The plane

[Horatio Caine]

Breathing deeply Horatio opened his eyes. There wasn't much for him to see besides blue smeared with white. He sighed thinking he was dead and in heaven when someone gasped ruining the blue and white scenery. Horatio weakly lifted his head and imediatly seen Ryan. He winced at the pain in his chest, which was now getting fainter but still very there.

He franticly looked around for his gun, when he didn't find it he sat up stared at Ryan. "My gun?" Horatio mumbled. He felt a tightening around his chest and looked down at tons of blood covered bandages, identical to the ones Ryan was holding. "No not neccessary," He got up before Ryan could protest and he added, "don't worry about me." He started for a gun laying on the ground about 50 feet away.

When he bent down for the gun a shot rang out and a firey bullet hit him in the arm. Horatio stumbled and eventually fell back to the ground holding his arm close to chest. "I will find you" Horatio said to no one inparticular. He was talking like he was drunk, and he had no idea what he was saying or doing. This could get him killed...

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

Ryan's eyes twitched, just a little. What was that sound he just heard? Taking his eyes off of Horatio, for a split-second, he turned to look towards Ashley.

She was awake.

He finished up bandaging the lieutenant, telling him he'd be back soon, and that he had to take care; of a few things.

He bounded over to Ashley, softly pressing her against the ground. "You're too weak to stand, Ash. I can't afford to lose you," he said, and smiled; reassuringly.

"Don't worry about anything, alright? I'll make sure nothing happens to you or Horatio. Just lay there for a moment, I have to continue patching up H's wounds," and he gave her shoulder a reassuring squeeze, before standing up and running towards his boss, once more.

Then, spotting the man wake up; his eyes widened terribly. "H-Horatio! You're not well enough to stand yet! And YES, it's necessary! I don't want you killed, okay? You guys are just like family!" he added, running towards the older man and checking his arm damage.

"Darnit."

[Ashley Renolds]

Ash's stubborn side was showing again. She frowned slightly at Ryan, although she wanted to smile and hug him after that comment. She tried once again to get up, but her knee and lack of blood seemed to throw her back down. This time it hurt too much. She looked helplessly at Ryan and Horatio, wishing she could help him out. She knew that she guy who shot 'H' was close to her, she could just tell it. She couldn't stand up and get him, though. She felt useless, and that's exactly what it was.

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

Quickly applying disinfectant, on Horatio's wounds, Ryan sighed heavily. Who; in their right mind, would do this to them? He would have to collect evidence, when the time was right; when everyone was headed to the hospital to patch up. "Just relax, H. This time, all you have to do is feel. Don't put all this on yourself," he murmured, before bandaging up the freshest bullet wound.

He paused for a moment, taking his gun out and looking around.

Shuffling noises.

Someone was here.

He ran over to Ashley, placing the gun in his holster and taking her in his arms; rushing over to the spot Horatio was and placing her there. They were, after all; in a pretty hidden place, and he supposed, it wouldn't be easy to find them.

"You guys stay here. I'll try to see if anyone's out to get me, too."

[Aiden Hawthorne]

Aiden slides out the passenger seat of the hummer with a bit of difficulty due to her height of 5'3. Slamming her car door shut, she rushes to check out the situation. She sees Ryan run off and then she spots Horatio. What's goin-She stops the sentence dead seeing the bullet wound.

Her body starts trembling violently and her eyes widen as the scene before her brings up memories she thought she had repressed. Choking back tears she manages to force out a shaky sentence. Are you okay?

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

Ryan swallowed, unable, really, to keep calm in such a situation. His hands shook, just a little, and he jumped when he heard Aiden's voice. "Fine. Horatio and Ashley.. they aren't, though. Can you do me a favor and take care of them?" he asked, tone serious and face etched with worry. He couldn't quite afford to lose the family he never had, and that included everyone on the team.

.. Hell, even Frank.

"I'm going to have to do some field work," he added with a small grin, before entering the foliage; looking around.

[Aiden Hawthorne]

Aiden looked up, still trying to stop shaking. She nodded, unable to talk. Crouching down in the dirt, she surveyed her surroundings solemnly.

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

The sound of rustling among the nearby bush, awoke Ryan's senses, and he pointed his gun for a moment, before seeing that it was a rabbit. Then, came the sudden flash on his left, and his eyes widened.

"S-Sh--!"

He felt a bullet lodge into his arm, wincing and falling onto the ground, grasping the wound and breathing heavily. "G-Goshdarnit.." he muttered, before attempting to hold up his gun with one hand, aiming at where he saw the flash.

And the bullet flew.

[Aiden Hawthorne]

Aiden jumped, hearing a gunshot. It took all she had not to completely lose it. She took a deep breath and hoped that the gunshot was all just her imagination.

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

Ryan watched as the flash disappeared, letting out a soft sigh; before falling back to the ground, head against the grass and eyes closing. He tried to ignore the pain, letting it bleed out for a moment; breathing heavily.

Then, he stood, placing the gun back into his holster with his good arm and starting back to where he left Aiden, Ashley and Horatio.

[Aiden Hawthorne]

Aiden looked around her, almost frantically. She kept trying to keep her breathing steady. She desperately was trying to avoid panicking. Her eyes stung oddly and her cheeks felt wet. Brushing her hand across her cheek, she found she had tears streaking her face.

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

Hazel optics softened a little at the sight before him, and Ryan walked over to Aiden, grasping his wound and hoping it wouldn't bleed through the gaps in his fingers. "H-Hey, Aiden, are you alright?" he asked, a little concerned.

So much pain.

Physical, mental..

emotional.

[Aiden Hawthorne]

Aiden jumped, hearing the voice but relaxed seeing it was only Ryan. "Yeah. I'm fine." She lied. She tried to force a smile on her face but it only ended up as a slight twitch of her lips.

Her blue-green eyes darted to where Ryan was clutching his wound. She gasped. "Are you alright?"

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

"Sure you are, and I'm Marilyn Monroe," Ryan said, shooting her a worried look. He noticed the same look on her face, however, when she spotted his wound, and sighed heavily. "It stings a lot, but I've learned to ignore pain. We just have to-- agh," he winced when he removed his hand, and crouched down. "--take the others to safety."

[Aiden Hawthorne]

"Okay." She nodded. Getting to her feet, she sighed. "You need to get to a hospital too."

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

"Don't rub it in my face," Ryan said jokingly, sort of wanting to lighten up the mood, considering how downhearted it had become. He managed to pick up Horatio's limp form, placing him on his back and saying that it was okay, and that he didn't have to worry.

"Hey, Aiden, can you-- ugh," he moaned a little in pain as he shifted his position, "c-can you get Ashley?"

[Aiden Hawthorne]

Aiden shot Ryan a worried glance before nodding. She picked up Ash's limp form with only a little difficulty. " So you're Marilyn Monroe?" She joked with a faint smile.

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

"That's something for me to know, and you to find out," Ryan retorted and winked, before starting to walk; a little slowly and painfully, towards the forthcoming ambulance.

[Aiden Hawthorne]

Aiden made of face of mock shock. "Well fine then. But I'll find out sooner or later." She winked and followed behind Ryan, trying to maintain her balance.

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

"Oh, really now.." Ryan murmured, and saw the paramedics rushing towards him with stretchers. They seemed a little red-faced, but it was expectable, they didn't come exactly 'on time'.

He grinned.

"Hey, buddies!"

[Aiden Hawthorne]

Aiden sighs impatiently. She was frustrated that the paramedics had come so late. She smiled in relief when she saw the stretchers.

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

Ryan walked over to one of them, placing Horatio onto it gently and smiling, just a little. "You just have to feel. Don't worry about anything, okay? I'm fine," he murmured softly, and then turned around, gasping when his arm started to throb in pain.

"Ugh.."

[Aiden Hawthorne]

Aiden gently set Ash on a stretcher and then took a step back. She folded her arms across her chest. She felt uneasy. Looking over her shoulder to check, she saw nothing.

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

"O-Okay. Now it's time to eliminate any further threats.." Ryan muttered, closing his eyes and falling on his knees; resting his head on the ground.

".. nngh.."

[Horatio Caine]

Horatio had fainted again and when he awake he was on a strecher. "No!" he yelled and started to get off when he fell back in pain. This isn't fair, why me? he thought. He stared at the sky madly.

All he wanted to do was go back to the beginnig of the day, know of what was to come, and make better choices. But there was no such thing. Hortio sighed and let them pull him away.

[Aiden Hawthorne]

Aiden looked at H, hoping he would be okay. She half-sat on the bumper of the hummer. Staring off into the woods, she lost herself in her thoughts. She bit her lip as the shaking started to subside.

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

Ryan raised his head when he heard Horatio shout, whimpering just a little at the stab that stung his arm; and judged the area clear. The rest of the criminals had most likely been taken care of, and the guy he shot probably being the last one to be alive. He stood, walking over to the ambulance Horatio was brought to and following suit into the vehicle.

"H-Hey. Relax.. you don't have t-to.. to worry anymore. It's.. it's your turn.. to stay safe."

[Kate Switzer]

Kate got of the drivers seet of the hummer. She had been trying to get a feel of what was going on. So almost everyone had been shot,great. She sighed and grabed her kit. She might as make her self usful insted of sitting the hummer. So much for that they were already moving the live bodys out. She walked up to one on the cops on the scean. There is 2 dead ones. Both killers. She nodded and walked to were she saw the first body.

[Eric Delko]

OOC: Yeah, Ok. I'll just pretend I've kept up with this all, lol.

IC: Eric was about to head towards the ambulances after Horatio, Aiden, Ashley, and Ryan, but a slamming door stopped him. He turned and spotted Kate Switzer coming towards the scene. That reminded him. He was one of the few CSI's that wasn't hurt so he knew he had to help process the scene before anything else. He hurried over to her and stopped beside a puddle of blood that came from a dead criminal. "I would explain what happened here but you probably already know just by looking around," he sighed to her.

[Aiden Hawthorne]

Aiden jumps, hearing a rustling noise coming from the trees. Realizing that one of the criminals is still out there, she goes to investigates. As she wanders into the woods, she keeps her hand positioned on the gun in the holster on her hip.

The trees got denser and it was darker in this part of the woods. She heard rustling again. Before she could even pull the gun out of the holster, she felt something blunt and hard hit her in the back of the head. Aiden went sprawling to the ground. Her vision was fading and she only got a brief glimpse of the criminal before she passed out in a pool of blood.