Dec 25, 2023
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Ambushed on the road Doyle must fight to keep Bodie and himself alive and one step ahead of their pursuers
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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Professionals CI5 -
Ambushed on the road Doyle must fight to keep Bodie and himself alive and one step ahead of their pursuers
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WHUMPTOBER 2022, DAY 2,Cornered
Bodie devilishly went to say something when Doyle interrupted two arms of bitter.”
She eyed with a with a knowing look as Bodie who still smiled at her eagerly “Two bitters it is” and went off to fill the beer glasses and thumped them down on the wooden bar the pair grabbed their drinks and went and sat at a table each enjoying their cold drinks “can't believe we have a night off finally.”
Doyle sighed his comment caused Bodie to nearly choke on his ale then sigh heavily “ah Sunshine what’d I tell you about saying that kind of thing.”
Doyle shrugged “I was only stating it's been a while since we had one.”
“No, you're jinxing us is what you're doing now you watch before we finish the Cow will be calling us in.” Bodie paused for a minute “Did you bring your radio in?”
Mid sip Doyle shrugged and shook his head
“Yeah me neither.” and went on drinking the glass of bitter as the evening crawled on.
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It wasn't long before the two CI5 men had just about finished their first round.
“Another?” Doyle asked Bodie threw back and gulped the last of his “Why not.” he quickly glanced back his eyes, finding the barmaid still working “Shall I?”
“You haven't a chance in the world.” Doyle scoffed and Bodie shot him a challenging look “oh and you do?”
Ray rose gathering the glasses “Nope cuz Im not gonna try for that one.” he put simply and went off for another round.
Bodie shifted back in his seat when he heard the door to the pub open, habit caused him to check on anyone that entered the pub, he was not disappointed by what he saw.
A brunette with her high heels clicking with each step flowing skirt sweeping back and forth across her legs as she walked in slowly a sleeveless pleated front blouse tucked in giving her hourglass figure and a small handbag perched on her shoulder Bodie liked the look very much.
As she got close he quickly stood “You looking for someone?” a wiley smile perking on his lips she shyly tucked her hair behind her ear and glanced nervously around Bodie’s instincts were picking up something was wrong.
“I don't want any trouble I'm just trying to avoid my former boyfriend at that moment the pub door opened Bodie looked up in synch with the girl a man was staring dangerously at her he was average height but his dark eyes burned Bodie tensed ready but the man looked towards the agent obviously standing between him and his prize he slowly backed up and let the pub down shut leaving the pub in peace the blonde let out a sigh of relief Doyle came stepping up a pint in each hand having watched the interaction while collecting the drinks “What's going on?”
Bodie gently wrapped an arm around the girl's shoulder “Why don't you stay with us for a while.”
Bodie noticed as he put an arm around her she felt his pistol snug in its shoulder holster under his jacket she pulled away “it's alright sweetheart.”
Bodie smoothly pulled out his CI5 ID card “We're the good guys”
Her eyes read the badge “I think I should just go.” she wasn't out fast that was obvious Doyle piped in “Want us to take you home?”
She pulled free of Bodies protective arm “I really should go thank you” she stated quickly she took no more than two steps when the heel of her shoe sheared off nearly sending her tripping to the floor if it wasn't for Bodies quick reflexes catching her by the arms “Why don't I call you a cab then.
Look there's one outside Bodie pointed through the glass windows showing a taxi sitting waiting for pub crawlers looking for a lift home
The girl went to counter the agent but Bodie was having none of it he scooped her up in his arms she gasped in surprise finding herself suddenly in the man's arms.
“Can't have you limping through the pub on a broken heel can we.” he smiled warmly at her she looped her arms around his neck “ok but just to the cab.”
Doyle was still standing there, still holding the bitters “You'll be back in a minute?”
“In a minute old son don't spill my beers eh I'll be right back.” he smiled a glint in his eye Doyle rolled his eyes and sat at the table two pints of bitter in front of him as his partner swept the girl out the pub into the night.
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The night air had a chill as Bodie carried the girl smoothly out to the cab but they hadn't even gotten through the door when another patron closed the taxi door and it took off “Ahhh.”
Carefully putting the girl down she kept an arm on him for support and she slipped off her heels going barefoot “What's more silly barefoot or trying to walk on one leg?” she giggled
“You wanna go back in?
“No can you walk me to the phone booth?” she pointed to a booth on the corner
“Course.” Bodie offered his arm as the two went
“Won’t your friend be worried? She asked as she slipped her hand bag off her shoulder to her hand as they walked “he's a grown lad he’ll be alright for a few minutes.” the agent reassured with a wink a they crossed the road towards the booth
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Doyle was getting restless; his second glass of bitter was empty and his partner was now playing the hero. He looked at the still full glass he'd gotten for Bodie “Sod it.” he said to himself as he took the glass and took a sip while he waited.
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The girl had relaxed so much more Bodie was enjoying her light laugh as they came up to the booth he heard something approaching but the girl distracted him enough to miss how fast the sound of steps were coming up on them.
A man came running and grabbed her handbag and took off around the corner, instantly Bodie took off after the man rounding the corner he slowed the man was nowhere in sight.
Suddenly a clanging of a glass bottle skidding across the pavement grabbed his attention in an alleyway that looked to wind back to the pub, he started down in getting about 10 yards in when he saw the end of the alley it was a dead end various discarded items and smashed bottles lined it.
Bodie kicked a long abandoned whiskey bottle in irritation, he turned to head back out of the alley when he turned he found not one but two men standing menacingly watching him.
where the hell did they come from
“Now gents I don't want any trouble.” he held his arms by his side weighing what to do next he's taken two before it's doable he plotted out his actions as the two took a threatening step towards him.
Bodie went for his pistol but it barely cleared the leather of the holster when something heavy smashed into the back of his head sending the agent sprawling to the ground and his gun skittering across the tarmac.
Not missing a beat, Bodie twisted around and kicked his assailant sending him reeling back then jumping to his feet he turned to find the first two men charging, Bodie ducked the first swing and threw a right hook at the second sending him back when arms wrapped around him from behind.
The agent drove an elbow back hearing a satisfying 'ooph' and then he was free as two decided to try again as they got close on ducked lower grabbing Bodie around the torso the second catching his swinging arm and threw a punch into the CI5 man's jaw.
With a forceful twist Bodie freed himself of the man holding him and kicked the downed man in the ribs the man howled in pain.
But recovered quickly grabbed the agent's assaulting leg causing him to misstep giving the others a chance to hit the agent sending him falling heavily to the ground.
Bodie couldn't see who lashed out at him but he felt every blow landing one especially solid kick to his gut knocked all the wind out of him leaving him gasping he saw a motorcycle boot swinging up towards his face and then he didn't see or feel anything else.
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Doyle was getting impatient or more accurately worried Bodie took his time when dealing with girls but this was a bloody long time and he'd finished the glass that was meant for Bodie deciding this wasn't going anywhere fast.
Doyle rose and made his way out of the pub and stood on the kerb the cab and Bodie nowhere to be found, he shook his head this was low even for Bodie leaving him in the pub and taking off with a bird he looked towards the Capri parked and started for it when he saw across the street the girl Bodie had been with at the mouth of the alley.
That didn't make any sense.
His copper nerves were going off and he walked across and up to her “ ‘scuse me?”
The girl jumped a mile, recognizing him she started crying and pointed in the alley “Help please!” she shrieked
Doyle's eyes peered in the alley seeing a lump in the middle unmoving Doyle felt his stomach drop “Bodie!”
He drew his sidearm and rushed in scoping the alley as he went, finding it vacant except for Bodie he slid the revolver back into his resting place and carefully rolled bodie onto his side.
Doyle placed his fingers on his partner's neck, happy to find a steady beat. The girl's voice spoke from behind him “What shall I do?” She sounded partly hysterical.
Doyle remembered both their R/Ts were in the car.
Without glancing back “Call an ambulance!
Bodie's eyes flickered open and connected with Doyle's. Doyle smiled in relief, Bodie was a bloody mess,literally.
His expression was dazed and smiled back at his partner ever so slightly then his eyes went wide Doyle was just about to ask what was wrong when pain exploded at the side of his skull.
He'd lost all sense of what happened next till he started to come to, he was on face down on the tarmac forcing his eyes open Doyle managed to get a look at his partner who still lay where he'd seen him last the thought of trying to rise made the CI5 man stomach turn but the alarm bells were going off in his mind there was something bad happening but he couldn't bring his mind to catch up.
The pub something about a pub his hearing picked up in a sharp clicking that seemed to walk up on his other side he didn't want to turn his head with the pain he was in but his nerves were telling him he really needed to look, he swallowed back the nausea.
Doyle turned his face from the view or his downed partner to find on the opposite side a pair of bright red high heels he cast his eyes up accidentally finding their way up a skirt he forced them passed to see a familiar face of the girl
Bodie helped from the pub then…
He recalled he saw her in the street then the scene in his mind began to piece back together her once pretty face was now scowling down at him movement behind her caught his attention.
Two men sauntered to her he went to tell her to look out but was cut off when the girl swooped her leg back and drove the rounded toe of her heel into Ray’s forehead sending nearly all sense out of him
Thought she broke her shoe
That was the last fleeting thought playing through his dazed mind: the roar of engines and the screech of tires skidding up and people shouting were the last thing Ray Doyle's conscious mind registered.
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When Doyle started to wake he knew he was somewhere else the smell was clean, overly clean, which even in his foggy mind told him hospital part of him wanted to drift back to the comforting nothingness when his mind sounded an alarm Bodie!
He sat bolt upright his head pulsed a terrible pain and he groaned clutching the side of his head finding a bandage wrapped around it then another memory the girl then pain he wince but more at the thought of what he walked into he wasn't sure where it hurt more the front or back of his skull but his thoughts were interrupted by a gentle hand on his shoulder.
He looked slowly to his side and found his partner Bodie looking like he'd been to the wars and back bruises on his face and a split lip, his eyes full of worry but seeing Doyle look at him turned his worry into a small smirked
“Thought you we're gonna sleep through the dawn.” He said a grin forming Doyle couldn't help but grin back
“You get beaten by a girl too?” Ray grimaced as he ran his hand over his forehead Bodie didn't try and his amusement at the statement as he retrieved a glass of water and offered it to his partner “No, not me old son took three blokes to take me.”
Doyle groaned again he knew this was gonna be brought up a lot the next few weeks Bodie wasn't going to let him live this down.
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