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"Joel Campbell. General low life." Rose started. "Ran away at twelve having murdered a local kid. Then joined the Kai gang. At the time they were a small gang operating on the East side. But over a ten year period they grew in power and influence, normally by brutally dispatching rival gangs. Campbell climbed the ranks and is now wanted by the NCPD and FBI."
"The FBI are looking into this gang?" Alex asked surprised.
"They are. They are interested as they believe cult like practices are being used in recruitment."
"How do you mean?" Alex asked.
"There is a religious order called 'The Orange Tree." Over the last three years they have gone from nothing to membership of over five hundred. The majority of the order are teenagers who appear to be getting brainwashed."
"What has that got to do with the Kai?" Alex asked.
"There isn't a huge amount of information, but at least thirty of the Orange Tree members have been connected to crimes committed by the Kai gang." Rose explained. "The good news is the FBI have used Campbell's arrest to lead a raid on several Orange Tree meeting houses. All had server farms linked with the game. They have all been shut down. No new servers have appeared. It looks like the threat has ended."
Sensing the Agent was holding something back Alex asked. "What else?"
"Over the last three weeks seven teenagers have turned up dead. All with an unusual, but very specific brain injury." Vasquez said taking over the briefing. "Based on the contacts we retrieved from the scene, we think that they could be responsible."
"Find out for sure. I want to know everything about those contacts and what they are capable of." Alex said before asking. "Is there any connection to Mongul?"
"No ma'am. It looks like the Kai found the game and exploited it. It looks like this is just a normal gang crime." Harris said.
"They tried to kidnap my daughter." Alex snapped.
"I meant non alien, not normal." Harris corrected.
"Work on a way to neutralise those contacts." Alex said walking out of the room.
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"I know you are scared, but the kids need you and they need to see that you are okay." Kara said approaching her sister.
"I know. But right now that would be a huge lie."
"I know." Kara said. "But you are great at lying."
"Thanks, I think."
"My point is, you need to go home."
"I'm too angry."
"I know. But Kara and MJ are okay." Supergirl reminded her. "And I am pretty sure they are going to get over what happened much faster than you. But they do need to see you and you need to see them. You know giving them a hug is going to make you feel better."
"Yes I do." Alex said.
"Then let's go." Supergirl said before pausing. "But before we do, in front of the kids you need to be strong, but you don't need to be strong in front of me." She added pulling Alex in for a hug.
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"What's with the somber mood?" Alex asked when she and her sister walked into the house and saw three disgruntled teenagers.
"Alex asked me what I actually did, job wise, so I demonstrated." Lena explained.
"You made them get you coffee?" Kara asked.
"I'm not Cat." Lena said. "We played monopoly and I demonstrated how money makes money."
"While screwing over everyone else." MJ pointed out.
"That's life." Lena said.
"You cheated." MJ pressed.
"Also life." Lena replied.
"You approve?" MJ asked his mother, sounding outraged.
"You should have been expecting it." The adult Alex shrugged unsympathetically before moving to her daughter and hugging her.
"Everything okay?" The teenager asked confused.
"Minor freak out." Her aunt said.
"About what?" The teenager asked pulling out of the hug.
"It doesn't matter." The adult Alex said holding her daughter. "What matters is you are safe."
"Looks like you are no longer the favourite." The teenage Alex said to MJ as they sat to one side.
"So is it over?" The teenage Kara asked when she was finally released.
"We have shut down the game." Alex said. "But we don't know if other ones will start up."
"So what happens to us?" The teenager pressed.
"For now the danger has passed. But it could come back at anytime so you need to be extra careful. We still don't know who was behind it."
"When are we getting our phones back?" MJ asked.
"Not until we are sure the tracking information can't be exploited." Alex explained. "My team are removing all the location info so you should have them tomorrow."
"Not that I'm complaining, but if all the tracking information is being removed, how are you going to stalk us?" The teenage Kara asked.
"Probably with a tracker. Still deciding if it will be subcutaneous." Alex said. The comment initially being treated as a joke by her offspring before her daughter asked.
"Wait, are you serious?"
"Yes." Alex said.
"You are going to chip us like Chewie?" MJ asked.
"It's a possibility." Alex confirmed.
"What happens when someone hacks the signal? It is not like you can just rip out the tracker." Her daughter argued.
"That's why I said I still thinking about it." Alex said.
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"Kara? What are you doing here?" The adult Alex asked when she saw her sister enter the lounge carrying two big tubs of ice cream just after midnight.
"I thought you'd be freaking out and would want someone to talk to."
"What about Alex?"
"She's asleep, and I can still hear her from here." Kara said before sitting down next to her sister, handing her a tub. "Talk to me." Kara said as she started eating the ice cream.
"My life is an endless stream of bad decisions." Alex said miserably.
"I mean you have very questionable taste in music, but everything else is okay." Kara said.
"I'm being serious." Alex said.
"So am I." Kara replied. "The kids are fine. The person who isn't fine is you."
"I know it wasn't Kara, but seeing J'onn as Kara get taken, really freaked me out." Alex finally said.
"I know." Her sister said hugging her. "They are both okay though."
"I just want them to be safe But I have brought them danger."
"You kept them safe." Kara countered.
"No, you kept them safe. I just watched." Alex said miserably.
"We're a team." Kara reminded her. "And I will always look out for them and you."
"I know. But I am still freaking out."
"That is completely understandable." Kara assured her.
"I thought about quitting. I'm sorry."
"Why are you sorry?"
"I said I'd have your back and then first sign of trouble I thought about leaving."
"You have to do right for the kids." Kara said.
"How can you be so calm?"
"I thought about leaving the planet." Kara reminded her, pausing before adding. "Maybe a break would do you good?"
"I'm not quitting the DEO." Alex said.
"I meant take some time off."
"I have had loads of time off recently."
"Sick leave doesn't count." Kara countered. "But maybe you just need time to reflect."
"Are you reading self help books again?"
"Maybe." Kara said. "I'm worried about you."
"I'm okay." Alex said. "Or I will be when I stop seeing Kara being kidnapped."
"So that's why you are not sleeping?"
"One of the reasons." Alex said. "Seriously, I'm okay. You don't have to be here."
"I want to be." Kara said before asking. "Anymore panic attacks?"
"No. Although I don't understand why." Alex said before adding. "The nightmares are getting worse."
"Anything I can do?" Kara offered.
"No, I think I just need to process all my new demons." Alex said before noticing Kara stiffen. "Problem?"
"It's Alex. I've got to go." Kara said speeding back to her apartment where her daughter was in the throes of a nightmare.
"Alex." Kara said moving to her bedside, avoiding the random assortment of objects that were flying round the room.
As she reached the bed she gently shook her daughter whose eyes shot open as all the flying objects dropped with a bang.
"It's okay. It was a bad dream." Kara said hugging her. "You're safe." She added. When she felt her daughter had calmed down she asked. "Want to talk about it?"
"You bought a cat."
"I'm sorry?" Kara asked confused.
"In the dream, you bought a cat. Chewie was upset."
"You had a nightmare about a cat?" Kara asked still confused.
"Yeah. Why? Is that weird?"
"No, nothing wrong with that. Just not what I was expecting. But I promise no cats."
"Good." The teenager said before asking. "Have you been eating ice cream?"
"How did you know?"
"You have some on your nose."
"I was talking with your aunt." Kara said.
"Is she okay?"
"Yes."
"Then why were you eating ice cream at two in the morning?"
"You ask too many questions." Kara said hugging her. "You should get some sleep."
"I'm not tired."
"Your eyes say different." Kara pointed out.
"I'm serious. My mind is racing after the dream."
"About the cat?" Kara asked.
"You said it wasn't weird." Her daughter said.
"Come on then." Kara said standing.
"Where?"
"You can join sisters' night."