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Tanglewood

The subway train screeched to a halt and the doors opened. An odd, tired group with a tall bloodhound got out of the subway car. One of them looked extremely pale and was being supported by a slightly shorter, dark-haired man that looked like their leader.

"Hang on, Dan. We're almost there." Mac Taylor hoped he could get Danny to a hospital before he passed out. Danny had lost a lot of blood. Mac knew his nephew had done the best he could to stop the bleeding, but Danny needed to get to a hospital.

"I'm all right, Mac." Danny slurred. The adrenalin rush had finally worn off and he was feeling the effects of his injury. Danny was glad his friends had found him. He knew they would make sure he was okay. Danny surprised himself by realizing he trusted that Mac and the team would never abandon him no matter what. He had come a long way since the Minhus shooting.

They crossed the busy platform quickly, thanks to the big, smelly dog. Not many people wanted to be close enough for the dog to reach them. The team reached the street and helped Danny and Matt into a waiting ambulance.

Mac has called for it while still on the train. Mac and Don both went in with them. Lindsay would meet them at the hospital after calling Stella and Hawkes to tell them what happened, and returning the search dog. They sat in the back of the crowded ambulance while a paramedic looked at the makeshift bandage that covered the wound on Danny's arm. "Whoever wrapped this probably saved you from bleeding to death."

"That would be me." Matt spoke up. His head and ribs still hurt like hell.

"Did a good job." The guy told. "You okay?" He knew Matt had been hurt in the fight earlier.

"Cracked ribs and one hell of a headache."

"You probably have a concussion. They'll keep you overnight just to be safe, but you seem pretty coherent."

"I hate hospitals." Matt muttered to no one in particular.

"Me too." Danny added.

Don rolled his eyes. "I don't believe this. I just got out and here Danny is all ready getting himself into trouble."

"How is this why fault? I didn't know it was Tanglewood."

Mac frowned. "They're still going to looking for you." He thought for a few minutes. "Don, you stay and make sure nothing happens to them."

"Sure." Flack wasn't going to let anything happen to his best friend and Mac's nephew. Matthew seemed like a good kid, and was pretty easygoing. He wondered why he and Mac didn't get along. He then took a closer look at the young man. He noticed a tattoo and an earring that he hadn't seen earlier. Don had a feeling Matt wasn't quite the Boy Scout he had first thought he was.

They arrived at the hospital a few seconds later. Like most hospitals, the walls were a glaring white that hurt your eyes it you stared at them for too long. The place smelled of disinfectant, and was buzzing with the ceaseless activity that any ER should be.

A tall, grumpy, British-sounding doctor met them. He looked at the gash on Danny's arm. "They hit a major artery. It's a miracle your detective hasn't all ready bled to death." He stitched the wound closed and took Danny's blood pressure.

"Still a bit too low." He ordered a transfusion and told Mac he would keep Danny overnight.

"Great." Danny was not happy at that news. He just wanted to go home since there was no chance Mac would let him work the case. There was no way he would be able to get some rest here, anyway.

While the doctor turned his attention to Matt, Mac used the opportunity to question Danny. "Flack said you knew one of the suspects."

Danny nodded. "Tony Sassone. Sonny's cousin. Just like him, too, only meaner and smarter. Better baseball player then his cousin." But I still struck him out every inning.

"What happened?" Flack had told him earlier, but Mac wanted more details.

"Matt found the car. The five of them came out of the shadows and talked to us. Tony recognized and mentioned Louie. Danny pause to collect his thoughts. I tell them they're under arrest and they attacked us. The one that came after me had a knife. I fired at him and missed. He tried to stab me and I threw him off me. I followed Flack toward the exit because Tony was between me and the way back up to you and Montana." Another pause.

"I thought Lindsay asked you to stop calling her that. Mac tried to lighten the mood. "She did. Anyway, we lost Don at some point. I wasn't really paying attention to the direction we headed in. I just wanted to get away from the Tanglewood Boys chasing us."

"Then why go into their neighborhood?"

"Like I said, not paying attention. Moving on, Matt and I stop it an alley, where he wrapped up my arm and I figure out where we are. We also discovered that neither of us had a cell phone. I decided the subway was our best bet, so that's where we went. You know what happened next."

Mac's own cell was ringing. He had forgotten to turn it off when they reached the hospital. He answered it.

"Stella and Hawkes are at the scene. I need to go and help them. Lindsay should be here soon." Mac spoke to Flack. "You also need to get a statement from Matt."

A/N: Sorry but I have to stop here and try to get a little sleep. I will update again in tomorrow… well actually later today depending on your time zone. The next installment will tell a bit more about why Mac and Matt don't get along. It also has Tony back in the story, I think. As always, thanks for the reviews. I really appreciate the feedback.