Disclaimer: Still aren't mine, but hopefully we'll learn how to clone in my next Chemistry class...okay, not really, but it is what my research project is on.

Author's notes: Thanks for the replies, they made my day! I've got another piece written, so if you want it, you know how to entice me to post it. As for the comment about speaking with broken ribs, sometimes you can have a broken rib and not even know it's actually broken, thinking it's just bruised. It depends on the severity of the break, whether or not it was just a fracture, the location it's broken, which rib it is, and so on. Yes, too many semesters of A&P.

On with the show...well, story...

Two:

"Sar, you're bleeding." Catherine whispered, noticing the gash on Sara's forehead, as well as the blood seeping through her shirt, "We need help. Do you have your phone?"

Sara shook her head, and Catherine stared intently at the younger woman's face, "You never let Lindsey down. You did what you could, that's all we could have asked for. I was being a bitch, taking my anger and grief out on you. You didn't deserve any of it, I'm sorry. Lindsey loves you, I love you, you're practically part of our family."

Sara let a few tears escape, "I let everyone down Cath. I couldn't get justice for Eddie, I can't help you right now, I couldn't get us to our crime scene, I screw up everything. I promise, if we get out of here, I won't give myself an opportunity to screw with your life again. I'm sorry I couldn't help Eddie. I'm sorry I can't do anything for you now. I'd die for you, Cath, I really would, but I can't do anything." She stifled a sob, "I hate being so helpless."

"Someone's going to find us." Catherine reassured her, taking her hand and squeezing it gently, "And if I ever hear you talking like you've given up again, I'll be your biggest nightmare."

They both closed their eyes, Sara's body going limp a few minutes later as she drifted out of consciousness. Catherine wasn't sure if her friend had fallen asleep or passed out again, but she was too tired and ached too badly to be able to focus on the situation. She longed for sleep, but she knew she needed to stay awake so she could stir Sara every little while and make sure the concussion wasn't too bad. Sleep was very, very bad for a head injury, but how can you tell a person who is already halfway asleep not to close their eyes and relax? Pain seared through her body, and she silently prayed they'd get out of this mess soon.

Sara opened her eyes and moaned loudly, her head throbbing and her stomach churning. She shivered slightly, relieved to find that the rain had stopped falling, although it did leave her cold and wet. She attempted to turn and face Catherine, but gasped loudly with pain as the movement jarred her cut side, and instantly, she felt the warm blood dripping once more. 'Son of a bitch!' she thought, pressing a hand against her side as she tried to ignore the pain and move once more.

"Cath?" She whispered, her voice laced with pain, "Catherine?"

Catherine's eyes popped open, "Whatoh." She frowned, remembering their situation, and just as her friend realized moments earlier, the adrenaline pumping through her veins had stopped, and she was left in agonizing pain. Suddenly, she just wanted to go back to sleep, it hurt less in her sleep.

"Cath, don't close your eyes." Sara pleaded, struggling to get onto her knees. The sun was out, halfway peeking out through the clouds. Someone would be out looking for them, they needed to move where they could be found. "We need to get up that hill."

Both women stared for a moment at the cliff they had plunged off of, wondering how they were going to get back to the top of it. Sara rose to her feet, the world spinning around her as she tried to keep her balance, spots dancing before her eyes. 'Please don't let me pass out'. She thought wearily, shutting her eyes briefly and clutching her side as another wave of stabbing pain radiated from her cut. She looked down, lifting her shirt slightly to see the nasty gash. She needed stitches, and bad.

"I can't exactly walk on my leg." Catherine said faintly, watching at Sara ripped the bottom of her t-shirt off, tying it tightly around her waist, trying to stop the bleeding from her gash. "You really need to find something to close that with."

"What do you suggest, Catherine?" Sara spat out, "Leaves? This is the best I've got." She tore off another strip of her shirt, "I need to get your leg wrapped up, it's still bleeding, and I don't want it to get any more infected than it already will be."

Catherine howled with pain as Sara wrapped the material around her broken skin, her whole leg feeling as though it were about to fall off. This was the first time she had ventured to look at the bone poking through the skin, and she wished she hadn't as she gagged, pressing the fist of her unbroken arm to her mouth and taking a deep breath.

Sara leaned over Catherine, ripping some fabric off of her shirt as well, "You okay? I'm going to make you a sling for your arm, so you don't move it too much."

"What, were you trying for a medical degree when you decided to go into forensics?" Catherine asked through clenched teeth as Sara jarred some more sore and aching body parts, "Or were you taking 'Torture 101'?"

Sara was about to snap back at her, but one look at the pain etched in Catherine's face shut her mouth, and she bent over, grunting as she felt the blood seeping through her bandage, "I'm going to lift you up, put all of your weight on me, okay? I'll help you along, just put one arm around me and I'll keep you steady." Seeing Catherine's incredulous look, she said sharply, "You can trust me, I already told you I'd do anything to make sure you got back to your daughter."

She pulled Catherine to her feet, well, foot, and grunted as she tried to balance herself and her colleague, while not further irritating the deep gash on the other side of her body, "Geez, how much do you weigh?"

"You're such a bitch." Catherine muttered, dizzy with the surge of pain that had came as soon as her butt left the ground, "Leave me here, after you get help, come back for me."

"Like hell I am." Sara replied, her voice steady and determined. She had to be the strong one, she was in better condition than her counterpart. Besides, she owed it to Catherine to rescue her, and if not Catherine, she definitely owed it to Lindsey. Pushing all of the pain aside, she slowly began to walk towards the hill they had tumbled down, careful not to inflict any more damage on Catherine.

After only 15 steps, Sara was exhausted, her body weak, spots dancing in front of her eyes. "Cath?"

"You okay?" Catherine asked, "You don't look so good. I don't think this is a good idea."

Sara took a deep breath, fighting the nausea that was building up inside of her. She didn't think that vomiting on herself or Catherine would help the situation right now, and she certain she wasn't going to show any weakness to Catherine. She had to convince herself, and Catherine, that she was able to do this, it was the only way it would happen. She inhaled deeply, taking another step, "I'm fine, we can do this. I'm going to get us out of here."

Almost half an hour later, they had managed to get through the easiest part of their journey, leaving Sara and Catherine trying to figure out how they were going to ascend the hill with so many injuries. Shifting Catherine's weight, Sara took the opportunity to evaluate her friend's state. Catherine was deathly pale, her breathing shallow, her skin shining with sweat. Her skin was burning hot to the touch, and Sara had a feeling that the sun was not helping out her friend's already weakened condition. She needed to get them out of this situation, and she needed to do it quickly.

As soon as she put her foot down, she knew she had misjudged the muddy terrain. Her shoe slipped, and she lunged forward, unable to keep her balance, losing her grip on Catherine in one instant, feeling her ankle snap in two the next as she fell to the ground with a thud, blackness engulfing her once again.

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