Kara's eyes slowly opened and the first thing she noticed is that her super hearing wasn't working. She could see 3 figures sleeping around her bed but couldn't hear any of their comforting heartbeats. The second thing she noticed was the instant pain she felt in her abdomen. She began to cough and suddenly felt a glass of water pressed up against her lips. She turned to see Maggie helping her take a drink and smiling at the young girl.

"Alex, babe wake up, someone wants to see you." Alex slowly stirred from her sleep and her parents did the same.

"Kara, how are you feeling? I am so happy you are awake," Alex said as she sat up in her chair to get closer to Kara. Eliza and Jeremiah came over from the cot they were sleeping on and sat down on the other side of the bed.

"I am feeling fine, just a little groggy I guess," Kara said as she winced while shifting positions. Maggie helped her sit up a little and adjusted the pillow behind her head.

"Thank you, Maggie," Kara said as she winced once again.

"Kara, honey if you are in pain you need to let us know so Alex can get you some more pain meds," Eliza added as she reached for her younger daughter's hand. Kara nodded her head to signal she was in pain and Alex squeezed her shoulder before she walked over to the cart to grab some pain meds for Kara.

"Eliza, Jeremiah, I didn't realize you guys were here," Kara said as Alex began to administer more pain meds into her IV.

"Of course, we are here sweetie, we were worried about you," Jeremiah said as he grabbed Kara's other hand.

Not being able to keep her emotions in anymore and surrounded by family, Kara began to cry. Alex immediately climbed up onto the bed and wrapped her arms around Kara and allowed her sister to break down in her arms. They laid there until both girls drifted off to sleep.

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Alex woke up to the sound of screaming coming from her little sister. Thinking she was in pain she went to get some more pain meds but noticed that Kara's eyes were still shut. Her forward was covered in a layer of sweat and her hair was damp. She was also shaking. Maggie suddenly woke up and ran over to see if she could help the girl. Alex had sent Eliza and Jeremiah home to her apartment earlier in the night, so they could get some proper sleep, leaving just her and Maggie to stay with Kara overnight.

Looking at the monitor above Kara, Maggie noticed something wasn't right.

"Alex her temperature is way too high and her heart rate is way up," Maggie said as Alex was still trying to shake Kara awake.

"I know, she has a fever and is having a nightmare, we need to cool her body down and wake her up," Alex yelled as she paged Dr. Hamilton for extra help.

Alex turned her attention back towards her sister, "Kara you are safe, it is just a nightmare, honey come on you need to wake up."

Kara's eyes shot open and she screamed out in pain as Dr. Hamilton came running into the room with cooling blankets. She handed some to Maggie to help her place them over Kara's body as Alex continued to comfort her sister who was beginning to have a panic attack.

Kara felt the walls closing in on her and she felt like an elephant was sitting on her chest. She could see Alex and Maggie's faces but couldn't make out the words coming out of their mouths. Each breath got progressively harder to take and she felt herself slipping deeper into her mind. All she could think about was her nightmare and the faces of her parents that she would never see again.

Alex knew she had to do something quick to help Kara before she spiraled into a full-blown panic attack. "Kara, I need you to try and slow your breathing down for me. I know it feels like you are dying, and your world is ending but just focus on me and match your breathing towards mine," Alex pleaded. Something Alex said must have gotten through to Kara because she looked into Alex's eyes and shook her head that she understood what was said. Alex placed Kara's hand onto her chest and slowed her breathing down so her sister had a template to match hers towards. It took about 20 minutes, but Alex was finally able to help Kara getting her breathing slowed and calm her down. The cooling blankets were starting to ease Kara's temperature slightly and Alex could finally breathe a sigh of relief hoping that the worst was over. If only she knew that it was just the beginning…