Prompt #42:Darkness.

September 2037

People were out,but then there was some rumbling and the whole floor fell down,burying alive whoever was in there.

Lexie came to in a place full of darkness. She looked down,and saw her legs were free,she could move. And so could her arms. Lex did try to sit up,but as soon as she tried pain ripped out of her chest,and she did dare to look down again. Being of steel didn't mean she couldn't bleed. At 8 she had fallen off the stairs,and throughout her whole childhood she had been pretty reckless at times,but it hadn't amounted to a lot of damage. She had barely gotten sick,so much she hadn't even known how to be.

Bleeding she was,a lot.

And it was glowing. There was even some kryptonite all around.

She had come in with a team. Her brother was there too.

Her bro.

"Cart!Carter!"

How had her mama managed?She had been at this for a few months,and she could understand now how hard it must have been to do such a thing for almost 20 years.

It had come down completely before she could fully hold it up. People had managed to get out,but they were still in.

She couldn't hear anything from the outside but knew there were people out there for them. She just needed to find her brother,

Lexie tried to stand up,but as soon as she did she was forced back down,hands on her stomach.

She heard some debris moving,steps full running.

"Carter"

"Hey. Lex,Lexie you there?"

"Yeah"

She waited for unterminable minutes for him to come,then he appeared from behind an half blown wall,straight towards her,through the only way he had. Like an hole into the wall.

He fit in crawled through to get to her. When he had enough room,he stood up to knee by her.

"You lucky like fuck,Lex"

She was,considering she was full of dust everywhere,dust mixed to blood too.

"You're bleeding"

"I bleed,not as much as I should thankfully. I think the issue…'s t-the kryptonite."

"There's kryptonite?"

"Yeah"

Carter studied the small place they were in,and considered the pros and the cons of moving that thing out of her. If he was to reason alien wisely then he should've taken it out. But if he was to reason humanly wisely then he was supposed to leave it in. The building they were in was massive,if Lexie couldn't move it would've taken hours,unless uncle Clark or ma hadn't helped. But again he was out of USA,go and get him. But ma was there,and Carter knew she would've been there soon.

He looked back down and was disheartened by the sight,and the touch,once he took off his gloves.

Her skin was clammy,and her face was ghostly white. He was taking that shit off.

Carter took the bulletproof and jumper off,and put the latter under her head. He stroked her hair briefly,before he got around telling her what he was to do.

"Kiddo"

"Mmm"

"Look at me"she lazily laid her eyes on him.

"You need to keep awake alright?"

"Ya"

"I'mma take this off"

Carter put his hands around the bar embedded inside of her,and gripped it tightly.

Then in one swift movement he pushed it out.

"Ahhhhhhhhh"

It was as if something had woken her back up,because she cried out pitifully,and it broke Carter's heart.

He ripped off his singlet and tried to tamp the bleeding with it.

Carter was pretty faithful when it slowed down a bit,since the kryptonite was out,though not completely.

Things were being moved around,debris,iron,lots of things.

"Keep it going kiddo. You're gonna be ok,Ill make sure of that"

"Cartiee,I don't feel..so good"

He sat legs wide open and let her head lay on his chest as he made sure to press on the wound with both his hands. Carter had loved to do this and have her sit as if he were a crib for her, when they were kids and she would ask him for a story.

"Your powers?"

"Blown"she said already being taken by a coughing fit.

"I'll go and tell them where our team is,don't worry"

"Don't go…don't go Carter.

"I'm right here. I'll be a moment."

"It's agent Grant,we're…"Lexie got distracted from the conversation.

She hadn't seen either of them in a long time. Lexie had missed them.

"You're here. I missed you. "

Carter run back to her,and resumed his past position under her.

"Lex. Lexie. Who's here?"

"Aunt Alex and Grandpa"

He knew the drill. Keep her awake,keep her talking. Now that she had momentarily blown her powers,she was just as unprotected from this as any other human being.

"Yeah?"but his voice faltered a bit.

"I think it's because…I'm all worried. They say not to worry."

"They're right. You listen to them. Stay with me kiddo. You still got my gloves,well I want them back"

"Nah..y-you don't m-mind me b-bor-rowing them forever"

"You always had a way to convince me. Holy Rao,Lex."

"They came to get me"

"No fucking way. They're asking you to stay here,and so am I. I love you,and I believe in you,I always have and I always will."

"'M so..grateful for you all"

Carter was restless to the point of moving once more to slip away from under her and knee by Lexie's side again,holding her hand.

His pitiful cries resounded between the broken walls,with his forehead over Lex's,he stroked her cheek.

"Hold on kid,ma is here. You gotta keep on dancing,sis."

"Maa,mom"

His hands were full with blood,and her skin was so clammy and cold.

"It's dark Lex,but it'll be sunny soon enough. Just like when you're little. It's always sunny behind the clouds."

"I'm not afraid,you're here. You got me."

He heard movement,the floors above in the building trembled.

Some battling outside,and he had the distinctive perception that their ma was there. But there had to be something wrong. Because he could hear new holes being worn inside of the already torn out building.

This group they had been following for ages,had caused enough trouble. He knew that even ma would've found it hard.

She had been looking worn out for months now.

Carter was afraid she might fall into it one last time,and never get out.

He heard rumbling again and looked down worriedly at his younger sister.

"Give the heavens above more than just a passing dance,and when you get the choice to sit out or dance,I hope you dance".

She needed to,she needed to keep on dancing,and fighting. Lexie wasn't gonna lose her life here and today. And not like this.

One look up and Carter saw the ceiling falling. Floors piled up all together and they were lucky it wasn't that tall of a building.

Everything was showered into a deeper darkness,as Carter threw himself over Lexie.

Author's note:"I hope you dance"is referred to in chapter 12.