Castle's partner

The Find

Beckett pov

My phone rings and I answer quickly.

Blah blah blah car accident blah blah blah dead body yada yada.

"Espo, fresh one. Ryan still at the hospital with Samantha?"

"Yeah. I'll go with you."

I drive with Espo in the seat next to me.

As we approach the scene, I get a weird feeling in my stomach.

"Something's not right." I mumble.

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know."

The closer we get, the deeper the pit in my stomach gets.

Then I see it.

A car, completely on it's side.

And another, completely engulfed in flames. But I still manage to steal a glance at the license plate. Ryan's squad car.

"No."

I don't wait for Espo.

I sprint.

Samantha and Ryan lay on the ground.

There is a large puddle of blood on the asphalt around Samantha's head, cuts on her stomach and neck. A burn on her hand. Her shoulder sticks out far too much.

Ryan seems better.

I see a few cuts on his arms and head, and a large bruise.

Then it hits me.

Body. Dead, body.

The scene slows, suddenly everything is muted.

I place a hand on Ryan's chest, feeling it rise and fall.

I'm afraid to check Samantha.

"Espo," I feel myself say.

He bends down, putting an ear to her chest.

"She's breathing, but not for long if she doesn't get help."

"Dead body?"

"The car that hit them, driver."

The world seems to spin, and I place a hand on my head, feeling dizzy.

I stumble slightly, and land in someone's arms.

Castle's familiar scent hits my nose.

"Castle..." Tears come to my eyes.

"Ssh...they'll be okay."

Samantha...Ryan...

Two ambulances come shrieking through the street and stop next to us.

EMT's quickly load the two of them.

As they speed away my cop side kicks in, and my fear turns to anger and aggressiveness.

"Espo find every single security camera and footage that shows what happened. Get every witness, every person on this street when it happened. Talk to hospital staff who saw Ryan and Samantha leave and see if they saw anything unusual. Ask Nick. Get information about the other driver. I want to know exactly what went down-"

"Kate," Espo interrupts me. "Why all of this? Do you think it was on purpose?"

"It can't be a coincidence that all of this is happening. Somehow this and Nick's shooting are related, and maybe even the murder from a couple days ago, I'm not sure. And I don't care. Find out everything. They hurt my family, and I will make them pay."