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Mon-El of Daxam, or commonly known as Valor to the world, was busy learning a new trick from his friend Winn, who was more than excited to show him what he knew.
J'onn had decided to travel to Mars, leaving behind the Director's duty to Alex. Mon-El had become her second-in-command. But right now, he was too busy playing a new game that Winn had hacked to hit the high score.
"Keep moving to the left!" Winn cried when he saw Mon-El was too distracted to be focusing on the game.
"Shh!" Mon-El shushed him and in a matter of seconds, he had closed the game and stored away the video game consoles.
Alex Danvers walked in to see Mon-El and Winn innocently staring at her. Her eyes narrowed at them. "Have you boys been up to something? I seriously hope you didn't sneak in that stupid Xbox of yours again, Winn, or I'll throw it out in the dumpster."
Mon-El jumped up to Winn's rescue. "Alex, we were just talking about Kai. And the Valor… stuff."
Alex's eyes softened and her face lit up. She pulled a chair next to the boys, who were silently sighing in relief now that they had successfully distracted her. "How is my angel?" she asked with a bright smile.
"He's perfect!" Mon-El replied enthusiastically. "Kara said something about the teacher telling her he's quite advanced for his age. She said something about him being a prodigy. Whatever that means."
Alex chuckled looking at the innocent shrug. "That means Kai is smart. Very smart."
"So in no time he's gonna figure out Mon-El is Valor," Winn pointed out.
Both Mon-El and Alex let out a loud sigh. "He's smart, but lets hope he's not that smart," Mon-El said. "I mean, did you forget how he went out telling his friends his mom is Supergirl after seeing Kara in her suit?"
"And Kara had to tell the principal that she knew Supergirl as a friend. And he wanted Supergirl's autograph. It's currently framed and hung up in his office," Alex added. "Yeah, it's better if he doesn't find out Valor is his dad. If it gets into the wrong hands, we are screwed. Kai is both Supergirl and Valor's weakness, we cannot let anyone finding out the truth."
"Well, thank God for Mike Matthews and Kara Danvers then." Mon-El smiled. "At least we get to keep it a secret for as long as we want. Once he's old enough, I'll tell him."
"He will probably notice that himself," Winn said. "The two of you don't age like normal people. One day your son might look like your younger brother. Be prepared."
Mon-El nodded. He was about to reply when his phone rang. He clicked the answer button with a smile seeing the name that flashed on the screen. "Hey babe," he answered. "What's up?"
"Hi baby! There's been a problem here, so I really have to be here and sort this out," Kara muttered in a low voice, obviously hiding from Cat Grant again.
"Calm down, tell me everything."
"Okay, so Cat wants to meet Valor. Interview him," Kara said. "She has an idea I know you. I mean, that I know Supergirl, who knows Valor. After the whole stunt you pulled last week, saving me from the sea after I got hit by kryptonite, Cat is convinced Supergirl and Valor's relationship is strictly NOT professional."
"So, she thinks we are lovers? I mean, Supergirl and Valor are?" Mon-El stood up and paced the room. Alex and Winn were both looking at him curiously.
"Exactly that. And baby, I won't be able to pick Kai up from Kindergarten. Snapper and Cat are teaming up against me right now."
Mon-El smiled. "I'm on my way, babe. Will you be home late?"
"I'll try to come as soon as I can. But convincing these two that I don't know Valor is gonna take a lot of time. I'm currently hiding from Cat. But she would probably not—KEIRA!—Oh shit, she saw me. Gotta go. Love you."
"Love you too. See you at home." Mon-El cut the call and turned to face his friend and sister-in-law. "That was Kara. Cat and Snapper are onto us. Trying to figure out what's Valor and Supergirl's real relationship, and I need to run. I have to rescue Kai from Kindergarten. Alex, is that okay? There hasn't been a lot going on today."
"You did stop two armed robberies and a school bus from crashing into a truck…" Winn spoke as he watched Mon-El grab his belongings. "So, you are good."
"Kindergarten isn't a jail, Mon-El. And yeah, you can go. Just give my adorable nephew a hug from me." Alex smiled and patted his shoulder.
"Since Valor is not needed right now and Mon-El has to be on daddy duty, I guess I'm off then."
Alex chuckled. "Yeah! Go be Mike Matthews now."
Mon-El waved them goodbye and took off. Flying was always easier than leaping. But he usually saved the Legion ring for Valor. Heading home first, he changed into his casual clothes and grabbed his ID and glasses on his way out. Pressing the tiny, almost invisible button on his DEO ID, he changed it into FBI and stepped out.
In the last seven years he had been on Earth, Mon-El knew that a lot had changed. He had met his Kryptonian sunshine, who lit up his life like no one had ever done before. And then he had decided to stay by her side and keep the world spinning, thus Valor was born. But one of the things that brought him immense joy was his four-year-old son, Kai El-Gand—the best of both Krypton and Daxam—but simply known as Kai Matthews to this world.
To this world, he was Valor. To his lost world, he was Lar Gand, the Prince of Daxam. To most of his friends and colleagues, he was Mike Matthews. To his loved ones, he was just Mon-El. But right now, it was him just being a Dad to an adorable little boy.
Mon-El reached the Kindergarten ten minutes early. He stood outside, glancing at the time on his wristwatch. Kai would be out soon. He wasn't impatient, but having super speed made normal things too slow for him. As he was standing there checking his messages, someone approached him. Mon-El looked up to see a young lady smiling at him.
"Hi, can I help you?" he asked politely.
"Hey! You're Kai's dad, right? He looks a lot like you," she said with a flirtatious smile.
Mon-El tried his best not to roll his eyes at her. It wasn't polite, Kara had said. So he gave the lady a weak smile and nodded.
"My daughter, Carrie is his classmate. She keeps talking about him. I'm Anna, by the way." She extended her hand for him to shake.
He shook it quickly and stepped back. "Mike Matthews."
"So, what do you do, Mike?" Anna asked as he tried his hardest not to sigh loudly. He used his x-ray vision quickly to see if Kai was still in class. When he saw his son walk out of the classroom with a bunch of other kids, he turned to face Anna and said, "I'm an FBI agent."
"Really?" Anna asked with gleeful excitement, but she quickly sighed before saying, "My husband has a boring desk job. And what about Kai's mom? Does she work?"
Mon-El mentally cried for his son to walk faster. Kai was busy talking to some kid inside and this lady was asking too many questions. "Yeah. My wife," he said, emphasizing the word, "works as a Investigative Reporter for CatCo. You must have heard of her? Kara Danvers?"
"The one who broke the story on Valor?"
Ah, so she knew Valor, Mon-El thought, looking away. "Yup! The very same."
He let out a relived sigh when he saw Kai walk out of the door. His teacher was out too, making sure kids went to their parents. When Kai saw Mon-El waiting for him, he grinned and waved at him before running towards him.
In a matter of seconds, Kai was jumping over Mon-El, who grabbed him before he fell. "Hey buddy! How was your day?" he asked, before walking away quickly. The speed that Kai ran in was nowhere near normal for a four-year-old, and he couldn't risk people noticing them.
Just then, he heard Anna call his name. Mon-El sighed and turned to face her.
"Mike, why don't you bring Kai over to my place? Cassie and him can have a play date, and we can have some coffee," she suggested.
"I'm sorry," Mon-El replied. "Play dates are… umm… against our religion. We are very religious people." He smiled remembering the same words he had used seven years ago while helping Kara track a missing girl and finally ending up on Slaver's Moon. When he felt Kai's arms around his neck, he patted his back and said goodbye to Anna before leaving quickly.
"You okay there, bud?" Mon-El asked once they had walked out of the school.
"Yesh," Kai said in a low voice. "Where iz Momma?"
"Momma is busy, so daddy came to pick you up. And I'm gonna take you out for some ice cream!" Mon-El set him down and grabbed his hand.
"Yay! Ice scream!" Kai started shouting, waving his arms up in the air. Mon-El burst out laughing as he ruffled his hair. Kai looked up at him with a big grin on his face. "Ice scream now?"
"No, you don't scream now. But we are having some ice cream now!" Mon-El walked his son to the nearest ice cream parlor and Kai chose his favorite 'Chwoco chips and tookies', while Mon-El went with his favorite mint chocolate chip ice cream.
While Kai was busy licking his ice cream, Mon-El wiped his chin as he had already made a mess and handed him the napkin. They were just walking down the street when Kai's eyes fell on a small flower shop.
"Daddy," he called, pointing towards the flowers. "For Momma!"
"You want to give your mom flowers?" Mon-El asked in surprise. When he saw his son nod eagerly, he said, "Sure! Choose whatever you like."
And for the next ten minutes, Mon-El patiently waited for Kai to pick up what he wanted. In the end, he chose three, just three, wildflowers – red, blue and yellow. Kai looked up and smiled at his dad, who quickly paid for the flowers. The little boy held them in his hand proudly. He knew his momma was going to love his present.
Just as the father and son duo were walking, they heard a loud smack. Mon-El saw that an old tree was uprooting, mostly probably due to the storm last night, and it was going to land right on their heads. Shielding Kai from a thick branch, he pushed it away with his arm and ran at his top speed.
"Stay here," he said to Kai, leaving him on the sidewalk before going back to evacuate the little kids who were playing right underneath the tree.
There was a small puppy that had escaped its owner and was busy playing with the leaves under the tree. Mon-El was too busy moving the kids away that he hadn't seen Kai run to the puppy.
When Mon-El heard the tree crack, he turned around and his eyes widened in fear. Kai was right under the tree. But a swoosh of wind hit him as he saw the familiar red cape fluttering.
She held the tree up in her hands, looking down at her son, holding a little puppy close to his chest. Her little hero. Supergirl gave him a big smile before setting the tree on the ground.
Kai's eyes widened. It was his momma!