A/N: Apparently I can't leave this story alone...
"Mom, you're hurt!" Elle exclaimed when she saw Kara and Alex walk into the lounge, with Kara wearing a bandage.
"I'm okay." Kara said as she hugged Elle.
"What happened?" Adam asked.
"I solar flared."
"Needlessly." Alex added.
"What do you mean?" Adam asked confused.
"She decided to obliterate the robot with her heat vision, whereas a short blast would have sufficed."
"I didn't mean to." Kara said.
"What does that mean? Did you lose control?" Adam asked.
"No. Well technically yes. I got distracted." Kara tried to explain.
"By what?"
"Alex screamed in pain over the radio."
"I did not scream." Alex argued.
"It sounded like a scream." Kara said defiantly.
"Are you okay?" Elle asked Alex.
"I'm fine. I just tripped. And it wasn't a scream, a grunt at most."
"Grunts aren't that loud." Kara said.
"It wasn't that loud." Alex pointed out.
"Shouldn't you be at the DEO under the lamps?" Adam asked Kara.
"No. I'm okay."
"Apart from not having powers and having a gash on your head." Alex said.
"Don't you have a date to get to?" Kara asked.
"Fine. I'm going. But if something happens call me." Alex said looking from Kara to Adam.
"Are you sure you shouldn't be under the lamps?" Adam said frowning.
"I'm sure." Kara said hugging Elle again and pointing out. "A hug from Elle is much more powerful."
-00-
"I hate being human." Kara complained as she emerged from the bathroom a couple of hours later.
"I should have mentioned there's a stomach bug going round the school." Adam said passing Kara a glass of water. "Now you are human there's probably hundreds of school bugs waiting to take control."
"I miss my powers." Kara said miserably as she sat down on the bed.
"They'll be back soon. Sooner with the lamps. Are you sure you don't want to go to the DEO?" Adam asked.
"No DEO."
"Do you want Alex?"
"Yes. No. She's out with Maggie. They need time alone."
"If she finds out you were sick and I didn't call, you know she will attempt to maim me." Adam said.
"Elle will protect you." Kara assured him.
"You can't hide behind your daughter forever." Alex said entering the bedroom.
"Alex? What are you doing here?" Adam asked.
"Where else would I be?"
"With Maggie." Kara said.
"She knows how important you are." Alex said. "The more important question is why didn't you call me?"
"I'm okay." Kara said. "How did you know I was sick?"
"Someone in this family has common sense and can follow my instructions."
"Elle?" Adam guessed.
"She's stressing out downstairs. Why don't you go talk to her? I will take Kara to the DEO."
-00-
"Is mom okay?" Elle asked when Adam entered the lounge where she was sitting with Krypto.
"Alex thinks so, but she's going to take her to the DEO just to be safe."
"Can we go too?"
"No, just in case she has a bug that can make you sick." Adam said.
"Am I in trouble?" Elle asked.
"For what?"
"Listening to you and mom talk about her being sick, calling Alex when I heard mom didn't want you to call her." Elle listed.
"You shouldn't use your powers, and you definitely shouldn't listen to private conversations." Adam said. "But you called Alex because you thought it was the right thing to do, even though you knew you'd get into trouble. I'm proud of you for that."
"So I'm not in trouble?" Elle asked optimistically.
"No, you are for listening to private conversations. We'll figure out your punishment later."
"Okay." Elle said sadly.
"Until then, why don't we take Krypto for a walk round the park?"
"Isn't it past my bedtime?"
"Are you going to sleep with mom being sick?" Adam countered.
"No."
"Then let's go to the park."
"What if mom needs you?"
"I'll have my phone. Alex can call us." Adam said.
-00-
"Hello." Alura greeted when Adam and Elle returned home.
"Is mom back?" Elle asked optimistically.
"No. Where is she?" Alura asked.
"At the DEO getting tested." Elle said.
"Tested? Why?"
"She solar flared and got sick."
"Solar flared?" Alura asked confused.
"Blew out her powers. It makes her temporarily human and she picked up a bug." Adam explained.
"Like an insect?" Alura asked, still confused.
"No. Like a virus." Adam replied. "She'll be okay, but Alex wanted to run some tests." He said just as his phone rang. "It's Alex."
"Hi Alex, you're on speaker." Adam said knowing the pair in front of him would listen to the conversation anyway. "How's Kara?"
"She's fine. Nothing sinister."
"That's great." Adam said not entirely convinced Alex wasn't sugar coating it for Elle.
"When can she come home?" Elle asked.
"Tonight." Alex said. "I can't leave here right now as there is an incident, but Adam you can come down pick her up."
"Can I come?" Elle asked.
"It's too dangerous down here for you." Alex said. "J'onn has forbidden any kids coming here. But I promise you your mom is fine and is coming home tonight."
"Will you look after Elle?" Adam asked Alura.
"Of course." Alura replied, as unconvinced of Alex's story as Adam was.
"You behave for your grandmother and I'll be back soon with mom." Adam said hugging Elle.
-00-
"Hey." Adam said as he entered the infirmary. "How are you feeling?"
"Gross." Kara said. "Hate being human."
"It's not that bad." Adam said as he hugged her.
"Is Elle okay?"
"Just worried about you. Your mother is looking after her."
"Adam, good you're here." Alex greeted walking into the room.
"What's wrong with Kara?" Adam immediately countered.
"Relax, I told you on the phone it was nothing sinister." Alex said.
"I thought that was for Elle's benefit." Adam confessed.
"It wasn't. But there is something I need to tell you and I thought you wouldn't want Elle around." Alex said.
"What?" Adam asked getting concerned again.
"I know why you are sick and why you solar flared, well why you lost control of your heat vision." Alex said to Kara.
"Why?" Kara asked as Adam squeezed her hand.
"Hormone imbalance." Alex said causing Adam to guess.
"She's pregnant?"
"She is." Alex smiled.
"I'm pregnant?" Kara asked.
"You are." Alex confirmed. "Congratulations." Sensing they needed time to digest the news she said. "I'll leave you guys to talk."
"You okay?" Adam asked noticing Kara was being quiet.
"I'm pregnant?" Kara asked again struggling to comprehend the news.
"You are. Are you okay with that?" Adam asked worried that Kara had changed her mind about wanting another child.
"I just can't believe it. I'd given up."
"Me too." Adam said hugging her. "Just to check, you are not going to freak out and fly half way round the world this time are you?"
"No." Kara assured him as she rested her head against his chest.
"So another two years of green food." Adam said happily.
"Your mother has not let me not eat green food since I was pregnant with Elle." Kara reminded him.
"Speaking of Elle, when do you want to tell her? The way she's using her hearing all the time she is going to hear any conversation we have about it." Adam said.
"When we get home. I mean I know it's bad luck, but I don't want her to find out accidentally."
-00-
"Mom." Elle greeted excitedly as she ran and hugged her. "Are you okay?"
"I am now I can hug you. I'm sorry I scared you."
"Are you sure you're okay?"
"Would Alex have let me go if I wasn't?"
"No." Elle conceded.
As Kara looked up at her Alura and saw the concern on her face she said.
"I'm fine. But seeing I gave Elle a bit of a scare, how about we stay up for a bit and talk?" She asked looking down at Elle.
Sensing Kara wanted time alone with Elle, Alura said. "I will give you some space."
"What's wrong?" Elle asked frowning also picking up that her parents were hiding something..
"Nothing's wrong. It's good news." Adam said picking Elle up and carrying her to the couch.
"What?" Elle questioned as Kara sat on one side of her and Adam on the other.
"How do you feel about having a baby brother or sister?" Kara asked, smiling as she did so.
"Do I have to?" Elle said. The answer not being the one expected by Kara and Adam.
"Yes." Adam finally managed to reply.
"Alex wants a baby, why can't she take it?" Elle asked.
"Because it will be your baby brother or sister." Kara said as another bout of nausea struck causing her to run from the room.
"She'll be okay." Adam assured Elle who looked upset.
"You said it was good news." Elle eventually said.
"It is." Adam replied regretting their decision to tell Elle before they had thought it through.
"Am I not good enough?" Elle asked.
"You think we are trying to replace you?" Adam asked.
"Aren't you?"
"No. Of course not. Why would you think that?"
"Ever since I said those things to mom, things have been different." Elle said looking at her feet.
"What things?" Adam asked confused.
"Just before she got hurt, I said I wanted a different mom."
"No one could ever replace you." Adam said hugging her just as Kara returned.
"We would never replace you." Kara said joining the hug. "And I know you didn't mean what you said."
"But you started spending less time with me." Elle said.
"I didn't mean to." Kara said as guilt washed over her. "I'm sorry." Kara then pulled away from Elle and said. "I know change is scary, but that doesn't mean it's bad. Getting a sister was the second best thing to ever happen to me." Kara said. "Do you know what the best was?"
"What?"
"Having you." Kara said pulling Elle in for a hug.
-TBC...
A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing.