Here is chapter 3 for you all. I worked hard to try and put this chapter together and I hope you enjoy it.
Chicago Med:
Ellie and Sylvie were sat in the waiting room with Tim and Delilah as they were waiting for news about Abby. The waiting room doors burst open and everyone from Firehouse 51 ran in. Sylvie got up and walked over to the team while Ellie remained in the chair, looking down at the ground and quietly crying.
"How is Bishop's friend doing?" Boden asked as he was concerned about the other Paramedic. Sylvie looked over at Ellie then looked back at the team.
"She got severely burnt on her left arm and lower left leg," Sylvie told them but then moved closer to the team. "Doctor Halstead also found a wound on her head, suggesting that she was either hit hard to make her unconscious or she hit her head on something as she fell." The team were shocked then Kelly walked over to Ellie and sat next to her.
"We're all here for you, Ellie." Kelly told her which made Ellie look up at Severide then she looked in front to see all of her friends walking over to her. "Chief, let me, Casey and some of the guys check the scene." Severide requested and Boden nodded. Kelly and Matt were about to head off when Sylvie grabbed Matt's hand, stopping the firefighter in his tracks.
"Be careful, Matt." Sylvie wished and Matt nodded as he held her hand. Sylvie let go and Matt ran off to catch up with Kelly, Mouch, Gallo and Cruz. Meanwhile, Boden had sat down next to Ellie and wrapped his arm around her shoulder, Ellie rested her head on Boden's shoulder as she started to cry.
On the other side of the waiting room, Delilah had watched everything and was relieved that Ellie had great friends to help her. Tim walked over as he put his phone back in his pocket.
"That was Gibbs." Tim told his wife as he sat down and held Delilah's hand. "He was terrified by what happened to Abby. He's sending Nick and Jessica down to help figure out who wanted to hurt Abby." Tim informed her but Delilah could tell that Tim was feeling down.
"Abby will be fine, Tim. Chicago Med is the best place for her." Delilah comforted her husband. Tim nodded then the couple looked up to see Stella Kidd walking over to them.
"How are you two doing?" Stella asked as she sat in a chair opposite Delilah. Tim shrugged his shoulders as he was still trying to wrap his head around what happened.
"We'll be okay." Delilah told Stella who tried to smile. "How's Ellie?" Delilah asked as Tim looked up.
"She's upset. How close were Ellie and Abby?" Stella asked as she was curious. Tim wiped his eyes then looked at Stella.
"The pair got along great. They had a rough first meeting but after a while, they started to act like sisters." Tim explained then he looked over at Ellie then he looked back at Stella. "Where did the other firefighters go?" Tim asked as he was puzzled.
"They went to check the house to see if the fire was an accident or on purpose." Stella told them then Tim's phone started ringing.
"It's Nick." Tim told them then he got up and walked over to a corner and answered his phone. "Nick, are you and Knight on route?" Tim asked as he wanted to know where Nick and Jessica were.
Meanwhile:
At Abby's house, the team were checking everywhere so they could locate the source of the fire. A few moments later, the team were joined by two Chicago PD officers from Intelligence; Jay Halstead and Adam Ruzek.
"Matt!" Jay called over then Matt walked over and shook Jay's hand, then he shook Adam's. "What do we have here?" Jay asked as he and Matt walked over to the staircase.
"The house belonged to Abigail Scuito. She's a close friend of Ellie's." Matt updated the two CPD officers as Jay notes.
"Casey!" Severide shouted as he called over from the burnt couch. Matt, Jay and Adam ran over to Severide. "Can you smell that?" Kelly asked as Matt knelt down and sniffed the couch.
"Gasoline." Matt was shocked as he and Kelly stood up. "This was no accident. Someone wanted to burn the house with Abigail inside." Matt told the police as Kelly took out his ringing phone and answered.
"Hold on Stella. I'll put you on speaker." Kelly told his girlfriend then he put his phone on speaker so he, Matt, Jay and Adam could hear.
"Abby's friend, Tim McGee, he's called NCIS from Washington and they want to be involved as Abby was one of them." Stella told them which didn;t surprise Matt or Kelly. "The two other NCIS Agents will be here tomorrow." Jay and Adam looked at each other as they knew Voight would want to talk to the NCIS Agents.
Firehouse 51:
Truck 81 pulled up inside the Firehouse while a dark blue Dodge Charger parked outside. Jay and Adam exited the car while the Firefighters climbed out of the fire engine. Sylvie walked over to Matt and straight away, Matt could tell that Sylvie was upset.
"Sylvie? What's wrong?" Matt asked as he pulled Sylvie into a hug, Sylvie then wrapped her arms around Matt.
"It's Ellie. She's shut herself down." Sylvie told him, which shocked Matt. Matt and Sylvie ran inside to talk to Ellie while Boden escorted Jay and Adam to the Meeting Room.
Sleeping quarters:
Ellie was sitting on her bed with her head in her hands, she was crying as she couldn't believe what had happened to Abby. Moments later, Matt and Sylvie arrived and they were worried about Ellie.
"Ellie, we're here." Matt promised her as he sat next to Ellie and hugged her for support. Sylvie walked over and sat on the side of Ellie then she hugged her too. "We're here for you, Ellie." Matt promised as he and Sylvie hugged Ellie, making her broken Paramedic feel safe.
Meeting Room:
Adam and Jay were waiting with Boden to speak to Ellie about Abby. After a while, they were joined by Ellie who came with Matt and Sylvie for support. While Ellie and Sylvie sat down, Matt walked over to Jay and Adam as he wanted to talk.
"Ellie has asked that me and Sylvie stay for support." Matt told them and the pair nodded as they were fine with it. Jay sat opposite Ellie and Sylvie while Adam spoke with Boden and Matt.
"Ellie, what can you tell us about the call?" Jay asked as he took out his notepad and a pen whilst Ellie wiped her eyes.
"I only found out about where Abby was living when an old friend told me that he made the call," Ellie started as Sylvie held her friend's hand. "My friend, Timothy McGee, and his wife, Delilah were going to visit Abby but they saw that it was on fire. I didn't even know that Abby was living in Chicago, she last told me that she was going on a trip until she found somewhere to settle down." Ellie was about to start crying when Sylvie hugged her to support her friend.
"Thank you for that, Ellie. And I'm sorry about what happened to your friend." Jay apologised as he felt terrible. "We'll keep you in the loop." Jay promised as he put his notepad and pen in his jacket pocket.
"Thank you, Jay." Sylvie thanked and Jay nodded as he stood up. Adam walked over to Jay then the pair walked out of the Meeting Room. Boden and Matt walked over to the Paramedics and while Boden sat next to Ellie and hugged her, Sylvie had stood up and stood next to Matt. It was quiet until a phone started ringing, Ellie reached inside her jacket pocket and took out her phone.
"It's Nick Torres. An old friend and partner from NCIS." Ellie told them but she didn't want to speak to him.
"I'll talk to him for you, Ellie." Matt offered and Ellie nodded. "You're a part of our family, Bishop. We'll help you through this." Matt told her as he picked up Ellie's phone and answered it.
Next day:
Firehouse 51 was having a quiet day but Ellie was still feeling broken: the CPD had nothing yet. Ellie was sitting outside in front of one of the pillars whilst looking at the sky, she was thinking about how her life had changed: from the NSA, to NCIS then to the Chicago Fire Department.
"Want some company?" Ellie looked up to her left to see Stella Kidd, Ellie then looked to her right to see Kelly Severide, they sat on either side of Ellie to support her. "How's Abby doing?" Stella asked as she and the others were hoping for some news.
"I don't know. I haven't seen her; I've been here waiting to go out." Ellie answered as she looked down at the ground. "Bet that makes me a bad friend to someone I thought of as a sister." Ellie moaned then Kelly wrapped his arm around Ellie's shoulders.
"It doesn't. You are a kind and wonderful person, Eleanor Bishop." Kelly told her and Stella nodded in agreement.
"I couldn't agree more with that," Stella, Ellie and Kelly looked behind them to see Boden walking over to them. "Bishop. Go and check on your friend, seeing you might make her day." Boden suggested just as Matt walked over.
"Truck 81 can take you." Matt offered then he looked at Boden. "Is that good with you, Chief?" Matt asked and Boden nodded. "Come on, Ellie. Let's go." Matt told her and Ellie nodded as she and Stella walked over with Matt as they headed over to Truck 81. "Mouch! Gallo! We're going for a drive!" Casey shouted over then Mouch and Gallo ran over and got into Truck 81 with Ellie sitting in the back with Mouch and Gallo.
Chicago Med:
Truck 81 arrived outside Gaffney Medical Center and the team got out. They were walking over to the visitor entrance when they saw Will Halstead outside talking to one of the nurses.
"Will!" Ellie called over and Will waved to Ellie. "Hey April." The nurse Will was talking to was April Sexton, she hugged Ellie then Will placed a hand on Ellie's shoulder.
"Who's got the physic powers here then?" Will asked which puzzled the team. "I was just about to call you; Miss Sciuto's awake." Will told them which made Ellie feel happy. "April, could you take Ellie up to see her?" Will asked and April nodded.
"Come on, Ellie. I bet Abby will be thrilled to see you." April smiled then she took Ellie to see her friend. Just as April and Ellie walked into the hospital, a black 2019 Dodge Charger parked up. The doors to the Dodge opened and out stepped Tim McGee with two others, they walked over to Doctor Halstead and the firefighters.
"Doctor Halstead, these are my friends and NCIS Agents; Nick Torres and Jessica Knight." Tim introduced his colleagues and they nodded. "Can we see Abby?" Tim asked but Will shook his head.
"Sorry but for now, Miss Scuito is advised to have one guest at a time. And someone's currently with her." Will informed them then Matt's phone started ringing.
"Ellie, is everything okay?" Matt asked as he was worried about his friend.
"I'm okay. The Doctor's said that the burns weren't severe." Ellie told Matt which made him feel relieved. "As for her head injury, they think she;ll be okay. They're gonna to keep Abby in for observation then in a few days, she can leave." Ellie told him and Matt nodded.
"We'll sort a place out for Abby, Ellie." Matt told her then he looked at the NCIS Agents. "Where abouts are you now?" Matt asked curiously.
"Heading towards the elevator now. I wanted Abby to rest so she could get better, why?" Ellie asked as Matt turned and looked at Truck 81.
"The NCIS Agents are here. Nick Torres is here with another NCIS Agent called Knight." Matt told her and he could hear in the background that Ellie was shocked.
"Thanks Matt. See you shortly." Ellie thanked then she ended the call. After a while, the visitor doors opened and Nick was surprised to see Ellie Bishop wearing a CFD Paramedic uniform.
"Ellieā¦" Nick spoke but Ellie ignored him. She instead walked over to Will and hugged him, Will smiled then returned the hug.
"Thank you for taking care of Abby, Will." Ellie thanked and Will smiled as he put his hands in his pockets.
"No worries. Feel free to come by anytime to see her." Will told her and Ellie smiled. "The moment we're sure Abby's one hundred percent, I'll contact you or Chief Boden." Will promised and that made Ellie feel happy then Matt spoke Will's hand.
"Can we talk about what happened now?" Nick asked. Ellie turned and looked at the NCIS Agents.
"It's been a while since I was a NCIS Agent but the last time I checked; you have to talk to the local Police Department and request a joint investigation." Ellie spoke up to the Agents. "And since you haven't yet, you can't talk to me about the case." Ellie then turned around and walked towards Truck 81 with her friends following close behind her.
"Damn! Bishop's a tough badass." Jessica complimented and Tim nodded as Nick was speechless. They watched as Truck 81 drove away from Med and headed back to Firehouse 51.
Firehouse 51:
Truck 81 parked up on the Apparatus Bay along with the fire engines, the doors of Truck 81 opened and all of the Truck team along with Ellie got out. Sylvie and Wallace Boden were waiting for them to show up, Mouch and Gallo went off to get a bite to eat, Stella and Matt walked with Ellie over to Sylvie and Boden.
"Thanks for letting me go and see Abby, Chief." Ellie smiled and it made Wallace smile. "She's doing good. The burns weren't as bad as we thought and the head wound wasn't life threatening. Doctor Halstead thinks that in a few days, Abby can leave." Ellie explained then Boden opened his arms, Ellie smiled then she hugged the Chief and Boden hugged back.
"Chief, with your permission, we were wondering if Abby could stay here?" Matt asked which surprised both Boden and Ellie. "Her house was burnt and it would only be until she finds a permanent place." Matt suggested and Boden smiled.
"Of course. Miss Sciuto is Bishop's friend and any friend of hers is our friend." Boden told them and Ellie felt so happy.
"Thank you. I don't know what to say." Ellie was speechless. Sylvie smiled as she walked over and wrapped an arm around Ellie's shoulders.
"Let's go and get a bed sorted for when Abby's discharged." Matt suggested and Ellie nodded as she, Matt and Sylvie headed up to get a bed sorted, leaving Boden smiling as he walked up to his office.
That's the end of chapter 3 and I hope that you enjoyed it. Will the teams find out who targeted Abby? Will Ellie be affected by NCIS being around?
Find out next time!
