FallenStar08's note-Hi everyone! I'm so sorry it took me so long to update! A lot of things happened. School starting, my pet rabbit dying, a bad case of writer's block..... I'm really sorry it took me so long! Btw, this will be my last chapter. Shasha will be taking over once again for the next little bit, but don't worry! I'll be making some more appearances!:) Well, anyway, I hope you all enjoy this chapter! It took me a long time and a ton of effort to write!
Jules felt the cold metal blade enter smoothly into her stomach. She looked up to Tobias, her eyes showing the pain and fear she was so desperately trying to conceal. Her breath came in jagged intervals, and she was sure the knife had pierced one of her lungs. Her eyes connected with Tobias's, pleading for mercy. "Sorry sweetheart." he said, showing no emotion. With that, he withdrew the blade from Jules's stomach, and she gasped in pain. She put pressure where Tobias had stabbed her, and blood seeped through her fingers. Tobias then suddenly threw her down onto the floor. Jules cried out in pain, from both the impact and her wound. She tried crawling across the floor, but she was too weak. She left a trail of blood behind her. Her greatest fear was that she would bleed out before help arrived, and one of her friends would find her lifeless body.
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"Sarah, Sam and Ed-you guys are on entry. Ed, you take the back, Sarah and Sam, you'll take the front. Lou and Wordy will be less lethal, and Spike and I will be in the communications centre. Everyone copy that?" Greg announced. "Copy!" everyone said in unison. "We have Team 3 standing by. "Greg reminded them. The team nodded, but Greg could see how they were all really feeling. Nervous, angry, sad....and they were all trying to hold it back. In the back of their minds, they were all wondering if they were going to find Jules or her dead body. Leaning in close to them, Greg said in a hushed voice, "Don't worry, we'll find her guys. Be strong for her." Everyone nodded. "Let's keep the peace!" Greg said, and everyone got into their positions. Everyone nodded and got into their positions. Sarah nervously gripped her gun, wrapping her fingers around it. If Jules was here, no one knew the chance of her being alive or not. Sam got the go-ahead, and he kicked down the door. "Police! Police!" Sarah, Sam and Ed all yelled, waiting for a response. When they got none, they decided to split up and search the house. "Sarah-you take the basement. I'll take upstairs, and Sam, you take the main floor." Ed said, his voice tense. With that, they were off.
--In The Basement--
Jules struggled to breath, every breath she took was a huge effort for her, and it hurt her. "Please-Sarah, Sam, Wordy -someone, help!" she thought weakly. Then, she heard the door being kicked in, and Sarah, Ed and Sam's voices filling the air. "Please-find me...." she thought, and prayed they would find her in time. Then she became acutely aware that Tobias was still standing behind her, holding the knife.
--The Main Floor--
Sarah cautiously opened the door to the basement, and began to descend down the stairs. The basement was big, and she wondered how she could search it in time. Then, behind a closed door, she heard a noise. Cautiously, she kicked down the door. The room was pitch black, except for a tiny window. Sarah turned on her flashlight and looked around. "Oh God, no...." she said to herself. There was a trail of blood. She followed it with her flashlight, and came upon a tiny figure sprawled on the floor, their back to Sarah, a pool of blood forming around them. Instantly she knew it was Jules. "Oh please God, no!" she whispered to herself. She ran over to Jules. Her face was bruised and her breathing was laboured, coming in short and painful sounding breaths. She was holding her stomach, blood seeping through her fingers. Sarah put her hands over top of Jules's, applying pressure to her stab wound. "It's okay Jules, we're going to get you out. You'll be alright. Just stick with me, girl." Sarah whispered to her. Jules's eyes connected with Sarah's. She let out a weak and pitiful sounding gasp, obviously in pain. Her eyes kept looking over Sarah's shoulder. "Shush Jules, just relax." Sarah said soothingly, completely oblivious to the danger behind her. "Officer down! I repeat, officer down! We're in the-" Sarah was saying into her radio, when a blow to the back of her head sent her sprawling, and foot crushed her radio. Then, someone grabbed her by her ponytail and dragged her to her feet. A chill went down Sarah's spine when she felt the cold metal blade of a knife press against her throat. There was someone else's blood on it. Jules's. "Hello Sarah. We meet again." Tobias whispered in her ear, and Sarah had never felt so helpless.
---------------The Main Floor-------------------
Sam and Ed both heard the Sarah's voice on their radios, then hers being cut off. Instantly Ed ran to the stairs and looked at Sam. "What the hell was that?" Ed asked. Sam shrugged. "I don't know! It sounded like Sarah." Ed nodded, worried. They hadn't been able to find Tobias. It was possible he was still in the house. "She took the basement. But she said there was an officer down. You think she found Jules and then Tobias found her?." Ed asked, feeling more and more nervous. Sam felt his heart stop for a second. It had sounded like Sarah had found Jules. But was Jules still alive? He couldn't answer that. Ed started down the stairs, his gun close to him. "Let's go!" he barked at Sam. Sam nodded, and the two started running towards the basement door, knowing that two lives possibly hung in the balance. "Boss, you hearing all of this?" he asked Greg through his microphone. "Copy, Eddie. Get her back. There's back up on the way." he replied, glancing at Spike, Wordy and Lou, their nervous expressions clear on their faces. "We'll get here back Spike. Don't worry." he spoke calmly to Spike, who was pacing around nervously.
"Wordy, go help Sam and Ed. Bring the girls back." he said to Wordy, who immediately ran out to go help. Greg had never felt so helpless. Were they too late?
-------------------The Basement----------------
Sarah felt the cold metal blade press against her neck. "What do you want?" she asked Tobias, breathless. Tobias pressed the knife harder against her neck, and Sarah flinched. "Don't try to negotiate with me. You know exactly what I want." he laughed, and Sarah felt a tear slide down her cheek. She silently prayed that either Sam or Ed or someone, anyone had heard her on her radio. "I managed to get your little friend down there," Tobias whispered in Sarah's ear, motioning at Jules, who stared up at Tobias, her eyes full of pain and fear. "Your friends will be too late, and both you and officer Callaghan will die today." he said, laughing quietly. Sarah knew there was no escape. Then, suddenly, the basement door flew open, and Sam, Ed and Wordy were there, guns drawn. "Tobias Silverman, drop the weapon, hands in the air!" Ed shouted, as Wordy and Sam slowly moved out from behind him. Tobias laughed, a chilling laugh that sent chills down Sam's spine. "You really think you're going to be able to talk me out of this?" he asked them, laughing quietly. Sam took a deep breath, surveying the scene in front of him. Jules was lying on the ground in a pool of her own blood, struggling to breath. Then Sarah had a knife pressed to her throat by crazy Tobias. Ed and Wordy didn't have a clear shot because of Sarah, but Sam had a clear shot, and was ready to take it. He glanced over at Ed for a silent confirmation. Ed nodded ever so slightly. Sam turned back to Tobias, ready to fire if needed. Suddenly, without warning, Tobias pressed the knife harder against Sarah's throat, and blood began to drip from her throat. Sarah let out a strangled gasp of pain and shock. Suddenly, there was a big crack, and Tobias Silverman fell down, dead from a gunshot to the head. Sam just stood there for one second, still staring down the barrel of his smoking gun. Ed and Wordy were also momentarily stunned. Then Sam jolted back into action. "We need medics, NOW!" he shouted into his radio. He ran over to Jules, and gently picked her up. "It's going to be okay Jules, I gotcha." he said. Jules let out a pain filled groan. Sarah's throat was bleeding badly, and Wordy and Ed helped her. Together, the three men brought the two women out of the basement. They ran out front where the ambulance, and watched as they put their two friends on stretchers and rushed them away. Greg, Spike and Lou came out. Greg put his hand on Sam's shoulder. "Good job team." he said in a quiet voice, mixed with shock and emotion. Everyone nodded, still in shock. "I'm going to the hospital. Paperwork can wait-can't it boss?" Sam asked, his eyes pleading. Greg nodded. "Let's go." and they all walked over to their cars, all of them praying that Sarah and Jules would make it.
FallenStar08-Did you guys like it? Thanks again for reading, and PLEASE DON'T forget to review! Thanks!
