A/N: Thanks Anna!

"It's my fault." Elle sobbed into Adam's chest as the quintet sat in the lounge waiting for news.

"No it's not." Adam said trying to console her while hiding his own fears.

"It is. I said I didn't want her to come home."

"She knows you didn't mean it." Adam replied, not sure how to make his daughter feel better.

"No she doesn't." Elle continued as the doorbell rang. Silently Cat got up and went out to the front door. When she opened it and saw J'onn, alone, on the other side her mind jumped to conclusions.

"J'onn? Is Kara..." Cat asked, unable to finish the question.

"She's alive." J'onn said. "She thought Elle was in trouble. She said she heard a scream."

"She saw the news about Supergirl." Cat said before explaining. "Apparently she has figured out who Supergirl is."

"I see. Where's Adam?"

"Through here with Elle and the others." Cat said as she led him to the lounge.

"How's Kara?" Eliza asked the second she saw J'onn.

Glancing at Elle briefly he carefully chose his words before explaining whilst looking at Eliza and Lena.

"She was hurt in the fight, but Alex is working on a treatment. She could use both of you."

"Of course." Lena said standing.

J'onn then turned to Adam and said. "You should come back with me to the DEO."

"I want to go too. I want mommy." Elle sobbed as she rushed over to the Martian, causing J'onn to pick her up and say.

"Right now your mom is sick and needs to be kept away from you so she doesn't make you sick too. As soon as she is better you can come and see her."

"You'll make her better?" Elle asked.

"We are doing everything we can." J'onn said. "But what she needs right now is to know you are safe. So I need you to stay here with your grandmother okay?"

-00-

"What's happening?" Adam asked the second he saw Alex.

"Kara was shot by a Kryptonite bullet. That bullet then released something into her bloodstream which is helping spread trace amounts of Kryptonite throughout her body. And it's killing her."

"But you can fix this?" Adam asked

"I honestly don't know." Alex said. "It is unlike anything I have ever seen. That's why I wanted mom and Lena here. You should see her."

"What aren't you telling me?" Adam asked sensing Alex was holding her back.

"The shooter was Hank Henshaw?"

"He's alive?"

"And back."

"Elle?" Adam asked guessing at the danger she could be in.

"We have a security detail set up at the house." Alex assured him.

-00-

As Adam stepped into the lamp room he saw Kara, pale and motionless, lying on the bed.

"Hey." Adam smiled trying to look calm.

"Hey." Kara wheezed turning her head slighting.

"How are you feeling?" He asked going to her side and holding her hand.

"Sca...scared." Kara said.

"You are going to beat this." Adam said.

"Need you...to do...some...thing." Kara gasped.

"Anything."

"Give this...Elle." She said opening her hand and which was holding her necklace. "Tell...tell her...I love...her...and I'm...sorry."

"Kara don't talk like that."

"Please...go...Elle needs...you."

"You need me." Adam said.

"Elle nee...ds...you more."

-00-

"Hey Alex." Jeremiah smiled as Alex entered his cell. Seeing her drained expression he asked. "What's wrong?"

"Kara. She was attacked. She was shot with a Kryptonite bullet, only it wasn't normal."

"In what way?" He asked.

"It fragmented and we thought we removed it but-"

"It spread trace amounts of Kryptonite through her body?" Jeremiah guessed.

"How do you know that?" Alex asked.

"When I was at Cadmus they worked on a weapon like that."

"And you never thought about mentioning it?" Alex asked eyes wide.

"I didn't think it was relevant."

"How is a weapon specifically aimed at killing Kara not relevant?" Alex asked. "What else haven't you told us?"

"Alex, I'm sorry. If I thought this would happen, I would have told you. But I can help now."

"How?"

"You can get the Kryptonite to bind with another element and draw it from her system."

-00-

"Dad? Where's mom?" Elle asked running to hug him as he walked through the door.

"She's still sick." He said lifting her into his arms. "She has to stay in hospital, but Alex is doing everything she can to help her. But your mom has a really important job for you." He said carrying her to the lounge and putting her on the couch.

"What?" She asked.

"Do you recognise this?" He asked pulling Kara's necklace from his pocket.

"Mom's special necklace."

"This necklace was given to her by her mom. It means a lot to her and she wants you to look after it for her. Do you think you can do that?"

Guessing at the significance of what Kara giving the necklace to Elle was Cat stepped out of the room and allowed a tear to fall.

-00-

"He knew." Alex said bursting into the lab.

"Who knew what?" Eliza asked concerned.

"Dad. He knew about the bullets. Seven years he has been here and he never mentioned them." Sensing her presence would not be wanted Lena silently tried to leave the lab only for Alex to say.

"Wait, he said we could use this to bind the Kryptonite and draw it from her system." Alex said passing a tablet to Lena.

"I can make this at L-Corp." Lena said before daring to ask. "Can we trust him?"

Alex's response was an immediate glare. But to Lena's surprise the glare turned to a resigned look as she said.

"I don't know anymore. But it is the best we have right now."

"I'll be back as soon as I can." Lena said.

"It could have been a genuine slip of his memory." Eliza said when Lena was gone. "I mean can you remember what you were doing seven years ago?" Eliza asked.

"I think I'd be able to remember working on a weapon that would kill Kara." Alex said.

"For now let's give him the benefit of the doubt because you need to focus on Kara."

-TBC..

A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing.