Chapter 19

"So, am I free to go now?" Mon-El asked when Leo and Kara came to visit him again, this time leaving the cell door open.

"Not yet. For now, you will be confined to this facility. But you will be free to roam around here. You will also be getting a new room that should be much cozier than that cell you're currently in." Leo said, motioning for Mon-El to get out of the cell.

"We know from your little panic attack when you first awoke that you have powers. Unfortunately, that poses a problem because normal people here don't have powers. We will be running some tests on you to ascertain your abilities. Once we've done that, we can work on measures that will allow you to fit in. Only after that can we let you exit this facility." Kara said, crossing her arms in front of her.

"That sounds like a lot of work. Can I at least get that Zakkarian ale now? Please?" Mon-El asked.

"No. We need you to stay sober for the tests." Kara said, annoyance leaking into her voice. Leo simply chuckled with mirth. Kara received a message from Alex for her to come assist with an investigation and to bring Astra along. She gave Leo a kiss before turning to leave the room.

"Right, I guess since you managed to annoy my wife, that leaves me in charge of you. Let's go see Winn and have him get started on compiling that data." Leo said, motioning to Mon-El to follow him. Leo pulled Winn along and they headed for one of the training rooms.

"Right so what am I doing here again?" Winn asked.

"We need him tested. Know what he's capable of so we can work out how best to get him to fit in. I would do it, but I am a field agent so, I guess you get to be the lucky one to conduct this one Winn." Leo said.

"Right. Well I'm Winn. Or as Hank likes to call me Agent Schott. I'm mostly the tech support here at the DEO. Well Leo's tech support too but he's sort of split between being a field agent too." Winn said introducing himself.

"Mon-El of Daxam. Is it true if I finish all these tests and cooperate that I'll finally get to go out? Because I could really use a drink right now. Drinks help your problem disappear." Mon-El said.

"That depends on quite a few things." Winn responded, looking to Leo for some help. Leo just smirked before turning to leave.

"I'll leave him in your capable hands Winn. Oh, by the way Mon-El, do avoid hitting on Kara. I don't know how things work in Daxam but Kara doesn't like it when other men get flirty with her. And when she gets annoyed well, it tends to filter over to me and let's just say the source of my annoyance tends to writhe in pain on the ground for quite a while or pass out from pain." Leo warned with a disconcerting smile that had Winn shuddering. He then turned and left, giving one last casual wave before he left Winn and Mon-El in the room.

"Anything I should be concerned about?" Leo asked, not turning away from the monitor he was working. He was bouncing back between two different projects now. The first was cataloguing the different effects the Fullbottles had in the Sclash Driver. This was essentially retesting all 60 Fullbottles and recording observations as the way they worked in the Build Driver was vastly different to how they worked in the Sclash Driver. The second project was trying to bring the Hazard Trigger under control. Something that he had made little progress in.

"Maggie contacted Alex about a dead Syvillian. Alex called us to help. She wondered why I didn't drag you along actually then I told her I left you to deal with Mon-El. Aside from knowing that he died from some sort of fight, we weren't really of much help so Maggie and Alex went to find out more themselves." Kara said.

"We did take the opportunity to pick up some pizza while on the way back." Astra said, gesturing to the many boxes in their hands as Leo finally turned to face them.

"Death from a fight…. That's new. Any sign of weapon damage? Stab wound or anything?" Leo asked, taking a slice of pizza. While Astra and Kara were already starting to finish a pie each.

"Nope. There was bruising and all the signs of quite a brutal fist fight but there was no sign of stab or gunshot wounds." Astra said, starting on her second pizza.

"Speaking of new, How's J'onn doing? He hasn't been the same since he found out about the other green martian." Kara brought up.

"Both of them have their own shadows to overcome before they can even start getting to know each other. It will take time. I think he went over to see her again actually. I'm surprised Snapper Carr isn't on your back Kara." Leo remarked.

"I guess impressed him with my first article. Actually, I'm supposed to be finding out more information about cause of death of the Syvillian. He said I needed more concrete evidence on the incident before I could do a story on it." Kara said with a shrug, now already on her third pie.

"I'll see if my contacts know anything about this. Hopefully it was a simple case of violence and not something bigger." Leo remarked grimly. Kara put her pizza down and pulled her chair next to Leo. She then wrapped her arm around him and pulled his head to her chest.

"I think you should leave this to Alex for now. Please. You're looking more exhausted by the day Leo. Between your research into Project Build and the investigation and work you've put in to taking down Cadmus, you're starting to stretch yourself thin. Yes, you've made time for me and everyone else in your life but I know you haven't been sleeping as well." Kara said, her worry causing Leo to feel a sense of guilt within himself.

"I…fine. I'll make sure to rest more and leave this one to Alex and her new best friend." Leo relented not wanting to feel the worry Kara felt through their bond as it made him feel bad.

"Good. Since I don't have to go back to CatCo anymore, let's go home so you can have a good nap. Aunt Astra can handle things while we take a little break. She can call us if anything urgent happens." Kara said, leading Leo to the balcony of the Deo so she could fly them home.

"I will little one. Do not worry. You just take care of your mate and make sure he is well rested." Astra said, watching as they left the lab. She locked up after them and watched them leave before taking a seat at the main console and waiting for something that required her attention to happen.

"You sure you're okay Kara?" Leo asked, giving his wife a once over with the scanners.

"Aside from my pride at the fact I got tossed around like a ragdoll? Yes, I'm fine." Kara answered. Alex and Maggie had linked a Brevakk to the dead Syvillian they had found. They had tried to apprehend the Brevakk however armed men had intervened and tasered them both before leaving with the alien. They had then gone on to discover an illegal alien fighting ring and infiltrated it. Alex had called Kara for help when she realized what they were getting into. Leo had wanted to accompany her, as did Astra however, they were both called elsewhere as Leo had to go stop a fire and Astra had to assist in detaining an escapee of Fort Ross that was selling alien drugs to humans.

"I'm surprised something could toss you bad enough that Alex, who called you for backup had to end up bailing you out." Leo remarked, giving Kara the confirmation that there was nothing wrong with her aside from her bruised pride.

"Yeah well this is what happens when you fight a 7-foot-tall lump of white muscle that's been fighting for so long. He was skilled. I was expecting some brute." Kara brought up.

"At least we have a lead now." Alex pointed out.

"Yeah a lead on some pop-up fighting ring that was disrupted and now will no doubt be moved." Leo countered.

"You always have to be the grim one, pointing out all the issues." Alex muttered.

"An alien fighting ring sounds nasty. We need to quickly get to the bottom of this." Hank said entering the infirmary.

"That's not the only thing that's nasty. M'gann is participating in it." Alex said, Hank's frown deepening even more if that was possible.

"I will speak to her about this soon. Even if she doesn't want to bond psychically right now, we should still look out for each other." Hank said, heeding Kara and Leo's advice to give M'gann space.

"How's Mon-El doing?" Kara asked.

"I left him to Winn to do the testing. He doesn't have the same powers you do though. He's strong but not to the level of a kryptonian." Leo said, recalling some of the data that Winn had gathered and shown him.

"You should probably go home and rest little one. I think getting beaten in a fight calls for some time to recuperate. Go home and get some rest. Do something else. If anything comes up that requires Supergirl we will call for you." Astra suggested.

"That sounds like a wonderful idea actually. I need a break too. Snapper is on my back for an article but I know he'll reject the one I want to do on the fighting ring and its connection to the murder until I can get concrete evidence." Kara said.

"I'll take you home. If that's okay with you of course Hank." Leo said. Hank allowed it and Kara flew home with Leo.

"This is nice." Kara commented, Leo's head resting on her lap as he was sprawled across the couch.

"True. Nice to take a break from everything and spend time together doing nothing." Leo said, enjoying the feel of Kara's hand massaging his scalp. Their quiet time was interrupted by the doorbell ringing.

"Oh, that must be the food!" Leo said, getting up from the couch and going to answer the door. He returned with his arms full of containers.

"Food? When did you get a chance to order food?" Kara asked, her mouth watering as she caught the smell.

"Right before we left the DEO. Since we were both feeling a little down, I thought potstickers and brownies would be nice." Leo said, placing the food on the coffee table before plopping himself down on the couch next to Kara. He opened a pack of potstickers and with a pair of chopsticks, playfully held one in front of Kara. Kara opened her mouth and accepted him feeding her, savoring the taste of one of her favorite comfort foods. Kara then did the same for him, holding out a potsticker and feeding it to him. They took turns feeding each other, trying to make their partner laugh by doing the funniest gestures or saying the funniest things.

"You know, I'm starting to really think that it's a fundamental law of the universe that a kryptonian and a Daxamite can't get along. I was just enjoying some peace and quiet with Leo." Kara muttered as she and Leo entered the room where Mon-El and Winn were being looked over.

"In my defense, I got wasted and most of it was his fault." Winn pleaded, Kara leveled a glare at him before rolling her eyes. Winn had been convinced by Mon-El to take the Daxamite to the bar and it somehow devolved into multiple broken arms and a wasted Winn.

"You should have never let him go out in the first place Winn." Kara countered.

"Okay, what's done is done. You've hurt a few people Mon-El but it's fine, they'll heal. I hope this shows you why we can't just release you out there. You are dangerous to people. Your powers make the world seem like paper. And unfortunately, you don't have an off switch for them. So you'll need to learn restraint before you can go out." Leo said.

"What about her? Isn't she stronger than me? How come she gets to go out there?" Mon-El countered, gesturing to Kara.

"She has had 13 years to get adjusted to living on earth. Time, which you haven't had so I suggest you be a quick study or you'll be staying here for a good long while. You know for a palace guard, you aren't very smart or cognizant of your situation." Leo responded. Astra walked into the infirmary giving an amused look to Winn and Mon-El.

"Kara, Hank has requested the presence of you and your mate. You as well Agent Schott. I will watch over our wayward Daxamite until you return." Astra said. The three acknowledged the instruction and headed to the main hall to find Hank and Alex waiting for them.

"Hank has some information about the fighting ring." Alex said, gesturing for Hank to speak.

"I spoke to M'gann about the fighting ring and her participation. While I was not able to dissuade her from participating, I was able to discover the name of the leader of the ring. A woman named Veronica Sinclair. She goes by the alias Roulette." Hank said. Winn punched the name into his tablet and an image of a heavily tattooed woman appeared on screen.

"High society, well connected. She's not going to be an easy one to find and take down." Winn remarked.

"She's also human so we'll need NCPD to step in. I'll talk to Maggie." Alex pointed out.

"We need to put a stop to this. I've…We've all worked hard to make humans trust aliens. This could undo all that work." Hank said, his tone growing somber as his worry for a fellow green martian and the work he had put in was affecting him.

"We will Hank. You have all of us here. We're a family after all. We've got each other's backs." Leo said, giving Hank a pat on the shoulder before he headed off to his lab to get some work done. Alex went off to contact Maggie and Winn went back to getting Mon-El so they could continue with the process of getting his powers under control.

"Give her space Hank. You just need to let her know that you're there for her. It isn't easy being a survivor. I know the feeling. Sometimes you just need a little space. But it helps to know that there's someone out there you can lean on." Kara said, giving a comforting rub to Hank's shoulder before she went to follow Leo into his lab.

"We have a problem. Hank's gone missing." Leo said to Kara as they were lounging in their loft.

"What happened to him?" Kara asked, immediately getting herself decent.

"They don't know. The last they heard of him he went to speak to M'gann again. They went back to the bar to find out if he was there but all they managed to get was that there was someone sort of scuffle and Hank got taken." Leo said, quickly getting himself ready as well.

"You don't think Roulette took him did you?" Kara asked.

"That's actually possible. She might be forcing the two martians to fight each other for her entertainment. We need to find out where her ring is going to pop up." Leo said, finally dressed.

"Winn mentioned she's high society right? We'll why don't we ask Lena if she knows Roulette?" Kara suggested. Leo agreed and Kara flew them over to L Corp. Lena was surprised when she saw both Kara and Leo walk into her office.

"Kara, Leo. A pleasure to see the two of you. While I do enjoy the company of my two new friends, I thought we planned on sharing brunch this coming Saturday?" Lena asked.

"We have an issue. Do you know Veronica Sinclair? She runs in the same circles as you." Kara responded with her own question.

"I do know Roulette. We went to the same boarding school. Never liked her though. She's quite the nasty piece of work. Given the fact that your husband works for the government and you're a reporter I can only assume you're looking for Roulette's fighting ring." Lena replied.

"We are. Do you know where it is?" Kara asked.

"Of course I do. I always get invites for them. Never go to them because I can't stomach them though." Lena remarked, writing down an address on a piece of paper and handing it to Kara.

"Thank you so much Lena. We owe you one." Kara said.

"Think of this as my thanks for willing to befriend a Luthor and for showing me than meaning well is not the same as doing good. Puts some perspective on the things my brother did. At least in the beginning." Lena said. Kara and Leo said their goodbyes before rushing out of the building. Along the way, they contacted Alex who informed them that she would talk to Maggie and get a police unit over to close down the fighting ring.

By the time everything was in place for the assault, J'onn and M'gann were already fighting. Roulette had wanted them to have a fight to the death however J'onn was able to convince M'gann to stop. Roulette was not pleased by this and had released Draaga to kill both martians. Draaga had both martians pinned before the announcement of Leo's transformation resounded throughout the ring. Leo appeared leaping at Draaga and kicking away his axe before delivering a powerful Jab to Draaga's abdomen and following up with a spin kick that sent Draaga back.

"Sorry I'm late. Had to bring the whole party here." Leo remarked to Hank as Supergirl, Alex, Maggie and the NCPD team arrived and started detaining the guests. Leo cranked the wrench as Draaga came charging towards him. His fist was coated in purple energy. He sidestepped Draaga's attack before delivering a swift uppercut, that sent Draaga's head back and his body a few feet off the ground before he fell to the ground in an unconscious heap. Leo helped J'onn and M'gann up and they went over to where the police, Maggie, Kara and Alex had cornered Roulette who was being protected by several aliens.

"They know who takes care of them." Roulette taunted.

"Everyone calm down. Roulette isn't taking care of any of you. All she's doing is distracting us from people like her and Cadmus who want to get rid of us. By following her, you're all proving to people that what they say about us, that we're violent creatures is true. We don't have to be that way. We can prove to humans that we're here just trying to live our lives in peace and not bring them any harm. By defending Roulette, you're all agreeing with her that we don't deserve rights. That we don't deserve the chance to live." Kara pleaded to the aliens. Roulette scoffed at her words however was surprised when the aliens turned on her. She tried to flee but was blocked off and arrested by Maggie.

"Shame we couldn't get Roulette locked away for good though. I hate dealing with connected people." Leo muttered when Alex brought back the news that Roulette was released.

"Her time will come I'm sure of it. Speaking of which where is Hank?" Alex asked.

"He went to go see M'gann. Oddly enough, I think their fight helped them work through some of their differences. I don't think M'gann is really ready to bond with him just yet but they've both learned a great deal about each other through this ordeal." Leo said. Kara walked in with Mon-El in tow.

"So, I take it Kara's told you that you're now released into our custody?" Leo asked turning to acknowledge the Daxamite before walking over to Kara.

"She did. I am in your care." Mon-El said.

"Great. Kara will be the one who will be handling most of your settling in arrangements though. Like your job and such. I'm just here as moral support. Hopefully we can get you settled into society." Leo said.

"I was just about to ask you that actually. I spoke to James and he said that he's willing to take Mon-El as an intern at CatCo starting next week. Winn said he should have an ID for him ready by then." Kara brought up.

"That's wonderful news. We really owe James for this one. Speaking of CatCo how did your article submission go?" Leo asked.

"Snapper accepted it although he did mention that my grammar and writing style as well as my formatting could use more work. But that makes two articles now!" Kara exclaimed.

"That's great news. Let's go celebrate. Mon-El, you'll be following us. And no, we will not be going to a bar. Alex you're welcome to join us too." Leo said taking his car keys and pulling Kara along with him, motioning for Mon-El to follow them. Mon-El was about to suggest something but was quickly shot down by Leo. Alex simply shook her head before following after them.

And that's this update done.

Once more there's a running poll on who should the last boss be:

Evol

Or

Blood

Note Evol means Crisis on Earth X will happen later. Considering I'm already pushing the break from Season 2 to Season 3 from 6 months to 18 months, do any of you think it would end up being too long?