Firestorm
A/N: Thanks to all those who have left reviews on the last chapter. Also another thanks to my beta Nerwen. Enjoy the chapter and feel free to leave a review at the end.
Jane was pacing around the small room trying to decide on how he could get out of the room. Of course if he was Rigsby or Cho he could most likely just slam the door open with his shoulder and body strength alone but he was man enough to admit that he wasn't that strong. Now if he had a card or even a bobby pin then he could pick the damn lock.
He went over to the doorknob and turned it just for luck but it was still locked. Bending down he examined the doorknob hoping something would click in his head about it, but his mind was on Lisbon and her safety.
He got to his feet and kicked the door with his foot "Dammit it." He groaned as he felt pain in his foot from where he'd kicked the door. Just then the door opened and one of Red John's minions shoved Lisbon right into his arms before he closed the door again.
"You're safe." Jane breathed as he tightened his arm around her waist.
"Not for long, they are on their way." Lisbon said as she broke away from him and headed over to the door.
"Who?"
"How good are you at picking locks?" Lisbon ignored his question and looked at the door before looking back at him.
"With the right tools I'm excellent but you didn't answer my question."
"Can you pick the lock with this?" Lisbon produced a dinner knife from her pants, which made Jane raise a eyebrow at how it even got there.
"Where did you get that?" He couldn't hide the smirk playing on his face. "And what else do you have down there?"
"Jane." Lisbon warned. "Can you pick the lock or not?"
"I can try."
"You'd better because the team is on their way here."
"What?"
"You wanted an end game, well you are about to get one." Lisbon said as she shoved the knife into his hands. "And I refuse to be a sitting duck when they show up."
"You and me both." Jane bent down and started to work on the lock door with the knife. "Couldn't you have gotten his keys instead?"
"You are lucky that I mange to get that out."
"Yeah, well it isn't the best tool for breaking out of places."
"So you're saying you can't do it?" Lisbon couldn't help teasing him despite the perilous situation they were in.
"Have some patience, woman." He responded as he fiddled with the knife.
"I'm running out of patience." Lisbon said annoyed as she started to pace. Jane stopped what he was doing and walked over to her and placed his hands on her shoulder to stop her from moving.
"What did he do?"
"Nothing."
"Teresa." Jane pleaded with her.
"He said I killed my brother because I fell in love with you." Lisbon explained as tears started to form around her eyes. "I know he was just trying to get me off my game but still I can't help but thinking..."
"Teresa, you know that it is all lies. You didn't kill your brother; you didn't put that knife to his throat. He did that without hesitation. This isn't your fault and I need you to believe me when I say that." Jane pulled her into his arms and held her.
"But I allowed myself get closer to you." Her voiced was slightly muffled as she had her head buried in his chest trying to hide her tears from him.
Jane placed a hand under her chin and forced her to look at him. "If anyone is to blame it is me for allowing myself to become my friend and more. You saved me when I was beyond lost and gave me hope for the future. If anyone put a knife to your brother neck it was me because I fell in love with you several years ago. I tried to deny my feelings because I knew deep down this might happen but that night I couldn't deny it anymore because I wanted a future." Jane explained.
"Patrick it isn't-"
"Let me finish. I'm in love with you and whatever happens from here on out I don't regret falling in love with you. You are my saint Teresa." He finished and lifted his hand away from her so he could wipe the tears that were now falling from her cheek.
She leaned up to kiss him fully on the lips before slipping her arms around his neck and holding onto him for a few moments. "We need to get out of here."
"Yes, we do." Jane responded and stepped out of her embrace, then went back to working on the door. "Did he do or say anything else."
"Other than try and come on to me?"
"What?" Jane stopped and looked at her. "Tell me you are lying."
"Nope."
"Son of a bitch." Jane slammed he knife into the door and heard a click.
"Did you get it?" Lisbon asked as she watched him get to his feet and place his hand on the doorknob. He turned the knob and the door opened.
"See I can do anything."
Lisbon rolled her eyes and stepped in front of him. "Stay here."
"No."
"I don't want anything to happen to you."
"This is my fight." His anger was clear in his eyes.
"I know it is but I need you to follow my orders."
"I won't. I need to get my revenge on him."
"Jane." Lisbon pleaded with him.
"I won't stay, Lisbon." He moved her aside and walked out of the room. Lisbon followed closely on his heels.
They made their way down the hallway slowly; all around them they heard the shouting of orders from different people. "We need to get a gun." Lisbon whispered to him as he stopped at a corner.
"There is someone coming."
"Move behind me." Lisbon ordered him and he complied.
A man carrying a small handgun turned the corner and Lisbon pulled him by the shirt and shoved him to the ground. He dropped the gun as he hit the floor; Jane bent down and picked it up aiming it at the person. Lisbon had the man's hands behind his back and her knee was pressed in his lower back.
"Let me go." The man struggled to get away from Lisbon but she kept her grip on him.
"Yeah, that isn't happening." Jane said as he bent down and hit the back of the gun against the man's head knocking him out cold.
"Jane!" Lisbon was shocked but kept her voice low, as she checked for a pulse on the man below her.
"What?"
"You could have killed him."
"So."
"Jane, we are not going to hurt everyone that is connected to Red John." Lisbon explained as she got to her feet.
"You won't, but that doesn't mean I won't."
"If you hurt anyone without a justifiable cause I will be forced to arrest you."
"Really? Are we back to that." Jane asked as he made his way down the hallway.
"Yes, and give me the gun." Lisbon hissed as she caught up with him.
"No."
"God, sometimes I really hate you." Lisbon muttered as she followed him.
"Do you hear that?" Jane asked as he came to a halt.
"What?" Lisbon asked him but he placed a finger to his lips to tell her to be quiet.
"Jane?" She whispered.
"I think I hear his voice."
"Where?"
"Outside." He whispered and pointed to a door on the left side of the hallway.
"Give me the gun." Lisbon repeated.
"I'm going to get my revenge." Jane informed her and took a step towards the door before he felt his body being thrown against the wall. Lisbon put both of her hands on his chest and kept him pinned against the wall. "We don't have time for this."
"I can't let you go out there." She told him earnestly as their eyes connected.
"I told you before that when I meet him I will not allow him to live." Jane hissed as he tried to move but Lisbon shoved him back again.
"Are you willing to give up everything?"
"What?" Confusion washed over his face.
"If you kill him then you are no better than him and I believe you know that deep down."
"He killed my wife and child."
"Jane, please just listen to me for once."
"I can't." His eyes never wavered from hers. Lisbon sighed and removed her hands from his chest.
"Then go." Lisbon said defeated as she walked away from him.
"Where are you going?"
"I don't have anything to protect myself from what is about to happen out there." She pointed to the door that he was sure led to the outside. "I'm going to find another way out of here."
"Teresa." She could hear the shakiness in his voice.
"I won't stand by and watch you throw away everything you have and could have." She replied without turning around and then turned down another hallway leaving him by himself.
Jane looked at the gun in his hand and then the door that led to the outside. Taking a deep breath he headed to the door and place his hand on the doorknob. He gave one last glance down the hallway in the direction that Lisbon had disappeared before opening the door and walking out into the cold night.
He was blasted with the sounds of several people yelling all over the place. He watched as men and woman started to take their hiding places behind several trees. He calculated in his head that they must have been close to Red John hideout when they were run off the road. It was cold and he could see his breath, looking up he saw that the moon was hidden behind the trees and clouds. Instinct finally kicked in and he crouched down behind some boxes that had been sitting by the door. He looked around the area for Red John but the men and woman had their faces cover, which meant it could be any one of them.
"Get ready." Someone shouted and Jane looked towards the area that the voice had come from. In the distance he could see a small patch of lights that suddenly went out, as they got closer. He hoped the team had a better idea than driving into Red John's camp with the car headlights off. It was then he heard the first shot go off. Ducking down as far as his body would go he heard several more shots being fired all around him.
"Cease fire." The same person yelled and everything quieted around him.
"CBI, put your guns down!" Cho voiced boom through the dark.
"FBI, put your guns down now!" Another voice boomed.
"We will not." The voice that told Red John's minion to get ready replied.
"We will use all means necessary to get our people out." Cho informed the man.
"If you step into this camp we will be forced to fire." The man replied to Cho.
"No one has to die here."
Leave it up to Cho to try and reason with one of Red John's men. Jane shook his head and peeked over the boxes. His eyes settled on the man who was standing in the middle of the camp area with an assault rifle in his hands. This must be the man who was doing the talking. Jane lifted the gun and tried to aim it when he heard Red John's voice.
"Mr. Cho, have your team place their guns down as well as the FBI or I will kill her."
The camp area was suddenly illuminated with light and Jane felt his heart drop as he watched Red John drag Lisbon to the middle of the camp area with his armed wrapped around her neck and a gun pointed at her head.
"Shit." Jane muttered under his breath.
"You have one last chance, Mr. Cho." Red John called out to him.
"Drop you weapons." Cho yelled.
"Now everyone reveal yourself." Red John ordered.
"Not until you drop your weapon." Cho responded.
"You are in no condition to bargain." Red John reminded him pushed the gun deeper into Lisbon skull.
Jane watched from his spot as Cho, Rigsby, and Van Pelt came out of the woods with their hands up, as did several other CBI agents.
"Now the FBI."
"No." Cho told him, as he got closer to Red John.
"Pardon?"
"What is to stop you from killing all of us?"
"You are not the one I want." Red John told him simply.
"Then let her go."
Red John laughed and Jane felt his lip twitch. "She will remain with me. Now do as I say."
"Cho, don't" Lisbon ordered him and Red John tighten his grip around her neck.
"Quiet, my dear."
"Go to hell you bastard."
"One last chance." Red John ignored Lisbon and placed his finger softly on the trigger. Cho opened his mouth to talk.
"NO!" Jane shouted as he got to his feet with the gun in his hand pointing at Red John.
"Finally revealing yourself, Patrick." He cranked his head to the side to look at Jane.
"Let her go." Jane snarled as he walked over slowly to Red John. He didn't need to look around to know that every minion of Red John had their guns trained on him.
"No." Red John said simply as he turned around with Lisbon and faced Jane.
"I will not hesitate to kill you." Jane hissed as he came within feet of Red John and stopped, the gun was pointed at Red John.
"You wanted an end game for so long, now it is here."
"And you will lose."
"Take your shot but know this, if you kill me then my people will kill her and everyone around you. You will of course remain alive for the sole reason of having to deal with the aftermath of knowing that you caused several dozen deaths." Red John informed him almost gleefully.
"Only one person will die here today and that will be you." Jane exclaimed as he placed his finger against the trigger of the gun he was holding.
"Jane." Van Pelt begged but Jane didn't look over at her, he kept his eyes focused on Red John.
"You are still blinded by your selfishness." Red John told him as he placed his finger on his own gun that was pointed at Lisbon head.
"Patrick." Lisbon whispered and Jane eyes shifted to hers. Over the years he had come to know every feeling she felt just by looking in her eyes. But what he saw there this time he couldn't believe.
"No." He shook his head slightly at her.
"I trust you." She whispered and closed her eyes.
"You took everything away from me." Jane eyes focused on Red John again. "But you will not take this."
"And what is that exactly?"
"My future."
"Your future?" Red John laughed. "Your future will be inside a nice padded room."
"No, my future is my second chance and I will take it this time." Jane said clearly as he pulled the trigger.
He felt the bullet leave the gun and watched in slow motion as it quickly hit Lisbon straight in the chest. She fell limp against Red John who removed his arm from her neck and let her drop to the ground. Quietness spread through the camp as Red John looked shocked at Lisbon body on the ground. He looked back at Jane and lifted his weapon.
"You killed her?"
"I told her I would do anything to get my revenge."
"You are a sad man."
"And you are dead one." Jane fired the gun again hitting Red John straight in the chest, within seconds several others shot rang out around him. Jane felt something sear through his chest and leg before he dropped to the ground. From the ground he noticed Cho on one knee with a small handgun in hand pointed at Jane, he knew that Cho had fired the shot. He forced himself to turn onto his back as he heard the gun fire start to quiet down.
"What the hell did you do?." Cho asked him as he dropped closer to where Jane was laying on the ground.
"Is she okay?" Jane asked as he tried to block out the pain from his leg.
"You shot her, what do you think?" Cho asked angrily as he put heavy pressure on Jane's leg causing him to yelp.
"I did it to save her."
"What?"
"Something is wrong." Jane said as he started to fill light-headed.
"What?" Cho asked as he watch the blood start to drain from Jane's face.
"There is a light." Jane whispered as he felt Cho's hands start to move around.
"Crap, you were shot again." Cho said as pulled Jane's vest apart and noticed a hole in his chest.
"It feels warm there." Jane muttered.
"Jane, stay with me." Cho urged before yelling for help.
"Teresa?"
"She is being seen by the paramedics." Cho informed him and yelled again for help.
"Tell her I love her."
"Tell her yourself." Cho hissed at Jane.
"The light is calling, it is safe there." Jane heard Cho yell at him from a distance before he allowed the light to pull him.
To Be Continued...
