Author's Note:
So I've read quite a few stories where Kara and/or Alex or Lena is turned into a baby and the others have to look after them.
I decided to hop on the bandwagon - with a twist.
They hadn't meant for it to happen.
It just...did.
And J'onn was certainly not happy about it. At all.
He was just glad Kara had taken a few weeks off and James and Lena could basically make their own hours. Alex and Winn weren't a problem either since they worked for him.
But now he was stuck with them.
He was stuck with five energetic kids who were having way too much fun wandering around the DEO.
It wasn't that J'onn disliked children, he'd had two daughters of his own on Mars. But, as it turned out, the five children currently playing tag in one of the training rooms were a lot more energetic than his daughters.
"Alex!" J'onn called out.
The brunette froze. She turned slowly, a defiant look on her face.
"Stay in here," J'onn ordered.
Alex muttered something he didn't catch but she wander back toward the others.
Luckily Kara wasn't displaying any powers yet, J'onn was beyond relieved about that.
"J'onn?"
The Martian looked down to see little Lena Luthor tugging on his pant leg. He knelt down to her height. "Yes, Lena?"
"May I have some water?" Lena asked politely.
"Me too!" Kara shouted.
"Me three!" Winn joined in.
J'onn chuckled. "Yes. I'll get you all some water."
"Thank you, J'onn," Lena said.
"Thanks!" Kara squealed as James dived toward her in an attempt to tag her.
A second. That was it.
He was only gone a second.
He'd just stepped outside and, flagging down an agent, ordered a jug of water and cups to be brought to the training room. With the agent hurrying off to complete J'onn's request, the Martian had returned to the five formerly-adults-now-children.
What he saw when he re-entered the room put him into panic mode.
Kara was crying in Alex's arms and Winn was cradling one arm, tears running down his cheeks with Lena and James on either side, offering what comfort they could.
J'onn hurried over. "What happened?"
"Kara and Winn ran into each other," Alex explained.
"Over there," James added, pointing to the wall behind them.
J'onn glanced over, taking in the area of wall that now looked like Superman had given it a slight Kryptonian kick; the concrete was cracked, bits of wall on the ground, coated with dust.
"They both hit the wall," Alex continued. "I think Winn broke his arm."
The door opened and the agent with the water entered, tray in hands.
"Thank you, Jeffries," J'onn stood up and took the tray. "I need you to get Doctor Hamilton down here now."
Jeffries nodded and exited the room.
"Winn," J'onn said gently, sitting back down on the ground to be at eye level with the kids. "Doctor Hamilton is going to come take a look at your arm. She'll make it better."
Winn nodded, sniffing a bit.
Alex was rocking Kara in her arms, whispering comforting words in the younger girl's ear.
"Director," Dr. Hamilton greeted as she slipped through the door.
"Doctor," J'onn nodded.
"Well, what do we have here?" Hamilton asked kindly. She sat down near Winn and indicated that he could sit too.
The boy slowly lowered himself to the ground.
While Hamilton took care of Winn, J'onn moved toward the two Danvers sisters.
Kara had stopped crying but still had her face buried in the crook of Alex's neck.
"It's okay," Alex was whispering. "Winn's fine."
J'onn sat down next to Alex. "Kara?"
The only sign of recognition the blonde child gave was a small whimper.
"Kara," J'onn repeated.
Kara slowly turned to look him in the eyes.
"Winn is fine," J'onn assured her. "Dr. Hamilton is helping him."
"Come on," Alex coaxed. She started to get up, forcing the girl in her lap to do the same.
Kara shuffled after her sister toward the others. Winn was sitting on the ground, squeezing James' hand as Hamilton examined his arm. Lena stood behind the two boys, a hand on both their shoulders.
"I'm going to need to set it," Hamilton was saying gently. "I'll make sure it won't hurt, alright?"
Winn nodded silently.
"Winn?" Kara whispered hoarsely.
Winn looked up, craning his neck slightly in order to see the blonde girl hiding behind her sister.
"I'm sorry, Winn," Kara hiccuped.
Winn smiled weakly through the pain. "That's okay, Kara. I forgive you."
Kara sniffed as Alex swung an arm over the younger girl's shoulders.
Hamilton put Winn to sleep so they could set his arm as painlessly as possible.
James, Alex, Kara, and Lena waited patiently for Winn to wake up. Kara was back in Alex's lap with Lena leaning against the elder Danvers' side; James sat on Alex's over side, an arm slung behind Alex, his hand tracing comforting patteren's on Lena's back.
J'onn observed them with overpowering warmth in his chest.
There were a lot of things he didn't know but the one thing he did know was that he loved his family.
"Sir, the beds are ready," Vasquez informed J'onn.
"Thank you," J'onn turned, looking back at his children.
Winn had woken up and his arm was healing nicely. James was going to stay with him in the medbay so he wouldn't have to be alone.
"Girls," J'onn announced. "Time for bed."
Kara pouted but obediently stood up. "Good night, Winn," She said, reaching onto the bed to touch the boy's hand.
Winn smiled. "Night, Kara,"
J'onn led the girls downstairs and into one of the training rooms. Vasquez had gotten a few cots and bedding and put them in a corner of the room. She'd also brought some large DEO t-shirts to use for sleepwear.
"Good night, you three," J'onn said.
Kara launched herself into J'onn arms, burying her face into his chest. "I love you," She mumbled through the fabric.
Alex and Lena both wrapped their arms around J'onn as well.
J'onn sighed, perfectly content. "I love you too. Now, get to bed, we've got a big day tomorrow."
A few hours later, J'onn checked up on the kids.
Vasquez had set up a cot in Winn's room for James; James was on his side, facing Winn's bed, the other boy was on his back.
The girls had pushed their beds as close together as possible, their small figures looking small in the large cots. Alex was in the middle with the other girls on each side; Lena was on her side, one hand laying gently on Alex's arm. Kara was on her stomach, one arm flung over Alex's middle, snoring softly.
"Sir?" Agent Thompson approached the director quietly.
J'onn closed the training room door and turned his attention to the agent. "Yes?"
"Hernandez and Philips might have an antidote,"
J'onn nodded. "Good."
When Lena opened her eyes, she was surprised to be facing Alex Danvers.
What?
Lena sat up slowly, aware of a dull throbbing in her head. She glanced over at Alex and saw Kara on the woman's other side.
What were they doing here? The last thing she remembered was being in one of the labs with both Danvers, James, and Winn. They'd been looking at some sort of alien contraption the DEO had found in an abandoned warehouse.
"Why is it always warehouses?" Lena muttered, massaging her temples.
Alex groaned, opening her eyes. She glanced down at her middle, seeing Kara's arm slung over her stomach. She looked up and met Lena's eyes. "What?"
"I've been wondering the same thing," Lena said.
Alex gingerly sat up, moving Kara's arm. "Kara," She not-so-gently poked the Kryptonian in the ribs. "Wake up."
Kara squirmed away from Alex's finger. "Nope," She mumbled, pushing her face deeper into the pillow. "Sleepy."
Despite not knowing what was going on, Alex grinned. "Well, you leave me do choice…"
Kara's head shot up, eyes wide. "Alex, no!"
"Alex, yes," Alex lunged forward, mercilessly tickling Kara's sides.
"Stop!" Kara giggled. She moved away from Alex's touch, resulting in falling off the cot.
Alex laughed.
"Alex…" Kara pouted. She then seemed to realize that not only was Lena there, they were in one of the training rooms. "Wait, why are we in here? My head hurts."
"Good, you're awake," J'onn said entering the room.
"J'onn?" Kara asked.
"What happened?" Alex asked, pulling the blanket off herself.
J'onn folded his arms. "It seems that whatever alien device you were looking at yesterday was somehow activated, sending gray smoke into the lab. When we cleared the area, we found you in the lab perfectly fine. At least in a physical sense."
Lena frowned. "What are you not telling us?"
Just then Winn burst through the room, grinning madly.
"Winn!" Kara jumped up, immediately regretting it as her vision blurred with the sudden movement. "What happened to your arm?"
Winn faltered. "What, this? It's nothing. But you've got to see this!" He thrust a tablet under Kara's nose.
The Kryptonian took it, her signature Crinkle in full force. "What is...oh golly."
"What is it?" Alex moved toward her sister.
"Oh my gosh," Kara laughed. "This is great!"
Alex and Lena looked over Kara's shoulder.
"Oh no," Alex muttered.
Lena just groaned, dropping her head into her hand.
Kara was grinning madly. "We're so cute!"
"I know!" Winn cried. "I can't wait until James wakes up so I can show him."
Alex made eye contact with J'onn who was smiling. "How long?"
"Less than 24 hours," J'onn assured her.
Alex nodded. "Great."
Kara and Winn spent the rest of the day squealing over the videos of their younger selves running around the DEO.
Alex, Lena, and James spent the rest of the day vowing never to touch another alien device again.
J'onn spent the rest of the day happily relieving the previous day's event.
The next day, Lena sent J'onn a whole shop of flowers. James sent a thank you note. Alex brought him food from his favorite restaurant on 6th. Winn used the video footage to get pictures of each of them and put them in a scrapbook for J'onn. Kara got him a custom mug declaring, "Best Space Dad Ever."
J'onn smiled, looking at all his gifts. He might be the best space dad but he figured he only had that title because he had because he had the best space kids ever.
