After fussing over all of them and making sure that they were alright, Martha went to J'onn. He was standing over the two bodies of the Repkomians deep in thought.
"You did well Martha Kent." He said before she even opened her mouth to speak. She blushed slightly at the compliment.
"Er, thanks." She didn't know what else to say to that.
He turned to face her. "I mean that. It was not easy what you had to go through. I'm just glad they had no chance to finish what they started. I'm sorry for leaving you all like that but Zamon did manage to hurt me and I had to go heal myself."
"Don't be sorry, I'm just glad that you're not seriously hurt. But there is something I wanted to ask you and if you don't want to answer I completely understand." Martha spoke hesitantly.
"You want to know why I had such deep hatred for these." He inclined his head toward the bodies on the ground. "And I will tell you but you must understand that I would not have killed them unless they gave me good reason."
"I think threatening Earth was enough." Martha said darkly.
"Threatening you was all the reason I needed. You see, Martha, I do not hate all Repkomians. It was these two that I have hated for some time now. Years ago, long before Kal-El was even born, Repkomians came to my planet and conquered it much like they planned on doing to Earth. But they were not satisfied enough with that." He paused and she could tell that he was reliving what happened in his mind.
"I told Kal-El earlier that they are not only blood thirsty but also driven by their desire for females. Most would take a bride and live peacefully on their new planet, but Zamon and Hooshnak have always lived outside of the law of their people. One night they came across a young female. They raped her, again and again. She was never the same afterwards and eventually killed herself."
Martha put her hand on his arm conveying her sympathy.
"She was someone you knew?" She asked gently
"She was my sister." Pain flashed across his face as the memory returned to him. "She was so young and they ripped her apart." His fists clenched in anger and he turned to stare loath fully at the bodies.
"I am so sorry J'onn. That's why you were so angry when they took me."
"Yes, I was concerned for you. Not only are you Kal-El's mother but you are one of the most decent human beings I have ever come across. The thought of them doing to you what they did to my sister was unthinkable."
Martha thought she felt a shudder go through him. She couldn't help herself as she wrapped her arms around him and gave him a hug.
"Thank you." She managed to choke out between the tears. He hugged her slightly in return and then stepped back to look at her.
"I hope that you will be fine and this will not affect you."
Martha knew that he was going to say more in that statement but had decided against it. She nodded and smiled sadly at him. He nodded and without further talk he turned and lit the two bodies on fire, letting them burn.
Martha turned and walked back to the group behind her. She spotted Lionel and made her way over to him. He grabbed her and pulled her into a crushing hug that she returned.
"I'm so glad that they didn't hurt you." He whispered into her ear.
"Me too." She returned shakily. She had had no idea how close she was to the terrible fate that had befallen J'onn's sister. There was no way that she was going to tell anyone about that; she didn't need them worrying anymore than they already were.
"Quite a day Senator." Lionel held her at arms length and looked her over once more to make sure that she really was alright.
"Mom." Clark said as he walked up to them. "I just called Lana and she's going to be fine. She woke up and didn't know where you had gone and didn't know what else to do. She's at the hospital getting stitched up."
Martha smiled in relief. "Good, I was worried that they had seriously hurt her."
Clark smiled in return, happy that it was all over. Chloe walked over with the rest of the League behind her.
"Mrs. Kent." The two women hugged. "I just can't believe what happened."
"Yeah, it's still a bit unbelievable." Oliver said in agreement and gave Martha a tentative smile. It was no secret that he didn't trust her completely because of her involvement with Lionel.
"Thank you Oliver, for everything that you did."
"Well it wasn't all me. Lionel here did a lot of the work." Oliver acknowledged grudgingly. He hadn't expected Lionel to be as concerned about Martha as he was. Oliver thought he was only using Martha to get to Clark but today had proved him wrong.
"You weren't bad yourself Mr. Queen." Lionel said in response.
"So now what?" Chloe asked.
Martha knew instantly what they all needed. "I think we should go back to the farm and make some dinner. I don't know about you but all of this excitement has made me hungry."
There was instant agreement and none louder than Impulse. Martha laughed lightly and watched as they all began to walk away. She looked back to where J'onn was still standing watching the flames lick away at what was left of the bodies. She didn't have to walk over there for him to look over at her. She saw the expression on his face and sent him a telepathic thank you. He nodded and looked back at the flames.
He knew that he was more than welcome to come eat with them but Martha had a feeling that he needed this closure. She wouldn't begrudge him that, not after he had saved more than her life.
The End
A/N: Thank you all so much for the reviews for this! I hope you enjoyed it and I will be seeing you again soon...
