HD - I vaguely recall Lillian having some kind of Kryptonian exo-suit in Season 3, but I'm not sure if that actually happened, so I just sort of went for it. And yeah, Alex and Maggie will begin the hunt for her now :)

Alliedstasis - 100% agree.

Guest - Aw, that is so sweet :) I'm here now!

Hope you guys enjoy :)

Alex was pacing in the command center of the DEO while Maggie explained the situation to J'onn. His eyebrows furrowed when he saw Maggie holding up Kara's jacket.

"And you both are sure that this is her blood and her jacket? It could be anyone's."

Maggie nodded confidently. "Alex even said that her blood is much darker than humans'." She gestured to the bloodstain. "I can tell you right now, that is not human blood. Plus, this is Kara's favorite jacket. I don't think it's a coincidence we found it hidden in a bush with a bloodstain in the center. Do you?"

J'onn just shook his head. "Okay, well I think it's fair to assume that this is Cadmus' doing. They have been highly active since the Daxamite invasion, and we know that they want Kara. We need to work on finding a way to track them down."

He called out to Winn. "Agent Schott, pull up the location on Supergirl's tracker." Winn just nodded silently, as he had been made aware as to the severity of the situation by Alex's incessant pacing. While they waited for Winn to get her location, J'onn examined the blood.

"I'll get a forensic team to confirm this, and I'm by no means a forensic expert, but that blood stain looks like a result of a gunshot wound... I don't know if she has much time left." Maggie gestured to where Alex was nervously pacing about. "I think she'd agree with you."

Winn looked up from his computer and solemnly shook his head. "Her tracker is offline. That's why we were never able to find her the night she was at Alex's. Lillian must have deactivated it somehow."

Alex cursed under her breath. "Winn, there's got to be something you can do. I get this feeling that she doesn't have much time."

Winn looked unsure. "Because of the amount of activity we've been seeing from Cadmus, I could probably trace back some of the energy signatures and triangulate a position based on possible locations. But, I make no guarantees."

J'onn nodded. "Thank you. Get to work, Agent Schott. As soon as you get a location, we're moving out." He then turned to Alex. "Agent Danvers, I know you're worried. So am I. But we need you to keep a cool head if there's any hope we save her, okay? I need you calm out there." Alex just nodded stoically.

The Director gathered up the rest of the agents in the command center. "We are working on a plan to locate Supergirl, and once Agent Schott finds her, we're going in. Everybody gear up." A horde of "yes sir's" met his ears as everyone dispersed quickly to get their gear on.

Maggie walked over to Alex in the temporary lull of activity and pulled her into a comforting hug. "We'll find her, okay? Winn is the best there is. And once we get her back, you can make things right with her."

Alex just shook her head in doubt. "What if Winn doesn't get a location? Or it's the wrong location? I don't even know if she's okay, the blood stain looked like she was shot. If that's the case... Maggie, it's been days. If she was shot, she could very well be dead. And I wouldn't have done anything to help her. This is all my fault. Even if she's okay, she'll never forgive me."

Maggie just grabbed her hand and gave it a tight squeeze. "You can't think like that. Little Danvers is tough, and one gun shot won't take her down. You have to believe. And this is no one's fault but Lillian's, so don't go around blaming yourself. When she makes it out of this, she'll come around, okay? Little Danvers can't stay mad at you for long."

Alex just gave her a small smile, and pulled her in for a kiss.

Their tender moment was interrupted as Winn stood up abruptly.

"I found them!"

-00-

Kara was currently pushed up against the back wall of her cell, shivering from the cold. Her makeshift tourniquet had come undone, and though it had done a somewhat good job of staunching the blood flow, it was by no means a permanent fix. All of the blood loss was making her dizzy and nauseous, and she felt a different kind of cold setting into her bones. She was curled up in a ball trying to conserve body heat, which was not at all helping the blood loss.

Exhaustion flooded through her body as well. She hadn't slept since the night before Alex's apartment. Sometimes the pain kept her awake, and other times, Lillian did.

Unfortunately, it was mostly Lillian.

Kara had been forced to withstand Kryptonite injection, aerosolized inhalation, and electrocution, among many other things. Her body was shutting down.

Nobody had come to find her, and she knew it would only be hours until the blood loss became too much.

Lillian sauntered into the room, holding a syringe. She laid her eyes on Kara's curled up form and smirked. "If only National City could see how pathetic you really are. No one has come to help you, not even your big sister. I doubt anyone's even noticed you're gone. You give so much for this city, and yet no one seems to care about you. Not even the DEO."

With that, she opened the cell door with the syringe brandished.

Kara didn't have the energy to fight back as Lillian stepped into the cell and once against plunged the syringe's needle into her neck.

-00-

Winn had just finished explaining to J'onn how he had been able to narrow it down to two potential locations.

The Director nodded and proceeded to gather up all the agents. "There are two possible locations where Supergirl is being held. In this situation, we would usually do thorough recon and plan out a strike, but I'm afraid Supergirl does not have that kind of time. We're splitting into two teams, which means there will be less agents than there normally would be. Our priority is getting our girl out, but be careful while you do it." He looked around to make sure everyone was nodding before he continued.

"Agent Danvers and I will be taking a team out to one of the locations, while Detective Sawyer takes a team of NCPD out to the other." Maggie just looked at him. "J'onn, that won't work. This is an alien recovery mission. The police won't get involved, it's not in their jurisdiction."

J'onn shook his head. "Cadmus is a human-run organization, so it is technically in the police's jurisdiction. Plus, Lillian is a prison escapee, and I can't even count on both hands the number of times they have done something illegal. The police should have absolutely no qualms getting involved. In the event they utterly refuse to help, I can send some DEO agents with you."

Maggie just nodded and called up her partner.

She needed to get a team, and fast.

Kara couldn't afford to wait.

Hopefully there will be another chapter tomorrow, but I'm not sure I'll be able to yet. Sorry this update took so long.

As always, have a blessed day :)