Of Knights and Aliens

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.