Casey walked in his apartment with a look of defeat. He been searching for Severide all day and making endless calls .He even called Severide's dad thinking Severide went to see him.
Casey slumps down on the sofa. His head is turned towards the door. He hoped to see Severide walk in drunk or in a good mood after having sex with another woman he randomly hooks up with.
He mobile phone makes a bing noise. The screen lights up and notifies him one new message. Casey opens and reads. It was the Chief wanting an update. Casey's finger hovers over the tabs. He changes his mind and puts phone on the side.
Minutes later, the screen lights up followed by a ringing sound.
That must be Chief.
When he picks his phone to answer it, he frowns when he sees the number. Not a number he knows. He answers it anyway and presses the phone against his ear.
"Hello"
"Matt"
Casey sits up looking both shocked and relieved.
"Sev."
"Matt. The meds they didn't work."
What did that mean? Dr Matthews 's response arose worrying the lieutenant. Casey pushes the doctor's crazy suggestion to the back of his head.
Don't think the worse He reminds himself Especially ones that sound insane.
"What do you mean they didn't work?"
"I started to shrink again at the fire house."
Those words knocked Casey off guard.
"You what!. Kelly why didn't you tell Chief?"
" I couldn't reach to him...Matt. This isn't like last time."
"What do you mean?"
"I lost more height than before."
"How much? " Casey hears hesitation come from the phone. That don't sound good. "Sev. How tall are you?"
"About...ten inches maybe lower. "
Casey estimates with his hands. He furrows his eyebrows.
"When you say ten inches you mean..."
"A size of a doll. "
Again Casey checks with his hands and yeah that is roughly a height of a doll. Casey refused to believe it .This is crazier than the doctor's answer.
"This isn't funny Kelly."
" I swear I'm not making this up. I felt sick, room started spinning then suddenly. I'm small like really really small even a dog is bigger than me. I even rolled out of my pile of clothes that have become a hill to me. "
Casey swallows. "You really being serious about this? "
"Yes I shrunk like that scene from Alice in Wonderland but without the drink me bottle. "
Casey has heard it all. Surely no-one can become that small. Would Severide lie? He did sound serious on the phone. The serious tone is what frightened Casey. If he is what he say he is then where he is? He looks at his phone. How did Severide even managed to call him if the phone would be too big for him to use?
"Where are you?" It went silent. "Sev you there?" He heard Severide say something but it came out quiet from his end. "Kelly. What's going on? Answer me!" Again he hears Severide say something but he now sounded too far away. Then he heard a scream. Casey jumps in shock and nearly dropping his phone. "Kelly!" A loud bang came through then the call ended.
No
Casey stands up and puts on his jacket. He needed to find Severide now. If he can find him.
Seems I'm going to have to look downwards
This has this been the most messed up week ever.
He calls Dawson and asks her if Antonio can track down owner of the phone number Severide used. He left out the part about Severide's current problem. He needed them focused on the task not day dreaming about a little Kelly Severide. After a few minutes, Dawson answered saying he can and come down to the station and we'll take it from there.
Without hesitation and pushing the size issue out of his mind, he grabs his bag and leaves.
The scream hit Severide like a wave causing him to stumble back and fall off the table. He quickly grabs on to the ledge with one hand. The phone falls off the table hitting the ground making a loud bang. His eyes shift downwards and realizes how high up he is. If he didn't grab on, his tiny body would have hit the ground every tiny bone in his body would break.
Another reason why it sucks to be small .You are fragile. Someone can easily snap the bone in Severide's arm in one attempt. Or snap a leg in half.
Kieran sees the tiny body holding on for dear life . This has to be a dream. Kieran rubs his eyes and begs himself to wake up but he was still here.
"KIERAN" his mother yells barging out of the room into the hallway . Severide quickly grabs on to the leg and swings himself on to it. He slides down. Once at the botton. He gives a child a desperate look. A look to keep your mouth shut and do not say anything . Kieran still looked horrified by what he is seeing. "Kieran are you okay?" Mrs Miles asks examining her son all over.
Severide backs away. He loses his footing and falls into something soft. He gets rose off the ground .
"How did you get out here?" Severide gets turned to face the daughter of the family. She cocked her head with a look of confusion. "Did my brother put you out here."
"PUT IT DOWN MAISIE. IT'S ALIVE." Kieran yells at his sister.
Severide did his best to not move a muscle. He didn't want the boy to be seen as crazy but he had no choice.
"What's alive?" Mrs Miles asks.
Kieran points at the lieutenant "That in her hands it's alive."
"Are you okay brother?" Maisie says with a frown.
Mrs Miles looks at her daughter "What is that?"
"My doll mommy."
"Let me see."
No. No she can't see me .She will recognize my face.
Maisie keeps her doll close to my chest .
" It's not alive mommy . Kieran must have put my doll out here . Mommy it's a prank. "
Mrs Miles frowns at her son "Is that true?"
"No. Mom I swear he just spoke to me."
Maisie laughs " Toys can't speak silly." Kieran glares at his sister and makes a grab for the doll .Maisie quickly turns protecting the lieutenant. "MOMMY"
"STOP IT KIERAN" Mrs Miles yells.
Kieran spins his sister round and grabs on to Severide's legs. He pulls hard causing Severide to wince. Severide slips out of Maisie's grip. They girl holds on to Severide's arms and pulls.
Severide clenched his teeth as the siblings tugged him back and forth like a game of tug of war. He was close to screaming at them to stop but the mother interrupts and snatches the lieutenant out of their hands.
"Mommy" Maisie says anger on her face.
Mrs Miles eyes the doll up and down. Something was odd. The face she has seen that face before. It is recently she's seen this face.
"Sweetie where did you get this?"
"Mommy"
"Answer me"
Maisie sighs. "The fire house"
"What !" Kieran says.
"The fire house?" Mrs Miles says.
"I found it on the ground so I took it."
"Darling you don't just take things. That's stealing. Speaking of fire house this doll looks like..."
" Kelly Severide the fire fighter we were going to see. " Kieran says. "Mom I swear he spoke."
Mrs Miles eyes the lieutenant up and down again.
"Maybe the fire house sells dolls that look and talk like their fire fighters. Maisie we should give this doll back first thing tomorrow. "
"Mom it's not a doll. He even said my name."
Kieran snatches Severide out of his mother's hands and runs into the bathroom.
Kid what are you doing? Severide thought his mind frantic.
Kieran holds out the lieutenant above the toilet. One hand wrapped around Severide's leg while the other on the handle. Severide looks at the handle and knows straight away what this boy is thinking of doing.
Shit
"Kieran what are you doing?" Mrs Miles says as she comes in with Maisie by her side.
"I'm going to force the fire fighter to talk. If he don't he will go down in the toilet I will pull the chain. He will have fun having a trip down the sewers."
Sweat pours down Severide's face .Mrs Miles goes to approach him but Kieran shakes his head.
"Son .Dolls can't go down the toilet. We need to give it back to its rightful owner. So give it back now."
"No" Kieran says. He gives Severide a shake. "Speak"
Severide really did not want to blow his cover but he did not want to go down the toilet either. Kieran wasn't going to let his mom or sister jump in to save him.
Severide takes a deep breath and looks at the mother and daughter.
"I'm not a doll. I am Lieutenant Kelly Severide. I'm the real deal. Can you please tell your son to put me down so I can explain everything."