This chapter co-written by C-Ball


"Welcome back to the land of the living, Agent O'Donnell." Flint stood as Cat entered the room, flanked by Beach Head.

"Nae hardly." Cat snapped.

"Get me an update from the ME." Flint dismissed Beach head, then walked around the table to where Cat stood.

"What?" she demanded.

"Have a seat. Coffee?"

"I'd prefer ta stand, thank ye." Cat replied growing impatient. She was very worried about Shockwave.

"Sit. Coffee." Flint stressed as he crossed the room to the coffee pot and poured two cups.

"Fine" Cat relented sitting down clearly unhappy.

"Drink this. Hungry?"

"Thanks. No, I'm nae hungry; skip tha pleasantries and get straight to tha point."

"Fine." He replied as he sat across from her. "I need to know what happened."

"Shockwave followed Headman up to tha roof. I followed him. They had already fought when I got up there; Shockwave had been hit in tha head. Headman blew up tha restaurant. We managed to get down to the street; Shockwave was barely conscious most o' tha time. I took him to me house and had tha doctor come and look at 'im." Cat paused and took a drink of her coffee before continuing.

"The doctor said he had a concussion and ta rest. Then this morning he said he felt worse. I took him ta tha doctor's office; he was out cold by tha time I got 'im there. Tha doctor said he needed ta be kept there. I left ta get some clothes for both o' us and when I got home...that back wood's bastard was in me house. We went after Shockwave but Headman took 'im from tha doctor's."

"Which brings us to now.." Flint replied, sitting down his cup. "How are you?"

"Fine."

"Truthfully."

"I am well enough ta find Shockwave."

Raising an eyebrow, Flint sat back. "Not now."

"Listen here, boyo, I'm going ta find Shockwave one way or tha other." Cat promised her, temper flaring at Flint.

"Not like that. Now sit back down." Flint replied calmly.

Cat crossed her arms and glared at Flint; almost daring him to move her.

"Sit. Now."

"What are ye going ta do about Shockwave?" Cat demanded ignoring Flint's request to sit down.

"SIT!" Flint bellowed, his eyes piercing her like steel.

"Fine." Cat dropped back into the chair glaring at Flint the whole time.

"Now you will calm down or I will ship your ass back to Langley so fast you will think you are time traveling. Am I clear?"

Cat mumbled something unintelliable in Gaelic.

"I understood that perfectly. Now are we clear?" Flint growled.

"How did ye know?"

"Know what?"

"What I said?"

"I speak Gaelic. And I'd prefer if you not refer to my mother like that. Now. Are we clear?"

"Oh...Aye clear."

"Good. We have to plan this out, Gillian. And we need to know where Shockwave is before we move."

"What do ye know about Shockwave before he joined the Joes?"

"We recruited him from Detroit PD. Hawk wanted someone who was an expert in S.W.A.T. and urban warfare. Jaye read a news blurt about Shock and went to recruit him."

"There's a reason why I'm was in a hurry to find Shockwave."

"Headman. One slight problem there." Standing, Flint ran a hand through his hair.

"Shockwave was afraid that Headman would recognize 'im."

"That was not Headman, Agent O' Donnell."

"Then who? A double?"

The phone rang, catching Flint's attention. "Yes? It's ready? We'll be right in." Hanging up the phone, he turned to Cat. "Mainframe has set up a video conference for us."

"With who?"

"Follow me." was the reply as Flint led her to the next room.

"Bloody bastard." Cat mumbled under her breath as she followed Flint. He turned back to here, his eyes warning her once more.

"I'm ready when you are." Mainframe spoke from his console.

"Put him on." Flint replied.

The screen blinked on. A man appeared on the screen, His goatee was perfectly trimmed and his long blond hair was pulled back. A gleam of anger shown in Cat's eye...

"You." Cat hissed angrily.

"You'll forgive me if I do not return the greeting as we have not met. I assume
you are Mr. Flint." Headman spoke, shifting his gaze and keeping his tone even.

"Yes." Flint replied. "We have some questions."

"Questions. Do you read, Mr. Flint?"

"Yes."

"Then I assume you have read a novel called 'Red Dragon'."

"I have."

"Then you understand the irony of you, I assume you some sort of law enforcement official coming to me to ask for my assistance." Headman replied, leaning back in his chair.

Cat was fuming. Somehow there were two of this man and one of them had Shockwave. And now they had to play games with him. Cat swore under her breath in Gaelic again; barely controlling her anger.

"It seems I have upset the lady once more. Perhaps if you told me why I am being consulted..."

"Ye are being consulted because there is another you running around here."

"Ah. Now we have boiled it down to the point." Headman replied.

"So explain the doppelganger." Flint spoke.

"Another irony. I hired a man to be surgically altered to appear to be me. He was supposed to take the fall when the police raided my headquarters. My surprise when it turned out my man in Detroit PD has one day off about the raid and I was taken instead."

"How can we tell ye are telling the truth?" Cat spat out.

"How else would you explain there being two of me and my being here?"

"How can ye be sure ye are the real Headman?"

"Ask Shockwave. I assume he is around if you are coming to me."

"Ye prove it to us."

"How is Jason by the way? I sent him a gold watch but I never heard from him."

"Ye bloody bastard!" Cat yelled raging in anger.

"Cat!" Flint snapped.

"What?! He damn well knows what's going on!"

"Can it or get the fuck out." Flint snarled.

"Just look at the smug bastard and tell me he doesn't know."

"He's toying with you."

"Fine. Ye handle this then."

"Something tells me Shockwave is not with you." Headman spoke from the monitor. "What happened?"

"Your double has him." Flint replied.

"A pity. I rather liked Shockwave. He was a worthy adversary. Smarter than most cops."

"Why do ye say a pity?" Cat demanded.

"Because I cannot help you. My double decided to pose as me and start his own empire."

"Can't or won't?"

"Can't."

"And ye have no idea of what your double has planned?"

"I doubt you'd believe me, but yes. I doubt he even knows who he is dealing with." Headman replied as he rose.

"And ye have no idea where ye double might be?"

"As I said, I doubt you'll believe anything I say, so I take my leave of you. One last bit of advice..."

"Yes..."

"He always tended to be rather...rash." The screen went blank.

"What happened!?" Flint shouted.

"He broke the connection." Mainframe replied.

"Bloody hell!" Cat yelled. "Jas..." she added quietly.

"Shit..." Flint muttered.