Chapter 15

I'm dead. I have to be. Maggie said to herself as the ringing in her ears persisted. The building had exploded; she wasn't far inside when it happened and now her mind wondered where Alex was and what had happened to the love of her life. Slowly she opened her eyes and was surprised to see a pair looking back at her.

"Kara," she choked out through the dust that was still settling.

"Hey Maggie," the blonde smiled slightly but the police detective would call it a grimace. It was dark but the Kryptonian was only about two feet above her, pieces of building covered her back and arms. Her body was the only thing keeping them from being crushed.

"You ok?" Maggie asked.

"Not exactly," Kara grimaced.

"The bomb was laced," the brunette frowned.

"Yeah it was and I'm pretty sure some of it is lodged in my back," Supergirl admitted and Maggie was beginning to see her muscles rippling under the effects of the alien planet's fragments.

"Can you fly?" Maggie asked.

"I don't think so. It's taking all I have to hold up the building debris," Kara told her.

"Ok, then we need to see if I can get the pieces out of you. I can't lift buildings so…" the police detective pointed out.

"I…" the blonde didn't get a chance to finish the thought as pain rippled through her body. She tried to hold her position as the load she was holding up shifted.

"Hold on, we'll figure this out," Maggie tried to reassure her but the fact of the matter was she had no idea how they were going to get out of this situation. That's when they hear shouting.

"Supergirl! Supergirl!"

"In here!" Kara replies and immediately grits her teeth. She's using everything in her body to keep the debris from crushing them to death. Suddenly large chunks of debris were being flung aside as if they were pieces of foam.

Clark. Kara inwardly sighed; glad to have the help, despite being concerned for her cousin considering the Kryptonite. She felt the load lighten but again when her name was called she noticed it wasn't her cousin.

"Mon-El?" The blonde was sure that the Kryptonite was affecting her mind along with her body.

"I thought it was just me," Maggie spoke up and then the Kryptonian knew she wasn't losing her mind. Kara was about to say something when the last large piece was lifted off of her.

"Oh Rao," it was Mon-El and he was seeing what neither Maggie nor Kara could see. All across Supergirl's back were pieces of Kryptonite embedded in her flesh, one of them was fairly large and he wasn't sure if he should pull it out or not. It seemed to be lodged in her left kidney but there was another piece that seemed really close to her spine.

"I can't move," Kara said, unsure of why that would be now that the pieces of building were off of her. She was stuck in a position that almost made it look like she was ready to do pushups.

"Kara, please hold still. Maggie is that you?" Mon-El asked.

"It's me," she told him.

"Can you climb out? I need your help," he wanted to know. Instead of answering him, she made to climb out of the hole she was in and discovered it much easier than she'd anticipated. Thanks to Kara's quick actions, the police detective only sustained cuts, scrapes, and bruises.

"Oh God," Maggie murmured upon seeing Kara's back.

"Ok can everyone stop calling out to deities? I really hurt and it isn't helping," the blonde said.

"Can you get her back to the DEO?" Maggie asked Mon-El, knowing that only the doctors at headquarters could help them now. She was wishing that J'onn and Alex were here but she had no idea if they'd gotten out of the explosion alive.

"J'onn and Alex got out before the explosion and are coordinating efforts outside. Get J'onn for me and please hurry," Mon-El said. Maggie didn't need to be asked twice and quickly started picking her way through the rubble toward the exit.

"We'll talk about your appearance later but right now I need you to tell me what is wrong," Kara said.

"There's Kryptonite lodged near your spine and I think that's why you can't move. I'm afraid if I try to move you it could make things worse," he admitted.

"Ok is there anything else?" She asked.

"There's a large piece in your kidney but with you in your weakened state, it could be the only thing keeping you from bleeding to death," again he was completely honest.

"Maybe we should wait for help to arrive then," Kara agreed.

To Be Continued…