I am having WAY too much fun with this to be normal.
I'd like to mention that "Commuted Sentences" is, like, my favorite episode of CSI:NY. I love how annoyed Angell looks the entire time Amber's in the car. As you'll find out (and if you get the hint you're awesome), "DOA for a Day" held one of my favorite shipper scenes ever.
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The next few seconds seemed to go by in slow-motion. Garin's bullet hit Angell, and the NYPD detective fell backwards into the wall. Lindsay let out a muted scream, and the door to the evidence locker was kicked in. Don Flack entered the room, closely followed by Stella Bonasera. The cop paused for a mere moment to take in the scene in front of him, and almost immediately surged forward, knocking the gun out of Garin's grasp and pushing the man to the floor. Stella trailed him, bringing a few police officers with her. Garin's two remaining cronies were quickly handcuffed. Hawkes looked around. "Where's the other guy?"
Stella glanced at him. "What other guy?"
"There were three guys with him," Hawkes replied, gesturing at Garin.
"Tiger," Lindsay answered, also looking around.
Stella motioned for Hawkes and a female officer to come closer and said, "Hawkes, go with Officer Burdulis. See if this "Tiger" is still in the building, okay?"
The two officers nodded and left, walking past Danny Messer as he walked in, followed by Mac.
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Mac Taylor looked around the evidence locker. Cobra and two of his men were being led out of the room by some police officers. Danny was hugging Lindsay, who looked relatively uninjured. A look of relief was plastered on both of their faces.
Mac's gaze drifted away, and with a jolt of realization he saw a still form in an NYPD uniform. The officer that had been with Hawkes and Angell must have been killed by Garin.
Speaking of Angell, where was she? Mac turned sharply and saw Flack kneeling next to her. She was sitting up, her back against the wall. Her jacket had been unzippered, revealing a bulletproof vest. Angell was toying with the vest in the area of her lower right ribs, a bullet lying on the floor next to her. Flack was just watching her, a relieved smile on his face that mirrored the one Danny had at the moment.
As Mac walked over, he heard Angell say, grinning, "I knew there was a reason I put this on."
Flack laughed. "See, I told you you looked good in a vest."
"Are you okay?" Mac asked, stopping next to Flack.
Angell nodded. "I'll probably have a nice bruise in the morning, but I'm alive, which is always a good thing."
Mac pointed at Angell's arm. "You're bleeding again."
Flack looked up at him. "Yeah. Tiger hit her." He gave Angell a mischievous smile. "Maybe next time she'll keep the sling on."
Angell rolled her eyes. Mac smiled. "Well, make sure you have it looked at." Angell nodded, and Mac walked over to Stella.
"Any word on the missing guy?"
Stella, frowning, shook her head. "He probably nonchalantly wandered out when everyone was investigating the gunshots in the evidence locker. Smart. How's AJ?"
Mac shrugged. "She was in surgery when I talked to Lieutenant Russell last. The doctor didn't tell him anything."
Stella sighed. "Mac, we have two dead cops. One in surgery. At least three gone rogue. This is a nightmare."
Mac glanced back at Flack and Angell, then at Danny and Lindsay. "It could have been a lot worse. We deal with it a move on. We have to do our jobs, Stella, whether the results are good or not."
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AJ Blaine made her way into Mac Taylor's office, a loose grin lit on her face. Stella Bonasera was sitting across from the CSI, and looked up at the teen's entrance.
"AJ! I didn't expect to be seeing you around here."
"Well, I had to check in to see how much damage was done, didn't I?"
"Should you be wandering around so soon?" Stella asked, a patronizing note to her voice.
AJ scoffed. "Probably not. I don't really care, though." She took a seat next to Stella.
"Why did Garin shoot you, anyway?" Mac looked up from the folder on his desk.
AJ, laughing, answered, "He found out I was a Red Sox fan."
"Oh, that's just not right." Flack walked into the office, Angell behind him.
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((I need to interrupt this story, since I've just noticed that Angell seems to follow Flack around the building. It's just the easiest way to get them both in the same room. It wasn't to imply anything. Although if it does I'll gladly take credit for it. grinslikeagoodlittleshipper))
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AJ shrugged. "My dad grew up in Boston. It rubbed off." She sighed. "Garin actually found out that I had been working for Ryan to take him down. When he discovered how much Ryan knew, he freaked out and shot me. It's funny, I'd never really wondered what it felt like to be shot."
"Well, I guess three of us don't need to wonder that after this case," Angell muttered, her right arm moving slightly as an almost afterthought.
Flack moved his neck at her words, adding, uncomfortably, "They never did find Tiger, you know."
AJ nodded. "Knowing him, he's probably already in California with all of Cobra's money and drugs."
Mac folded his hands, thinking. "Since you gave us an ID on him, we know who he is and what he looks like. He won't stay away for long, and when he resurfaces, we'll catch him. He took shots at two NYPD officers. I'm going to make sure that that sticks for as long as possible."
AJ, nodding slightly, got to her feet. "I need to be going. I just wanted to mention something…" She faced Flack and Angell. "The two of you need to be careful. If you even think you see Tiger, go in the opposite direction."
The two detectives exchanged glances. "Why?" Angell asked.
AJ gave her a small sigh. "Tiger isn't the type of person to let things go. You two didn't die. That's why he targeted you specifically in that warehouse, Detective Flack. He might be gone for now, but once he works up his courage…" She paused. "He'll come after you."
Leaving the conversation to die in the air, AJ Blaine turned and walked out of the office, leaving Mac, Stella, Flack, and Angell to think about her words.
And the threat.
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And we're done! Oooh, sequel suspense! Will Tiger be back? Will he go after Flack and Angell? Will people die? Will Danny and Lindsay ever stop being so damn ambiguous?
Will I ever get a life?
I'm only answering one question, and the answer is no! It's up to you to figure out which question I'm answering, although I'm thinking it's not too hard to guess.
Stay Tuned for "Ten Double Zero", the second FanFict featuring my new cop friend, AJ Blaine, who probably would never ever exist in real life since she's only 16. Whatever. More F/A to come. I'll see if I use D/L. It's just not as much fun. I know that I didn't really follow up on Lindsay, but I'll do a little bit of backtracking for it in "10-00" (Which is it's "I don't feel like typing the whole title out" title.)
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-AlexKost