Chapter 34

Ryan wasn't sure of her heard Bruno correctly but he certainly wasn't about to let this one slide. "I don't know if we can rust a guy who killed DEA agents just because they spread the word around about his boss." Caleb said looking at his friend and superior trying to figure out what he was thinking. "Your job is to protect me and my family. You wanna know how to do that, shut up and listen." Bruno said. Caleb got up and grabbed his throat, while Ryan had to pull him away and tell him to get his act together. "If he's right about the bomb threat we could all be in danger. All right Bruno, I need to know everything you know about this bomb threat." Ryan said trying to keep his voice down while Caleb told Simon to slow down the pace of his driving since they're still waiting to find out if all this is real. "I know that they know where I am. Otherwise, they wouldn't have called it in. Now I might be a monster, but I love my family, and I'd do anything to keep them save. So do me a favor. Change the route before it's too late and they catch up with us." Bruno said looking the two agents dead in the eyes. Ryan was just about to tell Simon they should make left turn at the four way crossing when a car hit the, from the side causing their van to overturn. The other two vans that transported the other agents stopped blocking the other exits and the rest of the road.

"Ryan, Caleb , Lazio do you read me? Is everyone okay?" Came Natalie's voice over the radio. "1013, officers down, we need backup immediately." Caleb responded. "Lazio are you and Simon okay?" Ryan asked looking through the glass towards the front. "I'm okay, but I think Lazio broke his neck." Simon said and all of them had to lay low as gun shots were being fired in their direction. Ryan cursed inwardly, he was hoping this would all go down without any fatalities.

Over at the head office, the GPS tacking system they had on the three FBI vehicles, disappeared which caused Liam and Maranda to start stressing. "Something's wrong. We've lost contact. Get the guys from South Harbor on the line and see what the can find out." Liam said to the guys controlling the surveillance and the tracker. "I need every available agent to gear up. We need to go get our people." Maranda answered as she headed for the door.

They've looked around trying to find someplace save where they can hide until their backup arrives. Across the street was an old Catholic school that has been abandoned for many years since the paint works started peeling and some graffiti were on the side of the walls. Alex got out of the car she was drviving and ran over to the van her husband and fellow agents were in to see if they're okay. But before she reached it Ryan got out nodding his head at her, letting her know he was okay. "Alex, Simon. I need you to lay down suppressive fire on my count and follow us to that building." Ryan ordered ad they both nodded their heads in agreement. Alex was still worried about her husband and the fact that there was a scratch on his face that was bleeding, and a deep cut on his forearm where blood was seeping through his shirt but that didn't bother him at the moment. "We gotta move. I need you to stay between us with Lindsay in the middle, okay? Stay low and don't stop running until we've reached the building. Alex and Simon started firing shots when the order was given, while the rest ran into the abandoned building.

Alex and Simon fired the shots when the demands was given while the rest ran into the abandoned building. They've searched the building upon entry to see if there were anyone else hiding in there but it turns out that they were the only intruders. "Get behind the table." Ryan told the family as he thought about what to do next s they can get out of there. "Alex and Simon how are you two doing?" Ryan asked through the radio waiting for the two of them to respond. "We're in, the others are guarding the entrances." Alex said when she heard another car pull up and shots were being fired in the general direction of the front entrances, Nimah and Natalie tried to shoot back at the masked men. "Pull back pull back they're coming in!" Nimah said as they all headed inside bending to dodge the flying bullets. "We're running out of ammunition, Ryan. We gotta get out of here or we're all gonna die." Alex said hating that she sounded so desperate to get away from here right now.

"Give me a weapon. You guys don't know what you're doing you're gonna get us killed!" Bruno said getting up from where he was hiding behind the table. "Shut your big mouth." Caleb said pointing his weapon at Bruno. "Easy." Ryan answered lowering Caleb's weapon away from Bruno Rodriguez's face. "Listen they want Rodriguez, not us. I say we give his ass up and make the world a better place." Caleb whispered to Ryan as they walked away to talk privately. "I agree with Caleb. This guy's a cop killer he doesn't need our help." Simon's voice came over the radio. "I'm the guy they want. You give me up that'll give you time to escape with my wife and kid." Bruno said as he walked over to Ryan and Caleb. "You heard the man, he aint worth dying for. I say we give his ass up and get the hell out of here." Caleb said heading towards the door. "I'll do whatever you want, just please keep my family save, okay?" Bruno said as he followed Caleb to the door.

"No. Look I know we all want this guy to suffer." Ryan said walking closer to the door so Jennifer and Lindsay doesn't have to hear what they're talking about. "Bur his testimony is going to help us take down the Burda's and think of all the agent's lives we'll save. We have a job to do partner and this means getting Bruno and his family safely out of here." Ryan concluded walking away further into the building. As they heard gun shots somewhere inside. They shot back into the direction they think it's coming from, and he's praying that Alex is okay wherever she is in the building right now. The cut in his arm beginning to sting.

Downstairs Alex and Simon heard men whispering it had been some of the guys who pulled up in the black van a few minutes ago. She was looking for Simon who was standing next to her but had somehow disappeared into the darkness and she was standing in the hallway alone. A flashlight shone in her face and she didn't think twice before she pulled the trigger hoping it wasn't Simon she shot. She walked along the hallway when someone pulled her into one of the rooms. "Let's go upstairs. It's clear down here." Simon said and she was relieved to hear his voice. "Where's the others?" She asked him as they headed up the stairs to the second floor. "They're somewhere here." He shot back not bothering to explain himself.

A window broke in the room where Ryan and Caleb were hiding with the Rodriguez family and teargas were thrown inside. "All down!" Caleb yelled as they all fell to the floor trying to cover their faces. Lindsay got up and ran out of the room not bothering to look back. "Lindsay no!" Ryan whispered as he got up eyes burning to go look for her. "Ryan where are you going?" Caleb asked concerned. "I'm going after her get Bruno and Jennifer out of here and meet me at the north side of the building." Ryan said as he ran down the hallway. Two guys were approaching the hallway from the opposite side where Caleb were standing and pointed their weapons at him He was about to shoot when Alex and Simon came up and shot them from behind. "Follow us, we're on our way out." Alex said to Bruno and his wife who were standing stagnant in the hallway not knowing which way to go. "Natalie and Nimah are at the north exit waiting." Simon told Caleb as they ran down the hallway.

Ryan found Lindsay in the corner under a chair crying with her face pressed into her bear and holding her hands over her ears. He heard someone come down the hallway in their direction and pushed himself against the wall. If he fires his weapon now Lindsay might get up and disappear again and then he might not be so lucky to find her, so instead he looked for a pocket knife they keep in one of the compartments of their body vests. But he heard they guy scream once and the he was silent, Caleb beat him to it and nodded at him as he made his way out to wait for his partner at the north side of the building. Ryan went over and knelt down next to Lindsay. "Hey sweetie there you are. You had us all really worried." Ryan said to her. "I wanna go home." Lindsay said looking up at him with tears in her eyes. "I'm gonna get you there, okay." Ryan said. He took some spare AK 47 bullets out of his vest and laid them on the ground, the sight of it making Lindsay cry a little more. "Here's what we're gonna do Lindsay, me and you we're gonna play a little game first, okay?" Ryan said looking for some tape in his vest. "I don't wanna play a game." Lindsay whined she really just wanted to get home. "Okay, it's a fun game, and I mean if you don't think you can beat me." Ryan said taping the 5 bullets together in a circle. "I didn't say that." The little girl said looking up at him with competitive eyes. "I'm gonna need your shoelaces." Ryan said as she sat up so he can take out one of her shoe laces. "We're gonna see which one of us can be the quietest." Ryan said once her shoe lace were out of her shoe. "Okay, here we go. You think Lexi wants to help us get out of here?" Ryan asked her looking at her bear and she nodded her head up and down. "I do too." Ryan answered. "He's gonna be really helpful for us." he said as he cut open a piece of the bear and took her shoelace and fastening the bullets with it and the tape, whilst putting the bullets into the place in Lexi's front that he cut open.

"The last thing." he said as he pulled of his body vest. "I'm gonna put this on you okay. It's like a protective shield." He said as he pulled it over her head. "The only thing I need from you is that you hold onto me and keep your eyes closed the entire time okay. I want you to hold on to me so tight and don't let go for nothing." He said and Lindsay nodded in agreement. "All right, once I pick you up and we walk out of this room the game begins." Ryan said as he lifted her into his arms and walked out of the room and waited in the hallway. Three of the guys saw the bear on the chair and knew the girl was still there somewhere. Ryan peeked his head into the room and shot one of them while the other two ran in the opposite direction.

On the way out Jennifer heard the shots and remembered her daughter wasn't with her anymore. She ran in the direction they just came from but Alex stopped her. Since everyone was focused on Jennifer, Bruno saw the gap and headed out. "Let him run, he'll pull the shooters' attention away from us." Simon said. "Look, we've come this far I can't let him die without testifying." Caleb said and he ran after Bruno.

Ryan walked through the empty corridors hoping and praying that he'd find the two guys and make it out of here alive. Both of them came into sight and he managed to shoot them both. He breathed a sigh of relief. But he heard another one coming towards him. He hid in the doorway and lifted Natalie higher onto his arm which was throbbing with pain right now, but he had to ignore it. He checked his ammunition in his weapon. "Last bullet." He whispered to himself as he checked if the hallway was clear before moving towards the exit. He heard a noise from behind when someone came out of the room, he turned around swiftly and shot. Now he really needed to get out of here because if one more of these guys show up the two of them wouldn't make it out. He entered the last room before he'd reach the exit and saw two shadows approaching in the tinted glass door. The door opened and he turned his back towards the door trying to be a human shield between Lindsay and the shooters. "Booth." Caleb said as he and Bruno Rodriguez entered. Lindsay got off Ryan's arm and ran towards her father. They walked bended towards the exit and met up with Natalie and Nimah. Shelby was standing with Maranda trying to get her up to speed on what had happened. While the ambulance and forensics were also pulling up outside.

Alex had to resist the urge to not run into her husband's arms when she saw him coming outside with Caleb and Bruno. When Jennifer saw her daughter they both ran towards each other and Jennifer scooped Lindsay up into her arm holding her tightly. "You were brave." Ryan said once she turned to look at him. "I did well at the game, didn't I?" Lindsay asked him. "You won." Ryan said smiling. "Thank you, Jennifer said as they headed into one of the two ambulances to get checked out after the accident. "Thanks." Bruno mumbled to Ryan while they cuffed him so he can go into custody before testifying.

"Thanks to you the families of DEA agents who were murdered are gonna see justice served. Remember this day, this is what makes what we do worthwhile." Maranda told Ryan as she touched his shoulder before walking away. As the rest got into the FBI vehicles Alex walked up to him and he hugged her. "Get into the ambulance and get that arm and the scratch on your face checked out." Alex said as she loosened her grip on him to watch his facial expression. He didn't say anything he just nodded his head while holding her hands. "Hey, I'm okay." He said pulling her chin up so she can look at him. "I'm gonna be fine." He answered as they both walked towards the ambulance. "I'll meet you there, I probably need to finish up some of the paperwork and debriefing. Call me when you need anything" She said smiling lightly before closing the doors of the ambulance.

"Why didn't you go with him?" Shelby asked as she walked up behind Alex putting a hand on her shoulder. "I need to finish some paperwork before I can leave." Alex said clearing her throat. "Or you could just ask one of us to do yours for you, file it and then we'll hand it to Maranda or Liam." Nimah said as she caught up on half the conversation. "Thanks guys, but I don't expect special treatment just because I'm married to one of the Special Agents" Alex answered her friends genuinely. "We know you don't but you'd do the same for us, so go on to the hospital. We wouldn't be offering help if we didn't mean it." Natalie said. Alex smiled at her three best friends and they gave each other a group hug before Alex handed off her body vest and weapon and departed for the hospital to be with her husband.

There you go! Now I'm off to bed. Hope you guys liked this chapter, this is a part two of the previous one. Hope I did it justice it took some research to write things like this, did you guys like this? I didn't have time to edit and proof read so please excuse me for the errors there might be. Let me know what you thin and if you enjoyed it. Read, review and let me know what you all think. Lovies-S