Astra wasn't glaring per say….but she didn't look too terribly happy when Europa landed on the building beside her. Or rather crashed on the building beside her, Europa had a habit of zeroing in on Astra's heartbeat and flying with her eyes closed until she landed either on or near her General. It was really a toss up of the two and Astra was pretty sure she landed on her on purpose sometimes just to keep her on her toes.

The brunette stood over the woman as she climbed gingerly to her feet and brushed the gravel off her pretty dress. Her blue eyes glanced up and she grimaced at the woman's rigid military stance and annoyed grimace.

"I told you I wasn't the person for the job, you know I can't be subtle." She waved an elegant finger in the woman's direction accusingly.

"Yes, I know." Astra said in a measured tone. "Your idea of subtlety would be to drop from the skylight and announce to everyone that your in on the evil grand plan and must be locked up, post haste."

"Look that was just a rumor okay. I didn't actually blow the skylight of the judicial building and jump in to turn myself in." Astra raised an eyebrow, she hadn't been transferred to Roz yet when Europa turned herself in. The rumor was it had been quite a grand statement. One that couldn't be swept under the rugs, Europa had been a very important person back on their planet after all. "Look all I did was crash a sky car, a little one…." She held her thumb and pointer finger in the "little" gesture.

"You shouldn't have done it." Astra said quietly.

Blue eyes looked away, preferring the terrifying height to the pity in her commander and friend's eyes. "If I hadn't I would be dead like the rest of them."

"I am glad your not. I'm sure they would have gotten you off world. My sister was able to get two children off planet moments before its destruction. I find it difficult to believe that none of your family survived."

"Astra, my family wasn't….they-" Europa trailed off, unsure of what to say. Unsure of how to tell Astra that she hoped none of her family made it off world, that their species was better off without them. She knew Astra had thought highly of her father and grandfather. She also knew that Astra hadn't approved of her arranged marriage. The woman was never very forth coming when she asked her why, only said that she didn't like her husband to be. Funny no one much liked the Daxamites.

"Never mind, they are gone anyways, no point in dwelling on the dead."

Astra said nothing but her stance eased up just a bit. She reached out and tugged a blonde lock affectionately. "At least you managed to give her the access codes. Let's hope they work." She didn't add that there might not be anything on myriad in the pods. She hoped her sister had the foresight to add it since both she and Non were the ones that tried to unleash it. But if she didn't….if she hadn't Astra was going to have to rethink her plan, take a more hands on approach and she wasn't quiet ready to give up her inside yet.

"You know once they do crack it they will have my dossier. Kara saw my face clearly."

Astra hummed. It wasn't really important. Kara would recognize Europa's house name but she very much doubted her political future had been placed in the dossier. There wouldn't have been any point. Not that it mattered on Earth anyways, there was no Daxamite to marry here. No Kryptonian Houses.

"I don't think it will be a problem."

Europa smiled wryly. "You don't know the humans very well, my friend. Once Kara tells them of my family name, of its station on our home….they will likely think I'm commanding Non. Or at the very least his representative. If they find anything on the project they may even consider what I just did a threat."

Astra frowned. That could potentially be a problem. It could expose them both to Non before they were ready.

"Perhaps you should visit her again. Explain our, delicate, situation."

A heavy sigh answered her, but no protests came. "If I get caught Astra I am definitely going to kill you."

The brunette grinned. "Ill come rescue you like a night in shining armor, I assure you." Somehow Europa didn't quiet believe her. "In any case I don't want you returning tonight. I'm sure she is expecting the nuclear man."

"Reactron." Astra ignored her correction.

"I'll keep and eye out. Go back to my home, I'll meet you there once I know she is safe."

Europa grumbled about having to fly, Astra ignored that too. Her attention was focused back on the gala. They were so far away she had to strain her senses to see or hear anything but any closer and they risked being found by Kara, or the D.E.O.

"Non is going to think we are having an affair, as often as I stay at your home."

Astra's attention whirled back to the blonde. "Are you afraid of him?" Europa shot her an incredulous look. "No…then do no concern yourself with his pettiness. You are welcome in my home, he is not. He may do with that knowledge what he will." Her attention went back to the gala. Her mind though was torn between Europa's words and the dull, emotionless tone with which she said them.

The blonde said no more but her feet left cracks in the roof as she pushed off back into the air. Astra sighed wearily and brushed the tears from her eyes.

~K~

Kara stared at the paper in her hand. Hear ears were buzzing and her mind was filled with so many questions. Questions like what the hell was myriad and was that the woman that saved her from Reactron the other night, and if it was why did she do it? If she was working with Non why on Earth would she save Kara? Her uncle had made his distaste for her well known and his plans as well. He wanted her dead.

"Kara!" The blonde was once again surprise by Alex's voice. She winced at the loud tone, having Alex in her ear was a great advantage but her hearing was already far above a human's, she hated when Alex yelled. "What's going on, why aren't you answering me?" Kara grimaced, that explained the buzzing in her ears.

"I'm fine." She pulled her phone from a hidden pocket in her dress and held it up to her ear so she didn't look crazy. "A woman just handed me a piece of paper with what she said was Kryptonian military codes. She snapped a quick picture and sent it to Alex. "She said to find everything I could on Myriad.

"Myriad?" Kara sighed. "What did the woman look like, was she Kryptonian? Why would they be giving you-"

"I don't know." Kara snapped, instantly regretting it because the silence that followed was beyond awkward." She was blonde and gorgeous. Like a supermodel."

Alex ignored the fact that her perpetually happy sibling just snapped at her in irritation, she would come back to that on their own time. "It's not the woman we met before." She told her sister quietly. "Is there something going on in Non's ranks? Do you think this woman was betraying his plans, whatever this Myriad is it doesn't sound good?"

"Maybe two people….maybe they don't agree with his plans."

"They weren't necessarily his plans remember. He was following a woman." Kara groaned in further irritation.

"Shelve it for now Alex. Let's just focus on Reactron. Have you found anyway for me to beat him?"

"We are still working on it. We haven't been able to find him yet, on the positive side it means he isn't causing any trouble."

"Not yet…"

~A~

Alex paced around the command room staring at the characters on her phone. It was definitely Kryptonese and it was definitely a random assortment of numbers and letters. Military codes…

She gasped and took off toward the pod, everyone's eyes turned toward her. It was access codes, everything they couldn't get out of the pod, the military decryption. Whoever that woman had been she had just handed them the key on a damn golden platter.

She pulled up the information and fed in the codes, she didn't need to be able to read the language to copy the paper but it did help. Especially when the automated voice answered and granted her access.

"General Astra In-Ze." There was more information stored in the banks than Alex could translate.

"Danvers?" She turned and starred wide eyed at Hank Henshaw.

"Someone gave Kara her aunt's military security codes. She moved aside so he could see the pods holographic screen. His eyes widened in disbelief. "We're in." She breathed in disbelief.

"Agent Mathews, " the agent in question nearly fell out of his chair trying to answer the urgent tone in Hank's voice.

"Sir?"

"You and Vasquez see what you can dig up on this thing. Anything you can on the Fort Rozz prisoners-"

"And Myriad. The woman mentioned it when she handed Kara the codes." He nodded at the two as the began the download from the pod to their main computers. He and Alex turned away when something passed by them in a stream and shined a projection in the center of the room.

It was Kara's mother, Alex recognized her from the AI. She wasn't an AI though, it was only a recorded message. A hasty one if the look of barely restrained panic was anything to go by.

"Thank Rao you made it, Astra. I can not ever tell you how sorry I am. For not listening to you, for imprisoning you, and for my part in taking Kara away. I'm giving her to you now, something that should have been done after the death of our father, but please take this is as your chance to be the parent you never could be here on Krypton. Please keep our Kara safe. I love you, sister."

Alex started into the space as the hologram faded away. All eyes were on her, there wasn't one that seemed to understand a word of what the echo of the long dead woman had said, only Alex had ever taken the time to fully learn Kryptonian.

"Agent Danvers?" Hank asked hesitantly.

"What? Oh yes….it was just a message letting General Astra know she was grateful for her taking care of Kara on Earth." Alex couldnt meet his eyes, her mind was racing. Surely she hadn't understood the implications….her Krytponian had to be flawed somewhere but the only way to be sure would be to show the hologram to Kara and she wasn't sure she wanted to do that just yet. But if she wasn't wrong and she withheld it the outcome could be even worse when the girl found out. There was nothing Kara hated more than being lied to. Probably because she was forced to lie enough herself.

"That's all?" He asked in barely concealed disbelief.

She met his eyes confidently. "Its all I could understand. Kara taught me the language but its not like I have ever had any practice with it outside of her." And now Alex was sure Kara had spoken very slow to her, like she would have a child. She took a little comfort in the knowledge that Kara had to speak the same way to Clark.

"Agents! I've got a bead on Reactron. He is heading to the gala." Alex rushed to the console and tapped her ear piece to give her sister a heads up. "There is something wrong though, his levels are all over the place if it isn't stabilized…." There was no need to finish they all knew what would happen, he would have a nuclear melt down just like a reactor. It would not end well.

Alex took a deep steadying breath and shot Hank a worried look. Her finger pressed once again on her ear piece, "Kara….we have another problem."

~K~

Kara was cursing under her breath when James found her. "Kara can we talk?" He reached out and grabbed her arm but couldn't hold on as she didn't slow her pace. "Kara?"

"No time, trouble is-" She didn't finish, Reactron crashed through the skylight, she wanted to roll her eyes at the dramatic flare but was far too worried she wouldn't be strong enough to save everyone.

"Oh…" James took a step back, his eyes fixed on Reactron, just like everyone else in the room. Kara wished they would just get to the running already, why did people always wait till things started breaking before they got to the running.

For his part Reactron remained quiet. In lieu of words he aimed both his arms toward a cardboard cut out of Supergirl and fired, creating a hole where Kara's face had once been. At least it got the masses running, giving her the cover to go get changed without being outed. She hadn't been particularly fond of the cutout but his obvious content made her gulp.

"Kara, Kara can you hear me?"

She nodded before she realized Alex couldn't see her. She tapped the ear piece and set it to stay on. "Yes."

"We don't think Max fixed his suit, if he doesn't stop using those weapons he is going to go nuclear."

Kara rushed back in her suit and managed to get in front of a server as he aimed, she took the brunt of his attack and winced as her body ached. "That's just great."

"Lead, Kara. The only way to stop him is to remove his core and encase it in lead. If you don't….if you don't encase it in lead…."

"Boom, I got it." She reflected an attack with her cape and stared at horror as it hit a concrete pillar and sent it on a path crashing into Winn. She managed to catch it but Winn didn't immediately move, leaving her vulnerable.

"Move Winn!" He jumped into action and rolled out of the way just as Reactron hit her again with a blast of energy. She dropped the heap of concrete and barely avoided his next volley.

"Hey!" She peaked out from behind her cover and gave a frustrated groan as James waved his arms at the enemy. "I'm the closest thing Superman has to a best friend. If you want to hurt him, killing me will do that."

"James! "It was too late, his completely unneeded and unwelcome distraction had Reactron chasing him back out into the streets. "Damn him." She didn't care that he was trying to help, he was causing more trouble. Now she had to hurry the hell up and find lead so he didn't die because he had a ridiculous hero complex.

She glanced around the room with her x-ray vision. She couldn't see through lead, there had to be lead somewhere. Anywhere. Just enough to get the core in somehow.

"Bingo."

~A~

Astra held her breath as she watched the fight rage on, moving from the gala to the street. It didn't last as long as it felt and she was surprised when Kara grasped at his center and pulled out the devise that powered his suit. She curled her fist around it as the man collapsed to the asphalt. D.E.O soldiers were quick to appear after the fight was over and take the man into custody.

"That's my girl." She smiled slightly and took off into the air.