Now that the action's out of the way, time to introduce a few more characters from Earth-38, and Oliver catches his team on Earth-1 up. I apologize if anyone seems out of character - I do not know the DC characters as well as I know those from Doctor Who or Marvel.

Bit of a longer chapter this time, guys. Enjoy!

***

Maggie whipped her car into the D.E.O. garage, shutting the siren off. She unlocked the car and got out, watching D.E.O. agents run over, a gurney with them, a few of them with lab coats on. "Where is she?" one of them asked.

"Here," Slade answered, exiting from the back of the car, Kara in his grasp.

"One wrong move with her, and no one else touches her until her sister gets here," Malcolm growled warningly.

The doctor nodded, and Slade carefully placed Kara on the gurney. He and Malcolm helped with pushing the gurney, Maggie jogging alongside them. "What happened to her?" the doctor asked, pulling out a tablet.

"What we know for sure, Kryptonite injections," Malcolm answered, letting Slade's steel gaze start memorizing the layout of the D.E.O. building. Several agents were staring in horror at Kara's limp form. "We also blew up a warehouse packed to the brim with Kryptonite. The scientists we saw had Kryptonite bracelets, and the soldiers had Kryptonite bullets."

"She hasn't woken up since we found her," Slade added.

"We'll get her under sun lamps right away," the doctor tapped something into her tablet. "We'll let you know when she starts to heal - "

"Oh, no," Malcolm shook his head instantly. "We're not leaving her."

The doctor narrowed her eyes. "Sir - "

"I would think that the people who saved her life would at least be able to stay with her," Maggie interrupted, eyeing both men. "Agent Danvers is on her way with the two others. Let them in."

The doctor narrowed her eyes. "The director isn't going to like that."

"We can handle the director," Maggie said sharply. "Supergirl doesn't have a lot of time. Either we all go, or you can explain to my fiancée why her sister hasn't gone under yet."

Apparently, that was a dire threat. The doctor paled slightly and nodded. "This way," she told Malcolm and Slade, going after the gurney.

They were heading towards the labs when they passed by what looked like the main command hub, complete with computers, monitors, and what appeared to be some sort of hologram table. As soon as Kara passed, one of the men working on the computers abruptly squawked and shot up like a bullet. "Oh, my God!" he ran over, eyes as wide as dinner plates. "Is that - "

"It's her," Maggie nodded, putting her hands on the man's shoulders. "Tell James if you want to, but this needs to be kept low right now. Alex should be here any minute, OK?"

"OK," he nodded, taking a few deep breaths. "Oh, my God . . . " After a moment, he pointed between Slade and Malcolm. "OK, what do I tell the boss about them?"

One of Malcolm's eyebrows shot up. "Not just a regular agent, I'm guessing?"

"No," Maggie shook her head. "Winn was the first friend Kara had at CatCo. He joined the D.E.O. about a year ago."

"Hi," Winn waved awkwardly.

"They're the ones who helped save Supergirl," Maggie added.

"They are?!" his eyes widened comically.

Further conversation, however, was cut off by a scream coming from the direction of the medbay. Both Malcolm and Slade were off in a second, faster than Maggie could see. "Hey!" she ran after them.

She froze in the doorway when she saw Kara spasming on the table, the doctors attempting to hold her down. "Oh, my God," Winn put his hands over his mouth.

"Sun lamps, now!" the head doctor barked out as Malcolm and Slade lent their strength to the others, holding down her shoulders, both of them wincing at the effort it took. "Sun lamps, come on!"

"Come on, Kara," Malcolm hissed under his breath. "Hold on."

"Hold on, little one," Slade checked the heart monitor Kara was attached to, seeing it jump repeatedly. "Don't you die on us now."

***

When Oliver slammed on the brakes in the garage, he could see Maggie running to meet them, her eyes wide. "What's going on?" Alex asked as she jumped out.

"She started seizing a few minutes ago," Maggie swallowed.

"What?" Laurel blanched.

Alex took off in a dead sprint, Oliver right behind her. Maggie and Laurel followed behind them. "Winn!" Alex yelled, her eyes wide in terror. "Winn!"

"Here!" a lanky brunette appeared in front of them, looking just as scared. "Alex, you've got to get in there, she started screaming - "

"She what?" Oliver demanded, running past him.

"Oliver!" Alex shouted as Laurel followed behind him.

Sure enough, they could hear Kara's screams from just down the hall. Oliver put on an extra burst of speed and rushed past a few men in uniform that attempted to stop him. Malcolm and Slade were the only ones close to Kara, both of them grimacing at how loudly she was screaming, but she was thrashing about, and they were the only ones attempting to hold her down. "What happened?" Oliver demanded, walking in, hearing Alex and Maggie run in behind them.

"The doctors brought her in, started hooking her up to monitor vitals," Malcolm answered, dodging a flailing arm. "She started seizing and screaming a moment later."

"They settled the medical seizing easily, kid," Slade told him, nodding at the sun lamps surrounding the bed. "This is psychological."

Kara suddenly started whimpering instead of screaming, but she was breathing hard, and Oliver had to bend down to hear what she was saying. He frowned, however, when he didn't recognize the language. "Is this Kryptonian?" he looked up at Alex.

She hurried over to listen, hearing her tone rise in pitch, and she swallowed. "Yes. It's Kryptonian. But I can't understand it."

"She's asking for them to stop." Oliver tensed and looked up, seeing Alex straighten when she saw the black man standing in the doorway. He was staring at Kara, an unreadable expression on his face, but Oliver could see the hints of fear in his eyes. It was faint, but it was there. "She's begging them to stop."

Oliver looked back at Kara, seeing the tears starting to run from her eyes, and he finally moved forward of his own accord, lifting one hand to her face. "Kara," he bent down to whisper to her. "You're not there. You're at the D.E.O. Your sister's here. Your friends are here. Malcolm, Slade, and Laurel are here. We're here. You're safe. You're away from Cadmus. You're safe."

He kept repeating those words over and over, watching as Kara slowly stopped spasming. When Slade caught what Oliver was repeating, he joined in. Malcolm, Laurel, and Alex were soon repeating the words as well, helping to soothe Kara.

A minute or two later, Kara was finally lying still, still enough that Malcolm and Slade hesitantly released her. A second later, her eyelids fluttered. "Come on, Kara," Oliver whispered, stroking her cheek with his thumb. "Wake up."

When her eyes open, Oliver let out his breath in a rush, seeing the raw pain in Kara's normally cheerful blue orbs. "Oliver?" she barely managed to say.

He simply nodded, and Kara broke into sobs. Oliver leaned down to hug her gently, Slade closing his eye in relief, Malcolm's entire body relaxing. Laurel silently moved to the side to allow Alex to run to Kara's side, Winn collapsing into a chair nearby. "You're safe," Oliver told Kara reassuringly, squeezing lightly. "No Kryptonite, no Cadmus. You're safe."

"Thank you," she choked out, burying her head in his shoulder. "Thank you so much."

"How did you know?" Alex asked quietly.

Oliver looked up at her. "We've kept in contact since she came to our universe," he answered. "Regular contact, too. When the pattern broke, I became concerned." He looked down, scowling when he saw the multiple stabs and tears in Kara's suit. "And I decided to come and ensure she was OK."

"Thank God you did," Winn seemed unable to tear his eyes away from Kara. "Or else . . . "

Kara managed to give Oliver another smile before pulling away slightly to take a look around. A moment later, she shot upright, eyes wide, only to groan and close her eyes, doubling over. "Whoa," Alex reached out to help support her, Oliver's arm going around the alien's back to keep her upright. "Easy."

"Slade?" Kara croaked, head whipping back and forth. "Malcolm? Laurel?"

"Hello, little one," Slade smiled.

"Miss us?" Malcolm grinned.

"Would it bruise your egos if I said yes?" Kara gave a small smile.

Malcolm laughed. "How about that. Someone actually does appreciate us!"

"Shut up, Merlyn," Laurel grumbled, walking forward, a smile on her face. "You scared us."

"Sorry," Kara smiled sheepishly, curling into Laurel when the older blonde hugged her.

Out of the corner of his eye, Oliver saw the black man give him a pointed look before leaving. "I'll be back," he told Kara, giving her a reassuring smile before straightening. "Does it need saying?" he asked the others.

Slade smirked, and Malcolm rested a hand on his sword hilt; no, "protect Kara" did not need to be said at all, judging by the sudden wary looks the two men were getting. Satisfied, Oliver followed after the other man, letting Kara chat with Alex, Laurel sitting by her bed, Malcolm and Slade standing guard. When Oliver caught up to the black man, it was out of earshot of everyone. "Thank you for rescuing her," he told Oliver sincerely.

"I owe her so much," Oliver nodded. "She once gave me a brief overview of what Cadmus is capable of. We were all too happy to get her out of there."

"And for that, we are all thankful," the black man nodded. "And what do you intend to do now that she is back here, safe?"

Oliver raised an eyebrow. "To be blunt, I don't think she's safe while Cadmus is still out there," he remarked. "Certainly not while Lillian Luthor is still alive. Until that woman is dead, or until Cadmus is obliterated, I'm staying right here."

The man nodded thoughtfully. "We got word of an explosion at the Cadmus base not long before you arrived. I'm assuming that was you?"

"Two of my cohorts," Oliver nodded. "The warehouse housed all Kryptonite. So we blew it up."

The man nodded, satisfied. "That won't end them for good."

"I know," Oliver smirked. "But it lets them know there are people they weren't expecting. And we blew up part of their base. That makes us dangerous."

"Then I'm glad you're on our side," the man nodded, holding out a hand. "J'onn J'onzz. I run the D.E.O."

"Oliver Queen," Oliver shook his hand. "With Kara are Slade Wilson, Malcolm Merlyn, and Laurel Lance."

"The four of you are welcome to stay here at the D.E.O. while you are on this Earth, if you would prefer that," J'onn told him. He caught Oliver's quick glance towards Kara and smirked. "Unless you would rather be closer to Kara?"

"I'm worried about her," Oliver admitted. "She's been at Cadmus for at least two weeks, and someone would have to be blind to see what they've done to her. It's not just physical damage; it's mental damage as well. Slade and I have experience in that, and I wouldn't put it past Malcolm or Laurel to have some remnants as well. We can help her. Whether that means we at least stay in the same building, or one of us stays with her and the others are here, or all four of us stay with her, I think it would be best for her to not be alone."

"I agree," J'onn nodded. "I will let the five of you decide what's best. I should warn you, though - Kara might now consider herself in your debt."

Oliver couldn't help it; he snorted loudly. "It was us who owed her. She owes no such thing."

J'onn smirked. "Good luck telling her that."

***

When Oliver reentered the medbay, it was to see Alex fiddling with the sun lamps and Kara's head on Laurel's shoulder. Oliver would have laughed at the surprised look on Laurel's face, but the metahuman adapted quickly and shifted so Kara could lean on her. "J'onn has offered for us to stay here at the D.E.O.," he told her, looking at Malcolm and Slade. He noted with a big of smug satisfaction that they hadn't even budged from their previous positions.

"Kind of him," Slade nodded before tilting his head. "Is there a problem, little one?"

Alex blinked and looked up when she heard the name. "Little one?"

"Slade nicknamed her when they first met," Oliver smiled at Kara's blush. "He still calls me kid."

"You still act like one sometimes," Slade retorted.

Kara shuffled a bit before sighing. "Are you going to stay here?" she asked.

Oliver folded his arms. "To be honest, I don't want to let you out of my sight, after what Cadmus did to you," he told her bluntly. "I told J'onn that I'd prefer to be close to you." He held up his hand when Kara made to protest. "I know you have superpowers, Kara, you could overpower the four of us, especially is Laurel doesn't use her scream. But I want to you to be brutally honest with me." He walked over to look her in the eye. "Is there even a chance that you will have a nightmare? Or a panic attack?" Kara looked down, cheeks flushing in embarrassment, and he shook his head. "That's nothing to be embarrassed about, Kara. What you've gone through is something even the strongest of men could buckle underneath. You prevailed - that shows you're strong. Even the best of us can be affected by those memories. Which is why I told J'onn at least a few of us could stay with you."

Kara nodded slowly. "I would feel better with that," she admitted quietly.

"All the better, if Cadmus does find you and has Kryptonite with them," Malcolm pointed out. "With those weapons, you're not invincible. I'll sleep better knowing you're safe."

Kara slumped. "Oh, you've hit her weakness," Alex teased. "The guilt card."

"Never fails," Winn agreed as he walked in, a tablet in his hand. "I let James know you're back."

Kara slumped. "Thanks, Winn."

"No problem," Winn nodded, looking at the four from Earth-1. "I can easily whip up paperwork for the four of you, if you're going to be staying for a while."

"Thank you," Oliver nodded. "That would be helpful."

"You saved Kara," Winn said simply. "She's my best friend. Anything you need my help with, you got it."

"We'll keep that in mind," Laurel nodded.

"And the other thing I did . . . " Winn grinned. "Ordered a dozen pizzas."

Kara's eyes lit up. "Oh, you're a life saver, Winn."

"Actually, that's these four," Winn pointed around at the Earth-1 heroes. "But I'll take it."

Oliver smiled fondly as Kara worked to get out of the bed. "Don't hurt yourself any more, all right?"

"I'm already feeling better," Kara nodded. "I can eat and not hurt myself."

"If you're certain," Oliver smirked, pulling out his phone. "I need to tell my sister you're not dead."

Kara's good mood faded slightly. "Thank you again," she told him. "If you hadn't come - "

"Don't think like that," he told her sharply. Kara gulped and nodded. "You're safe, and you're alive," he told her, more gently this time. "Don't think on what might have been." Kara nodded, and he nodded back. "Don't overeat."

"I don't think that's ever happened," Alex grinned.

Kara blushed, and Winn laughed. "I haven't seen it happen!" the computer technician said.

Oliver chuckled and left the medbay, hearing Kara protest to Alex and Winn. Laurel's laughter joined in not long after. He stopped just outside the window and looked down at his phone, dialing Thea's number.

***

Thea sat at the table in the Arrowcave, one hand pinching the bridge of her nose. All around her, Team Arrow stood speechless. "Kara?" Felicity finally whispered in disbelief, tears in her eyes. "Hurt?" Thea could only nod miserably. "Oh, my God," the blonde collapsed into her chair.

"I thought she was invincible," Dig looked between Thea and Quentin.

"On this Earth, maybe," Quentin shrugged. "On hers? I doubt it."

"At least he didn't go alone," Dinah sighed.

"Laurel didn't even hesitate," Quentin nodded.

"Malcolm didn't, either," Thea added. "I'm not sure what Ollie said over the phone, but whatever it was, they jumped at the chance to help."

"So would we," Rene pointed out.

"But she's alive?"

Thea turned to look at Samantha, the woman looking out of place among Team Arrow. She looked extremely pale, and extremely worried. "When I talked to Ollie, he said Kara was alive," she sighed. "I hope that means she'll be OK."

"Did you call Nyssa?" Dig asked.

"She's on her way," Thea nodded.

The trill of her phone broke through the tense atmosphere, and Thea practically pounced on it. "Is that him?" Felicity straightened.

Thea swallowed, seeing the Caller ID. She answered the call and held it to her ear. "Ollie?" she asked hopefully.

"She's going to be fine," Oliver told her.

"Oh, thank God," Thea closed her eyes, slumping in relief.

Dig, too, closed his eyes in relief. Rene let out a small whoop, Dinah grinning. Samantha cracked a small smile, Felicity grinning widely. "Good," Quentin sighed, leaning on the table. "Good for them."

"Can I put you on speaker, Ollie?" Thea looked around. "Everyone else here is worried."

"Go on ahead." Thea put her phone on the table and made the change. "Kara's all right, but it was extremely close. We're lucky we arrived when we did."

"How badly is she hurt?" Dig asked.

"When we first found her, we couldn't even tell what color her suit was, she was bleeding so much." Thea froze as the image seared itself in her head. For there to be that much blood . . . She didn't fault Samantha for gagging and turning around, her hand in front of her mouth as she, too, pictured it. "When we got back to headquarters, they put her under sun lamps. A yellow sun helps her heal faster. Her sister told me it's a bit slower because she was harmed by Kryptonite, but she's healing."

"Kryptonite?" Rene asked.

"Glowing green rock from Kara's homeworld, Krypton. It's the only thing that can hurt her kind." Oliver paused momentarily, then it sounded like he forced the next words out. "The base we found her at was packed to the brim of it. The lights, bracelets, bullets . . . it was awful."

Tears were welling in Felicity's eyes as Oliver described Kara's prison. Dig stared at one spot at the table, his gaze as hard as stone. Dinah and Rene were exchanging uneasy glances. Thea swallowed. "You're staying, aren't you?" she asked quietly.

"I promised I wasn't going to leave until Cadmus has been destroyed," Oliver confirmed. "I don't know when that'll be."

"We'll handle Star City, Hoss," Rene told him. "You take care of Kara."

"Kick Cadmus's ass for us," Dinah smirked.

"And if you need us to come over, we'll be there, Oliver," Dig promised. "We all owe Kara for Lian Yu."

"I might take you up on that, Dig," Oliver said. "I think the more Kara realizes we're on her side, the better."

"Absolutely," Felicity nodded vigorously, even though Oliver couldn't see her. "Tell her we hope she recovers well, OK?"

"Will do. I'll keep you updated."

"Oliver?" Samantha said quietly. "Keep her safe."

"I will."

He hung up without further ado, and Thea silently ended the call on their end as well. She rubbed her temples, looking over at where their suits were displayed. "I have never felt so ready to put on that suit."

"How could they do that to her?" Felicity asked in disbelief, still looking stunned by what she had just heard. "I mean, obviously they did, but to Kara, of all people . . . "

"It's sick," Quentin growled low in his throat. "Completely sick."

Samantha swallowed. "I want to be there for her," she said, blushing when everyone turned to her. "I barely know her, but she saved my son's life. She saved all of our lives. It would be a small price to pay in response."

"So we're all in agreement?" Thea looked up and around. "The moment Ollie says he needs us - or we decide together that we should go - we pack up immediately and go to Earth-38?"

She was answered by determined gazes and nods. For the first time since she had learned why Oliver was going to Earth-38, she smiled.

Cadmus might be prepared to handle a Kryptonian, but she highly doubted they would be ready to take on an overprotective Team Arrow.

***

And that answers the question of "will Team Arrow fight Cadmus as well?" Answer - all of them will be heading over at some point. No promises on when, though. I plan to have Kara with Oliver, Slade, Malcolm, and Laurel for a while. Let's just say that if Cadmus ever throws a ridiculous stunt again, they'll be coming.

Hopefully another update comes soon!