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Golden Shields ( Katy1008 & CrimsonMaster )

Evie moved down onto the mattress and onto her back, watching Simon as he stood up and then climbed over the top of her. As he knelt between her legs, she looked at his cock, then back up to regain eye contact again. Simon was big. Maybe not as big as McWilliams who was probably the biggest guy to fuck her, but still... She was already imagining him inside her. She writhed a little on the bed and without thinking, her hands slid up her body, over her tits, before stretching up to take hold of the metal rails of the bedstead at the head of the bed. She moaned softly as she felt his cock at her pussy and she squirmed a little more... And then she groaned loudly as he sank into her. She closed her eyes for a moment and tightened her grip on the rail. Her shoulders sank into the bed and her back arched a little as Simon pushed fully into her. She squeezed her cunt muscles around him and then moaned again as he kissed her. Her mouth opened to him and she lifted her head off the bed, hungry for the kiss. And as he started to fuck her slowly, she continued to sigh and moan and writhe on the bed, not really caring about the audience... Not caring about anything other than her need for Simon to keep fucking her.
 
Evie's moans, sighs and groans made Simon enjoy his victory even more. She had become nothing more then a living sex toy. A toy that longed to be fucked and treated like the cheapest whore. Simon could keep Evie under his control by denying her the chance at cumming. She would be kept wanting more cock. This would assure her mind was clouded and commonsense couldn't regain control. Simon reached his arms down, picking up Evie's legs and placing them into his shoulders. He continued kissing her during this move, but the kiss was soon broken. Simon began to pound Evie's cunt with great force. His thick cock savaged Evie's pussy just the way she liked. Simon could see the look of pure lust on Evie's face. She was completely lost in getting fucked by this mad man. " Tell me how good it is Evelyn.......Tell everyone how much you're enjoying getting fucked by me. " Simon spoke in a horsed sounding voice, but clear enough to be heard by Finn & Lobo. They stood there grinning while Simon & Evie fucked. The metal headboard of the bed was pounding against the wall. Simon was giving Evie everything he had. His own moans & groans were joining with those made by Evie. Simon lowered his head down next to Evie's ear. He whispered that she would be his forever. Simon made it clear that he planned on keeping Evie. There would be no ransom for her. No demands made in order to free her. Evie was Simon's new pet. Her place would be at his side when the world ended. And she'd be there when it was reborn in his image. As crazy as it sounded, he was in a position to do just that. Evie could very well end being Simon's very own whore of babylon.
 
Evie continued to kiss Simon. She enjoyed the kisses, enjoyed the feel of his tongue in her mouth, the weight of him on top of her, the feel of his cock inside her. As he kissed and fucked her, she moaned softly. She whimpered a little as she felt his hands moving down her legs, lifting them and then the kiss was broken. She looked up at him, breathing a little harder as he suddenly drove into her much harder than he had up to that point. She groaned loudly as she was impaled. Her tits bounced hard and the headboard banged into the wall. Then Simon withdrew and drove into her again. And again. And Again. And he began to fuck her more quickly. He had her almost bent double, her movements almost completely restricted. She was pinned to the bed but at that moment, she didn't want to get away. Getting away from Simon was the last thing she had in mind.

In amidst her own groans and grunts, she heard Simon speaking... telling her what she needed to say. It took a few more strokes before she managed to formulate the words.

"So... so good...ohhhh fuck yes...I... I... like being... being fucked... fucked by you... ohhh god...ohhh fuck..."

Lobo laughed as he and Finn continued to watch.

"You were right about this cop, man. She is a sweet fucking whore. I gotta get me another taste of that before this is over." Finn looked at him and nodded. "She'll do pretty much anything for a good fuck."
 
Simon continued thrusting into Evie while she told him what he wanted too hear. This please Simon to no end. He had Evie firmly in his grip now. Simon didn't believe that Evie could ever be fully turned against her family, or Tom. Like he had turned Tori into his willing mind slave. Still, Simon could control Evie's actions by keeping her horny. While it wasn't the same as having a mind slave. Evie would still serve him in ways she would never have wanted. Having Evie around didn't please everyone. Lobo & Finn enjoyed having their very own slut cop, but Tori wasn't very happy. Tori saw Evie as a threat to her own status in Simon's new family. It was clear that Simon was enjoying himself while fucking Evie. Tori could hear his moans & groans of pleasure even out in the hall. Her eyes burned with anger as each sound of pleasure reach her ears. Tori was broken by Simon after he kidnapped her. It happened not long after his escape from prison. She acted like a victim per Simon's orders. This was a plan Simon put in place just in case he was captured. The whole thing ended with people thinking Simon was dead. Simon however got the medical attention he needed from Tori. She payed for all his bills and took care of his needs while he healed. It was Tori who contacted Finn and brought him together with Simon. No one ever expected that Tori was really working for Simon. Doing his bidding. Tori growled when more groans came from the room. She could hear Evie begging for more. Evie was begging for Simon to fuck her harder. Simon gave Evie what she wanted, but there would be no sweet release for her. Tori knew they wouldn't let Evie cum. Simon even wanted Tori to help keep Evie hot. He ordered her to finger fuck Evie's pussy. To play with her ass & tits just to keep her hot. But all Tori wanted was to kill that cheap slut. She couldn't standby and let Evie move in her what was hers and Tori saw Simon as hers. Tori hatched her own plan. She would act like a willing member of Simon's plan to keep Evie all worked up. Tori however would kill Evie the first chance she got. She even planned on saying how Evie tried to escape and Tori was forced to kill her. That was something everyone would believe. Tori cringed upon hearing Simon let out a long deep groan. She knew that he was cumming inside Evie's body. Simon's cum was flowing free into her. Tori cursed the day Evie Taylor was born. Oh how she hated that nasty whore.

Tori steady herself before reentering the room. She coolly lit up a cigarette and leaned against the door jam. Lobo & Finn looked at her when she asked if Evie was properly brought into the group. Finn said Evie would be much easier to handle now. Tori's hate filled eyes fell upon Evie. She however shook this off. Tori couldn't risk the others finding out about her plan. Simon would have her killed just for acting out against his wishes. Simon passionately kissed Evie while keeping his cock buried in her pussy. His warm cum now laid inside her body. He kept Evie's body bent until the kiss was over. Simon then let her legs down. He looked deep into her eyes saying that they would always be together. He would never give Evie up. Simon said he would sooner kill Evie then let her return to to her old life. This was Evie's life now. She was set to be Simon's pet from this point on.
 
When Simon was done, he pulled out and climbed over the bed. Evie closed her eyes and rolled over, groaning softly, her body aching. Right now more than just about anything she wanted a shower. Simon got dressed while he and Finn and Lobo complimented each other on their performances. And then they left Evie alone on the bed. it such a surprising move that it took Evie a few minutes to realise that she was alone. They hadn't secured her back to the bed and she wasn't sure that they had locked the door. The three of them had been so damn pleased with themselves... so arrogant that they had either completely forgotten that they had originally brought Evie here against her will or they genuinely didn't think she would try to get away. Evie eased herself slowly off the bed, moaning a little as her muscles complained at the moment. She looked around the room, taking in a little more this time than she had been able to when she had first woken up. The presence of Lobo in the room had somewhat distracted her. In the far corner of the room was another door - not the door that led to the corridor. She got up and headed across the room. On opening the door she found that it led to a small bathroom - toilet, sink, waste basket. Nothing else. It was better than nothing. Evie looked back into the main room. There were some clothes were set on a cabinet at the far side of the bed. Quickly she walked back around the bed, picked them up and then headed back to the bathroom. She washed quickly. The water was cold but there was some soap and a towel which wasn't too dirty looking. She dressed quickly. She had no idea who's the clothes were; perhaps they belonged to Tori, but they fit her pretty well and they were certainly better for making an escape than the dress and heels she had gone to the bar in. She slipped on the jeans, t-shirt and sneakers. Even the shoes fit her well. Maybe they had been brought specially for her - but then Simon would have had to have planned things out pretty damn well to know her sizes. Still, it didn't matter now. They fit and they meant that she could move relatively easily and quietly.

Once dressed she headed to the door conscious that her time might be about to run out at any minute. Quietly, slowly she opened it and peered first one way and then the other. The corridor was empty. She stepped out, took a guess and headed right moving smoothly, quietly, down the corridor, left... down another corridor, looking for some kind of sign telling her the way out.
 
The inside of the old sugar mill had been changed. It no longer resemble it's former self. The inside now looked like what one would expect from an office complex. The room that Evie just left was at the far end of the old building. The corridors which she traveled snaked around the building almost like a maze. There were doors along the way. Had Evie opened them, she would have found only walls. However, not all the doors opened to walls. One, which wasn't far from the room Evie had been in led to a room. Tori was leaning against the wall of this room. She was planning out on when best to strike at Evie. Tori knew she was being pushed aside now that Simon had Evie. The prize that he so much wanted. Tori couldn't let that happen. She had fooled everyone into thinking that she was a prisoner back when the police freed her. Tori provided Simon with all the money and care he need to get well after the explosion on the docks. She wasn't about to let some cheap whore just come in and take everything away. Tori didn't believe Evie could be turned. She never thought Evie would become Simon's willing little pet. Simon and the others were blinded by the fact that had captured Evie. They did see the danger in letting her live. Tori saw that danger and would do something about it.

Simon, Lobo & Finn made their way along the corridors until reaching the main area. This area was outside the false building and showed the old mill for what it was. Simon walked over to a large metal canister which had a small cooking timer on top. He looked over the device while smiling. " Just enough plastic to pop the top I see.........Very good.......We can start with the next phase of my plan. " Simon then told Lobo and another man to take the canister to Honolulu. It would be placed along a street in Ala Moana which is a district between Kakaʻako and Waikīkī. It's the home of the world's largest open air shopping center. The canister was designed to look like a device which counted traffic. This would avoid trouble when placing the device. Lobo and his helper dressed in uniforms used by the street department workers. They loaded the canister into a van before taking off. Simon stood watching as the van sped away. He was very pleased at his victory. The MCU & the Five-0 task force were powerless to stop him, or even to find Evie. Despite Simon claims, he never planned on leading them too him. His game was just a ploy to lead them away and make them waste time. Simon turned and asked Finn if Lobo had the note? Finn nodded his head while saying yes. Lobo would leave the note where it could be found. This note was just Simon's last jab before the plague was released.

Tori crushed out a cigarette after hearing Evie leave her room. She just smiled since Evie was showing her true colors. Tori left the room where she was standing in. She followed just behind Evie who was moving ahead. Tori watched as Evie moved around like a rat trapped inside this crazy maze. " Some many doors......But very few ways out. " Tori said as she came slowly around the last corner. She wore a scowl while glaring at Evie. " I knew you couldn't be turned........You could never be faithful to Simon. " Tori added before coming to a stop. Size wise, both women were matched evenly. Tori however was an actor and only played parts in action movies. While she learned some tricks on how to fight, she wasn't skilled like Evie was. Tori knew this and planned on evening up the odds. She pulled a knife which was hidden behind her back. " Simon is a great man.......Destined to become a GOD!........A new Adam who's seed with create a new world from the old one.......You don't deserve to be at his side.......That's my right!......I cared for him when he was injured.......I introduced him to Finn.......Finn was able to gather the information on you........He also made you and that fake hero Tom look foolish by setting you up. " Tori said while holding the knife out in front of her. She saw a puzzled look on Evie when she spoke about setting them up. Tori admitted that it was Finn who left out certain information, or who gave information out which caused all the trouble for Tom & Evie over the last few months. Tori said Finn was able to work his way out of traffic and into communications. This aided him in knowing when and where Tom & Evie would be.
 
The last corner took Evie into a cavernous room. She had no idea. What would have been here originally - probably the machinery to mill the sugar cane from the plantation that had been nearby - was long since gone and the place was now empty.

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But it had two things in it that Evie had been looking for more than anything else. Windows onto the outside world and doors. External doors. Doors to the outside. To some degree of freedom. Evie stepped further out into the room and then heard a noise behind her. A scuffed shoe on a dirty concrete floor only seconds before a voice. She turned quickly and saw Tori. As Tori advanced a little slowly towards her, Evie moved back. The two women moved step for step. Forwards matched backwards. Left matched right. Slowly they started to circle each other, maybe 15-20ft apart. Evie listened to what Tori said but said nothing in response. What was there to say. The woman sounded crazy. Completely brainwashed. Then Evie saw the knife. Nothing too big but certainly big enough to do plenty of damage. It had been a while since she had needed any genuine hand to hand combat on the street. Chin Liu had been the last. Thinking of him still caused a little pain... It meant she remembered the hospital. Her family near death. She pulled her mind back to the present.

"Give it up Tori. You're on the wrong side here. This is not going to play out how you think." Tori laughed in response, then became quiet for a moment before lunging at Evie.
 
Tori's lung was easily seen by Evie. She could tell by how Tori held her body that the move was coming. Evie knew this because if the training she received from Callen & Sam. Her MMA training was paying off again. Evie spun away from the knife thrust. She turned enough to keep Tori in her sights. Tori came to a stop before slowly turning. She glared at Evie with crazy eyes. This didn't surprise Evie, nor did it scare her. Evie knew that Tori was no longer in her right mind. Simon had taken care of that a long time ago. Tori changed the position of the knife in her hand. She was no longer holding it straight out. It was now being held for downward strikes. Tori raised the knife and charged Evie again. This time Evie didn't move, she held her ground. Evie blocked the downward strike by grabbing Tori's arm with her left hand. The two women then went body to body as a clash over the knife started. Since Evie had left the manufactured building and entered the old sugar mill. She and the fight were now in full view of Simon & Finn. The two men stopped talking after hearing the voices. Finn made a move to go help Tori, but Simon stopped him. Simon wanted to see just what would happen. He was intrigued by the fight between the two women.

Clearly, Evie was the stronger of the two. She was able to force Tori back against the particle board wall which made up the outside of the manufactured building. Tori wasn't totally clueless at fighting. She had done enough action movies to pick up a few moves. Tori spun Evie around and slammed her into the false wall. The impact jarred Evie and caused part of the wall to break. It also caused Tori to drop the knife on the floor of the mill. The two women ended up in an empty room as the fight went on. Simon & Finn looked on trying to see who was winning. Inside the room, Evie delivered a blow which sent Tori crashing through another part of the wall and back out into the old mill. Tori was dazed by the blow, but she wasn't out. As Evie stepped through the opening created by Tori's body. She was greeted by Tori pushing herself up. Tori wiped some blood from the corner of her mouth. She then spit on the ground and growled out that Evie would pay for that. Tori screamed out as she attacked Evie. The two women clashed again much to the delight of Simon. Tori got in a couple of shots which sent Evie back towards the building. Evie quickly shook them off. She had been hit harder during her life. Evie grew up with two older brothers and she was the MMA Women's Champion of LA County. Tori would have to do a lot worse to really hurt Evie.

The fight went back and fourth, but it was clear that Tori was out matched. Evie was just to well trained and it was only a matter of time before Tori was out of gas. Trying to end this, Evie delivered a kick which Tori was able to avoid. She did this by accident after tripping. Evie was aiming for Tori's head and would have made a knock out blow. The kick landed, broke a board instead of hitting Tori's head. The board snapped, with one piece falling over. The jagged end however pointed outwards. This board had been holding part of the wall which broke early during the fight. Tori was breathing heavy and scrambling around on the floor. It looked like the fight was pretty much over. Tori was enraged however. She found the knife which she dropped. Tori grabbed it, then jumped to her feet. She was putting everything into one last attack. Tori charged at Evie holding the knife high above her head. The knife was coming down quickly. Evie had only a moment to react to the attack. She side stepped Tori's attack while using her legs to take Tori off balance. Evie did this by placing one foot at the front of Tori's ankle and the other in the back of her calf. This caused Tori to stumble forward. She slammed into the broke board as the knife which she held was chest high. The knife was pushed into Tori's heart. Tori stumbled backwards and slowly turned around. She was spitting up blood from her mouth. Tori cursed Evie, calling her a bitch before she fell down dead. Simon started clapping his hands as he & Finn walked up. " You are worthy of becoming my mate. " Simon said as Finn pulled out a pistol. Finn pointed the pistol at Evie while Simon knelt down over Tori. She was face down on the floor and quite dead. Simon said it was shame that Tori needed to die. He said Tori would have been the nanny to the children he would have had with Evie. Simon then smiled at Evie. He said that they would just have to move on without Tori. Simon then nodded his head and Finn shot Evie. The gun however, had no bullets. It fired a dart that hit Evie in the arm. This dart would keep Evie quiet until Lobo came back and the ceremony would start. Evie passed out from the drug. Finn then carried her back to her room and laid her on the bed.

About an hours later, Lobo returned. The canister had been dropped off. Simon's note had been placed where it would be found and Lobo killed the extra man just as Simon had wanted. In Simon's world, lackeys were a dime a dozen and loose ends were more trouble then they were worth. Anyone who wasn't a true believer in Simon's vision. Couldn't be allowed to live and spoil his plans. Simon had take Tori's body out and dump it. He couldn't have this putting a damper on Evie's big day. Lobo quickly returned after doing as Simon asked. About 30 minutes later, Simon was ready to start Evie's special day. " Gentlemen.........Hawaii is almost out of time.......Go get my bride to be.......Bring her to me. " Simon said while looking at his watch. Lobo & Finn headed off to get Evie and bring her back for the ceremony. This was Evie's wedding day. She was about to become Mrs. Evelyn Randell. In Simon's eyes anyway.
 
Initially Evie fought defensively. That Tori had been completely brainwashed was quite obvious and to begin with at least Evie thought maybe... maybe Tori might get out of this alive. In some ways she was also a victim of Simon. It didn't take long though before Evie realised that Tori was completely serious about wanting her dead. As Evie blocked one blow after another, she could hear Sam's and Callen's voices in her head telling her to go on the attack just like they had been doing on the night of the MMA fight. Not to give your opponent the chance. Tori wasn't particularly skilled; it didn't take long for Evie to realise it but at the same time, this was a woman who was clearly driven by anger and hatred and perhaps a little insanity. And whether it was by design or by accident some of the blows and more typically some of the landings were starting to hurt a little. As much as Evie began to be more aggressive, she really hadn't intended to kill Tori - hadn't intended that by the end of the fight Tori would be dead. Evie hadn't really thought anything about the end of the fight and when the end finally came, it took Evie somewhat by surprise. She saw Tori pick up the knife again. She braced herself for the next attack but it was obvious that Tori was all but spent. It was nothing for Evie to simply step to one side and kick out. Tori pitched forward. As Evie watched it was almost as if it were happening in slow motion. Evie could see what was going to happen but she knew there was nothing she could do to stop it. But before she could move towards what she already knew would be Tori's lifeless body, she heard the clapping. Heard Simon's voice.

Her heart sank. A chance of escape gone. Evie's attention was drawn to Finn and to the pistol he held, pointing at her. Her gaze shifted between the pistol, Finn and Simon as she watched him check Tori's body. And then she saw the nod towards Finn. It took her completely by surprise and for a second fear sparked through her body. She was expecting the sound of a gun shot, but in never came. In the end the sound was muffled... as if there were a silencer on the weapon and then she felt the sharp pain in her arm. Almost immediately she knew that the pain wasn't the pain from a bullet. She looked down at her arm and saw the end of the dart but her mind was struggling a little to grasp what had happened. And then things started to turn darker... she was struggling to see. Gradually the blackness overcame her and she was unconscious before she hit the floor.

When she woke up she was on the bed back in the room she had been in before. She was still dressed and her left wrist was secured to the bed frame by handcuffs. Her head hurt. It hurt a lot. She slowly pulled her feet down and onto the floor. She was alone. She pulled on the handcuffs, whilst trying to get her mind to work on a way out and then she wasn't alone anymore.

"Oh look. Sleeping Beauty is awake. Perfect timing." Finn stepped over to the bed and undid the handcuffs. Evie stayed sitting on the bed, rubbing her wrist. She said nothing but looked up at both men expectantly. Finn reached down and grabbed the top of Evie's arm, lifting her up. Evie didn't put up much of a fight. She couldn't see the point at that moment.

"Where are we going?"

"This is the day that you dreamed about as a little girl" Lobo said as Finn secured her wrists behind her with the cuffs and then half walked half pushed her out of the room and along the corridor.

"What? What are you talking about."

"It's your wedding day." Evie laughed out loud and looked wide eyed at Finn. "You have to be joking. Wedding. Who am I... oh god.. you have to be kidding... I'm not going to..."

"You don't have any choice my dear." Simon greeted Evie as Finn and Lobo walked her into what had obviously been an office. It was empty except for a table in the middle of the room. There was nothing ceremonious about the place. Finn walked Evie over until she was stood in front of Simon and in front of the table. Simon smiled as he looked Evie up and down; Finn and Lobo standing next to her, each holding one of Evie's arms

"Im sure you imagined some ornate church... a grand silk gown... family and friends around. Well we don't need ornament and false gods and expensive distractions. And this is your new family for now. Until the world is reborn at least. We do however need a symbol of union." Evie stared at him. "Your insane." Simon took no notice and reached down and picked up something metallic from the table. It wasn't until he held it up that Evie saw that it was a necklace. An silver choker necklace from the centre of which hung a small silver vial.

"What is that?"

"Its a symbol of our love." Simon reached up and secured the necklace. Evie tried to pull away but Finn and Lobo held her tighter. She heard the click as he secured it around her neck.

"There. And just in case you think you can remove it... there is a micro-charge built into the top of the vial." Simon reached into his pocket and pulled out what looked like a small pen. "If I press this... Im afraid the vial will be no more and..."

"What's in the vial." Simon simply smiled as he adjusted the vial at Evie's neck. "What's in it Simon."

"I'm sure you can guess."
 
Simon guessed that Evie must have had some thoughts of what her wedding day would be like. A day filled with flowers, family, friends and the union of two people in love. Most women have such thoughts at some point during their lives. Simon was sure that the thought had crossed Evie's mind. He did however believe that she never pictured this. Simon's twisted mind came up with this idea months ago. If he had been lucky enough to trap Evie. Simon planned on bedding her, then wedding her. The first part happened when Simon fucked Evie. The second part just happened when Simon placed the necklace around her neck. This was far from any legal union in the eyes of the law. No one here was a priest, pastor, or minister. There was just Simon, Lobo, Finn and Evie. Simon had just claimed Evie as his own. He also made sure she'd be a good girl. That vial contained just enough of the plague to infect Evie. Simon could trigger the vial anytime he wanted. The trigger device had an effective range of 1 mile. This meant that Simon didn't have to see Evie to kill her. He could press the device, the vial would open and after some hours of excruciating pain. Evie would die.

Simon was sure Evie knew what was in the vial. She knew how his twisted mind worked. Simon however, couldn't help but tell Evie in his own way. He placed his hands onto her shoulders. " True love means you'll do anything for that special someone......Anything in the world.......Even kill........To show true love.......You must be will to kill that which you love most........I love you so much Evelyn......That I'm willing to kill you. " A smile grew over Simon's face as she spoke. He told Evie that the vial had just enough plague to kill her. Simon said that if she tried to escape. If she tried to leave his side. He'd kill her because he loved her so much. " No one else can have you but me........You are Eve to my Adam.......Together we will build a new world from the ashes of the old........You are now my beautiful blushing bride. " Simon added before pulling Evie into his arms. He captured her lips in a passionate kiss. Simon released Evie only to tell Finn & Lobo it was time to kiss the bride. Evie was spun around by Simon. She ended up in Finn's arms. He placed his own kiss on her lips. This was much harder then the one Simon had given her. Finn slipped his tongue into Evie's mouth. He then pulled back laughing at her. Finn pushed Evie into Lobo's arms. He to planted his own forceful kiss upon Evie's lips. The kisses from both men were raw & hungry. Reminding Evie of what they did to her some hours ago. Evie was soon released and end up back in Simon's arms.

Simon told Evie that society would soon met it's end. He spoke of having canisters of plague not only here, but back in Los Angeles. The ones in LA were on timers much like the one here in Hawaii. Simon's eyes lit up when he spoke of how the plague would spread quickly a crossed the nation. How hundreds of thousands would die, if not millions. Simon knew that any such plague wouldn't stay with in the US. It would spread like a wild fire over the world killing even more. Simon said they would be safe because they were going to a small isolated island nearby. No one lived there and Simon already had it set up as a shelter. Simon admitted to stealing the cure as well as the plague itself. He said that there was very little time left. Soon the canisters would open and his dream would finally come true. Simon pulled Evie into his arms again kissing her. This time his kiss was not just passionate, but forceful. Finn smiled as he looked at his watch. It was all happening just as Simon had planned.
 
Evie stared wide eyed at Simon. In some respects she was having difficulty fully accepting what he was telling her. Could he really believe what he was saying? Was he really that insane? The reality of the device around her neck sank in. Any real chance of escape was gone, at least as long as Simon was alive. And if he knew he was about to die she had no doubt the he would take her with him. There were three chances. To get trigger away from Simon, to get more than a mile away from him before he knew she was gone or a bullet to the head which quite literally blew his brain out. But she also realized that being anywhere except a few feet away from him meant she couldn't see whether he was about to push the trigger. Evie suddenly felt sick. As the words were sinking in, Simon kissed her. There was little fight in her at that moment as her mind struggle to comprehend what she had been told.

She was turned round. She looked at Finn as Simon held her by her shoulders and give a little push towards Finn as if presenting her to him. Finn was grinning. Evie couldn't understand how he was going along with this. Finn had been a cop. He had been decorated and promoted on a number of occasions. How was he going along with all of this? Then he was kissing her. Holding her tight. Squeezing. She groaned. Finn's action seemed to bring her out of her mental crisis. She struggled and squirmed. Finn broke the kiss, still grinning. He took hold of Evie's chin.

"You know! I think I like it more when you fight."

Evie wanted to hit him, but the cuffs kept her wrists together in the small of her back. Simon's hands were back on her shoulders. She glared at Finn and then without any conscious decision she spat at him. For a split second she saw the surprised look on his face. But then Finn moved quickly. She felt the hard slap from the open hand which cracked against her cheek. Her head snapped sideways as she felt the stinging reaction.

"I might have to make up for the obvious lack of discipline from your father, Evelyn. You clearly need to learn your place." Simon said as he turned Evie towards Lobo. He was grinning too. "You can fight all you want with me. Nothing I enjoy more than taming a wild bitch." He pulled her into him. Kissed her hard. Held her tight.

When Lobo broke the kiss, he stroked his fingers down her reddened cheek. "I'm going to enjoy you." And the suddenly she was turned again, back facing Simon. As her told her about the canisters a sense of panic began to fall on her. How could she get away? How could she tell Tom and McGarrett? And her Dad too? What about LA? Here she was stuck in a tiny room with three men and with no reasonable expectation that she would be able to get away anytime soon. And no-one knew where she was. Evie couldn't see how she could stop Simon's vision.

And then from somewhere outside, there was a noise. All four of them looked towards the door, but the noise wasn't that close. It did come from outside though. The feint sound of adoir being broken open.
 
Tom & the Five-0 team were stuck with no where to go. They had Simon's accomplices on the islands. They had the rest of his plague supply expect for one canister. Tom even get word that James, Kim, Jack & Steve raided the address they were to check out. Inside they found the canisters Simon left behind in LA. So far, Simon's plan was beginning to fall apart. The only trouble was that no one knew where Simon, Evie & the last canister of plague were. Cat & Chin checked, double checked and triple checked every lead. They checked over the statements given by those in custody. There was nothing that would lead them to Simon. No hidden clue left behind unseen. Tom refused to believe that all was lost. Simon had slipped up somewhere. It was just a matter of finding it. McGarrett's cell phone went off. He walked away from the group huddled near the Five-0 computer terminal. McGarrett quickly returned announcing the news that Tori Summers had been found dead. Her body was laying at the edge of a pineapple field when some workers came a crossed it. McGarrett, Tom & the team headed for the field. They began searching the area for clues. Max had already taken Tori's body back to his office. As Max always does, he made a surprising discovery while running a check on the dust found in her clothing. Large amounts of sugar dust were found all through her clothing. Like she had been living at a sugar mill. Max believed he had found the missing clue that would lead to Simon's capture. He phoned McGarrett with the news.

McGarrett hung with Max saying that sugar dust had been found in Tori's clothing. Cat pulled out her tablet and brought up a map of Oahu. She pointed to a rundown old sugar mill on the north west end of the island. It was well away from anyone who could spot activity there. McGarrett believed that this is where Simon must be holding up. Tom was itching to go, but the team was stopped when Chin got a call. They couldn't hear what was being said, but it was clear the news wasn't good. " That was Duke.......HPD found a note from Simon......They also found the last canister........It's in Ala Moana. " Chin said in a somber tone. He then said that the canister has a timer and a small amount of plastic explosive on it. Chin added that the timer was running. McGarrett looked around at everyone. He knew letting Tom go after Simon would lead to Simon's death. That was something he couldn't let Tom do. McGarrett told Tom, Chin & Cat to go after the canister. He & Danny would go after Simon. Tom of course protested this, but Steve said Tom was to close on this one. McGarrett told Tom to go downtown and see what they could do about stopping the canister from opening. This went against Tom's feelings. He wanted to be there for Evie. He wanted to be there when she was freed. Danny told Tom that they would get Evie. Tom just needed to trust them.

Tom agreed and left with Chin & Cat. They headed for Honolulu while McGarrett & Danny headed for the old mill. McGarrett called for backup from HPD, had a hazmat team dispatched to the area and asked for Tripler Army Hospital to standby in case things went wrong. Tom, Chin & Cat arrived at Ala Moana to find the area roped off. They went into the area where the device was planted. Tom knelt down and started to check it over. He noticed there was just enough explosive to pop the top open like a beer can. Tom asked Sgt. Duke Lukela where the bomb squad was? Duke said the HPD bomb squad had been swamped with false bomb reports all morning. Tom was sure that was part of Simon's plan. That would keep them busy until his device went off. " We've got less then four minutes before the canister opens and we're all infected. " Tom said while looking over the timer. It all seemed quite simple. Tom began moving the wires which made Duke asked if Tom had any experience in bombs? Tom just looked up at Duke. " I took a few lessons about 10 years ago......Just for shits and giggles really. " Tom said before calmly pulling a wire from the timer. Everyone gasped at this move. The timer however stopped. Chin, Cat & Duke started laughing after breathing a sigh of relief. Tom wasn't sure that it would be that easy. He knew Simon wouldn't have just one way to open the canister. A second later, a beeping noise was heard. Tom rose to his feet as Cat asked what that was. " Simon's plan B. " Tom said walking towards a nearby garage can. He started throwing trash all over the place and found a bag with another explosive inside. This timer started at 1 minute and was counting down fast. Tom hurled the bomb into the air and as far away as possible. He yelled for everyone to get down! The bomb went off just as everyone reached the ground. They all looked towards the canister which was rocking because of the explosive force. The canister started to fall over. It happened as if played out in slow motion. Each passing second, the canister grew closer to breaking open on the sidewalk. At the last second before the canister struck the ground. Tom reached out his right hand placing it between the canister and the ground. The impact was softened by Tom's hand. " Chin........We need the hazmat team........And I need a new pair of shorts. " Tom said as he laid there on the ground holding death in his hand. " I hear ya brother. " Chin said while getting up to go get the hazmat team.

Simon's attack on Honolulu had failed, he didn't know about that yet. Right now he was concerned about the sounds around the old mill. McGarrett, Danny, an HPD SWAT team and US Army hazmat & medical teams had surrounded the building. In case Simon had anymore of the plague inside. The army hazmat team set up a special area to treat any victims. An army helicopter was sanding by to rush anyone in need of treatment to Tripler. Simon pulled Evie close as the door came flying open. He was using her as a human shield. Lobo & Finn drew weapons as McGarrett, Danny and the SWAT team entered. McGarrett yelled out "Five-0" and told Simon to give it up! " Commander McGarrett.......You are becoming as troublesome as Thomas Reed. " Simon said while he raised his hand which held the triggering device into the air. It was now obvious that something went wrong with his plan. Since he didn't see Tom anyway. Simon guessed that Tom was playing hero again. But this time he was saving millions from a certain death. " I have one last card that needs to be played Commander........And it will play out in front of your eyes. " McGarrett knew that Simon had a triggering device of some type in his hand. He couldn't see any canisters, or anything which looked like it housed anything dangerous. That was when McGarrett spotted the necklace Evie had on and the vial hanging from it. Lobo tried to make a break for the nearest window. He fired at the police while running. Lobo was dropped long before he could reach the window. Finn no longer saw a need for a stand off. He knew damn well McGarrett wouldn't let them just walk free. Finn dropped his weapon and raised his hands. That just left Simon who was keeping Evie's body tightly against his own. McGarrett said that Simon was all alone now. It was time to give up. " The weak are always the first to fall Commander......You should know that.......But I'm strong......So strong that I'm willing to kill what I love most. " Simon said as a sly smile slipped over his face. McGarrett knew that Simon was going to infect Evie. He had to try something to stop Simon. McGarrett took care aim at Simon's wrist holding the device. He squeezed off a single round which hit dead center. Simon groaned out in pain. He lowered his hand, but still held on to the device. Simon did send Evie spinning away and crashing on the floor. Danny leaped to his feet and started running towards Evie. Just then Simon found the strength to activate the device. A small top on the vial around Evie's neck popped open. McGarrett went after Danny catching him before he could touch Evie. " No Danny!.......She's been infected. " McGarrett said before he told Danny to get the hazmat & medics in here. He turned around and knelt down where he could face Evie." We have medics standing by and a helicopter to take you to Tripler.......You'll be alright.....Just hang tough Evie. " McGarrett said while Simon & Finn were being led out by HPD SWAT. Lobo was alive, but he needed a trip to the hospital.
 
When the door burst open and Evie first saw McGarrett and Danny, Evie felt a sense of relief - just for a moment. She wasn't on her own. They'd found her. She was then aware of a lot of noise outside and a helicopter buzzing overhead. There were sirens. There were flashing lights. It was the closest she'd come to being on the right end of the Calvery coming to the rescue. But then she felt herself yanked towards Simon. Held tight and hard against him. Then she remembered what was round her neck and she thought about what Simon might have set up in Hawaii and LA. She couldn't deny though that she was glad she wasn't on her own any more. She flinched a little in response to the gunfire as Lobo was taken down and she wasn't surprised that Finn just gave himself up. She looked from McGarrett to Danny and back again. It was a stand off... Except Evie didn't expect Simon to flinch. She could almost see McGarrett thinking it all through. Weighing up each action. Deciding what was going to happen...who would do what...when...who would end up dead. As Simon spoke they all knew what he was going to do. It would be the one victory he would get over Tom and Jack. Then she saw the look on McGarrett's face. She knew he was going to shoot and she braced herself.

She heard the shot and then felt the push. She stepped out but with her hands secured behind her the step wasn't enough and she continued to move...to fall... There was nothing she could do to stop herself and she hit the stone floor hard. And then everything happened so quickly. She didn't see Simon. Didn't see him squeeze the trigger and it took a few seconds before she realized the top of the vial around her neck had popped. Not until Steve stopped Danny from getting too close did she realize the trouble she was in. Human Y pestis... Pneumonic, bubonic and septicemic plague. In this case, pneumonic plague. Spread person to person the symptoms were long. Fever? Chills. Coughing. Chest pain. Dyspnea. Hemoptysis. Lethargy. Hypotension. Shock. 100% mortality if not treated. The traditional first line treatment for Y. pestis was streptomycin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, and fluoroquinolones. Antibiotic treatment alone is insufficient for some patients, who may also require circulatory, ventilator, or renal support. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine outlined the following treatment course. Antibiotics within the first 24 hours are very beneficial, with intravenous being preferred in pulmonary or advanced cases. Streptomycin or gentamicin are the first-line drugs, with chloramphenicol for critically ill patients. She saw Danny look at her then go for help. Then saw McGarrett. She pushed herself up a little, but stayed sitting on the floor. She stared at McGarrett, wide eyed. Scared. Trying to stay in control. Trying to believe what McGarrett was saying.

Within a few minutes three people came into the room. She couldn't tell if they were male or female. They were completely encased in bright orange suits and wearing breathing gear. Hazmat. McGarret moved to one side. Two of them helped Evie to her feet and then quickly marched her outside. Evie said nothing but she wished they get the cuffs of her. She was soon outside in a wide courtyard. A metal cube was erected in the middle. It reminded her of a small tent frame without the outer canvas on. She was escorted to it, effectively placed into it and then the jumpsuit guys moved away. Before Evie knew it, powerful jets of water came at her from every angle. Within a second she was soaked.

The Hazmat shower unit could decontaminate people in, or under, two minutes. But it was a long two minutes for Evie. To achieve this, water was applied at 1100 litres per minute at a pressure of 5 Bar. Basic movements were carried out in the shower to expose the external surfaces of clothing and equipment. The high velocity spray nozzles permitted variations of spray patterns; positions of the nozzles were essential to obtain maximum cleaning effect. The nozzles were located in four vertical pipes that form the frame of the shower. Evie tried to turn her head out of the way of one jet, but simply turned into another. It was a very long two minutes. When it was finally done, she was handed a blue suit to put on over the top of her soaked clothes and then, shivering ... She was taken to a waiting helicopter. Other than an odd instruction, no-one said anything to her. She was simply processed while Danny and McGarrett looked on.
 
An army medical team was standing by with the helicopter. Once Evie was on board, the medics started an IV. The US Army UH-60 Black Hawk lifted off the ground with McGarrett & Danny standing there. Their eyes followed the chopper as it went over head before disappearing from sight. McGarrett's cell phone went off. He pulled it from his pants pocket and looked it before answering it. The call came from Cat who told Steve that everything was okay on their end. Cat said Tom saved the entire city. This was good news since things didn't go quite so well at the mill. McGarrett now had to explain to Tom that Evie was infected. He asked Cat to put Tom on. Danny asked what Steve would say? McGarrett said he would tell Tom that Evie was alive. " I'll be lucky if Tom doesn't knock me on my ass. " McGarrett added before Tom got the phone. Over the next few minutes, McGarrett told Tom what happened. He explained how they stopped Simon, but Simon was able to infect Evie with the plague. Tom's heart sank at the news about Evie. He felt sick to his stomach and realized how lonely his life would be without her. Tom could not imagine his life if Evie wasn't around. He could even now see her as if she was sitting at her desk back at the MCU squad room. Tom could see Evie walking around the boat wearing only one of his t-shirts.

McGarrett told Tom that Evie was on her way to Tripler Army Hospital. He said she would get the best care there and he assured Tom that Evie would survive. An hour later, everyone gathered at Tripler. Evie was being kept in isolation, but everyone had the chance to see her from behind a glass window. One of the doctors told Tom that Evie was doing well. He said that she would make a full recovery. The doctor credited the medics, the helicopter crew, the hazmat team and McGarrett for getting everything set up in case something went wrong. Tom knew it could have been much worse. He stood watching Evie from behind the glass. He gave Evie a thumbs up as a sign to her that everything was alright. Simon was now sitting in a cell while the powers that be argued over who would get him. Hawaii wanted Simon to stand trail there. California wanted him because he was still serving time there. Los Angeles wanted to bring more charges for the dead homeless man and the acts of terrorism Simon caused. The US Government however held the trump card. They would end up getting Simon for stealing the plague from them. Hawaii would end up getting Lobo once he was freed from the hospital. California & Los Angeles would get Finn.

Tom called James with the news about Evie. Everyone was shocked to hear what happened, but they were glad that Evie would be okay in time. Tom learned that James, Kim, Jack & Steve followed that address which Tom gave them. They found a lab where Bixby had created more of the plague. From there they were able to track down all the canisters Simon had left behind. The evidence showed that Simon funded his plan from the money Tori Summers made from her movies. After speaking with James for a while, Tom spoke with Jack. As expected, Jack was upset by the news about his daughter. Also as expected, Jack said he'd be on the first plane to Hawaii. Jack's first plane out wouldn't be a normal flight from LAX. Rick Reed heard what happened to Evie when Alyssa called with the news. He then called Jack and said his private plane would get him to Hawaii quicker. The two men met at the airport before they headed for the islands.
 
It was a strange feeling. Evie was surrounded by people most of the time but there was one barrier or another between her and all of them. At the Army hospital she took another shower with just the I.V bag now hanging from a light metal frame on tiny wheels. This time the shower was warm and in private if still in isolation. She was given a pair of army sweat pants, an army green t-shirt and a pair of track shoes. She couldn't help thinking that it was exactly the same as the PT kit police cadets got at the academy except it was green rather than blue and white. The clothes she had been wearing were taken away and burned. Once she was dressed, she was taken to an isolation room. There was a bed, a medical cabinet and she was still 'tied' to the IV trolley. But at least that meant she could move around...albeit only in a single room with glass walls.

She spoke to Tom when he arrived. Told him she was fine. That everything was going to be okay. For the most part she believed what she said...what she had been told. Her rational head believed it. But she couldn't deny - to herself at least - that the whole thing was a little scary. To say the least. She was infected with the plague. Everything she knew about the plague was bad. European in the 1400s. The bubonic plague outbreak in 1665 in London. Pictures of bodies being dumped onto carts and wheeled out of the City to plague cemeteries flicked through her head. Images from movies and TV and a few high school history books. She'd been given a cheap cell phone and so could talk to Tom and the others who were outside the isolation room. Despite her own internal fears she tried to stay as positive as she could. At Danny's insistence and after what Evie could only describe as an argument between an old married couple McGarret apologised to her. She told him it was fine...not his fault...he'd tried to stop Simon...Simon was going to do it either way.

After a few hours, when Evie was starting to think that maybe the antibiotics were going to stop her feeling any adverse effects at all, she started to feel as if she was coming down with a cold. A bad cold. Headache. Fever. The beginnings of a cough. The Army doctor told her everything was okay. Perfectly normal and expected. She tried to accept what he told her. She spoke to James on the phone and James updated her on events in LA. A couple of hours later, she spoke to Steve who told her her Dad was on his way with Rick. Having spoken with her brothers and knowing her Dad was on his way, she felt a little better. For all of them in many ways family was part if the cure whenever any of them were unwell or injured. After the call, she was left on her own. She'd told Tom to go back to the hotel and get some sleep. She tried to do the same but the coughing meant that it was a broken sleep. At least initially. Eventually she did fall asleep and when she woke the drugs were clearly starting to work. She lay still, eyes still closed trying to evaluate how she felt ...and she felt better than she had when she went to sleep. And she was hungry. In fact she was struggling to remember when she had last eaten. Breakfast in the hotel on their first morning in Hawaii. How long ago was that? She opened her eyes and eased herself up. Only then did she realize that her Dad was sitting in a chair just outside. They had a conversation, she told him she was fine...feeling better. Doctors came in and checked her over. And then someone made arrangements for some food to be delivered. The two of them effectively shared lunch - Evie had slept a long time in the end - albeit divided by the glass of the isolation room and Jack gave her all the details of what had happened on LA...repeating much of what Steve hand James had told her but Evie let her Dad talk, interrupting only a few times with a coughing fit. It was in many ways like any lunch they might have shared anywhere.
 
In time, Evie was moved from isolation and into a normal hospital room. This was done after tests showed no signs of the plague left in her body. Evie could then have normal visits until she was released. Jack & Rick returned to LA and James & Kim arrived. They paid Evie a visit, but couldn't stay long. James said they had come to pick up Finn and take him back to Los Angeles. Kim told Evie that Lobo was staying in Hawaii to face changes while Simon would become a Federal Prisoner. She said everyone got something out of this. Tom who was sitting at Evie's bedside holding her hand figured this would happen. Simon had stolen Government property after all. McGarrett, Danny and their team soon arrived. They had news for both Tom & Evie. McGarrett told them that Governor Denning had called the Governor of California, who in turn called the Mayor of Los Angeles, who called Chief Beck in LA. He said that it was decided that Tom & Evie would still get their full vacation and the tab would be picked up by the State of Hawaii. McGarrett added that Governor Denning would be honoring Tom at a special ceremony for his actions in stopping Simon's plan. Tom cared very little for that. He was just glad that Evie was okay and would soon be released. Tom had spent most of his time at the army hospital. Even though Evie told him to get some rest. She would often find him sitting at her side in a chair. During Evie's hospital stay, she had numerous visitors. Beside Tom, Jack, Rick, James & Kim. McGarrett, Danny, Chin, Cat, Governor Denning, Duke, Max and a very large man known as Kamekona who brought bags of shrimp dishes from his lunch truck also stopped by to check on her.

Evie was released on the morning of the ceremony by Governor Denning. That afternoon everyone gathered in the spot where the canister had been placed. Governor Denning gave a speech noting not only Tom's bravery and devotion to duty, but that of Hawaii's own Five-0 Task Force. Later that day, Tom & Evie were invited to McGarrett's home for a cookout. This was to celebrate Simon's capture and Evie full recovery. Over the next few days, Tom & Evie spent time alone. They walked on the beach at sunset. Had quiet dinners together. Went dancing and enjoyed the Honolulu nightlife. Tom got in some surfing while Evie finally had the chance to wear that skimpy bikini Alyssa bought for her. The one that barely covered the private areas. McGarrett & Chin noted that Tom was a pretty good surfer for someone from the mainland. On the second to the last vacation day Tom & Evie had left. They met the Five-0 team at Hickam Field. A United States Air Force facility that neighbors Honolulu International Airport. They had come to watch Simon be taken away by US Marshals. The base was heavily guarded by Air Force and Army personnel. Tom & Evie stood nearby with McGarrett and his team as Simon was led out in chains. Simon shuffled along before stopping in front of the group. He looked at each of them while smiling. Simon came closer flanked by Marshals. He told McGarrett that he and his team were worthy opponents and they would met again. Simon moved along to Tom saying another game was over, but a new was waiting to begin. He smiled while saying this was just his own vacation. Simon hinted that another plan was already in motion. He then moved to Evie. " Only a Goddess could survive death.....You are worthy of being my mate........Wait for me my love.......I will return for you. " Simon said before placing a quick kiss on Evie's lips. He did this in full view of Tom and expecting what came next. Tom grabbed Simon and yanked him away from Evie. He then punched Simon in the face which knocked him to the ground. McGarrett, Danny & Chin grabbed Tom while telling the Marshals to back off. Simon laid there on the ground for a moment. He licked at the blood coming from the corner of his mouth. Simon grinned like some wicked demon as the Marshal lifted him to his feet. " I've finally reached the devil in you Thomas......Next time I'll bring it out. " Simon had a crazy look in his eyes as the Marshals pulled him away to the waiting Air Force jet. McGarrett understood Tom's feelings towards Simon. He had such feelings for Wo Fat.

To lighten the mood, McGarrett invited everyone to Kamekona's shrimp truck for lunch & beers. He wasn't paying of course. McGarrett would let the state pick up the tab since it was part of Tom & Evie's stay. That night Tom & Evie stayed in their hotel room and enjoyed some rough sex. The next morning they headed to Honolulu International Airport where McGarrett and his team were there to see them off. Tom & Evie had made some good friends on what ended up being a nice vacation. After you remove everything dealing with Simon and destroying society that is. Tom & Evie handed over their Five-0 badges. McGarrett said they had a place here in Hawaii anytime and they were always welcome on his team. After a round of hand shakes and hugs, Tom & Evie headed for their plane. A new case and some surprises were waiting for them. One surprise was that Tom's cousin Ronald "Ron" Reed was released from prison back east and made his way to Los Angeles. Ron had worked for many crime families on the east coast doing whatever was needed. He had just served 7 years of a 10 year sentence on drug charges. Ron was released for good behavior and headed out west. He already had big plans for his future. These plans would include a partnership with LA's newest business tycoon and wannabe crime lord Damien Kane.
 
Evie was happier out of the isolation cell as she started to call it but she was still a little pissed that she was still in the hospital. If she wasn't infectious any more why did she need to stay in the hospital? She felt fine. The coughing fit that immediately followed her argument didn't help her case though and so there was another couple of nights in relative confinement. Not that she was bored or left alone though. There was a steady stream of people - family, friends, old and new...some she was seeing for the first time when they visited the hospital.

When the morning of her release came, Cat called in with something smart for her to wear at the ceremony; she hadn't brought anything formal. This was supposed to be the beach... Hiking on the island... And little tourist trekking...and bed. A formal gathering and presentation with the great and the good of the island had not been on the agenda. It was a pleasant ceremony though and Evie was proud of what Sam and the 5-0 team had done. As it turned out on this one Evie had done pretty much nothing. After that, Tom and Evie had their vacation. Evie didn't get to run 'nature's stair master' as McGarrett called it. She had quite recovered enough for that, but nonetheless the two of them had a great time. It was nice to be away but when the time came to head home, Evie was looking forward to that too.
 
After a 5 1/2 hour flight, Tom & Evie's plane landed at LAX. Alyssa waited & waited for her dad & Evie to appear. The other passengers exited the plane, but Tom & Evie were no where in sight. Soon they appeared walking with an unknown man. As it turned out the man tried to highjack the plane. Tom & Evie couldn't believe their luck. They had so much trouble in Hawaii while on vacation. Then they couldn't even get home without something going wrong. Tom & Evie took this man down quickly since neither was in any mood for such foolishness. The man was placed in cuffs and tied to his seat. They handed the man off to airport police before finally meeting Alyssa. She had a huge surprise for her father & Evie. Alyssa had brought her new boyfriend along to meet them. She was all bubbly when greeting them with kisses and hugs. Alyssa grabbed this young and very handsome man by the arm. " Evie.....Daddy......This is Justin Cruz.......He's a fireman. " Alyssa was beaming while she spoke. Justin held out his hand to greet Tom & Evie. " Justin.......This is Evie Taylor.......She's my dad's girlfriend and a Sergeant in the MCU.......And this is my father Lieutenant Tom Reed. " Alyssa made the introductions. Justin shook Evie's hand saying it was an honor to meet her. He said Alyssa speaks highly of Evie. Justin then looked at Tom who was by now leaning over. " We're gone two weeks and she's got a boyfriend. " Tom whispered his words to Evie.

Tom shook Justin's hand while reminding the young firefighter that he carried a gun. Justin's dress was pretty much what you would expect from a firefighter. He wore a pair of jeans and a t-shirt which had LCFD (Los Angeles County Fire Department) in yellow letters on the front left side. On the back in big letters was Station 58. Alyssa told Justin not to worry about her father. She said his bark was worse then his bite. Tom was acting like many fathers had before him. But, he had missed so much of Alyssa's early life. It made Tom a little more protective of his only child. When Tom & Evie left on vacation, Alyssa didn't have a boyfriend. Two weeks later she was attached to Justin's arm and looking very happy. Alyssa was sure that Evie had been through this a time or two with Jack. She believed her father would warm up to Justin in time. While driving back to the boat, Justin told how he was not just a firefighter, but also a paramedic. He spoke of working with a great group of people at Station 58. One of those Justin spoke highly of was his partner and fellow paramedic Sara Rossi. Alyssa & Justin dropped Tom & Evie off at the boat. " I'll see you two at the academy tomorrow. " Alyssa said before driving away. Tom had forgot that the shooting championship was set for next day. It was late Friday afternoon when they returned to LA. Tom & Evie were both entered in the pistol shooting championship scheduled for Saturday. The vacation had turned out so crazy. Tom totally forgot about the academy and the championship.
 
Evie looked at Tom as she walked alongside him on their route through arrivals. Smiling, she shook her head a little.

"You know what, Detective Reed? You're a jinx." Tom looked at her, not really sure what conversation he had missed.

"You're a jinx. Since I met you a year ago, I've been a hooker and a porn star; I've been tortured, shot, kidnapped and I nearly committed murder. I've been infected with plague and now I've been on a plane that nearly got hijacked. None this kind of crap happened to me before I joined robbery homicide. And that's saying something with the me in my family."

"Well at least its never dull." Before the conversation could go any further, Alyssa appeared in front of both of them and it looked like she had brought a friend. Evie shook hands with the Justin and nodded a hello but she was keeping at least some of her attention on Tom. Introducing a new boyfriend to a dad was something that needed to be timed just right. Surprising him at an airport when he had just landed from a vacation was certainly not the way Evie would have done it. When Tom made the crack about the gun, Evie playfully swatted his upper arm.

"Tom. Leave the guy alone. Take no notice of him. What he meant to say was that he was pleased to meet you. That he knows his daughter has pretty good taste so by definition, you must be okay." Evie gave Tom a mock glare. He said nothing and as they made there way to where Alyssa and Justin had parked, Alyssa talked about what had been happening while they were away. Alyssa obviously wasn't aware of what Simon had intended for the City but she talked about what she had been doing at the academy and bits and pieces of news in the City. Tom spent most of the journey looking at Justin while Evie did her best to make conversation when her started talking about his job and the firehouse. Finally they were back at the boat. For all the vacation had finished up being really good, Evie couldn't help thinking that it was nice to be home. When Alyssa mentioned the Academy, Evie saw the look on Tom's face and laughed as she picked up her bag and headed onto the boat. She hadn't forgotten the competition. Well, truth was she had, until James mentioned in when he visited her in the hospital and then Steve mentioned in when they spoke on the phone. She hadn't exactly had the chance to do anything about it and she certainly didn't expect to be retaining her title. But Tom didn't need to know that.
 
Tom may have forgotten about the championship, but that didn't mean he wouldn't be ready. That night Tom made sure to clean his Desert Eagle and load extra clips for the next day. Evie had showed last year that she was every bit as good as Tom was at shooting. Their head to head match up in the finals was still being talked about. By Saturday morning everyone had gathered at the academy shooting range. As normal, the first few rounds would take place on the target range. Later rounds would go to the city street scene known as "Combat." For the finals, those in the top 10 would go head to head in both competition. The top 2 would then shoot it out on the target range before moving on to combat. If there was no clear winner, the top seed would get the choice of target, or combat as a tie breaker. The competition would continue until a clear winner was crowned. Sergeant McWilliams, as usual was the ranger master and score keeper. Nothing happened and no one fired a shot until McWilliams gave the okay. The first few rounds went by quickly. Tom, Evie, Jack, Steve, James & Kim all passed by with great scores. Even Alyssa had breezed on past those who had more experience then she did. James had already won the rifle shooting championship with easy earlier that morning. It was his sixth championship in a row. As the day wore on the competition grew tougher. Tom was sitting on top with Jack in second, Evie in third and Kim in fourth.

Once the final 10 was set, they battled it out until only five remained. Tom was still leading after this. He would now sit while the last four met to decide who would face him the finals. Jack faced off against Steve while Evie faced off against Kim. No one was surprised when Evie beat Kim. However, Jack showed a return to form by blowing Steve out of the water. It was time again for another Taylor family face off. Jack would take on Evie to see who would face Tom. This battle was as tight as last years championship battle was. Jack & Evie were tied after the range. They moved on to combat where it ended with another tie. Evie being last's years champion and top seed this year was given the choice of target range or combat. She picked the range. Evie & Jack continued their battle until Jack finally squeaked by. Like days of old, Jack & Tom would face off in the finals. Jack continued to hang tough as he had all day long. After the target range, Jack had a slight lead over Tom. That changed during combat. This had always been Tom's best event. He loved the realistic setting with buildings and cars. Tom coolly walked down the makeshift street taking aim and dropping the bad guy targets with ease. Tom was a master at this event. His movements were almost dance like as he wheeled around firing at one target after another. The Desert Eagle cracked like thunder with each shot. Unlike last year, Tom didn't miss a shot and by the end he was crowned Champion once again. This of course meant that Tom would be buying drinks at Malone's for everyone. Everyone expect Alyssa who wasn't old enough and James who was leaving on his vacation right after the championship was over. James was going to Downieville for two weeks to visit with Cindy.

Once the fun of the weekend was over, a new work week started. A request came in from the San Diego PD for help on a case dealing with prostitute murders. Kim was sent down to aid the SDPD since her Uncle had made the request. This left Tom & Evie to work any MCU cases alone until Kim returned and James came back from vacation. Monday afternoon brought a visitor to the squad room. Tom's cousin Ron showed up to say hello. Ron's criminal activity was well known to Evie. She had heard all about him from Tom & Rick. Ron however acted like he was turning over a new leaf. This pleased Tom who was willing to accept that Ron was putting his days of crime behind him. During the visit, Ron didn't hide that he was leering at Evie. Well, he didn't hide it from Evie. Ron wanted her to know he was checking her out. He made his attentions known to her after entering the squad room. Long before even going into Tom's office with her. Ron made advances towards Evie. It didn't even bother him to find out that she & Tom were going together. Ron told Evie that he enjoyed forbidden fruit. None of this was known to Tom at the time. Ron wanted to keep his cousin in the dark about many things. He however planned on letting Evie know he wanted and would have her in time.

Monday passed into Tuesday which quickly turned into Wednesday. Kim was still helping out her uncle in San Diego and it seemed like she would be there a while longer. Late on Wednesday morning Evie was greeted at her desk by Chief Beck and the fire chiefs from the city & county fire departments. The three men came into the squad room looking somber. Chief Beck had a folder in his hand. He asked for Evie to join them in Tom's office. She followed along before taking a position just slightly on Tom's right behind his desk. Chief Beck laid the folder down in front of Tom as he started to explain why they had come. He said over the last three weeks, the city and county fire departments were experiencing arson fires. Chief Beck said normally the arson investigators from the city and county would handle such cases. And they had been until last night, he added. The arsonist had become a murderer after the last fire. Chief Beck said that six bodies were found in the basement of the last building torched. He said these bodies were homeless people who'd been living there. The press was even now barking about the homeless problem in the city and county. And the lack of protection these people seemed to have. This case had become a high profile one and dropped in Tom & Evie's laps.

The three chiefs left leaving Tom & Evie to pour over the information in the folder. Evie took a seat and joined Tom in reading over the paperwork. Fire reports, reports from the arson investigators and possible suspects they were looking into before it turned into a murder case. Tom noted that 6 fires took place in the city while 10 happened in the county. All the buildings torched were abandoned. It could very well be someone doing this for a trill. However, it could also be someone doing this for profit. Tom & Evie had four names of suspects which the arson investigators pegged as people of interest. They would also have to look at those who owned those buildings to see if money was being made on insurance claims. " You know.......Six of the 10 fires in the county were in the area covered by Station 58. " Tom said as a puzzled look came over his face. " Why does Station 58 sound so familiar? " Tom asked as he looked up from the reports.
 
Steve and Evie both knew that it would be a while before their father would let them forget that he beat both of them. Both of them would take it in good grace though... Apart from continuing to comment that it was nice that someone of his age could still hack it... How most cops at his age had already taken their pension and were concentrating on going fishing. Jack responded with comic threats and promises and statements of bravado. At Malone's McWilliams had joined in and that seemed to quieten both Steve and Evie... When they realized everything they said to their dad also applied to him. Jack suggested they should have their own little competition sometime. A team challenge. Him and McWilliams against Steve and Evie. Tom and James could team up too...as the two reigning champions. Laughter, loud voices and general amusement filled Malone's until the end of the night. Tom and Evie, like everyone else, went home a little tipsy and in great spirits. It was a good way to end their vacation. Evie had then given Tom an enjoyable 'reward' for his victory making love to him slowly with the light from the TV flickering in the background.

Getting back to work came with the surprise of Kim going off the San Diego. With James on leave Evie had been a little surprised that Tom had agreed, but then she guessed if something big kicked off, Tom would just pull in Steve, her Dad and maybe even McWilliams. They had all almost become a reserve team for the MCU ...on call when needed. No distractions in the office meant that both Evie and Tom could get a lot done... Catch up on paperwork...make sure the DA's office had everything the needed for MCU cases. Almost no distractions anyway. Evie wasn't sure what to make of Ron. Truth was she didn't particularly like him and she certainly didn't believe the going straight routine. But she wasn't going to say anything to Tom. It was only a feeling and Tom knew him a lot better than she did. She wasn't impressed with some of his provocative comments though, thick with sexual innuendo whenever Tom wasn't around. She wasn't keen on his wandering eye or hand and even telling him that she was with Tom hadn't seemed to do anything to make him stop. Quite the reverse. But for Ron's visit though, the office was quiet and Evie and Tom had a few days of a normal job. 9-5 with a lunch break they could take together at lunch time. Getting home when it was still light. Enjoying an evening together.

And then they got the arson case. Tom and Evie spent the afternoon going through the files laying out everything that they had, identifying possible lines of inquiry, possible research to do, possible people to speak to - formally or otherwise. Then Tom found the possible connection to Station 58. Evie looked at him and smiled.

"Justin" she said.

"Who?"

"Justin. Your daughter's boyfriend. The fireman. Remember. You threatened to shoot him when you first met him at the airport!" Tom groaned a little when he remembered. "I didn't threaten to shoot him. I just told him I had a gun... A big one."

"Yeah I think he knows that. Even more now he's seen you in action." Evie saw the question in Tom's face. "He was at the Academy on Saturday. He came late... Just in time to see you outshoot Dad." He took Alyssa home while we went to Malone's." Tom just grunted and looked back at the file.

"He's a fireman Tom. He's supposed to be a good guy. And your daughter may be better that most girls her age in knowing a good guy from a bad."
 
Tom didn't really think Justin was a bad guy. He knew Alyssa had a good head on her shoulders. She grew up on the streets of Chicago learning how to spot the bad guys from everyone else. Tom was just being over protective of his daughter since he had missed so much of her early life. Anyways, Tom had already done a background check on Justin. Tom knew that Justin graduated from Hollywood High School where he was an all state athlete in baseball & football. Justin entered the county fire academy after school. He graduated 5th in his class of 25. Justin spent his probationary year at county station number 1. He was transferred to station 58 the next year. By the end of Justin's second year, he decided to take the paramedic course. The last two years after becoming a paramedic. Justin spent working with his more experienced partner, Sara Rossi. Tom knew that Sara & Justin were one of the paramedic teams attached to the UCLA Medical Center. All paramedic teams in the city and county were attached to one of the area hospitals. These hospitals are where the paramedics get their supplies and from where the doctors give their orders for a patents care. The paramedics use a two way telephone sent up which can also give the doctors information such as EKG's. It works like a laptop with a phone. The doctor at the hospital can see the vital signs of any patent the paramedics are working on. The doctors can then give the paramedics orders on patent care.

Tom told Evie that he didn't get the feeling Justin was bad, or even involved with this. He trusted Alyssa and her decisions. If she liked Justin enough to date him. Tom wouldn't cause any waves. The two detectives returned to their work. They spent much of the remaining day checking on the owners of those buildings. It seemed like the best place to start before Tom & Evie began running down the four suspects. They drove around the city and parts of the county visiting the different insurance companies which were involved with the burned buildings. It became clear that none of the building owners many any large amounts of money. Most of the buildings had little to no insurance. For those that did, the amount paid out wasn't enough to risk jail time. Tom & Evie needed to find answers elsewhere. This angle was a dead end. Tom looked at his watch and suggested that they head home for the night. They could start working on that list of suspects in the morning.

Meanwhile.................At Station 58.

Justin & Sara were just returning to the station from a rescue call. Sara was backing the rescue squad into the large bay beside engine 58. Justin was telling Sara about his weekend with Alyssa Reed. He told Sara about spending some time at the police academy and the shooting championship. " I swear Sara.......Alyssa's father is a real life Dirty Harry.......All those rumors about the size of his gun are true.......I've seen it! " Justin said while leaving the squad. He moved around the vehicle joining Sara on the other side. They walked into the kitchen were the rest of 58's crew was sitting eating dinner. Captain Frank Howard pointed to a couple of plates wrapped in plastic and tin foil. He said that fixed plates for Sara & Justin. Being a firefighter was hard work. The hours were long, the meals were whenever you could get them and it was filled with danger. County firefighters worked 4 , 24 hour shifts one week while have 3 days off. The next week they would work 3, 24 hour shifts while getting 4 off. The crews worked out of station 58. Right now, Captain Howard and his "A" crew were working. In two days, they would be relieved by the "B" crew. Justin & Sara grabbed their plates ad joined the others at the table. The big talk was Justin's new girlfriend. The guys couldn't help but rib Justin over dating the daughter of the city's most famous cop.
 
Once home, Evie took a shower and got changed into a LAPD vest and sweat pants while Tom made them some chicken pasta for dinner and opened a bottle of wine. Dinner was still cooking when she came back up and, after picking up the glass of wine which Tom had already poured for her, she set herself down in front of Tom’s computer and started to do a little research. When the meal was cooked, Tom handed her a plate and a fork and then set himself down on the couch whilst Evie kept ‘surfing’.

“Okay… Apparently Freud said that firesetting results from a … and I quote… “fixation or regression to the phallic-urethral stage. The warmth radiated by fire evokes the same kind of glow as accompanies the state of sexual excitation and the form and motion of the flame suggests the phallus in action.” He definitely had a questionable childhood. Anyway…“ She took a mouthful of food and then carried on. “if an insurance claim isn’t the motivation then it has to be something else. Statistics by the U.S. Fire Administration says that half of all arsons are committed by those younger than age 18; the other half is typically in their late 20s. In arson cases involving older people, the motivation is usually for profit. About 90% of all arsonists are male and they are usually white.' She picked up another piece of chicken and chewed it as she read a little more and then continued. "An old FBI report showed that the majority of profiled arsonists have below-normal IQ -- typically between 70 and 90. About one in four fall in the below-70 IQ range that qualifies them as mentally retarded. More recently there has been a suggestion that they're wrong on this in that it might just be that smarter people simply get away with it; less smart people are more likely to get caught. Some psychologist in Pennsylvannia says that while many fire-setters indeed have below-normal intelligence, many of his patients are just the opposite. About a fifth are extremely bright, and some are extremely computer-savvy and learn in a scientific way how to set fires to get maximum impact. FBI divides arsonists into six types. The organized arsonist – elaborate incendiary devices, little physical evidence, above average intelligence, non-social, dislikes people. Second, the disorganized arsonist – uses material on hand, uses matches, cigarettes, easily obtainable accelerants, physical evidence found at the scene, chaotic personal appearance and belongings. Then you have the revenge arsonist – anything between 28-53%. Next comes the psychiatric arsonist – the cry for help or the psychotic. Fifth is the pyromaniac – governed by irresistible impulses. And then last are those with the criminal motive – vandalism, crime-concealment or fraud."

She turned around and looked at Tom. "Maybe tomorrow we should go through everything we have... see if we can fit our arsonist into one of these groups... at least see where the similarities are." As she finished her meal, she looked down at the plate and then back to Tom. "That was good. It always tastes better when you cook it." When Tom had finished, Evie cleaned up and the two of them settled down in front of the TV and finished off the wine.

At Station 58, Sara smiled, laughed, made the appropriate comments in the right places as her partner continued to go on about the new girlfriend and her father. Sara was 30 years old and had heard a similar kind of story from Justin on numerous occasions before... well everything except the dirty harry father. Justin was a good looking guy and he seemed to have no difficulty in getting girlfriends... he seemed to change them on a fairly regular basis and there were frequently days which went just like this one. Sara had been a paramedic with the LA County Fire Department for about 7 years. She was a graduate of UCLA having studied English and Phys. Ed. She had gone to college because she was going to be a teacher. A couple of teachers she had had in High School had completely changed her life. Her mother had died when she was young and her father was a drunk. A mean drunk. For the most part she brought herself up and managed to avoid the attention of child services and being put in the system. When she was 13 she had decided to enrol in a self-defence class in the neighbourhood, forging her dad's signature to get the consent form cleared. At 14, when he came at her one day, she fought back for the first time. The day after she walked into a law office downtown and started proceedings to claim emancipation. it had been a teacher at the school which had supported her throughout and at 15 she was legally on her own. She didn't see her father after that and in her second year at UCLA, he was shot and killed whilst trying to hold up a liquor store. Sara identified the body and paid for the funeral but that was it. She was a good looking woman; dark brown hair, brown eyes. athletic, strong but still feminine. When she was at College, she had met a guy - Mike Duggan - who was on a baseball scholarship. The two dated for more nearly three years. Mike only ever wanted to be a fireman and as Sara came to graduate, she was already keeping him company on his runs. He finished up persuading her to apply with him. He went on about how great it would be ... both of them in the LACFD. At the time Sara wasn[t entirely sure why she applied; it had more to do with going along with Mike than it did with her own ambitions. She wanted to be a teacher. But then she got through the initial application stage and then got a place on the training programme. Mike did too. And for the first few weeks it was great. And then he failed a couple of tests which were part of the peace officer training. He was gone and he expected Sara to quit. Sara rarely quit anything and in truth she had really been enjoying herself. It was hard but it was good work. She didn't quit. And so Mike left on his own - and she had never seen him since. There were only something like 6000 female fire officers in the whole of the US. LA County had very few - only around 3% of the total force. But compared to places like Chicago and New York this was pretty good. In New York, less than a quarter of a percent of firefighters are women. She was the only one at Station 58 and she had a good relationship with all of they guys there. She had proved her worth; earned their respect. She looked out for them; they for her. It was a good crew and Cruz fitted in pretty well. It was a pretty good place to be.
 
The information Evie found was fascinating and would certainly help with this case. It would give her & Tom a base which they could work from. Tom suggested that they stop by station 58 tomorrow and speak with it's crew. Since they had worked some of those fires. It was possible they could add deals which weren't in the reports. Perhaps they had seen someone hanging around the different fire locations? Someone who looked harmless enough, but always seemed to hang around. Tom looked at the list of suspects the arson investigators made up before the case turned to murder. He noted to Evie that each man on the list fit parts of the information Evie had found. All had troubled pasts and were convicted of arson crimes before. Each of them were currently on the streets. The last one had been released from prison just 6 months ago. Tom & Evie continued to work even while the arsonist was torching another building.

30 minutes later..........At Station 58.

The crew had finished their dinner and they had set about cleaning up. The crew lived in the station during their duty time. There was a bunk room which had a single bed for each person. Off the bunk room was the shower & locker room. Sara being the only woman among this group was given the chance to shower first. The guys respected her privacy and her space. They teased her often, but never crossed the line beyond that. They were in their own way a family. The crew was just settling down in front of the tv for some rest when tones started going off over the loud speakers. The county dispatcher was setting off the alarms for each station on that call. An air horn blew in the truck bay as Station 58's tone was tripped. " Station 58.......Engine 110......Truck 110.......Engine 38.......Station 8 and Engine 208......Structure fire........38 Teale street.....Cross street Mesmer Avenue.......Time out 21:37. " Everyone was running for the trucks while the dispatcher was giving the location and type of call they were going on. They dawned their turnout gear before climbing into the vehicles and taking off. The rescue was leading the way with Sara at the wheel. The engine was following close behind as they sped into the night. Another older building was going up in flames. Just like many others over the past few weeks. After reaching the scene, Captain Howard deployed his team to attack the blaze. He then began telling in coming engines and trucks where to set up at. The Battalion chief heading for the scene told dispatch to call the MCU. It looked like they had another arson fire. Tom's cellphone went off. He picked up and spoke with the LAPD dispatcher. She told him about the possible arson fire. Tom hung up the phone and told Evie they needed to get dressed. They had a fire to check on.
 
The vast majority of the fires fought by LACFD were building fires; house fires, apartments, commercial buildings. The worst were always high rises... Like fighting in a chimney... But building codes kept these to a minimum. Once they arrived, the crews needed to work out what they had in order to know the best way to fight it. They needed to read the fire, determine the likelihood of potential chemical explosions or toxic smoke which may mean that neighbourhoods need to be evacuated. Four elements were involved in creating and sustaining a fire; fuel, heat, oxygen and a self-sustained chemical reaction. The fuel in building fires was the materials used to construct it such as wood, sheetrock, or the building contents, such as the furniture, carpeting and drapes. Heat came from the fire itself. The self-sustained chemical chain reaction was the way the fire’s components react to each other. In order to fight a fire, the crew needed to take out one of the elements. Typically this was done with water or foam he most common method is to use water to put out the fire. The water takes away heat by cooling the fire and also smothers the fire, taking away oxygen.

Sara pulled up immediately in front of the burning building. The fire had a good hold...plenty of available fuel...plenty of oxygen. As Sara and Justin climbed out of the truck, the engine pulled in behind them. Frank was out first and made his assessment in a few seconds. Knowledge and experience allowed firefighters to make the assessments fast based on what they saw and what they knew about the function and occupant of the building. Everyone always had to be careful of surprises though, even more so in arson cases. The current run indicated that the arsonist wasn't out to get firefighters and so they didn't expect anything but there was always caution. Frank dispatched his crew with two hoses clicked into hydrants outside the run down building and they went in.

It took them about 40 minutes to dowse the last of the flame and as they were about to start looking through the remains and smoking embers, Tom pulled up behind the engine and he and Evie climbed out. Justin, stood at the back of the rescue truck, recognized Tom and immediately pointed him out to Sara.

"Wow." Sara looked on completely underwhelmed. "And here I was imagining that he was at least 7ft tall with a cape and a utility belt." Justin just gave Sara a dirty look and then he left her packing gear back into the truck and headed over to where the Capt. was stood with Tom.

Tom and Evie walked over to Frank who outlined what they had, and then handed Tom the charred remains of an electronic device. He told Tom that they had found that near the ignition point of the fire. Justin then commented that they had found something similar at the other arson fires they had been at recently. Tom looked up and recognized Justin. The two shook hands and Evie nodded a hello before they thanked the Capt, and returned to their car. As Evie climbed into the passenger seat, she looked at Tom.

"None of the reports ever mentioned finding a trigger device or any kind of electronic remains." She said it quietly. Slowly. Tom looked at her. "I know." He didn't need to say anything else. They both knew what that might mean.
 
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