Title: Punish the Children (3/?)
Author: Lynne Facella
Category: Drama/Angst
Email: lynne1919@aol.com
Spoilers: Through current season 4
Disclaimer: All characters are the property of John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero. I wish they were mine but unfortunately they're not.
Summary: ***CHARACTER DEATH WARNING*** Ty's life becomes a living hell when he becomes the target of a man his father put in prison 25 years ago, endangering him and all those around him.
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The fiery yellow and orange fireball seemed to light up the entire parking area. The sirens of approaching fire engines could already be heard. Bosco came flying out of the restaurant and stopped short when he saw the flames. "Faith!" he shouted, his heart pounding in terror as he began to run towards the fire. "Faith, where are you?" Maybe they were already on their way to the bank. Maybe everything was perfectly fine. Dear God, please let everything be fine. Then he saw her, lying on the ground not too far from where the explosion had taken place.
"Faith!" He ran to her, kneeling down beside her. "Faith, can you hear me?" He could see that she was breathing, but her eyes were closed and she wasn't moving. "Faith...Faith come on, wake up," he pleaded softly, breathing a sigh of relief when she began to stir.
"Bos?" she whispered, looking up at Bosco in confusion. "Wh...what happened?"
Bosco shook his head. "I don't know...looks like a car exploded. Thank God you're alright."
"Car?" It all came back to her and Faith's eyes widened as she attempted to sit up. "Oh God, Bosco...Krista..."
Bosco put his arm around his partner, gently helping her into a sitting position as he regarded her solemnly. "Faith...Krista...she wasn't?" He shook his head, his expression grave. "No..."
Faith began to tremble as she turned her head towards the burning car. "Oh God...Bosco she..." Her eyes filled with tears as she went into his arms, buried her face against his chest and began to sob.
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Ty felt the blood drain from his face as he stepped out of the restaurant and saw the flames shooting high into the night sky. "I..." He looked around desperately, trying to see some sign of her. "I think...I think I parked over there," he murmured, then shook his head. "No...no, no, no, no..." The horrifying realization came over him and he took off in the direction of the flames. "Krista!" he screamed as he ran. "Krista!"
Sully took off after his partner. "Ty, no!" he called, unsuccessfully trying to catch up with him. "Ty, stop!"
Bosco heard Sully's cries and stood up, immediately taking note of the situation. He raced after Davis, managing to grab him right before he reached the car.
"Let go of me!" Ty screamed as he fought to get out of Bosco's tight grasp. "Damn you, Bosco! Let me go!"
By that time Sully had arrived and the two men had to use all their strength to physically restrain Ty.
"Please let me go...please..." Ty was beginning to tire and tears were streaming down his face as he struggled against them, his eyes on the flames that were destroying his future, destroying all his dreams.
"There's nothing you can do, Ty." Sully's voice broke as he tried to get through to his partner. "I'm sorry...I'm so sorry..."
"Oh God...no..." Violent sobs racked his body as he collapsed to the ground. "Krista...please..."
After Bosco left her side, Faith had painstakingly managed to get to her feet and then made her way to where Bosco and Sully were struggling with Ty. She stared at the burning car, watching as the fire department worked to put out the flames. She shuddered, realizing how close she had come to death. If she hadn't forgotten her purse... She turned her attention back to Ty who was now on the ground, sobbing as if his heart would break, with Sully and Bosco looking down at him helplessly. She walked towards them and sank down onto the ground next to Ty. Her own tears were falling once again as she reached for Ty and wrapped her arms around him, needing to try to comfort him, not only for him, but for herself as well...
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Seth sat in his car, watching as the drama unfolded before him. He had felt an incredible rush when the explosion had occurred. At first he'd been sorry when he knew that Davis wasn't going to be in the car, but when he'd seen the aftermath, when the kid had collapsed crying on the ground, he'd felt a sense of pure bliss, unlike anything he'd ever experienced before. This was better...so much better than if he had wiped him out quickly. Witnessing the pain that he himself had caused was better than he ever could have imagined. It was as if he'd directed this incredible movie and was now watching the finished product for the first time...the only thing missing was the popcorn.
"Take that Tyrone," he muttered as he watched the flames, hoping that somewhere, somehow, the dead man knew what was happening and was suffering as much as his son.
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Bosco left the scene of the explosion and walked over to where the EMS bus was parked. The back of the bus was open. Ty was sitting on the edge with a blanket wrapped around him, just staring off into space with Sully by his side. He could see Faith inside, getting checked out by the paramedics.
"How are you doin'?" Bosco asked Faith, looking at her with concern in his eyes. He was pretty shaken by how close he had come to losing her. What had happened to Krista was horrific enough, but if it had claimed Faith's life as well...he wasn't really sure he'd be able to get through it.
"I'm alright, Bos," she replied quietly. She was calm now, but her heart was heavy and there was a deep sadness in her eyes over what had occurred. It had started out as such a light-hearted night and had ended in tragedy.
"We're going to take her to Mercy, just to make sure," the paramedic said, turning to Bosco.
"I don't need to go to the hospital," Faith protested.
"Yes you do, Faith." Bosco voice was adamant. "You were unconscious. You need to make sure you're okay. Can I ride with her?' he asked the paramedic who nodded.
"Bosco? Did they find out anything?" Sully asked.
Bosco turned to Sully and spoke in a hushed tone. "There was definitely some kind of an explosive device. They're going to bring the car in and check it out."
"She?" Sully couldn't bring himself to finish the question but Bosco knew what he wanted to know.
"Yeah Sully," he nodded sorrowfully. "She was definitely in there...I'm sorry."
Sully nodded, swallowing the lump in his throat. He'd known that was the case, but there had been some tiny part of him that had hoped some way, somehow she hadn't been in the car. "You take care of Faith," he said softly. "I...thank God she wasn't in there too..."
"You goin' to be alright?" Bosco's gaze turned towards Ty. He'd never seen him look like that...he looked utterly devastated.
"Yeah...I'll take care of him." Sully nodded with a certainty he didn't feel. He had no idea if he'd be able to take care of his partner. He knew Ty was in a state of shock right now and could only imagine how he'd react when the full realization of what had happened here tonight really hit him.
"You coming?" The paramedic looked down at Bosco, preparing to close the doors to the bus.
"We'll get out of your way. Ty...come on, they've got to go." He put his arm around his partner and gently guided him away from the ambulance so they could close the doors.
"You take care," Bosco called after them just before the doors closed.
"Come on, Ty...I'm going to get you home..."
"Home?" It was the first word Ty had spoken since his initial breakdown in the parking lot. "No...I'm not going home, Sully. I can't go home."
Sully looked at his partner sadly. "Ty...you can't stay here. You just...you can't...We'll go to my apartment then."
Ty shook his head, fighting against the tears that were beginning to well in his eyes once again. "You don't understand, Sully...I can't...I can't go home... I have...I have to..."
"What, Ty?" Sully looked up at the young man who was rapidly losing his composure. "What do you have to do?"
"I have to tell her...I have to tell Krista's mom..." he managed to say tremulously before the tears began to fall.
Author: Lynne Facella
Category: Drama/Angst
Email: lynne1919@aol.com
Spoilers: Through current season 4
Disclaimer: All characters are the property of John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero. I wish they were mine but unfortunately they're not.
Summary: ***CHARACTER DEATH WARNING*** Ty's life becomes a living hell when he becomes the target of a man his father put in prison 25 years ago, endangering him and all those around him.
******
The fiery yellow and orange fireball seemed to light up the entire parking area. The sirens of approaching fire engines could already be heard. Bosco came flying out of the restaurant and stopped short when he saw the flames. "Faith!" he shouted, his heart pounding in terror as he began to run towards the fire. "Faith, where are you?" Maybe they were already on their way to the bank. Maybe everything was perfectly fine. Dear God, please let everything be fine. Then he saw her, lying on the ground not too far from where the explosion had taken place.
"Faith!" He ran to her, kneeling down beside her. "Faith, can you hear me?" He could see that she was breathing, but her eyes were closed and she wasn't moving. "Faith...Faith come on, wake up," he pleaded softly, breathing a sigh of relief when she began to stir.
"Bos?" she whispered, looking up at Bosco in confusion. "Wh...what happened?"
Bosco shook his head. "I don't know...looks like a car exploded. Thank God you're alright."
"Car?" It all came back to her and Faith's eyes widened as she attempted to sit up. "Oh God, Bosco...Krista..."
Bosco put his arm around his partner, gently helping her into a sitting position as he regarded her solemnly. "Faith...Krista...she wasn't?" He shook his head, his expression grave. "No..."
Faith began to tremble as she turned her head towards the burning car. "Oh God...Bosco she..." Her eyes filled with tears as she went into his arms, buried her face against his chest and began to sob.
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Ty felt the blood drain from his face as he stepped out of the restaurant and saw the flames shooting high into the night sky. "I..." He looked around desperately, trying to see some sign of her. "I think...I think I parked over there," he murmured, then shook his head. "No...no, no, no, no..." The horrifying realization came over him and he took off in the direction of the flames. "Krista!" he screamed as he ran. "Krista!"
Sully took off after his partner. "Ty, no!" he called, unsuccessfully trying to catch up with him. "Ty, stop!"
Bosco heard Sully's cries and stood up, immediately taking note of the situation. He raced after Davis, managing to grab him right before he reached the car.
"Let go of me!" Ty screamed as he fought to get out of Bosco's tight grasp. "Damn you, Bosco! Let me go!"
By that time Sully had arrived and the two men had to use all their strength to physically restrain Ty.
"Please let me go...please..." Ty was beginning to tire and tears were streaming down his face as he struggled against them, his eyes on the flames that were destroying his future, destroying all his dreams.
"There's nothing you can do, Ty." Sully's voice broke as he tried to get through to his partner. "I'm sorry...I'm so sorry..."
"Oh God...no..." Violent sobs racked his body as he collapsed to the ground. "Krista...please..."
After Bosco left her side, Faith had painstakingly managed to get to her feet and then made her way to where Bosco and Sully were struggling with Ty. She stared at the burning car, watching as the fire department worked to put out the flames. She shuddered, realizing how close she had come to death. If she hadn't forgotten her purse... She turned her attention back to Ty who was now on the ground, sobbing as if his heart would break, with Sully and Bosco looking down at him helplessly. She walked towards them and sank down onto the ground next to Ty. Her own tears were falling once again as she reached for Ty and wrapped her arms around him, needing to try to comfort him, not only for him, but for herself as well...
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Seth sat in his car, watching as the drama unfolded before him. He had felt an incredible rush when the explosion had occurred. At first he'd been sorry when he knew that Davis wasn't going to be in the car, but when he'd seen the aftermath, when the kid had collapsed crying on the ground, he'd felt a sense of pure bliss, unlike anything he'd ever experienced before. This was better...so much better than if he had wiped him out quickly. Witnessing the pain that he himself had caused was better than he ever could have imagined. It was as if he'd directed this incredible movie and was now watching the finished product for the first time...the only thing missing was the popcorn.
"Take that Tyrone," he muttered as he watched the flames, hoping that somewhere, somehow, the dead man knew what was happening and was suffering as much as his son.
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Bosco left the scene of the explosion and walked over to where the EMS bus was parked. The back of the bus was open. Ty was sitting on the edge with a blanket wrapped around him, just staring off into space with Sully by his side. He could see Faith inside, getting checked out by the paramedics.
"How are you doin'?" Bosco asked Faith, looking at her with concern in his eyes. He was pretty shaken by how close he had come to losing her. What had happened to Krista was horrific enough, but if it had claimed Faith's life as well...he wasn't really sure he'd be able to get through it.
"I'm alright, Bos," she replied quietly. She was calm now, but her heart was heavy and there was a deep sadness in her eyes over what had occurred. It had started out as such a light-hearted night and had ended in tragedy.
"We're going to take her to Mercy, just to make sure," the paramedic said, turning to Bosco.
"I don't need to go to the hospital," Faith protested.
"Yes you do, Faith." Bosco voice was adamant. "You were unconscious. You need to make sure you're okay. Can I ride with her?' he asked the paramedic who nodded.
"Bosco? Did they find out anything?" Sully asked.
Bosco turned to Sully and spoke in a hushed tone. "There was definitely some kind of an explosive device. They're going to bring the car in and check it out."
"She?" Sully couldn't bring himself to finish the question but Bosco knew what he wanted to know.
"Yeah Sully," he nodded sorrowfully. "She was definitely in there...I'm sorry."
Sully nodded, swallowing the lump in his throat. He'd known that was the case, but there had been some tiny part of him that had hoped some way, somehow she hadn't been in the car. "You take care of Faith," he said softly. "I...thank God she wasn't in there too..."
"You goin' to be alright?" Bosco's gaze turned towards Ty. He'd never seen him look like that...he looked utterly devastated.
"Yeah...I'll take care of him." Sully nodded with a certainty he didn't feel. He had no idea if he'd be able to take care of his partner. He knew Ty was in a state of shock right now and could only imagine how he'd react when the full realization of what had happened here tonight really hit him.
"You coming?" The paramedic looked down at Bosco, preparing to close the doors to the bus.
"We'll get out of your way. Ty...come on, they've got to go." He put his arm around his partner and gently guided him away from the ambulance so they could close the doors.
"You take care," Bosco called after them just before the doors closed.
"Come on, Ty...I'm going to get you home..."
"Home?" It was the first word Ty had spoken since his initial breakdown in the parking lot. "No...I'm not going home, Sully. I can't go home."
Sully looked at his partner sadly. "Ty...you can't stay here. You just...you can't...We'll go to my apartment then."
Ty shook his head, fighting against the tears that were beginning to well in his eyes once again. "You don't understand, Sully...I can't...I can't go home... I have...I have to..."
"What, Ty?" Sully looked up at the young man who was rapidly losing his composure. "What do you have to do?"
"I have to tell her...I have to tell Krista's mom..." he managed to say tremulously before the tears began to fall.