Disclaimer: The characters from The Pretender don't belong to me, I think they still belong to NBC, I'm not sure but I do know that they aren't mine. I'm only borrowing them. The characters from Malcolm in the Middle don't belong to me either, they belong to Fox. I would also like to give credit to Craig Van Sickle, Steven Long Mitchell and Linwood Boomer for creating all of the wonderful characters I am using in this story, and thank them for the countless hours of entertainment both shows have provided me with.
Author's Note: This part has been a looooooong time coming, I know. And I know it's small but I posted two parts at once. Part 11 is longer. Again, please excuse how long it's taken me to write this. I've had a little case of writer's block.
JAROD IN THE MIDDLE 10/?
by SpaceCadet
Sydney was lying in his hotel room bed, sleeping peacefully when his sleep was interrupted by an unusually exuberant Miss Parker. "Wake up, Syd because today is the day we bring back your lab rat!"
"What are you talking about, Parker?" Sydney said groggily. "Jarod left town remember, since he knew we'd found him."
"Oh no, Syd. Your genius slipped up. Broots tracked down his lair, finally, this morning so I sent a couple of sweepers down to check it out, not expecting him to be there. But he's still there, Syd!"
Sydney began to get out of bed. "They found him..." he said rather solemnly.
"Well..." said Miss Parker, "They didn't find him exactly, but all of his stuff is still there! All of it. He still lives there, Syd. Come on..."
So, Sydney got dressed and followed Miss Parker to Jarod's most recent apartment, not knowing what he would find but getting more worried by the second.
Once at Jarod's apartment, Sydney had to agree with Miss Parker. It did appear as though Jarod was still living there. It wasn't likely it was a set-up, as the sweepers found information about where Jarod was working in plain view. There were clothes still in the closet, and he had given no notice to the landlord that he was planning on leaving. All evidence was pointing to the fact that he was still living here, except for the fact that he apparently wasn't.
Miss Parker was rather disappointed when the landlord told them that Jarod had not returned to his apartment in two days, exactly how long it had been since she had lost Jarod in the alley. The fact that he hadn't even come back for his computer or his clothes only made Sydney more worried, since he knew it could only mean two things. One, that Jarod had been so spooked seeing Miss Parker that he had decided it wasn't even worth finishing his Pretend or cleaning out his apartment, which wasn't likely. Or two, that Sydney's suspicions were right and Jarod really was hurt somewhere.
Sydney was trying to listen to what Jarod's landlord had to say, while lost in his own thoughts when he spotted a man who had just come into the lobby. He stood there for a moment, but then took off. Sydney had a suspicion that this man might know what happened to Jarod, but thankfully noone else had seen him, so he left it alone. Perhaps he would try and track the man down later.
After getting all they could out of the landlord and leaving the sweepers to clean out Jarod's apartment, Miss Parker decided to call it a a day, determined that tommorow the three of them would check out Jarod's job, as a teacher at a local elementary school.
TBC...
Author's Note: This part has been a looooooong time coming, I know. And I know it's small but I posted two parts at once. Part 11 is longer. Again, please excuse how long it's taken me to write this. I've had a little case of writer's block.
JAROD IN THE MIDDLE 10/?
by SpaceCadet
Sydney was lying in his hotel room bed, sleeping peacefully when his sleep was interrupted by an unusually exuberant Miss Parker. "Wake up, Syd because today is the day we bring back your lab rat!"
"What are you talking about, Parker?" Sydney said groggily. "Jarod left town remember, since he knew we'd found him."
"Oh no, Syd. Your genius slipped up. Broots tracked down his lair, finally, this morning so I sent a couple of sweepers down to check it out, not expecting him to be there. But he's still there, Syd!"
Sydney began to get out of bed. "They found him..." he said rather solemnly.
"Well..." said Miss Parker, "They didn't find him exactly, but all of his stuff is still there! All of it. He still lives there, Syd. Come on..."
So, Sydney got dressed and followed Miss Parker to Jarod's most recent apartment, not knowing what he would find but getting more worried by the second.
Once at Jarod's apartment, Sydney had to agree with Miss Parker. It did appear as though Jarod was still living there. It wasn't likely it was a set-up, as the sweepers found information about where Jarod was working in plain view. There were clothes still in the closet, and he had given no notice to the landlord that he was planning on leaving. All evidence was pointing to the fact that he was still living here, except for the fact that he apparently wasn't.
Miss Parker was rather disappointed when the landlord told them that Jarod had not returned to his apartment in two days, exactly how long it had been since she had lost Jarod in the alley. The fact that he hadn't even come back for his computer or his clothes only made Sydney more worried, since he knew it could only mean two things. One, that Jarod had been so spooked seeing Miss Parker that he had decided it wasn't even worth finishing his Pretend or cleaning out his apartment, which wasn't likely. Or two, that Sydney's suspicions were right and Jarod really was hurt somewhere.
Sydney was trying to listen to what Jarod's landlord had to say, while lost in his own thoughts when he spotted a man who had just come into the lobby. He stood there for a moment, but then took off. Sydney had a suspicion that this man might know what happened to Jarod, but thankfully noone else had seen him, so he left it alone. Perhaps he would try and track the man down later.
After getting all they could out of the landlord and leaving the sweepers to clean out Jarod's apartment, Miss Parker decided to call it a a day, determined that tommorow the three of them would check out Jarod's job, as a teacher at a local elementary school.
TBC...