AN: Here is my big gay version of the rescue scene. Personally, I think it's much better than the one on the show, mostly because Dean is in it too. Enjoy!

Someone was bashing on the door. Which one of his roommates had forgotten their key again this time?

"Alright, alright, I'm coming."

Robbo opened the door, disappointed to find neither Colby nor Dean, but Jasmine.

"Starting to think you weren't here. Coffee?" she said, shoving a cup into his hand and inviting herself in.

"Is there something I can do for you?" he asked, a little bewildered by her presence.

"Look, I know it's none of my business, but I'm a little bit worried about Colby."

"Why?" He knew she was a friend of Colby's so he was willing to hear her out.

"Well we were supposed to have a gym session this morning, but I just saw him, and he totally blew me off and drove away."

"Damnit Colby," Robbo cursed, immediately going for his phone. It felt like forever went by as he waited for Colby to pick up, silently praying that he was simply too pig-headed to answer, rather than something much worse.

xxx

Colby looked down to see Robbo's name on the caller ID. He was far enough out of town now that Robbo couldn't stop him, so he answered the call. He didn't need to be reprimanded for this, all he needed was to hear a friendly voice.

"Don't start..."

"Mate you better not tell me you've gone to the place alone." Robbo sounded worried.

"Alright then, I won't."

"Mate, you said that we'd talk things through before you took any action."

He didn't feel bad about lying, because his motive was pure. He was doing this to protect the people he cared about, and Robbo was right up there on Ebony's hit list.

"I know but enough is enough. I need to end this."

"You're lucky I've got this ankle monitor on or I'd be hauling you right back here."

"If she's there, I'll get her to talk." It was the only way to clear Robbo's name, and the last thing Colby wanted was for the other cop to get locked up. He'd gotten used to Robbo being around, he liked having such a capable man in his life.

"Stay on the line," Robbo insisted. "In case you run into any trouble."

Because Robbo was a cop too, Colby took the advice, grabbing his earpiece. He kind of liked the security of having Robbo there as well.

He pulled up outside the house.

"I'm here but there's no sign of Ebony." Now that it came down to it, he was pretty nervous. She'd very nearly killed him last time they'd met. "Robbo, you hear me?" he checked again. Knowing that Robbo was there listening was all the courage he needed to go through with this.

xxx

Robbo listened intently, scanning for any sign of trouble. He hated not actually being there to back Colby up. He didn't know what he'd do if anything happened to him. And on top of that, he had promised Dean he'd take care of him. He felt like he was letting both of them down.

Colby relayed what he was seeing, with a cop's methodicalness, but then he went silent for a while, and when he came on the line again he sounded scared.

Damnit! Ebony was there, he couldn't sit around any longer.

"My phone's recording Colby," he told Jasmine. "Call the cops, tell them Ebony's there and could be armed."

"But where are you going?"

"Where do you think?!"

"No. You can't go out there!" Jasmine insisted.

"I have to!" She didn't understand. He hadn't either, not really, not until this moment. He loved Colby. Letting him get away and go out there alone was one of the stupidest thing he'd ever done, and he was gonna fix it now.

"Are you joking? It's too dangerous," she pleaded.

"What am I gonna do?" he snapped. "Sit around and do nothing?! Don't worry about me alright? I can handle myself."

"What about your ankle monitor?" she tried again. "It'll trigger as soon as you leave the bay."

She was wasting time. He needed to get to Colby now.

"It doesn't matter, I want the cops there. You've gotta give them the heads up, tell them what's going on. Tell them to get there as soon as they can. Keep the sirens off. If Ebony hears them coming, who knows what she'll do." Thankfully, Jasmine didn't argue anymore so he jumped in the car and took off.

He was speeding along the road on his way to rescue Colby when he spotted the garage where Dean worked. He ripped the ute into the driveway and slammed the brakes on, half climbing out of the vehicle as it came to a screeching halt.

"Dean!"

xxx

Dean was cleaning a sump filter when he heard someone shout his name.

"Dean! Come on! Get in!"

It was Robbo, carrying on like a madman.

"What?!" Couldn't the bloke see he was working?

"It's Colby! He's in trouble!"

That was all it took. Dean immediately dropped what he was doing and jumped into the truck, then they were tearing off down the road.

"What happened?" he demanded.

"He went after Ebony. She's got him trapped."

"What?" No. Last time Colby had had a run in with Ebony, Dean had found him dead on the kitchen floor, it was only luck that he'd found Colby in time to do first aid and keep him going until the ambos arrived. What if they were too late this time? He couldn't lose Colby. And if Robbo knew where he was, why had he let him go in the first place? "Why didn't you stop him?!"

"You know Colby, he doesn't listen to anyone. I did the best I could. I was keeping an eye on him, he said he could handle it."

"In case you haven't noticed, he hasn't exactly been making the best decisions lately!"

Robbo gave him a tight look.

"Is that right?" he said, obviously thinking he was one of those bad decisions.

"Fuck. You know what I mean. He handled the whole River Boy and getting suspended from work thing pretty bad, he did everything wrong."

"Well it's done now. All we can do is focus on getting him out."

"Fine," Dean allowed. As much as he hated to admit it, Robbo was a fed and probably knew exactly how to handle this. "What do we do?"

xxx

He slammed the brakes on when they reached the place, immediately jumping out of the truck.

It was an old cottage, surrounded by bush. Saving Colby was the number one priority, but they didn't want Ebony to get away either.

"I'll go this way," Robbo decided, eyeing the quickest way in. "You go around that side and make sure she doesn't get away."

Dean nodded, following the instruction without argument. Robbo appreciated the trust that showed.

The second he stepped inside he smelled fuel, Ebony wasn't playing around anymore.

"Stop!"

Seeing how on edge she was, his training instantly kicked in, and he forced himself to stay calm, despite the fact that he was terrified of losing Colby. He'd already failed two families. He couldn't let this one down too. "Just hear me out. Please."

She flicked a lighter menacingly.

"You wanna stop doing that?"

"You said you had something to say, so say it."

He needed her to believe he was sympathetic towards her if he was going to talk her down.

"I wanted to apologise."

"What?"

"For playing you, I shouldn't have done it."

"Remorse? From the guy facing life behind bars? I don't really buy it."

She was smart, but he had to keep trying. Colby's life depended on it.

"If I was straight with you, you wouldn't have had to do what you did to your mother."

"I got rid of her because she deserved it and you used me just like she did."

He did actually feel a tiny bit bad about that, for a second back there he thought they had shared a genuine connection, understood each other because they had both suffered loss.

"Ebony. I..."

"No one cares!" she accused. "And you all need to pay. Which is why I need to do this."

She wasn't going to be swayed, she was in too deep for that now. Killing her mother had escalated her crimes to the point of no return. He could see that now.

Suddenly, the door behind her burst open, catching her off guard and sending her sprawling. In a heart-stopping moment, she dropped the lighter as she fell, and he dived for it, catching it just before it hit the accelerant.

"You stay away from him, you crazy bitch!" Dean was yelling at her, Ebony scratching and fighting as he held her down. "You'll never get near him again! You hear?! Never!"

She squealed as he shoved her face into the floor.

Then the cops were there, Murray with his gun out, moving to apprehend her.

All that was secondary though, as Robbo hurriedly unlocked the door, eager to get to Colby.

The door swung open, and his eyes landed on Colby, huddled in the corner, shaken but okay. He flew across the room, hauling Colby up, crushing their mouths together, giddy with relief.

"I knew you'd find me before it was too late," Colby said, clinging to him.

"You scared me half to death," Robbo admitted, squeezing Colby tighter, determined never to let anything bad near him again.

"Colbs!" Dean shouted, rushing over to them. Robbo stepped back just in time for Dean to fling himself at Colby. "What the hell were you thinking?!" he demanded, not waiting for an answer before slamming his mouth against Colby's and snogging him desperately. "I can't lose you again! I can't..."

Colby gripped Dean's arms and pushed him back enough so he could look him in the eye.

"It's okay, Dean. I'm okay."

"No, it's not," Dean said, burying his face in Colby's chest.

Over the shorter man's head, as he rubbed soothing circles on his back, Colby shot Robbo a guilty look.

"Don't frighten us like that again," Robbo said. "We care too much about you."

"I'm sorry."

"Apology accepted," Robbo allowed, pretty sure that Colby had got the message. Then he stepped forward, behind Dean, and wrapped his arms around both these men who had come to mean so much to him. "You're both important to me."

Colby smiled and leaned in so their foreheads were touching, Dean still sandwiched between them.

The moment was cut short, disturbed by the sound of someone clearing their throat. They looked up to see Constable Murray lingering in the doorway.

"We need you blokes down at the station to give statements," he informed them.

"Sure thing," Robbo assented, still not quite ready to let go, but understanding that procedure needed to be followed if they were going to make sure Ebony got put away for good.

Dean looked up at him, a little bit dazzled, which was just too damn cute.

"We did it."

"Yeah," Robbo agreed, reaching out and cupping Dean's cheek. "You were amazing." Then he leaned in and pressed a soft kiss to Dean's mouth.

"Hey!" Colby protested, but a wide smile was on his face.

"There's plenty for everyone," Robbo assured, kissing Colby again, slower and more carefully this time.

"C'mon," Dean said. "The sooner we tell these cops what they need to know, the sooner we can get home."

"I like the sound of that," Colby grinned.

"Me too," Robbo agreed.

AN: Ta-da! I can't believe I've actually made it this far with this story, but these blokes are just so much fun to play with. One more chapter, I think. Thanks for reading :)