I exited the DEO and pain burned in my heart. I took off into the sky and landed down on top of my building's roof. I made my way down to the 5th floor and knocked on the door. It swung open.

"Kara? Hey, you're back!" Cisco smiled. I nodded. "Hey Cisco. Yeah, I guess I am. Is Caitlin here?" I asked. He nodded. "Yeah, she's in her room." He moved aside and I found her door. I knocked on it before I heard Caitlin call, "Come in."

She looked up from her book and smiled. "Hey, you're here." I gave her a hesitant smile. "Yeah, I am. And I thought about what you said."

She gestured for me to sit down on the bed next to her. "I realized that you understand me now more than anyone. I just wanted to say thank you. It means so much to me. I was really lost and confused. I didn't know where to go, or who to talk to. Everyone claimed to understand what I was going through, and said that they were there for me, but I knew that they were afraid to even be in the same room as me."

She frowned. "Unfortunately, that's how it will be for a while. People won't trust you, but all you must do is be honest with them. When I first came back, Winn and Cisco were afraid, but so was I. We promised to be honest to each other. After a while, they started to trust me and then they warmed up to me-"

I bit my lip and tried to stifle a laugh and she stopped. "What?" She asked. "Warmed up? Come on Cait, you totally set yourself up for that one." I smiled. She glared at me playfully before laughing. I joined in and laughed until my stomach hurt. She wiped away a tear. "Oh man. I did, didn't I Kay?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Kay?"

"Yeah, you gave me a nickname, I thought you deserved one too." Her face changed to embarrassment and worry. "U-unless you don't want me to. Then I totally get it." Caitlin added quickly. "No, no that's fine." We both sat in silence for a second. "Rao, I haven't laughed that hard in a while. Thank you Cait."

She nodded. "Of course, Kara. The others will want to try to understand, and it won't cross their minds that the best thing for you is to not try and understand what you went through, but instead they should just being there for you, even at those times where you don't understand it yourself. I'll always be at you side. Remember that." She stated. I leaned over and gave her a huge hug. "Thank you so much Cait. I really needed someone to just listen to me. And don't you forget, I'll always be there for you too." I stood up and was getting ready to exit her room. "Oh, one more thing." I started.

"What?"

"I know that it's super late to say this, but don't hurt Winn, okay? He's my best friend and I don't ever want to see him hurt. He's so happy with you." She smiled at me. "I won't, Kay. Trust me, I'm really happy with him too."

The next few days, I kept a low profile. I didn't want to go to the DEO, even though I knew both Directors would be demanding I was there. It was just that there was too much anger for me there.

I made my way to Maggie's and Alex's apartment. I was still hurt about how Alex reacted, but I knew that we were still sisters. We needed to talk and clear the air.

I knocked on their door and Maggie answered it. "Is Alex here, Maggie?" I asked. "No." She answered a little too quickly. I sighed and used my x ray vision. I could see Alex near the back of the apartment, seemly trying to hide behind a corner.

I clenched my jaw. "Let me see her, Maggie. I know she's here." Her shoulders dropped. "Kara, I don't want to get in the middle of

your fight but-"

I cut her off. "Then don't. I don't want to be mad at you." I pushed myself through the door and Maggie. I marched over to where Alex was hiding. She put on a brave face as she pretended to walk out from the corner. "All I want is to talk to you, Alex. Like two adults." I stated, trying to stay calm.

Her nostrils flared dangerously. "No, I've already heard what you had to say, Kara. I don't care what you will say now! Nothing will justify how you acted selfishly! You ran away from your problems, like a child! Because that's what you are; an entitled little Kryptonian! Get out! I want you out of my apartment! GET OUT, NOW!"

I laughed dryly and this seemed to unsettle her. "Selfishly?" I asked in disbelief. "Yeah." She crossed her arms and glared at me. "Selfishly?!" I repeated. "Yeah, selfishly." Alex stood her ground. "Oh, so saving your life was me being selfish? Saving the world was being selfish? I could've let you die! I could've let the entire world die, Alex! But instead, I made sure you lived! I tracked you down after you were attacked despite me still recovering. I gave you my blood, I ensured you lived! Next time, don't count on me. I won't ever act selfish again." I stood right in her face. I could see Alex's demeanor start to crumble.

Maggie jumped between us and she pushed me back. "Please, don't do this! God damn it! You two are sisters! This isn't the way to go about this! Please stop!" She shouted.

I took in a deep breath. "I appreciate everything you have done for me, Alex, truly. How you have protected me as I grew up on Earth, I do, but you can't protect me from everything. So maybe I am acting like an entitled little Kryptonian. But it's my responsibility to look after the Earth! I put everything and everyone before myself, and it has been ruining me. I don't know who I am. So, from now on, I'll make sure that I won't be a problem to you anymore. You don't need to protect me, you don't need to worry about me."

I pushed Maggie out of the way. I glared at Alex and she backed up until her back hit the wall. I reached out and ripped my mother's necklace off her body. "This doesn't belong with you, not anymore." Tears poured down her face. I turned around and started to walk out of her apartment. "No, Kara! Please!" I heard Alex sob. I didn't turn around and I walked away silently. Tears burned my eyes and anger was replaced with immediate regret.

I stuffed the necklace in my pocket, and it felt like it weighed a million pounds.

The next day, I flew off to the DEO. I headed toward the training room to let off some steam when an agent came over to me. "Director Lane wants you to report to med bay immediately." He stated and walked off. I breathed in annoyance and made my way there.

Derek quickly ran tests on my blood and vitals. He was silent as he finished. He then led me outside the DEO. They ran the same tests on me from when I first became Supergirl. On all my powers. I had a few more problems with them as the fight with Alex repeated through my mind. A few hours later, I landed down. "Get all of your data?" I asked simply. He nodded and I went back into the DEO. About 20 minutes later, I heard people gathering in an office room. Oddly enough, I wasn't invited.

It was J'onn, Lucy, Derek, Alex, Jeremiah, Winn, and some guards. "Agent Danvers, Agent Hunt, what do you have to report on the Kryptonian tests?" Lucy asked oddly. I listened in more intently.

"On Lor-Zu, everything seemed normal for Kryptonian standards. Blood pressure, oxygen levels, temperature, everything was fine." Alex stated. "And on Danvers?"

"That's where its gets strange. Her vitals are irregular. Temperature is through the roof, oxygen saturation is higher than the normal, blood pressure is lower than expected. Yet she is in perfect condition." Derek reported. "Director J'onzz, what did you witness from Lor-Zu's field test?" Lucy asked again, this time, robotically. "Again, she meets with Kryptonian standards. She is just as strong, fast, agile, as Kara was before she disappeared."

"And Danvers?"

"This is where it gets extremely interesting. All her powers seem to have increased tenfold. Her flight speeds reached almost to hypersonic speeds, around Mach 10. And even more surprising is that her strength didn't even max out. All of her other powers increased significantly, but those two were the most prominent." Derek interjected.

"I guess that she would definitely give her cousin a run for his money." Winn joked, but no one laughed. The air was dead. "How is this possible?" Alex asked. "My guess is that wearing the Kryptonite cuff for 5 years, and from Maya's accounts, the sun is closer to Terram Two due to the destruction of Earth. Suppressing her powers and being exposed to even more UV radiation from the yellow sun caused the limitations of her powers to be virtually nonexistent. Like a secret boost that was hidden in her cells. Now that there's no Kryptonite to limit her-" Jeremiah stated.

"So, are you saying she is more dangerous?" Derek asked. "No, she is not dangerous. She has never been dangerous. She never will be." Alex stated. The long silence opposed her. "No! You can't assume that she is dangerous. We all know her! This is Kara Danvers we are talking about. My little sister!" Alex defended. Oh, so now I'm your sister? Not the entitled little Kryptonian?

"The Red Kryptonite-" Lucy started and fury boiled my blood. "That wasn't her fault! Don't you dare try to blame that on her!" Winn shouted. I stood up and strode over to the office. Everyone looked at me with worry. "I am not a danger to anyone." I growled. "Kara, we want to be cautious-"

"No, fuck being cautious! You all know me! What I have done to be who I am. What I go through every day to be considered normal."

"No! Look at you now, Kara! We don't know who this person is! We don't know anything about you! It's been 3 years. A lot can happen in three years, especially with an unknown alien and in an unknown universe." Lucy stated. Take a breath, Kara. "To Maya and myself, Director Lane, it's been 5 years. 5 years of being tortured, hunted, chased. I think that allows myself to be different than what I was when I was naïve and sunny Kara Danvers. But if that is not who you think I am, then I won't be her. Fine. I get it." Lucy narrowed her eyes at me. I turned to walk out of the room. "Miss Danvers-"

"No, it's Kara Zor-El. No more Danvers. She's dead. So is Supergirl." For a second, guilt and distress crossed her face. She realized her mistake. "I-" She tried. "No, I'm done being your poster girl. I'm done being your pet alien." I went to walk out the door, but 2 men stood in my way. I laughed humorlessly. "Move out of my way." I commanded. They stood their ground. "Move, before you make me do something that I'll regret." Fear rushed through their eyes before someone spoke up.

"Miss Zor-El, you just threatened two DEO agents in front of both Directors of the DEO. Arrest her." Lucy ordered. The room erupted in protests. Mostly in arguments against my arrest. I offered my wrists willingly and the room immediately fell into silence.

"You believe me to be a monster? A villain? I'll prove that I'm not. I'm still who you lost your 3 years ago. Don't believe it? Arrest me, lock me in the depths of the DEO, forget about me, I'll go silently." I could see everyone's eyes widen, but my eyes never left Lucy's.

"Do it." I encouraged dangerously. Lucy looked around the room. I see some hesitation in her eyes, along with something else. But she also didn't want to seem weak.

She simply nodded and the cuffs were slapped onto my wrists. The room erupted in yelling once again. As I was pulled out of the room, I saw Lucy glance to J'onn, who merely shook his head in disappointment, and her head dropped slightly.

I was escorted to the holding cell cautiously by the guards. Their hearts were going crazy. "Don't worry. I'm not a threat to you. I would never hurt any of you." I stated honestly. The guard on my left spoke up. "We know. It's just that we haven't seen you in 3 years. You have no clue how much we needed you. How much we missed you. Why are you doing this? Why are you acting this way?" He asked. The door swung open and I walked in.

I turned around and the other guard unlocked my cuffs and left. "Director Lane doesn't trust me. Like her father never did. He only saw me as a threat, and I believe that is all she sees me as, after I have been gone for such a long time. I'm here to prove she doesn't need to worry about me, or be afraid of who I am now."

He smiled at me. "If anything, Miss Zor-El, you seem much wiser than before." I chuckled. "Thank you, Agent-"

"Briton. Lee Briton."

"Agent Briton. And you can just call me Kara." I stated. He nodded and left me alone. I laid down on the ground and closed my eyes. A few seconds later, I heard the power click and I could feel my powers being drained. I rolled over on my side. I guess this was better than being on the other Earth. Hopefully Lucy didn't inherit her father's attitude to aliens. I shivered at the idea of liquid Kryptonite.

The next few days, I was left alone. I wondered how Lucy was planning on handling me. Would she just leave me here? No, I saw the guilt on her face as I left. What was her plan?

The door opened and it broke me away from my thoughts. Bruce walked into the room calmly. He stood by the glass wall near me. He crossed his arms. "Kara, what have you done?" He asked.

I stood up and walked closer to him. "I've done nothing but be loyal and honest. Lucy questioned me. She doubted if I was still on this side. So, I offered to be arrested and she threw me in here." I answered.

He shook his head. "You always like to be getting in trouble and starting fights?" He asked. "Of course, that's where the fun is." I answered sarcastically before rolling my eyes. "No, Bruce, I don't. I was only trying to prove that I'm still me. Lucy didn't believe me so I have to prove it to her."

He sighed. "I believe you. But whatever you said to her, it really destroyed her. She's acting extremely odd. J'onn was thinking about suspending her for a while until her head is clear."

"Yeah, about that. Why didn't J'onn do anything to help me?"

"Lucy was put in charge of alien law enforcement and detainment in the DEO. From the president. It is one place that J'onn doesn't outrank her."

"Great. Any clue what she is planning on doing with me here?"

Bruce shook his head. "No. I'm afraid I don't know. I did, however, let Clark know about your situation."

"Bruce, don't let him do anything foolish. These were my actions that brought me here." He uncrossed his arms. "Of course, Kara." He turned to walk out of the room. "Wait Bruce."

He turned back around. "Thank you. You're my first person to see me. I've been in the dark since I was arrested. No interactions."

He gave me a short nod. "Oh, and Bruce, thank you for protecting my family. It means the world to me that they are all safe."

There was a small smile on his lips. "Whenever you need me Kara, I will be there." He stated. "And I will do the same for you, Bruce." He walked out of the room silently.

Man, the Danvers sisters are really angry with each other now. At least Caitlin is there for Kara. And what's up with Lucy? I feel really bad for Kara by making her and Alex fight again, but with something that includes the well being of Kara's life shouldn't be resolved only after one fight.

Thank you all again for the support on my story! And to Guest: Thank you for your review and I'm glad you like how I treated the Danvers relationship. Hopefully I can keep your intrigue as I continue this dispute.

I'll see you all in the next chapter!~ Raya Kor-El