Title: Gone
author: Cindy Ryan
catagory: Crossover--CSI/West Wing, angst
Pairings: Josh/Donna, Grissom/Sara
Raiting: PG-13 could change later
Summary: During a vacation to Las Vegas Donna Moss disappears. Can the CSI team find her in time?
Spoilers: general, WW--season three--Simon reference
Notes: This hasn't been beta read so all mistakes are mine.
Donna jumped involuntarily as the window broke. As cold desert night air blasted through so did several small canisters.
Almost instantly the small shack began to fill with tear gas.
Panic began to overwhelm Donna as her eyes started to water and she began to cough. Where did the gas come from? Did her
kidnappers finally give up and decide to end it all?
As she took in the furious voices around her Donna realized that the gas filling up the shack was tear gas. Maybe just
maybe help had arrived.
"Get the guns!"
"No time. Cops are everywhere, they're coming in."
"Block the door."
"There's nothing to block it with."
"Use your bodies if you have to!"
Donna blinked her eyes struggling to clear her vision. As she did she saw the door fall off it's hinges as men with
gas masks and guns burst in.Before her rescuers could reach her Donna saw the leader of the kidnappers grab a gun and start toward her.
One SWAT officer knelt down and leveled his gun at the advisory and took careful aim. Across the room one of the other
kidnappers collapsed overwhelmed by the gas.
"You'll never take me!"The leader shouted as he leveled his gun at Donna and began to squeeze the trigger ignoring the
affects of the gas.
The SWAT officer squeezed the trigger of his own gun knowing he had no choice.
The leader swayed as the bullet from the police officer hit him in the back. Before he fell the leader managed to squeeze
the trigger of his gun.
*********
"What's going on?"Josh begged desperate for any information.
"Josh, let them do their jobs."Sam urged.
Josh ignored him as he turned to Brass. "Shouldn't they have reported back by now?"
Brass shook his head. "It hasn't been that long....."
Brass trailed off as the sound of two gunshots ricocheted through the park.
Josh's face paled as he sank down onto the hood of a nearby police car. He couldn't lose Donna....not now....not
this way........she had to be alright....she just had to be. There was so much left unsaid.
**********
The SWAT team leapt into action as the leader's gun went off. Three of them secured the remaining kidnappers while the rest
of the team surrounded the leader. The SWAT officer who had fired at the leader quickly moved to check on the hostage.
He was relieved to see that the shot had went wild and hit the post just above her head. The young woman was gagging and
coughing from the gas. He quickly took off his mask and gently placed it on her head as he began to untie the ropes.
"It's alright, you're safe now. It's over. You're safe now."
Donna found relief in his words and her body succumbed to the ordeal it had gone through. Darkness overtook Donna as
she fell unconscious.
One of the SWAT officers reached for his radio and contacted Brass. "Area is secure, repeat area is secure. We have
the hostage."
***********
Brass's radio crackled to life as the SWAT officer's report came in ."Area is secure, repeat area is secure. We have
the hostage."
As cheers went up from some of the officers Josh took off toward the path that led to the shack.
"Josh!"Sam called after him as he reached Brass.
Brass put a hand on his shoulder. "It's okay. The area's safe. What he'll find won't be pretty but it's his choice. I'll
radio ahead and let the SWAT team know he's with us."
********
Josh reached the shack in time to see one of the SWAT officers helping the paramedics place an unconscious Donna
on a stretcher. The air inside was still dank from the tear gas.
"Oh my God."Josh whispered as he raced into the small room and kneeling down next to the stetcher. He prayed she
hadn't been shot. He looked at one of the paramedics. "Is she alright?"
The paramedic nodded as they stood and lifted the stretcher. "She's unconscious from the affects of the tear gas. She's
lost a lot of blood from the gash on her side, appears to have one broken rib and several abrasions and bruises. But she
should make a full recovery with a few days of rest."
"I'm going to ride with you."Josh replied as he stood. He laid one hand on Donna's right cheek. "I'm here Donnatella,
you're safe. Everything's going to be fine."
As the paramedics took Donna out to the waiting ambulance Josh turned back to the SWAT officer. "Thank you for getting
her out."
The man nodded. "I'm just glad everything ended peacefully."
As Josh turned back toward the door he took in the pole Donna had been tied to and the obvious bullet hole near the top. He
saw the blood on the ropes where she had tried to work her way free and shuddered.
Josh heard the ambulance turn on it's engine and he quickly left the shack and got into the vehicle As the doors shut behind him Josh took Donna's hand in his.
"I'm right here, Donna."Josh said quietly as the paramedics worked around him. "You're safe now. Nothing's going to hurt you again, I promise."
author: Cindy Ryan
catagory: Crossover--CSI/West Wing, angst
Pairings: Josh/Donna, Grissom/Sara
Raiting: PG-13 could change later
Summary: During a vacation to Las Vegas Donna Moss disappears. Can the CSI team find her in time?
Spoilers: general, WW--season three--Simon reference
Notes: This hasn't been beta read so all mistakes are mine.
Donna jumped involuntarily as the window broke. As cold desert night air blasted through so did several small canisters.
Almost instantly the small shack began to fill with tear gas.
Panic began to overwhelm Donna as her eyes started to water and she began to cough. Where did the gas come from? Did her
kidnappers finally give up and decide to end it all?
As she took in the furious voices around her Donna realized that the gas filling up the shack was tear gas. Maybe just
maybe help had arrived.
"Get the guns!"
"No time. Cops are everywhere, they're coming in."
"Block the door."
"There's nothing to block it with."
"Use your bodies if you have to!"
Donna blinked her eyes struggling to clear her vision. As she did she saw the door fall off it's hinges as men with
gas masks and guns burst in.Before her rescuers could reach her Donna saw the leader of the kidnappers grab a gun and start toward her.
One SWAT officer knelt down and leveled his gun at the advisory and took careful aim. Across the room one of the other
kidnappers collapsed overwhelmed by the gas.
"You'll never take me!"The leader shouted as he leveled his gun at Donna and began to squeeze the trigger ignoring the
affects of the gas.
The SWAT officer squeezed the trigger of his own gun knowing he had no choice.
The leader swayed as the bullet from the police officer hit him in the back. Before he fell the leader managed to squeeze
the trigger of his gun.
*********
"What's going on?"Josh begged desperate for any information.
"Josh, let them do their jobs."Sam urged.
Josh ignored him as he turned to Brass. "Shouldn't they have reported back by now?"
Brass shook his head. "It hasn't been that long....."
Brass trailed off as the sound of two gunshots ricocheted through the park.
Josh's face paled as he sank down onto the hood of a nearby police car. He couldn't lose Donna....not now....not
this way........she had to be alright....she just had to be. There was so much left unsaid.
**********
The SWAT team leapt into action as the leader's gun went off. Three of them secured the remaining kidnappers while the rest
of the team surrounded the leader. The SWAT officer who had fired at the leader quickly moved to check on the hostage.
He was relieved to see that the shot had went wild and hit the post just above her head. The young woman was gagging and
coughing from the gas. He quickly took off his mask and gently placed it on her head as he began to untie the ropes.
"It's alright, you're safe now. It's over. You're safe now."
Donna found relief in his words and her body succumbed to the ordeal it had gone through. Darkness overtook Donna as
she fell unconscious.
One of the SWAT officers reached for his radio and contacted Brass. "Area is secure, repeat area is secure. We have
the hostage."
***********
Brass's radio crackled to life as the SWAT officer's report came in ."Area is secure, repeat area is secure. We have
the hostage."
As cheers went up from some of the officers Josh took off toward the path that led to the shack.
"Josh!"Sam called after him as he reached Brass.
Brass put a hand on his shoulder. "It's okay. The area's safe. What he'll find won't be pretty but it's his choice. I'll
radio ahead and let the SWAT team know he's with us."
********
Josh reached the shack in time to see one of the SWAT officers helping the paramedics place an unconscious Donna
on a stretcher. The air inside was still dank from the tear gas.
"Oh my God."Josh whispered as he raced into the small room and kneeling down next to the stetcher. He prayed she
hadn't been shot. He looked at one of the paramedics. "Is she alright?"
The paramedic nodded as they stood and lifted the stretcher. "She's unconscious from the affects of the tear gas. She's
lost a lot of blood from the gash on her side, appears to have one broken rib and several abrasions and bruises. But she
should make a full recovery with a few days of rest."
"I'm going to ride with you."Josh replied as he stood. He laid one hand on Donna's right cheek. "I'm here Donnatella,
you're safe. Everything's going to be fine."
As the paramedics took Donna out to the waiting ambulance Josh turned back to the SWAT officer. "Thank you for getting
her out."
The man nodded. "I'm just glad everything ended peacefully."
As Josh turned back toward the door he took in the pole Donna had been tied to and the obvious bullet hole near the top. He
saw the blood on the ropes where she had tried to work her way free and shuddered.
Josh heard the ambulance turn on it's engine and he quickly left the shack and got into the vehicle As the doors shut behind him Josh took Donna's hand in his.
"I'm right here, Donna."Josh said quietly as the paramedics worked around him. "You're safe now. Nothing's going to hurt you again, I promise."