Ok this is a short one. A bit of a filler to allow Eliza to make the trip from Midville.

I can't thank everyone enough for the kind words and encouragement. Hope you enjoy it and hopefully it won't be too long for the next installment.

Cheers!

How could this be happening? She was doing better but now what appeared to the entire med team had surrounded her bed trying to get Alex stabilized again. Kara stood shell shocked again the wall.

"Temp 104" someone from the team called out.

"I need 5 of Valium IM, now." Hamilton ordered.

A few seconds passed "Valium in." Informed a male voice.

Alex's body was still convulsing violently on the bed despite a number of the med team trying to keep her from hurting herself.

"Valium is not working I need 100ml ce water syringe and an NT tube, Stat." Hamilton barked to her team.

Hank came rushing into the room and immediately went to Kara. "Kara what happen?"

"I…..We...fell asleep and then the alarms just starting going off and she was … is having a seizure. Someone said her temp is 104." Hank put an arm around Kara as they watch the team work.

Hamilton had moved to the head of the bed and had Alex laying flat. She appeared to be putting some sort of the lubrication on a long clear tube and then started to insert it through Alex's nose as Beth tried to hold her head still. Once the tube was inserted Hamilton attached the syringe to the end of the tube and slowly began to push the ice water into Alex.

"Keep an eye on the temp please and IV push Phenytoin." Hamilton instructed her team.

As the last of the contents empty from the syringe Hamilton slowly began to withdraw the tube from Alex. As the tube exited a small gasp came from Alex. Kara noticed that Alex now seemed to be thrashing less. "Temp 103.5" someone called out. About 30 seconds past and the team slowly began to loosen their hold on Alex as the convulsing stopped. "Temp now 102.8" the voice called out again.

"OK then." Hamilton said as she released the breath she had not noticed she had been holding waiting for the Alex to stabilize. "I want the cooling blanket back on along with ice packs. At the first sign of her temp going up I want her in an ice bath. I also want new labs run stat, please." Hamilton pulled off her gloves "Good work team." She smiled to those around the bed and then she approached Hank and Kara.

"What was that?" Kara questioned.

"Alex had a febrile seizure due to her fever spiking quickly. Between the meds and ice water to her core we were able to get the temp back down for now." Hamilton sighed.

"For now?" Hank asked.

"I had hoped that with the improvement Alex had been showing we had cleared the worst of it but it appears that she is no longer responding to the antibiotics."

"What do we do now?" Kara asked the desperation in her face tore at Hamilton's heart.

"I'm going to run some more labs but to be honest I don't know. Alex would be the one I went to to assist with finding a way to fight this infection. Given that this is an alien mutation our resource pool is very limited."

"What about Eliza?!" Kara exclaimed. "Her and Jeremiah's research on Superman made her an expert on Alien stuff."

"Sorry I forgot that was actually why I came in was to let you know that Eliza is on her way from the airport. She should be here in about 40 mins."

"I would be happy to have any assistance Dr. Danvers could provide. I will get the labs going and when Dr. Danvers arrives I will speak with her." Hamilton gave Kara a reassuring smile and headed out of the room.

All of the med team had left the room except for Beth who was just adjusting the oxygen mask on Alex. Hank and Kara both moved to Alex's bedside. Kara reached under the blanket to grab Alex's hand. "Oh Alex" she sighed as Hank rubbed a supportive hand up and down her back. Beth had moved the chair Kara had been sitting in back in place beside the bed.

"Kara I will be at the nursing station all night so if you need anything just let me know." Beth smiled as she headed out.

Kara took a seat in the chair, her fingers intertwined with Alex's. "Come on Alex you have to fight this." she pleaded.

"Kara I'm going to make sure we have accommodations ready for Eliza and as soon as she arrives I will bring her down."

"Thank you, Hank."

Hank gave Kara a pat on the shoulder and left the two sisters.

Kara reached up and tucked some loose hair behind Alex's ear. Her heart broke at how frail and ashen Alex looked. "Alex, Eliza will be here soon." she said softly. "Eliza will be able to come up with a cure. You just need to fight until she can do that, OK?" There was no reaction from Alex. Kara sighed and took Alex's hand in both of hers and said a small prayer to Rao for Alex to be strong and get through this.

Kara was unsure of how much time had actually past as it was all starting to blur together but as she was just staring blankly at the wall opposite her heard a soft moan. "Alex! Hey Alex come on I need you to wake." Kara pleaded as she stroked Alex's cheek with her thumb.

Alex's head began to move slowly as she started to wake. "Ka…" Alex moan softly.

"Alex yeah it's me come on you can do it. Let me see those big brown eyes." Kara pleaded.

"Ka….ra" Alex's head was so foggy, everything felt so heavy and it was so hot. Why am I so hot? Was the only thing she could put together thought wise. She could hear Kara voice pleading for her to wake up. Kara needed her, Alex had to open her eyes. Alex used every bit of what strength she had to peel her eyes open and to move the oxygen mask off to the side. "Hey"

"Alex!" Kara exclaimed as Alex's eyes tried to focus on her. Kara's heart sank at how glassy Alex's eyes looked.

"Kara." Alex smiled slightly. "You have been...crying?"

"Well if you would stop scaring us."

"What happen?"

"You had a seizure when your temperature spiked."

"So…the...meds didn't work?"

Kara looked down at her hands that still had Alex's between them. How could so look her sister in the eye and tell her that right now there was nothing they could do?

"Kara." Alex squeezed Kara's hand.

"The antibiotics didn't work." Kara's voice hitched in her throat as she tried to hold back the tears. "But Eliza will be here soon and she will be able to help find something."

"Mom is not….going to be...happy." Alex struggled to get out as her eyelids kept getting heavier and heavier.

Kara could see that Alex was struggling to keep awake. "Alex listen to me." Kara stood up and put the oxygen mask back in place and then took Alex's face in her hands. "You need to fight. You need to fight this like you have never fought anything before. I need my sister, I can't lose you." Kara pleaded tears threatening to release. "I love you so much. You are my rock you keep me grounded and I can't do this without you. I love you." Kara leaned down kissing Alex's forehead.

"I...love..you.." Alex said before she could no longer keep her eyes open. A single tear rolled down her cheek landing on Kara's hand that still cupped her face.

TBC