"Grandma!" MJ greeted when Kara flew Eliza into the lounge the next morning.
"Hello MJ." She said hugging him. As she did so she noticed her youngest granddaughter wasn't around and asked. "Where's Alex?"
"Still asleep." Kara said.
"Her new power really takes it out of her." MJ commented.
"New power?" Eliza asked.
"Telekinesis." MJ said. "It's awesome. She used it to save mom."
As Eliza looked back to Kara her daughter said.
"This is new to me as well. I only found out last night."
"Sounds like yesterday was an eventful day." Eliza said.
"A little too eventful." Kara said. "I need to get to the DEO. Call if anything happens."
"Of course."
"And give Alex a hug for me." Kara said leaving.
"Are you doing okay?" Eliza asked her grandson.
"I guess. Is Kara going to be okay?"
"She's getting the best possible treatment."
"She was meant to get that last time." MJ said.
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"What's up?" Supergirl asked as she approached Vasquez.
"We have a theory about the recent attacks." Vasquez said.
"Please tell me it doesn't involve another one today." Supergirl asked.
"Unfortunately we think it will." Vasquez said.
"Can you somehow block Alex's phone so she doesn't find out? She needs to be with Kara today."
"We will do everything we can to keep her in the dark." Vasquez said. "But she's not actually my biggest concern right now."
"Then who is?" Supergirl asked.
"You." Vasquez said.
"Me? Why?"
"A lot of this is guess work. But we believe Mongul has enslaved many races."
"He has." Supergirl said.
"So he'll actually have inherited a fairly good intelligence network. Let's face it there will be plenty of people willing to trade intel for favours."
"Ok." Supergirl agreed.
"That means he probably knows quite a lot about you and your cousin."
"Makes sense." Supergirl agreed.
"So we are assuming he knows you get your power from the sun, but we also think he might know it is possible for you to solar flare. We think the two attacks in recent days are the start of many aimed at causing you to solar flare so when Mongul gets here he can defeat you easily and save face."
"So I need to spend all my free time under the lamps?" Supergirl asked.
"Actually we want to bench you." Vasquez said.
"I can't just let his Lieutenants run round causing chaos."
"Hopefully you won't need to. Lena gave us a prototype suit that uses the gemstone technology. We think it should offer the wearer a good chance of winning a fist fight."
"And if it doesn't?" Supergirl asked.
"Then we call you in."
"Okay. But the first attack I will be there. I'll hide in the shadows and if the suit doesn't work I'll go in." Supergirl said.
"Sounds good." Vasquez said. "In the mean time, you should go under the lamps."
"I can't. I need to get to the hospital." Supergirl said.
"What about your session with Wildcat?"
"I'll be back for it." Kara promised.
"Before you go, you should see this." Vasquez said passing Supergirl her tablet.
"What is it?" Supergirl asked before seeing Alex's medical report.
"Alex has concussion?"
"Kind of." Vasquez said.
"What?" Supergirl asked confused.
"Well, she took a blow to the head yesterday. And well, Dr Kelso couldn't know for sure as the Director wouldn't see him. So he's had to come down on the side of caution and the Director has been signed off work for seventy two hours. We know Kara will only be in hospital for a couple of days, but we thought three wouldn't hurt."
"This won't keep Alex away."
"Well I may have accidentally told the President during the briefing this morning. He doesn't want to lose her for the main battle so has ordered me to make sure she stays away."
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"Hey sweetie. How are you feeling?" Eliza asked as the teenage Alex walked into the kitchen.
"Eliza?" She asked confused moments before she was pulled into a hug.
"What's happened?" Alex asked pulling away.
"Kara needed to have some treatment on her leg, so I am down to look after you and MJ." Eliza explained.
"Is mom okay?"
"She's fine. But she is going to work a little more at the DEO over the next couple of days so Alex can stay with Kara."
"Is Kara okay?"
"She will be." Eliza assured her. "Let's get some food in you."
"Where's Chewie?"
"MJ took him for a walk. They should be back soon." Eliza replied before saying. "I hear you have a new power."
"Yes. But it is weird and hard to use."
"You'll get used to it."
"And it makes me really tired."
"One of the ways we knew your mother had been out flying even though we repeatedly told her not to use her powers was how tired she got." Eliza recalled. "Don't worry you'll adjust."
"I hope so." Alex said.
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"How is she?" Kara whispered as she entered her niece's hospital room.
"She's sedated." Alex said looking over to her sister. "How's MJ?"
"He's fine. Eliza is taking him and Alex to the aquarium." Kara said. "How are you doing?"
"The first hour was hard, I felt to useless." Alex said before explaining. "After they injected the nanites they had to keep her awake so they could run some tests to ensure they were targeting the right area. The pain got pretty bad and I couldn't do anything."
"You were here, that's what matters." Kara said.
"How are things at the DEO? I can't get any signal in here."
"It's all fine. Vasquez has everything under control. Just worry about Kara."
"I should still call in."
"No you shouldn't. Besides you are not allowed to. You picked up a concussion yesterday-"
"No I didn't."
"Yes you did. You have been signed off for 72 hours."
"But-"
"It's all been arranged. Just focus on Kara."
"Okay." Alex said.
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"How are they?" Eliza asked when Kara returned.
"Kara is sedated and Alex is almost staying calm. Lena is sitting with her." Kara explained as her daughter entered the room.
"Mom!"
"Hey." Kara said hugging her tightly. "How are you feeling?"
"Okay."
"Are you still tired?"
"Not really."
"Any other powers you want to confess to?"
"Not so far."
"I'll put dinner on." Eliza said leaving to give them space.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Kara asked trying to search for any signs her daughter was hiding something.
"I'm fine."
"But?" Kara pressed.
"Can I ask you something?"
"Of course you can." Kara said leading Alex to the couch where they both sat down. "What's on your mind?" She asked as Chewie jumped into Alex's lap.
"I was trying to figure out why I have this power and if there would be more." Alex said stroking Chewie's head. "So I was wondering did my father have powers?" Alex asked.
"Not that I know of." Kara said. "If he did I never saw any sign of them."
"So there could be more powers?"
"It's possible." Kara said.
"What if they are really dangerous or I accidentally hurt someone?"
"Whatever powers you get I promise I will be with you every step of the way, helping you figure them out and control them." Kara said hugging her.
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"I'm not complaining, but I am surprised that you aren't out there." Eliza said as she and Kara watched the news that evening showing another attack, where the alien was being thought my a suited DEO agent.
"I was benched." Kara said.
"By Alex?"
"No Vasquez. Alex doesn't even know what is happening." Kara explained.
"So why are you benched?"
"So I am at full strength when Mongul comes." Kara said.
"Does that mean you aren't at full strength now?" Eliza frowned.
"No. I am. But Vasquez thinks Mongul will try to wear me down before he arrives. So she wants to use me as little as possible." Kara said, her tone indicating she wasn't fully at peace with the idea.
"The DEO is well trained. Have faith in them." Eliza said.
"I do. But is still hard to sit on the sidelines. It must drive Alex insane."
"I'm sure it does." Eliza smiled before changing subjects and saying. "I spoke to Clark, he said you finally paid him a visit."
"I wanted to warn him."
"He said that. He's worried about you."
"I know. But I can't run from this."
"But something is troubling you?"
"Kal gave up Superman so he could focus on Lois and the boys. But I took up being Supergirl, does that make me a bad mother?"
"No, of course not. You being Supergirl is all about keeping Alex safe. Why the frown?"
"She wanted to know if her father had powers and if that is why she developed telekinesis. I hated not having answers for her."
"You could search for answers." Eliza said. "I mean I am sure Alex or Lena would help run tests."
"I don't want her to be a pin cushion."
"That wasn't what I was suggesting. Your cousin came to us so he could understand what he was capable of. That knowledge allowed him to use his powers more freely and feel more comfortable in his own skin. The same may be true for Alex."