SHERLOCK POV
It's only been a few days since that 'incident' at the hospital when John found out about Mary but he hasn't seen either one of them. He's sure John never wants to see him again, even though it's not his fault that Mary hid her identity from him and he's still unsure about who Mary really is. But since he's got too much time on his hands he decides to go see Mary or R as Jareg had called her.
When he opens the door to Mary's hospital room she isn't there.
"Nurse" Sherlock the nearby nurse.
"Yes?"
"Mary Morstan?" he asks and the nurse points him to her room.
"She isn't there."
"Are you sure?" the nurse asks and the two of them go and see.
"That's strange…"
Within ten minutes it is decided that Mary has disappeared from the hospital.
"What about Rosie?" Sherlock asks.
"I'm sorry?"
"Rosamund. The baby."
"Let me check…Rosie is safe and sound."
As soon as Sherlock hears that he runs out of the hospital and towards the Watson house.
JOHN POV
John is finishing up his coffee when someone barges into his house violently. His hand automatically goes towards a drawer with a gun but when he realizes it's Sherlock he lets go.
"What are you doing here Sherlock?" John asks not looking at the man.
"Mary is gone." Sherlock says and John's head immediately pops up.
"What?"
"Mary is gone from the hospital. Disappeared."
"This isn't funny Sherlock." John says but there's an edge to his voice.
"I'm being serious John! She's gone."
"Rosie?"
"She's safe. I checked." Sherlock says.
"You did?" John asks incredulously.
"Why do you sound so surprised?" Sherlock frowns.
"It's just…nevermind. We have to find Mary."
SHERLOCK POV
The two of them venture back to Baker Street and start researching possibilities of where Mary may have gone or who might have taken her.
"A man named Jareg threatened her." Sherlock says.
"How do you even know that? You know what, nevermind. I don't want to know." John says.
Sherlock finds a trace of Jareg that leads to a warehouse. Looking at his friend beside him he realizes he can't let John get hurt. There could be one but there could also be hundreds in that warehouse ready to torture or kill Mary. There's only one thing to do.
"John, I'll be right back. Let me see if I can find something from my homeless network. You keep researching." Sherlock says and John just nods. With a last glance at his friend he dashes out of the flat with a gun in his pocket and before long he finds himself at the rusty warehouse.
Unsurprisingly it's dark inside and the smell of old metal makes him sick as it reminds him of his days of torture.
"I'm doing this for John." He whispers to himself and keeps walking deeper and deeper inside. It's not long before he hears a voice and he quickly hides himself behind a panel. It sounds like one man and a muffled voice of…of a woman. Taking a peak towards the sound of the voices he recognizes the blonde hair. Throwing a rock at one of the metal canisters on the other side of the room the man, Jareg, turns his head towards the sound. Sherlock tiptoes towards the back of Mary and does his best to untie her hands and mouth.
"Sherlock. What are you doing here?" Mary whispers forcefully.
"Not now." Sherlock whispers back. They're about to get out when Jareg turns back towards them. Realizing the situation they are in and how John would feel if anything happened to Mary he looks her in the eyes.
"Run." He says to her. She glances at him but he just nods. And she runs.
"Who are you?" Jareg asks.
JOHN POV
Mary bursts into the flat scaring John nearly half to death.
"Mary!" He gets up and hugs her. They stand like that for an eternity hugging each other as if life depended on it.
"I thought you were dead!" He says.
"I thought I was too…John, we have to help him." Mary says.
"Help who?" he frowns.
"Sherlock."
"Sherlock? What do you mean? He was just here." John says.
"He's the one who saved me John. He saved me from the assassin trying to torture me and kill me. But only I was able to get out." Mary says.
"No. This isn't happening. Not again." John says and puts his gun in the back of his jeans.
"I will be back."
"I'm coming with you." Mary says resolutely.
"Mary."
"I'm coming with you." She repeats and John knows there's no arguing with her on that.
They silently approach the pair, Jareg and Sherlock. John flinches as the man punches Sherlock in the face. There's blood all over Sherlock's shirt and face, John can barely recognize his face anymore. He's surprised his friend is still conscious.
"Stop it!" John storms out and Jareg turns around to look at him. The assassin looks like he's about to shoot him but before John can react Mary is in front of him and the shot goes through her.
"No!" John yells and he can hear an echo of SHerlock's voice in the background. He can faintly hear a fight going on between Sherlock and Jareg but all John can concentrate on is Mary on the ground, her shirt bloodied.
"Mary! Mary? Can you hear me? Mary, talk to me!" John says frantically.
"I…I can hear you John." Mary whispers.
"You can't…don't do this to me Mary. Don't do this. Not after all that's happened."
"You've got him back now." She whispers.
"No, that's different. I need you Mary, don't you know that? I love you. I can't lose you. You grounded me."
"I'll always be with you John, you know that."
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you before. I'm so sorry." John says his face in Mary's neck.
"Oh John, you had every right. You will be fine. Take care of Rosie, you understand? You have to be strong. Make up with Sherlock, you'll need him."
"I don't want to need him!" John yells and she smiles.
"I know. But you do. You need each other. I love you so so much my dearest John." She says and her eyes begin to close. Before they do she hands him a small little key.
"Mary, no, don't, Mary, please!" John yells out in anguish as Mary's breathing stops. It feels like an eternity but it's the moments when he realizes it's too quiet that John decides to look up.
Two men are lying on the ground not moving.