Chapter 10

When they got outside Hawke could see that all hell had broken loose. Michael and Marella rushed towards him.

"Get in there and get Horn," he told them. "I injected him. He probably has more antidotes somewhere and he'll be going for it. Elisa is in the infirmary."

"We're on it," said Michael and he and Marella headed inside. Dom ran up to Hawke and helped him put Caitlin inside of Airwolf.

"I got the antidote," he replied. "Or at least what says it's the antidote. I pray it works. We need to give it to her. She's fading pretty fast."

"String are you sure you want to take a chance?" asked Dom.

"We can't afford not to," Hawke replied as they climbed inside Airwolf and shut the door.

Hawke pulled out the vile and Dom reached in the back for the medical supply case they had stored back there.

"How much do you give her?" he asked.

"Damn it, I don't know," replied Hawke. "Did Marella have a communicator on her?"

"Yeah," said Dom as he quickly contacted her.

"We have Horn," Marella told them promptly. "Apparently Hawke took the main vile and the rest is stored in a nearby bank valt. He's pretty freaked out."

"Marella, do you have any idea how much we should give Caitlin?" asked Dom.

"No, I don't," she replied. "I think you should hold off. Take her to the Firm's clinic. We'll have our specialist on standby."

Hawke tried to remain calm. "Are you sure you have everything under control with Horn?" he asked.

"We're good," replied Michael. "Just go and take care of Caitlin."

Within seconds, Hawke had Airwolf off of the ground. He and Dom were both very quiet as they made their way to the clinic. Caitlin had become very pale and was very still.

"She's going to be glad to know that we finally got Horn," said Dom, trying to lighten the mood. "She did a good job. I'm proud of her."

"Me too," replied Hawke. "Now Elisa will pay for what she's done as well."

"She's going to be okay String," Dom told him. "She has to."

"Yeah," he replied softly as he glanced back over at her unconscious form.

When they got to the clinic, several doctors and orderlies came running out with a gurney. They quickly placed Caitlin on it and took the antidote from Hawke.

"What now?" asked Hawke. "Are you going to give her the antidote?"

"We need to analyze it and make sure we give her the proper dose," he replied. "Too much of it might kill her."

Hawke and Dom waited for what seemed like hours for news on Caitlin's condition. While they were waiting, Marella and Michael came into the clinic with Horn.

"Why the hell is he here?" asked Hawke.

"Hawke, we have to give him the antidote," replied Michael. "After that he'll stand trial for everything he's done."

"Lock him up tight Michael," said Dom. "I don't want to think about what will happen if he gets away again."

"Oh, believe me, we've taken care of that," said Marella. "He'll have to cut his leg off to get this monitoring ankle bracelet off. Besides that we have our top guards assigned to him."

Hawke watched as they wheeled him to one of the back rooms. Horn just looked at him and smiled.

"I get a sinking feeling that we haven't seen the last of him," said Hawke.

"I feel the same way," replied Dom. "Let's just hope that the Firm can hold onto him."

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The next morning, Hawke and Dom found themselves still sitting in the waiting room. They were both tired and stiff from falling asleep in the uncomfortable chairs they had been sitting in.

"Good morning," said Michael as he approached them. "I can't believe you two stayed here all night. Although, I guess it shouldn't surprise me."

Hawke was in no mood for small talk. "How's Caitlin?" he asked impatiently. "Is she going to be okay?"

Michael smiled. "She's just fine," he replied. "The Firm is singing her praises this morning as well. They are so impressed with her work that they want to offer her some other special assignments."

Hawke shook his head and sighed. "Why is it that I not thrilled about that?" he asked. "I mean, I'm proud of her and all but I would rather she work with us."

Michael laughed. "That was her answer too," he told him.

"She's awake?" asked Dom.

"Yes," replied Michael. "We just finished our debriefing and she's officially done with this mission. Horn and Elisa are both going to be spending the rest of their lives in prison."

"That's good to know," replied Dom.

"Can we see her now?" asked Hawke.

"Sure, she's in the last room down at the end of the hall," replied Michael. "Marella's in there with her but she'll be heading out soon."

"You know, I can't believe you really thought that Caitlin was a hired killer," Hawke told him. "Weren't you even a little suspicious about it?"

"Of course," replied Michael. "I never really believed it but I knew something was going on with her. I have to say I'm really impressed with what she and Marella were able to pull off. Especially, how I hear she got to you."

Hawke tried to hide his embarrassment. "I knew she wasn't a killer," he replied. "I just wasn't expecting her to fake my murder."

"It's okay kid," teased Dom. "You don't need to be embarrassed."

"I'm not," Hawke protested.

Dom and Michael laughed. "Sure, sure kid," he replied while continuing to chuckle.

"Let's go and see her," Hawke said as he grabbed Dom's arm and pulled him away from Michael. There's no need to discuss this any further."

Hawke breathed a sigh of relief as he and Dom opened the door to Caitlin's room. His "family" was once again safe and all together.

This is basically "The End" of the story. But, I will be writing an addendum/extra chapter for the Hawke/Cait fans. I should have that up tomorrow night.