A/N: Bonus chapter! Hope this tides you over until Monday...


Cat Grant trembling in her arms is what draws Kara's attention away from the fact that Alex almost killed Astra twice.

"You're safe now, Cat." Kara says soothingly before picking her up and flying off.

"Kara, wait!" Alex yells after her, then looking around she realizes that J'onn has left and she's in charge of the operation. "Vasquez, let's move everyone out. Mission is complete," she barks and stalks off towards one of the SUVs waiting outside. "I need to get in the air, ASAP," she snaps as she opens the door.


Landing on Cat Grant's helipad thirty minutes later, Alex climbs down from the helicopter motioning to the pilot to wait for her. Even though Kara's not talking to her, Alex is certain that Kara would have taken Cat home. Pausing at the elevator, she takes her glove off to look at the passcode that one of her techs provided, she punches it in, then pushes the button.

The elevator doors open into a private hallway, the only door is standing open, so she enters slowly glancing around to make sure no one else is present. Not easily impressed, Alex can't help but admire the view, the open floor plan and the decor.

"What are you doing here?" Kara asks angrily. She heard the helicopter land, but didn't think the DEO would enter Cat's home without permission.

"You left the door open. And Hank sent me to make sure that Ms Grant is okay. I am a doctor," Alex reminds her.

"How did you get the elevator code?" Kara asks, closing the door.

"Kara, it's part of my job to follow up on civilians after an alien attack," Alex replies firmly.

"She refused to see her own doctor, but she let me, you know, examine her with my x-ray vision," Kara explains hesitantly. "She is not injured," she adds.

"Maybe not injured, but Kara, please let me help," Alex pleads, deciding to change tactics. "She could be traumatized."

"Traumatized?" Kara asks confused, she thought trauma was visible, but trusting Alex, she relents and steps aside.


"Ms Grant?" Alex calls out at the door. "Ms Grant, I'm Doctor Alex Danvers. I am coming in to check on you." She says before opening the door and entering the room.

Cat look towards the door. She's just sitting on the bed wrapped in a towel, trying to comprehend everything that happened since she left her home this morning. Seeing the petite brunette headed towards her, jolts her out of the moment.

"You don't look like a doctor," Cat quips defensively, uncomfortable with the young woman seeing her like this.

"I'm an agent and a doctor," Alex explains softly. "And I was in the warehouse this morning, so I know what happened," she adds watching her closely.

"Hmm," Cat says taking a moment to consider the slender brunette before silently deciding to trust her.

"I know more than you think, Kara told me what happened before you were abducted," Alex says as she reaches out for Cat's wrist to check her pulse rate.

"So you're here to see if I'm traumatized by this abduction?" Cat questions glaring at her a moment. "Well Agent Scully, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I have been abducted before," she snaps.

Alex doesn't comment, but does raise an eyebrow.

"Although I have to admit, abduction by superhuman aliens is new and different," Cat adds with a soft laugh.

"Your pulse is normal," Alex says dropping her wrist. "But this isn't, you need to get ice on that," she comments brushing Cat's hair aside to look at a nasty bruise on her neck.

Cat winces at the touch,"you are not much of doctor, are you?" She asks.

"You are not much of a patient," Alex counters, moving away from the bruise and pulling out the stethoscope that she stuffed down her shirt to warm.

"Touche` Agent Scully," Cat replies surprised by the banter. "I take it that you met Kara's Aunt before today, has she always been crazy?"

Alex shrugs, this is really what she's here to assess. Hank sent her to find out what Cat was planning to do with everything that she just heard at the warehouse. Continuing the exam Alex places the stethoscope on Cat's chest above the towel and listens for a moment. Her heart is racing now, probably because she's thinking about Astra.

"It's Agent or Doctor Danvers, Ms Grant. Agent Scully is fictional and I assure you that I am not," Alex corrects her with a smirk.

"Well, Agent Doctor Danvers, I am positive that your superiors are wondering what I am going to do with the story that just fell into my lap," Cat asks readjusting her towel to ensure she stays covered.

"Uh, well..." Alex stammers and steps back. Not really surprised that the media mogul would put everything together this quickly.

"Tell them that they don't need to worry about me. I won't be printing this anytime soon, but," Cat pauses dramatically, "this is a Pulitzer Prize winning story. Now I will give your agency time to save the world, but in exchange for my discretion, I expect exclusive interviews, high level interviews," she adds, raising an eyebrow for emphasis.

"I'll see what I can work out," Alex says satisfied that the woman is okay.

"See yourself out and let Kara know I'll be out in a few minutes, I just need to change," Cat says stepping back into her ensuite bathroom.


Alex reenters the living room and spots Kara out on the balcony staring at the city.

"I suppose that you heard all of that?" She asks joining her at the railing.

"Yes, and she deserves to get the story," Kara points out.

"I agree, but Kara, can we trust her not to alert anyone that the rogue aliens are trying to kill us and take our planet?" Alex asks.

"Considering that she seems to think that we can win, yes. You can trust her not to tell anyone," Kara answers.

"Why would she think that we can win? Didn't she see how many of them there were?" Alex asks.

The image of the dead Kryptonian flashes through Kara's mind, she shakes her head to dislodge it, but now she is angry with Alex about killing him and almost killing Astra.

"Well, Cat couldn't help but notice that you have weapons that can kill us!" Kara snaps at her. "Alex, you killed one of my kind today," she reminds her.

"Kara, I did it to protect Cat and my team, we're humans, those Kryptonians could have killed us all so easily, these weapons are our only protection," Alex explains.

"They wouldn't have hurt her. They only took her to get me there," Kara replies. "Astra only wanted to talk to me and you, you almost killed her right in front of me," she adds.

"Kara, she's the General, taking her out would have made capturing the others easier," Alex points out. "And they are trying to kill us and take our planet," she adds.

"Look Alex, I will reason with her, she is my blood. Blood bonds us in a way that humans can't understand," Kara exclaims.

Alex reaches out for Kara's hand. "Kara, I hope that you're right about that. And I do understand," she replies squeezing Kara's hand tightly, tears threatening to fall from her eyes. "You and I may not share blood, but we are bound to each other. We are sisters for life," Alex says thickly reminding Kara of what they promised each other as teens.


Kara watches Alex leave before sitting down on the garden bench to contact Kal-El.

"Kara?" Kal-El says softly. "Hold on a moment," he adds.

Kara hears voices in the background and she wonders what she is interrupting.

"Hey, how are you?" He asks with faked enthusiasm.

"Your voice is strained, Kal-El, what is going on?" she asks.

Sighing, he is still not sure what he should tell her, "You first. Tell me what's going on there," he answers.

"Astra and Non are here. They are trying to take over Earth. Kal-El, she said that Krypton is not stable, is that true?" Kara asks.

"Uh, Kara that is true," Kal-El admits reluctantly. "I've been in stabilization meetings ever since you left. And the government took over The Gazette. They claimed that I could not be impartial since I was on the Science Council," he adds anxiously.

"That explains why I haven't been able to get into the system to check on anything," Kara replies running her hand through her hair. "Why didn't you tell me?" She asks.

"I've been forbidden from contacting you, they are monitoring me" he replies heavily. "Fortunately, they don't know about this link. In-Ze created it so long ago, that I don't think that anyone checks this frequency any longer," Kal-El points out.

"Kal-El does the Council know what Astra and Non are doing here?" Kara asks.

"Yes, they do. They don't approve, but if she's successful, there is talk of moving Argo City to Earth," Kal-El replies.

"How much time do we have before Krypton will have to be evacuated?" Kara asks.

"Not much, my father has sent a team to scout Mars as another option, but it is as desolate as the deserts of Krypton and the white martians are quite powerful," Kal-El explains.

"Kal-El, why are we not negotiating for refuge. I don't understand why the Council is content to sit back and wait for Astra and Non to wipe out the humans and take Earth," Kara counters.

"Kara, not everyone on Earth is as welcoming as the people that you have met," Kal-El cautions.

"What are you saying Kal-El?" Kara asks.

"We have been told by many leaders of Earth that we are not welcome there," Kal-el explains.

Looking up, Kara sees Cat hesitating to interrupt her. "Kal-El, I must go now. But I am going to talk with Astra, our people are not warriors, we don't kill innocent people just to save our own lives," Kara says before ending the transmission.

"Forgive me for interrupting," Cat says approaching slowly.

Kara nods, still processing what she learned from Kal-El and thankful that she was speaking Kryptonian so Cat didn't understand what she overheard.

"I take it that you were talking to your cousin?" Cat asks.

Kara nods. "Astra was right, Krypton is unstable again," she admits.

"May I ask how it is that you were communicating with him?" Cat asks curiously.

Kara smiles slightly before reaching up and moving her hair back to reveal the small device clipped to her ear.

Cat looks at it a moment, it doesn't look like much. She mistook it for an earring of some sort. "That is how you're able to talk to Kal-El?" She asks.

Kara nods, she's about to explain that her grandfather invented it when Cat continues talking.

"Astra wears one on her ear, I saw it when we were flying," Cat says. "Who do you think that she's in contact with back on Krypton?"

Kara closes her eyes against the truth that she doesn't want to believe. Then stoically, she replies, "There is only one person, my mother." This revelation weighs heavily on Kara, because it means that her mother and Astra are working together. Kara should have known that Alura would never banish her only sister to the phantom zone, it was all a ruse to send her to Earth.

"Kara?" Cat sits down beside her. "What does that mean?"

"I-I'm not sure. There is still so much that I need to figure out," Kara says standing up.

Disappointed Cat looks down, she doesn't want Kara to see her face and know how much she wants her to stay.

Kara clicks on the comslink and strides across the terrace. "Alex, I'm not coming back to base right away. I have a few things to work out first, but let Hank know that I'm going to do everything that I can to protect this planet," Kara says with a confidence that she barely feels. Striding back over to Cat, Kara pauses in front of her, unsure of what to say and even less sure of what to do.

Cat stands up, composed now. "Would it be possible for you to drop me off at the office? Apparently the FBI still has my car and driver in protective custody," she asks.

"Uh, okay. Are you sure that you're ready to go back to work?" Kara blurts out.

"Of course, besides I'm probably safer there than here," Cat points out.

"No, actually you won't be. Astra and Non will expect you to go there," Kara counters as she realizes that the same is true about the penthouse. "Cat is there somewhere else that you could go?" She asks.

"I'm not running from them, Cat Grant doesn't run from terrorists," the media mogul snaps.

"Cat, be reasonable! They know that they can use you to get to me," Kara replies. "Please, I need you to be safe so that I can figure this out," she adds staring into her eyes intently.

Cat shivers, the intensity of Kara's ice blue eyes conveying more than just concern for her safety.

"I-I have a beach house, not far from here. It's private, not many people know about it," Cat stammers.

"Okay, then let me take you there," Kara asks almost pleading.

Nodding Cat agrees, "Just let me make a few calls first and arrange.."

"No. No one can know where you are and Astra can track your voice, so you need to stay off the phone," Kara points out.

"If she can hear me, then she's heard this whole conversation, what is the point of hiding?" Cat questions.

"I'm blocking her, she can't hear you when we're together" Kara says. "Now do you need anything before we leave?" She asks.

"Just a few things," Cat says walking towards the elevator to grab a few things from the penthouse, fortunately she doesn't need to pack a bag for the beach house, she keeps everything that she needs there.


Kara enters the DEO a few hours later. "Hank, we need to talk," she says approaching him.

"Yes, we certainly do," he grumbles following her into his office.

"This is more than just some rogue Kryptonians terrorizing National City," she says pacing his office anxiously.

"I think that we all know that now," he reminds her.

Kara pulls back her hair to show the device. "This allows me to communicate with my cousin on Krypton," she begins to explain. "My grandfather created it before I came to Earth for the exchange in high school; they are like yours but much stronger."

"You're able to communicate with someone on Krypton right now?" He marvels.

"Yes, but my point is that so is Astra. Hank, she and my mother are working together. Krypton is unstable, they are doing this together because they want to relocate all Kryptonians to Earth," Kara explains.

"We have a refugee program in place, they can come here without killing us," he points out.

"Yes, but my aunt is what you would call an eco terrorist. When she realized that Krypton was dying, she plotted to kill everyone who wasn't following the strict guidelines to conserve our resources. She and her husband were imprisoned for it. But now Krypton is unstable and she has managed to convince my mother that this is the only way to save Krypton," Kara counters.

"How can we stop her?" Hank asks.

"I'm not sure, but I have a few ideas," Kara replies.

"Okay, well let's sit down and discuss them," Hank says pulling out a chair for her.