Blast Zone

Chapter 8

"What's our patient's name?" The doctor asked "An alias please,"

"Stephen Winchester," Naomi stepped in before the other members of International Rescue could answer "Born 18th July, 24 years old,"

"Okay then Mr Winchester, my name's Doctor Marinette Agreste and I'll be the doctor in charge of your treatment. Agent Winchester has my word that I will not reveal your true identity,"

"Thank you Doctor Agreste," The Commander told the doctor.

"No problem. I'll be prepping Mr Winchester for the CAT scan so you will be using Conference Room 4 while I do so," Dr Agreste said. Naomi nodded.

"Same passcode as before?"

"Of course,"

"Okay IR, come with me," Naomi said sternly. Jeff, Gordon and Scott followed.

"Are you alright Agent Winchester?" Jeff asked.

"No. I'm not! I just found out that my boyfriend is a member of a highly secretive organisation which gets just as much press as his family!" Naomi yelled "That whenever he was "Sitting at Home" he was saving the world! That he kept it from me! And it's not only him that lied to me! It was my best friend Scott as well! And I can probably guess who the other Operatives of International Rescue are now because of this information and I have no clue as to how I'm supposed to handle this!" And with that, Naomi broke down in tears. Scott rushed over to his best friend. He wanted to comfort her. But she wouldn't let him.

"I don't think I'll ever be able to trust you, John or Virgil again," She said, wiping her tears away "I'm going to go get an x-ray of my arm," She left the room and walked towards the x-ray department. Scott sighed. He knew she was right. Naomi would never be able to get rid of the feeling that would haunt her as long as she worked for the FBI. And because of that, Scott knew he and the oldest of his younger brothers would probably never hear from Naomi again. Scott sighed.

"She'll be alright Scotty," Gordon reassured him "Naomi will be fine,"

"I'm going to check on Virg," Scott said

Naomi's phone rang while she was waiting for her x-ray.

"Winchester," She answered

"Winchester!" Naomi's superior yelled on the other end of the line "I want you back in the office in 20 minutes!"

"Look Simmons a) I'm in the waiting room for x-rays so it's going to take a while and b) I know the identity of one of the Thunderbirds so it would be easier if I worked with them to avoid any more issues," Naomi told her boss "I'm working this case. I need to. If you want I'll get a little bit of information for us to work on because I don't care if I lose my job over this," And with that Naomi hung up on her boss.

"Naomi, you can go through now," The nurse said. Naomi nodded and turned her phone off.

"Naomi managed to figure out that I was Op 1," Scott said "I knew she was smart but to figure out I'm Op 1..."

"It's Naomi Winchester Scott – Naomi was always able to tell when you not getting enough sleep. She knows a lot more about us Tracy's than we think," Gordon said "Plus she thought I was John,"

"You're too short to be John." Jeff told his second youngest "Any idea on how long John and Alan are going to be?"

"Probably another three hours," Scott replied.

"We just have to wait,"

"I don't like waiting Dad," Gordon complained "Any idea on when Naomi's coming back?"

Virgil awoke to find his girlfriend sitting in a chair next to his bed. Her left arm was in a sling.

"Are you alright?" He asked, genuinely worried.

"It's just a sprain but the doc wants me to keep it elevated for a few weeks,"

"So what are you doing here?"

"Conference Room 4 doesn't have a television. Your room does," Naomi said, not looking at Virgil "I'm watching horror movies on Halloween in a hospital room when I should have been watching them with my boyfriend. When I should have been pretending to be scared to get some more cuddles. Also writing up an act that should keep your deepest secret free from people like me and the press. Now back to sleep Op 3. That broken ankle won't heal otherwise," Virgil sighed. Naomi was still stubborn as ever. And she wouldn't be calling her boyfriend by his real name in this situation. He closed his eyes and dreamt.

The room Virgil saw was white. Pure white. There was no chairs, tables or other pieces of furniture that make a room a room. But there was someone else in it. He was a tall, very skinny, brown haired male. Virgil placed him to be at least John's age.

"Hello Virgil," He said

"Do I know you?"

"You know my sister. She's the one who gave her my name when you broke her heart. Or at least some of it,"

"Stephen?" The man nodded "Why are you here? You've been dead for 23 years,"

"Honestly? I have no idea either. I died when I was three. Now I look like the same age as your brother. Maybe it's your subconscious?" Stephen replied "It's probably your subconscious since you've had brother/workmates speech at least twice and I haven't been one of them,"

"Probably. So are you going to give me the speech or not?"

"Not. You've already broken her heart when she found out you know what. So I'm going to give you the you need to get back together because you make her happy and she makes you happy speech,"

"Naomi is super stubborn. She won't listen to me,"

"You think I don't know that? She's my sister. She survived a car crash with a huge shard of glass in her arm. You think she would have made it if she wasn't stubborn? It's a Winchester family trait. That and being bossy,"

"I've noticed," Virgil muttered.

"Naomi will come around. I know she will. Just let her sort her thoughts out in the meantime. She does have a gun and she won't be afraid to use it," Virgil smiled.

"Thanks Stephen,"

"No problem, now wake up – my sister has something to show you and your family,"

"Okay you're awake Op 3, perfect timing," Naomi said, pulling out her phone "This was sent over the internet a few hours ago,"

"I've been asleep for hours?" Naomi glared at the injured Thunderbird. She continued speaking.

"This is a video that was publish and it's pretty damaging to me and my career and a certain family that I've known for years. A family that's one of the richest families in the world. The person must have been a pretty good hacker because there's no way they could have gotten some of that footage," She positioned her phone so that every member of International Rescue could see. She pushed play and a video started playing.

"You think that every FBI Agent is good? Many have secrets which they wish to keep away from public eyes. One such agent is a Naomi Winchester who has assaulted a few people," A monotone voice said. Some video footage showed a young girl punch a boy in the nose in a room full of people and then the scene from the Olympics with Nico and Sam Jacks.
"Then there's the family that most of America hero worships. They aren't what you think," The voice continued. A video showed another young boy punch the same young boy from earlier in the exact same place.
"Wake up America. People aren't always who they say they are,"
"Do you know who could have done this?" Commander asked.
"I have a pretty good idea," Naomi said "There was this boy at my school. He was a bully and one day I punched him in the nose. Once we got to High School I guess I did do a little smart talk about my karate abilities. He probably has a grudge against me and the other boy in the video - Scott Tracy. He was the one who actually broke his nose, not me,"
"So do you think he was behind the bombings?"
"Yes I do," Naomi answered "But I'm pretty sure he isn't alone,"