CHAPTER 3: You can make it

Grissom pulled out his radio and ran over to Greg to check for a pulse, he still had one.

''Patrol, I need an emergency response team over to 183 Pickerson apartment number 7 now! Officers down I repeat officers down! '' He yelled as he ran over to Megan and checked for her pulse. Luckily she still had one too.

His CSIs had been attacked before. Nick, alone, had been stalked, thrown out a window, buried alive and had a gun pointed in his face twice. Seeing one of then hurt was enough, two was unbearable.

There lay Greg Sanders and Megan Connors, the two youngest CSIs of the graveyard shift. Both beaten and bleeding from gunshot wounds. Greg was on his side, his breathing more rapid than normal. Megan was on her side, her breathing shallow. Grissom ran back and forth between them making sure that they kept breathing until the police and ambulance arrived. Detective Jim Brass stepped into the room, gun drawn, a few officers following behind him in same fashion.

''Jesus'' was all Brass could say when he saw the sight before him. ''Rescue'' He yelled down into the hallway. Five rescue members came into the bedroom, two went to Greg and the other three went to Megan. Brass went over to Grissom who leaned against the wall watching them work on his CSIs.

''You alright Gil? ''He asked

Grissom lowered his head and looked at the blood on his hands.

''I'll be alright Jim''

They both watched in silence as Greg and Megan were lifted onto gurneys and were brought downstairs where the ambulance was waiting.

''Come on'' Jim said and led the way out of the room and down the stairs

Megan and Greg were lifted into each their own ambulance, oxygen masks over their mouths.

''You gonna follow them? '' Jim asked

Grissom shook his head with uncertainty ''I should go back to the lab. Tell everyone what's going on''

''Gil, follow them. I'll go back to the lab''

Grissom couldn't help but smile at his old friend

''Thanks Jim''

A shout from the back of Greg's ambulance brought them back to the reality of the situation.

''Lost the pulse! Starting Compressions''

Grissom ran over to Greg's ambulance and found a man pumping Greg's chest trying to get his heart beating again. He looked at Grissom with a face that did not give much hope. Another man came and closed the doors and went to the passenger seat of the ambulance. It drove off its yellow and red lights brightening the night. Grissom checked up on Megan fast before that ambulance drove off as well, she was doing alright. Without another word he jumped into the Tahoe and drove off following the ambulances.

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Jim Brass arrived at the Las Vegas Crime Lab quickly, using his siren to his advantage. He rushed all over the lab, finding none of the team.

''Hey Archie? '' He stopped at the audio-visual lab

''Yah? ''

''Where is everyone? ''

''I think they're all in the break room''

''Thanks''

''Everything okay? ''

Brass ignored the question and took off towards the break room and sure enough found Catherine Willows, Sara Sidle, Warrick Brown and Nick Stokes altogether.

''We got a problem'' he said when he entered. The CSIs could tell by his face that he was not kidding.

''What's up? '' Warrick asked

''A case of Déjà Vu. Greg Sanders and Megan Connors have been shot''

''What? ''Nick stood up from the sofa.

''Megan's stable, but they lost Greg's pulse before heading to the hospital''

''Where's Grissom? '' Sara asked

''On his way there''

''Well we should get over there too, Lets go'' Catherine said and with that headed out of the break room toward the parking lot. The others following behind her.

The ride to the hospital was silent, no one could think of anything to say. Warrick and Nick rode with Brass and Sara and Catherine took another Tahoe. They arrived and rushed in and over to the ER ward. They found Grissom, hands in the pockets of his CSI windbreaker staring into the room where the doctors were trying to save Greg.

''How is he? '' Catherine asked appearing beside Grissom

''They got his heart beating again, they're trying to stabilize him now to get him up to surgery''

''Where's Megan? '' Nick asked

''Next door'' Grissom told him ''But Nick… ''

Nick didn't hear and went to watch next door. Grissom looked over at Nick who watched every move the doctors and nurses made. This would become personal for all of them Greg Sanders was like a brother or kid to all of them and even though Megan had only been with them for about 16 months now they all loved her. She was viewed as the perfect mix between Greg and Grissom. This would especially be hard for Nick, not only was Greg one of his best friends in the lab, but Megan was his niece the oldest child of his oldest sister. She had come to Las Vegas when she was a CSI trainee and took a liking to the place and Greg right away.

Nick felt a hand of his shoulder and turned his head to find Sara there with him. Her hand slid down his arm and into his hand comforting him.

'' They'll be fine Nick. She's tough like you and Greg has to much spunk to give up''

''Thanks Sara'' He squeezed her hand and smiled at her. She smiled and squeezed his hand back.

''Greg's doing better'' Warrick told them. ''They're getting ready to take him up to surgery now''

''Megan's…'' Nick was cut off by the sudden commotion that came from the room where Megan was.

''Pressure's dropping! Heart rate's rising! '' One nurse yelled

''What's happening? '' Nick asked worried wanting to step in, Sara stopping him by holding onto his hand.

''I don't know Nick''

The others came over to see what was going on, just as Greg was removed from his room to the elevator nearby.

''Come on Greg, you can make it'' Grissom whispered as the elevator doors shut.

''We got to get her up surgery now'' One doctor said

''She's not stable enough to move'' Another contradicted

''The room's waiting for her. If we don't get her up there now we will lose her'' The doctor said sternly. The other doctor finally nodded his head in agreement. They got her ready to head up to surgery. The other CSIs barely had time to move before the stretcher and the team of doctors came through the double doors and headed to the elevator.

''Pressure's still dropping'' The nurse told the doctors

''Hurry up people lets get her up there'' The doctor told his team

The elevator arrived and the doctor and his team entered.

''Come on Megan, you can make it'' Nick whispered as the elevator doors shut.

Greg was back with them, but now they were in danger of losing Megan.

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