Title: Colby Hates the Pond

Characters: Colby Granger, David Sinclair, Nikki Betancourt

Rating: PG

Spoilers: None

Beta: Unbetaed. All mistakes are mine.

Disclaimer: I do not own Numb3rs and/or anything related to it.

Author Notes: The story is finished. I'm just trying to edit it as best as I can before I post the rest of the story. First time trying to write chaptered-story. Well, second, but the first one technically not published, though somehow some managed to get their eyes on it. Huh… Anyway, hope I don't mess up anything… ;)


The tires made a sound of protest as Colby made a sharp turn to keep up with the suspect's Silver Mazda RX8 in front of him, which just inches away from hitting another car parked on the side of the road. David's head hit the window then the headrest with quite a lot of force that caused him to groan.

"If we're dead, I'll tell Don to give you a desk job," David said as he braced himself for another sharp turn.

"If we're dead, David, desk job is the least of my problem."

Colby made a sudden stop that caused their seatbelts to lock as the result of the safety mechanism. As soon as he managed to get around the car in front, Colby stepped back on the throttle.

"Oi!" Nikki protested from the backseat as Colby made another sharp turn and one tire ended up on the curb. "And they said women are bad drivers," she grumbled.

"At least I don't need ten minutes to park my car!" Colby replied, half-shouting, annoyed that everyone was protesting his driving "skill".

Another turn and they entered a park. It was fortunately not filled with other cars or people so the chance of having innocent casualties was pretty slim. Plus it was late on a Thursday night, early morning actually, so most people would probably be still sleeping anyway.

Colby stepped on the gas, lining up his car to do the PIT maneuver. David and Nikki quickly caught up with their partner's intention and prepared themselves for the collision, and a made a mental note to kill Colby once the chase was over. Colby was about to make a hard left when a cat suddenly appeared in front of the two cars. The RX8 made a sudden turn to the left, obviously surprised to see the cat as well, while the Dodge made a sharp right. Colby tried to regain control of the car, not wanting to lose their target. Unfortunately, the car decided to make a journey through the grass, over the pavement, and into the water, nose first.

It was quiet for a while. The only sound they hear was the screeching tires, undoubtedly coming from the RX8, and their harsh breathing.

"You know what?" Nikki spoke up. "It probably took ten minutes, but at least it was parked on the signed spaces, and not on the pond."

Colby just smirked. David rolled his eyes at the two of them before trying to open the door. Small amount of water started to enter the car. David quickly jumped and moved himself out of the car and onto the dry land. On the other side of the car, Colby and Nikki managed to do the same.

"Don's gonna kill us," Nikki muttered.

"I'm gonna call dispatch to let them know that we lost Davidson," David said to no one in particular. "And notify LAPD that we have a killer on the loose."

No one mentioned about calling Don because they knew that he'd most likely be pissed. They were stalling, because Don would found out the moment David finished talking to dispatch. They knew they were stalling.