A/N: Thank you for the comments. Anna - Thanks! Plenty more family moments to come.

"How's Alex?" Adam asked as Kara entered the kitchen and flung her bag down.

"So far today she has taken on three dangerous aliens. One of whom literally eats humans."

"Is she okay?" Adam asked.

"Physically, for now. But if she keeps this up who knows."

"Is she talking to you about it?"

"She's snapping."

"Is Elle's karate class really a good idea?" Adam questioned.

"I don't know. I kind of hope Elle can help...but I am not even sure Alex is turning up. I just got an committal grunt from her."

"If she doesn't turn up you are going to have two upset ninja wannabes in your life." Adam pointed out.

"If she doesn't turn up I thought you could distract Elle while I went after Alex." Kara suggested. "Unless you want to take Alex?"

"No, she's all yours. Although Elle will be a challenge." Adam commented as Kara's phone rang.

"Hey Winn...sure I'll be right there." She said on the phone before looking at Adam. "Sorry I have to go. Good news is, it's not an emergency needing Alex so she may yet turn up."

"Be careful." Adam said kissing her goodbye.

-00-

"Alex." Elle said running over to her aunt and hugging her.

"Hey." Alex smiled. "Ready for another lesson?"

"Yes."

"Then why aren't you dressed properly?"

"Mom and dad weren't sure you were coming. They said you may need time alone."

"They told you that?"

"No, not really. I accidentally heard." Elle confessed.

"Accidentally huh? What else have you accidentally heard?" Alex asked.

"Mom is really worried you will get hurt at work. But that's silly because you can beat anything. They said you were really sad as well and in a bad mood and that you wouldn't want to see me."

"I always want to see you." Alex assured her "But you need to stop listening into conversations." Alex said.

"Even if you find what I hear useful?" Elle asked.

"Even then. No more listening in."

"Okay." Elle said.

"Good. Why don't you get changed then we'll start?"

"After can we go watch the stars?" Elle asked.

"That will be way past your bed time."

"It's Friday. I can stay until eight." Elle reminded her.

"Stargazing it is."

-00-

"Alex? You're here." Adam greeted when Alex entered the kitchen.

"Of course I am. I said I would be."

"Kara thought you may not come."

"I know. Elle told me."

"Elle? She's listening in again?" Adam asked.

"She is and she is worse than Kara was about it." Alex said.

"'I'll talk to her." Adam said as he handed Alex a mug of coffee before not so subtly asking. "So how are you doing?"

"I don't want to talk about it. I just want to get on with my life and not continually have people ask me if I am okay or look at me like I am going to break. I am never going to feel normal if people treat me weirdly."

"To be fair you are so not normal." Adam said. "I mean you actually thought an alien would want to eat you." The final comment earning a dish cloth hitting his face. "What? You said treat you normally." Adam pointed out.

-00-

"What are you doing up?" Alex asked late that evening when Krypto jumped up on her lap as she sat in front of the TV. As Krypto just yawned in response she added. "If you're up, that means Elle is up." She then looked at the door and saw Elle lingering. "Shouldn't you be asleep?" She asked as she turned off the horror film.

"Shouldn't you?" Elle countered.

"I'm a grown up."

"Mom sometimes says you and dad act like kids."

"Does she?" Alex asked.

"Yeah, so if you act like a kid you get treated like one. So you should be asleep."

"Well, I can't sleep."

"Because you are sad?"

"Yes." Alex said deciding the simple truth would result in a quicker conversation.

"Do you know what makes me feel better?" Elle asked.

"Cake." Alex said.

"Yes, but dad said you wouldn't want any. So do you know what else makes me feel better?"

"What else makes you feel better?" Alex asked.

"Hugs." Elle said jumping up onto the couch and hugging Alex before suggesting. "How about a slumber party?"

-00-

"Looks like your plan worked." Adam commented as Kara appeared in the kitchen the next morning.

"What plan?" Kara asked.

"To use Elle to cheer up Alex."

"They're up already?"

"No. I doubt they will be for awhile. They are fast asleep in the lounge." Adam explained as he put some toast on.

"Both of them?" Kara asked.

"All three of them. Krypto is there as well." Adam said as Kara's phone buzzed.

"I have to go. Can you deal with them?"

"Sure. I'll see you later." He said kissing her goodbye.

-00-

"No Alex?" J'onn asked.

"No. She's asleep." Kara said. "And seeing how she was yesterday it seemed better to leave her at home."

"Agreed." J'onn said.

"So what so we have?"

"Think Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors." Winn said.

"What?" Kara and J'onn asked in unison.

"Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors. We are literally up against Saw Boss." Winn said.

"Are you going to start saying something useful?" J'onn asked still none the wiser.

"Trent Labs were working on a new wonder crop to help stop famine. They were growing a prototype just outside the city when the solar flare hit and the crop kind of mutated into a sentient beings."

"Sorry, are we talking about a comic or the current problem?" Kara asked confused.

"Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors was a TV show." Winn corrected. "But I was talking about the current problem, but it so so similar to the plot in Jayce it is scary. All we need now is the magic root and we can defeat them."

"Magic root?" Kara asked confused.

"That's from the show. No idea how to beat these plants. I mean they were engineered to survive anything."

"Where are they?" Kara asked.

"Slowly migrating to the city." Winn explained.

"Let's go." J'onn commented. "Agent Schott contact Trent Labs and find out how to stop them."

-00-

"This is way more freaky than I was expecting." Kara said as she and J'onn watched the large sentient crops with long green tentacles, move across the desert. "Kind of reminds me of Fonza."

"Fonza?" J'onn asked.

"A jungle planet near Krypton. Parents used to threaten their kids with a one way trip there." Kara explained. "How do you want to approach this? I mean if they are sentient we cant kill them."

"Confinement is the best option. Perhaps we can construct a giant green house until we can figure out a long term solution." J'onn said. "Keep them occupied. Try to get them to turn back to the desert. I'll get Winn to make the materials we need."

"On it boss." Kara said flying off.

-00-

"Dad!" Elle said excitedly as she ran over and hugged him.

"Hey." He said lifting her up. "You decided to join the world of the living."

"Is it time for breakfast?" Elle asked hopefully.

"More like time for lunch." Adam pointed out Alex entered the kitchen causing him to greet. "Afternoon."

"It's not that late." Alex said glancing at her watch. "Wow, it is that late. Where's Kara?"

"A work thing came up." Adam explained.

"Why didn't she wake me?" Alex questioned standing straight back up again.

"The consensus was it was safer for everyone, except me, to let you sleep." Adam explained.

"Why is it dangerous for you?" Elle asked her father.

"Because I am left to deal with grumpy Alex."

"I'm here too." Elle pointed out.

"That's right." Adam said as he put Elle down. "You work on getting your aunt less grumpy and I'm going to cook your lunch."

"Okay." She said running over to Alex and hugging her.

-00-

"Good news, bad news." Winn said as he looked at the scans.

"Good news?" Kara asked.

"They can't break through the walls of the giant green house we erected round them." He said, but seeing the look J'onn was giving him he added. "By we I mean you."

"So what's the bad news?" Kara asked.

"They can burrow under it." Winn said showing a graphic on the screen.

"So we need a bigger box, sealed on all sides?" Kara asked.

"Or extra potent weed killer." Winn shrugged. "Which is almost ready. Trent Labs would prefer to kill the plants than them to cause an invasion. Better for the share price."

"But they're alive." Kara pointed out "And sentient."

"And deadly." Winn countered.

"For now, we'll try the box. But we need contingency plans." J'onn said.

-00-

"Still think not using weed killer was the right option?" Winn asked as Supergirl reappeared at the DEO an hour later, her super suit ripped.

"They're tough, but contained." Kara said.

"For now." J'onn added. "Agent Schott, I want them monitored. The second they look like they are breaking through let me know."

"Yes boss." Winn said as Alex marched towards them.

"Kara? What happened? Why didn't you call me?" Alex asked seeing the state of her sister.

"We're dead." Winn said quickly retreating from the control room. Deciding Winn's tactic was the best J'onn backed away as well.

"I was just doing a little gardening. I'm fine." Kara said. "How's Elle?"

"Elle doesn't look like she has been wrestling a rose bush." Alex said. "You should have called me."

"I'm fine really." Kara assured her, disappearing in a blur before returning dressed as Kara. "See not a scratch on me. But we should get home. Why are you here?"

"Elle was all hugged out." Alex said before returning to her original argument. "You should not be out there without me."

"It was just gardening." Kara said. "And you needed sleep. Alex, I need you in one piece. You getting yourself eaten alive is not going to help me."

"I'm not going to get eaten alive. The only thing that will put me in danger is something happening to you, because then I will have to deal with mom and Elle." Alex argued as they left the DEO.

"Well if something happens to you, you will have to deal with Eliza, Elle and me." Kara pointed out.

"Yeah, but you're not that scary." Alex said as she got in the car. Just as she was about to start the engine Kara said.

"Alex, I know you don't want to talk. And Adam told me I had to stop harassing you. But when you are ready I'm here."

"I know." Alex said turning to Kara and trying to smile.

-TBC..

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