Hello all... I am suffering from a bit of an "I don't feel creative" brain cramp. I am stuck on Vengeance, so I started this. I feel a bit like a ten year old wrote this, so I may have to revise it, we shall see. Please let me know what you think of it.
Chapter 1
It had been a long cold day. School was out and Tom Hanson was heading back to Jump Street Chapel to report in for the end of the day. All he had wanted to do all day was go home. He had yawned all day long struggling to stay awake. What a boring day it had turned out to be. The sky was grey threatening rain or snow at any given moment. He was supposed to meet up with Penhall to watch the game but suddenly all he wanted to do was go home and sleep. He really had looked forward to pizza, beer and the game for the whole week, but now he just wanted to be alone.
"Wake up Hanson!" Dennis Booker shouted in his ear. Hanson sat bolt upright at his desk. His brown eyes darted from side to side to figure out where the asshole had run and who all had noticed him asleep at his desk. He noted Penhall at the desk next to his biting his thumb laughing, his shoulder were a quiver as he continued to snicker at Hanson's expense. Judy Hoffs bit down on her lower lip as she picked up the file she was working with covering her attractive features with a manila folder. Harry T. Ioki turned around as Hanson's chocolate eyes caught his gaze. Ioki immediately jumped to his feet burring himself in a filing cabinet as he tried to contain his amusement. The only person not laughing at Hanson was Joey Penhall who was making his way out of Captain Adam Fuller's office.
Joey had just become a member of the Jump Street program. Hanson didn't know much about him other than he was the shorter version of his brother. He never missed a chance to have a laugh at the expense of another or miss a chance at pizza, beer and a game. Today had been different for Joey, he was having the same day that seemed to be plaguing Tom Hanson. He just could not find his bearings. He too was going to watch the big game with Hanson and his older brother Doug, but just didn't have the desire to do so. He tripped over the leg of a chair as he walked out of Fuller's office.
"Shit!" Joey cursed loudly. Joey had caught himself from falling by bracing himself against one of the large concrete columns supporting the interior structure of the building. Hanson looked up and noted the look of pain on the younger mans face. He felt for the young officer who was trying all too hard to fit in. He could remember the first time he had walked into this building. He had been tormented and harassed by Doug Penhall over the part in his hair. Judy and Jenko had done nothing but criticize his appearance. They had gone so far as to have Judy take Hanson out for lessons on how to look like James Dean. Hanson stood up and walked over to where the young officer sat picking up the contents of a file folder. He had leaned over and began to help him pick the contents up and put them away.
"Bad day?" Hanson asked. It sounded more like a comment to Joey who noted the same look on Hanson's face that he felt like was on his.
"The worst." Joey fumed.
The two officers continued to collect papers until Fuller appeared in his doorway again.
"Well Tom Hanson, Joey Penhall… I have an assignment for the two of you." The two officers stopped as they picked up the last of the documents littering the floor of the chapel. Hanson looked back at the younger Penhall who took a deep breath and released it.
"And it just got worse." Joey sighed.
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The two officers sauntered into the large office. The sun was glinting off of the colored corners of the stained glass windows lining the wall. Hanson took a seat in the small chair facing Adam Fuller while Joey took a seat in the other.
"Gentlemen, I know that the two of you have yet to work together. This case is perfect for you in that Hanson here is a seasoned veteran and Joey here is a rookie. This is a way for the two of you to help each other out."
"Sure thing coach." Hanson replied with a sigh while Joey furrowed his brow in confusion.
"Cap'n Fuller, why do I need help with…"
"Joey, the last couple of assignments had you paired with your brother. I want you out and using all your best resources. Hanson, he's going to be your best resource on this case. The two of you are going into South Central High." Fuller began.
"What's the deal?" Hanson asked.
"The gang violence has tripled in the last three months and the mayor wants the school cleaned up. His exact words were clean it up and I don't care what it takes to get it done." Fuller looked grimly back at the two officers. "A teacher was assaulted two weeks ago and before that a student was beaten to death during a gang initiation."
Joey felt his stomach tighten. He knew he could handle the assignment, he just felt the nervous tension build in his body. He felt his palms start to sweat as he gripped the manila folder tighter in his hands. He had yet to open it up to even know what the specs of his assignment were.
Hanson looked down at the folder in his lap. Inside was a sheet of paper stating that he and his younger brother Joey Middleton were transferring in from Chase High. Tommy thought about his cover… younger brother… Penhall was Joey's older brother why didn't they use him instead? Fuller's voice broke up Tom's thoughts bringing the officer back to reality.
"Tommy, you're both going in with some time served. You'll get some respect that way. Boy's I'm not sure what your going to find when you get there, but be on your guard. I'm sure there are drugs, and guns going in and out so watch yourselves, you're both going in armed. Joey, Tommy watch out for each other." Fuller concluded. He watched as both men stood up and filed out towards the door.
"Coach… I almost forgot. What about…"
"Eastern High guard duty… Booker's on it." Fuller grinned at the young officer whose eyes went from sleepy duress to a near explosion of laughter.
"Thanks coach!" Hanson smiled.
"Oh and Hanson…"
"Yes…"
"I have four other officers who will be available if it gets to be too much in there. I am willing to send them in if I need to." Fuller replied.
"Thanks coach…" Hanson turned and walked out the door. He was going home for sure now. "Crap… I need to get with Joey and work out the details of our cover. And then there's this…"
"Booker, my officer now!" Fuller shouted across the chapel bringing Hanson out of his thoughts.
"Ha! Couldn't have happened to a nicer person, serves you right asshole!" Hanson laughed to himself as the dark haired officer headed into the office to find a fate worse than watching paint dry… guarding a geek who wanted nothing more than to pick his nose, watch "GI Joe" cartoons and run his mouth to everyone around.
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Hanson you still comin over tonight? Penhall asked.
Tom Hanson looked up from the folder in his hands. Penhall had been watching his partner lost in thought. He knew what the case was that Fuller was sending Hanson and his younger brother Joey into. Fuller had confronted him about it first. Fuller had wanted to be sure that Doug thought Joey was ready to go in full steam on a potentially dangerous case.
"Uh… yeah… sure. I need to be home to get some sleep tonight though so no late nights." Hanson responded.
"OK, hey, Tommy…" Doug Penhall jumped up from his desk and walked over towards Tom Hanson.
"Yeah buddy?" Hanson responded.
"Look, watch out for Joey man… he… he's…" Doug tried to finish a thought as he shook his head and looked down at the floor. Doug and Joey Penhall had struggled to find a common ground since the two had parted company so long ago. Doug had been less than receptive when Joey had come to Jump Street. It had taken some time, but the two were on their way to mending their differences.
"I'll take care of him… promise. Now… pizza!" Hanson exclaimed leaning into Doug while clicking his heals together and mock saluting the bigger man.
"Hello… Little brother… dinner… my place… one hour or you'll be sorry." Doug said in a powerful voice snapping his fingers at Joey who looked up with a crooked smile on his face.
"Yes sir." Joey replied his camel colored hair pulled back in a tight pony tail in the back of his head. He laughed to himself as he watched the strange duo of Tom Hanson and Doug Penhall walk out the door. Shaking his head he asked himself "how on earth did he get to this point in his life…"
Your turn... please send me a few reviews... they would be a nice pre-Birthday present for me... I am going to be 29.95 for a third year on the 21st of this month so, please send me a review... that's all I want:-) LOL!! I crack me up. Thanks for reading!
