Deception
J/S and B/OC- Sue gets a visit from a cousin she hasn't seen in years. Bobby takes a liking to her and her him. Unfortunately, they have to meet will in the midst of a very difficult case. Yet, they still press on; until Bobby and Sue find out that she hasn't revealed the entire truth to them. PG-17
Chapter Twenty-Five
It took most of her effort, but Danni was finally successful into talking Jack into letting her join their raid. Of course, it didn't take much. She knew where to find Jessup and she wouldn't reveal it until they agreed to take her along. D wasn't too keen on letter her go, though. But, because of lack of evidence, she would have to be released anyway. Yet, it didn't mean that she wasn't guilty for something.
"I wouldn't make this king of deal if I wasn't innocent," she told them, a fire burning in her eyes. She was willing to tell them everything she knew if it meant she could assist in the rescue. "Jessup is a conniving, insensitive simpleton! He set me up! He wanted me to take the fall for him. I can help you bring him down and I won't tell you where to find him, unless you agree to let me go along." For once, it wasn't Bobby she had been arguing with. It was Jack to who she stared daggers at now.
He had been taken aback by her outburst, but he didn't know why. She had been yelling for how long about how she was innocent. The truth had to have been in her words, somewhere. He thought for a moment before a heavy sigh escaped his lips. "All right. But, at the first sign of trouble, I want you out of there. I'm not going to be responsible for you."
She gladly agreed.
Somehow, Sue had convinced Jack to have Bobby been Danni's escort for the ride to their destination, which the Aussie wasn't too happy about. She wanted the two of them to reconcile; there was no reason to keep fighting over something so trivial. Bobby was falling in love with Danni—it wasn't hard to see—and Sue didn't want what they had to be thrown out the window because of their jobs. Work would come and go, but a connection like theirs was rare.
When they arrived on sight, SOG was standing by for orders. No one was to enter until the FBI arrived. Though Bobby had doubted her epiphany, Danni was more than positive that Robert and Caitlyn were inside. Unfortunately, Jessup wouldn't stay to watch, she knew. He apparently had other plans in store and that's what he would be focusing on now.
The Stern residence resided in the suburbs of Maryland, not too far from DC. The house was big and if Danni was right about Jessup setting bomb charges, it would light up like a Christmas tree. But, Caitlyn was inside; she was sure of it.
Two teams would enter the house and Danni would be allowed to join one of them. She wasn't going to stand on the sidelines and watch her friends get killed. SOG would enter through the rear, while Jack and D led their team inside. Tara sat with Sue in the surveillance van and held each others' hands. This was a dangerous mission and many lives were at stake.
Clad in SWAT gear, they broke down the door with a battering-ram and scanned the area for any sign of Rojas' men or Jessup. Nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary, yet. "Clear," Bobby said as he found nothing in his line of vision.
"Clear," Jack stated. "Let's split up. The more ground we cover the better off we are."
They split into two groups of two and one of one. Bobby gave Danni a fleeting look before he left her side. She shouldn't have been allowed to join them, he thought. She was putting herself in so much danger by joining the team. But, there was no use arguing with her. She was very stubborn when it came to things she wanted.
Jack and D headed up the stairs to search the two floors above them. They learned from experience how many psychos usually would tie the children up in their bedrooms so they could be around their belongings before they were blown to pieces. Luckily, this wasn't one of those cases. Both floors were empty.
Bobby went does to the basement; it was another obvious location that victims would be tied up. But, all he saw when he went down there were the bomb charges; a lot of bomb charges. "Jack, we've got a situation. We've got enough charges down here to make it look like the Fourth of July." He paused as his eyes rested upon the timer that lay in the center of the room, atop a barrel most likely filled with a highly-flammable liquid. How they ever managed to get all of this into the neighborhood without anyone being suspicious was beyond him. This certainly should have drawn some attention to them. "And we only have two minutes to find them before they go off."
"Bobby, is there any way you can disarm them?" D asked.
Bobby only had to think for a second as he examined everything. "There's no way, mate. We have to find them, now."
"Then, I suggest you get to the living room… and hurry," Myles stated.
Jack, D, Bobby and SOG were all in the living room in a matter of seconds to see Stern and young Caitlyn tied up in the living room. The door had been locked and it looked like Myles had to break it down to get inside. He and Danni had managed to get only their gags off before the rest of the task force joined them.
Time was quickly ticking by as the victims were cut loose. Robert picked up his daughter and held her tightly to his chest to comfort her young tears. He'd never wanted her to be involved in any of this. He wanted her to always be protected. That was the reason why many people didn't know of her. She was his pride and joy and he wanted her to be safe.
The explosion shook the ground and lit up the night's sky. Passers-by were blinded by the light, as were Tara and Sue as their screens became devoid of any movement whatsoever. They never saw the agents exit the building. They only saw Stern and Caitlyn. Another explosion went off and all that was seen were a bunch of dark shadows flying through the air.
Sue and Tara scrambled out of the van to watch as Jack, D, and Myles got to their feet with very little effort. They would be sore tomorrow, that was for sure. Their injuries would not be to a grave extent. They got out well before the first explosion went off. Danni might not have been so lucky, though.
"Danni?" Sue asked as she saw her cousin's motionless body lying in the grass. She watched as someone knelt above her and checked to see if she was still alive.