Chapter 9————— Justice- of a sort.
A/n: Ok guys. Here is the next chapter. The story is starting to wind down. My muse has the remaining chapters outlined so I hope to stick to my current posting schedule. It's kinda hard to get much more than my homework done in nmy dorm and house right now. It's ridiculously loud! And last nights episode?! I am literally in freak out mode right now. And how about that preview of the Fall Fanaliy?! OMG can it just be December 5 already? Now I'm really excited to see the episode and where the producers are going with the plot line. Is it going to be similar to what happened last season? I sure hope not! I just love all the CPD characters that they have now and would hate to see them go! Except maybe the new character they brought on for this season. The way she tricked Burgess is just not cool! Ok enough rambling for now. On with the chapter.
Ashly Pov
I had just gotten home from my shift for the day and decided to watch some cartoons with Adam's and my daughter,Bree, while we wait for him to get home. I put my key in the door, and almost the minute I get the door open, Bree comes running into my arms.
"Mommy! Is daddy coming home too?"
"Sorry sweetheart your daddy caught a case, he's probably going to be working late again. But you and I can watch cartoons and try and stay up to wait."
"Yes of course. Pilbarry and Finch? Also what's for dinner? I'm hungry."
"Whichever cartoon you want. In about an hour, I figured we could start tacos and take daddy some leftovers. We both know when he gets involved in a case he doesn't eat."
"I'm going to go ahead and go. See you tomorrow." The babysitter said.
" Mommy, what's an emergency alert? One just flashed across the screen."
"Sweetie those are alerts put out by law enforcement and government officials to help alert people of a threat in the area."
"Law enforcement? Like you and daddy?!"
"Exactly like me and daddy. Why don't you go fetch Moonbeam and Ayden? I'm sure they would love to watch Pilbarry and Finch with us."
"Oh yea. How could I forget? I promised them they could watch with us next time we watched the show. I'm going to grab them. "
I really was only paying half attention to what she was saying. I just wanted her out of the room. The emergency alert had scared me, but I didn't want her to know it. I also remember my training as well as what Adam had told me what to do. First I grab my gun from the safe and check to be sure its loaded. I then tuck it into my waistband on my pants so Bree can't see it. I grab our bags that Adam and I had packed specificity for moments just like this one. At that moment the alert came on once again:
We interrupt your regular scheduled programming for an important announcement from the Chicago PD: There is an active bomb threat in the area of the 15th and 12th as well as ivory tower districts. For your protection please shelter in place on the lowest floor of your building, away from any doors and windows. If you have a bomb shelter please go there. Anyone inside a vehicle should move that vehicle out of the roadway and shelter in place in the closest building. CPD is working on finding everything. Expected damage should detonation occur: Total loss in a one block radius, 50% within 2 blocks and damage to windows and roofs up to 5 block radius is expected. Outages for electricity, water, gas, and all phones is expected as well. CPD will come door to door when an all clear can be safely given. Please stay inside until then. Thank you.
My daughter came back in the room at that point. Thank goodness the alert was over at this point.
"Hey sweetie. Looks like we have some bad weather headed this way. Where do we go in cases of really bad weather?"
"Weather shelter in the basement."
"Good idea lets go."
Pria's pov
I was sitting at Als desk just hoping that the people headed our warning. I was nervous if people died that it would some how come back on me. Just then Haley came in and mentioned that all three buildings had been evacuated and all officers were sheltering in place in a nearby building. Bomb squad had already been deployed to each of the precinct building affected by the threat. Each precinct was waiting for the all clear to be given to resume business as usual. Just then a call came over the radio.
Attention district 21 and officers on the network, bomb squad is reporting multiple suspicious persons in the sheltered areas. They are requesting additional units at each precinct to detain Persons until identities are identified.
Everyone was on alert. I could tell that they were all raring to go help out. Finally the lets roll out came from Hank and everyone headed down to be helpful. I saw everyone start to vest up for heading out for the area. That's when I realized that I didn't have one. How could I qbee so stupid I thought. Just when I was going to head upstairs to help out up there, when my sister came over to me and handed me one. She knew I wasn't thinking that I was going to be going out in the field to help stop some assholes that decided that everyone else's safety wasn't important. I smiled at her and slipped the vest over my head. I didn't even have to ask anyone to help make sure that I had my vest on properly. Adam came over as soon as he had his on and helped make sure I had mine on correctly. We then divided into different groups for catching these aholes. Hank, Antonio, and Haley would head to precinct 12. Daniel, Izabella, and Kim were headed to precinct 15. Adam was going to ride with me and Riley to the tower. As we were pulling up to the radius for the safety of all citizens of that particular area we had to show them our badges. I figured that it would just be easier for all the remaining checkpoints to just put my badge on a chain around my neck. The other two did the same thing. I think we were going to rock and roll. As we got out of the car, and started toward the tape that was setting the boarder from the danger zone. I departed form Adam and Riley to go on to see a bomb squad officer to see if this bomb was similar to the other ones. It turned out that it was. Then I heard both my sister and Adam call out for someone to stop. I took off in that direction to help stop whoever it was. As I was just about to catch up and help with the takedown, I hear gunfire. I pull my own gun and slowly rounded the the corner carefully. I saw Adam hovering over my sister who was on the ground. I told Adam to go after the guy who did this, I had my sister. I drove down onto my knees and started to help get her vest off. Then I noticed that she had put her jacket on under her vest and that had saved her life. I pull her closer to me as reality settled in that I quite possibly could have lost her today. She then whispered to me that she wanted to get checked out because she was pregnant again. She told me she didn't tell me because she knew I would go into protective big sister mode. And she was right. I probably would have. It's my job to keep her safe. Paramedics came and wisked her away. I knew that the secret of our jackets couldn't get out yet, so I just thought of the potential harm to the baby my sister was carrying and it brought tears to my eyes. Adam found me like that: still on the floor crying for everyone and everything that had happened today. A lot of people think I have too much empathy and in some ways they are right. However my empathy also made me good at my job. Adam came back with the shooter. I heard him shove shooter boy to someone else and then pull me into a hug. He said he would take me to the hospital to wait for news on my sister. I thanked him. I couldn't go with her when the medics took her. Not till I knew we caught the guy. Upon arrival at the hospital I saw my sister just before the doctors raced her into surgery. I followed them upstairs to the surgery floor waiting room where I'd wait for answers. After about an hour a nurse came and told me that I should call any family she might have. I say that I was going to go to the church and then go to visit a friend but I would be doing that. I started with Garcia. I knew Nicki would want to know but I also didn't want her performance to be affected by knowing.
Phone call
Office of all things extreme genius. Can I help you?
Really Garcia?! That's how you answer your phone for me?
Sorry I didn't check the number. We have a case. Thought it might have been the team.
Oh so I should go.
No no no. You obviously called for a reason.
Alright I tell you but don't tell anyone else until the case is done. Riley's in the hospital. Nurse told me to call any family. I don't have a number for Nicki's husband. I know Nicki is going to need him to be there. And Zoé is watching the Atwater children right now so feel free to bring the little ones of the team with you.
Alright. Thanks for telling me. Stay strong ok? She's a fighter.
I know. Give Nicki my love. Bye.
After hanging up with Garcia, I decided that calling Danny would be easier for me. We're always the closest. Next to me and Riley of course.
Regan
Really?! That's how you answer the phone for your sister?
Sorry I didn't check my caller id. What's wrong?
Why does something have to be wrong for me to call? I can't just call to talk to my favorite big brother?
You may be the big profiler in this family, but I still can read you like a book. Don't forget I lived with you for 18 years. Now what's up?
Alright. Riley was shot earlier today. I wanted to be the one to tell you before you found out through the grapevine. No doubt it'll be on the news tonight. Before you ask I'm fine. My friend is here with me right now. I love you and thought you should know. Can you tell the rest of the family for me? I wanted to head to the chapel to pray that I wouldn't be burying another sibling for years to come.
Of course I will. Stay strong ok? She's a Regan. She'll fight to come back to us.
Garcia said the same thing when I called to leave a message for Nicki. Oh the nurse from earlier is coming back. I have to go. You're not supposed to have a phone in the ER. I love you and will call later with an update. Bye.
Who's here for Agent Davis-Ludd?
"I'm her sister. Whatever you have to say can be said to him too. He's my best friend."
"Well your sister's stable right now. The bullets exploded upon impact with her body and caused a whole lot of damage to her liver and digestion system. She'll be in a medically induced coma for a while. We did that so her body could heal. She'll eventually need a liver transplant so we put her on the list."
"No need. I'm a match. She saved my life now it's my turn to save hers."
"Perfect. One thing is for sure though: I am 90% sure that there will be significant chance at survival she may not be able to live the same life as before but she'll still be the same person. Neither of you are sick or carry anything contagious?"
"No, why?"
"Because I have three little humans waiting to meet their aunty. Figured you'd want your friend there too."
The nurse pushed open the door to the NICU and told the nurse manning the desk that we were here to see the Ludd babies. The two nurses lead me and Adam to where my new nieces or nephews were fighting for their lives. When I laid eyes on them for the first time, I almost cried. All three were boys and all three looked like a splitting image of their father, but when they opened their eyes I knew they were Regans immediately. It was like looking in a mirror: they had the same blue eyes that my entire family had. Adam pulled me into a hug sensing that I needed one. When we pulled apart, I asked him to promise me something. And he replied anything. I asked him to help me fight for justice, and when we get Woods to let me have 5 minutes alone with him. He said for sure.
"I'm going to head back out to the waiting room and wait. I'll keep you posted I promise."
"I know you will. If Sebastian shows up lead him back here."
"I will."
Adams POV.
I head out to the waiting room to find the whole team waiting. I smile at the sense of family it provides. Many people showed up from the FBI for their teammates. Hank asked me how Riley was and how Pria was doing. I told him that Riley was stable for now and Pria was spending time with her new nephews
"Adam?"
I turned around to find the voice that had called out to me. I smile because I recognize him from the image that is Pria's backdrop on her phone.
"Aaron right? Pria's ok. She texted me a little while ago. Sebastian with the babies, so she was going to go sit in with her sister for a little bit."
"Then I'm going to go sit in with her."
"So Hank, how's the case coming?"
"Good. Turns out guess who is back hell bent on revenge. I've got word out on the street. If he's still in Chicago we'll be the first to know."
"Pulpo?"
"How'd you know?"
"He shot Antonio and never regretted it. Just thought it something he'd do."
Just then the rest of Pria's team showed up. I knew it was them because I saw Pria's niece and smiled. She was just a toddler last time I saw her. We started to catch up. I told her that Pria was going to kill her when she found out. She knew but didn't care it was more than just family; it was a fellow agent. I had to smile at that. Just then all of intelligences' phones buzzed. We excused ourselves to go. I texted Pria to let her know where I was heading. She texted back with a go get im tiger . How she finds half the emojis she uses I have no clue, but I don't care. I hop in my car by myself due to the fact that she and her sister had ridden out with me. I smile as we arrive back to the pricict because I know by the time I leave to take Pria to her hotel I'll have answers. I sit down at my desk and start working on my assignments for the case.
Pria POV
I'm sitting in my sisters room and have been for the past while. I was just talking to her and holding her hand. Then all of a sudden her monitors started going off. Doctors and nurses rushed in and kicked me out telling me that they'd find me after they had a reason. I started to head back out to the waiting room where I had left my work bag. I hoped to maybe get some work done. Upon entering the waiting area, I noticed my family and the FBI team waiting I gave them a piece of my mind then started on the 2inch thick pile of work I had to do. Shortly after that, the doctors had told me they had to take my sister back to surgery. Turns out there was unknown pressure on her skull and spinal cord that they had to relieve. I was just beginning to work again when dr Halstead came racing into the room mumbling something about the ER and Alvin. Danny was by my side before I even had to ask. Then the two of us flew down the stairs. We both got to the ER in time to see two paramedics role Alvin in on a stretcher. I walked up and told him to hang in there Elle was already on the way. Danny said to get better so he could kick ass again. Had to laugh at that one. We watched until he disappeared into surgery. I then asked my brother to drive me back to the precinct. We had one of our true Regan style fights in the car. He wanted to help in the innterigation room. I said absolutely not. This is Chicago not New York. He fired back that he did not care finally we made a compromise. He could help if I didn't get the answers we needed. I entered the precinct and Sargent Platt buzzed me upstairs. After giving strict instructions to Hank to keep Danny upstairs, I went downstairs into the basement with Antonio. Move aside I told him.
"Told you The FBI would be here."
A/N: hey guys. There's about two chapters left on this one, before it's done. I will be writing a sequel for this one, and it will have the same posting schedule. Sorry I didn't post for two weeks. My uncle ended up dying the day after thanksgiving and the previous week I had college problems. Trying to be better. The grief is just so real right now.