Cute little family moment with Kara and the Earth-1ers, and she takes on Psi again . . . except what Psi makes her see is not what Kara saw in the original episode. Oh, and Slade and Malcolm are definitely still Kara's brothers.

Enjoy!

***

Kara was whispering in Kryptonian, her arms crossed over her chest, when she heard the door to her apartment open. "What are you doing?" Oliver asked.

"It's a Kryptonian meditation," she answered, scratching the back of her head as Oliver walked up. He wasn't alone, she noticed – Slade, Malcolm, and Laurel were with him, too. "We say an ancient mantra to strengthen the mind."

"Do you do it often?" Laurel asked curiously.

"No," Kara admitted. "I've never felt like I needed it."

Oliver nodded thoughtfully. "Winn's still working on the psychic dampening technology," he told her.

"Mmm," she nodded absently.

"And Lena mentioned there's something we need to talk about?" he raised an eyebrow.

"Did she?" Kara asked. When Oliver remained silent, she groaned. "She told you, didn't she?"

"In case you were wondering, we didn't need to ask," Malcolm held up his hands. "She only said we'd need to talk."

"Look, I didn't want you to worry," Kara sighed, standing up and walking to get a drink of water.

"I'm pretty certain 'worry about your girlfriend' is one of the very first bullet points under the job description of 'boyfriend,'" Oliver countered.

"Funny, that sounds about right for us, too," Slade nodded.

"And do remember that you fight the most dangerous and evil people on the planet," Laurel tossed over her shoulder.

Kara closed her eyes, then turned back around. "I don't know how to fight this one," she admitted, walking back over. "And I should be able to stop her, but . . . but then she makes her way into my mind and . . . " She took a deep breath, sitting back down on the floor. "And forces me to relive the scariest moment of my life."

"Come here," Oliver sat down next to her, holding out his arm. She curled into him, and Oliver put his arm around her shoulders, watching as Malcolm, Slade, and Laurel sat on the furniture around them. "What did you see?" he asked gently.

Kara closed her eyes. "I saw . . . nothing, the first time," she answered slowly. "In the vault, I just felt claustrophobic. But when I went out with Malcolm and Laurel . . . she turned into my mother. And then I was in my pod, shooting into the sky . . . and Krypton was exploding around me."

"Oh, God," Laurel closed her eyes, Malcolm pinching the bridge of his nose. Yeah, that would be torture to relive.

"But it wasn't just that," Kara continued. "What was next . . . I don't understand it."

"What do you mean?" Slade frowned.

"I could feel the heat," Kara answered, her voice laced with confusion. "I could feel the fires, I felt like I couldn't breathe, not because of the confined spaces . . . but because it felt like I was in the fire."

"You're sure?" Oliver frowned.

"Yeah," Kara nodded, biting her lip. "It's torture." She looked up. "How am I supposed to deal with that?"

"Well," Laurel considered. "Remember your fears don't define you. You know, who you are is Supergirl. Who you are is Kara. That's what defines you, and she's got nothing on that."

"Who I am as Kara is feeling broken again," Kara mumbled. "Even Lena's realizing I can't do my job right now, which is new and horrible. It's like everything that's made me feel good, like . . . like a relief, is . . . it's disappeared."

"So this is what it's like to see you mope," Malcolm frowned. "I don't like it."

"Way to make her feel better," Slade scowled at him, but Malcolm tilted his head slightly in Kara's direction. When Slade looked back, he saw she had smiled slightly at their banter.

"Look," Oliver drew Kara's attention back to him. "It's not always going to feel like that."

"My life as Supergirl is one of the few things I can count on," Kara sighed. "I've got all of you, but that's my life as Kara. As Supergirl, I get to go out there and help people. I can make a difference in the world. I can feel strong, even though sometimes a huge part of me feels so weak, and she's taking that away from me."

"Hey," Oliver shook her slightly. "She is not taking that away from you. You are as strong as the people you have by your side. And you've got the biggest team, the biggest family, right there with you."

"If anything, by trying to take away Supergirl," Slade leaned forward, "she's just going to make sure we don't let you fall."

Kara couldn't help but smile slightly. "Best family ever."

"Damn right," Malcolm smirked at her.

Oliver kissed the top of her head, then blinked when his phone buzzed. What made him look up was when everyone else pulled out their phones, too. "Oh, great," he sighed. "Don't psychic bank robbers ever take a break?"

"Still can't believe we're actually saying that," Malcolm muttered as all of them got to their feet.

***

Sam walked hurried down the steps of her home when she got a text alert. She quickly pulled it out and blinked when she found she received a Google maps location. The next location sent a chill down her spine.

Come save me, mom.

***

"That thing could take out an entire block!" Laurel's eyes widened when they saw the wrecking ball in the middle of a street.

"I have to get down there, now," Kara swallowed.

"Hold on!" J'onn called, and they turned as J'onn and Winn walked up. "Not without this, you're not."

"What is it?" Kara frowned, taking the device Winn handed her.

"Psionic inhibitor ray," he answered.

"It should protect you from her powers," J'onn explained.

"We'll set a perimeter to secure the area," Alex told Kara.

"We'll meet you there," Oliver added.

"Just have to keep her out of my head long enough to get a good shot off," Kara took a deep breath.

"You can do it," Slade assured her.

Kara took a deep breath, then nodded. Oliver gave her a quick kiss, and they watched her take off, heading for the accident.

***

Sam skidded to a halt by the police cars and got out, eyeing the swinging wrecking ball warily.

Then she saw Ruby walking towards the center of the carnage. "Ruby!" she screamed in horror, racing towards her.

The wrecking ball hit another building over, and Ruby stumbled, collapsing as concrete just barely missed her. "Ruby!" Sam cried again, pushing past people to reach her daughter.

"Mom?" Ruby called in response, eyes wide.

"Baby, I got you!" Sam sobbed, dropping to her knees, pulling Ruby close to her. "Are you OK?" Ruby shook her head, and Sam hugged her tightly.

There was a sudden snapping noise, and Sam shrieked, seeing the wrecking ball drop. "Oh, God!" Before it hit them, Supergirl swept in and caught it with both hands, flying it off to the side. Sam gasped in relief, lowering her arm, hurrying to pull Ruby up and rush away from the scene.

***

Kara walked through the upturned cars, catching sight of the bank robber walking away. "Psi!" she shouted, clutching the ray in her hand.

She turned, and Kara held up the ray, activating it and aiming it at Psi. She just sent another energy blast at her, knocking Kara backwards. "Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home," Psi tsked, walking towards her, even as Kara tried to hold up the device again. "Your house is on fire, and your children . . . they will burn."

Psi sent another blast at her, and this time, Kara was flung back into a building, crashing into steps nearby. She gasped, dropping the device, overcome with an enormous amount of heat, one that there was no way she could have felt in the pod . . .

And then she wasn't in the pod anymore. She was flying through fire and explosions, all of them rippling like a tidal wave. Trees were disintegrating, dirt was flying everywhere, she was choking in smoke, and Rao, the screams . . .

She screamed, too.

***

Laurel skidded to a stop when she heard Kara's voice cry out, and she turned tail, dodging vehicles and pedestrians, finding Kara curled into fetal position, sobs wracking her body. "Kara," she dropped in front of her. "Hey, it's me. It's OK, you're OK."

"You died," Kara whimpered.

"What?" Laurel frowned.

"It's not the pod, it's not Krypton," Kara sniffed. "It's the island."

"Lian Yu?" Laurel clarified, eyes wide.

"What about Lian Yu?" Oliver asked as he ran up, Malcolm, Slade, and Alex behind him.

"It's not the scariest moment of my life," Kara whimpered, looking up. "It's the scariest 'what if' moment of my life. What if I hadn't stopped Chase? What if I hadn't been able to stop him from killing himself? Everyone would have died!"

"Kara," Oliver crouched down in front of her.

"All of you would have died!" she sobbed as Oliver hugged her tightly. "And you and William would have been left alone, and I wouldn't have been able to get anyone off the island before the bombs went off, and I could have saved them, but it would've been my fault!"

"Kara, look at me," Oliver took her face in his hands. "Look at me!" Kara gasped for breath and finally managed to look up. "That is a what if," he reminded her. "Look at me. Look at Malcolm, Slade, and Laurel. Look at them. Do you see them? You see them in front of you?" Kara sniffed, then nodded. "They're here," he told her. "They are right here. You saved them, OK? You did stop Chase. You did stop him from killing himself. No one died. You saved everyone. You hear me?"

Kara swallowed. "I saved you," she repeated, sniffing.

"You did," Oliver nodded. "You saved us, angel. No psychic is ever going to change that." Kara closed her eyes, taking in deep breaths, and Oliver watched her shudders fade. "So go get her," he finished. "Go stop her, just like you stopped Chase."

Kara opened her eyes again, a fierce determination in them that made Oliver smile. She nodded, then put her fist on the ground. The pavement cracked under her fist, and she shot into the sky, heading back towards Psi. "And afterwards, I want to punch that bitch, too," Laurel held up a hand.

"I won't report it," Alex promised.

***

Kara landed on the ground, glaring at Psi. "You're not going anywhere," she growled.

Psi tilted her head curiously. "Hmm," she mused, stepping forward. "What did you see? I wonder . . . what brought the Girl of Steel to her knees?"

She sent a psychic blast towards her, but Kara held firm, wavering back slightly. "A lie," she answered, watching as Oliver, Malcolm, Slade, and Laurel ran their way. She kept her eyes on them, repeating to herself that Psi had shown her a complete lie.

"Fear is not a lie," Psi shook her head, sending another blast. Kara gritted her teeth and resisted it, wobbling only a little bit and walking forward. "Fear cripples! Annihilates spirits! It is the only weapon that matters." Kara closed her eyes and walked right through the next blast. "Fear made me stronger than you!" Kara held her head high and stood her ground in front of Psi, not moving a single muscle when the next blast hit her. "No one is safe from it!" Psi insisted, looking her up and down in fright. "Why aren't you scared anymore?"

"Mind over matter," Kara sneered before headbutting her.

The four other vigilantes watched as Psi hit the ground, completely knocked out. Finally, Malcolm whistled. "I am never going to get within headbutt range when Kara's pissed off."

Slade and Laurel laughed loudly at that while Oliver shook his head fondly.

***

Laurel watched with smug satisfaction as Alex led Psi off, the woman's head in a contraption that held back her powers. "Bye bye, ladybird," she smirked.

Psi narrowed her eyes at her, but Laurel just smirked and headed off to where Oliver, Kara, Slade, and Malcolm were in the shadows of an alleyway. Alex watched her go before heading over to where Maggie was organizing cops. Along the way, she caught sight of a familiar duo, then headed over. "Hey, we doing OK over here?" she asked.

"She's a little shaken up," the woman answered.

"Yeah," Alex nodded, then pointed at the girl. "You know, I think I met you at the waterfront the other day. What's your name again?"

"Ruby," she answered with a smile.

"How could I forget that?" Alex beamed. "I'm Alex. Did you know that rubies are one of the toughest gemstones?"

"Only diamonds are tougher," Ruby grinned.

"She's smart and she's tough," Alex smirked, nodding her approval. "It's a deadly combo."

She held out her fist, and Ruby smiled and bumped it with hers. Alex smiled at Ruby's mother before turning and heading back to Maggie. "Didn't know you had such a way with kids," her fiancée remarked.

"Oh, well, it's a secret talent," Alex smirked. "You'll thank me one day when we have kids." Maggie stopped, opened her mouth, then closed it and nodded slightly. "What?" Alex frowned. "You do wanna have kids, right?"

"I guess we've never really talked about this," Maggie sighed. "But, um . . . I've never seen myself being a mom. Is that OK?"

"Yeah," Alex nodded hastily. "No, of course. I mean, it's something we should probably talk about."

Maggie nodded, and the two of them walked off, a new tension between them there hadn't been before.

***

"Hey, sweetie," Sam whispered. "Why is it so important to you that I have superpowers, hmm? Putting yourself in danger like that? I don't . . . I don't even wanna think about what could have happened."

"I thought you would save me," Ruby whispered.

"Baby, if I had superpowers, I would've swept you right out of there, but I don't. I don't."

"Do you think Supergirl has a job?" Ruby asked.

"Maybe," Sam shrugged. "I don't know." She paused, thinking, then looked down at Ruby. "Did you think that I wouldn't have to work if I had superpowers?"

"You'd just save people and spend time with me," Ruby told her.

"Baby, I will always spend time with you," Sam assured her. "Superpowers or not, you are the most important thing in the world to me. Never, ever forget that."

"OK," Ruby nodded.

Sam kissed the top of her head, then grimaced and spat something into her hand. "You've got gravel in your hair."

That made Ruby giggle.

***

"OK," Kara rubbed her hands together as she finished shutting her computer down. "Just need to speak with Lena, and then I'm all yours for the night."

"That has got to sound weird to anyone listening in," Malcolm smirked at Slade, who just rolled his eye.

"Oh, please," Kara rolled her eyes as she stood up. "I love you both, I honestly do, but you're my brothers. That's it."

"We can handle that," Slade chuckled.

"Hey, guys!" Lena walked up with a smile.

"Miss Luthor," Malcolm smiled, shaking her hand.

"Please, haven't we gone through this already?" Lena gave him a look.

"Well, no one else knows that."

"Saw the news," Lena smiled at Kara. "Good catch."

"Thank you," Kara smiled. "Oh! I got in touch with your contact at the bank, and he would be a great source on Edge."

"I'm glad it was valuable," Lena smiled, which slowly faded. "And about . . . everything else?"

"Yeah," Kara blew out her breath. "It was . . . a shock," she said slowly. "When I realized what she was aiming at. It's something I need to work on. But I've got some very good reminders that what she showed me was a lie," she smiled as Slade and Malcolm came to either side of her. "So, thank you for being a good friend to me."

"Of course," Lena smiled. "I'll have you know, this is new for me, too."

"Working with friends?"

"No, having friends," Lena laughed.

"Really?" Malcolm raised an eyebrow.

"Luthors don't have friends, we have minions," Lena rolled her eyes, making Kara snort and quickly cover her mouth, which in turn made Slade laugh. "I think it's gonna be a learning curve for both jobs."

"Well, today you were a really good friend and a great boss," Kara assured her. "Honestly."

"Thank you," Lena smiled, then looked around conspiratorially before whispering, "I'd really like to give you a hug, but I'm afraid I'd show favoritism."

"Uh, screw that!" Kara scoffed, holding out her arms. "Come here! Bring it in!"

Lena laughed and hugged her, then was distracted by the elevator dinging and opening. "Oh, wait, there's actually someone here I want you to meet!" Curious, Kara turned, watching a dark-haired woman exit the elevator, both Malcolm and Slade blinking in surprise when they recognized her. "I'm so glad you could make it," Lena smiled.

"Thank you so much for being so understanding," the woman responded gratefully.

"Oh, God, please, no," Lena laughed. "I am no stranger to family drama. Kara, this is Samantha Arias. She is going to be taking over for me at L-Corp."

"That's great," Kara smiled, holding out her hand for Sam. "It's lovely to meet you, Ms. Arias."

"Please, it's just Sam," Sam smiled, shaking her hand.

"OK," Kara nodded.

"How's your daughter doing?" Malcolm asked.

"What?" Kara blinked, turning around.

"We helped her at the waterfront," Slade explained, nodding. "Her daughter was trapped with William."

"Oh, my God!" Kara covered her mouth with her hand, turning back around to Sam. "Is she all right?"

"She's fine," Sam nodded, smiling at the two men. "Thank you for your help, even if it was for . . . William, you said? Thank the others, too."

"We will," Malcolm nodded.

"In the meantime," Slade raised an eyebrow at Kara. "Drinks, before we leave?"

"Right," Kara nodded, putting her purse on her shoulder. "If you need me, just give me a call," she told Lena. "My turn to make the trip this time."

"Give them my best," Lena smiled, and Kara nodded, heading towards the elevator with her brothers.

***

That night, Sam watched Ruby sleep before heading downstairs. She curled up on the couch and took a sip of her wine, then reached to turn on the lamp. She groaned when it didn't turn on, then headed out to the garage to find a new bulb. She found the box, then her gaze slid to the steel crowbar lying on the table. She set the bulbs aside and picked up the bar, hardly believing she was going to entertain this idea. She held the bar in front of her, took a deep breath, then attempted to bend the bar. She grunted, then looked at the bar to see what happened.

Nothing. Just like she had expected.

She sighed, put the bar down, then took a bulb and went to go change the light.

***

"So, if there's anything else I can do, just let me know," Eve told Lena as they walked back into the offices.

"Thank you, that's very kind of you," Lena smiled. They walked past the main office, and Lena paused, nodding as James came out. "Good night, Mr. Olsen."

"Ms. Luthor," James nodded back.

"Good night, Eve," Lena smiled at Eve as she watched the assistant go to her desk to finish picking up.

"Good night!" Eve responded.

Lena entered the elevator, taking a deep breath before tilting her head. Maybe Slade had the right idea by annoying James . . .

***

"All right, I think that's everything," Kara nodded as she finished packing her bag.
"Practically half your stuff is already over there," Alex smirked from where she was watching Wizard of Oz.

"True," Kara acknowledged before asking, "Hey, did you guys ever decide DJ or band?"

"No," Alex admitted.

Kara nodded thoughtfully. "I told Oliver I need to be back for the bridal shower."

"Make sure the others know they're invited," Alex added.

"Will do," Kara nodded, then smiled at Dorothy. "She's so cute."

"She is," Alex agreed, turning when Kara turned on her extrapolator. "Have fun!"

"Thanks!" Kara called back, stepping through the breach.

***

She found herself in the Arrowcave, and frowned when she didn't see anyone inside. "Felicity?" she called, looking around.

"She's not in," Laurel called, and Kara turned to see her standing by the computers. "Guess that makes me tech support right now."

"They're out?" Kara guessed.

"They're out," Laurel confirmed.

Kara sighed, checking her watch. "Must be Thursday."

***

I figured people would like it if, instead of the whole James/Lena thing, I had Lena join Slade in annoying James. Anyone oppose?

Next up, we finally get Kara's adventures with Team Arrow! "Fallout" is next, when I get the chance to write it!