The next day, Walker walks into Ranger HQ. He looks extremely tired due to
lack of sleep the previous night. He grabs a cup of coffee and sits down at
his desk. Trivette looks up from his computer. "You ok, Walker?" He asks,
concern in his voice.
"I'm fine." Walker replied gruffly, taking a sip of his coffee as he looked
over the paper and some files on his desk.
"You showing Ranger at the fair again this year?" Trivette pressed on.
"Yeah."
At an orphanage across town Two girls, approx. 8-9 yrs of age are sitting up in a tree house talking. Their names are Shawn and Katia. Katia is extremely quiet as Shawn is talking away about pranks she's been pulling. "So, what do you think, Katia?" Shawn waited for a reply from her best friend. When there wasn't one, she tried again. "Hello! Earth to Katia!" She looked down and saw her staring off into space. "Ohh! Staring at Quinn again, I see!" "What? I am not! What were you saying?" Katia asked realizing she had been caught staring off into space. "I was asking you what you thought." Shawn started to say when Katia cut her off. "I think that nobody is going to want a kid who puts cherry bombs down the toilet! Especially a girl who does that!" Katia snapped. "Oh yeah, that hurt. I can't help it. I've lived in this stinkin home my entire life. I need to be tough. I need to look out for myself!" "By sneaking out in the middle of the night?" "Oh, you are so going to pay for that, Katia!" Shawn yelled grabbing a squirt gun from behind her. Katia screamed and jumped down to the ground, Shawn close behind. Shawn chased her, both girls laughing until they crashed into someone. "Sorry! We didn't see you there!" Shawn quickly apologized. "That's ok. I could tell that you guys were having fun. I'm Trent Malloy. Who are two?" Trent asked. "I'm Katia McGregor." Katia said politely. "Shawn Veradez. Put 'er there!" Shawn said, sticking out her hand. Trent took the small hand thinking to himself, "Veradez? She sure doesn't look like Joey." He continued to look down at the young girl until a voice brought him out of his trance. "Trent!" Trent looked up to see Sara McIntire, the head of the orphanage running towards him. "I was wondering when you were getting back! I'm so glad to see you!" "Sara! It's so good to be back. I just met two of your kids here." Sara looked down at the two girls. "Well, I sure hope that they haven't given you any trouble. Especially you, Shawn. Later, you and me are going to have a little talk about that bathroom." Trent looked highly amused at this statement while Shawn grimaced. With that, Sara took Trent's arm and walked inside with him leaving the two girls. "Busted!" Katia grinned, teasing her friend. "Shut up, Katia, before I beat your face in!" Shawn said, not enjoying the teasing. The two walked on to the baseball field. "Hey, we get to go to the fair tomorrow! It's going to be so much fun, Katia, I can't wait!" At the mention of the fair, Katia went back into a daze, like she was remembering something, or trying to at least. "Katia! Snap out of it!" Shawn slapped her friend on the arm, pulling Katia out of the trance once more. "Once wrong with you?" "We've been there before." "Where?" "The fair. We've been there before." "No we haven't. I've been here my entire life, and have never once gone to the fair. Maybe you went with your parents." "No, Shawn! It was after they died. After I came here, we went to the fair!" "Whatever, you're losing it, Katia."
Ranger HQ Walker is fighting to stay awake. His eyes keep closing, but he knows he can't afford to fall asleep on the job. That and he doesn't want to be reminded of his past. A cup of coffee appeared on his desk. "Here, you look like you could use this." Walker looked up and saw Alex. "Thanks." He replied taking a sip. "Hey, Walker, Sara McIntire just called. She wants to know if you're still showing the kids around the fair tomorrow." "Yeah." Walker got up and walked out the door down the hall to the restroom leaving Alex and Trivette standing there wondering what was wrong. "What's the matter with him?" Trivette asked, expecting Alex to have the answer. "I don't know." Alex replied.
At an orphanage across town Two girls, approx. 8-9 yrs of age are sitting up in a tree house talking. Their names are Shawn and Katia. Katia is extremely quiet as Shawn is talking away about pranks she's been pulling. "So, what do you think, Katia?" Shawn waited for a reply from her best friend. When there wasn't one, she tried again. "Hello! Earth to Katia!" She looked down and saw her staring off into space. "Ohh! Staring at Quinn again, I see!" "What? I am not! What were you saying?" Katia asked realizing she had been caught staring off into space. "I was asking you what you thought." Shawn started to say when Katia cut her off. "I think that nobody is going to want a kid who puts cherry bombs down the toilet! Especially a girl who does that!" Katia snapped. "Oh yeah, that hurt. I can't help it. I've lived in this stinkin home my entire life. I need to be tough. I need to look out for myself!" "By sneaking out in the middle of the night?" "Oh, you are so going to pay for that, Katia!" Shawn yelled grabbing a squirt gun from behind her. Katia screamed and jumped down to the ground, Shawn close behind. Shawn chased her, both girls laughing until they crashed into someone. "Sorry! We didn't see you there!" Shawn quickly apologized. "That's ok. I could tell that you guys were having fun. I'm Trent Malloy. Who are two?" Trent asked. "I'm Katia McGregor." Katia said politely. "Shawn Veradez. Put 'er there!" Shawn said, sticking out her hand. Trent took the small hand thinking to himself, "Veradez? She sure doesn't look like Joey." He continued to look down at the young girl until a voice brought him out of his trance. "Trent!" Trent looked up to see Sara McIntire, the head of the orphanage running towards him. "I was wondering when you were getting back! I'm so glad to see you!" "Sara! It's so good to be back. I just met two of your kids here." Sara looked down at the two girls. "Well, I sure hope that they haven't given you any trouble. Especially you, Shawn. Later, you and me are going to have a little talk about that bathroom." Trent looked highly amused at this statement while Shawn grimaced. With that, Sara took Trent's arm and walked inside with him leaving the two girls. "Busted!" Katia grinned, teasing her friend. "Shut up, Katia, before I beat your face in!" Shawn said, not enjoying the teasing. The two walked on to the baseball field. "Hey, we get to go to the fair tomorrow! It's going to be so much fun, Katia, I can't wait!" At the mention of the fair, Katia went back into a daze, like she was remembering something, or trying to at least. "Katia! Snap out of it!" Shawn slapped her friend on the arm, pulling Katia out of the trance once more. "Once wrong with you?" "We've been there before." "Where?" "The fair. We've been there before." "No we haven't. I've been here my entire life, and have never once gone to the fair. Maybe you went with your parents." "No, Shawn! It was after they died. After I came here, we went to the fair!" "Whatever, you're losing it, Katia."
Ranger HQ Walker is fighting to stay awake. His eyes keep closing, but he knows he can't afford to fall asleep on the job. That and he doesn't want to be reminded of his past. A cup of coffee appeared on his desk. "Here, you look like you could use this." Walker looked up and saw Alex. "Thanks." He replied taking a sip. "Hey, Walker, Sara McIntire just called. She wants to know if you're still showing the kids around the fair tomorrow." "Yeah." Walker got up and walked out the door down the hall to the restroom leaving Alex and Trivette standing there wondering what was wrong. "What's the matter with him?" Trivette asked, expecting Alex to have the answer. "I don't know." Alex replied.