"Look after your mom." Eliza said as she hugged her oldest granddaughter goodbye.
"Like she'll let me." The teenager said. "But I'll try."
"I know you will." Eliza smiled before handing her a box. "Some food to keep you going, make sure you put it in the freezer when you get home."
"Okay." The teenage Kara said taking it to the car allowing Eliza to turn her attention to her newest granddaughter.
"Have fun in National City." Eliza said as she hugged her newest granddaughter, who awkwardly accepted the hug. "I'll be over to visit soon."
As she released the teenage Alex she turned her attention to her children.
Wrapping her arms round both daughters she said. "I am going to miss you."
"Me too." Kara said hugging her foster mother. "But I can visit anytime."
"Look after each other." She added before finally pulling away.
"Always." Alex smiled before turning and walking to the car.
"You want me to drive?" Kara offered.
"No. I love my children." Alex said.
"You could fly us." MJ said. "Or just me."
"I'm trying to keep my powers a secret." Kara reminded him as she moved to the back door.
"Don't you want the front?" Her niece asked.
"You go. I'm sure your leg will appreciate the extra space." Kara pointed out.
"Is your leg hurting?" Alex asked frowning.
"No." Her daughter assured her as the older Kara got in the back with her daughter.
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"We're here." Alex said pulling the car onto a driveway.
"Wow." Kara said.
"What?"
"It's a house." Kara said.
"Where did you think we lived?" Alex asked confused.
"I don't know. I guess I have always pictured you in that apartment."
"With two kids?" Alex asked. "And where did you think I was going to put you?"
"I don't know, I hadn't given it a lot of thought." Kara admitted.
"Clearly." Alex said getting out of the car.
As they entered the house Alex said. "There is a spare bedroom upstairs and the study has a sofa bed in it."
"I'll take the study." Kara said.
"I'll show you your room." Alex's daughter offerer Kara's daughter before the two disappeared upstairs.
"The study is just through here." Alex explained to her sister.
"Thanks." Kara said taking a bag through. "So any house rules?"
"Absolutely." Alex said before reeling them off. As she spoke MJ said.
"Don't worry, no one really follows them. Except the no dating rule, that one mom followers religiously."
"But you and your sister don't?" Kara guessed as her daughter and niece came back downstairs.
"I can neither confirm or deny." MJ replied.
"Are you even listening?" Alex asked noticing her sister and MJ talking.
"Absolutely." Kara said.
"I know you are lying." Alex said.
"Just email them over." Kara countered.
"Fine." Alex said just as her sister's stomach growled causing her to add. "I'll order the pizza."
"And we'll chose the movie." The younger Kara added. "How about The Shining?"
"Absolutely not." Her namesake said.
"Your aunt is a wimp." Alex explained.
"What is a wimp?" Kara's daughter asked.
"She is saying I'm a coward." Kara explained. "Whereas what she means is I have taste." She then looked at her sister and said. "Aren't there eighteen years worth of Disney films to catch up on?"
"No." Both of Alex's children said in unison.
"Looks like you have been outvoted. Finally." Alex said.
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"You okay?" Kara asked as she entered her daughter's room that night and saw that she was still awake.
"I guess." Alex said.
"What's wrong?" Kara asked moving over to the bed.
"I just can't sleep."
"It is never easy to sleep in new places." Kara said.
"I miss the waves." Alex said.
"You'll get used to it." Kara assured her before kissing her head. "Try to get sleep."
"Will you stay here until I fall to sleep?" Her daughter asked.
"Of course." Kara said climbing into bed and hugging her daughter.
"Are we really going to stay here?" Alex asked suddenly feeling tired.
"That is up to you." Kara said.
"I love you." Alex said.
"Love you too." Kara replied.
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"You two are up early." Alex commented when she saw her kids sitting in the lounge the next morning.
"We have lots to do." MJ said.
"Like what?" Alex asked suspiciously.
"We were going to take Alex round the city. Show her all the best places." MJ said.
"That's great, but have you considered the fact that Alex might want to spend some time with her mom?" Alex asked.
"We could meet for lunch." Her daughter offered. "NooNan's at 1?"
"NooNan's is still going?" The older Kara asked as she entered the lounge.
"Like anything could ever shut down NooNan's." Alex said.
"It is good." Kara smiled as MJ asked.
"Can we take Alex round the city this morning?"
"Um, sure." Kara said as her daughter came down the stairs already wearing a coat, causing Kara to ask. "Why do I get the feeling I didn't have much choice over that?"
"We'll see you at 1." Alex's daughter said as she and MJ grabbed their coats before leaving with their cousin.
"Where are they going at 6:45?" Kara asked confused.
"No idea." Alex said passing Kara a mug of coffee. "Probably best not to ask and instead focus on the fact that your daughter is invulnerable to most things."
"Both comforting and disturbing." Kara commented before sitting down next to Alex and asking. "What's wrong?"
"It feels like the calm before the storm." Alex said.
"How do you mean?"
"You don't think everything is going a little too well? I mean the kids are getting on really well."
"Paranoid much?"
"We never got on that well in the first year. Let alone the first month." Alex pointed out.
"They are older than we were." Kara pointed out.
"Glad to see your optimism hasn't been dented. And there is something else."
"What?" Kara asked.
"Don't get mad." Alex started.
"Okay." Kara said cautiously.
"Mom said you were stressing with everything that you would need to do if you stay on Earth. So I thought I could help and contacted Kara's and MJ's school. They have a place for Alex if you want it."
"Really?" Kara asked.
"Yes."
"That's amazing."
"So you are not mad?" Alex asked.
"Why would I be mad?" Kara asked confused.
"I didn't want you to feel like I was trying to take control."
"I have not had much help since I left Earth." Kara reminded her. "I will take all the help I can get. Thank you."
"Have you told Alex about what High School is like?"
"I have."
"And she still wants to go?"
"She's lived in some pretty rough places. She is far more streetwise than I ever was." Kara said. "And MJ and Kara have told her they'll look after her."
"They have?"
"Why do you sound so suspicious? They are great kids."
"They are, but they normally need more encouragement to be helpful."
"Perhaps because you only trust them with mundane things." Kara said.
"What do you mean?"
"Kara is a great kid. And way more mature than either of us were at that age and she really wants to help you, but you keep shooting her down."
"I don't want her shackled by responsibility. You know what it did to me."
"Then tell her that." Kara suggested.
"You know it isn't that simple." Alex said glancing at her watch. "I've got to go to work. Are you going to be okay?"
"I'll be fine. See you at lunch."
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As Alex walked towards NooNan's she became aware that she was being followed. Moving to a defensible position she turned and saw her mentor.
"Hello Alex." J'onn smiled.
"J'onn? You're back." Alex replied hugging him.
"I am but we need to talk." He said, his face serious.
"Sure." Alex said as J'onn led her to his car. "Is this about Kara?"
"No. The Earth." J'onn said as they both got in and shut the doors.
"What do you mean?"
"When I was travelling back here with Alex we stopped at several planets along the way for food and supplies. During some of the stops I started to here disturbing rumours about a threat to Earth. A threat that can not be underestimated. After I returned Alex to Kara I went to find out if those rumours were true. And they were." J'onn said solemnly.
"You are talking about Mongul." Alex guessed.
"You know?"
"Yes." Alex said. "It is the main reason I am still working at the DEO. In fact it is the only reason."
"What happened?"
"A few years ago Mongul came to Earth, planing on enslaving the strong and killing the weak. We fought back. Superman led the charge and faced off against him. He won, well actually it was a draw. Mongul was extracted by his generals and disappeared for a couple of years before swearing revenge on Earth. And officially Superman has been in a coma ever since."
"And unofficially?"
"Clark woke up after a few months and he gave up the cape."
"Does Kara know about her cousin?"
"Yes, we told her before you arrived with Alex that he had been in a coma and given up the cape. At the time she was more concerned about Alex and she hasn't mentioned it since."
"What about Mongul? Does she now about the current threat?"
"No. It's not her fight at the moment. If I tell her she might make choices that aren't right for her."
"She'll find out eventually and knowing Kara she will be upset you hid it from her."
"I know. But this is for the best."
"Then what can I do to help?" J'onn asked.
"You remember your Justice Club?"
"Justice Club?" J'onn asked confused.
"With Barry, and you and Sarah."
"It was more of a league." J'onn smiled.
"Yeah that, we need it back."
"Back from where?" J'onn asked.
"Oblivion. It's disbanded."
"What happened to Barry and the others."
"They just gave up or disappeared."
"Brainy and Nia?" J'onn asked.
"They are searching for help off world. But I am not holding my breath. Earth has few allies and of those we do have I doubt anyone wants to take on Mongul."
"So what do you want me to do?" J'onn asked.
"Talk to Barry. Well first, find Barry."
"I'll do what I can." J'onn said.
"Thank you. But before that, I'm meeting Kara and the kids for lunch, why not join us?"
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"J'onn! You are back." Kara said happily when Alex and the Martian walked into NooNan's.
"Hello." He said hugging her. "Where are the kids?"
"On their way, I hope." Kara said.
"How is Alex settling in?"
"Good. I think. And thanks mainly to Kara and MJ." Kara explained.
"That's good to hear." He smiled as the topic of discussion entered the coffee shop with her cousins.
"J'onn!" The younger Alex said before rushing to him and hugging him.
"Hello Alex." He said returning the hug, looking slightly awkward. "How are you finding the city?"
"Strange." She said. "But Kara and MJ have been showing me the best places."
"And which are those?" The older Alex asked.
"Just here and there." Her daughter said.
"Are you staying this time?" The older Kara asked J'onn, providing a distraction for her niece.
"I will be, but I have a few things to do out of the city."
"Like what?" MJ asked.
"I have been away along time. I have old friends I need to see." J'onn explained. "But I will be back soon."