"Are you sure you're ready to go back?" The adult Alex asked her mother a few days later.
"I'm fine." Eliza said.
"You can stay for longer." Alex offered.
"Alex, I was cleared by the doctor a week ago." Eliza reminded her.
"I know, but that doesn't mean you need to rush your recovery."
"Words I hope you remember." Eliza commented before pulling her two daughters in for a hug.
"I am going to miss you." Eliza said hugging Alex and Kara. "But not all the excitement."
"We'll miss you too." Kara said hugging her.
When she finally released her two children, Eliza looked over at her three grandchildren.
"You three try to stay out of trouble." Eliza said.
"It's not the trying we have issues with." MJ pointed out before Eliza hugged him. A hug that he reluctantly returned before Eliza moved onto her two granddaughters before finally leaving the house.
As Alex shut the front door she noticed her son and niece were grabbing their jackets causing her to ask.
"Where are you two going?"
"The movies." MJ said.
"With who?" Alex asked.
"The normal guys." MJ replied.
"As in Tom?" Kara asked suspiciously.
"And Carl and Jess and Martin." MJ listed.
"As in Steve's Martin?" The adult Alex asked.
"Yes." MJ replied. "But we'll be late if we don't go."
"Fine. Have fun." Alex said as the two teens left. She then turned to her eldest and asked. "Why aren't you going?"
"You heard the list of attendees right?" The teenage Kara asked.
"So do you want to hang out with us?" The adult Kara asked. "We're going to NooNan's."
"My social standing has enough issues without hanging out with you two." The teenager said.
"I feel like I should be insulted by that." The adult Kara said to her sister.
"You should. But she does have a point." The adult Alex replied.
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"Want to tell me what's up?" Alex asked as she and Kara sat in Kara's apartment a couple of hours later.
"I hate goodbyes." Kara complained.
"Me too. But it isn't for long we'll be over in Midvale in a couple of weeks." Alex said.
"We will?" Kara asked.
"Alex didn't tell you?"
"Tell me what?"
"I'm going to be teaching her how to surf."
"You?"
"What is that meant to mean? I taught Kara and MJ."
"You were useless teaching me."
"I wasn't the problem." Alex said.
"What's that meant to mean?" Kara asked mirroring her sister's earlier question.
"Every time you saw a wave you flew over it, without your board." Alex reminded her. "You never wanted to surf you wanted an excuse to fly."
"That's so … true." Kara conceded.
"I have every confidence that Alex will be a better student."
"Well yeah, I mean she can't fly." Kara shrugged.
"So want to talk about what happened with Mongul?" Alex asked.
"Hmm?" Kara asked.
"I get that when you got back you wanted to focus on Alex. But now it's time to talk." Alex said. "Kara, the power ring that trapped you is powered by hope in some way. One of the reasons we had problems breaking you out was because your hope was powering it. But then the ring's energy started to fluctuate. So I know you lost hope. Twice."
"I just felt so lonely." Kara said as tears ran down her face.
"You are not alone." Alex said hugging her.
"It actually kind of felt good." Kara said after a while.
"Being lonely?" Alex asked confused.
"No." Kara said. "When it all got to much for me, not just what was happening there, but everything that had happened, I found myself screaming. Out loud, proper scream. It actually felt good, kind of, in a weird way."
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As the teenage Kara walked Chewie through the park, the light starting to fade she felt like she was being followed. Looking round, despite not seeing anyone suspicious, she found herself missing the DEO shadow that she had got used to.
"Come on." She said to the dog deciding to increase the pace and return home. As they continued to walk Kara became increasingly aware of how few people were around. Still having a bad feeling she looked over her shoulder again, nearly missing Chris stepping out in front of her. Suddenly seeing him she jumped and then tried to walk round him, only for him to grab her arm.
"Let go of me." She demanded.
"Not until we talk. Let's clear the air." He said as Chewie started to growl at him.
"Let go of me." Kara repeated trying to pull her arm free.
"After we talk." Chris said.
"I said no." Kara said.
"That doesn't work for us." Holtz said suddenly appearing behind her before wrapping his arms round her and dragging her off the main path into the wooded area.
"Get off me you creep." She said releasing the leash allowing Chewie to start attacking Holtz.
"Back off you dumb dog." Holtz said kicking out at Chewie. With his attention distracted Kara stamped on his foot causing him to release his grip. As he did so Kara jabbed her elbow into his chest winding him, before grabbing her necklace and activating the alarm.
"Get her." Holtz wheezed to Chris as Chewie continued to snarl and bark at him.
As Chris reached for her though the teenager grabbed his arm and flipped him round pinning him against a tree.
But with her attention on Chris she didn't notice Holtz lunge at her until she heard a grunt and saw him being pinned to the ground by a man in a suit.
"We've got it from here." The man, who Kara didn't recognise, said moments before Supergirl and Alex landed a few feet away.
"What's going on?" Alex demanded.
"These two tried attacking your daughter ma'am." The man said.
"Let me go." Chris demanded.
"It's her word against ours." Holtz said as two police men approached. "And we are the one with bruises."
"And we are the ones with cameras." The DEO agent said.
"Take them to the police station." Supergirl said instructed the police officers who were still trying to figure out what was happening.
"The two teenage boys." The DEO agent said flashing his fake FBI credentials at the police officers.
"Yes Sir." One of the officers said putting cuffs on Holtz who kept threatening everyone there.
"I need you to release him." The other police officer said to the teenage Kara who still had Chris's arm pinned behind his back as his chest was pressed against the tree.
"Kara, let him go." Alex instructed. Finally Kara released him and took several steps back moments before Alex pulled her in for a hug.
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Having been dropped off at the house by the DEO agents following giving a statement to the police the teenage Kara commented.
"I thought we weren't meant to have a DEO tail anymore."
"You don't. But part of their training involves learning how to follow people without them knowing. So as a first task they were assigned to following you guys." Alex said as they walked to the front door.
"I'm pretty sure that is abusing your power. But thanks." The teenager said.
"I was proud of how how you handled yourself back there." Alex said. "You were really brave."
"I didn't feel it." The teenager said. "I was really scared."
"You did great." Alex assured her as she unlocked the front door. The second they stepped inside Chewie scampered towards the pair of them.
"Hey Chewie." The teenager said picking up the dog. "How's my little hero?" She asked as he started licking her face. Seeing her aunt step into the hallway she asked. "Is he okay?"
"He's fine." The adult Kara assured her. "How are you doing?"
"I'm okay." The teen said putting the dog down. As she stood upright again her aunt saw the tremble in her hands and she pulled her in for a hug.
When the adult Kara finally released her she said. "I'm going to get changed." With that she headed upstairs, Chewie, loyally following behind as the two adults went into the lounge.
"How is she?" The adult Kara asked her sister.
"Shaken, but okay." Alex said.
"What happened at the station?"
"Shields and North managed to capture everything on camera, but even with that because Kara managed to fight them off so quickly they can only press lesser charges against them. As it is a first offence they will probably be on community service for awhile."
"Do you want me to take MJ tonight?" Kara asked.
"Is that okay?"
"Of course."
"Can we just do a family thing tonight?" The teenager asked coming back into the room.
"You sure?" Her mother asked. When her daughter nodded she said. "Tonight's about you, so we'll do whatever you want to do."
"Bowling?" The teenager asked.