Recap: She couldn't move, she was pinned to the floor with something crushing her lower abdomen. Finding it painful to breathe she closed her eyes to try and concentrate on anything else other than the pain. It was no use, looking to her left and then her right she saw debris all over the floor. Tables were broken, glass was everywhere and smoke washed over the room as people lay around her injured and crying.

As a tear ran down her cheek she thought back to the message she had found on her phone. The words haunted her.

"Having fun without me?"

maka 'u (fear)

*Steve's POV*

As soon as her saw her face when she was stood at the table he knew something was wrong. The colour had drained from her face and she looked like she had seen a ghost. Beginning to make his way over to her was when he felt the heat from the explosion on his back throwing him to the floor as he saw her fall backwards too. He was filled with dread as he looked up after the explosions. People were screaming, crying, injured. But his eyes were fixed on Jess who was pinned to the floor with the large heavy metal piping that had come away from the walls from the impact.

He looked to his left to see Danny, covered in dust from the debris that had fallen, getting his bearings back.

"Danno, you alright?" he shouted over to him, "you injured?"

Danny coughed from the dust that had settled everywhere as he shook his head, "no I'm good, I'm good you?"

He nodded. Apart from a few cuts on his face and his arms he was okay. People had started to gather around Jess as Steve finally got the strength to rise to his feet. Danny had done the same and his face was filled with as much horror as Steve's had been as he spotted Jess on the floor.

They both raced over to her, pushing people out of the way in order for them to be by her side. Danny ran his hands through his hair as he saw just how bad it was. Steve, for the first time in his life, didn't know what to do. His mind had gone blank from seeing her lying there, struggling to breathe with the blood pooling from her abdomen. He needed to do something and quick.

"Ste..." he heard her try to say but couldn't due to the dust and the piping that had impaled her.

"Hey, ssssh, you're gonna be alright," he told her, forcing himself to give her a small smile, as he brushed her hair out of her face. He knew it was bad.

Her breathing was laboured. Looking at Danny he realised what he had to do.

"Steve, we gotta get this off of her," he heard Danny say. He knew that what he said was right. But knowing that lifting this off her, lifting the metal back out of her stomach was gonna hurt her and it killed him inside. He hated seeing her in pain. Nodding at Danny, he took a brief look around. Spotting the people he needed he called out to them.

"Guys! Kamekona!" he shouted as he waved letting them know he needed their help. As they neared him, he could see the horror in their faces as they saw what had happened. Kono raced and knelt by Jess's head, brushing her hair out of her face trying to reassure that she would be alright.

"We need to get this off her, now!" he told the guys quietly but with force. Both Chin and Kamekona nodded as they all wrapped their hands around the piping, as did Danny, waiting for the go ahead off Steve for them to lift. A few other people, whom Steve had recognised as soldiers, had come over to help knowing they were going to need all they could get.

Leaning over to her, he placed his hand on her cheek which seemed to bring her back around a bit. She looked at him and smiled softly. "We're gonna get this off you," he told her looking at her determined to let her know he was gonna help her. She closed her eyes for a second, which brought an emotion that Steve didn't think he could feel. All his life he'd played the big, masculine, not afraid of anything man. But right now he was scared. He felt the tears prick his eyes as he gave her cheek a gentle pat.

"Hey, open your eyes for me beautiful," he pleaded with her, desperate for her to look at him. "It.. hurts..." she managed to get out. She opened her eyes and looked around. Leaning over a bit more he brought her attention back to him. "I know, I know, focus on me okay, keep those gorgeous eyes on me," he said trying to make the situation a bit easier for her as he motioned for them to lift the piping up.

As soon as any pressure was applied to the piping she screamed out. But he'd been in situations before where he had to pull something out of his body. He knew how much it hurt but it had to be done. Danny looked at him with caution, knowing that if Steve said to stop, then he would straight away. Steve shook his head and motioned for him to continue.

She was screaming in agony, feeling faint from the blood that was pooling from her stomach. "Sto... stop please..." she begged. He held his hand out, stopping them from pulling on it. "Jess, we gotta get it out. You need help, medical attention. Look at me," he told her as he placed his hands on her face. "I love you," he said before motioning for them to begin lifting again. Tears fell from her eyes as he held her face. "Steve, you're gonna have to grab the other end, it's too heavy on that side," he heard Danny say as he looked at the piping. It was nearly up, but he was right, the top was heavier which had made it fall down with such force. Nodding, he looked at Jess, before looking at Kono who nodded softly taking his place as he stood up to help.

With one extra push and a few groans from the guys they had managed to lift it off her. Moving it aside, he raced back to her side instantly applying pressure to her stomach. Kono tapped him on the shoulder and handed him a shirt that someone had given her to help. Steve took it, knowing that the shirt was a better idea than his hands, and returned to applying pressure to her wound. Her hair was sticking to her forehead due to the cold sweat that was beading her face as it mixed with the blood from the many cuts she had. "Steve, medics are outside, they can't get any further cos of the road and debris," Danny called out to him as he decided what he should do.

"Hey, hey," he spoke gently to Jess trying to get her attention, "I need you to hold this for me okay," he took her hand and placed it on the shirt he had applied to her stomach. It was drenched in blood, but still he focused on showing her how much pressure she should apply. When he was happy that she had applied enough he brushed her hair out of her face and smiled at her, "that's it, that's it, help's outside okay, we're getting you out," he told her worried that she was going to become unconscious any second. He noticed her nod softly which he took as a sign to carry on. Slipping his hands underneath her knees and behind her neck he lifted her, eager to get her some help. Once he was satisfied that she was secure in his arms, he began to race out of the building, all the time still focused on how she was breathing. It was still laboured but it sounded a lot better now the piping had been removed. People littered the corridors as Danny raced ahead clearing the way for them. "MOVE," he heard Danny shout out as they raced outside. Steve could see the ambulances ahead and picked up the pace.

As he neared the medical staff he looked down at her to notice that her eyes weren't open anymore. Her hand, that had held the shirt in place, had slipped and was now hanging limply by her side. "Jess! Hey!," he shouted to her as he placed her on the stretcher that the paramedics had brought to him. Giving her cheek a gentle pat again, he called out to her once more, "Jess! Come on, open your eyes for me," but it was no use. The medical staff took over, checking her pulse and applying pressure to her stomach. Steve could hear footsteps as he realised that it was Kono, Chin and Kamekona who had raced up to them to see how she was. A paramedic lightly pushed Steve back informing him that they'd do the best they could. It fell on deaf ears as he stood there, looking at her lay on the stretcher unconscious. Danny once again ran his hands through his hair before taking a deep breath and looking at Steve. Kono had begun to cry silently as Chin placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.

He was speechless. Looking down at his hands they were covered in her blood. A paramedic rushed over to the team checking them for injuries. One had spotted the cut on Steve's forehead that had allowed blood to trickle down the right side of his face. The paramedic waved her hands in front of his face trying to get his attention but he didn't look at her once. He watched as the paramedics put Jess into the back of the ambulance and raced to the nearest hospital to get her help. Danny saw that the paramedic wasn't going to get anything out of him so took a few steps closer before letting her know that he would take Steve to the hospital where Jess was going.

A comforting hand was placed on his shoulder as he broke out of his trance. Looking at his team and then at Danny his eyes were wide. What if they couldn't help her? What if the wound was too bad and she didn't survive? So many thoughts were racing through his head as he felt tears prick his eyes for the second time. Danny placed his hand on Steve's shoulder before bringing him into a brotherly hug.

"Come on, let's get to the hospital where Jess is," he heard Danny say as he led him to the car. Steve followed and got into the passenger side before hearing Kono shout out to them.

"We'll finish up here and be over as soon as," she told them before Danny nodded and got into the driver's side.

"She'll be okay you know, she's a strong girl. Heck she's gotta be to put up with you," Danny joked trying to take Steve's mind off the dire situation at least a bit. Steve smiled as much as he could force himself to before looking out the window, his mind consumed with so many questions once again.

He couldn't live without her. She had to be okay.

'Please just let her be okay' he thought to himself before resting his head on the headrest as Danny raced to the hospital.