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[louk419]

Spooks Sunday 👻 John Bateman edition

Is anyone as bewildered as I am about the sudden and incongruous twist the writers forced on us in s9, to have us believe Lucas North, who loyally served MI-5 (and spent 8 yrs in a Russian prison!) is really a homicidal coward, and would rather die than own up to his dark past?! Although Richard has said he was pleased with the way Lucas/John went out, if possible, would you have changed it?

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Betrayal (15)

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14

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Fandom: Crossover of Spooks and Pilgrimage (Modern AU)

Pairings: Lucas North x OC/Raymond de Merville x OC

Warnings: Love triangle. Angst. Language. Sexual references/language. Cheating. Stalking. Some spoilers from season 9. 

Summary: Amy Holland is Lucas North’s girlfriend of six months. Amy is aware of his job as an MI-5 agent and supports him. However, Lucas’ cousin, Raymond de Merville, has always loved Amy and uses their one night stand together as leverage for something more.

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Lucas glared at Amy and then Raymond, his jaw still clenched. "You're going to come with me, Aim. No arguments. It's not safe." His voice was low and stern. The edge of it made a shiver race up Amy's spine.

"I'm not going anywhere with you, Lucas," Amy insisted. She moved over to Raymond, who was now on his feet, and she took his hand.

Lucas saw the gesture between Raymond and Amy, and chuckled wryly. "I should have known, Ray. From the very beginning when I met her, I should have known that you'd find a way in and ruin everything."

"She was prepared to stay with you, John, but you're the one who has fucked everything up. I won't let you pull her into all of this mess with Vaughan. She deserves better than that."

Lucas reached into the back of his jeans and pulled out a gun, aiming it directly at Raymond. "Come with me, Aim. Now! Come with me or I put a bullet between his eyes. He's already on the grid's watchlist, so I can easily make up some excuse for killing him."

"No," Amy said defiantly. She stepped in front of Raymond. "You won't shoot me." Her heart was thundering in her chest, and the blood racing through her body was pounding loudly in her ears.

"Come with me," Lucas urged again, stepping closer. This time he lowered the gun and approached Amy, grabbing her arm.

Raymond immediately lunged out from behind Amy and grabbed Lucas' right arm which was holding the gun. Both men grappled with the weapon, until it fell out of Lucas' hand.

Amy scrambled for the gun and pointed it at Lucas, who was now in a headlock by Raymond. "Just leave us alone, Lucas," she begged. "You've brought all of this upon yourself. Let him go."

Reluctantly, Raymond let go of Lucas and shoved him away.

Lucas looked up at Amy, tears swimming in his eyes. "All I've ever done is love you...But you had to choose him over me."

"Don't....please...." Amy whispered. Pain hit her in the chest and all that guilt and shame she had tried so hard to bury came back full force. It rendered her breathless.

The next couple of seconds were a complete whirlwind. Lucas dashed at Amy and grabbed the gun from her limp hand, then dragged her towards him, pointing the barrel of the gun at her head.

Raymond stood completely still, his eyes locked on Amy. Her face was contorted in pain and terror.

Suddenly Amy kicked outward, the heel of her foot aiming into Lucas' knee. He shouted in pain, buckling behind her. But as he descended to the ground, he saw Raymond come closer.

A gunshot racked through the air.

Raymond collapsed to the floor with a loud thump.

Amy run to Raymond and dropped to the floor with him, hovering over him.

Lucas stepped closer, looking down at his ex and cousin. "You could have just come with me and made this easy, Aim. You did this to him."

"Fuck you!" Amy spat.

By the time the police and paramedics arrived, Lucas had already disappeared, knowing that any further fighting to get Amy to accompany him was futile. There was no way she would leave Raymond. She would rather die with Raymond than be safe with Lucas.

Raymond was unconscious as he was put into the back of an ambulance, the bullet having pierced through his stomach. Amy remained beside him, holding his hand while the sirens blared and the paramedics made sure he survived the journey.

***

Amy remained in the waiting room for hours, checking the clock, crying, and asking for updates on Raymond. Finally, after five hours, a young doctor came into the room.

"Are you Miss Holland, here with Mr de Merville?" he asked, looking at her through thick, black rimmed spectacles.

"Yes."

"He's just got back from surgery and the bullet has been removed successfully with no complications. The police do want to talk to you both about what happened. Raymond is awake if you want to go and see him."

However, just as Amy got up from her seat, a lady whom she recognised from the ward reception came into the room. "I have a call here for you, Miss Holland. The man wouldn't say who he is."

Amy's chest tightened. "Oh?"

"He needs to talk to you about the events of today."

Terror racked Amy, but she stepped out into the corridor nonetheless and approached the telephone with trepidation. The receptionist handed the receiver to her.

"Hello?" Amy said, her voice quivering.

"We know where Lucas is and will be sending an officer to come and talk to you. Stay at the hospital. We know that Raymond is innocent."

Then whoever was on the phone terminated the call.

Amy furrowed her eyebrows for a second and then turned her attention back to Raymond. He needed her now. As for Lucas, he could rot for all she cared.

Raymond was now in a room all to himself. Machines beeped and tubes seemed to be attached to him all over. Despite having just gone through emergency surgery, he smiled as Amy entered the room.

She got to the side of his bed and broke down into tears.

"Shhh. It's okay," he cooed, and cupped her cheek.

Amy leaned over the side of the bed and kissed Raymond. "I love you." she whispered.

***

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[psicopathya]

Lucas North / John Bateman - Richard Armitage [Spooks]

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Close your eyes, you’ll remember.

Close your eyes.

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Caryatid, sculpture by John Bateman and A. Stirling Calder

[louk419]

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 😫 Lucas North/John Bateman While we're still fuming at the writers depriving Lucas of his well-deserved hero's sendoff in Spooks s9, let's not forget Richard's thoughts on the matter. "Spooks has a great habit of killing off the main characters when you least expect it," he said in a Sept 2010 Daily Express interview. "I told them when it’s Lucas’s time, do it, but do it well. I want the most shocking exit, but I don’t want a violent death. I quite like the idea of disappearing and then coming back, burned and scarred in an electric wheelchair." Does knowing Rich got his wish (sort of!) for a dramatic demise ("elegant", he calls it, in the s9 dvd bonus features) make you feel any less upset over the ending? 🤔

[louk419]

Today is International Beer Day 🍺 when Richard's chaRActers (clockwise from top left) Ray Levine (Stay Close), Adam Price (The Stranger), Tom Cahalan (Brain on Fire), Daniel Miller (Berlin Station), and John Bateman (aka Lucas North, Spooks) raise a tall one ... just because. 🍻