There was a knock at his door. Pete looked up, confused. Maggie didn't
tell him there was someone here to see him, and he certainly didn't expect
to see anyone soon. Nonetheless, he jerked his head up at the sound of
the knock and told the person to come in. He knew it was safe; if the person
was out to get him, he wouldn't have bothered knocking and just try to
creep in quietly. It wouldn't work, since Pete still had the ears of a
dog, but it would have been entertaining to throw the person off.
One set of footsteps enter the room, and he didn't hear the voice until
the doors were closed. "Hi, Pete," the voice said.
Thorton jumped out of his chair at the voice. He recognized it immediately;
his was a hard voice to forget. Pete grinned widely and offered his hand,
and the person accepted it.
"MacGyver!" he shouted. "What are you doing here?!" He was happy to
her his friend after so many years. MacGyver had written to him over the
years (kindly with a Braille typewriter), telling him what he was doing
with his son, but none of his letters said MacGyver would be in town.
"I was in the mood to fish, and I figured that the docks would be a
good enough spot." He knew MacGyver was lying. Not only did his heart rate
speed up, but MacGyver used to have a houseboat at the docks; no fish there
were allowed to be caught unless thrown back. "I missed you, Pete, and
I figured I'd come by and surprise you."
Pete sat back down in his chair. "I'm surprised all right. I had no
idea you'd be here."
"So how is everything?"
"Nothing your personal touch couldn't handle." They both laughed. "Everything
is fine, MacGyver. Nothing unusually interesting has happened, except for
the same old, same old." And then his memory kicked in. "Ah, but there
is this one thing. FBI Agents Mulder and Scully came by yesterday for a
report concerning that chemical explosion back in '75." He leaned forward
on his desk, excited. "I think they could be on the verge of finding Barbara,
Mac. They said they were after her son."
Pete didn't need to see the expression on MacGyver's face to know the
man was surprised. "I never knew she had a son."
"She did; two years after the accident. I had a feeling about those
agents, so I let them have the file on her."
Pete heard the tension in MacGyver's voice as he said, "You mean the
one with the attachment file about the Mutation Project?"
"The very same. Now, before you say anything MacGyver, I did some checking
on the two agents. It turns out they deal with paranormal investigation,
and that was when my feeling hit me. If they realized the scope of the
situation Barbara and her son was in, I think they'll give them to us for
treatment. We're very close to a cure, and I believe we can help them."
The phone rang. Pete picked it up and listened to the voice on the other
end. He then said, "I'll get right on it!" and hung up. He turned to MacGyver
and said, "That was Agent Mulder. They believe they've found where Barbara
may be, and he wants me to provide transportation." He grabbed the phone
before MacGyver could object and had the proper people called. He then
turned back to MacGyver again and said, "How about it? Will you come with
me? For old time's sake?"
There was a pause, then MacGyver said, "You're turning into Jack."
Pete held his hand above his heart and said, "Heaven forbid!"
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