Adam kept Sophia behind him out of reach of the gun. He tried to keep his cool so he wouldn't scare his niece. Swallowing hard he took a breath and let it out.
"Ryan, I'm gonna put Soph in the car so she doesn't get hurt and we can talk this out like adults alright" Adam said cautiously.
"How about you give her to me and I won't kill you" Ryan snapped.
"You don't wanna do this ok. Not in front of Soph"
He eyed the seven-year-old, his daughter as she grabbed her uncle's jacket with a grip. He dropped the weapon. "Make it fast"
As quickly as he could Adam put Sophia in the car and strapped her in. He took out his phone. "Soph, I need you to do as exactly as I say and call either Grandpa Hank, Grandpa Bob or my friend Kevin. Tell them what happened and where we are"
"Uncle Adam, I'm scared"
He kissed her head. "I know you are. I'm here to protect you. Always. I promise. It's gonna be ok. When one of them answers, tell them Ryan has a gun. Mine"
She nodded he kissed her head and closed the door and locked the car to make sure Ryan can't get her. Slowly Adam went back to him, his hands up.
"Alright, she's safe now. Can you put the gun down now"
"Not till I get what's mine"
"You'll never get Sophia. Not as long as I live"
Ryan clocked the gun. "I can easily arrange something"
"Why'd you kill Emma?"
"I didn't kill her!"
"You two had a fight one night and two days later she has an accident. Why'd you do it?"
"I didn't kill her!"
"She threatened to keep Sophia away from you. Threatened to take your rights. What was it that you killed my sister?! Sophia's mother!" Adam was red in the face.
The next thing Adam knew he was on the ground, Ryan had bashed him in the face with the gun across his head. Blood trickled from his head. He was fighting to stay awake. Bending down Ryan got close.
"I didn't kill her. I loved her. I love Sophia"
"You...won't...get….her"
"And who's gonna stop me?"
As Ryan was distracted the intelligence unit rolled up and they got out of their vehicles and went over. Kevin in the lead. "You don't get that gun off my partner I'll blow your head off"
Looking back he had seen all of intelligence with their weapons out, Hank had a scowl on his face. Throwing the gun down Ryan ran, Jay and Erin chased after him while the other tended to Adam.
"Take it easy bro," Kevin said.
"Soph….she's in the...car… god my head is killing me" Adam groaned.
Hank saw the cut and put pressure on it and wiped the blood. "We'll get Sophia"
"Sarge he had ..my gun"
The older Sergeant bit his jaw. "We'll get him. We need to get you to the hospital"
"I'm fine"
"You're bleeding from your head. Kevin and Kim will stay with Sophia. You are getting checked out"
"What about the groceries?"
"We'll take them Adam," Kim told him.
Adam dug into his pockets and passed over his car keys and house key. "Please. Don't let nobody hurt Soph"
"We won't, she won't leave our sight" Kevin assured him.
"Thanks guys"
Sophia finally got out of the car and went to her uncle. "Uncle Adam"
The young detective looked to see her. "Hey munchkin, look I gotta go with Grandpa Hank for a little bit, my friends Kevin and Kim are gonna watch you till I get back"
She had seen the blood on his forehead. "You're hurt"
"I know sweet girl, Grandpa is taking me to get looked at. I'll be back as soon as I can"
Walking over the young girl hugged him. "I love you Uncle Adam"
Adam held her close. "I love you too baby girl. So very much" He kissed her head.
Kevin and Kim then left with the seven-year-old. Antonio, Jay, Erin, and Alvin had come back. Antonio had a tight hold on Ryan. If Sophia wasn't there Adam would do is tackle the son of a bitch and beat him with an inch of life.
"Adam, stand down" Hank told him.
"But Sarge.." He protested but was cut off.
"I said stand down"
As much as he hated it, he listened to the older man. Hank walked over to Antonio and whispered in his ear. "Put him in the cage"
"Understood" The senior detective said. Antonio took Ryan to the car.
The older Sergeant looked to his other detectives. "I'm taking Adam to get checked out. Atwater and Burgess are with Sophia. I want you all to work the car accident that killed Emma. Find me anything you can"
"Of course" Erin said.
Hank had taken his detective to the hospital to get checked out, Adam just stared out the window. Part of him was seething. He wanted to beat Ryan with just a very small inch of life. Ryan had broken into his home and stole his gun. The bastard aimed it at him and Sophia. He was very close to losing his little niece. The only reminder he has of Emma.
The other part of him was scared, this was the second close call of him almost dying. All Ryan had to do was pull the trigger and that could have most likely been it for him. His father and niece would have lost him and Emma in just a short amount of time. What had really killed him was seeing his niece terrified, seeing the look of fear in her eyes. Her life could have easily been ended by Ryan's hand. Or the bastard could have taken her and he'd never see her again. The million possibilities roamed and swirled through his head.
Looking over Hank saw him daydreaming. "You good kid?"
Adam was broken from his thoughts. "I'm fine"
"No you're not"
"Alright, I'm not. This was the second close call I've had. Ryan somehow broke into my house and took my gun. He aimed it at me and Soph. He could have killed her. Hell he could taken her and I would never see her again"
"We wouldn't have let that happen Ruzek"
"I think he had something to do with Emma's death"
The older Sergeant glanced at him then back to the road. "What makes you say that?"
"Soph told me, he and Emma were fighting one night. Two days later she had the accident. Can't be a coincidence. They fight one night and then the accident happens"
"I'm having the others look into it now"
Soon Hank had arrived at Med with his detective, they went in. Will was on duty when he saw them. "Making this a habit Adam" He joked.
"Trying not to," Adam chuckled.
"I take it this visit has to do with the cut on your head"
"Bingo"
"Let's go stitch that up"
Adam followed the older Halstead so he could get his forehead stitched up.
Meanwhile
Kevin and Kim had taken Sophia back to the house, the seven-year-old was scared for her uncle. The two officers had seen her.
"It's gonna be ok sweetie" Kim told her softly.
"I want Uncle Adam" She whimpered.
"He'll be back soon, Grandpa will bring him back as soon as he's finished" Kevin assured her.
"You swear?"
"We swear munchkin"
When they got to the house, Kevin took her in and got her situated. Kim had started to bring the groceries in. She began putting them away. Kevin had set up Sophia in the living room with a movie then went to see Kim, she was almost finished with the groceries.
"Soph is watching a movie," Kevin told his partner.
"Groceries are just about put away and I'll make her something. How did that bastard get Adam's gun?" Kim replied.
"I'm gonna find out and do a walk around"
"I'll keep my eyes and ears open"
Kevin nodded, he left his partner and began doing a walk around of the house. He checked the front door and it was fine. He had gone to check the basement, there was a window busted and glass on the floor.
Taking out a glove from his pocket he picked up a piece of glass. "Got you, you son of a bitch"
He headed back upstairs to Kim. Kim was just starting lunch for them, looking over when she saw her partner. "Everything good Kev?"
"Bastard broke in the basement. There's broken glass on the floor"
"We'll search the rest of the house"
"I'll do that, you stay with Sophia"
Kim nodded and glanced to see the seven-year-old watching the movie. Kevin then went to check Adam's room. The lock box where Adam kept his gun was broken and thrown on the floor.
He then called Hank. "Sarge, I got something"
Over at Med, Hank was waiting for Adam when his phone rang.
-Voight. Hank answered.
-Sarge it's Atwater.
-What do you got Kev?
-Someone broke in Adam's basement. Glass is everywhere.
-Kevin listen to me, get Sophia out of there. Get her to one of the safe houses now. Once Adam is finished I'll bring him. They aren't safe there.
-Copy that Sarge.
Hank hung up just as Adam was coming over, his head stitched up. Adam saw the look on his face and knew something was wrong.
"Boss, what is it? Not Sophia. Hank please not her" He practically begged.
"I just got off with Kevin, she's fine. But someone did break into your house" Hank told him. "You and Sophia aren't safe there so until this is resolved, you're both going into protective custody"
"Hank-" He started but was cut off.
"No fighting me on this Ruzek. You almost died twice. He nearly got Sophia. I'm not risking it again. You both are in protective custody as of now"
"I can take care of me and Soph"
"I said no Adam. Atwater and Burgess are already taking Sophia to a safe house. That's where were about to go and then I'm going to go deal with Ryan"
"I want in on questioning him"
"No way. Absolutely not"
"Hank please"
"You're too close to this Adam"
The young detective sighed, he was fighting a losing battle. "Fine. At least keep me in the loop?"
"I will keep you in the loop but you are to stay away from the investigation. You need to worry about healing, resting and taking care of Sophia. She needs you Adam"
"Alright. I'll stay away from the case"
"Good idea kid. Let's go"
Hank and Adam left as Hank drove to the safe house.
District 21
Antonio had brought Ryan down to the cage and put him in. He closed it looking at him.
"Ryan if you talk to me we can work out a deal. What happened between you and Emma" Antonio started.
"She's a damn liar and a traitor," Ryan snapped.
"What did she lie about?"
"Doesn't matter"
"Yes it does and I'm gonna guess it has to do with Sophia. Now what is it"
"I went over one night just to talk and see if she'll let me see Sophia, she was drunk a bit. She said Sophia may not be my daughter" He began gritting his teeth.
"That's what the fight was about"
"She said Sophia could possibly belong to my brother. My damn brother!"
Antonio's blood was running cold, he was getting a very bad feeling in his stomach. He ran all the way back upstairs to the others. "We got a big problem"
Meanwhile
Kevin and Kim had packed some of Sophia and Adam's stuff and headed to one of the PD safe houses. The entire time they had kept their guards up. They were on high alert for any and all possible threats.
As Kevin drove a few cars behind them someone was following them. The car had taken a detour, Kim looked in the back to see Sophia playing on her tablet while clutching her mother's sweater. She smiled softly at the young girl. Her phone was going off with Antonio calling. Just as she was about to answer it she saw something .
A car flying down towards them aiming for Kevin's side of the car.
"Kevin!" She yelled.
Next thing there was a CRASH!
Kevin and Kim were knocked unconscious, Sophia was in and out of it. Coming from another car was a man he walked over and opened the door and picked Sophia up and walked away. The seven-year-old dropped her mother's sweater as she blacked out.
Hank was getting a bad feeling in his stomach, something was very wrong and he knew it. He and Adam arrived at the safe house, Kevin and Kim weren't there yet which made Adam slightly panic a bit.
"Relax kid, they're probably in traffic or on their way here" Hank told him., he ignored the feeling in his stomach.
"I don't know Sarge, I'm getting a real bad feeling about something" The young detective replied.
Not wanting to upset or make his detective panic more the older Sergeant stayed quiet because he was getting the same feeling too. He phone rang with Antonio calling.
"Voight" He answered. His eyes went wide, he felt his stomach drop. "Where? Were on our way"
Hearing the urgency in his voice Adam looked on just as panicked. "Sarge what is it?"
"Let's roll"
They left. Hank sped down the streets, he got the location of where Kevin and Kim were. He flew down the streets with his lights and sirens on. Adam held on tightly. His heart raced in his chest, his anxiety was skyrocketing. Something was seriously wrong.
When they got to the scene it looked a bit chaotic, 51 was there trying to get Kevin and Kim out of the car, the other members of Intelligence were there working the scene. Casey and the other managed to finally get Kim out first, Kevin was pinned in.
Adam was about to lose it, the love of his life and best friend were hanging on for their lives. He felt histomach drop. Kim's face had some scratches, bruises, a large cut on her forehead and it was bleeding heavily. She almost looked….dead. As for Kevin he was in much worse condition.
What had caught his eye was the back door on Kim's side was wide open, that had made his heart stop completely. He began looking around for his niece.
"Sophia?! Soph! Sophia?!" He called looking everywhere for her.
Jay had rushed over to him as he was panicking. "Ruz, hey take a walk with me"
"Not till I find Sophia. Where is she?"
"We...We don't know"
That had caused Adam to blow. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW?!"
"Adam, hey you need to cool it," Antonio said.
"Not till someone tells me where Sophia is!" He was red in the face, Adam had a temper. But he never showed it like this.
"We don't know where she is. She's missing"