Second Chances: Christmas Miracles Come In All Sizes.
A Simon and Simon/Six Million Dollar Man Crossover Story
When their daughter has to make some hard decisions on her own,
Rick and Laurie handle it in different ways; will a sudden crisis bring
them together?
(This is a work of fiction. No money is being made on it, and the characters are owned by Universal
and are only being borrowed for a little while. .)
Prologue
Laurie headed toward her car, happy that she and Rick had made up about her and Robin's talk. She couldn't undo her foolish words to her daughter, but at least Rick understood why she told Robin what Grandmother Casey had said.
Noticing a blue mini-van parked next to her jeep, she realized it was parked at an angle that could cause either car to scratch the other. As she looked around to see if the driver was in the vicinity, she heard someone call, "Mrs. Simon." Standing on the driver's side of the jeep was a well-dressed woman, and Laurie assumed she was the driver of the vehicle. "Yes?"
Suddenly something was thrown over her head, her arms were pinned down and she felt herself being dragged, then pushed on to a metal floor. "NO!", Laurie screamed, managing to kick backwards and free one arm. Trying to rip the material from her face, she froze when she heard a firm voice say, "Stop fighting, Mrs. Simon, or we'll kill your daughter!" Instantly she felt her arms tied behind her, then her ankles were bound and she was slid against a metal wall. An engine sounded, then she realized the van was moving, dear God, I've been kidnapped, and Robin? Frantically she wriggled her fingers until she reached the button on her watch then pressed it twice, turning the transmitter on. Finding it hard to breathe, she tried to raise her head, then a feminine voice ordered her to stop moving.
"Please, I feel sick, I can't breathe." she begged, hearing her voice muffled in the material against her face. There was silence, then the voice answered, "All right, close your eyes and don't move."
Shutting her eyes, Laurie tried to mentally call out to Rick and Steve Austin, then inhaled deeply when the cloth around her face was removed. As she opened her mouth to take another breath, a gag was thrust into it, and a blindfold was wrapped around her eyes. "No!" she moaned, then felt a cold shiver through her body. Steve called back to her, "Laurie, what's happened, where are you?"
"Steve, I've been kidnapped, two women, one of them told me they'd kill Robin if I fought them!" She pictured what had just taken place, then "heard" his reply. "Honey, Rick says someone grabbed Robin about 30 minutes before they took you. A.J. got a call from Ian when it happened, he tried to give chase but lost the van. Rick ran downstairs when he saw them throw you into the vehicle, but you were gone when he got outside." Terrified, Laurie wanted to scream, then Steve tried to comfort her. "Laurie, we'll find you and Robin, don't worry. Just stay calm, Rick is already trying to trace your signal. Oscar and Rudy are on their way from the ranch, we'll be on your trail very soon." Trying not to cry, she told her friend, "tell Rick I love him, and I'll try not to panic. As soon as I get to Robin, I'll try to find out where we are." A wave of calm came over her, then a faint call from her husband. "I love you, too." "Please Rick, find us! " she thought. As the vehicle slowed, she heard the voice of her captor. "Not one sound, Mrs. Simon, or you'll never see your daughter or husband again." Now she was really scared: Dear God, not now, not at Christmas!
It had all started so well....
A Simon and Simon/Six Million Dollar Man Crossover Story
When their daughter has to make some hard decisions on her own,
Rick and Laurie handle it in different ways; will a sudden crisis bring
them together?
(This is a work of fiction. No money is being made on it, and the characters are owned by Universal
and are only being borrowed for a little while. .)
Prologue
Laurie headed toward her car, happy that she and Rick had made up about her and Robin's talk. She couldn't undo her foolish words to her daughter, but at least Rick understood why she told Robin what Grandmother Casey had said.
Noticing a blue mini-van parked next to her jeep, she realized it was parked at an angle that could cause either car to scratch the other. As she looked around to see if the driver was in the vicinity, she heard someone call, "Mrs. Simon." Standing on the driver's side of the jeep was a well-dressed woman, and Laurie assumed she was the driver of the vehicle. "Yes?"
Suddenly something was thrown over her head, her arms were pinned down and she felt herself being dragged, then pushed on to a metal floor. "NO!", Laurie screamed, managing to kick backwards and free one arm. Trying to rip the material from her face, she froze when she heard a firm voice say, "Stop fighting, Mrs. Simon, or we'll kill your daughter!" Instantly she felt her arms tied behind her, then her ankles were bound and she was slid against a metal wall. An engine sounded, then she realized the van was moving, dear God, I've been kidnapped, and Robin? Frantically she wriggled her fingers until she reached the button on her watch then pressed it twice, turning the transmitter on. Finding it hard to breathe, she tried to raise her head, then a feminine voice ordered her to stop moving.
"Please, I feel sick, I can't breathe." she begged, hearing her voice muffled in the material against her face. There was silence, then the voice answered, "All right, close your eyes and don't move."
Shutting her eyes, Laurie tried to mentally call out to Rick and Steve Austin, then inhaled deeply when the cloth around her face was removed. As she opened her mouth to take another breath, a gag was thrust into it, and a blindfold was wrapped around her eyes. "No!" she moaned, then felt a cold shiver through her body. Steve called back to her, "Laurie, what's happened, where are you?"
"Steve, I've been kidnapped, two women, one of them told me they'd kill Robin if I fought them!" She pictured what had just taken place, then "heard" his reply. "Honey, Rick says someone grabbed Robin about 30 minutes before they took you. A.J. got a call from Ian when it happened, he tried to give chase but lost the van. Rick ran downstairs when he saw them throw you into the vehicle, but you were gone when he got outside." Terrified, Laurie wanted to scream, then Steve tried to comfort her. "Laurie, we'll find you and Robin, don't worry. Just stay calm, Rick is already trying to trace your signal. Oscar and Rudy are on their way from the ranch, we'll be on your trail very soon." Trying not to cry, she told her friend, "tell Rick I love him, and I'll try not to panic. As soon as I get to Robin, I'll try to find out where we are." A wave of calm came over her, then a faint call from her husband. "I love you, too." "Please Rick, find us! " she thought. As the vehicle slowed, she heard the voice of her captor. "Not one sound, Mrs. Simon, or you'll never see your daughter or husband again." Now she was really scared: Dear God, not now, not at Christmas!
It had all started so well....