Disclaimer- I own nothing involving the A-team. I just like writing stories about them.
Title- Recesses of the Mind
Summery- Pike is mad that the A-team is always stealing his jobs. So he decides to get back at them and hurting Murdock is his way of doing it. Rape/Torture
Hannibal, Face, and BA find out what happened and that they now have a serious problem on their hands.
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Face's POV
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Face stared at the clock on the wall. It kept ticking, but time seemed to be barely moving. He was sitting in the waiting room with Hannibal and BA awaiting the news on their friend's condition. He was hunched over with his elbows on his knees and hands in his hair. The sound of the clock ticking was only aggravating him further, as it seemed to be getting louder and louder and echoing in his head.
He was so worried about Murdock. It wasn't like him to keep things from him. He was always the one Murdock would confide in. Hannibal clearly knew what was wrong and was keeping it from him and BA. That worried him further. Question circulated though his mind like 'What if he isn't okay?' and 'Why didn't he tell me?' It was giving him a headache and he needed some sort of reassurance that his friend was okay. Hannibal had been avoiding eye contact with him and BA and had flat out ignored their questions. It was like he wasn't able to accept whatever news he had or wasn't completely sure. Hannibal did like to have all the details before divulging information. He wasn't one to start a rumor, but Face and BA would at least like some sort of explanation. Obviously something was very wrong.
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BA's POV
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BA was trying to keep up his tough act as he sat in the waiting room, but was failing miserably. Hannibal had ignored his questions and the comments he screamed at him when all he received was silence. Face was also quiet and that bothered him. They were sitting in a tense silence as if waiting for something to give, however he was never one to break the silence, and so let it be. Murdock was always the one that broke through the tough times with his jokes and crazy antics. However, he had them all worried sick now. He had given up on Hannibal and sat starring at the ground.
He had been so hung-over his morning he hadn't even noticed that something was wrong with his friend. That made him feel guilty. Even if Face hadn't noticed either, but he had also been drinking all morning so it was different. BA had always tried to protect his friend, even if he really didn't need it. Something about his friend told him he needed to. He would never admit it, but he viewed Murdock as one of his best buddies, and thought he would never allow anything to happen to him that he couldn't prevent, but here he sat completely unaware of what had happened or even when it happened.
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Hannibal's POV
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Hannibal sat in the corner of the waiting room just wanting to be left alone. He knew this was Pike's fault and that he would pay dearly. He just wasn't sure how yet. He had millions of plans running through his mind but none seemed to fit yet. Although he was sure one would soon enough, as they were getting more violent with each passing one. The perfect plan would come to him, but at the moment he needed to focus on Murdock. As much as he hated it, Pike's punishment would have to be put out of mind until he was sure Murdock was okay. After he had established that then he could unleash the plan he deemed sinister enough on Pike.
Face and BA had been bugging him for information, but he couldn't give them any, not just yet. He needed to have his suspicions confirmed before he told them anything. He knew it was Pike, but he didn't know the extent of the damage, he had only assumed, and so he couldn't say anything yet. He knew the silence was killing them, but they would have to deal with it for now. They had bigger matters to deal with, like how Murdock was going to react to everything. Hannibal prayed he would be alright. He was the best pilot he had ever had and an invaluable member of the team and friend. He would hate to lose him, but the decision wasn't his to make.
A nurse walked in and startled the team from their morbid thoughts. "The A-Team? Here for Captain Murdock." She said looking around the waiting room for conformation.
"That's us!" Hannibal shot out of seat and yelled starling the nurse who quickly regained her composure.
Face was up next shooting questions at the nurse. "How is he? What's wrong with him? Will he be alright? Can I talk with him?" He was panicking and was inches away from the nurse who looked like she was processing what he was asking. BA sat still waiting for the news.
"Let's go to another more private room to discuss this." She said eying them all. Hannibal felt his stomach twist into a knot. That was never a good sign meaning something was really wrong. Face's eyes looked like saucers and BA had yet to move from his spot, but was now slowly getting up to follow the nurse.
They were all in a comfortable little room and remained seated like the nurse had asked them to. She broke the bad news to them slowly and started with "Okay, your friend has multiple serious injuries. He has many deep cuts across his chest which were presumably cut with a knife. They all needed stitches. His wrists have rope burn and the rope has cut into them, but it was easily treated and will heal nicely. The last thing I have for you is why I requested that you all sit down. There is no easy way to say this, and I am sorry to inform you that your friend has been raped." Hannibal noticed that she stepped back to let them take in the news which was a smart move on her part. He bowed his head and cursed his ability to always be right. Pike was going to pay, and he meant pay!
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Face's POV
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Face sat dumbfounded waiting for the words to sink in completely and when they did he found he had no reply. One word echoed in his head now. 'What!' He couldn't believe it. Who would do that to Murdock? He never did anything to deserve it, ever. He was always such a nice person no matter who they were dealing with. For someone to go and do that they had to be twisted. Beyond twisted, they had to be mental.
However, he had no idea who would do it, or why. It had to have happened last night when they were all asleep. That would be the only way someone could get away with it. Also, he doubted it was just a random attack. The timing was far too perfect. Someone had planned this, and they had succeeded. That made him the angriest. Someone had hurt his friend and none of them had seen it coming, not even Hannibal by the looks of it, although he bet that Hannibal knew who did it.
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BA's POV
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BA eyes widened and he didn't need to be told twice. He jumped out of his chair and screamed "What!" at the nurse with enough force that she was clearly scared. He was hyperventilating and ready to punch something, hard. He tried to calm himself down but was failing. He couldn't believe that someone had dared to that to his friend. Well whoever it was had just put a huge a target on their forehead. They were going to become his new punching bag until there was nothing left of them. Now he had to just figure out who it was, or wait for Hannibal to. That was usually his job, and then BA appeared and beat the hell out of whoever stood in the way. He assumed that it would be similar this time. He was flexing and releasing his hands looking for something to grab and crush for temporary relief.
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Hannibal's POV
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"Would you mind giving us a minute alone?" Hannibal asked the nurse politely.
"Of course not, would you like me to wait outside the door?" she asked obviously relieved that she was able to get away from BA, who was clearly scaring her, it was written all over her face.
"Yes, that would be great. However, a quick question first. Do you have any leads as to who could have done this?" Hannibal asked. He knew that if they didn't he was about to give them one.
The nurse looked hesitant, but replied "I'm sorry we have no idea, and he hasn't woken up yet to give us any information."
"Oh, well would you mind talking to me in private for a moment."
"No, of course not." They walked out into the hallway quickly and Hannibal checked to see if he thought anyone would pass on anything he said other than the nurse.
"I believe the culprit was Brock Pike." He told her quietly awaiting her response.
"Do you have reasonable suspicions to suspect him. You would be charging with a serious crime here." she said eying him.
"Yes, he said something to me this morning which lead to my suspicions that something was wrong with Murdock." Hannibal told her firmly.
"Alright, well some DNA was left over from the rape and we can test to see if we have a match. Thank you for sharing that with me." she said standing there waiting for him to reenter the room and talk with his friends. He nodded to her and then reentered the room preparing to have this talk with BA and Face.
BA had sat down and crossed his arms while he was out. He now wore a scowl that predicted pain in the future for someone. Face had recovered from his shock and was staring expectantly at his him as if he were lost and needed a helping hand. He walked into the middle of the room in front of them and looked that them both saying "Pike did this."
"Your sure? How do you know?" Face asked quickly and back on his feet. BA had looked up at him ready to ask a few questions of his own. He waved them down so he could finish.
"He approached me this morning and was taunting me. Then he brought up Murdock, and said they had 'a nice little chat' last night." Both of them were staring now. They were ready for a fight and he would have gladly joined them if they didn't have other priorities at the moment. Time for revenge would come soon enough. "The nurse said they would try to match DNA to prove it, but I know he did it. Right now though we have other concerns. We need to put Murdock's health and safety above revenge." He saw them deflate and nod.
"Does this mean we can see him?" Face said sounding hopeful.
"I don't know. We will have to ask the nurse. Ready to go boys?" A quick shake of their heads and they got up and followed him to the door and into the hallway.
When they were all in the hallway the nurse proceeded with the last of what she had to tell them. "You may all go and see him now, but you must be quiet and careful. He is still very weak and under heavy sedation, and we mean heavy even for him. We don't think he will be coming around for a few more days because he lost a lot of blood, and it will make him very tired." she finished up.
"Does he need a blood transfusion?" asked a curious BA.
"Yes, but his blood type is very rare and we don't have any of that type currently." She said sadly "So we will have to have some delivered."
"I have that same blood type. Maybe I could donate some for him." BA replied seeming to feel a bit better.
"That would help a lot actually and help your friend heal faster. We don't need it immediately, as we feel he has been though enough right now, but perhaps later you come in and donate." She said smiling a bit.
"Sure, I'll be over later." BA said, his mood had improving a little.
The nurse told them her name was Carry and told them if they had any questions to ask when they arrived at the room. She also informed them that they were not sure what was going to happen to their friend yet, but if he was released to them that they would give them a care sheet with a brief conference beforehand. Hannibal was hoping that they would release Murdock to them and not send him back to the VA hospital.
Walking inside the room Hannibal looked at Murdock and noted how fragile he looked. He was definitely heavily sedated like the nurse had said. He had an IV and heart monitor hooked up to him. His skin was very pale and his hair was all over his face. He was lying so still that it scared him. Murdock always had tons of energy and this just seemed unnatural. Face and him walked to opposite sides of his bed and sat down in the chairs provided. BA stood silently at the inside the door and had shut it. He seemed content to stay there so Hannibal turned his attention Murdock. He gently reached out and took his hand, feeling how cold it was. Face had also reached out to touch his arm and had seemed to notice to because he commented "He's freezing. We should get him another blanket. BA agreed and left to find one. He came back ten minutes later and insisted upon putting the blanket on Murdock himself. He gently added the blanket and then tucked the captain in so he was more comfortable. Then he returned to his place at the door. Hannibal reached up to brush the hair out of Murdock's face, while still holding his hand. They sat like that for a while before BA decided that he wanted to go and donate, leaving Face and Hannibal alone.
"Don't worry captain. Were here and were going to protect you. I promise." Hannibal said gently squeezing Murdock's hand and listening to his steady breathing.
He then heard Face say "Ya buddy, don't worry, your safe with us."
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Next chapter Pike returns, but what does he want this time?