Back for a new fic! Hope you all enjoy this, not sure where it's going to go yet but I hope it will be fun. AJ5

Please note I do not own Charlie's Angels all rights for that belong to it's original creators. Caitlin Fox and any other characters I make up a lon the way are mine however. Thanks, AJ5

Cannonball Angels.

Chapter one.

'This is gonna leave a mark' Cate thought to herself as she sailed through the air heading to land on a circular wooden table. The Dukes of Hazzard flashed through her mind, thinking of the opening of an episode where it would freeze whilst the voice over explained that this wasn't the way the day was planned out to happen. Well this wasn't how the day had planned out to happen, to get caught up in a bar fight. Nothing unusual for the Cannonball Run and the people who raced it, it only took the wrong words or look and alcohol to start a fight. Cate wasn't even sure how this one started but knew it wasn't her doing or Jill's for that matter, they were trying to leave the bar when pulled in to the mess. Cate landed with two others on to the table with a crash as it collapsed under them.

'Ow.' Cate murmured as she pulled herself up off the ground, looking around the room for Jill who she spotted was holding her own pushing off others who were throwing their fists, hands and whatever else they could get their hands on. Jill seeing Cate waved over to her as a man with a woman hanging on to his back came fast towards her, Jill jumped fast out of their way pushing them onto the booth seating, she was enjoying herself, Cate could see that easily enough as she made her way through the mess ducking and weaving out of the way of the mass brawl to get to Jill.

'Having fun?' Cate asked smiling as she and Jill both ducked down as a man was tossed over the top of them on to tables behind them.

'Absolutely!' Jill called back over the noise.

'Smokey will be here soon, we'd better make fast tracks and now.' Cate said taking Jill's arm leading the way out of the bar.

'Cate! Cate!' A voice hollered across the crowded brawl. Cate turned to the voice smiling when she saw who it was. 'See you on the 66!'

'See you out there Tex!' Cate yelled back just as Jill pulled her out the flight path of a drinks tray. 'Thanks' she said as the tray slammed in to the face of the large man behind them who fell back down to the ground again. Both Angels winced as they watched the man, dazed, slump down to the ground. 'Think he's seeing stars?' Cate asked Jill.

'More like Tweety Birds.' Laughing the Angels swiftly left the bar before getting caught up in another scuffle. Heading straight to Jill's car, another Mustang, similar to Cate's own but a higher spec and dark blue in colour.

'So straight on then?' Jill said a wide classic Jill smile across her face as they both got in to the car shutting their doors after them.

'Straight on but I think we ought to stop for the night, get some rest.' Cate suggested.

'Wouldn't be a bad idea, even to just get a real shower rather than using the ladies rest rooms in whatever diner we stop at, they're always so crowded with the other ladies racing out here.'

'Exactly, I know a motel that's about twenty minutes down the road we can stay at, it's pretty nice too.' Cate pointed down the road Jill was pulling on to towards the motel.

'Ok. You need to phone Kel too, don't forget.' Jill stated.

'Yeah I know, that's the other good thing of staying at this place I can make a call without the worry of a fight starting and getting disconnected.' Cate said thinking back to the last phone she had made to her older sister also one of Jill's best friends.

'Yeah, I don't think that went down too well with Kelly.' Jill said a hint of laughter in her voice.

'What did Kris say?' Cate asked now dreading what her sister will have to say when she phones her.

'Not much, just that Kel wasn't overly impressed I suppose. She's just worried about you that's all.' Jill said throwing a reassuring smile towards Cate.

'I'm with you, we're both looking out for each other and I know half of the drivers out racing with us, Kel has nothing to worry about.'

'That's the problem.' Jill said.

'What is?'

'You're here with me and out racing.'

'Jill, Kelly asked you to track me down and watch out for me. She can't be upset about that.'

No she's not but I don't think she intended for me to join a race cross country with you, now it just seems like too much fun.'

'Which it is.'

'Look, Cate don't worry about it. Kris is just as bad with me and I'm the older sister! They'd be happier if they were with us.'

'Have you spoken with Kelly?' Cate asked

'A little when I phone the office to get Kris, she's just worried about you after everything that happened in Oklahoma with the family.' Cate turned from Jill looking straight ahead at the road in front of them.

'The motel's the next exit.'

'Are you ever going to talk to me about it?' Jill asked. That was one of the things Cate liked about Jill, she came straight to the point and just flat out asked the hard questions.

'There's nothing to say that you don't all ready know Jill.' Cate answered still watching the road.

'I know what you've all told me of the case, which was very formal and professional but this was your family Cate, your own brother.'

'I know that Jill.' Cate said in a tone Jill knew that was a warning to her to back off but she couldn't. Kelly had asked her to watch over Cate whilst she took her time from the agency but also to try and get her to open up about what had happened with her brother and the family in Oklahoma. They'd been on the road for a couple of days and nights now and it wouldn't be long before they were back in L.A. Jill hoped to have something from Cate before they got back. Kelly was worried that her sister bottling things up would cause her to keep leaving, taking off and then maybe staying away for good and that she just couldn't handle and Jill knew it would break Kelly if Cate did leave for good. Having known Kelly for so many years she knew that Kelly had always envied the relationship that Jill and Kris had, how desperately she wanted that and now that she had it nothing scared her more than the thought of it all disappearing. 'There's the motel.' Cate said breaking Jill's thoughts. Making the turn in to the Motel's car park the two Angel's got out of the car looking at the front of the building.

'Run Through Motel.' Jill read aloud. 'Interesting name.'

'I always thought so.' Cate smirked as she grabbed her bag from the trunk of the car pulling Jill's out for her. Taking the bag Jill followed after Cate as she headed in to the motel.

'You've stayed here a lot then?' Jill asked.

'I've been here a few times yeah, it's kind of like a second home when I'm running the trail.' Cate still smiling explained. Jill confused by her friends looks and cloak and dagger answers entered in to the motel's welcome office.

'Cate!' A taller older woman called from behind the counter. 'Well I'll be, what are you doing here? We weren't expecting to see you this way for another few months yet.' She continued, acknowledging Jill's presence with a smile and a nod.

'Plans changed and I needed some quick space and room to race.' Cate explained. 'Ruth I'd like you to meet a good friend of mine. This is Jill Munroe.'

Offering her hand Jill shook hands with Ruth who was a little taller than both herself and Cate, her red hair was starting to fade to white and her face showed many laughter lines. Jill could tell this woman was a lot of fun.

'Well it's a pleasure to meet you Jill. You got dragged in to the Cannonball then?' Ruth asked Cate.

'Pete and Tex called me a month or so ago, at the time I wasn't able to make it but things changed and well, here I am. I picked up the race just outside Oklahoma.'

'How is the family?' Ruth asked grabbing a key from under the counter.

'They're all fine.' Cate simply said.

'I hear you found yourself some real bloodlines.' Ruth said meaning Kelly.

'Well you just hear about everything now don't you?' Cate laughed taking the key from Ruth. 'Yes, I have an older sister her name's Kelly, in fact I have a picture of her with me.' Cate remembered fishing the photos out of her jacket's inside pocket. Untying the ribbon that held the photos together she flicked through them with Ruth until they came to the photo of Cate and Kelly together.

'Cate, she's beautiful and I can see the resemblance.'

'Oh, they're a like all right.' Jill quipped.

'They're both stubborn and have a temper?' Ruth asked. Jill giggling nodded in response.

'But Kelly's got a better hold of her temper than Cate.' Jill joked pushing Cate's shoulder as she did.

'Well Cate is the younger sister.' Ruth smiled. Seeing the picture of Cate's niece Rebecca, Ruth gasped in disbelief. 'That can't be little Becca?' She said.

'Oh it is. She's grown so quickly not even I can believe it.' Cate smiled proudly down at the image of her young niece.

'Well your rooms are all prepared, I'll bring you some clean towels in a little bit.' Saying their short goodbyes Cate led Jill to where they'd be sleeping for the night.

'You know the owner? You must be a frequent customer.' Jill said as Cate unlocked the motel room door. Entering in Jill was surprised how large the room was, it was more like an apartment than motel room with plush furnishings a small kitchen area, spacious bathroom she discovered and two bedrooms. 'This can't be the room we're meant to use. Are all the rooms like this one?' Jill asked turning to Cate who stood watching Jill as she surveyed the suite. Before she could answer there was a knock at the door, which was still open. A young man, no more than eighteen, stood there holding towels.

'Excuse me boss, Miss Ruth asked me to bring these down to you.' Cate move and took the towels from the young man.

'Thanks Terry, how're your folks doing?'

'Oh they're just great thanks Miss Fox, mama's working now at the doctor's office and pop is doing just fine here in the kitchen's cooking up a storm. In fact he said to say he'll send up some snacks for you in a little bit.' The sandy blonde haired young man explained.

'Ok Terry, that's great, thank you dad for me.'

'Will do. Goodnight ladies.' Terry smiled as he took hold of the door to close it as he left.

'Boss?' Jill asked stood with her hands on her hips tapping her foot.

'Well like you said, I know the owner.' Cate smiled a devilish look in her eyes.

'You're the owner.' Jill stated as she flopped down in to the couch she stood in front of.

'I'm the owner.' Cate confirmed moving to the fridge taking out a coke can each for them passing one to Jill as she sat opposite her.

'Incredible,' Jill laughed 'just incredible, Cate you are just full of surprises.'

'I try.' Cate simply said stretching her legs out in front of her leaning back in her seat and closing her eyes resting from the long day as Jill continued to laugh.

At the motel's restaurant bar two men sat alone quietly talking to one another.

'So, she's really back then?' One said to the other.

'Yep Lenny, she's back and with a friend.'

'You know this give's us a problem Mack. Word is she's some kind of detective now.' Lenny said. Mack smiled in to the bar mirror across from them. Their reflections looking back at them, both in their early thirties the men wore jeans and T-shirts, Lenny wearing a blue baseball cap, two normal looking guy's taking a rest from the road like the other guests staying at the motel who were also in the restaurant.

'What she doesn't know Lenny won't hurt her.' Mack smiled taking a long drink from his beer bottle.

'There's a lot riding on this Mack.' Lenny said worriedly.

'It'll all be ok Lenny, don't worry.' Mack said grabbing Lenny's shoulder reassuring him. 'Let me deal with Cate, after all she always trusted me when we were dating.' Mack began laughing as Lenny ordered them more drinks.