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elrhiarhodanTitle: No Other Way
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #011: Family
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Rating: R
Characters/Pairing: Peter Burke (references to Neal Caffrey/Elizabeth Burke and P/E/N OT3)
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: Peter hopes that he’s not going to have to start from square one, again. Continues the Danger Series.
Set directly after Official Sanction. The entire series is now a single entry on AO3.
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THE DANGER SERIES:
TARGET | HUNT | CASE | FILE | BACKGROUND | INTERROGATION | WITNESS | HOME | HOME 2 | FAMILY | FAMILY 2 | TEAM | UNIT | UNIT 2 | PAPER | CLAY | PAINT | INK | CHECK | CASH | CREDIT | LOAN | SAVINGS | GOLD | WIFE | SILVER | GLASS | PARTNER | BACKGROUND (2) | CLUE (2) |
TRACK (2) | BOYFRIEND | LOVER |
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“Why wasn’t I notified that Czerny was released from prison? You are on good relations with the Czechs, aren’t you?”
“I know it’s no excuse, but he was in jail so long, no one was left in the service who realized what his release would mean.”
“How long has he been out?”
A few keyboard taps and the data came up on the video display.
“Released a year ago? My family’s been at risk for a year?”
“Commander, please.”
Peter took a deeper look, and correlated the information with the data he had on McGuinness-Humbolt. “He’s been running a small arms empire from prison since he’s been there. He’s been working through strawmen. And no one caught this?”
“The more important question is why now? Why wait so long?”
“Wait? For what?”
“Revenge – you used him, you retrieved information that was vital to Western interests, exposed his organization and got him a fifteen year prison sentence.”
Peter considered that angle. “No, that’s not Pavel Czerny. He’s too cold blooded. This isn’t about revenge. There’s something he wants.”
“He wants you dead.”
“Maybe. But Czerny’s a reptile. This doesn’t feel right.”
“Maybe it’s not Czerny?”
Peter shrugged, playing it cool, but the thought of going back to square one infuriated him. “Take care of Pavel Czerny. I need my life back.”
“We will, if he’s the one responsible for the attempts on your life, your family’s life.”
Peter nodded, this was the best he could expect. Now to go back to Obscurity and make things right with El. Then to find Neal, who had a twenty hour head start. And no tracker.
Neal could be anywhere by now. Maybe he should just let him go. If he were Neal, he’d be in the wind.
There should have been another way.
FIN
Prompt: White Collar 100 - #011: Family
Author:
elrhiarhodanRating: R
Characters/Pairing: Peter Burke (references to Neal Caffrey/Elizabeth Burke and P/E/N OT3)
Fandom: White Collar
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 300 Exactly!
Summary: Peter hopes that he’s not going to have to start from square one, again. Continues the Danger Series.
Set directly after Official Sanction. The entire series is now a single entry on AO3.
THE DANGER SERIES:
TARGET | HUNT | CASE | FILE | BACKGROUND | INTERROGATION | WITNESS | HOME | HOME 2 | FAMILY | FAMILY 2 | TEAM | UNIT | UNIT 2 | PAPER | CLAY | PAINT | INK | CHECK | CASH | CREDIT | LOAN | SAVINGS | GOLD | WIFE | SILVER | GLASS | PARTNER | BACKGROUND (2) | CLUE (2) |
TRACK (2) | BOYFRIEND | LOVER |
“Why wasn’t I notified that Czerny was released from prison? You are on good relations with the Czechs, aren’t you?”
“I know it’s no excuse, but he was in jail so long, no one was left in the service who realized what his release would mean.”
“How long has he been out?”
A few keyboard taps and the data came up on the video display.
“Released a year ago? My family’s been at risk for a year?”
“Commander, please.”
Peter took a deeper look, and correlated the information with the data he had on McGuinness-Humbolt. “He’s been running a small arms empire from prison since he’s been there. He’s been working through strawmen. And no one caught this?”
“The more important question is why now? Why wait so long?”
“Wait? For what?”
“Revenge – you used him, you retrieved information that was vital to Western interests, exposed his organization and got him a fifteen year prison sentence.”
Peter considered that angle. “No, that’s not Pavel Czerny. He’s too cold blooded. This isn’t about revenge. There’s something he wants.”
“He wants you dead.”
“Maybe. But Czerny’s a reptile. This doesn’t feel right.”
“Maybe it’s not Czerny?”
Peter shrugged, playing it cool, but the thought of going back to square one infuriated him. “Take care of Pavel Czerny. I need my life back.”
“We will, if he’s the one responsible for the attempts on your life, your family’s life.”
Peter nodded, this was the best he could expect. Now to go back to Obscurity and make things right with El. Then to find Neal, who had a twenty hour head start. And no tracker.
Neal could be anywhere by now. Maybe he should just let him go. If he were Neal, he’d be in the wind.
There should have been another way.
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Date: 2011-03-02 11:21 pm (UTC)I really, really hope they let him have it.
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Date: 2011-03-03 03:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-03 02:24 pm (UTC)From El
From Neal
and
From Mozzie
I think I'd be most afraid of Mozzie right now.
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Date: 2011-03-02 11:32 pm (UTC)One note of criticism here and that is there seems to be a lot of narrative before and after any action. People talk about things but there is very little show. I know you are writing these quickly and that they're supposed to be snippets and maybe it's just me but you write so well and I'm dying for some action in this where we see through the characters' eyes and their actions more.
Thanks
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Date: 2011-03-03 02:25 pm (UTC)Thank you very much for your input and concrit, it is appreciated.
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Date: 2011-03-03 01:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-03 02:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-03 02:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-10 10:05 pm (UTC)