It's been a few weeks since Kara blew out her powers; she is showing signs of them not returning for how long they don't know. Maggie decided she's taking a leave of absence from work and help Kara with what's going on.
"Kar, Alex asked if we can meet her at the DEO for more testing.", Maggie said as she walked into Kara's room with coffee in her hands.
"I didn't sleep again last night.", Kara said to Maggie with a tired look on her face.
"I know, I wake up every time you do. Are you having nightmares again?", Maggie asked her girlfriend.
"Yeah about Krypton and it exploding.", Kara said with tears in her eyes.
"Oh babe, I'm sorry.", Maggie said as she hugged Kara who started to cry. After what seemed like hours Kara finally cried herself to sleep. Maggie texted Alex to let her know they would come by tomorrow for testing, that Kara didn't sleep last night. Alex replied that she would see them in a few minutes.
"Did she have a nightmare?", Alex asked as she walked quietly into Kara's apartment.
"Yeah, about Krypton exploding. She cried herself to sleep. I feel so helpless right now.", Maggie said to Alex with tears in her eyes.
"We just have to be there for her, we'll get through this together. If you need someone to talk to, Kelly and I are here to talk.", Alex said to Maggie with a small smile on her face.
"Thank you, the same goes for you. I know this is affecting you too.", Maggie said to Alex.
"It is but Kelly and I have talked about it. She's helped a lot. But you don't have anyone to vent too. So if you need to just know we are there for that.", Alex said to Maggie.
"I appreciate it, Al.", Maggie said as Kara started mumbling in her sleep. "Babe, wake up it's just a dream.", Maggie said to Kara as she kissed her on the forehead. "Come on Kar, wake up.", Maggie said as she shook Kara a little to wake her up.
"Mags.", Kara said when she woke up.
"I'm right here, so is Alex.", Maggie said to Kara.
"I dreamt that you died in my arms on Krypton. Alex why am I having these dreams?", Kara cried to Maggie and Alex.
"I don't know baby sis but we'll figure it out together. I promise.", Alex said as she rubbed Kara's leg to comfort her.
"I'm right here babe, right next to you. We will get through this, you will get through this. We'll make sure of that.", Maggie said as she held Kara to comfort her. "I love you.", Maggie said to Kara.
"I love you too.", Kara said to Maggie as she cuddled her closer.
"How long have you been having these nightmares for?", Alex asked her sister, realizing that both Kara and Maggie looked exhausted.
"Since I've been awake at Lena's lab. They never went away. It's always someone that I love dying.", Kara said to Alex.
"She also hasn't been eating much.", Maggie threw in there so that Alex knew how serious this was getting. "I know not having her powers means she won't eat nearly as much as she used to. But she's not even eating a normal amount for a human.", Maggie said to Alex.
"That's concerning but I think right now you're depressed, Kar. You've always had powers and now you don't. We have no idea when or if they are going to come back. But just know whatever happens we'll help you through it. Maybe you should go back to talking to Dr. Ross. She helped you so much when you first came here. Plus she knows you have powers so you wouldn't have to hide that.", Alex said to her little sister.
"I guess I can give her a call.", Kara said as she snuggled into Maggie more.
"I can always go with you.", Maggie said to Kara as she kissed her forehead.
"I think that's a great idea. You need all the support you can get.", Alex said to Kara with a small smile on her face.
"I'll think about it.", Kara said as she started to yawn.
"Why don't you try and get some more sleep?", Maggie asked Kara.
"Okay, love you guys.", Kara said as she snuggled into her pillow as Maggie covered her then her and Alex walked out of Kara's room.
"Could I maybe call your mom and see if she minds if Kara and I stay with her for a few? I think staying here is making Kara worse. I think she feels guilty for not being able to help the city. Maybe going to Midvale will help her heal?", Maggie asked Alex.
"I think that's a great idea. You don't need my permission to call my mom, especially if it's to help my sister. I can stay here so we can tell Kara together after you call my mom.", Alex said to Maggie with a small smile on her face.
"I just didn't know if it would be weird to call her without you knowing.", Maggie said to Alex.
"She's basically your mother-in-law so go call her.", Alex said which got Maggie to chuckle.
"Very funny Danvers.", Maggie said to Alex as she grabbed her phone and dialed Eliza's number.
"Maggie, is everything alright?", Eliza asked into the phone.
"Hi Eliza, we're okay. Well Alex and I think Kara's depressed. I was wondering if we could maybe stay with you for a little while? I think getting Kara out of the city might help. Alex is trying to get her to see Dr. Ross again.", Maggie said into the phone.
"Is she having nightmares again? And not eating?", Eliza asked Maggie.
"Yeah, she has barely slept since she's come from Lena's lab.", Maggie said to Eliza with tears in her eyes.
"Oh dear. Talk to Kara, you two are more than welcome to come here. I'll get everything ready for when you arrive. Text me when you two are on your way. Thank you for calling Maggie.", Eliza said into the phone.
"Thank you Eliza.", Maggie said.
"No need to thank me Maggie.", Eliza said before she hung up the phone.
"When are we going to Midvale?", Kara asked as she heard the very last part of the convo.
"That's up to you babe, we don't have to go. Alex and I just thought maybe it could be good for you.", Maggie said as she brought Kara into her arms.
"I think it's a good idea. I think I need to leave the city for a while.", Kara said to Maggie.
"Eliza said we can come anytime. We just have to text her and let her know.", Maggie said to Kara.
"Can we leave today?", Kara asked her girlfriend.
"I just have to go into work and take personal leave. Then we can head there.", Maggie said with a small smile on her face.
"I thought you were on personal leave already?", Kara asked Maggie.
"It ends tomorrow, but I have never used my personal leaves. So I have plenty. I just need to let them know I'm extending it.", Maggie said to Kara.
"I don't want you doing that, I can just go to Midvale myself.", Kara said to Maggie as she went to pull out of Maggie's arms.
"Hey no don't run. You are not doing this alone. I could care less if I lose my job over this. My job is to help you heal and if my boss doesn't like that then he can kiss my ass. You mean more to me then that job. I love you and you are not going to do this by yourself.", Maggie said to Kara.
"Okay, and I love you too.", Kara said with a small smile on her face and she hugged Maggie.
"El Mayarah.", Maggie said to Kara.
"Stronger together.", Kara said back to Maggie. "Al, will you and Kelly come too?", Kara asked her sister.
"I'll ask her, then we'll set everything up.", Alex said to her little sister as she picked her phone up and texted Kelly.
"What if I can't be fixed? What if I can never be Supergirl again?", Kara asked Maggie as she began to cry.
"One step at a time babe, your nightmares will fade, we'll get you help and you'll be back to yourself. Or an even better version of yourself. If your powers don't come back, we'll deal with that together, being supergirl isn't the only thing you are good at doing; it doesn't define who you are either. Kara Zor-El is Kara Zor-El even without her powers.", Maggie said to Kara and she hugged her. "We'll get you through this, I love you.", Maggie said as she let Kara let it all out.
"Is she okay?", Alex asked when she came back into the room.
"Just worried that she's not going to get better, or be Supergirl anymore.", Maggie said to Alex as she continued to hold Kara. "Breathe babe you're going to hyperventilate.", Maggie said to Kara when she realized that Kara was trying to catch her breath. "Come on Kar, look breathe like me.", Maggie said as she took Kara's hand and placed it on her chest and she started to breathe to get Kara to calm down. "That's it baby, keep breathing.", Maggie said to Kara.
"I'll get the door, it's probably Kelly.", Alex said as she headed to Kara's front door.
"How is she?", Kelly asked as she walked into the door.
"She's currently hyperventilating from crying. She's afraid of not getting better or being able to be Supergirl again.", Alex said to Kelly with a concerned tone to her voice.
"We'll get her better.", Kelly said as she noticed Maggie trying to calm Kara down.
"There you go.", Maggie said to Kara as she wiped her tears away and kissed her forehead.
"This sucks.", Kara said to her family.
"It does, but we are here to help.", Maggie said to Kara with a warm smile.
"Are you two coming with us to moms?", Kara asked Alex and Kelly.
"We are, I just took some time off.", Kelly said to Kara with a smile.
"What about your patients?", Kara asked Kelly.
"They can reach me if they really need me. If not I have another doctor that can take care of them while I'm away. If I need to, I can come back for a day or two to help whoever and then I'll be back with you.", Kelly said to Kara.
"Maybe you should stay. I don't want anyone getting worse because they don't have you helping them.", Kara said as she was holding back tears.
"Kara, you are one of the most important people in my life. If you need my help then I am going to be there for you. Other people can get help from someone else while I'm helping you. You are my sister, I'm going to help my family no matter what.", Kelly said to Kara as she brought her into a hug as Kara started to cry.
"She's a keeper, Danvers.", Maggie said to Alex with a small smile on her face.
"She is.", Alex said to Maggie as she looked at Kelly with love in her eyes.
"Why do I keep crying? I feel like I've been crying for months.", Kara asked when her and Kelly broke their hug.
"You're stressed, which is why we need to leave and go relax in Midvale.", Alex said to her sister.
"We can go as soon as I'm done talking to my Captain. I'll go make the phone call right now.", Maggie said to them as she stepped out into the hallway to call her captain.
"We are going to go and pack ourselves. We'll be back here in an hour or so okay?", Alex said to Kara.
"Okay, love you.", Kara said to her sisters'.
"We love you too.", Alex said before they left her apartment. "We'll be back in an hour or so. We have to go pack.", Alex said when they walked out into the hallway and saw that Maggie was off the phone.
"Sounds good.", Maggie said to them as she tried to hide the fact that she was angry at something.
"Everything okay? You look angry.", Alex asked Maggie.
"My boss is just a dick. I lost my job because I chose Kara over work. I could care less about the job. It's more of him not understanding that Kara comes first. He literally said to me that she'll get over her issues. That she's just trying to get attention. I was going to quit after he said that but he did that for me in the next sentence.", Maggie said to Alex and Kelly.
"What a douche.", Alex said to Maggie. "Sorry you lost your job though. I know being a cop meant a lot to you.", Alex said to Maggie.
"He is, and I'm not sorry, Kara is my world now. Being here with her means more to me then being a cop.", Maggie said to Alex.
"Good choice of words there Sawyer.", Alex said to Maggie with a smile on her face. "If you want there's a job for you with J'onn and I.", Alex said to Maggie with a smirk.
"I'll think about it. Let's get Kara well first.", Maggie said to her.
"Sounds like a good plan.", Alex said with a smile on her face as her and Kelly walked to the elevator at the end of the hallway; as Maggie walked back into the apartment.
"You got fired?", Kara asked Maggie with concern in her voice.
"You heard that?", Maggie asked Kara.
"I might have been near the door when you were talking.", Kara said with a blush on her face. Embarrassed that she got caught eavesdropping.
"I did get fired. But you are more important than a job, Kara. If they can't support that family comes first for me then it's not worth working for them.", Maggie said to Kara who was close to tears.
"But I cost you your job.", Kara said to Maggie.
"You did not cost me my job. I chose to take time off to be here with you, to make sure you get better. They are the ones that couldn't see that and they are the ones that are at fault for me losing my job. Not you Kar, you are not the reason. I love you, I want to be here and help you get better and a job would have gotten in the way of that anyway. I was going to quit but then my captain fired me anyway.", Maggie said to Kara. "You are my life and I'd do anything for you.", Maggie said to Kara as she stepped closer to her and placed her forehead on Kara's.
"I love you too, you're my life too. Thank you for saving me.", Kara said to Maggie.
"No need to thank me for loving you.", Maggie said to Kara as she hugged her. "We need to pack.", Maggie said after a few minutes of them embracing each other.
"How long are we staying for?", Kara asked Maggie as they headed into their room to pack.
"That's up to you. Just pack what you can, if we need more stuff then we can always go shopping in Midvale.", Maggie said to Kara with a smile on her face.
"Okay, I think Mom has some stuff there that I left the last time Alex and I went. So we might need to only get you stuff.", Kara said to Maggie as they began to pack their bags.
"Sounds good, we'll figure it out after we get there.", Maggie said to Kara as she stopped packing and pecked Kara on her lips. "I love you.", Maggie said once the kiss broke.
"I love you too.", Kara said with a small smile on her face. "You don't think I'm running away do you?", Kara asked Maggie as they continued to pack.
"Running away how?", Maggie asked Kara.
"I'm taking leave from work and going back home. Isn't that running away from my problems?", Kara asked Maggie.
"No, not at all babe. If anything it makes you strong. You are realizing you need help and that you can't do things on your own. There's nothing wrong with needing or wanting help.", Maggie said to Kara.
"Okay.", Kara said to Maggie as she continued to pack her bags. "If I never get my powers back, would you still want me?", Kara asked Maggie.
"Of course I would. Kara, I don't love you because you have powers. I love you for who you are as a person. You would still be the dorky Kara Danvers that everyone loves. That includes me.", Maggie said to Kara.
"Just making sure.", Kara said to Maggie with a small smile on her face.
"You have me and always will.", Maggie said as she kissed Kara and hugged her. "Now let's finish up before Alex and Kelly get back.", Maggie said as she broke the embrace and started to pack again.
