It was cold. They were in the desert in Nevada and they were freezing but that was the least of their worries. Their biggest concern at that moment was Finn who had lost quite a bit of blood. She was a tough one and was hanging on as best she could.
The three women had to take the back window out when Darryl and the Deputy came knocking. They all knew they had come to back to silence Finn and possibly Morgan and Sara.
Needing to act fast Sara had thought quickly and helping Finn out the window and running seemed like the best thing to do. They had left so fast Finn's gun was still in the room.
The three women were now out in the middle of nowhere freezing.
"How did we even get this far out?" Morgan asks while she shivered.
"I'm not sure how long we ran." Sara replied. "I'm not even sure where we are now. You hanging in their Finn?"
The blond woman had been walking on her own for the last few miles and had swallowed her pain for the time being.
"Yeah." was all Finn could get out.
"We'll need to make camp soon." Morgan says to her friends. "We can't walk all night."
The other two both exhausted agreed. Not really having much between the three of them they look for something that could be used for shelter. All they could find around them was an oversized boulder.
"Someone should stay up and keep watch." Finn says as they go over to the rock.
"That's a good idea. We'll take turns." Sara responds.
"I'll go first." Morgan volunteers.
"Are you sure?" Asks Sara.
"Yes." Morgan says. "I'll wake you in a few hours. Try to get some rest."
As the night went on it got colder. Sara was shivering and was snuggled up close to Finn to conserve some warmth. She had fallen into an uneasy sleep on the hard ground.
Finn on the other hand wasn't as cold as Sara. The ground was uncomfortable but she was so tired. She just wanted to close her eyes. Normally being picky about person space, Finn was so tired she didn't care Sara was so close to her. She just wanted to sleep. She was asleep pretty quickly.
Morgan sat up. She watched as her two friends lost their battle to their exhaustion and fall asleep. Sara was in an uneasy sleep while Finn slept like a rock. She watched as their chest moved up and down. She gets lost in her thoughts.
She first thinks about how they got into this mess. Then her mind drifted to the two women in front of her. Both of them were older than her. Both had been CSI's longer. Both were headstrong stubborn individuals. Both were like her big sisters. She cared about them both deeply. She'd do anything to protect them.
Her thoughts then drift to her dad. They had a rocky relationship in the past but it was getting better. He put in so much effort for her and she was finally starting to see it. She could finally see just how much her father loved her. She just wished she could make it out to tell him.
After two hours time Morgan struggled to keep her eyes open and knew it was time for a switch. She carefully wakes up Finn. The two switch places and Morgan fell into an uneasy cold sleep.
Page Break.
Nick and Greg had gotten up there as fast as they could after Russell called. He had sounded so worried on the phone. Right then they were processing the crime scene.
Greg sighed as he took photos of the pile of bloody clothes on the floor. Russell had recognized the grey dress in the pile as one of Finn's. It was cut up the front and soaked in blood. He carefully snaps a picture of it.
"There is a lot of blood here." Nick said snapping a picture of the stain on the bed. "Whoever's it is needs medical attention or they might.."
He couldn't finish the sentence. He couldn't bare think about it. His friends were out there somewhere. Alone and probably scared or possibly dying.
"We have to find them." Greg says. "We have to."
"We will." Nick said reassuringly.
He turns back to the bloody bed not sure if he believed his own words.
While they processed the bedroom Russell was in the bathroom studying the scene. He snaps a picture of the open window taking note of a blood hand print on the frame. He had taken samples of the blood and sent them to the lab already. His phone rings bringing him out of his thoughts.
"Russell." He answers it.
It was Henry.
"I ID the blood sample you sent me." The blood on the bed belongs to Finn but the blood from the handprint belonged to Morgan." He tells Russell.
Russell thanks him and hangs up. He needed a second to process what he just heard. Henry had just confirmed Finn lost a lot of blood. He had to find them fast.
Page Break
The first thing Morgan was aware of when she woke up was that she was hot. Opening her eyes she sits up.
"Good Morning Sunshine." She heard Finn say from behind her. "Sleep well?"
Morgan ignored that last question. "Why are you so chipper? My back is killing me."
"I'm not." Finn says. "But believe it or not I've yet more uncomfortable mattresses."
Before Morgan answers they hear a car coming.
"Thank god help." Sara said standing up.
"Sara no!" Finn says pulling her back down. "That's his truck. We need to get out of here!"
The three women started to run hoping the truck didn't see them. They didn't get far before gunshots sounded behind them. The person in the truck had spotted them and were firing at them.
They ran as fast they could dodging the bullets as best they could. They get to the edge of a small canyon that had a small body of water at its bottom.
"We have to jump!" Sara yells.
"What?!" Morgan "That could kill us!"
"Those bullets will kill us." Finn yells as she grabs Morgan. "Now jump!"
Finn jumped off taking Morgan with her. Sara was not far behind.
The water the women landed in was cold. Sara surfaced first. She looked around and saw the other two surface. They swam over to the shore and climbed onto the dirt.
"Is everyone okay?" Sara asks.
Finn sits on a rock. "I think so."
There was no answer from Morgan at first. They look at her. She was grasping her shoulder.
"I'm hit." was all she got out before she collapsed to the ground.
"Morgan!"
