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Chapter Two: The Arrival

(morning, airport)

Jules was waiting by the loading dock. She had sent Sam on in to work, since the team was already down one person, since she wasn't there. She breathed in a shaky breath, nervous at seeing her friends and brothers. Finally, she walked over to a row of chairs, and laid down. Closing her eyes, she thought, I wonder how much they've all changed.

In her mind, she heard, Kim, where are you?

Adam, her oldest brother. She opened her eyes, and sat up, looking around. Finally, she saw them. However, she didn't get up, but thought, I'm over here. Don't say anything, both of you meet me over at the restrooms. I want to see you two, before I see everyone else.

She heard the middle brother, Rocky, think, Ok, sis. She slowly stood up, trying to avoid being seen, and slowly made her way to the restrooms, hiding behind a large group of plants. From her hiding spot, she waited for her brothers to come. When she saw them, she still didn't say anything. The two boys looked around, and Rocky thought, Where are you? She took a deep breath, and then she slowly stood up. When they saw her, they smiled, and ran over to her. Both hugging her at the same time, Adam said, "We've missed you, little sis."

"I've missed you guys, too."

She pulled away, and said, "You guys haven't changed much."

Rocky said, "You haven't, either."

Jules replied, "You'd be surprised."

Before either of her brothers could ask her what she meant, the others walked up. She smiled, but it faltered slightly when she saw Tommy. Everyone took turns hugging her, but when Tommy hugged her, he whispered, "You look even better than before."

She shivered, and pulled away. Aisha said, "Are you wearing a uniform?"

She nodded, and Trini squealed, "Cool!"

Zack smiled at his wife, and said, "How've you been, Kim?"

"Good, now if you'll follow me, we'll go get your luggage. I need to get to work."

Before anyone could move, or say anything, they heard gunshots. Everyone dropped to the floor, except for Jules, who hid behind the bush. Billy hissed, causing the two brothers to look at their sister as she pulled out her phone, "Kim, get down!"

She dialed Sam's number, and whispered, "Come on, Sam, pick up."

A few seconds later, she heard, "Hey, sweetheart. Have they landed yet?"

"Yeah, but we've got a situation here. We just heard gunshots. Tell Sarge, and you guys get down here."

"Ok, are you ok?"

"Yeah, I'm gonna try to talk to whoever it is."

"No, Jules, don't you dare—!"

"Sam, this is my job…I've gotta try."

She heard him sigh, and then he said, "At least put your headpiece in."

"Ok, I'll put it in. Just please, hurry up and get here."

"We will…we're gearing up, now. The only thing is, you don't have your gear."

She smiled as she said, "Yes, I do. I brought it home last night, in case something happened."

"Smart move, sweetie. We'll be there in a few minutes. Don't do anything to get yourself shot."

"I'll try not to… love you, Sam."

"I love you, too, Jules."

She sighed as she hung up, putting the phone back in her pocket. Reaching into her other pocket, she pulled out her headpiece. Sticking it in her ear, she turned it on, saying, "Sam, anyone, can you hear me?"

Sam responded, "Loud and clear."

"Ok, stand by. Let me know when you guys arrive."

Spike answered with, "Will do, pumpkin dew."

"Spike, what the heck is pumpkin dew?"

"I don't know, but it rhymed."

She chuckled, and said, "Ok, guys, I'm going to try to find the subject."

She heard six responses, all telling her in their own ways to be careful, and she walked out from behind the bush. Rocky whispered as she began to walk toward the way the shot had come from, "Kim, what're you doing?"

She put her finger to her lips, and rounded the corner, where she saw a teenage girl standing there, pointing a gun at a teenage boy, maybe a year or two older than her. Jules pulled out her gun slowly as she crept up behind the girl, and heard Ed say, "We're here, Jules."

Greg said, "I'm on the way in, along with Spike and Lou. Sam, Sierra One, and Ed, Sierra Two. Wordy, you're on log."

She heard everyone respond, and she heard Greg say, "Approaching the door, now."

She heard the door of the airport open, and the teenage girl apparently heard her, too, because her head jerked towards the sound. As Greg, Spike and Lou stood to the side, the girl finally saw Jules, and said as she continued to slowly walk towards her, "Don't come any closer, or I'll shoot!"

Jules stopped, and said, "My name is Jules, and I'm with the Strategic Response Unit. So are my partners over there. What's your name?"

"Melissa Heartman."

Greg said lowly, "Wordy, give me anything you can on a Melissa Heartman."

A few seconds later, the team heard, "Melissa Heartman, seventeen-years-old. Filed a rape charge against her boyfriend, Steven Lamboda, last week."

Jules' breath caught, and bad memories began to flood her brain, but she thought, Can't let it get to me. Can't let the others know what he did to me that night. She took a deep breath, and then said, "Melissa, why don't you tell me what's wrong?"

The girl shook her head, saying, "He raped me, and no one believed me!"

Jules nodded, and said, "Ok, and we're going to make sure he pays for it. Now, will you put the gun down?"

The team heard Sam say, "I have the solution."

Jules heard Adam think, Can't let what get to you, Kim? Why did you say your name was Jules? What who to you? She jumped slightly, having forgotten about her brothers, and thought, It's nothing, guys. The girl said, "No, he'll just get away."

"No, he won't. If you put the gun down, we'll arrest him. You didn't shoot anyone, yet, so you're not in too much trouble."

"Have you ever felt trapped, not able to move, as you're restrained, not able to fight back?"

Jules hesitated, and then said, "No…but I can assure you, this kid'll go away for a long time. Just put the gun down. I know it's hard, but this isn't the way to do this."

The poor girl seemed to hesitate, and then finally nodded. All four team members moved forward, Spike and Lou to take care of the boy, Greg to take the gun away from the trembling girl, and Jules to comfort the girl, who was now crying hysterically. Putting her arms around the young girl, Jules whispered soothing words in her ear, "It's ok, Melissa, he can't hurt you anymore."

(few minutes later)

The team made their way over to Jules' friends and family, Sam's arms around her, holding her close. When they reached them, Billy asked, "Are you crazy?!"

Jules frowned, and said, "What do you mean?"

"Going to face that girl by yourself!"

"My team was coming…it's my job."

Jason asked, "So, who are these guys?"

Jules smiled, and said as she looked at each of her teammates, "This is Sergeant Greg Parker, Ed Lane, Lou Young, Spike Scarlatti, Wordy Wordsworth, and this… is my husband, Sam Braddock."

Adam and Rocky both exclaimed, "Husband?"

"Yes, my husband."

Next, she pointed to each of the former rangers, saying, "Team One, these are my friends: Jason, Billy, Zack and his wife Trini, T-Tommy, and Aisha. These are my brothers, Adam and Rocky…we're triplets."

Sam nodded, and said, "It's nice to meet you, guys."

Adam said, "Likewise, Sam."

Rocky asked, "Hey, sis, why did you tell that girl that your name was Jules?"

Jules didn't answer, and Spike said, "What do you mean? That's her name."

Zack shook his head, and said, "No, her name is Kimberly."

Everyone looked at her, and she started to feel nervous, but she said, "When I left, I changed my name, wanting a fresh start. There were…", she looked at Tommy, who was staring at her, briefly, "some incidents that happened before I left, and I didn't want anyone to be able to find me."

Aisha nodded, and said, "Yeah, and you sure didn't make it easy for us, either."

Jules nodded, and said, "I know, and I'm sorry, but I had to."

She heard Rocky ask, Kim, what's going on? Why did you look at Tommy like that?

What do you mean?

Adam thought, Kim, you need to talk to us…did someone hurt you? We can't protect you, if you won't tell us what's going on.

I already told you, I can't.

Her brothers sighed inwardly, and when she heard them, she said, "Well, we need to get back to work. You never know when we'll get another call."

Greg shook his head, and said, "No, Jules, you stay and spend some time with your friends and family."

"Are you sure?"

He nodded, and she said, "Ok…"

As the team walked off, Sam kissed her. When he pulled away, he said, "I'll see you tonight, after shift."

She nodded, and stared after him as he walked off. When she looked back at the others, she saw Tommy looking at her, with a hungry look in his eyes. She shivered, and said as she looked away, "So where're you guys staying?"

Jason shrugged, saying, "We don't know, yet."

Her eyebrows went up, and she said, "You guys came all this way, and you don't know where you're staying?"

Trini shook her head, and said, "This was a little short-noticed."

"Clearly…well, let's go. There are a bunch of hotels around here. Might as well go ahead and get you guys settled into one. First, we need to get your luggage."

They followed to the luggage area, and once they found their bags, they left. As they walked to her jeep, she said, "It'll be a tight squeeze, but it'll have to do."

Jules was walking out of the hotel that she had gotten the gang settled in, when she heard, "Kimberly!"

She froze, and turned slowly. Tommy. She crossed her arms, and said, "What do you want, Tommy?"

"I just wanted to talk."

"We have nothing to talk about."

As he stepped closer, he said, "Did you miss me, Beautiful?"

"Don't call me that. And, no, I didn't."

"I'm crushed, Kim. I sure did miss you."

"I'm sure you did, Tommy."

He stepped closer, and as she put her arms down and took a few steps back, he said, "Come on, Kim, don't be like that."

He backed her into the wall, and she put her hands out to push him away, if necessary. He took her wrists, and said as he squeezed them slightly, "Why don't you and I go somewhere?"

"How about…no? I'm not going anywhere with you."

She tried to push him, but he pushed her back against the wall, hard, making her wince. He said, "I can't wait to finish what we started."

He kissed her roughly, and she thought as she tried to push him away, No!

Instantly, she heard Rocky, Sis, what's wrong?

She gulped, and as he started to kiss her neck, she screwed her eyes shut, and thought, N-Nothing! I just dropped something. She heard Adam think, Ok…love you, sis.

I love you guys, too. She prayed silently for someone to come and help her, and not long after that, just as Tommy pulled away from her neck, someone slammed into him, knocking him to the ground. She gasped, and couldn't help but smile when she saw who had come to her rescue: Spike. The bomb specialist was straddling Tommy, punching him continuously in the face, saying, "HOW DARE YOU KISS HER!"

Jules, no matter how much she was enjoying it, gently pulled him up, saying, "I'm ok, Spike."

He had been looking down at Tommy, who was holding his face, groaning, but when she said that, he looked at her, and said, "But he kissed you!"

"I know…but I'm ok. I can handle him…"

"Are you sure?"

She nodded, and he said, "You know that I have to tell Sam."

She answered, quickly gripping his arm, "No, you can't! I mean…I can deal with it. I'll tell him."

"And, what about your other friends, your brothers, and the rest of the team?"

"I'll tell them, too, if you think I should."

"I definitely think you should."

She sighed, and nodded. Kissing his cheek, she said, "Thank you."

He smiled, and said, "You're welcome."

As Tommy tried to get up, Spike put his foot on his stomach, saying, "You stay down. I'm trying very hard not to arrest you, right now."

Jules, smiling, pulled on his arm, and said, "Spike…look at me."

Spike looked at her, and she said, "Care to tell me what you were doing here?"

He shrugged, and said, "The team went on a hot call, but Ed told me to go make sure that you were getting them settled in ok. And, after that, to bring you to the location with me. It looks like this one made sure that he was settled in real good."

Tommy scowled, and said, "Get off of me, dude."

Jules gently pulled on Spike's arm, saying, "Come on, Spike, we have to go. The team needs us."

Spike hesitated, looked at her, and then looked at the man on the ground, saying, "You try anything like that again, I'll make sure you get arrested."

Tommy narrowed his eyes as the two constables walked away, and thought, Oh, she'll pay for that. She'll surrender to me, with some convincing.

As Jules drove toward the hot call location, Spike said, "Are you sure that you're ok?"

"Yes, Spike, I'm sure."

"Your wrists look red…"

She looked at her wrists, and said, "Um, yeah…he squeezed them a little tight when I tried to push him away."

He growled, "Dang it, Jules. Why won't you let me arrest him?"

"It's just…I don't know, I can't explain it."

"Try me."

She sighed, and said, "No, you don't understand. I can't explain it…because I can't tell you."

"Why not? You know that you can tell me anything."

She bit her lip, and said, "I've…been sworn to secrecy."

"By who?"

When she didn't answer, he put his hand on her shoulder, and said, "Come on, Jules. You can tell me, no one else will know. I promise, I won't tell anyone."

She shook her head, and said, "He has ways of knowing."

"He? Who is he, Jules? Please tell me."

She pulled up to the location, and said as she looked at him and put her headpiece in, "I'll try…when we're on the way back to the barn."

He nodded, and they both got out. As they walked over to Greg, Jules asked, "What we got, Sarge?"

Greg looked over at them, and said, "A man is holding his wife and son hostage. Sam's up on the roof, Ed and Wordy are in the house, talking to the man, and Lou's on log."

Both of the newcomers nodded, and watched through the window as the man pointed the gun quickly at Ed. Then, they heard a shot. Jules and Spike looked at the house beside it, and saw Sam standing, the smoking gun in his hands. Jules smiled as they looked back at the window, where they saw Ed and Wordy kneeling over the man, who was dead, in a pool of blood. The wife was holding her son close to her, and they were both crying. Greg nodded, and said, "Good job, team."

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