First Call

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     "Grayson, I need you and Thomas to ride out to 25th and help our officers down there," Gordan said popping his head into the bullpen.

     "Yes sir," Dick replied with a salute.

     "Son you don't have to do that every time" Gordan rolled his eyes and resumed his work as the young officer ran towards the door grabbing both his and Duke's coats.

     "First call!" Dick grinned throwing Duke his coat "I'll drive"

     "Okay," Duke said putting on his coat as he followed his partner into the squad car. Of course, Dick had to slide across the hood like he was in a cheesy cop movie. Duke had only been on the job for two days now so he didn't mind letting Dick take the lead. After all, he appeared to be a pretty good guy, even if he was a little on the weird side.

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     The tires screeched as the car finally came to a stop just outside of the police tape. Dick hopped out of the car putting on a pair of dark sunglass.

     "This guy can not be for real" Duke muttered to himself as he got out of the police vehicle.

    "Ready?" Dick asked reaching through the vehicle window to grab his badge out of the seat.

    "Yeah," Duke replied "So do you want to-" He was cut off as Dick threw his hands up and yelled over at one of the crime scene investigators.

     'So much for the cool guy act' Duke thought as he watched his new partner turn into a big kid.

     "Timmy!" Dick rushed over lunging at the young detective with arms wide open.

     "Not now Dick I'm trying to work," Tim insisted dodging as his older brother tried to hug him.

    "Awe come on" Dick pouted gently grabbing his younger brother in a bear hug.

    "Stop that!" Tim yelled trying to squirm out of his older brother's grip "I'm trying to work!"

    "But we barely get to see each other" Dick hugged him tighter to the point where Duke wondered if Dick was going to snap him in half.

     "We live in the same house" Tim retorted finally getting free.

     "Yeah, but you're always working" Duke stood there awkwardly as the two brothers went back and forth before Tim finally noticed him.

     "Whose the new guy?" He nodded over to where Duke who was now trying to look busy.

     "This is Duke," Dick said waving Duke over "Hey Duke this is my brother, Tim"

     "Nice to meet you," Tim smiled holding out a hand.

     "Yeah it's nice meeting you too Tim," Duke responded shaking his head "So what do you need us to do?"

     "Just secure the perimeter," Tim said bending down to study a blood splatter.

    'He seems normal' Duke thought with a sigh of relief. Another officer walked up to them with a coffee cup in hand.

     "Here is your drink sir," He said handing Tim the cup, the little detective's eyes lit up as he took the cup.

    'Sir?' He had to be a good bit younger than them. What kind of person was he to garner so much respect "So what kind of coffee did you get?" Duke asked trying to make small talk.

     "None, the coffee machine was down this is a Red Bull slushie mixed with a fiver hour energy drink" he stated taking a sip.

     "Is that safe?" Tim just stared him straight in the face taking another sip of the

     "Any way we-"

    "Watch out" Dick yelled pushing Tim out of harm's way as a gunshot went off. Duke's eyes darted around until he saw the source of the shot. A man standing on the roof of a building a few blocks away.

     "I'm on it" He ran over to a fire escape and climbed up it quickly. Not even taking a break to catch his breath Duke ran across the building leaping onto the next. The suspect frantically climbed down the next builds fire escape. Duke ran over and leaped on top of him sending them both crashing to the ground. "You have the right to remain silent anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. He cuffed the guy as he continued to read him his rights. A squad car pulled up behind him and Dick jumped out of it.

     "Why to go rockie," Duke was about to correct him when he looked back and noticed the red trail flowing down Dicks shoulder.

     "Uh, dude your bleeding"

     "Oh yeah," Dick said looking down at his shoulder "Well would you look at that" 

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