Alex sat next to the hospital bed, holding their hand for dear life as tears roll down her cheeks. The heart rate monitor beeped in the back round grounding Alex as the only sign of life.
"Agent Danvers you should be lying down and resting." Dr. Hamilton said walking into the room.
"I'm fine."
"No you're not. You have a broken ankle that should be elevated. Alex if you don't want to lay down for yourself then do it for your baby because this stress isn't good."
Alex was enraged. She looked up to Dr. Hamilton, "how am I supposed to lay down and rest when my sister is missing, my wife is in surgery and my son is unconscious!"
"At least can I get you something to eat, when was the last time you ate?"
Alex sighed and ducked her head rubbing her bump with her free hand. She knew Dr. Hamilton was right but how could she eat with this awful feeling consuming her stomach.
"Fine, I'll eat something. Just bring it here I'm not moving but I will put my foot on a chair as a compromise."
Dr. Hamilton didn't like it but she knew Alex wouldn't budge anymore.
7 hours ago….
Alex woke up feeling sick with a head and stomachache. Her body felt sore and bladder felt full, she was at a crossroads. Maggie was also sleeping on Alex's shoulder with her hand covering Alex's bump and her leg in between Alex's.
"Mags I need to pee." Alex said waking up Maggie. Maggie groaned in response and rolled over. Alex got up to pee then went to check on Zack, who was currently tossing and turning in his bed. Alex crept into his room and sat on the edge of his bed. She put the back of her hand on Zack's forehead and was alarmed at how hot it was.
"Zack baby wake up," Alex said.
"mommy, I don't feel good," Zack whined.
"I know sweetie, I'll be right back with the thermometer, okay?" Alex speeded out of the room and was back with the thermometer faster than a witch on a broomstick. Alex waited for the beep and check the temperature, "oh baby you have a bad fever, come on let's get you some medicine." Alex said reading a 102.3 degree Fahrenheit. Alex sat Zack down in his chair and got the medicine out and gave it to Zack. Zack was resistant at first because of the nasty taste but soon gave in to his mother's stern unwavering voice.
"Babe?" Maggie says with a sleepy voice scratching her scalp like she does every morning.
"Mags you should be asleep." Alex said picking up Zack who was already falling back asleep but whimpering at his now sore throat.
"What's wrong?" Maggie said alter not that Zack was there.
"Zack's sick."
Maggie looked at the clock and sighed, she had to be up for work in an hour which meant there was no point in going back to sleep, "how bad?"
"102.3 fever and sore throat, he either has the flu or a cold." Alex said rubbing Zack's back.
"Bring him back to our bed, I'll watch him while you sleep till the alarm goes off, you need your sleep."
"So do you Mags."
"Babe its okay, nothing an extra cup of coffee won't fix."
Alex walked towards their bedroom, "uuhh don't remind me, decaf is awful."
Alex laid Zack down on the bed but refused to let go of her neck. Maggie laughed as Alex failed at getting out of his hold. Alex laid down with Zack and Zack immediately snuggled into her side. Gertie was close behind running and jumping on the bed laying down on the other side of Zack instead of Alex.
"Gertie you protecting Zack today?" Alex asked.
"Bark!" Gertie said as Alex scratched the back of her ear.
"Awe now I feel like I'm missing out," Maggie pouted standing at the foot of the bed.
"Babe you have 45 minutes before you need to get up so get your ass back in this bed and cuddle with your wife and children." Alex smiled brightly at that last word. Maggie's dimples were on display as she crept back into bed. Alex fell asleep instantly while Maggie watched over them, in awe of what her life had become. She watched Zack's chest rise and fall in a perfect pattern. Maggie slid her hand to cover Alex's baby bump. She was going on 15 weeks making the size of the baby an orange. Alex was officially showing and there was no more covering it with Baggie sweatshirts or jackets. 45 minutes went by so fast, Maggie jumped at the sound of her alarm going off on her phone. Maggie turned it off quickly and checked Zack's temperature, which had gone down a bit from the medicine, then went to her closet to get ready. Maggie left Alex a note on the counter before heading out to the precinct.
Alex woke up to Zack groaning in pain. Alex checked Zack's temperature, which was back with vengeance and Alex was getting worried. She had a background in medicine but she didn't have much knowledge of how a martian's biology works.
Kara woke up like it was a typical day, getting ready for breakfast and going to work at Catco then eventually to L-corp for lunch with her beautiful girlfriend.
"Uhh, I needed this after the morning I've had," Lena said devouring her kale salad. They talked for another couple minutes before Kara heard several panicked citizens at the park. Kara apologized and flew off Lena's balcony. When Kara arrived at the park she immediately felt weakened.
"Kryptonite oh no, hey Winn I what am I dealing with, I've never seen this kind of alien before." Kara said into her comms as she landed in front of citizens catching the flying bench.
"Kara I'm not finding anything in the database you need to give me more time." Winn said.
Kara went to engage the alien on to have the alien grab her and, poof, their gone.
Maggie's day started out boring with lots of paperwork, until the alien terrorized the park and took Supergirl with them. The city began to panic with their beloved superhero and unable to save them from the other two aliens that were robbing the bank. Maggie got called to the bank job, immediately taking control of the situation, having all her officers and detectives surround the premises. Maggie texted Alex making sure she was okay after hearing about Supergirl's disapearence. The aliens were stuck inside the bank and were refusing to communicating with Maggie. She was talking to one of the detectives on the front line when the shot went off out of nowhere embedding itself in Maggie's shoulder. The DEO squad had just arrived in time to pick Maggie up in the ambulance and run her over to the DEO.
Alex was a mess from feeling sick herself to caring for Zack and now her sister disappeared. Rashes began to form all over Zack's body scaring Alex to the point of bringing him into the DEO. She set him up on one of the hospital beds and commed for Dr. Hamilton. She was assessing Zack when J'onn asked for Alex to meet him at central command. The only reason she left Zack's side was because he was already asleep. As she walked to central command she heard a loud bang. Alex sped as fast as she could, in her condition, to figure out what was going on. As she approached she saw agents rushing around, Winn frantically on his computer. She got a text message from Maggie and her heart dropped.
"Winn where is Kara?" Alex demanded.
Winn turned around with a lost look on his face, "I'm sorry Alex but I can't seem to find her, her tracker keeps moving and doesn't stay in the same spot for more than 15 minutes. Another bang and the alien jumps onto the center console throwing Alex and winn a few feet in the air. Luckily Alex was able to maneuver herself to keep the baby safe from the impact but breaking her ankle in the process.
"FUCK, Winn we need to get out of here, call J'onn." Alex crawled behind a desk looking for any hidden weapons they keep around the DEO. Winn called J'onn who was there in 30 seconds to control the situation.
Once the alien was handled, Alex dragged herself off the floor, "the only day you try to take off uh J'onn." Alex laughs off the pain.
J'onn chuckles, "Alex you need to get to medical your ankle is most likely broken."
Winn got a wheel chair for Alex, who huffed in annoyance but accepted. As she got to the medical wing, Alex saw multiple bags hung into an IV for Zack.
"Hey have you made a diagnosis?" Alex asked Dr. Hamilton who was getting a cast prepped for her ankle after the x-ray showed it was broken.
"He has a special strain of the flu that impacted him harder due to his alien background."
"He will be okay though right?"
"Yeah but he will be unconscious for a couple hours until his fever breaks." Alex sighed in relief, only for Maggie to be brought in moments later.
"Oh god, Maggie," Alex said but Dr. Hamilton was holding her down. Alex was screaming for Maggie who was unconscious on the table. Another agent took over for Dr. Hamilton as she went to go prep for Maggie's surgery. Alex was barely holding on by a string, first her son is sick, then her sister goes missing, and now her wife is in surgery. Alex called her mom, "mom?" she said as her voice cracked.
"Alex sweetie what's wrong?" Eliza asked.
Alex broke down, "Zack is sick and Kara is… she's missing and now… Maggie got hurt… She's in surgery and Dr. Hamilton won't tell me anything." Alex sobbed.
"Okay I'm on my way right now. Are you okay?"
Alex shook her head, "no, an alien escaped when I tried to figure out info about Kara and I broke my ankle."
"Sweetie I need you to breath for me," Eliza said as she packed up and left her house. Alex could hear her moving quickly throughout her house and into the car.
"Sweeite just breath. I know it's hard but you need to calm your body down because the stress isn't good for the baby. Have you gotten checked since?"
"No Dr. Hamilton was going to but then Maggie came in." Alex said before the call cut off. Alex tried to focus on her breathing whiled holding Zack's hand tight. A minute later J'onn walked in with Eliza. Eliza ran to Alex and hugged her tight.
"I over heard your and Zack's thoughts so I decided to cut her travel time down."
"You heard Zack's thoughts?" Alex asked.
"Yes he actually asked me to get Eliza. He knows Maggie is hurt and wants is mom to be okay."
Alex looks to Zack, "I wish I could talk to him, he was in so much pain when I brought him in earlier."
J'onn put a hand on Alex's shoulder, "you can talk to him. You have to focus on your bond and nothing else. His powers have been getting stronger so it may be easier now to connect with him."
Alex nodded and shifted to face Zack. She put a hand on his forehead and concentrated as much as she could.
"mommy is that you?" Zack asked.
"Yeah baby it's me are you okay? Are you feeling okay?"
"Yes mom I'm feeling better but I feel tired, don't wanna wake up yet."
"That's okay baby you need the rest as long as you will be okay that's all that matters. I love you my baby boy."
"I love you too mommy. What happened to mama?"
"She got hurt during her job baby but the doctors are making her better."
"I'm tired mommy."
"Rest your mind sweetie. If you want to talk again you know where to find me." Alex said as tears flowed down her cheeks. She was happy that Zack was going to be okay but was terrified for Kara and Maggie.