"Morning guys." Kara said entering her niece's room, where Alex and Lena were standing at Kara's bedside. "Are you breaking out today?"
"I hope so." Her niece said from her bed.
"The doctor hasn't confirmed that yet." Alex warned before noticing the spring in her sister's step. "Why do you look so happy?"
"I discovered a new food last night."
"Let me guess, Korean tacos." Alex said.
"Yes. You know about them? Why did you hide them from me?"
"I didn't hide them, I just didn't tell you." Alex said.
"Don't you always tell me that's the same thing?" Her daughter said from the bed.
Alex was saved from answering by the doctor walking in.
"Can I go home?" The teenager immediately asked.
"I need to do one more scan." The doctor said approaching the bed and running a device over Kara's leg.
"The damaged bone has been removed and the nanites are repairing it at the expected rate." He said as Lena looked over his shoulder.
"So I can go?" Kara asked happily.
"You can." The doctor said. "However, you need to be very careful for the next week. We are keeping you on painkillers so your body won't be able to tell you that you are pushing yourself to hard. So you need to stick to the plan we discussed to the letter."
"Okay." Kara agreed.
"I will have the nurse complete the paperwork." He said leaving.
"You know there is a way to get me home really quickly, without me having to use my leg at all?" Kara asked her mother.
"Wh-" Alex started to ask before noticing her daughter looking at her sister. Moments later the older Kara stood in front of them as Supergirl.
"Let's get you home." She said to her niece before picking her up and flying her out of the window.
"Unbelievable." Alex muttered.
"Come on, I'll drive you home." Lena said.
"It's okay." Alex said.
"You are in no condition to drive." Lena pointed out. "I need to go the DEO anyway and your house is on route."
"Why do you need to go to the DEO?" Alex asked frowning.
"Just to help tweak the suits." Lena said.
"Are they working okay?"
"Yes."
"Any more details to go with that?"
"They are being extensively tested and are doing very well." Lena said.
"Why do I feel like you are not telling me something?" Alex asked.
"Because you haven't slept properly for days and as such are feeling a little paranoid. Also you are a little annoyed that Kara kidnapped your daughter."
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"You okay?" The adult Kara asked as she gently put her niece down on the bed.
"That was so cool." The teenager said. "Can we go flying again?"
"Let's get you fully recovered first." The adult Kara said. "And see if your mother kills me."
"But you got me home quickly and I didn't use my leg once." The teenager said.
"Let's hope your mom sees that." The adult Kara said as the bedroom door opened and Eliza walked in holding a baseball bat.
"Kara?" Eliza asked confused as Chewie ran into the room and jumped on Kara's bed.
"Grandma?" The teenager asked from her bed. "What are you doing here?"
"Looking after MJ and Alex while you mother as at the hospital. A better question is why aren't you in hospital?"
"She was discharged." The adult Kara said.
"Where's Alex?" Eliza questioned.
"On her way back." Kara said before adding. "Probably. Anyway I should get back to the DEO." She then looked at her niece and said. "Get some rest." As she flew from the window the teenager looked at her grandmother and asked.
"Why are you holding a baseball bat?"
"I thought you were an intruder." Eliza confessed before putting the bat down and hugging her granddaughter moments before they heard a door slam from downstairs.
"We're back." MJ shouted, the noise enough for Chewie to jump off the bed and run downstairs.
"Can I get you anything?" Eliza asked the teenage Kara.
"No, I'm okay."
"Call if you want anything." Eliza said standing just as MJ burst into the room, his cousin and Chewie following a couple of steps behind.
"You're back!" He said excitedly.
"And still needs rest." Eliza warned, leaving the children to catch up.
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"Hi mom." Alex said as she walked through the front door twenty minutes later.
"Alex." Eliza smiled before hugging her daughter. As she pulled away she looked at her bruised face and bags under her eyes and asked. "How are you doing?"
"I'm okay. Thank you for watching MJ."
"You don't have to thank me for spending time with my grandson." Eliza pointed out. "Kara is all settled upstairs. She's already asleep." She added as MJ came downstairs.
"Mom!" He said before hugging her.
"Hi." She said hugging him back. "I missed you."
"Me too." He said pulling away before bluntly saying. "You look terrible."
"Thank you." Alex said dryly.
"You should get some sleep." Eliza said.
"I need to check in with the DEO first."
"No you don't." Her mother said. "Everything is fine. Just get some sleep."
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"I was beginning to think you had run for the hills." Cat said as she joined Supergirl on the balcony.
"No, just trying to pace myself."
"A wise move." Cat commented. "How is mini-Kiera dealing with everything?"
"Better than I am."
"Children are more resilient than people think." Cat said before commenting. "For someone who is allegedly taking it easy, you are looking tired."
"While I am cutting back on using my powers I am still training and I am trying to take the strain off Alex. As in my sister."
"What's wrong with Scully?"
"It's her daughter. She has been in hospital. She will be okay, but Alex needed to be there for her so I have been trying to pick up the slack."
"Your desire to help everyone is commendable, but the more balls you chase the fewer you will catch. Now more than ever you need to keep your focus."
"I am. Everything I am doing is to keep the people I care about safe." Supergirl said before looking at her mentor and asking. "Do you remember you once gave me a lecture about anger and the anger behind the anger?"
"You mistakenly thought you were angry at me." Cat recalled.
"I was angry at you." Kara said. "But after that I did some soul searching, and some punching, and I realised I you were right, there was a hidden anger that I had buried. And when I discovered it I managed to use it, to channel it into my powers, draw strength from it. When I was stuck out on the other side of the galaxy, for the first couple of years I did find some strength form that anger, but mainly I found it suffocating. But then Alex was born."
"And you discovered a new source of strength?" Cat guessed.
"Everything I have done has been to keep her safe. But I'm worried it is also a source of weakness. You told me not to be controlled by fear, but how do I do that? I am scared of failing Alex, of letting her down. Every time I am about to do something I think what if I fail, what if it goes wrong?"
"Then don't think about what could go wrong. Think about what will happen when it goes right, when you win."
"What if I don't?"
"You will win. You have too much to fight for to not win." Cat said such as Kara's phone rang.
"Sorry, I have to take this." Kara said answering the call.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
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"Where do you need me?" Supergirl asked as she flew into the DEO control room.
"I thought you would want a full briefing so you could choose what to pass on to Alex." Vasquez said. "How's Kara?"
"Back home. The treatment looks like it took, but it will take a week or so to know for sure." Supergirl said.
"And Alex?"
"Probably a little ticked with me right now. I kind of flew Kara home without running it by Alex."
"You do remember Alex has a supply of Kryptonite?" Vasquez asked.
"Eliza is still here, she'll protect me. What's happening with the attacks?"
"They are increasing but so far we are holding our own. There were some initial bugs with the suits but we think they are fully overcome."
"Really? The news reports looked less optimistic."
"Like I said, there were teething problems. But for now you can continue to stand down."
"That means you are mine." Ted Grant said from behind her. "Let's go."
"Isn't rest an important part of any training regime?" Supergirl asked.
"That's why I went easy on you yesterday." He countered.
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"Mom." The teenage Alex called when Kara entered her sister's house.
"Hey." Kara said hugging her tightly. "I missed you today."
"Me too." Alex said into the hug.
As Kara pulled away she said. "I'm sorry I haven't been around much, but how about tomorrow we do something? Maybe we can work on your powers?"
"Really?"
"Really." Kara said kissing her head. "Why don't you get your things and we'll go home?"
"Okay." She said running off to get her pack.
"Hey Sweetie." Eliza said hugging her daughter.
"Hi."
"You okay?"
"I think so." Kara said. "Where's Alex?"
"Sleeping." Eliza said. "So is Kara You should do the same."
"I will." Kara assured her as her daughter, along with Chewie, walked towards her.
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As Alex woke from a nightmare she sat up and looked at the time. Frowning when she saw it was two am and she started to feel guilty for not spending time with her son. Getting up up she moved to MJ's bedroom and stuck her head round the door to make sure he was okay.
Just as she was shutting the door she head whimpering from her daughter's room. Quickly she moved to Kara's bedroom and opened the door to see her daughter in the throes of a nightmare.
"Kara, it's a dream." Alex said sitting on the bed trying to stop her daughter thrash in her sleep. "Kara, wake up."
"Mom?" She asked opening her eyes, which were streaming with tears.
"It's okay." Alex said sitting on the bed and hugging her. "It was a dream."
"No it wasn't." Her daughter said.