Chapter 11

"Let me get this straight, you wrote a letter to Cat Grant's estranged elder son Adam to get him to meet her? Isn't that a little, I don't know, interfering into their personal lives?" Leo commented to Kara while they were flying through National City.

"I feel like they should really be trying to repair their relationship. Cat really loves her son and I feel that it's only fair that they take the chance to at least talk their problems out and acknowledge that they exist rather than living completely separate lives." Kara said hopefully.

"Best of luck with that. That kind of distance doesn't heal easily. And it takes effort from both sides. Quiet night tonight though." Leo remarked.

"It is. But it's nice to be able to just fly through the city, especially with you." Kara admitted.

"Did you finally manage to get the wedding décor finalized?" Leo inquired. They had been stuck on the décor for quite some time after reviewing the location several times. Leo and Kara had shortlisted it to three options but Kara had seemed torn between which to choose. Leo had left the final decision up to her and she had been going back and forth with the wedding planner to get it finalized.

"It was just finalized actually. I ended up going with the classic option after all. Speaking of the wedding, I was thinking now that Aunt Astra is with us, I would like to have a kryptonian ceremony. Just a small one." Kara asked.

"Anything you want Kara. After all, I'm the one who gets to spend the rest of my life with the most amazing woman in all the known galaxies." Leo replied, causing Kara's cheeks to heat up.

"You are always such a flatterer. I think I'm the lucky one. You'll have to put up with me for the rest of your life." Kara returned as the pair flew into the apartment. Alex was there waiting for them to get started on their movie night.

"Sorry sis. Me and Leo got sidetracked." Kara admitted.

"It's fine. I know how you two are. Now let's get started on this movie. I've been dying to see it for so long." Alex said, heading straight for the couch.

"Before that Alex, you notice that this thing was attached to your bag?" Leo asked having noticed a peculiar object on Alex's bag. He pulled it off and showed it to her, Kara scrutinizing it as well with a furrowed brow.

"What is it?" Kara asked.

"By the looks of it, I would say it's some sort of spying device. And I can think of only one person I've had the displeasure of dealing with who could have placed it there." Alex said with annoyance at the situation and herself for not noticing it earlier.

"I doubt he got anything useful. Your scrambler is still active." Leo remarked, studying the device before handing it to Kara who promptly crushed it into dust.

"I'm really starting to hate Maxwell Lord. Can't we do something about him?" Kara asked, anger leaking through her voice.

"I'm working on putting together enough incriminating information to get him to back off. Unfortunately, he isn't just good at covering his tracks. He's a well connected and influential man so it'll take a really strong case against him to get him to stop." Leo admitted.

"Okay I think we' should stop talking about Maxwell Lord and get started on this movie please. Before I get reminded that I had to go on a date with the guy in the interest of digging for information." Alex commented, causing Leo and Kara to laugh before they joined her on the couch.


"Leo seems to be keeping himself awfully busy these few days. Did you know he's been getting your Aunt to help him out at the DEO? He's been keeping pretty hush hush about what he's working on." Alex commented as he and Kara walked towards Noonan's to pickup Kara's usual morning order.

"I know. He's been getting Astra to help him out with making a new upgrade to the Build Driver. Something that's as strong as the hazard trigger but without the drawbacks of you know going out of control. Most of the theory flew right past my head." Kara said with a shrug.

"I guess that explains why he's spent most of the time holed up in his lab unless Hank has something for him." Alex remarked as they walked into Noonan's. Alex stood against the wall nearest to the counter while Kara walked up to check if her order was ready.

"Hi, is Ms. Grant's latte ready?" Kara asked while receiving her own drink and packing some bread for herself.

"I'm sorry." A young man standing by the counter said to her as she walked around taking straws and sugar.

"You're sorry?" Kara asked with a raised brow wondering who the man was.

"I'm sorry that you have to work for Cat Grant. I heard she's a nasty piece of work. Are the rumors true? Does she really breathe fire and eat children?" the man inquired.

"She is a though boss but she's also an amazing person under her hard exterior. Maybe someday you'll meet her and form your own opinion rather than listen to rumors." Kara returned smoothly, picking up the latte from the barista.

"You know she's lucky to have you." The man remarked.

"Yes, well I'm lucky that I got the chance to work with her and I've learned a lot for her. Sorry but I'm in a rush." Kara said before she and Alex started walking out of Noonan's.

"That guy was totally trying to flirt with you." Alex pointed out.

"No way. Besides I'm already taken. I'm pretty sure he would have probably noticed the ring on my hand." Kara remarked. They were distracted by the tv showing the arrival of Senator Miranda Crane and the crowd she was drawing in anticipation of her anti-alien speech.

"I guess DEO duty calls." Alex said before giving Kara and hug and rushing out of Noonan's.

Kara was perplexed when she walked together with Cat towards her office and saw that the same man she had spoken to at Noonan's was there. She turned to see a look of shock on Cat's face and immediately started telling her that she would call for security to have the man escorted out. She was silenced though when Cat informed her that it wouldn't be necessary. She then revealed that the person inside the office was her estranged son Adam. Although she didn't know why he was here.

"Adam, what are you doing here?" Cat asked.

"I got your letter so I thought I would come over." Adam said.

"Oh yes. The letter. It is a pleasure to see you after so long. Why don't we catch up at dinner tonight?" Cat asked, Kara noted that this was the first time she ever saw Cat Grant so unsure of herself.

"I have to pass on that. You seem fine so I'll be going now." Adam said awkwardly before leaving the office. Cat took a seat at her desk and took several deep breaths.

"What letter is he talking about? I did not send him a letter. The only person who even remotely knows of my attempts to write to him is you Keira. You wouldn't have anything to do with it would you?" Cat asked, her tone deceptively calm.

"It was during one of your attempts to write a letter to Adam. You got so frustrated that you threw the letter at me. I picked it up and decided to help you finish it and send it to him. I wasn't expecting him to just show up like that." Kara answered nervously.

"You clearly do not know your boundaries Keira. You will evict your desk immediately. You are done here." Cat said, her voice not betraying any sense of her anger.

"Please Ms. Grant. I just wanted to help you repair the relationship with your son." Kara pleaded.

"As you can clearly see, there is no relationship to repair. Now please, leave." Cat said.

"You haven't even tried to repair it. You said that the biggest regret you have was having to be out from Adam's life. Now it's your chance to mend that relationship. Life is short Ms. Grant. If you kept scrapping your attempts to write to him, another year would have gone. It wouldn't be long before you would have lost the opportunity completely. Reconnecting with my Aunt has made me realize that there is always a chance to repair relationships. So please, give this a chance. You shouldn't have to live life like this." Kara said, imploring Cat to consider at least trying to open up to Adam. To give their relationship as mother and son a chance.

"I don't know how that will go. Clearly you can see that he isn't interested in connecting with me as well." Cat responded.

"Leave that to me. I'll make arrangements for dinner so the two of you can talk and work on this relationship. Considering my involvement in this, I feel that my presence there to help mediate will also be useful. If that's okay with you of course." Kara said. Cat simply nodded her head and asked Kara to carry on. Once Kara was out of the office, she quickly gave a call to Leo.

"What's going on Love?" Leo said after he picked up the call.

"Nothing except the fact that Cat's son Adam just showed up and she exploded in my face for writing the letter. I did manage to diffuse the situation though." Kara responded.

"Okay, so what's the problem there now?" Leo asked.

"I need to get them to go to dinner together and I am also acting as moderator. I need to know where Adam is staying so that I can talk to him about tonight. Do you think I should tell him about me writing the letter?" Kara replied.

"I'll help you find out where he's staying although I think Winn could have probably helped you out here. I'll send you the answer as soon as I get it. As for my advice on the matter Kara? As with anything to do with matters of the heart, I think that its always best to be completely honest and open. But have faith. If anyone can get them back together, it's you. Sorry I need to go. Hank's calling for a meeting to discuss the protection detail for senator Crane." Leo said, Kara hearing Hank's voice over the phone calling for him.

"Let me know if you need my help. Love you Leo. Bye." Kara said before ending the call. She then got to work getting a reservation for three at a restaurant. Once she was done with getting the reservation in order, she had received the information on where Adam was staying. She checked to make sure that she had no urgent work left and went to go find him. By her good fortune, he was just about to enter the hotel when she arrived.

"Well if it isn't my mother's beautiful assistant. Did she send you here?" Adam asked.

"No, she didn't actually. And by the way, I'm happily engaged so please do stop with the flirting. That's becoming a little obvious now that I think about it." Kara said. Adam's expression seemed to fall a little at that.

"I'm actually here to apologize." Kara admitted.

"Apologize?" Adam asked, his expression displaying his confusion. Kara motioned for them to head to the seats in a quiet corner of the hotel lobby where they settled in before the conversation continued.

"The letter that you received wasn't written by Ms. Grant. Not completely at least. She's actually been trying to write to you for the longest time. But every time she just stops the attempt and throws away the letter. One time she threw her attempt at me and I helped her complete the letter before sending it to you." Kara said, explaining her involvement and reason for the apology.

"So, her wanting to fix things between us was all false huh? Guess she really is as heartless as they say." Adam commented bitterly.

"She isn't anything like that. Did you know during the incident where her emails were hacked and information about you nearly became public, Ms. Grant was about to give in? To throw in the towel to the hackers demands just so you wouldn't get pulled down with her? Do you know that she told me her biggest regret was that the best thing she could do for you was to be out of your life? TO be this unknown benefactor putting in money into your bank account?" Kara countered.

"Yes, she is a harsh person. But underneath that hard exterior, she is a person. And above all, she is your mother. A mother's love is something that cannot be understood or quantified. They would go to great lengths to give what is best for their child. Even if it means hurting the child and themselves in the process." Kara said.

"So, what do you want me to do? Go to her office and act as though everything is fine? As though she hasn't been out of contact with me for all the years in my life that has gone by? For writing a letter that wasn't even completely hers?" Adam asked.

"I'm not asking you to do any of them. Wounds of the heart can never heal so easily. But what I would like you to is to give this relationship a chance. I've made arrangements for dinner with her and I would like you to be there. To try and start working things out. To try and have your mother back in your life. I don't have my mother with me anymore and not a day goes by that I don't wish to have her back. To change some of the things I did when she was around. But I will never have that chance. You still do. Don't waste is." Kara advised.

"Alright. I'll give her a chance. What's the details of the dinner?" Adam relented. Kara inwardly cheered before pulling up the reservation details and informing Adam that she would also be present to help them work through their differences. Once Adam had taken down the details, Kara thanked him for hearing her out and giving this a chance before leaving the hotel to get back to work.


"Make sure James gets information on the attack on senator Crane." Cat informed Kara when the feed of the senator's anti alien rally showed her being attacked by a white blur. Kara acknowledge the request and quickly sent a text off to James to get details of the attack if he could. She quickly rushed down to the hideout and used her comms to contact Leo.

"Do you need me there Leo?" Kara asked.

"No, it's fine. I have the situation under control. Whoever attacked the senator is gone. I didn't manage to tag or identify them though so for now, we're still blind. Hank's bringing the senator over to the DEO for protection until we can get a fix on where the attacker is." Leo answered.

"Are you sure you don't need my help for this?" Kara asked.

"It's fine Kara. Astra can help out if need be. You have something important to focus on as well. If we need you I'll call you. Good luck with the dinner." Leo said to her.

"Good luck with finding whoever did this." Kara said before she went back to work.


"Senator Crane, welcome to the DEO. I hope you'll find your stay here delightful." Hank said as she brought the senator around the facility.

"I don't want to have to stay inside. Shouldn't you be out there finding out who the attacker was? And how they managed to get past your protection detail? Including National City's hero Build?" Senator Crane questioned.

"In the interest of your protection senator, it's best you remain here where the alien can't find you. We are currently working on who the attacker was and trust me. If it wasn't for Build being there and intercepting the hit when he did, you probably wouldn't be standing here speaking to me right now." Hank informed her before leaving her to get to started on finding out who the attacker was. Hank walked over to Leo's lab where Astra, Leo and Alex were working reviewing the attack.

"Was the attacker the reason you froze up J'onn? Someone you know?" Leo asked.

"It's a white martian. They are a sperate race from mars. One which came from beneath the planet's surface and attacked my people. They killed so many of us, including my family." J'onn admitted.

"I don't know what to say J'onn. I think maybe you should take a step back and focus on protecting Senator Crane. Leave finding this white martian to us." Leo suggested.

"No. I need to handle this confrontation personally. But if I confront the white martian in my true form, it might lead to complications. Including General Lane taking over the DEO." Hank said.

"Why don't you go speak to Senator Crane? See if she can recall anything from the attack. We'll work on trying to find the white martian and update you on if we find anything." Alex suggested. Hank nodded and exited the lab to find the senator.

"While an attack on the senator does not seem odd given her sentiment against aliens, the way the attack happens strikes me as odd. It doesn't make sense. If the senator was the target, why not just kill her when it first appeared? Why attempt to strike her several times only to allow you to step in and drive it away?" Astra pointed out.

"That is actually something I wondered as well. Perhaps a threat? Or to make a statement?" Leo raised.

"That is possible. Actually, maybe we aren't seeing the big picture here. Can you bring up the feed for after the attack?" Alex asked. Leo pressed a few buttons on his tablet and the video continued to play till after he had driven the white martian away.

"Keep going keep going. Okay hold." Alex said. The video stopped playing and all three studied the scene intently, taking note of the anomaly that Alex had found.

"I don't think humans are supposed to have glowing eyes." Astra commented. Leo nodded and continued to play the video further, pausing several times at points where Senator Crane's eyes were glowing white.

"Let's check the video from before the attack up to the initial point of the attack before Leo stepped in. See if this is an inconsistency or if the swap took place before this. Because I know for a fact that Senator Crane isn't an alien." Alex suggested. Leo nodded and they studied video before the attack and there was no sign of Senator Crane having glowing eyes.

"I think we can all agree that we have a problem here. Senator is not who she claims to be and is currently with us inside the facility." Astra pointed out.

"Let's keep this quiet for now. See if we can get the drop on the imposter. She's trying to psycho Hank into conducting a thorough investigation into the DEO on the basis that there might be an alien mole." Leo said, pressing a button on his tablet that disabled the inhibitor bracelet that Astra wore.

"So, what's our plan of attack?" Alex asked, preparing her gun and taking the ammunition Leo had stored in his lab.

"I'll take point. You cover Hank from the other side. Right now, they're at the overview point. Astra, you stay hidden and jump in if we don't manage to drop the imposter." Leo explained. Alex nodded and walked out of the room to get into position. Astra acknowledged and went to find a vantage point. Leo transformed into his red and silver PhoenixRobo form and took up his own position.

"Hank, Senator Crane is an imposter. Me, Alex and Astra are in position." Leo said over their comms. Hank's reaction was his hand moving closer to his sidearm while he continued to speak to Senator Crane.

"You know, we never mentioned that your attacker was a white martian." Hank pointed out before he raised his sidearm and pointed it at Senator Crane. The imposter started transforming into its real form and taunted J'onn on how it would finally kill the last son of mars.

"Not today you don't!" Leo shouted before tackling the white in the chest, his entire body engulfed in flames and driving it into the white martian. The white martian let out a roar of pain, rolling on the ground to extinguish the flames that covered its body. Astra came following after him, delivering a right hook straight at the white martian's face that sent it staggering back a few steps. Seeing that it was outmatched, the white martian decided to flee the scene, escaping from the DEO before either Leo or Astra could give chase.

"That could have gone far better. I'm surprised it managed to survive the fire. We martians are highly susceptible to fire." Hank commented.

"I wasn't aiming to kill. I wanted to incapacitate it so that we can find out where it's keeping the real senator. Thankfully my attack should have left just a large enough trace of Nebula Energy for us to follow." Leo said calmly as his armor dissipated.

"Then get to work Agent Titus. I want that white martian and the real senator Crane found asap." Hank ordered.

"Will do boss." Leo answered with a mock salute before heading for his lab, Astra following behind him.

"And we have our white martian. Unfortunately, the bogey is still moving. Let's give it some time to lead us to its hideout. Astra, do you mind if we continue where we left off?" Leo said as a map of National City was brought up on his monitor and a blinking red dot indicated the current position of the white martian that was still moving.

Astra simply shrugged before she started setting up an apparatus that had a slot for a Fullbottle. The apparatus had tubes connecting it to the device that Leo used to work with Fullbottles. Along the way the tubes connected to various containers that contained gases and substances that few people would be able to identify.

"Wait, is that what you've been working on all this time? And why you and Astra have been holed up inside your lab for hours on end?" Alex asked, finally noticing the set-up that they had pushed to the corner of the room when she had walked in before this.

"Sort of. It's part of what we've been working on for an alternative to using the hazard trigger. One that is as powerful or stronger without the whole going crazy deal. The part we're trying to complete now is to find a Fullbottle essence that will work with the upgrade. Thus far we've tried most Fullbottles and none have responded yet." Leo admitted.

"So, what's Astra's part in this?" Alex questioned.

"Well I was working on the project one day and she volunteered to help out. She's been helping me with observations of how the Fullbottles react. She also helped me with assembling the first portion of the upgrade." Leo answered. He picked up one of the Fullbottles and walked up to the slot connected to the apparatus. Astra had a metal shield with a clear viewing pane and motioned for Alex to join her behind it.

"Giraffe." Leo said to Astra before he inserted a yellow Fullbottle into the slot. The Fullbottle glowed for a moment and energy started flowing out of it. However, as soon as it reached the gas within the first container, it started releasing electricity that shocked Leo and didn't flow any further.

"That's no good either." Leo muttered, laying on the ground and letting his body recover from the pain of electrocution. He got up and picked up a light blue Fullbottle.

"Whale." Leo said to Astra who prepared to note down the reactions in the notebook she held in her hand. Leo replaced the Giraffe Fullbottle with the Whale one and this time blue energy flowed out of it. It reached the first container of gas but didn't flow any further. This time Leo was hit by a jet of water that sent him back to where Alex and Astra were.

"That's a dud too." Leo said dejectedly before picking himself up and grabbing another Fullbottle. This time it was a purple one.

"Crocodile." Leo said before putting it into the slot. He braced himself as purple energy started to flow into the first container of Gas. This time though, there was no visible reaction as the energy mixed with the gas before flowing through the rest of the apparatus. It finally flowed into the oven like device, a ding sound ringing throughout the room before the door of the device opened, filling the room with smoke. When the smoke cleared, a purple colored Fullbottle that had red markings nearly like cracks was found in the middle of the device. It had a green top and gold trim. When Leo went to pick it up to examine it, the red marks disappeared.

"It worked!" Leo said, examining the Fullbottle. It was shaped as though a crocodile's jaw was biting on it and was larger than the size of the normal Fullbottle.

"Wait so you used a Fullbottle to create another Fullbottle? What was the point of all this?" Alex asked. Leo was just about to respond when he looked to his screen and noted that the White Martian hadn't moved from it's location in the last half an hour.

"I believe this can wait. We have a fix on the location of the White Martian. I'll patch it through the rest. Let's go see Hank and discuss how we want to handle this. I have an idea that might just change Senator Crane's tune." Leo suggested. Alex agreed and after Leo secured the new Fullbottle in a special case that Alex noted contained something else inside it, they went to speak to Hank.

"I received the information. The assault will consist of the four of us and an evac team on standby. If all goes well, this could be just the push we need to secure Astra's pardon. We might also be able to change Senator Crane's tune. One can hope after all." Hank informed. Leo, Alex and Astra nodded and were went to prepare for the assault.

"Astra, what can you see?" Hank asked over the comms.

"I see the senator as well as the white martian. No other things to note. What is our plan of attack?" Astra responded.

"You work on securing the senator. Once you've got the senator, get her to the evac team. Me, Agent Titus and Agent Danvers will focus on the white martian. On three we strike." Hank ordered.

When Hank gave the mark, Leo was the first to dive in, his RabbitTank Form allowing him to cover the distance to the white martian quickly before he started a grappling match to keep the white martian at bay. Astra took the opportunity and freed the senator from her bindings before escorting the frazzled woman to the evac team that was waiting for them above ground. Once Leo saw that the senator was safe, he disengaged from the white martian, allowing Hank and Alex to open fire on the alien. The alien however was able to avoid their shots using its speed, swiftly knocking Alex against the wall and out cold.

"Tonight, the last son of mars shall die!" the white martian proclaimed before lunging at Hank. The white martian tackled Hank against the wall, pinning him to it and growling into his face. Hank responded by transforming into his martian manhunter form and delivering several punches to his face. The white martian didn't let go however, instead shifting its grip to his neck and squeezing.

"Oh no you don't'!" Leo shouted, delivering a strong left hook that forced the white martian to tumble against the ground several times and let go of J'onn. Leo followed up with a flurry of punches sending the white martian back and allowing J'onn the time to recover.

"Just like in training." J'onn said when he dived the white martian into a wall. Leo nodded and the two fought like a well-oiled machined, taking turns to trade blows against the white martian. The white martian couldn't withstand the assault and eventually staggered and collapsed to the ground. Leo relaxed his stance as he saw the white martian turning back into Senator Crane. Its breathing heavy from pain and exertion. Its eyes glaring hatefully at J'onn who shifted back into Hank. Leo was surprised though when Hank used his strength to punch Leo away.

"J'onn what was that for?" Leo questioned.

"I'm sorry agent Titus. But I need to end this. To end this monster who killed my people." J'onn said, his hand circling around the throat of the Senator Crane imposter.

"Don't do this J'onn. This isn't you. You don't kill. What will killing this white martian do? You would gain satisfaction for a time. Then after that you would feel that whole in your heart once more. Don't do this J'onn. You're better than this." Leo pleaded.

"You don't know what they did to my kind. How they slaughtered us like cattle." Hank said angrily.

"Yes, they did. But will bring yourself to their level? What would your people, your family think of you? You are better than these savages J'onn. You've spent so long proving that you aren't a monster. Don't let this one action reverse all that. Don't let yourself become a monster." Leo pleaded. Hank's hand tightened around the white martian's neck for a moment before he finally relented and let go. He placed suppressor cuffs on the white martian and started walking away.

"I need sometime to myself. Please help me make sure that Agent Danvers is okay and the detainee is locked securely in a cell." Hank said.

"Will do. Take as long as you need." Leo said as Hank climbed out of the sewers.


"You may have managed to stop me, but more will come. We will not stop until we have killed the green martian." The white martian shouted as it trashed against the walls of the cell.

"Let them come. We will be ready and waiting." Leo taunted back before leaving the cell. When he exited, Kara had just arrived at the DEO.

"How did the dinner go?" Leo asked after greeting Kara with a kiss.

"It went great. I got Ms. Grant and Adam to at least start on working on fixing their relationship. In fact, they're going out for lunch tomorrow. It wasn't easy at first but I got them to be honest about their feelings and it worked!" Kara said happily.

"That is wonderful news. I've got some news of my own too. Since your aunt helped save Senator Crane, she's changed her tune on aliens. I think her speech tomorrow before she leaves will reflect that. Also, in light of recent events, we have been informed that I need to head to Washington in a few days to finalize the pardon for your Aunt." Leo said, causing Kara to let out a cheer and pull him in for another kiss.

"This is wonderful news! We should go celebrate by brining Aunt Astra around National City once she gets her pardon!" Kara suggested. Leo simply hummed in agreement leading her to his lab where Astra was waiting so they could catch up on the days' events.

Another update for the week. I have season 2's story line sorted, as much as I didn't like the season in general. But I'm still torn on how to do season 3. So readers, please drop me a PM or a review to help me.

1) Should Sanvers stay together?

This is an important plot point and I'm leaning towards keeping them together. But if enough people feel I should make them split up like in the series I have my own ideas for that.

2) Should Kara and Leo have a surprise Baby?

I've worked out that this is possible but requires me to lengthen the gap between season 2 and 3 to about 1 year and 6 months instead of just six months. this is just a cute side of the story that I might consider adding in if enough readers feel I should.

3) Evolt or Mad Rogue

For Leo's earth X counterpart, should he be Evolt or Mad Rogue? This will have implications as if enough readers think I should do an Evolt then I'll push crisis on earth X back to post Reign.

4) Secondary Riders

I'm considering secondary riders but they'll only come after Leo gets his Genius form. Below are the options for secondary riders. I would like recommendations on who they should be.

Cross Z Magma (This i'm still working out given how I plan to introduce Magma might not make sense for it to be passed on. If I don't think I can make it convincing outright, I might do Cross Z Charge or Cross Z first then Magma later)

Grease

Rogue

Till next update. And remember reviews and inputs on the above points mean you guys get faster updates!