Prologue

Pain ravaged their senses, the world was a mixture of whirling colours and images, they stumble and their heartbeat was pounding in their ears. They cry and scream, struggle against the arms that where holding them, before they could do nothing, their body froze in time as the person above them start to talk, but the prone person couldn't grasp what they where saying, only the sharp pain that laced threw the lower part of their body. Their throat to raw now to scream or try and get help, the attacker carried on their work, before it was over, the pain stopped. They felt like they where floating and they stumbled up, the other person was gone, nothing of them where there, the victim stumbled along the road, slowly their hands extended out for balance, before the floating feeling made them crash to the floor, their eyes looked at the road finding that they where back where they started, soon the world stopped spinning and the image came to focus, that changed as the eyes closed fully.

"Horatio" greeted a southern sounded police man as the man saw the red haired CSI agent " we have the victim over here"

Horatio nodded as he walked over to the tape and ducking underneath the yellow tape, walking carefully through the scene, making his way over to the medical Examiner, who was already on her knees checking the body over.

"What have we got Alexx?" he asked taking off his sunglasses, holding them in his hand as he peered down at the body near his feet.

"from what I can see. Loss of Blood, but from where or what he lost the blood I cant tell yet, but let me get him back to the lab and I can tell you more" said the woman as she stroked the Victim's hair.

"thank you Alexx" he said as he started to walk around the scene, his keen eyes glancing about, as he waited for a CSI to join him. He moved over and knelt down as he found a few blood drops, but he couldn't tell if it was the victims or helpfully the attackers. He turned and looked at the sound of an engine, he saw another Hummer approaching the scene, and a young CSI step out, and get his kit, ducking under the tape he moved towards Horatio.

"Mr Wolfe" greeted the older man as he stood, putting his glasses into his pockets.

"Hey Horatio" said the young man as he came closer, looking up slightly at the taller man, Horatio could see the look in his eyes, telling the older man that he didn't want to stand talking and just get on with his job, Horatio had noticed that the young man wasn't good with small talk, but he would try. But looking into those eyes, Horatio still could see that eager young Patrol officer that called him Lieutenant, the way he had looked when he had thought he had lost his job because of his OCD, but he had proven himself good at his job. Coming back to himself Horatio looked at his younger employee.

"I shall leave you to your work and in the capital hands of Alexx" he said smoothly before heading back to his car, keeping his eyes open, glancing up at seeing the reporters that where gathering around the area. He could see that Blonde that caused problems in the past and she was Yelling for Ryan, Horatio proudly noticed that Ryan wasn't even acknowledging her as he did his work.

"Miss Sykes I must ask you to stop shouting at the person trying to do his job, or I shall have you removed" he said smoothly, the underlying threat was there for her to hear and she looked annoyed but wisely went quiet. He gave the place one more look before heading off to his Hummer as his cell Phone sent a shrill sound threw the air.

"Cane" he answered and made a few noises and hung up.

"trouble?" asked Frank as he looked at his old friend. Horatio shook his head.

"Nothing that can't be handled" he said before he moved closer to his car.

"the scenes not giving us anything, its clean" said Frank, having picked up a few things from his time with the group, they had all tort him things. Horatio looked up at him.

"Too clean, Frank, Too clean" he answered as he placed his Sunglasses back on.