Invisible Air
part final
by mardel
Darien backed away from Bobby, as Alex tried to move up from his
other side.
"You're going to get what's coming to you Hobbes. I'm sick and tired
of you making me follow the rules."
Darien turned his full attention on Bobby and lunged for him.
Bobby managed to moved out of Darien's grasp at the last second
he had to counter punch Darien to keep him back.
Bobby motioned to Alex to get ready with the counter agent shot.
"I'm ready you just give me an opening." Alex spoke calmly, but
her eyes revealed how worried she was about Darien.
"Listen Partner, this if for your own good. You need to co-operate."
Bobby moved around Darien, looking for him to drop his guard for
a second.
Darien moved in again and managed to get a hold of Bobby around
the body. Lifting him, and then throwing him to the ground. Darien
tried to smash his foot onto Bobby's throat, but Bobby rolled to the
side in time. He grabbed Darien's foot and unbalanced him, jumping
on top of him and attempting to pin him down long enough for
Alex to give him the shot.
Alex moved in quickly, but Darien was impossible to hold down.
He threw Bobby, off him and regained his feet. growling at both of
them to "Stay back."
"I'm goin' have to choke him out. It's the only way." Bobby told
Alex.
She agreed they didn't want to hurt Darien and the choke hold would
do the least damage.
"Ok, I'm ready do you want me to put this down and help you subdue
him?"
"No, I can get him, just be ready." Bobby threw off his jacket and
prepared to jump Darien again.
"Come on Partner, you know we have to do this." Bobby circled
Darien, he was glad Darien never ran from him in this situation. There
was something about being confronted that held him there, made him
fight them instead of running off. There was no way Bobby could ever
chase Darien down.
"I'm going to snap you in half the next time I get hold of you."
Darien promised, his eyes red, his voice rough.
Bobby feign a move to the right then moved in on the left. He
was on Darien's back both arms working a choke hold on Darien's
throat. Darien clawed for Bobby's arm but he couldn't move it.
He attempted to get hold of Bobby, his hand found nothing to
get hold of. Darien fell to his knees and the oxygen was cut off
from his lungs.
"I'm right here, just another few seconds." Alex spoke just behind
Bobby. She reached around with the needle and injected the counter
agent into him as soon as Bobby moved his arm. Bobby held Darien's
head off the ground. He always felt terrible when he had to use his
martial arts skills on his partner.
"You had to do it." Alex reassured him. Her eyes damp with tears.
"Why don't you sit with him, I'm sure he'd much rather wake up
in your lap." Bobby shifted out from under Darien and Alex took
his place on the grass.
Darien was just starting to come around, he groaned and opened his
eyes to see Bobby standing over him.
" Lay still a minute." Alex rubbed a hand on his shoulder.
"Take it easy Partner." Bobby nodded at Darien.
"Crap." Darien was the only one looking up and he saw that there
were two men behind Bobby that looked like the men they had been
searching for in the terminal. "
"Hobbes behind you."
But Darien's warning came to late.
"You will die for interfering with our orders." A man pressed a gun
to the spot just behind Bobby's ear.
Alex noticed two men were also behind her and Darien. They must be
assuming Darien was injured. They were not armed as their leader was.
Bobby's eyes narrowed, he knew it was going to take team work for
him to live through the next few minutes. Alex nodded to him very
slightly.
"You will come with us." The man with the gun to Bobby's head ordered.
Alex whispered to Darien to roll to his right, and to quicksilver to give
them a distraction.
"No, please he's hurt." Alex pretended to be a weak female, as they
would expect from a woman.
"If you do not do as I say now, he dies." Came the snarled reply.
Darien disappeared, the three men with the leader looked
wide eyed and all murmured something in their native language.
Stepping back away from the small group on the grass.
Bobby took the opening, to grab the gun, preformed a move that
knocked it from his fingers and continued with a few more hits to
make sure he was down and out. The gun fell to the grass, and
Darien grabbed for it.
Alex was fighting with two of bad guys, but they weren't to hard for
her to take out. She was up on her feet in one fluid move, and struck
the man nearest her with a body blow, that sent him off his feet.
The second man tried to grab her arms and pin them to her sides.
But she quickly broke his hold, and threw him to the ground followed
up by several blows. The first man was back on his feet, and swinging
a fist at her head.
"You want some more do ya?" Alex grinned and hit him. But he was
tough and tried to land a blow on her again, Alex continued to dodge
his blows for a few seconds then she drop kicked him to his knees.
Bobby was chasing the forth man, he'd run off across the parking
area when his leader had gone down. Darien was holding the gun
on Alex and her two attackers but she looked like she was in control
of the situation.
"Freeze!" Two of the men from the Hostage Rescue Team stepped
out in the path of the fleeing bad guy. He stopped and threw up his
hands.
Bobby stopped, and smiled. "Good work guys."
"We'll take this one into custody Agent Hobbes."
"Great there are several more over here." Bobby told them.
Alex was standing with Darien, guarding the three terrorists.
"Thanks Alex that was quick thinking." Bobby told her as
he joined them.
"Anytime." she nodded.
"The HRT guys caught the fourth guy."
"Good, what about the explosion? Did anyone get hurt?" Darien asked.
"I'll check with Chen," Bobby opened his cell phone again and spoke
with the man in charge.
"I've several reports of people taken to the hospital for inhaling the
fumes. But no one was hurt by the explosion it's self." Capt. Chen
reported. "Thank you for help Agent Hobbes, I understand you had
an incident with several of the terrorists?"
"Yeah, but they are in custody."
"Good, anyone hurt?"
"No, everyone here is fine." Bobby ended the conversation.
"No one killed, the folks that breathed the fumes have been
taken to the hospital. I'll bet Claire's got her hands full."
The debriefing took hours. Darien, Alex and Bobby were exhausted
by the time they were allowed to return to the agency. Claire was
in her lab, waiting to check Darien over.
The three agents dragged into the lab together.
"I'm so glad you are all alright. We treated several dozen people for
inhalation of the gas. I believe they will all recover." Claire greeted
them.
"Hey, Claire. Do I really need checked out?" Darien asked as he
moved to sit down.
"Yes, are you sure you didn't breath any of the gas?" She looked in
his eyes and listened to his heart and lungs.
"I held my breath."
"Take several deep breaths for me," Claire held the stethoscope to his
chest and listened. He sounded clear, but if all of the excitement he
might have inhaled some of the fumes.
"Do you feel light headed or hung over, at all?" Claire was surprised
that one of the symptoms for exposure to the gas was similar to
a terrible hang over. If you inhaled enough, it would knock you
unconscious and stop your breathing.
"No, I'm just exhausted, it was a long day." Darien leaned his head
back and closed his eyes.
"How about you Bobby? Do you have any dizziness?"
Claire shifted her gaze to him.
"I'm good." He grinned, that was a leading statement when addressed
to Claire.
"Darien you can go home, but don't quicksilver until I have a chance
to check you over again tomorrow."
"Thanks Claire, good night." he eased off of the table and headed for
the door.
" 'Night partner." Bobby nodded as Alex slipped an arm around
Darien's waist and escorted him out.
"See ya tomorrow." Darien smiled, he was so tired, it was nice to
have Alex by his side to help him.
"Bobby would you let me check your lungs please?" she patted the
table.
"Sure Keepy, I don't mind." He took Darien's place on the table
and took several deep breaths so she could listen.
"You sound fine. I was scared silly when the reports came in that
there had been an explosion." She told him removing her stethoscope.
"I was glad you were somewhere safe." Bobby took her hand in his,
and looked into her eyes. She returned his gaze a few seconds then
dropped her head. Bobby moved off the table.
"What's this you're getting shy with me now?" He lifted her chin back
up so he could see her eyes again.
"I don't think I'm ever going to feel safe again. Unless your arms
are around me." she confessed.
Bobby hugged her close, kissing her after holding her for several
seconds. They both needed the reassurance that they were safe
and whole and together.
Alex and Darien had reached her apartment. She wasn't about to let
him out of her sight after what had happened.
"Alex I appreciate your help, but I'm really tired." Darien yawned as
she closed the door.
"I don't expect anything from you tonight. I just want to make sure
you're safe."
"You're getting as bad as Hobbes." He tried to joke.
"Go ahead and get in bed, I'll join you in a few minutes." Alex did
want him, she always wanted him. But she knew he was worn out.
She wasn't so greedy she had to make love even when he was exhausted.
She checked her answering machine and her mail, then changed into
a night shirt and shorts sleeping outfit.
Darien was sound a sleep, she lifted the covers and joined him.
Moving in against his side and resting her head on his chest. Alex
sighed, cuddling wasn't something she allowed herself to indulge in.
But since he was asleep, she thought it would be safe. Darien still
didn't know she loved him, and she wasn't ready for him to know.
She might not ever be ready.
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