Disclaimer: I don't own the characters in "Walker Texas Ranger", I'm just
borrowing them.
Ranger Headquarters:
Rebecca was seated at Gage's desk drawing a picture for him to keep. She had made all the rangers and Alex each a picture. She seemed to have adapted quite well to the situation. When they had told her in the car where they were taking her, she was thrilled and said she had always wanted to see "the big Ranger house"."
Walker watched as Rebecca handed the picture to Gage and then gave him a hug. Alex came over and kissed him on the cheek.
"She's such a beautiful little girl. I can't wait until we are parents ourselves." He smiled at her and kissed her back. "So, how are you going to find Johnny Lawrence?"
"Well, I'm guessing he's probably with Sydney at the place they're holding her...."
"Yeah, if she's still alive" Gage cut in from across the room.
"I'm sure she is. Any way, I'm thinking we should go out and look for some people he knows and put a little pressure on them sort of speak. Someone has to know where he is and we'll find that someone."
"Who are you trying to find?" asked a tiny voice from over at the desk.
"No one, honey. Just go back to drawing ok? You're doing a great job." Said Alex. Rebecca's face lit up at the compliment and she continued her fifth picture, eager to finish it and give it to one of her new friends.
"All right, let's go do that." Trivette said and quickly rose.
"Rebecca can stay here with me, is that ok with you, honey?" Alex asked. The child looked up.
"I'd like to go with Ranger Gage, please." She turned to Gage with hope in her eyes.
"I'd like to take you with me to, sweetie. But I think it's best for you to stay here with Alex. Me and Walker and Trivette are going to see some not so nice people and I don't think you'd like them very much." He hated to disappoint her but bringing her with them was not what Sydney would want him to do, he was sure of that.
Rebecca pouted a bit and the look on her face said that she didn't really understand why she had to be left behind, but she accepted it anyway. She didn't understand where the Rangers were going or why they were going there, but it didn't matter to her as long as she could stay with Gage. He was the one who, according to her had saved her from an endless nightmare. She had never had a person she could look up to before, and in less than four hours she had gained a hero and three friends. And she was not about to ruin that by being stubborn.
"Ok, I'll stay here with Alex." She said and tried not to sound too disappointed with her decision. She didn't wish to offend the pretty lady who was obviously Ranger Walker's girlfriend.
Gage gently touched her cheek and smiled. It felt strange, knowing that Sydney, his partner and friend had a daughter. He had long known deep down that there was more to Sydney than what he knew. But he had never suspected this. Perhaps this was the reason she always seemed to keep her distance. Almost as if she feared love, except a friendship love.
The Rangers left the building hoping to find someone that knew something he was better off not knowing, because if they did, they would soon be forced to share the information with the Texas Rangers.
An hour later:
Walker pushed the man up against the wall and grabbed his bleeding chin.
"Now, I'm going to ask you one more time.....where is Johnny Lawrence keeping Ranger Cooke?"
The man desperately tried to free himself. He really believed Walker would seriously injure him if he gave him more reason to.
"I d-don't know....really...I don't."
"I know you are Mr Lawrence's "right hand". You arrange his biggest work, dirty or not. He tells you the most important things and then you take care of his business." Walker reached behind his back as if reaching for some sort of weapon to use. The man's eyes grew wide with fear.
"I...I'm telling you the truth. I am, really. Usually he lets me handle most things." He said, avoiding confessing that the man he worked for was a criminal. "But this time he told me I could take the week off. He wouldn't tell me anything else about what he was working on."
Walker locked eyes with him for a minute. He wasn't lying to them, he was too afraid to. He let him go and watched as he ran away. Then he turned to his friends with a sad look.
"He didn't know anything. That was the last one we know Johnny socializes with. I can't think of anyone else to whom he would entrust. Can you?"
Trivette and Gage both shook their heads. The situation seemed hopeless. Johnny Lawrence had made sure to leave no trace and Gage was getting desperate.
"We could drive over to that old lady who is going to testify and see if she can remember hearing anything about some hide-out where he could have taken her." Trivette suggested.
"That's not a bad idea, let's do that." Gage said. "But if it's alright with you I'd like to get back to Rebecca and see so she's alright. I'll see you both later, ok?" Walker and Trivette looked at each other confused. They had expected Gage to want to go with them so maybe they would find Sydney faster if they all worked together. But of course they agreed that he should do what he felt was best for the girl.
So they left for the safe-house where the witness was staying in while Gage took a cab himself.
The Lawrence mansion:
Mrs Lawrence walked into the kitchen to get some tee, hoping it would help calm her down a bit. She knew she wasn't supposed to call Johnny but she needed to tell him about the Rangers taking Rebecca and that it wasn't her fault. She reached for the phone on the table but stopped when she realized she wasn't alone in the room. Someone was standing by the window watching her. It was a man and she had seen him only a couple of hours ago.
"Hello Mrs Lawrnece. I hope you remember me.......... Ranger Gage."
To be continued
Ranger Headquarters:
Rebecca was seated at Gage's desk drawing a picture for him to keep. She had made all the rangers and Alex each a picture. She seemed to have adapted quite well to the situation. When they had told her in the car where they were taking her, she was thrilled and said she had always wanted to see "the big Ranger house"."
Walker watched as Rebecca handed the picture to Gage and then gave him a hug. Alex came over and kissed him on the cheek.
"She's such a beautiful little girl. I can't wait until we are parents ourselves." He smiled at her and kissed her back. "So, how are you going to find Johnny Lawrence?"
"Well, I'm guessing he's probably with Sydney at the place they're holding her...."
"Yeah, if she's still alive" Gage cut in from across the room.
"I'm sure she is. Any way, I'm thinking we should go out and look for some people he knows and put a little pressure on them sort of speak. Someone has to know where he is and we'll find that someone."
"Who are you trying to find?" asked a tiny voice from over at the desk.
"No one, honey. Just go back to drawing ok? You're doing a great job." Said Alex. Rebecca's face lit up at the compliment and she continued her fifth picture, eager to finish it and give it to one of her new friends.
"All right, let's go do that." Trivette said and quickly rose.
"Rebecca can stay here with me, is that ok with you, honey?" Alex asked. The child looked up.
"I'd like to go with Ranger Gage, please." She turned to Gage with hope in her eyes.
"I'd like to take you with me to, sweetie. But I think it's best for you to stay here with Alex. Me and Walker and Trivette are going to see some not so nice people and I don't think you'd like them very much." He hated to disappoint her but bringing her with them was not what Sydney would want him to do, he was sure of that.
Rebecca pouted a bit and the look on her face said that she didn't really understand why she had to be left behind, but she accepted it anyway. She didn't understand where the Rangers were going or why they were going there, but it didn't matter to her as long as she could stay with Gage. He was the one who, according to her had saved her from an endless nightmare. She had never had a person she could look up to before, and in less than four hours she had gained a hero and three friends. And she was not about to ruin that by being stubborn.
"Ok, I'll stay here with Alex." She said and tried not to sound too disappointed with her decision. She didn't wish to offend the pretty lady who was obviously Ranger Walker's girlfriend.
Gage gently touched her cheek and smiled. It felt strange, knowing that Sydney, his partner and friend had a daughter. He had long known deep down that there was more to Sydney than what he knew. But he had never suspected this. Perhaps this was the reason she always seemed to keep her distance. Almost as if she feared love, except a friendship love.
The Rangers left the building hoping to find someone that knew something he was better off not knowing, because if they did, they would soon be forced to share the information with the Texas Rangers.
An hour later:
Walker pushed the man up against the wall and grabbed his bleeding chin.
"Now, I'm going to ask you one more time.....where is Johnny Lawrence keeping Ranger Cooke?"
The man desperately tried to free himself. He really believed Walker would seriously injure him if he gave him more reason to.
"I d-don't know....really...I don't."
"I know you are Mr Lawrence's "right hand". You arrange his biggest work, dirty or not. He tells you the most important things and then you take care of his business." Walker reached behind his back as if reaching for some sort of weapon to use. The man's eyes grew wide with fear.
"I...I'm telling you the truth. I am, really. Usually he lets me handle most things." He said, avoiding confessing that the man he worked for was a criminal. "But this time he told me I could take the week off. He wouldn't tell me anything else about what he was working on."
Walker locked eyes with him for a minute. He wasn't lying to them, he was too afraid to. He let him go and watched as he ran away. Then he turned to his friends with a sad look.
"He didn't know anything. That was the last one we know Johnny socializes with. I can't think of anyone else to whom he would entrust. Can you?"
Trivette and Gage both shook their heads. The situation seemed hopeless. Johnny Lawrence had made sure to leave no trace and Gage was getting desperate.
"We could drive over to that old lady who is going to testify and see if she can remember hearing anything about some hide-out where he could have taken her." Trivette suggested.
"That's not a bad idea, let's do that." Gage said. "But if it's alright with you I'd like to get back to Rebecca and see so she's alright. I'll see you both later, ok?" Walker and Trivette looked at each other confused. They had expected Gage to want to go with them so maybe they would find Sydney faster if they all worked together. But of course they agreed that he should do what he felt was best for the girl.
So they left for the safe-house where the witness was staying in while Gage took a cab himself.
The Lawrence mansion:
Mrs Lawrence walked into the kitchen to get some tee, hoping it would help calm her down a bit. She knew she wasn't supposed to call Johnny but she needed to tell him about the Rangers taking Rebecca and that it wasn't her fault. She reached for the phone on the table but stopped when she realized she wasn't alone in the room. Someone was standing by the window watching her. It was a man and she had seen him only a couple of hours ago.
"Hello Mrs Lawrnece. I hope you remember me.......... Ranger Gage."
To be continued