16th July 2005
Jim's POV
Instincts tell him that something is going to go wrong with the idea of Mycroft taking a vacation to clear things up with Sherlock. Those two have years worth of issues going on, and the bureaucrat thinks two weeks is going to be long enough to solve their problems? He thought Mycroft was supposed to be some sort of genius? That's foolish planning if he's ever heard any. Of course, if the politician thinks they can get a start and actually form a plan about how to heal their broken relationship, rather than do all of it in that two week period, that's a totally different concept, and might actually work. If they manage stick to the agreed on time schedule and plan.

Slipping his earwig in because he wants to ask Pike how long until Mycroft is due, he's mildly surprised to be listening in on a mission being ran instead. When it goes quiet for a few minutes he queries, "Do you have time to check something for me?"

'Of course,' his friend replies, 'I was only fixing what an idiot was saying. I sometimes wonder where these people learned reading maps at.'

"They didn't," he replies bluntly, "Which is why the only person I ever listen to is you."

Laughter fills his ear.

"Can you tell me when Holmes will be back?" he queries once it subsides.

'According to the internal records, he left for home three hours ago and was delivered by his driver.' Jasper answers a moment later. 'It appears he is carrying a file, but it's not a security one since it's a plain folder.'

Rolling his eyes, he wonders if Mycroft took the coward's way out of answering the questions and just wrote them down. "Are the cameras I installed near Sherlock's room working?"

'Of course, he hasn't gone through the window,' the hacker replies after a moment. 'I'll keep an eye out.'

"Good," he replies, considering going to the teenager's room and checking on him.

'Normal people say thank you,' Jasper mutters as he keeps typing.

"When have I ever been normal?" he retorts.

'Fair point,' his friend agrees, 'Why do I report to people who have an IQ lower than me again?'

"You have morals and insist we both follow them?" he answers questioningly.

'Oh yeah,' Jasper snickers, 'Well, we should keep following them, since if we followed you're the world would burn.'

"I have no clue what you are talking about. Burning the world down isn't my gig, taking it over on the other hand," he lets his voice trail off suggestively.

'No Jim, we aren't taking the world over no matter how much you pout,' the hacker responds, voice laced with amusement. 'Also, your charge just left through the window. I do not think he realizes you put a camera there so we could make sure he didn't do just that.'

Slipping his shoes on, he quickly heads to the front door, asking, "How far has he gotten?"

'He's doing a decent job of dodging the cameras. If I didn't know a couple workarounds from doing the same tricks and dealing with you, he'd probably be a bit more successful. Nearing the end of the street and practically running, but he's not dressed for a job so it's probably something foolish. ' Jasper remarks, 'How the hell did he catch a cab dressed like that?'

He laughs at the question. Slipping in his vehicle, he asks, "Do you know where he's going?"

'It appears the cab is heading towards some of his old haunts, want me to see if the troublesome duo will head in that direction?' his friend answers as he listens to the hackers fingers flying over the keyboard. Probably hacking the CCTV feeds to keep track of where Sherlock is at.

"Shouldn't need them," he replies, "I made sure to know all the teens favorite places when I got this job. Just send a mass text to the network telling them he's not allowed to purchase drugs of any sort with a picture, and that there will be a reward if he is stopped but not harmed."

'I like that plan, go use of resources that don't require a lot of motivation to keep on task,' Jasper muses thoughtfully, almost as if proud of him for thinking of it.

"What's the use of having a network if I don't use them?" he asks has he clicks on that lovely modifier that makes all lights green for him.

'How's the modifier working?' The hacker questions curiously. 'Yours is a prototype.' There is a short bark of laughter, 'The cab that picked Sherlock up is one of ours. I just got a message with the address the teen wants and how long it will take for them to get there.'

He laughs, what's the odds in a city the size of London Sherlock would end up with one of his cab drivers? He could figure them out but that's more Pike's fun past time than his. "Forward the information."

'It's already on your phone.' His friend retorts almost fondly, 'Well back to working with idiots. I may send you some other information so you can clean a mess up.'

"What sort of mess?" he asks as he grabs his phone and flicks the screen on.

'The type that requires a bigger mess to clean it up,' Pike answers, the Wildcards sass coming through.

"My favorite type." He hums, "Send the details anyways, I can always send Sebastian if leaving my charge isn't a choice."

'Good point, it will be sitting in your inbox under one of our codes when you return to the house,' Wildcard remarks with a snicker. 'She'd be better than the sniper.'

"Ah, well I'm not all that happy with her right now. She broke a direct order, so the next time we have words is going to be a bit painful for her." He replies as he pulls the car to a stop right where he needs to be. If the information the cab driver gave was correct they should be pulling up any time now. The question is: how is he going to deal with Sherlock?

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