Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
The street of Kowloon was flooded with people. Everyone was being jabbed by elbows and absentminded people rushing to get to their destinations. She walked briskly against the flow of traffic, carefully merging through the crowd. Her eyes set only at the bus stop where the targeted bus that was arriving within minutes. She quickly spotted the long line of people ready to board “Can I have your attention, I am with the Kowloon Transportation Unit! The next bus is currently full. You might want to take the subway instead!” Erin belted out her voice loud and clear. She quickly ignored the loud disagreements and disbursed them away.
Her eyes traveled up to the roof of the nearby building. She saw Matt looking at her through binoculars. He nodded and she returned it with a grim smile. On the ground, she saw the sewage passage way open and appeared Doug in a black uniform. They glanced briefly at each other and he quickly hid himself when the bus drove over the round metal lid.
Erin took in a deep breath as she climbed onto the bus, they were called upon duty when Matt got a call in from the head. A passenger had called the police through his cell phone, they were being held hostage. She dropped the money into the bin and looked around at the group seated before her. They were all deathly white and not to mention a few people even shook their heads at her urgently. She ignored it and prepared to take a seat. Her eyes grazed over Doug’s shadow lurking at the back of the bus. He was attached onto the hood with no difficulties. His job was to leak out the gas from the bottom so the car will eventually stop.
The minute she sat down, a man jumped up and pointed a gun he was hiding inside his jacket “Sit still and you won’t get hurt!” he wasted no time in warning her.
Erin widened her eyes fearfully “Please…don’t hurt me.” She cowered herself into a ball while other women whimpered and cried.
“Shut up!! I said shut up!!!” The crazy lunatic screamed.
“Johnny! Sit down, are you crazy??!! We don’t want to cause anymore attention!” the driver scolded. He was much cooler and calmer then the guy with the shaky gun in his hands.
“Well, what the hell do you want me to do?! We’re not getting away.” The guy named Johnny shook his head in dismay.
Erin saw Brad, who was also on the bus from the last stop, give her one nod of the head. She began hyperventilating and clutching her chest in pain “Oh my God!” one girl screamed while pointing to Erin “She's having an asthma attack!”
“Someone save her!!” another person yelled hysterically.
“Shit!” Johnny muttered while he turned to his driving partner “What now?”
“Is there a doctor in here?” the guy asked loudly.
“I am a family doctor.” Brad raised his hand unexpectedly.
Johnny pointed to him “Well, what the fuck are you sitting there for, save her.”
“She’s turning blue.” The same girl announced.
Brad pushed his way to the crowd who got up to surround Erin “Give her some air!” he scolded and reached for her arm. He laid her on the ground “Miss, are you okay?” he asked.
“What kind of fucking question is that?” Johnny wiped the perspiration off his forehead.
“I have to ask and make sure she is capable of comprehending my questions.” Brad explained with obvious irritation. Erin was wheezing as she nodded, she sucked in her breath to make her face reddened “Oh God. We have to get her to a hospital. She’ll die!”
“Stop the bus!!” someone yelled.
“The fuck we will. Let her die!” Johnny pointed the gun at Brad “Save her now. Don’t fuck with me.” He threatened.
Brad nodded fearfully “Okay…” he pulled Erin’s head back and moved himself to sit in the front of her head. His hands cradling her neck “I’m going to give you CPR now.” His eyes nodded at her and she knew what they had to do. When they had Johnny’s full attention, Brad slipped his hand under her shoulders and pushed her up and around his back. She used her flexibility and rolled over Brad kicking Johnny straight in the chest. The guy stumbled back and the gun was out of his hands. One of the passengers picked it up and threw it out the window.
“You!!” Johnny yelled as he pushed himself up to face Erin and Brad who were in ready stance.
“Two against one. You lose.” Erin pointed out with a smirk.
But he wasn’t about to lose just yet, he reached out to the first person he saw. The girl was in her mid twenties and looked very week. She cried out in fear as he wrapped his large arm around her throat “Sit down or she dies!” He pulled out a pocket knife from his pocket and pointed it at her neck.
The girl whimpered like a puppy while a few people cowered back “Just sit down! He’s not joking!!” someone yelled from the back.
Erin and the girl met in eye contact, her eye twitched to the right and as if on cue the girl used all her strength to pull the arm of her attacker to the right leaving an open spot for Erin to high kick him on the neck. The guy let go of the girl and she successfully twisted his arm back and took hold of the weapon. Brad moved up to help while the girl pointed the pocket knife at the driver “Stop the car or I’ll slit you’re throat like a pig.” She threatened in a low voice.
The driver nodded calmly as he took his foot off the gas and slowed the bus down. But at the last minute, he took a daring plunged with his foot hard against the brakes. The girl lunged forward and he took a hold of her by the neck and together they struggled to gain control of the knife. Just then a figured showed up by the window next to them. It was Doug, he reached his glove hand back and punched it through the window and into the guy’s right jaw. He was knocked unconscious while the girl leaned back on one of the poles for support “Nice job.” Doug smiled at the pretty young girl.
“Not so bad yourself, Virgo.” Rebecca nodded.
His dimples showed in the sunlight but they quickly disappeared when the sound of police sirens came “Never a minute late.” He mumbled and moved himself to the safe ground while the people were escorted out by the team.
Ted led his team in to capture the two car-jackers and took them into custody. He turned to the smiling team “Brad, Erin, Doug…and you are…” he pointed to the new girl.
“Rebecca Heung, Sir!!” she saluted him like a sergeant.
Ted laughed as he pointed to the girl “She’s funny. Where’d you find her?” he asked Erin.
She shook her head at Rebecca “I picked her up at the zoo the other day. But personally, she poops too much.” She joked. Erin noticed Rebecca’s wrinkled up face “You know I’m kidding, Becca. You’ll always be my favorite.”
“Hey.” Brad complained.
“I meant girl.” Erin corrected "Well after Mia that is."
She was well aware of Erin and Mia's close bond and she was the least bit jealous. Rebecca placed a comfortable hand around Erin’s shoulder “You know if it wasn’t for me, you two wouldn’t be dating.” She pointed out to Brad while he rolled his eyes.
“So you guys all went to high school together?” Ted asked with obvious interest as his arms crossed.
“Well…kind of.” Rebecca explained “You see, I was transferred due to my interesting records. I met Erin and Brad and they befriended me. Not knowing that I was kicked out of my last school for burning the boy’s bathroom down.” She shrugged nonchalantly.
“Wow, you failed to tell me that.” Doug pointed out at Brad.
Brad sighed “Isn’t it obvious why I didn’t tell you?”
“Is it me or is the team getting smaller. This is only four where are the other two?” Ted asked.
“Matt is coming, I’m sure.” Brad nodded “And Darren is on a day off.”
“Trying to convince Mia that he is her fiancé again?” Doug asked.
“Isn’t he always?” Erin joked.
“Can you believe three months already passed?” Doug asked “And still no changes?”
Erin shook her head “No. She seems to fit well living with us but every time Darren comes over, she suddenly had plans.” A sigh escaped her lips “I feel bad for the guy but maybe he should give her some more space.”
“Okay team. How did we do?” Matt walked up into the conversation.
“Good, they caught the two car-jackers.” Ted pointed to the handcuffed guys being driven off after a short questioning.
“Two? I thought there were three?” Matt asked with a stern expression. The team looked pale in the face and he quickly burst out laughing.
“Crap! Don’t do that!” Rebecca hit him across the shoulder “You almost gave me a heart attack.”
“I was about to call back all the cars and passengers.” Ted laughed.
“Just a little P.R.A. humor.” Matt joked.
“Well, next time don’t do one that includes heart stop beating.” Erin shook her head at their lieutenant.
“Anyways, I can take it from here gang.” Ted quickly shooed them away “You know the rules, P.R.A. does the dirty work and the cops clean up and take the credit.”
Matt placed his hand in his pocket and looked at Ted with much admiration “If you like the dirty work, you should come back. We are missing an agent.”
“Thanks for the offer…but I think the police department needs me now.” Ted declined politely.
“What if they don’t need you one day? Will you join then?” Matt pressed. He always felt Ted was a good addition to the team. It was such a shame that he was more loyal to the police. Maybe one day he’ll realize where he really wants to stand. He always seem to balance himself between the team and the department.
“Maybe.” Ted smiled. He liked to keep his options open.
Matt nodded in reply “Fair enough. Team, move out!” he commanded. The group gathered onto the van and drove back to headquarters.
They walked inside thinking it would be empty but they found Darren pacing the floors “Where have you guys been?” he asked while tapping on his watch.
“It’s called a ‘mission’, Darren.” Brad teased “But don’t worry, we all made it out alive.” His words were dripping with sarcasm.
“Sorry.” Darren looked shamefully away “I’m glad you all are safe.”
Doug and Brad exchanged glances as they approached Darren “I knew you cared, man.” Doug was choked up.
“We love you!!” Brad cried out as the two guys sandwiched Darren with a bear tight hug.
Erin and Rebecca looked at each other “He’s YOUR man.” Rebecca pointed out “Or should I say Wo-Man?” she laughed at her own joke and soon realized she was the only one laughing.
The guys cleared their throats and turned to Matt “So?” Doug asked.
Matt’s brows wrinkled confusingly “So…what?”
“Who’s the new agent. Come on. You’ve got to tell us.” Doug crossed his arms in suspense “Is it a girl? Or another guy?”
“Wow, you move on quick.” Rebecca said and who could not hear the hurt tone in her voice “I have been new for only two weeks and now I’m forgotten?”
He laughed while ruffling her hair with his hand “Aww, the new girl’s jealous.”
She pushed his hand away and combed her hair straight with her fingers “Whatever, all I know is, she or he better last longer than that last guy. What’s his name? Adrian? Isn’t that girl’s name?” she said with disgust.
“It’s a unisex name and he wouldn’t have left if you didn’t scare him with your psychotic split personality!” Erin reminded her friend.
“Well, you’d do the same if he hit on you!” Rebecca argued.
“Is that what happened?” Darren asked “I thought the rumor was he couldn’t stand the dangerous life that we lived.”
Matt raised his hand “Yeah, I spread that around cause I didn’t want the truth to leak out. But I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later.” He eyed Rebecca carefully but her lips only curled into a wider grin making Erin laugh. How she missed having her friend around. It was accidental that Rebecca joined the team. She was taking tae kwondo classes with Doug as the teacher. He quickly noticed she was the most experienced student he had and mentioned it to Matt, who in turned recruited her. When she realized her two good friends from high school were in the team, she had no doubt but to join.