Two Hours

by hntret12

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.

6. Chapter 6

Author's Note: Sorry for the delay, I just updated with a quick chapter but next chapter will be longer with some Kara and Lena scenes. I also just wanted to give a thank you to DtownGurl4488 who helped me out with some of the ideas for the changes I made to the last couple chapters.

Maggie blinked her eyes twice before everything began to come into focus. The scene that came into view in front of her was chaotic and frightening. She noticed three bodies down on the ground and realized they had belonged to the three men who had entered Lena's office. She then glanced over and saw Lena and Alex leaned over a body that she assumed was Kara's once she saw the blonde hair. Feeling the pain in her head she began to remember being thrown back by the blonde and then everything went dark. Kara had been fine up until that point so Maggie wondered just how long she had been out for Kara to be in as bad of shape she assumed she was in.

As soon as the last man dropped dead, Lena and Alex rushed over to Kara's motionless body. "Dammit, Dammit, Dammit," Alex muttered under her breath as she got down on the floor next to her little sister. Alex saw a message that the DEO was two minutes out and as requested was bringing a medical evac with them. She knew Maggie had just been knocked out and knew she would be fine but right now Kara clearly needed the medical attention. Alex looked Kara up and down and knew the first thing that needed to be done was stopping the blood pouring out of the knife wound in Kara's stomach.

"Lena, I need you to grab the Kara's cape and used it to put pressure on her stomach for me." Alex yelled as she continued to asses Kara's other injuries. Lena nodded her head and did as Alex told her. She fought back the tears that were forming in her eyes and put all her attention on her best friend who was possibly dying in front of her.

Another minute passed, and the DEO med team arrived with the other agents. They got Kara onto a stretcher as Lena and Alex helped Maggie stand and walked her down to the van parked on the street. They all piled into the van and headed back to the DEO.

The ride back to the DEO is quick but Kara was rapidly deteriorating on the way over. In addition to the knife wound in her stomach they also found a couple of her ribs had been broken and while they were exiting the van to head into the DEO, one of the ribs had punctured her lung. Kara gasped for breath as she was rushed into the med bay. Alex had called in on the way back and informed the med team of Kara's injuries. They rushed her into the room and transferred her to a new bed where the doctor began to prepare to put a chest tube in to help Kara breath better. Lena helped Maggie get onto another bed to be checked out. Maggie complained the whole time saying she was fine and kept trying to get back over to Kara. They hooked Kara up to wired to measure her stats and the doctors began to yell out orders.

"Her lung is collapsing we need to get a chest tube in right away. Grab some morphine to help with the pain" one doctor said. Dr. Hamilton came into the room and began to help right away. Eliza and Jeremiah ran in right after having been informed of Kara's condition before the girls had arrived back. Both of them were on the verge of tears but were trying to stay calm for both of their girls. Noticing Alex was trying to help but was in no position to as she was on the verge of tears, Dr. Hamilton turned her attention towards the older sister. "Alex, can you come over here and hold Kara's hand while I insert this chest tube. It is going to hurt a lot and she need something else to focus on." Alex nodded and was grateful for something to do to help ease her little sister's pain.

Kara had been in a daze since she got into the med van. All she could feel was pain and was having a hard time taking in her surroundings. She felt a slight pressure on her hand and heard someone whisper in her ear. She knew right away that it was Alex and felt slightly better for a second before the pain intensified and she fought consciousness once again.

Dr. Hamilton used a syringe to numb the area between Kara's ribs. She began to cut around Kara's ribs to be able to insert the tube in. She looked at Alex and nodded to signal she was going to insert it and Alex nodded back and squeezed Kara's hand a little harder. The tube was inserted, and Kara screamed out in pain before passing out. Alex had to fight back the bile that had been rising in her throat as she heard her baby sister cry out in pain. She saw Kara pass out and was glad at least the pain had stopped for now. Alex looked around the room and saw Eliza, Jeremiah, Lena, and Maggie on the other side of the room who all had tears streaming down their faces. The doctors continued to work and then rushed Kara off to surgery. Dr. Hamilton stopped on the way out to inform the family that they would do everything they could, and she would send someone out to keep them updated on Kara's condition. Alex walked over to her parents and collapsed into their arms.