The phone in the Q-Bureau, started ringing, startling the one occupant at the moment.
Amanda's thoughts were all at Lee, he was sent by Dr Smyth in a
super hush-hush mission in Israel. And she didn't know if he is
making all his check-ups. In fact he did them the first two days but
for the last over 30 hours he was silent. Mr. Melrose didn't want to
worry her...but she knew something was wrong.
"Q-Bureau, Amanda King speaking. Yes Sir, I'll be down there right
away!"
Amanda enter through the glass doors in the bullpen right at the
same moment when Billy's "Francine, my office!" resounded in the room.
Both ladies entered at the same time:
"Hello sir!"
"What's up Billy?"
"Amanda, Francine as you both know, Scarecrow is in Israel but even
if the mission was a successful one, Scarecrow vanished on the way to
the airport. Our sources down there assured me that aren't any bad
guys around, and all the known enemies are silent. This is weird
and..."
The phone rang again.
"Melrose, SCARECROW where the hell... Okay, okay calm down, she's
here, I'll let you speak with her first. Amanda he wants to speak with
you."
Blushing furiously Amanda took the receiver, and listen what her
secret fiancé has to say, she didn't say anything but her eyes lit
and a happy smile flourish on her lips.
"Ok Lee, I'll tell him, do you know more? Lee? Lee?"
"It is disconnected sir, but he's well and on the way here from the
airport.
A good over half an hour after that a very tired but happy Scarecrow
made his appearance in Billy's office.
"Welcome home Lee, but can you tell us where have you been the last
over 30 hours?"
Billy, something really weird happened on the way to the airport. I
took a taxi driven by a lady named JAN - her driver’s permit was in the
rearview mirror. Well the first half of the way was fine, she was
looking at me often, but nothing alarming - after all I'm used to
women looking at me.
But suddenly all changed she hit the brakes so hard, and I struck
my head in the window, and the next thing I noticed was , that I
wasn't in the car anymore, but in a house bound-tied on a bed.
The door was open and I could hear three voices:
"I don't know JAN, I agree he looks a lot like Bruce - your
Captain/President Sheridan from Babylon 5, but his ID said he's name
is Lee Stetson from DC. Another thing don't you remember what ANA
said when she called last night; that Bruce would be in LA tonight
at some important event, so he can't be here no?"
"CHERYL, believe me when I say , he is Bruce , I can't be in no
mistake about those eyes, that face and above all those dimples he
flash at me when he climb in my cab !"
"What do you say SUE? Please help me convince our friend that this
isn't Bruce, and if she don't want to go to jail , she must let him
go and apologize!"
"Don't start you too SUE, I'm sure he is Bruce and to convince you I’ll call the worldwide Bruce Specialist TERA aka TS, aka The Twisted Sister aka The Demented Virginal Nun. She is the only one who can tell the truth."
"Billy believe me , I was scared, I was in tight spots before, but
that was scary, this Jan was convinced I was someone else and the
other two couldn't convince her and now they were expected another
one?
I tried to untie myself but I couldn't it was a Kilick-Hitch and
who can undo one of those?"
"So, Lee how did you manage to get free?" Francine found her voice
and asked.
"Well that was easy after that Bruce specialist arrived, TERA came
into the room and checked me - it was quite nice, nothing
embarrassing I can say (at this point Amanda smacked him not so
playfully).
She declared that definitely I wasn't that Bruce character.
After her verdict, Jan didn't know how to apologize fast enough, but
I said that if she helped me to get a faster plane home all will be
forgot.
That was my adventure and you know what? We should check this Bruce
character maybe he may help us from time to time, if we are so look
a like!"
"You're right Lee, who knows maybe I would let him check me out just
like that TS did with you"
The sneaky look on Amanda's face made Francine snicker but it was
Lee's the panicked look which made all burst laughing.
"Come on Amanda, I didn't say I liked it, you know that it is
your..."
The rest of the conversation remained unheard because Billy took
Francine's hand and left the office. He was happy that half of his
best team was unharmed and was sure no more ears were necessary
were needed inside.
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