Disclaimer: I do not own "Law and Order: SVU", nor any song lyrics in this story.
A/N: Not really a songfic, but the title is the name of a Metallica song. Read, review, etc.
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"Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way" –"No Leaf Clover" Metallica
Unknown location
Long Island, New York
October 31
Elliot POV
I woke up with a splitting headache in pitch darkness, my ears ringing. "Hello?" I rasped, my voice unable to work properly. "Is anyone there?"
My back was sore and my arms stiff. I tried to move them, and that was when I discovered that they were both tied together to a cord hanging from the ceiling. What the hell? I thought.
My eyes slowly became accustomed to the darkness. I found myself in a small, bare room with one heavy wooden door. A small panel of light was coming from underneath. "Where am I" I croaked.
Then, it all came back to me: the letters, the case, the fight with Olivia, the kidnapping…
Kidnapping? Who was kidnapped? I gasped. Wait, I was the one kidnapped!
Then, I remembered my kidnapper's last words, taunting me. "You can't even save yourself… you're going to die down here, Detective."
Why am I going to die? Isn't Olivia looking for me? I sighed. Not after the way I treated her.
My ankles felt wet. I looked down. They were in about 2 inches of dark, cold water. Above the ringing in my ears, I could finally hear another sound: a low roar. I felt sick with dread as I realized what that roar was. It was the ocean, and the tide was coming in.
"You're going to die down here!" the man laughed cruelly.
I began to scream, my panicked yells sounding inhuman. "Somebody, help me! There has to be somebody out there!"
There was only the low sound of the ocean. I thrashed around, trying to free my hands. It was futile. I stopped moving and screaming, my throat sore. "Olivia," I croaked. "I'm sorry." Why was this happening to me? The water continued to rise.
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Olivia slammed the young woman against a wall. "Tell me where my partner is now!" she shouted. "Damn it, tell me!"
The blonde woman smiled eerily, her clear blue eyes distant. "He is going to die," she said calmly, her voice as ethereal as her appearance. "And he deserves it."
Olivia dropped her and stepped backwards. Her head began to spin, and she felt like she was going to faint. No, Elliot. Her eyes filled with tears. She took out her gun. "I didn't want to resort to this," she said shakily. She aimed at the other woman. "But you leave me no alternative."
If you're still alive, Elliot, know that I love you. She squeezed her eyes shut as more tears came. She pulled the trigger. I will find you, no matter what it takes.
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A/N: Sorry if anyone's confused, but the next series of chapters will lead up to this point.