AU. So I made this thing. And I know I like it but before I really go with it tell me what you think and give me your reactions/reviews. I have bits and pieces written but if I continue it needs to be filled in. This is my first Rizzoli and Isles story, and I would plan to end it Rizzles, eventually. Happy reading!
"Hello?," a sleepy voice answered the phone.
"I found one Maura," a male voice over the phone immediately responded.
"What do you mean you found one?"
"Exactly that. I found one and snagged it."
"What are we talking about here Ames? And how the hell do you find a Raven? They don't just run around all willy nilly," she responded.
"It's a female, one of the few I've ever seen. I darted her when she killed her handlers as they were trying to restrain her for transport."
"Did you see her fight?"
"No, not tonight, but I have seen her before. She's ruthless; I can't imagine the kind of training that went into her. She's been undefeated since they showcased her. I have no idea what happened tonight. They darted her but something must have happened because as they were about to collar her she lashed out and killed em all in seconds. Four handlers dead in a minute, I've never seen the like."
"My god, if she's as hard to control as that what makes you think I would take her? There is such a thing as too dangerous you know? Besides I don't take them in anymore. You know that," Maura said exasperated.
"I know, I know. There's just something about this one Maura, I don't know how to explain it. I darted her just as she was gonna run. It's up to you, ya know. I can't let her go and I won't give her back to the Authority. You can either take her or I can euthanize her. Your choice."
"Dammit! How the hell do I end up in these situations?," Maura shifted the phone to her other ear. "Alright, I'll take her. How long have you had her?"
"Just a couple of hours. With the dose of the tranquilizer I gave her she should be out till morning."
"How far out are you?"
"Just a couple hours I think. Three tops."
Maura sighed, "You know the drill Ames. Bring her to the back stairs and we can take her to the room. I'll get ready for her. Do you have any idea how long they've had her? Any other information at all?"
"Only that she was a late capture. They took her at around 11 from what I can gather. She was old enough to resist and be hard to break that's for sure. There's, there's one more thing, actually two more things."
"What? Tell me now so I can change my mind if I need to."
"They rendered her mute Maura. They must have beaten it out of her, but she doesn't make a sound when she fights, not one. I don't know exactly what they did to her but it must have been bad for her to be mute. Usually they like it when they scream like an animal. She's silent, totally silent, it's eerie. And I am pretty sure her vocal cords are alright from the small exam I was able to do. She looks healthy, though she has some interesting scars on her hands."
Maura blinked in shock for a moment. Not able to answer to that information.
"Maura? You still there?"
"Yes. Yes I'm here. What was the second thing?"
"They tattooed her an Alpha."
Ames heard dead silence on the other end of the line. It didn't even sound like Maura was breathing.
"Maura?," he questioned again.
"Ames there has only ever been 2 other Alpha's and they both had to be put down because they were too violent. Not even the authority could handle them. You know this! How the hell am I gonna control her when she becomes too aggressive? What makes you think she can be brought back?"
"You can do it Maura, I know you can. Somehow you take em in and bring them back to the world. I have no doubt you can do the same with this one. No matter her ranking.
Maura sighed, "I'll see you in a few hours Ames. Be careful. Make sure the collar won't break. I can't afford to have her loose, especially if she is an Alpha."
"Will do. See you soon."
Maura heard the click from Ames disconnecting but she wasn't all there. It had been a number of years since she had tried to treat a Raven. After her son was born she couldn't risk him to the danger bringing one into the house posed and later with what happened to Cameron. She'll just have to be extra careful this last time. And it will be the last time.
Ames had left a few hours ago. The woman was now in the attic, turned treatment facility, for those like her that Maura had treated in the past. For the moment she was collared and asleep in the padded room that she had designed for the rehabilitation of Ravens. If all went well she could eventually move to the bedroom, also in the attic, that was made at the same time as the padded room. It had taken her a couple hours to get everything aired out and refreshed after being shut up for a number of years. It was an odd feeling to be using everything again.
The sun had been up about an hour and Maura was carrying a tray that consisted of simple breakfast foods such as eggs, toast and orange juice up the stairs to the attic. She hadn't been downstairs too long and she hoped the woman hadn't woken up yet. Even collared they could be surprisingly active and almost normal. It was when the collar came off that there was a problem. Once she reached the top she pushed open the door to the padded room.
"Momma?"
Maura looked up, surprise written all over her features. No. He wasn't supposed to be in here. How did he get in here? I know I locked the door.
"Momma? Why does the lady have a collar? People don't wear collars, doggies do."
She couldn't speak. Her son was kneeling next to the prone woman who was sitting on the floor, leaned up against the wall, and thankfully still asleep. He turned back to the woman and had a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Jonathan," Maura whispered, almost too quiet to hear. She didn't understand. How had he gotten into the room? He was supposed to still be in bed. How did he get out of the house? The only entrance to the attic was from outside.
Jonathan wasn't paying attention to Maura anymore, he was studying the collar closely. Then the unthinkable, Jonathan reached for the collar around the Ravens neck and fingered the clasp that kept it closed. It wasn't locked. Maura knew it wasn't, Ames didn't have the key to actually lock the damn thing. How could she have been so stupid? She shouldn't have let this woman into her home. If Jonathan played with it too much it could unclasp, and then he would be dead, and she would be dead only mere moments later. That's what they were for, to kill, swiftly and without mercy.
"Jonathan!" Maura hissed. "Jonathan, come here. Please!," she said with urgency in her voice.
He wasn't listening. He got like that on occasion when he found something too intriguing to listen. He was too smart for only being six, and too young to understand the danger he was in.
Click.
No! No, it couldn't have come undone. Not now, not when things were just getting back to normal. No. No. No!
A hand immediately reached out and grabbed Jonathan's wrist in a vice like grip. Maura dropped the serving tray and had to hold herself from rushing into the room. It wouldn't matter, he would be dead before she could reach him. The knuckles around his wrist were white, the woman was bruising him, and she could snap his wrist so easily. Then he whimpered; a loud noise in the silence of the room. Eyes flashed open showing a brown so dark they were almost black. Maura had to stifle a scream.
"Momma?," Jonathan whimpered again in obvious pain, trying to look at his mother who was standing behind him. The woman's head turned in Jonathan's direction and looked at him. Maura could see her thinking, she didn't stop to ponder how odd that was.
As tears silently ran down Maura's cheeks she whispered to Jonathan again, "Don't move Than, and don't pull away. Do you hear me?".
"Yes momma. But it hurts, she's hurting me."
"I know baby, but if you move she's going to be scared and hurt you worse. Do you remember when we were in the park when the dogs were scared by a loud noise and hurt that nice woman who let you pet them?"
A whimpered acknowledgement answered her.
"And I told you not to move, or you might scare the dogs more?"
Jonathan nodded his head slightly.
"It's just like that Than, if you move you might scare her." Though Maura knew this was highly unlikely. More likely she would kill Jonathan almost instantly. A small part of her now realized and was actually surprised that she hadn't attacked yet. And an even smaller part hoped that they might get out of this situation alive.