"You okay?" Alex asked as Supergirl sat down heavily in a chair.
"Just don't like goodbyes."
"Mom will be back soon, she is convinced I don't eat if she isn't here." Alex pointed out.
"She mentioned that last night. She's worried about you."
"I'm fine." Alex said. "Or I will be once we have figured out this Kai thing and found the Lieutenants, and stopped Lobo."
"See that doesn't sound fine." Supergirl pointed out before asking. "What is happening about the gems?"
"We haven't seen any sensor blips for days now. We still have no idea what caused them." Alex said. "To be honest I'm more worried about the fact we started seeing something, but are now seeing nothing."
"Ma'am." Harris said knocking on the door.
"What is it?"
"Krej is asking to see you."
"Krej?"
"The six eye, purple Lieutenant. He said he wants to trade."
"Could it be a trap?" Supergirl asked.
"Probably, but we have nothing to lose." Alex pointed out.
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"Krej." Alex said entering his cell, Supergirl at her side. "You wanted to talk."
"You are in charge?" He asked.
"Yes." Alex confirmed sitting opposite the alien as Supergirl stood, arms folded, by the door. When Krej said nothing Alex stood and said."If you don't want to talk I have things to do."
"I want to trade."
"Trade what?" Alex asked. "Because from here it doesn't look like you have much to offer."
"Mongul's network was here long before you knew of the threat. Before he fought Superman he had already set up a smuggling network. We have been using humans for years. Humans already have underground fight clubs. You made it easy for us. Which was for the best as humans are weak and pathetic -"
"And holding you prisoner." Supergirl pointed out.
"We have been taking humans for years and you never knew." Krej said.
"How was he taking them?" Alex asked as she sat down again.
"His network has portals. They are how the rest of us escaped. I will tell you their locations. In return you let me go."
"That doesn't seem like you are being very loyal to Mongul." Alex pointed out.
"Mongul gave me power. I like power. But Mongul took my home and my family. I owe him nothing." He said before asking. "Do we have a deal?"
"I'll think about it." Alex said standing.
"Don't think too long. Portals work in both directions." He smiled.
"Well?" Alex asked Supergirl as they walked out of the prison area.
"He was blocking me." J'onn said turning back to his normal form.
"Then we go back to square one." Alex said. "I will follow up on missing person cases. If it is portal technology we will find a way to track it. But we also have to assume he is trying to distract us. But if he is telling the truth it makes you wonder what else he is hiding."
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As Kara entered her apartment she saw books and clothes thrown around the lounge.
"Alex?" She called concerned before seeing her daughter sitting on the floor holding her head.
"Alex?" She repeated rushing to her daughter's side. "What's wrong?"
"Can't stop it." Alex said as shoe flew across the room.
"It's okay." Kara said sitting by her side and taking out her phone before playing some ocean sounds.
"Listen to this. Focus on the ocean." Kara said. "Match your breathing to the waves." She said wrapping an arm round her daughter. "Just keep breathing and listen to ocean."
Finally regaining control all the flying objects dropped to the ground.
"It's okay." Kara soothed.
"No it isn't. I hate it here. I don't want to be here." Alex said before abruptly standing and going to her room before slamming the door.
"Alex." Kara said following her daughter to her room.
"Leave me alone." The teenager shouted back.
"That's not happening." Kara said trying to open the door, surprised when it didn't immediately open. Using her super strength she forced the door and moved over to her daughter who was lying on her bed.
"What's going on?" Kara asked as she lay on the bed and wrapped her arms round her daughter. Feeling Alex trying to shake her off she said. "You aren't escaping this hug." Kara said holding her tightly.
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When the teenage Alex woke the next morning she found herself still being hugged by her mother. Assuming she was asleep Alex carefully tried to escape her mother's arms only for Kara to say.
"I told you last night you aren't escaping this hug."
"You're awake?" Alex guessed.
"I am." Kara said kissing her daughter's head. "Want to talk about it?"
"You wouldn't understand." The teenager said.
"You think you are the first alien to feel completely out of place on Earth?" Kara asked.
"No." Her daughter conceded.
"For me it was high school." Kara said. "People would say one thing to a person's face and then something completely different behind their backs and because of my hearing I heard everything. I felt like no human could be trusted. All I wanted was to not hear, but I couldn't control my powers so I was stuck. And then I spent so much time trying to not hear I was just so tired all the time." She then waited and after what felt like hours Alex asked.
"What's the point in having powers if you can't help people?"
"Who do you want to help?" Kara asked.
"Why does it matter? I can't help them."
"Why not?"
"Your no powers rule."
"Before we came to Earth, neither of us had powers and yet we still tried to help people. Having or not having powers isn't what defines us or our ability to help." Kara said. "But I can't help you if you don't talk to me."
"There's a boy. He seems nice, but he's always by himself and a guy always bullies him."
"Maybe what this kid needs more than anything is a friend?" Kara suggested.
"That won't stop the bully." The teenager said.
"You don't know that." Kara replied. "Bullies are normally cowards. There can be strength in numbers."
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"What's wrong with you?" Alex asked as Supergirl entered her office and sat opposite her looking frustrated.
"Alex is struggling with her powers and throwing tantrums."
"Tantrums?"
"There was door slamming."
"Wow." Alex said sarcastically before remembering they weren't talking about her kids and conceding. "I guess that's a little unusual for Alex. What caused it?"
"Her powers, maybe saying goodbye to Eliza and mom, and I think bullying."
"She's being bullied?" Alex asked.
"No. I think some one in her class is and it is causing her to feel frustrated, which then makes it hard to control her powers. Have MJ or Kara said anything?"
"No. But I am pretty sure I am not the first person they would tell."
"Has Alex said anything to you?"
"I would have told you." Alex reminded her. "Want me to talk to her?"
"Doubt it will do much good." Supergirl said miserably. "But if you have time?"
"Always." Alex assured her.
"So do you need me out there? I feel like hitting something." Supergirl said.
"That's probably not a good idea." Alex warned. "But Wildcat is in the gym and his training session has just been cancelled."
"That could work." Kara said standing.