Reader - Yes, Winn will be an old school friend of Kara's. Winn's introduction will probably not be what you all think. I got something special in store for that :)

Guest - Kara looks like Melissa Benoist at this stage, or actual Kara in the show. Perhaps a couple years younger.

He casually walked up to Eliza and began to ask,"Hey Eliza, how was your flight? I trust everything went well and you were shown in properly."

As Eliza nodded and Alex's attention was momentarily drawn away from Kara, her little sister's face was frozen in fear, shock, and anger.

Somehow, all at once.

J'onn moved to hug Alex and was asking,"How are you feeling? Did you get enough rest? I can have an agent come and move a bed in here-"

He was rudely interrupted by a scream from Kara. In a move to appear threatening, she had sat up altogether too quickly, and she was feeling immense pain as a consequence. As everyone turned their attention to her, they watched as she grabbed over to a side table.

Despite her pain, she saw a potential threat and immediately reached for the scalpel nearby. With the knife in hand, she pointed it in J'onn's direction and commanded.

"Get the hell away from them, Henshaw!" She spat his name venomously, as if it were poison on her tongue."I swear if you don't move away now, I will kill you."

She started to stand up, which was not advisable for her current circumstances, and Alex lunged toward her to make sure she didn't fall.

Eliza and J'onn were standing frozen in shock at the outburst, as they simultaneously realized what had caused it. J'onn quickly shifted to his Martian form, in all of his green colored glory, but this only served to confuse Kara more.

Alex rushed an explanation as she tried to get Kara to lay back down. "Kara, please calm down. There's nothing to worry about. Hank Henshaw... well the real one... This is not him. The other one is downstairs in a cell but this one is a Green Martian from Mars who can shape shift and he's here to help and he's not a threat..."

She trailed off as she noticed she was rambling, and clearly only adding to Kara's confusion and panic.

She turned to J'onn and her mother, quietly pleading with her eyes for them to leave so she could give Kara an explanation.

When they caught on and left, Alex turned back to her stressed and clearly panicked little sister.

She wanted to tell Kara the whole story, but wasn't ready to tell her about Jeremiah yet, so she tactfully avoided revealing anything about him.

"I'm sorry about that absolutely miserable attempt at an explanation. Let me start over. His name is J'onn J'onzz. The man that just walked in, you saw he was a Green Martian. They are from Mars and he is the soul survivor of a mass genocide from the White Martians. He can appear as anybody because of his ability to-"

Alex was cut off by Kara. "Shape shift, I got that. We learned about them in school back on Krypton. Just please get to the part where there are multiple Hanks and why of all people, J'onn chose to be him."

Alex nodded and continued, skipping over her Martian explanation. "A while back, before I became a DEO agent, J'onn was being hunted by the DEO, which as you know now, was just an extension of Cadmus. One of the agents at the time didn't agree with the policy of 'shoot on sight' and helped J'onn escape death. That agent died in a struggle fighting off the real Henshaw, your Henshaw, and it was believed that Henshaw had died too. Though judging by the fact he was attacking you when we got to Cadmus, and he's also currently in a cell downstairs, he wasn't actually dead."

Alex looked at her sister to make sure she was following before continuing. Kara still looked a bit confused, but seemed to be following well enough.

"After the encounter with Hank assumed dead, J'onn shifted into him and replaced him as acting Director of the DEO. He turned it into a good organization, the one I found honor in joining. Throughout the years, we grew close trying to find you, and he and Mom grew close because of his bond with me and his need to find you. That's why Mom and I were hugging him. He's like family to us now."

Kara was still confused but seemed to have a gist. "Why was he so dedicated to finding me? We've never even met before."

Alex hesitated, caught off guard. "I told him your story, while he was interviewing me to join as an agent. He knew what it was like to lose everything, and to be hunted and hurt by people you'd never wronged, like Cadmus had done to you. He felt a close bond with you automatically, and it fueled his want to find you." She watched Kara with bated breath, to see if she bought the lie. She still didn't want to tell her about Jeremiah yet or any promises J'onn had made to him.

Luckily, Kara believed it.

"I... I should probably apologize for pulling a scalpel on him. That was uncalled for. Any friend of yours must be reliable, I don't know what I was thinking."

Alex looked into her sister's eyes. "You reacted just like anyone else would have in your situation, except way, way more badass." That pulled a giggle from Kara. "It's understandable, and I'm sure J'onn didn't feel insulted or anything. You don't have to see him if you're not ready. All that matters is that you're safe, and Lillian and the real Hank are securely locked up in the prisoner wing. No one can hurt you."

Kara shook her head. "I want to see him, thank him for saving me. It was him who flew me out of Cadmus, I woke up briefly as we landed at the DEO and remember catching a glimpse before I passed out. I only barely saw him, but it must have been him. It had to be. He saved me, and he was there for you and Eliza. I think I should see him. I want to see him. After all, it could help me get over my fear."

Alex smiled bright and gave an encouraging smile. "Well, alright then. Let me call him and Eliza back in. In the meantime, please, put that scalpel away before you 'accidentally' stab a hole through my face."

Kara chuckled and stuck out of her tongue. "Oh, please. I can handle a little scalpel."

Alex smirked as she exited the room for a brief second, calling back. "Did you really just stick your tongue out at me? Real mature." That's when she saw J'onn and Eliza beckoned them in.

She returned to see Kara smirking this time and she was saying,"Oh don't lie. You totally missed me being immature and sticking my tongue out at you. That was a definite highlight of my youth."

Alex laughed. "Sure, little sis. You keep telling yourself that." She paused slightly. "But in all seriousness, I really did miss you."

Kara's face softened, seeing her sister so vulnerable and decided she could continue the teasing another time. "I missed you too, Lex. More than I could ever tell you."

They sat there smiling, as J'onn and Eliza reentered the room.