How Close
Hi, this is my second Castle story. I was surprised no one else took the ending of 3XK like this (that I have noticed anyway). Well here is my version of the ending of 3XK. Minor spoilers. Enjoy!
"How close to death do you want to get?" the real Triple Killer, Jerry Tyson, said to Castle. A light buzzing noise sounds from the table, Castle's phone. "Don't say anything you shouldn't." Tyson says as he picks up the phone and aims his gun at the writer.
After talking with Martha and ending the call with an "I love you", the killer hangs up the phone. "Well I don't think there's any more you want to say" he says as he cocks his gun, takes aim, and shoots Castle.
Pain explodes throughout his chest as the bullet enters his body. The force of the bullet sends Castle back and the chair falls over. He lays there struggling to breathe as blood flows out of his chest.
Then Jerry Tyson leaves the motel room with Castle on the floor bleeding and still tied to the chair, and Ryan on the floor unconscious.
Soon after the Triple Killer leaves, Castle faintly hears the sounds of sirens. He his trying so hard to stay awake and away from the black that is trying to consume him. The door bangs open and it's Beckett, yelling "Castle!"
She scans the room and sees Castle on the ground, surrounded in blood. "No!" she yells. Esposito is not far behind her and he runs over to his partner, who is now waking up. Beckett unties Castle from the chair and lays him flat on his back, both hands on his chest as she tries to stop the bleeding. She vaguely hears Esposito telling her that an ambulance is on the way.
"Come on Castle, stay with me!" she yells at him as she's putting as much pressure as she can on his chest. He looks at her and tries to reach for her but his arms feel like lead, and he can't move them.
The paramedics arrive and they try to move Beckett but she won't move from keeping pressure on Castle's chest.
"Come on Beckett, you got to move so they can help him" Esposito said, putting a hand on her shoulder. She moves aside and watches as the paramedics work on Castle and quickly get him on a stretcher and out the door. Beckett quickly follows them and at the ambulance she is stopped, "I want to go with him." She says to the EMT. He shook his head and said "Sorry, there is no room in here" and closes the door. Kate watches as the ambulance speeds away, with Castle hanging onto life inside.
When they arrive at the hospital they ask for where Richard Castle went. They were told that he was rushed into surgery but a doctor would be out to update them. Ryan and Esposito start heading towards the waiting area but Beckett pulls out her phone and says, "I should call Martha and tell her what happened." The guys nod as she goes to a secluded corner and calls Castle's mother.
"Kate!" Martha says after the first ring. "Is he alright?" She asks. Beckett pauses, unsure of how to word it. "Kate?" Martha says with desperation. "What happened?"
"He got shot" Beckett said after finally finding her voice. "We are at the hospital now. He just got rushed into surgery."
"Oh God" Martha says. "How bad?"
"I don't know the details but he was shot in the chest and I don't know how much blood he lost at the scene."
"Ok. Alexis and I will be there as soon as we can."
"Do you want Esposito to come and get you?"
"No we will just take a taxi."
"Ok, see you soon."
What do you think? Should I continue? Let me know! Reviews and comments are appreciated! Thanks!
