Chapter 8: Manhunt

Later that same day, somewhere out in town, which it was night. Cut to the disheveled large building that was Carl's Warehouse, which it was formerly a meatpacking factory that the business had belly up , due to mismanagement many years ago. All sudden that a pint sized shadow figure was sneaking through the crumbling building which it was Josh Myers that someone was summoning him to be there. That is when he had came across both Nathan and Leslie, who were standing there waiting for him to show there.

"So, what is the honor for me being in your presence, Leslie?" Josh asks, as Leslie had stepped forward that her eyes were glowing in a bright red color like in the movies with all of the evil robots.

"Well, Josh the reason why I'd summoned you here that I want you to take Jimmy Valmer's bodyguard out for me?" Leslie explained that she wants BarBrady on the injury list to keep him from protecting Jimmy. "Nathan, show the photo of his target." That is when Nathan had brought the picture out of his jacket's pocket to handle josh the photo on Leslie's command.

"Oh, I see my favorite officer, George BarBrady that you want him on the injury list?" Josh replied, as he looks down at the photo of his archrival that he was holding in his hands that in silent had led him to rethink his involvement within this matter.

"Nathan, give him a gun or any weapon now." Leslie ordered that Nathan had done what she had asked of him to do that he had given Josh a choice between a pistol and a knife to do the dirty deed.

Meanwhile at Dovahkiin's house at the same time, up in his room that he have his friends over along with David, Jimmy and Butters were sitting around to discuss about the Myers' case right now that Dovahkiin was standing before them next to a mini projection screen.

"Josh Myers had struck again with vandalism of the statues of the town's founders last night." Dovahkiin explained that he had clicked on the projection remote control to show them all the map of South Park on where Josh had struck with his toilet paper spree already.

"God, Mayor McDaniels and the rest of the city council are fucking idiots for firing BarBrady second time for accidently shooting David, which it was your dad's fault in the first place." Kenny muffling aloud to show his disproval toward the city council's decision that he knows BarBrady knows Josh very well to crack the case wide open.

"Dude, we need to clear BarBrady's name to get him back on the force...That I can't work with Yates at all." Kyle added while everyone just stood there so quietly that the other boys are letting him speak at last.

"Dude, But how we are going to get the city council listen to us that they're up in their asses with being Progressive bull shit right now?" Dovahkiin questioned with concern when he had looked at him for a quickest second.

"Hey, I got it that I'll say let's get Officer McDaniels on our side that he had been secretly thinking about transferring out of this town, due from the town's snobbish behavior to everyone isn't progressive at all to pick at Mayor McDaniels." Kenny said in a muffled tone voice, due from his parka hood that is when Dovahkiin's cell phone starts to ring that Craig was calling him to tell them something major had happened in the town.

"Waz up, Craig…. What?" Dovahkiin said in a shocked tone voice that he had switched his TV on to show Breaking News on the local news.

"Dude, what is wrong now?" Stan asks that their eyes had widened with great shock when they had saw the breaking news bulletin that were plastered all over on the TV screen.

"W-W-What? BarBrady h-h-had been s-s-shot that I t-t-think that it was those ads b-b-behind this." Jimmy stuttered his theory out that he looks shocked when he had saw the TV screen.

"This is Breaking news out of South Park this evening that the former South Park Police Chief George BarBrady had been shot this earlier evening that he is currently in emergency surgery right now." Tom Thompson once again is at the anchor desk. Cut to Skeeter's Wine Bar, where almost of the town's adults were there were glued to the TV when they had heard the dreadful news.

"Oh my God… That we had been terrible toward him after he was fired!" Gerald said, while every adult were looking down at the ground with great shame at that moment.

"Man, we have been up in our own asses lately." Skeeter added that unknown to them that Mayor McDaniels had rushed to the hospital to be at BarBrady's side, which she was feeling guilty for the things that she had done to him a few weeks ago that in silent that she was wishing that she had could taken those horrible things back .

A few hours later, middle of the night…. Cut at Hell Pass Hospital inside a private room, where a foggy feeling BarBrady has begin to stirred from his slumber that he had discovered Mayor McDaniels was sleeping on the chair next to him that she had been crying all night long for the horrible things that she had done to him a few weeks ago. That his left arm was in a sling and bandaged up that the bullet had pierced his left shoulder, which he almost bled out if Alex had not found him in time. That is when Randy arrives with Johnson, Freddie, Linda, Stephen, Gerald and Sheila had arrived on the scene where Sgt. Yates and some of his squad were there that they looks super pissed at them.

"Oh, just plain great…. That we have to be in the same room with the same assholes who had thrown our chief under the bus." Yates said, while he was rolling his eyes at them with fiery scorn that he had secretly for them. All sudden that Officer McDaniels had emerged from the restroom dressed in his police uniform along with Foley, who was holding a brown bag that said Evidence on there that he had given his blood strained clothes for the investigation.

"What the fuck, Marsh is doing here that he has blood on his hands right now?" Alex whispered his disgust toward Randy with his fiery daywalker superior that he had inherited his own mother's bad and nonsense temper. Unaware to them that BarBrady was awakening from his slumber at that moment.

"W-W-Where Am I, Mary, what had happened?" BarBrady questioned in a really foggy tone when the mayor had came to his side that she looks really relived when she had saw him still alive.

"George, someone had shot you earlier tonight that I'll promise you that we'll find this son of bitch….The bullet had pierced your artery in your shoulder, which it had fractured your collarbone as well too that you had almost bled out, if Alex had not found you in time." McDaniels explained that her eyes once again was filled with tears, but these are happy tears when she had seen him wake up, as she had sat down next to him that she had seen the IV lines embedded in his right hand for medicine and blood transfusion. "We don't know who had shot you that the investigation is ongoing as we speak."

"Where is Harris that I know who did it to me, which it was, Josh Myers, Mary…? That I do not want you crying, which I'm going to be fine." BarBrady answered that she just stood there with her brows rise in shock to what she is hearing right now.

"What? The toilet paper mastermind did this to you, George." McDaniels said that she looks greatly concern at that moment.

"Mary, it had happened so fast that I'd seen a glimpse of him smiling when I'd collapsed on the ground." BarBrady explained that it had made her to sit down on the chair."Ouch….Please, don't cry."

"I'm currently regretting for telling you with that "Last thing to go" comment right now, that I'd almost lost you tonight." McDaniels replied, while she sat there that she was wiping her eyeliner stained tear streaks her face off with a napkin. "I'm sorry for being a bitch to you that I didn't mean to throw you under the bus like this, which I was wrong for not listening to you at all."

XXXXX

Back out in the private waiting room, where Yates and his squad were sitting there openly glaring at the members of the city council who were sitting across them that Yates had sent Det. Murphey out to be the lead detective on the major developing case across town. That the whole room is feeling like tense had been building up within there that it had been like this last few weeks after they had gotten their jobs back minus BarBrady.

"Sir, we have a major problem that the local press had gathered downstairs looking for any updates." Barkley said, while he was standing there catching his breath for a quick second after rushing upstairs to find Harrison to alerts him about the building press.

"Goddamnit…. That I have no time for this media bullshit at all, which I'm more worried about my friend." Yates protested, as he had stood up from his spot on the sofa, which he looks at Johnson, who had sneaked into the room to see the mayor with a plan on how to meet with the press on this rapidly developing situation that is on a roller coaster ride right now. "No, thank you that I'll rather take my chances with becoming sick off from a Chipotle Mexican Kitchen's burrito then, by being forced into stand next to these assholes during a press conference."

"Did anyone see Mayor McDaniels around here at all?" Gerald asks that he had quickly noticed that Mayor McDaniels is missing among the group, as they had putted their heads together that most of the cops knows where she is at which they are not telling them anything. That the boys had arrived on the ICU floor by elevator that they had saw the adults there that had caused they to sneak past the adults who are in middle of an ongoing debate at that moment.

"Harris, did you see Mayor McDaniels at all that you were here first?" Randy asks that he looks nervous when he looks at the glaring fiery redheaded police sergeant, who was standing there.

"Why do you care now that you are the one had putted BarBrady in this spot in the first place!" Yates answered him that his new bounded hatred for Randy had broiled over that most of his squad was standing behind him that Randy just stood there looking stunned at that moment.

"What the hell had gotten into you guys lately?" Randy replied in a confused tone when he had heard Yates' accusing comments against him.

Back in the private room that BarBrady had went back to sleep that Mayor McDaniels was staring out of the window that tears was flowing down on her cheeks once again. All sudden that is when Johnson had came in that the click of the door's knob had alerted the mayor had turned around to looks at him with those sad eyes of hers.

"Mayor, we have a major situation that the local press had gathered outside of the building right now." Johnson explained that he could tell that she is in no mood for a game of politics right now

"FYI, Johnson, I don't care about getting any press, or play any game of politics at this time." McDaniels said in whispering protest is trying to do not wake BarBrady up from his sleep. "Why don't you get Mr. Progressive outside do the press conference instead that I want to be alone, just get out of my sight now?" She had turned around to face the window again that Johnson just stood there to let a heavy sigh out that he knows it is a losing battle with her.

"Mayor, it is not your fault that it should be considered all of our faults that we were enjoying our new bounded success, as a progressive town that we had forgotten about our former true selves by hurting people that we all know over the years during these last few weeks….. This is not true South Park at all, as a one community like we were before." Johnson had reminded her that he is doing his best to calm her down that is when he had decided to puts his left hand on her shoulder to make her to look up at him which he had seen her eyes were aching with sadness, that unknown to them that someone were eavesdropping on their entire conversation. The person or people in question had turned out to be the kids who are standing by the room's door.

"Man, Mayor McDaniels….." Stan said to his friends that he has a plastic cup up by the door to help with better hearing.

"S-Stan and boys are doing here that I may ask?" Randy asked that he and the other adults were standing in front of them with their arms folded and glaring looks had formed on their faces.

"Shit…Shit…Shit …They are onto us right now you guys." Cartman whispered to his friends while he was thinking anything up to throw against the adults at that moment.

"Ha-ha….Look at the time that we have to go now, which we were just waiting for Kenny to get off from his volunteering gig here….So, goodbye." Stan lied that is when they had left the area in a great hurry like a lazy jog. Right after Johnson had left the room that Mayor McDaniels had sat back in the chair that she does not wants to be around anyone right now, that is when she had switched the TV on to watch the news conference.

Meanwhile outside of the main entrance where the local press had gathered for Yates and Johnson to give an update on BarBrady's critical condition. On the TV screen where a couple of police officers were standing behind the podium which it was Foley and Stevens while both Yates and Johnson were making the statement along with the city councilors and Freddie stood on each side .

"Good evening, citizens of South Park that earlier tonight at 8 o' clock in local time that former police Chief George W. BarBrady was shot by an unknown subject that he is in ICU recovering from his near fatal injury that the city of South Park police force will puts their top detectives on this developing case. On the other note, that I've an official statement from Mayor Mary Kay McDaniels, to remind our citizens to stay calm during this crisis and the ongoing investigation." Johnson spoke to the cameras that he was speaking on the mayor's behalf. "I would like to turn the podium over to Det. Sgt. Harrison Yates about the developing manhunt within our city limits."

"Thank you, Johnson that we had issued a citywide manhunt that we're urging all residents and business owners to be on alert and stays inside while we hunts this fugitive down." Yates added.

"Well, George….We are in middle of a coming shit storm that I can sensed it right now." McDaniels said that BarBrady was laying there watching the news report with her. "We need that mysterious kid to show up right now."

"Ouch...This is going to drive me crazy, Mary?' BarBrady winced in pain, while he was getting comfortable at that moment.

"You need to take easy that you're going to hurt yourself more." McDaniels expressed with concern, as she was fixing his pillow to help him get comfortable.

"To Be Continued"

Author's notes: Sorry about the dark turn with this story, which I am making it up to, fit it into season 19's story arc.