come with me. Just come out and this will all be over. Your friends and family won't be hurt, just obey your father."

Alex moved to get up, Maggie holding her back. "You can't go out there, Danvers!"

"I'm going to end this one way or another."

"No, you're not! Not yet. I just got you back." Maggie pleaded. "I can't lose you. Not this quickly, not now."

"I'll be okay. I promise. Ride or die?"

"Dammit Danvers." Maggie pulled her into a quick kiss. "Ride or die. I swear to god if you get yourself killed though I'll kick your ass."

"I'll be back quickly." With that, Alex ran out.

"I'm right here, Jeremiah. Now, what do you want?"

Maggie noticed another flicker in Jeremiah's eyes before he spoke again.

"My Alex. I see that you healed. I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you that much."

"You're not my father. You're brainwashed."

"For my own good. Aren't you glad Cadmus has returned, better than ever?"

Maggie's eyes widened. She quickly pulled out her phone.

Maggie: J'onn, it's Cadmus. Jeremiah, or whoever it is brainwashing him, just confirmed it. Alex and Jeremiah are confronting each other.

J'onn: Sending a strike team now.

"So you're behind this, Luthor? Come out and fight me yourself you coward!"

"Oh that's not an option. I am Jeremiah Danvers. Besides, you, my beautiful dau-"

"I am not your daughter! I won't fight you like this, why don't you send your boss out?" Alex did everything in her power not to break down and cry. She held her fists and trembled.

"Oh she's occupied. And I figured it would be more fun to see you, take you back where you belong, make up for lost time."

"I'm not going back with you."

A string of gunshots rang out. "We have you cornered, Danvers! Surrender now!"

"I see you brought backup. Remember Alex, I love you, but this isn't over."

With that, Jeremiah flew away again.

"Dammit!"