Supergirl ~ Schott Through The Heart ~ Part Two

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The swarm of monkeys flew through the open space leading to the D.E.O. balcony, but also crashed through the glass window above it, leading Kara to cover James, Oliver and Slade shielding their heads as glass rained down on them. The monkeys flew into the D.E.O., and Slade growled, looking up. "Of course when we could use the wizard's archery, he's not here!"

"I feel the need to say this on behalf of my father," Thea poked her head over one of the desks.

"We'll handle the small ones!" Oliver shouted to Kara. "Get one!"

Kara nodded, seeing the large monkey Oliver pointed at, then flew into the sky. "I am happy I don't work here," James decided.

"Never a boring day, that's for sure," Oliver muttered, grabbing onto the stair rail and flipping over it, kicking one of the monkeys down in the process.

Thea looked around, and when she noticed one agent unconscious on the ground, she slid across the floor, grabbing his gun. She clicked the safety off, aiming at one of the monkeys flying towards Winn and Mary. Winn instinctively ducked, then heard the monkey shriek when Thea's shot connected. "Quickly!" he grabbed Mary's arm. "Under the desks!"

"Come on!" Felicity gestured wildly, even as she worked rapidly on a tablet to see if she could hack the monkeys.

"What are you doing?!" Mary gawked at him, even as she followed him. "We've gotta stay down!"

"This is my Mom!" Winn snapped.

One of the monkeys smacked into Mary, knocking her away from Winn, and another grabbed Winn, throwing him over the center console. "Winn!" Felicity cried.

Winn grimaced, trying to sit up, then froze when three monkeys hovered in front of him. "Oh," he said weakly. "You came for me."

Two green flechettes embedded in the eye sockets of one of the monkeys, causing it to screech and short out, knocking into the other monkey nearby. Thea quickly aimed and shot the third, running over to grab Winn and get him to safety. "Speedy!" Oliver held up another gauntlet of the short, dart-like arrows. Thea held up her hand, and Oliver tossed the gauntlet to her. "You OK?" he asked Winn.

"Yeah," he nodded rapidly. "I'm – "

"Look out!" Felicity shrieked.

Winn turned to see another monkey fly forward, then Mary lunged and grabbed its ankle, stopping it from flying further. "Get away from him, you nightmare!" she spat.

The monkey was destroyed by heat vision, and Oliver and Thea exchanged looks before running to join the fight on the main floor. Slade and James were joined by Kara, who was wielding what looked like an electric pole like a staff. For every one monkey the two humans destroyed, she destroyed two more, whether by using the pole or by using her heat vision. She ended the fight quickly by flying into the air and whirling around in a circle, shattering the monkeys with the force she used. She impaled the last one with the pole, then slammed it into the ground, panting and watching it spark.

Slade glowered at the last monkey he had skewered, pulling his combat knife out of its neck. "Bloody monkeys," he grumbled.

"I agree," James nodded, looking around at the carnage.

"You guys all right?" Oliver looked back towards the command area.

"Yeah!" Felicity scrambled out from under the table, yelping and jumping away from a sparking monkey. "Fine!"

"This is your Mary looked around incredulously. is?!"

"In his defense, there usually aren't attacks by flying monkeys," Thea held up a finger, then paused and looked at Kara. "There usually attacks by flying monkeys . . . are there?"

"Not unless we suddenly moved to Kansas," Oliver muttered.

***

"OK," Alex nodded as she listened to Kara's call. "Well, keep me posted."

"Problem?" J'onn asked as Alex returned to the table.

"Oh, there was a minor kerfuffle, but no one was hurt, and Kara's got it handled, so you just keep relaxing," Alex patted J'onn on the shoulder, who chuckled as she sat down. "So, some of that old time rock 'n' roll, huh?" she smiled, causing J'onn to laugh. "That was an karaoke performance."

"Indeed," M'yrnn grinned as both Alex and J'onn applauded him. "But a problematic genre."

"Been on the Internet?" Alex guessed.

"Yes," he nodded. "Many of the pioneers of rock 'n' roll were humans of color who did not receive the fame or fortune their white counterparts did."

"Have you faced many challenges in your human form since you've been here?" Alex asked in concern.

"No," M'yrnn shook his head. "My relative isolation has its silver linings. My son has found goodhearted friends in his time on this planet. You all treat me like family."

Alex smiled fondly. J'onn was family to them, so of course J'onn's family was family to them . . . though that did bring up something she wanted to ask. "You've chosen to live as a black man in America, which is a harder existence in and of itself," she looked at J'onn. "Why?"

"You know, I was forced to become Hank Henshaw out of desperation, but now I choose this face," J'onn answered. "I like it. And I wouldn't want to live in a world where I need to change the color of my skin to feel safe, to feel seen, to feel like I'm not a target. I'd rather change the world."

"And whatever my son's fight may be, I choose it as well," M'yrnn nodded.

"And I have your backs," Alex smiled, raising her wine glass in acknowledgment.

"Let's drink to that," J'onn grinned, lifting his wine glass.

Alex chuckled as M'yrnn raised his as well, the three of them clinking their glasses together. "Cheers."

When they finished drinking, M'yrnn eyed Alex's glass. "Alex, you need more . . . "

Alex looked up when M'yrnn didn't finish the sentence, and she raised an eyebrow, seeing him appear to struggle with the next word. "Wine, Dad," J'onn supplied for him. "Your English is fantastic, don't worry about the occasional slip-up." Both Martians chuckled, J'onn patting his father on the shoulder as he stood up. "I'll go get some more wine."

"I hope you still have room," M'yrnn smiled at Alex. "J'onn has made chocolate pie for dessert."

Alex nodded, a distracted smile on her face.

***

"Well, your mom's right," James sighed, following Winn as he hauled monkey parts over to the main console. "Someone is definitely helping your dad out."

"I just honestly wish she would leave," Winn sighed, putting a large hunk of monkey on the console, making Felicity look up from where she was arranging all the pieces. "Like, who the hell does she think she is anyway, huh? Like, she just doesn't get to walk back into my life after twenty years. I did not get a say in her walking out, I get a say in her walking back in."