When Alex walked into her office the next day she saw her sister was already in there staring at a wall.
"Kara?" She called. Not getting a response she called again. "Kara!"
"Alex? When did you get here?" Kara asked turning.
"Just now. You okay? You were spacing out."
"Sorry. Last night I tried to remember exactly what happened with Tycho." Kara said.
"Isn't that what you have done every night since you left for Dakran?" Alex asked.
"Yes. But I think I remembered something. He said something, that may be nothing, but maybe it is something. He said someone told him what Cyberwalk was." Kara said. When didn't say anything else, there was a pause before Alex finally prompted.
"Someone?"
"I know it is not much, but if someone knew, that someone could still be out there?"
"It's not much to go on, but I'll add it to things to talk to Ms Thorn about, if she ever wakes up."
"What if it was the person who wrote in the notebooks?"
"You mean the Kryptonian?"
"Maybe."
"You know there is only one way to get to the bottom of that, and that is to go Argo."
"I know." Kara sighed.
"Which I'm guessing you don't want to?"
"Of course I want to, I just don't know if I can. I don't want to cause mom trouble."
"From what you said I got the impression you would always be welcome." Alex said. "But take your time to think about it."
"I will." Kara said.
"But, there is something you need to know." Alex said.
"What?"
"Some of the Kryptonese contained elements of the Medusa virus. As in the original Medusa virus."
"Why are you only telling me this now?"
"Because if I told you before you wouldn't have gone away for the weekend, and you really needed that break." Her sister said.
"Anything else you aren't telling me?"
"No." Alex said.
"I'll go to Argo this weekend." Kara said.
"You sure?"
"Yes, but I can't take anyone from the DEO so if you have any questions you'll need to let me know."
"I will." Her sister said before asking. "What about Alex?"
"She can decide." Kara said before asking. "Can I read the journals again?"
"Of course." Alex said. "They are in the lab, you know the codes."
"Thanks." Kara said as Alex saw Wildcat.
"Grant." Alex called.
"What's he done?" Wildcat asked approaching the sisters.
"Who?" Alex asked.
"Diz. You have that tone that implies he's done something." He said.
"He hasn't. But I'm worried. Is his mom hassling him?" Alex asked.
"He tell you that?" Grant asked surprised.
"No MJ did." Alex said. "So?"
"I don't know all the details. Diz doesn't exactly open up about this stuff. But she's made contact a few times."
"You've not done anything?" Kara asked.
"He's an adult and he told me to keep out of it." Wildcat said. "But I doubt he'd be brave enough to tell either of you to do that."
"What do you know about his mother?" Alex asked.
"Seeing I'm guessing you've already looked her up, probably less than you." Wildcat said. "But from the little Diz has told me about the childhood, people like her shouldn't be on the streets. They should be locked away."
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"How was school?" Kara asked when her daughter got home.
"It was okay." The teen said. "How come you are back?"
"I wanted to talk to you about this weekend." Kara said.
"What about it?"
"Well, this weekend I'm going to got to Argo."
"For how long?"
"Just the weekend." Kara clarified. "Do you want to come with me?"
"Am I allowed to?" The teenager asked.
"Why wouldn't you be?" Kara asked.
"I know what you were told last time you were on Argo."
"How?" Kara asked.
"I heard Alex tell Eliza."
"Well while there are problems, what you may not have heard is we are always welcome."
"Even me?"
"Why wouldn't you be?" Kara asked.
"Because I'm not from Krypton. I'm not even Kryptonian."
"You are my daughter." Kara said.
"That doesn't make me Kryptonian. I don't belong there."
"Does this have something to do with what MJ said to you?" Kara asked.
"No, not exactly, I mean maybe, but it isn't just that. When I was on Dakran it was made clear I didn't belong."
"By your grandparents?" Kara asked confused.
"No. The people my age."
"Why didn't you say anything?"
"Because it didn't matter. I mean it's not as if I want to live on Dakran."
"But it still hurt?" Kara guessed.
"A little."
"I know how hard it is to fit in." Kara said. "I always felt I didn't truly belong here. Alex and Eliza would try to tell me I was wrong, but part of me didn't believe it. I focused on my differences. Then many years ago, just after we found Argo I could have moved back there and be with my own people. Well people who shared my DNA. But I realized I didn't belong there anymore. My home was Earth, but I still felt a little lonely. And I know this won't help now, but it was only after I was sent away from Earth by Lex that I truly appreciated what I had here." She paused and said. "It is easy to focus on what makes you different, but what matters is what makes you the same."
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"I thought you were working this morning?" Alex said when Supergirl entered her office. "I meant at CatCo."
"You said there was a briefing. I am not making any progress at CatCo, so I was hoping there would be some progress here."
"That may be optimistic." Alex said. "But lets go." She said standing and stretching.
"Should you be walking round so much, I mean your limp is still pretty bad. Are you resting your leg enough?" Kara asked.
"It's getting better, slowly, but it's getting there." Alex said. "And I am still, maybe reluctantly, following medical advice."
"Would you tell me if you weren't?"
"Yes." Alex said before adding. "Probably." She was saved from further questions by entering the briefing room.
"What have you got?" She greeted.
"Okay we have several theories." Cork started.
"Which are?"
"Not all of them you will like."
"Just spit them out." Alex said.
"Okay. One, not all the children of Juru were caught. One or more of them have been on Earth since. Two, members of the children of Juru escaped Krypton before the destruction and became involved somehow with whoever wrote that notebook. Three a member of the children of Juru was a prisoner on Fort Rozz and have been living on Earth ever since. Four, a member of the children of Juru left Argo after we caught Selina and the others. They are now out for revenge. Five, some one from Argo wrote in that Journal or brought the journal to Earth."
"Someone from Argo?" Alex asked. "Do not even think about suggesting it is Alura."
"No ma'am." Cork said.
"All I am hearing are guesses." Alex said. "Any proof supporting any of these?"
"No ma'am."
"So we have nothing?" Alex said.
"Actually there is something." Vasquez said.
"What?" Kara asked.
"The ink used for the Grattlok text is made up of something non- terrestrial and although we don't know the exact substance we have worked out it gives out very low levels of radiation. It took awhile to get enough stats on it, but we can now get a timeline for when the different pages were written."
"And?"
"The Grattlok was written about ten years ago."
"And the Kryptonian?"
"Different ink."
"Earth ink?" Alex asked.
"No, but it isn't radioactive so we are looking for other ways to date it. However, there are a few examples where the Kryptonian and Grattlok appear on top of each other and what we found was the Kryptonian was actually written after the Grattlok."
"That's something. But it still doesn't explain how Hutber came into possession of those journals." Alex said before pausing. She then asked. "We have a record of every meteor strike in the last decade right?"
"Yes." Vasquez said.
"And of those how many turned out to be alien ships?"
"A fair number." Vasquez said.
"Any chance we missed some? Or were beaten to them?"
"I guess." Vasquez said. "Are you thinking Lane's squad beat us to it?"
"It would explain how Hutber got it, although not how he translated it."
"We'll start looking at all the sites that weren't aliens and see if we missed anything."
Once everyone had filed out of the room Alex turned to her sister and said. "Sorry, that probably wasn't worth your time."
"At least there is a kinda timeline." Kara said.
"You going back to CatCo?"
"No, I need more evidence for my story. I was hoping Tycho's henchmen may have talked but …"
"Seeing they are all in comas they aren't forthcoming." Alex finished for her.
"Yes." Kara agreed before switching topics. "How is the list of questions for Argo coming on?"
"It's coming. It's long. We'll go over it tomorrow before you go." Her sister said before asking. "Has Alex decided what she wants to do?"
"She's coming with me."
"You don't seem happy about that."
"I am happy about it, but she didn't think she'd be wanted."
"Because of what MJ said?" Alex asked sounding guilty.
"In part, but apparently some kids on Dakran gave her hassle about not being a real Dakrian. So now she feels like she doesn't belong anywhere."
"Isn't that how you have felt most of your life?" Alex asked.
"Yes, but my experience didn't really help make her feel better."
"I'm sure Alura will make her feel special."
"What if she can't? What if she is given grief on Argo? What if going makes her feel more isolated?"
"What if everyone is welcoming?" Alex countered.