A/N: So this is kind of set in season one with season two features. Mon-el doesn't exist, Winn is an agent, Maggie exists, James isn't guardian, and Kara still works as Cat's assistant so that's all that. I haven't written any fanfiction in years, but I just entered this fandom and love it, please enjoy and any criticism is welcome.
All the events to bring her to this moment happened quickly, so quickly she thought she might've been killed for a second. There was a short alien, less than three feet tall, its high pitched growl causing Kara to let her guard drop just a little. She really should've taken it seriously. The alien tackled her, injected her with something to cause all her muscles to go limp, and bled on her, the fabric of her sleeve burning away as her skin absorbed the glowing yellow goo. Alex came, the alien ran, the alien was killed, and she couldn't move, her world turning to panic in a matter of minutes.
"Kara." Alex drops down next to Kara, examining her body for injuries, confused when she sees none. Kara's chest heaves up and down as she stares at her sister in desperation, her eyes wide.
"Kara, I need you to calm down. Can you do that for me?" Alex lifts her hand up, squeezing it. Kara panics more as she feels no sensation in her hand, no sensation anywhere except her lungs and eyes. Alex looks down at Kara's hand, letting it go and watching in horror as it limply lands in the grass beside her.
"J'onn!" Alex calls out, the DEO director sprinting over and sitting next to Alex. Kara looks at the Martian, tears invading her eyes. J'onn's eyes glow red, before fading back to their normal colour.
"She can see us and hear us, but she can't move or feel any sensation," J'onn responds.
"Is she aware?" J'onn nods and Alex looks down a bit.
"Locked-in syndrome." Kara wants to ask questions, wants to hug her sister, wants to stop the overwhelming feeling of panic the longer she can't move her limbs.
"Alright Kara, I need you to look left for no and right for yes, okay?" Kara looks right and then back at Alex.
"Okay, we're going to take you to the DEO and we're going to fix this, okay?" Kara looks right again, her vision becoming blurry due to the unwanted tears. Alex nods reassuringly before placing a kiss on Kara's forehead. J'onn scoops up Kara's limp form, anxiety invading her once again as she loses sight of her sister.
"I'm right here Kara, we're going to the van so we can drive back to the DEO." Kara's breathing relaxes and J'onn places her lying down on one of the black leather seats. Alex smiles above Kara, a sadness and worry in her eyes that Kara doesn't miss.
A few minutes into the ride, Alex's phone rings, the agent hesitating to answer it as she looks at Kara. Kara looks at the source of the sound and then to the right, Alex smiling slightly as she accepts the call.
"Maggie, hey." Kara feels a sense of joy at the sound of her sister's girlfriend's name.
"I can't tonight, there's been an emergency. Kara needs medical care and I know the most about Kryptonian physiology. She's not injured exactly, it's- no you don't have to, we'll be fine." Alex is silenced as Maggie says something on the other side of the call.
"Okay, thanks. Love you. Bye." Alex hangs up and pockets the cell, her eyes wandering back to Kara as she hesitantly grabs ahold of Kara's hand, squeezing it. Kara's eyes widen, there was a faint sensation, so faint she wasn't even sure if it had actually happened or if it was her mind trying to deal with what was going on.
"What?" Kara stares at their hands together, a flicker of understanding crossing Alex's features.
"Can you feel that?" Alex asks, squeezing Kara's hand once again. Kara looks right and Alex smiles, a sigh of relief escaping her mouth.
"That's good, that means this is temporary." Kara feels a few muscles in her face twitch, not enough to form a smile, but enough to relieve her as well.