"You've gotta be kidding me! Please tell me you're joking!" Juliet cried hysterically.

Henry shook his head. "No, I'm not. Those pains that you're feeling are probably contractions."

"But, I can't have my baby in here!"

"Just calm down. We might be getting out of here before that happens," Henry said. "Now I'm going to go see if I can find Shawn and Lassiter and see if there's a way out of here. Gus, you stay with Juliet in case anything happens."

"Uh, but I don't know anything about delivering babies!" Gus said.

"Okay, let's get one thing straight! I am not delivering my baby in this dump! I'm delivering it in a hospital with my husband at my side and with lots of drugs. Got it?!"

Gus and Henry both took a step back and nodded in sync as Juliet started screaming again in agony. How could this have happened? The one thing she's most looked forward to in her life was going to happen in one of the worst ways possible. And as much as she hated to admit it, she knew without a doubt that she was going to give birth there, unless they found a way out as quickly as possible.

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"So you're telling me you can't go in there?!"

A firefighter stood before an angry and worried Chief Vick and nodded. "I'm sorry Chief but we need to make sure that there are no more explosives in there. We go in there and set one off and it's bad news. And I'm not going to risk my men until I know for sure what we're dealing with."

"Well excuse me, but while you're not wanting to risk your men, five of my employees and close friends are trapped in there and I'm going to do everything I can to get them out. So if there's something else going on in there I want it found and I want it found quick, do you understand me?!"

"Don't worry, we're going to do everything we can. I promise," he replied walking away.

Chief Vick sighed as she looked at the crumbled building before her. As happy as she was that she wasn't in there, she also felt guilt. If only she hadn't blown that tire, she would be in there with the people she cared about and not out there worrying herself sick over the thought of never seeing any of them again.

The Chief buried her face in her hands, trying her best not to let anyone see her emotions when she suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder. She spun around and smiled, happy to finally see a familiar face.

"It's going to be okay, Chief. We'll get them out of there."

The Chief smiled a half hearted smiled and wiped the tears away that were threatening to fall. "Thank you, Detective Stone."

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"You know I had a dream once where I was in a pizza parlor that had exploded. But instead of all this, it was all the pizza you could get your hands on. I would kill for that right about now." Shawn said slowly walking over the crumbled building around them.

"Do you always have to be an idiot, Spencer?" Lassie asked as he walked beside him.

"I don't always have to be no. But do you always have to be the way you are?"

Confused, Lassie stopped suddenly and turned to look at Shawn. "And just what do you mean by that?"

"I mean always acting like people are bothering you and not enjoying things like normal people would."

"Simple. That's because people do bother me. And I have as much fun as I see fit."

"You make me sad," Shawn replied.

"Oh can it, Spencer! In case you haven't noticed a building fell on top of us and I don't particularly feel like having a counseling session right now! Is there a reason you always have to act like a moron?"

Hesitating a moment, Shawn looked down at the ground and back at Lassie before answering. "Because I need to keep my head clear in order to find my family and if I let myself think about what happened, then I'm going to fall apart. That explanation enough for you?"

Lassie sighed, suddenly realizing the amount of pain Shawn must be in. As much as he hated to admit it, he wouldn't know what to do if they didn't find the other three. Things just wouldn't be the same and he couldn't deal with a loss like that in his life.

"I'm sorry. Let's just keep looking," Lassie said starting to walk ahead. "Maybe there's something beyond these bricks, so let's head this way, alright?...Spencer? Are you listening to-"

As Lassie looked behind him he saw a pale looking Shawn clutching his torso and bending over while groaning in pain. He raced over to him and helped him steady himself, knowing that he wasn't going to be able to do anymore searching in his condition.

"Look, why don't you stay here while I go search? You're in no condition to go any further."

Trying not to let the pain show on his face, Shawn shook his head. "No, I'm fine. Let's keep going."

"Let me look at you at least," Lassie insisted.

"Lassie, I told you I'm-"

But before Shawn could finish his sentence, he suddenly collapsed to the ground, drenched in sweat.

"Spencer! Damn it Spencer, I told you- oh my God…."

Lassie's mouth dropped open as he lifted up Shawn's shirt and saw deep bruising along his stomach and towards his rib cage.

"Lassie…." Shawn said between shallow breaths.

"Yeah?"

"Tell Juliet, Gus, my dad and my child that I love them."

Feeling his heart drop into his stomach, Lassie froze for a moment before responding. "You can tell them yourself. You're not going anywhere, Spencer you hear me?!"

"Please just promise me you'll tell them," Shawn insisted in a quiet raspy voice.

"No, you're going to tell them, not me," Lassie replied, grabbing a hold of Shawn's hand.

"Please Lassie…."

But before he could finish what he was saying, Shawn soon gave in to the darkness that overcame him and only heard the sounds of Lassie shouting his name before he succumbed to it.