Officer Jackson West heard gunshots as they neared Chen and Bradford's location. He withdrew his weapon and double checked the ammunition. Jackson took the safety off as Angela piled the shop to a halt near the back of the alley.
"Go."Lopez ordered.
Jackson nodded and got quickly out of the squad. He saw a motorcycle charging towards Lucy and Tim's squad. Lucy and Tim were out of the car using the doors as shields. Their squad's front windshield had a bullet hole and a spider web crack. One of the lights on the roof also was shattered.
"LAPD!"Tim shouted gun aimed.
The biker revved the engine and took his foot off the ground. Jackson took aim as the biker headed toward the squad at ramming speed.
Lucy heard Tim curse as the biker accelerated. In the next few minutes gun fired, glass broke and tires squealed. The biker had just started to jump the bike onto the hood of the squad when he was shot. The bike and rider toppled to the right. The bike hit the wall of the alley sparing the rider.
"You two okay?"West asked as he stood next to the injured biker gun drawn.
"Yeah, thanks."Lucy replied as she reached Jackson.
"Ambulance is on the way."Tim stated as he walked to them.
"From the list of charges San Diego had on him he's not going to see a motorcycle for a long time."Lucy commented
"Way he was driving streets are safer already."Tim added.
Tim heard the ambulance pull to a stop at the front of the alley. He checked the biker for injuries so he could give an accurate report to the medics. The only gunshot wound was to the back right shoulder. Which could have only come from West.
"What've we got?"A young Hispanic male paramedic asked as he reached them.
"Gunshot wound to the back; right shoulder."Tim reported. "He was trying to jump over our squad when shot."
"Genius he's not."The paramedic commented with a shake of his head.
"Understatement."Tim muttered as he stood. "West, talk to you a minute?"
Lucy looked worriedly between West and Tim.
"It's alright, boot. "Tim assured Lucy. "Start cataloging the damage to our shop for the report."
"On it."Lucy responded with a last worried glance before walking to the damaged squad.
Tim motioned the other rookie towards the end of the alley. Then turned and walked away from the paramedics.
Jackson was as wary as Lucy as he followed Bradford out of the alley. They stopped by the rear of Jackson's squad. They both stood in silence for several moments before Tim extended his right hand.
"If you hadn't taken him out when you did things could've been a lot worse."Tim commented as the two shook hands. "Thanks."
"We were nearby."Jackson replied as he broke the handshake. "Glad I could help."
Tim nodded and headed back into the alley. Jackson watched him go for a moment. The coldness between them had thawed a bit today. Jackson knew it wasn't completely gone; but today had gone a long way to repairing the damage. Smiling Jackson went in search of his T.O.
