Gabriel stood on the bridge and had watched the carnage he had created by placing the stinger across the dimly lit road unfold in the distance, he heard the tyres explode and smiled with satisfaction as the SUV carrying Ed and Sam had spiralled out of control hitting the grass verge with such force it flipped it onto its roof and then its side the sound of metal twisting and glass shattering had been deafening.

Gabriel held his breath as the mangled vehicle continued its uncharted course towards the iced covered lake if it went in to far his plans for Ed Lane would come to a premature end and everything he had planned would be for nothing.

"No...no...no...come on stop...stop" Gabriel frantically whispered his heart rate rising in panic the closer the waters edge got but suddenly as if hearing his silent prayer the SUV crashed through the ice and came to a sudden bone juddering stop partly submerging the drivers side.

Releasing his breath all he could hear now floating on the night air was silence he hadn't planned this extra couse of action but he had told Ed that he couldn't protect them all and harming one of his precious team brought joy to his black heart and needing the team to be distracted and using this little touch of Deja Vu seemed very fitting as this would now leave him a clear path to put his plans for Clark into action and with that now his main focus he turned away without a second glance

In the darkness Sam gradually started to come to his senses, his head was splitting, he was covered in glass and wasn't sure why he on his side the air bag and seatbelt having done its job by stopped him from falling completely out of his seat, he could hear water and voices demanding to know what happened.

"Eddie...Sam status...talk to us...what happened...come one guys talk to me" came Greg's frantic voice.

Pushing the now deflated air bag out of the way all of a sudden the events leading up to the accident come back in slow motion, the sounds, the smell, the feeling of flying through the air and then finally the pain.

Knowing he needed to asses the situation quickly Sam reached forward hoping that the interior light was at least one thing that had survived unscathed, pushing the button the inside of the SUV was instantly bathed in light making him instantly recoil back into his seat, waiting a few seconds as the pain rocketing though his head subsided Sam slowly opened his eyes.

As everything gradually come back into focus Sam carefully checked his injuries, the blood on his face was coming from his nose which even without touching he knew was broken courtesy of the air bag, his head and body screamed in protest as he tried to release the seat belt only to stop mid flow remembering he wasn't alone, looking over Sam's heart stopped, Eddie's side of the SUV had taken the full force of the impact when it had flipped and the whole right-hand side of his body was now slowly slipping under the black freezing cold liquid and look as much as he could he couldn't see any signs of life.

Leaning over and ignoring the pain that ripped though his bruised and battered frame Sam grabbed the loop on the back of Eddie's tac vest desperately trying to win the battle with the deadly silent foe intent on claiming its prize.

Hearing the sirens in the distance and knowing time was of the essence as the cold was starting to seep in Sam answered his team members frantic calls for information.

"Boss...RTA...we're down at the lake, we're in the lake on our side...can't get out myself or Eddie out"

"OK Sam we're coming to you...are you or Eddie injured?" asked Greg trying to keep his voice calm.

"Eddie's unconscious...his lips are blue...Guys...I...can't tell if his breathing...PLEASE... you gotta hurry I can't hold on to him much longer" came Sam's desperate reply

Hearing the teams collected gasp Greg continued "Sam what's going on...talk to me."

" Ed's side of the vehicle is under water...his seat belt broke he's slipping under the water...Eddie...Eddie come on please wake up...Eddie" Sam's voice came through the headsets clearly on the verge of panic "we're slipping further in to the lake".

"Listen to me buddy slow it down...slow it down...just focus on yourself and Eddie we are a few minutes away" Greg spoke slowly and softly so his words would have the desired effect on his struggling team member "Tell me is there anyway, anyway at all that you can get out of the truck?"

Through chattering teeth and now violently shaking from the cold Sam replied "No...no...not...without...without...Ed...I...can't..leave...him...he'll...drown"

"ok ok Sam just hold on for a few seconds we're seconds out" Greg finishing the sentence as he and the rest of team pulled up at the scene of the accident and throwing the doors of the SUV's open they ran down the hill to the rescue their two stricken team mates.

Pushing down his fear Wordy was the first to reach the vehicle and jumping on the side popping his head through the broken window he placed a hand on Sam's shoulder and gently shook him.

"Hey Samo looks like you guys made a bit of a mess" not getting a response Wordy tried again "come on buddy I know its cold but no sleeping on the job we need to get you and Eddie out."

"Eddie first" came Sam's voice in barely a whisper

"Sam it's ok Spike, Jules and the EMT's are tending to him now...but to get him out I need to get you out, so tell me where are you hurt?"

Taking a few seconds to pull his mind back into the present Sam replied with one word "everywhere"

"I bet you do but I need you to help out here Sam, I've got to cut your seatbelt to free you so I need you to put your arms around my neck so I can support you then I can pull you free" when no reply came Wordy tried again making his voice a little firmer "Sam do you understand?" "Are you good with that?"

Breathing through the pain Sam did exactly what Wordy ask placing his arms around his neck and through clenched teeth he replied "Yeah I'm good just do it"

Not wasting any more time Wordy executed his plan to the letter and within seconds he freed Sam's belt and pulled him out of the mangled wreck that use to be a SUV and handed a now semi-conscious patient over to the second team of EMT's he stood back as Greg joined him watching as they set to work administrating medical care.

"How is he?" Greg asked all the time trying to keep his emotions under control "Did he say how it happened?".

"Broken nose, bruised and battered from what I can see they're treating him for the early on set of hypothermia and he wasn't always lucid so I never ask"

Taking off his cap and rubbing his hand over his face Greg and stopping Wordy from moving away they both turned to watch the painstakingly slow process the Fire Fighters, Spike and Jules were taking to extract Eddie from the wreckage.