~Five Minutes Earlier~
Greg woke up on a not very soft but also not very rough surface. The light that floated above him blinded him so he squeezed his eyes shut but the light was able to seep through his closed eyelids. When he made an attempt to shield his eyes from the harsh light with his hand he found he could not move them by some unknown source.
He opened his eyes and looked down at his hands to discover that they were strapped down and on further inspection he discovered that his legs and torso were also strapped down. Why am I bound and where in the world am I?
His questions were soon answered when he saw that his body was slightly trembling. Okay so that explained the restraints but where was he? He looked around the room and saw that there were two hospital chairs positioned next to the bed and there were several machines you normally found in a hospital and he also noted that he was hooked up to a heart monitor. What really gave away his current location, if the hospital machines weren't enough he saw that he had a bracelet around his right wrist that had his first and last name, blood type, some general information like his birthday and the name of the hospital: Mercy General. So he was in a hospital that's just great!
"This would be your third trip to the hospital this year, am I right?" Greg turned to the voice and was not surprised when he saw Sean and Toby occupying the chairs that not seconds ago had been empty.
Greg looked up at the ceiling and sighed.
"What do you want now?" Greg asked tiredly, just wanting to be left alone.
"Your father wishes for you to be brought back to the sanctum to finish the stabilizing process" Toby got up from his chair and started un-strapping the restraints.
"My 'father' can go to hell for all I care fore there is no that I am going back there" Greg protested.
"Do I need to remind you of a certain Texan and the consequences if you do not do as you are told" Sean said, rising from his chair.
"That's the only threat you have against me and as soon as I know that I can keep Nick safe I am going to do everything in my power to stop you from hurting anyone else" Greg stated.
"And who exactly have we hurt Greg hmm Tina? Tina was going to be murdered by her husband in a much more gruesome way. You could see it in the way he looked at her. What was once a look of undying love turned into a never ending vast of hatred, we did her a favor by making her death fast and almost completely painless" Sean told him.
"You had no right to murder her though so what if she was going to tell the world about shifting? Maybe it would have been for the best that your secret world was no longer a secret. Maybe the knowledge can help people," Greg reasoned.
Sean and Toby looked at him like he was the biggest idiot in the world.
"If shifting were to become public every shifter in the world would be hunted down like wild animals and experimented to find out how our genetic make up looks and trust me the way they'll collect that information will be even more painful then the stabilizing of his shifting gene" speaking of the shifting gene Greg's body suddenly reminded him that he was still in aching pain and mildly shaking.
That problem was soon fixed when Greg felt the familiar sting of the needle entering his neck and he found himself actually happy that he had been injected with something. A few moments later the pain subsided and he exhaled in relief.
"Time to go Greg"
For some reason, when Sean said that he felt like the Grim Reaper had come to collect his soul and bring him to his final destination.
Greg rose from the bed and looked at Toby who was waiting by the window.
"I'd like to be conscious for this trip" he informed as he walked over to the window.
"We can allow that"
Toby unlocked the window and pushed it open to let the humid air of Las Vegas in.
"Take care of the camera Toby, we can't have anyone see how we entered" Toby nodded and walked out of the room to retrieve the video from the security room.
Greg peered out the window and looked down at the tiny sidewalk and the ant sized people below. In reality he was only five stories up but to him it felt more like a hundred stories up. Secret fact about Greg: he was absolutely terrified of heights.
Sean laughed at Greg's obvious fright and patted him on the back.
"Nothing to worry about kid. All you have to do is climb out the window and land on the grass below the rest of the guys will pick us up. It's as easy as that" Sean assured him.
Without turning Greg asked. "How long will I be gone?"
Not missing a beat Sean replied. "However long it takes"
Toby returned to the room with a tape in hand and handed it to Sean who pocketed it.
Toby moved to the window and swung one leg over the edge of the windowsill.
"When you get down there inform the boss that we have safely collected the package" Toby nodded and jumped out the window.
"After you"
Greg turned back to the window and copying Toby's moves, swung his leg over the windowsill and jumped out. His eyes were closed the entire five seconds and thanked God that he was dressed in hospital scrubs instead of a gown.
When he made contact with a ground he stumbled and fell to his knees in front of a set of legs dressed in black denim. He looked up and was met with the emotionless face of Toby.
A thump sounded next to Greg and he looked up beside him to see Sean smirking.
"There are much more interesting things to see than the ground" he leaned down and offered Greg his hand.
He eyed the hand suspiciously before hesitantly taking it and being helped up from the ground.
"We have to get out of here before people realize your gone…and get you some clean clothes" Greg looked down at his clothes and saw that there grass stains on his knees and pant legs.
A van pulled up beside them, seeming to appear out of nowhere. The door to the van opened and Greg watched as Sean and Toby got inside.
"Come on Greg" Sean urged, wanting to get out of the vicinity of the hospital as soon as possible.
Greg climbed into the van and Toby pulled the door close behind him. He looked around at the new faces around him and saw that there were three new faces, all of which looked to be older then him. The van took off without warning causing him to skid across the floor and into the other side of the van.
~Five minutes later~
…Nothing. The bed was empty and the straps that were supposed to be holding Greg down were hanging uselessly on the side of the floor. He noticed a slight breeze enter the room and looked over at the window to see that it was open.
Nick whipped out of the room and rushed down the hall to catch up with Dr. Fellows who was talking with a nurse.
"He's not in that room. Are you sure you showed me the right room?" Nick prayed the doctor had made a mistake not only on the room but the drugs as well because Greg's sudden disappearance with the new knowledge of drug made the situation worse.
"He's escaped? Oh this is not good at all" Dr. Fellows dismissed the nurse and Nick followed the doctor back down the hall to Greg's room. The doctor stood outside the room and turned to Nick.
"Your going to want to alert your team I'll have security bring you tapes for this room and any other tapes you might need. You have my entire staff's complete cooperation," Dr. Fellows said in a calm manner.
Sadly this was not the first time a patient had escaped nor would it be the last. They had tried every method to insure the patients stayed put but somehow they always found a way to escape. This was the first time a patient had been insane enough to jump out the window from the fifth floor.
Nick thanked the doctor and took out his cell phone to speed dial Grissom while the doctor went about getting the security tape.
Grissom picked up on the second ring.
"Grissom"
"Griss' we have a problem. Greg's managed to escape from the hospital," Nick informed him.
A nurse scolded him as he walked by with the medicine table. Nick ignored her and continued speaking to Grissom.
"Get the-" Grissom started.
"I'm all ready on that. Greg's doctor is getting the security guards to bring the tape to Greg's room and he said if we need anything else to just ask" Nick said, knowing ahead what Grissom would want.
Nick was hesitant on telling Griss' about the possible drugs that was discovered in Greg's pocket and could currently be in his bloodstream. If he told Grissom Greg could lose his job and he would probably be put behind bars on drug charges.
Grissom could tell by Nick's silence that something was wrong or he had been cut off.
"Nick? Are you still there?" Grissom asked concerned.
"Yeah sorry, look Griss' there's something you need to know…um…the doctors think Greg might…" he didn't know how to tell Grissom the eye popping news when he was still recovering from the shock.
"Just say what you need to say Nick, take your time"
Nick took a moment to collect himself before continuing.
"They think what happened to Greg was a drug overdose. They found some shots in his pocket. They're doing some tests now to figure out what was in the shots along with a blood sample to see if there are any drugs in his system" Nick walked over to a chair conviently placed in the hallway and sat down, massaging his temple.
"Stay at the hospital Nick I'm on my way" Grissom ordered as he grabbed his car keys and headed out of the lab.
"Wouldn't dream of leaving Griss, see you in a bit" Nick ended the call and re-pocketed the phone.
He rested his head against the wall and closed his eyes, taking a moment to collect his thoughts.
Greg was gone and he had no clue as to where he was. That knowledge made him want to get down on his knees and pray to god to give him a clue to Greg's location.
Nick opened his eyes and looked up at the ceiling.
"Where are you Greg?"