Aftermath; Chapter 1 - Aircraft
A/N: Continuing from Spooks Series 10 Episode 6. AU where Ruth doesn't die after being stabbed by Sasha Gavrik. This is my first time writing a piece of Fan Fiction so just bear with, there maybe a few minor canon errors.
Thames Estuary 1649hrs :
The helicopter ascends into the sky above the Estuary Bunker, hovers for a moment and then makes for the distant city skyline. The group of concerned people on the ground watch it disappear out of their sight and then focus back on the task in hand.
On board the helicopter, two patients, the woman suffering a stab wound. The younger man a gunshot wound. The woman is English, she is Ruth Evershed, Security Advisor to the Home Secretary, she was accidentally stabbed by the man on the stretcher opposite her. A Russian, Sasha Gavrik, FSB agent, son of Ilya and the recently deceased Elena Gavrik. The former being the Russian Interior Minister and the latter a double agent for an extreme Russian nationalist terrorist group.
After a fifteen minute flight, the helicopter touches down on the roof of the hospital and the patients are rushed inside.
Heathrow Airport 1649hrs :
"Aeroflot Flight 474 from Moscow Domodedovo will be delayed for approximately 25 minutes due to an incident aboard the aircraft" says the announcement over the terminal's PA system, as the flight in question hits the runway's tarmac. The aircraft proceeds to an isolated stand. Shortly afterwards a column of vehicles heads to the stand and surrounds the aircraft while the cabin crew open the main door and a set of mobile stairs are maneuvered into position. Half a dozen anonymous men and women then climb the stairs and disappear into the aircraft.
Moments later two of them emerge along with young bald Russian man handcuffed in between them. The captive gets to the bottom of the staircase, glances momentarily at the sky and then is roughly manhandled into the back of a waiting black saloon car which speeds away, its destination; Thames House.
Twenty minutes later the other four men and women emerge. One of them carries a large suitcase. They hurry to the two remaining cars, identical to the first one, and drive away. The stairs are removed, the door closes and the aircraft proceeds to the gate as if nothing had happened.
The passengers are later told that the 'incident' was a suspected attempted terrorist attack and are reported to the press as such. The death of Elena Gavrik and the injuries of Sasha Gavrik and Ruth Evershed are blamed on a car crash.
The real truth is covered up. No-one needs to know what really happened. The result is a diplomatic incident avoided, no questions asked by the press and the general public remain oblivious to the shocking reality of what had just occurred. What the public don't know won't hurt them.
A/N: Please tell me what you think. Constructive criticism and plot ideas are welcome. This is intended to be a multi-chapter story. I want to deal with what happens between Ruth and Harry, how they clean up the remainder of the "Gavrik Affair" and possible animosity between Erin and the rest of Section D. Review, follow and favourite.
