A/N: Alright so this one gets a little gory in detail so if you don't like that then skim over the paragraphs with them. I will star the ones that are a little more intense with the descriptions. Please enjoy!
There was a shrill ringing that rouses Maggie, bringing her back to consciousness. She lazily opens her eyes as she sees a small light beside her. It takes her a moment to realise it's her phone and that Alex is calling. Maggie reaches her arm out and winces, feeling the burn of the cuts all along her back and the sting of developing bruises. She hits the answer button and puts the phone on speaker.
"Maggie," Alex says with relief, "Why haven't you been answering?" Maggie can't remember, can't remember where she is or why her body hurts all over. "Is Kara okay?" Maggie suddenly remembers as she moves some of the rubble off of her, attempting to sit up. "Maggie are you okay?"
"I'm fine, I think, I can't remember what happened," Maggie responds, her head aching.
"Are you injured, where's Kara?" Maggie suddenly catches the sound of sharp, quick breathing, her head swiveling over to a pile of rocks. One of the slightly larger ones glowing green. Maggie looks around some more, noticing a mix of Kryptonite rocks and regular rocks scattered all over the ground. Maggie walks over to the pile farther away and sees a flash of blue before running over, her balance slightly off as she stumbles. There she finds her, Kara leaning against the boulder from earlier along with a smaller one that's pinning her against it, crushing her legs. Kara just had to be pinned by one of the Kryptonite ones, didn't she?
"Kara." Maggie sputters out, unsure of what to do or say. She picks up the phone again with a shaky hand, Kara would seem to be dead if it weren't for the short gasps of air coming from the quivering blonde as her eyes roll all over the place.
"Maggie, what's wrong, what's going on?"
"There were a bunch of rocks falling earlier, Kara pushed me away. Some of the rocks are Kryptonite."
"What happened to her?"
"She's trapped, she can't breathe, I don't know what to do, they're too big, I-"
"Maggie, calm down, we're going to be there soon." Maggie just nods as Alex hangs up. Kara looks at her tiredly, sweat dripping down her face.
"Ma-Ma-Maggie…" With each breath Kara takes her chest jerks upwards, a dangerous uneven pattern forming as she struggles.
"It's me, Alex will be here soon, just wait a little bit longer." Maggie smiles at her, her eyes tearing up.
"Ti-tired…" Kara coughs, loud inhales echo through the cave as her chest spasms. Blood drips down her chin as she leans her head back against the boulder behind her. Her eyes close as Maggie shakes her shoulder, causing Kara to yelp in pain and lean forward more.
"You can't sleep right now, we'll do that later, you need to stay awake, okay?" Maggie sniffles slightly as she stares at the superhero, tears silently sliding down her cheeks. Kara nods tiredly.
"Bleed...ing…" Kara looks at Maggie, causing Maggie to realise the trail of blood coming from her head. Maggie wipes it away and nods.
"I think that's the least of any of our problems right now." Kara smiles lightly.
"Love...Alex...I...love…" Kara pauses as she inhales as much as she can. Maggie realises what she's doing and shakes her head.
"Alex is going to be here soon, you're gonna be fine." Kara shakes her head in defeat.
"I love...you...too…" Kara leans against the boulder again as she stares at Maggie through half-open eyes. Maggie stares at her, her lip quivering.
"I love you too." Kara smiles as she nods, her eyes slipping shut and her breathing stops, Maggie's eyes widen.
"No! Hey, wake up! Kara!" She jumps up and pushes against the Kryptonite boulder, screaming as nothing happens. She tries running at it, tries to pull Kara away before realising that that's a bad idea.
Five minutes pass before she hears a helicopter before she hears running footsteps before she sees her girlfriend sprinting to meet her. Maggie nearly pushes Alex over to Kara as Alex stares in shock, directing the team to push away the boulder from her legs. Once the boulder is away some of the team breaks off in search of J'onn while the rest figure out the best way to take Kara out. One of the doctors giving her mouth to mouth while another inspects her legs, because god her legs, they aren't good.
****Alex feels nauseous as she stare's at her sister's deformed limbs, bones sticking out of the skin in multiple spots, her legs twisted in ways that made Alex think she was made out of rubber instead of flesh and bone. Maggie looks away, her back turning towards Alex as Alex notices the wounds all over her girlfriend. The doctors begin to move Kara, slowly, gently. If any of them would move a little too harshly or a little too fast they were met with a growled words from Alex, "Careful!"
Maggie is held close to Alex as they follow the doctors carrying the stretcher to the exit of the tunnel. The helicopter lifts Kara up before the doctors climb up the ropes to exit the tunnel, Maggie following them with the help of Alex. Once they're out Alex directs Maggie to an ambulance and medical team, Maggie resisting slightly as she looks at the helicopter flying off.
"Can't I just be checked out at the DEO?" Maggie pleads.
"You're currently bleeding and I think you have a concussion or worse." Alex tries to take her girlfriend over once more, being met with more resistance.
"Please." Maggie stares into Alex's eyes, a look of fear stuck within them. Alex just nods.
"You're riding with me, let's go." Maggie nods as she smiles and follows Alex to the DEO van.
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Once at the DEO, Alex is informed that Kara is already in surgery and that it may take a while before she's out. Alex nods at the doctor as she directs Maggie towards the med bay, having her sit on one of the beds before scanning her for signs of possible broken bones.
"You have a concussion and a lot of cuts, but only a few will need stitches." Maggie sighs before nodding. "You don't like stitches?" Alex asks as she gathers the needed supplies.
"I don't care about the process of getting them, but I don't like having to deal with them once they're in," Maggie answers as Alex moves up Maggie's shirt and begins to sew up the first wound.
"I can understand that." The conversation goes quiet as Alex continues fixing her girlfriend up.
"Do you think she'll be able to walk again?" Maggie asks quietly, causing Alex to tense up and pull a little too harshly against the thread.
"Sorry," Alex apologises as she continues stitching more gently, "I think she will, she bounces back from a lot." Maggie nods.
"Did they say how long they'd be operating?" Alex finishes the last stitch and goes over to grab bandages and ointment before returning behind Maggie.
"No, it's complicated. They're trying to be careful before they put her on a sunbed. It'll probably take a few hours." The room goes silent once again.
Someone knocks on the glass door to the med bay, looking at Alex expectantly as Alex steps outside of the med bay and talks with the agent.
"The other team found some sort of temple in the tunnel, they think a group of religious aliens kidnapped J'onn, but not specifically to hurt him."
"Then why would they take him?" Alex asks with confusion.
"They apparently used to live on Mars as well, they were much weaker and lesser than everyone else. Since J'onn is the only one that survived they think he's some sort of god." Alex nods as she glances back at Maggie.
"Send a few more agents with them before they go any deeper. I'll be with them soon." The other agent nods as she walks away. Alex turns back and enters the med bay where Maggie is now standing.
"Was it about Kara?"
"No, J'onn was kidnapped, but I don't think he's in any danger at the moment." Maggie's eyebrows raise.
"'Kidnapped' and 'not in danger' are not phrases I hear together often." Alex chuckles lightly.
"They think he's some sort of god since he survived Mars by himself, they're probably protecting him." Alex pauses and sighs.
"You're going after him too, right?" Alex nods.
"I'm taking you home first, I'm going to have Winn hang out at the apartment for a bit while I'm gone just to make sure you can wake up if you fall asleep. You're probably really tired." Maggie shrugs as she's lead out of the room."Winn, get over here!" Winn scurries over and follows the two women as they head out towards the DEO van, departing to their apartment.
A/N: I really would've uploaded this yesterday or earlier today, but there was a thunderstorm that messed with the internet and signals so I couldn't do anything about it until now. Next chapter will be the last part of this story, I promise.