Krazy Days

Had this idea forever, but could find nowhere to fit it in to anything and it won't go away! It's also a little early Halloween one maybe, it's a bit creepy lol.

Leap of faith.

Kate led cautiously, he rifle held against her shoulder. The mist was obscuring the view in front.

"This place is creepy" she heard Danny whisper from behind her.

Trees swayed above, casting dark and eerie shadows around them.

The old house loomed to the left. Out of the corner of her eye, Kate could see the flashlights of her colleagues sweeping each floor.

Shouts of 'Clear' echoed through the night.

The path was uneven, and progress was slow. The four of them took no chances, checking behind every tree and bush for their suspect. Kate was point, creeping forward into the unknown, Danny was right behind her, she could see his flashlight sweeping left of them. Mac was sweeping right, close in on Danny's right shoulder. Flack was at the rear, sweeping behind them to make sure they weren't surprised from behind.

"He's not in the house" they heard Jo say through the two way radio "All clear"

"Basement?" Danny asked hopefully.

"Clear" Jo shattered that hope.

"Check the front gardens" Mac ordered quietly.

"Hawkes and Lindsay are on it" Jo replied.

They stopped as the trees thinned, it provided less cover for a suspect, but less cover for them too. Mist hovered in the clearing before them, moonlight bouncing off the white swirls, making momentary figures that dissipated just as quickly.

"Is that a river?" Flack whispered.

They all strained to hear water over the wind, rain started to fall, heavy and persistent.

"Do we really need to catch this guy now?" Danny said with a small laugh "I mean what's wrong with waiting until daylight?"

"You scared Danno?" Flack teased.

"A little uncomfortable" Danny whispered back "It's kinda cold"

Flack snorted with ill disguised laughter.

"Knock it off" Mac ordered.

Mac took place next to Kate and they moved forward as a square, Danny and Flack checking behind, Mac and Kate in front. The clearing was small, but there was no way out except onto a jetty, high above the water.

"Unless he went in" Kate stared at the wild, dark water below her "He went on the jetty"

The end was obscured by the mist, that their lights were not powerful enough to penetrate.

"Oh wonderful" Danny complained.

They all looked across the water, more trees faced them, it appeared that this stately home boasted an island all of it's own, and that was where the suspect had likely fled to.

"Jo we need more men out here" Mac said.

"On our way" she replied.

"Is that the Hudson?" Danny asked.

"One of the tributaries" Mac replied "If he went in, we lost him"

"Mac!" Kate pointed her rifle flashlight at a scrap of cloth caught on the railing at the edge of the jetty.

"Red wool" Mac concluded "He was wearing a red wool coat"

"Why do I feel like I'm in an episode of the Adam's family?" Danny asked no one in particular.

"Actually" Kate replied "I'm thinkin' more Scooby Doo. You two can be Scooby and Shaggy"

Even Mac stifled a laugh.

"Who's that make you then?!" Flack asked.

"Daphne of course" she replied "The hot blonde"

"The blonde bimbo" Flack replied under his breath.

"I heard that" she retorted.

"You were supposed to" he answered.

"That makes Mac Fred" Danny observed "C'mon Scoob" he turned to Flack with a grin.

"The dog?!" Flack glared at him.

"Right come on" Mac said, authority in his voice "We got a suspect to find here"

"We're almost with you" Jo said over the radio.

"And here comes Velma" Danny quipped, Kate stifled a laugh and received a glare from Mac.

They inched onto the jetty, step by careful step, sweeping the way in front and the water beneath.

A figure appeared from the white before them, arms raised to the sky.

"NYPD!" four voices rang out.

"Stay there!"

"Keep your hands where I can see them!"

"Armed police don't move!"

"Get on your knees!"

"I pray to my Master alone" came the reply.

"Oh good" Flack sighed "Another wacko"

"Walk towards us!" Mac commanded "Slowly!"

"I am done with this world!" the figure shouted "I will be rewarded!"

And he fell backwards, a deliberate act. All four froze for a spilt second, the look on his face as he fell was one of peace, of finality.

Then they rushed forward, Kate and Flack holding their weapons, Mac and Danny holstering theirs. Suddenly there was a small explosion, it reminded Flack of the firecrackers he'd played with as a child. It was followed by more, louder, approaching. He turned, the jetty was disintegrating, small sparks issued every half second or so, travelling from the sides to the centre, creating explosions where they met. The planks of wood sparked, jumped and then fell the 10 feet or so into the water.

"Run!" he shouted, pushing at Mac in front of him. They ran, seemingly in slow motion, the jetty and explosions haunting their heels.

"Oh my God!" Jo gasped as she saw what was happening "The jetty's rigged! They're going in!"

Reaching the end of the jetty there was no where left to go, split second decisions were made. The choice between being blown into the water or jumping.

Kate faltered, only for a second, but long enough for Mac to slam into her, casting them both into the air. He caught hold of her as they fell, struggling to keep his grasp as the water closed around them, she was pulled from him.

Kate was dully aware of two more splashes, muffled by the depth she and Mac had sunk to. It was dark and she couldn't work out which way was up. She swirled with the current, feeling silt and mud under her fingers. Suddenly her brain snapped back to life and she turned, kicking the opposite way of the mud. Her head broke the surface and her instincts gasped a lungful of air in. Automatically she started to tread water, looking about her. Her voice joined the ones from the bank above her.

"Don?!" she yelled "Mac?!" she frantically turned "Danny?!"

She heard frantic splashing, and followed the noise.

"Over there!" she heard Jo yell "Keep a light on Kate!"

She saw Don and Mac, illuminated from the bank, struggling with someone, trying to drag them to the bank. Her heart leapt as she struggled to swim with her kevlar, to help them.

"Danny!" she said desperately.

"I'm OK" she heard the voice a few feet to her side.

She frowned, looking back as Don and Mac reached the bank, hoisting a limp figure up to the waiting hands of ESU.

She swam as fast as her heavily waterlogged uniform and body armour would let her, seeing Flack and Mac rest against the river bank, heaving for breath, exhausted. Danny swam with her, they struggled against the current but made it to the bank.

"You got him?" Danny panted, incredulous.

Mac merely nodded, starting to shiver.

"Come on" Jo ordered from above them, sliding the rope back over the bank "There's a whole host of big strong guys up here to pull you out!"

Kate was too tired, she removed her vest with stiff and unyielding fingers, pushing Danny towards the rope.

"In – a – minute" she puffed.

Flack moved towards her, supporting her as best he could "You - OK?" he asked.

She nodded as Danny went over the edge and the rope was thrown back down. All three were now shivering violently.

"Mac" Flack said "Go"

Mac looked sceptical for a second, interrupted by a shout from above.

"Could we all stop being so macho?!" Jo said "And someone come out of the water?!"

Mac nodded to Don and grabbed the rope, hauling himself up and hanging on as the men at the top heaved him along the muddy bank side and to safety.

Kate leaned into the bank, shivering uncontrollably until the rope landed between them. She didn't need to be told she was going next, and she wasn't about to argue.

Kate felt strong hands grab her under the arm pits and unceremoniously drag her away from the edge, she coughed, struggling to sit up.

It seemed to take forever but he was suddenly there, half climbing and half being dragged over the bank side. Relief went through her as he rolled onto his back, hand across his heaving chest.

"Leave him" Kate was snapped from her stare by Jo's cold voice, she followed her gaze, seeing it fall on the still figure in the red woollen coat "These guys are our priority. He made his choice"

Kate wondered at the uncharacteristic look of hatred that momentarily crossed Danville's face, before she lay back, flat.

"So" a voice from her left asked, turning she looked straight at Flack "You still up for that date tonight?" he asked through juddering teeth, sitting up as someone put a blanket around him.

"If it's warm" she replied, her teeth chattering almost louder than her voice "I am" she wrapped her own blanket tighter.

"I think the new Scooby Doo movie's showing" he laughed.

"Oh shut up Flack" she rolled her eyes.

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