55 Months After the Destruction of National City
"I just don't understand what it is you're going to do, Alex." Maggie sighed across the table.
The two of them were in Paris, sitting outside a perfectly ordinary coffee shop. Five years ago, it might have been romantic, they might have been on holiday celebrating their anniversary. The world had changed far too much. Still, they were hiding in plain sight, just like Oliver had told them. Even with Supergirl outing Oliver's true identity, he had manged to funnel enough funds into various accounts to keep the Insurgency afloat.
Alex had thrown on a deep black wig that spilled down beyond her shoulders, and Maggie had dyed hers a rather striking blonde. At a glance, no one noticed that the two most wanted terrorists on planet Earth were sat drinking coffee.
"I'm not giving up." Alex answered.
Maggie sighed. "You've spent five years, pulled every trick out of the bag, and where are we? No closer to stopping her or the Regime."
"She crossed the line we can't ever cross, Mags. Somewhere in there, she's still my sister, and for the sake of the sister I love I have to stop her. What she did—"
"I know she's done some awful things. The friends that she's killed. I'm not disagreeing with you. Just tell me we aren't spitting in the wind. Tell me we have a plan?"
It wasn't the first time things had gotten tense between them. Five years of trying to find a way to take down her sister has consumed Alex more than she had ever thought that it would. The strain it put on her relationship with Maggie was just another consequence of that. Despite it all though, Alex knew Maggie was with her until the end. That no matter what the two would fight side by side until it was over, one way or another.
"Short-term, mobilise as many super-powered humans as possible to fight the Regime. Heroes…villains…anyone who wants what we want, to take it to the streets." Alex answered.
Maggie put down her coffee. "How can you trust any of them. You know what they are."
"I do," Alex replied quickly. "Which is why I want you to run the operation. They're afraid of me, but you understand them better than I do. I spent my whole career fighting aliens, and gods, and monsters. You're a cop. You know how they think."
"Okay," Maggie nodded. "Say this does work. What then? You yank on Kara's tail until we end up in another super battle royal with the Justice League. You really think that's going to work this time? Against her?"
Alex grimaced. "Anyone can be beaten."
"You're not Oliver," Maggie practically whispered. "He was the one with the plans, the one willing to take them all out if we hit the worse case scenario. But this is Supergirl. You want me to be in charge of the crooks, fine I'll do it. All I'm saying is that you need to be honest with yourself about all this. You know I'm with you until the end, babe, ride or die," Maggie reached across the table and took Alex's hands. "But I don't know if we can win this. I don't think anyone on Earth can stop her."