OH, HELL NO!
Disclaimer: The Cullens, the Swans, and most of the characters mentioned in the story that are known from Stephanie Meyer's beloved Twilight Saga, are all hers and hers alone. I neither have nor wish to pass them off as mine. I do appreciate the fact that she did bring them to life and allows us to play with them in our imaginations. The only thing I will claim is the current storyline.
NOTE: In case you haven't noticed an update has been done for this story replacing the author's note before this update. You might want to go back and read it. ;).
Bella kept firing, but, it wasn't doing any good. Neither officer were worrying about the other individuals near the hanger area, their main concern was stopping the plane from taking off with their young hostage cargo. Felix had to pay more attention to his driving and leave the shooting to Bella. She continued firing at the tires on the plane, the windows to break the glass as that would compromise the air pressure within the cabin for all concerned. As she ran out of bullets she reached for the shotgun. The plane passed, she fired a direct hit into the tail of the plane which torn it up which interfered with the pilot controls and one more time at the tires finally blowing one out causing the plane to head off to the side of the field.
As Felix was tearing down the field staying with the plane he never noticed what had happened in the back of the jeep. In fact, no one did. Only four individuals escaped, but, the rest were taken into custody with even the pilot and crew aboard the plane. The young people were released from their restrains and led back off and to the ground. Once there they were loaded back into the truck and everyone headed back to headquarters.
The trip was going to be a long damn drive so the suggestion was made for them to all go to Forks and use the facilities of Chief Swan and his department. That was only a twenty minute drive away. Of course, during all of this time no one realized that one member of the task force was missing.
CHAPTER 10: THOUGHTS OF REVENGE.
As the small convey of vehicles reached the outskirts of Forks, Washington and the citizenry noticed them heads begin to turn and eyes watchful, wondering what the hell was going on. Driving straight through town to almost the other side before reaching the Police Station, the attention stayed on them the whole time. Pulling into the parking lot as one of the police officers came out the door and down the steps; he turned and ran back up, opened the door and yelled for another officer to come quickly.
During the twenty minute drive in each vehicle of carried the task force members they all were discussing the action and events that brought them the arrests and victory on one level. But, when the phrase, Justice is blind, was coined they might have applied that to this particular task force, or to incidents such as this type of thing. Not one damn person realized that a member of their team was missing. Not one damn person stopped to make sure all were accounted for. Not one damn person questioned if everyone was there or okay. It was just assumed. And, with each group everyone assumed that who they didn't see was in one of the other vehicles. Even the partner assumed that with all of the commotion and apprehending, arrests and rescues taking place that the other was involved up to their eyes amongst all of it, that the disappearance wasn't questioned.
The second officer came to the door to see what Wilson was hollering about, took one look and went to inform Chief Swan of the arrivals. As Charlie was getting to the door so was Jasper and Emmett. All three shook hands and moved out of the way for the rest of their party to enter the building. Once the explanations were made, the prisoners were booked and jailed while the young people were taken into another area to await a medical team that was being summoned to check them over. In the meantime, food and clean clothing was ordered for each of them while their names and other personal information was taken down, checked out and then phone calls made to each different family to let them know that their child had been found and was in safe hands for them to come and get them.
The truly heartfelt emotions heard from each family as they were told pulled tears even from the most of hardened officers on the force. Charlie listened to how the raid and arrest came down and then he asked the one question no one else realized needed to be asked, "Where's Bella?"
"Why she -" was the starting comment, but, both Jasper and Emmett jumped up and rushed out to the rest of their team. Looking around to locate the person in question, but, she couldn't be found. They knew she had been there since she was the one that had halted the plane from taking off with her quick thinking and harebrain idea. When Chief Swan had been told about her heroics he had just laughed and shakes his head before posing his question about his daughter's current whereabouts.
To say that she and Det. Felix Younger's actions were the ones that had saved the day and the situation. Of course, the fact that four had gotten away was a thorn in the side, but, what they did have outweighed that bit of annoyance at the moment. They knew that a meeting was coming again further down the road and the outcome would play out differently then.
Finally, spotting Det. Younger Jasper calls him over to ask, "Have you seen Det. Swan?"
"No, not since the airstrip. She must be around somewhere, because she wouldn't mess any of this."
"When was the last time you actually saw her yourself?"
Felix stopped for a moment to think before answering, "She was in the back of the jeep and fired the shotgun that damaged the tail of the plane and then flattened a tire on the plane bring it to a final stop. I heard her yell from behind me and then as I pulled the jeep to a stop near the plane we both, I think, jumped out and help finish rounding up this motley lot of misfits."
With this conversation taking place more and more of the unit begin to listen and each offered that they thought she had been in one of the other vehicles, but, each group confirmed that they thought she was in another vehicle. In other words, they all assumed with no proof and now a member of the team is missing.
"Shit, I'll go look for her. She has to be between here and the airfield." Edward offered. "Anyone want to come along?" and with that he heads out the door to the SUV he had been driving. Charlie Swan surprised Edward by opening the door and the passenger side and sliding in before closing the door.
"Let's go, son, I want to see my little girl. Already lost one, don't need to lose the other." He quietly comments. Edward nods once, starts the car and backs out of the slot he had parked in, turned and pulled out of the parking lot completely heading back in the direction they had just come from.
"Chief Swan, other than helping to look for your daughter, why did you want to come with me?"
"Well, Edward, I can call you Edward, right?" to which Edward nods yes. "Well, Edward, it seems that Bella has quite an opinion of you and I wanted to get to know the man that caused it. Thought this would give us the chance and the time to do that. I know my wife would want to know as well." He answered seriously, but, with a twitch of his moustache while trying to hide a smile wanting to form.
So, the two men begin getting to know one another and fell into easy conversation about a manner of things while heading back to the airfield.
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Four people, Helen Franklin, Ben Cheney, Amun Turner and Eleazar Gomez, come out of their hiding spot as the last vehicle pulls out of sight and they feel that it is safe to emerge. Each individual take a quick look around to see about some form of transportation to get them out of the area before anyone might decide to return for another look for the four that got away.
It doesn't take long to find the car that had been hidden off to the left side of the hanger in a low ravine. The keys are still in the ignition, so, off they go with heavy news to relay to Victor Charles. Helen knowing full well that he is going to be beyond control once he finds out what happened. There is a leak and he is going to be looking for it. The one thing Helen can attest to is that the three men with her weren't the guilty ones. They had been watched too closely before the operation to see how trustworthy they really might be.
It was also going to hurt business that the shipment was going to be delayed. There weren't enough girls or boys available to send an immediate replacement shipment or get it ready. It was going to take time to get more off the streets and to get them ready for shipping and delivery. This was a setback that could be ill afforded.
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No one noticed the lone figure laying off into the brush on the side of the airfield. Moaning quietly and attempting to sit up was causing pain to streak all the way up from hand to shoulder. Biting down to keep from yelling out it managed to finally right itself and to get upon its knees before trying to stand. However, the movement of the right hip joint was damn near the killer of pain to knock an elephant to its knees.
Bella looked around to get her bearing and to try to locate where everyone was, but, saw nothing. Shaking her head to clear her thoughts and vision a bit she realized that no one was there; everyone was gone.
Slowly rising and painfully by painful step making her way to where the car had been hidden she comes to the location only to discover that it is missing. Gone, not in sight, highjacked!
"Shit, and fucking shit!" She screams at the top of her voice. "Wait until I get a hold of everyone of you assholes. You will feel the pain I am feeling at the moment.
"No, that will be letting you off too easy. I'll think of something and when I do you will regret leaving me in my hour of suffering. Thank you very damn friggin much Felix Younger, you asshole, son of a bitch. Not giving me a chance to brace for the kick from that damn sixteen gauge before I shot it. That damn mule kick put me on my ass out of the back of the jeep. Stupid excuse of a human being didn't even realize that he had lost me."
She fumed as she was walk limping with a great deal of pain heading home in the direction of Seattle.
A/N: The hostages rescue and family notified. Arrest of most of the culprits made. But, the leader of the group with help of three others got away, but, fears the wrath of Victor Charles when they report what has happened. Bella raising hell about her team members has she slowly makes her way home. Charlie and Edward are busy getting to know each as they head back to look for Bella who everyone finally realized wasn't amongst their number.
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