The New Recruits: Suicide Kings
Disclaimer: I own nothing of the original cast of Miami, although if I had, the travesty that is season four would not exist.
A/N: It's been a very long time since I even thought about this, but it exploded into my brain. So here it is...
Summary: The ongoing saga of the new recruits as they are faced with the challenge of stopping a trio from turning the streets of Miami into a battle ground.
When we last saw the New Recruits...
" Try it with your heart and not your mind, Tim. Talk to her from here," Alexx responded as she put a hand to his chest. " I guarantee that you will get further if you do that. Trust me, honey..."
As they rode in silence, Calleigh turned to him and said, " Glad to see you again Horatio..."
" Mr. Delko suffered a mild heart attack..."
She then turned to Rory with a glint in her eyes, " Are you doing anything tonight?"
Rory smirked broadly and shook his head, " No, but I can bet that you have something planned. Am I right?"
" Correct. We are going on a little hunt. Are you game?"
" More than ever," Rory replied as he walked away with her...
" What's going to happen to her?"
" We are going to keep her 72 hours for observation purposes,..."
Chapter One
Six months later...
Tim walked through the doors of the lab, seeking only one person. He was coming back today, after half a year of rehabilitation and rest, Eric Delko was returning back to work. It had been a hard six months for them as a team, with Jen and Delko out on medical leave and Jacinda on maternity leave. There had been many double shifts and overtime hours, but they managed to make it. Rory had even stepped up to the plate, almost single handedly taking care of the Moore case, making sure it didn't get pushed back into the land of the unknown. They hadn't been able to catch the perp, but the case remained workable.
Passing the fingerprinting lab, he saw Rory as he shot out of the door, a file in hand. He remembered when he used to be as eager as he was, coming in early and leaving late, but with family, that didn't last. He found himself leaving with the shift change a lot more often when he married Robin and started having kids, barely waiting for the second shift to hit the door.
Robin, he thought as Rory caught up to him. He missed his wife and daughter terribly, not to mention the gaping hole in his heart for Robert. Life had changed in an instant for him, and it had taken him a long time to come to terms with it, but he had finally made some progress.
"Speed, I got something on the Moore case," Rory said almost out of breath, flipping the file open. " It's a slim chance, but..."
" But , it won't work, Rory. We've tried that angle. What we need is a solid foot to stand on, and the uncle's fingerprints on the girl's bag doesn't do it. She lived with him, he could've touched it when he helped her get dressed in the morning."
Rory sighed heavily, closing his eyes quickly before opening them again, " I'm at my wits end about this, Speed. Every road I take, I run smack into a dead end."
" Maybe, you should let it go, Rory. We can't solve them all. No matter how hard you try," Speed returned as he saw Calleigh enter the break room followed by Alexx. He quickened his pace as he gave the file back to him. " Have you processed the evidence from the shooting at the shopping center?"
" Next on my list of things to do , right beside dropping dead," Rory dead panned as they reached the break room. He looked in to see Jacinda standing next to the coffee machine. Since she had gone out on maternity leave early, Rory found himself missing her.
"Are you coming in?" Speed asked looking back at him, poised to open the door.
" I've got work to do. I can see Mr. Delko later today," Rory said ,keeping his eyes on Jacinda. It seemed like she was doing okay, but he just wanted to be certain.
" You know, you'll never know until you go in there and ask," Speed remarked with a small smile. " I'm sure she would appreciate knowing that she was missed around here."
"What? I didn't say anything," Rory returned, clearing his throat heavily.
" I'm surprised , Hutchison that you haven't learned this yet. We are CSIs, we observe everything."
" Apparently, you are psychic too," Rory quipped taking a deep breath. Letting it out he finished, "Okay, I'll go in for a little while, but then I have work to get to. Those bullets won't identify themselves."
"Good man,"Speed chuckled as he swung the door open. He was instantly greeted by the smiles of his teammates , his friends. In his darkest moments, he could count on them to be there as they already had been. Without them, he wasn't sure that he would have made it through .
"Nice to see you joining us, Tim," Calleigh remarked with a wide grin on her face. " I was starting to think that Eric would beat you here."
" Well, now and days, it takes a little more for me to get up," Speed quipped walking into their embraces. " But you know I couldn't miss his return."
" I still think that you can use the cane," came a voice behind them. Everyone turned to see Eric as he stood by the door, a wide smile on his face. " That is if you need it of course."
Tim gave him a big grin as he approached his friend, extending his hand out. Eric took it and shook it steadily, " Look who's talking? The man with a bum ticker. Guess there won't be any surprises today for you."
" Wow, Speed, I've been here less than two minutes and you are already digging on me. I'm touched."
" It's only because I care," Tim responded as he let his hand go, taking him into an embrace, " It's good to have you back."
"Good to be back," Eric smiled as he acknowledged the rest of the team. He noticed that there was one person missing. " Cal, I trust you haven't had your boy ruining my fingerprinting lab?"
"Who, Rory?" Calleigh asked as she glanced over to him standing by Alexx, his eyes squarely on Jacinda. " He's been a regular robot. I don't know how he does it."
" It's called multitasking," Rory piped up as he looked to them with a smirk. " It's something that some people can't get the hang of."
" If you are referring to me, Rory, then I have an excuse. I'm six months pregnant," Jacinda interjected.
" You weren't two months ago," Rory retorted with a sideways glance.
"No, I wasn't . But I was contending with a nasty bout of morning sickness," Jacinda shot back , a glare coming over her.
"Honey, I think this is the perfect time to stop while you're a head," Alexx leaned in with a whisper, loud enough for everyone to hear.
" She's right, Hutchinson,"Tim said as he turned again to see the door opening again. He was pleasantly surprised to see who was there.
"Good morning everyone. Eric, it's nice to see you again," Maddison greeted with a nod of her head. " Jacinda, you are looking well."
"Thanks , Maddison. You're looking rather good yourself,"Jacinda said as she put a hand to her stomach.
" You are being kind, Jacinda . It's been difficult , but we are making it through. Speaking of, Tim there is a call out to the Pier. I want you and Max to take it. We are still spread thin, so I've been snatching from the swing shift," Maddison said as she glanced over her team. Despite the losses, they seemed as solidified as ever.
"Max," Tim sighed heavily, " Fantastic, Alexx, do you have any aspirin? Max is something to be desired."
Just as he said that, the door opened and a young man walked in, carrying his kit. He shifted his eyes between them, finally landing on Tim, gesturing his head towards the door. His hazel eyes held a hint of impishness that dared not be let out. The silence that followed was somewhat disheartening to him, but he shrugged it off, realizing that the first shift was tighter than a ball of rubber bands. Not many newbies were privy to their relationship, which he wondered just how Rory Hutchinson made it in so fast.
"If you're ready, Speed," Max intoned almost irritably. " We have a call out waiting for us."
"Give me a second, Max," Tim responded as he glared at him.
" I'm in the garage," Max shot back then turned to leave. Once the door was shut, Tim glanced to Maddison who arched her eyebrow at him and shrugged her shoulders.
"I'm sorry , Speed, but we've got our hands tied behind our backs here. Beggars can't be chosers."
" Hey, I'm not exactly invalid here," Eric piped up with a small smile.
"No, but you just got back, it's lab work for you for a while, Eric," Maddison said as she took one last glance. " Everyone, let's get back to work, oh and Rory, I'll need to see you in my office."
Rory shot his head up sharply, trying to find the tone in his supervisor's voice. He had done nothing but work diligently on all his cases. Jacinda set her eyes on him, the worry evident. Rory had been all that everyone had wished for in a level One.
"Maddison, who's got the Pier?" Alexx asked, realizing that she hadn't been called upon.
" Why, your protege, of course," Maddison said with a small smirk. " He said that he was ready to get out there on his own now, so I sent him."
"Tim, hurry and get out there," Alexx returned quickly. " Make sure he does everything that he has to do."
Tim gave a little snicker, remembering just why Jarret had decided to stay in the morgue full time, it having something to do with a body reviving itself on the scene. Needless to say, he remained in the cooled autopsy bay while Alexx continued her field work. He just felt a little bit safer in his domain.
"I'm sure Sims has got it under control," Tim responded as he started out the door. " Well, I assume he has it under control."
"I'm going out there," Alexx began as she caught up to Tim.
Maddison stopped her, " Alexx, I need you in here. There's a priority coming in from City Hall."
Before she could protest, the room came alive with the sounds of their cells alerting them to another call out. Sighing hard, Maddison flipped her phone up and saw the address. This had been the third call out in as many hours. What was going on in Miami this morning was anybody's guess.
"Guess that's our cue," Calleigh said as she looked to Jacinda. " You going to be alright getting out?"
"Mom, I'm pregnant not fragile. I'm going to be fine. And yes, I have your cell number, and no I don't think I'm going to need an escort," Jacinda replied with hints of annoyance.
"I just don't want anything unexpected to happen is all," Calleigh said as she started to follow the rest of the team out of the door.
"Mom, everything's going to be alright, I promise."
Calleigh shot her a faint smile as she walked out the door, hoping beyond hope that she was right.
SK
Horatio looked up into the blue skies of the Miami skyline as he walked up the stone trimmed walkway towards the building. For six months, it had been his routine to come and visit her before checking in on his niece and nephew at the lab. After what went down with Jen, Horatio knew finally that he was still viable, and he began consulting with Maddison when she needed the extra help, which had become a regular occurrence with three of her team members out.
As he continued his trek up the walkway , his mind raced with what was recently going on. There had been a series of murders spread through out the city, and at first, there didn't seem to be a common link, but as the murders progressed, more information and evidence began to come about. It seemed as if there was a group out there motivated on creating havoc and mayhem by terrorizing the citizens of the city with threats of random murder. There hadn't been a clear cut motive in the killings, but with each new case, there was one thing that was certain, they were becoming bolder and bolder. The last case ,which was brought in just yesterday, was brutal in that the victim was elderly and had her neck sliced from one ear to the next. No biologicals had been found on her body, with the exception of several spots of saliva, but nothing to point to a sexual assault, and the fact that all of her belongings were still intact told him that robbery wasn't a motive. It was just a random murder, and it didn't make sense.
Seeing her as she sat on the bench, his smile appeared, all thoughts of the cases distancing themselves from him. It had been a hard six months for Jen, but she was making progress, and it seemed that she would be getting out soon. She was the picture of serenity as the wind blew through her long brown hair, and her eyes seemed clear of the pain and sorrow that had brought her here. Just as time had calmed her, time would have to pay a part in her rejoining her friends and family.
"Horatio, beautiful day , isn't it?" Jen asked as he sat next to her. She glanced to him and looked out into the horizon, watching the wind blow through the palm trees. " Beautiful."
"Jen," Horatio said as she turned to him, facing him head on. He could see that there was something bothering her, " What's the matter?"
"Dr. Smith,... he doesn't think I'm well enough yet to go home," she sighed heavily as she pulled her hair behind her ear, looking away. " I don't know what more to give, Horatio. I go to the sessions, I comply, I've stopped crying. What does he want from me?"
"Maybe he sees that there is still more to get to, Jen. You know , you can't rush things like this. It's going to take time."
"Horatio, if I don't get out of here , I'm going to go crazy," Jen responded with a small smirk. They both shared a laugh as she got retained herself , looking at him steadily, " No, but really, Horatio, I think I'm ready."
"Well, let's just see what the doctor says, Jen. Like, I said..." Horatio said as his cell phone began to ring. Jen let a rush of air out of her lungs, glancing down at the contraption with a longing. She did miss the job, just not the emotional state she had been in. Watching him talk on the phone, she played absently with the hem of her shorts, wondering if she would ever be alright to rejoin the ranks of the crime lab. The emotional fall out from RJ's death still haunted her at times, but she was working hard on keeping that part of herself controlled, it wouldn't do for an emotionally unstable CSI to be out in the field with a gun.
Horatio flipped the phone down, and raised his head , slightly as she gave him a small smile, "You have to go?"
" Yeah, I've gotta go. I'll come back this afternoon. What time is Dr. Smith going to see you?"
"Some time between the hours of ten and four. It sounds like he's coming in to hook me up with some cable, doesn't it?" Jen laughed . Horatio chuckled along with her and placed his hand on hers, giving her a squeeze.
"Jen, everything is going to be alright. Don't worry."
"I'm going to take your word for it," she replied as she reached to give him a hug. " Thanks."
"No problem. So, are you going back in, or going to take in the sun more?"
"I think I'm going to stay here," she returned , folding her legs beneath her as Horatio got up.
"Alright," Horatio said softly, giving her one last faded smile.
"Horatio?"
"Yes, Jen?"
"Tell my Mom and Dad I said hi."
"I will, Jen. Have a good day, and I will be back."
Jen nodded and waved as he took his leave. Watching him walk back up the stoned walk way, she let a sigh out and let a small smile appear. Horatio Caine had saved her life, and she was thankful in many ways.
TBC...
A/N: I know its been a while, but it hit me. Let me know what you guys think... Should I continue?