2 hours, 120 minutes. It's crazy how much of a difference 2 hours can make in the long run. If she had just waited 2 more hours then maybe none of this would have happened. Alex Danvers thinks this on a daily basis and wonders what she could have done to prevent the events that had unfolded on that day. That day less than 3 weeks ago when everything had changed for the Danvers sisters. Alex sat by her bedside watching her whimper in her sleep and wishes she could just have had those 2 hours back.

*3 Weeks Ago*

"Kara open your door, I know you are home" Alex yelled from the hallway outside of Kara's door.

Alex had been spending a lot of her time split between the DEO and her girlfriend Maggie and was feeling slightly guilty for spending less time with Kara. The two sisters saw each other almost every day at the DEO while Kara was on Supergirl duty, but it had been almost 2 weeks since they had one of their Danvers sister's night. Maggie was stuck working a case and would be at the precinct until the early hours of the morning, so Alex took the opportunity to invite herself over to Kara's apartment to watch movies and eat pot stickers. Alex heard noise from the other side of the door which immediately swung open. Kara was standing inside dressed in sweats with her hair thrown up in a bun.

"Alex, what are you doing here, I thought you and Maggie had plans for tonight" Kara said as she pulled out bottles of water for Alex and herself.

Alex took the bottle of water as she explained that Maggie had got caught up in a case leaving her free for the night. Kara smiled at this and the two moved to the couch where they were soon devouring Pot stickers and watching movies. Kara didn't realize how much she had missed Alex until this very moment. Alex knowing what Kara was thinking turned towards her on the couch and muted the television.

"Kara, I know I have been spending a lot of time working and with Maggie and I feel like I haven't exactly been the best big sister recently," Alex said.

Kara sighed and leaned into Alex's side missing the comfort she always felt when she was with her big sister. "Alex, I don't want you to feel guilty for spending time with your girlfriend, I love Maggie like a sister and I am super happy you met her. I know how happy she makes you and you deserve someone as great as her."

Alex couldn't help but smile as she thought about her girlfriend and how great the past couple months had been. Alex also was glad at how well Kara and Maggie got along. Maggie had quickly figured out that Kara was in fact Supergirl and ever since then the two girls' relationship had quickly grown. Kara thought of Maggie as a second sister and was grateful at how the detective made Alex smile.

"Kara I am very happy with Maggie and I am glad the two of you get along as well as you do but that doesn't mean that I should have stopped our sister's night. You will always be the most important person to me and Maggie knows and respects that. I am sorry that I have been brushing you off and I promise I am going to make a better effort to always be the sister that you deserve," Alex said as she wrapped her arms around Kara.

Kara just leaned in closer to Alex and closed her eyes. Kara would forever be grateful to Alex and Eliza and Jeremiah for taking her in and always making her feel like a part of the family after she had lost everything. Eliza and Jeremiah never tried to replace Kara's parents but always treated her like a second daughter. The Danvers family was the only reason that Kara was able to survive after she arrived on earth confused and alone. Alex unmuted the television and the two girls continued to watch, both slowly drifting into a slumber. Kara was awoken suddenly by the ringing of Alex's cellphone. Lightly tapping Alex's shoulder and waking her up Kara handed her the cellphone.

Alex saw the caller ID and answered "J'onn, it's 2 in the morning, what is going on?"

Kara got up to change into her Supergirl outfit after overhearing both sides of the conversation on the phone with her super hearing. She knew that there was a robbery in progress and figured she could provide some assistance.

Alex hung up the phone and started to gather her things together, "Kara, J'onn said these men have been suspected of multiple robberies and witness have mentioned seeing weapons that shot green lasers out of them. You should stay back because for all we know they could be using Kryptonite."

Kara shook her head, "Alex you know I am not going to just sit here when I could be out there helping, I will avoid their guns and catch them before you know it."

Alex sighed but knew there was no arguing with her sister when she was determined to do something "Alright Kara but J'onn is sending a team of DEO agents as backup for you and I will be coming along as well." Kara nodded and flew out her window as Alex made her way downstairs to her car to drive to the scene.

000

Alex pulled up to the scene and saw that Supergirl was handling the situation so far and had already caught 2 out of the 3 men and handed them over to the police. Alex saw her girlfriend cuffing the men and went over to join her.

"Danvers, Supergirl knows that the police are capable of capturing bank robbers doesn't she" Alex saw the smirk on her girlfriend's face and knew that she was just messing around with her.

Kara landed with the last of the three men and handed him over to Maggie to be cuffed and read his rights. After the detective had got the last of the three men into the police car she turned back to Alex and gave her a quick kiss apologizing as she had to get them back to the station. Maggie was just about to open the car door to leave the scene when she remembered something and began to get a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. Maggie had been stuck working on a different case when the call about the bank robbery came over her police radio. She was near the area and came as backup to assist the other officers but when the call came over she could have sworn that the alert said 4 suspects were at the bank and not three. Maggie turned back to Alex and Kara to mention this when suddenly Kara dropped down to her knees writhing in pain. Alex was by Kara's side in an instant and Maggie turned to see the man who had shot Kara and before he could turn and run was shot and killed by Maggie. Maggie made sure the man was dead before she ran back over to Alex who was knelt beside Kara trying to figure out where she had been shot.

Kara had heard the sound and made sure Alex and Maggie were out of the way and instantly felt the searing pain in her abdomen. She instantly fell to her knees and curled in on herself. She could hear muffled noises calling her name, but her vision began to blur.

Alex heard the shot and saw Kara look at her and then Maggie and then Alex watched as her sister's body crumbled to the ground. She instantly dropped to her knees and hunched over Kara to protect her as she heard another shot ring out. Looking up she realized Maggie had pulled out her gun and had shot the man who hit Kara with the Kryptonite bullet. Knowing the area was now secure she turned her attention back to her little sister and looked her over for any injuries. She tried to her best to uncurl Kara from her hunched position but even without full strength she couldn't get her to budge.

"Maggie, I need your help right now!" Alex screamed at the detective who had just finished checking that the man who shot Kara was indeed dead.

Maggie heard the panic in Alex's voice and immediately ran over to help. "Maggie, I need you to grab her arms and hold her down so I can look at where this blood is coming from" Alex said as she noticed the pool of blood on the concrete below the superhero.

Maggie nodded in understanding and grabbed Kara's arms as the younger girl faded in and out of consciousness. Alex finally got Kara laying flat on the street and gasped as she saw how quickly the blood was flowing out of Kara. Alex yelled to another DEO agent and asked when the med evac would arrive. Hearing that they were still 10 minutes out and noticing how alarming quickly Kara was paling, Alex reached for her phone and dialed J'onn's number. While she was waiting for him to answer she saw her sisters eyes close once again.

"Maggie, I need you to talk to Kara and try to keep her awake for me," Alex yelled.

Maggie was scared, she was trained on how to deal with these situations and had seen partners badly hurt on the job but now laying in front of her was the girl that had quickly turned into her little sister and was supposed to be bulletproof. Maggie had seen Kara banged up before but never this bad and she couldn't imagine losing the younger girl. Maggie looked up at Alex and saw the worry and panic in her eyes as she waited for J'onn to answer his phone and knew she had to do something to help out both sisters. Maggie gave herself 5 seconds to freak out before she took a deep breath and put all of her fear away for now.

"Little Danvers, hey Kara" Maggie whispered making sure no one else heard her call Supergirl by her true name.

Maggie grabbed Kara's face with her hands and watched as the younger girls' eyes shot open. Maggie had never seen eyes that held so much pain until the first time she had met Kara but now she swore there was even more pain in them. Kara coughed and spit out blood as she tried her best to fight off the unconsciousness that was guaranteed to come. Kara had felt pain before, but this was something entirely new. Her abdomen felt like it was on fire and each breath she took burned her lungs. She was fading in and out of consciousness and opened her eyes once again when she heard someone call her Little Danvers. She knew it must be Maggie because the detective was the only one who ever called her that. She looked into Maggie's eyes and immediately felt a sense of calm reach over her. She began to focus more on everything going on around her and could hear Alex telling J'onn on the phone that he needed to get to them right away so he could fly Kara back to the DEO. In that moment Kara knew she was in trouble and that mixed with the blood she had just coughed up and that fact that it was getting harder to breath made her pull Maggie close to her so she could tell her the only thing that mattered in the moment. She whispered in Maggie's ear and then once again was pulled into the darkness and passed out.