Dragon Wars

As always, don't own Eureka or any games referenced, like Dragonslayer

If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?

-Albert Einstein

Chapter 1—the Burning

Listening to SARAH go on and on was getting really old. Jack finally unleashed, "SARAH just stop. I am fine. I know they are not here. But I am fine. Stop it!" He headed out the door.

Jack decided the first stop had to be Fargo. He had to stop this thing before it got completely out of control. Ever since Zoe left for college and Tess went to Australia, SARAH thought it was her job to keep Jack company. He could not get away from it. Every time he said something, SARAH kept talking more.

Headed down the road to Fargo's, Jack saw a car of the side of the road. As he got closer he noticed there was a small problem. One side of the car was burned. The paint on one side was completely gone and the car was down on that side. He pulled out his cell, "Jo, checking a car off the old access road from Highway 84. Looks like it was on fire. Oh yeah, body inside. Get Henry please. There's a metal box with a GD stamp in the back seat. Better let Allison know. Unless you have something else, I need you to come out. I'll see what else I can find."

Jack started to look around the car. The burned side was on the right side of the car. The tires were melted and in shreds. The front passenger window was blown in. The driver did appear to be pushed to the driver's door. The inside of the car was burned along with the driver. Other than the metal box, there did not appear to be any other objects in the car.

Jack looked off the side of the road. The young trees nearest the road were crushed. They were not pushed over. They were basically flattened. The area flattened was a little bigger than the size of the car. Jack went further back into the woods but found nothing unusual.

When Jack got back out to the road, Henry was there in the city fire truck and Fargo had just pulled up.

Henry walked up and said, "What have we got Jack?" He looked at the car and then in at the driver.

Fargo came up after looking around, "Wow, looks like it got flamed by a dragon."

Both Jack and Henry turned around, "What?"

"You know. Flying dragon lands on the trees. Flames the first intruder to across its path," he said with a very serious look.

Jo came up from behind, "Fargo, don't you think you have been playing Dragonslayer a little too long."

"Ah no, I…well, look at this. The car's toasted side and the burnt interior are just what…okay that's disgusting." Fargo went to the side of the road and threw up.

Henry motioned to the car's burned area, "You know he has a point. The paint is burnt off the car like a torch would do the job. Then, the pushed in window could come from a blast."

"Right Henry. Please tell me there are no dragons around and GD has not gone off the deep end with some DNA research," Jack complained.

"Well, I can't, but maybe Allison can," Henry pointed to Allison pulling up.

Jack saw that Fargo was recovering, "Fargo, you okay?"

"Yeah, I'll be alright," Fargo replied. "You could have told me there was a body in there."

"Yeah, sorry Fargo," Jack smiled. "Say, before we get into this, can you dial SARAH back? She is definitely getting a little too talkative."

"Yeah, sure Sheriff," answered Fargo.

Allison walked up, "So, you getting your home theater fixed or we got a problem."

Jack smiled, "Glad you could come. Scorched car and driver." He looked over to Jo, "Were you able to run the plates?"

"A Doctor Jay Morrison," she answered.

"Well, that explains the metal box," Allison said. "He was supposed to be bringing a delivery to GD. We had expected him this morning."

"Okay, so what is in the box?" Jack followed up.

"Sorry," Allison replied.

"Oh, come on," Jack exclaimed.

Allison shook her head.

After getting a 3D film clip of the scene Henry and Jack put the body in a body bag.

As they put him in the truck, Henry said, "I will do a normal autopsy and let you know the results. Fargo, can you check for relatives?"

Jack said, "Okay Henry, thanks."

"Yeah, I come back and get the car later," Henry added.

Jack looked at Allison, "You want to take the metal box?"

"Yes, I'll get it. If it is not what we expected, I'll let you know," Allison nodded at Jack.

"Thanks," Jack replied. "Jo, you got anything else?" He saw her shake her head no. "Well, let's go check what we can find."

Jack walked into the sheriff's office, "Here's the coffee from the café. You owe me one."

"Carter, they're free and if I remember correctly you owe me two more," Jo smiled.

"Oh come on, two bad choices on the first round of play offs. The others will make the final four." Jack smiled, "Okay, okay…so, have you found anything?"

The phone rang, and rang, and rang, and rang, Jack got it, "Carter, yeah. Okay, we'll be right out."

Jo was getting her belt, "Where are we headed?"

"Out to the McGevy place. Their shed is on fire," Jack got his coat.

They both grabbed their coffees and headed out the door. They got out to the cars and Jack motioned to Jo. She got in the Sheriff's Jeep.

"So, how's Zoe doing?" Jo asked.

"Great. Great. Classes are going fine. She is coming home this weekend for Spring Break," Jack was smiling.

"Just the weekend?" Jo asked.

"Yeah well, I agreed that she could go on a last of the season ski trip. The snow is holding, so she'll probably go," Jack answered.

"But Tess is coming back for a week or something?" Jo continued.

"Oh, yes. I talked with her last night. She'll be back on Monday. She has to come back and get some kind of calibration done for her project," Jack smiled.

Jo smiled too, that would at least get things back to normal for a few days. As the smoke from the McGevy fire came into view, "So, anything else on the McGevy place?"

"That was Henry. He got the first call and is on his way out there," Jack paused as they saw the tell tale white puff of smoke billowing up after the black smoke. "Well, I guess, Henry got it under control."

When they pulled to a stop by the barn, they could see the shed. The right side of the shed was burned away. The rest of shed was charred.

Jack walked over to the shed. Walter McGevy was there by the shed. Jack said, "Hey Walt, what happened?"

"I was in the barn. All of a sudden the animals seemed to get nervous. I came out of the barn and it was on fire. The only thing strange was a big swoosh. It was like a big wind that comes and then stops," Walt answered. "Why, this happen someplace else?"

"We are checking," Jack quickly responded.

Henry motioned Jack and Jo over to the shed, "You might want to see this." Henry pointed to the GD metal boxes that were on the floor of the shed.

Jack looked at them, "Hey Walt, what are the boxes for in the shed?"

Walt looked at him and then came over to look. When he saw them Walt said, "Oh those are like coolers. If one of the animals dies before it is time to butcher them, I put the heart in the box and send it to the Vet, Doc Fodler, up at GD. He checks it and then says whether we can butcher the animal or destroy it and bury the remains."

Jack looked at Walt, "Okay should have asked. What kind of animals do you have?"

Walt looked at Jack like he had just stepped in it, "Pigs."

A/N Wanted to try a regular piece for Eureka. Hope you enjoy. Please review.