When they entered they entered the DEO, it was massively chaotic. There were agents running around rapidly, talking so quickly that neither of the two distraught women could understand what any of them were saying. Just bits and pieces that only succeeded in breaking their hearts more.

"-Supergirl isn't conscious…"

"-paralytic acid…"

"Agent Danvers is currently working on…"

Cat and Lena froze. Paralytic acid? What does that mean?!

"Cat, we need to get to the medical bay," Lena whispered worriedly, her heart in her throat.

"I know, I know." Cat croaked, as she fought back tears for the millionth time that night. "I just… I'm terrified of what we're going to see."

At that, they looked at each other. Really looked at each other, and for the first time, there was no anger, no resentment, no hatred for each other… It was pure, unadulterated pain.

That was the only thing they felt; pain.
Pain because they'd lost Kara romantically.
Pain because they'd seen Kara hurting emotionally for months, since their break ups.
Pain because they were the ones that had caused said heartache.
Pain because at this very moment, they had no idea if they'd ever get to see Kara's beautiful smile again.

"I know," Lena admitted as she wiped a tear from her cheek. "I'm scared too."

Cat nodded and took a deep breath. "It's down that hallway, through the double doors. We'll have to take three turns. Right at the second hall. Then go through the fourth door to our left. Then the medical bay will be the first set of double doors on the right." Cat informed as she looked around at the rushing swarm of frazzled agents. "Just in case we get separated in this ocean of fearful DEO agents." She clarified.

Lena nodded her appreciation before they started their way through the horde of distraught agents.

Her heart was heavy, her lungs were on fire, and her mind was swirling with endless possibilities.

Cat wasn't much better, her heart was in her throat as her stomach was churning, and her lungs? Well, she had to practically force them to even work... Her mind was also swirling with the same fears Lena's was.

Was Kara alive?
Would she be awake when they finally got there?
What on Earth was that purple sword?
What kind of Alien was that?
Is Kara going to be okay in the long run?

Everything that they were terrified had happened was nothing compared to the sight they were actually faced with when they reached the Medical Bay seconds apart from one another…

Kara's motionless body on a medical table with Alex crying over her.

Cat's heart exploded, horror and misery took over her body. She rushed into the medical room. "NO!" She cried out. "KARA, NO!"

Lena's heart reacted the same, but her body did not… Hers couldn't move as dread and despair collapsed to her knees as tears escaped her eyes. "No," She whimpered. "Please, God no!"

Alex lifted her head to look at the two women heartbroken over the sight. "She's not dead," Alex reassured through her own tears. "She's just… She's not going to be able to walk if she wakes up." She sobbed. "It… Whatever that substance that sword was made, it corroded her spine, and I… I can't fix it." She whimpered.

Lena's heart stopped. "What?!" She asked. "You need to give me all of her scans and information. I will find a way to fix this." She said determinedly.

Alex frowned. "Lena, how the hell are you going to figure that out? The sun can't even fix this... The acid in the sword ate it away. Whatever you can figure out can't regrow it…"

Lena glared at her. "It may take me some time, but it is possible, and it will be done. I'll have L-Corp focus solely on figuring out a way to reverse its effects immediately. Nothing will stop me."

Cat looked at Kara and felt numb… She wanted Kara to wake up and make them all look like fools for worrying, by getting up and running all around the room. By dancing… by doing something… But from the looks of it, that wasn't going to happen.

"While you figure that out, I'll look after her… it's the least I could do since I'm not a scientist." Cat crooned.

Alex looked at her bemusedly. "You think I'm letting her go home with anyone but me? You're out of your mind."

Lena nodded. "I agree. Why shouldn't we be able to take care of her as well?"

Cat sighed and shook her head. "You both will be busy trying to find a cure for her along with fulfilling your day jobs. I can easily just postpone D&G's opening until you find her a cure."

Alex shook her head. "No. Kara wouldn't like that… I have an idea. A compromise, I should say."

Cat and Lena both looked at her with inquisitive looks, ready to hear whatever Alex had to say.

"You could help our DEO research team every other day because bringing this to L-Corp is way too risky. You and I can switch back and forth every other day leading the research team while you and Cat take turns watching Kara throughout the week... at my place. Then after work Ruby and I will take care of her every night. It won't be difficult to care for her because she'll still be able to fly herself around… I think. I mean, she should be able to." She paused as she visibly thought about something. "God I hope she can…"

"Would it be possible to bring her into the office on occasion? I know she won't want to be cooped up in the apartment 24/7." Cat inquired, feeling as though her heart was being put through a meat grinder… The thought of Kara never being able to leave the house devastated her. She knew that Kara would feel like a prisoner.

Alex sighed. "We'll see. Since J'onn will most likely be covering Supergirl duties until she is walking again, I think that should be doable, but for right now, we just…" Alex wiped her tears and blew her nose on a handkerchief before speaking again. "We just need to hope that she does wake up. Kara is a fighter, but I-." She cut herself off and gulped down a mewl. "I've never seen anything like this."

XXX

Lena's heart ached as she held Kara's limp left hand. "I hate seeing you like this." She whispered, trying not to wake Cat whose head was rested on Kara's chest. "Kara, please, wake up Darling… I need you. We all need you to wake up. Alex feels like she failed you. I feel like I betrayed you, and Cat… well… I don't know about Cat, but she's devastated." She sobbed out.

Cat's head slowly rose just enough so that their eyes could meet. "We've both betrayed her, dear. Not just you." She said stoically. "I genuinely have no idea how we got lucky enough to have her in our lives for as long as we've managed. I've hurt her so terribly that I'd hate myself if I were in her shoes, yet she had no qualms about forgiving me. She's not an alien; she's a goddamned angel." She finished, staring down at Kara's pale face.

Lena wanted to hate her; she really wanted to. But she couldn't find it in herself to do it at the moment… She was too curious. "Why'd you let me in? You could've had her all to yourself right now."

Cat rolled her eyes. "Because I'm not a petulant child. She loves you. She loves me. She'd want us both to be here when she wakes up, so who am I to stop that from happening? I don't like sharing her with you, even now that we've both lost her, but I'm not going to act like I didn't have a large hand in forcing that to be. So, I let you in."

Lena clenched her jaw, hating the calm nature in Cat's demeanor. "How can you be so calm!?" She asked in bewilderment. "This entire time… With Sharing me, knowing that she was kissing me too. Knowing that I got to love her exactly how you got to… How did the jealousy not destroy you?"

Cat laughed mirthlessly. "You think that it didn't destroy me? Knowing that your hands were on my soulmate the way I only want mine to be? It killed me every moment the time I spent away from her during that month. I didn't know where she was, whether she was with you, or out on a Supergirl mission, and if I'm being honest, I didn't know which I hated more; the fact that you were touching her, or the fact that she was probably touching you back… But I swallowed it up, and occasionally drank myself to sleep at night because no matter how badly it killed me to share her, I was holding out hope that she may still choose me, and even if she didn't; her happiness is all that matters to me."

Lena felt guilt pour through her. "I never wanted for this to happen. I didn't think that she'd be as selfless as this and just not choose either of us. I mean… Seeing you kiss her after I had woken up to her face after a night of-," she stopped herself from elaborating what their night had consisted of when she saw the pain in Cat's eyes, although she did a tremendous job of hiding it from her facial features. "Right. Anyway. Seeing her kissing you right after the night we had, stung so much more than I thought it would. I know that wasn't her fault; she did nothing wrong. She made surethat we agreed to everything before she agreed to date us both… and I regret everything so much that I'm willing to try the arrangement out one more time. That is… if you are?"

Cat looked at her for a moment before shaking her head. "I love Kara more than anything else in this universe. I can't live without her, and although I can't live without her; I'm not going to put her back into that situation. It was tearing her apart, plus I don't trust that you won't flip out again and hurt all three of us once more… When she's ready to decide who she wants to be with; she will. Whether it be one of us, or someone else. Right now, isn't the time to be worried about that though, she's in a coma and possibly paralyzed."

Lena shook her head. "Alex and I will find a cure."

Cat sighed. "Could we not inform her of that plan? I don't want her to get her hopes up if you end up failing."

Lena raised an eyebrow. "You want to lie to her?"

"No, I want to keep the cure a surprise. Surprises are exciting, aren't they?"

Lena was about to tell Cat that this type of surprise might not be the best idea when Alex walked in. "Kara loves surprises. I don't see why this would be any different. It's not a guarantee that we will ever be able to find a cure for her, so this is the only way I can see to protect her from getting her hopes up only for them to get crushed."

Lena frowned, hating that she was outnumbered. "Fine." She murmured. "We will keep this a secret."

XXX

Cat was sitting on a chair beside Kara's bed reading 'Breaking Dawn' by Stephanie Meyer aloud for her. Alex was sitting at the foot of Kara's bed, and Lena was sitting in the chair on the other side of Kara's bed, they were both listening intently, grateful for the distraction.

It had been over a month since Kara had been stabbed, and although it was the worst experience of all their lives, they'd managed to function; it was scarcely qualified as functioning, but at least they hadn't fallen apart entirely. Kara was never left alone; Alex, Lena, and Cat had made sure that at least one of them kept Kara company at all times.

Alex and Lena had made some headway in their research for Kara's cure. Lena and Cat slept in that room every night with Kara and refused to stay at their jobs passed 5 pm (they usually both left sooner).

Cat hated the Twilight Series, but it was one of Kara's favorites, so… she read them all to her. She was on the last book, and thankful for it. "He looked back at me as if he could see my soul, too, and as if he liked what he saw." As soon as she read that, Kara's hand moved, the monitors beeped and the bright blue orbs she feared she'd never see again, opened. "Alex?"

"KARA!" They all screamed in unison; relief and exuberance were flooding their system.

Kara's face changed from confused to terrified. "I-I can't. I-I can't feel my legs! Alex! Why can't I feel my legs?"

This was a shorter chapter than I wanted it to be, but it is vital to the story, so I hope you enjoyed! Please let me know what you think!