Chapter 10

"How's Winn holding up?" Leo asked over the phone while working away in his lab at the DEO. Winn's father, Toyman had just broken out of prison and both Leo and Kara were worried for their friend.

"He seems angry, frustrated, a lot of other negative things. His father's really a sore subject for him. The FBI's still questioning him. Did you manage to find anything out so far?" Kara replied, making sure to keep an eye out for Winn who was currently being questioned by a few FBI agents

"I've been trying to piece together Toyman's potential target based on his past data and whatever data I was able to get from the prison. Still working on it. He's staying pretty under the radar. I've looked through all the networks. No one's seen hide nor hair of the guy. I think he's busy putting whatever grand plan together before he decides to show himself. I'll update you if I find anything. Just make sure to keep an eye out for Winn. Meeting a parent whose whole image has been ruined in front of your eyes by their own choice isn't easy for anyone. Love you Kara." Leo said, preparing to hang up the phone so he could focus on his work.

"I will Leo. Love you too. Bye." Kara responded before ending the call just as Winn stormed out of the conference room where he was being questioned by the FBI agents.

"Winn, you okay?" Kara asked as Winn came out and started walking towards the balcony.

"I'm fine Kara. It's just overwhelming you know. To have the dad who the last thing you ever heard or seen of is him getting dragged off to prison suddenly appear is quite the upset." Winn responded, looking down to the streets below.

"What was your dad like? Were there any signs that showed before he started…you know?" Kara asked.

"My dad was just a normal man. He liked making he's toys. I remember him being around when I was a kid. Like any good dad. Then the next thing I knew, he'd killed six people. He was a meek person who just wanted to make toys. If I'd have to list a tipping point, I'd say that it would be when his boss profited off his designs and got rich without crediting my dad at all." Winn answered.

"Did he fight back? Try and get something out of it at the least?" Kara asked again, taking note of the information so she could get Leo to look into it for her.

"No, my dad didn't fight back. He was to meek a person to do that. So, instead he goes and builds a toy, and proceeds to stuff a bomb inside. He then sends it to his boss only instead of his boss opening, his assistant is the one who opens it. The bomb goes off and six people dead. It's not a very fond memory of him that I have." Winn admitted bitterly.

"I guess it's a good thing then that he hasn't tried to contact you." Kara suggested.

"Thing is, I found this on my desk this morning. I'm sure you can probably guess who it's from." Winn said after looking around, making sure no one else was nearby. He then pulled out a toy from his back, pulling the string in the toy's back that caused it to playback the message from his dad to meet at their favorite place.

"Wait, so you lied to the FBI? Winn, why would you do that?" Kara questioned.

"I don't exactly want to confront him you know. He's not someone I want back in my life anymore." Winn admitted. Kara placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"Winn, this could be a chance to stop whatever it is he is doing. A chance to put him back in prison before he manages to hurt anyone else. I know it's not easy try to confront a family member. I've been there with my Aunt Astra. And I can't imagine what it must feel like for you since this is your dad. But maybe you should meet him. Speak to him, see if he's changed and if he has help him. If he hasn't then he needs to be stopped before he can cause any harm." Kara advised. Winn closed his eyes and contemplated for a moment before taking a deep breath and going to find the FBI agent that had questioned him who was still around. While Winn went to speak to the FBI again, Kara decided to give Leo a call to inform him of what she learnt.

"So, Winslow sr. hasn't been as quiet as we think he's been. I'll do some digging and see if anything related to his old boss crops up. Could make for a potential target for us to focus on." Leo commented.

"How's Alex's investigation of Maxwell Lord going? Is he the one who keeps trying to spy on me?" Kara asked.

"I can honestly say he has been spying on you. But you aren't the only one he's been keeping an eye on. He's tried to bug Alex a few times since she came back from meeting him. He's also tried to spy on me too. But don't worry. I've set the special scrambling device me and Winn worked on up so that they'll scramble anything the guy tries to get on us. As to Alex's investigation, the guys good. He keeps his employees out of the loop and hides his tracks well. Alex hasn't been able to find anything concrete on him yet." Leo answered.

"I don't like the fact that he keeps trying to spy on us. I feel so…violated. Have you managed to dig up anything about him so far?" Kara returned.

"Still piecing things together. Honestly, from what I've gathered so far, the guy's probably the closest thing to Lex Luthor we have here." Leo replied.

"You mean evil and obsessed with my cousin?" Kara inquired.

"No, I mean ridiculously smart with questionable morals. Not going to deny the guy's obsession with you though. There's some nasty things he's been up to in regards to Supergirl. I'll keep digging. In the meantime, you might probably want to tail Winn to wherever he's going to meet his dad. I wouldn't expect him to go down so easily without a fight." Leo elaborated.

"Got it. I'll make sure to keep a close eye on Winn till this whole Toyman thing blows over. But if you do manage to find anything to incriminate Maxwell Lord then I want in." Kara said.

"Will do Kara. Love you. Make sure to call me if you need my help." Leo said.

"Love you too. Don't worry, I've got this handled. You focus on taking down Lord." Kara replied before she ended the call and went to find Winn.

"I knew you'd come. This used to be one of our favorite places to spend time together." Winslow sr. said, greeting Winn as he entered the arcade. Winn kept his distance away from his father.

"What do you want dad? Whatever you have planned, it isn't right. Please turn yourself in." Winn said, still making sure to keep his distance. His hand was hovering over the button that would call for the police and FBI stationed outside to storm the arcade.

"That's no way to greet your dear old dad. After all, the two of us are so much alike. It's time we got what was due to us. Those who wronged us will pay." Winslow sr. said. Winn couldn't take it anymore and hit the button. The FBI and police pouring into the building.

"Hold it right there Winslow snr. You are under arrest." The FBI agent said.

"You know son, you are still much too young to be playing a trick on your father." Winslow sr. said before he disappeared and gas started filling the room.

"We need to get out of here. Everyone clear out! That's likely poison." The FBI ordered. Kara arrived at the scene as Supergirl and proceeded to inhale the gas before taking off into the air to get rid of it. Following that, the arcade was quickly cordoned off and Winn was once more taken aside for questioning by the FBI.

"I do not know what he wants. I do not know why he wanted to meet me. All I know is this was one of the places we visited when I was a kid before the incident happened. Where he is or what he is planning to do, I do not know. Can I go now?" Winn asked after answering the questions posed to him just as Kara was running up to him. The FBI simply nodded and Winn walked off with Kara.

"You okay?" Winn asked as they were walking back towards CatCo.

"Yeah I'm fine. Not used to inhaling rather than blowing but I'm okay. Are you okay?" Kara responded with a question of her own after responding to Winn's.

"I'll be fine as soon as the authorities either get a hold of my dad or kill him based on the vibes I'm getting from that FBI." Winn muttered bitterly. Kara stopped Winn in his tracks and turned him around to face her.

"Winn, you can't think that way. You're condemning your dad, no matter how evil he is, to death. Indirectly, his blood will be on your hands. You're just angry and frustrated for the disruption and problems he's brought to your life but you cannot wish death upon him. It would make you no better than him." Kara advised.

"You're right Kara. But I just want this to be over. He was such a great dad before he snapped. We were happy. Then everything gets broken down right in front of me. After that, life just wasn't the same. And now that I've managed to build a life that I'm happy with, he comes back and suddenly everything feels like its falling apart again." Winn said, his shoulders slumping from the emotional exhaustion.

"It's okay Winn. We'll make sure that your father gets put behind bars again. Do you have any idea where he could have gone?" Kara asked. Her phone beeped and she looked to see that she had gotten a message from Leo

"Not at the top of my head. But I'm thinking about other places we used to visit. Considering he tried to call me out at the arcade, he might go to another one of our old haunts. Leo say anything about this? Speaking of which, I'm surprised he isn't involved. We also haven't really spoken to him recently for more than a passing moment." Winn said, noting that Leo hadn't really spoken to either him or James for more than passing words in the recent days.

"He's been really busy with a lot of work. He's also been putting a lot of extra effort in looking into some external cases. That's in addition to him having to speak with the president for my Aunt's pardon." Kara answered with a sigh.

She'd had to do most of the wedding arrangements on her own in recent days as Leo had stretched himself pretty thin with all he was doing. The good news was that he wasn't really working himself into the ground and they still spent their nights and morning together. Astra's pardon was also coming along nicely as she was now no longer confined to a cell and could roam freely around the DEO facility. She still had to wear a special bracelet that kept her powers at bay but it was still a marked improvement over being stuck in a cell. They were only working out the final details for Astra's pardon before she could finally walk freely in the outside world.

"Although despite all his work, he has managed to isolate something. You said your dad had a grudge against his old boss. The one who stole his designs right? Well turns out that same boss is going to be giving a presentation at the toy store tomorrow. Leo says that could be a likely target. He's also sent a list of possible places where your dad might be hiding out. We can take a look at it back at the hideout." Kara said, brining up the topic of the message Leo had sent to her. Winn nodded and the two headed back to CatCo, making a beeline straight for their hideout. Kara showed Winn the message, Winn contemplating the various locations where his father might be hiding.

"The abandoned factory! That's where he most likely is!" Winn said after contemplating the list for a good long while.

"Wait, an abandoned factory? Why would he be there?" Kara asked.

"It used to be his toy factory. But it's been abandoned since he went into prison. If he's planning to stage an attack, it would make sense that he would be holed up there. He would need those resources for whatever he has planned." Winn explained.

"I guess I need to go play with some toys then. I want you to keep this on you. I'm worried that if he manages to get away he might come after you again." Kara said, handing Winn a listening device before she left to look for his father.

"I will. You know for someone whose fairly reassured that they can take on anything with their powers, you've always approached situations with a lot more caution than I would expect you to." Winn remarked.

"What can I say? When you have a fiancé who likes being prepared for anything it kind of gets passed on. Stay safe Winn." Kara said to him before leaving to find Winslow sr.

"Winslow sr.! I know you're here. Please, stop this and turn yourself in." Kara said as she entered the abandoned toy factory.

"Sorry Supergirl. But I can't do that. Not until I've done what I've set out to do." Winslow sr. said, standing on top of a large Jack-in-the-box. Kara dived straight for him, only to have him jump onto another box. Kara landed where Winslow sr. once stood. She was surprised however when the top gave way and she found herself sinking into sand. She struggled trying to get out of it but only found herself sinking further and further.

"You know Supergirl, it's called quicksand because the more you struggle the more you sink. I'm pretty sure you still need air so best of luck to you. Now if you'll excuse me, I have someplace else to be." Winslow sr. taunted before he left Kara alone in the factory.

"Hang on! I'll save you!" Kara shouted after she heard screaming coming from a box that was moving overhead.

She was still struggling to break free of the quicksand but found that she couldn't even with her strength. She thought for a moment and realized that she was wasting effort trying to struggle against the viscous sand. She used her freeze breath and froze the quicksand, solidifying it to where her strength allowed her to shatter it with ease. She quickly flew to the box where the plea for help was coming from, catching it just as the machinery released it. She placed the box on the ground and opened it, shocked to find that there wasn't a person inside but instead a Supergirl doll. She realized that she had been duped and quickly took off into the night sky to look for Winslow sr.

"Leo, are you there?" Kara asked over the comms.

"I'm here. I can't find anything on where he went. You'll have to look for him manually. I'll have a search algorithm running and keep you posted." Leo responded.

"Right. I'll go check on Winn." Kara said, flying over to where she knew Winn lived. By the time she got there, she noticed that it looked as though Winn hadn't returned home yet. Feeling a sense of dread, Kara rushed back to her house and tried to give Winn a call. However, despite several tries, she still received no replies. She decided to access the listening device she had given Winn and hoped that he still had it with him.

"What do you want?" Kara heard Winn say wherever he was.

"I simply want to spend some quality time with my son. Is that so wrong for a father to want to do?" another voice said, one Kara immediately recognized as Winslow sr.

"You stopped being my father when you killed those people. Where did you bring me and why?" Winn asked.

"It's very simple son. You and I are going to become very well acquainted in prison. You see, you're going to help me get revenge on the man who ruined everything. He's giving a presentation at the toy store tomorrow. You're going to kill him and then we can both end up in jail together. The perfect chance for us to be father and son once again." Winslow sr. said with glee.

"What makes you think I would actually do such a thing? Chester Dunholz might have ruined your life and by extension mine, but this isn't the way. I will not become a killer." Winn countered angrily.

"Unfortunately for you, there's a hard choice you have to make. I've planted ten bombs around the toy store. If you don't kill him, I blow the bombs and more people will die. In the end, I still get what I want. So, what do you say son? You want to play a game with your old man?" Winslow sr. taunted.

"Shit. This is bad. I need to get Winn out of there. Leo, did you get all that?" Kara said over her comms.

"I did. I'm on my way to the toy store now. I'll deal with the bombs. You save Winn and deal with Winslow sr. Just make sure to try and buy sometime till I give you the signal that all the bombs are dealt with." Leo said. Kara acknowledge and flew towards the toy store where Winn was being held.

"I hate you so much." Winn said, glaring at his father who was holding a weapon disguised as a toy gun tauntingly in front of him. He didn't really have much choice right now and given the options, he would choose to end one life then to let his dad end so many. He just hoped that the listening device Kara gave him worked and that she would be able to stop all this.

"Stop right there Winslow sr." Kara said as she appeared through a hole in the ceiling. She had arrived at the toy store and Leo was already there working on the bombs. He had managed to find the signal connecting the bombs, praising to the heavens that Winslow sr. was dumb enough to put them all on the same control frequency. He was currently working away at changing the control frequency ad rendering the bombs useless.

"Supergirl. You managed to escape. How unfortunate. I was enjoying the time alone I had with my son. Unfortunately for you, there are currently ten bombs scattered around this building. There may not be anyone in the toy store now but the damage will affect the surroundings as well. Choose Supergirl, to stop me and let many suffer or to let Winn here kill one man and spend quality time with me in jail so everyone else can live!" Winslow sr. proclaimed with glee.

"And done. All the bombs are dealt with." Leo said to Kara over the comms. Kara smirked viciously at Winslow sr. And started a slow walk towards him.

"It seems you've chosen wrong Supergirl! I hope you can live with all the loss you've caused today!" Winslow sr. shouted before he pressed the key to activate all the bombs. He was shocked when nothing happened. He brought the remote in front of his eyes and kept trying to press the button but still the bombs didn't go off. Realizing that Supergirl might have done something about the bombs, Winslow sr. broke off into a run to try and escape. Kara wasn't having any of that though and appeared in front of him, knocking him out with a swift and powerful uppercut to the chin.

"That'll teach you to mess with my friend. Family or not." Kara warned before going over to Winn and freeing him from the chair.

"You did it Kara! But how did you manage to disable the bombs so quickly?" Winn asked.

"Well, I do have a great partner." Kara remarked just as Leo joined them downstairs.

"Leo! I should have figured Kara would have called you for back-up. I assume you used the listening device and managed to get wind of what my 'dad' was up to?" Winn asked. Kara nodding in answer.

"It's been a long day. Let's get everything wrapped up so we can get some rest. I could use some sleep." Leo remarked.

Another update again.

Please do leave reviews for they are a big help in motivating me to write more.

1) Should I keep Sanvers together?

Looking for some input as to whether I should stick with the canon breakup of the pairing. This does have some implications for the rest of season 3.

2) Crisis on Earth X

Again this is up for opinions. I had originally planned for this story to end with season 3 and I don't know how season 4 would fit into this. So I'm wondering if anyone thinks I should have Leo fight someone equal to his Genius Form. By moving Crisis on Earth X to the end it would mean it makes sense to introduce an Evolt into the story. Or would readers rather see an original arc featuring someone like Darkseid?

Till next update!