Dead or Alive?

3rd Part

By: Kary G.

Disclaimer: I do not own Walker Texas Ranger

Gage's Home: 8:55 p.m.

"Gage, call Walker and Alex, we need to go to the courthouse, it's time to Mona to start talking, besides I cant let Kimberly alone"

"No shorty, we are not going...not like this..."

"fine then stay here and take care of Kimberly, I am going whether you like it or not" she said, he knew that Sydney was to stubborn, he sighed and took the phone and dialed Walker's number after waiting 20 minutes, Walker and Alex arrived.

Alex looked at the 2 rangers and then at her friend "Sydney are you sure?"

"I'm positive, I cant stay here, besides I think the only person who is taking this the hard way is Kimberly" Walker looked at her "What happened if Mona does not said a thing" Sydney looked at her boss

"Oh she will, if not, I am going to make her" she said leaving the house with Gage

Courthouse

Ranger Sydney Gage-Cooke and Francis Gage walked through the different rooms of the big courthouse, they finally entered to the interrogation room, Mona White stay in her seat, she turned around to see Sydney, and the Rangers eyes said it all... rage.

"I am just asking you once, Who send you to kill her?" Sydney Cooke said firmly not showing any sign of weakness nor fear, a minute passed and the room stay in silence, Sydney looked at her husband "Gage, call Walker and tell him I need him here with us please" Gage nodded his head and walked out of the door but when he looked at his cell phone he sighed "Shorty I have to go outside there's no signal in here" Sydney looked at Mona and smile "that's ok honey, don't worry about me"

Francis Gage walked downstairs and push the door, feeling the wind and the quietness of the night he had his cell phone in his hands within 5 minutes he was talking to his boss.

"Stand up" Sydney said to Mona, she didn't move a foot or a finger, Sydney took her violently against the wall "I said stand up!" Mona took Sydney's left arm and twisted, Sydney bit her lips not wanting to scream, in less than a minute, Sydney hit Mona with her right elbow and she let go, Sydney turned around and was about to send a powerful kick to Mona's stomach but Mona took her leg in her hands and pull Sydney's leg to the floor causing the ranger to make a split (it´s painful to do that, I try but I can't reach the floor, to reach the floor for me is about centimeters, I can have the front leg stretch but I can't do it with the other, anyway if you dont know what a split is just remember cheerleaders) this was not painful for Sydney she was already getting used to do that kind of movement.

outside of the Courthouse

"ok, I'll be waiting for you" Gage said hanging up his phone and putting it again in his pocket, in less than 10 minutes Walker arrived parking his truck in front of Gage.

"Gage where's Sydney?" Walker asked

"she is with Mona on the interrogation room, why" Gage said not understanding the message and then it hit his head "Oh shoot!" that's all Gage said in an instant Gage and Walker ran upstairs to see Sydney and Mona, Walker opened the door and saw Sydney on the floor in a not-so-comfortable position, Mona was going to kick Sydney on the head but Sydney took Mona's leg and pull her to the floor making Mona to stay in the same position at Sydney, unfortunately for Mona that was a not-so-good position so she yelled in pain, Sydney was sweating and didn't notice her husband and her boss, Mona sent a punch but Sydney blocked it with her right arm and move back and with her 2 legs kicked Mona on her chest after she stood up holding Mona with her left arm, and crossing her arms to a "X" she then lift her left leg up high putting it in Mona left shoulder, letting her leg hit the floor making the raven-haired ranger make a split once again, letting Mona in pain. She then looked at Walker and at her husband.

"Sydney? What's wrong with you?" Walker said kneeling down to check on Mona, without wasting time he called an ambulance

"What are you going to do Walker?, I told her to stand up and she didn't we could've made this the easy way but she decided not to" seeing the tough Ranger Sydney Cooke walked through the hallways, Gage was amazed to see his wife reaction. he knew that his wife was angry, and sad at the same time, angry because she couldn't do a thing to save her sister, or at least she thought she couldn't, and sad because of her niece how she was going to explain her niece that her mom was never going to be with her, Kimberly knew that her mom was sick but she never knew she was dead.

Gage yelled for the 11th time his wife name, following her outside to where their car was parked "Sydney!" she finally turn around and face her husband.

"What?"

"honey, you realized that Mona could take advantage of the situation and instead of her lying in that floor" pointing the courthouse "you would've take her place"

"Gage, husbands are supposed to help. Not complain. Just because I'm doing things a little bit differently doesn't mean that there is a problem"

"Sydney I'm your husband not only you're partner and when you talk to me like that there is a problem" Sydney who was unlocking the door of their car and then open it up, let the door slammed.

"It hurts to talk, Gage. It hurts to breath. So unless you have some idea of how to bring Sara back, I don't want to talk right now.

"Is that what you don't want to say? Is that you still blame yourself for not being able to bring her back? Crossing his arms.

"No, Gage. I don't blame myself. I blame the person who did this. Why-why do you think I'm doing all this? Just because I want to?"

"Honestly, I think you're doing it because it's easier than confronting what you're really feeling." Hearing the sound of an ambulance, Gage went inside and apologize for Sydney´s behavior and then walked outside, he opened the driver's door and turn of the engine.

Arriving to their home, seeing Alex on the sofa with a sleepy Angela on her arms, Alex was feeling her eyes a little bit heavy she was about to sleep when Sydney and Gage open the door, arguing, Alex looked at the couple.

"Sydney? What happened?" Alex said with a confused look on her eyes.

"oh nothing in particular Alex I just sent Mona to the hospital that´s all" and with that she walked to her bedroom to see her niece.

"Gage?" Alex looked at Gage "so are you going to tell me what happened?"

Gage sighed and with no other choice he sat next to Alex and start to tell her everything that happened on the courthouse.

St. Matthew Hospital

Walker was impatiently walking in circles of St. Matthew's Hospital if he walked in circles anymore he would wear a hole in the floor suddenly his partner entered the room.

"Trivette?" Walker asked worried to see his partner expression "How´s Erica?"

"She's doing okay for now, the doctors told me she needs to stay here for a few months there worried she might deliver the baby premature. Anyway why are you here?" Trivette asked his partner.

"Don't worry Trivette, Erica is strong and she and the baby will be fine. Sydney got in a fight with Mona and sent her here."

Trivette's eyes grew big. "Why?"

"She's angry because of her sister's situation and her niece, she needs to be alone and calm down a little bit." Walker answered.

Gage's house

Sydney opened the door quietly and took a chair and place it in front of her bed, she sat on the chair and stared at her niece for a moment, she was a mirror of Sydney, dark hair, big and brown eyes, she gently caressed Kimberly cheek, making the little girl to open her eyes.

"where's mommy? I want to see her" Kimberly said as a tear rolled down her face, Sydney try to be strong, she didn't want to fall apart not in front of her niece.

"you know Kimberly things happened for a reason even if we don't understand, your mommy well..uh...she is in heaven, and you know what she told me"

"What?" Kimberly said with that sweet and innocent voice

"that you would be protected by an angel, a guardian angel and she also told me that if you feel sad just put your hands together, like this" Sydney said to her niece putting her hands together (kind of when your´re making a prayer) "and talk to her, she is always going to listen to you" clearing her throat choking back a sob, "now go back to sleep" kissing her on the forehead and closing the door of her room, she then saw Gage and Alex talking she walked to where they were and sat next to her husband.

"I'm sorry" Sydney said "I don't know what happened to me on the courthouse, I didn´t mean to argue with you like that..."

Gage put a arm around Sydney shoulders and pulled her close to him "I know shorty, I know, How's Kimberly?"

"She is ok for now, Gage?"

"Yes, Syd"

"I'm lost, I don't know what to do.."

"Shh, don't worry, we'll get through this, I promise you we will" looking at Alex and then at his wife, he kissed her forehead, minutes passed and Sydney fall asleep on her husband arms.

Author's note: I love the fight between Sydney and Mona, don't forget reviews! And thank you to sn855850, chuccii