New Breaks, New Challenges

Over the next few weeks I worked on the cub molester case while scanning in all of my rounds from the gun range. I'd mostly gotten through all of mine and was about to start in some of the random ones and those of the captain and his friends. Some days I'd find my self staring at the figure Ruby gave me and just smiling, if only there was a way we could be together without me having to compromise.

Just then as I was studying the case file for any new leads in the case in comes a rookie anthro male snow hare by the name of James Foxtail. He was very cute and nice. He also seemed very interested in the CSI team and was currently running a task for me. Though he did seem to get a bit distracted by all that was going on since each intern was working on their own cases trying to stay as busy as possible. James walked right up to my desk and saluted me saying, "I have the report form the DMV you asked for Lt. Squirrel."

"First off thanks James, second I've told you multiple times you don't have to salute me or call me Lt. Squirrel in the lab. It just Marcus." I explain as I take the report which was a small flash drive and inserted it into the computer to start reading it while adding, "And did you get me any printouts of the guy?"

"Yes sir, I mean Marcus." replied James as he remained standing in front of my desk to which I looked at him from the corner of my before sighing.

"If you want to stay and hear my next move then have a seat." I tease before looking back at the screen. James has a seat in the chair that was positioned across from my desk. "So he has many unpaid parking tickets with the most recent being..."

I froze. He's been near the campus. Near Damien. I quickly read through the report when an alert pops up on my screen. Oh no, he's just checked in with campus security. He was going after Damien and I had to do something.

I stood up so fast my chair fell over backwards. I then yanked my draw open and grabbed my gun and badge before turning to James and ordering, "Go get Detective O'Hare and have him meet me at Western Anthro University. Priority Blue! I then look around at everyone and add, "All cases are moved to second priority to Case Number CM3189. Read over my notes and get to know everything about it."

I then dashed from the lab right past Ruby who knew exactly what was going on for she already knew that case very well. It was Damien's Dad. Marcus didn't have to tell her what to do for he already knew she'd know what to do and she pulled out her phone and sent a single message to Jill. The message was simple, 'Secure Damien'

So once in my car I lite up the sirens and whipped out of the station parking lot headed for the campus and once I was nearby I killed the siren not wanting to spook Damien nor his father. I then parked the car just down the road from the campus and through a jean jacket over my uniform and started for the campus gate. Low and behold to my displeasure I was confronted by a very large bulldog in a very dirty campus security uniform. I flashed my badge yet he didn't move.

"Excuse me I need on campus. I'm Lt. Squirrel of-" I started to explain.

"I know exactly who you are and I've been given strict orders to not allow you on campus." rudely interrupted the Bulldog.

"I don't have time for you stupid reasons of why you can't let me on campus but a life is in danger and if you don't let me past ill break your nose." I threaten as I've finally had enough of him.

"Sir I'm only going to ask you once to back off." replied the bulldog as he upholstered his taser.

"That's it." I reply as I punch him in the face mostly knocking out a tooth but not knocking him out which allowed him to shoot me in the back with his taser as I started to rush by.

He then signaled for the other nearby security to help because I wasn't going down. Frustrated I yanked his taser prongs out of my shoulder and throw them on the ground just as I was shot by two more tasers which caused me to drop to one knee. I really was getting frustrated now and just before the third security guard that had answered the bulldog's call could shoot me with her taser I heard a friendly voice call out.

"Ash I wouldn't do that." called Jill as she came running over. "You guys realize you're tasing a cop right."

The guards quickly to my relief stopped so I could stand and remove the taser prongs. the bulldog growled at Jill and was about to say something when I grabbed the girl security guard's taser and fired it right at his balls causing him to cringe in pain. This also made the girl guard smile.

"Next time don't hesitate. Hesitating could mean someone dies but in this case its a good thing you did." I panted as I handed her taser back to her with a wink.

"Marcus I got Ruby's message what's going on?" asked a panicked Jill.

"Damien, where is he?" I ask still trying to get my breath completely back, and almost as if on cue I spot him walking out of one of the buildings with Mia and Mya.

Then he froze and my eyes followed his gaze as I saw his father a good ways off but what Damien hadn't seen was the gun his father was drawing and as if injected with a whole new surge of energy I bolted from were I was. I sprinted across the field and Jill following my gaze was horror struck but she acted fast and turned to the other campus security before grabbing the bulldog's walki and calling, "Code Black! Main entrance courtyard."

Now at this same time Ray was arriving and heard Jill call out the code black and flashed his badge to slip in through the gate and help evacuate the students. Then time seemed to slow down as I saw him raise the gun and a flash go off near the barrel. In one motion I draw my own gun and leap in the air. Taking aim I fire off one shot before I feel a sharp pain in my shoulder just before I hit the ground a little ways past Damien.

As for his father he'd dropped his own gun to grab his paw for my shot managed to hit true and most likely shot off his trigger finger. Seeing this I rolled onto my back letting my gun rest at my side and I smiled up at Damien who was puzzled, and I could tell almost what he was thinking. Why was I here? What'd I jump in front of the bullet knowing he was wearing my bulletproof vest?

"Damien I love you." I struggle to get out. Now I'd thought the bullet had hit my shoulder because that's where the pain had first been but now laying here I realized it had hit closer to my heart then I'd thought.

Then the unthinkable happened as I laid there I heard Damien's father laugh as he continued to walk towards Damien and me, except now Damien was filled with a new purpose. He knelt down at first I thought to check on me but then I felt him pull my gun from my paw to which I weakly grabbed his wrist.

"Don't, don't become the monster he wants to turn you into."  I weakly grunt as my paw slips off his wrist, "Please don't go down a path I can't follow."

"Ow did I hurt your little friend? Got anymore willing to jump in the way for you?" mocked Damien's dad but to his surprise Damien stood taking a step towards him holding out my gun. "Did that squirrel help you get some balls kid? You going to shoot your old man?"

"No, my other friends showed how to have balls." snapped Damien, "He showed me how not every strong and powerful man wants to hurt me or beat me. He showed me that love can come from the least expected places and that a family isn't always blood related. He also taught me that some times we need to just move past those who've hurt us and get on with our lives."

"How mushy to bad he'll die and then you soon afterwards." replied his father as he pulled out a knife, but not just any knife the same knife he'd threatened Damien with many time as a child, "As for me I'll plea self-defense and while you're mother cries at your funeral I'll kill her too."

"Marcus taught me one other thing father." half growled Damien shaking as tears formed in his eyes.

"Damien don't do it." called Ray from the side he'd rushed over as soon as he heard the shot fired. "Your father is going to jail. Marcus has his team working on linking him to the cub molestation case he has, but more importantly he's going to jail for shooting a cop."

This made Damien's father freeze he could see the badge on Ray's belt and the wind blew just right to reveal the one on mine He was about to turn and run when Damien sighed, "That's right father he taught me to shoot."

Damien then dropped the gun from being pointed at his father's chest but seeing he was about to flee he quickly took aim and fired hitting his father in what looked like the groin. Now it wouldn't be known until later that the bullet hit his belt buckle and splintered in three shards. One shard hit each of his balls making him sterol. As for the third shard in punctured his sheath and embed itself in his penis in a way that would make erections very painful as well as the only way to remove it would be amputation. I like to think of this as poetic justice.

Damien then dropped the gun as his father fell to his knees in pain and Ray covered his own balls in pain. Damien then rushed to my side taking my paw and squeezing it. As things started to go black I could hear him and Ruby crying as my paw fell from his. I could hear the paramedics trying to keep me awake. I could hear Ray arguing with the captain. But most of all I could hear both Damien and Ruby whimper to me as I was being hauled away, "I love you."