As the teenage Alex emerged from the park with Chewie as night started to fall, she saw a man standing a few feet away. As the man looked at her his eyes narrowed in recognition before the teenager found herself being unable to move.
Sensing something was wrong Chewie started to jump up and down moments before Alex started to float, while her limbs remained unoperational. Unable to move her limbs Alex screamed for help before she focused on her neckless wondering if she could operate the alarm using telekinesis. All the while Chewie jumped and barked.
Opening her eyes again Alex saw that she was floating towards a van that was parked with its side door open. Deciding to use her telekinesis in a different way, she focused on the van, hoping to move it or at least shut the door and buy time. But no matter what she tried her telekinesis seemed to not work and eventually she found herself in the back of the van moments before the door was slammed shut.
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"Hi Kara, what's wrong?" The adult Alex greeted when her daughter called her.
"I think Alex is in trouble." The teenager said.
"What do you mean?" Alex asked, stopping what she was doing and giving the call her full attention.
"I just got back from school and found Chewie scratching at the front door."
"Well he probably wants a walk." Alex said.
"No, I mean he was on the outside. Alex took him for a walk, but Chewie came back without her and she isn't answering her phone and she's not in her apartment."
"I'll find her." Her mother said ending the call and going off to find Vasquez.
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"Let me go." The teenage Alex demanded when the forcefield round her head disappeared, although her body remained pinned.
"I can't do that. I need you." The man said in slightly broken English as the teenager looked round the abandoned building for means of escape.
"Why?" The teen asked.
"I need your mother."
"Then phone her."
"Phone?" The man said as if trying to picture what a phone was. "You have one of these phones?" He eventually asked.
"Yes. I can use it to call her."
"Interesting." The man said before approaching Alex and placing a hand on her head and asking. "Would anyone else come?"
"Yes, my aunt and the DEO." The teenager said, unsure why she told him that.
"That would be inconvenient." The man said. "I need time with your mother. Do you have another way to reach her?"
"A necklace. Only she would hear it." The teen said, once again wondering why she was telling him so much.
"Good." He said as the forcefield dropped lower and he used his free hand to pull on the chain round her neck. "How do I activate it?" He asked.
When Alex felt herself straining so not to speak the man said.
"Not telling me will only hurt you. I do not want to hurt you. How do I activate it?"
"Hold it tightly for three seconds." The teen said. Once again feeling she wasn't in control of what she was saying.
"Good." He said following the instruction. He then released the necklace and let go of Alex's head before stepping backwards. As he did so Alex felt the pressure on the rest of her body release and she could once again move her arms and legs. But as she moved her arms she discovered the forcefield wasn't gone merely expanded so she was enclosed in an invisible sphere.
With no way out she reached into her pocket and took out her phone, dismayed to see there was no signal.
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"The problem is the dumbed down masses believe that they relate more to a fifteen year old millionaire with no brains or experience or well, anything, just because they are forever on TV, rather than a meta who apart from one small ability is in fact the same as them." Cat said. "You need to humanise these missing children."
"But they are human." Kara said.
"Indeed. But to the people out there they may as well be invading aliens. But this is why you are ideally suited to this task. You know how to relate to humans, probably more than humans do." Cat said. "Behind every name on your list is a story. Find it."
"Okay." Kara said just as she heard the alarm. "I have to go." She said before running to the balcony and flying off.
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As she flew into the old, abandoned, building Supergirl saw her daughter seemingly punching thin air looking upset.
"Alex?" She called flying towards her only to find herself inside an invisible forcefield and being moved to the ground.
"Thank you for joining us." The humanoid alien said walking towards the trapped Supergirl, who tried to shout threats at him. However the forcefield kept her and sound trapped. However after a moment the man waved his hand slightly and the force field dropped away slightly so her head was free. As her eyes started glowing the man said.
"Before you do anything regrettable I am the only one who can deactivate the forcefields and there is a limited amount of oxygen in that one." He said pointing to where Alex was.
"Let her go." Supergirl demanded, but her eyes stopped glowing.
"You are in no condition to make demands. But tell me what I want and she will be released." The alien said before taking out a small device. "I am after information. I need to know everything you know about him." He said showing her a holographic image.
"You don't need Alex for that. She has no idea who that is. Let her go and I will tell you everything I know." Supergirl pleaded.
"If I trusted you, I might. But I trust no one." He said rolling up his sleeve revealing his arm that had a truth seeker wrapped round it. Seeing the recognition on Supergirl's face he said. "You recognise this? Good. But this is different. I have joined with my friend, his powers are combined with mine. We will uncover the truth." He said stepping towards Supergirl before reaching out and touching her face with the arm that had the truth seeker round it. "What do you know of him?"
"He's dead. He died years ago."
"How?"
"I don't know. They said it was an accident."
"You're hiding something." The man said. "That is futile. I will uncover the truth." He said. "This will hurt you."
As the teenager watched her mother's face display pain and sadness she tried once more to use her powers and knock the man over. But once again she found her powers were useless, so instead she screamed and cried against the forcefield using up precious oxygen.
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After what felt like an eternity to the teenager she saw the man's mouth move. Although from inside her barrier she couldn't hear what he was saying. But no sooner as his mouth stopped moving she saw her mother crumple to the ground unmoving. The man then looked at Alex and waved his arm causing the forcefield surrounding her to disappear.
Spluttering, the teen stumbled towards her mother, screaming out to her. As she dropped down next to her she shook her, getting more scared when her mother did not respond.
"There was no need to hide that." The man said standing near the pair before he took out another metal cube from his pocket and started fiddling with it.
"What did you do to her?" The teenager demanded.
"I searched for the truth. She will recover." He said before adding. "She loves you very much." He then stepped towards the pair. Seeing the man approach Alex cradled her mother's head as if trying to protect her.
As he reached them he held out the metal cube. "This is all I can give you. It may provide answers." He said. When Alex did not take the device he placed it on Supergirl's chest and then left.
"Mom!" Alex called trying to wake her mother. Getting no response she took out her phone out once more, relieved to see she finally had a signal.
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"Alex?" The adult Alex called running into the warehouse with J'onn.
"Help her." The teenager sobbed in response from where she sat on the ground, still cradling her mother's head on her lap.
"What happened?" Alex asked as she started to look at her sister, relieved to find she was breathing.
"He did this. He said she'd wake up, but she won't." The teenage sobbed as the adult Alex turned to J'onn.
"Take her to Lena's lab." Alex said. "I'll stay with Alex."
"I don't want to leave her." The teenager cried.
"I know. But we need to get her help as soon as possible." The adult Alex said trying to sound calm.
"I'll look after her." J'onn assured her as he scooped the unconscious Kryptonian up before flying off.
When he was gone Alex called Lena to tell her to get to her lab before looking at her niece and asking.
"Are you hurt?"
"No."
"Are you sure?" Alex asked.
When the teen nodded again Alex asked. "Can you tell me what happened?"
As the teenager explained things her aunt suddenly felt a pressure in her head and all of a sudden she could clearly see everything that the teenage Alex was describing. The sensation was so intense she staggered back a couple of steps causing her niece to ask.
"What's wrong?"
"Sorry, I just got a little dizzy." Alex said as J'onn flew back into the warehouse.
"She's safe." J'onn immediately said before asking. "You ready?" Seeing the nods he held onto both Alexes and flew them to Lena's lab.