"Hey, how are you feeling?" Alex asked gently when she noticed Kara started to wake up.

"What happened?" Kara asked groggily looking around. "Where is my father?"

"Kara, it was not real." Alex explained taking her hand.

"What do you mean?" Kara asked confused.

"We figured out what was causing the hallucinations. The x-ray showed a tiny shard of Silver Kryptonite stuck in your belly. It's gone now." Alex explained.

"No, no, they were real." Kara insisted shaking her head. "They'll be back."

"I know how much you want them to be here, but you have to understand they, they are dead, Kar." Alex said gently. "They won't be back."

"But my mom. She said she won't leave me alone." Kara said with tears in her eyes.

"If she'd survived she would be here with you now." Alex said trying to keep her emotions in check when she saw her sister in so much pain.

"I just, it felt so real." Kara cried. "If you hadn't got rid of it they'd still be here."

"No, they wouldn't." Alex said sternly. "It still wouldn't be true."

"It's better that them being gone." Kara argued heartbroken.

"I know it's hard. But I'm here for you okay?" Alex reassured. "Do you want to go home?"

"Yeah. But I just need to be by myself for a while." Kara admitted before getting up and flying out of the DEO.

"How did it go?" J'onn asked when Alex bumped into him.

"She's heartbroken." Alex sadly admitted. "It's like the Black Mercy all over again."

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

"I'd like to know that, too." Alex said. "Do you mind if I take tomorrow off? She shouldn't be alone."

"You can take longer if you need to. I'll call you if anything happens."

"Thank you. We have to figure out where she could've stumbled onto that Kryptonite."

"We already have. It all started after Supergirl's last mission."

"The fire."

"Yes. Don't worry, it's being contained as we speak." J'onn reassured. "Go, be with your sister."

"Kara?" Alex called standing in front of her sister's apartment when she didn't open the door.

"Kara, I know you're in there." Alex said but the door stayed closed.

"I know you're hurting right now but please don't shut me out."

"I know that you miss Krypton and your family." Alex said gently. "But I'm your family, too. And I miss you. So please just open the door so I can be there for you."

When Alex was about to give up and go back to her apartment, she heard the door unlock.

"I'm sorry. I miss you, too." Kara confessed. "But I need some space and time right now."

"But you hate space and time." Alex reminded her sadly.

"Maybe, but it's what I need. I need to get away from here." Kara said feeling overwhelmed.

"Get away where?" Alex asked afraid Kara was running away.

"I don't know. Somewhere not here. I know it's not possible, but I can still feel their presence. And it's just too much."

"You know you can always stay with me." Alex reassured. "You shouldn't be alone right now."

"I have to process it on my own first." Kara explained.

"What about your article?"

"I have an interview in two hours and I can write it while I'm away."

"Then I'm coming with you."

"No, I won't let you put your life on hold because of me." Kara argued and when she saw Alex was about to disagree she added. "I've already made up mind."

"Kara, you can't just run away. It's not a solution." Alex argued.

"It's the only one I can think of right now." Kara said miserably.

"Kara-"

"Please, Alex, I won't change my mind. I'm doing it." Kara insisted stubbornly before they heard sirens. "I have to go."

TBC

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