She opened her eyes alarmed when she remembered what she had experienced before, observing the room between tears, trying to identify where she was before directing that look towards her sister.
"Aiden" she whispered. "Where are the kids?" She asked trying to sit up.
"They are fine, they are with J'onn" Alex answered placing her hand on her shoulder to force her to lie down.
"Mon-el?" it was her next question, hoping to receive a clear enough answer, watching as her sister shook her head.
"We don't know where he is, he fled after confronting J'onn," she explained, while the tears that had been stored in her eyes began to slide down her cheeks. "I'm sorry, Kara," she whispered, grabbing her hand.
She shook her head, she was not to blame for what had happened, so she did not need her apologies. She sighed, maybe she should have listened to him, at least made him believe that she was going to follow him and then stop him, but she did not do it when she had the chance, so it did not matter that she tried, because she was not going to get him back.
She got up from the stretcher to leave, listening to her sister calling her, but not bothering to return, being aware that until she found him, her son would not be safe, so without saying anything to anyone, she left. She flew all over the city in search of him, in search of his heartbeat without being able to find him, and ended up making the decision to go home, because it was a way of attracting him, making him believe that they were completely unprotected.
Sure enough, it only took a few hours before listening to the door open, which made her get up from the chair she was seated, waiting to see him enter.
"Where is he?" he asked directly.
"Who?" She questioned back wanting not to make things easy.
"Aiden" he answered as he began to move towards her. "Where is my son?" He questioned again, this time close enough to her so that he could hear the speed with which her heart was beating, she could not allow something to go wrong.
"A, it's not just your son, and B, why would I tell you where he is?" She tried to look serious, not wanting to panic when she saw the grin on his face before he started laughing.
"My mother was right" she heard him murmur still laughinh. "All the Kryptonians are the same, how did I not realize?" He grabbed her chin to observe her. "You are selfish no matter how much you try to prove the opposite, because you don't do it for what is best for him, but for the hatred you have towards Daxam, am I wrong? "he asked as she tried to avoid eye contact with him.
"Going to Daxam is not the best thing for him, receiving the same education you received it's not either" she started talking again looking at him. "Your parents never gave you any sign of affection, I won't let my son have to go through that" she tried to attract memories with her words, but it was not that easy, because she saw him shake his head as he released her.
She watched him move toward the couch, where he sat, although she was completely motionless, unable to take his eyes off him, noting how he held his head with both hands. However, when he looked at her again, she knew that he had not managed to convince him, because the darkness was still encrypted in his eyes.
"It doesn't matter" he looked at her seriously. "I should have killed you the other day, but I couldn't, I was very vulnerable, but not today" he said, showing her the kryptonite dagger he had kept hidden.
Tears broke through without being able to help herself when she heard him say that, because despite knowing he was not being him right now, they hurt the same. She was able to find the determination in his eyes, which led her to understand that he would not hesitate to hurt her in order to achieve his goal.
He grabbed her when he found himself in front of her, placing the kryptonite close enough so that she could feel how it was taking her energy away, as with every second it weakened her even more. She could not say that she did not know why he was doing this, because both were aware that if she died the custody of the children would be only his and there would be no one to stop him, so he would return to Daxam.
She did not hesitate to fight against him, to try to defend herself, but without barely getting it, remembering the fight against Rhea nine years ago, when she focused all her strength in winning, although she did it vaguely, because she needed that lead bomb. But today she did not have anything with which she could defend herself, so it was soon him who stabbed her in her right leg, which made her try to shrink because of the pain, moment when he threw her on the ground determined to finish with her.
She looked into his eyes through tears trying to find some kind of compassion in his gray eyes, but there was only darkness, not even the smallest bit of guilt was written on them.
"Mon-el" she named him trying to breathe normally. "You're not like this ..." the crying got louder and she could not hide it. "Don't do it, please" she begged, observing how she closed his eyes before gettig away from her, leaving her free of the grip. "I know you're still in there, so if you're listening to me, don't do anything she asks you, you don't want to do it" she said sitting on the floor while he was bending over at her side.
"Don't you understand?" he asked grabbing her chin again. "I want to do it, the other Mon-el was vulnerable, I was under your spell, but not anymore, now I can see things clearly" he explained hurting her again with those words. "And again I show that you are selfish, that all your kind is, begging for your life, are you not able to give it for your son?" he asked looking directly into her eyes.
She ducked her head as she clenched her fists, knowing that this was her only chance, so without hesitating for longer, after whispering that she was sorry, she hit him leaving him unconscious.
She decided that for the safety of all it was better to locked him in one of the cells of the DEO, so after making sure of it, she left in search of the little ones, wanting to make sure that both were well.
Kaylee did not hesitate to run into his arms, while Aiden seemed to ponder the situation without even looking at her, however, for a few seconds she focused on the girl, hugging her tightly while trying to avoid her tears. She allowed the child to play again with J'onn, who kept looking at her, as if he was pretending to make sure everything was fine.
"Hey" he sat next to her son, who did not even raise his head to look at her.
"It's my fault, right?" she heard him mutter while keeping his eyes on the ground.
"No, Aiden, it's not" she embraced him surprised because the child of only eight years old was so aware of the situation, feeling as he began to cry in her arms.
"But he wants me" it was barely audible what he was saying, although she did not hesitate to increase the strength of the hug, feeling as a lump formed in her throat when she heard him. "He fought J'onn ..., he fled. .." his sobs were not allowing him to speak clearly, but it is not that she needed the child to speak, because the only thing she wanted, for him, was to calm down and stop thinking that he was the one to blame in all this, because he was not, he was not going to be.
"Everything is going to be like before, okay?" She tried to promise despite knowing it was a lie, since it was difficult to know when Mon-el would be the same again. "Dad will be fine" she raised his chin to look directly at his eyes while drying his tears. "Aiden, can you promise that you will not leave here?" she asked seeing him nod. "I love you,little one" she kissed his forehead before hugging him again, this time unable to hold back her tears, being aware that they must stay strong together, that it was the only way in which everything would go well.
Mon-el was still unconscious inside that cell and, yes, maybe, she should not be there, not after everything that had happened, it was possible that he would be disturbed by her presence. However, there was something inside her that kept her from leaving or simply looking away from him.
She held back her tears as she watched him closely as she watched him move, fearing that moment when he would open his eyes, but he did not. She could not know if it was true, but she could risk saying that he was having a nightmare, which made her look at him with pity, feeling guilty for everything he had suffered.
"Kara" she heard her sister's voice behind her, turning to look at her, recognizing that look, the one that indicated that something was not right.
The eight-year-old boy advanced with indecision, knowing that he should not be doing this, but if it was the only way to get his father back, he was going to do it or, at least, he was going to try.
He had to admit it, with each step he took behind those guards, he increased the speed of his heartbeat, but he could not stop, although he slowed down for a few seconds before they could open that last door.
"Finally we meet" he turned in search of the person who was talking. "Look at you, you're like your father when he was little" he looked who he assumed was his grandmother, the Queen of Daxam approached him. "Does your mother know that you're here?" She asked crouching at his height while he shook his head, being aware that she would not react well when she would find out.
"If I go with you to Daxam, my father will be like before?" he questioned without hardly daring to look at her.
"Well ..., you look more like your mother than I thought" she ruffled his hair. "He's going to be like before, I promise you" she grabbed his chin for him to look at her before getting up and grabbing his hand to guide him to the control panel. "When you're ready, you just have to press that button" she pointed it out.
He stared at it for a few seconds before stretching his arm to it, opening his hand as he closed his eyes, meditating if he should do it.
Hi!
What do you think? Will Aiden press that button? How will Kara react?
I hoped you liked it, thanks for reading,
Ayrin