Nebulous
Lena stood there on her knees for about half an hour before Alex dragged her to a chair. She was in shock, she couldn't believe what she was seeing there, Kara; between life and death, so fragile, so weak looking. Her face had sunken, her eyes where grayish with her pupils neon green, her smile gone, the glow on her skin was replaced by a green looking muck that had covered all her body. She had become green, as the substance that was killing her, the one that they had fought about. Lena had made kryptonite before, she had stored it, and even if she didn't care for the suspicion Supergirl had about, she knew now she had made a mistake. What if this is the result of her work, what if this is all her fault? Kara is dying and it could be because of her.
"Oh, My God Kara! Please don't die, not now. We haven't talked yet; I don't want to leave things like this. Please wake up! Fight! I know it's my fault, you tried to talk, but I was too hurt to listen. C'mon Kara wake up!" – Lena pleaded with Kara so she'd wake up. Seeing her like this was killing Lena. Her feelings for Kara came rushing back like a tidal wave.
Alex hugged Lena , they were both crying, the two of them were alone with Kara in the med bay. But the entire DEO was filled with agents who cared for Supergirl, and for Kara, specially Winn, her best friend, and Jon. Both who were trying to search for clues as to what happened to Supergirl.
Xxx
Winn Shott, tech genius and Kara's best friend, was trying to find out what'd happened to Kara. He was watching all of the surveillance videos of the bar Supergirl had been in. J'onn J'onzz, the Marcian Manhunter was scavenging the city in search for the assailants of Supergirl. It was adamant that they found them so they could treat Supergirl, and save her life.
Unfortunately J'onn couldn't find any clues of the aliens who attacked Kara. There where so many that even with Winn tracking the radiation the kryptonite leaves it wasn't enough to find them as there were nine aliens so the radiation was all over National City. They would have to wait so track them better.
Xxx
Alex had called Eliza after Kara was brought to the DEO, but she would only arrive the next day. So she stayed beside Lena, who wouldn't leave Kara's side not even to go to the restroom.
So Alex bought some take out and the two of them ate right then and there.
Doctor Miller would come in every hour on the hour to take Supergirl's vitals. They were decreasing rapidly. She was perishing in front of them.
When Eliza got there, she instantly called Alex outside to talk to her.
"Alex, we have to do something, she is going to die soon if we don't try anything." – Eliza said as she hugged Alex and started to cry.
"I don't know what to do mom, I don't have any ideas how to take this off of her. The doctor tried everything he could." – Alex said as her voice cracked a little.
"Then let's get help, maybe Lena can have an idea how to save her." – Eliza was trying to inspire her daughter. They couldn't let the little Danvers go so easy.
Both Danvers went back inside to talk to the Luthor.
"Lena, can we talk a bit?" – Eliza asked Lena as she and Alex came inside.
"Please Eliza, I just want to be with Kara right now." – Lena pleaded with the older Danvers.
"I know sweetie, but if we don't do anything there won't be a Kara anymore, we need your help." – Eliza said as she waited for the Luthor to realize they really needed her help.
"Okay, I'm coming." – Lena said as she left Kara alone, and it tore her heart to leave her there.
Xxx
"So Lena, Alex and I were discussing, and we haven't figured out how to help kara yet, maybe you have an idea how to help her." - Eliza tried to ease Lena into the conversation.
"Please Lena; if there's anything you can do, we would be eternally grateful for it. For as right now, Kara is going to die in the next few hours and there is nothing we can do to save her." – Alex pleaded with Lena, she wasn't ready to let go of her sister just yet.
"Eliza, Alex , I don't know. I love Kara, and these last few months have been really tough, I don't know if I'm stable enough to do something right now." – Lena said as tears ran down her face.
"Please Lena, she doesn't have long now." – Alex tried to sound normal, but her voice cracked.
"Okay, I'll give it try. But maybe it would go faster if Winn could help me." – She asked Alex.
"Sure, of course I'll send him in." – Alex agreed to Lena's request.
"I prefer to work on my lab, but could you get some samples of her blood and all the data you have and send Winn there, I'll do what I can, as fast as I can, and please give me updates." – Lena finished and left quickly, trying to focus on what she could do to save Kara, as Kara had saved her more than she could count, both as Supergirl and as Kara, maybe more as Kara actually, she wouldn't let her die.
Xxx
Alex made good on her promised and sent all that Lena had requested along with Winn. As soon as he arrived they started on a cure. The duo was very focused, and in a few hours they found out the first thing that was useful and it was not a good finding.
There wasn't a way to simply take the kryptonite out of her blood, it was attached to every single molecule on her body, just like super glue and separating them at once was going to kill her just the same. They would have to create a way of doing that but slowly, and how much slowly that would need to be was the great question they had on their hands.
"What now, Lena? Even if we separate the Kryptonite from her blood, she'll die. We need something to do it slowly and steadily." – Winn tried to think of something that would fit those descriptions.
"Calm down Winn, I already have something on my mind, but I need you write a code that can make the serum I'm thinking to be released in small amounts by an applicator we need to make."
"Sure, that I can do. It's quite simple actually." – Winn said with new found hope on his face.
"Okay, then. I just need a couple o hours alone, and I can adapt the prototype I was going to unveil today actually, but I canceled it. That might do. We only need the serum now." – Lena said, but was already thinking about what really would work here.
"Synthetic kryptonite, that's it Winn. I can alter it to attach itself and replace the one on her body, I can make it non lethal to her and this might do. Maybe it won't really cure her, but it will diminish the effects of this one. In time we can perfect it." - Lena said, hopeful for her friend.
"Let's get to it then." – Winn said, starting on his code.
They were both immersed on their chores when Lena's phone buzzed, the same instant Winn's did as well. They exchanged a concerned look, and picked up their phones.
They looked at each other with a somber look. It was bad news. Kara had gotten worse and they needed to intubate her. She didn't have long now. Alex was crying so much Lena almost didn't understand what she was saying. J'onn at least could speak coherently and Winn told Lena what he'd said.
They would have to rush now. The applicator was ready, the code was written and a chip was inserted on the applicator, they only needed to finish the serum now. The most complicated part yet.
Lena had more knowledge at this part, but Winn was helping her with what he could. To synthesize more kryptonite was against everything he stanted for, but this time it was for Kara. They would need a lot more of these eventually. Kara would depend on this from now on. What would that do to her body, they couldn't know now, they didn't have time to test it out before giving it to her.
"I think this is it Winn. Get me the applicator, and a few tubes, we will have to attach to her somehow, maybe a Velcro. Let's go." -So Lena and Winn left L-Corp with Kara's cure, they hoped at least.
Xxx
At the DEO Alex was biting her nails; with the other one she held Kara's hand. She wasn't leaving her side until she got better, and neither was Eliza. Winn had texted her they had a "cure" and were bringing it right now. Kara's vitals were a mess, they were descending rapidly. She was going to die very soon. Their ray of sunshine was going out, Alex was devastated.
As soon as Kara's heart vitals started beeping and her heart stopped Lena and Winn ran inside with a little machine and what looked a lot like kryptonite in their hands. Not a moment too soon, Alex though.
"We have it! It's not really a cure, but it will help her. Here Alex, just put it on her right now." - Lena almost screamed at Alex.
"Is that Kryptonite? Doesn't matter, just give it to me." – She said as she put it on Kara, whose body was now almost dead.
"Is this going to work?" - Was all that Eliza could muster.
They were all waiting for Kara. She needed to fight right now.
And she did, her heart came back to life, but nothing more happened at that moment . At least she was still alive. They were all there for her. And they would still be there when she was ready to wake up.
