HI! Remember me? It's Hopelessromanticgurl. The hopeless romantic writer who stinks at description and adds shameless, useless, fluff whenever I feel like it. Lol, yeah that's the one. I'm finally back after a year long hiatus! I don't have any good excuses other than the truth…life and writer's block has been kicking my butt off and on for an entire year! Anyway, thank you for those who are still reading. I promise I'm going to try my best to start posting updates regularly again. If you're still reading and haven't given up on me, please leave a review below so I know you're still there.

A/N Supergirl Settings and Characters all belong to Allison Adler, Andrew Kreisberg, and The CW, and CBS. Any original characters and this story are copyright © 2011-2023 to Hopelessromanticgurl, all rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author.

He didn't know what he was more angry at. The fact that Mon-El knew his secret or the fact that he was trying to reveal it to his whole family. The bright side was nobody believed him.

He went back inside and saw his wife and Maggie alone in the kitchen. He was about to ask where the girls were but a loud shriek cut him off.

"Was that Kara?" He asked.

"Yeah. Alex went in to cheer her up, and it's been nothing but shrieking and giggling ever since." Eliza explained.

Jeremiah smiled and followed the beautiful sound of his daughter's laughter. Alien or not Kara was his daughter.

He went into Kara's room and smiled at the sight he saw. Alex had Kara pinned down on the bed with her arms held above her head as Alex tickled her all over.

Kara shrieked with giggles as she squirmed around on the bed. "Alex stop it!"

"Not until you're cheered up," Alex replied as she continued to tickle her sister.

Jeremiah smiled as he remembered the first time they had ever tickled Kara.

Flashback

It was a few weeks after Kara had come to live with them. Jeremiah was on the couch in the living room with Alex who was upset over a fight she had with one of her best friends. To cheer her up, Jeremiah had turned to the tactic he had used when Alex was a toddler to always make her smile. He tickled her.

Kara came down the stairs and then heard a loud scream. She rushed into the living room. "Stop it! Leave Alex alone! Please don't hurt her!"

Jeremiah stopped and released Alex. "Kara, Honey, nobody is hurting her."

"Yeah. He might be annoying sometimes, but he wasn't hurting me. He was tickling me?" Alex said. "I don't like it, so I always scream, but it's not harmful."

"Tickling?" Kara asked.

"Yeah. Did they have that on your Planet?" Jeremiah asked.

"I don't know." Kara shrugged. "What is it?"

"Well, do you have any ticklish spots?" Alex asked.

"Ticklish spots?"

"Yeah, any spots on your body that are extra sensitive to touch, like if someone wiggles their fingers or pinches you there, you laugh," Alex explained.

Kara shook her head still confused. "I don't know."

"Come here," Alex said. "Let's test it and see."

Kara took a step back. "Will it hurt?" Her mother and father had warned her about humans on Earth that would "test" her if they ever found out she was an alien.

"Not those kinds of tests. I promise this will be fun." Alex said again. "I promise it won't hurt. If you don't like it, we can always stop."

"Promise?"

"I promise."

Kara walked over to the Coach and sat in the middle of Alex and Jeremiah.

"What do I do?" Kara asked.

"Hold your arms up above your head. Try and keep them up there as long as you can." Alex said.

"Jeremiah, can I see you in the kitchen," Eliza called.

"Alex, why don't you run the tests, then when I get back you can tell me your findings," Jeremiah said.

"Ok."

Jeremiah got up and left the room. He wasn't sure what had happened from there but when he returned Kara was pinned down on the floor with Alex sitting on her legs and her arms pinned over her head as Alex tickled her all over her body.

He laughed at the sight. "Alex, what is going on?"

Alex stopped, and both she and Kara stood up. "Testing, Kara," Alex answered.

"And what have you found?" Jeremiah asked.

"She's really ticklish. Even more ticklish than me…and she loves it!" Alex said. "Watch. Lay down again, Kara."

Kara laid back down on the ground and raised her arms above her head. Alex pinned her arms to the ground. "Tickle her ribs."

Jeremiah laughed softly and knelt down on the ground and then attacked Kara, tickling her ribs.

Kara shrieked with giggles as she squirmed trying to get away and pull her arms free.

"Now do her sides!" Alex laughed with her sister.

Chuckling at her excitement, Jeremiah tickled up and down Kara's sides as Kara continued to shriek with giggles.

"She's not asking me to stop." Jeremiah laughed. "You usually beg none stop."

"I told her not to say it unless she really wanted us to. That was to be sure she was comfortable." Alex explained. "Now get her tummy."

Jeremiah moved to her stomach and tickled. Kara squealed and continued to giggles and squirm. "That tickles! That tickles!" she squealed.

Jeremiah and Alex laughed. "Now her armpits."

"No!" Kara squealed "not the armpits!"

"Her armpits are her most ticklish spot," Alex said.

Jeremiah laughed and tickled her armpits. Kara screamed and laughed hysterically, causing it to go mute.

Jeremiah stopped and allowed Kara to catch her breath.

"So you are ticklish." Jeremiah laughed.

As Alex let her arms go Kara nodded and sat up. "I guess I am. That was fun. But I don't think I like it on my armpits too much."

"It's ok. We all have that one spot we don't like being tickled in." Alex said. "Mine is my tummy."

"Mine is my ribs Jeremiah said. "Between you and I, Eliza's is her feet."

Kara nodded and giggled.

"Now, Alex and I have discovered all your ticklish spots I think it's only fair if you discover ours," Jeremiah said.

"Dad no!" Alex squealed, but it was too late. Jeremiah grabbed her and pinned her down and allowed Kara to tickle her. Then the girls teamed up and tickled Jeremiah. When Eliza came in to get them for dinner, they teamed up and tickled her. It was a night of nothing but fun and laughter. It was the first night since Kara joined their family that it actually felt like a real family.

End Flashback

"Ok! Ok! I'm cheered up!" Kara laughed throwing Jeremiah from his thoughts. He smiled as Alex stopped tickling Kara and got off her.

"Thanks, Alex," Kara said as she sat up.

"Anytime. Don't worry, I'm sure Dad won't be mad at you."

"Time to eat," Eliza called from the kitchen.

Both Alex and Kara looked up and saw Jeremiah. Kara jumped off the bed and ran over to him. She hugged him tightly crying into his chest. "I'm so sorry, Jeremiah. I'm really sorry."

"What for, Kara?" Jeremiah gently took her face out of his chest to look at her. "You've done nothing wrong."

"The things Mon-El said…I ruined your welcome home dinner."

"How is it ruined? I don't think it's ruined. I'm still having lots of fun." Jeremiah said. "I enjoyed watching you and sister tease each other. It reminded me of the time when you first learned what tickling was."

Kara sniffed and smiled as she nodded. "It was the first time I had ever really felt like a part of your family."

"You are a part of this family, you always will be."

"Thanks, Dad." It was the first time that Kara had ever called Jeremiah Dad. She usually always called him Jeremiah.

"You're welcome…daughter."

Happy tears filled his eyes. It was that moment he knew he couldn't follow through on his plans. He had to tell everyone the truth and find a way out of Cadmus for good.

Kara and Jeremiah shared a hug, and they all went back out into the kitchen.

During dinner, Jeremiah spoke up. "J'onn, I need to take back my request to re-join the DEO."

"What no!" Alex said.

"No, if this is because of what Mon-El said, Dad you…" Kara said.

"No, no, both of you calm down." Jeremiah sighed. "Mon-El was right to be suspicious of me. I was released from Cadmus to complete a mission."

"Dad…" Alex gasped.

"No…" Kara whimpered.

"But I'm not going to follow through with it. That is why I'm asking to not join the DEO." Jeremiah said. "I was supposed to come back and get access to the DEO again. Then I was supposed to steal the Alien residence list. But I'm not getting access to the DEO, and I'm not stealing anything."

"Thank you for being honest," J'onn said. "I will not allow you back into the DEO until we have officially taken down Cadmus."

"It's for the best." Jeremiah nodded. "There is one more thing you all need to see."

Jeremiah grabbed a knife and then stabbed it into his "bad" arm.

"NO!" Eliza shouted.

"DAD!" Alex screamed.

"DON'T!" Kara yelled.

"STOP!" J'onn ordered.

But to their surprise, there was no blood or even a flinch of pain. All they saw were sparks and smoke.

"You're a cyborg." Kara gasped.

"They needed me to be strong enough to fight against the aliens. So they made me strong. I guess now I'm made of steel, just like my daughter."

Kara smiled softly.

"What was their plan?" J'onn asked.

"They were going to start kidnapping all the aliens, one by one," Jeremiah answered. "They have been building a ship. They were going to trap all the aliens on there and then send them all into space. All, of them." Jeremiah said looking at Kara and J'onn. "But when I saw Alex and Kara playing together in the bedroom a little bit ago it reminded me of why I've been against the real Hank Henshaw and Cadmus from the beginning. Aliens aren't the bad guys. Cadmus is. My daughter is an alien. My daughter is also one of the nicest, bravest, strongest, most kind-hearted alien I have ever met. I would never allow them to send her away. So I realized I couldn't allow anyone else to be sent away just because they are from a different planet."

Kara smiled with happy tears in her eyes.

"Look, I can understand if you don't trust me anymore or if you need to lock me up at the DEO. But if I haven't completely lost your trust, I could really use your help."

"You did the right thing," Alex said. "Now we can all work together and stop Cadmus."

"But how?" Kara asked.

"I'm not sure yet. But we will do it together." Alex said.

"Wait a second…" Kara said. "I think I have an idea."

"You're not just going to fly in there and shoot everyone with your heat vision and come out a hero," Alex said.

"No. I know that." Kara rolled her eyes. "Besides I have no idea where I'm flying to."

"But I do," Jeremiah said.

"Exactly," Kara said.

"I don't understand," Alex said.

"Nobody at Cadmus knows that Jeremiah has turned back to the good side. So now we have the upper hand." Kara said. "You can come with us to the DEO tomorrow, we can make up a fake list of fake names and addresses for the Aliens for you to give them. Then when you're ready to go meet with them, you take me with you."

"Why would I do that?" Jeremiah asked.

"Because…"J'onn answered, "If Kara and I come as your hostages we can get into Cadmus, and we can help bring it down before any other aliens get hurt."

"No, no way. I'm not taking either of you into Cadmus. Kara, did you forget what they did to you last time you were there?"

"It's the only way," Kara said. "I'm not scared of them."

"There has to be another way," Alex said.

"Unless you have a better idea?" Kara asked.

Alex sighed. "No, I don't. But that doesn't mean I want you and J'onn to be taken in."

"You and Maggie can help track us at the DEO. Then when the timing is right, you two come in as back up and help us destroy the DEO once and for all."

"I'll take J'onn," Jeremiah said.

"What? Why!" Kara said. "I'm Supergirl, the girl of steel, there aren't many weapons that can hurt me."

"They've been preparing for you, Kara," Jeremiah said. "They have a cell just for you, they have made the bars from kryptonite, and the only light in there is red sunlight."

"So I'll just make sure I don't get caught and wind up in the cell," Kara said.

"Kara you don't understand. They have Kryptonite, a lot of it. They've even paid someone to help them turn it into weapons. They have knives, swords, bullets, arrows, gas, liquids, anything and everything you can think of they made from kryptonite. They even have bracelets and necklaces that they plan to put on you."

"Ok, it's settled you're not going," Alex said.

Kara groaned. "I'm not some weak alien who needs to be protected. I've faced Kryptonite before. I always come out stronger."

"Kara, no, it's not safe. I'm not taking you to Cadmus." Jeremiah said.

"I'm also the only one who is strong enough to fight the real Hank Henshaw," Kara said. "Kryptonite or not you are no match for him."

"I still have this," Jeremiah said holding up his steel arm.

"One arm made of steel isn't going to defend you or protect you if someone shoots you with a bullet in your leg or your stomach or head!"

"No, Kara, this conversation is over."

Tears filled Kara's eyes. "The whole reason you are even apart of the DEO is because of me. You joined to protect me. I failed at protecting you the first time, let me make it up to you and save you now. Let me protect you."

"Kara…" Jeremiah sighed.

"No. Dad, don't let her talk you into this. You said it's too dangerous." Alex said.

"Alex, I've dealt with kryptonite before and the red sun. Both times I've managed to still win." Kara said.

Jeremiah sighed. "All right, look…I have a question and depending on that answer is going to determine if Kara stays or goes."

Alex groaned. "Dad if this is going to be one of those stupid pick a number things that you used to do when we were kids fighting over whose turn it was to do the dishes, don't."

"No, nothing like that. Although that was a great way to get you, girls, to stop fighting." Jeremiah laughed. "Kara, I need you to answer this question honestly. "What effect does red kryptonite have on you?"

Kara froze. She stared ahead, not moving or even breathing. Red Kryptonite? No, not again, she couldn't…everyone had finally moved on from that and forgiven her.

"Why do you ask?" Eliza asked. "I didn't even know such a thing existed."

"Cadmus has managed to get their hands on some. They won't tell me what they plan to do with it, other than they want to use it on Kara once we've captured her." Jeremiah asked.

"I…" Kara tried, but her voice wasn't working. Now she was scared. There was no telling what she would do or who she would hurt if she were under the effects of red kryptonite again.

"So it's not good, huh?" Jeremiah asked.

"It's worse than the regular kryptonite." Kara choked out.

"The red won't kill her," Alex said as she rubbed her sister's back. "But it makes her…different."

"You can say it, Alex," Kara said softly. "I become evil, I become violent, I don't care who I hurt or who lives and dies. I become a monster."

"That's why they want to use it on you. They think if you're "evil" you'll help them and be on their side." Jeremiah said.

"I can't…not again, I can't…" Kara said.

"Then you're staying here. We will figure out another way to deal with Cadmus." Jeremiah said.

"No." Kara sighed. "We have to destroy them once and for all."

"Kara, it's not safe," Alex said. "They have Kryptonite bullets. One shot from them in the right place and you're dead."

Kara inhaled and exhaled a deep breath. "I've defeated Kryptonite monsters, lasers, bombs, and even lights before. I can do it again."

"And the red kryptonite?" Alex said. "Do you really want to risk going down that patch again?"

"Dad and J'onn will make sure I don't."

"I don't even know where it is." Jeremiah sighed. "I don't know what it looks like. I couldn't protect you from it even if I wanted to."

Kara sighed. She had to stop Cadmus once and for all but how?

"Wait a second…" J'onn said. "What if there was a way to make sure Kryptonite didn't affect you?"

"The vest," Kara said her eyes lighting up. "The one's Superman and I wore. Yes!"

"We don't know if they will protect against the red Kryptonite though," Alex said.

"We will just make sure that they do," J'onn said. "Kara, call Winn and have him get started on fixing them, now."

Kara leaped from her chair and ran into the other room.

"J'onn…," Alex said.

"Alex, we can't stop her from trying to destroy them. So we either work with her and help protect her from it or we let her go in it alone and end up destroying herself in the process."

"She was so upset after her last encounter with red kryptonite, I can't let her go through that again." Alex sighed.

"She won't," Jeremiah said. "We will make sure of it. I'll come to the DEO with you guys tomorrow, and you can teach me everything you know about red kryptonite, and together we will all make sure Kara isn't exposed to any kind of kryptonite or red suns."

Alex nodded. She inhaled and exhaled a deep breath. Losing her father was hard enough, and she was lucky enough to have him back. But losing Kara, with no hope of her coming back….she couldn't handle that.

Maggie rubbed her back. "Breathe." She said softly. "It's ok."

The plan was set, but if they had all learned anything over the years was that their plans almost never went the way they were supposed to.

"Tomorrow, Alex you can work on the cure for red kryptonite and make sure it's ready…just in case." J'onn said.

Alex nodded again. She was terrified, but she wasn't going to let it stop her from protecting her sister at all cost.

The next day everyone was excited to be able to work with Jeremiah again. As far as Kara knew everything was going well. Alex, J'onn, and even her father were enjoying working together again.

"Hey, Supergirl, Mr. Schotts wants to see you in the supply room." One of the DEO agents said. "He said something about the vest you wanted him to create."

"Thanks," Kara answered. She made her way to the supply room.

She entered without any thought.

"Winn, you wanted to see me?" Kara asked as she walked inside and over to Winn on the other side of the room.

"Yes," he answered quickly. "Give me…just…" He sounded nervous. That's when Kara knew something was going on. She turned back around just in time to see Mon-El closing the door locking all three of them in there.

Anger burned inside her. Winn was her best friend how dare he do this to her! "If this is what I think it is…" she started to storm out, but Mon-El gently guided her back to the center of the room where Winn was standing.

"Listen, Winn found something, and we think you should know about it," Mon-El said.

Pushing her anger aside she nodded. "Ok."

"So earlier today J'onn was giving Jeremiah a tour of the facility. So, when J'onn stepped away I…, I saw Jeremiah trying to break into the DEO mainframe…."

She cut him off. "Wait, wait, stop for a second, were you spying on Jeremiah?"

"Kara…" Mon-El started but was cut off.

"Did you put him up to this?" She asked again.

He ignored her question again. "You are not listening. Winn found something."

"A BIG something." Winn nodded.

"What?" Kara asked not that it would matter.

"He actually broke into the DEO system!" Winn shouted.

"Too loud," Mon-El whispered.

Winn lowered his voice "I'm sorry, but it sure looks like Jeremiah is spying on us."

Kara inhaled and exhaled a deep breath trying to keep her anger in check. "So you couldn't find any evidence by yourself, so you talked Winn into your little lie? I can't believe this."

"Kara he didn't…" Winn started.

"And you!" Kara said pointing at him. "You're supposed to be my friend! You were supposed to be working on fixing the kryptonite vests! How could you!"

"I am your best friend Kara, that's why I'm doing this. As your best friend, it's my job to protect you, that includes checking on suspicious people. I wanted to be sure this isn't a trap before I wasted time fixing something you might not even need."

"He's not some suspicious Cadmus employee to just come begging on his hands and knees to save him. He's my father!" Kara yelled. "He was the first man, after I lost my dad, that I ever trusted even to consider a second father! He was the first one to make me feel loved on this strange new planet! He was the only one who never got mad at me when I made a mistake with my powers or used them when I wasn't supposed to! It destroyed me when he died! Now that he's back you're both trying to turn me against him? No! No way!"

"Kara please just listen to us…" Mon-El said.

"No, we're done here," Kara said. She stormed out of the room not surprised when Winn and Mon-El followed her.

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