Eric and Jackie are both in the hospital. But Detective Smith has called in someone who is sure to surprise both of them

Chapter 9: The FBI agent

"What the hell?" Jackie thought as she opened her eyes, realizing she was in a hospital room. Looking down, Jackie could see her left arm was casted and braced, and she could see bumps along her front where they had patched her from her wounds. 'Oh Ms Burkhart, You're awake" the detective said, as Jackie shifted to look at him. "What all happened to me?" She asked as he sat down. "Well you were stabbed over a dozen times, you were smacked from the back of the head by a fist, as there was a defined bruise with a fist print on the back of your head. You were then treated for a torn ACL in your right knee, a broken right wrist, a shattered radius in your left arm, a dislocated shoulder and a bruised back" The detective said. "You're belongings were found untouched in boxes in the backyard. But your house blew up. The statement we have is that your house was on fire but you were rescued before it exploded. And we have reason to believe Mr. Agent had something to do with it, considering a note that said 'Serves you right, this is only the beginning A.F' was found in your pocket. And the neighbors reported seeing a mid sized man fleeing the scene in a horse drawn carriage" The detective finished looking back at Jackie. 'What happened to the cup that was in my coat?" she asked. "Well we found it on your lawn, shattered with a note that said 'Oh who was this for A.F? If it was for the guy I took out last time, there will be hell to pay" The detective said as Jackie sighed. "That was a gift for Eric wasn't it?" the detective asked. Jackie nodded, but was curious as to who had rescued her.

"Can I see who rescued me?" She asked. The detective shook his head. "Unfortunately, the guy who rescued you can't move his head enough to walk yet Apparently, after he called me, the officers didn't believe him and cuffed him and kicked the crap out him till he bled. Before I got there, he was kicked in the face, which broke his cheekbone. " The detective said as a tear fell from Jackie's eye. "Who was it?" Jackie asked. "The man who rescued you was Eric Forman" he said, as Jackie shot a surprised glance. "What was he doing there?" she asked. The detective chuckled, "Well from what we've got from him and what we found in his car, you slipped your address to him. We found the deed to a ski cabin in an Alpine Valley somewhere in Wisconsin. Next to that deed, we found a card that said 'Surprise Jackie, I know things didn't go right, but I thought these might help with my surprise. I had these skis made a week ago. ' We found a set of ski's with a very detailed flower design with your name imprinted on it. We also found a vase with a good luck wish on it. And then we found a note that Eric was taking a couple weeks off to go skiing." The detective said, as a small smile crossed Jackie's face. "We have reason to believe Eric was trying to patch things up with you and had a Christmas surprise for you" The detective said. "What makes you say that?" Jackie asked, attempting to sit up in the bed. Helping her sit up, the detective nodded, "Yes. We ran a check on the property records for the cabin that Eric recently paid off. We found that in 1977, the cabin was in your father's name before it was foreclosed on. Eric got a loan for it in 1983, had it renovated and expanded in 1984, and paid it off a week ago. It looks like Eric was planning on taking you with him on his ski trip to surprise you with the cabin." The detective said.

'Oh my god it happened again' Jackie said. "Ever since that night I talked to Eric at St. Elmo's, I couldn't help but think of him. I was so excited at the thought of Eric being my first customer, and having that planned date. But then Eric got attacked that night. I messed things up that day at the hospital, so I slipped Eric my address when I delivered the arrangement he ordered. Before Eric left for Africa, I remember him over hearing that I would do anything to get my old cabin back and to wanted to ski that mountain. So Eric, being the good guy got the cabin and was going to surprise me with it. But he ended up rescuing me. And then he got punished for it" She said, as the detective wiped tears from her eyes, exposing the growing wrath within them. "Well on the plus side, Mr. Agent doesn't know about the deed to the cabin, as Eric had the bank use a codename of Dr. Pee Pee on the property records." The detective said, as Jackie laughed, but a new expression was in her eyes. It was an expression of revenge, and wrath. The detective froze as he saw this look, as had only seen this expression once before in his life. Turning to Jackie, it hit him just who Ms. Burkhart really was. Moving his eyes, 'Sharpshooter Jackie?' he asked as Jackie nodded. 'Oh good God' He said, sitting back in the chair.

"Where am I?" Eric mumbled, as he struggled to open his eyes. His face was swollen where the doctors had performed a surgery to try fixing Eric's cheekbone. Taking a deep breath, Eric winced at the pain. 'Oh god" he mumbled as he heard the door open. 'Oh Mr. Forman, you're awake" a detective said, with a voice that sounded all too familiar. Turning his head towards the door, Eric saw the woman approach the bed. "Surprised to see me Eric?" the woman detective said sitting down as Eric squinted to see her. "Oh my god" he murmured, looking at her. 'Donna?' he asked, and the woman nodded. "What are you doing here?" Eric asked noticing the ring on her finger. " And who are you married to?". Donna sat back and snickered. "Well I just got transferred here from the office in LA. Where I married Hyde" she said as Eric looked at her in surprise. "Wait what office in LA?" Eric asked, looking confused. "Oh right, I'm labeled as a detective, but I am actually an FBI agent. I work in investigation show business bounties. I got transferred here a few weeks back when a case with a codename Star went cold. The Indy police detective smith contacted the FBI and asked them to send me out as he believed this was a hit on a former singer" She said as Eric nodded. 'Detective Smith called me earlier and told me there was a new incident that made the Star case hot again, and we renamed it to Starlight. He filled me in on the details of the original case while you were in surgery.." Locking eyes with Eric, "He also asked me to see if you are considering dropping the charges against the police department" she said. "What do I get out of it?" Eric asked. "Well Detective Smith has offered that in exchange for your charges being dropped, he is bringing a case against the officer for abuse of power. In addition, if you drop the charges, He is offering to pay for protection for you and " Donna said, but was cut off by the door opening. 'Agent Hyde, can I speak with you?" Detective Smith asked. Donna nodded and left the room, closing the door behind her.

"What's up detective?" she asked. "Well. It's about Jackie. While I still want to offer both Eric and her protection, I don't know if I can with her'. The detective said. "Why not?" Donna asked, very curious. "Well Jackie isn't as girlie as we think. I spent some time training with the special ops folks. Well while I was there, Jackie was finishing up. She never took the final exam so she never officially graduated, but they made a certificate for her anyways though she never picked it up. Well while she was there, she became known as Heat-seeking Jackie and Sharpshooter Jackie. She was so focused; she could take out a target from 3 miles away without a scope. She even beat the Army's best sharpshooter when he came to visit the camp. " The detective said, as Donna flashed a look of surprise. "She was so good, all of the guys were afraid of her. Especially after she injured one of the instructors through the cup. She had planned on going with the CIA, but also had the FBI and Navy Seals interested in her." He said.
"Ok so what's the point? We can't protect her because she can protect herself?" Donna asked, slightly annoyed. "No its not that" he began "At the camp, she became known for taking matters into her own hands. If you wronged her, she would wrong you back worse than you wronged her. While usually that's good, if we let it continue, both Jackie and Eric will get hurt, and the violence will just escalate" The detective said. "So what do we do? We know he will do anything to make sure Jackie is safe. And we know that Jackie let's her guard down around him. And you have to get him to drop the charges so they FBI can officially intervene. Is there some house we can send her to where no one knows she is?" Donna asked, as the Detective stood there thinking. "Wait, Eric does have this one property. It can't be traced to him because the property records trace back to the Indy Court house. He used the codename Dr. Pee Pee on the records. " He said, formulating a plan. "Where's this house?" Donna asked.

"Well it's not a house, it's a ski cabin located in the Alpine Valley somewhere in Wisconsin" He said, looking at Donna. "You mean the old Burkhart cabin?" she asked. 'Well yes it was the Burkhart's cabin. But before Eric got it, it was under the name of the head of the Wisconsin Air force." He said. "And you know of this cabin how?" Donna asked. "Well when we were looking though Eric's car at the scene, we found the deed to the cabin, and a note for Jackie about the skis he bought her. Underneath was an approval note from the school district that allowed him to take off until after New Years. We are guessing he was planning on asking Jackie to go with him so they could patch things up" The detective said. "Ok here's an idea" Donna began. "What if we take the skis and have Eric re-write the note saying the skis are a gift and that when/if he gets there, he has another surprise for her. We can leave a secured car phone with her so any incoming or outgoing calls would come through my office so Mr. Agent wouldn't be able to contact her without us knowing. " She said as the detective nodded. 'We can have an undercover agent work at Jackie's store to help the store run without Jackie. We will tell Jackie to not tell anyone where she is. We can put this into place before she gets out?" Donna said. The detective shifted "We actually don't know when she'll get out. She can't sit up yet," he said.
"How bad was she?" Donna asked. "Well she was stabbed over 12 times, was knocked out from behind, she had a torn ACL fixed, she has a broken right wrist, a shattered left radius, a dislocated shoulder, and a bruised back. She's actually in the next room. Why don't you have a chat with her and I'll go in and talk to Eric" The detective offered. Donna nodded and walked towards Jackie's door. Turning back towards Detective Smith " Both of these two are old friends of mine. We are dealing with something special here. We can not mess up," She said as she opened the door to Jackie's room

Donna and Hyde married in LA, and Donna is an FBI agent?

Stay tuned to see what happens when Donna talks to Jackie.