The Unknown Child (S.W.A.T Fanfiction)

「01」Safety

"Get her up. We need to move her!"

"What's happening?"

"The police are here. We need to get out of here. Go get her!"

Hearing sirens, I sit up. The door burst open and I scramble into the corner.

"Don't move!"

Staring down the barrel of a gun, I put my hands up and don't move. My gaze falls to the floor as he reaches down and unlocks the shackle on my ankle.

"Do as I say or I'll kill you. Get up!"

I stand up and he grabs me by my hair. I grab his hands and try to pull them off, but he just slams me into the wall.

"I will kill you bitch! Do you understand? Or are you too stupid?"

He grabs my hair again and drags me into the other room. All the lights are off and the sirens are louder. The only light I see is the red and blue flashing lights from outside.

"This is L.A.P.D. Come out with your hands up. Leave all weapons inside."

"They don't know about her."

"We're dead if the boss finds out we lost her."

"Put her in the maintenance closet."

"Get on your feet bitch!"

I'm yanked off the ground and a gun is shoved against the back of my head.

"Walk or I shoot."

I start walking towards an open door and then he pushes me in.

"Put her in the back, then you just stay in the front and kill anyone who tries to open it."

He puts the gun in my face again.

"Crawl behind all those boxes and don't get out no matter what. The boss will be here soon to kill you."

With the limited light from him standing in the doorway and all the flashing lights, it takes me a second to crawl behind the boxes.

"Don't surrender."

The door closes and I'm left in the dark.

"If you make any noise I will kill you."

I curl up into a ball and put my head between my knees. A loud bang rings out, followed by yelling. So many voices overlapping, yelling the same things. After a shoot out, everything quiets down.

"20 David to command, One suspect in custody, no sign of the other one. We need a R/A on stand-by."

The room goes quiet and the only things I can hear are the sirens outside and people shuffling around.

The door opens just a crack and something lands on the floor. A flash bang goes off and I cover my ears. The door flies open and then gunshots ring out.

"Code 4."

The room goes quiet again.

"Deac, get him out of here and to the medics. Chris and Street, do one final sweep of the house."

"Hondo..."

Everything goes silent.

"Come out with your hands up."

There's a long silent pause.

"They're not moving."

"Luca, I'll cover you."

Footsteps come closer to me and some of the boxes are slid out of the way. I feel a hand brush my hair away from my neck. Jumping up, I swat at their hand and trip over the box behind me. The guy drops down behind some boxes.

I fall behind the box I tripped over and land on my back. Pain explodes from my side and I grunt.

"Its a kid. Female."

"How did you see her?"

"Her hair."

"Kid, I need you to come out from behind the boxes."

"It looked like there was more space behind the boxes."

"Start pulling the boxes out. I'm going to see if we can get the blueprints."

Footsteps walk away, and boxes start to slide across the floor.

"Kid, we're not here to hurt you."

I scoot backward until my back is on the wall, and then I curl up into a ball.

After a few minutes, the sirens stop and the lights in the house turned on.

"You guys find anything?"

"We found an empty room with restraints and blood on the floor."

"Why are you pulling boxes out of a closet?"

"We found a kid."

"Correction, I found a kid and that was the last box. She's curled up in the corner in the back. I don't think she's armed."

"Who wants to get her?"

"You too scared to get her Luca?"

"No, I scared her the first time I went in there, so I don't think it's a good idea for me to go in."

"I'll go."

"No Chris, you're staying out here. I'm going in."

"Hondo."

"No, there's only one way in and out. I'm not putting any of my team at risk if she's armed."

Another moment of silence passes.

"Kid."

I look towards the door and see boots walking towards me. He puts out his hand.

"Take my hand. I'll help you out of here. You're safe now."

After a few minutes, he starts backing out of the closet. It's a tiny room about 3 feet wide but it's about 7 ft long to one side.

"She's not responding to me and won't take my hand. I don't think she's armed though."

"Deac, you have kids. What would you do?"

"I don't know what this kid has been through, so I don't know."

"We need to get her out of there."

"Want me to try, now? Female to female."

A long pause fills the air followed by a reluctant, "Be my guest."

Footsteps walk into the doorway. Smaller than the last pair. Lighter on their feet.

"Hey, my name is Chris. I know you're scared but we need you to come out. It's safe."

I uncurl slightly to get a better look.

"You're hurt. I can get you a medic, but I need you to come out."

She reaches for me and I flinch.

"Ok, it's ok. I'm not going to hurt you. I won't touch you either. Ok? Just follow me and I'll make sure no one touches you."

She stands up and takes a few steps back.

"Everything's going to be ok. Just follow me."

I slowly stand up and walk closer to her. For every step I take, she takes one, maintaining our distance.

Once she gets to the doorway, she stops.

"One second." She turns toward the other room and continues speaking. "I need a medic on stand-by and clear this room. She's scared and won't let anyone near her."

She looks at me and motions for me to follow her. Once I'm at the doorway, I stop. No one else is in the room but there's broken glass and bullet holes everywhere.

"It's ok. You're almost outside."

Walking through the mess, I watch where I step. I don't have any shoes on. The front door is busted down and outside there's a bunch of people walking around.