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Til The End Ch.18

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Market Street Warehouse

The Shoots stopped all the commotion in the room.

Bo had been reading a group of thugs their rights when he heard the shots; he unholstered his gun and ran toward the steps falling right behind Shawn.

Shawn moved against the wall on the right side of the door while his father took the left. " On three, 1…2…3…"

Guns drew the men moved into the room and stopped at the sight. Patrick O'Neil lay in a pool of blood, one arm grasping the other, as his left leg bleeds on the floor, he the grim faced man tries to hold the screams.

Bo takes out his walkie-talkie. " Captain Brady, I need a ambulance at Market Street Warehouse # 45." Venturing a look at his son he notices that Shawn still has his gun aimed at Patrick. "Shawn put down the gun."

"Sorry Dad, but a trained mercenary with two gun shot wounds is still dangerous." Shawn moved further into the room never taking his off Patrick as he neared the man, he kick the fallen revolver away. " Hello Patrick, do you remember me?" he lowers his gun.

Patrick glares at the younger man with clear hatred, and snickers. "Let's see Shawn Douglas Brady, Mackenzie's second in command."

At the mention of his boss, Shawn re aims the gun. "Yeah, what do you know about Mackenzie?"

"I know that she is really really good." The laugh that follows is bitter.

Brady enters the room, and glares at the man. "Where's my daughter?" Brady takes meaning steps toward him when he doesn't answer right away, but Bo and John grab his arms. "WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER?"

"WITH MACKEZIE."

Brady face contorts in pure rage as he dives for the man, and Bo and John fight to hold him back. Just then the paramedics arrive and begin to attend Patrick.

" You guys need to put restraints on him." Shawn said as he moved to stand in front of a still enraged Brady. " Calm down Brady, he was messing wit you, Gabriella is fine."

Undisclosed location

Mac was pleasantly surprised to find Gabriella cleaned up from her earlier eating adventure, and already sleeping in her playpen. Mac leaned to kiss the girl on the head. Turning she walks by the television and turns it on lowering the volume so that it doesn't wake Gabriella.

"I see your back." Elena had watched her walk in and noticed the look in her eyes. She had seen that look before; Mac had that look when she had doubts. "How did it go?"

"Successful." Mac doesn't look at the woman that helped raise her, but at the television waiting for news o the Warehouse.

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Macha…. Mackenzie, I have seen that look in your eyes, everything couldn't have gone perfectly or you'd be happier."

"This is me being happy." She turns briefly and smiles at the woman hoping to end the conversation.

"What happened Mackenzie?" Elena laid her hand on the younger woman's shoulder.

"I broke my golden rule." Seeing the confusion, she continues." There is no, middle of the ground with a DiMera or a DiMera Ally, it's kill or be killed." Mac runs her hand through her hair and looks down. "He is capable of killing people, and I let feelings get in the way of my job."

"I'm sure Patrick, will be okay, they take the chip out and he'll be he's old self."

"How did you know it Patrick?"

"I known you for most of your life, the Patrick before Lexie, was your type."

"I didn't know I had a type."

"Well, you do, he's it."

Mac about to comment when the newsflash captures her attention, she turns the TV up and watches.

"This just in, several known felons were arrested at a warehouse on Market Street and suspected crime lord Patrick O'Neil, was found with two bullets wounds." "O'Neil has been taken to Salem University Hospital, where he is in stable condition." "In other news the body of Alexandra DiMera and a unidentified man was found earlier this evening at the DiMera Mansion, Alexandra was the last surviving member of the Infamous DiMera family, her death follows that of her niece Machiavelli DiMera one week ago."    

 "Pack up everything, and get the kid ready, we need to head back to Salem." Mac stands and walks to the door she peeks here head out, and whistles to the guard. " Come help Elena pack up."

Salem University Hospital

The paramedic walked in along side the stretcher and looked at the attending doctor. "You need to keep the restraints on."

Colin Murphy frowned at the instructions and looked down at the man, Patrick O'Neil." Get this man down to the operating theatre, we have to get those bullets." Colin watched as the man was wheeled to the elevator. He trend to follow, when a hand caught his arm and looked back into Shawn Brady's eyes "Cousin Shawn, what can I do for you."

 Shawn steps closer and grabs Colin in a hug, while whispering in his ear. "I just thought you'd like to know, that Lexie is dead, and should your knife slip during the surgery you will be without DiMera protection." "So, you not only save his life, you take out that chip, and you remember that I'm watching you." Shawn releases Colin turns him toward the elevator and pats his back hard leaving a mark. "Go save a life cousin."

Shawn watches as Colin takes the elevator down, and catches his eye and winks. Shawn was the first person to find proof of Colin ties to Stefano DiMera, the doctor had a serious gambling problem and Stefano found him easy to manipulate. Shawn had wanted to expose him but Mac suggested that they merely keep an eye on him. Colin seemed to walk the straight and narrow after DiMera death that, but when Lexie returned Colin began acting shifty again, and with out Mac to hold him back Shawn was seriously considering letting the good doctor suffer in prison.   

Turning Shawn saw Brady talking on his cell phone. Judging from the expression on his face, he was telling Chloe that they still hadn't found Gabriella.

"We'll find her Diva, I swear."

Mac's Dujo

"I know we will." Chloe said goodbye to Brady and hung up her phone as she walked back downstairs where everyone was waiting for her.

Belle looks up at she hears Chloe on the steps. "Any word?"

"Well, they found Patrick, but no Gabriella." Chloe walks toward the glass window and notices the rain. " Gabriella doesn't like the rain, she afraid of thunder." Chloe turns from the window and finds herself in Lucas's arms. "Where is she Luc?"

"Right here." The hooded figure just walked through the front door.

Lucas moved protectively in front of his sister as he wondered how good security could be to just let this person walk in. Until the figure dropped the hood revealing Mac Red Wolf, opening her coat to shown Gabriella holding onto her neck and hiding from the rain outside.

Mac dropped the coat on the floor, and looked toward Chloe." Ok, Gabriella go to mommy." She set the little girl down and watched as her goddaughter tried to run to her mother, or more appropriately the spot where her mother had fainted to on the floor.