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I will always remember the day where that stupid Mentalist, who just loves diving in head first into dangerous situations, almost got the both of us killed. Apparently when Jane had a brilliant idea to catch a criminal any sense of logic quickly leaves his mind and he becomes an impossible force to stop.
We had taken over a kidnapping case out in San Diego. A young boy who was the child of a very important big wig had gone missing and we were assigned to take the case over instead of the local department. The department who we had taken the case off of had been giving us a miserable time and were all attempting to push us out of the way so they could take the case back.
We had been there for the past three days in a storage room that the local cops had let us take over as our own center of operations. This room however had no air conditioning, window's that couldn't be opened and reeked of something that had died ages ago and was cooking somewhere in the heat. It was quite a miserable place to be in and my team was finally breaking down because of it. I decided then that I would send Cho and Rigsby on a food and supply run while I stayed behind to catch up on some paperwork that had been compiled from the last few days.
We were now almost at a dead end and the only thing that we had for a suspect was a man named Kranger. But the problem was that we couldn't even hold him because we didn't have enough solid evidence against him. Jane however insisted that the man in question was indeed the kidnapper and he just needed some more time to find evidence. After that he had gallivanted away to who knows where and that was late last night. So now I was starting to worry about that damned fake psychic because I hadn't heard from him since.
I reached in my pocket for my cell phone to call Jane for the umpteenth time that day when my phone rang in my hand. It was Jane. I eyed it curiously and then flipped it open to answer it.
"Lisbon." I answered.
"Lisbon! Its Jane!" Jane's voice explained on the other line. "Look, I don't really have much time to explain but I need you down at Kranger's house."
"Jane! What are you up to!?" I yelled back as I got up grabbing my coat and side arm. "You know you are supposed to report in with me in the mornings while we're on cases, yes?"
"I know, you see-look. I need you down here Lisbon! I'm a little in over my head." he explained as I heard a gun shot sound off in the background of where Jane was and then my connection went dead.
"Jane? Jane!? Hey! Jane! Augh! Damn it!" I cursed slamming my phone shut and then headed out for the car. I quickly sped towards Kranger's house calling for Cho and Rigsby to meet me there. Well all arrived around the same time getting out of the car and putting on bullet proof vests as I looked up at the house.
"A gun shot?" Rigsby asked as I looked over at him. "Are you sure Jane's even here?" he offered as Cho nudged Rigsby in the shoulder and pointed over to the end of the street where Jane's Citroen was parked next to a few tree's that circled the house.
"Why would he come in that thing? It sticks out like a sore thumb. Is he an idiot?" Cho offered looking over at me as I pointed for the two of them to go circle the house. Both nodded and went running towards Kranger's house guns drawn and ready.
"Just be careful, there's a kid involved!" I yelled as Cho gave another nod as I took towards the other side of the house heading around back on the opposite side of Cho and Rigsby. We all met up standing on the back porch as Cho headed for the door while Rigsby and I covered him. Cho looked at me as I gave a nod and he knocked on the door.
"Police! Open up!" he yelled as Rigsby opened the screen door and Cho kicked the other door in. The three of us burst into the house guns pointing all in different directions. We were now standing in the kitchen that broke off into upstairs, a basement, and the rest of the floor we were on. I motioned for Cho to head upstairs and for Rigsby to cover this floor. They split up instantly and I headed for the basement noticing the door opened slightly.
I opened it just enough so I could move in and headed slowly down the stairs towards the dark basement. My back was pressed up against the concrete wall and I was breathing heavily as I got to the bottom of the steps I looked around for a light hitting the switch ready to face what was ever brought to the light.
But I wasn't ready. I gasped seeing Kranger standing over Jane with a rifle in his hand aimed right at me. I looked to Jane who was slumped over in the chair his hands bound behind him and his legs tied to the chair. I looked up at Kranger and then noticed a small blonde haired boy sitting behind them both. His knees were curled up to his chest and he was sporting a black eye.
"Kranger! Drop the weapon!" I yelled as he smiled at me laughing menacingly.
"Not on your life lady. I got to much to lose already what's another charge for killing this idiot here!?" he offered. "Snooping around my place like some criminal himself. Ya know, I have my rights!" he yelled. Jane had finally regained consciousness and looked up seeing me standing there gun drawn ready to fire.
"Lisbon!" Jane blurted out happily as Kranger looked down at Jane with a frown and took the butt of the rifle and cracked him over the head again knocking Jane back out. My eyes widened in terror watching the sight but I kept my gun trained right on Kranger
"Let the boy go Kranger! I can help you out if you let the boy go!" I yelled as Kranger looked over at the kid and then me again. "Just give me the boy, and we'll discuss Jane in a second." I offered. The boy looked over at me and I smiled at him and began to take a few steps forward towards the boy and Kranger aimed his gun quickly at the boy's head who gave a whimper covering his head bracing for the impact.
"Don't move lady!" he yelled back. "Don't you dare move another inch! Or the kid here gets it!" he demanded as I nodded.
"Just give me the boy." I offered again as Kranger looked at me then nodded as Jane lifted his head up slightly and gave me a wink. "We don't need a child involved since you have my consultant there. Just let the boy go Kranger." I offered again.
"Drop your gun." he replied with a grin. "Drop your gun and I'll give you the boy."
"Deal." I replied with a nod as I dropped my gun. Kranger looked to the boy and then motioned for him to come towards me. The boy instantly got to his feet and ran over to me hugging me. I smiled down at him and moved the kid to the steps who ran upstairs as Jane made his move.
Using all of his weight he made the chair rock backwards and into Kranger who fired his weapon as he fell hitting me in the arm I gave a groan then dove to the ground for my discarded weapon as Kranger moved himself so he could fire again.
"Lisbon!" Jane yelled as I grabbed my gun and fired it at Kranger hitting him right between the eyes. I laid there stunned for a moment then got to my feet and leaned up against the wall holding my arm glaring down at Jane.
"Damn it Jane!" I yelled back as Cho and Rigsby came running down the stairs.
"Boss we heard shots are you-" Cho started as I shook my head.
"Cho go find that kid Rigsby, untie Jane." I oredered
"But boss you're-" Rigsby started as I shook my head.
"Flesh wound, get Jane!" I ordered as Rigsby nodded and ran over to Jane to untie kicking Kranger's weapon away. "Cho! The boy headed upstairs."
"I already got it taken care of boss. Calling the ambulance now." Cho said with a nod heading upstairs to go find the kid. Rigsby finally untied Jane as I stood there breathing heavily gripping my arm tightly. Jane instantly got to his feet and dashed over standing in front of me looking at my bleeding arm. He reached out to touch it as I looked up at him menacingly which sent him to recoil back a little.
"Lisbon, I-I'm so sorry." he muttered as I nodded then stomped on his foot as hard as I could making him yelp.
"Yeah, well you better be. Who goes running off like that to some lunatics house?! This isn't some sort of game we're playing here Jane that kid, he could have been hurt and you could've been killed! Your lucky I got hit instead of him!" I yelled as Jane turned his head away from me. "Minelli is going to have both of our heads because of this!" I yelled as he kept his gaze away from me. "Stop being so reckless you idiot!" I yelled as he looked back at me with a saddened look on his face.
"I really didn't mean to cause all this trouble. I had to save that kid Lisbon! I didn't know what else to-" he started but I was still angry and not done yelling yet.
"You didn't mean to!? Jane! You knew damned well that there could be and would be consequences yet you came in here anyways putting your life and that boy's life in danger. Then don't forget about my badge and your job!" I yelled again as I saw Rigsby creep past and head upstairs not wanting to be involved in any bit of our argument. "You need to think before you act Jane! You can't just go gallivanting off with out a word to any of us! Who knows what would have happened if we didn't make it here in time!"
"I know…" he grumbled as I sighed and slid down to the floor looking up at him.
"If you ever do something like that again I-I don't know what I'll do." I muttered as he sat down next to me and then gave a nod.
"Noted." he said with a smile. I looked over at him then frowned.
"I'm serious, if you ever make me worry about you like that again I'll-" and I stopped in mid sentence realizing what I had admitted out loud. I was worried about Patrick Jane. I looked away quickly cursing my self for the position I was just put in and dread filled my whole being as I began to wonder how he would torment me for admitting what I had just admitted. He instead just took my free hand in his and then just smiled nodding.
"I'm sorry, I'll get back up from now on ok?" he offered as I looked over at him in surprise then frowned again moving my hand away.
"No way you're getting away with this with just some simple apology and a smile." I yelled. "I'm going to have you at a desk for a month filling out paper work! Hell! Maybe with this years carnival coming up I'll dress you up like some fortune teller and you'll be reading tarot cards all weekend!" I warned as his eyes widened in terror.
"Yes boss." he replied with a nod as I groaned leaning up against his shoulder hoping I would get my blood on his suit.
"Where's that damned ambulance." I grumbled as I heard him chuckle beside me. Damned idiot.