Later that day, Winn walked into the cell Mon-El was in, and softly tapped on the glass, so Mon would know he was there. But when Mon looked up at him, Winn could just tell he was different from before. His eyes were darker, full of responsibility and anguish. "Okay, you look different," Winn said and Mon nodded a little.
"How are you?" He asked.
"I'm fine, thanks. I'm better than Iris," Winn said but Mon didn't say anything. "Yeah, I'm assuming that since you didn't tell her anything, you are definitely not gonna tell me anything, so...Still, here I am." He then sighed as Mon stood up. "Thought I'd give it a shot." He watched as Mon started to slowly pace the cell he was in but Winn could see right past him. "I know something's going on. Oh, yeah, that alien ship." He then scoffed to himself. "That's not just any alien ship, is it?"
Mon then faced him and Winn eyed him. "There's a lot that you don't understand, okay? It's...It's different now," He said.
"Different, how?" Winn asked.
"It's just different! Okay? There's a lot...There's a lot to explain here, okay? I acknowledge that. And I'm sorry, Winn, but I need you as a friend right now. I need you to believe me. And I need your help to get back to that ship," Mon said but Winn scoffed before he started to walk off. "People will get hurt if I don't." Winn froze in place, feeling the eyes on the back of his head. "Iris will get hurt." Winn then turned back at him, to see Mon pleading. "Please."
Mon-El's Ship
Mon-El placed the circular weapon into the ship's mainframe, and it caused all of the screens to power up. "Oh. Oh," Winn let out as he and Mon watched everything come back to life.
"Come on, come on," Mon muttered.
"I think it's working," Winn said, looking at a tablet he connected the ship to.
"Okay, the stasis fluid levels are okay. How's the power?" Mon asked.
"Are you sure this is safe?" Winn asked.
"Crief, the therian pump is jammed," Mon said as he stared at the screens, but Winn just stared at him confused.
"I don't know what that means," Winn said.
"Okay. Just reset the circuit on the end of the first pod," Mon said and Winn turned around to do just that, just to see Supergirl was behind them.
"Winn, you okay?" She asked.
"Um-" Winn let out as Mon looked back at her as well.
"He's fine. He's...I just made him help me," Mon said.
"You kidnapped him," Supergirl said.
"I didn't-" Mon started.
"He didn't kidnap me. Listen, we only have Iris's best interests at heart," Winn said.
"So, which of you two is deciding what Iris's best interests are?" Supergirl asked, but they both stayed silent and Mon sighed. "Good. I'm taking that and you back to the DEO."
She then started to head for the object Mon stole but he tried to stop her. "I...I can't let you," he muttered, trying to shield her away from the object.
"Get out of my way!" She yelled as she pushed him off of her. But when she did, she saw that Iris's necklace was still dangling around Mon's neck. She grabbed hold onto it, to get a better look at it, as Mon looked down at her annoyed. "Iris's necklace."
He pulled her hand off of him, stuffed the necklace back into his shirt, before he walked over to Winn, who was standing behind some controls. "Why'd you have to come down here, anyway?" He asked.
"If we hadn't come here, you would have died," Supergirl said.
"It doesn't matter, I'm not your problem anymore," Mon said and Supergirl scoffed as she glared at him. Why would Iris let herself love a bastard like him?
"How could you have changed so much? It's only been seven months," Supergirl said.
"No, it's been seven years!" Mon yelled and Supergirl eyed him. "It's been seven months for you, but it has been seven years for me since the day I went in that pod."
"What?" Supergirl asked and Mon sighed.
"When I left Earth, I went through some kind of wormhole. Kor-El calls it a disruption. And it took me to the future. And I've been living on Earth, in the 31st century, for the past seven years," Mon explained.
"That explains why he's not allergic to lead anymore," Winn said.
"L-Corp develops a cure about four-hundred years from now," Mon added.
"So what?" Supergirl asked and Mon looked at her again. "You just...You just forgot about Iris? Why are you still wearing the necklace?"
Suddenly, the entire system started beeping and flashing red. "No. No, no," Mon said as he ran up to the screens and Supergirl stared at it confused.
"What? What is it?" She asked.
"The power to the chambers are failing," Mon said before he ran back over to where Winn was.
"Does that mean that everybody else is gonna wake up?" He asked.
"No, it means they're going to die," Mon said before he started to press buttons on the controls. "We can reroute the power to all the chambers except..." He then turned to one of the chambers, a specific chamber, to see that whoever was inside, started to drown within it. "No."
He ran up to the chamber, placing his hands on the chamber, not sure what to do. "What's wrong?" Winn asked.
"She's drowning," Mon said before he tried to punch the chamber, but it wasn't breaking. He tried again and again but nothing happened. "Damn it. I can't... It's white dwarf glass, I can't..." Supergirl then intervened and punched the glass, which broke.
Inside the chamber, was revealed an unconscious woman, with short dark hair. She fell forwards but Mon caught her before she could crash to the ground. He slowly lowered her down as Winn and Supergirl eyed him. "Imra? Imra? Imra?" Mon asked, trying to wake her. He then leveled his ear to her mouth, to slightly hear that she was breathing and he sighed relieved. "She's okay. She's breathing."
The DEO
Standing around in the med bay, Alex hooked the woman, Imra, into machines, while Mon, Winn, Kara and Iris stood around. "Are there any updates?" Mon asked.
"She's stable for now," Alex said.
"We're still analyzing her genetic makeup so we can treat her properly. I mean, is there anything you can tell us to help?" Winn asked.
"She's from Titan," Mon said before he glanced at Iris for a moment, just to see her crossing her arms, and looking sternly at the woman in the bed. "Without power to the ship she may have been off life support longer than we think."
Iris then slowly walked in front of him, clearly wanting answers questioned. "Who is she?" She asked.
"Her name is Imra," Mon said and Iris nodded before looking back at the woman. "Winn, will you let me know if her condition changes?"
"Yeah, of course," Winn said before Mon walked away. Iris watched him go as Kara and Alex stood by her, watching with her.
"He's from the future," Iris whined and Kara placed an arm around her.
"Yeah, I can safely say I was not expecting that," Alex said and Iris sighed as the girls comforted her.
Unknown Location
That night, J'onn unlocked the doors of an empty apartment and walked in, with Myr'nn behind him. "What are these empty rooms for?" He asked as J'onn closed the door behind them.
"It's not much. But, um, it's an apartment. To live in," J'onn said as Myr'nn looked around intrigued. "I never thought I'd see you again, Father." Myr'nn then looked back at his son. "Not after the invasion. I'd gotten so used to living here on Earth, on my own." He then walked over to where a table was, in what seemed to be the kitchen. "Work has always made me feel productive. Useful." He placed the keys on the table before looking back at his father. "But you are so right. I have isolated myself in my work. When I was a child, you taught me to always see the beauty in life. I've lost sight of that over the years."
"Nothing is ever lost for good," Myr'nn said as he started to walk up to the table as well. "It may not be Mars, but there is much beauty to find on this planet."
"There is," J'onn agreed.
"I am here for you now, son," Myr'nn said.
"I know. That's why we're here," J'onn said.
"At this apart...apartment?" Myr'nn asked.
"I thought it might be a better fit than the DEO. For both of us," J'onn said.
"You shall move here too?" Myr'nn asked.
"We could make this our...home. If you'd like," J'onn said and Myr'nn smiled.
"I would like that very much," he said.
The DEO
Later that night, Iris walked out onto the balcony where Mon-El was, finding him looking out at the stars. He knew it was her, but he didn't acknowledge or look at her. But he knew it was her. They both knew that the other was there. They just watched the stars together. "I'm sorry," Mon finally said but Iris kept her eyes on the stars. "For all of this. I never thought I'd see you again." Iris then sighed, looking down at her hands as Mon looked at her finally. "I had to keep living."
"Kara said you kept the necklace," Iris muttered before looking at him.
"Of course I did. As a reminder of everything you taught me and did for me. A reminder of you," Mon said and Iris smiled.
"It means a lot," Iris said, but now, all Mon could think of was the accusations Kara made, that Mon just went and forgot about Iris. Forgot about everything she meant to him. He also knows that women talk.
"You have to believe that no matter what...What century or universe, or world I'm living in," Mon started and Iris fluttered her eyes towards him. "...that I would never forget you. Never. It was wrong of me to keep the truth from you."
"Well, the truth never hurts as much as secrets," Iris said.
"Yeah, and I should have known better. Secrets just kept us apart," Mon said, remembering the one time that Mon kept the secret that he was the Prince of Daxam from Iris. Fun times. "You don't have superpowers or super speed, but you've never really needed my protection." But then he kinda squinted his eyes, thinking back on a memory from the year before. "Except for that one time when we went for all-you-can-eat ribs with Kara and Barry. And you, uh...you were inhaling those things, if I remember correctly." Iris gave him an annoyed look as he continued to make fun. "I swear if I hadn't stopped you-"
"It was a limited time offer," Iris said and Mon let out a smile. "I had to."
He then started laughing and Iris smiled a little too. "That's a good point," he said.
"That's the first time I've seen you smile since you got back," Iris said and Mon smiled more.
"I haven't had a chance to say it yet, but, uh...it's really good to see you," he said and Iris agreed. "There's something I have to tell you."
"Mon-El?"
The two turned to see that the woman, Imra, was standing at the doorway of the balcony, awake, and okay. "Imra. Imra," Mon said as he ran up to her. But when he did, and held her close, kissing her, Iris's world just shattered right in front of her. "I'm so glad you're okay. We thought your life support failed."
"No, I'm fine. Tired, but fine," Imra assured, and Mon looked back at Iris, to find her just staring at the two, almost numbly.
"Uh...Imra, this is Iris West," Mon said and Imra looked at her. "Supergirl's best friend." Iris shook a sigh before she smiled but Imra, she just — she couldn't believe her eyes. Iris West. The Iris West. She was a legend from her time. So was Supergirl. They both were. "Iris, this is Imra Ardeen. My wife."