The Missing Number(A Person of Interest Fanfic)

VII

>>5 minutes later

All the guards were taken out by Shaw and John. Bear was ahead of them, hot on Carter's trail. The clever canine arrived at a locked door. He started scrapping it with his claws & barking, hoping to get it open.

"Looks like Bear found your girl, John", said Shaw. 

John didn't answer. Instead, he pulled Bear away from the door & kicked the door open with all his strength. Walking in, there were two doctors. "Don't shoot", they pleaded as they exited the room. "Cover me", John told Shaw. John looked around the room. It had a hospital vibe. The paint job wasn't good and there were tiles floors. But then, he saw monitors, sheets and a hospital bed. On the bed was a woman. Not just any woman. It was her, Joss Carter.

She didn't look good. Her lip was busted and turning black. Bags were forming over her eyes. And her hair looked crazy. She was also asleep. John needed to let her know he was there. He dropped his gun and tried to wake her up. "Joss", he said. "Joss, it's John. I'm here. Please wake up." The detective heard him but found it hard to tell him. Her face felt numb from the liquid that was injected into her. After a few seconds of silence, she could finally make out one word, "John?" She said it right before passing out. John checked the heart rate monitor. Luckily, she was still there.

"Hey John. I don't mean to run a reunion but we gotta go. Like, yesterday", Shaw yelled from the other side of the door. Immediately, John picked up Carter, bridal style & ran out of the room. Carter felt as if she was moving and slowly wrapped her arms around John's neck. "Hold on, Joss. We're almost there." Shaw and John ran with Joss out of the building to the parking lot. Once there, Fusco showed up in a black limousine. "Need a ride?", Fusco asked sarcastically. John went in the back with Carter while Shaw went to the front with Fusco. "Punch it!", Shaw said. Fusco drove away with Decima close behind. Almost on instinct, Shaw took out her gun and started firing towards the Decima agents. It wasn't easy though. Pretty soon they were overwhelmed. "Hey glasses, I could use some help", said Fusco. Right after he said that 2 SUVs showed up. They drove right next to the limousine, with one on the left and another on the right. Someone popped their head out one of the windows and starting firing at Decima. A bullet hit a tire and sent a car rolling over. 

"Hey Finch, is this your doing?", Shaw asked. "I'm afraid I can't take the credit, Ms. Shaw. It seems like our mutual friends in Control came just in time." "Well thank God for that", said Fusco. "I hope Mr. Sunshine is doing ok with Carter back there." "Oh, Fusco. You are so naive. Have you seen the way he looks at her? Don't worry. Carter is in good hands", Shaw said.

In the back of the limousine, John stays holding Carter. She was asleep. "Oh, Joss. What did they do to you?", he asked. All this time, she was there with Decima. 

A whole year with Decima. 

A whole year wasted. 

A whole year wondering where she could be. 

After several minutes, the detective started to wake up. She looked around. "Where am I?", she thought. Suddenly, she felt hands around her waist, holding her tight. She started fidgeting around, hoping to break free. "It's ok, Joss. Calm down. It's me, John", said a voice. Joss recognized it immediately. "John?", she whispered. She couldn't see anything, as it was too dark in the car. She felt around and found the arms that were holding her. She leaned her head against his shoulder. "John", she repeated. Decima was gone. The injections have stopped. She was safe. She was finally going home. After seconds of silence, she heard weeping. "John, are you alright?", she asked. John brushed away his tears as he responded. "Uh, yeah. I'm fine. I'm just so glad you're ok." All Joss did was smile and laugh. She leaned her head again on John's shoulder, feeling relieved. She wanted to tell him something, but figured that now wasn't a good time. She had bigger problems to worry about. "Joss, you're burning up", said John. "What happened? What did they do to you?" "They injected me with..."