Thanx for the interest in the story.
Well, ending this takes me longer than I've planned. I guess it turns into a (little) sadgasm, I hope I don't start rambling. I'm still struggling with the format, some hints?
"This was a close call. And he's again getting worse" Lena said with concern and pointed to the monitors.
"Yeah." Alex sighed. "I need to show you something. I was working on a drug that should allow me to put J'onn in a medical introduced coma."
"And everybody is questioning my ethics?", Lena remarked.
"Several months ago he was badly hurt after a combat with a white Martian and in so much pain. If he was human, one had put him into a coma to let his body recover
and spare him the pain. Brainy, could you provide me with access to my files at the DEO?", Alex asked via the com.
"Sure Director", he answered.
While Alex and Lena prepared the drug for J'onn Eliza was finally arriving at L-Corp.
"James", Eliza just greeted with a weary smile as he welcomed her on the roof.
"Eliza", he replied and embraced her. "I'm so sorry"
She got out of the hug. "Well, I've feared for over three years to get a call like that but when it happens…", she shook her head and bite her lip fighting for composure.
"How are you, James?", she asked and scanned his patched up appearance.
"Just some surficial scratches. … I guess I'm the lucky one", he swallowed.
"What about J'onn", Eliza asked concerned.
"He is not healing. Lena and Alex are working on a drug to send him in a coma so that he has not to endure so much pain and can regain his strength"
"Maybe I can provide help" Eliza offered.
"Well, lets go to the main area and catch up with them"
They went down the hallway in silence for a while then Eliza stopped and said: "I've been to the crime scene. There was barely a clue that there was warehouse once.
…" she paused "But I didn't know where … and couldn't ask", Eliza stammered and trembled a bit.
"She was with J'onn … in the end. She wasn't alone", James replied with emphasis while his eyes got wet. They continued their way, arrived at the main lab level and
James offered "I will go and get Alex"
"No, it's okay. Just find out if I can be of any assistance. But I need to talk to Brainy, please. I have to know if there is a possibility we could tell the truth to Alex. I don't
think I will be able to lie to her in this situation but I don't want to put her wellbeing in danger because of selfish reasons", Eliza explained.
"I've been tempted to tell her several times today.", James admitted. "It's tough for her to think that Kara has been burned there. But me and Brainy had to follow
through this since we called Lena to help Supergirl"
Eliza looked at him and nodded. "Before we deal with this, can you bring me to Kara, please", she asked him. He nodded and showed her to the lab. Someone had
closed the blind of the observation room but had not been able to switch off the light. James opened the door for Eliza and let her enter. He stayed behind in the
doorframe unsure if it would be better to offer support to Eliza or to give her privacy but left reluctantly when his phone buzzed.
"Oh, dear god", Eliza exclaimed and froze. Although she knew for hours that Kara was dead the image in front of her shattered her heart into pieces. She had many
nightmares about losing one of the girls but reality was more brutal than imagination could have been. She needed a minute to come to motion and to near Kara's still
form which was still covered except her face. Eliza touched Kara's cheque and her fingers stopped at every bruise. Her foster mother took a chair and sat down.
Carefully she lifted the cover and took one of Kara's hands in her own. "Oh Sweetie, you don't deserve this. …I've always feared that something like that would be the
reward of your kindness. … " , she sobbed. There was so much spinning in Eliza's head: she tried to hold herself together for Alex' sake but the pain about this
inconceivable loss hit her like a tidal wave and she let her tears flow freely. She recalled their last meeting in Midvale when they sat till 2 AM on the porch and talked.
"I wish I had prevented Alex from the mindwipe. I wish I had tried harder. I should have suggested to go to Argo", Kara sighed.
"As much as I would have wanted that Alex hadn't done that months ago you decided that your home is on earth for a reason", Eliza replied.
"Yeah, I realised that Earth is my home and you guys are my family … and at the beginning of all this children of liberty crap I didn't want to let them win … poison my
home … but the price is maybe too high … now people again fear me and Alex could go insane … our relationship is strained as I have to keep my Supergirl persona
from her … if the DEO finds out my identity Alex and you will be in danger", Kara sighed.
"That is your decision. On the one hand I would be relieved to know you are safe on the other hand I would be worried because I know that you want to change the
situation and wouldn't be able to do it from there therefor unhappy", Eliza said. "But I will fully support you, Sweetie. Regardless of what you chose"
"You are right. I would leave the other aliens behind with the situation", Kara concluded.
"That was not what I'm saying", Eliza shook her head.
"And I would leave Alex behind and her sacrifice would be in vain"
"It was Alex' decision … to protect you. But she couldn't anticipate what would happen after that. So if you are of the opinion that there will be a better outcome if you
leave you should do that. Looking for cover is not a bad thing to do"
"Not everyone has a place to go back to. But if I keep on fighting and help to end the hatred maybe there will be sooner a situation which allows us to think about how
to undo this mindwipe", Kara said with emphasis. Eliza sighed and hugged Kara "You two are too brave for your own good" They sat there in comfortable silence and
watched the stars till Kara fell asleep leaning on Eliza.
Although the topic of their conversation was serious Eliza had enjoyed this evening because she was grateful that she was praised with such caring daughters even
when she had always feared that they would break some day from the responsibilities they carried on their shoulders.
Now sitting here and holding Kara's lifeless hand she asked herself whether she should have tried more to convince Kara to return to Argo. Even if everybody would
have been unhappy and Kara had to give up her civilian life but her daughter would be alive.