Chapter 72

"I've lost knights before." Alex points out.

Maggie hums and reaches out to take Alex's hand. "Maybe so, but this time it's different. Your girlfriend is going to be fighting by your side. So is you sister, and the girl who's practically your stepsister, Lena. Then there's knights who are your friends. This is going to be a big, messy battle. We're going to take down Cadmus, and who knows what they're up to, what they're doing."

"Are you trying to make me worried?" Alex questions.

"Not really. I'm trying to help you understand that it's okay to not be okay." Maggie murmurs, squeezing Alex's hand.

Alex sighs softly. "I'm going to be a worried mess out on that battlefield, aren't I?"

"You won't be the only one." Maggie promises. "Hopefully it'll mean you will fight ten times harder than usual. And the knights and agents of the DEO, they're pretty good at determining when that happens. That means they'll fight ten times harder too, because we all know that everyone has someone to go home to."

"I hope you're right." Alex sighs.

"I hope so too. I don't want to lose anybody." Maggie murmurs softly.

She speaks quietly, but Alex hears her anyway and scoots closer to her so they can cuddle. Alex rests her head on Maggie's shoulder and lets go of her hand so she can drape her arm over Maggie's stomach and hold Maggie's other hand.

Alex can feel how Maggie's body moves as she chuckles. "You're extra cuddly tonight, huh?" Maggie remarks, moving her unoccupied hand to tangle in Alex's short hair.

Alex hums contently as her girlfriend runs her fingers through Alex's hair. "I feel like we both need it. Especially since I can tell you aren't done with talking about all that yet."

Maggie grins. She knows her so well. She just wishes they had more fun things to talk about, like getting a puppy, or debating how many potstickers Kara can fit in her face at one time.

"Yeah. I just want to talk about two more things, and one will hopefully be slightly less difficult to talk about. Maybe." Maggie says hesitantly.

"That's reassuring," Alex teases, kissing Maggie's shoulder.

Maggie moves her shoulder up slightly in order to jostle Alex for the teasing remark, laughing when her girlfriend lets out a surprised squeak.

"Now I get to ruin the cute moment of you squeaking with a fun discussion starter." Maggie says, knowing she has her girlfriend's undivided attention. "I want to make sure we both know that we're probably slash definitely going to have to kill people. They're going to be bad, xenophobic people, but people nonetheless."

"I have killed before. It doesn't get any easier, though." Alex sighs.

"I would be worried if it did." Maggie admits. "You may have killed, as have most of the knights. And Lena, from what I've heard. But Kara hasn't. I don't know if she would."

"Me neither," Alex admits. "I'm her sister, and I know she's good at fighting and likes it. But I don't know if she will be okay with killing someone, even someone bad. Unless, of course, someone she loves is in danger." Alex sighs. "She's seen enough death, enough destruction. Lived through enough. I don't think she would like to cause someone else the pain of losing someone they love, even if that person is a Cadmus agent."

Maggie nods. "I can see that. I just hope that Cadmus doesn't take advantage of her unwillingness to kill."

Alex purses her lips. "Me too. But she will probably have Lena nearby, so she should be okay."

"She will be. Especially with her nice armor."

"It's not as cool as mine." Alex says.

"Mm hmm." Maggie hums, amused by Alex's insistence her armor is cooler.

They lay in silence for a while, just taking in the feeling of being together.

"I wish there was a way we could cast an invulnerability spell or something over us." Alex sighs. "Things would be so much easier if magic existed."

"Who says it doesn't?" Maggie asks.

Alex turns her head so she's looking at Maggie's face. "You believe in magic?"

"I managed to meet and then date you, didn't I?" Maggie says with a wink.

"That's so cheesy."

"You're still blushing, though." Maggie teases, moving her hand that's still tangled with Alex's and poking Alex's flushed cheek.

Alex huffs like she's annoyed but the softness in her eyes negates any indication she didn't like that. "So what's the next thing we have to talk about?" She questions, changing the subject.

"The future."

Maggie wiggles her fingers in front of Alex's face and makes a dorky "ooh wee ooh" noise, despite the fact she's still managing to hold Alex's hand in hers.

"You're such a dork." Alex laughs.

"You love it, Danvers."

"Yes I do, Sawyer. So what about the future?"

"What's going to happen after we take down Cadmus. It's something we've been working on doing for a while, and it kind of feels like we're never going to take them down, or it feels far away. But it's not, and we're leaving soon. So I want to talk about what's going to happen afterwards."

"In general or are we talking about us in the future, as a couple?"

Maggie shrugs her shoulder that Alex isn't lying on. "Either."

"How about both? After we take down Cadmus and arrest or kill everyone involved, I want to take a look at their notes. See what they were doing, if it's anything worth continuing. You know, with more ethics and less experimentation, which I really hope they aren't doing but I know they probably are. Um. I want to take what can be scavenged and then blow that place up. There's too much there to know if we would get it all. Plus I'm sure Winn would be more than happy to blow something up."

"If we're going to need to bring back prisoners and have Winn, should we have him stay with a large force that stays nearby?" Maggie asks.

"That's brilliant, babe. I'll tell J'onn tomorrow, I'm sure he'll like the idea."

"Okay. And, um. What about after that? After we get back here?" Maggie questions.

"After we get back here... I don't know. In either, really. Maybe I can research stuff, make my armor better... Oh, I'll definitely have to talk to Kara. After all of this, Lena probably has to return to the Luthor Kingdom."

"Damn, I forgot about that. She just fits in here. So what are you going to advise that Kara does?" Maggie asks.

"Goes with her. I mean, they're a great couple. They're it for each other. Like us. So I have no doubt there'll be a Luthor-Danvers wedding sometime in the future. Lena's Queen, and Kara's the first in line for the throne..."

"I meant to ask you about that, Allie. I mean, you're the eldest child, technically that goes to you. But you don't want to rule a Kingdom?"

"Not at all. That's one of the reasons I earned up to having Kara as my sister. She was a lot better at politics than me. Usually I just want to punch the politicians. I will if I have to, but Kara's virtually indestructible."

"True. So what do you think will happen with Kara and Lena?"

"We'll probably have to help them in deciding what to do. Otherwise they'll dance around the issue because they don't want to make the other uncomfortable or feel forced or something. I think the Kingdoms will merge. One castle becoming a place for them to get away and keep an eye on the local politics and what's going on, and the other being the main castle they live in."

"You have really thought about this." Maggie remarks, impressed. "Where would we be?"

"We will be co-Directors of the DEO with J'onn, or his right and left hand women. We will be even more badass than we are now and the Kingdom will love us because we're two awesome ladies who kick butt. Like knight wives, but something that sounds cooler."

"Wives, huh?" Maggie asks, her smile growing. Gods, Alex loves her dimples.

Alex's eyes go wide. "Oh. Um. Oops?"

"Alex Danvers, are you proposing to me?"

"Pfft," Alex lets out, her blush almost the same color as her hair. "Not yet."

Maggie's smile widens. "Not yet, huh? So someday?"

"Someday." Alex says slowly. Maggie doesn't seem alarmed or like she's going to run away, so she continues. "We're going to walk down the aisle looking absolutely great in our dresses or suits, whatever we end up in and make the entire Kingdom cry with our vows."

"High expectations." Maggie murmurs, her eyes soft.

"Mm hmm. I tend to have high expectations for everything. And you, Maggie Sawyer, have met and exceeded my wildest expectations."

Now Maggie is the one who's blushing. "You're sweet, Allie."

"And you're amazing." Alex breathes out reverently.

Maggie can practically feel her heart melting as she falls even harder for Alex. She turns on her side, chuckling at Alex's surprised yelp and leans in. Alex hums against her lips and smiles when Maggie deepens their kiss.

Okay, that was super cute and mushy but I love it! They're adorable and I love them. And I did end up spoiling a bit in this chapter, because some of the stuff they mentioned will happen... ;) Next chapter, testing Kara and Kryptonite! Then... We'll see what happens, I might just jump to where they're leaving or getting ready to leave. Thank you all for reading and for your amazing comments! Stay awesome!