The Disbanded: Divided We Stand – Chapter 57
By MyNameIsCAL
---Fang's POV---
Janssen pointed the gun at me, but Gazzy jumped up, blocking her shot.
"GAZZY!" I screamed. The first shot hit him. I watched him fall to the ground, Angel now screaming.
"FANG!" Was that Max shouting now? The second shot hit me.
"YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THIS!" And that was Mike. Wait, no, it was Eli. The third shot hit Ramirez.
I fired the fourth shot and it hit Janssen. After that, I hit the ground.
---Gazzy's POV---
Angel was next to me suddenly. She looked so skinny, so tired.
"Gazzy," she cried.
"It's gonna be okay now," I exhaled. "This'll be all over before you know it."
"Gazzy, stay with me!" she begged.
I gave her one last smile. "I'm glad I got to see you, Angel."
"It wasn't supposed to happen like this," she shook against me.
I closed my eyes.
---Iggy's POV---
I hadn't a clue what was going on. There were lots of shouting and a lot of gunshots. I almost jumped when I heard the next one. This time, it was Cal screaming out. And then there were two more gunshots.
"Jesus," Barry swore.
"Call Washington." Eli's voice was shaking. "Someone call them and tell them we need help. Lots of help."
"They're never going to believe us," Mike replied.
"Goddamnit, just call them and say that Ramirez got shot and we need help. They don't need to know anything else," Eli roared. "And someone call 911."
---Max's POV---
Fang stared up at me, looking dazed. I kneeled down, pulling off my jacket to use to press against his wound.
"Max," he grabbed my hand, holding onto it tightly.
"You're gonna be fine," I reassured him.
He wheezed. "Promise me something."
"Anything," I nodded, fighting the tears.
"If I make it out of here," he squeezed my hand tighter. "Will you marry me?"
"Of course, yes," I said, trying to smile at him, "I'll marry you, Fang."
He coughs, trying to smile.
---Nudge's POV---
I'm in some van, clinging onto Iggy. He explained that the FBI was on our side, that these men with them were their friends. Right now, we were headed to the hospital. Angel had disappeared in an ambulance with Gazzy. Fang and Max were gone too.
"Things are gonna be okay," Iggy said, putting an arm around me.
I closed my eyes. Exhaustion was finally hitting me. But I finally found Iggy, well maybe he found me, but I was finally with him. Feeling safe for what felt like the first time in my life, I let myself drift off to sleep willingly.
---Max's POV---
Angel was curled up in a ball next to me. She had been crying before. Gazzy's condition was unknown. He had lost more blood than Fang and the paramedics were iffy about telling me how his injuries were looking.
Mike was dealing with the other agents that were coming in and out of the hospital while Eli sat with us, looking disgruntled. He had been betrayed. We had all been betrayed. I wanted to go over to Eli and talk to him, but when Mike had come over to say something, it resulted in a shouting match, Eli in tears and Mike being dragged outside to be calmed down by some other FBI agents.
There was a doctor walking towards us now.
"Is there a Cal Laughlin here?" The doctor cleared his throat.
Cal stood. "That would be me."
"Ted's asking for you," he said. "You can follow me."
She turned to me. "Well, what are you waiting for? C'mon, I know you all don't want to sit here and watch people pass and stare."
The doctor gaped at Cal. "I can't let you all in. It'll…"
"Hey, trust me, Ted's not going to care."
The doctor sighed and allowed us all to follow. Out of all of us, Cal was handling this the best. Now that I thought about it, Cal would have made a really great flock leader.
I carried Angel to Ted's room. Nudge led Iggy by the hand. Mom and Ella were flying into Chicago. They were going to be here in the afternoon hopefully.
"If we hear anything about your other friends," the doctor said, "I'll direct the other doctors here."
"Thank you, Doctor," I said.
He gave me a small smile and left us.
"Teddy!" Cal ran into the room.
Ted smiled. His arm was in a sling, bandaged by the wrist and shoulder. They exchanged some words as the rest of us settled in the room. I put Angel on the couch next to Nudge. Iggy took a seat between them, looking deep in thought, his eyes slipping in and out of focus. Nudge snuggled against him and he put an arm around her, and they muttered a few words to each other. Eli had dragged a chair into the room and now sat in the corner, staring at the floor.
"Max," Ted motioned me over.
I walked to the opposite side of his bed from Cal.
"How are Fang and Gazzy?" he whispered.
I shook my head. "I don't know."
He sighed.
"They're going to be fine." Cal's reassurance even made me feel better.
"I'm really sorry, Max," Ted said anyway.
I shook my head. "I'm sorry too."
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