0Title: The Affairs Of Dragons
Chapter: One
Author: Cyn
Summary: Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragon, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
Catergory: Boondock Saints/Castle X-over
Disclaimer: Not real. Lies, I tell you. Complete and utter lies. ;)
Author's Notes: Constructive criticism always welcome. Flame on if you must, but I tend to be fire retardant. Besides, I don't offend easily and I usually just delete what I don't like anyway, so why waste time and energy.
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And now, on with the story. . .
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Kate Beckett dialed Castle's cell number for about the third time that morning. She had a case that was probably right up his alley. She was getting more than a little annoyed at his lack of response when her cell phone rang. She was about to give Castle crap from not answering until she saw that the caller ID wasn't Castle, but Alexis instead.
"Beckett."
"Kate?" Alexis said far too quickly. "Is my dad with you?"
"Um, no." Beckett said startled by the concern in the girl's voice. "I've called him a couple times this morning myself." She paused quickly assesing the situation. "What's wrong?"
"Dad had an idea for another novel." Alexis explained. "He always has these ideas. They're usually stories that are not about the current series he's doing." Alexis barely paused for a breath in her haste to explain. "He calls them 'backups'. Stories that he stores away just in case he has blocks. Writers can be pretty superstitious. He said they were for good luck. If he had 'backups' it meant that he wouldn't have blocks. Stupid, huh?"
"Okay." Beckett said with a soft smile. "So, what happened?"
"Dad went to Boston to research a 'backup'." Alexis said. "Have you heard of 'The Saints of South Boston'?"
Kate's eyes widened. Yes, she had heard of the so-called 'Saints'. They had gone on a killing spree in Boston about 10 years ago. They had murdered 22 of Boston's most notorious criminals. They executed "Poppa Joe" Yakavetta in court; in public. The articles in the paper were rather tame compared to the police reports she had read. Graphic, bloody, ugly.
"Alexis, where did your dad go?"
"He flew to Boston yesterday." Alexis explained. "He said he needed to check out the atmosphere to really sell the story. Whatever, right?" There was an obvious eye roll in Alexis' voice. "Anyway, Dad called me when he got to his hotel yesterday morning. Said he'd call me when he got back that evening. He didn't." Alexis was rushing; trying to say all she had to say as fast as she could. Beckett could barely understand it. "I haven't heard from him since he called yesterday." She paused then letting out a shaky breath. "Kate, I'm scared."
"Calm down, Alexis." Beckett said. "We don't know anything, yet." Beckett felt all her bat signals chiming in her head at the same time. "Where exactly did he say he was going?"
"He was going to touch base with the detectives that handled the original case." Beckett could hear shuffling of papers on the other end of the phone. "Detectives Dolly, Duffy, and Greenly." Alexis was almost breathless as she began to speak again. "He was also going to check out a bar, McGinty's Irish Pub."
"Okay." Beckett said. "That's a good start." She huffed out a breath as she snapped her fingers to get Esposito's attention. "We'll contact the Boston PD. See if Castle actually did talk to these three. And, we'll go from there." She pointed to the paper she'd written everything done on and motioned for Esposito to call. "Try not to worry too much, okay."
"Okay."
"Alexis, are you alone?"
"Gram's on her way." Alexis explained. "She was at a rehearsal, but she should be here. . ." Beckett heard a voice in the back ground. "That's her now."
"Good." Beckett said not wanting Alexis to be alone right now. "You two stay put for now. I'll let you know as soon as I know anything."
"'Kay."
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"Called the Boston PD." Ryan began as he and Esposito come into the office. "I talked to Detective Duffy. He said that he talked to Castle yesterday in the early afternoon. Probably around 1:30 or 2:00. Castle asked a bunch of questions about the 'Saints' murder spree." Esposito looked at Beckett pointedly. "He seemed very agitated about both Castle's questions and mine."
"Agitated? How?" Beckett asked.
"Like hostile, almost." Esposito shrugged. "Like we hit a nerve."
"Hmm." Beckett hummed. "Did this Duffy guy say if Castle said where he was headed when he left?"
"Not really." Ryan chimed in. "But, best guess would be that Pub he told Alexis about. Um, McGinty's."
"Called the owner." Esposito said flipping open a note pad. "Old man. Goes by 'Doc'." Esposito shook his head. "Spoke with him couple minutes ago. Quite the character. Stutters, though. Has some kind of tourettes thing going on, too." He huffed a small laugh. "Kept spouting off with 'fuck' and 'ass' when his stutter got the better of him."
"Beckett." Beckett turned to see Captain Montgomery come out of his office. "Any word on Castle."
"Still making calls." Beckett said. "Nothing as of yet."
"I just got off the phone with the Chief of the Boston PD." Capt. Montgomery said. "He and our chief have decided that we will be sending a liaison to handle the investigation into Castle's disappearance."
"Liaison?" Beckett said. "Do we really need one?"
"Apparently, we do."
"So, who's going to be this liaison?" Ryan asked.
"Beckett."
"Me, sir?"
"Castle is our responsibility." Capt. Montgomery said. "Thus, we need someone in Boston to spearhead finding him."
"Sir." Beckett began. "The Boston PD should be able -."
"This isn't up for negotiation, Detective Beckett." Capt. Montgomery said. "You will head to Boston on the next flight out. You will meet with Detective David Greenly. He'll help you with whatever you need to find Castle."
"Yes, sir."
"Ryan and Esposito will work the case from here and offer you any support you need."
"Yes, sir." Ryan and Esposito answered in unison.
"Have fun." Esposito said as Beckett headed to the door.
"Yeah, I hear South Boston is beautiful this time of year." Ryan offered.
"Castle, you had better not be dead." Beckett said under her breath. "Cause I'm going to kill you myself."
End Chapter One.
After Notes: Rut Ro, Raggy. Beckett's off to Boston.
I love the characters of Dolly, Duffy, and Greenly. Can't you just hear there Boston accents now. :)