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Post by sanne on Apr 17, 2008 8:14:08 GMT -10
On the edge of my chair..........This is so exciting....... Sandra
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Post by gonsy on Apr 17, 2008 9:59:37 GMT -10
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Post by NV Oracle on Apr 17, 2008 16:51:11 GMT -10
O......M........G........very well done, proshutterbug, very well done. A cliffhanger worthy of the series. Now, let's hope they are able to find her. Hopefully Horatio will be able to tell her how he feels.
Your friend NV Oracle
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Post by proshutterbug on Apr 17, 2008 17:56:53 GMT -10
Thank all of you so much for the wonderful praise. You are all so dear to me and it means so much that you love my story. Thanks again...proshutterbug
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Post by proshutterbug on Apr 26, 2008 16:02:35 GMT -10
Sorry so long in posting but I have been sick as a dog for a week...bad bug going around...Take your vitamins folks you don't want this one...
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Post by proshutterbug on Apr 26, 2008 17:33:14 GMT -10
Eleven..
Horatio didn't think or hesitate but started parting the crowd as he shoved his way through heading for what use to be the lab..Calliegh was in there and that was all he could think about..getting to her. Arms grabbed him and tried to stop his forward movement and he turned in a rage that anyone would try to keep him from getting to her.
"Get off now!" Horatio shouted and almost hit Eric and Ryan as they tried to calm the raging emotions they could see churning in his blue eyes almost gray with fear and anger. "I am going in there and getting her out. You either help or get out of the way!" Horatio warned them. No one was keeping him from going in to get her..no one. Eric held up his hands palms out to show Horatio that he had no illusions of stopping him. "We are helping H. but they are not going to just let us walk in without gear. We can't help her if we don't know where to look. We need inferred cameras and night vision goggles to see in there or we will all be stumbling around in the dark no help to anyone." Eric tried to get through to H. Eric had only seen Horatio this out of control the day Marisol had died. Eric felt the same since of helplessness this day as he did on that other black day.
"Get the gear now Eric or I am going in without it. She could be bleeding to death as we speak and I will NOT lose another person to the Mala Noche..not one more person!" Horaito vowed. Eric motioned to Ryan to get the gear..Eric wasn't letting Horatio out of his sight for fear that he would be in the building before Eric's back was fully turned. Ryan ran to the hummer and pulled out three pairs of goggles and the inferred camera. He turned on the camera and pointed it at the building. There were red spots all over the inside where fires had broke out from the blast. This wasn't going to be easy and time was their enemy. They had to find Calliegh and fast.
Back in the dark..
Calliegh couldn't move anything and her head felt like the bomb had went off inside it instead of the building. She started to gingerly move all her limbs back and forth as much as she could to loosen the rubble that was piled on top of her. Little by little she was freeing herself. It hurt so much to move but to stay still and wait for rescue was not in her. She had to help them find her. She was not where she was suppose to be and they would have no idea where to start. She didn't know the extent of the damage to the building but she would bet a months wages that Horatio and Eric wouldn't wait for the all clear to start looking for her. Just thinking about seeing that wonderful red head had her determination reaching new levels. She was going to get out of here and when she did there was a thing or two she meant to find out from her oldest and dearest friend..Like why he had called her sweetheart..and she just might hug him until his ribs felt as bad as hers did at this moment. First thing first though , She had to get up and get moving...man this was going to hurt.
Back outside what was left of the lab...
Ryan returned with all the equipment and passed them between him and Eric and Horatio. Alexx and Natalia where quietly talking to the police that were keeping everyone out until the bomb squad that had just arrived gave the all clear..Horatio, Eric, and Ryan were not going to wait that long to go in looking for Calliegh. This is another time when Horatio was glad of the years he had spent on the bomb squad, because he knew most of the people on the crew. Horatio walked over to the man in charge and told him that Eric, Ryan, and Horatio were going in. The man took one look into Horatio's eyes and gave in gracefully..."You know the dangers but they don't..You are in charge but know that Rick will use this against you. He will say that you put their lives at risk without thought of consequence."
"I'll deal with Rick later..after we have Calliegh out." Horatio said.
"Ok it is your call..and I can't blame you. If it was one of my team I would be doing the same thing." The Captain replied.
"Thanks." Horatio said "I won't let this fall on you. Just tell me loudly that I am entering at my own risk and make sure you have witnesses."
In a loud voice the Captain replied "You know the danger of going in there Horatio..You are entering at your own risk." Several of the bomb squad team members nodded their understanding of the events they were witnessing to let Horatio know that they had both the Captain and his back. Eric and Ryan also said that they understood that they were doing the same thing as the three of them geared up and headed for the shattered building. All three had the same mission in mind. Find Calliegh and get all of them out as safely as possible. Alexx was standing by for medical help once they were clear of the building. Natalia was waiting with her to offer her aid as needed. She wasn't a trained nurse but knew enough to get by in a pinch. All they needed now was to get Calliegh. Natalia had told them where Calliegh was before the explosion. They believed that it was close to the center of origin of the blast and all thought that she was the one who had triggered the alarm earlier than Horatio had with his call. What worried them was that she had not evacuated with the others...something or someone had stopped her.. Horatio was going to find out what or who that was and God help them when he did....Now it was time to get her out..that was all that Horatio would allow himself to believe..that this was a rescue mission and not a body recovery..if she were dead .. No he couldn't go there..it was unthinkable..with that steel determination he refused to believe anything other than she was alive....
Back in the dark...
Calliegh moaned through the pain as she slowly manages to sit up. She feels around the rubble in hopes of coming up with something to use as a light source. Boxes and shelving were scattered everywhere as well as chunks of celling and walls but she had picked a good spot as most of the walls were still holding...for now...She searches her pockets and finds her cell phone..lord she really had a concussion because this was the first time she remembered the phone..she flips it open but there is no signal in this tomb of a place...but it does give a little light..enough for her to see a better solution..the emergency flash light still clinging to the wall above her head..putting her phone up..she painfully makes it to her feet where she has to cling to the wall to keep from falling over on her face as the world pitches and rolls. Taking a deep breath she manages to reach above her and release the emergency flashlight from it's case. Clicking the button on the light finally gives her a good look at where she is..and it isn't good. The once large evidence room was now only a quarter of the size it was before the explosion...and worse than that..it looked sealed tight...as in air tight...time just got a lot shorter on getting out of here....but she never doubted for one second that Horatio was coming...she knew he was coming..she just had to make sure he found her in time....
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Post by NV Oracle on Apr 26, 2008 20:08:24 GMT -10
I hope your feeling better from your cold, proshutterbug.
O......M......G! Proshutterbug, that was fantastic. You could really feel and see Horatio's worry and anger over Calleigh, and Calleigh's worry and confusion with her injuries and her concussion. Poor Eric and Ryan will really have to step it up, if they want to go with H to help rescue her, otherwise, he's going in without them.
Can't wait to see what you do with it next.
Your friend NV Oracle
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Post by sanne on Apr 26, 2008 20:55:47 GMT -10
Great chap, Proshutterbug. Well written, the emotions were running high and I could feel it. Hope you feel better.... Sandra
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Post by pheonix on Apr 27, 2008 0:52:37 GMT -10
omg i am stuck to the edge of my seat here proshutterbug its got my mind realing as to what willl happen next oh boi i hope Horatio finds her in time, and may be just may be they will eventually tell each other how they feel about each other finally.
Kat
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Post by Dragon on Apr 27, 2008 1:00:28 GMT -10
woo hoo another DuCane buffy way to go prosshutterbug am enjoying this....its awesome
Donna
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Post by dragonfly on Apr 27, 2008 1:41:21 GMT -10
Great chapter Proshutterbug! Keep them coming!
Dragonfly
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Post by pinkyster on Apr 27, 2008 4:25:38 GMT -10
OMG, I am on the edge of my chair. Great chapter Proshutterbug! I can't wait for more. Glad to see you are feeling better.
Jen
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Post by gonsy on Apr 27, 2008 8:31:21 GMT -10
I'm glad you've recovered Shutterbug! What a great chap! I love the way we go inside and outside the building, and also of their minds. I love this raging Horatio. He doesn't lose his hope. ....And Calleigh thinking of hugging him ;D. We need him to find her! Gonsy
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Post by proshutterbug on May 2, 2008 20:07:55 GMT -10
Twelve:
Horatio, Eric, and Ryan carefully make their way through the rubble of their beloved lab with pain and fear racing through them. Ryan glanced around with an indrawn breath and sadness pouring from his eyes. He wanted to get a crew in here to restore order now. His OC disorder screamed at him to fix this mess but he pushed the compulsion away as he turned his focus back to finding his missing team mate. "I am picking up several heat sources from small fires all over the area but no body heat signature yet." Ryan reports to a still and quiet Horatio. H. and Eric look around at the horror before them then glance at each other speaking their pain with their eyes. Both of them are afraid of the same thing..how are they going to find Calliegh in this mess? Horatio starts by calling out "CALLIEGH...CALLIEGH...HANG ON..WE ARE COMING.." Eric and Ryan join in each calling out for Calliegh as they make their way father into the building. They head for interview first but all they find is glass and twisted metal. They put out a few small fires as they go and Horatio tells them "If it gets hard to breathe I want you two to head out." Eric tells him "I am not leaving you in here alone to search for her..I will stay as long as you do." Horatio answers him "Then we won't be leaving till we find her Eric, and it could get very dangerous. Watch where you step and don't move anything around that is supporting the walls or roof. And watch that Carbon Monoxide gage the bomb squad gave us..if it gets into the danger zone we will have to use the air tanks." Horatio warns the other two. The bomb squad made sure that they were as safe as they could equip them before they went in. "Stay in constant radio communication at all times and call for help before you move anything..understood?" Both Eric and Ryan said they did. "Ryan, You go right to the AV lab, Eric, you go left to DNA and I will go this way to Trace. We search this floor completely before we move to the next one. The closer to the center of the blast we get the more dangerous it will become." H. reminds them. "Got it." Eric replies as he heads for DNA. "You be careful too Horatio." Ryan warns H. "Don't worry about me..lets just find Calliegh." H. replies as both Ryan and H. head out. H. again starts calling for Calliegh as he hears both Ryan and Eric doing the same..
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Calliegh searched what was left of the evidence room for anything that could help her out of this tomb of a place. She gathered her meager supplies and tried to think of a way to let them know where she was. Still suffering from the concussion..thinking was painful and moving was worse. She knew she was hurt but didn't know how bad it was..which she thought was a blessing..she was not giving up..it just wasn't in her. She got out her phone again and checked for a signal all over the room, but no luck. She studied the walls of rock all around her but was unsure if she could or should move any to dig herself out. She didn't want to move the wrong rock and have the whole thing come down on her poor aching head. Then she noticed one little saving grace..the evidence box from Penny's murder case had survived the explosion and was still sealed. If she didn't make it out of here, at least they would be able to put the animal who had killed Penny behind bars. Then she heard it..soft at first but growing louder..her name being called..it sounded faint and she wasn't sure at first if her mind was playing tricks on her..then she heard it again..and started yelling back.."Here! Over Here! I am Here.."
Horatio called and called for Calliegh. Each time she didn't answer he could feel the anger and pain growing inside of him until he was a ball of rage. She couldn't be dead. His whole world would crash around him like this building if she were dead. It would destroy him. Take him down into the black and swallow his soul. He put all of his feelings into her name as he screamed at the top of his lungs.."CALLIEGH!" the pain and rage so ripe in the word that tears were brought to his eyes.."CALLIEGH!" He screamed again..the tears now leaving their bright path down his cheeks..and then he heard hope..faint as though through a dream..almost like a whisper.."Here! Over Here! I am Here..." Feelings rushed through him whip sharp as he strained to find the direction those sweet words were coming from.."CALLIEGH!" he screamed again with hope filling up where the pain had been...
Calliegh listened and prayed for a responce to her call..and then it came..her name again stronger now than before..and she could make out the voice..she should be able to seeing as it was a voice that she heard even in her dreams.."Horatio! Horatio! I'm Here..Over Here In The Evidence Locker! Over Here!" She yelled with hope coloring her words as well.
Horatio heard the sound that he had been waiting for..her beautiful voice calling out his name with joy. She was in the evidence locker...Horatio waisted no time in relaying the message into the radio..."She's Alive! She's Alive!...."
Eric and Ryan heard the joy in Horaito's voice that sounded over the radio.."She's Alive! She's Alive!.." Eric responded first.."You found her H...Where is she?" H. answered "She is in the evidence locker..get rescue in here now!" Ryan responded from the AV lab "Rescue is on the way H. We are heading that way now." Both Ryan and Eric rushed to where H. was standing staring at what looked like several tons of concrete and steel that use to be the evidence locker. They had found her..now all they had to do was get her out...
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Post by NV Oracle on May 2, 2008 22:12:21 GMT -10
I knew the guys would find her. Now they just have to dig her out. Hopefully she's not injured too badly. I feel sorry for the Mala Noches when H finds them. He's going to give them all cans of whoop&*% that they're never going to forget.
Very well done, proshutterbug. Nice job.
Your friend NV Oracle
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