AN: Now complete…this is where it gets scary!
Your Love Is King – Part 13
"What's he playing at!" Roger grabbed the dashboard as the car they were chasing skidded to a halt.
"He's drunk!" Dan frowned, watching the person inside seemingly argue with himself.
"You stay here." Roger climbed out the car, "Just incase he speeds off again…"
Dan nodded, watching Roger approach the car.
Roger shook his ASP out, using it to knock on the window of the car. "Sir? If you'd mind stepping out the car…"
Peter jumped and looked up, as if spotting Roger for the first time, he moved to open the door, stammering slightly. "The girl!"
"Sir?" Roger frowned.
"He's got the girl!"
"Girl?"
"The baby! He's got them all, you have to help!"
"He, sir?"
Dan climbed out the car, moving towards them. "Rodge?"
"He's pissed as a fart." Roger frowned, "He doesn't even know what day it is."
"Officer!" Peter stumbled towards Dan. "You have to help!"
"Alright sir…" Dan exchanged glances with Roger. "What seems to be the problem?"
"Mitchell!" Peter stammered again, "Like you, the police! He's got them!" He stumbled back against the car door, "The daughter! He took her! Told me to move the car! Get it away! Burn it!"
"Smithy!" Roger lifted his radio, contacting CAD, explaining had happened.
"Get in brought to the station!" Jack gestured for Bob and Neil to listen in, pressing speakerphone. "Get him in an interview room, soon as he gets here and find out what's happening!"
"Guv." Neil nodded, leaving the room and hurrying down to Custody..
"Leave him alone!" Charlie glared at Mitchell.
Mitchell chuckled and took a step towards Charlie and Rebecca, turning to look at Smithy as he blocked Tony's path.
"Don't be stupid." Smithy glared, before doubling over as Tony punched him hard in the stomach, aiming a kick at his back as he fell to the floor.
"DALE!"
"DADDY!" Rebecca woke with a jolt, crying as she saw Smithy on the floor.
Smithy moved his hands to his abdomen, gasping for breath as he lifted one hand, looking at the blood dripping from it from the wound.
"Such a pretty face…" He cupped Charlie's face with one hand, turning her head to look at him. "Such a shame to ruin it….maybe we could come to some agreement?" Tony smirked.
Charlie pushed his hand away, holding Rebecca away from him, pulling her head back as she spat at Tony, yelping as her head snapped round as he slapped her hard, blood trickling from her lip.
"MUMMY!" Rebecca screamed, balling her hands into fists. "DADDY!"
"SHUT HER UP!" Tony raised his voice. "Before I do…." He trailed off ominously, smirking nastily.
"You lay one hand on her." Charlie glared. "And I will kill you!"
"The baby!" Peter paced the interview room. "Dark hair, green eyes, pale face!"
"Rebecca?" Neil said quietly, Dan nodding as an answer.
"He wasn't meant to take her!"
"Where are they now?" Neil asked, folding his arms.
Peter's whole stance changed and he shook his head. "No, no…can't say…he'll kill me!"
"How can we help Rebecca if you don't tell us?" Roger asked, holding Peter's gaze as he looked at him.
"….Tony won't like this, he won't like it one bit!"
"Then tell us where they are!" Neil tried, watching as Tony started pacing again.
"He'll kill me!"
"Dan!" Neil nodded at Dan, who stood up, advancing on Peter, looking down at him. "Tell us where they are." Neil folded his arms. "Or PC Casper will-"
"Ok!" Peter looked at Dan, blinking a couple of times, before sitting back down at the table. "Warehouse…" He swallowed, fidgeting. "…Bagford Lane….it's deserted…streets a ruin…"
"What number?" Dan spat, still glaring at Peter.
"…You can't miss it! There's a van in the yard….."
"SHUT HER UP!" Tony rounded on Smithy, pulling his head up by his hair, "Or Daddy goes first…"
Charlie eyed Tony off, swallowing hard as she tried to calm Rebecca, turning her away so her back was to Tony, stopping her from seeing Smithy. "Daddy's just asleep…" She whispered, brushing the tear running down her cheek. "You'll give him a headache..."
Rebecca sniffled and clung to Charlie, whimpering. "Dada."
Charlie kissed and cuddled Rebecca, rocking her gently. "It's alright sweetheart…" She whispered, wiping her own arms. "Mummy's got you now…"
Tony dropped Smithy's head back to the floor, Smithy only just managing to stay conscious, rolling onto his back as he clutched at the blood soaked bandage on his abdomen. Tony sneered and looked Smithy over, "Not so scary now…" He smirked, "Just think, I could do anything to those two, and you wouldn't be able to stop me….you'd have to watch them die….just like Ireland…I could have let you die Smithy…"
Smithy's eyes glazed slightly, and he swallowed, "Leave...them…alone…" he whispered hoarsely.
Tony just scoffed and looked Smithy over with obvious disgust, pulling his foot back to aim at his stomach.
"NO!" Charlie flew forward, launching at Tony, taking him enough by surprise to knock him off balance, struggling with him on the floor.
Rebecca whimpered and cried, moving to Smithy as she clutched at his hand. "Dadada!" She sniffled. "Daaaaady!"
"Becca!" Smithy squeezed her hand, fighting to keep his eyes open. "Go get Nana!"
"Nanaaaaa!" Rebecca cried, rubbing her eyes with one hand.
"Good girl!" Smithy tried nodding to the door, his head ringing. "Go get Nana!"
Rebecca looked at where Smithy was gesturing, looking back at Smithy, still crying hard. "Want Daddy!" She sniffled.
"Daddy'll be there soon." Smithy squeezed her hand, "Go outside sweetheart, go find daddy some help!"
Rebecca sniffled and dropped beside Smithy, kissing his cheek, before running towards the door, trying to push it open.
Charlie fought as best as she could against Tony, aiming a punch at his jaw, trying to pin him back, Tony easily deflecting her blows.
Rebecca pushed the door as hard as she could, slipping outside, sniffling and crying. "Nana!" She whimpered, getting to the main door as she peered out. "Nana!"
"Left!" Gina directed Tony, turning in her seat as the van appeared behind them, "Come on Tony…."
Tony Stamp spun the wheel, quickly, but carefully taking the corner, heading into Bagford Lane.
"Nana!" Rebecca ran as quickly as she could across the yard in front of the warehouse, stumbling and falling. She screeched and whimpered, pulling herself up, having grazed her chin, hands and knees. She sniffled, balled her hands and tried to hurry along again, whimpering all the while.
"You stupid cow!" Tony Mitchell pulled his hand back and slapped Charlie hard across her cheek, the force knocking her to the side, letting him overpower her, pinning her to the floor. He dropped his hands and smirked, groping her roughly as she squirmed beneath him, trying to kick out to knock him off. "That's not very friendly now, is it." Tony smirked, moving his hand to between Charlie's legs.
Charlie suppressed a retch, and managed to aim her foot at his groin, kicking him hard, before yelping and trying to fight him off as he pulled at her clothes.
"Over there!" Gina pointed at the warehouses, directing Tony along, trailing off mid sentence. "….Becca?" She shouted for Tony to stop, before climbing out the car, taking in the dishevelled figure in front of her, running towards her with open arms. "Becca!"
"NANA!NANA!NANA!NANA!" Rebecca launched herself at Gina, clinging tightly to her. "GET MAMADADA!" She screeched, pointing at the warehouse, "MAMADADA!"
Gina carried the small girl over to where June was stood with the van, quickly organising the officers, comforting Rebecca as she cried and clung to her.
"How many people, darlin'?" Gina turned her head to look at Rebecca. Rebecca held up three fingers, blood running down her arm from where she'd slipped.
"Come on everyone…" June lead the group over to the warehouse, Gina carrying Rebecca over to the car, comforting her as she attempted to clean her up with the first aid kit.
"GET OFF ME!" Charlie fought, scratched, kicked and punched her way back from Tony, trying to push him off, "Leave me alone!"
"MITCHELL!" Smithy tried to pull himself over, setting his jaw.
Tony aimed a kick out at Smithy, catching his stomach.
Smithy winced and slumped against the floor, trying to get back to Charlie.
"Dale!" Charlie sniffed, scratching Tony's cheek.
"Sarge!" Jim hissed, "They're in here!"
June moved to the doorway, hearing the voices inside, the rest of the officers gathering behind them.
"Jim." June nodded, "Go on…"
Jim tried the handle, pushing it open, officers flooding into the room. Mitchell looked up, pulling Charlie up by her arm. "Don't be stupid!" Jim held his hands out.
"Back off!" Mitchell shouted, holding Charlie by her throat.
Charlie whimpered and tried to get free, her gaze fixed on Smithy, watching June help him. "Dale…" She swallowed.
"SHUT UP!" Mitchell yelled, before crashing to the floor as Dan shook his ASP out, hitting it across Mitchell's legs, forcing him to fall forward, Tony and Jim hurrying forward to catch Charlie.
"There's our little hero!" Charlie pulled herself up carefully in the wheelchair, smoothing her hospital gown over her legs as Rebecca beamed round the room, holding armfuls of flowers and drawings.
"Becca…" Smithy turned his head to look at her, "You been a good girl for Nana?"
"Good as gold…" Gina smiled, lifting her onto the bed, positioning her between Smithy and Charlie.
Charlie shifted the wheelchair she was sat in back a little smothering Rebecca in kisses and cuddles, one hand still firmly clutching Smithy's.
Smithy stroked his daughter's hair, watching her giggle and bat at the balloon above his hospital bed, smiling tightly, before lifting the paintings and drawings Rebecca had brought, flicking through them, beaming as he saw one of himself, Charlie, Rebecca and a large black blob entitled 'Jack'.