Ashes to Ashes Series 3
Summary: This was something I'd been working on and forgotten about but unhappy with some of S3 I thought I'd post it anyway...
Disclaimer: BBC, Monastic and Kudos own everything Ashes I own nothing except my own vivid imagination and a pair of sunglasses from the Ashes costume sale but if they are willing to send Gene and the Quattro my way then I wouldn't say no!
Gene Hunt was not a happy man, it had only been that morning when he had fired the shot which put DI Alex Drake in hospital in a coma, HIS DI, HIS Alex, Gene would never forgive himself for pulling the trigger although he had been so sure that Jenette had been going to kill Alex and he'd had a clear shot until Alex had elbowed Jenette in the ribs inadvertently putting herself in his line of fire. Typical bloody woman Gene thought to himself if only she had trusted him instead of always trying to solve everything herself… Gene shook himself from his thoughts and took another swig of scotch from the rapidly emptying bottle in his hand. He couldn't blame Alex, not really, not for this, it was his fault and his fault alone if only he hadn't gone off the deep end with her over that tape and then had that awful row with her in front of half the bloody team when he threatened to kill her if she got in his way… mind you her explanation about being from the future left a lot to be desired, my god just how stupid did she think he really was? Deep down he knew she wasn't corrupt but then she opened her mouth and spouted all this crap about being from the future and being shot and ending up there with him just like Sam, did that mean she thought Sam was from the future to? God help him his brain ached at the very thought of trying to comprehend it all. True both her and Sam were both a few crumbs short of a fruitcake but the bloody future… Still it didn't change anything now, he couldn't change anything now Bolly was lying in a hospital bed in a coma because of him and he was hiding out from the Super who had no doubt issued a warrant for his arrest.
Gene took another swig from the bottle and started to wander some what unsteadily towards the river. He had parked the Quattro hidden away in the shadows of the old disused Bankside Power Station and was currently weaving his way along one of the riverside walkways, ironic really as this was where it all began the day she had first sashayed into his life dressed in that ridiculous prozzie get up. It was dark now but the light of the full moon illuminated the shape of the boat below him, Layton's boat where they had arrested Markham and where Alex had appeared to be under cover. Never having been on the boat and having nothing better to do Gene meandered somewhat unsteadily down the gangway and onto the boat, by this time he was incredibly drunk having gone through almost 3 bottles since he had had to disappear from the hospital that morning, not even Ray and Chris knew where to find him, he figured that his flat, Alex's, Luigis and the station were all no go areas so he had proceeded to get drunk and wander and at least the boat gave him a bit of solitude. Gene began to wander down some stairs to the boats lower deck still knocking back scotch from the bottle as he went but as he got to the last step he drunkenly stumbled cracking his head spectacularly hard on one of the overhead beams, darkness engulfed him and he slumped to the floor unconscious bashing his head again on the wooden steps as he slid inelegantly to the floor, the bottle slipping from his hand and smashing on the floor...
Cut To: a series of fast flashing images spooling like an old fashioned video tape, himself, Chris and Ray, Manchester, Sam, Annie, Sam and Annie's wedding, Sam walking away into the tunnel, Sam's car in the river, Alex getting held by Markham the day they met, arresting Layton, the two of them arguing, the vault at Edgehampton, Alex crying, the Price's car exploding, Alex in his arms after he dragged her from the cold store, him suspending her and finally of Alex after he shot her stumbling to the ground.
A ghostly voice was calling to him: Gene, Gene.. hurry up Gene she is waiting for you…..
Gene slowly regained consciousness and became aware of sounds around him, water lapping at the side of the boat.. Christ that's where he was on Layton's boat! He opened his eyes and looked around the boat was a hollow shell of rotting timber and there were a few meagre possessions in one corner. He couldn't remember it being this bad last night but then again everything after leaving the hospital had got a bit fuzzy round the edges… Alex… God he had to get to the hospital and find out what was happening to her and if he got arrested in the process then so be it. He slowly clambered up out of the boat and began striding along the gangway which was also far rustier than he remembered when suddenly he was brought up short by the fact that the power station had gone… What the hell.. turning around he say a huge dome like object just across the water and tall steel and glass buildings just further along. The city skyline had changed dramatically and Alex's voice floated through his head from when she had been talking to David Bonds in The Finish..
Alex: 10 years from now glass and steel will tower above us and all that will be left of this street will be the street name, I know because I've seen it…
Shaking his head to clear the thoughts Gene felt in his pockets and produced his wallet, warrant card and car keys, well that's something at least he muttered to himself but as he walked up the walkway towards the road he couldn't see his car anywhere although there was some weird looking red Audi sitting a few yards away he walked towards it for a closer look but it definetley wasn't the Quattro however as he gripped the keys tighter in his hand he accidentally pressed the little button on the key fob and the lights on the car flashed as it unlocked. Ok he thought something very weird is going on here I dunno what but I'll figure it out after I've been to the hospital to see Bolly. Sod it he muttered this isn't my motor but as I appear to have the keys technically I'm not stealing it only borrowing it to get me to the hospital I'll bring it back later. As he got into the car he noticed a newspaper on the passenger seat and did a double take when he saw the date July 21st 2008 even worse the headline below boldly stated MET DETECTIVE FOUND SHOT with a picture of Alex or at least he assumed it was Alex same name, same eyes, drastically different hair and clothes though. Scanning the article he gasped as it said she was in a coma having been shot by Layton, Layton, fucking Layton! But I shot her he thought dismally... Shaking his head again Gene put the car in gear and with blatant disregard for any speed limits roared off down the street in the general direction of St Thomas's Hospital beside the Thames.