A/N
My first Chicago Fire story. I love FD and PD so you'll see PD characters appear but FD is the main star of the story. I'm not American and have no medical knowledge so please bear with me if they are any errors. For example road names will be completely made up. I hope you all like the first chapter all feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Chapter 1
"Well here we are home sweet home." Sean said as he unlocked the door to the 2 bed apartment he'd be sharing with his younger sister.
"Wow, it seems bigger than it did it the pictures." Alyssa replied relived to have a bit more space. "I still get the bigger bedroom right?" She laughed and ran off to the bedrooms to work out what was bigger.
Sean laughed at how his 27 year old sister still acted like a 7 year old. "The advert said 2 double bedrooms so I doubt there's going to be a huge difference and they both have built in wardrobes. Pick whichever one you and then I'll meet you at the truck to start unloading everything. Sean walked down the 2 flights of stairs and was relieved that the apartment was part furnished so he didn't have as much heavy stuff to lift up these stairs. As he got to the door at the bottom he heard his sister coming down the stairs, knowing it was her from the song she was humming to herself. He unlocked the van.
Alyssa came outside, "Yeh they are pretty even but one definitely has a bigger wardrobe so I've picked that one, I have way more clothes then you do." Sean completely agreed there as he looked around at the number of boxes labelled 'Aly Clothes'
"Ok let's get the beds upstairs first; I'm going to need that the most by the end of today." Sean said as he started sliding the bed base out of the van to Alyssa. They spent the rest of the day bringing items up and down the stairs and were glad it wasn't as hot in Chicago as it is in LA. As it started to get dark and they were both tired. Sean turned to Alyssa and said,
"How many boxes do you have?"
"As many as I needed Beano! Stop moaning and get on with it, there's only a few more and then I'll go find some Chinese for dinner if you want." Alyssa replied knowing he'll do anything for Chinese food.
He looks at his sister and sighed "Ok I'll finish up so you can go and find Chinese now so it's ready." He pulls his wallet from his back pocket and hands it over, "There's cash in there so that should cover it, also grab some beers if you go past a store on your way." He chucks the wallet to her and she catches it and grabs her bag as she heads out the door, squeezing past boxes.
"Ok I'll get the usual, be back soon."
Alyssa walked down the stairs and walked onto their new street. She started walking down the road hoping to find a Chinese. After growing up in LA she expected to find somewhere fairly quickly for food and beer. As she was walking she could see the river running through Chicago and decided she could spare a bit of time to go and explore it.
"Sean will still be unloading for a bit longer anyway" she said to herself and crossed over the road.
She walked along the river enjoying the quiet evening and knew making this fresh start was going to be the best thing for her. Onward and upwards her mum would say. Sean getting the hospital job was perfect timing, now she just had to find work herself before her savings run out. She came across a small bridge and walked to the middle it, stopping to lean on the metal barrier and looked up at the sky. As she looked back down and thought she could see something on the river bank, her curiosity getting the better of her she walked over the rest of the bridge and down to the bank. As she got closer she started to run as she realised it was a person in the river.
She fell to her knees and felt for a pulse, breathing a sigh of relief when she found one and finally grateful for her brother insisting she learnt basic first aid. She pulled out her phone and called 999 whilst looking for a street sign to explain where she was. After talking to the 999 operator she hand up and took her jacket off, to lay on the man to keep him warm.
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Meanwhile at the firehouse the team was having dinner. Severide slumped down in his seat as he ate the beef stew Sylvie had made. He loved his job but whilst his best mate was missing he was struggling to focus on work, but with Matt & Gabby not here he couldn't take leave as well.
Herrmann turned to him and asked, "Any news on Casey?"
"No, I spoke to Dawson this morning and they haven't got any new leads on him or Nesbitt." He replied. "They still reckon Casey's alive. They left Katya dead on the floor, if they killed Casey surely he would have been there as well." Everyone was listening as Severide spoke all hoping that the police were correct and Casey was still alive somewhere.
"How's Gabby doing?"Herrmann asked Sylvie as she sat down next to him.
"Not great to be honest. She spends most of the time either in her room or at the station with her brother hoping for some news. I don't think she's sleeping or eating right either. I want to help and keep trying to get her to talk but the only person that can make her feel better, is Casey."
As she finished talking the buzzer went off. 'Ambulance 61, man found injured on river bank along 42 Mead Place.'
Both Sylvie and Chilli got up and grabs their coats off the back of the chairs, leaving their food where it was. They got to the ambulance and Sylvie got in the driving seat. "Let's go" she said to Chilli.
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It didn't take them long to arrive and they spotted a woman flagging them down next to the river. They got out of the ambo and Sylvie grabbed the kit whilst Chilli got the stretcher out.
"I'm so glad you're here, this is how I found him, didn't want to move him in case I made anything worse, he looks like he's been beaten pretty bad already. Alyssa said as the paramedic got nearer.
Sylvie bent down and felt for a pulse so she could check vitals as she moved the man's head she gasped in surprise as she saw his face. "Oh my god Matt! Chilli get here quick it's Casey!" Chilli came running over with the stretcher.
"What did they do to him? Let's get him on the stretcher now, I'll drive." Chilli turns to Alyssa, "What's your name? Would you mind helping us lift him up?"
"It's Alyssa and no of course not." The three of them manage to get him onto the stretcher and then pushed into the ambulance. As they shut the door Sylvie yells "Thanks." to Alyssa. As they drive off Alyssa watches them fade into the distance and starts walking home, completely forgetting about the food. She walks through the door and see's Sean sitting on the sofa, he looks up at her,
"Hey you've got empty hands, where's the food Aly?" As he's talking his realises she isn't smiling, "What's wrong, what's happened?"
She sits on the sofa next to him, "I walked over to the river whilst looking for a Chinese and a found a man unconscious, he looked like he had been beaten up. I waited for the ambulance and then came home. Sorry I forgot about the Chinese."
Sean gave her a hug and said, "Well at least you found him, if he'd have been there all night he could have died. Don't worry about Chinese I found a pizza flyer in the kitchen I'll order that for us instead."
"I'm not really hungry now so just get something for you. I'm going to have a shower and then bed; it's been a long day." She gives Sean a hug and goes off to bathroom stopping in the doorway, "Can I come to the hospital with you tomorrow, I'd like to know if he's okay?"
Sean nods, "Sure, my shift starts at 10am so we'll head off about 9am."
"Ok thanks."
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Chilli and Sylvie watch as Dr Halstead and the team wheel Casey off to trauma room 2. Chilli turns to Sylvie, "I'll call the house, you call Detective Dawson." They both pull out their phones to make the calls.
Back at the house Severide answers his mobile, "Hi Chilli you and Brett okay?"
"Yeh we're fine but you need to get to the hospital, the man on our call was Casey."
"What?! How is he?" Everyone turns to look at Severide as his tone got louder.
"He's alive, been beaten a lot. They've just take him into trauma; we're waiting to hear more."
"Okay we're heading over now. Have you called Gabby?" The team follow him to the trucks.
"Not yet Brett's ringing her brother as she was with him tonight. See you soon." And she hangs up.
Severide turns to the team, "They found Casey, he's at Chicago Med, Let's go." Both squad and truck both loaded up and headed to the hospital.
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At district 21 they were all looking at the board filled with information on Matt Casey & Jack Nesbitt. Gabby was sitting at Antonio's desk waiting for them to say what they were going to do next. His mobile rings next to her and she chucks it to him.
"Dawson." He says as he answers it.
"Hi it's Sylvie Brett from firehouse 51, we've found Casey. We got a call to the river and he was there unconscious but alive. They've taken him into trauma and we're waiting to hear more. "
Antonio looks over at his sister feeling so relieved that he could give her some good news, "Okay Gabby's with me we'll head over to the hospital now." And puts the phone down.
"They found Casey he's at Chicago Med. Gabby he's alive" Gabby jumps up from the chair.
"They found him, really?"
"Yeh he's unconscious but alive and that's the main thing." He turns to Voight, "I'm going to take Gabby over there now, when he wakes up I'll call you." Voight nods,
"Okay hopefully he'll lead us to Nesbitt. Do you think he needs a protection detail?"
"I'll stay tonight and I'm sure there'll be a team of firemen already there if anything happens. It may be good idea from the morning though just to be safe."
"Okay I'll speak to Platt and organise it. We'll see you tomorrow."
Gabby and Antonio head downstairs to his car. On the way there Gabby mutters to herself, Antonio realises and asks, "What are you saying?"
Gabby takes a deep breath, looks at the brother and tells him the secret she's been keeping to herself for the past week, "I'm pregnant, and it's Matt's. That's the other reason I need him to be okay not just for me but for this baby."
Antonio looks shocked, "I wasn't expecting you to say that Gabs, congratulations. Does Matt know?"
"Nope the night I went to his and found Katya, I was going to tell him. You're the first person I've told."
"I wish you had told me sooner with all the stress and worry you've had but moving forward now and Matt is going to be excited." He gives her hand a squeeze then puts it back on the wheel.
"What if he doesn't wake up?"
"I've known Matt Casey long enough now, he's a fighter, and he won't give up quickly."Antonio says reassuringly. Gabby nods her head and looks out the window seeing that they're approaching the hospital.
"You get out here and I'll park the car." Gabby nods and gets out of the car running into the ER, she spots Chilli and Brett and goes over to them.
"Have you heard anything more yet?" She asks. Sylvie gets up and gives her a hug,
"No not yet, they're still in there with him." She says and leads Gabby to a chair holding her hand once they were all sat down. They were sitting there for a few minutes when Antonio walked in and stayed leaning against the wall opposite them. Five minutes later squad and truck all came walking over to them.
"Any news?" Boden asked, watching as they all shook their heads. Some of the guys sat on the floor, some took the last few seats and the rest stood waiting for news on their lieutenant. An hour later, Dr Will Halstead came up to them. Suddenly everyone was on their feet eager to hear what he has to say.
"He's going to be fine. He's got a very sore few weeks ahead of him whilst he recovers." Everyone started smiling with relief, "He's got a couple of broken ribs, a concussion, a broken arm and a lot of bruises. There's a little swelling from the bang to the head so we're going to keep him in for a couple of nights just to keep an eye on that. He's asleep at the moment but keep it to 2 at a time and you can all go in and see him."
"Thanks so much Will." Gabby said going over and giving him a hug. "What room is he in?"
"Room 15 it's at the end of the hall."
Herrmann looks at Boden and says, "Ok guys why don't we leave Gabby to it tonight and we'll come back in the morning when Casey's awake."
"I'll stay with Gabby, but you guys get some rest." Severide says. Everyone agrees says goodnight and makes plans to come back in the morning.
Gabby starts walking to the room with Antonio and Severide, as they're walking there, Antonio says, "I'll stay out here tonight until the unit gets here tomorrow to start the protection detail." Gabby nods and walks into Matt's room whilst Severide looks at Antonio,
"Protection detail?" He says questioningly
"Better to be safe we thought, we still don't know where Nesbitt is and think we can all agree he's responsible for the state Casey's in. It's doubtful he'd make a move knowing we're looking for him but best to be cautious."
"Does Gabby know?"
"Yeh she heard me and Voight back at the station."
"Ok you do know Matt's not going to want police following him around constantly."
Antonio nodded his head, "Yep but once we get Casey's statement of what happened we'll go from there." Severide agrees and goes into the room after Gabby.
Gabby was sitting on the chair next to the bed holding Matt's hand, tears rolling down her face. She hears Severide walk into the room but doesn't turn to look at him as she says, "I've never been so scared before. I can't lose him Kelly, not now when I need him so much."
Kelly puts his hand on her shoulder, "He'll wake and then you 2 will sort everything out. You both love each other that's the most important thing. Whatever else has happened doesn't matter anymore this is a new start for you both."
