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History Repeating Itself?
Adam drove through the busy London streets like a man possessed. Zaf sat next to him, aware that Ros and Lucas were also on route to the flat. He also knew better than to tell Adam to take care. Wes got the kids out, Ruth is sending a car for them. Emma must have been terrified, oh shit Fiona was shot dead and she was held hostage when Danny died. This can't be happening again. Shit Shit shit! Zaf braved a glance towards his friend as he thought about it. He kept his thoughts to himself as he saw Adam was just about keeping it together.
"Adam"
"I'm fine" Adam barked.
"Good to know" Zaf sent up a silent prayer that Carrie was ok. He had no idea what would happen to his friend if history really did repeat itself. He also had no idea what effect it would have on Emma, the little girl loved Carrie and had already seen so much violence in her five years on the planet. The affect seeing even more could have was unthinkable.
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Ruth closed her eyes as Dimitri and Harry returned to the Grid. She had seen Harry angry before, she had seen the worst and best of his temper but this was knew. He looked like he had seen a ghost. Dimitri just walked silently past her desk to is own and opened the desk drawer. Harry walked straight into his office and picked up the phone. He hadn't even looked at Ruth. She knew that meant he was about to do something neither of them had thought he was capable of. She felt the familiar pang of dread in her guts as Dimitri turned to her.
"Where's Tariq?"
"With Lucas and Ros. They may need a techi there."
"Surprised you didn't offer" He smiled slightly. Everyone knew Ruth and field work didn't always mix well together, Dimitri remembered finding her in the flat bloodied and shaking after the french assassin that had tried to kill her had almsot done his job. He had also never expected the quiet Intel Analyst could fight like she had. Ruth shrugged her shoulders.
"Zoe is meeting the children down stairs and well, someone had to keep an eye on him" She nodded to the office as Dimitri smiled.
"Any news on Beth and her asset?" Dimitri asked. Ruth smiled slightly, it was clear that the two newest recruits to Secion D were crazy about each other.
"Yes, she called in. He didn't turn up so she is headed over to Adam's place now" Dimitri nodded as he walked towards the Pods "Dimitri"
"Tell him that's where I am off to" He was out the Pods before Ruth could argue. She shook her head as she walked through the deserted Grid to Harry's office. He didn't look up when she let herself in and sat in the chair opposite him.
"Harry"
"Any news?"
"Beth and Dimitri are headed over there. Ian has the children, all of them are fine. They're taking Wes' friend Molly to the police station where her mum works before heading here" She watched as Harry sighed in relief. "What's going on Harry?"
"You know what is going on" Harry snapped as Ruth raised an eyebrow. She wasn't going to let him take his temper out on her. She waited as he rested his face in his hands.
"I'm sorry Ruth" He seemed utterley defeated. Ruth frowned slightly as Harry debated what he could and should tell her. It was only when she got up, closed the blinds to the office and walked round his side of the desk, prying his hand from his face that he looked at her.
"Harry what happened with Hugo?"
"You ever think that in all the years of doing this job we've seen everything? All the evil there is to see, we've faced it at one time or another? Yalta, Nightingale, New Earth? All the twisted things people are willing to do for an ideology that we'll never understand?" He looked up at her as she held his hand.
"I hope we have, but the human race is nothing if not inventive" Ruth smiled softly.
"Hugo James has no intention of killing Ros or Lucas, or even me"
"That's good isn't it?" Ruth wasn't sure where he was going with this but the haunted look in his eye suggested there was more going on.
"I'd rather he was after me or even the remaining Sugarhorse assets than what he just told me and Dimitri" Ruth was beginning to get really worried.
"He wouldn't. He can't he's in custody" Ruth bit her lip as she realised "Amy and James? They are babies!"
"James is the same age he was when given up for adoption" Harry felt sick "Not just them, Catherine, Graham and Charlie. I've already called Graham, he's picking Catherine and the baby up and going to our place"
"Oh my God" Ruth shook her head. She closed her eyes as she pictured little Charlie. Everyone knew he was the apple of Harry's eye but how Hugo and his friends had found out was anyone's guess. Harry stood and rested his hands on Ruth's waist.
"He said it was revenge. We took the mother he never knew so he'd take the children we'd never get chance to. It seems that Carrie has been caught in the cross fire" Harry watched as Ruth's eyes filled with horror.
"We never knew about him. Connie was a traitor"
"She was also very well connected, left little bits of information with people in very low places. That's how he found out about Sugarhorse" Harry watched as Ruth nodded.
"Gregor is dead, Hugo is going to prison as are the idiots he got to do his dirty work for him on New Years Eve. Why can't he just let it go?" Ruth was worried sick about her step children and the little ones on the way back to Thames House.
"He paid Darshan to do a job" Harry sighed as he felt Ruth rest her hands on his upper arms. "Apparently he knew we would catch him sooner or later. The Eros clue was intended to lead us to him."
"So that we would focus on that and the possible meaning of it rather than Darshan" She closed her eyes "Do you think he knew about Lucas' history with him?"
"No" Harry answered "No I think that was an unexpected bonus"
"Darshan will kill Carrie wont he? If he hasn't already" Ruth hated to voice the thought they had all been thinking "And that will kill Adam"
"That's what I'm afraid of Ruth. Now I know all the kids are ok, that's what I am afraid of"
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Ros jumped from the car and ran over to Adam as CO19 arrived, she immediately ran across to the commanding officer.
"You in charge here?" The man clad in black yelled.
"Yes"
"Ros Myers"
"Yes"
"Situation?"
"Psychopath with a gun with one of MI5' employees in there. Woman by the name of Caroline Paige. The gun man is believed to be Nikolai Darshan" Ros explained as she checked her own gun.
"You have a team here?"
"Yes, Lucas North, Adam Carter, Zafar Younis, Tariq Masood" Ros began as she looked up to see the others arrive "Dimitri Levandis and Elizabeth Bailey."
"Ok, well my boys have cordoned off the street. Other flats and immediate neighbours have been evacuated. I'll have my team ready when you need us Ma'am" He nodded to her.
"Don't call me Ma'am. Do I look like the bloody Queen?" Ros stalked back to Beth and the others.
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Adam glared at the flat windows. He knew Carrie was in there. He knew there was a good chance that she was dead. He could barely see or hear anything else. His brain seemed to have shut down.
"Adam" Ros walked towards him. She could see he was about to collapse with grief and couldn't risk him loosing the plot again, not after the way he was following Fiona's murder. He turned to look at her.
"CO19 need an accurate layout of your flat."
"Sure" He walked off, glad to be able to do something that could help. Lucas glanced at the retreating figure of the blonde. He had been talking to Dimitri and was almost murderous with anger.
"Beth, you and Dimitri stick together" Ros instructed as both junior officers nodded "Tariq, get in the car. I want you to be listening to as much as you can. Can you get a signal from the flat?" She stared at the baby of the team.
"Is the Pope Catholic?"
Ros smiled as he dug yet another gadget out of his jean pocket and walked over to her car. She shook her head, she really had no idea what half of the gadgets he had actually did but it was clear Malcolm was training his young sidekick well. Talking of sidekicks Ros thought as she turned to see Zaf and Lucas had disappeared towards the flat.
"Bloody marvelous" She shook her head as she followed them.
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Caroline Samantha Paige was not exactly the meek and mild childminder Darshan had been expecting. She glared at him from under her dark fringe until he was almost tempted to look away. He smiled, pleased that someone so small was brave enough to at least try to stand up to him.
"You know who I am?" Darshan asked as she narrowed her eyes.
"No, should I?"
"Your boyfriend does not talk to you about his work. This surprises me" The Russian laughed as he pointed a gun at her head.
"Funnily enough he and I have other things to talk about"
"I am sure you do" Darshan smirked as he looked her up and down. "You are younger than him I think. You are not the boys' mother. Not his birth mother"
Carrie narrowed her eyes. She knew Adam would be on his way but she knew the more the man in front of her could be kept talking the more time it bought her. She nodded.
"No I am not his mum" She smiled as she saw a picture of Wes and Adam on the table next to the phone "Doesn't mean I don't love him as if he was"
"You love the boy"
"Yes"
"Shame, that makes what I am having to do more difficult. You see I know what did befall the child's mother" Darshan stepped forward "When I say difficult, I mean for the boy and his father, not for me"
"You know what happened to Adam and Fiona?" Carrie shook her head "You seem to know alot about us. My name, my job the kids"
"I do my homework. For instance I know you prefer to be called Carrie rather than Caroline. I know that your greatgrandmother lives in France and served as part of the SOE in WW2. I do my research" He glared proudly "It seems such a shame you will die a mere nanny when she risked her life for her beliefs. As I do now" He raised his hand and clicked the safety off the gun.
"You have no idea what my grandmother did" Carrie thought of the elderly lady and the exploits she had told her about "You have no idea" Carrie remained immobile as he held the gun between her eyes. She knew if he fired the gun at that moment she was as good as dead. There was no way she could survive a shooting at such a close range. Her eyes widened as she saw the shadow of another man behind the gunman. She did her best to keep her eyes focused on Darshan.
"You kill that girl and your brains are on the wall three seconds later" Lucas pressed his own gun into Darshan's neck "Failing that the spinal cord is severed and you chock to death on your own blood. You know how that works, you did it to enough of my cell mates" Lucas deliberately kept his voice low. He deliberately tried to keep his arms steady as he shook slightly. The last time he had been in the room with this man he had been barely able to open his eyes.
"Lucas North, how are you?" Darshan smirked as Ros walked through the living room door, Zaf appeared from the kitchen.
"Zaf get Carrie out of here" Lucas spoke as Ros held his gaze. She ignored Darshan.
"I think I call the shots" Darshan tried to sound as if he was still in control. Carrie couldn't drag her eyes away from his. Zaf stepped forward.
"Carrie, come with me" He kept his voice low. "Come on" He touched her shoulder as Ros pointed her gun at Darshan's face.
"I wouldn't, if I were you" She narrowed her eyes. "Zaf, Carrie get out of here"
Zaf pushed Carrie away and bundled the young woman out of the door. It was only when she was through the door that she started shaking. Zaf smiled sympathetically as he wrapped one arm around her and ushered her towards the police tape. He knew she was looking for Adam.
"The kids?" She bit her lip as she looked at Zaf.
"Fine, all of them. Because of you. Trust me I just found out what he had planned for them. You saved their lives" Zaf smiled kindly "Thank you"
Carrie closed her eyes as she felt Zaf hug her. The rain seemed fitting considering how she felt. Beth was the first to see them as she looked up from the map the commander of CO19 had spread across the bonnet of a car. She nudged Dimitri who looked up and smiled.
"You sure she isn't a spook?" He muttered as Beth smiled.
"Adam?" Beth shouted as the blonde spook turned and followed her gaze.
"Caz" He muttered in disbelief before breaking out into a run as Zaf released Carrie. It was only when Zaf had ushered Carrie towards Adam and away from the police tape that Adam pulled her into a hug. Zaf smiled. For a moment it seemed like they had a happy ending. He looked across to Beth and Dimitri as he smiled. It was only when Tariq came running towards them from his listening station that he realised something was still very wrong. Adam was oblivious to it all as he buried his face in Carrie's dark hair. She visibly shook in his arms as gunshots could be heard from Adam's flat.
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Ros kept her gun trained on the Russian. She didn't trust him not to shoot either her or Lucas. She was vaguely aware of activity outside the flat but it didn't seem important. Tariq was talking in her earpiece but it was the look in Lucas' eye that worried her. She had never seen him utterly terrified before. After everything they had been through together this was new.
"Lucas I have him" She stated calmly "Put the gun down"
"You heard the lady Lucas" Darshan smirked.
"I'd shut up if I were you" Ros answered as she clicked the safety off. "I've been known to shoot the most unexpected people" Something in the back of Ros' mind reminded her of Jo. She knew unless either her or Lucas moved they could not shoot Darshan without risking shooting each other. She knew she could take the shot but she couldn't risk killing Lucas. It's my turn. Ros knew from the look in Lucas' eye that he hadn't even considered not shooting the man in front of him. She knew there was a fair chance he hadn't even realised the shot would kill her too.
"It's over Darshan" Ros listened as Lucas barked. "Put the gun down"
"I will never give up" Ros stepped forward, directly in to the line of sight of her husband. Lucas let off the safety catch.
"Dont do this Lucas, we have him. Gregor is dead and Hugo is in the cells. We have him" Ros glared at the Russian. "It is over"
The Russian nodded slowly as he pulled his gun away from Ros as she jumped forward. She was a fraction of a second too slow as the gun went off. She barely registered the arrival of Beth and Dimitri as she stepped over the dead body of Nikolai Darshan. Beth gasped as she walked into the room as Dimitri swore. Ros rested a hand on Lucas' arm.
"It's over, put the gun down" She pushed the arm holding the unused gun to the floor. Lucas finally met her gaze. "He killed himself"
"Ros" Lucas closed his eyes as Ros turned to the two junior officers.
"You two, I want a clean up team in here. Is Carrie ok? Good. Right, did Tariq get everything?" Ros watched as Beth nodded.
"Ros" Beth nodded towards Lucas who seemed to be almost catatonic. Ros looked at Lucas for a moment as Dimitri walked away to order a clean up team.
"I'll look after him, just get that sorted" She looked at the body of the man that had escaped justice even until the end. Beth ran a hand through her blonde hair as she followed Dimitri out of the flat. Ros returned her attention to Lucas, removed the gun from his hand and made it safe.
"Ros, I" He closed his eyes as she touched his face.
"It's over Lucas. The man killed himself. I am wearing a wire and a camera Tariq has it all on tape" She ushered him in to the kitchen as the clean up team arrived. He walked ahead of her and slumped in a chair at the kitchen table. Ros walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his shoulders as he clung to her. It was then she realised how much he was shaking.
"I could have killed you" He screwed his eyes shut as she kissed his hair.
"No" She held him tighter "No Lucas"
"Point blank range" He muttered
"No way Lucas, you could never hurt me. I know that and so do you" She kissed his hair again as he held her to him. "Let's go home"
A/N Only one or two more chapters to go. Please let me know what you think. Can the team survive? Can Ros and Lucas get through this and what will happen to Adam and Carrie? Reviews = lots of fluff next time.