"Mom?" The teenage Alex called.
"Hey. You okay?" Kara said looking round.
"What are you doing out here?"
"Just looking at the stars. Want to join me?"
"Sure." The teenager said sitting next to her mother. "You weren't at dinner."
"Sorry, I got distracted in the archives." Kara said.
"You were looking for information on Lobo?"
"Yes." Kara said.
"And?"
"Let's not worry about Lobo." Kara said. "It's our last night here, let's do something fun."
"It's ten at night."
"And we are both awake." Kara reminded her.
"Okay." Alex agreed. "But before that. I still have powers."
"What?"
"Here on Argo, I can still move stuff by thinking about it."
"That's pretty cool." Kara said.
"Not really. I still can't control it. I keep moving stuff without meaning to and it freaks everyone out."
"Everyone?"
"The kids round here and their parents."
"It doesn't freak me out." Kara said pulling her daughter in for a hug. "Why didn't you say something earlier?"
"You've been busy."
"I am never too busy for you." Kara said. "Please don't hide things from me."
"I don't think I am ever going to figure them out." Alex said after a few moments.
"You will. It will just take time. But I will be with you every step of the way. Why don't we go for a walk to the old ruins and when we are there we can work on your powers?"
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"Ma'am." Agent Watkins called from the door.
"What is it?" Alex asked looking up from her report.
"We have a problem."
"What?"
"Agent Rashid is in the infirmary."
"I thought she was helping the FBI?" Alex said standing.
"She was. But she collapsed when she got home. We don't know if the two are connected. She's in a bad way." Watkins said leading Alex to the infirmary.
"Get Aptil over here now." Alex ordered. "We need to know what happened in that interrogation."
"Yes ma'am." Watkins said peeling off from Alex who walked with purpose to the infirmary.
"What happened?" Alex asked when she saw her Agent convulsing on a bed.
"She came in seizing." The doctor replied. "Everything I have tried only stops it for a few minutes."
"Who brought her in?" Alex asked.
"Containment team 1. She triggered an alarm before collapsing." Wilock explained from the side. "The rest of my team are at her place looking for a physical cause. So far they haven't found anything."
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"You set a really bad example for us." MJ said as Kara and Alex entered Alura's home the next morning. "Pulling an all nighter? What will mom say?"
"That you drove me to it?" The adult Kara guessed as her daughter wearily slumped in a chair.
"She's got you there." The teenage Kara said.
"Where have you two been?" Alura asked.
"Just over to the ruins." Kara said.
"All night?" Alura asked looking from her grand daughter to her daughter.
"Well no. I mean we only got there after midnight." Kara said.
"You should know better than that." Alura said, her tone mildly chastising. "Alex needs rest, so do you." She went on to the teenage Kara and MJ's amusement.
"Mom is going to be upset she missed this." The teenage Kara whispered to her brother.
"Alex got rest." Kara said before looking at her daughter. "A bit of back up would be nice."
"Too tired." The teenager said as she ate her breakfast.
"Alex fell to sleep at the ruins." Kara explained. "Without powers I couldn't exactly carry her back."
"Then why does Alex look so tired?" Alura asked.
"She was using her powers."
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"Director." Agent Aptil greeted as she was shown into the meeting room.
"What happened during the interrogation?"
"Nothing, your Agent said she was blocked. Why?"
"Were you in the interrogation room with her?"
"Yes."
"At all times?"
"Yes. What's going on?"
Rashid is in the infirmary in a coma."
"She was fine when she left." Aptil said.
"Well she isn't now and there is no physical cause. Are there recordings of the interogations?"
"Of course. I will get them sent over right away." He said before asking. "Is she going to be okay?"
"It is too early to tell." Alex replied.
"Understood. I'll head back and get those files transferred." He said leaving.
"Anything?" Vasquez asked entering the room.
"No." Alex said. "He's going to send over recordings of the interrogations. While he does that, dig into his background."
"You think he is involved?"
"Right now I am not ruling anything out." Alex said.
"On it." Vasquez said before adding. "It's time."
"Time?" Alex asked confused.
"The Argo portal." Vasquez said. "Connection is due in ten minutes."
"Already?" Alex asked looking at her watch.
"Already." Vasquez said. "Go. We have everything covered."
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"I have missed you two so much." Alex said crushing her kids in a hug. "So how was it?"
"Awesome, can we go back next vacation?" MJ asked.
"Any diplomatic incidents?" Alex asked looking at her sister, ignoring her son's request.
"No. It was fine. They were very well behaved." The adult Kara said.
"Did they bribe you to say that?" Alex asked suspiciously.
"No." Kara smiled.
"Blackmail?" Alex asked.
"They were role models." Kara assured her.
"That's laying it on a little thick." MJ whispered to his aunt.
"Everything okay here?" Kara asked.
"It's fine." Alex nodded before looking back at her kids. "You ready to head home?"
"You don't have to work?"
"Not today. Let's get you back." She said wanting them out of the DEO as quickly as possible.
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"Grandma!" The teenage Kara said before hugging Eliza.
"Hi Sweetie." Eliza said squeezing her tightly. "How was Argo?"
"Awesome." MJ said standing far enough away to avoid a hug. "We brought loads of things back."
"You what?" Alex asked.
"We brought stuff back."
"From another planet?" Alex asked. "And you brought it here to the house?"
"Aunt Kara and Alex are from another planet and they are here." The teenage Kara pointed out.
"I'm going to pretend I have not heard this conversation." Alex said leaving the room.
"Are you staying for awhile?" The teenage Alex asked Eliza.
"Just another day. But I was thinking we could go out tonight. You can tell me all about Argo. Although you look a tired."
"Mom made me stay up all night." The teenager said.
"Made is a strong word." Kara protested.
"So you are blaming Alex?" MJ asked.
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"What are you doing here?" Alex asked when she saw Kara enter the lounge in the early hours.
"Wondering why you are still awake."
"I meant why aren't you at home with Alex."
"She's asleep. And Eliza is staying over. I was more worried about you. So why aren't you asleep?"
"Just can't sleep."
"Why? And don't say nothing. Even I knew you were hiding something at the DEO."
"I've been working with the FBI on the Kai gang. I lent them Rashid, she's a telepath. Last night she collapsed and is now in a coma. It might be related to the assistance she gave in an interrogation. I didn't even consider she would be at risk and now she might not live. Maybe what happened isn't connected to Kai, but if it is, what does that mean? I mean are all telepaths at risk?"
"What's exactly going on with Kai?" Kara asked.
"The FBI raided all known locations when you were gone. But they found nothing linking them to the running of the game. More worryingly they have no idea who is in charge. Rashid was meant to get that information, but obviously that didn't go well. All we know for sure is someone very powerful with lots of money has been running things in secret for the last year."
"Has anyone checked Lex is actually in his cell?" Kara asked.
"Several times. J'onn even went to check it was him." Alex said. "Which in hindsight was really dangerous, but it's done."
"We'll figure it out." Kara said. "But that's not the only thing bothering you is it?"
"I really missed them." Alex confessed.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have taken them."
"Why? They loved it. They talked about it all evening." Alex said. "And I need to get used to them not being round. I mean it isn't long until Kara goes to college and MJ will follow shortly afterwards and then I will be all alone."
"Want a cat?" Kara offered.
"You are such a brat." Alex replied.
"Don't worry, you will be stuck with me." Kara said.
"You will be a worst state than me when Alex goes to college." Alex reminded her.
"Hence you will be stuck with me." Kara countered.
"So what did you discover on Argo?"
"I'm screwed."
"Lobo?"
"And the lanterns. If we get mixed up in that war we are beyond screwed. On that note, the people behind the yellow rings have form for targeting families. Are you sure there is no connection between Kai and rings?"
"Nothing we have found. But the actual leader is still hidden in the shadows."
"Like fear." Kara said.
"Kara, gangs target families all the time. There is no reason to believe that some sort of evil galactic consortium are behind it. Let's just follow the evidence. Did you learn anything about what Mongul made you see?"
"He played on my fears."
"That's good isn't it?"
"That was followed by a, if I am led by my fears they will become my future."
"Are you sure you are Kryptonian?" Alex asked.
"Why?"
"Whenever we go to them for help we get back gloomy messages. Yet you always provide hope. You are in fact the only optimistic Kryptonian I have ever met."
"What about Kal?"
"Preachy is not the same as optimistic." Alex said.