Chapitre 14: Chapter 14
The disgruntled man is handed to the nearest guard by Maggie to be taken into custody. She takes back her handcuffs and the guard uses his own. He will be heading to their normal jail, not DEO jail. He spits at her as he's dragged away and tries to elbow away from the guard, threatening to punch her. That prompts the guard to tell him he just added "threatening a knight" to his list of crimes. He goes quiet after that.
Maggie practically runs back to where she left Alex and the boy who was being beaten up. She slows when she nears them and nearly melts when she sees what has been going on while she was gone.
Alex is sitting in front of the kid, relaxed. She's close enough for him to know she is there, but far enough away to respect his personal space and how he probably doesn't want to be close to anyone after what just happened. Alex is talking to him in a quiet, soothing voice.
Maggie leans against the wall in the alley, not wanting to disrupt what her partner is doing. The boy eventually looks up at Alex instead of staring blankly at the ground.
"What do I do now?" The boy questions.
Maggie notices that he has a slight accent, enough for her to know he didn't grow up here. It is not an accent Maggie recognizes, so he must be from a planet she hasn't met anyone from.
"We've actually been working on a program for people like you." Alex says in a low, kind voice. "There's a place downtown that we bought recently. It's called Krypton, do you know where it is?"
"Yes. Why is it called Krypton?" He asks.
"It's named after the planet my sister came from. She and I are the ones who came up with the idea for this and put it into motion. It's a dojo, a training place, where aliens and others who are discriminated against can learn to defend themselves. The classes are free and if you tell the instructor what species you are or what planet you come from, they should be able to come up with something that works with your abilities."
Maggie's eyebrows raise. She didn't know that such a program existed so it must be pretty new.
"I don't want to fight." The boy says in a small voice.
"And that's perfectly fine, I can't make you go. It's a self-defense class and you might never need what you learn. But it's nice to know how to fight for those times where someone starts something with you. Like today." Alex pauses for a moment before asking a question that has been stuck in her head. "Does this happen often?"
The boy nods hesitantly. "Yes."
"Next time this happens, I want you to tell the nearest guard or knight, okay? And if they don't believe you, get their names and come up to the castle to talk to me. I'll yell at them until they cry." Alex says seriously, smiling when the boy laughs.
"Alright," the boy says. "Thank you , Sir Alex. I'll go to the classes too so I can protect my friends."
Alex smiles, "Protecting friends and family is a great reason. You know, you remind me of me when I was younger."
The boy stares at her with wide eyes. "Really?"
"Yup. You know, if you or any of your friends want to, you could become a knight. My mom made a law saying that anyone can be a knight."
"My sister would love that!" The boy says excitedly.
"Then maybe you could tell her about the training classes, too. Sometimes people who teach people to become knights come and watch to see if there's anyone they want to train." Alex says.
"She'll be so excited!" He stands and so does Alex. "Thank you so much!"
The boy throws himself at Alex, wrapping her in a hug. She lets out an "oof" sound at the suddenness of it but happily hugs him back until he pulls away.
"You're welcome, kid." Alex says.
The boy thanks her again before rushing off. He smiles at Maggie as he runs. Alex turns around and sees her partner. She jumps, not expecting her to be there.
"Maggie? How long have you been standing there?" Alex asks shyly.
"Long enough to know you're great with kids." Maggie replies, ignoring the fluttering in her stomach that picks up when she realizes Alex called her by her name.
"Pfft," Alex tries to wave it off.
"You are," Maggie insists. She takes a step closer and notices how Alex is blushing. "That was amazing, Alex."
"It wasn't-"
"Take the compliment, Danvers." Maggie says, amused.
"Fine. Thanks, Sawyer. Now let's keep patrolling."
Maggie rolls her eyes at her partner's inability to take compliments but follows her as she leads the way out of the alley.
They continue their patrol but other than a few people curious about Kara's superpowers, nothing really happens. Well, not until they're nearing the end of it and hear the sound of hooves hitting the cobblestone streets at a pace too fast to be really safe in a large city like this. For the person to be riding that fast, their horse is either out of control (though the hooves are hitting the ground at regular intervals so it isn't that) or there's an urgent message to be delivered, most likely to the castle.
Sure enough, moments later a courier comes into view, their horse nearly galloping. He sees Alex and makes his horse stop.
"Sir Alex," he greets with relief and exhausted in his voice. "It is so great to see you."
"What's so urgent?" Alex asks worriedly.
"It's about the Luthor Kingdom." The courier says.
That makes the blood in Alex's veins turn to ice and the heat of anxiety churns in her stomach. She nods and slips into her "Agent/Knight Danvers mode" as Kara likes to call it.
"Get to the castle as quick as possible. We will be there soon. Do not start without us there. Understand?" Alex asks.
"Yes ma'am." The courier nods.
"Now go!" Alex orders.
The courier squeezes the horse's sides with his legs and clicks his tongue. The tired yet determined horse takes off almost instantly.
"How are we going to get there in time for them to wait?" Maggie asks, concerned.
"You'll see. Are you okay with flying?" Alex questions.
"Um. Sure?"
"Good. Now let's start running."
Maggie doesn't question her partner further, trusting that she has a plan. She and Alex run, Maggie lagging a step or two behind because of her shorter legs.
"KARA!" Alex yells and Maggie flinches at the sudden sound. She yells again after a moment. "KARA!"
Kara lands in front of them in her super suit and they skid to a stop.
"What's wrong?" Kara looks them over worriedly, using her X-ray vision to make sure nothing's broken.
"Take us to the castle. I'll explain on the way."
The urgency in her tone makes Kara nervous but she does as her sister asks. She picks them both up and takes off, the sound of the wind nearly muffling Maggie's surprised yelp.
"There's a courier heading to the castle." Alex says in a normal volume, knowing her sister can hear her. "He has urgent information about the Luthor Kingdom."
"Good or bad?" Kara yells so Alex can hear her.
"We don't know yet. Could you take us right to the throne room?"
"Sure."
They land in front of a surprised Eliza and Jeremiah a moment later. Kara gently sets them down.
Maggie takes a second to gather herself and is thankful she was lazy this morning and out her hair up in a ponytail because otherwise, she would probably have some really windswept hair. Which usually is not something she cares about but she's literally standing in front of a Queen.
Maggie also makes a mental note to ask Kara to take her flying again sometime. It could have been fun but her surprise and worry sucked all of the fun out of it.
"Kara? Alex? Sir Maggie?" Eliza asks. "What's going on?"
"There's a courier coming with urgent news of Luthor Kingdom." Alex explains.
Eliza turns to her other daughter with a grave, concerned expression. "Kara, get J'onn and Winn. They should hear this, too."
Kara nods and dashes off to go get them. She's back with a frazzled looking Winn after a moment and it's barely any time before J'onn arrives.
The courier dashes in and looks confused when he sees how many people have gathered, especially since Maggie and Alex were on foot and arrived before him. He brushes it off and bows to the Queen.
"Your Majesty, I have news of Luthor Kingdom." The courier says when he straightens. "Lillian Luthor learned of Kara being Supergirl and threatened to kill her and declare war on the Danvers Kingdom. Her daughter, Lena, overheard. Lena overthrew Lillian."
Oooh! I have been getting a couple people asking about Lena and now you know! She overthrew her adoptive mother! We'll learn about it next chapter ;) And she will become a major character, it's just taking a bit for us to get to that point! Thank you all for reading and for your amazing comments! Stay awesome!
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