Chapter 6

"Tell us about CADMUS."

"Sadly, we don't know much." Winn stops sketching and looks up at Alex and J'onn. "They're an anti-alien group that believes that aliens should be exterminated. It's believed that it originated in the Luthor Kingdom. They have not been behind any large scale events, but I think they're dangerous."

"They are," Alex replies. "They're the ones that tried to kill Kara and me today."

Winn's eyes go wide. "Dang, I did not expect that. Why? Did they know about Kara being a Kryptonian?"

"Not until she revealed herself. They tried to kill us because we're pro-alien."

J'onn frowns, "That is what makes little sense to me. Why try to kill you simply because of that?"

"I have no idea. Maybe they're just... not smart," Winn suggests.

"I doubt it," Alex murmurs.

She isn't one to underestimate her enemies and she has a gut feeling that whatever they are up to, it isn't good. By not good, she means that they could be plotting the deaths of all aliens everywhere. The Luthor Kingdom is known for its' smart yet calloused people. Alex has little doubt that this CADMUS is a problem that will go away on its own.

She exchanges a look with J'onn and knows he is thinking the same thing.

"Do you know anything else?" J'onn prompts.

"I think so, hang on." Winn frowns and picks up a nearby leather bound journal, flipping through it. "Aha! Here it is. Um, it says here that CADMUS is backed financially by..." He takes a breath and says, "Lillian Luthor, the devil's incarnate. Here's a picture of her."

Alex looks at the slightly yellowed paper at the drawing of a wrinkled, scowling woman that seems to be giving her a death glare even when she's a sketch.

"She certainly looks like the devil's incarnate," Alex mutters.

Winn hums in response, drawing again. "So not like this, Kara?"

Kara leans over his shoulder and gasps. "Winn!"

She smacks his shoulder as he laughs. Curious, Alex looks and smirks at her blushing sister. He drew an outline of Kara and then added what appears to be a very revealing bikini.

"The abs is a nice touch," Alex remarks. Kara gives her sister an affronted look. "What? Yours are way better, anyway."

"Wait, you actually have abs?" Winn gapes at Kara.

Kara adjusts her glasses and gives him a shy smile that makes Alex look away, not wanting to see Winn's heart eyes for her sister again. It's a hopeless crush that she hopes he'll get over eventually.

Alex taps the back of Winn's head, making him wince theatrically. "Stop drooling over Kara and tell us what your ideas for her suit are."

"I wasn't..." He trails off and grumbles quietly, digging through one of his many stacks of notebooks. "Found it!" He holds one up triumphantly.

Alex raises an eyebrow at him. "How do you find anything in this mess?"

Winn pouts at her but she's impervious to his charms since she grew up on Kara's infamous pouts. She still can't resist those for some reason. Alex chooses to think that it's a Kryptonian superpower, even though she knows that she would never bend to Kal so easily.

"It's organized chaos," Winn says.

"It's chaos alright." Alex replies, grinning when Winn starts complaining under his breath again.

"Anyways, Kara!" Winn says excitedly, making the Kryptonian perk up. "I have been looking forward to this day for literal years. So I give you... your suit design."

He pulls open the notebook to a pre-marked page, grinning proudly. Kara gasps and covers her mouth with her hand, her eyes shining both with happiness and tears. Alex nods to him, impressed. She sees he even made notes along the side about what it could be made out of.

It's exactly Kara's style and made in a way that she will not reveal too much of her body. The skirt is short, but not scandalously so, and long enough to cover everything. The boots are a great touch and Alex knows she'll have to compliment him about it later. It really is ingenious. And what Alex knows Kara loves the most about it is the large symbol on her chest for the House of El.

Kara hugs Winn tightly and thanks him again and again.

J'onn clears his throat, making them look at him. "Alex and I will be heading back to the DEO now. Winn, let us know if you need any assistance acquiring materials or anything. Kara, would you like to stay here or come with us?"

"I'll come with you. I want to see the new knight," Kara says eagerly. "I will come back soon, Winn."

"I'm expecting you to be here the whole time I'm making your suit saying 'are you done yet? Are you done yet?'" He says the last bit in a high pitched voice and bounces in his chair, beaming up at an amused Kara.

"That does not sound like me," she complains, still smiling.

"It really does," Alex says. Kara pouts at her and she laughs. "Come on, let's meet the new recruit."

Kara nods and says goodbye to Winn after thanking him again multiple times. She, Alex, and J'onn walk down the corridor only to be stopped by a dramatically raised hand from Cat, who strides over to Kara.

"You need a superhero name," Cat says bluntly.

"A superhero name? Like Superman?" Kara questions, looking ecstatic then deflates. "But wait, everyone already knows who I am. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of a superhero name?"

Cat waves her off. "Small details. It doesn't matter. The people of National City could use a superhero and every superhero needs a flawless name. And you," she points a finger at Kara, "will be known as Supergirl."

"Why Supergirl?" Alex asks. "Why not Superwoman?"

"It's easier to differentiate the names that way. What if Kara and Superman are in the same city and hear two cries for help? What if they can't tell which one wants which of them? Then they waste valuable time bickering like school children about who saves who."

Kara nods along but Alex isn't impressed by her reasoning.

"I like it," Kara provides. "It sounds cool!" She puts her fists on her waist like she sees Alex do at the DEO. "Supergirl," she breathes.

Alex shrugs to herself, knowing that there's no going back now since Kara likes it. She does have a feeling that the superhero name going to stick.

"That settles it. Okay, I will get back to my article on Supergirl." Cat smiles at Kara and allows her to hug her again.

"Thanks, Cat!"

"No problem, Sunny Danvers." Alex gives her a look. That's a new one, but accurate. "I just wanted to name the world's newest superhero."

Cat winks at Kara and saunters away.

"Come on, we are going to be meeting with Sir Maggie shortly." J'onn says and the sisters resume walking behind him.

They head to the main DEO room where most of the agents and knights work together in the open. There's an unfamiliar woman with her back to them, looking over a report. That must be Maggie.

"Sir Maggie Sawyer." J'onn's voice isn't loud but it carries his authority and the woman straightens her posture, setting down the papers on the nearest empty desk. "Come here, please."

"Yes sir."

Maggie strides over, confidence oozing from her in a way that should make Alex dislike her like she dislikes Maxwell but her eyes are so warm and nonthreatening that she just feels at ease. Maggie's eyes are on J'onn but Alex has no doubt she noticed her and Kara in her peripheral vision.

"This is Kara Danvers," J'onn nods to her.

Kara beams at the newcomer, who seems kind of taken aback. Alex cannot tell if it's because Kara's smile could outshine the sun or the surprise of seeing the Danvers Kingdom's beloved princess in person.

Maggie gives her a small smile and shakes Kara's hand politely. Alex studies her more closely and notices that her hand shakes slightly when she pulls away, making her come to the conclusion that Maggie's nervous about all of this.

"It's nice to meet you, ma'am. I have a lot of good things about you," Maggie says.

Kara cocks her head slightly, "Have you heard what happened today?"

Maggie nods. "I got to interrogate one of those bastards. He didn't give me anything we didn't already know."

"Darn," Kara mumbles.

J'onn clears his throat again, making all eyes turn to him. "And this is Sir Alex Danvers."

Maggie's eyes widen and she looks at Alex, her face breaking out into a wide smile that reveals her dimples. Alex is awestruck; her breath catching in her throat because holy crap, no one ever told her the new recruit is gorgeous. Maggie holds out her hand and Alex automatically shakes it, still in a daze.

"Uh, hey. Welcome to the DEO." Alex says, mentally cursing herself because she's never been so inarticulate before.

"Thanks." Maggie does this thing where she tilts her head, still smiling and of course it's right when Alex thinks she's caught her breath. "You know, you becoming a knight was the only reason my parents accepted me when I told them I wanted to become one."

"Alex paved the way for a lot of knights," Kara remarks proudly.

"That she did," Maggie agrees. "So J'onn, I'm guessing you didn't just call me over to introduce me to these lovely ladies."

She winks at Alex, who's grateful for her DEO training that keeps her from turning as red as a tomato, though she knows Kara can see the faint blush in her cheeks.

"You are correct, Sir Maggie. You and Alex are going to be partners."

Now I have a question for you lovely people... Do you want Alex to have a coming out arc? If not, she can already be out or just never told anyone. :) Next chapter, Alex and Maggie react to becoming partners! Thank you all for reading and for your amazing comments! Stay awesome!