"How did it go with Alex?" The adult Alex asked the next morning after the kids had left for school.
"Fine I guess. She didn't say one way or the other what she wanted, but she is going to think about it."
"You sure you are okay with her having the final choice?" Alex asked.
"It's her father. If she wants to know then I'll support her."
"What do you want?" Alex asked.
"Fels is in the past. He's dead. Finding out about him is not going to change that." Kara said.
"Might dredge up old memories." Alex pointed out.
"There aren't many memories to dredge up, I barely knew him. Besides it was a long time ago."
"You know it is okay to not be okay?" Alex reminded her. "I know you are putting on a brave front for Alex, but you don't have to with me."
"I know."
"Really? Sometimes I wonder if you have forgotten that."
"I haven't. And regardless of what Alex decides I'm okay with it."
"But?" Alex pressed.
"Last night I was thinking. And what if we can find answers and what if Fels isn't who I thought he was? I mean he was on that planet for a reason. What if he wasn't a good person? How is Alex going to deal with that?"
"There were a lot of ifs in that sentence." Her sister reminded her. "And knowing Alex, she'll be fine."
"I hope so." Kara said.
"Whatever happens, Alex is a great kid." The adult Alex assured her.
"Thanks." Kara smiled as Eliza entered the kitchen.
"Shouldn't you two be at work?"
"Yes." Alex said glancing at her watch before downing her coffee. She then looked at Kara and asked. "So you ready for the weekly Mongul session?"
"You seem uncharacteristically enthusiastic about it." Kara said suspiciously.
"Well now we know about the fact he stole the ring we can use that."
"You mean you are going to threaten him?" Kara asked.
"Threaten? No. That would be wrong. I'm going to make promises." Alex said picking up her bag. "You coming?"
"No, I have to get to CatCo." Kara said.
"Want me to hold off until you are free?" Alex offered.
"No. It's fine. Just don't go in there alone." Kara asked.
"I won't."
"Okay. Well have fun. I'll be by the DEO later." Kara said as Alex walked out of the door. Once she was gone Eliza hugged Kara.
"What's that for?" Kara asked.
"You seem stressed."
"I'm okay." Kara said.
"You are shouldering everything right now."
"I'm just trying to take the strain off Alex."
"And who is taking the strain off you?"
"I'm okay." Kara said facing her foster mother. "Really, I'm fine. If I wasn't I would tell you. But I do need to get to work." She said hugging Eliza goodbye.
-00-
"I am not accustomed to being kept waiting." Mongul said as Alex and another agent entered the room.
"I had planned on being here earlier. But I do have more important things than you to worry about." Alex said.
"Have you come to surrender?" Mongul asked.
"No. I have come to weigh up my options. You see here we take the law very seriously. And we try to respect other people's laws as well. So much so that if someone committed a crime in one country then hid in another, the country which they are hiding in would probably hand them back to the first country so they could be punished. Do you see where I am going?"
"No."
"Well you are wanted for theft, murder, trafficking and war crimes all over the galaxy and all those planets want a piece of you."
"You won't hand me over to die."
"That's normally true. But if not handing you over is likely to get us killed then what happens to you isn't so important. And I have just heard that Sinestro Corps are after you, not to help you escape, but to punish you for murder and theft. Based on what you said about Sinestro I think it is best I don't ask them for details. Of course I could argue we should keep you, but you know what, I won't." With that Alex turned and left.
-00-
"Having fun?" Kara asked Alex as she left the cell area.
"It was kinda fun." Alex said.
"What did you taunt him with for three hours?"
"I got delayed, I was only in there for about ten minutes." Alex said.
"But enough time to have fun?" Kara asked.
"It will be more fun when we actually hand him over." Alex said.
"Wait, you are really handing him to Sinestro Corps?" Kara asked surprised.
"No. Of course not. Ignoring the small ethical issue, there is still the chance our intel is wrong."
"So who are you handing him over to?" Kara questioned confused.
"The Green Lanterns."
"What?"
"While I was talking to Mongul, I realised the answer was staring us in the face all along." Alex explained.
"Yeah, still lost." Kara said.
"The Greens and yellows don't like each other right?"
"That would be an understatement." Kara agreed.
"The Greens also claim to be defenders of the Galaxy and want to stop evil."
"Yeah."
"So it is in their interests to take him off our hands and due to their claims of being good guys, politically that should be acceptable."
"That kind of makes sense, but you haven't actually asked the Greens?" Kara asked.
"Not yet, but I will try to make contact with John Diggle."
"Do you trust the Greens?" Kara asked.
"No. Of course not. But it is the best option for us. Plus I'd like to think John wouldn't screw us over."
"What if the Greens refuse?" Kara asked.
"We lie."
"About what?"
"Don't know yet, but I am sure we will come up with a way for the Greens to think it is beneficial to take Mongul."
"What about the ring?"
"Don't know. Part of me wants to keep it, but part can see it falling into the wrong hands. Can you imagine if some one like Lex got hold of it?"
"Yes." Kara said, shivering at the thought.
"I'm going to go interview more prisoners. Want to come?" Alex asked.
"Yes, but no. I have to get back to CatCo. I am really behind."
"In that case focus on CatCo. I'll let you know if anything interesting happens."
-00-
"Shouldn't you be packing?" Alex asked that evening when she returned home and saw her mother reading in the lounge.
"Why?" Eliza asked confused.
"You are the meant to be in Japan next week to deliver the keynote at the Xeno Biology conference." Alex reminded her.
"Family is more important than a keynote."
"We're okay. And I am really grateful for what you have done, but we're okay now. You should go. You've been looking forward to it for ages." Alex said.
"You aren't okay yet." Eliza countered.
"Okay, but we're getting there."
"And you specifically?" Eliza asked.
"I'm better than I was. Besides Kara is watching over me." Alex said. "Please don't not go because of me. Besides you'll only be gone two weeks."
"Which is more than enough time for you and your sister to find trouble."
"We will do our best to avoid it. But if something did happen Kara, J'onn or even Clark could get you back here quickly." Alex argued.
"Are you sure you'll be okay?" Eliza asked.
"We'll be fine." Alex said hugging her before pulling away and adding. "Besides, and I know this all happened after your time, but nowadays we have a thing called the internet, that allows us to talk where ever we are in the world."
"Don't be cheeky." Eliza said as the adult Kara walked in.
"Everything okay?" Kara asked.
"I was just persuading mom to pack for her trip." Alex said.
"Are you okay if I go?" Eliza asked Kara.
"Of course. Besides, if you were difficult about it I was just going to fly you to your Tokyo hotel." Kara said.
"I think you need to cut down on the abuse of powers." Alex said.