Disclaimer: I don't own Flashpoint (duh) or the next episode would be next week! Rumor has it that they are starting to shoot season 4 on February 14 and some of the episodes will be aired this summer when CBS shows the remainder of season 3.
A.N. I hate cliffhanger endings but hopefully the fanfictions based on the cliffhanger will be enough to tide me over.
Winnie was still at the front desk even though Team One was gone for the day. She watched the briefing room. Commander Holleran was in there with Sergeant Parker and Dr. Toth.
Donna stopped by her desk. "How long have they been at it?" she asked as she motioned her head towards the briefing room.
Winnie sighed. "A few minutes. I'm worried Donna." Donna was one of the few women in the SRU and she and Winnie had bonded while Donna replaced Jules while Jules recovered from being shot.
Donna glanced at Winnie. "Should I try talking to Commander Holleran? We can't lose anyone from that team." Donna had started off with Team One. She knew that even if there was reason to break the team, each of the members should be shuffled to other teams. Each member of Team One had skills that would be useful on any other team. No one from Team One should be fired - that was her opinion.
Before Winnie could answer, the phone rang. "SRU." She listened for a minute before yelling: "Team Three, Hot Call! Gear Up." She hit the alarm.
Donna looked at her as the rest of Team Three made their way to the desk with their gear.
Commander Holleran stopped his conversation with Dr. Toth and Sergeant Parker and came out of the briefing room when he heard the alarm. "Winnie?" He asked as he approached the desk. He barely noticed that Greg was half a step behind him.
"Shot fired. A woman said there was a red light and when it turned green the first car didn't move. Second car honked and tried to go around but was boxed in. Both drivers got out of the car and the driver of the first car pulled a gun."
Donna had gotten to know Winnie during her time at SRU and noticed some hesitation. "Winnie, what else?"
Winnie swallowed nervously. "The man shot was wearing an SRU uniform."
Greg stepped in. "License plate Winnie?" He knew that the chances were that it was one of his team since they had all just left.
Winnie spoke to the woman still on the phone. "Black Ford Flex – possibly a five. H9UA6W3."
Greg cursed. "That's Eddie. He doesn't have his gun."
Commander Holleran looked at Donna and made a split second decision. "Your sergeant is out today. Greg's better at talk than anyone on your team. Greg, you good to go?"
Greg nodded. This was his team leader, his closest friend. "Let's go."
Donna jumped in the driver's seat and started the engine as Greg jumped into the passenger seat. He marveled at the difference of "today's Donna" vs. the "Donna when she joined the team". Team Three had done a lot of shuffling since she joined and although she was pretty new to the SRU, she was already Team Leader. It had definitely helped that Troy had been moved from Team Three to Team Four and the original Team Leader became Sergeant. Donna was good, really good. He was glad that she made the decision to move to Team Three.
Donna glanced at him. He was the best of the best. If anyone could talk their subject down, Greg Parker would be their best bet. "There is an extra headset in the glove compartment" she said softly.
Greg nodded as silently opened the glove compartment. When the headset was in, he transformed into the man she and his teammates had always relied on. "Winnie? What other information do you have?"
Winnie told them that police were trying to contain the area but she was having a hard time getting more information.
Greg said "keep trying" as he pulled out his cell phone.
Donna and her team began discussing the different ways to reach the scene. She wanted to approach from all angles.
Greg barely noticed. Donna was good at tact; not as good as Eddie but still good. He needed to be focused but there was one thing he had to take care of first. He dialed a number and held the phone to his ear. "Jules. I need you to do me a favor. Call Sophie and find out which hospital she is in and go be with her." He listened for a moment. "I'm not sure. For now tell her Eddie is coming but there was an accident." He listened again. "Yes I want you to lie. She shouldn't be stressed out right now." He listened for another moment. "Tell her Eddie was driving and happened to be on the scene. It is a federal offense to leave the scene." He listened again. "Jules! I don't have time to argue. DO IT!" He hung up on her.
A.N. Let me know what you think – I haven't decided where I am going to go with this yet so your opinions would be really helpful.
