Four days later.
''Yo Pierce, you heard of the singer Santana?''
Brittany pulls her eyes away from the computer as she hears one of the soldiers come in and turns her chair around looking up at him knowing no one aside from her boss knows who she is dating. ''Yea I did Evans, why?''
''She released a new song, you heard it yet?'' Sam Evans asks, Brittany shakes her head frowning in confusion and raises an eyebrow.
''Not yet, what is it called?''
''Red, White and Blue.'' Evans tells her, he sits down next to her and pulls out his phone. ''She sings about us or well our job, wait I will show you.''
Brittany swallows thickly not knowing what to expect as Sam scrolls through his phone and looks down at her hands as soft instrumentals fill the office she is sitting in.
Baby
Tomorrow I'ma hafta fight
Leaving at first light
And all I can think of is you
She sucks in her lips as she hears her girlfriends voice full of emotions filter through his phone speaker and closes her eyes remembering her saying almost the same thing days before.
Baby
I can hear you tryin not to cry
I'm afraid and I ain't gonna lie
I gotta do what I've been trained to do
She pulls out her phone the second she hears Mercedes sing in the background and opens her girlfriends contact, she types out a message ignoring the burning in the back of her eyes and bites her lip trying to cover up the sniffle.
I fight for what's right
And I fight for what is true
Mostly I'm fighting to get back to you
We don't see black
We don't see white
We just see what we hafta do
All we see is red, white, and blue
Fighting for our red, white, and blue
To my love: I love you and Bell's so, so much. Just heard your song it's beautiful, I know things are not always easy with me leaving often but even if there are a thousand miles between us you and Bell's are in my mind and heart 24/7. I can't wait to spend our summer vacation in Paris with the both of you, things will change love we just need to have a little patience it won't always be like this. I love you Santana.
She looks up at Sam as soon as the music stops and bites her lip. ''Damn nice song.''
''She is damn hot too, Mercedes the woman who sings with her is hot too.'' Sam sighs dreamily, Brittany sucks in her lips trying not to show any reaction and hums.
''Yeah they are.'' She tells him offhandedly as she turns back to the computer, she looks at the screen frowning as she sees a glitch in one of the camera's she needs to observe and raises an eyebrow. ''Hey you saw that?'' She asks.
''No what?'' Sam asks confused putting his phone away, Brittany taps the screen pointing at the camera that is glitching and frowns as the screen wavers again.
''That!''
''Yeah now I saw it too, where is that?'' Sam asks confused focusing on the screen, Brittany tries to zoom out sighing inwardly in relief as she succeeds and her eyes widen.
''The parking garage downstairs!'' Sam's eyes widen quickly straightening up as she jumps up and reaches for his gun.
''What is the plan Sergeant?''
Brittany grabs her work phone dialing the first number she saved and grabs her gun, she puts the phone to her ear mentioning for Sam to follow her and snaps her fingers calling the attention of four other soldiers talking in the hallway.
''Parking lot downstairs.'' She tells her boss over the phone as Sam silently tells the other soldiers what is going on.
''Check but stay alert.'' Her boss replies on the phone. ''We are on our way.''
''On it.'' She tells him ending the call, she holds up two fingers pointing to the door in the back telling two soldiers to secure the parking lot from the other side and leans against the wall beside the entrance with Sam beside her.
''Position.'' She asks through the ear piece she wears.
She leans to the side looking into the parking lot and scans the room. ''Ready.'' She hears croaking through it not even a minute later. ''Wait for command.'' She replies back.
''Us military, show yourself!'' Brittany calls out looking around the room, she rolls her eyes as she receives no movement and glances at the soldiers behind her turning back as they nod their heads. ''Go.'' She tells the two others on the other side through her ear piece.
She slowly walks in after signing Sam to follow her and holds two fingers up telling the two soldiers joining them to scan the left side of the parking lot, she mentions Sam to follow her scanning the left side as the other two walk in through the other door and peaks into and under the cars parked.
''Sergeant, found something.'' She hears croaking through her ear piece.
''Where?'' She commands.
''Silver car, opening trunk to check.'' She hears a rookie tell her, her eyes widen turning to look at the soldier in question and shakes her head tapping her earpiece as she sees him on the other side of the parking lot.
''Don't open the car!'' She yells ignoring her voice echoing through the parking lot, she takes off in a sprint towards them as he moves to open the trunk and curses. ''Private, don…''
She gasps as she suddenly flies back with force an ear deafening explosion following soon after and grunts loudly as she collides with an SUV parked 16 feet behind her, she rolls under the SUV as pieces of metal fly through the air biting through the pain as a piece hits her already bruised back before she can cover herself and taps her ear piece. ''Evans, Cole, Peters, Wright!'' She yells praying to god she will receive an answer.
She drops her head gulping as she hears a groan coming through and turns her head trying to look through the smoke filling the room quickly. ''State your position!'' She commands.
''Flew through the exit.'' Sam grunts out through the earpiece. ''What the hell was that?''
''That private was a god damn bomb.'' Brittany grunts out blinking away the blurriness, she crawls out from underneath the car knowing the other cars parked will blow up as the fire spreads and looks around covering her mouth coughing as smoke immediately engulfs her. ''Wright, Cole, Peters state your position!'' She orders once again through her ear piece.
''Behind you Sergeant.'' She hears Peters weak voice through it, she turns on her heels keeping her mouth covered and blinks searching the room.
''Evans, are you injured?'' She asks through the ear piece as she sees Peters laying under a big piece of metal.
''Can't move my legs serge.'' Evans replies groaning in pain, Brittany curses softly sprinting over to Peters biting through the pain in her back and grabs the piece of metal hissing as it immediately burns into her hand.
She let's it go coughing as smoke enters her lungs once again and drops on her knees, she pats Peters cheek as she sees her eyes closed and coughs. ''Stay with me private.'' She tells her.
''Pierce state your position!'' She coughs hearing her commanders voice through the earpiece and taps it.
''Parking lot, bomb detonated sir.'' She scans the room coughing again and closes her eyes as her world starts spinning. ''Need medics ASAP sir, need three soldiers up here Peters is wedged under a big piece of hot metal.'' She calls through once again.
''Serge, go not safe.'' Peters grunts out coughing looking up at her sergeant, Brittany shakes her head trying to shove the piece of metal away once again and groans as pain shoots through her back.
''Won't leave you behind private.'' She tells her coughing, she taps the ear piece once again and coughs. ''Sir, need help ASAP Evans position near the north exit injured, no response from Wright or Cole!''
''Found Wright outside, diseased.'' She hears her commanders voice tell her, she drops her head cursing loudly and hits the ground.
''Fuck!'' She yells, she taps the earpiece again and coughs. ''Wright opened the trunk of a silver SUV, probably the trapped car.'' She tells him covering her mouth as she coughs roughly knowing she can't stay in the room any longer.
''Get out of there Pierce, we are inside.'' She hears her commander command, She shakes her head coughing and groans blinking away the haziness.
''Won't leave Peters behind.'' She tells him as flashlights light up the lot. ''Over here.'' She yells coughing as she sees them scan the room, she turns back to Peters slapping her cheeks again as she sees her eyes closed and coughs. ''Stay with me private.'' She tells her again.
She jumps as she feels a hand on her shoulder and pulls her gun quickly turning around, Commander Smith raises his hands and lowers his flashlight. ''Easy sergeant.''
''Sorry.'' Brittany coughs lowering her gun, Commander Smith shakes his head leaning down as three other soldiers start helping Peters and helps her up handing her an oxygen mask.
''Are you injured?'' He asks in a command, Brittany covers her mouth with the mask coughing as soon as she stands and closes her eyes breathing deeply.
''Crashed into an SUV after I tried running to stop Wright.'' She tells him swaying on her feet, she blinks turning to him as her ears start ringing and frowns as she sees his lips moving but not hearing anything. ''Repeat please.'' She requests.
''Pierce?'' Commander Smith asks as he sees the far away look in her eyes through the smoke, he snaps his fingers in front of her face the second she asks him to repeat himself and frowns. ''Where are your injuries sergeant?'' He asks again.
His eyes widen as he sees her body give out and quickly grabs her around the waist, he hoists her up tapping his ear piece and grunts as he feels wetness cover her back. ''Medics meet at entrance ASAP!'' He orders walking out of the room with her. ''Fucking hell Pierce.'' He grunts out walking down the stairs carrying her knowing the wetness means nothing good.
Two hours later with Santana.
Santana jumps as her phone buzzes during a lecture and pulls it out of her pocket, she jumps up as she sees that Brittany's boss is calling and sprints out of the room ignoring her professor yelling at her. ''Lopez.'' She mutters answering the call as soon as she closed the door.
''Miss Lopez?''
''What happened?'' She asks dread filling her body as soon as she hears the concern in his voice.
''Sergeant Pierce got injured and is currently being treated at the Whole Health Hospital.''
Santana drops against the wall gasping softly and gulps away her tears. ''How bad is it?'' She asks.
''Can't really tell you exactly how bad miss Lopez she was brought in unconscious, any chance that you can come here? There is a jet waiting for you at LAX.''
''Yes of course, I will go to the airport.''
''That is alright.'' She hears the commander tell her.
''Can I bring our daughter?''
''I would advice you against it for now Miss Lopez, but if you have to, bring in her sister and others too so they can look after your daughter.''
''I will, we will be at the airport as soon as possible.'' Santana tells him, she pushes back her tears as she hears him tell her once again that the jet will wait and ends the call after thanking him.
She walks back into the room walking to her professor and bites back a sob. ''Professor King?'' She asks.
''Is my class so boring that you need to run out miss Lopez?'' Professor King asks turning to look at her, Santana shakes her head and sniffles.
''My girlfriend got injured during duty, can I be excused?''
Professor King immediately nods her head and sighs. ''I am so sorry for assuming miss Lopez, of course you can.'' She tells her knowing her girlfriend works for the army, Santana thanks her softly jogging to her table and grabs her bag.
She sprints out of the room after gathering her stuff and runs down the hallway to the class their friends are all in knowing they share it, she knocks on the door walking in as she hears their professor telling her to enter and looks around the room her eyes immediately locking on Emily's cool blue orbs.
She smiles sadly as she immediately gasps loudly and nods her head, she watches her friends jump up and quickly crosses the room telling the professor what is going on. After he excused them for the lesson she walks out of the room shouldering her bag and falls into Quinn's arms the second Jake closes the door.
''How bad?'' Emily asks sniffling.
''He couldn't tell but it looks like she was near something that exploded.'' Santana forces out through a sniffle, Jake catches the three girls as he sees their legs buckle and gulps tears filling his eyes.
''I will call Puck and tell him to meet us at the airport with Bella, we will go there straight away.'' He tells them, he pulls back as they nod their heads and takes their bags from them. ''Come on let's hail a cab.''
Santana sniffles grabbing Emily's hand in a tight hold as Jake leads them through the building towards the exit and plays with the bracelet Brittany gave her three years ago the day she asked her to be her girlfriend. ''Please be alright, mi amor.''