A Million Reasons | K. Danvers ✔

[81] Time Lapse

• January 03, 2018 •

The Young Justice couldn't believe that they had found Mon-El once again. Seven months had passed since they had last seen him but it seemed as if a lot of time had passed for Mon.

He had a rough stubble and looked shabbier than they recalled and the scars he adorned had increased. It was all pointing to the fact that in the seven months he had been away from them, he had gone through a lot.

Kara was with the woman they had rescued from the power cell and only when her condition stabilized did she leave her side. She did not know who the woman was but she had sensed that Mon cared for her a lot.

The way he had plunged his hand into the burning hot glass and had done all in his power to save her indicated that she mattered a lot to him.

Tim had been assisting in the med bay and had run genetic reports on both the survivors aside from Mon. He was surprised to find out that the woman was Saturnian while the other alien-looking creature was in fact a Coluan, a humanoid with advanced tech abilities.

"Looks like Monnie finally succeeded in forming intergalactic relations," Tim mumbled, looking up from the screen that showed the results, "and now we've got a walking supercomputer among us along with our living solar panel."

"What are you doing?" Kara asked as she was about to go and check on Mon as well.

"Nothing out of procedure," he replied, "just checking who our guests are."

She shook her head as she stepped closer, "when will you stop decoding genetic information without people's consent?"

"Hush, the way you put it seems like a crime," he shrugged, "I'm just being cautious. We should be aware of who we are dealing with."

"They are Mon's friends, they are not here to harm us."

He nodded, "I know. I am not doubting them." He turned the screen towards her, "by the way, our assumptions got flipped. Our assumed alien is actually a Coluan and the one we thought was human is a Saturnian."

"Oh."

Kara knew about Coluans as there had been a considerable amount of the species working in Krypton as well.

"Two more to add to my list of potential alien invaders," Tim mumbled again before Kara smacked his head lightly, "hey, stop doing that."

"Stop referring to us as invaders then."

"Geez, it's only a hypothesis," he remarked, rubbing his head and checking to see if he had been bruised or not.

"But an insulting one. And stop overreacting, I didn't smack you that hard."

"You're a Kryptonian while I am a malnourished human. Even a light smack from you would end me," he replied then added as an afterthought, "not that I would object to it, y'know. In fact, go ahead and grant my long-held wi..."

"Shut up," she interrupted him before he could resume his suicidal talk.

However, their conversation was interrupted as the glass door was knocked and they looked up to see Mon standing outside. His hand was properly bandaged and the rest of his injuries had been treated as well.

"May I come in?" He asked, a bit hesitantly because even though just a few months had passed for the Young Justice, years had lapsed for him and it would take some time for him to adjust to them all over again.

"Of course," Tim smiled, "no need to ask, just step right in."

Mon pushed open the door and stepped in though his eyes trailed off to the corner where the beds were placed and Imra was there, still unconscious.