The Fallen
Chapter Five: Twilight Awakens
Note: This is the last chapter of my story 'The Fallen' I hope you enjoy it, for the disclaimer see Chapter One.
Somewhere beyond happiness and sadness
I need to calculate
What creates my own madness
And I'm addicted to your punishment
And you're the master
And I am waiting for disaster
I feel irrational
So confrontational
To tell the truth I am
Getting away with murder
It isn't possible
To ever tell the truth
But the reality is I'm getting away with murder
(Getting away, Getting away, Getting away)
Getting Away with Murder by Papa Roach
Conner felt the blood stop flowing from the cut that raced down his eye, it was now pooling on the floor of Tommy's kitchen floor. The pain was ebbing and he could feel it healing on himself but doubted that it was healing on Kira, then the pain worsened on his ribs and he doubled over, completely winded. He knew that the man must have kicked her in the ribs, falling to his knees he could feel himself being beaten though it wasn't happening to him, it was happening to Kira.
"Oh God, Dr. O, please! Its Kira, he's begun to hurt her-AH!" he could feel a blade pierce through his shoulder, cutting deep inside. "God!" He cried out again, the pain taking over completely. Tommy and Ethan grabbed onto Conner and helped him up, then half carried, half dragged him into Tommy's room where they placed him on his bed. Upon hitting the soft mattress, Conner curled into the fetal position and curled up as tight as he could.
"Dear God, please help her!" Conner screamed as the pain only got worse.
I drink my drink and I don't even want to
I think my thoughts when I don't even need to
I never look back cause I don't even want to
And I don't need to
Because I'm getting away with murder
Kim, Cassidine, Nash, Mackenzie and Cameron all arrived at the address she had written down after Tommy had traced Kira by her morpher. Kim didn't care if she died, as long as she saved Kira and avenged Trini, she made sure her gun was loaded and got out of the car, anger boiling within her veins. She looked at them and they all seemed scared of her intensity as she turned to them.
"We're splitting up, I work fasted alone, Cassidine go with Dylan and go in by the back of the building, Shawn, Julie wait go in with me. Then both of your teams cover the ground floor and I'm getting the top, when your done with the bottom, head up and don't look for me unless you hear gunshots. Got that? Good, lets go!" Kim said, then quickly and cautiously entered the building. She could hear moaning echoing off of all the walls, the pain within voice was enough to make Kim want to cry.
"No, please stay away from me…please! What have I done?" Kim heard Kira sob as she went up the stairs and into a main door, then Kira screamed in pain, Kim rushed towards the screams and burst into a room where she saw Kira lying in the middle of the floor.
"Police! Freeze!" Kim bellowed, but the man wasn't in sight, only Kira.
"Kira, Kira, where is he?" Kim asked, rushing over to Kira, Kira moaned and looked up, tears pouring down her face.
"I'm sorry." She sobbed; Kim grabbed onto Kira, holding her up.
"Why?" Kim asked, then she heard the gun shot and felt the bullet travel through her body, she looked down to see a huge waterfall of blood coursing down her body. She felt onto Kira's lap and Kira's sobs were the last thing she heard.
Help, I know I've got to tell someone
Tell them what I know you've done
I fear you
But spoken fears can come true
We all live
We all die
That does not begin to justify you
It's not what it seems
Not what you think
No I must be dreaming
It's only in my mind
Not real life
No I must be dreaming
I Must Be Dreaming by Evanescence
Cassidine screamed as she watched as the man withdrew his gun and shot Kim through the back, and before she even had a second thought she raised her gun and fired. His body was jerking with the impact of bullets, making sure that she hit him in the chest more than once. She didn't even bother to take another look at him as she raced to Kim. She took Kim off of Kira's lap and opened Kim's shirt to see if the bullet had exited her body, which it didn't.
"Kim, hang on please." Cassidine said, she heard Shawn calling out to the EMTs from the ambulance that they had called for in advance, then the crew rushed in. Taking Kim first Cassidine went to Kira whom still had the chain around her throat.
"I'm so sorry, this is all my fault." Kira sobbed her face a mass of blood, blood was falling off her lips as she spoke. Cassidine felt pity rush through her as she began to pick the lock on the chain.
"This isn't your fault, but its over now, you're going to be ok." Kira didn't say anything back; she just cried bloody tears and then rubbed her neck vigorously after the shackle fell. The EMTs took her onto the second stretcher and began to take it out of the room, and Cassidine couldn't bring herself to move.
"I've killed him." She realized, it sank in for the first time, she wanted to feel bad but she couldn't. He deserved it, he shot her partner, he beat Kira into a bloody pulp and killed more than 10 people, she felt like she had avenged those who had been his victims. Dylan held out his hand and she took it, he pulled her up and held her to him, though she was saturated in blood.
"You did it, Cassidine, you finished him. Good, job, Kim and Trini would be proud. Hell, I'm proud, you're one hell of a woman, even though I only met you a few days again, I can honestly say. You've stolen my heart." He said, Cassidine felt happy but the worry about her partner was still too strong.
"Dylan, I really like you too, but please can we do this another time, I'm so scared for Kim…." She trailed off and Dylan continued to hold her stronger.
"She'll be alright." He said, hoping it to be true as well.
I am aware now of how
Everything's gonna be fine one day
Too late, I'm in hell
I am prepared now
Seems everyone's gonna be fine
One day too late, just as well
I am prepared now,
Seems everything's gonna be fine for me
For me; for myself.
For me, for me, for myself
For me, for me, for myself
Fine Again by Seether
When Kim awoke again, she felt someone in the hospital bed beside her, but she was too weak to move, all she could do was open her eyes and look. She smiled because Trini was in the bed beside her, watching her intently, her eyes were swollen with tears but a smile broke on her lips.
"Hey Kim, how are you feeling?" Trini asked, her voice a hushed whisper, Kim arched her eyebrow then looked around to see why Trini was whispering. Tommy was asleep in the hospital bed nearby, Kira's tiny body was locked tightly in his arms, Conner was sleeping in a chair beside her, Jason was sleeping in a chair on Kim's other side, and Billy and Zack were in chairs at the foot of Kim's bed, also asleep.
"Good, but I think we should sleep too, it'd be easier that…"Trini had already fallen back to sleep, Kim snickered softly and closed her eyes, falling back into a semi-drugged sleep. This time when Kim awoke everyone was awake, but Tommy was still in Kira's bed, this time he was sitting up and she was leaning against him and he was helping her eat, both arms were heavily bandaged and she looked like hell.
"Kira, how are you?" Kim asked, those who hadn't noticed she had awaked, which was everyone but Jason and Trini who were sitting on her bed, jumped and turned their attention to Kim.
"Ok, I'm in a lot of pain but hey as long as somebody feeds me I'm set." Kira said, Tommy laughed and climbed out from behind her and Conner took his place, his body closer to Kira's then Tommy was. Kira just tilted her head back, the top of her head resting on his collarbone; he smiled and kissed her forehead. Then he wrapped his arms lightly around her waist, making sure he didn't touch her broken ribs. "How are you?" she asked, turning her attention back to Kim.
"Ok, I guess, in a lot of pain too but hell, I was shot in the back so that explains a lot." Kim said, smiling, Tommy sat next to her and took her hand. He kissed her gently on the cheek and brushed stray hair off of her face.
"Hey beautiful, I'm glad to see your better." Tommy said, she could see only love in his eyes. Trini smiled down at the two and then nudged Tommy so he'd let go.
"I have an offer for you and Cassidine, she's out right now but I've already asked her and she says its up to you. Because the work we did together, my boss at the FBI it letting me have my start my own violent crimes unit here and I get to choose my team and I want to know if you want to join us." Trini said, Kim tilted her head and arched her eyebrow.
"Is that allowed, I'm not FBI I'm just a detective." Trini thought for a moment, a grin working its way onto her face.
"It is now, so what do you say?"
"Whatever you want partner." Kim said, Trini's smile got bigger and they hugged gently then Trini let Tommy have his seat back, she stared at Billy then motioned for him to join her in the hall. The first blue ranger stood up and left the room, and immediately kissed her on the lips. She kissed him back without hesitation and wrapped her arms around him.
"Now you have some explaining to do Mr. Cranston, where have you been and why did you leave me?" she demanded, tapping her feel.
"It's a long story, but can I just make it up to you by asking for your hand in marriage?" Billy asked, Trini smiled and tapped her lip with a long black colored nail.
"It's a start."
The End