I don't own any of the New tricks characters, although that would be amazing ;)

Thought most of the UK could relate to the subject matter of this fic and a new chapter should hopefully be posted soon! Enjoy and thanks!

Sandra pulled up into the Met's staff car park, grateful for the sacred shade that gave relief to the blistering heat that streamed directly down onto London in, what felt like a concentrated ray with no escape. She begrudgingly moved although wasn't sure how she summoned the energy: the heat seemed to absorb the majority of her energy along with the moisture of the air. She opened the UCOS doors and nearly tripped over one of the countless wires running along the floor.

"What's going on here?" Bird in charge mode on, she thought. Despite working with these veterans for nearly 9 years now, they still managed to surprise her

" 'Ello Guv!" Gerry approached me stepping over multi-coloured snakes without even a glance at his footing, as if he was a secret ninja,on an important mission to retrieve a treasure that was guarded by lasers.

"Was this your doing Gerry?" She asked sternly. It was already hot enough and she didn't know how much more she could handle...

"We decided to fit in a few fans around the office, Sandra. I came in this morning and the heat hit me as soon as the door was opened. Seeing as we don't have a door anymore and the windy breeze we are used to seems to be somewhat held up, I called Jack and Brian to bring in whatever they could. I nipped back home and this was the turnout." Gerry recited triumphantly, a sense of pride in his expression throughout the story.

"And I found 2 standing fans in the resources room across the way." Brian perked up, adding his independent efforts to the tale.

"Thanks guys." Sandra admitted, although her smile showed more appreciation than any words could ever describe.

Sandra went to step over the first few wires as Jack called out,

"SANDRA!"

But it was too late, before she knew it, she was on the floor. Gerry, being the only one standing (Not just by name) rushed to help her, worried like hell that she was hurt and not just because it would be all of his fault. His heart jumped to his throat when he heard what sounded like crying but it took the drop slide back to behind his rib cage when he saw Sandra's face. A huge grin plastered her face- she was laughing!

Gerry hadn't seen her like this in a while and despite the heat and it's effect on everyone's mood, the team still managed to have a bit of fun.

The laughter faded off into the past and a bucket full of other memories when Sandra's eyes went into a sort of trance that caught Gerry's attention and concern, for the second time in 10 minutes!

"You OK Sandra?" He asked calmly, although the wobble in his voice said different.

"Yup. I just need to-" Sandra said, still in this trance, before...

Hi,

Hope you don't mind, but I'm trying something new. I wanted to leave the story on a cliff hanger for the next chapter but couldn't do so without leaving mid sentence. The next chapter should be up soon!

Reviews are very welcome and most appreciated. Thanks!