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The Devil's Harvest

Chapter seven

The following night they were once more out on the streets. No clues had turned up in the girl's murder. Van and Deaq were working different sides of the street keeping their eyes open for anything unusual. They were each wired and could keep in contact with each other. Other then a few strange people dressed in Halloween costumes nothing much was happening. It looked like it was going to be another wasted night. Deaq was leaning against a wall when Van's voice came over the wire.

"What ..........What are you doing here?"

"I've been looking for you."

"For me? Why?"

Deaq listened at the other end. He immediately straightened up, his hand pressed against the wire in his ear.

"Van, what's going on?" Deaq asked.

He didn't answer but continued talking to someone.

"We want you Van."

"What are you talking about?"

"Van, talk to me! What's happening?!" Deaq started running toward his partner's location.

"It's pay back time."

Deaq could hear chanting in the background.

"Hey! Hold it! Police!"

Deaq could hear the sound of a scuffle over the wire.

"Van! Get out of there!" Deaq screamed as he neared Van's location.

Two gunshots rang out and then there was silence.

"Van! Van! Damn!"

A minute later Deaq ran around the corner. The alley was empty.

"Van!" Deaq ran up and down the alley frantically looking for some sign of his partner. Nothing. He immediately radioed in what had happened as he continued to search for his missing partner. When he neared the end of the alley he froze when he spotted two Rottweilers staring at him from the darkness. His heart started pounding as he slowly backed up as they approach him. But suddenly from out of the shadows a white German Shepherd appeared and stood in front of Deaq. The dogs snarled at the white dog, but then quickly turned and ran in the opposite direction. Deaq looked down at the dog and the conversation with Billie about the white dog came to his mind. What the hell's going on? He looked at the dog and somehow felt some kind of connection with it.

"Where is he? Where's my partner?" Deaq said softly looking into the dog's eyes.

The dog turned and ran across the street to Deaq's car. Then, first stopping to look over his shoulder at Deaq, he turned and started running down the middle of the street. Deaq didn't understand what was going on but he knew he had to follow the dog. He ran over, jumped in his car and sped off after the dog. He grabbed his cell phone and called Billie to tell her what had happened.

"Deaq, keep me informed of your location, and be careful."

"They got my partner Billie. They got Van." His voice cracked as he pictured how the other bodies looked when they were found. He prayed Van wouldn't meet the same fate.

She could hear the fear in his voice.

"I know, I know. Deaq we're going to get him back. Just don't lose sight of the dog." She wasn't sure what the dog had to do with any of this but she could sense he was somehow connected to it.

It seemed to take forever but finally the dog ran up to a house and sat down. It was Jason Wallace's house. Deaq pulled over and parked his car near some bushes in the darkness. He grabbed his gun and went to open his door, it wouldn't budge.

"What the hell?!!"

He tried the passenger's side. It wouldn't open either. He picked up his cell phone and tried to use it. No service came up on the screen. He slammed his hand down hard on the steering wheel. What was going on! Deaq next tried to start the car but it was dead. He was trapped. He had to get out of there, he had to find his partner. When he looked up, the white dog was standing in front of his car staring at him.

"What the hell's going on?" He said out loud to himself.

About a half hour later Jason pulled up in front of his house. As far as Deaq could see no one seemed to be in the car with him. But Van could be in the trunk, or unconscious on the back seat, he had no way of knowing. Jason got out of his car and ran into his house. A few minutes later he came out wearing a black hooded robe. He jumped in his car and drove away. Deaq prayed his car would start, it did. He followed Jason staying far enough behind him to avoid being seen.

If you did anything to my partner, I'll kill you!

A half hour later Jason finally pulled into a dark alleyway. Deaq parked his car on the street and ran to the edge of the alley and peeked around the corner. There were about ten other cars also parked in the alley. Jason got out of his car and headed for one of the doors in the alley. He pulled out keys and opened it. Other hooded figures emerged from the parked cars and followed him through the door. Deaq ran quietly through the alley and waited till the last figure was ready to go through the doorway. He silently grabbed the man and put him in a chokehold. He struggled with Deaq for a few seconds before Deaq felt him go limp in his arms. When he was unconscious Deaq removed his robe and put it on. He called Billie from his cell phone and told her his location and to bring plenty of back up. She told him to wait for her but he told her he couldn't. He had to find his partner before it was too late.

TBC