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Landing them safely on a desert away from the city Kara deduced that out of fear she may have been flying too fast. In fact, so fast that right now she watched with guilty eyes as Maggie closed her eyes while leaning over and cursing under her breath as she tried to fend off nausea.
"Sorry." Kara said sheepishly extending her hand to comfort the brunette, but before she could touch her Maggie pulled out her gun and warned.
"Stay back."
"Woah! Let's all take it easy for a minute." Alex intervened putting herself between the two.
"I can explain." Kara said standing next to Alex, ignoring her doubtful look.
Hesitantly the Detective lowered her gun. "I'm all ears."
"So, where do I start umm, maybe when Alex and I got separated in the portal. I mean my Alex. My-Earth Alex." Kara wondered bringing her finger to her lips in thought and shook her head. "No, you need some context first."
"Another Earth?" Maggie asked confused.
"Mhmm. Well, Earth-38 to be exact." The blonde smiled nervously.
"I now it's hard to believe but there are multiple earths, each vibrating at different frequency, making it impossible for them to see one another." Kara continued regretting not recording explaining it to Alex before.
"Everyone there can fly too?" Maggie raised her eyebrow, clearly sceptical.
"No. But there are other aliens out there as well. I'm from Krypton but I was forced to leave it when it exploded." The younger woman said with the sadness that always accompanies her when talking about her lost home.
"Why Alex?"
"What?"
"Why did you come to her?"
Kara opened her mouth to answer but Alex beat her up to it. "Because she's my sister."
The blonde was surprised and touched at the certainty in her voice.
"Thank you." She smiled when Alex turned her gaze to her.
When they saw that Maggie still had a hard time believing the story Alex walked closer and took her hand. "Do you trust me?"
"You know I do."
Maggie looked over the taller woman's shoulder to see Kara looking at her in the same pleading manner as Alex did.
"Fine. I'll help." Maggie waved her hands in defeat.
Just as she finished speaking she felt the life being squeezed out of her as Kara super sped to not-so-gently hug her.
"It's okay." The Detective croaked.
"Super strength Kara." Alex reminded making her quickly pull away.
"Sorry."
"So what else can you do?" Maggie asked curious.
"Superspeed, superhearing x-ray vision, invulnerability, well almost, heat vision-" Kara listed counting with her fingers.
"That's cool."
"Wanna see?" Kara grinned eager to impress the two.
"Okay. Let's get back now and brag later." Alex interrupted.
"I wasn't bragging." Kara mumbled blushing.
"So how do we get back?"
Predicting the blonde's suggestion Maggie pointed her finger at her and warned. "Don't even think about that."
"We need to get back to the city somehow." Alex pointed out.
"I'll go slower this time." Kara promised.
"Just don't fly over the city. We stop on the outskirts."
"Okay."
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Soon the trio found their way back to the city.
"I need a drink." Alex said guiding them to the nearby bar.
As they sat eating the food, or in Kara's case devouring it, and planned what to do next. Their attention was shifted to the TV when the barman turned the volume on.
"The mysterious video has just been revealed. It appears that we have a super powered hero in our city."
"Or a vigilante." The other news anchor countered.
"Either way, this short footage has caused people to question the intentions of the mystery woman.
They sat eyes glued to the screen where Supergirl was fighting the men and after defeating them she used her superspeed to change back from her suit.
"Who is that woman? Can we feel safe in our own city?"
"Kara!" Alex exclaimed straight in her ear making the younger girl jump.
"It was before you told me not to use my powers. And they were hurting him."
Without a second thought Alex nodded to Maggie indicating to the door and grabbed Kara's hand pulling her outside.
"My potstickers." Kara sighed sadly.
"I'm sorry I didn't know there were cameras in there."
Alex rummaged through her pockets and pulled out her keys.
"Here. Go to my apartment and stay there. I mean it Kara."
"What about you?"
"We're gonna pay the visit to Maggie's friend.
"We are?" Maggie asked.
"We are."
"Fine. But I'm talking to him alone. He trusts me." Maggie said.
"I'll be okay." Alex promised when the blonde hesitated.
"Be careful."
"Kara wait." Alex called after her as she started to pull off her black jacket with a hoodie.
"What?"
"You'll bring too much attention in that." She pointed at her pink sweater and threw her the jacket. "Put the hood on."
"Do you want mine?"
"I'm good."
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"I should go in with you."
"We had a deal. Besides, he won't talk with you there." Maggie protested.
"Oh I can make him talk."
"Alex. He is not the bad guy here. So stay."
"Fine."
Maggie looked behind her to make sure Alex did as promised and knocked on the door.
"Jack, it's me. I just want to talk."
Hearing no response she knocked again. "You know you owe me."
When the man finally croaked the the door open Maggie said. "Please."
"What do you need?"
"I need you to tell me how to get there. The place where you escaped from." She specified.
"I'm not going back." He instantly answered, his voice haunted.
"I'm not asking you to. I promise. All I want is the location."
"Why? Why would you want to go there?"
"I can't tell you that. But I have my reasons."
"I'm not sending you on a suicide mission." The man protested.
"What about everyone out there who wasn't as lucky as you, who could't escape. They are still stuck there. Don't you wanna help them?"
"All I want is to forget."
"I can see that." Maggie said looking at empty beer bottles scattered around the apartment.
"Leave."
"Not until you answer me."
He went to open the door and almost yelled. "I said go."
When the brunette saw Alex was about to come up she raised her hand to stop her.
"I thought friends were supposed to help each other. That's what I did for you. I was there for you." Maggie paused waiting for the words to sink in before turning to leave. "Don't expect me to come back."
"Wait."
He came back inside and came back with a piece of paper.
"Don't say I didn't warn you."
TBC
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