Bang!
The sound of the gun rings in everyone's ears. A sound that many of them had grown accustomed to, now look around in horror as if it was the first time they heard it. Chris falls to the grown, the gun still in her hand. Cole starts to laugh maniacally. The team rushes to Chris, while Deacon and Tan go and tackle Cole
"Cole, you are arrested for attempted murder, planned murder, influencing suicide" Deacon says "and anything else we find on you"
"Good luck with that" he huffs, still laughing as Tan cuffs him and Deacon calls for back up. Meanwhile, the rest of group is checking Chris over. Getting to her first, Hondo kicks her gun away and takes off his shirt to press on her head. Blood quickly seeps through the shirt and into Hondo's hand. Taking away the shirt for a mere moment, Hondo is able to catch a glimpse of the wound. He guesses that the bullet has gone through her brain, which would have killed her instantly
"She could be dead" he whispers, hesitantly checking her pulse
"Hondo?" Street asks "Hondo?"
"We have a pulse, barely, but a pulse" Hondo says with a sigh of relief
Monday 1:30
Deacon's Backyard:
"Chris?" A voice calls
"Chris?" Someone else says, Chris slowly opens hers eyes and can barley make out her team standing around her in a circle
"An R/A is on the way, just take it easy" Hondo says "it's going to be all ok" Chris looks at him lazily, finding no energy. When the EMTs arrive, they make quick work of getting Chris on to a stretcher and loaded on to the ambulance.
"Which one of you is coming?"
"I want to" Street says, looking at the group for confirmation. Hondo nods, the car begins to move and the EMTs start to ask questions, only to be stopped by Street
"Street?" Chris whispers hoarsely
"Yes Chris?" He answers, taking her hand
"Why didn't you let me die?"
"Because we love you Chris. I love you, and you can not leave us without a fight" he replies
"It was my fault" her eyes look anywhere but Street
"Don't you ever say that again, you hear me? Cole is the one at fault. He killed your family, he punished you, he is the one to blame" he states
"Will you guys ever forgive me?" Chris asks
"Chris, there is nothing to be forgiven for, you saved lives. And Hondo wasn't lying when he said we are family" he says "just let us help you so we can heal together" Street makes small circles on the back of his friends hand, while they look at each other. Then, Chris' eyes slowly begin to close
"Officer? Officer?!" The EMT says, "you gotta stay with us"
"Come on Chris, don't leave us, please" Street says. Chris blinks twice before her mind goes black. The last thing she hears is the BMP monitor going flat
Monday 5:00
Hospital:
The BMP was barely beeping when Chris was rolled into surgery. It's been 4 hours and nothing, the team meets Street at the hospital.
"Street?" Annie asks "what's the word?"
"I don't know" he admits "she flatlined on the way over, the heart wasn't beating when I left her. But they must've fixed it or else it wouldn't take this long"
"Did she says anything?" Tan asks
"She wants to die and is worried we won't ever forgive her" he replies
"So she is still suicidal" Hondo thinks out loud "whatever she's been through, it's cutting into her like a knife"
"What does this mean for us?" Luca asks "if, I mean when, when she makes it"
"I don't know" Street answers
"Well, if she wants to die" Annie says, holding on to Deacon "will she want to be saved?"
"It's going to be touch and go" Hondo chimes in "but with Cole gone, we can help her start to heal"
"You really think she'll let us?" Deacon asks "Chris seems to think we won't want to"
"We have to show her other wise" Hondo answers "that's all we can do, until she sees it for herself"
"Alonso?" A doctor asks, they look up "are you family?"
"Her family passed away. We are her family now" Hondo says, the doctor smiles
"Nice to meet you, I am Dr. Brentwood. Sorry for the wait. To summarize quickly, we were able to remove all the bullets, but that doesn't mean that there was no consequences. There is a lot of stitching, blood lost, and her head is in sever condition resulting in Christina flatlining several times. In addition, one of the bullets was found only millimeters from her frontal lobe. That and the amount of blood loss,there is a high chance she will experience memory loss and differences in personality because of it. I can not guarantee anything, however, I am confident that she can make a full recovery" she says "on that note, I am aware that Christina attempted suicide. And I am inclined to tell you that when people don't want to live, they don't try to get better"
"Don't worry, we will keep her going" Deacon says with a confident smile "can we see her?"
"Of course" she says "room 13B" the group enters the room to find Chris sleeping. Her head is now shaved into a buzz cut to stitch and cover her head with bandages. An IV line flows into her left arm, and the rest of her body is covered by the white sheets. Street looks at her BMP and is thankful that it is steadier than it was on the ambulance. He sits next to her and takes her hand
"Chris? We have Cole in custody, and we are going to send his sorry ass to jail" he whispers
"Chris, Cole is out of your life now, and I promise you we will get you the justice you deserve" Hondo states like it's a fact
"I'm sorry Chris, for everything. I will bring the guilt of what happened to my grave. You have nothing to be sorry for" Luca whispers in her ear
"Just stay with us Chris" Tan says "the world, this city, and most importantly we need you"
"We will wait right here Chris. However long it takes" Annie says
"We will be here, always" Deacon says
Wednesday 8:00(am)
Hospital:
For the next two days, the team takes turns sitting with Chris. Meanwhile at HQ, Rocker's team and Hicks work around the clock to collect enough evidence to drop on Cole in court. On Wednesday, the team decides to spend the morning to first have breakfast and then sit by Chris.
"When do you think she'll wake up?" Tan asks "the longer she's out, the more it makes me more worried she won't wake up"
"Hopefully soon" Luca replies "the waiting is driving me nuts, I can't sleep knowing she's still out" then the BMP monitor starts to become less steady. The guys turn to first the machine and then to Chris. At first she lays motionless. Then her hand twitches, followed by her eyes. Finally, her breathing that was steady becomes hitched
"Chris?" Street asks
"Easy Street, she'll come around" Hondo says, her eyes slowly open. Chris appears loss as she blinks a few times. All she sees is white before images of people outline her vision.
"Chris, do you remember what happened?" Deacon asks, Chris doesn't even flinch, as color begins to come back into view
"Hey there" Luca greets "welcome to Earth again" her eyes look at him, but doesn't react
"Chris, you've been in the hospital for about 2 days now. It's going to take a while but the doctors say you can make a full recovery" Hondo says gently. Chris looks at them, and when Deacon tries to take her hand, she instinctively pulls it away
"Who... who are you?" She asks and their hearts stop.
End of part 2
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