Watching Her Love You

Chapter12

When they entered they entered the DEO, it was massively chaotic. There were agents running around rapidly, talking so quickly that neither of the two distraught women could understand what any of them were saying. Just bits and pieces that only succeeded in breaking their hearts more.

"-Supergirl isn't conscious..."

"-paralytic acid..."

"Agent Danvers is currently working on..."

Cat and Lena froze. Paralytic acid? What does that mean?!

"Cat, we need to get to the medical bay," Lena whispered worriedly, her heart in her throat.

"I know, I know." Cat croaked, as she fought back tears for the millionth time that night. "I just... I'm terrified of what we're going to see."

At that, they looked at each other. Really looked at each other, and for the first time, there was no anger, no resentment, no hatred for each other... It was pure, unadulterated pain.

That was the only thing they felt; pain.
Pain because they'd lost Kara romantically.
Pain because they'd seen Kara hurting emotionally for months, since their break ups.
Pain because they were the ones that had caused said heartache.
Pain because at this very moment, they had no idea if they'd ever get to see Kara's beautiful smile again.

"I know," Lena admitted as she wiped a tear from her cheek. "I'm scared too."

Cat nodded and took a deep breath. "It's down that hallway, through the double doors. We'll have to take three turns. Right at the second hall. Then go through the fourth door to our left. Then the medical bay will be the first set of double doors on the right." Cat informed as she looked around at the rushing swarm of frazzled agents. "Just in case we get separated in this ocean of fearful DEO agents." She clarified.

Lena nodded her appreciation before they started their way through the horde of distraught agents.

Her heart was heavy, her lungs were on fire, and her mind was swirling with endless possibilities.

Cat wasn't much better, her heart was in her throat as her stomach was churning, and her lungs? Well, she had to practically force them to even work... Her mind was also swirling with the same fears Lena's was.

Was Kara alive?
Would she be awake when they finally got there?
What on Earth was that purple sword?
What kind of Alien was that?
Is Kara going to be okay in the long run?

Everything that they were terrified had happened was nothing compared to the sight they were actually faced with when they reached the Medical Bay seconds apart from one another...

Kara's motionless body on a medical table with Alex crying over her.

Cat's heart exploded, horror and misery took over her body. She rushed into the medical room. "NO!" She cried out. "KARA, NO!"

Lena's heart reacted the same, but her body did not... Hers couldn't move as dread and despair collapsed to her knees as tears escaped her eyes. "No," She whimpered. "Please, God no!"

Alex lifted her head to look at the two women heartbroken over the sight. "She's not dead," Alex reassured through her own tears. "She's just... She's not going to be able to walk if she wakes up." She sobbed. "It... Whatever that substance that sword was made, it corroded her spine, and I... I can't fix it." She whimpered.

Lena's heart stopped. "What?!" She asked. "You need to give me all of her scans and information. I will find a way to fix this." She said determinedly.