So this got out later than I thought it would. I thought writing part of another episode was gonna be easy, but then I had to figure out where to start, what parts to write, when everything goes south . . . and then one of the dryers downstairs wasn't working, so that was another hour of my time wasted.

Well, I finally got this finished. :) This is part of Supergirl episode 2x17, "Distant Sun." It's where things start to go south for our favorite female Kryptonian.

Enjoy!

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Now

April 2017

Outside a bar that looked completely normal on the outside, twin shimmers of light appeared before becoming humanoid figures. The dark-haired woman, clothed in black with a simple, dark metal diadem on her head, looked up at the building in disbelief. "This place?" she asked her husband.

The man, clothed in black as well, looked at the beacon in his hand. "These are his coordinates," he confirmed.

The woman scoffed. "He cannot seriously expect us to – "

"I doubt he would have called us here unless he didn't have a choice," the man held up a hand. "Please."

She stared at him, then sighed. "This had better be important."

The man nodded, and together, the two of them walked into the bar.

***

Mon-El looked up from where he was getting drinks from the bar when he saw the two walk in. "So this is how they entertain royalty on this planet," the woman sniffed in disdain, looking around.

Mon-El took a deep breath, then picked up the cocktails in front of him and walked over. "Mother," he nodded. "Father."

"We were glad when we received your message," Lar Gand nodded in response.

"Hey, Mon-El!" He turned when he heard an alien behind him call his name. "Can I grab a pint?"

"I'm not working," he shook his head. "You can check with Rhonda, though."

When he turned back to his parents, they were looking at him in a mixture of confusion and shock. "You work here?" Lar Gand asked. "As a servant?"

"I'm a mixologist," Mon-El corrected. "It is an artistic profession in the medium of preparing alcoholic beverages, and it is very honorable."

Rhea scoffed, looking around. "I don't believe anyone in this hovel does anything important."

Mon-El looked around, making sure one of the booths in the back was still open, before sighing and turning back. "It's not anyone here you need to be concerned about."

That instantly got his parents' attention. "Is this about the Kryptonian?" Rhea raised an eyebrow.

"Keep your voice down," Mon-El hissed, turning and walking back towards the booth, knowing his parents were following him. "Kara's a hero to so many people here." He sighed, setting the drinks down and sliding into the booth. "I couldn't just teleport up to your ship, that would be suspicious. Right now, the people seeing you here, they probably think I'm confronting you about the bounty placed on Kara's life."

"And what are you really doing?" Lar Gand raised an eyebrow.

"Telling you that the bounty isn't going to work," Mon-El said bluntly. "She's strong – so much stronger than I thought she ever would be."

"It's really her?" Rhea asked, eyes wide. "The last daughter of Krypton?"

"I know it's her," Mon-El nodded. "Because she's already met another of the Four."

Rhea blanched. "Who?" Lar Gand demanded, leaning forward. "How do you know?"

"Because I've met him," Mon-El swallowed. "His name's Barry Allen. He's called the Flash. And he's the son of speed."

Lar Gand swallowed hard. "Half of them already."

"Could she be hiding the other two from you?" Rhea demanded.

"No," Mon-El shook his head. "Kara's more naïve than that. She'd introduce me to everyone she's met."

"That's how wrapped around your thumb you have her," Lar Gand nodded slowly.

"Yes," Mon-El nodded.

"You say the bounty won't work," Rhea frowned.

"She'll win against any alien that goes after her," Mon-El nodded. "If you want to take Kara out – "

"You say she's the last daughter of Krypton," Lar Gand nodded. "If she truly is, if she dies, how could the Daxam Four win when there's not four of them?"

"And I agree," Mon-El nodded. "It's why, ever since I heard about Barry, I've been trying to figure out a way to stop her from finding the others or, in this case, kill her."

"Then what do you propose?" Rhea tilted her head.

Mon-El sighed. "Something crazy."

"It'll only be crazy if it doesn't work," Lar Gand shook his head. "What do you have in mind, son?"

"Well, first of all," Mon-El took a deep breath. "We'll need to act like I still love Kara."

Lar Gand frowned slightly, but nodded. "What else?"

Mon-El looked at his mother. "Do you have any Kryptonite?"

She smirked.

***

Lar Gand turned away from the windows later that night as Rhea and Mon-El teleported back onto the ship. "Son!" he grinned, jogging down the steps to join them. "It worked!"

"It's worked so far," Mon-El corrected. "Kara will find a way to try and get me back."

"That can't happen," Lar Gand frowned.

"What can I say, she believes I sacrificed myself because I love her so much," Mon-El shrugged. "She'll find a way."

"Then we'll be ready for her," Rhea smirked.

"Yes," Mon-El nodded. "There's just . . . two things you need to do to make this seem more real."

"What's that?" Lar Gand frowned.

"Call off the bounty on Kara," Mon-El answered.

Rhea turned to one of the guards and gestured him over. "And second?" Lar Gand asked.

Mon-El watched his mother cancel the bounty, then sighed. "You need to lock me in a cell."

***

Alex ran into the D.E.O., pushing past everyone, wiping the tears from her eyes. She didn't need everyone at the D.E.O. to know she could cry after the night she had just had. "Where is she?" she demanded, running up the steps.

Kara suddenly flew down onto the balcony, stumbling when she landed. J'onn came from the other direction, grabbing Kara and holding her up, watching her try and keep her balance. "What did she do to you?" he demanded.

"She had Kryptonite," Kara mumbled.

"We need to get you under a yellow sun lamp," Alex looked her up and down.

"No," Kara shook her head, taking deep breaths. "Rhea was about to kill me, and Mon-El sacrificed everything to save my life. Now we have to save his."

J'onn winced. "I can't let you do that."

"No, I'm OK," Kara insisted.

"It's not that," J'onn shook his head. "We're under strict orders not to engage. I'm sorry."

"This is Mon-El's life!" Kara protested. "Please!"

"I cannot disobey the President of the United States," J'onn shook his head. "I know it's easy to let emotions get involved, but there's protocol. I'm not the one calling the shots right now."

"I know how much you care for Mon-El, but this is too dangerous," Alex warned Kara.

"I have to save him," Kara stated. "I know you understand. Once that ship leaves, he's gone forever."

"He's made his choice," J'onn shook his head. "He's with his people, Kara."

"Mon-El did not choose this," Kara glared at him. "This is not like M'gann. And if we wait for President's orders, Mon-El and his parents could be light-years away! We have to go now!" She swallowed, sniffing as her voice choked up. "I'm the one that convinced him to do this, to try to reason with his mother. He's up there because of me. Please . . . J'onn, I can't lose him."

J'onn closed his eyes, sighing.

***

Rhea sat on her throne, tapping her fingers on the arm. Mon-El was in a cell, like he wanted, and Lar Gand was standing by. Now all they had to do was hope the Kryptonian stepped right into their trap.

"Ion thrusters are ready, and the navigation system is set for Daxam," the pilot told her, unaware of what was going on.

"Take us out," Rhea nodded. He bowed and stepped away, and a portal of sizzling purple energy appeared. Rhea hid a smirk of satisfaction as the Kryptonian jumped out, glaring at her. "You just don't know when to let go, do you?"

"I was gonna say the same thing about you," the Kryptonian quipped, folding her arms.

Rhea scowled, gesturing the guards forward. They swarmed the Kryptonian, pikes ready, but she punched her way through all of them. They all attacked her at once, placing their pikes on top of each other and forcing her down. The Kryptonian grimaced, forced to a crouch, then pushed upwards, throwing them all away. She rose from her crouch, glaring at Rhea.

The Queen of Daxam just rose from her throne, drawing her Kryptonite sais. "Round two," she smirked.

***

Mon-El was sitting his cell, wondering if maybe he had overestimated Kara, when a familiar portal of sizzling purple energy appeared. A familiar yelp came from it, and Mon-El blinked when a familiar figure in black tactical gear stumbled out. "Winn?"

"Oh, thank God I am not in space," Winn sighed in relief, looking around.

"You are in space," Mon-El pointed out, standing up.

"Oh, yeah, I know," Winn nodded, gesturing around with one hand, the other holding a tablet. "I mean, like, floating around in space, dying. Uh, I'm here to rescue you! Hi!"

Mon-El tilted his head, then unable to help himself, asked, "Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?"

Winn's head shot up, and a pleased grin formed on his face. "You finally saw Star Wars!"

***

Rhea swung at the Kryptonian with both sais, but she always either grabbed her wrist to stop the swing from completing or punched her away. Rhea finally kicked her in the stomach, making her double over, and thrust with her sai.

She balked in shock when the blade didn't pierce her skin at all. "The Kryptonite!" she insisted.

The blonde smirked, grabbed her wrist, then punched her in the face. Rhea grunted as she hit the floor, then looked up as her opponent smirked. "Doesn't have much effect on me," she said, folding her arms.

Rhea narrowed her eyes when red light warped over her opponent's body, and soon the Green Martian was standing in Supergirl's spot.

***

Winn pressed the final button, then grinned and held out his arms. "Open sesame!"

"Fantastic," Mon-El smirked as the door opened, and he jumped out after Winn. "Let's get out of here before the alarms go off."

"Oh, I'm already one step ahead of you," Winn held up a hand. "I've already cracked the security system." He opened the door behind them, then turned and waved to the security camera in the corner. "Hey, hey! Are you guys getting this?"

***

"Crystal clear," Kara smiled, seeing her boyfriend and best friend on the monitor.

"Winn, can you bring up the Throne Room?" Alex asked.

"You got it," Winn nodded.

Kara and Alex watched with rapt attention as J'onn took on the Daxamite guards, then Kara leaned forward when they surrounded him. "Is the portal programmed to the ship's location?" she asked.

"Yeah, but – " Alex began, but before she could finish, Kara tapped on the keyboard and ran for the activated portal. "Kara!"

***

"Finish him!" Rhea roared, grabbing her sai blades.

Kara leapt out of the portal and smashed one guard to the ground, turning all attention to her. "Is it really you this time?" Rhea smirked.

Kara stepped in front of J'onn and blew hard, using her freezing breath to blow the guards away. "Does that answer your question?"

Rhea charged forward, but J'onn smacked her with a fallen guard's pike. Rhea grunted in pain, collapsing. "Rhea!" Lar Gand shouted, running in.

J'onn turned to him, and Lar Gand grabbed another fallen pike, running at the Green Martian. As J'onn took on Lar Gand, Kara focused all her attention on Rhea, avoiding being hit with the Kryptonite.

***

Mon-El watched the footage intensely. Just like he thought, Kara had come to "rescue" him. Now all he had to do was figure out how to act without Winn. "My mother will kill her," he said. "We've got to help. Come on!"

Winn ran after Mon-El, heading for the throne room with him.

***

"All we want is for our family to be together!" Lar Gand yelled as he locked pikes with J'onn.

"That's what we want, too!" J'onn snapped, knocking him back.

Kara's head snapped to the side when Rhea punched her in the face, then quickly grabbed her wrist with both hands when she thrusted. She panted, feeling her strength sap away as the Kryptonite blade neared her, her veins glowing green. "All your talk about change, Kryptonian," Rhea sneered. "But you never change." She brought her other arm down, and Kara quickly grabbed that wrist, too, faltering even more. "You take what you want without a care for our world!"

Mon-El ran into the room, his eyes wide when he saw Rhea and Kara in a stalemate. A quick look to the side saw J'onn and Lar Gand evenly matched, still dueling. He saw Winn stop behind him, enraptured by the fights.

That was all the opening he needed.

He grabbed one of the pikes from the guards and swung, knocking Winn's legs out from under him. The man fell with a yelp, diverting Kara's attention to him. Mon-El aimed at her and fired the pike, hitting her in the chest and catapulting her away from his mother. Kara yelled more in shock than anything, and J'onn's head snapped up. He smacked Lar Gand away and flew to grab Winn as Rhea charged up to Kara, who was staring in disbelief at Mon-El. "This ends now, Kryptonian," she seethed, bringing her sai blades down.

Still in shock, Kara didn't move. J'onn flew up just in time to ram into Rhea, making her miss Kara's heart and slash her in the stomach instead. "Kara!" Winn took Kara's arm, helping her stand up, eyes wide.

Kara just swallowed, looking at Mon-El as he swung the pike back, ready to fire again. "Why?" she mouthed, clutching her abdomen.

"How could I love the Kryptonian who's going to kill us all?" was all Mon-El answered with.

Kara's face drained of color, and she staggered back, only to yelp and nearly collapse as blood spilled over her hand. "Alex!" J'onn shouted, taking Kara's other arm.

"Stop them!" Lar Gand yelled as Mon-El charged up the pike again, taking aim.

Winn jumped in front of Kara as Rhea lunged and Mon-El fired, but the portal flared open again, and J'onn grabbed both Winn and Kara, flying through, Mon-El's shot just narrowly missing his cape.

***

Winn staggered out of the portal, looking in horror at the blood on his hand as Kara whimpered. "Oh, God."

J'onn carefully hefted Kara into his arms and took off again, Alex running over from the portal controls, watching in horror. "Where's Mon-El?" she asked, looking around.

Winn swallowed. "He's not getting to her ever again."

***

Oof. That was a heavy one. And took so much longer to write than I expected. Yeesh.

Anyway, I'm hoping to get another chapter out by the end of the weekend! Kara, Alex, and Winn get to steal some major time in the book next time.