Quantum leap #6: And now for something twisted
Quantum leap is the property of belsario.
Sam finds himself in between leaps in the familiar blue void.
"Why are they getting harder? After 5 years of leaping, why now?" Sam asks.
"Because you proved yourself to be ready to face the more difficult challenges." The voice says.
"Will I go home when I have proven myself to be able to tackle these challenges also?" Sam asks.
"You will go home at a certain time in the future when your final destiny is ready to be fulfilled." The voice responds.
"Final?" Sam asks.
But the blue fades as he leaps in. He waits for it to wash over him but something is wrong. Very wrong. He screams in pain as a feeling of being ripped apart fills every area of his essence. Just when he feels like he is going to die, he leaps back in. He finds himself in a dark room with a flashlight and a gun in his hand. He looks around to get his bearings. He seems to be in a small room. A feminine room. He shines the flashlight around and sees a woman on the bed.
"Uh miss?" Sam asks.
He steps forward and looks at her. He notices her face is facing the left wall and looks closer. The site of a lifeless face marred and bloodied greets him.
"Oh boy." Sam says.
Sam drops his flashlight.
"Did you find something?" A man's voice asks from another room.
"Uh yeah." Sam says assuming he's the person that other man is calling out to.
Another man walks in. He notices the man is dressed as a policeman. Sam looks down and notices he has the same uniform on. The man sees the woman and his face turns white.
"Oh god another one." The man says.
He walks over and pulls the sheets back. Sam nearly throws up as he sees her body has been badly mutilated. A large gash runs up her legs and the side of her body. Suddenly a flash runs through Sam's mind. He sees a knife cutting through flesh, but it's through his eyes.
"What the?" Sam thinks.
The man looks up.
"Man this sick fuck is really getting perverted in his killings." The man says.
"She." Sam says surprised at somehow knowing it's a woman.
"What?" The man asks.
"Uh it could be a woman." Sam says.
"Well can you call it in while I look after her? I doubt the killer will return." The man says.
Sam nods, anything to get him out of this place before he gets sicker.
Sam walks out and zeroes in on a cop car. He sits down and picks the radio up. Suddenly he remembers that he has no idea of what the name of the guy he leapt into is. He looks through his pockets and finds his identification. It says officer John Jameson. Sam picks up the radio and presses the button.
"Uh this is officer Jameson. We have a murder site. The address is..." Sam says.
He realizes he has no idea what street he is on.
"Uh..." Sam continues.
"Jameson? Did you find a body at that address?" A voice asks.
Sam sighs.
"Yes sir. It has the same MO as the others." Sam says.
Sam nearly drops the radio mic at the thought of why he knew that.
"Okay I'll send the meat wagon over." The voice says.
"Officer Jameson out." Sam says.
The reference just reminds Sam of how the body was mutilated. He nearly jumps out of his skin when the other door opens up. His partner sits down.
"Did you call it in?" The man asks.
Sam nods.
"They are sending the coroner now." Sam says.
"Well that woman is still as dead as ever." The man says with a smirk.
Sam smiles slightly and does a weak laugh.
"Man are you okay?" The man asks looking at Sam concerned.
Sam's face turns green and emptys his stomach's contents all over the floor of the car.
"Oh man. The sergeant is going to have our heads for that. I'm surprised. You have seen worse than this." The man says groaning.
Sam is surprised too since he is also a doctor. He has seen things that would make even people with strong stomachs hurl. Soon after a coroner's van pulls up and the coroner steps out.
"So another sicko is keeping me in business?" The coroner asks laughing.
Sam shakes his head.
"Is anybody in this area serious about this?" Sam asks.
The coroner sees Sam's green face.
"Oh man it really must be bad this time. Better bring my barf bag." The coroner says.
Sam just lays his head back and takes deep breaths until the nausea subsides.
"Al where are you?" Sam asks.
At that time Al cannot answer for he is fighting for his life.
"Clear!" The doctor says.
Suddenly there is activity on the heart monitor. But a very faint beat.
"We have a heart beat!" A doctor says happily.
They go out and tell the others. They all come in and stand around.
"But why doesn't he respond?" Beeks asks.
The doctor checks the brain wave monitor.
"There is very minimal brain activity. It looks like he is in a coma." The doctor responds.
"No." Beeks says softly and sadly.
Beeks and Gushie look at each other and silently decide who should call Beth.
"They were just reunited. Well in relation to when it was changed." Ziggy says.
Beeks wipes away her tears.
"Ziggy has Sam leaped in yet?" Beeks asks.
"I don't know." Ziggy says.
"Oh great just what we need. She sounds depressed. Is she depressed again?" Sammy-Jo asks.
Beeks and Gushie turn to see Sammy walking in. They tell her what just happened and Sammy looks shocked.
"If only I hadn't taken the day off. Maybe I could have stopped it." Sammy says crying.
Sammy rushes into the med lab.
"Come-on Al. Don't give up. There is someone out there lost in time that still needs you." Sammy says.
Beeks and Gushie watch sadly.
Meanwhile back with Sam he is filing a report. Luckily he knows enough from the person he leapt into to fill it out. Sam then turns it in.
"Jameson in my office now!" A voice yells.
Sam walks towards the source of the voice and sees a large woman sitting behind the desk.
"Jarod just told me about your reaction." The woman says.
Her face softens.
"Are you okay?" She asks.
Sam wasn't expecting this after her harsh beginning. Sam begins to nod his head but then remembers everything all over again and shakes his head.
"No." Sam responds.
The woman looks at the clock.
"Go home. If you don't feel well in the morning then call me." The woman says.
Sam leaves and meets with his partner.
"Hey the sarge told me to drive you home since you don't look like you can drive." Jarod says.
Sam feels relieved since, as always, he has no idea where this guy lives. After a short drive Jarod drops Sam off. Sam assumes that the house in front of him is his. That is verified when the key he finds fits the door. Sam finds a dark house. He turns on the lights. He is greeted by a vision that brings the nausea back up. That looks like a mutilated body. Mutilated beyond recognition as even being human or animal. Sam overcomes his nausea enough to bend over and see it's just a dummy with blood. He finds a note. When he opens up and reads it his face turns white and his blood runs cold.
"See you soon." The note says.
Sam drops the note and races into the bathroom. He splashes water on his face and looks into the mirror. The sight of a middle-aged man with slightly graying hair greets him.
"So I have had experience. Why am I so repulsed by this then?" Sam wonders.
Meanwhile in another area of town. A man is sitting in his house watching TV. He is watching the news and smiles at hearing that another body has been found. The latest in a trail of serial killings. He gets up and goes to a doorway. He opens it up revealing a set of stairs leading down. He flips a switch and walks down the stairs. He turns and smiles at the sight of a woman bound and gagged. He walks over and caresses her face.
"It won't be long. Just sit still and I will bring you pleasure." The man says.
The woman squirms and yelps under the gag with terror. Her eyes go wide with terror. The man takes out a knife and runs it along his tongue without breaking the skin.
"I can't wait to taste your blood." The man says.
The woman tries to scream but the gag doesn't allow her to.
"See you soon." The man says smiling.
He goes back up the stairs and turns the light out before closing the door. He goes into the bathroom and splashes water on his face. Suddenly pain rips through his body and he screams. For an instant the vision in the mirror changes into something else. Sam....
The next morning Sam wakes up when his alarm clock goes off. He gets up and takes a shower then puts his uniform on. He goes outside and realizes he doesn't have a car. He waits, assuming his partner will pick him up. Sure enough in a few minutes a cop car pulls alongside the curb and his partner waves him in. Sam gets in and sits.
"So feeling better?" Jarod asks.
Sam decides not to mention what he found last night.
"Sort of." Sam responds.
"Yeah a good night's sleep will do that." Jarod says.
Sam doesn't say anymore until they arrive at the station. Jarod respects the silence and doesn't say any more as well. They pull in and walk inside together.
"Jarod, John in my office!" The sergeant yells.
They both walk in.
"We got another anonymous call in reporting another murder. I want you to go to this address. Be careful. I know the killer is never there but you never know." The sergeant warns.
Suddenly images flash through Sam's head. Very disturbing images. He sees a woman squirming with terror in her eyes. A knife is held in his line of vision and he watches as it pierces her chin and a cut is carved up and through the eyes. The woman tries to scream but the gag won't let her. The visions stop and Sam shakes his head. He and Jarod get in the car and head to the address.
"I don't know why this guy keeps phoning in the location of his own victims." Jarod says.
"What do you mean? The sarge says it was anonymous." Sam asks.
"I know it's the killer. This is one sick fuck." Jarod responds shaking his head.
They arrive and draw their guns as they kick the door open. Jarod motions for Sam to enter the kitchen while he enters the living room. Sam cuts the corner and looks around but finds nothing. Something inside of him tells him to look inside the fridge. He opens the fridge and yells when he finds a female head.
"SHIT!" Sam screams.
Jarod rushes in and all the blood leaves his face when he sees the head. It is mutilated beyond recognition. The skin has been partially ripped away exposing the skull.
"Oh god." Jarod says.
Sam slowly and shakily opens up the freezer and relaxes when he doesn't find any more.
"Where's the rest of the body?" Sam asks.
"I almost don't want to know." Jarod says.
They search the rest of the kitchen but don't find any other body parts. Meanwhile the same man that held the woman hostage is watching in a car across the street. He smiles when he hears the scream. He looks in the rear view mirror and adjusts it before heading off. He pulls into Sam's house and walks up to the front door. He smashes through the door and takes out his latest doll. One with only a head and another note saying the same thing.
"See you soon."
He takes out a bloodied knife that still has some flakes of skin on it and stabs it into the floor. He then leaves and takes off revealing that there are no license plates. The man suddenly grabs his head and starts yelling. The car swerves and stops along side the road. He looks at the mirror and screams when he sees another man in it. Sam...
Sam calls in the coroner after not finding the rest of the body. The corner doesn't crack any jokes after he sees the head. He just puts it in the back and drives off.
"Man I never thought I'd see the day when he doesn't crack a joke about a stiff. This one must of really shook him." Jarod says.
"Al." Sam whispers.
They return and the sergeant gives them the rest of the day off to wash off this horror. Jarod once again drives Sam home. Sam gets out and shakily walks inside. He sees the cut off mutilated doll head and rushes into the bathroom again.
"Al where are you!" Sam yells.
That night Sam is just sitting in the dark thinking of the horror he has faced. Suddenly the phone rings. Sam picks it up.
"Hello?" Sam asks.
"I know where the killer is. He is at the abandoned warehouse not far from Alice Street. If you hurry you can catch him." A distorted voice says.
Sam thinks that the voice sounds computer altered.
"Why do I have to hurry?" Sam asks.
But a dial tone answers him as the caller has hung up. Sam picks up the phone to call Jarod but something stops him.
"Go now or you will miss the killer." A voice says in Sam's head.
Sam shakes his head.
"I can't go alone. That is suicide." Sam says.
Sam sighs and calls a taxi. The taxi arrives and Sam gives him directions. After a few minutes the Taxi pulls up and Sam pays the man. The taxi leaves and Sam walks inside shakily and slowly.
"Hello?" Sam asks.
He turns on the flashlight revealing that the warehouse has truly not been in use for some time. Dust and cobwebs are everywhere, covering everything. Meanwhile in another area of the warehouse the man is waiting. He hears Sam's voice calling out. He takes out a knife and licks it expectantly. He watches the flashlight as it grows closer and closer to him. He takes a rock and throws it. He grins as he watches the flashlight go around wildly.
"Hello?" Sam asks.
The flashlight grows closer. The killer rises up his knife. He rushes forward and over takes Sam. The last thing that is heard is Sam's scream.
Quantum leap is the property of belsario.
Sam finds himself in between leaps in the familiar blue void.
"Why are they getting harder? After 5 years of leaping, why now?" Sam asks.
"Because you proved yourself to be ready to face the more difficult challenges." The voice says.
"Will I go home when I have proven myself to be able to tackle these challenges also?" Sam asks.
"You will go home at a certain time in the future when your final destiny is ready to be fulfilled." The voice responds.
"Final?" Sam asks.
But the blue fades as he leaps in. He waits for it to wash over him but something is wrong. Very wrong. He screams in pain as a feeling of being ripped apart fills every area of his essence. Just when he feels like he is going to die, he leaps back in. He finds himself in a dark room with a flashlight and a gun in his hand. He looks around to get his bearings. He seems to be in a small room. A feminine room. He shines the flashlight around and sees a woman on the bed.
"Uh miss?" Sam asks.
He steps forward and looks at her. He notices her face is facing the left wall and looks closer. The site of a lifeless face marred and bloodied greets him.
"Oh boy." Sam says.
Sam drops his flashlight.
"Did you find something?" A man's voice asks from another room.
"Uh yeah." Sam says assuming he's the person that other man is calling out to.
Another man walks in. He notices the man is dressed as a policeman. Sam looks down and notices he has the same uniform on. The man sees the woman and his face turns white.
"Oh god another one." The man says.
He walks over and pulls the sheets back. Sam nearly throws up as he sees her body has been badly mutilated. A large gash runs up her legs and the side of her body. Suddenly a flash runs through Sam's mind. He sees a knife cutting through flesh, but it's through his eyes.
"What the?" Sam thinks.
The man looks up.
"Man this sick fuck is really getting perverted in his killings." The man says.
"She." Sam says surprised at somehow knowing it's a woman.
"What?" The man asks.
"Uh it could be a woman." Sam says.
"Well can you call it in while I look after her? I doubt the killer will return." The man says.
Sam nods, anything to get him out of this place before he gets sicker.
Sam walks out and zeroes in on a cop car. He sits down and picks the radio up. Suddenly he remembers that he has no idea of what the name of the guy he leapt into is. He looks through his pockets and finds his identification. It says officer John Jameson. Sam picks up the radio and presses the button.
"Uh this is officer Jameson. We have a murder site. The address is..." Sam says.
He realizes he has no idea what street he is on.
"Uh..." Sam continues.
"Jameson? Did you find a body at that address?" A voice asks.
Sam sighs.
"Yes sir. It has the same MO as the others." Sam says.
Sam nearly drops the radio mic at the thought of why he knew that.
"Okay I'll send the meat wagon over." The voice says.
"Officer Jameson out." Sam says.
The reference just reminds Sam of how the body was mutilated. He nearly jumps out of his skin when the other door opens up. His partner sits down.
"Did you call it in?" The man asks.
Sam nods.
"They are sending the coroner now." Sam says.
"Well that woman is still as dead as ever." The man says with a smirk.
Sam smiles slightly and does a weak laugh.
"Man are you okay?" The man asks looking at Sam concerned.
Sam's face turns green and emptys his stomach's contents all over the floor of the car.
"Oh man. The sergeant is going to have our heads for that. I'm surprised. You have seen worse than this." The man says groaning.
Sam is surprised too since he is also a doctor. He has seen things that would make even people with strong stomachs hurl. Soon after a coroner's van pulls up and the coroner steps out.
"So another sicko is keeping me in business?" The coroner asks laughing.
Sam shakes his head.
"Is anybody in this area serious about this?" Sam asks.
The coroner sees Sam's green face.
"Oh man it really must be bad this time. Better bring my barf bag." The coroner says.
Sam just lays his head back and takes deep breaths until the nausea subsides.
"Al where are you?" Sam asks.
At that time Al cannot answer for he is fighting for his life.
"Clear!" The doctor says.
Suddenly there is activity on the heart monitor. But a very faint beat.
"We have a heart beat!" A doctor says happily.
They go out and tell the others. They all come in and stand around.
"But why doesn't he respond?" Beeks asks.
The doctor checks the brain wave monitor.
"There is very minimal brain activity. It looks like he is in a coma." The doctor responds.
"No." Beeks says softly and sadly.
Beeks and Gushie look at each other and silently decide who should call Beth.
"They were just reunited. Well in relation to when it was changed." Ziggy says.
Beeks wipes away her tears.
"Ziggy has Sam leaped in yet?" Beeks asks.
"I don't know." Ziggy says.
"Oh great just what we need. She sounds depressed. Is she depressed again?" Sammy-Jo asks.
Beeks and Gushie turn to see Sammy walking in. They tell her what just happened and Sammy looks shocked.
"If only I hadn't taken the day off. Maybe I could have stopped it." Sammy says crying.
Sammy rushes into the med lab.
"Come-on Al. Don't give up. There is someone out there lost in time that still needs you." Sammy says.
Beeks and Gushie watch sadly.
Meanwhile back with Sam he is filing a report. Luckily he knows enough from the person he leapt into to fill it out. Sam then turns it in.
"Jameson in my office now!" A voice yells.
Sam walks towards the source of the voice and sees a large woman sitting behind the desk.
"Jarod just told me about your reaction." The woman says.
Her face softens.
"Are you okay?" She asks.
Sam wasn't expecting this after her harsh beginning. Sam begins to nod his head but then remembers everything all over again and shakes his head.
"No." Sam responds.
The woman looks at the clock.
"Go home. If you don't feel well in the morning then call me." The woman says.
Sam leaves and meets with his partner.
"Hey the sarge told me to drive you home since you don't look like you can drive." Jarod says.
Sam feels relieved since, as always, he has no idea where this guy lives. After a short drive Jarod drops Sam off. Sam assumes that the house in front of him is his. That is verified when the key he finds fits the door. Sam finds a dark house. He turns on the lights. He is greeted by a vision that brings the nausea back up. That looks like a mutilated body. Mutilated beyond recognition as even being human or animal. Sam overcomes his nausea enough to bend over and see it's just a dummy with blood. He finds a note. When he opens up and reads it his face turns white and his blood runs cold.
"See you soon." The note says.
Sam drops the note and races into the bathroom. He splashes water on his face and looks into the mirror. The sight of a middle-aged man with slightly graying hair greets him.
"So I have had experience. Why am I so repulsed by this then?" Sam wonders.
Meanwhile in another area of town. A man is sitting in his house watching TV. He is watching the news and smiles at hearing that another body has been found. The latest in a trail of serial killings. He gets up and goes to a doorway. He opens it up revealing a set of stairs leading down. He flips a switch and walks down the stairs. He turns and smiles at the sight of a woman bound and gagged. He walks over and caresses her face.
"It won't be long. Just sit still and I will bring you pleasure." The man says.
The woman squirms and yelps under the gag with terror. Her eyes go wide with terror. The man takes out a knife and runs it along his tongue without breaking the skin.
"I can't wait to taste your blood." The man says.
The woman tries to scream but the gag doesn't allow her to.
"See you soon." The man says smiling.
He goes back up the stairs and turns the light out before closing the door. He goes into the bathroom and splashes water on his face. Suddenly pain rips through his body and he screams. For an instant the vision in the mirror changes into something else. Sam....
The next morning Sam wakes up when his alarm clock goes off. He gets up and takes a shower then puts his uniform on. He goes outside and realizes he doesn't have a car. He waits, assuming his partner will pick him up. Sure enough in a few minutes a cop car pulls alongside the curb and his partner waves him in. Sam gets in and sits.
"So feeling better?" Jarod asks.
Sam decides not to mention what he found last night.
"Sort of." Sam responds.
"Yeah a good night's sleep will do that." Jarod says.
Sam doesn't say anymore until they arrive at the station. Jarod respects the silence and doesn't say any more as well. They pull in and walk inside together.
"Jarod, John in my office!" The sergeant yells.
They both walk in.
"We got another anonymous call in reporting another murder. I want you to go to this address. Be careful. I know the killer is never there but you never know." The sergeant warns.
Suddenly images flash through Sam's head. Very disturbing images. He sees a woman squirming with terror in her eyes. A knife is held in his line of vision and he watches as it pierces her chin and a cut is carved up and through the eyes. The woman tries to scream but the gag won't let her. The visions stop and Sam shakes his head. He and Jarod get in the car and head to the address.
"I don't know why this guy keeps phoning in the location of his own victims." Jarod says.
"What do you mean? The sarge says it was anonymous." Sam asks.
"I know it's the killer. This is one sick fuck." Jarod responds shaking his head.
They arrive and draw their guns as they kick the door open. Jarod motions for Sam to enter the kitchen while he enters the living room. Sam cuts the corner and looks around but finds nothing. Something inside of him tells him to look inside the fridge. He opens the fridge and yells when he finds a female head.
"SHIT!" Sam screams.
Jarod rushes in and all the blood leaves his face when he sees the head. It is mutilated beyond recognition. The skin has been partially ripped away exposing the skull.
"Oh god." Jarod says.
Sam slowly and shakily opens up the freezer and relaxes when he doesn't find any more.
"Where's the rest of the body?" Sam asks.
"I almost don't want to know." Jarod says.
They search the rest of the kitchen but don't find any other body parts. Meanwhile the same man that held the woman hostage is watching in a car across the street. He smiles when he hears the scream. He looks in the rear view mirror and adjusts it before heading off. He pulls into Sam's house and walks up to the front door. He smashes through the door and takes out his latest doll. One with only a head and another note saying the same thing.
"See you soon."
He takes out a bloodied knife that still has some flakes of skin on it and stabs it into the floor. He then leaves and takes off revealing that there are no license plates. The man suddenly grabs his head and starts yelling. The car swerves and stops along side the road. He looks at the mirror and screams when he sees another man in it. Sam...
Sam calls in the coroner after not finding the rest of the body. The corner doesn't crack any jokes after he sees the head. He just puts it in the back and drives off.
"Man I never thought I'd see the day when he doesn't crack a joke about a stiff. This one must of really shook him." Jarod says.
"Al." Sam whispers.
They return and the sergeant gives them the rest of the day off to wash off this horror. Jarod once again drives Sam home. Sam gets out and shakily walks inside. He sees the cut off mutilated doll head and rushes into the bathroom again.
"Al where are you!" Sam yells.
That night Sam is just sitting in the dark thinking of the horror he has faced. Suddenly the phone rings. Sam picks it up.
"Hello?" Sam asks.
"I know where the killer is. He is at the abandoned warehouse not far from Alice Street. If you hurry you can catch him." A distorted voice says.
Sam thinks that the voice sounds computer altered.
"Why do I have to hurry?" Sam asks.
But a dial tone answers him as the caller has hung up. Sam picks up the phone to call Jarod but something stops him.
"Go now or you will miss the killer." A voice says in Sam's head.
Sam shakes his head.
"I can't go alone. That is suicide." Sam says.
Sam sighs and calls a taxi. The taxi arrives and Sam gives him directions. After a few minutes the Taxi pulls up and Sam pays the man. The taxi leaves and Sam walks inside shakily and slowly.
"Hello?" Sam asks.
He turns on the flashlight revealing that the warehouse has truly not been in use for some time. Dust and cobwebs are everywhere, covering everything. Meanwhile in another area of the warehouse the man is waiting. He hears Sam's voice calling out. He takes out a knife and licks it expectantly. He watches the flashlight as it grows closer and closer to him. He takes a rock and throws it. He grins as he watches the flashlight go around wildly.
"Hello?" Sam asks.
The flashlight grows closer. The killer rises up his knife. He rushes forward and over takes Sam. The last thing that is heard is Sam's scream.