EYES OF DEATH
Sequel to The New Pretender
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the pretender characters. They belong to MTM, NBC and TNT. No money was involved and no infringements intended. The only characters that I have soul right are: Catherine (which has nothing to do with Parkers' mother), The PSR team -- Cole, Amber, Aaron, Nash, Mark, Olivia, Charlie, Joey and Alexia, Ambrose and Dr. Blake Valentine.
Whenever you see italics within sentences where people are talking...it means they are talking through the phone to the other person. If you are still confused...watch some of the Pretender episodes where Jarod is talking to Miss Parker or Sydney. You will hear Jarod's voice through the phone but see Sydney or Miss Parker on the screen.
Chapter 1...
At Jarod's home...
It has been 3 years since Jarod has been on the run. Him and his family were finally settling down in their house and relaxing. Margaret was happy cause she has both her sons and a new addition to the family, Catherine. Everyone was out back taking in some sun and just catching up on things. Catherine was playing tag with the clone Jarod the the older Jarod decided to call him Jay so there was no confusion. Emily walked out of the house with tea and milk and some cookies for everyone. Just as Emily settled in her lawn chair they heard a voice next to the house. They all looked and saw who it was, Lorelei.
Margaret called to her, "Lorelei, come on in." So, Lorelei walked through the gate along with her husband, Cole.
She went over and greeted everyone and so did Cole. Catherine and Jay were still playing when they heard Margaret call them, "Catherine, Jay come see who is here." Both kids ran to see and when Catherine saw who it was she ran into Lorelei's arms.
She was so happy to see her. "Lorelei, I'm glad your back. I missed you."
And Lorelei said, "Well, I missed you too. While me and Cole were on our honeymoon I couldn't resist in picking something up for you." Then Cole gave her a bag and she opened it up and there was a present all wrapped neatly with a little bow. "I'm sorry that I missed your birthday. So, this is a belated birthday present from me and Cole."
Catherine's eyes lit up and she grabbed the present, "Thank you." And then she started to open it up.
She opened the box and her mouth nearly fell to the grass. She took out a picture. She showed it to everyone. The picture had Lorelei and Cole in it and underneath it read: To my little Pretender. Then, Catherine got up and ran to Lorelei and gave her a hug and kiss and did the same for Cole. "Thank you both. I'll cherish it, always." Then she ran inside to put the picture in her room.
As everyone was talking no realized that Catherine still hasn't returned from inside the house. Finally, Jay said, "I wonder what is keeping Catherine. I still wanted to play with her." Then everyone figured out that she still hasn't returned.
They all walked into the house and looked around. There on the floor was the picture that Lorelei and Cole gave Catherine. The glass broke and was all on the floor. Jarod and everyone split up to look for Catherine. Nothing appears to be touched but Catherine was nowhere in sight. Just then the phone rang and everyone looked at it. Jarod walked over to the phone and picked it up.
The voice on the other end was a man's voice and said, "If you want your little pretender alive do as I say."
Jarod looked at everyone then said, "Don't you dare hurt her!"
There was a pause and then, "Don't threaten me, pretender, you have a lot more to worry about besides the girl."
Jarod calmed down and then said, "Ok. What do you want me to do?"
There was another long pause and then the man on the other end of the phone said, "Have you heard of Dr. Sydney Green?"
Jarod was a little shocked at what he said then said, "Yes. I know who he is."
"Good. I want you to kill him." said the man. Jarod couldn't believe what he was hearing. He couldn't kill Sydney. Sydney was like another father to him.
"Forget it. I'm NOT going to kill him." said Jarod. When he said that everyone looked shocked and scared at what Jarod said.
The man on the other end said, "Well, then I guess you'll never see your little pretender alive." Then the phone clicked. Jarod just stood there and his face was white as a ghost.
Margaret walked up to him and touched him on the shoulder, "Honey. What is it?"
Jarod turned to look at her and the rest, "The man on the other end wants me to kill Sydney in order for me to get Catherine back." Then he turned around and walked back outside. Margaret stood there and then turned to walk to her husband. Lorelei saw that so she decided to walk outside and sit with Jarod. She saw him sitting there with his head in his hands. She walked over and sat next to him. She put her hand on his left shoulder and he sat up and looked at her, "I can't do it. Sydney has been like a father to me. I'm NOT a murderer."
Then Lorelei said, "Jarod, you don't have to go through with this. Sydney was like a father to me also."
Jarod looked at her and said, "If I don't do this, I'll never see Catherine again. Maybe not even alive!" Lorelei sat there while Jarod got up. He walked to the end of the yard but then turned around and walked past her. She got up and they both walked into the house. Everyone was sitting down when they saw Jarod and Lorelei enter the house.
"Jarod what are you doing?" Lorelei asked.
"I'm going to see where this might have been called from." Then Jarod pushed the redial button and listened. This is what he heard:
This is The Centre..
Please state the reason for the call
And your phone number so we can get back to you.
If you don't have a reason...please hang up.
Then Jarod put the phone back in it's cradle and turned to look at everyone. "He's at the Centre." Everyone had a surprised look on their faces.
In the Centre...
Catherine was huddled in a corner of an empty room. It was completely dark in there...the only light came through a window in the door. All of a sudden the door opened and someone walked in. The person turned the light on and stood before Catherine. Then said, "Come pretender. We have some work for you."
It was a man. And he grabbed Catherine and pulled her with him out the room. He practically dragged her with him down the hallway. Finally, he had enough and dropped her. Then he pulled her so she is standing and slapped her in the face twice. She looked at him and she had blood dribbling down the side of her mouth. Then he pulled her with him again and this time she went with him. He pulled her into a room. He turned the lights on and there in front of her she dreaded ever seeing.
It was the simulation chamber. He closed the door and said, "Here my little pretender, you will be doing work for us. We are trying to capture the pretenders that once existed here." Catherine looked around and then at the man.
Then she said, "Go to Hell! I will NEVER do another sim. If you want them, why don't you do the sims yourself!" She figured she shouldn't have said anything but it was too late. The man lunged at her and slapped her in the face again.
Then he said, "You will DO the sims! If you don't we will kill you!" Then he got up and pulled Catherine to her feet. Then he said, "Sit down!"
And he pointed to the chair. Catherine hesitated but then when she saw 4 other men walk in she decided to comply with their wishes. So, sim after sim after sim they fed to her. She was becoming the one thing that she didn't want to be.
That day at Jarod's house...
Everyone was still there saying goodbye to Cole and Jarod. Margaret wouldn't let go and Maj Charles had to pry her off. Cole kissed Lorelei and said, "Don't worry, love. We'll be back." Then they both walked out of the house and down to their car.
Cole must've called his team cause Jarod saw at least 4 black cars sitting by the road. They got in and Cole drove away from the house. Cole finally stopped the car by an abandoned warehouse and they all got out of their cars.
They walked over to Jarod and Cole and Cole started saying, "Ok, everyone. We have a BIG job here. Most of you already know about the little girl, Catherine that we took from here a while ago. Well, she was kidnapped from Jarod's home and found out that the kidnappers are here in the Centre. We need to get her out before it's too late." Everyone looked at each other and were talking amongst themselves. Then the original 7 that made the escape came forward.
Olivia said, "Well, Cole you know we will help you." Then Jarod saw a familiar face. It was Alexia.
"Well, I'm here Cole. You know I can help with the escape too." said Alexia.
Then Cole said, "Is there anyone else wanting to help us." Then he started seeing everyone raising their hands. Cole and Jarod were happy cause they have about 25 PSRs willing to risk their lives for Catherine. Then Cole started explaining about where everyone is to go and how they will get inside. Then they got in their cars and drove toward the Centre.
Back at the Centre...
The man kept giving Catherine sims. So far she has done at least 7 sims without stopping. After she finished the 8th sim the man turned it off and brought her out of the room back to her room. She sat on the bed and just stared into space. The man came in and sat down in a chair in front of Catherine. There was silence in the room for a few minutes and then Catherine spoke, "Who are you? Why are you doing this?"
The man smiled. "My name is Ambrose. And I was a pretender just...like...you." Catherine was shocked at what he said.
Then she said, "What happened? Why did you change?"
Ambrose looked away then looked back at her, "Because I killed many many people during my times trying to help them and finally I decided that killing was much better." Catherine's face fell when he said that.
Then she spoke, "And that is why you want me. To finish up." He got up from the chair and walked over to her and sat on the bed.
"No. It's not that I want you to finish anything of mine. I wanted you cause I remember hearing about how mean you can get and that you once were trained to hunt and kill." he said smiling. Then he got up and walked out of the room. Catherine still sat there and then her eyes started tearing. She was frightened cause she knows what will happen.
On the road...
Jarod and the 25 PSRs were driving on the road to the Centre. They don't know what is waiting for them there. Alexia was in the same car as Jarod and 3 other PSRs. Alexia broke the silence, "So, what if Mr Raines finds us."
Jarod looked to her, "Mr Raines is dead. He was killed by Mr Parker." She sighed and then looked out the window. It has been a long time since she was at the Centre. She shivered but it wasn't because she was cold. Jarod put his arm around her and she started to get warmer. She looked at Jarod and she smiled and so did Jarod.
Just then Mark said, "Well, Hell is right up ahead." Everyone looked and sure enough the Centre was starting to loom in front of them. In 20 minutes all 4 cars were parked in front of the Centre. Everyone got out and looked around. Nobody was around. So, they started going up the stairs and through the front door. Cole had his gun out and ready for anything. They all looked around to see if anythng or anyone will pop out at them.
As they were still searching they heard someone on the intercom: "Cree Craw Toad's Foot, Geese Walk Bare Foot. Ha Ha Ha Ha." Jarod stopped and looked around. His face was white as a ghost again.
Everyone looked at him and Cole asked, "What is that? What kind of song is that?"
Jarod said, "My mom used to sing that to me. I have no idea how this man could figure out that song. Maybe we should split up." They all agreed and they split up to look for Catherine faster.
Jarod was going from room to room and finally ended up in the simulation chamber. He looked at it and remembered what it felt like. He had flaskbacks of his time with Sydney doing some sims and saying that he can't do it and then able to do it after Sydney told him that he can. All he has to do is relax. He heard a noise behind him and when he turned around there was Catherine. She just looked at him.
He said, "Catherine. Come on let's get out of here." When Catherine didn't move he walked over to her and then he saw the gun raise in her hands. He moved back.
Then he looked behind her and there was Ambrose. "Hello, Jarod."
Somewhere inside the Centre...
Olivia, Mark and Amber were looking around the rooms and couldn't find anyone. All of a sudden some guys came up behind them and tried to kill them. They were shooting and the other guys were shooting back. Just then Amber fired and she shot one of the guys. The other 2 ran away. They walked up to the one on the floor and found out he was dead. They, went and started looking again. Nash, Charlie and Joey were looking and found more of the men and Joey got shot is the shoulder. Charlie was so pissed off she shot 2 of the 4 guys with no problem. The other 2 ran away.
Back in the simulation chamber...
Jarod is still standing still while Catherine has her gun aimed at him. Ambrose was explaining to Jarod why he decided to take Catherine and make her 'his' pretender. Jarod kept looking at Catherine but she has no expression on her face. He looked at her eyes and he was scared.
Then Ambrose said, "You know, Catherine. He isn't one of the pretenders that I want back in this Centre. So, why don't you go ahead and kill him right now, right here." Catherine clicked the gun and shot twice.
Downstairs in the Centre...
Everyone heard two shots so they all went to find where the shots came from. They heard a noise in a room and they opened it. There they saw Catherine and Ambrose at the end of the room. They turned around and saw them. She aimed her gun at them and shot. The shots came pretty close to their heads. But, before they could get a shot at her both Catherine and Ambrose ran out of the room through another door. They looked and there on the floor was Jarod. He was bleeding from two wounds on his chest. Cole ran over to him and tried to get him awake. But, he was unconsious. Cole and the PSRs looked up and saw two familiar faces: Broots and Sydney.
Sydney looked at them, "What is going on here? We heard shots." Then they looked down and saw Jarod. Sydney ran to his side, "We need to get him to a doctor."
Amber looked at them and said, "Well, if you know of an easy way to get out of here please let us know. Wait. You're a doctor, can't you do anything?"
Sydney looked at her and then said, "I'm not a doctor from a hospital, I'm a psychitrist."
Then Alexia stood Sydney on his feet, "Ok, Syd. You have been friends with Jarod for his whole life and now you're just going to let him die? I won't listen to this." Then she looked at Cole, "Cole, let's take him to a hospital. It appears that Sydney doesn't have the heart for Jarod anymore."
Then Cole picked Jarod up and slung him over his shoulder and took out that way...to the car.
Sydney ran to the door but was stopped when Alexia showed her face again, "Syd, you stay here. The Centre is where you will be for the REST OF YOUR LIFE! And if Jarod dies...I will make it personal to come looking for you."
Then she left leaving Sydney standing there sadden at the thought of Jarod dying. Before Sydney left he took one more look around and then noticed something on the floor. He knelt down and picked up a necklace. It was a Celtic Cross. The same one that Catherine always wore around her neck. He put it in his pocket and then walked out and locking the door.
At the hospital...
The group finally arrived at the hospital and brought Jarod in. Amber ran to the nurses station and said, "I need a doctor quick. This man was shot and might be dying."
The nurse took one look at him and then called for a doctor. A minute later a doctor came by to see what the nurse wanted and she pointed to Jarod. The doctor took one look and said, "Jarod." He looked at everyone.
They were all shocked that he knew who this was. Then he said, "Come let's take him to the nearest room."
He got Jarod in a wheelchair and wheeled him in the closest room and laid him down. He opened up Jarod's shirt to see 2 bullet holes in his chest. He took the shirt off and asked to sit Jarod up. He looked in the back and saw that the bullets have not come out.
He looked at everyone and said, "Wait, here. I have to get the operation room ready." Then he left.
The PSRs were standing around Jarod and looking at him. Knowing that Jarod is dying. A minute later, the doctor came back and wheeled the bed down the hall with the PSRs to the operation room. He got a staff to help him with the operation.
He told the PSRs, "Go sit in the waiting area. I'll come get you when I'm done."
Then he looked at Alexia, "Please trust me. I'll try to help him as much as I can." Then he left.
They all waited in the waiting room. Cole took his phone out and was ready to call someone but was stopped by Alexia, "Cole. Don't call them yet. We don't want to upset Maj Charles and Margaret anymore than they are now." He nodded and then put his phone back in his jacket.
They waited and waited. Mark looked at the clock and it read 2:30am...and thought Jarod has been in the operating room for 2 hours now. And he decided to go to sleep just like everyone else has. About an hour later the doctor came out and walked into the waiting area. He woke Cole up and motioned for him to come so as not to wake the others.
The doctor said, "The operation was a success." Cole let out a sigh.
Then he looked at the doctor again and said, "But something is wrong."
The doctor looked at the people in the waiting area, then back at Cole, "He lost a lot of blood. Nobody has his blood type. He WILL die unless we get him the correct blood." Cole put his hands through his hair and looked to the floor.
Then he looked back at the doctor and said, "I know of someone who has the same blood type." Then he took his phone out.
He dialed a phone number and waited. After 4 rings a voice was heard on the other end, "Hello."
Cole paused and then said, "Hi. Lorelei. Can I speak to Maj Charles or Margaret?"
Lorelei paused and said, "Cole, it's 3 in the morning. Can't this wait till tomorrow?" said a sleepy Lorelei.
Then Cole said, "No, it can't wait til tomorrow. Unless Maj Charles and Margaret don't want to see their son anymore."
That got Lorelei awake, "He's dying?"
"Yes. I know that Maj Charles and Margaret have the same blood type as Jarod. Please I need to talk to one of them." said a worried Cole.
Back inside the Centre...
Ambrose and Catherine walked back inside the Centre and looked around for the PSRs and when Ambrose didn't see any he brought Catheirne in. As Ambrose brought Catherine toward her room he was stopped by Sydney, "What happened?"
Ambrose looked at him and said, "Sydney it is none of your business."
"It is my business when you start trying to kill my pretender." said Sydney.
Ambrose came closer to Sydney and said, "Well, you should've kept a leash on him. He wouldn't have been shot then."
Sydney looked down at Catherine and she still had the blank look on her face as Ambrose pulled her with him. They walked leaving Sydney standing there alone. Ambrose opened the door and brought Catherine inside.
She sat down and he said, "You did good today, Catherine. Now, all we have to do is find Jarod and kill him." Catherine smiled. Then Ambrose said, "You sleep. You need the rest for the hunt of the pretender tomorrow."
Then he walked out the door leaving Catherine sitting on her bed still in her trance-like state. Then she laid down and closed her eyes. But everytime she did she kept seeing herself pulling the trigger and shooting Jarod. The nightmare of what she did to Jarod is haunting her.
At the Jarod household...
Lorelei woke up Maj Charles and told him that Cole is on the phone. Maj Charles asked Lorelei, "Why am I talking to Cole? It's Jarod I want to talk to."
Then Lorelei looked at him and said, "This IS about Jarod."
Then Maj Charles picked up the phone, "Cole?"
"Yes. This is me." said Cole.
Then Maj Charles said, "Lorelei mentioned that you know something about Jarod. What is wrong?"
Cole said, "Jarod has been shot twice by Catherine. He lost a lot of blood and we need you or your wife to come to the hospital and give him the same blood." Cole heard Maj Charles sigh and he couldn't believe what Maj Charles is going through right now.
Then he hears Maj Charles say, "What hospital is Jarod at?"
Cole said, "He is at St Lawrence Hospital. In room, 117. Please hurry. I don't know how much longer Jarod can stay alive."
Then Cole heard Maj Charles say, "I'll wake the others and we'll all come to the hospital."
Cole said, "Thanks Maj Charles. I know Jarod will be happy to see you."
"Thanks for calling me." said Maj Charles and then they both hung up.
Back at the hospital...
Cole walked back to the waiting area and sat down. His silence didn't go unnoticed. Alexia walked up to Cole and sat next to him.
She whispered, "What is the outcome?"
Cole looked at her and whispered, "Jarod...is...dying." Alexia's face went white and she put her head on his shoulder. Cole looked at her and said, "Don't worry, Alexia. Maj Charles is coming to help Jarod."
Then he put his arm around her and she fell asleep on his shoulder and then he said softly, "I just hope he isn't too late." Then he looked up at the ceiling and seeing holes he thought that is what his heart is right now. Full of holes cause he knows there is nothing that he or the others can do for him. Then he started to feel tears in his eyes which he hasn't felt in a long long time.
Just as Cole was about to go to sleep he heard some beeping coming from the nurses station. Then he saw the doctor who was dealing with Jarod run past frantically. He decided to check it out. So quietly he got up and followed the doctor. He came upon a scene that he dreaded. The doctor was administering CPR on Jarod. The doctor starting using a defibulator on Jarod to get his heart going. Cole can't believe this is happening. He started feeling whoozy so he decided to go back to the waiting area. By this time everyone was up and they saw Cole in his whoozy state. Alexia looked at him and said, "Cole. What's wrong?"
They saw him start to cry and Alexia held him in her arms. After a time he finally was able to talk and he said, "Jarod...is dying. The doctor was doing CPR and using a defibulator on him."
Everyone stopped breathing when he said that. Just then the doctor walked in and he saw Cole, "Cole, what is wrong?"
Then he realized what happened. "Cole, did you see me try to get Jarod's heart pumping?"
Cole looked up at him with sad eyes and said, "Is...he...dead?" The doctor smiled and said, "No, he is ok. But, I don't know how long he'll be alive unless someone comes with his correct blood type."
Then Alexia said, "Thank you doctor."
Then the doctor looked at Alexia and said, "My name is Dr. Blake Valentine." Then he left. Cole was traumatized with what he saw.
To Be Continued...
