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Masked
Chapter 7
For Hannibal it was like his previous nightmares were becoming reality. It didn't help matters any that time seemed to be going in slow motion. He heard the gunshot and watched in horror as Face and Crane both hit the ground,he could see the blood pooling around them from where he stood.
As he ran closer he could see the gun in Crane's hand and prayed to GOD Face was still alive. He pulled Crane off of Face and saw more blood, it took him a second to realize that the blood was coming from a wound on Crane's chest. Not just any wound, a gunshot wound. He checked for a pulse, finding none, he relaxed slightly. He looked around and saw Murdock still pointing his gun at Crane, walking towards them.
"I had to, he was gonna shoot Face, I had no choice..." Murdock muttered, seemingly lost in his own world.
B.A, who came jogging up, looked shockingly between Crane and Murdock, not knowing what to say.
Face, who had been knocked unconscious when Crane fell on him, was slowly coming to.
"Hey kid, you ok?" Hannibal asked checking Face's pupils.
"Think so, got a hell of a headache though. What-" He cut himself short when his eyes found Crane's dead body.
He looked up confusingly at Hannibal, who jerked his head in Murock's direction..
"Oh no, tell me he didn't..." Face said putting his head in his hands.
Murdock was the last person Face would have wanted to kill Crane, he was to fragile. He didn't know if he could handle it if Murdock lost himself in this, it would be all his fault.
As Face looked over he sighed as Murdock was already sitting on the ground rocking back and forth and petting his imaginary dog. He stood up, swaying slightly. B.A and Hannibal caught him and held him in place until the dizziness subsided. He nodded he was alright and made his was slowly over to the distraught captain.
Hannibal and B.A gave them privacy and headed back to the van.
Face sat down next to Murdock, and took a deep breath.
"Murdock?"
When he didn't receive an answer he closed his eyes and teared up.
"Murdock, it's Face, can you hear me? Well, that's ok, you can just listen. Thank you for saving my life. It took a lot of courage to pull that trigger. I want you to listen to me. You had no choice, you did nothing wrong, you saved me. You hear that? You saved me Murdock, please don't do this. Please hear what I am saying."
"I saved you?" A small voice said,and Face smiled.
"That's right buddy, you did."
It was Murdock's turn to smile and to Face's relief, the vacant expression that had been in Murdock's eyes was now gone, replaced with warmth and recognition.
"Are you ok?" Murdock asked, scanning Face's body for injuries.
"I'm fine, thanks to you. Are you ready to go? Hannibal and B.A got the van waiting."
"Yeah I think so."
Face and Murdock rose together and climbed in the van.
"Everything ok?" Hannibal asked turning towards his lieutenant.
"Yeah, what are we gonna do about him?" Face said gestering towards Crane.
"I called in an anonymous tip to the cops, we really need to get out of here." Hannibal said lighting a cigar.
"Sounds good to me," Face said trying to relax.
"Where to Hannibal?" B.A asked waiting for instructions.
"I think we all deserve that vacation we talked about."
B.A giggled and hit the gas, leaving the nightmare behind them.
The End.