Alex had been in the waiting room for hours with no news, and she looked around to find Winn, J'onn, and Jeremiah fast asleep in their chairs. She had been trying to get some rest but the stress and worry wouldn't let her rest peacefully.

She alternated pacing the room hourly, and was anxious for any news at all. She heard the door to the waiting room open, and her head shot up. Though it was not Dr. Hamilton with news about Kara, Alex could have cried.

It was her mother.

Eliza had arrived.

Immediately, Alex began to tear up. Eliza ran to her daughter and engulfed her in a hug. Alex cried into her shoulder, heaving and sobbing violently. "I'm sorry, Mom. I couldn't protect her. I failed her, and I failed you. I- I'm so sorry..."

Eliza rubbed circles into her daughter's back. "Shhhh, Alex. It's not your fault. I'm so proud of you." Over Alex's shoulder, she spotted someone she never thought she'd ever see again. Eliza breathed out, "Jeremiah, is that you?"

He had been sitting back and watching this reunion, but he took this time to run up and join the family hug. Alex pulled away and allowed her two parents some privacy.

She watched as they shared a passionate hug, and she felt an inkling of a smile come to her face. At least something was going right. J'onn walked over to her, and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. She looked back at him, tears in her eyes, and he wrapped her into a hug.

Winn woke up to all the commotion, finding his best friend's Mom in the waiting room with the rest of them. He couldn't help it, and his curious instincts got the better of him. "Mrs. Danvers? Is that you?"

Eliza stared at him, and a flash of recognition came over her eyes. "It is, and you... Oh my goodness! Winn?" He nodded and smiled at her, relishing the fact that she actually remembered who he was. Alex stared at her mom in confusion. "You know him?"

Her mother laughed. "Of course, how could I forget?! Kara's best friend from middle school!" She walked over to Winn and gave him a hug. Jeremiah walked over and gave him a hearty pat on the back. "Good to see you're still around, kiddo." Alex just watched this, confusion in her eyes. "How am I seriously the only one here who doesn't remember him?"

Eliza and Jeremiah just snorted at their daughter while Winn grinned cheekily at her. She stuck out her tongue at him. J'onn watched this with mock disapproval in his eyes. "I cannot believe two of my top tier agents are sticking their tongues out at each other. What went wrong in the training process?"

Alex and Winn laughed at him. The mood had considerably lifted since Eliza's arrival, but everyone was brought back to reality when the door swung open and Dr. Hamilton walked in. Alex's head immediately snapped up, and she stared at Hamilton with pleading eyes, desperate for good news.

Jeremiah and Eliza froze in their tracks. Winn voiced the question that everyone was thinking, but too afraid to ask. "How is she?"

She sighed. "Kara suffered major head trauma, and her ribs were severely damaged. The injuries seemed to be relatively recent. We also found some older injuries that looked as if they did not heal over properly. I don't know much about that, but we have re-set her breaks properly. Other than that, her recovery should be on track. Of course, her physical state will likely be much better than her mental one."

Alex was fuming. "Her old injuries couldn't heal properly because whenever one of her bones would break, Lillian would turn on the sun lamps and the bone would fuse together improperly. I never had the opportunity to set any of her breaks or fractures because she kept us in separate cells and Hunter..." Her voice faltered at the mention of his name. "Hunter only knew basic first-aid, and needed my instruction. He couldn't set the breaks, and now all of her injuries haven't properly healed over."

Jeremiah placed a hand on Alex's arm. "The most important thing here is that Kara is going to be okay. We can concern ourselves with Lillian when everything has settled." Alex pulled her arm away. "But is she going to be okay? Because it doesn't really feel like it. She was tortured endlessly all those years back, and she had just recovered, only to be taken away again. She has suffered severe injuries, and she is bearing all the guilt over Hunter's death. So no, I really am not sure she is going to be okay."

She stormed out of the room and started heading towards Kara's recovery room.

Eliza and Jeremiah looked to each other helplessly, unable to decide what the best course of action was. Who to send to make sure Alex was okay. In the wake of the tension that had filled the room, J'onn turned to Hamilton and carefully inquired,"Thank you for the update. Is there anything else we should know?"

Dr. Hamilton shook her head. "Nothing medical. A little time under the lamps and emotional support is going to bring her back the rest of the way. Just make sure to be there for her. That's all you can do at this point. And keep an eye on Alex, too."

They all nodded and she left the room. Whilst Eliza and Jeremiah debated whether or not they should go after Alex, Winn left to go find her. He knew how she was feeling, his best friend was dying. Kara wasn't just Alex's sister, she was her best friend as well. Winn could relate to Alex on a level no one else could, and figured he'd have the best chances of getting through to her.

Inside the Cadmus Facility

Lillian listened with pleasure as the DEO was experiencing turmoil over Kara's condition. Her plan was working to the tee.

She stared at the monitor in front of her, remotely overseeing the preparations of the Exodus ship. When Jeremiah had tampered with the ship, some of the tech had been messed up, but it was not irreversible. She was going to get it functional soon, and the world as she knew it would end.

And frankly, Lillian couldn't be more excited.