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Guest - When I get back home I will.


"Hey you." Alex smiled as Kara opened her eyes.

"Alex?" Kara asked still doubting her sister was there.

"I'm right here. How are you feeling?"

"Okay I guess." Kara replied. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Alex assured her.

"You sure? You look..."

"What?"

"I don't know. Concerned. Please don't worry about me."

"I'm okay." Alex promised her. "Besides someone has to worry about you as you are clearly incapable of looking after yourself."

"You both are. You should both be resting." J'onn said approaching with Brainy.

"Hello Kara." Brainy greeted.

"Hey." Kara replied.

"I'm sorry." Brainy said. "I should have seen the Kryptonite."

"I only saw it because I ran a non-standard scan." Alex said, surprising everyone in the room with her measured response.

"I should not have been constrained by your protocols. I am a twelfth level intellect, yet acted like a third level. I am truly sorry."

"Kara could have and should have been more honest about her symptoms." Alex said giving Kara a pointed look. "The important thing is we all learn from this and ensure it doesn't happen again." She then squeezed Kara's hand and added. "I'm going to check the latest scan results, I promise I'll be back soon."

Having left the infirmary she found J'onn walking along side her.

"That was a very measured response." He said.

"The team needs stability right now. Expressing my true feelings won't help the team."

"I'm proud of you." J'onn said.

"Well I had a good mentor." Alex smiled. "When are you leaving?"

"You want your desk back?"

"No. It's all yours if you want it. But you left for a reason, that reason still exists."

"Right now I have a stronger reason to be here. I'm here as long as you need."

"Thank you." Alex said.

"There is a condition though." J'onn said.

"I do my own paperwork?" Alex guessed.

"Yes, but not what I meant. As soon as Kara is able I want you two to spend sometime in Midvale, your mother needs time with you."

"I know." Alex said. "And I have already promised her a visit."

"Good." J'onn smiled.

"Where's Raffa?" Alex asked.

"In the basement. She is still trying to shield herself from your emotions. I'm helping her as much as I can, but it will take time."

"So I should keep keeping my distance?" Alex guessed.

"She'd appreciate that." J'onn agreed. "Don't worry, I'm keeping an eye on her."

-00-

"J'onn." Raffa greeted when she saw him approach.

"Raffa, how are you doing?"

"Okay, the meditation techniques are working well."

"I'm glad." J'onn replied. "And the link with Alex?"

"Still strong."

"Is it a two way link?" J'onn asked.

"How do you mean?"

"You feel Alex's emotions, could you somehow be feeding your emotions back into Alex?"

"I'm sorry." Raffa said lowering her head. "It is not intentional. To block the link takes so much energy, sometimes it is possible that I may have unwittingly allowed Alex to experience my emotions."

"It's okay." J'onn sad. "In fact, right now it is what Alex needs."

"What do you mean?"

"You seem to have a calming influence on her, it is stopping her making rash decisions."

"I can not control Alex's actions." Raffa said.

"I know, but the emotional leak is helping." J'onn said before leaving.

-00-

"Still no powers?" Alex guessed when she entered the infirmary and saw Kara limping back to her bed.

"No."

"Well the good news is you are healing. Your body hasn't rejected the screw, so even if your powers don't come back for a while your leg should get back to normal as long as you rest and do your exercises. How's the pain?"

"Okay."

"Any sickness?"

"No."

"In that case, so as long as there are no set backs, how do you feel about going home tomorrow?"

"Home?" Kara asked.

"Unless you want to stay in the infirmary."

"No." Kara said.

"Seeing you have proven you can't look after yourself when you don't have powers, you are staying with me. Then when I think you are up for it we are going to Midvale for awhile."

"No." Kara said.

"It's not negotiable." Alex replied, surprised by Kara's response. "Besides mom needs this."

"You need to spend time with Eliza, not me." Kara argued.

"I need to spend time with both of you and mom needs to spend time with both of us. So we are all going to Midvale together as a family." Alex said. "Now get some rest before I change my mind about letting you out of here. I just need to check your blood work then I'll be back."

As Alex went to leave tiredness caught up with her and a wave of dizziness hit causing her to stumble then fall. Without thinking Kara leapt from her bed and caught her sister just before she hit the floor.

"What's wrong?" Kara asked on the verge of panic as she cradled Alex in her arms.

"Your powers." Alex said, focusing on Kara who was suddenly healed.

"Don't change the subject. What's wrong?" Kara asked.

"What's going on?" Eliza asked as she entered the infirmary with J'onn and Hamilton and saw Kara holding Alex just off the ground.

"Alex collapsed." Kara said.

"I didn't co-" Alex started to argue as Hamilton approached.

"Okay, you need a proper examination. No more excuses." She said to Alex.

Feeling Kara was about to lift her up Alex said. "I am capable of walking." Her tone making Kara think twice before eventually helping Alex to her feet.

"I'm fine." Alex repeated.

"I'll be the judge of that. Go next door for an examination." Hamilton said before looking at Kara. "And you should be in bed. I'll let you know when we are done. No listening in."

As Hamilton led Alex away Eliza approached Kara and hugged her before saying.

"She'll be okay."

"You don't know that."

"I know she skipped lunch and hasn't slept properly for a few days. That on top of the fact she has broken ribs and a gunshot wound, suggests she just needs rest." J'onn said.

"How are you feeling?" Eliza asked trying to focus herself and Kara on something other than concern for Alex.

"I'm fine. All healed, thanks to Alex, who once again is paying the price."

"No one forced Alex to skip lunch." J'onn reminded her.

Turning to Eliza she said. "I'm a curse. I'm so sorry for everything."

"You're not a curse." Eliza said hugging her tightly.

-00-

"How is she?" Kara asked when Hamilton entered the room thirty minutes later.

"Assuming she learns how to eat three meals a day she'll be fine. You can take her home." Hamilton smiled holding the door open for Eliza and Kara who hurried to see Alex.

"I'm fi-" Alex started to say, only to find herself being engulfed in hugs from Eliza and Kara.

"Guys...broken ribs." Alex said as the pain built.

"Sorry." Kara said taking a few steps back.

"I didn't say no hug." Alex offered tugging at Kara's hand. "But you should be under the lamps."

"I'm fine. You fixed me, just like you said you would."

"Having your powers back is not the same as being fixed." Alex reminded her.

"What happened?" Eliza asked Alex.

"I shouldn't have skipped lunch."

"You promised you'd take care of yourself." Eliza reminded her.

"Sorry." Alex said, knowing better than to argue.

-TBC...


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