Fake Fan Fiction ❯ Counterfeit Money ❯ Gun fight! ( Chapter 25 )

 

 

 

Counterfeit Money 25

 

 

Since I have started on the case, I've decided to make some people suffer. I just hope you hang in there with me because someone will be hurt and someone will heal, with help. I know I was slow getting here but one person wanted the case and one wanted me to slow down, so I think I'll do it this way and tell it in my own time.

 

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Chapter 25

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“Hey Commissioner, glad to see you made it in one piece.” Ted walks over to Rose, with a smile.

 

“I see you gentlemen have made yourselves at home. Please, finish your dinner.” He walks to the fridge, takes out a bottle of water opens it and takes a long sallow. “It seems like everything is under control here, I'm going to take a shower.” He turns, heading for his bedroom as he loosens his tie.

 

“Ah…Commissioner, when Dee and Ryo get here, if you're sleep, do you want us to wake you?” Ted looks at him with his head tilted.

 

The Commissioner puts his hand up to his chin, looks at the two of them with his eyes narrowed, “I never thought about that, yeah have them come and let me know. Wait, what time will they be here again?”

 

“Their supposed to be here around four in the morning sir. I know they won't be late, Ryo is always prompt whenever he has to be somewhere.”

 

Rose smiles, “Yeah that's right, however by four I hope I'm asleep so don't worry about it, and I'll see them in the morning.”

 

He turns and continues on to his bedroom and his shower.

 

Marty looks over at Ted, “Did you see his face when you mentioned Ryo.” He chuckles, “He has it bad for him wouldn't you say?”

 

Ted flops down on the sofa picking up the remote, “Yeah, but don't mention it in front of Dee. We both know he and the Commissioner do not get along because of Ryo. I guess if Drake wasn't all shot up, him and JJ would have caught it instead.”

 

“Yeah maybe, but you do know the Commissioner is in charge, right?” They look at each other and break out into muffled laughter.

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Ryo and Dee are lying in bed trying to sleep for the couple of hours they have left of their night. Dee has his head on Ryo's chest listening to his heartbeat. Ryo has both arms wrapped around his dark-haired lover.

 

“Ryo… you sleep?”

 

“Yes Dee, so you go to sleep too.”

 

“Okay…it's hard sleeping with you like this. It feels like something is missing…you know?”

 

“Shhh, Dee and close your eyes, try to sleep, 3 o'clock will come before you know it.”

 

Dee begins to slide his fingers up Ryo's thigh, in slow, supple movements. Ryo squirms and whispers under his breath.

 

“Stop Dee…we need to sleep right now.”

 

“I'm not stopping you from sleeping.” He moves his fingers up, playing across his stomach.

 

Ryo opens his eyes, “Dee we'll be sleeping on duty at Rose's place if you don't stop. I for one do not; want to be asleep around that man.”

 

Dee's hand stops in mid stroke, as he thinks about what Ryo has said.

 

“Yeah you're right, I forgot about that. Good-night Ryo.” Dee's hand moves to the side of Ryo's arm, as he closes his eyes in anticipation of sleep.

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Ed Briggs and his driver, ride pass Rose's building and notice the police car out front. He tells Joe to drive on to the back and as they approach the alley, they see a back entrance.

 

“Park over behind the other building. We can leave the car there and walk back.” Ed takes his gun out, checks the safety, and slides it in the back of his pants.

 

“Man, its light back here; I hope we don't run into anybody.” Joe looks around for prying eyes, he didn't think they should be trying to enter such a well-lit place.

 

“Quit bitching, you moron! Keep your voice down, unless you want to wake the building.” Ed glares at his driver; he did not want anything to mess up his meeting with the Commissioner ass-hole!

 

They ease up to the door and try the knob. It turns in Joe's hand as he looks back at Ed and whispers, “The door is open, man! Can you believe it; someone is going to be in trouble?” He chuckles low in his throat as he pulls it open and they slither, inside.

 

They see the stairwell and head in that direction. Joe asks Ed what floor Rose is on and he tells him, they have seven flights to go. Joe looks at Ed in horror, “Can't we take the elevator on the third floor?”

 

“No! What if someone sees us and report it back to the police. Remember my picture is in the papers and on the news. Now shut up and start climbing.”

 

Joe groans and does as he is told while grumbling under his breath.

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Ted is catching a nap, while Marty watches television. He looks over at his partner and shakes his head thinking, if he wants a permanent girlfriend he had better not spend the night with her, with all the noise he is making.

 

He actually sounds as if he is sawing wood. Marty elbows him in the side and he quiet down for a while but as Marty turns to flip through the channels, he starts back up again.

 

The dark skin man wonders, should he wake his partner up, when the Commissioner comes in, dressed in a flowing black silk, robe. He looks at Ted as he sleeps and then at Marty.

 

“Ah…you have to wake your partner up or I won't be able to get any sleep. How can you stand such noise?”

 

“Sorry Commissioner. We thought we would take a thirty minute nap since we put in a full day.” Marty begins to shake Ted with relief, he could always say, it was the Commissioner's idea.

 

“W…what happen!” Ted looks around, sees the Commissioner and slides his hand down his face, “Sorry sir, I hope I didn't wake you I forget how loud I am when I sleep.” He looks up smiling at Rose.

 

Rose looks down at Ted, “Maybe you should see a doctor about that. I've only heard but I've never actually known anyone that snored the way you do. Make an appointment and see what they can do for you. I'm going back to bed if you gentlemen will excuse me.”

 

Just as he makes it to his bedroom door, they hear something on the other side of his front door. Rose goes in his bedroom while Ted eases to the door with Marty following close behind. They stand on either side of the door with guns raised.

 

Berkeley Rose comes out of his bedroom, with his gun in his hand and motions for Ted to open the door. He nods his head and Marty stands in front with legs wide and both hands on his pistol as he aims for the door.

 

Ted reaches for the lock and pulls the door open as Marty yells, “Freeze! Ted jumps besides him to back up his partner as they both look at two men trying to hot tail it down the hall.

 

“Come on Ted, they're getting away!” Marty takes off behind the two as they hit the stairwell with the detectives close behind.

 

The Commissioner calls downstairs to alert the officers waiting out front. He runs back in his bedroom, changes his robe for a long overcoat and heads for the elevator.

 

Meanwhile, Marty and Ted are in the stairwell when the first shot rings out. They slam back into the wall, as Ted fires back with a double shot hitting the wall behind Joe, as he ducks down.

 

Ed is taking the stairs two at a time as he looks over his shoulder.

 

“Shit! I should have known, he would have someone inside with him, with the cops out-side his building.” Now he has to hope they don't hear about it to soon. Joe is running behind him as he takes another shot at the two officers and they fire back.

 

The Commissioner is getting off the elevator when he sees the men head for the rear entrance. He yells for them to stop when Joe turns and fires three shots.

 

Ted jumps down the last of the stairs and hits the door when he hears the shots. He falls back into Marty who is following close behind they hear another sharp retort and eases toward the door and look slowly around the edge. They see the uniform officers firing at the two men as they try to make it to the back entrance bringing one of them down.

 

Ted and Marty come out of the stairwell as one of the men escape through the back and they both give chase as he runs in an alley.

 

One of the officers runs over to the commissioner and the other one goes over to the body of Joe, Ed's right hand man.

 

“Commissioner Rose, are you alright sir?” The officer kneels down next to Rose, as he calls for an ambulance. He rolls him over and can see the commissioner has a head wound.

 

“Officer down we need an ambulance and a wagon down here on the double! The Commissioner has been hit!”

 

He puts the walkie-talkie back in his case and looks at his partner who is looking down at the dead man. “What the hell do we do now?”

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Ryo and Dee are curled up asleep when the phone rings. Dee opens his eyes and looks down at Ryo curled up against him. He holds him with one arm and reaches for the phone with the other.

 

Dee kisses the top of his lover's head, as he says hello.

 

He listens and gasps, “You got to be shitting me! We'll be there in twenty minutes.” Ryo comes awake, at the tone of Dee's voice. He looks at him with dread; he knows something bad has happen.

 

“What is it Dee! What's happen now?”

 

Dee turns to him, “We have to get to Rose's place, there was a shoot-out and as far as I know the Commissioner has been shot and one of the suspects has been killed. They want us over there, as soon as possible since; we're the leads on the case.”

 

The both jump up to get dressed and Ryo hastily scribbles a note for Bikky as they head out the door ten minutes after they receive the call.

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Marty and Ted follow Ed down the alley as he ducks and doge them turning one corner after another. Ted runs down a narrow part of the alley that is strewn with old broken furniture, he tries to jump over it in his pursuit of the armed man. He takes a tumble, twisting his ankle, as he falls hard. Marty stops and turns, looking back at his partner.

 

“You alright man!” Marty doesn't know if he should go or stay.

 

Ted groans, “Don't worry about me man, and catch that bastard! I can't run right now. Hurry! Before he gets away!

 

Marty takes off with, “Use your radio Ted and get some help!”

 

Ted winces, “Go on man, I'm fine!” He pulls himself up in a sitting position and takes his walkie-talkie out of his pocket.

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Dee and Ryo arrive as the ambulance pulls off and Ryo goes up to one of the officers and Dee walks over to where Ted is sitting.

 

“What happen to you, did you get shot too?” Dee looks down at Ted as he is bent over, holding his leg with both hands.

 

“No, I fucked up and tripped over some garbage out there. One of them shot the Commissioner and it looks bad. He didn't regain consciousness; I hope he's going to be alright.”

 

Dee looks over at Ryo as he talks to the officer, “Where is Marty? I thought you two were together over here.”

 

Ted tries to stand and winces as he sets his foot down tenderly.

 

“He kept after Ed; I made it back here and sent one of the uniforms after him. I hope my partner is okay, Ed is shooting anything that moves.”

 

Ryo walks over and joins the two detectives. He looks down at Ted's leg, “Are you okay Ted? That looks painful, man.”

 

“Yeah, tell me about! Are you going to the hospital to see Rose I don't think he's going to make it?”

 

“I talked to the paramedics and they said he had a pulse so he just might make it. What we need to do is find Marty. Dee, you stay here and I'll see if I can find out where he is.”

 

Ryo turns to leave when Dee grabs his arm. “Hell no! You stay here and I'll go.”

 

Ryo looks at him, “You think I can't do my job now? What in the hell is wrong with you?” He snatches his arm from his lover's grasp!

 

Ted is looking from one to the other, as they exchange heated words. He has never seen them so angry, but he knows what Dee is doing and he also knows Ryo is not going to take the cuddling. He is a good officer and he is not going to let Dee tell him what he can and cannot do.

 

“No Ryo, I didn't mean it like that…it's just, I run faster then all of you and …to hell with it go if you want too!”

 

Ryo runs for the back entrance and as he heads out Dee looks at his back with frustration. He knows the only reason he can think of, not wanting Ryo out there is he's worried about his lover. He knows he has to stop being so overprotective.

 

Ted pats him on the shoulder, “You have to understand Dee, Ryo is a cop too. Besides, he is a sharpshooter, he'll be fine.”

 

“Yeah man, I know.” He sighs and looks at Ted with a smirk saying, “He's the best we got and I try to treat him, as if he's helpless because he's mine.”

 

Ted chuckles at him and then winces, “Damn! This ankle is killing me I should have gone with the paramedics.”

 

“Can you handle the walk to my car, I'll take you there.”

 

“No, I want to wait for Marty and now we're waiting for the both of them. Three cops should be able to corner that ass-hole.”

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Ryo is carefully going down the ally, when he runs into the uniform cop. He points to the entryway of an abandoned building and says Marty went in after the perp, but he hasn't heard anything else from him.

 

Ryo tells him to call for back up, takes his gun out, and goes in. He stands by the door so his eyes can adjust to the darkness and then proceeds to the back.

 

“Ryo, man get down, I think he's holed up in one of those rooms, down the hall. I checked two of them and I can see he has run down the hall.”

 

“Well, how do you want to do this? We can't sit here all night, hoping he decides to come out. Let's flush him out, with a hell storm.” Ryo smirks at Marty. “I'll go first, you come from behind and we take him down together. I have better things to do, then stay here. Let's go, now!”

 

Ryo goes to the side of the door; Marty thinks Ed went into and Marty kicks it open with his gun drawn. Ryo jumps out and they hear two shots in rapid succession.

 

Both men hit the floor, as they hear the bullets pass their heads. Ryo brings his hand up and fires off two shots, as Marty does the same. They hear a thump, and the sound of a gun, as it drops to the floor.

 

“Come out with your hands up” Ryo crawls over to Marty and puts his hands to his lips and points to the other side of the room. Marty nods his head and they both ease inside, the dark room.

 

As they look around the trash-laden room, Marty notices some blood, seeping from around the corner. He pulls his gun close and points it up, as he almost trips over Ed. He quickly points his gun at him and calls out to Ryo. He kicks Ed's gun away, as Ryo comes up beside him, with his gun at the ready.

 

Ryo looks down at Ed and places his two fingers at his throat, feeling for a pulse. He puts his gun in his holster and looks up at Marty.

 

“You can put that gun away Marty, he barely has a pulse. I'll call it in and you keep an eye on him, okay?”

 

Marty puts his gun back and turns the man over. He searches his pockets and finds another gun, strapped to his ankle. He removes it as he empties his pockets. He piles everything, in a space from the bleeding man and stands up. He can see he caught, at least two in the chest. Whether it was him or Ryo, it does not matter; the important thing is they have the bastard!

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Ryo walks back down to the officer watching the front of the building and tells him an ambulance is on the way. There are two marked cars pulling up as he talks to the officer and they jump out running towards the two of them with guns drawn.

 

“I'm Detective MacLean and we have a suspect down on the second floor with Detective Jones. So two of you go up and give him a hand.”

 

He takes out his cell and calls Dee. “Hey Dee, we got Ed, he's been shot but I thought you would want to know.”

 

“I wouldn't expect nothing less from you, partner. Are you and Marty okay?” Dee could not hide the fear, in his voice, no matter how cocky he sounded. Ryo is aware of how Dee feels whenever he is not with him. Pursuing a criminal with anyone but Dee makes him anxious too.

 

“We're fine Koi; I'm just waiting on the ambulance right now. Marty is with him now, if you want, I could meet you at the hospital.”

 

“Yeah that sounds like a plan, we have finished up here already. Ted needs to go to the ER and he didn't want to leave until he knew, Marty was okay. I'll let him know, so he can get out of here. I'll see you later babe, be careful…for me, okay?”

 

Ryo chuckles, “I promise I will, but the worst is over. So stop worrying, okay?” Ryo shuts his cell off and goes inside with the paramedics.

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Ryo and Dee are in the waiting room with Chief Smith, drinking coffee and waiting for the doctor. Ted is sitting with his leg propped on a chair, as Marty hands him a cup of hospital coffee. “Thanks man.”

 

Marty takes a seat next to him, sighing heavily. He has called his wife to let her know why he is not home yet, so she does not worry.

 

He looks around the waiting room and sees a lot of police officers and reporters. “I guess it's a big deal when the Police Commissioner is shot and especially in his home, so to speak.”

 

Ryo sighs, sips his coffee as Dee puts his hands on his shoulders and begins to massage them. He leans forward and whispers in his lover's ear. “You tired babe? When we get home I'll give you a massage all over your sexy body.”

 

Ryo blushes, as he leans back whispering, “I can't wait until we get out of here.” He closes his eyes and sighs this time in pleasure.

 

The doctor comes out and they all gravitate towards him.

 

“Hello, I'm Doctor McCraven and we have Commissioner Rose in surgery right now, but we have a problem.”

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TBC