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"His vitals are extremely low," Alex looked at the monitors beeping at her rapidly, "a few more hours, and Barry Allen would've been dead. I'm shocked he isn't already."

Alex was no doctor, but she had some medical training and an EMT license. Henshaw had called in the DEO doctors and medical staff to tend to Barry, but they wouldn't get here fast enough. She put some of her knowledge to use and acted as leading physician in his case.

"But he has healing powers," Kara looked at her in confusion, "he shouldn't be injured in the first place."

"No time to ask," Henshaw silenced Kara, "Alex, what's the verdict?"

"Stab wound has pierced his organs," she looked at the knife protruding from Barry's side in worry, "the bullet wound's not clean, it's still in his leg, probably pierced the bone. He has a few dislocated vertebrae," she held up an x-ray scan of his spine, then turned back as she lifted his suit to examine his bruised abdomen, "I can't tell if he's bleeding internally, but the bruises here suggest he was kicked with something hard, most probably a steel-toed boot."

"Oh no...Barry..." Kara turned away, hardly able to look at her friend in this condition. He was always so careful and fair, who could do this to him?

"How long has he been like this?" Henshaw took a deep breath.

"At an estimate," she looked at the charts and vitals on the monitor, "two or three hours tops. He has major blood loss, except…"

"Except what?" Kara urged.

"The knife," she looked at the glinting metal once more, "it's stopping him from bleeding out, but I fear that the second I remove it, Barry will be done for."

"No," Kara denied, "I can use my heat vision and cauterize the wound."

"And burn him to a crisp?" Alex gave her a look of outrage, "Kara, I know he's your friend, but think logically."

"He's a meta-human, he doesn't have the same body as a regular human does."

"But you said he has healing abilities, and it doesn't look like they're working!"

Winn came barging in and interrupted the sisters. He had his tablet in hand and a look of stress and concentration on his face.

"Anything?" Henshaw asked.

"A little," Winn nodded, "a breach opened just a few hours ago a couple blocks away from the restaurant. I assume that's where the Flash first entered this Earth."

"Any leads on who opened it?" Henshaw questioned further.

"Not yet," he shook his head, "I've been trying to contact the STAR Labs team, but it's like something is blocking me…."

"Blocking?" Kara stressed, "Something is purposely sealing you off?"

"At a guess, I'd say so."

Before any of them could speak, Barry moaned lightly.

Kara's eyes went wide, "Barry...?"

The heart monitor went crazy. Jagged lines zigzagged across the screen as Alex ran to get the defibrillator paddles. Barry was going into cardiac arrest.

"Expose the chest!" she ordered and Kara ripped open the torn Flash suit with her super strength like it was paper, "charge to 300 joules...clear!"

She pressed the paddles against Barry's chest and his back arched off the table.

"Nothing," Alex growled, "one more, charging 360 joules...clear!" she pressed it against his chest again. Winn turned away, running a hand through his hair, Henshaw's expression was stony, and Kara had tears in her eyes.

"Come on, Barry, come on," Winn muttered under his breath.

The room was deadly silent for a moment.

Alex was flooded with relief, as Barry's heartbeat finally beeped across the monitor. She slouched back in a chair, her head resting against her chest in sudden weariness as the adrenaline drained from her limbs. Kara didn't move. It was like one sudden movement, and Barry would die. She couldn't even think of that as a possibility.

"Winn," Alex looked at him in urgency, "you need to find a way to contact STAR Labs."

"I-I'm trying, but it'll be hard."

"No, you don't understand," Alex cut him off, "I don't know what's happened to him or his abilities. From his tests, it looks like the speed force is still in his cells, but subdued. I don't know how to activate the powers, I-I don't know anything about him!" she gestured to the unconscious Barry Allen lying on the bed, "his anatomy, his cell structure, his proper vitals, nothing."

"Can't we run tests like STAR Labs did and gain the information?" Kara suggested.

"I would love to. Barry is a genetic phenomenon and he's extraordinary. If mankind could harness a fraction of his abilities, think of what could change! We don't have this technology yet, so I don't know what to do. He's running out of options," she looked down at his bony face and ruffled brown hair in alarm, "Star labs had three years worth of observation and test. Barry won't last that long here, he's barely got three hours," Alex hung her head.

"No!" Kara resisted, "There has to be a way!"

"I'll keep looking," Winn dipped his head and backed out of the room, "but unless we can open a breach, then there's nothing we can do. Only STAR Labs has the tech and information to help him."

Cisco was just tweaking his special Vibe glasses, preparing to search relentlessly for the missing speedster. Barry could be anywhere by now, and it was up to Cisco to find him. Julian came in moments later with Caitlin offering to help, but he was just about done.

"Okay," Julian looked at Cisco, "Wally is out there looking for this rogue meta now, HR is in the cortex helping him out. When Wally traps him and brings him here, do we sedate him? It'll bring his defenses down."

"No," Cisco shook his head, "his mind will be unclear otherwise. I won't be able to get his exact location, he needs to be awake and aware."

"Good point," Caitlin agreed, "but will he willingly let you roam his mind? The meta's guard will be up."

"Yes," Cisco's face darkened, "that's the hard part."

"That's the hard part?" Julian's eyebrows raised, "Not searching infinite dimensions for one missing speedster?"

"It's a game of tug-o-war, his mind is the rope and we'll both be pulling. I need to outmatch him and take control using my abilities to easily access Barry's location. Otherwise…"

"He's lost forever," Caitlin finished in a quiet voice.

"And with the extent of his injuries…" Cisco trailed off.

"Yes, how bad were they?" Julian spoke in a hushed voice, "I didn't want to bring it up with the Wests around."

"I'm glad that you didn't," Cisco shivered, "It definitely was bad. I only got what I could from the coms, and it sounded..." he shuddered, "but the worst part is...I-I think he's without his powers."

Julian's mouth dropped.

"Without his powers!?" Caitlin shouted.

"Who?" Joe came strolling in, his tall frame erect with stress. He had an idea who they were talking about, but was silently praying it wasn't true.

The trio was silent for a moment.

"Who?" Joe repeated a bit more sharply.

Julian sighed deeply, "Detective, we think Barry is without his...powers-most notably his healing abilities."

"Okay?" Joe narrowed his eyes, suspicious, "And?"

"He's badly injured," Julian spoke softly, "and we can't know his condition at the moment."

"So, even if you find Barry," Joe took a shaky breath, "my son could be dead already."

"With the way his injuries are, I'd say it's probable," Julian hung his head.

Caitlin silently hit his shoulder. He definitely needed to work on his bedside manner.

"His healing ability was unresponsive last time his communications were up," Cisco explained, "a gunshot wound to the leg, a stab wound to the side, possible spinal injury, and there could be some internal damage as well."

"Damn it!" Joe punched the wall with his fist angrily.

"Look, we'll find him, Joe, " Caitlin tried being optimistic.

"Don't," Julian whispered as he passed by her, his eyes full of rage, "don't give him a semblance of hope when there isn't any."

She watched as he exited the room, head hung, fists clenched, behavior radiating fury.

It wasn't moments later that HR came running into the room.

"Guys, in the cortex, now! Kid Flash found the meta-human!"

Joe was the first one to sprint out of Cisco's lab, followed by the other two as they ran behind HR. They saw up on the monitor Wally's yellow streak tearing through Central City at an alarming rate.

"Look how fast he's moving!" Caitlin commented, eyes wide.

"Oh, yes!" HR cheered, "Wally is fired up!"

"Wally," Julian spoke through his com, "you need to bring him in quick as you can."

"Quick?" they heard Kid Flash on the other end, "Oh, I can do quick."

It took about 3 minutes for Wally to deliver a powerful punch while the breacher was still trying to escape. Wally was determined, a new motive to help him energize his rage and speed. Barry needed their help, and after so many times the Flash had saved him, it was time that Kid Flash did one too.

"I've got him," Wally laughed triumphantly through the com, "on my way."

"Be careful, Wally," Cisco warned, "last time Barry went through the same thing. This meta plays tricks, he might only be pretending to be unconscious and open up a breach the second you let your guard down."

"Be careful," Joe repeated.

Caitlin spoke up, "Move in a little closer, Wally, see if he's actually down."

A tantalizing 30 seconds passed before Wally spoke up again, relief flooding through all of them, "No, he's out. I'm almost positive he's not pretending."

"Exactly how hard did you hit him?" HR scoffed in pride.

"Details, HR," Kid Flash smiled, "I'll be there soon."

"I'll go set up the pipeline," Cisco walked off, Caitlin retreated to the medical bay where she got her kit ready to check the meta's injuries. Even though he was the enemy, they weren't savages. These meta-humans needed treatment too.

Julian went down to Cisco's Lab to meet him and help in any way he could. Joe called Iris to give her the good news of Wally's accomplishment, and HR made a coffee run. They were all determined and full of purpose, like Barry's absence united them to a common cause. There had been some turbulence in the team lately with Barry and Iris' break up, Caitlin and Julian, and Wally's imprisonment in the speed force, but they put their troubles aside and finally cooperated as they should-as a team.

Wally dragged the meta-human behind him as he streaked through the city en route to Star Labs. He burst through the doors and down the multiple floors until he firmly secured the meta-human in the pipeline where he'd stay until he woke up and Cisco would work on him.

Wally took off his mask and stood next to Cisco as the pipeline doors slid closed. He noticed the young engineer's normally cheerful face was dragging down with guilt. He couldn't blame Cisco, even though Joe might a little. There was nothing he could've done, Barry's disappearance wasn't his fault and he placed a hand on his shoulder trying to express that.

Cisco nodded in thanks before walking away, back to his lab where he'd prepare for the vibe that would find Barry once and for all.

Winn typed away on the computer, eyes scanning rapidly at various maps, codes, and signals from the breach Barry emerged from. He pulled up the security footage feed from earlier in the night, watching the surveillance from the camera just across the street. He watched it diligently, then perked up as a breach materialized in the air and thrown against the wall was Barry Allen, The Flash. He winced as he saw Barry tried to roll to his side, holding his stomach as he laid his head back against the brick wall.

Focus, Winn, the breach.

He paused the footage, zooming in on the feed. He sharpened the image, trying to peer through the other end of the breach in an attempt to get a glimpse of a location on Barry's world.

"Aha!" he laughed triumphantly, and looked in closer at the image he froze upon, "Henshaw! Come quick, I found something!"

He looked at the image of a man at the other end of the wormhole. It was blurry and a bit shadowed, but there was still a shot he could run it through facial recognition. The man had a black ski mask pulled up on his hairline and an evil glint in his eyes.

"I've got you, you son of a bitch," he smiled in triumph.

Mon-El returned to the med bay with plenty of bandages and fresh medicines. He deposited them on the table, wiping his hands nervously on his shirt as he looked at Barry in the gurney.

"How's it going?" he looked at Alex.

She placed a hand on his forehead, ruffling his hair back a little as she kept it there for a moment, "He's a little warm. This isn't good."

"What does it mean?" Kara immediately looked at her sister.

"Possibly a symptom from an infection," she shrugged doubtfully, "I've got to get the knife out of his side."

"Why haven't you already?" Mon-El tilted his head.

"I'm worried about the blood loss…"

"Blood loss...?"

She rolled down the blankets a little and Mon-El paled when he saw the broken hilt of a knife sticking out of his side.

"Oh, my God…."

"Kara broke off the hilt." Alex looked at Supergirl, "but, it's the only thing stopping him from major blood loss. If I could just contact the Star Labs team then I would know how to proceed correctly."

"Primarily," Hank spoke up from the corner, "if we can find out how to reactivate his healing ability, then pulling the knife out will stop him from certain death."

"Thanks for putting it lightly there, Hank…" Mon-El trailed off.

"I can't sit around any longer," Kara marched for the door.

"Where are you going?" Alex called after her.

"Find a way to open a breach. There has to be an alien around here that can do that."

"Talk to Winn," Henshaw suggested, "have him search the records."

"No, I don't want to break his concentration," she shook her head, "he's working hard. I'll go looking myself."

Alex pursed her lips in disapproval, but let Supergirl go.

"Henshaw! Come quick, I found something!" they heard the muffled voice of Winn from upstairs.

Hank looked from Alex to Mon-El to Barry on the bed, before stepping out and walking upstairs.

"I'm worried about her," Alex spoke to Mon-El indirectly. She didn't really trust him after lying to Kara, but she knew he meant well and really loved her.

"She's the Girl of Steel," Mon-El tried to brighten the mood, but his laugh sounded forced and died out, "I worry too…"

"I know she's indestructible," Alex sighed, "but I feel like it's still my duty to protect her."

"You're her big sister. It's your job."

She chuckled a little.

"I'm gonna go looking for her," Mon-El cleared his throat, "make sure she's okay."

She dipped her head as he backed out of the room.

It was just her and Barry.

She didn't know the speedster long, but she knew that Kara respected and spoke very highly of him. The brief few days he spent at the DEO trying to get back to his Earth, she was wary of him and didn't trust this new mutant with superhuman abilities. But, he was actually kind of charming. She couldn't imagine why someone would want to hurt him like this, but she hoped that they could reach Star Labs in time to find a way to save him.

He looked so helpless and vulnerable in the bed…so different from that picture of strength and heroism of the Scarlet Speedster. Alone, injured, and isolated on another dimension, she couldn't possibly even begin to fathom his fear and pain.

"It's okay, Barry," she reached out and gripped his hand, "we're gonna get you home."

Her brows furrowed in worry as he really did feel hot. She injected some fever reducer in his IV and eyed the knife warily. She put a pressure wrap around the wound, taking as many necessary precautions she could to help with the recovery, but she bit her lip in worry. It couldn't stay in there much longer. She removed the bullet from his leg, but when she pulled it out, it felt like it chipped bone. The poor guy….

If only she knew more about him and his powers. She was sure the Star Labs team would know exactly what to do, but Barry would be dead by then...

"No," she spoke aloud, firmly, "we're going to fix you, Barry, hang in there."

Chapter 4 coming soon!