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Guest - Not sure what you mean. It ended where it was meant to.
"How is she?" Supergirl asked as she paced the infirmary while a doctor tended to Alex's injuries.
"She'll live." The doctor replied as he finished stitching up one of Alex's wounds.
"Can she go home?" Supergirl asked the doctor.
"Absolutely not. She needs rest and monitoring." The doctor said. "She has three broken ribs, two broken fingers, one sprained wrist, a probable concussion, several deep lacerations, one of which is showing signs of infection, not to mention mild hypothermia."
"I'm fine." Alex said attempting to stand only to sit back down straight away as the pain got too much.
"Director or not, I can sedate you." He warned.
"I'll stay." She conceded.
"Good. Take these." He said handing her some pills. He then waited until Alex had taken the drugs.
"I'll give you some space." The doctor said. "But do not leave." He warned.
"I was so worried." Kara said carefully hugging her sister.
"I'm okay." Alex replied. "Are you sure the kids are okay?"
"Ticked that I wouldn't let them join in the rescue, but other than that okay. Kara has so inherited your temper. Do you want me to bring the kids here?"
"No. I'm not sure it's safe." Alex said. "Whoever was holding me knew too much. Besides I don't want them seeing me like this."
"What happened?" Kara asked.
"They wanted me to answer their questions and didn't take it very well when I didn't." Alex explained.
"How'd that result in hypothermia?"
"They tried drowning me in an ice bath." Alex said causing Kara to hug her again as J'onn entered the infirmary.
"I hear you are already trying to disobey medical orders." He said approaching the sisters.
"I'm okay." Alex said before looking for J'onn to Kara and back and adding. "Thank you."
"There was no way we weren't getting you. But MJ and Kara deserve the praise not us." Kara said.
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As Supergirl and J'onn flew into Lena's penthouse through the window, Alex's children immediately ran to them.
"Mom?" They asked.
"She's okay. But she needs to stay at the DEO for observation." Supergirl explained.
"Can we see her?" The teenage Kara asked.
"No. At the moment you can't go to the DEO." Her aunt said.
"Why?"
"It's too dangerous."
"Then why is mom there?"
"J'onn is about to take Eliza and go to the DEO and keep an eye on her." Kara said.
"Why can grandma go and not me?" The teenage Kara demanded.
"The DEO need her help."
"I want to go too." The teenage Kara said.
"You can't. Your mom has ordered authorised personnel only." Supergirl said.
"I don't care." The teenage Kara shouted back.
"I'm sorry, but you can't go." The adult Kara said, hating being the bad guy. "But you can go home."
"Is that safe?" Eliza asked.
"I'll make sure it is." Kara replied. "Besides, we'll have Ruby as well."
"Isn't that overkill? I mean we have you and Alex." MJ pointed out.
"True, but the DEO don't know why that is important. As far as they are concerned you have no one here who can protect you. So you get Ruby." Kara explained.
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"Can't sleep?" Kara asked when she saw her niece sitting on the couch later that evening.
"No." The teenager said.
"Your mom is fine."
"But she got hurt, didn't she?"
"Yes." The adult Kara said sitting down next to her niece.
"Is that because we left her?"
"No." Kara said hugging her. "They figured out who she was and tried to get information out of her. If you had been there they would have hurt you to get her to talk. You getting out and getting help saved her."
"I'm sorry I yelled at you." The teenager said.
"I would have done the same thing." The older Kara replied. "The important thing is your mom is going to be fine and you are safe."
"Are we?" The teenage Kara asked.
"We are going to get the people that did this." Her aunt assured her. "Just remember no matter what happens I will always come and get you."
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"Aren't you meant to be in the infirmary?" Vasquez asked Alex who slowly walked towards her, before adding. "Ma'am."
"This is more important. I was thinking about the questions they were asking. They were after access codes so I think they want to free Mongul."
"Why? I thought Kai didn't like aliens."
"Assuming the intel on that isn't wrong, I think they want a distraction. They took us to influence James into stopping the investigation. Which means we are getting close."
"But the FBI are in charge of the Kai investigation not us." Vasquez said.
"But we were still investigating, albeit unofficially. We were the ones who uncovered the link to the syndicate. And I was the one who went in and talked to that weasel of a CEO. It can't be a coincidence that we were taken the same day."
"I get that, but shouldn't they also be distracting the FBI then?"
"They are. Conway." Alex said. "Regardless of whether he was working for them or not, his death has made the FBI investigate him and Aptil has been tied up with oversight committees."
"Do you need to sit down?" Vasquez asked noticing how pale Alex was getting.
"I'm okay." Alex said. "We also need to reconsider those fake sensor alerts we were getting. Maybe they were deliberately tripped, but not by Mongul's people."
"But by Kai or Sloane Syndicate to keep us worried about the aliens taking our focus off Kai." Vasquez finished for her.
"Exactly." Alex agreed.
"Alexandra!" Eliza exclaimed as she and J'onn were shown into the control room.
"Mom?" Alex asked turning.
"Why aren't you in the infirmary?"
"I'm okay."
"That's adrenaline talking." Eliza said walking towards her. As she reached her she stopped and starred at her daughter with concern. As she took in the bruises and bandages she carefully hugged Alex.
"I'm okay." Alex repeated.
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"What are you doing here?" The older Kara whispered when Alex and Eliza walked into the lounge in the early hours.
"Someone couldn't be trusted not to work." Eliza said.
"Is Kara okay?" Alex asked looking at her daughter who was fast asleep, resting against her aunt.
"Worried about you." Kara explained.
"Where's MJ?"
"In bed. He passed out pretty early. Ruby is upstairs keeping an eye on things up there. Should you be walking around?"
"No." Eliza answered on Alex's behalf.
"I'm okay." Alex jumped in.
"Mom?" The teenage Kara groggily asked waking up. As she sat up and saw her mother standing a few feet away she jumped up and hugged her causing Alex to wince.
As her daughter started to cry, Alex held her as tightly as she could and said. "We're all okay."
Wanting to give them some space the older Kara and Eliza went into the kitchen. As the door shut Kara asked.
"Is this a good idea? The doctor seemed really against it."
"If she is at the DEO she is going to work." Eliza said. "We'll just have to make sure that she rests."
"Easier said than done." Kara countered as they heard the teenage Kara call for her aunt. Moving through to the lounge at superspeed the older Kara asked.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Alex said as her daughter cut in.
"Mom started to get dizzy."
"I'm fine." Alex said.
"I'm taking you upstairs." The adult Kara said picking Alex up and flying her upstairs. But instead of taking her to her room Kara took her to MJ's room. Gently she put Alex down, careful to support her weight, and said quietly.
"J'onn told me what happened in the van. I thought you'd like to see him."
"Thanks." Alex said staring down at her son, who slept like a log. But when Alex started to sway Kara lifted her up again and carried her to her own bed.
"You going to be okay?" Kara asked as she helped Alex get comfortable.
"Not until we get them." Alex said.
"We will." Kara promised her. "But you need to rest."
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"What are you doing up?" Kara asked she entered the study that was to be her and teenage Alex's bedroom for the evening and saw Alex playing with Chewie.
"Couldn't sleep." The teenager said sounding miserable.
"Why not?" Kara asked moving over to her daughter.
"Just keep think how useless I am."
"What are you talking about?" Kara asked sitting on the bed next to her.
"Tonight, I couldn't do anything."
"Eliza said you were a big help."
"I didn't feel it."
"Helping doesn't always mean throwing yourself in harms way." Kara reminded her. "But your most difficult task is about to start and you'll need to be rested for it."
"What?" The teenager asked.
"MJ and Kara are going to need you over the next few days."
"I know and I'll help."
"I know you will." Kara said hugging her. "But first you need to sleep."
As the two lay down, Chewie lying in the middle of the bed, the teenage Alex said.
"Mom?"
"What is it?" Kara asked.
"Don't feel bad about not being here."
"What?" Kara asked confused.
"I know you have to work hard to find who did this. Don't worry about being here. I can look after myself."
"I love you." Kara said hugging her. "No matter what happens, never forget how important you are to me."