Supergirl (TV Series)
Nightmare in National City (2021)
Hannah James: Maeve Nal
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Quotes
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Maeve Nal : I think I've figured something out. Do you see these small diamond shapes here?
Nia Nal : The little ones around the big ones?
Maeve Nal : I always assumed they were decorative, like a frame. But what if these small diamonds represent these spires, here?
Nia Nal : Guess it's possible.
Maeve Nal : And if that's true, then maybe this big diamond in the center isn't just a symbol of the Dream totem.
Nia Nal : It's the actual location.
Maeve Nal : I know looking for a giant Dream spire in the middle of this place is like looking for a big tree in an endless forest. At least it's something. Just wish we could get a better view.
Nia Nal : I may have a way.
[using her powers, she conjures a platform that raises them into the air]
Maeve Nal : Wow. That was amazing. Did Mom teach you how to do this?
Nia Nal : No. I figured it out by myself. So, do you see any spires that look bigger than the others?
Maeve Nal : No.
[noticing something]
Maeve Nal : There's one that's more... gold.
Nia Nal : [Maeve's necklace glows again] Maeve, that's it. We found it.
Maeve Nal : We did.
Nia Nal : [Maeve takes her hand; uncomfortable, she lets go] We should get moving.
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Maeve Nal : You tracked me down?
Nia Nal : Don't flatter yourself. I didn't know it was you. The name change made sure of that. A dream led me here.
Maeve Nal : Well, since you're here... I've been thinking about things, and... look, I owe you an apology. What I said to you at Mom's funeral...
Nia Nal : Don't. Um... I'm not here to talk about that. My dream showed me that something here would lead me to the fifth-dimensional totem of dreaming.
Maeve Nal : The Dream totem? It's real?
Nia Nal : What do you know about it?
Maeve Nal : Allegedly, it's a relic from another dimension that can bestow Dream power to whoever wields it.
Nia Nal : Do you know where it is?
Maeve Nal : It's in the dream realm, supposedly. But why are you looking for it?
Nia Nal : The fate of the universe depends on me finding it before Nxyly does. I need you to tell me everything that you know about this.
Maeve Nal : [scoffing] Really? Yeah, that's like me asking you to tell me everything you know about journalism.
Nia Nal : Okay. Is there a book I could read?
Maeve Nal : Sure.
[opening a cabinet]
Maeve Nal : Right here.
Nia Nal : [seeing it's full of books] Great. Which one?
Maeve Nal : All of them.
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Maeve Nal : This forest reminds me of that camping trip Mom took us on in middle school. She forgot all the flashlights, so we had to sit in the dark all night. The trees kept scratching the tent and you were terrified 'cause you thought it was some witch coming to get us.
Nia Nal : How much farther do we have?
Maeve Nal : I think we might have to go beyond the forest.
Nia Nal : Beyond?
Maeve Nal : There is an entire Dream Expanse out there. You've never accessed it? Haven't you read "Of Dreams Beyond" or anything M.K. Nessler? You know, it wouldn't kill you to crack open a book every once in a while.
Nia Nal : [irritable] Okay, Maeve, if you're such an expert, how do you access the Dream Expanse?
Maeve Nal : Don't turn this around on me.
Nia Nal : Stop.
Maeve Nal : You stop.
Nia Nal : No, your necklace is glowing. Go back to the tree.
Maeve Nal : [taking a few steps back] It's never done that before. What do you think it means?
[Nia presses a knot in the tree, and a door appears and opens]
Nia Nal : [passing through] We found it. The Dream Expanse.
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Nia Nal : So what does the tree mean?
Maeve Nal : Given its position, probably that the journey to the Dream totem starts in a forest somewhere.
Nia Nal : Lately, when I've been entering my dreams, I start in this forest. Could that be it?
Maeve Nal : It could.
Nia Nal : And what about these other symbols? What do they mean?
Maeve Nal : To decipher the tapestry, you have to be able to see the dream realm. So it's difficult for me to say, but there are some books that can help...
Nia Nal : [picking up what Maeve drops] You kept news clippings about me?
Maeve Nal : I might be furious with you, but you are still my sister.
Nia Nal : [with an armful of books] I have to take all of these?
Maeve Nal : Plus a few more.
Nia Nal : Or you could come with me.
Maeve Nal : Really?
Nia Nal : Look, like it or not, I can't decipher this tapestry without you. And if I can't do that, then there's no way I'm gonna find the totem. Just wanna text Brainy and let him know the plan. My boyfriend; he's a 12th-level intellect. Are you coming?
[Maeve takes her hand]
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Maeve Nal : Writings on the Minoan Oracle of Delphi suggest the Dream totem was housed in their main temple. When the Dorians invaded in 1100 BC, the Oracle hid the totem in the safest place she could think of.
Nia Nal : Dream realm. Is there anything in there that says what the Dream totems might be?
Maeve Nal : None that I'm seeing. Since the totem was housed by the Minoans, the gauntlet may have been replaced with a kind of maze. Lucky for us, Mom was infatuated with how Earth's cultures depicted the dream realms. Which led her to uncover this. It's a medieval tapestry that supposedly depicts the Oracle's original instructions. Allegedly, it can be deciphered only by one of pure heart, mind and sight.
Nia Nal : And you understand all this?
Maeve Nal : I've been studying these things my whole life. Like this. It's a Naltorian symbol for purity. Same as this.
Nia Nal : [seeing the pendant on Maeve's necklace] Where'd you get it?
Maeve Nal : Mom. She said it would help light up my dreams back when everyone thought I'd be the Dreamer. It didn't do that, but it did help spark my interest in all of this.
Nia Nal : Must be nice. Having something to guide you during unknown times.
Maeve Nal : It is. Especially when your whole world gets flipped upside-down because someone's keeping secrets.
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Nxylgsptinz : [blocking one of Nia's dream attacks] Wow, nice move. Who taught you that one? Your mama or your sister?
Dreamer : No!
[stepping in front of Maeve, she conjures a shield to deflect Nxyly's attacks]
Nxylgsptinz : [AI] Well done. Now take the totem.
Nxylgsptinz : Aren't you supposed to be pure of heart and mind or some such?
Nxylgsptinz : [AI] That's to get past the Oracle's ward. If, however, the Oracle is no more, we can be just us girls.
Maeve Nal : [Nxyly reaches for the totem with her gauntlet] That thing is breaking down the Oracle's ward. If it does, she can take the totem.
Nxylgsptinz : [collecting the totem, she notices Maeve's necklace glow] I'll tell Supergirl you died nobly.
Maeve Nal : [giving her necklace to Nia] Mom said it could light up my dreams. Maybe it can give you the extra power you need.
Dreamer : This is for using me.
[forcing Nxyly's energy blasts back towards her]
Dreamer : And this is for hurting my friends.
[Nxyly gets knocked backward]
Nxylgsptinz : [AI] Princess, we can't win this.
Nxylgsptinz : I guess it's time to go, then.
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Maeve Nal : You have to understand. I was so wrapped up in my own pain. I never even thought about you or our family or... the ramifications my words could have on any of us. And I'm sorry. I'm sorry for trying to steal the totem. For abandoning you. I never thought you weren't a real woman. I just... I wanted you to be in as much pain as I was. But seeing you today, your abilities, your selflessness... you are the Dreamer. You always have been. Forgive me?
Nia Nal : No. Maeve, you may have spent your life studying to be the Dreamer, but I spent mine trying to make you happy. You were my best friend. And you tore me down like it was nothing. And then you ran away. You changed your name. You pretended like nothing ever happened. You can't erase what you did, Maeve. Because of your actions, we both had to grieve Mom alone. And I had to learn these powers that I didn't ask for alone. I needed you! I needed my big sister. If it wasn't for Kara and Brainy, I would have been completely lost. So, no, I can't forgive you. But I can offer you a second chance. A final chance... for us to be sisters again.
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Maeve Nal : There it is. The Dream totem.
Dreamer : I'll grab it, then we can get out of here.
[Maeve runs forward]
Dreamer : Maeve!
Totem Oracle : [reaching for the totem, she recoils her hand in pain] You are not pure, Maeve Nal. You are a traitor to your blood, to try and take her power for your own.
Maeve Nal : It was supposed to be mine. I worked my entire life towards becoming the Dreamer. Studying, preparing... every decision I ever made was for that. It was my purpose, my identity. And you took it.
Dreamer : I didn't have a choice. I tried to transfer the powers to you, I told you that. But I couldn't. So what do you want me to say? That... that you should be the Dreamer? That I don't know what I'm doing most of the time? That I'm in over my head?
Maeve Nal : Honesty, finally.
Dreamer : Oh, you want honesty? Okay. I have no pity for you! I'm sorry that you wasted all of those years reading all of those books, assuming with no cause, by the way, that you'd be the Dreamer. But look at yourself, Maeve. You were willing to put the entire universe at stake so you could take the powers. Are you really that selfish? Do you think that's what the Dreamer would do? You don't think I deserve these powers? You don't think I'm a real woman? Well, I don't care. I know who I am. I am the Dreamer. The question is who are you? Because you are clearly not the sister that I thought you were.
Nxylgsptinz : Am I interrupting a family fight or something? I'll make this quick, then.
[she fires energy blasts from her gauntlets]
