A/N: Merry Christmas Guys!
After the night spent wandering the hills Kara wondered if anyone had noticed her disappearance. In broad daylight it became clear that there is no easy way out of wherever she was. Especially after being injured. That's why she was so glad to have company. The dog didn't leave her side for a minute. She felt like it was guarding her. When it started to rain and she was becoming more tired, she realized that the animal was guiding her somewhere. It soon became clear that the dog was showing her to, what seemed to be, its shelter. After they entered the cave, she laid down on the ground. Her suit was compeletly drenched and she was shivering and exhausted.
"So you're from Krypton too, huh?" Supergirl asked after she got herself comfortable.
"I guess that's a yes." She said after the dog barked causing the surface in front of him to freeze.
"Well, you must have been scared when you first got here, too." She stated while he was wagging his tail happily.
"Nahkluv ghozk bem ehdhyw." Supergirl praised him in Kryptonese. The animal seemed to react the same way she did when it heard the language from their dead planet.
After a few more hours Kara couldn't help but consider the option that no one had noticed she was gone. J'onn gave her a day off, Snapper couldn't care less about her absence and Alex had a date yesterday, but maybe she checked on her after that? Well, probably not. Her sister didn't seem to care so much lately. But that's okay. Kara was happy for her and she didn't want to get in the way of her sister's new life with Maggie. And it's not like Alex has been complaining about the lack of sister's nights that used to be their fundamental tradition. That's what makes Kara miss her planet and her parents even more. Someone who would love her no matter what. Someone who would never stop caring. And her friends who would never call her a freak.
"Happy Birthday, Kara." Lara said giving her a bracelet with the infinity symbol on one side and their names on the other.
"Lara. You didn't have to. We had a deal, no gifts." Kara reminded her but was still glad to have such a great friend.
"It's not a gift. It is a reminder that our friendship is forever. That no matter what we stick together." Lara promised hugging her friend. "And that's why I have the exact same one."
"Thank you." Kara said smiling brightly.
"Come on. We can't miss that view." Lara urged her. Twice a year a little forest near the lake was transformed into a beautiful lanscape. Resin from the bark of every tree shining, each one in a different color.
"Okay. I have to get back soon, though. Mother and Aunt Astra are waiting for me."
Kara was brought back to reality by the dog licking her face.
"Hey, hey I'll pay more attention to you I promise." She said as he continued to fawn." You're so cute, you know that?"
After a moment of looking at the animal it felt somehow familiar. "You remind me of my neighbour's puppy on Krypton. He had the same eyes."
As soon as the words came out of her mouth she realized she was looking at that exact same dog and called. "Krypto?"
Krypto started to jump and bark in joy. That was enough evidence to prove her suspicion. She wasn't surpised. She'd also be happy if somebody close to her from Krypton showed up.
After the sun began to fade she was starting to lose hope to be found soon. Without her powers she felt vulnerable. A throbbing pain in her broken arm was getting worse and cold weather and a wet suit weren't helping. But after some time she felt herself slow down in time and she couldn't really feel anything. She started to fall asleep and Krypto snuggled into her gave her a sense of safety.
At the DEO
"Anything?" Alex asked Winn after her sister hasn't given any sign of life since yesterday.
"No. Her earpiece is offline. But I'm trying to turn it back on remotely." Winn aswered nervously.
"I should have checked on her. I had this feeling that something was not right but I decided to ignore it. It's all my fault." Alex admitted guiltily pacing the control room.
"The only one to blame is me. I shouldn't have let her leave the DEO after that fight." J'onn confessed." But now we have to focus on finding her. I've already sent a rescue team to her last known location but the area is huge. It will probably take days to find her."
"It's too long. What if she's hurt?" The agent asked imaging how scared her sister must be.
"Let's not speculate. This is not going to help us find her." J'onn said in stern voice.
"You know, I've been trying to recall the last real converation me and Kara had and I realized that I don't even remember it. I can't remember when we last met outside of work." Alex admitted angry at herself.
"You have both been busy." J'onn tried to comfort her.
"I have never been too busy for Kara before. Last week she wanted to talk to me about something, I saw it was bothering her but I told her that we'd discuss it on a sister's night which I later cancelled anyway. Now she's missing and I don't know how to help her." The agent confessed sadly.
"Alex, we will find her." J'onn promised.
"I'm sorry but I can't get the device to work. It must have been destroyed." Winn said.
"Come on, we're going to help with the search." J'onn said turning into his Martian form.
"Mom?" Kara called looking at a woman wearing a long blue dress."Is that really you?"
"Kara, my daugter. I'm here to take you home." The woman said kneeling next to Kara.
"But, but mom our home is gone. Krypton is gone." Kara said confused.
"I don't mean Krypton. Rao's Light is our home now." Alura explained stroking her cheek.
"I missed you so much, mom." Kara cried.
"I will never leave you again, my daughter." Alura promised.
"Ni ho shimoni hii shu zhu."
"Ni ho shimoni hii shu zhu aonah."
TBC
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