Chapter 59

Kara was taken straight through to the medical centre when she arrived at the DEO headquarters, multiple machines were hooked up to her body as she was forced to lay back on the bed, Alex stayed by her side the entire time

She spotted Winn outside the door peering in a couple of times but she got the feeling that the medical staff were keeping out all unnecessary personnel, with the exception of Alex

The blonde just laid there, allowing people to poke and prod at her

Finally the lead doctor came to stand in front of them with a tablet in his hands, he glanced at the screens that showed everything that they were monitoring

"Well" he started "I'm not 100% sure why you do not have your powers, there are no traces of Kryptonite in your system, everything else seems to be functioning as usual"

He paused

"Did you experience any lack of abilities whilst you were absent?" he asked as he tapped away at his tablet, the sunbed's light increasing a little

Kara nodded "My powers were taken from me"

"What?" questioned Alex "By who?"

"How did it happen?" the doctor interjected "For the whole period?"

Kara turned her head away from them, she exhaled, she knew they were only trying to help and get to the bottom of this but it felt like she was being interrogated and in this moment she didn't care

"I'm not entirely sure" she answered "Magic I guess"

She could tell instantly that the doctor was doubtful, but she didn't know what else to say, the world she had gone to was filled with magic, how else could see explain it

"Agent Danvers may I have a private word?" he requested, gesturing to the door

Alex nodded and followed him, glancing back at Kara with a concerned looked in her brown eyes. The door closed behind them, Kara could see them speaking just outside the observation window, it also looked like Alex was not liking what the doctor was saying, she crossed her arms over her chest looking unimpressed, eventually he nodded and gave her a unknowing look before walking away

Alex stood at the window for a moment, Kara could practically see the wheels in her head turning, see met the blonde's gaze through the glass, the tense posture fading away as she re-entered the room

"Y'know I've never liked him much" she said with a slight smile "Too big for his boots I think"

She dropped into the seat next to the bed, her eyes becoming serious

"You up for telling me what happened?"

Kara wanted to say no, but she knew that Alex was asking as a concerned sister, this wasn't a proper after mission report, so the blonde exhaled and began

"I was taken to a parallel world by a powerful being I can only describe as a witch, but she was more than that, she gave me a quest of sorts, to save Morgana" she paused for a moment as she said her name aloud "Save her from her own destruction and return her to her family, but it this world I didn't have my Kryptonian powers"

Kara spoke for what seemed like hours, Alex staying quiet and just taking it all in, listening to her sister's story. Kara tried to keep it together but her voice cracked a couple of times, especially when she spoke of her time with Morgana, she omitted most of the personal detail and just stayed on the main quest, but as soon as she finished, she could see the sorrow-filled look in Alex's eyes

"This Morgana girl sounds kind of special, it takes a lot to defend someone like that" Alex gestured to Kara's cuts and bruises that had travelled over into her world with her

Kara looked down at her hands and began picking her nails nervously

"Do you think that she was the parallel of Lena in her world?" Alex continued after Kara's silence

The blonde nodded slowly, biting her lip to stop it trembling

"What are you going to tell Lena?" her sister asked quietly

Kara pressed her lips together as she swallowed a lump that was forming in her throat

"I have to tell her everything" Kara wiped away the water in her eyes

There was a quiet buzzing and Alex pulled her phone from her pocket

"Speak of the devil" she muttered, she glanced up "What do you want me to do?"

"We can't leave her in the dark"

Alex nodded and answered her phone

"Hey, yer she's back in the city, no, no don't come down here… Lena, I will bring her to you, we just need a little more time"

Alex fell silent as it sounded like Lena was arguing with her

"Fine, fine" Alex conceded

She held the phone out for Kara, the blonde hesitated

"She says she wants to talk to you or she's landing her helicopter on the roof" Alex shrugged

Slowly Kara took the phone, she took a deep breath before putting it to her own ear

"Kara?"

The sound of her concerned voice had Kara's blue eyes flooding with tears again

"Kara, Are you there?" she asked softly "Kara, darling, please if you are there answer me" Lena's own voice on the verge of tears

"I'm here" Kara croaked

She heard Lena gasp, her breathing quickening

"You're really back" she confirmed "Oh, Kara"

Kara held back her sobs "Lena" was all she could manage to say

"I'm here Kara" there was a slight pause "Please come home to me, I need to see you, please, just come home" she pleaded

Kara took a deep breath "I will"

"Soon" Lena instructed her voice close to breaking

"Soon" Kara agreed "I promise" the blonde sniffed back tears

"I love you" Lena whispered

"I love you too" Kara couldn't hold back the tears, she hung up the phone and curled into herself, burying her face in the pillow

Alex sat beside her and wrapped her arms around her sister, holding her while she cried