Chapter 5
The Official, Alex and Bobby headed over to the Zoo. Claire wanted to come along but The Official wouldn't let her. The Official stood in front of the lion enclosure looking at the lions as they relaxed in their pool. He looked around. Bobby and Alex stood out of sight behind a hog dog stand. They both had their guns ready. They all wore a wire so they could hear what was going on. Bobby looked around and saw that the SWAT team were in place.
"I haven't been to the zoo in years," Bobby said to Alex.
"Oh," replied Alex.
"Yeah. The monkeys are my favourite," Bobby said with a small smile.
"Why? Because you look like one," laughed Alex.
"I don't like it when you insult me," replied Bobby with a sulk.
"Ssssh," The Official said. Bobby looked over towards the entrance of the zoo. He saw someone walking the lion enclosure.
"He sent her instead," Bobby said with a sigh.
"What?" exclaimed Alex and The Official.
"That's the chick that was with Bernard the other day," replied Bobby.
"Cristelle," said The Official.
"Yep that's her," replied Bobby.
Cristelle walked slowly over to the lion enclosure. She was wearing a long coat even though it was very warm out. She noticed that there weren't many people in the Zoo although there were several grounds men working. An SUV drove by with a trailer carrying animal feed. She walked up to The Official.
"It's good to see you again, Cristelle," The Official said.
"I wish I could say the same," replied Cristelle putting her hands in the pocket of her coat.
"Why didn't Bernard come?" asked The Official noting that the SWAT team was ready.
"He's was too busy. Your agent has lost the plot," replied Cristelle.
"Why are you doing this Cristelle?" asked The Official with almost fatherly concern.
"Bernard only wants what is due to him," replied Cristelle subconsciously running her hand down her coat.
"He got what was due to him when he spent 12 years in prison. Why involve you in this?" asked The Official.
"I love him. I missed out on 12 years..." replied Cristelle as her face revealed her true feelings.
"I have a bad feeling about this," Alex said as she watched Cristelle and The Official talking. "You see the way she is holding herself. I think she may be armed," Alex said.
"Are you armed?" the Official asked.
Cristelle smiled through her tears and then opened her coat. Strapped to her body were explosives.
"Are you willing to die for him?" The Official asked not wanting to show his shock.
"Ok move in but be careful she could blow us all to kingdom come," Alex said as she ordered the SWAT team to get ready.
Cristelle turned and started to walk away. Alex jumped out from behind the hot dog stand.
"Freeze, you're under arrest," she shouted. Cristelle gasped and started to run. Alex ran after her and then jumped on her. They struggled for a couple of minutes but Alex was stronger and restrained her putting her in handcuffs.
Alex and Bobby drove up to an old abandoned school. After several hours of intense questioning by Bobby and Alex Cristelle finally revealed where Darien was being kept hostage.
"Stay Alert," Bobby warned Alex as they ran to the door of the school with their guns ready.
"Cover me," Alex said to Bobby as she keyed in the alarm number Cristelle had given them. Alex had the syringe of counteragent in her pocket.
"Ok you find Bernard and I'll get Darien," Alex said. Bobby said Ok and they went off in different directions.
Alex crept along the corridor. Every sense was on alert. She came to a door. She looked in the small window and saw Darien lying on the bed still handcuffed to it. She opened the door and walked over to him.
"Darien," she said softly. Darien responded with a groan. His eyes were closed. Alex checked the pulse on his neck and found that it was strong and bounding. She unlocked the cuffs and helped him sit up in the bed.
"Darien lean on me," she said helping him stand up. Darien responded with another groan and opened his eyes. Alex gasped in shock when she saw how bloodshot his eyes were.
"No," she whispered as Darien grinned evilly.
"Alexandra. You saved me," he hissed as Alex let go of his arm. She kicked herself for not looking at his tattoo first.
"Darien, I have the counteragent here," she said taking it out. Darien stared at her angrily and then knocked it out of her hand.
"I don't want it," he sneered. Alex took out her gun and pointed it at Darien.
"Don't make me shoot you," she shouted. Darien looked at the gun and grabbed it out of her hand. He then put it to her head.
"No. Alexandra. I'll shoot you first," he whispered cruelly. He cocked the gun. Alex closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She waited for the gun to go off. She opened her eyes again and looked into the bloodshot eyes.
"Darien, you don't want to do this," she said. She was totally scared. This was like talking to a different person altogether. Someone who looked like Darien but not behaving like the Darien she knew.
Darien laughed. He knocked Alex to the ground. Alex banged her head against the bed and felt a pain shoot through her neck. She cried out in pain. Darien grabbed her by the throat and sat on her legs so she couldn't move them. Alex started to retch as Darien tightened his grip around her neck. His other hand roamed her body. Groping her breasts and then her crotch. Alex couldn't even knee him in the groin to get him off her.
"Darien, please," Alex choked.
"You want this don't you. You want me. I can give it to you," he said in a low tone.
"Ok Darien. I do. I want you so bad," replied Alex in a seductive tone.
Darien stopped for a minute. Alex felt his eyes bore into her.
"No. No. No. I haven't forgotten your five star A rating in seduction. Don't think you can fool me like that," he hissed. Alex looked around and saw the syringe of counteragent lying nearby. She tried to make a grab for it but she couldn't reach it. She saw Bobby coming into the room with a complete look of shock on his face.
"Get off her, Darien," Bobby said. Darien turned to look at Bobby who had his gun pointed at him.
"Robert. Good of you to join us," he said. Bobby watched as Alex finally grabbed the syringe of counteragent and plunged it into Darien's neck. Darien groaned and passed out on top of Alex.
TBC
The Official, Alex and Bobby headed over to the Zoo. Claire wanted to come along but The Official wouldn't let her. The Official stood in front of the lion enclosure looking at the lions as they relaxed in their pool. He looked around. Bobby and Alex stood out of sight behind a hog dog stand. They both had their guns ready. They all wore a wire so they could hear what was going on. Bobby looked around and saw that the SWAT team were in place.
"I haven't been to the zoo in years," Bobby said to Alex.
"Oh," replied Alex.
"Yeah. The monkeys are my favourite," Bobby said with a small smile.
"Why? Because you look like one," laughed Alex.
"I don't like it when you insult me," replied Bobby with a sulk.
"Ssssh," The Official said. Bobby looked over towards the entrance of the zoo. He saw someone walking the lion enclosure.
"He sent her instead," Bobby said with a sigh.
"What?" exclaimed Alex and The Official.
"That's the chick that was with Bernard the other day," replied Bobby.
"Cristelle," said The Official.
"Yep that's her," replied Bobby.
Cristelle walked slowly over to the lion enclosure. She was wearing a long coat even though it was very warm out. She noticed that there weren't many people in the Zoo although there were several grounds men working. An SUV drove by with a trailer carrying animal feed. She walked up to The Official.
"It's good to see you again, Cristelle," The Official said.
"I wish I could say the same," replied Cristelle putting her hands in the pocket of her coat.
"Why didn't Bernard come?" asked The Official noting that the SWAT team was ready.
"He's was too busy. Your agent has lost the plot," replied Cristelle.
"Why are you doing this Cristelle?" asked The Official with almost fatherly concern.
"Bernard only wants what is due to him," replied Cristelle subconsciously running her hand down her coat.
"He got what was due to him when he spent 12 years in prison. Why involve you in this?" asked The Official.
"I love him. I missed out on 12 years..." replied Cristelle as her face revealed her true feelings.
"I have a bad feeling about this," Alex said as she watched Cristelle and The Official talking. "You see the way she is holding herself. I think she may be armed," Alex said.
"Are you armed?" the Official asked.
Cristelle smiled through her tears and then opened her coat. Strapped to her body were explosives.
"Are you willing to die for him?" The Official asked not wanting to show his shock.
"Ok move in but be careful she could blow us all to kingdom come," Alex said as she ordered the SWAT team to get ready.
Cristelle turned and started to walk away. Alex jumped out from behind the hot dog stand.
"Freeze, you're under arrest," she shouted. Cristelle gasped and started to run. Alex ran after her and then jumped on her. They struggled for a couple of minutes but Alex was stronger and restrained her putting her in handcuffs.
Alex and Bobby drove up to an old abandoned school. After several hours of intense questioning by Bobby and Alex Cristelle finally revealed where Darien was being kept hostage.
"Stay Alert," Bobby warned Alex as they ran to the door of the school with their guns ready.
"Cover me," Alex said to Bobby as she keyed in the alarm number Cristelle had given them. Alex had the syringe of counteragent in her pocket.
"Ok you find Bernard and I'll get Darien," Alex said. Bobby said Ok and they went off in different directions.
Alex crept along the corridor. Every sense was on alert. She came to a door. She looked in the small window and saw Darien lying on the bed still handcuffed to it. She opened the door and walked over to him.
"Darien," she said softly. Darien responded with a groan. His eyes were closed. Alex checked the pulse on his neck and found that it was strong and bounding. She unlocked the cuffs and helped him sit up in the bed.
"Darien lean on me," she said helping him stand up. Darien responded with another groan and opened his eyes. Alex gasped in shock when she saw how bloodshot his eyes were.
"No," she whispered as Darien grinned evilly.
"Alexandra. You saved me," he hissed as Alex let go of his arm. She kicked herself for not looking at his tattoo first.
"Darien, I have the counteragent here," she said taking it out. Darien stared at her angrily and then knocked it out of her hand.
"I don't want it," he sneered. Alex took out her gun and pointed it at Darien.
"Don't make me shoot you," she shouted. Darien looked at the gun and grabbed it out of her hand. He then put it to her head.
"No. Alexandra. I'll shoot you first," he whispered cruelly. He cocked the gun. Alex closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She waited for the gun to go off. She opened her eyes again and looked into the bloodshot eyes.
"Darien, you don't want to do this," she said. She was totally scared. This was like talking to a different person altogether. Someone who looked like Darien but not behaving like the Darien she knew.
Darien laughed. He knocked Alex to the ground. Alex banged her head against the bed and felt a pain shoot through her neck. She cried out in pain. Darien grabbed her by the throat and sat on her legs so she couldn't move them. Alex started to retch as Darien tightened his grip around her neck. His other hand roamed her body. Groping her breasts and then her crotch. Alex couldn't even knee him in the groin to get him off her.
"Darien, please," Alex choked.
"You want this don't you. You want me. I can give it to you," he said in a low tone.
"Ok Darien. I do. I want you so bad," replied Alex in a seductive tone.
Darien stopped for a minute. Alex felt his eyes bore into her.
"No. No. No. I haven't forgotten your five star A rating in seduction. Don't think you can fool me like that," he hissed. Alex looked around and saw the syringe of counteragent lying nearby. She tried to make a grab for it but she couldn't reach it. She saw Bobby coming into the room with a complete look of shock on his face.
"Get off her, Darien," Bobby said. Darien turned to look at Bobby who had his gun pointed at him.
"Robert. Good of you to join us," he said. Bobby watched as Alex finally grabbed the syringe of counteragent and plunged it into Darien's neck. Darien groaned and passed out on top of Alex.
TBC
