Chapter 14
Frankie and Mo moved down the dark hallway of the abandoned warehouse, keeping their eyes peeled for any sign of movement. They finally spotted Allison when they turned a sharp corner, and they immediately opened fire on her. The sound of gunshots immediately began to echo through the bare walls of the building as shots were fired amongst the three people.
With a shot from Mo, Allison finally went down. Her gun clattered across the cement floor and landed at Frankie's feet. She rushed up to the fallen female and checked her pulse.
"She's still alive." She said, looking up at Mo. "You only hit the top of her shoulder." She drug Allison's body over to one of the vents and held her hand out to Mo. "Give me your handcuffs."
Mo looked confused but handed Frankie his set of handcuffs anyway. He watched as Frankie looped the metal rings through a pole in the vent and hooked them onto Allison's hands.
"There." Frankie said, pulling herself back up into a standing position. "She won't be getting away anytime soon." Frankie walked over and picked up Allison's gun…she didn't want anyone else getting a hold of it and using it against them. She hoped John and Tim would be arriving soon with reinforcements. There were probably more people in here that didn't want to be found.
Mo began to walk down the hallway once more. There were so many doors lining the walls that he hardly knew where to begin. A lot of the doors had windows so he could see the emptiness of the room without having to enter it.
Frankie moved along beside him, her gun raised and pointing straight out in front of her incase she needed to use it quickly.
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"Ok, Frankie." John said as he hung up the cell phone. He turned to Tim who had just gotten into the passenger seat of the black car. "Frankie's got a lead. She and Mo followed Allison there and want us to come with reinforcements."
Tim buckled his seatbelt before turning to Kilmer. "Want me to call the Colonel and let him know? He can call in the cops and bring in the rest of the team."
John nodded. "Yeah, go ahead." He pulled his cell phone back out of his pocket and tossed it to Tim who caught it gracefully. He listened as Tim talked to Colonel Atkins, explaining what he knew of the situation.
Tim hung up the phone and handed it back to Kilmer. "He said he'd be over as soon as he can with backup. I hope Frankie knows what she's doing."
John slid his cell back into his pocket. "I think she does…besides, we already know Allison's part of this, so if there's not anyone else there, at least we should get her."
Tim nodded and leaned back in his seat as John revved the engine to life and pulled out onto the street. He hoped everyone was still alright.
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Frankie and Mo were walking down the silent hallway when they heard a door slam. Frankie perked up immediately and began to move faster down the long hall. When they reached the door from which they assumed the sound had come they moved through it cautiously with guns raised. Mo lead the way and they quickly found themselves in the back of the parking lot. Who had come this way? Apparently someone who had wanted to get away.
A cool breeze was blowing through the back alleyway causing fallen leaves to swirl about in small clusters. They crunched underfoot with each step that Frankie and Mo took as they searched around for whoever had gotten away from them.
It was then that she heard the sound of footsteps moving quickly down the side of the building. She motioned for Mo to follow her and they slipped silently around the corner, hoping to catch up with the escapee without being noticed.
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Lark, Jelani, and Holly were searching the computers for any tidbit of information that might help this case along a little more quickly. At the moment they weren't finding anything, but as soon as they received a call from Frankie or John, they were sure they would have more to go on.
I wonder if they've found anything important at Jamison's house. Holly signed to Jelani as she watched him scroll through information on one of the large monitors.
"I don't know." Jelani sighed. He hoped they were doing better out their than he was in here. Jelani and Holly were both startled when an annoying little tune rang through the silence of the room.
Lark grinned at them sheepishly as she went through her purse searching for the cell phone she had placed inside only moments before. That was the trouble with having a messy purse…you were never able to find anything in it. The phone was nearing the last ring when Lark triumphantly pulled it from her purse.
"Hello?" She asked cheerily, even though the expression on her face displayed exactly the opposite emotion.
"Lark?" Colonel Atkins' voice was loud on the other end of the line. She would have to remind herself to turn the volume down on her phone when this conversation was over.
"Yes, Colonel. Is something wrong?" She could tell by the tension in the Colonel's voice that everything was not perfect.
The Colonel pressed his phone closer to his ear as he spoke into it. "I'm not exactly sure yet. Tim called me and said that they seem to have a lead. They received a call from Frankie and Mo not to long ago telling them to meet them at an abandoned warehouse. It seems they have stumbled onto this terrorist group's headquarters, because the caught Allison running into the building. They told Kilmer to bring reinforcements with them incase they were needed and to have the rest of the team come along too." Roger Atkins paused to let this new information sink in before he continued. "I want you to head down there, Lark, but I want Jelani and Holly to stay where they are and get a satellite picture of this warehouse."
"Alright. I'll get down there as soon as I can." Lark waited until the Colonel gave her the address to the warehouse, and then she hung up the phone.
What was that all about? Holly asked as she turned to face Lark.
"Apparently they have a lead on which warehouse the terrorist group is located in. I'm heading down their with the Colonel to bring them backup, but he wants you two to get him a satellite picture of the warehouse." She handed Jelani the paper she had written the address down on.
"Ok." Jelani spun on his chair so that he was facing the computer again. He input the address into the satellite system and an aerial view of the warehouse came up. He could just barely make out two figures walking around the back of the building and two moving around the side. The first two must have been Mo and Frankie because one of the two was blonde and the other had dark hair. "I've got 'em." He said to Holly as he enlarged the picture.
Now we can let them know when to watch their backs. Holly watched the screen eagerly.
"That's the plan." Jelani said as he too watched the screen, waiting to see what would happen next. Finally he got tired of sitting and doing nothing so he lifted the phone off of the receiver and dialed the number to Frankie's cell. Hopefully she had it on vibrate so the loud ringing sound wouldn't alert the people they were following…maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all.
It was three rings before Frankie finally answered her phone. "Hello?" She whispered as she kept her gun raised.
"Frankie? It's Jelani."
"Jelani, you're lucky I didn't have my phone set on ring!" Frankie pressed the phone closer to her lips so that she wouldn't have to talk as loudly.
"I'm watching you and Mo via satellite. I've got an entire picture of the warehouse." He glanced over at the screen. "Are you following somebody?"
"Yes." Frankie nodded even though she knew that Jelani couldn't see the gesture.
"Well there are two people just a short distance ahead of you on the side of the building."
"Ok, thanks, Jelani. I gotta go now." She pressed the 'end' button on her cell and slipped it back into her pocket. Now they had the information they needed…good thing Jelani was watching them from the air. She glanced over at Mo.
"Jelani's got a satellite on us. He said there are two people up around this corner along the side of the building."
Mo nodded and cocked his gun before they came into hearing range of the two people they were following. He raised it until it was pointing straight out so that he could get good aim incase he needed to pull the trigger.
Frankie's heart began to beat faster in her chest as her anticipation rose. She brushed a strand of hair behind her ear so that it would in no way hinder her vision and prevent her from hitting her target if she needed to.
"Ready, Mo?" She whispered as they paused at the corner of the building.
"Ready." Mo nodded and the two of them spun quickly around the corner, ready to face whatever awaited them.
Frankie and Mo moved down the dark hallway of the abandoned warehouse, keeping their eyes peeled for any sign of movement. They finally spotted Allison when they turned a sharp corner, and they immediately opened fire on her. The sound of gunshots immediately began to echo through the bare walls of the building as shots were fired amongst the three people.
With a shot from Mo, Allison finally went down. Her gun clattered across the cement floor and landed at Frankie's feet. She rushed up to the fallen female and checked her pulse.
"She's still alive." She said, looking up at Mo. "You only hit the top of her shoulder." She drug Allison's body over to one of the vents and held her hand out to Mo. "Give me your handcuffs."
Mo looked confused but handed Frankie his set of handcuffs anyway. He watched as Frankie looped the metal rings through a pole in the vent and hooked them onto Allison's hands.
"There." Frankie said, pulling herself back up into a standing position. "She won't be getting away anytime soon." Frankie walked over and picked up Allison's gun…she didn't want anyone else getting a hold of it and using it against them. She hoped John and Tim would be arriving soon with reinforcements. There were probably more people in here that didn't want to be found.
Mo began to walk down the hallway once more. There were so many doors lining the walls that he hardly knew where to begin. A lot of the doors had windows so he could see the emptiness of the room without having to enter it.
Frankie moved along beside him, her gun raised and pointing straight out in front of her incase she needed to use it quickly.
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"Ok, Frankie." John said as he hung up the cell phone. He turned to Tim who had just gotten into the passenger seat of the black car. "Frankie's got a lead. She and Mo followed Allison there and want us to come with reinforcements."
Tim buckled his seatbelt before turning to Kilmer. "Want me to call the Colonel and let him know? He can call in the cops and bring in the rest of the team."
John nodded. "Yeah, go ahead." He pulled his cell phone back out of his pocket and tossed it to Tim who caught it gracefully. He listened as Tim talked to Colonel Atkins, explaining what he knew of the situation.
Tim hung up the phone and handed it back to Kilmer. "He said he'd be over as soon as he can with backup. I hope Frankie knows what she's doing."
John slid his cell back into his pocket. "I think she does…besides, we already know Allison's part of this, so if there's not anyone else there, at least we should get her."
Tim nodded and leaned back in his seat as John revved the engine to life and pulled out onto the street. He hoped everyone was still alright.
-
Frankie and Mo were walking down the silent hallway when they heard a door slam. Frankie perked up immediately and began to move faster down the long hall. When they reached the door from which they assumed the sound had come they moved through it cautiously with guns raised. Mo lead the way and they quickly found themselves in the back of the parking lot. Who had come this way? Apparently someone who had wanted to get away.
A cool breeze was blowing through the back alleyway causing fallen leaves to swirl about in small clusters. They crunched underfoot with each step that Frankie and Mo took as they searched around for whoever had gotten away from them.
It was then that she heard the sound of footsteps moving quickly down the side of the building. She motioned for Mo to follow her and they slipped silently around the corner, hoping to catch up with the escapee without being noticed.
-
Lark, Jelani, and Holly were searching the computers for any tidbit of information that might help this case along a little more quickly. At the moment they weren't finding anything, but as soon as they received a call from Frankie or John, they were sure they would have more to go on.
I wonder if they've found anything important at Jamison's house. Holly signed to Jelani as she watched him scroll through information on one of the large monitors.
"I don't know." Jelani sighed. He hoped they were doing better out their than he was in here. Jelani and Holly were both startled when an annoying little tune rang through the silence of the room.
Lark grinned at them sheepishly as she went through her purse searching for the cell phone she had placed inside only moments before. That was the trouble with having a messy purse…you were never able to find anything in it. The phone was nearing the last ring when Lark triumphantly pulled it from her purse.
"Hello?" She asked cheerily, even though the expression on her face displayed exactly the opposite emotion.
"Lark?" Colonel Atkins' voice was loud on the other end of the line. She would have to remind herself to turn the volume down on her phone when this conversation was over.
"Yes, Colonel. Is something wrong?" She could tell by the tension in the Colonel's voice that everything was not perfect.
The Colonel pressed his phone closer to his ear as he spoke into it. "I'm not exactly sure yet. Tim called me and said that they seem to have a lead. They received a call from Frankie and Mo not to long ago telling them to meet them at an abandoned warehouse. It seems they have stumbled onto this terrorist group's headquarters, because the caught Allison running into the building. They told Kilmer to bring reinforcements with them incase they were needed and to have the rest of the team come along too." Roger Atkins paused to let this new information sink in before he continued. "I want you to head down there, Lark, but I want Jelani and Holly to stay where they are and get a satellite picture of this warehouse."
"Alright. I'll get down there as soon as I can." Lark waited until the Colonel gave her the address to the warehouse, and then she hung up the phone.
What was that all about? Holly asked as she turned to face Lark.
"Apparently they have a lead on which warehouse the terrorist group is located in. I'm heading down their with the Colonel to bring them backup, but he wants you two to get him a satellite picture of the warehouse." She handed Jelani the paper she had written the address down on.
"Ok." Jelani spun on his chair so that he was facing the computer again. He input the address into the satellite system and an aerial view of the warehouse came up. He could just barely make out two figures walking around the back of the building and two moving around the side. The first two must have been Mo and Frankie because one of the two was blonde and the other had dark hair. "I've got 'em." He said to Holly as he enlarged the picture.
Now we can let them know when to watch their backs. Holly watched the screen eagerly.
"That's the plan." Jelani said as he too watched the screen, waiting to see what would happen next. Finally he got tired of sitting and doing nothing so he lifted the phone off of the receiver and dialed the number to Frankie's cell. Hopefully she had it on vibrate so the loud ringing sound wouldn't alert the people they were following…maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all.
It was three rings before Frankie finally answered her phone. "Hello?" She whispered as she kept her gun raised.
"Frankie? It's Jelani."
"Jelani, you're lucky I didn't have my phone set on ring!" Frankie pressed the phone closer to her lips so that she wouldn't have to talk as loudly.
"I'm watching you and Mo via satellite. I've got an entire picture of the warehouse." He glanced over at the screen. "Are you following somebody?"
"Yes." Frankie nodded even though she knew that Jelani couldn't see the gesture.
"Well there are two people just a short distance ahead of you on the side of the building."
"Ok, thanks, Jelani. I gotta go now." She pressed the 'end' button on her cell and slipped it back into her pocket. Now they had the information they needed…good thing Jelani was watching them from the air. She glanced over at Mo.
"Jelani's got a satellite on us. He said there are two people up around this corner along the side of the building."
Mo nodded and cocked his gun before they came into hearing range of the two people they were following. He raised it until it was pointing straight out so that he could get good aim incase he needed to pull the trigger.
Frankie's heart began to beat faster in her chest as her anticipation rose. She brushed a strand of hair behind her ear so that it would in no way hinder her vision and prevent her from hitting her target if she needed to.
"Ready, Mo?" She whispered as they paused at the corner of the building.
"Ready." Mo nodded and the two of them spun quickly around the corner, ready to face whatever awaited them.