Summary: A ransom leads to a very long weekend for Walker and Alex
Disclaimer: I do not own them
A/N: First attempt at a Walker fic, be nice
Chapter 37
Walker and the others stood outside the long hallway leading back to the Judge's chambers. The SWAT team had surrounded the door Culliver had gone through, but Walker didn't see the SWAT team when he stared at the door he saw, the place Alex had gone and he was determined to get inside.
"Cordell, you can't let him hurt her. You have to get in there and if you have to kill that bastard to get her away from him then that is what you do."
Walker didn't acknowledge CD. He didn't blink, he didn't even respond to the questions being fired at him by the other police officers. All he did was stare straight ahead.
No one spoke, no one moved, all were poised ready to shoot should the door open and Culliver come out with Alex.
"I can't take this waiting anymore. Why don't we just go in there and get her!" Trivette screamed, while he paced the floor.
"Because if we go busting in there he might kill her," Walker said never wavering in his attention at the door.
Hours clicked by, and still no sound came from within the room. There was only one way in and one way out. Culliver would have to go through a whole squadron to get out of there, and then he would have to go through Walker.
Walker was sitting on the floor outside the door, his head in his hands, when CD came and sat down beside him. "How much more can she take?"
"She is strong Cordell, don't you worry about that little lady in there."
Walker looked up, but in his eyes were pain, the pain of knowing that his wife was inside and here he was sitting on the outside. It was the sound of the scream reverberating that brought Walker to his feet, and without thinking he pulled his gun, pointing it at the door.
"Walker you can't go running inside there. What if he shoots you as you go through the door? Who is going to save Alex then?"
"I don't care. I will not let him do that to her again."
Trivette stood between Walker and the door, but when the second scream echoed throughout the hallway, Walker shoved him out of the way. The next sound everyone heard was the gun going off and then Walker walked through the door.
Inside the room Culliver had Alex pinned up against the wall, and his hand was drawing back as if to strike her.
"If you dare to lay another hand on her it will be your last," Walker warned. He could see Alex's face with the tears streaming down it. He could see the red mark on her cheek from Culliver's hand, and this made his anger boil.
Culliver whirled around, his hands around Alex's throat in a flash, her pinned in front of him. "Go ahead Walker, shoot. See if you can hit me, or will it be your lovely wife here that you hit?"
"Let her go Culliver, it is me you want." Walker said, as he stepped closer.
"On the contrary Walker, it isn't you I want at all. You see why would I want you when I have this lovely little thing here?" Culliver stroked the side of Alex's face and Walker saw her flinch away.
"Now you are going to help me get out of here Walker, or you little wife here is going to die, and the little kid inside her too."
Culliver was no idiot and Walker knew it. He sent Walker ahead of him, holding Alex around the neck as they walked through the open door.
"Get back or so help me I will snap her pretty little neck."
"Who is to say a bullet won't stop you," Trivette yelled.
"Well, it seems that Walker here needs to school you boy. You see your bullet probably would kill me, but I guarantee her neck would snap with my last dying movement, now move aside."
Trivette stood aside, letting Culliver pass, but they only made it as far as the courtroom before one of the SWAT team came towards Culliver on the right. The reaction was not something that Walker could even imagine. Before his eyes he saw Culliver twist his hands around Alex's neck, and knew that she would be dead in seconds if he didn't act fast. Without thinking Walker threw himself towards Culliver, knocking all three of them into the courtroom, but in the process his gun slid across the floor, right into Chuck Culliver's hands.
"Both of you get up!" he screamed, as Walker helped a trembling Alex to her feet. "Close that door behind you and barricade it ranger, or I will put a bullet in her head."
Walker closed the door, locking it. Culliver was still not satisfied though. Walker then took a chair and busted it up shoving the wooden piece through the handles on the door.
"A fine job, not both of you get over here and sit down." Culliver said, pointing towards the area in front of the witness stand.
Walker and Alex sat down, but Walker stood up again. "Let her go Culliver, she is pregnant. Do you really want those innocent lives on your hands?"
Culliver snatched Alex up off the floor and ran a hand through her hair. "I really couldn't care less about the kids you spawned Walker. Your wife on the other hand, would be a tragedy to lose, though I have no qualms about killing her after I have had my fun of course."
Alex stomped on Culliver's foot, grinding the heel of her shoe in, and for it Culliver yanked her around his fist connecting to the side of her head. Alex went down hard, her head smacking off the floor as she hit it.
"You should keep your woman in check Walker. One more little outburst like that and I am afraid she will cause me to kill her, by accident of course."
Walker ran over to where Alex was laying on the floor, and gathered her into his arms. Her head was bleeding a bit, but that wasn't what scared him. Alex began to moan, clutching at her head as if in excruciating pain.
"Alex, speak to me. Alex, can you hear me?"
Alex opened her eyes to see Walker staring back, concern in his, but his face soon blurred, and she whispered to him, "Walker, the babies. Don't let him hurt the babies."
"Babies! Walker so you are saying she is carrying more than one of your offspring?"
Walker didn't answer Culliver. He stared down at the round belly and he could see the small kick of a foot. His children, his wife, all of them were trapped inside this courtroom with a madman. Walker knew if they didn't get out of here soon that Alex could lose more than the babies, she could lose her life as well.
"Culliver, are you such a coward that you have to prey on pregnant women? Can't you simply fight me like a man?"
Culliver sneered, "What would be the fun of that? See Walker, your pretty wife here needs to be with a real man again."
"Touch her and you will die, if I have to kill you with my bare hands."
Culliver didn't waste any time, snatching Alex up from the floor. He wrapped his arms around her caressing her stomach as he did, while Alex whimpered as her head spun, making her feel dizzy.
Walker's rage was building. He wasn't going to let this happen again, he couldn't. He watched as Culliver held the gun to Alex's head, and then ran his hand down her face.
"Such a pretty little thing really. Such a shame you will have to witness this."
"What do you mean Culliver? I won't be witnessing anything."
"On the contrary Walker you will sit there while I have a little fun with your wife. Oh and if you think about interrupting us, I will blow her brains out. As a matter of fact why don't you take a seat on the witness stand for a better view, and so I can see you."
Walker didn't want to move, but Culliver had already locked the bullet in the chamber, poised to shoot Alex. With tears of anger pooling in his eyes Walker took a seat on the witness stand.
Culliver was beside himself with glee. He stood beside the defendant desk, "I have found Mrs. Walker guilty of lying to the judge and I sentence her to be punished!" he declared.
Culliver then pulled Alex to him and turned her around tossing her face down on the desk. Walker stood up, but again Culliver held the gun to Alex's head, and he slowly took his seat. Shame was building inside him, shame for what he could not stop.
Culliver stared at Walker then. "I think a just punishment is in order for you as well Walker. Give me your belt. See I would use mine, but they saw fit to take it from me, and what better to dole out her punishment than your own belt."
"You are insane! I won't give you my belt," Walker said, defiantly.
"Have it your way Walker. It is either your belt, or I am sure I can find some other object lying around to use, perhaps that piece of chair you broke off would work nicely."
Walker handed over his belt to Culliver but never sat down in his seat. He couldn't stand what was about to happen.
Culliver's eyes gleamed with satisfaction, and when he lifted the back of Alex's shirt Walker's face grew redder than he had ever seen. "I do hope you enjoy this Walker, I know I will."
The first slap of the leather across Alex's back brought her from her daze and her scream pierced the air, sending Walker's stomach into his boots. This in turn seemed to fuel the madness in Culliver and he again raised the belt, this time sending it down across her backside, and causing Alex to try and crawl away.
"No, no Mrs. Walker, your punishment has only just begun."
Culliver sent the belt raining down on her over and over till Alex's voice was hoarse from screaming and still she tried to fight him off, even when her back and buttocks started to bleed, as pieces of flesh were torn by the leather. Walker knew then and there Culliver was never leaving the room alive. He would kill him for harming Alex, and he felt no shame in the tears rolling down his face as he flinched.
Alex was crying now, begging Culliver to stop, her pleas though were only responded to with laughter. "Please, the babies. Don't hurt the babies," she begged, her voice raspy.
"Oh yes how could I forget the bastards that your husband created. I can't believe you would cheat on my brother like that, but no matter. If Walker can leave his spawn in you then so can I."
Alex's eyes grew wide with fear, and she tried to inch away from Culliver, but Culliver had other plans. He drove his knee into Alex's shredded back, holding her still, and with the other hand removed the lace underwear she had on.
Walker was on his feet now, screaming obscenities at Culliver, but Culliver only smiled at him. "Watch how a real man makes love to your woman Walker."
Alex was screaming now, both hands gripping the table, trying to get away. Culliver tried to hold her down, but in the end laid the gun down and with one hand he held her to the table, and with the other hand he was about to remove his pants. This was his mistake, his fatal mistake, and he never saw Walker as he dove over the witness stand at him.