Despondency-Cooper/Jones/Smith Oneshots

Reunited P4

Week 8

Emotions were getting high out in Syria. The constant fear as they heard bullet barrels hitting the pavement. The screams from the officers suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the sobs of those who where distressed and fed up. It had been 8 weeks they were half way through. Betty had received many of her packages sending occasional letters, that was until 2 weeks ago. She had forgotten to send her last two. She was stressed. Her mind frazzled focusing on the missions she had to succeed in. "Betty come on sleep"Ben mumbled pulling her into his side. They weren't together yet, They wanted to build a bond stronger then the ones they had with their previous partners. The upside was the time they had slept together they both barely remembered it. "Ben i can't."She sighed he sat up and pulled her frame to him. "Sleep Betts you need rest"She huffed and turned off the fairy lights. She tucked herself tightly into his chest and they fell asleep in eachothers tight grasp.  When the morning came they dressed, ate and prepared for another day. Betty geared up and pep talked the girls. Everyone jumped into the cars as they drove to a location. Believed to be full of explosives and firearms. Betty kept her gun close to her body as she and Talia walked infront. Their hearts beating uncontrollably. They were scared. Who would't be. They had a scary life. And after a 16 week tour they'd only have a week break. That was the hard part.

They spent the next weeks in a similar way. The same routine repeating each day. The weeks had been long. Exhausting. They were tired. Tired of the same old routine. Betty,Ben,Tali and Leo spoke with the Lieutenant. And they decided they wanted this to be their last mission. Their last tour. They were tired. Emotionally drained. Their time was ending out in Syria and they were happy. Over joyed. That was until 2 weeks before they were meant to travel home. They were all out on the last mission. When all of a sudden grenades were thrown and bullets were fired. The teams began hiding where they could. Betty and Talia were close together but as they were signalled to move on Talia moved infront and the blonde received a shock wave of pain rush through her body as three bullets hit her. Talia screamed from the second base as Ben looked across the field seeing her laying their down. The screams of Emily and Talia were loud enough to make everyone alert. The bullets and grenades stopped. Talia ran and dropped beside Betty. "SHE'S NOT BREATHING"Talia was screaming loudly and one more bullet was fired. Leo fell to the floor it was like a replay of the last tour. Loosing Maya and Jamie. The helicopters circulated as Talia pumped Betty's chest muttering under her breathe her tears falling onto Betty's bloody body. Her eyes occasionally drifting up to look at her boyfriend who was being attended to by Jacob. "Come on B. Come on"Ben ran over as sobs left his body. "EASTMENT, HUDSON GET IN THE CHOPPERS THEY ARE FLYING TOO DELAWARE HOSPITAL"Ben watched as they shocked her "Thats our home town. THATS 3 FUCKING HOURS AWAY"Talia screamed "By chopper an hour get ready"Ben watched them pump harder on her chest. 

Back in Delaware, Maria was cooking dinner for everyone as it was Sunday."I wander how Betty is"Veronica asked "Hot. Its really hot out there"Jughead muttered. They continued laughing and joking unaware the blonde was in a helicopter. 3 gunshot wounds blood pouring from her body with a weak pulse. Ben was covered in her blood. Sacturated in it as was Talia who was in a different helicopter. The lieutenant would send over their stuff. Leo was loosing blood too. He was conscious and scared. Whispering his love to Talia over and over again. The relief of pressure on their ears when the helicopters landed was huge. Betty was rushed in for surgery as was Leo. "I need to go tell her family"He whispered Talia nodded "Lets go, come on Ben"They were both covered in blood. They called an uber which they got for free because they are in the army. When they pulled outside Betty's house their hands trembled. Their bodies shook as tears fell down their faces. Only 2 hours ago she was shot. They thanked the driver and Talia opened the door. The others inside didn't hear the door click. Blood dripped from her sleeve as well as the blood smeers on her cheek. And the stains to her leg and chest. Ben was shortly behind. As she walked into the Kitchen Maria's eyes landed on her. The smile she wore faded as she stepped forward "Oh god. Talia"Everyone turned to look at her. Blood dripping onto the floor. "Betty..and Leo"She cried "They shot them Maria. Betty got shot first. The grenades and bullets stopped a minute after. Leo and I ran out and they shot him once. We didn't know were they were. Betty stopped breathing, She was loosing to much blood. She didn't wake up. And we were on the Helicopter she was turning cold."His hands began trembling. "They said she'll be lucky to survive. Tali did CPR on her too. She had a weak pulse the whole way and went straight to surgery. Leo is conscious. "Alice felt a tear slip down her cheek "We are going to the hospital now. We need to go back to them. They are here"Everyone left the table pulled on their shoes and went to their cars. Maria drove ahead with Ben and Talia. The whole journey was agonising but as soon as they were in the hospital Talia and Ben rushed through running the familar route. This hospital had a ward for soldiers and fighters. The others trailed behind. 13 people rushing into the hospital was overwhelming. They were seated.  Waiting for the answers. "Natalia Eastment and Benjamin Hudson"A nurse called they rolled their eyes at their full names "Leonard is in recovery, We removed the bullet sucessfully. It was wedged in Muscle"They smiled and Ben spoke "What about Betty"The nurse looked down "We are unable to locate the second and third bullet but their is no exit wound. We are doing our best for Miss Smith but her injuries are substantial. She is loosing alot of blood and her body is weak. She is fighting but i can't say how much longer she will fight for. Their was a injury to her shoulder. It was infected"Ben growled "I told Emily to sort it, Explosion a week ago, Shrapnel was flown it embeded her shoulder which was removed by myself and Leo. The nurse was meant so sort her out but i guess she left her to suffer"anger was what he felt mostly everyone was crying. "Her chances"Talia asked "Slim."Thats when everyone began weeping. Betty would most likely die. 

"I love her Talia. We were waiting. We said last night we want to wait, It was our last fucking tour. In 2 weeks we would've been home she would have been mine"He sobbed "Last"Maria asked Talia nodded "We want to be home. I found out last week i am 4 weeks pregnant"Talia gripped Ben's hand "I want her back too Ben"He just found himself in a state of worry and panic. "Go see Leo. "He encouraged Talia who left. Thats when his world felt like it was crumbling "WE NEED YOU IN THEATRE 22 YEAR OLD FEMALE A BULLET EMBEDED IN HER LUNG IT IS PIERCED WE ARE LOOSING HER"Ben stood up and tried to get through the doors but he felt himself being pulled back "Come on son."Its was his father and brother. He turned his sister and mum were there too. "NO DAD I LOVE HER I WASTED SO MANY YEARS ON EMILY BETTY WAS THERE INFRONT OF ME. WE COULD HAVE BEEN TOGETHER. WE COULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY SHE LOST MY BABY NOT JACOB'S."He fell into his fathers arms and sobbed unconrolably. Talia joined them shortly tears streaming down her face "Talia"Maria asked "He crashed, His heart stopped. They located a tare he is in theatre"The 2 most important people in her life were in a operating room they may never make it out.

10 hours later

They were all tired. There was no new news. Just hope in their hearts. Finally a nurse approached them. "Okay i have news. We repaired the tare in his artery. It is safe to say he should live, Betty was a tough one. We have some concerns to many injuries Betty has substained but not been in for. She had a sprained wrist, dislocated Knee, sprained ankle. Not forgetting a broken rib. These injuries were not substained in the past 16 weeks since they were seen on her medical. Back to her injuries. We located the bullets. She has one remaining which we will remove tomorrow. We removed a bullet from her lung and one from her upper chest normally that kills you on the spot. She's lucky.She suffered 4 cardiac arrests. She is weak, battered bruised but in recovery she will be taken tomorrow for her final operation. She still may not survive this but she is a fighter"The nurse left as Ben stood,

"He was beating her"