24 | The Queens Almeida [T/M] Prologue
THE QUEENS ALMEIDA by mooners
Sequel to IN THE LIVING YEARS
A/N 1: After tonight's gut punch of an ending, I needed to get some things out of my system, so I decided to push forward on this sequel even harder. I'd actually started doing the planning, but it was a different pace, you know? ;) Anyhoo... group hug Pardon while I cry!
A/N 2: For the sake of keeping track, chapters will be IDed by their year, then the date. For the year, since we can't know what the true year is, they will be labeled 'year 1', 'year 2', 'year 3', etc, year 0 being the year Victoria was born, year 6 when she is six, etc. I promise it's not as confusing as it sounds.
Disclaimer: Not mine... I'm not that cruel sniffles Sorry, residual bitterness, I'm back.
Summary: Following the story of IN THE LIVING YEARS, it will follow the lives of Tony and Michelle's family leading to an event. Naturally, this is AU.
PROLOGUE
YEAR 30. MAY 21.
"What do we have?" Agent Michaela Shaye took to the floor, approaching one of the desks. She'd seen as the three standing around it had suddenly leaned forward to squint at the computer screen. Salvy, whose desk it was, spoke up.
"It's worse than we thought," he started.
"How so?"
"This isn't just a hostage situation. You said it was confirmed that Jonas Brinkley was in possession of some toxic substance?"
"Yes, it hasn't been identified, but they're out looking for him now..." Suddenly, she understood what they were getting at. "Brinkley's in there, isn't he?"
"That's not our only issue," one of the others, Sophia, cut in. "We've identified one of the hostages," she pointed to a corner in the screen. Shaye walked around to see. She knew the woman's face.
"Oh God..." She looked across the floor, to the second level's offices. "Have you told her?"
"Not yet," said the third, Zeke.
"I'll take care of it." Shaye headed off toward the stairs, climbing up toward the office.
She could see her, busily hunched over a file, turning to type something. The two of them were friends, from the first day she'd started working there and was introduced to Michaela Shaye. She knew what her reaction, what her instincts would dictate. That was why it had to be her.
She knocked, walking in. She didn't even look up, knowing it was her already. "What's the update? Is the feed set up outside the university?"
"Agent Almeida..." That got her to stop. It was Michaela's way of reminding her of her position, of asking she keep it together.
"What is it?" There was a pause. "Mike..." she stood.
"It's your sister... She's in there."
TBC
Sequel to IN THE LIVING YEARS
A/N 1: After tonight's gut punch of an ending, I needed to get some things out of my system, so I decided to push forward on this sequel even harder. I'd actually started doing the planning, but it was a different pace, you know? ;) Anyhoo... group hug Pardon while I cry!
A/N 2: For the sake of keeping track, chapters will be IDed by their year, then the date. For the year, since we can't know what the true year is, they will be labeled 'year 1', 'year 2', 'year 3', etc, year 0 being the year Victoria was born, year 6 when she is six, etc. I promise it's not as confusing as it sounds.
Disclaimer: Not mine... I'm not that cruel sniffles Sorry, residual bitterness, I'm back.
Summary: Following the story of IN THE LIVING YEARS, it will follow the lives of Tony and Michelle's family leading to an event. Naturally, this is AU.
PROLOGUE
YEAR 30. MAY 21.
"What do we have?" Agent Michaela Shaye took to the floor, approaching one of the desks. She'd seen as the three standing around it had suddenly leaned forward to squint at the computer screen. Salvy, whose desk it was, spoke up.
"It's worse than we thought," he started.
"How so?"
"This isn't just a hostage situation. You said it was confirmed that Jonas Brinkley was in possession of some toxic substance?"
"Yes, it hasn't been identified, but they're out looking for him now..." Suddenly, she understood what they were getting at. "Brinkley's in there, isn't he?"
"That's not our only issue," one of the others, Sophia, cut in. "We've identified one of the hostages," she pointed to a corner in the screen. Shaye walked around to see. She knew the woman's face.
"Oh God..." She looked across the floor, to the second level's offices. "Have you told her?"
"Not yet," said the third, Zeke.
"I'll take care of it." Shaye headed off toward the stairs, climbing up toward the office.
She could see her, busily hunched over a file, turning to type something. The two of them were friends, from the first day she'd started working there and was introduced to Michaela Shaye. She knew what her reaction, what her instincts would dictate. That was why it had to be her.
She knocked, walking in. She didn't even look up, knowing it was her already. "What's the update? Is the feed set up outside the university?"
"Agent Almeida..." That got her to stop. It was Michaela's way of reminding her of her position, of asking she keep it together.
"What is it?" There was a pause. "Mike..." she stood.
"It's your sister... She's in there."
TBC