Quantum Leap:

Vertical Herizon

By Heather Samantha Beckett

Disclaimer: I do not own the concept of Quantum Leap or Higher Ground or their characters, those solely belong to Don Belisario (Quantum Leap) and whoever wrote Higher Ground

Chapter 3: Predictions

After English class Sam looked all over the campus for the goth girl what was her name? Dee Dee, no that wasn't it. Diane? No that wasn't it either. When Al mentioned the name why did he suddenly think of the Dukes of Hazard and very short shorts? OH yea that was it, Daisey her name was Daisey. If he could only remember what she looked like. If she had looked gothic it would have been very easy to figure out but as Sam recalled she looked like any of the girls here at Horizon no distinguishing gothic features. Sam guessed they made her get rid of the goth look when she arrived at Horizon. There was something else Sam tried to remember. Al pointed out a boy that Daisey hung around with a lot and he had somewhat of a distinguished feature. Sam racked his brains to remember. The boy he recalled had very curly hair almost an afro but he was a white boy and he didn't have the kind of afro Sam would have remembered when he was in college in the 70's. Usually only black guys wore afros then. Here he was in the new millennium and a white guy had an afro. That shouldn't have been too weird to Sam, after all even white guys had really curly hair but the white guys he knew with really curly hair usually kept it very short to avoid the afro look. What was his name? He had kind of a different name. Was it Biblical? Sam remembered being reminded of a book in the Bible when that boy's name was mentioned to him by Al. Ezekiel? No Ezra? Yea that was it he had to find Ezra then he'd be able to find Daisey.

It just so happened that as Sam was looking for Ezra Al popped up out of nowhere like he usually did startling Sam half out of his wits. Sam didn't usually get startled by Al's sudden appearances but he had just happened to be deep in thought when Al suddenly popped into view.

"Penny for your thought," said the hologram.

Sam jumped nearly 2 feet. "Al how many times do I have to tell you, DON"T DO THAT?"

"Well excuuuuuse me," came the response. "I just thought you might be interested to know that your little gothic girlfriend is reading tarot cards right now in the Cliffhanger girl's dorm. You didn't think Id figure it out did you?"

"Figure what out?" Sam asked.

"Figure out your little scheme."

"Al I don't know what you are talking about," Sam said like he was hurt his friend would think so little of him.

"Sam don't give me that look. I know how your genius mind works. For once I think your plan will work out brilliantly."

Sam made a sudden face of disgust. He had just realized something. "Al do I really have to go to the girls' dorm?"

"Don't worry I already checked it out for you," Al said matter of factly.

Sam gave Al a very suspicious look.

"What I had to check for you didn't I?"

"Al you can never give up an an opportunity for a chance to maybe see females now it seems females of any age either naked or at least in their underwear. Al you are something else. These are teenager girls for goodness sake. Don't you have at least one ounce of respect for woman?"

Al had to think about that for a second.

"You have to think about that?" Sam said in mock disbelief.

Al hung his head

Sam rolled his eyes. "I guess you wouldn't be you if you did," Sam said after a while.

"Well for your information the girls are all dressed it is the middle of the day after all and why would they be in their pjs? It is safe for you the prudent prince to go in there and get your fortune read."

"Thanks Al. Um Al where is the girl's dorm?"

Al let out an excited giggle. "Right over here follow me."

Sam followed Al to a cabin that read Cliffhanger Girls.

Al started to follow Sam in. Sam stopped him. "Um Al I think I better do this alone."

"Oh fiddle sticks. Aw come on Sam. You are such a bore."

Sam continued to give Al a stern look of warning.

"Ok Ok I get the picture," Al said getting out his multicolored hand link, he pressed some buttons and out of nowhere a door suddenly appeared out of thin air and Al disappeared behind it.

Sam took a deep breath. "I'm going into a girl's dorm I haven't done that since MIT. OH boy."

Sam opened the door and walked in.

Sam saw the mean spirited blonde girl who was always calling him well Juliette Queenie sitting on a bed with a brown headed girl who had cards spread out on the bed. That must be Daisey Sam guessed because she was the one giving the blonde girl a prediction of the future

Sam slowly walked up to the bead took a deep breath and said in a quiet voice, "Ah Daisey can I talk to you for a minuet,"

Daisey rolled her eyes obviously annoyed that she was being interrupted and ignored Sam continuing to give Shelby the prediction.

"Well it seems like there is going to be an unpleasant change coming for you."

It was Shelby's turn to roll her eyes. "Oh please since when isn't my life an unpleasant change?"

"Sorry you asked," replied Daisey. "If you didn't want to know you shouldn't have had your cards read."

"I know," said Shelby "But I seem to have a fascination with finding out the inevitable. I guess I am hoping one of theses days you will read me a good fortune." Shelby turned to face Sam giving him a dirty look. "What do you want?"

"I was wanting Daisey to read me my fortune," said Sam quietly.

Shelby and Daisey exchanged shocked glances.

"Since when do you believe in tarot card reading?" Daisey said looking Sam up and down making sure he was being serious.

"She probably wants to know if her and Auggie are going to be doing it anytime soon," Shelby mockingly laughed.

A sudden chill went up Sam's spine. That thought just creeped him out.

Daisey sensed something was bothering Sam."Juliette you have a bad feeling don't you? I can always tell. It's like I almost have the gift of mind reading," said Daisey shuffling the tarot cards.

"Yes" Sam replied. "I need you to give me a reading because I have a very bad feeling something bad is going to happen to me." Sam knew this wasn't because he believed in having his fortune read and the outcome being bad. Sam was a scientist after all and he didn't believe in all that mumbo jumbo as he put it. Al on the other hand did believe in the supernatural and always drove Sam crazy because he just couldn't accept the fact that Sam would always find a rational scientific explanation for everything. No Sam had something else in mind when he came into the girls dorm and asked Daisey to give him a prediction for the future.

"OH please," said Shelby rolling her eyes. "This out to be good."

Daisey gave Shelby a disapproving finger. She ignored the comment she knew when someone had a bad feeling she needed to take them seriously even if that person was Juliette who always in the past made fun of Daisey's fascination with the supernatural. Daisey spread out the cards face down on the bed. She ran her fingers over each of them 2 or 3 times before settling on one card. She flipped it over and gave Sam a very concerned look.

"What?" Said Sam, "I can handle it."

"You got the death card."