On Your Own
Prologue
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I do NOT own any of the Third Watch characters. I am simply borrowing them for a while. I will do my best to return them all in the condition I found them, but I make no promises :)
Huge shout out to Gauriel for coming up with the storyline, and to all those people out there who think I can pull off this story! I'll do my best!
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"Boscorelli, Yokas, Sullivan and Davis hang back. Everyone else eyes and ears open out there."
There was the scraping of chairs on the floor, and light conversation filled the air as the police officers of New York City's 55th Precinct headed out for the third watch. A not so happy Officer John Sullivan turned around in his chair to give Officers Maurice "Bosco" Boscorelli, and Ty Davis Jr. an ice-cold stare.
"It wasn't us Sully," said an annoyed Bosco.
"Yeah man," chimed Davis. "That window's been busted for ages. It wasn't us."
Officer Faith Yokas put her hands up to stop the three men before they could carry on any further. "OK, today's my first day back. What exactly are we talking about?!"
"OK, you see, me and Davis were outside right before the end of the shift last night right? And we were kinda, I don't know, bored. So I got a football out of my car."
Sully stood up to face them. "These two knuckleheads decided to toss around the ole pigskin rather than do their jobs."
Bosco rolled his eyes. "Anyway I send Davis deep for a pass and he missed it."
"Hey I didn't miss it. It was a bad pass!"
"Anyway," bellows Sully. "The point is that sometime after our shift last night the janitor noticed a broken window." Sully points at Bosco then at Davis. "In the exact location these two were horsin' around."
"I'm telling you Sul it wasn't us. We didn't break the window."
"Save it Davis. You know Sully always thinks everything's partially my fault."
"Partially, Bosco?" questioned Sullivan.
"Look we didn't break the damn window!"
Lieutenant Swersky cleared his throat, and the four officers turned to face him. "If you're done with your little conference come take a seat up front."
"Yes sir," replied Faith. "What's this about Lieu?"
"You four have been chosen for a special detail for the next few weeks. Today is your first briefing."
"See I told you it wasn't about the window," Bosco whispered to Sullivan.
Sully shook his head in disgust then turned his attention back to Swersky. "Special detail?"
"Please tell me there isn't another crossing guard shortage," groaned Bosco.
"No Bosco it's a little more exciting than that," came a female voice from the doorway.
"For those of you who don't know, this is Sergeant Reyes. She'll be the one in charge of this special detail," Swersky informed them.
"So we meet again," grinned Bosco.
Reyes nodded in his direction, but did not smile. She rubbed her hands together. "OK folks here's the deal. My team's been working for months trying to bust some pretty big drug dealers in Chinatown, and we're real close. We've only got a couple more chances to get these guys, and we need a little help."
"What exactly are we going to be doing?" asked Davis.
"Sullivan, Davis and Yokas we need uniformed cops that we know can get the job done patrolling the sector. It's a dangerous undercover operation, so we're only taking the best of the best. We're going to have one man undercover and he's going to be relying on you to watch his back."
Bosco crossed his arms over his chest and looked at his fellow officers then back at Sergeant Reyes. "So where does that put me?"
"M&M, you're the undercover man."
"Excuse me?" Bosco's eyes got wide with a mixture of fear and excitement.
"Every undercover cop I've had has been made by these guys. I can't pull up some rookie, so you're at the top of the list. You did all right last time. You're a little rough around the edges, but you'll do."
Bosco pointed a finger at his own chest. "*I'm* the undercover man?"
"Yeah. If you think you can handle it."
"Hell yeah I can handle it."
Prologue
******
I do NOT own any of the Third Watch characters. I am simply borrowing them for a while. I will do my best to return them all in the condition I found them, but I make no promises :)
Huge shout out to Gauriel for coming up with the storyline, and to all those people out there who think I can pull off this story! I'll do my best!
******
"Boscorelli, Yokas, Sullivan and Davis hang back. Everyone else eyes and ears open out there."
There was the scraping of chairs on the floor, and light conversation filled the air as the police officers of New York City's 55th Precinct headed out for the third watch. A not so happy Officer John Sullivan turned around in his chair to give Officers Maurice "Bosco" Boscorelli, and Ty Davis Jr. an ice-cold stare.
"It wasn't us Sully," said an annoyed Bosco.
"Yeah man," chimed Davis. "That window's been busted for ages. It wasn't us."
Officer Faith Yokas put her hands up to stop the three men before they could carry on any further. "OK, today's my first day back. What exactly are we talking about?!"
"OK, you see, me and Davis were outside right before the end of the shift last night right? And we were kinda, I don't know, bored. So I got a football out of my car."
Sully stood up to face them. "These two knuckleheads decided to toss around the ole pigskin rather than do their jobs."
Bosco rolled his eyes. "Anyway I send Davis deep for a pass and he missed it."
"Hey I didn't miss it. It was a bad pass!"
"Anyway," bellows Sully. "The point is that sometime after our shift last night the janitor noticed a broken window." Sully points at Bosco then at Davis. "In the exact location these two were horsin' around."
"I'm telling you Sul it wasn't us. We didn't break the window."
"Save it Davis. You know Sully always thinks everything's partially my fault."
"Partially, Bosco?" questioned Sullivan.
"Look we didn't break the damn window!"
Lieutenant Swersky cleared his throat, and the four officers turned to face him. "If you're done with your little conference come take a seat up front."
"Yes sir," replied Faith. "What's this about Lieu?"
"You four have been chosen for a special detail for the next few weeks. Today is your first briefing."
"See I told you it wasn't about the window," Bosco whispered to Sullivan.
Sully shook his head in disgust then turned his attention back to Swersky. "Special detail?"
"Please tell me there isn't another crossing guard shortage," groaned Bosco.
"No Bosco it's a little more exciting than that," came a female voice from the doorway.
"For those of you who don't know, this is Sergeant Reyes. She'll be the one in charge of this special detail," Swersky informed them.
"So we meet again," grinned Bosco.
Reyes nodded in his direction, but did not smile. She rubbed her hands together. "OK folks here's the deal. My team's been working for months trying to bust some pretty big drug dealers in Chinatown, and we're real close. We've only got a couple more chances to get these guys, and we need a little help."
"What exactly are we going to be doing?" asked Davis.
"Sullivan, Davis and Yokas we need uniformed cops that we know can get the job done patrolling the sector. It's a dangerous undercover operation, so we're only taking the best of the best. We're going to have one man undercover and he's going to be relying on you to watch his back."
Bosco crossed his arms over his chest and looked at his fellow officers then back at Sergeant Reyes. "So where does that put me?"
"M&M, you're the undercover man."
"Excuse me?" Bosco's eyes got wide with a mixture of fear and excitement.
"Every undercover cop I've had has been made by these guys. I can't pull up some rookie, so you're at the top of the list. You did all right last time. You're a little rough around the edges, but you'll do."
Bosco pointed a finger at his own chest. "*I'm* the undercover man?"
"Yeah. If you think you can handle it."
"Hell yeah I can handle it."