fighting for my family
5/4/16
chapter 36

On the road:

"Great," Ryan slams his hands on the dashboard of the car.

"What was that for?" Espo glances at his partner real quick then back the the road.

"The system went down on us."

"What do you mean went down?" Espo swallows. That's not a good thing he thinks to himself. We have to fix it and now.

"It just went black, either the battery went dead or..." Ryan continues to talk.

"Don't say it bro, that he..." Espo shook the thought.

"He might have, I mean..."

"We can't lose him." Espo reaches for the system. Ryan grabs his arm before Espo's fingers could reach any of the buttons on the machine.

"Don't turn it back on, it's for his safety."

"Safety. What about..."

"We might not be the only ones that have used this to follow him. I mean we don't know who's involved." Espo didn't think of that one. Ryan was right.

"So what we just..." Espo scratches his head. He was all out of ideas to track Castle down.

Ryan didn't know what to do either, maybe looking out the window he though might help make an idea pop in his head. It had worked before so maybe this time it would too. As he was looking out the window he notices that there was an odd object sitting in the middle of this field. A broken down car Ryan thought at first. That wasn't so odd then he saw a black figure that seemed to be walking towards it. He leans over to the back seat and gets out a pair of binoculars to get a closer look.

"What are you doing bro?" Espo asks, "Do you want me to pull over to the side of the road so you can get a better look?" Ryan didn't respond to him so Espo makes the decision to do just that. He slows the car down pulling it over onto the shoulder.

"Look over there," Ryan points out his open window. "Espo isn't that Jacinda?"

Espo takes the binoculars from Ryan and takes a look. "That is her, that's...the flight attendant that Castle dated a few years ago? She's still hot looking."

"Javy," Ryan drags out his name. I see something's never change.

"Yes, that one." He gives his partner a grin. "Maybe, just maybe..."

"You think that she's helping him, don't you? Good thinking Bro."

"But let's not scare her off. Follow my lead."

"Javy!" Ryan reacts. Why does he always think that he has to take lead.

"I mean it Ryan. We only get one shot at this." That's what scares Ryan the most. If Espo screws it up which he has known to do then their shot of finding Castle was down the drain.

"Well we," draws him a glare from Espo. "You," he rolls his eyes but goes with it. "Better hurry up." Ryan points again. Espo follows his pointed out finger. "See. She's leaving the area."

Both watch her pacing back and forth.

"Wait what's she doing? Going back and forth, it's like she's a look out." Ryan comments remembering his days of being undercover seeing people do this in the drug rings. They have one look out and with her behavior that's what looked like she was for them.

"Huh? Lookout for what?" To Espo that statement he really didn't understand. Why would someone do that unless. He snaps his fingers. "She's keeping guard over something. Castle possibly."

Ryan just smiles, he had already thought of that but Espo wouldn't let him talk any, so he had to lead him to that conclusion.

"Jacinda," Espo yells getting out of the car. The woman doesn't respond to him. Either she didn't care to or that she didn't hear him. Either way it didn't set well with Ryan.

"We have to get closer." Espo starts to walk some.

"And what jump the fence."

Espo just shakes his head at Ryan, he wonders if Castle was a bad influence over him.

Espo calls out her name again and still gets no response from her.

"I don't think that she's going to respond to that so..." Ryan tries something that will sure get someone to pay attention to them. Good or bad.

"This is the police," Ryan shouts, knowing that this was a big gamble but what other choice did he have. Getting her attention was what they needed and this time it seems to have worked. Even though he got a 'A how dare you' stare from Espo. "Had to do something," He shrugs his shoulders. "Sorry..." A short pause, "Oh wait no I am not."

"Yes officer," the woman calls, as he faces both the men. She didn't want to look suspicious so she answer him. "What can I do for you?" Ryan could tell that she was somewhat shaking, like she was a child that just got caught stealing cookies off the countertop at Christmas before everyone else.

"I was..." Ryan starts talking, while Espo swipes through his phone trying to find a picture of Castle on it. He waves his hand at Espo, then continues, "My partner and I were wondering if you seen this man?"

Espo holds out his phone for the blonde could see the picture of Castle. She doesn't say anything but Ryan sees her eyes grow wider. "So you do know him."

The lady blinks shaking her head at them.

"Look he's in danger." Espo comments quickly, for that was the truth. Castle really might be danger all of them were at this point.

"We just want to know ma'am if you have seen him. That's all." Ryan reacts to Espo comment. Without any words, she tilts her head in the direction to her left. Ryan got the message that way if anyone asks 'why did you tell' one could deny it and that still be the truth. "Thanks, we do appreciate this very much. He's our friend and we..."

As Ryan still thanking Jacinda, Espo hightails in across the open field towards the plane.

"Espo wait," he yells. Espo who was faster the Ryan keeps going. Out of breath from the running, Ryan slows he pace to a near walk. Espo stands right in the line of fire, where the plane would be coming waving his arms about.

Inside the aircraft:

"Why is there a man out there in the middle of our path waving us down?"

Castle who was trying to get settled down inside, calls out "What? That's just stupid thing to do? Who on earth would someone be so stupid unless they want a death sentence." Castle has to go see why this person who wants to end their life so he goes to the window. He slaps his hand over his mouth when he sees that it's no other then his friend Espo. He quickly reacts, "Stop the plane, now." He yells out.

"What's wrong?" The pilot shouts back. Castle thinks that the pilot didn't see him standing there in front of his path.

"I need you to stop this plane and fast." Castle starts back to the door of the plane. "I need to see what he wants, before."

The pilot does what he is told and slams on the breaks on the plane.

"Ah," Castle screams as he is falls backwards cause the plane jolts. He lands again one of the seats, jamming something sharp in his back. "Ow," The old aircraft still continues to skid forward.

Espo watches as the plane comes towards him. "He's gonna stop, he's gonna stop right?"

To Be Continued...