When he heard the explosion off in the distance,the twelve year old boy picked up his feet to head towards it. But by the time he got there,everyone was gone,the squad car's fire had been put out,and the scene itself was left a mess.
A glint of metal struck his eyes,and he walked towards it. Sitting on the ground in front of his feet was a 45.,it's clip full but unspent,with more unspent bullets scattered around it.
He picked it up and immediately realized that he could use it for hunting. He gathered the bullets in a small bag he had sewn together with old pieces of cloth and ran,leaving small footprints in the dirt.
When Eric came into Horatio's office to deliver his most recent findings,he did not at all expect to see the place such a mess. Papers and boxes were anywhere but where they should have been,and somewhere in the mess was his boss.
''Damn it,where the hell did I put it?''Horatio grumbled as he tore his desk drawers apart.
''Uh,H? What are you looking for?''
''My sidearm. I haven't seen it since the squad car exploded. I lost it after the explosion.''
''Have you gone back to the scene? Maybe you left it there.''
Horatio sighed and stopped to consider this,and he eventually decided that there was a slim chance it was still at the docks.
''Fine. Let's go,''he responded finally as he stepped over the mess.
''What about this?''Eric nodded towards the office.
''I'll have Ryan O.C.D. it for me.''
Eric chuckled. ''Okay.''
They left the department and headed to the docks. Horatio wasn't very confident about finding his gun and was afraid he would have to have a new one issued. Having a new sidearm issued was going to come with a fee.
Eric pulled over near the scene and lifted the yellow tape as Horatio followed.
Horatio looked around for a while until he ventured over to what was left of the squad car.
''Eric,do you have your camera with you?''
''In the back of the hummer. Why?''he asked,approaching his boss. Horatio pointed to a void in the dirt. ''This is why.''
Eric could clearly see where Horatio's .45 was once sitting,along with where the dispersed bullets should have been. There were also small footprints in the dirt.
''Looks like a kid ran off with it.'' ''What would a child want with a gun?''Horatio asked quietly. Suddenly a gunshot echoed,followed by another,and out of the corner of his eye,Eric saw a bird fall from the sky. Then the radio went off.
''Shots fired near Tamiami Trail.''
''If it isn't one thing,It's another,''Horatio grumbled.
He and Eric quickly drove off to the trail. When they got there,there were already a few squad cars parked on the road. Horatio was quick to approach the only officer standing by the car.
''What's going on?''
''Officer Matthew's headed after him. We pulled up and saw a kid run off.'' Horatio sighed. Something just told him this wouldn't end well.
Matthew was tearing through the grass for the child. Now,any other time he would run fast,of course,but he knew who the shooter was.
Suddenly long black hair came into view,and Matt lashed out violently,grabbing the boy's arm and yanking him back. A loud crack echoed fallowed by a scream.
The boy went still and then collapsed to the ground crying,clutching his arm. ''Oh,get up. You're fine.'' He pulled the boy up by the broken limb,causing him to cry out more.
''LET ME GO!''
Matt pulled him closer and forced the child to look up at him. ''I thought Mom had gotten rid of you. I didn't think she'd let you live.''
The child turned his head away,as if in shame,and Matthew sneered.
When Horatio heard the scream,he knew something was wrong. But he couldn't go after Matt. He had to stay with the hummer. Then he saw Matt storming out of the trees with a child. Matt was quick to make it look like he was handling him gently.
''I need to head back to the lab,''Horatio informed Eric. The Cuban nodded and watched him drive away as Calleigh,Ryan,and Natalia were pulling forward.
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