Thank you all for your kind reviews. I'm relieved to know you're interested in me finishing this story. I'm trying to get back into my other ones, but right now this one is prominent in my mind, so I'm going to finish it first. Also, to clarify again, it was Jack who got shot and saved Levi from the warehouse last chapter, not Myles. Sorry if that wasn't clear by the end.

Some intense stuff in this chapter. You've been warned.

24 Hours Earlier

"Ready to go?" Myles asked, buttoning up his shirt over his protective vest.

"I was born ready," Sue smiled, winking at Jack. She noticed he looked concerned as he always did when she was doing something undercover. She wanted to reassure him somehow that she had a good feeling about this and would see him later for that dinner. She was glad she had her back to him when her face flushed. She didn't know how to bring up their relationship since his emotional confession about missing her the day she was supposed to be leaving but really wasn't.

"You're not sick are you?" Myles asked.

"No," Sue shook her head. "Why do you ask?"

"Your face is flushed. If you're sick, we need to reschedule this."

"I'm not sick," she said firmly. Myles simply raised a brow and didn't ask any more questions. Levi trotted along beside them. Sue was going over the plan in her head.

"I think this is going to be really easy," Myles said. "They don't suspect a thing."

"You are very good at acting like my husband," Sue teased. Myles snorted in response. It was part of their undercover. They were a husband and wife team looking to join into the stream of terrorizing people. It was how they got in touch with these bomb fanatics. Sue had used her deafness as a reason for being angry with society and the hearing world to really sell the deal. It had worked surprisingly well. Even Myles had been impressed.

"His paws had better be clean," Myles warned as he opened his car door. Levi wagged his tail innocently.

"Then we'll take my car," Sue said, walking past his and over to hers. Myles sighed, closing his car door. Levi hopped into the backseat, and he climbed into the passenger side. They began the hour long journey to the location they had been given. It seemed a little excessive, but then again, you wouldn't want to flaunt bombs in the middle of the city.

"So once we get a look at the bombs," Myles started. "I'll try to get some shots of them." He twirled his pen absently. It had a hidden camera in it.

"I'll distract them," Sue nodded.

"Then we go call the team and bring 'em down," Myles said, smirking. "Best way to end the week."

"I agree," Sue smiled. No one suspected a thing. It was going to be very easy.

...

"Come one, Levi," Sue said, tugging on his leash. Levi was looking at the warehouse and whining, pulling back on the leash.

"He's gonna blow this," Myles warned.

"I don't understand what's wrong," Sue said, frowning. "Levi, come!" Eventually, Levi gave in and followed behind them. He was still whimpering, though. Myles had a vague idea. The dog could probably smell the explosives coming from the building, and he was trying to protect them. Shivers went through him at the thought.

"There you are," a man said, greeting him.

"Afternoon, Joe," Myles said, shaking his hand.

"Ma'am," Joe said, tipping his hat.

"Good afternoon," Sue replied.

"And the pup," Joe smiled, bending to pat Levi, who shied away. Myles glared at Sue behind Joe's back.

"He's not feeling well today," Sue lied. "I'm taking him to the vet later."

"He probably smells stuff on me," Joe said absently. "My old dog used to. He'd go nuts when I brought it home."

"Ah," Myles nodded.

"This way then," Joe said, opening the door and gesturing. Sue tried not to feel anxious as they walked inside the warehouse. They followed Joe to a group of five men standing around two crates. Two were clearly bodyguards.

"My two favorite people," the older man smiled. Sue nodded back with a smile. Henry Becker was the ringleader of this group. He was in his late fifties, widowed, and willing to help fanatics blow stuff up. Joe was his son.

"These are the goods?" Myles asked, gesturing.

"Oh yea," one of the other men grinned. Will was his name. He never offered a surname stating it was an idiotic thing to do that helped people find you. Sue wasn't even sure if Will was his real first name.

"You got the dough?" the last man asked.

"Why yes, Pete, I have the dough," Myles answered, pulling his briefcase up front. Pete took it and snapped it open. The two body guards, Bruno and Mike, stood to the side, hands behind their backs. Bruno was almost six foot six tall with a burly chest and muscles that looked as though they would burst out of his skin. Mike was a bit shorter but just as burly. Levi never went near them.

"You've seen the cash, now I want to see the goods," Myles said. Will grinned again and flipped the lid open. Levi yanked away, whining hard.

"Levi!" Sue shouted, her arm sore from the twist. The men turned to look at the dog, and Myles used this distraction to snap some quick photos with his pen. He tucked it into his pants pocket after.

"What's wrong with him?" Bruno asked.

"It's the bombs," Will explained. "He doesn't like the smell."

"I'm very sorry," Sue said, bending down to comfort Levi. She caught Henry looking at her carefully, and she felt a little nervous.

"Well, this is great. We'll just put it in that truck, and we'll be off with it. Honey, you're okay with driving the car, right?" Myles asked, looking at Sue.

"Of course."

"Sit down, stay a while," Henry instructed. "No need to rush off."

"I guess we could visit," Sue agreed. She perched on the end chair at the table they had set up. Will brought out some beers and passed them around. Myles took one but didn't open it. Sue didn't accept one, stating she didn't drink. She could feel Myles's anxiety from where he was standing. There was something off about this.

"Take a load off, Stuart," Joe said to Myles. "You're making Becky uncomfortable." Sue grimaced inside. She was still getting used to their fake, undercover names. She couldn't change Levi's because then he'd never listen to her. She glanced at the clock, knowing that in an hour, she had to check in with Tara. She had no idea how she was going to pull that off.

...

"This has been really nice," Myles said after two hours. "But we have to get going. Got some blowing up to do." Sue and Myles both got to their feet. Sue had already missed the deadline for contacting Tara. The team would know something was wrong.

"There's a small matter that needs doing before you go," Henry piped in. Myles and Sue both looked at him.

"Such as?" Myles asked.

"Well, you see, we don't just sell bombs to just anyone," Henry went on. "You have to prove your allegiance to us first."

"Prove allegiance?" Myles repeated. Sue's breath caught in her throat.

"That's right," Joe grinned. "We have a little exercise you gotta do first." He rubbed his hands together.

"What's that?" Sue asked, feeling a sinking feeling in her stomach. Henry went over to Bruno and said something into his ear. Bruno nodded and left.

"Our guest will be joining us soon," Henry advised. "Please, sit." Sue and Myles obliged, feeling like something bad was going to happen. Within moments, Bruno returned dragging a man behind him. Sue recognized him from the Bureau immediately. She bit back her gasp. Myles went very white.

"It seems we have a snitch here," Henry said, looking at the man. "He wouldn't be one of yours, would he?"

"Absolutely not," Myles answered, outraged.

"Well then," Henry said, tossing his gun to Myles. "Shoot him."

"What?!" Myles exclaimed. "You're serious?"

"Dead serious," Henry nodded. "If you can't do this, then you most certainly can't blow up people, and if you can't do that, then you're a fed. Now, show me what you got." He leaned back against the table top, looking at the terrified agent being restrained by Bruno. Myles's breath was choppy and panicky now. Sue's heart was going to explode from fear. This was it. They were caught. Then, Myles shocked her. He took aim and fired. Sue cried out as the man fell, and Myles was shaking to the core. Henry sauntered over to the man and looked down at him.

"I will admit, you almost had me," Henry said, examining him. "Very convincing. However, you didn't shoot him in a lethal place." Henry gestured for his gun, which Mike took from Myles and handed to him.

"Wait," Myles started. Henry ignored him, and fired off a round into the agent's head.

"That's a lethal place," Henry said quietly, looking at Myles, who couldn't help but stare at the now dead agent on the ground.

"Henry," Sue started.

"They're feds," Joe said, realizing.

"Seize them," Henry ordered. Bruno and Mike obliged. Myles put up a fight before Bruno punched him in the face. Sue felt tears threaten to fall when Mike's hands gripped her arms.

"What are we to do with them? Kill 'em?" Joe asked his father. Henry pondered for a moment.

"Put them in the back. We'll do some brainstorming," he answered. "Bring their car in here."

Sue felt Mike rummage for her keys and then he tossed them to Pete, who went to get the car.

"And this guy?" Will asked, gesturing to the dead agent.

"I'm going to write a note first," Henry said. "Then you can take him in. Their people will get the message."

"We're not feds," Myles tried.

"Oh save it," Henry sighed. "I've been in this game for a long time. You two were very good, though. Very good. Almost had me." Pete came in with the car then. Will had lifted the door to let him in. Levi was barking and growling at everyone.

"Deal with him," Henry ordered.

"No!" Sue cried. Pete grabbed Levi and dragged him to the car, forcing him inside it. Levi barked madly from behind the glass.

"Off you go," Henry said, waving his hand. "I'll deal with you two later."

...

After hours, Sue was exhausted. She and Myles were bound and sitting side by side on the floor in the back room. Her phone had been confiscated as was Myles's. She wasn't really sure how much time had gone by. They couldn't hear anyone talking outside.

"I'm sorry," Sue said after a while.

"For what?" Myles asked.

"For not agreeing to have back up."

"This was an easy one. We had it in the bag. Besides, we did have someone watching us, and he's now dead," Myles said bitterly. "If we had a whole squad out there, we'd be dead by now."

"What's going to happen to us?"

"I don't know," Myles shook his head. He didn't want to admit that he was just as frightened.

...

"Get up," Joe said, kicking Myles. Sue opened her eyes. She had fallen asleep against all odds. Now, Joe, Bruno, and Mike were staring at them.

"If you're gonna kill me, I'd rather be sitting," Myles said sarcastically.

"Up! Now!" Joe ordered. Bruno hauled Myles up. Joe pointed to Sue. "You too." She felt Mike's hands on her arms, pulling her to her feet. They were taken back to where the bombs were. Henry was in a change of clothes, so Sue assumed they had slept the night in that room.

"So we've been doing some thinking," Henry said. "If you're willing to pick a place for the bomb to go off, then we'll let you go."

"Yea right," Myles retorted.

"Seems simple to me," Will commented, examining his nails.

"Innocent people will die," Sue started.

"Or you will," Henry finished for her. She shrank inside. Bruno held Myles firmly, nodding to Joe.

"Pick a place, Myles," Joe said. "That's right, we went through your phones."

"Make me," Myles replied, unfazed.

"All right," Joe agreed. He moved towards Myles and punched him hard in the stomach. Bruno kept him from falling.

"Pick a place, Myles!" Joe shouted. Sue clenched her eyes shut, not wanting to see what was happening to Myles. She was grateful for not being able to hear his agony either. When she opened her eyes again, Myles was bleeding from his nose and mouth badly. He was still standing, though. Sue screamed when Joe pulled out his gun.

"I'll say again. Pick a place," Joe said.

"Never," Myles responded. Joe aimed and fired at one of his legs. Sue saw Myles's mouth unleash a sound, and she forced her head away. She knew she was next, and she could only imagine what they would do to her. She started to cry.

"That's enough," Henry said once Myles was on the floor and barely moving. "Dispose of him."

"And her?" Joe asked.

"We'll take her with us. I imagine with her skill, she's valuable to whatever team she's from," Henry said. Sue was led back to the room. The last thing she saw was Myles being hoisted up by Bruno and carried to a waiting van.

...

"Time to go," Will said, tapping Sue's forehead. She looked at him, puzzled.

"What?"

"Oh, right," Will said, chuckling. "I forgot. You weren't faking being deaf were you?"

"No."

"Time to go," Will repeated. Sue just nodded. She was feeling hopeless anyway. No one knew where they were. Will took her to the others, and Pete was finishing rigging up one of the bombs.

"Gotta get rid of the evidence," Henry explained. "And, we'll make it seem as though you died here too. We've got an extra body around. It'll give us some time anyway before they can really examine it." Sue felt very sick inside knowing that Levi was going to be left to die.

"Is it done?" Joe asked when Mike returned. He was cut and bruised, but otherwise unharmed.

"Yup. They'll think I died in the blast," Mike said, brushing the dirt off his sleeve. "They've got their second dead agent back too."

"It'll throw them off," Henry nodded. "All right. Let's get out of he-"

Sue watched as they all turned to the direction of the entrance.

"Did you hear that?" Joe asked.

"I sure did. Let's go," Henry answered. Henry took Sue with him while the others scattered. She could only assume that someone was in the warehouse with them, and she hoped desperately that the someone was from her team.

...

"Just leave him. Detonate that sucker and let's go," Will ordered. Pete obliged. Will was frustrated that the two back up guards they'd called in to help had been obviously taken out by this guy.

"Aw, take all the fun out of it," Joe whined. He tagged along behind. Once out of earshot, Will grabbed Joe by the neck.

"I just saved you from having another agent dead from your hands. You want to go to jail forever?"

"I will anyway if I get caught. It doesn't matter," Joe shrugged. Will shoved him ahead.

"Get on with it," he growled. He looked back, knowing that agent was coming after them.

"Is it done?" Henry asked.

"I got a shot at him," Joe bragged. "He'll probably bleed out."

"Let's go then," Henry instructed. Pete set the timer, and they headed for the door.

"Joe, you, Bruno, and Will go that way with the girl," Henry instructed. "Mike, Pete, and I will go this way."

"Got it," Will nodded. He tugged Sue with him. Splitting up would fool the agent for sure. They made it outside when Sue decided it was now or never.

"HELP MEEEE!" she screamed. Joe hit her hard, making her fall.

"Shut your damn mouth!" he shouted. He gave her a kick too. " But it's not like anyone is gonna hear you anyway ." Will shoved him off and pulled her up, hustling her to the car.

"Bruno, deal with him," Joe ordered. Bruno went back, and Sue saw him attack their chaser. She was heartbroken to see it was Jack.

"NOOOO!" she screamed.

"Get in the car!" Will shouted, shoving her in. He turned to see Bruno shoving the guy around. "Two minutes! Come ON!" Bruno shoved the man inside, locked him in, and jogged after them.

"Honest to God," Joe said, rubbing his face hard. "How did we get to this?"

"Shut up," Will ordered. He caught sight of Henry's car slipping away into the darkness. Will started the engine of their car and went in the opposite direction. As they drove, he heard the explosion behind them, and he wondered if that agent got out alive or not. He looked at the woman in the backseat and could tell she was distraught. He must have been her friend. Shaking his head, he drove on. This was what he had signed up for. He had to finish the job.

I hope you're still enjoying this story. Thanks for reading!