J'onn finally made his appearance in the waiting room, walking slowly towards Eliza. Nearing the end of the battle, he had been preoccupied with getting some of the aliens back in containment and cleaning out the remaining Cadmus agents. That's why he wasn't there to witness Alex get shot, or Kara get taken.

He cautiously approached the worn out mother, and sat by her side. "Eliza, Alex is a fighter. You and I both know she won't give up that easy, especially if Kara is in trouble. She'll come out of this alright."

Eliza just looked to him and nodded tiredly. "Thank you, J'onn."

A couple hours later, Emma opened the door, a serious expression on her face. "Alex is going to make a full recovery. We gave her a transfusion for the loss of blood, and removed the bullet. She is going to be fine."

Eliza ran up to her and engulfed her in a hug. "Thank you so much, Emma. It means the world that you helped."

Emma just gave the older woman a tired smile. "It's the least I could do after..." She cleared her throat. "Uh... you can visit Alex if you want. She should be coming off the medication soon."

Eliza gave the young girl a knowing look and squeezed her shoulder. "This is not your fault, Emma. And I know for sure Kara wouldn't want you thinking like that either. She'd want you focused on getting her out, not blaming yourself." With that, Eliza headed into Alex's room.

J'onn walked up to Agent Rose and told her to meet the rest of the agents in the briefing room.

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Ten minutes after Eliza walked in, Alex opened her eyes groggily. She immediately registered her Mom's worried presence, and squeezed her hand reassuringly. Then, all the memories came flooding back, and she immediately sat upright. "Mom, is Kara...?"

Eliza shook her head sadly. "They got her. But J'onn, Winn, and the others are working on a plan to get her back, and liberate the rest of the aliens."

Alex immediately swung her legs over the side of the bed, ignoring the throbbing in her thigh, and did her best to stand. Eliza stopped her in her tracks. "Alexandra, what do you think you're doing?! You were just shot, and that leg is freshly stitched. If you're not careful, you're going to pull your stitches out."

Alex leveled her eyes at her Mom. "You can't stop me from going, so either help me, or move out of my way."

Eliza sighed, knowing that she couldn't do anything when Alex got like this. She relented and moved towards the crutches sitting by the doorway. She brought them back to her daughter, and as soon as Alex got her hands on them, she was off.

Her exhausted mother followed close behind to make sure Alex was alright. She watched as her daughter burst through the meeting room door and interrupted the debriefing.

Everyone stared at her disheveled appearance, injured leg, and determined glare all at once, and decided it would be best not to say anything.

She immediately took her seat and asked J'onn, "What do we know?"

J'onn sighed and made knowing eye contact with Eliza as she quietly stepped in to the meeting room. They shared a meaningful glance about Alex, and then he turned to address the whole room. "After Alex and Kara got back with Jeremiah from captivity, I had Dr. Hamilton install a tracker in her system. Winn is working on pinpointing the signature now. When we get a location, we're going to coordinate a strike.

A team of us will work to find Kara, since she will not be on the ship. Some of the others will work on disabling the ship, and the rest will be in charge of the aliens on board. You will sort through and find which ones were our former prisoners, and return them to containment. The rest can be released. Any questions?"

Alex narrowed her eyes at him. "How can you be so confident that Kara won't be on the ship? If she is, then we'd be wasting a team looking for her."

Emma spoke up from the corner of the room. "I overheard Lillian telling the other agents over the walkie. She told them to keep her at the warehouse until the ship was ready for takeoff. Since there have been no energy spikes, it means the ship hasn't been activated yet, meaning she's still in Lillian's containment."

Alex eyed the new girl, and immediately recognized her as the reason Kara was taken. She was the one who was held hostage, she was the one who prompted Lillian to activate the grenade, and she was the one who couldn't save Kara.

In a dangerously hostile tone, she leveled off with the girl. "I'm sorry, but who even are you?"

The room immediately fell into a tense silence. Emma tried to keep it cool, she didn't want to start a fight when Kara's life was on the line. It didn't appear that Alex had the same concerns. "I'm new here, doubling as a doctor and a field agent. I was Kara's doctor before she was taken."

Alex stared daggers into the girl. "That can't be right, because I'm Kara's doctor. And her sister. Who are you to her?"

Emma was getting fired up. Kara had told her about Alex and how sometimes her temper could get the better of her. That's why they had been in an argument when Emma first started as Kara's doctor. "Doesn't seem like you were doing much of a good job as a doctor or a sister, seeing as though I was called in to help. If you were such a great doctor, they wouldn't have needed me. And I'll have you know that not only am I Kara's friend and physician, but I'm also the one who saved your life. I was the one who performed surgery on your leg."

Alex felt herself heating up. "You know what else you are? You are the reason Kara was taken."

Eliza chose to step in at this point. "Alexandra! Out. Now."

Alex had no problems up and leaving the room. Everyone watched the exchange with bated breath, unsure of how to handle the situation. Emma stormed out of the other exit, unable to keep calm while everyone was staring at her.

J'onn just shook his head at the events that had just transpired. Right when they needed a unified front and a strong plan, his best field agent and his second-in-command had just exploded at each other. The two most important people to Kara at the moment, and quite possibly the two most instrumental in her rescue, were in an argument.

Outside of the room, Eliza was laying into Alex for what she had just done. "I understand you care about Kara, but after you threw Hunter's death back in your sister's face, Emma was the person who was there for her. She was the one to tell her it wasn't her fault, and to make her feel less guilty. She took care of Kara when you turned your back on her. And you treat her like this? She saved your life, for God's sake."

Alex deflated slightly, but was too proud to submit. "Mom, she's the reason Kara was taken. She was so careless that Lillian was able to grab her and hold her hostage, and her lack of action allowed Lillian to throw that very grenade that hurt Kara so badly. For all we know, Kara could be dead right now, and it'd be all Emma's fault."

Eliza just stared at her daughter, unable to process how she was behaving. "She's just like you, you know. She feels obligated to protect Kara, and all she wants to do is help. Emma has been feeling so guilty that Kara was taken, even though it's not even remotely her fault. She was a friend to your sister while you were too busy neglecting her. I let your complete neglect of Kara go, only because she had a friend in Emma. I can't even believe you are saying some of these things right now, but I suggest you start respecting her. You put a hole in your sister's heart, and she was the person to fill it. Think about that the next time you want to throw Kara's capture in Emma's face."

With that, Eliza stormed off, determined to find Emma and see how she was doing. If there was any hope in finding Kara, the entire DEO would need to be on the same page. She rounded a corner, and found Emma curled into herself, head in her hands. Drowning in misery and sorrow.

She bent down next to the young agent, and laid a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Emma, I'm so sorry about what Alex said. She just gets very protective of Kara, and her temper gets the better of her. Please don't take it personal. Everyone's emotions are a little shaken because of Kara being taken. I'm not trying to excuse what she said, but please realize that's not the Alex everyone else knows."

Emma just shook her head. "I'm not mad, I probably would have reacted the exact same way as her if I was in that position. I'm protective of Kara too. I'm just sad because everything she said was true. I am a complete nobody. Who even am I to Kara? It's my fault she is gone right now, and if something happens to her, I'll never be able to forgive myself."

Eliza squeezed the young girl's hand comfortingly. "Emma, it's not your fault. I don't know how many times I have to say it for you to understand, but no one blames you. It might seem like Alex does, but deep down, she blames herself. She's disappointed in her inability to help, and projected her frustrations onto you. No one thinks it's your fault, except you. I know you helped Kara over her rut with blaming herself over Hunter. Whatever you told her then, you need to tell yourself now. This is not your fault, and you deserve none of the blame.

Also, I know for a fact that Kara loves you to death. You may not have known her for long, but you two instantly bonded and made a connection. Kara is so emotionally guarded, and you did the impossible. You got her to open up. It's not just anyone who can do that, you're special. You mean a lot to her, and she wouldn't want you stewing in your own guilt about this. Emma, you've been nothing but good to and for Kara since you came. You took good care of her as a doctor, but you were an even better friend. So stop thinking you're no one. Because you're someone to Kara, and you're someone to me. You saved the lives of both of my daughters in the short time you've been here. Emma, you're something special.

You saved Kara from her own guilt, and you saved Alex's life. That's something I'll never be able to pay back."

Eliza watched as the girl took in her words. Emma turned her eyes to Eliza's and nodded her head. "Thank you for saying that, Eliza. You didn't have to come here and check on me." Eliza immediately squeezed the girl's shoulder. "Thank you for saving my daughters."

Emma stood up, and readied herself to go back into the conference room. The only way to make this right was to find Kara, and she would. She turned to the older woman and gave her a quick hug. "Thank you for everything, Eliza. I'll be fine now. You should go find Alex, or get some rest. We'll get Kara, we have to."

Eliza just nodded at the young agent, and watched as she walked off towards the conference room. She sighed, in anticipation for what was coming next. When her youngest was rescued from Cadmus, she'd still find herself in the middle of a war zone. The war between her best friend and her sister.