Notes: Thanks to AngelDreamer for reminding me of what they are called. I
couldn't remember what they were called and no I didn't forget about them
;). Oh they're there. You just have to be a bit more perceptive ;).
Though I do come straight out and say it in this chapter. I am really
stepping up the pace in this chapter. I know exactly where I am going with
this. And it isn't pretty. So you have been warned with this chapter and
next chapter. Uh in this fic, Julie and Connie aren't roommates. Don't
ask why. They just aren't. I've never been to Minnesota so bear with me
if this is wrong.
It's a Long Way to Fall
No matter how hard Jesse and Adam had tried to talk to Charlie, Charlie just ignored them or yelled at them. Some of the Ducks were treating them just a bit better then Charlie.
As much as Adam tried to avoid Katerina, it seemed like she was always there. He was a bit weary of her. He thought she could be a Deep Sixer. And there was this other guy who popped up who seemed to be talking to Charlie a lot.
There was a knock on Jesse and Adam's dorm room door. Jesse was out trying to talk to Charlie and Adam was trying to work on something. He got up to answer the door hoping it wasn't Katerina. Who he saw surprised him even more. "Cisco!"
"Hey. Going to invite me in?" She asked.
"Oh sure come on in." He said letting her in.
"JD sent me down to give you guys a message. You know about Katerina right?"
"That she's a Deep Sixer? Yeah we know."
"Be careful of her Adam. She's up to something that we don't think completely involves Charlie. She seems to be going after you."
"I noticed. JD give you any advice for us on how to help Charlie?" He asked hopefully.
"Not really other then the warning about Katerina. But he did send me down to help. I'm Julie Gaffney's new roommate. Her other one got kicked out of school. Where's Jesse?"
"Out looking for Charlie. I was going to go find him in a few minutes. We can both do that. Have you met Julie yet?" Cisco shook her head. "Then let's go." She followed him out the door.
They found Jesse sitting in the cafeteria at a table with Charlie. Neither was talking. He and Cisco plopped down at the table. Charlie looked up and glared at Adam. Adam chose to ignore that. "Charlie and Winston this is Cisco. Cisco this Charlie and Winston."
"You weren't invited to sit down preppy." Charlie said. Adam barely bit back a laugh. Preppy. He was used to being called that by Charlie.
"Okay sure." Adam said casting a look towards Jesse who just shrugged. Guess he'd find out what was going on later. "I was going to introduce Cisco to Julie. They are roommates."
"Nice meeting you Cisco." Jesse said as Adam and Cisco walked away.
"Okay what was that about?" Cisco asked as they got to a quiet spot.
"Don't know. But Charlie's been avoiding or shouting at us. Maybe he and Jesse connected somehow. I'm glad of that."
"Come on are you going to introduce me to Julie or what?" Cisco asked with a smile. Motioning her head to two people walking by.
"Sure Cisco come on." He said leading her away.
*** Back in the dining room, Jesse and Charlie continued to sit in silence. It took a lot of talking to get Charlie to let him sit there. But they hadn't said much. "I know you don't like us being on the team Charlie." Jesse finally spoke.
He snorted. "Of course not. Do you even realize what you guys did by joining the team?"
"I understand that we took Banks and Hall's places."
"You don't know anything! Jesse was my friend since grade school. And I'd been friends with Adam for four years. They shouldn't have died that night! Maybe if we hadn't gotten on the bus with that driver they'd be here right now!"
"Charlie it wasn't your fault. It was the drivers. You couldn't have known."
Jesse thought he was finally making progress.
*** Adam walked back to his dorm after leaving Cisco and Julie to get to know each other. "Hey Adam!" A voice called from behind him. He turned around and spotted Katerina.
He'd done so well in avoiding her today. "I know who you are Katerina." He said.
"Pity. Too bad that won't help you stop our plans." She said.
"What." Something hit him in the back of the head and he fell to the floor.
*** Jesse knocked on Julie and Cisco's door. He could hear laughing. Well at least those two were getting along he thought. Cisco opened the door. "Hi Winston!"
"You guys seen Stan?" He was frantic. Something just didn't smell right. Adam was missing.
"Not since he left an hour ago. Why?" Cisco asked.
"I can't seem to find him." He said looking meaningful at her. Come on Cisco you have to realize what I think happened.
"Oh um I'll help you look." Cisco said grabbing her jacket. "I'll be back Julie."
They hurried to Jesse and Adam's room. "Okay what do you know?" Cisco asked.
"Not much. I've looked all over campus for him. I think I may have gotten through to Charlie. But I'm not sure. Now Adam's missing. This can't be good."
"I hope he's not with Katerina. Deep Sixers are nothing but trouble. I wonder if JD could tell us if he knows where they are. JD!" She called.
"You yelled?" A voice said from behind them. They turned to see JD standing there.
"Do you know where Adam is?"
"No but." JD suddenly froze and looked up at the ceiling. He closed his eyes for a second. "It's not good guys. Katerina and Brent took him to a cliff not too far from here."
"We gotta get there!" Jesse said grabbing his keys. They both ran to his car hoping they'd get there in time.
*** At the cliff, Brent stood at the edge of the cliff with a tied Adam. He was waiting for Cisco and Jesse to get there to watch. "You can't win." He said. "Your friend Charlie will do what you are trying to stop him from doing."
"No he won't." Adam said struggling. He didn't look down. Because he knew it was a long way to fall.
"Where are they?" Katerina asked. "This is boring. They should be here by now. Let's push him now."
"What fun is that? Look there's a car coming this way. Help me push him over." They waited until Jesse and Cisco was out of the car before pushing Adam over.
"No!" Jesse yelled. Katerina and Brent left.
Jesse and Cisco disappeared also.
It's a Long Way to Fall
No matter how hard Jesse and Adam had tried to talk to Charlie, Charlie just ignored them or yelled at them. Some of the Ducks were treating them just a bit better then Charlie.
As much as Adam tried to avoid Katerina, it seemed like she was always there. He was a bit weary of her. He thought she could be a Deep Sixer. And there was this other guy who popped up who seemed to be talking to Charlie a lot.
There was a knock on Jesse and Adam's dorm room door. Jesse was out trying to talk to Charlie and Adam was trying to work on something. He got up to answer the door hoping it wasn't Katerina. Who he saw surprised him even more. "Cisco!"
"Hey. Going to invite me in?" She asked.
"Oh sure come on in." He said letting her in.
"JD sent me down to give you guys a message. You know about Katerina right?"
"That she's a Deep Sixer? Yeah we know."
"Be careful of her Adam. She's up to something that we don't think completely involves Charlie. She seems to be going after you."
"I noticed. JD give you any advice for us on how to help Charlie?" He asked hopefully.
"Not really other then the warning about Katerina. But he did send me down to help. I'm Julie Gaffney's new roommate. Her other one got kicked out of school. Where's Jesse?"
"Out looking for Charlie. I was going to go find him in a few minutes. We can both do that. Have you met Julie yet?" Cisco shook her head. "Then let's go." She followed him out the door.
They found Jesse sitting in the cafeteria at a table with Charlie. Neither was talking. He and Cisco plopped down at the table. Charlie looked up and glared at Adam. Adam chose to ignore that. "Charlie and Winston this is Cisco. Cisco this Charlie and Winston."
"You weren't invited to sit down preppy." Charlie said. Adam barely bit back a laugh. Preppy. He was used to being called that by Charlie.
"Okay sure." Adam said casting a look towards Jesse who just shrugged. Guess he'd find out what was going on later. "I was going to introduce Cisco to Julie. They are roommates."
"Nice meeting you Cisco." Jesse said as Adam and Cisco walked away.
"Okay what was that about?" Cisco asked as they got to a quiet spot.
"Don't know. But Charlie's been avoiding or shouting at us. Maybe he and Jesse connected somehow. I'm glad of that."
"Come on are you going to introduce me to Julie or what?" Cisco asked with a smile. Motioning her head to two people walking by.
"Sure Cisco come on." He said leading her away.
*** Back in the dining room, Jesse and Charlie continued to sit in silence. It took a lot of talking to get Charlie to let him sit there. But they hadn't said much. "I know you don't like us being on the team Charlie." Jesse finally spoke.
He snorted. "Of course not. Do you even realize what you guys did by joining the team?"
"I understand that we took Banks and Hall's places."
"You don't know anything! Jesse was my friend since grade school. And I'd been friends with Adam for four years. They shouldn't have died that night! Maybe if we hadn't gotten on the bus with that driver they'd be here right now!"
"Charlie it wasn't your fault. It was the drivers. You couldn't have known."
Jesse thought he was finally making progress.
*** Adam walked back to his dorm after leaving Cisco and Julie to get to know each other. "Hey Adam!" A voice called from behind him. He turned around and spotted Katerina.
He'd done so well in avoiding her today. "I know who you are Katerina." He said.
"Pity. Too bad that won't help you stop our plans." She said.
"What." Something hit him in the back of the head and he fell to the floor.
*** Jesse knocked on Julie and Cisco's door. He could hear laughing. Well at least those two were getting along he thought. Cisco opened the door. "Hi Winston!"
"You guys seen Stan?" He was frantic. Something just didn't smell right. Adam was missing.
"Not since he left an hour ago. Why?" Cisco asked.
"I can't seem to find him." He said looking meaningful at her. Come on Cisco you have to realize what I think happened.
"Oh um I'll help you look." Cisco said grabbing her jacket. "I'll be back Julie."
They hurried to Jesse and Adam's room. "Okay what do you know?" Cisco asked.
"Not much. I've looked all over campus for him. I think I may have gotten through to Charlie. But I'm not sure. Now Adam's missing. This can't be good."
"I hope he's not with Katerina. Deep Sixers are nothing but trouble. I wonder if JD could tell us if he knows where they are. JD!" She called.
"You yelled?" A voice said from behind them. They turned to see JD standing there.
"Do you know where Adam is?"
"No but." JD suddenly froze and looked up at the ceiling. He closed his eyes for a second. "It's not good guys. Katerina and Brent took him to a cliff not too far from here."
"We gotta get there!" Jesse said grabbing his keys. They both ran to his car hoping they'd get there in time.
*** At the cliff, Brent stood at the edge of the cliff with a tied Adam. He was waiting for Cisco and Jesse to get there to watch. "You can't win." He said. "Your friend Charlie will do what you are trying to stop him from doing."
"No he won't." Adam said struggling. He didn't look down. Because he knew it was a long way to fall.
"Where are they?" Katerina asked. "This is boring. They should be here by now. Let's push him now."
"What fun is that? Look there's a car coming this way. Help me push him over." They waited until Jesse and Cisco was out of the car before pushing Adam over.
"No!" Jesse yelled. Katerina and Brent left.
Jesse and Cisco disappeared also.