I ran off to the figure next to the helicopter and rolled her over.

Blood was all over her face, along with a thick black line over her eyes, that was smudged from the sweat. I took my sleeve and tried to clear her face of the dirt and blood. I could see the scar. Breath escaped my lungs. "Kara." Her skin was broken on her nose as well as her lip and another cut going down her cheek. Some of the gashes were deeper and bleeding more than the others. There was a small cut above her eyebrow as well. I placed my fingers on her neck, trying to find a heartbeat, but I couldn't. I placed my head on her chest, but her jacket was too thick.

I pulled it off and I saw the tattered remains of her Supergirl suit. It was soaked in both fresh and old blood, had tears, burns, and holes in it, and it was worn in other areas.

The colors were no longer red and blue; it was more like a grayish brown due to the blood and dirt. "J'ONN, IT'S KARA!"

"Kara, Kara can you hear me? Kara! Please!" I grabbed her chin and studied her face, but there was no response. Her head lolled to the side. I bit my lip and cradled her upper body gently. "You're going to be okay Kara. Please hold on."

The medical personnel rushed to me and lifted her onto the helicopter. We all loaded back in and flew to the DEO. The team tried to stabilize her, but they needed more help and equipment than we had to offer. Minutes later, we landed and Kara was rushed to the med bay. I ran in after her. Everyone was yelling and the DEO was in chaos. Maggie was ordered to keep me away from the rest of the team as they rushed to stabilize her.

They lifted her head up and wrapped her neck in a hard-cervical collar. A handful of electrodes were attached to her body. Machines whirred to life. Suddenly, there were a bunch of alarms going off. "What's going on?" I shouted. They ignored me as they continued. J'onn and Maggie pulled me away as the alarms continued to go off. An hour later, Agent Hunt walked over to Barry, J'onn, Maggie, and I. "How is she?" Barry asked.

Agent Hunt hesitated for a second. "She's not doing well. Severe internal bleeding due to the broken ribs and a collapsed lung. She also has a broken hand, fracture to her right tibia, lacerations to her face and head, not to mention her body, and a possible mild concussion."

I bit my lip as I felt sick. Maggie held my hand. I heard Barry whimper.

I grabbed his hand with my free one. "She also has one of those cuffs on her wrist, but something seems different about this one. Much more industrial."

"C-can I see her?" My voice wavered. Agent Hunt nodded. "Of course, you all can. But she's still unconscious right now." I looked to the others. "You two should go in there. Maggie and I can wait. And Alex, I'll call Eliza and Jeremiah." J'onn stated and they walked off.

Barry and I stood frozen for a second before he grabbed my hand. "Let's go see her, Alex." Barry and I walked hand in hand to the med bay. As we neared the door, our paced slowed significantly. We entered the bay and cautiously walked to where Kara was laying.

I gasped as I saw what condition she was in. Without the blood and dirt, all injuries could be seen easily. Along with the cuts on her face, I could see that she had a black eye and a bruise on her chin. Her complexion was pale and waxy.

Kara's breaths were slow and uneven, from her broken ribs and collapsed lung. From the tank top she was changed into, I could see bruises and cuts on her arms and chest.

"Oh God." I whispered. Barry squeezed my hand. "It's okay, Alex. She's here. She's alive." I looked over to Barry and saw that he had tears in his eyes. There was a small smile on his face. "God, I forgot how beautiful she is." He breathed. Barry released my hand and went over to Kara's side. He grabbed her non-casted arm and kissed her split knuckles. "You're alive." I heard him whisper.

I slowly backed up and walked out of the bay. Maggie was waiting in the hallway. "Why did you leave?" She asked. "Barry needed some time with Kara. I've never seen him like this." Maggie nodded. "It's understandable. She was gone for three years. You at least had me to talk to and work beside. Barry had no super powered friends to help him out or understand what he was going through."

"That's true. Not even Guardian understood."

"Ugh, James needs to stop going around town being the 'hero'. We already have one, and now two of them. He's going to get seriously hurt one day."

"Yeah, Iris will kill him if he doesn't stop soon." Maggie laughed. "Yeah, then Joe will bring him back and kill him after Iris is done." I smiled. Suddenly, Barry came out of the med bay and strode over to me. He embraced me in a tight hug. "Thank you, Alex. I really needed that time with her. You can go in there now." He whispered in my ear.

He released me and walked off. I walked back into the med bay and sat down next to her. I grabbed her hand. "Kara, I want you to know that I never meant those things that I said to you when we were younger. They were just empty words of a jealous teenager. You are one of the best things that has happened to me. And when I thought that Shade was the one who would take you from me, it shattered my heart and my world. And I realized that I love you more than the universe combined too. I just hope that you can wake up soon, please God, let her wake up soon." Tears ran down my face.

I stood up and kissed her forehead. "I love you, Kara." I walked out of the bay and out to the control room. Astra and Clark showed up. I wiped a stray tear and smiled at them. Caitlin walked over and gave me a hug. "It's okay, Alex. She's here."

I looked over and saw Astra watching us. I pulled away from Caitlin and rushed over to her. "I need your help. Follow me." I looked over to Winn. "Come on Winn, you too." We all jogged off to the holding cells.

There, Jane Doe was sitting down and watching us as we entered the room. She shouted something at us. I looked back to Winn and Astra. "What is she saying?"

"She is asking where is Kara and what have you done to her." Astra answered. Winn answered her question. "Ask her what her name is." I stated.

Astra asked and Jane Doe responded. "Her name is Maya Lor-Zu. Apparently back on Krypton, she and Kara were best friends. But Maya was the one who escaped, not Kara."

"That's why she was in the other universe. The House of Zu pledged itself to protect those of the House of El." Winn finished. "So, when she attacked me-" A new voice cut me off. "I thought that you were working for Shade and somehow captured me."

"And of course, you understand me."

Maya bowed her head. "I'm so sorry for lying to you. But I didn't know if you could be trusted. And yes, but my human is a bit rusty."

"English." Winn corrected.

"Right." She looked away shyly for a second. I turned around and opened the cell door. "I'm sorry for imprisoning you." I apologized. "I'm sorry for tackling you. Are you okay?" Her eyes were on my neck. I nodded and held out my hand. "I'm Alex Danvers, this is Winn Schott and Astra Zor-El." I introduced.

Maya bowed at Astra and then shook my hand. "So, you are the great Alex Danvers. Kara would always talk about you." I smiled weakly at her. Her confidence dropped. "Where is Kara? Is she okay?" I looked back to the others. "Maya- she's- uh-" I started. "Kara's severely injured, Maya. She's unconscious right now in the med bay."

Her green eyes turned hard. "Where is she?" I lead Maya to Kara's side. Tears ran down Maya's face. "Oh Rao, why did this have to happen to her?" She sobbed. I placed my hand on her shoulder. "It's okay Maya. It's not your fault." She sniffled. "Actually, it is."

"What?"

I sat down as Maya continued. "We were fighting against Shade and his lackeys and we were able to get a breach open. We were trying to get through the breach to Kara's Earth, which we finally found. Shade wouldn't let us though, he fought with everything he had to keep us on that devastated Earth. I was pinned down by a few aliens until Kara came to my rescue. She took out those aliens and we went on the offensive. We had Shade on his heels until the storm hit."

I interrupted. "Storm?" I asked. "Oh, you don't know about the other Earth. Shade took over and destroyed the natural cycle of life with his powers. The Earth shattered and was redesigned into 3 realms. One was reserved for the remaining human race. Unfortunately, it turned to human enslavement. The other two were ruled by outlawed aliens and the criminals of the universe. The weather and natural states were thrown into chaos. There would be these large storms that would kill due to toxins in the air, flying rubble, or oxygen depletion. This threw off the entire solar system. The part we were on, Terram Two, was drawn closer to the sun, so it was extremely dry and hot. Kara and I were stuck with all the worst aliens around. Of course, it made us easy targets for Shade's army." She explained.

I looked at Kara and I could see hints of the dryness from her skin and lips. "Shade took that split second of worry and attacked me. Kara jumped into our scuffle and took the lead on the fight. Yet, Shade still got a good hit on me. I was thrown back slightly, but the high winds of the storm must've thrown me into the breach. I don't remember because I think I hit my head on something."

We both looked at Kara's limp form. The neck brace looked too big and cumbersome for her. The bruises looked darker, the cuts redder, and her skin paler. "Do you think that she'll wake up?" She asked. I nodded. "How can you be so sure?" She asked. "Because she's strong. Did she ever tell you that she was stabbed and in a coma for 5 months?"

She nodded. "Yeah, being with each other and fighting off rogue aliens for 5 years tend to bond people. And we were best friends when we were kids."

"Wait, 5 years? That's impossible. Kara was only gone for 3 years." She shook her head. "No, it's been 5. This is 2019."

"No, it's 2017."

"That's impossible." I stood up and Maya followed me. "Winn, Cisco!" I called. They both looked over to me. "Is there a possibility that there is a time difference between universes?"

Winn answered no the same time that Cisco said yes. The both glared at each other. They kept on rambling and yelling at each other. I pulled her away from the bickering techies. I found J'onn as he exited the med bay. "Could you get the cuff off her wrist?" I asked.

He shook his head. "Why not?" I asked. "It's made of Nth metal. The strongest and almost indestructible metal in the universe. There's nothing I can do to get it off." I shook my head. "But we need to get it off somehow so Kara can heal faster." J'onn's head dropped. "I'm aware of that, Alex, but maybe Kara being human is better for now."

Anger rose in my stomach. "What?" He held up his hands in defense. "Agent Hunt has her on heavy sedatives that could knock out an elephant. She should stay under for at least a few days. And let's not mention all the other drugs he has her on to fight any type of infection. She can't feel a thing."

"Isn't that more of a reason to take off the cuff now so she won't be susceptible?"

He shook his head. "If Miss Lor-Zu is telling the truth of the difference in time, then Kara has been exposed to solar radiation for a long time but she was also wearing kryptonite. Her cells wouldn't be ready for that sudden transition, but it would just enough for our needles and meds to stop working."

Defeat washed over me. "So, we just let her continuously be exposed to large amounts of Kryptonite?" I asked. Maya put her hand on my shoulder. "It's okay Alex. She'll be fine. She's been through a lot, so she deserves to be a little vulnerable right now." My shoulders slumped. "Okay, but after Winn and Cisco are done bickering, I'm putting them in charge to figure out how to get the cuff off her wrist."

Kara is back! Shade lied to us all. But what else do you expect from the bad guy? Next chapter will be in Kara's POV. I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who has been reviewing and following my story. It means so much and it encourages me to keep posting chapters. I hope everyone has a great day and I'll see you all in the next chapter! ~Raya Kor-El