This chapter is kinda blah...but necessary...bear with me & I'll have
another, better, chapter up as soon as possible. I'm gonna have to take off
a bit for vacation & so I can finish my summer AP work...but I'll pick up
again after that. If I get something up before school starts
back...consider it a gift...;)
-Rayvin-
Three
Sara waltzed back into the office and hung her helmet up on the coatrack, followed by her black leather jacket. Sara looked at Jake hopefully as she sat and opened up the folder Nottingham had handed her.
"Any word from Danny?"
"Not...as of yet, but..."
"Hey, Pez! Miss me?" Danny came bounding through the office door and Sara had to stifle a laugh.
"Just gettin' worried about ya, Partner...So what you been up to all morning?" Sara paused and looked up fom her paperwork at the Asian detective. "Or do I want to know?"
Danny put on his serious mask. "Oh, well...I don't know, Pez." He laughed. "Seriouly...there was a witness to our murder. That's what I've been up to all morning. Dante wanted me to cross-reference files on this guy, if there were any. Turns out...he's a rock star..."
Danny plopped the file folder down in front of Sara. She opened the folder and began to search through its contents as Danny continued to speak.
"The guy's from Ireland. Came here several years back. BUT...doesn't say why..."
Pez looked up. "What, Danny? Now the guy needs a motive to come to America?"
Danny shrugged and Pez averted her eyes back to the folder.
"Says he plays in a club twice a week...but it doesn't say where..." Sara spoke aloud to herself.
"John Patrick Doherty..." Jake mused and Sara glanced at him inquiringly.
"Name ring a bell, McCartey?" Jake's eyes widened a bit, and he backed up quickly.
"Nah...just thought I'd run it by my ex...see if she can come up with anything on him..."
"Good idea. Get on it, I'm gonna go pay a visit to Gabriel...see if he knows anything about this guy. Hey Danny? This guy got a stage name?" Pez jumped up and pulled on her coat for the third time that morning.
"Yeah...Conchobar..."
Pez nodded and grabbed the manilla folder Nottingham had given her and her helmet, and raced out the door to her Buell...
*****
Sara pulled up at Talismaniac.com just as Gabriel was walking out the door. Pez yanked off the helmet quickly.
"GABRIEL!" He turned and a grin spread across his face once he saw her. Gabe jogged over to the Buell.
"Hey, Chief. What's goin?"
"You ever hear of a guy named John Patrick Doherty?" She paused and Gabriel shook his head slightly.
"Stage name Conchobar..." Gabriel looked at her sideways.
"Why?"
"Gabriel..."
"Okay, okay...he's an alt-Irish rocker...plays at the club Mac Tone used to frequent...Wednesdays and Sundays. Sometimes he'll play on Fridays..." Gabriel mumbled and Sara nodded.
"How can I see him?"
"Gotta have tickets, Chief. I was just about to make a run for a couple. Wanna come along?" Gabe asked hopefully.
Sara sighed. "Yeah, all right...I'll come. When's this concert we're buying tickets for?"
"This Friday. 7:PM."
"Good...the sooner the better." Pez grinned and climbed into the car with Gabriel. Sara was quiet for most of the ride, but once they neared their location, she spoke up. "So...is he any good?"
"Oh, yeah! He's awesome! I love his stuff. Awesome songs." Gabe pulled up in the parking lot adjacent to the aforementioned club and shut off the engine. "I try and go at LEAST twice a month..."
"Really? Twice a month?" Sara laughed and got out of the car.
"Yeah...it's where I met...Nevermind."
"Your girlfriend...?" Sara smirked.
"No...well...yeah..." Gabe shrugged as he shut the door and began the walk up to the front door.
Sara laughed again and then looked up at the sign above the doorway. She read it aloud to herself.
" 'Autograph signing today. Meet...Conchobar...' " Sara grinned.
"SERIOUSLY?! NO WAY!" Gabe jumped out of glee and then turned to face Sara with a shy grin. "Heh...sorry..."
"Big fan, huh?" Gabe just laughed and jogged ahead to the door. Sara gazed at the banner a bit longer and then hurried to catch up with Gabriel. "How much?"
"Fifteen..." Sara nodded and fished around in her pocket. Gabriel noticed and wagged thirty dollars in front of her face. "Don't worry about it, Chief...It's on me..." He said with a grin as he handed the thirty dollars over to the bouncer and was handed two photographs in return. Gabe produced two Sharpies, and handed one of each to Sara. She took the picture and stared into it...when suddenly she was overcome with a vision...
A man. The man in the picture. Fighting a woman. The woman was her. Yet...it wasn't. Sara watched on as if from a distance as the two circled each other, each throwing loving smiles at the other. Who was this man?
Finally, the man dispatched the woman of her sword. He held his blade tight to her throat. She grinned proudly.
"You have learned well, my King..." The man withdrew his blade and sheathed it in its leather scabbard at his side.
"I have learned from the best, my love." he grinned.
"Now you are able to fight Connemara's battles alone. You no longer need my assistance."
"But I do. Cathain, I beg of you - lead my armies. Lead my armies and I shall make you my Queen."
The woman considered his proposition and finally agreed. "All right. For love...I shall lead your armies and fight at your side always..." She grinned...and the vision disappeared...
-Rayvin-
Three
Sara waltzed back into the office and hung her helmet up on the coatrack, followed by her black leather jacket. Sara looked at Jake hopefully as she sat and opened up the folder Nottingham had handed her.
"Any word from Danny?"
"Not...as of yet, but..."
"Hey, Pez! Miss me?" Danny came bounding through the office door and Sara had to stifle a laugh.
"Just gettin' worried about ya, Partner...So what you been up to all morning?" Sara paused and looked up fom her paperwork at the Asian detective. "Or do I want to know?"
Danny put on his serious mask. "Oh, well...I don't know, Pez." He laughed. "Seriouly...there was a witness to our murder. That's what I've been up to all morning. Dante wanted me to cross-reference files on this guy, if there were any. Turns out...he's a rock star..."
Danny plopped the file folder down in front of Sara. She opened the folder and began to search through its contents as Danny continued to speak.
"The guy's from Ireland. Came here several years back. BUT...doesn't say why..."
Pez looked up. "What, Danny? Now the guy needs a motive to come to America?"
Danny shrugged and Pez averted her eyes back to the folder.
"Says he plays in a club twice a week...but it doesn't say where..." Sara spoke aloud to herself.
"John Patrick Doherty..." Jake mused and Sara glanced at him inquiringly.
"Name ring a bell, McCartey?" Jake's eyes widened a bit, and he backed up quickly.
"Nah...just thought I'd run it by my ex...see if she can come up with anything on him..."
"Good idea. Get on it, I'm gonna go pay a visit to Gabriel...see if he knows anything about this guy. Hey Danny? This guy got a stage name?" Pez jumped up and pulled on her coat for the third time that morning.
"Yeah...Conchobar..."
Pez nodded and grabbed the manilla folder Nottingham had given her and her helmet, and raced out the door to her Buell...
*****
Sara pulled up at Talismaniac.com just as Gabriel was walking out the door. Pez yanked off the helmet quickly.
"GABRIEL!" He turned and a grin spread across his face once he saw her. Gabe jogged over to the Buell.
"Hey, Chief. What's goin?"
"You ever hear of a guy named John Patrick Doherty?" She paused and Gabriel shook his head slightly.
"Stage name Conchobar..." Gabriel looked at her sideways.
"Why?"
"Gabriel..."
"Okay, okay...he's an alt-Irish rocker...plays at the club Mac Tone used to frequent...Wednesdays and Sundays. Sometimes he'll play on Fridays..." Gabriel mumbled and Sara nodded.
"How can I see him?"
"Gotta have tickets, Chief. I was just about to make a run for a couple. Wanna come along?" Gabe asked hopefully.
Sara sighed. "Yeah, all right...I'll come. When's this concert we're buying tickets for?"
"This Friday. 7:PM."
"Good...the sooner the better." Pez grinned and climbed into the car with Gabriel. Sara was quiet for most of the ride, but once they neared their location, she spoke up. "So...is he any good?"
"Oh, yeah! He's awesome! I love his stuff. Awesome songs." Gabe pulled up in the parking lot adjacent to the aforementioned club and shut off the engine. "I try and go at LEAST twice a month..."
"Really? Twice a month?" Sara laughed and got out of the car.
"Yeah...it's where I met...Nevermind."
"Your girlfriend...?" Sara smirked.
"No...well...yeah..." Gabe shrugged as he shut the door and began the walk up to the front door.
Sara laughed again and then looked up at the sign above the doorway. She read it aloud to herself.
" 'Autograph signing today. Meet...Conchobar...' " Sara grinned.
"SERIOUSLY?! NO WAY!" Gabe jumped out of glee and then turned to face Sara with a shy grin. "Heh...sorry..."
"Big fan, huh?" Gabe just laughed and jogged ahead to the door. Sara gazed at the banner a bit longer and then hurried to catch up with Gabriel. "How much?"
"Fifteen..." Sara nodded and fished around in her pocket. Gabriel noticed and wagged thirty dollars in front of her face. "Don't worry about it, Chief...It's on me..." He said with a grin as he handed the thirty dollars over to the bouncer and was handed two photographs in return. Gabe produced two Sharpies, and handed one of each to Sara. She took the picture and stared into it...when suddenly she was overcome with a vision...
A man. The man in the picture. Fighting a woman. The woman was her. Yet...it wasn't. Sara watched on as if from a distance as the two circled each other, each throwing loving smiles at the other. Who was this man?
Finally, the man dispatched the woman of her sword. He held his blade tight to her throat. She grinned proudly.
"You have learned well, my King..." The man withdrew his blade and sheathed it in its leather scabbard at his side.
"I have learned from the best, my love." he grinned.
"Now you are able to fight Connemara's battles alone. You no longer need my assistance."
"But I do. Cathain, I beg of you - lead my armies. Lead my armies and I shall make you my Queen."
The woman considered his proposition and finally agreed. "All right. For love...I shall lead your armies and fight at your side always..." She grinned...and the vision disappeared...