Thanks for the reviews so far, here's Chapter 10.
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Chapter 10
Everyone stopped as they heard the scream and McAfferty gave the signal to move in, the team sprang into action as Elliot remained stood still. It appeared as though he was holding his breath and he had a death grip on his gun, he was ready to move in at a moments notice and get his niece. Olivia stood and waited with baited breath, the last scream had made her feel physically sick, she didn't dare think about what was happening to Ally so instead she focused her attention on making sure that Elliot was breathing.
"El?" She asked cautiously rubbing his shoulder to keep him calm.
"I'm listening." He replied quietly, he was waiting to hear her tell the team that she was ok and could make her own way out of the building and ask to borrow a phone to call Casey and tell her what she wanted for dinner that very evening. He waited but the voice he so desperately wanted to hear didn't come.
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A fire erupted inside her as he came towards her, knife blade going for her throat. With all the energy she could muster she rolled over and kicked upwards somehow managing to knock him to the floor, he dropped the knife and lay still for a few moments as he tried to catch up with what had just happened. He picked himself up and forgot about the knife for a second as he stamped on her ankle before she had chance to move it, she screamed again but it was a good thing.
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The team was able to follow the scream and make their way quickly to where she was, coming across the barricades, they quickly made their way through them, her last scream spurring them on to move faster. They knew she was alive and the faster they got there the higher the chance of her still being alive.
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"Bitch!" He shouted going to stamp on her again but this time she rolled, each roll caused pain all over, her left ankle was shattered and her arm was still dislocated and bleeding. She kept on telling herself that she had to hold on, they were coming to get her out.
"You're not gonna win." She told him coolly, her heart was hammering in her chest and she could feel it in her ears. 'Hold on.' She told herself as he turned to pick up the knife. She moved back and felt the wall and used it to stand up, she was on her feet when he turned round as he'd been distracted by catching sight of a sniper running across the flied.
"Say goodbye." He smirked going at her for the final time, the knife pointed to her heart. He moved forwards as did she with a war cry, she caught him off guard and he moved the knife but they still moved towards one another.
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Ally wasn't really aware of what happened next, she felt the knife cut into her just below the ribs, at the same time there was a bang and the door flung open. She caught sight of a gun aimed at her captor's head and let out a cry of relief as everything went dark. She'd been saved.
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There was a gunshot and seconds later the medics were called for, Elliot listened for word that she was alive and let out a sob of relief when word came over the radio that she had a pulse but they needed to get her to the hospital quickly. A few minutes later the paramedics emerged from the building with a mass of people, Elliot tore away to be at his niece's side and was sickened by the amount of blood that was covering her small body. She let out a moan and Elliot prayed that she was going to be ok; he looked over at Olivia and gave her a smile and a nod. Olivia responded by calling Casey.
"She's alive." Olivia said as she watched the ambulance doors close and drive away with the sirens blazing. Casey started sobbing down the phone and so did Olivia, she felt like a weight had been lifted off of her chest. Ally was out, she was alive and the Butcher was dead.
"Is she ok?" Casey sobbed relieved that Ally was free and still with them.
"They're taking her to the hospital; a car will take you and Mary there now." Olivia told her not wanting to reveal the full extent of Ally's injuries, "We'll see you in a bit." Casey hung up and Olivia knew she'd gone to wait by the door for the car that would reunite her and Ally again.
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The ride to the hospital took forever, all Elliot could hear was the beating of the heart monitor and he could only watch as they tried to stem the bleeding from his niece's stomach. He kept on wanting to speak to her but he didn't know what to say, Mary was better in times of a crisis concerning family members. He'd fallen to pieces when their sister had died, she'd been more than a sister to him, she'd taken care of him when he was sick, she'd spent hours reading to him, and she'd been there whenever he'd needed her. She'd given him the courage to go out and face the world, she taught him how to be a parent and she helped teach him to love. He'd let her down, she'd protected him and after she'd died he'd vowed to protect his sister's baby girl, he'd failed on two accounts and he was painfully sorry.
"When you get out of hospital you and I are going to have a nice long chat." He told Ally even though he wasn't sure she could hear him. "I'm gonna tell you all about your mom and you're gonna tell me all about you." The paramedic looked at him and gave him a small smile.
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Casey arrived at the hospital with Mary, spotting Elliot they ran to him and fired questions about where she was and how she was.
"She's in surgery, they need to sort out the stab wound and there's a few other injuries they need to deal with." He told the two frantic women, "The doctor should be out to see us in a few moments but they're waiting for Casey." Elliot finished and Mary gave the ADA a knowing look but Casey seemed surprised at the statement.
"She named you as her next of kin in the event of anything like this a few months ago, she told me in case there was ever any problems." Mary told Casey who immediately sat down in the nearest chair, she was shocked but it felt good to know that Ally trusted her so much and wanted the world to know how important Casey was to her. "She'll be ok," Mary said sitting down besides Casey and taking hold of her hand, "A fighter and too stubborn to give in, she'll be ok, she just likes making us wait for her." Mary told her knowingly.
"I'm going to call Kathy," Elliot said wanting something to do. "I'll tell her..." He trailed off not sure what to say as the doctor had just emerged.
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He was about Elliot's age and his expression was hard to read as he approached them.
"Are you with Alexia Di Marco?" He asked the trio who were now all on their feet.
"I'm Casey Novak, how is she?" Casey asked finding her voice, it was croaky.
"I'm not going to lie, she was very lucky, the knife narrowly missed some major organs and arteries, there was some internal bleeding but we've managed to control that." He told the trio.
"But?" Mary asked worriedly.
"She's stable but she's still critical and there are her other injuries to consider." Mary looked at Elliot and gave him a questioning look, he hadn't had chance to tell them about all her injuries.
"We've sutured the wound to her arm, put her shoulder back in place and we're going to have to insert a pin into her ankle in a few days time."
"Why not now?" Elliot asked thinking that it wouldn't be fair on Ally to have to undergo another operation.
"We need to give Ms Di Marco time to start to recover from her other injuries, she's not going to be going anywhere for a while." He told them trying to sound positive.
"Can we go into see her now?" Casey asked but the doctor shook his head.
"She's still in theatre; someone will come and get you when she's in recovery." He replied before leaving them to take in what they'd been told.
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