Title: Deliver Us From Evil (Sequel to Punish the Children) (12/?)
Author: Lynne Facella
Category: Drama/Angst
Rating: PG-13
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: An enemy returns, endangering the lives of Ty, Sully, Bosco and Faith.
Notes: I so appreciate those of you who continue to follow and comment on this story. Thank you so much!
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With a final smirk, Seth headed back down the hallway, leaving the three officers staring after him in shocked silence.
"Crazy bastard," Bosco finally muttered. He cast a wary glance in Faith's direction, ensuring that she was still asleep and then looked back at Sully and Ty. "Well?"
"Well I'm going," Ty stated.
"And I'm goin' with you," Bosco said, a note of certainty in his voice.
Ty nodded in agreement as Sully shook his head. "Wait a minute here. You two can't just decide this. I'm here too."
"Sully." Bosco met the eyes of the older officer. "This makes the most sense."
"That's not necessarily true. What about Faith? Don't you want to stay with her?"
"OF COURSE I DO!" Bosco shouted, without thinking. He over looked at Faith guiltily, relieved when he saw that she was still asleep and then lowered his voice. "Of course I do, but I trust you to take care of her."
"I'm going with my partner," Sully stated, raising his chin defiantly.
Ty sighed heavily, then walked over to the bars of the cell and stared out into the hallway. "Bosco's right, Sul," he said softly.
"Like hell he is."
Bosco and Ty exchanged glances, then Bosco turned back to Sully. "Come on.think about it. I'm a lot smaller target than you, Sully.faster."
Sully remained silent as his eyes fell on his partner who was still staring out into the hallway, unable or unwilling to meet Sully's gaze. "He's my partner." he whispered to Bosco, as an unexpected lump developed in his throat. He was having a hard time dealing with the fact that Ty would be out there as a human target while he was left behind with Faith, unable to do a thing to help. "I should be with him."
In an uncharacteristic gesture, Bosco placed his hand gently on Sully's shoulder. "I'll take care of him, Sully," he said quietly. He knew how much Sully cared about Ty, that in many ways Ty was like a son to him. "He'll be okay."
Ty ran his hands up and down along the bars, pretending not be listening although he was hearing every word. He hated this. Hated what this bastard was doing to them. He knew that Sully staying back here was the right thing, but he felt for his partner. He knew it was eating him up not to be going along.
"Fine," Sully said gruffly as he bowed his head and looked down at the floor. He still didn't like it, but deep inside he knew that Bosco was right. "What about Faith?" he asked after a long silence.
"What about her?" Bosco asked.
"Come on, Bosco.you know what I mean. You need to tell her."
Bosco sighed as he ran his hand back through his hair and looked back at Faith. She was so sick. It broke his heart to think of waking her, especially to tell her something that was going to upset her, but he also knew it could well be the last time they would see each other. He couldn't just leave her without saying goodbye.
******
"This just doesn't make any sense." Swersky tossed the mug shot down onto the table in frustration. He and a couple of detectives had been going through them for hours, trying to figure out who could have had a grudge against all four officers. So far they were coming up with zip.
"You think there's a chance this is a voluntary thing?" Peter Carter, a 20- year veteran of the force asked.
"Voluntary?" Swersky looked back at Carter in irritation. "No I don't think its voluntary. Why the hell would it be voluntary? The four of them just decided to what? Take a vacation without telling anyone?" He'd always suspected Carter was an ass. This confirmed it.
Carter shrugged. "Sorry.it was just a thought."
"Well, it was a stupid thought," Swersky snapped. He got up from his chair and gingerly stretched out the muscles in his back. This was really starting to get to him. He looked down at the table again, the mug shot of Seth Waters staring up at him from the top of the discard pile. He would have been their main suspect if it hadn't been for the one tiny detail that the man was dead. Even so, something about it was niggling at him. "This happened right after Waters died.I think maybe we should have a little chat with Waters' mother." He knew it was a shot in the dark, but grief-stricken people had been known to do some crazy things. It couldn't hurt to at least question the woman, just to get rid of the uneasiness in his mind.
******
"Doesn't anyone have anything else to talk about?" Carlos snapped. It was a slow day and the paramedics and firefighters were gathered around the table, discussing the disappearance of the four police officers. "I'm going outside to get some air." Without waiting for a response, he abruptly got up from his chair and headed for the stairs.
"Should someone go after him?" Kim asked after a few moments of silence.
Doc shook his head. "I think he just needs to be alone right now. I'll talk to him later."
"I'm going to get some coffee, anyone want some?" Alex asked as she stood up and headed over to the coffeemaker. About a minute later, they heard the sound of breaking glass. Kim got up and hurried over to Alex who was squatting down behind the counter, picking up remnants of the mug she had dropped on the floor.
"Alex? Are you okay?" Kim asked, squatting down beside her.
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine. Just clumsy," Alex replied, her attention focused on the broken glass.
"I can do that." Kim began.
"No, no, I've got it," Alex insisted. In her haste to pick up the pieces, she inadvertently grabbed a sharp piece of glass, which sliced the palm of her hand. "Dammit" She quickly got to her feet and made her way to the sink.
"Alex, let me see," Kim said, following her to the sink.
"It's fine."
"Come on, Alex."
Reluctantly Alex let Kim look at her hand.
"It's not that deep," Kim said as she examined the wound. "Sit down. I'll go get something to clean it and put a bandage on it."
"Everything okay?" Doc asked Kim as she passed him.
"Yeah, everything's fine." She went and got some medical supplies and then returned to Alex who was leaning back against the counter.
"Can't believe how stupid I was," Alex said softly, watching as Kim gently began to clean her cut.
"You weren't stupid, Alex.you were upset."
"Upset?" Alex shook her head, not meeting Kim's eyes. "I wasn't upset."
"It's only natural you would be. I mean you and Ty..."
"I'm not upset, Kim. Can you drop it? Please?"
"Yeah, sure Alex, no problem," Kim said as she began to bandage the cut. She wasn't going to push. If Alex wanted to talk about it she would.
******
"Faith? Faith can you hear me?" Bosco brushed the limp strands of hair off her face and pressed a gentle kiss onto her forehead. "Come on, Faith, wake up," he whispered.
"Mmmm." Faith moaned softly as she huddled deeper under the blankets.
"Faith.wake up," he tried again a little bit more insistently. The hour Seth had given them was soon going to be up. He gently rubbed her shoulder. "Faith."
"Bosco? What is it?" Faith murmured as she finally managed to open her eyes. As soon as she had spoken though, she began to cough. Bosco quickly got up and poured a cup of water then brought it back to her.
Faith took a few sips of the water then smiled weakly at him. "Thanks."
"You're welcome." He looked back at her for a long moment, unsure exactly how to begin what he needed to say. "Faith."
Now that she was fully awake, she could tell from the look in his eyes and the expression on his face that it wasn't good. "Bosco, what is it?" she asked. A quick glance across the room told her that Ty and Sully were there and seemed to be okay.
"Waters was down here before.you were asleep."
"And?"
"And." He sighed heavily, knowing that he just had to spill it. "He wants to do this.well this sort of a hunt.he's going to set two of us free to be the prey and.he's going to hunt us.if the prey gets away he'll set everyone free." Actually saying the words out loud made it sound even worse than it had before and he could see from the expression on Faith's face that she was horrified. "Faith."
"No."
"We don't have a choice."
"You don't have a choice?" Faith managed to pull herself up into a sitting position as she locked her gaze with his. "Bosco don't you hear how crazy this sounds? He'll let us go? He's not going to let us go. You know that, don't you? How can you even trust him? This is a suicide mission. I don't want you to go."
"I know you don't. Think about it though. At least we'll be out of here. We'll have a chance. In here, Faith, we've got nothin'. No way can we get the upper hand as long as we're locked behind these bars."
She shook her head in dismay. "This guy shot you, Bosco.he almost killed you once before, I." She couldn't bear the thought that she might lose him. They had been partners for ten years, but in many ways their relationship had just begun. Losing Bosco just wasn't an option.
"I'll be alright."
She nodded silently, blinking back tears as he wrapped her up in his arms. She buried her face against his chest and hung onto him tightly. She didn't want to let him go. She was so afraid that if she did, she was never going to get him back.
Author: Lynne Facella
Category: Drama/Angst
Rating: PG-13
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: An enemy returns, endangering the lives of Ty, Sully, Bosco and Faith.
Notes: I so appreciate those of you who continue to follow and comment on this story. Thank you so much!
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With a final smirk, Seth headed back down the hallway, leaving the three officers staring after him in shocked silence.
"Crazy bastard," Bosco finally muttered. He cast a wary glance in Faith's direction, ensuring that she was still asleep and then looked back at Sully and Ty. "Well?"
"Well I'm going," Ty stated.
"And I'm goin' with you," Bosco said, a note of certainty in his voice.
Ty nodded in agreement as Sully shook his head. "Wait a minute here. You two can't just decide this. I'm here too."
"Sully." Bosco met the eyes of the older officer. "This makes the most sense."
"That's not necessarily true. What about Faith? Don't you want to stay with her?"
"OF COURSE I DO!" Bosco shouted, without thinking. He over looked at Faith guiltily, relieved when he saw that she was still asleep and then lowered his voice. "Of course I do, but I trust you to take care of her."
"I'm going with my partner," Sully stated, raising his chin defiantly.
Ty sighed heavily, then walked over to the bars of the cell and stared out into the hallway. "Bosco's right, Sul," he said softly.
"Like hell he is."
Bosco and Ty exchanged glances, then Bosco turned back to Sully. "Come on.think about it. I'm a lot smaller target than you, Sully.faster."
Sully remained silent as his eyes fell on his partner who was still staring out into the hallway, unable or unwilling to meet Sully's gaze. "He's my partner." he whispered to Bosco, as an unexpected lump developed in his throat. He was having a hard time dealing with the fact that Ty would be out there as a human target while he was left behind with Faith, unable to do a thing to help. "I should be with him."
In an uncharacteristic gesture, Bosco placed his hand gently on Sully's shoulder. "I'll take care of him, Sully," he said quietly. He knew how much Sully cared about Ty, that in many ways Ty was like a son to him. "He'll be okay."
Ty ran his hands up and down along the bars, pretending not be listening although he was hearing every word. He hated this. Hated what this bastard was doing to them. He knew that Sully staying back here was the right thing, but he felt for his partner. He knew it was eating him up not to be going along.
"Fine," Sully said gruffly as he bowed his head and looked down at the floor. He still didn't like it, but deep inside he knew that Bosco was right. "What about Faith?" he asked after a long silence.
"What about her?" Bosco asked.
"Come on, Bosco.you know what I mean. You need to tell her."
Bosco sighed as he ran his hand back through his hair and looked back at Faith. She was so sick. It broke his heart to think of waking her, especially to tell her something that was going to upset her, but he also knew it could well be the last time they would see each other. He couldn't just leave her without saying goodbye.
******
"This just doesn't make any sense." Swersky tossed the mug shot down onto the table in frustration. He and a couple of detectives had been going through them for hours, trying to figure out who could have had a grudge against all four officers. So far they were coming up with zip.
"You think there's a chance this is a voluntary thing?" Peter Carter, a 20- year veteran of the force asked.
"Voluntary?" Swersky looked back at Carter in irritation. "No I don't think its voluntary. Why the hell would it be voluntary? The four of them just decided to what? Take a vacation without telling anyone?" He'd always suspected Carter was an ass. This confirmed it.
Carter shrugged. "Sorry.it was just a thought."
"Well, it was a stupid thought," Swersky snapped. He got up from his chair and gingerly stretched out the muscles in his back. This was really starting to get to him. He looked down at the table again, the mug shot of Seth Waters staring up at him from the top of the discard pile. He would have been their main suspect if it hadn't been for the one tiny detail that the man was dead. Even so, something about it was niggling at him. "This happened right after Waters died.I think maybe we should have a little chat with Waters' mother." He knew it was a shot in the dark, but grief-stricken people had been known to do some crazy things. It couldn't hurt to at least question the woman, just to get rid of the uneasiness in his mind.
******
"Doesn't anyone have anything else to talk about?" Carlos snapped. It was a slow day and the paramedics and firefighters were gathered around the table, discussing the disappearance of the four police officers. "I'm going outside to get some air." Without waiting for a response, he abruptly got up from his chair and headed for the stairs.
"Should someone go after him?" Kim asked after a few moments of silence.
Doc shook his head. "I think he just needs to be alone right now. I'll talk to him later."
"I'm going to get some coffee, anyone want some?" Alex asked as she stood up and headed over to the coffeemaker. About a minute later, they heard the sound of breaking glass. Kim got up and hurried over to Alex who was squatting down behind the counter, picking up remnants of the mug she had dropped on the floor.
"Alex? Are you okay?" Kim asked, squatting down beside her.
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine. Just clumsy," Alex replied, her attention focused on the broken glass.
"I can do that." Kim began.
"No, no, I've got it," Alex insisted. In her haste to pick up the pieces, she inadvertently grabbed a sharp piece of glass, which sliced the palm of her hand. "Dammit" She quickly got to her feet and made her way to the sink.
"Alex, let me see," Kim said, following her to the sink.
"It's fine."
"Come on, Alex."
Reluctantly Alex let Kim look at her hand.
"It's not that deep," Kim said as she examined the wound. "Sit down. I'll go get something to clean it and put a bandage on it."
"Everything okay?" Doc asked Kim as she passed him.
"Yeah, everything's fine." She went and got some medical supplies and then returned to Alex who was leaning back against the counter.
"Can't believe how stupid I was," Alex said softly, watching as Kim gently began to clean her cut.
"You weren't stupid, Alex.you were upset."
"Upset?" Alex shook her head, not meeting Kim's eyes. "I wasn't upset."
"It's only natural you would be. I mean you and Ty..."
"I'm not upset, Kim. Can you drop it? Please?"
"Yeah, sure Alex, no problem," Kim said as she began to bandage the cut. She wasn't going to push. If Alex wanted to talk about it she would.
******
"Faith? Faith can you hear me?" Bosco brushed the limp strands of hair off her face and pressed a gentle kiss onto her forehead. "Come on, Faith, wake up," he whispered.
"Mmmm." Faith moaned softly as she huddled deeper under the blankets.
"Faith.wake up," he tried again a little bit more insistently. The hour Seth had given them was soon going to be up. He gently rubbed her shoulder. "Faith."
"Bosco? What is it?" Faith murmured as she finally managed to open her eyes. As soon as she had spoken though, she began to cough. Bosco quickly got up and poured a cup of water then brought it back to her.
Faith took a few sips of the water then smiled weakly at him. "Thanks."
"You're welcome." He looked back at her for a long moment, unsure exactly how to begin what he needed to say. "Faith."
Now that she was fully awake, she could tell from the look in his eyes and the expression on his face that it wasn't good. "Bosco, what is it?" she asked. A quick glance across the room told her that Ty and Sully were there and seemed to be okay.
"Waters was down here before.you were asleep."
"And?"
"And." He sighed heavily, knowing that he just had to spill it. "He wants to do this.well this sort of a hunt.he's going to set two of us free to be the prey and.he's going to hunt us.if the prey gets away he'll set everyone free." Actually saying the words out loud made it sound even worse than it had before and he could see from the expression on Faith's face that she was horrified. "Faith."
"No."
"We don't have a choice."
"You don't have a choice?" Faith managed to pull herself up into a sitting position as she locked her gaze with his. "Bosco don't you hear how crazy this sounds? He'll let us go? He's not going to let us go. You know that, don't you? How can you even trust him? This is a suicide mission. I don't want you to go."
"I know you don't. Think about it though. At least we'll be out of here. We'll have a chance. In here, Faith, we've got nothin'. No way can we get the upper hand as long as we're locked behind these bars."
She shook her head in dismay. "This guy shot you, Bosco.he almost killed you once before, I." She couldn't bear the thought that she might lose him. They had been partners for ten years, but in many ways their relationship had just begun. Losing Bosco just wasn't an option.
"I'll be alright."
She nodded silently, blinking back tears as he wrapped her up in his arms. She buried her face against his chest and hung onto him tightly. She didn't want to let him go. She was so afraid that if she did, she was never going to get him back.