Coming Back
August 29, 2012
6:54 a.m.
Farmhouse
Maura paced in front of the main door. She was beyond desperate, now. Jane and Frost weren't back from their trip. It has been 3 days, and all Maura could think was the promise of Jane coming back as soon as they finished. The doctor felt as if something had gone wrong.
"Sweetheart, calm down." Angela came from the kitchen.
Angela had been Maura's crying shoulder all this days. She was worried for the M.E. emotional health. She hadn't sleep and wasn't eating enough. Angela was worried too. Jane promised to be back soon. As much as she wanted to stop and cry for her daughter and sons Angela knew she had to trust her daughter.
"Don't tell me to calm down. She should be here by now, she should be here a day ago and she should be holding me tight. She's always late. The wait is killing me, why? Why? Would she do this to me?" Maura was crying by this point.
Angela knew the doctor was talking out of frustration she stepped in front of Maura and wrapped her arms around her daughter in law. Maura let herself be comforted by Angela. She missed Jane too much to stay in touch with her emotions.
Maura knew she was making a seen and she didn't care. Her detective wasn't home and she needed her to be home. She needed to know Jane was safe.
Minutes passed and they were, still, in front of the door. Angela was the only one speaking on occasions. She would whisper soothing words like "It'll be alright", "Everything's fine" or "she'll be back soon, I promise" to the doctor.
An hour later they heard a truck stop in a violent matter in front of the house. Maura removed the pieces of wood nailed to the door and opened it without looking who it was. She could feel Jane before seeing her. What she didn't expect was the sight in front of her.
She cried out loud: "Jane!"
1 Day Ago
11:18 a.m.
Jane woke up in the minivan. They decide to stay in the minivan to sleep and closed the doors. They parked in a place outside of the city mayhem. Frost was in the late watch. She took the first watch and the third. So far there hasn't been any trouble.
After leaving Tommy's place and Jane calming down. They decided to go to a grocery store. Both detectives spotted one a few blocks away from Tommy's place. They gathered all the food in can and bags that weren't damaged. At least they wouldn't be eating tuna always. Jane found a few things in the general goods area for medical supplies but it wasn't enough and while they were exiting the market she found the latest piece of National Geographic magazine and decided to take it to Maura. It wasn't the doctor's favorite but at least it would be something to get her distracted.
By the time they left the store, night had fallen upon them and with the moon shining above them, decided to call the night. After finding the place both detectives ate in silence. Frost tried to get Jane to talk about her brother but after having a pointed look from his partner, Frost decided to change subject.
The night was long. Jane and Barry lost in their own thoughts. After her first break, when Jane woke up to relieve Frost from his watch, Jane let her gaze wonder to the moon. She thought it was incredible how close the moon could seem to be and she knew it was far away. She wondered how her beautiful fiancé was doing. Probably freaking out and making her mother crazy with spewing scientific facts like she does when she is nervous or worried.
Now while waking and watching the sun rise she decided it was time to wrap things up and go back. Boston wasn't safe anymore and they needed to keep moving. Find something to keep going. Hope at least.
"Frost, let's move and check the hospital. Keep your eyes open for anything that is not the undead. Maybe we are not alone. After our last stop we'll go back." Jane said while eating some dry corn flakes.
"Okay." He took a bite of his pop start and turned the minivan on.
They drove in silence and a thought occurred to Jane. How could she been so stupid. She knew it was a long shot but maybe there was someone trying to help them. She turned on the radio.
At first there was static in every station but as soon as she was going to give up and turn it off something happened and the static went dead.
"If there's anyone out there, anyone at all, be warned, the United State has fallen. The dead rules our homeland but we still have hope. If someone is hearing this message we are in an underground bunker on Los Angeles. We haven't been out run by the monsters but more are coming every day. We've made contact with London. They've decided to help us. We're not much but we have everything we need to survive. The London authorities said they'll send a fleet to save us. They've decide to help us. If anyone is still out there, there's hope. We are leaving on September 5, 2012. Be safe out there. These things are getting stronger. This was Samuel Hullick, director in charge of the underground bunker."
Jane felt a relief spread across her body. They weren't alone.
"Frost, we are not alone, we need to hurry." Jane was bouncing in her seat.
"Jane, keep calm we still need the supplies partner. We'll finish as fast as we can." Frost couldn't help the smile that draw on his face after hearing the news. They had a chance.
Mass General Hospital
Boston City
1:58 p.m.
"Shit Frost, where's the fucking van?" Jane yelled. They decide to go on foot a few blocks away from the hospital. Jane thought it was a good plan to avoid some kind of attention. The plan was working. They've found enough supplies for a month. The emergency room was dark and quiet. Apparently no undead needed a checkup, Jane thought and chucked a little at her joke. Frost just rolled his eyes. His partner could use the worst moments to joke.
Everything was too good to be true, thought. Neither of them expected the outcome. They were amazed first. How can a virus evolve so fast? Both didn't know how it was possible but they were far too worried to make it out of the hospital to stop and ask question.
Now a mutant form of a dog was following them. This was no ordinary zombie dog, if there was such thing as ordinary. It had its head in shape of and egg, its tongue was like a snake, had no eyes, its tail was in form of a rats and it kept growling at them. Blood dripping out of its mouth.
Its form wasn't what caught them unguarded. What was scarier was how it moved. It wasn't slow but wasn't fast either. It kept jumping from wall to wall. When they thought they had lost it while exiting the hospital. Five more dogs were outside.
Frost killed two and now they were running towards the van. Apparently it was more far away than they thought. When he turned around to answer Jane's question his partner tripped over the step on the sidewalk. He heard the bone break before he saw it.
"Jane!" Frost yelled.
The things were gaining on them. He shot and killed one more. Two left and Jane was down yelling in pain as her already injured leg had broken.
So much for hope. Frost thought.
Before both of them had time to react a Military Hummer stopped in front of them.
A woman with a skin the color of Jane, straight black hair and uniform from the navy came out shooting and killing the remaining beasts. She turned to help Jane and Frost. He didn't trust her and pointed his gun at her.
"I don't think I am the enemy here, my friend." She said.
"Who are you?" Frost asked not letting his aim down.
"Colonel Ashley Williams." She let the M-16 rest down at her hip.
"Detective Barry Frost and this is my partner Detective Jane Rizzoli." He said starting to help Jane. He picked her up in bridal style.
"Come with me. I am alone and I have weapons on the back, we both need to stick together." Ashley offered.
"We need all the help we can have, Colonel Williams." Frost motioned for her to open the back door of the humby.
She opened the door and heard the Detective yell profanities.
"Look we have our supplies in our minivan but I doubt I can make it far out the city, our last stop was a gas station we saw outside the city." Frost said while he seated.
Driving like a maniac, Ashley turned the Hummer towards the van she saw moving yesterday while she was hiding.
"I saw you yesterday; I knew you will come back today. I've decided to wait for you. Look we can get to know each other when we are safe. Right now nightfall is coming and these things get stronger every night. So follow me and I'll take care of Detective Rizzoli." She said stopping in front of the van.
"If you'll hurt her, I'll hunt you down and kill you over and over again." Frost said looking seriously in the eyes of the Marine.
"I promise. A Williams never break their promises." Ashley looked back at Frost.
It took them longer than they expected to arrive at the farmhouse. They encountered too much obstacles in the way and Jane hadn't stop screaming. Ashley used a few supplies she had to help ease up the pain and when they were at the gas station she had stopped screaming.
"Maura…" Jane was murmuring. She was dizzy.
"Who's Maura, detective?" The colonel asked. She had heard the name a few times before.
"Her fiancé. She's the doctor. She'll help her." Frost said sternly.
Jane fell asleep; Frost and Ashley decided to stop because there was no imminent threat. In the morning they would resume their trip. Ashley kept watch. She didn't trust the night anymore.
Morning came and they started the engines. Frost took the lead. Ashley was impressed to find out there were no monsters on the way. It was maybe superstition but she knew this as a façade. Peace will not last this long with this monsters evolving every night. They stopped in front of the house. Seconds later the Colonel saw a honey blonde coming out screaming the detective's name.
A/N: Sorry for the delay. Been busy. Loved your reviews guys! I want you to give me ideas for what would you like to happen before i end this story.
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