A/N: Thank you for the comments.
Guest (1) - The main focus will be Kara's recovery, physical and mental. The others will find out about Alex soon.
Guest (2) - You're welcome!
Guest (3) - I guess the problem they'll have is making her look unique enough in the 2? hours they have available to warrant a new series.
"How are you feeling?" Alex asked as the final scan ran on Kara.
"Better now you're here." Kara said.
"Well you look like crap." Alex pointed out. "But I will figure this out. I'll review the results, then I'll be back."
"Do you have to go?" Kara asked, terrified she was still dreaming and once Alex was gone she wouldn't be back.
"I'll only be in my lab." Alex said squeezing her hand.
"I'm fine not having powers." Kara replied not wanting Alex to go.
"I'm not fine with it." Alex said. "I'll be back soon and in the mean time mom will be here." Seeing the fear in Kara's eyes she said. "I promise I'm not going anywhere other than my lab. I'll be back. Okay?"
"Okay." Kara said sounding uncertain.
Once she was gone Kara looked at Eliza and asked.
"Is this real?"
"It's real." Eliza said before sitting next to Kara on the bed and hugging her.
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"Are you okay?" J'onn asked Raffa who stood outside the infirmary.
"She is in so much pain. I wish I could help, but after what I did to Alex I don't think I should risk it."
"I agree." J'onn said. "Kara is strong, she can come through this."
"It's not just Kara though. Eliza and Alex also. In fact this entire building is overwhelming me with emotions."
"They've had a hard time recently. But there is a spot in the basement that is shielded. Would you like me to take you there?" J'onn offered.
"As a prisoner?"
"No. Absolutely not." J'onn said.
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As Alex walked towards her lab she was so busy reading results on her iPad that she missed the confusion, surprise and smiles as Agents walked past her. She was also oblivious to the fact there were other users of the corridor and as a result she didn't notice the figure rounding the corner until after the collision. The pain in her ribs and her concern for Kara resulted in her snapping.
"Watch where you're...Maggie?"
"Alex?" Maggie asked in disbelief. "How? You're dead? I mean we thought you were? Are you really here?"
"I'm here." Alex assured her.
"But...wait, have you told Kara?"
"Yes." Alex replied. "She's in the infirmary. I'm trying to figure out what's wrong with her." Alex said.
"That's good." Maggie said sounding as awkward as Alex felt.
"I need to go look the scan results."
"Sure." Maggie said, still in shock. "I'll catch you later."
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"How's it going?" J'onn asked entering Alex's lab a little later.
"Slowly. I am struggling to find any cause for her not healing." Alex replied sounding frustrated.
"Perhaps you should take a break?" He suggested noticing the pained expression on Alex's face.
"I've thought about it. But you never know who you'll bump into round here."
"You saw Maggie?" He guessed.
"I did."
"Sorry, I should have warned you." J'onn apologised. "She's helping us track down Cadmus."
"Why?" Alex asked turning to face him.
"Because they tried to kill you."
"I meant, why Maggie specifically?"
"She asked. She still cares about you."
"I know." Alex said sadly. "Anything else you should have told me?"
"Nothing that can't wait until Kara is better." J'onn said. "I'm serious Alex, make sure you rest. At the very least you need to see Hamilton. I'm assuming you've not had any real medical care recently?"
"Only what Raffa gave me. Speaking of Raffa, where is she?"
"Downstairs, she's finding it hard to block out everyone's emotions." J'onn said before suggesting again. "Why don't you go see Hamilton? You look like you are in pain."
"It's not too bad, but I will see her." Alex said as a new result popped up in her screen. "That's weird." She commented.
"What?" J'onn asked.
"Give me a minute, I need to change the contrast on the scan." She said focused on her screen. "There." Alex said looking at the scan.
"What?" J'onn asked not seeing anything.
"You see that speck in the bone?" Alex asked pointing to part of the screen.
"Yes."
"That's a foreign object. That should not be there." Alex said.
"What is it?"
"I don't know...yet. Let me just pull up the blood work and chemical analysis." She said before focusing on the job at hand. Knowing he couldn't do anything J'onn silently watched Alex work until she finally said.
"No."
"What?"
"There's a shard of Kryptonite in the bone. That's why she isn't healing. How did no one here spot this? How did Kara not know?" She asked angrily.
"Can you get it out?" J'onn asked ignoring the questions.
"Yes, but it looks like it has done a lot of damage to the bone. We need to pin the bone. Only we can't because her body will probably reject it...unless…...I have an idea but I need to look at something first." Alex said leaving the lab.
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"Alex?" Eliza asked entering the room Alex had relocated to where she was reading papers.
"How is she?" Alex asked looking up.
"Sleeping. Which you should be too." Eliza said. "I know you want to help Kara, but you need to take care of yourself too."
"I will, but right now there isn't time to rest." Alex said.
"What do you mean?"
"She has Kryptonite in her." Alex picking up one of her tablets and showing Eliza a scan.
"How was this missed?" Eliza asked. "Why didn't she say anything?"
"All good questions." Alex said. "Ones we can worry about later." She added, but seeing the guilt on Eliza's face she said. "This isn't your fault."
"I'm her mother. I'm meant to look after her. I never should have gone back to Midvale." Eliza said.
"Kara was trying to protect you. She wouldn't have told you even if you had moved in with her." Alex said.
"Maybe. But I would have noticed. She's so frail, she's lost weight. She looks awful and you don't look that great either."
"I'm okay. A lot better than I was a month ago. But the same can't be said about Kara."
"Al-" Eliza started.
"Once Kara is better I'll stop working, even spend time in Midvale, but right now Kara needs help."
"What can we do?" Eliza asked conceding that Alex wouldn't rest until she was done.
"I think I know how to fix this, but I need to go talk to someone first." Alex said.
"Just see her before you go. She still doesn't believe you're back."
"I will." Alex said before finding herself pulled into her mother's arms.
"I still don't believe you're back."
"I'm real and I'm back." Alex assured her.
-TBC...
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