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Adam groaned as every cell in his body seemed to burn. He could smell the acrid air and fought the nausea that was beginning to build in his gut. He knew a bomb had gone off, he knew there was a high chance his friends were either injured or dead, that there was no way of getting out. He closed his eyes, trying not to think of his wife and children back home. Wes and Carrie had already been through so much and Isabella would never even remember him if he died where he was. A soft moan to his left caught his attention.
"Kyla?"
"Argh. yeah."
"You ok?"
"What do you think? Bloody Hell."
"Looks like a bomb went off."
"Well, the Earth moved for me."
Adam smirked. The younger woman reminded him of the women on the Grid. Perseptive, intelligent and as hard a shell as any of them. He gulped in a breath of stale air.
"Are you ok?"
"I'm alive. That'll do for now." She swore as she rolled onto her back. "You?"
"Always."
"Yeah." She blinked, "Because nothing says fine like a head wound and dislocated shoulder." She answered as she struggled to sit herself up. Adam gingerly touched his left shoulder. "I'm no doctor but I am pretty sure a shoulder shouldn't really look like that." She rubbed her eyes as she tried to focus. "Where's Rachel and Grace? Or should I say Ros and Ruth?"
"Excuse me?"
"I'm not stupid. I know they, and you aren't exactly who you told us you were. No way you and Ros/Rachel or whatever you say she is are brother and sister." She smirked as he raised an eyebrow. "Police?"
"No." Adam grunted as he pulled his injured arm close to his body. "Security Service."
"Spooks. Bloody Hell."
"Yeah." Adam frowned, realising he had broken a few ribs in the process of being thrown around in the bomb blast. "We need to get out of here."
"Really? Because that had not occurred to me." They both turned to see Ros trying to wake what looked like a very dead woman in her arms. "And its Ros. She's Ruth." Ros nodded to the woman who lay as still as the grave.
"Is she breathing?" Kyla asked.
"Er". Adam scooted over to where Ruth lay. "Yes, just about. I can't carry her." Adam felt sick. He had seen people he cared about die in front of him - Fiona had died in his arms. He hated to think what would happen if Ruth didn't survive. The woman was the glue that held Section D, and Harry together. He paused, closing his eyes as Kyla yelled in Ruth's ear, hoping to wake her. Ros blinked back a tear as a soft voice caught Adam's attention.
"Yes, you are mad."
"Jo." He mumbled. Ros raised an eyebrow. "Something Jo said once. About. I dunno."
"Time." Jo's voice could be heard inside Adam's head. "You must get out of here. Its not your time. Or hers. Ros and Ruth must survive. You hear me? Adam. Get up and get out." He swallowed hard as Kyla looked at him. He knew Jo was dead - had died when he was in deep cover, he knew there was no way she could be berating him but she was and he was starting to think he had hit his head harder than he thought. He scrambled to his feet as Kyla did the same. She looked up at the damaged balcony above.
"We can't stay here."
"No shit Sherlock." Adam tried to hold Ruth in one arm but struggled. Ros caught her other side, taking the weight as best she could with her own injuries.
"What we waiting for? Christmas? Move." Ros snapped as they struggled along the balcony as shouts could be heard. Kyla yelled for help before promptly vomiting again and staggering after her new friends.
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"Beth?" Tariq tapped his ear piece as he watched the dots move on the electronic map in front of him. "You hearing me?"
"Comms are fine." Beth stated as she opened the car door just as Dimitri pulled the car to a stop. He jumped out the car, running towards the kiosk next to the London Eye, knowing they had to shut the attraction down and get as many people away from there as possible. Erin began evacuating the place as Will helped Beth search for the bomb.
"There's been an explosion at the prison."
"There'll be one here if we don't find this bomb." Beth snapped. "Oh! Oh, right."
"Beth?" Will jogged to her as she pointed at the mechanism she was concerned about.
"We need to get up there. Bomb Squad got any ladders?" Beth hoped Tariq and Malcolm were still listening to her as she realised the bomb was in the carriage at the top of the wheel.
"Oh." Malcolm's voice came through the comms. "Bomb Squad is on the way. Can you get any closer?"
"Do I look like Spiderman to you?" Beth huffed. "I'll try." She bit her lip wondering how she was going to get the carriage down safely. Malcolm spoke quietly but she could no longer focus on anything other than getting to the bomb.
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"Harry." Alec jogged towards his friend. "What the?"
Harry looked on the verge of a heart attack. Alec had never seen his friend so shaken. Harry paused, before turning to him. "Anything?" Sirens from ambulances and police drowned out the voices around them. Harry shook his head. The paramedics began tending to the injured as police and Bomb Squad officers ran around the destroyed prison. Zaf yelled as he pulled Lucas to his feet. Alec and Harry turned to see Lucas almost collapse again. Zaf smiled broadly as he supported his friend.
"Look." Zaf nodded towards where a young girl seemed to be falling out of the ruins with Adam close behind her. "They're alive." Zaf nodded as he realised Lucas had seen what he had. "Ros is alive. Get over to her." Lucas blinked back tears as he forgot his painful back and practically ran towards his wife and friends. Harry remained rooted to the spot, unable to move. He heard Alec call his name as he and a police officer ran to help. Adam almost collapsed as Alec took Ruth out of his arms.
"HARRY! GET OVER HERE!" Alec yelled as Ruth groaned. Ros let herself fall into Lucas' arms as Adam was quickly put on a stretcher against his will and an oxygen mask put over his face. Ruth opened her eyes as Alec shook her. Harry finally moved, taking his place next to Ruth as she took a deep breath.
"I." She closed her eyes as he held her, wishing the paramedics would work a miracle he didn't think he deserved.
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