Chapter 13 – The Program

Peter had taken Astrid to the small couch that sat in the corner of the lab. Bringing a medical kit with him, Olivia watched as he placed a small bandage over her bleeding cheek and how Astrid held her hand over Peters. Olivia was growing angrier and angrier that someone could do this to Astrid and take Tash, right from under their noses.

Part of Peter could sense her anger, he turned and faced her. As if knowing what was happening Astrid moved her head in a 'go on' motion and Peter took his chance. Taking Olivia by the hand he led her into her office and closed the door.

"Liv, this is not your fault." Peter seemed to know her inside and out. Blinking her eyes at Peter, it was a silent question she received the right answer to. Putting his arms around Olivia shoulders, he brought her to him and hugged her tightly, "We'll find her. I promise we will find her."

It was as if he was a miracle worker. As soon as the words came from his mouth, Peter's laptop started to being crazily.

"What is that?" Olivia wished could remove the noise from the small office, smiling down at her, Peter kissed her forehead. It seemed like it was already instinct but it still shocked Olivia. Seemingly oblivious to what he had just done, Peter made his way over to his laptop that was sitting in the corner of the small office.

"I hooked up a program to my laptop that is supposed to record any earthquakes but I tweaked it a bit and so now it finds them in irregular areas. It's also supposed to go off when it finds something and…" Peter bent over so he could click away on the laptop, "…it found something. This co-ordinate keeps coming up as tremors. I think we just found Tash."

"Peter, why would you have set this up?" Olivia was astounded that he could be so brilliant with machinery.

A small smile appeared on his face as he watched her eyes, "After the incident at the rink, I spent most of that night creating this program. Wasn't hard really." The last part came with a shrug of the shoulders, embarrassed almost.

"So what are we waiting for? Lets get out there." Taking out her phone and calling Broyles, Olivia couldn't get the smile off her face, and Peter's matched it. They were going to find her.

1 hour later

Olivia, Peter, Broyles and a team had already set up outside a supposedly empty building. It was decided that Broyles was going to stay on point outside while Olivia and the team searched the building. Peter was fuming because Olivia wouldn't let him anywhere near the raid.

"Peter, I want you to stay here. It's to dangerous." Olivia had pulled him aside. Anger flared in his eyes and Olivia could see it. She understood why he was angry.

"I'm letting you go in there on your own Olivia." His voice was low and part of it scared her.

Placing a hand on his arm and the other softly on his cheek, Olivia almost begged him, "Please Peter. Please stay out here. I don't want to worry about you. I know you are safe out here," Peter looked deep into her eyes and could see the pleading that was there, "please." The last word was a whisper but Peter could do nothing by sigh and agree.

So taking his place next to Broyles, Peter watched Olivia enter the building alone (except for the backup) and sighed. How could he let her do this. Peter brought the radio to his ear so he could hear and make sure everything was going to plan, granted he didn't like the plan at all.

Olivia made her way into the building with her gun raised in front of her. She wished Peter was standing behind her, but she knew it would be safer for him away from here. Clearing all the rooms of the bottom floor, Olivia made her way up to the rooms on the top, alone.

Room on the left was clear, and the one after that. It wasn't until she entered the room on the right that she knew she was in trouble. The door slammed behind her and she was grabbed. One hand covered her mouth and the other covered her eyes and in an instant she felt a piercing sensation in her left arm.

"Now that will stop any ideas you have up your sleeve agent." The voice echoed throughout the room and the it was gone. Olivia swayed slightly on her heels and felt very dizzy. Crouching down and holding her head Olivia heard Broyles voice come over the radio.

"Everyone out now! The building is on fire! Out now!" Olivia's senses could here the movement down stairs and the panic in the voice over the radio but she wasn't able to move. Collapsing on her side, Olivia began to shake. Around her she could see the fire coming through the old floor boards. Why hadn't she let Peter come with her?

Everyone was outside and catching their breath. Peter's eyes trailed over the agents but none stood out with blonde hair.

"Where is Olivia? Olivia! Sir, have you seen Olivia?" Peter had turned to Broyles in time to see the panic on his face. He had called her name over the radio several times with no response.

As the fire fighters showed and were about to enter the building part of the roof closed in and the firefighters stopped in their tracks.

"What the hell are you doing? Get in there! Peter was shocked that they had stopped.

"Sir, we can't the whole building could collapse on us. I'm sorry." Peter didn't even hear the rest and he took off only to be tackled by someone. Pushing the person off of him Peter turned while still on the ground to find he was face to face with Broyles.

"Bishop, you can't…"

"But Olivia is in there!" Pushing himself off the ground he took off again before Broyles had a chance to stop him.

Peter pushed himself through the front door and was greeted by smoke and flames. Coughing instantly Peter began calling and searching for Olivia. Looking up the stairs there was no way he was going to get up there without getting hurt. Panic and fear started to show themselves as he took a step around the fallen beam and that's when he noticed it.

Blonde hair covering part of the floor, running over to the mess he found an unconscious Olivia laying underneath another beam. Glancing up he saw that the part of the room that collapsed in must have been the room Olivia was in. Gathering up all this strength Peter pushed the burning beam off of Olivia's body and watched as it too was engulfed with flames. He could tell that it wouldn't take long before the whole building was gone and if they were inside when that happened they were in trouble.

Olivia began to cough terribly and so Peter wasted no time in picking her up and making for the front door again. A burst of flame caught him on the arm, instantly scolding him but he ran and pushed himself through the door. Running as fast as he could he could see paramedics and firefighters racing to meet him halfway. He slowed to a stop and the moment he did he dropped to his knees, placed Olivia on the floor and passed out himself.

Sorry it took so long, I have been crazy busy with training and stuff.

Let me know what you think

Ash