Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
Erin knocked on the office door, it was the last room down the hallway “Come in.” Chuck answered. She entered and found Ted sitting down on a chair across from Chuck’s desk “Erin. Have a seat.” She nodded and took a seat quietly “You’re probably wondering why I called you both in here.”
“A little curious.” She smiled.
“What leads did you two find on Brad’s killer?” Chuck asked.
She turned to Ted, who smiled “He dragged it out of me.”
“We didn’t find out much. We know the guy’s name is Tay Keung, he’s homeless but owns an old Honda Accord. His record is clear and he has no connections to Reina, Andrew or Chris. Frankly, we have no idea why this guy wants to kill us. And how he knows me.” Erin eyes drifted away as something occurred to her “Wait…a fire. His home was burned down by a fire too.”
“So?” Chuck asked.
“I can’t shake the feeling that it has something to do with my family. My parents were killed by a fire too.” Erin explained.
“Really?” Chuck nodded after a moment “So you think the connection is between the homes?” her head bobbed up and down “How do we find out?”
“Eric!” Ted offered, “He is a firefighter. He’ll help us out, I’m sure of it.” Chuck turned to him questioningly and he explained “He use to be an agent, for a couple of months, he took over for Doug during the time we loss Jessie.”
“I see.” Chuck’s face wrinkled “That’s a good idea. Why don’t you two look into that. In the meantime, I’ll have the rest find other clues on this Tay Keung guy.” He saw Erin’s face turn away “You don’t mind do you, Erin?”
She shook her head “No. It’s just…I have this bad feeling down at the pit of my stomach. I don’t want to drag anyone down with me. The last thing I need is to be responsible for another agent going down.”
Chuck moved his eyes towards the door and nodded at Erin before getting up “I know what you mean.” He walked over to the door while Erin and Ted exchanged glances. He smiled at the two “Let’s ask them ourselves.” He whipped the door open. Mia and Becca was leaning on the door, which led them to fall onto the floor leaving the other two guys looking at Chuck wide-eyed.
“I told you a million times Doug, the bathroom is over there!!” Darren pointed to the opposite end of the hallway.
“Get in here!” Chuck ordered. The guys stepped inside and dodged the girls who were still lying on the floor. He closed the door behind him “Since you guys heard everything, what do you think?”
Mia raised her hand “We actually didn’t hear much. Becca kept hogging the good side.”
“Hey, you snooze, you lose.” Becca retorted.
Darren crossed his arms with a solemn look “Is this regarding Brad’s death?”
Chuck shook his head at the four “If you guys don’t already know…yes. We’re talking about Brad’s killer. It seems we have a small lead. We know his name but he has no home and has no felonies so we can’t track him down. I want you four to dig some dirt on him.”
“Oh! Can I do it?” Becca asked eagerly.
“It’s dangerous Becca.” Erin warned.
“Danger is my middle name!” Becca reminded her.
“It is? I thought it was Chu? Is that—” Doug quipped.
“We already went through this!!” Becca cried.
“You started it. Again.” Doug pointed out.
Erin smiled at the two “I think you two would be cute together.”
“That’s what I was thinking!!” Mia added with a laugh. The two girls high five each other while Becca beamed and Doug once again looked stunned “Oh great, we lost him again.” Mia sighed sadly.
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Darren and Doug did the dirty work as they searched the bars during the night. Asking around if anyone knew of a guy named Tay Keung. They were blown off most of the night and after 10 bars, they heard of a guy named Ah Bat, who was known for his connections with the Triads and cops. He was a ‘messenger’, he knew of everyone and everything that came down in the underworld.
Darren was talking to the bartender casually “So how do I find him?”
“Are you looking to kill someone?” the guy asked while cleaning off his glass cups. His eyes were suspicious, which he eyed Darren and Doug.
“No, I’ve got a friend that I lost contact of since high school. I just wondered how to get a hold of him.” Darren answered nonchalantly.
“Well, why didn’t you say it sooner? Ah Bat could help you.” The guy finally put on a friendly smile “On Saturday nights, he’s always at the Tin Bar. I hear he’s a real ladies man. You got a pretty girl, he’ll spill all the beans he has.”
Darren turned to Doug with a smile “Thanks, man.”
The guys left the bar and called Becca “Meet us at Mia’s place. We’ve got a lead.” Doug said into the cell phone. He was about to hang up when his face turned a flushed color of red “No, I will not say I love you!!”
“You just did.” Becca laughed and hung up before he could argue.
“Psycho!!” he yelled into the phone with Darren laughing and walking towards the car “It’s not funny, man. She’s crazy!”
The three met up at the bottom of the building as they rode up together in the elevator. Doug leaned into the corner while Becca stood next to him chewing her gum and smiling at him. Darren covered his mouth with his hand, he was trying hard not to laugh. When the elevator stopped, he turned to Becca “Did you tell Mia we’re coming?”
“Me? I thought you called her?” Becca said.
Doug frowned “Is she even home?”
Suddenly Darren’s eyes brightened “I have an idea!”
“Yes Batman, what is it??” Becca asked with much exaggerated excitement.
Darren frowned at her “Ha ha… I was going to suggest that we test Mia. You know scare her and see how she fights back.”
“Yeah because she won’t recognize our faces!” Becca answered with sarcasm.
Doug laughed, “Hey, you are funny.” He pushed her playfully.
Becca leaned over and moved her body closer to him “You like that baby?” she flirted.
Doug froze and then swiftly moved behind Darren’s body to hide “Get her away from me!”
Darren rolled his eyes “Come on guys. Be serious…I have a couple of ski masks in the trunk of my car, we can use those to scare her.”
“What are you doing with ski masks in your trunk?” Becca asked curiously “What do you do when you’re not with the team? Is that how you got rich?”
“No, genius. I bought them when we went on the mission the other night but Chuck told me we didn’t need masks.” Darren explained.
“Hey, how come you knew about it first?” Becca gaped at him with rounded eyes.
“Because he asked me where I would keep a 35 million dollar diamond. I said the bank, but not just any bank, the biggest bank that this country has.” Darren took them back to the car and retrieved the masks. Together they rode up again and knocked on the door. Their faces covered in the knit ski mask. Shelly opened the door and her face covered with fear as she slammed the door shut and ran over next to Mia.
She was sitting there watching TV with a peeled orange in her hand. She took a piece and popped it in her mouth while Shelly screamed “Robbers!!” she pointed at the door.
Mia remained calm while the girl squirmed next to her. The three jokesters walked inside with their hands in their pockets and pointing their fingers at them so that they looked like guns “Don’t move or we’ll kill you!!” Darren disguised his voice lower.
She widened her eyes while she chewed and swallow her piece of orange. Mia turned to Shelly with a smile “Look, a show. Wait.” She put up a hand at the three and reached out to turn off the TV “I can’t miss this one. Okay, go ahead.” She nodded before popping another piece in her mouth.
Becca peeled the mask off her face “How did you know it was us?”
Mia almost choked on the orange juice as she laughed, “I let you borrow that t-shirt, Becca. And Darren, your Armani shoes cost more than this couch I’m sitting on. And Doug…” she rolled her eyes “I can recognize your figure anywhere.”
The guys whipped off their masks “You’re no fun!” Doug frowned.
Darren turned to Becca “Don’t you have your own clothes?”
“I like her clothes, they’re cute!!” Becca imitated Darren’s stance with his hand on his hips.
Shelly sighed while she clutched her heart “Gosh guys, the next time you test Mia. Make sure I’m not home. I can’t be scared like that.” They laughed apologetically “Where are you guys going? Can I go too?” she asked with urgency.
Becca and Mia looked at each other “Awww, isn’t that cute. Little Shelly wants to come along.” Becca swooned adoringly while she put on her cute voice “We’re going to an adult place, it’s very noisy and not good for a young girl like yourself.”
Mia pushed Becca away as the girl stumbled back “She’s 25, not 13. Don’t talk to her like that.”
Shelly smiled at Mia “You use to talk to me like that too.”
“I did?” Mia scratched her head “Sorry.”
“It’s okay!” Shelly replied brightly “Can I go with you guys then?”
Darren shook his head “No, Erin would kill us if she knew we were going to take you to a bar.” He laughed at the thought “I mean literally too.”
“I’ve never been to a bar!!” Shelly exclaimed.
“And you shouldn’t go there.” Becca assured her “There are too many bad people there.” She turned to her teammates “Come on. It’s getting late, we wanna get there before the bees start stinging him.”
Doug knit his brows together “Don’t do that. You can’t pull it off.”
“Matt use to be the best with that.” Mia said suddenly, her eyes distant. The three turned to her and she quickly shook off the feeling “What?” she asked when they continued to stare.
“Mia, are you starting to remember things?” Darren asked with a sense of urgency.
She quickly denied it “No…it’s just random thoughts that came to mind. I don’t really know where it’s coming from.”
“We could talk about this later.” Doug noticed Darren getting too misty in the eyes “We have work to do.” He ushered the three out while Shelly watched with a pouty lip. Suddenly, there was a twinkle in her eye as she thought about following them. I won’t get into trouble, she thought.
Darren and Doug split up with the girls as they moved around looking for Ah Bat. The girls walked around and flirted randomly with certain guys that were looking at them. Doug had said Ah Bat was a sucker for pretty girls “Maybe I’m not pretty enough?” Becca asked after a while when they found no leads.
Mia laughed, “That’s an understatement.”
“Really?” Becca was touched “You are my favorite person!” she reached out suddenly and hugged Mia.
“Hey, no lesbos allowed in here.” A male voice broke into their moment.
The girls broke apart slowly and Becca gave the guy a look of attitude “What if we are?”
“Then it’s a shame. You two would be perfect on my arms.” The arrogance was leaking from his nose. He was an average looking guy but his aura told the girls he was who they were looking for.
Mia raised her brow “What’s your name?”
“Don’t get scared.” He warned, “They call me the ‘messenger’, but if you want, you can call me Bat Gor.” He flicked his brows up flirtatiously.
“Oh…you’re Ah Bat…I mean Bat Gor.” Becca cooed while she inched her way closer to him. Her fingers trailing up his arms “I heard so much about you.”
Mia joined in quickly when she picked up Becca’s eyes “I hear you’re good in bed.” She whispered in his ear. He smiled smugly and she added, “Ever did a threesome in a public bathroom?”
He was quickly turned on as he grabbed the girls by their hands and practically dragged them to the men’s restroom. On the way, Mia caught Darren’s eye and waved him along using her eyes. He grabbed Doug and followed the three to the men’s bathroom. Ah Bat quickly checked the stalls and noticed it was empty. He brushed the palm of his hands together with a perverted smile “Now where were we?” his face fell when he saw Doug and Darren at the door, guarding it “Hey…I thought it was two girls and me?”
“Shut up!” Becca snapped as she kicked him down. The guy fell quickly as he backed up against the corner.
“Who are you people? Did Hung Gor send you? I swear, I’ll get him the info. I just need more time!” The guy was shaking with fear.
Mia frowned “No. We don’t know who Hung Gor is. And don’t pee on yourself!” She scolded. She stepped closer to the guy and placed her foot at the nape of his neck “Do you know a guy named Tay Keung?”
“No, but I know a guy named TK.” The guy answered fearfully.
“Who is he?” Becca continued.
“I don’t know. Just some guy on the streets.”
Darren stepped up as he leaned down and grabbed the guy’s shirt with both hands. Mia retrieved her foot while he questioned the guy “So you know this Tay Keung?”
“No, but I know a guy named TK.” He answered swiftly.
Darren reached his arm back and punched him in the face “That wasn’t funny!” he snarled, “Now do you want to play more?” his arm ready to attack.
The guy wiped the blood from the corner of his lip “Okay…okay…” he stuttered “Rumor says it that he buys these guns from the underground Triad gang called Red Dragon. He’s a very calm guy, he doesn’t get in anyone’s way…what happened? Did he kill one of your people?”
“Keep asking and your head will be in the toilet.” Darren threatened. He got up and turned to Doug to see what they should do next.
“Where do we find this guy?” Doug asked.
Ah Bat shrugged “He likes to hang out at bars too. But he doesn’t have any friends, he just roams around by himself. No one can get a hold of him, only he contacts people.”
“Find him.” Mia ordered.
“I told you…” Darren whipped his head down at the guy warningly and he quickly added, “I hear he contacts his friends in prison. You can check there first.”
Mia shook her head “You are really looking to drink some toilet water aren’t you?”
Darren reached down and pulled the guy up with his hands “Say hi to Mr. PeeWater…”
Ah Bat began struggling as he eventually surrendered “Okay, I give up. I’ll help you find him.”
Darren smiled as he let go of his shirt and smoothed it out “That’s a good boy.” He patted him on the head while the girls laughed.