Battle Wounds

Ex C.I.A agent Jackson Hunt didn't know what he was supposed to do now. He's been asked to run a mission for an old friend Dylan Greenly. Greenly wasn't able to work on the mission due to the fact that someone was trying to kill him in the first place.

He had no idea as to why. So he asked Hunt to try and find out who it may be trying to kill him. Since he never really had any enemies. In spite the fact that he was on the verge of retiring after 25 years of service.

Jackson Hunt was supposed to visit his son Richard Castle and his wife Kate Beckett. After she had her twins a week ago.

Here he was inside Bridgeport, CT. game resort for those wanting to catch small and big game. This is where Hunt was asked to come in replaced of his associate. He is now being hunted himself from an unknown enemy having already nicked his right shoulder.

Dylan had told Jackson a few weeks back that there were small caves for where he will be able to hide out from his unknown enemy. Jackson Hunt had wished he brought his rifle with him with only having a small pistol and revolver. However he would need to find the caves to hide out and try to fix his shoulder.

Even though Dylan had mention that there was a ranger station some ten miles from his location. If he's able to make it there after finding the caves. Maybe he's going to be able to call for help, especially his son Richard Castle in New York City.

But in the meantime...

He started to move quickly as much as possible for his 78 years of age. And he's supposed to be retired so it seem to everyone of his friends and family. The ground was soft from the recent rain fall and the constant change with the heat and humidity. He wasn't use to this type of climate the past ten years.

He had to stop several times with the shoulder started to bleed again. While tying the cloth again to stop the bleeding. He needed to rest awhile with drinking from his canteen and what ever can rations he had brought alone.

It was beginning to get dark with the sun dropping down over the horizon. He had no idea on whether the temperatures were going to drop below the sixty degree mark. He was told to bring an extra blanket just in case that the temperatures do drop lower then normal.

Loft

Kate Beckett coming out from the nursery with help from the nanny Andrea wondering what Castle was up to. He's been on the phone for the past hour trying to call his father. He had called him earlier that he wasn't able to make it to see them again. After cancelling the first time around a week ago.

He was sitting at the kitchen counter frustrated trying to reach his father. Kate comes over to drape her arm around him. "What's wrong Babe?" She asked with concern etch on her features.

"I just can't seem to reach my dad on his cell-phone. He told me earlier he was doing a favor for an friend from the C.I.A. in Bridgeport, CT." Castle responded with a sad demeanor to have his wife holding onto him.

"Did he say exactly where Rick?" She asked with breaking away. "Maybe his phone will be able to tell you where exactly the call was coming from.

"I will call a friend of mine at the local telephone company. Maybe he will be able to tell me where the call was placed from." Castle said with getting on his lap top using the Web Cam. He was hoping that his friend Jackie will be able to tell him.

Local telephone company New York City 8 p.m.

Jackie working alone in the networking section down in the basement. It's a special department for all calls needing to be trace in case of trouble with the lines, destination and etc. He's been working in this department for the past two years with the help of a friend getting him the position.

Currently he was on the computer terminal tracing a call from a local police department working on a case. He was able to give the location from where a woman in trouble calling on her cell-phone. Police, EMS and the fire department was dispatched by Jackie, hopefully they won't be too late to save the woman.

It was a moment later when his web cam was turned on with a friend of his calling. He brought up the face of the mystery writer Richard Castle.

"Hey Brother! What's up this evening?" Jackie replied to him over the Web Cam.

"Listen Jackie, I need your help to trace a number to it's location if possible. It's my father Jackson Hunt for which I have a feeling he's in trouble, and I need to know where so that I can help him out if possible." Castle responded with his throat down in his stomach from the nerves he's having.

"I will see what I can do Rick. Give me the number for which I can get a signal from the satellite systems that is directly over head. Give me 15 minutes, and I will call you right back with the location."

Castle gives him the number before ending the web cam call. Now he needed to wait with his stomach up in arms for the moment as with Beckett. She decided to check on Reece upstairs now moved due to the twins taking over the nursery.

She walked upstairs to the third floor opening up that level months ago with construction having been done with Castle getting a permit and the landlord giving full permission with additional rent to be added.

She found the door half opened and the light down low in the hallway. She peaked in to check on her son sound asleep under the covers and holding onto his favorite pal Royal laying on the double bed with him.

Afterwards she headed downstairs waiting for Jackie to call back with the information. When she arrived back into the kitchen area. She heard Castle talking to Jackie over the Web Cam.

"As near as I can make it out Castle, your father is somewhere in Bridgeport, Ct. inside a game resort. It's ten miles from the ranger station inside the game resort along with three small caves. It's the best I can do with the satellite systems. If I had the security clearance, I would be able to tap into the satellite range and have the cameras to pick up your father's location right away."

"Thanks Jackie for all of your help. I will talk with you once I find my father with a special bonus for helping me out." Castle turned off the web cam and spoke with his wife to start asking her police friends to help with trying to find his father. He would be calling his pilot Gary to get ready with fueling up the helicopter to head for the game resort...

End of Chapter one