Halloween Havoc

Part Nine: Stranger in the Night

Jay continued walking along with the group, just as unsuspecting as Delia had been. Alpha slowly stepped out of the vehicle and followed him.

Now when one's followed an eerie feeling usually overcomes them. The feeling of being followed, pursued by an unidentified being. Jay had the same sort of odd feeling just as his group was nearing the end of the street.

"Hey Lee," he called, "where are the other groups?"

"They went on ahead to the next house," Lee answered, "I'm helping the ballerina retie her shoes."

"Then why do I get the feeling that somebody's following us?"

"Because you're weird?" Lee shrugged.

"Ha ha, very funny." Jay huffed.

Alpha saw his chance as Lee walked ahead with the other trick-or-treaters. Jay was standing all along by the bushes at the end of a driveway. Creeping up softly Alpha was soon on the side of those bushes. A dark smile spread across his disguised face as he drew his weapon and held it up inches from the back of Jay's head.

His fingers closed around the trigger and the image of Jay gasping and crumbling to the ground in a lifeless heap illuminated his black heart. This was Alpha's crowning moment of victory. Taking out Agent Jay, taking complete control of the MIB, and doing away with any and ALL obstacles that had ever dared to stand in his way!

"MEOW!"

"AAHHH!" Jay jumped sideways out of Alpha's range as a gray cat sprang out at his feet. "So you're what's been following me." he breathed a sigh of relief. He could handle one mangy cat.

The cat looked up at Jay and then turned to the bushes and began hissing. Jay shrugged and started off down the sidewalk. Alpha cursed the day cats were ever created. He'd be sure to rid the feline of all it's nine lives for ruining his shot!

"What's wrong with you?!" Jay demanded as the cat caught up with him and started darted around his legs. "Look kitty, I don't have any tuna and if you put a run in these tights I'll-"

"Meow!" the cat cried urgently. This human just wasn't getting it. Sheesh! A human half his age would've taken the hint by now!

"What is boy?" Jay joked, "Did Timmy fall in a well?"

The cat refused to dignify this with a response.

"Well good!" Jay laughed, "Leave him down there a while and maybe he'll stop playing around wells."

Getting fed up with this human's so called 'jokes' the cat decided the best way to get followed was to get chased. Springing onto Jay the cat let out his claws and tore through his tights. Jay screamed and looked down at the five runs on each leg.

"THAT'S IT!" he exclaimed, "I'M GONNA MAKE A VIOLIN OUTTA YOU!"

With what looked like a smirk the cat turned and ran for the end of the street with Jay in hot pursuit.

"GET BACK HERE YOU FLEA CIRCUS BUFFET!" Jay screamed as he raced past the other groups.

"What's up with him?" Lee asked.

"Did you see those tights?" Delia snickered, "Looks like Hook did a number on him."

"We'd better follow him," W sighed, "before he gets us all in trouble."

"AGENT JAY!" U called, "CEASE AND DESIST ALL FRUGAL ACTIVITY NOW!"

"U!!!!" the other members scolded.

"What?" U spun around.

Di put a finger to her lips as Chase chuckled, "No talking, remember?"

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"It sure is taking him a long time to get back with help." Anna moaned.

"You sound almost worried about the poor dear." S grinned.

Elle's back was killing her, she needed to lay back. Unfortunately the only semi-clean thing to lean against was…ugh…X.

"And just what do you think you're doing?" X huffed as Elle leaned back against him. "I'm not some piece of furniture!"

"Oh I don't know," Elle snickered, "you seem like a lazy boy to me."

"Do you hear something?" Aileen asked, currently she was the closest to the wine cellar doors.

"Listen." Kay ordered.

"YOU JUST WAIT TIL I CATCH YOU!" Jay's voice cried, "I'LL SHOW YA HOW TO FLY WITHOUT PIXIE DUST!"

"I'd know that voice anywhere," Kay stated in a none-too-thrilled tone.

"JAY!" Lucy cried.

The cat leapt upon the cellar doors and started pawing at the padlock just as Jay staggered up to it.

"JAY!" Lucy repeated.

"Huh?" Jay scratched his head, "Don't tell me you're an alien too?" he asked the cat.

"JAAYY!!!" Lucy shouted, "THE CAT ISN'T TALKING! I AM. AGENT LUCY!"

"Lucy?" Jay questioned, "The bacteria?"

"Don't try to think son," Kay called, "you might hurt yourself."

"Kay?"

"We're trapped in here!" Aileen cried. "Alpha's caught us!"

"And he's disguised himself as Zed!" S added.

"Whoa," Jay murmured and started tugging against the padlock. It may have looked old and rusty, but it was as solid and unbreakable as ever. "Well," Jay drew his Noisy Cricket, "I'm not lock picker, but I think I can jimmy it open."

The sound of a loud blast echoed through the cellar and finally the doors swung open and a grass stained Peter Pan--ur, Agent Jay--appeared at the opening. "Trick-or-treat?"

******

"Oh great!" U shouted as he and the other agents rushed up to the old house, "Jay's already wreaking havoc on the civilians!"

"Zip your lip U," Di smirked, "wouldn't want to be an unprofessional mime."

"Wonder how many pieces we'll have to carry back to HQ?" Lee joked as they spread out to search for Jay.

"I wouldn't worry too much," Delia laughed, "I'm sure Zeeltor can put him back together."

"Yeah," R agreed, "and you could have all kinds of fun making Frankenstein jokes."

Alpha's couldn't believe it! Once again his plans were falling apart right before his very eyes! He'd have to find a way to stop them from freeing the others. Even if it meant taking out the agents, one by one.

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*Just one more chapter to go! And I'm itching to wrap up this fic. So keep the reviews coming and I'll get started on part 10. ^_~*