It is almost dawn. Chris and Street are lying on the sofa and sleeping in each other's arms. They smile in their sleep, surely they are dreaming of each other. Their feelings are true and pure.
At some point, their phones make a sound at the same time. The sound repeats after a few seconds, and continues for a few minutes.
Chris gets up, and leans towards the table in front of the sofa, where her phone is resting. She looks at the screen, and her eyes widen, "Jim! Wake up, "she shakes him" Jim wake up ! A swat alarm just came ! " once again shakes Street. "what's up?" he replies sleepily "it's still 5.30 a.m." he says looking at his smart watch.
"Are you stupid or what?" she tells him, in a rather impatient tone, "we just got a SWAT alert!" he yells at him.
"what!" Street just realized "if you look at your cell phone, maybe you notice the call," Chris tells him.
"But it's at an angle from here!" he says terrified "that's right! Nice asleep, that's why I started screaming, "says Chris.
They couldn't say more before Chris's phone started ringing. Chris is terrified of the name on the screen, looks at Street, and then can't help but respond.
"Good morning Chris!" Hondo tells her from the other end of the phone, "Good morning to you, Hondo," says Chris.
"Did you get the SWAT alert? It's one block from your house! " "Yes Hondo I just saw, I'll get ready immediately"
"I had no doubts about this. I wanted to warn you that Luca is on the way, he is about 10 minutes away from you, while Street is not responding to messages, Luca told me that he is not at home. So it's just the two of you, until we catch up with you. "
Chris looks Street in the eye "Hondo, Street is here with me", she couldn't hide it from Hondo. "What did you say Chris? Street is there with you? "
"Yes Hondo, that's right" Chris's fears had all materialized at that precise moment.
"Ok," Hondo clears his throat and continues "we'll discuss this later, now I want to know if you can speak with Luca, put on speakerphone, I want Street to hear too."
Without retorting, Chris hits the button, "Guys, I don't want to know what trouble you two have gotten into right now. I just want to know if you are 100% present, and you can complete the mission without complications"
"Yes Hondo no problem, we are clear-headed and 100% ready" replies Street.
Chris clears his throat "Hondo, no problems, two minutes and we go down"
"Ok, guys, I recommend, this is a building full of civilians. No collateral casualties. You are Compact but flexible! "
"Compact but flexible!" they both repeat.
"We'll talk about the rest later" Hondo concludes and hangs up.
Chris drops the phone "we're in shit! Not even 12 hours have passed since we decided to be together, he has already discovered us! " she puts her hands in her hair, and Street puts a hand on her back "don't worry, sooner or later he had to find out. Besides, I don't care about anything or anyone. The only thing I care about is you, Chris "takes her face in his hands, and kisses her.
Chris walks away "ok, Romeo, we'll think about that later." she gets up and goes to the front door, "work is calling us. We have to move "
"Ok, ok" raise your hands Street, "I don't have a vest, and what's more, I only have a service weapon with 6 bullets"
Chris shakes his head as he opens the door "I had no doubts you were ready," she tells him sarcastically "ready for any eventuality, I always have two complete sets in my van"
Street approaches her, kisses her "it's one of the reasons why you hit me from the first moment I met you, you have a solution just in case"
"Yeah," Chris replies in obvious embarrassment. "Now let's go Street, be less of a fool and concentrate"
"All right. I'll stop it "he joins her and they go to the garage.
Arriving at Chris's van, they put on the equipment, and connect the earphones, if Luca is less than a kilometer from them, they could be in contact with each other.
"22-David, do you hear me?" says Chris "Luca, can you hear me?" no answer "Luca is not close yet" says Street "Ok, I warn the Headquarters that we are operational." Warns Chris "24-David and 26-David at Command, we are ready to intervene. We head to the scene, "Chris says.
"Received" replies the Command.
They come out of the garage, look around, when they are dazzled by the headlights of a car less than 300 meters from them. he is Luca.
"22-David at Command, I just arrived on site and I met Alonso and Street". "Having received Luca, take command of the operation, until 20-David arrives" orders the Command.
He gets out of the car and heads towards Chris and Street, while talking to Central "Command, I prefer 24-David to direct the action. She knows the area better, and she is more lucid at the moment "
Chris and Street both heard what Luca just said. They look at each other without saying anything, as they have always done before each operation.
"All right! 24-David you are in command of the operation. " "Received Command. Let's go on, "Chris confirms.
she sets up her rifle and continues "Street, keep the perimeter, while Luca and I go up. Keep an eye out guys "he pauses for a second, before concluding" as Hondo says, we remain compact but flexible "
" compact but flexible "repeat the two men in unison.
Arriving at the door, Street remains outside, while Chris and Luca go to the first floor.
As soon as he climbs the first flight of stairs, Chris freezes, "Luca, can you smell this?" she says while sniffing the air "yes, Chris I recognize him," confirms "24-David at Command, we request a decontamination team, we are in the presence of a methamphetamine laboratory,"
"received, team in 10 minutes" replies the Command.
"Ok, Luca let's put on the mask, and let's go inside" says Chris "Street, join us and put on the mask" "Received, I'll be right".
The three policemen prepare to put on the mask, when a man in obvious super excited and delusional state lashes out at Chris and Luca. They don't have time to attack, they are thrown against the wall.
Street looks at the whole scene from below, petrified by the power of that man.
Chris, still on the ground, orders "Street, stop him ! It's coming towards you! " "I try!" Street prepares to face it.
Chris and Luca get up quickly, and immediately reach Street which is fighting animatedly with the guy.
Luca points the gun at the man, but fails to hit him because he moves too much.
Chris, without thinking too much, takes the teser and shoots the man. "Thanks for the timing, boss." Street looks at Chris and winks at her.
"Always fun you, eh?" Chris replies with a half smile, as she walks towards him, offers him a hand to help him get up "all in one?" she says, seriously worried.
It is the first time that she has conducted a real operation, which is not an exercise.
"All right, just a few bruises from this very good man," Street tells her, as he grabs her hand and stands up. Meanwhile, Luca handcuffed the man to the door.
"We can continue" says Chris "24-david in Command, a suspect in custody, we head to the apartment," she says.
They go up the ramp again, and head to the apartment in a compact formation, wearing gas masks. Street opens the door wide, in a few seconds they search the whole apartment, finding no one, apart from a real drug laboratory in a small room of the apartment.
"24-David at Command code 4, all free" Chris reports to Central.
As they leave the apartment, Hondo, Tan and Deac arrive on the scene.
"Good job everyone, guys." Hondo says, greeting the three. "But above all to Chris, good coolness and determination."
Chris says nothing, blushes and is visibly embarrassed, not so much by the compliments she just received from the boss, but more by what Hondo discovered earlier, about her and Street, and the consequences they could both suffer.
However, the hand on her back that Street has just placed on her, without being seen by her companions, removes all doubt and fear, together they would have overcome any problem.