Author's Notes: This chapter takes place on "our Earth" but with the "characters from the other Earth."

"Psst, Alex. Wake up."

"Hmmm?" Alex opened her eyes slowly, blinking away the bleary sleep that had collected there like cobwebs in the corner of a room. "Kara? What are you doing in my room? What's wrong?"

Kara grinned. "Besides you being curled up with Agent Sawyer? Nothing. Same old same old in another dimension."

"What!?" Alex tried to roll over but struggled to do so with the other woman's arm and leg wrapped around her. "I…uh…get off me!" Throwing off the cover, Alex fell out of the bed rather unceremoniously as she disembarked. She stood up, straightening her borrowed pajamas. "What the…!? Why are you…!? You're smiling."

Indeed Maggie lay in bed, a smirk on her face that only grew once Alex noted it. She opened one eye, inspecting both the sisters, then both eyes as she rolled onto her back and stretched. Her left arm in the air and right one still shoved under her pillow, she arched her back and yawned loudly.

"What time is it?"

"Six in the morning," Kara replied, still smiling. "Did you sleep well?"

"Like a rock," Maggie answered. "Your sister is super comfy."

"How long were you awake?" Alex asked, accusation in her question.

"I woke up when I heard the door open," Maggie replied, sitting up and pulling out the pistol in her hand that was under the pillow.

"You…uh…you brought a gun to bed with you!? There was a gun in my bed!?"

"Hey, you're armed with your intellect. I've got a .38 special. We each have to play to our strengths, Doc."

"Well, I hope it wasn't loaded," Maggie replied.

"It was, and you should be grateful. If something goes down, you'll want me armed. Don't stress out. The safety was on. I usually have holstered weapons all around my place, but I wasn't able to find a single weapon hidden here. I feel naked. All we have in the apartment is this one and the one weapon the DEO let you sign out, Doc. I locked up the DEO gear I brought from our dimension in the car."

"This is my place on this dimension," Kara pointed out. "I wouldn't have any weapons. I am a weapon."

"That's why it's filled with inedible food-like substances," Alex noted. "Also, you need to clean your shower better. Your tile grout is discolored."

"One, I don't live here. Two, I have maids," Kara responded, holding two fingers in the air.

"Well, while you two discuss grout, I'm going to grab some breakfast ice cream from the freezer," Maggie said as she crawled out of bed.

"Oooh! Dibs on breakfast ice cream!" Kara flashed out of the room, leaving a breeze in her wake.

"Well, that was dumb," Alex pointed out. "She's going to eat all of the ice cream."

"I know. I just want to get her out of here. Supergirl is easily distracted by food. It's in her file." Maggie grinned at Alex. "So, thanks for snuggling with me last night, Pookie."

"Do not…do not start with me. Nothing happened," Alex said.

Hands behind her back, Maggie took one big step toward Alex. "Nothing happened?"

"Stop it!" Alex hissed as she scurried backward. "Nothing happened. You were cold, and you came in here. We fell asleep. That was it. You know that. Nothing else happened."

"You mean we didn't physically do anything, but for you, did anything…happen?"

Alex stared at Maggie for several seconds before she squared her shoulders and said, "No."

Tipping her head to the side, Maggie replied, "Cool, then I can sleep with you until we find our way home. So long as it isn't stirring up anything uncomfortable for you, right?"

"Absolutely," Alex replied with a nod.

"Awesome. I do need to buy some more clothes unless we can find my place. I can't slip into your other sister's clothes when I sleep and wash and dry my clothes every night. Her clothes might fit you, but you girls are kind of skinny. I've got some back going on. Look at my butt."

As Maggie turned, pulling up the t-shirt she was wearing, Alex turned away. "I don't want to see that."

"Your loss, Doc. I'm going to grab a quick shower and get ready for work. I'm quick…at showers. You're welcome to join me if you want, Pookie."

"Don't hold your breath…or do. Hold it until you pass out. Most household accidents happen in the bathroom."

Making kissy faces at Alex, Maggie left the room on her way to the bathroom.

After an eye roll, and a sigh, Alex headed into the living room, but found her sister leaning over the kitchen counter, eating ice cream with a serving spoon so went to speak with her. "I see you found the whip cream."

Kara nodded. "And the chocolate sauce."

"Don't talk with your mouthful, Kara. So, things went well with Lena last night?"

"Oh, mighty Rao! Alex, guess what I found out."

"If it's a new birthmark, I don't want to know about it," Alex replied.

"We just snuggled and read. We fell asleep together. It was…sweet," Kara replied with a smile.

Alex cleared her throat, not commenting on her sister's goofy smile. "So what did you find out?"

"Lionel Luther…he's her father."

"We know that."

"No, he's her biological father. I'm sure Lillian knows it too. I bet that's why they adopted her when Lena's birth mother died."

"Ah." Alex nodded. "Your mother-in-law has always had this vaguely passive-aggressive thing going on with Lena. That makes sense now."

"Vaguely? Look, I love Lillian. She's a brilliant doctor, and I know you two get along famously. She's been wonderful to me. The whole family has, but she just snips at Lena all the time, and Lena never wants me to do anything about it. Oh, she grumbles about it whenever Mom is coming to visit, becomes a neurotic mess, but she never talks to her about it. Usually, we just screw the tension away."

"Which works for you because you're the girl of steel and hormones."

Kara grinned. "Hey, I have a hot wife. Don't be hating. You'd understand if you dated someone besides your microscope."

"I am not dating my microscope," Alex shot back, then leaned her elbows on the counter as she smiled. "At this point, it's a common law marriage. Don't disrespect our relationship."

"Marriage? I had no idea. I would have gotten you a gift. Where are you two registered?"

"Well, normally I'd say you don't need to, but I know your budget. Feel free to pay off my school loans."

"Maybe you could stop going back for more degrees," Kara said, pointing with her spoon.

"But school is fun."

"Nerd," Kara mumbled around her spoon. "Hey, if you want a real relationship, I'm sure I could set you up with someone."

"No thanks, I'm good."

"No seriously. Lena and I know tons of guys. We know good looking rich guys, even guys with microscopes. You want to meet another doctor?"

"What field of study?" Alex asked cagily. "I'm not dating a podiatrist."

"Ummm…how about nano-stuff? Lena has that friend from school, Jack Spheer, and he's a wicked nerd too. He's got a nice accent and women get all weak kneed about his looks. Interested?"

"Jack Speer who works with nanotechnology?" Alex asked standing up straight. "I'd love to speak with him. You can arrange that?"

"Date, Alex, the word is date."

"Whatever it takes. You can set that up?"

Kara shook her head, spooning more ice cream in her mouth while she eyed her sister critically. "The only nieces and nephews I'm ever going to have are from Lena's side of the family, aren't they?"

"No, I'm going to adopt when I'm forty. It's in my life plan."

"By Rao. You are such a romantic." Kara sighed. "If I asked Lena to set you up on a date…DATE with Jack Spheer, will you promise to talk to him about something besides science?"

"But…" Alex nearly whimpered but eventually she nodded.

"Alex, if you married him, he'd let you in his lab."

"Oh, my God."

Laughing, Kara spooned more ice cream from the container into her mouth. "Oh, by the way, I flew over to Metropolis this morning to talk to Kal-El."

Alex pulled out of her haze to meet her sister's gaze. "Hmmm? Kal-El? Oh, that's brilliant."

"Thank you. I'm the complete package."

"Can Clark help us get home?"

"He wasn't there."

"Where was he?"

Kara shrugged.

"Well what did Lois say?"

Kara shrugged again.

"Lois shrugged?"

"Nope, no Lois. Near as I can tell, Clark lives alone. I'm not sure if Lois knows who Kal-El actually is," Kara said staring down into the ice cream as she scooped more out.

"They're not married?"

"Honestly, I can't figure this place out. I know she is still using the last name of Lane, but that could just be a professional name. When I stopped in at Kal-El's place, he wasn't there. I went by the Fortress of Solitude and all it could tell me was that he was no longer on Earth."

"So…what does that mean?"

Kara shrugged, scopping out more ice cream and eating it with a smile. "Probably that something terrifying is hurtling toward the planet even as we speak, but it will be fine. That happens a lot."

"A…lot?"

Nodding, Kara replied, "More often than humans want to know. If you knew how many times a year you had a species ending near-event you'd probably never pay your taxes again. Just don't worry about it. Find a nice guy, make babies, and get matching microscopes. Is there any more pizza in the fridge?"

Alex stood stunned while her sister rummaged through the fridge. Getting her next Doctorate suddenly seemed drastically less important if their species wasn't going to be around. She wondered how her sister could be so casual about it but remembered her sister was one of two surviving members of her race. When you had already watched your planet and all of your people tear apart in front of your eyes, there wasn't much left you couldn't face.

"Okay, I'm done in the shower," Maggie said as she walked out wearing a towel, her clothes hanging over her arm. "I need the car today. The Flying Leotard here can carry you back to the DEO, okay Doc?"

"Ugh, I hate flying. Couldn't we just—?"

"Nope," Maggie cut her off. "Hey, I think cops have a motor pool or something. I bet I can get a car there today. I'll see what I can do."

"You both probably have cars at Luthor Corp," Kara said as she came back with half a pizza.

"But no keys," Maggie said.

"Hmmm…true. Okay, well I'll fly Alex to the DEO. You're sure this is safe?"

"Honestly, Kara, I was there and people were lovely. It was like an episode of the Twilight Zone, but it was fine. I met Director Henshaw, and he was fantastic."

"I met him once when I was nineteen," Kara replied. "He was awful. He's lucky lawyers got involved. I wanted to snap his neck."

"Oh, that was my Henshaw," Maggie said smiling. As Kara glared, she backed away. "Well, I'm going to get dressed and head into work. What time do you two want to meet back here tonight?"

"Dinner?" Alex suggested. "I can grab some groceries. How about a veggie stir fry?"

"I'm eating with Lena," Kara replied.

"Kara." There was a warning in Alex's voice.

"What? She said potstickers. I couldn't say no. That's like waving a red cape in front of a bull." A finger sticking out of her forehead on either side, Kara pawed at the ground with one foot.

"Bring me some back kid?" Maggie asked.

"No," Kara snapped back. "Don't shoot anyone at work today."

"No promises. If I have to eat nothing but vegetables for dinner that may force my hand."

As Maggie left the room, Alex said, "Kara, if you can't get in touch with Clark, what do you think about telling Lena who you really are?"

"I don't know, Alex. She isn't a scientist here, at least not anymore. I'm not sure she can help us."

"She must have scientists working for her who can. We ended up on the roof of the same building, looking at the same set up that we'd left on our world. Lena was the only one there. She isn't NOT a scientist here. She's just not working as a scientist. She can still do it."

Kara nodded, chewing on some pizza. "Okay, good point. I am worried about outing Kara Danvers though."

"Outing her? You think she's not openly gay?" Alex asked.

"Oh, I have absolutely no idea about that. I'd have to go with no. I mean, Lena is right there and nothing is going on. If you were gay, would you hit that?"

"She's my sister-in-law."

"Alex, work with me," Kara said dropping her pizza in frustration. "The Lena here who isn't your sister-in-law."

"Who also isn't a scientist?"

"Oh, for Rao's sake." Kara flipped the pizza box closed. "I hope you and your microscope live happily ever after. I'm talking about outing Kara Danvers as Supergirl. Lena doesn't know, remember?"

"Oh, right. You should try and protect her secret identity."

"Exactly. So I have to tell her that Kara got sent through some portal but leave out the whole Supergirl thing. Do you think I should tell her we're married?"

"Does it matter?" Alex asked.

"It matters to me," Kara replied.

"That's not what I mean, Kara. Does it matter if this Lena knows or not? Does it matter to us getting home?"

Kara considered that. "I guess not. Maybe I shouldn't tell her. It could get weird."

"Right, and you having sleepovers at her place with her not knowing is perfectly normal."

"Girls do that."

"Gay girls, do that," Alex mumbled. "Well, I'm going to grab a shower so we can go do…whatever this DEO thing is. I hope it is just a training exercise. I need you to stay with me and keep me from getting killed."

"Can do."

As Alex left, Maggie wandered in, buckling her belt. She grabbed a beer from the fridge, then checked the pizza box on the counter, smiling when she saw there was some left.

"Mine!" Kara said, slapping the lid closed.

"Kid, I'm stuck in another dimension playing cop for the day. I've got no idea who any of the people I work with are. I've got no idea what my cases are. I don't even know where my desk is. I was able to find my precinct after your sister logged into your computer last night. So you know, your password is cruller. I'm pretty sure I'm going to screw everything up today, and my butt is going to be a chew toy for someone with a shinier badge than my other self. If you don't let me start my day with a slice of cold pizza, I swear to God I will find a Kryptonite bullet somewhere and take your ass out."

Her eyebrows high, Kara stared for several seconds before she flipped the lid on the box open and said, "One slice."

"You're and angel," Maggie said with a grin as she took her slice.

As Maggie walked away, Kara said, "Hey, that's a beer in your hand. You can't drink and drive."

"Apparently, I can. I'm the fuzz. Who's going to pull me over? Have a great day at the DEO and a fun date with 'not your wife' tonight. Tell the good doctor that bacon is my favorite vegetable. See you around, Twinkle Toes." Stopping at the door, Maggie came back and grabbed the wallet that was sitting on the coffee table. "Almost forgot my money."

"Coffee and doughnuts?" Kara guessed.

"Nah, I need to send someone flowers."

Maggie left, and Kara wondered for just a moment before returning to her food. She was headed to the DEO and needed to charge up.