"Can you get it to go faster?" MJ asked as his cousin mentally tried to get a ball to fly across the room.
"It feels pretty fast from here." Alex pointed out as Chewie scampered after the ball only for the ball to stop mid air and head back towards the children. Confused the dog rotated round and ran towards Alex.
"Why don't you see how fast you can hit the door with it?" MJ suggested.
"If I put a hole through it, you can explain it to your mom." Alex said as she concentrate on the ball as Chewie tried to jump up and reach it. Taking a breath Alex then sent it flying towards the door. Only as it went flew the adult Kara suddenly walked in and it bounced off her chest.
"Sorry." Her daughter said as Chewie happily grabbed the fallen ball and ran off with it.
"What are you doing?" Kara asked as her daughter hugged her.
"Training." MJ said.
"Trying to control my powers." Alex explained.
"Just try not to destroy the house." Kara said. "Or over do it."
"You're not stopping us?" MJ asked suspiciously.
"I doubt you'd actually listen to me telling you to stop." Kara said to her nephew before looking at her daughter. "Besides learning to control your powers is important, as is understanding your limits." She then looked at her niece and asked.
"How are you feeling?"
"Bored."
"I thought you could start walking round now?"
"Mom and I have a very different definition of what that means." The teenager complained. "But when she realises how many steps I still have to do today she'll get mad for me not pacing myself better."
"She'll come round." Kara smiled. "Where's Eliza?"
"Gone to buy some food. Mom called and said someone was coming for dinner." MJ explained.
"Who?" Kara asked, wondering if it was Ruby.
"She didn't say. All she said is they would be back soon." MJ replied. "And that we had to make sure you stayed for dinner."
"She was being her usual cryptic self." The teenage Kara added as they heard the front door open. Turning the adult Kara saw Alex, J'onn and Alura.
"Mom?" Kara asked surprised.
"Hello Kara." Alura said hugging her tightly.
"What are you doing here?"
"J'onn brought me. I have missed you so much."
"Aren't there any male relatives out there?" MJ asked J'onn.
"Sorry." J'onn smiled.
"I have missed you." Alura said before finally pulling away and looking at the three teenagers. Immediately picking out Kara's daughter from her eyes, she stepped towards the teenage Alex and said. "You must be Alex." She added as she pulled the teenager in for a hug.
-00-
"You okay?" The adult Alex asked as she joined her kids who were hiding in the kitchen.
"Yes." MJ said.
"Then why are you hiding in the kitchen?"
"Alura seems like a hugger. It seemed safer in the kitchen." MJ said.
"You are right. Alura is a hugger. The first time I ever saw her I got a big hug." Alex said stepping towards her son. "But you are wrong about the kitchen being safer." She said hugging him.
"Mom!" He protested trying to free himself.
"You did walk straight into that." His sister said unsympathetically as Alex finally released him.
"So is that the only reason you two ran off?" Alex asked.
"Technically I didn't run, it was more of a slow hop. That only used up five or my steps, leaving me 3000 that I need to do." Kara pointed out.
"I'll take the dodge as confirmation something is wrong. What is it?" Alex pressed.
"Seeing Alura talking to Alex reminded us of Nana." Kara said.
"It's not the same, but I am sure your uncle James would love to talk to you." Alex said.
"We can do that?" MJ asked.
"Unless you have suddenly lost the ability to use a phone." Alex said.
"But I thought we weren't meant to." MJ said.
"Meant to what?" Alex asked confused.
"Call him. Isn't there a whole feud thing."
"Feud thing?" Alex asked.
"The whole argument thing."
"How do you even know about that? You were at school that day."
"Kara wasn't." He reminded her.
"Whatever happened that day was in the heat of the moment and is in the past." Alex said. "He'd love to hear from you."
"He never calls us." MJ said.
"You know how busy he is. But he still sends you birthday and Christmas presents." Alex said.
-00-
"Do the names not get confusing?" Alura asked as the family ate dinner.
"Not really." The teenage Kara said. "It is all about the tone."
"The tone?" Alura asked.
"Yes, if the person calling sounds annoyed or frustrated then they are after mom or me. If they sound calm then they are after Aunt Kara or Alex."
"That's actually pretty accurate." The adult Alex said.
"Would other names not be easier?" Alura pressed.
"I suggested a numbering system." MJ said. "They said no."
"I meant something more personal." Alura said before looking at her daughter and reminding her. "Astra always had a special name for you."
"I don't think Little One would make things any less confusing." The older Kara said.
"We could call you Lachanophobe." The teenage Kara said nodding at the untouched pile of vegetables on her aunt's plate.
"It's not a phobia. I just dislike them."
"I think a phobia would be a better explanation, at least less pathetic." The adult Alex said.
"Hey." Kara protested. "It was probably your cooking that led to my dislike of vegetables."
"You were a fussy eater on Krypton." Alura chipped in. "Although, making you endure your father's cooking may have been the cause."
"So not being able to cook is a family thing?" The teenage Alex asked.
"No, it was only your grandfather who couldn't cook."
"And mom." The teenage Alex said.
"I can cook." Kara protested.
"Calling for takeaway is not cooking." The adult Alex said.
"You were the one who taught me that." Kara countered. "And takeaway is so good." She then looked at her mother. "Have you ever tried takeaway?"
"I don't believe so." Alura said looking lost.
"Then tomorrow I am going to introduce you to the best take out on earth."
"Can I take Chewie for his walk?" The teenage Alex suddenly asked.
"Umm. Give me a couple of minutes and we'll go with you. We can show mom round." Kara said.
"But he is desperate." Alex said.
"I can go with her." The teenage Kara said before looking at her mother. "I still have three thousand steps I need to do today."
-00-
"So want to talk about what is bothering you?" The teenage Kara asked as the teenage pair walked the dog.
"What do you mean?"
"You have been acting a little off since Alura stepped through the door. And then you abruptly decided you needed to walk Chewie. At around the same time your mom started discussing plans for tomorrow."
"It was always just mom and me." Alex said. "And then we came here and things changed. Mom started spending more time with your mom and that was good, but it was still strange not seeing her as much. But recently she hasn't been around much and I get that, but I missed her. And now your leg is almost better I thought she would be around more. But now Alura is here she'll be spending more time with her. And I get why she wants to see her mom, but I just wanted it to be us for awhile."
-00-
"What's on your mind?" J'onn asked as he came and sat next to Alex, who was sitting in the garden looking at the sky.
"How did you know it was time for me to go in the field?"
"You completed the basic training and then the extra training that I gave specifically to you. Why do you ask."
"You remember Ruby?"
"Sam's daughter?"
"Yes. She joined the DEO. She doesn't have the same powers as Reign or Kara, but she still has some powers and she would be a great resource. Only I bought into the hype and had her join a team and on that mission she really screwed up. Many Agents were injured. After that I sent her back for more training. And now everyone is telling me she is ready."
"But you are attached and don't want to send her out?" J'onn guessed.
"I have known her since she was twelve. What if something happens? How would I break that to Sam?"
"When your father asked me to look out for you, I am pretty sure his intention was not for me to recruit you." J'onn said. "However, at the time it was the only way I could see to save you. To be honest I thought you would give up with the physical training and sit in a lab somewhere and be safe. Obviously I underestimated you and you chose to become a field agent. All I could do was ensure you had the best training available." J'onn said before asking. "If Ruby were any other agent would you have doubts about sending her out there."
"I always have doubts." Alex said. "But no more than usual."
"Then have faith in her and you." J'onn said.
-00-
As Kara sat at her kitchen table working through the reports she was investigating for CatCo Chewie ran up to her and started barking.
"Sush." She said not wanting to wake Alex or Alura.
Unperturbed the dog kept barking, but ran between Kara and Alex's room.
Confused Kara stood and went to her daughters room only to find many objects floating round while Alex lay asleep.
Hurrying to her daughter's bed she tried to wake her before suddenly realising everything might drop if she did wake up.
Using her body she shielded her daughter and then tried to wake her up again.
This time Alex woke moments before all the flying objects dropped to the ground.
"Mom? What's going on?" Alex asked.
"You okay?" Kara asked sitting up.
"Yeah." Alex said before looking round and seeing all the furniture lying haphazardly and a smashed lamp. "Were we attacked?"
"No." Kara said.
"What happened?" Alura asked rushing into the room.
"Nothing." Kara said. "Alex's powers were just playing up."
"They were?" Alex asked.
"You started to use them in your sleep." Kara explained. "Don't worry I do it all the time."
-00-
"Is she okay?" Alura asked when Kara emerged for Alex's room an hour later.
"She's finally asleep." Kara said. "I'm sorry we woke you."
"I am more worried about my granddaughter than I am lack of sleep." Alura said. "Has this happened before?"
"Not with Alex."
"But you also have problems with your powers?"
"Yeah. I burnt many holes in the walls of the house in Midvale. I also nearly took Alex out a couple of times when we were growing up. And every so often I kind of end up sleep flying or sleep floating. Eliza was always very patient with me."
"It must have been hard."
"Not as hard as it will be on Alex. At least I could always call Kal and ask what to expect. But I don't even know what powers Alex might develop or to how help her."
"You are welcome to look at any records we have on Argo." Alura pointed out.
"I appreciate that, but I wouldn't know where to start looking, I have no idea where Fels was from."
"Fels?" Alura asked not knowing the full backstory.
"Her father. He died before she was born."
"I'm sorry." Alura said hugging her daughter.
"It's okay." Kara said. "We'll I mean obviously it's not. But I came to terms with it years ago. Anyway, I should get some sleep. I've got work tomorrow." She added not wanting to discuss it further. She quickly hugged her mother goodnight and retreated to her room, leaving her mother feeling like there was a huge chasm between them.