Chapter 18
AJ, Webb, Sam, and Simpson all ran out of the van as soon as they saw the body guards draw their guns. When the shot that hit Grant sounded they were entering the building with their own guns drawn.
When Zepher and his guards saw the four from the van run in the guards pulled Zepher to safety and started leading him out of the building towards the boats.
AJ and the others moved to follow them when the two other guards that had been hidden until them popped up above the side rail of the boat that was in for repair. They began to fire at the four from the van. AJ made sure Sam got behind some nearby crates with him. Webb and Simpson dove to the other side of the opening where Grant laid on the floor.
Shots were flying back and forth and Grant moaned in pain. Realizing that he had been hit in the vest he was wearing and was still alive. Simpson moved out from behind cover to pull Grant to safety. AJ seeing what he was doing started to give him cover fire and Sam joined in.
Webb saw that they were keeping the two in the boat busy, stood to take aim at Zepher.
"AJ have you noticed that Agent North has not been shooting?" Sam asked him.
"Now that you mentioned it, you're right," he agreed. "See if you can spot him," he instructed as he kept firing at the two in the boat.
Sam looked up into the rafters and spotted Agent North finally taking aim to shoot someone, but it wasn't who he was supposed to be aiming at. His sites were set on the one that was aiming at Zepher Davis-Marciniak. Calling out, "Webb look out!" She took a shot at North as she dived at Webb to knock him out of the way. Her shot rang out hitting North in the shoulder at the same time as North fired.
Webb had been knocked to the ground and found Sam laying on top of him. Meanwhile Simpson had pulled Grant behind the crate and out of the line of fire.
"No time for that Webb," Simpson taunted when he saw Sam laying on top of the Deputy Director.
"Not funny," Webb snapped. "Blaze you can get off of me now." He got no response from Sam and when he tried to move out from under her, she moaned. He got worried. Bringing his hands up to gently move her off of him what he saw caused dread in his heart even though many claimed he had none. There was blood on his left hand and he knew he hadn't been hit.
"Simpson, help me," Webb ordered and the two of them rolled Sam off and gently put her on the ground.
While this was going on AJ had taken out both men on the boat. One he shot in the neck as he popped his head up to take a shot and the other one he shot through a spot on the ship that needed repair. He was looking around for North when he noticed Samantha being laid on the floor by Webb and Simpson.
There was blood on her shirt on the right side just above her waist. Her eyes fluttered open as Webb called her name. "Ohhhh," she moaned.
"Samantha," AJ called out.
"I've got her AJ! Davis-Marciniak is getting away. You and Simpson go after them!" Webb instructed.
"I'm fine, it's just a scratch," Sam told them.
Hearing that reassurance from her AJ nodded and said, "Come on Simpson," and started out of the building to go after Zepher and his two guards that were heading to the line of boats tied up at the pier.
Webb pressed his silk handkerchief on the wound in her side. Because of the material it really didn't do much good. When he held it up, Sam saw the problem too. "There's a first aid kit in the van," she told him.
"I can't leave you and Grant!" Webb stated.
"I'll watch Grant, go," she ordered.
He nodded knowing that he needed to do that for her. Getting up he headed to the van to get the kit.
Webb was halfway to the van when Grant struggled to his feet preparing to run away.
"If you take one step I'll shoot you," Sam said and when Grant turned to look at her in shock he saw her laying there with her gun pointed at him!
Grant sat back down muttering, "Damn! Damn! Damn!"
To be continued…