Fountain of Youth Ch7
By: InuGhost2.0
Disclaimer: As the lights turn on illuminating a stage Kim II walks out. "InuGhost2.0 would like you to know that he does not own anything that appears in this. Please remain seated for the next 34 hours while I list the various reasons he will never own 'Eureka'." Just before Kim II begins listing the reasons her microphone is turned off along with the lights.
A/N: Sorry about the delay in getting this posted. I ran into unforeseen difficulties. Who knew cable internet access could be so intermittent for a week. Oh and I've posted the Eureka/StarGate crossover, it's titled 'Star Crossed Town' so please check it out and leave a review. Thanks.
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'Drat now where have those two gotten too?' Taggart wondered as he surveyed the semi deserted hallway.
The Exit the three had taken led out into a hallway behind the store. Taggart had only lost sight of them momentarily when they raced through the door, but upon his exit they were no longer in sight. A few shoppers could be seen meandering about, yet none of them were the fugitive teens.
"Guess I'll have to do this the old fashion way." Slinging the tranquilizer gun back over his shoulder Taggart knelt by the Exit and took a deep whiff. "Sweat, Pizza, Pop, and…gunpowder. That's definitely their scent. A few scuff marks, possibly from their shoes, but nothing definitive." Feeling confident on recognizing their scent 'if' he caught it Taggart took a quick moment to decide on what to do now. 'Now if I was on the run from Dr(s). Blake and Stark where would I head?'
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I can't believe we allowed that to happen. Now how are we supposed to capture them?" Allison cried out as they were released from the holding area back into the store.
She and Nathan had been locked in the room for a good five minutes and had spent the time arguing and screaming profanity to the visible cameras. Just when they thought they had Jack and Jo dead to rights the game board changes and the two escaped.
"Allie calm down there is a chance that Taggart will find them, and I've told Fargo to bring some of GD's security team down here to help locate them. We are sure to catch them, especially once we get this place locked down."
"Good idea Nathan." Pulling out her phone she began entering a number. As her ex-husband walked over to the store clerk.
"I certainly hope for your sake that you canceled the live feed. Otherwise you're going to be spending the rest of your short life looking over your shoulder."
At Stark's warning the store owner went deathly pale as he began hitting numerous buttons on the keyboard. "I stopped the feed shortly after they began. I'm deleting the backup copies and security footage as we speak. You don't think Jo will really kill me do you?" The man asked fearfully.
In response Stark simply rolled his eyes and walked out of the store followed closely by Dr. Blake.
"Nathan do you have any plans for capturing Carter and Jo?"
"Actually Ally, I do have one." Stark then grins evilly as he imagines the various ways he could painfully capture Carter and Jo for all the trouble they had been causing him for the past week.
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"Do you think we lost them Jo?" Carter was bent over in half, his hands resting heavily on his knees while he panted like a dog in an effort to get oxygen back into his lungs.
Jo couldn't help but sigh and roll her eyes at Carters lack of fitness. Sure he passed the tests to be sheriff, but it was a wonder at times that he succeeded and lived through so many of the disasters that plagued the town. "I think so. Though with Taggart after us we can't afford to stay to long in one place. So come on we've got to keep moving." Grabbing Jack's arm she managed to coax him into a gentle run.
"I've…got…to…work…out…more." Jack panted heavily. Despite knowing the danger they were in, all he felt like doing was collapsing on the ground for however long it would take him to recover.
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Near the middle of the mall a large crowd of shoppers had gathered. Almost this entire section of mall served as a food court, and with it getting into the afternoon many shoppers were getting hungry for a snack. A faint cry could be heard along with something sounding like beeping, but it was too far away to be certain. In moments more cries could be heard and the crowd was splitting down the middle in an effort to form a large pathway. Several people on the wrong edge of the crowd went tumbling into the large pond dominating the center of the food court. As the beeping got louder one could just make out the shape of a small cart barreling through the crowd at its top speed of 10mph. On the back of the cart a large orange light was spinning madly around in a vain effort to warn people to stand back. The driver of the cart seemed fixated on something ahead of him in the crowd. Every so often he could be heard yelling "Move it! Out of the way! Coming through!" every cry punctuated by a blast from the cart's horn. Topping of the man's insane actions was the rifle he waved in the air with his free hand.
Ahead of him two teens could be seen bobbing and weaving through the thick crowd. The girl's long black hair was tied back in a ponytail and was streaming behind her as she ran flat out in an effort to get away from her pursuer, her companion was red faced and looked on the verge of collapsing. One of his hands was clenched tightly on his shirt just above his heart. Without missing a step the girl reached into her pocket and extracted a black wallet. Reaching into it she extracted a large wad of cash which she tossed into the air behind her "Free money!" could just be heard before the cries of the ecstatic crowd drowned it out.
As expected the crowd compressed tightly together as everyone grappled to get their hands on the money. With a loud squeal the cart came to a stop at the edge of the crowd the driver stepping out and throwing his tranquilize rifle to the ground in disgust.
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Well ahead of the two fleeing teens another couple was busy laying a trap. Passerby's look on curiously wondering why the two were digging a hold in the middle of the walkway. Already the hole was several feet deep and was steadily getting deeper as the dirt pile beside the hole grew larger. If one were to look closely they would recognize the co-heads of Global Dynamics despite the strange outfits the two were wearing.
"Nathan why on Earth are we digging a hold IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FUCKING MALL!" Allison screamed throwing her shovel onto the ground beside her.
"Look Allie it's a surefire way to catch them. Who would expect a pit trap indoors?" Stark commented leaning on his shovel taking advantage of the welcomed break of activity.
"Be that as it may, it still doesn't explain why you insisted we wear these white uniforms."
"I got them on discount, and the seller swore that they were perfect for digging holes."
"Ok…then what about the large letter R on the front of these?"
"I think it's the company name, though I could be wrong. Now hurry up and get back to work or else they'll get here before it's done."
"I still think this is a bad idea." Allison muttered as she picked up her shovel and continued digging.
A/N: Well that's all for now readers. A plate of cookies, bought with Stark's credit card, to the first reviewer and the first person to correctly id who Allison and Stark are portraying. Granted it isn't too hard to figure out and it was inspired by a hilarious game log from the RPG 'Paranoia'. Anyway remember reviews make authors happy, and happy authors are productive authors.
