Author's Note:

So in this chapter: Mon-el's a jerk. That's it. Oh, and maybe a little bit of interrogation and conspiracy added in.

Mon-el woke up groggily from his rest and rubbed his eyes before opening them.

He was confused for a moment before the fragmented memories came rushing back.

He was at the DEO.

Before that, he was in a car coming from…

Where was he before that?

Oh right, the bar.

That must be why he felt so-

Oh god, what did I do? Kara was exploded by a bomb and I left her for the bar and I kissed the bartender and she's going to hate me and Alex will kill me and-

Oh wait, it wasn't her. I was with…James! That's who I was with! James wouldn't throw me under the bus.

He sat up and waited for the room to stop spinning before throwing on his discarded shirt and running a hand through his hair in a lousy attempt to tame it.

Who am I kidding? I deserve to be yelled at. I can't believe myself.

He opened the door and winced at the light before heading to the Medbay.

Once there, he looked through the window to see that Alex was watching something on a computer with Kara, who was already awake.

Seeming to feel the gaze on her, Alex looked up and noticed Mon-el outside the door.

She turned to Kara and Mon-el saw her mouth moving but heard no sound.

Then, she left with a kind smile as Kara continued to watch whatever was on the screen.

Alex led him out of sight from the hospital room and pinned him with a laser-like glare.

Sometimes, Mon-el reconsidered which sister had heat-vision.

James did tell her, then.

"How's the hangover?" she asked.

"It's…a hangover, I guess."

She reached up and slapped the side of his head, sending a spark of paid from one side all the way to the other.

"Oww, Alex!"

"You deserve it," she growled. "You went to a bar instead of staying here with your almost dead girlfriend and got drunk. You can't escape your problems like a child, Mon-el. What the hell were you thinking?"

"I'm sorry."

"Don't you tell me that, Mon-el. You go tell Kara, because when she woke up, she cried for an hour before I calmed her down. She was upset that you weren't there- that you had dumped her. How could you?"

Mon-el gulped and forced the tears down. "I felt…like the bomb was my fault…like I was the reason she almost died."

"The bomb was not your fault. That-"she gestured to the hospital room. "-is your fault."

Mon-el looked up. "What can I do?"

Alex's answer was cut off by a ruckus from further down the hall.

She sighed and tugged at her hair a little.

"I've got to go deal with that." She turned to Mon-el. "Go in there and lay by her side. Make her happy, and for the love of got, do not let her know you've been drinking. She'll forgive you, because that's just the person she it, but if you hurt her, I'll end you. Go."

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Meanwhile…

"Get these cuffs off," Lucy ordered.

"Ma'am, protocol says-"

"I don't care what protocol says. I say get those cuffs off. It's not like he's going to try to run."

The guards exchanged a look before complying.

"I can't believe you!" Winn exploded. "He tried to kill her, and you're treating him like this? He should already be in solitary with a life sentence!"

"Winn, if you don't calm down, you're going to have to leave."

Winn blew air out of his mouth just as Maggie came through the door.

"Hey sorry it took so long I was just- Whoa, what happened?"

"General Lane confessed to the attempted murder of Supergirl," Lucy answered in place of Winn.

She then turned to the guards.

"Take him to the interrogation room. No cuffs."

The guards complied, hoisting him up by the arms and leading him through the main command center only to be met with another uproar.

This time, it was amplified as more people had found out and were even angrier by the lack of handcuffs.

Word really does travel fast around here, Officer Park thought.

Just then, Alex tore around the corner and took in the scene.

She swore under her breath and stepped in front of the General.

The noise died down quite a bit.

"If the rest of you don't shut your traps, you're all going to sincerely regret it!"

It became very silent, very quickly.

"Good. Listen up, just because the director is off handling business does not mean that you all get to behave like animals. If a single person steps out of line one more time, you're all going to pay. Get back to work and try not to piss me off even more!"

She turned around and focused on Lucy.

"Why is he here and where are you taking him?"

"To the interrogation room, and we'll explain when we're there."

The large group made their way to the room with incredible speed.

General Lane was in the main room while everyone else was in the viewing room.

One guard was in the room, and one was outside of the door.

"Feel free to explain," Alex said, hands on the metal table.

"General Lane confessed to trying to kill Supergirl," Park said.

Alex's eye twitched and she looked straight into his eyes.

Officer Park was taken back by the intensity of the glare and he cowered a little, his ego deflating.

"What are you doing at the DEO, Park?"

"Maggie asked me to help with the case."

"What case?" Alex demanded, looking at her wife now.

"Winn, Park, and I have been trying to figure out who tried to kill Kara."

"Mystery solved," Park murmured.

"Park, shut up," Lucy said.

"No, he's right," Winn said. "Your father said he tried to kill her."

"He was still working with someone, though," Maggie pointed out.

"Which I think was Cadmus," Park pointed out.

"Agreed," Winn said.

"All of you shut up!" Alex demanded, walking to the door. "I'll figure it out."

A second later, she was in the interrogation room, rolling her sleeves up and slamming a recorder on the table.

She pressed a button.

"Who are you?" she seethed.

"My name is General Samuel Lane."

"Why are you here?"

"I confessed to the attempted murder of Supergilr."

"Great, I'll have a cell made ready for you." She began to walk out, flexing her fists.

"Wait!"

Alex spun around. "What?"

"Don't you want to know who helped me?"

"That would be lovely," she spoke angrily.

"I worked with Cadmus because they threatened my family. Because I failed, Cadmus will come for me, and I need protection from you. In return, I am willing to offer all of the information I have."

"Talk, then." Alex said.

"Not until I get a signed contract with my terms."

Alex marched up to him, fist raised as the door slammed open.

Maggie rushed in and pulled Alex's arm down while Lucy went to her father's side.

"You can't just go around punching people, Alex!" Lucy said.

"Watch me," Alex said as she reared up for another attempt.

Maggie grabbed her wife and held her back.

"Alex, stop! Go outside and calm down. You're too worked up!"

"Why are you defending this asshole? This…this murderer! How are you not pissed off right now?"

"I am!" Maggie shouted. She took a deep breath to collect herself. "I am angry, Alex. I just know how to handle myself in this situation. Let's go outside and talk."

She steered her wife to the hallway, where Detective Park and Winn were talking, and back into the observation room.

"You need to calm down," Maggie said as Alex paced.

"He tried to kill Kara! He almost did kill Kara!"

"Kara is fine, and he is in our custody. You're getting worked up about something that could have happened. Everything's fine."

"He still has all of the information."

"No, he doesn't, Alex. He's a good liar, but I saw right through him. He's bluffing."

"Bluffing?" Alex asked.

"He's already told us what he wants to tell us. We've got what we need."

"All we know is that he worked with Cadmus in exchange for his family's safety."

"Which means that he's still in contact with them, right? If Cadmus becomes an even bigger problem, we'll use him or Lena to set a trap. It's not our problem right now."

Alex sighed. "Cadmus hasn't bothered us in so long. Why would they start now?"

"Honestly? I don't think that it's that big of a deal. Maybe they just wanted to remind you that they're still there."

"I guess…It just feels…off."

"I think you're being paranoid."

"I think I'm being reasonable. It all seems too easy."

"Not everything in life is going to be rocket science, Danvers. Appreciate the easy things in life. We've got General Lane and Kara's fine. What more could you want?"

"A world without Cadmus," Alex said.

"That's a problem for a different day, Danvers," Maggie said, putting her hands on her wife's hips and pulling her in. "Let it be for now."

Author's Note pt2:

Maggie's being dumb. Alex sorta believes her. That's the summary. Goodbye.