A/N: A shout out to GreenEggsAndHam. Thanks for the review. Glad you're enjoying it. Unfortunately I have a limited window to write so most times longer chapters aren't possible - no matter how much I want to write them! :)

Chapter 8

It had been a long day and not an overly productive one at that. The team had raided the location which Brainy had found which turned out to be an abandoned warehouse. Mercy Graves was nowhere to be seen but they had managed to capture her brother, Otis. He wasn't talking so Alex hoped that forensically the building would be more helpful. Brainy promised to help the forensics team while Alex headed back to headquarters.

When she reached there, Lena had disappeared. Doctor Rodgers explained that their idea about the X-ray machine hadn't been a bad one but they didn't have the power they figured they needed without shorting out an entire section of the city's power grid. Lena had something she thought they may be able to use back at L Corp and had promised to be right back. The good doctor left the room, allowing Alex some alone time with her sister.

"I know I probably don't have to tell you this, but I need you to fight. This planet needs you. I need you. Please Kara," Alex told the blonde. She'd taken a seat next to the bed and pulled her sister's hand into her own. Giving the younger woman's hand a squeeze, she could have sworn she felt Kara squeeze back. Knowing that if her sister was truly in a coma, that wouldn't be possible, Alex squeezed her hand again. This time the squeeze was definitely noticeable. The redhead stood from her seat and got down close to her sister's ear.

"I've got you. Just hang in there," she whispered. Then she moved over and kissed Kara's forehead. The Kryptonian was still with them and she was fighting like hell to come back.

"Doctor Rodgers, I have what I think we need," Lena spoke up as she walked into the room.

"He stepped out for a minute but I will go get him. The sooner we get this working, the better," Alex said before heading out of the room and down the hall toward the break room. Lena said nothing but took stock of what she thought she'd just seen. Did Alex kiss Supergirl? She certainly seemed closer to her than a work colleague… those thoughts were interrupted as Doctor Rodgers and Alex walked back into the room.

"Let's get this bad boy plugged in," Rodgers seemed excited.

"Do I need to be warning the power company?" Alex asked.

"With any luck, my generator batteries won't need you to. They're part of a prototype that we've been working on. These batteries should be able to power a generator cleanly with no need to use natural gas or diesel fuel. We've been trying to get the military to test them out in areas where troops serve but there is no reliable source of fuel available," Lena explained.

"So how do they work?" The redhead was a little nervous.

"It's kind of complicated but think of it this way – its regular batteries but on steroids. They never need to be recharged and one battery could last up to ten years, depending on the usage," the raven haired woman said. Alex just nodded, satisfied that the contraption should work.

"We'll prep the machine. Tell Supergirl that we're going to try something and that she should prepare herself, if she can. Then have the aides prep her to move," Rodgers told the Director; one of the few times he could order her around given the type of emergency. Alex headed over to the blonde and Lena gave the doctor a look.

"Supergirl squeezed the Director's hand. She's still with us, thank goodness," the doctor explained.

"That is good news. Hopefully this will finish what she's started," Lena smiled as they quickly got to work. With everyone working as quickly as they could, the machine and patient were prepped and ready within twenty minutes.

"So how is this going to work exactly?" Alex asked.

"Agent Symmons is going to place the machine over Supergirl's chest. Then he will back out of the room and operate the machine like normal, except that he will make sure to expose her to the yellow sun's rays longer than a typical human would be exposed. We're hoping that will the super-concentrated beams that her internal cells will regenerate as fast as possible and fix what the Kryptonite gas did to her," Rodgers explained.

"I certainly hope you are right," Alex said as Symmons pressed the button.

To Be Continued…