Disclaimer: Don't own Automan—wish I did. Please don't sue. All of the disclaimer see Chapter 1.
A/N: Sorry for the wait. Enjoy!
Ch. 11--Springing The Trap
Wally and Jack stood stationed out of sight monitoring the area in Waterton/Glacier International Park the DEA had searched a month ago. DEA agents and Royal Canadian Mounted Police were with them also keeping the area under surveillance while remaining out of sight. Wally and Jack had called the DEA and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police about the illegal drug deal going down. Every so often Jack and Wally would catch a glimpse of Auto in a forest ranger outfit seemingly pacing the area waiting for the two corrupt cops to show.
A young Caucasian man approached Auto's position from the north. "Are you the person I'm supposed to meet for the shipment?"
"Yeah, I am, but I'm waiting for the others to appear," replied Auto. "Who are you?"
"Jones. A courier." The young man appeared nervous. "What others?" He searched the area for law enforcement officers without seeing any.
"The two others who usually help."
"You mean the older guy and the oriental-lookin' guy?" asked the man still edgy.
"Yeah, them. They should be here soon."
"All right."
The sound of a snowmobile engine alerted Auto and the young man to the presence of others approaching their position. They turned at the sound and saw Lieutenant Kovilli and Sergeant Tang riding a snowmobile. The snowmobile slowed to a stop as it approached their position. The lieutenant got out his gun as he got off the snowmobile. He aimed it at Auto. "Who are you?" he asked suspiciously.
"I was sent to help with the shipment."
"Who sent you?"
"The supplier. He thought you might need help."
"All right," said Kovilli accepting his word for now. "Let's do this."
The young man nodded and left the area for a short while before returning with a suitcase.
The lieutenant signaled to Tang, and the sergeant went and got a suitcase strapped to the back of the snowmobile. He brought the suitcase to the lieutenant. They proceeded to exchange suitcases.
"Now!" said Jack to DEA Agent Simms, the man in charge of the joint DEA-Royal Canadian Mounted Police operation. Agent Simms instructed the DEA agents and the Mounties to converge on the area. Agents and Mounties as well as Jack and Wally appeared from behind bushes and trees and quickly surrounded the four men. The agents and Mounties quickly arrested the young Caucasian man and the sergeant, but the lieutenant had seen some of the DEA agents and Wally approaching. He recognized Wally and took off running towards the snowmobile. When he reached it, he climbed on and quickly started it up. He took off breaking through a group of agents and Mounties.
Wally ran to Auto's position. "Auto, we've got to stop Kovilli," said Wally. Auto nodded, and they immediately separated themselves from the fray of law enforcement officers.
Auto commanded, "Cursor." A ball of light appeared and quickly created via a line drawing technique the sleekest, most aerodynamic, fastest-looking snowmobile Wally had ever seen. Automan quickly climbed on, and Wally climbed on behind him holding onto Auto's waist. They quickly took off heading in the direction the lieutenant had fled.
They quickly caught sight of the lieutenant weaving through a rather hazardous trail through the woods. They followed. Auto had considered having Cursor create a tree in the lieutenant's path, but at the speed Kovilli was going he might not be able to avoid the tree in time. They wanted Kovilli alive. When they got within a few feet of the lieutenant, Automan reached out his hand and a beam of electrical energy shot from Auto's hand towards the lieutenant's snowmobile. When the ray struck the lieutenant's snowmobile, the engine immediately died and the snowmobile slowed to a halt. The lieutenant also appeared stunned.
Automan slowed and eventually stopped his snowmobile a few feet from where the lieutenant was located. He was leaning heavily on the handlebars. "That beam drained the last of my energy. That will do it for me, Walter," said Auto, weakly. Wally quickly got off and turned to Auto in time to see Auto and his snowmobile disappear from lack of energy. Wally headed towards the stunned lieutenant and using the lieutenant's own handcuffs arrested the lieutenant.
Jack, some DEA agents, and some Canadian Mounties came to take Kovilli away. Jack turned to Wally when he didn't see Agent Mann. "Where's Agent Mann?"
"He had to leave," replied Wally vaguely. Jack nodded, and he and Jack walked back to where the rest of the DEA agents and Royal Canadian Mounted Police were located.