Kara flew around in the darkness of the night sky, feeling as though it matched the way she felt without her sister by her side. The thought of never reuniting with everyone she loved sent shivers down her spine and soon tears began to prick her eyes.
Landing down on a deserted island she started to pace back and forth hoping that the sounds of the sea, splashing waves and seagull-screams will calm her down. But it had only made her feel alone. So. Utterly. Alone.
Later that night Kara found herself back in front of Alex's apartment. She hesitantly knocked on the door and nervously shoved her hands into her pockets.
"Kara." Alex greeted opening the door.
"Hey." Kara smiled.
The brunette stepped back to let her pass.
"No, no I won't be staying for long."
"I thought you had no where else to go?" Alex asked confused.
"Well, I don't, really." Kara agreed. "But I've thought things through."
"Okay. So how about you explain inside?"
"That's not necessary." The blonde shook her head. "I just came here to say goodbye and apologize for being such a hindrance."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean that I was selfish. I came to you- I came here expecting you to put your life on hold and help me out. But in the process I- I momentarily forgot that you are not my sister. You don't owe me anything."
"Where are you gonna go?"
"I'll think of something. Listen, I wanna thank you for everything. I really appreciate what you've done for me."
"Kara-"
"It's okay." Kara smiled. "It was great to meet you."
And with that the blonde turned to leave.
"Kara, wait."
"I really need to go."
"Considering you have no where else to go I guess you're lying." Alex raised her brow making the blonde stop in her tracks for a moment, but as she continued to leave Alex admitted.
"I know the way to help you go back."
At that Kara stopped and turned to look at the older woman. "What? How?"
"I'll explain everything inside."
"Are you sure you want to do that?"
"Come on in." Alex smiled.
Guessing she'd be hungry Alex grabbed the left over pizza from the fridge and put it on the counter.
"Can you please just tell me how to get back?" Kara asked impatiently not feeling like eating until she got answers.
"Okay. I think I should paraphrase." Alex corrected. "There is a chance that there is someone out there who can figure out how to get you home."
"Who?"
"My friend knows somebody who can help us. It's a long story but he's special."
"Special? You mean like super smart?"
"I've never met him in person. It's not a public knowledge but there are people out there with special abilities."
"So you have aliens on this Earth too?" Kara smiled in disbelief.
"That's what I've heard. But they are either hiding or someone, the government's making them disappear."
"Listen, it's a long shot but it's the only way I can think of to get you home."
"But you don't really believe that do you?" Kara asked sensing the brunette's doubt. "That there are aliens with superpowers out there?"
"I don't know." The brunette sighed. "It's just one of those things that you need to see to believe."
Deciding it was the best opportunity to reveal the truth Kara picked up a piece of pizza and used her heat vision to warm it up before handing it to the perplexed brunette.
When Alex just started at the food in disbelief Kara said.
"I guess I should have mentioned this before; I have powers."
She watched as the brunette rushed to close the blinds peaking through them to make sure they weren't being watched.
"What's wrong?" Kara asked.
"You can't use your powers out there. I don't know a lot about the others, people with powers, but what I do know is that they are not safe here."
"You said you have a friend who is more familiar with the subject. Do you think we can meet them?"
Alex rubbed her throbbing head clearly struggling with her thoughts. Finally she grabbed her phone and dialed Maggie's number as she closed the door to the bedroom leaving the younger woman in the lounge.
"I can fly us there." Kara offered standing up as soon as Alex came back.
"You can fly? Alex asked getting distracted. "Scratch that. You've been using your powers in public?"
When the blonde just looked at her sheepishly Alex pocketed her phone and warned.
"You can't use them, in any way." Alex said sternly.
"No drawing attention to myself. Got it."
"Good."
"Let's go."
*0*0*0*0*
As they reached the rendezvous point Alex parked her motorbike near the warehouse.
Silently walking towards the building they got startled when they heard sounds coming from behind one of the containers.
Scanning the area with her x-ray vision Kara noticed a stray dog wandering around. As she turned to the other woman she saw her holding a gun.
"Don't." She super sped to grab the gun from her and explained. "It's just a dog."
The younger girl handed her the weapon back and leaned over to pet the small animal when it ran to them happily wagging his tail.
"Not the time Kara."
"Sorry. Dogs tend to like me."
"It's fine."
"Wait." Kara said pulling her hand away from the door-knob before slipping down her glasses to check the building.
"No one is in there yet."
"It's been abandoned for months." Alex said as they started to look around.
Kara's eyes went to the gun holster on her belt. "Why do you need a gun anyway?"
The brunette stopped in her tracks and turned to the other girl giving her all her attention.
"I mean, being a scientist and all." The younger woman added when the other one kept quiet.
"Can you keep a secret?"
"Pff, of course I can. Well, some people in my life would disagree but I've been keeping my powers hidden for a long time. That counts for something right?" She rambled on stopping when she noticed the brunette looking at her amused. "Sorry. The point is you can trust me."
"I'm not really a scientist. Well, I used to be and I'm still helping out sometimes but right now I work with the FBI. And that's why I was a perfect fit for the mission."
"What mission?" Kara asked confused.
"The lab I'm currently working in - it's not what it seems. There's something shady going on deep inside and we need to figure out what it is."
"How do you know that?"
"The FBI got tipped off."
Before Alex could say more the door opened and Detective Sawyer came in.
"You're late." Alex chastised.
"No, you're early." Maggie countered.
"Maggie." Kara said stunned.
"Sorry. Do I know you?"
"No. It's just that Alex told me a lot about you" She lied. "I mean she didn't say that much but -" Kara stuttered awkwardly.
"This is Kara." Alex finally interrupted.
"Hi." Kara smiled shaking her hand.
"So what do you need?" Maggie asked turning her gaze back to the brunette.
"Remember the place your friend told you about?"
"What about it?" She confirmed crossing her arms.
"Do you know how to get there?"
"Alex, I don't even know if it exists."
"But your friend-"
"Is not in the right frame of mind anymore." Maggie interrupted. "It could all be his imagination."
"Or he knows something that no one else does."
"Or he's just crazy." the detective countered. "Even if it were true, he was so horrified by what he'd seen that he'd never agree to go back."
"I know you don't know me but this is really important. Can you at least ask him to meet me?" Kara asked desperate.
"He won't tell you anything."
"Please."
When the two women looked at her pleadingly she finally agreed and demanded. "Fine. But first you tell me what the hell is going on."
As Alex was trying to figure out how to start Kara's superhearing picked up multiple heartbeats nearing their location.
"Did you bring someone with you?" Kara asked concerned.
"No. It's just me. Why?"
"Someone's coming." Kara said.
Taking off her glasses she noticed they were heavily armed. Not willing to take any chances she grabbed the two women and flew out of the window."
TBC