Still do not own the Mercers or the storyline from the movie..

The doors opened, all hell broke loose. They went separate directions. Lots of whispered curses could be heard throughout the course. Someone got Cal from behind and her quiet "shit" joined the chorus. From there she decided to keep her back against the wall.

She was able to take out both members of the yellow team, the dumb asses were pretending to be secret agents. Hiding back in the shadows she could pick off unsuspecting players with ease. Soon she realized it had to be nearing the end of the game. She leaned up against a freestanding wall, but instantly heard someone scuffling about on the other side of it. They heard her too. Both of them fell silent, until the one decided to stalk around the corner to get Cal. She was tempted to run forward and take her shot. It was unnerving waiting for the other person to show up. But standing still was a better tactic, so stand she did.

The lights began to flicker, time was almost up. The stalker jumped around to take his last shot. Cal was ready, aimed at the spot she anticipated him to stop. Neither fired, but Cal smiled. The lights came on and she saw Jack with much the same expression as he clipped his gun to his vest. They'd been stalking each other.

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Back in the anteroom, as the poor underpaid worker finished clipping off bracelets, Cal took advantage of being in the all but empty room.

"Hey, we paid for another round, but I'm gonna be late for work if we don't hurry up. Do you think we could get a game to ourselves instead of waiting for a new group?"

The guy looked around. No one was paying at the counter, no one was waiting in line. He shrugged. "Sure."

As Jack but his blue light up vest back on he said, "That was pretty smooth."

Cal glanced over, fastening a red vest around her waist. "I use that line all the time to get the pool tables at the bar."

"Your dad owns the bar, can't you just use them?"

"Drunk guys are pretty stubborn about their games," she admitted, "But they are rarely smart enough to realize that when I say that, I'm actually already at work." She unclipped her gun, trying not to look over at her laughing companion. Holding up the weapon in mock preparation she suddenly asked, "You ready to get your ass handed to you, Mercer?"

"Ha, why should I be afraid of someone who hides?"

"I'd have shot you when you turned the corner you know. If you hadn't been my teammate of course."

"Only if I hadn't fired first."

The doors finally opened. They went through separate ones this time. Cal could hardly control her excitement. She headed up a set of stairs to a bridge structure and crouched below the walls.

"Hey Jack," she shouted. No reply. "What's 'a' matter Jack, you scared of me?"

"Not really." The closeness of his voice freaked the hell out of her. He was standing on the other side of the wall.

"Jesus," she jumped up and shot down over the wall. He wasn't there. Suddenly her computerized armor announced that she'd been hit in the back. With a sigh she turned to watch Jack disappear over the bridge to her left. "You fuckin' coward," she yelled after him. "Shoot me in the back and run away…" this was a mumble as she took the other bridge in a crouched position. She could see the glow of his suit as he descended the stairs at the other end. He was in a maze like structure slowly working his way toward her. She rushed toward the outer wall of the area, hoping he didn't hear the clatter of her suit.

He came out slowly and looked around. Just as he turned his eyes to where he might possibly have seen her glow she fired and his suit powered down temporarily. With a triumphant smile on her face she walked directly past him, shoving him with her shoulder as she entered the maze where he'd come out.

There was a tunnel through one of the walls. It led out into a fairly open area. She was about to risk the exposure when she saw a little movement and then light. Jack had his back to her. She smiled broadly and shot. Then, following her opponent's example, bolted in the opposite direction.

"Oh, who's the coward now?" she heard him yell.

"The one who's winning," she popped her head over the bridge to shoot down on him, but she shot too soon. He was just powering up and her shot didn't register. But his did. "Fuck!" She ran up the bridge and found another staircase to hide in. As she powered up she saw a bit of light headed her way. Running down the stairs she aimed and shot before he could react. "Still winning," she announced as she took back off up the stairs.

A minute later she'd snuck down to the same wall she'd hidden behind during the last game. All was quiet and for a while the girl was content to simply catch her breath. But all was quiet for far too long. He had to have been nearby; he was waiting to surprise her again. "Ass hole," she muttered.

"I heard that."

"Jesus," she jumped. He was on the other side of the wall again! "Good, I'm glad you heard it, now do me a favor and stop scaring the shit out of me."

"That'd take all the fun out of it."

The lights were threatening to come on now. Making a quick decision, Cal started inching toward the corner of the wall. She was about to turn and aim at her tormentor, but another short statement made her jump.

"Boo."

She'd spun around to face him and he shot. The lights came up three seconds later. Cal leaned against the wall, one arm falling to her side, the other clutching her chest. She slid to the ground, a dramatic death.

"You're a freak." Jack stood over her shaking his head. But he offered her a hand up as she started to pout. "And a sore loser apparently…"

"I didn't lose, we tied," she corrected. She let the man clip her second bracelet and pocketed it before checking her watch. 3:30. Time to finish up the day. But already she was thinking of ways to procrastinate.

She folded her jacket over her arm as they walked out the door. She was kind of sweaty from the game, and the cold air felt good. Not to mention the jolt it gave her forced her to remember that if she got home late there'd be hell to pay.