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Episode 1

Chapter 8

Life or Death

Mac's pulse quickened, before leading her in Palmer had tied her good and tight.

"So you don't try to pull any of your marine moves on me." He whispered in her ear as he graced his lips against her cheek, she turned away. Palmer yanked on her hair, so he could see the front of her face, she spat at him, and he slapped her, then pulled her out of the car.

A drop of sweat trickled down the back of Harm's neck, he could feel the pulse of his vein in his temple. He so badly wanted to strangle Palmer, but with the gun trained on Mac he couldn't even get near her without him shooting her.

"Let her go Palmer!" Harm ordered.

"Now where'd be the fun in that!" Palmer sneered as he pushed Mac over to a chair, his eyes focused on Harm.

"What are you going to do to her?" A smile snuck across Palmer's check, he began to stroke Mac's hair, she tried to pull back but her restrains wouldn't allow it.

"I was thinking of getting to know Mac better, then maybe…"

"I swear if you lay a hand on her!"

"What are you going to do flyboy? Call me names, and don't even think about anything because I'm the one with the gun." While the two men continued to bicker, Mac worked the ropes that tied her wrist, the ropes around her ankles were not as tight.

"Haven't you done enough?" Harm demanded.

"Lets see…the Roberts, the admiral, Sturgis, now Mac…no I'm not completely satisfied." Harm's eyes widened as Palmer listed his victims. The ropes finally gave away, Mac jumped up, grabbed the chair, and slammed it over Palmer's head. She then knelt down to untie her ankle restraints as Palmer and Harm began a full fledge struggle. The ropes finally gave away, as Harm delivered a punch square in Palmer's face. Together, Harm and Mac, took off down a hall, with Palmer not far behind. Harm pulled Mac into a stairwell and crouched behind the steps, blocked by musty boxes.

"You can't hide from me Harm, I'll find you and when I do I'll have my way with that precious fiancé of yours." Mac's grip tightened on Harm, but she did not let out a peep. "Come on Harm I'm tired of your games." Palmer made his way up the steps, they waited until he was on the second floor landing before making a run for it. Palmer saw the two take off, he did an about face and descended the two flights of steps. When he got out into the hall, Mac and Harm were nearing the corner, he took aim and fired as the darted down the next corridor, a bullet barely missing Harm's head.

"GO MAC!" Harm screamed, a door was at the end of the hallway sunlight seeped through the crack in the door. Shots were being fired all around them, by the grace of God Palmer couldn't run and hit a target. A bullet grazed Harm in the arm, but he kept running another bullet hit Mac in the thigh. She grinned her teeth and let a yelp of pain slip out. Harm grabbed her around the waist as they darted out the door, the car Palmer had drove up in was parked right outside the door.

"Know how to hot-wire?" Mac inquired.

"Learned it in Vietnam." Harm confessed Mac flung open the driver's door, she crawled in Palmer was hot on their tail.

"Get down Mac!" Harm yelled as bullets pierced the window, the engine purred to life, as Palmer was only inches from the car. Harm shifted the car into reverse and pulled out, Palmer flung his body onto the hood of the car.

"HARM!" Mac yelled, Harm then shifted into drive speeding forward, Palmer fired again the bullet hit Mac and she slumped forward in her seat. Harm reached over to brace her as he slammed Palmer into the wall.

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