Alex had her arms wrapped around herself and her mother was next to her, holding her, as they watched through the transparent med bay wall as Kara was being worked on by Doctor Hernandez. No one spoke of the fact that the creature that had shot down her sister had been what appeared to be a cyborg version of her father that she'd thought was dead at Cadmus. Her mind spun with worry, once Kara had been shot down...she hadn't moved or opened her eyes. Lucy had sent out half of their teams to retrieve her sister and the cyborg hadn't fired on them or caused them any harm. Alex had wondered if he'd been sent for her, actually she was fairly certain that that was why Cadmus had sent him...and now Kara-

Your sister will be fine.

The thought came to her like a voice and it took her a moment to realize that that voice belonged to J'onn. She turned her head, sensing the direction he was standing at. Her eyes came upon him and she wondered how he knew that. What worried her more in that moment was that he no longer held the form of Hank Henshaw, but instead was in his true form and looked like the Martian Manhunter was ready to leave the base...and Alex knew that deep down and exactly what his objective was: to take down the cyborg.

J'onn, she pleaded in her head and with her eyes. Don't go, not again-

I'll come back-

Alive.

Alive.

He left as quickly as he appeared and when she looked back at Kara's lifeless form, the weight hadn't lifted any. Though Alex had never planned this pregnancy, she certainly hadn't expected it to be so stressful and filled with action at every turn as it had been. She knew that Kara had survived a lot in her lifetime, but every time her sister actually got hurt...it scared Alex more than anything else in the world.

"You should sit down, Sweetie," her mother said gently.

"I want to be here when Kara wakes up," Alex insisted softly.

"You haven't eaten in-"

Any possible fight was already lost. One of the things that Alex had had to adjust to with her pregnancy was making sure that she was eating and drinking and resting enough. Those were all things that she'd allowed her body to suffer a lack of before she'd been pregnant. It had also been hard to step back from the DEO both times she'd done it...and just watch...knowing what terrors lie in the world beyond National City and Midvale...and beyond even the planet.

"Okay," Alex gave in.

The knowledge that the medical staff or someone else at the DEO would come and find them to tell them of any update really didn't give her any sense of comfort. It only made her feel weak, even though she knew that wasn't true. She was exhausted, hungry, thirsty, sore, headache-y, and extremely stressed. Moving her hands to her lower back as she walked, she only felt huge when she did that.

Before they could get far, they were intercepted by Benanti and Charlie. The little girl seemed unfazed by what had happened, or maybe she was just getting used to it. Either way, Alex felt guilt rise in her. She was just thankful that the little girl was okay. "Why don't I take Alex to rest and eat something?" Lara offered gently. "Eliza, then you can sit with Kara."

Alex didn't miss the torn look on her mother's face. This impacted both of her daughters and her mother had been trying so hard to be here during the pregnancy and everything and right now...Alex needed to know that someone was with Kara. She pulled away from her mother ever so slightly and put her hand on her mother's arm before speaking softly and calmly. "It's okay. Go stay with Kara…"

There was still that torn look. "Alex-"

"I'll take it easy, I promise."

Lara was moving to intervene now. "I'll make sure she puts her feet up and eats something-"

Eliza had a finger up as she was obviously being confused by this option. "She needs to hydrate-"

"I'll make sure...I promise," Benanti insisted.

So, she went with Benanti and Charlie.

There was a song…

Alex didn't know where the song was coming from, but it was in her head. It filled her like a warm hug. The words were foreign to her and yet somehow still felt familiar. It was all a blur and then it hit her suddenly...that it was J'onn there...J'onn in her head.

J'onn.

Her eyes opened and she sucked in a breath before looking around. The memory of J'onn leaving to go fight the cyborg Jeremiah and then Kara being unconscious hit her hard. Emotions swelled inside of her and she had a hard time keeping them under control, she was really done with all of the hormones not allowing her to control her own feelings.

"Breathe," he whispered the prompt.

Alex's eyes fell on him, but she realized he had already been holding her hand before that. His voice was gentle and soothing. She sucked in a breath and slowly pushed it out. "You're okay?"

J'onn just smiled at her and gave her a nod. "I went out there...and he was gone."

"Cadmus?"

"They're still out there with General Lane."

"I'm putting the entire base at risk-"

"Let Director Lane deal with that," he told her.

"Kara-"

"Your mother is still with her," J'onn filled in. "She's not woken yet, but she's breathing and doesn't appear to be harmed. Likely just knocked out. It hasn't been that long. She's going to be fine, Alex."

And she wanted to believe that.

His finger brush hair out of her face and Alex tried not to worry, but that wasn't easy. She pushed herself up and looked around. She'd been with Benanti and Charlie- "I hadn't meant to fall asleep…"

"Hamilton's already checked your vitals," J'onn told her. "She was very specific that we let you rest."

"They know, J'onn...they've done the math," Alex told him as the worry that she'd tried to push away caught up with her. She was exhausted from the worry alone, for eight months she'd been worrying-

"You're safe here," J'onn insisted.

She didn't feel safe.

"It's not safe for Lucy or Adler or Benanti or-"

"Alex-"

"Even if I'm safe now, I can't stay here… This can't be my prison or home or-"

He pressed a kiss to her forehead and she stilled and quieted as tears fell from her eyes. "I promise you, I will make it safe-"

"We can't make the world safe," Alex whispered as her eyes slid shut. "You and I know what people are capable of more than most...and we know what Fort Rozz brought to Earth...and we know what lies beyond here…" There didn't seem like there could be anywhere they could go on Earth where she, J'onn, and the baby would ever be safe. Even if they did slip away...what about her family? What about Kara? Supergirl? Someone could track her- Could she really live somewhere else and not be part of the DEO? She didn't know if she could really do that?

"Adler might have already found us somewhere away from here where we can be safe," J'onn told her.

She could hear the music in her head again and knew that he was trying to soothe her, to comfort her. Alex knew that it wasn't good for the baby for her to be stressing, but- The entire building seemed to shake and rumble. Alex braced herself and another came. Squeezing her eyes shut, her hand covered her stomach and she tried wishing herself away...but it didn't work. She tried to hold onto the thought that there might be somewhere safe out there…

"We certain that hiding them won't work again?" Adler questioned.

"No, he made it clear that he knew who was here by name," Lucy informed.

Things looked grim and the facility really didn't need to be pounded. Her mother was on one side and J'onn was on the other. Alex was fine keeping herself upright, but everyone was still so worried. She hated being the cause of the danger, especially because it was putting so many people that she cared about in danger.

"Can you get Alex out of here safely, J'onn?" Lucy questioned.

"What about the cyborg? Adler put out there. "It might not have harmed J'onzz when he went to retrieve Supergirl, but that doesn't mean that he won't attempt something if you leave the base with Danvers."

"I really don't think that it's the best idea to have Agent Danvers leave the base in her current condition and under so much stress," Doctor Hamilton said.

"Supergirl can't help us right now...and if us leaving draws them away," Alex started.

"No," Lucy waved off. "They're right. We need to do something. To act fast."

"Maybe I could just attempt to draw them away," J'onn spoke up. "I don't really think we have much of an option right now… We're not giving them Alex."

There was no question about that.

"Go," Lucy instructed. "But do me a favor and don't get yourself killed."

There was no other way.

She knew that.

This still didn't make what was about to happen any easier. In front of everyone, J'onn transformed from his human form as Henshaw into his true Green Martian form. Their eyes met and she didn't say the things that she wanted to say. He already knew that she didn't want him to go. His fingers brushed hers for a moment.

Come back to me.

Always.

TBC…