From the Heavens

chapter 1

Jake fidgeted in his chair. He didn't really know what he was supposed to do. His hands were bound behind his back and each leg was tied to a chair leg of their own.

He had a gag on, it didn't stop him from screaming at the slightest movement or noise he heard. But still no one replied. No one came to save him. Nothing happened.

The fear wore off pretty quick. It was stupid, but after Geoffrey left him alone to go do "something" he had a lot of time to think, and the thoughts didn't exactly leave him with a warm fluffy feeling.

At first it was an attempt to comfort himself. The thought that him dying wouldn't really affect anything to anyone. His mom would be crushed. But she knew what he ran the risk of when he got into this job. I'm sure that wouldn't comfort her too much. But beside her, his death wouldn't inconvenience a whole lot of people.

The fear in his body slowly evaporated and what he was left with was a little black whole of nothingness.

Maybe the precinct would be upset for a while. Maybe Rosa and Terry would mourn for a while before another big thing happened and they moved on. Captain Holt might be a bit upset, or not. He's impossible to read.

Jake knew that he was lying to himself, that his friends cared a lot. I mean Charles would be inconsolable. But it was one person he wanted to care the most who would probably care the least.

Amy.

She had Teddy, she didn't need him. She didn't need him to give her funny comments and childish jokes, it wasn't her style. But it was all her really cared about. Even getting a sigh and a shaking head made Jake feel a little lighter and happier. God knows when he'd see that again. If ever.

The ice-cream truck began to tilt slightly to the side and it groaned under a new weight. Jake knew what this mean, Hoytsman was back.

But it wasn't. Instead of wrinkled skin and greying hair he saw a tanned complexion and a jet black ponytail pulled tightly back.

"Amy?" Jake's gasp was muffled under his gag.

"Well, aren't you a sight for sore eyes." She smiled and looked him up and down. Pausing over the ripped clothes and scratched up face.

Jake made some muffled noises as he tried to speak and explain himself.

"I think I like this new look on you, I like the silence that comes with it,"

Jake struggled and made some more unintelligible noises.

"Almost silence,"

Jake couldn't believe it, Amy was here. And was saving him. She was rescuing him.

"Look, Rosa's gone to get the rest of them so we can find Hoytsman and have him arrayed, for real this time, so, I'm going to get you untied and we can head back in my car,"

Jake's eyes widened as the floor shifted underneath him. He started yelling hysterically but not a word could be understood. He tried to move and shake his chair.

"Jake, what the hell are you doing?" Amy moved closer and knelt down to undo his ties, "I know your happy to see me but calm down, your making this difficult."