Eyes Of Death
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, Andrew and Katie.
Chapter 3...
Back in the Centre...
Miss Parker is standing in Broots office. She is wearing a short red leather skirt with a cream silk blouse and wearing a red jacket. Her lips were the color of blood. She looked at Broots and Sydney, "I'm back. Did you miss me?" Sydney and Broots' mouths were open cause they weren't expecting her back at the Centre. She had stileto black shoes and walked over to Sydney. "Sydney, I need to ask you something." Miss Parker said.
"Yes, Parker." said Sydney.
She looked over at Broots who was busy typing on his computer, then she looked back at him and got a little closer, "Do you know who Ambrose is?"
Sydney looked at her stunned and said, "Yes. He's a pretender. Why?"
Miss Parker looked at him and smiled, "He "used" to be a pretender. Now he is just trying to KILL everyone."
Sydney stopped and then said, "What do you mean?"
"Ambrose ordered his men to kill me, Jarod, his parents and The PSR." said Miss Parker a little worried.
"Well, you're here." Sydney said with a smile.
Miss Parker smiled again and said, "Yes. Well, Jarod's dogs saved the day. Now, Syd tell me about Ambrose." Sydney looked at her again and then looked at Broots.
Back at the Jarod house...
Jarod was up and walking around the house. He was packing bags left and right. So, was the rest of his family. Margaret, Major Charles, Emily and Jay all started packing their clothes. Finally after everyone was finished they all met in the hallway downstairs along with The PSRs. Margaret was sad cause she will be leaving her home. Margaret looked at Cole and said, "So what are we supposed to do now?"
Cole walked up to her and said, "Margaret, don't worry. We will take care of you and your family. You will be going into a special hiding spot. You and your family will be safe there." Just then Jay stopped.
He looked at everyone and said in a frantic tone, "NO! I WON'T LEAVE! I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK!" Then he ran out the back door. Everyone looked at him as he ran.
Margaret turned around to go to Jay but Jarod stopped her, "I'll go. Get into the cars. I'll be back with Jay."
Then he also ran out the back door into the backyard. He looked around but couldn't find Jay anywhere. He searched under things and even over things but Jay was nowhere. Just then he heard a noise coming from inside the shed. He walked in and there was Jay curled up in a ball and was crying. Jarod sighed and then walked in.
He sat down next to Jay, "Don't worry, Jay. Nothing is going to happen to you."
Jay looked at him with tears running down his cheeks, "How can you trust them? Aren't you worried they might bring us back to the Centre?"
Jarod smiled at him and said, "I trust them will my life. They are the ones that got us out. And no I'm not worried cause remember Cole is married to Lorelei." Jarod put his arm around Jay and said, "Don't worry, I'll be right here with you. I'm not going anywhere."
Then he looked and saw everyone in the cars except for his mom. She was standing at the fence waiting patiently. Then he looked back at Jay, "Why don't we get up. We need to leave here incase Lorelei comes looking for us."
Jay nodded his head and Jarod stood him up. They walked out the shed and over to the fence. Because the fence doesn't work, Jay climbed over it with the help of Jarod and their mom. Jay had a hard time climbing over it but he did it. Jarod on the other hand climbed over it with no problem. Then all 3 walked to the cars and got in. Jarod and Jay got in Cole's car and Maj Charles along with Margaret got into one of the cars with the 2 dogs. All 3 cars turned out of the driveway and down the street away from the home that Jarod, his sister and parents have always lived at.
Back at the Centre...
Broots walked into Miss Parker's office and sees her sitting in her chair looking at a picture. She looked up and saw Broots standing silently in front of her. "What do you want?" she said in a tired tone.
"Just wanted to tell you that I found a lead to where Jarod is." Miss Parker got up which spooked Broots.
She smiled and walked over to him, "Where is he?"
"He is at his home with his parents. Here is the address. But, you'll have to move fast though." Broots said just as she walked away.
When he said that she turned around on her heels and walked back over to him, "Don't ever say that to me. And I already know the address."
Broots swallowed hard and said in a shakey tone, "I'm s-sorry, M-Miss P-Parker, but Jarod might move from his location if h-he hasn't already."
Miss Parker looked at him and said, "Fine. Then, I'll be going to find Jarod." Then she walked out of her office leaving Broots standing by himself.
She got in her car and noticed Sydney walking down the Centre steps toward her car. He bent by her passenger side door and she rolled her window down. He said, "I'm coming with you."
Miss Parker rolled her eyes and said, "Who told you?"
"Broots did. But I forced him to tell me anyway." Then he got in and buckled himself in.
Then she drove away with her sweepers including Sam. It didn't take long for them to arrive at the Jarod house. She stopped and looked at the house. Then she took her gun out and cocked it. She walked up the front steps and peered into the window. She noticed that it was dark so she took out her instruments and starting picking the lock. Finally she got it unlocked and walked in. Sydney and Sam walked in after her. While the others walked around the house. She looked around the rooms and didn't see anything out of the ordinary. So, she walked up the stairs and looked into one of the rooms. She noticed that one drawer was open. She opened it and there were no clothes. She thought, That's odd. Then she looked in 2 other rooms and saw the same thing.
Just then she heard Sydney call her name, "Parker."
She ran down the stairs and saw Sydney holding something. She saw that it was a box wrapped in red wrapping paper with a pretty pink bow. There was a note taped to it. She took the present from Sydney and opened the note. Her eyebrows lifted and she just stared at it. Then she handed it over to Sydney. He smiled. He saw that it was crypted in another language. This what he saw:
To: My favorite predator
From: Your Prey
Lieve Juffrouw Parker,
Droevige dat ik niet hier u
begroeten moet. Ik heb u een
geschenk hoewel verlaten. Ik hoop
dat het u helpt. Maar hetzal u niet
vertellen waar mij en mijn familie is.
Gotta tocht!
Bye.
Jarod
He knew what it said. He looked up and saw that Miss Parker noticed him smiling, "What are you smiling at, Sydney? Do you know what it says?"
Sydney said, "It's Dutch. I can read it." Then he pointed to the box, "What's in the box?"
She looked down at the box still in her hands. She ripped off the bow and it fell to the floor. She then ripped off the wrapping paper and it too fell on the floor. Then she carefully opened the box and peered in. She took the top off and took the fluff of cotton balls and looked inside. She said, "Well, well, well. Our lab rat left me a clue." She looked at Sydney but he was confused. She took out a disc and held it between her index finger and thumb.
Sydney said, "A DSA?"
She smiled and then said, "There's nothing and no one here. Let's go." So, she, Sydney and the sweepers all left with her into their cars. They drove away with Miss Parker feeling happy.
Out in the open somewhere...
3 black cars stopped in an open area which made Jarod a little uneasy. Cole got out of his car and walked around. Then he walked straight to a bunch of trees and stopped. Then Jarod saw Cole call on his cell phone and the branches moved to reveal a gate overgrown with vines and branches. Cole got back in his car and drove past the gate along with the other 2 cars. Jarod and Jay looked behind them and saw the gate shut. They looked above them and saw a canopy of trees with their branches hanging over the secret road. The wall on the left side was very tall so it was hard to be spotted. Then Jarod and Jay noticed there was a huge building looming up at them.
Jarod said, "What place is that?"
Cole looked in the rear view mirror and said, "This is where we work. But, it is also a place to house pretenders being hunted by the Centre." Jarod sat back with Jay still clinging to him. The cars finally stopped in front and everyone got out. Jarod and Jay were reluctant to get out.
But, Cole said, "Jarod, please trust me. This is as safe as any place."
Jarod sighed and he got out but Jay didn't. He looked in the car and tried coaxing Jay out but Jay was too scared. Finally, Cole opened Jay's side and dragged him out of the car. Jay was yelling for Jarod. When Cole couldn't hold him Jay ran over to Jarod and clung to him. Jarod just looked at Cole. Then he turned around. The building looked just like the Centre. He noticed an older man walk out of the building. He walked up to Cole and shook hands with him.
Then he walked over to Jarod and said, "So, you are the famous Jarod. I'm pleased to meet you."
He shook hands with Jarod when Jarod asked, "Who are you?" The older man smiled and said, "I'm sorry. My name is Andrew." Then he looked down at Jay and his eyes lit up. "Your clone?" Andrew said looking up at Jarod.
Jarod was surprised and scared that this man knew a lot about him. He nodded his head yes.
"Well, nice to see you to, my friend." said Andrew. Andrew stuck his hand out to shake Jay's hand but he was too scared.
Andrew stood up and looked at Jarod, "Sorry. He is a little scared around people that he doesn't know."
Then Andrew started bringing everyone inside the building and explaining to Jarod about the building and the purpose. When they walked inside everyone couldn't believe the site. It was the most beautiful place they have ever seen. A young girl of 16 walked over to them, "Daddy, the rooms are all ready."
Andrew said, "Thank you, Angel." Jarod was a little surprised at the name Andrew gave his daughter.
Then Jarod asked, "What is your name?"
The girl said, "My name is Katie."
Jarod and Jay both looked at her. She was very beautiful. But there was something about her that seemed to give Jarod the creeps. She had brown hair past her shoulders. Her eyes were brown and she had a smile that was a million dollars. She led Jarod and Jay up to their rooms along with Margaret, Emily and Maj Charles. Each room was lavished with colors. But, each room had a different color: Jarod's room was white, Jay's room was blue, Emily's room was pink, Margaret and Maj Charles room was peach. Each had beautiful paintings. And each had a bathroom to themselves and tvs. Once everyone got into their rooms Katie walked out and down the stairs.
She said to her father, "They are in their rooms."
Andrew looked at her and smiled, "Good." Then he turned and saw the PSRs. He said, "Ok, now let's talk."
Then he led all of them to his study and closed the door. Katie was standing at the bottom of the stairs and looked up at the doors with the most famous pretender, Jarod. Then she walked away. She went into her room which was on the bottom floor, she closed the door and sat down on her bed. Then she picked up a picture and looked at it, smiled and then laid down on her bed with the picture facing her body. And then closed her eyes.
Back at the Centre...
Miss Parker, Sydney and the sweepers walked into the Centre. Miss Parker went straight for the elevator when she was stopped by Ambrose, "Where have you 2 been?"
He looked at Miss Parker and then at Sydney. Sydney didn't say a word. Miss Parker looked at him and then at Ambrose and said, "I thought that I was onto Jarod. But, he was gone by the time I got there."
She turned around and pushed the button to go down. Ambrose said to her in a low tone, "You wouldn't be lying to me, would you?"
Miss Parker looked at him and said, "No. I'm not lying." Then the elevator door opened and she and Sydney walked in.
Just when the doors closed she heard Ambrose say, "Good, cause I wouldn't want you to end up like your mother."
When she heard that she stepped in between the doors and said, "What the hell did you mean by that?"
Ambrose walked up to her and said, "Your mother had many, many secrets. Soon, those secrets were too much for her and they got the best of her." He said smiling.
Ambrose noticed that her eyes looked like hot coals staring at him but it didn't bother him, "If you have something to say, say it."
Ambrose smiled again and said, "Don't worry, Miss Parker. Your time will come. So, if I were you I would start looking over your shoulder." Then he walked away.
She was furious. She looked at Sydney who didn't seem fazed. The elevator door dinged on the 5th floor. Both her and Sydney walked out and saw Broots sitting at his desk on his computer. He looked up and saw them coming. He said, "Did you get him?"
Sydney said, "No we didn't."
Miss Parker said, "NO Broots! We didn't get him. Here take a look at this." Then she walked away to get a drink.
Broots looked at Sydney and asked, "What's wrong with her?"
Sydney looked at him and said in a low voice, "Ambrose threatened her. Let's see what is on the DSA." Broots put the DSA in his computer just as Miss Parker walked back in. She stood over by Broots and watched. The DSA was black but then a picture came up. It was Jarod...
"Hi. Miss Parker. I'm sorry that my family and I weren't there to meet you but you should know what is in my head already. I take it you're probably playing this on Broots' computer so hi Broots, hi Sydney." Jarod smiled his big smile.
Broots and Sydney both smiled at him while Miss Parker was clearly pissed off.
Then he said, "As you probably already know we are going somewhere with some special friends that you, Miss Parker, already know. I'm not going to give you any clues of my whereabouts cause frankly I'm tired of you dogging me everywhere. So, this is your chance to sit down, relax, put those delicate feet up and just take a vacation."
Miss Parker rolled her eyes and said, "Will you get on with this." Like Jarod can actually hear her.
Then he went on, "Anyway, you probably want me to get on with what I'm saying so here it is. We will be breaking Catherine out. You won't know when or how but we will. Catherine doesn't belong there nor do any of the others. Especially your brother, Miss Parker. And I'm not talking about Lyle. If you don't know ask Sydney...he knows everything. Oh, by the way, Sydney, if you haven't already told her you really need to mention to her about Ambrose. She'll have to watch out for that one."
When he said that she looked at Sydney and Broots. She couldn't believe what she was seeing and hearing.
Then he said, "Oh also, I believe you got my little letter. I decided to try something different and being I know many different languages I figured I try this one. So, you might want to consult the little "paint" boy for clues on my letter."
Then he looked back and Sydney, Miss Parker and Broots could clearly see people walking around. Then he looked back at the computer, "Well, gotta go. We have to leave before you get here. Have fun. Bye." he said waving and smiling. Then it went black.
She walked over to Sydney and said, "Ok, Syd no games. What does the letter say and tell me about Ambrose." Sydney looked at Miss Parker and sat down.
Then he said, Ambrose was a pretender that was very liked here. He did all his simulations correctly and very fast. But he wasn't as fast as Jarod. Ambrose and Jarod came into the Centre about the same time. Jarod came to me. And Ambrose well, he went to..."
Before he could say, Miss Parker said, "Raines."
Sydney nodded. "Raines gave Ambrose simulations after simulations of the same things that Jarod got. Jarod's simulations helped people. But Ambroses' was to kill." Then he stopped.
Miss Parker said, "Well, what happened when he cracked?"
Sydney said, "It was the most sickest thing that I have ever seen. Raines took him out into the world and he killed many many people that Jarod saved. Ambrose escaped before Jarod and disappeared. Raines eventually forgot about him." Miss Parker couldn't believe the story that Sydney was saying. Then he said, "That is all I know about Ambrose."
Then Miss Parker said, "About the letter and what did he mean by the "paint" boy?" Miss Parker was confused with that statement.
Then Broots said, "Well, I believe Jarod is referring to the Dutch paint." Miss Parker looked at him and then at Sydney.
She said, "Dutch?"
Sydney nodded and said, "Yes, it is in Dutch."
Then she got up and walked over to Sydney and sat next to him, "Well, what does it say?" Sydney got the letter out and read what it said,
Dear Miss Parker,
Sorry that I'm not here
to greet you. I did leave you
a present though. I hope it
helps you. But, it won't tell
you where me and my
family are.
Gotta run!
Bye.
Jarod.
Sydney smiled but it faded when Miss Parker saw that. She got up and walked out the room.
Broots looked at Sydney and said, "Wow. I've never seen her so upset."
Sydney said, "Yes. This could endanger her health even more."
Back at the building...
Major Charles came down from his room and looked around. He sees Andrew in his study. He knocks and Andrew invites him in.
Maj Charles sits down and says, "So, Andrew. What is this place?"
Andrew got up from his desk and walks around it to sit across from Maj Charles, "Well, this place is a secret place, as you know. I know it looks like a replica of the Centre but I can assure you that this is NO Centre." Maj Charles was satisfied with his answer.
Then he asked, "I don't mean to be rude but your daughter, Katie kind of made my sons a little uneasy."
Andrew looked at him and then said, "Maj Charles can you come with me? I want to show you something." Then they both left the room. Andrew came to a door and opened it with a key pad. The hard wooden door opened to reveal a hidden room. They both walked in and Andrew said, "I figured one of the these days while you are here someone was going to ask about something. I figured it would've been Jarod or the clone first."
Then Maj Charles said, "The clone's name is Jay." Andrew looked at him and smiled. Then they came to another door. He opened this one and Maj Charles saw rooms on 2 floors and he couldn't believe it.
Andrew said, "I was figuring on placing the clone...I mean Jay in this chamber."
Maj Charles looked at him and said, "Why? He is no different than anyone else here."
Andrew looked at him and said, "Well, he is a clone."
"So. Jarod loves Jay very much and Jay loves Jarod too. To him, Jarod is a big brother. I will NOT separate them." said Maj Charles. Then Maj Charles said, "So what did you want to show me?" Andrew walked to one of the doors and opened it up. 2 girls who looked exactly alike came walking out. Maj Charles was surprised, "Twins?"
There was silence and then Andrew said, "Clones. These 2 girls among everyone in this chamber are clones."
Maj Charles looked around and then said, "You made them?"
Andrew smiled and shook his head no, "No, it was the Centre that made them. We just either took them or they left and we put them here. They are safe and can do whatever they want. They are also free to leave if they want to."
Then Maj Charles said, "That is why you wanted to put Jay in here."
Andrew nodded his head then said, "But I don't want anything to go wrong between Jarod and me cause of this. I was just thinking of Jay's future and life."
"So, what do you call this place?" Maj Charles asked.
"I call it The PSR Center. Which you aleady know what the PSRs are." said Andrew. Just then a young girl walks out of one of the rooms. She walks down the stairs from the top and walks over to Maj Charles and Andrew. It was Katie. Andrew said, "Well, now your sons statement about my daughter. Maj Charles, I want you to meet Catherine Parker." Maj Charles eyes lit up. That is what made Jarod and Jay uneasy. She has the face of Catherine and Miss Parker. She is a clone.
Then he said, "I can't believe this. The Centre made a clone of Miss Parker? Why?"
Andrew shook his head, "I don't know. Maybe they were thinking that if they can get rid of Catherine Parker and the daughter then maybe they can make a pretender of them. But she was dropped off by someone so I cared for her." Then Katie went back to her room and Maj Charles and Andrew came back through the doors. "Now you see why this place is so secretive. Also, I'm a clone as well."
Maj Charles asked, "Clone of whom?"
Andrew looked at him and said, "Ambrose." Maj Charles was surprised at what Andrew said. Maj Charles nodded when Andrew mentioned why this building was very secretive and then they both said their goodnights and Maj Charles went back upstairs to his bedroom.
To be continued...
