Disclaimer: I do not own the Magnificent Seven they are owned by a big large company that doesn’t know what a good thing they had.

Authors Note: this is my first Magnificent Seven Fan Fiction to be posted on the net though I have published quite a few in a local small close knit Fanzine. This is also my first foray into the Little Britches universe. Ginny is the brain child of myself and Rose is the brain child of my best friend (who I got hooked on Magnificent Seven). All other extras just came to me while I was writing. Hope ya’ll enjoy…. Oh yea this is the first in a series.

P.S Thanks MayQueen for the Betaing

TATTERED ANGELS

Chapter One: The Find

“Clear” Chris called as he checked the room to his left. He then watched down the hall as fellow agent and best friend Buck checked the next room in a long succession of rooms that connected to this particular hallway.

“Clear” Buck

The team had been selected to make a random search of a palatial mansion complex in southern suburb of Denver. The complex was owned by Simon Gerreux a flashy arms dealer from Quebec, Canada. The man was an enigma hard to track down and in order to find him they had to go where he had been. This particular mansion had been rented by Gerreux for the past two years but he had recently moved on leaving only a hand full of guards. The man never got rid of anything and so it was decided to search the complex for clues as to his new whereabouts and further the act of getting an agent inside the operation. The visible guards had been gathered up and were being watched by members of team three while team seven and team six searched the premises.

Buck opened the second last door before the turn off. It opened with surprising ease the two men carefully made their way inside.

“Shit” Buck said as he saw the small form of a young girl lying on a mat near the door. The young girl tried to push herself away as he neared. “It’s alright darling.” He said stepping closer. The girl only tried to push herself further away which was proving difficult due to the large infected cut on her left leg.

Buck reached out for her.

“Get away from her!” a small voice called before another child appeared at Buck’s side and bit down hard on his arm.

Chris grabbed the child and pulled her off Buck. The young girl pulled away and kicked Chris hard on the shin before turning and helping the other girl up and the two slowly struggled out into the hall and then down it.

“Nathan, Josiah, Ezra get over here.” Buck said into his radio

“Wait!” Chris said going after the struggling girls “We’re not going to hurt you.” He said as he watched them slow down even more even he knew it was not out of choice.

“That’s what the other man said.” The older one said as she lost her grip on the younger one who sat down on the floor. The older one stared to cough. She tried to pull the younger one up only to fall to a sitting position on the floor coughing harshly.

“Nathan where are you?” Chris said in to his radio the girls were both trying to get up. “We’re Law enforcement, police officers with the ATF.” He said as he slowly walked towards them not wanting to scare them more.

“Where’s your badge?” the younger one asked. She too had a cough though hers was not as harsh.

Chris eased his hand into his jacket and pulled out his badge as he continued forward. The older ones cough became even harsher and more phlegmish. Chris noticed her wipe something brownish from her mouth and wipe it on her black pants.

The two looked at the badge coughs suppressing a bit as Nathan ran around the corner.

“Chris what the…”He trialed as he saw the two young girls. “Aw, hell”

The older one noticed his bag that Buck had told him to bring when he saw the girls fall.

“Are you a doctor?” She asked the coughing stopped but her breathing was wheezy.

“Not a doctor but a paramedic, I help people before the doctor.” Nathan said as he slowly walked towards the two.

“Rose has a bad cut on her leg. I tried to fix it like a mommy but it’s not working.” The older one said as Nathan saw the cut.

“Ok. I’ll take a look at it.” Nathan said as he knelt down beside them. “What’s your name?” He asked the older one as he started to inspect the cut on Rose’s leg.

“Ginny.” She replied

“Do you know how long the cut has been like this Rose?” Nathan asked Rose shook her head Ginny coughed “How long have you had that cough?”

Ginny shrugged as Nathan touched the cut Rose flinched.

“You’re hurting her!” Ginny said

“I’m sorry I didn’t mean to but I have to give that cut a good look.” Nathan said “Chris could you call an ambulance?” The leader nodded

“And how old are you two” Nathan asked

“I’m six.” Rose said

“I’m eight” Ginny replied

Ginny coughed again really hard again she wiped something from her mouth with her hand and then wiped it on her pants. Her wheezing sounded worse and her breathing changed.

“Ambulance will be here shortly.” Chris announced

Nathan nodded as her watched Ginny. He took out his stethoscope.

“Ginny I’m just going to place this on your back ok?” Nathan asked Ginny nodded. Nathan did and listened.

“Ginny sweetie are you having trouble breathing?” he asked the young girl nodded as Ezra and Josiah came down the hallway perpendicular to the one they were in.

“Gerreux’s men are all rounded up and no one’s… Oh Lord!” Ezra said rounding the corner and seeing the two young girls.

“What the?” Josiah

“Ginny and Rose are residence of this room right here” Buck said indicating the room to his right. Ezra and Josiah peeked in to see the 5x5 room no windows two mats with small torn blankets on the floor and a gungie toilet off to the side.

“My God” Ezra exclaimed as Chris asked Josiah to go lead the ambulance crew.

“Mr. Wilmington are you bleeding?” Ezra asked.

“Yes.” Buck replied

“What happened?” Nathan asked still by the girls who had moved closer to each other.

“She bit me.” Buck said indicating Ginny “Well I guess Chris and I scared them when while we were searching the rooms. And I guess Ginny thought we were going to hurt Rose”

The others noticed that Ginny and Rose were watching Buck and Chris with wary eyes.

Josiah led the paramedics down the hall

“Hi, Nathan.” The one said

“James, Eric” Nathan

“What have we got?” Eric

“Two females one eight years old probable pneumonia with a possible partial collapsed lung, and one six possible first stage pneumonia and a serious infection in her left leg.” Nathan said as the two men started to work on the girls who just kept a watchful eye on them.

“We’ll take the eight year old and send another rig for the six year old.” James said

“NO!” both girls said grabbing on to each others hands.

“Can you take them together?” Nathan asked

“Yea sure, I don’t see why not” Eric

“Are you coming with us?” Rose asked as both looked at him

“Would you like me to” Nathan asked both nodded. “Ok I will” Nathan said picking up Rose and Eric picked up Ginny the two still held on to each others hands as they were taken out to the waiting ambulance.