Author: LoneGirl189

Title: Six Down

Rating: R for Violence

Disclaimer: I don't own anything Invisible man, if I did it would be treated much better, and there would have been a third season. But I don't, and there isn't sadly.

Notes: WARNING CHARACTER DEATH, MORE THAN ONE!! You've been warned. Also, I'm flying without a net, no beta reader this time, I bet you can tell too ;)



Six down





"I don't believe it."

"Neither do I partner....I mean....she was a five star....whoever it was had to be good to get the jump on her....there wasn't anything you could have done. They said she had to of been sitting there for a few hours," Hobbes said as he and Darien watched them load the body bag onto the gurney.

"But I mean.....It's Alex....she's the last person I'd expect...."

"To find dead in her office?" Hobbes filled in for him.

"Yeah...I mean....at first she looked like she was just sitting in her chair looking out the window....but then I saw the blood....and I called 911....and I tried to check for a pulse....she was so cold," Darien said as they watched the men take the gurney out of the office.

"Maybe you should go check in with Claire while me and the guys finish this up," Hobbes advised him, putting a hand on his shoulder. "I'll be down soon."

Darien just nodded numbly, and walked out of the office. He couldn't believe it. Everyone had showed up for the morning....well now afternoon meeting. Darien had decided today was going to be a late day and hadn't show up until about one for work. Of course being the last in, he was voted to be the one to go find Alex who hadn't show up for the meeting on time either.

She had looked fine when he walked in, he thought she was ignoring him again. He walked over, saying her name to try and get her attention, but she just stared out the window. When he had gotten close enough to reach out and touch her...that was when he saw the blood. She'd been shot four times in the chest.

He finally reached the keep, slid his keycard through the door and walked in. He stopped when he heard the noise. Soft sobbing. He walked around the divide to see Claire at the counter. He face was in her hands, and she was crying.

"Claire?" Darien said softly. She turned slowly to look at him, still sniffly as tears ran down her face. The sight almost had Darien in tears, and he walked over and hugged her to him. She didn't resist, just started crying into his shoulder. He just held her, not sure what else he could do to help, he still had his own feelings to deal with.

After what seemed like an eternity, the keep doors opened again. Darien turned Claire so he could see over her head who had come inside. It was Hobbes, who paused and frowned at the sight of Darien hugging the crying Claire. Darien just rolled his eyes and let go, so Claire could see Bobby.

"Did you find anything?" she asked.

"Yeah, and it ain't good," he said as he walked over and set a piece of paper in a plastic bag on the counter. Both Darien and Claire looked at it and read it at the same time. There was one sentence written in red pen, on the piece of paper that had blood soaked edges.

'One down, five to go.'