It's me again :o) As I watched the finale I had to make a small one shot because I am not quite happy with the episode.

Is it just me wondering why Sam is always walking away unharmed after being blown up? I decided to chance the story... :o) Nobody was even asking if he was alright or if he could get out of the building where just a few seconds ago a BOMB went off...pretty unrealistic...

Sam whump! Hurt and comfort and Jules saving him or...?!

Please remember: English isn't my first language and I wrote this one without a beta reader!

Have fun reading and please leave me a comment.

Dead or alive

She had bagged him to get out of there. She had screamed at him. She had told him that they where not losing each other on their wedding day. But all response she got was the unbelievable noise of an explosion and the sound of what must have been Sam's body slamming to the ground. He hadn't made a noise. Not as the explosion went off, not as he crashed to the ground and as painful as it was, not after everything had settled down.

Jules had turned the SUV around immediately. She needed to see what had happened. She needed to know that she couldn't save him, that he was gone. Nobody had said a thing as she had told the team she was heading towards Sam's last position. The Sergeant was still stuck waiting for the results of his blood test and everybody else was risking their lives to defuse the remaining bombs.

Jules didn't know when she had stopped crying. She was just fixated on getting to Sam. Getting to the building where the bomb had went off.
She hopped out of the SUV as she reached the scene, completely ignoring the pain in her leg as she marched towards what had remained of the building. To her own disbelief the entrance was still intact.

"Sam!", she cried out with all her power and got the equipment out of the SUV.

She was going to find him. She was going to save him.

Jules heart skipped a beat as she could hear a moan on the other side of the comm. link.
"Sam? Are you there? SAM!", Jules said again pressing the earpiece further into her ear so she could here what was going on. Again there was a painful moan and Jules eyes filled with tears again. It was clearly Sam and hearing him meant that he was still alive.
"Sam can you hear me? It's Jules.", Jules continued talking while switching channels so all the other members of the team could hear what she was hearing.

"Jules.", Sam croaked out. His voice was raw and nearly a whisper but he was talking.
"Yeah I am right here Sam. I am outside the building. I am here."

"I'm stuck.", Sam said after a few more minutes.
"Fill me in Sam. Are you hurt?"

"Yeah. My legs...they...they are stuck and..."

"Sam come on keep talking!", Jules said while getting further into the building. Due to their equipment she should be able to locate Sam and get him out of there alive.

"I think they are broken."

"Okay we will take care of that. Anything else? Head injury? You where unconscious."

"Maybe a concuss..." Sam started before screaming out in pain. Jules stopped in her movement frozen at the spot. Her whole body was shivering under Sam's pain."

"Stay with me Sam." She silently begged.

"It my...my right side. I think...I broke my ribs...one is piercing out. I am loosing a lot of blood.", Sam said truthfully while Jules covered her mouth with her hand. Ed closed his eyes for a second while the boss rubbed his bare skull. They needed to get him out of there and fast.

"Sam we will get through that you hear me? You just have to stay with me."

"Jules how does the building look?", Ed asked concerned. He knew what was going through Jules head right now.

"Lot of debris. Hallways gave in. It's pretty unsteady but I found a way that should lead me directly to Sam."

"Jules you are not going in there any further!" Ed said but Jules was already preparing her equipment.

"I don't know if the hole is big enough to get Sam trough it but I am crawling inside to take care of him."

"Jules you are not going anywhere. The building is unstable! It could give in any second." It was the Boss talking but Jules didn't pay attention. Not for a second.

"Sam are you still with me?", she asked holding her breath as she didn't got an answer.

"Sam?", she asked again.

"Listen to them Jules. Get out of here now.", Sam said his voice even thinner than before.

"I am not going anywhere. Not without you!"

"Jules...you have to...you have to take care of the baby. I am not getting out of this and you...", Jules could hear that Sam was fighting against tears.

"Stop talking like that right now Samuel Braddock. I am going to get you out of here you hear me?"

"It is to dangerous. It's not only your life at risk Jules. You have to stand down."

"No!", Jules said and Sam and all the others could hear that she was crying.

"I grew up with only one parent and our baby is not going to grew up without it's daddy. You keep focused on that Sam. You will pull through!", Jules said while crawling towards the hole.

She fought back the rest that was in her head - even if she wasn't able to get him out of here, he would not die alone! Not without her doing anything to keep him safe.

"Jules you are not thinking straight right now. You will stand down until the firefighters arrive at the scene. Are you listening Jules? It's an order!", Ed barked out firmly.

"Ed, just think back a few hours. Think of Clark. What would you have done?", Jules just said before talking again.

"I am crawling inside now. I left a mark at the entrance."

"Jules.", it was Sam's begging tone.

"Sam just hold tight."

Jules had to crawl for a while until she could feel the hole getting bigger. The fact that she had been able to bring the first aid kid and her backpack was giving her some reassurance that she should be able to get Sam out of there on her own. The hole should be big enough for him.

Jules crawled out of the tunnel and stretched herself out while looking around.

"Sam!", she screamed as she could see the flashlight just a few meters away.

"Jules.", Sam answered weakly while Jules hurried to his side in no second. She kissed his face gently while a tear was dripping down on Sam's dusty face.

"You are so...", Sam began while Jules just smiled at him.

"I know.", she just said before shining her flashlight down Sam's body not letting her emotions take control as she could see how badly Sam's situation was.

"First of all we have to try to stop the bleeding." Jules said while freeing Sam of his vest really carefully causing him to nearly scream in pain.

"I know I know.", she said softly while she had to breath in deeply as she could see that Sam was completely right. On of his ribs had made it's way out of his skin on his right side.

"How bad is it?", Sam asked while Jules just faced him with her teary eyes.

"We need to get you out of here fast." She said while she could hear the building scream under the collapsed structure. Jules covered Sam with her whole body as debris where raining down on them.

"Are you okay?", Jules asked as soon as the air was clear again.

"Yeah."

"Okay. I will set up an IV now so you get fluid in your body" Sam nodded while stretching his arm out so Jules could set the IV pole. He knew that due to the great amount of blood he had already lost his body needed the fluid as soon as possible.

Jules started to work on the big piece of debris that kept Sam pinned to the ground as soon as the IV was making it's way into Sam's body.

"How are you feeling?" Jules asked but was greeted by silence.

"Sam?", she said while turning around just to find her husband laying there motionless with his eyes closed. Jules stretched her arm out to feel the pulse at his wrist. She decided to him rest until she had freed his legs completely because she didn't known which state his legs would be in.

She got behind Sam and forcefully grabbed under his arms to carefully drag him backwards. Sam struggled a little but Jules continued to drag him until she could see that his boots where completely free. Jules laid him down slowly before inspecting Sam's legs carefully. She breathed out as she could feel what Sam had already expected. They where badly broken. Jules looked around to find anything she could stabilize his legs with, relived to find two pieces of metal that she could use.

"We will head towards the exit now. It will take some time but I need EMS there as soon as we get out of here." Jules said.

"Jules we are heading to another bomb. EMS is in position. How is Sam holding up?"

"It's bad Ed. Really bad." Jules said swallowing the tears. Due to the blood loss and his injuries it was a miracle that he was still holding up.

After fixing his legs with duct tape Jules got back to Sam's head getting him responsive again.

"Sam, are you still with me?" Jules asked while Sam tried his best to look at her. She could see that Sam was starting to shake badly but due to the fact that he whispered a small "yes" Jules knew that he wasn't in shock. Due to the blood loss it was just a matter of time and Jules knew that. She knew that she had to keep him warm and awake so she stripped her jacket off and covert Sam carefully with it.

"I will drag out out of here now. I know that it's going to hurt like hell but there is no other opportunity. I fixed your legs as good as possible okay?" Sam nodded slowly while gripping Jules arm weakly.

"I love you."

"I love you too Sam.", she said while she could see that Sam was closing his eyes slowly.

"Sam? Sam! No. No! You are not doing this to me. You have to stay with me now, you hear me? Sam!", Jules said while slapping him on his cheeks not to lightly. Sam opened his eyes slowly while Jules was pushing his hand against her little belly.

"You have to fight Sam!", she said getting a small nod from Sam.

While Jules started to drag him to the exit Sam couldn't hold back a scream as Jules dragged him further into the small hole while his legs where scratching lifeless over the debris.

"I am sorry. I am so so sorry." Jules said and continued dragging Sam to the outside.

Jules felt like it took forever until she could see flashlights shining into the little hole.

"Hallo?", Jules screamed.

"Jules it's Steve. We are ready for you to get out of there." Steve said in a calm tone.

"You have to help him Steve.", Jules said as soon as she made her way out of the hole.

"We will take care of him, I promise."

Jules nodded and followed close behind as Sam was lifted to the ambulance.

She knew that he was going to be alright.

He had to.

For her and for their little baby.