Chapter 2: Blow out

Everyone still thinking about what happened a half-an-hour ago, as they pulled onto the SRU parking garage, they notice the amount of cars there has double meaning another team was there so if Sam didn't answer his phone they could find him and talk to him finally.

The sliver elevator doors opened with a click and team one steeped in, Wordy hit the button for the sixth floor, not wanting to go back to the briefing room to try to get a hold of Sam, when Jules knows he will not answer his phone after that fight. She just wanted to run out of the elevator as soon as the doors opened agean and head for the woman's locker room to get away from everyone and clear her head. But her mind went blank as soon as the heavy metal doors open and they stepped out only to get a shock when they saw who was standing off to the side of Winnie desk laughing. They must have heard the doors open, because both of them turned their heads to face the elevator.

General Braddock walked over to them.

How did he get here before us? Jules wanted to scream.

"Have you guys heard from Sam yet?" He asked the whole team. They looked at him speechless, not sure what to say.

"Why do you care? You drove him away before we could even talk to him!" Jules flipped, she knew her teammates were giving her a whatareyoudoing look "You acted like he means nothing to you! And now you want to know if we heard from h…." Jules stopped when a hand was on her shoulder. She jumped, she thought it was Greg, but who it was made her jump even more.

"Its fine Jules he's like that, one minute he's yelling at me for getting out of the military and the next he will be asking how I am and if I want to get back in the military, nothing new with him." Sam said trying to calm Jules down. Which only worked because she was speechless that he was there.

"Now Sam you know that's not true" Cole Braddock tried to defend himself

"NOT TRUE!" Sam yelled "What's not true the fact that you care how I am, or the fact that you try to convince me to get back into the military?"

"You know what I could care less what you do! But it's just reasonable that you join the JFT-2 agean, in 4 years you could be the next General!"

"Oh wow the next general, just what I always wanted to be!" He said sarcastically, rolling his eyes

"Don't talk to me like that! It's very disrespectful, Braddock!"

"Oh and why not? It's very clear that you don't want me to be your son and you're diffidently not my general! So why can't I talk to you like that? You're just a Stanger to me" he knew even if he was a stranger he wouldn't talk to him like that, he knew it was very disrespectful but he didn't care, his father was already mad at him so why not just get the rest off his chest now.

Jules still had Sam's hand on her shoulder; felt him tense up with every word that pasted. She looked over at the rest of the team, Spike and Leah who backed away not knowing what would happen next and then there was Ed, Wordy and Greg who looked eager to jump to Sam defense if needed. Team three who was also on call today came out of the briefing room to see what the yelling was from, when they saw the two men fighting they stood in the big door way in case it got out of hand and then there was Winnie who was talking to the general before team one and Sam walked in. She thought he was a nice guy who just cared about his son; she was shocked she never thought it was like this, she thought they were close, but Sam never talked about his family, so she didn't know. All she did was stare at the ivory green walls waiting for this to be over.

"That's it!" Cole thought. "My son will not treat like this!" He reached in his back pocket and pulled out a 9 mill-a-meter. Greg grabbed Jules to pull her back. Team three took off down the long hall to grab their equipment. Spike and Leah stood there in complete shock. No one expected that to happen. Ed and Wordy tried to step forward but Greg held them back knowing Sam could handle it…he hoped.

"Really now you're going to shoot me?" Sam's voice strong not the least bit shaken by the gun.

"Why not, won't be the first time I have to shoot a stranger." Cole said as though he had this problem every day.

Sam face was hard, his ice blue eyes never leaving his father's face, Jules heart was beating fast she was sure everyone could hear it. She stepped back with Spike and Leah, they both look concerned. She wish Greg or Ed would stop this now!

"Yeah sure add another body to your list eh?" Sam said his voice a little flat "I'm sure ma and Nat will really be happy that you killed me for no reason."

"I'll just tell them that you attacked me, and you were going to shoot me and I took your gun." General Braddock answered like he had the whole thing all planed out. This scared Jules a lot, her heart was beating faster than before. She looked down at the white tile floor, both scared and concerned for him

"Oh…okay well then, how do you plan to get out of here?" Sam's voice a bit shaken.

"I don't! I never plan on it! I want one of your Friends shoot me!" Cole said

Jules was shaking she didn't want anyone to die here, not when it's a happy day! Sam just came back. This was spouse to be a happy, fun day.

"My friends you mean my FAMILY!" He said firm. He saw 2 people from team three come around the corner with guns pointed at his father.

"You're Family? Ha! You don't even consider me family but you consider these people FAMILY ." Cole asked pointing at Team one.

"Have you considered the reason why I think you're not my family? I can think of the main reason, blaming me for Sara's death." Sam stopped, the memory clawing its way back into his mind. The warm summer day, walking back from a day at the park, just his sister and him the first time his mother and father let him walk with her alone. They stopped just a block from home, at a stop sign waiting for a break in the traffic, when a drunk came speeding around and lost control of his car, jumping the curb and hitting is sister. The impact of the car sent Sara flying leaving only her shoe next to Sam. His father always blamed him.

He never talked about Sara and team one new he hated talking about it. All they could do was look at him; not knowing how his father would react to her name.

"DON"T BRING HER UP!" Why would you even think of bringing her up! HOW DARE YOU!" Cole raising the gun up to Sam, giving him the death stare, Sam knew meant trouble. "It was your fault! Why couldn't it be you who got hit by that car? Why couldn't you be the one six feet under?"

Team one didn't know the whole story about Sara's accident, all they knew was that Sam was with her when it happen. They knew it was hard for Sam anytime a kid was in trouble or hurt. They looked at Sam and his father, hoping Sam wouldn't make his father any more upset, or this could get out of control.

"MY FAULT! How is it my fault? I was nine! How was I suppose to know that car was going to jump that curb?" Sam asked in a Whisper, Sam was not making eye contact with his father anymore. Greg Knew he needed to step in but he couldn't think of anything to say. He was still in shock that his father still blamed him for something he had no control of.

"You we're older, you should have…" A shoe squeaked, Cole turned his head to look, his gun still pointed at Sam. Constable Rollo from team three had stepped in water and as he turned it squeaked, making General Braddock, and Jules jump at the sound. General Braddock turned his head; he had a smile on his face, that everyone knew what that smile meant.

"Oh so you have a team trying to sneak up on me?" General Braddock said as he pulled the trigger... everyone held their breath, then another shot… and it was over.

Jules rushed over to Sam, she needed to know that he was going to be okay, but before she could kneel down to check him the paramedics rushed in, Wordy walked over to her and pulled her aside well the paramedics ran over to Sam, and rushing him right to the ambulance, not sure how bad the gunshot wound was. The only indication that the whole thing ever happen was the little blood pool where Sam had fallen when he was shot, the blood spatter on the ivory green wall, the shocked looks on everyone's faces, and Wordy trying to calm Jules down.