Authors' note: "Lady lightspeed here and I just want to say it's awesome that you like this. It's not like it was meant to be but we decided that it is what it is and that's how it is."
*Dana Grayson shoves lady Lightspeed off the computer chair*
"Sorry about her she's had way too much chocolate and not enough sleep. Anyway we hope you'll all like this new addition to our little tale."
Chapter 9 The long night 3
Midnight Truths
"Well?" Dana asked when she and Carter finally returned to the others in the conference simulation.
"Nothing new." Mike admitted running a weary hand over his face. Idly he wondered if Maya was feeling as wiped out as he was. she knew about the killer and was being very careful but god since yesterday he'd seen her for about two hours.
"Ok, well there has to be something else…" Carter was saying breaking into his thoughts as Dana punched in some new data.
"Dana I'm going to go check in on Kelsey." Ryan told his little sister.
"Ok, go on." The doctor said distractedly and then began to frown.
"What?" Carter asked once Ryan was gone.
"It just struck me whoever our guy is must be able to move freely between earth and here but that only means GSA or rangers."
"it's not one of us so see if you can get a match of prints…"
She already had something and Carter was really worried by the baffled look on her pretty face.
"this is insane." She said and then he got a look at the profile that supposedly matched the into from her attacker.
"That can't be, he's your brother."
"Exactly, I know that when he came home we did a DNA match and so…" Dana said and then checked the visible DNA strands with the new ones. "they don't' match at al." She announced aloud allowing Carter to look as well.
"Who ever it is has security clearance or is a dammed good hacker." Carter said frowning over at Mike.
"I'd say clearance, all the hackers were tagged." the ex-magna-defender told them adding. "Deca keeps tabs on them." Mike explained and Dana nodded.
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Ryan frowned when there was no answer at the Corbett compound and then began to really get worried when he tried the house and there was no answer.
In one last ditch effort he tried Leo's communicator. Unlike most of them he wore it constantly. The news that met his ears had his blood curdling.
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The shout had all three out of the room and running for the source. they found Ryan yelling at someone.
"Ryan what's going on?" His sister asked and when she saw his haunted eyes she knew.
"Kelsey."
"that…" Ryan was shaking with rage and terror as he stared at his little sister. "Dana didn't say a word, just went to him and pulled him close as Carter took over the call.
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"How is she?" Ryan demanded of Chad who met them at the doors to the ER.
"Banged up." the part time blue lightspeed ranger informed them as Dana moved to speak to someone at the desk.
"Can we see her?" Ryan was asking his friend as Maya and the others came into view.
"not yet, the doctor's still with her." Angela told him quietly.
"damn it!" Ryan growled wanting to hit something. This was not right; they were trying to stop him while the monster had gotten to her. But then she didn't know about the murderer so she'd not been ready. That thought on his mind Ryan rounded on Mike.
"this is all your fault, if you'd just told them everything this would have never happened!"
"Ryan calm down," Dana said catching her brother's arm, forcing him to look at her. "Kelsey will be ok."
"No, no I'm sick of this. Dana, first he tries to kill you and gets dad and now he hurt Kelsey. Who will be next?" Ryan demanded looking down into her blue gaze.
"I don't' know, I don't' know anymore than you do. Ryan yelling at Mike won't change things anymore than me shooting myself would?" the younger Mitchell said grimly. "Kelsey is going to need you now." the blonde doctor told him.
"And that killer will just…" Ryan began again tears and fear glittering in his eyes.
"No," Dana said slowly. "I won't let him get away, Ryan I will catch him and make him very sorry he ever thought to hurt us."
"Ok, but Dana?" he asked moving so his hands were on her shoulders, gentle and firm.
"yeah?" She asked looking up in to Ryan's silver eyes.
"Be careful." He said his eyes fervent and neither were aware of the others now standing about them or the watcher also scrutinizing the scene.
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Dana dropped the change into the vending machine and waited. She felt him come up beside her and didn't have to turn to see the concerned face.
"You ok?" He asked resting a hand on the top of the machine.
"Ok? Carter, one of my oldest friends is barely clinging to life and I'm supposed to be ok?" She asked rounding on him.
It might have been insane but he was glad she had such a violent reaction, if she'd just kept it inside he'd truly have been worried.
Wordlessly he took her arm and turned her to face him.
"Dana, it will be ok, we'll make it ok." Carter said softly, as if uncertain how but wanting her to know they wood.
"how? How can we make it ok?" She demanded anger flashing white hot in her blue eyes.
"By calling us." Came another voice and Dana turned to see five individuals standing in the doorway.
"Carter?" Dana asked looking at her long time friend.
"Come on." Carter said pulling her into a nearby office and shutting the door.
"so you haven't told our newest agent?" A muscular young man
"Things have been kind of crazy since she arrived."
"So your report said." A tall young man in blue said and then he smiled at Dana.
"Sorry about the captain but I'm TJ Johnson and this is Jason Scott," he indicated the largest man of the new comers. "Kimberly heart Scott, Justin Stuart and Jen Scotts.' TJ said indicating the last of the group.
"It's nice to meet you but I don't…"
"Dana I am not just here to help an old friend I work for a branch of the GSA which specializes in ranger related crimes."
"Ranger related…"
"Remember how I called you when things went down in Silver Hills? I was there because as part of my job we have to monitor the evil and see if there are any past threats coming up."
"But you're a fire fighter again aren't you?"
"It's my cover. Not many know about us, just members of the GSA who have been rangers and our agents."
"So why tell me now?"
"Dana when I asked you for your help on this case I did because I wanted you to join us. Kimberly's an infiltration specialist as is Jason, TJ is our field op as is Jen and last but not least Justin is our Intel specialist."
"So I'd be the pathology agent?"
"Specialist is more like it. Your one of the best on earth."
"Oh…" What could she say to this? It was all so sudden, she was just a doctor, one who helped with finding justice for the dead but just a physician never the less.
"Carter, I can't… I Kelsey…"
"Dana I know it's a bad time but with what happened today I'd say it's time to step up our hunt."
Dana thought of her friend, Kelsey, the brown haired dare devil who loved her brother and knew he was right, not only had six civilians died but she'd nearly been killed two times and one of her friends too.
"What do we do?"
TBC
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Ok the plot might seem confusing and we wern't going to throw this in just yet but we've got a few tricks up our collective sleeves. *winks* Anyway please R&R and let me know what do you think? Any suggestions?