"You okay?" The younger Alex as she sat next to her mother who was sitting in an old ruin.
"Hey? What are you doing here?" Kara asked. "You should be resting your ankle." Kara said as her daughter limped towards her.
"I was worried about you. What is this place?"
"It doesn't look much now, but back before Krypton's destruction it was a temple. Not the biggest of Argo, but one where I used to come with my family. It was about the only place mom and aunt Astra didn't fight." Kara smiled.
"So why are you here now?"
"I'm just trying to remember who I was."
"Why?"
"I think I prefer that person to who I've become."
"Is this about what happened with Lobo?"
"In part." Kara said. "I got so angry." She explained, but seeing her daughter frown she added. "I'm sorry I let you down."
"You didn't." Alex said.
"Your frown says different."
"That's not what my frown says." Alex said. "I'm frowning because I like this person more."
"What?" Kara asked.
"Every time something bad happens to you, I get angry and I want to hurt those behind it." Alex said. "But you always see the good in people and want to forgive them. I can't do that. And it makes me feel distant from you. When we were kidnapped for the Collector and Lobo rescued us, if they had killed you I probably would have gone with him. And not because of a drug, because I was angry."
"I'm sorry." Kara said hugging her.
"For what?" Alex asked confused.
"Making your life hard."
"You haven't. Besides isn't it more like the other way round?"
"What do you mean?"
"Do you ever think about what your life would have been like if you hadn't have had me?"
"Why would I ever think about that?" Kara asked looking at her.
"Your life would have been easier."
"Where's this coming from?" Kara asked. "Having you was the best thing that happened to me."
"Even when I let you down?"
"How have you let me down?"
"I'm scared of getting hurt, I can't protect the people I care about, I can't see the good in everyone-"
"Alex, listen to me." Kara said. "No one expects you be a hero now, apart from you. Being scared of getting hurt is normal, I'd be a lot more worried if you weren't scared. And your view of the world, is probably safer. But most importantly, you haven't let me down. I am so proud of you and who you have become. I would not change anything about you."
"But you would about yourself?" Alex asked. "I mean isn't that why you are here. I mean aren't you deciding whether to go back to who you were or give up Supergirl forever."
"Have you changed your major to law?" Kara asked, dodging the question.
"No. And you didn't answer the question."
"I'm not here to change myself, I'm just trying to figure out who I am and who I want to be."
"Is it my fault you are thinking about giving up being Supergirl?"
"Of course not."
"But it is because of what happened to me? Isn't that why you didn't tell me you were giving up?"
"Seeing I didn't tell you, how did you find out?"
"MJ heard Alex talking. He told me. You should know by now there are no secrets in this family."
"I can't risk you getting hurt again."
"Only they know who I am. If they hate you that much you being Supergirl is irrelevant." Alex argued.
"You need to work on your pep talks." Kara said.
"You always told me I should be me. And I should chase my dreams. Shouldn't you follow your own advice?"
"My dreams get people hurt."
"Your dream saves people and gives them hope."
"Not any more." Kara said sadly.
"Not true, there may be less people finding hope, but even if it was only one person isn't it worth it?"
"Not if you get hurt."
"What if I am the one who finds hope?" Alex countered. The question causing Kara to look at Alex who went on. "There use to be times I hated you being Supergirl. I was terrified of you getting hurt and sometimes I was a little jealous of the attention you showed everyone. But you made the World better and safer."
"You nearly died." Kara reminded her.
"And if you hadn't stood up to Mongul wouldn't I have been in trouble?" Alex countered. "You have always helped people, and you always will. On Earth with your powers you have more ways of doing it. I don't want me to be the reason you give up being who you are." She then paused and apologised. "I'm sorry, you came here to think not listen to me."
"I always want to listen to you." Kara smiled. "Your opinion matters."
"Have you found your answer?"
"Yes, although maybe not the one I was looking for. But I know who I want to be." Kara smiled.
"You going to share?" Her daughter asked.
"It's more of a doing thing." Kara said.
"Doing thing?"
"Changing my outlook on life."
"Okay. Wait, this isn't a midlife crisis is it?"
"No." Kara smiled.
"So you're good?"
"I'm good." Kara confirmed. "What about you?"
"Okay. I guess. But can I ask you something?"
"About the nightmares?"
"No something else." Alex said.
"What's wrong?" Kara asked frowning.
"Nothing. Exactly. I just- part of me really doesn't want this conversation." Alex said shifting uncomfortably.
"Take your time." Kara said her mind jumping to several worse case scenarios. For a minute Alex opened her mouth several times to speak only to stay silent. Eventually she asked.
"When Steve stays over how do you know you aren't going to hurt him?"
"Hurt him?" Kara asked lost.
"You know when you … um sleep with him."
"Oh. Oooh. Wait, have you hurt Matt?"
"No. I mean we haven't … He just stays over. I'm too scared of hurting him." Alex said avoiding all eye contact with her mother.
"You don't need to be scared of your powers."
"Don't I?"
"When you put a glass on the table or hug Chewie, you don't second guess yourself." Kara reminded her. "But I know how you feel."
"Yeah?"
"Yes." Kara said hugging her. "Everyone doubts themselves about well everything. For us, that extends to our powers. But you don't need to be afraid."
"Don't I? If I lose control I could hurt or kill someone."
"Same for me." Kara reminded her.
"So how are you okay with it?"
"Well growing up I lost control plenty of times and still managed to not kill your aunt." Kara reminded her. "I think your problem is you think too much. While that is normally a good and sensible trait and one you clearly didn't get from me, it makes you prone to worry. Maybe you need to think less, stop worrying about the future and enjoy the moment." Kara suggested just as two teenage looking children ran into the ruins. On seeing Kara and Alex they immediately turned and ran off.
"Looks like we have invaded a hideout." Kara commented.
"We should get back anyway. Alura will be worried." Alex said.
"Sure you don't want to talk for longer?" Kara asked.
"I'm okay. But thanks."