"Arrghhhh" Walsh cried out before dropping to one knee. He was another victim of the car exploding. His scream catching the attention of DK, in two minds what to do, when he saw Sully running up to Ty, he turned back to help Walsh.
"Shhhhh" Bosco raised his finger to his lips; the commotion they were hiding from was getting nearer.
Out in the corridor, several men were banging at doors, swearing, and insulting the little old lady that was trying to get back to her home. They were just some of the people who were going out to the streets to cause more havoc, thinking it was a good night to get away with it!
Bosco, Carlos and Grace, were trying to be silent in the room, listening intently to what was going on. Bosco had to be held back, when he heard the lady was being verbally attacked, he knew he would have no chance against whoever was out there, but felt he had to help. A smile though, graced his face as he heard her response as she slammed her front door shut. "Now that was just mean," he whispered, almost in shock at what came out of her mouth. Thankfully the men had just laughed it off and continued to make their way to the street.
Walsh felt the warmth of blood running down his arm, as DK reached his side.
"I think it's the glass" Walsh tried to explain his injury, wincing as DK helped him to his feet.
"Don't worry we'll get you out of here" DK replied, as he started to remove any clothing that would make it easier to see Walsh's cut.
"Do you think we should stay here?" Carlos asked, his arm now resting in a sling.
"No, we'd be safer on the roof. No-one will be up there if all this shit is going on down here," Bosco answered, even knowing the walk was going to hurt. His face was covered with blood; Grace had managed to pull out all the broken bits of his visor, leaving open wounds in his cheek but that was nothing to the pain he felt ripping through his leg, blood was already showing through the bandage.
With Grace's help the wounded men got to their feet, it was time to go.
Ty lay on the ground, the suspect miraculously gone. Sully bent over to see his partner, only to find him unconscious but at least he was breathing and his pulse was good. Burnt skin could be smelt as Sully noticed the damage to Ty's face. "Oh man"
Jimmy knew nothing of the goings on outside; he was with a fellow firefighter going up the stairs in building 501 to rescue anyone trapped from the building fire. He was nearly up to the second floor when he received the news. "What? Are you serious? Where's EMS?"
"There's no one available, and one is MIA" DK responded over the radio.
"Kim?" Jimmy quickly asked.
"No I don't think so, look Jimmy we got to get them to hospital"
"Ok ok let Sully take him in the RMP, I'll be at the hospital as soon as we're done here" Jimmy then nodded to his partner "let's get this done"
DK helped Sully carefully load the still unconscious form of Davis into the back of the car. Walsh sat patiently ready to go in the front. Blood from his arm seeping out through the fingers of his other hand that was trying to control the bleeding.
"How is he?" Faith asked, as she saw Kim approach the front desk of the hospital.
"He should be okay, I think the mother is going to have a heart attack though" she tried to express how frantic the mother had become "they've given her some Valium to get calm her down."
"Damn, but I know I'd be the same if anything happened like that to Charlie" Faith said understandingly.
"You and me both" Kim agreed, reaching for her paperwork.
"You okay?" Sully asked after Walsh finished informing Mercy they were on their way and hearing him draw in a deep breath.
"Yeah, doing a damn sight better than Davis" Walsh glanced over his shoulder, as Sully checked in his rearview mirror.
"Hang in there Davis, we're nearly there!" he whispered.
Jimmy was nearly at the top of the building; once he could give the all clear here, he could get to the hospital. As they climbed the remaining few steps, his partner right behind him, they were about to get the shock of their lives.
"This is it" Bosco said as he opened the door to the stairs that would take them out of harms way.
"Are you going to make it up those stairs" Carlos questioned, seeing how Bosco's face screwed up every time he placed his foot on the floor.
"Yeah, don't worry, it's not like I'm losing pints of blood" Bosco realized what he said when Grace's eyes met his and then went back to the red marks being left by him on the floor.
With a slight grin, Bosco held the door open and gestured for the paramedics to walk through. "Coincidence!"
Levine came back from the bathroom just as the medical team was bringing in Ty.
"Sully, oh my God, what happened?" Faith asked, grabbing at Sully's jacket as he went to go with Ty.
"A car exploded, Davis was chasing a" Sully thought for a moment "Faith, his face, it doesn't look good" he said running his hands over his head.
"It's gonna be alright Sully, I'll let you know more when we have it" Mary assured, as she raced into the emergency bay.
"Walsh, you too?" Kim had turned away from her paperwork to see Walsh being helped into a wheelchair.
"Just my arm, it's nothing" he responded before being wheeled off.
"Hey Kim, do they know which one of your lot is missing?" Sully asked, "we tried to get EMS but they said they had no one, but why couldn't you have come?"
Sully's questions were mixed, his mind racing thinking about Ty.
"What? Missing? What do you mean missing? Sully?" Kim hadn't been told anyone was missing; it was news to her.
"Grace, Carlos" Levine butted in "IT'S THEM" she screamed.
"Woah, what are you talking about?" Kim grabbed Levine's arm.
"I, I saw the bus, you told me to 'get a move on' I saw the bus and the police" Levine tried to explain.
"So it's not them, right? If you saw the bus, they must be there!" Kim was getting impatient.
"No, the bus was burning, I only saw the two officers, Monroe I think her name is" the sheer horror on Levine's face said it all.
"And Bosco right" Sully asked, realizing it would have been the bus he had sent Bosco to after he was hit.
"No it was the other one, Vinny, Finney, him!" Levine remembered.
"Faith have you seen Bosco?" Sully was now curious.
"No, not for a while, not since.." Faith realized what Sully might be getting at "you think he could be with them?"
"Central, have you heard from Officer Boscorelli recently?" Sully asked into his radio.
"Negative 55 Charlie"
"Bosco respond" Sully tried directly, but there was no answer.
"Stupid radio" Bosco huffed as it crackled and then died. They were nearly at the top of the stairs; the door to the roof was insight. Carlos and Bosco lead the way, helping each other up the steps; Grace wanted to stay at the back, just in case they needed a push up! Watching them make their way up the stairs brought a smile to her face, shaking her head she could only mutter to herself "men!".
Carlos was about to open the door when…
Reaching the door, Jimmy felt for heat, no sign of a problem he opened it…
The Solitary man stood as the door became to open, crying, sweating, gun in hand….